What Happens When You REGROW Vegetables From Kitchen SCRAPS in the Garden?

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  • čas přidán 16. 10. 2020
  • In this video, I show you what happens when you regrow vegetables from kitchen scraps in the garden. I plant out scrap onion, lettuce, potato, celery, cabbage, tomato, and carrots and we see how they grow over 3 months.
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  • @putiyip6649
    @putiyip6649 Před 3 lety +14043

    I just re-planted my wine bottle, wish me luck!!

    • @Chookie2629
      @Chookie2629 Před 3 lety +608

      Got a bloody good laugh from this, thanks 👍🤣🙏🏻🥰

    • @jic7843
      @jic7843 Před 3 lety +251

      How did it go? 🍷🤣

    • @nicholasromano8669
      @nicholasromano8669 Před 3 lety +300

      HAHHAHAHA...I need some help with my empty vodka bottles!

    • @KanishQQuotes
      @KanishQQuotes Před 3 lety +91

      You stole my comment

    • @amug3536
      @amug3536 Před 3 lety +93

      AAA membership will come out - don't worry!!!!

  • @davealmighty9638
    @davealmighty9638 Před 2 lety +2201

    10 years ago I took one bulb of garlic, with about a dozen cloves, and planted it. By the 2 year mark, I had more garlic than anyone would need in a lifetime. It still grows to this day.

    • @SundaysChild1966
      @SundaysChild1966 Před 2 lety +63

      Oh wow, that is amazing! Do you eat the green tops, the garlic scapes? They are popular with the foodies .. Bless

    • @kenpca
      @kenpca Před 2 lety +161

      No vampires will come within 10 miles of your house lol

    • @bddollen7384
      @bddollen7384 Před 2 lety +37

      - DOES THE GARLIC EFFECT THE OTHER CROPS BESIDE IT ? DOES IT HELP KEEP THE BUGS , ETC., AWAY ?

    • @bddollen7384
      @bddollen7384 Před 2 lety +12

      WHAT WOULD USE TO FEED YOUR PRODUCE , OR, PROTECT THEM??

    • @pierre2898
      @pierre2898 Před 2 lety +164

      @@bddollen7384 WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING?

  • @janetsadeghi1501
    @janetsadeghi1501 Před 2 lety +462

    I remember being so depressed and anxious when the pandemic started. Also, lots of personal problems were just snowballing. I started watching this man's videos thank God, and they just brought a smile to my face. He is just heart-warming.

  • @beccanertia619
    @beccanertia619 Před rokem +145

    Finally! A gardening channel that helps people start from zero and you dig with your bare hands, I just I love it! You got me, I'm hooked.

  • @wtfnessi
    @wtfnessi Před 3 lety +750

    It's 4 am, perfect time to improve my gardening skills.

  • @anoddviewcreative505
    @anoddviewcreative505 Před 3 lety +401

    I tossed an old rotting onion in the garden, realized it was sprouting and covered it more. Ended up with two massive onions as big as a large hand. Enough for a French onion soup.

    • @fan9775
      @fan9775 Před 3 lety +18

      Oui.

    • @kitabootforever
      @kitabootforever Před 3 lety +5

      Thats so cool!

    • @brokeneggshell5041
      @brokeneggshell5041 Před 3 lety

      Ooh cool, did you make onion soup?

    • @brianjones3191
      @brianjones3191 Před 3 lety +1

      I've planted several, and the resulting onions were all pathetic.

    • @benishborogove2692
      @benishborogove2692 Před 3 lety +1

      You got lucky. It could have just gone to seed, depending on whether it was a long-day or short-day variety.

  • @lisanjohnny1
    @lisanjohnny1 Před 2 lety +273

    I live in Hawaii and fruits and vegetables are just so expensive these days. I had bought containers and soil so I could start planting my own garden and I wanted some tips and tricks on how to start my garden and you’ve given me some good ideas. Love your teaching techniques.

    • @rositaalonzo6909
      @rositaalonzo6909 Před rokem +10

      you need to watch Teo's garden DIY Urban Gardener, he does not have land, only floors, patio, terrace and plant EVERYTHING and in adapted containers, even car tires!

    • @caridadrevilla2439
      @caridadrevilla2439 Před rokem +13

      I just planted a pineapple from cutting off the top. It's growing beautifully inside my apt. I have it by my window.

    • @Dreamhelmet
      @Dreamhelmet Před rokem +3

      I always wondered why supermarket prices for fruits and veggies were so outrageous in Hawaii. I guess most is imported?

    • @intelligenceart6
      @intelligenceart6 Před rokem +1

      i use to live on oahu and i’m just wondering how your garden is coming along. Think it’d be hard to grow some of the vegetables he mentioned in the weather since it’s either sunny and humid or aggressively raining . Plus the boars and chickens running all over the place might get into the garden if it’s ground level.

    • @sheekaq841
      @sheekaq841 Před rokem +1

      Very BLESSED YOU ARE💗🌺💗🌺💗🌺

  • @michellelovesstmichael3835

    When you plant a slice of tomato, make sure it has seeds in it! I planted a slice out of the middle of a tomato - it grew about 6 plants!

    • @susichristianson3395
      @susichristianson3395 Před rokem +4

      Make perfect sense.

    • @poopsifter9022
      @poopsifter9022 Před rokem +8

      He may get volunteer tomato plants next year. I planted Roma tomatos 10 years ago and I have been getting volunteer plants each year. I just have to transplant to other desired locations.

  • @skd
    @skd Před 3 lety +1478

    Watching your videos makes me realize that, if any catastrophic event happens and we are back to hunter-gatherers, I will probably die first.

    • @tttm99
      @tttm99 Před 3 lety +107

      To be fair you'll probably have some stiff competition 👍😆

    • @ucann777
      @ucann777 Před 3 lety +34

      Oh that is just TOO funny 🤣

    • @shefas
      @shefas Před 3 lety +43

      our heads will be used for tomato growing

    • @dharristhadon1608
      @dharristhadon1608 Před 3 lety +7

      😂😂😂😂 facts dawg

    • @Frank183847572828
      @Frank183847572828 Před 3 lety +4

      Unless we screw real bad which we're ahead of schedule right now so ... keep your hopes up. ^.^

  • @roses1162
    @roses1162 Před 3 lety +441

    "its not just the money, its the health, the regrowth, the less waste, its the rejuvenation..."
    This is exactly why my family has been forgoing grocery shopping for seed shopping more and more these days. Its hard to put into words how rewarding working with the land and time to help make something wonderful grow.

    • @majoriebell3198
      @majoriebell3198 Před 2 lety +1

      I like that video

    • @deplorablewarrior7690
      @deplorablewarrior7690 Před 2 lety +16

      Make sure to get "heritage," non-GMO, seeds.

    • @InnaVitamina777
      @InnaVitamina777 Před 2 lety +1

      ✿✿✿♥

    • @saferabies
      @saferabies Před 2 lety +6

      I think its better to grocery shop and regrow the bits. Because other people won't.

    • @josepablo011986
      @josepablo011986 Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah, i know the feeling. Recently i start planting 4 cherry tomatoes from seeds, i transplant them from the seedbed to 1 of my plantpots 1 week ago and they are growing strong.

  • @luvcatscatscatsCATS
    @luvcatscatscatsCATS Před rokem +21

    I have put carrot tops in a shallow dish of water for years just to enjoy the lovely greenery in the windowsill area during the cold dark winter months. Twice now a carrot has actually shot up and given me a lovely flower!! Just from a half inch of rotting root!! What a gift.

