Survival Crops to Grow during Hard Times (with examples from history)

A few weeks ago, Self Sufficient Me released a video called "The 6 Top Crops to Grow at Home to Save You from Starving" In this video I give you 3 foods that deserve a place on any survival list due to their history of feeding people during hard times.
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[@Saph67]

Very fine fact about cow peas is, that their leaves are edible too, even raw. They're delicious, protein rich and grow back if pinching off only the shoot tips. A live saver for many in africa. We sometimes dry them and make powder for later on in the year.

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for sharing this. I didn’t know the leaves were edible and what a fascinating way to preserve them!

[@cliffmays442]

I think it should read life not live saver. But I make errors like that too.

[@JCC_1975]

I remember as a kid my great aunt would take one day and call all us kids over to help shull her black eyed peas. It's actually a great memory for me. She always made the best rice pudding as a payment for all our help. I miss her.

[@NowGardening]

Such good memories. I have memories shelling with my late mother and aunts. Aah, childhood ❤

[@broadwayFan28]

A word of warning from a guy who grows black eyed peas every year - it takes forever to pick and shell them. Spend an hour and you are lucky to harvest what you can buy at the store for $1. Most of my gardens are high value crops (I know they are all high $ lately) like tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. But yes, these are drought tolerant as are Armenian cukes and okra.

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for sharing your experience. I grew up shelling them every summer and can agree with you. I used to hate when my mom walked in with a brown paper bag full of them 😅 After living for years overseas where they’re not available, though, I can’t tell you how happy they make me 😊 Your strategy is a good one though. It’s smart to find things to grow that will not only feed you but save you money.

[@TaLeng2023]

Do the plant die back after the pods mature? Maybe the whole thing could be pulled, threshed and winnowed.

[@water78149]

How about a handful or a pod to only add to other foods?

[@danielhurst8863]

I've picked and shelled thousands of bushels of Black Eyed Peas. I'm unsure why you are having issues. Maybe because I grew up picking and shelling them it is easier for me, but picking is as easy as any crop. Shelling can be more difficult, but it is easy to do while watching TV or some other more pleasant activity.

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

Okra is amazing. I've had it flood and stay flooded all summer a keep right on producing.

[@OWK000]

I love eating black eye peas. I soak, but don't oversoak, and then cook with light salt and a chunk of raw potato, bring to low simmer, stir and turn off or really low. They cook quicker than any other bean. Good drained with butter and greens. If you grow your own the fresh one are really fantastic, you don't even need the potato which softens the skins and keeps the bean from exploding. Black eye peas are my favorite in chicken soup, too.

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for sharing your cooking tips. Made my mouth water just thinking about the next black-eyed pea harvest!

[@prettyprincess8187]

As someone who grew up poor but almost always had a meal due to my mother's resourcefulness and southern roots, black eyed peas and lentils are something I ALWAYS keep a bag of in the pantry. If you have literally nothing else but that a few spices, you've got a meal. Also, navy beans, potatoes and apples. Apples, you can eat fresh or put them over oatmeal or even simmer them for a while and have hot apples with a dash of cinnamon delicious 😋

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for sharing your story. You’re right. We don’t have to go back far to see what we should have on hand. My parents and grandparents were much the same as yours.

[@evana2511]

Agreed. I make a very delicious dish using just lentils, onions, and potatoes. When cooked, spoon it up and melt some butter over it. Very tasty. And inexpensive. Can be served with a homemade dinner roll or sourdough.

[@ninatrabona4629]

@@evana2511 Nutritionally it is a good value for the money.

[@gladtidings4all]

Here in Puerto Rico we grow all root vegetables during hurricane season. Which keeps safe underground! We grow potatoes, sweet potatoes, yucca, yams etc

[@tuconexionlocal7516]

Weeeeppppaaaa! ❤

[@NowGardening]

Smart! Thanks for sharing this!

