5 Fast Growing Veggies You Can Harvest in Under 1 Month

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  • Опубліковано 4 тра 2024
  • If you're just getting started on your first garden, it's important to have early success. These 5 groups of crops are extremely easy and fast to grow, so you can have your first successful harvest and build your gardening confidence.
    1. Microgreens
    2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots
    3. Baby Lettuce
    4. Baby Root Crops
    5. Extra Greens
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  • @epicgardening
    @epicgardening  4 роки тому +378

    Hope you guys try some of these ideas! If you want copies of my book, here are the 2 places to get it online:
    → My Book on Amazon: amzn.to/2V7dAEn
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    • @kevtom1686
      @kevtom1686 4 роки тому +8

      I saw where you recommended Kellog soils. West of phx we really dont have soil that we can garden with so I want to be sure we spend our money properly and on useful products. Thanks.

    • @aquafina6544
      @aquafina6544 4 роки тому +7

      You had me until you put sardines on it..yuck!

    • @epicgardening
      @epicgardening  4 роки тому +7

      @@kevtom1686 You bet - Try Espoma Organic, I've been using their stuff for a while now and it's super nice. Otherwise Recipe 420, Fox Farm

    • @SnotRockets55
      @SnotRockets55 4 роки тому +3

      You looked like you wanted to faceplant into the bowl at the end but were restraining yourself LOL

    • @YesAndBlessed
      @YesAndBlessed 4 роки тому +5

      I just ordered your book!

  • @ydaLnooM
    @ydaLnooM 3 роки тому +3786

    I'm a vegetarian and that shot of you biting into the pea plant is how my family thinks I eat

    • @DCHZS
      @DCHZS 3 роки тому +78

      😂 🌿

    • @captainp.2721
      @captainp.2721 3 роки тому +212

      Please stop veganism. Its destroying the planet! The poor veggies!! Eat some meat instead.

    • @GreatRunas
      @GreatRunas 3 роки тому +99

      Captain Poop hue hue plant go crunch crunch

    • @ApocalypseLounge
      @ApocalypseLounge 3 роки тому +2

      ALOL!

    • @JayDrawsManga
      @JayDrawsManga 3 роки тому +20

      noom...noom..noom. i think you need some meat in your life man..just. just try some. AIGHT JUST..phuh...just. try. some. okay :))

  • @miriamrobarts
    @miriamrobarts 3 роки тому +1007

    In Order of Fastest to Slowest (10 days to 1 month)
    1:10 1. Microgreens
    3:16 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots
    4:32 3. Baby Lettuce / Baby Greens
    5:53 4. Greens of Root Crops (such as Beets, Radish, & Turnip) / Baby Root Crops
    6:56 5. Extra Greens:
    7:03 Baby Kale (including Dazzling Blue Kale)
    7:40 Bok Choy (aka pak choi, pichay/petsay, or pok choi is a type of Chinese cabbage)
    Try a dwarf or baby bok choy variety, or Beni Houshi Mizuna (a mustard with a peppery spicy flavor)
    8:12 Harvesting for a salad (these are a little more than a month old, but you can use younger ones)
    9:16 Making salad

  • @gab3963
    @gab3963 Рік тому +107

    I started gardening this year. I bought a mint plant and catnip, along with two little blueberry bushes. Seeing the plants blow up has really relaxed me. I thought 100% they would all die. I know all of these are really easy , but it is still a huge confidence booster

    • @jacquelinesimpson6672
      @jacquelinesimpson6672 Рік тому +2

      Congratulations!!

    • @wanidisplace1480
      @wanidisplace1480 Рік тому

      Yes you should be proud!!

    • @thebanman2293
      @thebanman2293 11 місяців тому

      im growing a watermelon

    • @lolodee3528
      @lolodee3528 8 місяців тому +1

      Once you’ve grown something seed to meal it seems miraculous, doesn’t it!?

    • @gracegroh4711
      @gracegroh4711 3 місяці тому

      Give yourself some credit! I can grow just about anything but struggle with blueberries!

  • @jn1343
    @jn1343 2 роки тому +144

    It has been ~10 years since I last tried growing something in our medium size flower pots at home. I was a teen and I loved it. I remember growing Mango, Green Chillies, Tomatoes, Sunflowers, Holy Basil. They are easy to grow in pots.

    • @sixteen.candles.4644
      @sixteen.candles.4644 2 роки тому +1

      Thank you!!!

    • @aboveallLove523
      @aboveallLove523 Рік тому +13

      Mango really ???

    • @nowthatsjustducky
      @nowthatsjustducky Рік тому +7

      @@aboveallLove523 Got a honey mango pit, from one I got at Grocery Outlet super cheap a couple weeks ago slowly growing in a zipper baggie. Granted, being in Hardiness Zone 5b, it is destined to be just an indoor pet houseplant, and I can't expect it to produce any fruit, but house plant status is what I am mostly interested in any way for now.

