Thanks Huw, with the extra zucchinis, u can grate them and freeze in bags. When u want to use them, thaw and squeeze out excess liquid them add garlic, salt, pepper, tumeric and some flour, form into fritters and cook
I grew up in the Everglades.....I miss fried green tomatoes & squash. In MT over 2 decades now, folks think I'm nuts wanting green tomatoes. They have NO clue what they're missing! Zucchini & acorn squash are yummy substitutes for spaghetti noodles in case you didn't know. Take care & happy harvest, ~ Covah
@@rosemarywacera2576 It's fine to let a few marrow over. Use them for collecting seeds as those bought in the store will be expensive & you already know their Mum plant produced so keep those seeds for next year's harvest. ~ Covah
Perpetual Spinach, a member of the Chard family, is one of my favorites this time of year. All of the regular spinach varieties bold to seed as soon as the warm weather hits, but the Perpetual Spinach will grow and produce all summer long.
I'm still harvesting mixed Chard varieties which I direct sowed in March last year. Hadn't grown Perpetual Spinach for a while but it's now back as one of the leaf beets which I grow. I've always been a bit mystified as to why they are considered to be "Spinach substitutes" as they are so much more versatile and long lasting than true spinach .
Sown first time of 3 kinds of Spinach this year and you are right, I am amazed that even I sown the perpetual 1 month ahead compared to lazio and American spinach, I haven't seen any sign of bolting yet whereas I could see signs on the latter 2... Enjoying of doing trials on each of these veges🙂
if you sow the coriander/cilantro in a very shaded cool area where it only gets AM sun and dappled sun the rest of the time you can prevent bolting. I'm in zone 8A South Carolina and I thought growing cilantro here after trying to grow it in full sun was impossible until I tried growing it in the shade where it can be a good 15-20 degrees cooler than the sun and am finding it likes the cooler shady environment I've created for it.
Excellent info. And good job on figuring this out in your South Carolina Zone 8! I'm in Asheville NC, zone 6b. We finally figured out how to grow things like lavender and cilantro here. Sometimes it's unbelievable to me how different our zones are between the Carolinas. Well we've got it all don't we lol.
@@dianakenney2963 Thank you. I know that too. It was a stupid mistake. The correct spelling was even provided in the video subject. Talk about not paying attention!
Beautifully filmed. Inspired now in Northern Wisconsin to go outside and continue working on my garden. New property this year so starting everything from scratch on a shoestring. Thanks Huw.
I'm growing most of these. Cilantro/coriander and fennel came back from seeds that dropped last year. You inspired me to plant runner and bush beans with your other videos and your recently published book. Thanks!
With all the ongoing food shortages, I'm finding it practical to not mow my lawn this year and neither are my neighbors- or use Roundup on the weeds with all the wild garlic and onions and dandelions - food all around us, edible plants aplenty through the wonders of organic gardening - using eggshells, banana peels and coffee grounds. I'll bet at least some of those weeds would make a nice salad - accompanied by some nice pan roasted sunflower seeds . Plus, by not running a lawn mower, or using pesticides, I'm contributing less to the waste stream helping to preserve our precious planet. We're also leaving a couple of vacant abandoned houses alone - so that we can forage from those yards as wel
@@MsAdam09 I know it’s a lot to deal with but if you get the compost pile to 160°F or above for a while the seeds and organic matter is broken down with the heat and renders the seeds not viable. You can achieve that by turning and mixing the compost daily :)
THX 4 rapid messaging on many plant varities, not just droning on to fill up time on your vlog and say stay tuned 4 next weeks vlog on x,y, or z plant. Great work, keep it up, love no in vlog commercials! G_dspeed Mr. Richards!
I quite like fennel as well and I’ve grown a bunch this year. The problem is that you can’t plant it next to much else. It prevents other plants from germinating, cross pollinates with dill; generally the anti-social stand-out in terms of companion planting.
I think if you don't let it go to seed you'd be ok. I pick the little pollán yellow buds to make an italian thing I cant remember the name of. Also good in honey. I only pick it wild tho cóa nothing I try to grow grows so I just forget instead.
Courgette I now plant on a small mound about 10 inches high. I find the leaves last longer as they are dryer. Good advice, as usual. Thanks for the vid
Hi richard I grow my spinach seeds in pot and once there 2" i separate and put in ground 3" distance there grow bigger and all winter i still use and coriander i also sow them in pots as you said in different batches dill is my favourite thanks for sharing and am your new subscriber 😁🇬🇧👍
Hi Huw. Thank you for sharing millions of great tips and ideas in your channel. This year I begin to step out of my comfort zone to set up an edible garden. Your every video give me lots of knowledge. Thanks for being one of my guidance in my planting journey. Planting is so fun and discovering how the eco system works together is too amazing. Dear Huw, please continue to share more of your garden ^.^ In addition, may I have a question to you? What is your climate and temperature at your location? Million thanks again ^.^
If you've got critters attacking your legumes, I recommend placing some netting around them (for rabbits) and planting boatloads of alfalfa elsewhere. Alfalfa is easy to get as a bag of sprouting hrains cheap. They attract critters more than your other legumes (in my experience).
