10 Vegetables You Should ALWAYS Grow

In this video, I give you my 10 top vegetables you should always grow.
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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 :)

[@Selfsufficientme]

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[@sofiastark5446]

I buy their products 👍

[@sofiastark5446]

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[@anonaki-mt6xb]

I sure would love a recipe for the Pickled Cabbage and Radish dish...

[@dwaynesmithsonic1customz887]

@@joeanon1415 and some peppers for salsa👍

[@annaceciliafuglestad1120]

*GREAT AWESOME LIFESAVING & L7FECHANGING VIDEO *OMG/ME OH MY !!! *THANK YOU BROTHER !!!! I will SPREAD this.

[@fairtex7]

I love your attitude. You're like the Steve Irwin of gardeners. Cheers to you.

[@lathesiaeverett5770]

I couldn't agree more lol. Well stated

[@xplodinginsect4014]

Sounds right to me.

[@charlieme5150]

I hope a potato doesn't end up killing him 😢

[@joshuamcdonald3649]

With a hint of Bob Ross calmness.

[@mr.univerze4965]

“Crikey look at those beans they’re beautiful let’s get a closer look”

[@matthewnichols4843]

Please watch also as he has excellent tips and additional info but heres the list for convenience. 1. Lettuce 2. Carrot 3. Cabbage 4. Beetroot 5. Onion 6. Cucumber 7. Peas 8. Beans 9. Tomatoe 10. Potatoe Give the man a big thumbs up!

[@chasmarischen4459]

Thank you!

[@tijis311]

Yep. And that’s why it’s called coleslaw. Slaw is a contraction for the Dutch word for salad. So coleslaw means cabbage salad.

[@brakeman2129]

My dad grew them all

[@donnaingram1705]

Thanks

[@onalennaselolwane3088]

Made my day👌

[@virxe730]

The amount of dad jokes alone deserves him a subscription, let alone the knowledge that he shares and his storytelling based on his own life. Stay healthy!!

[@benbannan4759]

Man this guy is a classic, never thought I’d enjoy a video about gardening but here we are

[@akesha4138]

If the world was populated by more guys like him, there would be world peace, little or no disease and a lot more joy

[@akimexgreen5841]

True. Sustainability is the way

[@jacquelinebarnard649]

Love helpful people good team players 👏 👍

[@gobshyteguru2695]

If the world was left alone by westerners in the 1st place it would be a better place...research aboriginals, you’ll find out all you need to know

[@xyz-pg3zd]

@@gobshyteguru2695 boooo westerners. It's ok, the rate they're going, they'll bring on their own demise

[@T0mtoma]

Definitely true!

[@laila.simone]

“When I think about onions, it brings tears to my eyes”. 😄😄

[@crystalrincon6392]

Girl that's too funny

[@crystalrincon6392]

@Michael Schwab you're rude

[@nancyziegler1917]

😂😆

[@josephclift3662]

I water the grass with wine. It comes up half cut

[@dontevennnnn]

Nice joke!

[@Llyris]

The most important thing I try to put in every year is pumpkins. I plant them in odd corners of my garden and let them ramble over everything. They're incredibly easy to grow, just glop some pith and seeds down with some compost and check it every so often. 6 months later there's pumpkins. It's one vegetable that no matter how busy or exhausted I am I can find the time and energy to start them off and they keep doing their thing with very little input, and though I do like to get out there with a paintbrush and give them a little help it's not really necessary. Harvest in time for pumpkin soup, roasted pumpkin, pumpkin muffins, oh my.

[@wiewioraa8]

So true. Once we composted by accident some pumpkin leftovers with seeds and they grew on compost.

[@sassywolf1]

Pumpkins watermelon and zucchini are my three plant and walk aways. Come back later and you always have a good crop

[@hexane8]

Paintbrush? Is the orange color in acrylic or oil?

[@scrummyvision]

CHOCKER UP THE BLOCKER there were so many little gems sprinkled through this video but this one was the best great vid, trying to make the transition from houseplants to actual food and this is very helpful!

[@jefabenafin452]

"When I think about onions, it brings tears to my eyes" 🤣 lol

[@creativecuisine__6968]

I know lol, he's funny I enjoyed watching

[@randydowell3902]

Good one 🤠

[@lifeismymusic1]

This is the moment I liked and subscribed

[@Angel268201]

😂🤣👍

[@barryminor616]

so good for our gutHEARTbrains

[@mykline1]

My grandfather would hand till an acre of land every year and plant most of these. He also had 5 honey bee hives. He lived to be 95 and was still doing this until he was 94.

[@martha6829]

That was the way of life to live a long time. My grandfather had bananas all kinds and bee hives, they are attracted by the bananas the honeysuckle on the trees...mmmm

[@ichbin4122]

DNA not food. Yiu have his genes Good luck

[@wstan1410]

That's dope! You're lucky to have had that example and fountain of wisdom in your life.

