Yay! My two favourite channels and romodels are doing a Collab! xD Please consider doing more in the future If it wasn't for you I wouldn't of touched dirt and leafs for years and perhaps decades to come! :D And thank you for your time and effort. Putting out content for free! When I get a job in the future, I wish to support you guys! I wish to get a garden in my future home. At the moment, I have corriader and silver beats. :D
With all that is currently going on in the world right now, aiming towards a degree of self sufficiency should be a goal for all who can try. Great tips! Thank you
Yourself and Self Sufficient Me are both big heroes of mine and thank you for the new suggestion to the ''Living the Self Sufficiency Dream'' I have all faith in sufficiency gardening being an answer to many of the problems that our world is facing. One of them being the current global situation, where leaving your property many not always be possible. Much love, Mr. Smith from South Africa.
Well now Huw, you ARE pulling out the big guns, Mark from Self Sufficient Me is the epitome of self-sufficiency. And if even only a couple of people subscribe to this amazing man’s channel because of this episode then you’ve achieved a great thing. He is one of my very favourite gardening UA-camrs, no only because of his practical and accessible methods of gardening, but because of the refreshing humour he brings to the gardening world. His antics make me laugh in every single episode, which is no small feat on his behalf! Humour is very underrated in the gardening sphere, so it is a testament to you to see this collaboration! Keep up the good work
Dehydration has been my favorite mass preservation method. With 2 dehydrators I am able to preserve most overflow as it comes out of the garden. A bushel of produce can fit in a mason jar. By mixing some of the dried veg like zuccini, leek, peppers, herbs carrot and celery into aseasoning mix jar I can use it to add veg to soups rice and casseroles. We also make up varrious herb mixes.I find the end products very useful.
Last year I surprised myself at how much veg I managed to produce, but self sufficiency is my absolute goal moving forward. There’s no feeling like it when you realise you’ve grown everything on your plate. I love Liz and Mark’s channels! Great collaboration. A really encouraging and inspirational video. Thanks so much Huw ☺️🌱
My tip would be (I started last year) is to buy seedling from the local (trusted) farmer and grow the main vegetables with them. But on the side plant some seeds, observe how they grow, how they fail and how they thrive. That way you are learning for your second season on how to grow from seed but you still have the vegetables for your first season that you planted from the seedling you bought :) Great tips! Love to see the collaboration!
I agree. Another common thing my mothers generation did was have at least a months food in storage to overcome market issues, but now with supply chain problems due to covid I’m building up a reserve stock that’s available anytime. Spare food in cans can be an emergency store for over a year, and if you note the ‘use by’ dates you just eat and replace them before then. Also when you are missing a staple food you’ve got some ready to go!
G'Day HUW, I'm from Australia & when I grow my onions & they are nearly big enough I bend the tops over sharply & that stops the tops from getting bigger & swells the base. Also when I pull the onions out and lay them in the sun for a few days to dry them I screw most of the roots off. CHEERS, & SUBSCRIBED.
G'day Laurie. Another Aussie here. Thanks for the tip about the onion tops. I've got onion seeds germinating right now so I'll make a note in my book for harvest time.
Great to see you teaming up with Mark from Self Sufficient Me, top bloke and a great inspirational UA-cam host. More power and success to both of you for all you're doing here! Greetings from the Scottish Highlands. 👍
Love your channel and Marks channel. I have a small balcony (at the moment) in Israel but I am impressed at how each year I get better and better. I have in my garden/balcony: A Pomegranate tree A Avocado tree A Olive tree A Lemon tree A Grapefruit tree A Jackfruit tree Lettuce Tomatoes Cherry Tomatoes Peppers Garlic Red Onions Spring Onions Potatoes Mustard Leeks Celery Radishes Yellow Beetroot Red Cabbage Sunflowers Thyme Coriander Turmeric Horseradish Pumpkin Cucumbers Aloe vera Basil Strawberries Pineapple Lemon verbena Mint
Hi, Huw! I'm in Central Florida - VERY hot and humid here staring in around the middle of April. I pretty much grow things year 'round, but by mid July through to September, it's cover-crop time. Preserving can be a real challenge, as storing fresh onions, leeks, cabbages and root vegetables is not much of an option. Subsequently, I do a lot of canning and dehydrating, and only freeze things that don't really can or dehydrate well (broccoli, for instance). I save the freezer for meat storage, mainly because we get hurricanes here and if the power is off long enough for my frozen food to thaw out, I'm busy canning it. I've learned to have alternate off-grid power sources. Usually we have natural gas, water and sewer if the power is off, but it's always wise to have a propane burner large enough for canning, a Berkey for purifying water (penty of that after a hurricane!), and a composting toilet on hand just in case!
