Harvesting Pickling & Fermenting Lot of Cucumbers in a Crock

Here are my tips for how I grow lots of cucumbers in just a few raised garden beds. I also demonstrate how I pickle cucumbers in a large crock pot lacto fermentation style with a simple recipe included.
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[@melodieeab]

My daughter (10) and I first watched this video in the winter, and it inspired my daughter to grow her own dill and pickling cukes so she could make her own pickles. Today we began her first batch. Thank you for this great video, it was easy to follow and we hope for great results.

[@only-vans]

G'Day Mark, I know that I'm reviving a very old comments thread here, for that I have no regrets 🙂 Loving everything that you do and grow out in the garden Loving these vids where we see what to do with the food that you grow. Now I'm gonna have to search through all your old vids too see how many more like this you have made. .....Let's get into it 👍

[@bzqp2]

In Poland we call the lightly fermented cucumbers "ogórki małosolne" and the fully fermented "ogórki kwaszone" or "kiszone". Małosolne (as you are eating them) are considered a great early summer treat and are amazing with fresh tomatoes and dill!

[@fifigirl8208]

I love lacto fermented pickles too. For those of us not lucky enough to have grape leaves handy a good old fasioned organic tea bag will do the trick as well to keep the pickles crunchy.

[@DustinWoloschuk]

Just discovered your videos tonight, and can't stop watching. Started with the ginger, than the turmeric, now thks one, and on to the carrots next. Haha You're gardens are AMAZING!!! Your tips are awesome and so helpful. You're videos are really well done and fun to watch. Please keep going!!! Thank you!!!

[@jjsjjs93]

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[@bearmann0016]

No No what was the point of you saying this?

[@DustinWoloschuk]

@@bearmann0016 boredom... clearly. Haha

[@annaszklarska3053]

Amazing, like your videos, I am Polish, in my country pickles are a big traditions, we add yet horseradish leafs, can be fresh root as well and dill flower is more essential, thumb up 👍

[@clintcowles7563]

I just started the video. Been watching a bunch of your videos over the last two weeks. You are blessed and I truly hope you give all the glory and praise to the Most High God Abba Father. Praise Him and thank you for taking time to make and share these videos. Happy growing from Northern Michigan!!

[@pinkeeist]

how nice to hear an aussie voice. I am in the tropics and my crop is wonderful at the moment. NEVER would have ever thought to pick them small and ferment them. I have been leaving mine 'til they are big, chopping them up and fermenting them. I am heading out to the garden now to pick all the 'babies'. thanks heaps. I will definitely be subscribing to your channel. Have a productive gardening day!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thank you Catherine! :)

[@Matfyf90210]

Deadset mate your videos are some of the greatest plant/gardening videos on KZbin, keep up the good work and thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with us all

[@MamaOv2Monkies]

I'm gonna have to dig through my mom's attic to get her pickle crocks. (I grew up as a back yard gardener)! I miss those pickle terribly. I'll teach my son, he's a pickle snob. Thank yo< Mark!

[@lorainemoore5049]

Thank you! I have done organic gardening for over 55 years but I have never fermented any of my bounty. I really benefited from your videos watching you go through the process. I am glad you added these recipes to your channel!!

[@artichokez3270]

the white stuff is yeast, if you stir frequently you wont have hardly any, but if you have yeasty brine you can simply wash the pickles off with fresh water and make a new brine and add a little vinegar that was boiled with mustard seeds and spices, even hot peppers, and add fresh dill, it is a nicer brine to keep refrigerated in anyway as the dill will be vividly green and not cloudy for presentation as gifts etc

[@quasarttl]

little tip don't add too much garlic even if you love it, it has antiseptic properties and lacto fermentation can be slowed down or completely stopped by it and you can end up with rotten cucumbers or anything that you want to ferment, and you can try to add few black peper seeds and bay leaves but depends on the taste you want.

[@catherinesyme901]

Thanks for the great tip!

[@KimberleyRauchelle]

I am so so glad an Aussie is on KZbin which growing tips

[@hermithillfarm1123]

I started watching because of the quail video and stayed and became a subscriber because I hit pay dirt (no pun intended lol) with the veggies videos. I have been watching non stop for a week now and even though ive been gardening since I could walk, I've learned so much more just by watching and listening to you. Oh by the way my son would like to move to Australia now lol we live in the US. Thanks mate for the great videos and keep up the awesome work!! 5 stars

[@gabbykovacic1756]

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[@hermithillfarm1123]

Gabby Kovacic "I" What??

