10 Crops to Direct Sow in July, Wherever You Live!

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10 күн бұрын

In this video I answer the question, "What vegetables can I plant in July?" with my top 10 choices for vegetables to sow in July. I'll also show you companion planting for the July Vegetable organic garden.
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DIGITAL TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:17 - How to grow summer squash
02:33 - How to grow beans
04:08 - How to grow cucumbers
05:25 - How to grow okra
06:53 - Summer Herbs
How to grow Basil
How to grow Oregano
How to grow thyme
07:43 - How to grow Swiss chard
08:43 - How to grow sweet corn
10:13 - How to grow cosmos - great companion plant
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@auntlouise 9 күн бұрын

Thank you for not heading your videos with "you'd be silly not to plant these now" or "you'd be foolish not to plant these now" or "you MUST plant these now". I appreciate you just saying what I could plant, not that I'm an idiot if I don't.

@ddthompson42 8 күн бұрын

😂 For sure!

@TheLeeMD117 8 күн бұрын

“You’ll DIE ALONE without THESE 17 Plants TODAY!”

@jean1228 8 күн бұрын

@@TheLeeMD117😂

@JamesRileysRipeRaspberry69 6 күн бұрын

Bro is sneak dissing certain gardening KZfaqrs in KZfaq comment section 😂

@I_know_it_I_sew_it_I_grow_it 5 күн бұрын

"wherever you live", is just as bad.

@michellewelch6013 9 күн бұрын

Brian, you have become my 5th kid. I miss you when I dont see you. You are loved by this momma and gardener. Happy to see your face. ❤

@NextLevelGardening 9 күн бұрын

Wow, thank you Michelle!

@Fairyofthegarden 8 күн бұрын

The sheer amount of bees I have at my new home is unreal! I couldn't be happier. No one in my area sprays so we still have quite the abundance of every type of bee. Will be growing vertical with squash now

@debbybrady1246 6 күн бұрын

Okra, sugar pumpkin, gherkin cucumbers and Hubbard squash just planted in my garden 💚

@pebz_idjfn3 2 күн бұрын

“I grew up eating fried Oprah” 🤣 I love that you kept a random Blooper in your video 💕

@MJY4Graces 8 күн бұрын

Brian, I love to watch your garden videos. I have a large backyard here in SoCal inland, and though I didn't do much gardening as a young person, I grew gorgeous tomatoes and strawberries. My dad, in his time, grew delicious boysenberries (so much better than blackberries, by the way). Now in my 90s and chugging along with a walker, gardening does not come easily. However, I encourage anyone with a growing spot to use it to the best of their ability. My nephew has a number of raised beds in his small yard. He brought me some beautiful tomatoes a few days ago. He or other family come over and water my little peach and avocado trees. Your videos are the very best I have seen. Besides, when you flash that wonderful smile, it lights up the world.

@oldschooljack3479 8 күн бұрын

I was glad to see the pine shavings for mulch... That's what I'm using.😊

@adigmon 4 күн бұрын

Try blistering okra halved lengthwise in the skillet or roasted in a hot oven. It’s delicious! I’m from SE Texas and it’s our favorite way to eat it. You can also dip it in garlic aioli, tzatziki sauce, or hummus. Delicious!

@gelwood99 8 күн бұрын

Zucchini is my all-time favorite, actually yellow zucchini, it is sweeter than its green sister! It is great on the grill cut into "planks" or cut into chunks, cooked in butter and onion, and finished with heavy cream for a very tasty keto side dish!

@juliemcgugan1244 5 күн бұрын

Yes, agree! I love it grilled on my bbq.

@gardenfreshtotable 6 күн бұрын

Love your July planting guide, I also plant cilantro to grow through winter

@377caprice 8 күн бұрын

Brian. Praying for you 🙏 Take as much time as you need. We'll be here. ❤❤❤

@craighenning7364 5 күн бұрын

Thank you very much for your videos. As a natural black thumb I need all the help I can get and have learned a great deal from your videos. They are concise yet full of information I haven't heard anywhere else. Well done and I look forward to more.

@nellanddudley 8 күн бұрын

I've been growing my squash vertically on stakes for about 4 years and trimming leaves as they grow. I'll never go back to letting them sprawl because it's easier to control pests and disease when I grow them vertically. You're spot on about the bees...they're more likely to find the flowers if the extraneous leaves are removed.

@PossumPityParty 8 күн бұрын

1:47 you just made me so happy. I never thought to do this and my yellows always get eaten up. Thanks!