What stage of the season is June for you? I am in Florida in the United States and I'm basically middle of summer now lol ,but I love your videos for inspiration for the next season
@@WaddedBliss Thanks Ed. I'm in N.E., Montana and our ground didn't thaw till almost June. Finally had a rain shower on Sunday. Hopefully we won't get hotter than the South this summer. Last year we had temps from 99-108F for 10 steady days.
@@WaddedBliss We had 2 wet blizzards that actually closed down I-94 heading into N.Dakota not long ago. Our weather would get into the 60'sF & then in an instant we'd have wet snow snap our power lines. It's mildly raining again today. We definitely need it, especially w/wildfire season starting soon. I welcome a fresh rainstorm. Hopefully we won't get any drastic temp drop from the predicted snow fall that could happen in higher elevations over the wknd.
yep only growing 1 green and 1 yellow zucchini next year. its only june and I'm already kinda burnt-out on em. extremely productive. it's just so hot here in California and I am still learning which crops can withstand the high heat. Lettuce is difficult 😓
I hear you. We're looking at 105 next Friday. 🥵 My neighbor has started bringing me zucchini already. I'll be giving her eggplant. Oh, let's be British, courgettes and aubergines 🍆 . I'm trying some mixed greens as baby greens in containers. Hopefully that will work.
I'm so far behind this year im kicking myself. Ibe run out of time for many things. I had winter depression pretty bad and wasnt sure i was.going to be up for a big garden this year. Then of course spring cme and i felt better but didnt have my starts. The holes in the garden beds makes me disappointed 😥 i will try not to make this mistake again
I only have two courgetteplants and they're doing great. Sadly they have only produced female flowers so far and no male flowers to pollinate them at all :(
I just found & thanked this gent for that exact response. I'm in N.E., Montana.....our ground just thawed a week ago. Ed Bates 4 days ago "Early summer/late spring in the UK."
@@covahsmusicvault8953 Thanks mate. Will give me a better idea of whats going on there at that time of year. 👍 Thought I may have got an direct answer from Huw.
@@snowfuller7599 Some vloggers reply more than others. I've yet to get a reply from any garden channel owner. Take care of yourself & happy harvest. ~ Covah
@@covahsmusicvault8953 Wayland Smalley replies and puts viewers photos of their gardens on his channel. Hes great to follow. ruclips.net/channel/UCuaIf_TP0sk-DrqOsPFWKgg
Just wanted to say, I really appreciate the short intro. Some of these videos on gardening, they spend the first 5-10 minutes on their life stories, and I'm all "I just want to know how to grow better tomatoes!!" Again, thanks.
Brilliant, just sown parsley, dill, carrots, spinach, coriander, and purple basil. I have tomatoes, strawberries, beetroot, spring onions, lettuce , potato, peas, climbing beans and sweet corn ! This is my first year really really going for it , I have made mistakes but I'm loving learning so therapeutic , my garden is tiny but using space as best I can. Can't wait to grow garlic and more potatoes , wish I had room for brassicas. I have also made sure I have plenty marigolds and pollinator flowers. Love your videos thank you , also started my own mini compost system wish me luck x
Indeed very therapeutic, I am on my second year of planting in our small back garden too... Lots of trial and error and compromising as I sometimes sown too much than the space available and not wanted to gave up those spares sown😁..... May I know what kind of composting u doing? Thanks
I am just using an old kitchen bin with holes for drainage in bottom and up side, dry leaves, cardboard toilet rolls, fresh cuttings, e.g grass, cut up fresh food waste old soil , worms repeat and water occasionally x will see how it goes x 😍
Thank you for another great video and the encouragement you give that helps me to keep trying even when I have some failures. Blessings on your day Kiddo!🥰🌻🐛
I was stationed in Wales in the late 70’s. I grew to love the people and the accent. My friends are always surprised when I call out a Welsh person by their accent. They ask me how I know. If you know, you know. It’s in your heart!
Thank you for helping me not feel so behind in my plantings! I've been sowing most of the same seeds here in Oregon this week! A bit later than usual, but nevertheless we shall keep planting and harvesting! Thank you for all the wonderful content! 🌱
I have spelled my name like that since I was 19 (in 1971) because my best friend became my sister-in-law (we married brothers) and both our names became Judith Moore. She spelled hers, 'Judi' so I added an 'E' to mine. Judie. We lived nextdoor to each other on the farm and always got our mail mixed up. Also so our in-laws would know which was which on our Christmas presents. I've never known anyone else that spelled their name like mine... till now. God bless, Jude, from Kentucky ✝️🥀🐴🇺🇲
@@oregontrisha365 Yes, the rain just keeps coming! I'm lucky to have covered porches and a raised bed I can grow in year round. My new section of in ground garden space, however, is still a sloggy muddy mess with nothing planted! Hoping to change that in the next week! Good luck, fellow Oregonian!
hello fellow Oregonians, I'm in NW. I can't believe, well I can actually, all the rain, STILL! And so much wind, way more than usual. Hopefully we get a summer! Happy growing everyone. It's only my 3rd year. I love these videos.
