I wasn't Expecting this SO SOON! First Frost & Gardening Tips

[@chriskyle4136]

I live in north Louisiana and we have a vineyard close to us. They’ll light bales of hay and let them smolder, the smoke helps insulate the vineyard and reduce the plants exposure to the freezing air.

[@marybethwhalen70]

Sounds like somebody is working night shift! This reminds me of the movie “a walk in the clouds”. It’s a really good movie if you haven’t seen it!

[@kellylynnstudios2185]

We skipped first frost and went straight to hard freeze last night in Kansas City😢

[@LadysFarm]

Crazy weather. We got Snow this morning in eastern Kentucky ❄️ ⛄️

[@Truelaine1]

Oh my!! Finally an informative video as opposed to a sales video. I appreciate learning something from you about carrots.

[@centraltexashomestead-mike4956]

Hey Jill, we are loving the cool weather here. 46 this morning and 70 today. God Bless, Mike

[@MrRKWRIGHT]

Good afternoon Jill. Here we are in that wonderful season when the frost is on the pumpkin. 🎃

[@judybarton455]

You are such a happy person👏👏👏👏❤️

[@pinielou1]

Nathan should try the electric fencing for those escapes piggies you got there. Oh my they are stinkers aren't they. Those goatie girls listened pretty well getting her back in there.

[@bnelson2180]

Hello 👋 Holy Waters Homestead here… One ☝️ idea… you could start a few compost piles in the greenhouse to help generate heat..

[@littlefootranch4410]

The weather has been crazy. Our days still get up to almost 90 but last night it went down to 30, which is about 2 months early for where we live. Everything in the tunnel is looking really good!

[@umiluv]

I’m in 7A E Tennessee. I harvested all my tomatoes and peppers. I have pounds of green tomatoes. Today, I harvested the bok choy, celery, and mustard greens because they don’t do well below 28F. I’ve put some cloches on the remaining sensitive plants - napa cabbage, parsley (hope it works) and I overwintered the pepper plants and brought them into the garage along with a bunch of my other plants I have in containers. I’ll bring them in and out for the full 4 nights. I saw a KZbin weather channel say that this was a slight release of cold from the arctic polar vortex which normally stays tight but this year is a bit wobbly and loose. Lots of records being broken for cold early this year. Looking forward to next week when I won’t have to keep bringing my plants in every night lol. I’ve been looking up recipes on green tomatoes lol.

[@pattiripley7599]

In Florida they use to use smudge pots that sort of smolder with warm smoke to protect the trees.

[@roxy4396]

I am a Hudson Valley girl but now live in Central Kentucky and just recently found out about Hudson Valley Seed Co.!!!! I will be buying some seeds from them this winter for next year's garden!

[@charliehoos9773]

Frost has hit here in NJ, but so far only on ground level plants. Tomatoes and peppers still look good. Even zucchini in raised beds are growing well!

[@cortneynichols8537]

I hate thinning! I always overseed thinking "it's fine I can thin later". Then they grow and I don't want to kill or waste seedlings lol 😆

[@robinjohnston8180]

So nice to have tomatoes to make the nice foods from!

[@beanblossomshorts]

Just moved to Arkansas, the weather is way different than Montana loving it so far though great video

[@robinjohnston8180]

Such a beautiful scene!

[@janh519]

I suppose it was about time for us to have our first frost here in central OH, yet I didn’t expect you to have one this soon. However, my cousin who lives in the NW corner of your state sent a picture of light snow or very, very heavy frost on her doorstep a day or two ago! I had to be out in my car today and there was a mixture of sleet and freezing rain! We had frost last night, so I brought my plants in from the patio yesterday. If this is any indication of what our winter will be like, we are all in for a bad one! I really hope that’s not going to be the case. We are to have a very mild weekend coming up, but after that, not so warm. Of course, it will also be very close to November! Enjoy the veggies in your high tunnels! ❤

[@maryannodell7856]

Thank you for the thinning “pinching” tip! I appreciate your kindness and willing to share good advice.

[@mariettawilliford3987]

Surprised by the weather 😮😂, it’s always an adventure for sure . I’ve learned to roll with it and that is how to stay sane ❤

[@napoleonsgarden5162]

I’m in central AR too and I can’t believe how early of a frost we’re getting. I remember plenty of sweaty halloweens. Very bizarre and I was not prepared for it either. I had to pick so many green tomatoes!

[@hands2hearts-seeds2feedamu83]

It is very normal to have frost by mid October. This thing that happens is it will frost and warm back up for a bit. But it has stayed cold before also... On Monday I lost everything... I started my new job & didn't have time to move my buckets inside... Very said. But my Elle-May loves garden leftovers...

[@nicoleolson1347]

We already had our first snow. Nothing stuck because Lake Superior is too warm just yet. We are 10 minutes from the big lake.

[@gardenstatesowandsew]

I’m in southern New Jersey. We have frost warnings for tonight on the exact date given for zone 7A

[@connieellis925]

Really enjoy all your videos and Roots and Refuge. What happen to the lady that you interviewed back in April she had a baby. It was a small homestead. Don't see her videos in a long time.

