5 Fast Growing Veggies You Can Harvest in Under 1 Month

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  • čas přidán 28. 06. 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  Před 4 lety +390

    Hope you guys try some of these ideas! If you want copies of my book, here are the 2 places to get it online:
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    • @kevtom1686
      @kevtom1686 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +7

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

    • @epicgardening
      @epicgardening  Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +3

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

    • @WatercoloredWords
      @WatercoloredWords Před 4 lety +5

      I just ordered your book!

  • @ydaLnooM
    @ydaLnooM Před 4 lety +3877

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

    • @DCHZS
      @DCHZS Před 4 lety +82

      😂 🌿

    • @CaptainPupu
      @CaptainPupu Před 3 lety +219

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

    • @GreatRunas
      @GreatRunas Před 3 lety +99

      Captain Poop hue hue plant go crunch crunch

    • @ApocalypseLounge
      @ApocalypseLounge Před 3 lety +2

      ALOL!

    • @JayDrawsManga
      @JayDrawsManga Před 3 lety +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 :))

  • @dream.fiiend
    @dream.fiiend Před 4 lety +1239

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

    • @epicgardening
      @epicgardening  Před 4 lety +191

      Appreciate that lil bro

    • @redtobertshateshandles
      @redtobertshateshandles Před 4 lety +56

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

    • @HeartHandmade
      @HeartHandmade Před 4 lety +33

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

    • @JNYC-gb1pp
      @JNYC-gb1pp Před 4 lety +14

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

    • @heyleebaby
      @heyleebaby Před 4 lety +12

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

  • @miriamrobarts
    @miriamrobarts Před 3 lety +1041

    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 Před 2 lety +126

    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 Před rokem +3

      Congratulations!!

    • @wanidisplace1480
      @wanidisplace1480 Před rokem +1

      Yes you should be proud!!

    • @thebanman2293
      @thebanman2293 Před rokem

      im growing a watermelon

    • @lolodee3528
      @lolodee3528 Před 10 měsíci +3

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

    • @gracegroh4711
      @gracegroh4711 Před 5 měsíci +1

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

  • @davidlaker1013
    @davidlaker1013 Před 4 lety +573

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

    • @svnsetexe7326
      @svnsetexe7326 Před 2 lety +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

  • @AliHassan-vd6zj
    @AliHassan-vd6zj Před 4 lety +2081

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

  • @jn1343
    @jn1343 Před 2 lety +147

    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 Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you!!!

    • @aboveallLove523
      @aboveallLove523 Před 2 lety +13

      Mango really ???

    • @nowthatsjustducky
      @nowthatsjustducky Před rokem +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.

  • @phayz9
    @phayz9 Před 3 lety +47

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

    • @svnsetexe7326
      @svnsetexe7326 Před 2 lety +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

  • @DavidWong1228
    @DavidWong1228 Před 4 lety +755

    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 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +8

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

    • @sarahtco3230
      @sarahtco3230 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety

      Exactly

  • @ivyhsu59
    @ivyhsu59 Před 4 lety +323

    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.

  • @Aaron_Scissorhands
    @Aaron_Scissorhands Před 3 lety +74

    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.

  • @nanab.3691
    @nanab.3691 Před 2 lety +118

    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 Před 2 lety +6

      Thanks Nana

    • @lelanicampher4813
      @lelanicampher4813 Před 2 lety +4

      Are potatoes roots?

    • @farialmab4723
      @farialmab4723 Před rokem +15

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

    • @webgypsy4808
      @webgypsy4808 Před rokem +5

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

    • @farialmab4723
      @farialmab4723 Před rokem +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.

  • @ValDarArts
    @ValDarArts Před 4 lety +440

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

    • @Just-Nikki
      @Just-Nikki Před 4 lety +1

      Valyqa Adar 💕

    • @preethinoel938
      @preethinoel938 Před 4 lety +7

      It is already given in description box.. 🥴

    • @Just-Nikki
      @Just-Nikki Před 4 lety +5

      Preethi Noel rude much 🙄

    • @preethinoel938
      @preethinoel938 Před 4 lety +6

      Merely stating the obvious 😐

    • @MatanuskaHIGH
      @MatanuskaHIGH Před 4 lety +3

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

  • @yellowmellow6
    @yellowmellow6 Před 4 lety +388

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

    • @magandyratnam804
      @magandyratnam804 Před 4 lety +14

      Voice radio quality flowing

    • @groworchids
      @groworchids Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +1

      It’s amazing

    • @superduperjoi6800
      @superduperjoi6800 Před 4 lety +7

      Very relaxing and informative too

    • @Ludofan41
      @Ludofan41 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @outdoorsmom2000
    @outdoorsmom2000 Před 3 lety +14

    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!

  • @lucian_m.r.m
    @lucian_m.r.m Před 3 lety +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.

  • @LB-sk3vl
    @LB-sk3vl Před 4 lety +382

    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 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +7

      The beginning 😍 wake up call, Earthlings!!!

