Planting Schedule for My Zone 6 Garden

Planting Schedule for My Zone 6 Garden | Chicago Gardener

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Жыл бұрын

Hello! My name is Bethany and I grow things insides and outside of my home in Chicago.
In today's video, I'll go over my planting schedule for my garden this year.
Overall Schedule:
March 1 - direct sowing cool weather crops
April 3 & April 17 - starting warm weather seeds indoors
May 15 - direct sowing warm weather seeds outdoors and planting the warm weather seeds started inside
Scheduling app: From Seed to Spoon (they also have a KZfaq channel!)
My Seed Schedule video: • Making My Seed Startin...
Link to seed schedule doc for you to use: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Winter Sowing Videos:
• How to Winter Sow Seed...
• Start Your Seeds Outsi...
• Winter Seed Sowing! 🌿👩...
For daily updates, follow me on Instagram @chicagogardener

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@Thankful_. Ай бұрын

Thank you! I’m in zone 6b (Indiana). I put my plants in the ground after Mothers Day. 😊

@ChicagoGardener Ай бұрын

Where in Indiana?! I grew up near Michigan City.

@hannaathomegrowingwithoutm8549 Жыл бұрын

Wow, this was so helpful. I always feel so overwhelmed when watching other videos. Yours was perfect.

@ChicagoGardener Жыл бұрын

Thank you! That seriously makes me so happy to hear!!

@janetlipscomb8636 Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad,I found someone who gardens in Chicago. Im Chicago westside garden. Loving my tulips: You gave me the courage to try again with my tulips in pots. The first try I didn't cover them lost 99 tulips. The weather was very harsh. I had 100 one was rotten (lol). The snow was heavy and hard. I wish, I could send you a picture. I was going to give up until, I saw your; You Tube video, and you live in Chicago too.🤗🤗🤗. This time I covered them up. Crossing my fingers.🤞🤞⚘⚘

@ChicagoGardener Жыл бұрын

It’s so hard to lose that many bulbs! I’m really hoping keeping them covered in the greenhouse works this year 🤞

@janetlipscomb8636 Жыл бұрын

@@ChicagoGardener Thank you, so much for responding to my post. Hubby said, I'm a Northwest side gardener not Westside (lol) what I'm trying to do is have enough tulips flowers to bring in the house to put is vase. The one's that were planted in the ground came up beautiful. My kitchen window faces my backyard. 🤗🤗⚘⚘.My friend told me to put them in the garage our garage is detached from the home. I don't go into the garage that often. And the basement maybe too warm for them, that's why, I left them outside on the patio table.Question, when you planted tulips in pots do you have to water them. Again thank you, So much for your encouragement and video's and advice. can't wait till spring get here!!!🤗🤗⚘⚘⚘🤞🤞

@rogerrathbun444 5 ай бұрын

Im in southern Michigan. I always plant Mothers day weekend. But I check the 10 day forecast first

@MOUSEMOM40 Жыл бұрын

I'm in NW Indiana. My Grandma always told me it was safe to plant after the first full moon after Mother's Day!

@ChicagoGardener Жыл бұрын

I love that!!

@miaosai 5 ай бұрын

Mine too! I always thought that was kinda silly, but I’ve always done it. And with success

@robynography7487 4 ай бұрын

Your videos are so helpful! You are so thorough and include helpful information that others skip over. Thanks for sharing your experience with us!🎉

@ChicagoGardener 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!! Sometimes I feel like I talk too much so I’m glad to know the extra info is helpful!

@hannaholenik6207 Жыл бұрын

I loved this information! I'm a new gardener (although I've helped my mother garden growing up), I've never started one from scratch myself. Doing the research and seeing so so many people starting seeds in January and February is a bit overwhelming, so to see this so easily laid out and comforting that I am not too late to still start is awesome!!

@ChicagoGardener Жыл бұрын

I always feel like I start so much later than everyone else to, but this timing really works for me! I’m definitely antsy to get going though 😆

@rm709 3 ай бұрын

15:23. Same here. And thank you for the knowledge. Although I’m in the NW suburbs and not too far away, I tend to start a few things much earlier. I also followed OYR (One yard revolution) here on YT. He has also been testing the limits in our time zone. You are super helpful, thanks. I also subscribe to the small cell buying idea.

