5 Fast Growing Veggies You Can Harvest in Under 1 Month

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  • Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
  • If you're just getting started on your first garden, it's important to have early success. These 5 groups of crops are extremely easy and fast to grow, so you can have your first successful harvest and build your gardening confidence.
    1. Microgreens
    2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots
    3. Baby Lettuce
    4. Baby Root Crops
    5. Extra Greens
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  • @epicgardening
    @epicgardening  4 года назад +381

    Hope you guys try some of these ideas! If you want copies of my book, here are the 2 places to get it online:
    → My Book on Amazon: amzn.to/2V7dAEn
    → Signed Copies: bit.ly/epicgardeningbook (shipping starts 4/9, I sold out and am waiting on more)

    • @kevtom1686
      @kevtom1686 4 года назад +8

      I saw where you recommended Kellog soils. West of phx we really dont have soil that we can garden with so I want to be sure we spend our money properly and on useful products. Thanks.

    • @aquafina6544
      @aquafina6544 4 года назад +7

      You had me until you put sardines on it..yuck!

    • @epicgardening
      @epicgardening  4 года назад +7

      @@kevtom1686 You bet - Try Espoma Organic, I've been using their stuff for a while now and it's super nice. Otherwise Recipe 420, Fox Farm

    • @SnotRockets55
      @SnotRockets55 4 года назад +3

      You looked like you wanted to faceplant into the bowl at the end but were restraining yourself LOL

    • @HearingJesus
      @HearingJesus 4 года назад +5

      I just ordered your book!

  • @ydaLnooM
    @ydaLnooM 3 года назад +3826

    I'm a vegetarian and that shot of you biting into the pea plant is how my family thinks I eat

    • @DCHZS
      @DCHZS 3 года назад +80

      😂 🌿

    • @captainp.2721
      @captainp.2721 3 года назад +217

      Please stop veganism. Its destroying the planet! The poor veggies!! Eat some meat instead.

    • @GreatRunas
      @GreatRunas 3 года назад +99

      Captain Poop hue hue plant go crunch crunch

    • @ApocalypseLounge
      @ApocalypseLounge 3 года назад +2

      ALOL!

    • @JayDrawsManga
      @JayDrawsManga 3 года назад +22

      noom...noom..noom. i think you need some meat in your life man..just. just try some. AIGHT JUST..phuh...just. try. some. okay :))

  • @miriamrobarts
    @miriamrobarts 3 года назад +1023

    In Order of Fastest to Slowest (10 days to 1 month)
    1:10 1. Microgreens
    3:16 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots
    4:32 3. Baby Lettuce / Baby Greens
    5:53 4. Greens of Root Crops (such as Beets, Radish, & Turnip) / Baby Root Crops
    6:56 5. Extra Greens:
    7:03 Baby Kale (including Dazzling Blue Kale)
    7:40 Bok Choy (aka pak choi, pichay/petsay, or pok choi is a type of Chinese cabbage)
    Try a dwarf or baby bok choy variety, or Beni Houshi Mizuna (a mustard with a peppery spicy flavor)
    8:12 Harvesting for a salad (these are a little more than a month old, but you can use younger ones)
    9:16 Making salad

  • @gab3963
    @gab3963 Год назад +116

    I started gardening this year. I bought a mint plant and catnip, along with two little blueberry bushes. Seeing the plants blow up has really relaxed me. I thought 100% they would all die. I know all of these are really easy , but it is still a huge confidence booster

    • @jacquelinesimpson6672
      @jacquelinesimpson6672 Год назад +3

      Congratulations!!

    • @wanidisplace1480
      @wanidisplace1480 Год назад +1

      Yes you should be proud!!

    • @thebanman2293
      @thebanman2293 Год назад

      im growing a watermelon

    • @lolodee3528
      @lolodee3528 9 месяцев назад +3

      Once you’ve grown something seed to meal it seems miraculous, doesn’t it!?

    • @gracegroh4711
      @gracegroh4711 4 месяца назад +1

      Give yourself some credit! I can grow just about anything but struggle with blueberries!

  • @phayz9
    @phayz9 3 года назад +42

    3:54 Never thought I'd ever hear anyone say "really nice really fresh pea flavor"

    • @svnsetexe7326
      @svnsetexe7326 2 года назад +1

      In Order of Fastest to Slowest (10 days to 1 month)
      1:10 1. Microgreens
      3:16 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots
      4:32 3. Baby Lettuce / Baby Greens
      5:53 4. Greens of Root Crops (such as Beets, Radish, & Turnip) / Baby Root Crops
      6:56 5. Extra Greens:
      7:03 Baby Kale (including Dazzling Blue Kale)
      7:40 Bok Choy (aka pak choi, pichay/petsay, or pok choi is a type of Chinese cabbage)
      Try a dwarf or baby bok choy variety, or Beni Houshi Mizuna (a mustard with a peppery spicy flavor)

      8:12 Harvesting for a salad (these are a little more than a month old, but you can use younger ones)
      9:16 Making salad

  • @davidlaker1013
    @davidlaker1013 4 года назад +568

    Good presentation--no editorial, straight to the point, no repetition, well-spoken. A breath of fresh air in this overcrowded subject.

