5 Fast Growing Veggies You Can Harvest in Under 1 Month

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If you're just getting started on your first garden, it's important to have early success. These 5 groups of crops are extremely easy and fast to grow, so you can have your first successful harvest and build your gardening confidence.
1. Microgreens
2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots
3. Baby Lettuce
4. Baby Root Crops
5. Extra Greens
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[@epicgardening]

Hope you guys try some of these ideas! If you want copies of my book, here are the 2 places to get it online: → My Book on Amazon: amzn.to/2V7dAEn → Signed Copies: bit.ly/epicgardeningbook (shipping starts 4/9, I sold out and am waiting on more)

[@kevtom1686]

I saw where you recommended Kellog soils. West of phx we really dont have soil that we can garden with so I want to be sure we spend our money properly and on useful products. Thanks.

[@aquafina6544]

You had me until you put sardines on it..yuck!

[@epicgardening]

@@kevtom1686 You bet - Try Espoma Organic, I've been using their stuff for a while now and it's super nice. Otherwise Recipe 420, Fox Farm

[@SnotRockets55]

You looked like you wanted to faceplant into the bowl at the end but were restraining yourself LOL

[@FaithGraceShalom]

I just ordered your book!

[@ydaLnooM]

I'm a vegetarian and that shot of you biting into the pea plant is how my family thinks I eat

[@DCHZS]

😂 🌿

[@captainp.2721]

Please stop veganism. Its destroying the planet! The poor veggies!! Eat some meat instead.

[@GreatRunas]

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[@ApocalypseLounge]

ALOL!

[@JayDrawsManga]

noom...noom..noom. i think you need some meat in your life man..just. just try some. AIGHT JUST..phuh...just. try. some. okay :))

[@miriamrobarts]

In Order of Fastest to Slowest (10 days to 1 month) 1:10 1. Microgreens 3:16 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots 4:32 3. Baby Lettuce / Baby Greens 5:53 4. Greens of Root Crops (such as Beets, Radish, & Turnip) / Baby Root Crops 6:56 5. Extra Greens: 7:03 Baby Kale (including Dazzling Blue Kale) 7:40 Bok Choy (aka pak choi, pichay/petsay, or pok choi is a type of Chinese cabbage) Try a dwarf or baby bok choy variety, or Beni Houshi Mizuna (a mustard with a peppery spicy flavor) 8:12 Harvesting for a salad (these are a little more than a month old, but you can use younger ones) 9:16 Making salad

[@makola1970]

Thanks for writing it out - v. Helpful

[@Durgeshkr00]

Thanks

[@JL-vx1rb]

Thanks!

[@lilazeepnatuurlijk706]

🙏

[@kimgordon3695]

ThankYou Lovely

[@gab3963]

I started gardening this year. I bought a mint plant and catnip, along with two little blueberry bushes. Seeing the plants blow up has really relaxed me. I thought 100% they would all die. I know all of these are really easy , but it is still a huge confidence booster

[@jacquelinesimpson6672]

Congratulations!!

[@wanidisplace1480]

Yes you should be proud!!

[@thebanman2293]

im growing a watermelon

[@lolodee3528]

Once you’ve grown something seed to meal it seems miraculous, doesn’t it!?

[@gracegroh4711]

Give yourself some credit! I can grow just about anything but struggle with blueberries!

[@phayz9]

3:54 Never thought I'd ever hear anyone say "really nice really fresh pea flavor"

[@svnsetexe7326]

In Order of Fastest to Slowest (10 days to 1 month) 1:10 1. Microgreens 3:16 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots 4:32 3. Baby Lettuce / Baby Greens 5:53 4. Greens of Root Crops (such as Beets, Radish, & Turnip) / Baby Root Crops 6:56 5. Extra Greens: 7:03 Baby Kale (including Dazzling Blue Kale) 7:40 Bok Choy (aka pak choi, pichay/petsay, or pok choi is a type of Chinese cabbage) Try a dwarf or baby bok choy variety, or Beni Houshi Mizuna (a mustard with a peppery spicy flavor) 8:12 Harvesting for a salad (these are a little more than a month old, but you can use younger ones) 9:16 Making salad

[@davidlaker1013]

Good presentation--no editorial, straight to the point, no repetition, well-spoken. A breath of fresh air in this overcrowded subject.

