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There was a time that all I wanted in the world was a little farm where I could raise my family and grow our food. Now, that is exactly what exists outside my door. In watching it unfold, a new dream was formed in my heart - to share this beautiful life with others and teach them the lessons we've learned along the way. Welcome to our journey, friend. I am so glad you're here.
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[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

What do you love planting for fall? (Also, how cute is my new office? The Tour is coming in the next video!)

[@happiest.northwest]

Super cute! I can't wait for the tour. ❤

[@ruthannecoro6198]

Super cute office Jess! Can’t wait to see it😊

[@MelSr8]

Lovin your office! As for a fall garden, never did it yet. Can’t figure out when to get it started. Well, till now. 😂

[@jasmynesartstudio]

I think I'll like it more after we get the tour video. Right now, I feel like my good friend suddenly kidnapped me. A little uncomfortable 😂 I thought we were going to have a chat at the table ir greenhouse per usual haha

[@lisaspics1127]

I love the office. I hope you are loving it too. This video came just in time for me. I have been thinking about what to do for this fall this week. I haven’t been very successful in the past. I’m planning to plant collards, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, radishes, turnips, kale from my mother-in -love, maybe some peas and since you mentioned it, I think I’m going to plant some pansies. I probably won’t start the pansies from seeds. I’ll just buy them from Lowe’s or Home Depot but all the rest of the stuff I have seeds for and that’s what I’m going to try to grow this fall. Thanks for your video and all your helpful tips God bless you.

[@dmaingarden9951]

My local Farm and home store set their 2023 seeds out in a box on a bench at the exit and they were marked free!!! I picked up the majority of my 1st trial fall garden seeds! I am pretty excited!!!😊

[@doubles1545]

Score!

[@myurbangarden7695]

Good luck growing

[@mamasuki]

Cool! 🥒

[@tammiedyer3225]

Bingo

[@ascosche]

Sweeeeet ❤

[@amberh4109]

@11:30 I have been taking a lot of suckers off of my tomatoes this year and rooting them, and they're doing great! I've ended up with two whole additional beds of "free" tomatoes by doing this! 🤩

[@MsMonica38]

Do you have to use some rooting powder or just root them in water? What's the correct method? Thanks.

[@amberh4109]

I just put them in water until roots are about an inch or so long (1-2 weeks), then put them into soil. I then leave them in small pots for 2-3 weeks before planting them outside. :)@@MsMonica38

[@cowgirlboo2402]

Hey!! Here's a little tip: if y'all are gonna buy cabbages, broccoli, cauliflower starts or anything actually from a store, look at the packs before you make your selection... sometimes the grower has planted more than one seed per cell and you end up getting more plants for the price of one!! Like sometimes there will be 2 plants instead of one in a cell. That will help keep your cost down! Maybe everyone knows that😂 also, I hope that all made sense! 😊

[@myurbangarden7695]

Good tip

[@Alexis_9339]

Yes! I had bad luck with my bell pepper starts so I went a got a pack. Organic starts at a big box store was obnoxious! Went through a few packs and found one with 3 starts in it (a bit smaller than the rest with 1 of course) but wasn’t too root bound so I took a chance and very gently rinsed them apart and all 3 have done great!

[@julialucier]

Love this info, as always! But could not stop wishing I could see a tour of your office & building it's in. What are the chances we'll get one? 😁😁😁

[@Alexis_9339]

@@julialucier I believe she said one will be coming tomorrow in the video.

[@julialucier]

@@Alexis_9339 Thank you! I had to re-watch 👍

[@soulspaces]

I have SO much gratitude in my heart for you! Bless you Jess and family. 🎉 thanks for teaching me all these years. I live a life of true abundance and owe so much of that to you. I even make videos now documenting our creating this new life in the woods reconnecting with the land and each other. What you are doing is shifting more than you can even imagine. God bless all who is reading this ❤ you can do this!

[@LadyGreenThumb2]

Just subscribed to your channel since Jess has inspired me too to journal via KZbin! 😊

[@samanthahoos9827]

Lowe’s just announced they’re going to have seeds and gardening items year round from now on since gardeners brought them big sales. I’m excited!

