10 Vegetables You Should ALWAYS Grow

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  • Опубліковано 24 тра 2024
  • In this video, I give you my 10 top vegetables you should always grow.
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  • @Selfsufficientme
    @Selfsufficientme  3 роки тому +1034

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    • @sofiastark5446
      @sofiastark5446 3 роки тому +4

      I buy their products 👍

    • @sofiastark5446
      @sofiastark5446 3 роки тому +5

      Oops wrong one. I buy birdies products

    • @anonaki-mt6xb
      @anonaki-mt6xb 3 роки тому +18

      I sure would love a recipe for the Pickled Cabbage and Radish dish...

    • @dwaynesmithsonic1customz887
      @dwaynesmithsonic1customz887 3 роки тому +11

      @@joeanon1415 and some peppers for salsa👍

    • @annaceciliafuglestad1120
      @annaceciliafuglestad1120 3 роки тому +10

      *GREAT AWESOME LIFESAVING & L7FECHANGING VIDEO *OMG/ME OH MY !!! *THANK YOU BROTHER !!!! I will SPREAD this.

  • @fairtex7
    @fairtex7 2 роки тому +3082

    I love your attitude. You're like the Steve Irwin of gardeners. Cheers to you.

  • @akesha4138
    @akesha4138 3 роки тому +2719

    If the world was populated by more guys like him, there would be world peace, little or no disease and a lot more joy

    • @akimexgreen5841
      @akimexgreen5841 3 роки тому +49

      True.
      Sustainability is the way

    • @jacquelinebarnard649
      @jacquelinebarnard649 3 роки тому +22

      Love helpful people good team players 👏 👍

    • @gobshyteguru2695
      @gobshyteguru2695 3 роки тому +22

      If the world was left alone by westerners in the 1st place it would be a better place...research aboriginals, you’ll find out all you need to know

    • @xyz-pg3zd
      @xyz-pg3zd 3 роки тому +6

      @@gobshyteguru2695 boooo westerners. It's ok, the rate they're going, they'll bring on their own demise

    • @T0mtoma
      @T0mtoma 3 роки тому +3

      Definitely true!

  • @virxe730
    @virxe730 Рік тому +314

    The amount of dad jokes alone deserves him a subscription, let alone the knowledge that he shares and his storytelling based on his own life. Stay healthy!!

  • @benbannan4759
    @benbannan4759 7 місяців тому +18

    Man this guy is a classic, never thought I’d enjoy a video about gardening but here we are

  • @Caddis496
    @Caddis496 3 роки тому +491

    This dude is f*cking fantastic. Like... I hope his favorite sports team does well and that his socks come out of the laundry right next to their matching partner every time.

    • @DannySullivanMusic
      @DannySullivanMusic 2 роки тому +15

      haha I'm stealing that sock line

    • @Flippokid
      @Flippokid 2 роки тому +9

      That's a great blessing.

    • @Caddis496
      @Caddis496 2 роки тому +17

      @@Flippokid Hey, man, he blessed me first. So, like, y'know what? Bless you, man. Yeah. Bless this whole blessed thread. Get blessed all up in here. (You ever repeat a word so many times it starts sounding weird in your head? Yep... getting there.) So, like, to anyone reading this: go bless yourself.

    • @annychest718
      @annychest718 2 роки тому +4

      He's amazing..there should be more like him growing raw food and teaching others for free..
      simple life..
      commenting on his socks
      small but complicated

    • @DannySullivanMusic
      @DannySullivanMusic 2 роки тому +1

      @@annychest718 😁😁😁

  • @matthewnichols4843
    @matthewnichols4843 3 роки тому +3640

    Please watch also as he has excellent tips and additional info but heres the list for convenience.
    1. Lettuce
    2. Carrot
    3. Cabbage
    4. Beetroot
    5. Onion
    6. Cucumber
    7. Peas
    8. Beans
    9. Tomatoe
    10. Potatoe
    Give the man a big thumbs up!

  • @MelyndaVang2023
    @MelyndaVang2023 Місяць тому +3

    I don't just love your content, I love the AUDIENCE. Yes guys, I enjoy reading all the comments. I'm sure he does too. If everybody tried to be self-sufficient and grow plants to eat, wow, what a great world this would be. I totally agree with this passion for gardening. I grew up old school with a mother who gardened every year. NONE of us were obese, I was a size 7 when I was 18. It all went downhill after college and going to buffets...but man, I want to go back to the organic Gardening.

  • @AlexisBall-eh5lz
    @AlexisBall-eh5lz 7 днів тому

    Are all Aussie this happy and cheerful? It seems like heaven on Earth.

  • @jefabenafin452
    @jefabenafin452 3 роки тому +462

    "When I think about onions, it brings tears to my eyes" 🤣 lol

  • @laila.simone
    @laila.simone 3 роки тому +378

    “When I think about onions, it brings tears to my eyes”. 😄😄

  • @scrummyvision
    @scrummyvision 10 місяців тому +5

    CHOCKER UP THE BLOCKER
    there were so many little gems sprinkled through this video but this one was the best
    great vid, trying to make the transition from houseplants to actual food and this is very helpful!

  • @Llyris
    @Llyris Рік тому +72

    The most important thing I try to put in every year is pumpkins. I plant them in odd corners of my garden and let them ramble over everything. They're incredibly easy to grow, just glop some pith and seeds down with some compost and check it every so often. 6 months later there's pumpkins. It's one vegetable that no matter how busy or exhausted I am I can find the time and energy to start them off and they keep doing their thing with very little input, and though I do like to get out there with a paintbrush and give them a little help it's not really necessary. Harvest in time for pumpkin soup, roasted pumpkin, pumpkin muffins, oh my.

