Why I Am Starting THESE Plants In July | Veggies, Herbs, & Flowers!

A key to a thriving garden is always having fresh plants available which is why I have some seedlings going just about year round. In the summer time I am mostly thinking of replacing spent plants or succession sowing but there are also some late bloomers that I haven't started up until now.
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[@epicgardening]

Confession: Extremely jealous of your tomatoes this season

[@jacquesinthegarden]

They are really putting in work this year! Your squash and melons are crushing mine though!

[@wild-radio7373]

I would LOVE some links to sources for the seeds you referred to today!❤

[@Dirt-Fermer]

I have goji berries that you can have for free, same family so ignore the sour and seedy taste please.

[@northerngirlhobbies]

@@epicgardening 20 varieties here’s. Can do a seed swap. Tomatoes here are always the bumper crop. Disappointed with a few things this year though.

[@StargazingDragon]

Confession: I'm competing with you two from zone 6 so my garlic and grape game is currently the only thing I'm crushing you guys at lol but I'm starting my fall brassicas so be afraid 😅

[@jennbasil]

3:24 You: "in summertime, things just wanna grow" Me in Central Texas: "everything wants to die." 😂

[@user-cy4fs5li5c]

Amen, sister!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Haha, I forgot about that wild card

[@tambrasmith9707]

For sure except okra, field peas and sweet taters

[@vixwolf2037]

Me in Desert in AZ- Has to water everything 3 times a day so things don't die😂

[@jennbasil]

@vixwolf2037 oh my friend. Ouch. 🔥🥵

[@abernathyrah3513]

Instead of starting new tomatoes, I like to clone what I prune off.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That's a great move as well, I forgot to mention that option!

[@ChateauxCocoa]

If they’re diseased, won’t the propagated plant also have the disease?

[@TramMontano-hm4cn]

Same

[@abernathyrah3513]

@ChateauxCocoa I wouldn't waste time cloning anything looking sick, I ment when I prune healthy branches to keep my cattle panels neat.

[@vanessadvenegas]

@abernathyrah3513 how do you clone please ? (Fairly new -2 season gardener)

[@VivSimmons]

I am watching from the UK that has had a cold , wet spring and is continuing with a cold, wet windy summer. It must be wonderful to be able to grow such a wide variety of vegetables and flowers.

[@tinalaursen8993]

Same here in BC. Everything is a month behind because we had such a cool, wet spring. 😢

[@LizThompson-ds1fl]

I first heard about Cherokee Carbon tomatoes from you. Lucked out at my local garden center and got the second to last plant. Was chatting to another tomato gardener about it and he grabbed the last one. I then got nervous if I’d given bad advice. Nope! My Cherokee Carbon plant is gorgeous, covered with large tomatoes. Thank you!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Exciting times ahead when you get to eat those beauties!

[@LizThompson-ds1fl]

@@jacquesinthegarden I ate my first Berkley Tie Dye last night. So good! Picked some of the Cherokee Carbons early so the critters don't get them. Something (rabbits or chipmunks) ate some black cherry and sungolds.

[@Amanda-cn3pk]

I am so jealous of your weather. My heat index at almost 6pm is 104. You have the most beautiful garden!

[@SweetnKind]

104! Whoa!!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Oof, I am very thankful to have mild weather and respect all you 100+ gardeners.

[@vixwolf2037]

Dont worry, you're not alone. Same here it certainly takes a lil extra technique to garden in these extreme temps😊

[@lurklingX]

this year, GA is horrible. we clocked 100 this week multiple times. can't even work outside in the evenings, as it's too hot AND the humidity is collapsing.

[@BrightestBlessings7899]

I have started to water at night to help my seriously struggling baby plants in this heat. . . 38°C close to 100F. Too hot for Malakwa BC. I am a bit jealous of folks who have a longer growing season than our 100 days.

[@ValerieT2023]

I remember back in the late '70's early '80's, when I was just starting out on my own, a local grocery store would give a bunch of parsley away for free. I loved it! One bunch was all I needed.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

A little parsley goes a long way for sure

[@lizxu322]

They don't do that anymore 😔

[@dustyflats3832]

Those were the days. Miss it!

