17 Crops You Can Harvest Within 8 Weeks of Sowing

[@PattonScr]

I feel like not enough people talk about the beautiful cinematography of Huw's videos. I'm thankful for all the tips and the camera work and editing make the videos such a pleasant experience. It captures perfectly the feeling of being in a garden

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you so much this is a truly lovely comment to read☺️☺️

[@darthwolverine747]

Seeing you and Charles wearing sweaters and jeans this time of year shows me just how different our climates are 😆 (Maryland, USA)

[@MrsBrit1]

Lol we're supposed to be having a heatwave while simultaneously having more days of rain than ever recorded for the summer (55 days of rain are predicted). It hasn't been above ~55F in my area, bar maybe once or twice. I almost put my winter coat on a few days ago.....😐

[@alp8409]

Weirdly the Met Office claimed that last May was the warmest on record! June is bound to beat records!!!

[@nettehull9305]

@@MrsBrit1 it's supposed to be 95F (35c) here in the Memphis, Tennessee USA area. Summer has come to the southern United States. Only can garden in the mornings and late afternoons. Too hot in the mid-day. No sweaters are being worn here now.

[@helenalderson6608]

I'm coastal western US at 52° low up to 68° daytime...I don't plant any of this stuff until late July early August . My carrots winter over and I pick in the spring. Same with tomatoes. Our weather pattern makes it pointless to plant the broad leaf things like squashes until August due to the heavy fog. Everything gets mildewed. We make it to the mid to upper 70s by then. Late September to early October we get a couple of days in the 90s

[@jpennturner]

Nothing grows quickly here, its too cold, we have had to relight the rayburn and wear big coats outside in Derbyshire.

[@larrystrayer8336]

Very informative I’m envious cooler weather as in the Deep South USA we are nearing 100°F.

[@tomelliss4475]

Can't wait to get your book - when it's finally in stock! - greetings from Australia

[@kina7128]

Same, here! I'm from WA

[@Gr33nRach]

On the positives the early summer raspberries have been delicious, onions are growing well, potatoes are going ballistic and perpetual spinach is doing so well.

[@Jorduan100]

I've grown some "swift" potatoes this year (harvested as new potatoes) - I can vouch for that speedy growth and tuber development!

[@clazzagee]

Peas were my gateway into horticulture. Now I'm doing eight lines of seed tape a day. Don't do peas kids!

[@Kakira1234]

😂😂😂

[@christajennings3828]

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[@baneverything5580]

I planted some dry peas from a store bag meant for cooking. Cheap seeds.

[@emkn1479]

Yes! Any legume/pulse will work from what I’ve heard. Spices/herbs as well. The seeds readily grow. I planted fava and chickpeas from storebought beans. In the states I never see dried peas…only split peas for soup. Have to investigate 🤔

[@kirstypollock6811]

Yeah, me too. From a big order of organic dried peas that were nearly 2 years old. I've got peas. Plenty of them. Nice manageable height too, less than 1m.

[@baneverything5580]

@@emkn1479 I ordered dry green peas. There just weren`t enough in little seed packs.

[@marking-time-gardens]

Thank you for the great tips! Very much enjoying your new book! 📗 Blessings Kiddo! 🌻🐛Carolyn in Ohio 🌿💚

[@marijeb278]

I really appreciate your advice to plant potatoes in succession! I was very early with my plants this year ( started them off in the greenhouse), and the first harvest was okay but not great (slugs.. cold weather..) . It's so good to have more opportunities to plant potatoes. I popped some into buckets two weeks ago, and they really seem to have a good start. I'm really looking forward to see the result and how they compare to the early batch

[@gerdaoomens2878]

I love to see your delicious greens..i have nothing left of all my veggie plants cause of many many slugs this year...bit dissapointed ... i ll try some again.

