6 Cool Weather Crops You Should Avoid Planting In Spring

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cool weather crops are seen as ideal crops for spring. However there are some crops that just do not do well at all in short season areas. A short season is seen as any length of growing season less than 5 weeks. Check out our new clothing line! http:www.freshpickedapparel.com

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@jenniferw8963 4 года назад

1) 3:44 Spinach; 2) 4:51 Arugula; 3) 5:08 Broccoli; 4) 6:26 Cilantro; 5) 7:45 Dandelion Greens; 6) 9:27 Garlic.

@KaleidoscopeJunkie 4 года назад

Thank you. :-)

@heprynnrobertson8806 4 года назад

Jennifer G GOD BLESS YOU

@slelinson 4 года назад

Thank you Jennifer. Wouldn’t it be lovely if the folk that produce these programs included an index like this?

@KaleidoscopeJunkie 4 года назад

@@slelinson LUKE has a family and he puts a lot of work into his videos. I think it's not too much to jot these down if we want them.

@jvcyt298 4 года назад

You have my thanks for providing a valuable service.

@PaleGhost69 4 года назад

In my area we don't have spring. We have winter and road construction.

@kusiami8213 4 года назад

Sounds just like my area!

@rayh592 4 года назад

So you live in Pennsylvania?

@DahVoozel 4 года назад

I am guessing Connecticut?

@MIXMASTERBJB1 4 года назад

Must be NE Pennsylvania

@brettp_DO 4 года назад

Sounds like Chicago lol.

@jennythyme1729 4 года назад

Seasons in Georgia... Pollen, tornado, summer, Hades, second summer, fall, slightly cooler fall. No spring. 🤷‍♀️

@HeatherWalters 4 года назад

Alabama same but add yellowfly season, skeeter season, 2 more pollen seasons and then hurricane season.

@florencekirk9021 4 года назад

Lol minus the tornado that sounds like where I live except then I get a heavy winter

@sherryc2443 4 года назад

This cracked me up. Very close to how I describe Florida weather. Really hot 🔥, still hot and now humid, hurricanes, pollen never goes away, and exciting 1.5 days of cold 3 times a year just to burn the dust off the heaters.😄

@TheIndecisiveWigWearer 4 года назад

Heather Whigham same in ga!

@beef55185518 4 года назад

@@HeatherWalters oil llkji8 it

@josiashikawa9006 2 года назад

My dear gardener… I’m so in love with your job here, you have helping me so much, please I want to know if you have more videos like this one, for every season, what we can do or not do, which one can we plant! Thank you so much for your help and passion with food( plants), teaching us and been a such wonderful person! Wonderful work!

@notyourbuddy_guy 4 года назад

Just tell yourself that you're growing coriander seeds.

@stevefromthegarden1135 4 года назад

That was my thought also.

@jenniferrescott1149 4 года назад

I was trying for both

@FedUpSouthernGirl 4 года назад

Somehow my cilantro kept for 3 yrs, close to my house in the shade of a 100yr old pecan tree on a property surrounded by 25yr old pines and oaks, didnt bolt for 3 yrs. I pulled it towards my garden on a 73 degree high day, and WHAM. corriander.

@notyourbuddy_guy 4 года назад

@@FedUpSouthernGirl haha, crazy!

@bluedevil29601 4 года назад

Yep this is year 3 for me growing cilantro. First two years, nothing. This year, BOLTED lol. I give up. At least it's cheap at the store. I was just trying to grow everything for my salsa. I'm done with cilantro

@be6715 4 года назад

Garlic looks great this year in Chicagoland. This years long cool spring (for once!) has made the garlic planted last fall very happy! This year I tried snow peas planted in March and a few weeks later. They are looking pretty good so far. It is important to try new things or ways of working each year. You never know when it will work, and you can crow with success. Failures are part of the game, and should be considered learning experiences!

