What's Growing Now in Our Subtropical Vegetable Garden Homestead

In this video, we go for a vegetable garden tour raised bed by raised bed and I explain what's growing or future plans for certain parts of the garden.
Blog: www.selfsuffici... (use the search bar on my website to find info on certain subjects)
Forum: www.selfsuffici...
Facebook: / selfsufficientme-26078...
Twitter: / sufficientme
Subscribe to my channel: goo.gl/cpbojR

[@Selfsufficientme]

G'day everyone! I just want to reinforce what I said in my video thanking you for your support! Recently my channel has received an influx of new subscribers which is fantastic and also a testament to all of you who shared, liked, and commented on my videos because without your help no one would notice my ch at all. Thanks again and cheers! :)

[@PeterSedesse]

Thank you. I subscribed about a week ago. You do a great job and it is more relevant to me. Most of the other good youtubers are in the USA and Canada, so a lot of their content isn´t as useful as yours. I am full tropics, so find your stuff very useful.

[@lindahipple4817]

Self Sufficient Me just sub'd your channel, you've given me alot of great ideas for gardening, my winters are full on freezing temps,snow,ice,etc. but I enjoy growing indoors too! your Tumeric and Ginger are just fab! I grow mine indoors mostly so I'm quite envious of your set up..Blessings!

[@RoyHolder]

You're an inspiration Mark, thank you for sharing a small part of your life with me! :)

[@thelukesternater]

Congratulations on one million!

[@cardiablo09]

MI’m has always happened m I’m just not going through a relationship m I’m going Hey There I gotta is your way my way Hey there I’m tryna myou’re next year is a fun night out there in like two minutes lol lol I’m just not going right I just don’t think you guys do you like you Maybe I just don’t need you Maybe I should go get me something lol I made it a little late but it looks nice lol I love youuuu you love the new version but it’s a bit too easy but it’s good too but I don’t mwanna I’m going back and forth and with a couple things going around my car I’m tryna was your last year of your birthday I gotta get a couple weeks my baby and I’m so excited I gotta is is more like the other way lol lol ima should be the weekend I was going on my birthday today my parents were here at all weekend lol so I’ll maybe I’ll try something new but m opinion Omg Loon Onl mo mo lol m Pop

[@LB-vl3qn]

Mark, I must admit, I prefer these videos. It's like taking a walk in a friend's garden, learning all about what's working, what's not working, and getting all sorts of ideas for things to try in my own garden. There's just one problem... I find myself talking to you. Then, I remember...

[@introtwerp]

😂

[@MontanaCabanalivn]

Mark you deserve all the great support you are getting. Keep sharing with us.

[@jennyek6577]

You give a ton of tips in every video without seeming to think twice about it, love it! :D

[@dougrowell7817]

Mark, you are the one. Not overly professional ( I mean that in the nicest way, not out to make a bomb from sponsorships), but really honest and heartfelt. I love that you break the rules in a learned way. Especially the crowding out, but with logic and experience. Lots of great harvest without crazy amounts of space. Especially the symbiotic relationships. None of this is rocket science, but you add advice that's gained from lots of experience and experimentation, and is simple to follow. The bonus is that you provide so much experience that saves us from having to make our own mistakes. Let me find your Patreon page. I support the KZbinrs who help me. It must be a tough gig, but you clearly enjoy it. BTW - I have 100 acres of environmentally zoned land in the Hunter, Listed on the National Trust and the State Heritage Register. You are helping me put it to good use. I grew up in Brisbane, and so, know your patch, despite the altitude and climate being different in Toowoomba. Thanks Doug :)

[@deliachitts1964]

Everyday videos are fun and learning in relaxed mode is fun

[@ourfloridagarden4191]

Hi Mark. Love the bean and tomato idea. The garden is lovely with the sound of the cockatoo and the warm weather. Just wonderful. Thanks for posting.

[@vink6163]

Me too! What a great way to avoid having to clip the tomatoes to the trellis. Definitely have to try that. Thanks Mark for the great idea!