    • @svnsetexe7326
      @svnsetexe7326 2 года назад +1

      In Order of Fastest to Slowest (10 days to 1 month)
      1:10 1. Microgreens
      3:16 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots
      4:32 3. Baby Lettuce / Baby Greens
      5:53 4. Greens of Root Crops (such as Beets, Radish, & Turnip) / Baby Root Crops
      6:56 5. Extra Greens:
      7:03 Baby Kale (including Dazzling Blue Kale)
      7:40 Bok Choy (aka pak choi, pichay/petsay, or pok choi is a type of Chinese cabbage)
      Try a dwarf or baby bok choy variety, or Beni Houshi Mizuna (a mustard with a peppery spicy flavor)

      8:12 Harvesting for a salad (these are a little more than a month old, but you can use younger ones)
      9:16 Making salad

  • @dream.fiiend
    @dream.fiiend 4 года назад +1230

    Dude, you're like a cool older bro who teaches me about houseplants and gardening 🌱💚

    • @epicgardening
      @epicgardening  4 года назад +190

      Appreciate that lil bro

    • @redtobertshateshandles
      @redtobertshateshandles 4 года назад +55

      He's a cool younger bro to me. I'm nearly an old fart.

    • @HeartHandmade
      @HeartHandmade 4 года назад +31

      He’s a cool bro around my age teaching me 🤣

    • @JNYC-gb1pp
      @JNYC-gb1pp 4 года назад +13

      Sad that our parents no longer teach us these skills, right?

    • @heyleebaby
      @heyleebaby 4 года назад +11

      Funny thing is he actually reminds me of my older bro lol

  • @nanab.3691
    @nanab.3691 2 года назад +116

    Great video! A quick correction for the novice gardener: the video says all root crops have edible greens. There are a few exceptions to this rule, such as parsnip and potato. Check before you munch!

    • @sakuraesther6309
      @sakuraesther6309 Год назад +6

      Thanks Nana

    • @lelanicampher4813
      @lelanicampher4813 Год назад +4

      Are potatoes roots?

    • @farialmab4723
      @farialmab4723 Год назад +15

      @@lelanicampher4813 yes, they are roots, Must Be Cooked, & can’t eat the greens!

    • @webgypsy4808
      @webgypsy4808 Год назад +5

      @@farialmab4723 I typically cook my potatoes but I love them raw as well. They are delicious with a little salt.

    • @farialmab4723
      @farialmab4723 Год назад +16

      @@webgypsy4808 well, that’s your choice; some people eat blowfish too, doesn’t make it a smart choice. Especially advising strangers that it’s okay when it can cause *days* of digestive distress especially with the peel & the GREENS aren’t edible! But you do you.

  • @jn1343
    @jn1343 2 года назад +146

    It has been ~10 years since I last tried growing something in our medium size flower pots at home. I was a teen and I loved it. I remember growing Mango, Green Chillies, Tomatoes, Sunflowers, Holy Basil. They are easy to grow in pots.

    • @sixteen.candles.4644
      @sixteen.candles.4644 2 года назад +1

      Thank you!!!

    • @aboveallLove523
      @aboveallLove523 2 года назад +13

      Mango really ???

    • @nowthatsjustducky
      @nowthatsjustducky Год назад +7

      @@aboveallLove523 Got a honey mango pit, from one I got at Grocery Outlet super cheap a couple weeks ago slowly growing in a zipper baggie. Granted, being in Hardiness Zone 5b, it is destined to be just an indoor pet houseplant, and I can't expect it to produce any fruit, but house plant status is what I am mostly interested in any way for now.

  • @AliHassan-vd6zj
    @AliHassan-vd6zj 4 года назад +2069

    This is real post-covid content. I hope we are done with everyone trying to be a millionaire and be more human instead.

    • @sylviaruth5008
      @sylviaruth5008 4 года назад +41

      Ali Hassan Well said.

    • @raymondjblaze7761
      @raymondjblaze7761 4 года назад +14

      Agreed i am getting his book when I get paid

    • @MatanuskaHIGH
      @MatanuskaHIGH 4 года назад +39

      Greed and gluttony is still there and so people will always try to oppress.

    • @seanmehmood790
      @seanmehmood790 4 года назад +9

      A human has no rights!

    • @Xxtorii91
      @Xxtorii91 4 года назад +4

      Ali Hassan exactly

  • @DavidWong1228
    @DavidWong1228 4 года назад +752

    I liked that you showed how you prepared the greens into a meal. Most gardening videos don’t do this and I actually really enjoyed seeing what you did with your clippings. Cheers!

    • @svnsetexe7326
      @svnsetexe7326 2 года назад +4

      In Order of Fastest to Slowest (10 days to 1 month)
      1:10 1. Microgreens
      3:16 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots
      4:32 3. Baby Lettuce / Baby Greens
      5:53 4. Greens of Root Crops (such as Beets, Radish, & Turnip) / Baby Root Crops
      6:56 5. Extra Greens:
      7:03 Baby Kale (including Dazzling Blue Kale)
      7:40 Bok Choy (aka pak choi, pichay/petsay, or pok choi is a type of Chinese cabbage)
      Try a dwarf or baby bok choy variety, or Beni Houshi Mizuna (a mustard with a peppery spicy flavor)

      8:12 Harvesting for a salad (these are a little more than a month old, but you can use younger ones)
      9:16 Making salad

    • @ms.honeylove
      @ms.honeylove 2 года назад +8

      Same! I love the idea of taking fresh food from the garden and implementing them in my meal prep.

