This video covers my seed inventory, which seeds I need, how much I need to plant for my family of four, how much space that will take, and where I’m planting each item. This is a vanity “here’s how I’m doing it” video, but I hope I’ve worded this in a way that makes it easy to translate for yourself.
Whole family is currently sick, that’s why there is a 2-week gap since I last saw you guys, it’s been pretty rough! Starting to feel better now.
0:00 Intro/Garden Explanation
5:21 Seed Inventory
5:40 Plant Needs and Haves
7:41 How to Find Info
10:07 How I Seed Shop
12:00 Where the Plants Go/Space
22:25 How Much It Saves
23:08 See the Grow Spaces
24:15 The Greenhouse
24:55 YOU HELPED US SO THANK YOU
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No cilantro?
Do you have a recommendation for lime trees? Also in Montana.
Thanks for sharing! I always enjoy an orange cherry tomato for snacking while gardening and to put in salads. I don't have a specific name in mind but that's my two cents on tomatoes lol
To help hold in heat and hold up your seeding shelves, you could put 55 gallon drums filled with water along the back wall and place your shelves on those. Water takes a lot of energy to cool down. David the good did a video showcasing his huge greenhouse with a ton of those drums in it and they kept the ambient temps in the greenhouse above the outside temperatures consistently.
Best of luck with your garden this year and thanks again for the encouragement 🙂
I am LOVING this video! I am in W WA. Loving Sub-Arctic Plenty, Mortgage Lifter and Roma tomatoes. MIgardener is a great and affordable CO. You can also plant lettuces, radishes etc under your tomatoes. I place my peppers 6-8" apart as they like 'hand holding'. I pocket plant under anything vertical. Nasturtium will grow great anywhere, loves to climb. I put some with my tomatoes (up stalk and or same cattle panel) Marigolds in with tomatoes, peppers and beans. NOT the crackerjack variety, they get very big! Calendula grows good in most climates and brings pollinators while being good for skin care products.
Get two 24 hour read thermometers. Record your low and high temperatures each day for the greenhouse and at the outside raised beds. Tomatoes stop growing at around 60 degress F. That might why your marigolds never flowerd, not enough warm temps.
I have a rabbit breeding problem. Is there any way to get in tough with you to get advice, please?
Ive heard rhat charokee carbon is really good. I mostly grow tomatoes for sause
I have had a 4×7 lean-to greenhouse for three years. Here are a few things that are going well. In early spring I germinate cold weather plant seeds in the house and then move them out to the greenhouse immediately. Later in the spring I start the warm loving plants in the greenhouse. Self watering plant pots that hang on the wall provide more growing space. I heat the bottom couple of inches of my green house with a small gallon of water with an aquarium heater. I drape used clear shower curtains over it and the plants. I am able to grow spinach year round by doing this. You may want to think of a cold frame for your cold weather crops. The greenhouse heat fluctuation can cause them to go to seed. My kale has made it through the winter without protection and we occasionally get single digits. Set a timer to remember to open the greenhouse door so you don't cook your plants on a warm day.
Paul Robeson tomatoes are the best!
You could try the sunchokes, the whole plant is useful. The tubers are great in soups or airfryed or lactofermented. The late blooms attract deer, and the stalks can be used as animal fodder. Or a perennial herb, like lovage.
Top tip for successful succession growing: think Success! Then add "shun". Success!shun growing! Eventually: Succe-shun growing! 😜
Happy growing, however you call it 😁🌱
Im farther south than you, saying this as a starter. I have tried for years to grow luffa, one year i did get it to grow. Took until sept to start flowering and i barely got gourd before frost destroyed plants. Im in ne ok, so i have long hot summers. In fact i plant potatoes and onions next month, outside. I double my onions up, closer planting and i take out every other one to use as green onions. I cant help with tomatoes, i only know heat and crack resistant ones.
I'm doing charts very similar to yours this year as well, people ask me how the garden planning is going and I tell them "yeah just one or two more charts left you wanna see what i have so far" and they glance at my columns and just look at me like im crazy lol.
I tried asking my partner if they have anything they really want me to grow and that only thing they asked for is pepperocinni peppers (mightve spelled that wrong)
Trying to fit as much food in my small front yard and keep the deer and ground hogs out as possible.
