SHARE THIS VIDEO FOR GOOD GARDEN LUCK! Write in the comments some of your favorite varieties that I missed. 🐕😁❤

@kansasmisfit7404

5 ай бұрын

Love tuck❤❤❤❤❤❤. Thanks fir sharing

@artistlovepeace

5 ай бұрын

My hybrid seeds did much better than my heirlooms seeds last year. I'm getting more hybrid seeds this year. I don't care if you can't use the seeds of the hybrids. I want fruits and vegetables for my time, money and labor. I need produce. I invest a lot of time and money. Hybrid seeds for my gold medal last year and this coming spring.

@dellaangel

5 ай бұрын

Hey James, when dp we start these seeds indoors, all around the same time or are these to be planted at different times of the season? I'm scared to start cabbages again early , I had white moth/butterfly visitors last year that just destroyed em. No peppers produced at all past year and I had soon many the yeT before I was giving them away.

@DebbieC624

4 ай бұрын

@@dellaangel, hey I’m not an expert by any means, but when I plant cabbage for spring I make sure to put insect netting over them since they don’t need pollination. I use stakes and some pex hose to make hoops and make sure the netting covers them all the way to the ground. Put stones or scraps of wood around the bottom to hold it in place. If you do that right when you put them in the soil it should be ok. I still check on them tho. 🤷🏻‍♀️ also I usually start seed that take longer to germinate first. Don’t give up on your peppers. Depending on where you are you could start them indoors and harden off once the fear of frost is over. Amend your soil well, plant and mulch around them. I used a wire tomato cage for support and it worked great. I’ve always struggled with peppers as well but last spring I had plenty. I was also giving them away. Hope this helps. Good luck with your spring garden 🪴Have a blessed day 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👩🏻‍🌾👩🏻‍🌾

@garfielda34

4 ай бұрын

We really want to try the Super Sweet 100 this year! ❤

If you cant get hyped up over your own little patch of dirt by watching James and Tuck you need to pack it in and watch birds 😂 ❤

@jamesprigioni

5 ай бұрын

Haha!! Let's Gooo!!!! 🐕😁❤️

@1LuckyGirl1975

5 ай бұрын

@@jamesprigioni We're traveling the same road my friend. We both have many of the same varieties and order from the same seed houses. I vote we need to have a tomato named after tuck! I'm ringing up Johnny's this week and tell them we need a mini king tuck variety! Fierce, small and sweet 😉. Stay blessed and green my friend.

@PanicattheDiscourse

5 ай бұрын

Jokes on you I do BOTH

@andyhall375

5 ай бұрын

Sometimes I'm like Lord let me get my coffee first!

@1LuckyGirl1975

5 ай бұрын

@@PanicattheDiscourse not really lol. I too watch birds in my garden. Just more so when the cat catches them. 🙃

I love how Tuck loves to snack out in the garden. He definitely knows how to do it! Fresh picked is the best!

James and Tuck - I live in your area and started gardening many years ago with container cherry tomatoes and have only grown from there. I just moved downtown, set up my weather station and I'm planning my new garden with so many of your ideas and suggestions. Thank you so much for what you do, and remember Tuck is the boss! - Jon

@jamesprigioni

5 ай бұрын

Me and Tuck love to hear that Jon! We hope you have a lot of luck with them, these varieties have produced a lot of food for us over the years. 🐕😁❤️

Love that the chapters name the variety instead of clickbaiting "seed 1... Seed 2". Practical! Hearts for mr. Tucker.

@mcgritty8842

19 күн бұрын

Agreed. Makes it much easier to refer back to as well ❤❤❤❤❤

Pepper head here who sadly has to grow in mostly shade. I have some recommendations for amazingly delicious peppers that have done well for me in poor conditions. Aji Charapita: A decent amount of heat in a small package. One of the most flavorful peppers you’ll ever eat. Biquinho: Similar flavor to the Aji Charapita without heat. Very sweet. Added to homemade salsa bring in a tropical twist that is very pleasant. Habanada: A heatless sweet habanero. I love habaneros, but sometimes you just want a sweet pepper. Habanadas taste like fruit flavored cotton candy. It’s shocking how sweet they are. Quick eggplant recommendations: Chinese String Eggplant and Japanese White Egg Eggplant have both been super productive for me, even with a lot of shade.

I feel like Trombetta or Tromboncino is a highly overlooked full year squash for sustainable growers. If you havent grown it yet, its one you should definitely play with. Killer as a summer squash and awesome if kept on the vine to harden into a winter squash that enjoys a long shelf life.