[@communicationandcollaborat728]

Definitely going to use this idea! Will save room in my patch to grow other things.

[@RobsAquaponics]

I think the views & subs are well deserved Mark 👍👍👍 Is great to see an Aussie Homestead like yours take off on KZbin. Tried to film a clip through the week but the builders out the back were too loud. Just tried again & the dog a few doors starts off at Lizzie wandering around the yard. Just can't win sometimes. 😄 All should be calm by the time your clips done. I didn't realise that's where the Cat Face tomatoes came from, thanks. 👍 It has been a very mild winter so far in the SE. The Kang kong in the aquaponics is still trying to take over beds where normally it would of almost died off by June. Hope I haven't jinxed it now as I'm enjoying all the greens. 😉 The whole patch is looking fantastic & is a tribute to all the hard work you've put into it Mark. Cheers mate & have a top weekend.

[@Selfsufficientme]

+Rob Bob's Backyard Farming & Aquaponics Yeah Rob I reckon you're right about the mild winter helping the veggie garden it has been a fantastic year. Lol I hear your frustrations in regards to filming sometimes I just have to leave all those unexpected sounds in and apologize instead :) You have a great weekend too mate! Cheers :)

[@ChrisZPR]

Oh shit Robs here aswell, small world.

[@RobsAquaponics]

I live about 80 min south west of Mark 😉👍

[@ChrisZPR]

Haha yeah you live 20 mins from me! I'm in Rosewood :D

[@ChevTracyGraham]

I've enjoyed watching your videos for a number of years but as an added bonus my 11 month old does too. I think he finds your voice soothing.

[@MarleneDowney-jo4fy]

My husband (Robert) and I live in an area just up the road and we are enjoying all your segments.

[@jcnalley1024]

I love to watch your videos! This is my first year gardening, and I have learned so much! I also love your jokes and how much fun you have! Please keep posting! 💕☀🌻

[@theelpydimension]

Cool to see the old you knowing how much people love you and your garden today! What you can grow in the subtropics is dreamy. Really beautiful property, thanks for sharing!

[@dannyfoster6896]

Love the videos! Your candid style of editing is one of the things I like. It shows we all make mistakes so don’t give up and we all must continue to learn, teach and support one another. Keep “you” coming please!

[@ronhopwood1955]

As always this video was very informative and very intetesting. You are a good teacher! Thank you Mark. You are very much appreciated

[@spiritanswers]

I'm just starting off growing my own veggies in small containers mark, only got 8'x6' space but I love the encouragement from your videos!...Thank you so much !!!

[@janineowen]

Don't understand why you get so critical of yourself - great content. Every time 👌

[@thomasmcclure6769]

Have been binging your videos on all my off days.

[@kellyroushar6475]

Mark, I really enjoy your videos. The content is full of tips and very educational. I know you sometimes mention the cockatoos and would love to know the sounds of the other birds. Keep up the great work 👍 👏 !!!

[@cindyterrell4615]

I really enjoy your videos & have saved many for my new home. We will take the garden into account when buying the new house!! Thank you!

[@jenniferlittle7474]

Mark your place is amazing you should be very proud,i am west of Bundaberg so we basically have the same weather.I have found the self seeding stuff does the best.I have found even growing in mowed grass is good.The ground get's to hot in the summer.Don't worry about the background sounds,makes it all sound normal.Diggers will love you.Is that sugar cane mulch?I found your channel yesterday and watched nearly all of your videos,good to find an Aussie site.Everything looks so healthy.Very smart growing herbs in with everything.Your own version of permaculture

[@hopelovefaith1321]

jennifer little Gday Jennifer, i’ve cousins in Bunderberg...i’m in NSW. I totally agree with your comment👍🏻...it is an awesome aussie channel!!

