DON'T Pay $12 DOLLARS for a Head of Lettuce!

In this video, I show how much money you can save or earn by growing your own lettuce or salad crops at home instead of paying inflated prices at the supermarket!
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#lettuce #garden #inflation

[@Selfsufficientme]

G'day Everyone, I personally think the gardening community on KZbin is one of the best on the web. The comments section is always full of positivity, helpful tips, thoughtful questions, and motivational feedback. Thanks for your support! Cheers, Mark :)

[@climateteacherjohnj7763]

"Lettuce get into it..." 😂 Indeed, I relish the idea! Lettuce get off our buns and mustard up the courage to ketchup to these modern times. At least, so sesame!

[@donnawiseman3686]

I agree, im in western Australia, i am learning so much as a beginner. I love your humor and you are very good and easy to understand 😀

[@SaMaNtHa.2023]

Just wondering is there a trustworthy reliable vegetable seeds you can buy online online from Australia? thx

[@seanpidduck]

I've only been gardening since this season but I couldn't agree more. The gardening community is one of the nicest on the Internet. My personal opinion is being closer to mother nature brings the best out of everyone

[@Shauma_llama]

A year of heavy rains would be a miracle in California. 😪

[@Kathyb963]

I never tire of his Dad jokes :)

[@markofsaltburn]

Me neither 😀

[@nygardenguru]

Dad jokes lol

[@debbiecurtis4021]

He's a hoot.

[@deborahworth5291]

He was right on lettuce today . I really don’t know if I can grow lettuce in the South in America. It’s been in the 90 and dry I know when I lived up north I could. Nothing taste better than home grown salad. Blessings

[@TACbaha]

@@deborahworth5291 hi Deborah, I live in the tropics and we grow lettuce over the "winter" months. I also try to plant somewhere they'll get some shade

[@GoodForYou4504]

The good thing about this craziness is that I'm growing so many vegetables that I once bought. My family and I love learning and eating what we grow. So rewarding on many levels! 🙂👍🏻

[@theothercomicguy]

This is my goal. Well done!

[@davewarri8497]

I agree, this larrikin and his mate at epic has helped my transition from mechanical things to living food since last Xmas and I'm in suburbia 😁 🇦🇺

[@HP66856]

Same here 🙌🏻

[@GoodForYou4504]

@@Frank183847572828 yeah, I'm not a fan of sub zero Temps either. I am enjoying learning about food storage and planning to build a permaculture style greenhouse. Hopefully can grow a few things all year.

[@kabagenyimadina3468]

@@Frank183847572828 come to Uganda though it is quite hot this year.

[@hectorae86]

"Lettuce get into it" had me cracking up

[@suburbanhomestead]

I must congratulate you on the thumbnail on this one, Mark. The puns just add to the enjoyment. I’m sure you have never appreciated your high raised beds as much as now.

[@bigjohn52069]

just stepped out on my patio this morning and picked about a gallon bag full of leaf/crisp lettuce. it tastes so much better than store brought.

[@Natepwnsu]

The audio is so crisp and clean. It really adds to the video when you can really hear someone properly. 👍

[@samuelsundin]

And the articulation 👌💪

[@bri1085]

Is that a lettuce pub 👀

[@yamanmustafa7574]

That's cos he's that kinda guy! Lettuce be grateful for that.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thanks for the feedback! All the best :)

[@gg-gn3re]

was this sarcasm cuz his voice is like 70% 1 channel while the other sound clips are 50/50?

[@davecadena5537]

Watching you these past few years has been an absolute joy. Thank you for the education, the sharing of your experiences with food gardening and thank you for making us laugh. Bless you for protecting us for our freedoms that we enjoy and bless your wife for serving your country too.

[@paulandstephanie1]

Mark is very uplifting, love his channel!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thank you Dave! And it has been a joy to be lucky enough (due to so much support here) to be a KZbinr full-time. For me, it really is a lot of fun and rewarding to be a content creator and part of the online gardening community. All the best :)

[@timkoh363]

Your intros never fail to put a smile on my face, Mark. Thank you as always!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thanks Tim! :)

[@aaronnauer2398]

I roll my eyes but I love his uploads haha

[@jimmtheballs]

Was talking to my parents yesterday and they mentioned the $12 lettuce - crazy. I spread a packet of mixed lettuce seeds in two containers many months ago. I'm still picking it as summer in Japan is heating up. I will never pay for lettuce again. It is just too easy to grow.

