Summer Growing Guide

Today's video is all about how to get crops in the ground when it's hot outside and they aren't particularly interesting in production.

This video covers: How to sow crops in the summer, what to plant in the summer, how to plant in the summer, how to plant lettuce in the summer, how to grow food in the heat, how to mitigate heat in the garden and more.

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[donrad]

In the desert Southwest and Mexico farmers wake up at 3 am to get into the fields before sunrise. Add artificial light if needed. Cool and fresh in the morning. By noon they are done for the day. Eat breakfast, drink some beer, and take a long siesta during the hot afternoon. Early to bed, early to rise; makes a farmer healthy, wealthy, and wise.

[Sanosarah]

Just commenting to say I love this style of video. Dense information + hilarious asides = highly bingeable content.

[gottisxgarden]

I always “like” the video before it even starts🤣. Also, I originally posted this comment in the first minute of watching the video. I’m currently commenting at the 8:50 mark. Wow. Going to continue and come back to this. 14:46 another one I didn’t think of/ know. 17:04 😂😂 has to be the most truth ever😂😂 18:04. Damn. I’m a young farmer and what I can tell anyone else looking to getting into this farm game is prepare to learn. You can’t learn enough. Research articles, random google searches, YouTube university, books, listening to other farmers and elders, sharing with and being open to learning from other young farmers. Wow. Thank you for this video. I was already feeling motivated about the rest of this season but im so much more after watching this. Priceless. On top of that you don’t have to put these videos let’s be real, you’re a farmer in real life. This is just YouTube. So thanks again.

[Frenchiezy]

Dude just keep talking all the science! I nerd out about biology too! Thanks for all you guys do!

[breadseedaggie]

every effing week, jesse droppin' knowledge! much appreciated.

[ChopChic]

I just harvested 220 potatoes from the 32 I planted. I went ahead and left a potato in every hole, hoping to get a second crop before winter. I did use an organic fertilizer as I know potatoes are heavy feeders.

[BreeT]

I just want to say, I don't think you talked to much. I love all the explanations of how things work. Love it.

[frankenstice]

Yo Jesse. I am a small farmer who does both no till and hydroponics. I give you mad respect to stay so pure in your values and still produce for a living. Myself, I won’t scale up doing no till after getting knowledge in hydroponics and seeing the yield and quality . Mad props. We need people like you helping others grow their own food.

[patriciaakley]

Oh no; I'm not done yet. Get away from me. OMG I'm a NERD that has watched this video at least 3 times and I've laughed so hard at this each time. Intense heat and mostly drought here thus far in Lansing, MI, 5Bb. THANK YOU!!!

[AngelaShields_]

My favorite part of this video was the scientific part that you thought some of us may want to skip. Thanks for sharing your experiences, and such invaluable information, with us in your videos!

[YaYaThePatriot]

From one science nerd to another, thank you for your “nerd” explanation - I LOVE your comedy you work into it all, you are hilarious as well LOL! Always planting :)

[jamesfisher]

Wasn't too long, just the right amount of ramble.

[evelynewaefler]

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[arjunapartha]

Your finest and funniest work?
Kelvin jokes? 😂
Bravo.

[nateiowa]

Absolute wealth of knowledge. And I’m absolutely nerdy enough to appreciate it. Figuring out what and how to plant when my spring crops die off in the heat has always been a mystery to me. Thank you sir!

[RobinL]

We love growing black eyed peas (cowpeas) in the summer in FL and also hot peppers. Thanks for the instructions- sooo helpful!

[shykass]

Here in Florida (zone 9b) in the dead of summer I am growing sweet potatoes, Turmeric, ginger, asparagus beans and hot peppers. Tomatoes at this point in the summer are prone to splitting due to too much rain plus the bugs are pretty out of control. Mexican spinach (Chaya) does really well and the bugs leave it alone. This is also our season for a lot of tropical fruit (papaya, mango, figs, bananas and so much more) plus Moringa.

[gavinjones]

With a weather forecast of 40°C this week, this was perfectly timed for me. Thank you, for all of your videos.

[cathycharron-folsom]

I use bubble wrap on seed rows for some crops and also use around tomatoes when planting in May in northern Maine. Normally if plant touches plastic when really cold, the plant will freeze but does not do with bubble wrap because of air pockets. By end of June tomatoes are big and many.

[DenSvaraTradgarden]

It’s 305 Kelvin here at the moment and wild birds are ruining my crops. 😕 My approach is to just plant and sow and plant and sow all summer and hope SOMETHING will survive. So far the score is me 5 and birds 387.