[@johnszandrocha6429]

I take the suckers from my first tomato plants and pot those up for my second crop

[@tambrasmith9707]

I do that also

[@heiditusberg565]

Super Sweet 100’s grow like a beast in my Western Colorado garden and keep producing and flowering even when we get above a 100 degrees.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Good stuff!

[@serenababy6358]

Good to know! I'll have to try those. Hello from Fruita, CO!

[@maidcafejenifer]

I have never done companion planting marigolds with my tomatoes before this year, and OMG what a difference it has made. My tomatoes that don't have any marigolds nearby have had so many hornworms chomping away, but the ones with marigolds are untouched! Fingers crossed these San Marzanos turn out good 🤞

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Amazing to see things work in reality!

[@sukrubey]

Hello from northwest Turkiye. Today i sowed cherry tomatoes, cherry pepper, cucumber and okra while thinking it's too late in the season. I am very happy to see that i'm not the only one starting new plants in July! Good luck! 😄

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Some years are wild cards and you just have to experiment!

[@meghang3819]

Hi from the Northeast USA. I just got my garden in the ground in the past couple weeks. You're certainly not alone in getting a late start. Good luck with your tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and okra! :D

[@sukrubey]

@@meghang3819 Thank you very much! Good luck to you too:)

[@angiecove5882]

You are a born educator. You would be a great teacher of any subject you were passionate about we are just happy it’s gardening.

[@ruthannecoro6198]

I just started okra! I’ve also got zinnia, cosmos, marigolds, basil, parsley, dill, fennel, swish chard, a bunch of summer squash, zukes and cukes starts about ready to plant. I also planted up some fall specific zinnia and Swiss chard for fall decoration. I’ve got all my brassicas sorted and ready for fall seed starting in the next few weeks! Those tomatoes! Totally jealous.. ❤

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I have another month or 2 before I get my fall brassicas going but sounds like you got a great lineup on the way!

[@kevenweaver9266]

Zone 5b My sungold is over 6' tall with 7 growing heads, no disease at all. just got my first ripe fruit today.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That is amazing! For some reason my sungold always gets disease first!

[@PacificGardening]

The LIHI Basil from Johnny’s is the highest quality basil I’ve ever grown. I can’t recommend it enough.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Really good stuff and really nice looking leaves

[@bertarnoldo5199]

It’s been triple digits here in Napa, Ca right now for about a week.I am doing everything I can just to keep my plants alive, but its supposed to be cooling back down to the upper 80’s in just a few days. I’m going to take advantage of the intense sun to sprout an Armenian melon, Roma tomatoes, several different types of bush beans, habanadas, and probably some okra, now that you mention it! Love the channel and look forward to each video!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I was reading about your heat wave pretty wild!

[@sheliaheverin8822]

I just started another round of green beans and started cabbage and cauliflower seeds indoors for fall. I had 3 volunteer tomatoes grow up in my garlic bed. I left them to grow and have small tomatoes already.

[@northerngirlhobbies]

Hello from the Northern Ontario garden! 💚🌱🌸 Break time to enjoy your content. Thanks Jacques.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Hello! Hopefully your weather is treating you kindly this year

[@northerngirlhobbies]

@@jacquesinthegarden we have the crazy rain for the past two weeks. Also many pests I haven’t had in the past years. It’s coming along, thank you Jacques.

[@Talula72]

I'm excited to see your Sunflower Steve blooms!

[@jcking6785]

Jacques, I really appreciate your videos immensely even tho i don’t grow much (garlic, onions, some annuals and some perennials). You are a wealth of knowledge and I am encouraged by your simple, straightforward information to be bold and try some new things next year in my central KY garden. My favorite part of the video is where you say it’s okay to grow some plants/flowers just because you like them. ♥️

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Gardening should be fun and not a strict rules based practice, its fun out there!

[@MyFocusVaries]

I only grow plants that I like!! And a cucamelon isn't practical, but so fun!

