What I'm Growing in The Vegetable Garden Over Christmas

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @Selfsufficientme
    @Selfsufficientme  13 часов назад +52

    G'day and Merry Christmas Everyone! Thanks for all your support this year, and I'm looking forward to "getting into it" in 2025. Cheers :)

    • @janinemcmahon2871
      @janinemcmahon2871 13 часов назад +2

      Merry Christmas Mark
      You've always been inspiring. Appreciate your humour, time and honesty. 🎉🎉❤🎉🎉

    • @Natepwnsu
      @Natepwnsu 12 часов назад +1

      Little fun fact. About 80% of sugar in the USA is derived from beats , not sugarcane

    • @RosalyndaHasch
      @RosalyndaHasch 11 часов назад +1

      Merry Christmas ⛄🎁 from Angola Indiana 🙏🔥

    • @ohio_gardener
      @ohio_gardener 11 часов назад

      @@Natepwnsu And 98% of them are GMO sugar beets so that they are Roundup Ready.

    • @ohio_gardener
      @ohio_gardener 11 часов назад +1

      Merry Christmas to you & your family as well! Enjoy your summer gardening as we are having snow flurries.

  • @wretchedrue7859
    @wretchedrue7859 12 часов назад +14

    I just remembered one of the many reasons I love your channel. I'm in the Northern hemisphere and i was just going through my seed inventory for February planting when you popped up in my feed wearing shorts and cracking Santa jokes😂😂❤

  • @aussieallrounder6018
    @aussieallrounder6018 12 часов назад +8

    The weeds are doing super well. Merry Christmas everyone.

  • @rookiegardeningjournal
    @rookiegardeningjournal 4 часа назад +2

    Write your own story with the earth-each plant is a chapter, filled with growth, challenges, and the ultimate reward of seeing your hard work come to life. ❤🌱

  • @leftbeef229
    @leftbeef229 12 часов назад +6

    I saw a video recently about creating long term woodchip compost in your garden pathways, which has the added benefit of giving you something to walk on instead of muddy ground. every few years you just dig up all the broken down wood chips and use them in the garden and replace with new chips, might be something to look into to solve your muddy path issue

    • @kimberlylamantia7794
      @kimberlylamantia7794 10 часов назад

      Clever!

    • @MK-ti2oo
      @MK-ti2oo 2 часа назад +1

      I do this. It works great, it's be walking in clay mud up my ears without it in the rainy season.

  • @tiffanywong1211
    @tiffanywong1211 10 часов назад +3

    Can't believe you're growing betel leaf - I only just learnt about their existence. This is why your my favourite, always expanding your garden plants and introducing us to the common and 'uncommon' ones

    • @noraniali2093
      @noraniali2093 22 минуты назад

      That is not betel leaf but 'wild pepper ' ( KADUK in Malaysia, Singapore n maybe in Indonesia too). It has a milder taste than betel leaf which is spicy.

  • @MotosAllotmentGarden
    @MotosAllotmentGarden 6 часов назад +4

    Bitter gourd (also known as karela) is a unique vegetable with a slightly bitter taste that can be balanced beautifully through proper preparation and frying. Here's a recipe for Crispy Fried Bitter Gourd (Karela Chips) to minimize bitterness while making it a delicious snack or side dish:
    Ingredients:
    2 medium-sized bitter gourds (karela)
    ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
    1 teaspoon salt (for soaking and seasoning)
    1 teaspoon red chili powder (optional, for spice)
    ½ teaspoon ground cumin or coriander powder
    2 tablespoons rice flour or chickpea flour (for extra crispiness)
    2 tablespoons semolina (optional, for crunch)
    ½ cup cooking oil (for frying)
    Here in the UK i have been trying to grow them for years, if i am succesfull next (2025) i will make video of me cooking them up on the allotment

  • @kenjohnson593
    @kenjohnson593 7 часов назад +2

    I've grown bitter gourd a few times. I like to let them get over mature to a very orange color. The seeds have a beautiful and tasty red gel around them. The gourds don't seem to be as bitter and you can just add them fresh to a salsa.

