In the South, where heat and humidity are the problem and nighttime temps don’t drop below 80 until at least September, in my experience, the things that really thrive are peppers, eggplants, certain squashes (spaghetti squash grow like weeds), mouse melons, sweet potatoes, okra, pole beans, red noodle beans, and cowpeas. If you live in a particularly hot and humid place, I especially recommend noodle beans. I put mine on an 8 foot tall bamboo tipi trellis and they swallowed it. We had more beans than we knew what to do with! They produced 18 inch long pencil thin purple pods for three solid months! We even ended up freezing a couple gallon bags full of cut beans for later.

@spearen

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, these people are in San Diego which is really the perfect climate for a garden -- basically 70f (21c) year round.

@ninil1562

Жыл бұрын

Im in southern NC and I literally grow everything you listed. My garden has been loving the weather for the last two months and looks fantastic.

@morgantello

Ай бұрын

Thank you for these recommendations!!!

Sometimes I want to try these things in Scotland just to see how poorly they actually do here 😂

@trevgreen9515

Жыл бұрын

New Zealand has simiilar issues ! 😢😢

@epicgardening

Жыл бұрын

LOL the ultimate experiment

@abyssal_phoenix

Жыл бұрын

I have seen farmers try out farming sweet potatoes here commercially with decent succes so if it works in the northern Netherlands it might work in Scotland too :D

@JP-qg2uq

Жыл бұрын

If some do survive, then you can save their seeds and regrown them each season until you have isolated the genes that help it survive there.

@oneoflokis

Жыл бұрын

​@@JP-qg2uq🙂👍

A suggestion for really hot climates, water the peppers(or any plant really) early in the morning. It gives them time to soak up the water before the heat sets in and it decreases the likelihood of cooking your plants

@41degreesN12degreesE

Жыл бұрын

I will try this for mi struggling peppers, thank you

@williammaxwell1919

Жыл бұрын

And typically, try to water the ground /mulch rather than the leaves, especially if you can only water in the evening

@NiceDonkey3417

Жыл бұрын

That will burn the leaves when they dry.

@zanaros2606

11 ай бұрын

Saves the trouble of cooking your own peppers!

@bethanysmith5856

11 ай бұрын

I water in the evening.

Love the growing tips you provide but I really like the history you give of the plants you are growing. Keep it up and thank you

@epicgardening

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@johnnyd6953

11 ай бұрын

@@epicgardening Just for the record: "Malabar" is pronounced with the first A as in "salt" the "a" as in "cat" sound pretty much doesn't exist in Indian words

Malabar Spinach grows very well with okra as its trellis. Sweet potato leaves are also a delicious spinach substitute. Cherokee Trail of Tears Bean is a super productive pole bean. If you live in an area where vine borers are a problem, look for moschata or argyrosperma type squashes.

@sharongarrett4356

2 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

For some time I had been dreaming of growing eggplants but I thought I would need to be living somewhere more southern location than Finland to be able to do it. This spring I realized that what the heck, I have a glassed southern facing balcony that heats up during the summer for temperatures that aren’t comfortable for humans so it must be adequate for eggplants… And it was! I have already harvested two sizable fruits and more is coming. They aren’t patio varieties but just normal ones. One hybrid is a long narrow style and one is the black beauty. I am a pretty proud eggplant mama now🍆☺️

@rafika816

5 күн бұрын

ENJOY! If you can grow eggplant, you can grow tomatoes, figs, and okra, too.😊

Another plant that I know that loves the heat and hot climates would be Strawberries. For all of the fall and winter they are dormant and in spring they grow leafs but nothing really else. But when it hits summer it gets very hot and they start growing multiple flowers and also branch out and make new Strawberry Plants.

@sharongarrett4356

2 күн бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

I'm in Sweden. I tend to grow Chilli's in pots, stick them out on the balcony in the summer for them to get the all day and most of the night sun.. Then when it gets cooler, bring the pots in. To save them from the dark and frozen conditions. Trim them if they've got a bit dangley, and when it starts to warm up again straight back out on the balcony, and cut them into a better shape. As they're a few years old they recover really fast from being cut back and bush out really well. Have Habanero's, some finger chilli's and currently growing some Bhut Jolokia. Love growing all Chilli's for making hot sauce.

