Hey James!! I'm a 14 year old named Luke and I started a raised bed yesterday with my dad and we finished it! It was off the video you made a while back! Thanks for the inspiration you've given me during these hard times. You've really helped me find what I love to do. God Bless you and everyone you love! I hope the Food Forest gets better and better!
Hey Luke!! Me and Tuck love to hear that, and congratulations on getting your first garden bed built. Your starting at such a young age so you will be ahead of everyone else in no time, just keep learning from everything that happens good or bad. You are the reason me and Tuck make these videos, so thanks for taking initiative and getting out there my friend. God bless you and your family as well 🐕😁❤️
I grow goji berries for my duck. It's her favorite and she gets so excited. I don't have the heart to get rid of it. Missy Duck deserves her goji berries.
I love the fresh goji berries, however I live in the mountains at 7600 feet elevation and because of our consistently cool evenings, they develop more sugars. Our fruits are very sweet.
@@ilin76bb Top ten or top whatever list videos make for a lot of clicks from brainlets who need info and colors spoon fed to their eyes, a lot of ad revenue
Huh, I have! My husky Patrick is lucky to be here as many plants he's eating that were rooting and yes, even actually planted plants.(tried to munch my elderberry, Adam. It was close, he's fast and sneaky.
My first dog was the same with carrots, broccoli and cauliflower. Wouldn’t eat them if they were cooked, they had to be raw. He loved the crunch! They are great for the teeth, too!
We just lost our Rex. Very similar to Tuck. He’s adorable and love to see him harvest his own vegetables. Lol. Also just follow you around the garden. Too cute. Good boy.
My favorite thing ever is seeing Tuck's enthusiasm for the things in the garden! I have a Yorkie as well and it is crazy how similar they are. Warms my heart to see you include him in your gardening efforts. Thanks for the tips on the 5 things not to grow. I wish I had seen it before I bought my goji berries...I completely agree with you!
James, Regarding Goji Berries not being sweet off the bush. I love ours, especially the fact they are a perennial and good sources of vitamin C and lycopen. WE are in zone 6b/7a in east TN and have ours planted in full sun. They are very prolific. Our chickens loved them. but I noticed they weren't very sweet the first year and used them in cooking. Second year, I sweetened the soil when the fruit was starting to turn red, and sweetened the Goji fruits!! All you have to do is mix a table spoon or two of baking soda (sodium Bicarbonate) in a quart of water and pour at the base of the plant. Also can add lime, magnesium sulfate or even some tums to the mulch around the plant!! Might just change you from a hater to a lover of Goji. JimH
James, The answer to your question about what the point of growing something that you have to process is that it is the only way for most people to continue to keep eating out of the garden into the winter. It also helps when you get overwhelmed with a crop (like making tomato sauces when you have a million tomatoes instead of trying to eat ten pounds of tomatoes day to keep up with them during peak).
I think the point was about initially being able to eat the produce fresh, not about never processing them at all. Everyone (especially James) knows that there is usually a glut of just about everything, even if you try to stagger the planting. It makes sense to process and make your produce last beyond their natural season. But enjoying them fresh is best of all.
Goji berries get better with drying, if you dry and preserve anything throughout the year anyways its well worth it. Why not eat some ground cherries while waiting for the goji to dry?
Love seeing Tuck with you. I have a chihuahua named Tequila and she loves fresh veggies and gardening! She started with me when she was a tiny pup. She watched briefly as I was weeding, she caught on quick and grabbed a weed in her mouth and started pulling and growling til she conquered that dragon! LOL
You are my favorite source for gardening information, and believe me, I watch them all. You speak quickly and give lots of info in a short time. (So different from other experts). I get energized from your videos. Thanks!
I agree with you about the goji berries. I keep growing them expecting the next year for them to taste better but I'm about to give up. I do notice that if they get big and I let them get super ripe they aren't near as bad. LOL
Autumn Olive is also incredibly invasive in many areas of America, I work in removing them and other invasive plant species that've found their way into the local environment. They grow rampant, spread fast, and make a lot of work for us in the field to do. If anyone see's this comment, don't plant Autumn Olive for this reason and the ones mentioned in this video XD. Also great video James! Thanks for the wisdom!
I've noticed two things about autumn olive in northeast Pennsylvania. First, birds aren't nearly as attracted to it is usually described. Second, (perhaps it's the more challenging soil, intense competition, climate etc at this elevation) it doesn't spread.
@Usa mabaho this is an organic gardening channel and you're on here suggesting glyphosate?????? I would have thought that black plastic or sheet mulching would eradicate most things.
Love the video. I know that goji is a pain, however, it is highly medicinal. Drying them is worth it. Even if not using as an edible, make into a tea with fresh rosemary to yield the high nutrients and health benefits.
#5 Kohlrabi... this was definitely a surprise! We recently discovered Kohlrabi and have found it to be a very versatile strange looking veggie. We were able to successfully grow it as a Spring crop and we are trying for Fall as well. It works very well in dishes for for several breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes. Even the kids enjoy it! Both cooked or raw... Do we sound the Kohlrabi cheerleaders? Maybe just a little... We love to include it in breakfast green smoothies and even made a delicious and tasty Kohlrabi ice cream. As usual, thanks for sharing! Tuck is adorable! Cheers.
I’m with you on the kohlrabi... my family loves it sliced up raw like carrot sticks. I grow it from early spring to fall by starting about 6-12 plants every couple weeks. I think variety is an issue and I’ve been growing Konan for a few years now and it grows to a nice size while remaining tender and juicy and has a very compact growing habit so I pop in little seedling when something else gets harvested.
Our whole family loves kohlrabi. I thought it was really strange when I first saw it, but it is great in so many recipes. In fried rice is one of our favorite! Cut up like thick matchsticks and add to just about anything.
With this one, I could go either way.... I find that Kohlrabi is very similar to broccoli stem - both need to be peeled, as the outer shell is very fibrous, both taste quite good either cooked or raw, and (at least to me) their flavor and texture are nearly identical. I certainly wouldn't say that I dislike Kohlrabi, but there's other stuff I like better, so I wouldn't put it on my "must grow" list, or recommend it for gardens where space is more limited.
I was surprised you put Kohlrabi on the list. I grew both white and purple kohlrabi this year and used it as a cabbage alternative. I love cabbage and we eat a lot of it. We roast it, make kraut, boil, etc. I love coleslaw and using sliced cabbage as an alternative to lettuce in tacos. I am also not far from you in Maryland. So very similar climates and environment. The only downside to kohlrabi, other brassicas have this issue, tend to bolt sporadically. I was extremely happy with my kohlrabi. It has the same cabbage essence but is juicy and tender on the inside. I used it to make what I call kohlslaw and everyone loved it. I was very confused that everyone not only loved it but said it was the best coleslaw they had ever tasted as well as my friend who hates cabbage and coleslaw enjoyed it and went in for seconds. It was also a "standard slaw" as I only added shredded carrots, mayo, sugar and vinegar. We also roasted the kohlrabi and it was imo better than cabbage as it has more complexity in the flavor and I think that is why everyone else liked it so much. I would say give it another try and make something with it. If you didn't really do anything with it I think the taste and use of a vegetable is more important that what it looks like.
