Fall Gardening for A Winter Food Supply (In The Deep South)

[@davidthegood]

We are planting potatoes, cabbages, carrots, green beans, turnips, radishes, broccoli and Brussels sprouts right now. Some will go through winter, some we'll harvest before the first frost. If you're interested in knowing how to grow all the vegetables you need if the supply lines break, I invite you to check out my book Grow or Die: The Good Guide to Survival Gardening: amzn.to/2X9n7zr Thanks for watching!

[@denisegirmer4550]

I’m in zone 6 I can’t plant potatoes can I?

[@davidthegood]

@@denisegirmer4550 I think it's too late there. I would plant some turnips and daikons instead.

[@Growmap]

Can we buy the book directly from you or anywhere besides Amazon? (They don't take PayPal.) The best tip I've seen on carrots is that you have to keep the seed moist until they germinate or they die. That video he put wood over the rows, but anything that would keep them from drying out would work. Which video explains the trellises we can see in the background of this video? They look like some kind of fitting on top of T-posts and something white? PVC wouldn't last long so I'm curious what they're made from. Here's an idea for your followers. If you don't have good soil but want to get food growing right away while you build it up, use crates. In SE Oklahoma there is a guy who sells metal framed wood crates in various sizes in the Facebook marketplace. They are perfect for raised beds. I'm using three sizes: 44x33x32 deep, 43x32x27, and 43x26x21 deep. But any size should work. I put a lot of branches and leaves and manure in the bottom of the 32" deep crates, a little less in the 27" and sometimes none in the 21" if I'm growing root crops like radishes and beets in them. I only put those at the bottom. Then, in the deep ones, I alternate layers of fresh green clippings (grass, clovers, weeds) - typically 1 lawn mower catcher full - with a brown layer of old leaves or my go-to old hay that has been used for bedding in the duck house and is full of duck poo. I use multiple layers and then top with compost and/or potting soil, mix in amendments, water thoroughly (ideally while building it), and then plant. I know they are highly fertile because a volunteer pumpkin produced massive vines and leaves and 2 of the largest pie pumpkins - those tall tan pumpkins as big around as a typical decorator pumpkin. I've been told pumpkins take a lot of fertility. These grew without any soil or dirt in the crate at all -- just layers of greens and grows on top of branches and leaves. That bed where I watered that pumpkin heavily is growing twice as fast on replanting as the identical boxes that weren't watered regularly. And I left a hose running in multiple spots in that one until the water ran out the bottom because that pumpkin grew during the heat of the summer (90 degrees F here). So I'm thinking it is best to really soak new crates or those that haven't been in production recently prior to planting them. Plants can grow amazing roots far deeper than we realize if they can get through the soil. Where I live, they can't -- so I use crates, mineral tubs, Smart Pots and will experiment with the pit growing method from another of your videos.

[@gunnerbakke5020]

Your production quality has improved. Good work.

[@ArkansasWoodcutter]

Awesome. Your low key just the facts style is terrific

[@D.A.Hanks14]

David, that tool you are using is called a "billhook," and they are still made in Germany by Garrett Wade. You can order one from their website for $34 + $15 shipping and your state tax. All in. around $52 total, but it's the only one I could find like yours. It's a little heavier; like a cleaver, but I suspect yours is thinner due to a LOT of sharpening over the years which has slimmed it down a bit. They are essentially a mini/sickle version of a brush axe

[@MuscogeeCreekMan]

The knife/machete is a corn knife. Looks like an older one. We used those back in the day for corn and tobacco harvesting. You can buy a modern version at TSC, but the older ones are much better.

[@bradbraswell2922]

Just saw one at Tractor Supply sold as a bush knife.

[@TheRealHonestInquiry]

One of my favorite root crops is beets because they give excellent greens as well that are good sauteed, juiced or thrown in a green smoothie... I slice the beets 1/2 inch thick and cook them on a rack at high pressure in the instant pot ~ 3 minutes and they come out perfectly tender and so sweet! Then I use them like chips and dip them in a mix of mashed carrots, sweet potato, basmati rice (all of which I cook in aquafaba under the beets) and chickpeas (which are pre-cooked so I add those after) with some sea salt and black pepper. So simple and so delicious :) Another root crop I want to try is Celeriac / Celery Root, it's supposed to be a great potatoes replacement that is less starchy. Anyone in DTG land grow this one before?

