July Vegetable Garden Tour and Cleanup: Zone 6a, Ohio

[@gina55555]

You are the BEST! Thank you for being REAL! I love that I can watch your channel and not feel like a failure... it's rare to find a person willing to share a true picture of a garden that's not always perfection. Love your content and the wealth of info you share!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I'm so glad- this is exactly what I was hoping to do!

[@dennisclayton8442]

Thanks for showing your successes in gardening and also sharing how gardening is a challenge whether it’s weeds, grass, weather, etc. We all face these challenges and they can be a bit overwhelming. We can all be encouraged because you shared these with us and know that you had problems with your crops, but you showed and offered solutions that will also benefit us. We learn more from our trials than we do from our triumphs. That’s how we grow personally. Real people have real problems and it’s up to us to either quit or to fight thru the challenges. (Side note - as if our weather has not been crazy enough for five months, we now are facing 95-plus temperatures in Mississippi zone 7b for the next 10 days. We are gonna stay in the fight and try to keep the plants alive and thriving just like our mentor Jenna. Thanks so much for all you share, you are an inspiration to all of us gardeners.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

@@dennisclayton8442 you are spot on! There will be challenges every season- either learn & evolve or quit (I hope most folks choose learn & evolve). I'm sorry to hear you are dealing with a heat wave right now- I hope you get a break soon!

[@bakersbooks]

I really appreciate you showing the messier side of gardening too! I have chronic fatigue and some other conditions that mean I've also fallen behind on maintenance of my (much smaller) garden, so it's nice to know this isn't just a me problem.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I suspect it's something all gardeners deal with at one time or another-- definitely not just you!

[@survivorhighonthetrail9101]

I’m just getting back into gardening and have been watching lots of videos with organized super clean gardens. Yours is pretty messy but very productive. I like it because it’s a lot like mine. It’s real, thanks

[@tomst9417]

My wife says I am a "farmer", not gardener as I spend most of my day managing our garden. Since I am retired I do have more time to devote to the garden and orchard. I'm intrigued how you use the kaolin clay spray, so I am looking forward to seeing that video. We are in a drought here in Wisconsin, but with frequent watering my garden is performing well. We have so many raspberries this year,I am picking 3-4 pounds every day. We are freezing, dehydrating, canning and making jam as well as giving away lots to neighbors and family. You have an impressive garden!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I cannot tell my daughter about your raspberries… she’ll want to move to your house!! I’m so glad things are doing well for you despite the drought.

[@teresahayes-hill370]

I love your channel!. I live in central Ohio and it's wonderful to see a successful gardener in my 6a zone. I have learned so much from your videos. My garden looks great this year. Thank You!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I'm so glad to hear your garden looks great this year!!

[@cherylkemp548]

My tomatoes and peppers are sooo behind last year's as well. I am zone 6b. Our spring was also colder & much longer than normal. Here's to next year!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I'm hoping maybe the fall will give us a break and we'll all have amazing autumn gardens 😀

[@nooneinparticular87]

I totally adore your videos! Truly love the way you express and teach. Thank you for all you do. The world could use more of you.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you so much!

[@viralprimenetwork]

Wow! 😍Si impressive to see how you tried out your mini chainsaw in your garden! 😍🥰 Thank you so much for sharing with us, Jenna! ❤

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Happy to share!

[@lunalou3489]

Thanks for showing those tomatoes. Zone 6 IL here and between the weather and getting new beds in mine got in 6 weeks behind where there usually do. I have been fretting. To see yours made me feel a bit better.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I'm glad it made you feel a little better!

[@forgivenangel7]

Thank you! The hustle to keep on top of weeds and pests this year has felt like an uphill battle. I love your real garden (and landscaping) and I thank you for showing us the weeds.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I am happy to share!!

[@LadyofRockmart]

Thank you for showing us a working garden instead of something that looks pristine. We all struggle with weeds and pests. I also love mad hatter peppers!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

You are so welcome!

[@jancaligiuri3623]

thanks for showing the before and after, the successes and misses. It makes me feel better!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Happy to share!

[@lindaromas]

I love the mad hatter too! Warren County Ohio, thanks for being here!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad to hear you like it too!

[@Stoiccappy]

Weed tea is a lot like JADAM Liquid fertilizer (Korean Natural Farming). I'm in my second year of gardening, the difference is night and day. I recommend the book by Youngsang Cho.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you for the recommendation- I'll check that book out!