@harriedpotter9039 4 года назад

Luke: THANK YOU for this insight that we can build a grow-plan that's more efficient and successful. It's like I needed permission! I'm in southern Idaho. I planted arugula and broccoli in mid-March hoping an earlier start would help. The arugula began bolting a week after it was ready to harvest. The broccoli had no time to bulk before it too is wanting to flower. This happens every year, and every year I try again with different planting dates and locations in the garden.

@lilvegan 4 года назад

I held my breath everytime you said "another one I dont recommend IS......." 🤞🤞

@hollykarpinski9466 4 года назад

Yeah me too... Good grief every time I do something I do it wrong, literally just yesterday I bought spinach to plant 🤦

@CindySeeley 4 года назад

We switched to swiss chard a few years ago. It's in the spinach family, and doesn't shrink anywhere near as much when cooked. Very small leaves can be used same as fresh spinach. Best of all, it doesn't bolt as soon as weather turns hot, so we have it until it freezes in the fall.

@biffjohnson7107 4 года назад

I surprisingly only planted 2 of these (cilantro and arugula) 🤣🤷🏻‍♂️

@doggosistersyeet4769 4 года назад

@@hollykarpinski9466 maybe try to plant it underneath taller plants?

@doggosistersyeet4769 4 года назад

Me too...I was happy to hear that fall was better though...not all is lost

@ewjorgy 4 года назад

Hi Luke, The spinach that I planted a month ago just bolted! Amazing! Didn't even get one harvest off of it! I am in California and we got up to almost 90 last week. Oh well. Lettuce is doing ok. Peppers and tomatos are happy. Beans are exploding as are the squash and cucumbers. Thanks for the info! Take care, be well and all the best from California 💛

@mydailyreward2090 4 года назад

Spinach would do great during your winter...but I wouldnt do it in spring or summer

@ewjorgy 4 года назад

@@mydailyreward2090 thanks for the feedback! I normally don't plant spinach in spring but this year I have nearly doubled my food production and I have been doing a lot of containers to supplement my limited garden space... I had an extra pot so I figured why not? Honestly I have never seen a plant go from seed to bolting so fast! It was really impressive! :) This year the weather has been really strange here in California just like everywhere else. I have managed to get a short run of spinach in the early spring many times before but this year fate said "nope." On the other hand my jalapeno plants both overwintered and I just picked 2 dozen jalapeno peppers yesterday off of 3 foot high plants that are starting to resemble trees... Go figure! :)

@mydailyreward2090 4 года назад

@@ewjorgy wow! Holy jalapenos! That's awesome! Oh fyi, don't be afraid of bolting...yeah it stinks because you don't get immediate food (spinach in this example) like you planned, but those seeds are invaluable for next year! Harvest the seeds from the bolt and try again this winter! Happy gardening!

@christinemose7308 4 года назад

What part of California? Hand full of zones.

@ewjorgy 4 года назад

@@christinemose7308 I am in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay area down towards San Jose. There are a million different microclimates in my area although technically I think I am in 9b. I have been gardening here for 22 years so I usually get most of what I intend to from my crops but this year with the wild temperature swings and trying out growing in pots some of my planting is... Experimental. 😀

@tarawalker7193 4 года назад

This is very true for us in Central texas. I save my spring veggies for late fall and winter.

@jmas2312 3 года назад

Thanks, Luke. I have been trying for years to figure out why certain selections always bolt before I can get a crop out of them. I'm gonna look for your cabbage (brassica) growing guide., If you don't mention this in it, I'm coming looking for you. ;) And, don't hesitate to call yourself a teacher. That is exactly what you are doing. I've been doing this for over 10 years, since I retired, and I learn more every year. You are one of my favorites. That and you remind me of my son. :)

@carolhamilton5164 4 года назад

I planted my spinach in the snow the last two years and had early spinach. Been picking a couple weeks. Planted December 2018 for 2019 and in January this year for this year.

@carolhamilton5164 3 года назад

I am in Illinois 5b 30 mi south of Chicago.

