Unbelievable GROWTH In Just 4 Weeks! July (No Dig) Veg Garden Tour

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Our no dig veg garden in Portugal has come on leaps and bounds in just a few short weeks. We've had a week of extreme temperatures and the warmth loving plants are thriving and it's incredible to compare their growth over the last four weeks since our previous garden tour.
Join us in this video where we'll show you around the whole garden so you can see just how much everything has grown. We'll also harvest some onions and sow some interesting new crops in their place.

[@carollinp5925]

You speak a very good Portuguese! Lovely to see English speakers taking an effort to sound exactly like natives ☺️👌🏽

[@LFANS2001]

Guy is really getting it. Congrats. I hope he got the right pronunciation of 'Geadas' because 'J' and 'G' usage in PT must be very awkward for English speakers...

[@isolinasilva1551]

Fala e lê português! Melhor que alguns de nós ahahah. Muito bom.

[@jilllangman9343]

My Bulgarian friends sliced their zucchinis , covered them with garlic and deep fried them. Oh my! One of the best tastes on the planet. Your garden is impressive and l thank you for showing us. Love from Australia. 🐝🌈🦋🐈‍⬛🐨

[@beverleyhogan3100]

yum

[@MonicaBlaga-e6p]

I heard that marigolds are good between tomatoes keeps the little bugs away and also basil too. Like three sisters. Also another 3 sisters that work well together is corn with beans the ones that grow tall and will attach to the corn and pumpkin their big leaves keep shade to the ground and keep it moist. You guys might know this already as your garden looks great 👍

[@intagphotovideo]

You are correct. I even plant marrigolds in pots next to tomatoes

[@LuisFCorreia]

I must congratulate Guy for a perfect read and translation of my very difficult native language. Cheers to you both

[@doracaetano4603]

Eu também fiquei muito surpreendida. Não é muito comum. Bom sotaque e compreensão 👌

[@luminyam6145]

I find you the most amazing couple. You are just completely interesting, I don't know what it all is, the varied talents and interests, the honesty about things that don't go right, the homey chat in the videos, your obvious comradery. I don't know but it makes for the most wonderful videos. This is kind of an offhand comment when I am making a very serious observation. Somehow you have tapped into what makes a successful channel, it is you two that make incredible magic for us to enjoy. 💖💖💖

[@joannahampton5979]

Zucchini bread is delicious & perfect with a cup of tea 🇨🇦

[@user-bs2si9ll4n]

Courgette cake, made just like carrot cake, with oil and lots of walnuts among other things, is a wonderful way of using some. Delicious!

[@lisabisco3583]

Yes and the zuchinni can be grated, placed in freezer bags measured for the recipe. No blanching required. And last winter when I was baking zuchinni bread, I found a recipe that stated to not drain the thawed zuchinni. It makes the bread more moist and I have to say it was delicious. My friend spiralizes her zuchinni and uses it like pasta under marinara sauce.

[@lsheffield6205]

@@lisabisco3583This is what I do also. And I use the grated, frozen zucchini for fritters too.

[@LaReynedEpee]

A simple way to deter cats from digging up your seed beds is just to lay twiggy material on top until the plants come through.

[@trigelrice7291]

As a professional grower, I recommend using a wax pencil or crayon when writing labels. They won’t loose their names in the sun then.

[@farmkay]

Borage you can use the flowers in drinks and salads also it helps the bees. Nasturtium fĺowers and tips for salads. The seeds can be pickled and used like capers. Poppys for their seeds if you bake bread. For plain prettyness Hollyhock.

[@alidabotes6264]

I love that Guy & Kylie are on the same wavelength. They really compliment each other.

[@shirleygraham6229]

I know of a couple who slice the courgettes then sun dry them. Another way of having them out of season. This couple made a 4 tier rack with flyscreen all around the outside as well so that it was safely left outside for the drying period.