[@mmandrac1]

Lovely garden Jenna, I'm jealous. Yes please do a video on kaolin clay. I have a hard time keeping pests off my squash and cucumbers. It might be the solution I'm looking for.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Will do!

[@joyhamilton4248]

Oh my gosh!! My hubby and I found you on KZbin over this past winter and we are hooked!! And blown away and love all your lessons!! Thank you!!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you so much!!

[@debrarodzinak9286]

Just discovered your channel. I am so glad I did! Just moved to Ohio from the deep south and I am learning a lot about gardening in a cooler climate.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Welcome to Ohio!!

[@Beaguins]

Thank you for blessing us with the beauty of your gardens. I absolutely love this time of year!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Happy to share!

[@nooneinparticular87]

And… Your garden is exquisite. Such a dream.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I appreciate this!

[@elenadupuis5124]

Your voice is so lovely to listen to☺️

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you 😊

[@trevorwills3356]

​@@GrowfullywithJenna Can I ask what microphone you use Jenna . I watch You Tube in the UK and the sound quality on Your videos is always crisp and clear compared to UK channels.

[@gardeningfishingjimw9364]

Gardens have come up a treat even with the heat you are experiencing right now Jenna. Stay hydrated, wear a hat and put on sunscreen or as we say here in Australia....Slip, Slop, Slap.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you- I will do that!

[@albertmo1722]

Hi Jenna, You really have a lot of energy! I admire you for it. :-) Best, Albert

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you Albert!

[@HomeHarvestCo]

Your vegetable garden is so inspiring. I'm motivated to grow my own food now!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

You can do it!

[@sofiamiliaressis5403]

Awesome Jenna, you convey your garden know how in simple to understand methods! Great communicator on the topic of gardening! Thanks so much 🌱

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you so much!

[@joshbonnoront9851]

Excellent video!! And that's a badass garden gate!! Props to your husband!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Yeah... he's a keeper 😉

[@brg2743]

Our garden was put in a month late due to weather in the forties at night and a few other things. Started some seeds late and putting in cucumbers today again. Anymore with the crazy weather, we just keep planting anyhow. It works. Just got garlic and had onions the last two days, and some lettuce which is fizzling due to the heat.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Yep I hear that! It’s anyone’s guess what this weather will do!

[@JulesGardening]

Man oh man. Can’t believe you keep up as good as you do! So much going on Jenna. Wow!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I think I've finally hit my limit for how much I can actually manage 😫... at least I know now!

[@JulesGardening]

@@GrowfullywithJenna I heard that. Me too. My energy is zapped.

[@joanies6778]

OMG, just bought a 6" saw just like your sponsor... game changer, indeed!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad to hear you're liking yours!

[@alliepopoff325]

Great tour! My garden also seems like it's a full month behind this year! So disheartening to see pics of raspberries, beans, tomatoes, cucumbers and the like all harvested at this time last year...when I haven't had any at all this year! It'll come. Thanks for sharing!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I know it!! I just realized the harvest I brought in the house last night looks like what I'm normally picking in mid to late June, not the last half of July!! It's crazy!

[@karenjeffries7242]

Weed tea is great! I live in 6a also. All I use for fertilizer for everything I grow is weed tea. I have a large trash can of it and just keep adding evertime I pull weeds. So far everything does great on it!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

That is great to know!

[@richardliles4415]

Thank you for the tour, I enjoyed it very much.👍

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@brianczuhai8909]

Man, that’s a lot of work! I need to watch you more. Thank you for the tour. Thanks for the tip on Surround for the cucumbers! I have OMRI Monterey Complete Disease Control. Used it on my tomatoes so far with success. I had tomato blight bad last year. Other changes were made this year. You can eat the center inside stalk of thistle. Just don’t grow it for that. Maybe vinegar and salt to kill the grass under the fence? You didn’t install the hose faucets with hangers yet. Just means you have to chase the only working hose to water. (Otherwise, you would have multiple working faucets out there.) Put one at where the hose is coming in. Put another one in back. Thank me later. 😊 Looks like Moon Walker multi flowered sunflowers. And others. Mention the bee life around those. Saw some blue and purple ones I might try next year. Thank you for mentioning these details. My first time celery is doing great. Wood chips are really useful aren’t they? I got triple shredded. Gave up on the straw. Don’t trust it. My onions are doing great (Monroe, MI). Nitrogen before bulbing and water. And weeding. Home Depot and Walmart had Bonnie Best slips. And the price wasn’t bad. I got mine form Dixendale Farms, Texas. They seem to be better than the bulb sets in Tractor Supply. But those aren’t bad either. SO easy to grow.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

You are SO right about the hose faucets. This has been on my to-do list for 5 years and somehow I've never gotten around to it. Definitely need to get it done for next spring!

