5 Uncommon Crops EVERYONE Needs to Grow in the Summer Garden

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  • Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
  • The Summer Heat is here and these 5 Veggies will THRIVE IN THE HEAT and Produce endless amount of Healthy Nutrient Dense Food!
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    Intro - 00:00
    Switching to Heat Loving Veggies - 00:17
    1st Malabar Spinach - 00:59
    2nd Moringa Tree - 03:19
    Tuck Eating a Carrot - 05:08
    3rd Amaranth - 06:09
    Amaranth as a Trap Crop for Cucumber Beetles - 07:45
    4th Purslane - 09:09
    5th Swiss chard - 10:41
    Bonus, Kale - 12:28
    Additional Uncommon Veggies Worth Growing? - 14:27
    Outro - 14:41
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  • @girldboro9834
    @girldboro9834 Рік тому +134

    So...One day, I was waiting in line at Gaskos in Monroe, NJ for it to open and began a conversation with several other patrons. After a few minutes discussing our love for gardening, we began talking about our favorite UA-camr, James Prigioni. It was so fun talking about Tuck, the crops you grow, and your wonderful personality. It's no wonder you have over a million subscribers. We are all fans!!! Thanks so much for the information and the encouragement!

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  Рік тому +29

      What a kind and encouraging comment! Thanks for sharing that little story me and Tuck got a lot of joy out of that, thank you! 😁🐕❤️

    • @dawn6275
      @dawn6275 11 місяців тому +2

      Definitely talked with my sister about super stoked-out gardening vids and apparently we both are JP fans. We grew up in the town next to him and we both still live in Jersey so it's nice to root for the hometown gang.

    • @Sunnytrailrunner
      @Sunnytrailrunner 11 місяців тому +3

      Awe, that’s a really sweet comment, the kind that makes me smile & l love reading.

  • @notforwantoftrying1
    @notforwantoftrying1 Рік тому +141

    I see a new James Prigioni video, I click on it. It's that simple.

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  Рік тому +10

      Aweeee 🐕😁😁

    • @AryanaandtheUniverse
      @AryanaandtheUniverse Рік тому +5

      Couldn’t agree more

    • @jsfarmgirl
      @jsfarmgirl 11 місяців тому +1

      ❤❤❤

    • @locs_4life900
      @locs_4life900 11 місяців тому

      IM grown spring onion and green onions as companion plans with my tomatoes and herbs. I cut the stalks all season. And freeze then for the winter❤❤❤

    • @trishferrer8209
      @trishferrer8209 11 місяців тому

      Me too!!

  • @jamesprigioni
    @jamesprigioni  Рік тому +46

    SHARE THIS VIDEO IF YOU ENJOYED IT! 😁🐕❤

    • @MeandYouHello
      @MeandYouHello Рік тому +1

      Let’s grow! ❤️

    • @kathymayer7599
      @kathymayer7599 11 місяців тому

      Tuck is the best!! ❤ 🐶❤

    • @indiefan23
      @indiefan23 11 місяців тому

      Commented above about chayote. You seriously, really legitimately have to try this. I can't wait to watch you geek out on this monster producer and it's peculiar way of propagating itself.

    • @User5260jo
      @User5260jo 11 місяців тому

      I did in the past and today. (Amaranth keeps growing in my yard, comes back year after year.) Thank you, James!👌🌱

  • @sjoates82
    @sjoates82 Рік тому +28

    It's so funny to hear about amaranth as a unique crop when I, and many Jamaicans, grow it as a must 😊. That's callaloo! The one that serves as both a trap crop and a harvesting crop tastes absolutely wonderful when cooked down with some onion and tomato ❤. Hope everyone can try it. Love this channel!

    • @barbaradavidson1950
      @barbaradavidson1950 2 місяці тому

      Thanks for the cooking tip. I don't like it raw but going to try cooking it.

  • @Sparkysings2
    @Sparkysings2 Рік тому +17

    If you don’t like kale try making kale chips. De-stem and place on a cookie sheet. Drizzle with Olive oil and add salt, garlic salt or parmesan. Bake 350 for about 10 minutes. Make sure not to over cook or it will turn into kale paper. It’s totally addictive and doesn’t taste like the commonly made kale.