I feel a dopamine rush when I watch your videos. Keep them coming! I’ve always been into gardening but every time I watch your videos I get more and more stoked to expand my garden and try something new. Thank you!

Topping peppers makes the plant bush out more, but also increases the time to harvest. In my opinion, don’t top at all if you’re in zone 8 or colder. It only makes sense for really warm zones. If you’re going to top, only do it to plants that typically grow tall and lanky. Typically capsicum annuum. Don’t do it to varieties that are already bushy, like Chinense and Baccatum. Especially don’t do it to super hots, because your fruit won’t ripen because your plant’s growth will be delayed.

@epicgardening

Жыл бұрын

Agree

@stormraven4183

Жыл бұрын

7a Oklahoma, I top my smaller peppers and have plenty of time to harvest. I've already harvested 100+ shishitos ❤

@kshaywash

11 ай бұрын

​@stormraven4183 same with my black pearl peppers after topping. Keep growing!

Cow/field peas are another heat loving candidate for vegetable gardens

Peppers really are amazing for hot climates, and here in Portugal (10b equivalent I believe) they overwinter pretty easily without any care. My peri-peri has been producing continuously (even during winter) for the past 3 years and it keep growing larger!

@kqdwills

4 ай бұрын

Portugal, Spain, France... have good climates for growing veggies. I wish I have that kind of weather. Growing things in the high desert is not fun.

If you are in a cooler climate and want to grow sweet potatoes, try to find a NZ "Kumera" as these varieties developed in NZ, initially by the Moari and later by the Pakeha, are the most cold tolerant sweet potatoes.

Malibar spinach drops seeds like mad! I've found it to become crazy invasive.

Thank you for this. Living in the Az low desert, I really appreciate it. Would you consider doing a segment on sun scald? Identifying vs disease/pest, prevention, dealing with, etc.

@epicgardening

Жыл бұрын

We'll add to list!

@teresaamsler5083

Жыл бұрын

I'd appreciate that, also. 😎👍

I don’t have a space where I can garden but when I get the space, I will grow these plants!

@rafika816

5 күн бұрын

My sister grows sweet potatoes and scallions in her studio apartment in Chicago. She eats the leaves in soups, stews, and stir fries.

You know, I'm something of a warmth-loving vegetable myself.

Florida ZONE 8 here. Any thoughts on crops that grow in heat, rainy & humid climates?

@sarahmarti2451

11 күн бұрын

Self sufficient Me is my favorite channel for learning about subtropical plant varieties, he’s based in Australia which is hilariously similar to our state, he has many videos and actually lists a couple they included in this video

Sunflowers have got to be my favorite flowers. They're so big and dramatic, birds go crazy for the seeds, and they'll just seed themselves in random spots of the garden not a care in the world.

@hardstylzz5024

14 күн бұрын

Hmm wonder if I grow some sunflowers close to my blackberries less likely to eat my berries worth a shot. Or they could have seeds and berries still have a problem.

Love that you gave the history and place of origin of all the plants in this video. There are so many benefits in growing vegetables, fruits and grains local to your environment and knowing the archaeology of food makes it ever more fascinating!

Louisiana grower here - amaranth and Egyptian spinach is a good spinach substitute for greens in the summer, Everglades tomato does well in the heat, and tromboncino squash and cucuzzi squash are more vine borer resistant. I grow pumpkins almost all year because we can, and eat those like young squash. Zinnias won’t quit if you deadhead. Okra is ok, sweet potatoes you can do any variety but I love the white- and then for fall crops for us it’s almost time to plant seeds (in July) for brassicas since our cold window and frost are so close together and weird 😅

@eyesofthecervino3366

11 ай бұрын

Oh, I didn't know you can eat amaranth leaves! I'm trying my hand at some Love Lies Bleeding this year, but I was just thinking I might be able to harvest the seeds -- I'll definitely have to try the leaves now, too :D

I’m in the Long Beach area and just started turning my apartment balcony into a vegetable and herb garden. It’s been a couple weeks since starting and your channel has be a great source of guidance. It’s my first endeavor into gardening and I’m already learning some of the mistakes I’ve made. It’s so much fun though and I’m excited to see how things turn out. 🍻😁

Peppers in the HATCH family have done so well in our HOT DRY area. I love the Burgundy OKRA. Put it in gumbo or air fry it and it is such a good conversation starter.