@melindaroth5796 9 күн бұрын

Oh Brian WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? Someone else is coming on pretending to be you ? He only has a couple thousand subs so I knew it wasn't you. So Happy you're back.❤😊

@NextLevelGardening 9 күн бұрын

Who is that??

@melindaroth5796 9 күн бұрын

@@NextLevelGardening I don't know I looked at his channel name and it said Next level and something else different. I will try to get it and let you know. I said Brian wouldn't change his channel name without telling us. But it's all your videos that are played on it. I'll stay in touch with yall now that you are finally back. I was worried about you all.

@kaylakitty3814 9 күн бұрын

@@melindaroth5796Brian does have a second channel called Little Homestead, Big Dreams (Next Level Homestead). Is that what you saw?

@MichaelRei99 9 күн бұрын

@@kaylakitty3814no she is talking about someone stealing content. It has happened before.

@kaylakitty3814 9 күн бұрын

@@MichaelRei99 I hope that people who see these channels are reporting them for impersonation as well as sending Brian the channel URLs so he can do what he needs to do to copyright claim his content. Anyone can report videos and channels. It is best to do it from a web browser so that the URL to the channel being impersonated can be included in the notes of the report.

@heather9984 9 күн бұрын

I love this video! Here in Texas my garden has been battling the heat, bugs, and diseases for a while now and it looking sad and spent. I’m excited to know I can plant some fresh things!

@blackbones15 Күн бұрын

Okra is sooooo good. My grandparents were born in Oklahoma and she taught me how to cook fried okra in bacon grease and coated in flour and cornmeal. Oh, so good!

@lauriesmith7517 8 күн бұрын

There is a vining zucchini, named Incredible Escalator.

@Mekare40503 9 күн бұрын

I love the timing of this video Brian! I have made a list of what I am starting tonight and here is my list for Summer/fall, some of these are my second sowing: Okra, Cucumbers, Basil, pumpkins, eggplant, tomatoes, dill, watermelon, black eye peas, celery, banana peppers, bell peppers, butternut squash, cantaloupe, zucchini & yellow squash. Happy Growing!! 💚

@tonyajackson8827 8 күн бұрын

I JUST planted beans and cucumbers (first planting). I don't feel so behind now!

@brad4527 9 күн бұрын

I just planted Okra last week and just popped out

@njuhmbunwe6701 9 күн бұрын

Good to see you and hear your wisdom sir. Thank you for all the knowledge you have shared and keep sharing with us.

@Dhjh69 9 күн бұрын

So glad you’re a fried okra fan! I grew up in Rome, GA. But when I moved to Maine for three years, they’d never heard of it nor knew how to fix it! Great reason to move back South, haha!

@janetgage867 9 күн бұрын

I'm from Toronto, Canada, and have loved Okra since I was little .we have no relatives or friends from the south. My dad and I have always enjoyed food from many other countries, and one of my favorites is gumbo.

@shelwhitley1011 9 күн бұрын

I'm cooking okra as we speak (or type.) A South GA favorite, but I don't care for it boiled. I will either bread and deep fry it, or cook it low and slow in a cast iron skillet til soft and dark brown ... don't salt until it's done though!

@nellanddudley 8 күн бұрын

I grew up in Savannah...gumbo 😊 I started growing it 40 years ago when I moved to Maryland. Love it!

@veryberry39 4 күн бұрын

I was terrified of trying okra for YEARS. I have sensory processing disorder, which means that certain textures and sensations overwhelm me and I freak out (internally, now that I'm an adult. lol). Because okra is known for its sliminess, I just knew that if I tried it, I'd probably start gagging. And then my friend made fried okra one day, from her garden. AND IT WAS AMAZING. No slime, of course, but those seeds popping out into my mouth were SO satisfying. 🤣I've since tried it in a couple other dishes and also liked it, so this year I'm attempting to grow some for myself. All hail the okra! lol

@ryanwiersema7251 7 күн бұрын

Thanks Brian! We are SO glad we found your channel. We have been watching it since a few years back. It was either 2019 or 2020. We then watched the ones we missed before that time. You give GREAT advice and communicate it well! We grow vertically and use companion planting on our 4 raised beds. Our HOA tried to pass a regulation limiting gardens to 10x8 and that no plant can be in excess of 3 feet. We fought back wearing and sharing our Garden Defiantly shirts from y'all. The HOA board rescinded the decision based on the numerous residents joining our cause.

@zaria5785 6 күн бұрын

Good for you all!! I’m in a similar situation trying to get a community garden started with my neighbors before any more rules are introduced limiting our use of outdoor space to just. ornamental plants.

@caracaplinger1860 3 күн бұрын

I'm so happy for you! Great job advocating for your food!

