What Is Bolting? - Garden Quickie Episode 84

Why Do Plants Bolt? What Exactly IS Bolting? And Is Bolting Bad? These are all questions that we get this time of year as the temperatures rise, moisture levels drop, and our crops start to get a little bit older.
Even though this is a Quickie, today we're jam-packed with enough information to answer all your bolting and early flowering questions. Enjoy!
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[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

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[@russbear31]

You're right. Gardeners today treat bolting as a shocking annoyance. But centuries ago they would let a few plants bolt intentionally so it would produce seeds for next year's crop. In theory you can buy seeds once and then eat for free for the rest of your life if you allow a few plants to bolt and collect seeds. That's smart gardening.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

And you KNOW I love my seed collecting!!!

[@barefootgardens22]

TMI; my husband asked me if I wanted a garden quickie while watching these 🙄😆

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

LOL... -_-

[@doctorcrew2388]

Ayo?

[@tesswagner895]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@KathySarich]

I’ve never worried about bolting, just means that I can try to collect seeds, and start the process all over again. Lol!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yep, love the seed collecting. But if you're growing for market or you have orders for specific herbs and crops and they decide to bolt, it can be a worry, let me tell you!

[@KathySarich]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Ya, I’m just growing for myself, not so bad. Lol!

[@mindofmadness5593]

I let some of my older stuff Bolt-cool weather items or things like onions I wanted to regrow. Saved seeds. :)

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Smart,...me too!

[@mindofmadness5593]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Yeah but you know what you are doing. I am the less Intelligent half of Forrest Gump. :p

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@mindofmadness5593 ha ha don't sell yourself short!

[@calsand6]

One of the nice things about gardening is that you can watch your plants go from just little seedlings to tall and great sources for vitamins/nutrients.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Today agree!

[@aprilarmijo6967]

Can you do a video on what plants aren't good anymore to eat if this happens too soon.? Please

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

That's a great idea April!

[@aprilarmijo6967]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I'd greatly appreciate it. Thank you

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@aprilarmijo6967 :-)

[@aprilarmijo6967]

Thank you ❤️...Your the first channel I've seen talking about this very important topic. Thanks

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks April, glad you liked it! :-)

[@Donna_G]

My mom always called it going to seed. She was a seed saver. I let one of my radish plants go to seed. It got tall and produced lots of pods. I wasn't sure what to do with it, I was going to wait until the end of the season to see what happens. Would the pods turn brown? I didn't know. But, when I went to the garden on Friday, that plant was gone. Half the onions that had come back from last year were also gone. The ones that weren't taken had their tops taken. I was disappointed to see what happened. But, there are things still growing. I hope that our growing season is long enough for my tomatoes to produce fruit. I noticed on Friday that one of my cucumber plants has a tiny cucumber on it, about 3/4" long. The peppers that I raised from seed have many flowers. I hope I get some fresh bell peppers. I like tomatoes, cucumbers, and bell peppers on toast with my home fermented sauerkraut.

[@roxiegs348]

Thanks for the info. I was really sad when my basil bolted (I didn’t know that at the time) and yeah, there was nothing I could do.

[@tesswagner895]

The flowers of your basil are edible if you catch them before seed is formed. You can also dry them for use later.

[@tangelar.7678]

Your channel has been so helpful! Thank you for these garden quickies.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey, happy to help, and thanks to you for watching! :-)

[@Bev437Sqn]

Super video Jeff thanks

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Bev, hope the weekend has been swell!

[@maureenconroy6160]

Thank you for your detailed explanation!!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers Maureen, thanks for watching! 🙂

[@debbiesmith1930]

Perfection!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Debbie! 🙂

[@TraceyKorol]

Just found your channel by accident...but i think not an accident!...I love gardening and learing about plants...this wasa great episode for i really had no idea it was called bolting! i would love to pick your brain on how to get, un firtile sandy soil, in a very hot to mod climate, to be ready to grow veggies...we just bought some land in mexico by todos santos but not where it in anything like an oasis..lol...mostly sad and rocks...and the bags of what they call earth was mostly chips...some of them mostly do the trenching method with the earth covered with bags to keep the moisture ...any advice would be welcomed...looking forward to therest of your videos..thank you....Tracey

[@kevinbown424]

Good to know...

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

And knowing is half the battle! 🙂

[@Prepping-for-Heaven]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms "GI JOE!!!" LOL (I couldn't resist the urge...sorry...lol)

[@Apathymiller]

Can it be prevented? You didn't say and didn't tell us if it can...

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

It can be stalled....not prevented. Plants will eventually go to flower. Normally, the slight delay isn't entirely worth it, but cutting off the flower stalks as they appear can buy you time, sometimes (not always).

[@yamipirate5405]

Ok im a little confused 😅 why do you need to re-plant your anual plants from scratch every time? If i let them bolt shouldn't they grow again in the same spot in my garden next season?

[@kingloser4198]

Rhubarb bolting is a nightmare

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yes, that is true.

[@tesswagner895]

It's not too bad if you cut the flower out when it first starts to show up. You can extend your rhubarb harvest a little longer. .... That is if you REALLY like the stuff.

[@Prepping-for-Heaven]

@@tesswagner895 Rhubarb is a great thing to add to fruit pies if you don't have quite enough of the fruit for a pie. Just add a bit more sugar to the filling. ;)

[@tesswagner895]

@@Prepping-for-Heaven 😆 I've had more than my share of rhubarb! Kinda overdid and ate it for 2 solid months one year. 😵‍💫 Now we mix it with seasonal fruit and spread on pancakes. It's a yearly ritual now to eat a little rhubarb. I have 1 regular and 2 strawberry rhubarbs.

[@robertevans8024]

My spinach is starting to bolt. 😭💔🤷🏻‍♂️

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yup, mine too Robert.