A Genius Way To Be More Self-Sufficient

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@carolfryer9494 Ай бұрын

8:54 I have a very small garden back yard here in the USA. I dont have room to experiment. I do grow only what I love and still working on some items I havent perfected yet. Each year I add another layer to one of my beds and amend and compost well. I gathered up all my kale plants and replanted them in the highest bed for the winter. Gardening is such a source of peace and delight.When you get older it becomes even more important. Thank you for your wonderful ideas and knowledge Huw.

@HuwRichards Ай бұрын

It really is such a source of peace and delight, a wonderful summary of a beautiful passion🌿

@beentheredonethat6584 Ай бұрын

Growing only a few plant types is definitely more relaxing. This year I divided my 20x40 ft plot into three parts and grew only potatoes, corn and onions. Being able to manage the three plant types brought added benefit in having 3 perfect crops. Although I produced far more than I could possibly eat I was able to trade with other gardeners for produce that they had too much of. As a result, I was able to eat just about anything I wanted.

@bearsbreeches Ай бұрын

The slugs and sparrows are self sufficient in my garden😮

@ChaosOrZen Ай бұрын

I don't want to brag but I have self sufficient moles, voles, and gophers.

@suzilouden5964 Ай бұрын

Slugs, snails & black birds.....have a ball in my garden....😂

@bearsbreeches Ай бұрын

I hear chard is easy to grow and I see others large colourful leaves and stems. I end up with just the stems about 4" long nibbled all along the edges but I love the little brown birds so keep planting

@bearsbreeches Ай бұрын

@@ChaosOrZen I'd say gophers is definitely bragging

@michaelross2054 Ай бұрын

Well, on my allotment if it is not slugs and snails it is leak miner, leek moth or pea moth, if not these it is b&£%d pigeons, if not them it is badgers and if that lot is not enough it is light fingered people whose mothers and fathers were not married!!

@homebodyjen752 Ай бұрын

I tucked tiny basil plants in between my main crops and even though I barely used the basil itself, I loved having it in the garden. The scent of basil was so lovely as I watered the plants and the bees and hummingbirds love the flowers.

@bearsbreeches Ай бұрын

When you grow things you come to love them anyway. ' I grew these' 😊

@vjosullivan Ай бұрын

Even if I grew nothing else; I would never love or eat Brussels sprouts.

@vicdishiker Ай бұрын

That’s the best gardening advice I’ve ever heard - thank you!

@merlindodson7562 Ай бұрын

The notion that you're less likely to experiment when you don't have extra resonated with me. We devour our tomatoes with salsa every year and I seldom have enough to make soup or sauce or to dehydrate them up for later but on the years that we have bigger crops, I really enjoy experimenting.

@kathleenschaefer7012 Ай бұрын

Thanks! I love the parts about growing what I like to eat, and flowers mixed in, and veg for the different seasons. It has me thinking ahead!

@HuwRichards Ай бұрын

Glad you found it thought provoking!:)

@michellebarbour5777 Ай бұрын

Phew..what a relief. I've just received my seed order and NO, I am NOT going to grow the squash after watching this. I really don't like squash very much so I'm going to swap the seeds in the Spring for something that I DO like..maybe more courgettes. Excellent 'permission' :)

@Ollybus Ай бұрын

I grew squash for the first time this year and really enjoyed the experience plus enjoyed eating them.

@GARDENER42 Ай бұрын

I've just listed what I've grown over the past 12 months; 36 different fruit & veg, some with 2 or 3 varieties, over my 15m x 3.2m area at home & my 6m x 13m mini allotment. I currently have 2 varieties of lettuce, salad rocket, cultivated rocket, 2 varieties of spinach, florence fennel & two varieties of mizuna in the polytunnel. Outside, I still have celery, celeriac, beetroot, cabbage, broccoli, brussels sprouts. I only got back into growing my own 7 years ago, after a 20 year break & went 'no dig' 5 years ago. Made 3.25m³ of compost this year too.

@pampotgieter7611 Ай бұрын

So simple and basic and to the point. This really makes sense Huw. I am still very new to gardening. Been a helluva learning curve. I love all your videos, so packed full with awesome information. I shall be sharing this one too. Robbie and Gary in America favourite statement "Eat what you grow" sums up what you said. Thank you for sharing your time and experience with us. So grateful. Much love from South Africa 🌍🇿🇦 🤗❤🤗

@LizZorab Ай бұрын

Yes, grow what you love to eat, not just what you love to grow!