@caracaplinger1860 3 күн бұрын

In Indiana we say "shoulder high by Fourth of July." Soon it will be head high! Thanks for all your gardening advice

@davidgeorge4784 8 күн бұрын

Plant in July must be a popular theme amongst the gardening KZfaq channels

@ethansmith9065 5 күн бұрын

I would be planting if tomatoes would take off from right now. Unfortunately tomatoes are gonna be my intro, so I'm just building my compost pile and gathering info for now.

@krickette5569 8 күн бұрын

I laughed so loud over the Fried "Okrah" comment that my hubby heard me through his noise canceling head phones. Great video!

@christinerweikle3935 5 сағат бұрын

love the stake method on squash will try this one

@esthersdaughterlong8149 9 күн бұрын

Wow Brian perfect timing. I'm waiting for my cucumbers to have female flower's and I'm planting some bush bean's today. Thank you so much.

@bloodthorne26 9 күн бұрын

A great video, and I love your companion planting book. Thanks for everything that you do.

@laurieanne9712 8 күн бұрын

Super info! Had to chuckle over the okra admonitions! Here in upstate SC, we can all say--oh, yeah, for 2ce a day harvest! Love it in winter soups! I just cut them up in freezer bags, & stick them in the freezer-- that's it.

@mattandbarbhartt2860 8 күн бұрын

Thank you Brian! I appreciate you! Watching from Alaska!

@sonteo1394 5 күн бұрын

I LOVE that you kept in the Oprah bit

@slgrib 2 күн бұрын

First year growing Swiss chard and I love it!!

@franklinmckeehan5315 9 күн бұрын

Great video! Your joy of gardening came through and inspired me.

@justatexasgirl5583 9 күн бұрын

Much needed inspiration! I was running out of ideas here in Texas 100 degree days!😊

@terrivance8750 9 күн бұрын

Thank you, Brian. 😊

@ronwhite6837 8 күн бұрын

You are spot on about sweet corn planting No later in the Midwest ,no later then the first week in July to harvest before the first Frost !! Per commercial growers sweet corn producers !!

@scout7060 8 күн бұрын

Great choices. Thank you.

@kurtarron6482 8 күн бұрын

Pet bedding!!! What an ingenious idea! I love that! I keep doin mulch all these years and doesn't really help at all! One guy even said 3-4 inches so i did....nothin. Still dried out. I hope the pet bedding works better for me. Thanks so much!..... M

@jberge58 9 күн бұрын

Great video. In 10b on the coast we just barely started to have sun, so quick growers are a must.

@sparkleflair 9 күн бұрын

Thanks for the info. Good to see you and hope all is well :)

@joannc147 9 күн бұрын

Thank you! That was a great summary 👍🏻

@anthonycoffee7683 9 күн бұрын

Good job! Keep up the good work! It’s all good!

@typolive8663 7 күн бұрын

Excellent video! Thank you

@stephanieg5195 9 күн бұрын

Welcome back! You were missed!

@helenmcclellan452 9 күн бұрын

Thanks for the list! I am goibg to do a succession planting of most of the vegetables you mentioned. God bless!

@shelleyrichards9028 4 күн бұрын

Thank you always follow up on your suggestions

@karendavis7988 9 күн бұрын

GREAT video! Thank you. ❤

@pennykehus2309 4 күн бұрын

Very helpful video. Thank you.

@daranall4949 8 күн бұрын

You make such helpful videos thank you

@jrlottery7 7 күн бұрын

I LOVE Cosmos. as well...Birds love them too! If the birds let me, I'll harvest the seeds to use next year. An absolute fav and so glad they're not invasive!

@marylouruss1087 8 күн бұрын

Thanks much for this list. I wanted to plant corn but everyone here had gotten rid of their seed displays. Take care

@judymckerrow6720 9 күн бұрын

Thank you Brian. 🌺💚🙃

@sourgummiez 8 күн бұрын

Excellent video thank you!!!

@plbennett8 5 күн бұрын

Thanks Brian 😀

@cindyhewatt3406 9 күн бұрын

Good to see you Brian! 😊

@NextLevelGardening 9 күн бұрын

Thanks Cindy!

@deltorres2100 8 күн бұрын

I grow those cosmos and the starburst taller ones as well. I’ve been growing them for like 20 years and they do self seed and I save seed I give him out to friends and family and envelopes.🐝🌸

@anthonyscaggs6203 4 күн бұрын

Very clear and informative . Could you add the zones when listing the plants such as “In July ….. vegetable could be planted in zone … and grow well. Thank you

@trae74 9 күн бұрын

Missed you! Glad to see you back!

