How I Farm All Winter

[@RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia]

I Farmed all winter in my greenhouses right on the Northernmost Coast of Maine. I had Fresh Tomatoes as late as January 4th and plenty of Winter greens and onions and potatoes.

[@Ed19601]

Been wintergrowing for some time already (52 degrees latitude). Onions, fava beans, lettuce, kale, garlic

[@esthersanchez2264]

Love the bloopers at the end, enjoyed the laugh. 😄

[@rootcraft3269]

Your content is so refreshing in this space. Dare I say it... old skool, pre hype? Thanks for what you are doing, really helpful stuff! Keep keeping it real.

[@JoshSattinFarming]

Thank you. Glad you have been enjoying the videos!

[@Mrsnufleupagus]

As you say, context is everything. Zone 3b, these techniques work to extend, but nothing grows in -30f with 7 hours of light lol. Great points Josh, enjoyable as always:)

[@goatgate3815]

Smart Man with lots of energy 👌

[@melissanguyen4904]

I’m trying to figure out what I need in my climate in South Carolina. It can be 75 or 20. It was 75 over the week of Christmas last year and my broccoli went to seed. So I don’t want to make them too warm. I think the row cover will be too fragile for what I need after watching this I’m not gentle 😅 and we can get occasional ice storms. Love the home made bender for the conduit! Brilliant!

[@rodbeckstedt8588]

Thanks for the info. Sure hope to get started on our own farm. We love the bloopers at the end. Lol

[@JoshSattinFarming]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@FensterfarmGreenhouse]

Tunnel gardening is the way to go. I have long since moved away from growing in soil but I still grow in heated greenhouses year round. Great stuff Josh. I subbed ya! Chuck

[@JoshSattinFarming]

Thank you! Glad you are liking the videos.

[@rodkersjourneys3039]

Gret, thanks Josh. Just listened to your chat with Diego Footer. Really cool. I'm in England and going into our first winter on a new site. Quite challenging.

[@JoshSattinFarming]

Awesome! I really enjoyed chatting with Diego. Glad you liked the podcast and thanks for watching my channel!

[@nubiansoaps]

You're fun!!! Thank you for sharing your winter growth strategies. My husband and I want to grow enough greens to get us through the winter and have been looking for ways to do that. This video is a BIG help. It's just the two of us and about 24 chickens, maybe the six goats, that eat greens. So we don't need that much but we do want to start growing it here instead of relying of Walmart. (ugh). Thank you again.

[@portiaholliday8741]

I made hoops when Curtis was instructing us. Agribon does tear. It is essentially tissue cloth. Typar by Dupont is also sold a Johnny's. It's more sturdy than Agribon and more expensive. Low tunnels are a real pain mostly bc you of course can't walk thru them. My hoops are just in place w/ no ambition to grow anything under cover. I got Johnny's low tunnel bender. As you say mine are not perfectly bent but it doesn't matter. I am in zone 6, Pittsburgh, PA and I'm growing Brussels right now and they are not under cover. The white cabbage moths ate at them but that's ok. They're still standing. We are now on our 4th or 5th frost so the cabbage moths are gone! We will have brussels for Thanksgiving dinner.

[@chantallachance4905]

Its my first winter crop in greenhouse in zone 5 and I love it next year I double my Space for the next winter thank you

[@bkc0410]

Thank you for another great video full of helpful information. Keep 'em coming!

[@JoshSattinFarming]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@jackbureau4259]

from Canada...you the man brother !!!!!

[@rosejafari8917]

I use feed bags filled with dirt for sand bags. I plan to try the middle weight row cover. I've used the plastic before for a PVC tunnel but my goats got in and started eating the plastic. They're really picky eaters, who knew plastic is a favorite. Thanks for the comparison.

[@tiahlerose2268]

Omggggg finally NC garden friends

[@robboone4367]

Great video and helpful info. Thanks Josh!

[@JoshSattinFarming]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@lorellstoneman74]

If you added some regular old style light bulbs down the center on a timmer at night... could you bump up the heat in your tunnel....or run a coiled copper pipe through your compost hot pile and have it circulate water or air into the tunnel.....????

[@flyty2134]

Great video thanks for sharing God bless you and yours.