    • @wiewioraa8
      @wiewioraa8 Рік тому +8

      So true. Once we composted by accident some pumpkin leftovers with seeds and they grew on compost.

    • @sassywolf1
      @sassywolf1 Рік тому +1

      Pumpkins watermelon and zucchini are my three plant and walk aways. Come back later and you always have a good crop

    • @hexane8
      @hexane8 2 місяці тому

      Paintbrush? Is the orange color in acrylic or oil?

  • @leonardokalyn7756
    @leonardokalyn7756 3 роки тому +315

    I'm not sure how I got here, but I'm TOTALLY staying.
    I loved this guy.

    • @Cjs_Travelin_Van-Na
      @Cjs_Travelin_Van-Na 3 роки тому +3

      Same!

    • @deborahburgess3753
      @deborahburgess3753 3 роки тому +2

      @@Cjs_Travelin_Van-Na Haha SAME!!!

    • @hhfbko
      @hhfbko 3 роки тому +1

      Professional Australian

    • @edwardlueras7512
      @edwardlueras7512 3 роки тому +1

      I feel the same way. He seems to have the knowing of a lot of things.

    • @jonblalock2982
      @jonblalock2982 3 роки тому +5

      I agree with you “mate” little fun with words , but I do like humor , to the point , added facts & fun , and educational all at the same time ....I’ve just RETIRED & home care for my MOTHER with Dementia , difficult at time & have no training in this field , I’m as most everyone , just doing the best I can day to day ....
      Be well & safe my friends , Jon

  • @cody2254
    @cody2254 3 роки тому +439

    If Steve Irwin was a plant guy he would be you Brother, you make me smile alot like he did.

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  3 роки тому +88

      Thanks Cody, to be compared (just a little) to that legend of a man is a great compliment indeed. Cheers :)

    • @cody2254
      @cody2254 3 роки тому +10

      @@Selfsufficientme Cheers!

    • @grandcatsmama3421
      @grandcatsmama3421 3 роки тому +16

      We all love Steve Irwin, we're waiting for his first grandchild.

    • @shendricks5996
      @shendricks5996 3 роки тому +4

      💯🎯

    • @letsdiscoverwine
      @letsdiscoverwine 3 роки тому +10

      My garden philosophy is to grow things that are better (or much, cheaper) than you can buy.
      I don't grow your #10 lettuce because I don't like soft young leaves. I prefer iceberg (better quality and inexpensive in groceries).
      I don't grow carrots. Homegrown are generally not as good as store-bought. I notice that you grow the short cultivars because larger ones are much harder to grow. You don't get much to eat on the short ones.
      I don't grow cabbage. Store-bought is as good or better, and it is a magnet for bugs in the garden. But I love growing its relative: kohlrabi, which is usually old and dry in stores, if you can find it.
      Beets and turnips are a necessity in my garden, but here in Ohio, you have to build a wire frame over beets, or the deer get every bite. I love the roots, but the cooked greens are even better.
      I only grow large field onions to plait them for my kitchen wall. Store-bought onions are as good. But scallions, shallots, and esp. leeks are better home-grown.
      Most home-grown cukes (like Marketmore) taste similar to those in a store. I only grow Straight Eight because of the fabulous taste. As an older variety, it must be sprayed for bugs, or the bugs bring fungus that kills the plant early.
      Little Marvel Peas are #1 in my spring garden. Here in America, either you can't find what we call "English Peas" (shelling peas) in a store, or they are dried up. Snap peas and snow peas are not nearly as good.
      Beans are a necessity, esp. ones that are hard to find in stores: haricots verts, Chinese long beans, dried beans for cassoulet, caviar lentils.
      Over half of my summer garden is tomatoes: the new heritage hybrids (Brandy Boy, Genuwine), the great reliable classics (Big Boy, Early Girl), the best cherries (Sun Gold, Sun Sugar), and a wonderful French Import (Jaune Flamme').
      The only potato that I grow is yummy Kennebec because I can't get it in a store.
      You left out some necessities:
      I grow Golden Bantam corn because stores only carry those sickeningly sweet newer bicolor cultivars.
      Next to tomatoes, the main crop in my summer garden is eggplant: Black Beauty and Rosa Bianca.
      There are home-grown peppers that beat everything in any store: Marconi and genuine Hatch (NuMex 6-4).

  • @MelyndaVang2023
    @MelyndaVang2023 Місяць тому +1

    Mike I've been watching your channel on and off whenever you roll into my feed. I was at first primarily interested in Ginger, but your passion for gardening ignited my passion for Gardening. You've earned my subscription. This will be my first adult gardening since decades ago when I was a young girl watching my mother garden. We grew up eating healthy organic vegetables every year for at least 2 decades before everybody grew up and moved away to the big cities. So this year, after surviving a 3 year fight with Cancer, I am going to take up gardening. I may have to go back and watch your videos from days gone by...but I enjoy all of your new content too. Please show more videos of how your family cooks or stores the goodies from your garden. I found your last video of the potato stew very sophisticated. I don't think the average gardener could have pulled off your one pot delicious meal. I myself would have boiled or baked the potatoes put some herbs and butter and done. But you took it to the next level with all your herbs, spices and turned it into a 4 hour stew. WOW. I was impressed.

  • @AdaptiveApeHybrid
    @AdaptiveApeHybrid 3 роки тому +216

    Funny accent yet easy to understand, no fluff or background music, dad humor
    I've made it to God's golden shores

    • @CaptivaIsland1944
      @CaptivaIsland1944 3 роки тому +8

      i AGREE W/ YOU. Music in the background is so annoying. Thanks for not having music!!!!!A Take care!!!!

    • @dannycostello3048
      @dannycostello3048 3 роки тому

      You nailed it!

    • @reogrande8020
      @reogrande8020 3 роки тому +4

      What's funny about his accent?

