With our AZ growing seasons so different from the east and mid west, I so appreciate your videos.

@makeupgirl8886

Ай бұрын

good for us in super hot & dry Texas, as well. It is so helpful to have someone addressing the 100+ degree weather in July, August & Sept, and helping us to take care of our soil while most of our plants are not producing and pretty much sitting dormant until it cools off again in October.

I never thought to do this. Thanks! Makes sense now why I see local farms have things planted off-season

Boath the gardin and gardener are getting beautiful day by day.whats the secret is still a secret🤭. anyhow best wishes and prayers for boath to flurish as it is.

Great information, thank you. Florida zone 9.

@patriciaduffield2319

Ай бұрын

Florida 9b…..had already decided not to plant veggies until maybe September. We’re already in the 90’s with no/sparce rain.

@debbiesorganicgarden

Ай бұрын

@@patriciaduffield2319 peanuts, asian long beans, sweet potatoes will grow in our hot summer (I am in central Florida, 9b).

Thanks! I host a small gardening group in the Valley, and we watch your videos at each meeting.

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

So nice of you, thanks.

Great advice in this vid for our AZ summer gardens! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for sharing.

Thank you very much for that cover crop information. I had just decided to plant sweet potato slips in the front two ares for that purpose. You just confirmed my point.

Great advice! I did this last October with a new bed I wouldn't need until March. That bed's contents are going absolutely nuts. Thank you for the reminder to do this to my former onion bed that is about to be empty.

Thank you so much for your great advice!

Thank you for this video. You're a very good teacher. I container garden here in south Texas, zone 9a, where it often reaches over 115* F in July and August. I think I'll try this cover crop method. Very interested to see what happens.

Garden looks amazing!

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

So hot and humid in the summer months for South Florida. Sweet potatoes love it though!

@mariap.894

Ай бұрын

Minus the Iguanas 🦎 They are eating all the leaves from my vines! I don't know if I'll get anything 💔

@bethb8276

Ай бұрын

@@mariap.894 Have you tried insect netting? Amazon carries it. I've also heard from others that old dvds strung up so they can spin in the wind helps, but I haven't tried that.

Thanks for the great info, Angela! I have some of these seeds already and can put them to good use to improve my soil. 👍👌🏽😊🌿 I garden in southern New Mexico close to El Paso, TX. Hopefully, some day I can relocate to the Phoenix area 🌈😉

@juneramirez8580

Ай бұрын

Phoenix is getting so unbelievably hot, you may want to rethink that move!

Thanks for your channel Angela. I value your advice and experience and your garden is lovely. Our challenge is lowish rainfall and hot dry summers (the worst heatwave recorded was 15 consecutive days over 95F but I know other places have it hotter). Interestingly, when I was younger a prevailing view was to only mulch because living ground covers would take the water from what we wanted to grow. Soil health is so much more dynamic and complex! Now I value greater plant diversity and keeping roots in the soil and green cover to shade it, along with mulch and added shade during peak heat. Thanks again for your excellent advice.

Thanks for sharing!!

Thank you ! Such straightforward advice - love it ❤

Love watching your videos . Our Australia summers get hot . I m lucky not heatwave where I am . Live inland 3klms from the sea . Get lots very strong winds . It,s amazing what I can get too grow. My daughter and family are only 10 away ,we swap fruit and the odd veg.

Helpful exceptional video always dropping the tea in gardening! ❤thank you

Angela, you are on fire! 💥💯💫 Great info. Do you have any video about solarize planters during the summer months? Would be interesting to know your opinion ❤ Thank you for all you do💐

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

There is information about how to do it at the end of this post: growinginthegarden.com/summer-gardening-in-arizona/

I never knew this . This is amazing information. Thank you

So thankful for your channel. Just got back from a month long vacation and everything is brown 😕😕😕😕

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

Yay for month long vacations! Sorry about your garden.

9b Texas, eggplant, okra, watermelon,purple hull peas, peppers and squash are going strong. Zinnias are my cover crop of choice . Stay hydtated folks.

This is exactly what I've wanted to know. Excellent!

Yes! I plant to plant a cover crop! Yes!

Good intro!

Great advice Angela. I grow peanuts/groundnuts in my hot Western Australian outback garden as a summer cover crop. They love the heat and you get nuts in autumn/fall! When I pull them up the soil is always in great condition under their shady canopy. And they're nitrogen fixing! It's winter here now but next spring/summer I'm going to plant a mix of peanuts and cow peas. If I can get some seed I'll plant Tithonia too now that I've seen your video.

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

Love that. Thanks for the tip. After reading your comment, I planted some peanuts today to try them as a cover crop. The summers are certainly challenging. I appreciate you sharing your experience and what works for you!

Thank you ❤

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

You're welcome 😊

Beautifully and concisely laid out. Bravo!

Thank you, Angela! I tried cowpeas, buckwheat, and one other cover crop before (can't remember). I wasn't sure what to do at the end of the season. I chopped and dropped, but apparently, the cowpeas had peas on them. I have them all over my property now.😂

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

Yep, that can happen for sure.

@ooulalah4333

Ай бұрын

Nice! I'd take any crop over non edible weeds and bermuda!

Not really too hot: damn too wet. Perhaps a video on how to garden when it rains all the time. Even winter was very wet (here in Belgium).

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

Each area has its challenges for sure. Send me some of your rain and I'll send you some of my heat!