[@peppersghosttheater]

@@martha6829 what do you mean a long time ago. My family still do this.

[@In.my.red.headdd]

Mad respect to him! I never garden and I rented a tiller today to make two parallel rows on a hill and it was the ridiculously difficult to do the entire process. I have a newfound respect for farmers

[@MelyndaVang2023]

I don't just love your content, I love the AUDIENCE. Yes guys, I enjoy reading all the comments. I'm sure he does too. If everybody tried to be self-sufficient and grow plants to eat, wow, what a great world this would be. I totally agree with this passion for gardening. I grew up old school with a mother who gardened every year. NONE of us were obese, I was a size 7 when I was 18. It all went downhill after college and going to buffets...but man, I want to go back to the organic Gardening.

[@MelyndaVang2023]

Mike I've been watching your channel on and off whenever you roll into my feed. I was at first primarily interested in Ginger, but your passion for gardening ignited my passion for Gardening. You've earned my subscription. This will be my first adult gardening since decades ago when I was a young girl watching my mother garden. We grew up eating healthy organic vegetables every year for at least 2 decades before everybody grew up and moved away to the big cities. So this year, after surviving a 3 year fight with Cancer, I am going to take up gardening. I may have to go back and watch your videos from days gone by...but I enjoy all of your new content too. Please show more videos of how your family cooks or stores the goodies from your garden. I found your last video of the potato stew very sophisticated. I don't think the average gardener could have pulled off your one pot delicious meal. I myself would have boiled or baked the potatoes put some herbs and butter and done. But you took it to the next level with all your herbs, spices and turned it into a 4 hour stew. WOW. I was impressed.

[@leonardokalyn7756]

I'm not sure how I got here, but I'm TOTALLY staying. I loved this guy.

[@Cjs_Travelin_Van-Na]

Same!

[@deborahburgess3753]

@@Cjs_Travelin_Van-Na Haha SAME!!!

[@hhfbko]

Professional Australian

[@edwardlueras7512]

I feel the same way. He seems to have the knowing of a lot of things.

[@jonblalock2982]

I agree with you “mate” little fun with words , but I do like humor , to the point , added facts & fun , and educational all at the same time ....I’ve just RETIRED & home care for my MOTHER with Dementia , difficult at time & have no training in this field , I’m as most everyone , just doing the best I can day to day .... Be well & safe my friends , Jon

[@michielvoetberg4634]

1- 0:39 Lettuce 2- 1:22 Carrots 3- 2:27 Cabbage 4- 3:40 Beetroot 5- 4:50 Onions 6- 5:55 Cucumbers 7- 7:13 Peas 8- 8:00 Beans 9- 9:07 Tomatoes 10- 10:44 Potatoes

[@triciaallard3221]

Thanks, I always look for the one person who posts the list👍🏼

[@southsidecarly7427]

Thanks for the recap!

[@billp3598]

Great time saver. Thank you very much.

[@angelamolnarpemberton5145]

Awesomeness thank you. 🙏😊

[@mymai2792]

Cheers mate.

[@kengaskins5083]

Great stuff once again! Agree that potatoes pretty much grow on their own. The only other few vegetables I'd include would be zucchini/summer squash & garlic. Honorable mention to bok/pak choi (part of cabbage family) and spinach. I suppose it really depends on your climate, sun/shade situation, etc. But tomatoes, zucchini/summer squash, beans (green), peas & garlic are probably my top picks. Love your channel and info!

[@kellchristiansen3061]

love ya mark. many seasons in and you still show me stuff i had never thought of. bloody legend

[@erinparker1828]

“When I think about onions it brings tears to my eyes” Immediate thumbs up

[@gailcirac4485]

😭

[@auroreboreale9163]

:-))

[@TheShadowArtCom]

My eyes rolled back into my scull so far I started to see the past when I heard that one, still yes, thumbs up.

[@user-hz7kv6js6l]

I wouldn't take away from your top 10 vegetables but I would always grow a variety of herbs to use to cook with these 10 top vegetables.

[@jennyl.5358]

Totally agree, but have learned cilantro best in spring & fall, basil my favorite best in summer, call it water gage plant when leaves at sides know to water it & all my others, oregano & sage best in shaded areas, & every year my dill gets eaten up by catapillars. Years of trial & error. He lives in a tropical climate & probably has better luck then most of us when it comes to gardening. Every year I'm getting better with the help of people like him. Wish you the best with your gardening.

[@katylucyb1]

Great idea 👍

[@janetjacobsen5850]

@@jennyl.5358 , good point, different growing seasons depending on where you live; here in Louisiana I grow cilantro and parsley in the winter- it's too hot in the other seasons so it bolts immediately.

[@janetjacobsen5850]

Yes! I love my herb garden- we harvest from it almost every day. Here in north Louisiana, USA we even harvest all winter. We have a bay tree along with the herbal spiral.

