11 Crops To Grow In September, No Matter Where You Live

[@thisjohn1]

Carrots, cilantro, cucumber, beets, Brussel sprouts, lettuce, cauliflower, radish, spinach, viola

[@midnull6009]

cucumbers?

[@sharontaylor148]

In a heated greenhouse.

[@halywarrior]

@@midnull6009 LOL, i was just about to ask this same thing. my cucumber plant has tapped out for the season

[@erinobrien8793]

@@midnull6009probably in the southern growing regions.

[@onniegranados8489]

Brussels sprouts get eaten by cabbage moth worrms where I live in Idaho.

[@LewisCawte]

I'm still impressed by this channel's ability to post videos from the future.

[@epicgardening]

KZbin gave us an early access future-posting feature :)

[@rootelation486]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@adrizentefis8223]

😂

[@ErinGoerss]

I was like wait, what day is it? 😂

[@3dogsandababy]

@@epicgardening😂😂

[@Sandraparson1]

Seeing this after I saw Meg’s video about her cancer diagnosis 😭 I hope she stays on after treatment but wishing her healing 🙏🏼

[@dlr978]

When the cilantro goes to seed, collect them and, once fully dry, add them to your spice rack. Ground up cilantro seeds = ground coriander (as we call it in usa). Ground coriander is common in Indian and Mexican cuisine

[@epicgardening]

Yes! Underrated tip.

[@alisonf90]

I let mine bolt and the pollinators went absolutely CRAZY for the flowers before they dried out and now I have a lot of seeds that I need to finish processing. This is such solid advice! I'm a new gardener and this is one of my favorite things I've done, made me realize that it's ok to not have a "tidy" garden and that I didn't fail if a plant bolted before I wanted it to. I'm about to have 700 jars of coriander which is great because it's my favorite spice!

[@mariahsmom9457]

I collected a handful of mine this year too! I hope to get more next year but it bolts so fast.

[@festivetosho7376]

Quail produce more eggs if fed coriander. Japanese research.

[@skylarkkralyks4496]

I had the most unexpected experience with lettuce roots a few years ago. I live in NE Ohio, and I had planted my fall lettuce honestly rather late in our year. When a solid week of freeze was upon us, I ran out to my garden and dug up all the lettuce to take the lettuce inside for the winter. This worked way better than I expected, and I put the lettuce back out in the garden in the spring. In this time, the lettuce roots had grown thick and gnarly, and they lasted the summer. In the fall, after the last harvest, I went to pull the lettuce roots out. They looked so much like a root vegetable at that point that I just had to experiment. I washed and trimmed up the roots. Sliced into them and tried a taste: the SWEETEST lightest root veggie I have ever eaten! So I decided to make my standard root vegetable oven fries and see what happened. What started off as a bright white root actually turned black (not burned) in the oven, and they tasted incredible. It was definitely a long process (over a year) from when I first planted the lettuce seeds, and I know nothing about the chemical composition of the lettuce roots to know if it's recommendable. But it was still a happy accident.

[@michelefarnum5382]

Love it; sounds like something I'd do (hubby and kids would roll their eyes and say it's a bit overkill) but WOW. Experimenting produces truly amazing results you'd never ever even think of any other way

[@Grower123-kr7qy]

Kevin, from your hydroponics days till now you’ve continually inspired me to grow! I truly appreciate all you’ve done to inspire me and every other grower who’ve been lucky enough to find your videos!

[@epicgardening]

Means a lot to hear this!

[@nef4588]

@@epicgardening Ohhh im waiting for a mostly hydroponics grower for your team! Ive been getting into it for inside, and its fascinating what you can grow with just water

[@rookiegardeningjournal]

My cabbages are doing great! I have 8 of them and they are all thriving although the weather is still warm. The lettuce on the other hand… there is nothing going on over there. I think I messed up on the soil, but it’s still too early to tell. Either way, I am enjoying my gardening journey and I am wishing everyone gets a good harvest for the upcoming season! ❤

[@IronDad-ml3wq]

Really appreciate the variety of gardeners you have here and the increased variety of zones being talked about! Sometimes I wish there was a graphic in the lower left that showed translations for other zones, inline with all your recommendations real-time for everything, in addition to say throwing to NC or FL sometimes. Kinda like how yoga demonstrations show modifications for people who can't do the moves. Pacific NW fella here can't keep up with which of your recommendations for say September in southern CA is for same up here. Gardening in SD is kinda working with a cheat code ;) but seriously y'all have amazing skills and a great presentation style, love seeing how the epic garden and epic homestead and epic gardening crew have evolved over time!