[@munchkin5674]

Josh, as you do garden through the winter, can you describe more on what your winters are like. I see lots of comments from viewers saying this is not possible where they are. Winter gardening like this cannot be done everywhere. You need mild winters, where short term freezes can be overcome with the right covering. However, even mild winters can receive surprise blanket snow falls. Make sure those covers can hold up. Last fall we built wooden hoop houses that fit on cinderblock raised beds. Each hoop house has a temperature actuated vent mounted in each plywood end wall. The hoop over was made from concrete reinforcing wire then covered over with 6 mil greenhouse plastic. We use automated irrigation in our raised beds. Each hoop house has a wireless indoor / outdoor thermometer hanging just under the arch roof. Their receivers were inside a nearby shed. Our lowest winter night time temps got into the upper 20’sF. When had one 5”-6” snow that melted off in 2 days. Our salad greens and kale were happy campers all winter inside the hoop houses.

[@TrehanCreekOutdoors]

In in Jackson, Mississippi in zone 8(b) and am experimenting this winter to see how if I can grow at least a few things during the winter. In our area, it all depends on whether we get a warm or a cold winter. In the past few winters, we have had exceptionally warm periods with no snow at all and not a lot of prolonged cold. With the right crops, and using some of the options you listed, I could have grown nearly any cold weather crops last year. But we are getting the unusual arctic blast tonight that is going to break a lot of records for low temperatures at this point in November. So I have covered my beds with 6 mil plastic and hope for the best. Some of the stuff like my kale should be ok, despite predicted wind chills down to about 15 degrees. I routinely plant winter wheat, various clovers, and some brassicas like turnips in my deer food plots and never protect them from the weather. Oddly enough, if they get a good start before cold weather, they do pretty good with no covering at all. That tells me it should be possible to grow some types of winter hardy crops in my area during a normal but not extreme year. As always, I greatly enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing them with us.

[@KaleidoscopeJunkie]

After reading some of the comments I no longer feel twisted for enjoying the bloopers. KJ

[@JoshSattinFarming]

Glad you enjoy them. A lot of people like them so I try to include them when I can.

[@stacibryant3353]

Extremely useful info....straight to the point!

[@KnifeCrazzzzy]

Something I really enjoy is that you tell and use dimensions thank you that is really helpful!

[@FermentedHomestead]

Great info! I like the poly tunnel with the row covers, i think we could do a lot here with that combo!

[@JoshSattinFarming]

It works really well. It's also super simple and doesn't require heating the space.

[@awakeningearthhealing]

Omg the outtakes are hilarious!

[@meganthomas9027]

Thanks you have gave me some good ideas! I loved the jig you made to bend the electrical conduit. I’m all about doing things on the cheap and I’ve wanted to set up some low tunnels to grow cold weather crops.

[@jasonwiebe2469]

gotta love the bloopers

[@cbr1thou]

Thanks carson

[@g.y.o5419]

Traditionally here in the UK, most gardeners do not grow anything but brassicas, over wintering onions and garlic over winter. Channels like yours and some others I watch have inspired me to try growing some lettuces and asian greens , as well as some brassicas this winter. Your tunnels look good and worth the investment even for the home gardener like myself. With the methods you are using in your area, do you think you could get carrots to grow if you started them now? Great video, all the best :)

[@JoshSattinFarming]

I don't grow carrots because of the clay soil that I have. I hope to eventually though, when my soil improves over time. I think you would have started them already to have them this winter.

[@g.y.o5419]

@@JoshSattinFarming Thanks for the reply. I know most people would have already started their carrots, I just wondered if you think it would be possible to get a crop if sown now in your climate and conditions if you had improved soil. Hat off to you for what you do and sharing it for us all to view on KZbin :)

[@JoshSattinFarming]

@@g.y.o5419 I think it is too late in the season right now to start carrots where I live.

[@g.y.o5419]

@@JoshSattinFarming Thanks for the Reply Josh :)

[@yukon380jack9]

Thanks! Very helpful.

[@chantallachance4905]

I like so much gardening in winter I live québec, canada it less job and the vege is so good

[@jeffbee6090]

....and it looks so easy when you make the videos (at first-lol)

[@CHARISSAJACOBSON]

Thank you!

[@stepg4164]

I would be the same way. Trying to put thoughts togetger so others understand. Thanks for sharing.

[@bradenmathies6814]

Great content in your videos it’s cool to see you grow your business. PS bloopers are hilarious!😂😂

[@barbarastefani254]

Thank you

[@aldente3585]

thanks for the row cover inside the greenhouse idea, I'm going to try that. I'm thinking if I had chickens, I would try the hothouse concept over winter. I know their manure can really generate some heat. whereas my rabbit manure is not going to work for that.