Courgette is great to bulk up homemade vegetable soup. A bunch of carrots, some celery, leek, brocolli with a few courgettes is delicious. It's delicious in stews too.
Wonderful- I was just lamenting my late start this year and this video has restored my enthusiasm to get planting! Also thank you for reminding me of turnips. I got a bit of cabbage root fly larvae in mine a few years ago but before it got all icky I did enjoy making turnip fritters, which were very tasty and I would recommend anyone to try. I used The Kitchn's "How to make fritters out of any vegetable" recipe.
Me too i failed entirely to get things done because it was just so damn cold to get enthusiastic about being outside. Im doing a 5 day makeover of my aunts garden while shes away on holidays and I might just add some veegies amongst the flowers. When he says sow. Does he mean the seeds or plant them as plants?
I absolutely love that those root crops will grow perfectly well together in a cluster. Those turnips were beautiful! I don't care for them either, but that was just so neat to see. The same with the beets.
I could probably stand to think about putting more things in the garden although feels like I'm still doing the initial planting. Sheep might have been making noise but what a cool site to see!!
The way he inspires is amazing. I watched him garden and started wanting to buy a piece of land in the valley to make a garden like him! thank you ! I have learned a lot of useful things
Your garden looks fantastic. Unfortunately here in the west of Northern Ireland we have had awful weather. Everything is struggling in the garden as there hasn't been much heat yet and too mych rain, but I keep persevering on. I am now away to see what seeds I can plant now. I thought I was too late, so thanks for this video .
Everybody seems to be getting rain yet here in N.E., Montana our seasons are lacking in every type of precipitation. Finally had a rain shower on Sunday. Barely put a dent in the ground though. Last summer we had 10 days of 99F & up temps. In Aug. we had one day that was 108F in the shade. I honestly felt like I was back in the Deep South. Hoping everybody has a happy harvest, ~ Covah
My mother usually grew turnips and I loved them. Some are nicer than others. The Snowball variety to me was usually the best. When you get a nice perfect juicy one, they're great!
I asked my 93 year old friend how they survived thru the winter in rural Northern Wisconsin when he was a kid. He said, "We ate a lot of turnips." Curious, I went out and bought a nice looking organic one, roasted it, took one bite, and nearly had to spit it out. Was sick the rest of the day. I think for some of us it must be a chemical or physical aversion.
I've been sowing Celtuce thanks to your last video about two years ago, I really love it, it lives through a big part of summer and yields big amounts of leaves. Plus bolting is a good thing because the stem is super nice stir fried with some (vegan)butter and sesame oil.
Same here, partially. Very discouraging and frustrating. I feel for you. I wish I owned a backhoe or a bobcat seriously. As well as a dump truck. Sigh.
You can do raised beds. Just get started on making homemade compost and leaf mold if you want to do it on the cheap. You can also till some of the soil and break it up. Then plant some cover crops and let them root deeply into the ground - radish and mustards do this. Then let them die in the frost/. The radish compost into the ground over the winter adding much needed organic material. Then you can get a different cover crop in the spring and chop and drop, till that in and that should give you a good start on the clay soil.
Same here. I have raised beds but also been composting for years. Some direct composting, some in a bin. Tons of leaves in garbage bags,let them rot & add to clay soil. Works wonders
Start a big compost piles and mix it in with your clay soil. As the person said above, it will take some time and effort but will help. You can also use a soil amendment to break up clay soil. I forgot what it was called but it's very effective with compost.
Turnip can be enjoyed with traditional Chinese way of using salt to draw out the water from shredded turnip and then add chili power and other spices to cure it for a few weeks. The result is magnificent with porridge or stir fry with meat etc.
Great video, thanks. I'm off out now to buy some more seeds! I'm new to vegetable gardening and I've picked no dig as the method to try and it's going great. The thing I'm struggling with though is properly planning the succession planting so this sort of video is really useful.
Hi Huw, i'm following your Chanel a couple of weeks and like it very much. I try to figure out, what dwarf beans are.(my English is neither good nor bad :) I know bush beans, but dwarf sounds like smaller ones. Can you please give me a hint? Thank you very very much. Susanne
Dwarf bean plants grow to around 14" high. They produce well and are easy to grow. Since they're short, no stakes are needed & it takes less than 2 months to get beans.
I share your pain. We here in Northern Ireland are having the same problem. Its all the rain that's the problem. It can get so discouraging but we have to battle on. I have tried everything but not much success other than go out and pick them up at night. I also leave things for them to crawl underneath and then next morning go out and remove them.
Have you put out some deep saucers of ale? It worked in the Deep South & actually works here in Montana too. I don't drink beer, but I love it for murdering slugs.
@@covahsmusicvault8953 i did and it worked but I cant afford to buy beer all the time. The rain waters it down and then its useless. Tried the sheep's wool too. Just did not work. I have pulled out what they left of the marigolds and planted pelagoniums and begonias. Seemingly they don't like them. Here's hoping. Thanks for your reply.
