Grow This Not That: 10 Tropical Alternatives That Actually Taste Good
Vložit
- čas přidán 2. 08. 2024
- 🌞🌴 If you've struggled with growing traditional veggies in our scorching summer climate, I've got some exciting news for you! In this video, I'll introduce you to 10 tropical alternatives that not only thrive in our sub-tropical paradise but also taste absolutely amazing! 🍅🥦🌶️
Say goodbye to the frustration of failed crops and welcome the vibrant colors and flavors of Luffa, Mulberries, Thai Solider Beans, and Roselle into your garden.
Join me on this flavorful journey as we explore the unique growing tips and benefits of each tropical delight. You'll discover how easy it is to cultivate these gems right in your Florida garden, even in the hottest months.
🍉🌿 Let's grow these delectable tropical alternatives and enjoy a taste of paradise all year round! 🏝️🌱
Sweet potatoes - www.southernexposure.com
Green onions - Anywhere 😀
Seminole pumpkin -
Thai Soldier Beans -theurbanharvest.com
Whippoorwill cowpeas -theurbanharvest.com
Egyptian spinach -theurbanharvest.com
Ethiopian kale - theurbanharvest.com
Society garlic - www.greendreamsfl.com
Luffa - theurbanharvest.com
Roselle - theurbanharvest.com
Mulberry - www.greendreamsfl.com
**************************************
📚 Playlists and Links
Growing Sweet Potatoes from Store Bought - • Easily Grow Sweet Pota...
Growing Garlic in Florida - • Hot and Spicy: Growing...
**************************************
🛒 Visit my Amazon store to see the products I use and recommend: www.amazon.com/shop/homegrown...
Products from this Video
🌿 In the Garden
🏘️Lifetime Shed - amzn.to/3Pxh6FS
🪴 Raised Garden Beds - amzn.to/3cQHARs
♻️ Compost Tumblers - amzn.to/3JrkQnh
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I will only recommend items that I LOVE and USE on a regular basis with no extra cost to you.
**************************************
Subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss any future videos
🔔 / homegrownfloridaz9a
**************************************
Brand New FREE Garden Planner eBook
📗 mailchi.mp/6ac05b803e5e/homeg...
**************************************
Get $10 off your Greenstalk Purchase of $75 with below link
💰 lnk.rise-ai.com/rP63qWdcpbMfDVb
**************************************
About My Garden
🌴 Hernando County, Florida
🌱 Zone 9A
PO Box
🏡 Homegrown Florida
📮 4142 Mariner Blvd, #232 Spring Hill, Florida 34609 - 2468
#HomegrownFlorida
#FloridaGardening
#GrowYourOwnFood
#OrganicGardening
#Gardening **************************************
Connect with me on Social Media
📷 Instagram: / homegrown.florida
📘 Facebook: PetrinaHomegrownFlorida
🎵 TikTok: TikTok.com/@homegrownflorida
If you want to see more things that I grow during the Florida summers 🌱🌞, check out this video next 👉 czcams.com/video/tCJUWeprBtM/video.html
Roselle leaves are also edible...they are like a crunchy sweet tart. Nice in salads
Thanks. It's amazing how few people think of substitution. Every year, I pick and eat mulberries from a local park that I like to hike. It's a park, so no one is caring for them except Mother Nature. Yet, even though they are completely neglected, they always produce a great harvest.
I must know where this park is! I’d love to go foraging for mulberries
Do you like pancakes? Ponce de Leon Springs state park in Ponce de Leon, FL has an old flour mill that is now a restaurant that serves nothing but make-your-own pancakes. If you like to RV, perhaps you can stop there sometime. They have a nice swimming area with warm spring water, too.
@@liamthompson9090 That sounds right up my alley. I’ll add that to our RV trip plan. Thanks Liam 💚
Here in Oviedo Florida, I've been eating scallions off of one store bought bunch of scallions in a 12 inch pot for 3 years. I put them in everything. Very good investment in central Florida! Keep them watered and that's about it!
They are a great pick!
New Florida subscriber
Welcome neighbor 👋
This is awesome! I decided to grow loofah this year. I got the bright idea to grow by the ducks pen( we only have 2). It's basically taken over. The hen loves the shade and right now there must be at least 15 large loofah on top of the fencing. Of course I'll have to wait until the vine finally dries out but whoo it's crazy!
They are super productive. Mine has taken over my garden trellis.
So much wonderful information
Thank you 😊
You are so welcome 💚
Great video, I'm always surprised how this info isn't more widely available and so many try and fail to grow European veggies in Florida summer. My favorite potato substitute to grow and cook when I lived in South FL was green banana. Cooked and mashed with butter and cream just like you would a potato. So good!