  • @wjm1319
    @wjm1319 Рік тому +22

    For hot-summer greens, sweet potato is my go-to. Mild-tasting, nutritious greens, and then you get the tubers. They even grow well in a potato-bag sized container, so you can grow them over the winter in a sunny window.

    • @jackieallgayer9362
      @jackieallgayer9362 11 місяців тому +3

      This is me too! Friggin love sweet potato greens. 🤤

    • @doraw7766
      @doraw7766 11 місяців тому +1

      Yes. Sweet potatoes in FL. Mice are not bothering the stems right now but I surround them in chicken wire at first signs of any damage. 😊Thanks.

  • @miket.9450
    @miket.9450 Рік тому +9

    The Moringa Tree is very resilient tree, just put that bucket in your garage or closed porch in the winter time & it will survive, the leaves will die out but the trunk will still be good, just keep the soil moist. Then bring it out in Spring time or when there's no more freezing temp. It will sprout back...I have 3 growing in a bucket too for 3 yrs now & still thriving in Zone 6. Moringa is also medicinal, the crashed leaves(to get the juice out) is applied to a small cut & it will stop the bleeding acting also as a antiseptic. The leaves are also good when mix with any chicken soup dish.

    • @KatyLiedToMe
      @KatyLiedToMe 10 місяців тому

      we call this kalamunguy

  • @sailajapannala8091
    @sailajapannala8091 Рік тому +35

    I planted Malabar spinach in 2019 and every year I have been getting volunteer plants. I cook them with Red gram and it tastes heavenly.

    • @myurbangarden7695
      @myurbangarden7695 Рік тому +8

      I like Malabar Spinach in my JUICER. add cucumber 🥒, apple and a squeeze of citrus. It makes a GREAT GREEN JUICE.

    • @doloresreynolds8145
      @doloresreynolds8145 Рік тому +1

      Please explain what Red Gram is…

    • @reader649
      @reader649 11 місяців тому +3

      @@doloresreynolds8145 Pigeon Pea, a legume 😊

    • @sunnymoondog
      @sunnymoondog 11 місяців тому

      Do you cook it with Indian spices?

  • @hollynelson543
    @hollynelson543 Рік тому +1

    My little Taco would love meeting Tuck.

  • @BradfordHomestead
    @BradfordHomestead Рік тому +9

    12:42 the adorable little garden gnome sitting in the dinosaur kale! So cute!

  • @ReapWhatYouSowGardening
    @ReapWhatYouSowGardening Рік тому +2

    LETS GOOOOO!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🍆🥔🍒🍓🍍🥭🍋🍊🍉🍈🍏🍐🍎🥕🌽🥦🥬🫑🫑

  • @finehowareyou
    @finehowareyou 11 місяців тому

    that little gnome in the cabbage is the cutest💕

  • @cherylanon5791
    @cherylanon5791 Рік тому +4

    you are missing a powerhouse veggie, from Baker Creek it's called "Yod Fah" or Chinese Broccoli. the white moths pass over it in favor of brocc/cauli so it is nearly pest-free, plus it produces all summer (however best to replant early August for younger plants thru Fall). It has a thick stem plus minimal flower head but also the immense leaves are edible....cut or break off the ones with the tiny flower head and eat, MORE will follow! I grow mine with thick mulch, into October (zone 3b/4a midwest) love love love my Yod Fah even more than broccoli.

    • @marthakratz7877
      @marthakratz7877 11 місяців тому

      I am growing that for the first time this year and I was glad to see your comments. I thought it was supposed to be for the flowers like regular broccoli.

  • @michellezunno7431
    @michellezunno7431 11 місяців тому

    James, have you thought about doing an in-person tutorial for growing? And I am not talking a 'virtual' or a one-day conference. I am talking about a week-long adventure that includes building and planting, but cooking too?? I know I would def sign up!