@Warrior-In-the-Garden

4 ай бұрын

Yes! I love the dual purpose of Trombochino. Got mine in late last year and did get some summer squash that were delicious. Giving them another try this season.

I just made butternut squash pie!

@jamesprigioni

5 ай бұрын

Nom nom nom 🤤

That’s what I need…..varieties that are good for zone 7! Since I’m in the same growing zone as you, I watch to see what you grow…..SO many things I want to grow but I’m limited to a deck and a small patch of land that I plan to grow medicinal herbs on. You are such an impressive grower…..I’d give anything to grow more but my space is limited due to our land and our age. I’m going to grow a lot of things you suggest……I need (at 74 years) to grow as much as possible…..I have grow bags, 2 GreenStalks, and a little land to grow lots of medicinal herbs…..they’re very important to us at this point! God bless you and keep you safe and adding more to what we can grow!!! Thank you James & Tuck! I have a chihuahua who I adore…..always wanted a Yorkie but rescued a sweet chihuahua who has become the love of my life! She’s 14 years old and mostly blind…..but loves being in the garden (deck) with me! Thank you for all your ideas and input….you’re my gardening GURU!!! Love to Tuck!!❤❤ ❤❤❤❤

@jimkeegan6503

5 ай бұрын

Zones don't really matter for annuals, as long as your growing season is long enough.

@BaughbeSauce

3 ай бұрын

You should look into tiered gardening. You can build tiered beds (or ask someone to build) that can be put up against a fence or the side of a house. Also, using 16-ft cattle panels to make large trellises for beans or small melons. You can just bend them in half (not as hard as it sounds, I'm weak with fibromyalgia and CFS and can still do that by myself LOL) and plant literally over a dozen bean plants or up to 6 melons per full panel. If you have grandkids, I highly suggest growing purple podded pole beans. My 3 year old son calls them "magic beans" because their dark purple color suddenly changes to green when they're done cooking! He loves to watch them in the pot. For melons I highly recommend Minnesota Midgets: a lunchbox sized cantaloupe with a Texas-sized flavor! Sikkim cucumbers are great, too, not using a lot of space while giving you spectacularly delicious slicing cucumbers and a major conversation piece as friends and neighbors say "WHAT IS THAT!?" 😂 Happy gardening!!

@debichats8634

3 ай бұрын

@@BaughbeSauce I have the same, Fibromyalgia and CFS….not fun, huh? I do most of my gardening on. My deck is large, but not large enough and I have to protect everything from all the local critters….bunnies, groundhogs, DEER….and my neighbors chickens! LOL I do have a cattle panel I plan to get out and use. I’ll have to get some netting for most everything not on my deck, so I’m getting some in stock. I’m not worried about my herbs because most animals aren’t into them much. I’m just going to do what I can and pray I can do it! You know how rainy days are for us! Nice to meet you!

@BaughbeSauce

3 ай бұрын

@@debichats8634 @debichats8634 nice to meet you, too! Yeah, it sucks. I'm only 33 years old, so I do my best to manage my Fibro and CFS with natural medicine. Once you get on the Rx stuff you don't get off. Bunnies and other ground nibblers HATE onions and sweet alyssum. I interplanted onions and Nasturtium in my raspberry and blackberry patches just 15 paces from my porch under which I have a known bunny warren. Not one leaf had bunny damage. I also planted it near my peppers and beans that got hit hard by bunnies and skunks the previous year and not one got nipped. I did lose a couple of melons, though. ONIONS, ALYSSUM, AND NASTURTIUM EVERYWHERE THIS YEAR! hahaha. Deer, from what I understand, hate rosemary so you might be able to camouflage your plants with some cleverly posted rosemary plants all around? I dunno about those. We have loads of deer here in Iowa, but I think they're too distracted by the cornfields to care about my measly garden.

Would love to see your top picks for new gardeners who plant in pots only please. Love your content !! thanks

@jenpalazzo5728

4 ай бұрын

Totally agree. I only grow veggies in containers in my side yard.

Those are some really good suggestions James. I think I will buy every one. I'm happy to see Tuck supervising in the garden. We love our little guy Tuck. 🥕 💚 🥕

Thanks for great information, James. These are for the little “king”…❤❤❤❤❤,

Oh, and the seed catalogs ARE overwhelming, and knowing which seeds to choose is hard. I am in a short grow season, so this information will help me a ton. You are one of the earlier pioneers on KZread for teaching us about home growing. Now everyone is doing it. But, truly, your videos continue maturing in amazing ways. You stay true to your roots. Now, LET'S GO! 😊

❤ Your dog is my favorite part of your videos! I love that he loves you and the garden the way he does! He is so sweet!