My dog just looks at me funny if I offer her a vegetable. Like I'm offering her a lump of coal or something. I don't know why, she used to at least be willing to try fruits and veggies when she was a puppy, though she never seemed to like anything vegetarian. The only thing she likes that isn't meat or dairy are hazelnuts. In fact, she goes and collects them herself and then if I won't open them for her she cracks them open with her teeth. We had to have the vet come out once because she'd stuck a piece of shell up into her gums, the little dumbass.
Im in south jersey here, never wrapped my fig in the 4 years I had it. It is south facing and is protected by the north from the house. I guess it is preference. All my old Italian relatives always wrapped their figs. My friend still does and it amazed that I don't and that it still survives.
It took me a bit to get accustomed to the flavor of the raw gogi berry, but now I enjoy them!! So good for you. Also, a perennial! Ground cherries are amazing! But have to be planted every year in our area.
I just want to say thank you for posting your content. It's brave to put your knowledge out there for the world to scrutinize. I've learned so much from your videos, and they've given me a good bit of "oomph" to keep on keeping on. God bless you and yours.
I love aronia berry jelly. It's been my all time favorite since I was a child. You might want to thin about potting up what you don't like and selling the plants. The goji's and aronia's would sell really well and for a very good price. Binge watching you this week. Would love some recommendations for greens.
Aronia's astringent properties like lemon is extremely detoxifying. Tart, sour or astringent fruits are what you would seek out if you were sick or need to heal a health issue. The ORAC value is bonkers. They are like medicine or medicinal.. Not everything is about flavor. Genetic information or 'software' in these berries will interact with your DNA in unbelievable ways with medicinal functionality. Polyphenols and anthocyanins, have some unbelievable benefits and they are found in unseen concentrations in Aronia. Some indigenous believed they had sacred healing powers. Perhaps researching these medical properties may change your criteria vs nutrient density and what crops could contribute to your wellbeing instead of flavors alone. Elderberry also has an impressive nutrient profile but Aronia is The King of superberries in my opinion.
My landlord here in Vancouver, Canada, has a fig tree in the backyard, cuts it back totally bare every late autumn, and it grows massive and plenty figs every year - no covering no nothing through the winter, which, admittedly, gets only down to an average of max. low of around -8 to -10 Celsius, and a few weeks of a bit of snow - but still.. no covering no laying down of the tree, just the cutting back -
From your video, I’ve just found out what a friend gave me to eat when I had a low blood sugar episode in a very warm environment. The ground cherries helped me feel much revived within 15 to 20 minutes. It was enough for me to carry on until we were done, and I got some much needed rest and restoration over the next few days. I’m going to be planting ground cherries, ASAP!
And the key is STEADY energy, never a glucose SPIKE + CRASH which comes from machine made crap & beverages like soda, flavored coffee, juices, lemonade tea or "energy" drinks etc
Goji berries are touted to have specific health benefits antioxidants and such, and are frequently used in Asian recipes. I have tasted them when cooked in Asian soups and stews and they are quite pleasant when prepared properly.
I do like to do plants that I can pick now and process later. Love fresh tomatoes. But I also can’t eat the 5 gallons that I get every week in August. So I freeze them then process most of them once the garden is out for the fall. The processing warms the house and transfers so that’s an added benefit.
I do the same with tomatoes. Last year I stewed them all. This year I'll make sauce. The USDA said this year that canned food are good well past the best by date as long as they are stored properly. Good indefinitely they said.
Gotta agree with you on the aronias. They look good in autumn with their red foliage. If I would grow them again it would be just to feed wildlife. The goji though are a super food and worth it to me to let them dry.
I agree with most of these except the aronia. My grandmother makes a wonderful and healthy tonic drink from it and it tastes fantastic, very different to the flavour of elderberry
I love Aronia berries, too, because they are easy to grow, easy to harvest, the birds don’t touch them (unlike my other berries and cherries), and they are delicious in baking and preserves. They are also a beautiful shrub. 😊
I actually like eating it. It has a lot of personality. I wouldn't eat a lot of aronias in one go, but they're definitely very nice if you have a few every now and then.And I like goji fruits as well. So...to each his own I guess.
Chinese folks love goji berries. We eat them in jello- like stuff. They are a huge moneymaker if you can harvest a lot of them. About $17/lb in Western Canada. My mom grows them for herself and has started selling plants. She gets a lot of yield for the few plants she keeps. Never has failed for her but sometimes berries are small early in season. I don't love them either.
I bought several kohlrabi by accident this year. They were easy to grow, large bulbs, and yes looked like they came from another planet. We just cooked first one it was delicious. I would grow again. We're in zone6 MI.
We are in zone 5 and were able to grow in successfully for the first time this Spring. We loved it so much that we even made Kohlrabi ice cream! So tasty.
@@pattyclarkson3 We made a simple coleslaw recipe with shredded carrots and beets as well. Kohlrabi works very well in green smoothies and we even made a tasty Kohlrabi ice cream recipe. If you love Kohlrabi, that might be something to try.
@@GutenGardening Try to coat slices (about 1 cm thick) of kohlrabi with egg and breadcrumbs and fry them like schnitzel in a pan. Delicious with white herb sauce!
I love your videos! Tuck is so cute! I would give Kolrabi another chance, it's so good raw and the leaves are great for salads. I add it with kale and cabbage and grated carrots. The leaves makes a great salad green.
Aronia berries are a really common landscaping bush here in Finland. They are beautiful and easy to care for. They are hardy even in cold winters. We don't plant them in our garden because they are so easy to find everywhere. We forage them from park hedges. The whole fresh berry is not good, but is good cooked and diluted. Mixed with apple juice or they make nice lemonade, using about 1 c of juice for a pitcher. They also make nice hot tea/ juice for winter with lemon and honey. We also use the whole berries pureed in a apple-berry jam.
Love Tuck, he knows how to select his harvest. Thank you for all you do, your are sharing great techniques. I always find something good to do next day on my garden and I'm just getting started. Two thumbs up!
Aunt Mollies are a hit for my family, first year growing them and will continue to grow from now on. Going to try making jam from them... great video 👍👍
Hello guys (Luke and James), I totally agree with the first 4. BUT!!! I encourage you to try growing the "Superschmelz" variety of the Kohlrabi. amzn.to/3h1ICHG It is, I reckon, a German variety and it´s totally worth it. The biggest plus is, it does not turn woody, stringy at all even in dry weather, it just grows on. At the end of the season it can be a bummer of up to 7-8kg. You can store it for winter. Eat it fresh, fried, cooked. I have tried many kinds of kohlrabi, this is the one to go with. Greetings to both of you from Europe! :)
Great picks! I've had huge success with Kohlrabi this year, so I will have to disagree with that one. Purple kohlrabi is lousy but white kohlrabi is great. It grew softball sized bulbs which have a nice crunch and taste similar to jicama. Also edible leaves too, great producer. I appreciate the other tips though! I really want to grow some ground cherries next year
Have to say I love my gogi berry tree - I use the berries when cooking (gogi and cabbage is great together when lightly stir-fried). It's a sweet taste and super nutritious! Good for smoothies too. It's low maintenance and drought-tolerant. It does well in my zone 9-10, and fruits every year. But definitely curious about ground cherries! Thanks for another suggestion!