@klauskarbaumer6302 2 года назад

I fully agree, for example here in Northwest Missouri, last year, 2021 in April we had temperature swings of almost 60 degrees within ten days.

@rand1815 4 года назад

We have had the same problem with cilantro in WNY so a few years ago we started heavily direct seeding a new spot every 2 weeks. When the earlier cilantro starts to bolt we let it dry out and harvest the seed to plant next year. This way we have huge amounts of free seed and can afford to brute force our way through the quick bolting cilantro. It also gives us more than enough seed to use in cooking and still have plenty left over for planting.

@rayswoodshop4467 4 года назад

Thanks Luke ! the weather where I live is a mixed bag. I have seen spring last a very long time and I have seen it go from winter to summer. One year the first week of April was 80 degrees and stayed that way all year. Its a gamble. this year has been fairly normal. i got onions, radish, carrots, kale and peas going. I covered them recently cause of cold blast..all is fine .🙂

@paulettemayfield8171 4 года назад

Thanks Luke! I've found that planting spinach in late fall for over wintering works great! I've been harvesting it for about a month now. I live in Mt. Morris Michigan.

@beastumfan 4 года назад

It survives winter?

@ourfamily3570 4 года назад

Do you mulch it?

@paulettemayfield8171 4 года назад

No mulch. It goes dormant then in the spring it starts to grow again. I've done it for years.

@ourfamily3570 4 года назад

@@paulettemayfield8171 THANKS!!!

@paulettemayfield8171 4 года назад

@@ourfamily3570 You are very welcome. Happy planting!

@Bonitaslifestyle 4 года назад

Thank you so much for this video! I live on southwest coast of Michigan and could never understand why my Cilantro and Broccoli never worked out! You answered all the questions I have had about my garden planning choices! So happy I found your channel! I am definitely subscribing!

@jovanbergh33 4 года назад

On the bright side, cilantro seed is edible so spring planting isn’t so much a mistake.

@batchenalicehazut9181 4 года назад

2 spoons of it in your falafel mix is a hit 😅

@CindySeeley 4 года назад

It's also great in homemade tonic syrup.

@MaryMakes 4 года назад

Jovan Bergh and my cilantro re-seeded itself and just came back up.

@robynnbryar1977 3 года назад

@@MaryMakes I have never gotten cilantro grow not indoors and not in the ground. I don't know why it is so hard for me. Never even a sprout.

@stickclan6415 4 года назад

You just saved me SO much frustration. I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong out here in Colorado. This changes the garden plan. Thank you for making this video!

@suebar5177 4 года назад

What I find helpful is to plant in several locations and planting in shade....then fingers crossed 👀

@tahliel 4 года назад

Oh thank you, this information is going to save lots of new gardeners a lot of heartache. It's taken me years of failures to figure out that I don't have a spring growing season!

@brandonkrause6401 4 года назад

Very true. Wisconsin is the same. Spring is only about 2 weeks, usually from April 25th to May 10th. It goes from freezing to super hot in the blink of an eye. That's why I've been focusing on summer crops, why fight mother nature when you can just use what she gives you.

@KandicePolut 4 года назад

Appreciate this sooo much! YES! I’m just west of you in Emmett and I’m fairly new to gardening. We have soooo many questions that go to this topic!!! There is basically no spring here. It goes from snow and freezing temps to HOT!

@isimerias 4 года назад

I had decided to revitalize the garden for the first time in years. Decided to stick to cool weather crops for most of the growing season due to restricted direct sun. Last night was the last freeze. Was intending on planting tomorrow. Next week will be in the mid 20s Celsius. I feel this so. hard.

@brandonbatz3147 4 года назад

First year high density planting with lettuce and it did awesome with the crazy weather here in PA

@andremogilevsky4887 4 года назад

I can offer one more to the list. Bok Choi. Mine went to flower a week after I put it in the ground.

@cherylanon5791 3 года назад

True of just about any Asian greens or cabbages....if you don't have reliable LONG spring season, grow it in Fall (sow indoors in August, set out early Sept).

