10 Vegetables You Should ALWAYS Grow | To have an AMAZING Pantry!
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 24. 03. 2022
- I talk often about how I like to keep things simple and grow "Staples Garden". But what does that actually mean? What exactly do I grow, to be able to put up so much food every year? In this video we will go over the reasons for my TOP 10 things I always grow. They include: peppers, onions, carrots, tomatoes, potatoes, green beans, peas, zucchini, cucumbers, and cabbage. There's a bonus three I also mention in this video, but for the purposes of this writeup we're keeping it at 10 đâ„
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GROW these 10 THINGS | To have an AMAZING Pantry
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If you're interested in any of the recipes for these, be sure to check our Preserving the Harvest playlist. Almost every single jar, has a video showing how to make it: czcams.com/play/PLoi3On3ZiLmHoHGiYYlPNjrUWqmSJ-e20.html
Your pantry is amazing and I'll be sure to catch some of your videos going forward. I to learn and add yearly.â„ïžđđ
TY. I live in Tucson where salsa verde is eaten by the ton. I have grown to love it even more than the red salsas. This year I'm growing tomatoes thanks to a master gardener's class. I'll check out your recipe for salsa verde. Thank you for the link.
FYI for those on the fence on the green tomato salsa verde Rachel is talking about, I have always canned Salsa Verde using green tomatoes like she does and it's always the most amazing salsa verde. I grew tomatillos for the first time last year, definitely grow well in my zone (6b), but it is honestly not my favorite salsa verde, we barely use it compared to running out every year on the green tomato kind, tomatillos are just way too sweet in comparison and I won't be growing them to take up precious gardening space in the future since I can utilize the green tomatoes and get a product we prefer. Just my food for thought on the topic, if you're interested she's is absolutely right about using the green tomatoes up!
I just had an "oooohhhhhhhhhh" moment. Thanks for this tip!! Both of you!
Canning green tomatoes as verde and slices for frying are my favorites!
Green tomatoes are PERFECT for salsa verde. The only way Iâll make it.
I grew tomatillos for the 1st time last year & made salsa verde (Ball recipe) and I agree it is very sweet. I'll not be growing it again, as it takes up way too much space in my little garden. I'm going to try green tomatoes this year too, it sounds wonderful.
This is what I do with my green tomatoes too. Amazing salsa! I tried it with tomatillo last year and was far from impressed.
I love to use a dehydrator, too, for things as well. I make a a soup starter mix with dehydrated onions, celery, and carrots. I dry and powder tomatoes and peppers to add to soups, stews, and even breads to add a little extra zip to my cooking. Plus, dehydrating little scraps of vegetables, I powder the scraps and mix them into cream cheese to make an amazing bagel topper. You can also use dehydrated and powdered tomato to make catsup, or use it in place of tomato paste and it lasts longer. And don't forget any fruit you can dehydrate as well. Perfect for making fruit powders for drinks, or just some tasty snacks.
These times of food instability are so concerning. Youâre giving great advice and I really appreciate it
One staple I always grow which is a bit unusual but its Jerusalem artichoke. It gives a decent crop of root vegetables which can also be seed for the next year but also when the plant dies back you can cut the dead stems to use as stakes for the green beans the next year! I just love the fact it gives you two benefits in your garden rather than just being a crop.
Winter squash is a staple for me! I plant 4 butternut squash (which store all winter) and 1 acorn squash for fall eating and freezing. I highly recommend growing winter squash!
Can you grow it in the spring?
I'm growing it for the first time this year. It is a pumpkin looking squash. I can't wait. Us southerners aren't experienced cooking with winter squash. Historically, we cook with sweet potatoes in place of winter squash. But, we do eat the heck out of summer squash.
@@kellyh8218 I think the deal is that you plant it in spring for a winter harvest.
I plant my seedlings in mid-May (I live in Chicago, Zone 5) and will start to harvest in August. When you harvest, cut the stem with scissors so there is about an inch of stem. Lay in the sun to dry/cure for a week. Then wash with a bleach water solution to kill all bacteria. Then store in cool, dry place.
Acorn squash will.mold in about 6 weeks, so eat that immediately. I also roast them and then freeze in portions for winter baking (any recipe that calls for pumpkin can be substituted for any winter squash - muffins, breads, pie, scones).