[@nancynorris1084]

How interesting…I stopped shopping at Lowe’s. Twice this year I went there for items their webpage said were specifically in the store but were not.

[@secret2visibility]

Good to know. One thing is that South Dakota closes up shop for gardening by Mid-July and it only starts in late May. I go through garden center withdrawl. LOL

[@lisaspics1127]

That’s exciting news.

[@MalvinaV]

People in Minnesota call ourselves Minnesotans. Even the folks from the Metro area. Fall gardens are possible here, we just have to put down cold frames in October and hope that we don't get a blizzard. Our beets and radishes are sweet in the fall garden, just from the chill.

[@thishungering1]

Also Minnesotan here 😂. I love a fall garden! Even without cold frames, I've harvested kale in December. We're supposed to have a milder winter with El Nino so this year might be a good opportunity to try a northern fall garden.

[@JanicePhillips]

Clyde's Garden Planner is the Fall gardener's best friend!

[@AnneVHoek]

As always these "classroom" videos are awesome. I literally stopped the video, ran out to the garden and pulled suckers off of my tomatoes to root and plant later, then paused it again to go stick some seed potatoes in the ground! My garden has really struggled this year with the draught, smoke and heat (plus ridiculous pets pressure and disease), so I'm holding on to hope for a bountiful fall garden. You're amazing!

[@freesianlover]

I live in iowa ( we getCOLD🥶)and I tried fall gardening mostly because of you. I had a wonderful carrot and beet and Topazio bean crop. I plan to do the same this year. My fall frost date is October 1. YEP October 1 so I have to start in July usually 3rd week of July and put sheets or tarps over them in October to extend the season. Carrots were amazing!!! So sweet I didn’t know carrots could taste like that!!

[@7kadventures193]

You must be farther south than I am (also in Iowa) my first frost is September 27 😂 I am going to attempt some things in containers that I can move or cover easier and see what happens.

[@7kadventures193]

@@k.j.krimson2590this is interesting because we’re just south of the mn border too. Funny the difference in frost dates! Are you in north western iowa? I’m in northeast

[@sandralafond3818]

Good to know, thanks! I'm in Michigan, and have an Oct 7 frost dat

[@kathymcmc]

I like to over winter my garlic and onions in the beds around the edges. Give a few a try.

[@valeriegray1736]

You are encouraging me! I'm in north MO real close to IA border.

[@perceptivehealings]

I have found fall gardening is so much easier in Missouri. Low weed issues, less water needed and covering things on frosty nights with old sheets...I winter over some of the greens.

[@JaneDoe-ft8sz]

What greens are you able to winter over and what do you grow them in? I'm in Missouri also.

[@myurbangarden7695]

I like this idea.

[@julieb7068]

😯

[@PeggyCorrell]

This excites me even more about getting a full fall garden in this year. Also in Missouri!

[@missouribroad978]

Yes, I agree!

[@Just-Nikki]

For the northern folks, One Yard Revolution has some great videos for fall and even winter gardening. He hasn’t put out new content in a couple of years but his videos are very informative.Niki Jabbour is a northern winter gardener and even has a book on year round gardening. I’m from Atlanta but when I moved to Missouri, I thought it was basically the Arctic tundra so I learned all about cold climate gardening. It hits triple digits here and I easily have 8-9 months of growing season but I’m southern and it snows here so… arctic tundra 😂

[@wendyjonasen9746]

"Try to stay alive"...🤣 that's so funny. Yes, I'm a Minnesotan & I'm still listening. Yeah we have a very short growing season (bummer), and truthfully I don't really think I thought about it that much until I started listening to people talking about the fall garden...THE WHAT?? Oh well, at least I'm not looking for snakes underfoot. 😳

[@lyndseyrosha9480]

We are called Minne-so-tins! I love that you picked my state out of all the others!!😬😬

[@kburkes4245]

I'm glad you mentioned the burnout. When it's really hot weather, I'm done except for bare minimum maintenance and harvesting. I am going to try a fall garden so this is timely information. Thanks!

[@sherridaneaster]

Back a year later for a refresher! Thanks for sharing! All that you share has helped my family and me immensely.

