I live outside Pittsburgh Pa, i start my own seeds indoors I can not find that Organic PRO MIX seed starting mix any were other than on Amazon were to buy in big box store .

Michigander here, I thought I was the only garden geek using a spreadsheet! Getting stir crazy here, glad I ran across this post, gave me some additional things to consider :)

Watching this I'm pleased to hear my 4 apple trees I planted my first fall in our suburban yard was a improvement over your not getting them planted almost first thing as my earliest garden investment but I was about 65 and my fifth home so I had experience Thanks

Thanks again for all the info. It is very helpful and timed well. I am in the process of figuring out what seeds I want to buy this year. I garden in all raised beds so I'm always searching for the most practical compact varieties. As far as cukes go, I have decided on Spacemaster Bush Cucumber. I ordered, and already received, the summer squash variety you designated as a 2024 favorite, Smooth Criminal. I am excited to get back to the gardens!

Wow! So much information, it's overwhelming in the best way :) Thank you so much! I live in Arizona, so my growing season looks different but I can still use a ton of what you said.

Hey Jenna. What is the size of your garden? I love those opening shots of your garden, I'm just wondering what size that space is. Thanks.

January 2025 - SC I am getting ready to start direct sowing lettuce, kale and spinach. We are in the middle of a cold snap. 30's calling for an inch of snow tomorrow. whether we get it or not. I've been moving around our soil in our raised beds and added home waste compost to the soil in them. I want to add carrots within them as well. just got the gardening itch

Good info as usual. Ohio 6b zone here. I consider my beds slightly elevated with borders than raised. The soil is more native sandy with amendments at planting and mulching. All are hugalkultered. The potatoe, corn, squash bed is hugalkultered but not bordered but again soil with amendments. Plan to use more shade cloth to help eeverything to stay cooler.

Thank you for doing this video. I am in SC zone 8B. I have wanted to go and setup some cold crops. Lettuce/Spinach and kale just to get a head start and then ill start more seeds inside in the next few weeks. I just have that itch to start going already. Your videos are wonderful. So glad i came across them :) Soon I believe we are going to be relocating to KY ; New learning curve, but we are going to have over 30 acres of land so many opportunities !

You can make your own fertilizer for potatoes from egg shells, banana peels, and the saved water from rinsing rice. If you have the space, compost to make your own soil too. Do as much as you can yourself. #BuyLess

11:05 that cold frame blew my mind. So clever.

Aw crud. Just when I think I’ve got everything I want to grow picked out, you gotta pull me back in. Darn your little green thumb.

Hello friend, can I use your video on my social network?

This is fantastic - I live in Southeast Missouri and I feel like I have a lot of the same garden issues as you. The cucumbers you grew indoors were amazing! I would love to try that. I’m looking forward to trying some of the varieties that you mentioned. ❤

Devoted time and efforts to get super great veggies I'm guilty. Vine ripped veggies should not be compared to grocery produce, never, never Thanks

Saw this and it's a great job well done. I'm for the dark color and beautiful leaves Guilty of Meric Magic but only at transplant time and if I see yellowing

With your aluminum foil trick, magnets could be helpful to hold the aluminum in place. I can build stuff and repousse a bunk bed into my grw center on a budget , It's only 2 shelves but top has 28 inches for bigger tomato seedlings and bottom has 21 inches growing height and peppers have room to grow big as sometimes frost delays is a few weeks 6a Mid Ohio and thanks Gardner Lady Thanks

Thanks for the practical video! I’m new to winter sowing, but a good friend of mine starts even tomatoes this way sucvesfully - and we live in southern Finland.

Raised bed and organic matter works well. Don't bother fixing clay soil.

Thanks for sharing your favorites. I love to see your videos at the end of each season. It helps me select new varieties for the following year.

Is there any one that he advise for a harder in some 10b Simi Valley Ca

The wait is over!

Those beans are sooooo gorgeous!!!

I picked water melons in Australia almost 20 years ago. The tendril test and the spot test are what we used to determine which melons are ripe to pick.