[@carolwells5361]

Planted my basil and oregano seeds ( indoor ) today! 🇨🇦

[@arthursheeley1817]

I love your energy! I'm excited about gardening and trying to grow different veggies now. Very informative and fun video, thank you!

[@annieyue9184]

Thank you! You are so full of positive energy and kindness in sharing your knowledge in growing vegetables.

[@llkg9]

Excellent video! Packed full of great info! 0:39 Lettuce 1:22 Carrots 2:28 Cabbage 3:41 Beetroot (beets) 4:50 Onions 5:55 Cucumber 7:13 Peas 8:00 Beans 9:07 Tomatoes 10:44 Potatoes

[@0815firstuser0815]

German translation: 0:39 Kopfsalat/Grüner Salat 1:22 Karotten/Mohrrüben/Gelbe Rüben/Rübli 2:28 Kohl (Yes, you can make Sauerkraut out of it) 3:41 Rote Beete 4:50 Zwiebeln 5:55 Gurken 7:13 Erbsen 8:00 Bohnen 9:07 Tomaten 10:44 Kartoffeln

[@magicocean7]

Great way to get some german lesson too. Thanks for the translation (also great help with time tagging different parts of the video🔝) Let's plant and learn languages 👍💪😂🙏🙏🤗💛

[@momsplaylist2886]

Great info

[@patriciacavanaugh2223]

All my faves.

[@patriciacavanaugh2223]

I used leftover red sauce from stuffed peppers for red beans and rice. It was delish.

[@Caddis496]

This dude is f*cking fantastic. Like... I hope his favorite sports team does well and that his socks come out of the laundry right next to their matching partner every time.

[@DannySullivanMusic]

haha I'm stealing that sock line

[@Flippokid]

That's a great blessing.

[@Caddis496]

@@Flippokid Hey, man, he blessed me first. So, like, y'know what? Bless you, man. Yeah. Bless this whole blessed thread. Get blessed all up in here. (You ever repeat a word so many times it starts sounding weird in your head? Yep... getting there.) So, like, to anyone reading this: go bless yourself.

[@annychest718]

He's amazing..there should be more like him growing raw food and teaching others for free.. simple life.. commenting on his socks small but complicated

[@DannySullivanMusic]

@@annychest718 😁😁😁

[@LallyCo2]

I love your attitude, your enthusiasm and knowledge, thank you for your friendly presentation.

[@sleigh4069]

I love your videos. Thank you for sharing your time, expertise and effort! I have 8 raised beds and your informative videos are helpful and easy to watch.

[@AdaptiveApeHybrid]

Funny accent yet easy to understand, no fluff or background music, dad humor I've made it to God's golden shores

[@CaptivaIsland1944]

i AGREE W/ YOU. Music in the background is so annoying. Thanks for not having music!!!!!A Take care!!!!

[@dannycostello3048]

You nailed it!

[@reogrande8020]

What's funny about his accent?

[@AdaptiveApeHybrid]

@@reogrande8020 very different from mine and thus novel to me :)

[@grandmabarbs175]

I too love the fact that there's no broken record playing in the background.

[@CountDown2012]

I really can't comprehend anyone downvoting this video. It should be taught in schools! Well done to the author!

[@ladyfsu]

I'm teaching this in my environmental classes (especially hydroponics). I get a good many kids growing their own veggies, and growing them with grandparents (CoVid they really started doing those "at home" things). I might make this one video part of their homework. I've got a 2k grant to spend on this :) Very excited.

[@wellschaung3836]

In this world there are all kinds of people

[@TomTom-df9ph]

Yes, I wonder about the thumbs down people. I love these videos.

[@antoninbesse795]

Because trolls hate veggies

[@barryminor616]

such a valid point NOURISHING GOODness for our kids futures... history lesson Let FOOD BEE THY medicine and medicine BE Our FOOD

[@user-hx7gq8pw1v]

Thank you so much for your video. Your container gardening gives me so many ideas on how I actually cultivate in my small kitchen garden.

[@troyjames827]

Thanks for the good information. I live in the city and your advice is very useful. Love your channel and your sense of humor. Keep up the good work.

[@connijohnson6162]

Excellent list. I’m creating my first garden this year, I’m 70 years old! I’m going to use your list to select what I have in my garden. Thanks so much!

[@ThePalFishCoach]

Have fun! I hope you enjoy it as much as my family and I have (we just started about two years ago!)

[@toryanngames9976]

Me too 66 and I have a very small 5 gallon bucket garden. I am hoping to do more next year.

