The Cherokee planted the “3 Sisters”, which was corn, beans, and squash. It’s important to consider that the corn that native Americans grew was blue or multicolored high protein corn-not the high sugar version we have today. It is my understanding that together the 3 sisters created a complete protein and complimentary nutrition but it has to be the original heirloom corn variety. Also, corn could be fed to chickens.
You literally recommended 2 of the 3 sisters. Beans, Squash, and Corn. There is a lot of Native American mythology surrounding them and why they work together so well.
um... i think there is a misunderstanding of the word mythology. We have been taught to assume that this means 'fiction', but it really means the opposite. Founding myths of each and every culture contain a lot of truth....including ours.
For the people who seem to missed what he was saying, Meso Americans (also Natives) used these crops for sustenance. Behind the mythology of said crops was the polytheistic religion these people lived by. One notable example of the mythology surrounding the crops is Quetzalcoatl. He's said to have brought corn to his people, after trailing an ant and disguising himself as one, and brought corn and other crops to his people. Again, yes it's a myth. You have to keep in mine the religion of these people, and how food is part of that culture. Why they praised said food.
Sweet Potatos: they take at least 8 months, and then when harvested they should not be washed, but cured as is for a couple weeks - but they are in my top 3 because the leaves are a good "cut & come again" green that just keeps on giving! The leaves are as nutrious as spinach with only 1/5 the oxalic acid as spinach - and they are sweeter than most other greens.
I am growing sweet potatoes for their greens this coming summer so that was helpful to know. I was afraid the oxalates would be too high and they might be too bitter. my nasty rocky soil might not grow a decent root, but greens are my real challenge here because it gets so hot.
I grow sweet potatoes as much for the leaves as for the potatoes! Lol. They are so good. Steam them for about 3 min, add a little sea salt and they are great. Or you can cook them for a couple minutes with some chopped onion! Yummy and nutritious! At the end of the season you can pull the leaves before they freeze, cook them, put them in zip lock bags and freeze them. And when growing, they love hot dry weather. Plant them in soil that drains well or build long hills a couple feet wide or so and plant them there because the hills will allow for good drainage.
@@amandahuginkiss4098 He does. Human beings don't. It's more important that we know God and die than not know Him and live. Agree over the potatoes thing tho. God bless you.
My 3 choices are - 1st: Potatoes for the cards, 2nd: Beans for the proteins, 3rd: Corn for the vitamins and Corn Flower. Also if you rotate these crops they'll keep your soils productive.
Yep. My parents did that in the 1950s/60s and early 70s before fast food and supermarkets took over, and was always a great time at harvest time going around and bartering with neighbours. Each year they sat down and decided what they would grow. Usually all agreed on a set number of crops each would grow then they would pick another 2-3 that only they would grow so they could grow the quantity to swap with everyone else. A major reason was soil types as although they were all within a mile or so of each other soil was not the same so certain crops could not be grown everywhere successfully. Bartering meant everyone had access to almost every type of vegetable/herb etc. Sad when society went the way of fast foods etc as society slowly faded into a concrete jungle.
Beans and potatoes for sure, already this would be sufficient to survive. I would definitely be foraging for nettle, dandelion and blueberries as well, living in Scandinavia. Catch the occasional fish on top of that and one would have a healthier diet than the majority of urban residents by a long way!
Because I watched Bri’s recent videos all the older ones are coming up in my news feed and I am so glad. It’s nice to see Art in the garden… you were my favourite UA-camrs. Wishing you both the best for 2023..❤️💚💙
Around my area the brassicas all suffer infestations of aphids. Literally nothing can be done to preven it short of massive pesticide inputs. Curiously, wild mustard -the ancestor of modern brassica crops - doesnt suffer too badly from aphids and grows locally as a weed. The downside is that it doesnt store at all really, but the upside is that it can be grown as a salad crop in both cool seasons or in shady/moist areas of the garden
@@rplatt9829 I had wild mustard in my los angeles yard, they are very tasty when picked young. I had a small patch of 2 sq ft. and that was more than enough for me. then they become big and very hard to get ride of. No water needed for them to grow once they put their foot down.
I grow potatoes early, Middle, and lates. I leave some lates in the higher ground and only dig them up as I need them, sometimes this is as late as February most are still OK.
Top three crops for me: tomatoes, beans and potatoes. When I lived out on the farm all three of those things grew in plentiful, and you can turn them into so many different meals. If I was allowed a fourth I’d say onions.
@Muse Verdant i was thinking sumner crops. We would do collards and mustard greens in the winter. I miss the days of growing my own greens. We always had greens in the freezer
Sunflowers tip: once you harvest the head , cut the stem at soil level. Let their roots die in the soil. They will mineralize and aerate your growing medium for next season. They are ready in 50 days. They are great if you want organic soil.
That is wonderful information! Thank you for sharing it! It's easy to forget that other people don't necessarily know this! Comfrey is another good plant for bringing up nutrients. There are a lot of them. GOD bless
Also after their done blooming cut the stalk half way up and new blossoms will appear in a few days, Sunchokes are related to sunflowers and taste like potatoes, produce many tubers and come back every year if you leave some in the ground, so once you plant them you have food for life, this year im trying yacon which is also related to sunflower, it has a sweet taste
Remember folks, these aren't necessarily his "favorite" veggies to eat. He is factoring on the most successful crop yields, resistance to crop failure, ease of storage, nutritional value, etc, etc.
@@Sarconthewolf I'm looking to start growing a few things in singular pots or maybe even a raised bed or 2 since I have no room for any real garden anymore (moved) - cherry tomatoes produce alot.. yes I'd love to try asparagus but I have to read up on what grows best in FL.
Potatoes beans and alfalfa .alfalfa when picked fresh and crushed produces a liquid full of protein and if you use a stainless steel stock pot mostly full of water just under the boiling point of water and add the juice the protein comes out like cheese and is a pure product if its not mixed with flower and made into posta it will spoil in one day but in spaghetti it will last a year .so it stores well that way .and no one will rob you of your alfalfa 😁
I would go with chicken parmigiana, meat lovers pizza, and beef tenderloin!! I just starting out and I have a lot to learn, but I’m assuming that they are crops.
Very nutritious..Magnesium, copper, calcium..Also can do a long steeped tea from the leaves or roots which cleanse the liver and kidneys. Eat raw (after cleaning-rinsing) to help build strong teeth. (Teeth need minerals to be 💪
bamboo is on every "Must" list I have. The food source might not be as high on a list as others, but for overall function and use, bamboo is a goddess. From building, hunting, eating, trapping, mlist. rope, shoes, clothing, and protection, Bamboo is always there for me. Plus, the speed at which it grows, and how effortless it can go from a cutting in the ground, to an 8 inch wide, 40ft tall beast in less than 6 months.
Careful, certain kinds of bamboo are highly invasive. Their roots will invade and overcome neighbouring crops really fast, and unrooting them is laborious.
@@stephenkinyanjui5659 I'm sure you could make shoes from bamboo. I have some socks made out of bamboo which are very lightweight Airy and comfortable. They also make bamboo linen bed sheets and pillowcases which they claim keeps your body cooler than cotton. Just don't ask me how they do it! Modern technology is something else!
another cool thing about beans (or legumes in general) is that they have a symbiotic relationship with bacteria in soil. they provide carbohydrates to the bacteria and in turn the soil bacteria takes nitrogen from the atmosphere and provides it to the legumes. When the crop is turned under, the soil can contain fixed nitrogen for the next crop.
SOMF MUSIC, that's a very good point about growing legumes as they don't require supplemental nitrogen fertilizer. That could be a very crucial Factor should there ever be a fertilizer crunch leading to food shortages.
1)POTATOES or "tatties " as we call them in Scotland. (+ so many varieties + uses) 2)Beans (again - for variety use different types) 3) Rainbow Chard (as a larger spinach alternative)& suite UK weather. + colours cheer you up. So pretty. So easy.
I have been growing (1) potatoes, (2) Onions, (3) Beans, as my main survival crop. I do also grow tomatoes and carrots as filler. With this combo I found that I can make great flavoured dishes.
Also easy to collect the seeds for next years crop. I know root vegetables take two years but if you get the system going you're good without relying on the store for your seed.
In Trinidad: dasheen bush, peas & pumpkin. Dasheen you can eat root & leaves so you have carbs vit. B and iron. Peas for protein. Pumpkin you have loads of vitamin A in the fruit, leaves vitamin B and iron , seeds rich in protein.
im happy to see someone taking advantage of the nutrients of pumpkin.. over here in North Carolina USA ive heard nothing but complaints on growing them because they become a nuisance and take over the yard. i would consider growing them,
@@TAOSA123 Dasheen Leaves is Taro Leaves, Dasheen; The root-vegetable are like potatoes, But bigger and more nutrient dense, It can be eating cooked baked fried or ground into flour and make bread etc...
I would add tomatoes. The reason for the tomatoes is that they can be made into a sauce, stewed, juice and stored for use throughout the year. I really enjoyed your video and have subscribed
Only tomatoes can be finicky about soil and not the easiest to get a decent yield. You'd also need a butt load of of plans to yield a crop high enough to do anything with them. Ever made pasta sauce from scratch? It takes a massive amount of tomatoes to just get 1 pot.
have you ever grown peanuts ? my grandmother always grew three gardens: first garden grew vegetables corn , purple hull peas, butter beans, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes ect... what wasnt eaten fresh was all cooked together (plus meat) into delicious stew that she canned. this gareden was HUGE and she canned enough stew every year to feed All of her family and friends throughout the winter. It was wonderful served with buttered cornbread. the second garden was a giant strawberry patch, one of my fvorite memories was "helping" her in the kitchen pourings bags of sugar over mountains of strawberries that she would freeze and make jam. third garden was smaller mostly watermelons, pumpkins, gourds and always peanuts, which she "parched" in the oven. Peanuts are high in protein and fix nitrogen so win/win.
Julie White, I'm coming to your house to eat. Man, cornnread, butter beans, purple hull peas, masters, peppers and so on. That's what I like about the South. That's the food we grew up on and survived on. We had butter beans with a big ole ham hock in em the other day. Yum. 😁
Julie White may I ask where your grandmother lived? I’d love to grow peanuts, but I heard that my grandfather tried without success (although I don’t know how much effort he put into it). Not sure if it’s the climate....🤔 thx for your comment. It has inspired me!
Potatoes, carrots, onions. My reason is they shelf fresh for a long time, grow easily. And my kids will eat them, not so much the onion but it's great in everything you fry up
Tatties carrots and onions would probably be mine too, and we'd survive on chicken soup, egg and chips and pickled onions. Having said that, Sutherland kale is super nutritious and versatile, with plenty in there for the chickens too. Which would I eave out? Carrots or onions? It CAN'T be the tatties! I need four. Could I throw some kale seed into the undergrowth and claim it's just natural forage?
Cassy So Sassy I thought the same about actually planting for survival. I would orobavly bring a different skill to the table & dining with Art & family. Lol
The 3 Sisters: squash, maize, and pole beans. Add potatoes because I love them. Sunflowers are a good idea because the seeds provide so much, including easily accessible oil for cooking. Still need something for vitamin C. Tomatoes.
German farmers around here usually had “other food crops” that weren’t in their gardens. These might be things like peppermint and horseradish growing along the sunny side of the house. Asparagus, rhubarb, strawberries, and raspberries in patches along the edge of the yard. A couple or three apple trees outside the back door. Hickory trees and black walnut trees planted and growing along the road. These attracted yet other food crops called squirrels. The concept is all part of a homestead. Back to beans for a minute - green beans are only one kind. I would also grow some great northerns and pintos. These fed a lot of families during the recession. If your neighbor grows a field of beans, a bartering deal of swapping, say, some rhubarb and gooseberries for beans? Just thinking. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
It would make more sense to grow a bean that you could dry & use during the winter. You'd have to can green beans & they wouldn't taste the same. Beans are what helped most people survive in the middle ages (and beyond).
