This Is Why I Set Low Expectations With Every Crop I Plant

[@Erika-gm2tf]

Just the beauty and green of our gardens feed us--even if they don't fruit.❤

[@kele1264]

Well said!

[@Dianatorres6990]

You can prepare quesadillas with any squash flowers when they won't be giving you squash. Plenty of vids out there .

[@Gardeningchristine]

I planted 3 pole beans in a 17 gallon tub next to my porch. They grew up my railing and have given 3 gallon bags of beans. AMAZING!

[@oneoflokis]

Good for you! 👍

[@Gardeningchristine]

@@oneoflokis definitely planting more next year!

[@MIgardener]

That is awesome!!!

[@songbirdscreations-MargaretS]

This was the summer of tomatoes and peppers of all kinds here in my garden. I planted 5 kinds of tomatoes because I usually don't have the greatest luck with them. They all grew and produced like crazy! I planted sweetheart cherry- 4 plants in beds just off our back porch and one in a big pot. They are still producing! I have made 3 batches of salsa, froze a couple of gallons, dried some, not to mention all the ones we gave away! We also like just sitting on the back porch and pulling a few off the plant for a quick snack! They will be a goto next year! I also planted chiles de arbol, they all went crazy! One plant was a mystery though, it was definitely a jalapeno😂. I planted tomatillos for the first time. They also fruited like crazy. I just love filling my freezer up to use over the winter!

[@Erika-gm2tf]

I hear you. Its always an experiment. My garden grows slowly since they built a 3 story condo on south side of my property. My spring tomatoes, peppers squash and cukes are still coming in. BUT, I'll plant lettuces, spinach, broccoli Raab, arugula, cilantro and carrots for fall. I got a little portable greenhouse to pop over those this winter. I'm hopeful because I had fresh lettuces through December last year just using 5 gallon home depot buckets to cover them when it froze. They didn't grow a lot in these conditions, but they survived and stayed fresh. I loved my fresh baby lettuce BLT's in December (with the formerly green tomatoes, picked the night of first frost and ripened between newspapers in boxes in basement. Tomatoes turned red, and were only as good as store bought, but the lettuce was sooo fresh. My so called "Early" cabbages planted this spring still haven't balled up. I may get nothing but loose cabbage leaves. I can maybe make a stuffed cabbage stew with them anyway. I use what I got!

[@ofrecentvintage]

Oh my goodness! I'm having the same experience! A row of five 3-story townhouses on the south side of my growing space. Turned an all-day part-sun space into full shade... 😢 It's been...an adjustment.

[@chamberswagner2010]

This is my first year planting a garden (patio containers) and I set my expectations low. I've always thought I had a "black" thumb and just killed plants to my expectation was if I could keep plants alive and harvest anything, that was a win. So I was really pleasantly surprised at all the plants I've grown and have thrived and the food I've been able to harvest. It's been fun and I'm definitely going to continue gardening next year. Thank you for such great content and great seeds!

[@PatienceLove]

I relate to you 100 percent! I feel the exact same!

[@shidelsresthomestead6921]

I have a fall harvest of: German Butterbal potatoes, Japenese Chestnut Sweet Potatoes, Gold Rush Zucchini, Cascade Tomatoes, and Kale.. ❤😂

[@camilleolsen]

I echo what the person said about a green full garden feeding us even if it doesn't fruit like we hope it will. I counted the colors of blossoms in my garden and I have more different colors than I ever have before. Other years I've had fruit but the beds didn't look full or lush. I probably have too much nitrogen that would explain all the leaves overflowing out of the beds. I am about to get a lot of cowpeas, and my okra grown from seed have finally started blossoming. I probably planted them too late. Considering the dry summer we had here in Texas, I'm thankful that things did as well as they did and it all looks beautiful right now. It soothes my soul to go out there every morning. And Luke you are right, if we don't set our expectations sky high we won't be so disappointed. Look for what went well, or better than before -- probably many things did.

[@heatherhineline9481]

Fall is hard for me. The things I grow rarely make it to fruiting, but that's okay. 90% of my fall garden is just for the beauty of it. Weeds and all. It lifts my soul. And if you happen to find a 20lb orange watermelon you don't remember planting while you're out there, that's just an extra blessing.( Yes I have enough weeds to hide a 20lb watermelon.)