[@tracycrider7778]

Truth

[@convolve]

Thank you for teaching me how to get a head of the cabbage competition

[@Ultamami]

*ahead

[@mtn.homeforge351]

@Slake Pliskin that joke went way over your head

[@katblyth8153]

What has amazed me with this lettuce-gate thing is that people actually still eat iceberg lettuce! I grew up on it and hated it, it was the only lettuce available. So many beautiful varieties available now, don’t know why people bother with it!

[@wolfmangosan539]

What a punny video 😆😂 I love you brother stay strong keep planting and preparing God bless all you do

[@polly844]

Lettuce in 2022 is like Toilet Paper in 2020 🤦‍♀️

[@MrKillswitch88]

Later this year going into the next it will be both food and fuel.

[@markofsaltburn]

Only not quite as tasty!

[@madelinej.6651]

The signs of a true teacher - motivating, engaging, fun, knowledgeable. Mark, you've got it all!

[@Welgeldiguniekalias]

Those prices are just insane. I paid €2.49 today for an organically grown cauliflower. It's so large it will feed me for two days with some meat and potatoes, and I'll still have leftovers for an omelette.

[@deaddoll1361]

Well, if the area that grows your cauliflower was underwater, you'd be paying a lot more. Limited supply invariably means higher prices. That's why it's best to be flexible when it comes to food.

[@Junzar56]

That’s why I call my lettuce “nanner-manner-banner” lettuce. It’s great to have food that won’t be subject to recalls or inflation. It tastes better, is super fresh, and doesn’t take up room in the fridge!

[@SuperWhatapain]

Recalls...... IKR!!!

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day Mark. I was going to make a bad joke, but 'lettuce leaf' that to you mate. 😳😁 The tip about growing them in a raised bed is a beauty. Nice one! 👍 Great video as always and all the best. Daz.

[@Selfsufficientme]

LOL... Nice one Daz. Thanks mate all the best :)

[@nineteenninetyfive]

Lettuce is so easy and quick to grow. It's my number one crop every year and long may it Romaine so.

[@KushFlight423]

I love this guy! I really want to hang out with him and learn everything I can from him to be successful in my own garden. He seems like such a cheerful and humble guy and fun to be around. Too bad we probably live way to far apart to ever make that happen. Just want to say that I do enjoy watching your videos everyday and I learn so much from you. Thank you so much and keep doing what you’re doing.

[@h.s.6269]

Indeed! He definitely feels like someone you can just vibe with and feel friendly with right off the bat. Even being half his age and a girl I think I'd instantly click with him, lol. He is passionate while still seeming approachable which is pretty darn cool! Wish these two youngest generations would seek out the knowledge of their elders more (not saying he's old! I feel ancient next to these youngins myself!), people have troves of knowledge just waiting to be passed on!

[@wendyhannan2454]

He’s fantastic, and I love he’s sense of humour ✅

[@jenolsen5878]

Yes, would be lovely

[@WayToVibe]

Invested in a second raised bed this year and learned about a whole crop of pests I didn't even know existed in my back yard. Fighting them is actually kind of fun because I love learning by doing, but I'm also getting to succession plant a lot of stuff on accident due to having to replace destroyed crops. Thus, I'm having things come up for harvest at different times, which is making actually eating and preserving it a lot easier since I don't have to deal with it all at once. Yay for learning!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Awesome! All the best :)

[@h.s.6269]

I'm in about year 3 or 4 of gardening and I'm still not good at succession planting yet. I want to always use up all my space instead leaving a bit clear to plant in a few weeks. You're ahead of the game my friend!

[@lisanicholls2706]

Bugs for Bugs Company in SE. Qld

[@jadusiv]

You’re a cool guy. I wish I had such a big garden to mess around with.

[@FaustsKanaal]

I live in the netherlands where most produce is grown on a massive scale in greenhouses, and we are a big food exporter, but even here prices are going up rapidly (fuel and fertilizer have gone up a lot especially). So I started a vertical urban garden as well, and learning a lot from your channel.

[@cornetingen7733]

In nederland zijn binnenkort helaas ook geen boeren meer denk ik

[@FaustsKanaal]

@@cornetingen7733 Dat komt vooral door beleid, met dank aan links. Ironisch dat de Groene partij een aanwakkerer is van dit anti-boeren, pro urbanisatie beleid.

[@cornetingen7733]

Helemaal correct

[@hacatta]

Ook ik ben maar begonnen in mijn achtertuin,elk beetje helpt,vooral sla en radijs is makkelijk om in regelmaat te kunnen oogsten.

