The Most Productive Planting Technique for Growing Food

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[@marekmantaj9942]

If you ever forget to prepare succession for any of your plants just toss some radish seeds in. You have 3-4 weeks to plan ahead now and you will have those tasty radishes ready by then :D

[@hc3021]

Radishes are SO underrated! Roast the bulbs in butter and herbs in the oven, and saute the leaves on the stovetop for the same dinner!

[@complexlittlepirate3589]

I have just, at last, moved to a rental property with enough space to grow veg. The no-dig beds are being created in turn and I'm about to start my first lot of seedings. The approach you summarise here is the kind of simplicity I need in my life. One sowing day a month: look ahead at what you what seedlings you want to put in six weeks from now, start those seeds. I can deal with that, anything more than that is too much for me. Thank you, very much!

[@fur5116]

Thanks for the lil summary of this based off yr comment I Wil watch the whole thing now 😂 🙌🏽 it's one of those kind of clips u get a notification for an know its got awsome stuf in but ends up being saved to watch later an never get to watch 😂😂😂 so ima watch it now an actually do some of that cz of yr comment 😊. Winter garden goals

[@josee.cisnerosjr.7706]

Wait, what!? Your season is only about 5 to 6 months? Wow! Very productive. I can only imagine what kind of production you can have in my area with only about 2 months of real frost threat. Amazing!

[@lilianaseguro1909]

I loved the leek bit ;) I do really love your calm videos- you give us so much information from your experience and knowledge. They are organised and the information is easy to process. Thank you!

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you so much! Comments like these help me know I'm on the right track!!

[@Barbaralee1205]

Preordered my book. I’ve got all your books. Actually I have more gardening books than weeds. Sadly weeds are what I grow best but I LOVE you and gardening. So there! 😂

[@Sky-Child]

I have a pick-your-own weed farm! 😂

[@miamikkelsen1]

Some invasive weeds are eddible and very tasty, so maybe just embrace your "talent" for weed "growing" and create your own weed-salad-brand? :)

[@ellenanthony8017]

Huw, you have an astounding brain! So orderly, consistent and methodical. I think loosely about these things, and then I lose the papers, and plant a different variety next year, and change my diet radically, and so on. I've been gardening over 40 years, and I'm still not as good at it as I wish I could be, and I know never will be. I'm good at garlic, though.

[@homeschoolontheCroft]

You wrote exactly what my brain was saying … even the garlic comment! 😅

[@julianikonova9026]

Hälsningar från Stockholm! Tack för att du ger tips för kall klimat, det är precis hur vi har det.

[@paz1798]

Og et lite takk fra kalde Norge også :)

[@CherylHillier]

Great, absolutely great way to dissolve the mysteries of growing your own food - I shall definitely buy a book or three

[@HuwRichards]

That's incredibly kind of you thank you!!

[@smithy4121]

Thank you. That's a book I'm dying to get. What you've done here is, for me the most exciting project you've done yet. I don't and won't ever likely have tonnes of land. This shows what you can do with a reasonable sized back garden

[@KimJimenez]

I couldn’t agree more! ❤

[@jenniferlancaster990]

I got into your KZbin channel because of your book Grow Food for Free. I’ve used it so much and enjoy your videos. I’m doubling the garden and can’t wait to get it ready! Can’t wait for your next book!

[@wildwind61]

Thank you so very much. I can't wait to receive your book. Your expertise and generosity are extraordinary. I wish us all a good growing season, no matter what weather will bear down on us or blow us all around!

[@Butter_bread_]

Fanks Papa Huw for all you do. 🙏🏼 I’m currently looking to buy a property when the right one comes up and can’t wait to start getting in the garden to grow fresh produce here in New Zealand

[@sarahbarton4100]

I think by using Huw's book and the (nz)Yates Garden Guide, you will be onto an absolute winner.

[@martaarroyovidal2279]

How could I apply the book to Tenerife (Canary Islands)'s weather conditions?... I'll moove in a few months to a property with garden space but have ZERO knowledge of gardening ... Meaning: I have no clue of how to "translate" the book's wisdom to "no-frosting-are-you-kidding?-good-luck-to-get-2-weeks-of-mild-winter" weather conditions....😂

[@ImGlyn]

Thanks Huw! I'm gardening in a year-round temperate climate in Melbourne, Australia. We never see snow, or even frost where we are, but obviously see plenty of hot days. I'm thinking that your methods would transfer very easily to my plot & have no down time 👍

[@veggiepatchideas]

Succession, Succession, Succession! Its the best way to garden for sure 🤩

[@HuwRichards]

Yes indeed!