Thanks for all the suggestions and I'm looking forward to seeing how you redo your garden. Great to see the Boss still supervising. He's a sweetheart.

You should start a new series where you buy a new piece of land and start from scratch with nothing but tools and seeds. I think it would be a really cool idea.

@nidia8518

5 ай бұрын

I'll watch it!!

@jamesprigioni

5 ай бұрын

That would be such a fun project and experience! ❤️

@mariatajes9054

5 ай бұрын

Are you aware how expensive land is in NJ?

@FrozEnbyWolf150

5 ай бұрын

There are some other gardening channels that have done this. The Kiwi Grower is one example, though he lives in New Zealand, which is a very different climate from New Jersey.

@dustyflats3832

5 ай бұрын

@@mariatajes9054or anywhere?

Ajavarski peppers are my favorite. Do awesome here in Massachusetts. Very sweet

Yes, I've been waiting for my shout-out, lol ❤❤❤❤❤

We’re all Like a kid in a sweet shop when it comes to seeds - thanks James & Tuck 💚

Tuck is such a CUTIE ❤

Definitely going with your recommendations since we are in same state / zone & have the same reliable adorable garden guardian ❤

I remember I would watch your channel all the time two years ago and I saw it pop up again now, and you and the channel are still going strong! 😁 It's good to see you and Tuck still working hard in the Food Forest

I wish I could give Tuck a million dollars! Thank you for producing, showing and being honest with your opinions.

Tuck is great in the garden he is our taste tester if tuck likes a green we know it’s great. Wow on the mountain magic

Dragon tongue beans and Sungold cherry tomatoes are both so delicious. Thanks for listing some of your favorites - it really helps.

After 3 years of gardening in a few small raised beds, I’ve expanded my garden to include 6 4x8 beds and I am starting seeds indoors. It’s very overwhelming. Trying not to take on too many new things at once. Your videos are so helpful, especially since we live in the same state and growing zone. Thank you!

@HealthyHabitsGrow

4 ай бұрын

It's work but fun. Raised beds is best especially for me where it's all sand. I will say I just looked at his prices and will stay in my budget and get my aluminum/metal beds from that "other" site. But James is awesome, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and hella hott😊

@sandrae5609

4 ай бұрын

@@HealthyHabitsGrow I put in metal raised beds. I wanted to buy the birdies, but I didn’t want ovals in my backyard. I wish they would expand on their shapes and sizes. I hope you have a wonderful gardening season!

James, try Sakura cherry tomatoes from Johnny seeds. We still harvest tons of tomatoes in January in Southern California! Delicious and can be golf ball sizes.

Strong agree on all of the tomato varieties. I've got orange hat tomatoes growing inside and they are such a delight.

💜💜💜💜💜💋The Tuckster!!!! Thank you James!💞

I became allergic to the tomato plant in 2017 but sweet 100 and sungold were also my two top cherry tomatoes! For summer squash my favorite is Desert (highly productive, pow. Mil. Resistant and great in very hot weather). Patterson oignons are amazing (gold yellow skin, long storage). Lettuce: magenta and ice queen are awesome (heat resistant and cold resistant). And finally artwork brocolini is my favorite (produces all summer, super sweet.). I'm zone 5b

I've missed watching this guy and tuck in the garden, I'm so pumped for 2024 gardening season. Just been buying so many new variety of seeds since watching him and acre homestead. They were the reason I picked up this new hobbie. I cannot wait. 😊

Should try and find the Maltese variety of eggplant. They had a Malta tourism video S01E01, where a local grower, growing in the mountain slopes of sedimentary soil - was growing cantaloupe-sized eggplants.

Dear boys, hello from Georgia. So nice to see you, James, and little Tuck - what a cutie. Thanks for this list; I'm going to try those tomatoes. Thanks again, stay well.

Your garden 🪴 is amazing ~ I hope to grow a big garden with lots of produce 🍅🥕🥬🥦🫛🍑🍋🍐🍇🍓

James thank you so much for keeping us focused on the 2024 growing season! I'm super excited for this year! GREAT suggestions!