[@crankychef]

Love you Meg! Dont let this trial dim your light. You are amazing 🩷

[@ShaistaKhanum-jk1zw]

Really impressive way to motivate fall sowing. I like the way this team is reminding me to be active even in the late summer of zone 11. Love you all from Pakistan

[@CWorgen5732]

Shin Kuroda worked for me! Hard clay soil, late start, hot weather, and a good harvest!

[@epicgardening]

Good to hear!

[@spiritstrife]

I would love it if on the website I could search seeds just by season, shade, or edible flowers. Like I click ‘Fall’ and see all the suggested seed packets. Or click ‘part shade’ and every seed packet that has that is shown.

[@jmaskos9601]

Check out West Coast Seeds! They have the best planting charts I have ever seen.

[@victoriaskellington]

This is the first year I've had any success in my garden and its all thanks to this channel! I planted the recommendations for July, too, and my garden continued to flourish while I saw my family's start to die back!

[@epicgardening]

LOVE to hear this

[@pdxmusl1510]

Spinach is crazy. I has no idea it could tolerate the cold like it can. So I threw seeds randomly in my garden last year in November. Did nothing else. All the plants sprouted. Grew leaves. Even when completely covered in snow for litterly months. I'm in 7b. In late February i harvested some leaves... not vert many.. but enough for a small side salad. I'm going to do this again this year. But more purposefully.

[@Kami-ej9su]

In Zone 7b as well and *adore* spinach, so I'm definitely taking notes.

[@tompowers1308]

You should do a shallot video, I dont see them grown alot but people like me up here in the north can produse alot with them. its one of the few crops that the 25% of us here in the far north can do really well with yet its very rarely talked about!

[@hjerte20]

To write "No Matter Where You Live", is to take it hard. Here I live, in northern Norway, it is about 2 weeks until the first frost. About 10 degrees Celsius during the day and a lot of rain. A few days in between with warmer weather

[@dirkpaulina2406]

Same here, I live in the south of Chile, here is really cold still.

[@JohnScofieldPankhurst]

Im in the US… but at 9,000ft/2750m elevation in the Rockies… also doesn’t apply here

[@kushpaladin]

in california the redwood forests you can't grow anything past sept.... the massive redwoods block out the sun so all you get is some nice tall plants with 2 leaves on them :D

[@mgmalia]

Not gonna work in Maine either

[@StarfireReborn]

​@@mgmalia Actually In Midcoast And Middle Maine I've Had Plenty Of Luck With Cold Hearty Brassicas And Lettuce Is Iffy, Depends On Rain Drowning Them Really.

[@marihannah6702]

Meg, I'm in North Carolina, too! Kevin and Epic Gardening, thank you for expanding to different climates. Really interesting video!

[@cindytrusty6598]

Zone 8, zone 10, zone 10...ooh, we got a zone 6! How about addressing those of us who live in the more difficult northern zones of 3, 4, and 5? You want to see clever gardeners, watch northerners try to extend our somewhat pitifully short seasons. But I'm still planting...

[@epicgardening]

We’re working on it!

[@elizabethpothier6270]

Zone 4a send help! 😂

[@wendycross2649]

How about the Pacific Northwest?

[@CopperIslandHomestead]

Simple Living Alaska and Little Mountain Ranch are two short season gardening KZbinrs if the Epic team needs some ideas ❤

[@Nyahkimmy]

Zone 5b, please!!