[@Growmap]

I like to grate beets into coleslaw, too. Have you ever considered fermenting them? Beets are all the rage now for health. There are beet chews and beet powders. And I once bought Beet Kvass (basically fermented beet juice with ginger in it).

[@TheVigilantStewards]

David, do you sell your music? I've always been impressed with your borrowed styles, nostalgic tones, and clever humor with great arrangements and overall musicality. In short I dig it... I always love when it pops up in a video

[@devinsharvest9376]

How can I listen to it more!?

[@emilyacevedo4746]

We did really well with carrots this last spring here in Central FL. Actually that was one of the only things that we got a decent crop out of! Probably would have gotten a better harvest if I had thinned them like I was supposed to. I’m gonna try to plant another round this fall. Fermented carrots with a little garlic and dill are delicious, my family ate them like crazy!

[@OfftoShambala]

There’s a guy in jersey I believe, who claims that sunflowers will loosen and till the soil for you… but of course you gotta grow em for three months or so… he cuts them to the ground, leaves the roots in and plants in between.

[@johnfitbyfaithnet]

Interesting

[@derekclawson4236]

Just put in carrots too. My son wanted to grow them. Gotta encourage the kids.

[@TheModernYeoman]

Carrots are my white whale. Don't think I've ever been able to grow them but I look forward to the day we figure them out. Also, thanks for putting this out; we're getting a lot more serious about putting calories in the ground after comparing our August 2020 grocery bill with our August 2021 grocery bill. It's a little over *double* for the same stuff!

[@davidthegood]

Yeah, it's crazy. And more supply lines are going to break.

[@Growmap]

Grow them in potting mix in 5 gallon buckets or similarly deep containers. The secret is to immediately cover the soil over the seeds so the top of the soil doesn't dry out. Keep them covered until they germinate and then uncover. They need two things: loose, deep soil + consistent moisture.

[@lbarnes8207]

I have problems with carrots getting started too. Found a youtube video of a lady up in canada using a cornstarch slurry. Puts carrot seeds into it, puts into a ziploc bag and basically makes an icing bag by snipping a corner off to plant seeds. Gonna give it a try!👍

[@rehoboth_farm]

Wisteria pods do the same thing. I've picked those a few different years for seed, put them away in a coffee can someplace and then during the middle of the winter while I'm sorting pecans I'll hear something go "bang". Later I'll find the halves of the seed pods split open with some little flat beans in the bottom of the can. The seed pod halves are both twisted, one clockwise and the other other counterclockwise. They must build up quite a bit of force to pop like that. It's pretty amazing how every little detail in natural things works just perfectly.

[@davidthegood]

Nooooo!

[@lacklusterami]

It's like a storksbill seed. They spring off and actually drill themselves into the ground. I'm sure that nature thought of that on it own. Isn't blind unguided random mutation brilliant?

[@celiavencil7417]

I put them in bags that I make from window screen material and then leave them in my potting shed.

[@auroramarie2463]

Parsnips also do great over the winter in my area, not too far from you. I just planted mine this weekend along with carrots. I tried three varieties of parsnips last year, and the Harris Model outperformed the others. While they aren't super popular right now, parsnips were a staple in Europe before potatoes were a thing there. Plus, they are quite yummy and versatile.

[@moniquegebeline4350]

I love parsnips they (along with turnips) make chicken soup bone broth so rich !

[@IntentionalHomesteading]

If you had only one row to dedicate to growing a fall/winter root vegetable, which would you say gives you the highest yield by weight? Best taste?

[@gardengatesopen]

Every time I hear that song, I just want to hear it again!! I'm as hooked as that knife you were using. Gunna go play the vid again just to hear the song! 🎶❤🎶

[@msb8013]

It's growing on me too.

[@nandisaand5287]

"Lots and lots of digging..cuz that's our favorite" Lol

[@NoNORADon911]

Not for everybody, 3 down votes. Screw that! Digging!? What!? Ain't nobody got time for that lol

[@dans3718]

@@NoNORADon911 Nah, that's the No Dig Purist crowd. They see digging as piercing the soil like I see faces with eyebrows, noses, cheeks, and chins pierced... IT'S UGLY AND UNNATURAL!

[@Growmap]

@@dans3718 True, but how do you grow carrots without having loose soil somehow? Can you grow them in no-till permaculture style?

