50 Herb Vegetables & Fruit Crops I'm Growing Right NOW

In this video, I give you 50 different varieties of food crops (herbs, vegetables, and fruit) that I am growing right now on our homestead acreage property.
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Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre property/homestead in SE Queensland Australia about 45kms north of Brisbane - the climate is subtropical (similar to Florida). I started Self Sufficient Me in 2011 as a blog website project where I document and write about backyard food growing, self-sufficiency, and urban farming in general. I love sharing my foodie and DIY adventures online so come along with me and let's get into it! Cheers, Mark :) #garden #gardening #homesteading

[@epicgardening]

I hate to say it...but I've been out-EPIC'd by you Mark...hats off for this compilation brother!

[@earthkeepinggreen7763]

Lol, I also tip my hat ! Love Mr Mark🍀🌹🐞

[@Lazydaisy646]

What a good sport Kevin 😊

[@saturny2k383]

yo whatsup

[@icouldjustscream]

4:49 A yellow dragonfruit! Do you have that already? You've got room for more in your Dragonfruit Alley!

[@gardengatesopen]

Kevin - I thought about your dragon fruit when I saw the size of these!! WOWZER!! Do you think yours will ever be that big?!! Mark's got an actual Dragon Fruit TREE!!! REALLY AWESOME MARK!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@user-et8sn3hy8r]

This guy is a gardening legend. He's like a kid in a candy store when he's talking about his plants.

[@KimberlyBarkdoll]

I envy his joy. I really can't wait to get my own property and go NUTS. I am looking forward to being like him!!! Meanwhile I work the property I have in raised beds, because we are forbidden to dig.

[@lelleithmurray235]

@@KimberlyBarkdoll sounds like HOA blues. Most of my neighborhood have raised beds,though I have seen yards that it looks like the homeowner threw something outside that germinated.

[@shooglechic]

The love shows in the growth of the plants, let alone himself just being himself.

[@slabbadanks5829]

a real lover of the earth no doubt

[@aishaexo-l611]

Yeah

[@thartwig]

Alternative title: "50 Dad jokes I'm growing right now"

[@lelouchlamperouge4273]

'50 *cute* Dad jokes Dad's growing rn.'

[@paintedgardenfarm8704]

Loving the Dad jokes!

[@helensmith5854]

Yes!

[@lagoya]

"You wanna get rid of the garlic smell? Just eat an onion!" 😂😂😂

[@teresawebster3498]

We eat tons of garlic and onions at my house, nobody wants to hang out with us, not even mosquitoes!

[@lagoya]

@@teresawebster3498 I wished I liked garlic more so the bugs would leave me alone! And I do like onions but they hate me 😔

[@OMGAnotherday]

Hehe only an Aussie!

[@DanSanChannel]

Imagine the adventure you could have just walking in his back yard...such a DELICIOUS adventure...

[@teresawebster3498]

Adventure, heck I am having dinner.

[@thomaswilliam630]

The you turn a corner and he's running at you with an axe 🪓 😂

[@DanSanChannel]

@@thomaswilliam630 I meant AFTER I got the ok to! Gosh dangit, you made my dream into a nightmare! lol

[@teriguerin8371]

Would "pay" big bucks. Please excuse the error.

[@Smith.S.E.]

I love how he whispers around the strawberries, figs, and other projects he really wants to go well

[@lindaroland9965]

Took a cue from you. I had a Yukon gold potatoe that was starting to sprout. I just shoved it in a container full of dirt around Valentines Day. Dug around today and I HAVE TATERS!