[@Mistyrain68]

I need this! I've tried a few times and just not known what I was doing. I'm doing this too, but we are heading into a NZ winter

[@mariauys2008]

Die getuienir

[@giselleduff1001]

Excited for you! I've only just begun too (I couldn't keep anything alive before lol). Lots of luck to us all, watching our miracle gardens flourish 😊

[@brookbergsma5089]

The Steve Irwin of gardening. He’s so wholesome it makes me feel safe and happy and I can’t wait to get gardening this season. I’m making some compost for my worm beds :))

[@andrewthomaswilton3092]

Nice! I just collected over 800 pounds of compost yesterday! 👍🏻 I’ve never been this ready this early for spring planting! Best of luck! 😇

[@andrewthomaswilton3092]

@Karen S Same here! 😎 I do a four bin. The fourth is beauty waiting for sale, barter or worm farm. It moves really quickly...

[@mildredgordon2955]

Awesome!

[@SweetChicagoGator]

Worm beds sound terrific !! 😃

[@andrewthomaswilton3092]

@@SweetChicagoGator A worm bed every year. Easy and inexpensive. The BEST fertilizer! And what the fish love!

[@The_Survivors_Handbook]

Brother you are so cheerful and upbeat. Not only did I learn something, I laughed and had a great time. Thank you for delivering such a useful video. Keep being you buddy, the world needs it now a days 🤜💥🤛

[@user-qv2py8wx6i]

I love the way you explained everything.

[@mwaller66]

You’re a natural in front of a camera my friend. Informative and entertaining, Well done.

[@beatricelunkuse383]

Indeed

[@Redson_1981]

“Chocker up the blocker!” 😂🤣

[@user-gs7or4fi2n]

Welcome to ausjailya😂

[@pamelaphillips2313]

Everyone should be planning right now.I grew up working in the garden. I learned to can and freeze and make jellies at an early age. Thanks for the insight on the nutrional value and the health benefitd of these foods.

[@talentjack7690]

Thank you so much for such informative videos. Im Jack in South Africa and I can see all you 10 veggies are actually the ones we prefer also. Self sufficient to the world!!!!!

[@ricktruman1416]

Are all Aussie this happy and cheerful? It seems like heaven on Earth.

[@MegaWeStSiDeRyDeR]

Not all but a fair portion of us Aussies are this upbeat and positive... wish more people could take a page out of his book.

[@l.antoinetteanderson3736]

I think many more of us who notice his "demeanor " would be this way if we had such loveliness to look upon (and work hard for) each day! :)

[@blacksorrento4719]

Aussie’s are generally a happy breed, what’s not to like, we live in one of the best places on earth. Sure we have land of all the excesses, but like the poem all Australian school children learn. Core of my heart, my country, land of the rainbow gold, for flood and fire and famine, she pays us back three fold. She surely does......🇦🇺

[@soonendsims921]

Only the ones in the country , city folk are more uptight and judgemental , thats why i keep out of cities especially Melbourne

[@amandataylor6899]

Only if you grow your own veg! LOL. Regularity makes people happy;0D

[@isabellemontgomery1165]

this comments section is so wholesome and it makes me happy

[@aussiepressconferences.4755]

I love everything about your videos. You’re always positive . Happy to hear the cookaburras in the background.

[@matthewszasz1895]

Love the list. I agree generally, and love the note of when I can eat the leaves of a root vegetable.

[@steeldriver1776]

"Ranked from best to awesomist, in order of always growness" - I'm an engineer sir and I have subscribed.

[@melissamiller2696]

I'm an English major and I disapprove this grammar. :)

[@alanmcnaughton3628]

@@melissamiller2696 ain't nutin' like bending the grammar bar. Its etymologically cool in this day and age. If the wordsmiths can do it so can we.

[@hawihawi9260]

I was like 'hang on a minute!? When I heard him say that lol

[@leonardneil7494]

Hi I love it I also love planting

[@MissyGail4eva]

This comnent was top listed, and because of this, I also stopped, watched, and subscribed...and I live in Florida 😁

[@nursiemarcie]

I freaking like this guy. He's convinced me to start a garden this year!

[@christinesowell7681]

Me too! I think it was at "what's German for cabbage? -- sauerkraut!" Good luck with your garden!! 🍅🥬🥔🥕🧅😊

[@sylviacardin3862]

I feel the same way😂

[@juliettedahdah2688]

@@sylviacardin3862 l be

[@maxwellimani2096]

Great

[@ck101085]

he did the same for me last year

[@howierfs5471]

Mark, I like your australian accent but you pronounce in german also very well. Thanks for all your hints. Wish I had such garden space and similar climate to grow most of my own food.

[@donattashono6985]

Perfect list. These are plants that can be grown in most zones too!

[@artemioabad1237]

"Without potatoes, you only get a half meal at Mcdonald's". Funny guy. And I LOOOVE his garden.

[@mikhailovhsatasia2502]

Couldn't agree more! 💖

[@mabel6849]

What are the all weather fruits n vegetables grow in south Australia ?

