Planting A Winter Vegetable Garden In A Cold Climate. Growing Vegetables ALL Year In Canada

I would be interested to know who here is going to try and get a second harvest off in a cold climate? What are you doing to make it happen?

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zone 3 and we made our own geo thermal greenhouse that is supplementally heated with a wood stove and a diesel heater when it gets -25 C and we don't want to get up in the middle of the night to add more fire wood. If you run the exhaust pipe through a sand heat sink you get a lot longer heat advantage with the diesel heater. We used propane heat in the past but the diesel heater is much cheaper to run.

Zone 5b , and I just use row covers and leaf mulch.
Arugula, spinach, daikon,kale,corn salad,red leaf lettuce, parsnips, carrots
Whatever survives survives
It just gets too snowy and cold by January for anything to reliably survive thru the winter, but anything I get is a "bonus".

I was thinking about moving the hot compost pile in the greenhouse next year. That should be a fairly reliable way of generating heat 🤞

Some varieties take the cold better than others, I often start seeds in a raised bed without any protection and found the seedlings would take just below 0C overnight

Good stuff. ;)

Do you think Calgary counts asa cold climate place?

This is very good information. Thank you for sharing

Please don’t put yourself down so much as the help you provide is important, has tremendous value and is much appreciated. ❤️🙏🏻

I'm in Port Hope Ontario and so glad I found you! I have subscribed and will be staying tuned! This is my first year trying to produce all my own veggies and I'm so happy to have you as a resource! You're genuine and wonderful to listen to ❤

Me: wants to start gardening with all my HEART and excitedly finds this channel 🥰🙏🏽

Also me: cries in Swedish zone 7 🥺❄

Hello from zone 5b in the US. Thank you so much for the videos!!! Super helpful for us cold climate growers!!! This is going to be my first year trying to grow greens all year. This gives me hope!!

I'm from Calgary, starting a garden and this was super helpful!! So thank you for this!!

I love your garden !! The size is so amazing!!

Great video. You have inspired me to start my own indoor gardening channel for northern climates. I have a 10x10x7 tent with MH and HPS economical lights. All veggies I started from seed. I have green beans ready in under 6 weeks. Peas are over 6 feet tall. Tomatoes in full bloom and 4 feet tall. All in fabric bags and soil media with a drip system so no need to hand water. Check this out if you want. Fantastic advice that I appreciate. Cheers

Ashley, just wanted to let you know that I really missed our fall/winter date nights on yt when everybody is asleep and I grab my fav beer and watch your new contrnt:D your knowledge is appreciated by many!❤

I am interested in your content...I live in Calgary and will follow you to see how you are making out with your garden.

Would soil from under a apple tree, at an orchard be good to make tea for cannabis plants? Is the soil full of beneficial microbes? Are there harmful ingredients in this soil ? I was wondering because the soil has years of fallen apples composting in the soil.

I also tried heat sinks last spring! I put out about 10 milk jugs of water every day but it got to be a lot of work. So excited to hear that oil is an easier heat sink!

I’m in Connecticut, USA Zone 6. I run a garden club at my son’s elementary school and was hoping to do a fall crop for the kiddos! I’m thinking carrots, beets, leafy greens, and maybe potatoes? If I can get away with them? As well as a cover crop so they can learn about those too!

My first year gardening and I started a couple weeks late. My first frost date is Sept 13. Wondering if my uncovered squash (only got to harvest a few, more flowering) and corn (at tassel stage) are done for?! 😬
I bought a large tunnel tent (arriving today) but don't want to put it up until spring 🤔
I also foolishly tried growing watermelon (not knowing how tricky it would be in Zone 3).. they are FINALLY growing and the size of tennis balls and I've covered them with plastic... but feeling doubtful and silly to think they'll keep growing. It's currently 8 degrees out as I type 😂🤭🥴

Ashley, i put dolomite lime in my potting soil mix at 1TBs a gallon. been sitting for 3wks and my PH in media still reads 5.4, very acidic. Help me PLEASE!!!!!!! The BOY GROWER

Whoa. Now I am geeked out. I'm also in the prairies.

Sorry, this is a completely different subject. Can I use zeolite as a substrate for semi-hydroponics?
Ps, I love your channel!!!

You should for pawpaws, mulberries and American persimmons or hybrid persimmons they are tropical like plants that can grow there

I'm in Tdot ....I move my babies inside .... BUT !!! I have considered tents or even a small greenhouse ... heat sinks to me sounds like "thermal mass" . Must be the same thing but smaller scale? LOVE this channel! Stay bright , plants love light !

Perfect timing! I never thought about using oil for a heat sink. My dad used water bottles to keep it cooler in the day during summer.

