July Seed Starting for a Winter (overwintering) Garden | PNW Zone 8b

Hi Friends, I cannot believe it is already July!! This year has gone by faster than other years and I feel behind. Anywho, it is July and now is the time to get seeds planted for the winter/overwintering garden. The best thing about veggies after the frosts come, is that they get really sweet due to the natural antifreeze aka sugar. Everyone who know me knows that late fall/winter carrots are my favorite. I know we are just entering the warmest part of the year, but it is also time to start your garden for the coldest part of the year.
Also, in this video I filmed from the turkey/chicken enclosure. I know my turkey boys love to be heard on the videos and many of you ask about them. I thought it would be fun to film where you could see them strutting around in the background. I know the video is a hair noisier, but hopefully you enjoy seeing them as much as I do.
As always, my timelines are for my area and even then, subject to the weather. Your microclimate might be different or you might be in a different part of the world. Either way, trying new things in the garden is fun and hopefully rewarding.
As always, thank you for watching and please share what you are planting or what you have going on in your garden.
#gardeningforbeginners #pnwgardening #zone8b #wintergarden #gardeningtube #seedstarting #julygardening

[@godisincontrol32]

Hello 🤗 New friend here 🙋‍♂️ Many Blessings to you and your Family 🙏

[@mariannerose9702]

I’m so glad to hear this turkey info I knew I liked you the first time I watched a video when they were loudly gobbling and you said so patiently ‘hi boys!’ and I just knew they were pets… I’ve watched hundreds of iTubes learning all I know about growing a food garden over the last few years since retirement and you have shared the most practical, clear to me info of them all and I am so grateful. Plus you made me laugh out loud when you said “ and it’s OK to just put seeds in the ground and have no idea what’s going on” the most validating, helpful, supportive, realistic and perfect comment I’ve ever heard about gardening :)

[@pamelawagner9440]

Same cucumber problems in Olympia! Had to replant seeds in June straight into the garden because all the starts in grew indoors died when I jumped the gun and planted in May. The cool nights are what I attribute it to. But the new plants are way behind. All the hot weather plants are slow or very little growth. Some brassicas were super slow as well. Thankfully I had many volunteers coming up all over the place!

[@sheridennis4870]

So glad you mentioned the cucumbers not doing well. This is my first time growing them and they have been super slow growing. Love seeing the turkeys! ❤

[@deelee4639]

Same here. I've grown them 3 years before this , no problem. Even inside the house. Thisbywar they are stuck at like 4 inches

[@user-rr3mi6jc5r]

Thank you so much for this planting advice! I have a hard time finding PNW gardeners on youtube. It seems like every gardener account is either California or the Southeast.

[@belindadunne4312]

You are a gem! Thank you for breaking it down for us in such a fun and easy to follow way. You are my go-to youtube farmer. 😊 ❤

[@littlerootsranch]

Yay!! Thank you so much and thank you for watching. I try really hard to share all I know about gardening/farming because I love helping people and I love empowering others to garden.

[@barbharrison1179]

I'm loving your channel! It's so helpful to get gardening help from someone in my garden zone! If you would consider putting together a grid of what to plant when I would buy it!!

[@ahiggins]

Omigosh!!! Turkeys!! ❤❤❤ Amazing, thanks for showing us them, finally get to see the beauties that go with that gobble gobble 🥰 Awesome!! I love your content Christi, it’s so informative and fun. This is my second year gardening and you really break it down so I understand how to proceed. Thanks a million!! ❤🇨🇦

[@mariannerose9702]

So Excellent and timely, you have a way with words that is such a help to me! I just saw your sweet comment about Vashon - lots of farm stands here too and VIGA/Saturday Market. If you ever get this way I will show you around ! You’ve helped my yardening so much, thank you for all your hard work. And very fun seeing those turkeys up closer I may have missed this, but can I ask why you have turkeys? Or point me to another KZbin episode:) thanks again

[@littlerootsranch]

Oh yay, I love reading comments like this. Thank you and I am so happy to help. As for the turkeys, I never imagined they would become my favorite animal nor that they had so much personality. Male Ester loves to snuggle and give me love bites, but he is so gentle and never even scratches my bare skin- even though his beak is very strong. I originally got turkeys to breed them and sell them for thanksgiving. I ended up falling in love and now they are part of the family. Funny enough, they also do an excellent job of keeping the chickens safe from eagles so I also call them livestock guardian turkeys, lol. They are also the most mentioned thing in the comments of my KZbin videos and that makes me so happy. I love those darn turkeys.

[@howconnie]

Thumbs up for the turkey, how cute

[@littlerootsranch]

Yay, thank you and thank you for watching.

[@pamelacooley6457]

I do that all the time. Just pick a spot ..plant some seeds It drives my family nuts😂 I tell them to hush….everything is growing isn’t it 😂

[@hai6089]

Yes! Thank you for the amazing video! You are the best🥹❣️I love how you explain everything and love all the gobbling!!

