Some of the Best Vegetables to Grow in Times of Crisis - Homesteaders of America Collaboration
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- During times like these, it's important that we grow proven winners in our vegetable garden. These include staples that we know will perform well, store well and preserve well.
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0:00 Start
0:38 What Is Hoss Tools?
2:52 Growing Potatoes In Times Of Crisis -#1 consumed vegetable in the United States
6:05 Green Beans are Best for Preserving
8:50 Growing Heirloom Onions in Times of Crisis
11:13 Preserving Carrots | Great Vegetable to Grow in Times of Crisis
14:17 Winter Squash Growing in Popularity
16:30 Okra Will Give You Continual Long Production Throughout The Season
21:22 Stay Safe
As a purple martin landlord for 50+ years, I hear the unmistakable sound of purple martins in the background sounds of your video!
Thank you for all of the resources you provide to Vegetable Gardeners.
Yes, there's a big martin house right above where we were standing.
I planted some Spineless Orka 1 year and it got 14' tall and still producing orka. I was shocked. Had to get on ladder to harvest. Didn't want to bend it over though it would break. Happy Planting
Please accept my sincere thanks Guys all the way from "Downunder", Australia. Putting yourself "out there" to help others is one of the characterists we as a Society WILL need when the S hits the F, and it very likely will. You both should be very proud of your efforts. Who knows, you may even save a life (or more). It is my function to focus on the "bad guys", and do all I can to advise and support "the good Guys". Just think about security, security, security.
Us, (Europeans) LOVE that American Southern accent! :)). Thanks for the gardening info guys.
Always here to help! Thanks for watching!
Sweet Potatoes are a necessity of life. They are important because in hard times you will need a high calorie source. And they make great pies.
Yes they are. We usually plants ours in June/July.
Yes!! They are also a great supplemental food source for our goats and donkey as well. Anything that can feed the "whole family" gets a thumbs up here!
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Do y’all carry true sweet potatoes (not yams)?
We just planted sweet potatoes for the first time. We've got 100 ft of them. Also 55 ft of regular potatoes. In my opinion, some of the 'must have vegetables' are tomatoes, onion, potatoes, carrots, cabbage, beans, peppers, beets (I mainly pickle them, but also we eat the greens), kale, turnips, lettuce, okra, asparagus (plant once and reap yearly), and herbs. We also grow berries and grapes, but they aren't looking very good this year. Looks like a lot more people are starting to garden. YAY!
Lou Doty
I wound up getting some too, a white variety called ‘Ohenry’. I had so many slips (for $5 from my local nursery/feed store) I had to give half away! I planted about 2 4x10 beds worth. First time for me too!!
I'm 66 years old. And I really enjoyed your video. Most of my life I've always growed a garden. Patatos are number 1 for me & I got to have my onions.. Above all those 2 is a dayly in my house..
Thank you both..
Thank you both
Those are two of our favorites as well!
So grateful for your business and all the time you invest in helping us to provide good healthy veggies! Thank you!
We're grateful to have you as a viewer!
I live in zone 9a and I decided to do an experiment this last winter. When I harvested my sweet potatoes last year I left one buried with some good insulation(mulch). We did get two or three freezing nights, which killed the greens so I thought there was a good chance that the sweet potato was either dead by then or if it wasn't then it may rot as it was in the soil. But I gave it a chance to make absolutely sure. About two weeks ago, I saw some new sweet potato vines growing. So I took that as a green light to plant this year's slips. They're all growing great.
Thank you Travis and Greg!As always Blessings to all of the Hoss Tools family including viewers and customers: "Blessings of Bounty and May Your Gardens and your Life always Bring You Joy , Inspiration and Abundance!" - Hope
Blessings to you and your family as well!
Well done, guys. Thanks for doing this.
Okra dehydrates very well - I cut into 1/2" rounds. They are great tossed into soups/gumbos later in the year. They're also a nice crunchy snack with a nutty taste (as such, I would recommend seasoning them first - maybe some Tony Chachere).
