Welcome to more than just my new garden reveal! Pre-order The Self-Sufficiency Garden here geni.us/SelfSufficiencyGarden - This garden and book has easily been my favourite gardening project so far!
Is it likely to come out in paperback? Itching to read it, but I find paper back more enjoyable and easier to handle, so I'd wait to buy if I knew it was an option.
What an incredible project to be a part of, and I'm so glad we can finally talk about it! We've worked together in the garden and kitchen so often, and collaborated on so many videos, it's about time we wrote a book together. Thank you for the opportunity to make the book I wish I'd had years ago!
Ahhh finally the mini reveal 👍😁 Look forward to seeing your future vids on the new garden with gardening & cooking. The new book also looks great. I try never to assume anything, are the recipes vegan or some of them. It's no hardship for me swapping ingredients if they're not 👍 Hope both projects are very successful 🤘
@@fjalar4856 a seasonal diet is key, from practices that improve the health of the soil and environment around it🌿 A seasonal kitchen garden like this is just one example, but perhaps the most applicable to the most people☺️
As a data-loving nerd, what I love about this is the no-nonsense vibe, the numbers, the 'having a go' aspect, and most importantly still making all that a core element of the fun and intrigue of it all - which is a super important element indeed.
@@HuwRichards I have a honey bee farm but started with the garden. My dad and I ate BLT's all summer from my garden. I thought about lavender farming as well to provide income to build up projects.
Years ago, I tried a similar exercise on my balcony and window sills in London. I didn't grow anything like 580kg, but I did get up to 83kg, which didn't seem too bad from a small bit of concrete. I now grow in containers in a concrete front yard in the Newcastle upon Tyne - and you are inspiring me to measure the harvest again!
Wow that is awesome!! And measuring crops definitely put into perspective just how much everything adds up, and I think for a lot of people will make them realise that perhaps their garden is far more productive than they thought!
Huw this is exactly where we are at giving all the economic uncertainty out there, is to use a little space as possible to grow as much food as can be done, with as little effort as and inputs as we can get away with. Integrated, organized yet flexible, year-round production, maximum maintained fertility, large variety of crops, and of course grown organically based upon natural principles old and new. We are just pushing the edge as hard as we can to really come up with a consistent and repeatable system of production each year. There is much pioneer work to do and I am so excited for what's ahead and where things can go, and breaking new ground. Really love where you are going with this.
Congrats again Huw! I'm so pleased to see how well the secret garden has grown this year, and I'm looking forward to watching it develop over the next few years.
This is my dream garden! Seriously-this garden is just perfect!😍❤️ I just got a small allotment plot in September and today I came home with a head of red cabbage (left from the previous plot holder), my first 2 turnips, few different type of lettuce, radishes and green onions for my salad. I am feeling proud of myself, seeing how pretty my broad beans, peas, onions and garlic are germinating. By the summer, I hope to taste again the billberries after 16 years not having any of them. Oh, and my own Saffron. I have huge hopes from this tiny piece of land and your videos inspiring me to continue what I am doing... so thank you.
@laimaesmaeili9002, If you don't mind answering, what part of the UK are you in where you can grow saffron? I know it used to be grown in the UK and I was curious if people were growing it now. I hope you have a tremendous time caring for your allotment.
Sorry I missed your comment!! Oh that sounds so lovely, and you should indeed be very proud of yourself!! Thank you so much for your kind words and best of luck with your allotment next year🌿
Square meter in Europe - Square foot garden in the US, ...it's a great concept and the timing couldn't be better for me as I'm developing a kitchen garden nearer the house this fall/winter for next spring. I've already pre-ordered the book! Thank you, Huw!
Square foot gardening exists in USA mainly but I found that square feet were just too small to work with! And so I thought why don't I just see what happens per square metre. On my chart I've also included average yield per plant which hopefully really helps! Thanks so much for the pre-order and best of luck with your kitchen garden!
I absolutely love your garden !!! We do that as well :) we just started last season and we have thousands and thousands of pictures of our 100m2 vegetable garden (plants, bees, lady bugs, chores done...well, everything and anything is good enough for a picture. Just like you I also weigh everything and calculate how much we saved. We put that money aside and re-invest it in whatever is necessary in the garden, being that seeds/plants or tools, etc. I always liked gardening. Used to do it in my balcony, but now it turned into a passion! Greeting from the Netherlands :) Keep up the wonderful work !
You are genuinely the most practical, realistic, down to earth, helpful Gardener on RUclips and beyond; you make veg gardening accessible to almost everyoneI I have just preordered the book and I am very excited to be able to utilise the information it holds. Thank-you Huw 😁
Love this Huw. Well done. And great concept for a book. I think quantifying it really helps to make it tangible to people. And as you say, there are definitely benefits of gardening in a small space, not least it's much easier to keep on top of and simply enjoy!
I have the book on pre-order and I'M SO FRICKIN EXITED ABOUT IT!!!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩 I had already decided to give up my allotment of 17years because people keep stealing my stuff and because I haven't been in the best place mentally so the allotment always falls into disrepair by july, but this year I actually feel exited again! Thank you Huw! 😘😘
I love seeing your growth ! I’ve watched you as a little kid when I was in college. Now with my career and turning 39 years old, I love seeing how your garden, growing knowledge and videography have improved over time ! Great work !!
I love your garden! When I was a mother of eight children and my husband was off and gone, we survived off of our garden, and what I could hunt and fish for. We lived in the high desert plateau of central Utah, USA and our growing season was only 2 1/2 months long. I love to watch your example of self-sufficiency. It brings back such wonderful memories. Thank you again Huw for posting this. Best of luck with your book!!!