[@weskulturey]

The great leap forward and the holodomor are usefull things to look into if you want to know what these people are capable off, although i believe they will use a different route, by starfing africa, making for an unseen amount of millions upon millions of them to make way to northen america and europe. They could also starve populations with climate as the excuse (soort van wat ze nu bij de boeren doen). Grow as much food as you can. Store some rice, potted beans and if you got the money an outdoor water filter. Also make sure you have a means of protection. Even something as simple as a bat or a stick should be more helpful than nothing. You never know what's to come in these strange times.

[@robinholbrook8296]

Wow! $12 for lettuce. It is $1.68 in Kentucky in US.

[@chriswest7639]

I think most Americans would be shocked at the prices in Australia.

[@theuglykwan]

In the UK it is equivalent of $0.62 depending on where you get them. That is after some inflation recently. It was $6.90 in the supermarket he showed. That's way more expensive than meat... I thought US prices were high. AUS is something else. I couldn't afford to not grow my own food in AUS. Luckily AUS also has the weather to grow a lot of crops.

[@southgeorgiagal8099]

It's a dollar in GA.

[@pino_de_vogel]

Wel it all means nothing if you dont compare income and other costs of living. in asia you can get it for pennies but incomes are terribly low as is cost of living. Full-time earnings in Australia averaged A$89,122 a year in the second quarter of 2020. (Seasonally adjusted wages - Bureau of Statistics.) If overtime and bonuses are included, average Australian earnings were A$92,102 per annum. most americans and europeans only dream of that number. i'm making due with 16k a year. but my lettuce costs 1.50 atm. was 0.65 last year and 0.35 4 years ago.

[@ij1373]

I guess I can’t call this inflation, its price gauging with oil companies raising transportation costs.

[@theuglykwan]

It's crop failure due to weather as well. We had this in the UK in past years. The iceberg had to be flown over from the US and cost 4 times as much and were tiny. Still nowhere near $6.90. It's currently 50pence or so a head and they are decent sized.

[@DoctorMeatDic]

Even if you can't grow food at home, buying seasonal veg from local suppliers is what we should all do. I was quite impressed by KFC switching to cabbage & lettuce mix, rather than just suspending the product. It helps local suppliers to keep going. More fast food outlets should do this. I believe a winter and summer menu would actually be very popular in Australia. It would be quite a buzz when the summer menu launches, as those ingredients become available. This is the way we will have to eat from now on, and we should embrace it.

[@debbiecurtis4021]

KFC could have coleslaw instead of lettuce, much nicer.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yeah, that makes a lot of sense! Cheers :)

[@artivan111]

We've been too spoilt over the years with year-round supplies being grown in greenhouses or imported. The best for our health is to eat what is grown locally, so eating what is available at the time is a GOOD thing

[@Hollenross]

I am still staunchly against the rising prices, not everyone can grow their own food due to overworking or space, but since starting to grow my own food and as a vegetarian it always shocks me how crazy prices are getting when I buy things every so often. My biggest expenses are farmer market eggs, fancy meat replacements as treats(soyrizo and the like, totally able to make at home but sometimes I like a treat), and oat milk. All are under $5 here in the US. I know Australia and the US have different payments, but I recently saw lettuce for 4 bucks. That’s crazy. That’s as expensive as a small bag of pizza rolls, which is more calorie dense. It’s hard enough for working class families to cook their own food, but now prices are going insane too for fresh vegetables. It is shameful. I’m happy I grow a lot of my own food. I’m disappointed in our governments. I will continue to share my fresh produce with my neighbors and friends.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Exactly, how can governments and society preach about healthy eating if fresh healthy fruit and veg are more expensive than sugar-filled junk food? Cheers :)

[@catherinesyme901]

🙏❤️🕯🇳🇿

[@deaddoll1361]

There are hardly any foods that don't have alternatives. I never have lettuce, there are plenty of ways to make a salad without it. Years ago in Australia, weather decimated the banana plantations and their high price as a result became a hot topic, some even ludicrously blaming the humble banana for the inflation being experienced at the time. If bananas are $12 a kilo instead of $3, just don't buy them. There are plenty of other fruits. It's the same as lettuce, just use something else. Some people carry on like they're starving as a result, which is just ridiculous.

[@Berkeloid0]

@@deaddoll1361 That's so true, I've never understood why people complain about the high prices in those situations where there are cheaper substitutes of similar quality. If more people went with the substitutes, the prices would come down due to lack of demand. I mean it's no good for the farmer who needs to earn more per kg to make up for all the lost crops, but the way I understand it the supermarket takes the bulk of the price increase anyway so unless you're buying direct from a farmer I doubt it would have much of an impact.

