12 Crops You'd Be Crazy Not To Start in April
Get a free trial to Shopify here: shopify.com/epicgardening Get ahead of April by getting these crops in the ground ASAP. Get Kevin, @jacquesinthegarden, @meggrowsplants and @TheImpatientGardener's picks from Zones 5-10b on what to plant (and how to plant it).
IN THIS VIDEO
→ Glass Gem Corn: growepic.co/49ellMW
→ Robust Pop R400MR Corn: growepic.co/49eUakU
→ Honey and Cream Corn: growepic.co/3vwhi0q
→ Buttergold Corn: growepic.co/4cBzIxx
→ Tasty Green Cucumber: growepic.co/43zTKVd
→ Spacemaster 80 Cucumber: growepic.co/3TCF579
→ Armenian Cucumber: growepic.co/3vsikL3
→ Fastigiata Pinstripe Peanuts: growepic.co/3PFcVHk
→ Flat Leaf Parsley: growepic.co/4ava2km
→ Curly Parsley: growepic.co/3TUANJo
→ Big Max Pumpkin: growepic.co/3TWChlx
→ Lumina Pumpkin: growepic.co/3TW1OMQ
→ Howden Pumpkin: growepic.co/3TWeaV2
→ Jack Be Little Pumpkin: growepic.co/3VDpN4t
→ Emerald Delight Squash: growepic.co/49nESus
→ Costata Romanesco Squash: growepic.co/4ayicbH
→ Max's Gold Squash: growepic.co/3PFd6T0
→ Cosmos: growepic.co/49kGZPs
→ Clemson Spineless 80 Okra: growepic.co/3xdb46n
→ Sweet Potato: growepic.co/43B4geS
→ Cypress Vine: growepic.co/43EQPdL
→ Roselle: growepic.co/4adLcWz
→ Sugar Baby Watermelon: growepic.co/3TFFN3t
→ Charleston Gray Watermelon: growepic.co/3PH5hfo
→ Crimson Sweet Watermelon: growepic.co/3IV1ebA
→ Mountain Sweet Yellow Watermelon: growepic.co/3PH5Aa2
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:24 - Corn
03:04 - Cucumber
05:01 - Peanuts
07:24 - Oocyte Eggy Baby
09:54 - Parsley
12:11 - Pumpkins
13:50 - Summer Squash
15:24 - Cosmos
17:11 - Okra
19:14 - Sweet Potato
20:41 - Cypress Vine
22:30 - Roselle
24:34 - Watermelon
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literally watching the egg planting and thinking, 'it's finally happened...he's lost his mind' 🤣
was like this gotta be a joke. not even like a special type of egg any egg XD this was that secret knowledge in them books they burned. in every age a mortal finds the eggplant XDXDXD duuuuuuuuuuuude. respect. still laughing
people who say 'literally' all the time and 'i'm like'
Why did I google this and find bad jokes. Lofl. I’m gullible.
@@felixpeterman9303People that complain about people that say literally all the time. Pretentious.
@@bking9685 I was interested in seeing him plant a chicken next to see which would come first.
Did the "egg plant" in one take, that's why they call me First Take Kev (Eric)
That’s actually impressive 😂
Oh Eric...
How many conversations are taking place here????? 😂😂😂
Damn
Don’t know how you kept a straight face for as long as you did. Props to you.
Remember guys, get a Lilac bush. When it starts to bloom that means the soil has reached 7 degrees C and youre good to plant outside
I've grown lilacs since fall of 1996 and never heard that.As a lifelong farmer in 5b, everyone said it's spring when forsythia blooms but nobody who had it ever will again. Thanks for telling me the thermometer is already growing in my yard
The first bush or tree I planted when I moved to my new house was a lilac because I loved them from my childhood home. Never knew it had this use too!
@jodimcmanus5997 wait what's happening to the forsythia? There's a bunch of it growing in NC
@@stephaniefronkkonneker9614 I was wondering the same? Mine does look spotty this year but I thought it's because I got a little aggressive with last years haircut😅
@fringeofmadness there's more uses too! Lilac is an edible flower and will add a super fun floral flavor to things like jam, tea/kombucha, fresh salads, or light dessarts. (light dessarts meaning opposite of rich, think Shortcakes and whipped cream type dessarts instead of brownies and most pies)
What absolutely killed me was how detailed and far you went with the egg plant. “Inherent water and nutrition” I died for a solid minute 😂💀⚰️
you can plant a sugar baby watermelon on your balcony. You just need a 10 gallon container and a 5 foot tomato cage. Send the vine up the tomato cage and make hammocks to support the melons when they emerge. I do this every summer.