  • @pinkytaylor5845
    @pinkytaylor5845 7 часов назад +2

    🎵 Oh, the weather over there looks delightful, but over here it's so frightful.
    I love warm weather so, I hate snow, I hate snow, I hate snow...🎵

  • @krys6461
    @krys6461 2 часа назад +1

    I'm in southern Vermont but we also have turmeric available this time of year because of our lovely winter farmer's market and a local farm who harvests and stores enough turmeric to supply interested customers. It's otherwise mostly tubers, hard squashes, onions and greenhouse greens for local produce otherwise. I can't complain about local fresh cilantro weekly!

  • @kimberlylamantia7794
    @kimberlylamantia7794 10 часов назад +4

    "Santa's underpants" made me laugh so hard my drink came out of my nose and I nearly fell off my chair 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @caroles3425
    @caroles3425 3 часа назад +1

    That bitter gourd or cerasse is prepared by my Chinese Jamaican family by cutting in half and cleaning out the seeds. So your left with 2 cylinders that they usually stuff with minced pork or any favorite meat that was seasoned with grated garlic, ginger, bit of sugar and then steamed. Eaten with rice and oyster sauce or any sweet hoisin type sauce is good with it. The bitterness is lessened when steamed and the oyster sauce brings the sweet and salt.
    In Jamaica, the leaves are used for tea. Thought to be a blood cleanser and possibly thinner so its not to be drunk too often.

    • @noraniali2093
      @noraniali2093 20 минут назад

      We normally soak it in salt water for 1/2 hour during preparation to leach out some of it bitterness

  • @joshlovegood9392
    @joshlovegood9392 12 часов назад +1

    Unreal Mark. Love these long tour videos of yours. Have a great holiday.

  • @crossingtheline4372
    @crossingtheline4372 12 часов назад +3

    Merry Christmas 🎅 This Florida gardener is really motivated by year videos. Looking forward to next year. 😊

  • @joemccall8991
    @joemccall8991 9 часов назад

    -6C here (North Eastern US) today with snow showers, can feel the warmth of your weedy beds and gets me in the mood to plan next season's gardens. Hope you and your family have warm and happy holidays, cheers!

  • @satokomomo2278
    @satokomomo2278 4 часа назад +1

    I like bitter melon. I somtimes pickle them with cucumber and carrots with vinegar. Also I like Okinawa style cooking. You can make stir fly with pork, hard tofu, carrot, and eggs. Use Japanese dashi, soy source and sugar to flavour. I recommend slice bitter mellon thin, and branch them first. And i suggest add them at last stage of cooking. The combination of pork, and dashi flavour and sweet soy source flavour is devine. It is really good for you. I hope you can try the recipes.

  • @weibie
    @weibie 11 часов назад +1

    Such a fantabulous video to wake up and find today! I love listening to you and your family talk about growing (and catching!) the food you eat and how others can do the same, no matter where you live on this planet. I can't really grow anything right now, except for my fig tree which has been taken in for the winter, so watching your channel's videos is a blessing. I want to try one of those purple sweet potatoes the next growing season myself now. lol Purple Yam... Purple Yam...
    May you and yours have Happy Holidays!

  • @franksinatra1070
    @franksinatra1070 Час назад

    Thank you my Australian friend. We are covered with snow and the ground is frozen solid here in the mid atlantic US. Merry Christmas

  • @rickthelian2215
    @rickthelian2215 12 часов назад +2

    Merry Christmas Mark and Family🎄, home alone with Covid🥲

    • @juneramirez8580
      @juneramirez8580 12 часов назад

      Oh I am so sorry, get well soon! But Merry Christmas anyway!

    • @unnamed2737
      @unnamed2737 12 часов назад

      Feel better soon! I’m also sick for Christmas. Been sick since Friday, really hoped I’d be feeling better by now but no.

  • @kevindegracia7609
    @kevindegracia7609 13 часов назад +2

    Merry Christmas Sir !

  • @patriciamay638
    @patriciamay638 13 часов назад +1

    Thank you for all your posts and have a happy holiday.

  • @rosehernandez5313
    @rosehernandez5313 4 часа назад

    Merry Christmas Mark! Hope you and your family have a wonderful time. God bless and thanks for sharing your expertise with us.

