The Best Time of Year to Grow a Garden!

[@rickstahl7165]

Gotta say. The more I watch you 2. The more I love this channel

[@mikeberglund5115]

CELERY - I live in zone 7A. Celery takes a very long time from seed and it must stay moist. When seedlings are planted, they must be kept wet since celery is mostly water. Celery and onions can be planted together. Use pine straw to mulch around celery plants. Not only does it act as a mulch but also repels some pests. Wood ash spread on the ground under pine straw really,, really helps with pests that love celery as much as I do. Since you have such a great drip system, keeping it well watered from seed to maturity should not be a problem. Enjoying your videos and especially this one about what crops to transplant and direct seed. I now have multiple raised beds that have really helped me with the weeds and picking. BTW, my wife is very much like yours when she asks “why did you plant so much?”.

[@MrSnapper1d]

You are right!!! You cant cook a little bit of collards!!! A big pot of collards loaded up with bacon!!! Oh man thats heaven!!!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Good stuff! Bout as well get the biggest pot you have and fill it up!

[@tomjones4318]

An article in B'ham News says we've been going with the wrong collard varieties in modern times. It recommended Yellow Cabbage Collards available at Southern Exposure currently: "75 days. Milder and more tender than most collards, the yellow-tinted leaves form a loose head. Seed for cabbage collards is hard to come by - many thanks to the Coxes for sharing theirs! Pkt (1 g)" I'm giving it a shot anyway usually go with mustard, highly bolt resistant.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Now you've got me thinking I need some of those too!

[@herbcounselorh7734]

Fall / Winter ! Absolutely my favorite time of the year for gardening. Come onnnnn Fall! Collards, mustard greens, turnip greens, kale and cornbread Mmmmm! :-) Cabbage for fresh eating and kraut, broccoli and the fleurettes after the head has been cut, Texas sweet onions, and.... well... just so much more I can grow in the Fall / Winter that it just makes my mouth water :-P Come onnnn Fall, alright, alright, allllright!

[@LazyDogFarm]

It can't get here soon enough!

[@melindaroth214]

AWE POOR BABY. I KNOW BROOKLYN. I HAVE 2 GROWN BOYS. BLESS Y'ALLS HEARTS.

[@LazyDogFarm]

It's tough seeing them grow up so fast!

[@davidward1259]

Travis, have you ever grown "Touch-me-not" flowers? Look for "Double Camelia Mix Balsam". It's an heirloom seed and the flowers are quite nice. The kids will love the seed pods though. They are under an internal tension, and when ripe, if you touch them the pop open throwing seeds all around. You may have enough time to put the in the fall flower garden in your zone, but give them a try next spring if not. You need to plan where you put them as they reseed and will keep coming back year after year (and you know the kids are going to be touching them spreading those seeds - that's half the fun). Get the double flowered version, but the single is nice also.

[@LazyDogFarm]

We grew a variety of Balsam earlier this year called "Camelia Impatiens Balsam Mix" and it did pretty well.

[@shirleyk623]

ABOUT FENNEL I grow it year round. Central Florida 9b. It will take a light freeze. We don't usually have long freezes. I grow it for the swallowtail butterfly. They're here between May and September. We don't eat it it's just for the caterpillars. It's not hard to grow. I just sprinkle it on the surface and lightly cover. It doesn't like a lot of water. It gets tiny green aphids. The seeds taste like licorice jelly beans.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for sharing Shirley!

[@nickcasper2350]

Travis, love your videos no matter the format! Celery, like water 💧, your always on drip so your good there, average sandy soil. I started mine inside, those seeds are so small , I used a spray bottle to keep from washing out. They love nitrogen, you could probably start em in October, I'm in zone 10, started em in November, did okay for my first time. What I learned, never ever let that soil dry out one bit. Probably raise up the row a bit so if it does rain buckets they don't drown, and throw soil to them like corn or potatoes. I am just so happy TO SHARE the little bit I know with you who has shared so much! On that note, gimme every weapon you got on RKN. Thank you!

[@nickcasper2350]

I read some comments how did I forget to mention the difference in flavor! You will grow it again even if it's a struggle this year.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for all the great tips Nick. For the RKN, gotta try a cover crop of mustard. Also be sure you rotate the crops that are susceptible so they're not in the same spot year after year.

[@nickcasper2350]

@@LazyDogFarm It's pretty bad, even pole beans are getting them.. Everything is under a tarp right now, I think I'll have it down for about 2 months. I did Sun Hemp all summer..

