82lbs from a 20-foot row: these are the BOSS survival crop!

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  • Опубліковано 15 січ 2024
  • Dioscorea yams are almost impossible to beat, and I don't have to say a word to prove it.
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    Today we harvest yams from 20 feet of garden row.
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  • @davidthegood
    @davidthegood  5 місяців тому +15

    Grow or DIE: amzn.to/3RXAn2V
    Thank you for watching!

    • @GrandmomZoo
      @GrandmomZoo 5 місяців тому +1

      Own it. 😊

    • @bethb8276
      @bethb8276 5 місяців тому +1

      I never could handle the sound of chalk on a chalk board. 😬😖

    • @t3dwards13
      @t3dwards13 4 місяці тому

      Such a lovely song from the youngin!!! And I don't even know what was said!!! Lol

  • @Florida_Bullfrog
    @Florida_Bullfrog 5 місяців тому +21

    The sounds of gardening are very relaxing. Its garden ASMR!

  • @SCOTTBULGRIN
    @SCOTTBULGRIN 5 місяців тому +24

    Young children are so fun to have around, you are truly blessed David.❤

    • @FloridaGirl-
      @FloridaGirl- 5 місяців тому +5

      Psalm 127:3-5
      3 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
      4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
      5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them:
      David is indeed happy and blessed ❤️

    • @agapefield
      @agapefield 5 місяців тому +1

      ❤David, your soil looks so good and healthy!

  • @lisakruger5289
    @lisakruger5289 5 місяців тому +7

    I have to say that this video is in my top 5 favorites of yours - based solely on the joy that comes from listening to your little sing and giggle!! ❤

  • @Cowtownmama1951
    @Cowtownmama1951 5 місяців тому +12

    Such a cool sound as the earth comes up and roots are popping

  • @georgekahn3313
    @georgekahn3313 5 місяців тому +5

    I truly love those little voices and of course the little kids themselves. Mega cute.

  • @gryphonrampant1
    @gryphonrampant1 5 місяців тому +9

    When that Ube snapped right in front of the camera, trailing sticky purple strings of goo, my first thought was "He's buried an alien! He's composting it!"
    Quickly followed by the thought that it was a failed dessert experiment. I mean, you DO compost everything.

  • @babetteisinthegarden6920
    @babetteisinthegarden6920 5 місяців тому +12

    May I suggest? Whenever you digging up these weird things that I have no idea what they are. Or if I would have ever enjoy them Could you tell us if? They're sweet. Bland. A bit savory And a few of the ways that you prepare them. Do you fry them? Boil them? Bake them? Or eat them raw. And maybe even some of the dishes you make out of them. It sure would be helpful.

    • @davidthegood
      @davidthegood  5 місяців тому +4

      I have shared a lot of them in other videos. Dioscorea. You can find plenty on the website, too.

    • @lindastrang8703
      @lindastrang8703 5 місяців тому

      ​@@davidthegood My first video. I was hoping to see what a "true" yam looked like but all I saw were dirty lumps of something.

  • @carsonrush3352
    @carsonrush3352 5 місяців тому +3

    The episode was 60% ASMR and 40% adorable kid antics 😂

  • @hocndoc
    @hocndoc 4 місяці тому +1

    One of the most beautiful sounds: cutting roots (that you intended to cut) in the harvest!

  • @amyrea4451
    @amyrea4451 5 місяців тому +1

    And I love the sounds of the children! They are such blessings!! 🙏❤️

  • @colinswainson9882
    @colinswainson9882 5 місяців тому +2

    I joined the yam growing contest 2 years ago here in Okinawa Japan and watched your videos to learn how to grow yams and how to build soil with leaf mold , bio char , and composting etc, the first year I came 27 th with a 9 kg yield and this year just gone I got 2nd place with a 67 kg yield with my heaviest yam being 20 kg .
    The old boys around have been growing yams for years and they put everything into growing them like making platforms for the vines and having special fields set aside only to be used for their contest yams and for a noob like me to come in and take 2 nd place is not a easy feat. Thank you David for your videos , I couldn’t of done it with out You and our Lord Jesus Christ .
    By the way The winning yam was 150 kg 😮

    • @davidthegood
      @davidthegood  5 місяців тому

      That is awesome! Would you write and share how you did it? david@floridafoodforests.com

  • @b_uppy
    @b_uppy 5 місяців тому +2

    You need to talk about that shovel. How do those serrated edges work on tough but thin woody roots, for example, and who makes it???

  • @TheBigjay927
    @TheBigjay927 5 місяців тому +1

    Wow! That really is a prolific survival crop. Inspiring! Now I will grow some of these in spring (I'm 25 miles due south of you).

    • @steveandrews8301
      @steveandrews8301 3 місяці тому

      Where are you? Is he in N. central Florida? - I am, too. So what big city is he, or you near? Thanks! Just discovered his channel. (I'm about 50 miles south of the Georgia border, FYI).

  • @hummingbirdhillhomestead
    @hummingbirdhillhomestead 5 місяців тому

    Wonderful!