[@PorchGardeningWithPassion]

Great job team! Here in Lynden, WA just below Vancouver, BC., I am planting peas, carrots, cilantro, and lettuce are what I will be planting later this evening or tomorrow 👊🏻🌻👊🏻

[@vera9230]

I always watch these videos even though I have to shift my timeline back/forward 2 whole months to meet that sunny zone 10a weather

[@epicgardening]

We've got growers in diff zones to provide a few alt options!

[@Afroyogacollective]

I'm in 10a as well! So far, my cucumbers, mizuna (mustard) and last planting of basil are doing great. Going to start beets, radish, and greens (chard, lettuce, kale) soon.

[@snowbirdgardener]

I grew your Shin Kuroda and Atomic Red Carrots last fall in So. Cal zone 9, in 5 gal buckets. They were very prolific and delicious! I'll grow them both, this fall, too.

[@epicgardening]

Glad to hear this!

[@jacquelinezalizniak3648]

Shannie is my absolute favorite! I am in Central FL zone 10a (the other West Coast) and our weather is so different from West Coast Cali... Seminole pumpkins, Everglades tomatoes are always great options, but love that Shannie tells us to get cauliflower started indoors now. I don't have great luck with transplanting brassicas, but hope that timing will give me an advantage this year!

[@epicgardening]

She is awesome.

[@michellecjackson4956]

I started some fall veggies in 6 cell packs, but also decided to take out some non performing zucchini and cherry tomatoes. Oddly, decided there might be enough time to get a crop of corn, so I planted Buttergold corn which boasts a 63 day maturity. There might be time for corn on the cob. We don't get frost until November's end.

[@jasonkehr3727]

@14:25 I've spent all spring and summer hucking slugs away from my garden beds, so I feel this on a personal level.

[@planetdaneeta]

Thanks so much for this. We just went thru a hurricane in SE louisiana. My garden is destroyed. Time to start again.

[@undertheumbels]

If you live in southeast Texas, the Kuroda carrot works. Use the board method, it works.

[@carolgreen1822]

What color is the Kuroda carrot? I'm in SE Texas as well. ❤

[@DawnRK3204]

Cilantro is still an herb I reach for in the fall and winter to sprinkle on curries. Yum!

[@AJ-qm9jj]

Finally a real break down! So grateful I found this channel Thanks for sharing I am such new gardener and I complicate it so much y'all have given me hope for my garden. I love the knowledge you share about each plant.

[@baileyborman25]

I love this format!

[@epicgardening]

Glad to hear it!

[@vivianweissmann217]

Dear Epic Team' love this monthly videos about what to plant. Thank you!

[@thelostcrazy1]

I'm so excited to see a gardener from Florida! It really is a very different climate with a lot of challenges.

[@epicgardening]

It really is!

[@krystalslittlehomestead5479]

Does shannie have a youtube channel?

[@nef4588]

Same, there is so much different to growing here, and im 10b, only tropical haha

[@DeborahHMarks]

That's why I never really tried it, though I was able to grow a rose there. My grandma had a successful garden there, but she did have a degree in agriculture.

[@arasdeeps1852]

@@epicgardening I just wish you had somebody from the panhandle. It's extremely different from South Florida up here at the northern edge of zone 9a.

[@Angie-kw3mc]

Very inspiring especially like you say with late summer gardening fatigue. I've got both of those varieties of violas so I'm glad you reminded me to plant them now. Because yes the summer flowers are starting to look quite ratty. Also I just planted the Chinese red meat radish today. Looking forward to cooler weather and different harvests. Columbia SC

[@emdeejay7432]

Love the advice on the lettuce planting. I'm gonna try that.

[@CraftedCuriosity]

I also tried carrots in the spring however we spent a month at over 95 in zone 9b and they never really grew bigger than a baby finger. Gonna try again in fall and plant even earlier in spring! I do love these videos and talk to family about them all the time!! Thanks for making me sound like I know what I’m talking about!!

[@epicgardening]

Yeah give them a bit more cool weather!

[@SirChristopherJamesODell]

Thank you Kevin for your garden knowledge 🙏🏾 and your expertise ❤

[@epicgardening]

You bet!

