What to Sow in March for Self-Sufficiency

[@thelittleholding]

Loving this 'what to sow' series, super helpful, thanks Huw! -G,x

[@wormulous]

As someone currently feeling like I am having an anxiety attack at the moment, this guy seems like the embodiment of the opposite of that.

[@megank7235]

I read your comment as I watched a marines advert haha!

[@wormulous]

@@megank7235 lol, that's certainly not it.

[@MaliMaslacak526]

Working with plants is proven to help with anxiety 🙌

[@wormulous]

@@MaliMaslacak526 this! I mean it seems so silly, but it's actually true. I dont know if it is the chemicals/minerals/biology stuff or just the fact that you are taking care of something. But anything that can keep my attention and interest for over a year... that's something magical inandofitself.

[@MaliMaslacak526]

@@wormulous Couldn't agree more! Also when you combine this with some hard work outside, you kiss anxiety bye bye 😄

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

I cant wait for March sowing! Its getting very exciting! i cant wait to have the garden full and harvest coming in!

[@HuwRichards]

Exciting time of year! :)

[@lydiabond5393]

Who here thinks Huw is one of the healthiest human beings they have ever seen? You are what you eat.

[@heathersaxton5914]

❤❤❤❤❤ from Scotland. I'm zone 7/8 I think? Love how I can go slowly into my garden and you make it less scary for me....thank you Huw❤

[@annelogston]

I couldn’t agree more about Perpetual Spinach. It’s quickly become my favorite green ever!

[@pedrosgarden]

"Another tip is to get a personal chef, like I have Sam" 😆 Well Huw, never forget that you're Sam's personal gardener 🤣

[@rebeccalamb6311]

I’m desperate trying to resist planting too much too soon! Haha

[@ChaosOrZen]

I'm doing "trial plants" to check germination rates of my seeds from last year. The small batches of plants is satisfying the urge to go full steam on seedlings lol

[@A.E.Lanman777]

@@binanocht6110 never too late, you could get a greenhouse off amazon for like $100 and start everything in it right now! Thats what I did, and even my cold hating crops have tolerated temps down to the upper 20's. I have this 7x7x10ft house loaded! I put bails of straw all around it and threw a rachetstrap over it, (it would fly away with our wind) filled a 5 gallon bucket up with water put a fish tank heater in it and something to cover it. The plants are loving it and it only adds a few cents onto my electric bill without having to worry about a fire. Also go buy your seeds from dollar tree 4 for $1.25 its the same plants your grow if you pay $5 per pack. Peace and love friend! Our heavenly father will show us the way!

[@A.E.Lanman777]

@@binanocht6110 sorry I was talking Fahrenheit, so about -6°c, and I totally agree with the amazon thing but I live in a very small town, where only big box stores exist such as Walmart. (Satan's house) im not going to make any excuses to not be ready. Remember friend the race does not go to the one with the best reasons why they didnt win, but to the one who endures to the end. You might end up in the pig pen slop, homeless, helpless, but God is good and his promises to his children are amazing, trust him. He designed everything to want to live and where there is a will there is a way. God is good. Shabbat shalom friend.

[@mamazeeto623]

Thank you Huw. I love your channel it’s so helpful 🙏🏼

[@AlexBowers]

Summary: Everything from February video + Direct Sow / Container: - Jerusalem Artichokes - First early potatoes Module Trays: - Field / Broad beans - Lettuce - Beetroot (multisow) - Swiss Chard - Perpetual Spinach Herbs (polytunnel / coldframe / greenhouse): - Parsley - Dill - Coriander - Chervil

[@angelaslatzer9263]

Love the self sufficiency content, Huw! I am growing Perpetual Spinach for the first time and have the starts under lights right now! Our spinach bolts early here for me (Boise, Idaho)

[@jennalovebooks]

This is my new favourite account! Went straight to Urban Herbs for my beds. Exactly what I was looking for.

[@HuwRichards]

I'm so glad. Thanks for watching :)

[@JUSTINthisworld828]

Here in Western nc our last frost comes late and usually that's our black berry winter you know it bc the berry bushes start blooming after then and you know its safe to plant after then

[@robhunt-watts8908]

Experimenting in my new polytunnel. Many seedlings are thriving, even through the recent severe cold.

