My Ultra Low-Maintenance Garden: The Full Tour

[@Emmanuel_GG123]

I’m a gardener and I have planted carrots tomatoes Spinach lettuce and peppers and onions and I’m 7 years old 🎉🎉🎉🎉Emmanuel

[@GrowVeg]

Well done Emmanuel, that's brilliant. You are a great gardener I am sure. I hope you enjoy lots of tasty harvests. Keep up the fantastic work. :-)

[@1st_Repent]

Never too early to start. I let my 4 year old help me tend my plants.

[@BonnieKennedy-pj7tn]

Teach them how to feed themselves! Good job Emmanuel!

[@kirstenpaff8946]

This channel gives me nerdy dad vibes, and it is so wholesome.

[@GrowVeg]

That's what we're going for - great stuff! :-)

[@HotPotatoGardener-HPG-143]

Low maintenance gardening is like having a self-cleaning house - it's every homeowner's dream! Imagine plants that behave like well-trained pets: they stay within their borders, don't demand constant attention, and somehow manage to look fabulous all year round. It's the plant equivalent of having a robot vacuum, but for your garden. And the best part? You can claim all the credit for your garden's beauty while secretly knowing that nature is doing most of the work! 🌿✨

[@GrowVeg]

Yes indeed - I like the analogy there!

[@Wellbaby94]

Your enthusiasm and joy is such a great way to learn and be encouraged in our garden journeys

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much! :-)

[@siouxsiesiouxwilson7247]

Love watching this channel.

[@BTCGardenideas]

The gardening journey has been amazing, you've done a great job with your garden, I've learned a lot

[@jaytoney3007]

A good warm weather spinach is New Zealand Spinach. It can thrives in the summer heat, 35.5C, 96F doesn't phase it a bit. It is also drought tolerant. It will grow, and produce until frost. The only con is it needs frequent pruning to keep it from taking over the garden. Both flavor and texture is good.

[@snowwhitepeak]

Oh! Thank you for sharing this! I live in a hot, often drought area .

[@GrowVeg]

I'm definitely going to try this - thanks for the recommendation.

[@philiplush2957]

I love these long videos its like i have a friend who is excitedly showing me his garden. Makes me happy every time i watch. Keep up the good work.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much! Happy gardening to you. :-)

[@monstermushmush]

You are my favorite garden youtuber, you provide so much practical knowledge! Thank you!

[@GrowVeg]

That's so kind of you to say. Thanks for watching. :-)

[@looneygardener]

I have learned so much from you! Thank you! Your videos are info packed without rambling. Your energy is warm and joyful. I pass on Grow Veg to all my gardening friends. ❤😊

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much! :-)

[@robs.garden]

As for so many other commenters, you were the first creator that just clicked for me in terms of knowledge, presentation, and personality. I always enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much, I really appreciate that. Happy gardening! :-)

[@manuelacassia]

I'm starting on this journey of producing food. I have more than 600 ornamental plants. fact that I am migrating. learning everything. your video and your enthusiasm is awesome. I tried to watch the video several times, so much work here. a hug from Brazil

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much - and hug right back at you! :-)

[@timfoote2874]

We've got 7 raised beds built and composting for the winter months. Plans for 4 more beds to be built in the early spring. Looking forward to a great growing season in 2025.

[@firesunearthmoon8999]

Always enjoy your videos & appreciate your honesty in trial & error. My mother told me long ago that T& E is what makes a good gardener. Glad your neighbor is contributing, perhaps he gets a gooseberry pudding 😁. Thanks again Ben, the garden looks marvelous. My garden is marvelous too, I only wish I’d planted more. Tomatoes, red, white & sweet potatoes , banana peppers, sweet peas, pole beans ❤, carrots, zucchini, cucumbers & various herbs, marigolds & wild flowers all just hardy & happy. Thank you for helping me!! Will be my 1st winter garden this year, I’ll be watching your videos for that.

[@GrowVeg]

Wow, sounds like you're growing loads already - that's super! :-)

[@DuongGarden]

Watching your video reminds me of my parents' garden, a small garden but full of necessary vegetables for the whole family's daily meals. It's fun, economical and special. Extremely clean and safe. Hope you have more videos like this. Growing vegetables and watching them grow every day is wonderful, isn't it?