@@dan13ljks0n G’day, T.F. He mentioned using green beans as shelled beans. If you let them ripen, they are a nice, mild flavored bean. I agree with having dried beans. Easy to grow. Probably have to fence them in pretty well, as deer and other animals seem to like them too. Grocery stores have had “clearance sales” of bone in hams the last couple of years around Thanksgiving - Christmas time. (Maybe they did other years too, and I just didn’t notice?}. I buy several them and put them in the freezer. JARVIS good eatin, then make beans. Pretty simple formula. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
Asparagus is a hidden juggernaut of survival foods. While it has downsides, it's upsides are utterly colossal. 1. It comes up in early spring, before almost anything else even starts to grow. Depending on the year, you might find asparagus spears before you even see any green grass. if you are in a survival situation, this is the exact point you're most likely to be starving to death. 2. It's poisonous to most things that aren't human. This is rare, it's almost always the opposite when it comes to plants. While there are a few beetles that will chew on it a bit, this makes asparagus inherently pest resistant. 3. While it's low on calories, it's extremely high in vitamins and minerals. (it's not high in protein, but there's some there, a little bit goes a long way) This is a difficult dietary requirement to fill, but no less important than getting your calories. 4. It's a perennial, this has up and downsides, it takes years to mature to a harvestable point, but once it's there, you now have reliable food at a time of year during which there is no other viable grown alternative. Its roots are extremely deep, once it's established, it's not going anywhere. 5. Because I have already secured my main source of vitamins and minerals, all of my other decisions in terms of what to grow become vastly simplified. At this point, I could get away with growing nothing else but potatos. 6. It grows wild, with a little bit of planning, awareness, and a willingness to walk, depending on where you live, you can harvest more than you could ever dream of eating. 7. So you pickle it. In this state, it functionally lasts forever, it stretches out every other food source that you have. In the past 3 weeks of spring, I have picked and pickled enough asparagus to eat a bit with every. single. meal. until. next. year. Add to that, I've still got a week or 2 of picking yet to come. I cannot stress enough how big of a difference in food security this makes. I also cannot stress enough how I have secured this food source before anyone else has even started a garden for the year. You wanna talk about survival foods? Talk about asparagus. Asparagus doesn't have a place in my top 3 survival crops for a garden. It sits in its own category, as it's not directly competing with other crops for my time, energy and resources. There is no opportunity cost to be had here. Thus, the main motivating factor of the discussion, the forced choice between which survival foods to grow, is irrelevant with this crop. You can always put asparagus on top of everything else. Asparagus is King.
@@user-otzlixr Thanks, some things are obviously good, others due to a confluence of factors. The relationships between those factors must be understood to understand why that thing is good. Half way though I was like "this is really long" I wanted to abort the operation, I'm glad I didn't.
Yeah, that's interesting. Thanks for laying all your considerations out. I think I'm going to try to get asparagus started this year; the only concern is where I can fit it in the very limited space I have to work with.
Let some stinging nettle grow in a corner of the garden, for the same reason. Nettles are highly nutritious, comes up early, will happily grow in the same spot forever if you keep adding a bit of compost/ferts. Can be harvested the entire summer, dried and stored dry, just add a fistful to soups or casseroles.
I’m surprised no one in the comments mentioned turnips. They were a Great Depression staple. The leaves are edible, so too the root, and easiest thing to grow according to my great granny :)
Great stuff. They would be my top three as well. When I was younger we grew our own food. I have a very good idea of what subsistence living is in Canada where the growing season is from frost to frost. May - Sept Potatoes - like he said, they store well and you take what's left over to plant next year ( keep cool and dry) Store in small bins to make it easier to weed out the odd one that rots over winter. Turnip and parsnip - Great winter food. You can go out in January and the parsnip will still be good (take a pick with you) Carrots - They store almost as good as potatoes but become knarly, but still edible. Again, dry and cool is key. Rhubarb - plant it once and it grows like a weed. Corn was a luxury for us. Couldn't count on that every year. Seeds - plant whatever you can get your hands on. The actual key to survival is to plant everything you can because you really have no idea what will grow and what will not. Cherry trees, currents, wild blueberries and strawberries, green beans (like he said), dandelion greens ( yes, those pesky yellow flowers are edible), maple tree sap ( Eastern Canada), apples, pears, etc Survival is about getting up in the morning, working 6 days a week, doing everything you can, having as many options as possible, have a few cattle, chickens, carpentry tools, etc ,etc. Canning and pickling will keep you alive and scurvy free year round. Finally, be a good neighbor. That's the one that pays the largest dividend. Care for one another. Act like you're on a life boat rather than a cruise ship.
@@michellewelch6013 I don't think it will be easy, but I am slowly trying to make it work on 300sq ft, where half that property is house and driveway. I've started with 3 fan-trainable (so I could plant them super close together) fruit trees (which I will be espalier training to use as living trellis for the grape vine), grapes and a berry bush. I will slowly add a few more fruit trees and some more berry bushes, and continue to plant annual veggies around where the perennials (asparagus and strawberries so far) I planted are continuing to grow as my living mulch and keep gaps filled with what I Want Growing. I planted 3 containers of mint, but it looks like only the peppermint and chocolate mint survived this winter. Use of 4ft root barrier to keep things from growing out into neighbours yards too.
Excellent video! Just in case it ever comes down to it, dandelion greens can be found pretty much everywhere and they are an excellent source of vitamin C.
@@davidlanham99 -- Each tribe has its own word. The Navajo word for themselves is Dineh, which means, loosely, “the people on this land” Native-American works pretty well.
@Kyle Towers -- You are correct. There were very few types of livestock in the Americas before Europeans arrived. They used dogs. There were alpacas and llamas in South America. But there were many foods that came from the Americas. The corn, beans, and squash were staples for Native-Americans in what is now North America. Potatoes were grown in South America. There are so many other foods, from strawberries to tomatoes from the Americas. Vodka? Thank you America. Marinara sauce in Italy? Thank you America. There were also animals like turkeys. Chocolate? Thank you America for providing cocoa. Pineapple? Not from Hawaii. From South America and the Caribbean islands. When the Spanish came in the 1500s they took these foods back to Europe. Corn and potatoes especially became staple foods for Europeans. The foods brought to Europe helped increase the average life of Europeans by 10 years. But if we are just considering Native-Americans in what is now the Eastern United States, there were not a wide variety of crops for them to grow.
Amaranth: superfood, high in protein, entire plant is edible, drought and pest resistant, can survive triple-digit temperatures. From micro greens to summer salad greens, and seeds that act like a grain (cereal, flour, etc.), Amaranth is my choice!
Should also consider, Crop Rotation. Maybe pick 3 that ultimately will have a positive effect for the next growing season, a garden that will self fertilize.
Beans, Winter Squash maybe Hubbard and Cabbage and I tell you why Cabbage. You can eat Cabbage fresh, you can fry it up and you can make kraut from it. Cabbage grown late in the season when stored in a root cellar will make it through the winter.
I read that sauerkraut has 700mg of vitamin c per cup compared to 30mg for raw cabbage. That's with red cabbage. The fermentation organisms manufacture it. Amazing?
I'm in dirt scratch Arkansas. My uncle was army, Stayed in till Social Security. Worked Pentagon. They always put up 365 quarts of cabbage on top of everything else. Bologna every day. I saw them at a funeral lately. I bet he still has a Bologna sandwich every evening. My aunt said no, he just cuts a one inch slice and eats it plain, but he still eats Bologna. He retired a Colonel.
Kim chee baby.... Korean fermented cabbage that has a chili pepper rub...and grow collards for greens through the winter if your winteris not below the 20s.😀
@ One diced up slice of bacon does so much for a pan of greens! I pressure can 1/2 pint jars with bacon. Scoop out a big tablespoon and it makes any of my canned greens a delight.
@@kathyjyoung-fry720 all beans, all legumes. alfalfa and other legumes make a great cover crop in between harvesting. alfalfa is not only a wonderful feed for livestock but it enriches the soil with nitrogen via its roots---which can penetrate several feet of soil, thus aerating even the most hardpan soils.
I grew butternut squash for the first time after watching this video and 100% agree. I've never had a squash produce so much without any effort or headaches and I STILL have some on my counter.
The Aztecs, Mayas and many other peoples of the Americas always grew corn, beans and squash as a triad. The corn gives structural support to the beans while these help fix nitrogen in the soil. The squash maintains moisture in the ground while reducing weed competition. The nutritional value of the three crops is balanced with protein, carbs and vitamins. The three can be eaten young or let to mature on the plant for long term storage.
@@Ekinnajay No, thank goodness. There are communities dedicated to the cultivation and preservation of criolle corn. Of course Monsanto wants to take over everything but fortunately some people have respect for their crops.
@@Ekinnajay Yes, looks that way. GMO grains to feed an ever growing population, and feed the animals on factory farms, who are not supposed to eat those grains, because of the increasing demand, and taste for meat. Apparently that is how SARS, and coronavirus happened: because of human beings increasing demand, and appetite, for animals' flesh. Going onto 8 billion. As a scientist pointed out, only a century ago, the human population was 2 billion. 6 billion have been added in only a little over 100 years. What will happen when there are 16 billion people, and then 32 billion people, because it is not going to take long to reach that number....
I know this is an old post but I totally agree with these 3 must grow crop choices. As a kid we were migrate fruit and vegetable pickers. We literally lived on beans, potatoes and some of the crops we worked in.
Hey, looks like you enjoyed a similar lifestyle to myself. Did you ever work the Columbia river basin near Wenatchee? Although life was tough, some of my best memories...
@@Peaceful-resistance1 No, we worked in the San Joaquin Valley in California in the late 40's. Later we worked in Napa and Santa Clara Valley early 50's. Rough and hard working lifestyle to endure, but a rewarding and thankful life to come out of. Once we tasted the good life, we never looked back, yet we never forgot where we came from. All that hard work paid off.
From my time in Russia - potatoes, cabbage, cukes & tomatoes. You can wrap green tomatoes individually in crunched up newspaper & will keep for months in cold storage ripening slowly without spoiling. Cukes - very satisfying fresh & can be brined w/ garlic (one more must have) for storage.
@@bluewaters3100 They don't like fragrant things, so companion planting can work well with thyme, peppermint, basil, tomatoes (yes tomato plants have a distintive smell, some more than others). May have to experiment. If you can, spray cabbage plants w/ solution of water & crushed garlic/garlic juice. They hate that.
@@corneliastone1807 I imagine any paper that can be crunched and will hold its shape. The goal is to separate the green tomatoes and allow them to breathe. The container which can be a cardboard box or wooden crate should be porous. You can easily be enjoying fresh tomatoes for Thanksgiving. Keep checking on them to assess the ripening process.
potatoes were my first choice they're a champion for calorie density, versatile as you like, and only need a few supplements from other foods to form a complete diet there's a reason they became such a staple all over the world once they left the Americas pumpkins and broad beans were my other choices, the broad beans purely because they do such a great job nitrogenating the soil
I was with you on the beans and potatoes. The butternut squash I hadn't considered. But now that you mention it for ease of growth, nutrition and ease of storage, I have to agree. Thanks for vid. Nice garden, soil looks good. Peace
Butter nut Squash is the stuff! I love cutting it in half. Stem fir 10 mins. Drain and put it in the broiler with some brown sugar and butter.. its a Main corse and desert in one! Good call Bro!
Butternut squash an excellent choice. It is in the curcurbita moschata branch of the squash family and is resistant to squash vine borers which can take out a squash crop very quickly. And as you said, very healthy!
Butternut are good, but in my experience their long maturing time means you can only get one crop per year (but I'd be happy to hear others' experiences). If I had to choose I'd go for gem squash. They start to crop at 12 weeks (mini-gems at 8 weeks) so depending on your season length you can get up to three crops per year.
1 : Potatoes blue ,red, Yukon gold 2 : beans yellow and green 3 : onions green , yellow , Spanish , English not just for eating , they are a great health and medicinal food also
I was thinking potatoes, onions and carrots with carrots you could breed rabbits and get steady protein. We have all heard the term #$%& Like rabbits, well there's a reason that's a term. Plus rabbit meat and those 3 ingredients would make decently flavorful nutritious stew.
@@MichL_71 so true!! Onions are my favorite food for sure!! I often eat two or three in the same meal as if they completely different foods. I didn't notice I did this until someone told me. Also, peppers- - smiles -
Being in the horticulture arena for a couple decades, I was talking along with you, and I absolutely, 💯% agree with you. 1) Squash, B vitamins, massive vital minerals, seeds for oil, eating, etc, long storage, massive crop yield. 2) Beans, great choice. Protein, vitamins, massive yields, 3) Potatoes, again, massive yield, long storage, vit C, many, many minerals, such as potassium. Great choices. Would be my exact 3 as well. Great video. Thanks!