Love this
I am definitely going to try this on my patio this year!
Noted! I've been craving watermelon for so long but it's just so expensive and being one person it doesn't make sense for me to buy a whole big watermelon for $12 and only eat half of it... but if I can grow a small one ... that would be perfect.
Roughly hw many melons would you get from one plant?
@@caitlingruber7550 one, two if you are lucky. Watermelon ain't zucchini.
I live the April video dropping in March so I can actually prepare for once!
Head start season
Especially for those of us in hot climates
Thank you for bringing Erin into the mix. It's nice having another zone 5b gardener on here 🙌
Our pleasure!
Yes!!!! I totally agree! Another upper Midwest gardener.
Thank you for Erin! Another 5b/6a gardener is the bomb. Her first shot - with the snow flurries in the background - I felt so seen! lol You're getting quite the talent stable too which is a huge plus on it's own - regardless of their location.
Totally agree!
Erin gardening
😵💫 Eggplant 😆 For xlarge zucchini, I make zucchini flour from it. Peel completely, remove all seeds, slice thin and dehydrate. (Seeds won’t dehydrate well.) Place dehydrated zucchini in a high speed blender and blend into a flour. Use the flour 1:1 for regular flour -and you won’t taste zucchini flavor in whatever you use it for. Like brownies, pancakes and much much more. 💖
That's really handy to know. If I get enough growing this year, I'll have to make some zucchini flour to share with my grandma. (She's not supposed to have wheat very often. So she mostly eats gluten free)
I grew my own popcorn last year using seeds from a jar of popcorn from the grocery store just as an experiment. It was THE BEST popcorn ever! We ate it without any salt or butter (we popped it with coconut oil) and the kernels are softer than regular so we even ate the unpopped kernels they were so good.
My eyes have been opened to all the bulk seeds (read: CHEAP!) around me at the grocery store. Blows my mind.
Could you get any information off the container finding out which type of popcorn they were growing What variety I should say
@@fayekeller7411 I haven't had that container in quite some time, but I'd be willing to bet it just said popcorn. But a quick google seacch says the only variety of corn that is used for popcorn is Zea mays everta. But it was Orville Redenbacher if you'd like to go the the store and check.
That is so cool! 😊
But never make the mistake of planting Popcorn near or with Sweet Corn or you will harvest a disaster. That is, if you get anything at all.
Hopefully Kevin and Jacques can actually get a decent peanut harvest this year 👀😂
Let us pray
First time I tried okra, it was wood 😂😂 Excited to see someone in my zone .... Headed to your channel now!!
It’s always so wonderful to see you here. Because of you, I will start growing peanuts. I spend so much money buying peanuts for the crows and squirrels in my property…
@meggrowsplants I NEVER thought about growing my own peanuts even though it's a common crop where I grew up. My boys would LOVE to try to grow some peanuts. Thanks for the excellent idea.
The gauntlet is down!
I feel like you left out “Dent” corn, or also commonly called “Field” corn. You dry it out just like popcorn, but then grind it for grits, cornbread and such. I had good success with “Bloody Butcher” and heirloom variety. It is what you want for long term storage
we roast and eat them too where i live just pick it when they are still tender
Hey, lol my wife got that corn (she liked the color and name)
YAY!!! MEG!!! We like Meg, she's fun! 🌱😋🌼
Aw shucks!! ❤
@@meggrowsplants You are tons of fun to learn from, glad you're here. 🥳
Gotta say, I’ve been watching Erin for about a year now and i love her. Great addition to the Epic Family!
Erin is fabulous. Have been following her avidly!
I love Erin too; she's about as down to earth as they come!
I just got my seed order from BI with honey and cream sweet corn, Bell Peppers, Butternut Squash and others I’m excited to plant! What struck me is that you guys sent me a pack of “Thank You” lettuce seeds instead of just a standard thank you note! 😂 Best gift ever for a gardener on a budget!
Appreciate your order and hope you love the seeds!
Meg is the best, she has that cool yoga teacher vibe. 😍 I don't have a garden but I love these videos to take me away to a brighter place on the interweb! Love what ya'll are doing, and can't wait to grow one day!