We should start dehydrating more. That sounds like a great way to preserve.
I did not know this ! Thanks! Sounds like a healthy spicy late night snak!
I think this is one of the best videos you guys have ever made. Thank you and God Bless :)
Glad you enjoyed it Nicholas!
Nicholas Grayson I agree
Thank you guys for all of the information that you share with us. We appreciate you!
We appreciate having you as a viewer!
Thank y'all for making this video
Here's a few I'd like to add to this list.
Walking onions: they're a little easier to grow than bulb onions and easier to propagate, downside is that they can take over a garden if you don't keep them in check.
An Ancient Grain: Sorghum, Amaranth, Quinoa, Teff, Millet, Farro - There are several kind and depending on your climate, some will grow better than others. But they're known to be a bit more forgiving than the more domesticated grains like corn or wheat. I work at a feed store/garden store and Martin Milo(Sorghum) seeds fell on the ground by the chick and duck enclosures which started growing stalks a few years ago. They're still alive today. My boss keeps them there because they look nice, like corn stalks since sorghum is related to corn.
Berries: If you want any kind of sweet fruit, start with berries of some kind. Strawberries are good for most planting zones and they can propagate in two ways, though it's a a little too hot where I live sadly. Mulberry trees are good and the variety we have can produce fruit more than once a year. Blackberry bushes are usually pretty easy to grow and propagate. I have some thorny ones that my boss allowed me to plant around a fence that he didn't want people to scale and steal from inside. Stopped a thief long enough for my boss to react and nobody has dared to try after that so that makes my boss happy.
And here's something I like to do to prevent fire ants. Ants(and most annoying bugs) of any kind hate the strong smell of mint, thyme, oregano, bay, basil, rosemary, lavender, pretty much any strong smelling plant. I take my excess thyme and basil, dry them and dump a bunch into hot water(not boiling!) to make a sort of strong tea. I wait for it to cool down, put the tea into a spray bottle and spray the ground and stalks of my plants. If I find a fire ant mound too close to my raised beds, I use the tea to "herd" them away from my garden. Sometimes they starve themselves trying to move if I get to them early enough. If you use this method, you gotta stay on top of it to make it work, this process can take a while depending on how far you want them to go.
I also spray myself with the tea to repel mosquitos and flies. The downside to this tea is that the smell of the tea fades over time so I need to make it every few weeks. My boss also requests me to bring it to work sometimes so my supply runs low fast. Luckily for me, basil grows like a weed here in the summer. Some people call me "Minty" because of the way I smell when I show up to work sometimes. Suits me well, I think.
Gotta love that southern accent( and I do) but I thought you were saying healed the potato’s... hilled the potatoes.Great information thx for the video.
Haha, that gave me a giggle. 😉
Those words sound the same with our southern accent.
I like the burgundy beans. They're easy to pick because they're easy to see. The purple color is only skin deep. If you snap a raw one, it's purple on the outside and green inside. I used to grow gardens at a children's residential center and I grew the burgundy, "magic" beans that turned color when we cooked them as something fun for the kids. Drop the raw beans into boiling water and the purple color fades out to a green in about 30 seconds or so. It's cool to watch!
Definitely sounds like something fun to try with the kids!
Great video. Thank you! God bless all of you!
Our pleasure!
Shared on Facebook. So enjoyed this video. Thank you for everything you do to help feed people. God is Good
God is certainly good! Best wishes for you and your family!
Thank you guys for a good video and THANK YOU AMY!!!!
Thanks for watching!
Okra is such a productive plant that can produce in even unideal conditions, I'm so impressed with it. Aphids love the blossoms, thats the only issue I've had. You could feed a whole block on a backyard of okra plants, definitely good food crisis plant to grow.
THIS VIDEO IS A KEEPER. Thank you so much for sharing.
