Do These 11 June Garden Tasks ASAP

[@OceanGraves]

LOVE to see a container gardener in the video, would love to see her again.

[@mikecheck1256]

So would I 😅

[@Higsby100]

It's the same thing you just need to adjust for a smaller surface area. Not trying to go oh ho ho. Just saying it is way easier to think of everything in terms of a raised bed sq ft. Than a bunch of different sized raised beds

[@ganymededarling]

You should follow her KZbin channel

[@mikecheck1256]

@@ganymededarling I can’t cheat on Jacque

[@PorchGardeningWithPassion]

Me too! I have been following her for a bit before I saw her on this channel 👊🏻🌻👊🏻

[@katyalupochev9589]

4:31 this is why I LOVE that you incorporate people in different hardiness zones. I was feeling bummed out looking at your zone 10 peppers already huge and flowering, feeling like I was too far behind to get anywhere. I felt much better seeing peppers that look similar to mine in June, giving me faith that I might still get a harvest!

[@notstrong5789]

Which zone are you in?? I follow a ton of gardener creators and might have a few in your zones to recommend. In Texas zone 9b it's a few KZbinrs I can choose!

[@cinsationaldesigns]

I still have my peppers inside. Planning on putting it outside soon but i don’t think I’m anywhere near having fruit soon. I’m in NY.

[@levibanos6341]

I love the monthly chore guides, helps keep me on track

[@falsificationism]

Really liked hearing from people in different zones and with different garden styles in this one!

[@northerngirlhobbies]

Same

[@debbybrady1246]

I like this format, including the addition of other gardeners ❤

[@HS-qf5of]

The difference between the lovely brick, no mess container rooftop gardener and the wild hair, wind blown, crazy fertile beds, Florida gardener was pretty fun and satisfying. They seem so different but would talk vegetables like old farmers if they were together.

[@LS-xy7zt]

Certain topics can unite just about anyone 💚

[@beigemcintosh1108]

It's amazing to see how far along your warm climate gardens are! I'm on the edge of zone 5a/5b in Ontario and fruits are just starting to set.

[@raeceenieb9842]

I love Meg's voice. It's so soothing 😌

[@PorchGardeningWithPassion]

Agreed! 👊🏻🌻👊🏻

[@polythewicked]

Agree

[@truthandlove0]

1:50 "Because squash is just trying to die" Yes!! Goodness gracious! I just want to grow squash and 75% of the job is keeping it alive from disease and plague!

[@TeeLight]

These monthly videos are pretty cool. I wish you all had some one going over what to do in high altitude deserts some where like New Mexico or Arizona. Trying to keep my garden alive in June/July when it can be over 100 for a month straight is pretty hard. Especially since we tend to have more water restrictions. It would be cool to get more ideas what pro gardeners do out here in these conditions.

[@cantsneedgaming4591]

Thats crazy. And i thought i had it bad eith 95 degrees and no rain

[@daisyblooms4813]

Shade cloth

[@sarabrown461]

OR high desert here, zone 6. We use shade cloth and add clay ollas to help retain moisture for late june through august.

[@missmaziecat5058]

I love deadheading and seeing all the additional flowers explode. I hope Seattle Ana is okay ~ haven't seen her in a bit. She's my area. 💚

[@Thrash230723]

Kevin, 👏🏻 grateful for your educational channel and that you hear your audience. You have ears to hear! Multi state/zone video AGAIN, 💪🏼

[@kairifan12]

I love the way gardeners personify plants the more experienced we get 😂😂 "the squash is just trying to die" lol I have plants that I call dramatic all the time. Love the video and the team!

[@cymbamcreynolds8838]

"Squash is trying to die" describes my attempts at growing it perfectly. My plants don't produce as much as others say they should. I've only managed to get 1-2 good size squash before the next ones just fall off the plant. Wish me luck on my 3rd year trying lol

[@cookierookie321]

My squash ebb and flow. I will think they are dying off due to earwigs or some other pressure and then they will spring back. Good luck!

