Highly-Productive Kitchen Garden Yields 300kg/650lbs in Only 5 Months!

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  • čas přidán 7. 06. 2024
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  • @chelleb3055
    @chelleb3055 Před 4 měsíci +44

    Huw, this garden is a dream!! My own gardening game has improved dramatically since I began watching this channel and applying the advice here. I can't thank you enough for all you and your crew do. ❤

    • @HuwRichards
      @HuwRichards  Před 4 měsíci +5

      Thank you that is very kind of you!!!

  • @BlessingsfromNorthIdaho
    @BlessingsfromNorthIdaho Před 4 měsíci +18

    This video is just a Godsend. Looking at the beautiful, abundant, and verdant garden is just what I needed. Our temps have been -5 degrees F for the last five nights, our day temps the same or barely above 0 degrees F. We’re expecting a good foot or more of snow in the next few days (we already have about a foot , throughly frozen, on the ground.). While I’m trying to embrace winter this year I will admit to already having the future garden on my mind. At your encouragement I am going to try my hand at succession planting. I feel it has become a necessity as going to the grocer is becoming unsustainable. Best, TeresaSue

    • @HuwRichards
      @HuwRichards  Před 4 měsíci +2

      Thank you! Glad you could enjoy the lush greenery! Wow that sounds super cold and I would quite fancy being in all that snow! Best wishes and good luck with your succession planting!

    • @rejekaruman7004
      @rejekaruman7004 Před 4 měsíci

      are you doing this in Uk?

    • @tiffcat1100
      @tiffcat1100 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@rejekaruman7004Huw is in Wales, UK

  • @melstark3466
    @melstark3466 Před 4 měsíci +5

    Right now we are dealing with freezing rain/snow. Wish I had a garden growing this time of year…thx for sharing!

  • @goldenfd475
    @goldenfd475 Před 4 měsíci +11

    Already have the book on order and ca't wait for it to arrive. I'm hoping it will help myself and my daughter make much better use of our allotment in the Welsh valleys. Although I'm in my 70's and a seasoned gardener I find Huw so refreshing and enthusiastic and he reminds me of my own father who was a gardener by trade way back at the beginning of the 20th century.

    • @user-yz1zv3qd9c
      @user-yz1zv3qd9c Před 4 měsíci

      Когда мне грустно!смотрю Ваши видео,и сердце наполняется радостью,здоровья Вам.❤❤❤

  • @danadpt2012
    @danadpt2012 Před 4 měsíci +5

    I preordered but I wish it came out in January!!!

  • @FaceEatingOwl
    @FaceEatingOwl Před 4 měsíci +6

    Just preordered it, Huw. With this plus Charles's No Dig book I know I'm going to have a well planned and productive year.
    Cheers, mate 👍

  • @trockodile
    @trockodile Před 4 měsíci +1

    Magnificent! Looking forward to the new book and getting cracking with another great year of growing. Thank you for your enthusiasm, knowledge, and willingness to share both so readily.👍

  • @christianerardt3705
    @christianerardt3705 Před 4 měsíci +3

    It's so wonderful to see your new abundant garden , like touching a little piece of summer now.
    I just bought your veg grower's handbook for having a better start with my new garden year.
    Thx for sharing your precious advice 👍🏻💚🌱

  • @agnesyoung2917
    @agnesyoung2917 Před 4 měsíci +2

    What a beautiful garden! And such boost to my spirits as it’s very cold and snowy here in Colorado. Can’t wait to get my hands back in the dirt!

  • @FrankieOffGrid
    @FrankieOffGrid Před 4 měsíci +7

    Such a beautiful garden! We’ve moved from Wales to Portugal so learning a new climate to grow in (bonus is we don’t get many slugs and snails, the biggest nemesis in our allotment back in Wales). Looking forward to your book and making a few tweaks for our dry hot summers. Excited to see all the videos coming up about this lovely new growing space 😊

  • @jacquelinegannie6124
    @jacquelinegannie6124 Před 4 měsíci

    Inspirational, passionate and beautiful, love your garden and dedication.

  • @theladysgardenandhome
    @theladysgardenandhome Před 4 měsíci +1

    I pre-orded the book and I'm so excited to read it! I have a very small backyard garden, about the same size as this one, and I really try to be self-sufficient so I feel this will really apply to me.

  • @stephent1521
    @stephent1521 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Huw. Very interesting and informative video as usual. Lots of inspiration for the coming season. Thank you

  • @meehan302
    @meehan302 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Another exciting and informative video Huw. Thank you for sharing.