  • @WilliamMiller-nr5gb
    @WilliamMiller-nr5gb 5 місяців тому +2

    The artist formerly known as "DeeToTheGee" makes his triumphal return.... and then is soundly upstaged. ❤🙏☺️

  • @wellspring2life-
    @wellspring2life- 5 місяців тому +2

    Would love to see them cleaned and prepared 😊

  • @D71219ONE
    @D71219ONE 5 місяців тому +11

    David, I heard recently that Winged Beans are considered a staple crop and survival food in many places due to their unusually high caloric count for a bean. Can you speak to this? Do you have any experience growing them?
    Apparently the leaves are also good when young, and it produces tubers which are commonly eaten.

    • @annellacannella5674
      @annellacannella5674 5 місяців тому +2

      They are day length sensitive though. So you don’t get beans until fall unless you get an early freeze. Bonus is that due to the tuber it can be perennial if you live in a warmer climate. I’m in 9a and grew some that were supposed to be day length neutral…. But they weren’t really. I cut them down in late fall and mulched them really good but we have had 18 degree nights for 3 in a row now. So it prolly wasn’t enough…..

    • @davidthegood
      @davidthegood  5 місяців тому +8

      I tried growing them in North Florida and they didn't produce much at all. I think we got one pod.

    • @D71219ONE
      @D71219ONE 5 місяців тому +2

      @@davidthegood​​⁠Dang, I guess it’s not worth it in 7a then. Thanks!

    • @MarthaFaey
      @MarthaFaey 5 місяців тому +3

      I tried growing it in zone 7b Oklahoma and it took a really long time to produce pods. I planted them at start of May and got my winged beans in September. To me, it didn't taste that good. A little on the side of fibrous and it wasn't that prolific compare to the pole beans. Needless to say I won't be planting them again. But they do survive and produce in zone 7b.

    • @davefreier7738
      @davefreier7738 5 місяців тому +1

      The ones I got from Baker Creek have been growing and producing well for me in Florida 9b.

  • @tradermunky1998
    @tradermunky1998 5 місяців тому

    Thanks!

  • @takeitslowhomestead5218
    @takeitslowhomestead5218 5 місяців тому

    Great yield!

  • @AAHomeGardening
    @AAHomeGardening 5 місяців тому

    True yams are so good
    I got harvest here in the UK as well

  • @devbachu7072
    @devbachu7072 5 місяців тому

    Greetings from the Caribbean

  • @HyggeHomestead
    @HyggeHomestead 5 місяців тому

    nice work

  • @lilysrq
    @lilysrq 5 місяців тому +2

    Ah the suspense ❤

  • @poemsforgod2548
    @poemsforgod2548 5 місяців тому

    May the joy of the Lord fill your Spirit and shine for all to see Keep looking up love and blessings

  • @monkeyfoodgarden
    @monkeyfoodgarden 5 місяців тому

    I started and was interested until y'all broke that one and the alien drool came out😂. Was like nope. Enjoy your yams and have a blessed day.

  • @ursamajor1936
    @ursamajor1936 5 місяців тому +3

    Oh, don't I wish that I could dig into the earth now! All I can dig now is 18 inches of white stuff. 😊

  • @puddintang8034
    @puddintang8034 5 місяців тому

    Ube my favorite sweet potato. Did not know we could grow it here in USA. 🇺🇸 thank you David

  • @nancytharp8213
    @nancytharp8213 5 місяців тому +2

    I don't know if I have the strength to dig these. My raised beds were easier to dig. Thanks for sharing 🙏 😎 🏖 🏝

  • @oliveeisner8964
    @oliveeisner8964 5 місяців тому

    Absolutely stunning. David, one more time please, where do you source these from? Getting lucky at your local grocery store or do you special order them.

  • @martharobinson7896
    @martharobinson7896 5 місяців тому

    This was fascinating..part of the time I couldn't tell if it was your chickens or mine I was hearing!!!

  • @blindpro6404
    @blindpro6404 5 місяців тому

    Need a translator on the lovely singing in the background 😂 love the chalkboard. What no fountain ⛲️

  • @HansQuistorff
    @HansQuistorff 5 місяців тому

    I use my braudfork for this kind of work. It goes down 14 inches and has more leverage under them.

  • @TSis76
    @TSis76 5 місяців тому

    Awesome, but what about the fountain? Addicted to the fountain, and the rabbit fruit salad song.

  • @seedsinsixtyseconds
    @seedsinsixtyseconds 5 місяців тому +3

    Dioscorea are true yams not sweet potatoes. But I havd always heard they had a 12 month or longer growing season. How can you raise them north of south FL. What varieties can be raised in the north.

  • @sue3702
    @sue3702 5 місяців тому

    AMEN!!

  • @seedsinsixtyseconds
    @seedsinsixtyseconds 5 місяців тому +1

    Where can we get these to plant in our garden? How many day length or growing degree days?