I’m trying Taro this year as a potato substitute. I can’t wait to try it. It’s been growing so well during the summer. I never considered green bananas but I’ll have to give that a shot.
I planted seminole pumpkins after you recomended it on a previous video. I can't wait to try it. I fo have others planted too (Jarahdale, Long Island Cheese, Zucchino Rampicamte, Long Pie...) to determine which variety does best in my area, TN, and taste the best. Thanks for you all you do to inspire others. God bless!
That should be an exciting experiment. Can’t wait to hear how they do.
I can’t wait to try some of these heat tolerant plants. I’m in South Palm Beach county and it HOT 🥵
It’s so HOT!
Thank you for another great video, Petrina. Please share your sources for the top 10.
Done! I added it to the description 💚
awesome. I may try the beans. roasting them sounds good. :)
thank you!
It is really good!
This is a great video , as someone living in The Bahamas 🇧🇸 I can agree with everything on this list, we have similar weather as the people in South Florida
Your plants are looking so lush! Glad to see your roselle have recovered; mine are thriving in partial shade this year, and surprisingly no pest pressure.....yet. This year, I will follow your example, and TASTE those calyxes fresh from the plant.
Glad that such an avid gardener like yourself also grows her green onions from root scraps: I have given up on growing green onions from seed, just not worth the hassle. My other summer garlic substitute, and maybe you will find them a little less pungent than society garlic, are garlic chives - I bought starts cause they don't grow from seed for me, either, but once established, I can't harvest them fast enough, and they are lovely cooked or fresh. Thanks for another thought-provoking video!
I’ve been thinking about getting some garlic chives and now you have me sold!
Love the taste of the Egyptian spinach
It’s so good!
Is it mucilaginous? I'm looking for a hot weather green that isn't slimy.
I couldn’t see your Roselle plants very well, but I think that’s what I have planted in one of my flower beds. The plants are HUGE, and the leaves look similar to okra. No blooms. I think I read they’ll bloom in the autumn. Does that sound right? So, when they bloom, I pick the flowers and save the calyces? Can I freeze them to get enough for a batch of jelly? Do you have a recipe?
The flowers will fall off and you can definitely freeze the calyxes. I dehydrate mine too. I have a video on how I make the jam. Here’s a link - czcams.com/video/vlzUpRt_mr4/video.html
I would like to add an amazing number eleven to this list of Florida substitution bangers! I can't because i don't know any but i would like to ha. Great video thx!
🤣 Thanks!
Have you tried Malabar spinach it grows great in this heat here in south ga
Yes and I do like it a lot!
Look it up we in the Caribbean, call it Sorel,love it. Can I get some seed please
Roselle seeds are available through many seed companies, including Southern Exposure, Baker Creek, etc. It may be a little late in the year to start them to get a calyx harvest in time to make the tea (Jamaica) or jam this holiday season, but if you can source small plants in your area, perhaps it is possible.
I never knew society garlic was an edible plant. Do you just snip the tall leaves and chop them up like chives or green onions or is it the stalk that flowers that you can eat? Still learning something from you every time. Thanks.
Yes, snip the leaves and eat like chives. You could also eat the flowers if you wanted but I prefer the leaves.
Thanks for another awesome video! Have you tried the false roselle? The leaves are so delicious on salads or sandwiches. Kind of a tangy, citrus flavor. And they are super easy to grow in sun or even light shade.
Cranberry hibiscus? With the red leaves? Im in love with it. It’s so good!
Love the video! where do you get your seeds?
Oh my gosh, so many places. theurbanharvest.com southern exposure and rareseeds.com are great places to start
Love your videos! Thanks for inspiring us!! 😊
So glad you enjoyed it!
Well I am not growing any of your recommendations, sigh. I had great success with Okra last year, this year I am struggling. My cowpeas are struggling as well. First year with sweet potatoes, hoping. I feel I need to move to all Asian type veggies to get any summer crops. I wrote down your suggestions, going shopping, thank you.
My pleasure. I’ve found the Asian varieties do the best during the summer months.
My Okra, Luffa and S. Pumpkins are producing but the Okra is the winner.
I have luffa seeds on the way, can't wait to grow them. The Whipporwill Cow Peas sound great to grow. I tried looking for them online but can't find them. Do you remember where you got them. Already growing the sweet potatoes, they're doing great. Thanks for another awesome video.
I think I got them from southern exposure. I hope you like them!
Yes, I got mine from Southern Exposure as well.
Thanks again Patrina for another wonderful video. Regarding the Hibiscus. I made the mistake of putting one in my raised beds not realizing it does not bloom till late summer, early fall. This heat and no rain are horrible so I am afraid to try to transplant it. What would Patrina do? I have a few others spread thruout my yard but darn, I hate to discard such a beautiful plant. Its a Cranberry Hibiscus.