[@careseapeck1246]

Thank you for your knowledge you share with everyone. I'm a second year gardener. And you have helped me so much. I canned my first peck of peaches yesterday and now I feel like the race is on to store and save everything I can get my hands on. Thank you again for being a blessing in my life. Gardening has helped me in so many ways but mostly its helped me stay sober. I love you and your family and appreciate your time and efforts into every video.

[@boysrus61]

I love your comment. Jess and Roots and Refuge kept me sane during the beginning of March 2020 and all that C mess. Find your happy place in your garden!

[@archaprice3372]

God bless you, one day at a time.

[@petpawteek8776]

😂😂 “Minnesota, just try to survive!”😂😂 You frost tender flower, you! 😂😂

[@REDsWALL]

😂 I laughed so hard when you clairified what winter squash is 😅I love those moments of realizing your naivety🌼 thank you gorgeous !! You are the best teach a gal could ask for 💕🌺🦋🌻🌞🌸

"For those who live in the north,... TRY to survive!" "I live where snakes can kill you!" Those snakes don't live up north where they're trying to survive the cold... so, survival is pretty much relative everywhere, you're just dealing with different things that can kill you. 🤣 That's the whole secret right there. LOL

[@melaniesilver748]

I live in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada and have always had a garden. Our number of growing days is only about 128 days. Funny story is that I usually have carrots in the ground until Christmas morning. I cover them with hay. On Christmas morning, I shovel out the snow and pick the carrots. Best tasting treat ever. Love your content and your channel.

[@susanbackes4651]

I live where it gets cold but not Minnesota cold lol (Pennsylvania) and we have 3 kinds of venomous snakes. :-/

@@susanbackes4651 I grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, right next to northern Minnesota. There might be just one kind of poisonous snake up there, but it won't kill you, just maybe make you feel sick. Pennsylvania is a warm paradise compared to up there in the winter. lol

[@susanbackes4651]

@ I'll be chanting to myself "this is a warm paradise" when I'm outside with my dogs in 7 degree weather hahaha. But I get it, there are definitely colder places. I just want a warmer place :)

@@susanbackes4651 I'm currently in Tulsa, OK. It's 92°F right now, but I'm pretty sure it will be over 100°F by 7PM tonight. ☀️ We've been under heat advisories for weeks. I think the entire month of June to the present. Hot enough for anybody. 😁

[@gardengatesopen]

Central Texas here (zone 8b) & we're in our 3rd year of drought, & exceptionally high heat. Which all started at the end of May = super early for the over 100° weather! Days are now averaging 106°f and higher. This means the problem worse than gardening in the heat is the water restrictions. I am only allowed to use my hose 1 day a week, and then only for 12 hours. The water is only supposed to be used during the night hours when the sun is not trying to kill us! Same with any other watering system, water ONLY one day a week. That's just not enough for anything in a pot. I have a rain barrel, but no rain. So I usually fill up my rain barrel on my one water day, and then I can hand water a few things thru the week. That might be cheating with the restrictions? Overall, I just thank God for my huge trees which save is all !! So I make sure to take care of them first. And then just wait for the Fall/Winter weather to come!

[@brittanydotson6145]

Jess, you keep me going most days! Everytime I am feeling down and out and depressed I turn on one of your videos and can feel my spirits lift. You have become a light in the darkness for me!

[@stacyadams8265]

Hang in there

[@mcatronw]

I had cilantro THRIVE down to 2F multiple times last year, in a greenstalk with a frost cover. Acclimation is amazing!!! I had fresh cilantro all winter!

[@hirsutegman]

If you like cilantro, you should try pápalo, which I think tastes much better than cilantro! And pápalo doesn't bolt like cilantro does.