[@Fnkdoxnmnnbs]

I am recovering from surgery so my garden is not where I want it to be but hoping that because I’m in Oakland (10a) I can still do some planting. ❤❤

[@LS-xy7zt]

I had surgery two months ago and feel like I'm two steps behind right now. Good luck in your recovery ❤

[@kellieL89]

I want more from Meg:) she is super knowledgeable and grows in my climate. Also so pretty!!

[@EdimentalGardens]

I follow her channel, Meg Grows Plants. All of her videos are great

[@lauranormandeaudarville8489]

Thank you for all the tips. I do wish you had a norden gardener! Things are very different in climates like Canada. ❤❤please make this happened someday

[@azokalum]

Check out 'Gardening in Canada's, sorry I can't quite think of the gardener's name but they are a soil scientist. Brings a wealth of info in an easy to understand way.🌱

[@azokalum]

Ah, the gardener's name is Ashley her channel is 'Gardening in Canada.'

[@midwestribeye7820]

All of you are fantastic speakers and are great at teaching others!

[@twinsane8]

Love all the tips covered here, especially with advice from gardeners in a variety of zones, including one more relevant to my zone (6b). Great job, please keep the information for different zones coming!

[@thepoofster2251]

Thanks for covering disinfection steps! Its so important and more people need to know about sanitation cultural controls!

[@jameshorwath4960]

Hops are an amazing trap crop for Japanese beetle. Yes, blasphemy, but works. Train horizontally, then morning or evening have bucket of water with soap, tap the vines, the beetles drop into. Been doing it for years, they prefer the hops to all other vegs/herbs.

[@FrozEnbyWolf150]

Marigolds and wine cap mushrooms would be my go to for combating root knot nematodes. I have both spread throughout my garden.

[@northerngirlhobbies]

Time to get harsh with the Haskap plants, grow massive amount of cow peas, get some more secondary crops growing here. Meg, I’m very envious of your growing season. 18 varieties of maters growing here this year and I’m pumped! Legit, gardening can be a full-time job and I’m looking forward to when our soil can be considered lazy gardening soil and permaculture. Had 3 surprise pests this year. Great collab Kevin, Jacques and ladies! 💚🌱🌸🍄‍🟫

[@erikahuxley]

It was a full time job when I had weed. Personally I'm just a backyard so I use surface landscape plastic, which isn't permaculture, but it pretty much reduce workload by 75%. I had done woodchip gardening in the past, but there are still weeds to deal with and continually need more woodchips. A better way is probably to have a beneficial ground cover like clover growing which blocks out the undesired weeds.

[@canhope1821]

I read somewhere that you should remove all squash leaves below any fruit. Tried it last year and had no disease issues.

[@bradical2723]

Montana gardener here... I'm just now getting plants outside... 😂😂

[@Neenerella333]

I sympathize. I'm rebelling by letting all my greens go to seed this year. I've accidentally done it with lettuce and spinach, and they decided when to come up. Same with kale and broccoli. These last two love the snow so I'm expecting a second flush in October. I'm 7a, 6900 feet, Northern New Mexico.

[@jennifereidebibler4358]

I hear ya. North Dakota here, and I too am still working on getting plants out.

[@builds-v-4680]

Best video..... love to see all the gardeners working together ❤❤

[@marsvoltian]

Grinding up 2 aspirin tablets in 2 gallons of water and foliar spraying your tomatoes and squash should help heaps with the powdery mildew. Aspirin (salicyclic acid) is a plant growth promotor and immune elicitor

[@Heartofahomesteader]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Please don't stop saying kaymomilee and kaylendoola! It's just so funny!!!!

[@RJack1915]

Oh Jacques, we have great garlic this year after 2 years of sub par garlic. We removed the winter mulch in early March, and weeded them incessantly and quit watering a month and a half ago, now they are drying fast and are huge and purfect.

[@Neenerella333]

The rain overnight reminded me to fertilize my raised beds. I used to use Fox Farm all the time. I need to pick some up!

[@carissalizotte8977]

Love this channel! Appreciate all the info. 😊 It would be great if you added a team member who grows in colder climates. I live in Maine and it’s really hard to find content about growing in a similar climate to mine.

[@MattSeremet]

11:23 [turns on closed captioning] Ohh sauces and Salsas! The salsa clip just read as more sauce making to me. Only missing one thing, the seltzers! 😆

[@daisyblooms4813]

salsa seltzer salsa seltzer salsa seltzer

[@allfruit]

Yes! More container garden vids please! I’m in south Florida zone 10b and I have to do everything in containers here.