I think you are right. When I saw the title I thought immediately of "three sisters" Bean, Corn and Squash. But corn can be troublesome. Potatoes are very robust and easy. Good video.
I agree with the 3 picks 100% I've had a garden almost every year since 1964 so I've had some time to think about it. You can 5x + your bean harvest by growing POLE BEANS. Bush beans are usually only good for a few pickings before they die but pole beans can produce until frost. I've developed a trestle method that has served me well for over 20 years... wish I could post a pic. I usually plant 4- 25' rows (2 rows kentucky wonder and 1 row King of the Garden pole lima and 1 row Calico pole lima) I get over 100 quarts of canned green beans (off 2- 25" rows) plus pounds of dried beans. We freeze the King Limas and dry all of the Calicos. The Calicos are superb dry beans and produce like crazy. This year I'm going to make a video of the Trestle from beginning to end because I've never seen it anywhere on YouBoob. I've had over 20 years to perfect it. After it's up I can usually grow in the same spot for about 5 years before I move it. It takes 2 people about 2 hr to install and another couple hrs. to install all the "drops" after the beans are up. Then you're done until fall when you strip the dry beans and discard the vines. Standing up to pick beans is a godsend to us old farts too.
If there was ever a time to resurrect the concept of the 'Victory Garden', NOW is the time. Dude, seriously, your channel is about to explode. This 'crisis' thing is going to shake the notion of carefree dependency to the core. More tips in general and a focus on "Post Crisis Beginner" series. Your channel will grow like weeds in the noon day sun.
I hope his channel does explode. More people need to get into sustainable farming, even urban farming. If this crisis has taught us anything, it's that we can't depend on the disgusting and flawed food supply chain in the US.
Sweet potatoes (food), hemp (food, fuel, fiber), and chives(food). Your 3 are cool. If the whole community chose 3, hopefully people would coordinate and trade.
@@moretimethanmoney8611 look up purslane. I like it when it is spring and it looks like a thick succulent. It’s a common sidewalk weed. Also Creeping Charlie is another great food source that’s a sidewalk weed.
Beans have one of the highest calorie + nutrition per gram of food. Butternut is resistant to squash beetle because the vine can regrow roots at every leaf juncture unlike summer squashes. Potato is easy to grow easy to keep pests away. I approve your list.
Beans, Corn, Potatoes, protein potatoes will Keep All winter,so will dried corn, with those 3 you Can Survive, When you harvest the Garden, then plant Turnips and you Got Frest turnips & Greens most all winter or until a real hard Ground freeze. For Survival, you Stick to the Basics,Corn you can leave on the Stalk to kinda dry like feild Corn, then toy just hang it,by the shuck,You can make hominy,corn nuts or shell it soakt it in hot water about 30 mins and then cook like the Indians Did
This is awesome! I just found this video, AFTER planting my first garden last weekend. I planted rows of beans, butternut squash and potatoes, among other things... haha.
Corn is a good one indeed....but have you seen how hard it is on the soil trying to keep enough nutrients in the ground to grow something to the point of thriving? Youd be a soil amending fool!
@@edwardwells5864 That is why it is called the 3 sisters corn, beans and squash all planted together. The beans add nitrogen to the soil to help the corn.
Okra, Long Beans and Squash. These three can start producing food for me in just 45 days here in the Philippines. If I was back in my old home in New Jersey, it'll be zucchinis, red beets and cherry tomatoes. :)
3 sisters. corn for the beans to grow up, and squashes broad leaves to block the weeds from getting the sun... also each veggie draws different nutrients from the soil, not competing with each other. used for many many generations by native people..
When you live in a hot arid country like me plants like moringa, prickly pear, figs, pomegranets, date palms, capers etc are the best crops to grow because they can take care of themselves with little need for watering. But i grow some potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, and have some orange and lemon trees too
Charles Carabott prickly pears are awesome! I’m in California, harvest and juice around thanksgiving and I have it in the freezer all winter. A fuss to peel and juice, but otherwise I consider a gift from nature.
@@kmathis2352 yes prickly pear is quite a remarkable plant with such great fruit and grows wild here no need to ever water it though if watered once or twice a mo th in summer it repays you with much bigger and better quality harvest plus the leafs are also edible. And i use prickly pear as a natural barbed wire fence around my fields.
Charles Carabott I have yet to try the leaves from our own plants. My best friends are of Mexican descent and I’ve tried nopales salad and I’ve had it in tamales. Don’t know why I haven’t used it myself. Well, I think we could end up in a economic crisis in the coming years. I really get a lot of pleasure from harvesting things that are a little wild. Wild blackberries in the summer, and prickly pear in the fall. They both have a slow patient quantity about them, and I usually end up with my hands cut up a bit, buts it’s free and sweet and the work that goes into it makes me love it that much more!
You need trees to grow figs, dates and pomegranates. The first two can be dried and stored, which would prove valuable. Pomegranates are highly nutritious. This article was more about annual gardens.
Carol Houghton we have figs and pomegranates. Also apples, persimmons, pears and nuts! Yeah, it was a distraction from the topic, but I get excited about prickly pears 😊
The Native American Indians always planted, what they call "Three Sisters", which is beans, squash and corn. That was a staple crop for them. However, there are two words that go hand in hand and that is "Potato" and "Famine", so I completely agree with your top three choice. BUT... if there were a #4 added, it would absolutely be corn.
Corn is high in protein as is peas. Sunflowers can be a substitute also for meat for protein. Microgreens can be harvested in 7-10 days on windowsill. High in protein. A few plants can be grown till seeds grow and only use non GMO seeds organic only
Protein in vegetables are abysmally low and are not assimilated properly unless paired with another to make a complete protein (especially beans). When it comes to protein, you’re better off choosing a vegetable that doubles as a livestock feed so you can get adequate protein from animal sources like eggs.
A corn plant produces one or two ears at most. Each ear contains a little over half a cup of actual edible kernels. Corn is highly effected by both bugs and diseases and is a heavy feeder. A single tomato plant or a single squash can produce far more food and more nutrition as well.
I'm no farmer. the story I heard was that my grandparents in germany had nothing but potatoes for 10 years and lived to tell the tale. they must be #1 for me.
@@theyrekrnations8990 The potatoes actually had a blight, fungus of some type, and that’s why the starvation occurred. There was actually plenty of other food available but the evil English Lords exported it all to starve them out.
Kale grows in temperate climates most of the year. Snip the mature leaves when needed. Potatoes need to be rotated to another space to prevent soil degradation and blight. Squash is good!
If sweet potatoes end up doing well for you , I think they could replace other potatoes. The calorie and nutrient profile (including protein) is excellent And the greens are an amazing bonus!
I agree sweet potato has a better nutrient profile. I had my first grade last year.put sweet potato in…the roots of an old tree damaged most of the potatoes but the greens were plentiful and beautiful. Total crop failure saved by the greens which were delicious.
I find spring onions work great too. I threw some of the discarded scraps into one of my pots for compost one evening, and then a few weeks later I noticed a bunch of spring onions starting to sprout. They then established themselves and now occupy half of a large tub on my balcony (sharing it with a stoic capsicum plant). I rarely water them, harvest them every couple of weeks, and they just seem to keep growing by themselves!
Pickled bean salad is awesome too & you can make amazing simple flat bread with sweet potatoes & a little flour alone on a dry griddle. Delish. Sunflower & pea sprouts are fast & awesome too.
@@krystalsharp7926 pole beans (they climb the corn stalks for support. Squash what ever you want, they are left to grow on the ground around the corn to shade out weeds, we usually do pumpkin and butternut squash when we do three sisters planting. The beans we do are dry beans pole type aka climbing beans - have done peas this way also.
@@krystalsharp7926 - Start the corn a few weeks ahead so the pole beans have something to climb. Full sun. They are picky about soil. I had half my crop fail when I mixed buckets of various soil but didn't know exactly why.
When I was a child we were left with my elderly grandparents, waiting for money from my mom every month, but sometimes she delayed and my grandpa cooked from our vegetable garden a soup, he fried 1 or 2 onions plants, added a bunch of cabbage leaves 2 eggs per person and a small round bread per plate, I loved this soup, I never feel poor or hungry so I will say cabbage , is the only plant that survives the hardshess winter, and the leaves are very satisficing. 1)Beans 2) sweet potatoes 3)cabbage 4)potatoes (It can be 4 items, why limit to 3?)
Any cucurbita moschata variety is pest resistant and super productive. I love the Musquee de Provence pumpkin, but for survival, I probably would switch to butternut for convenience.
I look at the width between your rows and say, "thank heavens he has so much land". I grew up with "dancing like a ballerina" between tiny walk-paths which got turned into more rows(quick growing item to harvest before the frosts) as the crops got harvested. Great ideas. We throw pumpkins in that get trained out and away (even through the fences because pumpkins keep so well into the winter in a cool cellar. Greetings from Lithuania. Thank you.
Cape toaw? Not sure how to spell it but, my grandparents were from a small farm near Vilnius. My grandmother taught me how to cook and garden. She had the most beautiful, fruitful garden in a small city back yard in Boston. She said the secret was a mix of cow manure ❤
Great comment and idea!! Are pumpkins limited to the growing season? Can you put them up in containers? I have some melons going now- not sure how they will do in our summer months! Best wishes!
Lithuania, I do believe my mamas mom came from there and went to Memmalland. Are you familiar with Memmalland by the Baltic sea? This was back in the very early 1920s. Then unfortunately the family were forced to leave Memmalland in the 1940s as refugees into Germany. Sad sad times for my mamas family. They never saw home again. On a brighter note us children grew up in America with a interesting range of food. Combined Lithuanian and German. We were much healthier than most others. Blessings to you and yours from USA.
@Jamie W I guess the plumper the date, the better. Which is a plumper date, a blonde, brunette or redhead? Or are we talking middle east vs European vs north American etc.
@Jamie W I used to follow the Syrian war daily since 2011. An old woman was interviewed in Aleppo, she survived a year just from leaves she picked in a massive old graveyard.
I am not like most Americans I guess. I HATE corn with a passion - I can eat it but prefer not too. anyway, is there still non-gmo corn seed out there? and what is einkorn? is that a type of corn? I would consider that one. (ps. I also do not like mashed potatoes, or bacon or pork - I know, I am weird)
I’ve been asking myself the same question for my garden this year. I have 70 meat chickens and 20 hogs going. I’m doing potatoes for sure, because I live in Idaho and it’s the law, I was thinking bush beans because I hear they do well here, but I’ve never done them. And I like your suggestion with the butternut squash, I wasn’t thinking of that at all but I think your right on. Thank you 😊
Corn, squash and beans. That's what my Indian ancestors grew in southeastern Canada. All three can be stored for long periods, though squash may need to be kept in an underground pit below the frost level.
pumpkins and potatoes would be the first thing I'd think of. What I love about the pumpkin/squash plants is that almost every part is eadible. When you crop 'm to grow fewer but bigger pumpkins, the parts that you remove can be eaten.
I do agree on butternut squash. I had 2 plants last year that produced 30+ squash. Next it would be tomatoes. There's so many ways to use them. You can grow grape, roma and beefsteak, so yummy. Lastly, broccoli or brussel sprouts (I like them both). Both are very good for you. Now I need to plan my garden, this is a start. Happy gardening! ❤🥦
I agree! I live in Maine and we can grow potatoes well here. Our two other favorites are actually the green bean ( Blue Lake) variety bush beans and butternut squash. Can’t wait to get my garden going!
I grew up in Machias: Here in Baja Mexico now! I've been harvesting tomatoes all winter. I love tomatoes but don't like to buy them from others. Are you on the coast? I'm very close to the ocean so lemons and lime do really great here. Also, and I hesitate to say this bc it might make you so jealous: Blueberries!! hehehe. We export blueberries, strawberries and raspberries to the USA!! hehehe!! if you are interested in exporting cranberries? omg. please let me know!! best wishes my fellow maniac!
potato, carrot beets n onions...and none need to be "harvest" in the fall, cover beds with thick mulch and harvest as needed, ground keeps them perfect all winter
Thank you for sharing that Sandra.. 👍💚 ...WOW! what an awesome idea..Great advice for us new Victory Gardeners too.. was unaware they could be left in the ground, to harvest as desired... so it's a good space saver too😊 Does the mulch help keep varmints away?
our onions are always ready in our little raised bed garden. I planted them a few yrs ago and they keep coming in by themselves, I always have big green onion tops and bulbs under the soil, yr round -in Missouri!