    • @AdaptiveApeHybrid
      @AdaptiveApeHybrid 3 роки тому +1

      @@reogrande8020 very different from mine and thus novel to me :)

    • @grandmabarbs175
      @grandmabarbs175 3 роки тому +4

      I too love the fact that there's no broken record playing in the background.

  • @erinparker1828
    @erinparker1828 3 роки тому +418

    “When I think about onions it brings tears to my eyes” Immediate thumbs up

  • @kengaskins5083
    @kengaskins5083 Рік тому +32

    Great stuff once again! Agree that potatoes pretty much grow on their own. The only other few vegetables I'd include would be zucchini/summer squash & garlic. Honorable mention to bok/pak choi (part of cabbage family) and spinach. I suppose it really depends on your climate, sun/shade situation, etc. But tomatoes, zucchini/summer squash, beans (green), peas & garlic are probably my top picks. Love your channel and info!

  • @howierfs5471
    @howierfs5471 Рік тому +17

    Mark, I like your australian accent but you pronounce in german also very well. Thanks for all your hints. Wish I had such garden space and similar climate to grow most of my own food.

  • @mykline1
    @mykline1 3 роки тому +377

    My grandfather would hand till an acre of land every year and plant most of these. He also had 5 honey bee hives. He lived to be 95 and was still doing this until he was 94.

    • @martha6829
      @martha6829 3 роки тому +21

      That was the way of life to live a long time. My grandfather had bananas all kinds and bee hives, they are attracted by the bananas the honeysuckle on the trees...mmmm

    • @ichbin4122
      @ichbin4122 3 роки тому +2

      DNA not food. Yiu have his genes Good luck

    • @wstan1410
      @wstan1410 3 роки тому +8

      That's dope! You're lucky to have had that example and fountain of wisdom in your life.

    • @peppersghosttheater
      @peppersghosttheater 3 роки тому +7

      @@martha6829 what do you mean a long time ago. My family still do this.

    • @In.my.red.headdd
      @In.my.red.headdd 3 роки тому +12

      Mad respect to him! I never garden and I rented a tiller today to make two parallel rows on a hill and it was the ridiculously difficult to do the entire process. I have a newfound respect for farmers

  • @Redson_1981
    @Redson_1981 3 роки тому +141

    “Chocker up the blocker!” 😂🤣

  • @MaryLeslie-lu9ot
    @MaryLeslie-lu9ot Місяць тому +1

    My peas has just started to grow easter weekend is the best time to grow peas 🫛 by us i have at least 200 peas 🫛 growing lot's of love from south africa ❤❤❤❤

  • @sarahbezerra9958
    @sarahbezerra9958 Рік тому +15

    Awesome list! Since I'm in Brazil my list would be a bit different, chuchu (chayote), couve (kale) and aipim (cassava) are very easy and cheap to grow in the climate that I live, and my parents actually have been growing them for years.

  • @user-hz7kv6js6l
    @user-hz7kv6js6l 3 роки тому +321

    I wouldn't take away from your top 10 vegetables but I would always grow a variety of herbs to use to cook with these 10 top vegetables.

    • @jennyl.5358
      @jennyl.5358 3 роки тому +24

      Totally agree, but have learned cilantro best in spring & fall, basil my favorite best in summer, call it water gage plant when leaves at sides know to water it & all my others, oregano & sage best in shaded areas, & every year my dill gets eaten up by catapillars. Years of trial & error. He lives in a tropical climate & probably has better luck then most of us when it comes to gardening. Every year I'm getting better with the help of people like him. Wish you the best with your gardening.

    • @katylucyb1
      @katylucyb1 3 роки тому

      Great idea 👍

    • @janetjacobsen5850
      @janetjacobsen5850 3 роки тому +3

      @@jennyl.5358 , good point, different growing seasons depending on where you live; here in Louisiana I grow cilantro and parsley in the winter- it's too hot in the other seasons so it bolts immediately.

    • @janetjacobsen5850
      @janetjacobsen5850 3 роки тому +2

      Yes! I love my herb garden- we harvest from it almost every day. Here in north Louisiana, USA we even harvest all winter. We have a bay tree along with the herbal spiral.

    • @carolwells5361
      @carolwells5361 3 роки тому +4

      Planted my basil and oregano seeds ( indoor ) today! 🇨🇦

  • @willsieruta
    @willsieruta 3 роки тому +460

    its good to see that russell crowe is finally doing something useful with his life.

  • @arthursheeley1817
    @arthursheeley1817 Рік тому +3

    I love your energy! I'm excited about gardening and trying to grow different veggies now. Very informative and fun video, thank you!

  • @kellchristiansen3061
    @kellchristiansen3061 Рік тому

    love ya mark. many seasons in and you still show me stuff i had never thought of. bloody legend

  • @Spoonwranglerz
    @Spoonwranglerz 3 роки тому +493

    This guy is a Professional Australian right here.

    • @maryholt9805
      @maryholt9805 3 роки тому

      @@juliencarmelo2844 a

    • @maliksjacob2443
      @maliksjacob2443 3 роки тому +4

      True. Can see it in his presentation. Great information, well presented and well motivated. I don't have much land but I will definitely follow his advise. Thanks buddy. You are great

    • @hhfbko
      @hhfbko 3 роки тому +4

      "Good eye might"

    • @dbirdeycapozzi9807
      @dbirdeycapozzi9807 3 роки тому +1

      Mark is a wonderful person!
      I'm better just knowing him, and what drew me in was his
      beautiful logo about seeing the Earth through her eyes.
      💜🌏🦋

  • @llkg9
    @llkg9 2 роки тому +290

    Excellent video! Packed full of great info!
    0:39 Lettuce
    1:22 Carrots
    2:28 Cabbage
    3:41 Beetroot (beets)
    4:50 Onions
    5:55 Cucumber
    7:13 Peas
    8:00 Beans
    9:07 Tomatoes
    10:44 Potatoes

