6 TOP Crops to Grow at Home to Save You From STARVING
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День томуIn this video, I give you my 6 TOP CROPS to grow at home in the vegetable garden to save you from starving!
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@grambofirstblood Рік тому
Never underestimate the value of herbs and spices in a survival situation. Those potatoes will get real bland after a few weeks, and mental health is invaluable
@Selfsufficientme Рік тому
Very true! Great comment 👍
@nonyadamnbusiness9887 Рік тому
Good reason to learn to forage locally. There's a variety to flavors.
@elenidemos Рік тому
@@nonyadamnbusiness9887 Have 3 myself. 😁
@GeomancerHT Рік тому
I have a rosemary tree that will make wonders to those potatoes, and is so easy to grow and propagate! Also parsley, lots of parsley, it grows perennial on a patch in our property. I would add many varieties of hot and sweet pepper, some hens for eggs/protein and we're good to survive!
@GeomancerHT Рік тому
Also do not forget about garlic, it's really expensive (if you want to sell some) but really easy to grow, and it's exponential, you grow 10-12 garlics from one garlic, every season you will grow more and more until you're trillonaire.
@cathrynmartin4395 Рік тому
He mentioned the "three sisters" that Native Americans planted together for good reason: Corn first because it sprouts fast and grows tall, beans next that will use the corn stalks to climb on, and last, squash (pumpkin or acorn or butternut) to spread along the ground, keeping the soil around the corn and bean roots cooler. Might try it - a great companion planting threesome that has been proven to work well.
@Hammett175 Рік тому
Great post.
@JenaEmerald Рік тому
I’ve also heard from a vegetarian that eating those 3 together creates a beautiful protein
@permasteve4184 Рік тому
don't forget the beans help with providing nitrogen too. Also once the squash is established you won't have to worry about weeding as they will suppress everything else.
@prayerwarrior424 Рік тому
Planted beans with corn. The beans climbed up the corn and broke the stalks. The corn didn't do well - I think it needed more fertilizer; dried kernels?
@downbntout Рік тому
I've heard the phrase about corn beans squash as 'the 3 sisters but didn't know that sequence, ty
@user-df9jp6hh4p 2 місяці тому
I remember seeing this bloke awhile ago with barely any subscribers, now he's at 2mil! Insane, deserves every single one. Lovely human being.
@stephenmiano2392 Місяць тому
same
@JohnDenver196 Місяць тому
I recently stumbled across this channel again. I used to be an avid follower and subscriber, but, as the channel grew, it' lost focus and now you see a lot of overseas gardeners and "sponsors" being showcased. Marks early success was due to him being an "Aussie home grown gardener" and targeting our market here in Australia. If I want to watch someone from the US, who's climate zones don't match ours, I'll tune into their channel myself. Just my thoughts.
@yolisamsomi1130 5 місяців тому
South African here. My aunt's garden had all six of these plus sweet potatoes, madumbe, gem squash, butternut and a couple of fruit trees (guava, lemon, orange, peach). For school holidays we'd visit her and even though ours was a large family with many children, there was always plenty to eat. This video reminded me of that wonderful experience.
@anitabell3976 2 місяці тому
I grew up in a small town in Oklahoma. My parents had gardens for years. Potato, green beans, okra, leafy greens, just to name a few things. Feeding a large family made the work worth it. Mom also canned fruit or made jams and jelly.
@scottedmonson4020 2 місяці тому
Speaking of squash can yor do you have a video on how to tend squash ? Yellow preferably !!!
@motlatsimolefe1077 2 місяці тому
Im in south Africa wild Coast, fresh food price is getting expensive and I'm here learning to grow my food
@cinnamon9390 2 місяці тому
A good source of vitamin C is important! To prevent scurvy
@Oysters176 Місяць тому
Why didn't you just say Taro? Why call it Madumbe?
@katy8161 Рік тому
Just to clarify -- the UK government may have tried to help the Irish during the potato famine, but a not insignificant part of their government also used it as means to rid themselves of what they considered the Irish problem. The Irish grew a lot of food that was non-potato, that the UK government exported to England, leaving the Irish with *only* potatoes. Members of the UK government saw the famine as an opportunity to reduce their Irish problem, i.e., commit genocide against the Irish people, by purposefully starving them. There was enough food in Ireland to feed the Irish; it's just that the UK took it, and left them to starve. To quote one article: "In 1848, Whig economist Nassau Senior expressed his disappointment that the famine that year would reduce the surplus Irish population by only a million souls. To many Whigs, including Charles Edward Trevelyan, the British bureaucrat in charge of Irish famine relief, the famine was seen as divine intervention worthy of a wicked, indolent, ignorant and perverse people."
@exploreseafaring Рік тому
So now people begin to understand why they disarmed the population before stamping on our necks.
@LydJaGillers Рік тому
Holy shit. I'm not surprised and yet somewhat surprised. WTF
@SHalto142 Рік тому
The above agrees with the histories I have read.
@marymiles6944 Рік тому
The more things change, the more they stay the same.......Sigh!
@only-vans Рік тому
English government .... no way did the welsh or Scots condone anything the English government did to the Irish peoples and most likely never will. Hopefully the kingdom will fall apart in my lifetime.
@polly_sacharride Рік тому
When I was a child my family was desperately poor. My father was a school janitor trying to feed a family of five on the pittance he earned. So we maintained a small flock of chickens and a garden to keep us supplied with meat, eggs and vegetables. I remember those supplying the bulk of our food for a number of years. We didn't grow potatoes or cabbage but we did grow everything else as well as carrots, turnips, okra, zucchini, yellow squash and cucumbers. It kept us pretty well fed and there was a fair amount of variety. In a strange sort of way I'm almost grateful for having grown up so poor. Being that poor can really teach a lot of survival skills. I'm not going to go so far as to say it was good or I ever enjoyed it but I did learn from it.
@davidbennett2539 Рік тому
And rabbits. 😉
@Linda23750 Рік тому
I feel so unprepared
@pgm521 Рік тому
that is so true and beautiful gives you a true appreciation for life wish you all the best
@royjohnson465 Рік тому
Did you hunt for deer and moose meat? We did and an abundance of meat in the bush here.
@ruthbrendon7221 Рік тому
@@Linda23750 ha ha, me too...i guess that's why we're watching these.
@user-xz6qh5ec7t 5 місяців тому
I can't get enough of this guy. A character, a teacher, and a survivalist who knows the score and seeks to alert others to the scummy deep state that hates to see self-sufficiency among the population lest they lose control and can no longer latch on to your money. You go bro, and keep the videos coming, please. God Bless you, brother.
@mytree123 4 місяці тому
Thank you!!!!!!!!
@clausbecker9350 2 місяці тому
How exactly is the "deep state" preventing you from gardening?
@cecilsabourin9462 2 місяці тому
Touche'
@nataliejoan437 2 місяці тому
Amen! ❤
@chrisjackson9485 16 днів тому
I read recently how certain councils are placing bans on garden size and poultry ownership, he is right on the money
@user-cr3ff1uj5n 2 місяці тому
I’m so happy for russell crowe enjoying his garden… all jokes aside, you have such a positive vibe, thank you for that
@bhaskarsharma991 Місяць тому
underrated comment
@sal8454 Місяць тому
😂😂😂
@Bob-gn8ph 25 днів тому
❤John 3,16 ❤
@missworm Рік тому
Blackberries. The plants are free, grow like mad super quickly and are virtually indestructible. I’ve got a bramble that I spent years trying to get rid off (cutting down, digging up, no chemicals) and then I gave in and trained it up the fence. Every year I get at least 9lb of fruit. Easy to make tasty jam and pickle/chutneys that last for years. This one ‘weed’ has been in my garden for 34 years.
@WollongongSkyWatch Рік тому
I love this idea! I remember going with my parents to pick fresh blackberries - they always grew alongside the train tracks and most roads around here. We also collected huge mushrooms from the cow paddocks. Then the gov't declared the berry a noxious weed. No more rightfully ours free food.