@K.J-LaMon 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the Seed to spoon app rec. I feel it will help me greatly this coming year.

@ChicagoGardener 9 ай бұрын

I really love it!

@freakygardener8033 Жыл бұрын

I use a little notebook for a "gardening diary". That way, anything that is a repeat from last year, I can reference when I started the seed, when I transplanted, what containers I used.

@ChicagoGardener Жыл бұрын

I love that! I definitely want to have a garden diary this year.

@SiheedGRows 7 ай бұрын

Great Video ! The way yoU explained all of thee information so wonderfully is greatly appreciated

@ChicagoGardener 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I’m so glad it’s helpful.

@mimi03231 Жыл бұрын

Yes out here in the far western suburbs we have use Mothers Day as a safe time to plant too. However over the last several years I have had to cover my newly planted flowers so now I wait an extra week or so. Got tired of seeing sheets all over my beds lol.

@ChicagoGardener Жыл бұрын

Same! My husband is very confused when I bring our extra sheets out to the garden too 😆

@kniddelliz7512 Жыл бұрын

I'm from Western Europe in a similar climate. My mom remembers that when she was little, her grandma would always tell her that the "cold Sophie" (name day) would have to pass prior to planting anything outdoors. Coincidentally, the name day for Sophie is May 15, and so we also always wait until then!

@ChicagoGardener Жыл бұрын

I love that! Mid May seems to be the safest bet bc you never know what Mother Nature is going to do!

@SusanHilesArt Жыл бұрын

A lot of good information Bethany. I have a spreadsheet too. It’s my first time using it. I’m sure it will be very helpful. Thanks for sharing your schedule with us!

@ChicagoGardener Жыл бұрын

Of course!! I hope it works well for you.

@lovingchange2761 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks for the helpful information 👍🏾

@ChicagoGardener Жыл бұрын

I’m glad it was helpful!!

@gianacivito7258 Жыл бұрын

You are awesome! Thanks for sharing your spreadsheet, this will be very helpful :)

@ChicagoGardener Жыл бұрын

Yay I’m glad it helps!!!

@patrickmunoz1006 Жыл бұрын

Very nice wow

@CRSDelta Жыл бұрын

Yeah that makes sense. I keep my heat on and heavy covers on my bed until mid May.

@ChicagoGardener Жыл бұрын

I still have my heavy blanket on my bed!

@Kat-mf7mt Жыл бұрын

I also resonate on the colder weather cozy mentality. I love to be warm and cozy too! However I find that our SoCal summers can get too hot and the bugs are more active, so I try to make the most of prepping my garden for the warmer season.

@ChicagoGardener Жыл бұрын

I’m definitely a person who complains about the cold weather in winter and then complains about the hot weather in summer 😆 What is your average summer temp?

@Kat-mf7mt Жыл бұрын

@@ChicagoGardener Our average temps are 80s, but we've been experiencing extra hot summer!

@flowerpixel Жыл бұрын

Yeah I've also seen KZfaqrs start seeds too early. It's too risky/not worth it. I love the lilac (??) color of your shirt. One of my favorite colors

@eileengriffiths8729 Жыл бұрын

I am also in Chicagoland area, I always go by zone 5? South side a mile away from Indiana.

@ChicagoGardener Жыл бұрын

There’s a pocket around Lake Michigan that is zone 6a and then we’re surrounded by zone 5b. You can put your address into planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/ and see what it shows for you!

@Cherryparfait41 Жыл бұрын

I’ve found it baffling and unfortunate that so many of the frost Deere dates are way more F’d. Surely, it’s not a marketing ploy 🤦‍♀️ if BB stores sel plants and people plant them, it will set the plants back or cause death….then they’ll have to replant. Anyway, I thought it was poor info when so many were just breaking into gardening.

@ChicagoGardener Жыл бұрын

I would never trust myself to move plants out in late April like the average frost date for my area said! I get nervous even moving things out in mid-May.