[@beretaspaas8161]

After 25 years of growing as much of our food in urban garden as possible with same frost dates in Oslo, Norway, this is so Inspirational! Preordered and look forward to your book in the post box. Sure to find a lot of new ideas! Great project, Huw!

[@paz1798]

Jeg har ikke Amazon konto, så jeg får ikke sjekket, hva kostet skal de ha for frakt og evt toll?

[@NorwegianCrazyMan]

​@@paz1798 ca 30£ for fysisk bok. 6£ for kindle.

[@julie-annepineau4022]

Love the idea of the poly culture medley mix. We have such unpredictable weather here in early and late season that it is very hard to estimate when crops will reach maturity. That would give me more freedom for interplanting as things get close as well.

[@GARDENER42]

I have 36m² in my back garden, plus another 50m² on a mini allotment including paths, plus a 1.8x2.4m greenhouse & 3x6m polytunnel. With careful planning, I reckon to produce around 750kg a year, including salad leaves, leeks, brussels & stored roots throughout winter. Even now, I've broccoli, cauliflower, broad beans, french beans & peas in the freezers. This year, I'm intending to grow beans for drying too.

[@flofi4397]

Wow!

[@Joe-cs8iv]

Listening to your logic planning your garden helped me realize I don't want tunnels for my raised beds but instead modular trellises. Thank you!

[@helenp81]

Can’t wait for your book to arrive Huw, I’ve pre-ordered it!

[@HuwRichards]

I really hope you like it Helen!! Thank you so much😊

[@karenannaluisa3370]

That is very, very good advice! I li ke your hands-down approach of not overplaning but experimenting a bit, seeing what works. And for the planing side in us your sheets are really fantastic !

[@sarahjaynesmith]

I loooove that you planned for decision fatigue by making all the decisions early on. This is great for anyone with neurodivergence's that mean they suffer from analysis paralysis or decision fatigue! So excited for the book ❤🌱

[@neophytebutterfly]

Is that what my problem is?!!😂😂😂

[@twelvesmylimit]

Yes!

[@Roartykarma]

This is just a good case for "prior planning and preparation prevents piss poor performance".

[@monikamai4925]

Thanks a lot! Best greetings from my Garden in Germany

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you!!

[@cherylhowker1792]

I understand this one. It was simple and to the point. Thanks for explaining it simply. It’s appreciated

[@HuwRichards]

I'm glad this one helped😊

[@TheGDChap]

Buzzing off my nut for getting your new book as I'll get it just as I will start my seeds for the garden here in the North East. Great video!

[@rinchhensherpa6972]

Love watching your videos. Namaste 🙏 all the way from Nepal 🇳🇵

[@AndreaDingbatt]

Thank you very much again, I should be moving home soon and I'm going to have a little more of a Garden!! Very excited to get growing as soon as possible!! Namasté 🙏🕊️ Andréa and Critters. ...XxX....

[@HuwRichards]

Oooh I am very excited for you! Hope it grows so well!🌿

[@jenniferkessener1111]

Thanks Huw. This is helpful. Our garden had those planting gaps last year, and now I see better how to fill in, and plan.

[@meadows.simplicities]

Thanks for the information 🙂 Have a wonderful Saturday 🌱

[@ordiekelleher2641]

Good morning. Your full bunch of knowledge!😊

[@abitnajs9479]

Just pre-ordered the book. Thank you for doing the best channel!

[@LisaMay_HomeAndAway]

Your book is my bible thank you I love it.

[@Nicolaspurr]

Great video Huw! Makes so much sense and really understandable messaging, Look forward to your book,

[@michelleodonovan2696]

Great video once again Huw, having a plan month by month really helps as it can get overwhelming otherwise. I can't wait for your book. Keep the videos coming 😊

[@shanepetersen5870]

Very good video Huw, clear and to the point. Looking forward to the book

[@quantafitness6088]

Fennel after garlic is a favourite 😍

[@judifarrington9461]

Great video! Looking forward to May when my copy of your book comes out!

[@jenniferpulskamp5592]

Just ordered some of your trays. Excited to use them.