    • @AG.Floats
      @AG.Floats Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +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.

  • @venicemitchell1407
    @venicemitchell1407 Před 4 lety +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. 😂

  • @redstarling5171
    @redstarling5171 Před 2 lety +10

    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.

  • @VoxAsteri
    @VoxAsteri Před 3 lety +13

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

  • @curlyswirly
    @curlyswirly Před 4 lety +166

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

    • @epicgardening
      @epicgardening  Před 4 lety +13

      I appreciate that!

    • @damienomen68
      @damienomen68 Před 4 lety +3

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

  • @MAMAyBEBEs
    @MAMAyBEBEs Před 4 lety +728

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

  • @BigBirdGiant
    @BigBirdGiant Před 4 lety +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!

  • @GreenGardenGamer
    @GreenGardenGamer Před 2 lety +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!

  • @antsy_does
    @antsy_does Před 4 lety +28

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

  • @stillnessinmovement
    @stillnessinmovement Před 4 lety +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.

  • @patti5874
    @patti5874 Před 4 měsíci +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.

  • @janehasgoneinsane2766
    @janehasgoneinsane2766 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @griddamus
    @griddamus Před 4 lety +31

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

  • @NathanMcCready
    @NathanMcCready Před 4 lety +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 Před 2 lety

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

    • @AseeF
      @AseeF Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +1

      Where do you buy your microgreen seeds?

    • @pathtoabetterself7562
      @pathtoabetterself7562 Před 2 lety +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)

  • @laustudie
    @laustudie Před 3 lety +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.

  • @tpglogin7410
    @tpglogin7410 Před 3 lety +7

    You and urban gardening are legendary gardening channels.

  • @janicejanostak2545
    @janicejanostak2545 Před 4 lety +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.

  • @mishannab
    @mishannab Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety

      Facts lol

    • @svnsetexe7326
      @svnsetexe7326 Před 2 lety

      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 Před 2 lety +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

  • @isabelkassan5244
    @isabelkassan5244 Před 2 lety +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

  • @jkschulte3448
    @jkschulte3448 Před 4 lety +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.

  • @johntonge9818
    @johntonge9818 Před 4 lety +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.

  • @nickpurdy69
    @nickpurdy69 Před 3 lety +51

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

    • @svnsetexe7326
      @svnsetexe7326 Před 2 lety

      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

  • @mysticalprowessoftheearth9915

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

  • @JadenNeko
    @JadenNeko Před 4 lety +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!

  • @DindellaTheDefender
    @DindellaTheDefender Před 4 lety +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.

  • @kiobio7311
    @kiobio7311 Před 2 lety +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!

  • @maxkeo1
    @maxkeo1 Před 2 lety +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!

  • @trishdavi7049
    @trishdavi7049 Před 4 lety +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

  • @50Street21
    @50Street21 Před 4 lety +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 Před 2 lety +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

  • @kimberlybrink1400
    @kimberlybrink1400 Před 3 lety +6

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

  • @alfwaibel4773
    @alfwaibel4773 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @yedid914
    @yedid914 Před 4 lety +25

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

  • @knyred2366
    @knyred2366 Před 4 lety +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!

  • @gardeningfaithandfamily
    @gardeningfaithandfamily Před rokem +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

  • @chetnamukhia2197
    @chetnamukhia2197 Před 3 lety +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!!!🙌💖

  • @ilenepryce1649
    @ilenepryce1649 Před 4 lety +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

  • @xoxliltina12xox
    @xoxliltina12xox Před 4 lety +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!

  • @markcrume
    @markcrume Před 2 lety +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.

  • @jamesegan8184
    @jamesegan8184 Před rokem +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!

  • @shaneconcepcion
    @shaneconcepcion Před 4 lety +3

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

  • @maddiepriede7320
    @maddiepriede7320 Před 4 lety +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 ❤️

  • @joanholland3438
    @joanholland3438 Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @webetruckin115
    @webetruckin115 Před 2 lety +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!

  • @Tea7N
    @Tea7N Před 4 lety +137

    i love your channel .. clear explanation and i learned a lot.. and your funny too.. i'm a big fan now here hahahhh .i cook but i 'm more interested in garden , unfortunately no backyard here in my place ..

    • @malakadel6243
      @malakadel6243 Před 3 lety +12

      Even if you don't have a backyard you can always grow plants in pots (or any container really as long as you make holes in the bottom for water to drain from) and just put em next to a window or in a balcony yk

    • @undertheblood31
      @undertheblood31 Před 3 lety +9

      U can get containers from anywhere they don't have to be designed for planting. like clothes tubs.

    • @Jorexzill
      @Jorexzill Před 3 lety +9

      I was living in an apartment when I started gardening. I just got some pots and potting mix and put them in a sunny window. It worked fine.

    • @capuchinosofia4771
      @capuchinosofia4771 Před 3 lety +1

      Lol You guys clearly don't have pets, specially cats!
      I really like gardening but now that I have moved I lost my balcony and with my cat it'd be impossible to have a plant inside haha

    • @Jorexzill
      @Jorexzill Před 3 lety +8

      @@capuchinosofia4771 I have cats. You can get something like chicken wire or a bird cage to put around the pot to keep the plant protected.