[@debinbc]

Jessica just got a notification about vinegar for pickling it needs to be 5% to pickle but some stores in Canada have been selling 4% vinegar it won't pickle your pickles for shelf life... SO PLEASE READ YOUR LABELS YOUR LOOKING FOR 5% TO PICKLE WITH... This is Deb lamb in 🇨🇦

[@Homestead.Dreamer]

Yes, us Minnesotans don’t comprehend succession planting, it’s one and done due to our weather. We kinda envy Y’all in the south.But we still love watching you southerners 😊

[@denisewiggins6464]

Your growing salad greens in a bag of soil was my introduction to you. I didn’t try it at the time, but I have since watched many videos and implemented SOOOOO many things that I learned from you and MIgardner and the ladies at The Honeystead. Sometimes it was just the encouragement I needed to get back out there and not give up. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experiences with us, as well as your laughter, which is always right there ready to bubble up so freely!

[@jadeswrapsandbraids]

If I listened to Jess talking on a pod cast, I'd fall asleep. She has that softness of a voice

[@user-ob2zl7rj9w]

We be MINNESOTANS! And yes, winter is a battle for survival.............because I too hate the cold and don't like to venture out to that chicken coop in the cold, windy, icy weather! But then it gives way to amazing spring weather which brings with it a ton of gratitude. The change in seasons is so spectacular, we just put up with the snow and cold!

[@debbieorazi2518]

Being someone from the frozen North (Rhode Island), we can do fall/winter gardens if we use greenhouses, sunny heated rooms or cold frames. The choice of plants is very limited, but I love freaking out the neighbors trudging through the snow to pick fresh kale from the cold frame.

[@MimiGardens]

FYI, beets are one of the few plants that actually can produce more than one beet from one seed (cluster). You can choose to leave them growing together if more than one germinates, or thin them like carrots or radishes

[@latebloomerdiaries4219]

You’ve hit the nail on the head for some of the first advice I give new gardeners: know your frost dates! I’m in southeast Michigan, where our first frost is usually around mid-October. Last frost is normally around Mother’s Day in May (we had snow on Mother’s Day in 2020!). I feel like knowing your frost dates is so helpful in garden planning. I’m not doing a fall garden this year (my focus is going to be on covercropping instead) but I am experimenting with some frost-hardy plants in pots. And experimenting with overwintering leeks.

[@jeffree9015]

For the people further up north, remember, whilst it's cooler where you are you also get more hours of daylight the further north you are. So your plants will grow quicker.

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

Very true!

[@kimberlyk1502]

I have been living vicariously through your videos this summer because I just don’t have the time or energy to be outside in this heat. BUUUUT … I’m very interested in a fall garden. SO HAPPY this video popped up in my feed today. I’m going to rewatch later so I can sit down and take notes. Thank you!!

[@sonyarogersmissmagic8587]

Here in Michigan in the fall, we clean up the gardens and get ready to hibernate. You and the ground needs that rest to take a break. So cut it all back or pull it out, put out some fresh compost to give your soil something to give it to live on when its cold and when it wakes up. Then call it a wrap. Sit back plan next year's garden. Usually by September we are pretty much over it. We're ready for pumpkins and then we're ready to take a break.

[@gardengatesopen]

Exactly! Time for rest! That's why we (in the South) take our rest time during the Summer. Over here, Winter is our play time! (And no snow to shovel!!)

[@LaMoynihan1]

This will be my first fall garden. I’ve usually given up by now, 110° days and desert soil get the best of me. You’ve inspired me and I’m not giving up! Thank you❤

[@Car-jy8pw]

Yessssss. This is such a hard time of the year. It’s time to rip out those dead tomato plants and start planning for the peas and kale. Try Amish Deer tongue leaf lettuce if it’s too hot for other lettuce. Black seeded Simpson after the worst part of the summer.

[@sassyherbgardener7154]

As far as bad soil, we battled the same problem. This year we finally are getting a huge harvest by gardening in wooden boxes that we built out of scrap wood and cheap wooden fence pickets. There is no weeding when you use good potting soil, or have a small truckload dumped to use for gardening containers. We put old fence panels for climbing crops. No weeding or bending over, and we are getting TONS of veggies! We saved up and bought that awesome landscape fabric to put all the boxes on in rows. Looks great and no weeds, plus lots of veggies.

[@elissapoh7782]

I know corn salad as Rapunzel - my host mom in German grew it and it was my favorite salad when I lived there. It took me YEARS to figure out what that was called over here.