  • @SusanAlexy
    @SusanAlexy Před rokem +36

    I just planted 3 celery bases and my friend, a lettuce base. I remarked yesterday, "Hmm...wouldn't it be a great video to demonstrate what you could grow from Kitchen Scraps?" and here, today, I see this episode! Great job!!! and I'm really looking forward to my Scrap Garden! Thank you for all you do. You're really an inspiration!

  • @blacksorrento4719
    @blacksorrento4719 Před 3 lety +75

    My grandmother told me how the minute WWII was declared in England, the following week my grandfather turned all his flower beds into a vegetable garden, then as the war went on, the small amount of lawn got turned as well. In these Covid times, we may as well busy ourselves, be organic and have some produce to show for it. Good on you, love and appreciate your easy down to earth manner 👍👍😁

    • @youtoo2072
      @youtoo2072 Před 3 lety +2

      especially as the - artificially produced inflation takes over too as well bc of covid fallout, we can be better at having fresh produce at home. perhaps the nefarious want us to do this / am very tired of the displacement of our real valid precovid indutries/farming ,fuel, forestry/lumber, etc. yes , china should pay every nation back and back off our economies w beihjing hoarding, coercing, mal-trading, overtaking , over burdening as xi ping does for his ego and goads other tyrants to enact losses crucially detrimental upon nations making the world weak to get us codependent on xi and his ilk.. no one wants gov centralized police! Pray we all get our independences!! our uniquenesses actually help each other in REAL individual crisis instead of always vulnerable burdens for big gov.

  • @BaskingInObscurity
    @BaskingInObscurity Před 2 lety +838

    Just out of curiosity I started planting odd food scraps here and there rather than throw everything in the compost. Leeks blew my mind; they're freaking huge. I didn't think any of the carrots or radishes did much, but apparently they seeded the whole immediate area and now I even have a carrot growing up through a crack in the sidewalk. >.< These things are growing better than the plants I deliberately started!
    I'm a terrible gardener for the same reason I'm terrible at a lot of things, moody procrastination. Working on it, though. Getting better each year. :)

    • @peggyhall843
      @peggyhall843 Před 2 lety +29

      Hi ! I didn't know that about leeks- thank you for that. I had one little tomato plant a "sweet William 100. That plant grew huge and reseeded itself for years. I guess It was just the right place? I'm going to try herbs in my window. If my cats will behave. 🌼

    • @Wykesidefruitmachine
      @Wykesidefruitmachine Před 2 lety +25

      The gardening should help with the other things, speaking from experience. Good luck, and have fun! 😊

    • @kiki29073
      @kiki29073 Před 2 lety +21

      Volunteer plants usually do grow crazy like that. They are healthy and sturdier for some reason.

    • @shelleysmith4017
      @shelleysmith4017 Před 2 lety +26

      @@peggyhall843 Grow a little catnip or catmint in a pot as a sacrificial plant for the cats to leave your other herbs alone, if your guys like catnip. It really helps keep your cats away from the others if you are growing windowsill herbs. For our cat it was spearmint though as she has never liked catnip (she is an odd girl lol). I eventually had to take pity on the spearmint plant And take it away to recover for awhile, as it looked like it had stuck its roots in an electric socket, it was all frizzy from Apachee rolling and loving on it. But it meant all my other kitchen herbs were left to grow in peace. This year I think I will grow a couple pots so I can swap them around to give each some rest from the kitty love and adoration lol. Good luck with your herbs!

    • @SeniorMoostacho
      @SeniorMoostacho Před 2 lety +16

      always, always grow from seed. It will produce the best product ever. And the best part is, you need to do nothing but provide it water. Plants know best. 8D

  • @madams.5976
    @madams.5976 Před 11 měsíci +12

    My dad was a farmer so when he came to the U.S., he always had a garden. Potatoes were always a veggie that he had a separate space for because they take up a lot of room. Tomatoes he grew from seeds and they need sun and also need their own bed. Those round cylinders maybe should be dedicated to one crop if you don’t have a large bed. Great work though!

  • @karenrestingwitchface11
    @karenrestingwitchface11 Před rokem +3

    I planted a pineapple top and now I have 4 and many pups. Awesome use of scraps.

  • @joelitakala5552
    @joelitakala5552 Před 3 lety +215

    This COVID 19 pandemic just made me remember that I can be out of a job anytime and that knowing how to farm is important and is the way to go to be self sufficient.

    • @mattlewandowski73
      @mattlewandowski73 Před 2 lety +32

      I do not know about where you live, but here in the states it used to be "your patriotic duty" to garden and do for yourself... now it is bad for business, thus "unamerican" for one to produce for themselves instead of being blind consumers. Ever wonder why those videos showing you how to replant an avocado seed always present it like "isn't this cute... I can replant a seed in a mayo jar"??? We have been conditioned to think of such things as a novelty.

    • @tonyhogg9839
      @tonyhogg9839 Před 2 lety +9

      The problem is, to produce enough food to last you a whole year, you need a giant garden for a family of four. For one person alone, you need a garden of 4000 square feet to produce enough food for one year. My parents had a huge garden growing up. Canning and freezing so many vegetables, and I don't think that food alone would've gotten us all to six months. I don't think people realize just how little food a typical backyard garden produces.

    • @BadWolfSilence
      @BadWolfSilence Před 2 lety +14

      @@tonyhogg9839 We need to be doing as much as we can do, however much that is, because it will make a difference when everything goes to crap. And it is going to crap very quickly.

    • @Me-th3gj
      @Me-th3gj Před 2 lety +3

      Gotta get back to our roots, just incase.

    • @susanphillips1777
      @susanphillips1777 Před 2 lety +4

      @@Me-th3gj Haha. Roots! 😁😂🤣🤣🤣

  • @91splamy
    @91splamy Před 2 lety +455

    It’s actually nice to see you not successful with some of the plants, because it shows that things don’t always work out even for a seasoned gardener. I have struggled with thinking I just suck at gardening because my plants died in the past. It’s good to know that it’s not necessarily the case.

    • @savage22bolt32
      @savage22bolt32 Před 2 lety +7

      I actually suck at growing any plant.

    • @demonic_myst4503
      @demonic_myst4503 Před 2 lety +3

      Or that some plants dont have that evelution

    • @ronv6637
      @ronv6637 Před 2 lety +13

      Growing is Hard, I have been at it simve a child and years to get good soil (fantastic at growing rocks,they come every year) and now good harvests

    • @tracybird8668
      @tracybird8668 Před 2 lety +10

      @@savage22bolt32 start a compost bin. Anything to put in it will grow. You literally ignore it for weeks at a time. It's great.

    • @tracybird8668
      @tracybird8668 Před 2 lety

      Try korean/ Hawain natural farming.

  • @RamDragon32
    @RamDragon32 Před 2 lety +29

    I loved watching your potato hunt. I did that with a 2-inch cut-off of a purple sweet potato about 7 years ago and that thing took over the 4x8 foot growing bed choking out everything else I planted. It also came back every year because I can never find all the potatos! (It's a good thing they are my new favorite food!)

    • @GenericSpace
      @GenericSpace Před rokem

      Skip a season.
      Don't water it or anything and it'll die-out.

  • @highspeedboom
    @highspeedboom Před 2 lety +67

    Watching him eat fresh vegetables on camera is like watching a kid in a candy store for the first time!, really in joy your videos!, keep up the good work! I now feel excited to grow more in my own garden now..