Tucks not only adorable, he’s pretty smart, bless him. I’m feeling a bit for the plants as you stand next to them, saying you’d never plant them again 🤣 Would love to grow fig, sadly I neglected my last one some years back.
Cool that your pup loves fresh vegetables ☺️ I think it would be useful if every garden video stated in the beginning where they are. Things change from zone to zone so much.
He's been gardening 8 years. He should stick to learning because most of what I've seen from him is rookie level stuff. The rest he learned from folks already giving better info. He needs to lay off the speed...
Goji grows much better in other climes. And aronia is wonderful in smoothies and juices. Both goji and and aronia are extraordinarily healthy and full of vitality.
In China people cook goji Berry leaves like how they cook Asian Greens. It's so worth it because it's highly nutritious and you don't have to grow it from seeds every year.
The goji berries in this video variety has broad leaves and huge leaves, it is the variety that we use the leaves (to make soup), it has less berries , maybe less than 30 berries per year and the goji is super bitter. The goji berries we grow for berries is a different variety of the goji berries and it sweet like honey but bitter after taste ( the leave is sharp)
I've been waiting years for my gooseberry and currants to mature.. I have every berry plant that is compatible in my zone, or pretty close.. Aronia berry is a super food, yes it isn't very good tasting but throw 4 or 5 into a fresh fruit smoothie and reap the benefits
Hi Brent, I too had to wait years for a good crop. Last year was the first year that the bush was abundantly full of beautiful berries almost ready for picking, however, in Oregon, we had a 116 degree day and it literally cooked the berries on the bush. I was so sad. My Dad gave me this bush and I so wanted to make him a gooseberry pie. He has fond memories from when his aunt made them when he was a kid. I had to drastically cut back the bush but this year it is doing beautiful. It will probably take more time to get it back to producing the amount of berries that last year provided. Best of luck to you in your gardening adventures.
Ideas for using kohlrabi: slivered into soups, salads, coleslaw. Peel and eat it in thin slices with a little salt. Tastes like a cross between a raw potato and a cucumber. Slice it and dip in ranch dressing. I find the smaller young ones have a better texture than the very large one.
Bok choi and kohl rabi are soo delish in stir frys with snow peas and lots of garlic... roasted sesame seed balsamic viinegarette dressing atop brown basmati rice... Sprinkled with bean sprouts or sun flower sprouts... Anyone else have some ideas? ♡♡♡
Bombed Nevada but if you make a mistake and grow something you don’t like or take up too much space, it can always be turned into compost.
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yup i agree. i grew kale one year just cuz i could but hate it so it was a waste of effort. now its corn salad or claytonia instead.. less crop grown in that space now but 100% more crop eaten
Have all the plants you noted. And yup...they are a handful. The gogi are extremely invasive and the thorns are not nice. Where I live (dryer more arid environment) they produce a very sweet flavor, but it attracts the flys and yellow jackets. They are also nitrogen fixers, other than that, I wouldn’t have planted them knowing what I know now. They take over everything and are hard to remove
I would agree with most of these that I have grown, especially Goji, I have yet to meet someone who likes them. LOL I would disagree on Aronia though. They are higher in antioxidants than Elderberry, and you don't have to cook them before eating. So I can throw those in a smoothie, and get the benefits, which I couldn't do with Elderberry(I do grow both though). I also actually like the taste, when you let them get super ripe, I would say they are almost like Persimmon, that the longer you can leave them on the bush, the better they will get. Another thing, they are really easy to grow, and to propagate, from seeds or cuttings. Not to argue, just my opinion on it. Love your videos, and Tuck is the most amazing dog ever!
8 years? Very impressive!! I've gardening seriously for the last 3/4 years in my urban London jungle with 60+ plants and vegetables!! I also share my learnings on my youtube channel, and your channel has been one of my inspirations, so thanks for all your videos 😊💚🌱
Wow, I had ground cherries growing at my house last year and I didn't know they were eatable. Another thing that surprised me was Autumn Olive because in my state that is considered a harmful invasive and I have spent time trying to stop it. Callery Pear, Japanese Honey Suckle and Canadian Thistle are others.
I agree about the goji berries, they’re kind of annoying and bitter. I disagree about Kohlrabi. Kohlrabi is sooo delicious and can be made into a slaw that is really nice. Thanks for the vid.
Kohlrabi can be used for Vietnamese salad, can be cooked in clear soup , can be stirred fried. It’s one of the most tasty root vegetables. Gouji berry’s leafs are one of the most expensive and nutritious vegetables. I would love to grow them in my allotment if I can. You have some gems in your garden James 😀😀
My big mistake was Nanking cherries. The plants get 15 feet high and as wide and you have to plant two for pollination. The fruits are the size of pencil erasers and 85% of that is pit and the flavor is not good. I'd put them in a class with Buffalo berries (also NOT good!)
I grew up eating not only the fresh goji berries in soup, but my parents would make soup with the leaves too. Both the leaves and the berries are good for your health.
I grew a large patch of swiss chard last spring, and it did amazingly! They were so huge and beautiful, but it turns put I couldn’t stand the taste. I tried steaming, sautéing, boiling, blanching, and just eating them straight up raw. I just didn’t them. Fortunately, my goats and pigs liked them and I thought they were still fun to grow. Might grow them again this year, but definitely not as many.
@K Barnes Had one for 6 years it never produced. You need a male and a female plant. They get MASSIVE its like a giant dreadlock tentacle looking thing that will start taking over your garden, and a frost still might kill it. If you have a ton of space id say try it but otherwise, I would do raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, currants. I got a variety of blackberries called Ozark freedom I believe and they are like an everbearing strawberry for me, and they are thornless
I just planted 6 goji berry plants today. 🤣🤣. But I actually loved what you said about them and think I chose right for what I needed. I needed something more on the invasive side that will climb up a fence. I planted it in my quail's flight pen mostly to give them a more secure feeling rather than them feeling as though they are out in the open where a hawk or owl can swoop down and get them at any moment or a coyote, raccoon or cat will run up and snatch one. The berries are just a bonus if the plants end up producing.
Did that choke berry have a seed in it, lol don’t swallow it, James. I agree with you, I like to plant things I will consume or family/ friends will consume. Wow that huge Armenian cucumber is bigger than tuck❤️. I am not a fan of goji berries either unless mixed in a smoothie with other things. Those ground cherries look amazing, I will have to try to plant those next year.