  • @DistractedDaisy
    @DistractedDaisy 11 місяців тому +1

    ❤❤❤ for tuck & his smiley friend. 😊. And I love me some purselane sautéed with jalapeño, onions and tomatoes

  • @budgetgardeningvita
    @budgetgardeningvita Рік тому +8

    Watching Tuck eat his veggies... PRICELESS!

  • @ImallamaToo
    @ImallamaToo Рік тому +21

    You and Tuck have helped me tremendously with my gardening. THANK YOU!! ❤❤❤

  • @indiefan23
    @indiefan23 Рік тому +2

    You need to grow Chayote. I've mentioned it a few times in comments. The seeds are the fruit and are the size of a softball. It's one of the easiest, most robust, disease resistant and prolific things I have ever grown. It's like a cucumber taste with the crunch of an apple. It's our favourite thing in our garden. Try it. It will really blow your mind. You don't even really plant it. The seed sits half in the soil and puts out a shoot that finds the ground then uses the energy in the fruit to build a crazy root structure and these insanely strong invincible vines. Nothing impacts it. It just grows till the snow comes.

    • @jackieallgayer9362
      @jackieallgayer9362 11 місяців тому +1

      I would love to try this. Where can I get seeds?

  • @geraldphillips1533
    @geraldphillips1533 Рік тому +10

    I live in Sugar Land, Texas - zone 9. Our summers are long, hot, and humid so; it can be challenging for many plants. This is the first year I’ve grown okra - I’ve planted the Clemson spineless and Jambalaya varieties. I’m very impressed with how well it’s doing and how productive the plants are. It seems the hotter it gets the faster it grows. No problems with pests or disease on the okra either.

    • @geraldphillips1533
      @geraldphillips1533 Рік тому +3

      We harvest the okra pods when their about 4 to 6 inches long, cut them in 1/2 inch pieces, and cook them in an air fryer.

    • @WildOrchardOasisFarm
      @WildOrchardOasisFarm 11 місяців тому

      I'm growing okra in NW Arizona and I love how pretty the flowers are. It's great pickled.

    • @FloridaGirl-
      @FloridaGirl- 11 місяців тому

      Yup 9b here. Hot steamy and humid. Okra is doing great, along with sweet taters and beans. Fall and winter are my best growing in SW FL.

  • @ivybulgin9702
    @ivybulgin9702 Рік тому +24

    The amaranth that you use as a trap crop is better steamed with green onions, onions tomato, sweet pepper, butter or olive oil if you like and a little black pepper. You can add shredded cod, chicken or whatever you like. You can eat with a staple of your choice. Funny to see you eating it raw 😮😊

    • @FrozEnbyWolf150
      @FrozEnbyWolf150 Рік тому

      I'll have to try that. Amaranthus retroflexus grows like a weed around here, but I pick them for eating whenever I see volunteers. It tends to be bitter on its own, but it's good when cooked in vinegar or lemon juice.

    • @luvcatscatscatsCATS
      @luvcatscatscatsCATS 11 місяців тому +1

      I stick 10 amaranth leaves in every bowl of salad at my place. Love the added color

    • @HVACRTECH-83
      @HVACRTECH-83 11 місяців тому

      But trap crops are usually infested with some type of insects,worms,bugs. That's why you grow them

    • @sarahhooke9913
      @sarahhooke9913 11 місяців тому

      Swiss chard is so good!

  • @noneofyourbusiness2253
    @noneofyourbusiness2253 Рік тому +1

    Miss you James.

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  Рік тому +1

      No need to miss, me and Tuck are still here ❤️

  • @kele1264
    @kele1264 Рік тому +7

    Thanks very much for naming and showing these 5 crops, James! I especially liked hearing about the nutritional value. 🤗💖 Have a great weekend!

  • @ForagingYourRoots
    @ForagingYourRoots Рік тому +6

    I'm in the same zone as you, and my cucamelons re-seed themselves in force. They just started resurfacing about two weeks ago when things started getting hot. Most vines are already about a foot long and one is probably a smidge over two feet. They tend to produce well and aren't subject to typical cucumber issues while having a zesty cucumber flavor. All I did to get them to reestablish on their own was put down a little bit of straw at the end of the growing seasons on top of a few cucamelons that got old and fell to the ground. Easy peasy!