Such a neat ´little´ plot! On our allotment site, the regular ones are only 40 square meters! The new project sounds exiting! I love how you focus on efficiency and experimentation. May your garden ever prosper!
I was super excited when you said what the book was about (just preordered it) but even more excited about the permaculture garden that you're creating. I think that's the direction I want to go in. Looking forward to more videos on the subject from you.
Congratulations, Huw. The experimentation is very helpful. We've done similarly. How little space can you feed yourself on? Well... let's try it, then write about it! Rock on.
I am one minute in and bursting with excitement to see more of this secret garden. It is the exact same size of the space I have to work with. Thank you for so much inspiration.
I live in central Texas and I torture myself watching his videos lol. We could never grow food like this with the heat here in the summer. My fall garden is looking pretty good in the greenhouse but the caterpillars are eating my greens in the outside area. Still, I love Huw’s success and I will continue to torture myself turning green all the way through.
You should check out “Anne of all trades”, and homesteading videos or article. Particularly Amish techniques. I firmly believe you can have what this guy has. Even in Central Texas. I’m still fairly new to this, but I think your answer is going to be lots and lots of mulch. Pardon me if you know all of this. My point is that you’re lucky to live in Texas. I WISH I had your heat. I’m in western Washington. I’m trying to find heat. lol. You just need to find the niche for your area. I’m convinced by my research that anyone can garden anywhere and at anytime and with minimal cost. I always say I was born in the wrong era, however, we are fortunate to have access to all the information we need and crave. It’s out there if you look. My point was to inspire you. I NEVER comment on things. For whatever reason I was drawn to your comment. So I hope I didn’t insult in anyway. Happy Gardening and best of luck to you.
I’m not sure I can wait until next May for the book! I’d love to pore over it all winter during Oregon’s long, wet, gray days. I’ve been so inspired by your videos and other books. You’re like a very good friend who really GETS our passion for getting into the dirt! Many thanks for sharing your love of the garden with us. PS. I love that you love our Oregon sweet peas! Kiki
Sadly because of the nature of doing it all this year, we had to get the book printed at late as possible so we can fit everything in, which means UK gets it early but because of shipping over to the US it will be delayed. I tried to get it as early as possible but sadly not! Thank you so much for your really kind words☺️
Really interesting. I downsized myself last year from a full size allotment and it has been so interesting to meet the challenges of making a smaller space as productive as possible. I will certainly be watching your journey with interest. Keep up the good work Huw. Kind regards. Gary
Awesome. Although I live in the Andes and we do not have "regular" seasons, a book like this could help organize my food forest and I am planning to change some raised beds. Will ask a friend to bring it from Spain to Peru in March.
Absolutely brilliant and thanks for confirming that it is possible to be self sufficient in fruit and vegetables in a modern world. Great plot and thank you for letting us see it.
This is so great. I am so thankful to have this channel to help me on my journey here. I as well am downsizing and intensifying my garden spaces. I already feel such a sense of order and peace in the space Ive worked and set up thus far. So grateful for the timing of this.
Recently became the proud tenant of an allotment, completely new to growing anything. Glad I found the channel and pleased to see you are based in Wales as I am also! Have a great day brawd!
Congratulations Huw on your new garden, well deserved! You are a true motivation for many of us :) I really really hope we can help back you soon, with a very affordable, ecofriendly, special greenhouse we are working on.
Right now I have seven raised beds, but only four have soil in them. I have not been able to get the soil to fill the others. I do want to get at least three to four more beds built and, for me, that should be plenty of food for my husband and myself. I also have a small greenhouse (6 ft. by 8 ft.) that needs to be finished.
Oh how exciting for you and us! I’ll be getting your book for sure! Thank you for all the hard work you do and sharing your knowledge. Im slowing getting the hang of veg-gardening and it’s so rewarding. Starting small with the easy plants and slowing growing more and more. It’s just brilliant!
Just pre-ordered my copy! Really looking forward to seeing this collaboration with you & Sam - I just know this is going to be my favourite book of the season. Congratulations on your wonderful new kitchen garden Huw 😊👍
Wow, what an amazing space. As someone who is heading towards being as self sufficient as possible coming across your channel is a proper touch, looks like I could learn lots. Thanks, great video 👍👍
I have a similar project for my garden, but I start with much lower skills...I will "study" your You-Tube channel and buy the book. 🙂 Greetings from Italy
How brilliant, as a half plot owner I look forward to reading the book. Just under a third of my plot is perennial planting, the rest is in 4 beds on a rotation. Only my second year but already produced hundreds of pounds £ of food. Paid for my shed in 2 seasons. Love it.
Pre-ordered mine - I love that you have collaborated with Sam again! It's one thing to grow the goods, but I enjoy having options on preparing/consuming the veg, too! All the best to you both, and thank you!
Came across this video and I have to say a few things. 1. You're an absolute gem for putting in all that work and working out the statistics. 2. Thank you so much for putting it all in a book for other people to use. 3. I am buying that book and I hope others do too.
Huw. You are now my go to RUclips gardener. You have proved that with due care and diligence and a bit of space most people should be able to tick the food box as far as veg goes. Well done. I hope to be getting the book soon.
Dude, this is the dream! I'm growing on aprox. 50m² and with lucky weather it can last from may till december for a family of 3. I'm starting on a larger plot next year. Seeds, selection and preserving is key. Your garden is beyond perfect, an example to follow. I'm envious af. Keep up the important work! Congratulations!
Just ordered the book. I am starting my kitchen garden 40m2 of raised beds in 120m2 section of garden, includes 3 compost bins, 2 hot beds, hooped poly tunnels, walk in polytunnel and seed prep area, 2 IBC tanks (future). Integrating elements of hugel kulture, no dig, Monets garden. Looking forward to learning more.
