When & How To Harvest Your Summer Crops for PEAK Flavor 🥒🍅🌶️

[@epicgardening]

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[@foodnwords]

Did all my garlic pre-orders yesterday! Went a little hard this year, because last year was my first year growing garlic and I'm hooked - the flavor is unmatched! Grabbed Music, Inchelium Red and Chesnok from you again!

[@exotic-grower-gamer]

How to grow sizzling sausage and flapjack tubera

[@hilpri]

Got my order in. Can't wait to get them in the ground!

[@rbjackpotslots4842]

So I live in Utah what would be a good garlic to start with for the first time?

[@sugarberriebaby]

Baahahahaha! Kevin, Eric, Kevin, Eric 😂 ❤

[@a.l.a.7847]

When I hear you say you started gardening 4 years ago and see the heights to which your knowledge, skills and results have come, I am BLOWN AWAY. Plus, you're just the best teacher without sounding pedantic or boring. Thanks, Jacques!

[@KellieDTravis]

Me too because I just started 4 summers ago and am nowhere near his level lol

[@ghettobirdish]

Not to be harsh but if something is taking you 4 years of practice and your still not getting it then it’s time either get more involved or try something else. Even with building houses we say, if you can’t frame an entire house to lock up stage all on your own within 3 years then you are not going to make it. Get involved in some community gardens or join local Facebook gardening groups, if you are in a different climate then Southern California and only watching californias gardening it’s going to take you a lot longer to grow in your area follow these directions. You need to find a KZbin channel that is closer to your climate those farmers will have a lot more usable information

[@KellieDTravis]

@ghettobirdish or you could mind your own. I've read books and a part of a lot of gardening groups. The reason I personally said I'm not up to the same level is because I have only had small gardens and introduce a new item to grow each year. There's no specific time frame anybody has to learn anything or why they should give up just because they aren't at the same rate as someone else. I have had extreme success with everything I have attempted to grow. I have a neurological pain condition that is rated as the highest pain known to man. I garden to keep my sanity and that's another reason I haven't learned as much as someone else with as much time. Im not able to get out and have a huge garden. Some people don't want to try to tackle acres and acres of gardening at a time to learn everything there is. Some people just enjoy the process of learning/mastering a little at a time

[@rickzane6433]

He is a Jacques of all treillis.

[@mrtsunamiii]

Request for a pumpkin tutorial!

[@Dirt-Fermer]

Plant them everywhere and all kinds so the squash eating bugs don’t take it from you

[@Gh0stl3y]

Yes please 🙏❤

[@ragheadand420roll]

David the good. Pumpkin guru

[@Ambushdoesplen]

I love pumpkins!!!!

[@wild-radio7373]

Thank you for showing the actual size of the Charteneau cantaloupe! They are adorable ❤

[@RyanKing-id7rx]

Good timing for me since I just harvested some eggplants and peppers this morning! Now I just need to figure out how to store them after harvest before eating them so they don’t go bad

[@tee7jayyy]

Ghost Jaques at 3:48

[@naomimade]

I love cutting both ends off the corn cob, peel off the first 1 or 2 leaves and wrap it in foil and throw them on the grill.🥰

[@DebRoo11]

I'm growing every type of small melon i could get my hands on 😅 16 feet of cattle panel 'melon wall'. I am hoping to narrow down my favorites going forward. It's an epic conversation piece in my garden so far. Thank you for the help in determining harvest cues. My kajari are slightly turning orange so we're getting close!

[@DebRoo11]

@@bobalman wow! All cantelope?

[@DebRoo11]

@@bobalman so glad to hear it! Happy harvests ☺️

[@TalonGrenier]

you guys got me into gardening thank you for getting me into this hobby

[@brandon8900]

You're welcome

[@naomimade]

😂😂😂 you guys are full of information, but then cute and funny too!! This is what makes me prefer your videos over all other gardening videos ❤

[@litaapreston9605]

I have struggled with this so much. Especially with peppers. Know I am more informed and can be more confident in harvesting my veggies and herbs. Thank you. 😊

[@AmandaHayes]

"It's fantastic for making things like zucchini bread which everybody actually really truly loves." 😂😂😂 No room for debate!

[@KellieDTravis]

I hear that a lot. I guess I should try some lol I've never been a zucchini fan but my best friend assured me it's because I haven't had it prepared the right way lol

[@jodyshelton6293]

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[@Gothbrooks420]

I think that was my favorite video you have ever done! Awesome job. I also tend to harvest tomatoes a couple days early and let them ripen on the counter. Otherwise squirrels will eat them, then dig up some carrots, then break my single stem really girl in half, and then laugh my face

[@IjeomaThePlantMama]

So disrespectful 😂

[@sherrymurphy-kleine4592]

Very informative video...answered quite a few questions! Thank you, Jaques!

[@carissalizotte8977]

I love my Cherokee Purple tomatoes!! The flavor is so rich and umami! ❤

[@ranakacir3893]

This was so helpful. I'm putting this in my garden notes. Thank you!

[@GardenHermitThings]

Definitely needed this video!! 😊

[@WhatPlantisthatPaul]

Thank you for the useful tips!