Great video! Your channel is awesome for me because I'm in a similar midwestern climate (zone 5b). I tried some dwarf varieties last year, and loved them for fresh eating! Boronia was really good for a black tomato and was fairly productive and produced earlier than typical black heirloom tomatoes. It got about 4 feet tall. I started one very early in a container and it did great! Purple Reign is another one that had outstanding flavor similar to Black Krim but somehow better (it is a dwarf but not from the dwarf tomato project). Uluru Ochre was a very tasty yellow/orange tomato with darker shoulders, but it is a lower producer. I will probably grow it again because of the unusual coloring and flavor. I have Tasmanian Chocolate seeds for this year. Those cherries you mentioned sound really good, but alas, I have too many seeds already! Like you, I would probably grow 100 tomatoes if I had space for them.

I look forward to these videos! Thank you!

Thanks for testing all these amazing plants. I'm pulling out the seed catalogs tomorrow.

I love your videos, very informative. Long time fan. But one question, where did you get that awesome flannel?? Looks great on you!

Will be trying many of these in our first BIG veggie garden this season ! I have a houseplant business and often order lacewing larvae to release in my plant room. They’re very beneficial.

Where did you get the oh my seeds?

How do you cook those beautiful beans?

What are those crimson flowers in pots at around 16:30? they look lovely

Any suggestions for someone who gets eczema reactions from some but not all tomatoes. I know different varieties contain different levels of the chemical that cause the reaction, but the suggestions i have seen are all for European varieties not available here Thanks

My favorite time of year, getting catalogs and listening to your favorites! Have you ever grown Romanesco broccoli? I love them but have failed 3 years in a row. Thanks!

Thank you for this thoughtful video! It was very informative with respect to seed type, selection, resources, and seed companies to choose from.

Hello Jenna, hope all is well. I grew the Tropical Sunsets 2 are 3 years, they are tasty little tomatoes for sure. Have you ever tried the Honey Delight Hybrid? They are my favorite to grow. I got seeds from Burpee.

I've never gotten a black tomato to produce anything in my garden. 😒

Thanks again Jenna. I may give that gateway cuc a try since I had a lot of dificulty last season with wilt.

I’ve got the pen and paper ready!

Thanks Jenna, appreciate you taking the time and effort not only to grow these but your honest reviews!

Thank you for doing the runner ups. I get 4-5 cucumbers (total!) due to cucumber beetles so anything that can resist them I am going to try.

Thumbs DOWN on any device that uses electricity (your Lomi) to produce compost. It's just another unnecessary manufactured product that makes its own little contribution to global warming. Your sales pitch is misguided; Nature knows well enough how to make compost. (Thanks for the rest of the talk) You might also listen to some of Gabe Brown's talks on using many varieties of cover crops together, not a monoculture. And why he recommends never tilling your soil.

Absolutely Jenna! Must have those pollinator magnets and predator magnets! Disclaimer: I am not through the entire video yet: HERE IS ANOTHER easy to "grow" predator magnet. Wooden Tomato Stakes. :) They attract beneficial wasps. ;) Okay, watching the rest now.

I had no idea I could hang up my cotton and have bolls mature! I’ve grown it for years as an ornamental and to play with spinning in browns, whites and reds. Thanks! Zone 6B Missouri, iced and snowed in today…and likely the next two! We’ve got power again, so off to order seeds!

❤Tropical Sunset Tomato is my favorite small tomato! I grew Purple Millet by tall sunflowers - so beautiful! I’m currently scheduling my work vacation days around garden plans. 😊

So what you're saying is, I can improve my soil AND make some alien crop circles? 😂

I love getting trial info on the new varieties! I always get seduced by discriptions in the catalogs only to find they don't always live up to the hype. Also I love my heirlooms but they don't always grow well. Finding reviews on some of the hybreds from other gardeners who have grown many varieties is really helpful.

Not trying to give you more to do but it would be so appreciated if you did a monthly type video of what you are doing (prepping, maintaining, planting or whatever) that month, especially in the off season. As a novice gardener I think I’m always behind (and usually am). Just a thought. Thanks!

ok thank you and see you a next time too... hava a good day...... 🗼

Is there a list of all of these ??