13 Veggies You Can Start in August RIGHT NOW!
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Date: 2023-08-02
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Joshua
It would be awesome to see you add a thornscrub desert gardener to your army of epic gardeners. Unfortunately most of these recommendations won't survive past sprouting in my climate(Phoenix, AZ) this time of year, there's just too much heat that will wilt most things and to keep the soil moist you would need to be out watering 5-6 times a day. We might be able to get away with starting snapdragons right now, and definitely some winter squash(after seeing this video I threw some seed in the ground of those two and will let you know how they do) but in August while the days are still 110 degrees plus, we have to stick to things like planting our secondary run of corn, some gourds and melons, malabar spinach, wolfberries, Etc. It's unfortunate because so many people who live here think there's just nothing they can grow through the summer in a thornscrub climate due to the heat, but that is so far from the truth! I think many see videos like this, try some of the recommendations, fail and get down on gardening or give up altogether when the truth is we have one of the longest and best growing seasons in the world. You just have to be brave enough to ignore most conventional gardening advice(or at least take it with a grain of salt) do experiments to find what works and connect with and listen to other gardeners who have had success in your area. I know it's a lot to try to add enough new gardeners to your team to cover all climates, but I think a thornscrub gardener would be a really epic addition to your team that could bring a very different perspective than what you have available currently. As always, awesome content, thanks for putting it out there for us
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It would be awesome to see you add a thornscrub desert gardener to your army of epic gardeners. Unfortunately most of these recommendations won't survive past sprouting in my climate(Phoenix, AZ) this time of year, there's just too much heat that will wilt most things and to keep the soil moist you would need to be out watering 5-6 times a day. We might be able to get away with starting snapdragons right now, and definitely some winter squash(after seeing this video I threw some seed in the ground of those two and will let you know how they do) but in August while the days are still 110 degrees plus, we have to stick to things like planting our secondary run of corn, some gourds and melons, malabar spinach, wolfberries, Etc. It's unfortunate because so many people who live here think there's just nothing they can grow through the summer in a thornscrub climate due to the heat, but that is so far from the truth! I think many see videos like this, try some of the recommendations, fail and get down on gardening or give up altogether when the truth is we have one of the longest and best growing seasons in the world. You just have to be brave enough to ignore most conventional gardening advice(or at least take it with a grain of salt) do experiments to find what works and connect with and listen to other gardeners who have had success in your area. I know it's a lot to try to add enough new gardeners to your team to cover all climates, but I think a thornscrub gardener would be a really epic addition to your team that could bring a very different perspective than what you have available currently. As always, awesome content, thanks for putting it out there for us
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SoilToSoul
I said this in another video that was all excited about planting in August, so I'll add it here, too. If you live in the Deep South US; please don't plant in August lol! Unless you are planting in trays inside until the middle of September, you'll only get disappointed. While many places have hot days like the south, not many places stay in the 80s with very high humidity at night! That is what does the plants in, not getting that break at night. Flowers are rare, and the pollen in the few that show up is too sticky to be properly pollinated. Agriculture zones actually don't mean much. I'm in the same zone as Pacific Northwest, but definitely don't share much in common with that whole zone other than average first and last frost dates, which doesn't mean a whole lot.
We dont plant anything until mid September, like onions, garlic, brassicas. For leafy greens, we don't start until October! We often don't have a first frost until late November, sometimes even December, and not a first freeze until nearly January. Plenty of time for greens to grow, which are sweetened a bit by a light frost, as you did say. Anyway, happy gardening, no matter what time you need to start it!
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I said this in another video that was all excited about planting in August, so I'll add it here, too. If you live in the Deep South US; please don't plant in August lol! Unless you are planting in trays inside until the middle of September, you'll only get disappointed. While many places have hot days like the south, not many places stay in the 80s with very high humidity at night! That is what does the plants in, not getting that break at night. Flowers are rare, and the pollen in the few that show up is too sticky to be properly pollinated. Agriculture zones actually don't mean much. I'm in the same zone as Pacific Northwest, but definitely don't share much in common with that whole zone other than average first and last frost dates, which doesn't mean a whole lot.
We dont plant anything until mid September, like onions, garlic, brassicas. For leafy greens, we don't start until October! We often don't have a first frost until late November, sometimes even December, and not a first freeze until nearly January. Plenty of time for greens to grow, which are sweetened a bit by a light frost, as you did say. Anyway, happy gardening, no matter what time you need to start it!