[@KK-FL]

I’m in NE FL. I sowed tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, summer squash, winter squash, melons and a bunch of flowers on the 1st. For the peppers, they may or may not fruit a lot this year but my very best and by far earliest producers this year were overwintered plants so that’s my main goal for those.

[@adigmon]

I’m in SE Texas. I get it. I planted my peppers in grow bags and moved them into shade last week and fertilized. They are putting on blooms like crazy and look beautiful. Mine were almost dead in the full sun. They came back flourishing within a week.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I also start some late peppers with the goal of overwintering!

[@mangomarin4635]

I’m in the Bay Area of CA and just started some radishes and carrots this week, as well as spinach and cilantro in some more shady spots. My cilantro hasn’t popped up yet so I might try again with that crunching tip! Also I’ve been really looking forward to another spring/summer flower tour! Hoping that’s still in the works!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I feel like my flowers are lacking this summer! I should have started much more!

[@PjMeh]

Yaaay! More Bay Area folk! 🥳 East Bay, here! Hope your plants are fairing well in this heat wave! Happy Growing! 🫶🏽🌱

[@jbs8451]

North Bay checking in! Container garden currently doing well under umbrellas. Only 90 today haha 🥵

[@foodnwords]

this heat wave this week has me wilting but most of my garden thriving! just started some more peppers, dill, cilantro and tomatillos!

[@TamiTeller-r5b]

Just cleared my garlic beds, going to plant more bush beans, squash, radish. My sunflowers are being eaten alive by cucumber beetles! I am not growing cucumbers. I believe they spread the rust fungus. When I find them my plants become covered in rust. Last year was horrific with rain. Miss seeing your beautiful pups in the video! Had to put my cane corso/rottie down , due to cancer at 9 years old.Seeing your beautiful dogs brings me joy! Thanks for your encouragement!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Dang that is brutal to hear about the beetles and very sorry about your loss of your dog! I will be sure to include more of the doggies in the future!

[@MyFocusVaries]

I'm so sorry to hear about your dog ❤

[@francestaylor9156]

Also for melon seeds, you don't want to disturb the roots so you want the bigger 4-cell to help you with not disturbing the taproot when transplanting. I used the 4-cells for my cucumber and melons and they transitioned quite well into the raised bed without issues.

[@kari7398]

I love your seed starting videos. Yesterday I started cukes, toms, basil, and brassicas. I direct sowed squash and beans. Hoping to have a nice fall garden here on the high plains.

[@erukaseven]

I planted my first luffa yesterday, it was a good 4th because i was able to garden a lot! Sunflowers, sone chaos seeding, an herb bed, peas, beans, cantaloupe and potatoes! Ive had my first black cherry tomato at this point too, and have two pickle bush cucumbers starting to flower already. And a yellow watermelon as well as yellow pear tomato plant. I'm so excited. I want to grow some of those super tiny tomatoes as well, but I have to wait.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Love the enthusiasm! That sounds like a really great day and a great lineup of plants!

[@melissagoodwin2602]

I'm glad you shared these seed companies, especially the company catered to the kitchen

[@jacquesinthegarden]

There are a solid 5 or so seed companies I love to support!

[@reagan9213]

I am still hoping to have any harvest of anything at all this year, it’s good to see all the yield you get it gives me hope!

[@BobbyHill26]

Our heat this year has been so bad on my cilantro. We went straight from winter cold and frosts into crazy heat, low-mid 90s every day and my cilantro never stood a chance, as soon as it got warm enough for it to grow it became too hot and it immediately bolted. I knew I wouldn’t be able to get much before it bolted so I planted tons of plants but I never had the chance to get any at all. Gonna have to hope for a good fall harvest I guess.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

The wild spring weather shifts can be really hard for establishing these seedlings. It is sometimes necessary to just keep seeding until you find your window

[@francestaylor9156]

You can try culantro. It's a bit stronger than cilantro but can deal with the heat as long as it's partially shaded. Also, bolted cilantro is great for bringing predators to the garden that help with a lot of pests. I definitely have more ladybugs this year after letting all my cilantro bolt.