Looooove the little boss!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Tucker is too adorable 💕🥰 💕

I always go into seed catalog season thinking I'm set with tomatoes and don't need to experiment anymore, And then I end up ordering several new ones to try because the pictures and descriptions get to me. I'm a tomato sucker. No pun intended.🤣

@Anne--Marie

5 ай бұрын

If you haven't tried Fred's Tie Dye tomato, please do. It's an amazing dwarf.

Young King!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤ i love King Tuck!

You always have so many great tips. HUGE thanks to you and Tuck!! ❤I see the "Head of Security" is on watch in the garden.🥕🥕🥕❤❤❤

…James, I stayed awake for three weeks. Finally I took a short 2 hour nap, and you go and post a video. 😫 🤷🏻‍♀️ 😆 I’m so happy to see a new video from you. Happy New Year to you and Tuck. 👨‍🌾 🐕 🪴 🥰💙💙

Oh my, are some of the clips of Tuck as a puppy💕. He's so adorable! Have a great growing season James & Tuck the garden Boss! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

This is my second time watching this video. Love your quick, organized style of presenting information, straight and to the point. Not that I don't like a rambling video, however, there is a time and place for it. Thank you so much for this review. I may try the SuperSweet 100 cherry tomato this year. Tuck is so cute, hugs for Tuck! 💚💚

❤❤❤ We lover Tucker and you ain't bad either...lol.

I just love Tuck ❤❤❤❤❤❤ thanks for the list!!!

I love your enthusiasm and loads of info in your videos!!! Love you guys!!

@jamesprigioni

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Vicki, and we love you as well. 🐕😁❤️

Can you please do a video about your seed trays? Thanks!

Holy moly! Your supersweets are friggin huge!!

Loved all of these suggestions! Thank you James and Tucker! 😍🙌🏻💚

Me: Huge smile, nodding in approval-- EVERY other gardener- master or otherwise- is shouting about buying seeds. James: wait. I love this. He is brilliant. So grateful. I heart Tuck! 💙💙💙💙💙💓💓

❤❤❤❤❤❤ for Tuck!!

Jimmy nardello is my favorite sweet pepper! It's just so fruity and delicious. You have to stuff it with chorizon and goat cheese and bake it, popper style.

Love that you discovered the Fedco catalogue. Greetings from Maine!

So helpful! Thank you!!

For Tuck, and YOU of course (because you take care of him and the beautiful garden, generously sharing your knowledge), lots of hearts! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖😊😊

❤❤❤ to Tuck and everyone else.

Looking good Tuck❤ You too , James! Thanks for all your information and inspiration!!!

Love your videos! I am doing container gardening this year and would love to see a "start to finish" video on how to get started and keep getting the amazing results that you get! You and Tuck are awesome!

@renel7303

5 ай бұрын

I can tell you what I learned 2 years ago. Didn't plant last year. I'm zone 9B, central California seldom freezes, though it will tonight & tomorrow night. 😢 Our growing season is long and summer is Hades hot. We can go 30 days of consecutive 100 F plus days. Throw in some 110-113F. Ugh.. My area is an urban island so we don't cool off that well at night. Enrich your soil. Make sure to fertilize appropriately and on a regular basis. In containers your plants are really depending on you. If you're in a hot place like me go for bigger containers, at least 4 gallon even if the suggestion is 1-2 gallon. Keep the plants watered. In August it was at least once a day. Add some shade, including making sure the containers get some shade too. I checked temperatures of my soil on a 100F day. Before I added shade. 😊 Dry were 110-120, slightly moist were 100-110 and well watered in a bigger 6 gallon tub was 98-100F. My plants were cooking, some actually fried to a crisp. I added about 30-40% shade, invented by using tall stakes and cheap weed barrier I had on hand. Worked well enough. This year I'm using 6 gallon plastic crates. Lined with weed cloth and a vapor barrier to restrict evaporation from the sides. A neat formation with over head shade cloth attached on the north side to an 8' wood fence and stakes in the yard. Hopeful for a drip system. Adding coco coir for moisture retention. Maybe also Soil Moist granules for the thirsty plants. If you're in a mild climate I envy you.

Thank you James! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

Thanks for sharing great varieties. Love Tuck. ❤ Have my own gardening companion to guard the garden😄

Thank you James 🎉

James, it would be really cool if you did some videos on how you prepare, cook, and eat some of your harvest!

James, could you please do some videos about the redesign of your garden? I'm very interested in what you're going to do with it. Thank you!