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Bobby
Very glad to see everyone else is talking about how late their tomatoes are ripening this year. I ve been wondering what I did wrong that I haven t had any yet. I was a little bit late getting them in the ground, but I thought surely I would have had my first fruit at least 1 week if not 2 ago. Mine finally started ripening in the past 2-3 days though I m super excited to have my first one for breakfast tomorrow. My plants are absolutely massive and are absolutely covered in tomatoes, but they were not wanting to ripen until just now. Looking a lot better than the tomatoes lots of other folks around here have going though
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Very glad to see everyone else is talking about how late their tomatoes are ripening this year. I ve been wondering what I did wrong that I haven t had any yet. I was a little bit late getting them in the ground, but I thought surely I would have had my first fruit at least 1 week if not 2 ago. Mine finally started ripening in the past 2-3 days though I m super excited to have my first one for breakfast tomorrow. My plants are absolutely massive and are absolutely covered in tomatoes, but they were not wanting to ripen until just now. Looking a lot better than the tomatoes lots of other folks around here have going though
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Healthy
I started my brussles, broccoli and cauliflower last week and they're already too leggy.
I don't dislike beets but I only want some a few times a year.
ooo. I got parsnip seeds as bonus when I ordered other seeds. didn't know when to plant. thanks
I'm still picking last winter's chard, in zone 8. GA.
Back in the 80s. my sister made something with diakons to marinate over night. when my dad opened the fridge in the morning. he hollered to wake her and told her he didn't know what she was trying to do but to go bury it in the yard.
I did not know about snapdragons being edible either.
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I started my brussles, broccoli and cauliflower last week and they're already too leggy.
I don't dislike beets but I only want some a few times a year.
ooo. I got parsnip seeds as bonus when I ordered other seeds. didn't know when to plant. thanks
I'm still picking last winter's chard, in zone 8. GA.
Back in the 80s. my sister made something with diakons to marinate over night. when my dad opened the fridge in the morning. he hollered to wake her and told her he didn't know what she was trying to do but to go bury it in the yard.
I did not know about snapdragons being edible either.
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holly
I am in 10a here in the Bay Area and my tomatoes are only just showing signs that they might turn red! Actually I have a very prolific determinate that has given me some tasty yard snacks recently so I can t complain. But my tomatoes do not look like they did last year. It s been a rough year in the garden. But thank you Epic staff for all the tips, tricks and ideas! I have more flowers in my garden than I ever did! I have cucumbers, peppers, summer squash and more! And all in containers since all I have is a patio to work with. Keep them coming!
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I am in 10a here in the Bay Area and my tomatoes are only just showing signs that they might turn red! Actually I have a very prolific determinate that has given me some tasty yard snacks recently so I can t complain. But my tomatoes do not look like they did last year. It s been a rough year in the garden. But thank you Epic staff for all the tips, tricks and ideas! I have more flowers in my garden than I ever did! I have cucumbers, peppers, summer squash and more! And all in containers since all I have is a patio to work with. Keep them coming!
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KK
Doing some fall crop experimenting this year since I have a very long growing season in NE FL. And I just ordered my garlic! Have you guys heard of the heat zone map by American Horticultural Society? It's something that can be used in addition to regular gardening zones and it makes more sense to me because the regular zones are so various in weather. I am in 9A but have to do things so much different than a mid-California 9A due to the heat.
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Doing some fall crop experimenting this year since I have a very long growing season in NE FL. And I just ordered my garlic! Have you guys heard of the heat zone map by American Horticultural Society? It's something that can be used in addition to regular gardening zones and it makes more sense to me because the regular zones are so various in weather. I am in 9A but have to do things so much different than a mid-California 9A due to the heat.
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Dotty
Hi Kevin, thanks so much for this. I can't see a point to celery, too stringy and don't have the patience to strip of its 'strings'.
But I love burpees golden beetroot. I grew mine through the summer, and it can be tricky in hot weather. They are absolutely DELICIOUS eaten raw. This season my albino beetroot has been quite successful. Also delicious eaten raw and actually very sweet
Happy Autumn gardening everyone
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Hi Kevin, thanks so much for this. I can't see a point to celery, too stringy and don't have the patience to strip of its 'strings'.
But I love burpees golden beetroot. I grew mine through the summer, and it can be tricky in hot weather. They are absolutely DELICIOUS eaten raw. This season my albino beetroot has been quite successful. Also delicious eaten raw and actually very sweet
Happy Autumn gardening everyone
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Joyce
Have you ever had an issue with scorpions out there in California? I found four scorpions on one of my tomato plants. Thank God I noticed it was something on there and walked away. I took a picture of it and found out that they were scorpions four of them. Any help would be appreciated!
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Have you ever had an issue with scorpions out there in California? I found four scorpions on one of my tomato plants. Thank God I noticed it was something on there and walked away. I took a picture of it and found out that they were scorpions four of them. Any help would be appreciated!
