6 TOP Crops to Grow at Home to Save You From STARVING

[@grambofirstblood]

Never underestimate the value of herbs and spices in a survival situation. Those potatoes will get real bland after a few weeks, and mental health is invaluable

[@Selfsufficientme]

Very true! Great comment 👍

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

Good reason to learn to forage locally. There's a variety to flavors.

[@elenidemos]

@@nonyadamnbusiness9887 Have 3 myself. 😁

[@GeomancerHT]

I have a rosemary tree that will make wonders to those potatoes, and is so easy to grow and propagate! Also parsley, lots of parsley, it grows perennial on a patch in our property. I would add many varieties of hot and sweet pepper, some hens for eggs/protein and we're good to survive!

[@GeomancerHT]

Also do not forget about garlic, it's really expensive (if you want to sell some) but really easy to grow, and it's exponential, you grow 10-12 garlics from one garlic, every season you will grow more and more until you're trillonaire.

[@cathrynmartin4395]

He mentioned the "three sisters" that Native Americans planted together for good reason: Corn first because it sprouts fast and grows tall, beans next that will use the corn stalks to climb on, and last, squash (pumpkin or acorn or butternut) to spread along the ground, keeping the soil around the corn and bean roots cooler. Might try it - a great companion planting threesome that has been proven to work well.

[@Hammett175]

Great post.

[@JenaEmerald]

I’ve also heard from a vegetarian that eating those 3 together creates a beautiful protein

[@permasteve4184]

don't forget the beans help with providing nitrogen too. Also once the squash is established you won't have to worry about weeding as they will suppress everything else.

[@prayerwarrior424]

Planted beans with corn. The beans climbed up the corn and broke the stalks. The corn didn't do well - I think it needed more fertilizer; dried kernels?

[@downbntout]

I've heard the phrase about corn beans squash as 'the 3 sisters but didn't know that sequence, ty

[@polly_sacharride]

When I was a child my family was desperately poor. My father was a school janitor trying to feed a family of five on the pittance he earned. So we maintained a small flock of chickens and a garden to keep us supplied with meat, eggs and vegetables. I remember those supplying the bulk of our food for a number of years. We didn't grow potatoes or cabbage but we did grow everything else as well as carrots, turnips, okra, zucchini, yellow squash and cucumbers. It kept us pretty well fed and there was a fair amount of variety. In a strange sort of way I'm almost grateful for having grown up so poor. Being that poor can really teach a lot of survival skills. I'm not going to go so far as to say it was good or I ever enjoyed it but I did learn from it.

[@davidbennett2539]

And rabbits. 😉

[@Wow-2375]

I feel so unprepared

[@pgm521]

that is so true and beautiful gives you a true appreciation for life wish you all the best

[@royjohnson465]

Did you hunt for deer and moose meat? We did and an abundance of meat in the bush here.

[@ruthbrendon7221]

@@Wow-2375 ha ha, me too...i guess that's why we're watching these.

[@manicmaggie]

My dad was unemployed for a year. My mom's folks had a small farm. She grew corn and green beans in our backyard and kept us going. We grew really sick of green bean stew, but we never went hungry.

[@JaiK64]

Tell me more about this green bean stew 👀

[@manicmaggie]

@@JaiK64 Potatoes, green beans, onions and meat. Serve with rice and I love chutney with mine. 💚

[@dcantwell119]

@@manicmaggieyum onions would be good!

[@user-df9jp6hh4p]

I remember seeing this bloke awhile ago with barely any subscribers, now he's at 2mil! Insane, deserves every single one. Lovely human being.

[@stephenmiano2392]

same

[@JohnDenver196]

I recently stumbled across this channel again. I used to be an avid follower and subscriber, but, as the channel grew, it' lost focus and now you see a lot of overseas gardeners and "sponsors" being showcased. Marks early success was due to him being an "Aussie home grown gardener" and targeting our market here in Australia. If I want to watch someone from the US, who's climate zones don't match ours, I'll tune into their channel myself. Just my thoughts.

[@okraflower0879]

Agreed

[@paulinewayland713]

Your climate would be great for growing! Thank you for sharing your great knowledge

[@missworm]

Blackberries. The plants are free, grow like mad super quickly and are virtually indestructible. I’ve got a bramble that I spent years trying to get rid off (cutting down, digging up, no chemicals) and then I gave in and trained it up the fence. Every year I get at least 9lb of fruit. Easy to make tasty jam and pickle/chutneys that last for years. This one ‘weed’ has been in my garden for 34 years.

[@WollongongSkyWatch]

I love this idea! I remember going with my parents to pick fresh blackberries - they always grew alongside the train tracks and most roads around here. We also collected huge mushrooms from the cow paddocks. Then the gov't declared the berry a noxious weed. No more rightfully ours free food.

[@missworm]

@@WollongongSkyWatch a noxious weed? That’s dreadful. ‘Blackberrying’ used to be something most families did here in 1970’s 🇬🇧 UK, but people seem to have just stopped. Foraging is trendy, but there seems to be little thought as to what to do with all the stuff they’ve stripped from the countryside, and ‘leave plenty for the birds’ has definitely gone by the by.

[@WollongongSkyWatch]

@@missworm yep, back in the 1970s for me too here in Australia. The last time I saw wild blackberries was in the 1990s at the bottom of a horse agistment property. Councils here are deadbeats. After every heavy rain we always get warnings about those 'poisionous' mushrooms growing everwhere lol

[@WollongongSkyWatch]

@@scout7060 how amazing!

[@missworm]

@@scout7060 gosh, I thought brambles were practically indestructible and lived everywhere. I have raspberries too, and in the 35 years I’ve lived in my house, the plants have travelled over 70ft up the garden - all their own doing!

[@user-cr3ff1uj5n]

I’m so happy for russell crowe enjoying his garden… all jokes aside, you have such a positive vibe, thank you for that

[@bhaskarsharma991]

underrated comment

[@sal8454]

😂😂😂

[@Bob-gn8ph]

❤John 3,16 ❤

[@kkttss1928]

You know? You're right.😅

[@DovgalyukProductions]

Russell Crowe body double

[@allenman75002]

We were poor with 6 kids and My dad worked while my mother stayed at home...we always went to my grandmothers house where she had a farm,,,and huge garden,,,chickens....pigs, cows and a pond to fish in...we always brought back alot of frozen purple hull peas,,,and other stuff...we loved it..really miss those days...

[@katy8161]

Just to clarify -- the UK government may have tried to help the Irish during the potato famine, but a not insignificant part of their government also used it as means to rid themselves of what they considered the Irish problem. The Irish grew a lot of food that was non-potato, that the UK government exported to England, leaving the Irish with *only* potatoes. Members of the UK government saw the famine as an opportunity to reduce their Irish problem, i.e., commit genocide against the Irish people, by purposefully starving them. There was enough food in Ireland to feed the Irish; it's just that the UK took it, and left them to starve. To quote one article: "In 1848, Whig economist Nassau Senior expressed his disappointment that the famine that year would reduce the surplus Irish population by only a million souls. To many Whigs, including Charles Edward Trevelyan, the British bureaucrat in charge of Irish famine relief, the famine was seen as divine intervention worthy of a wicked, indolent, ignorant and perverse people."

[@exploreseafaring]

So now people begin to understand why they disarmed the population before stamping on our necks.

[@LydJaGillers]

Holy shit. I'm not surprised and yet somewhat surprised. WTF

[@SHalto142]

The above agrees with the histories I have read.

[@marymiles6944]

The more things change, the more they stay the same.......Sigh!

[@only-vans]

English government .... no way did the welsh or Scots condone anything the English government did to the Irish peoples and most likely never will. Hopefully the kingdom will fall apart in my lifetime.

[@user-df9jp6hh4p]

“If you don’t eat, you don’t fart and if don’t fart you die” We absolutely broke out in laughter after you said that. My 10 year son was just laughing. Great video. We starting growing dent corn this year and pumpkins. Threw some pole beans in with the corn as well. That corn is over 10’ tall. And the seed was over 5 years old. Amazing plant/grass.