[@GrowVeg]

It certainly is - they become like family after a few weeks of watching them. :-)

[@Elementtreecompany]

The joy, kindness, and positivity in your video comments is a testament to the wonderful work you are doing. Thank you for sharing and producing such lovely and informative content. Garden lime dusting fish heads will help. Also, if you have a fire pit or burn wood on your property wood ash and biochar (even just charcoal) will do wonders-cake it all over the fish head before bury. Use an auger bit on a drill and bury fish at least 1ft/30cm-use well-rotted compost on top of that to bring planting hole to proper depth for transplant and that will drastically help with animals digging up fish heads. I’ve also found laying physical barrier down around base of plant at soil surface but under mulch layer, like a hardware cloth skirt keeps animals from scratch digging to fish. Keep up the amazing work. Your efforts are making a lot of positive changes in our shared planet.

[@GrowVeg]

Really great tips there, thank so much for taking the time to share this. :-)

[@hankjones3527]

4:58 "We had a dry spell, we went almost a month without rain." Lol, almost a month! :) Great channel, love from Australia.

[@GrowVeg]

I know you guys have it a touch warmer/dryer on occasions! ;-)

[@HadassahHaman]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden!!!!! As a gardener I have the same excitement! enthusiasm! and energy! Everyday! There's always something new and magical happening... Those who don't garden don't understand. I'm growing....everything! Lettuces tomatoes 7 varieties, three varieties of cucumbers, pumpkins, other squash, carrots, and my corn is silking!!!!! Just planted succession row of corn, the melons are popping out like popcorn!!! the kale looks beautiful, and I'm stepping up my herb game by propagating... Marigolds are almost as tall as me!!! Ive deadheaded them three times. Will grab some today for flower vases...nasturtiums are taking their time...? Excited about sunchokes!!! (my first year growing... ginger, cauliflower beets! Everything is coming along beautifully. I walk outside and smile. My garden brings me joy.

[@GrowVeg]

Wow, you have so much growing there. Great work! :-)

[@HadassahHaman]

@GrowVeg Thanks to your video instruction (and a few other on-line master gardeners). I began growing because the world shut down during covid, now I'll never stop! Amazing that something really good comes out of something bad. Life is wonderful!!!!! ❤️ HSTL Zone6!

[@andersonomo597]

*NO WAY* it was Rosie -she's far too sweet and well behaved to dig up rotten fish heads. And that lettuce is the size of YOUR head Ben - God forbid babies were born with that sized head - everyone would be an only child! LOL Oh how I wish my garden was half a good as yours - but you do keep me inspired, so for that, you have my sincere gratitude!! Cheers from Sydney!!

[@GrowVeg]

Haha - cheers for that! Yes, I'm not quite sure what made me say 'baby's head'! :-)

[@cltinturkey]

Wow! You've done so many great things to minimize effort and maximize production. Congratulations on a banner year, despite the drought. Thank you for sharing your hard work and beautiful garden!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for watching. Hoping for a touch more rain over the next week. :-)

[@plantyhome]

I've never seen such a vibrant and lively garden. Pure joy for the eyes! 🌈🌸

[@debkincaid2891]

I learn so much from you every time I pop in to see what you're up to. Sometimes, I get key info when you are just making a passing comment! When it's not even the focus of the video. Thanks for all you share with us struggling gardeners. Your little pep talks are invaluable as well. All the best ~

[@GrowVeg]

I am so thrilled to hear this. Thank you so much for watching. :-)

[@martinberrisford1548]

What im doing is learning from people like yourself.thank you.

[@marchosiasu9700]

I started this year by watching your videos, despite having hope I was almost sure it was gonna be my 2 year of zero harvest and dying plants in my raised beds. Thanks to your knowledge however I have just harvested my first snap peas, green beans, cucumbers and radishes. Still waiting for my tomatoes and kale to be ready : ) Amazing channel and great video as always

[@GrowVeg]

That is really wonderful to hear - so pleased! You clearly have a natural ability there. :-)

[@thesodathief]

this channel is massively usefull, and incredibly professionally recorded and such! Keep up the great work

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much, really appreciate it! :-)

[@HeyYouSA]

Needed a pick-me-up video in these hot, dry summer days to find the motivation to get out there and keep going.