  • @jillhumphrys9349
    @jillhumphrys9349 8 часов назад +1

    Mark I absolutely love the way you describe the bitter gourd. I grow that here in Arkansas and it is a beautiful beautiful plant with fragrant flowers and I love the fruits. They fruit so prolifically. However I too cannot figure out how to eat it I wish I could. My husband is Filipino and there are a lot of different Asian varieties in Northwest Arkansas and they all love them. So I give a lot of way.

  • @drumgoldie
    @drumgoldie 51 минуту назад

    Moon gardening with a miners lamp in this heat is my kind of gardening. Lots of good ideas Mark. I would add chokos to the list of summer veg.

  • @loricoil1732
    @loricoil1732 12 часов назад +2

    Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Vixon; Comet, Cupid Donner, Blitzen and Rudolph of course.

  • @paulbetker2310
    @paulbetker2310 4 часа назад

    Merry Christmas. I have 6 inches of snow in my beds currently and it's about 4 months until planting season. Time to plan and dream.

  • @rachaelnugent
    @rachaelnugent 40 минут назад

    Merry Christmas Mark. looking forward t the nut grass plan. I put in som new beds recently, loads of cardboard on the bottom and it came up THROUGH the bloody cardboard!!! bane of my existence!

  • @suecronmiller5828
    @suecronmiller5828 5 часов назад

    Happy and enjoyable Christmas Mark and your family

  • @crism4932
    @crism4932 7 часов назад +1

    Hi Mark, thank you for this video, I always learn something new when I watch you. I tried Jerusalem artichokes for the first time here in Colorado and oh my, they went nuts, bumper crop, I now have to learn how to cook and process them. I always try a new seed or crop every year to see what will grow here and what fails. Hope your family have a Merry Christmas and safe Happy New Year. Crystal

  • @unknowncitizen3629
    @unknowncitizen3629 11 часов назад +1

    I grill our Bitter Melon (Gourd) just long enough to make it easy to chew, but not so long as it will get soggy. I'll grill steak once a week and fish 2-3 times a week. Will have bitter melon with each meal. Seems to take alot of the "bitterness" out of it if it's grilled.

  • @hikerlindacanadianrockies8478
    @hikerlindacanadianrockies8478 Час назад

    Merry Christmas to you and your family, Mark!

  • @monicac.ragaza5991
    @monicac.ragaza5991 11 часов назад +1

    Merry Christmas! Thank you for what you do and sharing what you know 😊

  • @ccaudi
    @ccaudi 9 часов назад

    Mark, you're the best. Your gardens and gardening are so impressive and inspiring, especially with Australian weather and spiders as your companions. Merry Christmas and Best Wishes to you and yours for a prosperous New Year from us in Colorado.

  • @gavinfry7176
    @gavinfry7176 13 часов назад +2

    Merry Xmas to all

  • @WELTERWillClineYah99
    @WELTERWillClineYah99 7 часов назад

    Thanks for the Christmas eve upload, hero.

  • @BrickChoice
    @BrickChoice 4 часа назад

    Merry CHristmas Eveeryone! and have a Happy New Years!

  • @noraniali2093
    @noraniali2093 17 минут назад +1

    Mark, that's not betel leaf but 'wild pepper'. In Malaysia n Singapore ( perhaps Indonesia too ) call it KADUK.

  • @DeepakArunachalam
    @DeepakArunachalam 5 часов назад +1

    You need to look up bitter gourd chips and bitter gourd pickles! They are common recipes my mom prepares in the south of India!

  • @MachinaOpus
    @MachinaOpus 10 часов назад +1

    Mark you need to get a peppercorn vine. It loves hot and humid. Three years to production but does well in my Brisbane garden.

  • @desertflower9557
    @desertflower9557 7 часов назад

    I enjoyed the tour and much info. Merry Christmas!

  • @TemplarX2
    @TemplarX2 12 часов назад +1

    The bitter melon or gourd as you call it is used in salad but it is still very bitter. It's an acquired taste. Either you like it or you hate. As a kid I hated it now I absolutely love it.