[@littlerootsranch]

Thank you for reminding me to make the video. ❤️ This heat and the weeds keep my mind loopy lol.

[@stevehunt3954]

Great video! Thanks!

[@patnance2257]

Love your chatty turkey!!

[@-CBA-]

getting mine started now

[@rogerspeed2100]

I love the turkeys

[@yesidtac7863]

Muy bien cuidados

[@badmotherhumper]

Thanks so much.

[@littlerootsranch]

Absolutely, thank you for watching.

[@heathershaffer6148]

I love your vids! Such good advice. I had to keep pausingm ,though, because the sounds your chickens were making were kind of being thrown (like voice throwing, sounded like it was coming from outside my window) and I thought MY chickens had got out of their coop and were wandering around LOL

[@joannakimmel752]

My cucumbers are an epic fail too!!!!!!😂

[@ollagardeningwithmichele1144]

I am so grateful for your content for Zone 8b in the PNW. Thank you. Can you tell me what soil mixture you are use for your soil blocks? Your channel has so much useful information. I like the longer videos because of all of the extra tidbits of info you include.

[@RevLetaLee]

My cukes are the same in Tacoma, Washington.

[@littlerootsranch]

I am hearing of more and more people having problems this year with cucumbers. That is really crazy. I might start some new seeds because I love snacking on cucumbers during the day while working in the garden.

[@quackersplatfarm]

My cucumbers are very behind this year. Cabbage is taking forever to form heads and my spring planted beets are still quite small. But my beans are growing crazy fast this year!

[@littlerootsranch]

My beets either didn’t germ this year or the rabbits got them. I was pretty bad at watering them in the spring but beets are usually pretty easy for me. My cucumbers are having zero growth. I might try to start new seeds if I have any.

[@krisk6256]

I'm going to try and plant cucumbers again. Crossing my fingers!

[@Zomography013]

So many things to think about. My garden definitely is doing better this year than last year. I’m going to get more out of my garden this year. How’s the farmer stand going?

[@travisevans7502]

My cucumbers are also struggling I think it's the cold night time temperature

[@littlerootsranch]

It appears a lot of people are having problems with cucumbers. The seeds I buy are $1 each so I am pretty bummed. How is the garden otherwise?

[@travisevans7502]

@@littlerootsranch everything else is doing great accept for some of my flowers that don’t like the cold

[@aqha-13cowgirl53]

List starts at 12:12 😂

[@littlerootsranch]

😅😂😆

[@hai6089]

Hello will you be posting an august video? ❤️❤️❤️

[@littlerootsranch]

You are always great at reminding me. I will shoot the August video tomorrow.

[@hai6089]

@@littlerootsranch yay! Can’t wait🥰

[@jennesset1102]

Question 🙋🏼‍♀️. If I grew spring potatoes, then how long can I leave them in the ground? I live near you climate wise.

[@littlerootsranch]

You can leave them in the ground and harvest as needed or pull them and store them inside if you need the room. You need to get them before the rains come again so they don’t sprout.

[@berryster]

Hi, by "seed starting" do you mean sowing seeds outside in the ground, or planting seed starts inside to move outside later? I have one group of cucumbers that got munched by snails, and another planting is doing great so having mixed results in Seattle

[@emilyellson600]

Would you mind sharing where you get your seeds from? I'm always looking for good seed companies!

[@krisk6256]

I'm a couple towns south of you and have had problems with cucumbers this year too. Not old seeds and planted in high tunnel as I always do. I don't get it. Grrrrr lol

[@littlerootsranch]

By reading the comments, it seems like everyone is having problems with cucumbers this year. I buy specialty cucumber seeds and they are a dollar a pop so it is bummer that none of them are doing anything. In the summer I live off of snacking on cukes from the greenhouse.

[@ollagardeningwithmichele1144]

can you plant potatos in late june?

[@littlerootsranch]

Honestly, I am convinced you can plant potatoes at any time. June is still good, just plant them asap. Summer plantings are best for early potatoes or smaller potatoes and especially for new potatoes (young potatoes).

[@heidiroycroft9465]

Do you grow second crop potatoes which are started in the summer?

[@littlerootsranch]

I usually do, I didn’t this year because I am behind.

[@heidiroycroft9465]

@@littlerootsranch would I need to get new seed potatoes to do that or can I dig up ones I have already growing and replant them immediately?

[@rochelleshawver7649]

Do you sell your produce?

[@ollagardeningwithmichele1144]

Which companies do you use to buy your seeds?

[@littlerootsranch]

I buy from a few different ones. I get most of my seeds from Johnny’s Select Seeds. I get some seeds from Osborne Seed but they tend to sell in higher quantities- I can also drive there and pick up seed which I like. I usually fill in the gaps with seed from Territorial.

[@pamelacooley6457]

Thank you for sharing