Erin, aka The Impatient Gardener, is a hoot! Been following her for years and am glad to see her on the Epic team. Go Erin!
I got so excited when learning about how to plant eggs, i stopped mid video clip and ran out and planted some!! Now i patiently wait for my egg harvest!! Thank you!!😉
Ok lady with the parsley! Dude, where have you been all my life? What a genius way to plant seeds with a toothpick holy crap thank you.
Awwww RIP Gucci girl. She helped grow a big beautiful pumpkin.
I am so sorry to hear Gucci is no longer w us. I wonder what she is up to now…
Yes! Impatient Gardener Erin is one of my ultimate favs! So knowledgeable, great sense of humor, and lovely aesthetic. 11/10 recommend!
Erin the impatient gardener is the best! Love her wit, and sense of humor!!
OMG the eggplant bit did me in...hilarious!!!!
Love for us colder climate gardeners! 😂 Tears of joy! Thank you guys!
I spit my beer all over my Keyboard at the egg segment!!!!!!! Kevin owes me a Keyboard!!!!!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂!!!! The egg April Fool’s prank was phenomenal!
Lol the way I audibly gasped at Erin being in 5b! Yay! So excited to see the team expand and some midwest love!
Omg the length you went with the egg thing, priceless! 😂😂😂
I grew crimson sweet watermelon on my small patio last year in a 2 gallon pot. I only grew one but was easily able to wrap the vine around the railing and keep it well watered with a SIPs container. It was the best tasting watermelon I’ve ever had, so if you’re in a city with a small space, even you can grow delicious watermelon.
"And sadly.... that's not gonna be Kevin or Jacques." ;'D ;'D Meg is a riot!
Aw man it’s hard to not hate you walking amongst sunflowers that far along while I’m waiting on tulips!
Eggs-ellent video! I just moved to zone 8b in Canada and am amazed at what I can start doing in the garden in March/April. Thank you for sharing your best experience-based knowledge. I learn something new every video.
OMG, I can't believe Erin's here too! I've been a longtime subscriber for both channels and she's got the most amazing aesthetics.
She's amazing!
Pleased to met Erin zone 5b in New Zealand, we are in autumn/fall here. Love your channel well done guys ❤
Erin Is a talented gardener, esp w landscaping shrubs and flowers. A good add
Agree! let's get more Erin and less meg pls
Going with the egg "seeding " method. Swallowing watermelon seeds can make them grow in your stomach! Was advice from both grandmas, so had to be true.
He was so serious too, with that egg plant, I was like..wait, what? then he broke, I cannot with ya'll😂😂 I may or not have watched that part several times.
I grew a pumpkin… it was beautiful I only grew one because I think it was a mistake seed in my batch of cucumbers. When I planted my cucumbers, I noticed that one was growing very strange, and it started forming a ball instead of a cucumber and it became a pumpkin and I carved it for Halloween. It was so cool I was so excited.
Great, combination of what to starts and the addition of making sure to grow your flowers with your veggie garden 💚🪴🪴
I love that Erin is joining the Epic Gardening family! Love Erin! :D
I worked at a pumpkin patch a couple years ago. I would bring home some pumpkins for my dogs to play with and eat.. 2 years later and I still get volunteer pumpkins all over my yard
I love Erin over at The Impatient Gardener. Her style, knowledge and personality are great! Great addition!
I really love Meg! Looking forward to seeing more of her 😍
The way I kept hollering NO WAY 7:50 🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for telling us newbies WHEN to start seeds,and what grows in what season.
Thank You Kevin (Erick) 😅 for all your hard work you put on the video's they are so informative! and of course also to the epic team ! Thank You!
Glad you like them!
Erin is a great gardener and Insta resource. Thanks for getting back to me on my questions!
Kevin, Jacques, and Erin! And my new fav Meg! I love these collabs and getting different perspectives from various climates. Great job, Kevin, developing your already epic channel.
Such a fun video! I love how people from different zones are represented. Great job on eggplant, Kevin!
I adore Erin and I’m thrilled to see her on EG!
So cool to see the plant from which Flor de Jamaica tea comes from! Otherwise known as hibiscus. Thanks to Meg for showing this, I’ve had the drink in Nicaragua, it’s very traditional there.