[@jennichristie5264]

My fav zucchini recipe (courgette) I learnt in a French restaurant and I keep making it as it’s so yum, is to slice two medium sized zucchini into half centimetre width slices (ish) and cook in a fry pan with butter and sage leaves then when browned and soft, add cream and mash gently. A rough mash is fine. Only add enough cream so you get a soft mashy consistency. It’s easy to add too much. Season with salt and pepper during the cooking and taste test often 😁.

[@sgrvtl7183]

Flowers is the garden among the veggies is always a beautiful sight! Sunflowers are HAPPY!

[@joygood9811]

love the garden, plenty to keep you busy LOL. Zucchini chutney would be a good recipe to make - do - show. All the best from New Zealand

[@celiasnyman2885]

Additional videos of any kind will be fantastic!

[@ladyrickysummers777]

Yes " Luke and Sarah" off grid' couple have made one for there tomato's.

[@AlexNh3]

My dad used to grow multiple courgettes every summer - the numbers of which were crazy! My mum used to make chocolate chip zucchini bread, cake, muffins, AND cookies - she had 4 children who had hordes of friends who would DEVOUR all her chocolate chip zucchini creations! 🇨🇦

[@bealbocht63]

I decided to plant more flowers this year in amongst the veg and thrilled with the results. Calendula, zinnias, bachelor buttons and borage. The zinnias are definitely my favorite because of the different heights and colors. Looking forward to the courgette ideas😊

[@tessasinclair6315]

I love zucchini grilled with herbs, breadcrumbs and parmesan. My father always turned the big ones into all sorts of delicious soups. I also enjoy them raw (thinly peeled), with fresh garden herbs, on what I call my 'cheese-less pizza'. My favourite thing, however, is to snack on them while weeding, tending to, or just relaxing in the garden... 👌🏼

[@jerrygreen5554]

If you haven't tried already. Grow New Zealand spinach. It's not a real spinach, but it tastes the same. It doesn't bolt like real spinach does in a hot, dry environments

[@anamariafurtado7574]

Your Portuguese is so good 👍 😍

[@tuhesse]

My Dad is a peanut farmer. You have to take them out of their shell. They don’t run or spread. They make a small bush.

[@mystiarnold6405]

To keep the cats out of your planting beds , cut 1”x1” cage wire to fit the top of the bed. The plant will grow through it but the catch can’t dig.

[@carolbulmer8253]

Good morning, Kylie and Guy. Your garden looks fantastic!

[@davefout5548]

My dad, RIP, taught me to put the courgettes in chili, spaghetti sauce, etc. They soak up the sauce like a tofu.

[@arcobalenonellorto8994]

There are also edible flowers and flowers that helps the veggies... I suggest: calendula, day lily, marigold, zinnia, dahlia, nasturtium, lavender, camomille.

[@lulubelle0bresil]

VERY impressed with Guy's Portuguese! Parabéns are in order! 🙌

[@alidabotes6264]

When you have old bread this is handy. The large courgettes (marrows) are nice as a pudding. Line your pie dish with your pie crust & blind bake it. Cut the marrow in half, peel & scrape out the seeds then cut into small squares. Also cuts the bread (crusts are good) into equal size cubes. Put the marrow in a saucepan without any liquid & cook until soft. Add bread, stir through & add sugar & cinnamon to taste. Add some bread crumbs on top & toast under the grill. Custard or ice cream goes well with it or have it as is. Some people don't put it in a pie crust, add less sugar & have it as a sweetish veg. dish.

[@CynthiaCremer-o6u]

Plant Mari golds and lavender as companion plants to your veg. Try violet also. Attract bees and deter unwanted insects.

[@divafigueira4288]

I loved hearing you speaking Portuguese (being Portuguese myself) well done Guy. Love watching you both 🫶🏻

[@1CelloOne]

I saw a gardener over here in the US, put a screen down in their veg beds to keep voles from coming up and eating the vegetables. Really enjoying this garden video 😊 thank you 🙂

[@EvAlGi]

love how the garten is looking, a lot of food is coming out that you don´t need to buy.