    • @sarahtco3230
      @sarahtco3230 2 года назад +4

      Yes I live to cook and prepare fresh salads n stuff but I love to see how other people do their thing!

    • @purpledancerbmw5279
      @purpledancerbmw5279 Год назад

      Exactly

  • @Aaron_Scissorhands
    @Aaron_Scissorhands 3 года назад +73

    My wife and I bought a very small sunflower plant last week from Lowe's, it wasn't even bloomed or anything, and it's growing amazingly fast. It's practically doubled in size and 4 flowers bloomed on it and are about the size of softballs.

  • @outdoorsmom2000
    @outdoorsmom2000 3 года назад +13

    Just a side note.... you can eat kale stems : ) I like to put them in a frying pan, add water to coat the bottom of pan, and cook/steam them until tender (a few minutes)... you can also add kale leaves once the stems are cooked (they only take a minute). Really good mixed in with scrambles eggs and other veggites... or just as a side topped with a little butter, salt, & pepper!

  • @ValDarArts
    @ValDarArts 4 года назад +440

    Microgreens
    Peas sunflowers
    Baby lettuce
    Root crop greens
    Baby radishes n beets
    Baby kale
    Bok choy

    • @Just-Nikki
      @Just-Nikki 4 года назад +1

      Valyqa Adar 💕

    • @preethinoel938
      @preethinoel938 4 года назад +7

      It is already given in description box.. 🥴

    • @Just-Nikki
      @Just-Nikki 4 года назад +5

      Preethi Noel rude much 🙄

    • @preethinoel938
      @preethinoel938 4 года назад +6

      Merely stating the obvious 😐

    • @MatanuskaHIGH
      @MatanuskaHIGH 4 года назад +3

      Valyqa Adar I like arugula micro greens the best. Nutty and spicy

  • @yellowmellow6
    @yellowmellow6 4 года назад +388

    Excellent speaking skills there. Not too slow not too fast, and no pause like uh, uhm or stuttering. Damn 😩🔥

    • @magandyratnam804
      @magandyratnam804 4 года назад +14

      Voice radio quality flowing

    • @groworchids
      @groworchids 4 года назад +9

      agree!
      I normally don't like gardening videos with too much talking BUT his speaking skill is flawless and letting his words get to my brain. ok now, I go water my garden :)

    • @neosoul7422
      @neosoul7422 4 года назад +1

      It’s amazing

    • @superduperjoi6800
      @superduperjoi6800 4 года назад +7

      Very relaxing and informative too

    • @Ludofan41
      @Ludofan41 4 года назад +1

      These guys videos are great. Neat content and well put together for sure!!!

  • @VoxAsteri
    @VoxAsteri 3 года назад +13

    whoa i had no idea microgreens existed - i think you just changed my life! im so happy i discovered your channel!

  • @lucian_m.r.m
    @lucian_m.r.m 2 года назад +24

    Just came across this channel a few days a go and now addicted. I love how he shows you what you can make with your crops. The food ideas get me so hyped! Thank you so much.

  • @venicemitchell1407
    @venicemitchell1407 4 года назад +12

    I like you dude. You dont talk too much, you are not boring in the way you present ur content and you keep ur content very informative with out making a newbie to gardening feel uber ignorant. 😂

  • @ivyhsu59
    @ivyhsu59 4 года назад +322

    I’ve gotten addicted to your channel in the last few days. Started my backyard veggie bed already! Love how you are so into these veggies.

  • @redstarling5171
    @redstarling5171 2 года назад +9

    Im glad you brought up the fact that for leafy greens and root plants you dont need to harvest the entire plant you can just pick a couple leaves off multiple plants and allow the roots to grow bigger or get them to seeding stage so you can collect for next season. I dont think many people know this and its a great way to save time and effort instead of constantly replanting. I also feed my chickens alot of the older leaves and bug eaten ones so nothing goes to waste and for them its a tasty treat.

  • @tpglogin7410
    @tpglogin7410 3 года назад +7

    You and urban gardening are legendary gardening channels.

  • @curlyswirly
    @curlyswirly 4 года назад +166

    Your vocabulary and articulation is phenomenal!
    Also the gardening tips are great!

    • @epicgardening
      @epicgardening  4 года назад +13

      I appreciate that!

    • @damienomen68
      @damienomen68 4 года назад +3

      @@epicgardening There is a whole world out there , Herbie Goes Bananas + herbs, are small beer. Great stuff-real for many locales.AU.

  • @antsy_does
    @antsy_does 4 года назад +27

    Now that I've harvested my first tomatoes and peppers I'm HOOKED!