[@gregzeigler3850]

Tree Onions(what my wife's grandma called them) will survive droughts, floods, extreme cold and even tolerate native grasses and weeds. All parts of the plant are edible. If you replant the top bulbs in the fall, you will have giant green onions next year. The in ground bulbs can be dug up in the winter time if needed. This is my favorite plant. Missouri Wonders Pole Bean, will survive floods and still produce a good green bean(seed might be hard to find now) and will produce under very hard circumstances. Dietrich's Wild Broccoli will come back every year, regardless of cold or heat. Dandelion is a common yard "weed" which can be eaten cooked or cold(salad). Another common weed is Plantain, which is also a good food crop. Lamb's Quarters(wild spinach) grows in broken spaces and tastes like green spinach. What is considered a plant here in the U.S. is considered a meal in Japan(Hostas). There is no need to be hungry at any time, If you know what to look for.

[@ralphpeed3596]

You mentioned WW2 there is another plant that helped the French survive after the Germans took all their potatoes. That was the Jerusalem Artichoke. The reason they were not taken is because the best place to store them is right in the ground where they were grown. Just cut the stalks down short and leave them. The stalk stump will help you find them as you need them. Another would be yams. Not sweet potatoes but the tubers that origionated in Africa. Then there is also sorghum which thrives in most any soil and is very draught tollerant. There are two mail types a cereal type and a cane type used for syrup.

[@NowGardening]

Great comment, Ralph. Here’s an interesting story about Jerusalem Artichokes you might like. We live in France, and a year or so back we had some French friends over for dinner and served a Jerusalem artichoke velouté as one of the dishes because we had just had it in a top notch restaurant. They loved it but could not figure out what it was. When we told them, they said they had never eaten Jerusalem artichokes before. The reason? There parents lived during World War 2. and afterwards it reminded everyone of the war. It came to be considered a poor man’s food and something to be shunned!

[@blaineclark]

@@NowGardening so true! I grew up on a small dairy farm in Pennsylvania and there was a patch of JAs near the pond. I loved raiding that patch in late fall and early spring for those yummy tubers. My parents never said their name and refused to do anything with "ew, those things". I never figured out why until much later.

[@christajennings3828]

Not everyone can comfortably digest "fartichokes", so it's a good idea to try them before you put a lot of space and time into growing them.

[@ninatrabona4629]

My local voles loved the Jerusalem artichokes so much they didn't leave us any. The plants grew well in the sandy soil.

[@rickmorrow993]

My dad grew up on black eyed peas and cornbread during the Great Depression in Oklakoma. Also, turnips, okra and collard greens.from his grandmother's garden on her farm.

[@NowGardening]

These are all things I grew up eating in the South. Makes me homesick

[@danieleltringham5708]

The three crops in the video: 1. Black-eyed peas 0:46 2. Turnips 3:34 3. Foraging 4:20

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for adding this. Reminds me I need to see if I added them for my recent video with 12 survival crops 😅

[@yuliyasood2100]

I must say that most of the suggestions don’t apply to all garden zones. I live in zone 3 and that’s my list: potatoes, turnips, jerusalem artichokes, winter squash, amaranth, carrots, beets, horseradish, white navy beans, sunflowers

[@leeoregan9766]

Where Mark is, in subtropical Queensland, Australia, our summers are wet, like flooding type wet, humid and generally super high pest pressure for the height of summer. Black eyed peas and drying peas we tend to grow in early spring, and autumn- autumn can be iffy with late cyclones or east coast lows and still high rainfalls. The fungal load can be immense in summer/autumn. That may explain why they didn't make Mark's list... cowpeas/black eyed peas, etc are available here in Qld, but oftentimes require innoculants introduced at the same time.

[@GrandmaSandy]

I live in Southern California and we have really hot summers I definitely will try to get some black-eyed peas and start growing them thanks for the heads up

[@BrokenGardening]

Thanks for the link and the extras 😊

[@NowGardening]

You're welcome. It's a great video.

[@AhJodie]

I totally agree! Thank you! I subscribed and shared your video!

[@NowGardening]

Awesome! Thank you! 😊

[@fionahobbs8818]

Thankyou for this excellent informative video. I will try growing some cow peas come the warm months here in southern Australia as we are in autumn now.