  • @crism4932
    @crism4932 Před 3 lety +728

    Hi Mark, wanted to let you know that I actually cut the celery leaves off and air dry them on cookie sheet. Then crunch them up, put in jar and add to soups, stews, and chowders. The celery flavor from the dried leaves is very concentrated and strong but it's my secret ingredient when someone tries to guess the ingredients in my cooking. Love your videos. Take care

    • @roxannahartless6846
      @roxannahartless6846 Před 3 lety +45

      Now we all know your Secret. 😊 L.O.L. 😄

    • @ricebeansrockroll882
      @ricebeansrockroll882 Před 3 lety +15

      Oh, brilliant!

    • @rachelm7525
      @rachelm7525 Před 3 lety +19

      I do that, too! Why waste, eh? 🙂

    • @ppainterco
      @ppainterco Před 3 lety +38

      I add celery leaves to food, too, and it does spike the flavor a good bit. Besides, Celery and beets are high in nitrates which naturally lower blood pressure, so keep adding it to your food.

    • @daughterofTheLion
      @daughterofTheLion Před 3 lety +43

      Old School! My grandmother did the same and everything she cooked was amazing! She was a young woman during the Great Depression and she never wasted anything!

  • @lindavenport9788
    @lindavenport9788 Před 2 lety +657

    This was absolutely fascinating! It needs to be shown in schools, as fundamental learning !! Thank you, you make it fun.

    • @bddollen7384
      @bddollen7384 Před 2 lety +13

      -- AAA MEN … !!! COUNTRY SCHOOLS USED TO DO THAT …!

    • @paulredinger5830
      @paulredinger5830 Před 2 lety

      Schools not designed to give you knowledge. It’s to make you conform to rules.

    • @marybethg4861
      @marybethg4861 Před 2 lety +5

      Plant organic.

    • @lindavenport9788
      @lindavenport9788 Před 2 lety +4

      @@marybethg4861 Hi Mary Beth, that's my mantra, & has been for over 30 years🌱

    • @tleemf6923
      @tleemf6923 Před 2 lety +1

      Agreed

  • @Chainyanker007
    @Chainyanker007 Před rokem +18

    Thanks, you just opened up a whole new gardening dimension to me.

  • @HD-mg9ru
    @HD-mg9ru Před 2 lety +5

    You are phenomenal!!!! I can't believe how many celery roots I threw away cause I love celery.
    Thank you! 🙏❤

  • @charliebishop103
    @charliebishop103 Před 3 lety +341

    “just Cos” killed me. i watch these videos to fill the dadless void in my life. mark is my dad now.

    • @nottechytutorials
      @nottechytutorials Před 3 lety +18

      If you're interested there's a channel called "Dad, how do I" that teaches you how to do some stuff.

    • @michellebamtyles
      @michellebamtyles Před 3 lety +12

      Jesus Christ is King and is coming soon… John 3:16 “For God so loved the World he gave is only begotten son(Jesus Christ) and whosoever believes in shall not perish but have everlasting life.” This is a sign from God to come back to him and repent. Repent meaning turn away from sins and give your life to Jesus. Jesus died so that you can have a chance to live with him in peace and pure bliss instead of going to eternal torment in hell. Jesus loves you so much. Read the Bible and learn more about him. God bless you🙏🏾

    • @SaraSara-bc8ts
      @SaraSara-bc8ts Před 3 lety +6

      😂😂 sending you love. Hope Mark fills your heart ❤️

    • @ninilovenana
      @ninilovenana Před 3 lety +1

      Congratulations

    • @StanHowse
      @StanHowse Před 3 lety +12

      Same man, exactly the same. My name is also Charlie. And I too am, dadless.

  • @jttech44
    @jttech44 Před 3 lety +107

    So what you're saying is, from one bad potato, I can basically have infinite potatoes. That's awesome.

    • @kristinebailey6554
      @kristinebailey6554 Před 3 lety +20

      Yes, but do like farmers do and cut it into small pieces, each with an eye, then the insects don't burrow in to gut the potato.

    • @helenamcginty4920
      @helenamcginty4920 Před 3 lety +3

      @@kristinebailey6554 wire worm will eat your potatoes if its on the ground. Some allotment holders used them as a ground cleaning crop on new ground.

    • @coppertopvon
      @coppertopvon Před 3 lety +8

      If a potato has a couple "eyes" sprouting just cut around them & plant in dirt you can still eat the rest of that potato... FYI

    • @shantinaturechild6385
      @shantinaturechild6385 Před 3 lety

      @@coppertopvon I was just wondering if a potato that has already driven out and those "sprouts " have been removed can they resprout? I could try if l had enough space. I wanted to eat them but they're all squishy now.

    • @coppertopvon
      @coppertopvon Před 3 lety

      @@shantinaturechild6385 the removed sprouts will grow into a potato basically. I'm not sure I understand your question...

  • @TheGingerbreadCat
    @TheGingerbreadCat Před 2 lety +12

    I love the mixed garden bed idea. I started to plant that way bc I don't have time to actually plan and schedule a garden. So I plant and add wherever there is a bit of space or a free area.

  • @chinarivas4937
    @chinarivas4937 Před 2 lety +55

    I appreciate you taking the time and tasting your plants shows how much you really care about what you're doing!!! God bless your Harvest.

  • @cyberwaste
    @cyberwaste Před 3 lety +171

    My wife and I have been living in Tokyo for six years, but we're moving back to Australia as soon as it's viable. The first thing I'm going to do is make myself a nice veggie garden. It's quite depressing being in an environment so separated from nature. I can't wait to go home and smell the trees and touch the grass.

    • @amandaham7571
      @amandaham7571 Před 3 lety +8

      Enjoy the huge spiders is all I can say. Lol

    • @haruchai
      @haruchai Před 3 lety +16

      @@amandaham7571 Dont worry about them, the snakes take care of them.

    • @yw123wallace4
      @yw123wallace4 Před 3 lety +1

      Me too

    • @judyjudd2352
      @judyjudd2352 Před 3 lety +6

      Go to the wild places, my friend. Not night life wild, mind you. Just get outta the urban and go rural for a day. How refreshing!

    • @NakedAvanger
      @NakedAvanger Před 3 lety +1

      Hey Neil!
      I suggest you look into permaculture if you haven't already
      It's basically the easiest (and laziest if you will) way to grow stuff, you just let the plants do their thing
      All you need (more or less depends on your biome) is give them good soil which by itself isn't hard to do (all kinds of pruned tree and veggie scraps do it)

  • @iliumis
    @iliumis Před 3 lety +370

    Wow, Alex Jones became much more relaxed after he started farming.
    I want to try it myself now.

    • @notme5744
      @notme5744 Před 3 lety +34

      Was just about to comment that this guy is Alex Jones if he'd gone the other way

    • @Sentient_Blob
      @Sentient_Blob Před 3 lety +15

      He’s so soothing

    • @Kricket2020
      @Kricket2020 Před 3 lety +10

      Hahaha, this is funny.

    • @katyungodly
      @katyungodly Před 3 lety +19

      If Alex Jones was a sane person 😂

    • @icummins1806
      @icummins1806 Před 3 lety +10

      He is turning the produce gay..

  • @tinysanctuaryminimalistlif5186

    Been regrowing my food scraps since 2013. ❤ So fulfilling 😊

  • @stephenw5647
    @stephenw5647 Před rokem +2

    Love this pure genius!! Funny I didn’t realize potatoes grew a plant above ground. Thanks for sharing this can’t wait to try it

  • @JerichoJack
    @JerichoJack Před 3 lety +118

    This man has the most gentle demeanor ive seen on this kinda video.

    • @sandi9546
      @sandi9546 Před 3 lety +2

      Yes, I like him.

    • @Jono4174
      @Jono4174 Před 3 lety +1

      Careful, he eats his friends or family.