[@dans3718]

@@Growmap Not easily. Over time notill practices will loose the soil, but that may take a couple years. Broadforking, which most of us don't consider tilling since it doesn't turn the soil, just lifts and loosens it allowing air and water to penetrate better, but accelerate the process a lot. I build my beds UP 6-8" when I build them, this does involve digging at least a the start. But I am not a purist. I just try to avoid disturbing the soil much or often.

[@Carolynfoodforest355]

I considered growing velvet beans for my husband with parkinsons disease a couple of years ago. They replace the dopamine in the brain that is lost in a person with parkinsons disease. But I didn't. His parkinsons was already very advanced back then and I didn't want to mess up the meds he was on. He is in the last stage of parkinsons now and I had to put him in the VA nursing home. It takes two to three people to care for him 24/7. But if he was in early stages I definitely would have tried it for him.

[@GraceInnovations]

🙁 so sorry to hear that. Have you ever heard of DMSO?

[@GraceInnovations]

It MAY be able to help, it has been proven to reverse strokes, improvement in children with down syndrome, patients with schizophrenia, cancer, blood clots, and a plethora of other ailments. I haven't looked into it specifically for Parkinson's disease, but I don't put anything past it. It is all natural as well, comes from pine trees. It crosses the blood brain barrier so it carries other healing herbs and vitamins straight to the blood stream and even into the bones. Sorry for the novel! But you should look into it. Prayers for you and yours, God bless!

[@Carolynfoodforest355]

@@GraceInnovations no, I haven't heard of that.

[@wbjitscool2010]

We are heading into our proper spring here in Australia and got mango trees from seed from last year December summer now growing new growth on them along with my pineapple plants

[@matthewfarrell317]

You might be enjoying Autumn, but here we are enjoying the beginnings of spring. Fruit trees in bloom, flowers everywhere, and enough time before the baking dry Aussie summer sun really gets strong to put in..... carrots lol

[@davidthegood]

Wonderful.

[@seshmew]

Hey David make sure you keep giving us updates. Your channel is what is helping me get through these hard times and to keep gardening.

[@davidthegood]

I will - thank you.

[@nancyseery2213]

Good luck on the carrots. I started three kinds about two weeks ago. Started out great and had hundreds pop up. We went camping for two weekends in a row and now I have about twenty

[@Thracas]

Always excited when I see notification ''David The Good '' !!! Please make a video when possible vol2 about growing fruit trees from seed. Keep up the great work!!!!

[@jambohoofgood3417]

Keep those carrots wet. Looks like you're planting them in moon dust it's so dry. For the record, I also have never successfully grown carrots.

[@kathymc234]

I've planted them 3 times & have grown one sad little carrot.

[@owendavies8227]

I miss the southern humidity, but not the heat. I'm sure I'll figure out where I want to live eventually.

[@williammikell2210]

planting Alabama Blue Collards and Red Russian Kale today with the drizzilly rain moving in from Texas.

[@sunnydayssandytoes4337]

Most things failed again this year except for the okra. So I planted 62 more plants about 4 weeks ago. Hoping I get another round of them. This time I'll be dehydrating, pickling and canning them. I've only got a small garden space because of big oaks. I'm also doing more potatoes in containers and a few collards and kale here n there. We are fixing the green house roof so when thats done we'll keep on keeping on with the good garden stuff inside. 🌱👍

[@evelynkorjack2126]

got my hook knife at tractor supply central florida

[@davidthegood]

Score!

[@DixieLivingHomestead]

Thanks for finally posting this! I've been enjoying a sort of "grow along" with y'all and dont want to miss out on planting something my family will enjoy this winter.

[@davidthegood]

Thank you.

[@THEGROWITS]

as i groove around the garden now singing ooooooo sugar pie.lol Wife asked what that song was..I let it be know it was on DTG album grocery garden...she didnt even blink and said oh i like it so far.

[@raleighsistrunk7123]

Awesome video David! I like the songs too. Back up singers are great! Lol. You are multitalented.

[@theworkinggardener5646]

Can we get a DTG Songs to Garden To? Loving the music!🔥🔥🔥

[@Dr.JulieJames]

I'm so looking forward to reading your newest book. I bought Noah Sander's book while listening to your interview with him. Wonderful and I look forward to using this new information to add to this upcoming season's gardens. All this month I have been adding Chicken made dirt to my gardens, and plan to plant only the veggies I love. Like Broccoli, Cauliflower, Brussel Sprouts, some Greens, and tomatoes this month. I am a bit late to plant seedlings but have plenty of seed and the temps are reasonable. Glory to God for my future bounty of food. I loved how in Noah's book he said we plant seeds, and water then sit and wait on God to Grow our food. I plan to tend my land with Joy, Love, Peace, Long Suffering all for FAther God. In the Name of Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. God Bless Dave and your family.