[@proxi250]

0:27 Garlic 0:45 Marsh Grapefruit 1:03 Jerusalem Artichoke 1:28 Pumpkin 1:55 Valencia Orange 2:16 Valencia (Seedless) 2:28 Onion 3:09 Pepper 3:32 Lettuce 3:51 Reo Red Grapefruit 4:15 Tomato 4:49 Yellow Dragonfruit 5:01 Mint 5:12 Imperial Mandarin 5:46 Strawberry 6:05 Dwarf snow pea 6:24 Tamarillo (tree tomato) 6:44 Lane's Late Navel 6:59 Coriander/Cilantro 7:15 Coffee 7:46 Ginger/Asparagus 8:41 Honey Murcott Mandarin 8:55 Pigeon Pea 10:02 Galangal 10:21 Tahitian Lime 11:05 Corn (Red Aztec) 11:32 Ruby Streaks Mustard 12:12 Washington Navel 12:53 Banana 13:12 Cabbage (Sugarloaf) 13:45 Pineapple 13:57 Basil (Thai) 14:15 Meyer Lemon 14:44 Red Dragonfruit 15:37 Chilli/Hot Pepper 16:09 Blood Orange 16:57 Sweet Potato (& Egyptian Spinach) 17:50 Kaffir Lime 18:06 Red Pawpaw 18:27 Kale 18:55 Turmeric 19:25 Sunrise Lime 19:47 Ground Nut 20:14 Pomelo (Red) 20:28 Sorrel 20:52 Tangelo 21:25 Bitter Gourd 21:53 Malabar Chestnut 22:15 Round Native Lime 22:52 Fig Thanks so much Mark. What a great round-up!

[@melissab8500]

Wow, Thank you

[@Selfsufficientme]

That must have taken ages to do! Cheers :)

[@onlythetruth883]

@@Selfsufficientme Send pRoXi some thank you seeds.

[@sparksmacoy]

Pin this

[@leobadajos1008]

Thank you for putting your effort on listing it down for us. Awesome.

[@SynthToshi]

Just wanted to tell you I got quails and started my own little farm thanks to you. Keep up the inspiration!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Congrats on the quail! They're a good bird ;)

[@annalang5687]

I love how chaotic your garden is. Here people always plant in neat little rows with lots of wasted space inbetween. You use all the space you have.

[@woden_the_wanderer]

I love the "wild look" it looks so natural and feels even better for the soul when walking around a garden that has been allowed to self develop to a point

[@LayZeeDawg]

It seems Mark's philosophy is no space to waste in the raised garden. If there's an open spot, plant in it.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thank you Anna - that's a good description of how I plant. Cheers :)

[@quickstepz9250]

As a new green thumb this is the problem and time delays I have. Is trying to decide how far you plant stuff away. But then I see some people just plant next to each other. But I'm guessing you need to know what will grow next to each other.

[@cm-xq5zj]

@@quickstepz9250 I am learning too! But my garden is doing so well because of KZbin gardeners! Google "companion planting chart" it is really helpful!

[@jackturner4917]

Keep rocking those short shorts. You know you got, so keep flaunting it. I come for the garden tips but stay for the eye candy.

[@telecasterbear]

Indeed.

[@TheGuruStud]

O_O

[@RhyBeezy]

Hahahaha

[@keulengnomdererste2850]

I don't know if anyone already explained the Blood Orange's color in the comments but here we go. It's color origins from the huge temperature swings from freezing to hot it gets in the region they usually grow.

[@mattrupp8562]

That's right, they won't colour up red inside without really cold nights. Maybe at stanthorpe they would do better but unless they get frost on them it's unlikely they will colour up in SEQ. otherwise They do grow fine no problems

[@TheBrianna1431]

I was scrolling for this comment lol Thanks!

[@NMW80]

Thanks for the info

[@cassandrastillman8796]

I have three cats eating many lizards a day and there’s still hundreds of themmm. They keep eating my baby lettuce. 😿

[@snoodydoody2685]

Same reason purp weed isnt as purple as winter purp weed. Temperature swings.

[@sherilynalexnder897]

I've never seen anyone grow 'table pepper' before, and I'm constantly buying it, so would love to see a follow-up post on that!

[@LG-gw6xw]

Maybe you could help organize a group in your location that goes around to gardens and lawns that have fruit and vegetables that cannot be harvested by the owner. We have an organization here that you can contact if you have for example a peach tree that you no longer have the ability to harvest. Then this group comes and takes the harvest to our local food pantry for the homeless. They have a website and a phone that owners can contact them or register their plants and then they go to all the homes registered in that particular neighborhood to harvest the trees. This helps the elderly home owners or busy parents that don’t have the time or ability to harvest their trees get rid of the fruit that will rot an cause bug and bear issues and feed the hungry at the same time. I just wish I had thought of this!!! Lol.