[@karleken2009]

So glad for this video, it's time out while sitting at my aunty's bedside in her nursing home. Thank you! Cosmos are easy to grow in Sydney, and they're pretty. They might work for you guys too?

[@unexpectedgoodluck2210]

Beautiful easy to grow flowers: Nasturium 'Alaska" has beautiful varigated leaves, Heliotrope for its heavenly scent, zinnias comes in many varieties for a pop of color, Rubekia, daisy, echinacea...So many flowers, so little time. I love flowers! When you plant from seed you can grow some lovely flowers that are unique. I enjoy your channel.

[@teasippingtango]

Move your echinaceas to the side of the garden or a neglected part of your property and create a pocket meadow to free up space in the beds. They are a wildflower native to the central prairies of the US. Let the seed heads dry and just broadcast them and you’ll have plenty for when you have the time to make salves.

[@florentinalily]

Add Calendula - marigold. They help with pest relief with tomatoes. I also have herbs like chives throughout the beds to help with pest relief. Borage and comfrey are also in my potager and I chop them to put the leaves into a barrel to make a fertiliser tea for the veg garden. The bees also love the flowers

[@dennisbentson823]

Zucchini soup is amazing! Cook down a bunch of zucchini with salt and pepper then blend . Top it with a squeeze of lemon some olive oil and parmigiana cheese. It’s delicious and so easy to make

[@lsheffield6205]

To remedy the cat problem, chop up your citrus peels and spread them in the areas where you don’t want the cats digging. Citrus is a natural cat and dog deterrent. I know you can buy bags of it where I live but I have lots of citrus so I just make my own. Seems to work well for me. It does decompose after a time.

[@lorielove7046]

Remove the peanuts from the shell to plant. Lemon verbena muddled into a glass even with just carbonated water is refreshing! Great summer drink!

[@AbigailGerlach-zt1sh]

I planted all my veg in pots this year. I had a huge metal wash tub and planted eggplants. I had no idea how big the plants get. I may have massively underestimated the room I'd need. I love sweet breads/cakes baked in a loaf pan. Courgettes absolutely make the best sweet bread. If you pick your courgettes, run them through the food processor, and freeze the veg in freezer bags, you'll have enough for bread for a year. Lemon verbena is supposed to be good as a sachet for drawers and cupboards. 🤷🤷🤷 I envy your growing season. Usually by October (sometimes September) we have our first serious freeze. Though the climate is changing, we have no way to guess whether we'll get an early snow or a long Autumn. Our growing season didn't warm up at night until the end of May.

[@HeatherNaturaly]

You are fortunate. In the USA, the squash bugs are so bad, we are lucky to get 3 corgettes from a plant before it's decimated, either by squash bugs or vine borers. The only way to get a decent harvest is to constantly resow seeds, throughout the season.

[@alshirley3444]

Marigolds, pansies, sweet peas, yarrow, calendula. All edible or usable flowers. If you have the space find wild flowers indigenous to your area for the bees. Make mason bee houses and bug hotels to help your garden as well as bat houses. ❤❤ Cucumber skin is great for detracting bugs? Look up ways to use skin r cucumber and other veggie waste for garden. Lady bug and nasturtium is good for bug control. Thank you for all your hard work

[@christinewaters691]

Just watched your most recent video about your garden-impressive!!! You are doing a great job! Just wanted to caution you that when cats use an area as a bathroom, there are microscopic bugs from them that can get in your skin and cause massive itching! It’s called “creeping eruption” here in the south and it has to be dealt with by a doctor to get rid of it. I used to get it as a child when the cats used my sandbox as a toilet-so beware. Wash your hands thoroughly and be sure to wear stout gloves when puttlng your hands in the soil-and don’t go barefoot outside. Enjoy your videos very much! Am subscribed. I live in Florida so the weather here is similar to yours and I can sympathize with you about the heat! Good luck!

[@tomadamchick1374]

I make crustless quiche with my prolific zucchini. You have to grate, salt and wring out the juice in a tea towel before adding it to your egg, cream and cheese mixture, to prevent the quiche from being too watery. Makes a delicious lunch.

