Just having 1 bout of food poisoning will get you digging & gardening to produce your own fruits & veggies real fast! I see you also have a Greenstalk planter. I LOVE mine & expand each year. They save a ton of space & make things so much easier. I always plant my onions on the bottom tier to keep the bunnies & moochers away. Last summer was so hot & dry I had a real problem with squirrels. I just read that scattering orange peels around keeps them away. So far, it is working like a charm. I love learning simple organic tricks from fellow gardeners.
The joy of gardening is 100% worth it! The bonuses are endless! Organic, explosive flavor, nutrient density, the health benefits of fresh air, sunshine, being barefoot on the earth, the positive environmental impact. The visual beauty, the learning process, and personal growth. The opportunity to share the harvest...priceless. Saving money yes it definitely does. However, that is just one of the benefits of backyard gardening!
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9ayour video is delightful. If you ever wish to read brilliant gardening booka, I suggest the works of Des Kennedy. His prose is unlike other such authors as his works are infused with his passion yet peppered with a lifetime of personal knowledge.
I love this! My 3 year old doesn’t eat. You won’t catch we putting food in her mouth at the table. But I see her sneaking around the garden eating kale carrots and berries 😂 whatever floats your boat kid
Florida here as well, just found your channel! Began working on our homestead and self sufficiency as well. Will be watching all of your content! thanks!
My compost apparently had tomato seeds in it. I have tomatoes growing everywhere. In my flower bed and in my new raided bed. And there is a large variety of them. I have harvested maybe 20 lbs from them. Also I have planted some on purpose.
Heck yeah, most have a hard time growing tomatoes, that's so awesome. My compost has sweet potato bones coming out of it so somehow that ended up in there lol
LOL 😂. I dry, canning and freeze them. My husband prefer the dry ones. I use tomatoes 🍅 from the garden all year long, so is herbs and onions, green pigeons, carrots, green beans, cabbages, kale, and all kind of fruits.
When comparing costs, you have to compare the cost of certified organic with what comes out of the garden. That tips the scale in my favor. My backyard is my personal produce store. I grow a huge variety of peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, summer squash, ground cherries, pole beans, snow peas, shelling peas, cucumbers, cantaloupe, watermelon, kohlrabi, carrots, potatoes, bunching onions, bulb onions, radish, mustard, chard, golden beetroot, mint, spearmint, peppermint, chicory, chives, basil,. dill, parsley, yarrow, cilantro, thyme, oregano, comfrey, catnip, marjoram, strawberries, and more. I also have a small orchard, a lemon tree, two pear trees, four cherry trees, two plum trees, and two apple trees. (Alabama, zone 7B) I have fourteen raised beds, three GreenStalk Towers, eighteen 10 gallon grow bags, four pots, and a 10x20 inground herb garden. I grow three seasons with plants in the ground from February 20th through late December, sometimes longer. About 90 percent of the fruit and vegetables I eat come from my garden, so it probably cuts my grocery bill in half.
I completely agree! I went with non organic in my calculations just to be conservative. It’s awesome you are at 90%. I’m about 70% at this point but I keep adding more and more to get closer to yours.
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a I'm running out of gardening space to expand to. I started with two raised beds in 2019. In 2020 I expanded to four raised beds and several growbags. In 2021 I added another large raised bed, and two GreenStalk towers. In 2022 I added a 10x12 polytunnel and three more raised beds. In 2023-2024, the greenhouse came down, but I use the framework for hanging shade cloth. I replaced most of my growbags with six new raised beds, and planted my orchard. The pear trees were already on the property. I added the rest of the trees this year. I'll get North Star cherries and maybe apples this year. For fruit, I am growing ground cherries, cantaloupe, Seascape Strawberries, and Sugar Baby watermelon. twelve of the eighteen growbags will be planted with flowers to attract pollinators to my garden. I have them strategically located in different areas of the garden. I have a large pile of wheat straw that I added this year, and will be spreading Wine Cap mushroom spore throughout it in a few days. I have a growing population of red wasps, hornets, and other wasps. They help to keep the bug population under control in my garden, so I'll live with them.
wow, congratulations! that sounds awesome and inspiring! if youre running out of garden space maybe you could contact some schools/churches/scouts and help spread your knowledge of your growing seasons with your community! im sure they would love to learn from you!
@jaytoney3007 Wow. How many years have you been feeding yourself and (presumably) your family? You must have amassed a wealth of knowledge about non-ornamental/edible gardening! I've only recently converted an extensive (yet due to FORMER ill health a neglected and overgrown yet established perennial garden designed to provide me with an abundance of beautiful cut-flowers. The trees, shrubs, roses, perennials, herbs, annuals, shade garden & the japanese iris was all chosen for year round interest and to provide fragrance and beauty to uplift spirits. Post covid, I regained enough...functionality...to begin renovating the neglected gardens & weed-infested "lawns" and i am voraciously adding additional knowledge to that of the past many decades. I have sought out many local gardeners throughout the years but there are few local people who have gardens featuring edibles. I can only imagine the wealth of knowledge you possess. Do you have any basic, fundamental tips for a neophyte food gardener in zone 9a in Coastal B.C. Canada which is a temperate Rain Forrest. Additional: your point about your produce being cerified organic is incredibly valid. Arguably your produce would be SUPERIOR in quality to that available at grocery stores and/or farmer's markets.
If you want an endless supply of beautiful (expensive) Chinese veg, then grow bok choy, tat soi, gai lan (Chinese broccoli)! I never buy seeds because just letting one plant bolt will give you so many seeds you could never use them up. In fact, you can give them away generously. They grow beautifully over the winter here in Florida, and the season lasts from October through February, at least. I first learned about some of them and how easy they are to grow, when living in China.
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a im 43 and just getting started , im going to yard sales and estate sales to get my supplies slowly. I feel it is never to late to start but looking at back saving ideas. Thank you for your information.
This year I didn’t have to grow tomatoes at all. It’s crazy, one plant grew & produced through winter here in N central Florida. It’s still going. And the rest I discovered growing all over my garden that I left empty this winter. I guess the bees or squirrels, nature did the sowing for me 😊 i just dug them up and put them in proper places. Already getting lil tomatoes.
This happened to me in Northern California Zone 9B this year! I was still harvesting black cherry tomatoes in February! Now, tomato plants are coming up everywhere. Excited to see how this season goes.
I am in the Orlando area, so I grow Papaya, Pineapple and Mulberry, all easy and fast. Strawberries are cheap and produce first year. The summer I grow Okra and Blackeyed peas, easy to store and high yields. I agree on the cucumber, $.89 for one cucumber! Peppers I refuse to buy because of the price.
I'm in Texas and it's too cold to grow papayas. Last year I tried and failed. I put a bunch of seeds from a store bought papaya and they grew fast. Just found out recently that the leaves are liked by rabbits and are a good way to kill any internal rabbit parasites. Bought a gigantic, $12 papaya this morning !
Tomatoes - you can also clone a tomato, whether hybrid or open-pollinated. Trim a healthy sucker and root it in water (aka a cutting). Then plant. Ta da - new tomato plant for free.
I experimented with just pinching off a good size tomato sucker and sticking it in the ground. It worked! 🤓⭐ They are thriving. Tomatoes are pretty hardy❤
I do the same when the heat is getting really bad i have rooted replacements for late summer and fall then again when a freeze is on the way. i only need to keep a few rooted cuttings and pot them up to put back out in spring. Most tomatoes can handle down to 40 degrees. I Also give my peppers a good layer of protection usually a few of them survive winter in my houston area garden.