[@wingrider1004]

Excellent presentation...I have had a very productive garden this year due to you and other fine YT'ers who have provided such good information. Those little saws are very handy. I got one last year and they definitely have their place. Keep them oiled and the chains sharp ( hubby job), and they are very handy. Looking forward to the Kaolin clay expose. Carry on, Good Elf!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I'm so glad to hear your garden is very productive this year!

[@MelissaWilliams74802]

Everything looks awesome. Weather is crazy and virus took a lot of plants. Many lessons learned for next year.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

That is an awesome way to look at it- I’ve learned many lessons for next year as well!

[@MelissaWilliams74802]

@@GrowfullywithJenna thanks. I started a garden to help my special needs kids eat better and get us all outside more. Mission accomplished so anything edible is a bonus hahah

[@juha7830]

Thank you for the tour. Thistle in the clay soil is a never ending fight.. I have the same problem. Tarping couple of years helps a bit

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Yes they are! Tarping does help- I also need to address the soil compaction which should help as well!

[@samanthahoos9827]

Lovely! Thank you for sharing flaws along wit beauty! I pulled all the potatoes and carrots this weekend only to plant more carrots, herbs, zucchini and 2 berry bushes I bought off the clearance rack. Next up my containers need attention as there’s pruning, pulling to replant and let’s not even get to what has to be processed that’s in the house. 😂 Yes, we are blessed!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Sounds like you are keeping busy!

[@daryljackson9790]

I saw the overwintered potatoes again! They look good from the foliage!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I'm sharing the results video soon!

[@1234uz]

I am in the same zone as you but in Northern West Virginia really enjoy your videos

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I'm glad you enjoy them!

[@trishapomeroy9251]

Young radish pods are delicious! I don't know if the tiller radish variety is as delicious, but sure worth a taste!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Great tip!

[@steverobinson5492]

Yes please…. Surround vid. Great job as usual. Thx Jen

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Will do!

[@KristiB73]

Always something to do in the garden 💙

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

That is the truth!

[@Mr_APeezy]

Loved that goofy Taranzy ad ending. 😂 Great video. Love the updates!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad you enjoyed it 😄!

[@Gardenfnp]

You are giving me lots of ideas on how to keep weeds at bay next year. This year it is a lost cause I’m afraid.

[@Gardenfnp]

Do you add to your strawberries every year?

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Not every year. I typically keep my strawberry beds as long as the plants are productive. After about 5 years they tend to slow down a little and I often transplant the runners and start a new bed (or beds).

[@earthsgardenapothecary7185]

Once again, you are right on time!!! I actually took your advise and started clearing paths in my garden as well for fall planting.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I’m glad to hear it!

[@richardliles4415]

Also, I ordered one of those little chainsaws, it will help me out for my garden. Thank you.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I hope you get plenty of use out of it! I

[@jimmiller6269]

I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who neglects weeding until they are out of control lol

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I try not to… but sometimes it happens 😆

[@NanaSuze77]

Great tour Jenna! You can really be proud of that garden - lots of work! Thanks 😊

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@olgacaballero1998]

I'm a big believer in weed tea. I always have a couple buckets of this delicious infusion: weeds coffee grains, chicken compost, fish guts 🤤, pasta water.... The sky is the limit for me. My climbing beans grow from spring all the way to the first frost, I don't have to replant. And instead of surround I use ash. My cukes love it, kills powdery mildew quickly. Thank you for your videos!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

My grandfather always used wood ash as well!

[@shumwaymike]

Greetings from Killbuck Ohio. Your garden tour was great. You are right about getting a birds eye view of ones garden. My son got a drone and took pictures of my garden and i was blown away. It looked amazing. Id love to share some of the pictures. Mike

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I'm so glad you got the opportunity to see some drone shots of your garden! I'd love to see them. If you like, you can send to my email: [e-mail] or send to me on FaceBook.

[@dianabrown5090]

I have found that if you plant your sacrificial radishes well before your cukes and squashes to where they are coming up ,then by the time the squash and cukes are growing well the radish will bolt as its the flowers that seem to do the job , I plant sacrificial radishes all over my garden

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thanks for the tip!