[@daisyblooms4813]

@@jacquesinthegarden Great advice

[@MyFocusVaries]

The flowers are excellent as a cut flower; similar to baby's breath.

[@mercurybard9794]

I paused the video midway thru and went to get my seedboxes 😅. My estimated first frost date is Oct 12th, but I think can retry cucamelons, there is always time for more scallions, and I'm using flowers to try & fill in the gaps in my beds where things didn't germinate or fell victim to some very pesky robins

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Worst case scenario you get some harvest but not ALL of it!

[@GeorgeLucas1138]

Dude why is Okra so beautiful though? I am literally going to grow it as an ornamental also next year. The flower is breathtaking

[@ruthannecoro6198]

I totally agree! That’s why I grow okra! I’m in Maine so it’s not quite warm enough to get okra to mass produce, but I love the flowers that I do get!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

It is a stunner and related to roselle aka hibiscus if you want ornamentals that can be made into tasty jicama tea!

[@Dirt-Fermer]

@@ruthannecoro6198 that sounds like you can get your own local variety bred

[@st2778]

My daughter in law grows them as an ornamental and allows the pods to dry on the plants. Beautiful!

[@hollyf1380]

I was super interested in the cherry falls tomato and grew them last year as our neighbor had grew them in hanging baskets the year before and let me tell you they were insanely productive. We grew them off the edges of our 30 inch raised beds, they were so pretty cascading over the edges of the bed just absolutely covered in pink large cherry tomatoes.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That is amazing, maybe I will place it on a corner as well!

[@heyits_cat8966]

Oooo, will definitely look into cherokee carbons. I'm growing cherokee purple for the first time this year (lol..i act like this isn't my first garden! but i mean i don't remember my parent's having them, either.) I spent more than I like to, found a bonnie plant, waited till walmart put them on rollback sale and grabbed one with 2 plants in it! They're doing SO well! Nice big tomatoes, none ripe yet.

[@fromeunice]

The tomato plants look amazing 😮 Would love to see a video about growing flowers, specifically sunflowers! 😊

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Noted!

[@tazpah8837]

I planted sunflowers once. I still have a nice assortment come up every year.

[@PjMeh]

Yes! My niece challenged me to grow some so she can take them to little league games! 😄

[@MyFocusVaries]

Sunflowers are my most reliable grow from seed crop. This year I decided direct sow (in my large wooden planter) is the most successful/simple method. I'll try some in ground next year and see if the slugs get them (we have monster slugs in Vancouver BC Canada).

[@hollydrouillard5115]

I did succession planting of my tomatoes for the first time ever this year. All started from seed. I have about 8 plants ready to go into containers this weekend. You have inspired me to plant a few more cherry tomatoes as well!!! I also just started my cucumbers on July 1st and they have all germinated! I will be starting more seeds of those very soon. After this video I am inspired to go and direct seed a few more sunflowers for my garden because they are just gorgeous and do really well here. Thank you for this video Jacques!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Very happy to hear all this!

[@FLanklinBadge]

I lived in Bulgaria for two years. Just hearing the word чубрица (chubritsa) made my morning.

[@ceecee-thetransplantedgardener]

Sweet 100's - you will not regret that choice. At least, I hope not (🤔) - They are SO prolific with a fabulous flavor; a staple in my garden. Even with pruning, so many fruit. SO - I freeze what I can't eat fresh in gallon freezer bags - and then pull them out as I want/need to roast with garlic and thyme and serve over angel hair pasta. When it's Janaury and 20 below, I have a wonderful taste of summer. I literally just ordered the Garleek seeds. You turned me on to Row 7 a year or two back with the center cut squash which has been amazing!!

[@marykarinacarmagnola3325]

I'm starting more squash and herbs as well as planning to scatter some lettuce in my tomatoes. After watching I'm adding cosmos to my list of starts too

[@krystlerevia1715]

You’re going to love the super sweet 100! They produce like crazy!!

[@123WorryFreeGardening]

Happy to have this video for season extension. Most gardens forget this for mid season type plants.