[@estherduhpooh]

These videos always have such good vibes.

[@amandaxsky]

I read the title as if you meant a crock pot lol but now I know I can get a fermenting crock ! Thank you for the video. ♥️

[@amandaxsky]

Have you done refrigerator pickling?

[@TizonaAmanthia]

I love the use of peppers as companion plants for shade, good tips!

[@tristannguyen8205]

Hey Mark, I recommend throwing in a dried chili for a bit of flavor as well when pickling cucs. It’s not the heat as the capsaicin is in the seeds but another mild almost eggplant like flavor which is quite pleasant.

[@MrKelleyzinho]

Right on, mate! A crock of fermented cucumbers is a net positive in this crazy world.

[@Ryan-Fkrepublicnz]

best pickle I ever had in my life was from a middle eastern gentlemen in Thailand- natural ferment- WOW.

[@saintmaxmedia2423]

Love the sounds of summer in the background.

[@davecourington]

I started lacto-fermenting pickles two years ago and I love them. I always add a few hot peppers in mine with the ends nipped off of them to give everything a little heat and spice.

[@Fl-Pride]

That CRUNCH!!! I can taste it too. Thanks for getting me interested in gardening. I never was interested in this stuff because I thought it was “girly” . But I thought, 💭 if a big rugby player like you are into it, I’ll give it a go. Best decision I’ve ever made in my adulthood. Wish I wouldn’t have been so stupid in my younger years. Gardening is the worlds cheapest psychiatrist. 😂

[@OwnedByAGrey]

New subber from Pennsylvania, USA, old gardener. I make about 25 to 30 gallons of pickles a year, and lactofermented are by far my favorite. I do also can them (hot vinegar pack) at the end of the season when the cucumbers are coming in by the pound, but if I had my druthers, I'd choose crock pickled over canned any day. Great video! Thank you!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Hi there! That's interesting how you hot vinegar pack them - sounds nice! We're running low on supplies at the moment so I'm looking forward to spring (here in Oz) to start growing cucs again! Cheers :)

[@thepincushionman7063]

Sounds good, I'll try it.

[@vanzvanz1138]

Omg! I cant stop watching ur videos! It's so addicting. You inspired me to start planting . 👍 keep it up!

[@timx9661]

If you don’t have grape leaves, bay leaves are a good tannin substitute and adds a nice flavor.

[@lisacastano1064]

I really want to get some Chinese style pickling Crocks . My grandma told me to line the crock with grape leaves I'd do them in layers with green tomatoes and onions in there as well as the cukes. I can't wait to get a place for me to garden again.

[@elmtree33]

Mark, I just watched this one. Quickly becoming one of your channel's superfans. Another excellent video this one is!

[@robertsparling]

Have you ever preserved green beans like that? Old German recipes call for green beans that have been lactofermented with summer savory as the flavoring herb.

[@robbiek444]

FLORIDA here, great video! i'm fixen to make a shit load of crock pickles, thanks for the pointers! also, i found 5 gallon crocks for like 35 dollars at true value hardware stores, you can buy them on line if anyone is wondering?

[@Selfsufficientme]

Bargain crock! Mine cost $129 :(

[@jt659]

$60 now, but still cheaper than most.

[@kingmufasa8929]

Wonderful! From South Africa

[@elmtree33]

@@jt659 and @RobbieK I'm in Florida too. Thanks for the tips!

[@TsusokaYnM]

What a fun eggplant at the end!

[@mercywalschek2695]

Now I'm craving pickles and wishing I had planted cucumbers.

[@DavidJones-we2ex]

Hey man, i appreciate all the work you put into your videos! I just bought a house with a half acre in the states and am super excited to try many of your techniques. I have planted 100+ veggies, herbs, and fruit without much of a green thumb. I may be over my head but with your help and other u-tubers I may just have a bountiful harvest. Keep making videos!!!!! Thanks bruh!