[@eikoqdupree101]

I totally enjoy your garden tours. I like your style of going with nature gives you. Like your personal Eden. Also admire your love and respect for wild life. So you keep on being YOU, and we will always be watching 🤓❣

[@OwnedByAGrey]

I adore your garden and am so thankful for your willingness to invite us in. Thank you so much. Being in Pennsylvania, USA, I'm jealous of your being able to grow your garden in all seasons. Tomatoes and beans and eggplants in winter? What?! (SO JEALOUS!) My great-grandmother was an American Indian, and as such, we were taught companion planting. In specific, the Three Sisters, which were corn, beans, and squash. The corn was a support for the climbing beans; the beans held the corn nice and straight and took "the air to the roots" (which we now know as "nitrogen-fixing"), and the squash protected the Sisters' feet, keeping them cool and moist and clean. When you mentioned having beans help to support your tomatoes, it brought this very old bit of garden wisdom to mind, and I think it's brilliant. Perhaps the Aussie version of Three Sisters is tomatoes, beans, and lettuces! :)

[@stephenmarter4956]

I always enjoy your videos and every little bit of information can help us here in hot dry Sun City Arizona.

[@jesschappell647]

i love seeing you take us through the garden cant wait to see what you do in spring!

[@everett8027]

These video are great! I enjoy the slower, more detailed walk-throughs as well as the faster, more highly produced ones. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge and experience. I discovered your channel about a month ago and have slowly be working through the library of videos. They have really helped this young aspiring urban gardener understand my own mistakes and re-imagine my rooftop garden.

[@ursulaasmundsen9370]

the ginger video, I found yesterday brought me to your channel. I subscribed at once. nice to see what happens at the other side of the world. thank you for showing.

[@judithcook5902]

I am english and live in France Europe I love to hear the sounds of the birds in the background, I also appreciate your brilliant information although your climate is different from mine the idias I have had since finding your blog is inspireing, thnk you

[@beverlymiller182]

I love to watch your videos. So educational.

[@acraftymouse213]

You're videos are great. The surprise noises make it feel more like your taking your friends through the garden rather than a perfectly edited tutorial. I am jealous of your weather. Here in the Mojave desert we hit triple digits early this year and I'm struggling to keep my garden alive.

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi..... Self Sufficient Me, thank you for sharing your video 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🎥👍👍👍

[@karenhobbs3218]

About mulching and weeds: i just finished watching a video blog from a permaculture site and her opinion on mulching is worth a try. She puts shredded newspaper on a bed as the last layer before mulching to control weeds and after throwing in her compost. then she digs down to below the newspaper to put in her seedlings. I am definitely going to do this. Your use of the cardboard is the same idea. I used cardboard in my yard where i wanted borders, knowing that digging is out of the question, then threw on a bit of soil and amendments as needed.

[@ltlbnsgarden]

Your channel grows because you have great content. You are a great gardener and you are a great person. You have an amazing garden! I really like the idea of the tomatoes and sweet potato bed . Great tour around the garden 😊

[@929bn]

Love seeing videos like these where you show everything at once for the season your in and tie in previous videos and show updates like the sweet potatoe bed. Great! Thanks

[@sueglass739]

I just found you this morning and have been binge watching you all day...yes, even when I cooked dinner and during the clean up! I enjoyed this video especially because it felt like I was walking along beside you through your garden. I live on the SE coast of Florida, USA, in a sub tropic zone also, so I am very interested in what you are doing and was so happy to see your ginger growing video, as I just planted some in a pot and now I know how to keep it alive! Thanks so much!

[@VaveeDances]

I am a recent subscriber and have already learned so much! Thank you and keep the videos coming!

[@pennyfenner1354]

I like these walk through chat videos. Good stuff.

[@scarlettrubyrose]

My most successful plant in my subtropical QLD vegetable patch this winter has been Fennel. I grew some in Spring last year and it was an average outcome but my autumn planting has yielded me some very happy 1.8m plants. You should definitely give fennel a try.