[@GardenandGrub]

This is my first fall garden. I am zone 5b in Canada. This fall I am growing sub-Artic Tomato it matures in less than 40-59 days and handles the cool spring and fall weather nicely.

[@jodireavis6724]

Absolutely incredible zucchini plant for the fall way to go

[@vegetablegardengrochzkapus8856]

Very nice movie , greetings for all gardeners ❤😊👍👋🙂👩‍🌾🌱

[@MIgardener]

Thank you very much!

[@bethheerten1132]

I planted a fall crop of beans August 15. Tonight we are having our first dinner of fall beans. I planted Jade & Contender. First time for a fall planting.

[@hankandgreta]

Just got my shipment of seeds and a couple types of garlic from your company on Tuesday. I live in Alaska, so we are starting to get frost and temps are dropping fast. I planted my garlic this morning. So excited to see it sprout up in the spring. Thanks for providing quality products and tutorials.

[@tbassngal]

Is that how garlic typically works? Plant in the fall for spring/early harvest? I live in MI and we are going to be very close to our 1st frost as well. I've been failing at garlic and horseradish - I do container gardening, but I've always planted it at the beginning of June with the rest of my crops.

[@hankandgreta]

@@tbassngal yes, typically planting just after the first frost but while the soil is still workable. This gives the roots a chance to begin to develop, then it sprouts up in the spring. I harvest in August. My climate is very different from Michigan, but the general idea is the same. MI Gardener has several great videos on planting garlic specifically for your area.

[@benmoffitt7524]

I planted the spacemaster 80 this year and didn’t have much success at first. This summer’s weather was really weird and they just weren’t flourishing. I ended up digging up the few remaining shoots in July and transferring them to a movable container that I could move in and out as the weather changes were so dramatic. They really thrived in the containers and I am still getting fruit. Big fan of the Spacemaster 80!

[@ofrecentvintage]

I wanted to plant Spacemaster cucumbers this year but didn't get a chance so I saved the seed for next time. I was trying to figure out whether they should be in a pot or raised bed. Thanks for sharing your experience!!

[@helenstewart2085]

Gardening in the South Island of New Zealand even only 9 miles difference, but a totally different soil and winter temperatures, means my spring season starts on time, for the rest of our area can start nearly a month earlier, someone on a local garden page who shifted from the Northern part of the North Island saw cucumber plants, planted them and complained when they were frosted in the last week. Where she lives they can plant the last weekend of October and my area is the 3rd week of November due to our different times for last frost.

[@robklein583]

August here in Ontario was cool and wet instead of hot and dry. The garden knew it too and all crops were sub-par. September and this far in October thr weather has been fantastic. But the crops did not recover very well. They knew fall was coming even though the temps were like summer. All plants now look sickly and the tomatoes are all rotten on the vines. What a disappointment. But I found a pair of used skylight panels on the side of the road and now I have two nice cold frames full of baby winter salad greens. You just gotta have some hope to keep gardening interesting and fun...

[@marksieber4626]

Bush green beans are good too

[@amyschmelzer6445]

I prefer pole beans. Yes, they’re slower to mature but my May sown pole beans are still producing a mess of beans every other day. In the past when I planted bush beans it required double the real estate to get the same yield each week and then the plants were done after 2-3 weeks. As a lazy gardener, I like not having to plant a new crop in that space multiple times a year.

[@mjmmusser]

My corn is finally ripening that I planted in May. They started slow due to the frozen swamp 100' away. It was frozen until June this year. I do get a later harvest than anyone due to the swamp holding heat.

[@Sunnylane02174]

I like to do the same thing! My major fail this year is I did get a single carrot. Planted in spring & fall & nothing germinated. Better luck next year. Right now I’m growing pole beans & sugar snap peas, beets, radishes, Kale, & bush cucumbers. Not sure if I’ll get a fall harvest of cucumbers but I’m trying. 😂

[@texannaharris3246]

Try watching Deep South Homestead's videos on planting carrots, I've had good success with germination with his method.

[@Sunnylane02174]

@@texannaharris3246 thanks for letting me know about that channel! I’ll check them out

[@PatienceLove]

I’m trying one more round of cucumbers too. Lol

[@Sunnylane02174]

@@PatienceLove I hope it pans out for you and you get lots of them!