[@kristicornwell6852]

Such a good reminder, Jess! I love the fall garden. This year I've forced myself to follow Charles Dowding's planting calender. Living in Vancouver, WA I have a very similar growing environment. I've had more successes with Brassicas than ever before. Yes, I heartily recommend trying to garden year round!

[@gardencat4952]

Fall gardening can be done in the north. I am in zone 5 and my average first frost is late September. It is mid July and I am currently direct sowing summer squash, bush beans, dill, carrots, and chard. I am starting seedlings indoors including short season cabbage, kale, kohlrabi, spinach, lettuce, and pac choi. I started indoors cabbage in late June and broccoli in early June, Around August first I will direct sow snap peas, arugula, spinach, and carrots. I have to go through my seeds to see what else I can plant between now and mid August.

[@yvettelabeef-knapp8671]

I’m zone 5 also but new to gardening so thank you for the info!!😊

[@gardencat4952]

@@yvettelabeef-knapp8671 I tuck seeds and seedlings into random empty spaces where a plant didn't make it or was harvested earlier in the season. It is a good method to get more production without adding more garden space. I don't worry about companion planting or crop rotations when I add these crops in places. For me it is bonus production and I don't stress if it doesn't work out.

[@yogininamaste]

'I'm in Minnesota what can i do? Try to stay alive" 😂😅 You crack mwe up. I personally hate the summer and the heat in northeast GA, but i moved from baking FL. So its a huge improvement and i love having 4 season. Our winter are mild and i will grow all winter long with some tunnel protection. Love your sense of humor ❤😂

[@BradfordHomestead]

I totally get the “city sounds!” It’s hard to get used to!

[@williamwynn7600]

Awesome So helpful I’m a new gardener in a since , I have never done a fall so excited to start I live in upstate NY zone 5 b planting my seeds today indoors THANKYOU

[@WelcometomyCapeCodlife]

I love fall radishes. Sweet and peppery! Your office is so comfy, and perfect as a studio.

[@greenrockgarden2851]

“If you live in the north, try to stay alive. “😂 Omgahhh! SO TRUE! I can’t imagine either! I told my husband that I’m not moving anywhere that my flip flop tan goes away before the next Spring season. Lol

[@marshashelley8668]

I live in n. Idaho. We in the north and western states also have deadly snakes. Timber rattles, regular diamond backs, and in the desert like area we have sidewinder. Another type of rattles. We just don't have Colton mouths and copper heads or coral snakes. Also have black widow spiders and little brown fiddler spiders. Also the big spiders we call cellar spiders that are also poisonous. So we have our share of deadly things. We just have winter to put up with too!! LOL!!

[@karenl7786]

Here in Chicago I don't know a lot of people that fall garden, but it's perfect! I have kale and collards sometimes through the winter. I tried brussel sprouts last year but planted them too late and ended up with mostly the leaves. Turns out they are absolutely delicious as well, so much so that I deliberately grew them just for the leaves and feasted all spring.😊

[@scofieldfarm]

We get the bulk of our bean and tomato harvest in the fall! It gets so hot here that they struggle through the summer, but if they can make it til fall it is usually a very good harvest. We usually plant our cooler weather crops out in October to overwinter, because sometimes we have triple digits til the last week of October! We just direct sowed a bunch of beans a couple weeks ago, hoping for some good harvest come fall!

[@darlawoods1106]

Love! "I live where snakes can kill you...." Reasons us northerners deal with snow. I do envy the warmer climates though.

[@lindanelson1053]

Thank you. I’m always confused when to start seeds for the fall. And finally now I know what they mean by winter squash. LOL

[@MorePranaGardens]

Mary's Heirloom Seeds is a great seed company too. She's in the south and has great prices.

[@robingirven4570]

I live in the frigid north! Lol We don’t have fall gardens. Our cabbages grow alongside the tomatoes 😊 I’m a Michigander.

