5 Veggies That Grow FASTER Than GRASS!
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- In this video, I give you 5 vegetables that grow fast so you can have food from your garden quick smart in no time at all!
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Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre property/homestead in SE Queensland Australia about 45kms north of Brisbane - the climate is subtropical (similar to Florida). I started Self Sufficient Me in 2011 as a blog website project where I document and write about backyard food growing, self-sufficiency, and urban farming in general. I love sharing my foodie and DIY adventures online so come along with me and let's get into it! Cheers, Mark :) - Навчання та стиль
I feel like Mark is the Australian Bob Ross, only he is actually growing the happy little plants instead of painting them!
LOL...
Hey man. I know your a really good food grower. I am have some trouble growing carrots. Do you have any tips🥕🥕🥕🧺
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He deliberately makes happy mistakes.
@@kushkid574 use loose soil
“You can eat the carrot leaves by chopping them up”
-chews off huge chunk
Lol I like this dude
i love " this dude" i confess i have watched his videos for three to four hours a couple of times.
Like him too, so "busy bee". Lucky family.
I agree. He's very affable.
that was the moment i subscribed LOL
12:40 Happy Australian guy: You can just eat the leaves right off your pea plant
Pea plant in my window: *sweats nervously*
That bit reminded me that it's time to sow my peas! I was a bit late last year and got a rubbish harvest.
I love and agree to your top 5. A cute story is that 18 years ago, when our oldest was just 2, we were growing our little garden in the back yard. I was getting concerned when she wasn't eating dinner... so the next day, I watched her... she was 'Gardening' and 'Weeding' by going to the garden, picking every other bok choy and just ate them..... or radishes, or carrots and green onions. So I was not worried about it then. Then when I showed her that when they get to her hand sized bok choy, we would pick, rinse, dip them in Italian dressing and put them on the BBQ. To this day, she still loves garden to mouth! I appreciate all you do. Thank you so much. Hugs from Esquimalt!
Healthy baby!
This is the most adorable thing I’ve read all day
That is so cute. I wonder how she thought to do that? Is it because she watched you garden and pick veggies?
@@Lisa-tl2cf she surely watched the parent eat straight from the garden and did it. Kids are the epitome of watch and learn
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Lettuce: Grows by accident
Mark: There are no accidents.
Rishav Paul *Happy little accidents
We might forget but it’s God who blesses our land, makes the seeds grow and gives us the mind to choose to seek better answers, to observe and experiment using our 5 senses, our whole body, our mind and our spirit to learn and formulate hypothesis, theories and finally acknowledge the laws God made that govern he made for us to figure out. It’s all more simple than we think and then at the same time infinitely complex in the perfection of it all. We can equally sit in awe of the smack yourself obvious simple answers we finally get into our thick skulls as well as awe at how Satan would ever think he as a man or similar creation that has significant limits could just simply say “hey, I think I’m as good as God today”... l sit in awe of what logic anyone could be using to think they want the job of keeping up with what God does that isn’t just billions upon billions of his children here now and passed with him now, every thing that works with every other thing in perfect timing, to create life, allow death and show us that life is renewed, death has no hold over us in Christ even down to the fate of sparrows. One has to be completely insane thinking they could keep up in any way with what God covers without issue one. And isn’t God Great. Blessing in Christ to see us through all things and never to believe a lie.
I call bullshit I soaked a bunch of lettuce seed in a egg carton with some soil about a week ago and I have like five or more seeds in each spa and I'm not seeing one single Sprout this black seed lettuce is a bitch to grow
Honestly, I tried growing greens on my own and recently realised that I've wasted so much money my entire life buying them from the supermarket.
Same here!
Everyone talks about homegrown tomatoes. All veggies are better when they are homegrown
I just started my first garden ever. Its a dinky garden. I started with radishes. And its exciting. I cant wait to get more beds of garden. I could just put my chair out snd stare at my gardens.
Its about living and learning. Dont be hard on yourself.
And they taste so much better!
His enthusiasm is infectious....in a nice way.
Anybody who really loves what they do is just like that. I had an accounting class where the professor was very excited, and an algebra teacher, and a Deaf Nigerian biology teacher who passionately signed in ASL about how blood travels through the body. This is what makes teachers make students curious and interested in their subjects.
It really is, in all of the best ways & w/ zero pressure to buy something or sign up for extra footage for $.
All around great guy & info. Thank you!