[@KellySaxton-l2p]

A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her.

[@robertlee6479]

I will be sowing carrots, beetroot, calabrese and planting spuds within the week for harvest Christmas onwards and even a couple of toms.

[@terrivance8750]

Thank you, ya'all! 😊

[@wildcowgirl77]

I promise you in northern Minnesota our growing season is done in the middle of September

[@marcyfarrell5369]

Sure is

[@vivb.7161]

West central MN and it comes to an end beginning of oct- done!

[@carakellmeyer5037]

I want to like this video 100 times. Thank you for such an interesting and thoughtful presentation for all of us growers.

[@angelaphan3346]

We love tonda! I was the most impatient first time gardener- and tonda was the best variety for that lol

[@DisturberOfThePeace]

I’m so excited for my garden! :) I started some beans beginning of August and they’re going strong :)

[@epicgardening]

Great pick for Aug!

[@terrymoore565]

Not here in Alaska, we are into fall and expect snow in a couple of weeks..so no not everywhere.

[@jean-lucalexander4719]

Awesome seeing a Florida grower on the show. Shannie seems cool.

[@leendaroberto]

Excellent helpful video. Thank you everyone for your help.

[@spiritstrife]

I had no luck with carrots this summer. I think my garden bed is too shady. Since my potatoes harvested out of the grow bags I decided to try carrots 🥕 one more time. I have them in the grow bags in the sunniest spot of my yard and I’m hopeful. Wish me luck! I’ve never planted in September before.

[@danagwena]

Another helpful amazing new seed catalog for September. My growing season is coming to an end finishing with my productive tomatoes and strawberries. I am very proud of my garden as this year, definitely my best garden year. After the tomatoes die, time to re amend the soil😊😊 Thanks Kevin and the crew for another helpful video 😊😊😊😊:)

[@epicgardening]

I'm proud of YOUR garden! - Kevin

[@danagwena]

Highly appreciated :)

[@thomasbazin1529]

I started coriander (aka cilantro) in July. Not growing super fast, but still withstanding the heat. I started basil around the same time, basil beats it, hands down. This year Summer started awfully late in (parts of) Central Europe (Switzerland here), I didn't want to start crops inside, so I had to wait... & wait. Even for peppers (although I overwinter some inside so I can shorten the growing process; minimal watering to reduce pests).

[@gloriaadu5485]

Thank you for the great way i can get some more veg, before snow fall.

[@halls405405]

Thank you for explaining the different types!

[@debtaylor4172]

Hey Kevin, one of the videos not to long ago you mentioned about finding a plant to sort of hide your outdoor shower. You should check into heavenly bamboo. It’s not as invasive as regular bamboo. Changes color in fall and up in Escondido it does well all year, so it probably will d o well for you. We used it to replace the bamboo we had that was 5 years ago , I only trim a couple times a year to keep it at 4ft I think it can get to 6’ depending on variety. Anyway just a thought

[@epicgardening]

I'll look it up! Thank you.

[@susanramsey9331]

Love the NC ideas! I think she's awesome

[@melissagarner7715]

Wrap copper tape around the bottom & slugs won't cross it. Wherever it isn't tho, they'll cross. So be sure to do a complete circle.

[@michaelgraham768]

for those who love cilantro, and want it during the summer, try Culantro! it's like a heat tolerant relative, basically the same flavor but a bit more potent, and anyone who wants a fun variety of cilantro, try confetti cilantro! it's like dill shaped cilantro, same flavor!

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

Where I live the growing season is over mid October. Done. The only thing that might still grow are radishes, and MAYBE lettuce might get started. That's it. 🇨🇦 🍁

[@please-wake-up-now]

So many great options to try! I'm leaning towards the rainbow carrots, they look so cool! 🎨🥕 Anyone else excited to mix up their salads with some interesting veggies? 🌱😄

[@zyaayz]

Thank you for the suggestions!

