What I'm Harvesting In My September Garden

[@lisabooker6405]

Why in the world would people get upset about eating a flower? I swear some folks need to get their lives together! Meg honey you just keep doing you because you’re a joy to this ole gma heart. Take care and God bless you~Lisa

[@MyFocusVaries]

GrowVeg talked about edible flowers and a commenter went off about it. As if they were being forced to eat flowers because GrowVeg did. Sigh

[@meggrowsplants]

Right? I have no idea. I was shocked at some of the comments!

[@amandagoodlett5185]

Oh my gosh, you talking about people commenting on how you ate a sunflower cracked me up. Non gardening folks don't get the joy of some of the weird things we gardeners do lol. Anyway, love your channel and your relaxed style. Hope all is well from your MRI.

[@meggrowsplants]

right? all of the out of pocket comments all came from non gardeners, i could tell lol. But thank you!

[@airtihuir]

13:14 Roasting whole immature sunflowers is 👌 the best thing ever. I can totally see a fancy restaurant selling it for like $25 as an appetizer. People on IG need to grow up.

[@meggrowsplants]

right? I really love it. and I love experimenting with the different flavors!

[@EdimentalGardens]

Our basil has been prolific this year too. We’ve been dehydrating (everyone in the family is getting a jar for Christmas), making pesto and freezing it in ice cube trays, and making a basil flavored vinegar. I’m so sick of basil 🌿 😂

[@Jacqueline-nk1pt]

Yes! I've been making and freezing pesto too! I have sooooo much basil.

[@meggrowsplants]

I love to do that as well! such a great way to preserve pesto!

[@JoyoftheGardenandHome]

6:40 yup, learned that quick. Now my ground cherrys are on my patio for quick, clean, pest free nummy comsumption

[@meggrowsplants]

thats a good idea. Im going to go back to growing them in containers!

[@daniellelamont7961]

I store fresh-cut herbs in a vase on the counter and they keep far longer than in the fridge!

[@christinaharrison7860]

Pesto!!! It is so easy and versatile. And... you can freeze it. Your garden is so amazing. Looking forward to the next video.

[@MyFocusVaries]

I froze a ton! Then the basil went and grew more!

[@meggrowsplants]

love love making frozen pesto cubes!

[@adrianahill7884]

Hey Meg!! I’d suggest drying as much of the basil as possible and then store it in airtight glass jars to use in your cooking later on. You could let them air dry or use your oven or a dehydrator 😉

[@meggrowsplants]

love to do that! I also like making pesto and putting it in ice cubes and freezing it!

[@jujubee7351]

I love this Chanel , I’m a new gardener with Anxiety. Your voice is calming , thank you for your informative and beautiful aesthetic videos❤

[@JenniferRogers-q2z]

I agree her voice is very calming❤

[@meggrowsplants]

thank you so so much

[@LJ-he9qn]

Corn shuck is very ASMR thank you for sharing

[@diablomom]

❤ your videos. Your voice and demeanor is so calming. ❤

[@meggrowsplants]

aw thank you so much!

[@DaisyONeill-q9d]

I live in the uk and summer has been miserable it’s been wet and cold. So I’ve had so many slugs bug my garden still continues to thrive, I have woke up this morning and I was freezing! I can feel autumn coming 🍂🍂

[@meggrowsplants]

Ive heard this from some friends i have in the UK as well! Seemed like a challenging season for you all. Hopefully it will get better soon!

[@dr.o.6150]

Such a beautiful harvest and even a blue egg - watching your videos makes me happy ☺️

[@meggrowsplants]

love my blue eggies

[@GerRafferty]

Great channel lovly harvest and garden meg😊❤

[@meggrowsplants]

thank you

[@Jacqueline-nk1pt]

I made your green and red jalapeno sauce. I had some red bell peppers on hand, so I roasted those and put it in the red jalapeno sauce. They were both amazing.

[@TeresaCraighero]

For the basil: you can make tons of pesto, portion it in little containers and put it in the freezer. Also, David Lebovitz has a recipe for basil ice cream, and Stella Parks has a recipe for a basil dessert with white chocolate... never tried, but she's reliable. Mainly, I would say make pesto for this winter. You'll be glad.

[@meggrowsplants]

love doing that with the pesto cubes! but basil ice cream? I will definitely be looking that up!

[@Keithlynd_]

I'm not a gardener but I'm so curious and actually like your video eating the sunflower like corn on cob. It makes me appreciate sunflower more.

[@WellOkaythen.]

I would definitely dry a bunch and blend up and freeze a bunch of basil. I didn't and I've been missing it for months lol. So glad its finally spring for me so I can grow a ton again. Drying is great because it reduces a huge volume of the space it would take to store.

[@andreahaywood233]

I loved what you said about letting nature do its thing! My fall squash are already being attacked by vine borers, but honestly I just don't want to spray anything (and don't want to spend the money lol). I'll pick better varieties in the future, but for now, I'll sit back and observe and see how it plays out. Really enjoying your channel, new follower here :)

[@meggrowsplants]

thank you so much! and yes, thats definitely my gardening style! just letting nature do nature and i sit back and watch!