The farm I work at also harvests sweet potato greens (sweet potatoes, NOT YAMS). They are basically equivalent culinarily to spinach, and can be harvested with no impact on root yield (as long as you don't take too much). This makes sweet potatoes even better from a cost savings perspective.
In January i had the worst food poisoning that i believe was due to bagged lettuce. I have never been so violently ill in my life. I will be growing it from now on!!!
Did you wash your lettuce? You can get sick from the lettuce you grow as well even if it’s organic. The soil has things in it that is not good to ingest and water splashes soil on the leaves, bugs or birds can carry contamination and so can late night two legged creatures called neighbors ….
Im late with starting my seeds indoors this year due to not being sure about the weather because of last year didnt wanna end up having over 40 plants in my room again lol... still waiting on the random snow to stop and now its gonna rain for 2 weeks straight -_- Cant wait to get back out there this year! Thank you for always posting quality content, your garden is looking good and you look beautiful as always momma ❤️ Have a good weekend!
@HomegrownFloridaZ9a of course, you deserve it! Filled with knowledge and wisdom, fun vibes and incredibly beautiful what more could we ask for! Thank you! I miss Florida, went there a few times as a kid, almost got dragged out into the ocean because I didn't listen 😂 good memories haha
Upstate NY. I am trying corn again. One seed produces hundreds of kernels. I had planted strawberries in a kiddie pool last year. They came back and are nice and healthy. Just planted a second kiddie pool with more. Most people here wait until Memorial Day to plant their backyard gardens. I took a chance and planted early, so far so good. No frost since I planted.
Growing your own vegetables is getting better taste you know what is in it plus fresh food and air exercise sun the best way to get vitamin and a sense of accomplishment enjoyment
Hi!! If you cant handle 500 green onions. Try cook a Korean style green onions pancake! Ingredients are super easy, recipe is easy as well You putin about half gallon worth of green onions flour(or preferably frying flour), an egg salt and any kind of protein such as shrimps squids or pork and mix it and pan fry it with plenty of vegetable oil. Fry it till it is crispy brown on the edge flip it and make both side crispy brown. If you flip it too soon it will fall apart. I hope you try it! Maybe look up one more Pro recipe
This is a great video taking things into consideration. One vegetable I'd like to add is Swiss Chard. $4 for a meh soggy bundle at Publix. It is not at Food Lion and it doesn't shelf well at stores that carry it. I don't really grow lettuce as I grow for calories. I don't care for kale much (which is a good mention btw), chard is not hard to grow and nutrient rich with a lot of online recipes to make it inventive. Another solid mention that I'm interested in procuring is Shiitaki mushrooms for exact same grocery issues. Thanks for posting!
deer resistant!!! I grow herbs and marigolds. I live in a wooded area. My usable yard area is smaller than my wooded area. This year I'm planting seeds for several more and also love fresh herbal teas. I create my own blend of herbs for tea. I plant some herbs in pots so I can move them around and so I can bring them indoors if I want to for winter. I use hanging baskets of herbs in pots too. Peppermint has to be in pots even though it's perennial, because it is invasive. But it can be moved to all three of my patios!! Herbs grow easilly from seeds or transplants at farmers' market. It's so easy to just get from the garden in my own yard whatever I want for tea, salads, whatever.
Purple tree collard. Perennial forever food.I LOVE them! Harvest the leaves, and regrow the stem cuttings to produce more plants. Super easy in my Zone 9B. I use it in green drinks mostly, waiting for my grove of plants to really produce. I bought the original stems on eBay.
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Another fun video! Up here in Whatcom County, we are known for producing massive amounts of blueberries and strawberries. Last year, I had bare root strawberries (Albion), producing decent fruit in a few months. This year, one of my 15 gallon pots will be producing a significant amount of strawberries soon, based on the amount of flowers it already has so far. Plus, you can replant those runners over and over again 👊🏻🌻👊🏻
Okra. $4.23 for 10 ounce bag. If you live in a hot climate you can pick 10 ounces off 3 plants in 1 day! I can't even harvest it quick enough. One okra left on the stalk to dry will produce tons of seeds.
I agree! I grow it too. I cut it up and freeze it and it goes into my soups. I am growing a new batch. And still have a couple bags left from last yrs batch. I love it. 9b, not much grows through the summer. But that’s when I work on ammending my beds for fall.
Great video, new subscriber 😊 I'm zone 9a. I am looking forward to starting my garden. We recently moved from Daytona beach to Fort mccoy florida near Ocala with 3 acres and are starting new. I absolutely enjoy your videos. Thank you😊
My first food garden started with saffron bulbs. I love saffron and it sells by 1/4 ounce. They multiply like crazy. I love green onions, and found wild bunching onions in my yard. Added a few to garden soil and 40 years later I still have onions. I started with 5 onions, eat them 3x daily, dehydrate for winter. They are up and I have at least 100 today. My best salad greens are wild violets. I grow them in deep north shade and under trees and hedges. The leaves get bigger and yummy. Most watered lawns have them, and lawn poisons feature wild violets. Asparagus is marvelous. Mine tripled last year during 4 heat waves. I love fresh asparagus, I don't eat canned or frozen. This year I planted 4 native plums. Can't wait! They only get 8-10 feet tall and produce masses of fruit. I now have 8 raised beds, I add 1 per year. My newest bed us bigger and I will grow a Chicago Hardy fig. These beds also work like 2' tall earth berms around my house and moderate house temperatures.
i love stuffedbell peppers, any color and yes they are expensive . had a stroke last oct and thot i was done but, this april i am right back at it again. it is mainly to suppliment a very low link card amount i get monthly. i'm almost 70 . i always bite off more than i can chew but, ohwell am hoping to really freeze quite a bit have 18 bell pep plants coming up in the seed tray .....lol, God bless.
Hello, for tomatoes I have another trick: last year my daughter cut accidentally the head of the tomato plant I bought from the store (leaving some leaf). I replanted it then I had 2 plants growing 😊 a little experiment to try
I had to buy lettuce after months of beautiful harvests from my gardens. Tomatoes just ripening. Squash, kales, onions, mint, chards, cucs. Extend cuc meals making pickles. Big pepper year, potatoes, and eggplant. I definitely save money, get delicious organically grown food. Free leaf and grass compost, water reclamation, disgarded fence planks for frames, bamboo stakes. I have never put savings on paper but i know. And getting outside is a great health benefit. Yes save seeds and the Dollar Tree has great seeds 4/1$. Its hot here in Houston and ive not done well w garlic. But might try again, i eat it most days. Have a fantastic radicchio crop, beautiful carrots! I save money in my back yard growing food. And you can too. Keep your soil mulched, well weeded. In hot climate big toms get attacked most. Cherry varieties do best. I root cuttings starting in mid summer to plant in Sept. Can harvest tomatoes thru Dec. When is the best time to start a garden? Today! 🌱
I totally agree with #1 haven't bought green onions in 3 yrs. When I have too much I cut them all and give them away to my friends who makes green seasoning from them which last them for months.
You can also save a lot on garlic by using the green leaves instead of harvesting the buttons, and treating the garlic buttons as a perennial. At he end of a year you can leave them like a bulb to grow again, or save a few to separatew, but the greens can be your garlic substitute all spring and summer.
Thanks for all the money saving crops. One money saving crop I grow is pineapple. It's a great multiplier with very little up keep. Also, my aloe beds because I use the leaves as fertilizer for the rest of my plants.