Carol Avant, Hi, I'm in Arcadia. Sounds like we're on the same page. I'm happy to know that some people are prepared for what ever may come, as much as possible! 😁🙏 Sue
excellent! I own a small RV, with a small solar panel on the roof, so I have a propane fridge and stove on hand for long-term power outages and a place to charge tablet and phone.
While I 💯 percent agree about be as self sufficient as possible those muscles are generations weakened. I most certainly also accept my reliance on The Original Gardener! You guys are a tremendous fount of knowledge. Be blessed in your life as you are in your gardens. Two gifts were specially created for us in the garden of Eden. Marriage. And the seventh day sabbath! Rest and worship after six days of work. All this world’s ills are because of the battle of good and evil. It’s about the truth of worship. When and why. May God bless our search for Him in His holy word.
I came to this video first because I was notified of your video before mark's Tip #2 There's 6 moth's of the year that I can't grow outside. So not storing/preserving isn't an option. However, in being willing to change what I eat, I am finding that there is a large array of food crops I can grow. Being able to cook from scratch, I can put those basic ingredients together many different ways.
Awww, two of my favorite growers collaborating. Love it! Thanks guys for sharing your experience, your wins and losses. Can learn from it all. Shout out from Idaho, USA
Thanks Huw! I'm a fan of all of you and have learned a lot from Mark since I have to use lots of containers for my veg. This years experiment are bales and Ruth Stout methods. So far so good. I'm blessed with 365 days of growing in zone 8b/9a. Keep up the great content!
Yeah, exactly. Maritimes FTW. Not sure how to grow year-round, even with cold frames, when everything is covered in 2 feet of snow and the ground is frozen solid from October through April.
@@madelinekappmacdonald9840 I'm in northern NB and there is still 3 feet of snow frozen solid around here. A cold frame or greenhouse needs superior strength to deal with this amount of snow. Even if the roof is angled for snow to slide off, the piled snow puts pressure on the frame. The Indigenous around here subsisted off meat for centuries. It feels like the only way for us to eat locally today.
Winter greenhouses are possible. I'm in NW Ontario and if we can do it here, it can be done in most of Canada. It takes distinct planning to make it work though. A heat source like utilizing geothermal. Planning specific planting schedules (like he's already talking about here). Check out growingnorth.ca . Lots of tips & info there.
I've had fantastic success growing in Canada over 6-7 years. I was in Central Ontario, between Zones 5a/5b but I used my own micro climate and some observations, notes and adaptations to start a lot earlier and get crops well into the late fall. It was like gardening more in Southern England as I used to say. I put my garden on a small hill in the back yard and used raised beds. This makes the cold air go down, off the hill, so no frost pockets, plus, the raised beds warm up earlier and cool down later. You can use row covers or hoop covers to extend it even more. Walls or enclosed courtyards help too. As long as you get sun from noon to 17:00 it's good but I had full sun from morning till late evening as I cut down a few trees to aid this. I've also travelled fairly extensively around England and I follow the weather there, and yes, parts of Cornwall, Devon, Sussex and Kent have as many frost free days as Sicily, but don't be discouraged gardening in Canada vs. England (though I see this guy is in west Wales). You can do it, even further north (within reason). Check out how they garden on Svalbard, way north of Norway. I've spent time in Norway too and observed how I might garden there but that was in the south and west, not the far north. Point is, don't blame the location, adapt and reap the rewards. Don't try to be like everyone not planting anything here till May 24th, then planting it all on a weekend. Each crop can be planted at different times so you can start many things here in milk jugs or inside under a shop light, etc, from basically February on and kale will keep going till there's snow on it (and longer if you brush it off). I even got jalapenos into late October. Good luck. www.pinterest.ca/markharrisonhir/food-farm/
Thank you Huw Just getting myself organised to be more self-sufficient your videos and tips are fantastic as a new allotment holder this year has been such a learning curve and so much more to do but wow the results are amazing just pick your own vegetables and salad thank you
You are such an inspiration! I've been a subscriber for quite a while now and I absolutely love your videos! I'm a 24 year old student and people look at me funny sometimes when I tell them I want to get into gardening, living a more self-sufficient life, etc... But seeing people like you, with so much knowledge and skills, inspire me to keep pursuing this dream. I've recently started seeds indoors and built a small raised bed and I'm already so very excited. Thank you for giving people like me the courage to get started! :)
Hi Huw!!! I hope you and your family are all right. Great videos. You are an inspiration for me. I am an amateur gardener but thinking to move to the veg world. Thanks. Cheer from Spain
Like your channel. The drought wiped me out in the Kalahari this year. As if it is not already difficult to grow vegetables in a desert. Lot of store bought veggies for me this year and replanning for better drought management during the winter.