[@RJ-ob2qi]

Thank you for sharing this information❤

[@NowGardening]

You are so welcome 🌻

[@jtx-tube]

Thank you soo much for these tips!

[@NowGardening]

You're so welcome!

[@creativeplayandpodcastnetwork]

This is such a great video, thank you!

[@NowGardening]

You're so welcome!

[@backyardgardenhighlights]

Hi Val, you are an awesome hardcore content maker. Your contents are very unique and loved knowing history as well! Thank you so much for the wonderful video!

[@NowGardening]

You are so kind. As always, I truly appreciate your encouragement. I loved researching this one and would love to do more content like this!

[@RooftopGardeningwithInsha]

Really soo amazing video sharing dear friend thax for sharing 👌

[@NowGardening]

Thank you, Aaysha. I always appreciate your support 🪴💚

[@eretabegardens]

Very informative. Thank you for sharing.

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for your comment. Take care

[@patriciancube394]

This is my first time seeing the meddler tree and the fruit. I was surprised to see the little fig trees growing wild. You might be surprised by seeing fruit on those little fig trees this spring. Enjoyed all the information you shared. Thank you. ❤

[@NowGardening]

Hi Patricia. I discovered the medlar tree here in France years ago and was surprised to learn of its interesting history, including multiple appearances in literature through the ages. As for the fig, I hope you’re right! We have 2 fig trees planted on our property now, but they’re not producing much yet.

[@ghazalatagterracegarden7554]

Very very nice sharing friend informative video nicely explain thanks you so much ❤️

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@georgevavoulis4758]

Thank you so much very enlightening

[@NowGardening]

My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it

[@clivesconundrumgarden]

Interesting Val, we grew a bunch of beans for drying this year. Delicious!! Love Blackberries aswell. Have a great week!! Cheers J&C 🌱🌱🌱

[@NowGardening]

Thanks J&C. Both are great choices for saving. I just opened a jar of blackberry jam today…could almost taste the summer sun! 😄

[@gdoggscreations9221]

Very interesting to know how easy to grow black eye peas. I have tried it and this peas are delicious and healthy. Turnips is good for making chips. Great foraging too. Thumbs up! 17

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for your message. I’ve never had turnip chips before but they sound delicious.

[@ruthsmith2367]

Excellent video thank you ❤️

[@NowGardening]

You are so welcome!

[@dapurkng]

hello friends, I really enjoyed the story you told about history lessons. Thanks for sharing. have a nice day

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for your message. I’m glad you enjoyed it

[@Utah_Mike]

Very helpful. Thankyou

[@NowGardening]

You're welcome. Glad it was helpful

[@goforit8]

Yes very interesting, always looking for new ideas.

[@NowGardening]

Good to hear. More to come soon 👍🏻

[@gossipwithaqeela9324]

Informative video as usual my dear friend 😃😃🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for your support! 💚

[@GrandmaSandy]

Wanted to let you know I really enjoyed your video you gave a lot of great information I am not thinking they were going to be the end of days either but I know things are getting hard and it’s going to get a lot harder and I’m trying to get myself prepared to have some things that will grow in my garden they don’t need much care at all they take care of themselves that is my goal to build a food forest for I can always go out and pick something to eat. Thank you for some great tips and some great ideas of things I never thought of

[@NowGardening]

Thanks so much for your kind message, Sandy. I’m happy to hear it was helpful to you. Since you live in South Ca, you should definitely try the various cowpeas, although turnips might be a no-go for you unless you have a cooler time of year. They tend to pop up out of the ground and get bitter when they’re heat-stressed! Not exactly food, but the herbs of Provence (thyme, oregano, rosemary, sage, and marjoram) might be great options for you too. My herbs couldn’t get enough of the heat and didn’t mind the drought conditions either. Best wishes to you and getting your food forest up and operational. Take care

[@gardeningwithnanay]

Oh somebody gave me a balck eyed peas and will definitely try it this growing season!

[@NowGardening]

Great! I’ll be interested to hear if they grow well as far north as you are. If they do, you’re in for a treat!

