In this month’s Grow Guide, I focus on vegetable crops and plants that can be started from seed or planted during the month of August. I’ll cover important garden tasks like solarizing garden spaces, techniques for sowing seeds, and how to choose the correct cultivars for your garden. I also discuss fall garden planting since I start sowing seeds from July thru September for my fall harvest.
If you’re looking to start some plants from seed or plant some vegetables in your garden this month, be sure to check out my Grow Guide! I hope you find this guide helpful as you garden in August!
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***Direct links to everything mentioned in this video***
***How To Sow Seeds Like A Pro tutorial*** https://youtu.be/V1JkF9tdVf4
Drip Depot for drip irrigation kits for small gardens all the way up to bigger farms: https://www.dripdepot.com
Solarization Plastic Sheeting: https://tinyurl.com/yjre5yfe
BT spray or Spinosad: https://tinyurl.com/yu2697ne
Vertical gardening supplies that I use: https://tinyurl.com/mr2ftxht
Cucurbita Moschata Squash Seeds: https://tinyurl.com/2p9cm34f
***How to grow squash & pumpkins from seed tutorial*** https://youtu.be/FZi4qY5X1Qk
Asian Cucumber Seeds: https://tinyurl.com/uj7tehfh
***How to grow cucumbers from seed to harvest tutorial*** https://youtu.be/_aj19Mv2Lsg
Green Yard Long Bean Seeds: https://tinyurl.com/3evcmp45
Red Noodle Yard Long Bean Seeds: https://tinyurl.com/ycmvhk93
***How to Grow Yard Long Beans tutorial*** https://youtu.be/1de1mMUl15E
Seeds for all sorts of bush beans: https://tinyurl.com/yt3f7jp3
Seeds for all sorts of pole beans: https://tinyurl.com/5aue6np8
*How to Grow Green Beans tutorial*** https://youtu.be/Mj5U3L7Qadw
Flower seeds mentioned in this video: Zinnias, Sunflowers, Blanket Flower, Marigold, Agastache, Cosmos, Salvia, and Amaranth: https://tinyurl.com/2w3s22k8
Seeds for flowers: https://tinyurl.com/2w3s22k8
Thai Double Blue Butterfly Pea Plants: https://tinyurl.com/bdhnmjn2
Traditional herbs:
Seeds for herbs: https://tinyurl.com/24fh47wa
Tropical herbs mentioned in this video: Thai basil, mint, agastache (Korean Mint), green onions, bay leaf, Cuban oregano, ginger, turmeric, lemon grass, and garlic chives.
Culinary Ginger Rhizomes: https://tinyurl.com/3fye8fxp
Ginger Plants: https://tinyurl.com/yp5acxp6
Heat Loving Greens:
New Zealand Spinach Seeds: https://tinyurl.com/3vxfk4fn
Molokhia Seeds: https://tinyurl.com/5n8783jt
Longevity Spinach Plants: https://tinyurl.com/3w8hrx3e
Okinawan Spinach Plants: https://tinyurl.com/3nf7wcy6
Yerba Mate Tropical Tea Plant: https://tinyurl.com/2p9hd7mn
Chief Kubo’s South Sea Salad Tree: https://tinyurl.com/3wduvfnf
***How to grow sweet corn from seed to harvest tutorial*** https://youtu.be/XhrJQ09dajQ
Little Fingers Eggplant & Thai Lavender Frog Eggplant seeds: https://tinyurl.com/yc99ku6f
Tropical Fruits:
Florida Special Pineapple (Thornless & cold hardy): https://tinyurl.com/yc536a6r
White Jade Pineapple (Thornless, coreless, & low-acid): https://tinyurl.com/45fraf94
Sweetie Pie Blackberry Plants: https://tinyurl.com/2p8pywfj
Roselle Plants: https://tinyurl.com/387d73k2
Blanc Du Bois Grapes: https://tinyurl.com/3rwyy54d
Barbados Cherry Plants: https://tinyurl.com/y5rx7b6k
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11 Comments
You've convinced me to sow indoors. I added a 5 tier shelf in front of my window. The heat/elements have stunted my seedlings in the past.
I need an additional home to do all that!😂
Really good list. Thanks for all your videos they gave me the push to start my tomato and pepper seeds this week. I was feeling a little burned out with all the pests, diseases and heat but now I am slowly starting to get on top of it 🎉
Jerra I’m in Orlando top Zone 9b. Do you recommend using the heat mats under the the seeds you sow indoors or the seeds in your enclosed patio?
Do you plan on having the Jamaican strawberry tree seeds on your site?
l always thought that culantro would grow best in summer but now I know that I have to sow seeds in october
Coastal 9b Florida and we are experiencing all time drought. Crazy as eastern parts of the county is getting rain. Not us we are under God’s umbrella.
This was great, as usual 🙂 Thank you!!
I have started some Malabar spinach from the seeds of my mature red stemmed Malabar vine plant, they are growing fast. I'm wondering if you have any recipes for them? So far I have tried them by first cooking up some bacon, removing bacon and then cooking the onion and Malabar leaves in the bacon grease, removed it, and added all three things to things like eggs, or potatoes. I enjoyed it but I'd like more things to do with it.
Hi Jerra! I’m loving all your info! Thank you! I’d like to polarize one of my raised bed garden spaces before I transplant in Sept / Oct. I purchased your recommended husky plastic sheeting wondering if you have a video on how to properly put this down? I’m in FL 10a zone. Is it as simple as laying down and pinning or stapling around the wood slabs? Than you!
I've been growing Long Island Cheese pumpkins earlier in the year and despite some worm pressure, they've been exploding. Now for my fall garden I'm growing Seminole pumpkins, more Long Islands, and as a test, Connecticut Field pumpkins that I will monitor heavily from pest pressure. Wish me luck on that one lol