  • @davidlaker1013
    @davidlaker1013 4 роки тому +556

    Good presentation--no editorial, straight to the point, no repetition, well-spoken. A breath of fresh air in this overcrowded subject.

    • @svnsetexe7326
      @svnsetexe7326 2 роки тому

      In Order of Fastest to Slowest (10 days to 1 month)
      1:10 1. Microgreens
      3:16 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots
      4:32 3. Baby Lettuce / Baby Greens
      5:53 4. Greens of Root Crops (such as Beets, Radish, & Turnip) / Baby Root Crops
      6:56 5. Extra Greens:
      7:03 Baby Kale (including Dazzling Blue Kale)
      7:40 Bok Choy (aka pak choi, pichay/petsay, or pok choi is a type of Chinese cabbage)
      Try a dwarf or baby bok choy variety, or Beni Houshi Mizuna (a mustard with a peppery spicy flavor)

      8:12 Harvesting for a salad (these are a little more than a month old, but you can use younger ones)
      9:16 Making salad

  • @AliHassan-vd6zj
    @AliHassan-vd6zj 4 роки тому +2059

    This is real post-covid content. I hope we are done with everyone trying to be a millionaire and be more human instead.

    • @sylviaruth5008
      @sylviaruth5008 4 роки тому +41

      Ali Hassan Well said.

    • @raymondjblaze7761
      @raymondjblaze7761 4 роки тому +14

      Agreed i am getting his book when I get paid

    • @MatanuskaHIGH
      @MatanuskaHIGH 4 роки тому +39

      Greed and gluttony is still there and so people will always try to oppress.

    • @seanmehmood790
      @seanmehmood790 4 роки тому +9

      A human has no rights!

    • @Xxtorii91
      @Xxtorii91 4 роки тому +4

      Ali Hassan exactly

  • @Aaron_Scissorhands
    @Aaron_Scissorhands 2 роки тому +73

    My wife and I bought a very small sunflower plant last week from Lowe's, it wasn't even bloomed or anything, and it's growing amazingly fast. It's practically doubled in size and 4 flowers bloomed on it and are about the size of softballs.

  • @nanab.3691
    @nanab.3691 2 роки тому +116

    Great video! A quick correction for the novice gardener: the video says all root crops have edible greens. There are a few exceptions to this rule, such as parsnip and potato. Check before you munch!

    • @sakuraesther6309
      @sakuraesther6309 Рік тому +6

      Thanks Nana

    • @lelanicampher4813
      @lelanicampher4813 Рік тому +4

      Are potatoes roots?

    • @farialmab4723
      @farialmab4723 Рік тому +15

      @@lelanicampher4813 yes, they are roots, Must Be Cooked, & can’t eat the greens!

    • @webgypsy4808
      @webgypsy4808 Рік тому +5

      @@farialmab4723 I typically cook my potatoes but I love them raw as well. They are delicious with a little salt.

    • @farialmab4723
      @farialmab4723 Рік тому +16

      @@webgypsy4808 well, that’s your choice; some people eat blowfish too, doesn’t make it a smart choice. Especially advising strangers that it’s okay when it can cause *days* of digestive distress especially with the peel & the GREENS aren’t edible! But you do you.

  • @DavidWong1228
    @DavidWong1228 4 роки тому +749

    I liked that you showed how you prepared the greens into a meal. Most gardening videos don’t do this and I actually really enjoyed seeing what you did with your clippings. Cheers!

    • @svnsetexe7326
      @svnsetexe7326 2 роки тому +4

      In Order of Fastest to Slowest (10 days to 1 month)
      1:10 1. Microgreens
      3:16 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots
      4:32 3. Baby Lettuce / Baby Greens
      5:53 4. Greens of Root Crops (such as Beets, Radish, & Turnip) / Baby Root Crops
      6:56 5. Extra Greens:
      7:03 Baby Kale (including Dazzling Blue Kale)
      7:40 Bok Choy (aka pak choi, pichay/petsay, or pok choi is a type of Chinese cabbage)
      Try a dwarf or baby bok choy variety, or Beni Houshi Mizuna (a mustard with a peppery spicy flavor)

      8:12 Harvesting for a salad (these are a little more than a month old, but you can use younger ones)
      9:16 Making salad

    • @ms.honeylove
      @ms.honeylove 2 роки тому +8

      Same! I love the idea of taking fresh food from the garden and implementing them in my meal prep.

    • @sarahtco3230
      @sarahtco3230 2 роки тому +4

      Yes I live to cook and prepare fresh salads n stuff but I love to see how other people do their thing!

    • @purpledancerbmw5279
      @purpledancerbmw5279 Рік тому

      Exactly

  • @dream.fiiend
    @dream.fiiend 4 роки тому +1227

    Dude, you're like a cool older bro who teaches me about houseplants and gardening 🌱💚

    • @epicgardening
      @epicgardening  4 роки тому +190

      Appreciate that lil bro

    • @redtobertshateshandles
      @redtobertshateshandles 4 роки тому +55

      He's a cool younger bro to me. I'm nearly an old fart.

