How to preserve food from your garden | Tips, methods, and what to plant

I hope you enjoyed this presentation about preserving food from the garden! Alot of the times, we bite off more than we can chew and end up overplanting- leaving us wondering what to do with all of our abundance! In this video, I go over the basics of the different preservation methods, the most common crops to grow and preserve, and some tips for preserving them successfully. Leave your questions in the comments!
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[@wellersonoliveira5334]

Not only does she knows about gardening, she also knows about cooking as well, great work sistah ❤

[@Jacqueline-nk1pt]

I found her channel based on "chaos gardening". I now have 1 bed dedicated to an experiment of the chaos. Watch it produce the most food!

[@meggrowsplants]

Ooo you’ll have to update me on that! I hope it goes well 💚

[@meggrowsplants]

Thank you!! The garden taught me how to cook 💚

[@marygrott8095]

This video 8s the first I've seen from her, even though I've seen her on Epic Gardening. But this video is full of so much information, that I immediately subscribed! I really think I'm going to enjoy this channel.

[@meggrowsplants]

@@marygrott8095 thank you so much! and welcome :)

[@Mourning_cloak]

Going to try to preserve a lot more this year! I have only dried herbs so far. Excited to try canning and pickling! Thanks for the great info!

[@meggrowsplants]

That’s so exciting that you’ve already started! Drying herbs is honestly one of the most cost saving. In the store they’re just too expensive! Excited for you to expand into canning! 💚

[@user-ot8qn5ui3t]

As an avid gardener and canning aficionado I find that I am always growing more than I can use up as a family of 2 as well! I fight with myself every year to not make the garden bigger, but I am losing that battle again this year! Growing amaranth and quinoa for the first time so I hope I succeed, this will be my second year growing sweet potatoes, last year was not very successful. Northern Michigan doesn’t have a very long growing season so some of my new plants may not finish before frost….like peanuts and sweet potatoes 🤪. Enjoying your content keep Up the good work!

[@alice.miha93.]

Please please more videos like this, I am new to this I need to learn a lot❤

[@MsPants1632]

You are a wonderful speaker. You make it interesting and very understandable!! Thanks!

[@meggrowsplants]

Thank you so much for the kind words. Comments like these make my day! ❤️

[@ontariogardening]

I am in zone 5b/6a (Canada), and we have had the craziest 'el nino' winter here! We already have buds and blooms on things, and are direct sowing our cool crops earlier than ever. Can't wait to see what this season has in store for everyone :) p.s. love your hair! Lol

[@meggrowsplants]

wow! it has defintely been a weird year climate wise here too! my spring crops are already trying to bolt on me :( & thank you!

[@Arcticdi]

Very Timely Meg. Thanks!

[@meggrowsplants]

It’s garden go time! 💚

[@jesswelsh9838]

Great video Meg!!! I can't wait to see your garden this year 😊

[@meggrowsplants]

Thank you so much! I’m so excited for this growing season ❤

[@TheGlobalBawarchi]

Very informative video! Lk 198

[@meggrowsplants]

thank you!

[@Jacqueline-nk1pt]

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[@meggrowsplants]

Thank you so much! I’m so glad you love it. I do have a storefront. I believe I have it linked in the description! 🫶🏼

[@Jacqueline-nk1pt]

@@meggrowsplants I'll check it out. Thanks.

[@HilesHaven]

you have to try jalapeno bread with all those peppers! (it's the best and simplest!) throw these ingredients in your bread maker and set it on basic white bread setting 1 jalapeno minced 1 1/4 cup water 3 tbs sugar 1 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 cup oil 4 1/2 cups bread flour 1 3/4 tsp dry active yeast

[@meggrowsplants]

omg YUM i will definitely have to try this!

[@alondrasaucedo6763]

Excited you shared the book! Hoping to start my canning journey this year 😁 (plus a couple of other garden & chicken journeys too 😬)

[@meggrowsplants]

So excited for you! youre going to looooove canning, and the chickens!

[@johannachan9685]

Beautiful presentation and extremely digestible!

[@meggrowsplants]

Thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed it ❤️

[@liannedoesthings3110]

Thanks for sharing Meg! Your videos really take the stress out of life for a moment. Annnnd I think I’ll have to start an herb garden

[@meggrowsplants]

I’m so glad they can take some stress away 💚 absolutely start an herb garden! It’s so worth it

[@AninhaPST]

Really enjoyed your tips on how many plants should we plant. Great video!

[@meggrowsplants]

Thank you so much!

[@jackiek4159]

Absolutely loved this! Thank you Meg! 🙏💚✨

[@meggrowsplants]

I’m so glad you loved it! Thanks for the sweet comment ❤️

[@VivaLaVidaCo]

I've planted alot of veggies and fruit this year I needed this thank you

[@meggrowsplants]

I’m so glad you find it useful! 🫶🏼

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@@meggrowsplants :)

[@marygrott8095]

I just found your channel and subscribed. 😊 Like you, my favorite thing to preservebis tomato soup! I make roasted romato basil soup and freeze a bunch of it. Eating it in the fall tastes like a bowl of summer! So good.

[@meggrowsplants]

Hi there! Welcome ❤️ tomato soup is amazing I cannot live without it!

[@latebloominghippie]

💚💚💚

[@Theseedjourney]

I love your channel, we share the same interests!😀❤

[@meggrowsplants]

Thank you!! And welcome ❤️ happy to see you here!

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[@meggrowsplants]

Hi there!

[@GreedyGreedent]

Ive wasted too many peppers these last 2 years just because id throw them in the fridge and forget to use them. Especially serrano peppers 😬

[@meggrowsplants]

Ahhhh! Sounds like you need this video then! Such an easy thing to do is just throw them in a pickle jar or dehydrate them! They store dehydrated whole in an air tight jar for a year!

[@GreedyGreedent]

@@meggrowsplants What do you do with dried peppers? Do you use them like seasoning or to add spice to a dish? Very curious!

[@meggrowsplants]

@@GreedyGreedent yes, you can make your own blends with them if you grind them up into powder, you can make sole pepper powder to use on meats, veggies, soups, etc. or you can dehydrate them whole, and throw them into soups and stews for a spicy kick!

[@GreedyGreedent]

@@meggrowsplants oooo i never knew that! Definitely gonna try that this year, thank you!