  • @aloras405
    @aloras405 11 місяців тому +5

    Dazzling blue kale is also my favorite kale. It doesn't seem to get as bitter in the spring as other kales. It's also the kale that won my husband over for kales. He isn't a picky eater but he wasn't a kale fan because all he'd had was grocery store kale. When we started dating, I made a kale and spinach salad and he LOVED it.

  • @RA-bh4fm
    @RA-bh4fm Рік тому +1

    Tuck! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @lulamamie8524
    @lulamamie8524 11 місяців тому

    TUCK ❤❤❤🐾🐾❤❤❤🐾🐾❤❤❤🐾🐾🤩

  • @lenemariakowalczyk9777
    @lenemariakowalczyk9777 Рік тому +2

    I have a very small space for gardening, but the space I have is filled with three types of kale.
    I harvest regularly, chop up and ferment, and enjoy every day❤️

  • @ceecee-thetransplantedgardener
    @ceecee-thetransplantedgardener Рік тому +13

    Purslane is showing up at the local farmer's markets in my area. Also - Dandelion greens: another "weed" that appears to have many health benefits. I just need to add - I am growing the Soldacki tomato this year (per your recommendations) - and all I can say is wow, wow, wow. Thanks to you and Tuck!!

    • @maniaclaugh
      @maniaclaugh 11 місяців тому +1

      Purslane's called 'pig spinach' in my mother tongue. It was traditionally a starvation crop, like acorn meal, but it is very tasty!

  • @hcambo5373
    @hcambo5373 11 місяців тому

    Hello my love ❤❤

  • @dramatriangle
    @dramatriangle Рік тому +13

    I never knew moringa tastes like arugula. I like the tea form of moringa.

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  Рік тому +6

      Me either, this was my first time trying it 😁

    • @anitaquinley4860
      @anitaquinley4860 Рік тому

      I am fortunate to get a tasty coffee with moringa.

    • @jackieallgayer9362
      @jackieallgayer9362 11 місяців тому

      Moringa has incredible health benefits. Especially for the GI tract.

  • @journey2asimplelife
    @journey2asimplelife 11 місяців тому

    Tuck is too cute!! ❤ 🐶 ❤

  • @sonnyamoran7383
    @sonnyamoran7383 Рік тому +2

    90. Wow, I have 94 in the shade with a nice breeze. You guys are so lucky. It was 103 in my garden today and miserable. 2 hours in the am, 2 in the pm. Harvesting okra, 3 varieties of cow peas, peppers, and black beans. Keep growing everyone!!❤❤❤❤❤for Tuck.

  • @janetforster2484
    @janetforster2484 Рік тому +2

    ❤❤❤❤❤ Love Tuck ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @ctshipwreck
    @ctshipwreck 11 місяців тому +1

    Your channel was a recommendation from a horticulturalist friend who was enamored with your enthusiasm and willingness to share your extensive knowledge. I'm a novice and an definitely getting a lot out of your videos. Next year I will definitely be using your tomato staking/growing technique. I watched the uncommon crops episode yesterday and wanted to get your opinion on growing New Zealand spinach. I've been growing it and it grows very easily in our Zone 5 in NY even in this heat!

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  11 місяців тому

      Let’s Gooo!!! I think it’s a great option especially in the heat 😄

  • @auroramaylon
    @auroramaylon Рік тому +4

    there are a lot of moringga here in the Philippines, we call it "malunggay". I Love your fantastic garden. It's like paradise.🙏

  • @joyevefarmandforge
    @joyevefarmandforge 11 місяців тому +3

    Love Malabar spinach! We used the leaves as a wrap with tuna! I dehydrate Moringa and use the powder in stews or other hot dishes.

  • @Sunnytrailrunner
    @Sunnytrailrunner 11 місяців тому +5

    🍅🥦🥒🌽🥕 l never tire of seeing little Tuck or hearing your stories of things he’s done. He’s such a polite little guy & quite entertaining to watch as he enjoys your fresh 🥕produce! Thank you to YOU as well for producing such incredible videos filled with inspirational & instructional content. I’ve learned so much from you.

