In this video I share the easiest and most abundant foods to grow in your garden in a colder climate. If you are gardening across the Northern states of the United States, Canada, Western Europe or similar climates then this information is very applicable to you. However, I also have grow many of these foods in Southern state of Florida and have seen abundant gardens in Southern California growing many of these foods. I share about 40 plants to grow and I focus on two main criteria – easy and abundant. These are foods that are great for beginner gardeners and are likely
to produce a large amount of food. I also cover some information on preserving the bounty, which is an absolute key to success in climates where a shorter growing season exists. By applying this knowledge you can decrease your trips to the grocery store drastically and eat the
healthiest and most delicious fresh food around! Make sure to share with your neighbors.
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Video Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:37 Growing in a Cold Climate
2:34 Potatoes
3:24 Pumpkins
4:14 Zucchini
4:47 Beans
6:40 Carrots
8:00 Radishes and Turnips
8:56 Onions
9:48 Garlic
10:55 Greens
13:14 Herbs
15:24 Fruit Trees
16:30 Berries
18:07 Peppers
18:30 Rhubarb
18:23 Cucumber
18:58 Sunchokes
Edited by Daniel Saddleton
Filmed by and photo by Ornella Le Rouzic – @ornellalr on Instagram –
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Thank you so much, Robin. You are a treasure.
Great video!
I would like to mention Brussel sprouts
Bro I got you 3/4ths an acre to do your challenge on living what you grow in Massachusetts. We can provide everything
I would like to see videos on gardening in northern s.c. and n.c.
growing in the winter will be a challenge.
Sauercraut is super popular here and the most popular thing to do with it is make it sauteed in a way. You need to add some caramelized, almost burned sugar to it, to get the right flavour and color 🙂
Wow! Best video ever! Thank you! You are overseas and I wonder why but not my business. Glad you know the US. Dang! Can’t say it enough, best video ever!
The property line in my backyard has volunteer raspberry bushes that have been there for decades. The fruit dont get as big as what is in the store and you have to get to them before the birds do. 😆
What about asparagus as a perennial
Saying that new york is cold climat is fucking crazy 🤡
This was exactly the one video I was searching for. Thanks a lot Rob!
Zone 6b in Pennsylvania. we can only really grow carrots and such in raised beds because our soil is clay (and its newly converted from lawn) but we have apple trees, PawPaw trees (native pawpaw) blueberries (yes we had to seriously amend the soil) and lots of other berries… plus the usual cucumber, beans, and zuchini
What about grapes?
I'm glad you did this as petty much none of the plants in your other video would have worked here. Unfortunately, we are SO shaded, I'm a terrible gardener, and the only sunny spots are so far from the water. So we're doing more perennial wild foods that can handle shade and natural rainfall.and sunchokes, potatoes, burdock, salsify, and scorzonera in the sunny area. We grow crow garlic, wild garlic, nettles, comfrey, chickweed, dandelion, dock, dames rocket, apricots and berries and herbs and medicinal plants. We're dedicated to growing all our produce, but most won't be domesticated varieties. I really wish we could grow cabbage and beets but so far, no luck. We dry almost everything for winter soups, stews, omelets (we also have chickens) and we also ferment. I like that you focus on a few items because, really, people don't need food to be entertainment. It just has to be total nutrition with enough fats and salts to go with it.
Can you please advise me I have self taught to do permaculture gardening, but my harvest is very, very less .
I'm thinking is it soil or watering ?
E.g I put garlic cloves in winter, they are green and some are turning yellow if I dig out its only one clove😮😮.
If I grow coriander it doesn't grow tall.
If mustard seeds they grow flowers while very young same with coriander.
Mint is still tiny , I don't know what's happening even though I water every day , soil looks very dry and crumbly especially in pots .
I can't afford to buy compost much I try to make my own .
May be I am not growing any nitrogen fixer plants?
I’m glad somebody mentioned perennial asparagus. Love that stuff. Also horseradish is easy to grow in a great perennial. I know not everybody likes it, but I could eat it by the spoonful.❤
I love potatoes. I have a hard time devoting garden space that's limited to potatoes.
Don't get me wrong I purchase 100 pounds of potatoes per month for my family.
I get them for $25 a 50lb bag.
I spend around 600$ a year.
I need to grow potatoes
Okay, WOW! You're enthusiasm is infectious and needs to be acknowledged for it's possitivity ~ thank you
Awesome video
You look so relaxed in that sweater bro.