    • @thomasskokan4644
      @thomasskokan4644 Před 3 lety +4

      @@Jono4174True ... But he plants
      their scraps & they RE-grow ! !
      There was actually an old B & W
      outer limits / twilight zone 📺 show
      ( circa 63 ' ish ) about an old lady who could grow anything , & , sure enough , she regrew herself !

  • @snowflakemelter1172
    @snowflakemelter1172 Před 3 lety +499

    I've got 5 stale donuts planted out, fingers crossed.

    • @thatgirl3757
      @thatgirl3757 Před 3 lety +52

      You'll have the police waiting in line for "harvest", lol

    • @bwhite3872
      @bwhite3872 Před 3 lety +5

      If they grow you will have allot of customers at your door. Donuts anyone?

    • @carlswanson8041
      @carlswanson8041 Před 3 lety +5

      Love the idea, may have to try a grouping of a couple of bagels and some cream cheese in a container... ;-) (Aren't cheerios doughnut seeds?)

    • @0623kaboom
      @0623kaboom Před 3 lety +10

      try a row cheerio's ... maybe you get some bagels to grow ;)

    • @clintg3435
      @clintg3435 Před 3 lety +3

      Found the cop.

  • @girlinagale
    @girlinagale Před rokem +9

    I did a celery base last year, it grew quite big but was thin leafy stems which had too strong a flavour.
    I have three carrot bases which sprouted shoots, in a bowl of water on the kitchen windowsill, I'll plant them out when the UK weather gets warmer.

  • @The_doormat
    @The_doormat Před rokem +2

    I do the same thing, i also regrow bok choy, leeks, lemon grass, garlic, ginger, and recently had success regrowing turmeric from an organic one I had purchased at the supermarket.
    Thanks for the video 🙏

  • @lennieblake3444
    @lennieblake3444 Před 3 lety +226

    As someone not particularly green fingered, it really helps to watch someone so proficient pondering what occurred, why, and how to move onward.
    All I have see before are people getting it right all the time and it really puts me off because I know I am not anything like that!
    Your enthusiasm, humour and willingness to show it all, as it is, is awesome and genuinely inspiring.

    • @tanyagarcia3721
      @tanyagarcia3721 Před 3 lety +1

      He does put it where the goal would be more more attainable. I had something similar with the guy across the hall from me Werth my keys where I left mine in the lock by accident only it made him feel like he wasn't alone and that everyone does that sometimes

    • @HGrrrr
      @HGrrrr Před 3 lety +9

      The funny part that gardeners “always getting it right” is such a fallacy. All gardeners, even pros,, have hiccups and things happen which makes them have to problem solve. It’s what makes gardening fun, yet challenging, and makes you a more patient introspective person.
      Go for it, mess up, learn, and go for it again.

    • @jamescanjuggle
      @jamescanjuggle Před 3 lety +10

      my first garden was " the fuck it bucket" 😂😅
      just threw some seeds in a bucket of soil just to watch what would happen
      you really do learn a lot and it made me more confident in the garden!

    • @HGrrrr
      @HGrrrr Před 3 lety +3

      @@jamescanjuggle I love this idea! 😆 Super great way teach yourself the basics of gardening

    • @NsTheName
      @NsTheName Před 2 lety +3

      Most gardeners are like this guy. That's how you learn! You ask questions, you learn, and you move forward. Sure there are people with green thumbs, but at the end of the day, it's all about experience. My garden this year has been terrible. We've had serious drought and it was way hotter than normal so our crop has been...pretty pathetic, honestly. We're only just barely getting tomatoes and pretty much everything else has died. It's taught me a lot, though. I've got some ideas for next year and will have better planting sites as well. So, moral of the story, don't get discouraged! Success honestly comes through failure and then learning from that and trying again.

  • @sandakureva
    @sandakureva Před 3 lety +110

    I wasn't even aware you COULD re-grow veggies from scraps of different veggies.
    Now that I know, I'm gonna try it this spring.

  • @markskipworth7570
    @markskipworth7570 Před rokem +4

    1 word to describe you Mark...... GENUINE ! :) down to earth, caring for others, and REAL, as opposed to all the Lame-Stream Media PROGRAMMED Zombies in the world today.
    Much Respect.. from Mark from Tasmania, Australia.

  • @mexicanmomo
    @mexicanmomo Před rokem +3

    You get so good results because your soil and compost quality is excellent.

  • @epicgardening
    @epicgardening Před 3 lety +938

    MARK! YOU'RE SO CLOSE TO 1 MILLION MATE! CANNOT BE MORE PROUD...E P I C

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  Před 3 lety +110

      You're a champion Kevin and I appreciate your help to get me there mate! Cheers :)

    • @djnamsydsyd
      @djnamsydsyd Před 3 lety +20

      Love both your channels! Keep up the awesome content fellas :)

    • @adamwest1138
      @adamwest1138 Před 3 lety +9

      I'm emotionally invested in this. I only logged in to watch this again to check!

    • @vickyfarquhar3476
      @vickyfarquhar3476 Před 3 lety +6

      Adam West yes it's crazy 😂 I keep having a peek to see, and it's at 999! I'm sure in a couple of days it will be a million but will probably pop in a couple of times before that to check anyway!

    • @vickyfarquhar3476
      @vickyfarquhar3476 Před 3 lety +7

      Epic Gardening Your channel is getting there too! I love your channel as well and have no doubt you'll soon be at a million

  • @Selfsufficientme
    @Selfsufficientme  Před 3 lety +1227

    I don't know why I planted the carrots upside down (and didn't realise it until now). Yes you are SUPPOSED to plant them with the cut side DOWN. What a knucklehead I am... Cheers ;) Edit: For those who were asking and wondering, I'm happy to announce that I've made a deal with Birdies Raised Garden beds in Australia & New Zealand go to birdiesgardenproducts.com.au/ or birdiesgardenproducts.co.nz/ and use Code SSMEbird for a 5% discount. For USA, go here to get Birdies Raised Garden beds: shop.epicgardening.com/ and use SSME2020 for a 5% discount. Cheers :)

    • @christinetaylor2156
      @christinetaylor2156 Před 3 lety +45

      Self Sufficient Me knuckleheads are as cool as carrots upside down 😁😝

    • @suekuly4723
      @suekuly4723 Před 3 lety +7

      I wondered that🤔🤪

    • @kevinwilloughby8690
      @kevinwilloughby8690 Před 3 lety +18

      hahaha I most probably would have done the same

    • @machematix
      @machematix Před 3 lety +77

      The best one from the supermarket is spring onions! They come with the roots already growing and grow easily even in the worst soil. I buy one bunch a week for the first month after our frosts end. Shove the leftover roots somewhere to fill in a gap. They grow straight up so are perfect to use between things like cabbages or in the corners/edges of your beds. Total cost: ~$8 for 9 months of eating spring onions every day. They grow so fast!

    • @ewaturska697
      @ewaturska697 Před 3 lety +20

      Mate, it's perfectly fine! You're awesome!! Can't wait for you to hit the 1 mill mark!!!!

  • @mrssousou7785
    @mrssousou7785 Před 2 lety +7

    I took your advice after watching this video. Now I have a garden filled with garlic, scallions, Pak Choi, Napa Cabbage and potatoes. Growing tomatoes and carrots and cucumbers this weekend. I'm so excited. Gardening is my calling and you're making it so easy and informative. I save all my scraps now to make compost. Pissed I have not been saving it for years, but better late than never. Thanks again!

  • @curban616
    @curban616 Před rokem +2

    I have regrown onions several times with great success!! I love your videos!