[@grisespino5342]

Getting French marigolds… trying Armenian cucumbers this year. Growing sun sugar tomatoes, so good! Need to get my sunflowers in. Love how you mix veggies, herbs and flowers together.

[@MyFocusVaries]

Deer came through my sister in law's garden yesterday, and while they ate other blooms, they left the marigolds. Field tested deer resistant!

[@hilpri]

Getting ready to plant more herbs, too. Found out why my CA Poppies never came up. The seeds weren't poppies. They came up as gilia. Glad it wasn't just my crappy gardening skills.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Oh interesting, that is a weird swap!

[@hilpri]

​@@jacquesinthegarden And really a bummer since the rest of that planting is coreopsis, Joe Pye weed, nasturtiums, and sunflowers. BTW, Cosmonaut Volkov tomatoes are the best! Never a problem with mildew, prolific, and deeeeelicious.

[@MyFocusVaries]

My neighbour planted 100 tulip bulbs (a lot of work) only to have them turn out to be the wrong colour that wrecked her garden plan.

[@michellemjohnson62]

I've grown "perpetual spinach " and it's delicious. I planted it late winter, early spring last year and it thrived throughout our very hot Texas summer and even winter, including a few freezes.

[@Gardeningchristine]

I grew orange hat tomatoes and the bush might be a foot tall when staked, but they are producing like crazy!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That's awesome! I love those tiny prolific plants

[@kellixavier5357]

Te🎉

[@Marta_is_here]

OMGOSH! I totally am going to get Cherry Falls seeds 😊 Looks like fun 👍

[@Gardeningchristine]

I’m going to try growing lettuces in the long planters in front of my raised beds, so they still get some sun but a lot of shade too.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Best of luck! It's great having that garden lettuce in the summer

[@ayesha625]

Hi Jacques, before the end of the season, I’d love to see a round up comparison of all the varieties you’re growing this year (especially the things new to you, like some of the tomatoes, stuff from Row7, etc)! Here’s what I just started: silver slicer and lemon cucumbers, casper and rosa bianca eggplants, white bitter melon, tendersweet orange and cal-sweet watermelons, Minnesota midget cantaloupe, green flesh honeydew, desi squash, Clemson spineless and hill country red okra, sugar rush peach and lesya peppers, green beans. Tomatoes: Paul Robeson, San Marzano, Jubilee, big rainbow, pineapple. Flowers: Royal carpet purple alyssum, bachelor buttons, zinnias, moonshine sunflower, wild bergamot bee balm, petunias

[@mannysaiz6010]

Ayyy Tucson mentioned! 💚

[@lindsayjeanae]

Great variety of ideas for July! Thank you so much Jacques!

[@st2778]

Extreme heat and humidity here coastal SC sea Island. Zone 9a. So hot that everything stopped blooming. Keeping the plants healthy so they will produce eventually

[@jacquesinthegarden]

They will bounce back once it settles!

[@terrivance8750]

Thank you, Jacques. 😊

[@margiehislop7812]

Just direct seeded alyssum among my tomatoes. Now that I harvested my garlic I have an open bed for zucchini and beans! It was my first year trying onions and they didn’t do very well so I think I’m going to add some Apricotta Cosmos to fill in the gaps. I also plan to start some more cucumbers, lemon basil, and scallions. Great video! May watch a second time tomorrow morning when I start those seeds!!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That's awesome to hear! It's always fun to try new things and cycle out plants as much as possible. It feels like you really are getting it when you have plants ready to take up the empty spaces!

[@hunthicks]

I love summer savory, it's really popular here in the Maritimes of Canada too. It's my favorite dried herb.

[@Ymg_Raidz]

Yay, a new video🎉

[@sallyannlaw3860]

Here in my garden, Plymouth, UK, I have been growing Perpetual Spinach for the last four years. It has very succulent, meaty leaves that don't wilt down to nothing, unlike other varieties of Spinach. It continually crops well into our autumn and winter. It's a hardy spinach that rarely bolts, even in dry conditions. When the leaves are picked very young, they have a lovely sweetness to them. I think you will love eating this wonderful spinach.