    • @HeartHandmade
      @HeartHandmade 4 роки тому +31

      He’s a cool bro around my age teaching me 🤣

    • @JNYC-gb1pp
      @JNYC-gb1pp 4 роки тому +13

      Sad that our parents no longer teach us these skills, right?

    • @heyleebaby
      @heyleebaby 4 роки тому +11

      Funny thing is he actually reminds me of my older bro lol

  • @phayz9
    @phayz9 3 роки тому +40

    3:54 Never thought I'd ever hear anyone say "really nice really fresh pea flavor"

    • @svnsetexe7326
      @svnsetexe7326 2 роки тому

      In Order of Fastest to Slowest (10 days to 1 month)
      1:10 1. Microgreens
      3:16 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots
      4:32 3. Baby Lettuce / Baby Greens
      5:53 4. Greens of Root Crops (such as Beets, Radish, & Turnip) / Baby Root Crops
      6:56 5. Extra Greens:
      7:03 Baby Kale (including Dazzling Blue Kale)
      7:40 Bok Choy (aka pak choi, pichay/petsay, or pok choi is a type of Chinese cabbage)
      Try a dwarf or baby bok choy variety, or Beni Houshi Mizuna (a mustard with a peppery spicy flavor)

      8:12 Harvesting for a salad (these are a little more than a month old, but you can use younger ones)
      9:16 Making salad

  • @lucian_m.r.m
    @lucian_m.r.m 2 роки тому +23

    Just came across this channel a few days a go and now addicted. I love how he shows you what you can make with your crops. The food ideas get me so hyped! Thank you so much.

  • @ValDarArts
    @ValDarArts 4 роки тому +439

    Microgreens
    Peas sunflowers
    Baby lettuce
    Root crop greens
    Baby radishes n beets
    Baby kale
    Bok choy

    • @Just-Nikki
      @Just-Nikki 4 роки тому +1

      Valyqa Adar 💕

    • @preethinoel938
      @preethinoel938 4 роки тому +7

      It is already given in description box.. 🥴

    • @Just-Nikki
      @Just-Nikki 4 роки тому +5

      Preethi Noel rude much 🙄

    • @preethinoel938
      @preethinoel938 4 роки тому +6

      Merely stating the obvious 😐

    • @MatanuskaHIGH
      @MatanuskaHIGH 4 роки тому +3

      Valyqa Adar I like arugula micro greens the best. Nutty and spicy

  • @ivyhsu59
    @ivyhsu59 4 роки тому +321

    I’ve gotten addicted to your channel in the last few days. Started my backyard veggie bed already! Love how you are so into these veggies.

  • @GreenGardenGamer
    @GreenGardenGamer 2 роки тому +3

    been following for 1year+ and came back to this vid because I'm starting my first crop this year mainly inspired by you, Jaques, Steve, Charles and many more. Got the field guide and I can't put it down! I'm so ready and excited for the trial/error of gardening and growing my own food even partially for now.
    Thanks for putting out this content and making gardening accessible for people like me who want to get into it but don't know how/where to stary!

  • @BigBirdGiant
    @BigBirdGiant 3 роки тому +27

    Kevins videos have taught me a lot about raised bed gardening. I recently started my first bed and have built a second for my fall planting. Now I have to get this book too 😭 thanks Kevin!

  • @yellowmellow6
    @yellowmellow6 4 роки тому +388

    Excellent speaking skills there. Not too slow not too fast, and no pause like uh, uhm or stuttering. Damn 😩🔥

    • @magandyratnam804
      @magandyratnam804 4 роки тому +14

      Voice radio quality flowing

    • @groworchids
      @groworchids 4 роки тому +9

      agree!
      I normally don't like gardening videos with too much talking BUT his speaking skill is flawless and letting his words get to my brain. ok now, I go water my garden :)

    • @neosoul7422
      @neosoul7422 4 роки тому +1

      It’s amazing

    • @superduperjoi6800
      @superduperjoi6800 4 роки тому +7

      Very relaxing and informative too

    • @Ludofan41
      @Ludofan41 4 роки тому +1

      These guys videos are great. Neat content and well put together for sure!!!

  • @MAMAyBEBEs
    @MAMAyBEBEs 4 роки тому +727

    “Nice pea flavor” 😅😂🤪 I’m such a child...

  • @outdoorsmom2000
    @outdoorsmom2000 3 роки тому +12

    Just a side note.... you can eat kale stems : ) I like to put them in a frying pan, add water to coat the bottom of pan, and cook/steam them until tender (a few minutes)... you can also add kale leaves once the stems are cooked (they only take a minute). Really good mixed in with scrambles eggs and other veggites... or just as a side topped with a little butter, salt, & pepper!