@missworm Рік тому
@@WollongongSkyWatch a noxious weed? That’s dreadful. ‘Blackberrying’ used to be something most families did here in 1970’s 🇬🇧 UK, but people seem to have just stopped. Foraging is trendy, but there seems to be little thought as to what to do with all the stuff they’ve stripped from the countryside, and ‘leave plenty for the birds’ has definitely gone by the by.
@WollongongSkyWatch Рік тому
@@missworm yep, back in the 1970s for me too here in Australia. The last time I saw wild blackberries was in the 1990s at the bottom of a horse agistment property. Councils here are deadbeats. After every heavy rain we always get warnings about those 'poisionous' mushrooms growing everwhere lol
@WollongongSkyWatch Рік тому
@@scout7060 how amazing!
@missworm Рік тому
@@scout7060 gosh, I thought brambles were practically indestructible and lived everywhere. I have raspberries too, and in the 35 years I’ve lived in my house, the plants have travelled over 70ft up the garden - all their own doing!
@catherinemelnyk Місяць тому
Your videos are amazing! So helpful. I'm a 70 year old Canadian and I wish I had an acre or two of land to grow crops on. You must have several people working for you to keep all that food growing, canned, preserved, cooked etc. 😊😊😊❤❤
@nancyhoskins197 5 місяців тому
May i suggest cucumbers for your list. Fermenting/ pickling adds some zest to a bland meal. You can also dry them with a seasoned salt. Chopped with dried tomatoes, they make a delicious dried salad when sprinkled with olive oil, and also can be used with your baked potatoes. Included dried herbs on your list. Lots of nutrition, flavor.
@donsullivan6199 2 місяці тому
Cucumbers have no calories.
@idamcneill8005 Місяць тому
@donsullivan6199 cakes may have few calories, but do have plenty of vitamins and minerals. Most 'greens' are fairly low in calories, but high in nutrients. Remember you can't live on bread alone! (starch/calories)
@DollyDarkside Рік тому
My friends and family think that my bulk buying of spices and herbs that way I have them preserved for long term storage is crazy. But it comforts me knowing I'm prepared. My friend even gave me 10 Chicken carcasses that she was just going to throw away, and I canned 42 quarts of chicken stock and 13 quarts of homemade chicken soup. All from something she was going to toss. It's the little things in this world
@JeLifeCoach Рік тому
Hello. How are you preserving and storing them? In what medium and what location? In combinations or in isolation? Thank you.
@mariaking81 Рік тому
@@JeLifeCoach I would like to know this too.
@sandralinder6108 Рік тому
Concerning poultry carcasses and beef bones: I always keep mine after most of the meat has been consumed or frozen for later. But when I’m a guest for Thanksgiving or other reason that will produce leftover bones, I kindly ask what plans have been made for the carcass or the meat bones. If the host/hostess is going to throw them away, I ask for them! I haven’t been refused to date. My family can eat for a week using the broth to make soups, as a substitute for water when cooking rice, and freeze whatever was leftover: the broth itself, soups, and so on. Happy winter eating!
@DollyDarkside Рік тому
@@JeLifeCoach I just can them. I don't add herbs to my stocks so I can change the recipe as I please.
@DollyDarkside Рік тому
@@sandralinder6108 yess!! My grandparents save their chicken and turkey carcasses for me so I can make some more stock. Free food for us lol
@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053 Рік тому
My twin daughters are 13 since Covid they and my wife have gotten super into gardening. I built a greenhouse 10' x 10' in our backyard and those girls can grow stuff year round in there (We live in Oklahoma). Right now they've got corn, carrots, green beans, potatoes, lettuce, green onions, and tomatoes. I'm probably going to build a 2nd one later this year. It's saving me loads of money and I'm glad to see my girls fired up something productive.
@bethlanoue589 Рік тому
how did you build the greenhouse?
@kesaadjima Рік тому
Awesome 😎
@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053 Рік тому
@@bethlanoue589 they sell kits at Atwood's, Lowe', and other places like that.
@kirkkirkland7244 Рік тому
Tomatoes have been linked with arthritis so you would probably be better off growing something else!!!
@GamingSerb Рік тому
@@kirkkirkland7244 you’re cooked
@jt6581 3 місяці тому
I cant tell u enough how much I appreciate your channel. You should be so proud of what you do! It's amazing.
@lifelovedeath 4 місяці тому
I absolutely love your channel. Makes me want to go back to my farm where I grew up and work on the soil with my own two hands and grow food. Farmers are literally taken for granted in my country. They get ignored and unrepresented when they're the ones feeding us day in and day out pouring blood sweat and tears to feed the country and sustain their own families.
@samkitty5894 Рік тому
Butternut squash, it keeps better and longer than pumpkins. Turnips, sweet potatoes, beets, carrots, parsnips, kale, collards, to name a few. They keep a long time in storage, or live for months in garden so you don't have to harvest them all at once.
@christophersnedeker5259 Рік тому
Seminole pumpkin lasts for a year.
@chasegerlach Рік тому
I bought a butternut squash at the grocery store last thanksgiving and it has just been sitting on my counter. It is STILL perfectly firm and good to eat. I have been amazed. I figured it would last a few months maybe but over a year is ridiculous!
@polgaragilmore8233 Рік тому
I second the addition of beets!! In our garden we have had the same "mama beet" for going on 3 years. She alone makes enough beet greens in the summer months that we don't need any other greens. Her foliage gets 2.5+ ft wide. Truly impressive! She flowers and seeds every year, and she has several lovely baby beets that we dig up and eat at the end of the season.
@qik3300 Рік тому
Fig trees are good for the length of the fruiting season - they pop figs early May and you can eat off the tree for up to four months or more as they ripen in waves on the tree so a longer harvest window less need for preserving. Can make a good jam to store as fig newtons to extend the window
@user-p6-3561 Рік тому
Hmm
@netxchange Рік тому
Thank you for this video! 1. Potatoes (ideally a few varieties) 2. Corn 3. Cabbage 4. Pumpkin 5. Beans (French, etc) 6. Tomatoes
@reforest4fertility Рік тому
I would add greens, but corn, tomatoes & potatoes together in a meal.
@murrijuana2842 Рік тому
Corn lacks nutrition.
@selenacordeiro1458 Рік тому
Radishes are also fantastic, they grow in most weather, even colder conditions and they grow fast
@reforest4fertility Рік тому
@@selenacordeiro1458 Hear here, from diakon to the little red bulbous ones, ravishing they are!
@selenacordeiro1458 Рік тому
@@reforest4fertility 😋
@irockluculent961 7 місяців тому
8:36 I appreciate a gardener who can work in a Blazing Saddles reference whilst teaching the importance of growing beans for survival.
@alexiusskalin9239 Місяць тому
Absolutely thrilled to have stumbled upon your channel! Your approach to blending valuable crop-growing tutorials with just the right touch of humor and honesty is genuinely refreshing. It's evident you pour a lot of heart and effort into each video, making complex topics accessible and engaging for everyone. Your dedication to spreading awareness and empowering us with knowledge is admirable. Please keep up the fantastic work - the world needs more voices like yours, making a meaningful impact one tutorial at a time.
@notforwantoftrying1 Рік тому
Gotta be onion for me. You can grow it year round, it stores for absolutely ages, it has very few pests/diseases and produces a large amount of easily saved seed. It doesn't matter how many onion seeds I sow, I always get to the end of the season thinking I should have sown more. In a survival situation I'm sure it would be right up there with things like potatoes and squash.
@that_auntceleste5848 Рік тому
Onions were my biggest failure last year, i was new to them and got the timing wrong. So i thought, heck, they are cheap, I'll skip onions this year. Regretting that decision! All summer long as I'm hitting the produce aisle I realized that all I'm buying is fruit and ONIONS! And the one single solitary onion I harvested this year, one of last year's plants making a comeback, was excellent and firm, I could immediately see that it would store for a long time. I figure I go through 200+ onions per year in home cooking. Next year I'm going to try again, and if I'm successful I'm going to aim to find space for 200 in 2024! I'm bursting with winter squash right now, so i believe it can be done even in my suburban garden.