[@scottholmes8374]

Bro thanks for the videos I have learnt a lot from your video's you have made me want to give it a go I have built raised gardens and have ten fruit trees keep up the good videos Chrs from New Zealand

[@denisebrady6858]

Loved this video Mark- very informative - gives us some ideas.

[@dorothykerby6328]

Love these every day videos. This helps us understand and see what to do on a daily basis.

[@billduffy600]

Great video Mark . I enjoy the more personal aspects of your videos . Best wishes.......Bill

[@frankwalker2234]

Hi Mark. I only just found your vids in the last couple of days and love 'em. I'm just down the road in Tanah Merah and it's great to find info in relevant time and climate. Between you and Rob Bob I recon I won't ever have to buy veges again!! LOL. But seriously, Thanks so much for taking the time to educate. All the best.

[@donnaerskine9329]

I'm a recent subscriber, I love your videos! Content is interesting, informative & relevant to me, being about 4hrs south of Brissy. Since most of the gardening vids I find on KZbin are either American or British, I really enjoy the familiar Aussie accent, phrases & yes, even the screech of the Cockatoos in the background! Lol Looking forward to your up coming posts! Cheers Donna 👌🏼😃

[@vins6036]

Hi mark just discovered your channel liked and subbed 👍 looking forward to watching all your videos. Great to see how you to grow all those exotic fruit and vegetables. We here in UK are having most wired weather. We've had a very dry winter, spring. Last week we had the hottest few days since 1976 and now we've had lots for rain for few days and the temperature has dropped like a led balloon. Our gardens/ plants are all confused. Thank you for sharing your videos. Best wishes 👍🙏

[@marywhitesell9618]

I love learning from you. Thank you

[@50shadesofgreen]

good day Mark from self sufficient me !! fantastic update and plot tour of your amazing garden !! thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences and as always happy growing !!

[@heathermotta8544]

Love this video walking around checking out your garden. Really interesting to see how other people set up their space. Thanks for sharing.

[@amyholton3452]

My mom and I love your videos! Can't wait for the video on growing banana trees! Your place is awesome!

[@Mrbfgray]

Love self seeding produce plants, permaculture potential. Hate to sound purist but tho I use cardboard some in the garden I don't let it rot into soil, I pick it up and throw it out, it contains glues and non-biodegradable persistent chems that you don't want in your diet. I enjoyed this vid even MORE than most of yours, very interesting!

[@christinehiggins4762]

Congrats Mark glad to see it doing so well... Kasalia

[@Blaculo]

I'm still an intermediate level gardener, so I really enjoy seeing your variety and techniques. Got some fun stuff happening on my channel, drop by sometime.

[@jenny4865]

Enjoy your videos. Great idea to grow beans with tomatoes to provide additional support, thank you. I'm going to start doing that as well from now on.

[@victoriam3055]

I learn a lot from you. Thank you!

[@tethraleang6297]

love to see ausie like u doing more of the video

[@claudettemaistry4074]

Love love yr garden and yr explainations, u provide a ton of info on how to have green fingers as we say here in SA, I wouldnt worry about the dogs, we can still hear u clearly,might be loud for u though, but it provides great humour to us when u fuss about noises u dont like when u videoing, my family loves it,anyway keep going and GOD bless.

[@ulissesgrant1618]

Hi self sufficient me hey mike saluting you and your fam from Los Angeles Ca USA I love your videos it give me the information tools I need to do my gardens as well it enlightens me with my own ideas as soon as I retire to Honduras I'll applie your ideas combined with my own to get my garden going thank you; now one thing I wanted to tell you about covering one of your raised garden beds with cardboards I would advice against using it for mulch for one reason only carboards when they're made they put this big giant bowl or containers the trees are chop up in to tiny pieces in a soupy like kind of thing and they put glue in them to keep the cardboard together I work at a cardboard company in Los Angeles and I learned about this and like said my good friend I advice against using it as mulch I this information helps you to keep a very organic garden and now have a wonderful day like you aussies say good day mate

[@hopelovefaith1321]