@jtunderwood5545 Ай бұрын

This is a great message and excellent reminder on how to be a good steward to your family, your body, and the earth.

@alanshrimpton6787 Ай бұрын

Chard or silverbeet as we call it is so easy to grow and I just steam it and replace it with store purchased brocoli so it's cost saving for me. You can stick half a dozen plants scattered around and you get a good couple of years out of a plant as you take the outer leaves.

@elissaodonoghue5940 Ай бұрын

Thanks Huw, Great video. Completely agree to growing what you love to eat but also what actually grows well in your garden. There are a few vegetables that I love but don't have any luck growing, carrots and radish for example. I can buy beautiful carrots and radish at the local farmers market so I can save my space for things that actually are a pleasure to grow and eat. Also agree flowers are a must. I love watching all of the insects they attract, that's half the fun of gardening for me!🙂

@the.bee.friendly.gardener 2 күн бұрын

Definitely agree with you here! Growing what grows well is so important for me to keep enjoying gardening. I have the same issue with growing carrots but will happily buy them, and grow other stuff that grows well!

@pofdsjoijsodfjsoidf Ай бұрын

Harvest leaves from several lettuces instead of cutting 1. The overall yield is larger as you can harvest many times without killing your plants.

@jeffengel2607 Ай бұрын

You can also adjust your cooking and eating to conform with what you can grow easily and happily. What you do not want is simply disjunction between your happy gardening and your happy eating.

@intentionallymade Ай бұрын

I’m creating a permaculture nursery this year so for every guild I’m trying to add in my top ten crop list for growing annuals. We will see how it goes. My bulk must grows are tomatoes, peppers, onions, garlic, green beans, kajari melons, cucumbers, honeynut squash and lots of flowers and herbs. I also take each season to learn how to grow a new plant so I’m not bombarded with a ton of new things in one season. It’s helped so much with that approach.

@bradliston8990 Ай бұрын

I'm working to pull out a good chunk of grass this winter for exactly this, a second garden plot area. I want to get a bunch of garlic, potatoes and onions in. My wife and I cook with them every week multiple times, so it just seems logical to water the food instead of the dumb grass. Last year I let a bunch of this area go wild with a wildflower blend too, I loved that and cant wait to do it again along a larger boarder row.

@SueLaverack Ай бұрын

You are so right Huw. We once had an allotment where we were frowned upon for not growing masses of sprouts and kale. Now my husband and I enjoyed both those veg but our kids didn't so we just grew a few and majored on the peas and climbing french beans we all ate happily. Now I am a widow living alone I have started to grow more of the dark green leaves. And if I see seeds of something I haven't tried (or see it on a video) I a) try to buy it in the shop or b) grow just a few plants to see if it does well and I enjoy it.

@almostahippie Ай бұрын

Just realised I haven’t subscribed yet! Been watching your videos for a while now and I mostly love your garden tour videos! I love seeing other gardeners using the available space they have to grow food. We don’t need to wait to move to a proper farm to start growing food! Keep it up!

@juliaware7504 Ай бұрын

My focus are on things we eat - flour corn, beans, peas, squash, tomatoes and alliums. We've been self sufficient on garlic and chillies the last 2 years, so this year I'm hoping for onion self sufficiency!!

@Mark723 Ай бұрын

The courage of one's convictions is a very powerful life lesson, something my mother taught me at a very young age which has served me quite well throughout the years. Plant what you want to eat - how simple yet profound. Leeks! Proof that God exists. Creamed leeks go with just about anything, especially fish. Well done our Huw - and nice to hear that you still have that gorgeous lilting voice. Happy days. Cheers!

@CWorgen5732 Ай бұрын

I wish I could extra-like this comment.