[@christinashurina1008]

😮😊😊😊 Thank you very much for the information!!😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@NowGardening]

You’re welcome 😊

[@jeffbee6090]

excellent add on video!

[@NowGardening]

Thank you!😊

[@cherilynne1946]

I grew up (coastal NC) eating Dixie Lee field peas. With potatoes and cornbread, you can’t beat it!

[@NowGardening]

Amen to that!

[@katec9893]

I'm not sure if he covered this in his video but I will add to the list of survival crops: American Land Cress, Chard and Winter Purslane. They grow easily, seeds are cheap and plentiful, they taste good, can be eaten raw, land cress makes a great soup, all survive the snow and apart from slugs they don't really attract pests, unlike brassicas.

[@crubbythebeagle57]

great survival crops

[@NowGardening]

Thank you

[@michaelkaer]

Good additions to survival foods. I raise chickens and quail and mealworms for the quail. I am setting up cages for rabbits. My interest is in the greens to feed the birds and rabbits. I like beets and sweet potatoe because of the free greens. I am in zone 6b/7a with clay loam soil. Any other suggestions?

[@xrzeropoint7989]

Regarding foraging I have an idea that might work but I haven't tried it. Boil water to pour onto the ice and frozen mud that cattails are in to make it easier to get to the rhizomes. We're already in spring so it'll have to wait to be tried next winter but it seems like it should work. Thank you for your suggestions of what to grow! The peas sound quite good because of the lack of necessary gardening. Ruth Stout Method is best!

[@bairdgardens3925]

Great information!

[@NowGardening]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@vaughnslavin9784]

Thank you!

[@NowGardening]

You're welcome!

[@carolyn6290]

TY, vrry informative.

[@NowGardening]

Glad it was helpful

[@CanadasNature]

new subscriber👍amazing work!

[@NowGardening]

Thanks so much!

[@corneliabenz9838]

Thank you for this video. It is very difficult to find cowpea seeds in my area, you get tons of other pea seeds, but they are always the civilized ones; I find that very interesting. Finally I got dried ones on the Internet. Also the information about the green of the turnips to be eaten, that is new to me.

[@NowGardening]

My pleasure. Thanks for your comment. I’m glad you were able to find dried cowpeas. That ‘s all you need to get started. Best of luck with your crops!

[@zone4garlicfarm]

The greens are the best part of the turnip plant. I eat the greens and feed the roots to my animals.

[@corriehordyk3342]

I live in Canada, closer to to north than south. I have never heard of these peas.

[@YawehthedragondogofEL]

Helianthus tuberosis and Chenopodium album are my faves, but turnips and black eyed peas are awesome too. Also, few grow them because they are insanely cheap at the store, but pinto beans are beasts in fresh ground. I have long hot summers.

[@johnkillen588]

VG thank you

[@NowGardening]

Thank you too

[@gardeningmadeeasywiththeol3945]

Hi Valerie, really enjoyed your video and history lesson ! Your choices for 'survival crops' are very sound and we have grown turnips for the first time this year ! Best Wishes, Paul & Nadj.

[@NowGardening]

Thanks, Paul & Nadj. It was fun to research this one. I’m a history nerd and would love to do more food history videos in the future! Have a lovely week. Valerie

[@gardeningmadeeasywiththeol3945]

@@NowGardening Something else we have in common - I am a history graduate !

[@NowGardening]

@@gardeningmadeeasywiththeol3945 Oh yeah? That's brilliant! I graduated in psychology but took as many history classes as they would allow!

[@fancythat5136]

A very good early Bush Bean that produces a lot of stringless green beans in 55 days is “Provider bean”. Can grow 2 crops Sprring and Fall.

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for sharing this. I don’t know that variety.

[@darrencorrigan8505]

Good list.

[@NowGardening]

Thank yoi

[@OCDishChick]

Great information! I’m growing one of them…turnips.

[@NowGardening]

Good luck! I absolutely love the turnip greens.