[@svnsetexe7326]

In Order of Fastest to Slowest (10 days to 1 month) 1:10 1. Microgreens 3:16 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots 4:32 3. Baby Lettuce / Baby Greens 5:53 4. Greens of Root Crops (such as Beets, Radish, & Turnip) / Baby Root Crops 6:56 5. Extra Greens: 7:03 Baby Kale (including Dazzling Blue Kale) 7:40 Bok Choy (aka pak choi, pichay/petsay, or pok choi is a type of Chinese cabbage) Try a dwarf or baby bok choy variety, or Beni Houshi Mizuna (a mustard with a peppery spicy flavor) 8:12 Harvesting for a salad (these are a little more than a month old, but you can use younger ones) 9:16 Making salad

[@dream.fiiend]

Dude, you're like a cool older bro who teaches me about houseplants and gardening 🌱💚

[@epicgardening]

Appreciate that lil bro

[@redtobertshateshandles]

He's a cool younger bro to me. I'm nearly an old fart.

[@HeartHandmade]

He’s a cool bro around my age teaching me 🤣

[@JNYC-gb1pp]

Sad that our parents no longer teach us these skills, right?

[@heyleebaby]

Funny thing is he actually reminds me of my older bro lol

[@jn1343]

It has been ~10 years since I last tried growing something in our medium size flower pots at home. I was a teen and I loved it. I remember growing Mango, Green Chillies, Tomatoes, Sunflowers, Holy Basil. They are easy to grow in pots.

[@sixteen.candles.4644]

Thank you!!!

[@aboveallLove523]

Mango really ???

[@nowthatsjustducky]

@@aboveallLove523 Got a honey mango pit, from one I got at Grocery Outlet super cheap a couple weeks ago slowly growing in a zipper baggie. Granted, being in Hardiness Zone 5b, it is destined to be just an indoor pet houseplant, and I can't expect it to produce any fruit, but house plant status is what I am mostly interested in any way for now.

[@Aaron_Scissorhands]

My wife and I bought a very small sunflower plant last week from Lowe's, it wasn't even bloomed or anything, and it's growing amazingly fast. It's practically doubled in size and 4 flowers bloomed on it and are about the size of softballs.

[@helllllloworld]

sunflower update?😳😳

[@AliHassan-vd6zj]

This is real post-covid content. I hope we are done with everyone trying to be a millionaire and be more human instead.

[@sylviaruth5008]

Ali Hassan Well said.

[@raymondjblaze7761]

Agreed i am getting his book when I get paid

[@MatanuskaHIGH]

Greed and gluttony is still there and so people will always try to oppress.

[@seanmehmood790]

A human has no rights!

[@Xxtorii91]

Ali Hassan exactly

[@DavidWong1228]

I liked that you showed how you prepared the greens into a meal. Most gardening videos don’t do this and I actually really enjoyed seeing what you did with your clippings. Cheers!

[@svnsetexe7326]

In Order of Fastest to Slowest (10 days to 1 month) 1:10 1. Microgreens 3:16 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots 4:32 3. Baby Lettuce / Baby Greens 5:53 4. Greens of Root Crops (such as Beets, Radish, & Turnip) / Baby Root Crops 6:56 5. Extra Greens: 7:03 Baby Kale (including Dazzling Blue Kale) 7:40 Bok Choy (aka pak choi, pichay/petsay, or pok choi is a type of Chinese cabbage) Try a dwarf or baby bok choy variety, or Beni Houshi Mizuna (a mustard with a peppery spicy flavor) 8:12 Harvesting for a salad (these are a little more than a month old, but you can use younger ones) 9:16 Making salad

[@ms.honeylove]

Same! I love the idea of taking fresh food from the garden and implementing them in my meal prep.

[@sarahtco3230]

Yes I live to cook and prepare fresh salads n stuff but I love to see how other people do their thing!

[@purpledancerbmw5279]

Exactly

[@nanab.3691]

Great video! A quick correction for the novice gardener: the video says all root crops have edible greens. There are a few exceptions to this rule, such as parsnip and potato. Check before you munch!

[@sakuraesther6309]

Thanks Nana

[@lelanicampher4813]

Are potatoes roots?