[@AbundantAcresHomestead]

@@mabel6849 good question

[@engfeiyin]

He has convinced me to eat a minimum of 10 vegetables in my weekly diet and start preparing the garden beds. Brilliant and inspiring!

[@ForestSageStyles]

I agree. Im so excited about my garden. Thank you much 😊

[@harrypapazoglou658]

Thank you Mark love all the information shared Enjoy your sense of humour Thank you and God bless you and your family

[@thelatinsiren]

I learned more in this video about vegetables than I learned in all of my years in school. Thank You.

[@duncanwalker6779]

“From best to awesomeness” “in order of always growness” My man speaking to me on a level like no other🙌

[@HarmonyInTheStitches]

Right? I was like, " I know exactly what he means!"

[@lindanorton6107]

WOW NOW IWOULD LOVE SAY YOUR ALSOME THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH ALL OF US

[@lindanorton6107]

Sorry I mean AWESOME

[@CC-vb7mn]

I LOVE all your videos!!! such an inspiration, LOVE all the jokes, and appreciate all of the tips :) Keep up the incredible work legend!!!!

[@Carvedessence36911]

Interesting, accurate and totally relevant. Highly enjoyable with purpose and how things should really be. Wonderful and thank you! 👍

[@drspiritja]

This guy is golden! *thinking of onions, brings tears to my eyes* 😅

[@krane15]

The white onion and purple onions are sweet, but I still can't bring myself to take an "apple" bite out of one.

[@Jochen_Stenzel]

just eat it like a apple ... its healthy

[@bak194]

That's the line that got me cracking up too

[@maple494]

I started a garden with my dad and we grow sunflowers, zucchini, peas, carrots, onions, green onions and lettuce Thanks to this guy 😁

[@feargach2107]

10 out of 10 from the far side of the world. Just starting to plan my garden for the spring sowing here in Ireland and will give your 10 a go. Practical and sensible veg growing. Great stuff.

[@mandycote5662]

Great top 10 Thanks I am going to send this video to myself for when I start gardening ♥️

[@dawnsteilverch]

Definitely agree…and so would grandma who has been gardening for 70+ years and still gardening strong in her 90’s. Love it!

[@joanhughes7742]

@Dawn... wow! kudos to your grandmother!

[@davidblue3722]

Hello Dawn,, how are you doing today, how’s everything going Dawn?

[@Spoonwranglerz]

This guy is a Professional Australian right here.

[@maryholt9805]

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[@maliksjacob2443]

True. Can see it in his presentation. Great information, well presented and well motivated. I don't have much land but I will definitely follow his advise. Thanks buddy. You are great

[@hhfbko]

"Good eye might"

[@dbirdeycapozzi9807]

Mark is a wonderful person! I'm better just knowing him, and what drew me in was his beautiful logo about seeing the Earth through her eyes. 💜🌏🦋

[@patriciajackson7273]

I love your enthusiasm and knowledge. Keep it coming!❤❤❤❤❤

[@patirvin-bz9pg]

What fun. I've just begun growing vegetables. Your charming and delightful video is motivating me to increase my vegetable garden.

[@jamez1096]

Despite always being told otherwise, carrots are actually bad for eyesight as you can't see through them :) Another very inspirational video, looking forward to the next one.

[@goldthefirst8591]

smort

[@joyceobeys6818]

Bahaha! My husband ate lots carrots when we started eating 80-10-10. His skin turned slightly orange and as we were driving down the toad he thought he went blind. He pulled over and said we waited too long to change our diets and started to cry. He had some old glasses that weren’t very strong and tried them to see if he could see. And it was unbelievable, but he went back 3 prescriptions. We don’t know if it was the entire diet of all raw fruit n vegys or if it was the carrots 🥕 but we were thankful. We also had so much more energy.

[@pessimisticpantomath9827]

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[@jamez1096]

@@pessimisticpantomath9827 That's Great, :)

[@kingjames4886]

they're also pretty pointy...

[@willsieruta]

its good to see that russell crowe is finally doing something useful with his life.

[@kestrelle5345]

IKR?

[@ForestQueenToo]

😂😂

[@ApoorvPadhye]

Russell Grow.

[@willsieruta]

@@ApoorvPadhye lmfao

[@zeenaabdura5686]

Yes, I found his site by accident. Didn't know he had a brain.

[@alanhiatt4820]

Thanks for this video. One of the things I like during winter is planning the coming garden. Since you asked what I would change in your list I'll tell you. I wouldn't change much but I'd swap the lettuce out and plant squash - both summer & winter varieties.

[@lessmith4271]

This video has me so excited to try growing ALL those veges you listed. At the moment I have just pulled out my tomatoes which are now spent and am renewing the soil with the use of a cement mixer to which I add the original soil from the pots(I don't have an in ground garden), slow release fertiliser, lime, manure, mulch, Epsom salt, and some worm farm mix. This is my first attempt with the cement mixer and it certainly saves your back! I have red cabbage growing superbly, beetroots are coming on, spring onions, eggplant, wild basil, chilli, capsicum, choko, and leek.