[@kevinmencer3782]

My immediate thought was other root vegetables like onions, carrots and turnips. You can store them almost as long as potatoes, they have some nutrients that potatoes miss out on, and especially onions can really twist the dial up on an otherwise boring stew. You can also eat turnip greens as a dish of it's own.

[@DollyDarkside]

My friends and family think that my bulk buying of spices and herbs that way I have them preserved for long term storage is crazy. But it comforts me knowing I'm prepared. My friend even gave me 10 Chicken carcasses that she was just going to throw away, and I canned 42 quarts of chicken stock and 13 quarts of homemade chicken soup. All from something she was going to toss. It's the little things in this world

[@JeLifeCoach]

Hello. How are you preserving and storing them? In what medium and what location? In combinations or in isolation? Thank you.

[@mariaking81]

@@JeLifeCoach I would like to know this too.

[@sandralinder6108]

Concerning poultry carcasses and beef bones: I always keep mine after most of the meat has been consumed or frozen for later. But when I’m a guest for Thanksgiving or other reason that will produce leftover bones, I kindly ask what plans have been made for the carcass or the meat bones. If the host/hostess is going to throw them away, I ask for them! I haven’t been refused to date. My family can eat for a week using the broth to make soups, as a substitute for water when cooking rice, and freeze whatever was leftover: the broth itself, soups, and so on. Happy winter eating!

[@DollyDarkside]

@@JeLifeCoach I just can them. I don't add herbs to my stocks so I can change the recipe as I please.

[@DollyDarkside]

@@sandralinder6108 yess!! My grandparents save their chicken and turkey carcasses for me so I can make some more stock. Free food for us lol

[@netxchange]

Thank you for this video! 1. Potatoes (ideally a few varieties) 2. Corn 3. Cabbage 4. Pumpkin 5. Beans (French, etc) 6. Tomatoes

[@reforest4fertility]

I would add greens, but corn, tomatoes & potatoes together in a meal.

[@murrijuana2842]

Corn lacks nutrition.

[@selenacordeiro1458]

Radishes are also fantastic, they grow in most weather, even colder conditions and they grow fast

[@reforest4fertility]

@@selenacordeiro1458 Hear here, from diakon to the little red bulbous ones, ravishing they are!

[@selenacordeiro1458]

@@reforest4fertility 😋

[@catherinemelnyk]

Your videos are amazing! So helpful. I'm a 70 year old Canadian and I wish I had an acre or two of land to grow crops on. You must have several people working for you to keep all that food growing, canned, preserved, cooked etc. 😊😊😊❤❤

[@antithesis7148]

First Nation People Of the USA grew beans, squash, and corn in the same plot. They called them "The Three Sisters". As you stated, the beans put nitrogen into the soil. The corn grew tall and fast. The squash provided ground cover for all three. The beans climbed the corn. It was a staple in their diet. These three plants are the main ingredients for a dish called succotash.

[@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053]

My twin daughters are 13 since Covid they and my wife have gotten super into gardening. I built a greenhouse 10' x 10' in our backyard and those girls can grow stuff year round in there (We live in Oklahoma). Right now they've got corn, carrots, green beans, potatoes, lettuce, green onions, and tomatoes. I'm probably going to build a 2nd one later this year. It's saving me loads of money and I'm glad to see my girls fired up something productive.

[@bethlanoue589]

how did you build the greenhouse?

[@kesaadjima]

Awesome 😎

[@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053]

@@bethlanoue589 they sell kits at Atwood's, Lowe', and other places like that.

[@kirkkirkland7244]

Tomatoes have been linked with arthritis so you would probably be better off growing something else!!!

[@GamingSerb]

@@kirkkirkland7244 you’re cooked

[@anthonykeller5120]

My wife and I used to wrap tomatoes in newspaper, put in a box, and put the box under the bed. This kept them in the dark and oxygen free. We had fresh tomatoes all winter long (six months).

[@jphalsberghe1]

great

[@taxat10n1sth3ft]

What kind of temperature range would you estimate in that location? I wonder if this storage method could work for me too.

[@anthonykeller5120]

@@taxat10n1sth3ft We kept it pretty cool in the sixties.

[@TraceyMush]

Wow, I'm constantly surprised at what people know. Great idea to keep your Tomatoes going through the year.

[@MichaelSmith-ku7ki]

What's a "Newspaper" though?

[@cloyteen4635]

I don’t grow a lot yet. Mostly garlic, onions, and spices. But definitely don’t forget spices and aromatics because they can make food taste better. Hoping to grow enough potatoes to pair with my rosemary and tomatoes with my basil this summer

[@donsullivan6199]

They are also expensive to buy. Saving you money to buy other food.

[@JoeyIndolos]

Can’t look through 17k (as of now) comments to see if anyone already suggested this, but another good idea is to rotate your crops. In particular, the plots where you plant corn in one year, it would be beneficial to plant beans in the next year. Corn is a big drain on the soil, whereas beans, as you mentioned, are good for the soil because they have bacteria that fix their own nitrogen. With potatoes as well, aside from the planting different varieties that you mentioned, rotating with other crops helps prevent blight and other issues.

[@ibrstellar1080]

I am seeing an increase in pests over the last few years so interplanting is becoming essential ans if possible put hens and ducks to graze the unsued befs straight after each harvest.

[@ianbegley4535]

Irishman here. The UK did nothing to help the Irish during the famine - they contributed to it. Really great video btw - learned a lot!

[@benheffernan2242]

I was going to say the same thing after I heard him say "despite England trying to help" help themselves by trying to wipe us out more like it.

[@NUFCOfficial]

warra 1845 potato harvest

[@user-kz3ee7zi2z]

Plenty of other food in the country - shipped out to England.

[@user-on8jx3qr8w]

that is what i always heard. the english took all the potatoes, not that the crop really failed that much. like the "red famine" by stalin against the ukrainines.

[@neilshanahan8217]

Yep. There was no Irish famine. It’s now referred to as The Hunger by historians here. The Brits starved people to death basically even though there was a surplus supply. The crops were exported and sold.

[@Zimmerfam2125]

Russell Growe!! Love you man! You’re my favorite person to watch! I love your energy, happiness, and loads of useful information!! I’m a long time fan and life long gardener all the way from Nebraska! You taught me the “lasagna method” for filling raised beds!! Keep up the great work!!😊

[@Jaricko]

The follow up to this would be food preservation methods. No matter how good your garden is, you need to make the food last several seasons so you are stocked come frost. Pickled, Dehydrated, Canned, Frozen, Processing it for later.

[@kickassclone75]

Ask 1000 americans what scientific principle causes a vacuum to form when you employ home canning methods to preserve food and 999 of them wouldnt know but ask them what pronouns some random nitwit on a talkshow uses and 999 of them would know that. This is why I laugh everyday, I hope I live to see the day what reality has in store for them.

[@notahotshot]

@@kickassclone75 so what you're saying is that you can't help yourself, you just have to be a douchebag.

[@EcoInstant]

only if you choose to live in a region with frost 😜 but even then, preserving is an important line of knowledge, good comment.

[@stickyfingers5189]

@@kickassclone75 weird that youre praying on people to starve to death in some apocalyptic situation but ok I guess 👍

[@inkenhafner7187]

Dude doesn't even know how to get his seed potatos to the next planting seasons properly. Wouldn't rely on any preservation recipes he's giving away. Botulism is a thing.