  • @paddydoyle2148
    @paddydoyle2148 Před 3 lety +76

    i dont know how i came here but i am glad i did
    thank you

  • @LearnToGrow1
    @LearnToGrow1 Před 3 lety +657

    Love regrowing! This year I harvested seeds from these scraps I regrew: carrots, celery, onion, scallion and Bok choy. Congratulations to one million!

    • @daniellane753
      @daniellane753 Před 3 lety +3

      Good job.

    • @LearnToGrow1
      @LearnToGrow1 Před 3 lety +2

      @@daniellane753 Thank you! 😀

    • @tarunmalik301
      @tarunmalik301 Před 2 lety +4

      Hey just one quick question
      How healthy is bok choy
      I mean I recently starting eating it.

    • @charlottesmom
      @charlottesmom Před 2 lety +1

      I came here directly from one of your videos! 🌱

    • @willowbe4747
      @willowbe4747 Před 2 lety +3

      Yahoo, Learn To Grow! I wish there was this success when I tried this. I am a newbie and I'm not giving up. I too will have a harvest!

  • @neilwilliams2172
    @neilwilliams2172 Před rokem +2

    Jolly good show mate! I will definitely try this at home. Thank you so much for a valuable video. Keep up the good work. Kudos

  • @juliaphillips7963
    @juliaphillips7963 Před 2 lety +3

    This is great info. Many people are worried about the GMO companies controlling all the seeds, but what is great about this is we don't need seeds . I love the big bin vs the beds.

    • @AaronShenghao
      @AaronShenghao Před rokem +1

      GMO isn't that scary. Matter of fact, cross breeding is just a natural form of GMO.
      These scraps he planted are technically GMOs. There can be no fertilizers or too late in season, but GMO and cross breeding is one of the reasons why the plant you got back from panting seeds doesn't seem to match what's sold in supermarkets.

  • @bencowles2105
    @bencowles2105 Před 3 lety +70

    The benifits of gardening go far beyond just growing healthy food. It is good exercise. It is also a marvelous method for fighting depression. The fresh air and sunshine not only boost the immune system but also counter depression and stress which can afrect your health. By countering stress and depression gardening helps stabilize your mental wellbeing as well. It can also provide a challenge which will help you with developing coping mechanisms and learning to develope strategy. It also helps develope a sence of value for your work and an better understanding of the world around you.

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  Před 3 lety +6

      All true! Cheers :)

    • @dothedewinme
      @dothedewinme Před 3 lety +4

      I garden alot too, have a 20x20 plot, and whenever tons of times i dont even have a ton to do necessarily, but it just relaxes me and puts my mind so much at ease. I LOVE it, and I love being able to grow (almost all) the organic pesticide free veggies and greens i use during the year! so many more benefits than just veggies!

    • @bencowles2105
      @bencowles2105 Před 3 lety +11

      @@dothedewinme that is basically how i got started. I started with a small 20×20 garden space. I used it to help with depression and to grow food for my family. That was ten years ago. Now i am a market gardener growing for farmers markets, restaurants, and a few small stores. My hobby/ therapy turned into a full time job and i love it so much more than my old nine to five job. I have also learned so much not just about gardening but about myself and the world around me. Believe it or not i actually make more money growing food than i did in my old job. Wish i had started doing it thirty years earlier.

    • @vickyfarquhar3476
      @vickyfarquhar3476 Před 3 lety +8

      Ben cowles Wow I feel so encouraged reading your post! I have always wanted to grow my own veg and better still grow enough to sell them in a farmer-type market, pesticide free, earth friendly etc etc. Currently I just do not have enough space to do so. Anyway this year during lockdown I decided just to start anyway, which means repurposing the flower pots for veggies, as we have virtually no garden, and growing from harvested seeds from store bought veg. Lockdown resulted in my having to find a different source of income, so I thought I just somehow have to start doing this. I am in South Africa and everything has become crazy expensive. It is amazing though how when one begins something, things start to seem to come ones way! Anyway, I really just wanted to say your comment just lifted my spirits at a time when it seems impossible to do this. Thank you!

    • @miagi84
      @miagi84 Před 3 lety +4

      @@vickyfarquhar3476 Look into micro greens if you are tight for space. They sell for crazy prices here in the states and can be grown in small growing space. The caveat is some of the seeds can be expensive depending on what you want to grow. There is channels on youtube that dedicated to starting/running your own micro green business and selling to high end restaurants, farmers markets, etc. It's interesting if you are a gardener or wanting to get into the business anyways. Good luck.

  • @ButterCupMMXXIII
    @ButterCupMMXXIII Před 2 lety +189

    A local guy had been "offered" early retirement, so he decided to remove his back lawn and plant garlic. Very happily his crop was a success and sells from his front stand or to stores. I think he also grows flowers. 💐 Thanks for the great video!

    • @llee8325
      @llee8325 Před 2 lety +27

      Plus, so much of the store-bought garlic is from China, grown in filth, used this pesticides. Ugh.

    • @rarepepecombos8743
      @rarepepecombos8743 Před 2 lety +12

      @@llee8325 that's racist and you know it's not true

    • @ceeemm1901
      @ceeemm1901 Před 2 lety

      @@rarepepecombos8743 Haha that's so hair trigger. You remind me of the episode of "Seinfeld" where Jerry says "I really like the Chinese" and everyone started calling him a racist just because he'd singled them out. Just about all imported fruit and veggie produce, except organic certified, from China is fumigated and irradiated to kill pathogens and is often sterile GM anyway. Hawaiians invented surfing-"Hey THAT"S RACIST!!!" Hahaha....So Virtuous......

    • @carmemories4202
      @carmemories4202 Před 2 lety

      @@rarepepecombos8743 sorry but mass produced food that leaves china is going to be grown with steroids, antibiotics and Antipesticide. It IS TRUE. You can check out the laws of transporting produce and meat from other countries for one example. The other tool I’d ask you to use is common sense, which most people, including you, don’t seem to have

    • @intothekey
      @intothekey Před 2 lety

      @@rarepepecombos8743 It's not racist you filthy shill. The only racist is you, why do you support the genocide of Weger people?
      Don't you know they're currently kidnapping children from parents and killing cats on mass due to their corona policy?

  • @songlyon7795
    @songlyon7795 Před 2 lety +4

    The celery leaces are like gold to me for addition to salad and soup. Also if dehydrated they are excellent when used to season savory dishes!

  • @bethhubbs9937
    @bethhubbs9937 Před 2 lety +1

    That is super cool how you left a cabbage plant in the ground after harvesting a mature head and then the plant pumped out three more heads! Amazing! I think every home gardener should do this. I've never grown cabbage before but I'm ready to give it a try!

  • @davidtomes2298
    @davidtomes2298 Před 3 lety +230

    Yeah, presently I have potatoes, Swiss chard, Kale, 2 types of Basil, Shallots, and Ginger, all grown from kitchen SCRAPS.

    • @cindyreinhart9552
      @cindyreinhart9552 Před 3 lety +3

      Thank you. Great ways you show us. I appreciate your channel.

    • @kingjames4886
      @kingjames4886 Před 3 lety +4

      good for YOU
      I grew all of those things from seed and considering my climate they all did better.
      edit: cept the ginger and shallots... grew the ginger from a tuber and it didn't do for shit in my climate... grew the shallots from old bulbs from last year people said you can't use and they did fine... onion type things are generally fine but tend to bolt more.

    • @vulcanfeline
      @vulcanfeline Před 3 lety +1

      swiss chard? do the stems root? i had no idea that would happen

    • @tazwowe
      @tazwowe Před 3 lety +1

      How do you grow basil from scraps??