[@carolfryer9494]

I love the weed tea. I add some comfrey to boost it.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Adding comfrey is a great idea!

[@gmc1758]

Cold stratifing perenials lavender rosmary, and cone flower this rainy weekend

[@Poconogreyhound]

Excellent video! We're in zone 5B in the Poconos and we had the same issue with our Tomatoes. We had a really bad drought for about a month and watering just wasn't doing it. We had a really hot spell and then a ton of rain and that really kick started everything.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I'm so glad everything finally jumped into high gear for you!

[@colleenmorrison3581]

I love your channel. Great info and a real gardening video.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you!!

[@Aphidman1]

Good decision on the aphid infestation! As an entomologist and aphid specialist, that is almost always my advice with aphids -- wait 2 weeks and see what happens. Aphids usually go away or get eaten by then. Cabbage aphids are often a tenacious exception... 😉😊

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

That is good to know!! It's really nice to have my gut feeling confirmed by an expert-- thank you! I'm curious, because I've had SO many questions about aphids this season, if people do need to treat for them, what's your recommendation?

[@Aphidman1]

@@GrowfullywithJenna My recommendations after "wait two weeks" are: 1) spray the aphids off the plants with a good strong stream of water; this serves to keep them at bay while biocontrol critters and pathogens can take hold. 2) a weak solution of soapy water; I know from experience too much soap can injure plants, so weak is the operative word. There are recipes online I'm sure. Waxy aphids like cabbage aphid may not respond to this as one might hope, hence my comment about them being tenacious. 3) for anyone inclined to use conventional pesticides, imidacloprid and relatives (i.e. neonicotinoids) are extremely effective (they are implicated in bee decline issues though, so...). Personally, I focus on prevention -- lots of straw mulch to foster spiders, ground beetles, harvestmen, etc., and avoiding ALL broad spectrum insecticides to preserve all those predatory critters. The best recipe for massive aphid outbreaks is frequent use of broad spectrum insecticides like pyrethroids (including organic products containing pyrethrin).

[@sociopathmercenary]

Hi Jenna... Thanks for the honest view into your gardening. We always get excited and buy way too many plants and plan too many projects. We always get a late start and by the middle of summer, we are frustrated with sometimes half a dozen berry bushes still in containers waiting to be planted... Weeds taking over anything and everything... And only got around to planting half of the seeds we bought. Maybe next year we'll avoid travel and family duties and illness and the many many things that detract from our garden... But we always appreciate what we get.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I suspect this is a shared experience by many of us gardeners 😀

[@TheGardenFamily]

Got this saved to watch tonight, I’m excited! 🍿

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

My garden is way behind yours!! I'm a bit jealous of those ripe tomatoes 😄

[@TheGardenFamily]

@@GrowfullywithJenna we definitely got off to a quick start this year, probably a week or two for tomatoes for you? Btw, that asparagus at your parents house is huge!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

@@TheGardenFamily The small fruited tomatoes at mom & dad's are just starting to color up. Mine are at least 2 weeks out. Do you think growing in the raised beds gave you a jump start on the season? Or what do you attribute it to (if you addressed this in a post, I apologize- I missed it)? So many Ohio folks are a month or more behind!

[@TheGardenFamily]

@@GrowfullywithJenna I’m not sure to be honest…we had a pretty hot May but a cold June so I think if you got them in the ground early May they got a jumpstart? The peppers and eggplant were super early because of high powered LEDs indoors but the tomatoes were under fluorescents and not overly mature when they planted out. I have found the single stemmed plants produce a bit earlier, maybe because of less shade on the soil? Maybe I’ll do some pruning / trellising experiments next year…

[@purplechris9480]

Having a lot of trouble with critters this year. Something even ate my cucumber plants. Never had that problem before. Your garden is beautiful!!!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I think the critters are worse this year than normal… sorry to hear they got your cucumbers!