[@GrowVeg]

Hope it cools off soon for you. :-)

[@DownButNotOutYet]

Good morning Ben, loved your garden tour, you made gardening super interesting. Everything is growing well and looking lush. Vegetable gardening does not need too much water, just sufficient to help them get buy and we can save much water from inside the house to fill our watering cans. It does help a great deal. Those tomatoes I mentioned earlier on, they are still growing and the fruits are looking beautiful, they must now start to change colour as there is nothing like vine ripened tomatoes, their flavour is unique I am sure will agree. I have really surprised myself with this challenge and a challenge it sure is. We are now going to start July which is our coldest month, so I am trusting and hoping everything will go well. Thank you for sharing your garden secrets, it surely brings about a challenge to all us viewers :) I enjoyed you piling the rotten leaves etc., onto the bare bed and finishing it off with the good rotted manure. Just look at the results with very little effort. Enjoy harvesting, take care. Kind regards.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much for watching. Vine-ripened tomatoes are definitely the best! :-)

[@annesoos6326]

Took your tip about growing potatoes in pots and tried it with 5 seed potatoes in 2 largish pots. Harvested a couple of days ago, and got a large number of really nice potatoes. It worked! I just kept filling up the pots with compost,until I got to the top, and watering when dry and voila! Certainly a lot easier to harvest, and also sure to get ALL the potatoes this way, as well.

[@GrowVeg]

That's really super to hear. Very satisfying. :-)

[@bipbip6626]

I ve done the same, for the last 3 years. I ve noticed: planting in bigger containers[ ie plastic big black toy containers[ with holes at the bottom] makes no difference in quantity/ volume! So i ll carry on , this July, planting potatoes seeds reduced in garden centers, but with a medium size pot, with the adequate nbs of potatoes[ 2?3?] seeds, of course . I will keep big containers for winter leeks, grown in them!

[@mikkihesson3509]

absolutely fantastic! i cant get over the beauty and simplicity, you have shown so many ways to have so much packed into one patch of land! ive learned all your tips over the last couple of years watching your videos and i have made some things in my own garden like yours. i now have a bean arch between two beds like that one. weather here in tennessee is really bad this year tho, and things are so stunted. i wish i had established more last year, it hasnt been a good time to try and put in the new beds. weather reports from all over the country are bad right now. i just wonder about all this weird "fog" that isnt fog and cant possible be wildfire smoke this far south. it has come and gone several times out of nowhere. its just a haze all day long. never seen anything quite like it, i dont even want to be out in it. i hope your garden is doing better than ours over here, from the video it looks amazing!

[@GrowVeg]

Sorry you're battling such fickle weather. That does sound like a challenge! Hoping the rest of the summer is a bit more normal for you. Happy gardening! :-)

[@GrahamBolt-kv4zi]

Hello I hope you're safe over there I hope this year brings happiness prosperity, love and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from

[@mikkihesson3509]

@@GrahamBolt-kv4zi im north of you, go vols! lol hope you are happy and prosperous as well, and of course wishing everyone the ever elusive world peace.

[@melissaschloneger9902]

Your dad jokes are so funny - I like also how you keep things simple

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much! :-)

[@smuggafree]

Although our climates are very different (I live in Central California and it is very hot and dry), it is fun to watch what you are able to grow and your enthusiasm.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much. Yes, very hot and dry where you garden! :-)

[@LifeintheQuietLane]

I love that you keep seedings "limping along" for a summer planting. I had lots of extras at the end of the first planting and I've been feeling terrible about it and wondering if I should just give up on them.... but now I know that I'm not alone and I don't feel so bad anymore! :D I also have potatoes growing "wild" in my compost bin, as well as basil and some pumpkin/squash plants.

[@GrowVeg]

It's great to be able to hold some seedlings back like that - really helps to stagger the harvests. :-)

[@WorldHouse88]

thank you

[@NannaCarlstedt2]

Hi Ben, No rush - we enjoy listening to what you have to say, so, it´s perfectly ok to take it a little bit easier.

[@GrowVeg]

Thank you so much. Really appreciate that. The garden is looking very good at the moment, I am so pleased. Not too much effort! :-)

[@davidthegood]

Beautiful work.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much! :-)

[@jojow8416]

I just found your channel and am addicted to your passion for gardening. Thank you for all the wonderful information.