[@cody2254]

If Steve Irwin was a plant guy he would be you Brother, you make me smile alot like he did.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thanks Cody, to be compared (just a little) to that legend of a man is a great compliment indeed. Cheers :)

[@cody2254]

@@Selfsufficientme Cheers!

[@grandcatsmama3421]

We all love Steve Irwin, we're waiting for his first grandchild.

[@shendricks5996]

💯🎯

[@letsdiscoverwine]

My garden philosophy is to grow things that are better (or much, cheaper) than you can buy. I don't grow your #10 lettuce because I don't like soft young leaves. I prefer iceberg (better quality and inexpensive in groceries). I don't grow carrots. Homegrown are generally not as good as store-bought. I notice that you grow the short cultivars because larger ones are much harder to grow. You don't get much to eat on the short ones. I don't grow cabbage. Store-bought is as good or better, and it is a magnet for bugs in the garden. But I love growing its relative: kohlrabi, which is usually old and dry in stores, if you can find it. Beets and turnips are a necessity in my garden, but here in Ohio, you have to build a wire frame over beets, or the deer get every bite. I love the roots, but the cooked greens are even better. I only grow large field onions to plait them for my kitchen wall. Store-bought onions are as good. But scallions, shallots, and esp. leeks are better home-grown. Most home-grown cukes (like Marketmore) taste similar to those in a store. I only grow Straight Eight because of the fabulous taste. As an older variety, it must be sprayed for bugs, or the bugs bring fungus that kills the plant early. Little Marvel Peas are #1 in my spring garden. Here in America, either you can't find what we call "English Peas" (shelling peas) in a store, or they are dried up. Snap peas and snow peas are not nearly as good. Beans are a necessity, esp. ones that are hard to find in stores: haricots verts, Chinese long beans, dried beans for cassoulet, caviar lentils. Over half of my summer garden is tomatoes: the new heritage hybrids (Brandy Boy, Genuwine), the great reliable classics (Big Boy, Early Girl), the best cherries (Sun Gold, Sun Sugar), and a wonderful French Import (Jaune Flamme'). The only potato that I grow is yummy Kennebec because I can't get it in a store. You left out some necessities: I grow Golden Bantam corn because stores only carry those sickeningly sweet newer bicolor cultivars. Next to tomatoes, the main crop in my summer garden is eggplant: Black Beauty and Rosa Bianca. There are home-grown peppers that beat everything in any store: Marconi and genuine Hatch (NuMex 6-4).

[@tryxlr8m8]

Had a good laugh at that quote! “Incredible that someone would actually do a study to find that out” that’s GOLD!

[@kirasommers7211]

You're one of like maybe 4 or 5 good things we got going for us rn. Thank you so much for doing this shit and being you and having fun out there!

[@floralrime2851]

this video is so refreshing. Subscribed. Thanks for sharing all this knowledge.

[@tinawaschmaschine479]

Hi, the cabbage is just called Kraut or Kohl, in German. Sauerkraut is just the fermented cabbage (Weißkohl or Weißkraut) 😅

[@reginaweiner3817]

Greetings from a Transplanted Kraut.

[@kimberleecatena]

Good to know 😊

[@EthanPerales.]

@@reginaweiner3817 lmao

[@toddadams365]

Cabbage stores...makes you wonder if they sell babies...

[@joefromravenna]

I’m of Slovak ancestry. We have at least a dozen ways to eat cabbage or kraut. Boiled, pickled, sautéed, fermented, stuffed, ... And 3 different varieties (green, blue & curly) are used routinely.

[@diannadunford8098]

I understand fermented foods are excellent for your gut environment!!

[@balanceskateboarding8807]

Please share your best recipes! 😊🙏😘❤️

[@johnathancooper6303]

I really enjoyed this video. You have a great stage presence and are very inspiring. Thank you for your great videos. God bless you Mark

[@DiBaozi]

You're so right about home grown tomatoes!! The first time I grew them, it was heavenly. Even the leaves smell amazing!!

[@sararose9443]

I love an Australian accent. I could listen to him all day. More importantly, I learned a lot about gardening. Subscribed

[@sshuggi]

Peppers are great to grow. No bugs or diseases where I live, tons of varieties, and grow well in containers. They're also perennials if you shelter them over winter.

[@sethelrod9099]

sshuggi bell peppers are must!

[@greenskeeper9883]

And loaded with vitamin C

[@juicedsky688]

I’ll third that. Eat fresh, preserve so many ways, and in almost as many recipes as onion. Main dish or treat them like a spice to rescue terrible experiments.

[@dixxebell]

for sure and in my area very few predators to mess with the peppers..

[@phoenix55755]

I didn't know they were perineal if sheltered. That is good to know, thank you.