@jennifergermain7131 3 года назад

wish I had seen this years ago, some of the crops you mentioned I love and have tried to grow so many times without success

@dylanashley799 4 года назад

Every single plant you named in this video grows extraordinarily well here in southeast Wyoming my cilantro and spinach literally lasted all summer and the cilantro came right back in March this year and is coming back with a vengeance, I chopped all the tops off last fall when it was going to snow and stay cold, and somehow someway the small little tops I missed must have grown back

@NashvilleMonkey1000 4 года назад

We've had garlic continuously in the ground and in the family for over 50 years, we never plant it, it's part of the ecosystem, we only have to harvest it, at whatever time it's needed. It self seeds and divides so much that it's there forever.

@deondrasteward2671 4 года назад

Where are you located? And what variety are you growing?

@NashvilleMonkey1000 4 года назад

Mid-continent zone 5, and most years the spring season doesn't line up with the calendar, and is a series of winter/summer/winter/summer waves all in a short time. I think we have the hardneck garlic but I've never seen the other kind. Since it's always in the ground and at all stages of growth due to the amount in the ground at all times, we only worry about harvesting. Right now is a perfect time to clear out plants that are in the wrong place, as the root are still short and they can still be pulled out of rain-soaked soil.

@myjunkmail007 4 года назад

Love it! Didn't know garlic did that. Ever bearing everything, that's my wish.

@NashvilleMonkey1000 4 года назад

From every plant, save seeds from the largest few, and clobber anyone who tries to eat the seed stock plants for the future, it will kill the garden.

@monkeyluvr111995 4 года назад

Wow! I’m so jealous!!!!!

@neldahargo29 4 года назад

last year it came on a Tuesday and I missed it.

@sherry2836 4 года назад

Lol!

@Abdullah-london 4 года назад

Hahaha!

@m.d.t.8389 4 года назад

Lol

@kellyo8718 4 года назад

Excellent! 🤪🤣

@fromthegardenchannel 2 года назад

I can't seem to land broccoli very well. Broccoli raab though, is awesome! 45 days on packet, more like 55 to 60 days from my experience. Here in TX it can be 100 until mid October 😑

@jfabiani 2 года назад

Succession planting with cilantro helps in Sacramento (9b). I just keep planting it and harvest early before it goes to seed and I let it go to flower as the bees love it. I just keep planting more.

@surviveplusbushcraft5650 4 года назад

I'm in Houston and it gets so hot here even in spring some crops bud out and burn up...fall crops need to wait until around the end of October usually.

@maryalicebrooks7224 2 года назад

Lake City MI just looked at the weather calendar and the garlic in my cupboard ........yup gonna go for it before this third winter hits

@kellyo8718 4 года назад

THANK YOU! I'm on the Massachusetts coast zone 6 and just pulled and stomped on my broccoli. It's now compost!

@jenniferstroud2567 4 года назад

I’ve had gardens in 5 states, north, south, and west in the US. I’m back in N. Oklahoma now. Spring is crazy here, but I don’t mind crops going to seed early. I get some food while the warm weather crops are coming in, and then have the seed to replant for cooler weather crops, again.

@avfeland 4 года назад

Overwintered spinach successful in ND and had beautiful spring harvest. Mid May it's already starting to bolt however. Had we not overwintered it we wouldn't have any harvest at all.

@user-lp3ew1xb5u 4 года назад

Good Great Lakes advice. Thank you.

@bryankavanaugh9994 4 года назад

So true, I live in Windsor ON Canada. Just across the pond from you and I fall for this trap every year. Hopefully, I learn my lesson. Great video Thanks!!!

@sowingtreesinstorms 4 года назад

I actually grew arugala under row cover in Kansas this year. Since we had a late spring it worked great this year. Blooming now though. I've never been able to grow cilantro unfortunately.

@greenhill004 4 года назад

I have two 4X8 foot beds of arugula, it's doing fantastic.