I did go to Mark's site and have spent hours upon hours watching and absorbing the information. I love his channel. Thanks for introducing me to it. I still love yours too.
I would recommend this. We all go grocery shopping. When you get home put it all on the table and list what you bought. You want to grow what you eat. It won't make sense to grow spinach if you eat mustards. Beets if you eat potatos. Do that before you start your garden and learn how to can and preserve your crops.
Thanks for your help. I've been watching Mark for a couple of years. The collaboration is a great idea. I'm in Florida so my climate is quite like Mark's. However, food is the same the world over. As the climates change, every one needs to learn how to grow food! Blessings on you for sharing your knowledge.
I'm guessing you had no idea when you filmed this Huw how 'on topic' it would suddenly become. I'm returning to gardening after a 20 year break and suddenly want to grow my own veg for a modicum of self-sufficiency, and discovered your brilliant channel today. I love your style and I love your message. Keep doing what you're doing and I look forward to bingeing on the rest. All the best, Andrew
My grandparents had a root cellar and grandmother canned for year-'round food. But she always had the latest DOA canning tables and the pressure gauge on her large canner was always calibrated by the state extension service each year. I worry about newcomers to "food independence" who attempt home canning without enough correct info. The results can be very deadly unless the correct steps are followed precisely. Fermenting and pickling using crocks with lead glazes is a serious issue, too.
I think this is your best video yet. I would love to see more on self sufficiency. I've always thought that self sufficiency is likely much more attainable than people think, if we would be willing to change some of our eating patterns- much like Liz expressed. I might not be able to produce oats and wheat, but if I'm willing to do without those, I could keep myself well fed on other foods. Got both of you books this week. Like them both, but your newest one is really awesome!! Great job!
Great video, it helps with all that fresh Welsh air too, we can't wait to make our move to Wales very soon and start our own Smallholding adventure stay safe
My goal is to provide veg all year round. I managed it from May to beginning of March this year, but have had to resort to bought veg recently, and boy do you ever notice the difference in flavour!!!
I just found your channel via Mark at Self Sufficient Me. My wife and I will be growing some veggies for our first time this Spring. We're excited to learn from you both! We'll definitely be documenting our progress on our channel.
Thank you very much for all the knowledge and experience transmitted. It would really be very useful if there were subtitles in Spanish. Many people lose the possibility of learning from these videos. Thanks again
Thank you so much for all this amazing information. I’m planning on just starting small with mostly salad crops and some potatoes. You’re Chanel has been just the thing to get me started, can’t wait to get started 👍
I'm experimenting with trying to get some raised beds to go a bit feral. Leave some open pollinated plants that go to seed and see if I can get them to establish and germinate at the proper time of year. Trying right now with a mix of winter greens (lettuce, spinach, claytonia, mache) and some perennials (sorrel), but I'm going to mix in some summer greens (probably mustards / kale / swiss chard) too so that the bed can be well utilized. If the plants are too crowded you can always thin it out a bit. I definitely fall into the "lazy gardener" category, if I can make it work. I definitely prefer a polyculture type approach to beds rather than blocks of the same vegetable / variety. Just have to figure out what plants play nice together (having a zucchini take over a herb patch was a reminder last year to plan things out better).
This was my eventual goal to get towards! Self sufficiency! My only thing is I'm trying to get myself organized and disciplined enough to make it to self sufficiency..was gonna start to test out this year..nice job!💯 -from PA, USA
Hi Huw totally loved the video. I found you from Marks channel and both of you are fabulous to watch. I am working with a little garden, but certainly this is not enough for the rescue that I am busy wtih. Awsome videos. 😍😍😍😍😍😍
Thanks for introducing me to a great new channel Huw, in these coming months of social distancing finding new channels is awesome. Great tips from yourself as always too. Take care, Bethan 😊
Well done Huw, we are so used to being able to have any veg when we want but the reality is they are just not fresh from the supermarket, they are often ripened artificially. Like you say i now adapt my diet to eat the things that are in season, we know that most of the supermarket stuff is harvested to look good on theshelves but the taste & all the chemicals & pesticides that go into producing a lot of the produce just takes out most of the goodness (salvestrols etc). I am growing my own stuff now its my second year, i'm still learning obviously and making errors lol but it's that joyfulness of harvest time & having your own fresh produce that is well worth the work & time it takes, not to mention the health benefits & taste!
