Seed Saving Tips Ep 4 - Tuber Rhizome Runner Bulb or Sucker

[@Selfsufficientme]

Next (and final) video in series is kzbin.info/www/bejne/sISWoamch5ahhJo Previous video was kzbin.info/www/bejne/epO6mIGOfqxqiLM

[@FirstLast-sr5ht]

A few years ago I grew potatoes from potato seeds I harvested from some potato berries that matured on the vine. The seeds grew extremely vigorously and when I transplanted them out, the roots were like little steel wire they were so strong. Pretty cool. They grew and multiplied but only made small bite size potatoes. A few of the plants made crazy amounts of tubers, so I saves those and planted those out again the next year to see if I could get berries from them again, but they didn't set any. I thought I dug them all up, but this year a few potato shoots are up from some missed ones! So I get an extra chance at trying to set berries again. :)

[@joeb8167]

interesting! I'm growing potatoes for the first time this year. Very many seeds are setting now, so I will try to do the same as you describe. Thanks

[@plantsoverpills1643]

Great tip on brassica shoots!

[@theheritagehousesc]

When you harvest any kind of potatoes, do not wash them unless you are gonna use them right away. Instead, let them dry with the dirt on them and store in a cool dark place. They will last a lot longer that way.

[@fatcatfarmaustraliamm6280]

Love your channel , especially loved these episodes as I found them extremely help full as I hope to start growing my own food and becoming more self sufficient in the near future , thanks very much for all your videos

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thank you! All the best for when you start your own food garden :)

[@johnmcneill923]

Always and all ways gr8, m8! 😄🍺🍺

[@Selfsufficientme]

Cheers John! :)

[@Fazendinha_TAS]

Excellent, again 😃

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thank you Gabriel! :)

[@anofritz]

sir, now that all kinds of seeds are featured, how a bout a video about encouraging bolting, pollinating, and How to encourage growing seeds. because i'm still confused about how to grow seeds and flowers, and i believe some other viewers too. thank you, great videos you make!

[@Selfsufficientme]

What can work sometimes to encourage going to seed is less watering to stress the plant (but not kill it). Or, increasing the temp such as a mini greenhouse or hoop house over the crop. All the best :)

[@anofritz]

Self Sufficient Me thank you very much for your kindness answering my question but one more question sir, if it's inside a greenhouse, won't the bees and butterflies be unable to enter and pollinate the flowers? and without pollination won't there be any seeds? sorry for asking such basic questions, but i am a sucker at planting ( ^﹏^*)

[@joannathesinger770]

Mark...do you have a comparison of US zones that would equate to where you live? I'm in zone 8b and wondering if I can grow some of the same plants.

[@cynthiahiebert5023]

Can we grow bananas in SoCal? Specifically 9B! ?

[@Wingedshadowwolf]

I repotted my chocolate mint last week. I knew mint spreads easily, but I was surprised to find a leafy, rooted runner under the soil. I removed it and stuck it in another pot to grow! Not a food crop, but aloe vera grows from pups super easy.

[@Selfsufficientme]

That choc mint is an excellent variety! We grew it down south when we lived in Victoria but it's a little harder to grow here in the subtropics - tastes just like an after dinner mint :)

[@ido13s]

These are so good I’ve decided to increase our patron pledge

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thank you very much! I don't mention my Patreon supporters enough in my vids (I should do more) but it's this support that helps tremendously on the financial side of things :)

[@biophoton7245]

How wierd isnt it that i find 3 organic pineapples on wholesale here in Sweden, when i come home i see your face with a pineapple haha :)

[@Selfsufficientme]

LOL

[@Aubergine1941]

God is telling you something 😉

[@xav13rruiz62]

Mark : I love your passion for gardening thank you for sharing your knowledge with everyone.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thanks Javier! :)

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

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[@jnlantes2000]

JEHOVAH YHWH BLESS YOU BROTHER MARK, SISTER NINA, LUKE, AND FAMILY 😚 " Keep This Mental Attitude; In You That Was Also In Christ Jesus; Who; Although He Was Existing In JEHOVAH YHWH'S; Form; Gave No Consideration To A Seizure; Namely; That He Should Be Equal To JEHOVAH YHWH. No; But He Emptied Himself; And Took A Slaves Form, And Became Human. 😚 " GREAT VIDEO; ON SEED SAVING TIPS EPISODE 4 - TUBERS, RHIZOMES, RUNNERS, BULBS; OR SUCKERS 😚AND STORING POTATOES; IN BUSHEL BASKET; COVERING WITH NEWSPAPER; IN A COOL, DARK PLACE; THEY WILL SPROUT SHOOTS; FOR MONTHS; UNTIL READY TO TO PLANT 😚THIS WAS VERY HELPFUL 😚THANKS 😚LOVE YOU UNCONDITIONALLY

[@gshweta1006]

Wow. You can turn almost anything into food. You are really inspiring. Thank you for sharing.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thank you! Well, I often do have failures also but I keep learning and trying :)

[@markzambelli]

Mark, I could watch your vids all day... your techniques and style bring some well needed joy to a rather dull and grey UK... infact, due to my watching your channel daily for so long we are still about 4 weeks into our heatwave, bonza. Best wishes and kind regards, Mark.