[@ivyandroses4373]

True , But rabbit manure is awesome, I mix horse , cow and the rabbit manure together . For some reason it generates a slow released heat without any odor.

[@JohnLemmon4]

Great video! The Agribon is cheap but does tear super easily. Like you said almost not worth it. I was able to use it over top of a row I had covered with Proteknet insect netting. It was a little easier and did not tear as much.

[@cowboyyoga]

What a great video! And figuring out how to have food to eat in the winter months - it's a new thing to me. So thank you for all your tips... I will start with the short tunnel loops. But your loop tunnel is really cool - would like to have one. ))) Thank you for all your time to put this together.

[@hariomjat1453]

Thanks for information sir .plz make video on pest and diseases management...

[@peacejoyblessings3735]

Thanks! 😁

[@karlbinger8346]

Thanks Josh, BTW love the outtakes..

[@baibafibiga959]

Thank you! It was wery usefull.🌸

[@adriangordinier4055]

Josh, love your humble honesty in your videos. I always get a couple of good natured chuckles when watching and lots of practical info from your experience. Do the row cover block the limited light in the Winter? ...So then needing to uncover the rows in the tunnel during the day to maximize the available light.

[@grahammatter4968]

I’m setting up my Microgreens operation in my garage for the our city’s first winter farmers market and would to see how you have yours set up. Tips on the layout.

[@JoshSattinFarming]

I have a bunch of microgreens videos on my channel, but here is probably the one you are looking for kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5WYi5pne5KdpNU

[@N8rGrant]

Bloopers were maybe the best part... haha

[@grahammatter4968]

Lol nice goof reel at the end.

[@obadiahscave]

Nice poly tunnel...

[@moneymikegotuvideos312]

Sweet video bosse

[@rebeccah1292]

Super helpful. Thanks! 🙂

[@alph8654]

I use row cover some. Like you i do not care much for it. I have a row of number 9 wire and cut it to the length i need and it works great. May get some of those clamps you use. Looks like a good idea. In Eliot Cloeman's book "The Winter Harvest Handbook", on page 12 he says that in warmer climates the row cover in the greenhouse is probably not needed. I have found that to be true. But when my greenhouse is full of food and a lot of my hard work i use row cover for insurance when the temps are dropping around 15-20 degrees. I am convinced that i do not need to, but do not want to take a chance. I also grow beets, carrots, Kohlrabi, brussell sprouts and other cabbage family in mine. Much better than row cover outside for lots of reasons. But someone with out the greenhouse or high tunnel row covers are worth the extra work.

[@iulianmac]

Hi, Josh. Very nice and useful video. Could you please tell me what's the approximately inclination of the garden behind your back starting at 0:35? I am asking because I am at beginning with my garden, which is on a slope, and I was searching about how I could build some raised beds on a sloped garden. But, since my inclination is not that high, I was wondering whether making simple beds instead of raised is not enough to prevent erosion. Thanks!

[@JoshSattinFarming]

I have no idea how steep the ground is here. The biggest thing that has helped erosion for me is that I dug trenches above the beds that divert the water around the beds and down the pathway between the two field blocks. Without that I get a lot of wash out.

[@lefthooklarry1348]

Great info, thank you. The hoodie strings are uneven and it’s all I could see

[@melkava23]

Love it..... ☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@leozlatkovic]

Thanks!

[@JoshSattinFarming]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@sandyb1184]

Thanks, such great info!

[@JoshSattinFarming]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@baronkimble5378]

Awesome vid and info

[@agpoetrycorner]

Great detailed info. Thank you!

[@JoshSattinFarming]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@paulholloway5458]

Nice!

[@MissMary1012]

Nice video😊May I ask; Is it frostfree in the pollytunnel under the row covers? Whats the lowest temperature outside during winter?😊

[@JoshSattinFarming]

None of this stuff is frost-free. It can always get colder outside. The protection depends on the thickness of the row cover that you use inside the tunnel.

[@Biophile23]

I've just started my small scale experimentation with row covers. I had such good luck with no rips in the spring but the fall . . . that's a whole other matter. Still it's fun to lift them up and find all kinds of greens underneath. :)

[@mishalea]

Helpful ideas!!

[@markbaumgardner3760]

The reason the floating cover doesn't work-out, is because it traps heat. Invest in the insect netting especially for fall cole crops, doesn't trap heat and may make the difference between getting a crop and not.