Hi Huw, I just found your channel through watching self sufficient me. I love Marks channel and I enjoyed your segment, great to find you from Cleone in Derbyshire :) xx
To the store bought potato part. It may not be legal in several countries doing that. Here in Norway, only certified potatoes are allowed as store bought can bring diseases to the soil. And the soil around for quite a bit can be put in 30+ years quarantine. Otherwise, great tips :)
I love this vid! I was excited to see the collab, both my fav self sufficient garden channels!! 😀 ❤️ I just planted asparagus last year, this year I'm into fig trees! So exciting
It is funny that your video is in my recommendations today! Two hours ago i planted my first vegetables in a homemade garden on the rooftop of my building in the city. Subscribed for tips! (P.s. the positives of a lockdown)
'If you're a lazy gardener, like me' ...? Ha! You're anything but Lazy. INSPIRING. EDUCATOR. Even a PSYCHOLOGIST. Oh, and a terrific Gardening Expert. Thank you much from Oklahoma.
woow what a nice colab! I didn't know your channel and youtube recommended it to me. You're really organized and thanks for sharing that knowledge. I'll check your tip on Mark's channel :)
You are definitely more organised than I am Huw! All top tips but I already knew that last one lol... Cheers mate :)
Yay! My two favourite channels and romodels are doing a Collab! xD
Please consider doing more in the future
If it wasn't for you I wouldn't of touched dirt and leafs for years and perhaps decades to come! :D
And thank you for your time and effort. Putting out content for free!
When I get a job in the future, I wish to support you guys!
I wish to get a garden in my future home. At the moment, I have corriader and silver beats. :D
Thanks for introducing me to another chap I would happily purchase property beside @Self Sufficient Me / the world needs more gents like you two.
Cool nice to do things together.
G'day Mark and Huw! Two of my favorite gardeners in a co-lab!! Thankyou gentlemen. Huw I love your new book its' amazing...God bless you both.
Mark sent me!
With all that is currently going on in the world right now, aiming towards a degree of self sufficiency should be a goal for all who can try. Great tips! Thank you
What a lovely surprise Huw! Thank you for including me and Byther Farm in your list of inspiration and tips for self-sufficiency. That's made my day!
Liz I follow your channel and find its superb for information and tips for real everyday gardeners! I know you'll only continue to grow!
Yourself and Self Sufficient Me are both big heroes of mine and thank you for the new suggestion to the ''Living the Self Sufficiency Dream'' I have all faith in sufficiency gardening being an answer to many of the problems that our world is facing. One of them being the current global situation, where leaving your property many not always be possible. Much love, Mr. Smith from South Africa.
Well now Huw, you ARE pulling out the big guns, Mark from Self Sufficient Me is the epitome of self-sufficiency. And if even only a couple of people subscribe to this amazing man’s channel because of this episode then you’ve achieved a great thing.
He is one of my very favourite gardening UA-camrs, no only because of his practical and accessible methods of gardening, but because of the refreshing humour he brings to the gardening world. His antics make me laugh in every single episode, which is no small feat on his behalf!
Humour is very underrated in the gardening sphere, so it is a testament to you to see this collaboration!
Keep up the good work
Dehydration has been my favorite mass preservation method. With 2 dehydrators I am able to preserve most overflow as it comes out of the garden. A bushel of produce can fit in a mason jar. By mixing some of the dried veg like zuccini, leek, peppers, herbs carrot and celery into aseasoning mix jar I can use it to add veg to soups rice and casseroles. We also make up varrious herb mixes.I find the end products very useful.
A vacuum chamber is a worthwhile spend. Freeze stuff solid and whack it in there and its dry in seconds
Last fall I made seasoned kale chips that I didn't really like. I crumbled them up and put them in a jar. I sprinkle them in soups and stews.
Last year I surprised myself at how much veg I managed to produce, but self sufficiency is my absolute goal moving forward. There’s no feeling like it when you realise you’ve grown everything on your plate. I love Liz and Mark’s channels! Great collaboration. A really encouraging and inspirational video. Thanks so much Huw ☺️🌱
My tip would be (I started last year) is to buy seedling from the local (trusted) farmer and grow the main vegetables with them.
