5 Vegetables that are too EASY to GROW in the Garden
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- Опубликовано: 15 авг 2017
- These are my five top vegetables that I believe are just too easy to grow! Great for beginners who ask the question, what should I grow in my vegetable garden?
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Self Sufficient Me hello, do you know where I can get raised beds in Europe, France to be precise ?
@self sufficient me do you ever worry about residuals or leeching from the heavy metals in those containers you use for Your Raised Beds? I am a pretty paranoid guy about the small little details like that
@Self Sufficient Me This is glorious, I been tryin to find out about "what does growing organically mean?" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Ponorcas Unconventional Primacy - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now )?
It is an awesome exclusive guide for discovering how to grow an unlimited food supply and ditch large food companies minus the hard work. Ive heard some super things about it and my cousin got amazing success with it.
Dude. You have awesome legs.
Bro that was nice of you sharing info 👌
You know that you are getting older when you enjoy gardening videos.
Very relaxing, I spend 5 hours of my day off gardening since my late 20’s. now I’m 42!
I'm here and I couldn't legally drink 2 months ago
Your so right. I just turned 39 and it's very true. Landscaping, gardening, is life now.
I've gone from drifting to gardening lol
I'm 32 😅
This is great. His presentation is somewhere between a nature documentary and an infomercial, but he's not trying to make me buy something.
But he makes you want to try it, I already grow and love it.
That's a great description of this. Lol
and he has an accent. Makes it more believable
He's the Steve Irwin of gardening. Crikey!!!
yeah man in world of ads and propaganda tv we appreciate real stuff
who else is looking up gardening tips during the coronavirus?
AnnaBella V yes. I’m going to plant a garden for the apocalypse
Me! I grew up with garden. So I know the basics. But now it's my turn to help my family.
We are looking for hobbies while in shelter down but I need to learn how to make raised garden beds with corrugated sheet metal like that guy.
Yep! Getting ideas!!!
Yup just started my own garden! :)
There's an old Native American gardening technique known as the 3 Sisters, where beans, corn and squash are all grown together in the same plot and live in symbiosis together. The beans provide nitrogen to the soil, the corn stalks provide scaffolding for the bean stalk to grow on, and the squash helps the soil retain moisture by providing ground cover.
I want to try this one day.
If its an "old native american" gardening technique, then how did they know about stuff like nitrogen? Trial and error?
@@Sentauri Obviously they didn't know anything about nitrogen. I think they just kinda stumbled on it and figured out that this particular combination just worked. Similar to how they would use fish carcasses as fertilizer. Some discoveries are completely accidental ( penicillin for example ). In a similar instance, the vast grasslands of the Great Planes were set on fire on a regular basis ( possibly after noticing how well the grasses would grow back after a natural wild fire ) to create optimal grazing habitat for buffalo, which was the chief food source for the nations in that region.
I'll be the guinea pig for this one mate, I'll be back next season
@sentauri actually the Mexicas and Matas here in Mexico used that system too its called Milpa , and it was development 5k years ago,the milpa cam be used literally on beds of soil planted in water ,
i swear this guy is pretty much the steve irwin of gardening, reminds me so much of him for some reason
Was going to say this. I think it's because of the enthusiasm, and of course, the Australian accent.
Lol
Yes, he's awesome!
3:30
@@KCThomas84 ditto! I thought the same thing! 😄
I just said that you saw it too 😂 it’s he way he lays down on the ground beside them and gets all excited talking about it😂💚
1. Beans
2. Asian greens🥬
3. Zucchini🥒
4. Carrots 🥕
5. Raddish
TL;DR?
Thanks
Thank you
B E A N S
I've never grown anything, but I surprised that Potatoes weren't on the list. From what I've heard, potatoes should be #1.
Note: Zucchini's flowers are ebible as well, and super tasty. You fry them in a batter made with flour, eggs, a bit of milk. They have a nice sweet taste.
This guy is amazing and with plenty of humor. I’m late to the channel and including gardening, but I’ve been getting back into the natural way mentally for some time and now im trying to express it physically. I actually plan to grab some seeds and all my necessities and start growing my own. In this moment in history its time more than ever. Much love to everyone ✊🏾
Even more important now! 🙏❤️🕯🇳🇿
"Right here mate we have a carrot. It's sleeping right now but grab it by it's hair and pull it out. Oh crikey it's a big one."
😂
My exact thought! Just like steve Irwin! Very cool!
I just became more Australian after reading that
Its impossible not to read this in an australian accent
Ha ha ha, spot on mate
This guy's cheesy enthusiasm is amazing. I could watch him all day.
the closing soundtrack? Don't slam that door.