[@brightantwerp]

Great tips. I will get your book for my birthday this week. Looking forward to it.

[@jennypalmer8645]

Just ordered your book - I have all of your other ones and no doubt this will be as amazing as the others. Thank you for all that you share 🙏

[@joannc147]

Oww…..just that word “organized” sent shivers down my spine! 😱 Thank you for the “monthly plan” concept - I was simply doddering about with “cool weather, hot weather” plan. I think you’re onto something even my wee brain can grasp! Took screen shots of your monthly plan to get my creative juices started. Gosh, I can certainly start the next crop of seeds indoors at ANY time of year. NICE! Will pre-order your book, Huw. Thank you for your guidance.

[@ohio_gardener]

Loved the planting charts you provided! I did a screen capture of those and saved them to my file for future reference. We have a lot harsher winter than you, but the schedule can be adapted.

[@karenaldrin]

Looking to my book arriving so much. Hopefully, following all your ideas and tips & weather permitting, we will have a fun first year with our allotment. Thanks Huw

[@jorgee7470]

Greetings from Canada🇨🇦. Another knowledge filled video. Thanks much.

[@HuwRichards]

Thanks for watching!

[@christianerardt3705]

That's really precious advice, thank you so much for your sharing, Huw! 👍🏻💚🌱

[@HuwRichards]

You are very welcome!

[@WiltshireVeggies]

Thanks Huw! Great video! I love gardening and want to be doing it all year! Succession planting and a monthly plan is definitely the key to this! Are you planning any videos for this year that are a tour of the 'self sufficiency garden' e.g. spring tour, summer tour, etc! Would love to see how it changes throughout the year!

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you so much! I'm not sure as this year it's becoming a permaculture garden next!! But that will definitely have tours and self sufficiency is still a large part of it

[@WiltshireVeggies]

@@HuwRichards That's brilliant! Can't wait to watch along!

[@sallyradcliffe-hh6ud]

Fantastic. More complicated for us in the southern hemisphere.

[@rashpalrai66]

Thanks Huw, can you do a more detailed video on producing food over winter. I'm trying to maximise the harvests this year, over winter growing is the missing link for me atm. 👍🏼😊

[@louiseswart1315]

Thank you so much for this, Hugh. It is my first summer as a vegetable gardener trying seriously to learn to be self-sufficient as best I can, and your tips and instruction help a lot. The fruit flies took all my cucumbers and squash, though; but next summer I will have secret agents taking out those pesky girl flies. I got myself some carrion flower succulents and will employ fly traps and organza bags too.

[@zoeward4555]

Great video, looking forward to following along with the book, my whole allotment plot is about the same size as your self sufficiency garden. Got my hotbed started, did 12 square feet blocks in that to have lots of different crops - beetroot, dwarf french beans, strawberries, pak choi, 2x salad leaves, rocket, coriander and basil, spring onions, carrots and spinach. So exciting seeing it all come up.

[@montefalcione1]

I have already pre-ordered your book on amazon ,can't wait to receive it .

[@Vet-jq1fx]

I pre-ordered mine, thanks this is what I have been looking for.

[@HuwRichards]

Happy reading😊🌿

[@randthor9344]

Just pre-ordered the book. cant wait!

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you so much!

[@DaisyLacey]

I'm so excited to get this book. When you did your first video about it, I was shouting at the screen for you to "shut up and take my money!" 😂

[@dollyperry3020]

I've already ordered the book. I'm looking forward to it.

[@OffGridAnthony]

Just pre-ordered my book on amazon! 🥳 Looking forward to receiving it on Thursday!

[@tiffcat1100]

Just bought it, arriving Thursday 😊

[@BumblebeeAdventure]

🐝Thanks for the great video 🌻 looking foreward for the book!!

[@CarnageAwakens]

Subscribed and preordered the book, thank you for your time wisdom and knowledge. I will study it well

[@lottevanhecke]

Just ordered the book! Very excited. 🙏🌱

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you so so much!!☺️

[@jemmacraddock2155]

Love this ❤

[@solbruden]

You are so inspiring Huw, thank you for all your fantastic videos 😊! I'm going to buy your book as soon as it is possible here in Sweden 😊.

[@HuwRichards]

I appreciate the kind words! Thank you very much!

[@LarisSurvival]

Perfect Video!