Great video! Full of information I could really use this year! Thanks so much!

I live in NC (zone 7b) and i literally just pulled my first summer squash today. They are doing so well this year that they are bit early for my area and I love it.

Good mentioning of the sunflower! I've found it to be the perfect companion plant. Air temperature under the leaves tends to be several degrees cooler than the days temperature which allows you to grow less heat tolerant plants underneath wonderfully

@warriorbeta

Жыл бұрын

@8-Bit Andy That's awesome! I think it will be an essential strategy for gardening as temperatures increase further

@sharongarrett4356

2 күн бұрын

Niceeeeee.

i still learn so much from this show! Great Post!

best gardening channel ever!

Due to family needs I had to leave my garden for a month. The tomatoes had been given a string attachment to conduit 6 ft above. When I came back the raised bed was out of control. 2 weeks later the trellis went partially down in a windstorm. It took my full hanging weight to pull it upright again. There are probably a 1000 cherry tomatoes set on plants that are 11 or 12 ft in length. It is a jungle but no disease I attribute to starting in 32 inch tall raised beds and some early low area trimming.

@sharongarrett4356

2 күн бұрын

Nice! Congrats on the chaos being beneficial !

I live in a sub-tropical zone. My "go-to" bean is the preninal (7 years) "Madagascar Bean", drought and neglect tolerant, and in my climate zone crops twice a year. The young pods can be used like string beans, and the dried (on the vine) beans (bigger than broad beans) can be soaked and used as a base for a multitude of dishes. I liked using them as a basis for soups (esp. pumpkin) and in sauces (pasta)

You guys are the best, thank you a bunch!

Alugbati too Is good in hot areas. Salamat sa pagshare sa into talents. Sweet Potato or kamote. Lami kaayo na Bai. Squash or Kalabasa lami kaayo na ukoy.

Always informative.

I needed this video kev! Thanks. I’m in Vegas (zone 9a) and need some crops for hot weather. Appreciate the epic gardening team

@lvthunder

Жыл бұрын

I’m in Vegas too. It’s a little late to start now, but I have some popcorn, bush beans, and black eyed peas that’s doing well. A couple times a year the guy that runs Gilcrease Orchard gives a talk at the Summerlin Library. He says they start growing pumpkins on July 15th. So you could plant that if you like them.

Is a cold climate video coming next? I started balcony gardening in Chicago 3 years ago, and it 100% because of this channel ❤ started my own plants from seed this year for the first time!

Just learned that Auckland where I live is also zone 10! How handy for all your advice 😊

AWESOME TEACHING 👌

Love this list! Growing Malabar spinach for the first time this year. I’d add the loofah too, can’t remember the true name. Young fruits are eaten like zucchini in Indian cooking and if u miss it becomes the sponge. A few years ago when we had 6 weeks of 100 degrees in southern cal, it was my only veggie garden plant that was not just happy, but grew like crazy!!

Great video. Thanks so much! Best

Learn something new every day! I did not know you could eat the whole sunflower plants 🌻 😮. I planted one of the max sunflowers a few years ago & the birds have scattered them & I have an entire bed of them 😂. I’m going to try to transplant clumps of them & see how it goes. The roasted head 👀 delicious 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

Wow beautiful garden^^ Like it Thank you for great sharing.

Thanks guys!

i would love to see one for cooler climates! i live in 10a but we get maybe 30 days above 80 degrees so its hard to get things to grow sometimes!

Great info. thanks!

i loved how you talked about the geographical and cultural history of these plants!!

Love the presentation. Excellente.

Thanks 🙏 keep it up I love videos the gardening video tip’s really help with my garden am learning a lot thanks 🙏.

You should grow cassava grows from sticks do good in heat just give then a good start with water and they'll grow like crazy we harvest after 6-7 months From Antigua & Barbuda Cassava didn't originate here though

@epicgardening

Жыл бұрын

Will try it!

@ragnarflorida

Жыл бұрын

We grow them in Florida.