[@farialmab4723]

@@lelanicampher4813 yes, they are roots, Must Be Cooked, & can’t eat the greens!

[@webgypsy4808]

@@farialmab4723 I typically cook my potatoes but I love them raw as well. They are delicious with a little salt.

[@farialmab4723]

@@webgypsy4808 well, that’s your choice; some people eat blowfish too, doesn’t make it a smart choice. Especially advising strangers that it’s okay when it can cause *days* of digestive distress especially with the peel & the GREENS aren’t edible! But you do you.

[@outdoorsmom2000]

Just a side note.... you can eat kale stems : ) I like to put them in a frying pan, add water to coat the bottom of pan, and cook/steam them until tender (a few minutes)... you can also add kale leaves once the stems are cooked (they only take a minute). Really good mixed in with scrambles eggs and other veggites... or just as a side topped with a little butter, salt, & pepper!

[@ValDarArts]

Microgreens Peas sunflowers Baby lettuce Root crop greens Baby radishes n beets Baby kale Bok choy

[@Just-Nikki]

Valyqa Adar 💕

[@preethinoel938]

It is already given in description box.. 🥴

[@Just-Nikki]

Preethi Noel rude much 🙄

[@preethinoel938]

Merely stating the obvious 😐

[@MatanuskaHIGH]

Valyqa Adar I like arugula micro greens the best. Nutty and spicy

[@ivyhsu59]

I’ve gotten addicted to your channel in the last few days. Started my backyard veggie bed already! Love how you are so into these veggies.

[@epicgardening]

Thank you so much!

[@armandalilly7504]

Don't forget the weeds most are edible and requires little to know maintenance. Try eattheweeds on KZbin and there is a website as well.

[@judysbakeryandtestkitchen1654]

ivyhsu59 same here

[@chipotagwireyi4766]

.

[@amaradonaytsevaot9394]

@@armandalilly7504 don't panic, it's organic✌️

[@VoxAsteri]

whoa i had no idea microgreens existed - i think you just changed my life! im so happy i discovered your channel!

[@lucian_m.r.m]

Just came across this channel a few days a go and now addicted. I love how he shows you what you can make with your crops. The food ideas get me so hyped! Thank you so much.

[@venicemitchell1407]

I like you dude. You dont talk too much, you are not boring in the way you present ur content and you keep ur content very informative with out making a newbie to gardening feel uber ignorant. 😂

[@epicgardening]

Thank you

[@yellowmellow6]

Excellent speaking skills there. Not too slow not too fast, and no pause like uh, uhm or stuttering. Damn 😩🔥

[@magandyratnam804]

Voice radio quality flowing

[@groworchids]

agree! I normally don't like gardening videos with too much talking BUT his speaking skill is flawless and letting his words get to my brain. ok now, I go water my garden :)

[@neosoul7422]

It’s amazing

[@superduperjoi6800]

Very relaxing and informative too

[@Ludofan41]

These guys videos are great. Neat content and well put together for sure!!!

[@redstarling5171]

Im glad you brought up the fact that for leafy greens and root plants you dont need to harvest the entire plant you can just pick a couple leaves off multiple plants and allow the roots to grow bigger or get them to seeding stage so you can collect for next season. I dont think many people know this and its a great way to save time and effort instead of constantly replanting. I also feed my chickens alot of the older leaves and bug eaten ones so nothing goes to waste and for them its a tasty treat.

[@BigBirdGiant]

Kevins videos have taught me a lot about raised bed gardening. I recently started my first bed and have built a second for my fall planting. Now I have to get this book too 😭 thanks Kevin!

[@curlyswirly]

Your vocabulary and articulation is phenomenal! Also the gardening tips are great!

[@epicgardening]

I appreciate that!

[@damienomen68]

@@epicgardening There is a whole world out there , Herbie Goes Bananas + herbs, are small beer. Great stuff-real for many locales.AU.

[@NathanMcCready]

Want to give a shout out! I actually started our microgreening about 4 weeks ago after stumbling on your microgreen video. Since then we had fresh greens since day 6 (radish greens) we are now on our second batch of pea shoots and 3rd round of radish greens:) We have also started cilantro (love it thrown in with our rice bowls). One of the best and fastest ways to get us through the next couple of months of chill weather (southern Ontario Canada) until we can get our backyard urban garden planted out!!