[@Kiestaff85]

Cracking info Huw, pre ordered your book, looking forward to receiving that next week! Thanks 👍🏻

[@HuwRichards]

Really appreciate that! Thank you so much!

[@lovelovinghorses]

Really very excited about your book coming out: I asked for it for Xmas and it is on pre-order... roll on Thursday 🎉🎉 You are a total rock star 😊

[@ecogarden3622]

Very nice movie. Beautiful colors and light. I'm an experienced gardener, but it was pleasure listening to your advice. I have all your books and I rate their content very highly, so I will definitely buy the new one if it appears in my country.

[@danielhayes137]

Good vid thanks. Looking forward to the book. You will love the concepts in “syntropic agroforestry”

[@tripudium17]

Great to see the different kinds. I am in Zone 3 and will try Clemson Spineless this year

[@plot1895]

Super Huw. I dropped the ball a bit over winter so want to make sure I have more growing October to March, which pretty much means, get organised now.

[@HuwRichards]

Now is the time to do it!

[@alandouglas4612]

Great video Huw! Pre-ordered your book but as I am in Vancouver Island will be May before I get it, looking forward to following the plan. (:

[@kimberleyvickersart]

Thanks Huw, I was just searching raised beds and it took me to spicy tash man.. great! 👍🏻Followed him.. and his vid took me to you! And instantly followed and bought your books from Amazon. 👍🏻 Buzzing! I love my Art, but I’ve had to move my art room and it’s forced me to the garden. Well.. what a transformation of my inner green fingers it’s pulled out. Lol 😂 Winter time is gonna be my new fave months now, no spiders. I’m so excited. We have a huge garden and now I’m gonna grow my own and eventually get chickens. I’m so excited. Might even add another channel (garden stylee wise) to my existing. Amazing advise! Champion! 👌🏻Thanks again.. 🥰 Mega inspiring! ✨

[@ardenthebibliophile]

I also see small cell trays with a mixture of veg to plug in. I call them "munch packs" 😊

[@gardentours]

Amazing harvest and thumbnail 👍

[@HuwRichards]

I'm glad you like it😊

[@cynthiamartinez5884]

I do a version of this but not so planned out. I'm trying to keep better records this year so I can be more organized. I will also start extra seedlings that half will go in right away and the rest can sit 2-3 weeks as space becomes available. I've learned to quit mentioning on social media that I don't have enough space to plant everything at that moment because every time I do, I'm inundated with suggestions on how to give it away (most would require me driving all around town).

[@dilip8253]

Pre-ordered your book already, waiting for arrival after 7th March.

[@ritahobbs5256]

Ordered 🎉

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you so much!

[@ivanahorvat5999]

Thanks, Huw amazing as always. Can you share with us photos of your plans month by month, please?

[@christineschonmayr5954]

I can't wait for the book... Still 2 weeks until delivery!

[@rachaelferguson6074]

Love the videos always so informative, I’d be keen to buy the book any plans for an Australian edition?

[@michaelbroadhurst2196]

Hi Huw, one of your best and simplest videos yet 🎉 For your new book, how would we follow the month by month guide when we're in South Africa?

[@mariaharding5998]

Your video's are invaluable to me. I have just moved to Wales from down south and had the very old shrub filled garden gutted. I want to produce as much food as I can but have little experience of growing veg. Gardened flowers for 30 years but not veg. I have heavy clay soil so will be putting in raised beds and as much organic matter as possible. Which part of Wales are you in??

[@twrchwalker9953]

Hello Huw. Has you book got a southern hemisphere version? Love your work. Cheers from Tasmania

[@mawkernewek]

I see the library service here in Cornwall has already got several copies of your book on order.

[@HuwRichards]

Amazing news thank you!

[@helenstewart2085]

Successional sowing is what so many of our Grandparents or Great grandparents had to do because there was not that much fresh food, no supermarkets. Have practiced this for years, have many beds all the same size helps, but too many people don't know what they eat each week have worked out what 1 person needs per week, 3 to 6 carrots, 1 brassica, 1 kilo of potatoes, 3 to 5 onions(includes leeks and spring onions) 1 lettuce, 1 spinach plant, extras are per week 1 corn(freeze surplus), 1 parsnip (26 weeks), 1/2 pumpkin (26 weeks), 4 tomatoes (not plants), 3 zucchini(10 weeks), 1 cucumber (10 weeks), things like peppers, chillies, melons, asparagus and strawberries are all personal perference. Recommendations are only Guidelines. We have 12 plus strawberries plants per person.