[@singncarpenter6270]

"Me and the kids like growing them because they're fun to grow". That's the best quote I've heard in awhile Travis.

[@LazyDogFarm]

That's a good enough reason, right?

[@iwanttobelieve5970]

My granddaughter just started pre-pre-preschool. She's 2. So her first day was Friday and she cried. It was a half day. Today was her first full day. She goes 8:30 to 5:30, which means I have to call my daughter and wake her up at 6 am and force her to send me a photo of her standing up in the bathroom as proof that she actually got out of the bed. LOL. She's going on 25 and I still have to be her alarm clock so she will drop her daughter off at school on time before going to work. LOL.

[@LazyDogFarm]

lol. Good on you for making sure she gets to school.

[@steffaniewalz8444]

I had not grown fennel. We saw some at the big box store, plopped it in a big tub with other thing, it’s HUGE! In fact I need to pull it and get it in the freeze dryer. It grew on my deck all summer. East sun in the morning, no western sun. We fed it garden tone once. I still don’t know “how” to grow it, it just grew. Love your video’s. Wish you could do them daily and take the weekends off. Many of us like the mundane.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Haha. I do have a day job, so three videos a week is all I have time to shoot and edit.

[@steffaniewalz8444]

@@LazyDogFarm Oh! I didn't know that. We are blessed to have you for what time we do then. Thank you!

[@lindaortega1443]

Yes I’m in central Texas and I grew celery. It’s skinny, but super flavor punch. Perfect for salads. I stuck the end from a grocery store celery in some water and it sprouted. I have another ready to plant for fall.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I planted some in trays in the greenhouse. Just waiting on it to germinate now.

[@glowingupmom]

Yes, we can grow celery here in the south. Grew it last spring from transplants in pots and it did amazing 🤩. My whole family was so surprised on how different it tasted from our garden vs the grocery store! So crisp and tasty. Slow to start but then they take off. And grow stalks upon stalks per plant 🌱. I only planted 4 and we had celery for us and to share with others. Great for juicing and snacks! You got this 👍🏽

[@LazyDogFarm]

That's great to hear! Can't wait to try it.

[@msmarygardner]

Lazy Dog Farm …yes, I do celery every yr as well in zone 8b. I do Utah celery from seed & plant some under a tree as well as in full sun. The one in the shade lasted until May (gets woody) but still use the leaves in cooking, salads (potato, chicken) etc. I do heavy mulch with woodchips all winter long. I know you don’t (do woodchips), so I don’t know how it will work out for you.

[@jksatte]

NE Fl here, I couldn't even get my celery to germinate. It was kinda weird. I can usually get just about anything started but I got a big zilcho. I don't even think it's the seed, I mean what seed has a 0 germination rate lol. My kind, that's what kind lol. I'll try again this fall.

[@msmarygardner]

jksatte …you can always buy some. I have done both, started the seed indoors as well as buy starters from box store (😲🤫)! Give it a shot! Now you have succession planting if both work out!

[@jksatte]

@@msmarygardner Great idea!

[@10HERBERT]

Hi Travis Great video, fall winter gardens are way better than spring gardens,

[@LazyDogFarm]

We agree!

[@apiecemaker1163]

I agree Brooklyn. Tastes like Dirt. Too many good things to eat to eat rooty dirt. Baha never grew celery or fennel. Looks like a lot of comments say they’ll do good. So glad you have your greenhouse so you can get your hands in the soil again. Can’t wait to follow y’all on this journey.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks! We're glad you're joining us for the journey!

[@scottwhite4645]

Travis, I know you have lots of experience with gardening and different varieties. Celery is high maintenance, especially for those of us growing it in 8B. Here in Austin I’ve gone to growing it in trenches to help with blanching and moisture retention. Big eater and bigger drinker, 3+ gallons per day per plant, plus weekly feedings of nitrogen and phosphorus. High temperatures in Fall make it interesting...good luck brother!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Good to know. Sounds like I'll need to put it on drip and let it run!

[@scottwhite4645]

Travis, I got some broccoli seeds given to me, a hybrid F1 from Sakata called “Imperial”. I’m told it’s heat tolerant and matures in 85 days. I know you’ve worked with Sakata and wanted to get your opinion on their products and this variety if you or Mr. Jeff has grown it. Thanks again!