The point of growing the Goji berry is that it contains polysaccharides that are not available in any other plant. It is a very medicinal beneficial plant and if you have to dehydrated in order to preserve the medicine then that is what you do. It is a highly medicinal plant. The juice is sold as a cure-all but I’m telling you about the polysaccharides.
Nightowl2548 There is a specific brand of Himalayan Goji berries that can be identified specifically through spectrum analysis that contains all available polysaccharides within the breed of the go G Berry. Different varieties will have different polysaccharides but there was one in particular that had all of the polysaccharides and the first time I drink the juice I instantly felt an amazing sensation throughout my chest and my body. I was a smoker. I thought it was placebo or something. I bought a bottle and told my friend to drink it. He told me he felt it all through his body in his arms. I later found out years later that he was an IV drug user. This was when I was in college.
Nightowl2548 and I asked another friend to try it he was a smoker and he said he felt it in his chest as well. These were people I trusted that I was close to. If you can find the brand of Goji with that verified spectrum analysis I would highly recommend it. It was a very thick white bottle that you could not see through. The juice tastes amazing. It’s rather expensive but it’s a nice treat every once in a while
I recomend popcorn it's related to corn but it's more bug and disease resistant and you harvest it in fall when the plant is dry and dead and you can pop it in the microwave
We have a fig variety that can withstand Scandinavian winter, and the figs taste awesome! no need shelter during cold season, plus they grow superfast. You should get one of those instead! less work :)
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Dogs are "omnivores" but not, they are carnivores. Cats are strict carnivores. Feeding a cat veg or "vegan pet food" is animal abuse and you should be reported for it.
Hey James!! I'm a 14 year old named Luke and I started a raised bed yesterday with my dad and we finished it! It was off the video you made a while back! Thanks for the inspiration you've given me during these hard times. You've really helped me find what I love to do. God Bless you and everyone you love! I hope the Food Forest gets better and better!
beautiful :)
Thanks!
@@Scarecrow14 thats so cool :) enjoy the harvest
@@LOVEisTHEultimateLAW Thanks! I'm so excited for the first one :)
Hey Luke!! Me and Tuck love to hear that, and congratulations on getting your first garden bed built. Your starting at such a young age so you will be ahead of everyone else in no time, just keep learning from everything that happens good or bad. You are the reason me and Tuck make these videos, so thanks for taking initiative and getting out there my friend. God bless you and your family as well 🐕😁❤️
I grow goji berries for my duck. It's her favorite and she gets so excited. I don't have the heart to get rid of it. Missy Duck deserves her goji berries.
It may not taste like other berries, but it is a valuable antioxidant and cancer fighting, too. Used extensively in Traditional Chinese medicine.
I wish I grew goji berries!! It's really hard to grow in my climate though.
I’ve never met your duck but she deserves the wolrd
@EaqIe uh people keep them because their cute bro
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I love the fresh goji berries, however I live in the mountains at 7600 feet elevation and because of our consistently cool evenings, they develop more sugars. Our fruits are very sweet.
Goji berries originate from high feet cold places in China. They taste very sweet
Huh, I live at similar elevation, I should try some local gojis and see if they’re any good. Never had any, even dried.
I have a plant that produces very bitter berries and one that produces delicious sweet berries. 🤷🏻♂️
I think it differs from plant to plant.
Yep, gardeners waking up in morning and wondering how our plants are doing is like when a kid hears the ice cream truck in summer.
Lol, I just came in from the yard checking on my plants at 6am. 🤣
As soon as I wake up I go to my garden to check on them💀
I grab a coffee and camera every am to walk our garden. Each night Im out there with a flashlight checking on my babies.
How true.
Totally!!
I nominate Tuck as gardener of the year.
Awesome job Tuck! I also have some little garden helpers in my garden videos. It's great to have some help to keep things in order.
Thanks, but that would hardly be me. Being retired gives me more time to work at it.
Yeeeeeees I second that nomination
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I love your enthusiasm for gardening! You are refreshing to listen to! Your little Tuck is adorable too.
1. Chokeberry or Aronia Berries, plant Elderberries instead
2. Autumn Olives
3. Armenian Cucumber
4. Goji Berry, grow ground cherries instead
5. Kohlrabi
Thank you for sparing me
Rawl R Yeah, thanks, Nathan D is clearly a kindred spirit.
Kohlrabi is dope
thx . i dont understand why ppl make videos 15 mins long which can be answered withhin 10 seconds. click bait
@@ilin76bb Top ten or top whatever list videos make for a lot of clicks from brainlets who need info and colors spoon fed to their eyes, a lot of ad revenue
I've never seen a pup who loves his veggies as much as Tuck ♥️
Huh, I have! My husky Patrick is lucky to be here as many plants he's eating that were rooting and yes, even actually planted plants.(tried to munch my elderberry, Adam. It was close, he's fast and sneaky.
For real that dog has the healthiest diet.
My first dog was the same with carrots, broccoli and cauliflower. Wouldn’t eat them if they were cooked, they had to be raw. He loved the crunch! They are great for the teeth, too!
We just lost our Rex. Very similar to Tuck. He’s adorable and love to see him harvest his own vegetables. Lol. Also just follow you around the garden. Too cute. Good boy.
My favorite thing ever is seeing Tuck's enthusiasm for the things in the garden! I have a Yorkie as well and it is crazy how similar they are. Warms my heart to see you include him in your gardening efforts. Thanks for the tips on the 5 things not to grow. I wish I had seen it before I bought my goji berries...I completely agree with you!
If you smoked as much meth as him you'd have similar "enthusiasm". He's terrible at gardening and a rookie.
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You’ve noticed that too, eh? He seems a tad ... “sped up”. It doesn’t seem like “natural” enthusiasm.
Really appreciate the honesty about crops especially when the most valuable thing we put into this is the time we spend on the plants
James, Regarding Goji Berries not being sweet off the bush. I love ours, especially the fact they are a perennial and good sources of vitamin C and lycopen. WE are in zone 6b/7a in east TN and have ours planted in full sun. They are very prolific. Our chickens loved them. but I noticed they weren't very sweet the first year and used them in cooking. Second year, I sweetened the soil when the fruit was starting to turn red, and sweetened the Goji fruits!! All you have to do is mix a table spoon or two of baking soda (sodium Bicarbonate) in a quart of water and pour at the base of the plant. Also can add lime, magnesium sulfate or even some tums to the mulch around the plant!! Might just change you from a hater to a lover of Goji. JimH
James, The answer to your question about what the point of growing something that you have to process is that it is the only way for most people to continue to keep eating out of the garden into the winter. It also helps when you get overwhelmed with a crop (like making tomato sauces when you have a million tomatoes instead of trying to eat ten pounds of tomatoes day to keep up with them during peak).
Thank you for speaking up about this!
I think the point was about initially being able to eat the produce fresh, not about never processing them at all. Everyone (especially James) knows that there is usually a glut of just about everything, even if you try to stagger the planting. It makes sense to process and make your produce last beyond their natural season. But enjoying them fresh is best of all.