“They’re self-seeding”
Monsanto: 🤨
Happily, Monsanto is no more, and hasn't been for a while now.
All that bashing they'd been getting over the years (and rightly so) was just too much for them to recover from. I believe they got absorbed into Bayer. ...but at least Bayer isn't going around trying to sue organic farmers if a GMO seed fell into their yard!
@@TheMurlocKeeper Nice, I hadn’t heard this
@@TheMurlocKeeper I'm going to count that as a win for Neil Young. He should be given a Nobel peace prize! 🏆
@@imperatorfuriosa7061 agreed 💖💯%👏👏👏👏👏💖we got some KAMUT seed off Ebay, grew it and kept replanting the gained seeds every year, eventually had over 200 acres of it. Monsanto sent hubby a letter, trying to enforce its patent laws...he hadn't bought his regular stock from them in 8 years...🤪😉😎🤣of course I wrote back and told them to stuff their letter and "bills " where the sun has never yet shone. Good luck enforcing whatever!
😂😂😂😂
He just reminded me of Irwin, not the accent, but the way he moves, acts (the passion) and even the shorts and boots.
👌🏻💯😂😂
Yep, I had the same thought.
And the fact that he doesn't take himself too seriously
Frances Pflaumer Yes!!!! He is the Steve Irwin of Gardening!!!
Oh geez, lol I already had an encounter with stinging nettle a few weeks ago, just as bad as fire ants in my opinion!
0:58 Lettuce
4:15 Mustard
5:18 Sorrel
7:06 Bok Choi
9:15 Baby greens over sowing
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you
Yummy for the tummy!
Yummy for my tummy love salads.
I just love this guy, such an interesting character lol he could be anyone’s uncle
Mark: "Let's..."
Me: "wait for it..."
Mark: "...get into it!"
Me: "That's my boy!"
Just had to comment finally. This channel has taken me from wanting to plant a few tomatoes to wanting to be as self sufficient as possible. I have kept chickens and ducks for a while but now that I'm building a new home on a little over 3 acres, I feel this will be the time to do it. Thank you for the videos. They are full of knowledge, humor, and a bit of inspiration. Keep up the great work and I will keep watching all the way from South Carolina USA. Btw, this was the first video of yours my wife has seen and she said, when you were laying on the ground with your face right next to the lettuce, that you were the "Steve Irwin of gardening". Couldn't agree more. Cheers
Congratulations on your new home and all that land. You'll have a paradise in no time.
Congrats on the new home! Wishing you all the best with the self-sufficient lifestyle! Also, may I ask how you learned to build a home? I've gone down the road of self-sufficiency and as far as a few things I know about gardening Im a bit clueless on the rest lol. PS Im from NC myself!
Ha!! Also been watching and learning from him for years from SC too!
Lol watching from my farm in NC!!!! From SC though!!! From the charleston area…. Never to go back as it is hard to be self sufficient in a congested area… keep moving more and more rural! Missing south cackalacki tho. Best to ya’ll.
Steve Irwin lived just down the road from Mark
When he said I _assure_ you there is nothing buried here, the first thing that came to mind was that _kangaroo_ but alas he is now *bananas*
Me too! Great minds think alike!
Me too aghahaha
I always remember the phrase "on the plus side, he made good bananas"
Hahahaha
I am still thinking how to get a kangaroo in Middle of Europe :) (On the plus, I have a baby banana growing from seed so maybe a baby kangaroo would make it :) )
@@gabriellatoth1623 be careful what you wish for.
Kangaroos, particularly males can hurt you bad.
Even wombats will bite your ankles.
Roos prosper in strayan conditions so come an visit them in the wild (when covid allows)
I always let my parsley go to seed and scatter the seeds in the grass too 😃
I’d much rather have a parsley lawn than a grass one!
@Merinda Thornton Yep, I like creeping Thyme on the ground, actually grows better if you step on it a little.. Smells great, too!
God Bless us all
@@igitahimsa5871 do you have to cover the seeds up or just sprinkle them in your grass?
Great idea!!!
That's a great idea!
@@igitahimsa5871 How do you get them like that though? Don't they require such strict conditions that a lawn of this is nearly impossible?
This is how I imagine Tom Bombadil talking about his plants. So much passion, so much jolly joy. Watching this makes me feel so happy. And also can't wait to have a garden again, extremely impatient to start gardening again.
I love hearing and seeing the birds in the background.