  • @patti5874
    @patti5874 3 месяца назад +1

    Thank you! I learned that I have a huge patch of sunflower microgreens under our school birdfeeder. My student accidentally tipped it and dropped a lot of seeds. We were going to thin them out and transplant, but now we are going to harvest, wash well and take a taste.

  • @nickpurdy69
    @nickpurdy69 3 года назад +51

    As a grown ass man who gardens, "pea flavor" and "Main vein" still got me. Never grow up

    • @svnsetexe7326
      @svnsetexe7326 2 года назад

      In Order of Fastest to Slowest (10 days to 1 month)
      1:10 1. Microgreens
      3:16 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots
      4:32 3. Baby Lettuce / Baby Greens
      5:53 4. Greens of Root Crops (such as Beets, Radish, & Turnip) / Baby Root Crops
      6:56 5. Extra Greens:
      7:03 Baby Kale (including Dazzling Blue Kale)
      7:40 Bok Choy (aka pak choi, pichay/petsay, or pok choi is a type of Chinese cabbage)
      Try a dwarf or baby bok choy variety, or Beni Houshi Mizuna (a mustard with a peppery spicy flavor)

      8:12 Harvesting for a salad (these are a little more than a month old, but you can use younger ones)
      9:16 Making salad

  • @NathanMcCready
    @NathanMcCready 4 года назад +31

    Want to give a shout out! I actually started our microgreening about 4 weeks ago after stumbling on your microgreen video. Since then we had fresh greens since day 6 (radish greens) we are now on our second batch of pea shoots and 3rd round of radish greens:) We have also started cilantro (love it thrown in with our rice bowls). One of the best and fastest ways to get us through the next couple of months of chill weather (southern Ontario Canada) until we can get our backyard urban garden planted out!!

    • @Neenerella333
      @Neenerella333 2 года назад

      @Nytram Nytram4348 Plant what YOU like. We'll plant what WE like. Be negative and bossy somewhere else.

    • @AseeF
      @AseeF 2 года назад +1

      ​@@Neenerella333 He isn't telling anyone what to plant. He is simply saying what he plants and the type of results he has gotten from it.

    • @debbieberry4150
      @debbieberry4150 2 года назад +1

      Where do you buy your microgreen seeds?

    • @pathtoabetterself7562
      @pathtoabetterself7562 2 года назад +1

      @@debbieberry4150 I get mine from trueleaf market but I order bulk from some different places. Richters in Ontario is another place that has bulk seeds available (mostly for herbal)

  • @janicejanostak2545
    @janicejanostak2545 4 года назад +31

    My partner and I have found that microgreens are an AWESOME way to have fresh salad greens throughout the winter. I even love sunflower microgreens sprinkled on right at the end of a stir-fry, they are meaty enough to stand in for mung beans in terms of crunch and texture.

  • @BigBirdGiant
    @BigBirdGiant 3 года назад +27

    Kevins videos have taught me a lot about raised bed gardening. I recently started my first bed and have built a second for my fall planting. Now I have to get this book too 😭 thanks Kevin!

  • @jessstuart7495
    @jessstuart7495 3 года назад +4

    I planted radishes on July 4th, and harvested them 25 days later.

  • @stillnessinmovement
    @stillnessinmovement 4 года назад +56

    totally. had a train wreck starting my garden 2 years ago, killed my momentum. now im back at it and it's going good. ate cilantro chard parsley salad yesterday from the garden.

  • @LB-sk3vl
    @LB-sk3vl 4 года назад +383

    I bet your channel and the like are going to blow up over the next 3 months. Masses of people are worried about where their future meals will be coming from. It's a good thing ( silver lining).

    • @Just-Nikki
      @Just-Nikki 4 года назад +24

      LB Helms people don’t call me a prepper anymore for homesteading...they want advice and recipes for making medicine, soap and growing food.

    • @Sunshine_Daydream222
      @Sunshine_Daydream222 4 года назад +8

      The beginning 😍 wake up call, Earthlings!!!

    • @AG.Floats
      @AG.Floats 4 года назад +5

      Lol. You all will still be able to go to the damn store for food... You are not going to starve lets be real here.

    • @anne-7372
      @anne-7372 4 года назад +12

      @@AG.Floats lets be real here.. trump is doing little to nothing to contain this outbreak. it WILL get bad and you WILL starve. "lol" :) there are already over 35+ Million people in the United States starving, what do you think will happen when people lose jobs- cant pay rent, insurance etc? you think the system will care? when there is already millions going without food?? people. wake up, you are nottt special sweetie lmaooo.

    • @AG.Floats
      @AG.Floats 4 года назад +5

      Everything will go back to normal eventually.
      You all acting like food is going to be hard ro acquire?
      EVERYONE IS EATING MORE NOW.
      All these people stuck at home are gorging themselves lol. Stores are still open. Food will still be available.
      Lmao you think this is actually the apocalypse.

  • @mysticalprowessoftheearth9915
    @mysticalprowessoftheearth9915 3 года назад +3

    I love that you show how to prepare your greens towards the end of your video. Thank you.