[@Mariefrancegrsce]

@@PatienceLovemine just started flowering 😮😮😮

[@TheMessyHomesteader]

I had so many summer garden setbacks so this video topic was so motivational, Luke! Ready to adjust my expectations 😊

[@MIgardener]

You got this!

[@jordanyeager9220]

It would be awesome to see another segment of cooking with vegetables from the garden. 🌿 🍲

[@TheJoanne04]

Hey Luke growing sweet potatoes in East Tenn, can't wait to dig them up . Not much rain in September going to soak before digging. I am 72 still learning ,I really enjoy gathering information from your experiences.

[@MIgardener]

We are excited to dig our sweet potatoes as well!

[@lunalou3489]

I planted zuchini first week of august and pumpkins in late july. With all the squash bugs i saw with the spring planting i only saw 5 and no squash vine borers with the later planting. I am quite happy with the later plantings and will probably do it again.

[@trishgreydanus7004]

I am in the Niagara peninsula zone 6. Decided to sow some zucchini in middle of August this year to see what would happen. With this totally unexpected hot week of weather (27c) harvested two today! I have some hoops set up and am going to see how long i can keep production going under cover. The seeds are more than 3 years old already and i thought "what do I have to lose!"

[@tbassngal]

Keep us updated! I am also in zone 6 in SE MI

[@trishgreydanus7004]

Update Oct 15-harvested two more zucchini. The plants actually look very happy but the baby zucchinis are growing sooooo slowly. We have had cold overcast weather for the last 10 days so not much sun to warm the plants under the plastic.

[@rogaineablar5608]

My kale, collards, and chard all took a dump during the august heat waves but have bounced back nicely now that it's cooled down a bit. The tomatoes surprisingly experienced a resurgence too. Okra is fading but had a great run in the summer heat.

[@ingekaivola4685]

Every year is different. Sometimes beyond understanding. I can't complain. I have 4 quarts of green beans in the freezer plus what I've eaten. Grated zucchini frozen for muffins. Canning a small batch of salsa today. I've got a counter full of green tomatoes ripening. Only got a handful of carrots because of voles ... next year they're going into my GreenStalk! Zone 5 ... 7500 ft elevation Colorado.

[@IAMGiftbearer]

I see what you're saying but in my situation I really need for this to work, as I am getting to the point I can't afford to buy food to last the whole month. To mitigate this problem I am growing some things indoors so that everything doesn't depend on the weather. This worked great this summer when it was too hot and humid to grow lettuce outside. I had several plants growing in hydroponics and a few in soil indoors under a grow light which kept me pretty well set for lettuce in my salads during those months. I'm surprised that people were telling you bugs and disease would be worse in the Fall than in the hotter months. I have experienced less of those problems as the humidity, heat, and rain have gone down and the air is dryer. With climate change it sure looks to me like Fall Gardening is going to be the best time of year for growing outdoors. It's cool but not too cool. The only drawback I have seen so far is that although my Better Boy tomato plant has been setting more fruit they're growing slower and ripening takes much longer (possibly because the sun isn't as strong and some days are partly overcast. I have this green golf ball size tomato that has been on the vine for over a month. I see a hint of blush on it now but barely perceptible.

[@shocker1215]

I never fertilize my okra. In fact I just till a little row of my yard right in the grass, throw in a row and let it go. Works like a charm get early and loaded okra.

[@kacheek9101]

It's definitely important to go in with low expectations and think of everything as a learning experience. Especially considering how harsh Mother Nature can be with some of her lessons I haven't started my fall garden yet, but it'll be pretty much all leafy greens and root vegetables since winter is the only time of year I've got a chance of growing them

[@CottageontheCorner]

My fall garden was doing great until we got a few super heavy rains. Temperature dropped then got warm and dropped again. Lost a lot of plants, but I’m already planning and problem-solving for next year.

