5 WAYS TO GET THE MOST FROM YOUR KITCHEN GARDEN (row covers, CCA, polycultures, vertical gardening)

[@harriettejensen479]

Glad to see you on youtube again! My favorite tip to increase your harvest is to ignore the spacing requirements on the seed packet. They are usually only appropriate for commercial growers. I loved your reminder to place trellises on the north end of your plot in the northern hemisphere. I have a small garden and big dreams and usually plant too many seeds for the space I have.

[@GrownToCook]

I am also always too optimistic about the available space - especially when browsing seed catalogues ;)

[@gordonsmit3396]

Thanks for the video..👌🏻 👌🏻 Welcome back....

[@almostahippie]

Im glad I found your channel! Looking forward to watching more videos!

[@GrownToCook]

Thank you, Fritzie!

[@Pixieworksstudio]

I'm so pleased to see you again, and you have been busy with a book. Amazing! Thank you for the video, your videos are always so refreshing.

[@GrownToCook]

Than you, Amanda-Jayne! I have so many ideas for videos but too little time to make them :(

[@trevorwills3356]

I increase my garlic yield by not letting it bulb up I Iharvest it like leeks and trim any yellowing foliage then blitz it in a blender and freeze it in bags. It also tastes milder when added to different dishes .

[@GrownToCook]

Great tip I've sometimes done this by accident, not harvesting all the bulbs :)

[@gotlaufa]

Great to see you again! You make gardening seem approachable & enjoyable, I love it.

[@GrownToCook]

Thanks so much, Sandra, that is exactly what I hope to convey!

[@kerryl4031]

Welcome back. Love your book - and the recipes too. Hope you will write another on your food forest someday. Many thanks :D

[@GrownToCook]

Thanks so much, Kerry! Yes, I think another book (on the food forest) will happen but it might take some time :)

[@deborahcoyle7612]

Ooh! I’m putting your book on my wishlist. I also wanted to let you know that I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve made your butternut Bundt cake, Vera. It’s one of my favorite dessert recipes now.

[@GrownToCook]

Yay!! I hope you'lll love it! The butternut cake is a true evergreen here too: My husband decided to learn how to make it too and made it twice in 1 week!

[@jofape1]

Good to see you again. You are amazing.

[@sierradayhiker]

Thank you for you doing still video for us.

[@maristermcsorley4203]

How nice to you again Vera ; thank you for another great video 😊

[@uteweyer1548]

good to see you again!

[@delphinedelavallee7464]

sympa de vous retrouver!

[@paulcoster2064]

Great to see that you have returned with advice for a new season. Our allotment in Oosterhout NB is set up this season for polycropping with each different crop family being given a block of 500mm x 400mm (on beds also 1200 wide). The plan is to have every block surrounded by plants from different plant families, with at least 4 families on each bed, so that the roots of different families mingle at the edge of each block or cluster. Some beds are for taller crops - with supports, others for covering against insect pests and the rest open. We hope you have a great season once today's low temperatures have passed

[@GrownToCook]

Your allotment sounds amazing! I'd love to see some pics later in the season!

[@paulcoster2064]

@@GrownToCook Thank you. Season planting delayed due to home isolation with Covid, but we plan to dodge the showers and catch up in the coming days. We will take photos as the beds develop

[@marjanhelder7988]

Goed je weer te zien. Ik geniet van je boeken👍

[@GrownToCook]

Daar word ik heel blij van, Marjan!

[@melstill]

I'm very happy to see you again! I have your book and have read it again this winter. I tend to do that in anticipation of the new planting year. I always seem to learn something from your book and videos. For instance, I didn't know radish seed pods were not only edible but tasty. In my area our spring warms up quite quickly and some veggies don't really like the heat so much. So, this year I started very early, in February. Despite the sudden freezing temps we've experienced they seem to be doing fine and I 'm hoping for a better harvest then years past.

[@GrownToCook]

It's so lovely to hear you're rereading my book, Mel! Thank you!! I hope your plants will be alright (it got very cold here too and we're having snow today!) but plants are often tougher than we expect :)

[@nateanderson5289]

Thanks for another great video! I have learned a lot from your book and videos even though my climate is quite different. Your backyard garden is a huge inspiration to me - I’d love to see an update on that!