[@debragonser745]

Mock apple pie is a definite win for zucchini! Love the peanut idea!!!

[@nicholasclark5378]

Grind the zucchinis and freeze them to be used later in muffins, cakes and breads. They’re delicious!!

[@jcr_jcr]

Garden looking great. Even here in south London (Mitcham) the gardens and allotment are bountiful both fruit and veg. Lots of rain in May and June did it. Have you tried cooking with the corgette flowers. Stuff with cheese.

[@cjames282]

We call them zucchini here in the states. And EVERYONE over plants and has too many to know what to do with. My mom always shredded it and froze it. We had it pickled and steamed and roasted and grilled....but my favorite was her chocolate zucchini cake....OFF THE CHARTS! The garden looks wonderful. Thank you for sharing!!

[@LGoKo]

🤣Courgettes the veg growers abundant gift. Courgette cake is delish, courgette pakoras, and courgette noodles to name of a few, yes, if you see them small, don't leave more than a few days, they will turn to marrow size, but they are great if you want to keep the carbs down, instead, or with spaghetti and sauce of choice. Looking good! Envious of your peppers, and your aubergines are huge! Calcium and iron deficiency can cause yellow leaves on toms too. Leeks if you are growing any, few left to go to seed usually over winter, gives the bees a wonderful globe of yumminess in spring. Love bergamot, calendula, marigolds, lavender, dahlias, saffron crocuses. There are many you can plant for colour, smell, eat & for your insect friends. Just given up my allotment of 9 years, as too much for one person. Lovely to see you both growing such lovely veg!! Enjoy the fruits of your labour.

[@CaronLenders]

Hi from Cape Town South Africa… there is an insect called a (midge) eating your cabbage head before it even starts to grow. That’s why you only have outer leaves

[@clivepierce1816]

Borage is a great companion plant for tomatoes. It attracts pollinators. You can also use the flowers in salads. 😊

[@Aotruba]

Wow! Portugal's weather and fertil soil make veggies succulent to eat 👍😋❣️

[@cindy-bh5yo]

I love to marinade thick slices of zucchini in Italian dressing for an hour and put them on the grill. Delish! 😋

[@intagphotovideo]

Yes just stick that whole pine nut in dirt. I have several growing in pots. My squirrels planted them unintentionally :) they were trying to hide them . We live in Florida

[@leacruz7311]

Nasturtium are beautiful for any garden, edible too!

[@dennisbentson823]

I love stuffed zucchini with spicy sausage with tomato sauce and cheese! Plus shredded and frozen to use all winter. Dehydrated zucchini also comes in handy in the winter

[@davidstoddard9160]

Zucchini is the name I am aware of in America that can be used for a baked dish with other things in the mix, but what I like is zucchin bread, which tastes similar to banana bread. Both are nice for a sweet bread.

[@vickiturner9392]

A great substitute for bananas is whizzing up a marrow and making a banana cake. I hate marrow and chokos, spelt wrong I’m sure. Love to you both. Vicki from Brisbane Australia !!♥️♥️

[@annievlachos7880]

Here , in Greece ,you can buy baby courgette ,( I don't have a garden... ) , we just boil them a little (not too soft.) ,and eat them as a salad with olive oil , lemon juice 0r vinager, and origan very nice

[@magpie5710]

Lovely to see you, and no lie, I missed the bye. Enjoyed the garden tour very much. Those sunflowers were really nice to see amongst all the plants that are about to produce a plenty. Flowers can be such show-offs, and always a nice surprise here and there.

[@rachelfrees1268]

In Virginia, we grew peanuts in our red clay soil They thrived, and we had roasted, boiled peanuts for a long time. 7 children, 2 parents. I’m 84 and the only one left in my family. Watching you two is just so comforting.🎉

[@HS-qf5of]

I bet you are an interesting, amazing woman.

[@nancylowry5673]

I live in Florida and here you plant the seeds and as they grow you mound the soil around the plant.