[@EuroKitty33]

My lettuce has been awesome! I grew potatoes and garlic for the first time this year. I have beautiful eggplant and have had to spray full throttle hose on the aphids and it has really helped. I have a few ladybugs. I think we have fewer helpful insects because our neighbors spray chemicals on their lawns....our yard is the insect haven of the neighborhood :)

[@GrowVeg]

Well done for holding off on the chemicals! Local wildlife will appreciate it. :-)

[@dlsdyer9071]

Wish you well. We experience the same thing! Year before last bugs just about decimated our garden. Last year I let a low to ground fountain become a frog haven. It produced so many of several varieties that neighbors half way down the street were commenting about never seeing so many before. This year the fountain is going but it is still breeding them. We now have three different types of lizards and a couple of black snakes. The black aphids almost took out my garlic chives and perennial leeks, this year they showed up and were absolutely gone in two weeks. I now have vigorous new growth. Another success is using perforated compost bags inside my grow bags for potatoes. We scarified our lawns (pulled up the early weeds and dead material that did not compost), let the material dry out on one of the long terraced beds, then mixed it with compost inside those bags. Our ground is too hard to dig out potatoes and the grow bags didn’t hold enough moisture for the potatoes to do well. Lastly, the rabbits and voles have not figured out how to get to the potatoes. I absolutely LOVE HEARING OTHER EXPLAINED SUCCESS STORIES as encouragement and creating better growing environments!

[@suemar63]

Your videos always bring so much joy. You have such great enthusiasm and you just "shine". Really enjoyed your tour. Glad to see you had a good spinach year. I had my best one ever this year,....not sure why, but who am I to question. I just enjoyed every bite!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for your kind words. Glad your spinach was good too. :-)

[@francesbatycki404]

Thanks for this video! I miss the longer videos. This one is superb!❤️❤️❤️🇨🇦👍👩‍🌾. And your enthusiasm is so contagious. I was having my morning tea and just about dropped everything to run to the garden! Lol! I’ll do that in a few minutes. Restraint, eh? 😂

[@GrowVeg]

Wonderful to hear Frances! Thanks for your support. Hope you've had a good time pottering about in the garden. :-)

[@Oomzilla]

Definitely bromance material... Gardening never felt so good after inspiration here. Thank you! Keep being 😎

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much for your kind words - happy gardening! :-)

[@hrplanttrees]

I like your videos with very beautiful 😍👍

[@GrowVeg]

Thank you. :-)

[@albertmo1722]

Hi Ben, I enjoy watching your video for my daily gardening inspiration. Best, Albert from SF, USA

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much Albert. Hope your gardening year is going well. Appreciate you watching. :-)

[@queenree-v2l]

love how you actually SHOW us how to do everything!

[@MamboDogFace]

Your forest garden is growing even more beautiful Ben! You are so happy in your garden realm, and energized! Whew, I have to watch this one again to catch all the tips...

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks you so much for your kind words. Gardening and nature are great therapy and so uplifting! :-)

[@MamboDogFace]

My container garden has kept me healthy this year. The garden gets smaller, but the rewards are still peace, health and sanity!! ❤️

[@armaanrampadarath4436]

You are a relaxed teacher. Loved watching your video.❤

[@toniedalton5448]

So happy to see your garden so full ! I now have green tomatoes. Potatoes are starting to blokm, handfuls of t strawberries,greens ,onions,and garlic !! Can't wait until the tomatoes are ready. Nothing that tastes more like an shine to me ! This year I have my own blackberries,and Brussels sprouts !!! And I really believe all the horse manure I've been using is doing the job. Carry on with these great videos !!

[@GrowVeg]

Sounds like you're growing some beauties there! :-)

[@maryg4646]

Your garden is amazing. That rose is spectacular.

[@joyscott374]

Great tour, just shows you what can be produced in a small area, which I have, so I enjoy your videos very much. I've been using grass clipping too. It worked really well on my sandy soil. Protecting from heat & keeping in water, & plants have thrived. My first harvest this week . Shallots & Beetroot. Thanks Ben.