  • @AlleyCat-1
    @AlleyCat-1 3 часа назад

    I planted Asparagus (which i don't like) this spring, so maybe next year we'll have some to eat. Will plant more, grew them from root stock (thanks to electroculture they grew). I'm in the states, pacific northwest & we're in winter, so far mild. I had some late planted half dead tomato plant's, that thanks to electroculture survived until late October & produced fruit, had to ripen them inside. But i also planted way late some potatoes in summer, even though they weren't watered continuously they grew some, they actually sprouted underground & the plant's were beautifully green. I planted some towards fall & they were growing nicely too until late October when the frost got them. They are still buried, i just dug up some, beautiful Russets. Didn't get much water. But I'm going to use this put together hoop house as a cold frame next fall winter.

  • @stephaniegee227
    @stephaniegee227 7 часов назад

    Merry Christmas from the US! Winter gardening here, and dreaming about spring planting!

  • @jillhumphrys9349
    @jillhumphrys9349 8 часов назад

    If you let it ripen and turn orange. The red pulp on the seeds is really really good. And not at all bitter. Some say that the skin is less bitter when it's ripe as well. It will be orange

  • @lat7805
    @lat7805 13 часов назад +1

    I've been watching the weather maps lately and what I saw was horrendous: temperatures above 42°C all over Australia! unbearable... I hope you and your family have a merry Christmas and a very good new 2025! Thanks for all your great videos! Greetings from Argentina

  • @duncanokongo9145
    @duncanokongo9145 11 часов назад +1

    I wish your farm had some flowers too

  • @nekoDan
    @nekoDan 5 минут назад

    Thanks for sharing the ups and downs of a garden. Fartichoke made me giggle. Happy Holidays!

  • @bricksbeersbeards9368
    @bricksbeersbeards9368 9 часов назад

    Merry Christmas to you Mark, and your Famil!y, from the USA!

  • @MarshaShelley-t3n
    @MarshaShelley-t3n 3 часа назад

    Here in the northwest. N. Idaho here we are warmer than normal and getting inundated with rain instead of snow! Unless you are up in the mountains. We will have a Brown Christmas for the first time in over 30 years. Yuk!! So understand about all the rain. But Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!! Love your garden!!❤

  • @mickeydejong175
    @mickeydejong175 13 часов назад +1

    GDay Mark.
    Love your show.
    My son is in the 2nd week of January near Brisband.
    He is all the way from Holland. He loves your show Just like i do.
    Kerp up the go work.

  • @sandracastle-od1lm
    @sandracastle-od1lm 4 часа назад

    Merry Christmas to you and your family

  • @chrisgreen5583
    @chrisgreen5583 9 часов назад

    Merry Christmas Brother i Love your shows been watching you for along time keep it going.

  • @sonyahogan5673
    @sonyahogan5673 9 часов назад

    Happy Christmas Mark and family!

  • @RalfyCustoms
    @RalfyCustoms 10 часов назад

    G'day Mark, happy Christmas mucka lots of love to you and yours mate

  • @JenniferLavenderPhotography
    @JenniferLavenderPhotography 10 часов назад

    Merry Christmas! Enjoyed the look around!

  • @mark86016
    @mark86016 4 часа назад

    Black tarp over a raised bed just full of weeds would cook it all out easy I imagine. Maybe those bitter gourds as a fermented pickle would reduce bitterness?

  • @jackdawg4579
    @jackdawg4579 3 часа назад

    Merry christmas to you, my Jerusalem artichokes have taken over my pumpkin patch, they are about the only thing left deliberately growing in my garden, the possums and bandicoots have got my meagre attempt at growing some cherry tomatoes over the summer.

  • @stevennicholas5472
    @stevennicholas5472 10 часов назад

    Merry Christmas from Joburg, South Africa. Almost the same climate.

  • @LadyMoringaAndTheCallalooMan
    @LadyMoringaAndTheCallalooMan 8 часов назад +1

    I bought some atherton raspberry seeds from Australia and I’m going to try to grow them here in the UK 🤞🏽

  • @shannonmartinez8036
    @shannonmartinez8036 2 часа назад

    Merry Christmas Mark!!

