Productive Edible Permaculture Garden Tour🌱

I'm very excited to share the June permaculture vegetable garden tour to show you everything that's growing on, some of the highlights and challenges, and for you to see just how much has happened in 4 weeks since the last garden tour. I cannot wait to show you the July tour in about a month🌱 I hope you get lots of ideas from this and would love to hear how your growing season is going!
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[@HuwRichards]

English captions and Spanish subtitles will most likely be up sometime this evening, they're just taking longer to create due to the length of the video🌱

[@danrawson8515]

Hi Huw I'm in the process of buying a few acres of land .. what would be the most important things to grow if you had no option to buy anything from a shop... thank-you

[@mushroomkingdom2462]

You’re helping me cure my depression. Been binge watching your vids and started my own mini indoor and balcony container garden. Thanks so much Huw, a fan from Canada.

[@3musketeershomestead62]

I really enjoy your videos.. I watch everyday and inspirational in my own garden;)

[@alliyates5625]

I store my onions fora full season!😊

[@Dcrafterer]

Huw is like bob ross giving plants friends in real life instead of on a canvas. Plus, the same calm yet exited tone that just inspires.

[@darinbennett3638]

Huw "Professor", one thing I've learned from you and have been implementing this year is to fill in empty space with seedlings. It's been a paradigm shift for me but it has worked out well so far and it's fun to see new plants growing in what would have been an empty space. As always...thank you for teaching us!

[@stacyhall3061]

I love this too. Have lots of dead space in my beds and want to get the most out of my space!

[@alan-muscat]

Do you transplant them elsewhere later or leave them?

[@darinbennett3638]

@@alan-muscat Alan, for the most part I leave them in the empty space. It somewhat depends on size/speed of growth and what it's next too but, for the most part, I let nature take the lead and see what happens. Filling in the empty spaces get roots in the ground and, to me, what I plant in those spaces are 'bonus' plants and it's all a net-gain from the garden. Happy Gardening!

[@ohiogardener4019]

I love the Organized Chaos of your gardens. There is so much advantage by ensuring there is never bare soil.

[@davidthegood]

Beautiful garden and cinematography, Richard. Thank you.

[@ornellaap5029]

Thank you young man i have an allotment in north london for last 9 years you have been a great help for me thank you for teaching us

[@littleredgardenshed]

What a surprise to see huacatay in Wales of all places! I love seeing people growing herbs and plants from my home country here in the UK. I've noticed achochas are also very popular! huacatay is pronounced wah-kah-TIE :) Wonderful garden and tour as usual Huw.

[@hannagoworowska-adamska34]

Tomorrow I am signing a contract to purchase a medium size garden. Lot of work ahead of me, yet next year I hope it will resemble yours ("resemble" is the key word, of course 😁). Thanks for your inspirational videos. Greetings from Poland 😊

[@tiffcat1100]

How exciting!

[@notarobot8105]

Leeks. The only thing to make Huw smile.

[@rik80280]

I left a couple of fennel bulbs to go to seed, and now you have me rethinking that. Yours are insanely tall!!

[@AB-cx9ei]

I would love a ‘low water’ drought/heat tolerant edible varieties video! Im in California 9b and where I live isn’t just in extreme drought but is actually undergoing aridation (permanent drying) and extreme heat waves. Our water restrictions are therefore very severe here so knowing what can survive daily 112+ heat with low water needs would be sooooo helpful!

[@hannahbingham2197]

Your videos are stunningly beautiful. The videography, the color, and the garden itself - it’s all just so lovely

[@lorebrown5307]

You might want to move a few of those Fordhook giant Swiss chards now, as the may be too close together. They don't call them"giant" for nothing. If you can get owl habitat/boxes that should help with the voles. I also plant garlic/shallots all over the place to ward off voles. Thanks for the beautiful videos, I learn a lot and get inspired to work in my own garden from them

[@lvee7569]

Just what I was thinking. Fordhooks Giant is the most common variety of silverbeet (swiss chard) here in Australia. They certainly do grow big!