  • @ptngarden
    @ptngarden Před 4 měsíci +1

    Your garden is beautiful. It's great to grow and harvest your own

  • @LickorishAllsorts
    @LickorishAllsorts Před 3 měsíci

    I do hope your book launch goes well, looking forward to receiving my copy.

  • @christinamartinhellohope
    @christinamartinhellohope Před 4 měsíci +3

    Your garden seems quite big, but it's absolutely fabulous! I am learning every year and last year had the most so far at 60 - 70 kilos. No tunnel yet...Thanks for all your advice and inspiration!🌱🍀😊

    • @HuwRichards
      @HuwRichards  Před 4 měsíci +8

      It is 125sq m, half the size of a tennis court for comparison. Everything always looks bigger in a video. Thank you so much!

  • @jackstone4291
    @jackstone4291 Před 4 měsíci +6

    Great video Huw!
    As per usual.
    Expect nothing else now

    • @HuwRichards
      @HuwRichards  Před 4 měsíci +1

      Thank you Jack! Setting high expectations ;)

  • @margaretaspin6881
    @margaretaspin6881 Před 4 měsíci

    Huw I liked the most recent newsletter on Set your goals for 2024. I tried the inverse goal and it really does work to see a new way around a problem. It’s mid summer, very hot and wet sub tropics here and the spiders and webs are everywhere. I am walking through them constantly as I walk between the beds, and covered in them as I pick anything and it’s certainly not giving joy. Using your inverse goal idea, I worked out that I’d be better off staggering the heights of climbing structures and fences between beds by alternating a bed growing climbing beans or corn for example with a bed growing low plants. So I’m going back to the garden bed succession plan you went through again to change it up. I always get a lot from your tips and ideas so thanks!

  • @gardentours
    @gardentours Před 4 měsíci +1

    The small space is used very efficiently 👍

  • @charlesbale8376
    @charlesbale8376 Před 4 měsíci

    Wonderful information and tips...Thanks for sharing.

  • @hotshotbv
    @hotshotbv Před 4 měsíci +1

    Hi ,love the layout of the garden...just moved to Norther Ireland and I need to redesign the actual garden, and looking at your garden gives me some ideas of a new layout. Also I ordered your book, cannot wait to get my hands on it....Just curious, what size are your beds?

  • @HadassahHaman
    @HadassahHaman Před 4 měsíci

    Huw!!!!! ❤u!
    I grow a variety of fruits and veggies including aubergines. They are gloriously and impressively beautiful. Their color, size and taste.
    I also enjoy growing peas, green pea Pesto!
    I'm indoor gardening now until next month when it warms up a bit (2 degrees here in midwest zone 6b).
    Thank you for your wonderful videos.... Still learning and growing!!!❤

  • @sophian7366
    @sophian7366 Před 4 měsíci

    Can't wait to get your book!

  • @lindalee601
    @lindalee601 Před 4 měsíci +1

    It looks beautiful ❤️

  • @jostarko3891
    @jostarko3891 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I've pre-ordered your book, only wish it came out sooner ❤

  • @aonirnolaloth
    @aonirnolaloth Před 4 měsíci

    I'm planning to preorder your book alongside some more supplies I'm going to need, but it won't be available before i need to start the first seeds, can you do a video on what to prepare for the first month?
    Maybe recommend some seed varieties to get that can be sown early, and some of the things that need to be set up like a poly tunnel?

  • @agnieszkaking3814
    @agnieszkaking3814 Před 4 měsíci

    Hi Huw. This is just wonderful. I wondered if I could have a video suggestion. I struggle to figure out the successions of vegetables which would help me utilise the space to the full. For example, I know it’s good in terms of timings to follow potatoes with leeks. But what would you grow before your outdoor tomatoes? Or squashes? Or after broad beans. I am sure this seems obvious to you and many others, but I always find myself with gaps and periods when my gardening area is not utilised to its full potential. Thank you for all your content!

  • @robingibson3607
    @robingibson3607 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I’m so excited for your book to come out! Getting it from my local independent bookshop:) I have a question about your smaller tunnels. Do you plan to share how you made those? I’d love to create something like this for my garden! Thanks for all you both do!!

    • @MB-co6qj
      @MB-co6qj Před 4 měsíci

      In the video with Ben he said it's a modified James Prigioni tunnel 😉

  • @margiereinhard6755
    @margiereinhard6755 Před 4 měsíci

    HI Huw, beautiful garden! I'm so looking forward to your book & can hardly wait to get out into my garden even tho here in Colorado it will be June if the weather cooperates. In the meantime I will be watching your videos so keep them coming. What are some of your favorite tomato varieties?