[@nicolasbertin8552]

If you'd like a pretty climber you can eat, I also recommend Malabar spinach. Right now near Paris, the garden is fine despite 3 weeks without rain. We have big tomatoes already, and for the first time in 3 years we cannot eat all the cucumbers we have. We've had big onions, 350 g each for a lot of them (0 fertilizer, just wood chips). Eggplants and peppers have had a late start though. With the drought, I try to put oyas everywhere (clay pots you bury and fill with water) we have now about 18 of them (mix of 10 L and 7 L ones) and they really work great. Potatoes are weird this year. Some varieties did fine with the drought, others died 20-30 days before their advertised maturity date. It seems to be a good year for fruits : no late frost, and spring rain that got us plenty of plums, apricots, apples and almonds. Clay soil sucks for peaches though. In the past few years we've also tried to plant beds of perennials in the style of the naturalistic gardeners like Pete Oudolf, which was tough in our dry clay soil. But some plant are working amazing, mostly echinops, eryngiums, monardas, agastaches, geums, aquilegia, achilleas, knautias... I highly recommend those for your garden. "Dream Plants for the Natural Garden" is an absolute must-read.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Yes!! I love malabar spinach! I actually have some planted along the archway between my two raised beds, but the volunteer sunflower is shading them too much and they're slow to get going. I'm so glad to hear that most things are doing well for you this year. And thank you so much for the recommendation- I will definitely check that book out!

[@chalicat2]

Your garden looks fabulous! I’m over my Cleveland, and my tomatoes are just like yours. Lots of green ones, but nothing blushing yet. I’m waiting. But it’s good to know I’m not the only one who had to plant out late. I’m only in year 3 of gardening, and figuring it all out as I go.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Those tomatoes will be ripe before you know it!

[@brianseybert2189]

Think this has been a challenging year for a lot of gardeners, for sure you are not alone. Sometimes it is amazing to me, that with all the challenges we face we still get harvests. I can't believe that farmer was applying herbicides with 20MPH winds, To me, that is so irresponsible, had you not had that barrier, your beautiful garden could have really been effected. One reason I think, even in bad weather years we still get decent harvests is by gardening organically. That farmer, if he wasn't adding inorganic fertilizers and pesticides would be belly up. Our plants through living soils can withstand pest pressure better than inorganically grown crops. I make several batches of comfrey "tea" every year, adds a lot of micronutrients to the soil. Actually, thinking of sending a sample to the UW and find out what really is in it. Your garden is still outstanding, have no idea how you can keep up with all of it. I sent a link to a fellow gardener Jason @ "Clive's Conundrum Garden" about your clay grow bag experiment this morning. They have relocated to Springfield IL from NW Canada, never experienced heavy clay soil before. Hope thing improve for you! Stay Well!!!!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I agree with you completely! Living soils absolutely give us a leg up... I wish it felt like a more attainable goal for many farmers.

[@brianseybert2189]

@@GrowfullywithJenna There is more and more work being done on regenerative farming. Dr. Elaine Ingham has really shown that it can work with large scale farms. Unfortunately, a very long road before those principals and methods are common place.

[@allborosnyc4544]

Awesome work! I love your garden, very cool!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you!

[@ScottFidler]

The part where you pull a couple carrots out the ground and take a bite of one. Lol. Sometimes this channel is something.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Best way to enjoy carrots 😄

[@JulesGardening]

Good idea letting the Beneficial insects handle it.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Now I just have to find a predatory insect who will wipe out the squash bugs & cucumber beetles!

[@mgronnvoll]

Fantastic video! I'm so jealous of your beets. I can grow almost anything, but beets continue to be my white whale.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thanks! I think I got lucky with beets, in that they just like my soil!

[@generic_Ryan]

You grew a yellow slide too! Garden looks beauty. Inspiring again ty

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

😆 Thanks!

[@sharonallen805]

Thank u Jennie I were thinking of buying one of those little saws. Just placed my order.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I hope you like it as much as I do!

[@dawndawn6946]

Hi, Jenna! My landscape beds are horrific! I just have no idea what to replace all the weeds with. It’ll be addressed in the fall or maybe next spring…😆

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Mine probably won’t be addressed till next spring 😆

[@dianak726]

Great video, Jenna. You’re giving me lots of ideas for next years garden. Sadly here in my Ohio garden, I am battling Japanese beetles like there’s no tomorrow. My beans are taking the entire brunt of the infestation. I’m out here 4 times a day waging my war. One thing I’ve noticed is, they like my pole beans but not much damage on my bush beans. Interesting. Thanks for giving us a tour of all your hard work. ❤️

[@pa.fishpreacher6166]

The jap. beetles are bad in Pa. this year too.

[@shelliecummins5972]

Beetle trap

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I'm sorry to hear about the Japanese Beetles- but is is very interesting that they are targeting the pole beans, not the bush beans! Which variety of bush beans are you growing?