[@Selfsufficientme]

You guys are having a hot summer! We were there last summer and the weather was perfect! :)

[@christaholmes6974]

Question- What’s the best way to prep rhizome plants and store them for a move? (So that you don’t have to move the whole potted plant, but instead just a piece of it to plant later? Thanks!

[@jinde75]

I planted Tomato suckers and had fresh Tomatoes on our windowsill in.December!

[@RodneyPeters]

The first time I heard you say "tuber" I thought I'd heard "cheeba". Unfortunately, around here, we can't grow cheeba in our gardens.

[@zeenasworld]

Yacon are every low in carbs and easy to grow anywhere in the world. Great for keto to replace potatoes and sweet potatoes, to make couscous, currys, stews, etc. Thanks for the life saving tip. Yacon.

[@EnbyAxolotlOfficial]

Here in Ohio in my backyard we have some bulbette garlic... No one planted it there is just showed up last year and ever since we've been worried about it overtaking our yard haha

[@Southerngrower]

For the yacón, you replant the rhizome but not the tuber. The rhizome is propagated similar to ginger. I'm not sure if you knew this, but just thought it might be helpful.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Ah yes technically they are roots/rhizome you are right but they do look more like a sweet potato (well mine do) I'm new to growing them so we'll see how they regrow for us this next season! Thank you :)

[@jinde75]

Plant the gnarly bit above the tubers. You can cut it in pieces. I was impatient and put the pieces in pots after a very late harvest (end of December). I now have 14 plants. I already gave one away.

[@4422660]

hi.can you please tell me what this yellow flower plant is? i have tons in my garden..and wondering what use it has..

[@berthayellowfinch5471]

After your banana tree produces pups and bananas and you are ready to cut down the tree, cut it down, peel the tree trunk and you will have a lovely edible surprise inside the trunk of the banana tree. There are several layers to peel off, they do peel off easily and you can save the peelings to dry and use as fire starters. You can also make cloth but I haven't learned how to do that yet. Some people eat the big banana bud but for us that's a bit tricky. I don't advise that unless you really really know what you are doing. Those buds can be really bad. There are recipes on youtube for the center core that's the edible part of the banana tree you peeled out and it's easy and good.

[@kevinesposito1693]

beautiful gardens. i've watched the other vids on these seed saving tips. and i really want to know how you did your raised bed gardens? did you build them yourself or buy the frames already like that? looks really nice and easy to work with.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Check out this video it gives more info kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpiwmqR8atV4a5Y cheers :)

[@ovelizondo7231]

Banana trees can be kept in a bucket of water for a couple of months in warm climates. The will even sprout new trees. And after can be planted. They are very hardy bare root trees.

[@kingjames4886]

if you're in a short season area and your potatoes are sprouting too early you can store them in a bushel basket and cover it with some newspaper. store it in a cool dark place and they'll just sit there and grow sprouts for months. I've planted potatoes with shoots over a foot long, they grow great.

[@gr8handsftl]

Some really good things. Though with pineapple, I prefer to grow from the seeds. Plants from seed instead of fruit tops, will usually produce larger and sweeter fruits, then take pups from the mother plant after fruiting to propagate

[@thifasmom]

Giving a thumbs up because of the new thing I learned from this video: the brassicus 'suckers' never knew that you could propagate some brassicus this way, thanks for sharing 👍👍

[@charliehorton3815]

what animal, insect, is that making noise in the backgound?

[@maxg971]

i cant wait to be your age and have an abundant garten and everyone in my neighborhood eats for free

[@kingmufasa8929]

Brukale. I think you don't even like that😕

[@charlotterodgers9168]

Your such a wonderful mentor thank you

[@dfunherna2168]

How long for pineapples to grow ... i love all your videos

[@19kislacy92]

how big is your garden 10 miles?

[@TransdermalCelebrate]

There’s a great South Korean video ❤

[@TransdermalCelebrate]

I compress compost,, mate, makes the soil peaty

[@julietherrien9768]

can ginger wistand a-50f cold ?

[@patto2006]

Great stuff Mark!

[@lindahipple4817]

G'day Mark! Yacon is on the list for next season for our garden good to see its' easy-peasy to grow..cheers! God bless.

[@Selfsufficientme]

I'm pleasantly surprised with yacon - it's a worthy veg to grow! :)

[@danfay4860]

“Were into winter now” outside wearing shorts and a tee shirt

[@TurbineBorescope]

4 out of 5 stars on the 4th of 5 in this series. Our grocery stores are getting pineapples that have their tops sprayed with what looks to be a defoliant so mostly around here they will not regrow. Perhaps I need to find a less commercial and more organic source. Our farmers market ginger and turmeric, we planted maybe 6 weeks ago, have begun sprouting and seem to be healthy in the summer heat. IS there any sense to bananas in what I've previously heard about Son, Father, Grandfather growing? Where you allow each banana plant to have 2 pups (plant + 2 pups) and allow to grow with whats essentially 3 plants whereas one plant is always coming into fruiting maturity and one plant is being cut back with another waiting for its chance???