[@arielbania7092]

Nice sharing my friend

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for watching

[@Rhesvhil72]

Wow thats really amazing

[@NowGardening]

I was fascinated while researching it.

[@chessman483]

I live in the same State as Mark. The reason Mark probably didn’t mention Turnips and black eyed peas is our Climate is very hot and we have better options than these colder climate crops. Sweet potatoe grows like weeds in our climate. But Turnips and peas have to be managed through winter mainly.

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for your comment. I definitely wasn't criticizing Mark. He's my KZbin gardening hero :) I just wanted to add a few more to his list.

[@chessman483]

@@NowGardening Appreciate, I wasn’t criticising either. Just wondered if that’s why Mark didn’t mention them.

[@LittleAussieRockets]

Yeah we love our sweet potatoes in QLD

[@EpicEarthFound]

I agree with you Black eyed pea would be perfect. But I also think lentils and garbanzo beans would be good choices too

[@NowGardening]

I’ve read a lot this year about lentils being environmental heroes and was super excited to try growing them. We eat them a lot, so I was really disappointed I couldn’t get them grow well in my soil here. I’ll have to try them again next year. Do you have any tips?

[@brandy2771]

No harm trying. Thanks.

[@supremepizza3710]

Nice...!

[@NowGardening]

Thank you!

[@muaaznagrami2613]

One sturdy and durable tropical tree is jackfruit you can eat it's flesh and boil and eat it's seed very calorie dense food

[@potagermalo]

Coucou 👋 👋 👋 Une belle vidéo bravo Merci pour ce partage, à bientôt 😊 😊 😊 A bientôt 🤗

[@NowGardening]

Merci beaucoup. Bonne soirée 😊

[@potagermalo]

@@NowGardening 😉

[@miraclevillagecooking-sril522]

soo beautiful vlog❤new friend ♥️✔️🎁🔔

[@NowGardening]

Thanks 😊

[@Frombie_01]

Growing up, I did a lot of foraging around my neighbourhood. I knew where all the best peaches, apples, mandarines, figs and mulberries were and how high the fence was to scale in order to get at them. Also, there is a good reason turnips are used for animal fodder. On the subject of animal fodder, chokos (chayotes) should be on that list. They are easy to grow, high yielding and take up little garden space.

[@christajennings3828]

If you get enough heat, and have a long enough growing season. I grew them for 3 years, and got enormous, healthy vines, but they were only just barely beginning to bud, because of our cool summer weather, when I got my first frost, and the vines completely died back. In three years, I didn't get a single fruit/squash, so I gave up and pulled it out. I'm very disappointed, as I really like chayotes.

[@brian3986]

I love cowpeas. Our soil is very poor and sandy. They thrive in it. And improve the soil every year the same way beans do.

[@NowGardening]

Exactly! Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@judyb1643]

As long as we are permitted to grow and raise our own produce into the future. Apparently they are cracking down on home grown produce, the government and local councils are sending out letters to close down small farms, dairy’s, piggery’s, chicken and egg farms and small time neighbour hood vegetable growers in Oregon ( reasoning is to protect ground water). Not sure where else this is happening. Learning to forage is a great idea.

[@billieunderwood8303]

Currently, they are wanting you to REGISTER your home gardens. You do not have to comply.

[@judyb1643]

@@billieunderwood8303 Im an Aussie but I like to see what’s happening in the rest of the world. I think this is just the beginning of the elites, Uber wealthy and big business reigning in the masses. Sainburies in the UK have just released a 34 page Future Food Report. This is a mind blowing report and worth a read, it’s online. Farming as we know it will be no more! Hydroponics will be how they grow our veg, animals will not be consumed, only synthetic printed out animal protein. We will consume insects, jellyfish and seaweed products. Eventually into the future we will be issued with implanted nural linked chip that will provide us with all our nutritional requirements. Yeah I know, that’s insane! Sainsburies ( UK supermarket chain) and their biggest share holder is Qatar Investment Authority, who also just happen to be a strategic WEF partner.

[@bootstrapperwilson7687]

I thought the Pacific NW is super wet. Why would it have groundwater problems?