I Would choose potatoes, beans and carrots, carrots have a long shelf life are very nutritious and can be eaten raw if there is no way to cook your food. Edit: Nice to see so many responses to my comment, not so nice to see the trolls... Trolls that have missed the spirit of these videos and the meaning behind my personal comment.... there will be very young children in these coming hard-times/survival situations, taking into account the psychology and appetites of these little ones is most important to some than it is for others. In a survival situation harmonious peaceful attitudes are advantageous for all, divisive people with pessimistic attitudes in an already stressed situation end up dying first (read about the Holodomor genocide and the attitude of the survivors vs the dead). Assholes in fox-holes don't mix, sooner or later 'friendly fire' resolves such issues, and, keyboard worriers that try to take their attitude into the real world will end up getting the rifle butt, the bayonet, or the lead.
@@nickpauley9169 Got ya the first time...yes, news, who would have thunked a raw carrot can be eaten or a carrot can be eaten in the raw......news to someone apparently.
Never forget that from this perspective to grow that which keeps longer term. You have to get thru the winter and need a proper bridge between growing seasons. Canning, pickling skills are a must, too.
Top three! Perfect list size! -------: My list :----- ••• 1. green beans. ••• 2. sweet potatoes. ••• 3. butternut squash. No doubt, or question. Based on ease of growing, potential nutrients, variety and resilience. Of course I would also grow some herbs and smoking herbs, but that’s my cheat sheet. Fourth crop: ••• 4. Onions. Fourth is just my go to backup, crop.
I agree with potato. Dig up and store, easy and less work. Corn requires more prep to store. Either canning or drying to grind into flour. .... My top three would be potatos, tomatoes, and corn. But that just what I like to eat. They would probably the nutrition needed.
Carrots (it's one of the few veggies my daughter eats), rutabegas (my son's favorite veggie when roasted, also a good substitute for potatoes in stews as I have a sensitivity to solanine from nightshades, which includes potatoes), and beans, as beans when combined with rice create a whole protein.
Thank you. The three sisters. I could not remember. I'm telling everyone on the prepper channels. Buy seeds , plant food , things are going to get squirelly I'm afraid.
@@timothylongmore7325 still a great choice with the potatoes. They clean the system and are very comforting in tough times. But if obtaining meat is a problem legumes and grains form a perfect protein so corn and beans. it would make a fine table if you planted two or three rows of a) pumpkin, pinto beans and corn, b) potatoes, butternut squash, lintels, c) butter beans, winter squash and oats. Anyway an excellent group of survival foods.
Though your choices are sound, and you take account storage, I think choices may vary due to location, and that location's climate, and local pests. It will also vary, if you have the luxury of livestock, or at least chickens. Luxury, cause you're gonna need more land.
Potatoes, beans, onions for me. My grandparents taught me that a garden and chickens will make sure you're never hungry
Those are good choices, onions are great as medicine too
@@barberton3695 medicine for what?
Same
Onions! I love onions! I eat them every day. I haven’t grown them but man I love them
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1. Beans.
2. Butternut squash.
3. Potatoes.
4. You're welcome.
Thank you
Thank you! I want to play in the garden.
What kind of veggie is “you’re welcome”
5. Weed
Rynosauras X only problem with that is getting Really hungry and eating your garden
The Cherokee planted the “3 Sisters”, which was corn, beans, and squash. It’s important to consider that the corn that native Americans grew was blue or multicolored high protein corn-not the high sugar version we have today. It is my understanding that together the 3 sisters created a complete protein and complimentary nutrition but it has to be the original heirloom corn variety. Also, corn could be fed to chickens.
Native Americans are frkn awesome💯❤👑💪🏿
Smart! Squash stays good on counter for MONTHS!
Agree! I’d have to throw potatoes in there tho as sooo easy to grow!
President Biden is going to take care of us, no need to fear.
@@HonorableBeniah-A - whew! thank goodness.... let's go brandon !
You literally recommended 2 of the 3 sisters. Beans, Squash, and Corn. There is a lot of Native American mythology surrounding them and why they work together so well.
Weren't these 3 crops first cultivated by Mesoamerican Nations?
It ISN'T MYTHOLOGY. Geez.
It's not a myth lol, its good info
um... i think there is a misunderstanding of the word mythology. We have been taught to assume that this means 'fiction', but it really means the opposite. Founding myths of each and every culture contain a lot of truth....including ours.
For the people who seem to missed what he was saying, Meso Americans (also Natives) used these crops for sustenance. Behind the mythology of said crops was the polytheistic religion these people lived by. One notable example of the mythology surrounding the crops is Quetzalcoatl. He's said to have brought corn to his people, after trailing an ant and disguising himself as one, and brought corn and other crops to his people. Again, yes it's a myth. You have to keep in mine the religion of these people, and how food is part of that culture. Why they praised said food.
For me, I’d replace potatoes with sweet potatoes because you can eat the greens of the sweet potatoes🍠 but the greens of potatoes 🥔 are toxic.
Sweet potatoes are better nutrition too.
Interesting.
Good to know - they are tastier as well as more nutritious
You need the climate for sweet potatoes
Healthier too- Irish potatoes are nightshades. I’d pick beans, sweet potato and onion! Did not know one could eat greens from sweet potat! Thanks 🌞
Sweet Potatos:
they take at least 8 months, and then when harvested they should not be washed, but cured as is for a couple weeks - but they are in my top 3 because the leaves are a good "cut & come again" green that just keeps on giving! The leaves are as nutrious as spinach with only 1/5 the oxalic acid as spinach - and they are sweeter than most other greens.
I am growing sweet potatoes for their greens this coming summer so that was helpful to know. I was afraid the oxalates would be too high and they might be too bitter. my nasty rocky soil might not grow a decent root, but greens are my real challenge here because it gets so hot.
That's cool! I didn't know we could eat sweet potatoes leaves!
So Sweet potato leaves are edible I did not know this can you shoot me a link where I can find information on that
Wow about the leaves
I grow sweet potatoes as much for the leaves as for the potatoes! Lol. They are so good. Steam them for about 3 min, add a little sea salt and they are great. Or you can cook them for a couple minutes with some chopped onion! Yummy and nutritious! At the end of the season you can pull the leaves before they freeze, cook them, put them in zip lock bags and freeze them. And when growing, they love hot dry weather. Plant them in soil that drains well or build long hills a couple feet wide or so and plant them there because the hills will allow for good drainage.
We’ve got 600’ of red potatoes coming up now. Should be a good potato harvest with the Lord’s blessing. Amen
Blessings to you!
Wow - now I know why God doesn't want to save people from the corona virus - He's too busy watching over your potatoes. Thats a lot.
@@amandahuginkiss4098 He does. Human beings don't. It's more important that we know God and die than not know Him and live. Agree over the potatoes thing tho. God bless you.
Amanda Huginkiss Couldn’t god have prevented the virus in the first place?
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My 3 choices are - 1st: Potatoes for the cards, 2nd: Beans for the proteins, 3rd: Corn for the vitamins and Corn Flower. Also if you rotate these crops they'll keep your soils productive.
Would peanuts be a useful 4th crop?
I’d grow toilet paper, hand sanitizer and strawberries. I love strawberries and apparently the other 2 are how you survive an apocalypse.
this had me laughing out loud and I needed that. Thanks :)
Good one, I laughed so hard my eyes watered I couldn't hardly read the comment
Brilliant.
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Grow some Ammunition
I like the 3 you picked but I'd check with my neighbor. They may want to choose different 3 so we could each enjoy 6 choices on the table😉💞
great idea if you have a neighbor that gardens
I only have neighbors that take unfortunately
My neighbor and I do that.. we try to do different seeds so that we can exchange with each other. LOL
Yep. My parents did that in the 1950s/60s and early 70s before fast food and supermarkets took over, and was always a great time at harvest time going around and bartering with neighbours. Each year they sat down and decided what they would grow. Usually all agreed on a set number of crops each would grow then they would pick another 2-3 that only they would grow so they could grow the quantity to swap with everyone else.
A major reason was soil types as although they were all within a mile or so of each other soil was not the same so certain crops could not be grown everywhere successfully. Bartering meant everyone had access to almost every type of vegetable/herb etc.
Sad when society went the way of fast foods etc as society slowly faded into a concrete jungle.
Dianna Mangrum....now, that's a Great idea!!
Beans and potatoes for sure, already this would be sufficient to survive. I would definitely be foraging for nettle, dandelion and blueberries as well, living in Scandinavia. Catch the occasional fish on top of that and one would have a healthier diet than the majority of urban residents by a long way!
Eat lots of fidhy
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Please interpret "fidhy" for me. I can't keep up with all the abbreviations.. Ty
@@cookiemama4 eat lots of fish. My phone spells words incorrectly
@@DM-rock-n-roller ka si ta waa
Stinging nettle grows great here in western North Carolina and it is the highest protein plant there is.
Because I watched Bri’s recent videos all the older ones are coming up in my news feed and I am so glad. It’s nice to see Art in the garden… you were my favourite UA-camrs. Wishing you both the best for 2023..❤️💚💙
I agree with you about your three top choices, but I would also include a number 4 crop, and that would be cabbage.
Around my area the brassicas all suffer infestations of aphids. Literally nothing can be done to preven it short of massive pesticide inputs. Curiously, wild mustard -the ancestor of modern brassica crops - doesnt suffer too badly from aphids and grows locally as a weed. The downside is that it doesnt store at all really, but the upside is that it can be grown as a salad crop in both cool seasons or in shady/moist areas of the garden
@@rplatt9829 I had wild mustard in my los angeles yard, they are very tasty when picked young. I had a small patch of 2 sq ft. and that was more than enough for me. then they become big and very hard to get ride of. No water needed for them to grow once they put their foot down.
Cabbage is good too. It can be fermented and keep longer.
Great point! Just need kosher salt for sauerkraut!
Beans cabbage and lots of air fresheners
My grandfather could go into a '' spent '' potato field and even in winter always find a few taters for the dinner table .
I do that today.
I grow potatoes early, Middle, and lates. I leave some lates in the higher ground and only dig them up as I need them, sometimes this is as late as February most are still OK.
He must of been a true old time farmer. Hope he passed down his tips.
Farmers grow potatoes for the sole purpose of leaving them in the ground. It fertilizes the soil for the next crop.
@@brucestradingcards6211 What about disease risk (when leaving potatoes in the soil) do you rotate crops to avoid that?
I'd include curly kale (because it grows even in the cold seasons, and a single plant will stay alive for years)
And so nutritional
in winter ours do well but sometimes, esp in summer with young plants ... aphids!
Except it tastes bad.
@@HollyCairns - Who cares? Just get some Covid-19 and you won't notice. ;-)
High speed notched hat to facilitate hearing both sunglasses and headgear simultaneously.
Still wears sunglasses on top hat and was squinting a lot.
I don't partake myself, but weed. The trading/bartering potential of weed in a SHTF scenario is priceless.
Top three crops for me: tomatoes, beans and potatoes. When I lived out on the farm all three of those things grew in plentiful, and you can turn them into so many different meals. If I was allowed a fourth I’d say onions.
OOO-onions. Definitely.
Purple Piccolo, my 4th would be Mac & cheese!
@Muse Verdant i was thinking sumner crops. We would do collards and mustard greens in the winter. I miss the days of growing my own greens. We always had greens in the freezer
Beans, potatoes and corn
Purple...yum!
Sunflowers tip: once you harvest the head , cut the stem at soil level. Let their roots die in the soil. They will mineralize and aerate your growing medium for next season. They are ready in 50 days. They are great if you want organic soil.
That is wonderful information! Thank you for sharing it! It's easy to forget that other people don't necessarily know this! Comfrey is another good plant for bringing up nutrients. There are a lot of them. GOD bless
Thanks those are my favorites to grow
Thx.