[@telecasterbear]

At the moment, here in the desert, I have beetroot in a raised bed, and three citrus trees. Meyer lemon, mexican key lime, and mandarine.

[@telecasterbear]

@@mimosveta The tops are yummy.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Great start for an arid environment! Well done :)

[@kelly889]

🤣🤣🤣 you're a bloody Aussie legend Mark, another entertaining and educating vid! You're like the Steve Irwin of produce gardening.... love ya work and love Straya. Thanks mate. 👍🤙👏❤🍃

[@karenshady8129]

YES… I was reminded of Steve Irwin, while watching mark… great video, thank you mark :).

[@antoniariboni8537]

Sounds like Steve Irwin, looks like Russell crowe!

[@AngiesPantry58]

I never seen table Pepper plant so cool. Love your gardens.

[@gardengatesopen]

I always wanted to grow that too! But I just never have... WHY NOT??? Let's ALL grow it!!! 🌱🌱🌱

[@AngiesPantry58]

@@gardengatesopen Where do you get the seeds for the table Pepper plants?

[@gardengatesopen]

@@AngiesPantry58 I've not looked for it yet - But, I did find the latin name of the plant so we'll all just have search the seed companies! Black Pepper, also known as Peppercorn, Piper nigrum

[@AngiesPantry58]

@@gardengatesopen Thank you ..

[@mariaannainditahernawati7132]

u could find it in bangka belitung island indonesia

[@johnaverageman6249]

That Dragon fruit reveal was so insane, I almost lost all touch with reality in those short moments.

[@lelouchlamperouge4273]

yeah man that was sooooo meaty that Sasha didn't know meat from potatoes!

[@jeil5676]

See the yellow one? Omg it was frightening but I bet it tastes amazing.

[@irenegold3969]

OMG your channel is off the hook!!! I don't even garden....that is the crazy part! You inspire me to give it a try. Thank you!

[@joshuavazquez5534]

A little bit of citrus juice in the eye ball! Mark you made my day man, god bless you and your family and of course your homestead for abundance

[@ToeStab45]

I'd move to Australia to be friends with Mark.

[@Dheeidjdndbd]

I would love to see another challenge of living off your own food only with the garden in its current condition!

[@downunderveggiegardendiaries]

I think it was this time of year the first time, he needs to do it in late spring when all of his food is coming in.

[@hetheringtonfamily8798]

I dehydrate kale and blend it into a powder then I can add it to rissoles, patties, gravy, stews, soups and no one knows it’s there

[@Liliarthan]

Ingenious! I'm about to buy a dehydrator but didn't think of this use. My toddlers will never see it coming!

[@Damian-lh8ft]

Yes they do

[@ryanwallace6185]

This dudes a legend.... Watching from Texas.... When you going to put those little shorts in the merch store?

[@grahamdelacey5779]

you can buy them in almost all major clothing stores here (kmart, bigW, lowes etc) we call them stubbies!

[@cm-xq5zj]

Me too!! Watching from Texas! Love him!!

[@aliaub75]

"Hope I don't step on a snake going through the pumpkin vine" Don't u just love Australia 🦘

[@katblyth8153]

That’s life here! I still jumped though when he made the remark!

[@lelleithmurray235]

Mark, the sorrel flowers can be gathered and boiled in water and ginger to make sorrel juice. I'd like to say Jamaica has the patent on sorrel juice,but most Caribbean islands make it!

[@colincarby8990]

Yes iya. Have some in mi backyaad drying now

[@jpbaje]

I dont think that's the same sorrel

[@lelleithmurray235]

@@colincarby8990 😉

[@katherineneagle7521]

@@jpbaje no but he grows the other kind too! He did a whole video on it, I really want to try it now!I think he calls it "Rosella"

[@jpbaje]

@@katherineneagle7521 yes its call Rosella...but here in the Caribbean we have a plant called sorrel....which is also called sorrel hibiscus....and there is also another plant which is called hibiscus (flower) ....to much plants with similar names can be confusing at times ...lol...but this one he said is a salad green...looks similar to beet green or collard

[@yogininamaste]

Best garden channel ever! Thank you Mark. 💖

[@damesaphira9790]

What an amazing garden! Texas went through the hardest freeze in recorded history in Feb (-6°F/-21°C). I have lost SO many plants! I took my Sub tropical climate for granted until the day the Arctic swept in.