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Hi Travis and Greg. Just found you today. I've been somewhere between not-taking-it-seriously and a total failure in containers for years now but we bought a house last summer so this is my first year for a proper zone 4 garden! So glad I found you. I aim to be a success this year. Really appreciate your sense of humor and profound heart and care for the earth and people. I especially enjoy watching your friendship come through the video. Thank you for the great information. Stay safe through COVID-19.
Glad you found us Kat! We hope you have a great garden this year!
We grow Royalty purple beans every year, they can beautifully, and turn green when cooked, or through the canning process.
Ours are blooming now. Can't wait to try them!
Good video! As another Southerner, these tips are just right.
Thanks Joy!
Really great video😊 And loved seeing you guys outside in the garden!!! Thanks y’all brighten my day🌻 I just got my seeds from y’all a couple days ago, I’m ready to plant!!!!😀💕🌻🌻
Thanks for your order Sherri!
Great video!! Appreciate you stepping up and sharing your knowledge. Definitely gained a customer.
Thanks Pam! Glad you enjoyed the video.
Excellent video, gentlemen!! Thanks and I am going to be linking this to all my friends!!
Thanks for not keeping us a secret Pat!
Thanks fellas. Gardens looking good. thanks for the great seeds and videos to help me become a better gardener. It is truly paying off in the amount of food i crop.
Only the best for you!
Yup here in the Appalachian Mtns of NC it's always been "Bean's and Taters" "Taters and Beans" Love watching you guys keep up the great work.
Thank you so much... you are helping us all.
Our pleasure Bettina!
What a awesome video. I'm glad I found this channel. Thank you!
Glad you found us too Jay!
Thanks guys for the time you take to produce videos for us to enjoy and learn from.
Our pleasure!
Terrific video. Thank you for the tips and reminders of what's really important.
Thanks Louis!
Awesome video guys. You definitely know what you are talking about. It seems you have taken the best of the hipster market gardeners, and the traditional country methods. This is the best presentation I’ve seen on this subject I’ve seen. Thanks.
Thanks Mike. We just try to keep it real.
Great video. Lots of important info. I am sure this took quite a bit of work in a very busy time for you. Thank you!!
It was quite a bit of a time crunch to get it shot during this time, but we made a commitment and wanted to stick to our word.
Man, yall the BEST.
Learned so much.
Thanks, thanks.
God bless you
Stay successful.
Glad we can be helpful!
Nice one Gents, Im a world away in New Zealand. Love my Garden, sharing information an ideas is so essential. Well done.
Hello from way across the pond!
Very informative! You guys are a world of information. Thanks
Our pleasure!
Wonderful suggestions! Thank you!
Thanks for watching Aubrey!
Rock on, guys! We've been trained to rely on the system, so when it crumbles.... All you got is you (and God, of course). This is the REAL stuff they should be teaching in school. Keep up the Good Work!
MaestroJah
I have always thought just that too. Kids need to learn real life skills, away from their electronic gadgets. They also need to get more sunshine and fresh air, while doing something useful.
Hard to beat fresh air and sunshine!
I've thought that too. So much school campus area wasted when it could be converted into a garden the students plant, care, and harvest and everything would feed the school. It would save money, teach an actual skill, and because they had a hand in growing it, the kids would be more likely to eat it.
You're doing a great service to many who are novice gardeners. The more we can depend on our own food supply, the less we have to worry about going to grocery stores and encountering empty shelves. We would also worry less about what pesticides are put in the soil.
Thanks Tim!
Thanks Tim!
Great video guys. Thank you
Thanks for watching Debra!
thank you for sharing your valuable knowledge!
Thank you for watching!
Great video guys! I just stumbled across this channel and y'all do a great job explaining things. Really reminds me of growing up in Georgia.... Unfortunately, I didn't start gardening till I moved to Wyoming a few years back and I'm really jealous of the long growing season y'all have!
It is nice to be able to grow food mostly year round, except for August and September when we can't really grow anything but sweet potatoes and okra.