@Manguy dude I grow and eat these fresh. I sometimes dry them.
Goji berries get better with drying, if you dry and preserve anything throughout the year anyways its well worth it. Why not eat some ground cherries while waiting for the goji to dry?
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I love how Tuck helps you in the garden...what a darling farmer...
He's better at smoking meth than gardening.
Love seeing Tuck with you. I have a chihuahua named Tequila and she loves fresh veggies and gardening! She started with me when she was a tiny pup. She watched briefly as I was weeding, she caught on quick and grabbed a weed in her mouth and started pulling and growling til she conquered that dragon! LOL
How sweet!
Too cute
How precious 😍
You are my favorite source for gardening information, and believe me, I watch them all. You speak quickly and give lots of info in a short time. (So different from other experts). I get energized from your videos. Thanks!
James Prigioni is my spirit animal. Hands down the best channel on RUclips.
Let’s Gooo!!!
I agree with you about the goji berries. I keep growing them expecting the next year for them to taste better but I'm about to give up. I do notice that if they get big and I let them get super ripe they aren't near as bad. LOL
Can't not watch James and his enthusiasm is contagious
Dude i love that dog man tuck is special 4 sure!!!😃
@@jamesprigioni tuck is sooo cute
Yes, in the summer in the mornings I go out and my breakfast is blueberries. Strawberries and lettuce and grapes. Oh and tomatoes of course yay
Autumn Olive is also incredibly invasive in many areas of America, I work in removing them and other invasive plant species that've found their way into the local environment. They grow rampant, spread fast, and make a lot of work for us in the field to do. If anyone see's this comment, don't plant Autumn Olive for this reason and the ones mentioned in this video XD. Also great video James! Thanks for the wisdom!
I've noticed two things about autumn olive in northeast Pennsylvania. First, birds aren't nearly as attracted to it is usually described. Second, (perhaps it's the more challenging soil, intense competition, climate etc at this elevation) it doesn't spread.
Here in Missouri, it's incredibly invasive! We're constantly trying to eradicate it!!
I can't imagine anyone planting that stuff intentionally unless it's contained in goat pen. Don't plant that stuff!
How to you eradicate Goji? I removed it, but shoots pop up in various places.
@Usa mabaho this is an organic gardening channel and you're on here suggesting glyphosate?????? I would have thought that black plastic or sheet mulching would eradicate most things.
Love the video. I know that goji is a pain, however, it is highly medicinal. Drying them is worth it. Even if not using as an edible, make into a tea with fresh rosemary to yield the high nutrients and health benefits.
Love your garden thank you for sharing and your gorgeous puppy!!🍅🌶️🍎🥕🥕🥦🥒🥒🥬🥬🥬🍆🐾🐾
#5 Kohlrabi... this was definitely a surprise! We recently discovered Kohlrabi and have found it to be a very versatile strange looking veggie. We were able to successfully grow it as a Spring crop and we are trying for Fall as well. It works very well in dishes for for several breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes. Even the kids enjoy it! Both cooked or raw... Do we sound the Kohlrabi cheerleaders? Maybe just a little... We love to include it in breakfast green smoothies and even made a delicious and tasty Kohlrabi ice cream. As usual, thanks for sharing! Tuck is adorable! Cheers.
I’m with you on the kohlrabi... my family loves it sliced up raw like carrot sticks. I grow it from early spring to fall by starting about 6-12 plants every couple weeks. I think variety is an issue and I’ve been growing Konan for a few years now and it grows to a nice size while remaining tender and juicy and has a very compact growing habit so I pop in little seedling when something else gets harvested.
Our whole family loves kohlrabi. I thought it was really strange when I first saw it, but it is great in so many recipes. In fried rice is one of our favorite! Cut up like thick matchsticks and add to just about anything.
I absolutely love Kohlrabi, but I grew up in it. It is one of my favorite veggies!
I'm even surprised that people think it looks strange
With this one, I could go either way....
I find that Kohlrabi is very similar to broccoli stem - both need to be peeled, as the outer shell is very fibrous, both taste quite good either cooked or raw, and (at least to me) their flavor and texture are nearly identical.
I certainly wouldn't say that I dislike Kohlrabi, but there's other stuff I like better, so I wouldn't put it on my "must grow" list, or recommend it for gardens where space is more limited.
Tuck is great! I had a Golden retriever that would go to the cotton fields with us and start entertained by pulling weeds while we were chopping them.
I was surprised you put Kohlrabi on the list. I grew both white and purple kohlrabi this year and used it as a cabbage alternative. I love cabbage and we eat a lot of it. We roast it, make kraut, boil, etc. I love coleslaw and using sliced cabbage as an alternative to lettuce in tacos.
I am also not far from you in Maryland. So very similar climates and environment. The only downside to kohlrabi, other brassicas have this issue, tend to bolt sporadically.
I was extremely happy with my kohlrabi. It has the same cabbage essence but is juicy and tender on the inside. I used it to make what I call kohlslaw and everyone loved it. I was very confused that everyone not only loved it but said it was the best coleslaw they had ever tasted as well as my friend who hates cabbage and coleslaw enjoyed it and went in for seconds. It was also a "standard slaw" as I only added shredded carrots, mayo, sugar and vinegar.
We also roasted the kohlrabi and it was imo better than cabbage as it has more complexity in the flavor and I think that is why everyone else liked it so much.
I would say give it another try and make something with it. If you didn't really do anything with it I think the taste and use of a vegetable is more important that what it looks like.
Your dog is amazing, haven’t seen a dog who would eat all kinds of veggies, even pulling out carrots!
I had a dog who loved carrots and red bell peppers!
I had a Malamute who did. All the fruit he could reach, all the carrots he could pull up, all the critters he could catch.
It is not in uncommon
My dog just looks at me funny if I offer her a vegetable. Like I'm offering her a lump of coal or something. I don't know why, she used to at least be willing to try fruits and veggies when she was a puppy, though she never seemed to like anything vegetarian. The only thing she likes that isn't meat or dairy are hazelnuts. In fact, she goes and collects them herself and then if I won't open them for her she cracks them open with her teeth. We had to have the vet come out once because she'd stuck a piece of shell up into her gums, the little dumbass.
My dog eats all
I love kohlrabi! Can use the leaves like collards and the bulb is great in salads.
Im in south jersey here, never wrapped my fig in the 4 years I had it. It is south facing and is protected by the north from the house. I guess it is preference. All my old Italian relatives always wrapped their figs. My friend still does and it amazed that I don't and that it still survives.
It's really heartwarming to see how kind you are to Tuck. Such a sweet boy! And healthy too eating organic food 😄
Tuck looks like he’d make a great TRUFFLE DOG. He’s a natural!
He’s like the perfect dog, super tiny and cute, but also furry. I have a toy chi and sometimes I wish she had some fur I could grab 🤗😌
It took me a bit to get accustomed to the flavor of the raw gogi berry, but now I enjoy them!! So good for you. Also, a perennial! Ground cherries are amazing! But have to be planted every year in our area.