@NextLevelGardening 9 күн бұрын

Thank you

@lindag9975 9 күн бұрын

Thanks! My Swiss chard from the winter has finally gotten bitter. But it grows fabulously here in the low desert during the winter and spring. My favorite green. Malabar spinach is also a fabulous hot weather crop. With a little shade cloth, it grows very tall and produces all summer even in 115 F temperatures.

@harriettpavonrosado5175 3 күн бұрын

Thank you.

@annawestberg4186 3 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@cardstockcollector 8 күн бұрын

Thank You!

@stephaniegee227 9 күн бұрын

We have had some early weather/pest issues here, so I've been having to replant a little more than I'd like. The last few weeks, I've just been filling in bare spaces with beans or okra, but I like this list, especially the cosmos. I could really use some more flowers right now. Thanks!

@sueannmestemacher524 9 күн бұрын

Thank you❤

@305triCIA 9 күн бұрын

I’ve had no luck with sprouting beans in May but last week I decided to try again and it sprouted fast and has been looking great so far. I guess it likes Florida’s summer 😂

@sunnystump5155 Күн бұрын

Thank you

@savvy2639 9 күн бұрын

thank you 👍🏻

@GabrielaGligor-eq6nz 9 күн бұрын

Foarte interesant

@judymckerrow6720 9 күн бұрын

I was getting a little concerned about you. 🥺🌺💚🙃

@NextLevelGardening 9 күн бұрын

Thank you. I'm ok. Just needed some time.

@sallykempis5341 8 күн бұрын

Thank you .I've got an idea from you

@gregj2647 4 күн бұрын

I use tomato cages for my zucchini

@conniemcgehee2851 9 күн бұрын

glad to see you i was worrying can you post on your community page when schedule is changing or you just need time off so we dont go down the mental rabbit hole lol

@NextLevelGardening 9 күн бұрын

Thank you. I'll try to remember that

@camicri4263 9 күн бұрын

I need dripping irrigation which is not going to happen right now, it's so hot and humid 🥵 and I am not watering during the day. Sweating at night is more than enough for me! It's nice and green but heat and humidity sucks! Sorry about complaining, maybe if I could move freely would not be such a problem but for me everything is an effort. Have a blessed week Brian, Emilie and Noah and gardeners! Stay safe and cool 🙏🏻❤

@trae74 9 күн бұрын

I grow mine up a stake too. I trim all the leaves below the flowers. They are looking great! I also have them under a 55% shade cloth because, Texas.😂

@brettmullins4107 8 күн бұрын

What a waste of a good steak.

@trae74 8 күн бұрын

@@brettmullins4107 🤣🤣 never trust talk to text!

@PlantObsessed 8 күн бұрын

Bella doesnt manage rabbits ?Sorry Oprah 😂😂 ...you are a riot. Great video. Thank you.🎉🎉

@jeannettesullivan7237 9 күн бұрын

Thank you you given me hope!! Grasshoppers chewed off all the tassels of my corn, and I thought I would have any this year again. They are the entire plant last year. They've been horrible. Maybe we can still have BBQ!! 11:06

@paulabusa2037 8 күн бұрын

Thank you, Brian, for another great video! I had a cold wet Spring again this year so all my warm weather crops are only now starting to grow. But I like to get a second crop of snap peas going late summer. BUT and this is a big BUT! For the last 3 years I have had a terrible problem getting snap pea seeds that are ACTUALLY snap peas! And this has been from at least 3 different companies. They are usually a mix of snap and shelling peas and once included even snow peas. VERY frustrating especially in a stir fry when you get chewy little buggers, lol. Anyone else having this problem? I have one pack that I sowed late summer last year that were ok but happened to be 4 years old. I am trying very hard to learn the difference this year.😢😅

@pennywillis8895 8 күн бұрын

🇦🇺 In Australia Swiss chard is known as silverbeet.

@veryberry39 4 күн бұрын

This is my first year gardening, and I've been lazy and not mulching anything. I had no idea you could use pine shavings! I'm gonna have to head out to Tractor Supply and pick up a big ol bag. All I have are cloth grow bags, but I figure it'll still work nicely!

@juneramirez8580 9 күн бұрын

I just cut down a few cucumber plants in one large pot. It had lots of flowers but no fruits. All the leaves looked bad. Will start new seeds soon.

@Abbybabby29 8 күн бұрын

Thank you ! I watched your video about Vining and zucchini and I ended up whining for some. God knows reason the butternut squash so all of a sudden this thing is so huge. I’m not getting it and realize.🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ I had the wrong so now I have my zucchini bing and it’s fantastic and I thank you so much

@beckymartinez9926 9 күн бұрын

Jambalaya okra is 55 days. Sm plant 2’ very prolific. Also trim the leaves immediately under the okra pods each time you harvest. I plant 1’ apart.