Gidday mate...soo wonderful to hear a fair dinkum Aussie accent [ plus a few cockies & one irate plover thrown in lol] on Utube. I’m in awe of your garden & the work you put into it...it’s awesome!!! I’m in nsw & am soo jealous of your weather ! How on earth do you tend to it all!!? Just wanted to say gidday & that you’ve got a great channel . Hooroo! ~ Adele

[@Selfsufficientme]

G'day Adele, and thank you! Yes, it takes a bit of work to keep the property running but it's enjoyable (albeit tiresome physically at times). The health benefits, creativity, and everyday learning keeps me interested in food gardening. Cheers :)

[@lisatezeno3098]

OMG. I wish I had that much room to grow a lot of stuff like that. I have a pretty good size back yard, but Im still limited. I enjoyed the video.

[@willsworld6233]

G'day Mark, glad I found your channel, just subbed. I'm in the Gympie region and just started my self sufficiency goal on my 5 acres

[@clarissareid8266]

Nice, I love the flowers of the Bok Choy, I'll have to keep that in mind for my garden.

[@tethraleang6297]

i'm so thankful to find your. from melbourne

[@MrCntryjoe]

both the ginger and tumeric amazing,

[@auntbeth448]

Hello, I am also a new subscriber. Loved the ginger video, and am looking forward to the turmeric one, as I stuck a root bud from the grocery store in the ground, have leaves, and no clue what to do next! Envious of your tropical fruit trees, and would also like some videos on growing pruning, etc...thx! East Coast USA...

[@tishcarter6490]

I thought you were a master gardener. wow your comments and tips are awesome. did you buy the galvanized bins? I love the look. would be great in my backyard. wonderful videos. thanks so much!

[@bilcke]

I love these kind of videos!

[@snippetsordinarylife]

Thanks for the video. That was really interesting.

[@eliseviv]

Hi Mark, I live in Townsville, so your garden has been inspirational for me. My worst problem is the dusty fungus on pumpkin, zucchini and recently the spaghetti squash. Last year my sqash did really well, so I've planted more (love them :)) but the fungus all but killed it. You breezed over that point, (my zucchinis also diedthis year) and would be good to hear how you combat an extreme case.

[@letsgotravelaustralia]

All looks great Mark

[@maryhoelscher1671]

We enjoy you too

[@TheNeeenha]

Love your videos..epically the ones on your flock...oh heck love them all cheers mate :)

[@Growveguk]

Awesome video, sounds like Steve Irwins Zoo in the garden!!! Good to see what can be grown Down Under. Do your potatoes grow on the leaves of your plants and tomatoes under the ground???? ;-) Where in Brizzy are you? My sister lives there!!!!

[@marilyngandhi4213]

The shadows are part of the view - love it :-)

[@ncswic4344]

Does anyone know a youtube gardener from Melbourne? I love this channel but it's good to also watch someone with the same climate as me.

[@BolaML4Yeshua]

excellent work and love what you do.

[@EgoPlacebo]

I get a lot of self seeding plants from my worm castings, I refer to them as "volunteers". Had a couple mangos volunteer but sadly they only survived a couple years.

[@kqueenkqueen1290]

Hi Mark Thanks for this video. I commented in another vid about what to grow now in Mauritius. This gives me a heap of info. Good to see so many plants grouped together and not just neat rows of one crop! I have self seeding tomatoes and amarant, I think I need to pull them up gently and prepare the soil, so that they have enough nourishment. I would love to get a link to a growing calendar for the subtropics, if you have one. I know that we also have good trading relations with Australia. Could you reccomend a good seed supplier where I can get a good seed which includes asian greens also. Thank you

[@MakkIsLooking]

Enjoyed, thanks! Great overall video. Growing turmeric for 1st time.. looking forward to your next video of it. Be well. ~Kim

[@MrGrombie]

Don't apologize for rambling. The smart people hear other smart people rambling and start listening to the gems in the rough.

