25 Crops You Can Plant In August!

what's going on Growers it's  James Prigioni only coming to   you live from Jersey today me and  Tucker are going to share with you   over 20 crops you can play in August  and still get a harvest from let's go before we get into what seeds we should be  planting in August you'll notice down here   that I start most of my seeds in trays at this  time of the year I do this for three important   advantages the First Advantage is that while  my plants are growing in here I still have   all my summer veggies growing in the garden and  producing so I'm saving space the second thing   is during this time of year in August it's super  hot and that could be tough on young seedlings   when I have them in trays like this I can use  a cover like I'm using here and then on really   hot days when they need it I can just provide  them with a little bit of shade cloth for a   few hours this really helps the plants adjust  at the extreme heat at this time of the year   and the third major advantage is when I'm growing  in trades like this I could really easily protect   them my plants my young ceilings from pests and  pests can really do a lot of damage to ceilings   when they're young so I can just use an insect  netting like this this is most of the time how   I have my trays protected what this does is it  provides a level of insurance for me in regards to   the seedlings but it also allows me to save space  in order to find out what we should be planting in   August we first need to find out how many days  we have until our first Frost comes it's July   29th today my first expected Frost is on October  15th that gives me about 78 frost-free days left   to grow we want to use this as a guidepost this  will help let us know what we have time to plant   and we could schedule our plantings around that  if you want to find when your first Frost comes   then you can just go online type in your zip  code and type in first expected Frost or you   could go on the Old Farmer's Almanac type your  ZIP code in there and it will give you a date   this is just kind of like an estimate but it's a  good way to judge how much time we actually have   so if you have a handle on things and you want to  get a jump start if it's still really early August   I know I have still some time to get some summer  veggies in the ground actually so the first group   we're going to talk about is the summer veggies  you may still have time to plant in some cucumbers   some summer squash and some beans one thing we  have to take into account is variety selection   for instance if you want to try to plant some  cucumbers it'd be a good idea to grow something   like the Socrates cucumber this only takes about  52 days from seed to maturity what you don't want   to plant is a crop that takes a long time like the  painted serpent cucumber this thing takes about 76   days to maturity so variety selection is important  or when it comes to something like the squash   you can plant the summer squash the white scallop  squash this takes about 50 days from seed to   maturity as opposed to something like the zucchino  rampicante this takes about 70 days to maturity   the same thing goes with our green beans if you're  going to try to grow some summer crops you want to   make sure they're quick cropping varieties because  if you only have 50 days till your first expected   Frost you don't want to plant a variety that takes  50 days that's cutting it a little too close you   want to make sure you pat yourself with a little  bit of time the reason for this is as the season   goes on the nights get cooler and the days get  shorter plants will grow a little bit slower so   you're your summer veggies might take a few extra  days than what's mentioned on the seed packet so   you want to make sure you give yourself a little  bit of buffer of time if you're going to try to   push it and get some summer stuff in the ground  still if you don't have time to get some summer   veggies in that's no sweat you still have plenty  of time to get your full veggies in and it's the   perfect time to get some fall sowing going  let's head over here the first group of fall   crops that we're going to get into are the leafy  greens so we're talking about lettuces arugula   kale Swiss chard mustard greens and  spinach just to name a few of them   so when it comes to my lettuces my kale my  Swiss chard I like to plant those really   early in August it's a good time but when it  comes to some things like my arugula my mustard   greens and even my spinach I'll often plant  those a little later into August when it cools   off just a little bit because these plants are  really prone to bolting and going to seed so we   want to plant them just I like to plant them just  typically a little bit later they also do well in   a frost so they can grow past the first Frost so  you'll be able to extend the season a little bit   when it comes to spinach sowing it at this time of  year and getting good germination is tough because   when it's hot outside when it's hot outside the  germination rate for spinach drops to like 50 or   below so there's a really good way to get around  that one thing is to always use new spinach seed   spinach seed doesn't last a long time every year  you want to use new spinach seed the second thing   you can do is you can take your spinach seed you  can put them in the freezer for a few days after   that take them out wrap them in a moist paper  towel and then put them in the refrigerator for   a few days after that take them out and then sow  them into the ground what we're doing is we're   essentially mimicking what happens in Spring and  naturally out in the garden where the seeds will   kind of freeze over and then thaw out because  that's the kind of temperatures they like it's   like the stratification process but we're doing  it artificially this will really help increase the   germination rate of your spinach looks like the  little boss was just hanging out here