@chrissiehart22 Ай бұрын

What I wanted and what I got this year has been 2 different things! But after listen to the Joshua Sparked interview I will be looking at things differently. Which is going to make my life easier fingers crossed as in just 1 slug and snail collection I got more than 100! Something has to change x

@bhalliwell2191 Ай бұрын

As are several other commenters, we're growing in a small urban space and to grow only what we enjoy eating just makes sense. It *has* to make sense, lol! Thank you for this video which has been both uplifting and encouraging. We are still trying to narrow down our favorite varieties of, say, collard greens so we'll be growing more of what we truly love *best.* (Beet root, we've already restricted to "golden," possibly albino, or no beetroot at all.) Himself enjoys parsnips, but if the decision were solely mine I'd never give them so much as a square centimeter. (Sorry, those of you who are parsnip lovers! But we do love Brussels sprouts!) Anyway, it is a delight to receive encouragement to pare down the list which used to be much too large for the space available, "...in case we might miss out on something." Even pared down, though, it runs to twenty-seven different vegetables we don't want to be without. Much gardening love from Northeast Ohio, USA. 😊💚💚💚💚💚😊

@martinaheist3335 Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing all these helpful advices and ideas. Your content motivates me so much to try new things in my garden 💚

@HuwRichards Ай бұрын

I'm so glad! That's exactly why I make these videos🌿

@jennywilliams9594 Ай бұрын

So glad you are back making videos on youtube! I've been forced to binge watch some of your older videos! 😄

@hollydimig3998 Ай бұрын

I love the fact that you are very practical.

@ThatBritishHomestead Ай бұрын

You have such a lovely and perfect garden. My dream is to be self sufficient in most things

@rasserfrasser Ай бұрын

Every time I hear turnips I can't help but think of John Pinette. I actually grew two by accident because I was sold the wrong set of seeds. You're a brave man, Huw. I couldn't bring myself to eat them. lol You're so on point though. Next year will be my year 2 of gardening and its motto is "only grow what you will eat" yes! like 6 things (starting with garlic now). It's easy to fall in love with the idea of growing cool vegetables, but what are you doing? lol

@the.bee.friendly.gardener 2 күн бұрын

Hi from Melbourne, Australia! I love the overhead shots of your garden. So beautiful and green! Made me laugh when you said “one or two meals a year to remember what turnips are like”

@KieronRSmith Ай бұрын

Defiantly prioritising green beans and garlic this upcoming year!

@12thsonofisrael Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your wisdom and encouraging people to try to grow produce that they will eat. If one out of three people in the world grew three nutritious crops, there would be no hunger in the world. I hope you continue to grow in wisdom, strength and that your message will touch the hearts and minds of people around the world. ❤

@MarvinNL Ай бұрын

Such a simple truth that needs to be universally shared. Thank you,

@HuwRichards Ай бұрын

My pleasure🌿

@lyndaturner6686 Ай бұрын

Good advice Huw, I noticed the garden is surrounded by fields as is mine also I have a high banking on one side dividing my garden from a field , so how did you manage to grow so much when the slugs and snails and cool weather with grey skies and persistent rain for most of last years growing season have all but defeated me , I’m 76 and although I love growing food I was almost driven to the point of giving up. Of course the inspiration I get from KZbin gardeners will probably get me growing again next year.

@jeanettebot193 Ай бұрын

The advantage of planting many things, is that you always have a harvest if some things fail to grow.

@PennyFarmer-w8g Ай бұрын

Ya gotta know, this is really helping me, to think of what I want to grow. Very helpful. Thank you.

@melania239 Ай бұрын

First time I see Huw wearing a color different than blue.

@HuwRichards Ай бұрын

Time to spice things up a bit😉

@mamache2028 Ай бұрын

Agree

@c0delama Ай бұрын

Absolutely mental!

@naomiledger1374 21 күн бұрын

I literally laughed out loud at your chocolate analogy! So true LOL You're right about growing what you love to eat and it does keep things simple, manageable and help with motivation. But I would also argue that getting excited about growing your own food is a golden opportunity to actually expand your palette and learn to love other things too. I think lots of ppl think they don't like something when in fact they've either never really tried it or they've only had a poor version of it from the store or cooked in a way that wasn't to their liking. Growing your own food in your own backyard is like having your own personal little food lab to experiment in! I love my garden and it's where I spend every morning before work and usually when I get home too. My veggie garden is still relatively new so anything that's growing well and has begun fruiting has my full attention! LOL As does my latest obsession - my compost piles. Your allotment there looks beautiful, Huw. Appreciate the good advice.

@Chris_Keep Ай бұрын

Just took over my very first allotment, lots of clearing and now planning what to grow next year. Really helpful video to remember to grow what I like rather than grow everything possible/ compare myself to what others grow!