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yes I think there is merit in the 3 banana plant theory because 3 is manageable for appropriate nutrients and water but still makes good use of space whereas the big clumping method I use can be tricky and lead to poor fruiting if you're not careful but I still like big clumps... If I had another acre I might have spread them out. Cheers :)

[@jenniferprescott8655]

Love your vids...my garlic is banging awesomeness..potaoes? Impressive..sigh, ginger and sweet potatoes? Aaaaggghhh! I will nought give up. Do so enjoy visiting you, so much great info, such an amazing magickal food forest.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thanks Jennifer and I'm glad you won't give up! My food growing failures helped me more than my successes... Cheers :)

[@bigern234554]

thanks for endive tip works great

[@droneeye2618]

Good filmmaking skills too😁

[@hopelovefaith1321]

Gidday mate, great info packed series 👍🏻 really enjoying it....well done ✅ Adele

[@Selfsufficientme]

G'day Adele - thank you! :)

[@manolitahaobsh2981]

🌹💕🌹.👍👍👍...nice thank you

[@Klyt97]

You forgot horseradish.

[@acs197]

Love your channel, Sir :)

[@jhrhiggi]

Great series, thx heaps!! 👍🏻

[@ltlbnsgarden]

Absolutely loved it 😊

[@luckychicav7981]

Much appreciated Mark!! ;)

[@kevinesposito1693]

do you have a vid on egyptian walking onions? i recently bought some and they are starting to grow. but idk anything about them cept they are perennials

[@Selfsufficientme]

Hi Kevin, this is my first time growing them but you can be sure I'll make a video once I have worked them out and got some experience. First impressions, LOVE them! :)

[@abigailhumes4608]

very helpful!

[@yewsuck5537]

Love the series, thank you.

[@GardinersPlot]

some awesome tips there :)

[@jaredmccutcheon5496]

Great video. I wish I could grow pineapple and bananas year round here, but we get too much frost in winter.

[@weegie2818]

Jared Mccutcheon I've seen videos about double or triple green houses that may offer some help extending your growing season. Just a thought.

[@jaredmccutcheon5496]

My_Vizsla we don't have all that cold of a winter, I'm in zone 8b, but it's cold enough that semi tropical plants don't overwinter. I know there are some varieties of banana that can handle cold, but I don't think in cold climates they produce fruit.

[@50shadesofgreen]

hi Mark !! another great video in the series, superb

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thanks mate :)

[@biglou4452]

Awesome:')

[@ikyitching]

Thanks! Do you use certified seed potato? Does it worth the money?

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

So I need to know who actually disliked this video?! Crazy!

[@wendyrowland7787]

Propagation would be a better description.

[@aggie1872]

G,day Mark .How you going. I’m a new subscriber.. I got questions for you.. Can I plant Pineapple from container?

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yes Aggie, pineapples grow well in containers - no problems - thanks for subscribing! :)

[@brittonharrison-diller6985]

What do you do to store your crops through the of season?

[@edieboudreau9637]

Another helpful vid. I have took a pineapple top & planted. Thought it was dying so tried with another in same pot. Imagine surprise when new shoots coming out of top of 1st and second is rooting. Won't survive winter here. May TRY TO bring inside. We will see.

[@Selfsufficientme]

It might do ok over winter inside - can't hurt to try! :)

[@lisabooker6405]

Great 👍🏼 information as always Mark. TFS. Blessings ~Lisa

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thank you Lisa! :)

[@notwithoutclass]

Hi Mark, great video as always! Will you cover rooting powder/hormone as a way to propagate plants from cuttings next episode?

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yes I did (just saw your comment now) I touched on rooting powder and gave a quick example in the next vid. Cheers :)

[@oddopops1327]

:-)

[@mixablebella1]

Thanks Mark , thoroughly educational.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thanks Mixy! :)

[@jecriggs]

Can you ferment Jerusalem artichoke bulbs?

[@Selfsufficientme]

They ferment very well and are delicious! Great way to preserve them. Search my channel for Jerusalem artichoke I've done a video on it 👍

[@jecriggs]

Will do - thanks! I am a big fan of fermentation. It's really helped to imrove my gut health.

[@mikebert7365]

Great man ! Do you know something about carrots ? Mine carrots never flower and i can't get the seeds ( southeast asian climate ). Same thing with celery. Best!

[@Tinaejs]

Carrots are biennials and flower in the 2nd year. Not sure about celery, I just regrow the bottoms in a glass in the window sill.

[@FirstLast-sr5ht]

Celery is also biannual 👍

[@mikebert7365]

Thank you

[@Selfsufficientme]

Try water stressing them to go to seed early - it might work... All the best :)

[@ilsedejong3816]

Keep the magic flowing! Xx We have our first pineapple (shop bought) pup, litchee trees, mulberry, fig, pomegranits and mango trees as well as avocados - just waiting to move to our off grid dream, (all these grown in a bungalow of 75 metres square only!) here in the Netherlands! Solar panels , own water and electric car next - God Bless XxxX.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Sounds wonderful! All the best and good luck (and God Bless) :)