[@erikahuxley]

It's one of the most difficult place to grow, due to high humidity, high diseases, and high pests pressure, I learned quite a bit from the experience. High humidity reduces transpiration ability for plants which is important for healthy growth, and high humidity lends to more fungal diseases. -The growing season for South Florida is probably November to late April, you could start in October, but even then felt too hot for me unless you use shade cloth. -Use 30 or 40% shade cloth and shade your plants once day temperature gets close to 90*F. Too much sun will cause stress on your plants and reduce their immunity. Personally I think this can be a game changer in making a difference. -Don't try to grow vegetables all year long outside, because it's always warm pests doesn't die and if you give them struggling plants growing under intense heat, they will have a home to stay around. -Whiteflies: Up north whiteflies is harmless. Not so in Florida, as there they carry tomato yellow leaf curl virus, which permanently infect the plants and cannot be cured. If there is a food source whiteflies will stick around, so don't try growing nightshades plants all year round. Spraying will not eliminate them, only reduce their number, they are too pervasive get rid of completely. Check underneath your leaves, hose spraying to clear them, you can try other sprays if you want to. I have seen them land on rosemary, so I don't see to the point of growing aromatic plants in trying to prevent them. They love nightshades plants and morning glory species. The sage herb is a magnet for them. -Root Knot Nematodes: All of native South Florida soil have root knot nematodes. They colonize the roots of plants and steal nutrients. This make it not possible to grow things like corn effectively. Brassicas however is not affected. This is the reason to grow in containers. One thing you must remember is to never let native soil end up in your container, or use locally produced compost that might have root knot nematode in it. Use fresh new potting mix. Use some platform to raise your containers off the ground so it's not touching native soil. I have tried a lot of things that claims to reduce nematodes, they haven't worked in the grand scheme and was a waste of money. -Start seeds indoor, or under a roof. Never let your seedlings get rained on, this is a good practice overall but especially for South Florida. Too much fungal diseases there which manifests visually after rains and can kill all your seedlings. -Container medium: The ideal grow medium for most containers is "potting mix". This it not "potting soil". Potting mix is made up of mainly peat moss and perlite, and is soil free. It usually have little nutrients added so you have to use your own fertilizer. Shill: I personally use Osmocote which is a synthetic slow release fertilizer. Some brands will sell potting mix but call it potting soil or potting soil mix, but you can tell by its ingredient, it is usually just peat moss, perlite and lime. If you have the money you can try ProMix BX, it has biofungicide bacteria added which help reduce fungal disease, it is expensive of course. -Fabric grow bags: I had excellent results using grow bags in South Florida. It seem with the high humidity of that climate, the plants benefit more from having well aerated roots. In this case it is more ideal to use grow bags, clay pots, or wood containers over plastic containers. However grow bags drains fast. And since it is very forgiving with drainage, this is a unique case where you can use 'soil' in container. I use a 50/50 potting mix and compost in my grow bags, the compost help with water retention. You can also buy big saucers to put under the grow bags to save more water. -Try bacterial organic fungicide spray, such as the one by Monterey, particularly for tomatoes, peppers and cucumber. These are bacillus bacteria that will colonize on the seedlings and help strengthen it's immunity. But you have spray the plants when they are young, if you instead try to use it on older plants that are already diseased it's not really effective. Be warn, use clean spray bottles and dilute the formula as manufacturer instructed, do not add more, this is because I believe there are some "inactive" ingredients and too much of it uptake by the plant can harm the seedlings (guess how I found out, also makes you questions how 'organic' some of these products really are). -Use "bt spray" aka Thuricide to prevent caterpillars, another requirement for zone 10b imo. Particularly for brassicas and tomatoes. You can also cover your plants with insect netting. -Research varieties that grow well for your climate. Southeast Asian plants love this climate, although most of them are the type that like sandy soil and need large trellis. For most tomato variety when the night temp is too high the blossom will drop, more reason to not try to grow tomatoes into the summer in zone 10b. Red Sails and Green Rapids are two lettuce variety that I had great success with and grew up till mid April. Black Cherry tomato (from seeds, not by Bonnie Plant which has a different genetic) performs very well there and have better flavor compared to growing it in the North, but it need large and tall trellis. For broccoli and cauliflower you have to use heat loving early harvest variety, Castle Dome F1 is good one. Mustard grows very well, one variety that isn't spicy and more tender is Tokyo Bekana, a good lettuce alternative.