@only-vans Рік тому
Onions are a win for me too. I had to learn to string them correctly from the inter webs. That crop kept for 2 years. I had so many onions that I was swapping stings of them with other Gardners for beetroot, beans, spuds, carrots, cabbage, and tomatoes.
@ziegjecht9235 Рік тому
@@that_auntceleste5848 Did you ever figure out what you did wrong? I also have had trouble getting onions to grow.
@threeriversforge1997 Рік тому
How do you store your onions without them rotting? Maybe I have some kind of fungus in the air around here, but I can't keep onions or garlic for very long before they blacken or sprout. So aggravating!
@Happy2Run4Me Рік тому
And garlic! It can be used medicinally also!👍🏻Also I had trouble even getting onions to sprout and found 1) I was planting them at the wrong time, 2) I was planting the wrong varieties for my climate. I’m in the Southern US and needed to find short day onions and I sprouted them indoors before planting them outside. It worked though. I also will have to plant them possibly twice a year here (I haven’t tried that yet but it could work in my temperate climate) and storage might be a challenge because of the humidity in the air here so planting more often might be necessary. 😳
@mattjohnson9727 Рік тому
When talking about corn as a survival crop, one should also mention nixtamalization. Native Americans used to treat their corn in an alkaline solution made with hardwood ash, which turns the corn into hominy. This makes the nutrients, especially B-vitamins bioavailable and prevents nutrient deficiency. The commercial process today uses lye. For a legitimate survival situation, this knowledge would be invaluable.
@annedonnellan6876 Рік тому
And the Choctaw sent money to help the starving Irish even after they were dispossessed
@dustinhoogsteen1882 Рік тому
we still do this
@rexsheeley8177 Рік тому
Good info thank you.
@22minecraftguy Рік тому
the hardwood ash is lye
@theresalogsdon765 Рік тому
Yes they did. That's where the Grits he was talking about comes From. They are Delicious
@kevinmencer3782 3 місяці тому
My immediate thought was other root vegetables like onions, carrots and turnips. You can store them almost as long as potatoes, they have some nutrients that potatoes miss out on, and especially onions can really twist the dial up on an otherwise boring stew. You can also eat turnip greens as a dish of it's own.
@felongtw1 5 місяців тому
You got me: NEW subscriber! Love your sense of humor and common sense. As a South African, living and working in Taiwan, your vid took me back to my youth where dad had us grow a lot of what you just mentioned. Although we didn't have fruitables (love the term), we had an abundance of tomatoes (vegetables) in our home. The one I'd add would be beetroot - lovely, tasty and extremely versatile! I'll be following up with your other vids. Thanks, mate.
@ianbegley4535 11 місяців тому
Irishman here. The UK did nothing to help the Irish during the famine - they contributed to it. Really great video btw - learned a lot!
@benheffernan2242 7 місяців тому
I was going to say the same thing after I heard him say "despite England trying to help" help themselves by trying to wipe us out more like it.
@NUFCOfficial 7 місяців тому
warra 1845 potato harvest
@user-kz3ee7zi2z 5 місяців тому
Plenty of other food in the country - shipped out to England.
@user-on8jx3qr8w 4 місяці тому
that is what i always heard. the english took all the potatoes, not that the crop really failed that much. like the "red famine" by stalin against the ukrainines.
@neilshanahan8217 4 місяці тому
Yep. There was no Irish famine. It’s now referred to as The Hunger by historians here. The Brits starved people to death basically even though there was a surplus supply. The crops were exported and sold.
@Jaricko Рік тому
The follow up to this would be food preservation methods. No matter how good your garden is, you need to make the food last several seasons so you are stocked come frost. Pickled, Dehydrated, Canned, Frozen, Processing it for later.
@kickassclone75 Рік тому
Ask 1000 americans what scientific principle causes a vacuum to form when you employ home canning methods to preserve food and 999 of them wouldnt know but ask them what pronouns some random nitwit on a talkshow uses and 999 of them would know that. This is why I laugh everyday, I hope I live to see the day what reality has in store for them.
@notahotshot Рік тому
@@kickassclone75 so what you're saying is that you can't help yourself, you just have to be a douchebag.
@EcoInstant Рік тому
only if you choose to live in a region with frost 😜 but even then, preserving is an important line of knowledge, good comment.
@stickyfingers5189 Рік тому
@@kickassclone75 weird that youre praying on people to starve to death in some apocalyptic situation but ok I guess 👍
@inkenhafner7187 Рік тому
Dude doesn't even know how to get his seed potatos to the next planting seasons properly. Wouldn't rely on any preservation recipes he's giving away. Botulism is a thing.
@Zimmerfam2125 2 місяці тому
Russell Growe!! Love you man! You’re my favorite person to watch! I love your energy, happiness, and loads of useful information!! I’m a long time fan and life long gardener all the way from Nebraska! You taught me the “lasagna method” for filling raised beds!! Keep up the great work!!😊
@bungiecoocoo 3 місяці тому
I haven’t watched any of your videos in awhile and I must say hearing you say “let’s get into it” was very uplifting 😊
@anthonykeller5120 Рік тому
My wife and I used to wrap tomatoes in newspaper, put in a box, and put the box under the bed. This kept them in the dark and oxygen free. We had fresh tomatoes all winter long (six months).
@jphalsberghe1 Рік тому
great
@taxat10n1sth3ft Рік тому
What kind of temperature range would you estimate in that location? I wonder if this storage method could work for me too.
@anthonykeller5120 Рік тому
@@taxat10n1sth3ft We kept it pretty cool in the sixties.
@TraceyMush Рік тому
Wow, I'm constantly surprised at what people know. Great idea to keep your Tomatoes going through the year.
@MichaelSmith-ku7ki Рік тому
What's a "Newspaper" though?
@lola8590 Рік тому
Sweet potatoes have become my favorite self sufficient crop! You can eat the leaves and stems all summer long. (Freezing some for the winter, cooked Indian style.) Then harvest the sweet potatoes before the first frost. (They store well.) Then with some of them towards the end of winter, start your slips to do it all again!
@khinmaw8622 Рік тому
Yes. So very easy to grow
@a.p.5429 Рік тому
They're a bit tough if you're thinking of turnip greens texture but leaves more tender and I agree, good.
@judyellis9421 Рік тому
How do you prepare the leaves of the sweet potatoes? I didn't know that you can eat it, I actually have some now in my yard.
@lola8590 Рік тому
@@judyellis9421 My favorite way is to do it is Moghlai style Or any Indian recipe that calls for spinach. I think it’s my favorite green for the garden!
@lola8590 Рік тому
I just wash the leaves and slice them. You can also chop the stems and spice them up. East by West has a video about that!
@cloyteen4635 4 місяці тому
I don’t grow a lot yet. Mostly garlic, onions, and spices. But definitely don’t forget spices and aromatics because they can make food taste better. Hoping to grow enough potatoes to pair with my rosemary and tomatoes with my basil this summer
@donsullivan6199 2 місяці тому
They are also expensive to buy. Saving you money to buy other food.
@colleendolan992 7 місяців тому
lovely to see you again. i love your humour, knowledge in all areas for growing and using veges. thankyou so much!
@gratefulMOMent Рік тому
Hey. This is by far my favorite video you’ve ever done. I was instantly hooked by the intelligent stabs at today’s politics to the information you packed in. You made me smile throughout the video. Thank you!!!