  • @laustudie
    @laustudie 3 года назад +4

    My first coriander/cillantro harvest was absolutely crazy. I seeded it late august and it did great during pretty much the entire winter. Lots of freezing and snow, but it just kept on growing and i kept cutting leaves off for cooking pretty much twice a week at some point. The last freezing period in february it finally collapsed and stopped growing. The years after that i had a lot of other plants grow well, but coriander never really did well after that first year. Seeded it a lot of times but they either never sprout or quickly die.

  • @MAMAyBEBEs
    @MAMAyBEBEs 4 года назад +728

    “Nice pea flavor” 😅😂🤪 I’m such a child...

  • @mishannab
    @mishannab 4 года назад +37

    You KNOW it's good when you have to take your hat off and fold your hands. That's that "Dang I did that" focus chew. Thank you, watching again and taking notes.

    • @JoeSmoe1
      @JoeSmoe1 3 года назад

      Facts lol

    • @svnsetexe7326
      @svnsetexe7326 2 года назад

      In Order of Fastest to Slowest (10 days to 1 month)
      1:10 1. Microgreens
      3:16 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots
      4:32 3. Baby Lettuce / Baby Greens
      5:53 4. Greens of Root Crops (such as Beets, Radish, & Turnip) / Baby Root Crops
      6:56 5. Extra Greens:
      7:03 Baby Kale (including Dazzling Blue Kale)
      7:40 Bok Choy (aka pak choi, pichay/petsay, or pok choi is a type of Chinese cabbage)
      Try a dwarf or baby bok choy variety, or Beni Houshi Mizuna (a mustard with a peppery spicy flavor)

      8:12 Harvesting for a salad (these are a little more than a month old, but you can use younger ones)
      9:16 Making salad

  • @craciunator99
    @craciunator99 Год назад +2

    You're living my current dream, I cant wait to have bunches of food outside I can go pick and eat, Ive been growing sprouts for 6 months and just started microgreens, I love the journey and theres nothing better than eating the food you grew

  • @flaircraft
    @flaircraft 3 года назад +2

    Getting your first win on a harvest is definitely a big moment. Take it from me - I have a brown thumb and it took many years of dead tomato plants until I finally was successful. I figured out what killed them every year though, so my tomatoes lived a little longer the next year before I made another mistake and killed them. The thing that really sucks is that it's only planting time once a year, so if they die, you have to wait almost a year to try again. The silver lining to the yearlong wait is that it gave me enough courage to try it again, year after year. The moral of the story - like anything in life, don't quit! Learn from your mistakes!
    As of about 5 years ago I finally got really good at growing heirloom tomatoes, starting from seed and going all the way through the delicious final product. After that, I switched to learning about growing pumpkins and have killed countless pumpkin plants over the past 5 years. Fortunately, about half of what I learned from killing tomatoes applies to pumpkins, so I have progressed a lot faster with the pumpkins than I did with the tomatoes...

  • @griddamus
    @griddamus 4 года назад +31

    Had my first harvest of Perpetual Spinach recently, you’re right it’s a landmark! Thank you your videos really helped.

  • @DindellaTheDefender
    @DindellaTheDefender 4 года назад +22

    I can’t thank you enough for your content. I’ve been interested in gardening for a while now, despite some health issues that really drain my stamina. You really make me feel like I can do it too.

  • @janehasgoneinsane2766
    @janehasgoneinsane2766 2 года назад +6

    Just, incredible. You've made me feel like I can actually do this...with success. I've been trying to get to the point of self-sufficiency, and this is one of those trainings that will help me get there. Thank you.

  • @isabelkassan5244
    @isabelkassan5244 2 года назад +2

    I grow micro greens regularly in a raised bed and pot! I cut off and regrow! I wash dry and use as a salad for one with a boiled egg and tomatoes and a little dressing or in a sandwich! I do this practically every day for a light lunch! I will be happy to try some of the other greens! Thank you for such a helpful video

  • @trishdavi7049
    @trishdavi7049 4 года назад +3

    Kevin I like the way you explain things fluently. Some of your videos I have to rewatch to remember what it was you recommended in it that I did not know. Thanks

  • @JadenNeko
    @JadenNeko 4 года назад +5

    Am fangirling so hard right now. Few months ago i I chucked a few patatoes on the ground and am about to pull them out. Wish I found your channel earlier, but you have a new fan now!

  • @GreenGardenGamer
    @GreenGardenGamer 2 года назад +3

    been following for 1year+ and came back to this vid because I'm starting my first crop this year mainly inspired by you, Jaques, Steve, Charles and many more. Got the field guide and I can't put it down! I'm so ready and excited for the trial/error of gardening and growing my own food even partially for now.
    Thanks for putting out this content and making gardening accessible for people like me who want to get into it but don't know how/where to stary!

  • @kiobio7311
    @kiobio7311 2 года назад +2

    I remember my first harvest.
    I was 12 and burried some potatoes for a school project and i was so surprised at the amount of them after i harvested haha
    Good times!

  • @johntonge9818
    @johntonge9818 4 года назад +10

    Thanks for all the info! I grow mixed leaf lettuce, baby spinach, parsley, basil and kale in 3' x 8" boxes in a sunny spot attached to a privacy fence. I can harvest them all summer long from the original plants I planted in spring. This year I will try cukes in the ground and grow them up the fence.