[@LazyDogFarm]

@@scottwhite4645 Be careful growing Imperial in the fall. Don't quote me on this ... But I remember speaking to one of the Johnny's broccoli experts when we toured their facility several years ago. They said that Imperial performs much better in the spring as temps are warming, and doesn't do that well when planted as temps are cooling. It is very heat-tolerant, but if things get cool all of a sudden, it will hardly ever produce.

[@scottwhite4645]

Lazy Dog Farm Alright!!!!! that’s exactly what I wanted to hear Travis. Looks like I’ll stick with Green Magic and Castle Dome. Bests to you and your fam.

[@melissagannon5711]

PNW 8b here. Summer garden disappointing this year. Too hot,smoky,and no rain. Things still growing but tired looking. Tomatoes towering but fruit delayed by heat. I'm praying for rain and planting for fall. Drip irrigation next year and going to risk planting things earlier

[@LazyDogFarm]

Always worth taking the chance to plant early because the rewards are so great when it works.

[@tannenbaumgirl3100]

About Broccoli....I harvested Broccoli Shoots until the 1st snow on the plants from Spring...the sprouts were decent size, some even small heads, and the sprouts equal much than the original head harvested, in fact, I harvested so much we were eating for about 1-1/2 months and freezing the florets....Green Magic and Gypsy.

[@LazyDogFarm]

We do get some sprout production. But with the crazy see-saw weather we can have in the winter, sometimes they go seedy really quick before we can get them.

[@tannenbaumgirl3100]

@@LazyDogFarm Broccoli going to seed is something I've never experienced here in Minnesota! By about the 2nd week in October, everything, and I mean everything, is frozen out until next end of May!

[@diannerichard5568]

I just found you Travis we sure miss you working with your DAD but this is the first time i seen your mom she is great love her of course love your DAD to

[@LazyDogFarm]

Glad y'all found us! Welcome to the channel!

[@CattywampusAcres]

Yeah dirt...we agree Brooklyn.....

[@LazyDogFarm]

Gotta embrace the dirt. lol

[@georgiaboy6426]

🤣 ”pssss feels like 92”, I’m with ya Brooklyn! Thank y’all for the video.

[@LazyDogFarm]

The humidity always kicks things up a notch!

[@andrewmicklos5690]

live in 9B in central Florida, just off the coast near Tampa. I have grown Celery two years in a row in all our good heat. I normally give the plants enough shade so as not to roast the plants.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for the info Andrew!

[@sarahmcqueen2319]

I’ve been waiting for this video!! Thank you Trav! I’ll be praying for that sweet boy that school gets a little easier 😊

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Sarah!

[@cherylbertolini3140]

you should get side shoots from you broccoli

[@LazyDogFarm]

We do get some side shoot production, but it's not a lot of food for the space the plant requires if you think about it.

[@mindypereda9660]

Thanks for all the suggestions for fall!

[@LazyDogFarm]

You are so welcome!

[@JimBobsGarden]

I started fennel from seed here in North Jacksonville several years ago and it has done great. The area where I planted it even has terrible soil but it has grown and even come back year over year ever since. The swallow tail butterflies love it.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Great to hear. I hope we're as successful with it as you have been.

[@JimBobsGarden]

@@LazyDogFarm If you would like to see what it looks like check out our June Walkaround kzbin.info/www/bejne/babLdoxubMqterM. You can see the fennel at around the 29 minute mark.

[@happyhillbilly3466]

I grew a variety of hard neck garlic called Music. We plant it in October in 6A. Garlic will get better when grown in the same place year after year but eventually something will go wrong! Celery is SLOW growing! My old timer friend called it swamp grass because he said that is where it originated. So it wants really good soil(lots of compost) and lots of water. Big returns for a little work.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Sounds like it might benefit from being planted on drip tape and getting a good soaking frequently.

[@MatthewSherriff85]

I like a nap too

[@LazyDogFarm]

Don't we all?!

[@MatthewSherriff85]

@@LazyDogFarm hard not to feel bad for the kid

[@janiceschriber4762]

I grew fennel last winter. It was a great crop. I grew it in a planter bag. Direct sow In late September.

[@janiceschriber4762]

I am in 9B

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for sharing Janice!

[@FosterFarmsOk]

Im in Oklahoma and started my cool season transplants back in mid July. Thinking I may have jumped the gun a little. Still have 100s in the forecast next week in mid August. I have good luck direct seeding lettuces and spinach and will do that next month too. Last fall was the best broccoli harvest ever. We got 3 harvest from each plant with the side shoots that formed. Love your channel. You all are great.

[@LazyDogFarm]

That was a great broccoli harvest! If it's still hot and your transplants are ready to go in the ground, just be sure to plant them late in the evening and not in the middle of the day.