@Selfsufficientme Рік тому
Thank you! It's a fine line to walk when navigating these subjects without turning people off. I'm glad you felt like I was able to sneek it in without being too much over the top. Your feedback is much appreciated! Cheers 🙂
@busygirl2681 Рік тому
@eM J Absolutely!! I agree with you. Mark you always have awesome videos, but this one is like icing on the cake. Perfect : )
@madaxe79 Рік тому
I agree. I’ve been gardening for a couple of years now, but I’ve really tried to narrow it down just just the staple veggies that we can survive off, and everything on his list is in my garden right now. I also grow a ton of leafy greens, herbs, peppers, and such, but mainly potato, cabbage, corn, beans, tomato, sweet potato, and pumpkin. The pumpkins are tricky to grow in a small yard, but it can be done if you don’t mind it looking a little untidy
@dusty-gray Рік тому
@@Selfsufficientme and thanks for keeping it clean, Mark. You are a National treasure.
@ceacillea Рік тому
Yes, same here!
@aprilmcknight1574 2 місяці тому
Been watching you for years...your knowledge has benefited me greatly...much gratefulness from Arkansas, USA
@thefutureofgardening5912 5 місяців тому
Great choices Mark! Between all of your chosen crops, I think you've cover a great blanket of essential vitamins and minerals to survive!
@hannahhawkes7570 Рік тому
Mark, you crack me up!!! Thank you for bringing awareness to this topic through entertainment, wisdom, and humor. Xx
@nancyfahey7518 Рік тому
I had a full gulp of coffee in my mouth when he tooted. Almost lost it.
@Selfsufficientme Рік тому
Thanks Hannah, it's 1:30 AM here at the moment and I was so excited to get this video out I completely lost track of time... I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙂👍
@awesomeninja9433 11 місяців тому
I recommend sunflowers also for survival. The seeds are nutritious, a good source of protein and fiber, easy to dehydrate, easy to grow, and they can be made into sunflower seed oil for anything from cooking to balms. Not to mention, the seeds attract squirrels if you are in dire straits.
@aliciab6193 10 місяців тому
"Dire straits?" As in you wouldn't eat squirrel normally? They are really good eating. I remember eating the brains when I was a kid scrambled with eggs for breakfast. The meat is delicious in stew, and it's greasy enough to make gravy when fried, which stretches a meal further.
@neilhaynes6441 10 місяців тому
Pumpkin seeds cover that
@awesomeninja9433 10 місяців тому
@@neilhaynes6441 true! But if I may argue, one way sunflowers win over pumpkins (in my opinion) is that sunflowers grow much faster and much more prolifically, and are easier to grow.
@codyknox9838 9 місяців тому
Plus don’t sunflowers roots naturally remove toxins from your soil? Rain is real #Don’tLookUp
@MrIldementis 9 місяців тому
Is it possible to make sunflower oil without a press? We have a ton of sunflowers that grow wild here, but i didn't think i could really utilize them in non-desperate times.
@cheriLovely1982 5 місяців тому
"if you don't fart...you die". Words of wisdom right there! I love it!!!
@nonzwakaziprecious9507 7 місяців тому
Love the sense of humor, and I am glad to find this channel 👍👍
@lameesahmad9166 10 місяців тому
Spinach is a vegetable which continously gives food. I have kept spinach plants for 2 years before they grew tired and I had to replace them. You pick the outer bigger leaves and leave the little ones in the middle. They are so fast growing that you will soon be giving spinach to your neighbors as well. Healthy nutritious and delicious.
@muzzarobbo 8 місяців тому
Kale too!
@Dan.the.Guitarman 8 місяців тому
You should try purslane. It's similar to spinach. The uses are identical to spinach. However purslane is pound for pound amongst the richest products in the world. It doesn't have much energetic value but scores really high on other nutrients.
@fuzexi 8 місяців тому
Nice one! I’ll give it a try next spring.
@kimba108 8 місяців тому
SILVERBEET ❤
@WillieStubbs 7 місяців тому
Turnips give you tubers and leaves.
@AndreiiJikhh_ Рік тому
When I see good videos like this I usually take my time to appreciate the experts who make these videos possible, it's not easy to help a lot of people make money & free from hungry 😊
@haoning2269 Рік тому
You are right, experts and professionals are generally underestimated and unfortunately this happens more in the financial and agricultural sector, a typical example is my financial mentor, Mr Robert David Trade.
@AndreiiJikhh_ Рік тому
I would blame myself if I heard of an opportunity like this and let it go to waste, please am interested how can I do business with him
@brendino Рік тому
@Flavio .C. he literally has millions of subscribers lol. not underestimated even a tiny bit.
@creativephebecooks 17 днів тому
Mark, you're amazingly good! Your enthusiasm for gardening and true sufficiency shines and I feel so encouraged as a fellow gardener ❤
@Glynchbrook 2 місяці тому
Brilliant advice and great craic! I'm starting a new life in the country and bringing back a neglected garden with enough space for fruit and veg so thanks for making this!
@googlreviews7813 Рік тому
My wife and I are new to the channel, living on a 10 Acre property, 3 years ago we devoted to growing 2 Acres of our land, initially we focused on Pumpkins, Squash, Gourds then we sourced in fall mums, Straw Bales, cornstalks, and we sell complete porch decor packages during fall season leading up to Halloween. However as of 2022 we started shifting more of the land towards food... potatoes, tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, peppers etc... In 2022 we weren't sure how it will be received by local community so we didn't plant too much but everything sold out so well that people were disappointed when we told them we are all out for the season. Especially potatoes, we had 3 rows, about 200' each as trial. In 2023 we plan on having about 8-10 rows at 300' each. We started watching channels such as this one recently because we know we can learn and get many valuable ideas from them. Greetings and much ❤️ to all from 🇨🇦
@ItalianAngel21175 Рік тому
I do think cucumber is a must too! Not just to help with starvation, but if for any reason you can't drink the water, cucumber will help keep you hydrated!💖🤗🙏
@nunyabiznes33 Рік тому
Now into the topic of hydration, watermelons are great too. I heard they got domesticated in Africa exactly for this purpose.
@ItalianAngel21175 Рік тому
@@nunyabiznes33 Yes they are, the only downside with watermelons is they are big and need slot of space to grow! But omg I love watermelon I can eat a whole one myself! This is true I'm not kidding. My family has always teased me about it but yes I can eat a whole watermelon myself just give me about 3 hours and its gone!!! Lo
@manzanasrojas6984 Рік тому
@@ItalianAngel21175 3 hours? more like 3 minutes, right?
@mauz791 Рік тому
@@manzanasrojas6984 more like 30 seconds when I unhinge my jaw like Shaggy
@ItalianAngel21175 Рік тому
@@mauz791 Well I cut it in small pieces, but because it turns to water immediately after you eat it it doesn't fill you like solid food. And no if I ate it in 3 minutes I'd be puking! 😕 I don't believe it's humanly possible....🤔
@marilynblake2188 3 місяці тому
We grow all 6, so I totally agree. I also agree with the importance and value of herbs (both culinary and medicinal) and spices. They can be grown to reduce weeds and pests in the garden. Tisanes can be uplifting or calming, energizing or relaxing and provide important nutrients all the while.
@JoeyIndolos 3 місяці тому
Can’t look through 17k (as of now) comments to see if anyone already suggested this, but another good idea is to rotate your crops. In particular, the plots where you plant corn in one year, it would be beneficial to plant beans in the next year. Corn is a big drain on the soil, whereas beans, as you mentioned, are good for the soil because they have bacteria that fix their own nitrogen. With potatoes as well, aside from the planting different varieties that you mentioned, rotating with other crops helps prevent blight and other issues.
@ibrstellar1080 Місяць тому
I am seeing an increase in pests over the last few years so interplanting is becoming essential ans if possible put hens and ducks to graze the unsued befs straight after each harvest.
@ELOAAMinistries Рік тому
You are the only channel that I can get stand up comedy and decent garden advice! Blessings and Grace!
@johnbrewer1430 Рік тому
He says Potato correctly, but not Tomato. Mate, Tomato sounds the same as Potato, but with a "T". JK, I don't care how you say it, that was a cool video. Video ended with what sounded like some monkeys in the background, raising hell. LOL On a serious note for those who care. Corn, wheat, and rice are the world's staple crops. Unfortunately, corn is one of the crops that has been GMO'ed. GMO Crops that I know of are Corn, Cotton, Canola (rapeseed), and Soy. Wheat, while not GMO has been hybridized so bad, that it can be unhealthy. Get heirloom varieties of any of the ones you want to grow at home.