  • @laustudie
    @laustudie 3 роки тому +4

    My first coriander/cillantro harvest was absolutely crazy. I seeded it late august and it did great during pretty much the entire winter. Lots of freezing and snow, but it just kept on growing and i kept cutting leaves off for cooking pretty much twice a week at some point. The last freezing period in february it finally collapsed and stopped growing. The years after that i had a lot of other plants grow well, but coriander never really did well after that first year. Seeded it a lot of times but they either never sprout or quickly die.

  • @stillnessinmovement
    @stillnessinmovement 4 роки тому +56

    totally. had a train wreck starting my garden 2 years ago, killed my momentum. now im back at it and it's going good. ate cilantro chard parsley salad yesterday from the garden.

  • @jkschulte3448
    @jkschulte3448 3 роки тому +5

    I grew up in the inland valley and had big ungrounds gardens as a kid, but now I have a small area to grow. I started with a few pots and started growing herbs for the first time. Then your video on basil pruning popped up. Now I’m up to 10 plants and I’m propagating my own thanks to you. I love this channel. Keep it up.

  • @patti5874
    @patti5874 3 місяці тому +1

    Thank you! I learned that I have a huge patch of sunflower microgreens under our school birdfeeder. My student accidentally tipped it and dropped a lot of seeds. We were going to thin them out and transplant, but now we are going to harvest, wash well and take a taste.

  • @janehasgoneinsane2766
    @janehasgoneinsane2766 2 роки тому +5

    Just, incredible. You've made me feel like I can actually do this...with success. I've been trying to get to the point of self-sufficiency, and this is one of those trainings that will help me get there. Thank you.

  • @curlyswirly
    @curlyswirly 4 роки тому +167

    Your vocabulary and articulation is phenomenal!
    Also the gardening tips are great!

    • @epicgardening
      @epicgardening  4 роки тому +13

      I appreciate that!

    • @damienomen68
      @damienomen68 4 роки тому +3

      @@epicgardening There is a whole world out there , Herbie Goes Bananas + herbs, are small beer. Great stuff-real for many locales.AU.

  • @griddamus
    @griddamus 4 роки тому +31

    Had my first harvest of Perpetual Spinach recently, you’re right it’s a landmark! Thank you your videos really helped.

  • @mysticalprowessoftheearth9915
    @mysticalprowessoftheearth9915 3 роки тому +3

    I love that you show how to prepare your greens towards the end of your video. Thank you.

  • @redstarling5171
    @redstarling5171 Рік тому +9

    Im glad you brought up the fact that for leafy greens and root plants you dont need to harvest the entire plant you can just pick a couple leaves off multiple plants and allow the roots to grow bigger or get them to seeding stage so you can collect for next season. I dont think many people know this and its a great way to save time and effort instead of constantly replanting. I also feed my chickens alot of the older leaves and bug eaten ones so nothing goes to waste and for them its a tasty treat.

  • @NathanMcCready
    @NathanMcCready 4 роки тому +31

    Want to give a shout out! I actually started our microgreening about 4 weeks ago after stumbling on your microgreen video. Since then we had fresh greens since day 6 (radish greens) we are now on our second batch of pea shoots and 3rd round of radish greens:) We have also started cilantro (love it thrown in with our rice bowls). One of the best and fastest ways to get us through the next couple of months of chill weather (southern Ontario Canada) until we can get our backyard urban garden planted out!!

    • @Neenerella333
      @Neenerella333 2 роки тому

      @Nytram Nytram4348 Plant what YOU like. We'll plant what WE like. Be negative and bossy somewhere else.

    • @AseeF
      @AseeF 2 роки тому +1

      ​@@Neenerella333 He isn't telling anyone what to plant. He is simply saying what he plants and the type of results he has gotten from it.

    • @debbieberry4150
      @debbieberry4150 2 роки тому +1

      Where do you buy your microgreen seeds?

    • @pathtoabetterself7562
      @pathtoabetterself7562 2 роки тому +1

      @@debbieberry4150 I get mine from trueleaf market but I order bulk from some different places. Richters in Ontario is another place that has bulk seeds available (mostly for herbal)

  • @LB-sk3vl
    @LB-sk3vl 4 роки тому +383

    I bet your channel and the like are going to blow up over the next 3 months. Masses of people are worried about where their future meals will be coming from. It's a good thing ( silver lining).

    • @Just-Nikki
      @Just-Nikki 4 роки тому +24

      LB Helms people don’t call me a prepper anymore for homesteading...they want advice and recipes for making medicine, soap and growing food.

    • @Sunshine_Daydream222
      @Sunshine_Daydream222 4 роки тому +8

      The beginning 😍 wake up call, Earthlings!!!

    • @AG.Floats
      @AG.Floats 4 роки тому +5

      Lol. You all will still be able to go to the damn store for food... You are not going to starve lets be real here.

    • @anne-7372
      @anne-7372 4 роки тому +12

      @@AG.Floats lets be real here.. trump is doing little to nothing to contain this outbreak. it WILL get bad and you WILL starve. "lol" :) there are already over 35+ Million people in the United States starving, what do you think will happen when people lose jobs- cant pay rent, insurance etc? you think the system will care? when there is already millions going without food?? people. wake up, you are nottt special sweetie lmaooo.