[@user-yz1zv3qd9c]

Ваши грядки и все растенья так прекрастны.у Вас золотые руки желаю Вам здоровья и всех благ.😊❤

[@cassieoz1702]

We leave the last globe artichokes to flower. The spectacular, enormous, electric blue thistles are always full of honey bees (from our hive). We grow hops up a couple of fruit trees. We don't have voles or other underground pests but various members of the parrot family are driving us out. Time to sell up and leave

[@wimberley707]

22:20 minute mark made me guffaw loudly and I'm getting looks from those around me... 😆 Huw, you poor thing! I feel the same about the underdog of the allium family! Need at all times, put them in everything!

[@jcdmobil352]

I'm positive your sweet corn will do fine! I live in the Cologne/Bonn area of Germany, and judging from your past videos, our climate zones are pretty much the same, and I've successfully been growing sweet corn outside for years. :)

[@flashrobbie]

Your garden is looking excellent.

[@cbjones2212]

I'm so rapt to see that your garden has character and beauty beyond regimented rows and blocks. So much abundance and potential. And, above all, YOU look and sound so happy with being part of this beautiful space. p.s. I feel your leek-less pain

[@tinkeringinthailand8147]

Nice one Huw, I like the longer videos. I should do some videos of my 1/2 acre garden here in Thailand. I suffer the opposite of the UK climate, heat and too much sun is my problem but I have solutions :) :)

[@fatmamanyenze7765]

@TinkeringinThailand Please do. People like us from hot climates will benefit from your solutions. Thanks

[@cantnv1]

I'm in Northern California, and dealing with extreme heat, it was 105° yesterday, and a really bad drought! I would love to see your content

[@Cat-ic3df]

So excited to see your harvest!!!

[@Sky-Child]

Actually LOLed when you described borage as being on the cucumber spectrum

[@bertibear1300]

I grow sweetcorn in Cornwall and it is doing quite well even after 3-4 cold , wet and windy days.

[@jaclynbrown8641]

Thank you!

[@soniahofmann4969]

Huw... how do you keep such a large garden bug free organically it's a Marvel thank you for all your time and efforts I love your vids

[@janenewley1014]

Not bug free….full of useful mini beasts😀😀😀jinxy

[@rjahood2473]

You can use different types of flowers to either attract predators or deter insects you don't want kn certain areas etc

[@Sky-Child]

If you leave the garden alone, after a year or so, predators will move in and take care of a lot of your pests. Year one in our new garden there were HUNDREDS of slugs. This year, hardly any, because a toad moved in

[@lizawendyparedesechevarria3552]

The Huacatay, black mint it is a Peruvian herb, we use it for some many Peruvian dishes, Arequipa city has a lot of recipes with huacatay, they are delicious. They die in winter but appear again in summer the seeds spreads everywhere because of winds as they are very tiny and thin. I put nets around so I won’t bother other people’s allotment 😂

[@121homestead9]

Huacatay is an amazing plant, one of my favorite ingredient for sauces from Peru! That is one of those plants in my “someday I will find seeds”! Congrats on a very special herb. I see you also grow Oca, have you heard of olluquito….maybe another tuber that will do well in your area

[@Greenplantguide]

Hiw amazing garden. I reaally wish to have a garden like this . Lucky you I will try more for my garden💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@rubychurch3466]

I’ve just bought your complete vegetable growers handbook and it arrived yesterday. Love love love it!

[@HuwRichards]

Awhh thanks so much Ruby!!

[@fpsninja1]

PSA for Huw: I brought some leeks called multiplier leeks. They are perennials. I harvested some this year in April/May time. Your welcome

[@glynisreynolds446]

I successfully grow sweet corn outside in North East England - in Cleveland - so good luck with your crop 🤞🤞

[@deniseyounger6004]

Squirrels are digging and eating my beans so I’m starting over. They are so nasty. Love seeing your garden🌻

[@FourSeasonFarming]

Pro editing of videos 👍

[@treehouse3240]

Thankyou for another great garden tour Huw. All the best. Terry from Ont. Can.

[@raymondkyruana118]

yout should try freezing those green caraway seeds. They will be well preserved for months on end!! I freeze all my herbs instead of dry them cause they keep that fresh flavor incredibly well

[@stacyhall3061]

Huw- I enjoy your content so much. I love starting my day immersing myself in info- so helpful as a brand new Gardner. Thank you from Houston TX.