[@fpsninja1]

Loved this video. Can you post those lists to a Web page or pdf document? How do you recommend growing pak choi? Can we have a video please 😄

[@stupfifis.7009]

great tip! i will definetely try your medley method, I just can't make the monthly succession plan work

[@northstar5971]

Great job. I'm in SW Virginia, USA. MY garden in the mountains equals your schedule [per Virginia Tech Agriculture Extension department] My other Roanoke City garden frosts are 3 weeks earlier & later than your dates. I am a bit confused...looking at your April to do... you have the same crop in several places Peas: to plant outside, for under cover & direct sow under cover. Obviously you like peas, you are 3x covering your bases. But its the summer squash..10 sown to transplant out [ after 4 weeks?,] into the garden, then again another 10 cell tray to be planted undercover. 20 summer squash is an awful lot. Of the 9 10 cell-Modules to be planted undercover you have 6 of the same veg to also be planted into the garden. OR are you saying to up-pot them undercover to finally plant in the garden, which would make sense for the Winter squash . In any case either you are going to be ripping out a bunch of immature veg to make room for a lot of follow-up plantings OR you are going to open a roadside seedling stand. So of 20 summer squash seedlings, how many do you actually get into the ground?

[@ErwinvanHolten]

Thanks for the vid! 11:02 Why should you fence a vegetable garden?

[@kaiwindingwest]

I wish we could grow in winter: western oregon everything rots in the cold and rain. Our gardens grow green mold in winter!

[@ninemoonplanet]

I can't grow in beds, but I can grow in pots, so succession plantings are essential for me. I have to adapt the spacing, the number of plants I do have space for. It's a challenge, but I have chosen to keep my expectations low.

[@lucynajasiocha8060]

Hi, great content. How big is your garden? Can you transplant radish? I tried obce to space them out and it did not work for most of them

[@peterl.wagstaff8247]

Hi Huw. Thanks for this! What's the footprint of your polytunnel in the self-sufficiency garden? My allotment is the same size as this garden, and I'm curious to know how much space you've dedicated to under-cover? (I'm aware you use hoop-beds too of course.) Thanks! And thanks for all you do to teach and encourage.

[@user-le9ul8xi5k]

Very helpful video thank you! Can i just check my understanding of the month by month plans you put on screen… for the modules, does that mean sow and place outside or inside? Or does it mean that they’ll end up either outside or inside? And as for when you plant them out, is it dependant on space and what you fancy? Thanks :))

[@pollyester6639]

I can do this but the crop rotation thingy gets mixed up. So the example you used was roots after brassica. Then in spring do you continue with roots or use alliums ?

[@Dindoes]

What they don’t tell you when they say mulch with compost, it must be really high quality compost. If your going to use standard garden centre compost then you would need to use organic fertilisers especially for hungry crops

[@suenethercott2370]

Book ordered. If your garden can feed 4, how much land under cultivation and under glass/polythene would I need for one? Does the book say?

[@daniellegraham4412]

Huw, I’m wondering where you start your seeds? Do you have an indoor set up, or do you sow your seed sets under cover outside, ex: polyculture medley April. Here in WI, USA it still frosts outside; where would I sow those suggested seeds for my poly culture medley? Right now I sow seeds outside, under cover and let the seeds come up as they may. It’s not the most productive, but neither is it the least. I’m don’t have space indoors to start seeds. Thanks !

[@Highlands_Homestead]

Huw, will the book have a southern hemisphere edition?

[@josee.cisnerosjr.7706]

Really wish I was in the UK. How come the U.S. gets the book 2 months later?

[@Tuinierenopstrobalen]

Is it possible to order your book from the Netherlands as well? I'd love to buy it!

[@paz1798]

Where I live has about the same frost periods as in the video, albeit less light in winter and more in summer as I am further north. Lower temperatures in summer but mild winters. Hoping to set up a bunch of garden beds as we are clearing some land this spring. Does anyone know if the kindle version of the book can be downloaded as a PDF? I don't have a reader or the app, and honestly I'd prefer a hard copy of the book to encourage putting my phone away more often. I don't have an Amazon account so not sure if the book will ship from the UK to Norway @HuwRichards?