[@GrowVeg]

Great to hear your harvests have started - a lovely pair of veg to start with. :-)

[@kangtani_indonesia]

Very extensive and fertile plantation, thank you for sharing

[@suepowlesland8541]

Lovely tour Ben! I smiled when thinking of the neighbor pitching green stuff over the fence because mine does the same for me. Some on my street also text for pick up😊

[@GrowVeg]

You've got very generous neighbors there! :-)

[@dianeladico1769]

The new addition to my garden is purple sweet potatoes. We're US Z6 and I got a late start but that garden gets full sun and the raised beds are surrounded by pavers so it's noticeable warmer. I have hope for a harvest. There were an incredible number of slips from the 5 potatoes I started-I filled 4 6x3 beds, gave some away and have a bunch left. The rest will be planted in smaller pots to harvest the leaves as a warm-weather spinach alternative. I may overwinter some indoors because I can't help myself. This is my first try so I can't give any info on the viability but I've seen a lot of success on the internet (so it must be true, right?). They're good raw in salads and very good cooked so if someone misses their green leaves in the heat of summer that may be an option. They have less oxalates than spinach, as I understand it, so that may be a viable option if that's a concern but of course do your own research.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for the recommendation. I've heard great things about sweet potatoes but never tried to grow them myself. I think you've inspired me for next season!

[@Bernieclark45]

Love that lime thing on fish heads. I sow spinach about now and it stands all winter.

[@GrowVeg]

I think spinach responds well to shortening day length.

[@ljgerken]

I too, have noticed the uptick in potting soils and fertilizers online. I have been taking a few shovels of garden soil and placing them in a 5-gallon bucket and adding water to make liquid fertilizer. The results are really quick too. I'm using more water sprays with peppermint soap, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, vinegar and baking soda to attack pests and fungus. Keeping an eye on plants that can be susceptible to sunburn by using shade cloth. I too use insect netting. Your garden looks great! Keep up the good work!

[@GrowVeg]

The rising prices are definitely encouraging us to think more inventively and be more self-sufficent!

[@Mydashcam101]

I started gardening somw months ago. My space is just enough for my edible plants. Thanks for this video. I learned a lot

[@ejc7071]

Your videos are a joy to watch Ben. Thankyou! 🌼

[@MElaughs]

Videos like this get me so excited. Thanks for still uploading. Update on the V shaped pea supports I did. I will keep them more vertical when growing the plants to avoid the constant training and lower the angle of supports when small pods appear. Keep it up ☮️

[@GrowVeg]

Sounds like a plan. Thank you so much for your support and watching. :-)

[@MElaughs]

@@GrowVeg thank you for keeping things fresh in the garden. 😊

[@MissBetsyLu]

Dig deeper and bury fish way deeper. Many blessings everyone.

[@GrowVeg]

Yes, good advice! :-)

[@hayleydunbar5932]

I am loving the extra squash planted in the grass. I did the same thing this year. Growing my garden faster than I grow the structure to plant everything. Battling deer at the moment cause I plant everything in my sunny front yard, so the next project is a fence (as the last fenced area we built filled up quickly. Thanks for the ongoing videos and inspiration. Keep em coming! ❤

[@GrowVeg]

Hope you fend off the deer. Happy gardening. :-)

[@brandyfalkenberg9983]

Garden looks gorgeous! It's the best when you can just walk outside for your food. I want to start composting seriously and growing from seeds next year thanks to your videos, and will look to your videos again for tips! We finished the asparagus just in time for the lettuce to come through, and it was planted in front of the asparagus, so the asparagus ferns have provided some light shade for our lettuce and it hasn't bolted yet and went gotten a good 5 weeks out of it! It's nearing the end, but I'm hoping it will last until the zucchini is ready in the next week or so! Then after that, bell peppers for eating, and tomatoes that will become sauce. My squash is also in random spots and always takes over as we mow around it :) hoping to get our first crop of Asian pears, bartlet pears, golden delicious, grapes, and blackberries this year, and will have raspberries in the coming weeks as well! I love the seasonal shifts of gardening! Best wishes with the rest of your growing season!

[@GrowVeg]

It sounds like you're growing so much there - that's fantastic. Great use of asparagus for shade! :-)

[@melissaschloneger9902]

Just planted some pea and bean seeds from 2016. Did not know if anything was going to come up, but amazingly had about 60%germination! (I put 3 seeds in each hole and 2 plants usually have come up) Also have been continuing to sow plants as the summer has been moving along, tucking things in around other plants, and realizing that my original ideas about gardening are way too formal. The folks that have spreadsheets and have it organized to the date as to when they sow things stress me out. I cant be that rigid, because I would miss many of the deadlines and feel like a failure. I am happy that i have been eating my kale and swiss chard, potatoes and onions. Eating the things that I am growing makes me feel like a success.

[@GrowVeg]

Eating garden-grown always makes you feel so good. A true measure of success!