[@colleendemaio]

Ugh. I planted all this stuff over the past two weeks because I didn't want to wait "too long"...and now it's 100+

[@tompatchak8706]

I had baby cucumbers here, but the heat and Chicago kicked its butt so hopefully I can get a nice start

[@coldhandjacinth9069]

Make sure you eat those carrot top leaves, pulling them off of the stem! Chop them into fine pieces, then sauté with butter and onions.

[@DeborahHMarks]

I've tried growing lettuce two or three times in the Southern California desert, but I've never been able to get it to even sprout. I've tried different varieties, too, so it floored me when she said it's good for beginners because it's easy to grow.

[@roseannamcbain]

Typically lettuce doesnt like high heat. Mine usually bolt the second the temps get above 20 celcius - however, lots of afternoon shade, mulch well and they can be a great addition. Mine overwinter here well. Rocket as a salad green is a great option for summer / higher temps (esp with balsamic and feta, or thrown into a wrap with grated carrot and a meat). 😊

[@DeborahHMarks]

@@roseannamcbain The heat is probably why, then. It gets up to over 120 degrees F here in summer.

[@WelcometoGardenbytheYardChanel]

Cheers to planting in September 🍁☀️

[@WiejskieInspiracjePL]

Greetings from Poland, from our village garden ;)

[@epicgardening]

Greetings!

[@SpartanChick316]

Thing's I'd like some tips on as I've been gardening for two years... how to revitalize soil? Do people just redo all the soil or is there some really good fertilizers that wont add to the soil content very much?

[@latoracole4356]

This was such an informative and amazing video🎉 thank you all for the tips 🥳 Happy Harvesting 🥳

[@rootelation486]

Kevin it's so wild how your 10b is so different from my 10a in southwest florida. Happy gardening....im gearing up for my new season....waking the garden up a little at a time. Mid september cant get here fast enough 😂

[@epicgardening]

I know - zones are so tough to standardize b/c they only measure the average annual low temps! Your FL is likely so much more humid/hot!

[@chinfuzzchet3616]

Snow carrots are incredible!

[@greggdehner3078]

Cannot stress enough the importance of thinning your carrots!

[@GeorgeAbobey]

Very useful plant

[@analysisonlight605]

Iceberg lettuce is my favorite. For me it is like eating candy. Unfortunately, I have never been able to grow it. I can get plants to grow, but I cannot make it form heads. I think I am planting too close to the summer weather. I will trying planting some this fall, but if you could give tips on iceberg lettuce specifically, I would really appreciate it. Also, carrots are difficult for me to grow. Thanks for the tips.

[@808.ladybugs]

🌺Love BT seeds, so many good growth, especially with flowers

[@melkel2010]

Probably back up about 2 weeks or a whole month in the far north US. There's not alot of hours of sunlight, these need at least 30 to 60 days to start fruiting, and the insects that can't overwinter but migrate from the south are here and really attack crops in the fall. Sticking to spring planting for heat sensitive plants is better for us this far north. You had my hopes up, though. I'd like to garden all year and fall is when I get another itch for it. But its canning time and I couldn't do both.

[@marypheanis9165]

Can yall do a cool weather flower video. Sure would appreciate it thank you so much

[@aovoonthefarmsouthernillinois]

Nice collaboration.

[@3dogsandababy]

I have been doing the Jacques tickle when I sew seeds for most of my gardening life. Great minds think alike!😂

[@floridacustommerchllc7371]

He is so normal! So refreshing!

[@tambrasmith9707]

Chicago , your flowers are beautiful

[@epicgardening]

Yes they are!

[@ChicagoGardener]

Thank you so much!!

[@robertroll1807]

Cucamelons are great. Very prolific

[@sherimatukonis6016]

I got my tea plants today!!!

[@maryjaneeaton441]

Kevin, loved the video and your regional gardeners are helpful and interesting. Could you take on a representative gardener from Colorado?

[@annettesemedo-jordan9267]

I live in Bavaria Germany! Need plats for a fall September-Early December before snow!

