Summer Growing Guide

Today's video is all about how to get crops in the ground when it's hot outside and they aren't particularly interesting in production.
This video covers: How to sow crops in the summer, what to plant in the summer, how to plant in the summer, how to plant lettuce in the summer, how to grow food in the heat, how to mitigate heat in the garden and more.
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[@donrad]

In the desert Southwest and Mexico farmers wake up at 3 am to get into the fields before sunrise. Add artificial light if needed. Cool and fresh in the morning. By noon they are done for the day. Eat breakfast, drink some beer, and take a long siesta during the hot afternoon. Early to bed, early to rise; makes a farmer healthy, wealthy, and wise.

[@hyacinthABC]

I've actually taken to nocturnal gardening in the heat - a headlamp keeps the hands free!

[@steveteeceebee670]

Don great way to describe inland Southern California too.Been 105 to 110 here.I use partial tree shade and shade cloth with a domelike chicken wire frame and wood frames. Tomatoes,tomatillos,peppers,eggplant,basil,corn,sativa,indica and strawberries which are still going.Have a great summer.

[@easternshine8580]

@@steveteeceebee670 sounds like my garden in this 105+ degrees days. The plants are doing good👍🏽

[@miz180]

That’s some darn good advice brother

[@uniteamerica9446]

I've been using a beach umbrella when it was in the high 90's and low 100's with dew points in the high 70's.

[@Sanosarah]

Just commenting to say I love this style of video. Dense information + hilarious asides = highly bingeable content.

[@breadseedaggie3001]

every effing week, jesse droppin' knowledge! much appreciated.

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

Agree! Fast, in-depth info for all gardener levels!

[@Chris-bx4vk]

*mulch appreciated

[@gottisgarden9682]

I always “like” the video before it even starts🤣. Also, I originally posted this comment in the first minute of watching the video. I’m currently commenting at the 8:50 mark. Wow. Going to continue and come back to this. 14:46 another one I didn’t think of/ know. 17:04 😂😂 has to be the most truth ever😂😂 18:04. Damn. I’m a young farmer and what I can tell anyone else looking to getting into this farm game is prepare to learn. You can’t learn enough. Research articles, random google searches, KZbin university, books, listening to other farmers and elders, sharing with and being open to learning from other young farmers. Wow. Thank you for this video. I was already feeling motivated about the rest of this season but im so much more after watching this. Priceless. On top of that you don’t have to put these videos let’s be real, you’re a farmer in real life. This is just KZbin. So thanks again.

[@stevenf110]

Dude just keep talking all the science! I nerd out about biology too! Thanks for all you guys do!

[@BreeT1221]

I just want to say, I don't think you talked to much. I love all the explanations of how things work. Love it.

[@ChopChic1]

I just harvested 220 potatoes from the 32 I planted. I went ahead and left a potato in every hole, hoping to get a second crop before winter. I did use an organic fertilizer as I know potatoes are heavy feeders.

[@frankenstice2829]

Yo Jesse. I am a small farmer who does both no till and hydroponics. I give you mad respect to stay so pure in your values and still produce for a living. Myself, I won’t scale up doing no till after getting knowledge in hydroponics and seeing the yield and quality . Mad props. We need people like you helping others grow their own food.

[@joaoc9049]

If you haven't, check out aquaponics!

[@AngelaShields_]

My favorite part of this video was the scientific part that you thought some of us may want to skip. Thanks for sharing your experiences, and such invaluable information, with us in your videos!

[@DenSvaraTradgarden]

It’s 305 Kelvin here at the moment and wild birds are ruining my crops. 😕 My approach is to just plant and sow and plant and sow all summer and hope SOMETHING will survive. So far the score is me 5 and birds 387.

[@karenpalmer3325]

Add a cat or two to your garden. My cats hang out in garden and the birds do not enter the complain constantly but don't enter.

[@precisionbarberbear8897]

1.3% of the time you won every time haha.. That sounds ridiculous i know but those are victories that shouldn't be forgotten. This year has been shit for me in a lot of respects but if i stop i will lose 100% of the time. No despair. Onward.

[@trashbandies4905]

Try some bird netting??