I just want to say thank you for posting your content. It's brave to put your knowledge out there for the world to scrutinize. I've learned so much from your videos, and they've given me a good bit of "oomph" to keep on keeping on. God bless you and yours.
I love aronia berry jelly. It's been my all time favorite since I was a child. You might want to thin about potting up what you don't like and selling the plants. The goji's and aronia's would sell really well and for a very good price. Binge watching you this week. Would love some recommendations for greens.
Aronia juice is the best for winter colds
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Aronia's astringent properties like lemon is extremely detoxifying. Tart, sour or astringent fruits are what you would seek out if you were sick or need to heal a health issue. The ORAC value is bonkers. They are like medicine or medicinal.. Not everything is about flavor. Genetic information or 'software' in these berries will interact with your DNA in unbelievable ways with medicinal functionality. Polyphenols and anthocyanins, have some unbelievable benefits and they are found in unseen concentrations in Aronia. Some indigenous believed they had sacred healing powers. Perhaps researching these medical properties may change your criteria vs nutrient density and what crops could contribute to your wellbeing instead of flavors alone.
Elderberry also has an impressive nutrient profile but Aronia is The King of superberries in my opinion.
My landlord here in Vancouver, Canada, has a fig tree in the backyard, cuts it back totally bare every late autumn, and it grows massive and plenty figs every year - no covering no nothing through the winter, which, admittedly, gets only down to an average of max. low of around -8 to -10 Celsius, and a few weeks of a bit of snow - but still.. no covering no laying down of the tree, just the cutting back -
From your video, I’ve just found out what a friend gave me to eat when I had a low blood sugar episode in a very warm environment.
The ground cherries helped me feel much revived within 15 to 20 minutes.
It was enough for me to carry on until we were done, and I got some much needed rest and restoration over the next few days.
I’m going to be planting ground cherries, ASAP!
And the key is STEADY energy, never a glucose SPIKE + CRASH which comes from machine made crap & beverages like soda, flavored coffee, juices, lemonade tea or "energy" drinks etc
That's so cool how tuck knows what to do in the garden. I bet he knows more about gardening than many ppl! Lol great info thank u.
Goji berries are touted to have specific health benefits antioxidants and such, and are frequently used in Asian recipes. I have tasted them when cooked in Asian soups and stews and they are quite pleasant when prepared properly.
I do like to do plants that I can pick now and process later. Love fresh tomatoes. But I also can’t eat the 5 gallons that I get every week in August. So I freeze them then process most of them once the garden is out for the fall. The processing warms the house and transfers so that’s an added benefit.
I do the same with tomatoes. Last year I stewed them all. This year I'll make sauce. The USDA said this year that canned food are good well past the best by date as long as they are stored properly. Good indefinitely they said.
Ok, I'm in love with Tuck - so great that he's a veggie taster- awesome garden companion!
Gotta agree with you on the aronias. They look good in autumn with their red foliage. If I would grow them again it would be just to feed wildlife. The goji though are a super food and worth it to me to let them dry.
I agree with most of these except the aronia. My grandmother makes a wonderful and healthy tonic drink from it and it tastes fantastic, very different to the flavour of elderberry
Agreed, it actually provides more antioxidants, vitamins and minerals than elderberry. Also, eating raw elderberry is not advised.
I love Aronia berries, too, because they are easy to grow, easy to harvest, the birds don’t touch them (unlike my other berries and cherries), and they are delicious in baking and preserves. They are also a beautiful shrub. 😊
Just FYI. Aronia is one of the highest ORAC berries there is. They are great in fruit smoothies if you like tart things. SUPER healthy.
I actually like eating it. It has a lot of personality. I wouldn't eat a lot of aronias in one go, but they're definitely very nice if you have a few every now and then.And I like goji fruits as well. So...to each his own I guess.
Chinese folks love goji berries. We eat them in jello- like stuff. They are a huge moneymaker if you can harvest a lot of them. About $17/lb in Western Canada. My mom grows them for herself and has started selling plants. She gets a lot of yield for the few plants she keeps. Never has failed for her but sometimes berries are small early in season. I don't love them either.
I bought several kohlrabi by accident this year. They were easy to grow, large bulbs, and yes looked like they came from another planet. We just cooked first one it was delicious. I would grow again. We're in zone6 MI.
We are in zone 5 and were able to grow in successfully for the first time this Spring. We loved it so much that we even made Kohlrabi ice cream! So tasty.
I made coleslaw out of my kohlrabi last year. It was good!
@@pattyclarkson3 We made a simple coleslaw recipe with shredded carrots and beets as well. Kohlrabi works very well in green smoothies and we even made a tasty Kohlrabi ice cream recipe. If you love Kohlrabi, that might be something to try.
Try eating them raw, thats my favourite way!
@@GutenGardening Try to coat slices (about 1 cm thick) of kohlrabi with egg and breadcrumbs and fry them like schnitzel in a pan. Delicious with white herb sauce!
I love your videos! Tuck is so cute! I would give Kolrabi another chance, it's so good raw and the leaves are great for salads. I add it with kale and cabbage and grated carrots. The leaves makes a great salad green.
Aronia berries are a really common landscaping bush here in Finland. They are beautiful and easy to care for. They are hardy even in cold winters. We don't plant them in our garden because they are so easy to find everywhere. We forage them from park hedges. The whole fresh berry is not good, but is good cooked and diluted. Mixed with apple juice or they make nice lemonade, using about 1 c of juice for a pitcher. They also make nice hot tea/ juice for winter with lemon and honey. We also use the whole berries pureed in a apple-berry jam.
You mentioned wrapping the fig during the winter. I would love to see a video of how to wrap a tree.
Love Tuck, he knows how to select his harvest. Thank you for all you do, your are sharing great techniques. I always find something good to do next day on my garden and I'm just getting started. Two thumbs up!
bro your energy alone... i would buy air from you my man! keep it going!
10 percent of the reason why I watch this channel: host is informative
90 percent off the reason I watch: TUCK 🥰
"Rosa rugosa" petals are perfect for rose petal jelly, IMO.
You have no idea how much I appreciate you saying this
Aunt Mollies are a hit for my family, first year growing them and will continue to grow from now on. Going to try making jam from them... great video 👍👍
Totally crazy but I agree with 100% of your points. Great video James.
Thanks Luke! Anymore you would add to the list?
Hello guys (Luke and James), I totally agree with the first 4. BUT!!! I encourage you to try growing the "Superschmelz" variety of the Kohlrabi. amzn.to/3h1ICHG It is, I reckon, a German variety and it´s totally worth it. The biggest plus is, it does not turn woody, stringy at all even in dry weather, it just grows on. At the end of the season it can be a bummer of up to 7-8kg. You can store it for winter. Eat it fresh, fried, cooked. I have tried many kinds of kohlrabi, this is the one to go with.