    • @kingjames4886
      @kingjames4886 Před 3 lety +3

      @@tazwowe root it

  • @itchyballsack6627
    @itchyballsack6627 Před 3 lety +76

    I've just put a 20 pound note into fresh organic compost. Money tree will be ready in 16 weeks...👍

    • @TheUltimateBlooper
      @TheUltimateBlooper Před 3 lety +6

      Should have planted a 50 quid note for a better harvest!

    • @almamalima1660
      @almamalima1660 Před 3 lety +1

      I re plant my potatoes but I don't know how many weeks and month take potatoes to be harvested ? Thanks to letting me knows

    • @palipali4264
      @palipali4264 Před 3 lety +4

      You have to water it with greed and tears of despair. it will grow marvelously!!

    • @maryyu4010
      @maryyu4010 Před 3 lety +1

      If only … 😬

  • @camibabolik6908
    @camibabolik6908 Před 2 lety +7

    Central MN here, last year we had a beautifully warm growing season and we’re able to second crop our cabbage, just cut first heads and left the roots/plants to grow. Happily we harvested multiple smaller cabbages from those same plants! Thanks for the reminder on celery - think I’ll plant the base of a store bought one now to harvest while the 6-pack starter plants grow over the summer.

  • @leahroberts554
    @leahroberts554 Před rokem +8

    Mark you are such a national treasure. Absolutely love your videos. You inspire us to give it a go and embrace the results. Love how you understand Aussie issues - cockatoo probably had a feed I get it!

  • @teresabrewington590
    @teresabrewington590 Před 3 lety +162

    My husband passed away May 25 2019 . I’m trying to figure out how to grow food for myself.
    Thank you so much for sharing everything. I’m learning so much .

    • @GabuscusBrother
      @GabuscusBrother Před 3 lety +22

      My condolences to you :( I’m in highschool also learning how to grow food for my family! Glad to know everyone can connect through gardening :)

    • @gregre052
      @gregre052 Před 3 lety +9

      Can't say that my wife passing was a fun thing, or more efficient. Best thing is do what your brain suggested at first. Gives you the practical side and the accumulated experience from your partner.
      Good Luck

    • @cassychillnoreally8482
      @cassychillnoreally8482 Před 3 lety +4

      I feel this. Xx my husband basically died. Not the same thing. But same grief. You’re not alone xx

    • @ord2mia
      @ord2mia Před 3 lety +4

      I’m so terribly sorry for your loss. Hugs from the U.S

    • @matehands7937
      @matehands7937 Před 3 lety +5

      @@cassychillnoreally8482 basically died?

  • @cryptoclasswithjay
    @cryptoclasswithjay Před 3 lety +143

    "And we'll have that for din dins."

    • @Cbireland16
      @Cbireland16 Před 3 lety +9

      My late granny always said din dins.. greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪 she had a fabulous veg patch and she taught me a lot.

  • @ZA-Khosseyn
    @ZA-Khosseyn Před rokem +1

    That was great to watch, your love towards nature is respectable!

  • @Lolabelle59
    @Lolabelle59 Před rokem +15

    Really enjoyed this and learned a lot. I don't know anything about gardening and didn't realize you could regrow such wonderful produce this way. New to your channel and will be definitely looking at and forward to more videos.

  • @KanishQQuotes
    @KanishQQuotes Před 3 lety +90

    This man is comforting to watch in the garden

    • @Babyluthi
      @Babyluthi Před 3 lety +5

      Really is! Such a wonderful de-stressor😊

    • @sybur3239
      @sybur3239 Před 3 lety +4

      Hes the Steve Irwin of the plant world.

  • @Alisha.10
    @Alisha.10 Před 3 lety +228

    I can’t wait to have my own property so I can grow my own fruit and vegetables 🤩

    • @LorettaPowell
      @LorettaPowell Před 3 lety +22

      Don't wait, plant in containers.

    • @motleydigger
      @motleydigger Před 3 lety +9

      You can grow in containers or on a small area of yard

    • @bbygrl2812
      @bbygrl2812 Před 3 lety +6

      strawberries are great container plants.

    • @coralleemundwiller853
      @coralleemundwiller853 Před 3 lety +1

      Do it NOW! I really regret not starting sooner (or putting in better efforts) before now. I'm using raised beds; containers; AND my soil/feed bags. I thought I had a black thumb from the yrs we tried to garden before; but I just wasn't doing it right. Didn't look it up on YT...but do what you can now. You can even use a green light in your home.

    • @johnn3542
      @johnn3542 Před 3 lety +2

      I was proud of my "pot" garden, couldn't put in a real garden.

  • @darknightofthesoul7628
    @darknightofthesoul7628 Před rokem +1

    Very worthwhile video, thank you. If ever we do end up with the unthinkable (which we think about all the time...), it is valuable to know what we have can be used to give us more produce, instead of waste.

  • @LittleBearBBQ_Food_Original

    Love it. Years ago, I chucked a bit of Fennel base into my Lily Bed, thinking that "It's organic, it'll be 'right..." Yeah, I had so much Fennel, it was great!

  • @KanishQQuotes
    @KanishQQuotes Před 3 lety +495

    I just finished planting leftover cheese
    Wish me luck

    • @lectric
      @lectric Před 3 lety +110

      Careful, the cow gains size pretty quickly and you gotta keep repotting constantly

    • @sydthegoat88
      @sydthegoat88 Před 3 lety +40

      Might end up with a tree laden with babybel cheeses like fruit

    • @RoseThistleArtworks
      @RoseThistleArtworks Před 3 lety +10

      @@sydthegoat88 Yummmm babybel tree. I hope it happens.

    • @TXJan0057
      @TXJan0057 Před 3 lety +37

      What in the world is left over cheese? I have never experienced that, every scrap of cheese is gone when I get it out

    • @lexica510
      @lexica510 Před 3 lety +22

      It's like those articles about what to do with "leftover wine". What is this thing? It certainly doesn't occur in my household. 😂

  • @strandedinseattle9931
    @strandedinseattle9931 Před 3 lety +256

    The jelly-like membrane inside of in the tomato which the seeds reside in actually works as an inhibitor for the seeds to sprout. If you cleaned the seeds off and planted them, you might have had a better shot at germination.
    Off note- I'm currently growing store-bought ginger the same way, a bit of root sprouted pups.

    • @shaec3405
      @shaec3405 Před 2 lety +1

      So maybe just plant the whole tomato??

    • @BayStreetGardening
      @BayStreetGardening Před 2 lety +22

      Soak the seeds first for a few days to ferment them and you’ll have better germination rates. But actually, throwing a few tomatoes in the garden works too. I had good luck both ways.

    • @veroniquetrudel2931
      @veroniquetrudel2931 Před 2 lety +4

      How so you grow ginger?

    • @veroniquetrudel2931
      @veroniquetrudel2931 Před 2 lety +2

      How do you grow ginger ?

    • @strandedinseattle9931
      @strandedinseattle9931 Před 2 lety +21

      @@veroniquetrudel2931 If you have ginger root and it begins to sprout, you'll notice the root begins to wither while the pups/nodes feed on it for moisture to grow. You just plant it in a large pot deep in the soil, pups pointing upward. They will continue to feed on the old bit of ginger and become big root systems of their own for you to harvest and begin the cycle all over. I think you can look it up for more precise directions, but super easy!

  • @ERSwanger
    @ERSwanger Před rokem +1

    I am in the process of regrowing green onions, ginger, turmeric and garlic from scraps. I loved this video! Thank you!

  • @Warhawk76
    @Warhawk76 Před 2 lety +5

    So cool, I had no idea you could replant scraps. Thanks for sharing!