[@sarahmoore405]

We got down to 32° last night in se Oklahoma. Tonight we are expecting mid 20's. Our first frost is supposed to be the second week in November too. I moved my pots into my greenhouse with a heater. I tried to cover as much of my other stuff in the garden as I could. Tonight I will be doing the same but also adding hand warmers under the covers with the plants.🤞

[@katiez5660]

What a great tip on carrots. My problem is killing the cute little plants. 🙄

[@ameliahecker4230]

I lOVE Hudson Valley art packs, I bought a bunch too. They are so beautiful.

[@michellegoodwin8258]

Great tip on the carrots… thanks

[@courtneywoolard3743]

I live in east NC and our first frost is generally around Halloween but it's predicted tonight! It seems like a lot of areas are getting early frost. 🥶

[@marysidle5132]

Thanks for the thinning tip!!!

[@DaniDaysAhead]

We are experiencing a cold front here in AL as well and it's supposed to freeze tonight so I will have to cover the tomatoes. They are just now putting on, the ones propagated for fall so I don't want to lose them I feel you!

[@gaysullivan1942]

Mother Nature does her own thing. I’m in central Vermont and have not had a killing frost yet!!

[@loriepierce____4978]

good luck on the weather. Ohio here, we havent really gotten a frost yet, close, a lot of rain and some hail but no frost. I hope you get lucky as well. My peppers are still hanging in there. Love your videos

[@jamesjessee4064]

it spit snow in muncie Indiana yesterday

[@jaytoney3007]

What a change of weather we have had. Yesterday, it was warm, Alabama 7B, today it is cold, with a freeze warning for the next three days. I'm in a slightly worse situation with my plants in raised beds and growbags. My pepper plants are covered with peppers, my tomato plants have fruit on the vine, and my Lemon Squash has a lot of tiny yellow balls on it. It is a light frost, so the peppers will make it through the cold days. I'm not ready to give up on the tomatoes and squash, so I will be covering them at night, and hoping for the best. I have a batch of potatoes ready for harvest, and another experimental batch of late potatoes that I need to protect until December.

[@andreagrowsthings]

Our first frost last year was a good 2-3 weeks late but this year it’s about right on time which is annoying. 😂 We’re having 2 nights of 28° but then the lows are back up to like 50 so it’s a weird cold snap I guess.

[@melinda3196]

Omg I was literally just saying "when is the elderberry syrup coming"?

[@marygrott8095]

I'm sooo excited about your fermenting course!!

[@gardenofglory8275]

Yes Jill I'm a gardeners who's trying to do a little bit more I have been growing tomatoes, thyme,chive, sweet peppers and a little bit more things then I had to stop because of my mum she was ill, but 2020 I decided to do it again, the worms slugs and snails ate almost everything this year I'm not giving up,my country is always hot we got rain for about a month and it's hurricane season.

[@thelifeofcodybianca7786]

We live in Staten Island New York . Our tomatoes , zucchini, eggplant , beans, peppers have not came up at all . We started in May to sow in soil . Can you give us tips ?

[@jamesjessee4064]

can you get organic seed tape carrots or sometimes here they have wrap clay around them radishes to

[@fareebug8439]

Hope your Daliah tubers make it out in the raised beds 😬😬 it's supposed to be down to 20 the next night.

[@honeysucklefarm1216]

Zone 7a here and we weren’t supposed to have our frost frost until October 22…and yet we have had 3 now! Luckily I was able to cover moist everything I needed to.My brassicas look so good! We are in the process of building a greenhouse but don’t have it up yet. Fingers crossed it’s soon!

[@robinjohnston8180]

A huge 19 foot snake is on the loose here.

[@robinjohnston8180]

Is cabbage like that where you have to remove what is close to them?

[@mgtmoffat8411]

We are hoping we have had our last frost! Great vlog as usual. 💕💕🌻🌻

[@brittanydotson6145]

Best place to purchase high tunnels?

[@brendaoneill3473]

Jill do you heat the tunnel?

[@Peekabooplanning1]

I've been really enjoying your videos on instagram with these little tips. I'm new to gardening and they are so helpful!! I went and thinned out my carrots as soon and I watched your video about it lol. I also saved it in case I forget next time.

[@katiez5660]

I’ve watched a couple of videos that said let dahlia tubers freeze twice before storing. You think so?

[@nikkiwolfe300]

Hi Jill, do you have any advise with a low tunnel verses a high tunnel?? Just wondering, I know you don't have a low tunnel..

[@ashleyvarty5903]

Hey Nathan and Jill! Where are your tunnel/greenhouse from? We are in the market and overwhelmed on where to find a good company to work with

[@WhisperingWillowFarm]

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[@WhisperingWillowFarm]

These guys will treat you right. They make great quality tunnels

[@jessicapabon2105]

I live in Central Texas is it too late to sew carotid outside? The highs are in the low to mid 80s and the lows are about mid-40s to high 50s to almost 60

[@WhisperingWillowFarm]

It's a perfect time for you. Just make sure you water daily to get them going

[@hands2hearts-seeds2feedamu83]

I do NOT like Winter, I did NOT order any cold weather. If it was up to me, I would be living some place that does NOT get colder than 45-50°

[@raversmead]

Pigs are so difficult to contain. Electric fencing is the only way we can keep ours in