In this video, I discuss exactly why fall gardens fail and how to fix it for amazing results! Fall gardening season is the best time of year for vegetable gardening. Temperatures are mild, insect pests go away, storms diminish, and the air is crisp and refreshing. But, fall gardening challenges can lead to failure, because fall gardens play by a different set of rules. I will help you understand why fall gardens must be treated differently so you have success gardening in fall.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Why We Fail Growing A Fall Garden
2:30 Reason #1 & Solution
3:20 Reason #2 & Solution
5:52 Reason #3 & Solution
9:50 Reason #4 & Solution
12:35 Reason #5 & Solution
17:49 Adventures With Dale
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0:00 Why We Fail Growing A Fall Garden
2:30 Reason #1 & Solution
3:20 Reason #2 & Solution
5:52 Reason #3 & Solution
9:50 Reason #4 & Solution
12:35 Reason #5 & Solution
17:49 Adventures With Dale
Great video! Is it too late to plant carrots?
Thank you so much! New gardener here. In Tucson Az. Figuring out our crazy weather for better crops😊
Love Dale. Beautiful dog!
South central Texas here. We are at false fall right now. Mid-upper 80'sF this week, but still expect another round of heat before October. Was able to carry over my peppers, which normally do much better in fall than summer. Planning on shade cloth next year to extend spring planting. Lost most of garden to lack of water (health issues this year), so new watering system also being planned. With weather a bit cooler, I can start reclaiming my garden from the weeds. Two climbing green beans actually survived, too. Blooming, but not setting beans. Bought transplants of zucchini and tomatoes and got them into the ground. Still cleaning out the bed before planting transplants of pak choy. I am planning on starting seeds for more. I need succession planting for it, so they don't all come off at once. I need to get my daikon radish seeds in the ground, too, but may still look for transplants at my feed cooperative. They had them last year. Planning on starting seed for kale, broccoli and romaine, too. As well as some dill and cilantro.
Thanks. Excellent!
Yes, I started my seeds indoors on Labor Day weekend in those same seed trays! No need to disturb my summer garden.
Thank You!!!!! From Canton Georgia!!
I started my greenbeans a couple weeks back here in Jacksonville nc based on one of your previous vids. My leaves are browning… any recommendations?
Edit: as soon as i asked i received an answer 😂😂😊
Thanks for the reminderl I can neglect getting started early enough
Great info. Thx!
We just get no sun once fall actually sets in:) BC canada
10 day forecast shows n texas cooling down.
Thanks!
This is going to be my first fall garden. So I am really thankful you are just 4 hours south of me. As a 7b, and being close to Kerr lake, I really do have to pay attention. Thank you oodles.
When you remove the shade cloth you shouldn't need to do anything since you have the insect netting already over beds. The solar radiation is already starting to die down no matter the temperature. The insect netting provides a little shade regardless of whether the product says it does or not, and that should be enough to protect any plants mid Sept. and on. In fact by the end of Sep you don't want ANY shade cloth up. Your plants need the solar energy to grow, just as you were talking about in the video, how it's the inverse of Spring.
Solar intensity is going to affect the N. USA more than the south, but even the southern states are affected by this though not as much. So, TX, LA, AL, MS, FL, GA get decent solar radiation in the winter. Go north of those states and the drop off really picks up.
I work FedEx Ground 4 to 5 days a week; if I have time for lunch/ dinner I work Door Dash; about sunset, I am in The garden. I water by flashlight,
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Love the videos. You inspired me to start growing sweet potatoes. I don’t have any land as I rent so I have multiple barrels of different varieties growing. I’m still chasing 1 tho Okinawan Purple. Do u sell those on your site? I’m willing to pay shipping and cost of potato if u just toss it in a box and send it to me…..
Our Zelda must have fresh water from the fridge daily lol and she knows when it's from the fridge or tap!
She also loves drinking from the hose when I'm out watering.