[@marilyngandhi4213]

You are a kind man, Mark- atm I buy a lot of fruit more than I need and I share with some neighhbors, I really must start my garden then I can share what I grow :-)

[@marilyngandhi4213]

My neighbour has EIGHT children and I can't resist giving her fruit for them :-)yes I can hear the bees

[@Evergreen.prepper]

Amazing video, loved it. ❤

[@mariasosa9676]

I love to see you is beautiful And I learn a lot from you thank you

[@madbotanyorganicfarmsllc1603]

very jealous of ur fruit trees. just this year getting started on my farm.

[@maryschultze624]

Love your videos! God bless

[@arsen6169]

Mark, have you ever considered gardening using Paul Gautschi method of wood chipping?

[@jimblankman8396]

Such a great video!!

[@CarolAnn61]

Excellent video. Can you do a video on cutting back the asparagus please? I have 1st year asparagus dying back like yours but I'm not sure how far down to cut them or what fertiliser to use :) thanks Carol

[@ninjaGrim1]

Love it, keep us updated pls

[@James-js7rj]

late comment but damn! i love this content! keep it up Mark!

[@miltonaraki7572]

Great Videos. Do you have any issues with snails and slugs when you mulch with leaves and cuttings? They love hiding in that stuff here in Hawaii

[@PatriciaGalo]

hello I follow you from North Florida because we have a similar climate. I wonder when will you do a follow up to this video: contains self seeding some annuals interplanting with other ones. That is what I aspire to do

[@MTNurse]

I am so happy for you for all your new subs! So, this comment may be a minority but for me personally, it is easier for me to watch an 8-15 min video than a 30 min one. I usually can't watch most ones that are that long yet I really want to support your channel. Not sure how often you post videos, ( I should bc I watch most of them!) but more frequent and shorter videos, I find, are possibly more productive for youtube content makers. Just my humble suggestion. Love you and all your channel info. It is very unique.

[@rockyguides4613]

hey mark.... great work u got there.... i really like ur channel.. n watch ur vdos too... its frst time m commenting though... i wanted to ask about tomatoes... i live in UAE n its always summer here lol... well this time of year is really hot... but my prob is i tried a lot but havent got any luck with tomatoes yet.. i tried to start sm from seeds from last month but they just dont pop up... what could be the prob... what should i try ... any suggestions???

[@Quarry4x4]

I'm pretty sure I heard a Pterodactyl or 2 in the background. I think you may have got one on camera. Enjoyed the video.

[@Selfsufficientme]

That could be what's getting my chickens! LOL Cheers ;)

[@markglen2448]

Hi Mark My wife and I enjoy your show very much. We were wondering if you might be able to help us with a tomato problem we have recently run into? Our tomato plants are approximately 5 feet high and grown in a greenhouse, the top new growth leaves are curling and turning black. They started doing that after we mulched with straw, not sure if hats coincidence or not. An thoughts you have would be appreciated. Thanks and regards Mark and Karen

[@Selfsufficientme]

+Mark Glen Hi Mark and thank you! It's an unusual problem you have on your tomatoes but it could be caused by many things. I'm wondering if the top growth is getting burned being young and higher in the greenhouse. Another thing that causes tip burn on new growth is over fertilising but I suspect that's not the case. Tomatoes can also get various forms of viruses and tip die back can be an early sign. I'm not sure how warm it is where you are but if it is quite hot try more ventilation in the greenhouse (this may help) and prune the dead tips off - see how that goes. Final thing, check the growing medium that it's not too dry or too wet as the soil should be damp but free draining. All the best and I hope they end up giving you guys a good harvest! :)

[@KowboyUSA]

Outstanding.

[@MrChickenselects]

Favorite youtuber

[@willtravel4food446]

love your attitude new subscriber here!

[@josephschaumberg4136]

Lots of fun

[@lamprinedatsika6292]

amazing video! ! Thank you!

[@2blueheelers1]

hi what kind of mulch do you use???? really like your videos.