[@anti-victimGenX]

You know Mark, I'm so glad you decided to continue your work on here! I've recently started to grow my family's veges in containers and small vege patches around the yard, I live in a rental house are the gardens are well established. So little room is left for growing edibles. (Flowers & natives are nice, but not always practical.) I continuously refer back to your videos, to check on things like, what's most important for feeding this particular vege for growing/then for producing, when do I pick it, do I water it lots or basically leave it dry, does it like to be cramped or does it need space? You're the first place I come to, looking for my answers, because even though you're in Qld (I'm in Vic), you KNOW our Aussie climate & seasons. I can follow your timing perfectly! Please, don't ever stop sharing your info... I have a lot to learn yet! 💕💕

[@anti-victimGenX]

Nb. I came back here to find out when I should pick MY FIRST LEBANESE CUCUMBER! I'm so proud of myself, I grew the plant from a seed, and now it's a fully grown plant, giving me back more cucumbers! That's a first for me! Hahaha. I just can't wait for my cherry tomatoes to start magically appearing - but Summer has been strange here in Melbourne so far. It's been more muggy & overcast, with just a handful of really sunny, +35 days. Even the Sugarbaby Watermelon have been stunted. They have leaves, plenty of leaves, but seem unwilling to really boot off. Oh well, hopefully our Summer will run a month late this year. 🤞🤞

[@trisht7003]

@@anti-victimGenX this summer has been a tad odd as well.

[@anti-victimGenX]

@@trisht7003 Summers are becoming more and more unidentifiable as we move through the years.

[@elizabethwang7408]

My sons and I love your gardening and bird videos. Now I’m discovering you have some preservation and recipe videos! This is great!! I hope you make more of these kinds of videos as well. Love your website also.

[@debiesubaugher]

I usually let a few on the vine get epically big. This way I have seeds to replant and some for roasting. So good as a snack.

[@mrstigbittys]

Hi Mark! I am a new subscriber after purchasing a small farm and am interested in becoming more self sufficient. I learn so much from each one of your videos I've watched so far. It's getting a little late in the season for me to start from scratch, but in the cooler fall months I plan on building raised beds around our property and starting a compost heap while my husband is deployed to keep me busy. I currently have more than 30 tomato plants so I guess I'm not too bad off right now 😊 Hopefully I will have a ton of crops growing by the time he comes home next spring! What I wouldn't give to spend a month with you just to play in your garden, pick your brain, and acquire a vast library of self sufficient knowledge. You are inspiring. Any advice on where I should begin? Cheers from the USA!

[@catherinesyme901]

Blessings from New Zealand I hope your garden turned out a beautiful crop🙏❤️🕯🇳🇿

[@keytopic4578]

The taste test gave me inspiration to grow cucumber again and make pickles - but with a twist ....> it may be aboard as you might say - ' a Caravan' RV small bus what ever you like to call it will my new home, or aboard a sailing yacht - may need to use baskets with coconut fiber and feeder tubing for each. In either case - what can be better than to grow your own food while underway to new destinations - cheers !

[@Vokieeeee]

I only grow Lebanese Cucumbers apart from other Vegetables ! I use full Sheets of 100mm square Reo Mesh tied to Steel Posts or Stakes . About 2 Metres High ! From Small Plant , the Lebanese Cucumbers just keep growing Higher till they have reached their Peak ! Plenty of Cucumbers from about 4 to 6 Plants ! I also have the Green Climbing Malabar Spinach , same idea as the Cucumbers ! Growing stuff vertically allows for more room especially in a small Vegie Patch like mine but is sufficient for our needs! I Only use Fowl Manure for growing all of our Vegies ! I have plenty of Water from our Speer Point! I like growing the Butter Head Lettuce which I always just strip off enough Leaves for what we need ! The Green Butter Lettuce I use but I would like the Darker Leaved Butter Lettuce too but cannot find the Seeds anywhere for it ! The Lettuce keeps on growing up like a fat Stalk till it then goes to Seed which I harvest ! Tomatoes , only the Kumato Tomatoe types , ( Black Russian ) either the bigger variety or the Cherry Grape sized ones , or both , very tasty ! They do Not give me Gout like any of the Red Tomatoes do ! Climbing Beans too , they do not take up much room like the Bush variety !