[@lasalon9298]

Mark, I must thank you 😊, your garden an inspiration and I’ve planted over 100 fruit trees, 20 varieties over the last few years. The avocado , mandarin, passion fruit, bananas and lemons are fruiting and it’s just the beginning. I’ve planted all my favourites like ugly fruit and avocado’s,a few coffee trees and lots of olives along with berries. Anyway thanks for the motivating walks through your garden 😁

[@andytantowibelzark]

this guy no longer have a garden, he is growing a forest! really love your video and presentation mate! I'm a young lad myself and one day dream to have a garden like yours! love from indonesia

[@goofyroofy]

could make chocolate covered coffee beans with the amount you grow vs. commerical farms XD

[@Selfsufficientme]

Ahh yes, that's a great suggestion! Thanks :)

[@katblyth8153]

And a tip for recycling citrus peel and unused citrus fruit: chop it finely, or whizz in a (powerful) food processor, and dig into your blueberry bed. It really helps maintain the acidity.

[@ThatOneWeirdChannell]

I wanna live in Australia specifically for the thriving garden. But i love my Mid Western weather

[@TheGuruStud]

I don't love swamp azz.

[@ThatOneWeirdChannell]

@@TheGuruStud we get a taste of everything here! Except for high mountain peaks

[@bluestonemusic6285]

Hi Mark, I read somewhere that blood oranges need cold temperatures to produce the red pigment.. I get the smallest dot of red down here in Brisbane. Love the videos

[@cyrusp100]

They require cold winter temperatures and full sun - I get a decent amount of red in Sydney...

[@MrAppleberry62]

Some of the best comedy so far 😆 My wife and I love watching and learning from you

[@eriklane4808]

I kinda like the way you say “turmeric”! Garden looks amazing - as always! Mine got buried in snow again the other day 😒

[@anneli1735]

Curcuma 😁

[@UncalBertExcretes]

I ate some onion to get rid of the garlic breath and now I just have onion breath. My breath now smells like fermented armpit juice, now im going to have to eat garlic again to get rid of it.

[@katherineneagle7521]

Now drink some bourbon!

[@earthkeepinggreen7763]

OMG

[@thistlemoon1]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@markdrenan8481]

Great to see what you're growing in your garden at the moment Mark! You and Kevin are definitely my favourite gardeners without a doubt

[@markdrenan8481]

It's also great to see the front of your house really established now

[@downunderveggiegardendiaries]

On the cherry 🍒 orchard where I grew up there were fig trees as tall and wide as our house. Our house and orchard was over 80 yrs old at the time. There was also a two story high mulberry tree and a 2.5 story high loquat tree. There is no way I’d plant a fig tree near a fence or house they grow massive.

[@jillhumphrys8073]

I planted 3 hardy figs here in zone 7a/b NWArkansas. They grew 6' high and put off figs first year. I survived the pot all winter and I've since planted it in the ground. I still have them in the garden and they get at least 6' and more branches grow every year and last year finally made enough to picked several at a time.. So far, they are staying in place.

[@bogatejamesryan4971]

You've really grown tremendously since the last time I watched on of your videos mark. I'm one of the OG people who watch your vids when you were below 100k and look at you now! CHEERS :))

[@bilcke]

I miss the 2 hour garden tours, any plans to do one soon?

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yeah, I will on my other channel Self Sufficient Me 2 - I like the informal walk-around also. Cheers :)

[@nishp2664]

I think the banana flower you need to remove that’s my back home parents do. My grandma used to say if u left Banana flower the banana 🍌 fruit not gonna be healthy i mean big.Asian cooking we cook banana flower as stir fry. It’s good for many chronic diseases such a diabetes.