[@robhunt-watts8908]

Sweetcorn, garlic, cabbage, onions, leeks, curly kale, broccoli, peas, beans, hot peppers, sweet peppers, Swedes, carrots, Brussels sprouts and various flowers are all at the seedling/transplanting stage. I use a paraffin ( kero ) heater to keep the polytunnel warm when it drops below freezing at night. Good soil and regular watering is doing the job.

[@freshgarden-wf5mz]

Love gardening

[@ht6684]

I"m in zone 4b in the USA so just trying to wait out the weather. I did sow some seeds in my tiny greenhouse (does freeze) and am going to experiment to see if they come up when the weather suits them. A bit like free tomatoes that pop up in my garden when they are ready.

[@rickytorres9089]

If you don't already, you can take any heating mat, raised beds' heaters, etc to heat the roots. Because your greenhouse is a frost bitting "protector", this should prompt cold hardy crops to grow fairly easily even if you are in such a HARSH zone as 4b.

[@Paula_T]

Same here in western 6a. Still snow on the ground but I'm 'winter sowing' in my cold greenhouse. The plants will comeup when they are ready, and still probably too early to plant outside, but they hold well and are already acclimated.

[@rickytorres9089]

@@Paula_T Very interesting that they are very adaptive. Must be because you are "evening out" the harshness with your cold greenhouse. Should it get dangerous, you can always throw down simple radiant heat sources like incandescent outdoor Christmas lights, seeds'/propagation heating mats, heating cables used for raised beds, etc. So it's "heated just a BIT".

[@irinaa1458]

@@rickytorres9089 Or burn candles, if no power in the GH

[@rickytorres9089]

@@irinaa1458 I can't recommend an open un-attended flame, espeically considering you might very well not be in it all that often. For obvious reasons and risk factors.

[@diarmuidodonnabhain9668]

Black Simpson lettuce Hue you will love it one of the best iv grown. Good cropper also great I mean delicious kids love it

[@kitsuni1297]

I've had some success actually sowing things out now in England zone 8b, I've got a pumpkin seedling that's actually doing quite well and the only thing I've done is cover it with half a bottle, even survived a frost under there so if you made the mistake of sowing too early outve excitement (I'm guilty of this) that's always an option for you if you're without a greenhouse or coldframe

[@alexh4935]

I keep the huge clear lids that come over birthday cakes. Basically, it’s a free cold frame. They will give a little warmth if there’s a chance of a light frost.

[@brent3611]

@@alexh4935 good tip, and a great excuse to eat more cake!

[@ohio_gardener]

In addition to Sautéing Perpetual Spinach, we like to use the leaves in salads. The leaves are a sweet & crunchy addition to salads.

[@ohio_gardener]

@Erin K I just order the Perpetual Spinach from Baker Creek Heirloom. If you enter that name in their search tool, it will come up.

[@jackstone4291]

Liking the multi sow method touched upon. Great idea if it works well !

[@kayreynolds3801]

It does work. I always multisown beetroot, radish leeks and onion seed. 💚

[@The_heirloomgardener]

Great video , super helpful . Im really considering giving the golden beetroot a try ... we arent a fan of purple beets (mainly they are just so messy) Watching all the clips of your amazing garden gives me major spring fever!

[@davidroberts5602]

Hi huw thanks for your advice I have put some seeds in a pot outside but it might be too soon for them yet cauliflower seeds would like to grow tomatoes 🍅 I might put in pot in the house 🏡 as i don’t have a greenhouse great 👍 video David 🍅🇬🇧❤️👍

[@Lepotagerdesgourmands]

Top la vidéo, toujours de belles images , belle production 🙏🙏🙏

[@jackstone4291]

Liking those new expensive metal corrugated raised beds! Splashed out for yourself at Christmas then?! They look like that Australian guys who’s big on KZbin and they look decent as well as stylish. Thanks for the recent video

[@iahelcathartesaura3887]

Blackcurrant sage?! Wow! Never heard of it, thank you! Fantastic video, Huw, as always 😀👍👏

[@PattonScr]

Thanks for the video, Huw!