Hi Mark! I am impressed,keep doing what you love, we are learning a lot.thanks.
it sounds great in the video but it must get annoying quick lol
@@sonofaquack6987 No it never gets annoying. I live with similar birds and you don't notice them. We have the noisiest kookaburra's at about 5 every morning and it is amazing watching people sleep through it!! They don't stir at all.
Dont be afraid to say it, Mark. Bodies make excellent soil amendments.
LOL! No need to buy packets of blood & bone anymore
@@JoanneLeeJS nope just use the blood and bones of your enemies
@@jakep8678 LOL
You would like David the Good's gardening channel. One of his slogans is "Compost your enemies"
@@JoanneLeeJS
That's where my in laws v went
Sunflower sprouts are pretty easy to get a heap of while growing sunflower seeds if you just scatter them in the garden. They're full of the good stuff and once you have established sunflowers it's super easy to get a surplus of seeds and grow your own sproutlings in a take away container or something of the sort.
I have so many edible plants just growing wild in my yard I could go out with a bowl and come back with a salad. Wild onion, dandelion, garlic mustard, chickweed, wild violet, ramps, wood sorrel and purslane. People literally kill these plants as weeds, that's bonkers.
I love wood sorrel. I am so glad I randomly took a bite of what seemed to be but wasn’t clover and they gave such a unique taste! Unfortunately it’s a small area they grow in and not very long. I‘lol have to ID and see if any others weeds I have are edible. (I do get nettle but they but even with multiple layers/gloves my skin overreacts fo everything :(
I love purslane, and it's really good for you too,
@@1chienandalou tongs. Tongs are the answer
How do you prepare these weeds for eating?
@@JS-jh4cy most of them you just clean them.
My husband is redesigning our garden with raised beds as I’m in a wheelchair and miss gardening greatly-growing in pots just doesn’t work with the heat where I am but the raised beds are awesome. Thanks for giving me itchy fingers!
So am I in a chair I know how you feel I'd be lost without being able to grow gardens and flowers
how wonderful of your husband! cheers
That's really amazing of him! I have limited mobility and miss gardening so badly.
He has a video on how he made these beds.
I hope you've had a productive year! I'm a real convert to raised beds. Esp as my back gets stiffer the older I get.
Wait, I can eat pea leaves AND carrot leaves? Always learning something new from you Mark. That would actually be a nice video, what parts of plants are edible that most people don't know about
Those beet leaves, too. The entire dandelion plant is edible. I take a little root when I cut them. The leave come off the root in little pairs and make a delicious leafy green salad with a few of the yellow flowers. I chuck the root, although you can make a tea from it. Treat the unopened flowers like a mushroom - I like to fry them in a little butter then add eggs and scramble. I generally chuck the long flower stem. You might have a little wild chive in your yard to cut off and throw in also. Several lawn weeds are actually edible and taste good.
And if any aren't we can make varieties that have those parts that are through breeding
@@robertsparling I tried eating dandelion once. It was very bitter! I wonder if that was due to our hot dry climate.
@@robertsparling The long stem is actually pretty pleasant , and nourishing. I chop them in little rounds for the salad if they are not too fiberous. The stem is actually supposedly good for the macula of the eye (where your central focus is).
@@zenphotojourney There are different kinds of dandelion, the ones with the 'toothier' leaves are less bitter, and the ones with the broad end to the leaf are more bitter. The newer leaves tend to be less bitter than the old ones.
I absolutely love Mark, such a cool human being. I have learned more useful stuff from his vids than from school. So humble as well. Love the way he presents, I can literally spend hours upon hours watching his videos. Well, the hours that I don't spend in my gorgeous garden.
In the last month I have bought over a dozen trees and plants. I came to UA-cam looking for some advice on tomatoes and now you have me putting ginger root into pots and going to buy seeds today. Great content and 15 minute videos are hard to watch on other channels but you are always moving, showing us the goods and I love that you will just eat carrot leaves lol. Subscribed!!
My husband and I bought lettuce and bok choy on a whim, while we were grocery shopping. Never thought I’d be so delighted in growing, harvesting, and eating them as Microgreens. So much more satisfying then picking up a head (or bag) of lettuce from the store only to find it forgotten in the back of the fridge.
Carrot greens can also be dried and powdered for green smoothies and/or soups and such.
I appreciate this comment, thanks!
Wow! That's good to learn. Thanks!
@N3KOS are life I thought it only made people who read the comic books uneasy. I'll change it!
omg.