@christopherjhall Ай бұрын

Try perpetual spinach, so easy to grow and great in curries al a sag

@Chris_Keep Ай бұрын

@ thanks, will definitely take a look at that!

@gmorgan894 Ай бұрын

Get those perennial veggies in , in your first year.

@Chris_Keep Ай бұрын

@@gmorgan894 my plot has perennial fruits. Have raspberries, currants and gooseberries as well as apple trees. Will deffo look at perennial veggies though!

@ChaosOrZen Ай бұрын

Anything my family doesn't eat, if it can't be frozen, dehydrated, or shared with neighbors, goes to the farm animals. They enjoy the farm treats.

@maggiemanzke7926 Ай бұрын

I've always grown only what I like to eat. My family has issues with tomatoes, so I don't plant them. I LOVE kale! Thanks for a great video Huw.

@princesswarrior7788 Ай бұрын

Yes to all you shared ❤

@mariaelenaloveslove Ай бұрын

Pea tendrils and chervil sprig of joy the finest salad u will ever enjoy

@louiseeyahpaise795 Ай бұрын

I am an urban gardener, so I have a small space. I grow vertical as much as I can. Next spring and summer I will not be growing beans, carrots and potatoes. I planted enough to last another season for three people. It's all in jars now. Next summer I will grow, among other things some onions , tomatoes, peppers and maybe cabbage. I had issues with cabbage worms and slugs this past summer and they totally destroyed my cabbage. I usually use tule to cover them and this last time I ordered some very flimsy tule and it did not last, it was in shreds in no time, it was cheap for a reason. Live and learn. I sure love your garden, it so well organised and so healthy looking. Thanks for all your tips and your know how. I appreciate it. Have a nice day. 👍🏽🙏🏽☺❤

@intuitiveinspiredart4366 Ай бұрын

Love a fresh, raw, turnip... right out of the garden!

@MariaPalmer-xo8eb Ай бұрын

I think in Cyprus it is cut into sticks and used to scoop up dips, eg hummus

@lorebrown5307 Ай бұрын

I like mashed turnip potatoes.

@shawneegrows Ай бұрын

Security, yes. Diversity, yes. Beauty, yes. Being a gardner is one of my favorite things.

@ImGlyn Ай бұрын

Great video to watch just before I tuck myself into bed in Australia - thanks Huw 😊👍😊

@kathleenschaefer7012 Ай бұрын

And I'm just up at the crack of dawn in mid usa.

@Tiffany-Rose Ай бұрын

This 👏👏 Whats the point of growing food if you dont want to eat it?! This is such a smart way to garden. I also like to take into consideration what grows best where you are. I have trouble with certain veggies and a small garden so I just skip them. I focus on what i use most of and it really does make a difference. Occasionally I'll add in a special plant that I want to try growing just to spice it up. This year was butternut squash 👍

@Marra7777 Ай бұрын

Great advice Huw. As ever. This approach takes out the pressure of trying to juggle loads of stuff just for the sake of it. Peas, cucumbers, broadbeans, tomatoes and courgette are a must in my garden. And potatoes of course. Everything else is details.

@mranthony1886 6 күн бұрын

We have raised beds of Lettuce, Cucumber, Chilies, Tomato's (different types sometimes even random old ones) passionfruit. Trees Plumbs, Apricots, Fejoa, Lemon, 12 plants of Blueberries. We would be happy with just tomato's, Lettuce, Plumbs and Blueberries. This season I killed about 2K snails at night.

@stefanklein7500 Ай бұрын

If space is an issue i would like to add to think about which crops are "worth" to grow yourself and which can be bought. For example, to me regional, organic carrots are available year round, fresh beans aren't, most of the time they are even from outside the EU (probably due to labor costs).

@MojeAvanture Ай бұрын

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@marjamerryflower Ай бұрын

My allotment has 100 m2 with predominantly fruit. And 100m2 for potatoes. Kale. Beans. And flowers of course. I have difficulty to manage the grasses that keep popping up.

@thatgirlthatgrows Ай бұрын

Great video! I’ll be taking mine right back to basics for next year and picking key bits as well as incorporating more flowers in. Carrots and pumpkins will definitely be in the mix, I couldn’t do without them!

@beanster3748 Ай бұрын

You'd hope a Welshman would choose a leek over a turnip!