[@BumblebeeAdventure]

🐝Thanks for the great video🌻

[@froginprogress8510]

Woke up to snow this morning, and such a thick layer of ice on my crappy cheapo greenhouse that I couldn't unzip the door without destroying it. So I can't even check on what I have in there right now. The weather for my area has just been bonkers so far. Starting cotton and peanuts inside today, and repotting cacao and sweet potato slips. I'm in 8b, and like to challenge what I'm told I can grow.

[@katblyth8153]

Noted for September here in Tasmania!

[@tammybyrd1054]

Great info and fun video!

[@bballbball951]

Ilive in zone 8 and I grow radishes, lettuce and some others outside with no covering in January, February and March

[@heathers8826]

My February indoor grow station is full up. I will have to wait til mid-March before I can grow more seed.

[@jujug7114]

Really wish I had a greenhouse and pollytunel, dieing to start seeds 😢 from Ireland

[@irishcottagerenovation9900]

I’m from Ireland as well in soggy Mayo. You can use a window sill ( although mine quite cold) or make a hot bed out of fresh cow manure mixed with straw and cover seedlings with a clear plastic bag. There is always a way. Good luck.

[@elizabethpirie5050]

I live in northern Scotland,before I got greenhouse I used pots to sow seeds covered the pot with a plastic bottle,and placed in windowsill,I did get good results,wishing you in Ireland a very happy growing season

[@mountaingirl8124]

Love this!

[@clb50]

We still have snow on the ground, USA zone 6a, last frost Mid May..

[@ugosmith7529]

I prefer golden beets for fresh eating and cooking but still prefer purple beets for canning in a vinegar solution as I find their earthly taste balances better with the canning solution

[@LisaMay_HomeAndAway]

Where do you buy your field beans from?

[@Chris-bx4vk]

I'm in zone 8 and plant everything other than nightshade

[@K-Zone]

LoL it just snowed an inch here. It went from 50s to a high of 28 tomorrow. Ain't planting any tubers now. SIGH. I cant wait to sow my seeds next weekend though!

[@TheDesertRat75]

Zone 9a creeping into 10 here, just went through an awful windstorm but thankfully my seedlings and tomato plant came through like champs 😂 Were already getting into the mid 70s (Fahrenheit) here. Here’s to all of y’all that are still waiting to plant cause of the snow and cold!

[@Nicci82]

I got my peas planted yesterday. They are germinating on my bedroom windowsill now. It's a south facing window and the room is always dead warm. Planting my second early potatoes in the next few weeks. I don't have a greenhouse.

[@Nicci82]

6 days later and I have 5 shoots. Chuffed with myself, it's my first time growing veg.

[@emram]

Can you give any advice on controlling leatherjackets? I'm a new gardener and have recently found dozens in my polytunnel and I'm hardly even growing anything in there yet. Help!

[@abigailirvine3414]

Try using nematode for this ❤

[@allotmental.]

Crikey I'm still in December 😂👍🏻😉🤟

[@ChaosOrZen]

Love the cooking b rolls. I'm trying to figure out what to do with beet root besides feed it to the horses!

[@TheDesertRat75]

You can juice press it, a local gym where I live makes a “Heart-Beet” beet root juice that’s super deep purple and super earthy. It’s combined with spinach and a few other things too. I think you can even make silage with the beet root tops too, best referenced from Wartime Farm Documentary (wwii British home life documentary).

[@sinkintostillness]

Roasted with a little bit of olive oil and seasoning. Delicious!

[@kirstierhodes2058]

Thank you. Wonderful video as always. Love your metal raised beds here. Where did you get those from?

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you for watching! They are available on my online shop :) huwsgarden.com/en-gb/search?q=beds

[@sarahbehler5437]

The four links for cold frames and all don’t seem to be working? But maybe it is because I am in U.S.A.? Wonderful videos & ideas! Got me thinking I need more space! Still too early to plant outside here in 7b though it seems.

[@turentabulampot87]

Amazing

[@christinamartinhellohope]

Maybe I am too impatient but I just direct sowed some beetroot outside and covered with a frost blanket/fleece.....

[@AmyQuillin]

In minute 2, what is the metal tool being used called?