[@ninemoonplanet]

Calendula is good for eating, balms, and pollinators. Yarrow (native ir not) brings in all sorts of pollinators and predator insects, dries well. Flowers with a trumpet shape are good for butterflies, some are edible as well. Nasturtium flowers, edible, peppery, as are the leaves and green seed pods. Allysum makes a good "ground cover" as well as bringing in native bees. Climbing beans do both, feed you and insects.

[@ninemoonplanet]

Organic peanuts should be good for growing, if they're available locally.

[@jackiesaylor2487]

I would plant the flowers around the outside edge as like a border for the garden. Try zinnias next year and blue basil and let it flower, the bees love it. Also cosmos.

[@rachelfrees1268]

Absolutely flowers. Zinnias, Sun flowers, Snapdragons, Babies Breath etc. You know the veggies we grow are hidden for their own protection, so green is all we see at first. Anything yellow is welcomed. Yellow is your color Kylie. YES, pick the squash small. So tasty. Blessings to all.❤

[@dawnboone2]

Super excited for the extra videos!! This one was great! ❤

[@MOMONAMISSION798]

A big fan of you guys, from Nairobi, kenya..

[@beautyJade5]

Very good portuguese accent. I'm impressed

[@artycles]

Zucchini, courgette, dried makes a great flour. I grated them before spreading out. Flour works in soups and stews. Have also made muffins.

[@tessasinclair6315]

Yes, they're nice as savoury breakfast muffins, great on pizzas and with mushrooms, they're the bomb in a tomato based pasta sauce - which freezes well for lazy/quick meals or snacks

[@helenhiltibidal2871]

Marigolds and zinnias are the easiest and bring so many pollinators to your garden

[@jackiesaylor2487]

You can always ask Tracie at Just Dig It farm (on youtube) what and how to preserve the ecnasia till you get around to making a salve. She loves to help out. Her email should be in the description of her page. She's very knowledgeable on plants, plant partnering, and garden designs. (She has a few degrees in gardening)

[@lenkamaresova4116]

Honestly, once I had four courgette plants for three people, and we all suffered intense courgette overload. And all our friends, too. One person per plant, and you will still have plenty left over.

[@CatarinaAntunesYouTube]

Growing flowers at kitchen/vegetable garden´s sugestions: Lavender is a bee magnet. Cosmos, zinias, straw flowers, dahlias, snapdragons, roses, sun flowers are performing magnificently for the joy of all sorts of inscects at my place in Varzea de Sintra, withstanding sun flares activity. You may easily grow them from seed and they are very tolerant of inland continental portuguese weather. Have fun!

[@janenemccann1033]

I just planted lots of flowers over the last couple of day's, I checked on the good companions for what I have growing, it will help with natural pest control, pollination and the beautiful colour display that it gives the garden

[@HS-qf5of]

This is the first year that I made an effort with flowers in my garden. 100% worth the minimal effort. They are beautiful and a surprise everyday. Keep up on deadheading and they bloom all season. From San Diego, California, zone 10b. Your channel is a pleasure, thank you!

[@larkinthesky]

I always grate my big zucchinis and make them into brownies. So moist and delicious.

[@erincochran4344]

Peanuts send shoots down from the flowers into the ground. This is where the new nuts grow. Your soil should be fine. Our peanut plants never get very big, like a bush bean, but they are lovely fresh.

[@desiebawden61]

You both inspire me a lot . Watching from South Africa 🌎🌸

[@gracemeneses9910]

Wow your Portuguese is awesome!!!! The garden look great you two are such hard workers.

[@janalavtizar4426]

Wow Guy, your Portuguese sounds beautiful - so much better than Colin Firth's in Love, Actually :)

[@andie1769]

Spinach is a cooler weather crop, so you could plant early autumn. Coriander, if you want the stalks is also a cooler weather crop. Great garden!