@ooulalah4333

Ай бұрын

She lives in the desert SW US and shares what she's learned by experience, fortunately...for us desert dwellers. No doubt there are experts for your zone as well.

@juneramirez8580

Ай бұрын

​@@ooulalah4333 I agree with you. Since we get so little rain, she can't really show how to grow in a wet climate!

Thank you, Angela. Even though I live in NE TN, your videos are always helpful and applicable. One huge question please. Where can I find that awesome stainless soil scoop that you use?💚🌱💦

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

Thanks. Amazon: amzn.to/454OQQB

I'm curious.. At the end of the video, was it my imagination or were you adding the mulch from your pathways to the beds? If so, how long do you leave the material on the pathways before you use it on your beds as mulch?

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

I use the same mulch in my pathways and beds. So I'm always pulling it on or off or putting it in the worm bins, etc. In this case I had pulled all of it off before laying the plant matter down and piled the mulch by the side of the bed so I was putting it back on the bed.

We are in the same city. We have bunnies coming in and devouring everything they see. Even my marigolds this week are gone. I have tomatoes and zucchini left. They are squeezing thru the smallest opening.. My pumpkin had flowers almost ready to open and this morning they were gone... It is so frustrating

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

Shoot. I'm so sorry. That is very frustrating.

@makeupgirl8886

Ай бұрын

bless your heart. that is frustrating. many of us here use tulle (like the kind for wedding veils) to cover our plants. works for most little critters. bunnies eat everything down to the ground. I've planted catnip in hopes of attracting the neighborhood cats to my garden. that helps, too.

@debbiesorganicgarden

Ай бұрын

I got rid of rabbits by making a diluted but still hot pepper spray and sprayed the leave with it. I did that with bean plants and it did not damage the foliage. You could tell where the rabbits stopped eating immediately. IDK if the spray would affect tomatoes or zucchini. I would try a few leave to see if it hurt the plant. If not, your rabbits will be knocking on your door for some water!

Thank uou for your help. It's crazy hot summers in north Texas. Could I plant alfalfa for a cover crop in the summe rmonths?

@arialblack87

Ай бұрын

My experience is that if it is already HOT, it will be difficult to germinate. If it is planted in spring or autumn, it will survive the summer beautifully if enough water is available.

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

Thanks for answering - I don't have any experience with alfalfa.

Suggestions for mulch that is not wood. I used it and had termites.

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

More ideas in this blog post: growinginthegarden.com/mulching-your-garden-what-to-use-how-to-use-it/

@melissakarner6707

Ай бұрын

I use straw.

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What is the metal gates thing you've placed over the plants to help hold them down?

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

A watering grid. I lift it off (stays attached) when I'm working and then you put it back down.

@makeupgirl8886

Ай бұрын

@@GrowingInTheGarden those watering grids you use look so awesome. Where do they sell them for a good price?

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

​@@makeupgirl8886 They are from Garden in Minutes. I use the garden grids in all of my raised beds. Use code Angela10 to save $10 off $100 or GITG5 to save 5 percent on any size order shrsl.com/3yanv

I live in Sun Lakes and have very little room for a garden, I have been trying grow bags, not sure what to do with them during the summer months, they dry out so quickly I am trying to keep a couple peppers and tomatoes going by moving them until the shade of a pistache tree, but with the other bags should I still keep the soil damp? Thanks, love your videos.

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

Hard to say if it's worth it to keep the soil in the grow bags moist all summer. Hard to build up good soil in a grow bag.

@maryleeelden6214

Ай бұрын

@@GrowingInTheGarden thanks for your reply , now I don’t have to feel guilty 😎

which are the peas & beans that can grow in the 100+ degree weather? Is that black eyed peas, or some other beans? I know they aren't cover crops, but I've had the best luck when it gets over 100 with okra and eggplant.

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

Black eyed peas, tepary beans, asparagus beans, cow peas, etc. Yes okra and eggplant do pretty well.

do you prefer straw or wood chip for mulch? How thick do you put on straw?

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

I prefer wood chips - birds make a mess of straw in my garden. A few inches of straw too.

May I ask what’s the gardening gloves that you use?

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

I get the 3 pack at Home Depot for around $10

I have heard you mention that old city garbage cans can be purchased to use as compost bins. Do you know if that is still possible?

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

You would need to check with City of Mesa and other local cities Solid Waste / Recycling divisions to see if they are still doing the program.

If you're far enough North will sweet potatoes winter kill?

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

Yes, they are frost sensitive

Is there a cover crop I can broadcast on the surface of the ground (clay dirt) to choke out the weed seeds which will come up densely? They're pretty bad over some large areas...about 1/5 acre all together.

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

I'm not sure.

What percent sunblock shade cloth do you use 40% , 70%

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

I use 50% - This is the shade cloth I use: amzn.to/3P4nfYW

@barryfoster5173

Ай бұрын

@@GrowingInTheGarden thank you

Now IF I can only keep the rabbits from eating everything that is growing. They seem to be smarter than I am this year! And I have an acre to protect!

Summer rains? 😂

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

Right?!? That video was from a July storm, so they do happen... hopefully we will get a lot of them this year.

Thank you very much for that cover crop information. I had just decided to plant sweet potato slips in the front two ares for that purpose. You just confirmed my point.

@GrowingInTheGarden

Ай бұрын

Makes for easy summer gardening!