How I eat Raw Fava Beans and Growing Turnips for Greens not Roots

[christlicker]

You are SO STONED! At least... I hope so.

[SuicidalNun]

"You're just gunna kinda eat that out"

Go 'head now.

[starshock01]

I have stinging nettle that grows all around my garden, the deer dont bug it and it blocks most critters from going into the garden, so I dont get why its soo expensive.

[3xslady]

Thanks alot, i will be looking forward to your video on how u use them.

[jazz61021]

Turnip Production in California from the University of California Davis. anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/pdf/724­1.pdf

[martenfisher1]

One thing you did not mention is that the turnip flower buds are awsome to eat also.

[growingyourgreens]

absolutely. I was snacking on them before we shot this clip!

[3xslady]

I love all your vids :~} I am learning lots of healthier ways to cook and eat more raw veggies. I am also learning a load of good gardening tips. What is stingenero's and how do u eat or cook them? Sound like something i may wanna try and grow especially if they r that expensive in the store.

[growingyourgreens]

They are called stinging nettles. They are contriverial. Some gardeners think they are weeds as they can take over your garden. Some (herbalists) cherish the stinging nettle. Im somewhere in the middle. I think they are an excellent food. They can be blended up in the blender or juiced. They can also be dehydrated or used fresh in tea.. I think I will soon have an episode on how I use my stinging nettles!

[upnorthfarmer1]

how do you eat your summer squashes? i understand that you dont like to cook so i was just kinda interested.

[okraw]

check my video from last year- What to do when you have an abundance of summer and winter squash. I will have more videos on this subject later this season :)

[911tomo]

Is it ok to put unused tomatos and strawberrys into my compost bin. I cant help but wonder if they'll start to grow in my new veg patch next year

[okraw]

as long as they are not diseased. Its ok. If your compost is hot enough, it will deactivate the seeds. If they come up from seed, transplant them and grow them!

[911tomo]

@okraw thankyou, you really helped. you mention the compost being hot, because i live in the uk i might play it safe as its not always the hottest where i live even in mid summer.

[ImAHungryBoy]

@911tomo

sure,why not? i got a few mystery tomatoes and peppers, squashes and other food cant wait to see what comes out on them. from just throwing them in the compost, ive got mango trees, apple trees, peach trees and avacado trees from throwing the seed in the compost

[911tomo]

@ImAHungryBoy hmmmm. like your way of thinking I'll give it a go. Cheers.

[mebe]

these videos are awesome

[forestfireflybd]

Chard--- great in green breakfast smoothies..about half fruit and half green leafies.

Love your vids. Very inspiring.

[ChasinTranes]

Do you get a lot of bugs in your garden? I get tons in mine and I don't know what is eating my greens and cabbage. Do ants eat greens? Is it because my garden has too much shade or is too wet? It is also near a bunch of cedar trees and fence vines that the bugs seem to like. I am in southern Ontario.

[growingyourgreens]

I do get some bugs in my garden. Ants do not eat greens. They are likely farming "nectar" that the aphids (who suck the juice out of your greens). If your shady/too wet, it encourages slugs. Try dusting with Diatomaceous earth which is a natural bug killer. Get the non-heated stuff (natural), not the one made for swimming pools.

[highskilledsibby]

Haha, growing german stining nettles. They grow wild here like mad. I just cut some in my neighbourhood and make tea for my plants with them.

[mysciencenow]

yeah they eat weird food in jamaica i know that i was scared of most of it

[leasmom96]

Thats the biggest turnip I have ever, ever seen!!!

[VivianRinSC]

Oh, wow! That's some serious chard.

[telemarker77]

stinging nettles- weed. you cant stop them from growing. nice looking artichokes. yeah, rock dust is magic, i get granite fines from the local rock place very, very cheap. u need to be careful about the type of minerals you use on gardens. ironite, is 'mining' tailings, which would be fine, ex they dont tell you it contains galena and arsenopyrite. while 'stable' and not cancerous they do contain significant lead and arsenic. the dust needs to be 200 or more fine or it will be just filler.

[telemarker77]

@telemarker77

leaf mulch from deciduous trees will have all the trace mineral and is the 'perfect' mulch as it has the rock dust built in. i collect enormous amounts from my neighbors ash and maple trees leaf in the fall. enormous. deciduous tree leaf mulch=black gold!!!

[Nubster12]

@telemarker77 Why stop the nettles. They are super nutritious and tasty as well.

[telemarker77]

@Nubster12

in northern california you can go to just about any creek bed and find stinging nettle. thus u don't need to dedicate garden space to grow it unless you have lots of acreage. most people don't have that much space in ca. i collect it from the wild and have for decades. to each its own. i would not want my neighbors kids to fall in that or pets!! ouch!!!

[Nubster12]

@telemarker77 True but you have to trust the water source of the creek that you are getting the nettles from. Where I live there are quite a few production chicken houses and the run off is something I don't trust. I would be a bit leery of eating anything that was picked close to the water around here. Sad to say but that is reality here.

[GardenCalifornia]

Some fava beans, and a nice chianti.... Slurp! Hey, someone had to say it, lol :) Garden's looking GREAT!

[online4videos]

John, have you ever "tested" the effect of adding Rock Dust to the soil/compost? Other than intuitively sounding reasonable, how do we actually know if it really makes a positive difference? (If there is some good evidence, then I will be more inclined to spend the money on buying Rock Dust.). Thanks for the great videos. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks!

[growingyourgreens]

Yes, I have tested it in the early years. My friend always told me about rock dust, but I was too cheap (and it was harder to find). I grew without rock dust for many years (in the same base compost- I use now). My stuff didnt taste as sweet or were as big. check out the web site remineralize. o r g where they do have testing. In any case, I look at it like this: No other $20 bag of "fertilizer" will make the drastic improvment that rock dust will based on my experience and "cheapness".