[@gratefulMOMent]

Hey. This is by far my favorite video you’ve ever done. I was instantly hooked by the intelligent stabs at today’s politics to the information you packed in. You made me smile throughout the video. Thank you!!!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thank you! It's a fine line to walk when navigating these subjects without turning people off. I'm glad you felt like I was able to sneek it in without being too much over the top. Your feedback is much appreciated! Cheers 🙂

[@busygirl2681]

@eM J Absolutely!! I agree with you. Mark you always have awesome videos, but this one is like icing on the cake. Perfect : )

[@madaxe79]

I agree. I’ve been gardening for a couple of years now, but I’ve really tried to narrow it down just just the staple veggies that we can survive off, and everything on his list is in my garden right now. I also grow a ton of leafy greens, herbs, peppers, and such, but mainly potato, cabbage, corn, beans, tomato, sweet potato, and pumpkin. The pumpkins are tricky to grow in a small yard, but it can be done if you don’t mind it looking a little untidy

[@dusty-gray]

@@Selfsufficientme and thanks for keeping it clean, Mark. You are a National treasure.

[@ceacillea]

Yes, same here!

[@LukasBrandt-c2e]

This video is a lifesaver! 🌱🥕 The top crops you’ve suggested are perfect for anyone looking to start home gardening and ensure a steady supply of fresh produce. Your tips on how to grow and maintain these crops are incredibly practical and easy to follow. Thanks for sharing such valuable information-this is definitely going to help me keep my pantry stocked!

[@randomgeek6035]

I never thought I'd see the day when Russel Crowe had a youtube channel about growing food. Wow. Love your acting.

[@ItalianAngel21175]

I do think cucumber is a must too! Not just to help with starvation, but if for any reason you can't drink the water, cucumber will help keep you hydrated!💖🤗🙏

[@nunyabiznes33]

Now into the topic of hydration, watermelons are great too. I heard they got domesticated in Africa exactly for this purpose.

[@ItalianAngel21175]

@@nunyabiznes33 Yes they are, the only downside with watermelons is they are big and need slot of space to grow! But omg I love watermelon I can eat a whole one myself! This is true I'm not kidding. My family has always teased me about it but yes I can eat a whole watermelon myself just give me about 3 hours and its gone!!! Lo

[@manzanasrojas6984]

@@ItalianAngel21175 3 hours? more like 3 minutes, right?

[@mauz791]

@@manzanasrojas6984 more like 30 seconds when I unhinge my jaw like Shaggy

[@ItalianAngel21175]

@@mauz791 Well I cut it in small pieces, but because it turns to water immediately after you eat it it doesn't fill you like solid food. And no if I ate it in 3 minutes I'd be puking! 😕 I don't believe it's humanly possible....🤔

[@yolisamsomi1130]

South African here. My aunt's garden had all six of these plus sweet potatoes, madumbe, gem squash, butternut and a couple of fruit trees (guava, lemon, orange, peach). For school holidays we'd visit her and even though ours was a large family with many children, there was always plenty to eat. This video reminded me of that wonderful experience.

[@anitabell3976]

I grew up in a small town in Oklahoma. My parents had gardens for years. Potato, green beans, okra, leafy greens, just to name a few things. Feeding a large family made the work worth it. Mom also canned fruit or made jams and jelly.

[@scottedmonson4020]

Speaking of squash can yor do you have a video on how to tend squash ? Yellow preferably !!!

[@motlatsimolefe1077]

Im in south Africa wild Coast, fresh food price is getting expensive and I'm here learning to grow my food

[@cinnamon9390]

A good source of vitamin C is important! To prevent scurvy

[@Oysters176]

Why didn't you just say Taro? Why call it Madumbe?

[@christianschmidt1556]

Sweet potatoes are great, they grow in heat if you water them. They are filled with vitamins and store well over time. The vines grow above ground and the sweet potatoes grow below ground. They produce a lot of product for the area they use. They are not a true potato and while full of carbs they are heathy and filled with vitamins. I understand in southeast Asia they cook and eat the leaves like spinach. Great to survive.

[@jt6581]

I cant tell u enough how much I appreciate your channel. You should be so proud of what you do! It's amazing.

[@dilipkumarpatel8313]

Excellent, I have a mango farm in India and I agree all the way. We have 210 mango trees spread in 2 acres, each tree has 20ft distance. In between this distance space my charge hand grows, chillis, tomatoes, peas, spinach, garlic, ginger, cabbage, peppers 🫑, and many other root crops. All organic and nutritious.

[@luckyandblessed]

Sounds delicious

[@gppoem3344]

That’s awesome! I wish I could take a virtual tour of that mango farm.

[@rightwingnucleararmedaussi1544]

Well done and I hope that you do well with your mango farm business.

[@ronaldd2154]

Part of caste?

[@julielobato9766]

Awesome Dil!! Do you have a channel on KZbin?

[@rad1930]

Now this is more of what we need on KZbin, practical skills shown to people for independent living, not people miming songs while doing a dance or handstand saying that they understand people's frustration of inflation. Educate us on how to take control over our situation & make a difference in our life so we can meet our needs in this tough time, well done, brilliant, thanks for this truly informative gem of information which truly makes a difference.

[@seanohuaithne1108]

Do u know what happened in Ireland?

[@rad1930]

@Black Bamboo flour is a definite, your so right it's not funny.

[@kielanENmiles]

100 percent. With some nice humor thrown in

[@sallydecastro1919]

Well said! Good to see something really useful and helpful to know .

[@shyamsundartiwari7671]

Back in my childhood days when we lived in our village, my grandfather had a large garden in front of the home where he used to plant potatoes, green chillies, tomatoes, and many more things. we also had a hibiscus tree several papaya trees and many marigold plants. I am really looking forward to resuming that in a much more organised and efficient manner once I can give time to these things.

[@lola8590]

Sweet potatoes have become my favorite self sufficient crop! You can eat the leaves and stems all summer long. (Freezing some for the winter, cooked Indian style.) Then harvest the sweet potatoes before the first frost. (They store well.) Then with some of them towards the end of winter, start your slips to do it all again!

[@khinmaw8622]

Yes. So very easy to grow

[@a.p.5429]

They're a bit tough if you're thinking of turnip greens texture but leaves more tender and I agree, good.

[@judyellis9421]

How do you prepare the leaves of the sweet potatoes? I didn't know that you can eat it, I actually have some now in my yard.

[@lola8590]

@@judyellis9421 My favorite way is to do it is Moghlai style Or any Indian recipe that calls for spinach. I think it’s my favorite green for the garden!

[@lola8590]

I just wash the leaves and slice them. You can also chop the stems and spice them up. East by West has a video about that!

[@notforwantoftrying1]

Gotta be onion for me. You can grow it year round, it stores for absolutely ages, it has very few pests/diseases and produces a large amount of easily saved seed. It doesn't matter how many onion seeds I sow, I always get to the end of the season thinking I should have sown more. In a survival situation I'm sure it would be right up there with things like potatoes and squash.

[@that_auntceleste5848]

Onions were my biggest failure last year, i was new to them and got the timing wrong. So i thought, heck, they are cheap, I'll skip onions this year. Regretting that decision! All summer long as I'm hitting the produce aisle I realized that all I'm buying is fruit and ONIONS! And the one single solitary onion I harvested this year, one of last year's plants making a comeback, was excellent and firm, I could immediately see that it would store for a long time. I figure I go through 200+ onions per year in home cooking. Next year I'm going to try again, and if I'm successful I'm going to aim to find space for 200 in 2024! I'm bursting with winter squash right now, so i believe it can be done even in my suburban garden.

[@only-vans]

Onions are a win for me too. I had to learn to string them correctly from the inter webs. That crop kept for 2 years. I had so many onions that I was swapping stings of them with other Gardners for beetroot, beans, spuds, carrots, cabbage, and tomatoes.

[@ziegjecht9235]

@@that_auntceleste5848 Did you ever figure out what you did wrong? I also have had trouble getting onions to grow.

[@threeriversforge1997]

How do you store your onions without them rotting? Maybe I have some kind of fungus in the air around here, but I can't keep onions or garlic for very long before they blacken or sprout. So aggravating!