[@davidthegood]

Thank you. God be with you.

[@antonioperez119]

I love that your growing in a hard area. It gives me motivation. I'm trying to grow but that soil is stubborn. Feed the soil not the plant. I'm assuming in 3 years it will be fertile enough. I wish fox farms or another company would sponsor you. To show how there stuff could help in that environment. One side natural and the other with bought goods.

[@hebrewhomesteadupdatewalee8303]

I LOVE THESE SONGS !!!!

[@myrurallife_official]

I find that kind of brush knife at flea markets and antique stores.

[@daniellesunley4807]

Just watching you cut down the cover crop beans and thinking about my cover crop beans that have taken over the garden. It turns out that the lima beans I got in the grocery store are climbers.

[@fadista7063]

Just a hint of fall in the air here in sw florida. Still getting torrential rains though...this vid is inspiring!

[@visitor3756]

South east coast here

[@sandrabeck8788]

I love carrots, and green beans, and was successful growing these! I live on a postage stamp sized lot in Cape Coral, and am the only one in my household who gardens. Problem is I’m 71 and want to travel too! Home now and have time to throw a few veggies into the two raised gardens I have on the side of the house. Hope carrots and green beans will do well.

[@davidthegood]

Hope so. If you space them wider than usual, they'll need less watering.

[@Growmap]

Consider using self-watering, self-fertilizing containers like AGardenPatch grow boxes or DIY mineral tubs popularized by Leon and Leon's Greenhouses. He has multiple videos on how. See kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJPVooV3h553oc0 Another alternative is to put in a drip system that runs on a timer so it waters regularly for you while you're away.

[@oneperson5760]

David, how bout a music album we can buy from you? I'm loving your songs!

[@doraw7766]

Funny eating that Okra right off the plant. Mine are giving up the ghost Nov. 22. Saving the biggest , oldest one for seeds next summer. I better get it today just in case a deer breaks into the little gazebo area. Love your channel and bought a couple of your books. Thank you.

[@davidthegood]

Thank you, Dora.

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

Lots of love from the Space Coast. I'm eager to start fall gardening soon.

[@davidthegood]

Excellent!

[@leighhoule6190]

You are my hero brother

[@whatsmamadoing9420]

Love this video. I’ve been working in my backyard garden, getting ready to plant. It’s small so can’t plant as many varieties as you but I’ll have fun anyway!

[@benburger230]

South Florida. Gonna do carrots, planted pak choi today, want a star fruit tree, Everglades tomatoes going strong (thin skin), try to get eggplants and peppers. Don’t have a lot of luck with those. When are y’all harvesting sweet potatoes?

[@Christian-jx3nx]

Great song

[@donnagaudette6502]

By the way love the song specially the HOA an’t going to stop me. I dislike HOA and can’t wait until we can get out of here.

[@davidthegood]

I used to live in the city and they told me my spring tulips were "excessive growth" and I needed to mow them... it's terrible.

[@donnagaudette6502]

@@davidthegood 😂😂😂😂😂 😂😂😂😂 This is what I am thinking. You probably planted a whole lot more and then planted some vegetables right in your front yard with a sign that said so there now what you gonna do.

[@CassieDavis613]

@@davidthegood Had one HOA living situation. The property needed a new fence. I got the plan approved by the HOA, but one of their guys showed up to interfere and boss around the builders during the fence construction. Well, I made sure I attended every meeting thereafter and bothered them plenty with complaints, petitions, insisting on transparency, etc. I never heard a peep out of them after that. Agents of the darkness, they are.

[@denisedaigle7006]

New Port Richey Florida then nothing but hot and buggy and still that way getting ready to move selling my whole food Forest actually not really selling it I advertise it, take what you want and leave a donation of your choice amount I had quite the day today as soon as I get moved in decide where I'm going to be I'm going to start over but you have been an inspiration and helped me to make that decision to go ahead and sell it now and start preparing for my move that it is okay that I am giving up my garden ending

[@davidthegood]

Good luck.