[@RebeccaBrooksJasmineandViolets]

I didn't know you could pickle without boiling everything in vinegar! Thanks :)

[@doloressannicolas6518]

It's Kosher! My mouth is just watering for some pickles, I'm sure it's good.

[@Sonia-hw3yx]

I love watching 👀 your videos. Since I discovered your channel, I'm so keen to get started and grow and pickle my fruits and vegetables of my labour.

[@GregB1972]

Now I know I can grow my dwarf bean with cucumbers! Awesome.

[@andreiguzun2109]

When you Mark will make several videos about cucumbers and how to prevent their diseases? Thank you very much for what you doing. Great tips !!!⛪🙏👨‍👩‍👧‍👦👍

[@kelva3397]

Love your videos, been on a binge.

[@kmpage333]

I use Gypsum in Oklahoma. I have clay and sand. Gypsum makes the clay grow like crazy. I buy the sheetrock for the rabbits to sit on and chew. , So just pulling out the rabbit manure adds both. Easy!

[@dottietaboot4916]

Perfect timing, I grew cucumbers for the first time & I'm totally overwhelmed with how many have grown aaaaghhh - now I'm not thanks to this vlog!!! Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!

[@Bernieclark45]

Well done mate. love that pot.

[@debraparker1550]

👍just looked delicious 😋

[@jasoncreech4486]

Just discovered your videos last week and I really enjoy your content. Thanks for sharing your journey with us. Keep up the great work.

[@rdkitchengarden4359]

I love watching your videos and this is no exception. thanks for sharing

[@freesaxon6835]

Excellent video

[@bart5292]

I thoroughly enjoy your videos! Keep em coming! And thanks a million for the advice!

[@casualgamer3771]

after a colleague at work took a batch of his pickles to work i am really looking forward to my first jar next year

[@SD-iy3sp]

Hinestly, I would have severely doubted my pickle sanitation if I had seen the white in the liquid. GOOD JOB on being so practical to include the taste testing...you answer so many questiins.

[@MrJudahdan]

Love how you could hear the crunch. great video. Peace

[@tanamsendiri7680]

Thank you Mark, for sharing.

[@michael7423]

Thank you Mark for teaching me how to make my own pickles!

[@Pete_952]

Thanks for your good work!

[@ViniciusTheEmpty]

You, Legend. Thanks for passing on all that amazing knowledge.

[@chrisfeistner8294]

Growing up we always had 2-3 different batches going at the same time. Some were standard, some bread and butter, some had hot peppers added. We would experiment a lot with cukes and they were always good. The large ones we would slice and seed, grind them, and add ground carrots, celery, and spices to make a summer relish my Mother would hot pack. It was always good in deep winter to pop open the relish and have with our meals. My Aunt would make a hot and spicy relish with cukes, ground carrots, celery, tomatoes, 4-5 different ground hot peppers, spices, and ground horseradish. If you had a cold or were stuffy, a good dollop of that put you back on track real fast and cleared your head in seconds.

[@merada5555]

I enjoy your videos so much!!! Thanks for taking the the time to make them.

[@wsround]

Loved seeing you making something from your produce. Your growth on the different crops is great but enjoyed seeing you do something with it.

[@laralynnenabozny1822]

Anxious to try this recipe. Yum!

[@TheProphetsWhisper]

your property is beautiful, those trees in the background are awesome

[@nursenickyislearningtodraw7219]

Thank you for the wonderful tips

[@pjd2709]

Great video, Mark. Loved the egg plant, awesome! Thanks for sharing.

[@smokeycanopy]

Love your channel and the great ideas and your presenting style. thanks from the uk.

[@wunone67]

Thanks a lot, Mark. I love all of your videos. You've taught me so much.

[@staygreengrowon2984]

Love your Channel man stay green and grow on...

[@LindaPenney]

Awesome update thank you for sharing have a blessed day

[@solemandownunder10]

VERY impressed Mark.....new sub here....keep up the good work....as does our mate Rob Bob out at Ipswich. We are currently trying to do what you have described in this vid with heaps of Parisian Pickling Cucumbers coming on at the moment and having a modicum of success. We were short in the area of adding dill & garlic & grape leaf for the tannins, so thanks for the missing links...Also, thanks for the companion planting tip with the Dill, Beans and Capsicum....cheers, Ray & Kerri.