[@MissMaryEmbroidery]

Buy all the seeds….ask questions later!! Thank you for this video, so much help…attempting my first fall garden this year!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Can't ever have too many seeds! Best of luck with your first fall garden!

[@kimberlierauton9094]

Yes I’m in SC 30 minutes from GA and I do celery for seeds every year transplanted in pots and ground. I think pots do better for me because of the heat I can move around. I’m glad y’all are so close so I can follow y’all lead . God Bless 🌻❤️

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for sharing your celery successes Kimberlie!

[@janetlavoie2441]

In Halloween here we wear winter coats!! Oh I need to move!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Don't be too excited. The heat we've had the last couple weeks is pretty rough.

[@carolavant3778]

This is going to be a really fun Fall garden season! I don't know about fennel, but I know that celery was grown commercially in Sanford, FL, where I lived for about 25 years. Sanford is still known as "Celery City." If it grows there, it will definitely grow where you are.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Someone else mentioned that too. Sounds like it should do well here.

[@KariWhitakerRealtor]

Im 8b texas.....last year threw a fennel transplant in ground around September....I don't eat/harvest the fennel bulbs. Only plant it for the swallowtail as a host plant. It weathered through the polar vortex to zero degrees and is still massive even though bolted now....tons of butterflies hatched and I am going to save the seeds now and replant for more! Can't advise on the eating side of this plant!! I don't like the licorice taste but it stood 5 ft tall since about April w massive blooms.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I forgot about the butterfly benefits. That's another great reason to grow it!

[@TheHappybaby2008]

Nbhj

[@gogogardener]

I normally don't like licorice, but love this. Slice thin into a no lettuce salad with cucumbers and other vegetables. Toss in an oil n vinegar dressing of choice. I also add one bulb to a pot roast, usually at the beginning with the onions. Add carrots and potatoes later. Can't taste the licorice. Enhances the beef flavor.

[@KariWhitakerRealtor]

@@gogogardener im up for trying it out!

[@roslynwilliams9420]

your most important task is to keep celery well-watered at all times, which will reduce the risk of plants bolting or stems turning stringy.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Noted!

[@karencolson8330]

Celery likes water. I transplanted mines.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for sharing Karen!

[@jeaniepartridge6701]

In the 9th grade my youngest son was asked what do you like the least about 9th grade? His answer was no nap time.😊

[@LazyDogFarm]

Haha!

[@toolmantrl]

I L-O-V-E fall gardening, but I hate having to terminating my summer garden in the July/August heat! 🥵

[@LazyDogFarm]

Just scalp it with the mower and tarp it.

[@horticultureandhomes]

Celery is a muck crop. Your soil is awfully sandy. Maybe put it in a raised bed with a good bit of peat and the compost you buy. Ohio state should have production info on celery. It's a commercial crop in celeryville. Fennel is a Mediterranian crop but you should have production crop info from Johnny's.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Good to know. I have some plots that are less sandy, so I'll probably want to put the celery in those.

[@smalltownfarms5995]

I think it would be a great video if you did one showing everyone how to keep and sustain viable seed long term in storage and how you do it. Hope all is well from the farms of Macclesfield NC to LazyDog!

[@LazyDogFarm]

We use these bags right here: amzn.to/3hjU4AS and store the bags in the fridge.

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

I grew celery in zone 9 b. It is SLOW, so start them now but keep cool. Better to buy 6" transplants. Mine grew in full sun, on drip. No special fertilizing. We had so much celery, we have it away, dehydrated and fresh for 6 months! He got it about June. Tango, Tendercrisp, even the white Chinese. But we hated the pink Chinese. Too woody.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Good to know!

[@melindaroth214]

I AM PRAYING FOR THAT BABY BROOKLYN & TRAVIS. THAT'S AWESOME THAT HE CAN TALK TO YALL. GOD BE WITH THAT BABY HIS WHOLE LIFE IN JESUS NAME.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Melinda! God bless you and your family!

[@RICHat22]

After 4-5 years I've got the gardening down good. 100% new for me. My vacuum sealer arrives today. We have been getting tons of okra, squash, and tomatoes weekly. More than we can cook. I have the extension office planner printed next to me to reference. And now this video. Thanks for the instruction/tips the last couple of years. I also have a local friend that helps with his experience. I have a bunch of feed buckets available so they may get some lettuce in them now. Technically, I am 8a to 7b. Well below Cheaha Mtn at 1060 ft ASL so normally more 8a. Loving my Collards this first year but have to spray regular to keep some kind of invisible bug from eating them. I'll post a video soon just to give a quick tour of my learnin's. Y'all keep doing your thing. Good job.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Sounds great Brian! Thanks for watching.