[@the_artisan_life]

It was in the mid-60s in SC last night. I woke up cold! I'm hoping it stays warm enough for my second round of bush (green) beans and zucchini to produce, but I'm also looking forward to all my cool weather favorites. I adore basically all of the cole crops. Thank you for another fun video!

[@davidthegood]

I love them too - I almost bought cabbages today, then said "no - I must make myself grow more!"

[@the_artisan_life]

@@davidthegood Unfortunately the caterpillars love all the brassicas, too...I get so much satisfaction from picking off caterpillars and tossing them to the chickens.

[@thuffman44]

Still ungodly "moist" down here in southwest Florida. My Moringa trees are towering, the pigeon peas are popping, the Cassava, & Mexican sunflower cuttings have taken foothold and rooted. Sweet potato slips are still sprawling like crazy. Today, I just planted a bunch of katuk cuttings. The weeds and bahia grass clippings have been a staple for making liquid fertilizer. I didn't get any germination success with the everglade tomato seeds, but I don't care. I'll purchase more from your daughter. Still plenty of time to grow tomatoes and other "yankee" crops. :) 🐝🐝🐝✌️

[@davidthegood]

Some of Daisy's gemination tests on those Everglades tomatoes took as long as a month. They didn't seem to want to "pop" in the heat, but when it got down a little they came up.

[@Growmap]

If you have the room for it, consider growing yams and sunchokes - but be aware both can be invasive. Consider them survivor food as they keep producing with no attention and can be dug up to eat some and replant some whenever needed. Someone with enough yams could feed a city.

[@clivesconundrumgarden]

Is the Terra Preta bed still producing well? Love to see an update

[@davidthegood]

So far so good. I am waiting to see how the beans on it do.

[@OfftoShambala]

Good to know about the velvet beans.

[@nancyfahey7518]

Can you cover your carrot seeds with something? Tarp or plastic? Some people use a 1x6 board. Just til they break dirt.

[@davidthegood]

Yes, I have seen that. I don't, but you could.

[@homesteadinthehood11212]

Thank you for sharing. Be well and be safe. Peace

[@SerRegenera]

M an thats a really nice song!! thankyou and awesome video :) really tosh bro.. can i get your plants for everyone on a ebook or pdf format? im on Uruguay south america, no chance to get it on paper.. love and bless Inti

[@antoniohache5111]

My experience with carrots in clay soil in the Spanish Mediterranean: high germination rates, but they stay in "baby size" cause clay is hard to break. But they are very tasty.

[@Growmap]

Did you know you can grow them in 5 gallon buckets or any kind of deep pot? There are some good how-to videos on KZbin about it. I use crates.

[@antoniohache5111]

@@Growmap thanks! I knew, but I liked to direct seed them and they rock as a snack with cream cheese. I should do it your way if I aim for a regular size, so thanks for the reminder! :)

[@ABamaGardener]

Oops, you may have gotten the Fall planting bug just a bit too early for the carrots. I plant mine in October. This week's rain is perfect for germination but next week we have the heat coming back. Just cover with netting to keep the sun off a bit & they will pull-thru. Funny this yr is my 1st yr growing rutabagas. They said to plant on July 15th. (Weird that it was a specific date) They are doing fine Let me know how yours is coming along so I can compare. Did your Black eye pea cover crop. Yes I like them. I even got enough to refill the bag I bought them in. Yes to save seeds bring them indoors here in Alabama. or else you get moldy seeds. lol

[@davidthegood]

Thanks. I am hoping it's cool enough. I did buy extra seeds, in case.

[@ABamaGardener]

@@davidthegood It's a Great week for germinating them though. Hey can you do a soil update? ie 1 yr later. I love this style of gardening I just wasn't planting enough

[@takeitslowhomestead5218]

Inspiring, as always! I’m trying to figure out what to plant in “my Fall garden” (at 5500’ elevation with first average frost 7 days from today). I have a greenhouse in the back of my mind, but the closest thing I will get to a Fall garden will probably be a few plants in pots in my east porch. If they produce, I will definitely start drawing up the greenhouse plans! Why not? Thanks for all your inspiring videos!

[@davidthegood]

That is a difficult climate - you're probably better off with spring gardening. Kale can carry through for a while, as can turnips, but it's going to get cool fast and slow them all down.