[@woodsie5796]

Everything looks so great! We have taken your approach and are starting to see the results. Because Spring in Maine, at least in our area, was so late this year, we got a late start, but things are coming along! Thanks for all your inspiration and Blessings to everyone 🥰

[@emdorris3319]

Huw, I love the calendulas! They are so beautiful and the garden is so lush and bountiful. Thank you for the update. I will try calendula next year.

[@HuwRichards]

Go for it! :)

[@Sky-Child]

Calendula are one of my favourites, they self seed EVERYWHERE and are lovely to brighten up salads or turn into handcream

[@gardenvistas]

Beautifully filmed and edited tour! Congrats!

[@mekashealingjourney]

They are delicious fresh try freezing them and use all year round

[@eternallight7]

Your garden looks way more productive than mine. It’s been a struggle this year and I’ve been gardening successfully for decades. Herbs and fruit have done well and kale, but everything else has been a bit hit and miss. I bought the Nigel Palmer amendments book to try and feed the soil a bit more. I can’t change the situation which is either freezing cold or boiling hot, although I have done what you’ve done and made lots of different areas, which create microclimates.

[@sarahtrew9331]

I grew huacatay last year, mine got to around 4-5 feet! I dried to use for a tea for coughs & flus & used in a hot chilli sauce or instead of coriander for people who don’t like it. Really good plant with delicate flowers later on.

[@willowgrove631]

What an amazingly abundant garden Huw! I like the tip about filling in all the gaps for more productivity. Really interested to hear about Yacon - something I would love to try! Delightful video, as always 😊🌻

[@anniecochrane3359]

What a lovely mix of plants - with beautiful dashes of flowering colour all through. This is how I love edible gardens - a mix of edibles, food for bees and beneficial beings and plants simply for their beauty. Thank you!!

[@aquilip1]

Beautiful Huw, Love your Permaculture garden. Bill Mollison would be proud of your work 👍

[@ahmadhasif979]

Would love to hear more about your approach,, Is it mainly, "strictly" Permaculture or It's your design based on personal aim etc. Nice video and inspiring video as always

[@lynnpurfield9430]

I hope your sweetcorn does well Huw. We are between Carms and Llanelli and though I always think corn takes up too much space and so rarely grow it, one yeare had a massive harvest outside and just ate it raw in the garden it was so good. Next year....hopeless. I have had poor fertilisation, part fertilisation (which is annoying) and on the whole here, it is very sporadic. I have only 5 plantsout now, just for fun.

[@richardmowrer435]

We got a lot of Yacon at our last CSA and they are SOOO good. Very fresh, something between pear/apple and cucumber :D They definitely grow in northern Germany quite well! Good luck with them!

[@sarahjohnston1576]

I just your garden tour. Such an inspiration!

[@landaliveourlittletinyhome7958]

Haha! Leek withdrawal! We love leeks too😊

[@slomo1716]

Huw - what a great garden and GREAT VIDEO!! I was just delivered some Maine, USA seaweed, now off to rinse off any salt residue before putting on as a top dressing for my veggies.

[@sandrinefresne6575]

Have you ever tried growing scorzonera? It is an unusual root vegetable, the flower looks like a sunflower and the seed head looks like a very fluffy dandelion. It stays in the ground for a few months so it is best to grow it in a hidden corner maybe. And it tastes like oyster! I’ve tried cumin this year. Because why not , it is warm enough.

[@melaniedrenth2562]

I just love your enthusiasm and love for gardening. Love your wild beds and hope I'll be as good ad gardening one day. But I'm keeping things alive and that's just amazing for me

[@mekashealingjourney]

Lovely video as always thanks Huw

[@spyder594]

Thank you for sharing! It's nice to see an experienced gardener whose garden looks more like mine (as in not completely controlled, planned, and "perfect"). I like the diversity and surprises :)

[@haseebdailyvlogs2207]

Still watching 👀 Like Dan 🙋🙋

[@christydalgaard]

My kind of “Roskilde festival” garden festival and now im going to hear a lecture from one of my favorits gardeners. Loved your lecture btw

[@TheSpartanBuilder]

Love your videos bro, Im in a very similar climate, Olympic Peninsula, WA, USA.