[@-crazypants-3199]

I used an old black tarp for solarization and it worked amazingly

[@xstrumzz]

What a great video! Love the container garden section since I’m half container half bedded, and also bless her for pronouncing chamomile correctly 😂

[@CherrieMcKenzie]

Glad to see Shannie's section because I've been spending most of my time providing shade in my heat EXTREME Florida 9B zone. I hadn't thought of cow peas, so I will give them a try. 🥵

[@met7459]

Can we hear more about when soil solarization is necesary? Is there a way to prevent needing to do this? And, how can you tell when (besides plant after plant after plant dying) soil solarization is necessary?

[@toddshook1765]

Thank you for all the wonderful tips. Forget about done of these things as the season progresses.

[@asigwalt6098]

Thank you, Meg. I love that you use the correct pronunciations. Look at me commenting and interacting for pronouncing things correctly. 😁

[@ashleyeme]

Bio-tone Starter Fertilizer is just that: a fertilizer to be used at the time of planting to give plants a head start. For post-planting fertilizing there are many wonderful products in the “tone” family and from other brands.

[@katyalupochev9589]

Love to see a side by side experiment with a few different tomatoes - beefsteak, cherry, sauce - one where all the suckers are pruned, one where no suckers are pruned. Would be neat to see the differences in average size of fruit yielded, total number of fruit over the season, etc. sounds like a pain to run the experiment though 😅

[@MrMockigton]

did this last year, had one row with removed suckers, one with suckers left on the plant. i did not write anything down, but it definitely seemed true what they say: one gives you more smaller tomatos, the other less but larger. it seemed to level itself out.

[@catherinebaldwin6580]

Thanks for the reminder! I needed to prune my tomatoes and squashes. They needed it!

[@moodybikerchic]

I am in North Carolina and just pruned my squash and tomatoes and peppers today! Love your channel! Great advice!💜💜💜

[@sergeantklein6026]

I’m going to watch the suckers grow out of my tomatoes and see 😊my cauliflower bolt and the spider mites take over if I don’t get outside and work soon. Albuquerque has been going from 101°F to 55°F and hailing in a day

[@juancarlosruiz1985]

@6:20 I love the planter

[@stephenbeck6410]

That deck garden would be a great place for a greenhouse.

[@nothanks6662]

had no clue you were in San Diego!!! i have a bad habit of glossing over quite a bit of gardening advice assuming it might not apply to our climate here, i better start paying LOTS more attention since you have so much practical experience growing here!! SD is just small enough i get so excited when i find out someone is from here, much less someone that I can learn so much from

[@VeretenoVids]

What a difference a couple of zones makes! (I mean, my logical brain knows this, but it's still startling sometimes.) I'm zone 6 and I let my oregano bloom every year because the bees go berserk for it--it's one of the earliest "nectarfests" I get to watch in my garden. It gets cold enough here that I've not had to worry about oregano seedlings everywhere. (We will not discuss the thousands of seedlings from my neighbors rose of sharon that I have to deal with every spring.)

[@athenah6122]

Thank you, Jacques, for sharing the type of twine you use!! Super helpful- I've always wondered!!

[@Howwerelivingfishing]

I’ve heard some types of fungi like to eat nematodes, I think one of the types may have been pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushrooms). I haven’t done much research on it yet.

[@tarawalker7193]

I have recently had storm damage, so I need to tend to damaged tomato plants and prune powdery mildewed leaves off my cucuzzi.

[@intentionallymade]

This is such a good theme for videos!!! Keeps us motivated 😊

[@courtneycullen6289]

Yes! Succession sewing dwarf and determinate tomatoes.