[@Growmap]

Have you considered building cold frames? They don't take much material -- just some old windows or other clear glass or plexiglass and some lumber. There are videos on KZbin on how to make them. You typically build a frame on top of the ground that is higher in the back and hinge the window to open. That way on hot days you can prop it up to let the heat out and overnight and on cold days leave it closed. Be sure you create a way to keep the wind from moving the glass. It needs to be latched down or partially open. Only plant cold-tolerant plants in it and they'll live through most cold if built well. If it is bitter cold where you are, you could also put a blanket or other insulator over it during the worst cold.

[@takeitslowhomestead5218]

@@Growmap Thanks so much!

[@takeitslowhomestead5218]

@@davidthegood Thanks so much!

[@rosehavenfarm2969]

Oh my gosh, been looking for velvet beans! So hard to find.

[@kathleensanderson3082]

Will parsnips grow there? They generally overwinter, even a lot farther north.

[@OfftoShambala]

There’s a Pakistan hook machete on eBay right now… just under $30 including shipping. Looks similar. Do a search for hook machete… there’s more, but the cheapest looks like $30… could be cheaper or better ones.

[@ColfaxJones]

Great video, love the song as well. As I mentioned before I'm just down the road in Pensacola and totally agree, the weather made a real nice change the past week. You're also absolutely spot on about the weeds, they are unstoppable for a few weeks, pretty much all of August. I did finally get a quality machete and sharpening stone so I had been entertaining myself with the sharpest edge I could get and slaying weeds and more weeds, then mincing them into the ground. Extra fun chop and drop I guess, plus a good workout. Now i'm pre sprouting carrots and started seedlings for variety of fall crops in the Florida room which is practically a greenhouse, transplanting happens very soon. Hopefully no hurricanes. Last year Sally took out my meticulously planted fall garden just 2 weeks after I planted it. Also took out my roof, that sucked. Best and cheers.

[@OfftoShambala]

I’m jelly… but I chose to live in the desert… we’ve probably got another two weeks of 100 plus… but then it’s going to be dreamy awesome til next May … happy for y’all over there!

[@Growmap]

Pre-sprouting carrots? I've never heard of anyone doing that. Are you just sprouting them and then as soon as they sprout planting them? Any trick to doing it that way?

[@ColfaxJones]

@@Growmap going to try this method including the cornstarch gel for (hopefully) even sowing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4vSZXqmn9iqnrc

[@ColfaxJones]

@@OfftoShambala don't be jealous, I"m sure you don't have the soul crushing humidity in the desert like we do along the gulf coast. I go work outside for literally 10 minutes in July or August and then I'm drenched in sweat, I mean drenched where you can wring out a quart of sweat from you tshirt.

[@shodson314]

Are you going to sell some of the black velvet beans?

[@juknjp421]

I love me some David The Good!

[@ajcsonsforge6370]

I'm going to make one of those hook knife. I just made a machete out of a old ferris rasp

[@davidthegood]

That's awesome. If you post a vid on it, I will re-post it.

[@msmarygardner]

May I ask what zone your in? Never mind you just mentioned it in your new vid…Tks

[@CD-rt8wj]

Your family should consider keeping Shabbat on saturdays instead, you’d love it! 😁

[@davidthegood]

I believe Sunday is the Christian Sabbath.

[@johnarmlovesguam]

Your book is full of goodness...no surprise. I am a man. I composted today. Stay.

[@davidthegood]

That's funny.

[@ourcozygarden]

Great video. Any reason you’re not mulching your pathways? Or just haven’t gotten around it?

[@ronrico2620]

I just switched up my garden probably the same day you did. Planted beans, collards, broccoli, turnips, lettuce will be next day or so. I keep hearing how turnips are not great so now I'm kinda worried. Never had them before and planted a good amount. Just started gardening in February and already have put alot of food on the table.

[@davidthegood]

I do not like the purple top turnips, but the White Egg and White Lady Types are quite good.

[@donnagaudette6502]

Velvet Beans where can I find the seeds? My mom has Essentially trimmer. Why they call it that I don’t understand. How is shaking fifty miles an hour all the time is Essential. Anyways it is a part of the Parkinson’s family. I am always looking for something more natural. I also how do you prepare them for use?

[@Growmap]

I've seen them on eBay, Etsy and Amazon. Starwest Botanicals sells them in bulk.

[@tonyalogan3535]

May have found you a hook knife, cousin hubby forges knives right there

[@notmyfault6835]

San Diego growing zone 10b checking in 🌱👩‍🌾🍅

[@charleejay4777]

Oddly I found one of those hook blades at an Asian market

[@davidthegood]

Good find.