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I let my carrots get bigger and they jam up pretty well as long as your compost has enough minerals. Then I thin them. And yeah, they don't make it to the house. Asparagus, I have purple, and it regrows every year, I put in dolomite and limestone so they have plenty of minerals. Garlic, I haven't seen you row garlic. That is the easiest. And ours grows through the winter snow.
Our asparagus has been alive probably longer than I have and it comes up each spring without us paying attention. It's not exactly the same deal as the other things in this video, but for our family it works as one of our first real vegetable crops.
Hello from the U.S....your enthusiasm is absolutely infectious and every time I watch your videos, I learn new and valuable gardening ideas. I had no idea that lettuce could just grow in the grass as it seems like the grass would crowd out the lettuce. Your gardens are just beautiful! Just a FYI...you look so much like Russell Crowe...are you related? Happy growing!!
I've always thought Mark looks like Russel Crowe too! Great information from a handsome smart guy. What could be better? 😊
Russel Crowe is a New Zealander, Mark is an Aussie
Ha ha, yes the eternal battle over who Russell belongs to...considering his personality...even if he was born here, the Aussies can keep him. But I wanted to say Mark reminds me of Steve Irwin as well...a person we loved to watch. Mark is so enthusiastic and humble, like Steve. : )
Thank you Pam! No not related to Russell but if he needs a stunt double in a new gladiator film I hope he calls me... All the best :)
I had a lettuce growing in a crack between the house and the concrete path.
Hi Mark. With your personality and your knowledge, and just your general character, you make people feel welcome. My friend, you deserve a TV show. I know you would quite popular, given your style. I have watched several videos over and over. I never get tired of them. I learn something new every time. Thank you, Mark.
Mark, Do you have a video in which you tell your story? I would be interested in knowing how you got interested in being self-sufficient, your relationship with permaculture, how you found and bought your land and anything else you would like to share about your life. I'm sure others would be interested too!
I already watched this once... and I'm watching it again. The Steve Irwin of self sufficiency. CRIKEY!
I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned radishes. I too, am an avid over-sower and will get baby greens when I'm thinning. Also once they start producing bulbs, I'll cut off just below the stem (~4/5 of the bulb), take the bulb and replant the stem. The stem will continue to grow until the fall. Once it starts to make seed pods, I'll harvest the pods, which are milder, somewhat sweet and juicy. Imagine a translucent pea pod.
I was amazed at how fast radishes grow!
The thing is radish grows better in a cool and wet summer climate,not sure the guy from the video lives in this kind of zone
@@romangp8877 I recognize that he lives in a semi-tropical climate. I'm not sure if you've watched many of his videos, but he's all about community participation and group information so that all people can learn and be informed from others, not just himself.
@@rywy77 There is no such thing as semi tropical climate. It can be sub-tropical or sub-equatorial though.
@@romangp8877 Okay pedantic sharpshooter, right on. 👍🏻 You should take up a job as a climatologist so you can put your superfluous knowledge to good use. 🤙🏻 GOOD ON YA!
There is most certainly a body under that patch of dirt. I'm sure of it.
Its the last kangaroo that he caught munching on his garden.
Lol
Remember his wife hit a kangaroo and he went to pick it up and compost it. So yes, there is a body under there. Kangaroo body.
It would be a shame to waste a perfectly good corpse.
😂
I am sure you will also enjoyed the sunflower sprouts. I grow them for the birds and eventually the seeds are scattered all over the gardens. To kind of control them, I pull them out when they are just coming out with 2-4 leaves. So nice and tender.
You are an amazing guy, Mark. I'm retired and beginning to plan my garden for spring. You dominate my saved videos with such great insights and simplicity. In my first garden as a 10 yr old I couldn't wait for the carrots to mature; I just pulled them up young, washed them with a hose and ate them as a snack. Sadly my spinach fed lots of bugs before they matured - holey spinach Batman!
I love watching you because you remind me of my dad 😭 i live abroad and due to this pandemic i can't see my family! Your videos are so relaxing and have helped me so much with my own garden ❤️
Yowie Bait Right...just like the moon landing too?
@Yowie Bait how? Swimming in the sea?
@@Bradenk101 yeah, NASA literally admits they have no proof of Moon landing. Lol
We've recently discovered your channel here in the UK and have been binge-watching you. My wife thinks you're great!! (not sure how I can compete). We only have a tiny garden, not much bigger than one of your raised beds but we're picking up some great tips (especially about the broken tomato plant). Keep them coming, we look forward to them, you are better than the professional gardeners on the boring old BBC! 👍
11:03 it is called a "Taboolla" in Egypt and "Taboolleh" in Lebanon (accents)
So an Aussie saying "Tabooly" is just lovely and don't let anyone tell you anything different 😂
As i'm getting into gardening, these videos are great. They give me confidence and aren't so complicated as other videos!