Also after their done blooming cut the stalk half way up and new blossoms will appear in a few days, Sunchokes are related to sunflowers and taste like potatoes, produce many tubers and come back every year if you leave some in the ground, so once you plant them you have food for life, this year im trying yacon which is also related to sunflower, it has a sweet taste
Stalks also will provide 1.5 cups of flour
Remember folks, these aren't necessarily his "favorite" veggies to eat. He is factoring on the most successful crop yields, resistance to crop failure, ease of storage, nutritional value, etc, etc.
I would add tomato - and in small containers, lots of herbs/spices you use most... smaller plants like grn onions etc.
@@violetfem1808 Yes, to all of those. Maybe asparagus too.
@@Sarconthewolf I'm looking to start growing a few things in singular pots or maybe even a raised bed or 2 since I have no room for any real garden anymore (moved) - cherry tomatoes produce alot.. yes I'd love to try asparagus but I have to read up on what grows best in FL.
All three are yummy, at least I find them yummy. I would add spinach.
Potatoes beans and alfalfa .alfalfa when picked fresh and crushed produces a liquid full of protein and if you use a stainless steel stock pot mostly full of water just under the boiling point of water and add the juice the protein comes out like cheese and is a pure product if its not mixed with flower and made into posta it will spoil in one day but in spaghetti it will last a year .so it stores well that way .and no one will rob you of your alfalfa 😁
I would go with chicken parmigiana, meat lovers pizza, and beef tenderloin!! I just starting out and I have a lot to learn, but I’m assuming that they are crops.
Genuine lol. :)
I actually have a Pizza tree in my garden but the toppings bush is a. bit of a disappointment.
Sadly, Science has failed us so far. Some day!
I’m joining you. Yum!
I mean you could make a pizza garden but it's going to be more varied than you seem to expect 😆
Butternut squash is so versatile too. You can add cinnamon for a dessert, or add garlic for an italian-type dish. It's awesome.
Thx for the tip
Makes a better-than-pumpkin pie too. And butternut soup is terrific in Fall/Winter. Really good.
What's the best way to store? Not touching in a basement?
Isn't cinnamon the bark from a tree so your crop would take 20+ years before you could harvest.
Yep!👍
Dandelions are one plant people should consider actively growing.
Very nutritious..Magnesium, copper, calcium..Also can do a long steeped tea from the leaves or roots which cleanse the liver and kidneys. Eat raw (after cleaning-rinsing) to help build strong teeth. (Teeth need minerals to be 💪
@I understand that but Never heard of them, going to look it up...
@@ilovemytribe There's a show called Naked and Afraid and in order to survive they ate cattails.
And extremely easy to grow, especially if you have a lawn.
Just don’t eat the potentially sprayed ones. Pesticides are the devil of this earth
bamboo is on every "Must" list I have. The food source might not be as high on a list as others, but for overall function and use, bamboo is a goddess. From building, hunting, eating, trapping, mlist. rope, shoes, clothing, and protection, Bamboo is always there for me.
Plus, the speed at which it grows, and how effortless it can go from a cutting in the ground, to an 8 inch wide, 40ft tall beast in less than 6 months.
Definitely agree..!👍
Careful, certain kinds of bamboo are highly invasive. Their roots will invade and overcome neighbouring crops really fast, and unrooting them is laborious.
How do you make shoes from bamboo. Forgive my ignorance
@@stephenkinyanjui5659 I'm sure you could make shoes from bamboo. I have some socks made out of bamboo which are very lightweight Airy and comfortable. They also make bamboo linen bed sheets and pillowcases which they claim keeps your body cooler than cotton. Just don't ask me how they do it! Modern technology is something else!
@@desertodavid the "how" is the question 🤣
another cool thing about beans (or legumes in general) is that they have a symbiotic relationship with bacteria in soil. they provide carbohydrates to the bacteria and in turn the soil bacteria takes nitrogen from the atmosphere and provides it to the legumes. When the crop is turned under, the soil can contain fixed nitrogen for the next crop.
SOMF MUSIC, that's a very good point about growing legumes as they don't require supplemental nitrogen fertilizer. That could be a very crucial Factor should there ever be a fertilizer crunch leading to food shortages.
@@desertodavid Like now?
@@ssmy5701 did you think I was still sitting here a month later?
1)POTATOES or "tatties " as we call them in Scotland. (+ so many varieties + uses)
2)Beans (again - for variety use different types)
3) Rainbow Chard (as a larger spinach alternative)& suite UK weather. + colours cheer you up. So pretty. So easy.
Yes! Chard has been such a pleasant surprise in my garden. (NW USA)
Yes I grew rainbow chard a few years ago and it grew like weeds. Very nutritious and low maintenance. 👍
I love Scotland! Am Scottish on both sides of my family and have a Scotish nutty sense of humor like Trump does, that most people don't understand!
@@athenac2696 please don't drag the T word into this, gardening is a peaceful+happy place.
@@evan8654 Censorship here too? Have u heard of free speech?
I have been growing (1) potatoes, (2) Onions, (3) Beans, as my main survival crop. I do also grow tomatoes and carrots as filler. With this combo I found that I can make great flavoured dishes.
Also easy to collect the seeds for next years crop. I know root vegetables take two years but if you get the system going you're good without relying on the store for your seed.
Stick with those onions, they kill anything bad inside ya.
In Trinidad: dasheen bush, peas & pumpkin. Dasheen you can eat root & leaves so you have carbs vit. B and iron. Peas for protein. Pumpkin you have loads of vitamin A in the fruit, leaves vitamin B and iron , seeds rich in protein.
What is Dasheen like?
im happy to see someone taking advantage of the nutrients of pumpkin.. over here in North Carolina USA ive heard nothing but complaints on growing them because they become a nuisance and take over the yard. i would consider growing them,
How long do pumpkin store for tho? My Halloween pumpkin carved or not lasts about 2 months tops... Idk
yep,, that what we talking about
@@TAOSA123 Dasheen Leaves is Taro Leaves, Dasheen; The root-vegetable are like potatoes, But bigger and more nutrient dense, It can be eating cooked baked fried or ground into flour and make bread etc...
I would add tomatoes. The reason for the tomatoes is that they can be made into a sauce, stewed, juice and stored for use throughout the year. I really enjoyed your video and have subscribed
Plus the lycopenes in them prevent prostate cancer.
Tomatoes are easy for people new to canning . High acidic and great long canning season . Dried foods are a option too.
guessing you are mediterainian ?
I totally agree with you, Sam! I just found this group a few minutes ago, myself! Happy learning!😄
Only tomatoes can be finicky about soil and not the easiest to get a decent yield. You'd also need a butt load of of plans to yield a crop high enough to do anything with them. Ever made pasta sauce from scratch? It takes a massive amount of tomatoes to just get 1 pot.
have you ever grown peanuts ? my grandmother always grew three gardens: first garden grew vegetables corn , purple hull peas, butter beans, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes ect... what wasnt eaten fresh was all cooked together (plus meat) into delicious stew that she canned. this gareden was HUGE and she canned enough stew every year to feed All of her family and friends throughout the winter. It was wonderful served with buttered cornbread. the second garden was a giant strawberry patch, one of my fvorite memories was "helping" her in the kitchen pourings bags of sugar over mountains of strawberries that she would freeze and make jam. third garden was smaller mostly watermelons, pumpkins, gourds and always peanuts, which she "parched" in the oven. Peanuts are high in protein and fix nitrogen so win/win.
Julie White, I'm coming to your house to eat. Man, cornnread, butter beans, purple hull peas, masters, peppers and so on. That's what I like about the South. That's the food we grew up on and survived on. We had butter beans with a big ole ham hock in em the other day. Yum. 😁
That was some great grandmother
Julie White may I ask where your grandmother lived? I’d love to grow peanuts, but I heard that my grandfather tried without success (although I don’t know how much effort he put into it). Not sure if it’s the climate....🤔 thx for your comment. It has inspired me!
Julie White Lovely story! Perhaps through all this horror we'll find our way back to that lifestyle. 💕
How do you can stew, sounds amazing..
Potatoes, carrots, onions. My reason is they shelf fresh for a long time, grow easily. And my kids will eat them, not so much the onion but it's great in everything you fry up
Tatties carrots and onions would probably be mine too, and we'd survive on chicken soup, egg and chips and pickled onions. Having said that, Sutherland kale is super nutritious and versatile, with plenty in there for the chickens too. Which would I eave out? Carrots or onions? It CAN'T be the tatties! I need four. Could I throw some kale seed into the undergrowth and claim it's just natural forage?
@@JoesWebPresence thanks for the reply, you just got a subscriber
.....I picked the exact 3 you did , although Garlic is my 4th ! Maranatha !
@@georgehays4908 we got that too! But it was in the yard when we bought the house in 09
Yes I agree, but everyone is leaving a meat out of the diets. Squirrel and groundhog do benefit from a stuffing of onions, carrots and potatoes.
Great video. I’m a terrible gardener. I only have luck with peppers and tomatoes. Sooooo. Salsa for survival. :)
FYI... Collard greens and okra are SUPER EASY to grow! ;-)
Cassy So Sassy I thought the same about actually planting for survival. I would orobavly bring a different skill to the table & dining with Art & family. Lol
Cheaper to grow from seed.
well, at least you wont have vitamin c deficiency. lol
I laughed
The 3 Sisters: squash, maize, and pole beans.
Add potatoes because I love them.
Sunflowers are a good idea because the seeds provide so much, including easily accessible oil for cooking.
Still need something for vitamin C. Tomatoes.
Good point about vitiman C
I would plant beets. High in vitamins - eat the greens and the beets!
Can make sugar from beets, too. They are a top 5 for me.
Good idea, didn't know
And my favorite!
Dwight Schrute approves
VA 2 AK if she sliced them thin and covered them with olive oil & salt and baked them until crunchy- I bet you'd love them.🤣
3:02 that bug crawling onto the camera lens creeped me out lol!
JAJAJAJ I kept playing the video back asking myself " Is that a cockroach?!" OMG!
Me too
@@AztecJimmy How he didn't fell it?! Jajaja I would be screaming like crazy!
It was on the camera lens-it travels from the top of the screen to the bottom and quite out of focus. Probably an ant 🐜? is my guess
Lol same
German farmers around here usually had “other food crops” that weren’t in their gardens. These might be things like peppermint and horseradish growing along the sunny side of the house. Asparagus, rhubarb, strawberries, and raspberries in patches along the edge of the yard. A couple or three apple trees outside the back door. Hickory trees and black walnut trees planted and growing along the road. These attracted yet other food crops called squirrels. The concept is all part of a homestead.
Back to beans for a minute - green beans are only one kind. I would also grow some great northerns and pintos. These fed a lot of families during the recession. If your neighbor grows a field of beans, a bartering deal of swapping, say, some rhubarb and gooseberries for beans? Just thinking.
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Great Northern & Pintos are my two favorite Beans.
It would make more sense to grow a bean that you could dry & use during the winter. You'd have to can green beans & they wouldn't taste the same. Beans are what helped most people survive in the middle ages (and beyond).
@@dan13ljks0n G’day, T.F. He mentioned using green beans as shelled beans. If you let them ripen, they are a nice, mild flavored bean. I agree with having dried beans. Easy to grow. Probably have to fence them in pretty well, as deer and other animals seem to like them too.
Grocery stores have had “clearance sales” of bone in hams the last couple of years around Thanksgiving - Christmas time. (Maybe they did other years too, and I just didn’t notice?}. I buy several them and put them in the freezer. JARVIS good eatin, then make beans. Pretty simple formula.
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@@dan13ljks0n green beans can be dried by putting them on a string
@@RedWillowFarmVa Does that make them string beans then? ;)
Asparagus is a hidden juggernaut of survival foods. While it has downsides, it's upsides are utterly colossal.
1. It comes up in early spring, before almost anything else even starts to grow. Depending on the year, you might find asparagus spears before you even see any green grass. if you are in a survival situation, this is the exact point you're most likely to be starving to death.
2. It's poisonous to most things that aren't human. This is rare, it's almost always the opposite when it comes to plants. While there are a few beetles that will chew on it a bit, this makes asparagus inherently pest resistant.
3. While it's low on calories, it's extremely high in vitamins and minerals. (it's not high in protein, but there's some there, a little bit goes a long way) This is a difficult dietary requirement to fill, but no less important than getting your calories.