Greetings to both of you from Europe! :)
@@jamesprigioni Luke, so surprised you agree on #5! Love that you are posting on James' video though.
when are your seeds ready to sell?!!! God bless.
Right! Kohlrabi is great! Nothing tastes like it. You can group it with beets & it doesn't even take up any extra space.
Great picks! I've had huge success with Kohlrabi this year, so I will have to disagree with that one. Purple kohlrabi is lousy but white kohlrabi is great. It grew softball sized bulbs which have a nice crunch and taste similar to jicama. Also edible leaves too, great producer. I appreciate the other tips though! I really want to grow some ground cherries next year
Xylangouro - Ξυλάγγουρο in Greek. Also called Antzouri. It's a mellon that looks like a cucumber and it's mostly cultivated for pickling.
Have to say I love my gogi berry tree - I use the berries when cooking (gogi and cabbage is great together when lightly stir-fried). It's a sweet taste and super nutritious! Good for smoothies too. It's low maintenance and drought-tolerant. It does well in my zone 9-10, and fruits every year. But definitely curious about ground cherries! Thanks for another suggestion!
I’ll have to try that, when gojis produce for the first time. Hoping it will be soon, because they are flowering now!
Tucks not only adorable, he’s pretty smart, bless him. I’m feeling a bit for the plants as you stand next to them, saying you’d never plant them again 🤣
Would love to grow fig, sadly I neglected my last one some years back.
I agree, poor plants didn't need to hear that 😂
Oh, Rosa rugosa is a rose and smells wonderful. It’s called the beach rose too and up in Nova Scotia they are prolific
Cool that your pup loves fresh vegetables ☺️ I think it would be useful if every garden video stated in the beginning where they are. Things change from zone to zone so much.
Two weeks from buying 11 acres and starting a garden. Love your channel and will definitely use this stuff as a reference.
Kohlarhabi is what got me wanting to garden, just peel and a little salt. Delicious
*with great excitement and enthusiasm* “I wanna show you 5 crops that I would never grow again!”
He's been gardening 8 years. He should stick to learning because most of what I've seen from him is rookie level stuff. The rest he learned from folks already giving better info. He needs to lay off the speed...
That's not enthusiasm, that's meth.
@@HandlingItAll well he’s doing a better job then you. Go spread your negativity elsewhere
@@HandlingItAll it’s not meth, that’s his personality. Keep your negative comments to yourself
@@michigangardner6081 I don't like him and don't care.
Goji grows much better in other climes. And aronia is wonderful in smoothies and juices. Both goji and and aronia are extraordinarily healthy and full of vitality.
In China people cook goji Berry leaves like how they cook Asian Greens. It's so worth it because it's highly nutritious and you don't have to grow it from seeds every year.
Why are you educating someone on their own opinions?
I’m growing a black variety of Goji and hope to have my first harvest of berries this year. The branches are just now bursting out in flowers!
The goji berries in this video variety has broad leaves and huge leaves, it is the variety that we use the leaves (to make soup), it has less berries , maybe less than 30 berries per year and the goji is super bitter. The goji berries we grow for berries is a different variety of the goji berries and it sweet like honey but bitter after taste ( the leave is sharp)
The tender stem tips and leaves of goji are a flavorful green, one of our favorites in the garden.
Ground cherries are great, it's like unwrapping a present!
I LOVE watching your pup garden with you! You can tell he is very loved.
I've been waiting years for my gooseberry and currants to mature.. I have every berry plant that is compatible in my zone, or pretty close.. Aronia berry is a super food, yes it isn't very good tasting but throw 4 or 5 into a fresh fruit smoothie and reap the benefits
Hi Brent, I too had to wait years for a good crop. Last year was the first year that the bush was abundantly full of beautiful berries almost ready for picking, however, in Oregon, we had a 116 degree day and it literally cooked the berries on the bush. I was so sad. My Dad gave me this bush and I so wanted to make him a gooseberry pie. He has fond memories from when his aunt made them when he was a kid. I had to drastically cut back the bush but this year it is doing beautiful. It will probably take more time to get it back to producing the amount of berries that last year provided. Best of luck to you in your gardening adventures.
You're a great communicator! Thank you for mentoring us all in gardening! ♥
You can eat the greens from goji berries and stick the berries in soups / cook them.
I was surprised you don't like to grow kohl rabi, it's one of my favourites and I can barely see it in shops.
Same for me. I really like Kohlrabi - and we have it a lot in the supermarket (Switzerland)
Ideas for using kohlrabi: slivered into soups, salads, coleslaw. Peel and eat it in thin slices with a little salt. Tastes
like a cross between a raw potato and a cucumber. Slice it and dip in ranch dressing. I find the smaller young ones
have a better texture than the very large one.
Bok choi and kohl rabi are soo delish in stir frys with snow peas and lots of garlic... roasted sesame seed balsamic viinegarette dressing atop brown basmati rice...
Sprinkled with bean sprouts or sun flower sprouts...
Anyone else have some ideas?
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This is our first time growing is kohl rabi. Were excited.
We grow that for the cows to eat. Its very tasty and handy when you are out with no food on the farm
The worst thing you can plant is the fruit/veggie you don’t like.
Bombed Nevada but if you make a mistake and grow something you don’t like or take up too much space, it can always be turned into compost.
yup i agree. i grew kale one year just cuz i could but hate it so it was a waste of effort. now its corn salad or claytonia instead.. less crop grown in that space now but 100% more crop eaten
I can't stand kale I don't know how everyone thinks it is so great...
Our exception is cilantro. We can't stand the taste, but the beneficials swarm around it from sunrise to sunset.
It depends how bad it is supposed to be. If it is not the best but produces lots of food it might be a good idea if you would still eat it.
Have all the plants you noted. And yup...they are a handful. The gogi are extremely invasive and the thorns are not nice. Where I live (dryer more arid environment) they produce a very sweet flavor, but it attracts the flys and yellow jackets. They are also nitrogen fixers, other than that, I wouldn’t have planted them knowing what I know now. They take over everything and are hard to remove
I would agree with most of these that I have grown, especially Goji, I have yet to meet someone who likes them. LOL I would disagree on Aronia though. They are higher in antioxidants than Elderberry, and you don't have to cook them before eating. So I can throw those in a smoothie, and get the benefits, which I couldn't do with Elderberry(I do grow both though). I also actually like the taste, when you let them get super ripe, I would say they are almost like Persimmon, that the longer you can leave them on the bush, the better they will get. Another thing, they are really easy to grow, and to propagate, from seeds or cuttings. Not to argue, just my opinion on it. Love your videos, and Tuck is the most amazing dog ever!
I actually like Gogi berry. I do agree they are finicky and this year decided not to flower.
@Golden Path Maybe that could be the issue, since that is kind of how Aronia is too.