    • @HuwRichards
      @HuwRichards  Před 4 měsíci +1

      Ahh thank you so much!!! That is very kind. My favourite varieties are black Russian, honeycomb, sart roloise, sungold, tigerella, and green zebra☺️

  • @user-ix9si4df4d
    @user-ix9si4df4d Před 4 měsíci

    I love this, I do have a suggestion/request. I pre-ordered your book off Amazon (in the US zone 6b) but like most gardeners I'm planning my garden now and buying seeds. Since the book will not be coming out until after the growing season has started do have or can you have a supplemental guide? Layouts, seeds to buy, when to start the cold tolerant seeds, things that need to be built, and the blueprints and whatnot? I would happily buy an online PDF guide.

  • @williamkujanpaa4318
    @williamkujanpaa4318 Před 4 měsíci +1

    How do you get a wheelbarrow down those walkways? They only look 1’ wide.
    Everything looks beautiful!

  • @sqeekable
    @sqeekable Před 4 měsíci

    Awesome, thank you

  • @bagiyathegarden
    @bagiyathegarden Před 4 měsíci

    Wow loved your garden❤ I also want to make similar for mine.

  • @anatevkabell6046
    @anatevkabell6046 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Wonderful video - I so look forward to your book. Do you have any tips how to handle mice and voles?

  • @freespirit1411
    @freespirit1411 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Huw, is this your garden as it stands today (maybe yesterday 😏) in England? If it is, that is amazing! I love it 👏

  • @hilshils3426
    @hilshils3426 Před 4 měsíci

    Am going to try French climbing beans ‘Abundance’ now….my fav till now has been ‘Carminat’ a purple podded one which is high yielding. Feel a trial coming on!

  • @wormtail47
    @wormtail47 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Hi Huw, can I ask how big is your polytunnel and what are the dimensions of the entire garden please? Planning my own transformation right now!
    Apart from raspberries have you managed to squeeze in any more soft fruit?

  • @emmaplatow2250
    @emmaplatow2250 Před 4 měsíci

    Not sure if I've missed it but what size are those raised beds?? What a beautiful garden... im basing mine of this ❤

  • @hilshils3426
    @hilshils3426 Před 4 měsíci

    Great video! Inspirational, and enjoyed your discussion with Ben from GrowVeg! I’ve since been trying to source Fuego bean seed which you recommended. Where can I buy some to start me off? Thank you

  • @gabewinterful
    @gabewinterful Před 4 měsíci

    Is there any chance we get the book in other european countries before the growing season?! I definitely NEED this book. Just starting my first allotment garden in Germany

  • @tesshiva
    @tesshiva Před 4 měsíci +3

    We are buried in squirrels! Any thoughts on keeping them away from berries?! Really enjoyed the video update, Many Thanks!

    • @Mel-vu9ss
      @Mel-vu9ss Před 4 měsíci +1

      We also have squirrels and chipmunks. Hoping there are more suggestions as I can’t plant the above mentioned hedgerow due to my location and set up. 😢

    • @roberts9565
      @roberts9565 Před 4 měsíci

      Raccoons came and dug under my row cover to eat all my strawberries last year. Anyone have ideas on those nasty raccoons?

  • @psisky
    @psisky Před 4 měsíci +1

    What a neat garden. I was wondering - will you get yourself another polycrub or stick with the normal polytunnel?

    • @HuwRichards
      @HuwRichards  Před 4 měsíci

      Thank you so much! No plans to get another polycrub at the moment.

  • @amandabaskin
    @amandabaskin Před 4 měsíci

    At 2:20, what is the variety of climbing sweet peas behind you? Are they the poisonous kind or are they edible? Beautiful colors.

  • @kamilaj2913
    @kamilaj2913 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Hi Mr Huw,
    The update on your garden is fabulous and much encouragement. Yes , for your capability’s the garden size is small but doesn’t matter …
    Your taking the maximum out put and its awesome 🤩
    Thank you for your reply to my earlier question in one of your videos,
    Also it’s for my understanding,
    the poly tunnel is closed fully and how the air circulation taking place?
    How the pollination taking place like honey bee etc ..
    can we grow any plant in poly tunnel?
    Kindly clarify my doubts, may be it’s a very basic questions.
    Thank you
    Prabhu from India Bangalore,

    • @tuppybrill4915
      @tuppybrill4915 Před 4 měsíci +1

      My experience in UK last summer with small tunnel (5' x 9') is that cucumbers needed me to fertilize with a paint brush while tomatoes had no problem while runner beans had almost no seed set. I had chicken wire over the doors. My conclusion is that certain insects will come in and pollinate but not all types.
      I had lettuces that did well in the shade of the tomatoes and cabbages did well.
      Plastic over the doors helps keep the 'cold out' in winter but not in summer when the temperature inside gets too hot.
      Currently experimenting in the tunnel with planting the root base from onions and leeks (shop bought) and organic market lettuces and some of them are putting up green shoots!