[@catherinesyme901]

@@Berkeloid0 the supermarkets are screwing our farmers! They offer less than it cost to produce, so our farmers are plowing the lettuce here in central Otago New Zealand back into the ground, these free trade agreements with countries that have no minimum wage whilst forcing up minimum pay rates to those very farmers who employ staff! Our farmers are being screwed!

[@seermoota55]

I discovered you a few months ago and I watch a video every morning. I can't get enough of your wisdom. I was raised with vegetables and you are adding so many wonderful tips to grow them better. I thank you for that. Nobody like you.

[@jamesrodda7133]

You mentioned that iceberg lettuce is the longest growing variety of lettuce, I’d like to add in the fact that it’s one of the least nutritional variety of lettuce as well. Those two reasons alone are a great reason to explore different varieties of lettuce.

[@emilyemm8460]

You are certainly my favorite gardening channel. Just a joy to watch, and so informational as well. I also enjoy your style which I think is more realistic than the perfectly manicured gardens!

[@stevesmith3556]

So many varieties! We grow a mesclun mix. Just spread it around and let it grow how it will. When it's young, reach in and grab a few handfuls! It grows right back and it's fantastic! 😍

[@tracycrider7778]

That’s what I grow!

[@FloridaGirl-]

Mesclun is my favorite mix

[@bobbybusche2716]

Winner winner chicken dinner!! Love mesclun and it's the only one we grow

[@debbiecurtis4021]

I don't grow lettuce, I grow dandelions. Free salad leaves, dandelion vinegar and jelly, and dandelion root coffee.

[@mrs.coleman4049]

Lambs quarter is also good and depending on where you are and how hot it is, chickweed is so very tasty. It dies off as soon as the days start getting hot but in the early spring it is such a blessing to have chickweed growing throughout the yard.

[@jaredanson]

do you have any videos or websites about dandelion uses?

[@matthewgolder2083]

LOVE the puns. Thanks for the laugh. We also have loads of lettuce growing. We have so much we are giving it away to the neighbours.

[@jirup]

Personally, I wouldn't pay a dollar for an iceberg lettuce. My favourite to grow at home is an heirloom variety called Australian Yellow.

[@UlexiteTVStoneLexite]

I can't eat iceberg. It gives me painful indigestion.

[@maureenmiaullis6427]

I prefer romaine.

[@deadmanswife3625]

@@maureenmiaullis6427 so do I. And it's organic at Aldi no big deal

[@klarag7059]

I’ve never heard of it. Is there any bitterness to it?

[@deadmanswife3625]

@@klarag7059 cray

[@greatworkschiro]

I need to show my kids your channel so they’ll stop complaining about MY dad jokes. You’re the king, Mark! Keep them coming.

[@fredaves268]

We have exactly the same rain problem in new caledonia. the water is coming out everywhere in my land while I live in a region known for droughts. My tomatoes are horrible I had to transplant trees to try to save them, however my salads which are installed in my raised bed (not birdies unfortunately) are superb. Thank you for your videos and your good humor.

[@Bddraughn92]

I just filled another part of my bed and put a whole section of just lettuce for this reason 😮‍💨😮‍💨 getting more soil and worm casting etc to start spinach too

[@penisenlargement2319]

For some reason I thought you ment the bed you sleep in

[@weirdheathersgarden]

I switched ages ago to Chinese leaf (a kind of Chinese cabbage) for my salads just because I prefer it. It isn’t tough, chewy or peppery like normal cabbage, it has a very mild flavour but also a crispness that I quite like. Works probably better than baby leaf lettuce with dressings as baby leafs get weighed down too easily.

[@wendyhannan2454]

Thanks, that’s a great idea 💡

[@angtxsun4460]

LOL, I always love your cheesy ‘Dad’ humor, it makes me miss my dad. Your place is so beautiful, I’m jealous as it was 106 degrees F yesterday and I think my chickens are cooked and laying boiled eggs! Blessings from Texas.