  • @notmyfault6835
    @notmyfault6835 Před 3 lety +46

    That soil is magically beautiful

  • @ms.charlie841
    @ms.charlie841 Před 3 lety +90

    “ and as you can see, it’s hard to see” you are so unintentionally funny 😆 love itttt

  • @Spangletiger
    @Spangletiger Před 2 lety +5

    Love this experiment! With the lettuce and the 2nd cabbage experiment, it looks like the same thing is happening as when you pinch out the top of a plant to allow side shoots to develop. The result is really impressive! 👍

  • @janissharkey7174
    @janissharkey7174 Před rokem

    I’ve been enjoying my own veggies from regrown grocery produce, thanks to CZcams posters like you. Thanks!

  • @arescue
    @arescue Před 3 lety +71

    When I was a little girl, one spring my mom bought us a bunch of carrots with the leafy tops still on them. I decided to plant mine in the backyard. To my delight, they grew to be really big, taller than i was at the time. It was hilarious, like Jack and the beanstalk. They weren’t edible. I wish that I had a picture, but back in 1982, the phone didn’t take pictures.

    • @anti-ethniccleansing465
      @anti-ethniccleansing465 Před 3 lety +11

      No, but cameras did lol.

    • @catslife5501
      @catslife5501 Před 3 lety +10

      @@anti-ethniccleansing465 Agreed!!, I grew some in 1949 and my phone would NOT answer when I phoned the plants.

    • @jacquesdesardjins6129
      @jacquesdesardjins6129 Před 3 lety +1

      @@catslife5501 how old r u

    • @catslife5501
      @catslife5501 Před 3 lety +4

      @@jacquesdesardjins6129 Not that it matters but 78, and you?

    • @Sackmatters
      @Sackmatters Před 3 lety +1

      Cats Life Judging from their comment, I’d say they are in the realm of 12-25.

  • @ModernBuilds
    @ModernBuilds Před 3 lety +499

    Awesome!! Got me wanting to replant everything!!

    • @glenda1385
      @glenda1385 Před 3 lety +4

      Me too! lol

    • @toddoughty2043
      @toddoughty2043 Před 3 lety +20

      one of the best things to replant is green onions it only takes a few weeks to see results

    • @taylorheart4018
      @taylorheart4018 Před 2 lety

      Yup👌👌 yum🍠🍠🍍🍍🍐🍐🍐🍆🍆🍆

    • @taylorheart4018
      @taylorheart4018 Před 2 lety +1

      GO FOR IT!!!🍠🍍🍍🍌🍈🍓🍉🍒🍊🍏🍎🍆🍆

  • @bobstirling3294
    @bobstirling3294 Před 2 lety +1

    Learned alot , i am 82 and it just proves you are never to old to learn..thank you

  • @Rub316
    @Rub316 Před rokem +1

    Your methods are so practical it is not that demanding but it needs attentions. Thumb up...👍🏼

  • @oddviews
    @oddviews Před 3 lety +9

    A $100 note went in the ground on Sunday. A look on Monday to see how it was doing and it was missing. Now I realised my neighbour was watching

  • @jazandriz
    @jazandriz Před 3 lety +101

    I can relate to the "a much younger me 5 weeks ago" part. Feels like I've aged years in the last 8 months.

  • @maryann6800
    @maryann6800 Před 2 lety +1

    I threw half of a watermelon into my compost bin about 2 weeks ago, had some rain off and on since then, and now have watermelon sprouts growing in my compost!
    Great video!

  • @Hunne2303
    @Hunne2303 Před 2 lety +2

    I think the salad came out four-fold because it was cut. There are other plants that show that behaviour reliably. Cut the top, you get two new tops, at least. But it would never come to mind to just stick in scraps and it all grows back...amazing. Gonna try this with anything I can get my hands on.

  • @Meandthethr33
    @Meandthethr33 Před 3 lety +103

    "Eat this for din dins"
    Hahaha that tickled me so much

  • @kpardeer3090
    @kpardeer3090 Před 3 lety +88

    I regrow pineapple, onions and celery this way and I don't dig out my sugar loaf cabbages but I cut them off and leave the stems and in a few weeks they resprout leaves and about 8 weeks later I have up to five mini cabbages regrow. Great for Summer salads.

    • @marykater.7169
      @marykater.7169 Před 3 lety +4

      I really want to try pineapple! I had forgotten about that!

    • @dusti755
      @dusti755 Před 3 lety +7

      Get the sweetest pineapples from tops

    • @TheMeatLogo
      @TheMeatLogo Před 3 lety +2

      Pineapple takes years

    • @jacquiej5330
      @jacquiej5330 Před 3 lety +1

      I tried onion but after the shoots grew, nothing else happened. Can you grow actual onions from a scrap?

    • @grovermartin6874
      @grovermartin6874 Před 3 lety

      @@TheMeatLogo Does it depend on what kind of pineapple? My sister in southeast Florida regrows pineapple tops. It takes a few months to get amazingly sweet and succulent pineapples. I don't know when she plants them.

  • @MS-60663
    @MS-60663 Před 2 lety +11

    What did you use to protect the lettuce from munching insects?
    It also appears that potatoes are a life-saving crop, being that they grow so quickly.

  • @nancyhoskins197
    @nancyhoskins197 Před 2 lety +2

    We sincerely appreciate your information! We aren't the best gardeners, but we are always trying to improve! We have regrown greens, onions, garlic and celery. We've prolonged tomatoes and sweet peppers by careful pruning. Potatoes are a success. We haven't had beetles. We dig our red rose potatoes early.We've not had success with carrots or cabbage. We will try again with the cabbages.

  • @chadatchison145
    @chadatchison145 Před 3 lety +49

    I must say, you're holding up really well cos your five week ago self looks scarcely different than you do now.

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  Před 3 lety +6

      Thanks but I think you're being overly kind as I feel much older and I suspect I look it too...lol Cheers :)

  • @PersephonePersonified
    @PersephonePersonified Před 2 lety +314

    I did this (activity) with my boys and sister to show them the process (of growing produce from kitchen scraps) before the pandemic. (Everyone's an English teacher after high school.) 🙄
    I was fortunate to have a grandfather that loved to garden and a creative mother. I continue their teachings for the newer generations self sufficiency.
    Truly enjoyed your video. Watching the roots/ plants grow is always fun.
    I highly suggest shopping from the farmer’s market for fresh produce that grows well in your area. Picking up tricks from others is also helpful.
    I definitely recommend getting your soil tested as stated. Utilizing CZcams to learn about different produce and each plants needs. Also buying a Farmer's Almanac and observing your yards sun exposure is helpful.

    • @InnaVitamina777
      @InnaVitamina777 Před 2 lety +7

      ♥♥

    • @lifeisfun_28
      @lifeisfun_28 Před 2 lety +21

      So if you planted your boys and a sister, did you get identical twins back for each?

    • @wendyhannan2454
      @wendyhannan2454 Před 2 lety +13

      I’m going to grow my own veggies following Marks advice, he’s a ripper. The rubbish we are buying in the supermarket, is half dead the next day , the fruit is appalling and so expensive. I know the pandemic hasn’t helped. But instead of the super markets discounting the price, they’d rather throw them out. 😩

    • @MonicaGarcia-ys9kh
      @MonicaGarcia-ys9kh Před 2 lety +9

      What's the best soil to use?? Please advice

    • @texasgirl6000
      @texasgirl6000 Před 2 lety +3

      @@MonicaGarcia-ys9kh, look for garden soil for vegetables.

  • @conniephillips8217
    @conniephillips8217 Před rokem +4

    This channel is right up my alley! I love to experiment in my garden and I always have so much fun. Thank you for all the great information!