  • @yedid914
    @yedid914 4 года назад +25

    Wonderful, I'm growing chia, lentils, arugula, peas and sunflowers, beens . I love gardening

  • @heidimisfeldt5685
    @heidimisfeldt5685 3 года назад +2

    Just cut the leaves of the beet roots, they keep growing more leaves.
    💖😎 Just like green onions do, when you cut the green part short.
    I have planted smaller beet roots from the grocery stores back into a pot, or the garden. I got leaves, large root bulbs and lots of seeds.
    Easy to do. Delicious too.

  • @alfwaibel4773
    @alfwaibel4773 2 года назад +2

    My most beloved fast growing, big harvest plant is swiss chard. Together with onions and potatos a great mediterranean dish, roasted in olive oil, seasoned with a little salt and maybe garlic, called "blitva". The people in dalmatian coast eat that together with fried fish. And not to forget - swiss chard is a very healthy vegetable, which can be harvested over months, until the first frost. Just pick the outer leafs, and the plant will regrow in no time, continuous harvest guaranteed.

  • @jkschulte3448
    @jkschulte3448 4 года назад +5

    I grew up in the inland valley and had big ungrounds gardens as a kid, but now I have a small area to grow. I started with a few pots and started growing herbs for the first time. Then your video on basil pruning popped up. Now I’m up to 10 plants and I’m propagating my own thanks to you. I love this channel. Keep it up.

  • @rosewaters2533
    @rosewaters2533 4 года назад +28

    Chop up some toasted almond nuts and it’ll bring your salad to the next level. You can also zest some citrus to it too.

  • @gwendolynnehanuse4598
    @gwendolynnehanuse4598 Год назад

    Because of this video. I just sewed my first "Four seasons" lettuce. It says it's for early spring, but
    I'm growing them in my kitchen by the window. Wish me luck!

  • @williamslater-vf5ym
    @williamslater-vf5ym Год назад

    For those who don't know, beet greens are actually Swiss chard. Swiss chard seeds won't grow a beet bulb, but beets will grow chard. It's just different varieties of the same plant.

  • @LillibitOfHere
    @LillibitOfHere 4 года назад +29

    Young celery is amazing. I hated celery until I grew my own.

    • @epicgardening
      @epicgardening  4 года назад +4

      Yeah cutting celery! So good

    • @amybrown6540
      @amybrown6540 4 года назад +2

      I just started preparing dishes using celery greens. Delicious!

  • @shaneconcepcion
    @shaneconcepcion 4 года назад +3

    Your channel has been so convenient in light of our current circumstances. THANK YOU!

  • @melissahope5796
    @melissahope5796 Год назад

    Man I can’t wait to sit down at my kitchen table and eat things I’ve grown. New gardener here! I want to get your book! Putting it in amazon cart now!!!!

  • @maxkeo1
    @maxkeo1 2 года назад +3

    Started gardening this year. I haven't made it to harvest yet on anything but I am looking forward to it. I'm a fan of this channel! Thank you for the very informative videos you put out!

  • @ilenepryce1649
    @ilenepryce1649 4 года назад +16

    Wow you have saved me a bunch of time and money in these trying times and crisis to boost my family immune system thankds bro

  • @knyred2366
    @knyred2366 4 года назад +18

    First time watching. I never leave comments but this was a Great vid! You have a way of educating & speaking passionately about food. In times like this I think it’s important people learn to appreciate gardening/farming. I look forward to getting my garden started as well as learning more from your book. Thanks!

  • @chetnamukhia2197
    @chetnamukhia2197 3 года назад +2

    The salad looks really fresh & yumm!!! I love it when the gardeners harvest what they grow and cook as well. I find it very interesting & motivating to eat healthy. Great job!!!🙌💖

  • @webetruckin115
    @webetruckin115 2 года назад +1

    This is literally the video/channel I’ve been looking for. I’m looking for veggies I can easily grow on my balcony in containers. Micro greens are the perfect solution! Thank you!

  • @xoxliltina12xox
    @xoxliltina12xox 3 года назад +6

    This is amazing! I am a new gardener who just bought a farm in Panama. Your videos are absolutely incredible and make me feel more confident with getting started! thank you for so much detail and sharing all of this knowledge!

  • @emilybyler8407
    @emilybyler8407 4 года назад +16

    Since we have all been stuck in our houses i’ve loved learning about growing and identifying plants. Not that i didn’t already, but i’ve forgotten how much i loved getting outside and learning about my environment. I don’t know much, but i am slowly building my knowledge. Now I know more about these plants in the video!! Thanks for the video and keep up the great work!
    Also, I am considering buying your book. Would it be helpful for someone who lives in southern Ohio?