[@rickleffel256]

Do a video on your bees

[@LazyDogFarm]

I don't have any bees currently. They left sometime late last year. Need to get more, but I don't really know what I'm doing when it comes to bees.

[@markspain1132]

Cellery City, Florida. look it up. Sanford, FL.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Will do!

[@gregleach5833]

Eat the broccoli greens . Cook them like collards or you can sauté them . They are delicious.

[@theIAMofME]

I use it as another green torn up raw in a salad.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Never tried those, but sounds like a plan!

[@ericacook135]

I dehydrate them and make a powder and hide in the kids food. they never know. neither does the husband.

[@gregleach5833]

@@ericacook135 that’s a great idea . I suppose you could do that with just about any vegetable.

[@obtainingmercycroft]

We enjoy your videos so much! Thank you for all the info you pass along. You mentioned garlic. This will be my first year growing garlic. I'm in Zone 9b, central FL. I bought some Turban garlic from Barb Melera at Harvesting History. (Most FL gardeners only recommend Turban for this far south.) It doesn't ship out until late September. I called to speak with her, as she doesn't seem to answer anything on social media. She told me to vernalize (stick in the frig) my garlic as soon as it arrived and leave it in there until late Nov or early Dec, the longer - the better. She seems like an expert on her youtube vids, so I'm going to follow her instructions and see how it goes. I hope that helps a little. :)

[@LazyDogFarm]

That seems like very good advice. We plan on doing the same thing as well.

[@druemiller3111]

I'm in Deep East Texas 8b. Grew celery one time years ago. Big success. So give it a try. Can't hurt. Win or lose you will learn something. Best I remember I transplanted mine.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Can't ever hurt to try!

[@papawsplace]

Travis, I love Brooklyn on your videos. She ask questions that I like hearing the answer to. LOL Also you could save me a lot of time and researching if you would just scan that planner sheet and email it to me. 🤣🤣🤣

[@LazyDogFarm]

I would but I think I threw away that piece of paper when I was cleaning my office today. It's all "upstairs," just had to put it on paper so I made sure I covered everything on the video.

[@zwtrussell4517]

Lots of good information tonight. While I was watching FRED has arrived. That new greenhouse may be put to the test. I don’t think we will get the amount of rainfall as you guys. Have a good rest of the week. Happy Gardening.

[@LazyDogFarm]

It didn't do much earlier today but drizzle, but we've started getting some wind and harder rain tonight. Nothing strong enough to make us worry though. The spin-off tornados are usually the larger issue around here, but haven't heard of any yet.

[@rhondabrown1148]

I learn so much from y’all. I appreciate you sharing your garden knowledge!!

[@LazyDogFarm]

We appreciate you watching Rhonda!

[@tailgategardeners7752]

Great video Travis. Would like to see you do a video that covers onion growing from seed to harvest. We’re still in our first year of gardening and learning something new every day. Keep up the good work.

[@LazyDogFarm]

We'll be doing lots of onion content as that time approaches for us.

[@sundownfarms2731]

Good evening Lazy dog farm 👨‍🌾👩‍🌾🌅Looks like y'all got a great variety of seeds🥬🥦🥕👨‍🌾🌼🌾🐝🦋❤Thank you for sharing! Have a blessed evening ✝️🌅

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for watching Kelly! Should be fun to try all these varieties we've never grown.

[@richardisbell8561]

Thanks for the card

[@LazyDogFarm]

You're welcome!

[@larryhively4199]

I grew celery for the first time this year. It needs a lot of water and I live on a mountain top so I planted it in a kiddie pool with coco coir on the bottom and holes drilled about 2 inches up the sides to help retain moisture. Worked well. Celery needs light to germinate and rich soil. I grew fennel for the first time also with good results. Just made a fennel, white bean and tomato soup that was great.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for the tips Larry. Sounds like the celery would benefit from being planted on drip tape.

[@toddhatton7679]

Celery does great in south Florida, transplant for sure

[@LazyDogFarm]

Good to know!

[@scheivert532]

Beets taste less earthy if you roast them. I do them in foil packs with some garlic.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Yes!

[@rhondabrown1148]

Oh! And congratulations on 10k subscribers!