Whenever I buy a fruit or veggie from the grocery store, I always save the seeds if I can. The extra honeydew seeds that didn't fit in my jar ended up sprinkled on the bottom of the garden last spring. They took over
Started my little 3x3 garden last year. I got a handful of radishes and like a couple trashbags of kale... maybe more. I bought seeds, cheap fertilizer, a compost fork and a shovel. Probably profited with just the kale and I still have a ton of seeds for all kinds of different things this year. I expanded to 2x18ft :) I never really ate kale and rarely radishes (though I love them) until planting. My thinking is to let what I can grow dictate my diet and save seeds. So I'm not expressly saving on what I buy via planting but I'm reducing the need to buy things in general. Garlic would be nice but I'd want a dedicated bed to bother with it tbh. Same with onions, which are pretty cheap. Potatoes are also just dirt cheap. Basil and tomatoes are what I'm excited for this year. I have some herbs now but I'm a new basil addict so I hope it grows well lol.
My neighbor gave me that type of onion, and I did the same, replanted a row and now I have double,possibly trippled amount ! You reminded me that I need garlic in my garden. Bananas 🍌 are what we are lucky to have, produces so much! N keep growing. The best part is when you share with other gardeners the amount of produce is endless.
Great list! I am saving on sweet potatoes, potatoes, onions, garlic, cucumbers, pumpkins, herbs, and tomatoes, but not on greens yet. I will need to build more raised beds this fall to grow kale and lettuces.
Excellent vid! Right to the point without any blathering on like so many other vids on YT. Thanks for that! If you like ginger root, that is a very good producer & the amount that charge per lb at the grocery store for is incredible. Personally, I get the best yield from cherry tomatoes. I grew enough in one year to make 2 gallons of sauce & all I used was my own finished compost & urine for a free nitrogen source! The seeds also came from cherry tomatoes that I saved from a restaurant... lol I also grow green chives in a partial sun area & they keep producing more year after year--even through Houston heat & infrequent freezes. Sweet potatoes do very well here also in a 50% compost + 50% sand mix. My experiment plant this year was pinto beans from grocery store seeds--just to see how they would produce. 222g of mostly dry bean pods from 6 plants, but I'm allowing them to dry out a bit more off of the plants, before I removed the seeds from the dry bean pods. The plants grew very well & didn't require ANY work after planting & mulching them. I'm curious to see my average seed yield per plant after they are fully dry. I picked them a bit early because we've had lots of rain this year & they were beginning to get some dark spots on the pods. I also like growing bell peppers from seeds that I get from store bought fruit. You just can't buy such juicy & delicious fresh bell peppers as you can grow in your own garden! I also like to grow russet potatoes. They aren't supposed to grow well in zone 9b (because of the heat), but I find they are worth it, once I figured out how to grow them optimally.
My dogs love kale. And, I also give them the bamboo starts. I hack off new bamboo shoots to keep my timber bamboo from growing beyond their boundary. The dogs love chewing them.
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a I will try Krogers. Live in a small town where many ship at the big chair store Walmart superstore. Thanks again Love watching others. It’s so encouraging.
I loved the video. Been gardening for many years all over the United States due to being in the military and now I’m retired in Northwest Florida. Where can I get some of the multiplier onions?
Thank you so much for this and your other videos! I’ve learned so much. I noticed that someone else mentioned papaya. We love papaya and Seminole pumpkin. This year I’m also growing tromboncino rampicante which I’ve seen you grow as well. In terms of food, these are heavy hitters similar to sweet potatoes and just as easy. I use the pumpkins for decorating also. But they are great for feeding us and our dog. But recently we started a worm farm in a bath tub and I had to consider how to keep them fed. These plants help bring a lot of volume to keep them happy for little cost but a big payoff in worm castings and tea. 👏. Also, banana trees have been wonderful for us. The cost of bananas is inexpensive overall, but home grown bananas taste SO much better! Plus, they multiply often and are so easy to transplant when pups are small. BTW composting worms love bananas if we ever have extra! Thanks again! Have a great day! 😊 PS. Where can we find those onions you mentioned?
AT the end of the day, you need to ask yourself, "is it really all about the money?" I for one enjoy gardening and it brings me peace to be in my yard growing food for my family. The second thing you should look at, "is the food you grow better for you and your family?" The answer to that is a definite yes, I know what is in the vegies and fruits I grow, and I can certainly taste the difference. So, at the end of the day (for me anyway) it's not all about the money but saving money is a def bonus if you can cut your grocery bill, especially in this economy.
Money motivates me to grow more types things, so, if God forbid, I ever have to feed my grandchildren from my backyard, I will know how. Of course, I totally enjoy doing it. The wonder of a tiny seed becoming a huge plant with huge fruit has been passed to my oldest grandchild. YES!!!
Everything is an investment. You slowly get the tools you need. It’s ongoing. If someone is a golfer-there are things they need, a boater, a fisherman etc. over time you accumulate the “tools” you need. So it’s no more expensive then anything else. Plus most gardeners I know are great at recycling and recombobulating things they can use in the garden. If you are a real gardener, you love it . Once you get “hooked”. You just can’t help it. You end up building your own eco system. Been doing it 40 yrs. You are always learning. It’s my favorite thing.
Do you have a video on which plants you recommend for companion gardening down here? I discovered a massive aphid infestation in my broccoli plants yesterday which were still going strong with the side shoots!
It’s like 3.49 for a sleeve of garlic. And sometimes some of last bulbs are starting to go bad. But I too also use a ton of garlic. If I have it I will use a whole bulb in like 2-3 days 😂😂 on my own. And in recipes I double the amount of cloves they ask say to use 😂😂yeah. My entire family loves garlic. 1:39 I’ve looked online and some are 24.98 or something like that. Idk if it was per bulb or 2 bulbs or per pound. Idr it was last year 😅 but Walmart had 2/3.98😂
Check out garlic gods. It has a higher price on the main page but if you select it, you can pick 1/4lb (which is usually a bulb or 2) and it’s under $10
Thanks for the great information. I never knew you could propagate parsley from cuttings. Will be trying that tomorrow. Also found it interesting to learn about the multiplying onions. Have never heard of them but will definitely be getting some. I also live in central Florida and just harvested my beautiful garlic two weeks ago.
I use Peet moss, leafgro organic soil conditioner and our ground soil and it was less then what I use to do, if I don't use the soil conditioner I use compost
I just started growing seedlings a few years ago and growing vegetables. Its very time consuming but saves me a lot of cash every week. I don't spend all the money on raised beds and all the hoopla some channels recommend. If I did that I might as well buy from the store. I use what I have and grow what I can. Every year my gardens get bigger and I learn from my mistakes. I have a lot of property but even if I had a small yard I would grow vertically. I am focusing this year on perennial vegetables and fruits here in Michigan.
That’s a great way to do it. It can be tempting to buy all the gadgets and beds but it’s not needed. My first garden was in the ground and I slowly added from my savings.
Good to know about the lettuce being open pollinated, I thought it was hybrid also, I'm going to avoid sweet potatoes this year, it seems to be a mega white fly attractant in my garden, hope it helps this year, will see, Thanks!
You have a Very good channel. I am a new subscriber of yours today I am so glad I found your videos today. Where did you get your rain barrel ? Where did you get your vertical tower planters? Have you made a video on what you have planted in you vertical tower planters? I will be watching your other videos because I have enjoyed watching this video Thank you very very much
Thanks so much for watching. I have an Amazon store link in the description of my videos with all the products I use like the rain barrel. The vertical planter is called a Greenstalk. I have several videos using them. Check them out and feel free to reach out with any questions 💚
Ive never heard of your channel until today! Great video. I didnt know cucumber could come in a bush! I dont have trellises besides chain link fence and im really nervous its not enough lol One thing I would mention is cost of labor. Something like garlic is very time intensive in planting and harvesting and then processing. Garlic would have to be well worth it to you. 100% agree on herbs though. I cant believe they sell for so much!