    • @AG.Floats
      @AG.Floats 4 роки тому +5

      Everything will go back to normal eventually.
      You all acting like food is going to be hard ro acquire?
      EVERYONE IS EATING MORE NOW.
      All these people stuck at home are gorging themselves lol. Stores are still open. Food will still be available.
      Lmao you think this is actually the apocalypse.

  • @maxkeo1
    @maxkeo1 Рік тому +3

    Started gardening this year. I haven't made it to harvest yet on anything but I am looking forward to it. I'm a fan of this channel! Thank you for the very informative videos you put out!

  • @sarahlittle6286
    @sarahlittle6286 3 роки тому +1

    Just had my first big harvest today! Working in an apartment plot (3’x10’) in New England was REALLY difficult but I absolutely loved it.

  • @xoxliltina12xox
    @xoxliltina12xox 3 роки тому +6

    This is amazing! I am a new gardener who just bought a farm in Panama. Your videos are absolutely incredible and make me feel more confident with getting started! thank you for so much detail and sharing all of this knowledge!

  • @janicejanostak2545
    @janicejanostak2545 3 роки тому +31

    My partner and I have found that microgreens are an AWESOME way to have fresh salad greens throughout the winter. I even love sunflower microgreens sprinkled on right at the end of a stir-fry, they are meaty enough to stand in for mung beans in terms of crunch and texture.

  • @isabelkassan5244
    @isabelkassan5244 2 роки тому +2

    I grow micro greens regularly in a raised bed and pot! I cut off and regrow! I wash dry and use as a salad for one with a boiled egg and tomatoes and a little dressing or in a sandwich! I do this practically every day for a light lunch! I will be happy to try some of the other greens! Thank you for such a helpful video

  • @chetnamukhia2197
    @chetnamukhia2197 3 роки тому +2

    The salad looks really fresh & yumm!!! I love it when the gardeners harvest what they grow and cook as well. I find it very interesting & motivating to eat healthy. Great job!!!🙌💖

  • @yedid914
    @yedid914 4 роки тому +25

    Wonderful, I'm growing chia, lentils, arugula, peas and sunflowers, beens . I love gardening

  • @johntonge9818
    @johntonge9818 4 роки тому +10

    Thanks for all the info! I grow mixed leaf lettuce, baby spinach, parsley, basil and kale in 3' x 8" boxes in a sunny spot attached to a privacy fence. I can harvest them all summer long from the original plants I planted in spring. This year I will try cukes in the ground and grow them up the fence.

  • @maddiepriede7320
    @maddiepriede7320 3 роки тому +17

    Thank you so much for showing us how you actually use some of these! I’ve learnt so much from your channel, thank you ❤️

  • @VoxAsteri
    @VoxAsteri 3 роки тому +11

    whoa i had no idea microgreens existed - i think you just changed my life! im so happy i discovered your channel!

  • @trishdavi7049
    @trishdavi7049 3 роки тому +3

    Kevin I like the way you explain things fluently. Some of your videos I have to rewatch to remember what it was you recommended in it that I did not know. Thanks

  • @DindellaTheDefender
    @DindellaTheDefender 4 роки тому +22

    I can’t thank you enough for your content. I’ve been interested in gardening for a while now, despite some health issues that really drain my stamina. You really make me feel like I can do it too.

  • @craciunator99
    @craciunator99 Рік тому +2

    You're living my current dream, I cant wait to have bunches of food outside I can go pick and eat, Ive been growing sprouts for 6 months and just started microgreens, I love the journey and theres nothing better than eating the food you grew

  • @gardeningfaithandfamily
    @gardeningfaithandfamily Рік тому +1

    I love growing fast growing crops. It's always a highlight of the season when you're waiting on all the others to be ready

  • @shaneconcepcion
    @shaneconcepcion 4 роки тому +3

    Your channel has been so convenient in light of our current circumstances. THANK YOU!

  • @knyred2366
    @knyred2366 4 роки тому +18

    First time watching. I never leave comments but this was a Great vid! You have a way of educating & speaking passionately about food. In times like this I think it’s important people learn to appreciate gardening/farming. I look forward to getting my garden started as well as learning more from your book. Thanks!

  • @pollyangel6177
    @pollyangel6177 3 роки тому

    Love it 💚🙏🏽♥️ thank you. On another site someone said when she cooks kale and removes stems, she roasts stems in oven with a sprinkle of EVOO & salt. So I did this and gave my 5yo grandson a taste of the stems, he loved it so much as they’re crunchy & a bit salty and he said ‘grandma can you put some in a paper bag for my snack on the way home’, so cute as he always gets a treat from the garden in a paper bag to eat on the way home from my house, little did he really know he was eating kale stems 😂

  • @jamesegan8184
    @jamesegan8184 Рік тому +1

    Great video. I have just gotten into gardening so I appreciate the admission that your very first harvest was bad and now you can identify the easiest home crops to grow. Nice that you threw in the salad at the end, must have been tasty!