he's gonna   go get a drink though because it's getting super  hot I mean tuck wanted to mention to check out the   merch down at JamesPrigioni.com grab a grow shirt  grab a gardening is life shirt and be part of the   team and now we're going to get to a different  group of veggies you can still get planted in   August the next group of full crops we can play in  August are root crops we're talking about carrots radishes beets and turnips so when it comes to  your root crops you never want to plant them   in cells and then try to trans transplant them out  root crops do not like to be transplanted they all   like to be directly sowed into the ground when it  comes to your radishes these are going to be easy   to uh directly sow in the ground they only take  about two to three days to germinate they come up   quick they grow really quick so you can probably  get about two rounds of radishes before uh before   the season's over which is really nice when it  comes to your carrots things get a little trickier   especially when it comes to germination when it's  really hot out it's tough to get good germination   on carrots unless you have a little trick that  I'll show you so carrots don't like to be planted   deep but they also need about one to two weeks of  consistent moisture in order in order to germinate   and we can't just put a thick mulch down because  they don't like pushing through a thick mulch so   we're going to do a technique called the carrot  board trick I'll show you how we do it in this   one square foot right here first we're going  to take our carrots and we're going to plant   16 carrots per square foot so I'm going to get  some carrots in my hand they're really tiny   seeds I'm going to make four little indentations  first I've got some loose mixed light soil it's   really loose this is what carrots like growing  in getting good germination there so three four   four and then three four rows of four so we're  gonna have 16 carrots I'm just doing a slight   little indentation we really don't want to bury  the carrots deep but we also want to make sure   that they can retain some moisture so I think  I missed one here it's flatten it there and   bring it over there okay so we'll start here  just gonna put about two carrots per section   maybe three we don't want to plant them deep  at all I mean the indentation should be slight even this is too deep here just  really almost a surface sowing here here she's gonna get all these in just like that I'm gonna  put the extras back in here anything that falls can go down there and then I'm  just gonna barely cover them just very slightly no more than a quarter inch  we don't want these buried next thing we're going to do is we're  going to order this square foot in we're going to do a nice gentle watering we  don't want the seeds getting moved by this order in nicely then we're  just going to take our board   same size as one of our square feet and just drop  it in just like this this is going to be important   because it's going to help keep the soil remain  moist and retain the moisture in there again   carrots take about one to two weeks of consistent  moisture in order to germinate so what we want to   do is come out here after about five or six days  lift up the board and see if we're starting to get   germination once we see the carrots starting to  sprout we know that they're germinated so we're   going to take the board off you don't want to wait  too long if you wait too long your carrots are   going to pop under the board they're going to get  all spindly and they're not going to grow well so   this is a really good way to get consistent even  germination when it comes to your carrots because   it's tough to keep to you know to have them remain  moist for almost two weeks when it's super hot out   and you can't put a mulch down when it comes to  your Beats it's a really good idea to soak your   beet seeds for about 12 hours before you sow them  also this will kind of speed up the germination   process there's still so many things growing back  here look at all the Cucumbers along this fence   over here look at the size of this one right here  I gotta grab this cucumber right under here look   at the size of this thing let me just grab that  one so much fresh stuff to grab at this time of   the year and uh we can still plant another round  of cucumbers I told you that earlier but there's   still some other fall veggies we got to get  planted the next group of crops to plant and fall   are going to be broccoli cauliflower and cabbage  I consider these brassicas to be the Staples of   the Fall Garden when it comes to planting cabbage  broccoli cauliflower you want to plant a couple   different varieties I suggest planting a variety  that's relatively quick cropping like the early   Jersey week field this only takes about 60 to 65  days from seed to harvest and then you should also   plant some varieties like the Ruby Perfection  cabbage that takes about 85 days from seed to   harvest because these crops will grow after light  frost so they'll grow a little later into the   season and a lot of the brassicas end up getting a  little sweeter the later they get into the season   I always sow my brassicas in sells for a number of  reasons one of the reasons is because as it starts   to get really hot out if there's too much sun for  brassicas when they're young we really struggle   they might get tall and leggy or they might just  like you know start really wilting because the   sun is just too hot at this time of the year when  that happens I can easily just take my shade cloth   and pull it over the top to cool the plants off to  give them a little bit of a break another thing is   there's a number of bugs that are attacking  the brassicas at this time of the year for   instance the white flies So to avoid white flies  from getting to my young plants I'll just take   the insect netting cover all my plants whenever  they're out like this so the white flies can't   get