[@rubygray7749]

Do you mean the tool he is using to prick out and plant lettuce seedlings? It is probably wooden or plastic. But you can use a pencil or a chopstick for this!

[@oanaobrien3046]

“Another tip is to have a personal chef…” 😂

[@ssmbsajsals]

I started growing three years ago. Just in pots in a very small garden. The first year I had endless supply of lettuce and spinach but the last two years they haven’t grown. I have also tried to grow some inside on a window ledge with no luck. Don’t know why

[@patriciacole8773]

Try a different type

[@cronas12]

Should you sow crops in batches and a few weeks apart to ensure you don't harvest everything together for example sow some potatoes this week them wait a few weeks and sow another batch or do you sow everything together and then harvest at different times? Same with tomatoes and spinach. I grew some last year but found I had too much at the time of harvest and had some wastage whereas it would have been better to staggering sowing so I had some more later in the year

[@MB-co6qj]

Depends on the crop! If you're just sowing determinate tomatoes with the same days to maturity, then you'll have a ton at once. Then you would need to stagger them. Or you can pick different dtm, or add in indeterminates and you'll be good to go! On spinach, lettuce etc. you can 'cut and come again' to extend the life instead of yanking the entire plant out. But with short dtm I would definitely succession sow these as well!

[@jo-annjewett198]

Marjoram is my favorite and I prefer it over oregano.

[@someone2447]

I don't have a backyard, which plants are the best to grow in pots?

[@ingevankeirsbilck9601]

There are lots of videos on what you can grow in pots. On my rooftop garden I have grown anything that I want in pots: tomatoes, peppers, aubergine, lettuce, spinach, arugula, field salad, potatoes, brambles, raspberries, beans, lentils, flowers, parsley.... Just start small, accept you'll make lots of mistakes, and enjoy yourself!

[@jackstone4291]

? Caucasian perennial spinach ? Highly highly recommend. Big tall fast climber too.

[@rashpalrai66]

May be a silly question, but where can I get the seeds for field beans - are they the same as field beans for green manure?

[@HuwRichards]

Exactly the same yes!:)

[@rashpalrai66]

Thanks Huw. You've finally convinced me to try them!! 😄

[@pateicialane4740]

I fancy new potatoes to plant but lettuce never like why?! Green leaves yuk 😂 unless drowned in mayo a waste of time to me!

[@lortodiiulia]

6:06 😂🥰😍

[@elainehightower]

What zone are you in please?

[@waveydavie]

I've got a tiny garden, I say garden but more like a building site, about 4m deep by 6m (c. 24sqm) across the front of my southwest facing wall to my flat in Zone 9 on the mid west coast of Scotland. There's about 5-8cm of topsoil then building rubble. So I'm going for raised beds which will take up about 12sqm, maybe 16sqm. So I'll not be producing much, herbs are a definite and lots of them. Is it even worth considering anything else, anyone?

[@donnastevens8832]

Try and grow stuff vertically as well as in raised beds. And remember that pots and containers are simply small raised beds. Hanging baskets can grow veggies too. And look for smaller dwarf varieties of things like peas, cucumbers, tomatoes, add in things as baby plants and micro greens. Also think in levels or tiers. You will be amazed at what you can grow even in such a small space.

[@waveydavie]

@@donnastevens8832 Thanks, some good points there.

[@yeastybeastie]

@@waveydavie What Donna said, a teepee of peas in spring then runner/french beans in summer is lovely for height. Also blackcurrants and raspberries are not too fussy about soil if you can't afford very deep raised beds.

[@waveydavie]

@@yeastybeastie The only edible plant I currently have is a blackcurrant bush and it wasn't happy last year. I was thinking about using the three drying line poles for peas and beans.

[@elizabethpirie5050]

To increase my growing area which is raised beds I found small planting tubs that would hang on the outer edges of the raised beds ,I grew lettuce,spring onions ,parsley,and strawberry plants in them ,had good results,

[@JamesJones-gj1ii]

Love your videos but the cold frames are so fragile and cheap for the price. Basically staples holding it together. For the price it is not even close to a good deal.

[@kitchenGardenofficalchannel027]

Hi🌹🙋🏼❤

[@vidyakog5896]

What to sow in March in India?

[@StuWright]

swiss chard is never going to be delicious.........