  • @venicemitchell1407
    @venicemitchell1407 4 роки тому +7

    I like you dude. You dont talk too much, you are not boring in the way you present ur content and you keep ur content very informative with out making a newbie to gardening feel uber ignorant. 😂

  • @50Street21
    @50Street21 4 роки тому +23

    Hi Kevin. . . every day I anticipate your videos--especially in this time of self-quarantine. Thanks for giving us a new vantage point to our world that
    is so important to all of us. Kindest regards,
    Darryl

    • @svnsetexe7326
      @svnsetexe7326 2 роки тому +1

      In Order of Fastest to Slowest (10 days to 1 month)
      1:10 1. Microgreens
      3:16 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots
      4:32 3. Baby Lettuce / Baby Greens
      5:53 4. Greens of Root Crops (such as Beets, Radish, & Turnip) / Baby Root Crops
      6:56 5. Extra Greens:
      7:03 Baby Kale (including Dazzling Blue Kale)
      7:40 Bok Choy (aka pak choi, pichay/petsay, or pok choi is a type of Chinese cabbage)
      Try a dwarf or baby bok choy variety, or Beni Houshi Mizuna (a mustard with a peppery spicy flavor)

      8:12 Harvesting for a salad (these are a little more than a month old, but you can use younger ones)
      9:16 Making salad

  • @webetruckin115
    @webetruckin115 Рік тому +1

    This is literally the video/channel I’ve been looking for. I’m looking for veggies I can easily grow on my balcony in containers. Micro greens are the perfect solution! Thank you!

  • @kimberlybrink1400
    @kimberlybrink1400 3 роки тому +6

    I'll say it over and over. Very motivating! I enjoyed the part where you took a bite from the garden ☺️

  • @mishannab
    @mishannab 4 роки тому +37

    You KNOW it's good when you have to take your hat off and fold your hands. That's that "Dang I did that" focus chew. Thank you, watching again and taking notes.

    • @JoeSmoe1
      @JoeSmoe1 3 роки тому

      Facts lol

    • @svnsetexe7326
      @svnsetexe7326 2 роки тому

      In Order of Fastest to Slowest (10 days to 1 month)
      1:10 1. Microgreens
      3:16 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots
      4:32 3. Baby Lettuce / Baby Greens
      5:53 4. Greens of Root Crops (such as Beets, Radish, & Turnip) / Baby Root Crops
      6:56 5. Extra Greens:
      7:03 Baby Kale (including Dazzling Blue Kale)
      7:40 Bok Choy (aka pak choi, pichay/petsay, or pok choi is a type of Chinese cabbage)
      Try a dwarf or baby bok choy variety, or Beni Houshi Mizuna (a mustard with a peppery spicy flavor)

      8:12 Harvesting for a salad (these are a little more than a month old, but you can use younger ones)
      9:16 Making salad

  • @antsy_does
    @antsy_does 4 роки тому +25

    Now that I've harvested my first tomatoes and peppers I'm HOOKED!

  • @MultiSoulsearching
    @MultiSoulsearching 2 роки тому +1

    I did and I have sprouted fenugreek and coriander, amazing! My back garden needs a lot of preparing and I don't have time 😊

  • @MoonduckPsy
    @MoonduckPsy 2 роки тому +1

    Just started the mizuna; it pours rain in my area, so molds and mildews are an issue but planting cold weather crops is fun! The salad construction was a fun idea; as they were a sample, I didn’t know the mizuna flowers were edible! Thanks for the video, Kevin!

  • @emilybyler8407
    @emilybyler8407 4 роки тому +15

    Since we have all been stuck in our houses i’ve loved learning about growing and identifying plants. Not that i didn’t already, but i’ve forgotten how much i loved getting outside and learning about my environment. I don’t know much, but i am slowly building my knowledge. Now I know more about these plants in the video!! Thanks for the video and keep up the great work!
    Also, I am considering buying your book. Would it be helpful for someone who lives in southern Ohio?

  • @thisoneT
    @thisoneT 4 роки тому +7

    I'm just getting started with gardening and your channel has been a great resource! Thanks 💞

  • @malavila6464
    @malavila6464 2 роки тому +1

    I'm started gardening on my balcony and I love your advices which are concrete, useful and interesting. As you are. Green greetings from Switzerland!

  • @victornuno7429
    @victornuno7429 4 роки тому +4

    Great video for growing a new vegetable home garden. Thank you for teaching us how to do it and what vegetables to select!

  • @iolanisjourney4828
    @iolanisjourney4828 4 роки тому +6

    Yaass, good to know bok choy grows quickly. It is one of my favorites. Mahalo 🤙for the tip, will definitely start my garden with that one for sure.