[@blessed4737]

I was born and raised in ky and loved it,a yr ago we followed God's leading and moved to the "frigid north" Montana 😅 i fell in love with it! Definitely more of a challenge to grow things,i just ate my 1st tomato today. But the snowstorms and the pace and peace of winter is a beautiful thing. And mountain summers are unparalleled. Daylight from 5am to 10 pm cool nights in the 60s warming up to 80s midday, its awesome. We need the winters to recover from the summer frenzy of outdoor fun.😂

[@mountaingardenamma8730]

I found it special to listen to this teaching from your new office!!!! Blessings!

[@ecocentrichomestead6783]

In colder/shorter season places, we don't have spring/summer/fall gardens but.... I can start sowing/planting outside in middle May and keep planting until middle July. In middle July, I still have 90 days before I need to harvest frost hardy plants. Wrt leafy crops, one can keep planting as long as it's warm enough for them to sprout. Because they can be harvested at any size. They don't need to go to full maturity. I am thinking of having transplants to put out once temperatures cool after mid August.

[@kittygailey5028]

Beets…I’ve had really good success with planting a bunch of beet seeds in a 4” x 4” pot and then transplanting the tiny seedlings! I saw them for sale like that, and ever since I’ve done that. Kind of like small leek/onion seedlings. Weirdly it works. It’s a tough world out there for little plants, and I have better luck starting everything I can and transplanting 🤷🏻‍♀️ ❤

[@evev2041]

Perfect timing. I am planning my first fall garden😊 can't wait

[@krussell9995]

I heard someone used pine shavings to germinate carrot seeds, since it is a light mulch and sprouts can push through it. I'm trying that this year for carrots as well as parsley and cilantro 🙂

[@kathythebault2889]

We are in Northern NH…gardening this summer has been a challenge between heavy rains, no sun, critters, bugs…a fall garden utilizing my greenhouse is a welcome change..we may only plan peas, spinach, brassicas but at least we may be able to start enough to put up for the winter..

[@samanthahoos9827]

Thanks to you I started loving the autumn garden! I popped in zucchini, pumpkins, sunflowers, etc. to harvest in the autumn but over winter I’ve only done garlic. 6a NJ. This will be my first winter with a greenhouse so I’m going to try over winter gardening in there so I have a bit of protection and all in one place so I won’t feel too stretched on crappy weather days. I can even run a heater with power from the house if necessary. Wish me luck!

[@lisacooper5544]

Good Luck

[@livlee1858]

Fellow Minnesotan here! Trying to live is so accurate 😂😂 it is brutal and I pray for a day that we can live in a warmer place and garden longer! “Summers” are hardly 3 months of a growing season up here by Lake Superior! We will already be trending down to cooler temps soon 😢

[@juliesimmonds7445]

Minnesotans! I grew up in MI and always thought the Upper Peninsula of MI was the coldest. Silly me…It has nothing on MN. 🥶 We spent 10 years there. We are enjoying TN now! Woot! Learning to garden all over again. :)

[@Ninafaye6611]

I was ready to start last year but quickly realized that i would have to be prepared stores inmy area have nothing left so currently have brassica seeds growing. I already planted spaghetti squash in the bed my garlic was in .I watch because i want to plant everything i can .

[@tomaitoe]

I had no idea the days to maturity for tomatoes and eggplant weren't from the time I planted the seed! I thought my plants were super late or I had done something wrong because that date came and went before I had any fruits. Thank you! I always learn something new when I click on one of your videos. ♥

[@WildHeartsHomesteadSC]

I get so overwhelmed with the summer garden that every year I completely miss the start date for my fall garden lol

[@annbolandloveslife]

I am a Minnesotan! I love your channel because no matter where I would live, is you always talk about "where is your first frost date, etc." I have also learned from you to just try growing something. This year, I moved further north in MN so I am pushing the envelope on cool weather crops/warm weather crops. We jumped from snow on the ground and ice out/to 80 degrees and hot. But, I grew my cool weather stuff anyway. Then, when "official summer started", the temps dropped and I continued to grow cool weather stuff. My point is, I learn so much from you and even though I might be in a zone where I shouldn't be able to grow something.....I am trying (and succeeding in some cases) anyway. Thanks for sharing all your info.

[@LisaB_at_Pine_Ridge]

I love this style of teaching - and your new office❤!