The "these greens grow like weeds" bit was priceless. The way you looked down and shook ur head in dismay made my 8pm evening, but in the day.
His wife: what's for dinner?
Him: lemme grab some "grass" ousside...
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for me ive gone out in my garden when ever i needed a vegetable or herb for lunch or dinner and theres this happy feeling i get. its hard to explain.
Wabbit family
List of fast growing greens:
1:00 Lettuce
4:15 Mustard
5:19 Sorrel
7:06 Bok choy
8:54 Baby greens
Thank you so much there, very helpful. :)
God bless you
@Das Thank you for making the list, it is very helpful!
God Bless all Good People and Anmals, IJHN.
You forgot beetroots and peas, besides he has timestamps on the video anyways.
You're a sower-gatherer in your own food forest. I love it, and I'm loving your channel! It's interesting, informative, and engaging. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences with us!
In about 2 weeks i will move into my new house where i will have my own garden for the first time. I live in the Netherlands and so the climate etc. are totally different from your garden, but you have still given me a ton of inspiration. Keep up the good work! Your videos are always fun and full of energy.
What planting zone are you in?
Mark has a video on cheap ways to protect your plants including a green house for colder climates. Check it out.
i love this channel. i lived most of my life in the inner city of the New York. Recently moving to the suburbs at age 50, I never imagined how much I would enjoy starting a small garden and seeing if I can get food to grow. Big thumbs up !
As a professional forester this is by far my favorite plant channel. You’re the man Mark.
This is fantastic advice! My part of Canada is considered a "sub-polar" zone and the outdoor growing season really only lasts from June (May, if we're lucky) to September, so densely sowing crops which can be harvested early and/or left to mature will definitely help me maximize my balcony garden :)
Just wanted to leave a comment saying thank you. Your videos are top quality, funny, informative, well-edited, and your enthusiasm for your craft comes through in each one. They've been extremely helpful for me not only to learn new tips and tricks, but to keep my my own interest in this hobby at a high level.
Yeah, we don't have a lawn. So we're reduced to using a group of window box planters. But still we're really enjoying our little planter of fresh lettuce everyday!
Herbs can be grown in small containers, cheaper & healthier than store bought. 🌿
Happy Growing! 🌱🌱🌱
i lived n an apt for awhile and grew alot of food pretty cheap. we had a square dining table. i put one of those kiddy pools underneath it. bought a cheap led light and screwed it to the underneath side of the table. and voile la, we grew food year round. hope this idea helps n ur situation.
@@christinapage7771 that's so creative!!
Anyone who has a balcony: Try planting peas or pole beans in a 15 inch, or about 30 cm, pot and let them vine around the rails and rungs on your balcony. You will have to water every day, maybe even twice if temps get very warm or hot, but not only will it produce food but it will also help cool your balcony off a little. And beans can be planted every few weeks to replace vines which are dying back!
Try vertical growing - lots of videos.
Really learned a lot today about over planting all kinds of baby greens and especially pea leaves. I was
throwing them away all these years, and will know better -- and eat better from now on. My Kale didn't die
Off over our Ohio Winter and I see now it's a perennial. It is delicious in Cole slaw , chopped finely. Gives
your slaw a very fresh flavor, and young greens are great with young garlic & onion sprouts( boiled than fried
With a bit of bacon) yum! I love what you do in the garden. Like me you enjoy watching everything grow.
Thank you for sharing your trial & error knowledge with the masses of new andold gardeners. We really do
Appreciate it. I live for mornings in the garden , with a cup of coffee to drink, and Bird songs. It is so peaceful
In our cranky World of ingratitude, to be one with Nature God gives us in His Divine Mercy. People don't get it,
because they just see "work". They are truly missing the joy of gardening. tms poet Ohio
I’m so exited to start my garden. Now I know I can keep some of my crops in my grow tents and enjoy some fresh green salads. I’m already doing that with cherry tomatoes and string beans, might as well have some kale, sorrel, baby romaine and bok choy!
Spring here in Pennsylvania can’t come soon enough. Cheers!