[@highvinesgarden]

Always appreciate your info and approach. Great stuff

[@annalisamoretti271]

Kevin, you are the American Monty Don and I love it

[@Snakeskii]

PNW is in the same grow zone as much of the southeast but our growing season is sooooo short compared to what they get. It's been 50-60 and raining all May and mid-June. The poor tomatoes are really trying but we are looking at maybe 2-3 months of grow time this year. I only grow short season plants, but this season even that might be cutting it close. (Hope to get a green house one day.) But seeing the gardener from the southeast able to get in 2 harvests of the tomatoes I am hoping to barely get one harvest of...whew! That's hard to wrap your brain around when you are in close to the same growing zone.

[@WS-by5cl]

I have all sorts of nice sticks saved to stake my peppers 😁

[@OrrBiologicals]

Thank you for the tips! Love your channel!

[@marktoldgardengnome4110]

I'm on a fish emulsion watering mission, 5-0-0 on my garlic and some onions. So far the growth has been amazing. Onions have gone from 4-5 leaves, up to 8-9 leaves in just 2 weeks. And garlic has gone from a few tiny scape's to cutting 110 off this morning. Lastly, our Leeks that have grown notoriously slow are a foot tall and got toilet papered tubed for blanching this morning. Now Bethany's Fox Farm approach on our Tomatoes is next. The why is self explanatory. But to pruning we are cheating a bit. We're growing them up a cattle panel, but allowing 2 main suckers to grow up with the main stem, fanning 1 to the left, 1 to the right and weaving them up the panel. So far they are cooperating and looking awesome. This I'm hoping to 3 main stems and much easier to prune moving forward.

[@wrinklypajamas]

Great video 😊Very educational for this new-ish gardener. Thank you !

[@chrisspringer614]

How do you use sage in cooking? I remember making croutons with it. Stir fry stale bread pieces in olive oil with sage leaves. Yummy! But I have a lot and need to use it up.

[@JessicaLee.3]

When the leeks produce those flower stalks, can you use them like you would a garlic scape when cooking?

[@j.d.1488]

Here in NE the Spotted lantern flies are a new thing to prep for. Lol Nymps just about going to stage 2.

[@IsabellaRoss-hl6qd]

I love watching gardening videos but my zone 4 garden in Minnesota is so far behind these beautiful lush gardens. 😢😅

[@erntaku]

It's cool to see that your stance has changed when it comes to controlling powdery mildew.

[@ourmontanahomestead8880]

June chore in Montana garden….cover everything you just planted last week before the winter storm comes!!!

[@kathiesimpson571]

Love that several gardeners are sharing their experience and best practices - splendid idea! By the way, was that a squeaky toy at 15:08😃💚🌱

[@denny2537]

You share sooo much useful info. in beautiful gardens. Any advice fo struggling with frequent extreme weather conditions, esp. heat? I can't be in the garden after 10 a.m. in Central NJ summers June- Sept. It cools down only after dark. The changes seem sooo fast! Thanks.

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

Power pack of garden tips are so awesome! Thank you

[@samanthakwait8782]

I’d love to see if you ever can add someone to the team from the New England area. I’m moving there from Alaska next year. I watch your videos even though I live in such an odd gardening environment but I have no clue about the New England area.

[@craigmatheson2736]

Supreme heat. Florida. Try growing in the desert heat of the high mountain deserts of Arizona, New Mexico, and the southern parts of Utah and Colorado (the Four Corners States). Now that's heat.

[@ann7318]

Those suckers on your tomatoes can be rooted and make new plants/clones... lots of videos on that on you tube

[@Tf03]

Thanks for the tips on squash!!

[@edrikfunk2534]

Thank you @Meg for breaking the 4th wall and recinding your pronunciation 22:30

[@Nikki-mx5my]

I don't know, the more people that lose their minds over the intentional mispronouncation, the funnier it gets to me. 😂

[@Simply.Owanda]

Please keep these going all year!!! 🙏🏻 Completely pointless for me ( Australia 🇦🇺) but hoping I can reverse them all once there’s 12months worth here 🎉

[@JamesD1776-uc]

How do you keep the bird and things from getting to your sweet fruits and veggies?? I've been having some problems lol

[@Spikadoo3184]

I'm happy to see colder climates represented

[@angelaphan3346]

🥲 thx for the reminder! Pruning off tomato leaves- started noticing some blossom end rot due to high heat/too much foliage.