[@Happy2Run4Me]

And garlic! It can be used medicinally also!👍🏻Also I had trouble even getting onions to sprout and found 1) I was planting them at the wrong time, 2) I was planting the wrong varieties for my climate. I’m in the Southern US and needed to find short day onions and I sprouted them indoors before planting them outside. It worked though. I also will have to plant them possibly twice a year here (I haven’t tried that yet but it could work in my temperate climate) and storage might be a challenge because of the humidity in the air here so planting more often might be necessary. 😳

[@marilynblake2188]

We grow all 6, so I totally agree. I also agree with the importance and value of herbs (both culinary and medicinal) and spices. They can be grown to reduce weeds and pests in the garden. Tisanes can be uplifting or calming, energizing or relaxing and provide important nutrients all the while.

[@ThePurpleKnightmare]

Watermelons and Green Grapes. Food is unlikely to ever be the main issue, hydration is always a bigger issue when they are an issue. Now sure you can make your own rain water filter, but that's hard, grow juicy fruits to hydrate yourself better. Also Mushrooms, when it comes to space people have to grow stuff, that will limit your fruits and vegetables that you can grow. However Mushrooms are very not picky about where they grow. You could do it in a barrel or in the shady areas of your yard, or even along the pathway maybe from those big things holding your plants (So long as it doesn't effect the other crops)

[@samkitty5894]

Butternut squash, it keeps better and longer than pumpkins. Turnips, sweet potatoes, beets, carrots, parsnips, kale, collards, to name a few. They keep a long time in storage, or live for months in garden so you don't have to harvest them all at once.

[@christophersnedeker5259]

Seminole pumpkin lasts for a year.

[@chasegerlach]

I bought a butternut squash at the grocery store last thanksgiving and it has just been sitting on my counter. It is STILL perfectly firm and good to eat. I have been amazed. I figured it would last a few months maybe but over a year is ridiculous!

[@polgaragilmore8233]

I second the addition of beets!! In our garden we have had the same "mama beet" for going on 3 years. She alone makes enough beet greens in the summer months that we don't need any other greens. Her foliage gets 2.5+ ft wide. Truly impressive! She flowers and seeds every year, and she has several lovely baby beets that we dig up and eat at the end of the season.

[@qik3300]

Fig trees are good for the length of the fruiting season - they pop figs early May and you can eat off the tree for up to four months or more as they ripen in waves on the tree so a longer harvest window less need for preserving. Can make a good jam to store as fig newtons to extend the window

[@user-03-gsa3]

Hmm

[@googlreviews7813]

My wife and I are new to the channel, living on a 10 Acre property, 3 years ago we devoted to growing 2 Acres of our land, initially we focused on Pumpkins, Squash, Gourds then we sourced in fall mums, Straw Bales, cornstalks, and we sell complete porch decor packages during fall season leading up to Halloween. However as of 2022 we started shifting more of the land towards food... potatoes, tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, peppers etc... In 2022 we weren't sure how it will be received by local community so we didn't plant too much but everything sold out so well that people were disappointed when we told them we are all out for the season. Especially potatoes, we had 3 rows, about 200' each as trial. In 2023 we plan on having about 8-10 rows at 300' each. We started watching channels such as this one recently because we know we can learn and get many valuable ideas from them. Greetings and much ❤️ to all from 🇨🇦

[@dorotakrzeminska1203]

I love strawberries. I bought 10 bushes. they multiply like crazy, all by themselves. Now, after three years, I have 60 bushes. They are easy to freeze

[@rainedyani8505]

Growing up on Kansas (USA) my parents were avid gardeners - both in flowers and landscaping and with vegetables. My dad was a pastor and we had a large family to feed. We had a massive garden where he grew corn, tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, carrots, onions, zucchini, squash, lettuce, ocra, watermelon and rhubarb. ❤️

[@user-xz6qh5ec7t]

I can't get enough of this guy. A character, a teacher, and a survivalist who knows the score and seeks to alert others to the scummy deep state that hates to see self-sufficiency among the population lest they lose control and can no longer latch on to your money. You go bro, and keep the videos coming, please. God Bless you, brother.

[@mytree123]

Thank you!!!!!!!!

[@clausbecker9350]

How exactly is the "deep state" preventing you from gardening?

[@cecilsabourin9462]

Touche'

[@nataliejoan437]

Amen! ❤

[@chrisjackson9485]

I read recently how certain councils are placing bans on garden size and poultry ownership, he is right on the money

[@mattjohnson9727]

When talking about corn as a survival crop, one should also mention nixtamalization. Native Americans used to treat their corn in an alkaline solution made with hardwood ash, which turns the corn into hominy. This makes the nutrients, especially B-vitamins bioavailable and prevents nutrient deficiency. The commercial process today uses lye. For a legitimate survival situation, this knowledge would be invaluable.

[@annedonnellan6876]

And the Choctaw sent money to help the starving Irish even after they were dispossessed

[@dustinhoogsteen1882]

we still do this

[@rexsheeley8177]

Good info thank you.

[@devon12346]

the hardwood ash is lye

[@theresalogsdon765]

Yes they did. That's where the Grits he was talking about comes From. They are Delicious

[@David-hn2qz]

Spinach and lettuce, we grew 6-8 lettuce plants in a few buckets. And a spinach seed packet or 2 in a couple of buckets, which provided fresh picked leaves every day for salads & etc.... when it got too hot we moved the buckets indoors. It is nice having the best tasting salads picked fresh right before you eat it.

[@Inanna08]

In addition to your list, I recommend spinach/swiss chard/collards/molokhia because of the fact that these nutrient dense, grow especially well in window boxes (and therefore doesn't need much space!!), and if you pick the outermost leaves, it'll continue to grow even during harsh winters!!

[@twillbdone3273]

My mother used to edge her east facing flower bed with swiss chard and send one of kids to harvest some for dinner. We were instructed to take a couple of leaves from each plant. We always had swiss chard.

[@kensmith5694]

Note for those who don't know: Swiss chard is a beet that has been bred to make very large leaves. You can get a red stemmed version that looks a lot more like something you would plant for decoration. The red stemmed type grows as fast as the non-red stemmed.

[@thoughtsfromathenasreality]

I agree.

[@weibie]

@@kensmith5694 You could also get one of the color stemmed varieties like canary, or other bright light varieties.

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

@@weibie They sell them in a rainbow pack here so you get white, yellow, pink and red. Too bad I can't stand the taste, I find they always taste like they've gone moldy! And I'm fine with beet tops, and I know it makes no sense.

[@lameesahmad9166]

Spinach is a vegetable which continously gives food. I have kept spinach plants for 2 years before they grew tired and I had to replace them. You pick the outer bigger leaves and leave the little ones in the middle. They are so fast growing that you will soon be giving spinach to your neighbors as well. Healthy nutritious and delicious.

[@muzzarobbo]

Kale too!

[@Dan.the.Guitarman]

You should try purslane. It's similar to spinach. The uses are identical to spinach. However purslane is pound for pound amongst the richest products in the world. It doesn't have much energetic value but scores really high on other nutrients.

[@fuzexi]

Nice one! I’ll give it a try next spring.

[@kimba108]

SILVERBEET ❤

[@WillieStubbs]

Turnips give you tubers and leaves.

[@coocoocachooglin]

I don't know where this video came from, but I really enjoyed it. This guy reminds me of my Grandfather who is long gone now, but he was also a big guy who loved to work his 10 acre farm down in the deep south of America with his wife of many decades. I could not even begin to count how many fruits, vegetables and animals he had on that place that was watered by a natural spring pond. In addition to all of that, it was right next to a great wooded area that provided lots of fishing and hunting. What a life!