This guy’s cheesy enthusiasm is amazing could watch all day
Just on the carrot comes from Afghanistan thing: Afghanistan actually has an incredible almost year round growing season and crazy fertile soil. The only limiting factor in afghanistan for crop growth is water availability. Literally anywhere somebody can dig a well you have these crazy lush green patches surrounding them.
-US Marine and gardener since age 6 who spent 4 years there
Growing stuff in afghanistan is easy as hell granted you can find water (not easy). Its sad too, because if they had access to modern tech they'd be a practical modern day eden. Sadly, they do not, and can only access water that is either naturally occurring, or is shallow enough below ground to dig to by hand. Even if accessed, they can only transport it so far from the source, limiting most farms to an acre or two at most.
That is sad. They wouldn't be susceptible to fanatics if they weren't hungry.
Would a system of swales and water-catching agritecture address that challenge?
Thanks for sharing that. I imagined a sandy desert.
How was life in the marines as a 6 year old ? Must have been tough
@@leoworrall9449 I think he meant he was gardening since being 6 years old..
“They were known to be good for you, but tasted like SHhhould I say... not great” 😂😂oh man that one got me
“Strap on ya boots an grow some zucs! “
God bless Australia 🇦🇺
Correction it is 'Straya
I love that he took me around the world with the plants
Agreed. Fun to watch
This guy is hilarious. "Its taking over my lawn." *smiles then looks surprised back and forth at the leafs*
I know the edit there was great haha
I recommend sun chokes. Cousin to the sunflower, so they'll grow anywhere that sunflowers grow wild. No weeding, no pest control, just water them and stay out of their way. Best part, you can't get all the roots (that's the part you eat) and next year's crop grows from the bits left from last year's crop. Looks like ginger, but tastes more like jicama.
"get on the boots and plant some zuccs"
*hits subscribe button*
Came to say the same 🤣
Also when I subscribed.
Same. Haha
*z u c c*
I slapped that like button after he said it
I love when you make a joke or rhyme, and then just stare XD
Much of Australian humor is deadpan.
That's what you call the normal Australian awkward gaze waiting for a laugh before you continue your sentence.
That was very informative. Especially, the part about the beans bringing nitrogen back into the soil. just move them around from season to season and they help prep the way for the next vegetable in the rotation. Thanks, K
Swiss chard ❤️ I live in southwest Arizona, and I have plants that have been growing for years, even with well-over 100 degree summers. When leaves are cut, it just makes more! Better tasting than spinach and it’s a beautiful plant. Thanks for this channel!
In Australia we grew up on it for greens when in season. As kids it was always eaten by choice as opposed to spinach. We called it silver beet and it was green like spinach. Didn't know what Swiss Chard was when reading overseas magazine recipes until late in life when I saw colourful Chard in vegetable shops.
"Tasted like, Sshh...ould, I say". LOL. This guy is hilarious.
Too good
Caught that too. Funny stuff.
Lol 😂 if you didnt say it, I would have 😂
it was awesome.... better than SHUT THE FRONT GATE
The dad jokes are strong with this one :)
A-Z-E-G-A-G ...& the radishes at the end?! This guy's a closet moomoo :)
zukes
“Get on the boots and plant some zuccs 😉”
I feel a 'Gervais' vibe is also strong
That was my first thought. he's so David Brent!
I love it when gardening videos have a carefree dog walking around in the background - or even better, when it approaches its human for a pet or to look into the camera. AWESOME dog at 2:30! It should be in every video.
Dear Mark,. Thank you for your very informational videos. *** I really hope your home, neighborhood, & region as well as your family, friends, & acquaintances were all spared by&from the terrible fires. ***
You sounds like a friendly neighbor with whom I want to have a drink.
My thoughts exactly, but I'd like to add that with that drink or two we'd be eating some veggies grown from both our gardens! ITD BE A DRUNKEN FUNNY EDUCATIONAL FEAST!!!!😂😂😂😂
I so agree. I wish I had him as my neighbor. All mine are Millennial duds who rarely come outside long enough to mow.
Dude this guy has an awesome vibe!