[@bryanjames5256]

Hello Mark!! From the states, here in Pennsylvania, and your videos have been a gift. I appreciate you taking the time to makes these, and it really inspires me to expand my garden!! And everything I've learned from watching you has been invaluable. Thanks very much, and cheers mate! Happy growing!!

[@WhaleTPK]

Fun fact! The skin/fruit of the coffee berry can be saved and dried to make Cascara, which can be brewed as a tea! It's delicious.

[@ilin76bb]

nobody cares

[@travelvibes3656]

Thanks Aaron great information!

[@aleksandracvetkovicmajstor4582]

Wooow.... You have a "food forest" 💚. It's amazing

[@fiveleafchocolate9025]

Fantastic! I love it. We have planted over 150+ varieties of mostly vegetables and some fruits and flowers. First year, 15 raised bed garden. Looking forward to an abundant harvest like you have there :-)

[@chexnfx7161]

This is the gardening equivalent of Steve Irwin. The excitement and glow about plants, just as Steve was with animals. Much love, sir! Big fan!

[@Sikdomeshot]

Man I'm so glad I found this channel. This guy is hilarious and so passionate about growing vegetables!

[@manslayer1972]

Absolutely brilliant. Makes me want to plant veggies. Such a funny fella. Makes you interested.

[@deereating9267]

We love kale chips! My kale will often overwinter here, even surviving 5 degree Fahrenheit temps this last winter.

[@garulusglandarius6126]

Love Marks videos, my relax time after a hard days work. I watch and forget the rat race for a bit just chilling with Self Sufficient Me. 👍🇦🇺🇬🇧

[@whatif.3544]

I need to move closer to someone like you. It’s amazing to be able to grow your own vegetables, fruits and herbs . Love the dragon fruits 😋Thank you for sharing this video. 😊

[@boothgoodies6348]

Great timing. I’m just getting ready to order my seeds. Love that our seasons are opposite of each other!

[@trishthehomesteader9873]

Good heavens Mark! You could feed a good sized village! 😲 Good On Ya! 👍💜 And btw, I've grown other varieties of mint but I'm just crazy about mojito! Don't think I'll bother with anything else! ☺️

[@Selfsufficientme]

Cheers to the mojito Trish! :)

[@daughterofthekingofkings222]

Love seeing all of your lovely plants 🌱. I live in a temperate climate so I grow different perennials, but really fun to see what you are growing in your subtropical climate.

[@Joy1957K]

I say Turmeric the exact same way. I am Australian and that's how I've heard it said all my life. I am 63. Great vid mate. 👍👍👍🥰😍❤️🇦🇺

[@anneli1735]

Curcuma 😁

[@warrenjenkins6611]

I'm so ready for this!

[@shaunglendinning]

Great vid Mark! Makes my fingers itchy to start planting a lot more in the garden. It just goes to show how much can be grown if one just puts in the effort. Thanks for sharing.

[@garyhayward324]

Fantastic personality fun and comedy with growing food you have hit the fun button on self sufficiency

[@Ellen-hs7zb]

I'm living in senior housing now, have only an herb "garden" in the window, and so am enjoying vicariously gardening with you.

[@nenengpinay1]

I dreamed to have a self sufficient..started slow in my garden but a good start.. you encouraged me @ mark to be self sufficient ..thanks for that inspiration!

[@downunderveggiegardendiaries]

A middle of the night upload, you are up late Mark 😁👍.

[@NathanExploshin]

It’s funny, his late night upload just gave me a nice break surprise at noon!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yes... This took me AGES to get done (2:30AM) up early again this morning - glutton for punishment lol... Cheers :)

[@NuvosNexus]

I am always in awe of how some plants just give and give. If everyone grew gardens, there would be a surplus of food to share for everyone! So many plants that aren't finicky and just grow wherever you toss them. Absolutely fantastic to see how many of them are thriving under your love and care.

[@sandakureva]

I'm so glad I found this channel. I've got my yard planted up too. It's amazing.

[@celscookinggardeningchanne3557]

Great tips! Keep it up Mark!!