Since they were puppies we trained them to not jump into the beds. At this point, I think they don’t realize that they are big enough to do it but they never do. I try to put the plants that could harm them in the center or up a trellis just to be sure. I also encourage them that the greenstaks are free game and I put their favorites in the bottom tiers like strawberries, celery, carrots, peas and tomatoes. This encourages them to always focus on this part of the garden and ignores the rest. They are usually pretty polite and wait for me to pick something from their area and give them something.
Hi, I've been eating broccoli every day for 2 months. And i put 1/2 lb. of leaves in my stew. You can't even buy broccoli leaves. They taste great, cook for 1/2 hour.. I make a tea sometimes. i'm in 32169. in the summer i grow okra. i get 25+ okra from each plant, up to 7" long.
I’m in your zone. I definitely save with peppers, tomatoes, mustard greens, turnips, squash and zucchini. I only grow what we eat the most. Just practicing on long term storage. We freeze greens. Would like a better long term storage of summer squashes.
I’ve canned and froze it and it gets pretty mushy. Freeze drying was the best but still somewhat soft. You could dehydrate it shredded and use it in soups stews and baked items.
I have a pear tree that makes good size fruit in USDA zone 3. It is a skinny ass tree, maybe a 2 inch diameter trunk. Not that tall. Just over 100 pounds last year! Wow! It is called Paul's Pear, from the Saskatoon Berry Farm in Alberta, Canada.
I spent way more on soil, pest sprays, raised beds/containers, fertilizers my first year doing a garden than buying a lot of produce. So on fence if will do again due to high cost and high workload to get a productive garden.
There is definitely a cost to setting up a brand new garden but maintaining one is much more affordable. I’ve done a lot of things to bring down my costs by making my own compost and fertilizers
Great content and delivery. I'm in GA Forsyth Cty. Our prices for some are a little higher...like lettuces. Maybe due to shipping. Looking forward to more content.
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Just having 1 bout of food poisoning will get you digging & gardening to produce your own fruits & veggies real fast! I see you also have a Greenstalk planter. I LOVE mine & expand each year. They save a ton of space & make things so much easier. I always plant my onions on the bottom tier to keep the bunnies & moochers away. Last summer was so hot & dry I had a real problem with squirrels. I just read that scattering orange peels around keeps them away. So far, it is working like a charm. I love learning simple organic tricks from fellow gardeners.
another tip for the squirrels is to leave them a water dish out. I started this and they stopped messing with my veggies.
Thank you for getting right to the point without an intro. That made my day.
Thanks so much for watching 💚
I make 150 to 200 pints of salsa a year . and growing almost everything I need is so rewarding.
Wow! That’s a lot. I do love opening a jar knowing it all came from the garden. So rewarding
This is what we need the way we go through it. How many tomatoes do you grow?
I'd like to know how many tomato plants you have to grow for that too!
The joy of gardening is 100% worth it! The bonuses are endless! Organic, explosive flavor, nutrient density, the health benefits of fresh air, sunshine, being barefoot on the earth, the positive environmental impact. The visual beauty, the learning process, and personal growth. The opportunity to share the harvest...priceless. Saving money yes it definitely does. However, that is just one of the benefits of backyard gardening!
There are so many benefits to gardening. It’s really my happy place and does amazing things for my physical and mental health.
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9ayour video is delightful. If you ever wish to read brilliant gardening booka, I suggest the works of Des Kennedy. His prose is unlike other such authors as his works are infused with his passion yet peppered with a lifetime of personal knowledge.
@@DanceintheRaine666thanks for the suggestion. I’ll check it out.
cucumbers are single handedly fueling my child. If I don't have them in the garden, the child's craving would become expensive lol.
Haha. I was like that as a kid too but it was for carrots
I love this! My 3 year old doesn’t eat. You won’t catch we putting food in her mouth at the table. But I see her sneaking around the garden eating kale carrots and berries 😂 whatever floats your boat kid
thats great!
Cucumbers in the stores are just never fresh… my kids don’t eat much greens but cucumbers, so I’m growing it this year I mean now…😂
That kiddo is well hydrated! Lol
Florida here as well, just found your channel! Began working on our homestead and self sufficiency as well. Will be watching all of your content! thanks!
Awesome! Thank you!
My compost apparently had tomato seeds in it. I have tomatoes growing everywhere. In my flower bed and in my new raided bed. And there is a large variety of them. I have harvested maybe 20 lbs from them. Also I have planted some on purpose.
Lol! Compost tomatoes are the best. They always produce so well.
Heck yeah, most have a hard time growing tomatoes, that's so awesome. My compost has sweet potato bones coming out of it so somehow that ended up in there lol
Those things are indescribable!
LOL 😂. I dry, canning and freeze them. My husband prefer the dry ones. I use tomatoes 🍅 from the garden all year long, so is herbs and onions, green pigeons, carrots, green beans, cabbages, kale, and all kind of fruits.
I’m currently experiencing this right now. Didn’t have to plant any cherry Tomatoes this year
When comparing costs, you have to compare the cost of certified organic with what comes out of the garden. That tips the scale in my favor. My backyard is my personal produce store. I grow a huge variety of peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, summer squash, ground cherries, pole beans, snow peas, shelling peas, cucumbers, cantaloupe, watermelon, kohlrabi, carrots, potatoes, bunching onions, bulb onions, radish, mustard, chard, golden beetroot, mint, spearmint, peppermint, chicory, chives, basil,. dill, parsley, yarrow, cilantro, thyme, oregano, comfrey, catnip, marjoram, strawberries, and more. I also have a small orchard, a lemon tree, two pear trees, four cherry trees, two plum trees, and two apple trees. (Alabama, zone 7B) I have fourteen raised beds, three GreenStalk Towers, eighteen 10 gallon grow bags, four pots, and a 10x20 inground herb garden. I grow three seasons with plants in the ground from February 20th through late December, sometimes longer. About 90 percent of the fruit and vegetables I eat come from my garden, so it probably cuts my grocery bill in half.
I completely agree! I went with non organic in my calculations just to be conservative. It’s awesome you are at 90%. I’m about 70% at this point but I keep adding more and more to get closer to yours.
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a I'm running out of gardening space to expand to. I started with two raised beds in 2019. In 2020 I expanded to four raised beds and several growbags. In 2021 I added another large raised bed, and two GreenStalk towers. In 2022 I added a 10x12 polytunnel and three more raised beds. In 2023-2024, the greenhouse came down, but I use the framework for hanging shade cloth. I replaced most of my growbags with six new raised beds, and planted my orchard. The pear trees were already on the property. I added the rest of the trees this year. I'll get North Star cherries and maybe apples this year. For fruit, I am growing ground cherries, cantaloupe, Seascape Strawberries, and Sugar Baby watermelon. twelve of the eighteen growbags will be planted with flowers to attract pollinators to my garden. I have them strategically located in different areas of the garden. I have a large pile of wheat straw that I added this year, and will be spreading Wine Cap mushroom spore throughout it in a few days. I have a growing population of red wasps, hornets, and other wasps. They help to keep the bug population under control in my garden, so I'll live with them.
What brand of grow bags do you recommend?@@jaytoney3007
wow, congratulations! that sounds awesome and inspiring! if youre running out of garden space maybe you could contact some schools/churches/scouts and help spread your knowledge of your growing seasons with your community! im sure they would love to learn from you!