But on the side plant some seeds, observe how they grow, how they fail and how they thrive.
That way you are learning for your second season on how to grow from seed but you still have the vegetables for your first season that you planted from the seedling you bought :)
Great tips! Love to see the collaboration!
I love the idea of storing veggies in the ground. In Poland it was a very common method but with the time we forget about...
I agree.
Another common thing my mothers generation did was have at least a months food in storage to overcome market issues, but now with supply chain problems due to covid I’m building up a reserve stock that’s available anytime.
Spare food in cans can be an emergency store for over a year, and if you note the ‘use by’ dates you just eat and replace them before then.
Also when you are missing a staple food you’ve got some ready to go!
G'Day HUW, I'm from Australia & when I grow my onions & they are nearly big enough I bend the tops over sharply & that stops the tops from getting bigger & swells the base. Also when I pull the onions out and lay them in the sun for a few days to dry them I screw most of the roots off.
CHEERS, & SUBSCRIBED.
Great tip about the onions. I've grown them but the keeping process could have been better. I'm going to try it when my crop is ready! Thanks
@@sueyoung2115 You are welcome, good luck.
It was taught to me by an elderly Italian.
G'day Laurie. Another Aussie here. Thanks for the tip about the onion tops. I've got onion seeds germinating right now so I'll make a note in my book for harvest time.
So pleased to see two of my favourite gardeners working together.
Great to see you teaming up with Mark from Self Sufficient Me, top bloke and a great inspirational UA-cam host. More power and success to both of you for all you're doing here! Greetings from the Scottish Highlands. 👍
I still have some red peppers in my freezer from last year. Hope I can grow more this time year to see me through another year.
This was fun! I watch both of your channels and this was fun to see you two collaborators!
What a lovely surprise! My two fave self sufficient tubers in one vid. Please keep this rolling. Maybe a uk/auss comparison growing by same seed.
Love your channel and Marks channel. I have a small balcony (at the moment) in Israel but I am impressed at how each year I get better and better.
I have in my garden/balcony:
A Pomegranate tree
A Avocado tree
A Olive tree
A Lemon tree
A Grapefruit tree
A Jackfruit tree
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Cherry Tomatoes
Peppers
Garlic
Red Onions
Spring Onions
Potatoes
Mustard
Leeks
Celery
Radishes
Yellow Beetroot
Red Cabbage
Sunflowers
Thyme
Coriander
Turmeric
Horseradish
Pumpkin
Cucumbers
Aloe vera
Basil
Strawberries
Pineapple
Lemon verbena
Mint
Hi, Huw! I'm in Central Florida - VERY hot and humid here staring in around the middle of April. I pretty much grow things year 'round, but by mid July through to September, it's cover-crop time. Preserving can be a real challenge, as storing fresh onions, leeks, cabbages and root vegetables is not much of an option. Subsequently, I do a lot of canning and dehydrating, and only freeze things that don't really can or dehydrate well (broccoli, for instance). I save the freezer for meat storage, mainly because we get hurricanes here and if the power is off long enough for my frozen food to thaw out, I'm busy canning it. I've learned to have alternate off-grid power sources. Usually we have natural gas, water and sewer if the power is off, but it's always wise to have a propane burner large enough for canning, a Berkey for purifying water (penty of that after a hurricane!), and a composting toilet on hand just in case!
Carol Avant, Hi, I'm in Arcadia. Sounds like we're on the same page. I'm happy to know that some people are prepared for what ever may come, as much as possible! 😁🙏 Sue
excellent! I own a small RV, with a small solar panel on the roof, so I have a propane fridge and stove on hand for long-term power outages and a place to charge tablet and phone.
Thanks!!! I'm on the same path and looking forward to it. Have a great day!!
Oh rub it in why don’t you 😂. I live in upstate NY. Our growing season is MAYBE 5-6 months. That includes our cold season grows.
Mark has sent me over Huw & now we will get to binge watch your channel. Thanks for this great video.
Helen, Australia ❤️
While I 💯 percent agree about be as self sufficient as possible those muscles are generations weakened. I most certainly also accept my reliance on The Original Gardener! You guys are a tremendous fount of knowledge. Be blessed in your life as you are in your gardens. Two gifts were specially created for us in the garden of Eden. Marriage. And the seventh day sabbath! Rest and worship after six days of work. All this world’s ills are because of the battle of good and evil. It’s about the truth of worship. When and why. May God bless our search for Him in His holy word.