[@GrownToCook]

Thanks so much, Nate!!

[@debbiestip]

Fijn je weer te zien Vera! In de winter en het begin van het nieuwe jaar heb ik regelmatig je boek "Tuin Smakelijk" weer in mn handen, blijft een heerlijk en leerzaam boek om te lezen! Tips on productivity? Presow some veggies, so you can plant them early, gives you an early harvest and then sooner space for another crop. Even combine your plantings 50/50 with some direct sowing and you'll spread your harvest as well. Groetjes weer! Debbie

[@mariawhite1328]

Great to see you back Vera! I can’t believe I don’t have your book yet, putting that on my list to get 🌸

[@GrownToCook]

I hope you''ll love it, thank you!!

[@cozyhomemakingvibes]

I love this book. One of my favorites! ❤️ ☀️🪴📗 lovely video too ☺️

[@GrownToCook]

Thanks so much, Casey💚

[@jamesreid9026]

welcome back.

[@perryleopold7555]

Nice to see you.

[@GrownToCook]

Thank you, Perry!!

[@kristab1638]

Thanks for another informative video.

[@GrownToCook]

Thank you, Krista!

[@GinaSiska]

I love the seed pods of radishes! I eat them right off the plant…I almost prefer them over the radishes themselves 😁. Your garden is inspirational and I always look forward to your videos!

[@GrownToCook]

That is so nice to hear, Gina!!

[@helio2k]

Do you use living mulches in your raised beds? Do you recommend something for newly established raised beds, with probably heavy soil? Your business is planning gardens for customers?

[@GrownToCook]

I do not use living mulch myself, as I replant and resow my beds several times in a season I find it easiest to work with other (not-living) mulches. My best advice is to ad as much compost to new beds as you can get! I sometimes design edible gardens for customers but I am mainly a garden writer and teacher :)

[@zoeward4555]

Great to see you on youtube again! Where did you get your metal trellises?

[@annab3952]

@Vera - I think its rebar mesh in the middle, but how did you make the outer support frame?

[@GrownToCook]

Hi Zoe and Anna! We made the trellis following a great tutorial by Patrick Dolan from @oneyardrevolution:kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4OzfaePpbyenZo

[@LanceKnott]

Great advise. Thank you.

[@GrownToCook]

So glad you liked the video, Lance!

[@MrsMandieileen]

I have your book! Love it, thank you ♥️

[@GrownToCook]

That makes me super happy, thank you!!

[@pennythompson4790]

very interesting videoxx

[@shaguftanadeemfoodsecrets6457]

God job

[@gawain8000]

Great stuff (:

[@jeremybird5739]

A couple of years ago you planted pawpaw trees. How are they doing?

[@GrownToCook]

They’re doing well, there are flower buds on both, so fingers crossed we get our first harvest this year!

[@joshlovegood9392]

At the start of the video I thought that was you whistling haha!

[@GrownToCook]

Haha, I’m not that good at whistling;)

[@pavlos12]

Kdy začínáte zakrývat rostliny před škůdci? Jedná se mi hlavně o běláska který mi vždy zničí vše brukvovité. Vyjde kniha někdy v češtině? 🙂

[@GrownToCook]

Zakrývám hned po vysazeni a nechávám dokud se rostliny pod textilii vejdou! Překlad zatím není v planu, ale bylo by to hezké :)

[@Lillystromhollow]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@janohdegroot989]

Waar heb je je microfoon, onder de jas? Het kraakt nogal totdat je de jas uitdoet..

[@GrownToCook]

Ja, ik denk dat dat het was :( Volgende keer beter!

[@debbiestip]

Oh en hoe kom jij nog aan klimaatdoek? Ik bestelde eens bij denieuwetuin, maar die zijn er natuurlijk mee gestopt. Op internet vind je wel vanalles, maar ik weet dan nooit of ik nou echt het juiste, zelfde iets heb als ik bestel. Groetjes, Debbie

[@GrownToCook]

Die van mij kwam idd ook van De Nieuwe tuin en gelukkig gaat die niet makkelijk stuk, dus ik verwacht het nog jaren te kunnen gebruiken!