[@dustyflats3832]

Feel the same about jottthings down. The late freak frost tossed all that documentation because I was too busy replanting. I just hope I can figure out what all these varieties are in case I like them.

[@mrsa2232]

You are the best channel by far for practical advice and inspiration ...

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much. :-)

[@B1RD58]

As always you have the best time and money saving tips. You show how to make the most of your space, tools/equipment and time often with items you already have; nothing fancy but very organic. I always learn something new on each video. Your garden/beds are beautiful, productive and efficient. I especially appreciate tips for planting in succession as one crop matures and what to replace that space with. As you, I am planning next year's improvements already. Thank you, Ben!!

[@GrowVeg]

Appreciate the kind words. I'm always learning from other gardeners also - it's the best way to improve. :-)

[@BETTYW-b2s]

You have such wonderful ideas. I cant wait for springtime!

[@HafidAskri-hv1du]

بالتوفيق ❤

[@nikkireklitis201]

Thank you so much for the step by step info and enthusiasm from a brand new beginner! Such a pleasure to watch your videos

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much. :-)

[@davidpbrx]

We were just travelling through the UK during that drought period you mentioned. Terrible with the additional heat for your farmers and the herds, but great for touristing. Oddly enough, it rained the whole time we were gone from our home in Colorado, which is quite unusual. I am fully onboard with low-maintenance gardening. The crops I grow have to give me max reliable yield for minimal effort, especially because most of my energy goes toward battling the bindweed and mint (amazing how mint can take over). Love watching your videos, and terribly jealous of your climbing roses!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much David. Hope you are gradually winning the war on bindweed and mint! And I hope you enjoyed your visit to the UK. :-)

[@valoriegriego5212]

Wow, Ben and Rosie!😃 Y'all's garden is beautiful! The produce is beautiful!👍I enjoyed the tour and tips. That rose is a showstopper!😃👍

[@GrowVeg]

It certainly is Valorie. Hope you're summer's going well. :-)

[@dustyflats3832]

Fish fertilizer drew in skunk and raccoon here in WI, US. Think I read to put lime on top of fish. We have been in extreme drought we finally had an inch and half and I pushed the grass mulch away and it was bone dry. Glad to see your getting produce. It’s been a struggle for many. WOW! That rose is quite a specimen! Beautiful!

[@GrowVeg]

So sorry it's been such a dry summer for you. Wishing you plenty of rain soon!

[@MaggiePhigeland]

Thanks for sharing great tips how to make use of your own compost and any kinds of mulch.

[@lythipua]

I also love gardening, it is my passion. I hope you will make more videos for everyone to learn and ask questions. Thanks a lot.

[@thorflower2068]

HOPEFULLY SOON ILL START MY OWN GARDENING JOURNEY! THANK YOU FOR TEACHING US!

[@GrowVeg]

Definitely get started soon! :-)

[@kp894]

I am looking at switching my garden from an annual variety to a food forest for ease of maintenance as well as better food security. Love this!

[@GrowVeg]

Yes, this is a great idea. It makes everything a lot more resilient.

[@threebagsfullfarms9305]

When tying the tomatoes, try a figure of 8 tie, it allows the stem Flexibility but still provides strength

[@GrowVeg]

Yes indeed - I'll be doing this from now. I get lazy sometimes but appreciate this is the best way to tie them in. :-)

[@charlesscarborough7424]

Ben, nice look at your Garden. Thanks for the tour.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Charles - lovely to have you along for the tour. :-)

[@vmiller811]

You always have amazing videos--they are SO helpful! I also attracted lots of local wildlife when I used Fish emulsion as I watered the garden...BUT, instead of a fish head, I use a whole egg and just barely crack it before placing it in my tomato and pepper holes. I have had really nice success with the eggs!

[@GrowVeg]

Interesting - might well have to try this myself. :-)

[@monicajohnson9600]

Have just discovered your channel and I absolutely love it! Favourite garden channel I’ve watched so far. I’m in New Zealand and into my second year in our new place establishing a garden. Most of our back yard is concrete (with small lawn for the dogs) so I’ve been doing quite a bit of building up beds on top of the concrete similar to the method you’ve described above. And have started turning the front lawn into a bit of a food forest. Currently winter here so it’s slow going (except for Cavallo Nero which had gone crazy) but have managed some broccoli from seed (I love the side shooting variety that just keeps giving) and my first cauli is starting to fruit up. Am dreaming ahead to summer and planning my tomato trellis structure, as well as planning to experiment with cucumbers, peppers, corn and a wider range of squash so your videos have been so helpful. I will keep watching with interest.