[@123loveyourland]

I pushed the limits this year and planted potatoes in the 3rd week of July. I’m getting a GREAT harvest! Going forward, fall potato crops for me! :)

[@Pebbles021049]

I planted 4 tomato plants in summer for a fall harvest. They haven’t grown as large as my spring tomatoes. But I have a ton of them still. I’m making marinara sauce out of them which will be great for the World Series games. It’s a win in my book. 😊🍅

[@amyzunker1648]

Did you remember to amend the soil before planting

[@kimberlygarrison4529]

We started some sugar snaps from seed just 4 weeks ago, and they're growing really well! We are in zone 8a, and just began using Green Stalks...totally worth every penny. We harvested some Radishes yesterday, as well as beet greens. 💚

[@robingirven4570]

I did my first time ever fall garden this year. Getting green beans and that’s it but it’s ok. Thank you for another great video Luke.

[@lindag4484]

Zucchini! Just enjoyed spinach and parmesan ravioli with a sauce made only of: diced zucchini, diced mushrooms, halved grape tomatoes, and minced garlic with olive oil and balsamic glaze drizzled in and chopped basil on top. It was amazing! I planted okra seeds this year and managed to get 3 plants. I'm in zone 5, but they grew just enough to produce 2 pods. I just love new, small okra, fresh right out of the garden for a snack. This year, just one for me and one for my husband. lol They were delicious!

[@nikkireigns]

Sounds so yummy! 😊

[@alorastewart7091]

I planted cow peas this year for the first time and I just got one pod off of it just in time for the season to be ending lol. My zucchini didn't really do well this year but I got way too much last year so not bad. I actually got tomatoes this year if I start them a little earlier next year I think I'll be able to get way more.

[@flyfishdr]

Powdery mildew wiped out the cucumbers in mid season. Last year we couldn't keep up there were so many.

[@fuzzytale]

I'm in zone 9b in California, so my summer garden is still going strong, other than the beans and cucumbers, which were a total bust due to the ground squirrels. It's still fall/winter garden planting time, though, so I've put in 5 different varieties of shelling peas and a few varieties of snap and snow peas, fall potatoes, a few varieties each of beets and carrots (trying black carrots this year!). I'm also slowly getting all my onions and brassicas transplanted, and I have all my fall and winter greens getting ready to get scattered amongst them once they're in, including a few new to me things--strawberry spinach, a couple varieties of asian mustard and other asian greens I can't recall the names of offhand, and I don't have my seed case nearby to check. Also have my seed garlic ready to soak and plant as soon as the brassicas are all in. My red noodle beans and one variety of lima (don't remember which) are the only ones that survived the ground squirrels, and those are still giving me a great harvest, as are my cherry and paste tomatoes, and my beefsteaks and slicers should keep giving me a few tomatoes here and there until Thanksgiving or so. Once they come out I'll probably fill in with more carrots and beets and greens. I could eat garden fresh carrots and beets every day for the rest of my life and never get tired of them.

[@Mariefrancegrsce]

I did the samething and enjoying 😉. Gardening is an experience and i love to try. I have bunch of tomatoes growing , cucumbers, zucchini, sorrel, amaranth, Malabar spinach…from Congo planting in zone 5b.

[@MIgardener]

That's great!

[@jerryhae]

In zone 7B we have fall lettuce, kale, bush beans, summer and fall squash bearing. Broccoli, cabbage, turnips and rutabagas growing. Still harvesting summer tomatoes, okra, field peas. Soon be digging peanuts. Had a great garden year. Thanks for all your help, Luke.

[@gardeningunraveled]

Right now, I'm inundated with yellow pear and wild cherry tomatoes. I started freezing them whole. Every year, flowers take over my raised beds. I have bee balm, hyssop, lavender, borage, zinnias, nasturtiums, and marigolds. The pollinators are sure happy. I have peppers and cucumbers still growing in-between the flowers. I looked at the extended weather forecast in zone 5b, and the first frost is delayed by one month! I still have time to plant frost hardy vegetables. 👍

[@nadinelara2939]

Down here in Texas finally got rain yesterday after 3 months of 100+ degree & no rain. Today in mid 80's. Bell peppers are doing great. Have about 20 on 1 plant alone. Cherry tomato plants are starting to fruit again. Cucumbers were started and have several but have an aphid infestation that I am battling. Okra doing well but Harvester ants come and eat leaves every few days if I don't find them first. Just planted a couple weeks ago bush beans, pole beans, zucchini, carrots, & broccoli. Will plant lettuce & cabbage soon since we finally cooled down. I have raised beds since our yard is solid sand. This is my first year gardening so learning so much with the videos. Thank you!