@@MrsBullfinch The ONLY other thing I know to work is normally considered a 'mare so I leave it as a last resort. If you're fortunate enough to have garter snakes in your garden.....let them keep your plants free of slugs. They love them!
Your videos inspires me to have my own kitchen garden, thanks for educating people about cultivation of greens in small area 👌 this is the requirement of time as the greens sold in stores are heavily laced with chemicals😰keep up the good work 👍 Cheers Rohit Upadhyaya India
Kohlrabi can be eaten raw, chopped up it's nice in salad they are quick to cook (don't overdo them, it's a shame if they get too soft). they go well with carrots and a bit of butter. you can also use the tiny leaves and sprinkle them over the Kohlrabi.
I'm cooking some beets, that I harvested last fall, right now. Beets that have been stored a long time takes a longer time to cook though. Turnip, like summer squash, is best picked small. They can get really big, but the taste gets strong.
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Thanks Huw, with the extra zucchinis, u can grate them and freeze in bags. When u want to use them, thaw and squeeze out excess liquid them add garlic, salt, pepper, tumeric and some flour, form into fritters and cook
This is what I do too! I'm thinking I'll try to dehydrate some this year.
@@couragefish good idea, they might be nice as chips an dip that way. Cream cheese is nice on them too🌼
I grew up in the Everglades.....I miss fried green tomatoes & squash. In MT over 2 decades now, folks think I'm nuts wanting green tomatoes. They have NO clue what they're missing! Zucchini & acorn squash are yummy substitutes for spaghetti noodles in case you didn't know. Take care & happy harvest, ~ Covah
I didn't know this I always watched mine over grow... Thanks for the tip.
@@rosemarywacera2576 It's fine to let a few marrow over. Use them for collecting seeds as those bought in the store will be expensive & you already know their Mum plant produced so keep those seeds for next year's harvest. ~ Covah
Perpetual Spinach, a member of the Chard family, is one of my favorites this time of year. All of the regular spinach varieties bold to seed as soon as the warm weather hits, but the Perpetual Spinach will grow and produce all summer long.
I planted some seeds of this last week, hoping to see them pop up soon.♥️🤞
@@azokalum I picked mine 2 days ago, and went out today to look at it and found that it needs to be picked again. We use a lot of it in salads.
I'm still harvesting mixed Chard varieties which I direct sowed in March last year. Hadn't grown Perpetual Spinach for a while but it's now back as one of the leaf beets which I grow. I've always been a bit mystified as to why they are considered to be "Spinach substitutes" as they are so much more versatile and long lasting than true spinach .
They look so pretty but I hated the earthy flavour and the non existent limp texture when they’re cooked..
Sown first time of 3 kinds of Spinach this year and you are right, I am amazed that even I sown the perpetual 1 month ahead compared to lazio and American spinach, I haven't seen any sign of bolting yet whereas I could see signs on the latter 2... Enjoying of doing trials on each of these veges🙂
if you sow the coriander/cilantro in a very shaded cool area where it only gets AM sun and dappled sun the rest of the time you can prevent bolting. I'm in zone 8A South Carolina and I thought growing cilantro here after trying to grow it in full sun was impossible until I tried growing it in the shade where it can be a good 15-20 degrees cooler than the sun and am finding it likes the cooler shady environment I've created for it.
Thank you for this. I am hoping this is the answer for me!
Excellent info. And good job on figuring this out in your South Carolina Zone 8!
I'm in Asheville NC, zone 6b. We finally figured out how to grow things like lavender and cilantro here. Sometimes it's unbelievable to me how different our zones are between the Carolinas. Well we've got it all don't we lol.
It's sow when you are growing plants. Sew is with needle and thread
East TN here and I’ve learned to give it minimal am sun-then keep the succession plantings coming! Same for chard, spinach and lettuces.
@@dianakenney2963 Thank you. I know that too. It was a stupid mistake. The correct spelling was even provided in the video subject. Talk about not paying attention!
Beautifully filmed. Inspired now in Northern Wisconsin to go outside and continue working on my garden. New property this year so starting everything from scratch on a shoestring. Thanks Huw.
I'm growing most of these. Cilantro/coriander and fennel came back from seeds that dropped last year. You inspired me to plant runner and bush beans with your other videos and your recently published book. Thanks!
So basically now is the time to start cool crops from seed is what I got from this video. Thanks 😊
The radish pods are amazing. I discovered them this year.
With all the ongoing food shortages, I'm finding it practical to not mow my lawn this year and neither are my neighbors- or use Roundup on the weeds with all the wild garlic and onions and dandelions - food all around us, edible plants aplenty through the wonders of organic gardening - using eggshells, banana peels and coffee grounds. I'll bet at least some of those weeds would make a nice salad - accompanied by some nice pan roasted sunflower seeds . Plus, by not running a lawn mower, or using pesticides, I'm contributing less to the waste stream helping to preserve our precious planet. We're also leaving a couple of vacant abandoned houses alone - so that we can forage from those yards as wel
And when it gets too tall you can use it for organic compost!