  • @darlenestosel-holland4969
    @darlenestosel-holland4969 11 місяців тому +1

    I love your gardening videos!!! I’m 58 and this is my first year gardening and your enthusiasm and information has helped me greatly!! ❤THANK YOU!!
    Luv to know where you find your seeds.

  • @gmpgmp5488
    @gmpgmp5488 11 місяців тому +1

    ❤❤❤❤tuck!!!!
    Thank you for summer veggie tips

  • @dogg_cutiegachalife3919
    @dogg_cutiegachalife3919 Рік тому +10

    I grow at a a shared area with multiple raised beds that prople in the community can rent for that year and i was talking about you to an older lady at her garden and she thought it was crazy that you grew like 7 foot tall tomatoes 😂 i also talked about tuck 😂❤ i love your content and you inspired me to go from growing in pots to growing in a raised bed AND pots! ❤❤

    • @Anne--Marie
      @Anne--Marie 11 місяців тому

      If you see clean foam coolers, grab them as they make great gardening containers. The thick walls help to protect the roots from overheating.

  • @ShaneLovesGardening
    @ShaneLovesGardening Рік тому +6

    Another wonderful video from my favorite garden channel!

  • @carmendoyle9786
    @carmendoyle9786 11 місяців тому

    I am new 🇨🇦love everything I learning from u ! Tuck the boss he so cute 🥰 love seeing him ❤❤❤

  • @MrOldclunker
    @MrOldclunker 11 місяців тому

    Tuck definitely has the life! ♥♥♥

  • @DrawingwithParthiv
    @DrawingwithParthiv Рік тому +25

    ❤s for tuck from India....
    I'm from India Gujarat. In my town there is found so many trees of moringa aka drum sticks also. It's so testy and highly nutrition plant. We make so many dishes out of it like from seed pods we make curry,saak(so spicy 🥵),steamd pods,etc. Also make saak of leaves and juice of leaves. It's so testy. My favourite one is moringa curry😋...tell me about your favourite dish...

    • @arescue
      @arescue Рік тому

      That all sounds delicious.

    • @doloresreynolds8145
      @doloresreynolds8145 Рік тому +1

      How do you make a moringa curry?

    • @Anne--Marie
      @Anne--Marie 11 місяців тому

      One of my favorite summer dishes is a yogurt dish. Add diced cucumber, green onions, garlic and fresh mint leaves. Salt and pepper to taste. Yum!

    • @logithambidurai9260
      @logithambidurai9260 11 місяців тому

      @@doloresreynolds8145 you can sauté Moringa leaves! My absolute favorite! Heat a little bit of olive oil ( or your favorite oil) sauté some garlic, onions & ginger ( I add green chilies) add the Moringa leaves and only tender stems. Sauté, add a bit of water if it doesn’t cook. I add grated coconut to it ( optional) Tastes a bit like collard! I simply love it!

  • @carmyn692
    @carmyn692 11 місяців тому

    LOL I was just now watching this video and saw the gnome in your beautiful kale patch! I know I'm far from first, but it made me smile. Thanks for being amazing!

  • @DrawingwithParthiv
    @DrawingwithParthiv Рік тому +3

    12:46 found Gnome at left side of kale

  • @Force321X
    @Force321X Рік тому +7

    12:45 gnome! ❤ For tuck. Got our chard and kale going and never knew how much I loved chard til I had it fresh.

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  Рік тому +2

      Let's Gooo! Congratulations You are the winner of the Gnome Challenge! Email me the kind of shirt you would like as a prize at thegardeningshowjp@gmail.com 😁🐕❤️

  • @LifeIsBetterWithLove
    @LifeIsBetterWithLove Рік тому +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤TUCK!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ GET YOUR SNACK 😋❤❤❤❤

  • @noobiestclips
    @noobiestclips 11 місяців тому

    can we please get a summer garden mukbang? and tuck!

  • @PRDreams
    @PRDreams Рік тому +17

    Malabar spinach on omelet is delicious. We grow it as an edible privacy fence.
    I definitely want to grow a moringa tree or two.
    Edit: the entire list is perfect! I have grown them all and love them so much!!