[@constantrandomness]

During the lettuce part they were talking about a slug infestation, but you showed snails. I don't know if it's a language thing (English isn't my first language), but to me, snails have their little house, while slugs don't. And while snails clean up dead plant material (if they don't overpopulate), while many slugs will feed on any kind of plant material, dead or alive. Some slugs will hunt other slugs, they are great to have aroung :) Maybe I'm wrong, I'd love to be updated on this "granny knowledge" if it's wrong or outdated :)

[@VeretenoVids]

You're not wrong. 😉 I am fascinated by snails, but both snails and slugs are big pests for lettuce if you live in a humid environment. I'm in the same zone as Meg, but much further north and west, so I don't have as much problem with them and don't bother with any control measures.. (For me it's critters that are the biggest pest!) FWIW, in English the "house'" is called a shell.

[@constantrandomness]

@@VeretenoVids Oh my. I actually know it's called a shell. My brain must've had a glitch. In my native language, the shell is called "snail house" :3 So it's about the overpopulation due to a different climate, I see. Where I grew up, slugs were a major problem, as well as potato beetles and grubs (especially cockchafer grubs).

[@VeretenoVids]

@@constantrandomness I've lived abroad, so I know those brain glitches very well! 😄

[@LewKlew]

Dang, carrots were actually the easiest thing I grew this summer! No issues at all, only that I got to many of them! I just threw them I. The ground and watered everyday

[@Coltbreath]

I have Bush beans, Snap peas, Dwarf Kale, and Brussels sprouts!

[@user-vi9bk7yj8y]

Thank you ❤

[@luxwatchwriter]

Love the variety of the team but have you considered adding a container gardener to the crew for us folks with balconies and/or smaller spaces?

[@plurmingo1]

Mouse melons? Where im at in Florida they call them cucamelons, even bonny plants calls them this. I can never get cilantro to sprout, so i buy starts. Celery is something that we start in the heat, grow through the cold.

[@beingSabra]

My expectations were too high for this "No Matter Where You Live", for AZ heat 😆 Our 'cool frost' (if you can call it that) happens in NOV with Winter being Dec-Feb with a whole lot of sun. I'm thinking tomatoes indoors in the windows might be the best bet for my first food crop here.

[@15reberley]

Sending Meg all of my love ♥️♥️ she seems off

[@jvmor6275]

A question regarding Meg's discussion of planting lettuce...where did you find the material that is covering your "salad" raised bed? I have a big problem with grasshoppers, but don't want to keep the bees out of my garden beds. That covering would work very well. Thanks for a great video!!

[@marcosbento80]

Thanks

[@Alex_romero333]

I literally googled this exact title this morning THANKS FOR READING MY MIND !!! :-)

[@epicgardening]

Of course!!

[@karinnawurth4920]

Are you sure ???😹 I’m in Colorado and I’m skeptical about planting things like cucumber ,I feel like maybe they will grow and then immediately freeze lol.❄️❄️❄️❄️

[@GeekeryMade]

You can make really nice syrup out of violas too so they don't have to be just decorative.

[@sunnylyon42]

I have a question? I’m in zone 7B!! Went outside today, and my 20th Century Asian pear tree is full of blooms!! What would cause this? And why? It produced pears this year that were delicious!!! First year producing! I’ve had it 3 years!! I bought a second tree! To get it to produce! Oh it’s still 90 degrees here!

[@B-Th-Change]

The Coliapie grow well out here in Zone 9B Phoenix AZ

[@jaimuszunner8773]

Epic!!! Hey, which of your growers would you suggest watching for someone who is zone 6b/7a but high desert Arizona? We got that hella sun…. 😂 🌞

[@epicgardening]

Meg would be closest, but we need an AZ gardener soon!

[@IjeomaThePlantMama]

​@@epicgardening check out Angela from Growing in the Garden! Shes in Arizona and shes awesome!

[@dianesmith9380]

Thanks!!

[@OMalMalamutes]

How about something for the northern states....Florida is no help when you're in zone 3 or 4.

[@mrsreefc]

Along with others, I was really hoping this did apply to "no matter where you live." But sadly, it doesn't. We're in 4a/b and frost is expected this week.