[@doras.allotment]

Potatoes were my first veggie (gateway drug) - in tubs. They’re a wonderful beginner crop 😊

[@SiljeMeum]

Seems I missed one 😂But I tried. 1. Growing peas for shoots (and eventually peas) 2. Growing microgreens 3. Broad/Fava bean tops 4. Radishes 5. Rocket/Arugula salad 6. Nasturtium (eat the leaves and flowers, peppery tasty, juicy green seeds) 7. Basil (leaves after about 8 weeks) 8. Turnips 9. Spinach 10. Salads 11. Dill 12. Coriander 13. Kohlrabi (after 7 weeks) 14 Pak choy 15. Bok choy 16. Spring onions

[@jenyoung2473]

Swift new potatoes

[@kirstypollock6811]

I can't seem to get Swift here in Germany. I'll look into Irish sources next year. There's a kind called Solist that's recommended here for fast growth, but sold out so I guess also for next year! I planted Belana on March 16 in my hoop beds and despite a few emergency fleece deployments for late frost, I started getting decent new potatoes in the last week of May / first week of June! They 'officially' take 110 days i think. If you grow them to maturity, they also keep extremely well, i was still eating them at planting time! Many had only small sprouts and some none! Were not wrinkled.

[@heikek2134]

"Corinna" is the fastest variety I know of that's available in Germany, it is supposed to take 75-90 days until maturity. Can't share more information sadly, I'm growing it for the first time this year. Edit: "Sunita" is as early as Corinna, but more on the starchy side!

[@susiea1419]

I’ve lost heart this year as it’s so wet and things aren’t doing very well!

[@Trundlebugg]

I lost 6 patches of onions amongst others 😔 Highly recommend Asturian tree cabbage and Celtus as less know crops, both have proved more wet and dry weather tolerant than normal cabbage/kale or lettuce in my very wet patch of wales! They’ve both grown fast enough to outpace slugs if planted out a decent size 🤩

[@DanBryanWrites]

Same. North Yorkshire here and just nothing is happening. Plus no polytunnel here. Literally seeding into the ground this week and just fingers crossed. Luckily premier seeds is a cheap as chips

[@Gr33nRach]

My biggest problem has been slugs. I have done copper tape, egg shells, nematodes, straw bales for planters but they have decimated all my beans, my companion marigolds, morning glories and killed a whole pot of mint off! I didn't think anything stopped mint.

[@DanBryanWrites]

@@Gr33nRach same. Literally stripped everything bare. I have courgette plant stems left. The lack of heat, the amount of rain. Slugpocalypse haha

[@GARDENER42]

I grow Swift first earlies in 30 litre tubs every year: 4 seed potatoes in two layers in 50/50 home & commercial compost. Usually no more than 2kg harvest per tub but they're so tasty, especially when my home compost has plenty of added seaweed (I collect it after a summer storm). Seaweed is what used to give Jersey Royal potatoes their flavour but 20 years ago, they went over to using commercial fertiliser & the taste went away...🙁

[@richardpreston4320]

Haha! Ok gotta try and basil and strawberry 😂

[@ashbash9103]

I wish you included some information about sowing dates. I'm not sure if things like dill and coriander would do well if sown this time of the year. I'm not even sure about radishes either. And surely not turnip?

[@baneverything5580]

If you plant Beit Alpha cucumbers...buy a bucket.

[@honeydew4576]

How is it possible for volunteer potatoes to grow in beds where no potatoes were planted before?

[@livingladolcevita7318]

Hi Huw seems like a good idea regarding late potatoes will give it a go. I live in the sunnier part of Wales🤣🤣 just outside Cardiff and just wondering is your garden open to visitors? Something I've done is plant my Brussel sprouts, Curly Kale and purple sprouting a winter crop of course among my broad beans. I leave a space to put plants in so as not to be too crowded and plant when broad beans are mature, so when the beans are finished and cut down they give a source of nitrogen, at least that's the theory. Seems to work.

[@PennyFarmer-w8g]

Thank you. Actually have time to sow seeds direct tomorrow after work!! Excited.

[@mananddog9884]

What would you plant now for over winter and the hungry gap? Thanks

[@livingladolcevita7318]

kale, brussel sprouts, purple sprouting, perpetual beet

[@that_auntceleste5848]

Parsnips or is it too late? What do y'all think?