[@lilymaziya2605]

Awesome perfectly said 👏 I love the way you set up your garden 😀yes very one should have a little garden Thank you for sharing this God bless you and your family 💕💕

[@shadowplay258]

My wife and I just discovered your channel and we love it! We are novice gardeners so we're learning a lot and being entertained too! We live in Canada so the growing season is greatly reduced but we still try to take advantage of what we get! The only other veg I'd love to add and wonder where it would fall in your list is zucchini (or courgette for you?) Thanks!

[@FloorTankMain]

“I’m calling it a fruitable.” I LOVE this dude.

[@carlclifford242]

Well I think if it was called a 'vege-toot' it might sound like it has a gaseous effect.

[@mercedesprecht-matuschek6026]

Cabbage in German is "KOHL". "Weisskohl" if it is white cabbage and "Rotkohl" if it is red cabbage. "Sauerkraut", of course, is the pickled kind. Great information! Thank you!

[@susanathiessen3566]

And in low German it's called komst 😀

[@Tan_Z]

So what does kohlrabi mean?

[@susanathiessen3566]

@@Tan_Z turnip

[@marinazagrai1623]

mercedes…I know, I cringed when I heard the pickled cabbage name in German.

[@lizhuynhkenny]

I think he s just being funny. But good to know :)

[@sarahbezerra9958]

Awesome list! Since I'm in Brazil my list would be a bit different, chuchu (chayote), couve (kale) and aipim (cassava) are very easy and cheap to grow in the climate that I live, and my parents actually have been growing them for years.

[@lauriestodd]

Thank you for sharing health benefits along with growing information.

[@gavocrazy]

So my mother came home from the hospital with the diagnosis of ovarian cysts. Docs were worried about them turning cancerous, talking about putting her under the knife, giving her sketchy medication. So it was some daunting news. Before my parents decided to go that route, my father did some research on natural alternatives. Found out about beets. My mother didn't like beets, and wasn't thrilled when he approached her about it. But considering the alternatives, they went ahead and everyday my father started juicing beets for her. EVERYDAY, I heard that juicer whirring away, and he calling her into the kitchen to make her stand over the sink and down it. At her follow up appointment, the doctors were stunned to find that there were no longer cysts. The beets had seemeingly vaporized them. Make what you will of it, just thought I'd share!

[@likeargamanflaming940]

So, years ago already I remember reading that there were medicines for cancer made from beet extracts.

[@jamesblackstone3569]

hi there ! dude , read about garlic !!! it's awesome .

[@laceysnursery5080]

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[@Peacefrogg]

Gavin D. Many cysts do not cause any symptoms and go away on their own. The beets made sure she didn’t get scurvy as well.

[@acornhomestead3575]

I LOVE BEETS. its my go to veg every year for sure!

[@LucyHeartfiliaasdfghj]

Though I'd add two veggies simply because of how much I love them: pumpkins and garlic

[@francescabuenaflor9344]

Yeh, I would have swapped beets for garlic

[@IainMurray]

I'd swap lettuce for Garlic, and definitely add pumpkin keeps for a year too.

[@ginj5375]

Yes garlic FOR SURE even if it's wild garlic, always put some in flower bed to keep out the pest, too.

[@michaelwalsh9881]

Garlic is definitely needed

[@bubbysbub]

Oh, pumpkins, YES. I let volunteer pumpkin vines grow out of the compost bins, because free food I didn't have to plant or fertilise, and they keep SO WELL. Just, massive amounts of versatile food. Pumpkin scones, pumpkin soup, pumpkin curry, roasted pumpkin, mashed pumpkin, pumpkin cake, pumpkin layered into lasagna, pumpkin in yachaejong pancake, leftover pumpkin in bubble and squeak on toast, pumpkin with pork... I could pumpkin all day. How did I forget to add that to my list? Garlic sadly remains one of those things that I have invested so much time and money into growing... and never got a single bulb. Wrong climate, buggerit.

[@spiritualwarfareisreal2119]

You are amazing because of your humor and ease vmcff fun of understanding. You look healthy as well. Blessings to you and yours. I love your channel from USA!

[@tsigeredaendale6434]

Wow.....! I love nature and I love your garden ideas. God bless you more sir,

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

You bring the same excitement, passion, and enthusiasm to gardening as Steve Irwin brought to wildlife. I just binged quite a few videos of yours and its clear that you love what you do. Thank you!

[@camus83489]

seriously

[@aaronwesly9927]

You should probably do a video on 10 veggies that can be grown in pots or grow bags - it may benefit those like me who don't own a huge space.

[@monael-chami798]

I Absolutely love all your vedeos you make me understand everything so well

[@LethiuxX]

I agree with all of them and I've subscribed. You're a legend, sir.

[@failedstates5315]

I've had a few veggie gardens over the years. Watching this man talk about veggies makes me want to start a new one this spring. Have to wait for the snow to melt first.