[@johnnasutton7528]

Yay! I always get so excited when you drop a video. The wild parts of the garden are my favorite spaces ❤️ beautiful as always 😊 Thank you for sharing 🙏

[@yukey2587]

Fordhook is a common chard in NA. Sauté the leaves, and make a delicious relish or pickle from the massive ribs. Delish!

[@helenhawkins4054]

Just loved the diverse planting , the little pockets of plants relates so well to even the smallest of gardens.🤗👍✅

[@jgrady9553]

Your garden looks amazing- great tour!

[@LindaPenney]

Awesome update Huw loved the tour of your garden

[@saylor_stories]

Thank you Huw! we're slowly approaching the growing season, so this video came at the perfect time - you gave so many wonderful ideas! 🌱🌻definitely looking forward for the end of July to roll around!

[@thequarteracrelife]

Amazing garden and a lot of great information! Great work. Keep the videos coming.

[@Jardin-de-invierno]

Always love the videos….🫥

[@nataliecarrad8936]

Hollyhocks are another option instead of foxgloves. I like the hollyhocks as they actually are edible.

[@lvee7569]

Your garden looks so beautifully green and healthy! I would be keen to hear more about the flavour and eating qualities of the different veggies you are growing. For example, a taste test comparison of your different bean varieties.

[@williamdavis1188]

Just subscribed to this channel. I’m in southeast u.s. and so far, I’m loving a lot of these videos!! I’ll definitely be adopting some of these methods!! 👍🏻

[@jenniferdruery8661]

I love that you are trying out growing corn. I live in Northwest Oregon 8b and I believe we have similar weather, although I think we may get a little hotter here. We can grow two runs of corn in one season. I hope you are able to grow great big ears!!! 🌽

[@D4ni3773]

Q: Do you always let the plants flower, like the comfrey before using in the fermenting? Thank you for all this wonderful garden information!

[@stevendowden2579]

lovely tour huw

[@rubychurch3466]

I’m also super envious as you don’t have snakes. I’m in Australia and we have loads of tiger snakes where I am, I can’t have such a rambling garden like yours.

[@cordelia7313]

I agree!!! I have adored the looks of English gardens since I was a teenager. But here in Tennessee we have so many snakes.

[@rubychurch3466]

@@cordelia7313 they’re not fun are they? Summer, I’d love to slop about in cute sandals, but no, knee high rubber boots.

[@cordelia7313]

@@rubychurch3466 Not in the slightest and you are absolutely correct!! You end up dressing warmer in the summer than the winter.

[@janeredgwell3908]

Voles occasionally have a ‘good’ year. Barn owl numbers often follow their numbers rising or falling. If you can put a barn owl nest box in…………

[@rickthelian2215]

Garden looking and productive good Hew😀🇦🇺 Never thought to grow Caraway though I use it often, Green Caraway is something to google including to grow Caraway.😀🇦🇺 You can harvest the Carrots seeds when they mature....😀

[@lilspittin313]

Love thy masterpieces~

[@Scott3387]

What is your favourite use for the green coriander seeds? I've got some flowering at the minute and thought I'd just let them dry but I like the sound of new experiences. I even tried the thai technique of eating the root as well, a key traditional ingredient in green curry paste. Coriander is an amazing plant.

[@hannahbingham2197]

Also a quick question- do you grow bamboo so that you have it to use for trellises and things? I was thinking of growing it in a container just so I could use the canes in the garden, but I don’t want to risk it if it can still spread.

[@meredithtwiss6037]

Can you please do a video when you transplant the brassicas? Thanks 🙏 I’m interested to see what you mean by planting them deeper.

[@originalwoolydragon8387]

A Welshman without leeks...torture! lol

[@benmills1072]

Great channel, very inspiring videos, your book got me into veg growing, now I’m hooked! I had a quick question if you have time. Just wondering whether you have a recommendation for anything to plant into the containers for autumn/winter once my tomatoes are finished? Wanting to maximise the space, they are being grown in an unheated greenhouse, thanks 🙏🏻

[@hemmamistry6563]

Another wonderful video Huw, what abundance! Can I ask do you use liners in your raised beds?