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James
You said you were going to have people from the the south zones and you are the closest to that, I live in west Texas and I still have at least another month if not more of 105 to 110 degree days, but it doesn t matter because the plague of grasshoppers will kill everything anyways
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You said you were going to have people from the the south zones and you are the closest to that, I live in west Texas and I still have at least another month if not more of 105 to 110 degree days, but it doesn t matter because the plague of grasshoppers will kill everything anyways
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Skipper
Ironic. I was just looking at the fall almanac for seeds to start now. Zone 8b, still incinerator hot-100+ temps by day/80 by night. I am thinking to wait a few weeks or starting what I can in seed trays on a covered porch. Our first frost is thereabout, Nov 7th. (98 days.
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Ironic. I was just looking at the fall almanac for seeds to start now. Zone 8b, still incinerator hot-100+ temps by day/80 by night. I am thinking to wait a few weeks or starting what I can in seed trays on a covered porch. Our first frost is thereabout, Nov 7th. (98 days.
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Joy
Just planted spinach this morning. Got my carrots in last week. My beets made it in the ground two weeks ago. I sunk their seeds in the ground around my cabbage knowing that I d soon be harvesting them. I am getting into fall gardening for the first time this year!
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Just planted spinach this morning. Got my carrots in last week. My beets made it in the ground two weeks ago. I sunk their seeds in the ground around my cabbage knowing that I d soon be harvesting them. I am getting into fall gardening for the first time this year!
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markus
its 2. of august and here in austria we got 12 to 18degrees celcius lol rain like in April, and between specs of 1 day of sunny 30 degrees every 3 days, insects and snails thrive as do fungus, the good and the bad, in short - its an adventure, lol
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its 2. of august and here in austria we got 12 to 18degrees celcius lol rain like in April, and between specs of 1 day of sunny 30 degrees every 3 days, insects and snails thrive as do fungus, the good and the bad, in short - its an adventure, lol
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mewtation
i got excited when you said colder climate, but 6 and 7? come on, what about 2 or 3?
then again, with the heat we had this summer, maybe i should have gone for warmer plants
but i planted too late because i was expecting another frost
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i got excited when you said colder climate, but 6 and 7? come on, what about 2 or 3?
then again, with the heat we had this summer, maybe i should have gone for warmer plants
but i planted too late because i was expecting another frost
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AlchemyForge
Great video!
I just planted some peas from my early crop that I let dry on the vine; hoping for a bumper this year. Fingers are crossed.
I'm definitely going to try some of the root veg in the areas that I'm about to clear out.
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Great video!
I just planted some peas from my early crop that I let dry on the vine; hoping for a bumper this year. Fingers are crossed.
I'm definitely going to try some of the root veg in the areas that I'm about to clear out.
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chris
Echinacea took over my bed but I could care less hahaha the bees love it. Gonna try to plant native flowers and grasses next year for bees and lightning bugs. No more herbicides or pesticides like the useless grass loving ocd neighbors.
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Echinacea took over my bed but I could care less hahaha the bees love it. Gonna try to plant native flowers and grasses next year for bees and lightning bugs. No more herbicides or pesticides like the useless grass loving ocd neighbors.
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Tawnya
I think what you guys failed to do on your video is explain what climate you're in and what growing zone you are in. When you just say Northern, how do I know you don't mean just north of Texas? State where your climate is similar to.
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I think what you guys failed to do on your video is explain what climate you're in and what growing zone you are in. When you just say Northern, how do I know you don't mean just north of Texas? State where your climate is similar to.
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Alison
I love snapdragons! I like to pinch their sides to make them talk and watch the kids giggle. (Ok, I m the kid)
My snapdragons get so long and leggy. I d love to know more about pruning them to get more blooms.
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I love snapdragons! I like to pinch their sides to make them talk and watch the kids giggle. (Ok, I m the kid)
My snapdragons get so long and leggy. I d love to know more about pruning them to get more blooms.
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JMarie
I planted my Lakota squash a little while ago, and I m really hoping for good results! I get maybe 3 full hours of direct sunlight in my garden space at max, so I m just kind of crossing my fingers over here
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I planted my Lakota squash a little while ago, and I m really hoping for good results! I get maybe 3 full hours of direct sunlight in my garden space at max, so I m just kind of crossing my fingers over here
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Kate
I've watched a few videos about this for the UK, here's what they all say:
Lettuce
Chard
Perpetual spinach
Asian greens like pak choi
Short season carrots like Nantes
Turnips
Beetroot
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I've watched a few videos about this for the UK, here's what they all say:
Lettuce
Chard
Perpetual spinach
Asian greens like pak choi
Short season carrots like Nantes
Turnips
Beetroot
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