[@poonamkumar7941]

I misread and thought you said "I've had a few veggie gardeners over the years..." lol.

[@sassyherbgardener7154]

I really liked all the veggies you showed, but I can not imagine a garden without bell peppers or zucchini. They would be on my top 10 list, for sure! They are both very easy to grow where I live. Red and orange bell peppers have more vitamin C than oranges! They can be steamed, baked, fried, eaten raw, put in salads, canned, frozen, pickled. You can not beat bell peppers! Zucchini can even make cakes and breads, plus noodles! It's so good for you. Use in soups, stews, or can pickles with it. You can't go wrong with these two amazing vegetables/fruits!!!

[@murrumbidgeekid]

I think in Australia we say Capsicum rather than Bell Pepper.

[@smokymtnlady3856]

I agree! I love his list, other than the beets, LOL but I would add bell peppers, zucchini and squash too it!

[@lwedel3361]

@murrumbidgeekid Yep! And in Germany they call them Paprika haha

[@t4qjjqdq5y6]

Not a huge fan of zucchini, but always grow a couple plants. Sauted for side dish is great and I do enjoy baked zucchini boats with a sausage & pepper tomato sauce w/mozzarella on top but I agree that bell peppers are a must! They are VERY expensive at the store, so if you can grow them, that's awesome. The two other things I'd include are garlic and sweet potatoes. They are both staples in our household.

[@eileenwatt8283]

@@murrumbidgeekid Bell peppers has no heat. Capsicum has heat. They are not the same. Capsicum is used as a patch for back pain too.

[@03sherin]

You are soo funny and informative at the same time .. your videos are fun to watch while we are being educated .. you remind me of my dad .. thank you

[@joanneevans2827]

Thank you for educating us. I love all your educational information and insighrs

[@danielmansour7230]

Re-watching this more than a year later, and after my first growing season. We eat all of these in my home so often, and next spring's garden is planned with ALL of these, and I agree completely with every single one. Thanks again for a great video, Mark!

[@barbarawarren9443]

Me too!

[@dianatarrant8214]

Love the sound of the kookaburras ...would add rocket into the best 10. Its peppery delightful flavour gives some zest to the salad.

[@heatherlinton6927]

Spinach is a fantastic fast growing and so versatile in many delicious dishes not to mention health benefits 👌🇿🇦

[@DianaJG8]

AND it's VERY expensive in the store and sometimes scary to buy because of contamination!

[@camille8926]

Love me some spinach :D it’s very cheap here in California so we put it in smoothies, pastas, and omelettes.

[@DianaJG8]

@@camille8926 - One of the privileges of being in California! 😊

[@anneclauser4869]

I substitute spinach for lettuce in all of my salads. Wish I could grow my own indoors year round.

[@Damali0812]

I eat so much spinach so this is always on my to grow list

[@ninaneilson2564]

I love watching you!! Those are my chosen veggies!! I love beets!! My husband didn’t like them until I made him my version! Grated raw beets, place in thick layer in cast iron skillet with butter, sprinkle with salt, cover and cook on low heat for about 10-15 min or until the top bits are al dente and the bottom ones are caramelized!!! Keep up the good work!!

[@marlybizzle]

🤣 Your onion joke had me laughing until I had tears in my eyes.

[@demetriusthompson2362]

Wait is that another onion joke?

[@andanssas]

Wait, hold on... Which one are you referring to? 4:52, 4:56, 5:00, 5:06, 5:10, 5:37 or 5:46?

[@michalbarkai3736]

The joke killed lol!

[@marlybizzle]

@@andanssas 4:52 😂

[@guynorth3277]

Not me, I love onions but have to wear swimmers goggles to cut them.

[@BigT2664]

"The reason they started Bugs Bunny..." loved it! My grandmother used Bugs Bunny and Popeye to convince me to eat my veggies!

[@cindyskillman544]

Oh my yes! My mom, too. 🤣 But canned spinach... 🤦‍♀️

[@stephaniesmith5326]

My grandson has spinach Ceaser salad and eggs and spinach and grilled cheese with diced spinach all because of Popeye!

[@janewiery8386]

When my son was three he kept asking for spinach so i gave him some one day. He took one bite and bolted out the door. I found him trying to lift the house! 😄

[@amandataylor6899]

I think his conspiracy theory is correct - Buggs was created to market carrots to children!

[@samsiahabdullah9164]

I use philips viva juicer to extract carrot juice. Then add fresh milk.. Really delicious.

[@refreshgamesdev]

I've just started a mini patio garden in containers which I'm going to expand upon over the coming months, I don't have much space but your videos are fantastic! So far just some rocket, onions and starting some basil indoors. Can't wait to add some more to it though!

[@jeannemalaxos534]

Love your videos! I've learned so much! Sending gratitude from the Catskill Mountains of New York, USA! God Bless!! 🙌