Buddy let me tell you, I have been gardening since I was a kid, and watching youtube vids/hardcore learning indoor growing for years, and you are the ONLY channel or media where I bust out a note pad.
Right now with the pandemic wrecking my city of residence Montreal, THIS video in particular is one I have looked for for ages but never seen anyone really focus on!
Just got some serious grow space set up, gonna take everything on this video and apply it to mini aquaponics! I have eaten canned food for almost six months now!!!!!!
Got cherry tomatoes, mint, ginger, peppers, and a huge bucket of potatoes going already!
Love your videos, love your humour and insight and down to brass tacks approch! Keep up the good work!
When he started showing the sorrel bed/burial plot my first thought was 'Uh oh, wife must have hit another joey'
😂
Pea shoots have become my favorite green veggie since I started gardening. I plant a bunch to harvest just for greens. They have almost a nutty flavor that's mild and unique. Makes sense because they're a legume.
Little Gem lettuce is one of the first lettuce varieties I was able to grow. It was a confidence builder along with tomatoes.
Herbs of any type. Parsley, basil, mint, the list goes on.
But those are herbs... not vegetables
Wait, are herbs technically vegetables?
The classification of food plants is so whack you never know what’s what.
Devan Devan herbs are just weeds that taste nice.
@@dylanzrim1011 technically everything is a weed
Mint and basil actually grow rather slowly from seed, but very quickly once established.
@@erics3454 Yes, and then mint takes over everything.
I can imagine you when mow the lawn you mow circles around all the lettuce in the lawn. XD
Hey Mark, This was such a great video! About those pea leaves, pea tips, leaves and shoots are fabulous raw, chopped and mixed into potato salad, it's one of my faves! Just one more idea to add to the rest of your great stuff! I LOVE how you do your videos! Totally upbeat and uplifting :-)!
Thank you for all the time, effort, experience and valuable knowledge you put into them!
God Bless
The best gardener on youtube. ....you make it real thanks for keeping it normal so we can all understand...best veggie garden because of you can't thank you enough
I just love this guys knowledge, character, family friendly demeanor and humor. I've learned much from him. Thank you Mark.
Love him and his dramatization of the eating of pea leaves! 😂 Very informative and I always get a smile when watching. Can always use a smile if not free greens ♥️🌿 Ty
From South Africa, we love you!!! Thank you for all the amazing tips and advice. I can't wait until we have our greenhouse up so we can start growing. We have a huge troop of monkeys that come through daily and destroy everything edible, so we have to make a covered space they can't get into and then we can begin our food journey. In the meantime, I'm learning all I can from you.
Sir, your videos hVe become my happy place. It is one of the last nice pieces of the internet left
Love this channel, and the community that surrounds it. Everyone is so positive.
Yeahh it’s tabbouli , a lebanese salad (hello from lebanon❤️ big fan!)
Tabbouli is awesome!!! Great meal in the summer 🌞
I love your videos sooooo much! I watched several episodes last year when I only thought I was getting some property. Then it fell through, but now it's coming true. I'm almost faint with joy watching this video, knowing that this week I'll be building my beds! Your enthusiasm is absolutely contagious. I have a lot to learn, I gotta go watch another one.
Mark, your enthusiastic "Let's get into it!" is very motivating!
Nasturtiums grow really fast and they make a wonderful green… They’re peppery and you don’t have to wait for the flowers which is what most people will eat.
Love my nasturtiums and they keep away buggies.
Easiest plant to grow! Use to freak my friends out eating the flowers when I was a child 😂
Nasturtiums grow insanely fast! I bought a wee plant last spring, by the end of the season it was literally everywhere!!
There's a lot of gardeners I like to watch, but you're hands down my favorite. I love your garden and your channel, thank you for sharing!
Buddy Guy I second that
I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba and my spinach grows like wildfire. I planted early this year (for here) in late April and I've been eating the leaves for the past week. I had to cover my raised beds when it got below freezing but they survived no problem. Thanks so much for all the inspiration!
Winterpeg .... Yes, I am from Toronto...
Cameron Penner sad but my spinach has already started to flower. Looking forward to grabbing those seed and doing a later crop for fall.
What variety of spinach are you growing? I didn't have good results in New Jersey late April. Maybe I should have sown in March.
You are such a generous human being, Mark! Sharing your passion for gardening and, most importantly self sufficient way of providing food for ourselves, is inspiring. Thank you! Hope to learn from you for many, many years to come! God bless you, Mark!