@thexalon Рік тому
You were mentioning co-planting, so just to clarify: Corn, beans, and squashes planted together are known as the "Three Sisters", and basically fed the entire Native American population in the eastern half of North America. The corn provides a pole for the beans to climb. The beans help to make the soil better. And the squash helps protect the other two from pests.
@JordyBuck Рік тому
Ever try the three sisters method? It doesn't work well. Different plants have different needs. If I fertilize properly for corn, beans and squash will be overnitrogenated and have very low yields. I can grow twice as much by planting those three crops separately and treating the soil appropriately.
@auntdello5286 Рік тому
Maybe so in legend. But, if you live in an area with squash vine borer, all bets are off!
@r.o2938 Рік тому
The 3 sisters supplemented their diet, their main diet was venison, bear, fish and other wild game.
@suzannestokes7076 Рік тому
I'm guessing that y'all are not indigenous people of north America. It's dent corn, winter squash and drying beans or peas. They're staggered in starting time. Often it was five or more 'sisters' planted with some acting like trap crops, others to repel or attract pollinators or pests. Other plants grown in traditional 'sisters' gardens; sunflower and tobacco
@Afroyogacollective Рік тому
@@suzannestokes7076 I did this. Grew Flint "Indian" drying corn, kabocha, butternut, and pumpkins, and some pole beans good for fresh and dry eating. My house is full of beautiful squash, corn, and just replanted dry beans for an autumn crop. What's fun to me is knowing I have deep indigenous roots and this came naturally to me.
@jeremyarcus-goldberg9543 7 місяців тому
This was delightful. Informative and entertaining. Thank you!
@becuelena 7 місяців тому
I really enjoyed your video. My growing surface is very small, 10 by 5, but I enjoy seeing everything grow, day by day.
@dilipkumarpatel8313 Рік тому
Excellent, I have a mango farm in India and I agree all the way. We have 210 mango trees spread in 2 acres, each tree has 20ft distance. In between this distance space my charge hand grows, chillis, tomatoes, peas, spinach, garlic, ginger, cabbage, peppers 🫑, and many other root crops. All organic and nutritious.
@luckyandblessed Рік тому
Sounds delicious
@gppoem3344 Рік тому
That’s awesome! I wish I could take a virtual tour of that mango farm.
@rightwingnucleararmedaussi1544 Рік тому
Well done and I hope that you do well with your mango farm business.
@ronaldd2154 Рік тому
Part of caste?
@julielobato9766 Рік тому
Awesome Dil!! Do you have a channel on UKposts?
@comfortouch Рік тому
Bacteria in pumpkin puree can continue to grow, even in the freezer. Frozen pumpkin puree should be used within 3 months. A better storage solution is to pressure can it, making it shelf stable for several years. If you're stuck on freezing it, leave it in chunks, do not puree it. That way bacteria has less surface area to infect.
@bobhutchison5075 Рік тому
I've kept pumpkins whole until the next spring. Some squash longer.
@cherylanon5791 Рік тому
just a reminder that pumpkin puree CANNOT be pressure canned at home, you can buy it in cans but the only safe tested recipe for pumpkin is to pressure can chunks, NOT puree, due to density issues.
@folkflying2 Рік тому
Bacteria is most commonly only in the seeds, correct? Salmonella and E.Coli usually. (Some have said sprouting/drying does not eliminate these pathogens; so could one pick out the seeds and salt/honey roast them?) Would the same risk apply to the meat of the gourd?
@manicmaggie 7 днів тому
My dad was unemployed for a year. My mom's folks had a small farm. She grew corn and green beans in our backyard and kept us going. We grew really sick of green bean stew, but we never went hungry.
@snowboarderx3x Рік тому
Hey man! The great famine wasn’t due to potatoes. It was due to predatory British regulation. There was plenty of food, but Ireland wasn’t allowed to keep it inside Ireland. Irish farmers didn’t personally improve their land, due to very oppressive legislation that gave them no security. at the same time this was all happening, it became fashionable for the English land owners to get into sheep. So they started converting crop to pasture and evicted the Irish farmers who now had no land to grow their subsistence gardens on! When they moved onto quasi-public land they were beaten and told to move. For the farmers still on land, the only easy to grow crop in marginal land that could feed the farmers and their evicted neighbors was the potato. When the blight came in, all the food they farmed for cash crops was sold by the land lords. Leaving the Irish to artificially starve. Sort of the same situation we’re seeing now. Starvation caused by poor legislation and incompetence from our leaders.
@DracoTriste Рік тому
Exactly! Thanks for adding more details about the lead up to the famine.
@ceciliabrown1677 Рік тому
Exactly
@karentingay1966 Рік тому
Came here to say this. As Terry Pratchett said "no one would eat shark's fin if they were allowed to eat the whole shark".
@bigglyguy8429 Рік тому
Wah wah wah... they say the victors write history, so sounds like the Irish won...
@nellie2m Рік тому
Lol I just posted a comment about this before seeing yours. Yours is much more in-depth.
@kimberlygabaldon3260 Рік тому
As for things to add; if you plan to stay in the same home, long-term, a couple of nutritious perennials are rhubarb and asparagus. Once you get them started, they're easy. Also, whatever grapevines will grow in your area. If you can, plant an apple tree. Apples keep well. Cherries freeze well, and are good for pies and preserves, or dried. And speaking of pumpkins, (and other Winter squash), when you clean them out, be sure to save the seeds to roast. They contain fats, proteins and minerals. Also sunflowers, for the seeds, (fats, minerals, and protein). Sunflowers are super easy, as long as you put some netting to keep away birds and squirrels. A beehive would also not be amiss, if you're handy and have the space for it. Honey will be worth its weight in gold, if sugar becomes scarce.
@juliaphillips7963 Рік тому
Good ideas! Ty.
@fttoniato Рік тому
You can also eat sunflowers' sprout in salad. They're delicious!
@Serai3 Рік тому
Stone fruits also freeze well. I freeze a big batch of peaches and nectarines for smoothies each summer to last the year.
@Av3rjkRRow Місяць тому
This is very same reason i sarted my garden. people keep dismissing me about this issue, im glad someone understands and wants to help. Thanks for the advice :D
@watchwomanwarrior7776 7 місяців тому
Thank you so much and GOD Bless and protect you always!
@jacklarson6281 Рік тому
Sweet Potatoes are an excellent addition to this list in my opinion. there are many different varieties, they are very bug-resistant, disease resistant and grow like crazy, the leave are also edible. the only drawback is, since they are a tropical plant, they prefer hot, humid weather with lot of rain. For those interested, I highly recommend the Hawaiian Sweet Potato, or locally known as the Uala
@starlessstephtx Рік тому
Sweet potato greens are delicious as well!!
@invinciblecucumber Рік тому
Oh man, i hate sweet potatoes...
@layaclode6363 Рік тому
So not for us in Tasmania, haha 😂
@bunhelsingslegacy3549 Рік тому
I'm in Canada and tried growing them one year... by harvest time I got a handful of sweet potatoes that were no thicker than my fingers... so that's not something I'll try again until I've got a better way to extend my growing season!!
@jacklarson6281 Рік тому
@@bunhelsingslegacy3549 they are tropical, and love heat and downpours. maybe they would do well in insulated greenhouses, just a thought.
@eelsoirdor3573 Рік тому
Nice video. I am from Mexico, so we hear a lot about the "holy trinity"; that's corn, beans and squash. That was/is the basis of native civilization here. When you grow these three together we call it "Milpa", and there are other food that fits really well among them, as chili peppers and onions. I think that's the basis of mexican food. The idea of adding cabbages and potatos is great, one day I will try to put all of those together. Saludos!
