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California Garden TV: 6 Fall Garden Mistakes That Will Destroy Your Harvest



In this video I will share 6 mistakes that will set your fall garden back or destroy it altogether.

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TIMESTAMPS
01:15 – Frost Dates
01:53 – Season Extenders
02:40 – Getting germination in hot fall climates
03:43 – Top up beds with compost
04:11 – Winter shade
04:33 – Not growing a fall garden
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37 Comments

  1. Elesha Kizer

    Zone 4b, first frost date was September 28th. So far no frost yet and we are expecting mid 80° F all week lol

  7. Julie Horney

    Well done sir! Finally a So Cal gardener who gets northern gardening! Adding 2 weeks to account for slow downs is really important here in zone 5b/6a, NE Indiana. Even so, our radishes did poorly when a heat spike surprised us all; greens are rocking it baby! Covers going on at night later this week. We have had a gorgeous fall season, extending just a bit past our October 5th FF date.

  9. M.K. Mueller

    Just moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Lived in League city, tx for 10 years. Anything you can help me with will be great!

  10. Texas Nurse

    I sowed my seeds mid August under grow lights and have everything outside. My first frost date is December 3. Our coldest months are January and February and it's not uncommon for us to have fresh tomatoes through Christmas. Gulf coast of Texas.

  13. John Lord

    Fall fertilize – Spring plant. When putting on that cover mulching – first put down a goodly laid-on layer of compost/fertilizer /compost tea, then overlay with mulch. Fall and winter rains and snows percolate water down into the soil where the Spring plantings will have strong and denatured fertilizer and nutrition for the growing sprouts. Spring fertilization for the most part makes huge Summer growth of foliage vs plant fruiting production. Spring – grow; Summer – fruit; Fall – harvest. Fall/Winter cruciferous vegs – you want to Summer prepare garden area and fertilize BEFORE planting these seeds in Oct/Nov/Dec plant date BEFORE Fall/Winter frost date. Successional planting in the same bed without proper preparation, fertilization, allowing the land to breath for a month or more – drastically depletes that section of soil – and will give less production – or less nutritious vegs.

  16. Anna Gray

    We still call your channel California Garden TV in my family 🙂 You are legitly one of the best YouTube channels ♥
    Row covers do really work. Couple years ago I managed to overwinter parsley dill beets leeks onions arugula mustard carrots radishes strawberries and chrysanthemums in ground under row covers despite few massive snow storms. I did come out and remove snow from top of row covers though and I had them supported by PVC pipes not by plants themselves.

  17. Machee Crickmore

    Zone 7, SLC, UT. Halloween is our first frost date, but we've been known to get snow in June, so I watch the weather very closely starting in September and have my row covers at the ready.

    I have some brassicas, lettuces, peas, carrots, onions, garlic and rutabagas in the ground, and some potatoes in grow bags as an overwintering experiment.

    I am hoping most of it overwinters well to get a jump start in the spring since I'm expecting another little one in March, when I usually really start getting into getting my garden going 😊

  18. ChristinesBackyardGarden

    I'm in zone 8a Georgia; first frost 4 November. I made the mistake of mixing my old soil with my new compost instead of layering it on top.😒 I have a copule more beds to plant out so I won't make that mistake again.

  20. Kurt Smythe

    8b/9a central Texas. Mid/late November is our first average frost. Basil and oregano seems to still be going strong.

  25. Grant St Garden

    We are in the Monterey Bay area, Zone 9b, aaround Dec 4 is the usual first frost. I didn't know that we can put compost right on top of the beds and not dig it in! That saves me a lot of work!!

  26. Brian Barker

    Thanks for a informative video on fall gardening. We're in western Canada about 250 miles east of Vancouver near the US border. Our zone is 6B and our first frost date is Oct 8th. Except for our garlic bed I cover my raised beds with a tarp.

  31. Jeanna McGregor

    I'm in coastal 10a Bay Area and our 1st frost (if we get one at all) is nearly the solstice. So it's all about the lack of light here. I can grow winter crops like potatoes in grow bags and move them where there is sun.

  33. Mark Haynes

    Almost on borrowed time! We live in Ganado, Arizona on the Navajo Nation and the average first frost date is October 4th! Got loads of tomatoes still on the vine. Been a good year, but they may be facing the freeze soon! Great video, Brian!

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