@jaytoney3007
Wow. How many years have you been feeding yourself and (presumably) your family? You must have amassed a wealth of knowledge about non-ornamental/edible gardening!
I've only recently converted an extensive (yet due to FORMER ill health a neglected and overgrown yet established perennial garden designed to provide me with an abundance of beautiful cut-flowers. The trees, shrubs, roses, perennials, herbs, annuals, shade garden & the japanese iris was all chosen for year round interest and to provide fragrance and beauty to uplift spirits.
Post covid, I regained enough...functionality...to begin renovating the neglected gardens & weed-infested "lawns" and i am voraciously adding additional knowledge to that of the past many decades.
I have sought out many local gardeners throughout the years but there are few local people who have gardens featuring edibles.
I can only imagine the wealth of knowledge you possess. Do you have any basic, fundamental tips for a neophyte food gardener in zone 9a in Coastal B.C. Canada which is a temperate Rain Forrest.
Additional: your point about your produce being cerified organic is incredibly valid. Arguably your produce would be SUPERIOR in quality to that available at grocery stores and/or farmer's markets.
If you want an endless supply of beautiful (expensive) Chinese veg, then grow bok choy, tat soi, gai lan (Chinese broccoli)! I never buy seeds because just letting one plant bolt will give you so many seeds you could never use them up. In fact, you can give them away generously. They grow beautifully over the winter here in Florida, and the season lasts from October through February, at least. I first learned about some of them and how easy they are to grow, when living in China.
Yes! I love growing bok choy and tat soi. Awesome greens
How do you keep the cabbage moths from destroying it?
We live in the Pacific Northwest and we don’t have that long of a growing season!😊😅😮😢
Grow okra, a southern crop. Breaded and fried or use when making gumbo. Yum
Thanks! I just added to my order.
Your channel is amazing it’s soo hard to find Florida specific channels , so thank you keep up the good work
I appreciate that! Thank you 💚
Just the fact that you have a much more nutritional product and don't need to drive to the store is a major plus!
That’s very true! It’s awesome pulling something straight from the ground and it’s part of our meal that day.
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a im 43 and just getting started , im going to yard sales and estate sales to get my supplies slowly. I feel it is never to late to start but looking at back saving ideas. Thank you for your information.
You are so right. It’s never too late to start
This year I didn’t have to grow tomatoes at all. It’s crazy, one plant grew & produced through winter here in N central Florida. It’s still going. And the rest I discovered growing all over my garden that I left empty this winter. I guess the bees or squirrels, nature did the sowing for me 😊 i just dug them up and put them in proper places. Already getting lil tomatoes.
Free seeds! I love when that happens
This happened to me in Northern California Zone 9B this year! I was still harvesting black cherry tomatoes in February! Now, tomato plants are coming up everywhere. Excited to see how this season goes.
I am in the Orlando area, so I grow Papaya, Pineapple and Mulberry, all easy and fast. Strawberries are cheap and produce first year. The summer I grow Okra and Blackeyed peas, easy to store and high yields. I agree on the cucumber, $.89 for one cucumber! Peppers I refuse to buy because of the price.
I’m in love with all the fruit we can grow down here. I haven’t tried papaya yet but I’ll probably grow that one very soon!
Also cowpeas n yard long beans
@@estheradams3647good ones!
I'm in Texas and it's too cold to grow papayas. Last year I tried and failed. I put a bunch of seeds from a store bought papaya and they grew fast. Just found out recently that the leaves are liked by rabbits and are a good way to kill any internal rabbit parasites. Bought a gigantic, $12 papaya this morning !
@@TigerLilyGzzTLRoars Wow, how fantastic.
Getting specific variety of plant seeds might seem expensive but it's totally worth it.
Complete agree. Certain varieties just produce better than others
Tomatoes - you can also clone a tomato, whether hybrid or open-pollinated. Trim a healthy sucker and root it in water (aka a cutting). Then plant. Ta da - new tomato plant for free.
I love this trick!
I experimented with just pinching off a good size tomato sucker and sticking it in the ground. It worked! 🤓⭐ They are thriving. Tomatoes are pretty hardy❤
Its worked for me.. even on dwarf tomatoes but especially bush type
I do the same when the heat is getting really bad i have rooted replacements for late summer and fall then again when a freeze is on the way. i only need to keep a few rooted cuttings and pot them up to put back out in spring. Most tomatoes can handle down to 40 degrees. I Also give my peppers a good layer of protection usually a few of them survive winter in my houston area garden.
❤. Loved your video! Ginger is very abundant. I planted it once and it comes back every year bigger and more plentiful.
It really is! I’m so excited for harvest time
Thank you for comparing the garden cost of seeds to grocery store costs!
My pleasure 💚
Chives is a good one, mad soup, on everying potatoes, salad dressing, casserole put on top at the end. Garlic, Garlic scapes, pesto. The best.
Those all sound so good 🤤
The farm I work at also harvests sweet potato greens (sweet potatoes, NOT YAMS). They are basically equivalent culinarily to spinach, and can be harvested with no impact on root yield (as long as you don't take too much). This makes sweet potatoes even better from a cost savings perspective.
Great point. I love sweet potato leaves as a spinach substitute
In January i had the worst food poisoning that i believe was due to bagged lettuce. I have never been so violently ill in my life. I will be growing it from now on!!!
Oh my gosh. I’m so sorry. That sounds awful. Honestly this is a big reason why I grow my own. Not just cost savings
Did you wash your lettuce? You can get sick from the lettuce you grow as well even if it’s organic. The soil has things in it that is not good to ingest and water splashes soil on the leaves, bugs or birds can carry contamination and so can late night two legged creatures called neighbors ….
Im late with starting my seeds indoors this year due to not being sure about the weather because of last year didnt wanna end up having over 40 plants in my room again lol... still waiting on the random snow to stop and now its gonna rain for 2 weeks straight -_-
Cant wait to get back out there this year!
Thank you for always posting quality content, your garden is looking good and you look beautiful as always momma ❤️
Have a good weekend!
You are so sweet. Thank you. I’ll send some warm vibes your way 🌞
@HomegrownFloridaZ9a of course, you deserve it! Filled with knowledge and wisdom, fun vibes and incredibly beautiful what more could we ask for!
Thank you! I miss Florida, went there a few times as a kid, almost got dragged out into the ocean because I didn't listen 😂 good memories haha
@@exploringgames948oh no! Yeah gotta watch those currents. They are brutal
Upstate NY. I am trying corn again. One seed produces hundreds of kernels. I had planted strawberries in a kiddie pool last year. They came back and are nice and healthy. Just planted a second kiddie pool with more. Most people here wait until Memorial Day to plant their backyard gardens. I took a chance and planted early, so far so good. No frost since I planted.
Good luck with your garden 💚
Budget conscious and hard-working folks like you will survive healthy like our hunter and gatherer forefathers.
Growing your own vegetables is getting better taste you know what is in it plus fresh food and air exercise sun the best way to get vitamin and a sense of accomplishment enjoyment
I completely agree 💚
Best gardening advice. Super happy TH-cam AI paired me with your channel!
Welcome! Thanks so much for watching
Im so glad I found your channel zone 9B in Texas. It’s a totally different zone than up north! You’re full of info💕
Welcome 🤗 It really is!
Sending support, love, and kindness from Lexington, MI, USA.
I live in south Tampa this content is awesome🤝
Thank you so much 😊
Hi!!
If you cant handle 500 green onions. Try cook a Korean style green onions pancake! Ingredients are super easy, recipe is easy as well
You putin about half gallon worth of green onions flour(or preferably frying flour), an egg salt and any kind of protein such as shrimps squids or pork and mix it and pan fry it with plenty of vegetable oil. Fry it till it is crispy brown on the edge flip it and make both side crispy brown. If you flip it too soon it will fall apart.
