Summer gardening in Texas is not for the faint of heart. Follow along as I share my tips for what to plant, direct sowing techniques, and more summer gardening hacks for growing vegetables in hot climates such as Texas.
CHAPTER INDEX
0:00 Introduction
0:39 Late July planting
1:39 Days to harvest
3:41 Direct sowing techniques
4:42 Burlap
5:56 Deterring cats
7:02 Planting with the rains
8:55 Benefits of drip irrigation
9:40 Pest control for seedlings
11:39 Shade cloth
13:10 Liquid seaweed
14:14 Benefits of mulch
15:02 Outtakes
LINKS TO VIDEO CARDS
Tips for Growing Sweet Corn in Raised Beds: https://youtu.be/Zqvwxcm4fYs
My drip irrigation setup: https://youtu.be/QMWVgFjqDC4
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22 Comments
Wow. So much great information Scott. I love it. Thanks so much and blessings to you. Cheers.
Great info and very clear and concise info!
Great
I have watched your videos for soooooooooo many years! You are so inspirational and beautiful! Keep doing what you’re doing! 💖
I was wondering what to plant next. I will try again with the corn though I was not successful in the spring. The rest I will also plant. The long green beans and purple beans are doing well. I did plant the sweet potatoes and the Japanese yams. This are very healthy for the heart. Thank you Scott for the nice tips.
thanks for the tips!
I have watched 3 of your videos, and all 3 times I have purchased a product you recommended. Probably not up your alley, but you would be great in sales lol
Good job! Valuable information!
I'm also gardening here in the Austin area and really appreciate your channel! Where do you get your pine needles? Natural Gardener? A nearby tree? Wood chip mulch seems too dense/heavy, and shredded leaves just blow away in 5 seconds on my windy lot. The closest thing to mulch I'm able to keep is a dense blanket of reseeded basil, cosmos, and zinnia hah.
Thank you! I really needed this video. Great info, as usual ..
I have some wild amaranths growing. I never waste it, I eat them as well, free food
🌞😎😓🥵😎🌞
Man…I'd have to drive over to East Texas to get that much pine straw to mulch with. Luckily, we have some family land over there…but you have to plan ahead.
Next summer will be the first year for the garden I've been building. I've been a little nervous on how I'll be battling the CenTex weather. Your advice is helping lower the anxiety, lol!
I'M FROM AUSTIN BUT, UNFORTUNATELY LIVE IN LUBBOCK TEXAS 😢🙄🤣😂WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND TO GROW IN A WINDY, DRY CLIMATE? BESIDES COTTON 😂😂😂🤷🏿♀️💯
From San Antonio . Your Channel is a great resource for me. Keep it up.
The bloopers are why I subbed.😆💜
No rain in austin area in june july according to forecast in 2022..ugh..may was rough as EVERY SINGLE.storm SPLIT an missed my farm…every single one…u could be three city blocks away and it rained hard and good…zilch for mine…
Just found your channel
..my problem is since the great.freeze my heart isnt in it..its much better this year but i really havent taken care of my.garden...oh its weed free..got lots of beans onions tomatoes….in fact i just pulled my last three purple onions…..i did plant 500.glads…and have really really been a pick me up…my well water pump broke in the ice storm and ive been on the waiting list FOR 8 MONTHS!!!! USING city water and man is that costing me.and hard on me…..im pushing 80 and due to heat related problems i cant be out in it. Bees are absent so ive had to hand pollinate my cucumbers!!! ..really ive found a bee keeper and she said she would out a box or two here..i dont want the wax or honey ut need those little bees…i love em and use to play with them as a kid….freaked my friends out..still does. They will land on my hand and crawl.around then fly off…also HAVENT SEEN HARDLY ANY BUTTERFLIES
really a bummer. I planted about 50 foot of butterfly weed and not one came up!! Usually i get tons of voluntary ones…. But thats how gardening goes. Just a bad year for me…maybe fall…its usually better.
how do you manage grasshoppers?
Quick and to the point. Thanks.
I cannot believe that Austin actually has a frost date that early. I don't think Corpus has a frost date until late January LOL
Great info!