[@Neenerella333]

@Nytram Nytram4348 Plant what YOU like. We'll plant what WE like. Be negative and bossy somewhere else.

[@AseeF]

​@@Neenerella333 He isn't telling anyone what to plant. He is simply saying what he plants and the type of results he has gotten from it.

[@debbieberry4150]

Where do you buy your microgreen seeds?

[@pathtoabetterself7562]

@@debbieberry4150 I get mine from trueleaf market but I order bulk from some different places. Richters in Ontario is another place that has bulk seeds available (mostly for herbal)

[@tpglogin7410]

You and urban gardening are legendary gardening channels.

[@patti5874]

Thank you! I learned that I have a huge patch of sunflower microgreens under our school birdfeeder. My student accidentally tipped it and dropped a lot of seeds. We were going to thin them out and transplant, but now we are going to harvest, wash well and take a taste.

[@antsy_does]

Now that I've harvested my first tomatoes and peppers I'm HOOKED!

[@LB-sk3vl]

I bet your channel and the like are going to blow up over the next 3 months. Masses of people are worried about where their future meals will be coming from. It's a good thing ( silver lining).

[@Just-Nikki]

LB Helms people don’t call me a prepper anymore for homesteading...they want advice and recipes for making medicine, soap and growing food.

[@Sunshine_Daydream222]

The beginning 😍 wake up call, Earthlings!!!

[@AG.Floats]

Lol. You all will still be able to go to the damn store for food... You are not going to starve lets be real here.

[@anne-7372]

@@AG.Floats lets be real here.. trump is doing little to nothing to contain this outbreak. it WILL get bad and you WILL starve. "lol" :) there are already over 35+ Million people in the United States starving, what do you think will happen when people lose jobs- cant pay rent, insurance etc? you think the system will care? when there is already millions going without food?? people. wake up, you are nottt special sweetie lmaooo.

[@AG.Floats]

Everything will go back to normal eventually. You all acting like food is going to be hard ro acquire? EVERYONE IS EATING MORE NOW. All these people stuck at home are gorging themselves lol. Stores are still open. Food will still be available. Lmao you think this is actually the apocalypse.

[@GreenGardenGamer]

been following for 1year+ and came back to this vid because I'm starting my first crop this year mainly inspired by you, Jaques, Steve, Charles and many more. Got the field guide and I can't put it down! I'm so ready and excited for the trial/error of gardening and growing my own food even partially for now. Thanks for putting out this content and making gardening accessible for people like me who want to get into it but don't know how/where to stary!

[@flaircraft]

Getting your first win on a harvest is definitely a big moment. Take it from me - I have a brown thumb and it took many years of dead tomato plants until I finally was successful. I figured out what killed them every year though, so my tomatoes lived a little longer the next year before I made another mistake and killed them. The thing that really sucks is that it's only planting time once a year, so if they die, you have to wait almost a year to try again. The silver lining to the yearlong wait is that it gave me enough courage to try it again, year after year. The moral of the story - like anything in life, don't quit! Learn from your mistakes! As of about 5 years ago I finally got really good at growing heirloom tomatoes, starting from seed and going all the way through the delicious final product. After that, I switched to learning about growing pumpkins and have killed countless pumpkin plants over the past 5 years. Fortunately, about half of what I learned from killing tomatoes applies to pumpkins, so I have progressed a lot faster with the pumpkins than I did with the tomatoes...

[@stillnessinmovement]

totally. had a train wreck starting my garden 2 years ago, killed my momentum. now im back at it and it's going good. ate cilantro chard parsley salad yesterday from the garden.

[@griddamus]

Had my first harvest of Perpetual Spinach recently, you’re right it’s a landmark! Thank you your videos really helped.