[@judyb1643]

@@bootstrapperwilson7687 The Ground water protection reasoning is just a ruse.

[@andreamaclachlan980]

Interesting what other cultures add. From Oz, same place Mark hails from (although he's Qld, I'm WA) purslane should be on the list, too. Most people think it to be a weed, but it is an edible, highly nutritious plant. Grows everywhere and anywhere. In these economic tough times, this plant would be amazing for everyone to utilise. Free nutrition.

[@NowGardening]

Great point. Purslane is a great one to add. I’ve seen it growing in the American South, Morocco, and France all in the last year. Very adaptable

[@jillhull7358]

Wooow

[@LincolnHawk-bk5yr]

Black eyed peas and turnips are two of my favorite foods. So far, so good.....

[@cliffmays442]

Broad (fava) beans are great for those of us live in the north. They grow up with support, have high protien, and like black eye peas do well in drought and poor soil.

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@northernguy611]

mark does good content yea!

[@NowGardening]

He really does. And he’s so likable too!

[@northernguy611]

@@NowGardening hey thank you for your video it was very informative and the format was awesome! love learning about the history behind the food

[@goinsvirginia]

I will be growing lots mulberry trees an fruit an berries. Drying em up to

[@NowGardening]

They’re delicious and so productive. I haven’t dried them before, but it sounds like a great idea since they go bad so quickly.

[@NowGardening]

They’re delicious and so productive. I haven’t dried them before, but it sounds like a great idea since they go bad so quickly.

[@dencollie]

Dried peas cook THAT QUICKLY? Ty new sub!

[@NowGardening]

I’ve never thought of it like that, but yes, they cook incredibly fast for dried peas. Thanks for watching and subbing 😊

[@inmyhome7085]

قناتك جميلة جدا

[@NowGardening]

shukran

[@kanalabcvideo]

Survival Crops to Grow during Hard Times (with examples from history) video super

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for your comment 👍🏻

[@virginiamccartney7518]

I'm wondering why turnips were your go-to; they don't keep anywhere near RUTABAGAS keep & 'swedes' as my hfolks called them just plain taste better. Just a thought...

[@josephkiselica8923]

Purslane for a nutritional weed (it's everywhere) and jerusalem artichokes are helpful for tough times..... Is there a way we can harvest the extra s from this plant...... Ha ha ha keep smiling and stay healthy! NAZDRAVYE

[@fabricdragon]

living in urban/suburban areas most of my life, i have focused on growing edible landscape crops. foods that can pass muster with the HOA (i avoid those like the plague) or the pickiest of neighbors. current bushes, gooseberries, bloody dock (a fine landscape plant) herbs grown in with flowers... daylillies (NOT oriental lillies) various edible flowers... no one thinks twice about my rosebushes! for dry peas, lentils and wheat? in my opinion you are better off buying them and learning to properly store them, since right now they are cheap enough. they will store for decades if sealed in with an O2 absorber. i focus on growing things i cant afford, or that will grow with minimal work. still, always good things to know, right?

[@lordflash4312]

I wish more Southerners knew about Back to Eden wood chipping covered gardening, it works phenomenally well there and makes those gardens drought-proof, with zero weeding.

[@conniebrister7229]

And they are freaking delicious (purple hulls)

[@NowGardening]

So true!

[@libertycowboy2495]

Never heard black eyed peas called pink eye purple hull before.

[@rochrich1223]

Germans only used the newly discovered "potato" only as a winter livestock feed until the 30 years war. Then it was discovered to be too heavy to steal and too wet to burn. You left it in the field so when the wrong Protestant/Catholic army approached, you ran to safety and when you returned, there was food in the ground.

[@NowGardening]

Great story. Thanks for sharing

[@user-fb2hv9cy7y]

every video I see on survival food to grow all make the same mistake, they never mention where they are located, what growing zone they are in, and what summer and winter conditions they face. most of the plants they grow are burned up by end of May where I live. a fall and winter garden work best in this area and all you can do is hope it isn't 80° F at noon and 20° F the next morning because that drop in temp will kill off just about everything

[@benteross2677]

He probably didn't include the cowpeas as they aren't available where he lives, in Australia.