[@ZanshinCenter]

Just got my first 2 Birdies Beds here in FL! We did a test garden in containers and the predation here on our 2.5 acres is intense. Partly due to a big housing development where 350 acres were torn down for 775 new houses. 😢 and all the animals scattered into our area. My sweet potatoes, hibiscus, and sunflowers were all decimated by deer and rabbits. So I have further invested in an in closure for the new raised beds. The worst advice I got was to hang bars of soap around my plants to deter the deer. Um, with hurricane season starting?? Hahaha! The deer don’t care and are not effected by soap. So MAMA GOT A NICE Galvanized steel inclosure to protect all new crops !! Thanks for all the great info and entertainment! My husband now calls you my Aussie KZbin Crush ‘cause I watch so many videos for the great info and entertainment. When we can’t find a movie, he now says we’ll you can always watch Your KZbin Boyfriend!!🤣😂🤣😂🌱💚🌱

[@FloridaGirl-]

Wow what a shame! I KNOW the building has gone NUTS down here! Insane. You should check out Perma Pasture Farms. They sell this bone sauce deterrent. Alot of homesteaders use their “bone sauce”, they swear by it. Repells deer especially. I’ve seen several homesteaders who have huge gardens who swear by it.

[@we_want_chilli_willy]

Hey Mark, you should cover those seed patches with cut in half 2 litre coke bottles, that would keep the mulch from covering them and assist with germination

[@lolcatz88]

It’s warm enough in Queensland to not really need that. That method would probably cook the seeds in this area!

[@Rutopia_Gaming]

My man teach me so I can feed my kids 😂😂😂😂

[@berrios181]

I live in the PNW of the US and we were in extreme drought last year but are close to flooding with record rainfall and snow in April. Meanwhile the rest of the West coast struggles with the worse drought in centuries. It's June but the weather has been so cold and wet and all my plants are struggling except for peas, cilantro, potatoes and artichokes. These past 2 years have taught me to be more self reliant when it comes to food. I even have 3 chickens in my backyard to give us eggs, manure and to utilize kitchen waste. Thanks for your informative videos.

[@09echols]

That would make me grow a garden if nothing else would.

[@imalwayslast3170]

The $10 I spent on lettuce seeds to grow our family's salads has definitely paid off. My wife eats one every day, I eat them regularly. The kid not so much, but he dives in once in a while. The price of lettuce that is not iceberg at the store is nuts. And I grow some of the more expensive stuff as well. I did the math on it for how much we saved this year. We are sitting at close to $200 saved plus we aren't even close to done and I still have a ton of seeds for fall.

[@mwmentor]

I have to say that I could never imagine paying the sort of money that you guys are paying for lettuce right now - it's insane... I so look forward to the end of winter - I am planning on build few mini-greenhouses, setting up some raised beds, and growing a ton of vegetables and fruit... you're an inspiration to me Mark, you really are. Keep up the good work and I hope to become somewhat more self-sufficient before the year is out!! 🙂

[@SD-iy3sp]

Mark I love the puns, completely, but...."come to a head" made me forehead slap! And you just kept going! bha ha ha!

[@cynthiafortnerphd4281]

Hi Mark, from central Indiana in the States. Love your videos and all the wildlife that wander into them, also, like an ibis in this one! I love the evolution of your garden beds too. I binge watch often! At one point a few yrs back in an older video, did I see big rocks 🪨 and bolders around your backyard garden square? And, wow, house renovations too? All works hand-in-hand to have a quality self-sifficient life! You are generous and so informative! I am doing more soil management and composting because of your videos, and am looking for ways to build the vertical planting wall you did!! Love that!! I plant bee gardens too! You help me think about what else I can plant! Thanks!! You are really amazing with your energy and information! Cheers!!

[@michelleslow5603]

We also call ibis bin chickens here because they always get into the rubbish bins🇦🇺

[@ccs4957]

Celtuce is one of my favorite greens. It's got a distinct flavor. Younger leaves stir-fried in garlic and lard is the traditional way in Taiwan. My favorite type is called Taiwanese lettuce/A-choy. If you grow the type with the wider stem, you can peel the stems and make it into a cold salad/pickle with some garlic, salt, sugar, sesame oil, and hot pepper flakes.

[@jeanniewahine5443]

Thanks for the tips! It helps a lot to know the popular ways to prepare any vegetables you're unfamiliar with growing.

[@GeckoHiker]

Definitely, grow your own greens. We turned away from most lettuces and concentrate on growing kale, spinach, collard greens, and cabbages--indoors and outdoors. I basically grow romaine and other lettuces outdoors to feed the deer. 😇

[@lightwavz]

I raise my veggies in a chicken coop. It does keep the rabbits, deer, and squirrels out.