[@LazyDogFarm]

🎉

[@finagill]

I have to agree with Brooklyn, there are so many better foods why waste time on collards?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Aww they're sooo good though!

[@small-timegarden]

I hear you on the broccoli taking up too much space for the yield but you can actually get more heads, smaller though, if you leave the plant. But I also steam the leaves as collards.esting the whole plant 🙂

[@LazyDogFarm]

Yeah we usually do get some of the side shoot production, but still not a ton of food for the space it requires.

[@small-timegarden]

@@LazyDogFarm yeah

[@melissagannon5711]

Try purple sprouting.

[@tessie652001]

I’m kinda past grow a lot more here in Michigan sad to say . GODBLESS

[@LazyDogFarm]

Enjoy the rest of your summer, and stay warm this winter!

[@tonyapatrick4451]

Just got my fall garden started last week here in KY zone 6. I am trying parsnips for the first time as well. Hopefully it does well. Best of luck to little Abram in kindergarten. As a retired teacher I have seen a lot of first week shock. Thankfully it gets better very quickly.

[@LazyDogFarm]

He's doing much better this week. Best of luck with your parsnips!

[@bingster-223]

It is so interesting to me to watch how and what people from other parts of the country and world grow food. I'm in 6B Pennsylvania and I have every fall crop in except the collard greens. Thats tomorrow. Usually we get a frost in mid to late October. I have a feeling we might get through most of October without a frost. I think I'd probably rather live in a warmer climate but we've been extending our seasons with double 6 mil low tunnels. Although I won't be extended the fall season. We're building raised beds for next season.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I've been to Pennsylvania several times and the summers there are so much nicer than the summers here. Don't be too jealous. lol

[@bingster-223]

@@LazyDogFarm Maybe just a little bit is ok

[@greygrim4630]

Thank you so much

[@LazyDogFarm]

You're most welcome

[@singncarpenter6270]

I'm in 8b (south central Texas). I'm still waiting for summer to start. It hasn't hit 100F yet and I can count the days on one hand that it went over 95. It has rained more this summer than I can remember and I've lived here for 35 years. The hottest I have ever seen it here was in September though, so I still think it's coming. I was going to lets some beds go fallow this fall but now you've got me thinking about a fall garden and row covers and so forth.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Our temperatures have definitely been lower this year. We've gotten above 95 just a few days, whereas we're usually over 95 quite a bit this time of year. But the humidity has been absolutely suffocating with all the moisture in the air.

[@AngieCathcart]

I love my naps too!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Gotta have one every now and then!

[@sarahmcqueen2319]

Bahahaha Brooklyn cracks me up lol “ mmm mm whatchyou mean” 😂

[@SherrysCraftinggarden]

I am getting ready to start my plants getting beds ready now.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Getting to be that time!

[@misstrcarter]

I never realized fennel was a cool weather crop. I usually plant mine in the summer and it does great. We plant it for the butterflies and not for our own eating so of course it does amazing. Never got a bulb and never had it overwinter.

[@LazyDogFarm]

It just looks like a cool-season crop, so I assumed it was.

[@XaViEr3520]

That made me laugh a little!!! October you can either wear a jacket or some shorts and tank top!!! Love living in the south! Northern scan keep that cold weather!!! 70s is cool weather down south!!!

[@LazyDogFarm]

We've worn shorts on Christmas some years.

[@XaViEr3520]

@@LazyDogFarm same!!!

[@johnmullis6589]

Fennel seed grow okay there it grows wild in California it's all over the place so the heat shouldn't be an issue

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for sharing John!

[@apiecemaker1163]

Just saw the ending. Gotta wonder what the uh-oh was. Lol Good job at keeping a straight face and finishing the video. 🤔

[@LazyDogFarm]

Titus ran back outside crying because him and his brother were wrestling ... typical Sunday afternoon around here.

[@apiecemaker1163]

@@LazyDogFarm bahaha yup true brothers.