[@zacharybrown-silverstein5435]

Any update on the mystery beans you planted a few months ago?

[@davidthegood]

Yes - they rotted in the ground. We got a couple weeks of rain and zero germination. I was upset.

[@shanemillard608]

Can you let us know your tricks for germinating carrots?

[@davidthegood]

I over plant, then water every two days or so.

[@Growmap]

Immediately after planting keep them covered until they germinate. If the soil dries out they die.

[@anitapaulsen3282]

Will you be able to continue using this garden after you move? And I know you're real busy but just wondering if you might be putting the Publix song up sometime? Hope, hope, hope. 😃

[@davidthegood]

I could probably keep using it, but I think I'll just build a new one if and when I move.

[@anitapaulsen3282]

@@davidthegood Oh, maybe I missed an update that you don't have to move after all? That would be very cool.

[@CariMachet]

Great job sir

[@davidthegood]

Thank you.

[@CariMachet]

@@davidthegood thank you too

[@kerem7546]

will growing bush, pole or green beans in rich soil diminish bean yields?

[@davidthegood]

I don't think so.

[@KennyDicman]

Not sure what's better the information or your music!?!? 😏

[@scottking3]

what were your results with the Sudan Grass?

[@donnagaudette6502]

Hook knife on Amazon. However I am pretty sure you would not be impress. 🤪 I think from my understanding the one you have is actually illegal. Correct me if I am wrong though. I will be like whaaat.

[@davidthegood]

Illegal! Ha!

[@paulawaldrep9882]

Don't forget the Beets! 😋

[@davidthegood]

I don't really care to grow beets again - I think they are too high in oxalic acid. I like the flavor, though.

[@cgc1581]

Are you going to be selling any of those velvet bean seeds?

[@davidthegood]

My daughter may have some in her store soon.

[@cgc1581]

@@davidthegood sweet! Please let us know.

[@ramonebrown5704]

At 5:30 there's a plant that looks like cannabis in the background

[@davidthegood]

It isn't

[@jasonthegentleman2992]

Any particular tactic for dealing with gripeweed? Had it infest and overwhelm my garden this summer.

[@ColfaxJones]

I've got the same exact problem here in Pensacola, mulberry weed is a close 2nd. I just keep pulling them or take a machete to them. They are back 2 days later.

[@jasonthegentleman2992]

@@ColfaxJones Yea, I'm just over the bridge in the pace'ish area! It wasn't in my yard a year ago, now I can't keep it out. Considering some sort of weed killer to stop it's proliferation, but don't want to do that :/

[@davidthegood]

It likes broken ground so it loves gardens. We yank it when we see it. Roots and all. If you pull it religiously, it won't seed and come back.

[@jasonthegentleman2992]

@@davidthegood Drats. No easy chemical solution that is perfectly safe for my garden that tortures the weeds and makes the seeds refuse to be born for fear of the wrath that is to befall them? Because I want them to suffer....

[@dennisshields7246]

What part of Florida are you?

[@davidthegood]

I am near Pensacola, over the border in South Alabama.

[@melanielinkous8746]

I got my turnips in but they are so close together. Do I need to thin them or can i let them do their thing?

[@davidthegood]

I would thin them to about 6" apart in the rows.

[@cherylbibbee2143]

Dude!

[@leeveinot]

Who sings that song???

[@davidthegood]

Me.

[@jettyeddie_m9130]

Still in the 100’s here in California 😔😒

[@davidthegood]

Yikes!

[@CassieDavis613]

Hiya, DTG. I like your brother's channel. I stopped by today to bother him. You may thank me later.

[@joanneoverstreet72]

😊🌱💚🌻🐝

[@mwnemo]

David the Jacked

[@chrissoutdoorsgardening1261]

laughing in still 90+' heat

[@FreeFood2]

“I’m gonna dodge my taxes baby, the man won’t rob me.”

[@OfftoShambala]

‘Man’ is too nice a word at this point.

[@FreeFood2]

That is for certain.

[@donteatthefoxgloves377]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Nice try but you aren’t fooling anyone with this “how much can my family actually eat in a year” nonsense. We know darn well that you’re also giving a bunch of vegetables away to the local food bank, and probably every nursing home within reach as well. I bet your neighbors start locking their cars when it’s zucchini season. 🌿🌿🌿

[@davidthegood]

That's hilarious.