I did this last year, but found that the grass seed got in my veg beds... I'm keeping my lawn short again this year.
Yay! I think round-up is too widely used & so dangerous.
@@chanchan5349 Thank you. I'm glad you agree.
@@MsAdam09 I know it’s a lot to deal with but if you get the compost pile to 160°F or above for a while the seeds and organic matter is broken down with the heat and renders the seeds not viable. You can achieve that by turning and mixing the compost daily :)
THX 4 rapid messaging on many plant varities, not just droning on to fill up time on your vlog and say stay tuned 4 next weeks vlog on x,y, or z plant. Great work, keep it up, love no in vlog commercials! G_dspeed Mr. Richards!
I am completely enthralled with gatden envy for all your videos
Your gardens are amazing! Like a forest of food!!
Great time to start sowing for the winter too...
Will be getting my baby leeks ready to plant out 😏
You are a great gardener ,you have a beautiful garden and your soil looks so rich,that made your gardens grow so well.
Thanks Huw you have given me loads of scope for my college vegetable plot keep up the brilliant work
I quite like fennel as well and I’ve grown a bunch this year. The problem is that you can’t plant it next to much else. It prevents other plants from germinating, cross pollinates with dill; generally the anti-social stand-out in terms of companion planting.
Thank you for this info!
Wow, I didn’t know all this. Thanks so much for posting.
I think if you don't let it go to seed you'd be ok. I pick the little pollán yellow buds to make an italian thing I cant remember the name of. Also good in honey. I only pick it wild tho cóa nothing I try to grow grows so I just forget instead.
Was searching this topic and you produce a fresh video. Awesome! Thanks!
Peas, sow them in june or plant them?
I got 8/15! Will see if I can add a few more on this list. Thank you.
Courgette I now plant on a small mound about 10 inches high. I find the leaves last longer as they are dryer. Good advice, as usual. Thanks for the vid
I saw a recommendation to use a tomato cage to get the leaves of the ground too!
Have just bought your Veg in One Bed book. It's totally fab. Thanks for sharing this knowledge.
1.Coriander,
2.Dill,
3.Carrots,
4.Beetroot,
5.Peas,
6.Kale,
7. Courgette,
8. Khol Rabi,
9. Potatoes,
10. Fennel,
11. Swiss Chard and Perpetual Spinach,
12. Runner Beens, Climbing beans and Dwarf Beans,
13. Stem Lettuce/Celtuce ,
14. Turnips,
15. Dwarf/Bush Beans
Thank you! ❤
Number 7 aka Zucchini 💖
Number 8: Kohlrabi
@@evafort9441 Khol Rabi finde ich irgendwie interessanter ;-)
@@MrsPeel2305 vielleicht interessanter aber falsch! 😊
Hi richard I grow my spinach seeds in pot and once there 2" i separate and put in ground 3" distance there grow bigger and all winter i still use and coriander i also sow them in pots as you said in different batches dill is my favourite thanks for sharing and am your new subscriber 😁🇬🇧👍
Would love to hear about what you do with all the food you grow (apart from it been the families dinner) 😀
Hi Huw. Thank you for sharing millions of great tips and ideas in your channel. This year I begin to step out of my comfort zone to set up an edible garden. Your every video give me lots of knowledge. Thanks for being one of my guidance in my planting journey. Planting is so fun and discovering how the eco system works together is too amazing. Dear Huw, please continue to share more of your garden ^.^ In addition, may I have a question to you? What is your climate and temperature at your location? Million thanks again ^.^
I was just waiting for a new video!
Amazing advice, cheers mate. I'm getting a new garden soon and can't wait to see what next year will look like there!
If you've got critters attacking your legumes, I recommend placing some netting around them (for rabbits) and planting boatloads of alfalfa elsewhere.
Alfalfa is easy to get as a bag of sprouting hrains cheap. They attract critters more than your other legumes (in my experience).
Huw, you absolutely rule man👌🙏🤟
another great video thanks Huw x
Thanks for another great tour of ideas!
Wow amazing video and very nature view
That came just in time! Thank you for al those useful tips
Woow 😱, wonderful, i like gardening to you boy♥️
What stage of the season is June for you? I am in Florida in the United States and I'm basically middle of summer now lol ,but I love your videos for inspiration for the next season
Early summer/late spring in the UK.
@@WaddedBliss Thanks Ed. I'm in N.E., Montana and our ground didn't thaw till almost June. Finally had a rain shower on Sunday. Hopefully we won't get hotter than the South this summer. Last year we had temps from 99-108F for 10 steady days.
@@covahsmusicvault8953 Average spring temperatures here have been cold (again.) Crops are growing but growing slowly.
@@WaddedBliss We had 2 wet blizzards that actually closed down I-94 heading into N.Dakota not long ago. Our weather would get into the 60'sF & then in an instant we'd have wet snow snap our power lines. It's mildly raining again today. We definitely need it, especially w/wildfire season starting soon. I welcome a fresh rainstorm. Hopefully we won't get any drastic temp drop from the predicted snow fall that could happen in higher elevations over the wknd.