I can't wait to try some of that Jambalaya Okra. Thank you so much!
You'll love it!
im just getting in to growing crops during this crazy time. thank you for the great content it's really helping me!
We're here when you need us Jackson!
Totally wonderful video yall - take care.
Thanks Kathy!
Very informative! Thanks!
Thanks for watching Cat!
Love your tools!!!!!
Thanks Wesley!
Great video, putting this on my fb. Yall take care.
Thanks for sharing Gary!
Outstanding, thank you very much for putting this together. It seems to me like what you're talking about with regional onions etc is a lot like how wine folks talk about terroir for grapes - specific heirloom varieties that are well-acclimated to and really shine in certain regions, season lengths, soil types, micro-climates, and all that fascinating stuff. I think that's cooler than the back side of the pillow.
We think it's pretty cool too. We think these onions could be grown further north than us, but we won't really get to see until we get a good seed stock developed.
@@gardeningwithhoss excellent, I'll be watching for that, here in East TN.
Good ideas and perspectives to consider! I really enjoyed the jambalaya okra last year. Used it in gumbo, pickled some, and fried some too. Patiently waiting for my Cherokee tans to take over their plot so I can see what all the fuss is about, but I’m more excited about the sweet dumpling and delicata squash as well as the blue bayou pumpkins. We were able to sample some delicata squash, and I doubled the number of plants I had planned to plant after eating some.
Those Blue Bayous are awesome. Can't wait to hear about your pumpkins!
Very informative!!! Good choices!
Thanks Angie!
Great video guys. I think more we be growing food so get ready.
Always good to be prepared!
Thanks!!
Thank you for this. You all are awesome, I really appreciate the thought and time you all put into these videos. Complete information and it is so helpful. Have you all made a canning video?
We have just a couple, but should definitely do more!
Two items:
1) What is the name of the onion that you said was sustainably grown in Florida?
2) I am growing some okra this year from some seeds that a missionary found growing wild along a road in Africa. The thinking is that if it's doing that well, it might have developed a good resistance to nematodes. He said that it looks different and produces later than "regular" okra. We'll see what happens. I've also been experimenting with "Heavy Hitter" okra, which is a strain of Clemson Spineless that forms multiple main stalks resulting in more yield per plant. It is being developed by Ron Cook.
We also have some of the "heavy hitter" okra that we're trying. I think Greg said the Florida onion was called a "Finley" onion, but don't quote me on that.
My favorite winter squash is the hubard stores very well, . The shell is so hard you almost need a hatchet to cut the squash, but so good baked.
Hubbard squash are good too! We'll be adding a variety called "Heavenly Hubbard" in the near future.
LOVE your video! I love how you guys are bringing back heirlooms! I plant as many heirlooms that I can every year! Lost all my seed stock so Im starting over lol.
We don't grow a lot of heirlooms because many of them don't perform well in our high humidity and high disease-pressure climate, but we have found a few that have some native disease-resistant with exceptional vigor.
Jerrad Allen ...Where do you get your heirloom seeds from, please? I would like find a dependable place to get some from.
Good show guys with lots of great info. You mentioned storage area for grown crops, for us home gardeners that can be a challenge. Up here in N.H. I grow vegetables that will mainly supply a steady harvest to fall. Look forward to trying seeds we purchased from Hoss for this season....Take care..
Thanks for trusting us as your seed source!
You guys are great. I’m happy I found you.
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I just received my order from you guys and now I'm going to put in another 😇blessings 😇
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Hoss Tools Just ordered seeds! I’m excited 😁
Hi there,greetings from Australia.Love your videos.Wish we had someone like you guys here in Australia. Thanks
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Our pleasure Cordovan!
Great video gentlemen! I must say your right, I too am expanding my garden this year sense this Mexican beer flu has became a thing. I also and focusing much much more on substance over anything else. Purple spuds are the only thing new to me I've got room to try, them and pole beans in addition to the bush. Spuds Beans Carrots and Winter Squash are the stamples I'm focusing very much on. Thanks guys!