[@JohnMartinez-sm1sk]

Great video, great tips can’t wait to try

[@CaliforniaGardening]

Wow, nice cukes. Nice way to ferment them too. Good day, mate!

[@keyplayr61greenhousehydrop14]

Ain't nothing like home made pickles! I like the fermented ones, but I mostly do mine in a boiled water/ vinegar, and salt mix. Other than that, I use the same ingredients that you use, but I also add whole peppercorns as well! There is also a great bagged mix that we have over here called Mrs. Wages that I use sometimes! Man, that crunching made me hungry : )

[@maxineking9558]

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[@melodieeab]

I've used Mrs. Wage's salsa mix with great results, good to know the pickling mixes work well too. I will have to try it this year.

[@plantdaddylady]

Cheers from Florida! 🌱❤

[@Myelin960]

Your channel gives so much inspiration to others. Thank you for sharing!

[@dangelingjubjub]

If you put a bayleaf or two in your sliced cucumber pickle it keeps them crisp through the release of the tannons in the bayleaf.

[@berthayellowfinch5471]

This guy does such great gardening videos.

[@wayneprice1001]

I’d like to see more videos like this from Harvest to pickling was a great watch,

[@northeastdroneproductions]

what an awesome channel. given me some great ideas for my limited space in the yard. nice!

[@Selfsufficientme]

That's great Matt! Even though I live on a small acreage (bigger than most suburban lots) I try to frame much of my content for any sized yard. Cheers :)

[@erniemoranjr8414]

Thank you Mark! Love your videos. I've been pickling for years and your videos are fantastic

[@christinemazzuchelli8211]

Another great video,awesome Thankyou.

[@robertaplatter6050]

Thanks for sharing the details on how you do the pickles. I'll try the receipt.

[@laralynnenabozny1822]

Hi Mark! Love what you did with those ground cover mats. Makes the garden really pop!

[@kristyberhe8671]

amazing video! I learned so much! Thank you from Canada :)

[@jaimejaimejaimejaime1135]

Cheeers mate from Los Ángeles California I have been watching your vids for a about almost 2 years I even subscribe but I had a problem with my cell so I had to erase pretty much everything and did a fresh start on my cell but now I'm back and I'm going to subscribe again good job in all you do I'm learning all your tricks of the trade (farming that is) I'll be applying your methods as soon as I move to Honduras my wife is already there and already groing veggies and fruits so she planted 12 plantain trees 2 lemons 2 mangoes and she's about to plant papaya trees as soon as I get there I'll plant yautia, malanga, (yuca>taro root) bananas,ñame,beans,cucumbers,aji,onions,garlics,orange,mandarin,tamarindo,tomatoes gandules,potatoes,you name it I'm growing it btw you live in subtropical area of Australia the stuff I mentioned above you can grow it to ( ñame,yuca,malanga,yautia)this are vegetables that can grow there you can add more variety to your garden good day mate

[@TiktokkhmerTroll]

Interesting idea! I'm going to have to do this next summer!🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱

[@ElkinsEric]

That eggplant “thumbs up” at the end had me lol’ing

[@Hawkknight88]

Incredibly informative and helpful. Thank you!

[@gh4414]

Thank you for being amazing! Your videos are the best sir!

[@atye04]

Liked subed. Good tutorial. Short and sweet.

[@thumbalina1568]

I’m definitely going to do this!

[@PureBlood42]

I like your raised beds. I've never seen any framing quite like that!

[@unafilliatedx2310]

Good video! Do more like this when you can. Hello from Texas

[@redmapleleaf4617]

Hey, I can hear the crunch!! Sounds like you just made some awesome salt dills!

[@redrumloa]

This is an older video, but just finding your channel now. I am really enjoying these videos, they are giving me clues on what to do. I'm a semi experienced beginner. I'm trying to move beyond beginner :-)

[@patricknazar]

Awesome stuff again. I'm in a 'pickle' watching your videos. Love me a nice fermented dill and garlic pickle

[@jennky8447]

I started my very first pickle today! Good thing I picked a bunch of cukes 2 days ago b/c we got pummeled by big marble sized hail & there were heavy losses. I pruned back the damaged stuff & now fingers are crossed for a come-back.