Please, do you have any videos or links to how you cook or use your vegetables... chard and celtuce and some of the lesser known veggies especially
yep only growing 1 green and 1 yellow zucchini next year. its only june and I'm already kinda burnt-out on em. extremely productive. it's just so hot here in California and I am still learning which crops can withstand the high heat. Lettuce is difficult 😓
I hear you. We're looking at 105 next Friday. 🥵 My neighbor has started bringing me zucchini already. I'll be giving her eggplant. Oh, let's be British, courgettes and aubergines 🍆 . I'm trying some mixed greens as baby greens in containers. Hopefully that will work.
I wish dill grew like weed for me. Afids got a hold of it on me this year.
Kelvedon Wonder! The Best Peas!
I'm so far behind this year im kicking myself. Ibe run out of time for many things. I had winter depression pretty bad and wasnt sure i was.going to be up for a big garden this year. Then of course spring cme and i felt better but didnt have my starts. The holes in the garden beds makes me disappointed 😥 i will try not to make this mistake again
Your a Gem 💎 Kid
Brilliant 👍🏻
Nice
I only have two courgetteplants and they're doing great. Sadly they have only produced female flowers so far and no male flowers to pollinate them at all :(
I need to send mine for a visit. All male flowers.
Thanks for sharing!
Wish you had posted this video 2 or 3 weeks ago! p
Thanks!
Hey Huw. What season is it there? We are in our first month of winter here in Australia. Not sure what stage of season you are at.
I just found & thanked this gent for that exact response. I'm in N.E., Montana.....our ground just thawed a week ago.
Ed Bates 4 days ago
"Early summer/late spring in the UK."
@@covahsmusicvault8953 Thanks mate. Will give me a better idea of whats going on there at that time of year. 👍 Thought I may have got an direct answer from Huw.
@@snowfuller7599 Some vloggers reply more than others. I've yet to get a reply from any garden channel owner. Take care of yourself & happy harvest. ~ Covah
@@covahsmusicvault8953 Wayland Smalley replies and puts viewers photos of their gardens on his channel. Hes great to follow. ruclips.net/channel/UCuaIf_TP0sk-DrqOsPFWKgg
What variety of bulbing fennel is that? Its bulb is so much larger than any I've seen
My coriander plants always look rather measly. Any tips on how they grow better?
Does anyone know if Huw still keeps his ducks?🦆
Do you grow rutabaga?
I'm curious about courgettes. I noticed that the variety you showed was a climbing variety. I haven't been able to find that particular variety.
You can make any kind of courgette climb with a net. It's saves a lot of space. Look up videos on vertical planting, the possibilities are amazing.
The sparrows eat my chard !
Could someone tell me the name of those potatoes please?
Can you use pressure treated wood for raised bed boxes ?
Sweet potatoee
What zone are you in??
Is that tree lettuce?
What zone?
Way too hot already for some of those for me.
How do you eat fennel
Look up French and Italian recipes online, they use them roasted I think or with fish!
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June where though? What zone do you happen to live in Huw? :)
Be careful with the dill going to seed tho it will take over every open crack and corner of your garden your sidewalk your lawn...
Let lettuce let us feed
Just wanted to say, I really appreciate the short intro. Some of these videos on gardening, they spend the first 5-10 minutes on their life stories, and I'm all "I just want to know how to grow better tomatoes!!"
Again, thanks.
I ain't even got the time to film those kind of intros😂
so true 😂
I agree...total boredom before you get to info we watch for
Your videos are so incredibly enjoyable to watch. I've been trying to learn what I can grow in a small apartment and your videos are very inspiring!
Basil in the window! Chives thyme and other herbs. If you do tomatoes I’d do cherry!
@@taxigirl5637 Thank you for the suggestion! I'm currently trying to grow peas and arugula in pots & crossing my fingers they'll survive :)
Brilliant, just sown parsley, dill, carrots, spinach, coriander, and purple basil. I have tomatoes, strawberries, beetroot, spring onions, lettuce , potato, peas, climbing beans and sweet corn ! This is my first year really really going for it , I have made mistakes but I'm loving learning so therapeutic , my garden is tiny but using space as best I can. Can't wait to grow garlic and more potatoes , wish I had room for brassicas. I have also made sure I have plenty marigolds and pollinator flowers. Love your videos thank you , also started my own mini compost system wish me luck x
Good Luck Laura 🥕🥕🥕🥬🥬🥬🌱🌱🌱🥦🥦🥦☘️☘️☘️💁🏻
@@bernadettesullivan29 thank you xxxx
Many blessings for a good harvest
Indeed very therapeutic, I am on my second year of planting in our small back garden too... Lots of trial and error and compromising as I sometimes sown too much than the space available and not wanted to gave up those spares sown😁.....