I can vouch for purple and white carrots; taste great in coleslaw type salads... yellow zucc taste amazing in curries and if you grow radish; the white radish just taste a lot better than the red ones; red ones are too damn sour for me
@@MarcDufresneosorusrex thanks man
This is for those who have never grown their own veggies, be prepared to set it up well. Some type of raised garden bed is first, if you don't like bending over to pull out weeds don't bother. Secondly weeds, you ARE going to get them, if you cultivate good soil for veggies, weeds will love it twice as much. So you can spray for weeds but do you want weed killer in your veggie garden, (up to you). It takes time to weed a garden, lots of it, if you see a nice unseeded garden ask the owner how they keep it like that and ask yourself are you prepared to do the same, if you go ahead, start small, something you know you Wil be motivated and have time and water for. Some places need a lot of water, do you have to pay for water. I hope I have saved someone a lot of effort, personally I have no time, little motivation and my garden needs a lot of water but I love my own veggies.
I'm 2 years LATE to this video! Thank you for this video it's actually inspiring to see how easy these are to grow! And your attitude and tone is so funny and positive! 🙌🏽
put on the boots and plant some zucchs lololol
Australians are taking over the world, by just using their lovable personalities.
You also noticed this man is very Russell Crowe talking?
Indeed onya mate 🇦🇺 & the kiwis bro 🇳🇿🙌🏻😁
Great people honest , straight talking , get on with it people , love them .
Right? I freakin love Australians.
And to think that their ancestors were the rejects and outcasts of that time.
Well I definitely did something wrong because none of these 5 made it this season in my garden, I was so confident I'd be eating from my garden already🤔🤔we had such a weird growing season here in Durban, South Africa. Thank you for your awesome videos, such a joy to watch 😊
Nice videos mate. By the way Afghanistan has some of the most fertile soil in the world (from an Afghan).
1: Beans
2:Asian Greens
3:Zucchini/Courgette
4:Carrots
5:Radish
You're welcome.
Archangel Tyrael his commentary is what makes the video
My hero
My hero too
my hero
thanks man
I've been saying the same thing for years! These vegetables are way too EASY to GROW! Please nerf in next patch. I'm fed up with vegetables too OP to keep the gardening competitive.
As a overwatch gamer this got me crying of laughter 😂🤣
What? Is there now a Tier βοτάνη besides Tier Zoo?
I like his videos because his voice isnt grating, and they are informative. Good job.
It's somehow so satisfying and exciting to know how all the veggies we take for granted are from every corner of the earth, and that we owe it to the natives of all those places cultivating them to have them on our dinner tables today
I'd say that the guy just has a nice presentation, which makes it easy to watch.
You don't have to be old to like something that looks good:)
Sir, you've earned yourself a subscriber
Spencer Hoadley - The Twin Writer ditto!....really a twin?
We call them courgette in Europe. Great presentation. Thank you.
Got here for the info, stayed for the wonderful humor :D
You look so happy talking about greens. Makes it a lot of fun for me to watch too!
Lifelock
All good but even easier is purple yam. Purple yam, no bugs, no work, no worries. I've grown everything you mentioned except zucchini and agree they are easy to grow, but purple yam has all of these beat by a mile.
Yes that's true it does grow well also! Thanks :)
I'm 19, and I love watching his videos. I grew up in a small town where everybody had their own garden. My grandpa always planted loads of crops. Potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, onions, scallions, squash, parsley, peppers you name it, we always had it. Every year. Then I moved to a big city and then i realized how amazing home grown food is.... In the city every crop taste likes water because of the chemicals and whatever... They make it grow fast and big with injections etc.... I just realized that I have been eating organic food ever since...
Mark's videos inspired me to get out and do my own crops. Since then I've been growing my own tomatoes, carrots, chillies, squashes, paprikas, and even watermelons.
Thank you, Mark
Dude's downright infectious! Can't wait to start me own 'gahden'!
love your energy! every spring i try and give gardening a go and every fall i end up with dead plants. but heck, let's try it one more time
this man has the friendliest energy i am so delighted
Please post as many video's as you possible can. I am sure everyone loves them. Regards Linda
I will certainly try Linda thank you very much! All the best :)
Self Sufficient Me hi I'm 17 and i was wondering on how to do a tiny farm in my back yard p.s do more
not everyone
Linda Melehi I agree really helpful
Harold Hicks then you kn ow what to do
Great vid! With this coronavirus threat looming, I realize how much we depend from the system to feed ourselves...that should NOT be the case.
30-year gardener here...
I've had an 1800' plot with terribly weedy, compacted commercially-driven-on CLAY soil for 9 years... I thought I'd never succeed in getting that soil going. Tilling, wintercropping, nothing worked except on one tiny space--digging a hole & adding canes, leaves, canes, alfalfa meal, etc + dirt. That's @ 80'. Ha! I even tried round-up, which made me sick and did not work.