❤ Love the information particularly when you spotlight multiple concepts from multiple people. Humor is greatly appreciated.
So cool you included Erin, The Impatient Gardener. Love her!!!
Love the addition of Erin!! ❤
Omg I love that Erin has joined your team! I learned SO MUCH from her dahlia gardening! ❤
I'm so glad that Erin from the Impatient Gardner is joining the team! All of you have a great sense of humor...gardening and a comedy show all in one. Thanks for another great video
If you put a bird feeder near your corn, they will fly and land on the tassels. They seem to like to eat parts of the tassels as well 😁.
So happy to see Erin here!
I'm just a beginner and grew a mountain sweet yellow watermelon this summer. Amazing flavour. Also made rosella jam just this week. Growing them in old washing machine tubs and they're thriving. Cheers from Australia.
I've watched this channel go from beginning level of video production, to now putting out some of the best edited and most well produced videos on youtube. You should be proud of yourself, you and your team both. 🤙🍓🍆🌽🥦
Little did you know, a dozen is 12 because an egg plant can produce up to 12 eggs.
What What What!?!?!?!😊
So informative and so much fun at the same time! I LOVE YOU GUYS ♥️
Thanks to all of you for sharing your knowledge. LOVE LOVE the April Fool's humor 😅😂😂
Not the egg 😭😭😂 LOL!! Love Meg’s addition of the peanut! Never even thought of that, now I really want to plant peanuts!
finally someone in my zone! thank you
Love the April Fools joke! 😂 Good job!
I have been purchasing my birdies beds over the winter and started putting them out nom (I live in Upstate New York). They are so easy to put together. I love how they look and I can't wait to finish assembling my beds before the growing season. This is the best gardening channel - am learning sooo much
Love this! Appreciate you ordering from us - Kevin
Jacques, I find those tomato cages to be sooooo useful...for a ton of things that aren't tomatoes. 😉😆
I've found them to be especially useful for pepper plants.
As a new gardener inheriting a previously used garden bed, you might be wondering: Should I add new soil to the existing bed, and what's the best approach to deal with small rocks in the soil? Additionally, for Zone 7b, what are the recommended plants to direct sow, and when is the optimal time to sow them?
Check my revitalize soil video
@@epicgardening thank you
@@epicgardening question since I’m in zone 7b. Is it too late to direct sow. Any recommendations on what I can direct sow and what should I start indoors ? Thanks
Full April seed recommendations: → Glass Gem Corn: growepic.co/49ellMW → Robust Pop R400MR Corn: growepic.co/49eUakU → Honey and Cream Corn: growepic.co/3vwhi0q → Buttergold Corn: growepic.co/4cBzIxx → Tasty Green Cucumber: growepic.co/43zTKVd → Spacemaster 80 Cucumber: growepic.co/3TCF579 → Armenian Cucumber: growepic.co/3vsikL3 → Fastigiata Pinstripe Peanuts: growepic.co/3PFcVHk → Flat Leaf Parsley: growepic.co/4ava2km → Curly Parsley: growepic.co/3TUANJo → Big Max Pumpkin: growepic.co/3TWChlx → Lumina Pumpkin: growepic.co/3TW1OMQ → Howden Pumpkin: growepic.co/3TWeaV2 → Jack Be Little Pumpkin: growepic.co/3VDpN4t → Emerald Delight Squash: growepic.co/49nESus → Costata Romanesco Squash: growepic.co/4ayicbH → Max's Gold Squash: growepic.co/3PFd6T0 → Cosmos: growepic.co/49kGZPs → Clemson Spineless 80 Okra: growepic.co/3xdb46n → Sweet Potato: growepic.co/43B4geS → Cypress Vine: growepic.co/43EQPdL → Roselle: growepic.co/4adLcWz → Sugar Baby Watermelon: growepic.co/3TFFN3t → Charleston Gray Watermelon: growepic.co/3PH5hfo → Crimson Sweet Watermelon: growepic.co/3IV1ebA → Mountain Sweet Yellow Watermelon: growepic.co/3PH5Aa2
Love Erin’s tips for parsley! Have been struggling to get parsley going from seed for some reason, will definitely be trying her method
I'm going to try planting corn in both a block and in three sisters' mounds. I'm excited to see what happens. ... you had too much fun with the "egg plant". Can't wait for the pumpkin guide.