@elviebyers2145

Жыл бұрын

@@epicgardening 👍

Did sowed some okras to try grow this year! Usually its hot here but we have had a very mid weather 🤨🤨, hoping it all goes well and we get a good harvest

Exactly what I needed.

I’m growing Alabama red and eagle pass okra 😅

@myurbangarden7695

Жыл бұрын

Do you WOOP IT?

@andreaharris2454

Жыл бұрын

@@myurbangarden7695 ???

I'm in AZ, zone 9b, and peppers really can take the heat! 🔥 This year, I'm growing over 30 varieties in my little balcony garden! 😊

@ashleemarie8779

10 ай бұрын

Hey!! How did you learn to garden here? I’m from the Midwest so it’s been extremely difficult lol

My okra is absolutely loving the heat! I'm in north florida and it's avg. 90 deg for the past 2 weeks

Thanks for another great video !

Hello, I haven't been following you very long, but I'm about to take all of the instructions in this video and implement them.

I found Botanical Interests at a nursery near my dad's house when I was looking for some flowers for my garden. My FIL was stoked to get some sun-gold tomato seeds for Father's Day!

I live in the South. It’s usually hot. But it’s been raining so much! It hasn’t been super hot but I’m thankful I think??

This was helpful. I’m glad to reminded of the Malabar spinach. I had volunteer sunflowers from our birdseed scattering, so I save the heads for the birds. I cut a flowers and they have lasted a long time. Ahna Atlanta Ga

This is great thanks

Yes, we "whip" our okra. It just takes the leaves off to put energy in the top fruit. I did a video on It, lol. Thanks for sharing this information!

I've read that it may have been the Mixtec or Zapotec who first grew peppers. But either way the Nahuameh were indeed some of the first. I live in Texas and they do great in our garden all summer long

Prob one of the few from NM. But wow yeah I will give sunflower another chance and then bake the center. Sounds amazing. Through some seasoning on 👍😊

Thank you for this video, I live in AZ 😊

Great video gentleman

I grew malabar spinach on my fence in the Central San Joaquin Valley of California and it LOVED the heat. I started some seeds again just in case I didn't get any volunteers. I ended up having a lot of volunteers.

I fell in love with zinnia and amaranth last year. I live where it gets 110 in the summer so a lot of flowers don't grow in the siunmer but these did amazing. I've also heard Armenian cucumber for a more heat tolerant cucumber but i haven't tried it yet

@carolynt.4455

Жыл бұрын

Just heard from a neighborhood gardener (N Texas zone 8) that he’s having great luck with Armenian cucumber. He is a very good gardener admittedly but our summers are brutal heat/dry, hot/brutal humidity/dry, hot/wet, there is no “typical” except stuck-inside hot. I will try Arm cucumber next yr for sure.

@lynnchristl592

11 ай бұрын

In Central California Valley temps are often over 100. Armenian cucumbers do great!

Loofah loves the heat, grows almost like a weed, is edible AND you can use it like a sponge (Although IIRC you have had some issues growing it for some reason). I'd also recommend Snake beans.

I'm in asia and we love malabar spinach with beans. Everything you said are in my garden lol. ❤

Echoing my Gulf Coast friends...would love a vid for us. Peppers and sunflowers are our favorite. Always struggle w tomatoes but still grow.

Last year it reached 45 degrees Celsius in Cape Town South Africa. It was so hot, i decided to melt.

Can’t say enough good things about the Kentucky Wonder Bean, in a hot climate. Just tried it by chance, and it just thrived, and has been spitting out beans for almost 2 months now and still going strong…just from a couple plants. Wonderful for those with smaller garden spaces, as just a few plants will make at least one “side dish” portion every few days.

Hey I love your videos! Can you do a video reviewing different online websites to source different fruit/ nut trees and berry bushes?

@epicgardening

Жыл бұрын

Will consider!

I live in an area where it's extremely hot and humid in the summer. For example, it rained last week, and the temperature the next day was 89° with a real feel of 114°. I grew some Candyland tomatoes for the first time, and holy crap they are still THRIVING in full sun even on the hot days. I have one that has been in the raised beds since April, and it's absolutely massive and still producing an insane amount of tiny, super sweet tomats.

Okra also has some of my favorite flowers in the garden! Another seed a friend sent me a couple of years ago that does great in the heat is gandules. It's also a really pretty plant (huge!) when flowering.