[@yourgardeningrealtor]

Thanks so much

[@JoshSattinFarming]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@TheMississauga333]

i am looking at doing something like this so i can start my garden earlier, instead of hoops i have the wood to build a long rectangle structure almost the height and width as yours, about 8 ft long and i am going to use 6mil plastic sheets from a roll, my question is once i get set up and planted, do i need to have ventilation slots on the ends? i was going to add some rectangle slots near the ground on each end, would that be a good idea? thanks

[@TommyRyan]

Josh great work with the content and so cool to see you helping out with no till growers. Quick question... what camera are you using for capturing your video? Is it an iPhone or DSLR or something else? Quality looks great.

[@JoshSattinFarming]

Thank you. I'm pretty excited about working with NTG too! I started my first bunch of videos with my phone and have changed cameras several times over the past 6 months or so. I am currently filming on a Canon C100 Mark II.

[@tommyryan9816]

@@JoshSattinFarming I am pretty sure I know which ones are shot with the Canon. You have a stronger bokeh effect when you are solo with the camera. Keep up the great work!

[@denverbasshead]

How do you stake down the low poly tunnel hoops in the ground?

[@skylinegt6]

Any tips on how to get the poly low tunnel tubes into the ground if I have nearly solid clay underneath my bed?

[@t.s.2006]

I used a drill and old drill bit (also working with hard pack clay here)

[@thomasterry2055]

Josh, I am located in Fayetteville and would love to visit your farm. I have a lot of questions!

[@JoshSattinFarming]

Hey! Unfortunately we aren't allowing visitors to the farm. This is mainly due to maintaining family privacy and because I am just too busy. If you are interested in some consulting, then please send me a message through my website www.sattinhillfarm.com/

[@thomasterry2055]

Josh Sattin understand. I am looking at buying some adjacent land and doing something similar. One I get going, I’ll invite you over for a visit.

[@amberemma6136]

Have you looked into hotbeds for the winter? I think they are supposed to be great for starts

[@irisjaye2265]

How do you change the chicken's diet in the winter?

[@agdayem]

Hi Josh, You said "If it does get really warm during the day pull up the ends". Can you specify a certain temperature or sign? You also said "if it does warmer than that you will have to pull it off". Again, how do you know? At what temperature/sign? Please clarify Thanks

[@markbaumgardner3760]

Why don't you use plastic with prepunched holes, it will let moisture in and you don't have to worry as much with hot days and you can cover with frost blanket over top, when it really gets cold?

[@rebeccazody1278]

Do you open up everyday if moderate temp? Do they have to have sunlight? Can they get sunlight through poly or the row cover? Will they grow covered most days, as long as it is not too hot for them inside of the row cover?

[@christiensgarden3325]

How do you put the conduit hoops into the ground?

[@JoshSattinFarming]

You can just push them in.

[@ernestescobedo4591]

Hi thx for info. how many lbs of sand in each bag? thx ee

[@Mcqueentay]

question for anyone that can answer it.. i want to start using the pvc hoops for low tunnels but haven't made up my mind between using pvc or metal conduit to make them. The majority of my growing beds are 36" my question is are you able to bend the pvc that tight using a 10 ft piece and if so using what method? thanks you!

[@EdiblePlants]

👍

[@ryanwillett728]

You're using the 96" hoop?

[@JoshSattinFarming]

They are 10' pieces of 1/2" electrical conduit.

[@ryanwillett728]

Josh Sattin I meant the wire hoops.

[@JoshSattinFarming]

@@ryanwillett728 There is a link in the video description for those.

[@ryanwillett728]

@@JoshSattinFarming When the intent of the question is missed ;)........No worries brother, I know you're busy. Have a good one.

[@JoshSattinFarming]

@@ryanwillett728 Oh sorry, I didn't even realize there were options for that product in the link. I ordered the 62" ones to cover one bed.

[@kingtut4752]

do you have to heat your garage? what temp is it in there?

[@JoshSattinFarming]

I do have to heat it during the coldest months here. I try to keep the temperature in the low 70s. If it gets below that the microgreens growth rate is significantly decreased.

[@kingtut4752]

​@@JoshSattinFarming i have been noticing my microgreens are very slow =(. it stays around 60-65 in my garage right now so i gotta work on a solution =)

[@JoshSattinFarming]

@@kingtut4752 Yeah, they will grow real slow at that temperature.

[@jeanneleongmitchell1375]

Yikes Josh! You talk so fast!! are you on a timer??

[@LaHortetadeBussy]

Thanks men for video. Thanks

[@toutitouti9026]

Excellent work, keep it up. I want to apply your method. I am from Saudi Arabia. Can you write me your WhatsApp so I can contact you?