Great info!! But. Ugh. Can't believe it's already time to think about frost date

Can u put brick in the hot water to keep the water hot. Just a thought. Great info doctor.

I’m in zone 3 Alberta and love watching your videos. I always pick something up each time. Thank you.

Melville SK - ive got a high tunnel this year and have been charging up a GAHT system all summer long. cant wait to see how long i will be able to draw from it. 😬. Lettuce, spinach, cilantro, scallions and carrots are in the fall lineup.

Been seeing my breath at night & I’m a zone4/5. Right on the line lol. It all depends on the lake affect here in Michigan.

Can lettuces maybe handle a light frost? The ones I direct sowed this spring germinated on April 12, and then we got some wet snow on April 18 that stuck to the ground for a bit in some places, and then on April 28 we seem to have gotten another light frost (little big of ice formed over puddles). The lettuces survived that just fine. I've found mustard greens are really hardy too. Last year most of them survived the -7C and 10cm of snow we got in late November, and started to flower in early-mid December when we got some mild temperatures.

Last Nov/Dec my arugula survived -4C uncovered without any damage, and -7C under snow without any damage, so it's frost hardy imo. But it will start taking damage around -5C uncovered, so it still has a lower tolerance than broccoli, kohlrabi, kale and most of the brassica rapas.

Only planted heading brassicas in late August which is probably too late but who knows, our falls tend to be quite mild (about 2 months left in growing season). I'm more optimistic about radishes, carrots, turnips, greens, beets, even zucchini. Cucumber will be dependent on whether I can keep them from succumbing to late season diseases. We will see if I have better luck with peas than last year now that the wild bunnies are fenced out.

I'm near Edmonton and I was waiting until it was not plus 30 to plant radishes again but then I looked and my first possible frost date is Sept. 1 sooo I guess it may be a bit late lol except that it's supposed to be plus 30 again. The weather's confusing lol

Please do a video on how to keep mice out of your garden. Thamnks :)

Oregon zone 8 I'm growing carrots, various greens, bunching onions, peas, beans and lots of herbs for fall

Well you're doing better than me. The algo hates me. I pretty much do everything wrong. Haha....Here in Wpg I just put some lettuce, brocc, and cucumber seedlings in. Ive gotten a fall harvest of brocc before but I'm a little late. The cuke is just for fun. If the slugs and bugs don't eat everything I was thinking of a hot frame so I appreciate this info. Cool idea with the oil. To add to it. I wonder if the oil and a heater would work good. Perhaps the heater wouldn't have to turn on as much?

I'm in Southern AB, zone 4. I'm not set up to keep growing outside this year but plan to grow what I can inside with lights. Looking forward to seeing your indoor setup.

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I’m starting a second harvest and I’m going to accomplish it by binge watching all your videos! My biggest issue is that I live in Northern California so it’s gonna be 109F and dry until the end of December

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Omg you are the best!! So many great ideas in this video, so inspiring that im going to go plant some seeds right now. Thanks for the idea of the heat sink, it's such an economic alternative.

Last year I grew lettuce in a window box in my small greenhouse, and it worked quite well.

Honestly, I am running on empty by the time (Sept 21-30) the first frost date. I am so busy trying to get the yard prepared for winter; a cold frame though wonderful seems too much. I have learned the hard way that if I am not near finished by Labour Day there will be trouble. To me, the end of September is kind of late for first frost date. I have seen it appear closer to your timeframe more often than not.

You are too smart!! I would have never thought of using leftover cooking oil as a heat sink.

I have a prime location to try some late season growing. It is the last place that freezes hard and the first to thaw in the spring. It is my tomato garden in the summer. I suppose even if we get one harvest of anything would be a plus eh?
I haven't mentioned this too often; you are such an inspiration and a highlight to the week!

I live in Laval Québec zone 5, we built 2 homemade greenhouses
In July August sept I grow spinach with a perpetual one, 80 différents lettuce, bett, kolabry, different kale,radish,carrot,celery,oignon,garlic
The soil of the greenhouse will freeze at the end of dec
In march I go in the greenhouse and I sow directly on the frozen soil when the temperature of the SOIL will be alright for the seed
Ex: 0 spinach, 4C lettuce,10C tomatoes, 25C melon family
I let lettuce and other green growing until flowering and it regrow by them self ….. FREE garden !
In the front of my house I put plastic on the box for 1-2 months in autumn and spring

How deep should the soil be to try growing in winter? Does it need to be in the ground or would pots or raised beds work? Central Vancouver Island, BC if that makes a difference.

Great video as always! Could you please do a video on how epiphytes ( e.g orchids, ferns) get their nutrients?