  • @MachinaOpus
    @MachinaOpus 10 часов назад

    sedgehammer on nutgrass and grow flowers in the bed for a couple of seasons until a few bits of nutgrass grow back. then be diligent to not let it get away from you again.

  • @mel-il4yu
    @mel-il4yu 10 часов назад +1

    Bitter gourd is for the chickens.

  • @kevindavis3841
    @kevindavis3841 4 часа назад

    I’ve never seen bitter gourd; but since you ask- have you tried fermenting some? Sour may offset bitter. I’ve seen that some bitter plants are very good for health…

  • @larrylapierre2295
    @larrylapierre2295 Час назад

    Merry Christmas Mark from up over Georgia , USA

  • @maryjane-vx4dd
    @maryjane-vx4dd 10 часов назад

    Man! Your place is green. I did an experiment this winter to see if seeds would sprout in the high tunnel. It's been anout a month and nothing has sprouted. I was told it should come up when it gets warmer in there in the spring. Everything planted last spring is doing great, getting sweeter. Next tear I'll try the same experiment except planting in the fall when it's cool enough for it to sorout before closing high tunnel up for the winter. I'm also quite suprised that the fig growing in the ht hasn't died to the ground, making me think I may eventually get figs

  • @tedzerbe9626
    @tedzerbe9626 11 часов назад

    Merry Christmas

  • @MoonKnightH8
    @MoonKnightH8 5 часов назад

    Could you please make a video on what are good winter crops to grow, thank you

  • @loubowen6649
    @loubowen6649 11 часов назад

    Merry Christmas to you and yours from NC

  • @kathyfry1821
    @kathyfry1821 10 часов назад

    I love this video as I live in South Africa.-- also white hot Christmas season

  • @MGwalarn
    @MGwalarn 12 часов назад +1

    Joyeuses fêtes de fin d'année depuis la France. Ma recette pour les concombres trop amers : après les avoir lavés soigneusement, et épluchés si vous n'aimez pas la peau (moi je la laisse, perso), couper en tranches fines. Disposer dans un plat en verre une premiere couche. Tartiner la couche avec du yaourt liquide, que l'on a salé et parfumé au cumin. Puis ajouter une autre couche de concombre, puis tartiner de nouveau avec le yaourt liquide salé épicé. Et ainsi de suite, superposer les couches jusqu'à remplir le plat. Couvrir et mettre au réfrigérateur pendant 12 à 24 heures. Le concombre a rendu son eau et la marinade est plus liquide. Prélever les légumes et dégustez en entrée ! Certains ajoutent de la ciboulette à la marinade, et on peut remplacer le yaourt par de la crème liquide pour un goût plus gourmand. Bon appétit !

  • @LumiOlpero
    @LumiOlpero 11 часов назад

    I live in SW Florida and I love your videos!

  • @reneeclark9903
    @reneeclark9903 12 часов назад

    Merry Christmas!

  • @stuff6723
    @stuff6723 11 часов назад

    You should dehydrate them then grind it to a powder it to use in your teas

  • @johnmcc51
    @johnmcc51 10 часов назад

    Merry Christmas from Washington state.

  • @janiceskimmel959
    @janiceskimmel959 7 часов назад

    I think you have to spray your triffid with sea water! Merry Christmas Mark - love your channel!

  • @edlangford8206
    @edlangford8206 11 часов назад

    Maybe add sugar (raw) to the salt for your bitter gourd? Love your garden. Asparagus is great to grow

  • @StephanieS-v5y
    @StephanieS-v5y 2 часа назад

    Merry Christmas mark! From the far north of southern Ontario Canada!! ( we are also green here, but not sweating lol)
    Love your humor for the time of year, well....every other time too!!! Happy holidays! A bit jealous you're growing right now😊

  • @donmcarthur2146
    @donmcarthur2146 11 часов назад

    Bitter gourd = chicken feed. Nut grass is a major headache here as well. I look forward to seeing what you do. Merry Christmas!

