In this video, I share 13 veggies you can plant in December now for a beautiful winter garden! These cold hardy winter crops can survive deep freezes and feed you in the heart of wintertime! These winter vegetables are frost and freeze tolerant and are must haves when planting a winter garden. Don’t skip winter gardening!
All 13 of these winter crops can be sown in December for a winter harvest or early spring harvest, depending on your climate and days to maturity of the vegetable varieties you choose to plant.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Winter Garden Planting Intro
1:01 Winter Vegetable #1
3:03 Winter Vegetables #2 & #3
6:05 Winter Vegetables #4 & #5
9:40 Winter Vegetables #6 & #7
12:57 Winter Vegetable #8
14:17 Winter Vegetables #9 & #10
17:42 Winter Vegetables #’s 11-13
21:19 Easy Cold Protection Methods
23:48 Adventures With Dale
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If you enjoyed this video, please “Like” and share to help extend its reach! Thanks for watching 😊TIMESTAMPS for convenience:
0:00 Winter Garden Planting Intro
1:01 Winter Vegetable #1
3:03 Winter Vegetables #2 & #3
6:05 Winter Vegetables #4 & #5
9:40 Winter Vegetables #6 & #7
12:57 Winter Vegetable #8
14:17 Winter Vegetables #9 & #10
17:42 Winter Vegetables #'s 11-13
21:19 Easy Cold Protection Methods
23:48 Adventures With Dale
I also grow tatsoi. It does just fine in the cold. We just had two night down to 27° and the tatsoi sailed thru. Only issue, beetle larva LOVE them. I get spotted cucumber beetle larva that can destroy a dozen plants in a few nights 😭
I've been waiting for this video. 🤘
Great information on growing onions! ❤
I’d love to plant lettuce right now in zone 6, but assumed they wouldn’t germinate at low temperatures. Do you start them indoors or just sprinkle seed? I just got the Marvel of Four Seasons seeds and can’t wait to try them! I can protect with hoops and cover.
Absolutely the best guy in explaining. Fantastic videos.
Can i use cardboard over carrots rather than a wood plank? (Z 9b)
#1 garlic
#2 onions
#3 shallots
#4 leeks
#5 bunching onions
#6 red leaf lettuce
#7 winter spinach
#8 arugula
#9 parsley
#10 cilantro
#11 carrots
#12 radishes
#13 beets
Thanks for sharing ❤
I'm have mobility issues so this year my husband built an elevated planting bed for me. I had great success with lettuces, cilantro, and parsley all through the summer in 6b by using shade cloth. Do you think they would grow during our cold winters by swapping out for a frost blanket, or would it not trap enough daytime heat because it's elevated and air can get underneath it? Btw, your channel is amazing and has helped my garden so much!
I live in Texas in zone 9b and marvel of four seasons lettuce is one of my favorites. It grows well in both fall and spring and doesn't go to seed as quickly as some of the other varieties. I also like tango leaf lettuce and lolla rossa leaf lettuce too. I struggle growing spinach so I've tried finding other things that taste like spinach but don't bolt as quickly. I've found the lucullus swiss chard doesn't taste as earthy as the other varieties and is pretty good substitute. Komatsuna (spinach mustard) and tatsoi are also decent spinach substitutes that don't bolt so quickly.
Thanks MG. Excellent information.
Thanks for the garlic tip putting the in the fridge before planting hence I live in Florida I'm gonna try it
Another great video my friend. ive been enjoy salad greens ive been growing under lights in the house. My broccoli and cauliflower outside should hopefully start producing soon. probably going to start some herbs this weekend.
Awesome video! Thanks. 👍
I’ve been waiting for this one. Wasn’t gonna miss it for anything.