I hope you try it! Maybe look up one more Pro recipe
That sounds similar to okonomiyaki. It’s a pancake with cabbage and carrots fried crispy.
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9aYes it is almost identical, only replacing cabbage with green onions. Sauce is slightly different too
@@jkim3323nice! Can’t wait to try it
This is a great video taking things into consideration. One vegetable I'd like to add is Swiss Chard. $4 for a meh soggy bundle at Publix. It is not at Food Lion and it doesn't shelf well at stores that carry it. I don't really grow lettuce as I grow for calories. I don't care for kale much (which is a good mention btw), chard is not hard to grow and nutrient rich with a lot of online recipes to make it inventive. Another solid mention that I'm interested in procuring is Shiitaki mushrooms for exact same grocery issues. Thanks for posting!
I’m hoping to grow mushrooms one of these days. That sounds so fun.
just found your channel...love it...checking out your older vids....your very well spoken and easy to follow...good job
Thanks for the kind words 💚
I saved my salanova seeds, they grew true to the year prior. Love it also.
Yay! Mine still hasn’t bolted yet but I’ll definitely be saving the seeds now that I know they are true to seed
Hello from Pensacola. I subscribed a minute ago. You've made a much needed channel. Thank you.
Thanks for subbing!
Pensacola area gardener here as well!
@@shawnsheffield4372 welcome neighbor 👋
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a ☺
deer resistant!!! I grow herbs and marigolds. I live in a wooded area. My usable yard area is smaller than my wooded area. This year I'm planting seeds for several more and also love fresh herbal teas. I create my own blend of herbs for tea.
I plant some herbs in pots so I can move them around and so I can bring them indoors if I want to for winter. I use hanging baskets of herbs in pots too. Peppermint has to be in pots even though it's perennial, because it is invasive. But it can be moved to all three of my patios!! Herbs grow easilly from seeds or transplants at farmers' market. It's so easy to just get from the garden in my own yard whatever I want for tea, salads, whatever.
Purple tree collard. Perennial forever food.I LOVE them! Harvest the leaves, and regrow the stem cuttings to produce more plants. Super easy in my Zone 9B. I use it in green drinks mostly, waiting for my grove of plants to really produce. I bought the original stems on eBay.
Great suggestion! I’ve heard of them but never tried them
Every fall I bring some sweet potatoes in the house to continue growing the plant, then replant in spring
Great tip!
I love garlic too! 😋
It's so good!
New subscriber. Looking forward to your journey and channel. God Bless you and many prayers 🙏🏻 Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister ☦️ 🙏🏻
Thanks for the sub! God Bless 🙏
So precious
Another fun video! Up here in Whatcom County, we are known for producing massive amounts of blueberries and strawberries. Last year, I had bare root strawberries (Albion), producing decent fruit in a few months. This year, one of my 15 gallon pots will be producing a significant amount of strawberries soon, based on the amount of flowers it already has so far. Plus, you can replant those runners over and over again 👊🏻🌻👊🏻
Strawberries are the best. Amazing fruit, huge harvests, and they make their own plants. What’s not to love!
Okra. $4.23 for 10 ounce bag. If you live in a hot climate you can pick 10 ounces off 3 plants in 1 day! I can't even harvest it quick enough. One okra left on the stalk to dry will produce tons of seeds.
That’s a great one to add to the list!
I agree! I grow it too. I cut it up and freeze it and it goes into my soups. I am growing a new batch. And still have a couple bags left from last yrs batch. I love it. 9b, not much grows through the summer. But that’s when I work on ammending my beds for fall.
Great video, new subscriber 😊 I'm zone 9a. I am looking forward to starting my garden. We recently moved from Daytona beach to Fort mccoy florida near Ocala with 3 acres and are starting new. I absolutely enjoy your videos. Thank you😊
Thanks so much for the sub! I’m so glad you enjoyed it
My first food garden started with saffron bulbs. I love saffron and it sells by 1/4 ounce. They multiply like crazy.
I love green onions, and found wild bunching onions in my yard. Added a few to garden soil and 40 years later I still have onions. I started with 5 onions, eat them 3x daily, dehydrate for winter. They are up and I have at least 100 today.
My best salad greens are wild violets. I grow them in deep north shade and under trees and hedges. The leaves get bigger and yummy. Most watered lawns have them, and lawn poisons feature wild violets.
Asparagus is marvelous. Mine tripled last year during 4 heat waves. I love fresh asparagus, I don't eat canned or frozen.
This year I planted 4 native plums. Can't wait! They only get 8-10 feet tall and produce masses of fruit.
I now have 8 raised beds, I add 1 per year. My newest bed us bigger and I will grow a Chicago Hardy fig. These beds also work like 2' tall earth berms around my house and moderate house temperatures.
Wow! Your garden sounds beautiful. Great job. I know that was a lot of hard work
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a I have gardened for 65 years, 10 in this house. It gets more lush every year. At my age I need 2' tall raised beds ☺
Haha! I’m gonna need them soon too
i love stuffedbell peppers, any color and yes they are expensive . had a stroke last oct and thot i was done but, this april i am right back at it again. it is mainly to suppliment a very low link card amount i get monthly. i'm almost 70 . i always bite off more than i can chew but, ohwell am hoping to really freeze quite a bit have 18 bell pep plants coming up in the seed tray .....lol, God bless.
I’m so glad you are doing better. It’s hard not to overdo it in the garden. I always have more plants than I have space.
Hello, for tomatoes I have another trick: last year my daughter cut accidentally the head of the tomato plant I bought from the store (leaving some leaf). I replanted it then I had 2 plants growing 😊 a little experiment to try
I’ll have to give that a shot.
Awesome video, new to your channel and love it. So educational. I am in central florida and am most interested in learning for this area.
Awesome. I’m in central Florida too 💚
Tomato and pepper seeds I use from the ones I ate, I never buy them unless I need a special kind that I can't buy in the grocery store
Great tip!
I had to buy lettuce after months of beautiful harvests from my gardens. Tomatoes just ripening. Squash, kales, onions, mint, chards, cucs. Extend cuc meals making pickles. Big pepper year, potatoes, and eggplant. I definitely save money, get delicious organically grown food. Free leaf and grass compost, water reclamation, disgarded fence planks for frames, bamboo stakes. I have never put savings on paper but i know. And getting outside is a great health benefit. Yes save seeds and the Dollar Tree has great seeds 4/1$. Its hot here in Houston and ive not done well w garlic. But might try again, i eat it most days. Have a fantastic radicchio crop, beautiful carrots! I save money in my back yard growing food. And you can too. Keep your soil mulched, well weeded. In hot climate big toms get attacked most. Cherry varieties do best. I root cuttings starting in mid summer to plant in Sept. Can harvest tomatoes thru Dec. When is the best time to start a garden? Today! 🌱
Yes! Sounds like you have a beautiful garden
I totally agree with #1 haven't bought green onions in 3 yrs. When I have too much I cut them all and give them away to my friends who makes green seasoning from them which last them for months.
Green seasoning is a great idea. I’ll give that a shot with my 500 green onions 🤣
You can also save a lot on garlic by using the green leaves instead of harvesting the buttons, and treating the garlic buttons as a perennial. At he end of a year you can leave them like a bulb to grow again, or save a few to separatew, but the greens can be your garlic substitute all spring and summer.
Great tip!
I have a tiny little backyard. So I can only grow expensive fruits like blueberries, blackberries, raspberries figs and peppers.