I came to this video first because I was notified of your video before mark's
Tip #2 There's 6 moth's of the year that I can't grow outside. So not storing/preserving isn't an option. However, in being willing to change what I eat, I am finding that there is a large array of food crops I can grow. Being able to cook from scratch, I can put those basic ingredients together many different ways.
My mother used to make creamed new potatoes and peas. I loved them!
Awww, two of my favorite growers collaborating. Love it! Thanks guys for sharing your experience, your wins and losses. Can learn from it all.
Shout out from Idaho, USA
The benefits to growing ones own food, is very rewarding. Canning preserving, it's all best. Be my dream
Thanks Huw! I'm a fan of all of you and have learned a lot from Mark since I have to use lots of containers for my veg. This years experiment are bales and Ruth Stout methods. So far so good. I'm blessed with 365 days of growing in zone 8b/9a. Keep up the great content!
It must be nice to live in a place with such a growing season. The growing season is about 3-4 months long where I live. Oh, Canada…
Yeah, exactly. Maritimes FTW. Not sure how to grow year-round, even with cold frames, when everything is covered in 2 feet of snow and the ground is frozen solid from October through April.
@@madelinekappmacdonald9840 I'm in northern NB and there is still 3 feet of snow frozen solid around here. A cold frame or greenhouse needs superior strength to deal with this amount of snow. Even if the roof is angled for snow to slide off, the piled snow puts pressure on the frame. The Indigenous around here subsisted off meat for centuries. It feels like the only way for us to eat locally today.
Winter greenhouses are possible. I'm in NW Ontario and if we can do it here, it can be done in most of Canada. It takes distinct planning to make it work though. A heat source like utilizing geothermal. Planning specific planting schedules (like he's already talking about here). Check out growingnorth.ca . Lots of tips & info there.
I've had fantastic success growing in Canada over 6-7 years. I was in Central Ontario, between Zones 5a/5b but I used my own micro climate and some observations, notes and adaptations to start a lot earlier and get crops well into the late fall. It was like gardening more in Southern England as I used to say. I put my garden on a small hill in the back yard and used raised beds. This makes the cold air go down, off the hill, so no frost pockets, plus, the raised beds warm up earlier and cool down later. You can use row covers or hoop covers to extend it even more. Walls or enclosed courtyards help too. As long as you get sun from noon to 17:00 it's good but I had full sun from morning till late evening as I cut down a few trees to aid this. I've also travelled fairly extensively around England and I follow the weather there, and yes, parts of Cornwall, Devon, Sussex and Kent have as many frost free days as Sicily, but don't be discouraged gardening in Canada vs. England (though I see this guy is in west Wales). You can do it, even further north (within reason). Check out how they garden on Svalbard, way north of Norway. I've spent time in Norway too and observed how I might garden there but that was in the south and west, not the far north. Point is, don't blame the location, adapt and reap the rewards. Don't try to be like everyone not planting anything here till May 24th, then planting it all on a weekend. Each crop can be planted at different times so you can start many things here in milk jugs or inside under a shop light, etc, from basically February on and kale will keep going till there's snow on it (and longer if you brush it off). I even got jalapenos into late October. Good luck. www.pinterest.ca/markharrisonhir/food-farm/
Here from Self Sufficient Me and new subscriber to your channel. This collaboration effort was awesome to see. Thanks for the tips!
Thank you Huw Just getting myself organised to be more self-sufficient your videos and tips are fantastic as a new allotment holder this year has been such a learning curve and so much more to do but wow the results are amazing just pick your own vegetables and salad thank you
You are such an inspiration! I've been a subscriber for quite a while now and I absolutely love your videos! I'm a 24 year old student and people look at me funny sometimes when I tell them I want to get into gardening, living a more self-sufficient life, etc... But seeing people like you, with so much knowledge and skills, inspire me to keep pursuing this dream. I've recently started seeds indoors and built a small raised bed and I'm already so very excited. Thank you for giving people like me the courage to get started! :)
Hi Huw!!! I hope you and your family are all right. Great videos. You are an inspiration for me. I am an amateur gardener but thinking to move to the veg world. Thanks. Cheer from Spain
Thank you to both of you.
Like your channel.
The drought wiped me out in the Kalahari this year. As if it is not already difficult to grow vegetables in a desert. Lot of store bought veggies for me this year and replanning for better drought management during the winter.
Great advice Huw especially in the present environment. Seasonal veg gives you something to look forward to. Thanks Huw, Andy
I did go to Mark's site and have spent hours upon hours watching and absorbing the information. I love his channel. Thanks for introducing me to it.