  • @samgriffiths1017
    @samgriffiths1017 11 часов назад

    hello from a very rainy UK

  • @mariocuka7766
    @mariocuka7766 5 часов назад

    Habanero's!
    In my opinion are not flavourful if anything slightly peppery but all heat.(Just like the ghost chilli all heat no flavour).
    But the Cayenne, Thai or birdseye personally again. These are the flavourful varieties (with the aroma hanging around the pallet for long intervals). 👍

  • @flatlander2743
    @flatlander2743 6 часов назад

    Triffid? That took me back a few decades! 🤣

  • @jasonwooler801
    @jasonwooler801 4 часа назад

    Mate!! Im a long time viewer and will continue to be. Fantastic content and very applicable to my local area (central Queensland). And how about this bloody rain? The grass is throwing itself out of the ground, it’s a problem I dont mind too much. All the best to you and your family. Keep on growing and keep on fishing.

  • @junewrogg6137
    @junewrogg6137 9 часов назад

    Merry Christmas!!!! BIG SPIDERS!!!!!!!! ICK!!!!!!

  • @billhatcher2984
    @billhatcher2984 8 часов назад

    I gave it a weedy thumbs up

  • @YauNick-t4p
    @YauNick-t4p 10 часов назад

    G'day Mark, you can try to stir-fried the prawn and the bitter gourd. It's great taste!🎉

  • @guylamullins3602
    @guylamullins3602 4 часа назад

    Think Japanese food with bitter gourd. Your pumpkin with some bitter gourd in some dashi would probably be good.

  • @scallywags12
    @scallywags12 9 часов назад

    Feliz Navidad from Baja, Mexico. We are here until March. May you bloom and grow!🌱🌴

  • @aHsydRAIN
    @aHsydRAIN 12 часов назад

    You can box up the caraillie (bitter gourd) and ship it to me in the Caribbean! I LOVE it!

  • @ShortbusMooner
    @ShortbusMooner 2 часа назад

    Thank you for sharing! Have a Very Merry Christmas and a Fantastic New Year!!
    🙏🏻✝️👍

  • @Radi0ActivSquid
    @Radi0ActivSquid 3 часа назад

    I'm glad to have Mark back while my region goes through winter. Do you have any tips for gardening with back pain? My gardening suffered this year as I had to deal with frequent flare-ups of my sciatica.

  • @kellinomnom
    @kellinomnom 5 часов назад

    Maybe sweet pickle the bitter melon?

  • @susiestogsdill5075
    @susiestogsdill5075 11 часов назад

    Merry Christmas Mark and fam! So happy to be learning from you! The nutgrass is actually beautiful! Could you sell it for ground cover?

  • @ee3815
    @ee3815 4 часа назад

    beryl shereshewsky does a series challenging her viewers to give her recipes for food she doesn’t like including bitter gourd. It might be worth a look.

  • @Josef_R
    @Josef_R 11 часов назад +1

    20:06 what's with the three boar heads you passed over?

  • @aussieauntynette6892
    @aussieauntynette6892 3 часа назад

    Merry Christmas and a wonderful safe and happy New Year to you Mark and all the family 👍👍👍
    All the best from Southern NSW 🇭🇲🦘🙏🦘🇭🇲

  • @SandraRix86
    @SandraRix86 12 часов назад +1

    I enjoy your channel Mark, being on the east coast of South Africa (Durban) and being sub tropical too, I can base off what to grow, thanks to you.
    The problem is, I don't have the heart to chase the Vervet Monkeys away, they love the tomotoes, onions, garlic, chives, broccoli and some other things.
    I try to be organic too, because of pets and wildlife.
    Any tips to keep pests away, without harming anything?

    • @sagittarius1343
      @sagittarius1343 17 минут назад

      Do you have dogs to keep the monkeys away?

  • @icedupwolf
    @icedupwolf 9 часов назад

    Maybe try pickling the bitter melons when they are at a younger stage??

  • @jenniferjones3004
    @jenniferjones3004 4 часа назад

    Bitter food is excellent for the liver.

  • @dustyflats3832
    @dustyflats3832 6 часов назад

    😂those were weeds👀 I thought maybe chives😅
    I think of southern hemisphere when we hit winter solstice and think how we are heading to spring and you fall. Days will get a bit brighter here. Time is flying.
    Merry Christmas 🎄

  • @JoandIvan777
    @JoandIvan777 4 часа назад

    Merry Christmas and all best wishes for 2025!!!!!