@HuwRichards Ай бұрын

I am contractually obliged;)

@gbcb8853 Ай бұрын

Umm… errr… leek

@KristinGasser Ай бұрын

I have the biggest joy in this - my second - garden year, to NOW harvest plenty of one of my favourite winter crops of my childhood that I haven’t had the opportunity to buy & eat since almost 35 years: swedes! 😊 For me it’s important to grow things or flavours I cannot buy or would cost a fortune if I would buy as much as I WANT to eat, like peas, green beans, Physalis, Yakon, Blueberries, Honeyberries, lovage, clary sage, rare healing herbs like Artemisia annua or milk thistle… all the fancy delicious tomatos and peppers! I do also try to grow staples like potato’s, onions, carrots, cabbage, beetroot, kohlrabi and sweet potato‘s, but it’s not my goal to become a 100 % self sufficient in these. There are farmers in my neighborhood that are so good in it, that in case I fail (like I did!), I go there and get it. Actually I managed to become self sufficient in chives, garlic, swedes, winter squash, leeks, physalis and have enough sweet potato’s, potato‘s, yakon, wintergreens and self canned summer veggies, that I probably have enough to eat for many weeks what is pretty great in my opinion! It’s really amazing to go out in the garden and find something to eat every day in mid november- without having a greenhouse!

@stephaniegumbel3375 Ай бұрын

Hy Kristin, same here. I will grow all my favorites, which are rare or expensive... And the whole winter I can harvest fresh herbs and lamb lettuce (Feldsalat). Greetings from Germany

@KristinGasser Ай бұрын

Hey @@stephaniegumbel3375, wie witzig... ich bin auch Deutsche... 😊 und wir "treffen" uns hier und im englischsprachigen Gartenkanal!

@cherylanon5791 6 күн бұрын

watching this video in late December, with my entire gardens frozen over for 2 months, yet Mr Richards has vibrant growth...well, of course I could be more self-sufficient if I gardened in his climate. Half of North America is frozen over right now, no way to grow anything except in heated greenhouses, or indoors (as in sprouts or micro-greens).

@VKing-di9lo Ай бұрын

I agree. We have limited space so I concentrate on certain things. We love beans and grow enough to keep up going all summer and enough in the freezer to feed us all winter. Garlic of course as that keeps well all winter. We also love tomatoes and grow enough of them to feed us in the summer and I freeze some whole to make soups during the winter and I also ferment some. I have just started to grow Kale as I can cut and come again during the winter. If I find enough space I add a couple of courgette plants or next year I am trying a squash. Yes, I would love to grow onions, parsnips, carrots or beetroot, but sadly I just don’t have the room. A couple of tubs of blueberries and that is my garden full.

@DebbieSLawrence Ай бұрын

Perfect timing, I am about to do my planning - thanks Huw

@HuwRichards Ай бұрын

Ahh happy planting!☺️🌱

@MyFocusVaries Ай бұрын

I've always thought it was interesting that one has to voice the advice to only grow what you like to eat, but I know it's needed. My neighbour was growing a couple of crops she doesn't eat until I asked her, Why?? 😂 I also think about growing crops I'm willing to do the work for. I don't have time to shell, blanch and freeze a big crop of peas, so I don't grow a long row of shelling peas anymore. I grow a few plants of snap peas that we mostly eat in the garden ❤️

@mlepage3879 Ай бұрын

I agree with not growing peas to be self sufficient, but couldn’t give up completely. The purple flowers are beautiful and I grow 6 plants in spring and again autumn and pick mange tout pods before they swell. If I miss any it is a nice treat to eat raw and you only need to grow a few pods to save seed for the next sowing. Thank goodness for frozen peas because we eat lots all year round.😊

@snowstrobe Ай бұрын

Some lovely insights... nodded along in agreement with much of it.

@HuwRichards Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@freedomforestlife Ай бұрын

Trouble for me is I LOVE ALL veg.... and I've somehow ended up with 2 beds of turnips this year !!! 🤣 Lucky I use them (and leeks) a lot in soups 👍 Mashua is looking stunning, Dan says you're not carrying your corn the right way though!!! 😉✌🌿

@Power_Prawnstar Ай бұрын

I just love having a garden. I dont even love Veggies, but I love growing them 😂 Trying to grow some fruit now, which I do love.