    • @0815firstuser0815
      @0815firstuser0815 2 роки тому +14

      German translation:
      0:39 Kopfsalat/Grüner Salat
      1:22 Karotten/Mohrrüben/Gelbe Rüben/Rübli
      2:28 Kohl (Yes, you can make Sauerkraut out of it)
      3:41 Rote Beete
      4:50 Zwiebeln
      5:55 Gurken
      7:13 Erbsen
      8:00 Bohnen
      9:07 Tomaten
      10:44 Kartoffeln

    • @magicocean7
      @magicocean7 2 роки тому +6

      Great way to get some german lesson too. Thanks for the translation (also great help with time tagging different parts of the video🔝)
      Let's plant and learn languages 👍💪😂🙏🙏🤗💛

    • @momsplaylist2886
      @momsplaylist2886 2 роки тому +4

      Great info

    • @patriciacavanaugh2223
      @patriciacavanaugh2223 2 роки тому +5

      All my faves.

    • @patriciacavanaugh2223
      @patriciacavanaugh2223 2 роки тому +3

      I used leftover red sauce from stuffed peppers for red beans and rice. It was delish.

  • @sleigh4069
    @sleigh4069 Рік тому

    I love your videos. Thank you for sharing your time, expertise and effort! I have 8 raised beds and your informative videos are helpful and easy to watch.

  • @bloodybonescomic
    @bloodybonescomic Рік тому +1

    Beets!!! I not only LOVE growing beets I love beet greens and especially PICKLED BEETS which are delightful.
    Beet greens added to a salad are terrrific. Boiled beet greens are super healthy.
    I love self sufficient me.
    From NW Arkansas USA!!!

  • @toothless3835
    @toothless3835 3 роки тому +391

    He cracks me up.
    "It grows in my lawn!"
    "That's not true, I just made it up."
    "What's cabbage in german?"
    "When I think of Onions, it brings tears to my eyes."

    • @ocayaro
      @ocayaro 3 роки тому +20

      And the bit about eating an onion - "you'll only ever eat one like an apple once".

    • @EvilBonsai
      @EvilBonsai 3 роки тому +22

      "And just like bugs bunny, carrots do taste nice."...Rabbit stew, anyone?

    • @michaelobrien6294
      @michaelobrien6294 2 роки тому +8

      Eating cucumbers in Disneyland is Mickey Mouse:)

    • @DannySullivanMusic
      @DannySullivanMusic 2 роки тому +1

      gotta love those quips

    • @JakeHawken
      @JakeHawken 2 роки тому +11

      The daddest of the dads

  • @mwaller66
    @mwaller66 3 роки тому +243

    You’re a natural in front of a camera my friend. Informative and entertaining, Well done.

  • @patriciajackson7273
    @patriciajackson7273 5 місяців тому

    I love your enthusiasm and knowledge. Keep it coming!❤❤❤❤❤

  • @gardenmadesimple
    @gardenmadesimple 8 місяців тому

    We love your videos! Thanks again for all the knowledge shares!

  • @suzybutcher4529
    @suzybutcher4529 3 роки тому +199

    My favourite UA-cam quote - ‘store bought tomatoes taste like disappointment.’

    • @cathyreid8346
      @cathyreid8346 3 роки тому +7

      Jess, has stated that many time, it's so true!

    • @rachelina97
      @rachelina97 3 роки тому +9

      It’s so true! I thought I hated tomatoes until I tried them off the vine

    • @ashleybird7292
      @ashleybird7292 3 роки тому +2

      My fav was "if you're chocka up the blocka"

    • @johnorr8094
      @johnorr8094 3 роки тому +4

      Store bought tomatoes taste more like sadness.

    • @Amanda-kw1vi
      @Amanda-kw1vi 3 роки тому +1

      Omg yes! Most of them!!!! I've also heard soft cardboard

  • @michielvoetberg4634
    @michielvoetberg4634 3 роки тому +919

    1- 0:39 Lettuce
    2- 1:22 Carrots
    3- 2:27 Cabbage
    4- 3:40 Beetroot
    5- 4:50 Onions
    6- 5:55 Cucumbers
    7- 7:13 Peas
    8- 8:00 Beans
    9- 9:07 Tomatoes
    10- 10:44 Potatoes

  • @Uprising771
    @Uprising771 5 місяців тому

    love your humour and the information you provide!

  • @RooZzZie
    @RooZzZie Рік тому +1

    Eventhough the Netherlands does not have the optimal conditions of growing zucchini, I always plant one or two climbing vine in my tiny city garden each year :) variating results of course, but still very nice

  • @steeldriver1776
    @steeldriver1776 3 роки тому +169

    "Ranked from best to awesomist, in order of always growness" - I'm an engineer sir and I have subscribed.

    • @melissamiller2696
      @melissamiller2696 3 роки тому +2

      I'm an English major and I disapprove this grammar. :)

    • @alanmcnaughton3628
      @alanmcnaughton3628 3 роки тому +3

      @@melissamiller2696 ain't nutin' like bending the grammar bar.
      Its etymologically cool in this day and age.
      If the wordsmiths can do it so can we.

    • @hawihawi9260
      @hawihawi9260 3 роки тому +2

      I was like 'hang on a minute!? When I heard him say that lol

    • @leonardneil7494
      @leonardneil7494 3 роки тому

      Hi I love it I also love planting

    • @MissyGail4eva
      @MissyGail4eva 3 роки тому

      This comnent was top listed, and because of this, I also stopped, watched, and subscribed...and I live in Florida 😁

  • @artemioabad1237
    @artemioabad1237 3 роки тому +143

    "Without potatoes, you only get a half meal at Mcdonald's". Funny guy. And I LOOOVE his garden.