@urbangardenproject 4 года назад

Houston has 3 seasons, Searing Hot, Flooding and 2 weeks of cool.

@Cordelia0704p 4 года назад

I have similar problems in norther nj. My garlic i planted in fall appears to be doing well but I have no idea really until I pull it out. I planted more garlic outside in March and it sprouted and now it looks dead. I planted spinach last summer and it didn't grow. I lost several to cabbaage moths. One survived but it was tiny - same for my kale. I put the survivors with the garlic and in February they went crazy so I've been eating spinach and kale for months off two plants.

@ctgardener6026 4 года назад

I planted Orach instead of regular spinach. Less likely to bolt I am told. Seeds were over 5 years old and they germinated fine!

@maverick5181 4 года назад

Thank you so much for sharing those tips about Broccoli and Spinach. Those are the 2 I am struggling with. I just replanted my Brocolli in hopes. Considering it's nearly Memorial Day and and sure itll grow. But my Spinach yeah that'll be in fall.

@Silverhaired59 3 года назад

We were eating arugula out of the covered Vegepod in January in Sterling Heights, MI this year.

@stevehegewald3260 2 года назад

Here in Iowa I overwinter my spinach. Plant plenty in September and lightly harvest in the fall. Much of it will come back in the spring. Never plant in the spring. It bolts quickly.

@Deeptalkers 4 года назад

Man I love your videos! They’ve really helped point me in the right direction! Was the best project to tackle since Covid-19 took mur jerb!

@EnchantadoreaPlumaDelDragon 4 года назад

Planted my spinach in January...eating it 3 weeks here along with asparagus 5b Oregon here. And yes, we do get the same thing. Just plant it in winter or even very late fall.

@That_dude_who_knows_some_stuff 4 года назад

Cilantro in Maryland pretty much needs to be planted every 3 weeks. It's super bolt happy.

@samiam159007 4 года назад

Wow! Great video. You just explained why my tiny spinach is already going to seed. You also explained why my garlic is still only one clove, albeit a large clove. Here in Maryland we didn't get a solid winter. I planted in the Fall but it's like it didn't get cold enough to split.

@sherry2836 4 года назад

It needs the warmth of May-June to bulb up. Don't give up yet! Harvest mid July, don't water after July 1.

@timothyk9086 4 года назад

@@sherry2836 thanks for the info, I've been trying to figure out when to harvest my elephant garlic ☺ I planted 2 and 1 has sent up a flower stalk!

@enchantedwine 4 года назад

Make a video on everything you'll be planting this summer!

@joyfulnoise3621 4 года назад

Orlando FL- Spring? What's that???

@bluedevil29601 4 года назад

@JoJo Skye I have a friend that lives in Melbourne! I've been down there several times. Nice place. I'm from Ohio, so i always wait till our winter to come down haha. Escape the snow for a few days

@PeteLeong 4 года назад

Great info thank you! I was wondering why a lot of my veggies bolted. Quick temp change.

@filliphulles2867 4 года назад

Planted cilantro, swiss chard, garlic, and chamomile in the fall in zone 5-6. Everything grew a little bit and over the winter, they stayed alive. Lettuce also came back from a few plants I let go to seed and seeds dropped. Some plants are hardy enough to go into a sort of hibernation before picking back up in the spring now.

@MaryMakes 4 года назад

Thanks for the info on broccoli it’s one plant I haven’t mastered

@TheFeelButton 4 года назад

Fortunately I have a nice long spring season here in the Oregon Cascades. Great info and I love your channel! Cheers!!

@sabbyjones7038 4 года назад

Im in Oregon too weather strange this year afraid to put out my peppers

@echo1031 4 года назад

Oh man, I miss growing in OR.

@ellenkuang8853 4 года назад

I'm so jealous. In San Diego, I can't get my peas or cilantro mature fast enough before the heat comes back again. 😭

@maxinemcclurd1288 4 года назад

As a beginner in my youth much to my grandmothers amazement I tried to plant cauliflower and broccoli in the spring ....I live in GA.It was a debacle,lol..But I'm sad about the cilantro,I have enough seed to save for fall at least.