[@gogogardener]

I'm really not sure about this Fall. Will it come early because of all the fire smoke in the atmosphere? I'm planting for both. Chuckle. In one row, I put a quick growing gherkin cucumber AND miragreen peas. So, which will thrive this year??? Time will tell. Hope at least one makes it. Our temps usually drop at Halloween, but until then we're in the 90's and 100's during the day. I'm wondering if we might be a zone colder this year, so I'm spreading out my chances. Parsnips. I had great success a few years ago. Planted Sept 30th in a 15 g tree pot. Tamped down the compost. Spaced out seeds FLAT on surface. Sifted a fine compost over the seeds. Tamped again. Kept watered about like starting carrots. Seed was old, but I think every one germinated. I'd overplanted and had to pull alot of extras. Celery grows here too. I just pulled mine out as seed was maturing. I use both the stems and the seeds in my kitchen. I'm thinking I started the celery about the same time as my tomatoes. But, it handles a mild Winter just fine, if you are trying to grow overwinter. I think in your case, I'd put two or maaaaybe three plants in a 15 gallon pot. Move them inside your greenhouse when it gets colder. Biggest nemisis is earwigs. So, plan on oil traps or plant at the right season to avoid them at your place.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for sharing your trials Sj. We also like to have backup seedlings in case we get a random hot spell after transplanting.

[@michaelturner2691]

This sounds like a whole lot of fun. Please do some in-depth videos on your greenhouse growing techniques. My wife and I are going to try to follow along in our little greenhouse so hopefully we will have some success. As always keep up the good videos we enjoy.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Will do!

[@SonderSurreal]

I direct seed fennel into cinder block holes, they are always happy in there require little care, kids like to snack on it

[@LazyDogFarm]

Neat idea! Thanks for sharing.

[@SonderSurreal]

@@LazyDogFarm your welcome its for picking the leaves over and over, not for the bulb btw :)

[@amypage8141]

“I do my best, I do my best.” 🤣 y’all crack me up!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for watching Amy!

[@Chris-op7yt]

biggest change in success rate in growing seed started plants is using a tray setup with a good light. unless it's marked as a direct seeding plant, you have far better control of germination in a tray than outside.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Very true. Germination is always better in controlled conditions.

[@msjenjenp]

I'm in Florida 9a, so this schedule is good for me, just a few weeks later than you. Thanks! Last fall, I planted Brocolli Rabe with great success until the gray aphids I didn't see in time discovered it. I am amazed at bugs in cool/cold weather. Ugh.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Yeah we get a whole different selection of pests in the fall and winter garden compared to the spring/summer garden.

[@charlenequinilty7252]

Grew celery and fennel last year in LA ..celery did really well but take a long time to get big enough to transplant out. Keep moist. Fennel I only grew a couple for butterflies.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Sounds good Charlene. Thanks for sharing!

[@sydneybrooks7419]

I had great success with Avalanche Beets last year as well as Sun Angel Spinach! I also transplanted the spinach as well as direct seeded some and it did fantastic both ways!! Really tasty too!! Celery is easy peasy!! Just likes lots of water! Good luck Travis!! Good to see Brooklyn Back! 👍❤️

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for sharing your experiences with those varieties!

[@bowhunter1172]

Not an expert by any means , but i live near Athens Ga , i bought some started celery plants from Lowes this spring , they grew really good!! Was really surprised on how well they did. Really love your videos , keep em coming...

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for sharing Eric. And GO DAWGS!

[@joshuab738]

Excited for fall. 7b here and was planning to do my starts this weekend. Very nice overlook.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Sounds like perfect timing!

[@theIAMofME]

The only success I've had with celery in 7B is buying a bunch to (rebel) can and planting the stumps after they root in the window sill. It actually did really good in very early spring. It was so much greener than the celery you buy in the store. It was organic celery. But, I hear you can do it with conventional, too. Some people tie a string around it loosely when it starts to get a little height to it. They say it helps the stalks be bigger. But, I like the smaller ones. Less chopping. Another tip, I had so many critters that I learned the hard way to put it on the bottom section of my greenstalk planters not in a bed or inground. I could not get the seeds that germinated to live for nothing. It was probably me. But, I just found this other method easier.

[@theIAMofME]

Also, in the Spring, just like dill and parsley, the black swallowtail butterfly lays its eggs on celery too! They will eat it up before it bolts if you're not careful.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I've heard that homegrown celery has so much more flavor than the stuff at the grocery store that tastes like water. We shall see ...

[@theIAMofME]

@@LazyDogFarm It DOES! It's strong!!

[@XaViEr3520]

Collards with some bacon 😱 that’s a meal right there. I remember you or your dad made a video a few years back and I tried it and was hooked since then!!!

[@LazyDogFarm]

For sure good stuff!

[@shirleyk623]

Greens and a ham bone even better

[@mariebarnes416]

Perfect timing! I'm just sitting down to organize our fall crops. Looking forward to cooler planting.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I think we're all needing a little relief from the heat at this point!