Hi Mark, I’m so inspired & motivated to plant some more lettuces in my pot. I experimented in a long pot not so deep with seedling soil mixture, to my astonishments, I grew some healthy mixed salad lettuces from seeds. I harvested some when I made some salad. I was so thrilled to let my husband know what he was eating was from my garden 🤗. We’ve eaten all of them. It was an experiment. He was happy for me. So rewarding. I’m catching up watching all your vids. Enjoyable. Cheers. Keep well.
Turnip greens are great to eat too. Oversew and eat the babies while waiting for the turnip bulbs.
Slow-cooked and seasoned with bacon or ham, turnip greens have been a staple diet item here in the Deep South of America for hundreds of years. Same with collard greens. Another favorite microgreen is wild watercress.
Hello Mark! I finally caught a fresh video, I'm so happy.
I left some plants grow around my vegetables and strawberries and they are working very well together. I used Google Lens to identify these "weeds" and it turned out to be chickweed and buck wheat. They keep other weeds out, in some ways, so I let grow around everywhere. So far so good!
Chickweed is also an edible. You should look into wild edibles as well. You'd be surprised at the edible weeds you are pulling out of your garden. Society has labeled them as a weed but those weeds will save your ass if you're ever starving.
I absolutely love learning from you. You stay on point, you make it enjoyable to watch. I stumbled onto your page and now I’ve been watching a video a day. Thank you for taking time out of your day to make these videos. We will be homesteading come next year here in Southern Idaho.
This guy is one my favorite people on the internet. Totally makes it look easy to bring the energy and passion through the video when it’s just him and a bunch of cameras. Never change friend. Never change.
RE: Pea leaves... "It tastes like a pea. Yah, Great... Great!" You just gotta love this guy! Makes my day :o) Always good content. God bless you and yours! I don't know why, but I enjoy watching your videos even more when I speed them up to 1.5 - even this quote has a different feel when you play it at 1.5 vs. normal. I saw the celebrity comparisons below (I hope they are flattering, and not otherwise), and note that at normal it's more like Bob Ross, at 1.5 more like Irwin - but always wonderfully you. :o)
Your so wholesome it makes me want to eat some veggies ps you inspired me to make my own garden love your video
@DocRox LOL what's wrong with a wombat in a Crockpot? (Great imagery by the by) Does that makes it less wholesome? Besides you got a killer garden like that you gotta teach them wombats a lesson to stay out the goodies lol.
I don't garden, or even have a garden but I can't stop watching these videos! So informative, could watch these all day
Mark this South African like your program. You are a star.
Thank you for your videos!! My family and I enjoy the enthusiasm you have for your garden 🥰 My children love to eat vegetables of all sorts and because of your videos we’re starting our own garden!! LOL
The reactions every time you take a bite of something...🤗
Your enthusiasm and pleasure make me smile.
Thank you 👏🏽👍🏽
I am from Barbados in the Caribbean. I watch your program. It inspires me to grow my own food. Keep up the good work
Mark, Thanks so much for being an inspiration! I have three garden beds now, and we have harvested corn,beans, zucchini, yellow squash, tomatoes and carrots! And the nasturtium are delicious! Waiting on the okra, but man, I couldn’t have done it without the virtual support. Thanks man! My mom, dad and I love ya!
The first step is to admit you have a over seeding problem! Keep up the great work .
You can never have to much plants
I guess some of us never make it to the first step! 🤣🤣🤣
This video - and his confession - is seriously a lifesaver for me right now! I have found myself with trays of lettuce and Swiss chard seedlings that are desperately over-crowded! I spent way too much time today trying to separate them and transplant them because I can’t bring myself to just “thin” them out! Now I’ll just bite the bullet and throw them in my salad instead! I’m definitely going to let my greens go to seed, too. I would love to have salad greens popping up like weeds 😋
Im truly appreciate everything your teaching me
What a great message from a truly wonderful person .Genuine honesty and a witty personality ,a joy to watch.
How to better your life from feeding yourself, who would have thought.
Keep inspiring us with more videos Mark ,i love it.
I am learning so much. Now that we cannot afford to go to the grocery store I am working hard at growing our own garden. Learning about compost also. Have a small garden going but getting ready to do a big raised bed. Am so excited! Thank you Mark!! Love to you and your family.
He reminds me of Steve Irwin for plants. Love this guy.
I literally just had this feeling when I click on this video!!!! Was looking for this comment
I over sew cilantro. I just toss the seeds on any of my raised beds and before you know it, I have tons of cilantro.