This is amazing. I tried to run the numbers for the first year of my allotment and it was SO much work. This is like that multiplied by 100. What an incredible idea, project and results.
@@HuwRichards hahahaha maybe not 100 but I have just upgraded the plot to raised beds and have a polytunnel now. Will love getting my hands on the book and delving into the ideas.
Brilliant! I said in your post about it that I thought it’d be an allotment garden, to show people how they can make an allotment productive Brilliantly relatable. Love this concept and I’m sure the book is as wonderful as your precious titles are. 😊
I have been so inspired by your videos, that my wife and I decided to let our allotment go and we bought just under a half an acre plot of land around the corner from our house in Cwmgwrach, South Wales. Thank you for the inspiration.
Huw, I would LOVE to see a step-by-step explanation on how to bed build the cover in this video at 2:32. It looks great and I'd love to build a few in my garden. Thanks, and I cant wait to watch more "Secret Garden" videos.
I've been making moves in my garden all autumn in order to fit in more raised beds. Have depleted my compost supply now so that will need budgeting for this year, although I may try to outsource compost material from some of my neighbours this year...... Even decided to get rid of dedicated strawberry beds and have replanted them around the edge of the beds instead. My paths were wider than needed so I decided to free up more growing room. Mine are only pallet collar sized beds, I now have 16 to manage. I like it this way because I can see to them individually rather than a whole daunting project! I pleased to say, thanks to one of your newsletters, I'm also growing an orchard (I now have 5 fruit trees in the garden 😂) I'm beginning to use permaculture design ideas in other "rougher" parts of the garden. Becoming a little more creative; Rhubarb now lives in a flower bed creating some ornamental structure instead of taking up space in a veg bed for example. My dream is to have a beautiful garden, which is relatively easy for me to maintain around work etc, whilst producing as my food as I can. I look forward to the new book and garden, and will backtrack on past videos for now to formulate my plan for next year over the winter. Regards and seasons greetings from us, in Kent 👋
My book finally arrived a couple of days ago after being on pre-order since March & I started reading it tonight 🤩 I’m only a few chapters in and I’m psyched to get ready for spring kicking off in a couple months & moving towards setting up more space to grow food in! 🤩🤩
I'm really very excited to see the reveal of the secret garden and couldn't be happier about what it is. I'm really looking forward to learning more over the coming months and year. Thank you so much Huw 🎄
Love the new garden, Huw! Perfect timing too as I just took on a half-size allotment plot a couple of months ago! Can't wait to see what else you do with it over the next growing season!
Oh Huw, I am ridiculously excited about this! I'm in North-West England so your sowing and planting dates will really suit my conditions. I'm sharing this video with hubby and hoping for a piece of paper under the tree on Christmas morning. After a good first year, other temporary commitments meant a lot less time at the allotment this year, so I can't wait to follow your advice and make it a really productive space! Congratulations! I'm a long-time subscriber and this is the best thing you've done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Instead of Secret Garden, it should be your Dream Garden. What an incredible job you've done! I even love the fence. I'd love to hear how you did that. Can't wait to receive the book. I've loved your others.
So happy about your collaboration. Steadily learning how to grow.things in our climate 5b to 6a in US,but I do find a need to learn how to use and preserve. We are still frozen come March timeframe, and in May to June we quickly go from cold to quite hot, I still learnmore from you than anyone. Thankyou
I wish i could achieve even half of this! I don't seem to have much luck growing things, I forget to do what I need to do...😏 We'll done Huw, you're amazing for one so young! ShirleyAnne 👩🏼🌾(67yrs)
Absolutely fantastic! What a great space for your kitchen garden, and wow a food forest! I can't wait to see all of it unfolding before our eyes here on you tube. Keep doing what you're doing!
Huw this is a breathtaking garden. 🌱🌱I cannot wait to get my hands on your new book and put these principles into practice. Veg in one bed was my first gardening book… 😊😊😊
I've been watching your videos since you were still experimenting with flying planes and making cooking videos in your mum's kitchen. How far we've come! It still astonishes me what an independent, self sufficient man you have become. I'd still like to see you do another cooking video. haha
This is so incredible! I’m getting this book. Love the idea of showing how it’s done and also the cooking aspect. I find myself growing veggies and not knowing how to incorporate into my daily cooking completely. Thank you!
This is amazing! For the last 2 years, I've been looking forward to this video. Your creative problem solving and dedication is inspiring. Looking forward to the arrival of the new book to my bookshelf. ❤
Hey Richard you are so handsome...Tom Cruise resembles you...I came across your video today. You are doing an amazing Job . My Dad was a farmer. He owned acres of land . I picked up a bit of his skills. Gardening is so satisfying. All the very Best
I look forward to you going into more detail on this, as I have near enough the same total area (118m² including paths) & a 3mx6m polytunnel. I really do think reducing one's expectations is a necessity regarding self sufficiency (don't expect fresh tomatoes, courgettes & peppers from December through May...). I simply change what I eat to suit what is available.
Dear brother Huw, Congratulations on the new exciting project ! Also, it is great to hear that with the proper gardening know-how, one can be self sufficient on a 125 sqm plot of land :) Thank you for sharing your growth journey
Very excited to start following you. We have just started work on a half plot allotment, opposite our home. Was given one of your books for Christmas, and noticed I had one from the library. Excited to have found you and have pre-ordered your new book.
I'm so happy you are back doing the thing that inspired me to start growing veg again after an unsuccessful start overwhelmed with not knowing how to plan or knowing that I could make my own compost for free!! It's everything I want and need. Thank you Huw. Can't wait to learn more. Reserved my copy of the book 😁
@@HuwRichards big thanks to you Huw, you are an inspiration🌱💚🌿. I really love how you take healthy risks, always having an open mind on the outcome. And I'm so joyful you still have a growing space to eat from and explore with. As I'm entering into my second year of growing on my allotment plot, I really want to maximise the space and explore with the aim for self sufficient alongside permaculture methods. No doubt it will take time for me to get there but with your videos and books and my local community growing project group, I'm sure I will get there🌿🌿💚💚🌱🌱. So thanks again.