[@kimaccardi9817]

Plant irresistable decoys for the wildife

[@jamesfisher9594]

Wasn't too long, just the right amount of ramble.

[@evelynewaefler8244]

PLEASE never stop your videos, your geek-assumed-side is an underestimate gift for us 🙏 i have to watch twice often cause the amount of information you are giving is so generous. I just LOOOOOVE your videos and especially your funny unexpected comments. I'm awesome, i'm a subscriber 🤟😆 I'll order the book right away! Evelyne, Canada 🇨🇦

[@arjunapartha]

Your finest and funniest work? Kelvin jokes? 😂 Bravo.

[@tbluemel]

Wish they had a "Love This Video" button instead of just a "Like" button for this one!

[@nateiowa3359]

Absolute wealth of knowledge. And I’m absolutely nerdy enough to appreciate it. Figuring out what and how to plant when my spring crops die off in the heat has always been a mystery to me. Thank you sir!

[@YaYaThePatriot]

From one science nerd to another, thank you for your “nerd” explanation - I LOVE your comedy you work into it all, you are hilarious as well LOL! Always planting :)

[@5ivearrows]

Another thing that happens when the stomata are closed is that oxygen free radicals start building up, and that does real cell damage within the plant. The plant does have chemical modes of mitigating this, but it costs energy and is not very many good.

[@notillgrowers]

Thanks, Colin!

[@terrywereb7639]

If you'd like to see stomates at w ork...rhodendrons have large enough stoma to see easily. When the stoma close , they become narrow ovals in shape, and the leaves curl.

[@kellylynnstudios2185]

Just keep planting! I needed that!

[@gavinjones3637]

With a weather forecast of 40°C this week, this was perfectly timed for me. Thank you, for all of your videos.

[@mikenorby9470]

souther peas do well (purple hulls)

[@RobinL4715]

We love growing black eyed peas (cowpeas) in the summer in FL and also hot peppers. Thanks for the instructions- sooo helpful!

[@Michael-fc2oy]

Thanks for all those details.great

[@manolopapas]

Another very interesting video. Thank you very much.

[@RickSears-xm8oz]

Love the science nerd stuff up through minute 6:22. We think of all the complex things we do an assume plants don't do anything but sit there. If they didn't have these whole amazing biological capabilities we just aren't living. Keep teaching!

[@ChristianCorrao]

Jesse, I liked that video so I liked that video!! Just got your book in the mail yesterday. Keep up the great work!

[@clarkansas6590]

Great job

[@i2sky532]

Loving the botany lesson!

[@his-sweetie]

Thank you!

[@justinbarker8016]

Woow so much knowledge dude 🙏🏻

[@exeterbeekeeper]

love the tecno babel

[@kearstinnekenerson6676]

Thanks so much for this it was really helpful

[@robertling9872]

Great video again Jesse. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@seedhound]

Thank you for all the shared knowledge.

[@tolbaszy8067]

Love the "Fun Facts"! Thanks!

[@cbak1819]

This is exactly what I was looking for!. Thank you👌🏾😙

[@D0praise]

Been loving these vids, thanks for the content!

[@wirelesscaller7518]

Brilliant data. So grateful.

[@DarrellBraunsLongThumbNail]

Greetings from Columbia, Ky! I bet you've forgotten more about growing than I'll ever learn 👍

[@5ivearrows]

You're the best, Jesse.

[@paigeevelyn88]

Love the science stuff!

[@Rymorin4]

I love your long form videos

[@patriciaakley1379]

Oh no; I'm not done yet. Get away from me. OMG I'm a NERD that has watched this video at least 3 times and I've laughed so hard at this each time. Intense heat and mostly drought here thus far in Lansing, MI, 5Bb. THANK YOU!!!

[@erikunger2297]

Great video, gonna need to watch it a few more times.

[@dirtcheapgarden22]

Thanks Jesse.

[@ottawasupermario]

so much free information! You're so giving

[@rwg727]

you're awesome, Jesse!

[@marcob1729]

I’m at 7,200’ in Colorado, and I appreciate the high altitude shout outs and considerations. Thanks!