  • @annieyue9184
    @annieyue9184 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you! You are so full of positive energy and kindness in sharing your knowledge in growing vegetables.

  • @olbailey8606
    @olbailey8606 9 місяців тому

    Love the list. Love the kookas in the background. Thanks for all the info.

  • @pennat6576
    @pennat6576 3 роки тому +438

    The Steve Irwin of the gardening world.... freaking hilarious & informative. Thanks for the laughs

    • @suejose
      @suejose 3 роки тому +5

      I say that everytime I watch his videos

    • @ryankelly9032
      @ryankelly9032 3 роки тому +22

      I believe the consensus is Steve Irwin meets Russel Crowe.

    • @TheAppalachianHoller4575
      @TheAppalachianHoller4575 3 роки тому +3

      I literally just said this to my fiance lol

    • @barbaramarshall7165
      @barbaramarshall7165 3 роки тому +7

      Just love his passion..just like Steve

    • @rubyred7150
      @rubyred7150 3 роки тому +2

      @@ryankelly9032 loved the video great combination!!

  • @brookbergsma5089
    @brookbergsma5089 3 роки тому +428

    The Steve Irwin of gardening. He’s so wholesome it makes me feel safe and happy and I can’t wait to get gardening this season. I’m making some compost for my worm beds :))

    • @andrewthomaswilton3092
      @andrewthomaswilton3092 3 роки тому +10

      Nice! I just collected over 800 pounds of compost yesterday! 👍🏻 I’ve never been this ready this early for spring planting! Best of luck! 😇

    • @andrewthomaswilton3092
      @andrewthomaswilton3092 3 роки тому +2

      @Karen S Same here! 😎 I do a four bin. The fourth is beauty waiting for sale, barter or worm farm. It moves really quickly...

    • @mildredgordon2955
      @mildredgordon2955 3 роки тому +1

      Awesome!

    • @SweetChicagoGator
      @SweetChicagoGator 3 роки тому +2

      Worm beds sound terrific !! 😃

    • @andrewthomaswilton3092
      @andrewthomaswilton3092 3 роки тому +1

      @@SweetChicagoGator A worm bed every year. Easy and inexpensive. The BEST fertilizer! And what the fish love!

  • @davidhair4774
    @davidhair4774 Рік тому +1

    I love eating Best Maid baby koshers (if my kids don't eat them all), then using the same brine to put canned beets into. Love my beets to be a bit on the sour side, than the sweet side, but how boring of a world if we were all the same.
    I don't have enough space for a garden at the moment, but I enjoy watching your videos. They bring me joy. God bless you for that!
    From Austin, TX,
    Cheers 🍻

  • @matthewszasz1895
    @matthewszasz1895 Рік тому

    Love the list. I agree generally, and love the note of when I can eat the leaves of a root vegetable.

  • @CountDown2012
    @CountDown2012 3 роки тому +176

    I really can't comprehend anyone downvoting this video.
    It should be taught in schools!
    Well done to the author!

    • @ladyfsu
      @ladyfsu 3 роки тому +8

      I'm teaching this in my environmental classes (especially hydroponics). I get a good many kids growing their own veggies, and growing them with grandparents (CoVid they really started doing those "at home" things). I might make this one video part of their homework. I've got a 2k grant to spend on this :) Very excited.

    • @wellschaung3836
      @wellschaung3836 3 роки тому +1

      In this world there are all kinds of people

    • @TomTom-df9ph
      @TomTom-df9ph 3 роки тому +2

      Yes, I wonder about the thumbs down people. I love these videos.

    • @antoninbesse795
      @antoninbesse795 3 роки тому +1

      Because trolls hate veggies

    • @barryminor616
      @barryminor616 3 роки тому +1

      such a valid point NOURISHING GOODness for our kids futures...
      history lesson
      Let FOOD BEE THY medicine and medicine BE Our FOOD

  • @gavocrazy
    @gavocrazy 3 роки тому +431

    So my mother came home from the hospital with the diagnosis of ovarian cysts. Docs were worried about them turning cancerous, talking about putting her under the knife, giving her sketchy medication. So it was some daunting news.
    Before my parents decided to go that route, my father did some research on natural alternatives. Found out about beets. My mother didn't like beets, and wasn't thrilled when he approached her about it. But considering the alternatives, they went ahead and everyday my father started juicing beets for her. EVERYDAY, I heard that juicer whirring away, and he calling her into the kitchen to make her stand over the sink and down it.
    At her follow up appointment, the doctors were stunned to find that there were no longer cysts. The beets had seemeingly vaporized them.
    Make what you will of it, just thought I'd share!

    • @likeargamanflaming940
      @likeargamanflaming940 3 роки тому +12

      So, years ago already I remember reading that there were medicines for cancer made from beet extracts.

    • @jamesblackstone3569
      @jamesblackstone3569 3 роки тому +5

      hi there ! dude , read about garlic !!! it's awesome .

    • @laceysnursery5080
      @laceysnursery5080 3 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/-amTud3xkQg/v-deo.html

    • @Peacefrogg
      @Peacefrogg 3 роки тому +20

      Gavin D. Many cysts do not cause any symptoms and go away on their own. The beets made sure she didn’t get scurvy as well.

    • @acornhomestead3575
      @acornhomestead3575 3 роки тому +4

      I LOVE BEETS. its my go to veg every year for sure!

  • @CC-vb7mn
    @CC-vb7mn Рік тому +1

    I LOVE all your videos!!! such an inspiration, LOVE all the jokes, and appreciate all of the tips :) Keep up the incredible work legend!!!!

  • @LallyCo2
    @LallyCo2 11 місяців тому

    I love your attitude, your enthusiasm and knowledge, thank you for your friendly presentation.