[@GeckoHiker]

@@lightwavz That is a great idea! I'd been growing a perimeter of greens around the fenced main garden but the squirrels were still getting in. A completely enclosed garden is going on the honey do list. 😉

[@deaddoll1361]

@@GeckoHiker We had broccoli plants and chickens, who'd strip the lower leaves in no time and then would do little vertical jumps to peck at the ones just out of their reach. It was quite amusing to see. The bushes were all stem until they reached that high chicken mark.

[@alysoffoxdale]

Still appreciating the dad jokes just as much if not more than the gardening tips! XD

[@slomo1716]

Mark - you are hysterically FUNNY!! Great video! Every time I grow lettuce, it bolts and is so bitter, I end up pulling it out in frustration. I now know it's better grown in cool weather - spring or fall. So I'll try again in late late summer.

[@lightwavz]

Look up a Southern U.S. recipe called "Wilted Lettuce" which was created specifically for bolting leaf lettuce. It is a warm lettuce salad and works well with mixed spring greens too. It was a childhood staple for me and I am starting to enjoy it again as we hit hot weather!

[@tinnerste2507]

I plant mine under a tree on the side that gets after noon shade and it grows through the summer months without bolting

[@mutantryeff]

I enjoy cooking "wilted lettuce". Use a good leaf lettuce with some green onions. Boil approx equal mixture of cider vinegar, water, and sugar (plus some salt & pepper) and pour over lettuce. You may need to play with the ratios.

[@lightwavz]

Funnily, I just recommended that under another comment! I grew up on it and just started enjoying it again. Where I am from, we start with bacon and drippings for the dressing.

[@simonwaters1965]

Lettuce see how many puns are left in this video 😬😂

[@JillyBean70]

LOL......love the dad/humour/cliché jokes......love watching your vids.....fingers crossed your land drys out soon....much love from Western Australia

[@doloresreynolds8145]

Mark - perhaps you could suggest to Birdie’s beds that they create an accessory bolt-on clamp to hold trellis poles? The bottom ends of the poles (or a clamp) could be held under the edge of the bed by its own weight to help leverage heavy top growth. PS love your channel and your LOGO!

[@tammybyrd1054]

Mark! We love you! You always brighten my day with your videos! I love the crunch of iceberg lettuce and have been trying new varities or buying a head and mixing it in. In the states I can still get it for about 1.50 for now! :) Thanks again and have a great day! :)

[@rachalnocchi5600]

I have things growing away too. I have to keep such a close eye on plants right now because it is very hot where I live. My heat loving plants are doing great! Thank you so much for the tips on growing nice lettuce Mark, I have to wait for winter where I live too. :)

[@FloridaGirl-]

Me too!! 👍 It’s a cool weather crop!

[@rachalnocchi5600]

@@FloridaGirl- Georgia girl here! 😉

[@bethshindig]

Mark, thanks so much for continuing to make these videos. They're encouraging, and your humor is refreshing. I'm a stay-at-home mom in the US and trying to learn all I can about basic gardening skills as we watch prices rise and figure out how to still feed our three kids (3-10) and ourselves healthy food. Because of the time I've spent watching your videos this past year, I have a small victory garden going now in grow bags (can't do Birdies yet, but someday) as well as carrots and greens on my small deck. I even sourced daikon radish, a heat-tolerant lettuce (black-seeded Simpson), and perpetual spinach seeds for the hottest parts of our summer -- after I couldn't find any of those seeds or starts at our local Amish nursery. (NO ONE around here has ever heard of perpetual spinach!) Every time I talk with my husband about buying a few more seeds or gardening items, I tell him: Mark says this is a good idea, good fertilizer, easy to grow, etc. I just love your channel. Can't thank you enough.

[@bethshindig]

P.S. -- My kids all pronounce "compost" like an Australian now because I've watched your channel so often when they're around. Cracks us up. In our area, it rhymes with coast.

[@luckystars1632]

You make me smile even in these mad times. Thank you love.

[@realityhittingme]

My wife is Chinese and we grow celltuse. It's extremely good and has a nutty flavor. Also easy to grow!

[@AlexAnder-rv1gu]

Oh, I used to see this kind of lettuce in Taiwan all the time, but I didn't know what to do with it, so I never bought it. I look forward to seeing your follow-up video on this! :)

[@missmystery22]

We live in an apartment and now have a vegepod and a quail hutch going. Veggies and eggs for the win!! All you need is 2 square meters and you can grow heaps!

[@aussiebushhomestead3223]

You can always make me smile Mark. Thanks 🙂

[@Firevine]

It's not going to get better. Reading about what's been happening in Australia and Canada blows my mind, but honestly, the US ain't too far behind. Nothing is going to change for the better here so long as people can watch football on TV. We bought some bell pepper yesterday and I was shocked by the price. I wish she damn slugs would stop eating the ones im growing.