[@paintedgardenfarm8704]

Mark, I so LOVE your channel! Growing in Southeastern MA, USA I am unable to grow so many of the plants you have, (Ohhhh such garden envy I have) but STILL have learned so much about some plants I haven't tried or am about to try. Your enthusiasm is so contagious, sometimes I'll watch your channel for a bit just to motivate myself to get outside if I'm feeling a bit sluggish! I am off to get dirty! Thanks!

[@tywagnervideo]

Right when I heard that thumb break the sound barrier at 0:15 about gardening... I subscribed.

[@JustOneKnight]

Wow that large citrus.. pomello? Huge ! Didn't know there was anything like it. Very cool

[@Jinxs-Journey]

I’m growing so far this year. Apples, lemons, oranges, blueberry, Pink blueberry, kiwi, peach, apricot, gooseberry, red currant, then, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, purple broccoli, tomatoes, strawberries, purple podded peas, snow peas, normal podded peas, onions, leeks, sweet potatoe, potatoe 2 other varieties, green beans, hot peppers, sweet peppers, chilli peppers, cucumber, carrots. Sunflowers And some other variety of flowers also. Spinach and lettuce and radish....lol new gardener first year growing went a bit mad lol.

[@travelvibes3656]

Love it! That’s an impressive list!

[@Jinxs-Journey]

@@travelvibes3656 it’s my first year of growing too lol wish me luck

[@sherilynalexnder897]

That dragon fruit highlight made my mouth water, lol.

[@melissanoonan3301]

Heya Mark, so very grateful for your tips! Live in Melbourne and our climate isn't so kind, but I'm about to build you hot-house. Took 3 trips to the 'B' store and following your tips. Can't thank you enough. Have just installed 3 raised beds. Thanks so much for helping with my Covid lockdown survival plan! :)

[@ironrose888]

I love all the different plants you have growing. You have such an awesome garden.

[@christineb4980]

What an amazing variety of food! Wish we could go citrus where I live. Just getting my garden in now.

[@UKhomestead]

I love these types of vids. Last year you done one and mentioned jicama which is new to me. Orders some off eBay and are trying them in the UK this summer :) gonna try the pigeon pea because of this vid

[@minervalucienne3583]

Pegeon peas are a staple in Caribbean food. They are cooked like beans fresh or dried, and and with rice. Taste really good.

[@venderstrat]

I grew up in northern New South Wales, and my dad grew beautiful vegies and fruit in the rich red volcanic soil. My 95 year old hero.

[@cltinturkey]

Holy moly! Those of us in the Northern Hemisphere have citrus and vegetable envy. Keep in mind that he's heading into the "coldest" months of winter now, in his shorts. In my teeny, tiny garden (1/5 of an acre, or .08 hectare) I still grow many veg, herbs, fruits, and flowers. I'm impressed with your variety and your volumes. I'm constantly fighting off critters and this year we have cicadas too. They don't hurt the plants but leave a mess behind during their six weeks of above-ground fun.

[@Tommymybaby]

Love your channel and all I have are house plants :) Some day maybe!

[@Honey-_bee]

Awesome tour and wish I was there to taste everything!!! Beautiful.

[@GenkiSugiru]

Mark, Your videos are excellent: some of the most enjoyable and useful videos I watch on KZbin. I just bought some land and hope to learn from you and emulate your success in self-sufficient gardening. Thank you for sharing your gardening experience and knowledge. To remove the bitterness from bitter gourd: Rub sliced pieces with lots of salt. Transfer the pieces in a bowl and allow it to stay for 20 - 30 minutes before cooking. Or, vertically slice it into two pieces, remove the seeds and strings, then slice into thin wedges. After slicing, soak it in a bowl with salt and water for 30 minutes to 1 hour. It goes well with scrambled eggs. Bitter gourd has truly extraordinary health benefits.

[@duemoto1683]

I can't believe I haven't found your channel sooner. Subscribed immediately. I'm just starting to set up some raised herb and veggie beds. You will be my go to. You seem like the kind of bloke I'd like to share a beer or two with.