Very exciting - my garden is just three 20 foot beds and many, many root pouches that I move to follow the sun. Your efforts will certainly improve mine - thanks for your little garden!
Definitely another Huw book soon to add to my collection. Great effort Huw. Love how you did it on a half size plot. That's exactly what I have. I have adopted alot of your and Charles growing methods but adapting them to my size in a specific plan has been a problem Asim not the best at organising. This would be a great help.
Love your channel. I live in Arizona in the US and of course our climate is much different than the UK. Can you tell me how much of your book is geared toward the UK climate? I would imagine the planting guide is different, but I would imagine I could benefit from other things especially in the fact that we can grow pretty much year round here in the desert. Thanks again for the great content!
This might be a really weird hack for me for indoor gardens but I find that if I add at least a dozen worms to a big pot and just add certain things such as egg shells to the soil around my plants, they grow amazing from the natural compost and it's quite self sufficient.
Hey huw from tasmania. i dont look on youtube unless i am.specifically looking for info and have come across and watched numerous videos of yours. I enjoy your energy and simplicity. We are at about 85/90% food production, hand milking and home butchering.. good job..i will grab a copy of the book as is nce to have also cooking ideas..keep enjoying..addind perennial flowers and fruit trees is a wonderful colour and height game change..enjoy!!
The plans included in the new book for each bed reminds me of the Veg in One Bed concept but greatly expanded! I've gone through that book several times so I'm definitely looking forward to the new one. Congrats on the book & all, Huw and Sam 🎉
Looks very interesting. The pressure when gardening is often trying to expand as much as possible to grow as much as you can so this downsizing hopefully shows that less can be more. Less work for enough yield. I just wish I had your length of growing season! I’m lucky to get 5 months of non protected growing. Self sufficient gardening in my climate really requires a heated greenhouse.
Thanks! Having a smaller space means every inch is given a lot more attention, which gets you the yields! I know that this smaller garden is quite a bit more productive than the whole previous garden put together to be honest. Is that 5 months frost free? We are around 6 months frost free if that helps! Best wishes, Huw
@@HuwRichards 5 Months frost free and 6 months of deep freezes. Overnight temperatures down to -40 are a yearly occurrence. Last year we averaged 2' of snow on the ground (with snow drifts up to 5' deep along my shelterbelt) and had almost a full month below -20 with the entire winter average daytime high -12.
I’m so proud of you keep growing my friend keep growing if you’re ever in the USA in Florida look us up God bless you merry Christmas. Remember, Jesus is a reason for the season.
Welcome to more than just my new garden reveal! Pre-order The Self-Sufficiency Garden here geni.us/SelfSufficiencyGarden - This garden and book has easily been my favourite gardening project so far!
How about Canada?
Is it likely to come out in paperback? Itching to read it, but I find paper back more enjoyable and easier to handle, so I'd wait to buy if I knew it was an option.
@@carolineholding no plans in the next 2-3 years at least sadly
Looking forward to getting a copy of your new book huw, and also watching the videos .
@@HuwRichards oh well, I'll just go ahead and get it then. I got an allotment about a year ago, so I'm sure it will be useful.
What an incredible project to be a part of, and I'm so glad we can finally talk about it! We've worked together in the garden and kitchen so often, and collaborated on so many videos, it's about time we wrote a book together. Thank you for the opportunity to make the book I wish I'd had years ago!
It has indeed been tough keeping it secret haha! Now we can chat about it as much as we want ;)
Looking forward to seeing some videos from you now the secret's out, Sam! What a brilliant collaboration. It's joyful to know the book is on its way 🥰
Ahhh finally the mini reveal 👍😁
Look forward to seeing your future vids on the new garden with gardening & cooking.
The new book also looks great. I try never to assume anything, are the recipes vegan or some of them. It's no hardship for me swapping ingredients if they're not 👍
Hope both projects are very successful 🤘
Whole food plant based diet is the way forward. This is so exciting. Congratulations to both of you🎉
@@fjalar4856 a seasonal diet is key, from practices that improve the health of the soil and environment around it🌿 A seasonal kitchen garden like this is just one example, but perhaps the most applicable to the most people☺️
As a data-loving nerd, what I love about this is the no-nonsense vibe, the numbers, the 'having a go' aspect, and most importantly still making all that a core element of the fun and intrigue of it all - which is a super important element indeed.
I really appreciate that thank you very much☺️
Self-sufficiency is getting more and more important these days. Great project to show how little space one really needs 🌱👍
Thank you very much! That was exactly my goal
@@HuwRichards I have a honey bee farm but started with the garden. My dad and I ate BLT's all summer from my garden. I thought about lavender farming as well to provide income to build up projects.
Years ago, I tried a similar exercise on my balcony and window sills in London. I didn't grow anything like 580kg, but I did get up to 83kg, which didn't seem too bad from a small bit of concrete. I now grow in containers in a concrete front yard in the Newcastle upon Tyne - and you are inspiring me to measure the harvest again!
Wow that is awesome!! And measuring crops definitely put into perspective just how much everything adds up, and I think for a lot of people will make them realise that perhaps their garden is far more productive than they thought!
370 Kilos of food in 10 months is about right and comparable to what I get in my tiny intensively planted backyard garden. It IS TOTALLY doable!!