4. It's a perennial, this has up and downsides, it takes years to mature to a harvestable point, but once it's there, you now have reliable food at a time of year during which there is no other viable grown alternative. Its roots are extremely deep, once it's established, it's not going anywhere.
5. Because I have already secured my main source of vitamins and minerals, all of my other decisions in terms of what to grow become vastly simplified. At this point, I could get away with growing nothing else but potatos.
6. It grows wild, with a little bit of planning, awareness, and a willingness to walk, depending on where you live, you can harvest more than you could ever dream of eating.
7. So you pickle it. In this state, it functionally lasts forever, it stretches out every other food source that you have. In the past 3 weeks of spring, I have picked and pickled enough asparagus to eat a bit with every. single. meal. until. next. year. Add to that, I've still got a week or 2 of picking yet to come. I cannot stress enough how big of a difference in food security this makes. I also cannot stress enough how I have secured this food source before anyone else has even started a garden for the year.
You wanna talk about survival foods? Talk about asparagus. Asparagus doesn't have a place in my top 3 survival crops for a garden. It sits in its own category, as it's not directly competing with other crops for my time, energy and resources. There is no opportunity cost to be had here. Thus, the main motivating factor of the discussion, the forced choice between which survival foods to grow, is irrelevant with this crop. You can always put asparagus on top of everything else.
Asparagus is King.
lol
@@user-otzlixr Thanks, some things are obviously good, others due to a confluence of factors. The relationships between those factors must be understood to understand why that thing is good.
Half way though I was like "this is really long" I wanted to abort the operation, I'm glad I didn't.
Yeah, that's interesting. Thanks for laying all your considerations out. I think I'm going to try to get asparagus started this year; the only concern is where I can fit it in the very limited space I have to work with.
@@user-otzlixr None that I'm currently growing. Maybe you could count radishes since they're so fast growing?
Let some stinging nettle grow in a corner of the garden, for the same reason. Nettles are highly nutritious, comes up early, will happily grow in the same spot forever if you keep adding a bit of compost/ferts. Can be harvested the entire summer, dried and stored dry, just add a fistful to soups or casseroles.
I’m surprised no one in the comments mentioned turnips. They were a Great Depression staple. The leaves are edible, so too the root, and easiest thing to grow according to my great granny :)
Them things are nasty as f'!!!
TY for this wonderful idea!! My mom is an excellent cook of turnips. I hadn't considered them! Thanks again!!
@@timisaac8121 I love turnips.
@@stilltryin71 My mom is an excellent cook and made turnips for our Thanksgiving feast every year. Yes, I loved them for their taste too!
@@mistersniffer6838 it's all a matter of taste 😉😉 I love turnips
Great stuff. They would be my top three as well. When I was younger we grew our own food. I have a very good idea of what subsistence living is in Canada where the growing season is from frost to frost. May - Sept
Potatoes - like he said, they store well and you take what's left over to plant next year ( keep cool and dry) Store in small bins to make it easier to weed out the odd one that rots over winter.
Turnip and parsnip - Great winter food. You can go out in January and the parsnip will still be good (take a pick with you)
Carrots - They store almost as good as potatoes but become knarly, but still edible. Again, dry and cool is key.
Rhubarb - plant it once and it grows like a weed.
Corn was a luxury for us. Couldn't count on that every year.
Seeds - plant whatever you can get your hands on.
The actual key to survival is to plant everything you can because you really have no idea what will grow and what will not. Cherry trees, currents, wild blueberries and strawberries, green beans (like he said), dandelion greens ( yes, those pesky yellow flowers are edible), maple tree sap ( Eastern Canada), apples, pears, etc
Survival is about getting up in the morning, working 6 days a week, doing everything you can, having as many options as possible, have a few cattle, chickens, carpentry tools, etc ,etc.
Canning and pickling will keep you alive and scurvy free year round. Finally, be a good neighbor. That's the one that pays the largest dividend. Care for one another. Act like you're on a life boat rather than a cruise ship.
same
Nice list but on s 7000 sq Ft suburban lot how on earth?
This is the best and succinct advice I have read on preparing and surviving .
Study this.
@@michellewelch6013 vertical gardens, hydroponic gardens, square foot gardens. Look at the survival videos with the most hits. You will be surprised!!
@@michellewelch6013 I don't think it will be easy, but I am slowly trying to make it work on 300sq ft, where half that property is house and driveway. I've started with 3 fan-trainable (so I could plant them super close together) fruit trees (which I will be espalier training to use as living trellis for the grape vine), grapes and a berry bush. I will slowly add a few more fruit trees and some more berry bushes, and continue to plant annual veggies around where the perennials (asparagus and strawberries so far) I planted are continuing to grow as my living mulch and keep gaps filled with what I Want Growing. I planted 3 containers of mint, but it looks like only the peppermint and chocolate mint survived this winter. Use of 4ft root barrier to keep things from growing out into neighbours yards too.
Potatoes my friend are historically proven, invading armies cannot trample them because they grow under ground.
And they can be grown in paint buckets!
Bitcoin Belle. You can also successfully grow them under straw if you make sure to keep it damp.
@@bitcoinbelle I will have to check that out too, if I just have potatoes (especially sweet potatoes) and chickens or ducks for eggs I am good to go.
This just sold me on the potato idea
Bitcoin Belle what is the best color to grow them in? Decorators White? Lenox tan? Is there a specific brand? Benjamin Moore or Sherrinwin Williams?
Excellent video! Just in case it ever comes down to it, dandelion greens can be found pretty much everywhere and they are an excellent source of vitamin C.
Native Americans chose the "Three Sisters": Corn, beans, and squash for there nutrition and symbiosis...although potatoes are good too.
Kyle Towers we were good but started lacking because the gov killed our livestock...
chose them also because they physically enhance each other.. vines climb the corn, squash rids the bugs, and I forget the other reason why...
I'm native american. I wish the indians would come up with an indian word for "indian".
@@davidlanham99 -- Each tribe has its own word. The Navajo word for themselves is Dineh, which means, loosely, “the people on this land”
Native-American works pretty well.
@Kyle Towers -- You are correct. There were very few types of livestock in the Americas before Europeans arrived. They used dogs. There were alpacas and llamas in South America.
But there were many foods that came from the Americas. The corn, beans, and squash were staples for Native-Americans in what is now North America. Potatoes were grown in South America. There are so many other foods, from strawberries to tomatoes from the Americas. Vodka? Thank you America. Marinara sauce in Italy? Thank you America. There were also animals like turkeys. Chocolate? Thank you America for providing cocoa. Pineapple? Not from Hawaii. From South America and the Caribbean islands.
When the Spanish came in the 1500s they took these foods back to Europe. Corn and potatoes especially became staple foods for Europeans. The foods brought to Europe helped increase the average life of Europeans by 10 years.
But if we are just considering Native-Americans in what is now the Eastern United States, there were not a wide variety of crops for them to grow.
Sweet potatoes are actually a pretty plant, as well…even edible leaves.
Amaranth: superfood, high in protein, entire plant is edible, drought and pest resistant, can survive triple-digit temperatures. From micro greens to summer salad greens, and seeds that act like a grain (cereal, flour, etc.), Amaranth is my choice!
I just planted my first amaranth seeds so we will see how they do.
the seeds are great but those leaves...yuck. Any suggestions on how to eat those leaves?
Never heard of that ? Will have to Google that
Hard to harvest the seed/ Separate them from chaff, but once done they do store well. Just make sure they dry out or you will get some mold.
And amaranth looks like a weed so in a survival situation thieves probably won't recognize it as food.
Should also consider, Crop Rotation.
Maybe pick 3 that ultimately will have a positive effect for the next growing season, a garden that will self fertilize.
I was wondering about that factor.
Beans, Winter Squash maybe Hubbard and Cabbage and I tell you why Cabbage. You can eat Cabbage fresh, you can fry it up and you can make kraut from it. Cabbage grown late in the season when stored in a root cellar will make it through the winter.
There are winter cabage frost no worry like kale
Mash potato cabbage fry up bubble and sqweek its called gees so nice brown sours on it
I read that sauerkraut has 700mg of vitamin c per cup compared to 30mg for raw cabbage. That's with red cabbage. The fermentation organisms manufacture it. Amazing?
I'm in dirt scratch Arkansas. My uncle was army, Stayed in till Social Security. Worked Pentagon. They always put up 365 quarts of cabbage on top of everything else. Bologna every day. I saw them at a funeral lately. I bet he still has a Bologna sandwich every evening. My aunt said no, he just cuts a one inch slice and eats it plain, but he still eats Bologna. He retired a Colonel.
Kim chee baby....
Korean fermented cabbage that has a chili pepper rub...and grow collards for greens through the winter if your winteris not below the 20s.😀
Collard greens, they will grow year round here in South Carolina. I've had plants that produced for 4 years before dying.
Stephen Owen ever try beet tops ? My fav to fry up with little bacon or what ever. But collards are second
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@ One diced up slice of bacon does so much for a pan of greens! I pressure can 1/2 pint jars with bacon. Scoop out a big tablespoon and it makes any of my canned greens a delight.
Stephen Owen / Love collard greens! And tomatoes and potatoes.
good call!
Beans also enrich the soil with nitrogen, among other enzymes and minerals. Great choices!
What kind of beans are we talking about?
@@kathyjyoung-fry720 all beans, all legumes. alfalfa and other legumes make a great cover crop in between harvesting. alfalfa is not only a wonderful feed for livestock but it enriches the soil with nitrogen via its roots---which can penetrate several feet of soil, thus aerating even the most hardpan soils.
They claim you should inoculate the seeds before planting to enhance the effect.
I grew butternut squash for the first time after watching this video and 100% agree. I've never had a squash produce so much without any effort or headaches and I STILL have some on my counter.
The Aztecs, Mayas and many other peoples of the Americas always grew corn, beans and squash as a triad. The corn gives structural support to the beans while these help fix nitrogen in the soil. The squash maintains moisture in the ground while reducing weed competition. The nutritional value of the three crops is balanced with protein, carbs and vitamins. The three can be eaten young or let to mature on the plant for long term storage.
The "three sisters." Proven!
Anasazi beans
Isn't all corn now GMO?
@@Ekinnajay No, thank goodness. There are communities dedicated to the cultivation and preservation of criolle corn. Of course Monsanto wants to take over everything but fortunately some people have respect for their crops.
@@Ekinnajay Yes, looks that way. GMO grains to feed an ever growing population, and feed the animals on factory farms, who are not supposed to eat those grains, because of the increasing demand, and taste for meat. Apparently that is how SARS, and coronavirus happened: because of human beings increasing demand, and appetite, for animals' flesh. Going onto 8 billion. As a scientist pointed out, only a century ago, the human population was 2 billion. 6 billion have been added in only a little over 100 years. What will happen when there are 16 billion people, and then 32 billion people, because it is not going to take long to reach that number....
I know this is an old post but I totally agree with these 3 must grow crop choices. As a kid we were migrate fruit and vegetable pickers. We literally lived on beans, potatoes and some of the crops we worked in.
Hey, looks like you enjoyed a similar lifestyle to myself. Did you ever work the Columbia river basin near Wenatchee?
Although life was tough, some of my best memories...
@@Peaceful-resistance1 No, we worked in the San Joaquin Valley in California in the late 40's. Later we worked in Napa and Santa Clara Valley early 50's. Rough and hard working lifestyle to endure, but a rewarding and thankful life to come out of. Once we tasted the good life, we never looked back, yet we never forgot where we came from. All that hard work paid off.
@@reybangayan2649 ..God Bless You for contributing so much beyond your own existence.❤
From my time in Russia - potatoes, cabbage, cukes & tomatoes. You can wrap green tomatoes individually in crunched up newspaper & will keep for months in cold storage ripening slowly without spoiling. Cukes - very satisfying fresh & can be brined w/ garlic (one more must have) for storage.
We are in WA state. Those little white moths just invaded our cabbage last year. Any tips?
volvosan
Very few in the US get newspaper anymore, as most are filled with lies. Wonder what else you can wrap them in?
@@bluewaters3100 They don't like fragrant things, so companion planting can work well with thyme, peppermint, basil, tomatoes (yes tomato plants have a distintive smell, some more than others). May have to experiment. If you can, spray cabbage plants w/ solution of water & crushed garlic/garlic juice. They hate that.