  • @alisonhendry2928
    @alisonhendry2928 3 роки тому +1

    Love this one! Excellent content. You are a great teacher and super funny. I am going to try food gardening again. I did have fun replanting my “ live” Boston lettuce bottoms and actually harvested two heads!!!( I don’t think you have video on this I just gave it a try after watching one of your other videos and I had hope again) Now the stems are growing me some more! You are inspiring! Beets and bay kale here I come!

  • @joanholland3438
    @joanholland3438 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks so much for all these great tips for a salad! I’m ready for Spring here!🪴🪴🪴

  • @JadenNeko
    @JadenNeko 3 роки тому +5

    Am fangirling so hard right now. Few months ago i I chucked a few patatoes on the ground and am about to pull them out. Wish I found your channel earlier, but you have a new fan now!

  • @sophiemorrison9820
    @sophiemorrison9820 4 роки тому +16

    bless you, sir. not a very experienced gardener but the topic excites me. thanks for the education. looking forward to a modest undertaking for myself soon.

  • @thatgrumpychick4928
    @thatgrumpychick4928 2 роки тому

    I re grow spring onions and they grow so fast. It's so satisfying.
    Im growing them and garlic at the moment and the garlic shoots have already come up after two days! It's so exciting

  • @lomeldror
    @lomeldror 10 місяців тому

    i still remember being like 7 years old and harvesting my first radishes! it really inspired me to keep experimenting with gardening.

  • @carolcottrill1110
    @carolcottrill1110 4 роки тому +9

    I love, love your videos! You are so professional with your explanations and the depth you take it and that is what did it for me. You give a wealth of incredible information that is going to help all of us gardeners. Thank you so much! Please keep the info coming. You are awesome! ~Carol

  • @petinachambersmcvay8482
    @petinachambersmcvay8482 4 роки тому +5

    Wow, just watching you cutting some pieces for your salad....and I've got this huge grin on my face. lol That really was beautiful! Thank u. Great video.

  • @williamsaltsman6537
    @williamsaltsman6537 2 роки тому

    I love growing sprouts to add to my salads and veggie sandwitches..

  • @marymorales9906
    @marymorales9906 2 роки тому +1

    That’s awesome how you went from gardening to eating the greens in your plate. I love it! New subbie here & I will be trying your urban gardening techniques.

  • @kajalhinduja6972
    @kajalhinduja6972 3 роки тому +7

    Omg I had no idea you wrote that book, just recently started reading it! Thanks 💜

  • @nicolesandberg226
    @nicolesandberg226 4 роки тому +12

    Thank you so much for making this video. I am starting to learn about growing some micro greens and vegetables and this is so helpful. thanks for sharing. I am so happy I found this channel. Keep up the excellent work. Stay safe

  • @j.j.l.
    @j.j.l. 8 місяців тому

    Thanks, dude. My daughter is a seasoned gardener, who recommended your video, knowing I am a knucklehead when it comes to this stuff. New subscriber, here.

  • @jant3528
    @jant3528 Рік тому

    He’s a great speaker with a really soothing voice. And gives good advice 👍

  • @ilenepryce1649
    @ilenepryce1649 4 роки тому +16

    Wow you have saved me a bunch of time and money in these trying times and crisis to boost my family immune system thankds bro

  • @markcrume
    @markcrume 2 роки тому +16

    Excellent presentation. I've been growing microgreens for a few years and you are spot on. I am now venturing into baby vegetables. Thanks.

  • @JamieYAYme
    @JamieYAYme 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you! I've really been enjoying being in my garden more and more, it's so peaceful, and rewarding. So I'm thinking of going beyond flowers and fairy gardens/bird sanctuarys and growing some greens! My 5 year old will appreciate knowing she can pluck some of them not long after we plant!

    • @majemeeddy386
      @majemeeddy386 4 місяці тому

      @justjamie i like your spirit, i searched but did not find you😢

    • @JamieYAYme
      @JamieYAYme 4 місяці тому

      @@majemeeddy386 Search for me for what? I'm right here. Lol

  • @RobertaAdesignbyhumans
    @RobertaAdesignbyhumans 2 роки тому +1

    I tried microgreens, they grow so fast in a sprayed tray even in winter, we had too many. The radished were amazing, the mustard ones went gooey...:)) sunflowers sprout in 3 days, yes, I am a big fan and the tiny sprouts have the intense flavour of the adult plant. Very healthy! I bought the organic seeds, as alfalfa for the field can be treated with substances you don't want to eat. Alfalfa is the best of all, it can even grow in a coke empty bottle with holes in it. You should try it! 💚🏡💚🏡💚🏡

  • @juliewitte7599
    @juliewitte7599 3 роки тому +4

    I live on a mountainside so I garden in pots. Love your vids! Always something new to learn. Thank you.

    • @lynnedinsdale5009
      @lynnedinsdale5009 3 роки тому +1

      Sm garden so pots, an older gentin UK site home grown veg does v gd carrots n potatoes in pots.

  • @diycraftsnhacks
    @diycraftsnhacks 4 роки тому +3

    Love the microgreens idea. Great tips. Time to sow more seeds.