[@amandar7719]

Garden is so lush! No update on potatoes… all still growing in buckets? Looking forward to hearing about the nutrient test results on your trials.

[@HuwRichards]

Yes all growing merrily!!:)

[@haseebdailyvlogs2207]

@@HuwRichards Still watching 👀 Like Dan

[@jamesrichey]

I would be interested to see how well the amareth grows in your region. The variety that I have grows to about 7 to 10' tall. Right now I have a few in my garden. Thank you for encouraging no till gardening. The more people that become aware of This type of cultivation the better.

[@deborahlee8135]

Hi Huw, i am wondering what permaculture systems you have in place as its usually your incredible veggie patch (which i love) that i see. I'd like to see a video on how your various systems work if possible, thank you.

[@francesbatycki404]

What’s the difference between runner and climbing beans?

[@pennythompson4790]

Itall looks amazing i'm like you if theres a space i pop something in therexx

[@natdugdale3625]

I've had a ton of rodent tunnel issues with my market garden, too! I have been wondering if perhaps they have been seeking out the beds as everywhere else is so hard and dry..

[@bernadettesullivan29]

YoU Sure love your Peas Huw 💁🏻 I do too, your video is so interesting and enjoyable, Love your Foxgloves they add a lovely bit of Colour to your garden, and that fennel I couldn’t believe 😲 how high it can grow, Your garden is Gorgeous every bit of it , Can I ask you Huw how many years will you get out of the bamboo canes? And do you store them indoors over Winter etc. ? Thanks for all your wonderful tips and advice I really appreciate all the hard work you put into your Fantastic videos and your books which I also love .🌞

[@mcquaimc]

Beautiful garden! What is the name of the Amaranth you grow which will give a lovely red splash of colour? Thank you

[@nancyhjort5348]

We grow mint in our community garden and when I got my Vole, I shoved the pulp of mint, garlic, and cayenne pepper into the hole. He never returned to my root garden. Then my neighbor had a fresh gopher hole appear and I stuffed crushed fresh mint into the hole, he never returned. I'd like to hear it these mint leaves work for others. Thanks.

[@suedunlop3514]

Fabulous. But, like you I don't things into spaces, but this means I never have a clear bef like you do to top up the compost, instead I am working around a cabbage or last year's chard which the hens enjoy over winter. How do you top up with your approach please.

[@amandadunn4127]

Do you have videos on your preservation methods?

[@potagermalo]

Top😉

[@davidswain6413]

Hi Huw, I really like your videos and always interested to here different ways of using the veg that we grow. I have grown asparagus from seed this year and it is doing really well so far, the crowns that I planted into my allotment aren't doing aswell. I am hoping to grow the seedlings on in tubs, so that I can move them about, and either keep them in the tubs or if I change my mind plant them out in the future. My question is what size tub would you recommend to keep them in, they are in quite big 6" wide 8" tall pots now, but the roots are starting to show and I would like to get them into tubs that will keep them happy for at least another 12 months or so. Warm wishes David Swain.

[@belly3778]

I love your approach of bung something in a space but do you not have a problem with birds? I have to net everything which makes it a chore or a waste of time as it’s eaten.

[@CloudedIdeas24]

Amazing Garden! Do you rotate your crops? I have a small space and have interplanted brassicas and onions/leek in each one... I forgot about crop rotation. Is it really important?

[@sjrp407]

Oh my word! Did you just say huacatay black mint ??!! That's a herb we use in my native country (Peru) to make various traditional meals. I haven't been able to find it here in the US, only the usual kind of mint people grow here. if you know how we can get it here Please share the info. SO appreciate it.

[@vanessaadams9145]

I've just recently learned of perennial spinach varieties but would you say the heavy mulch would also prevent spinach from bolting. This is my third year gardening, this year I've kept my spinach in a I'd say 60/40 shade spot and yet I've still ran into some of my spinach plants bolting. Any other tricks? I'm thinking that if I had waited until my brassicas grew bigger to plant the spinach they would have had more shade from them to help with that.

[@sandrabeauchamp4207]

Hello my dear friend blessings amen 🙏 beautiful everything amen 🙏

[@andrewkane6062]

Hi Huw. I was given a Yacon this year and it’s doing well so far. Have you any idea how long it takes until harvest? Thanks