[@sherry2836]

Your garden looks great! You may want to do more video research on growing peanuts. It's interesting to see how peanuts actually develop. It will help you with your planting. Saute chopped onions in butter, add zucchini slices. Then add chopped tomatoes and top with shredded cheese of choice. (Add chopped ham, prosciutto or crumbled cooked bacon if desired.)

[@laurenf1966]

Lovely garden! Tomatoes can be picked as soon as they start to show color, ripen on counter and they will taste as just picked when they are ripe.

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

I spy with my little eye, some Asparagus fonds. Just a couple more years of patience and you'll be able enjoy spring eating.

[@douglaspearce1187]

Suggestion for labelling: I use wooden tongue depressors and a permanent marker. Chemists/pharmacies should sell them. Cut the depressors in half at a 45 degree angle giving points making it easier to put in the soil. Can use them twice ( writing on both sides ) and they are Bio-degradable.

[@susanaamorim-nv6bn]

Your Portuguese is very good

[@gracealonso275]

Here is something I learned about peanuts. The flowers grow out of the main plant and then they bend and bury their heads in the soil, that is where the peanuts come from. It was the weirdest thing. BTW the squirrels plant them in my yard and they pop up all over the place. The neighbors feed the squirrels.

[@dianeleirer9878]

I just learned something new. I wonder how the peanut flower heads ‘bury’ themselves?

[@2avcrm]

We always solved the zucchini problem with zucchini bread, zucchini and carrot bread, and zucchini pancakes/fritters. These are still my favorite ways to eat zucchini.

[@louisesemrani6860]

Zucchini spaghetti is very nice I like it for a change ❤and it’s good for you I love them sliced mixed with herbs,garlic,chilli and olive oil baked in the oven mmm❤️🦘🐨

[@karenbrindley7170]

I have a canned zucchini relish that is delicious. It's almost like a bread and bitter pickle. The rule is one zucchini plant per family. Grilled zucchini dressed with fresh mint and white basalmic vinegar is an Italian classic. Lemon verbena meatballs are a good use of verbena. I use Jerry Traunfelds recipe. Too many vegetables is a good problem to have.

[@klmnopqr7]

Zucchini and onion fried together . Add eggs to make a tortilla. Deliciouse

[@jacquelinedrury2251]

Marigolds can be grown with tomatoes and vegetables. The flowers are edible too, I think. Love your videos. 💕🤗

[@manishaholm]

Branching sunflowers. Work well for flower arrangements.

[@marythomas5656]

Zinnias are fantastic in the veg garden. They're very tough, come In a variety of colors and sizes, and will reseed which is a bonus in my book. If they sprout in an inconvenient place nextvyear you can dig up and move when plants are young. Zinnias grow very well in hot climates. I'm in Texas and they've been a lifeling fave as my grandfather always grew them and I know they grow in Italy. A friend was there recently and posted pics on FB so you should grow them with ease in Portugal.

[@seamusfahey6165]

had an Italian friend that used to love making sort of tempura squash blossoms . . . and that also cuts out the problem at a much earlier stage. Just for whatever it's woorth. Again, love your videos - thank you.

[@intagphotovideo]

Blossoms filled with Ricotta and then fried . Delicious

[@seamusfahey6165]

@@intagphotovideo that was it - thank you!

[@bentekaizer1996]

Tips for your veg garden can be seen if you watch Martha Stewarts blog. She knows the best way to stake tomatoes, flowers and cucumbers amoung other things.

[@padimills1494]

Bees love lavender....

[@doingalittlebetter2024]

Plant these to help bees, and have pretty flowers too. Aster, coneflower, verbena, geranium, poppy, rosemary, lavender, thyme, sage, fennel. ❤

[@doingalittlebetter2024]

You already have the 🌻 sunflowers and some others listed, a very impressive garden. Keep on keepin' on! Excellent. ❤

[@carolienduursma3906]

Artisjoks are a nice vegetable and when you don’t harvest it, it gives you the nicest purple/blue flowers. Bees love them…

[@sjblack9135]

If you have a spiralizer, make zucchini noodles and use them in place of spaghetti pasta 😊