I save the butternut to start eating in Dec - June - soups, roasted, and I give them.away as Christmas gifts. đ
I enjoy adding squash to stews and winter soups. Makes them heartier, more filling.
Hi Rachel. Don't worry what people think of your pantry. It is awesome to have all the food stored in your pantry. You Rachel are amazing. The corn, carrots and green beans are my favorite. God Bless you my friend. Take care. Maria. đđđđđđđđđđđđđđđâ€ïžâ€ïžâ€ïžâ€ïžâ€ïžâ€ïžâ€ïžâ€ïžđđđđđđđ
This has inspired me to beginning to can at 60 years old. I have all the equipment I just need the courage. Hugs Rachaelâ€ïž
Terra Ranch, I started last year at age 63. You can do it!
I'm starting at age 68! I love learning new things.
66 here! I freeze everything, but hope to can veggies this year for the first time đ€â€
I am starting thus year...68
I have been canning since I was 23. But a huge amount of years past when I didnât do it any longer. I am now 63 growing a big garden and beginning to cam again. For those that are faint of heart my one suggestion would be your prep area has to be scrupulously clean particularly the jars lids and jars and screw tops. The food itself also Hass to be scrupulously clean. Follow the directions of the canner to a T. And you will be so proud of the magic that happens when you pull that lid off and pull out those jars of sunshine!
What's the deal with canned carrots? I love them! But I always wonder how it is that canned carrots taste so carroty where the same served up for tea same day I canned the same batch of carrots taste less carroty, but now later in the year POW! How did those carrots in my jar get EXTRA carrot flavour? Canned carrots are amazing. Love the vids. Blessings from Australia.
Itâs not very often that I subscribe to a channel based on the very first video I watched, but here we are. This is great. đ€
No one video can cover it all. Thanks for helping us get started.
Thank you so much for this video. I'm going to grow a garden for the first time this year. As a busy mom to 4 (3-13), I've been struggling with wanting to grow it all but not wanting to get so overwhelmed that it's not successful. Thank you for this reminder to focus on the staples.
I don't want to tell you how. But I will say, if you make a garden that is manageable to your lifestyle, you will enjoy it much more. When I was raising 3 kids, I would always plant more of one item and try to can a couple of years worth of that item. Until I got better and they were more help. Most kids love working in a garden.
I started small and as I got better I grew more. Eventually got a pressure canner, and then a dehydrator, reg pot canner. It can be addicting. đ
Same four kids ages 17-6 and hubby whoâs gone for his work ugh đ Iâm going to do carrots, beets, raddish probably some leafy greens
I love mixed pickles. Itâs like onions, cauliflower, bell pepper, and cucumbers, and itâs delicious.
This is exactly what I am doing this year. I made a list of things that are always on the grocery list, and got what I needed to grow what is possible, here at home.. We can look at the economy and get so frustrated, and that it can freeze you in your tracks. I'm not watching the news and concentrating on..Ya know, I LOVE to garden, and by golly, I'm going to enjoy it! The garden giving back for the time and attention is a bonus đ
Iâm definitely trying to narrow down our staples this year: potatoes, carrots, onions, tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, cucumbers, beans, corn.
Extras: zucchini, pumpkin, squash, peas, cabbage, greens, herbs, beets, cauliflower
Ive never eaten zucchini đŹ Do you like it?
OH YEAH RACHEL !!! Another video coming up please with the missed items - Great video though xx. Cheers Denise- Australia
I made caramelized onions after you made them last fall. It is amazing and wonderful over a roast the gravy was to die for.
We had so many green tomatoes last season. So we made chutney for first time using the green tomatoes with sweet onions, jalapeno peppers and apples. It turned out great.
I love your joy and excitement in this video.
I have all the same staples but I have to add butternut squash and okra, I am a southern gal after all đ
the outtake at the end was GREAT!
I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE all things about your channel and especially the dynamics between you two (Rachel and Tod) keep these inspirational videos coming! đ
I would DEFINATLY buy your Cook book &
Canning receipes !!!!!!!
Love your pantry! You guys built it well! I would paint the edge with chalkboard paint so I can use chalk or chalk markers to label (and erase as needed) each sectionđ€
Love that idea!