@obligatedobservation5878 4 года назад

me too. except i hope my grandmother wasn't paying attention. May she rest in peace. She wasn't a gardener but she would have probably known that wouldn't work. Hall County for me. hehehe

@japhillips08 4 года назад

I have a LOT of broccoli planted...in Ohio. Probably about the same weather as Michigan. Sigh...praying for a miracle 🙏🏼 lol

@47retta 4 года назад

Luke, i just read an interesting article on bolting and the science behind it. Let me know what you think of it.

@soemmazing5290 4 года назад

But when cilantro goes to seed, you have coriander seed for cooking! I love planting it in the spring for this reason, and you get to enjoy a few cilantro leaves.

@blainecolbry3192 4 года назад

Seems like there is no spring in Michigan anymore. In central MI it was 25 degrees last Saturday morning and a week later we are supposed to hit the mid 70's. I got bit on the broccoli, between the temps and the wind and will have to replant.

@carolparrish194 4 года назад

I am in Ky and I have a problem growing cabbage and leeks and broccoli to maturity. Seems they just stop growing when it get hot. I think I will take your advice and grow more in the fall.

@michaelbahr7267 4 года назад

Good to know. Left a like. We have the same weather as you. But were like 2days behind

@CindySeeley 4 года назад

MIgardener, I planted cilantro 1 time, years ago when I started my first herb garden. When cilantro is allowed to go to seed, 2 things happen: 1) it becomes coriander 2) it self-seeds, adapting to the climate it's been planted in. I had cilantro every year from that initial planting until we finally decided to convert that herbal bed into a strawberry bed. As I re-establish my herb garden, I anticipate only once planting cilantro (did almost 2 weeks ago). Our spring sounds very much like you've described yours. Thanks for the garlic tip. I think I'll uncover at least 1/2 the garlic I planted 2 weeks ago (only 1 night w/temps that dropped below freezing to 28 deg), and put it in the freezer for a week to force it, just as newly acquired tulips in the spring can be forced.

@theresaglass1831 4 года назад

Super helpful! Thank you. 👍

@victorialg1270 4 года назад

Great explanation.

@Biophile23 4 года назад

I always have planted my garlic in the fall. But this spring the seed company sent me some garlic by mistake so I ended up planting spring garlic. :P First year I tried spinach and I kind of wondered about what you said, that it might need cool temps but can't tolerate frost.

@jenniferw8963 4 года назад

My Spinach just started to bolt last week here in Tulsa, OK. I've been aggressively cutting off the flowers, and so far not bitter yet!

@WinsomeWinslet 4 года назад

The only way we ever do well with spinach is to put it in almost full shade and it still bolts rather quickly. Zone 7a.

@jenniferw8963 4 года назад

Same Zone, 7a. My Bloomsdale Spinach just started to bolt last week. I have been aggressively cutting off the flowers and continuing to harvest.. so far not bitter. Just had a spinach and beet green frittata with ham & onion, topped with whtie cheddar.. was delish. I'm a newb but starting to think growing spinach in a cold frame is the way to go here? I wonder if I can have the spinach survive the entire winter in a cold frame.

@maxinemcclurd1288 4 года назад

I'm zone 7 too,I have finally learned to stick with collards and mustard greens after fighting stuff that bolts quickly.I guess collards are my go to greens that can handle heat and cold.

@jenniferw8963 4 года назад

@@maxinemcclurd1288 What are your favorite varieties of collard greens and mustard greens? For Zone 7

@jenniferw8963 4 года назад

@@ba7260 Which variety are you growing? I'm in 7a as well. Mine bolted but I quickly snipped off the flowers.. still tastes good. I am growing Bloomsdale. Really interested in what you grow since I am in the same zone.