Huw this is exactly where we are at giving all the economic uncertainty out there, is to use a little space as possible to grow as much food as can be done, with as little effort as and inputs as we can get away with. Integrated, organized yet flexible, year-round production, maximum maintained fertility, large variety of crops, and of course grown organically based upon natural principles old and new. We are just pushing the edge as hard as we can to really come up with a consistent and repeatable system of production each year. There is much pioneer work to do and I am so excited for what's ahead and where things can go, and breaking new ground. Really love where you are going with this.
Congrats again Huw! I'm so pleased to see how well the secret garden has grown this year, and I'm looking forward to watching it develop over the next few years.
Thank you very much Liz!
This is my dream garden! Seriously-this garden is just perfect!😍❤️
I just got a small allotment plot in September and today I came home with a head of red cabbage (left from the previous plot holder), my first 2 turnips, few different type of lettuce, radishes and green onions for my salad. I am feeling proud of myself, seeing how pretty my broad beans, peas, onions and garlic are germinating. By the summer, I hope to taste again the billberries after 16 years not having any of them. Oh, and my own Saffron. I have huge hopes from this tiny piece of land and your videos inspiring me to continue what I am doing... so thank you.
@laimaesmaeili9002, If you don't mind answering, what part of the UK are you in where you can grow saffron? I know it used to be grown in the UK and I was curious if people were growing it now. I hope you have a tremendous time caring for your allotment.
@thisorthat7626 I am in Somerset, just 20mins away from Bath... I wouldn't try to grow it up in North but here climate is not bad at all..
@@laimaesmaeili9002 Thank you for your response. Happy growing and I hope your saffron growing is successful!
Sorry I missed your comment!! Oh that sounds so lovely, and you should indeed be very proud of yourself!! Thank you so much for your kind words and best of luck with your allotment next year🌿
Square meter in Europe - Square foot garden in the US, ...it's a great concept and the timing couldn't be better for me as I'm developing a kitchen garden nearer the house this fall/winter for next spring. I've already pre-ordered the book! Thank you, Huw!
Square foot gardening exists in USA mainly but I found that square feet were just too small to work with! And so I thought why don't I just see what happens per square metre. On my chart I've also included average yield per plant which hopefully really helps! Thanks so much for the pre-order and best of luck with your kitchen garden!
Planting on a grid system can be wonderful! I do ut for my market garden. Easy to organize and care for
This brings hope to seniors who are looking for self-sufficiency and resilience. A manageable space is so important. Thanks and congratulations.
Thank you so much!
I absolutely love your garden !!! We do that as well :) we just started last season and we have thousands and thousands of pictures of our 100m2 vegetable garden (plants, bees, lady bugs, chores done...well, everything and anything is good enough for a picture. Just like you I also weigh everything and calculate how much we saved. We put that money aside and re-invest it in whatever is necessary in the garden, being that seeds/plants or tools, etc.
I always liked gardening. Used to do it in my balcony, but now it turned into a passion!
Greeting from the Netherlands :) Keep up the wonderful work !
You are genuinely the most practical, realistic, down to earth, helpful Gardener on RUclips and beyond; you make veg gardening accessible to almost everyoneI I have just preordered the book and I am very excited to be able to utilise the information it holds.
Thank-you Huw 😁
Love this Huw. Well done. And great concept for a book. I think quantifying it really helps to make it tangible to people. And as you say, there are definitely benefits of gardening in a small space, not least it's much easier to keep on top of and simply enjoy!
Yeah in comparison to a bigger garden before I've loved having something much easier to keep on top of!!
I have the book on pre-order and I'M SO FRICKIN EXITED ABOUT IT!!!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩
I had already decided to give up my allotment of 17years because people keep stealing my stuff and because I haven't been in the best place mentally so the allotment always falls into disrepair by july, but this year I actually feel exited again! Thank you Huw! 😘😘
I love seeing your growth ! I’ve watched you as a little kid when I was in college. Now with my career and turning 39 years old, I love seeing how your garden, growing knowledge and videography have improved over time ! Great work !!
There’s always peace in watching your videos. You’re extremely creative and inspiring
BRILLIANT!!! Temporary apartment dweller here, and missing my garden terribly. I can’t wait to see the book. Congrats on that!!!
I love your garden! When I was a mother of eight children and my husband was off and gone, we survived off of our garden, and what I could hunt and fish for. We lived in the high desert plateau of central Utah, USA and our growing season was only 2 1/2 months long. I love to watch your example of self-sufficiency. It brings back such wonderful memories. Thank you again Huw for posting this. Best of luck with your book!!!
You sound a truly remarkable woman.Your children must be very proud and grateful
Such a neat ´little´ plot! On our allotment site, the regular ones are only 40 square meters! The new project sounds exiting! I love how you focus on efficiency and experimentation. May your garden ever prosper!
I was super excited when you said what the book was about (just preordered it) but even more excited about the permaculture garden that you're creating. I think that's the direction I want to go in. Looking forward to more videos on the subject from you.
Congratulations, Huw. The experimentation is very helpful. We've done similarly. How little space can you feed yourself on? Well... let's try it, then write about it! Rock on.
I am one minute in and bursting with excitement to see more of this secret garden. It is the exact same size of the space I have to work with. Thank you for so much inspiration.
I live in central Texas and I torture myself watching his videos lol. We could never grow food like this with the heat here in the summer. My fall garden is looking pretty good in the greenhouse but the caterpillars are eating my greens in the outside area. Still, I love Huw’s success and I will continue to torture myself turning green all the way through.