Im trying to collect bales of hay from one of my families farm pastures since my aunt does use her land for much so that can be one less feild for them to worry about mowing.
Good luck🎉, I'm in TN so I know about the rock and clay even if your rocks are definitely bigger than mine haha.
Also idk if you want snacking tomatos but the chadwick cherry tomato have been perfect for me.
Also i bought my luffa seeds for the first time this year from MIgardener he has a youtube channel and seed company, and all the seeds are packed super fresh and only for $2.00 and free shipping if you order a certain amount.
I seed save but if i have to buy seed i always try to buy from them first becuase the quality is so good.
I don't grow tomatoes myself (don't like them), but if you're ever interested in a tomato relative that tastes like a combination of a blueberry and a snap pea, you could try sunberries/wonderberries (Solanum burbankii). I had four plants last summer and got a pretty large harvest from them (most of which I froze). They make great salad ingredients, and you can make a bright purple juice out of them if you can filter out the skins and sediments well during the process.
I have nothing to say just boosting for the algo 🙂
I suggest the Ramallet Tomatoes. There are about 4 types avaliable. Even after picked if you hang them they last up to 6 months or more. The reason why is , because of their thick skin. But are wonderful like other tomato variaties for everyday use. Their origin is spain.
Your videos are amazing. One thing I’ve noticed about successful YouTubers is that they keep each scene 5 – 10 seconds and then transition into another angle of that same scene. Helps keep people engaged. Just a tip. Kind of like how Outdoor Boys does on his YouTube videos.
We are so happy we found your channel, we are near flathead lake and you are putting out some great information. Thank you so much
I would recommend radishes. They are fast growers and only take up a small space. They are good for weird spaces and I between timing. Look into cooking them! They get mild when cooked. They seed abundantly and they can be picked earlier (a little) if needed. And thank you for showing the real stuff with the meat rabbits. I want to know the good, bad and ugly before I start this size of a project. I have watched tons of hours and you are giving new info that others haven’t. I appreciate you sharing your time with me.
Hello. Love your videos.
I am actually growing lemon balm this year for the first time, and I am told lemon balm is similar to peppermint, and will spread just about the same. I am growing mine in grow bags.
Of course it's your garden so you will do as you see fit, but thought I would that that in case it is helpful. Cheers and God bless!
"2 lemon balm in 2ft" oh LORD thats going to be over the entire bed.
All mint plants need to be in their own pots. Lemon balm is a mint.
Just curious if you guys grow any grains? I believe you mentioned oats. Ever try buckwheat? It's a short season crop. Supposed to be good for animal feed as well.
Stick with smaller tomato varieties. They grow quicker. Amish paste is a good sauce tomato. Arkansas travelers grow good for us in Michigan (outside). Despite the name. Good luck!
You might consider planting small plants like chives under the tall/climbing plants to gain a little bit more planting density
Also, pre-sprouting seed corn or transplanting small corn plants in soil blocks to your outside garden may gain you enough time before frosts. Black plastic mulch to get the ground warm earlier and floating row covers may also help
Search short season tomatoes. There are a number of heirloom tomatoes from Germany, eastern Europe and Russia. Quedlinberger starts producing about 6 weeks after transplant
We have had SNOW Fourth of July 🇺🇸
Not fun for sure 💩
We do manage to grow lettuce, Swiss chard, kale and beets through winter in low tunnels in our high tunnel ❤
The Elliot Coleman book ‘the winter harvest’ was amazing help!
Would you try planting asparagus outside and inside?
https://www.montana.edu/extension/powderriver/documents/vegetablegarden/MT198365AG.pdf
I got lucky… we have wild asparagus growing along the canal that borders our property 🍀 but we have transplanted it into a garden bed in our yard… its doing well and was affordable ❤
Curious about the space in front of the greenhouse… would there be an opportunity to build some raised beds there? That greenhouse should help with heat to protect some plants from frost… just some thoughts
Great content! Keep sharing stuff like this.
Don't store your seeds in Ziploc or plastic bag it will kill you seeds, from experience. Use paper (brown bag)
I started listening to your videos today while I did my yard work. I love your content so much. Thank you for sharing your life with us.
What brand of greenhouse do you have, do you have an affiliate link?