[@carriecreates1207]

I always enjoy your training videos!!!

[@timothydahlman1158]

Try a red okra. The flavor is richer & is also great for pickling

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I had a red okra that was so spiny I had to rip it out before we all got itchy arms haha. Will try again!

[@ejude83]

I’m in SD, too, and my Armenian cucumbers are growing like mad. It’s my first time growing them, but I find they make incredible pickles! They’re so crunchy - I think that thick skin they have makes them perfect for crunchy, garlicky dill pickles. The only thing that’s a but upsetting is that they are getting powdery mildew, while my other regular cukes are mildew free.

[@haleyv5961]

I appreciated the balanced seed selection

[@EBMB21]

I totally agree with tomato planting now or even later. Last year in August, I planted 2 San Marzano. To my surprise, they lived through the past winter, spring and now summer. These two indeterminate tomatoes gave a very early start of home-grown maters for salads. The two are still prolific given their age. I’m so amazed and inspired to always experiment.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Absolutely! It is always worth trying things even if everyone says its pointless, you never know!

[@terrirobertson727]

Depending on the soil, I have had Supersweet 100s taste like tomato candy! They were that sweet!

[@RyanKing-id7rx]

I just started some seeds on the 4th of July! In seed trays I started blue lake 274 bush beans, royal carpet alyssum, and pastel carpet alyssum. Then I direct sowed bush spicy globe basil in a 12 inch pot and a dwarf incredible sunflower in a deep 5 gallon grow bag. The other day I also picked up a Ichiban eggplant and a Heatmaster tomato from the nursery that I planted in my Epic 5 Gallon Grow Bags 🤙

[@daisyblooms4813]

Never head of the spicy globe basil...may have to give that a try!

[@RyanKing-id7rx]

@@daisyblooms4813 it’s my first time growing it, I just randomly saw it at the store and thought it looked cool because it’s supposed to grow as a perfect round bush of basil

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Globe basil is super fun to grow, looks amazing!

[@Живко_Енев]

I direct seeded some cucumbers a few days ago I put my second carrots as well. I'll start soon cauliflowers and broccoli. And I've already harvested my chubritsa 😉

[@DannyLockheart]

I just been given an opportunity to potentially start a homestead; an ambition of mine since I was an adolescent. Seeing at least 3 of the varieties in your video that I had already researched and put pen to paper is incredible to me. Thank you, Jaques.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Congrats! It will be a lot of work but the journey is worth it!

[@jesswelsh9838]

Im in zone 6b. Tonight I'll be starting 2 types of fast growing sunflowers, zinnias, bachelor buttons, calendula, fast growing sauce tomatoes called sunrise sauce, some fast growing tomatoes that can handle cooler weather to go in my green house until the end of fall & summer squash. Happy growing Jacques, great video as always.💚🌻

[@bethhubbs9937]

You're doing great with your successions! I think it is a major key to edible gardening success.

[@traceythompson7895]

I only have support for 2 indeterminate tomato plants so i LOVE finding dwarf varieties. Cherry falls is a dink! But it produces and it is perfect. Ill try to remember to succession plants thosenext year.

[@francestaylor9156]

For parsley, I use a useful speed hack where I sow the seeds in moist starting mix in the 6 cells and then put the six cell in a ziplock bag and then freeze the six cell in the freezer for one day. You can even do 2 days. Then I bring out and put on the 1020 tray over a heating mat. The cold to hot seems to break the seed shell and I get 100% germination in less than a week. I got this off of the Southern Exposure Seed Exchange sowing instructions for parsley. Haven't had any issues germinating parsley since.

[@rootsnrecipes]

Hi, chef and content creator here located in Fallbrook. Starting a garden on part of an acre. Appreciate the videos.

[@littlebitacresfarm2520]

Love watching you. I learn a l I t.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@rebeccawolf3196]

I would love to move to San Diego just to garden! I wish. Such a long growing season there!!!

[@lukaslambs5780]

I’m a New Yorker and I’m going to plant my arugula and broccoli soon! I love lettuces and brassicas in the fall!