Those are great ones to pick. Berries especially. They are sooo expensive!
Thanks for all the money saving crops. One money saving crop I grow is pineapple. It's a great multiplier with very little up keep. Also, my aloe beds because I use the leaves as fertilizer for the rest of my plants.
Pineapple is a great one! Mine thrives on neglect and just keeps on growing
How do u grow pineapples?
How do you use the aloe leaves as fertilizer? I have tons of baby aloe plants, not sure what to do with them. Thank you!
Many of the plants I started from seed are much heartier than the transplants I’ve purchased. I plan on saving seed this year!
Each season from those saved seeds will get better and better as they adjust to your garden. It’s awesome
Whenever I buy a fruit or veggie from the grocery store, I always save the seeds if I can.
The extra honeydew seeds that didn't fit in my jar ended up sprinkled on the bottom of the garden last spring. They took over
Thank you for the informative video ❤
Started my little 3x3 garden last year. I got a handful of radishes and like a couple trashbags of kale... maybe more. I bought seeds, cheap fertilizer, a compost fork and a shovel. Probably profited with just the kale and I still have a ton of seeds for all kinds of different things this year. I expanded to 2x18ft :)
I never really ate kale and rarely radishes (though I love them) until planting. My thinking is to let what I can grow dictate my diet and save seeds. So I'm not expressly saving on what I buy via planting but I'm reducing the need to buy things in general. Garlic would be nice but I'd want a dedicated bed to bother with it tbh. Same with onions, which are pretty cheap. Potatoes are also just dirt cheap.
Basil and tomatoes are what I'm excited for this year. I have some herbs now but I'm a new basil addict so I hope it grows well lol.
I love your approach to planning your mess around your harvest. I started doing that too and it really helps save a lot of money
Love your massive garden setup!
I think the camera makes it look bigger than it is lol
My neighbor gave me that type of onion, and I did the same, replanted a row and now I have double,possibly trippled amount ! You reminded me that I need garlic in my garden. Bananas 🍌 are what we are lucky to have, produces so much! N keep growing. The best part is when you share with other gardeners the amount of produce is endless.
I’m growing bananas this year. Hopefully I get some soon 💚
@HomegrownFloridaZ9a that's awesome ! I made a short video of the cycle of a banana tree maybe it can help you in some way
@@craftynfamilyfunthanks I’ll check it out
Great list! I am saving on sweet potatoes, potatoes, onions, garlic, cucumbers, pumpkins, herbs, and tomatoes, but not on greens yet. I will need to build more raised beds this fall to grow kale and lettuces.
Thats awesome 👏 every year I try to add another vegetable to the garden to replace buying it from the store. Little by little.
Thank you for this video. I learned so much from you
Aww 🥰 Glad it was helpful!
Excellent vid! Right to the point without any blathering on like so many other vids on YT. Thanks for that!
If you like ginger root, that is a very good producer & the amount that charge per lb at the grocery store for is incredible.
Personally, I get the best yield from cherry tomatoes. I grew enough in one year to make 2 gallons of sauce & all I used was my own finished compost & urine for a free nitrogen source! The seeds also came from cherry tomatoes that I saved from a restaurant... lol
I also grow green chives in a partial sun area & they keep producing more year after year--even through Houston heat & infrequent freezes.
Sweet potatoes do very well here also in a 50% compost + 50% sand mix.
My experiment plant this year was pinto beans from grocery store seeds--just to see how they would produce. 222g of mostly dry bean pods from 6 plants, but I'm allowing them to dry out a bit more off of the plants, before I removed the seeds from the dry bean pods. The plants grew very well & didn't require ANY work after planting & mulching them. I'm curious to see my average seed yield per plant after they are fully dry. I picked them a bit early because we've had lots of rain this year & they were beginning to get some dark spots on the pods.
I also like growing bell peppers from seeds that I get from store bought fruit. You just can't buy such juicy & delicious fresh bell peppers as you can grow in your own garden!
I also like to grow russet potatoes. They aren't supposed to grow well in zone 9b (because of the heat), but I find they are worth it, once I figured out how to grow them optimally.
These are all great ideas. I planted ginger and turmeric from the grocery store this season and so far so good 🤞
My dogs love kale. And, I also give them the bamboo starts. I hack off new bamboo shoots to keep my timber bamboo from growing beyond their boundary. The dogs love chewing them.
My dogs love stealing tomatoes and strawberries from the garden lol
I have planted about everything from seed. Appreciate the info on sweet potato’s. Now to find organic ones so I can follow your instructions. 🤪
Non organic will work but it takes A LOT longer. Like a few months and not as many slips.
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a I will try Krogers. Live in a small town where many ship at the big chair store Walmart superstore. Thanks again
Love watching others. It’s so encouraging.
Seminole pumpkins as a replacement for butternut squash. They're almost $5/squash. I spent 3$ on seeds and got 30+ pumpkins.
I love growing them. So tasty and super productive
I loved the video. Been gardening for many years all over the United States due to being in the military and now I’m retired in Northwest Florida. Where can I get some of the multiplier onions?
I’ve heard Codycove farm has them. They are called a FL finley perennial onion
We have rhubarb plants that have been around more than 30 years and have survived moving. They grow thigh high. Best crop ever.
That’s a perfect example 😊
Thanks!
Great video thanks for sharing ❤
Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for this and your other videos! I’ve learned so much.
I noticed that someone else mentioned papaya. We love papaya and Seminole pumpkin. This year I’m also growing tromboncino rampicante which I’ve seen you grow as well. In terms of food, these are heavy hitters similar to sweet potatoes and just as easy. I use the pumpkins for decorating also. But they are great for feeding us and our dog. But recently we started a worm farm in a bath tub and I had to consider how to keep them fed. These plants help bring a lot of volume to keep them happy for little cost but a big payoff in worm castings and tea. 👏. Also, banana trees have been wonderful for us. The cost of bananas is inexpensive overall, but home grown bananas taste SO much better! Plus, they multiply often and are so easy to transplant when pups are small. BTW composting worms love bananas if we ever have extra!
Thanks again! Have a great day! 😊
PS. Where can we find those onions you mentioned?
I think I found the multiplier onions you mentioned online and bought them!! Thanks again for the suggestion.
Those are all awesome additions to the list. I’m anxiously waiting on my bananas now.
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AT the end of the day, you need to ask yourself, "is it really all about the money?" I for one enjoy gardening and it brings me peace to be in my yard growing food for my family. The second thing you should look at, "is the food you grow better for you and your family?" The answer to that is a definite yes, I know what is in the vegies and fruits I grow, and I can certainly taste the difference. So, at the end of the day (for me anyway) it's not all about the money but saving money is a def bonus if you can cut your grocery bill, especially in this economy.
I love your perspective. My garden brings me so much joy. The healthy food and cost savings is a bonus
Money motivates me to grow more types things, so, if God forbid, I ever have to feed my grandchildren from my backyard, I will know how. Of course, I totally enjoy doing it. The wonder of a tiny seed becoming a huge plant with huge fruit has been passed to my oldest grandchild. YES!!!
Everything is an investment. You slowly get the tools you need. It’s ongoing. If someone is a golfer-there are things they need, a boater, a fisherman etc. over time you accumulate the “tools” you need. So it’s no more expensive then anything else. Plus most gardeners I know are great at recycling and recombobulating things they can use in the garden. If you are a real gardener, you love it . Once you get “hooked”. You just can’t help it. You end up building your own eco system. Been doing it 40 yrs. You are always learning. It’s my favorite thing.