@NSWvet83 Рік тому
Squash is hard to grow outside if you live in rual areas. All animals eat it, mostly rats/rodents. Put it inside, and you then have to pollinate yourself. When it gets hot (100+) they don't produce any flowers and just become a decoration.
@jefflehoux9619 Рік тому
No, it’s now service based providing goods and services to all the cross border American shoppers. Grow beans with corn…beans make nitrogen which helps fertilize the corn.
@NSWvet83 Рік тому
@@cdle007 rude but funny lol - I'm Mexican
@eelsoirdor3573 Рік тому
@@NSWvet83 He mentioned Pumpkin in the video, I would go for zucchini, both squashes
@GeomancerHT Рік тому
Zapallos crecen muy fácil y cuando no te das cuenta han tomado la montaña y tienes miles y miles de zapallos por año! I hope you mean that squash, if not, that's my recommendation, zapallo brasilero, anquito, etc, they are delicious!
@dextersgarden404 3 місяці тому
I just found your channel, and I'm in love with your videos. Keep up the good work, brother!
@isidorocastillo2811 4 місяці тому
Absolutely great content, enjoyed every aspect of this. Thank you
@franceswilliams2421 Рік тому
I have to share some info with you: during the 1840’s in Ireland, record harvests of all kinds of crops were reported and Charles Trevelyn, Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time, refused to let the Irish peasants consume the cash crops which were feeding the coffers of the English government. The Irish peasants starved in the hedgerows or fled to the New World because potatoes were all their overlords would let them eat, despite Ireland’s bounty in that decade, historical context is crucial. Other than that, love your work, keep it up.
@JenniferoftheSea Рік тому
Yes, they didn't just starve, they were starved*.
@futt-bucker Рік тому
Kind of correct but not fully. The potato was devastated by disease which was more than 60% of Irelands food source. Even with the blight, the country was still exporting the same amount of goods, maybe even more. Which made the problem worse. They then relied heavily of imports from other countries to survive. These imports were expensive and not dispersed properly. Also, other crops grown in Ireland (aside from potatoes) were also to expensive to consume by the less fortunate. They weren't forced to eat any one crop over another. The problem was the other crops were to expensive and 1/3 of all potatoes were ravaged by disease. So in the end, it was still the blight of potatoes that caused the famine. Before the potato blight, the less fortunate relied heavily on them. Nothing changed after aside from the food they relied heavily upon was no longer in abundance like it was. If they couldn't afford the other food and potatoes were no longer, that equals starvation. They couldn't afford to eat anything else wether they would have been able to get their hands on the other crops or not. Yes there was corruption and political bias but at the end of the day it was still the lack of potatoes that was the root and lasting cause, IE main factor in the famine.
@DavidRodriguez-yy6kc Рік тому
@@JenniferoftheSea ✝️💓😔🙏
@DavidRodriguez-yy6kc Рік тому
✝️💓😔🙏
@benbutler1102 Рік тому
Was just about to write comment but seen you've already corrected the total tut narrative in this video, well done Frances 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@christophcorr9100 Рік тому
“If you don’t eat, you don’t fart and if don’t fart you die” We absolutely broke out in laughter after you said that. My 10 year son was just laughing. Great video. We starting growing dent corn this year and pumpkins. Threw some pole beans in with the corn as well. That corn is over 10’ tall. And the seed was over 5 years old. Amazing plant/grass.
@Saikot18 5 місяців тому
Excellent content , These type of contents keeps us online. A big thumbs up to that guy.
@jodilee1563 Рік тому
Love this video! As an American, with many idiot politicians, we are amping up our deck raised beds. Last year (first year) was mediocre, but this year will be spectacular as we are composting and worm farming. Thank you for the entertainment as well as the great, informative content.
@ilovefabricandflowers8543 Рік тому
Jodi Lee, in Australia we are encouraged by the government to carry supplies with us in our households to offset our needs if a disaster happens. You know Australia is the land of flooding rain and drought. People don't as a general rule criticise others for being 'preppers'.
@sunnyinrtrx7247 Рік тому
If you live in a temperate or warm climate, and have 100 frost free days of growing season, SWEET POTATOES are a super survival food! They aren't terribly picky about soil, they shade out most weeds, require little care, the greens are tasty, and if they get enough water, you can grow a hundred or more pounds in a relatively small area. They store without refrigeration, have a similar nutrition profile to winter squash and pumpkins, but provide a bigger carbohydrate load -- more calories -- with all the vitamins and antioxidants. Grow the standard "orange" version and some purple ones to add more and different antioxidants to your diet. And yes, pumpkins & other winter squash are a great staple, too -- we love them.
@beastamer1990s Рік тому
I hear yams are good too, and they're native to Australia!
@user-qt5jc1qc6n Рік тому
Sweet potato leaves are edible too!
@abigailbailey9633 2 місяці тому
And for those commenters who have mentioned they hunt for their protein, sweet potatoes go super well with venison in a hearty (and very freezable) stew. Same for other strongly-flavoured meats like mutton or goat too. }You get the heartiness and thickening of the broth like regular spuds, but that hint of sweetness really improves the 'gamey' taste that some people find offputting. (I don't hunt myself, but I do a regular bulk order from a hunting collective as it's much cheaper than buying meat from the supermarket.)
@gemmagajo5082 7 місяців тому
I love vegetable garden too and flowers and fruit bearing trees...that can sustain our daily needs...banana is the key main factor and swee potatoes
@oreo9689 7 місяців тому
Excellent content. Entertaining and informative.
@pivoine96 Рік тому
Would be super helpful if you made another video like this and guide everyone on how to plant these veggies from beginning to end.
@chamberscmt Рік тому
Omg YES! I know nothing about gardening and most of my home attempts to grow any plant end in herbicide.
@pineappleparty1624 Рік тому
@@chamberscmt I'll tell you how right now. So look up your plant growing zone number. This will tell you what can and cant grow and in what season it will grow in your region. I'd say the easiest veggies to grow are green beans and squash. The more veggies you pick off of them, the more they will grow til they are done altogether and die off. Lettuces are another great one and you can eat them in as little as two weeks. Problem is everything loves lettuce. Rabbits, bugs, snails. All of these don't mine water, so you can soak them a bit in the morning and evening if its during hot days. Also DONT PLANT ALL OF YOUR SEEDS AT ONCE lol. cheers.
@freddiekay Рік тому
I'm sure there are videos on that exact thing on in the channel archive
@jasonpowers3094 Рік тому
Some of us have no idea
@pineappleparty1624 Рік тому
@@jasonpowers3094 Loads and loads of resources out there.
@resilientdad7436 Рік тому
I would include beets as a good crop to grow. I personally love them, and eat the tops and the roots. Super easy to grow you can grow a lot of them in a small space. The roots also last along time in a cold dark place and they can be pickled.
@earthkeepinggreen7763 Рік тому
I love beets.
@violethomesteadgeorgia7278 Рік тому
Don't like beets. I'm working on developing a taste for them but the greens are my favorite
@earthkeepinggreen7763 Рік тому
@@violethomesteadgeorgia7278 🤣
@OriginalCosmicBabe Рік тому
I love feeding beets to people who’ve never had them! Most of the time, they’re instant converts. The only drawback is they do take a long time to cook, but I love the fact that the skins slide right off once they’re fully cooked - no tedious peeling!
@Selfsufficientme Рік тому
Top choice the good old beets! 👍🙂
@lilyrose4191 4 місяці тому
Fabulous no-nonsense video, yet with plenty of good humour 😁 We love this vid and your channel. You're a top bloke and a True Blue Aussie. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and insights. We love gardening and growing our own vegetables too. Blessings to you & yours from us (in Vic, Oz.) 😘🌱🥕🍎🥦🍓🧄🍅🍊🍋🍐🍑🍏🍆🥬🌶🫑🥒🧅🥔 🤗
@andrewcours8023 Місяць тому
Is video just made you my favorite garden UKposts channel. Great advice!