  • @theaestheticcrush
    @theaestheticcrush Рік тому +1

    I never knew you could eat pea shoots until I got some off of either imperfect foods or misfits market about two years ago. I loved adding that to my salads. I made the mistake of trying to use my old pea shoots after harvesting pods and that didn't go so well! I'm excited to try again with the younger shoots!

  • @micheledevi5141
    @micheledevi5141 Рік тому

    Thank you so much for sharing this video... Just bought your book "Urban Gardening"... Lot's of great advice I'm very excited to see how well my crops grow this year..

  • @danakarloz5845
    @danakarloz5845 4 роки тому +6

    I like the “hats off to the chef” that you did! 🤓👍

  • @PliedTogetherPodcast
    @PliedTogetherPodcast 4 роки тому +11

    Big ups to you, MIgardener and James Prigioni for helping me find my green thumb! I'm obsessed with my little green sproutlings!

  • @angelanice
    @angelanice 11 днів тому

    Basil was my first succes ❤ it was amazing to have pesto I made from my garden. The next thing I planted was garlic last fall and it is doing so well!

  • @allong9937
    @allong9937 Рік тому

    Thank you for sharing like this video. It gives for so many people how to learn how to start and make a garden with all the vegies that harvest under a month .

  • @tpglogin7410
    @tpglogin7410 3 роки тому +7

    You and urban gardening are legendary gardening channels.

  • @francinecardoza6727
    @francinecardoza6727 Рік тому +3

    Mizuna is great in soup and the radish greens are super good for you and tasty cooked too! Thank you for your help!

  • @brittanysmith3054
    @brittanysmith3054 Рік тому +2

    This is awesome. I have only watched two of your videos and Im ready to start my garden immediately!

  • @courtneyonposh9953
    @courtneyonposh9953 3 роки тому

    Thanks so much for your videos, I know NOTHING about gardening but wanted to start growing my own food, your videos have been extremely helpful in getting me started. Big Thanks!!

  • @LeeFecteau
    @LeeFecteau 4 роки тому +6

    This is one of the BEST channels on UA-cam I have seen!

  • @christinewieseler6401
    @christinewieseler6401 3 роки тому +9

    I can attest to the microgreens. Watched Kevin's microgreens video, tried it and had greens in no time... and it was effortless. Its amazing!!! So exited about continuing this!

  • @christinedixon5438
    @christinedixon5438 2 роки тому

    looks lovely i started gardening through lockdown enjoying all the veg growing to maturity

  • @rosannaburgess714
    @rosannaburgess714 2 роки тому +1

    Hi my friend , I love all those veggies you are growing! I eat them all the time especially during the summer months where they grow fast ! Thank you for sharing and your garden is beautiful!

  • @Tagalogkitchen
    @Tagalogkitchen 4 роки тому +137

    i love your channel .. clear explanation and i learned a lot.. and your funny too.. i'm a big fan now here hahahhh .i cook but i 'm more interested in garden , unfortunately no backyard here in my place ..

    • @malakadel6243
      @malakadel6243 3 роки тому +12

      Even if you don't have a backyard you can always grow plants in pots (or any container really as long as you make holes in the bottom for water to drain from) and just put em next to a window or in a balcony yk

    • @undertheblood31
      @undertheblood31 3 роки тому +9

      U can get containers from anywhere they don't have to be designed for planting. like clothes tubs.

    • @Jorexzill
      @Jorexzill 3 роки тому +9

      I was living in an apartment when I started gardening. I just got some pots and potting mix and put them in a sunny window. It worked fine.

    • @capuchinosofia4771
      @capuchinosofia4771 3 роки тому +1

      Lol You guys clearly don't have pets, specially cats!
      I really like gardening but now that I have moved I lost my balcony and with my cat it'd be impossible to have a plant inside haha

    • @Jorexzill
      @Jorexzill 3 роки тому +8

      @@capuchinosofia4771 I have cats. You can get something like chicken wire or a bird cage to put around the pot to keep the plant protected.

  • @Maryam-kl6qh
    @Maryam-kl6qh 4 роки тому +4

    I love your videos very inspiring I’m a new gardener and just started a garden and still learning a lot thanks for your gardening tips

  • @rainaftersnowplease3786
    @rainaftersnowplease3786 2 роки тому

    Pea shoots are some of my favorite greens! Underrated for sure, subtly sweet and refreshing!

  • @MsShannaK
    @MsShannaK 3 роки тому +2

    You know what..... you are everything to me this year. I’ve been struggling to find my place as my girls grow up and started a garden at the beginning of the year to ease my sad heart...... I love my container garden and it especially came in handy at the beginning of quarantine..... thankfully I found you and I’ve learned SO much. It’s been a long time since I’ve been excited to learn something new just for me. Thank you for sharing your talent with the world. This is the stuff UA-cam was made for.... and cat videos :)
    Sending you a huge hi five.
    Do you have a recipe book? That would be something cool to check out :)
    You are awesome. Thanks again :)