@TheEmbrio

Жыл бұрын

I’ll look that up

@TheEmbrio

Жыл бұрын

Pigeon pea. Cool

@susanblackwell3457

11 ай бұрын

Yes, okra has hibiscus-like flowers. An intriguing-looking plant, overall.

Those Wilcox All-Pro trowels are the best!

I STAND BY MY OKRA WHOOPING!! i've been doing it for multiple seasons ever since i experimented with and without. noticed at least a 30% increase of yield (by number of fruits) but typically more in the 60-80% increase range with whooping! i whoop each plant for about one minute each in the morning and at night right before the light goes out. additionally make sure all the soil is turnt over each time.

you can also eat the sweet potato leaves, better cooked than raw!

Useful information

I love okra and always grow it. I found that I'm very sensitive to the stems, so I must wear long sleeves and gloves when I harvest.

There is also Longevity Spinach (Gynura procumbens). Not only beautiful, but grows like crazy in a bush form, and is a "superfood". Grows like crazy in the dry, hot climate of Cyprus here. Needs watering, though.

Oh my goodness thank you so much

Thx so much. I’m new to gardening n sometimes I just wanna quite but im not.

Blue elderberry, prickly pear fruit and leaves

Fordhook chard tastes like spinach when cooked. Pretty heat tolerant as well.

ive never heard of eating sunflower before . looks good though , im going to have to try it

TEPARY SEEDS: Where did you purchase them? Another great vid, as always! Thanks, guys!

i grow okra in my texas backyard garden each year . boy oh boy is it hot and dry this year.. .okra for the win.

Amazing video🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

Could you do or have you done a video on what grows well in red clay soil? Or how to properly amend clay soil?

Would love to see examples of fruits and veggies and how to manage them that are good to grow in the Texas climate. A place that can be 20 degrees in the winter and 105 in the summer😅

@j.d.x4451

Жыл бұрын

Definitely grow the malabar spinach! It works so well in the texas heat! I live deep in south texas and it will get better with the heat. Sweet potatoes, and okra will also grow really well...

@yungbootyheadmcgee

Жыл бұрын

@@j.d.x4451 thanks for the insight!

@lyndshurt

Жыл бұрын

I’m in central Texas and I feel your pain 🥵 definitely recommend okra! Asian beans also do really well here - Chinese noodle beans, Thai soldier beans. They are a different texture than a typical green bean but they’re good in their own way. Also - invest in some shade cloth for the summer months! It’s a game changer 😊

@yungbootyheadmcgee

Жыл бұрын

@@lyndshurt perfect thanks!

@jeridavis53

Жыл бұрын

My mom always grows Armenian cucumbers. They're technically a melon but taste like a mild cucumber and love the heat. She does say that they have to be well watered but if given the proper amount of water they'll thrive. We're gardening in East Texas.

Would love to see you grow some cowpeas! Also, I think I prefer sweet potato greens over Malabar spinach

@carolynt.4455

Жыл бұрын

Malabar spinach is an acquired texture for sure. If you like Okra, you’ll prob like Malabar spinach.

I really need a greenhouse. I'm in 5B, and by the time my summer produce is really going in August, it's time to prep for fall.

Cacti its really good for heat and dry weather and its edible too its called nopales in spanish.

The grand kids found June bugs out in masse at nightime eating my moms rose bushes.

Love your videos! I need some pruning advice for a Black Diamond Thornless BlackBerry. There is little information on this bush in regards to pruning. I pruned last year according to the general rule of thumb for pruning blackberries but if I prune this next year there will be no prima canes. So yes, any advice would be appreciated. Currently the plant is thriving and is beautiful.

My okra plants are about 4 foot tall and some of the leaves are over 12”. They are huge! I wonder if I could plant some tomatoes under the shade the okra creates (In Orlando, FL)

I have started to really like Egyptian spinach. Have filled in lots of spots with it to have enough. Less slimy than either Malabar or Japanese spinach.

Wondeful, catalogged in The save later folder

Jacques I can't believe you can grow everything in 1/3 of an acre!

Yes, I live in Houston, and we had almost a full 31 days over 100 in a month, a lot at 108 last year, so I need this info!