Do you have a video on which plants you recommend for companion gardening down here? I discovered a massive aphid infestation in my broccoli plants yesterday which were still going strong with the side shoots!
I haven’t yet but that a great idea for a future video
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a great!! I'll be on the lookout for it 😊
Thanks
To save even more, i start my plants with the seeds i find in my groceries. The usually sprout in a few days too.
That's a great idea!
It’s like 3.49 for a sleeve of garlic. And sometimes some of last bulbs are starting to go bad. But I too also use a ton of garlic. If I have it I will use a whole bulb in like 2-3 days 😂😂 on my own. And in recipes I double the amount of cloves they ask say to use 😂😂yeah. My entire family loves garlic.
1:39 I’ve looked online and some are 24.98 or something like that. Idk if it was per bulb or 2 bulbs or per pound. Idr it was last year 😅 but Walmart had 2/3.98😂
Check out garlic gods. It has a higher price on the main page but if you select it, you can pick 1/4lb (which is usually a bulb or 2) and it’s under $10
Thanks for the great information. I never knew you could propagate parsley from cuttings. Will be trying that tomorrow. Also found it interesting to learn about the multiplying onions. Have never heard of them but will definitely be getting some. I also live in central Florida and just harvested my beautiful garlic two weeks ago.
Wow! Congrats. I’m still waiting on my garlic. I’m so excited for this years harvest
How about the cost of the soil, compost and fertilizer? Would love to see a cost analysis once you factor those in!
I actually did a video for that and linked it in the description of this video. It does the ROI for different styles of gardening. Check it out.
I use Peet moss, leafgro organic soil conditioner and our ground soil and it was less then what I use to do, if I don't use the soil conditioner I use compost
Matt's Wild Cherry, small but the taste is incredile so good, survivid frost, the only green tomato in August here in Central Illinois
I’ve been meaning to try those. I hear people rave about them.
Thanks for sharing 🙏
My pleasure
I just started growing seedlings a few years ago and growing vegetables. Its very time consuming but saves me a lot of cash every week. I don't spend all the money on raised beds and all the hoopla some channels recommend. If I did that I might as well buy from the store. I use what I have and grow what I can. Every year my gardens get bigger and I learn from my mistakes. I have a lot of property but even if I had a small yard I would grow vertically. I am focusing this year on perennial vegetables and fruits here in Michigan.
That’s a great way to do it. It can be tempting to buy all the gadgets and beds but it’s not needed. My first garden was in the ground and I slowly added from my savings.
Good to know about the lettuce being open pollinated, I thought it was hybrid also, I'm going to avoid sweet potatoes this year, it seems to be a mega white fly attractant in my garden, hope it helps this year, will see, Thanks!
Yes! They definitely are bug magnets. Happy to help on the lettuce 💚
This is great! Thank you!
Thanks for watching 💚
Petrina, you can grow garlic from the ones you use for cooking. I cut half for growing and half for using. That's my way❤
I’ve always struggled with those. Did yours bulb up?
@HomegrownFloridaZ9a it's a hit or miss to be honest🤷🏻♀️ but I take my chances💖🪻🌷🐇
@@mariap.894it’s worth a shot, especially if they already sprouted.
I put some garlic cloves as companion plants in my garden. Hopefully they're deterring pests, but I also get garlic greens.
What is the best plant to grow in an apartment in pots if you have no patio but do have a sliding patio door?
Ginger and turmeric do well in pots and need very little direct sunlight. Also leafy greens do well with limited sunlight
You have a Very good channel.
I am a new subscriber of yours today
I am so glad I found your videos today.
Where did you get your rain barrel ?
Where did you get your vertical tower planters?
Have you made a video on what you have planted in you vertical tower planters?
I will be watching your other videos because I have enjoyed watching this video
Thank you very very much
Thanks so much for watching. I have an Amazon store link in the description of my videos with all the products I use like the rain barrel. The vertical planter is called a Greenstalk. I have several videos using them. Check them out and feel free to reach out with any questions 💚
Ive never heard of your channel until today! Great video. I didnt know cucumber could come in a bush! I dont have trellises besides chain link fence and im really nervous its not enough lol
One thing I would mention is cost of labor. Something like garlic is very time intensive in planting and harvesting and then processing. Garlic would have to be well worth it to you. 100% agree on herbs though. I cant believe they sell for so much!
It’s crazy how expensive herbs are! Just a single plant covers us for years.
Great channel and info! Love your teeth they are perfect 😊
Oh haha. Thanks 🦷
Yes, I saving some seeds of my plants also, nice sharing❤❤❤
It’s a great way to make gardening more affordable
How do you keep your dogs out of garlic, onions and nightshade leaves and stems? loved this vid most of what i am growing is on yiur list.
Since they were puppies we trained them to not jump into the beds. At this point, I think they don’t realize that they are big enough to do it but they never do. I try to put the plants that could harm them in the center or up a trellis just to be sure. I also encourage them that the greenstaks are free game and I put their favorites in the bottom tiers like strawberries, celery, carrots, peas and tomatoes. This encourages them to always focus on this part of the garden and ignores the rest. They are usually pretty polite and wait for me to pick something from their area and give them something.
I grow Tiny Tim tomatoes, mine get to grape size and are so much fun to eat. They do great in my zone 9 Texas!
I have those in my greenstalk and they are so cute!
Hi,
I've been eating broccoli every day for 2 months. And i put 1/2 lb. of leaves in my stew. You can't even buy broccoli leaves. They taste great, cook for 1/2 hour.. I make a tea sometimes.
i'm in 32169.
in the summer i grow okra. i get 25+ okra from each plant, up to 7" long.
Thanks for sharing. I love broccoli greens too. They are my favorite
What kind of green onions are the ones that you grew ? Thank you
I believe they’re called the Florida Finley multiplier onion
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a thank you !
Thanks! Good information.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video, thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Glad it was helpful!
Set aside some of your harvested seeds for winter 🌱 sprouts. I grow them in jars for salads
Great idea!
I’m in your zone. I definitely save with peppers, tomatoes, mustard greens, turnips, squash and zucchini. I only grow what we eat the most. Just practicing on long term storage. We freeze greens. Would like a better long term storage of summer squashes.
I’ve canned and froze it and it gets pretty mushy. Freeze drying was the best but still somewhat soft. You could dehydrate it shredded and use it in soups stews and baked items.
I seen someone slice them into slice and hang on a string to dry them out. Idk how they come out though for us in florida
One lady I watch adds shredded squash to her ground beef. Extends it, and makes it more healthy.
strawberries....multiply like crazy!
So true! Great addition
Awesome video. Thank you! You gave me some new ideas on what to grow this year
That’s awesome! Good luck
I have a pear tree that makes good size fruit in USDA zone 3.
It is a skinny ass tree, maybe a 2 inch diameter trunk. Not that tall. Just over 100 pounds last year! Wow!
It is called Paul's Pear, from the Saskatoon Berry Farm in Alberta, Canada.
Nice! It’s crazy how much 1 fruit tree can produce 💚
Awesome, I'm in Alaska and always looking for fruit trees that can grow up here.
I spent way more on soil, pest sprays, raised beds/containers, fertilizers my first year doing a garden than buying a lot of produce. So on fence if will do again due to high cost and high workload to get a productive garden.
There is definitely a cost to setting up a brand new garden but maintaining one is much more affordable. I’ve done a lot of things to bring down my costs by making my own compost and fertilizers
New subscriber here. What a great video!!❤
Thanks for subbing!
Great content and delivery. I'm in GA Forsyth Cty. Our prices for some are a little higher...like lettuces. Maybe due to shipping. Looking forward to more content.
Thanks so much for watching 💚