Apri fool's. Jokes on you, it's still March 😂
🤦🏼♀️ Anyone fall for the “egg plant” for a second??🤦🏼♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
Glad to see the Northern and Southeastern gardeners in the mix. I'm in Maryland in zone 7b, so my climate is much more similar to a combination of theirs than it is to Kevin's Epic garden in California. The peanut discussion was interesting and makes me wonder where I can find a few more square feet to experiment with.
omg dude i was all in on the egg-plant lol. i was literally watching with my mouth wide open in awe. my mind was racing like, "can you hatch those eggs????!!!" 🤣🤣
Beware of the "carbon tax" for growing your own food. At least you're not in Canada. 🇨🇳
Thank you for the peanut planting idea. I've never grown them before. I just placed my seed order. I can't wait to see how it goes.
hi kevin and team 🤗 im looking forward to this year's garden - yours and mine. thanks for the monthly and seasonal videos on what to plant in different growing zones. a bonus for me is that i am in your zone, which gives me more confidence to grow new plants. tfs
Thanks for the video because it helps me prioritze what seeds I need to start in zone 8A. I am so behind with starting seeds, I've been focusing more on my fruit trees and fertilizing. As a Jamaican, I love the hibiscus/roselle feature. We make Jamaican sorrel with it.
Great advice! I love these spotlights on specific crops because I'm very new to gardening, and one of the things I include in my garden notes each year is a list of suggestions for next year--things I can try with each crop to avoid the problems I've encountered this year, or general tips on getting better growth and harvests. And then I also record the measurements of my best representative of that crop from year to year to see if my suggestions actually did anything. So I watch these videos with my iPhone in hand, adding to my Notes app file as you go. :)
Love to hear this!
Great video! I'm in Texas growing a few of the recommended plants including the roselle, which Jamaicans call sorrel. Meg is right. It is very delicious and good to make various recipes. In Jamaica, sorrel is famous for being the number one holiday drink with a little spike during the Christmas season.😄😀
Hello. In Greece we have 2 most common types of peanuts. The common peanuts that were shown in the video and the aegina peanuts (as we call them here) which they do grow from trees. Maybe thats why people believe common peanuts grow from trees. I was one of them just a few months ago :) .
You had me at corn. Been trying for so long. I think I’ll try the “block” method this time. Thanks!
Thanks for making your video so interesting with other professional gardeners!!!
Luv this video sweet and to the point. I like your partnership with the others. I really enjoyed the sweet potato. I've been growing mine since February (Zone 6b) and it's actually working! Sweet potatoes is one of my husband favorite foods and I decided to try growing it this for a surprise crop just for him. He also luvs peanuts, I am going to give it a try too. Thanks so much guys!
You all are so amazing and helpful! Thank you so much for all your trial and error!
hello from georgia. Love these videos showing what to grow in what month. Thank you!
Thanks! I had no idea corn pollinated that way.
I love your collabs with Meg! Definitely gonna try that egg trick too. 😉
Love that you have brought Erin from the Impatient Gardener on!
Super stoked that you are selling seeds! Thanks for everything I've learned from you the last several years.
People don't realize the most efficient size to pick the best meat zucchini is around 10 to 18 in long, when the peel is still very tender along with the meat, but it is large enough that you can slice it down the middle and scoop the seeds out so you're eating 100% meat, instead of so many people only wanting the 6-in babies, where you have to still eat the seeds. Oftentimes, different summer squash and zucchini will remain very tender up to 20 in or more, pure meat no seeds when you scoop it out and enough to feed more people quickly when cooking for a group.
Now I want to grow calyx . Thanks you so much for thinking of us in zone 7!!!!❤❤❤❤
OMGoodness!!! I thought "Now I gotta find a new gardener to follow, because Kevin has lost his mind!!!" You got me on the "egg plant"
Thank you for collaborating with gardeners from a variety of growing zones. Can you do more collabs - I'm interested in hearing from more gardeners from zones 3 through 7 🙏🏽
Thank you Aaron. I needed this information. I want to grow corn this year.
Oh my gosh. The egg! I was waiting for you to break a smile😂
Great Video Kevin, love the suggestions and gardeners!✨🌿
Yeah…. You pulled that one off like a boss! I had my kids watch that part… They were thoroughly confused for a minute! 😂. Good one..
Loved this! So thrilled to see Erin on your team.