[@chefclementine]

My back yard is pretty much a weed jungle. Any recommendations on what brand to purchase for soil solarization? I think it'll be a great way for me to prep my soil for next year

[@joekenyon4700]

I really appreciate the monthly ideas, I just have to work a month off since I'm in 4a, lol

[@Denise_B17]

Our zucchini and tomatoes are flowering. Zone 8b in Oregon.

[@PorchGardeningWithPassion]

Another great video team! 👊🏻🌻👊🏻

[@danieladeutsch1708]

Hello ladies, hello Kevin, hello Jacques I have a question: Can you recommend us a page where I can search for pests? I have for years on my balcony something strange. I´ve tried organic and chemical sprays, nothing helped. Thank you! Love your channel! XX

[@ann7318]

"cut off the water" for garlic....lol. we had 6 inches of rain recently. I am working on harvesting them, but you have not seen my place... :)

[@naomimade]

I love Meg's green 'trellis house'!! Where can I get one please?

[@midwestribeye7820]

Great video! I enjoy seeing the collabs.

[@cassieoz1702]

Minus 8C with heavy frost this morning, and a max temp of 6C. Winter is here 😁

[@ingetnamn-de9fc]

What!? Where is that?

[@cassieoz1702]

@@ingetnamn-de9fc Australia, Southern Tablelands of NSW. There IS a southern hemisphere, y'know 🤣

[@eleforte]

Since I'm from South America, can I consider your tips for June here in January?

[@umaumalei14]

Love your team. approach. Please add a member in Bay Area, Northern CA.

[@kailesancez]

Any advice on what to do when you are over run with pill bugs and earwigs? I have been using a lot of DE and smashing them. But they're are so many. I am so close to just giving up.

[@richandkristi]

Sluggomax

[@midlifeduck7040]

New to the channel guys. Was wondering if there were any suggestions on videos for gardening in a climate like Arizona.

[@bettyboop1524]

I have to ask, what do you do with all that you grow? Do you sell it, give it away, open a roadside stand. I just can't imagine having so much stuff for one or two people.

[@ethernetgirl2001]

kevin and jaques both have girlfriends but they also have a crew working with them on the youtube stuff. i think they have also given excess to a food bank before but i would assume the majority of it goes to family and friends.

[@midwestribeye7820]

I think a lot of people preserve their harvests through canning, freezing, fermenting, and dehydrating.

[@BeanBunnyBass]

I appreciate these videos so much ❤❤

[@jenniferrivera1707]

I got creeping Charlie and grass growing in my flower/garden beds any tips how to get rid of them? I live in Chicago, IL.

[@sharkgirl424]

Kevin what is that fancy hose mailbox system you got going on there?

[@john__johnson]

Hey Kevin. With the rise of cannabis in the US and around the world, the Farmers Almanac is starting to cover it. It even features on the cover of the 2024 garden guide magazine and growing tips inside. Are there any plans for future content from the Epic team on this?

[@erukaseven]

Working on tomato trellising at the moment, in little bits around the heat. I could have got it all done yesterday but a man ended up ruining the groove I had after petting my garden toad with his nasty self. I am carrying pepper gel in the garden now and I hate that, but I still love my plants. Getting cucumbers and even some watermelon are getting pollinated!!

[@ethernetgirl2001]

sorry, what happened?!

[@BRFoodVentures]

question--if starting seeds now, like the cucumbers you showed, are you putting them under grow lights? or outside in the sunshine? (It's July in Zone 7A)

[@Nurse_Lucy]

Jaque said doodoo. 😂😂 Lol

[@Stretchnrest]

😂😂😂😂

[@DanlowMusic]

I said the same thing without seeing your comment. 😂😂

[@mcgritty8842]

It’s the little things that make us the happiest ❤❤

[@FrozEnbyWolf150]

I mean, so did Bethany at 6:17.

[@marktoldgardengnome4110]

@@FrozEnbyWolf150 I suppose to keep things interesting they could say, "Cuca" occasionally instead. lol

[@mangopepsi4016]

Ahahahahaha!!! Meg and Kevin, please keep mispronouncing chamomile. I love it!!!