[@berekhalfhand4775]

Global climate changes - all the best to you.

[@ourcozygarden]

I need to be planning my lettuce planting better. Last year, they were just growing all at the same time :D

[@debbiecurtis4021]

I grow dandelions instead of lettuce. The leaves have more potassium than a banana. The roots can be roasted to make dandelion root coffee.

[@FloridaGrowing]

Mark, you have very informitive videos. I look forward to watching your new videos. I have a homestead in Florida, United States Times are rough right now, but, you make my day brighter. Thank you

[@Little_Robinson_FunnyFarm]

I’m very thankful for your channel Mark. I’ve been learning from you the past two years. I’ve finished my fourth raised bed.

[@clemfandango2930]

Mark being based and blaming the govt and central banking for inflation instead of some made up excuse like corporate greed just made my entire week. 👍🏼

[@Hoocho]

The price is actually a combination of recent weather events (flooding followed by freezing conditions) which ruined one crop, and stunted another… as well as fertiliser prices because of the conflict in Europe (which is where most ferts are made using natural gas), the cost of packaging rising (because plastic packaging is made from crude oil byproduct) as well as the rise in transportation costs due to fuel cost. Inflation does exist, however in this scenario I’m afraid it’s far from a significant cause.

[@clemfandango2930]

@@Hoocho look into the great reset and agenda 2030. Food and gas shortages are intentional and by design m8 as well as the destruction of your currency.

[@stevesmith7843]

@@Hoocho actually inflation was on a steep incline in 2020 and has been gaining more and more traction. lumber was up 600% in the usa by dec 2020, is that because of a non existent conflict at that time? nah, the global cabal deciding to shut down the entire world for nearly 2 years, and simultaneously destroying many industries, as well as small business's while that wealth gets transferred to the big boys, is why this is happening, just like they planned it. i've been telling people energy rationing is coming as well for about 6 months, looks like it'll b starting soon, welcome to the "new normal" mate.

[@MrOK-fx2ep]

@@Hoocho So… why has the cost of gas (and natural gas) been increasing for over a year BEFORE the “conflict” in Eastern Russia?

[@Hoocho]

I seem to have ignited the conspiracy theorists. I never seem to get these types of viewers in the comments on my videos. Guess it’s probably the organics community overlap.

[@k.p.1139]

😯 that is $4.87 a head in USD's...DANG..we were complaining about $3.00. My friend and I are working on growing our money, in our yards! Pay yourself first before you pay the 3 other people that have to deal with your food, before you get it. We should have been doing this all along anyway! Our Grandparents did. Excellent video, Mark! Hi to Ms Nina.

[@andrewmesser1955]

Try US$8.47 for an Aussie $12 Lettuce

[@gailosmond-jewers75]

I enjoy your videos ! Thank you for all your excellent advice and tips.

[@polarbear5905]

Thank you so much for bringing such cheer in difficult times. Laughed all the way through. Love your channel and very grateful for all your positive vibes reaching all the way to Scotland. Best wishes

[@johnlord8337]

The fact of planting lettuce to specs, and then removing them makes no literal sense - UNLESS ! - you plant the lettuce and then deliberately start harvesting leaves from those intermediary plants as microgreens - and also 1 leaf of the growing heads per 1 or 2 days ... then it is all natural. But ripping out plants for the sake of the other plants is just not logical. Best to harvest daily or bi-daily 1-2 leaves of each plant, or keeping moving through the lettuce (et al veggie) patch, and you will be amazed that you will have massive salads (and/or slaw) each day - and have more than enough greens per day - than just harvesting whole heads that might be wilted, blighted, insect bugged up, molds, mildews, fungus, or bolted. Get your daily greens - daily !

[@DoctorMeatDic]

Inflation is not "the Government's fault". It's simple economics for the disruption in supplies due to covid absences, crop failures in NSW and Queensland and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Don't be so ignorant. All the Government can do is respond using interest rates, which they have done.

[@caninetherapyinc9031]

Nope! We are all being controlled by the globalists and the W. E. F. Our “leaders” are dancing to their music.

[@theuglykwan]

There was inflation before the Russian invasion. That does exacerbate it though.

[@DoctorMeatDic]

@@theuglykwan Yes, I've listed them in order: covid absences, crop failure in Eastern states, Ukraine. Nothing to do with the Government. This video is useful though. The more produce people can grow at home, and more importantly, the more we buy local and seasonal food, the better equipped we will be to shield ourselves from external forces.