  • @thebakersbuns
    @thebakersbuns 3 роки тому +39

    Honestly, this dudes delivery of dad jokes is just spot on

  • @marlybizzle
    @marlybizzle 3 роки тому +110

    🤣 Your onion joke had me laughing until I had tears in my eyes.

    • @demetriusthompson2362
      @demetriusthompson2362 3 роки тому +5

      Wait is that another onion joke?

    • @andanssas
      @andanssas 3 роки тому +3

      Wait, hold on... Which one are you referring to? 4:52, 4:56, 5:00, 5:06, 5:10, 5:37 or 5:46?

    • @michalbarkai3736
      @michalbarkai3736 3 роки тому +1

      The joke killed lol!

    • @marlybizzle
      @marlybizzle 3 роки тому +2

      @@andanssas 4:52 😂

    • @guynorth3277
      @guynorth3277 3 роки тому

      Not me, I love onions but have to wear swimmers goggles to cut them.

  • @user-qv2py8wx6i
    @user-qv2py8wx6i Рік тому

    I love the way you explained everything.

  • @floralrime2851
    @floralrime2851 10 місяців тому

    this video is so refreshing. Subscribed. Thanks for sharing all this knowledge.

  • @fredguts8288
    @fredguts8288 3 роки тому +348

    “Have a drink of lettuce” I love this channel.

  • @connijohnson6162
    @connijohnson6162 2 роки тому +290

    Excellent list. I’m creating my first garden this year, I’m 70 years old! I’m going to use your list to select what I have in my garden. Thanks so much!

    • @ThePalFishCoach
      @ThePalFishCoach 2 роки тому +4

      Have fun! I hope you enjoy it as much as my family and I have (we just started about two years ago!)

    • @toryanngames9976
      @toryanngames9976 2 роки тому +7

      Me too
      66 and I have a very small 5 gallon bucket garden.
      I am hoping to do more next year.

    • @Mistyrain68
      @Mistyrain68 2 роки тому +3

      I need this! I've tried a few times and just not known what I was doing. I'm doing this too, but we are heading into a NZ winter

    • @mariauys2008
      @mariauys2008 2 роки тому

      Die getuienir

    • @giselleduff1001
      @giselleduff1001 2 роки тому +3

      Excited for you! I've only just begun too (I couldn't keep anything alive before lol). Lots of luck to us all, watching our miracle gardens flourish 😊

  • @harrypapazoglou658
    @harrypapazoglou658 7 місяців тому

    Thank you Mark love all the information shared
    Enjoy your sense of humour
    Thank you and God bless you and your family

  • @7018bluegrass
    @7018bluegrass 11 місяців тому +1

    Good content, and presented well! Loved the humor thrown in..

  • @nursiemarcie
    @nursiemarcie 3 роки тому +482

    I freaking like this guy. He's convinced me to start a garden this year!

  • @kellyblack389
    @kellyblack389 3 роки тому +2653

    Came for garden info, stayed for the dad jokes 😂😂😂

  • @Carvedessence36911
    @Carvedessence36911 Рік тому +1

    Interesting, accurate and totally relevant. Highly enjoyable with purpose and how things should really be. Wonderful and thank you! 👍

  • @moonlightanalytics4941
    @moonlightanalytics4941 Рік тому

    did not expect this too be so entertaining, his use of comedic pause is on point

  • @anti030held6
    @anti030held6 3 роки тому +64

    "Was ist das ? Das ist ein Kohl/Kraut" it's only Sauerkraut if it is already fermented. I was so surprised to suddenly hear german out of nowhere :)

    • @damanicrunz7979
      @damanicrunz7979 3 роки тому +9

      Weisskohl ganz konkret :D

    • @anja8211
      @anja8211 3 роки тому +1

      @@damanicrunz7979 Weisskraut in Bayern. :-D

  • @trentarcher5524
    @trentarcher5524 Рік тому +1

    1. Lettuce
    2. Carrots
    3. (Mini) Cabbage
    4. Beetroot
    5. Onions
    6. Cucumber
    7. Peas
    8. Beans
    9. Tomatoes
    10. Potato

  • @ForestSageStyles
    @ForestSageStyles Рік тому

    I agree. Im so excited about my garden. Thank you much 😊

  • @Endless_Spiral
    @Endless_Spiral 2 роки тому +20

    "Chocker up the blocker" my new favorite expression for constipation! XD

  • @isabellemontgomery1165
    @isabellemontgomery1165 3 роки тому +61

    this comments section is so wholesome and it makes me happy

  • @HomeHarvestCo
    @HomeHarvestCo 10 місяців тому

    I've learned so much from your video! Can't wait to apply these tips to my own garden!

  • @refreshgamesdev
    @refreshgamesdev Рік тому

    I've just started a mini patio garden in containers which I'm going to expand upon over the coming months, I don't have much space but your videos are fantastic! So far just some rocket, onions and starting some basil indoors. Can't wait to add some more to it though!

  • @duncanwalker6779
    @duncanwalker6779 3 роки тому +126

    “From best to awesomeness”
    “in order of always growness”
    My man speaking to me on a level like no other🙌

    • @HarmonyInTheStitches
      @HarmonyInTheStitches 3 роки тому +2

      Right? I was like, " I know exactly what he means!"

    • @lindanorton6107
      @lindanorton6107 3 роки тому

      WOW NOW IWOULD LOVE SAY YOUR ALSOME THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH ALL OF US

    • @lindanorton6107
      @lindanorton6107 3 роки тому

      Sorry I mean AWESOME

  • @BigT2664
    @BigT2664 3 роки тому +111

    "The reason they started Bugs Bunny..." loved it!
    My grandmother used Bugs Bunny and Popeye to convince me to eat my veggies!