[@nickpurdy69]

As a grown ass man who gardens, "pea flavor" and "Main vein" still got me. Never grow up

[@svnsetexe7326]

In Order of Fastest to Slowest (10 days to 1 month) 1:10 1. Microgreens 3:16 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots 4:32 3. Baby Lettuce / Baby Greens 5:53 4. Greens of Root Crops (such as Beets, Radish, & Turnip) / Baby Root Crops 6:56 5. Extra Greens: 7:03 Baby Kale (including Dazzling Blue Kale) 7:40 Bok Choy (aka pak choi, pichay/petsay, or pok choi is a type of Chinese cabbage) Try a dwarf or baby bok choy variety, or Beni Houshi Mizuna (a mustard with a peppery spicy flavor) 8:12 Harvesting for a salad (these are a little more than a month old, but you can use younger ones) 9:16 Making salad

[@laustudie]

My first coriander/cillantro harvest was absolutely crazy. I seeded it late august and it did great during pretty much the entire winter. Lots of freezing and snow, but it just kept on growing and i kept cutting leaves off for cooking pretty much twice a week at some point. The last freezing period in february it finally collapsed and stopped growing. The years after that i had a lot of other plants grow well, but coriander never really did well after that first year. Seeded it a lot of times but they either never sprout or quickly die.

[@janicejanostak2545]

My partner and I have found that microgreens are an AWESOME way to have fresh salad greens throughout the winter. I even love sunflower microgreens sprinkled on right at the end of a stir-fry, they are meaty enough to stand in for mung beans in terms of crunch and texture.

[@mishannab]

You KNOW it's good when you have to take your hat off and fold your hands. That's that "Dang I did that" focus chew. Thank you, watching again and taking notes.

[@JoeSmoe1]

Facts lol

[@svnsetexe7326]

In Order of Fastest to Slowest (10 days to 1 month) 1:10 1. Microgreens 3:16 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots 4:32 3. Baby Lettuce / Baby Greens 5:53 4. Greens of Root Crops (such as Beets, Radish, & Turnip) / Baby Root Crops 6:56 5. Extra Greens: 7:03 Baby Kale (including Dazzling Blue Kale) 7:40 Bok Choy (aka pak choi, pichay/petsay, or pok choi is a type of Chinese cabbage) Try a dwarf or baby bok choy variety, or Beni Houshi Mizuna (a mustard with a peppery spicy flavor) 8:12 Harvesting for a salad (these are a little more than a month old, but you can use younger ones) 9:16 Making salad

[@kiki_7]

At 8:20 I was excited about the salad when you picked all the crops, as if I was going to eat some of it too😂

[@mysticalprowessoftheearth9915]

I love that you show how to prepare your greens towards the end of your video. Thank you.

[@MAMAyBEBEs]

“Nice pea flavor” 😅😂🤪 I’m such a child...

[@_Pro.Bot_]

Came to the comments to say the same ha ha

[@cadenrichardson3355]

It’s a nice nutty flavor 😫🤣😂

[@rinaldoteixeira6028]

@@cadenrichardson3355 omg😂

[@IsabellaRiveraaa]

LOL sameeee

[@Ladycrafty6]

Guess we’re all children 🤣😭

[@JadenNeko]

Am fangirling so hard right now. Few months ago i I chucked a few patatoes on the ground and am about to pull them out. Wish I found your channel earlier, but you have a new fan now!

[@kiobio7311]

I remember my first harvest. I was 12 and burried some potatoes for a school project and i was so surprised at the amount of them after i harvested haha Good times!

[@craciunator99]

You're living my current dream, I cant wait to have bunches of food outside I can go pick and eat, Ive been growing sprouts for 6 months and just started microgreens, I love the journey and theres nothing better than eating the food you grew

[@trishdavi7049]

Kevin I like the way you explain things fluently. Some of your videos I have to rewatch to remember what it was you recommended in it that I did not know. Thanks

[@johntonge9818]

Thanks for all the info! I grow mixed leaf lettuce, baby spinach, parsley, basil and kale in 3' x 8" boxes in a sunny spot attached to a privacy fence. I can harvest them all summer long from the original plants I planted in spring. This year I will try cukes in the ground and grow them up the fence.

[@janehasgoneinsane2766]

Just, incredible. You've made me feel like I can actually do this...with success. I've been trying to get to the point of self-sufficiency, and this is one of those trainings that will help me get there. Thank you.