[@NicoleSmithGardening]

I grew the center cut squash this year; highly recommend! It stayed vine borer resistant the longest 🙌 The borer finally killed it though. Row7 also has a badass looking Roma style tomato that I want 🤤😍

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Those midnight roma look super cool! Centercut is technically a butternut which is apparently more resistant to SVB!

[@dustyflats3832]

Butternut Rugosa Violina was unfazed by SVB from Baker Creek.

[@Notable2Nikki]

The gem blend marigolds would be so cute in a little fairy garden!

[@tahursh637]

Carbon is one tough tomato plant! I can't wait for Cherokee Carbon to be stabilized!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Totally! Carbon is very consistent in my garden.

[@johndesrocher4289]

Really shocked to hear you've never grown Super Sweet 100s. I like them as much as I like the Sungolds, but the SS100 does a hair better for me. I'm going to have a few thousand of each by the time the season ends here in Ct, and I'll eat the majority of them myself. They're like little delicious balls of sweet sweet bliss.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Very excited for them, I don't know how I missed them before!

[@davidthedeaf]

9:37 oddly one of my baby leaf lettuce with a curly leaf is in full sun on my patio during 100 degree weather and so far no sign of bolting or dying. I am totally keeping that one to go to seed, as it clearly is handling the heat amazingly.

[@winie5665]

Def gonna try the green chard now that it’s available at botanical! Missing u and Kevin powwowing and seed starting together every season!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

We will do some more!

[@winie5665]

@@jacquesinthegardenYay looking forward to it!😁👍

[@mays_ways_gardening]

I just planted my super sweet 100 2 days ago! ❤🎉woohoo plant on!

[@amysinger2201]

Missoula 5b/6a: COS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just started my fall garden over the 4th, we officially have 70 days left in the season! second round beans, peas, cukes, melons, summer squash (cannot get that Costata romenesco to take up here!) and FLOWERS! we had such a slow spring!

[@Notable2Nikki]

Zone 6b Ohio, starting new zucchini plants (stupid squash bugs!) and fall brassica plants as well. Our weird early June heat wave over 90+ for a week stunted things in the garden this year.

[@roserizzo3094]

I just started zinnias, cilantro, and sunflowers! Love your videos!

[@thefumblingcuisiniere]

Hi all! Zone 4 Montana gardener here. 😊 My broccoli is the star of the show in my garden this year. 🥦❤ This year, our last freeze was not even a month ago. 🤣

[@monicabretherton8578]

Fred's Tie Dye ARE delicious - just enjoying my first harvest, although the remnants of Beryl did cause some splitting.

[@heyyou4023]

Thank you for your great video. I needed to see this because it showed me the specific varieties to use. It's like a seed catalog with comments on what really works. Thanks also for not putting those notification-like bells on Epic gardening which are distracting.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Glad to hear this and thanks for the feedback!

[@jenniferkvarnes542]

Armenian cukes are the best! They’re the only kind my kids will eat, and my daughter likes that they’re shaped like a flower when sliced :)

[@bublhed]

I started my fall crops a few days ago. Not too much - 4 different broccoli and white, cheddar and purple cauliflower. You sold me on the purple broccoli but this spring only gave me leaves. Still going strong at this point. Since I’m growing them under insect netting critters are minimal. The leaves taste amazing! I just started a few Costata Romanesco to take up residence where the cauliflower used to be under the netting. I think you’ll love them. I’m growing super sweet 100 for the first time this year. One thing they all did was skyrocket to about 4-5 feet when they were still pretty young and skinny. (this was not due to lack of light) I’m also growing hibiscus for tea and cannellini beans.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

The leaves are super delicious and great in stir fries! Sounds like the super sweets will be an interesting one to work with.

[@mlarson3455]

Little gem marigold plants grow about 1.5-2 ft tall in PNW zone 8. The flowers are about dime size. The petals are zesty and look and taste great in salads etc. The foliage is lacy and fills out nicely. The seeds are super easy to harvest. This plant is a must every year in my garden.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I agree! They fill out so perfectly and look wonderful in all regards

[@jamesshirey9493]

NW Ohio here. This is the first time I've also grown super sweet 100s. They are nearly twice the size of the other tomato plants. Almost 6 feet high and loaded with fruit. Looking forward to harvest!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Wild!

