Food Abundance in May (Zone 5): Spring Planting Ends & Succession Planting Begins

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We have more food growing in May than ever before! See the results of the spring planting schedule I shared in videos over the past few months! CowPots: 3" round: http://amzn.to/2akbIPS 4" square: http://amzn.to/2akcNaz 7" square: http://amzn.to/2ajubzb If you shop on Amazon, you can support OYR simply by clicking this link (bookmark it too) before shopping: http://www.amazon.com/?tag=oneya-20 Join me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oneyardrevolution One Yard Revolution is all about growing a lot of food on a little land using sustainable organic methods, while keeping costs and labor at a minimum. Emphasis is placed on improving soil quality with compost and mulch. No store-bought fertilizers, soil amendments, pesticides, compost activators, etc. are used. Channel Page: http://www.youtube.com/user/OneYardRevolution

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I love gardening. can wait for winter to be done so I can work in the garden again. Until then, I am going to work on our compost bins.:)

Wow i can't wait to see how those potatoes turn out!!!

Thanx Patrick...for all your constructive advice ....it ALL makes sense and is so valuable to making a small kitchen (veg) garden work! God Bless and regards to the family. Keep on gardening!! XX

Beautiful garden!!

Thank you So much for all your wonderful videos. I've had a vegetable garden for a few years, but discovered companion planting and permaculture this season. I'm just north of you in a zone 5a part of Rockford, so seeing what you plant and how you make it work are a huge help. Thank you again for all your time and effort. You're a fantastic inspiration. PS: I'm experimenting with using ground cherries as living, crop producing mulch.

Ok Patrick, another question. In this video, you said that your sugar snap peas will soon be ready to cut back. That makes me wonder if these plants are actually perrennials. As for these succession planting videos, please keep them coming. I've never been good at it. Based on what you've shared in this video, I am going to finish harvesting my radishes to make room for some squash plants. Lastly, you mentioned your spinach bolting. I am growing "longstanding spinach" (which,, if I understand correctly, is actually a form of swiss chard). It has been bolting, too, but I have just been harvesting the bolting parts to slow things down. Is that ok to do?

It is easier to plant a little bit at a time instead of trying to cram it all into one month. I've got some brassicas started that will follow my peas for a Fall harvest (hopefully).

Beautiful Patrick!

You always say "we" but we've never seen your wife. Love you videos!

What luscious looking plants, Patrick. I had to back up and watch that huge bee topple down that plant, not once but twice. Had to even call my beautiful bride over for her to see.
Thanks again my friend,
Blessings,
Jim

Patrick, those potatoes are doing fantastic in you compost bin top. All is looking great..

I am very envious of your back yard garden. Love how you share both successes and failures, it helps me out allot. I'm in the process now of adding more garden to my backyard, i have two raised garden beds now. Plans are to make those two into mini hoop houses in the fall. But only time will tell how it all works out, Thank you for your videos!

Looking good !

Everything looks wonderful as always Patrick! I always learn so much from your videos. Tfs, :) Peaches

In what state is your zone 5 garden? I am zone 5 Vermont and we had our last frost around May 8th. So we have just begun planting our garden. Yours looks so fantastic.

Hi Patrick, Thanks for great episode. Do you sow Autumn and winter crops directly or in modules ?

I am quite new to growing tomatoes in containers some are flowering but some flowers dry up and fall off could you say what the problem could be .

pat is comfrey good in tropical climate

ABSOLUTELY beautiful!