@helenwoodrum2383 Рік тому
When I was a kid, my mom had a backyard garden. It wasn't huge, just a corner but she chocked it full with lettuce, radish, string beans, orka, tomatoes, bell peppers, jalapenos, asparagus, squash and more. Often we would eat dinner out of the garden vegetables. It takes some work, but is well worth it and does help with the grocery bill.
@kickassclone75 Рік тому
takes work? Real work is sitting at home with your "no-work at home job" talking on the phone about the latest gossip and taking the dog for a walk at 10:30am after your morning walk around the neighborhood in LaLa Land where you live. The aforemenetioned "no work from home" person thinks the vegtables come from the delivery kid every friday. These people will be the first to starve and die because they live in an alternate reality where they think the world revolves around them and they are all that matters in the world. When they arrive in Reality Ville they will be cannon fodder. The leech class is going to get what they deserve when they arrive in RealityVille and boy will it be funny!
@museluvr Рік тому
I miss gardens. Living now in an apt. building, its disheartening to think what is coming and I can't self-sustain. I wish for the old days when real food was available, not the crap they sell now.
@inkenhafner7187 Рік тому
We're having that... well, minus the pool for the orkas. We can't eat and store that much meat.
@helenwoodrum2383 Рік тому
@@inkenhafner7187 We only grew vegetables. Dad fished and we had a huge chest freezer to store his catches and Mom's vegetables. We weren't wealthy but ate simple but well.
@puffdaddy69 Рік тому
Didn’t know you could grow killer whales
@advex4428 Рік тому
Potato Corn Cabbage Pumpkin/squash Beans Tomato Gracias, senor Selfsufficient I think seeds for sprouts like mungobeans, broccoli, alfalfa and many more are also good to keep in the backpocket for the bad times. Especially for folks without a garden, who aren't into the bugeating thing.
@lizettenovelo1 Рік тому
Lentils for sprouts too. They are very inexpensive.
@jerhen1726 Місяць тому
I am so glad the algorithm sent me to your page, this is informative and hilarious...much love from the US
@aBenevolentAngel Рік тому
I think it's also important to always use heirloom seeds so that you can collect your own seeds for the next season in case they aren't available in stores when it comes planting time.
@georgegates526 Рік тому
And how!!!!!
@Kifflington Рік тому
They don't have to be marked 'heirloom' - all heirlooms are worth saving seeds but not all saveable seeds are marked heirloom - but you want to avoid anything that's marked 'F1' as those are the hybrids that won't produce reliable results from saved seeds. Best way is to find a seed company that produces with this in mind, e.g. in the UK I use a company called Realseeds that don't sell any hybrids so I don't have to do any thinking at all 😀. If you join a seed circle in your area you can all share the work of keeping varieties saved too.
@starlightstarbrightlove1457 Рік тому
@@Kifflington thank you for letting me know. I’ll also watch out for that. ☺️☺️
@Kifflington Рік тому
@@starlightstarbrightlove1457 No probs 😊
@silasmonk2458 Рік тому
@@Kifflington have any of you heard of Baker seeds here in the United States?
@kayla9874 Рік тому
I'm 21 and have been trying to seriously get into gardening. My great grandma piqued my interest when I was younger. This is literally one of the first videos I have not rushed through in a while lol. Lots of useful information in the video and comments!!!
@Yakushii 11 місяців тому
I started in my 30s with gardening. I started by just using empty milk cartons laid down, filling them with dirt, and getting various herb and spice seeds. Then when I had learned how to work with each type of herb, I "upgraded" to some larger plastic boxes, and started with small veggies. It's such a satisfying hobby!
@spearageddon3279 10 місяців тому
Kayla, good for you. 👍👍 One suggestion is to find gardening YTers in the same zone as you so you can learn what will and will not work in your area. Read up on natives for your area as well, since they will always be easier. Good luck to you young lady! 😊
@RHDEM 9 місяців тому
Remember earth worms from fishing section. Great for bad soil. Never throw away a seed. in fact shop Mexican and ori
@coocoocachooglin 3 місяці тому
I don't know where this video came from, but I really enjoyed it. This guy reminds me of my Grandfather who is long gone now, but he was also a big guy who loved to work his 10 acre farm down in the deep south of America with his wife of many decades. I could not even begin to count how many fruits, vegetables and animals he had on that place that was watered by a natural spring pond. In addition to all of that, it was right next to a great wooded area that provided lots of fishing and hunting. What a life!
@HeWhoHath Місяць тому
Good video. You’ve helped me decide on my garden this year. Add to that two or three egg layers, some venison, and you hardly need to go to the grocery store.
@emwing1458 Рік тому
There's a wonderful book called The Resilient Gardener by Carol Deppe, a soil scientist and farmer here in Oregon, USA. She says almost exactly what you say. Her big guys are potatoes, winter squash (like pumpkins), flint corn (dried, not fresh-eating), beans, but also a small flock of chickens or ducks for eggs, for protein. She also has methods to grow a lot of greens all at once and then freeze in small portions. If you had all that in your yard, you really could survive almost any disturbance in the food chain. (I'm still working on it... drought, climate change, and those pesky earwigs are fighting me.) Long term, it makes sense to plant some nut trees for oil and protein too, and fruit trees and berries. I know berries won't keep you full and fed like potatoes, but that little bit of sweetness is so fine, and lots of vitamins too.
@mamacat321 Рік тому
UGH I'm in Oregon too and hate earwigs! Thanks for the book rec. I'm interested in permaculture but sometimes intensive square-foot kind of gardening for potatoes etc. fills a need.
@Cheriesgardenvegplot Рік тому
Brussels sprouts are amazing. Ignore the sprouts and eat the leaves all winter. In the spring the sprouts will grow bigger and you can eat them like tiny cabbages. The flowering shoots are utterly delicious too. Best of all they take up no more room than a cabbage and you can eat off the one plant for months.
@alisongilbert8902 Рік тому
Wow!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!
@traceytaylor2041 Рік тому
How do you keep the caterpillars at bay on your sprouts? 😃
@abigailbailey9633 2 місяці тому
@@traceytaylor2041They are a kind of cabbage so I guess covering with a light net as in this video would work. Also you could install a birdbath to encourage caterpillar-eating birds to visit your garden. You could set up a couple of 'bee hotels' to encourage pest-eating wasps/solitary bees to move in. Or just do the tedious thing of inspecting daily and removing any caterpillars you find lol
@ibrahimr.6711 7 місяців тому
Thank you. I shall try growing each and all of theses crops sometime.
@rodneysingh5319 Місяць тому
Your videos are amazing...respect from Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean! 🎉
@Inanna08 Рік тому
In addition to your list, I recommend spinach/swiss chard/collards/molokhia because of the fact that these nutrient dense, grow especially well in window boxes (and therefore doesn't need much space!!), and if you pick the outermost leaves, it'll continue to grow even during harsh winters!!
@twillbdone3273 Рік тому
My mother used to edge her east facing flower bed with swiss chard and send one of kids to harvest some for dinner. We were instructed to take a couple of leaves from each plant. We always had swiss chard.
@kensmith5694 Рік тому
Note for those who don't know: Swiss chard is a beet that has been bred to make very large leaves. You can get a red stemmed version that looks a lot more like something you would plant for decoration. The red stemmed type grows as fast as the non-red stemmed.
@thoughtsfromathenasreality Рік тому
I agree.
@weibie Рік тому
@@kensmith5694 You could also get one of the color stemmed varieties like canary, or other bright light varieties.
@bunhelsingslegacy3549 Рік тому
@@weibie They sell them in a rainbow pack here so you get white, yellow, pink and red. Too bad I can't stand the taste, I find they always taste like they've gone moldy! And I'm fine with beet tops, and I know it makes no sense.