8 years? Very impressive!! I've gardening seriously for the last 3/4 years in my urban London jungle with 60+ plants and vegetables!! I also share my learnings on my youtube channel, and your channel has been one of my inspirations, so thanks for all your videos 😊💚🌱
Love your channel too Marine!! Great new video 🔥🔥
Wow, I had ground cherries growing at my house last year and I didn't know they were eatable. Another thing that surprised me was Autumn Olive because in my state that is considered a harmful invasive and I have spent time trying to stop it. Callery Pear, Japanese Honey Suckle and Canadian Thistle are others.
OMG he harvests his own food? Adorable :)
Tuck is such a smart dog. He knows which part to eat and which to throw 👏👏
I am a invasive spp. technician from NY. Autumn Olive is a highly invasive plant we spend hours removing them from the woods.
I agree about the goji berries, they’re kind of annoying and bitter. I disagree about Kohlrabi. Kohlrabi is sooo delicious and can be made into a slaw that is really nice. Thanks for the vid.
also low carb alternative to potatoes, no?
@@MichaelDiSalvoSATandACTTutor ist has nothing in common with potatoes so no
Kohlrabi can be used for Vietnamese salad, can be cooked in clear soup , can be stirred fried. It’s one of the most tasty root vegetables. Gouji berry’s leafs are one of the most expensive and nutritious vegetables. I would love to grow them in my allotment if I can. You have some gems in your garden James 😀😀
My big mistake was Nanking cherries. The plants get 15 feet high and as wide and you have to plant two for pollination. The fruits are the size of pencil erasers and 85% of that is pit and the flavor is not good. I'd put them in a class with Buffalo berries (also NOT good!)
Chas Z we had them in Manitoba, and they were great, we ate them all the time, sweet and tart. Must be a diff prairie variety.
And they get fire blight!
I grew up eating not only the fresh goji berries in soup, but my parents would make soup with the leaves too. Both the leaves and the berries are good for your health.
What!! My gf doesn’t like goji either, I love them, so tasty!
I grew a large patch of swiss chard last spring, and it did amazingly! They were so huge and beautiful, but it turns put I couldn’t stand the taste. I tried steaming, sautéing, boiling, blanching, and just eating them straight up raw. I just didn’t them. Fortunately, my goats and pigs liked them and I thought they were still fun to grow. Might grow them again this year, but definitely not as many.
Yep - easy to grow. Taste awful...
Also autumn olive can be highly invasive depending on the state you live in. In VA autumn olive is highly invasive.
Tucker is such a sophisticated eater!
Agree with you with goji, the get huge take over are thorny, and taste horrible lol. Hardy kiwi is another waste of time.
@K Barnes Had one for 6 years it never produced. You need a male and a female plant. They get MASSIVE its like a giant dreadlock tentacle looking thing that will start taking over your garden, and a frost still might kill it. If you have a ton of space id say try it but otherwise, I would do raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, currants. I got a variety of blackberries called Ozark freedom I believe and they are like an everbearing strawberry for me, and they are thornless
I just planted 6 goji berry plants today. 🤣🤣. But I actually loved what you said about them and think I chose right for what I needed.
I needed something more on the invasive side that will climb up a fence. I planted it in my quail's flight pen mostly to give them a more secure feeling rather than them feeling as though they are out in the open where a hawk or owl can swoop down and get them at any moment or a coyote, raccoon or cat will run up and snatch one. The berries are just a bonus if the plants end up producing.
Groundcherries are in the nightshade family (Solanaceae). They're just not in the Solanum genus with tomatoes and potatoes.
Did that choke berry have a seed in it, lol don’t swallow it, James. I agree with you, I like to plant things I will consume or family/ friends will consume. Wow that huge Armenian cucumber is bigger than tuck❤️. I am not a fan of goji berries either unless mixed in a smoothie with other things. Those ground cherries look amazing, I will have to try to plant those next year.
I love ground cherries!!
I think he didn't want to be rude and spit it out in front of us ☺️😉.
Chokeberry seeds are fully edible 😋
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That is hysterical, your dog’s character totally reflects yours when it comes to gardening
The point of growing the Goji berry is that it contains polysaccharides that are not available in any other plant. It is a very medicinal beneficial plant and if you have to dehydrated in order to preserve the medicine then that is what you do. It is a highly medicinal plant. The juice is sold as a cure-all but I’m telling you about the polysaccharides.
When I get my community garden, I will grow it again. I am not big on it. But thanks.
I thought Goji Berries were fictional, they were used in some Pyramid Scheme Amway type scam in a subplot on HBO's Big Love series.
Nightowl2548 There is a specific brand of Himalayan Goji berries that can be identified specifically through spectrum analysis that contains all available polysaccharides within the breed of the go G Berry. Different varieties will have different polysaccharides but there was one in particular that had all of the polysaccharides and the first time I drink the juice I instantly felt an amazing sensation throughout my chest and my body. I was a smoker. I thought it was placebo or something. I bought a bottle and told my friend to drink it. He told me he felt it all through his body in his arms. I later found out years later that he was an IV drug user. This was when I was in college.
Nightowl2548 and I asked another friend to try it he was a smoker and he said he felt it in his chest as well. These were people I trusted that I was close to. If you can find the brand of Goji with that verified spectrum analysis I would highly recommend it. It was a very thick white bottle that you could not see through. The juice tastes amazing. It’s rather expensive but it’s a nice treat every once in a while
Nightowl2548 If you stop watching television you’ll instantly become much more intelligent. I wish you luck
I recomend popcorn it's related to corn but it's more bug and disease resistant and you harvest it in fall when the plant is dry and dead and you can pop it in the microwave
We have a fig variety that can withstand Scandinavian winter, and the figs taste awesome! no need shelter during cold season, plus they grow superfast. You should get one of those instead! less work :)
I love love love kohlrabi 😋❤️🤗 the greens and the bulb are delicious 👍
Can’t go wrong with Tuck!
That dog is unique! I love your work.
You are by FAR my favourite Gardener...💪
Believe me when I say...
I appreciate your help and knowledge so much you have no idea 🙏👍
Yeah gardening is cool and all, but I’m here to check on Tuck😏
Another one who's hormones U excited
Arun Seigell what the hell does that even mean?! Ok wait I’m gonna give it a try....The color of the future is minivan 🚐 😆 I like this game! Your turn👍
Arun Seigell you fucking idiot
Make sure he didn't OD on meth?
Dude is higher than Tyrone Biggums on 6 Red Balls
I love my Autumn Olive the fruit is so sweet, the main con is the seed is so big. but the fruit is so pretty!
the cutest veggie eating doggie, love Tuck!
I thought my cat would enjoy veggies so I diced up carrots in his wet food ->fail.
Zari A Yea that’s because cats are strictly carnivores.
Hmm...not my friends cat- who by the way is completely vegetarian and feeds his cat only vegetarian pet food...with the occasional tuna can of course.
Many vegetables are poisonous to dogs, they don't require them in their diet at all.
Dogs are "omnivores" but not, they are carnivores. Cats are strict carnivores. Feeding a cat veg or "vegan pet food" is animal abuse and you should be reported for it.