[@aprilmcknight1574]

Been watching you for years...your knowledge has benefited me greatly...much gratefulness from Arkansas, USA

[@hannahhhhc1278]

Mark, you crack me up!!! Thank you for bringing awareness to this topic through entertainment, wisdom, and humor. Xx

[@nancyfahey7518]

I had a full gulp of coffee in my mouth when he tooted. Almost lost it.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thanks Hannah, it's 1:30 AM here at the moment and I was so excited to get this video out I completely lost track of time... I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙂👍

[@AndreiiJikhh_]

When I see good videos like this I usually take my time to appreciate the experts who make these videos possible, it's not easy to help a lot of people make money & free from hungry 😊

[@AndreiiJikhh_]

I would blame myself if I heard of an opportunity like this and let it go to waste, please am interested how can I do business with him

[@brendino]

@Flavio .C. he literally has millions of subscribers lol. not underestimated even a tiny bit.

[@salmajaleel5800]

Your knowledge and sense of humour make your videos a delight to watch! Thank you very much

[@bungiecoocoo]

I haven’t watched any of your videos in awhile and I must say hearing you say “let’s get into it” was very uplifting 😊

[@thexalon]

You were mentioning co-planting, so just to clarify: Corn, beans, and squashes planted together are known as the "Three Sisters", and basically fed the entire Native American population in the eastern half of North America. The corn provides a pole for the beans to climb. The beans help to make the soil better. And the squash helps protect the other two from pests.

[@JordyBuck]

Ever try the three sisters method? It doesn't work well. Different plants have different needs. If I fertilize properly for corn, beans and squash will be overnitrogenated and have very low yields. I can grow twice as much by planting those three crops separately and treating the soil appropriately.

[@auntdello5286]

Maybe so in legend. But, if you live in an area with squash vine borer, all bets are off!

[@r.o2938]

The 3 sisters supplemented their diet, their main diet was venison, bear, fish and other wild game.

[@suzannestokes7076]

I'm guessing that y'all are not indigenous people of north America. It's dent corn, winter squash and drying beans or peas. They're staggered in starting time. Often it was five or more 'sisters' planted with some acting like trap crops, others to repel or attract pollinators or pests. Other plants grown in traditional 'sisters' gardens; sunflower and tobacco

[@Afroyogacollective]

@@suzannestokes7076 I did this. Grew Flint "Indian" drying corn, kabocha, butternut, and pumpkins, and some pole beans good for fresh and dry eating. My house is full of beautiful squash, corn, and just replanted dry beans for an autumn crop. What's fun to me is knowing I have deep indigenous roots and this came naturally to me.

[@advex4428]

Potato Corn Cabbage Pumpkin/squash Beans Tomato Gracias, senor Selfsufficient I think seeds for sprouts like mungobeans, broccoli, alfalfa and many more are also good to keep in the backpocket for the bad times. Especially for folks without a garden, who aren't into the bugeating thing.

[@lizettenovelo1]

Lentils for sprouts too. They are very inexpensive.

[@be.love.shine.]

I love sweet potatoes! The leaves can be eaten in a salad or in stir fry and soup, frozen or fresh, can dehydrate and powder for winter shakes...and obviously the delicious sweet potato that can also be stored in certain conditions for quite a while. Love this, great info, thanks!

[@jeridwilliams2384]

This was highly entertaining. Good info, but the delivery was top notch.

[@jodilee1563]

Love this video! As an American, with many idiot politicians, we are amping up our deck raised beds. Last year (first year) was mediocre, but this year will be spectacular as we are composting and worm farming. Thank you for the entertainment as well as the great, informative content.

[@ilovefabricandflowers8543]

Jodi Lee, in Australia we are encouraged by the government to carry supplies with us in our households to offset our needs if a disaster happens. You know Australia is the land of flooding rain and drought. People don't as a general rule criticise others for being 'preppers'.

[@durukeyn5774]

to extend to 15 top; I would add apple, lemon, fig, carrot, beet root, bell peppers, lettuce, arugula, as my favorite grapefruit... + herbs

[@FatsMcGee]

Sunchokes! They’re North America’s native potato analog, they grow like mad with beautiful yellow flowers (they’re in the sunflower family), they’re highly nutritious, calorie dense & you only need to plant a few tuber pieces to yield a large crop which can be harvested both before and after the frost hits.

[@ratdoto2148]

Cabbage is especially important for something people often neglect. Unlike vitamin K1, which is readily available in leafy green vegetables, vitamin K2 is only available in animal products and fermented vegetables in significant quantities. K2 deficiency can lead to weak bones and calcification of arteries as it is necessary for the proper metabolisation of calcium. If you can't or choose not to consume animal products regularly or at all, sauerkraut and kimchi are an excellent way to have sufficient intake of K2.

[@eelsoirdor3573]

Nice video. I am from Mexico, so we hear a lot about the "holy trinity"; that's corn, beans and squash. That was/is the basis of native civilization here. When you grow these three together we call it "Milpa", and there are other food that fits really well among them, as chili peppers and onions. I think that's the basis of mexican food. The idea of adding cabbages and potatos is great, one day I will try to put all of those together. Saludos!

[@NSWvet83]

Squash is hard to grow outside if you live in rual areas. All animals eat it, mostly rats/rodents. Put it inside, and you then have to pollinate yourself. When it gets hot (100+) they don't produce any flowers and just become a decoration.

[@jefflehoux9619]

No, it’s now service based providing goods and services to all the cross border American shoppers. Grow beans with corn…beans make nitrogen which helps fertilize the corn.

[@NSWvet83]

@@cdle007 rude but funny lol - I'm Mexican

[@eelsoirdor3573]

@@NSWvet83 He mentioned Pumpkin in the video, I would go for zucchini, both squashes

[@GeomancerHT]

Zapallos crecen muy fácil y cuando no te das cuenta han tomado la montaña y tienes miles y miles de zapallos por año! I hope you mean that squash, if not, that's my recommendation, zapallo brasilero, anquito, etc, they are delicious!

[@alexiusskalin9239]

Absolutely thrilled to have stumbled upon your channel! Your approach to blending valuable crop-growing tutorials with just the right touch of humor and honesty is genuinely refreshing. It's evident you pour a lot of heart and effort into each video, making complex topics accessible and engaging for everyone. Your dedication to spreading awareness and empowering us with knowledge is admirable. Please keep up the fantastic work - the world needs more voices like yours, making a meaningful impact one tutorial at a time.

[@mamadragon9927]

Garlic is a good one, can be made into nutritional stew bases , ginger as well to boost immunity and onions because they pack a punch for gut health.

[@franceswilliams2421]

I have to share some info with you: during the 1840’s in Ireland, record harvests of all kinds of crops were reported and Charles Trevelyn, Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time, refused to let the Irish peasants consume the cash crops which were feeding the coffers of the English government. The Irish peasants starved in the hedgerows or fled to the New World because potatoes were all their overlords would let them eat, despite Ireland’s bounty in that decade, historical context is crucial. Other than that, love your work, keep it up.

[@JenniferoftheSea]

Yes, they didn't just starve, they were starved*.

[@futt-bucker]

Kind of correct but not fully. The potato was devastated by disease which was more than 60% of Irelands food source. Even with the blight, the country was still exporting the same amount of goods, maybe even more. Which made the problem worse. They then relied heavily of imports from other countries to survive. These imports were expensive and not dispersed properly. Also, other crops grown in Ireland (aside from potatoes) were also to expensive to consume by the less fortunate. They weren't forced to eat any one crop over another. The problem was the other crops were to expensive and 1/3 of all potatoes were ravaged by disease. So in the end, it was still the blight of potatoes that caused the famine. Before the potato blight, the less fortunate relied heavily on them. Nothing changed after aside from the food they relied heavily upon was no longer in abundance like it was. If they couldn't afford the other food and potatoes were no longer, that equals starvation. They couldn't afford to eat anything else wether they would have been able to get their hands on the other crops or not. Yes there was corruption and political bias but at the end of the day it was still the lack of potatoes that was the root and lasting cause, IE main factor in the famine.

[@DavidRodriguez-yy6kc]

@@JenniferoftheSea ✝️💓😔🙏

[@DavidRodriguez-yy6kc]

✝️💓😔🙏

[@benbutler1102]

Was just about to write comment but seen you've already corrected the total tut narrative in this video, well done Frances 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@snowwhite3312]

There really is a big difference in growing your own food. Since becoming interested in growing for myself, I think I've watched all of your videos. I wish I started years ago!