[@cheyennegerih5937]

Omg I can’t believe that people freaked out over eating a green sunflower I seen that video my husband and I were both like we want to try that next year!

[@meggrowsplants]

you must try! its so good everyone should try at least once!

[@lisanowakow3688]

I put ropes around my corn too. It really helps with smaller patches. Freeze chopped or blended basil. I have a pituitary tumor, lots of MRIs and even surgery. I try to close my eyes and ignore the cage.

[@sonyahogan5673]

Spectacular harvest!!!❤❤❤❤

[@Vgardener]

Love your video! I am learning to become a great gardener like you

[@amiramornoir6132]

Yeah the algorithms are weird because I loved that video and wanted to grow sunflowers next year because of it. I hope you are doing well :)

[@meggrowsplants]

algorithms are so confusing!

[@nicole2000]

you can make hibiscus jam too. It does seem like it takes forever to bloom!

[@meggrowsplants]

I cannot WAIT to make some of that!

[@fuzzypumpkin7743]

Of everything you harvested, the only things I'd eat are the tomatillos, eggs, sunflower seeds, and corn. So picky. Right now I'm growing sugar snap peas, basil, kale, spinach, bibb lettuce, mustard greens, and radishes. Also have a couple tiny stunted everbearing strawberries that look like they might be working on a berry.

[@meggrowsplants]

sounds like you have some good things growing!

[@melitatyson3052]

Sorrel only blooms in time for Christmas. Doesn't matter when you plant, the plant will grow until and produce end of year. I've done late planting and had plants no taller than 6 inches and filled with flowers, ND on the other hand big plants that look like big bushy mini trees. It's such a funny plant.

[@meggrowsplants]

I guess that makes sense then that it is a popular christmas time drink in some countries? I guess I just never thought about it and assumed it would bloom along with my okra. cant wait for it to finally bloom!

[@GSBMxyz]

Beautiful harvest, very colorful and looks tasty. Congrats!

[@juliebinetti15]

What's the problem with eating sunflowers? Why would there be objections?

[@meggrowsplants]

People didnt quite understand that the seeds are soft when harvested early, even though it was explained in the video (i guess not well enough). People thought i was eating hard sunflower seeds lol

[@stephaniefuller]

My Roselle hasn't bloomed yet either.

[@meggrowsplants]

apparently they take quite a while!

[@stephaniefuller]

@@meggrowsplants they should start in the next month, the good news is they will be here in time for thanksgiving.

[@juliebinetti15]

Looking fwd to my fall planting

[@GardenHermitThings]

Love your channel ❤ you inspire me Meg!!

[@meggrowsplants]

thank you so much!

[@emkn1479]

I also grew Wild Sweet Violet corn! Got it from Gurneys though. It’s incredibly sweet and flavorful, and I had great pollination. The only downside is it’s more gray when cooked 😅🫠

[@ShakinaRiley-v1j]

Beautiful harvest ❤

[@jelatinosa]

Weirdly, some herbs such as basil and rosemary tastes so good in butter cookies or maybe it's like a shortbread. My sister first made them from a Martha Stewart recipe with rosemary and I could not stop craving them. Asked her to make me another batch asap.

[@meggrowsplants]

LOVE a rosemary shortbread cookie!

[@dizpol]

Meg always has fire videos 🔥we learn so much!

[@meggrowsplants]

so gald you enjoy!

[@judithabroguena2635]

Hello meg .. I've just watch you first at the Short video in KZbin. Then everytime your video shows. It's amazing. Im also a fan of being in the garden. I also have sun flowers plants before . And I'm so thankful that you teach me how to cook it. . Watching here from Philippines.. how I wish I could have enough space so I could have chicken coop too.. keep safe meg..

[@meggrowsplants]

thank you so so much

[@christianolson167]

That basil is beautiful - all I see is pesto!

[@meggrowsplants]

Me too!

[@mikimayagain]

When I lived in Gainesville Fl and my roselles bloomed in September . It seemed so late in the season, and every year I would start worrying about now. Every year bloomed inlate September. Lol. Just moved to northwest South Carolina. No garden yet.... sigh. Really miss my garden.

[@HaHaThatIsFunny]

I miss the azalea blooms in Gainesville, they were always spectacular. I don't miss the lack of wind there in August/September

[@MiahMangual]

Xmas tree skirt next year for ground cherry!! Just a thought. Lol.

[@meggrowsplants]

good idea!

[@DaisyONeill-q9d]

I’ve never tried sunflower before maybe I’ll try next year bc I only have one small sunflower lol

[@EMJLyfe]

Great Harvest

[@ruthannecoro6198]

Have you tried Basil tea? Jesse at R&R shared it a couple summers ago… sooo good! I’m going to try a basil tincture with mine!