[@livingladolcevita7318]

Probably however give it a go nothing to lose

[@krishnab100]

I planted kohlrabi seeds directly in my garden beds in March. They’re leggy and lush with leaves. But not kohlrabi vegetable. Now it’s June 2nd week. Should I just pull them off or wait few more weeks?

[@trish3580]

We can't get the Swift here in Canada - otherwise I'd absolutely try them. When did you say (or could someone mention) when the greens were sown in modules? I have nothing to eat in the garden yet so I'm way behind and want to make a note for next year. thanks

[@jenyoung2473]

The micro greens?

[@emkn1479]

I’ve heard that ‘wild rocket’ vs a cultivated variety is more resistant to flea beetle damage and summer heat. Is that true? And what should I look for if I want to find seeds?

[@kirstypollock6811]

I get lots of flea beetle, especially when the local farmers grow sugar beet / fodder beet. 3 years ago, planted both "normal" rocket and a mix that included wild rocket (yellow flowers). I've had wild rocket ever since. Everywhere. Even when it's super dry weather. Maybe even especially then! I don't rule out I've now got some kind of hybrid with another wild brassica or feral rapeseed (because there's plenty of that floating about here too...). I just know that it grows even into hot weather especially if I regularly harvest (cut down short). Wild rocket is kick-@ss in flavour - if you don't like it REALLY peppery, then it's not for you! (I love that).

[@Trundlebugg]

Can’t help with flee beetles, never had to deal with them but I’ve found it pretty resistant to pests and weather changes, has a stronger flavour too. Hairy bittercress is another wild plant that tastes very similar to rocket and watercress and grows readily, just as nice and not bitter unless flowering. I’ve transplanted some that have popped up as weeds and in good compost they get much bigger than typical. Slugs don’t touch it!

[@kirstypollock6811]

I got the seeds in a mix of 'wild salad'.

[@emkn1479]

@@kirstypollock6811 thanks, I just ordered some. Especially since I’ve seen it can be a perennial if the weather is right. I love a peppery bite and love low maintenance and self seeders even more! Also once I looked into it and I’m sure I’ve grown it before. For anyone interested, the two different genera are diplotaxis (wild) and eruca (cultivated), from what I could find.

[@baneverything5580]

Black eyed pea leaves are 40% protein.

[@cassieoz1702]

Is that tested/measured protein or 'estimated' from crude nitrogen content?

[@ausfoodgarden]

Frontiers suggests the leaves have around 23-40% protein (Sth African study) but that was based on N content. Still a pretty high value though.

[@preparewithlovebooks735]

Can you share the potato link please

[@jocool4302]

HOW DO YOU STOP THE SOIL TURNING GREEN?

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

cant grow radish to save my life. Tomatoes, chillies etc no problem, but radish, not a chance. BTW, am in S Wales.

[@MsDarylM]

Me too. All leaf, no root

[@aprililles9610]

This is so interesting!! I have tried radishes so many times in different ways but always with the same result-big tops, no bottoms. I gave up because I figured I was just bad at it. Everyone seems to be able to grow them. Glad that maybe it’s not just me!!

[@lovelovinghorses]

Same problem for me, they go straight to seed, I eat the seed pods instead. Also in South Wales 😮

[@antoniettekoshykar426]

I need a bigger garden!

[@JacobsonFamilyAllotment]

Potatos are going to be my first i think. Unless my radishes grow fast

[@Izybean]

Been a subscriber a while, love your content. Please considering toning down the ‘blue’ filter, looking more real is more relatable~ just a thought, hope you don’t mind.

[@Karincl7]

​@ArtemisSilverBowit is you propably miss it

[@Jocelynflores302]

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[@RawLondonGardener]

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[@Firevine]

Too bad it's hitting 95 F where I live. 😑

[@pauhy5601]

The actual term is Green Thumbs& not fingers,even if it is so similar phrasing word related to gardening?.

[@Karincl7]

Here it s green fingers