[@Pixieworksstudio]

We've had a shocking summer and I'm scrabbling around for something top eat here. Even my Jerusalem artichokes are even rubbish

[@MaryMPringle]

Things went right this year--was not prepared to deal with all that produce! Soup and muffins to freeze; sauerkraut; foisting zucchini on the neighbours . . .

[@MIgardener]

Yay!!! That is awesome to hear!

[@denysesanchez6008]

I planted red noodle beans for the first time from seed I bought from MI Gardener- They produced Nicely all season long ! It is now my new favorite ! thank you - I love your channel !!

[@TrixieJFerguson]

South-Central Texas checking in here … I planted okra seedlings on July 4 here in my zone 8b garden. It has been MISERABLE heat wise this summer, but my okras have not missed a beat. The stalks are 4-6” diameter and the plants are 6-8 feet tall. I planted 12 plants and am harvesting 60-80 pods every other day. It’s amazing. I had a lot of haters telling me that it was way too late to plant okra and that it would never work out. HaHa … now they’re jealous and I have fresh okra.

[@earthisflat]

Those sugar snap peas I got from you did absolutely amazing, not sure the variety though it was in a mystery seed pack, but that plant put on so many pods I didn't even know what to do with it all 😅

[@MIgardener]

That is amazing to hear!!! 🎉

[@laurelelliott7021]

I ate from my garden this year; therefore, it was a success.

[@gaylekubczak4433]

I had a good amount of zucchini, lots of zucchini bread and frozen for later.

[@MIgardener]

Love zucchini bread!

[@victoriac1672]

I’ll be boring and grow all the greens!!!!😂 it’s the only time of year we can really grow greens down here in Florida. So my whole garden will be filled with them.! Great video!

[@jackhogston6119]

Rabbit got about 3/4 of the beans I planted in the spring. Planted some more, it got all of those. The few that survived grew slowly through the summer. Currently getting more than I know what to do with. Thank you, rabbit. Just south of Omaha.

[@Lmcbrannon]

My garden this summer didn't do as well as last year. Started in a green house and moved to the garden. Tried all your techniques that I learn from your videos. I don't understand what went wrong.

[@labradorite8256]

See if you can talk to some experienced gardeners in your area. I often think its something I'm doing, only to find veteran gardeners are having the same trouble.

[@bowtielife]

I did beans for a fall harvest this year in destin Florida. Finally getting our beans for putting up over winter! ❄️

[@cameronc4566]

My fall bush beans are successful, but my zucchini was a no-go for production. Minnesota might be too much for a fall harvest of zucchini. I'll try next year. This was an odd weather summer.

[@MIgardener]

Just start sooner. They will do better with less humid weather.

[@karenguth8529]

Thanks luke. I am growing in my SC beans, cukes, squash, tomatoes, marigolds, alyssum, okra. This week i am going to start my seeds for my brassica’s. About 3 weeks late, but i have been on vacay.

[@karenbutton2263]

I was considering putting lettuce beets radishes and Swiss chard in. Looks like other than Friday the weather here is 60 and 70 for the next 2 weeks. Zone 6 6800 elev colorado

[@TerribleTim68]

I've got bolden beets, pak choy, leeks, Brussels Sprouts and carrots already planted. Garlic going in this weekend. And fava beans as a cover crop for a couple beds.

[@kerrycoyle8930]

I'm growing radishes (staggered sowings), sugar snap peas, several varieties of lettuces and several varieties of turnips in my fall garden this year...

[@sherriianiro747]

Normally I have bush beans from Spring to Thanksgiving, but we had a cool wet summer & for the first time they got blight. Next year pole beans in containers & I believe crop rotation is 3 years for in the ground. Thanks for the encouraging words! 😊

[@dianehawk535]

Every year, I have high hopes and low expectations. Sometimes I'm surprised, like the year my pole beans produced enough to feed two families for 2 years. Sometimes I'm severely disappointed, like the year we had over 6" of rain the last week of July/first week of August and I lost 80% of my 100+ tomato plants 3 weeks after picking the first ripe ones. I just make the most of what produces well and plan for the next spring.