  • @princessp1361
    @princessp1361 Před rokem +4

    Can't wait to start my journey this is so need for me and my family we been threw so much I'm definitely about to do this in my new home 😊 keep up the good work

  • @Jadinandrews
    @Jadinandrews Před 3 lety +143

    3 minutes in, I went straight to the kitchen, cut the base off my lettuce and planted it. 😅

  • @stephanielovatt2787
    @stephanielovatt2787 Před 2 lety +116

    I have regrown cabbage before. The head was harvested, the tap root broken off, and I was a bit upset. I hauled it out of the compost bin, and took a good look at it. Then I realised there were some little roots around the edge of the original base, and that the top and bottom damage were about equal. I cut a cross in the top (avoiding buds), and replanted it. To my amazement and joy, it regrew, and produced 6 heads, for a total weight of approximately 1.6 kg. Talk about chuffed...and it was tasty cabbage. The variety was 'Golden Acre'. The head size responds to the density of planting.
    Keep up the good work of the green thumbs!

    • @Val-ee4hd
      @Val-ee4hd Před 2 lety +3

      Thanks for the info. I have some golden acre seeds will try this fall. I think too late here to start in spring. But I may try a few anyway.

    • @bddollen7384
      @bddollen7384 Před 2 lety +1

      - WHAT IS THE IDEAL DENSITY OF PLANTING FOR CABBAGES..??

    • @bddollen7384
      @bddollen7384 Před 2 lety +1

      - I HAVE AN INVASION OF SNAILS. CAN I IRRADACIATE THEM ???

    • @Val-ee4hd
      @Val-ee4hd Před 2 lety

      @@bddollen7384 Not sure who your asking but I wouldn't do square ft gardening with them as they tend to spread out. As far as snails I can only suggest putting out beer in a tuna can so they can get in it and drown. They are attracted by the beer smell.

    • @rhettb
      @rhettb Před 2 lety +1

      @@bddollen7384 what Val2016 said about the beer works wonders with slugs too

  • @mattweisbart4061
    @mattweisbart4061 Před 2 lety +3

    Great video! I've been burying kitchen scraps in my yard for several years and I often get vegetables growing from seeds that get buried with the scraps. I also plant old potatoes, celery, and onions. Currently, I have a crop of golden potatoes, green onions (that go to seed and take over the entire yard), red onions, bell peppers, butternut squash, and pumpkins!

  • @debvc6
    @debvc6 Před 2 lety +6

    This is one of the most interesting and valuable gardening videos I have seen in awhile. Thank you for this.

  • @kristenadams7885
    @kristenadams7885 Před 2 lety +72

    I have 4 year old Brussels Sprouts growing in my greenhouse here in central North Carolina. I grow potatoes from supermarket waste every year. My biggest issue is tobacco worms (cut worms). This year I lost my two year old carrot plants (they lived in a raised bed out doors) to the cut worms. I also grow vegetables from my composted scraps... the compost bin in the perfect environment for good things to happen. Every year I empty it, and have tomato plants and avocado trees (avocado trees never make it through the winter here, but they are fun to see get tall) come up from the seeds that didn't compost completely away.
    I also incorporate earthworms into all of my gardening areas. They are the best fertilizer you can have (and they're free).
    At this very moment, I have a five year old catnip plant (they reseed themselves- do not trim them back no matter how ugly they look... the dry stalks are not dead.. mine grows back from them). I have an 8ft tall supermarket scrap tomato plant, some planters peanuts (don't buy them roasted if you plan on using them in the garden- I grow them for the animals). I have banana trees that I never cut back... they grow right back out of their stalks (even in central North Carolina ). I have had kale, romaine, spinach growing since early January (is late August now) that never died off.
    I swear by growing your dirt, your food, and staying away from fast food (that crap will kill you).
    All it takes is time and patience.
    My neighbor's chickens love my property and come feed on the endless supply of earthworms.

    • @diannenaworensky6698
      @diannenaworensky6698 Před 2 lety +4

      Great job Kristen 👏

    • @kimberluna2226
      @kimberluna2226 Před 2 lety +6

      Sounds like your living quite the blessed life.

    • @Robin-ci2kx
      @Robin-ci2kx Před 2 lety +2

      Sounds like heaven in earth. A healthy soil makes a healthy human.

    • @no834
      @no834 Před 2 lety +2

      Damn where can I get some of this patience you speak of?

    • @Linkisss
      @Linkisss Před 2 lety

      Sounds like paradise there.

  • @Jesse-B
    @Jesse-B Před 3 lety +44

    Mate you won me when you said "tastes like celery to me", crackup.

  • @ben8mag
    @ben8mag Před 2 lety +2

    My wife and I are starting our first raised garden and gardening in general. We like your videos and you make us laugh while we watch you show us snuff. Thanks for all the time you put into the videos we watch. Cheers from Kentucky home of the Kentucky Derby 🐎

    • @poopsifter9022
      @poopsifter9022 Před rokem

      In the 1950's my dad took a trip to Kentucky with a friend of the family. They were given some iris rhizomes to take back to northern PA to give to their mothers. I eventually bought "Uncle Al's house" in 1990 and the original Iris plants were still at my house. I stopped by my parents house and my dad ripped out a big pile of those iris plants and left them out in the sun for months. Even though some were dried and dead, most of them were growing. So I grabbed them and started to plant them. Across the street from me is a rail road bed. I terraced out the bank and planted 100 feet of iris. I had so many people drive by and slow down to look at the iris. Some people would pull over with a bag or shovel to take some. One time a lady stopped by with a bag. I went over with a shovel and asked her if she needed it. I told her that I did not own the bank, but had planted the iris so I had something nice to look at instead of weeds. I told her that she could have all she wanted but to leave a few so they will grow back again. So Uncle Al died and his family came up from Kentucky. I told them about the iris plants and the lady that gave the plants to begin with lost he flower bed, So her and some others stopped by and took some of the plants back home. So it was a good way to remember Uncle Al. I also planted iris at his grave. Cheers back to Kentucky from Pennsylvania.

    • @ben8mag
      @ben8mag Před rokem

      @@poopsifter9022 wow! What a wonderful story. ♥️

  • @tonimccoy1115
    @tonimccoy1115 Před 2 lety +7

    This is my first look at your channel...so glad I found you! I'm getting ready to try my hand at planting some sprouted potatoes from my kitchen into a 5gal bucket. I saw another guy and his video on the subject, and maybe that's why your channel was recommended. I use a lot of vegetables every week when i cook, so I have a lot of scraps - the very same ones that you planted here - plus garlic, beets, broccoli, zucchini, spinach and cauliflower. I have a feeling my 2 bucket garden just grew to a 12 bucket garden! Whoo hoops, I'm excited 🙌. I get my buckets from a local donut shop; I should plant some donuts too 😂

  • @p.w.7051
    @p.w.7051 Před 3 lety +27

    Love this kind of stuff. Two years ago I chopped up a couple of imperfect heirloom tomatoes and put them right back into their bed for fertilizer. Converted that bed to flowers and this year got a late season crop of delicious unexpected tomatoes.

  • @svarghese9424
    @svarghese9424 Před 2 lety +16

    Nice to see your video and encouraging people to grow own veg. Am from Dubai, we have hot and humid climate. Hardly any rain. But in a limited space of backyard, developed figs, pomegranate, citrus plants. Tomatoes, lettuces and potatoes was a great inspiring success. Thank you for your contributions in cultivating such interests among people.

  • @jenneth6587
    @jenneth6587 Před rokem +1

    I just planted my dollar bill. Super excited!

  • @Krankie_V
    @Krankie_V Před 2 lety +3

    I had no idea the cut off end of celery could regrow. You're a great gardener!