[@scotthuey1981]

Thank you so much! Incredible video, v generous of you! 😊🌱💚🙏✨

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

Keep being nerdy.. Love these in depth videos. Extreme temps here, so I'm learning from every video.

[@scattershomestead]

I’m so intrigued by your ways of gardening! Thanks for sharing all your knowledge with us!

[@mariabentele7909]

So good!

[@avermontlife]

I very much appreciate your authenticity, and I absolutely learn something, while laughing. I needed this message today, it's like you intuitively understand what it means to farm/garden in the summer. Loved the kelvin addition and please continue to raise the standards of KZbin by teaching the soil and plant science. I grow bush beans within my tomatoes, and of course basil and peppers. I sort of shove bush bean seeds in all the empty spaces throughout June.

[@geckoman1011]

This is the first video Ive seen from you. Outstanding work. I found this very informative.

[@stonemountaincreations3459]

Thank you

[@Uncommon5en5e]

Thank you so much for this video inspiration! I need you to know that you've reached this growing farmer at just the right time. Thx

[@dannyhughes4889]

More than EXCELLENT.

[@argetlamzn]

Thanks for the encouragement to get out and plant some more!

[@PerfectGardensTV]

Just keep planting*** love it!!

[@lindseymorgan8245]

Louisiana is hot baby! I plant, it burn, i nurse it, plant some more, sun won't let up. I just order a canopy garden shader... otherwise 😫😩 Imma keep planting & keep pushing 💞

[@notillgrowers]

That shade will help! Sending you the best for the rest of your season 🤞 that it gets cooler

[@lindseymorgan8245]

@@notillgrowers 😃It's raining baaaby!😄😁 lets geaux! 🥰

[@BlueGnome42]

Last month or so I been watching gardening channels and this randomly came up this morning. I soon heard your were in located in my home state and that was nice. But damnit 5 minutes in and this has maybe became my favorite channel for learning to grow stuff. Great stuff!

[@twoprimo]

I enjoy your various bumper music! Oh ya the info is good too. That’s a good fog ya got there. Good Fog here’s a biscuit!

[@ravensrolltop]

Wonderful video. Keep up the nerd science. Subscribed.😁

[@scottholloway316]

Great information!! Will start trying the water methods you talked about with the tomatoes and watering at night and then direct sowing in the morning. Great hat!

[@lisadouglass1229]

Information rich! Humorous (dry and delightful). Thank you.I love how you just give information with confidence and yet also ask for input with humility. Well done. Zone 5B here so we have different planting schedule but the info is solid and applicable.

[@TheRabidfan]

I LOVE your channel. You're like the Alton Brown of agriscience ❤️

[@jeshurunfarm]

Thanks Jesse. Respect from Africa 🇿🇦

[@jennysilva6923]

Input! More input! Need more input!! Lol thanks for all the tips man. Now, to start some seeds! 🤩

[@TheUltimateAcres]

Great episode with great wealth of information. #ILoveThisChannel Keepupthegreatwork

[@beltoftruth56]

So glad your from Kentucky so am I so I get the advice for my area

[@sweetpeasbackyardgarden1236]

Lol short video. I love the digressions Jesse. Thank you for sharing.

[@rbroach68]

I love the context and science basis. Keep talking, let the people skip! P.S. I might start using K just for the fun of it. 🤠

[@jessstuart7495]

Thanks for the tip about the seed company with the high-altitude plant varieties. Our last frost date is typically somewhere around mid-May, and the afternoon highs can also exceed 90°F by that time too. We got a late start to planting stuff in our small home garden this year (2nd week of June), and lots of our seed failed to germinate (soil temp too high), despite lots of watering.

[@rustic35]

Just came across your channel and thought you did a great job with this! I'm from a hot part of Australia so, your knowledge can be adapted to here. Cheers from South Aus!

[@catherineemerson99]

I appreciate all the science stuff as a soil science nerd! Any tips specifically on planting a fall potato crop in heat? We're in SW Oklahoma and are usually in the upper 90's and 100's for July and August.