May I know what kind of composting u doing? Thanks
I am just using an old kitchen bin with holes for drainage in bottom and up side, dry leaves, cardboard toilet rolls, fresh cuttings, e.g grass, cut up fresh food waste old soil , worms repeat and water occasionally x will see how it goes x 😍
Thank you for another great video and the encouragement you give that helps me to keep trying even when I have some failures. Blessings on your day Kiddo!🥰🌻🐛
I was stationed in Wales in the late 70’s. I grew to love the people and the accent. My friends are always surprised when I call out a Welsh person by their accent. They ask me how I know. If you know, you know. It’s in your heart!
Thank you for helping me not feel so behind in my plantings! I've been sowing most of the same seeds here in Oregon this week! A bit later than usual, but nevertheless we shall keep planting and harvesting! Thank you for all the wonderful content! 🌱
I have spelled my name like that since I was 19 (in 1971) because my best friend became my sister-in-law (we married brothers) and both our names became Judith Moore. She spelled hers, 'Judi' so I added an 'E' to mine. Judie. We lived nextdoor to each other on the farm and always got our mail mixed up. Also so our in-laws would know which was which on our Christmas presents. I've never known anyone else that spelled their name like mine... till now.
God bless, Jude, from Kentucky ✝️🥀🐴🇺🇲
I'm in Oregon as well and all the rain has kept me from getting everything planted.
@@jude7321 what a fun story! I've always enjoyed it being spelled differently, even if a lot of people at first glance say Julie! Ha!
@@oregontrisha365 Yes, the rain just keeps coming! I'm lucky to have covered porches and a raised bed I can grow in year round. My new section of in ground garden space, however, is still a sloggy muddy mess with nothing planted! Hoping to change that in the next week! Good luck, fellow Oregonian!
hello fellow Oregonians, I'm in NW. I can't believe, well I can actually, all the rain, STILL! And so much wind, way more than usual. Hopefully we get a summer! Happy growing everyone. It's only my 3rd year. I love these videos.
Courgette is great to bulk up homemade vegetable soup. A bunch of carrots, some celery, leek, brocolli with a few courgettes is delicious. It's delicious in stews too.
Wonderful- I was just lamenting my late start this year and this video has restored my enthusiasm to get planting!
Also thank you for reminding me of turnips. I got a bit of cabbage root fly larvae in mine a few years ago but before it got all icky I did enjoy making turnip fritters, which were very tasty and I would recommend anyone to try. I used The Kitchn's
"How to make fritters out of any vegetable" recipe.
Me too i failed entirely to get things done because it was just so damn cold to get enthusiastic about being outside. Im doing a 5 day makeover of my aunts garden while shes away on holidays and I might just add some veegies amongst the flowers. When he says sow. Does he mean the seeds or plant them as plants?
@@Padraigp either. Some you direct sow like carrots, some you do in rows in seed beds then transplant, and some you start in pots or plugs. Good luck!
I'm looking in to these Kalvedin Wonder, I absolutely love peas but thought the sowing season was over :)
Your garden is so beautiful! So excited to try my chive flowers, thanks for a great video 😁
I absolutely love that those root crops will grow perfectly well together in a cluster. Those turnips were beautiful! I don't care for them either, but that was just so neat to see. The same with the beets.
I could probably stand to think about putting more things in the garden although feels like I'm still doing the initial planting. Sheep might have been making noise but what a cool site to see!!
The way he inspires is amazing. I watched him garden and started wanting to buy a piece of land in the valley to make a garden like him! thank you ! I have learned a lot of useful things
Your garden looks fantastic. Unfortunately here in the west of Northern Ireland we have had awful weather. Everything is struggling in the garden as there hasn't been much heat yet and too mych rain, but I keep persevering on. I am now away to see what seeds I can plant now. I thought I was too late, so thanks for this video .
Same in Sweden. We had a couple of warm days but turned off cool and wet.
Everybody seems to be getting rain yet here in N.E., Montana our seasons are lacking in every type of precipitation. Finally had a rain shower on Sunday. Barely put a dent in the ground though. Last summer we had 10 days of 99F & up temps. In Aug. we had one day that was 108F in the shade. I honestly felt like I was back in the Deep South. Hoping everybody has a happy harvest, ~ Covah
My mother usually grew turnips and I loved them. Some are nicer than others. The Snowball variety to me was usually the best. When you get a nice perfect juicy one, they're great!
great video! took it as a friendly reminder to get on top of the planting more herbs:)
A lot of turnip slandering towards the end of the video there. Shocking. Turnips rule. Excellent fermented too.
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I asked my 93 year old friend how they survived thru the winter in rural Northern Wisconsin when he was a kid. He said, "We ate a lot of turnips." Curious, I went out and bought a nice looking organic one, roasted it, took one bite, and nearly had to spit it out. Was sick the rest of the day. I think for some of us it must be a chemical or physical aversion.
@@sjk7314 I hope your turnip loving 93 year old friend disowned you for your anti turnip hate speech.
There"s also a perennial kale for US zones 6-9 that can be propagated with the side shoots.
Hi Leslie. Can you give us the variety name? Thanks so much!
Yes, please 🤗
I think its called Tree collard
@@MB-co6qj No, look up Kosmic kale.