[@mmandrac1]

The Japanese beetles are out of control in western Massachusetts too!

[@dianak726]

@@GrowfullywithJenna The yellow wax bean. Ok so sadly I’ve been spraying them with water and dish soap. While it does kill them it also damages the leaves and my nearby tomato blossoms. The wind carry’s the soapy spray. Yesterday I had a dream and the dream said to take my fly swatter out there and tap on the leaves and beetles. A brilliant idea. They hated it and there are half the beetles today than there were yesterday. I go out there about 4 times a day and swat them.

[@potagermalo]

Magnifique bravo 😊 A bientôt

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Merci

[@potagermalo]

@@GrowfullywithJenna de rien

[@BobWeaver3000]

muchos gracias! 🐸

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

De nada!

[@ecocentrichomestead6783]

I have the ZNP version of the mini saw. I'm happy with it. One of the batteries was a dud, however. Now that I know the actual company that makes them, maybe I can get another battery!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I hope you can get a spare battery!

[@esthersdaughterlong8149]

Thank you for the tour Jenna. Both garden's are beautiful. I'm not planting ffall/winter plant's until maybe October here in Florida.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you!! And happy planting when the time comes!

[@johnjude2685]

Couldn't comment back when I first viewed this video. Sorry, but phone problems. I'm your best fan for several seasons, Again your the Master Gardener Lady, and lucky me, you can teach very well. Surround product is something I'm finding of interest. I tried them Candyland Red and they were certainly great in salads but you sujust Midnight Snack a few seasons back and again this year our circle of friends still demands the Midnight snack as favorite here. I've got Black Krim, Cherokee Purple and Red Brandywine and have over 1 lb tomato of each already this season believe that winter wheat cover crop looks like it helps, Also got Bolt corn looking great got 2 ears each plant after double rows only 15 inches apart. I had used buck wheat before my Bolt was planted and believe it's the best I've raised. I'm 6a Columbus Ohio and like your garden had the drought much as your garden. Thanks for so much information that helped me gardening. I'm telling everyone that you are my best teacher for gardening.

[@johnjude2685]

Again Big WOW! For the broccoli and mine did improve and I found the best system to start beets and started 5 different times and nearly 100 percent germination, I just happened to have a felt fabric that is best thing I've ever done.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I'm so glad to hear that things are doing well!!

[@thereseavelis1372]

Inspiring video to watch. I thoroughly enjoyed the tour, relaxed and inviting. You do such a wonderful job! I can relate to the weeds, as well. Very, very lovely garden ❤

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you!

[@ehahn2604]

Beautiful garden! We have a small garden in California.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you!

[@MysticSpank]

This time of year is my "i surrender, if it dies it dies, but here is a bit of water just in case." all brassicas done, corn done, beans done, garlic done, onions done, still some pumpkins coming on, turkish eggplant still alive, tomatoes alive and producing, peppers slow but alive. Need to till for a shot at fall, but it is hot. zone 6b. i till to continue to improve my clay and rocks with organic material. strawberries i grab at the grass among them, but that is about all i can do at this point. Not mad or disappointed just tired LOL.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I totally get this!!

[@SuffolkSusie]

Thank you thank you thank you

[@NicoleSmithGardening]

Great update! 💚

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thanks! 😊

[@lisacampbell5283]

Wish I could make my rows that straight

[@ryoncathomas6588]

After your segment on weed tea I was half expecting this episode's sponsor would be Soylent Green ;) By the way, an internet search of 'weed tea' generates some very different responses.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

You’re right- the definition of weed tea varies greatly by source!

[@MrButterflybutter]

I would love to see a tutorial on using the row covers for pumpkins!

[@mikefrench3800]

Is that a humongous Oregano plant in your herb bed? Damn! You and your garden are looking great!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

There’s oregano in there as well as lemon balm!

[@91210paige]

I can relate for sure! My onion bed was getting over run with grass and weeds and I pulled and mulched it but I still lost that battle. Other then that I've been pretty lucky with weeds. As for pests mostly Slugs eating EVERY LEAF off my potatoes making me pull them early. However, it did force me to toss some back in the bags and hope I can get another harvest by Thanksgiving.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Ugh... the slugs! I've never really had a problem with them till the last couple of years. I didn't even know they'd eat potato foliage... but I suppose they'll eat just about any green, leafy surface. I'm sorry to hear that!