Thanks, awesome idea!
I think I found a new favorite channel. I wished you lived close by and I could see the process live . Thanks for all of this
I genuinely adore you. I learn so much from you daily.
A few years ago a client gave me an original model vacuum sealer that sat in her basement for years. I used it til I wore it out. I waited til after Christmas & a got new one. I LOVE it! It also has a moist setting on it so I freeze bread, muffins, etc. Just made zucchini bread for Thanksgiving. I donât have a big freezer, but buy everything in bulk & it saves so much space. It keeps food fresh, no freezer burn, for so much longer. Much longer then Ziplocks. Idk if youâve tried them, but theyâre worth it! I buy flour, sugar, rolled oats, white popcorn etc 25-50 pounds at a time, divide them into 5lb bags & seal them. Keeps the moisture & air out.
Absolutely loved what youâve shared Rachel look forward to trying this in the Southern Hemisphere. You are beautiful to watch and listen to. đ
More people need to learn how to garden and preserve their food. I was lucky enough to learn alot of my grandparents when they were still alive. I grow most of the things you mentioned except for cabbage. I have limited room and it just takes up so much room for what you get on cabbage. Thankfully we have a couple of good farmer markets around here and things I don't/cant grow I can get from there in season.
Is a Tomato a Fruit or a Vegetable? The age-old question actually has an answer-it's both! Tomatoes are fruits that are considered vegetables by nutritionists. Botanically, a fruit is a ripened flower ovary and contains seeds. Tomatoes, plums, zucchinis, and melons are all edible fruits, but things like maple âhelicoptersâ and floating dandelion puffs are fruits too. For some reason, people got hung up on tomatoes, but the âfruit or vegetableâ question could also work for any vegetable with seeds.
Now, nutritionally, the term âfruitâ is used to describe sweet and fleshy botanical fruits, and âvegetableâ is used to indicate a wide variety of plant parts that are not so high in fructose. In many cultures, vegetables tend to be served as part of the main dish or side, whereas sweet fruits are typically snacks or desserts. Thus, roots, tubers, stems, flower buds, leaves, and certain botanical fruits, including green beans, pumpkins, and of course tomatoes, are all considered vegetables by nutritionists. There is no hard-and-fast rule that clearly designates a botanical fruit as a vegetable, but, given that tomatoes are generally not used in desserts and are closely related to other fruit-vegetables (e.g., eggplants and peppers), it is not too counterintuitive for tomatoes to be classified as vegetables. Source: www.britannica.com/story/is-a-tomato-a-fruit-or-a-vegetable
Oh my, Forget the shelves a moment..... WOW!! To the jars in the background... What you have planned for us Rachel..... Can't wait.....
So can we please start calling sweet potatoes a fruit? Because like you said, it's like a dessert, lol. Also my mouth watered all throughout this video. Thanks so much for sharing.
@@pumpkinpatchhomestead it needs to contain seeds inside it to be classified as a fruit
I want your pantry. So beautiful. God bless
I enjoyed the video of you sharing your canning foods. Itâs so beautiful to see, and I know it brings you joy. Thank you !!! âïžđ
This is my first year canning and one of my best gardens.
You have been so helpful and inspiring.
I LOVE the sound of the cheeping chicks in the background!!! My hens we hatched last year still come up to me cheeping like that a bit with their grown up voices.... Great video & I'm SO SO excited to can and dehydrate much more of our harvest this year. Last year, I grew too many tomatoes and peppers & didn't have a plan to store them. We are ready, this year!
Today I pulled my Presto canner from a long 15 year slumber in my attic. I'm going in 2 days to a great hardware in town that keeps all the gaskets and rubber pieces for the lid. Can't wait to get started again. Gonna start with dry pinto beans.
Cabbage have you ever tried making chowchow thereâs so many different ways you can fix it such as green, tomato, chow chow, tomato, hot pepper, chowchow, pickled chow chow. Itâs delicious. Itâs a southern dish.
The book everyone needs for canning is: The Blue Ball Canning Book. You usually can purchase this book wherever canning supplies are sold. It teaches canning with canners, water baths, fruits, meats, all vegetables plus more.