@@corneliastone1807 I imagine any paper that can be crunched and will hold its shape. The goal is to separate the green tomatoes and allow them to breathe. The container which can be a cardboard box or wooden crate should be porous. You can easily be enjoying fresh tomatoes for Thanksgiving. Keep checking on them to assess the ripening process.
Good list .
potatoes were my first choice
they're a champion for calorie density, versatile as you like, and only need a few supplements from other foods to form a complete diet
there's a reason they became such a staple all over the world once they left the Americas
pumpkins and broad beans were my other choices, the broad beans purely because they do such a great job nitrogenating the soil
I was with you on the beans and potatoes. The butternut squash I hadn't considered. But now that you mention it for ease of growth, nutrition and ease of storage, I have to agree. Thanks for vid. Nice garden, soil looks good. Peace
I've grown loads of butternut the past few years. Very productive plants and versatile in the kitchen, but they seem to go bad around March.
Butter nut Squash is the stuff! I love cutting it in half. Stem fir 10 mins. Drain and put it in the broiler with some brown sugar and butter.. its a Main corse and desert in one! Good call Bro!
Butternut squash an excellent choice. It is in the curcurbita moschata branch of the squash family and is resistant to squash vine borers which can take out a squash crop very quickly. And as you said, very healthy!
Butternut are good, but in my experience their long maturing time means you can only get one crop per year (but I'd be happy to hear others' experiences).
If I had to choose I'd go for gem squash. They start to crop at 12 weeks (mini-gems at 8 weeks) so depending on your season length you can get up to three crops per year.
I've had butternut store a full year at room temperature!
1 : Potatoes blue ,red, Yukon gold
2 : beans yellow and green
3 : onions green , yellow , Spanish , English not just for eating , they are a great health and medicinal food also
Yes, defs no life without onions. 😬
I was thinking potatoes, onions and carrots with carrots you could breed rabbits and get steady protein. We have all heard the term #$%& Like rabbits, well there's a reason that's a term. Plus rabbit meat and those 3 ingredients would make decently flavorful nutritious stew.
@@MichL_71 so true!! Onions are my favorite food for sure!! I often eat two or three in the same meal as if they completely different foods. I didn't notice I did this until someone told me. Also, peppers- - smiles -
Being in the horticulture arena for a couple decades, I was talking along with you, and I absolutely, 💯% agree with you. 1) Squash, B vitamins, massive vital minerals, seeds for oil, eating, etc, long storage, massive crop yield. 2) Beans, great choice. Protein, vitamins, massive yields, 3) Potatoes, again, massive yield, long storage, vit C, many, many minerals, such as potassium. Great choices. Would be my exact 3 as well. Great video. Thanks!
Now that's the kind of information one can use. Informed decisions make for better choices.
@@terrybyrd5105 Facts !!!!
Squash is vile? There has to be a vegetable that is edible.
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@@joemdee: Squash is good - Brussel Sprouts are vile!
@@terrybyrd5105 Hush yo mouth. Brussel sprouts are tha bomb. Lol.
I think you are right. When I saw the title I thought immediately of "three sisters" Bean, Corn and Squash. But corn can be troublesome. Potatoes are very robust and easy. Good video.
I agree with the 3 picks 100%
I've had a garden almost every year since 1964 so I've had some time to think about it.
You can 5x + your bean harvest by growing POLE BEANS.
Bush beans are usually only good for a few pickings before they die but pole beans can produce until frost.
I've developed a trestle method that has served me well for over 20 years... wish I could post a pic.
I usually plant 4- 25' rows (2 rows kentucky wonder and 1 row King of the Garden pole lima and 1 row Calico pole lima)
I get over 100 quarts of canned green beans (off 2- 25" rows) plus pounds of dried beans. We freeze the King Limas and dry all of the Calicos. The Calicos are superb dry beans and produce like crazy.
This year I'm going to make a video of the Trestle from beginning to end because I've never seen it anywhere on YouBoob. I've had over 20 years to perfect it. After it's up I can usually grow in the same spot for about 5 years before I move it. It takes 2 people about 2 hr to install and another couple hrs. to install all the "drops" after the beans are up. Then you're done until fall when you strip the dry beans and discard the vines. Standing up to pick beans is a godsend to us old farts too.
Please do reply when you post that video. You made me interested.
Same!
This would be great to see! Sounds like a very useful method!
Sounds like my Mom's method. I wish I had paid more attention to her canning. I remember tying the drops with used baling twine.
Hey guys, I finally made that video. Here it is ua-cam.com/video/3fXeOqydW2E/v-deo.html
If there was ever a time to resurrect the concept of the 'Victory Garden', NOW is the time.
Dude, seriously, your channel is about to explode.
This 'crisis' thing is going to shake the notion of carefree dependency to the core.
More tips in general and a focus on "Post Crisis Beginner" series.
Your channel will grow like weeds in the noon day sun.
Agreed. I'm starting on my Victory Garden tomorrow.
john hanrahan me too, times a wasting.......
I hope his channel does explode. More people need to get into sustainable farming, even urban farming. If this crisis has taught us anything, it's that we can't depend on the disgusting and flawed food supply chain in the US.
@@Michele_Back Same. The less dependent we are on the system the better.
Why would you need a Victory garden if you are going to get the “best deal in history”?
Sweet potatoes (food), hemp (food, fuel, fiber), and chives(food). Your 3 are cool. If the whole community chose 3, hopefully people would coordinate and trade.
Hemp also removes radiation from the soil.
If I could only get my neighbors to grow anything.
Chives? Hit the forest for similar oniony taste.
@@HollyCairns Forest is over 100 miles away.
@@moretimethanmoney8611 look up purslane. I like it when it is spring and it looks like a thick succulent. It’s a common sidewalk weed. Also Creeping Charlie is another great food source that’s a sidewalk weed.
Beans have one of the highest calorie + nutrition per gram of food. Butternut is resistant to squash beetle because the vine can regrow roots at every leaf juncture unlike summer squashes. Potato is easy to grow easy to keep pests away. I approve your list.
BEANS/DRIED, POTATOES, SQUASH. ALL THREE HAVE A LONG STORAGE LIFE IF KEEPED IN A COOL DRY PLACE
STOP shouting, we are not deaf.
Beans, Corn, Potatoes, protein potatoes will Keep All winter,so will dried corn, with those 3 you Can Survive, When you harvest the Garden, then plant Turnips and you Got Frest turnips & Greens most all winter or until a real hard Ground freeze.
For Survival, you Stick to the Basics,Corn you can leave on the Stalk to kinda dry like feild Corn, then toy just hang it,by the shuck,You can make hominy,corn nuts or shell it soakt it in hot water about 30 mins and then cook like the Indians Did
@@iamrocketray OH NO WE FOUND THE SNOWFLAKE!!!!
@@iamrocketray what does that matter, you can't hear it !!!????
This is awesome! I just found this video, AFTER planting my first garden last weekend. I planted rows of beans, butternut squash and potatoes, among other things... haha.
From the Native Americans corn, beans & squash! Would add potatoes also
Yes the 3 sisters and potatoes are the brother. :)
The correct term is "Indian" or "Injun."
Corn is a good one indeed....but have you seen how hard it is on the soil trying to keep enough nutrients in the ground to grow something to the point of thriving? Youd be a soil amending fool!
Yep, need that corn to round out the needed protein from the beans.
@@edwardwells5864 That is why it is called the 3 sisters corn, beans and squash all planted together. The beans add nitrogen to the soil to help the corn.
Butternut Squash is one of my favorite cool weather vegetables. I always thought it would be difficult to grow.
Okra, Long Beans and Squash. These three can start producing food for me in just 45 days here in the Philippines. If I was back in my old home in New Jersey, it'll be zucchinis, red beets and cherry tomatoes. :)
The beet tops are good eating too.
I see that you're not a fan of the sweet potato.
The leaves are edible too
@@nunyabiznes33 I do love them especially the purple variety and their tops. They take forever to root unlike potatoes or beats.
My Mother always said, if you have potatoes you've got a meal..
And butter ;)
@@james6401 you knew his mother?
@@silvermediastudio He is actually my son
I’ve recently come to realise that onions form the basis of most of the meals I cook, and i go through a lot of them. So, onions are important.
Yes, without onions there is not soup! Fried onions smell are for me Heavenly, more than the more expensive parfum!
Onions are antiseptic, too.
There is something called walking onion that I plan to look into.
Yes! ND garlic!
3 sisters. corn for the beans to grow up, and squashes broad leaves to block the weeds from getting the sun... also each veggie draws different nutrients from the soil, not competing with each other. used for many many generations by native people..
When you live in a hot arid country like me plants like moringa, prickly pear, figs, pomegranets, date palms, capers etc are the best crops to grow because they can take care of themselves with little need for watering. But i grow some potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, and have some orange and lemon trees too
Charles Carabott prickly pears are awesome! I’m in California, harvest and juice around thanksgiving and I have it in the freezer all winter. A fuss to peel and juice, but otherwise I consider a gift from nature.
@@kmathis2352 yes prickly pear is quite a remarkable plant with such great fruit and grows wild here no need to ever water it though if watered once or twice a mo th in summer it repays you with much bigger and better quality harvest plus the leafs are also edible. And i use prickly pear as a natural barbed wire fence around my fields.
Charles Carabott I have yet to try the leaves from our own plants. My best friends are of Mexican descent and I’ve tried nopales salad and I’ve had it in tamales. Don’t know why I haven’t used it myself. Well, I think we could end up in a economic crisis in the coming years. I really get a lot of pleasure from harvesting things that are a little wild. Wild blackberries in the summer, and prickly pear in the fall. They both have a slow patient quantity about them, and I usually end up with my hands cut up a bit, buts it’s free and sweet and the work that goes into it makes me love it that much more!
You need trees to grow figs, dates and pomegranates. The first two can be dried and stored, which would prove valuable. Pomegranates are highly nutritious. This article was more about annual gardens.
Carol Houghton we have figs and pomegranates. Also apples, persimmons, pears and nuts! Yeah, it was a distraction from the topic, but I get excited about prickly pears 😊
The Native American Indians always planted, what they call "Three Sisters", which is beans, squash and corn. That was a staple crop for them. However, there are two words that go hand in hand and that is "Potato" and "Famine", so I completely agree with your top three choice. BUT... if there were a #4 added, it would absolutely be corn.
Corn is high in protein as is peas. Sunflowers can be a substitute also for meat for protein.
Microgreens can be harvested in 7-10 days on windowsill. High in protein. A few plants can be grown till seeds grow and only use non GMO seeds organic only
Protein in vegetables are abysmally low and are not assimilated properly unless paired with another to make a complete protein (especially beans). When it comes to protein, you’re better off choosing a vegetable that doubles as a livestock feed so you can get adequate protein from animal sources like eggs.
Green beañs, squash, corn
A corn plant produces one or two ears at most. Each ear contains a little over half a cup of actual edible kernels. Corn is highly effected by both bugs and diseases and is a heavy feeder. A single tomato plant or a single squash can produce far more food and more nutrition as well.
Turnips.....
I'm no farmer. the story I heard was that my grandparents in germany had nothing but potatoes for 10 years and lived to tell the tale. they must be #1 for me.
Matt Damon of Martian fame lived on a sole diet of martian grown potatoes.
@@donaldclifford5763 …and Vicodin. 😄
I believe that the Irish needed to rely on potatoes too during a famine
@@theyrekrnations8990 The potatoes actually had a blight, fungus of some type, and that’s why the starvation occurred. There was actually plenty of other food available but the evil English Lords exported it all to starve them out.
@@dalhuset Thanks for that, and I wouldn't doubt it the way tyrranical overlords act. It sounds about right
Kale grows in temperate climates most of the year. Snip the mature leaves when needed.
Potatoes need to be rotated to another space to prevent soil degradation and blight.
Squash is good!
Now do a video fir everyone on how to store each food long term.
@Claire Ass...
If sweet potatoes end up doing well for you , I think they could replace other potatoes. The calorie and nutrient profile (including protein) is excellent And the greens are an amazing bonus!
You can eat the tops?
@@nadinefontaine5758 Sautee the sweet potato leaves with olive oil, chopped garlic, a little salt, and you get a delicious vegetable dish!
I agree sweet potato has a better nutrient profile. I had my first grade last year.put sweet potato in…the roots of an old tree damaged most of the potatoes but the greens were plentiful and beautiful. Total crop failure saved by the greens which were delicious.