Super sweet 100 is always a must have. And I grew sun suar last year. It too was freat. I'll plant it anytime I find one at my local store. I don't order seeds very often

The Little Boss!❤❤❤

James and Tuck, thanks for the awesome information. It made me all hyped up and itchy to start my seeds. I too live in zone 7 so therefore I keep a close eye on your channel. Take care and continue to involve the BOSS in your videos

I appreciate you showing Tuck eating all of those veggies over the years. When my puppy went crazy over my peas and green beans I knew that it was ok for her because I had seen Tuck eating from your garden. She gets a lot of pleasure sneaking them from me😊

I really appreciate this type of video! I am often overwhelmed with so many varieties. Thank you for showing the packets so we know where to order them from as well!

thank you for the suggestions, James!

Hugs and love to Tuck❤. Thank you, James!

Super Sweet 100’s and Sungold are classic snacks!

Great video Jim.

Happy New Year James and Tuck 🎉

Thanks!

Oh my goodness I just randomly stumbled upon you right now and I am so excited to see more!! I immediately hit like and subscribed!! And as if your enthusiasm wasn’t enough…. there is your precious pup Tuck!! ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you & Tuck for always inspiring!

💖💖💖 for my man Tuck

Thanks for the advice. Tuck has a fan club here for sure. Glad he's doing better. ❤

Keep making videos! I can’t wait for spring. Your garden is amazing. ❤❤❤❤❤

Thank you Tuck and James!! Great suggestions! 🌟

I haven't seen you grow my favorite cucumber: SIKKIM cucumbers. They are stunning to look at (my bf calls them Dragon Eggs) and the flavor is insane. If you love cucumber flavor sikkim is for you. It's a super easy grower, very hardy (great even for sandy soil, gardeners who forget plants need water, and poor quality soil), I've noticed it's strong against cucumber beetles, being able to take a good pest load and just ignore it. It's very prolific so long as you keep harvesting them. They make the best cucumber sandwiches and tzatziki sauce. ❤❤❤ please try them, James and Tuck!!

❤❤❤❤ FOR KING TUCK!

Ugh! Cant WAIT to see the new garden design!!!! That will be fun and informative!

James I love your enthusiasm! Great tips as always, thank you!

Thanks for the advice James! and Tuck!

❤❤❤❤❤❤ for Tuck and an informative video!

I'm surprised at how expensive Johnny's has become. They used to be the least 🫰🏼 on the block! Anyway, I ordered from Fedco. Looking forward to an early start.

Enjoyed the information and seeing Tuck again. ❤❤❤❤

Part of me really wants to try the sungold tomato but I try to keep my garden to paste tomatos for canning. I like to have at least one cherry tomato but my go-to is the black cherry. So smokey and delish. Love Suyo long and dragon tongue!

@katrinkarose175

5 ай бұрын

The sungold really is amazing. Mine rarely make it into the house as I just snack on them every time I walk past. I've never met a better tasting tomato.

@lolaseymour1532

5 ай бұрын

I love the black cherry & sun gold & grow every year.

@annashaw4329

5 ай бұрын

Sungold and Sweet Million are my go to toms for years...and you're right when you say many of them never make it past the garden gate. The BEST snacks!

@renel7303

5 ай бұрын

You needn't deprive yourself of fresh tomatoes while focusing on paste tomatoes. Try just one or two plants each of just a few varieties of cherry type tomatoes. Your salads will thank you. Plus they make good dried tomatoes. Visual interest is important in our food.

@aliciaokiegal

5 ай бұрын

I grow the black cherry as well, so yummy!

good video. thanks tuck and james!

Looking foward to see your changes!

Great seeing you and tuck! I totally agree with you on the sungold tomatoes! Those are awesome!!!

James your videos are getting me through this cold winter. I have been watching them lately dreaming of spring planting my garden and watching my fruit trees bloom. Thanks

Hi James and Tuck,♥️beautiful variety’s , thank you . Excited for springs arrival.

Thanks James and Tuck! I'm waiting patiently for the spring then it's ON!!!

Love watching Tuck eating the bean ❤

@jamesprigioni

5 ай бұрын

Haha me too! I love when he snacks on stuff, hearing his crunch always gives makes me smile 🐕😁❤️

Always nice to see tuck,Goodluck on the new design 🙂 HAPPY GARDENING 2024👍👍

Hi You Guys so lovely to see you both. Happy new year xx❤❤

wow! we grew sweet 100's last two years and are have always been small like grapes! yours are so huge in comparison!