Love your pantry my mom got my sister & I canning in high school got to get back into the pickles & really everything to not need going to stores. Hard at 61 with 5 acres to get everything done by myself but doing my best to get friends involved that dont have land to grow help me & help themselves at same time.
Iâm so glad you made this video. Iâm getting ready to start a garden for the first time and Iâm overwhelmed lol đ
Last year my pickles did not do good! But my tomatoes did! So I made a green tomato relish with red and green peppers and onions! It is quite tasty! Thank you for making this so fun!
You'll be fine if ever the grocery stores go belly up. Your husband should feel safe having you around ! love all that great bottled food.
Thank you Rachel! Thanks to you..I now add zucchini, squash to my pasta sauces!
I'm a ingredient canner. I can everything to make stews, casseroles..including meats.
My mouth and stomach are in love !!!
My great-great-grandma had a chest freezer like that. She brought it over from the old country.
Red pepper jelly! Sooo yummy with cheese and crackers.
Awesome video! Iâm so excited for this yearâs gardening journey.
Thank you for the sweetly encouraging video. I donât have all ten things but Iâm inspired with the basics I do have. đ
You have so many great ideas for using the simple basics! Thanks!
i appreciate this so much!! im doing high intensity planting this year and i cannot wait to binge watch (again) your videos for recipies!
You have really inspired me to expand my horizons when processing my garden. I had to take notes and bookmark your video!
I love your pantry organization. My dream is to have a place to house my canning crop and supplies so it isnât a chore to get to and so I donât loose track of what I have. Today Iâm processing potatoes for the first time and will be on the look out for carrots at a decent price. Blessings to you and yours.
Winter squashes are good keepers too. Pumpkin, butternut, acorn, spaghetti, Hubbard squash are just some varieties. No need to can them.
Great video Rachel, I'm so glad Amy prompted you to share this information. I had such fun learning more from you about what works in a staples garden. I highly recommend your video on using zucchini as a way to stretch your canning - loved that recent canning video. Your videos on garden planning are great, too. Thanks so much for sharing. Take care.
Youâre an amazing woman, Rachel! I admire you for all your hard work and the variety of things you grow and can.
Love to see what others can and love, you mentioned a few I want to try, thank you
Fabulous!!! Thank you!!! So encouraging for the upcoming season!!
You had me with pickles! I love your pantry, so organized.
Youâre such an inspiration to us beginners đ„° thank you
This is truly amazing! I am so inspired and after a rouge growing season with some odd stuff we haven't grown before, I'm so keen on adopting the staples list! Thank you!
Great video. Thanks for showing us what we can do.
a great video as I sit here and plan my little plot of garden. I am trying to grow my pantry this year and broaden my gardening horizons. Thank you for your inspiration!
Thanks for sharing Rachel & Todd Enjoying Everything I see you do and are happy about everything 5-11-2022â„ïž
Really useful video, thanks Rachel.
Rachel, you crack me up. You are so passionate about your veggies. I have expanded my garden this year and hope to be able to can some of my own this year. Thanks so much for sharing with us and inspiring us.
You're so genuine! Love your personality! Good job!
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I am so glad that Amy asked you about your pantry so that you could provide this FABULOUS in-depth kitchen garden planning tutorial. I think this is one of your best videos ever đ€© Thank you for taking the time to make it, as well as sharing your knowledge and thought process with us.
Mentor, that was awesome. I'm learning so much from you. Gaining so much knowledge about food, gardening, and your style of what content you do. I'm a new gardener and have started a you tube channel in the summer of last year. Thank you
I loved this video. I learnt real quick that 'the basics garden' is the most practical and best in the long run. Like you said, you can make so many things from just those basics that make everyday meals extra special. Thanks Racheal. Here In New Zealand we are in Autumn and my garden is winding down. I look at all my hard work all summer and all the jars on my shelves and feel such a feeling of satisfaction, just like a pioneer. Thankyou for all your inspiration this past summer x ~ Linda
I absolutely love your channel! I am learning so much from you! A recipe book from you would be a huge success!! Hope you do oneđ€đ»
What an inspirational video! I have
Grown a small garden before. Hoping for a bigger one so I can put some up for the winter. Thanks for sharing! đ
I love your approach to your garden, keeping it simple so it's not overwhelming
I made your onion jam when I saw that vlog some time ago. I love it on meat loaf. Your pantry is beautiful.