[@Fingolfin3423]

Mark you are the man! Awesome stuff! You have helped inspire me to do different things with gardening, such as creating my own natural compost with just materials that come off the yard. Gardening is something I've gotten into during my 30s over the past several years. It's incredibly rewarding and enjoyable. Good physical activity while also getting vitamin D out in the Sun. We live in Wisconsin, and the Winters can get really long and depressing sometimes. The only thing I don't like is dealing with when gardening is the mosquitos sometimes. That's the only negative thing I can think of. Hell, I even like picking stones when working through the soil. I also view gardening as creating a piece of art.

[@ghostridergale]

I’m so jealous, you got crops growing in your area that would never grow in my area, least not without a huge heated greenhouse then maybe I could! LOL

[@ilin76bb]

yeah same here. can only grow ice , cuz so cold here

[@escapetherace1943]

dig several feet deep into the earth and greenhouse the top of that boom you can now grow most varieties of plants in the world, many even in winter

[@grahamdelacey5779]

hey mark, watched the video a few hours ago, came back to youtube to watch some other stuff i like, saw a little section with a blue box asking what i thought of the video. so as anyone would do, i gave it 5 stars, and ticked all the right boxes (just like your video's do :P). don't stop being yourself mate, we all love ya, and it looks like more than half the world does to.

[@evaduong1576]

You can open a unique smoothie shop with all that citrus! 🧡💛 I wanna try a tangelo! Fun name!

[@qbeard1]

And here I am at the near beginning of.summer and do not even have my beds ready.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Happens to us all... I wanted to have several more beds done by this time also but it (time) got away from me as usual lol... Cheers :)

[@thefeds2579]

Recommend mission figs over turkey figs. They just grow alot faster.

[@guineverependragon9804]

I've decided that starting the day with a Self Sufficient Me video is better than meditation. Love your humour and enthusiasm!

[@guylamullins3602]

You’re very fortunate to live where you do.

[@rickdearman9992]

Still wondering if you're going to do the food challenge thing again this year? Eat from your own garden? You got the coffee, now you just need the milk. :)

[@yogininamaste]

Mark mentioned on his live video that he will not be doing it this year.

[@plombo5728]

Three out of four of the family’s cars are washed. I think I’ll take a break with you Mark!

[@telecasterbear]

I give my car a wash about once a year.

[@lelouchlamperouge4273]

@@telecasterbear perfectly balanced, as all pre2000's cars should be..

[@kbjerke]

Thanks, Mark!! You are an inspiration, and have been for me for a couple of years now. We have hard soil here, so I have recently been trying to grow in (a lot of) five gallon buckets and commercial potting soil. But a local radio station started promoting (and giving away as contest prizes) the VegePod, made in your country! After reading the reviews, I had to have one, and it arrived two weeks ago. Assembled quickly and easily, and five days in, I'm seeing signs of life!! If this thing works like I suspect it might, there may be another one (or two) in our future for independent gardening!! Stay well, Mate!!

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi..... Mark, thank you for sharing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🎥👍👍👍

[@CatherineandRob]

Don’t ditch the papaya: use your Tahitian lime to bring out the flavour

[@BelKnight1995]

Yes, so good! Always put lime juice on my papaya!

[@sewsweet4010]

@@BelKnight1995 I will try

[@minervalucienne3583]

Papaya is cooked with sugar , cinnamon and other ingredients and makes a delicious dessert us Caribbeans call DULCE DE PAPAYA .You eat it with fresh cheese, yummy !!

[@Mntdewmania1]

i'd never leave the Mandarin tree!!

[@adamsnooks917]

I love your videos Mark. Your enthusiasm is infectious! The Wasabi portion has been your funniest moment thus far. 🤣

[@jenniferjsaracino]

The puns were on point!

[@matthewsherriff-growingfoo3110]

Just got a small pepper vine, was wondering how well they take to being pruned or if it's necessary, in the future. I also have a tiny tahitian lime tree that flowered like mad, i ended up pulling a lot of the fruit off not to stress it

[@18Bees]

50 tips......that's 5 cups of coffee for me to get through 😳😳😳😳😳😳

[@BradShreds]

that corn growing out of the cobb was so cool!

[@barney1019]

You can't get the bitter out of bittergraud. You have to embrace it Mark!! Also.. try deepfrying thin slices and making it into a salad with tomato onion chills and lime 😊