Gotta stick with those staples in times like these!
Love what you are doing. I plant daughter seeds from grocery store vegetables
Sounds great!
Zone 4b here. Thank you for the great content! I have only ever grown flower gardens, but this year I'm making accommodations for raised vegetable beds. I'm pleasantly surprised to have grabbed everything you mentioned, except for okra. Will definitely be subbing for more helpful information :-)
Glad you found us Candis!
Another great video!
I just received the Hoss wheel hoe handles in the mail yesterday, which I put on an old Planet Jr wheel hoe I found in a thrift store.
My go-to crop for putting food on the table is sweet potatoes. I dig them in October and keep them in the utility room where it stays around 60 degrees thru the winter. Every time I cook something in the oven, I will put a half dozen taters in to bake, using the same heat. There are always enough that I can bed a peck or more in March, so I do not have to buy slips later on.
Sweet potatoes are another good one!
Great video you guys - thank you!!!!
Thanks for watching Gwen!
Thanks for watching Gwen!
I have started a little bit of everything you all mentioned. I love some pickled okra and plant to can a little this year also.
That pickled okra makes a great snack!
I have found that the burgundy Bush beans can just as well - they just do a color changing trick and end up green!
Good to know!
Hey Blondie do they freeze well?
@@pamt8430 Oh yeah, just blanch and freeze like normal. But they won't be purple after you blanch them!
I've always had trouble growing carrots. when you pulled up a bunch of carrots like that, it was like carrot p***. That's amazing.
Gotta plant them thick and give them plenty of water to get them up and going.
@@gardeningwithhoss 👍 will do that .I'll keep trying.
@@gardeningwithhoss Almost all of my carrots have been teeny, tiny 1" or 2" long and very thin (like pencil lead thin)... . Any idea why? Last year was the first time I had several normal sized carrots, and I didn't do anything different... . Could I be missing nutrients? 🙄
@Richard Kennedy
When I was a wee seedling I grew carrots at the school farms in Europe, my country had plenty of rain that fall, the carrots practically drowned.
Most if the land was compost, I'd say 50%, the rest normal soil and about 10-15% clay.
After those showers I thought for sure it would be a bad harvest.
When it was time to harvest, I was suprised at what I dug up.
Those carrots weighed to around half a kilo per piece, monster sized, I kid you not.
Give them plenty of water a nice ground mix and most of all love, that's all they need. 😊
Michelle M yeah people dont realize that carrots originated in Afghanistan area ..they prefer dry arid conditions
you are so appreciated, all of y'all...thanks ..keep em coming. when we get over this I want to do a free concert at your farm...mini woodstock... we can make it a shin dig like the old days. invite all local bands as well. we will owe you big by then...thanks again...
Haha. Sounds like that could be a good time!
Deep south is a whole different world than the Central Oregon Cascades. This morning I woke to 17 degrees F. High should be 37 degrees F. Ground currently frozen on surface and 32 degrees in rooting zone. Soil temps stay below 50 degrees F until late July. We can have a frost any month of the year. Life would not be so much fun if we had mild weather like the deep south. :)
Don't be too jealous. We can't grow anything but okra and sweet potatoes here in August and September because it's so hot.
Oregon is one of the few states worse than mine. I live in NYC.
Thank you so much for sharing. It's good to know that y'all are zone 8B , same as me. Make sure I pay close attention and I catch ALL your videos....
We usually do 3 videos a week! Good to have you here!
I needed freezer space and was dehydrating Okra...my dog gave me that look so I gave her one. She'd eat all of it if she had the choice! I like a lot of things dehydrated because it takes less room and things are sweeter. I found people say they don't like something till they try it dehydrated (yes still dry). Unfortuantely, in this part of WA...okra doesn't do well.
Never done much dehydrating, but maybe we should!