  • @violetaroquero-xq3pw
    @violetaroquero-xq3pw Рік тому

    ❤❤hearts for tuck

  • @justjoanish
    @justjoanish 11 місяців тому +1

    I love Jame's excitement at trying something brand new.

  • @caseyspinks7781
    @caseyspinks7781 11 місяців тому

    YOU are absolutely AWESOME and I appreciate EVERY video! I've learned SOOOOO much from you! TUCK....OH MY ❤❤❤❤❤! We have a Tucker of our own, a blind Maltese, who also enjoys our garden. Please keep the videos coming and give Tuck some SMOOCHES from Georgia!

  • @galinamazuryk2036
    @galinamazuryk2036 Рік тому +1

    You can grow sweet potato. It thrives during the hottest weather, and produces lots of leaves. The leaves are edible. It is very easy to grow, and does not require any maintenance.

  • @violetaroquero-xq3pw
    @violetaroquero-xq3pw Рік тому +2

    Moringa here in the Philippines is known for its health benefits😍😍..moringa is also in capsule form..moringa oil and moringa tea..the leaf flakes also as an ingredient in bread😍😍

    • @susanblackwell3457
      @susanblackwell3457 11 місяців тому +1

      My sister-in-law is Filipina, and she grows moringa in Dallas,TX. I'm excited to have one growing in central Texas. She also introduced me to loofah as a veggies. I can almost see mine growing! It loves the heat here.

  • @MDJ-7
    @MDJ-7 Рік тому +3

    My daughter and I love watching your videos. She thought the blue gnome at 12:45 was really neat 😂

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  Рік тому +2

      Let's Gooo! Tell her me and Tuck said hi, and good eye! 🐕❤️

  • @Randomtube265
    @Randomtube265 Рік тому +8

    Nice 😊. I’ll grow all of them and go plant crazy because I like planting too much food it’s incredible what you can get from it ❤

  • @puckamoto
    @puckamoto 11 місяців тому +1

    ❤❤❤🐕

  • @toniprioleau1155
    @toniprioleau1155 11 місяців тому

    💜💜💜💜 for Tuck!!

  • @PhosphorAlchemist
    @PhosphorAlchemist 11 місяців тому +1

    The summer vegetable I would suggest is yardlong beans. Usual American varieties stop producing when temps get over 90F, but Asian yardlong beans love those conditions and also tolerated the Delmarva area's ridiculous humidity well. The flavor is similar to snap beans. They just need to grow up a trellis because the beans really will be 2-3 feet long. The leaves are also edible (as most beans leaves are) - just blanch them and season how you like.

  • @douglasgoddard1072
    @douglasgoddard1072 11 місяців тому +1

    James is the DYNOMITE! Love you and Tuck! I’m transforming my garden with your help!!!👍🏻🙏🇺🇸

  • @divin-inarizona7125
    @divin-inarizona7125 11 місяців тому

    James and The Tuckster ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @brad8892
    @brad8892 11 місяців тому

    Holy Basil is one of my favorites for every garden

  • @tylerporter2171
    @tylerporter2171 Рік тому

    ❤️❤️❤️ 🐕 ❤️❤️❤️

  • @rosepoffenberger5010
    @rosepoffenberger5010 11 місяців тому +3

    RE: AMARANTH
    Have you tried 'Love Lies Bleeding' type? It's a gorgeous red and the leaves taste like beets! Mine are still tiny but I was eating them as sprouts and baby leaves. They put out tons of flowers (even my babies already have flowers) although apparently the pollen is brutal when they get bigger. And a cool bonus about amaranth: apparently you can pop the seeds like mini-popcorn!

    • @amylee503
      @amylee503 11 місяців тому

      I never knew it was edible. I just thought it was beautiful. I have seeds for it!