[@isabelkassan5244]

I grow micro greens regularly in a raised bed and pot! I cut off and regrow! I wash dry and use as a salad for one with a boiled egg and tomatoes and a little dressing or in a sandwich! I do this practically every day for a light lunch! I will be happy to try some of the other greens! Thank you for such a helpful video

[@yedid914]

Wonderful, I'm growing chia, lentils, arugula, peas and sunflowers, beens . I love gardening

[@jkschulte3448]

I grew up in the inland valley and had big ungrounds gardens as a kid, but now I have a small area to grow. I started with a few pots and started growing herbs for the first time. Then your video on basil pruning popped up. Now I’m up to 10 plants and I’m propagating my own thanks to you. I love this channel. Keep it up.

[@maxkeo1]

Started gardening this year. I haven't made it to harvest yet on anything but I am looking forward to it. I'm a fan of this channel! Thank you for the very informative videos you put out!

[@webetruckin115]

This is literally the video/channel I’ve been looking for. I’m looking for veggies I can easily grow on my balcony in containers. Micro greens are the perfect solution! Thank you!

[@DindellaTheDefender]

I can’t thank you enough for your content. I’ve been interested in gardening for a while now, despite some health issues that really drain my stamina. You really make me feel like I can do it too.

[@knyred2366]

First time watching. I never leave comments but this was a Great vid! You have a way of educating & speaking passionately about food. In times like this I think it’s important people learn to appreciate gardening/farming. I look forward to getting my garden started as well as learning more from your book. Thanks!

[@gardeningfaithandfamily]

I love growing fast growing crops. It's always a highlight of the season when you're waiting on all the others to be ready

[@jessstuart7495]

I planted radishes on July 4th, and harvested them 25 days later.

[@lettheworldburn2998]

Did you actually eat them?

[@xoxliltina12xox]

This is amazing! I am a new gardener who just bought a farm in Panama. Your videos are absolutely incredible and make me feel more confident with getting started! thank you for so much detail and sharing all of this knowledge!

[@shaneconcepcion]

Your channel has been so convenient in light of our current circumstances. THANK YOU!

[@pollyangel6177]

Love it 💚🙏🏽♥️ thank you. On another site someone said when she cooks kale and removes stems, she roasts stems in oven with a sprinkle of EVOO & salt. So I did this and gave my 5yo grandson a taste of the stems, he loved it so much as they’re crunchy & a bit salty and he said ‘grandma can you put some in a paper bag for my snack on the way home’, so cute as he always gets a treat from the garden in a paper bag to eat on the way home from my house, little did he really know he was eating kale stems 😂

[@melissahope5796]

Man I can’t wait to sit down at my kitchen table and eat things I’ve grown. New gardener here! I want to get your book! Putting it in amazon cart now!!!!

[@50Street21]

Hi Kevin. . . every day I anticipate your videos--especially in this time of self-quarantine. Thanks for giving us a new vantage point to our world that is so important to all of us. Kindest regards, Darryl

[@svnsetexe7326]

In Order of Fastest to Slowest (10 days to 1 month) 1:10 1. Microgreens 3:16 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots 4:32 3. Baby Lettuce / Baby Greens 5:53 4. Greens of Root Crops (such as Beets, Radish, & Turnip) / Baby Root Crops 6:56 5. Extra Greens: 7:03 Baby Kale (including Dazzling Blue Kale) 7:40 Bok Choy (aka pak choi, pichay/petsay, or pok choi is a type of Chinese cabbage) Try a dwarf or baby bok choy variety, or Beni Houshi Mizuna (a mustard with a peppery spicy flavor) 8:12 Harvesting for a salad (these are a little more than a month old, but you can use younger ones) 9:16 Making salad

[@rosewaters2533]

Chop up some toasted almond nuts and it’ll bring your salad to the next level. You can also zest some citrus to it too.

[@epicgardening]

[@Laughinggray]

Or toasted cashews, yummy.

[@jamesegan8184]

Great video. I have just gotten into gardening so I appreciate the admission that your very first harvest was bad and now you can identify the easiest home crops to grow. Nice that you threw in the salad at the end, must have been tasty!

[@sarahlittle6286]

Just had my first big harvest today! Working in an apartment plot (3’x10’) in New England was REALLY difficult but I absolutely loved it.

[@ilenepryce1649]

Wow you have saved me a bunch of time and money in these trying times and crisis to boost my family immune system thankds bro

[@LillibitOfHere]

Young celery is amazing. I hated celery until I grew my own.