[@winie5665]

Crazy that some ppl care about what other ppl do so much when it has nothing to do with them! Many parts of a plant can be eaten outside of what you normally find at the grocery store especially when stems, seeds are young etc, ex baby corn, squash stems, and in many parts of the world utilizing a whole plant is normal lol!

[@jelatinosa]

My basil gets attacked by a sort of leaf miner. I always hear that basil doesn't get attacked by pests but my basil get munched on by some bug or something I haven't seen yet, and these little flies keep laying their nasty leaf mining larvea in my basil.

[@meggrowsplants]

maybe try the prospera F1 hybrid because ive had those issues in the past too but this variety just seems unbothered

[@khalilakazai9947]

So sweet meg

[@ndbg46881]

Just a note, those white things on the hornworm are cocoons, not eggs. They’ve already eaten the hornworm and are ready to hatch soon.

[@SCL6054Prouctions]

Hi Meg i am a fellow Gardner in north Carolina and i tske care of the garden while still living with my family i recently gotten into gardening snd i find it relaxing i was wondering how to do get the grass ther just seems to grow of ojt nowhere and other weeds and it there a natural thing that will kill weeds but no the plants

[@JenniferRogers-q2z]

Im sorry you got alot of hate about the sunflower. People can be awful sometimes. You keep doing you. My son (10mo) and I love watching your videos. I need to know which one of your chickens laid that beautiful blue egg. ❤❤❤❤. I absolutely need your recipes for your hot sauce and your tortillas!! please!!!

[@jeffsherwood9151]

Hey from Statesville

[@meggrowsplants]

my hometown!

[@jenniferdelgado6754]

I've seen people eat sunflowers. It's awesome. People are rediculous. Do what you want to do. Mother nature is healthy eating. Eating animals is mean not a flower. Flower is nutritional. I'm sorry people were so mean to you. Have a great day. Love your garden

[@meggrowsplants]

thank you

[@larrya3989]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@juliebinetti15]

MRI time in the tube for me has been as much as 45 min. Never open your eyes.

[@hercupoverflows4831]

Nice harvest! What do you do for your Thai chili peppers to grow long? I’m growing some in a raised bed and they don’t seem to get that long. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[@meggrowsplants]

the varitey is called Santaka, that is probably it!

[@lorianderson2008]

I can't grow peppers to save my life. But I keep trying. Definition of insanity - doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results. 😅

[@meggrowsplants]

what zone are you in? they can be finicky in the colder zones

[@lorianderson2008]

@meggrowsplants Supposedly zone 6, but it's high desert, so we can go from 30'/40's at night to 90's/100's during the day. Fall literally came overnight. Last week we were in the 90's, this week we're 60's & 70's. Poor plants don't know what to do.

[@juliebinetti15]

I fight blight constantly in nfla

[@beckymartinez9926]

I cannot imagine why anybody would have a problem with you eating the sunflowers.

[@carolynphillips7443]

I didn't see the link to the basil seeds, did I just miss it?

[@JK_341]

Wait who the frick sends death threats over a dadgum sunflower? Then again i guess that's social media for you... 🙄 But yes i am in that same boat of being overwhelmed with basil and peppers too lol.

[@d.b.3512]

I thought you shouldn't put hot peppers next to peppers as they can cross pollinate

[@meggrowsplants]

This is a myth! It’s totally fine to plant them next to each other.

[@debbiebolman2705]

Oh yay! Seasonal depression. Looking forward to that!

[@ilgyshan]

What you do with your okras? I see a lot of people growing that, but, how do you eat it ?

[@debbiebolman2705]

Cut it up and put it in soups or bread it and fry it. I like them fresh off the plant too

[@susanpayne5592]

@ilgyshan. I cut okra in half from tip to bottom, coat in olive oil, salt and pepper and roast at 425 degrees (F) until tender. I dip it in garlic aoli….yum!

[@ruthannecoro6198]

What a beautiful and bountiful harvest♥️ your garden looks amazing😊 I’m pulling cherry tomatoes by the dozen, daily.. handfuls of green beans.. harvesting/drying herbs, getting summer squash and cucumbers and more peppers than I can keep up with! Such a good gardening season.

[@CanadianChick1000]

Damn, people are weird. Hating on you for eating a plant that was grown to be eaten. I kinda like MRIs - one thing I found sorta fun, and a friend thought it would be distracting for claustrophobics, is to really listen to where the sounds are coming from as the device moves around your head.

[@mistresskaliko5596]

WHERE EXACTLY THIS GARDEN LOCATION ???

[@diannebeatty3851]

Didn't know you could eat raw corn!

[@emkn1479]

It’s so sweet and delicious 🤤

[@jelatinosa]

Death threats over eating a sunflower?! WTF? WHY?! What the hecks is wrong with people!? It could not have been gardeners or anyone even the tiniest bit educated commenting on that video, just a bunch of weird ignoramuses.

[@jelatinosa]

Honestly, the thought of you getting death threats for doing something so benign is 🤯

[@dorskiee19mcg88]

[@mistresskaliko5596]

WHERE EXACTLY THIS GARDEN LOCATION ???