    • @kamilaj2913
      @kamilaj2913 Před 4 měsíci

      Hi
      Thank you for your update.

  • @sonbilaos8890
    @sonbilaos8890 Před 4 měsíci

    Hello sir.
    While using wooden garden bed made of wood. How many months or years before it will fully deteriorate that you will need to change po?
    Thanks .your subscriber from the Philippines here

  • @jaigilles6689
    @jaigilles6689 Před 4 měsíci

    How you use Camera and coloring for this video?

  • @berryhillfarmxenia
    @berryhillfarmxenia Před 4 měsíci +1

    What's next to thr fence, near the first small tunnel you showed, next to beets? Is that dill?

  • @karenwright2444
    @karenwright2444 Před 4 měsíci

    What aubergine variety was that, theyre huge!! 😳

  • @goldierocks.
    @goldierocks. Před 4 měsíci +1

    Do you preserve much?

  • @sonbilaos8890
    @sonbilaos8890 Před 4 měsíci

    How much is the book sir?

  • @lgrantsimmons
    @lgrantsimmons Před 4 měsíci

    Do you have any updates on your secret garden?

  • @TheGeotube23
    @TheGeotube23 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Why did you put the potato back

  • @ashleymead-robins2275
    @ashleymead-robins2275 Před 4 měsíci

    Well, I am headed out to measure what 10x12 meters looks like! Gotta figure out how to fence it off from the deer and rabbits.

  • @retrovoxvintage7364
    @retrovoxvintage7364 Před 4 měsíci +1

    can i get the book in france Huw ?

    • @HuwRichards
      @HuwRichards  Před 4 měsíci

      Yes you can order I think from Amazon and it will ship, or from me: www.regenerative.press/book-store/p/pre-order-self-sufficiency-garden

  • @PNW_Homesteader
    @PNW_Homesteader Před 4 měsíci +1

    Where you live seems very similar to me climate wise half a world away. How much rainfall do you get?

    • @HuwRichards
      @HuwRichards  Před 4 měsíci +1

      Avg 1300mm of rain a year, last year was over 1500mm though

    • @PNW_Homesteader
      @PNW_Homesteader Před 4 měsíci

      Not as much as I thought! Thanks

  • @shawnamuschamp8972
    @shawnamuschamp8972 Před 4 měsíci

    💙💙💙

  • @guardcharlie2576
    @guardcharlie2576 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Sadly my sea garden will never ever reach epic portions😢

  • @MalinaImport
    @MalinaImport Před 4 měsíci +1

    i just realised Huw is Frodo and Sam is Sam

    • @tiffcat1100
      @tiffcat1100 Před 4 měsíci

      💍⛰️ 🧙‍♂️ 👑

  • @culciamedia78
    @culciamedia78 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Can you eat the leaves of rhubarb?

  • @loinguyenngoc8603
    @loinguyenngoc8603 Před 4 měsíci

    Helo❤❤

  • @parinyakaewviengkan910
    @parinyakaewviengkan910 Před 4 měsíci +1

    😊😊😊👍👍👍😊😊😊

  • @benprovan
    @benprovan Před 4 měsíci

    Brah, do you really eat that many radishes and parsnips??

    • @almostoily7541
      @almostoily7541 Před 3 měsíci

      In one video he said he splits the harvests with around seven coworkers, his parents, and some friends. I believe he has donated some to a charity as well but it may have been in a previous year.

  • @GoingGreenMom
    @GoingGreenMom Před 4 měsíci

    Are you guys vegetarian, or do get meat from a local farm or somethinh?

  • @smallpaul8544
    @smallpaul8544 Před 4 měsíci

    Amazing what unlimited funds and time will bring.

    • @HuwRichards
      @HuwRichards  Před 4 měsíci +3

      Ahh, one of those. You'll enjoy my economic breakdown of this garden coming soon, sharing all data, numbers, comparison, very interesting!!

    • @smallpaul8544
      @smallpaul8544 Před 4 měsíci

      'One of those???' Hmmm..........also please include the price of the land and how many people that work it and the hours they put in . I look forward to that.@@HuwRichards

    • @gerrypippin2263
      @gerrypippin2263 Před 3 měsíci

      Horrible comment from a jealous jerk. Huw is amazing. You are not amazing