[@legalyzeit]

great video. here in NorthFlorida we are planting yardlong beans and sweetpotatoes, also gourds and of course cover crops. Going to try to throw some other stuff in the green house, which is uncovered this time of year

[@mattreinecke4399]

Nice shirt! Frith Farm... Despite living in Italy, I have both of your books...

[@thehillsidegardener3961]

Came for the top tips, stayed for the unnecessary digressions. Struggling to mitigate heat here in my part of the world, it's going to be pushing 100F this week, it just seems to kill everything I want to grow for fall/winter... Trying this year to grow things in shade, but full shade doesn't work either, it's quite a balancing act

[@robertmccabe8632]

Welcome to the grand solar minimum; increasing UV less ir (infrared) UV sterilises the soil (keep it covered). IR warms the soil. Jerusalem artichoke don't get effected by the high UV ; they also provide winter food, summer dhade and act as a wind break. Ice also highly absorbs UV... and melts. Dig a cellar and use the base soil temp as cooling (as well as storage )

[@conniepr]

Loved the comment below about the sheer curtains. Imma try them too. With misting the sheers, I bet it will work.

[@kimyee2083]

Nice advice Am New England gardener and planting whatever Seeds I have because weather is excellent here.

[@cathycharron-folsom4504]

I use bubble wrap on seed rows for some crops and also use around tomatoes when planting in May in northern Maine. Normally if plant touches plastic when really cold, the plant will freeze but does not do with bubble wrap because of air pockets. By end of June tomatoes are big and many.

[@abculattera4446]

Another vegetable I recommend that is heat and drought tolerant: Moringa. It's stupid easy to grow, and even though it's a perennial tree it grows fast enough that it is often grown as an annual in climates with hard freezes. Plus it's super good for you, and unlike any other leafy green that I know of it dehydrates really well, allowing for long-term storage. It also can be grown for seeds, which I've heard are edible (though, I did NOT like the cottony feeling when eating raw) and produce an edible oil when pressed. Good seed production requires as many leaves as possible to stay on the plant, though, so I wouldn't consider it a dual-crop, more of an either-or crop. You can also eat the immature, green seed pods like green beans, and immature, green, non-woody stems like asparagus. It grows quickly enough that you can actually get some pretty long twigs before they become woody. I have also heard (though haven't actually done it) that the roots can be grated and used like horseradish.

[@wirelesscaller7518]

WOW, grateful.

[@mikedonovan4434]

@@steveo_o6707 Grown as an annual in zone 7a.

[@mikedonovan4434]

@@steveo_o6707 In the intense summer heat, moringa leaves are a key ingredient in our green salads. We have enough plants for a handful addition to our daily salad. John Kohler recommends consuming many different greens for health.

[@atomicjoe]

Before it gets too cold, cut it and leave about a foot from the ground. Cover it with a bucket or cloth and it can grow from the base next year. This is what I do and of course you can start it from seed and it will do just fine 🙂

[@diegoschmiego3460]

@@steveo_o6707 give it a shot. they germinate a grow very quickly. if you are in the south you many even be able to leave them in pots and bring them in during freezing temps.

[@gretchenbieber7572]

Kelvin! Ha! I subscribed right then and there.

[@shykass8949]

Here in Florida (zone 9b) in the dead of summer I am growing sweet potatoes, Turmeric, ginger, asparagus beans and hot peppers. Tomatoes at this point in the summer are prone to splitting due to too much rain plus the bugs are pretty out of control. Mexican spinach (Chaya) does really well and the bugs leave it alone. This is also our season for a lot of tropical fruit (papaya, mango, figs, bananas and so much more) plus Moringa.

[@rodrigogarcia354]

Súper valuable like always, thanks so much... Big hug from the Argentina mountins

[@dantheman9135]

ThankQ

[@gingerhaven2642]

Egyptian or molokhia spinach is growing great in Central Florida heat and I'm looking forward to pickling the seed pods.