I still love yours too.
I would recommend this. We all go grocery shopping. When you get home put it all on the table and list what you bought. You want to grow what you eat. It won't make sense to grow spinach if you eat mustards. Beets if you eat potatos. Do that before you start your garden and learn how to can and preserve your crops.
My two favorite gardeners. Thanks!
Thanks for your help. I've been watching Mark for a couple of years. The collaboration is a great idea. I'm in Florida so my climate is quite like Mark's. However, food is the same the world over. As the climates change, every one needs to learn how to grow food! Blessings on you for sharing your knowledge.
Sue Young ditto, ditto, ditto. Love Mark and climate similarities, but love Huw too, even though most rules don’t apply. ☺️
Love this colab!!! You are my two favorite gardeners :)
Watching in 2021. I always like to watch the same time of year from the year before for reminders.
I'm guessing you had no idea when you filmed this Huw how 'on topic' it would suddenly become. I'm returning to gardening after a 20 year break and suddenly want to grow my own veg for a modicum of self-sufficiency, and discovered your brilliant channel today. I love your style and I love your message. Keep doing what you're doing and I look forward to bingeing on the rest. All the best, Andrew
Love that you two did this video together!
Excellent video and it is great to grow your own. Consumers have been panic buying so at least vegetables won't be out of stock in your own plot.
Love this collaboration!!! Some of my favorite people.❤️
My grandparents had a root cellar and grandmother canned for year-'round food. But she always had the latest DOA canning tables and the pressure gauge on her large canner was always calibrated by the state extension service each year. I worry about newcomers to "food independence" who attempt home canning without enough correct info. The results can be very deadly unless the correct steps are followed precisely. Fermenting and pickling using crocks with lead glazes is a serious issue, too.
I didn’t know you could replant the green potatoes! Awesome - I hate throwing away a plant or it’s produce.
very nice video. Moreover, I love these collaborations. like this I've discovered Liz. thank you!!!
Thanks for this great, practical information. Your garden is so neat and clean.
I think this is your best video yet. I would love to see more on self sufficiency. I've always thought that self sufficiency is likely much more attainable than people think, if we would be willing to change some of our eating patterns- much like Liz expressed. I might not be able to produce oats and wheat, but if I'm willing to do without those, I could keep myself well fed on other foods. Got both of you books this week. Like them both, but your newest one is really awesome!! Great job!
It's great to see two of the channels I have subscribed to working together
Mark you are a hoot! I'm enjoying the collaboration between you and Huw!
Great video, it helps with all that fresh Welsh air too, we can't wait to make our move to Wales very soon and start our own Smallholding adventure stay safe
Enjoying you books and looking forward to gardening with you this year.
My goal is to provide veg all year round. I managed it from May to beginning of March this year, but have had to resort to bought veg recently, and boy do you ever notice the difference in flavour!!!
I absolutely love you and liz ❤️❤️ amazing attitude! I can’t wait until I can become fully self sufficient, I just need to find a bigger garden 😆
I just found your channel via Mark at Self Sufficient Me. My wife and I will be growing some veggies for our first time this Spring. We're excited to learn from you both!
We'll definitely be documenting our progress on our channel.
Thank you very much for all the knowledge and experience transmitted. It would really be very useful if there were subtitles in Spanish. Many people lose the possibility of learning from these videos. Thanks again
Thank you so much for all this amazing information. I’m planning on just starting small with mostly salad crops and some potatoes. You’re Chanel has been just the thing to get me started, can’t wait to get started 👍
Great video! I watch both of your channels and have gotten a lot of great tips, even though I've been gardening for over 20 years now.
Mark sent me over and I am glad he did! Subscribed and am eager to watch!
I'm experimenting with trying to get some raised beds to go a bit feral. Leave some open pollinated plants that go to seed and see if I can get them to establish and germinate at the proper time of year. Trying right now with a mix of winter greens (lettuce, spinach, claytonia, mache) and some perennials (sorrel), but I'm going to mix in some summer greens (probably mustards / kale / swiss chard) too so that the bed can be well utilized. If the plants are too crowded you can always thin it out a bit. I definitely fall into the "lazy gardener" category, if I can make it work.
I definitely prefer a polyculture type approach to beds rather than blocks of the same vegetable / variety. Just have to figure out what plants play nice together (having a zucchini take over a herb patch was a reminder last year to plan things out better).