[@marcelacecil3036]

This is great information thank you!

[@Nikki-mx5my]

Great info, thank you! To be honest about herbs, I tend to harvest right before I use them in my cooking. If I am drying them for tea or to make an herb blend, I will harvest as early in the day as possible or in the evening once the hottest part of the day has passed. I’ve personally have had good results this way.

[@lbarmstrong1]

It's my first year for growing cantalope and I've got four small melons right now, two are new and the others have been there for weeks. I was wondering how to tell if they're ripe. They're much smaller than the grocery store melons, so thank you thank you for the help here!!!

[@venusgarden959]

Awesome video🌹🌹❤❤

[@rachellemazar7374]

So many great tips, I find the pepper tips especially useful.

[@hc3021]

Wow, this was so incredibly informative, and I hope you do more of these types of videos. It’s so rare gardening youtubers even mention what to look for when produce is ripe. Very helpful info, thank you! ❤

[@RoyHolder]

Thanks Jacques, there's some epic tips there, cheers! 😉

[@2skyland]

Great information...thank you so much for this video! It's so frustrating to work for months tending to plants only to harvest them at the wrong time.

[@sleepydrJ]

Thank you!! But…. What about green beans??

[@virginiadaneke2362]

I always pick when they are a good eating size. Let them get big and they usually get tough. Like cucumbers we are just looking at size. Hope this helps you.

[@Tufarm99]

I am also gardening in Vietnam. Friend❤

[@lst9701]

Could you do a video about dealing with heat? Im in washington and the last frost date was fairly late, then became crazy hot suddenly. Alot of my crops got stunted or didnt take off from starters even though they were covered and watered. Super frustrating to have 2foot corn stalks(if they survived!) and plants stuck with their starter leaves

[@cuzanater2027]

You know I was just thinking about the jalapenos with the little brown lines last week when I got some like that! I was wondering if they were good or not before I bought them. Funny enough they did taste a lot better actually😅. Well, good to know that means they're full ripe👍👍definitely good info.

[@thecrazypotts]

damn! this was a really great video! :) thank you!

[@annienovak]

Excellent and helpful!

[@derwynmdockenjr]

Mad love bruv! ❤❤ Most useful info I have heard in a long time! I learned so much

[@ravi18tripathi]

Could you please make a video on growing spinach? Love your videos! Thank you

[@70foolio]

Always enjoy it when Jacques is the garden professor 🧐teaching us about plants. 🪴

[@zylechaos906]

Great upload very informative, a little almost transarent icon idicating your season would help us in the soutern hemisphere so much ❤🎉

[@engineermeg8844]

What a great informational video. Well done

[@SmartFarms2024]

I love your perspective and content ❤️

[@naomiledger1374]

Nice one Jacques, very helpful video, thank you.😊

[@GrowsGoneWild]

You have inspired me to grow some melons 🍈. Thank you!

[@OneTakeTuber]

I just harvested my first Cherokee tomatoes 🍅🎉😂

[@bkm2797]

Thank you, wish I had a way to garden. Always looking for better ways to purchase fresh vegetables and fruits.

[@deboz8793]

Great info. Question about peppers. Does picking peppers often promote more pepper development on the plant? Because if it does, then would the trade off be quantity in favor for flavor? I’m in growing zone 6a (Columbus Ohio), which we’re coming upon at the end of the summer growing season here. We’re still getting some warm days (high 80’s to low 90’s). Thanks.

[@Arcticdi]

Thanks! That was helpful!

[@gracechadi]

thank you for sharing.

[@rrichards1210]

Some great information. I have just started sowing my tomatoes, melons, cucumbers etc so really looking forward to trying out your tips. It would be great to have a video on fruits and vegetables that continue to ripen after picking, like tomatoes, and those that don't. I often wonder if I should pick something a bit early, especially if bad weather is going to hit. Also, re the tip on picking herbs - would it be better to pick a herb in the afternoon and use it straight away, or pick in the cooler morning to use later in the day?

[@foodnwords]

I hope I get melons this year-- I've planted cantaloup and two watermelon varieties, and the watermelons which I started earlier seem a bit wimpy but one of the four has a fruit growing; the cantaloupes are still leafing out!

[@apate4501]

Try fertilizing every 2wks with something organic. Melons need alot of calories. 😅

[@EdimentalGardens]

Very informative! Thank you!

[@veryberry39]

I just harvested my second cantaloupe tonight. The first one popped easily off the vine, but this one seemed to want to stay. Unfortunately, it was starting to crack, and when I pulled off the vine, delicious orange nectar came out. That melon was so good. Next year I just want my entire garden to be cantaloupe. lol

[@MyFocusVaries]

Is this a How to know when to harvest video, or are you just raiding Kevin's garden? (My sister was explaining "raiding gardens" to my niece. My niece responded in shock, "You were stealing!" It did make me reflect on thr lack of supervision during my childhood. Oh the 70s. 😂)

[@epicgardening]

LOL

[@lauraheuseveldt]

So helpful; thank you!