I have a small 4×5 or 6 plastic greenhouse and grow lights. Can I grow tomatoes. I'm missing eating my big ones they were few yet delicious. It was my 1st year growing any, and so many varieties! The millions, small black beauty, yellow… My white cold cover, (idea I got from you!) in my outside container garden that was over my hoops blew off in a windy, below freezing night and hurt a lot of them. 😢 If I could grow more this winter I'd be so delighted! I'm Seattle, zone 8b (they also changed ours from a to b.
Thank you MG! 😊👍👍
Do here in coastal Texas, the summers have been so hot, I can't grow summer crops. Winter is all I've got now. Lol I'm loaded with lettuce and carrots, love salad season.
I really need to get more organized for my gardening. I keep a log, but ! Only for where and when I plant. I'm zone 8b pacific northwest and I've been unable to grow in winter, my Brussel sprouts have yet to grow Brussels,
Look at your citrus, nice.
I'm trying this any how
Thank you
I like that you use same seeds I can get just at local stores.
Thank you. Really helpful.
I love your videos! I learn a lot from your videos! Thanks for sharing!
I can’t stand arugula. Like literally it smells worse than diesel fumes. Just thinking about it I’m getting nauseous 🤢 It must be like some people tasting soap with cilantro. It’s very strong too but still edible, unlike arugula. Glad you enjoy it though 😅
From Seeds N Cones (British seed company) I got The Dutch rjinsburger, a long day but makes great bunching onions. The lockdown made it impossible to re-up on those. Red Lilia onions too.
When did your zone change from 8a to 8b? Is this due to global warming?😅
I'm planting broad/fava beans…..its a culture thing 😊😊 . By the way they are very hardy
Try it !!!!
Dale and friends will enjoy a little pumpkin pie. You're a good dad to Dale ❤😊
What about swiss chard as a winter crop and kale? What's your thoughts on these two veggies?
The last two years in a row, we had multi-day freezes here in central Alabama. I don't have plans on planting anything, excluding seed starts for transplanting, until February. However, I have Elephant Garlic, mystery garlic, turnips, rutabagas, Danver Carrots, Nagasaki Cabbage, kohlrabi, assorted lettuces, Pak Choi, Komatsuna, and Yellow Heart Winter Choy Growing. Two plum trees, an AU Rosa, and Yellow Gold Plum were delivered today. They will be going in the ground in the next day or two, after the rain passes. The cherry trees I ordered won't be delivered until mid January.
Have you tried ramps (wild leeks)? Our weather is similar. I hear they take time to develop in a leafy forest like environment, and many folks really like the flavor.
Growing in different places
Fantastic video, as always!
How bout indoors
Hi, do you know how to save the yellow granex seeds to grow next year? The leaves and stem seem to just die off during the summer. I don’t want to keep buying the seeds.
Great video as usual!! 🥧…and those cute fur buddies !❤🐕🐶
I just planted lettuce, spinach, SS peas, cabbage, broccoli and kale seedlings out in the low tunnels/hoop house
If you love cilantro. I recommend checking out cookie and Kate Black Bean and sweet potato enchilada! I love your channel! Perfect info for me!
Another amazing video thanks for sharing your experience in the garden 🌱😊
I have Eruca Sativa Arugula ready for harvest in my garden and it tastes terrible. Gave some to a friend and she says it doesn't taste as good as the arugula you get in those organic salad mixes you get at the store. Which varieties taste lemony or peppery? Mine doesn't taste like either.
The radish and broccoli leaves taste great however! I put them along with their stems in salads with the lettuce for additional flavor and texture.
I used a tea towel over my carrot seeds this year and that did a great job. Kept everything evenly moist. I got near 100% germination and had to thin the heck out of them. Fortunately, they taste like parsley and I enjoyed some of them to salds and egg salad.
Great video. Thank you!Blessings❤️🌺
You are so knowledgeable!! Thank you, I so excited!! I Think that I may have a more variety winter garden now. I haven't been able to plant my garlic and I did put them in the fridge. I hope that I will be able to get out this weekend and put them in the bed. Take care!!
Thank you!