    • @cindyskillman544
      @cindyskillman544 3 роки тому +5

      Oh my yes! My mom, too. 🤣 But canned spinach... 🤦‍♀️

    • @stephaniesmith5326
      @stephaniesmith5326 3 роки тому +6

      My grandson has spinach Ceaser salad and eggs and spinach and grilled cheese with diced spinach all because of Popeye!

    • @janewiery8386
      @janewiery8386 3 роки тому +10

      When my son was three he kept asking for spinach so i gave him some one day. He took one bite and bolted out the door. I found him trying to lift the house! 😄

    • @amandataylor6899
      @amandataylor6899 3 роки тому +3

      I think his conspiracy theory is correct - Buggs was created to market carrots to children!

    • @samsiahabdullah9164
      @samsiahabdullah9164 3 роки тому +1

      I use philips viva juicer to extract carrot juice. Then add fresh milk.. Really delicious.

  • @joanneevans2827
    @joanneevans2827 Рік тому

    Thank you for educating us. I love all your educational information and insighrs

  • @alanhiatt4820
    @alanhiatt4820 Рік тому

    Thanks for this video. One of the things I like during winter is planning the coming garden. Since you asked what I would change in your list I'll tell you. I wouldn't change much but I'd swap the lettuce out and plant squash - both summer & winter varieties.

  • @LucyHeartfiliaasdfghj
    @LucyHeartfiliaasdfghj 3 роки тому +142

    Though I'd add two veggies simply because of how much I love them: pumpkins and garlic

    • @francescabuenaflor9344
      @francescabuenaflor9344 3 роки тому +3

      Yeh, I would have swapped beets for garlic

    • @IainMurray
      @IainMurray 3 роки тому +1

      I'd swap lettuce for Garlic, and definitely add pumpkin keeps for a year too.

    • @ginj5375
      @ginj5375 3 роки тому +2

      Yes garlic FOR SURE even if it's wild garlic, always put some in flower bed to keep out the pest, too.

    • @michaelwalsh9881
      @michaelwalsh9881 3 роки тому +3

      Garlic is definitely needed

    • @bubbysbub
      @bubbysbub 3 роки тому +2

      Oh, pumpkins, YES. I let volunteer pumpkin vines grow out of the compost bins, because free food I didn't have to plant or fertilise, and they keep SO WELL. Just, massive amounts of versatile food. Pumpkin scones, pumpkin soup, pumpkin curry, roasted pumpkin, mashed pumpkin, pumpkin cake, pumpkin layered into lasagna, pumpkin in yachaejong pancake, leftover pumpkin in bubble and squeak on toast, pumpkin with pork... I could pumpkin all day. How did I forget to add that to my list?
      Garlic sadly remains one of those things that I have invested so much time and money into growing... and never got a single bulb. Wrong climate, buggerit.

  • @drspiritja
    @drspiritja 3 роки тому +114

    This guy is golden! *thinking of onions, brings tears to my eyes* 😅

    • @krane15
      @krane15 3 роки тому +1

      The white onion and purple onions are sweet, but I still can't bring myself to take an "apple" bite out of one.

    • @Jochen_Stenzel
      @Jochen_Stenzel 3 роки тому

      just eat it like a apple ... its healthy

    • @bak194
      @bak194 3 роки тому +1

      That's the line that got me cracking up too

  • @tonyafletcher6534
    @tonyafletcher6534 Рік тому

    I loved this video! Thank you so much for sharing!

  • @clivealincoln8622
    @clivealincoln8622 Місяць тому

    A most helpful video of a great selection of vegetables. It has inspired me to make another attempt to grow my own veges again.

  • @tinawaschmaschine479
    @tinawaschmaschine479 3 роки тому +208

    Hi, the cabbage is just called Kraut or Kohl, in German. Sauerkraut is just the fermented cabbage (Weißkohl or Weißkraut) 😅

  • @GrandeSalvatore96
    @GrandeSalvatore96 3 роки тому +147

    That’s so fúnny you said that about Bugs Bunny because as I child that’s the main reason I why I ate so many carrots 🤣

    • @ninaboosexy
      @ninaboosexy 3 роки тому +5

      And spinich because of popeye!

    • @SherryEllesson
      @SherryEllesson 3 роки тому +4

      PopEye and Sailor Man got me to eat spinach!

    • @ninaboosexy
      @ninaboosexy 3 роки тому +2

      @@SherryEllesson yes it could only be that brand for me to eat it,even now im grown🤣

    • @phoenix55755
      @phoenix55755 3 роки тому +2

      Ditto

    • @laceysnursery5080
      @laceysnursery5080 3 роки тому +2

      ua-cam.com/video/-amTud3xkQg/v-deo.html

  • @karllowry9364
    @karllowry9364 Рік тому

    Love these videos and your enthusiasm

  • @tatakphilippines528
    @tatakphilippines528 2 роки тому

    With your brilliant raised bed garden, the list goes on towards abundance.

  • @aaronwesly9927
    @aaronwesly9927 2 роки тому +11

    You should probably do a video on 10 veggies that can be grown in pots or grow bags - it may benefit those like me who don't own a huge space.

  • @guillermomelendez7950
    @guillermomelendez7950 3 роки тому +72

    Chiles mate! I'm Mexican, can't live without them. They are like spicy tomatoes.

  • @troyjames827
    @troyjames827 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the good information. I live in the city and your advice is very useful. Love your channel and your sense of humor. Keep up the good work.

  • @aussiepressconferences.4755

    I love everything about your videos. You’re always positive . Happy to hear the cookaburras in the background.

  • @jamez1096
    @jamez1096 3 роки тому +124

    Despite always being told otherwise, carrots are actually bad for eyesight as you can't see through them :)
    Another very inspirational video, looking forward to the next one.