  • @gardeningfaithandfamily
    @gardeningfaithandfamily Год назад +1

    I love growing fast growing crops. It's always a highlight of the season when you're waiting on all the others to be ready

  • @jant3528
    @jant3528 Год назад

    He’s a great speaker with a really soothing voice. And gives good advice 👍

  • @50Street21
    @50Street21 4 года назад +23

    Hi Kevin. . . every day I anticipate your videos--especially in this time of self-quarantine. Thanks for giving us a new vantage point to our world that
    is so important to all of us. Kindest regards,
    Darryl

    • @svnsetexe7326
      @svnsetexe7326 2 года назад +1

      In Order of Fastest to Slowest (10 days to 1 month)
      1:10 1. Microgreens
      3:16 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots
      4:32 3. Baby Lettuce / Baby Greens
      5:53 4. Greens of Root Crops (such as Beets, Radish, & Turnip) / Baby Root Crops
      6:56 5. Extra Greens:
      7:03 Baby Kale (including Dazzling Blue Kale)
      7:40 Bok Choy (aka pak choi, pichay/petsay, or pok choi is a type of Chinese cabbage)
      Try a dwarf or baby bok choy variety, or Beni Houshi Mizuna (a mustard with a peppery spicy flavor)

      8:12 Harvesting for a salad (these are a little more than a month old, but you can use younger ones)
      9:16 Making salad

  • @maddiepriede7320
    @maddiepriede7320 3 года назад +17

    Thank you so much for showing us how you actually use some of these! I’ve learnt so much from your channel, thank you ❤️

  • @sarahlittle6286
    @sarahlittle6286 3 года назад +1

    Just had my first big harvest today! Working in an apartment plot (3’x10’) in New England was REALLY difficult but I absolutely loved it.

  • @jamesegan8184
    @jamesegan8184 Год назад +1

    Great video. I have just gotten into gardening so I appreciate the admission that your very first harvest was bad and now you can identify the easiest home crops to grow. Nice that you threw in the salad at the end, must have been tasty!

  • @iolanisjourney4828
    @iolanisjourney4828 4 года назад +6

    Yaass, good to know bok choy grows quickly. It is one of my favorites. Mahalo 🤙for the tip, will definitely start my garden with that one for sure.

  • @christinewieseler6401
    @christinewieseler6401 3 года назад +9

    I can attest to the microgreens. Watched Kevin's microgreens video, tried it and had greens in no time... and it was effortless. Its amazing!!! So exited about continuing this!

  • @pollyangel6177
    @pollyangel6177 3 года назад

    Love it 💚🙏🏽♥️ thank you. On another site someone said when she cooks kale and removes stems, she roasts stems in oven with a sprinkle of EVOO & salt. So I did this and gave my 5yo grandson a taste of the stems, he loved it so much as they’re crunchy & a bit salty and he said ‘grandma can you put some in a paper bag for my snack on the way home’, so cute as he always gets a treat from the garden in a paper bag to eat on the way home from my house, little did he really know he was eating kale stems 😂

  • @kiki_7
    @kiki_7 3 года назад +2

    At 8:20 I was excited about the salad when you picked all the crops, as if I was going to eat some of it too😂

  • @arunseigell7361
    @arunseigell7361 4 года назад +91

    U shud try spinach -good at every stage.A good salad: spinach,orange slices &walnuts with salt,pepper &olive oil

    • @viviangood1406
      @viviangood1406 4 года назад +1

      That sounds awesome. I'm picking some and make that salad.

    • @rosaunolalintino
      @rosaunolalintino 4 года назад +2

      I've been craving salad since yesterday and this certainly has not helped me lmao .

    • @fiemy6888
      @fiemy6888 3 года назад +4

      I love spinach with some good tomatoes, onions, and fresh mozzarella. Topped with olive oil/lemon juice/balsamic vinegar and salt & pepper. Or thrown on a pan with some mushrooms. Even instead of lettuce in burgers or sandwiches!
      I’m very very new to gardening, this is my first season, but I think I have to grow some!

    • @tamarar.4642
      @tamarar.4642 3 года назад +2

      That sounds soooooo gooood! LOL

  • @kimberlybrink1400
    @kimberlybrink1400 3 года назад +6

    I'll say it over and over. Very motivating! I enjoyed the part where you took a bite from the garden ☺️

  • @malavila6464
    @malavila6464 3 года назад +1

    I'm started gardening on my balcony and I love your advices which are concrete, useful and interesting. As you are. Green greetings from Switzerland!

  • @bookmagicroe9553
    @bookmagicroe9553 2 года назад

    Last summer I planted a small garden with things very close together. It rained a lot and my stuff was attacked by slugs. I put beer in
    small lids, the slugs climbed in and died. This summer I'll use more pots as well as the garden. I had to surround the garden with fencing
    and even a lid made of screen to keep the deer out.

  • @juliewitte7599
    @juliewitte7599 3 года назад +4

    I live on a mountainside so I garden in pots. Love your vids! Always something new to learn. Thank you.

    • @lynnedinsdale5009
      @lynnedinsdale5009 3 года назад +1

      Sm garden so pots, an older gentin UK site home grown veg does v gd carrots n potatoes in pots.

  • @thisoneT
    @thisoneT 4 года назад +7

    I'm just getting started with gardening and your channel has been a great resource! Thanks 💞

  • @iLikeMyOwnPosts
    @iLikeMyOwnPosts 3 года назад

    There's a lot of channels on RUclips that have mediocre content hidden behind a good looking face. This channel isn't one of them. This guy's good looking and putting out good content!