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

Thank you! 😃

[@mainenanabear9746]

I went into Walmart yesterday for the first rime in MONTHS. They had very minimal supplies available for gardening. No seeds for fall planting....no ammendments other then worm castings. Thank goodness I purchase my items from local small store in town and my seeds from provent companies online.

[@alexandrameub5602]

2:20 Thank you for making this point! Every micro climate, let alone hardiness zone, are different from each each other and require different practices. Follow and support many gardeners, but follow the specific regional advice of someone who lives close to your zone!

[@cynthiahurry-asoulsearcher729]

I'm in love with that wallpaper!

[@venuscruz6075]

Love your decor in your office..........thanks for all this teaching.

[@lindasuerussell4398]

We are finally setting up an 8x12 ft greenhouse. I'm so excited to have a place to grow a small fall garden and a place to starts seeds earlier for the spring. This video is so timely for me. ❤

[@samburton2978]

I have grown my own stuff since probably 2008. And I still love these videos. I love the way you make it so simple for new Gardners to understand. Thank you, Jess.

[@katshaw2097]

Thank you so much for the hope for a fall garden. My spring summer garden was the worst in 20 years

[@jkid9942]

Great video! But I have to laugh because when I looked up “days to” (in my case September 30), I got 77 days. 79, and 82🤣🤣🤣 I’ll be getting my calendar out and doing it the old-fashioned way😁

[@betsylongoria8916]

Down here in Houston we all look forward to fall gardening! That's the only time we can have all the good stuff. I can't wait to have some sugar snap peas and carrots, and cooler weather.

[@daniyell123]

“Growing under cover” by Nikki Jabbour was a game changer for me in the north 🇨🇦 😊we have our poly tunnel built for this fall 🎉

[@GuevaraGarden]

2:23 - "Try to stay alive." I literally dropped my phone laughing. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@bridgetwilkins312]

A lot of great information right here. Thank you!

[@livingcountry2428]

Minnesotan here! Yes it gets cold!! We are in zone 4. Where I live we can get down to 40° below 0° F (not every year), but we almost always get to 20° below 0° F. The temps can get to over 100° F in the summer, but average summer days are more like upper 70s to low 90s F. I live in farm country and many people here have beautiful gardens. I also have lived in SC, close to where you are. In fact, that's where I had my first garden. We will be back in SC one day, if it's God's plan. We are over the cold, cold winters!

[@akLeanne]

So funny, " try to stay alive." I'm in alaska, and there's no fall garden for me either. As of today, the only thing I have gotten from my garden is Bocchoy, leafy greens, and a few Strawberrys. Bad year for gardening up here😅

[@mamahenry6507]

Thank you Jess! I just love learning from you! I have to be honest. Your earliest videos are more helpful to me now because the ideas and content was cheaper to use. May God bless us all .

[@tammiedyer3225]

Love you Jess, amazing daughter of God. Ryan Hall predicts higher than normal temperatures and rainfall for the South. So planning accordingly. Lots of greens!!! Just hope we don’t get another snowmigeddan!!!!

[@kristinthornton2690]

Thank you! So many of my questions answered. I'm shooting for garlic and onions!

[@susanmeredith5456]

"Try to stay alive." Laughed so hard at this!

[@whisperjoy1128]

"Try to stay alive" 🤣🤣🤣 Literally choked on air laughing so hard. Poor Minnesota 😅

[@ruthannecoro6198]

A slow stormy Sunday morning.. my garden looks droopy from all the rain we’ve had. I’ll sip my coffee and plan along with you! And when did you get your office?? Looked lovely!

[@carimartinez3186]

Yes! I’m one of those fall-spring gardeners down in South Florida. Summer is for mangoes and bananas!

[@kindredk9standardpoodles280]

One trick that we do here in New Hampshire when we get a frost or a freeze is to spray everything down with water before the sun touches them. I saved a lot of my spring plants this year when the temperature dipped down to 27° I gave everything a good soaking twice before the sun came up and hit them.

[@I_AM_HELLFIRE]

I'm a 6B/7A cusp, and I prefer the fall garden. I adore pumpkins and winter squash. They are so beautiful and varied. Colorful pumpkins, gourds, and squash have my heart ❤!

