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Crop 00:01 Crop 00:01 Crop 00:02 Crop 00:02 Crop #2: Carrots Crop 00:03 Carrots are a non-negotiable crop to grow in the fall and winter because not only are they one of the easiest crops you'll ever grow, but they are also one of the most cold-hardy and can easily tolerate temperatures down to 10°F = -12°C uncovered and 0°F = -18°C covered and protected. Carrots are a root crop and should only be direct sown, never transplanted. All we need to do is dig a trench about a quarter of an inch deep. I like dragging a piece of rebar across the soil to make an indentation. Then generously overseed the trench because carrots have notoriously low germination rates. If too many germinate, no problem, we can either thin the plants later or we can let them naturally push themselves apart as they grow. Then lightly cover the trench with soil, water it in and leave the area moist until they germinate. You'll probably have to water it every single day. You'll start seeing germination in 7 to 10 days with full germination in about two to three weeks. There are so many reasons to grow carrots. They're easy to grow, virtually pest and disease free, they are super cold-hardy and of course, they taste great. But what really makes them special to grow in fall is that they produce sugars inversely proportional to temperature. So if you've only ever planted carrots in the spring and harvested them in the summer, you are missing out because carrots that mature when they're very warm out have a lower proportion of sugar to starch. Summer carrots are fairly starchy. So most of you should be growing carrots 365 days a year, but I'm telling you, if you have never had a fall grown carrot, it is a whole other experience. So most of you should be growing carrots 365 days a year, but I'm telling you, if you have never had a fall grown carrot, it is a whole other experience. By the way, if you're enjoying this video, would you please consider subscribing to the channel, hitting the like button and leaving a comment. YouTube has been promoting shorts content a lot more heavily this year and with all the AI garbage hitting the platform, it's been really difficult for long-form content creators such as myself to find new audiences and interacting with the video and leaving a comment and things like that goes miles to help spread it around the platform. So if you could do those things for me, I would really appreciate it. Thank you so much. Crop #3: Warm Season Lettuces (Romaine Lettuce) Just like our brassicas, if you have not started your romaine lettuce transplants yet, you are running out of time because romaine lettuce actually prefers mild temperatures. It is not a very cold-hardy lettuce compared to other varieties. So for that reason, we need to get romaine lettuce out in our garden when it is still warm out because we want to mature and harvest that romaine before it gets truly cold. To sow romaine lettuce, just like with our brassicas, take a chopstick and make a quarter inch divot in the potting mix in each cell. Then sow three to four seeds per cell to account for spotty germination. Lightly compact the soil with your fingers and gently water them in in multiple passes, allowing time for the water to absorb into the potting mix so you don't dislodge the seeds. Germination begins in 5 to 7 days with full germination in about two weeks.