    • @goldthefirst8591
      @goldthefirst8591 3 роки тому +2

      smort

    • @joyceobeys6818
      @joyceobeys6818 3 роки тому +12

      Bahaha! My husband ate lots carrots when we started eating 80-10-10. His skin turned slightly orange and as we were driving down the toad he thought he went blind. He pulled over and said we waited too long to change our diets and started to cry. He had some old glasses that weren’t very strong and tried them to see if he could see. And it was unbelievable, but he went back 3 prescriptions. We don’t know if it was the entire diet of all raw fruit n vegys or if it was the carrots 🥕 but we were thankful. We also had so much more energy.

    • @pessimisticpantomath9827
      @pessimisticpantomath9827 3 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/SrOy7mU1t2I/v-deo.html

    • @jamez1096
      @jamez1096 3 роки тому +1

      @@pessimisticpantomath9827 That's Great, :)

    • @kingjames4886
      @kingjames4886 3 роки тому +1

      they're also pretty pointy...

  • @HexeHazel
    @HexeHazel 3 роки тому +269

    This is how I've always pictured my dream husband... bearded, an interest in being self sufficient and loves gardening!

    • @rtjs14
      @rtjs14 3 роки тому +6

      And dream man

    • @SweetChicagoGator
      @SweetChicagoGator 3 роки тому +1

      Dream Hubby Gardener? Nothing else? Um, ok. 😁

    • @andrewthomaswilton3092
      @andrewthomaswilton3092 3 роки тому +10

      😇 That’s what my wife of 27 years said 28&1/2 years ago! Hang in there dear! Anything happens when you least expect...

    • @SweetChicagoGator
      @SweetChicagoGator 3 роки тому +4

      @@andrewthomaswilton3092
      Congratulations !! 😊
      I was married 31 years before my wife succumbed to a brain hemorrhage.

    • @elizabethsovar6079
      @elizabethsovar6079 3 роки тому +1

      @@rtjs14 ok no boo

  • @donattashono6985
    @donattashono6985 Рік тому +1

    Perfect list. These are plants that can be grown in most zones too!

  • @lauriestodd
    @lauriestodd Рік тому

    Thank you for sharing health benefits along with growing information.

  • @engfeiyin
    @engfeiyin 3 роки тому +123

    He has convinced me to eat a minimum of 10 vegetables in my weekly diet and start preparing the garden beds. Brilliant and inspiring!

  • @maple494
    @maple494 3 роки тому +111

    I started a garden with my dad and we grow sunflowers, zucchini, peas, carrots, onions, green onions and lettuce
    Thanks to this guy 😁

  • @ritarenner6037
    @ritarenner6037 Рік тому

    I just start my garden, This is very inspiring.

  • @rayemaclennan888
    @rayemaclennan888 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for this information. I enjoy the dad-jokes and silly way of teaching. Awesome.

  • @ingela1767
    @ingela1767 3 роки тому +166

    "Was ist das?" It's actually Weiskohl, where "Kohl" means cabbage. ;) Sauerkraut is simply fermented cabbage.
    Love your videos!

    • @emilyegbert8640
      @emilyegbert8640 3 роки тому +1

      What does Kohlrabi break down to?

    • @emilyegbert8640
      @emilyegbert8640 3 роки тому

      Wired Lain so Rabi isn’t anything?

    • @ludicrousone8706
      @ludicrousone8706 3 роки тому +16

      @@emilyegbert8640 Kohl - cabbage rabi-root, tuber Kohlrabi-cabbage root/tuber
      Rape in Italian are sugar beets. Original it comes from Latin and the p changed to b over time.
      Rapunzel also got her name from 'rape' (somehow it doesn't read well in English 🤔). In the original fairytale Rapunzel's father stole some rape from his neighbor's garden for his pregnant wife. He got caught and had to promise the unborn child to his neighbor who also was a witch of sorts.
      Rapunzel means little beet.

    • @Peacefrogg
      @Peacefrogg 3 роки тому +3

      Ingela Grupe if you wait long enough, he will be right...

    • @Peacefrogg
      @Peacefrogg 3 роки тому +2

      Emily Egbert kohlrabi means : ‘i am not a cabbage...’

  • @lars5174
    @lars5174 3 роки тому +228

    Random german dude here: The german word for cabbage is "Kohl" - "Sauerkraut" refers to the fermented Kohl.

    • @lars5174
      @lars5174 3 роки тому +55

      @@paddyotterness We Germans don't have humour

    • @busubalang2361
      @busubalang2361 3 роки тому +14

      Now I know why Indonesian language call cabbage as "kol" here. We borrow it 😄

    • @lars5174
      @lars5174 3 роки тому +12

      @@busubalang2361 Yes but you probably got it from Dutch.

    • @MusicfromMarrs
      @MusicfromMarrs 3 роки тому +8

      This is why I came to the comments - to see who pointed this out! 😎

    • @mariokandut
      @mariokandut 3 роки тому +15

      @@lars5174 Austrian here, it's called Kraut and we have a lot of humour. :-D

  • @paulsherwood5862
    @paulsherwood5862 Рік тому +1

    Yes sir you are spot on admire your garden.

  • @vk88864
    @vk88864 Рік тому

    Love your videos and love the veggies you are growing. I can’t wait to create my own.

  • @dawnsteilverch
    @dawnsteilverch 2 роки тому +130

    Definitely agree…and so would grandma who has been gardening for 70+ years and still gardening strong in her 90’s. Love it!

    • @joanhughes7742
      @joanhughes7742 2 роки тому +4

      @Dawn... wow! kudos to your grandmother!

    • @davidblue3722
      @davidblue3722 2 роки тому +1

      Hello Dawn,, how are you doing today, how’s everything going Dawn?