Had to go away after u don’t even know how our local sun works. The earth is flat bro and you need to research your info.
I am in the south Eastern side of NC. I want to have grow houses. I planted some sweet potatoes they are almost about time to start to take out of my whiskey barrel. I planted a bunch of things on my porch only a few things survived this heat this summer.
I am in the south Eastern side of NC. I want to have grow houses. I planted some sweet potatoes they are almost about time to start to take out of my whiskey barrel. I planted a bunch of things on my porch only a few things survived this heat this summer.
One issue I have is insects near me love to eat all of my brassicas… but I’m afraid to cover because of the limited sunlight. Pest control in a fall garden would be helpful
How also do you protect your garden from too much rain?
My dog is the same way about her water! Loves
The ice in it! I ❤Dale, he is beautiful!
I planted two packets of black eyed peas and only one seed came up. I transplanted 7 tomatoes that were looking great that I grew from seed and they all look dead except one. I have about 12 Siletz still in the grow pots. None of my kale is up. My cucumbers germinated great and my summer squash looks good. My winter squash only two germinated. Ugh I am in zone 10a.
Here in zone 9b in Menifee California its bern above 100° since Friday. 108° today, then 111° the next 2 days. It doesn't get below 100° until next week Thursday.
So well explained! ! ! Thank you!
I'm really happy with how my fall garden is doing considering the heat and lack of rain and am excited for new tips. I love how tidy and formal fall looks after the craziness of summer.
My kajari melons do very well here in central Florida for fall planting. Spring planting was a fail for them as nothing came forth. Summer planting of Kajari only had a minimal survival rate.
The fall proved a very good time for my Kajari melons.
Love learning from my gardens! Your knowledge is helpful & encouraging.
Cool air is moving into my area, south of Sylacauga, AL out in the boonies. My average first frost date is Halloween. The other year we had a hard freeze on Nov 2nd, 24F, and I’ve seen it snow as early as Oct 13th. Still no significant rainfall since July 30th, and the rain forecasted for tomorrow has been removed.
Today’s high temperature was 87F, and tomorrow’s forecasted high temperature is 74F. After that, the temperatures are forecasted to be in the low 80s for the next ten days. Normally I don’t see these temperatures until later in the month, or in October. I’m taking advantage of it.
This morning, I planted seedlings for red cabbage, Dutch Cabbage, and Rainbow Swiss Chard. Then I sowed seeds for broccoli, cauliflower, Pak Choi, Komatsuna, Yellow Heart Winter Choy, tatsoi, parsnips (an experiment to see if I can get them to grow), Detroit Red beets, Purple Top turnips, and Danvers carrots.
Somehow, my fall gardens are always very productive. All of my planted raised beds have hoops and are covered with insect netting to keep the cats and deer out of them. I have four small 2ft x 4ft raised beds that I need to make frameworks for, for netting—a winter project, and I have three 2ft x 8ft x 8 inch raised beds that need them too, or maybe row covers? I have greenhouse plastic enough to cover all of my raised beds, and use whatever is needed at the time.
Most everything I plant is cold hardy into the low twenties, and maybe to about 15F. Below that, it gets touchy. Some crops will make it, some won’t. It depends on the daytime temperatures. One disadvantage with raised bed gardening is they freeze, where in-ground gardens don’t. Without the ground heat, greenhouse plastic is little more than a frost blanket. As long as the daytime temperature gets above freezing, the plants will pull through. That has been my experience with five years of gardening in a roller coaster climate.
i already started 4 weeks ago but my starts are doing terrible in their cells. i don't know.
Will insect netting work with white flies or do you have a recomendation
Do u grow spinach in containers? Can u share
Dale is a creature of comforts!!
He's a good boy 🐕
Great video. Transplanted Brussel spears. Temps went up and we put up a curtain to block hot sun. Pole beans shaded south exposure couple days. Worked great. Zone 6b. Our winter was so mild last year. WE shall see. Being prepared with less stressful anticipation. Thank you.