  • @courtneydye6075
    @courtneydye6075 11 місяців тому

    Tuck everlasting🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜

  • @jahart358
    @jahart358 Рік тому +1

    Tuck😘💗💗💗💗💗 Cuteness overload 🐶

  • @marygayquigley9672
    @marygayquigley9672 Рік тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤ "Full giraffe mode"😄

  • @AJsGreenThumbLLC
    @AJsGreenThumbLLC 11 місяців тому

    James I immediately put some Malabar spinach on order! Shoutout to Tuck!! Thanks for sharing!

  • @lindsayhanson2338
    @lindsayhanson2338 11 місяців тому +1

    If you don’t grow sorrel I soooo recommend it. I grow Bloody Dock sorrel and, not only is it absolutely beautiful, but the leaves have an amazing lemony zing at the front of the palate and then finish like a loose leaf lettuce. Obviously with the citrus notes it goes perfectly with fish.

  • @ross-smithfamily6317
    @ross-smithfamily6317 11 місяців тому

    Hi, James. I thought I was going to be able to mention an unusual green you forgot - lambsquarters - but you got it in! For the community, be forewarned, though, lambsquarters self-seed *everywhere*!

  • @RedScareClair
    @RedScareClair Рік тому +12

    Looking forward to a follow up on moringa. It's a popular African tree that many westerners don't know about. I have some seeds in my freezer..I haven't had the chance to grow them just yet

    • @myurbangarden7695
      @myurbangarden7695 Рік тому +4

      Here in the US, it became popular during the pandemic as an immunity boosting 🍵 tea.

    • @beyourself2444
      @beyourself2444 Рік тому +2

      Moringa is popular in the West just not in the US but we use it in the Caribbean all the time, two of my neighbors have trees

    • @siber20s
      @siber20s 11 місяців тому +4

      ​@beyourself2444 It's popular in Florida. I have one, and it's a perennial for me in my area. One thing that James didn't mention was that it's seeds grow in long pods called drumsticks. If you harvest them while still pencil thin you can use them like asparagus. If you let them grow thicker you can use them in stews.

    • @AlisonV362
      @AlisonV362 11 місяців тому

      My Filipino family grows it and uses it as a staple in their diets.

    • @darlatobin2240
      @darlatobin2240 11 місяців тому

      They sprout so easily! Go ahead and sprout them. I am in Texas and kept them in the garage last winter. They grow SO FAST! The more you harvest and prune the fuller they get. Put in a deep pot. And bring out next spring and put in ground

  • @shineyrocks390
    @shineyrocks390 Рік тому +3

    James I tied a string to the rooftop of my barn and then i put a tomato plant in a pot and now it's growing up that string to the rooftop of the barn. It's 22 feet high. Let's see how tall we can get it.
    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @industrialathlete6096
    @industrialathlete6096 Рік тому +4

    I like to plant and harvest beets as a summer green. Primarily sautéed(the greens and/or very small beet root). Once they get bigger, pickle them!

  • @boybossmamahomeschool
    @boybossmamahomeschool 11 місяців тому

    I live in Jersey and so happy I found you… tx for sharing!! 💕

  • @geraldinemcguire1698
    @geraldinemcguire1698 11 місяців тому

    Because of Tuck...I got a garden buddy too. Hid favorite tool is a large plastic sprinkling can which he drags around everywhere.

  • @stanfordlocke758
    @stanfordlocke758 Рік тому +2

    Okra? MY favorite 😊

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  Рік тому +2

      That’s a great one!! Brilliant idea, I will add some to the garden next year

  • @jenniferfilbert7429
    @jenniferfilbert7429 Рік тому +6

    Okra does well in the summer, all the way up to frost. I also recommend tomatillos.

  • @DonnaBeaudin
    @DonnaBeaudin 11 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I LOVE TUCK!

  • @sheraldtaylor1297
    @sheraldtaylor1297 Рік тому +3

    Gnome @ 12.41. ❤❤ for Tuck! I love your food forest. I have been trying to build my food forest and is coming along. Thanks for all the info!!!

  • @explained3799
    @explained3799 11 місяців тому

    Amaranth must be the most nutritious plant in the garden; its leaves are always full of holes where insects have eaten. Very helpful to keep bugs from plants AND it's good to know, thank you, James, that it is edible.
    I LOVE purslane; Gandhi's favorite vegetable - mine too!
    I wrapped some hummus in some large green leaves from my garden - a delicious treat or meal.
    Thanks for this video!!!