[@ofrecentvintage]

That Federle tomato was enormous! I've never seen a paste tomato that large. Wow!

[@toniatalley1977]

My garden this year didn't do so great but next year is gonna be amazing. I got all my seeds from you so I know it's gonna be amazing. Your seeds are the absolute best of the best and they produce like cazy

[@jamiegreenlee2367]

I planted a few things for fall… carrots, green beans, broccoli and cauliflower, & sugar snap peas. My beans are in the green stalks because the rabbits decimated my summer crop. The rabbits ate all my broccoli and cauliflower too 😭 however I’m getting green beans currently and am hoping to have carrots soon too despite rabbits eating their tops

[@charmainemrtnz]

Blue Lake beans, spinach, cucumbers, leaf lettuce, basil, kale,

[@bobert59]

Zone 7b - picked up some clearance early girl bushes at the end of August. Cutting it close but hoping for the best. Got quite a few set and plumping up each day. Good luck with those cukes and beans.

[@melloyellochelle]

I can never get zucchini to grow in ANY season! But I still got peppers and tomatoes growing, and recently planted lettuce, broccoli, Kale, peas, cabbage and spinach.

[@More2Me4Life]

Wonderful channel. I notice you record close to a road and your microphone does an amazing job. Do you remember the name of it? Also, have you considered freeze drying? It seems to be a fad I have noticed. Is it worth the hype?

[@tbassngal]

I wanted to freeze dry to but was just told by a fellow food preserver that freeze dryers are very expensive! $1500 - $2000 USD.

[@alysonbaker939]

I love beans too. I’m always trying new dried beans. This year I tried orca and arikara yellow. Black beans, bingo and red runner beans are staples in the dried beans. For green beans, ‘tender bean’ seems to win out. I’ve tried dragon tongue three years in a row which I like if I can beat the rabbits and deer. In the last two years, I’ve had good luck with edamame beans. Black eyed peas were an interesting bean but I found the yellow jackets loved the beans too so not worth the battle. I never grow tired of beans. I live in west central MN near Fargo so a different climate. Thanks for sharing.

[@renebrown995]

Things went the wrong direction all spring and summer long. Zone 9a/b Central Florida. I am hoping to do better this fall. Just started my Sweet Ann snaps (3 of them ), in grow bag with poles to support them. My tomatoes from summer and peppers now decide to grow and product.😮 Anyhoo, I am just gonna sit back and see what happens.😊. Thanks for the encouragement,Luke.

[@wheaties1435]

Planted green beans late ie August, the plants are beautiful but had No blossoms, so I draped plastic over it just to add a bit of heat…bam! Blossoms! And baby beans are coming !! May get one…last…haul….😂

[@denisefoster01df]

I have plant Christmas Potatoes, suger snap beans, long beans, carrots celery onions sprouts my first ever 2 sweet potatoe slips and a little giant garlic, some of it in my poly tunnel, raised beds and containers and I will see how is goes, I have been growing since April this year zone 9a I think 🤔 or 9 😅

[@barefootgardens22]

I have about 50 broccoli plants that have grown to about 5 ft tall and not given me a head yet. Very disappointed. The late summer cucumbers didn't do anything. Too much pest and diseases. Lots of good things too though

[@deboz8793]

I’m just wondering if you have problems with deer? And if you do, how do you deter them from snacking on everything? Also, since you’re in Michigan, what do you do during the winter months when the ground is frozen? Are you planning for the next growing season?

[@tbassngal]

I didn't know he was in MI, I am a Newby here. What a great question. I'd like to know as well since i am also in SE MI - Waterford/Clarkstonarea.!

[@lesleyhoban6559]

I'm not fuzzy on green or wax beans but .. they can turn into dry beans which I just love... outside the box works for me

[@Dianatorres6990]

Its still so hot in Texas,but quess what? I planted okra about a month ago, and we actually have okra already. I used miracle grow when plants were about 3" tall. Thats all i will use ,no more fertilizer. 👍👍😊

[@jovitadominguez2315]

Hi Luke. I’m from Georgia ❤ your Chanel. Hola Luke soy de Georgia. Me encanta tu canal soy mexicana y tengo mi garden. 😊

[@lyta1138]

I would love to grow beets, but the rabbits love the greens so much I only got one fully formed beet. Trying to interplant with onions to discourage more destruction. Starting winter onions for the first time and some daikon radishes. Lettuce is really sketchy this year, even in my seedling trays. Been that way all summer. Hopefully better next year.