@bridgetlepree9177 Рік тому
Hi Mark, my chef husband (he's English) and I found you a few months ago. We THOROUGHLY enjoy watching and learning from you! We live in the mountains in New Mexico and own/operate a small restaurant at 9000 feet. Your knowledge and helpfull hints have helped us so much in growing our own produce in our garden in the village. Not to mention we just really enjoy you and your sense of humor! Thank you for what you do! For easy to grow survival for this winter and amongst our "challenges" due to the current state of politicians, we're also growing carrots in addition to most of what you suggested in your video. We blanch them and vacuum seal them for the winter months. Thank you again for your wisdom and humor! Bridget and Richard, Lepree's Global Comfort Food Cloudcroft, NM
@shellieh685 Рік тому
I don't know about 9000 feet, I am at 5000 feet and my carrots grow all year round and taste sweeter after a little snow - granted we don't get gobs of it. One carrot plant left to go to seed had baby carrots growing all over my yard... a good problem to have. Kale does well in snow if the plant is adult stage before the snow hits. Depends on your zone. God bless!
@tiinaeeros2273 Рік тому
❤
@dfabove9108 Рік тому
Can you really be English and be a chef ? An old Yorkshire man ...lol
@zarkthemuffin Місяць тому
Love this! It would also be a good idea to learn about things you can forage around where you live
@luzpablo7440 7 місяців тому
What an awesome advice. Thank you very much. 😊
@camijogault-keller1640 Рік тому
The Three Sisters was taught to me....small area, plant corn, beans and squash. These three support each other as they grow.
@stormie9077 Рік тому
My fiance taught me that! He's Eastern band Cherokee 😁 there's a story about them too but i don't want to butcher it lol
@camijogault-keller1640 Рік тому
@@stormie9077 we can learn a lot about their heritage and farming
@stormie9077 Рік тому
@@camijogault-keller1640 oh definitely. He's taught me a ton and i love it. Sadly we don't get to see natives a lot and get to learn from them.
@ketzalkiawitl Рік тому
I was expecting you to comment about the marvelous relationship between corn, beans and pumpkins. In the ancient ways they are grown together. People call them "las tres hermanas", the 3 sisters. The corn gives support for the beans (the vine variety), the beans give nutrients to the soil, and the pumkin covers the soil outcompeting weeds. These three crops also perfectly complement each other nutritionally.
@emraldeyz1 Рік тому
He did
@ConnieCarrier Рік тому
Swiss chard and kale
@BassSeduction Рік тому
And gastronomically
@davidturner7001 Рік тому
Any one know what Nation helped restart the potatoes? ____The Creek Nation. Thank you for educating me in regard of the "Three Sisters ". I have heard different descriptions. But, I believe you have spoken the truth about the "The Three Sisters". Praying from Sunflower 🌻 Alabama.
@ketzalkiawitl Рік тому
@@davidturner7001 I know that potatoes center of origin is in south America in the region that is now Perú, Bolivia... Must have been work by the Incas. And later moved up to north America
@ritahassing2533 9 днів тому
This video was very informative, thanks. I love your humor. Your garden beds are beautiful and self sufficient. I come from a fsrmer family, we had gardens! I just subscribed! ❤
@amathonn 7 місяців тому
You provide a very valuable service. Keep up the good work.
@chrishi3358 Рік тому
He mentioned in passing about corn being interplanted. Corn, squash (includes pumpkin) and beans are the 3 sisters planted together help each other out. The 3 sisters are an example of ancient permaculture.
@ladyann1952 Рік тому
No corn for me it's all GMO
@swannoir7949 Рік тому
Idk. I planted some corn around squash, and the animals (squirrels, gopher, rats, etc) still ate my corn.
@dreadcthulhu5 Рік тому
There are heirloom seeds you can get online from reputable sources for anyone worried about GMOs. Those are your best bet.
@mistydanford4566 Рік тому
Yummy, I ❤️ 3 sisters. 😋
@OffTheWagons Рік тому
@@ladyann1952 It is when you buy it, not when you grow it yourself. GMO plants can't reproduce so the farmers that use it have to buy new seeds each year.
@rad1930 Рік тому
Now this is more of what we need on UKposts, practical skills shown to people for independent living, not people miming songs while doing a dance or handstand saying that they understand people's frustration of inflation. Educate us on how to take control over our situation & make a difference in our life so we can meet our needs in this tough time, well done, brilliant, thanks for this truly informative gem of information which truly makes a difference.
@seanohuaithne1108 Рік тому
Do u know what happened in Ireland?
@rad1930 Рік тому
@Black Bamboo flour is a definite, your so right it's not funny.
@kielanENmiles Рік тому
100 percent. With some nice humor thrown in
@sallydecastro1919 Рік тому
Well said! Good to see something really useful and helpful to know .
@paulhathaway6292 3 місяці тому
That was brilliant. Great video mate!
@ChristianpatriotUSA Місяць тому
You are a breath of fresh air! I love your info and your humor! Excited about getting my garden started. (We are having a late winter here in KY and I just don't have the room and tools inside to get things prestarted! Any tips? )
@bubbysbub Рік тому
Mark! As the sweet potato king, I would have expected sweet potato on this list! Perennial, easy grow, tonnes of food and fibre, better for you than potato, and with the added bonus of a very good for you and plentiful green crop! I also love bok choy and radishes for our climate. SUPER fast, eating tonnes in a few weeks, excellent vitamin and mineral content, versatile, and once you let one go to seed, you have them everywhere for life. Who's got time for seed sowing? Lols. Now's the time for us to really be putting our backs into the gardens, right? I cannot believe how much our grocery bill has gone up! I've got tomatoes, beans, and zucchinis going in everywhere. Radish, lettuce, and bok choy seed liberally sprinkled around everything. GOT to get more food in the door without handing out more money to ******* supermarkets!
@Linda23750 Рік тому
Also sweet potatoes are ok for diabetics and kidney failure patients. Not high in potassium
@allaboutmycats454 Рік тому
U need ur own channel!
@MrMrPopols Рік тому
sweet potato is not better it has much more sugar. sooo..
@bubbysbub Рік тому
@@MrMrPopols Actually, dude, the sugar is sort of irrelevant. Sweet spuds have a much lower GI than regular potato, so the sugars are released in a slower, more contained way, making it MUCH better and easier for most (not all, not everyone is the same) diabetics and those with pre diabetes- like me- to control their blood sugar level. A common misconception, also, that it is only sugar that affects blood sugar- not true. It's usually the carb content, for me. I can eat ice cream and chocolate, but unsweetened bread sends my bloods careening. Everyone is different, but generally, sweet potato is much better for the average person than white, just because of the way the body receives the carbs. If you want more info, check out the Low GI Institute of Australia, or the CSIRO. Both have a lot of information from the various studies and papers available.
@bubbysbub Рік тому
@@Linda23750 Sweet potatoes are great- when I had to give up potato for pre diabetes, I was heartbroken. All the varieties of sweet spud have definitely given me a lot of options, though!
@snowwhite3312 Рік тому
There really is a big difference in growing your own food. Since becoming interested in growing for myself, I think I've watched all of your videos. I wish I started years ago!
@shadowbanned5164 Рік тому
Its equally important to get into bottling as well so your growing season can be stretched over the entire year if food becomes scarce.
@surfbug1 Рік тому
Can u grow enough to live? How many plants do u need?
@CameraCommando Місяць тому
If the Gladiator was a gardener, he'd be this fella.
@KerryBeane-kk Місяць тому
Great share! Love your above-ground growing system. Here in North America the 'three sisters' are a natural: corn, beans, pumpkin/squash. I'd add that if you're planning ahead, plant perennial vegetables such as asparagus, Helianthus tuberosus , aka Sunchokes, or Cynara cardunculus the regular artichoke. Every region has native perennials like elderberry, black currants or gooseberries that we should all know and cultivate before a crisis.
@ratdoto2148 Рік тому
Cabbage is especially important for something people often neglect. Unlike vitamin K1, which is readily available in leafy green vegetables, vitamin K2 is only available in animal products and fermented vegetables in significant quantities. K2 deficiency can lead to weak bones and calcification of arteries as it is necessary for the proper metabolisation of calcium. If you can't or choose not to consume animal products regularly or at all, sauerkraut and kimchi are an excellent way to have sufficient intake of K2.
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