@k2d2258 4 күн бұрын

Thank you for the videos! We have white spots on basil like yours, do you know why?

@claudettehernandez3402 8 күн бұрын

We have small wasps and tiny flying pollinators besides the honey bees on white clover. I do have a soft brush to help my cucumber’s

@susanrand512 8 күн бұрын

Love fried okra, haven't tried growing it yet, now maybe the time, I'm in Texas, I'm going to follow your directions😊 However I picked my cucumbers, plan was to pickle, they have all turned a white/yellow , so should I harvest seeds and start over. Tks so much

@Helam54 5 күн бұрын

Love your posts. I have successfully grown some fabulous tomatoes. Question: What do I do or what insecticide to I use to keep bugs from eating my strawberries and its leaves? Please leave me some ideas. Thank you.

@guyhalmick2710 2 күн бұрын

You could have added radishes and carrots plus cauliflower and broccoli.Also there are okra varities that dont get woody untill 6 to 8 inches and one is a green variety and there is a couple of purple ones. Unfortunately I don't remember the names of them. Maybe someone watching your videos will know. Otherwise you had alot of vegetables that I didn' know of, good show.

@bernadettecraftygal2090 9 күн бұрын

Brian do you harvest the drying beans like you do the freah eating beans? Such as pinto beans or kidney beans.

@debbiep7419 9 күн бұрын

Great suggestions and tips. You're so right about planting new cukes instead of trying to save the old ones. I have them on an arched trellis this year but really want to try single stemming them on twine next year (didn't have the infrastructure in place for this year). I also want to try growing my summer squash vertically next year; I will have to rewatch that video. Do you single stem the squash?

@NextLevelGardening 9 күн бұрын

I just allowed the squash to grow normally except I keep it tied up a stake instead of letting it go along the ground

@akudela7763 7 күн бұрын

Most of my transplanted okra failed. Thanks for the video

@suemcculley7073 8 күн бұрын

Bunnies, quail, squirrels maybe the ravens! Something has eaten my in ground beans. My container beans seem ok all though some have been picked at. One of those years 🤔.

@cindyinpcola 9 күн бұрын

Great video! Perfect for this time of year. I like that you show how to plant with your suggestions!

@anthonycoffee7683 9 күн бұрын

I have a bunch of rabbits growing in my back yard and they haven’t touched my raised bed garden. They have had two sets of bunnies that they hid in the garden but aren’t bothering the garden itself. They have plenty of food outside of the garden so they are doing well. I don’t have to eat them yet. 😊

@Lauraceebee 9 күн бұрын

The rabbits ate and destroyed my pumpkin (2 varieties), cantaloupe, and watermelon plants. 😢 I started them in a 5 1/2 inch tall garden bed. They haven’t touched my raised beds tho which is good!

@trishkcmo3683 8 күн бұрын

I found bunnies in my lettuce bed, in my high tunnel. Lettuce was about done so I let them have it until they started venturing out. Then they got relocated and we beefed up security.

@marlar58 4 күн бұрын

Thank you. I was wondering if it would be too late to sow some yellow squash.

@kat1963 3 күн бұрын

It’s going to be *118 here in Phx. I don’t think I’m going to get “ANYTHING” to grow. My established fruit trees are suffering horribly even after “tucking them in” with white sheet covers😅😅😅. I plan to start planting at the end of August.

@teresa4973 9 күн бұрын

This is such great information! Thank you👍 about the cosmos, what cosmos seed do you use that makes the dwarf cosmos in you garden bed? I've been looking for a good variety that stays short... And those look perfect😀

@pennyjohnsrud2985 9 күн бұрын

I also grow "Dwarf Sensation, mixed" cosmos and love it

@sherryw-ponyluv-er2394 8 күн бұрын

Good tips. I really liked the squash ideas. But we are going to be well over 100 for a couple weeks and I can’t bring myself to garden. 😢

@kurtarron6482 8 күн бұрын

Also, i decided to plant basil with the tomatoes this year like you said, coz last year i used mint and it was too invasive. HOWEVER, the mint absolutely worked! No horn worms after 3 years! Cool! But i tried the basil this year and it did NOT work at all! I planted it right next to each plant. Bummer. Back to the mint i guess

@blknight113 8 күн бұрын

Brian what kind of irrigation do you have in this video? Looks like a soaker hose, but I’ve seen it in other videos in your raised beds. Looks more rigid. Love your channel! Barbara