Yes, I let a few plants to to seed to use them for the next planting.
Where do you live? I am on the East Coast in USA I have never had luck getting cilantro to grow. I always do in little pots so I would know if it came up but it never has. How long does it take to germinate tossed in your yard? Do you scatch it in? Do you do anything to the seeds? Help me if you have any tips.
@@robynnbryar1977 I'm in Southern California, in Riverside county. It's very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter. Our weather is desert-like.
It's also amazing how much more nutritious the baby greens are.
This is the kind of person the world needs.
I love this guy's videos, but I would not lie down on the ground in Australia, anywhere, for any reason for any length of time.
It's not that bad 😂 if U put a blanket down for a picnic, U can almost finish an entire beer before the spiders come to share :)
Whats a good picnic without a few bull ants?
Lol
In Texas there is a tradition of taking photos of your kids with bluebonnets we always joke about it, spray your kids with baby off before you go or they will be eating by fire ants and scorpions.
"Ok, ya got me" he says and I wonder what critters got him:p no wonder kangaroos jump like that.🦘🦘🦘🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🦂🦟🦟
Love your work Mark, You've been one of major people on youtube that has motivated me to really get into gardening and learn how to be more self sufficient when it comes to my food.
YES, over sow. They can always be transplanted, given to others, or at worse....composted.
Mark, i discovered you tonight accidentally.
Cannot wait to show these videos to mine boyfriend.
Do you give personal tours to your garden?
Willing to pay, yet cannot afford "Michelin" prices. He-he.
Just a HUGE THANKS for the knowledge and entertainment you provided me tonight.
You gave me sunshine during a bleak eve.
You should work for Gardening Australia. You are so good, easy to watch and full of enthusiasm. Keep it going.
Awesome info once again. Thanks!
I know you mentioned lettuce, but just to add: I have rocket (Rucola) in my garden (in Switzerland). It popped up as a total surprise between the paving, now I have it everywhere in the garden and can eat it from April to November! The easiest and most prolific plant I have!
As always, great content.
Radishes are my go to quick crop, I often inter plant with slower plants like peppers, or collards. My new favorite is French breakfast, young it is like a Daikon, older it gets zesty.
Lettuce, my favorites are Meriville des Quatre Saisons and Paris Island Cos.
BTW- on a previous video you recommended Perpetual Spinach so I planted a row this year. LOVE IT! In a salad or sauteed with butter and garlic.
CHEERS
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Exactly what I wanted to say :)
You paint a wonderful French breakfast picture! I have to get some of those seeds now! Cheers :)
Nic Werner same I just wan’t to say something that mark will recognise when I first realised that his name was mark I was like oh that’s my friends name it’s pretty funny but I just wan’t to say he is the best UA-camR in the whole system
Totally obsessed with the breakfast radish this year! So tasty. I just pickled some as well, and we've already devoured most of the jar!!
I really enjoyed this video. You made me smile! I’m subscribed now and want to learn more. I’ve been gardening for years but this year I’m trying the grow bags. Your garden is amazing! Thank you!
I LOVE kale! Here is my basic Kale salad recipe, but I vary the ingredients, based on what is in the fridge/garden.
5 large kale leaves, de-stemmed and de-veined
1-2 green onions (scallions) sliced very thin
6 sun-dried tomatoes, diced (I use oil-packed)
1/4c raw pine nuts (I love to toast them slightly in a dry skillet, but they are good raw too)
1c bell peppers, red, yellow and orange, diced
1/4c Kalamata olives, chopped
1/2c craisins or raisins
Dressing:
3T olive oil
1T Dijon mustard
1 lemon, juiced and zested
1/8t salt (if at all, depends on how salty your olives are)
1/4t cayenne
1/4t cumin
Maple syrup, brown rice syrup or other sweetener of choice, to taste
Stack the kale leaves two or three at a time, and with stem toward you, roll up the leaves and slice in chiffonade fashion. Chop the chiffonade crosswise to shorten. Add to a very large bowl.
Blenderize the EVOO, mustard, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, cayenne, and cumin. Pour over the kale and massage well with your hands, squeezing firmly. Let sit out at room temperature for about 20-30 minutes, and toss occasionally. This allows the kale to soften slightly and get the perfect eating texture. If toasting pine nuts, now is a great time to do that.
Add the onions, tomatoes, peppers, nuts, olives, and raisins. Toss. Enjoy.