  • @sandrapollard7764
    @sandrapollard7764 Рік тому +2

    Collard greens!

  • @johnbuyers8095
    @johnbuyers8095 11 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤Go Tuck❤❤❤❤❤

  • @wG-kq9cr
    @wG-kq9cr 11 місяців тому

    Amaranth is a staple in Chinese cooking and a preferred veggie in the summer! We have it in our garden every summer!

  • @marjoriedanley6131
    @marjoriedanley6131 Рік тому +7

    Amaranth is a medicinal plant. It’s used in tinctures. I can’t remember offhand which ailment it’s good for. Anything one can learn about various medicinal herbs and plants would be advantageous when we can no longer get medicines from China.

  • @SmallSeeds
    @SmallSeeds 11 місяців тому +2

    It’s my first year growing the dwarf Moringa too. Super excited to harvest some and dry a bunch for herbal teas! I’d love to try and overwinter it indoors as well. We shall see! Always love the videos and always happy to see Tuck 😁

  • @patriciakane764
    @patriciakane764 11 місяців тому

    For Tuck: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @melodymartin4503
    @melodymartin4503 11 місяців тому

    We have the lambsquarters, amaranth, and purslane going wild here in Western Colorado. I love going out to my sister's farm and grabbing a salad!

  • @ObsessiveAboutCats
    @ObsessiveAboutCats 11 місяців тому

    *laughs in Houston* It's been over 100F for over a month now. Our lettuces are looooong gone. I'm growing Malabar spinach and it's doing great! I planted two tiny starters in early May and they're huge now. The structure I have is 6' up from the base of the soil and the Malabar vines are at the top of it and several have looped back over. Also HI TUCK. ❤❤❤
    My additional suggestion is Egyptian spinach. I planted some small 8" tall starts about a month ago and they're over 5 feet tall now. They love the heat! I have them in a 10 gallon grow bag and they're producing TONS. I cannot possibly eat it all.

  • @laurabartoletti6412
    @laurabartoletti6412 11 місяців тому

    Hello James & cutie Tuck ! Really great , informative video ! Thanks ! 🖖

  • @sharonvaughn8062
    @sharonvaughn8062 11 місяців тому

    I first bought amaranth leaves (purple and green leaves) at the farmers’ market. A man told me he used it to make Dahl (Indian lentil curry). I prefer it cooked, mostly sautéed or tossed in stews. The seeds are also delicious and are very similar to quinoa. The entire plant is very health forward.

  • @lindastraley-sw9pl
    @lindastraley-sw9pl 11 місяців тому +1

    We Love You James!!!!! Awesome Channel!!!!!!!! I still have my "Food Forest" blue garden knee kneeler pad, hanging in my Kitchen here in Oklahoma ;0

  • @scottscriticalmass
    @scottscriticalmass 11 місяців тому

    12:42 Gnome... Thanks for the great content as always James.

  • @Gator3000
    @Gator3000 10 місяців тому

    Hahaha that head nod when he's tasting something is always the same...lol head nod with the chew, eyes going back and forth with the UUMM....lol

  • @janbritt903
    @janbritt903 11 місяців тому

    ❤❤for Tuck!

  • @Kimitis
    @Kimitis 11 місяців тому

    Don’t forget Sorrel! Beautiful and super in salad. Lemony flavor with good crunch. I think it is a perennial! I planted it once and I have never had to replant it in Minnesota.

  • @kikil.h5891
    @kikil.h5891 Рік тому +2

    Awesome video! Tuck 🐶♥♥♥♥♥

  • @cherylgeisenhof7748
    @cherylgeisenhof7748 11 місяців тому

    ❤'s for Tuck!

  • @marjoriedanley6131
    @marjoriedanley6131 Рік тому +2

    ❤ For Tuck!

  • @hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542
    @hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542 11 місяців тому

    I eat mustardy products all the time!
    These look like excellent plants to raise!