@WinsomeWinslet 4 года назад

Just a quick note to all my fellow zone 7a peeps...I've just learned about a spinach substitute that's heat tolerant called Orach (also spelled Orache) that comes in red, purple, and green cultivars. I can't wait to try it!

@jeremyt2904 4 года назад

Now I finally know why I can never get broccoli to grow in central Ohio. There's no ideal window for planting. In the course of a week it goes from too cold to too hot. It seems like other people in the area have some success, but in the years I've tried either the seed doesn't germinate and then rots because of the cold wet weather, or it immediately pops up into a misshapen monstrosity with few florets and quickly goes to seed because of the heat.

@euphoniahale5181 4 года назад

I planted cilantro one year. Now it comes up by itself where it finds it suitable.

@TheRainHarvester 4 года назад

I have orange pumpkins already in central Texas!

@TheRainHarvester 4 года назад

Just check my video evidence. Took the video last week!

@eriklane4808 4 года назад

Great video, Luke. I’m still making some of those mistakes too. Maybe this year they’ll work out!

@hightreegarden 4 года назад

you should try egyptian spinache because I've heard it tolerates hotter temperatures.

@ChristinaJLHill 4 года назад

Connecticut is the same. But I do find fall more gradual

@ladywarrior1775 4 года назад

In 6a connecticut....I am so afraid of cold season crops....I planted KALE.....we had a hard freeze one of my Kales turned purple while the others are still green....Kale is my first try.

@bergfridskaaradias2071 4 года назад

never got around to planting garlic until the ground froze, so I threw them in the freezer before planting this spring

@dtpugliese318 Год назад

I’m over in New England and there’s never a time where the temperatures are stable! I guess it’s just zucchini and summer squash for me

@CutestHeidi 4 года назад

I fall into planting these every year too. I just can't help myself. Also we never know how good ol MI is going to go weather wise.

@jeannine9066 4 года назад

Thanks, Luke. Northeast Iowa is a shorter season than you. I was wondering why I couldn't grow spinach to save my life! I will try in the fall. Last year my broccoli didn't grow a head, and I struggle with cilantro. Maybe cilantro can be grown indoors?

@treebeard7140 4 года назад

It's good to experiment but yeah my arugula went to seed before anything else was even mature. Also it was super bitter

@titanart6225 2 года назад

Can you recommend a video of recommended cool weather crops for spring and fall?

@bloomsflowerslovers4080 4 года назад

I direct sawing pakchoy or book choy Feb now they flowering hehe the plant confuse the weather hehe Godbless us all ;))) also did a cilantro n kale snow peas

@cyndisgreenoasis6571 4 года назад

We have a long spring every year in North Idaho!

@sbjorgy 4 года назад

try planting New Zealand spinach, hot weather doesn't bother it.

@AnnikaLidne 4 года назад

In cold climates, you can also overwinter it indoors. My plant is on it's third season now. It grows great in the cooler fall season but bring it in before frost. It may loose leaves for a month due to the air/heat change but then it bounces back. I've found that it really likes a small grow light 24h a day.

@autumnspring6624 4 года назад

sbjorgy Thanks for the tip!👍

@jimwilson8887 4 года назад

Arugula will last if you harvest the tops often

@ajb.822 4 года назад

Thanks ! Some addtl. ideas I'm having, from things I've been learning, are that a food forest planting can be buffered in both the cold & heat. Then of course, there's microclimates - the elevation, orientation & so forth of your yard. And row covers ? Yes, I know your video is about the foundational understanding/knowledge of these things, and which I really needed ! So, not meaning to be a twerp, just to encourage intermediate gardeners to consider options/their particular yards when deciding to plant or not ! And thanks again ! Cilantro info esp., tho it's still gunne be worth it to us, as my husband ADORES it, in his mexican food esp, which he needs often. We r in NW WI btw.