[@shadowbanned5164]

Its equally important to get into bottling as well so your growing season can be stretched over the entire year if food becomes scarce.

[@surfbug1]

Can u grow enough to live? How many plants do u need?

[@CameraCommando]

If the Gladiator was a gardener, he'd be this fella.

[@gmvalentine626]

My first reaction was that he must be Russell Crowe's brother.

[@peterc4955]

Mark, May I suggest climbing peas. They just keep on keeping on as long as you keep picking them and they also store well when dried for use later. Another one is either Kale which will go for a couple or three years if you just keep picking it and Broccoli which will also last three years if you never let the flowers open up...if you can't eat it all just pick and freeze or even compost the excess edible flowers.

[@emwing1458]

There's a wonderful book called The Resilient Gardener by Carol Deppe, a soil scientist and farmer here in Oregon, USA. She says almost exactly what you say. Her big guys are potatoes, winter squash (like pumpkins), flint corn (dried, not fresh-eating), beans, but also a small flock of chickens or ducks for eggs, for protein. She also has methods to grow a lot of greens all at once and then freeze in small portions. If you had all that in your yard, you really could survive almost any disturbance in the food chain. (I'm still working on it... drought, climate change, and those pesky earwigs are fighting me.) Long term, it makes sense to plant some nut trees for oil and protein too, and fruit trees and berries. I know berries won't keep you full and fed like potatoes, but that little bit of sweetness is so fine, and lots of vitamins too.

[@mamacat321]

UGH I'm in Oregon too and hate earwigs! Thanks for the book rec. I'm interested in permaculture but sometimes intensive square-foot kind of gardening for potatoes etc. fills a need.

[@bridgetlepree9177]

Hi Mark, my chef husband (he's English) and I found you a few months ago. We THOROUGHLY enjoy watching and learning from you! We live in the mountains in New Mexico and own/operate a small restaurant at 9000 feet. Your knowledge and helpfull hints have helped us so much in growing our own produce in our garden in the village. Not to mention we just really enjoy you and your sense of humor! Thank you for what you do! For easy to grow survival for this winter and amongst our "challenges" due to the current state of politicians, we're also growing carrots in addition to most of what you suggested in your video. We blanch them and vacuum seal them for the winter months. Thank you again for your wisdom and humor! Bridget and Richard, Lepree's Global Comfort Food Cloudcroft, NM

[@shellieh685]

I don't know about 9000 feet, I am at 5000 feet and my carrots grow all year round and taste sweeter after a little snow - granted we don't get gobs of it. One carrot plant left to go to seed had baby carrots growing all over my yard... a good problem to have. Kale does well in snow if the plant is adult stage before the snow hits. Depends on your zone. God bless!

[@tiinaeeros2273]

❤

[@dfabove9108]

Can you really be English and be a chef ? An old Yorkshire man ...lol

[@joejosa8985]

I grow pigeon peas from Puerto Rico. They grow well, fast, and the scents they make are very nice. Beautiful yellow flower.

[@andrewp3419]

I have a wire fence covered in Lab Lab bean. Its evergreen thick, covered in small pink flowers in late spring. The leaves taste like raw beans, so cook them as a vegetable. I believe its from south america and is used as a food. It also has edible "bean pods" similar to a snow pea. My fence would feed 100+ families in an emergency. The vine grows to a bit thicker than your finger after about 10 years. Also easy to rip away to prune and keep under control. No nasty thorns either. All you need is a wire trellis or fence. 24 years and still growing strong. Never watered it once its so hardy. Give it a try.

[@jacklarson6281]

Sweet Potatoes are an excellent addition to this list in my opinion. there are many different varieties, they are very bug-resistant, disease resistant and grow like crazy, the leave are also edible. the only drawback is, since they are a tropical plant, they prefer hot, humid weather with lot of rain. For those interested, I highly recommend the Hawaiian Sweet Potato, or locally known as the Uala

[@starlessstephtx]

Sweet potato greens are delicious as well!!

[@invinciblecucumber]

Oh man, i hate sweet potatoes...

[@layaclode6363]

So not for us in Tasmania, haha 😂

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

I'm in Canada and tried growing them one year... by harvest time I got a handful of sweet potatoes that were no thicker than my fingers... so that's not something I'll try again until I've got a better way to extend my growing season!!

[@jacklarson6281]

@@bunhelsingslegacy3549 they are tropical, and love heat and downpours. maybe they would do well in insulated greenhouses, just a thought.

[@sunnyinrtrx7247]

If you live in a temperate or warm climate, and have 100 frost free days of growing season, SWEET POTATOES are a super survival food! They aren't terribly picky about soil, they shade out most weeds, require little care, the greens are tasty, and if they get enough water, you can grow a hundred or more pounds in a relatively small area. They store without refrigeration, have a similar nutrition profile to winter squash and pumpkins, but provide a bigger carbohydrate load -- more calories -- with all the vitamins and antioxidants. Grow the standard "orange" version and some purple ones to add more and different antioxidants to your diet. And yes, pumpkins & other winter squash are a great staple, too -- we love them.

[@beastamer1990s]

I hear yams are good too, and they're native to Australia!

[@user-qt5jc1qc6n]

Sweet potato leaves are edible too!

[@abigailbailey9633]

And for those commenters who have mentioned they hunt for their protein, sweet potatoes go super well with venison in a hearty (and very freezable) stew. Same for other strongly-flavoured meats like mutton or goat too. }You get the heartiness and thickening of the broth like regular spuds, but that hint of sweetness really improves the 'gamey' taste that some people find offputting. (I don't hunt myself, but I do a regular bulk order from a hunting collective as it's much cheaper than buying meat from the supermarket.)

[@user-qx5jh6vx9n]

Reminds me of my bamboo/food farm in Florida. I had 500 banana trees with giant 500 gallon pots. Had to sell out and leave 33 years of collecting all kinds of plants. Great video sir!

[@Marsha-Boyd]

May i suggest cucumbers for your list. Fermenting/ pickling adds some zest to a bland meal. You can also dry them with a seasoned salt. Chopped with dried tomatoes, they make a delicious dried salad when sprinkled with olive oil, and also can be used with your baked potatoes. Included dried herbs on your list. Lots of nutrition, flavor.

[@davidschaeffer5902]

Snap or sugar peas can usually be grown in early spring and fall . They like cold and easy to grow. And taste good.

[@comfortouch]

Bacteria in pumpkin puree can continue to grow, even in the freezer. Frozen pumpkin puree should be used within 3 months. A better storage solution is to pressure can it, making it shelf stable for several years. If you're stuck on freezing it, leave it in chunks, do not puree it. That way bacteria has less surface area to infect.

[@bobhutchison5075]

I've kept pumpkins whole until the next spring. Some squash longer.

[@cherylanon5791]

just a reminder that pumpkin puree CANNOT be pressure canned at home, you can buy it in cans but the only safe tested recipe for pumpkin is to pressure can chunks, NOT puree, due to density issues.

[@folkflying2]

Bacteria is most commonly only in the seeds, correct? Salmonella and E.Coli usually. (Some have said sprouting/drying does not eliminate these pathogens; so could one pick out the seeds and salt/honey roast them?) Would the same risk apply to the meat of the gourd?

[@kayla9874]

I'm 21 and have been trying to seriously get into gardening. My great grandma piqued my interest when I was younger. This is literally one of the first videos I have not rushed through in a while lol. Lots of useful information in the video and comments!!!

[@Yakushii]

I started in my 30s with gardening. I started by just using empty milk cartons laid down, filling them with dirt, and getting various herb and spice seeds. Then when I had learned how to work with each type of herb, I "upgraded" to some larger plastic boxes, and started with small veggies. It's such a satisfying hobby!