[@epicgardening]

Yeah cutting celery! So good

[@amybrown6540]

I just started preparing dishes using celery greens. Delicious!

[@chetnamukhia2197]

The salad looks really fresh & yumm!!! I love it when the gardeners harvest what they grow and cook as well. I find it very interesting & motivating to eat healthy. Great job!!!🙌💖

[@alfwaibel4773]

My most beloved fast growing, big harvest plant is swiss chard. Together with onions and potatos a great mediterranean dish, roasted in olive oil, seasoned with a little salt and maybe garlic, called "blitva". The people in dalmatian coast eat that together with fried fish. And not to forget - swiss chard is a very healthy vegetable, which can be harvested over months, until the first frost. Just pick the outer leafs, and the plant will regrow in no time, continuous harvest guaranteed.

[@maddiepriede7320]

Thank you so much for showing us how you actually use some of these! I’ve learnt so much from your channel, thank you ❤️

[@emilybyler8407]

Since we have all been stuck in our houses i’ve loved learning about growing and identifying plants. Not that i didn’t already, but i’ve forgotten how much i loved getting outside and learning about my environment. I don’t know much, but i am slowly building my knowledge. Now I know more about these plants in the video!! Thanks for the video and keep up the great work! Also, I am considering buying your book. Would it be helpful for someone who lives in southern Ohio?

[@kimberlybrink1400]

I'll say it over and over. Very motivating! I enjoyed the part where you took a bite from the garden ☺️

[@joanholland3438]

Thanks so much for all these great tips for a salad! I’m ready for Spring here!🪴🪴🪴

[@hlm636]

I love he just gave a bite the pea leaf😂

[@iolanisjourney4828]

Yaass, good to know bok choy grows quickly. It is one of my favorites. Mahalo 🤙for the tip, will definitely start my garden with that one for sure.

[@marymorales9906]

That’s awesome how you went from gardening to eating the greens in your plate. I love it! New subbie here & I will be trying your urban gardening techniques.

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

Just cut the leaves of the beet roots, they keep growing more leaves. 💖😎 Just like green onions do, when you cut the green part short. I have planted smaller beet roots from the grocery stores back into a pot, or the garden. I got leaves, large root bulbs and lots of seeds. Easy to do. Delicious too.

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

I do the same things. ❤😊

[@thisoneT]

I'm just getting started with gardening and your channel has been a great resource! Thanks 💞

[@kajalhinduja6972]

Omg I had no idea you wrote that book, just recently started reading it! Thanks 💜

[@Jenoveryonder]

LOVE the wall mounted staghorn fern!

[@BabyBishRemy]

Im glad youre taking your harvest to the kitchen!

[@sophiemorrison9820]

bless you, sir. not a very experienced gardener but the topic excites me. thanks for the education. looking forward to a modest undertaking for myself soon.

[@epicgardening]

You got this!

[@christinewieseler6401]

I can attest to the microgreens. Watched Kevin's microgreens video, tried it and had greens in no time... and it was effortless. Its amazing!!! So exited about continuing this!

[@malavila6464]

I'm started gardening on my balcony and I love your advices which are concrete, useful and interesting. As you are. Green greetings from Switzerland!

[@MoonduckPsy]

Just started the mizuna; it pours rain in my area, so molds and mildews are an issue but planting cold weather crops is fun! The salad construction was a fun idea; as they were a sample, I didn’t know the mizuna flowers were edible! Thanks for the video, Kevin!

[@diycraftsnhacks]

Love the microgreens idea. Great tips. Time to sow more seeds.

[@arunseigell7361]

U shud try spinach -good at every stage.A good salad: spinach,orange slices &walnuts with salt,pepper &olive oil

[@viviangood1406]

That sounds awesome. I'm picking some and make that salad.

[@rosaunolalintino]

I've been craving salad since yesterday and this certainly has not helped me lmao .

[@fiemy6888]

I love spinach with some good tomatoes, onions, and fresh mozzarella. Topped with olive oil/lemon juice/balsamic vinegar and salt & pepper. Or thrown on a pan with some mushrooms. Even instead of lettuce in burgers or sandwiches! I’m very very new to gardening, this is my first season, but I think I have to grow some!