@semaJ455 Ай бұрын

There are some many things I have given up trying to grow because the slugs have got them first. I've used a number of 'deterrents' but they don't make much difference. I try to find plants that the slugs leave alone.

@kirstypollock6811 Ай бұрын

Lol. I love pretty much ALL fruit and veg. I didn't like tomatoes ... Until I grew my own, now I'm addicted! But that just makes for a varied garden :-)

@karenwade9654 Ай бұрын

My Dad used to plant a big garden, but eventually scaled back to jusr growing tomatoes, onions, and hot peppers. It was his "salsa garden."

@MidnightMelodie Ай бұрын

The one good thing about having a garden as tiny as mine is that you can only grow your favorite vegetables- there isn’t any room for anything else! 😅

@ncsuGIS Ай бұрын

Slice turnips and brush some olive oil on them, then roast them. Add salt and pepper to taste. Very good!

@mikekelly1566 Ай бұрын

great video Huw thanksvery much.

@erkansaid8081 Ай бұрын

Thanks as always Huw. One leek related question if you don't mind? I finally transplanted my leeks into my raised bed at the end of the summer and they were growing nice and well. But quite soon I noticed they were being attacked by these little black insects. Then one by one, each leek wilted and died! This has never happened before, I've always managed to grow leeks fairly well, and I was absolutely gutted as I was looking forward to harvesting them over the winter. My question is: what happened?! Was there a connection between the insects and the wilting? I can't find a satisfactory diagnosis of the problem in any book or the internet. Thank you!

@SJLamb-te3dt 16 күн бұрын

I grow tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries, and herbs. Herbs because fresh herbs are expensive and the rest because I love them. I love how many different tomatoes I have to choose from. I grow my 2 favorite reliable tomatoes and 2 new ones I haven’t tried each year. I do one favorite reliable cucumber and 1 new one each year also. It wirks for me and it always gets eaten. I have learned in the past to not grow what I don’t love to eat. With the space I have I grow what I know I can get through. Though that does mean I eat an insane amount of tomatoes in the summertime.

@TrrsnSmrg Ай бұрын

Excellent and helpful as always. The pandemic reignited my interest in gardening and I've been most successful with the figs and asparagus. Which i love, but i also love blueberries and tomatoes and i didn't do as well as with those. If i could put together my ideal kitchen garden, i would have 2 figs 2 cherries 5 apples 2 persimmon 3 peaches all the berries asparagus kale spinach sorrel American groundnut all the squashes all the herbs beaked hazelnut pistachio and cashew chickpeas , english peas, all the beans, potatoes, tomatoes mache amaranthus cabbages and that's wll i can think of right now.🎉🎉🎉🎉

@CWorgen5732 Ай бұрын

Oh, I so want to grow a fig tree. My parents have had an excellent one all my life, and I just moved across the state and I'm missing them. I also think they would be more deer-resistant than the apple trees currently are 😂

@lilspittin313 Ай бұрын

Good motivation

@LorenHolloway Ай бұрын

Certainly garlic and onion. I just put out 810 head of garlic with 16 varieties. Huw is right, I will love that garlic and it will be better because of it.

@ComUnSas Ай бұрын

A bloke on my old allotment site filled his near full-size plot every year with artichokes and broad beans. Absolutely nothing else

@Notturnoir Ай бұрын

Turnips, rutabagas, parsnips, celeriac are so good roasted & mashed togethr! Ps, i don’t know what to do w kohlrabi.

@Marra7777 Ай бұрын

Here's a suggestion about Kohl rabi, coming from a cypriot influence. Peel and cut into cubes. Apply lemon and salt. Enjoy raw, perhaps with a wee dram of something strong.

@denisemusicnut Ай бұрын

I love leeks, but thus far have been unsuccessful growing them. My favorite soup is leek and potato! You’re fortunate to live where leeks love to grow. Have you noticed any problems with global warming affecting how well leeks grow there?

@azariahw79 Ай бұрын

I like the sweater, is it possible to get it over here in the US?

@HuwRichards Ай бұрын

It's from Peregrine UK so see if they do international shipping:)

@TrrsnSmrg Ай бұрын

I'm still working my way through this excellent video. Does anyone know what a half sized allotment plot is in terms of meters or feet?