[@spearageddon3279]

Kayla, good for you. 👍👍 One suggestion is to find gardening YTers in the same zone as you so you can learn what will and will not work in your area. Read up on natives for your area as well, since they will always be easier. Good luck to you young lady! 😊

[@RHDEM]

Remember earth worms from fishing section. Great for bad soil. Never throw away a seed. in fact shop Mexican and ori

[@georgereed1568]

In the UK, Hazel Nuts are an amazing source of energy and can be stored for use over winter. I'm actually going to plant a load of Hazel to act as a hedge mix along with Apples, pears, Walnuts, sweet chestnut and cherry's.

[@kimberlygabaldon3260]

As for things to add; if you plan to stay in the same home, long-term, a couple of nutritious perennials are rhubarb and asparagus. Once you get them started, they're easy. Also, whatever grapevines will grow in your area. If you can, plant an apple tree. Apples keep well. Cherries freeze well, and are good for pies and preserves, or dried. And speaking of pumpkins, (and other Winter squash), when you clean them out, be sure to save the seeds to roast. They contain fats, proteins and minerals. Also sunflowers, for the seeds, (fats, minerals, and protein). Sunflowers are super easy, as long as you put some netting to keep away birds and squirrels. A beehive would also not be amiss, if you're handy and have the space for it. Honey will be worth its weight in gold, if sugar becomes scarce.

[@juliaphillips7963]

Good ideas! Ty.

[@fttoniato]

You can also eat sunflowers' sprout in salad. They're delicious!

[@Serai3]

Stone fruits also freeze well. I freeze a big batch of peaches and nectarines for smoothies each summer to last the year.

[@helenwoodrum2383]

When I was a kid, my mom had a backyard garden. It wasn't huge, just a corner but she chocked it full with lettuce, radish, string beans, orka, tomatoes, bell peppers, jalapenos, asparagus, squash and more. Often we would eat dinner out of the garden vegetables. It takes some work, but is well worth it and does help with the grocery bill.

[@kickassclone75]

takes work? Real work is sitting at home with your "no-work at home job" talking on the phone about the latest gossip and taking the dog for a walk at 10:30am after your morning walk around the neighborhood in LaLa Land where you live. The aforemenetioned "no work from home" person thinks the vegtables come from the delivery kid every friday. These people will be the first to starve and die because they live in an alternate reality where they think the world revolves around them and they are all that matters in the world. When they arrive in Reality Ville they will be cannon fodder. The leech class is going to get what they deserve when they arrive in RealityVille and boy will it be funny!

[@museluvr]

I miss gardens. Living now in an apt. building, its disheartening to think what is coming and I can't self-sustain. I wish for the old days when real food was available, not the crap they sell now.

[@inkenhafner7187]

We're having that... well, minus the pool for the orkas. We can't eat and store that much meat.

[@helenwoodrum2383]

@@inkenhafner7187 We only grew vegetables. Dad fished and we had a huge chest freezer to store his catches and Mom's vegetables. We weren't wealthy but ate simple but well.

[@puffdaddy69]

Didn’t know you could grow killer whales

[@christinehughes9267]

I live in NZ, and we have just bought over a dilapidated old cottage on a 1/4 acre of neglected garden with loads of fruit trees. I want to start growing most of my own fruit and veg and just found this guy while trying to find posts on fertilizing your garden without spending a fortune at Mitre 10! Surely our elders didn't buy all the different fertilizers and nutrient enhancers for different fruit and veg, soil ph balancers, seed raising mix, potting mix, etc etc? I am trying to make my own compost and have a worm bin, but its going to be a while before the compost breaks down and there probably won't be enough to use on all my garden. Hoping to find more helpful videos by this entertaining guy!

[@kp-collectibles]

Pumpkins are easy to grow, but hard to harvest. Grew them last year, my German Shepherds ate every last one before they even fully ripened. Luckily they didn't seem any worse off for eating them unripened. I'm just glad they didn't seem to bother our tomatoes, they are SOooo much better than store bought.

[@awesomeninja9433]

I recommend sunflowers also for survival. The seeds are nutritious, a good source of protein and fiber, easy to dehydrate, easy to grow, and they can be made into sunflower seed oil for anything from cooking to balms. Not to mention, the seeds attract squirrels if you are in dire straits.

[@aliciab6193]

"Dire straits?" As in you wouldn't eat squirrel normally? They are really good eating. I remember eating the brains when I was a kid scrambled with eggs for breakfast. The meat is delicious in stew, and it's greasy enough to make gravy when fried, which stretches a meal further.

[@neilhaynes6441]

Pumpkin seeds cover that

[@awesomeninja9433]

@@neilhaynes6441 true! But if I may argue, one way sunflowers win over pumpkins (in my opinion) is that sunflowers grow much faster and much more prolifically, and are easier to grow.

[@codyknox9838]

Plus don’t sunflowers roots naturally remove toxins from your soil? Rain is real #Don’tLookUp

[@MrIldementis]

Is it possible to make sunflower oil without a press? We have a ton of sunflowers that grow wild here, but i didn't think i could really utilize them in non-desperate times.

[@ELOAAMinistries]

You are the only channel that I can get stand up comedy and decent garden advice! Blessings and Grace!

[@johnbrewer1430]

He says Potato correctly, but not Tomato. Mate, Tomato sounds the same as Potato, but with a "T". JK, I don't care how you say it, that was a cool video. Video ended with what sounded like some monkeys in the background, raising hell. LOL On a serious note for those who care. Corn, wheat, and rice are the world's staple crops. Unfortunately, corn is one of the crops that has been GMO'ed. GMO Crops that I know of are Corn, Cotton, Canola (rapeseed), and Soy. Wheat, while not GMO has been hybridized so bad, that it can be unhealthy. Get heirloom varieties of any of the ones you want to grow at home.

[@abbynormal371]

Green beans also are great because they keep producing when you pick them, they're easy to harvest seeds for replanting, and you can store them by canning.

[@Songinmyheart2]

You mentioned things could do with corn I’m from south in USA and we make cornbread. I buy my corn meal already prepared but it is very good with beans! Easy to cook basically the meal, buttermilk, egg, and little oil. Bale 445 for about 30 minutes depending on how thick it is. You can also cook on stovetop and best to cook in iron skillet. I also wondered if peas such as black eyes could be a source of protein I am going to google it. Glad I found you enjoyed your video.

[@kevinpeik1209]

Really respect that you bring attention to that matter right now, too many people still only growing grass. I think this video can have great impact on helping people trough hard times. We need people with great following to talk about this. One love, always grow your own as much as you can.

[@beebob1279]

If you would agree with me. Grass is the true weed. Completely useless!!!!

[@Tan_Z]

@@beebob1279 I live in Bc Canada. Our city's population is about 4000. A very poor family had a beautiful garden in their front yard to feed their 5 children and the city made them pull it out. We're only allowed to grow grass in our front yards. They didn't have space in the back:(

[@JoshDragRace0688]

@@Tan_Z Yup all done on purpose. But growing animals is a much easier and more bang for your buck process then veggies. If you just have a few chickens they can keep you alive off of the eggs alone. Then you can breed them and get meat also eventually. Cows even better with their milk production, etc. but you need a lot of grazing room for them or a ton of hay. Chickens take way less to feed / can even mostly feed themselves if given enough space or if they are combined with cows or other animals who attract all kinds of insects and worms the chickens will eat with their manure.

[@beebob1279]

@@Tan_Z That's a shame. People trying to make ends meet and they are treated that way. My neighborhood is pretty shaded. The neighborhood is in a cut de sac and no one bothers us. We can do pretty much whatever we want. I guess it depends on the ordinances in your community

[@williammay2332]

@@Tan_Z Too bad the family didn't have neighbors pack city hall before their garden was decimated. They could have shown up and let the city know they were in the wrong with their decision. A garden is more bio-diverse than a plain grass yard. A garden would host bees, butterflies, birds. What kind of wildlife would be seen in a grass monoculture? It would be quieter. No grass mowing going on in the early morning, just quiet gardener sweating. The city could see how people have urban gardens in other places of the world (there's enough YT videos). The city could host a competition to see how much food could be produced locally and not food that was shipped from hundreds, thousands, of miles away.