[@tamarar.4642]

That sounds soooooo gooood! LOL

[@lomeldror]

i still remember being like 7 years old and harvesting my first radishes! it really inspired me to keep experimenting with gardening.

[@alisonhendry2928]

Love this one! Excellent content. You are a great teacher and super funny. I am going to try food gardening again. I did have fun replanting my “ live” Boston lettuce bottoms and actually harvested two heads!!!( I don’t think you have video on this I just gave it a try after watching one of your other videos and I had hope again) Now the stems are growing me some more! You are inspiring! Beets and bay kale here I come!

[@DelightfulDissident]

You make learning extra enjoyable

[@juliewitte7599]

I live on a mountainside so I garden in pots. Love your vids! Always something new to learn. Thank you.

[@lynnedinsdale5009]

Sm garden so pots, an older gentin UK site home grown veg does v gd carrots n potatoes in pots.

[@michellewilliams1530]

I have tried some baby lettuce mixes from seeds (Mesculum), which is now thriving due to lots of nurturing and determination. Seeds are new to me this year straight in garden but managed to keep at it with the plants and seeds/seedlings to finally have some veggies growing now!😄. I'm in Maryland so lettuce mixes are usually spring and fall. I found a summer blend, heat resistant, seed pods of arugula, endive, red lettuce, etc (basically a cool little salad mix), but ended up with literally two leaves of different lettuces after 2 mths. I didn't do seeds starter this year bc I started late and lost tray lid. I used seed starter when putting seeds right in ground. As of yesterday, my BF and I are finally building my potting bench/table so I can finally have my own workspace and be organized. This is one of my passions and it's been a lot of stress instead this year. So... after all that info I have 2 questions...1) I love Kale and fun lettuce mixes. Can I still grow them now that Summer is here (80's-90's)? , 2) if I do seeds in trays again do they need sunlight? That sounds like a ridiculous? But I've watched videos and some say to grow seeds in warm damp seed mix in shade until seedlings. I've never grown them in trays but my BF did last year in sunny window in Winter. And finally, 3) I have Romaine lettuce that has been the best growing plant I bought. However, I've put off harvesting it bc I thought once you harvest it doesn't grow back. Now it's beginning to flower at top and don't know if I should just take leaves from the sides for harvesting or cut the whole bunch. I want it to keep growing if possible.

[@srsapb1]

If it has flowers, it bolted and will be very bitter.

[@myrnasilverio1362]

Oh, that crunchiness of your salad greens 😋

[@danakarloz5845]

I like the “hats off to the chef” that you did! 🤓👍

[@calnative4904]

Beet greens are awesome, we grew those when I was a kid. Way better than spinach. 🌱

[@epicgardening]

They're so underrated!

[@ranchoraccolto]

Yes i love the. Too

[@larrycarr4562]

Planted in the shade the beet greens flourish, the bulb not. Just the reverse in full sunshine. I’ll take the beet greens por favor!

[@lynnedinsdale5009]

I dodnt know bk in the day. Beets only grown for their leaves.

[@EmersonArnault]

Your channel is a must-watch for me. Thank you!

[@rainaftersnowplease3786]

Pea shoots are some of my favorite greens! Underrated for sure, subtly sweet and refreshing!

[@LeeFecteau]

This is one of the BEST channels on KZbin I have seen!

[@erod5531]

He is ADORABLE and the info is great too!

[@mrsblessed5102]

really informative and not bad to look at lol

[@erod5531]

@@mrsblessed5102 that is EXACTLY what I'm saying lol

[@williamsaltsman6537]

I love growing sprouts to add to my salads and veggie sandwitches..

[@victornuno7429]

Great video for growing a new vegetable home garden. Thank you for teaching us how to do it and what vegetables to select!

[@petinachambersmcvay8482]

Wow, just watching you cutting some pieces for your salad....and I've got this huge grin on my face. lol That really was beautiful! Thank u. Great video.

[@epicgardening]

:)

[@MultiSoulsearching]

I did and I have sprouted fenugreek and coriander, amazing! My back garden needs a lot of preparing and I don't have time 😊

[@gwendolynnehanuse4598]

Because of this video. I just sewed my first "Four seasons" lettuce. It says it's for early spring, but I'm growing them in my kitchen by the window. Wish me luck!