[@empresario8415]

Whey for the mildew according to growing out the box

[@jenjoy4353]

I planted leeks late in the season last year and found that they wintered over and grew quickly in the spring. Nice surprise so I will try it again this year. I’m zone 5 Wisconsin so it might depend on how cold the winter is

[@teresaoconnor1601]

Thanks Jacques for sharing all your seed starting info. I'm here in north county San Diego, I have about 10 Cherry Falls tomato plants loaded with fruit but covered in powdery mildew :( starting zucchini, bunching onions, cantaloupe, cucumbers and more tithonia to replace those that were ravaged by voles! wish me luck in my rodent battle🐭

[@beckymartinez9926]

I LOVE seed starting videos… especially when you and Kevin are together. We can grow cucumbers in July in Texas with afternoon shade or shade cloth. Also I grew Confetti Cilantro that looks like the kind you have. It’s unique but good so will grow it again. Instead of putting my beds to sleep this fall I’m going to grow collards for my compost. I personally don’t like to eat them but they will provide a lot of organic matter.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Have you tried the Armenia cucumbers? I've heard of people in Arizona growing them just fine!

[@beckymartinez9926]

@@jacquesinthegarden I’ve grown Armenian cucumbers in texas although I planted in spring. I have not tried planting them in July before. I bet they would do well.

[@francestaylor9156]

Zone 7 here - Oct 15 first frost. I have to start my fall garden seeds this week. Broccoli, cabbage, and I'm going to do some more summer seeds like tomatillo and african marigolds for Day of the Dead. I still have 100 days so I have some time for summer plants. I should try to plant some flowers too. Thanks for the suggestions!

[@zenvids591]

LOVE watching these videos. I just seeded some Spacemaster 80 Cukes. My first time growing them, so I’m so excited to see how they do. I also just planted another round of Cucamelon seeds (the first round either didn’t germinate or the birds ate the sprouts 😢). And I planted two Armenian Cucumbers. It’s just been a week and they already seem like they’re going to be vigorous! I’m in Florida, so I’m excited to see how they do in our hot, humid weather

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That is cool to hear, the armenian cucs should do well!

[@ann7318]

I planted LOTS of marigold seed this year, but very few have grown.

[@agentbarron9768]

I remember when I was about 24 I did half acres of tomatoes as my firdt garden , I didn't realize that tomatoes are tough to grow in florida ( there are tomato farms all around me) and got like 9 tomatoes from 150 plants lol, they were all like 6 foot tall , but didn't make any fruit and all died from blight eventually, but that same year I did like 6 rows of okra and had soo much okra I could jave mulched my yard with it Was an expensive experiment that I never did again lol

[@jacquesinthegarden]

My understanding is that In Florida fall is the true tomato season which is weird to think about!

[@TheCozywriter]

Just got this put on my TL, gonna try a lot of this tomorrow! My first three trys at seeds this year were all killed by pincher bugs, and the purchased plants didn’t survive either. I’m hoping the heat has killed them off and I can get something out of the garden this year! I think I’ll put in some jack be little pumpkins and see if I get any in time for thanksgiving at least.

[@nathanproffitt7490]

Wow what a nice garden! im starting arugala, okra, squash, cucmber, prob wont have room for much more already have too many tomatoes. Prob gonna give all my herbs a go again bc they all burnt in the heat this summer! It was rough, east Tennessee here :)

[@maryrogers5269]

I started speggheti squash, Mexican sunflower for hummers, more zucchini, going to start more carrots and parsnips that grow well in poly tunnel in Northern Ohio during winter along with certain greens like collards and can eat broccoli leaves in soups because they stay pristine in winter. Letting a lot of my first plantings go to seed in poly tunnel for next year and see if they reseed at some point.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

My Mexican sunflowers just started blooming which is very exciting.