[@GrowVeg]

So pleased you discovered our channel. You're doing well to be growing caulis - a traditionally quite tricky vegetable to grow. If you're growing that you'll be able to grow anything! :-)

[@sdmcc]

Beautiful garden! As a first time home owner excited to learn to grow in my small garden, please keep posting as this one has been very inspirational! I've been looking at the sq foot gardening videos and looking at climbers and hanging baskets to make use of the vertical space.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for your kind words. It's definitely worth growing vertically if you have a smaller space - it's amazing how much you'll be able to pack in!

[@GrahamBolt-kv4zi]

Hello I hope you're safe over there I hope this year brings happiness prosperity, love and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from

[@sdmcc]

@@GrowVeg Thank you for taking the time to respond! With your encouragement and helpful video catalogue it certainly has been a big help in planning for next year, once I've taken this year to survey the seasons' conditions. All the best of luck and rewards for your channel and garden! With love from up North.

[@sdmcc]

@@GrahamBolt-kv4zi I appreciate and send back messages of peace, but I am not looking for what you're seeking. Best wishes, all the best of luck.

[@iamchinny3]

Fantasic! I find this so motivating. I can't even really explain why, I just get vibes that you're a really good guy excited about growing veg!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much - glad to have motivated! :-)

[@looneygardener]

Today I harvested a lot of Swiss Chard which I will blanch and freeze, lots of oregano and sage to tie and hang to dry, and some tasty broccoli side shoots. I am trying to not harvest a lovely cabbage which looks so yummy, but could grow on a bit more. Patience is my biggest challenge. ❤

[@GrowVeg]

I know what you mean - it can be tough to be patient sometimes!

[@honoregale856]

Loved this video, so full of information. So far I have had a good crop of strawberries, gooseberries and onions. Cabbage looking good too. This is my second year of adapting my plot to no dig and I can see the difference in the quality of the crops already. I too have starting the lasagne method of starting a bed, dropping all the weeds in the base and topping up with comfrey leaves and then compost. My tip to you, and I’m sure you know this already, is when tying in crops wrap the string around the cane then tie in the stem. That way the string protects the stems from rubbing against the cane and the string doesn’t slip down the cane. Happy gardening.

[@GrowVeg]

Great tip, thanks for sharing this. I get lazy and always forget to do that! Glad your garden is growing well by the sounds of it. :-)

[@mustapha-47]

Can’t wait to see what the rest of the growing season brings.

[@smile30981]

Your garden looks fabulous and I love learning new tips and tricks from you! Looking forward to setting up a couple of new beds in the fall and filling up with nature's yummy leftovers. Thanks for all you share and your enthusiasm has motivated me this Sunday morning to get off my butt and go trim back my tomatoes 🙂

[@GrowVeg]

So pleased I've offered some motivation! Happy gardening! :-)

[@brightantwerp]

Thanks for the great tips! I am a rather lazy gardener, so I like low maintenance.

[@waterdillown]

Thank you for your videos! You’ve been my inspiration to go all-in with gardening this year, and it’s been an absolute blast! Can’t wait to see what the rest of the growing season brings.

[@GrowVeg]

Nice work - great to hear you're all in! :-)

[@trig]

On the evenings that the brown bins go out I head out with my head tourch and my own Brown bin. Ten mins later I have a bin full of grass and veg cuttings that go straight on to my compost pile;)

[@GrowVeg]

That is a very smart move! Love it!

[@daranall4949]

Your cabbage look exceptional!!!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks! 😀

[@Stu-Vino]

Great video. You seem like a kid at Christmas! It's reassuring that your corn has some way to go - mine, too!

[@GrowVeg]

It's amazing how it suddenly 'takes off'!

[@nickob55]

Superb choices of plants and veg, I have just done year 1 in my new (old) house in Bulgaria and looking to double the beds this winter, never worry about aphids, just wait and the cavalry will always come. I have stone walls and stone underneath the beds which supplies minerals and retains moisture. I am leaving the sunflower roots like you did with the broad beans for nitrogen.

[@GrowVeg]

Great idea doubling your beds. Hope it all goes smoothly. 😀

[@lifeliver9000]

When I thin carrots I make another row with the ones pulled out with a good success rate. Also when I tip the broadbeans I eat them. Steamed and spread over mash potato is yum.