[@Mikedenton541]

Hey man! The great famine wasn’t due to potatoes. It was due to predatory British regulation. There was plenty of food, but Ireland wasn’t allowed to keep it inside Ireland. Irish farmers didn’t personally improve their land, due to very oppressive legislation that gave them no security. at the same time this was all happening, it became fashionable for the English land owners to get into sheep. So they started converting crop to pasture and evicted the Irish farmers who now had no land to grow their subsistence gardens on! When they moved onto quasi-public land they were beaten and told to move. For the farmers still on land, the only easy to grow crop in marginal land that could feed the farmers and their evicted neighbors was the potato. When the blight came in, all the food they farmed for cash crops was sold by the land lords. Leaving the Irish to artificially starve. Sort of the same situation we’re seeing now. Starvation caused by poor legislation and incompetence from our leaders.

[@DracoTriste]

Exactly! Thanks for adding more details about the lead up to the famine.

[@ceciliabrown1677]

Exactly

[@karentingay1966]

Came here to say this. As Terry Pratchett said "no one would eat shark's fin if they were allowed to eat the whole shark".

[@bigglyguy8429]

Wah wah wah... they say the victors write history, so sounds like the Irish won...

[@nellie2m]

Lol I just posted a comment about this before seeing yours. Yours is much more in-depth.

[@creativephebecooks]

Mark, you're amazingly good! Your enthusiasm for gardening and true sufficiency shines and I feel so encouraged as a fellow gardener ❤

[@VultureXV]

Turn excess compost into food with easy to grow oyster mushrooms. Theres a lot of guides on using buckets to make sustainable mycelium spawn and delicious fruiting bodies.

[@ketzalkiawitl]

I was expecting you to comment about the marvelous relationship between corn, beans and pumpkins. In the ancient ways they are grown together. People call them "las tres hermanas", the 3 sisters. The corn gives support for the beans (the vine variety), the beans give nutrients to the soil, and the pumkin covers the soil outcompeting weeds. These three crops also perfectly complement each other nutritionally.

[@emraldeyz1]

He did

[@ConnieCarrier]

Swiss chard and kale

[@BassSeduction]

And gastronomically

[@davidturner7001]

Any one know what Nation helped restart the potatoes? ____The Creek Nation. Thank you for educating me in regard of the "Three Sisters ". I have heard different descriptions. But, I believe you have spoken the truth about the "The Three Sisters". Praying from Sunflower 🌻 Alabama.

[@ketzalkiawitl]

@@davidturner7001 I know that potatoes center of origin is in south America in the region that is now Perú, Bolivia... Must have been work by the Incas. And later moved up to north America

[@aBenevolentAngel]

I think it's also important to always use heirloom seeds so that you can collect your own seeds for the next season in case they aren't available in stores when it comes planting time.

[@georgegates526]

And how!!!!!

[@Kifflington]

They don't have to be marked 'heirloom' - all heirlooms are worth saving seeds but not all saveable seeds are marked heirloom - but you want to avoid anything that's marked 'F1' as those are the hybrids that won't produce reliable results from saved seeds. Best way is to find a seed company that produces with this in mind, e.g. in the UK I use a company called Realseeds that don't sell any hybrids so I don't have to do any thinking at all 😀. If you join a seed circle in your area you can all share the work of keeping varieties saved too.

[@starlightstarbrightlove1457]

@@Kifflington thank you for letting me know. I’ll also watch out for that. ☺️☺️

[@Kifflington]

@@starlightstarbrightlove1457 No probs 😊

[@silasmonk2458]

@@Kifflington have any of you heard of Baker seeds here in the United States?

[@amberskye3478]

What a ton of useful information packed into this video! I am working on survival gardening - you are absolutely correct about these crops nutritionally. You help me immensely.

[@stephendownes6331]

Great video, only other veg I would suggest is silver beet. I built a small garden bed a couple of years ago and planted the seeds that Woolies were giving away. I ended up with about 18 plants that I would just take stalks and leaves from the outside, it was a planting that just kept producing month after month. At $8.00 a bunch at Cole's I was cheering and had the comfort of knowing it was 100% organically grown, I ate it at least 3 times a week, it was fantastic.

[@chrishi3358]

He mentioned in passing about corn being interplanted. Corn, squash (includes pumpkin) and beans are the 3 sisters planted together help each other out. The 3 sisters are an example of ancient permaculture.

[@ladyann1952]

No corn for me it's all GMO

[@swannoir7949]

Idk. I planted some corn around squash, and the animals (squirrels, gopher, rats, etc) still ate my corn.

[@moralityisnotsubjective5]

There are heirloom seeds you can get online from reputable sources for anyone worried about GMOs. Those are your best bet.

[@mistydanford4566]

Yummy, I ❤️ 3 sisters. 😋

[@ladyann1952]

@@tlsmith4605 u need to mind your own business

[@resilientdad7436]

I would include beets as a good crop to grow. I personally love them, and eat the tops and the roots. Super easy to grow you can grow a lot of them in a small space. The roots also last along time in a cold dark place and they can be pickled.

[@earthkeepinggreen7763]

I love beets.

[@violethomesteadgeorgia7278]

Don't like beets. I'm working on developing a taste for them but the greens are my favorite

[@earthkeepinggreen7763]

@@violethomesteadgeorgia7278 🤣

[@OriginalCosmicBabe]

I love feeding beets to people who’ve never had them! Most of the time, they’re instant converts. The only drawback is they do take a long time to cook, but I love the fact that the skins slide right off once they’re fully cooked - no tedious peeling!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Top choice the good old beets! 👍🙂

[@HeWhoHath]

Good video. You’ve helped me decide on my garden this year. Add to that two or three egg layers, some venison, and you hardly need to go to the grocery store.

[@robinconnelly6079]

This is really cool. So many people start a "veggie patch", grow lettuce and think they are self-sufficient. Very informative.

[@Helena-ou8ry]

For people living in a flat I recommend; snow peas (the plant can be eaten 2 and have very shallow roots), cherry tomatoes the vine can be a bit long but you can trail it around the room/wall, mung beans, tray spinach (baby), mushrooms and for fun cape gooseberry. These plants do require pollination which you can do by hand.

[@PrincessMaryMargaret]

Great advice.

[@chriskat646]

Don't forget microgreens. You would need lights for all of those already mentioned if you don't have a sunny area to grow in. Trays & pots. You can use cheap ones. Seeds can be started in styrofoam or red cups both very cheap. The flat trays are invaluable though to keep water from off your furniture or floor. Totes of various sizes work well depending on what you are trying to grow. Greenstalk towers made in Tennessee would be wonderful if you can afford them and have a balcony or really sunny room to put them in/on. Watch for sales they have them often. I grow bush green beans, lettuce, strawberries in mine. If you have a shelving unit you can use that to hang some lights and grow plants in a small area. If you can't afford plant lights try cheap shop lights. Some plants will thrive under them. Good Luck everyone.

[@nunyabusiness2276]

You can get determinate tomatoes that are good for small spaces and containers. If you have good vertical support, an indeterminate is fine, but they will grow and grow! They will last longer too, but the growth will spill over

[@chavenneooms3540]

I'm from The Netherlands and I love this video! We are growing our food in our backyard the last 2 years because of our great really smart politicians who are stopping our farmers from farming. Here it is not really about food shortages but about pushing fake food to the people (like printed in a lab🤢) and food made of bugs. If they really wanted to help the people they would help the farmers but they dont. So thank you for all the great video's!!! You help us a lot!!!

[@TheXxsuperxxchickxx]

Damn thats unfortunate, I think the same thing is happening here too in the USA

[@Jacktors]

2+2=5

[@jacquelinelynch4713]

Keep resisting!!