You should check out “Anne of all trades”, and homesteading videos or article. Particularly Amish techniques. I firmly believe you can have what this guy has. Even in Central Texas. I’m still fairly new to this, but I think your answer is going to be lots and lots of mulch. Pardon me if you know all of this. My point is that you’re lucky to live in Texas. I WISH I had your heat. I’m in western Washington. I’m trying to find heat. lol. You just need to find the niche for your area. I’m convinced by my research that anyone can garden anywhere and at anytime and with minimal cost. I always say I was born in the wrong era, however, we are fortunate to have access to all the information we need and crave. It’s out there if you look. My point was to inspire you. I NEVER comment on things. For whatever reason I was drawn to your comment. So I hope I didn’t insult in anyway. Happy Gardening and best of luck to you.
I’m not sure I can wait until next May for the book! I’d love to pore over it all winter during Oregon’s long, wet, gray days. I’ve been so inspired by your videos and other books. You’re like a very good friend who really GETS our passion for getting into the dirt! Many thanks for sharing your love of the garden with us. PS. I love that you love our Oregon sweet peas! Kiki
Sadly because of the nature of doing it all this year, we had to get the book printed at late as possible so we can fit everything in, which means UK gets it early but because of shipping over to the US it will be delayed. I tried to get it as early as possible but sadly not! Thank you so much for your really kind words☺️
@jwfox870 😍 I grew up on the Oregon coast! 💦 😅
I'm in Oregon, too! So much gray. So much mud. But so much greenery 🤩
Really interesting. I downsized myself last year from a full size allotment and it has been so interesting to meet the challenges of making a smaller space as productive as possible. I will certainly be watching your journey with interest. Keep up the good work Huw. Kind regards. Gary
Thank you very much Gary! I don't feel I would need a full size allotment unless I wanted a bunch of perennials haha!
Awesome. Although I live in the Andes and we do not have "regular" seasons, a book like this could help organize my food forest and I am planning to change some raised beds. Will ask a friend to bring it from Spain to Peru in March.
Absolutely brilliant and thanks for confirming that it is possible to be self sufficient in fruit and vegetables in a modern world. Great plot and thank you for letting us see it.
This is so great. I am so thankful to have this channel to help me on my journey here. I as well am downsizing and intensifying my garden spaces. I already feel such a sense of order and peace in the space Ive worked and set up thus far. So grateful for the timing of this.
Recently became the proud tenant of an allotment, completely new to growing anything. Glad I found the channel and pleased to see you are based in Wales as I am also! Have a great day brawd!
Your methodical approach has given invaluable education to veg-gardening serious enthusiasts. Bravo. Thank you.
Congratulations Huw on your new garden, well deserved!
You are a true motivation for many of us :) I really really hope we can help back you soon, with a very affordable, ecofriendly, special greenhouse we are working on.
Right now I have seven raised beds, but only four have soil in them. I have not been able to get the soil to fill the others. I do want to get at least three to four more beds built and, for me, that should be plenty of food for my husband and myself. I also have a small greenhouse (6 ft. by 8 ft.) that needs to be finished.
Oh how exciting for you and us! I’ll be getting your book for sure! Thank you for all the hard work you do and sharing your knowledge. Im slowing getting the hang of veg-gardening and it’s so rewarding. Starting small with the easy plants and slowing growing more and more. It’s just brilliant!
Just pre-ordered my copy! Really looking forward to seeing this collaboration with you & Sam - I just know this is going to be my favourite book of the season. Congratulations on your wonderful new kitchen garden Huw 😊👍
Wow, what an amazing space. As someone who is heading towards being as self sufficient as possible coming across your channel is a proper touch, looks like I could learn lots. Thanks, great video 👍👍
Awww, there you go . That's what i was waiting for ! Supreme indeed!
It is possible to grow and feed your family in small spaces. 😊
I have a similar project for my garden, but I start with much lower skills...I will "study" your You-Tube channel and buy the book. 🙂 Greetings from Italy
How brilliant, as a half plot owner I look forward to reading the book. Just under a third of my plot is perennial planting, the rest is in 4 beds on a rotation. Only my second year but already produced hundreds of pounds £ of food. Paid for my shed in 2 seasons. Love it.
Thank you Alison! Oh that is so awesome - always such a great feeling!
Pre-ordered mine - I love that you have collaborated with Sam again! It's one thing to grow the goods, but I enjoy having options on preparing/consuming the veg, too! All the best to you both, and thank you!
Awh thank you! We believe that gardening finishes when the food is in your belly, and cooking starts when you sow the seed!
Came across this video and I have to say a few things.
1. You're an absolute gem for putting in all that work and working out the statistics. 2. Thank you so much for putting it all in a book for other people to use. 3. I am buying that book and I hope others do too.
So exciting! The garden looks amazing and I can't wait to read your book, such a cool concept!
Thank you so so much!
Huw. You are now my go to RUclips gardener. You have proved that with due care and diligence and a bit of space most people should be able to tick the food box as far as veg goes.
Well done. I hope to be getting the book soon.
Thank you so much!!
Dude, this is the dream! I'm growing on aprox. 50m² and with lucky weather it can last from may till december for a family of 3. I'm starting on a larger plot next year. Seeds, selection and preserving is key. Your garden is beyond perfect, an example to follow. I'm envious af. Keep up the important work! Congratulations!
Sooo cool!! I just started raised bed gardening this year and am so glad to discover your channel. Look forward to read the book and watch your vids!!
Thanks for covering such a wide range of farming topics. It's incredibly useful for beginners and experienced farmers alike!
Astonishing production for such a small space. Great job!
Thank you so much!
Just ordered the book. I am starting my kitchen garden 40m2 of raised beds in 120m2 section of garden, includes 3 compost bins, 2 hot beds, hooped poly tunnels, walk in polytunnel and seed prep area, 2 IBC tanks (future). Integrating elements of hugel kulture, no dig, Monets garden. Looking forward to learning more.
This is amazing. I tried to run the numbers for the first year of my allotment and it was SO much work. This is like that multiplied by 100. What an incredible idea, project and results.