[@sixfigurebookkeeper7588]

This is awesome content Luke, thank you!

[@distracted_gardener]

This was a disappointing season, though largely due to my own watering habits. We had some odd weather. We still got some lovely produce just not as bountiful as last year.

[@texannaharris3246]

Our peppers have finally taken off, so we'll have a nice fall harvest of those, we're planting potatoes, carrots, onions and cabbages for fall. I'm also trying some melons and a couple of pumpkins during our spring 2 down here. If wed don't get an early frost, maybe they'll have time to make a few for us. :-)

[@MIgardener]

That is awesome!

[@jodireavis6724]

I live in northern California. And I still have basil, tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, and lots of peppers growing. My problem is, I'm waiting for them to stop producing so I can put in my cabbage broccoli cauliflower leaks, kale and lettuce. I need more room. I know boo hoo!! 😂 Definitely not michigan weather here.

[@DebWHNP]

I am planting more saucer squash, pole beans, tomatoes, typical brassicas, 13 types of lettuce and some herbs.

[@MIgardener]

Wow! Let’s go! Happy gardening!

[@nikkireigns]

My garden ducks ate my fall brassicas 😂 lesson learned!

[@marilynbook4211]

My peas are just starting with loads of flowers and even a couple of pods. My beans are being eaten but am hoping to get something out of my beats and broccoli.

[@AreYouKittenMeRtNow]

I had incredible successes and spectacular failures. Seems to have been no Middle ground this year lol

[@tbassngal]

Hi Luke! New to your channel, love it! We had so much rainfall this year in MI that my garden had a very short harvest. I do all container gardening but I have loads of stuff... haven't really done any fall gardening because i felt intimidated by it (and I live in MI!) but this video makes me want to try next year. Question - did you do any pruning on your zucchini? Mine take over and I was told pruning was necessary to let air flow through them, and to let the pollinators in. However, strangely I learned I have to wear safety glasses while doing this because while pruning, one of my leaves came back and scratched me pretty bad in the cornea (that happened in June) and I am still healing from it! Is it better to prune or not to prune?

[@ChrisKsGarden]

I tried to have a fall garden. But so far, it's a weak showing. Last year, I had a great success with a second round of cucumbers. This year, they got totally diseased. But in fairness, we had almost a week of 90s. Then we had about 4 or 5 days of heavy rain. So I blame the weather But my biggest problem is zucchini. It used to be a big yield crop years ago. Three years sgo,

[@ChrisKsGarden]

Sorry. I hit send too fast So I moved to my current location three years ago. The first year, I grew zucchini in a raised bed. It grew well and with a great yield in spite of an aphid problem. The next two years, I tried growing them vertically. I staked them and had practically no fruits. Do vining plants like zucchini, cucumbers, pumpkins and squashes, grow better when they're left to more naturally across the soil?

[@beckymartinez9926]

What variety of okra are you growing? The grasshoppers and ants love mine. We can’t grow summer beans. Too hot. Mine are blooming now. 8a

[@connieferguson430]

I planted walking onions for the first time, and they are up, zone 5b'ish 6 Ohio here. I was wondering if l could snip them off so late in the season to use, and if so, how far down can I snip them.? And could i mulch them a little, latter on from the snow.

[@pedsnursekare]

The squash bugs were so out of control 🤦‍♀️. They destroyed my pumpkins and cucumbers. Darn pests!

[@hoosierpioneer]

My spacemaster 80 climbed the trellis just like the rest and developed at the same time. Wondering if they were actually labeled wrong. I don't think I got them from you.

[@MIgardener]

They will definitely trellis and grow. They just are smaller and more compact plants. :)

[@MrWeezytotheF]

Are you ever at your seed store I’d love to meet you

[@daysinmylife9901]

Do We get good zucchini in container garden?

[@joepa6106]

Us get some walking close up shots of the plants ... let us see them plants !!!!!!

[@Dianatorres6990]

I call gardening a gamble,😂

[@SirDydimus86]

Anyone else see the global citizen advert and think, I was hungry earlier? 🤔🤣😐