[@LauraTeAhoWhite]

You can put collards with just about anything, they're that darn tasty. We like to eat them with rice, beans, peppers and tofu or beyond meat (as a play on vegetarian dirty rice). I can't grow enough of them.

[@LazyDogFarm]

True story!

[@myrurallife_official]

Im about an hr or 2 south of you at the FL line and I grew celery and fennel in the spring and it did well. Drip is a requirement! They like consistent even watering. I even have celery still growing in the shade. Have to harvest it early in the morning before it wilts in the sun. Both likes 60-75f for growing and germinate best around 75f.

[@LazyDogFarm]

We'll definitely be putting it on drip then!

[@cindysuenewton2238]

I'll start my celery seeds to transplant in mid August. I'm in Abilene, Texas. 8a.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Good to know. I guess I need to go ahead and get mine started.

[@tiaponce1110]

Try kohlrabi greens! I've never had it bulb up but those greens sure are tasty. I use it like I would kale. Yummy esp cooked with fried eggs on top.

[@LazyDogFarm]

The greens are pretty good!

[@MatthewSherriff85]

Sounds great guys, I'm just starting to get the garden ready for spring here down under, my potatoes didn't come up when i wanted them too so i may have to wait to plant my blue corn

[@LazyDogFarm]

Enjoy your spring garden Matthew!

[@ibegrubbin]

Trisha yearwood makes a really good Thai style salad with napa cabbage but I’m sure you can use similar ingredients could cut down on the sugar for the cilantro dressing

[@LazyDogFarm]

That sounds really good! Gonna have to find that recipe when ours gets ready.

[@everettmcdonald2088]

Liked the video. I just started cabbage, Champion Collards and Rutabagas. I wasn’t sure about planting Rutabagas in flats so it’s good to see someone else does it. I’m in zone 7b here in Spartanburg county and it seems we’re about 2 weeks after y’all in the spring and before in the fall. We’ve been growing soft neck garlic for years, Kettle River Giant from Territorial Seeds. I don’t think it’s available anymore but we save some of the best bulbs for replanting each year. Your probably getting soaked by Fred, I hope everything gets through it okay.

[@LazyDogFarm]

We got a decent amount of rain and a little wind. The power went out last night at some point but was back on this morning. Rutabaga transplants can be a little tender and fragile at transplanting, but they do well once they get going.

[@tammywest1642]

I grew fennel this spring. It grew great. Even still doing well in the summer. But I found out... There's a bulbing fennel, and a non bulbing fennel. I was expecting ba bulb. So it kept growing til it bolted. Never got a bulb. Lol. Whoops

[@LazyDogFarm]

Good to know. Now I need to make sure the variety I purchased is a bulbing variety. lol

[@mommajscountrygardening]

Hello. I have many of the same in your garden. I am growing parsnips for the first time also. Plugging in as I can as I remove the spring/summer crops. Celery is easy. They are really independent and not fussy. You can grow anything you put your mind 2. 😌

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Momma J! We appreciate the inspiration!

[@kyleebenstein3442]

I'm up in ATH (go dawgs!) And I've had luck growing softneck traditional garlic. I've ordered from Keene Garlic, which has a softneck sampler where they'll send you different varieties that are supposed to do well down here.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for the lead. Might have to try their stuff next year. GO DAWGS!

[@metalmartha2571]

Wow your fall garden is my summer garden! I’m in northern Canada zone 3b This was my first time growing celery. I started my celery starts in trays cause they look like grass blades for a while, Thirsty lil plants! A farmer gave me a tip, Cut the bottom out of a sour cream or cottage cheese container Place that container around each individual celery plant. This way when your celery gets larger the stocks won’t split away from the plant and fall to the ground. Your stocks will stay tighter. Curious to see how it grows in zone 8. I wish we could wear tank tops on Halloween… We usually get our first snowfall the week before. It’s ski pants the whole way after September in Saskatchewan LOL I will vicariously grow my fall garden through you and your channel happy growing!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for sharing Martha! Definitely a completely different growing game up there.

[@carliegator]

Poor buddy! School is so different now. Y’all ever thought about homeschooling?! 😜 We started homeschooling bc my son HATED nap time and waking up that early. Best decision ever 😋 Love your content!

[@LazyDogFarm]

We're fortunate to have very good public schools where we live. We know all the teachers and support them.

[@jellistarr]

I see those Territorialseed packs!🙌 My local seed shop, pretty much all i buy. Love your videos, thanks for working so hard 😃

[@LazyDogFarm]

First time I've purchased from them, but excited to try!