I hope next year you will get 100 times year 1! Thank you so much!!!
@@HuwRichards hahahaha maybe not 100 but I have just upgraded the plot to raised beds and have a polytunnel now. Will love getting my hands on the book and delving into the ideas.
Brilliant! I said in your post about it that I thought it’d be an allotment garden, to show people how they can make an allotment productive
Brilliantly relatable. Love this concept and I’m sure the book is as wonderful as your precious titles are.
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I have been so inspired by your videos, that my wife and I decided to let our allotment go and we bought just under a half an acre plot of land around the corner from our house in Cwmgwrach, South Wales. Thank you for the inspiration.
Oh my goodness me!! I am so excited for you! And thank you so much for sharing that. Best of luck with your plot😍
Well done and congratulations with the incredible progress you have made throughout this journey 👏 You are truly inspiring the world 🌎
Thank you Maria that is so lovely of you to share 🌿
Huw, I would LOVE to see a step-by-step explanation on how to bed build the cover in this video at 2:32. It looks great and I'd love to build a few in my garden. Thanks, and I cant wait to watch more "Secret Garden" videos.
Fantastic project
Not gonna lie, the book looks great.
Like an old biology book from school - slightly out of date but you love it because it looks so nice 😅
I've been making moves in my garden all autumn in order to fit in more raised beds. Have depleted my compost supply now so that will need budgeting for this year, although I may try to outsource compost material from some of my neighbours this year......
Even decided to get rid of dedicated strawberry beds and have replanted them around the edge of the beds instead. My paths were wider than needed so I decided to free up more growing room.
Mine are only pallet collar sized beds, I now have 16 to manage. I like it this way because I can see to them individually rather than a whole daunting project!
I pleased to say, thanks to one of your newsletters, I'm also growing an orchard (I now have 5 fruit trees in the garden 😂)
I'm beginning to use permaculture design ideas in other "rougher" parts of the garden. Becoming a little more creative; Rhubarb now lives in a flower bed creating some ornamental structure instead of taking up space in a veg bed for example.
My dream is to have a beautiful garden, which is relatively easy for me to maintain around work etc, whilst producing as my food as I can.
I look forward to the new book and garden, and will backtrack on past videos for now to formulate my plan for next year over the winter.
Regards and seasons greetings from us, in Kent 👋
My book finally arrived a couple of days ago after being on pre-order since March & I started reading it tonight 🤩
I’m only a few chapters in and I’m psyched to get ready for spring kicking off in a couple months & moving towards setting up more space to grow food in! 🤩🤩
Self-sufficiency is getting more and more important these days. Great project to show how little space one really needs
I'm really very excited to see the reveal of the secret garden and couldn't be happier about what it is. I'm really looking forward to learning more over the coming months and year. Thank you so much Huw 🎄
Love the new garden, Huw! Perfect timing too as I just took on a half-size allotment plot a couple of months ago! Can't wait to see what else you do with it over the next growing season!
Oh Huw, I am ridiculously excited about this! I'm in North-West England so your sowing and planting dates will really suit my conditions. I'm sharing this video with hubby and hoping for a piece of paper under the tree on Christmas morning. After a good first year, other temporary commitments meant a lot less time at the allotment this year, so I can't wait to follow your advice and make it a really productive space! Congratulations! I'm a long-time subscriber and this is the best thing you've done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Perfect!! Oh I will keep my fingers crossed for you too ;) I hope you have a super growing season next year Abigail!
Amazing Huw, well done! I love the removable 'roofs' of the high beds, so practical. Would love instructions one day in how to build them DIY ❤
Thank you Martha!!
I’d like the instructions for those as well? Any chance they are in the new book Huw?
@@davidwootton5830 they most certainly are!
Instead of Secret Garden, it should be your Dream Garden. What an incredible job you've done! I even love the fence. I'd love to hear how you did that. Can't wait to receive the book. I've loved your others.
So happy about your collaboration. Steadily learning how to grow.things in our climate 5b to 6a in US,but I do find a need to learn how to use and preserve. We are still frozen come March timeframe, and in May to June we quickly go from cold to quite hot, I still learnmore from you than anyone. Thankyou
Beautiful. Blessings ❤
Beautiful ❤congratulations 🎉 loving your enthusiasm 😘
I wish i could achieve even half of this! I don't seem to have much luck growing things, I forget to do what I need to do...😏 We'll done Huw, you're amazing for one so young! ShirleyAnne 👩🏼🌾(67yrs)
Absolutely fantastic! What a great space for your kitchen garden, and wow a food forest! I can't wait to see all of it unfolding before our eyes here on you tube. Keep doing what you're doing!
Thank you very much!
Huw this is a breathtaking garden. 🌱🌱I cannot wait to get my hands on your new book and put these principles into practice. Veg in one bed was my first gardening book… 😊😊😊
I've been watching your videos since you were still experimenting with flying planes and making cooking videos in your mum's kitchen. How far we've come! It still astonishes me what an independent, self sufficient man you have become.
I'd still like to see you do another cooking video. haha
Ahhh haha yeah those were the days :) Thank you for your kind words! Go to Sam for cooking videos ;)
This is so incredible! I’m getting this book. Love the idea of showing how it’s done and also the cooking aspect. I find myself growing veggies and not knowing how to incorporate into my daily cooking completely. Thank you!
This is amazing! For the last 2 years, I've been looking forward to this video. Your creative problem solving and dedication is inspiring. Looking forward to the arrival of the new book to my bookshelf. ❤
Wow Huw that's fantastic! You are such an inspiration. ❤
Thank you Irene!
extremely impressive garden 👍
My kind of garden. That is what a garden is all about.. constantly producing things for you to eat. ❤❤❤
Thank you so much Kay! And yes exactly, always having something to harvest😍
Hey Richard you are so handsome...Tom Cruise resembles you...I came across your video today. You are doing an amazing Job . My Dad was a farmer. He owned acres of land . I picked up a bit of his skills. Gardening is so satisfying. All the very Best
How beautiful and encouraging.