So if it’s a cranberry hibiscus versus a roselle, take a 6inch cutting of the plant and stick in in a pot with soil and it will create a brand new plant. Once you know it’s growing, try transplanting. If you lose it, at least you have the new baby. If it’s roselle, I wouldn’t chance it at this point but good news, it should start blooming soon. Mine actually started early this year (last week).
Great video! I would love to try and grow that garlic and the roselle if that's how it's spelled lol. Have you tried longevity spinach? Fell in love with it this summer so good and so so prolific
Not yet but I’m hoping to grow it soon. Do you eat it raw?
@HomegrownFloridaZ9a Yes its good raw but not like a straight salad of it. Leaves are thick have a bit of bite to them but taste good. Favorite is stir fry or steamed. Also beware it grows and sprawls VERY quickly.
@@redcherries93x2 Great information. Thank u!
I love mulberries ! Where did you get the plant ? Can it grow in a container ?
Yes it can. I suggest greendreamsfl.com. Great trees and they ship them!
Thank you !
New subscriber..do you hand pollinate your seminole pumpkin? What fertilizer you use as well.thanks
I do hand pollinate some of the times if the pollinator aren’t doing it. For something like squash I like using a bloom fertilizer like down to earth or tomatotone. Really anything with a higher potassium/phosphorus number on the NPK.
Great video!!!! I have been growing Calaloo on the advice of my Jamaican friends. It tastes like spinach, a sweeter spinach, when cooked, prolific and will grow until any frost if we get one. I'm 9b, Florida on the coast. They will drop tiny seeds and you'll have it forever. I now cut them when they are small as they just pop up around my current pepper plants lol. I have luffa and would love to know what you think of the taste as I've gotten many sponges but haven't warmed up to the idea of eating them yet, fresh or cooked!!! lol
Thanks! I had planned to eat the luffa but by the time I found them in my jungle, they were already too big so I never got to try them.
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a what size is recommended for consumption? I still have them growing
While they are still thin and no longer than about a foot. Let me know if you try them. I’ve been very curious
So I stir fried my 10" luffa and I have to say it will be my "go to zucchini"!!! It's very similar in taste to a zucchini and much easier to grow!!! I probably will use a smaller, 6", next time on advise of a friend . It was slightly drier when raw and didn't hold its shape as well as a zucchini in my stir fry so next time I'll try a slightly smaller one. I highly recommend these as a substitute for zucchini. Also, I did peel it because one video I watch recommend to peel it, but that luffa species had "spines". @@HomegrownFloridaZ9a
Thank you so much for getting back to me and letting me know. That is really good to know! I’ll definitely give that a try this summer.
which of these can you eat the leaves? cranberries grow in bogs
Are you referring to the Roselle? Technically you can eat the leaves but they don’t taste great in my opinion but it’s cousin cranberry hibiscus is an excellent plant to eat the leaves. Very tasty.
Where can these 10 plants’ seeds be purchased? I have cranberry hibiscus seeds, but not the others.
I got them from several different places like theurbanharvest.com southern exchange and rareseeds
I’ve never heard of society garlic, where did you get yours?
How are you shaded roselles doing? Mine are still struggling with brown patches on the leaves and not getting very big. 😢
I actually got it from the farmers market up here in Spring Hill. A farmer here sells veggies and some plants and was telling me about it so I bought one from him. It was just a couple inches tall when I got it.
My roselle are still struggling. They started flowering though which is odd but I’m guessing it’s because they are ready to call it quits. I’ll harvest as man as I can before the tap out for good.
What type of mulberry tree do you have?😊
I have a Thai Dwarf and a Worlds Best
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a thank you😊
Can you suggest a good source for seminole pumpkin seeds? Thanks
Either southern exposure or bakers creek are good choices.
Which plant is ok to plant this month or for September?
Out of the list in the video, squash, spinach, and beans/pecans can be started now but most will not like cold weather so make sure you have enough days left before your first frost date.
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a thank you! I’ll check and if it’s iffy then I’ll plan it for next spring 😄
I always wanted to grow Mulberries but I’ve heard that the trees grow very big and I have a small yard.
I have a the Thai dwarf variety which stays pretty small (12-15’) but you can also prune the regular varieties to keep them very small.
When you prune them, put the branches in a pot, they will produce a new tree easily, a great gift to give. They’re delicious!
I had to replant the seminole pumpkin because they died before giving any flowers. I also tried loofa for the first time and they are yellowing and dying. What am I doing wrong?
I’ve noticed they like fertilizer. Have you tried a liquid fertilizer?
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a thanks for the advice. I’ll try it.