Always a pleasure to listen and learn with your videos
I have been watching self sufficient me for awhile. Excited to find you and the mention of his channel. Bought your book just for that. 😆
You're a very inspirational young fellow and I really enjoy your videos and am very happy to have discovered your channel! What more is there to say!
I love both your channels so much- so fun to watch the collaborations on both your channels! ❤️😊
This year will be my first garden. I'll be hitting you up frequently 🤘
Thanks man
This was my eventual goal to get towards! Self sufficiency! My only thing is I'm trying to get myself organized and disciplined enough to make it to self sufficiency..was gonna start to test out this year..nice job!💯 -from PA, USA
I geeked out so hard when I saw Huw on Mark's channel. Love your work, my dudes!
Thank you so much for your videos! Quick note on this one. It is missing the card link at the 6-615 mark.
EXCELLENT! I think people are starting to see the need for this!
Hi Huw totally loved the video. I found you from Marks channel and both of you are fabulous to watch. I am working with a little garden, but certainly this is not enough for the rescue that I am busy wtih. Awsome videos. 😍😍😍😍😍😍
Thanks for introducing me to a great new channel Huw, in these coming months of social distancing finding new channels is awesome. Great tips from yourself as always too. Take care, Bethan 😊
Well done Huw, we are so used to being able to have any veg when we want but the reality is they are just not fresh from the supermarket, they are often ripened artificially. Like you say i now adapt my diet to eat the things that are in season, we know that most of the supermarket stuff is harvested to look good on theshelves but the taste & all the chemicals & pesticides that go into producing a lot of the produce just takes out most of the goodness (salvestrols etc). I am growing my own stuff now its my second year, i'm still learning obviously and making errors lol but it's that joyfulness of harvest time & having your own fresh produce that is well worth the work & time it takes, not to mention the health benefits & taste!
Some great tips and inspiration. Will definitely think about all your tips, thank you!
Thanks, from Indiana USA.
Hi Huw, I just found your channel through watching self sufficient me. I love Marks channel and I enjoyed your segment, great to find you from Cleone in Derbyshire :) xx
To the store bought potato part. It may not be legal in several countries doing that.
Here in Norway, only certified potatoes are allowed as store bought can bring diseases to the soil.
And the soil around for quite a bit can be put in 30+ years quarantine.
Otherwise, great tips :)
Hi! Love you vids. Would love you to make another series of cooking videos !!
Seedling are looking good. I'm happy so far I have a lot of seedling a bit to many lol but that's a good thing
❤️ thanks for sharing your knowledge! So inspiring!
I am going to be self sufficiency vegetable soon. Thank you for your powerful vedio.
It was cool to see Mark here!!
Agree, I enjoy Mark's channel too. Nice guy.
Had to flip a coin to decide which to watch first, guess who won?! Really enjoy the ideas and the motivation for keeping on growing and sustaining!!
Excellent video Huw! And very relevant with everything going on in the world and UK at the moment!😁😁
Love Mark in Oz...
Thanks for pointing us in a hemispherically alternative direction 👍
Go raibh maith agat.
Well said..be blessed
Great information thank you both.
I love this vid! I was excited to see the collab, both my fav self sufficient garden channels!! 😀 ❤️ I just planted asparagus last year, this year I'm into fig trees! So exciting
I live in New England, we don't have much in winter without heated greenhouses.
How nice to see you both on watch other's videos. 🇨🇦❄️Alberta. I didn't know you could eat carrot tops🙌
thanks Mark for the link to this channel , as Huw says i got me some binge watching to do :-)
It is funny that your video is in my recommendations today! Two hours ago i planted my first vegetables in a homemade garden on the rooftop of my building in the city. Subscribed for tips!
(P.s. the positives of a lockdown)
So jealous of both Huw and Mark's hardiness zones! :)
Switched to your channel after watching Mark's. Good advice = subscribed. Cheers
My girlfriend just sent me here. Love the channel; perfect time for this. We just bought your book too. 🙏🏻
Excellent video and I love love love your new book!
'If you're a lazy gardener, like me' ...? Ha! You're anything but Lazy. INSPIRING. EDUCATOR. Even a PSYCHOLOGIST. Oh, and a terrific Gardening Expert. Thank you much from Oklahoma.
I would love to get in on this 5 tips thing if I can? But wow greats tips!
Please do!
Great video! Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it.
woow what a nice colab! I didn't know your channel and youtube recommended it to me. You're really organized and thanks for sharing that knowledge. I'll check your tip on Mark's channel :)
Mark was the best part of this video
Thanks for the tips ... really inspiring