Thank you!
I am so excited for this project!!!! 🎉
Me tooooo!
I look forward to you going into more detail on this, as I have near enough the same total area (118m² including paths) & a 3mx6m polytunnel.
I really do think reducing one's expectations is a necessity regarding self sufficiency (don't expect fresh tomatoes, courgettes & peppers from December through May...).
I simply change what I eat to suit what is available.
How exciting! Can’t wait to get stuck into this new space and enjoy it along with this whole community.
Welcome aboard!
I'm so excited, Huw, for you and Sam, and everyone who is going to be able to benefit from all your work ❤
Thank you so much Elizabeth!!!
Dear brother Huw,
Congratulations on the new exciting project ! Also, it is great to hear that with the proper gardening know-how, one can be self sufficient on a 125 sqm plot of land :) Thank you for sharing your growth journey
Very excited to start following you. We have just started work on a half plot allotment, opposite our home. Was given one of your books for Christmas, and noticed I had one from the library. Excited to have found you and have pre-ordered your new book.
I am truly fascinated by your garden. Looking at the soil, I understand why your vegetables are so green and of such good quality.
Thank you so much☺️
Love the new secret kitchen garden!! From TEXAS
I'm so happy you are back doing the thing that inspired me to start growing veg again after an unsuccessful start overwhelmed with not knowing how to plan or knowing that I could make my own compost for free!! It's everything I want and need. Thank you Huw. Can't wait to learn more. Reserved my copy of the book 😁
Congratulations to you and Sam!! So excited for the book! Preordering now! The book cover looks so old school style, I love it!!
Thank you so very much!!! Yeah it's a great cover, Sam did the illustrations for it!
Huw, congratulations to you on such a successful, beautiful project!! I will buy your book and look forward to it with pleasure.
Thank you so so much!
Thanks Huw, just preordered it. Its only fair after all the hours of informative and pleasurable viewing you've given me.
Thank you so very much Jason, that is very kind!
I'm so delighted, congratulations on your new co-authored book too🌱💚🌿!!
Thank you!
@@HuwRichards my pleasure and I've order a copy of your book. Thank you in advance 💚🌿!!
@@rashadeemiller6910 wow very grateful! I really hope you enjoy the book!
@@HuwRichards big thanks to you Huw, you are an inspiration🌱💚🌿. I really love how you take healthy risks, always having an open mind on the outcome. And I'm so joyful you still have a growing space to eat from and explore with. As I'm entering into my second year of growing on my allotment plot, I really want to maximise the space and explore with the aim for self sufficient alongside permaculture methods. No doubt it will take time for me to get there but with your videos and books and my local community growing project group, I'm sure I will get there🌿🌿💚💚🌱🌱. So thanks again.
Very exciting - my garden is just three 20 foot beds and many, many root pouches that I move to follow the sun. Your efforts will certainly improve mine - thanks for your little garden!
Definitely another Huw book soon to add to my collection. Great effort Huw. Love how you did it on a half size plot. That's exactly what I have. I have adopted alot of your and Charles growing methods but adapting them to my size in a specific plan has been a problem Asim not the best at organising. This would be a great help.
Love your channel. I live in Arizona in the US and of course our climate is much different than the UK. Can you tell me how much of your book is geared toward the UK climate? I would imagine the planting guide is different, but I would imagine I could benefit from other things especially in the fact that we can grow pretty much year round here in the desert. Thanks again for the great content!
This might be a really weird hack for me for indoor gardens but I find that if I add at least a dozen worms to a big pot and just add certain things such as egg shells to the soil around my plants, they grow amazing from the natural compost and it's quite self sufficient.
I am looking forward to seeing how this new garden progresses over the year.
Hey huw from tasmania. i dont look on youtube unless i am.specifically looking for info and have come across and watched numerous videos of yours. I enjoy your energy and simplicity. We are at about 85/90% food production, hand milking and home butchering.. good job..i will grab a copy of the book as is nce to have also cooking ideas..keep enjoying..addind perennial flowers and fruit trees is a wonderful colour and height game change..enjoy!!
The plans included in the new book for each bed reminds me of the Veg in One Bed concept but greatly expanded! I've gone through that book several times so I'm definitely looking forward to the new one. Congrats on the book & all, Huw and Sam 🎉
Looks very interesting. The pressure when gardening is often trying to expand as much as possible to grow as much as you can so this downsizing hopefully shows that less can be more. Less work for enough yield.
I just wish I had your length of growing season! I’m lucky to get 5 months of non protected growing. Self sufficient gardening in my climate really requires a heated greenhouse.
Thanks! Having a smaller space means every inch is given a lot more attention, which gets you the yields! I know that this smaller garden is quite a bit more productive than the whole previous garden put together to be honest. Is that 5 months frost free? We are around 6 months frost free if that helps! Best wishes, Huw
@@HuwRichards 5 Months frost free and 6 months of deep freezes. Overnight temperatures down to -40 are a yearly occurrence. Last year we averaged 2' of snow on the ground (with snow drifts up to 5' deep along my shelterbelt) and had almost a full month below -20 with the entire winter average daytime high -12.
This is all great, Huw and Sam! Congrats on the new book and look forward to having a look through! Awesome stuff!🌱
I’m so proud of you keep growing my friend keep growing if you’re ever in the USA in Florida look us up God bless you merry Christmas. Remember, Jesus is a reason for the season.
Thank you very much!