[@NowGardening]

True. He’s awesome and very thorough

[@leeoregan9766]

They are available here in Oz, it's more the region he resides in, if we have a mild dry winter, we could grow them, however, they require innoculants added at planting. Where Mark is, he's seen relentless rain and flooding this summer, the ground is so wet it's a swamp. Typically being in the subtropics, our summers are our wet season.

[@TaLeng2023]

I don't think we can grow turnips in the tropics. I guess rootcrops are the best bet for home gardeners coz of ease of care. I read rice farmers in my country would used to grow taro on the borders of their paddy fields as some sort of insurance food should the rice fail.

[@HelenEk7]

Cow peas sadly dont grow well in colder climates.

[@cprove5751]

Lol that tilther was a hay baler

[@NowGardening]

Truly 😉

[@brushbros]

If we are reduced to growing our own food it will already be too late. How do we grow gasoline and clothing? Turnips are symptomatic of a starving population.

[@jeremymoore1746]

“Distant cousins, there’s a limited supply. And we’re down to the dozens, and this is why: Big Eyed Beans from Venus! Oh my, oh my. Boys and girls, Earth people around the circle, Mixtures of man alive. Big eyed beans from Venus, Don’t let anything get in between us.”

[@edwardleonard5350]

How come no birds attacks those crops?

[@NowGardening]

Good question. I’ve never had problems with birds. I don’t use any pesticide and the local farmers are organic farmers too, so i think we have a good supply of insects for the birds to eat. They do go after my mulberries and cherries, though, so I use netting over a few branches to make sure they leave a few for me.

[@edwardleonard5350]

@@NowGardening Understand now:) Gotta give the bird something to survive on such as weeds and insects - sometimes we are the reason for their "crimes".

[@supremepizza3710]

The nice thing about Know How is knowing how... Do not despise small beginnings. You'll thank yourself later... Tater:

[@muddyshoesgardener]

Could you talk any faster? Blkeyd purplepz? 🤔

[@pedrovalenciajr9280]

In the times of Noah, the people didn’t think that their world was coming to an end. It didn’t go so good for them.

[@cassandra9699]

Marijuana is the number one crop to grow that no one acknowledges.

[@davek89666]

While your optimism is appreciated, ww3 has started my friend

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

Survival crops is not clearly defined. In my mind, a survival crop is something you can plant in a clearing somewhere off the road and come back to it any time. In the mean time it is unlikely to be stolen. It also has to be high in carbs. That makes yams and sweet potatoes the top crops. They compete well with weeds and don't require fertilizer. There is no maturity date. The roots can stay in the ground for two years and still be edible. In the case of the sweet potato, the whole plant is edible. The only thing that compares for food value is the banana.

[@drinehart73]

I’ve grown a variety of cow pea called Ozark Razorback for the last 3 years. For space consideration I provide a trellis, but it still sprawls. I see it as a great survival food because once the seeds are planted, they pretty much make it on their own. Even in drought situations, the leaves and pods are prolific. The leaves and mature pods are edible, but I allow the pods to dry naturally for winter storage. I don’t take the time to shell them until late fall when the garden has been put to rest and things slow down. I have found that seeds that spill on the ground have a way of surviving the winter and pop up in the spring as volunteer plants. Cowpeas are not commonly grown in my area of Missouri, so intruders are less likely to recognize them as being theft-worthy.

[@katec9893]

A lot of it depends on climate. In the UK we can't easily grow any of those plants, for us cold tolerant plants are best. I think its best if people learn what grows well in their local climate.

[@salauerman7082]

I can’t stand black eyed peas…!

[@salauerman7082]

Second season turnip greens don’t have the nasty fuzzies and don’t really need cooking…

[@jologie7758]

I think all of those foods you chose.Do not taste great and I think self.Sufficient mark has it going on

[@obgardening]

Thank you for sharing video

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment

[@0987654321mnbvcxzmor]

Can you take him seriously