[@chaderic27]

Great post! I just commented on Prigioni's channel to make a video for when to harvest

[@aimeesgardens]

Very helpful information. Wish beans would have been on here, too, as I always struggle with knowing for sure when to pick

[@IjeomaThePlantMama]

When theyre plump! You can tell between a scrawny looking bean pod and a fatter one

[@hoosierpioneer]

Thanks. Amazing!

[@scheralgreider5406]

I have deer who likes to eat my garden. I have to put netting over all my raised beds. I now have a rabbit now I need to look out for.

[@NasonMusa]

you guys are full of information,

[@truthandlove0]

On Sugar Baby watermelons (looks like that small one you had) I wait until the stem dries a little and it seems to be a good indicator.

[@PeteVera]

Awesome video

[@iitzjustus_]

Request for a Cherokee purple tutorial 🙏🏼 I want to grow my own 🥲

[@WinsomeWinslet]

Fun fact: Charentais melons are the French melons used to make Meaningful Beauty products.

[@lytieuanh1993]

Watermelon ❤❤❤

[@JJ-er1ng]

"gotta do a ta-" mmfffph "-ste test and-" mmmm "-see wha-" chomp chomp

[@michaelanderson1026]

You need to have someone from Arizona on your channel. So we can see what they do when it gets hot as heck

[@exotic-grower-gamer]

Show me how to grow your pancake tubers please

[@PuthyvanGarden]

Very nice

[@FlyingShoe]

In response to the video title: You're not my real dad, you can't tell me what to do.

[@epicgardening]

;)

[@vindictivetiger]

I planted my watermelon in April and it still hasn't produced fruit. Most of the veg in my 7b garden has not produced fruit like I thought they would by this time. I had this same problem last year.

[@apate4501]

I'm in 8b, this year was my 1st year growing watermelon. I chose jubilee. I transplanted 8n april aswell, I've been harvesting 12+ lb watermelons for the past 2 weeks. You may want fertilize more. Everytime I fertilized and then it rained, my plants grew like crazy. They were surprising easy to grow, though i was worried in the beginning cause they are very large fruit.

[@phillippinter7518]

I don't mind a somewhat overripe melon of tomato. I get them a lot at my local farmers' market for a reduced price as seconds

[@ketat800]

Just wondering, is there some kind of way to wrap the tip of the corn husks to prevent the corn worms from eating it?

[@nalinapatel4881]

Hello Eric. My potatoes in pots have died back. Could I cut the dried stock away and leave potatoes in ground till I need the potatoes. I don’t have anywhere to store them.

[@hilpri]

I'm having a hard time getting the right timing on my BI crystal apple cukes. Some of them are sooooooooo sweet, and some are incredibly bitter. Got a late planting in and will try to get them right, this time! Got any hints?

[@georginablumel2852]

Super helpful video, but I need to know what watermelon varieties those are?

[@lizherbst7393]

Is there anything you can do with a cucumber harvested later than ideal? Sometimes I miss one or two, hidden under a leaf

[@bugz000]

hello sir, i have a request, i didn't know tomatoes can grow from a vine that stays permanently until i watched one of your videos, i've always been attracted to permaculture rather than traditional agriculture because my experience with young fruit trees is the first flush of fruit is always lacklustre, the next year is no comparison, incredible fruit and far more of them, yet agriculture rushes for the first flush then destroy the plant i've tried finding more information on permanent crop plants but i can't find anything suitable for a garden is it possible you make a video going over your best recommendations for permanent crops in the garden?

[@Love-144]

I love all my spicy peppers to be red 🌶️

[@ebrunnett1990]

How are eggplants easy? Basically what you've described is how to tell if they are overripe but then it's too late.. how do you tell they're ripe and not premature before they are overripe?

[@DongFarm7749]

Thật tuyệt vời 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@tawnyprovince-ward2353]

Me being unable to garden and grow anything other than grass watching these….like why 😂

[@rasserfrasser]

So roma tomatoes don't have shoulders. So how should I place romas on the counter as they ripen? There's no top/bottom.

[@sleepydrJ]

When do you know cha-ma-mi-lay is ripe??

[@GoingGreenMom]

Ive never heard of a tomato that goes from ready to putrid in 1 day. Mine sit on the counter for a week or two without issue but get mealy in the fridge.

[@christineborgatti3760]

Please, how to tell if my okra is ready.

[@littlegreenhouses]

I'm just chopping off the leaves of the zucchini, as in two days I won't approach them again😮‍💨

[@HealthyDisrespectforAuthority]

[@mikalsweeny3143]

Yall eat each other's tomatoes? 😂

[@barbj672000]

Actually Count: 23

[@Wil20w]

Just put salt on the tomatoes 😅

[@Idontwantachannel67]

OMG never ever ever put tomatoes in the fridge. They lose all flavor instantly in the fridge. 🤮

[@selecttravelvacations7472]

“Lose ALL flavor” is not actually true. If you can’t eat em fast enough, it’s the fridge or they rot. If you are using them for sauce, or salsa, the flavor is not very affected.

[@travistaylor6110]

That "orange tomato" is the ugliest tomato I've ever seen.