@LifesAProject 4 года назад

I did a video on my channel planting spinach from seed in the garden on March 20th. I live in KY zone 6 and I was able to harvest after April 20th (4 weeks). I have done three large harvests from my spinach so far. Just a few days ago we had temps in the 50's F and night lows in the 20's and 30's F. Today it's almost 80 F. Even though I may not be able to do many more harvest, I still think it was worth it to grow it this spring. My organic spinach seeds (Bloomsdale Long Standing) are slow to bolt and cost me less than $2.49. I think I got my money's worth.

@safehavens77 4 года назад

I also live in Ky, Lexington... and this will be my first time growing bloomsdale spinach, ive heard it tolerates the heat very well

@LifesAProject 4 года назад

@@safehavens77 Small world! I do not live in Lexington, but I work there. 😀

@Michigansnowpony 4 года назад

I LOVE the Bloomsdale variety -- it's the only type I plant -- for years now. In fact, the seed I've been using is from a large packet dated 2014. Finally finished it this year - LOL. I usually have pretty good luck with it lasting at 3-4 weeks by planting it as early as possible, unless we get a freakishly warm April. I will cover it when it's young if we get a cold snap. This year, I have it in the unheated but well-ventilated greenhouse (we're in zone 6a where I am in Michigan) and it's looking awesome. Been picking it for about 2 weeks now, dehydrating a lot of it, and giving anyone that stops over a bag full. I think I'll (hopefully) get another week or two out of it before it starts to bolt (unless we get REALLY warm here). But then, when the spinach is done the peppers and cherry tomatoes will take its place. It's all good.

@Brentttilda 4 года назад

Beets carrots onions dill swiss chard kale for early spring

@MissAllanPoe1988 4 года назад

@MIGardener - I've planted broccoli and cilantro in early april all the time. i cover my crops with shade cloth. ANYONE CAN GROW ANYTHING, ANY TIME OF YEAR. Just adjust the area!

@janstiver3350 4 года назад

Wish I liked kale...any suggestions? I live in the Cleveland area. Last year was a horribly wet cold spring. So far...kind of the same! I decided to wait to plant till 5/15...well maybe closer to Memorial Day...as I watch it pour! My tomatoes and peppers are ready. Scared to put them out!

@BurkeStanion 4 года назад

I've lived in East Central Illinois for 22 years now and I often say that the season change here is like a light switch. Just as you described, we can have some warmth, then cool again, maybe a touch of warmth, but it certainly is not gradual. When it gets warm, it generally gets hot. And just like that, you're in summer. Gardening is extremely challenging and perhaps, rather than banging my head against the wall trying the same things over and over again I'll take your advise and draw a line in the sand as well on these crops. I tried some cool weather crops last fall and really enjoyed that and had some success. We'll keep trying to learn. Thanks for all of your content!

@cathynovosad1910 4 года назад

Good video. I am wondering if you will update your planting chart which is posted on your website. It does not reflect what you have in your video. Thanks

@cherylanon5791 3 года назад

I look at Luke's 10 (visible) garden beds and think, go ahead, spread some seeds! If it all bolts, you lost 15 bucks of seeds. If you get a long Spring, you gain 200 bucks of food! Those garden beds are just sitting there empty. Fill them up-- take the gamble!

@ddc2343d 4 года назад

Do you ever use hoop beds? I plant my lettuce and spinach at the end of Feb under plastic (Idaho). My lettuce and spinach have been in the full harvest for several weeks now and probably take me through June. Also, is there a different type of garlic they plant in California? I used to live near Gilroy. It never freezes there but the entire area is covered in garlic.

@kneesusforjesus2879 4 года назад

This was a great vid Luke

@patkonelectric 4 года назад

What time of the year is best to start your fall garden? General speaking.

@valh9858 4 года назад

I would another another - cauliflower. I've tried it in the spring (zone 6b) and by the time it is finally up and starting to form a head, summer comes and boom! It begins to turn purple from the summer sun, the bugs devour it, and it finally just gives up. I grew it in the fall and it was beautiful - large white heads and no bug problems. After many failures, I finally realized cauliflower in the spring in my area is a waste of time and garden space. I now just wait until the fall.