Last year I poured20 gallons of vinegar over the whole thing (except the good bit) and covered it with Planck plastic fora year. It was a desperate last-ditch effort. I gardened in boxes & bales on top. (The bales performed poorly.) I got tons of tomatoes, carrots, onions, cukes, basil, celery (!), and miscellaneous others as well as a big patch of perennials in the center.
This year I was laid off from my job of 17years. I got right out in the garden. The vinegar/plastic had worked on the weeds! Now that soil...a friend turned me on to an EASY method:
Loosen (not turn) the soil.
Lay weeds/kitchen waste/whatever raw compost you have on it...or half-raw.
Fertilize & water it.
Put @ 2" fully composted material over this. Fertilize with mild liquid fertilizer (worm poo tea, etc) and water.
Lay wet newspaper, @ 10 sheets thick & overlapping to drain into the mound, not run off, on the mound. Water.
Lay 2" compost again to cover.
Cut Xes in the paper, add compost, add bone meal, plant your starts.
Mulch w/ straw, pine straw, leaves, etc.
I was able, in less than two months, to plant the entire 1800'. Now I wish I had more.
@@karaamundson3964 Wow, I can't believe it took U so long! So glad you're doing it now- I learnt that organic Permaculture way of gardening 1st up, and am very glad I did. Best of luck to you.. 👍☮️
This is so adorable.
"Did you come here to die?" ...."no mate, I came 'ere yesterday."
Lol 😂😂
👏😂
lol 😆
Yesderdee
🤣😂
I've never had good luck growing root veggies. Your enthusiasm makes me want to try again! Thank you for the encouragement.
Marina, us neither, but we have had lots of success with mulching in straw before planting. The extra aeration gave the soil a bit of looseness and seemed to keep root worm away. Hes right about the daikon variety. The are great for stir fry and salad alike. Good luck!
Thank you dougjonna. I live in zone 7 in USA.
Amend your soil. It’ll usually do the trick
How's the gardenia going?
Zuchini's flowers are also edible! Ours grow like crazy, even when hit by leaf mould.
May I suggest to Marog, a "field weed" kinda like spinach, here from my area. Nutritious and tasty!
Those flowers in Mexico we put them inside some tortilla and cheese
Zucchini is not among my favorites. So I tend to skip them. But I do like pumpkin and squash. Those are also 100% edible, not just the fruit or flower. But specially the leaves. I love them as mashed greens, with garlic, olive oil and a bit of salt and pepper. Worth trying, it's better than mashed greens made of spinach! ;-)
@@crpth1 have you tried seasoning the zucchini with olive oil and garlic and grilling it in slices until your desired doneness? That only way I eat zucchini but it’s so good like that
If I had to pick 5 it would be Tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, green beans and onions plus I'd try to sneak in some butternut squash 😉
Radishes tho, man....maybe its a climate thing, but in westish oregon, its sooo easy to grow radishes, its weird
My butternut squash have been invincible this year! As the rest of the squash succumbed to vine buyers or squash bugs or powdery mildew, the butternut gave me six LARGE squashes and there's one smaller one left to harvest yet.
Luckily we enjoy the stuff! The okra have been a little TOO productive. 😆
your passion and happiness for permaculture is inspiring guiding to many people to live with harmony with nature...
I love it THESE GREENS ARE TAKING OVER MY YARD. LOOK LOOK
Mate, i am super grateful for that! i find your videos incredibly useful, well done!
Hope this channel blows up after the Rona, great info and fun stuff thanks!
I like this guys sense of humor😂
man you are f*ing funny and informative at the same time. well done.
I bet there more people watching growing vegetables videos that before Corona virus, great job man.
I like the look of the Aluminum boxes being used to grow your greens in.
He’s like..the Steve Irwin of plants
just thinking the same exact thing
I was just thinking this
I hope he doesn't get killed by a zucchini :)
@@jaymercha3859 I snarfed!
Yeah he does.
Love it. And just enough silliness to make you an entertaining RUclips host. Love the historical background on the plants too.
love this too ...
My 13 year old and I are obsessed with your videos!
Even if you don’t garden you gotta love his enthusiasm
These ruby streeks...
*ARE TAKING OVER MY LAWN*
~Mark
August 16, 2017
Thank you so much for your time and dedication,
your enthusiasm makes me eager to get out into the garden and start planting.
and YES... ANYTHING hand picked straight out of your garden and eaten will NEVER compare to the sub standard produce
we receive from our local mainstream stores.
+lakisbouz Thank you! Yes I agree (of course) fresh homegrown produce is the best :)
Mark you give me life with every video mate, best channel in RUclips!
Bloody fantastic tutorials. I’ve been watching and saved your videos for about a month now. I’m with you completely. Thank you for your advice. Love your attitude.