Turnips are a favourite of mine!
I've been sowing Celtuce thanks to your last video about two years ago, I really love it, it lives through a big part of summer and yields big amounts of leaves. Plus bolting is a good thing because the stem is super nice stir fried with some (vegan)butter and sesame oil.
Ugh I'm jealous of how good the ground quality is, ours is really heavy clay soil and we probably have to dig it all out and start anew
Same here, partially. Very discouraging and frustrating. I feel for you.
I wish I owned a backhoe or a bobcat seriously. As well as a dump truck. Sigh.
You can do raised beds. Just get started on making homemade compost and leaf mold if you want to do it on the cheap.
You can also till some of the soil and break it up. Then plant some cover crops and let them root deeply into the ground - radish and mustards do this. Then let them die in the frost/. The radish compost into the ground over the winter adding much needed organic material. Then you can get a different cover crop in the spring and chop and drop, till that in and that should give you a good start on the clay soil.
Same here. I have raised beds but also been composting for years. Some direct composting, some in a bin. Tons of leaves in garbage bags,let them rot & add to clay soil. Works wonders
Start a big compost piles and mix it in with your clay soil. As the person said above, it will take some time and effort but will help. You can also use a soil amendment to break up clay soil. I forgot what it was called but it's very effective with compost.
@@lexkek5625 gypsum?
Turnip can be enjoyed with traditional Chinese way of using salt to draw out the water from shredded turnip and then add chili power and other spices to cure it for a few weeks. The result is magnificent with porridge or stir fry with meat etc.
Ace video mate!
Great video, thanks. I'm off out now to buy some more seeds! I'm new to vegetable gardening and I've picked no dig as the method to try and it's going great. The thing I'm struggling with though is properly planning the succession planting so this sort of video is really useful.
Great info! Thanks 🌱🥕🥬
Just here to defend turnips
Hi Huw, i'm following your Chanel a couple of weeks and like it very much. I try to figure out, what dwarf beans are.(my English is neither good nor bad :) I know bush beans, but dwarf sounds like smaller ones. Can you please give me a hint? Thank you very very much. Susanne
Dwarf bean plants grow to around 14" high. They produce well and are easy to grow. Since they're short, no stakes are needed & it takes less than 2 months to get beans.
Brilliant, you have just answered my planting questions for June. Such a slug problem here in Southern Ireland any tips ?
I share your pain. We here in Northern Ireland are having the same problem. Its all the rain that's the problem. It can get so discouraging but we have to battle on. I have tried everything but not much success other than go out and pick them up at night. I also leave things for them to crawl underneath and then next morning go out and remove them.
Try raw sheep's wool.I find it works.I'm also in South West Ireland.
Have you put out some deep saucers of ale? It worked in the Deep South & actually works here in Montana too. I don't drink beer, but I love it for murdering slugs.
@@covahsmusicvault8953 i did and it worked but I cant afford to buy beer all the time. The rain waters it down and then its useless. Tried the sheep's wool too. Just did not work. I have pulled out what they left of the marigolds and planted pelagoniums and begonias. Seemingly they don't like them. Here's hoping. Thanks for your reply.
@@MrsBullfinch The ONLY other thing I know to work is normally considered a 'mare so I leave it as a last resort.
If you're fortunate enough to have garter snakes in your garden.....let them keep your plants free of slugs. They love them!
Your videos inspires me to have my own kitchen garden, thanks for educating people about cultivation of greens in small area 👌 this is the requirement of time as the greens sold in stores are heavily laced with chemicals😰keep up the good work 👍
Cheers
Rohit Upadhyaya
India
Another brilliant video, Huw! I would have never thought of sowing more peas-but now I will as we love them so much!
You and me both! :)
Will sprouting pea seeds grow into standard pea plants if you don't cut them for pea shoots or are they 2 separate species?
How do you cook fennel? Do you just eat it raw? Thank you, Huw. I always learn so much from you. I’m also curious about the kohlrabi.
You can use it raw as a salad, but you can also grill them or fry them instead of onions in dishes.
I like to stew fennel with herbs and butter and then serve with fish 😊
Fennel is also great in a Mediterranean fish stew with tomatoes, saffron and added fennel seed.
Kohlrabi can be eaten raw, chopped up it's nice in salad
they are quick to cook (don't overdo them, it's a shame if they get too soft). they go well with carrots and a bit of butter.
you can also use the tiny leaves and sprinkle them over the Kohlrabi.
Love self-seed vegetables. Winter is here. I grow cold-weather vegetables such as beetroots, peas, kale, and silverbeet.
I'm cooking some beets, that I harvested last fall, right now. Beets that have been stored a long time takes a longer time to cook though.
Turnip, like summer squash, is best picked small. They can get really big, but the taste gets strong.
This is one of my most favourite videos of yours. So so helpful. Thank Huw!
I am continually inspired. I think I'll go plant some more seeds. EJK from🇺🇸
Hi, can u plz make a video about stam lecctus? How you sow and grow from beginning? Thank you very much!
Your videos are so very beautiful!! Thank you so much!❤