to them then when I transplant them into the  garden if I can't cover them with insect netting   then I'll use some sprays on the white flies some  organic ones like the cold pressed neem oil mixed   with dish soap or even the safer soap works really  good for the white flies too so when you could use   these two things it'll really help your brassicas  when you're when they're transitioning into the   garden but making it planting in trades like this  and making it so nothing can get to the plants   when they're young is really important young  healthy seedlings grow big healthy plants so   these are probably some of my favorite brassicas  to put into the garden especially in Fall there's   nothing like getting some fresh cabbages and  cauliflowers after so sweet so good some of my   favorites another great fall crop we can play in  August are peas these are an absolute Staple in   the fall Garden typically I like planting my peas  about the second week of August in the past I've   tried to plant them in Late July or really early  August but I had some issues with that because   usually about the first week of August sometimes  the second week of August it gets really hot   here and then I have it written in my notes that  typically about August 15th August 16th the nights   start to cool off a little bit and then it makes  a little bit more manageable for some of the peas   when it comes to my peas I like to always make  sure at this time of the year that I soak them   for 24 hours before planting what this will do is  it'll kind of prime the piece for germination you   can see they've swelled up a bunch so this makes  sure they have a good amount of water so when I   sow them in the ground they'll come up and I'll  get really good consistent uniform germination   which is really nice peas will also grow past the  light frost too so they're a great crop to have   later in the season I just have had some issues  planting them a little too early in the past and   then you know the plants just almost kind of want  to quit because it's just too dang hot in early   August here there's another group of crops that I  like planting in August these are your cold hearty   veggies and they'll grow late into the season  typically I plant these a bit later in August   so these are going to be claytonia a good cold  hardy one also known as miners lettuce we've got   tat soy this one is prone to bolt pretty early so  and a little bit he can really set that thing to   bolt so usually I plant it later really cold hardy  though red vein Sorrel this is a really nice one   red Sorrel this is bok choy another one that  will bolt really easily in the heat then we've   got Mache this one grows really well late into  the season maruba santoh pretty cold hardy one   known as I think the snow vegetable and Radicchio  up here so these are going to be cold hardy these   are definitely going to grow past the first light  frost and some of them into uh heavy Frost I mean   I've seen the tattoo growing like underneath  the snow and still just kicking out some tattoo   there's a few others that you can still plan to  that I don't have in here like collard greens   and green onions so this stuff you can plant late  in the season and just because it's August that   doesn't mean the year is over you still have so  much time to get things in the ground the only way   to harvest stuff is to actually plant it so you  got to make sure you're getting some sowing going   that's today's video Growers thanks for watching  we hope you enjoyed it we hope you got something   out of it I'm telling you it's a wicked hot day  out here and it almost seems counterintuitive   on one of the hottest days almost of the year to  be thinking about fall and what you're planting   like later in the season but that's how it has  to be with gardening it's all about looking   towards the next thing it's all about investing  in the future and not getting too locked in and   caught up on what's happening right now so we  had a blast out here tuck really hasn't been   out here that much because it's just too dang hot  he's laying inside he's got to try to remain cool   a lot of the plants I mean looking over there  are starting to wilt badly and we had a a nice   rain yesterday we've got mulch down but some days  like this where it's just it's just too dang hot   but again we always got to be looking towards the  future if we want to get some big harvest in the   fall if we want to be in cauliflower cabbage  broccoli we got to put the investments in now   because uh that's what's going to pay off for  us I mean tuck wanted to mention to check out   the merch down at JamesPrigioni.com grab a grow  shirt grab a guard in his life shirt and be part   of the team we also wanted to send a thank you to  one of our new channel members Paula Evans thanks   for being a part of team grow thanks for having  your hand in everything we're doing out here your   contribution means a lot to me and Tuck if you  want to join the team just go scroll down a little   bit and you'll see the join now option right by  subscribe just hit that Joy Now button be part   of the team and have your hand in everything  that's going on here with the heat it's we're   also getting some nice tomatoes so soon there's  going to be more Harvest coming down the pike   I mean look at this plant here we've got more  Tomatoes over there so tomatoes are starting   to come in heavy there's one of the first Hartman  yellows that are ready Hartman's yellow gooseberry   I'm gonna grab one I haven't had one of these yet  this season let me just take a little bite of it juicy delicious the plain above is telling us  it's time to call it a video we had a lot   of fun I wish tuck was out here more but we  don't want to push him to come outside when   it's just this hot outside so James and  Tuck will be back again real soon we out!

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Length: 16min 19sec (979 seconds)

Published: Sat Jul 29 2023