  • @joanholland3438
    @joanholland3438 2 года назад +2

    Thanks so much for all these great tips for a salad! I’m ready for Spring here!🪴🪴🪴

  • @markcrume
    @markcrume 2 года назад +16

    Excellent presentation. I've been growing microgreens for a few years and you are spot on. I am now venturing into baby vegetables. Thanks.

  • @sophiemorrison9820
    @sophiemorrison9820 4 года назад +16

    bless you, sir. not a very experienced gardener but the topic excites me. thanks for the education. looking forward to a modest undertaking for myself soon.

  • @maryecho9215
    @maryecho9215 3 года назад +2

    I went straight for chamomile, cucumbers, herbs all over the place. My harvests were okayy, I got a few bags of tea from the chamomile and the cucumber plant gave me 4 or 5 reallyyyy sweet and delicious, but pretty small, cucumbers. Honestly they tasted better than any cucumber I'd ever had, but it was a tiny harvest

  • @MoonduckPsy
    @MoonduckPsy 2 года назад +1

    Just started the mizuna; it pours rain in my area, so molds and mildews are an issue but planting cold weather crops is fun! The salad construction was a fun idea; as they were a sample, I didn’t know the mizuna flowers were edible! Thanks for the video, Kevin!

  • @hlm636
    @hlm636 4 года назад +3

    I love he just gave a bite the pea leaf😂

  • @cathleenbaldwinmaggi2252
    @cathleenbaldwinmaggi2252 4 года назад +198

    Not all root crops have edible leaves, potatoes do not have edible leaves - sweet potatoes do though!

    • @steelep5623
      @steelep5623 4 года назад +17

      I was gonna say the same thing til I read your comment. Have an upvote

    • @hyacinthdibley2420
      @hyacinthdibley2420 4 года назад +21

      Cathleen Baldwin Maggi same goes for tapioca/cassava as well. Don’t eat the leaves raw because they contain cyanide. You must boil in water and then pound before consumption.

    • @christinaisley8509
      @christinaisley8509 4 года назад +26

      Potatoes aren't root crops though... They are tubers.

    • @trishdavi7049
      @trishdavi7049 4 года назад +13

      Potatoes and tomatoes in nightshade family...not good to eat rhubarb leaves neither.

    • @ruthm5724
      @ruthm5724 3 года назад +7

      Actually, Irish potatoes leaves are edible, my grandparents always use them together with pumpkin leaves.... delicious stuff

  • @marymorales9906
    @marymorales9906 2 года назад +1

    That’s awesome how you went from gardening to eating the greens in your plate. I love it! New subbie here & I will be trying your urban gardening techniques.

  • @victornuno7429
    @victornuno7429 4 года назад +4

    Great video for growing a new vegetable home garden. Thank you for teaching us how to do it and what vegetables to select!

  • @LeeFecteau
    @LeeFecteau 4 года назад +6

    This is one of the BEST channels on RUclips I have seen!

  • @lomeldror
    @lomeldror 11 месяцев назад

    i still remember being like 7 years old and harvesting my first radishes! it really inspired me to keep experimenting with gardening.

  • @MultiSoulsearching
    @MultiSoulsearching 2 года назад +1

    I did and I have sprouted fenugreek and coriander, amazing! My back garden needs a lot of preparing and I don't have time 😊

  • @PliedTogetherPodcast
    @PliedTogetherPodcast 4 года назад +11

    Big ups to you, MIgardener and James Prigioni for helping me find my green thumb! I'm obsessed with my little green sproutlings!

  • @petinachambersmcvay8482
    @petinachambersmcvay8482 4 года назад +5

    Wow, just watching you cutting some pieces for your salad....and I've got this huge grin on my face. lol That really was beautiful! Thank u. Great video.

  • @BabyBishRemy
    @BabyBishRemy 3 года назад

    Im glad youre taking your harvest to the kitchen!

  • @thatgrumpychick4928
    @thatgrumpychick4928 2 года назад

    I re grow spring onions and they grow so fast. It's so satisfying.
    Im growing them and garlic at the moment and the garlic shoots have already come up after two days! It's so exciting

  • @danakarloz5845
    @danakarloz5845 4 года назад +6

    I like the “hats off to the chef” that you did! 🤓👍

  • @carolcottrill1110
    @carolcottrill1110 4 года назад +9

    I love, love your videos! You are so professional with your explanations and the depth you take it and that is what did it for me. You give a wealth of incredible information that is going to help all of us gardeners. Thank you so much! Please keep the info coming. You are awesome! ~Carol

  • @alisonhendry2928
    @alisonhendry2928 3 года назад +1

    Love this one! Excellent content. You are a great teacher and super funny. I am going to try food gardening again. I did have fun replanting my “ live” Boston lettuce bottoms and actually harvested two heads!!!( I don’t think you have video on this I just gave it a try after watching one of your other videos and I had hope again) Now the stems are growing me some more! You are inspiring! Beets and bay kale here I come!

  • @ArtyCollectz
    @ArtyCollectz Год назад

    Best part was showing you actually used the stuff making a delicious looking salad. Icing on the cake. Awesome.