[@fabricdragon]

thank you for showing "process" also a how to on surround would be awesome!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Happy to share- and surround video to come soon!

[@bethsands7665]

Lovely and rustic wide garden gate ! Are the " More than Farmers " who post in Ohio...related to you ?? , they are awesome as well. I must try the Kaelin- clay as I know James from Jersey uses it. Awwwww, sweet tweets !, you are a caring nature lover. You have such a huge garden growing space and that must be hard to keep it all happy and pristine. Your carrots are AWESOME ! I wish that I had rain ! It is all about the melons, Pumpkins and Tomatoes. You go Ladybugs !!!! Lovely garlic-bulbs ! I like your short Sunflowers as mine are all over 10' tall and now leaning over as they are heavy with blooms.Awesome clean-up and happy plants now. Do you just rely on rain to water ?? Lovely Apple trees. You grow tomatoes !!, have you ever made Tomato-pie ??

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you! I am not related to the More than Farmers folks. I primarily rely on rain to water, but do have to use the hose (well water) sometimes and also have several rain water tanks hooked up to the barn. And I've not personally made tomato pie, but have a friend who makes a delicious version!

[@grahammatter4968]

Looking good

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thanks!

[@davidaleshire4292]

I absolutely LOVE that gate. Gives me all kinds of ideas. Looking forward to learning more about Surround, especially if it helps with squash bugs. Super destructive demons from one of Dantes rings.Awesome carrot crop. I have so many questions I'd love to tackle you with that I hardly know where to begin, so I'll start with asking how far apart you keep your brambles, and, one that isn't garden related, what's the new ink ya got on your left arm? For some reason my friends and family keep harping on me to ask you about your wrist and forearm tats. Doesn't seem to sink in that you and I didn't hold a meeting for tattoo designs. 😆 Thanks for the tour. Your vids always make my day.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Haha- that description of squash bugs is the best I’ve heard 😆… totally agree! For brambles, I like to aim for 3-5 feet, but that doesn’t always happen. My blackberries are way too close at just over 2’. The new ink of some of my daughter’s artwork from when she was younger ☺️!

[@davidaleshire4292]

@@GrowfullywithJenna now THAT is a cool tat for a parent to have.

[@JulesGardening]

Enjoyed the tour!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@nicolasbertin8552]

Thistle, rumex, dandelions, nettles, are all a sign of a compacted alkaline clay soil (I got the same thing). Once you get rid of the compaction they'll give way to more annual plants like chenopodium bonus-henricus, wild lettuce, that kind of thing. But otherwise I don't mind the thistle so much, coz they pull out fine. It's much harder to get rid of rumex (bitter dock) or the worst, Potentilla reptans (creeping cinquefoil). By the way for the aphids on your parsley I believe this is what happened : flowering plants can get more fragile, due to the energy needed to produce seeds. Their sap is then less rich in complex sugars. Insects sense that, know they now can digest the sap, so they attack. There is a great webinar called "why insects can't attack healthy plants" if you want to know more. In my garden, I had just one patch (out of 5 different ones) of fava beans getting attacked by aphids. I figured out it was too close to the compost bin, making the soil too rich for these legumes. One year it was the drought that weakened the fava beans and made the aphids attack again. Year after year I witness that aphids and other insects do not eat healthy plants. They'll eat pollen of course, or they'll go for the dead parts of the plant. But an insect cannot digest complex sap from a healthy individual, it would kill it. And that includes invasive species as well. I do not make cabbages in the spring/summer anymore, because my climate is too hot and dry, and turnip beetles decimate them.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Spot on about the soil-- that's exactly what is going on at mom & dad's. I've been working to remedy the soil but it's an uphill battle! I'll have to watch that webinar. I listened to a talk by Dan Kittredge where he touched on this same topic and was fascinated. I've definitely seen this to be the case with both pests & disease in stressed plants and plants which are given too much nitrogen.

[@JamesColeman1]

Nice work

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thanks!