@HuwRichards Ай бұрын

125m square :)

@Notturnoir Ай бұрын

Most of us have a 10x10 foot bed, i guess he has 40 of those

@beentheredonethat6584 Ай бұрын

@@Notturnoir yes I think he meant 125 sq metres or about 1100 sq feet LOL

@myrustygarden Ай бұрын

Grow what you eat and eat what you grow is my motto 👍, but try one or two things if you can just for fun, Ali 🥶🌦️🇨🇦

@CWorgen5732 Ай бұрын

Kevin from Epic Gardening recently shared a similar thought. "I'm growing way more peppers than I could ever eat. But I'm going to keep growing them as an ornamental because guess what? I love growing them!"

@mlepage3879 Ай бұрын

That’s greatly appreciated for those of us that can’t grow peppers. Could you swap with someone who grows another crop you might like? I offer green leaves to my neighbours chickens in return for lemons they can supply.

@CWorgen5732 Ай бұрын

@mlepage3879 that's an excellent idea!

@bearsbreeches Ай бұрын

Some of us only have enough space to grow what we really like.

@joanweightman2275 Ай бұрын

Huw Help! I grow the things I love BUT 7 local deer also love those foods!!! How do I get to keep those crops without imprisoning myself on my allotment. Cherries, blackcurrant, gooseberries, spinach, sorrel, cauli', baby plum n apple trees. I don't want to shade out mine or neighbours allotments. HELP! even the parsley....okay they don't eat kale...but I don't eat that much of it!

@Notturnoir Ай бұрын

Enjoy kale toasted ir braised

@BlessingsfromNorthIdaho Ай бұрын

Unless you can hunt the deer and put them in your freezer there is nothing you can do without fencing your garden. Period. The deer will come. They will bring all their friends and relatives and they will enjoy your garden produce. Ask me how I know. I now have an 8’ fence and a territorial border collie.

@CWorgen5732 Ай бұрын

Cayenne pepper on the plants. I've heard some people boil it in a sugar syrup to make it stick to the plants better, but I'm not sure how it would hold up against sweet-loving insects.

@DimasFajar-ns4vb Ай бұрын

rabbit and giant gourami fish can eat fresh corn fruit silk sir

@annettepearce1690 Ай бұрын

I grow tomato, zucchini, cucumber, beans, corn, capsicum, leek, pumpkin ,radish, eggplant, snow peas, choko, beetroot, lettuce and asparagus successfully. Carrots and onions have not had my full attention. Garlic for the first time was only fair, but hopefully next year will be better. Heavy damage to cauliflower/cabbage/broccoli due to inadequate cover. The white butterfly is not going to get in next time. Hand pick citrus (stink) bugs off lemons and oranges and net to keep white cockatoos from smashing to get seeds. Fig and pomegranate first harvest is soon. Avocado trees keep me hopeful but I think they really want to be out of a pot and into the ground. Strawberries, blueberries, passionfruit and every herb I need. I really do not like brussel sprouts. Someone gave me a punnet of seedlings. I thought maybe if I grew them myself it might be different. 😂 Nope. I just couldn’t bring them in the house. Melons can be a bit tricky to grow to full size. I gave up on dragonfruit and this summer is my last attempt at rosella. Sometimes you just have to accept your local climate and it’s limitations (without a big greenhouse). I have built up my skills over time 😉 try not to repeat mistakes and expanded my growing list as I go 🦘🇦🇺

@regiluthfi Ай бұрын

Johnny somali should watch this

@myslicechannel Ай бұрын

Even if you only grow 2 things - you'll probably have hundreds of varieties of each to choose from!

@HuwRichards Ай бұрын

That is such a wonderful point!!!

@JeffMilton-f8v Ай бұрын

In a nutshell, grow what you like. Got it.

@SgtSnausages Ай бұрын

If you have any kind of land - Animals. Been gardening since 2001. Added animals during the first COVID year (2019/2020) Hands down - the Animals are easier, cheaper, less work, and tastier than a Turnip. We dont have space for large- would love cattle and sheep - we're limited to the smalls. Duck, Rabbit, Goose, Turkey, Muscovy, Chicken... We pull 600 pounds of meat and thousands upon thousands of eggs each and every year. They complement each orher as well. The animals east the pests in the garden. The gardens benefit from the manures ... Create a system that supports an ecosystem of BOTH - PlanrtAND Animal. You wont be sorry.