[@GrowVeg]

Great to hear and definitely yum! :-)

[@markvincent5241]

Another great video Ben, love the garden. It's an absolute oasis of calmness. I can imagine you're good lady has a right job finding you. Nice to see you have a go at some Celeriac.

[@GrowVeg]

Cheers Mark. It's coming along nicely this summer - though not without its challenges!

[@markvincent5241]

@@GrowVeg I start to get mine looking how I want then have another light bulb moment.

[@FJcv-lt7qu]

I love your enthusiasm. Basil is by far my favourite herb and I always have lots of varieties including Greek and lemon basil, and a few of the large leaf ones from the Naples area have self-set from last year and popped up in a pot on the deck and doing better than in the polytunnel. I want to do an edible forest and also am plagued with Bindweed.

[@GrowVeg]

I found sheet-mulching with cardboard really made a difference with the bindweed. It's worth trying. Maybe get it in place now to really weaken the bindweed, ready for planting in the autumn.

[@joyscott374]

Hi Ben i enjoy eatching your videos so much. Your plot is looking great. thanks for your tour. I agree about the grass, it works wonders in my veg patch. It keep moisture in and protects the soil from harsh sun & heavy downpours. Plants seem to love it too. Happy growing x

[@GrowVeg]

And to you Joy. :-)

[@DavidGaines26]

Thank you for consistently putting out such great content. I have been following your channel for quite a while and have been inspired to create my own content and garden with a personal twist. Keep up the great work!

[@GrowVeg]

That's really great to hear David! :-)

[@steveunderhill5935]

Looking good for the start of summer! That rose is wild!!! Great tips as usual.

[@GrowVeg]

Cheers Steve!

[@yoshanifernando5348]

I enjoyed your vedio. I live on an tropical island l, sunny all year around have tried the nodig cardboad technique and succeeded. Trying tobuild an edible garden that produces crops all year around. Perennials have reduced maintaining time alot. Banana, ginger, taro, manioc, sweet potatoe, spinach, winged beans, papaya, guava, chillies curry leaves mint basil rosemary oregano, pumpkin leaves, small brinjal variety, have become staples .

[@GrowVeg]

Some real delights you’re growing there! 😀

[@hanzketchup859]

Wowzera is right Ben, Cheers, fantastic garden !

[@susanrazza9740]

Thx Ben. Nice garden. I am growing poached egg plants for the first time. I'm hoping they spread. I think I put them in too much sun, but I have buds . Fingers crossed they spread. Thx for all the good info you pass on.

[@GrowVeg]

I'm sure they'll do well. Mine seem to prefer the sunshine, and the did readily self seed.

[@susanrazza9740]

@@GrowVeg thx. I'll have to wait and see.

[@debbrock813]

I love you! thank you so much for your joyful presentations. You encourage me.

[@GrowVeg]

So delighted to hear this. Happy gardening! :-)

[@jenniehilbert9755]

hi ,loved your fish head story, its so true have to just brush it off and learn for next time .sorry but i just could not stop laughing when i saw those holes. thank you for your gardening tips , jennie from across the pond

[@GrowVeg]

Haha - I know Jennie! It was a determined creature. Still, all is good now. :-)

[@trapped7534]

As always,you have shared some great ideas. Your garden looks brilliant!! God Bless you and yours and here’s to lots of harvest!!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much. :-)

[@carolavant3778]

Hey, Ben! Beautiful garden! Only thing growing well here are peppers and okra - Temps here in North Florida are in the 90's and fixin' to be upper 90's this afternoon. It's too hot for this old lady to get out to much, so most of my garden is a weedy mess. I'll remedy that in September, when I start planting my Fall crops - Brassicas, beets onions and over-wintered carrots.

[@GrowVeg]

That's very toasty! I expect you're looking forward to the cooler temps of fall already! :-)

[@parbjotkaur7683]

Beautiful garden

[@vizcaya-D818]

I wish I could be as smart as you as I journey into a cost-free garden for my family.

[@GrowVeg]

I'm not especially smart! Anyone can grow food with a little time and effort. Happy gardening! :-)

[@vizcaya-D818]

@@GrowVeg yah, ....thank you sir...I only have 1-2 hours daily garden exercise...figuring gardening ways that will work for me.