[@dirtandsoul2081]

Looking great! Hoping you weather stays sunny!

[@lizlissiemac4959]

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[@kerrynwright]

Great puns!! Yes, we're really thankful that we started our veggie garden just in time for these current crazy price rises. We're growing a variety of lettuces, but I've never heard of the one that you planted in this vid! I'll have to look out for it! I'd love it if you do a vid about the taste of it & how you use it when you harvest it! Sounds delicious! Capsicums have also been crazy prices here for a while, so I'm glad we've been growing them! Blessings from South Australia💕🐨

[@paulchizek9615]

Appreciate the videos and the sense of humor and puns. Started raised garden beds this year. Great to be retired and having the time to “get into it” gardening.

[@glg3945]

I just love your puns! Great information on here. Thank you. Peace and good fortune and good health to you and your family. 😃 😃

[@thestraightroad305]

I really appreciate this video, Mark. I missed the planting window here in Texas due to moving here from Arizona. In raised beds there I enjoyed my lettuce varieties and salad greens which included arugula and mesclun. I wish I could hurry the year up so I could get started again. I just watched your beautiful video on Farm Stay at Hosanna. This is what my heart longs for…a decent little house on a couple of acres with water and trees. I also loved your video telling your story. Very inspiring to all of us who long for a peaceful, slow paced life of our own. Have you ever tried Moringa in your area? I grew them in Tucson with great success and used the high potassium leaves in our salads.

[@lizd6552]

our six year old found your channel and loves watching. He has learnt so much but his favorite tip so far is how to test if plants need watering by checking the soil. keep up the good work!🙂

[@carollollol]

I started my big veggy garden at the scool next to my house to also be educational. And i have learned so much from you, to now tell those kids about. THANK YOU SO MUCH even more so in these times. 🥰

[@rentedspace7462]

Thanks so much much for your great advice and friendly banter xx I’m doing a channel as a beginner to show others that it is never too late to learn a new skill and what is possible xx

[@Flyforawhiteguy1982]

My top garden page. Also the reason I got back into gardening. You sir and your family have the best garden show out there. Keep it up yall. Let's make yall viral. 🤜🤛

[@glennpost19]

Mark, I believe you have broken the record for the most number of funnies that I have ever seen in your videos. I always learn something and today I learned quite a few new ways to poke fun using commentary. Giving you a top score of 9/10 lettuce for this one.

[@lovelearn5158]

You've just helped me decide to how to best grow my first ever lettuces...in raised gardens for good drainage, thanks!!

[@AetherEmpressTreJinn6o6]

Thank you for posting so much! Definitely been working more in my garden the last couple of years and it's been a huge difference. I live in the US and the taste is so shockingly different. I hate tomatoes and lettuce but as it turns out I hate store bought. Growing my own has Definitely improved my diet and willingness to try crops I hate from the store to give them another shot being home grown.

[@staypuftgaming1205]

Just subscribed to your channel! Thank you for these great informative videos! You’re doing way more in my eyes than just helping others grow food. To me your helping people like me survive with knowledge of that will help us survive in the future. This knowledge is true power! Keep up the great informative videos! Thank you

[@dorissavage4996]

Love your videos. Look you up every day. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. And keep smiling. I can't help but smile back. Like a yawn, it's contagious.

[@chriscarver4884]

I watch this channel everymorning to not only learn but makes my day better. Best channel for giving me inner peace. Thanks from Wv, USA

[@cindythoms7246]

Enjoy your videos and your sense of humor!

[@carbro6334ify]

Thanks for the motivation so I can go out and work on the gardens

[@arlenecearns1866]

Watching after coming in with my handful of leaves of lettuce (and radishes) for my lunch salad. So good!

[@teresawebster3498]

I would be really interested in trying that lettuce. Can’t wait to see their progress.

[@LuckyFigFarm]

Another great little episode, Mark. Thanks!

[@aussiepressconferences.4755]

Love your work, great videos, common sense. Secretly living by your advice....

[@esther0463]

Mark, you are so funny! I so enjoy your videos with those valuable information you provide. Thank you so much.

[@kummiekins]

In under 5 minutes you’ve just taught me why on earth my iceburg lettuce just won’t take in my region! For two years it’s been so frustrating to try and grow. NOW i know i just need to focus oh loose leaf ones 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@michaelniallodochartaigh6171]

I just wanna say thank you & thank god 🙏🙌 for your channel! 1 of the best people to watch on KZbin!!💯💯