I just absolutely adore you two. Great Talk. I fully enjoyed this episode. especially the carrots. I am struggling getting anything in the ground. RAIN, RAIN, RAIN Go the heck away! Come back in the hot dry summer months please. Love your channel, Love your seeds, Love your fertilizers. Take care everybody, keep your chins up and grow away. (Also ordered my meat birds and turkeys, They store well too!)
Thanks Jenifer! Glad you enjoy the channel and our products!
We're growing tons of turnip greens, spinach, and storage carrots. We have tons of rice, dry beans, and canned tomatoes (bumper crop last year). I didn't know you sold seeds too! You have my order next year. Thank you for what you do.
We'll be here when you need us!
I was a little disappointed tomato's were not in his list. That's my number 1.
Great video Guys!
Thanks Brett and Cindy!
I LOVE YOUR CARROTS!!!! YOUR SO BLESSED!!!!!
Thanks!
Your videos are much better and more fun when you aren't sitting at that boring table. I get not every video can be outside. But please make more of these. Maybe a garden/farm tour or tool demos and stuff.
We do two "outside" videos a week, in addition to our Row by Row show on Thursday nights.
My mom & my brother love okra, I planted some for them in my garden 2 months ago and it has started to produce
It's one of the most productive crops you can grow!
What a great video. I am in TX, and currently diving back in with large container gardening as we will be moving onto land in the next 2 months. Great tips and makes me want to dive in even more with my containers and then move them onto our new place. So far, tons of herbs, 5 tomato plants, jalapeños, lettuce, strawberries, carrots, Bush beans and may try okra with a trellis. Also, found wild onions and put in a pot to grow! May try potatoes too in large trash can with drainage. I can’t help myself!!
Dive in and have fun! Thanks for watching!
Didn’t know that about rotating the okra. Thanks for all the great tips!
Yes, rotation is key with almost any crop family -- but especially okra.
Good job, good information.
Thanks Lee!
Thank you! ;) you gave me a great carrot education about carrots, Iam growing carrots for the 1st time this year, Linda in Oklahoma ;)
Our pleasure Linda!
Hey from Oklahoma. Near Stroud here, where you located? Covid is making everyone more interested in their gardening skills this year
No food tastes better than the food you grow yourself. Here in the UK I have a small allotment (a patch of land I lease from my local council), it provides me with many of my vegetables. Carry on the good work, your videos are very educational.
Hello from across the pond! Glad you enjoy the videos!
The purple beans will turn bright green when cooked!
Good to know. Can't wait to try them!
I harvested carrots last year Sep 10 and they were good in the fridge till Jan.
Wow! That's incredible!
As always "LOVE YOUR VIDEO".
Thanks Carol!
Good video. Never had pickles okra sounds like it would be good. Thanks as always for all your tips.
They are really good! And so many different ways you can do it!
That's right folks, plow up your neighborhood lawn and get to planting.
Yessir!
Great video!
Thank you!
carrots and beets will keep in a root seller all winter long we packed them in a barrel of moist sand
We don't have root cellars down here, but that's good to know for our friends north of us.
Do you cut the leaves off?
@@velli4370 yes we cut the tops off just leave maybe a half inch before we pack them in the moist sand
If my carrots grow, I will have to try this! Thank you for the info
Jason at Cog Hill Farm sent me over to your channel. Great videos!
Welcome Patrick! Glad you found us!
thank you so much for the video I'm new to you channel and im hooked :} thank you !!!!
Welcome Carmen!
Loving your channel. I'm in Pennsylvania and a neighbor is from the south. He grows Okra at the community farm. He couldn't keep up with it. The plant was huge and full of the edible part.
I've had okra but it was deep fried in little chunks. Not bad.
Okra has to be harvested every other day usually. Or else it can get too large and get tough.
Great review! In Latvia, the list is about the same, the difference is only the second and fifth place, grain beans are more popular with us, and cabbage takes the place of pumpkin in us! Thank you guys!
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