  • @angelaanderson5360
    @angelaanderson5360 5 місяців тому

    Good eating!

  • @TheIlook1
    @TheIlook1 5 місяців тому +1

    Looks like a lot of small roots and dirt being weighed there….

  • @ajt4396
    @ajt4396 5 місяців тому

    Hi David, I have been planning on growing yams but I have heavy nematode pressure despite using many methods to reduce them, do you know if yams are susceptible to nematodes? If so what was the extent of the damage caused by them?

  • @susanstrudwick6275
    @susanstrudwick6275 5 місяців тому

    I’ve tried several times to grown them here in upstate NY with very success. I usually get some but they’re very small. They require a long very warm growing season. Maybe it would work up here in a green house better idk. 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @LesstraveledFarmstead
    @LesstraveledFarmstead 5 місяців тому +1

    Nice haul !!! Will be looking forward to your plant sales this spring, are you planning on coming to the same place !?

    • @davidthegood
      @davidthegood  5 місяців тому

      We are going to be at the Palafox Market in Pensacola, starting on March 2nd.

    • @LesstraveledFarmstead
      @LesstraveledFarmstead 5 місяців тому

      @@davidthegood Awesome can’t wait to see you guys !

  • @someguy782
    @someguy782 5 місяців тому

    Can you get results like this in zone 7? I've grown some for fun, but they haven't produced much. I didn't give them a lot of attention, though.

  • @drewmillz1
    @drewmillz1 5 місяців тому

    I’m in zone 10 north
    Florida. I’m trying to turn my yard into a food forest. I have an all grass yard, That I’m working around. I want to grow sweet potato but am not sure how much depth they need to grow and how do I deal with all this grass? Do i dig it out and fill in with dirt or do I plant on top of it with soil I put in?

  • @jennbama
    @jennbama 5 місяців тому

    I was wondering how much you got from that big ole yam

  • @jonathansmith4712
    @jonathansmith4712 5 місяців тому

    How far north can these be grown and have it be worth it?

  • @davidfarm8095
    @davidfarm8095 5 місяців тому

    I got some seed now what do i do?
    I am in cold zone 8 or old warm zone 7. Jan 17 2024 starting out at 13f. you have inspired me try to gow food. thanks I am probly going to lose weight.

  • @tradermunky1998
    @tradermunky1998 5 місяців тому

    Let me guess, yams 😂
    Nice haul!

  • @jimdpressley
    @jimdpressley 5 місяців тому

    Do sweet tasters need to vstartc from slips ovcan you use a plant

  • @amyrea4451
    @amyrea4451 5 місяців тому

    We got a great shot of the chemtrails. Are they doing them daily by you as well?

  • @SonderSurreal
    @SonderSurreal 5 місяців тому

    Whats up with the purpleness? I have not noticed that myself yet

  • @flash_flood_area
    @flash_flood_area 5 місяців тому

    Wow! They don't look like they'd work in zone 9, the low desert in Arizona, though. Am I wrong about that?

  • @GrandmomZoo
    @GrandmomZoo 5 місяців тому

    Cannot ever sign up for your newsletter. It tells ne too many recent sign ups with red error marks. 😢

    • @davidthegood
      @davidthegood  5 місяців тому +1

      Drop me an email - I can add you. Thank you.

    • @GrandmomZoo
      @GrandmomZoo 5 місяців тому

      Found them. I am a dork. k ol

  • @wayfaringfarmer2724
    @wayfaringfarmer2724 3 місяці тому

    David I hate to be that guy but how do I get my hands on these to get started planting them

  • @terber12392
    @terber12392 5 місяців тому

    From reading the comments, I am guessing that was an "Ube" but it looked like you dug up something that was still bleeding. Ugh!

  • @koicaine1230
    @koicaine1230 5 місяців тому

    Do the ants eat them? Every time I plant potatoes, the ants eat them. I know these aren't potatoes but still something delicious to attract them.

    • @davidthegood
      @davidthegood  5 місяців тому +1

      No, the ants ignore these. They love the potatoes I plant, though.

  • @reacyhubbard5887
    @reacyhubbard5887 5 місяців тому

    What are u digging up...

    • @bethb8276
      @bethb8276 5 місяців тому

      Yams, real yams, not sweet potatoes.

  • @wishesandrainbows7937
    @wishesandrainbows7937 5 місяців тому

    Did you just hear your child? There are 2 dots out there blinking.

    • @davidthegood
      @davidthegood  5 місяців тому

      Yes, I'm not sure what she was talking about.

  • @BobStevens789
    @BobStevens789 5 місяців тому +1

    Multiple species of cultivated yams are invasive in the U.S. so it's highly recommended you don't plant them.

    • @davidthegood
      @davidthegood  5 місяців тому +8

      It would be a travesty to overlook such a good staple crop.

    • @bonnieweeks7601
      @bonnieweeks7601 5 місяців тому +2

      Do you belong to the wef Bob?

  • @rosehavenfarm2969
    @rosehavenfarm2969 5 місяців тому