[@Sunshine._.Mountain]

when it comes to our fall garden, that is actually my begining garden dates. im in zone 10b, fall is when we can actualy start our tomatoes, cucumber and spring squash. Our "frost" isnt until january if we have one. Our summertime is when we take our season break. i still plant luffa, sweet pots and okra!

[@myrnaedmisten599]

You are such a wealth of information! Love the new digs and the freedom this will give you. ❤❤

[@marlaherrington5320]

I have never grown a fall garden but I am hoping to do some this year. I'm in North Central Arkansas. I really don't have a place to start plants but will try

[@patriciajacques7653]

I love a fall garden, but I find it very difficult in Ontario, Canada. My garden produces tomatoes and summer veg until late September, and then it snows 😅 there’s so much overlap that I don’t have much room unless I leave a spot empty just for a fall garden. I keep trying every year but it hasn’t worked yet!

[@priscillashaw5715]

I'm in BC... 6a. So not as cold as you but if I were in AB or ON I would try lettuce or kale with the protection.

[@evafredriksson-lidsle4909]

I'm in Finland, so I have to pretty much plant everything asap. Our average last frost is June 20th and first frost is mid September. Too hot is very rarely an issue here 😂. But I get a lot of brassicas of all kinds! Hoping to get at least some pumpkins for storage, although at the moment it's no looking promising. But gardening is always worth it! There's always something that is a success 😊

[@sherylhart2704]

"A gamble that is worth it..." After a college course on Season Extension Structures and being introduced to Eliot Coleman (The Winter Harvest Handbook) and how he extends the 'harvest' season in cold climates, I am preparing to try my first Fall/Winter garden here at 4547' elevation in the far northern Sierra Nevada mountains with our unpredictable weather. Last year was more normative with a season total near 30 ft. of snow. We have one long raised bed that has two individual double layered hoop houses where I plan to use agribon row covering to aid in the insulation of plants. Gardening here in the Lost Sierra is such an unpredictable venture to begin with but I am for learning if I can grow and extend a harvest of cole crops.

[@originalwoolydragon8387]

Snow is actually a good insulator. Plants covered by snow will stay at 32°F even if the air above is colder. However, where I am in east TN, snow rarely stays around longer then 2-3 days.

[@ourlongwayaround9583]

We moved at the end of April from North Carolina to Texas and so essentially totally missed the spring garden (planted at my NC house but left it unharvested for new owners and its been 105°+ almost daily for 6 weeks here in TX & what I did get planted has roasted). So this is JUST what I needed to hear and get me excited and back in the gardening frame of mind!

[@garynorcal4269]

Thank you. I am learning to grow year round in 9B NorCal. I am currently planning and planting summer extension and fall gardens in 100*+ temps.

[@cathywoodard1424]

I'm in central ca. Triple digets for 14 days. I'm going to have a bigger fall garden than my summer garden.

[@courtneydohrman-aspenhillh4630]

Northerner here😅 my frost free growing season is less than 100 days in NE WA 😂 I am mildly envious of your long season but you can keep those snakes!

[@angelahutt4957]

Oh Jess. I so love you. From New Zealand. We live for the fall garden here. It last until the summer heat. And my kids eat up broccoli like it’s treasure, so I grow it. 😉

[@WinryLive]

I just calculated my growing season for Iowa. I have 185 days. April 13 to Oct 19 for est. frost dates. That's a lot of growing I can do! Here I was thrilled to find some lettuces that are able to grow down to 20 degrees. (ice queen and romaine d'hiver)

[@latauarobison6521]

What a great class! I have struggled with gardening for the last few years and when to plant and although I have a few things down it has been a learn as I go experience. This was so mind boggling helpful! Now I have a better plan on when to start my fall garden crops. Could you please do a when to start spring summer garden crops, as well as herbs, garden class soon? 😊 I try and organize my seed packets in binders this year for seasonal growing. It helps me lots I also have a binder for flowers and herbs. For ever grateful on the wealth of information you share, Thank you from a sister of the heart! May God bless you and your family always! 😊