"That taste like shhhhh....ould I say, not good." 😂. Good video mate. Thanks. Got my sub. More please.
Holy shit I love this guy
LOL, thanks Luke :)
These are very accurate. I grew beans and carrots when I was 11, although the carrots turned out tiny. This was very good information presented in an understandable, calming way. Just what I needed during such anxious times. Thanks!! :)
We LOVE this channel! Awesome tidbits and history of each variety...and your energy is just what we needed for inspiration. keep up the great work!!
I love this video so much, this guy has such a happy vibe about him :) very informative video aswell!
No sweet potato? That imo is about as easy as it gets, I find it MUCH easier than carrots! much more tollerant of low water, won't bolt to seed & destroy the plant like carrots do & also tolerant of weather & lighting conditions from extreme heat full sun to low light indoor growing (not many potatoes that way, but still looks pretty) Plus it can grow on the ground, or be trained as a fast growing climber
It yields high too & both tubers & leaves can be eaten
Especially in a subtropical climate
I hear ya. Carrots are pretty easy though, incumbent on you getting out every single small rock or stone in your bed
NY they are one of the more difficult to grow. Not enough sun or long enough growing season. Maybe Georgia jets if you're lucky.
True! I also thought it would be one of the 5. But...... my family does NOT like them. 😏
I had some sweet potatoes that started growing on top of my refrigerator. they were in a box and I sorta forgot they were there until one day I saw some shoots poking up. thought what the hell and stuck them in the yard. watered them like once a week and that was it. went from 6 to about 50 potatoes really easily. cooked about half of them, made the rest into moonshine
I've watched so many vegi garden vids and your the only one with a great sense if humour!! 😂 in addition to great advice ..LOVE IT.. Thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you so much for sharing your wonderfully practical knowledge! Love your Presentations! You are natural, unaffected, & very informative!
“Put on the boots, and plant some zucs” I absolutely love it
"These ruby streaks have taken over my lawn."
My first good chuckle of the day.😄
The fried zukini(sp)🤗 looks great.
I’ve watched your vids for only 2 days and I’m already confident to start small with my herbs! Thank you so much
I like how you are passionate about it and you educate in the process 💙
Russell Crowe the self sufficient farmer with informative video!
IKR? I'd swear he must be related.
Very informative! That's why I love your videos. I learn a lot. Thanks! from Canada
My friends and I are planning on going off grid, this helps a lot. Thanks😊
My 10 month old never lets me watch anything on my phone, even if shes playing by herself for a moment. She always wants to grab my phone and play with it. But your videos really calm her down. She likes listening to your voice and sometimes even looks to see what Im watching (and shes usually not interesting in whats going on on my phone, its just a toy to her)
Well, I just spent 4 hours planting veg. Unfortunately, I didn’t plant any of the ones you mentioned. 😑
@thiccen little Beans also get diseases quickly. So, make sure to take care of them.
I ADORE your videos !! I have just started a veggie patch in Spain,soil poor and never rains,plus summers far too hot. I'm probably fighting a loosing battle,but i intend trying.
If you keep trying Angela you will win! Thank you and all the best! :)
@@Selfsufficientme What about shade-cloth over some of the veg patch...? ;-)
Your fellow gardener over here trying to garden through TX summer drought understands what you are talking about.
This channel is amazing! A true gem.
I live in Brisbane and I've been gardening for 1 year, appreciate your videos for help!!!
This video was fantastic! Thank you for the good information!
Lucians_Sword I love the people on RUclips who are nice and don’t cyberbully you are awesome.
No idea how I ended up here but I love it
Just found this as I wanted to start a little garden of my own - and honestly this guy is GOLD. Too funny and great information. THANK YOU GOOD SIR
Love your sense of humor. Every one of your videos make me smile because of your humor.
1st time visitor from the middle of California....and wanted to say THANKS for a great and informational video...
gonna get ready for any planting this year?
gonna get ready for any planting this year?
No ONE knows for sure!!!! Stay tuned...
"And my family... well... they like to stay away for a few hours" 😂🔥💯💣💥
Wonderful video mate! I love your feed (no pun intended). It is helping my family start our self sufficient vegetable garden. Very informative, very easy to listen to, and you add some of your own characteristics.
I want a house like yours it is so cool with solar pannels and plants i could live there forever and never get bored 💪🏽🌱🌿🌾☀️
Daikon radish slices are a wonderful chip and go well with guacamole or a spicy dip.
3:02 I’ve had that squash flower in a tamale I loved it.
Lol the Ruby Streaks. This guy has a great sense of humor. And garden tips!!!