  • @thisoneT
    @thisoneT Před 4 lety +7

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

  • @sarahlittle6286
    @sarahlittle6286 Před 3 lety +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.

  • @flaircraft
    @flaircraft Před 3 lety +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...

  • @emilybyler8407
    @emilybyler8407 Před 4 lety +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?

  • @rosewaters2533
    @rosewaters2533 Před 4 lety +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.

  • @juliewitte7599
    @juliewitte7599 Před 3 lety +4

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

    • @lynnedinsdale5009
      @lynnedinsdale5009 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @brianna9687
    @brianna9687 Před 6 dny

    I’ve been gardening my whole life my father taught me everything I know about fruit and vegetable gardening and my mother taught me about flowers and I’m living in my first house and everything they’ve ever taught me has come rushing back and I just transplanted most of my plants that I started growing in bins and I know I’m going to have a GREAT harvest this year yes I am growing some fruits and veggies for the first time but because I’ve been so invested in researching them and learning how to grow them I have really high hopes

  • @iolanisjourney4828
    @iolanisjourney4828 Před 4 lety +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.

  • @LillibitOfHere
    @LillibitOfHere Před 4 lety +29

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

    • @epicgardening
      @epicgardening  Před 4 lety +4

      Yeah cutting celery! So good

    • @amybrown6540
      @amybrown6540 Před 4 lety +2

      I just started preparing dishes using celery greens. Delicious!

  • @williamslater-vf5ym
    @williamslater-vf5ym Před rokem +1

    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.

  • @brittanysmith3054
    @brittanysmith3054 Před 2 lety +2

    This is awesome. I have only watched two of your videos and Im ready to start my garden immediately!

  • @sophiemorrison9820
    @sophiemorrison9820 Před 4 lety +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.

  • @nicolesandberg226
    @nicolesandberg226 Před 4 lety +12

    Thank you so much for making this video. I am starting to learn about growing some micro greens and vegetables and this is so helpful. thanks for sharing. I am so happy I found this channel. Keep up the excellent work. Stay safe

  • @christinewieseler6401
    @christinewieseler6401 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety

    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 😂

  • @petinachambersmcvay8482
    @petinachambersmcvay8482 Před 4 lety +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.

  • @victornuno7429
    @victornuno7429 Před 4 lety +4

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

  • @malavila6464
    @malavila6464 Před 3 lety +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!

  • @alisonhendry2928
    @alisonhendry2928 Před 3 lety +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!

  • @memejeff
    @memejeff Před 4 lety +3

    Love the new format, amazing video as always :)

  • @carolcottrill1110
    @carolcottrill1110 Před 4 lety +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

  • @marymorales9906
    @marymorales9906 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @MoonduckPsy
    @MoonduckPsy Před 2 lety +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!

  • @kajalhinduja6972
    @kajalhinduja6972 Před 4 lety +7

    Omg I had no idea you wrote that book, just recently started reading it! Thanks 💜

  • @LeeFecteau
    @LeeFecteau Před 4 lety +6

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

  • @heidimisfeldt5685
    @heidimisfeldt5685 Před 3 lety +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.

  • @jessstuart7495
    @jessstuart7495 Před 3 lety +4

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

  • @danakarloz5845
    @danakarloz5845 Před 4 lety +6

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

  • @PliedTogetherPodcast
    @PliedTogetherPodcast Před 4 lety +11

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

  • @laraegieske2465
    @laraegieske2465 Před 18 dny

    I appreciate your style of teaching. So glad I found you! Im just starting and have so much to learn

  • @kiki_7
    @kiki_7 Před 3 lety +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😂

  • @erod5531
    @erod5531 Před 4 lety +23

    He is ADORABLE and the info is great too!

    • @mrsblessed5102
      @mrsblessed5102 Před 4 lety +2

      really informative and not bad to look at lol

    • @erod5531
      @erod5531 Před 4 lety +2

      @@mrsblessed5102 that is EXACTLY what I'm saying lol

  • @Maryam-kl6qh
    @Maryam-kl6qh Před 4 lety +4

    I love your videos very inspiring I’m a new gardener and just started a garden and still learning a lot thanks for your gardening tips

  • @melissahope5796
    @melissahope5796 Před rokem

    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!!!!

  • @lomeldror
    @lomeldror Před rokem

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

  • @seleer3341
    @seleer3341 Před 4 lety +28

    Immediately bought his book after watching this.

  • @diycraftsnhacks
    @diycraftsnhacks Před 4 lety +3

    Love the microgreens idea. Great tips. Time to sow more seeds.

  • @courtneyonposh9953
    @courtneyonposh9953 Před 3 lety

    Thanks so much for your videos, I know NOTHING about gardening but wanted to start growing my own food, your videos have been extremely helpful in getting me started. Big Thanks!!