[@davidcrosby8552]

Interesting clay product you are using. Gardens here in the PNW were late too from the colder spring weather. If you remember I'm taking a break from gardening and doing fruit trees. Was thinking of permaculture as a way to do some "lazy" food production as I get older and struggle with health issues, but after a terrible year in which we now think I might be overly sensitive to most fruits and veggies, I'm not sure what the future holds. For now I will live vicariously thru you and others and search the farmers markets and you-pick farms for little treasures I can share with others. I can still have a handful of cherry tomatoes from time to time and I find they are all the more amazing that way. Looking to move farther out into the country as we are now overpopulated and the housing problems are not improving. Would be nice to be somewhere like the raw country setting this place was when I was a kid. Interesting note, the escaped domestic bunnies in the neighborhood had a population crash after a virus of some kind got to them. I expect the great horned owl took that a sign and moved farther out himself. I will go looking for him. :)

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I keep thinking of more and more ways to move towards more permaculture and perennial food plantings as well. I hope you are able to move further out into the country! And that is very odd about the rabbits- do you have any idea what type of virus it was?

[@vintagegarden93]

Great tour ❤

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you!

[@joanies6778]

The storms blew in an overwhelming number of seeds. My yard must have received at least a million elm seeds, alone... not an exageration. I feel your pain. I'm planning micro clover where many weeds grew and are being plucked. The back yard is taken over by creeping charlie. The garden, not so bad... mulch is thinning but holding up.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Oh wow- that's a lot of elm seeds! Sowing that microclover is a great idea.

[@amoore311]

My favorite gardening channel on youtube! Thank you for the content and all of the great videos. One question I have to ask, we are in the process of doing a smaller 25 x 35 garden. How to do you eat all the food lol? We have so much extra with just this small plot we have issues giving it away.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you! We give away a lot to friends and family and preserve a lot. Canning, freezing, dehydrating...some day I'd love to get a freeze drying too!

[@generic_Ryan]

Oh yes weed tea is great btw! I got a lid for my bucket 🤢

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Good idea!

[@margaret2222]

Thank you for the tour Jenna. I appreciate you keeping it real. There is always something to do in the garden. You gave me some good ideas to try for next year. I am also interested in learning more about tarping areas of the yard that are going to become garden. I need to do that too. What is the process and and benefit of doing it that way?

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I talk about converting lawn to garden beds in a bit more detail in this video starting at 1:26 kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5DbnZqEr9acqJY and this video at 0:49 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXvLaGdngayfsM0 I find it to be beneficial because it's a very effective way of killing grass & persistent weeds without the use of herbicides, and it can kill of some problematic soil pathogens as well.

[@margaret2222]

Thank you so much Jenna.@@GrowfullywithJenna

[@Naddrose]

Love your garden. I am in zone 5 B Ontario Canad, and my garden is growing slowly . I was feeling very discouraged until I saw how your eggplants are now blossoming and my onions are not bulbing . I can't wait to see your overwinter potatoes.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you so much!! Your garden will get there- don't worry! I was too curious and I actually dug some of the potatoes today. So far it looks like Experimental Method #2 (at 8:12 of the potato video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZvYfJh3Z9V4hac) appears to be the most productive!

[@johnjude2685]

Jenna,You recommended " Bolt" corn and we have been eating it almost everyday for weeks and should have more for the rest of the month, I cover crop with Buckwheat and my corn is so healthy, I self pollination and almost every ear has been full and I had none of the capillaries from the moths yet.I don't spray poisoning. You should learn to keep your garden as weed free as your Mom's garden, She's teaching with example for you Lady. 😅 My weeds loved them heavily rains after my Columbus ohio drought passed. Thanks, You are still the better Gardener Lady. Thanks

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I'm glad to hear it! And I know-- as soon as we got some rain here, all those weeds made up for lost time!

[@craigdreisbach5956]

Thank you Jenna. A few thoughts: Sugar spray has saved my cherries from the birds Although I have had 10/10/10 fertilizer for my corn, I think that the more rapid active liquid fertilizer is best for tomatoes, despite bone meal when planting. Here in New England, our potatoes are resistant to BT and Spinosad. I'm back to using to hand picking of the Colorado beetles and grubs as well as Garden 8. (carbaryl). However. 90% of my gardening is hand weeding/cultivation. Kind Regards, Craig

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Tell me more about sugar spray, please!

[@craigdreisbach5956]

@@GrowfullywithJenna Its very simple. I use the same ratio for supplementing my honeybees when available nectar is lower. (after normal flower/vegetable blooms in May and June and before goldenrod in August). 1 cup table sugar per one cup water. I use hot water to speed the formation of clear solution. When at room temperture I place it in my sprayer. Comprressed air (pump sprayer) for small applications, or tank sprayer powered by 12 volt garden tractor battery (Fimco or equivalent) for larger applications/taller trees.