@@nadinefontaine5758 Yes, you can just steam them for about 3 minutes, add a little sea salt and they are great! Adding chopped onion, even better!
love sweet potato greens, they seem to greatly diminish the harvest of the actual potato though, so I consider them a separate crop.
Beans, potatoes, and onions. With enough onions, you can actually enjoy a diet of mostly beans and potatoes.
Clever answer! Onions are just great with any veggie raw or fried!
I find spring onions work great too. I threw some of the discarded scraps into one of my pots for compost one evening, and then a few weeks later I noticed a bunch of spring onions starting to sprout. They then established themselves and now occupy half of a large tub on my balcony (sharing it with a stoic capsicum plant). I rarely water them, harvest them every couple of weeks, and they just seem to keep growing by themselves!
I'd replace onions with garlic. Aside from it's medicinal properties, garlic is great fried with anything.
Onions are good, and they will store well. Plus you do need a little flavor to your meal.
Pickled bean salad is awesome too & you can make amazing simple flat bread with sweet potatoes & a little flour alone on a dry griddle. Delish. Sunflower & pea sprouts are fast & awesome too.
You came pretty close to the "3 Sisters" grown by the Huron people: corn, beans, squash.
What kind of beans and what kind of squash?
@@krystalsharp7926 pole beans (they climb the corn stalks for support. Squash what ever you want, they are left to grow on the ground around the corn to shade out weeds, we usually do pumpkin and butternut squash when we do three sisters planting. The beans we do are dry beans pole type aka climbing beans - have done peas this way also.
@@krystalsharp7926 - Start the corn a few weeks ahead so the pole beans have something to climb. Full sun. They are picky about soil. I had half my crop fail when I mixed buckets of various soil but didn't know exactly why.
Thanks for this video! I would not have thought of butternut squash. It is time for all Americans to learn gardening and canning skills.
When I was a child we were left with my elderly grandparents, waiting for money from my mom every month, but sometimes she delayed and my grandpa cooked from our vegetable garden a soup, he fried 1 or 2 onions plants, added a bunch of cabbage leaves 2 eggs per person and a small round bread per plate, I loved this soup, I never feel poor or hungry so I will say cabbage , is the only plant that survives the hardshess winter, and the leaves are very satisficing. 1)Beans
2) sweet potatoes 3)cabbage
4)potatoes (It can be 4 items, why limit to 3?)
I also think it should be a longer ordered list with reasons why they're on the list and in that position.
Cabbage is also wonder to make sauerkraut from, adding another healthy dimension to a limited diet.
Any cucurbita moschata variety is pest resistant and super productive. I love the Musquee de Provence pumpkin, but for survival, I probably would switch to butternut for convenience.
I look at the width between your rows and say, "thank heavens he has so much land". I grew up with "dancing like a ballerina" between tiny walk-paths which got turned into more rows(quick growing item to harvest before the frosts) as the crops got harvested. Great ideas. We throw pumpkins in that get trained out and away (even through the fences because pumpkins keep so well into the winter in a cool cellar. Greetings from Lithuania. Thank you.
Cape toaw? Not sure how to spell it but, my grandparents were from a small farm near Vilnius. My grandmother taught me how to cook and garden. She had the most beautiful, fruitful garden in a small city back yard in Boston. She said the secret was a mix of cow manure ❤
Great comment and idea!! Are pumpkins limited to the growing season? Can you put them up in containers? I have some melons going now- not sure how they will do in our summer months! Best wishes!
Pumpkins are a type of squash if you think about it...they have WONDERFUL nutrients, they store well, and lots of ways to use them
Lithuania, I do believe my mamas mom came from there and went to Memmalland. Are you familiar with Memmalland by the Baltic sea? This was back in the very early 1920s. Then unfortunately the family were forced to leave Memmalland in the 1940s as refugees into Germany. Sad sad times for my mamas family. They never saw home again. On a brighter note us children grew up in America with a interesting range of food. Combined Lithuanian and German. We were much healthier than most others. Blessings to you and yours from USA.
My grandfather used to tell me that sweet potatoes is one of few foods one can survive on alone.
And people HAVE survived on regular potatoes.
They get a bad rap these days but have sustained whole populations
@Jamie W I guess the plumper the date, the better. Which is a plumper date, a blonde, brunette or redhead? Or are we talking middle east vs European vs north American etc.
@Jamie W I used to follow the Syrian war daily since 2011. An old woman was interviewed in Aleppo, she survived a year just from leaves she picked in a massive old graveyard.
Got to have corn in there. Can raise chickens feeding dry corn on the cob, then burn the cobs for heat.
Thank you for that post. Gonna archive that one in the back of my mind for future reference. Take care.
I am not like most Americans I guess. I HATE corn with a passion - I can eat it but prefer not too. anyway, is there still non-gmo corn seed out there? and what is einkorn? is that a type of corn? I would consider that one. (ps. I also do not like mashed potatoes, or bacon or pork - I know, I am weird)
chickens do very well on black sunflower seed - and they are easier to grow than corn. Corn and taters are a deathwish for a diabetic.
Barbara Simmons good to know
You can wipe your ass with used corn cobs.
I’ve been asking myself the same question for my garden this year. I have 70 meat chickens and 20 hogs going. I’m doing potatoes for sure, because I live in Idaho and it’s the law, I was thinking bush beans because I hear they do well here, but I’ve never done them. And I like your suggestion with the butternut squash, I wasn’t thinking of that at all but I think your right on. Thank you 😊
hahahah "it's the law"
Corn, squash, and beans as the native Americans did. I remember reading it restores the soil balance for nutrients over years.
Yes, "the 3 sisters". Together they make a complete protein, and they grow very well together as companion plants.
Corn, squash and beans. That's what my Indian ancestors grew in southeastern Canada. All three can be stored for long periods, though squash may need to be kept in an underground pit below the frost level.
pumpkins and potatoes would be the first thing I'd think of. What I love about the pumpkin/squash plants is that almost every part is eadible. When you crop 'm to grow fewer but bigger pumpkins, the parts that you remove can be eaten.
Yes! Not sure I could survive without pumpkin!
I do agree on butternut squash. I had 2 plants last year that produced 30+ squash. Next it would be tomatoes. There's so many ways to use them. You can grow grape, roma and beefsteak, so yummy. Lastly, broccoli or brussel sprouts (I like them both). Both are very good for you. Now I need to plan my garden, this is a start. Happy gardening! ❤🥦
Acor squash keeps very good without refrigeration. Long time.
Remember you can make flour out of pumpkin and squash also. Pumkin seeds will kill worms in animals.
Potatoes, cabbage and onions (or garlic) - so good and lasts all year! I love carrots and beets too but I prefer the summer ones so tender!
👍💕OK you are making me hungry! That is one of my favorite dishes!
I agree! I live in Maine and we can grow potatoes well here. Our two other favorites are actually the green bean ( Blue Lake) variety bush beans and butternut squash. Can’t wait to get my garden going!
I had never eaten Winter squash until I lived in hotter climes. Gems, spaghetti squash, butternut. Man oh man! :-)
I grew up in Machias: Here in Baja Mexico now! I've been harvesting tomatoes all winter. I love tomatoes but don't like to buy them from others. Are you on the coast? I'm very close to the ocean so lemons and lime do really great here. Also, and I hesitate to say this bc it might make you so jealous: Blueberries!! hehehe. We export blueberries, strawberries and raspberries to the USA!! hehehe!! if you are interested in exporting cranberries? omg. please let me know!! best wishes my fellow maniac!
potato, carrot beets n onions...and none need to be "harvest" in the fall, cover beds with thick mulch and harvest as needed, ground keeps them perfect all winter
Thank you for sharing that Sandra..
👍💚 ...WOW! what an awesome idea..Great advice for us new Victory Gardeners too.. was unaware they could be left in the ground, to harvest as desired... so it's a good space saver too😊
Does the mulch help keep varmints away?
Sunchokes also! Leave them in the ground and just pull up when need all during the colder months. And they get sweeter as the air under ground;)
our onions are always ready in our little raised bed garden. I planted them a few yrs ago and they keep coming in by themselves, I always have big green onion tops and bulbs under the soil, yr round -in Missouri!
where do you live? Don't think that's do-able where I am though!!
Ha! Try doing that in the mountains of Maine. As of today I still have more than two feet of snow in the field by my house.
I Would choose potatoes, beans and carrots, carrots have a long shelf life are very nutritious and can be eaten raw if there is no way to cook your food.
Edit: Nice to see so many responses to my comment, not so nice to see the trolls... Trolls that have missed the spirit of these videos and the meaning behind my personal comment.... there will be very young children in these coming hard-times/survival situations, taking into account the psychology and appetites of these little ones is most important to some than it is for others. In a survival situation harmonious peaceful attitudes are advantageous for all, divisive people with pessimistic attitudes in an already stressed situation end up dying first (read about the Holodomor genocide and the attitude of the survivors vs the dead).
Assholes in fox-holes don't mix, sooner or later 'friendly fire' resolves such issues, and, keyboard worriers that try to take their attitude into the real world will end up getting the rifle butt, the bayonet, or the lead.
Carrots can be tricky to grow well. You're better off with squash. Plus squash keeps producing. You pick a carrot and it's done.
You can eat a raw carrot? wow..that's news
Jake Shattuck
I don’t imagine there’s too many one couldn’t eat raw?
Broccoli and cauliflower are delicious raw!! And carrot
And beetroot
@@Anti-leftist7777 That's news? Interesting...
@@nickpauley9169 Got ya the first time...yes, news, who would have thunked a raw carrot can be eaten or a carrot can be eaten in the raw......news to someone apparently.
Never forget that from this perspective to grow that which keeps longer term. You have to get thru the winter and need a proper bridge between growing seasons. Canning, pickling skills are a must, too.
Green beans, tomato’s and potatoes! All 3 can be either preserved or kept with minimal preparation.
Crawling bug cameo appearance at time marker: 3:01! LoL Nice!
I think it's impatient for you to plant more Art!
spicer41282 - Yeah, that kinda’ freaked me out! 😅
That bug made me lean back from the screen a bit. lol
Made me do a double take too! LOL!
I almost smacked my phone! 🤣
yes that bug 😯
Beans for protein
Kale or Collards (the most highly nutrient-dense along with turnip greens)
Butternut squash or Sweet potatoes
Top three!
Perfect list size!
-------: My list :-----
••• 1. green beans.
••• 2. sweet potatoes.
••• 3. butternut squash.
No doubt, or question. Based on ease of growing, potential nutrients, variety and resilience. Of course I would also grow some herbs and smoking herbs, but that’s my cheat sheet. Fourth crop:
••• 4. Onions.
Fourth is just my go to backup, crop.
I agree with potato. Dig up and store, easy and less work. Corn requires more prep to store. Either canning or drying to grind into flour. .... My top three would be potatos, tomatoes, and corn. But that just what I like to eat. They would probably the nutrition needed.
Carrots (it's one of the few veggies my daughter eats), rutabegas (my son's favorite veggie when roasted, also a good substitute for potatoes in stews as I have a sensitivity to solanine from nightshades, which includes potatoes), and beans, as beans when combined with rice create a whole protein.
Wonderful much like the Indian three: beans, squash, and corn. Plant corn, beans climb the corn and the squash at the base.
Thank you. The three sisters. I could not remember. I'm telling everyone on the prepper channels. Buy seeds , plant food , things are going to get squirelly I'm afraid.
The beans provide nitrogen for the corn. The squash provides shade for the corn. The corn provides a stalk for the beans to climb.
The Indians (Native Americans, I never know which name to use 😮) had it right with those three.
@@timothylongmore7325 still a great choice with the potatoes. They clean the system and are very comforting in tough times. But if obtaining meat is a problem legumes and grains form a perfect protein so corn and beans. it would make a fine table if you planted two or three rows of a) pumpkin, pinto beans and corn, b) potatoes, butternut squash, lintels, c) butter beans, winter squash and oats. Anyway an excellent group of survival foods.
Where do you get organic corn seeds?
Though your choices are sound, and you take account storage, I think choices may vary due to location, and that location's climate, and local pests. It will also vary, if you have the luxury of livestock, or at least chickens. Luxury, cause you're gonna need more land.