You are encouraging and you should be proud.
Over the last few years you have been a source of new stuff I can! Thanks for sharing your inspiring
So true , so true. I grow the same and can and freeze lots too. You're great!
I was recommended this video by a friend and I'm so glad. I watched your plan for the garden before but this really cemented it for me. Gives me so much more confidence to concentrate on fewer things and learn how to do them well for our family.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I have to say that this is one of the most inspiring garden videos ever! You totally created goal that felt like it could easily be accomplished and showed so many ways to use the produce. I am so excited to concentrate on the 10. Looking forward to my best garden.
Thanks for sharing!
You really enjoyed doing this one. Glad to see your passion. You are right about the many other things you you can build and with a solid foundation, so many options.
I like incorporating two new variety of my core garden. See how hardy and what they produce. Tuck them between my main plants.
Always learning..
Take care
Ok love how you encourage canners. Keep it up. I'm getting ready to plant my list looks a lot like yours. God bless.
Rachel, I really love your soft spoken way of sharing your thoughts. Your a new favorite of mine.
You are so precious! I LOVE watching you, especially if you and Todd are teaming up because y'all are so sweet together! I love how excited you are about canning in this video. That makes people want to do it too! You go girl but remember to rest too!
YT recommended this to me so Iâm brand new here. Thank you for doing this! It helps me prioritize my upcoming garden. Hoping to find more about setting aside food from you!
Oh my, I am just starting to build my house on my new property, doing a temporary garden this year while I am in the RV, and my mind is spinning with excitement from your enthusiasm! I can already see my shelves stocked. Thank you for all the joy.
I love the look of pride at the end you had on your face. You should be proud itâs a beautiful pantry!
I 100% need all of these canning recipes and would totally watch you cook with some of the pantry items. Especially your green tomatoe curry!
I love your caring heart Rachel! â€ïžđđ youâre a joy to watch.
I found this video extra helpful!! We are going full tilt this spring/summerâŠ. With the biggest garden weâve ever had! Our entire yard is going to be used! Im even setting up a hydroponics system on my dining room tableâŠ. Itâs going to be The Flinstones version of hydroponics đ€Ș but Iâm going to make it work.
Much love to all from Oregon đČđČâ€ïžđ
Thank you. Very inspirational. I do a lot of water bath canning, and one day will get into the pressure canning.
Oh how i wish there was a LOVE button on here instead of LIKE!!! This was the most inspirational video ever!!!! Just love you Rachel and Todd!!! I'm going to research your vidoes for your pickles and enchilada sauce!!!
Thank you for sharingđ I would struggle to pick 10 things too.
Having 10 things though does open up so much variety that I sometimes forget about.
So many wonderful things to grow and can! Iâd say all those are my staples too,but Iâd probably add pumpkin and butternut squash to that list! Beautiful working pantry!
Excellent video! Your enthusiasm certainly glowed from you! Thank you for sharing!
I love this video!! So much knowledge! Thank you!
Truly something to be proud of is that pantry. my dream to have one just like that someday .working on itâ€đ
I make cowboy candy for my hubby and one year I had a ton of cowboy candy juice left over and a bunch of sliced pickling cucumbers. So I put them in the juice and made cowboy candy pickles, they are a must have. I do make sure that some peppers get in the jars. But so so good!
Such great advice! Thanks so much. â€ïž
I love hearing the little chirps in the background.đ€đ€đ€I am growing the basics/staples as well. For someone that doesn't have the space, it is very important for me to grow what I will need throughout the year.
Don't forget too, farmers markets and farm stands. I have gotten some "damaged" or less than perfect veggies for super cheap to help fill in what I don't have the garden space to grow. Awesome video Rachel. This makes me so excited for spring and gardening. Now if only MN would quit having snow in the forecast I could actually begin. Lol
Another amazing video! How inspiring! Goals! đ·Thank you!
Thanks Rachel you are always inspiring đ
Oh what a good video! Thank you! Loved the end!
With your knowledge you should write a staples cooking and canning book. Geat video!