[@rachelhenderson3275]

I finally have some space to grow stuff. I'm growing it, but i planted way too much all in the begiining of the season. Now I know to start fewer plants so I'm not completely swamped finding different spaces to plant them. and I wont have way too many of one item at once time. THANKS A BILLION

[@Conceptsexplainedsimply]

I'm in Missouri, and we have both very hot summers, ranging from 85-100 for 3-4 months, and high humidity. This summer I've had some things pop up and get really excited, like "oh hey! Hell yeah. I'm gonna have amazing harvests once this gets growing super well and it's bigger!", and then the heat just completely stops it's growth, it yellows the leaves, and there's no amount of watering that will save it from wilting. RIP to the pumpkin patch I currently have out there that's just FIGHTING for it's life right now as summer gives it's last hoorah here in the beginning of september. Anyways, I'm learning that I need to get shade for my front yard or I cannot grow in it during the summer. I've stopped planting veggies and am riding out the year trying to help my fruit trees and bushes survive the heat, and I'll start again next year. Hearing you say you use 30% shade cloth has me considering what I truly need, but it seems like 50% is working well for my Hydrangeas. This heat is brutal, and I'm struggling to really find a good setup to grow food here. I may have to look at what's more native and reduce my varieties a bit, and try to do more preparation next year for proper planting times and varieties that are heat tolerant. This year was a lot of learning, a lot of failing, and the heat has really challenged my plants to survive. Most of my fruit trees are just NOT pushing any growth at all right now.

[@lesliehollands2689]

Drink coffee and talk. You're great at it. It's inspiring.

[@zachwilliams805]

Thanks for all the info for high altitude growers. 4500 feet here and any advice helps. Will be looking into Wild Mountain Seeds.

[@jayne-oxtons8285]

Great video, just what I needed to hear when struggling with labour shortage and needing to prioritise jobs. Not so hot in U.K. still a critical time to sow autumn/winter crops as need good growth before short day length becomes an issue. Time is running out to sow Radicchio and parsley for winter.

[@rosea830]

This is so helpful! Malabar Spinach is a vigorous vine that I find grows well trellised. I grow mine using okra as the trellis and they get along fine. The berries taste like spinach. After your Beet video, I went to Johnny's and started nosing around all the short season brassicas. I don't usually grow hybrids, but I'll make an exception if it helps me get a crop growing that would normally be destroyed by the BUGS.

[@bobthrasher8226]

When do you pick the leaves? The leaves tend to get really tough if you let them go.

[@dhoffman4955]

Love the intro music

[@aubreegittins9271]

You’re speaking to my soul sharing the science behind the growing. This is the first video I’ve watched on your channel. Immediately subscribed!

[@aubreegittins9271]

Are you an enneagram 5 too?

[@circledot-kc8il]

If you grow in the South I highly suggest building shade houses of some fashion. I live in a very swampy part of SC and I grow most of my sensitive summer crops in shade houses and lath houses. You can buy cedar lath fencing and conduit to create very cheap lath houses. I do my summer lettuce in a lath house with misters that go off every 10 minutes for 1 minute. Pretty much stick to muir lettuce in the summer but it works great. I'm basically going to build tons of lath houses and farm in them. Pretty novel and pretty AF. If you plan to sell on site build a nice lath house to sell your stuff under.

[@Naturesheritagenetwork]

Nice farming

[@EDLaw-wo5it]

Good video for my area. Thanks. I am also in zone 6b but in an extreme drought area at this time and should next summer be as hot as last we will be fighting drought problems. I think you covered it all very well. Havagudun Jess.

[@browntownorganics2172]

I’m having excellent results with tarping carrots after seeding. Enjoyed the video as usual!

[@cpnotill9264]

I as well Browntown......works the charm.

[@cpnotill9264]

@@markrodrigue9503 I did that last year Mark and worked great. Just happened to get a silage tarp since then. Great reminder about using the boards! 👍🌱

[@dannysanchez8665]

Malabar spinach is so easy to grow. Here in the tropics, I have grown this using plastic tumblers. It does make a tasty salad.

[@mococlimbing]

Thanks 4 sharing. I do malavar spinach at 1150m in the mountains in pyrinees. Summer but sometimes i mid-shade. Also did it in autum and woks well. Then winter under glass cover i plant giant winter spinach. Sometimes without cover and under snow, but it gets more damage depending on the weather.