Edit again! Now audio temporarily isn't matching, It's because KZread is still processing the cut, I can't do anything about it I'm so sorry So sorry about the missing sounds during the squash shot! Thank you for all the comments letting me know. I've removed that part that has no sound on KZread editor but may take a while for that change to happen to thank you for your patience! Edit: turns out end screens also become available when processing the changes so here is the missing link: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dHZ9r7Ktd8mfc8Y.html

@sn232

Жыл бұрын

Still no sound from 3:36-4:12. Thank you for the video and fixing the sound :)

@HuwRichards

Жыл бұрын

@@sn232 It takes KZread a few hours to update a small change, please don't keep reminding me of the mistake😂

@TTimeConscious

Жыл бұрын

No problem! I was wondering why are the chickens so quiet! 😅❤

@e-man2081

Жыл бұрын

The closed caption works during the silent part, so turn it on and you won't miss anything!

@Chaos_Senpai

Жыл бұрын

​@@HuwRichardsjust pretend you are doing a segment for deaf people

Borage flowers replenish their nectar every 2 to 5 minutes, they are absolutely one of the best feed flowers for nectar feeding insects

@growinglongisland

Жыл бұрын

Wow I didn’t know that!

@bbsaid218

11 ай бұрын

I have a patch of garden about 10 foot by 10 and have filled it with borage. Sooo many bees and bumblebees 😊and they last for months

@TaxEvasion777

Ай бұрын

Good to know.

Never have to buy again: I’m a new gardener and I think I’m a perennials guy rather than annuals. It’s just so great when perennials come back bigger and better in the second year, with zero effort from me. 👍🏼

@az55544

Жыл бұрын

Be both; there’s no reason to go binary.

@cv6442

Жыл бұрын

​@azmrl oh I so agree! Have a few amazing perennials with ever changing annuals for accents 😍 I'm planning to do this once in my forever home. The annuals can reflect your personal changes or current faves! But I must admit there is just another level of awe I have with perennials 😍

@erikjohnson9223

Жыл бұрын

There is no such thing as zero labor. Sowing seed typically requires less labor where I live than weeding. Aside, perhaps, from thugs (kudzu for livestock--don't plant; Anredera for summer spinach) that need to be thinned back themselves, weeds are just as much trouble in perennial as in annual beds. I even get grasses invading chives. The chives continue to dominate, but I don't want to put grass in my potatoes or soup thinking they are chives. (Some grasses even form mycotoxin symbioses with fungi, to reduce herbivory). In some ways it is easier to weed annual beds, because they are periodically empty and can thus be disked/hoed.

@cv6442

Жыл бұрын

@erikjohnson9223 such interesting information. I have so much to learn. Because I've heard some things people consider "weeds" are actually nice companion plants 😊 It's strange, but as I got more removed from biology class through the years, I just though of plants as something that live in soil and just need water and sun to live. Then wondered why half my plants suffered! 😅🤡 I am so interested in this side of things, but there is much to learn! Thanks for your insight. 😊

@ThreeRunHomer

Жыл бұрын

@@erikjohnson9223 I mulch heavily around my perennials and have almost no weeds. When a weed does pop up, I cut it off at the base, tamp the soil and shift more mulch to that spot. The key is not disturbing the soil. Some perennials like black eyed susans grow so densely they form their own ground cover.

My reseed gang is Solar Flare lettuce, dill, cilantro, Giant Red Mustard, Arugula, Bloody Dock, Curled Moss Parsley, Chives, Chamomile, Chervil, Pepper cress, and Ragged Jack Kale. Playing with adding more, but the last few years I have beds just come up covered in greens and herbs every Spring with zero effort. I call it growing my own weeds, acts as a cover crop and easier to remove for space, wakes the soil up before I seed and plant it.

@ksroopaprem3169

Жыл бұрын

Amaranth to add

@SeeStuDo

Жыл бұрын

@ksroopa prem I do grow it, bit it hasn't taken off on a reseed yet.

@TaxEvasion777

Ай бұрын

@@SeeStuDo try a different variety. They are pretty hardy but it might just be too much for that specific one.

my 15mo loves nasturtium leaves and when she hears the flowers buzzing she puts her little face right up to them "The BEEEEEEEZ!"

Hey, I'm a business woman and more stressful with my designing and fabric store.when I go to bed at night for sleep, I watch your videos and suddenly get deep sleep. May be due to your gatden and your voice. thank you so much for give me stressless sleep. Greetings From Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 ♥️

We've had the same thing with some of our heirloom tomatoes that we had attacked by some blackbirds and shat out seeds all over our neighborhood and cars that have now grown rogue everywhere in the middle of winter 😂

@watermelonlalala

Жыл бұрын

I'm always amazed how tomatoes come up everywhere, after I have already planted.

Absolutely love this format of videos, Huw! It's great to click on a video not sure what you're going to get and always getting great insight, tips and and inspiration!

@HuwRichards

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Pedro, that means a lot! It is a fun way of filming:D

@slobodankavladimirovic7159

6 ай бұрын

​@@HuwRichards😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉

I’m big on herbs. Even if I don’t use them, someone will and my turkeys, chickens and rabbits are happy to eat whatever I give them from clippings. Nothing goes to waste!

@pamschwager522

Жыл бұрын

Same. I planted many perennials for my chickens.

The borage stunned me to tears of joy. And it's so encouraging when you share your struggles too. . This instill hope that one day I will get there.

@HuwRichards

Жыл бұрын

Isn't it just stunning.

@Warrior-In-the-Garden

Жыл бұрын

@@HuwRichards (tearfully) Yes....yes it is

@catherinegrace2366

Жыл бұрын

I planted borage plants for the first time this year. Looking forward to seeing what it will do. I like the flowers to eat. 😂 I don’t eat them though because I want them to reseed as much as possible. It isn’t a very big plant.

I really like the way you laid out this video instead of just showing seed packs and actually showing your garden. Much more interesting and effective. That's the prettiest patch of Borage I've ever seen .😂

Your videos are inspiring, relaxing and filmed beautifully. It would be super helpful if you could also add the names of the plants on the video or add it on the description below. I hope you consider this suggestion. Thank you.

@BRANDYHAMILTONS

Ай бұрын

Yes, I agree it would be helpful if huw added the names of the plants ❤😊

I follow a similar plan, allowing some plants to self-seed, then transplanting the seedlings to areas where I want them, either in the garden, or in the larger yard as landscaping. Several plants that lend themselves to this process are flowers called lamb's ear, domestic amaranth varieties, and hollyhocks. I let them grow in the garden for their showy colors and to attract pollinators. I do the same with various fruit and veggie crops, like coriander, chives, strawberries and raspberries, when they spread outside their allotted space. Even some weeds receive a better reception in my garden than most: tender young leaves from Lambsquarter, Pigweed and Wild Lettuce are all pleasant additions to salads in late spring, when domestic lettuce is not yet abundant. When the domestic crops grow large enough to need the rootspace, I pull the weeds and add them to the compost piles, where they are a welcome source of nitrogen.

How what a beautiful life ❤ your video makes me relax looking at it and I admire your passion and knowledge is amazing. Thank for your hard work .

So much that I buy once & never again - strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, honeyberries, fruit trees, peas, tomatoes, beans, asparagus, marigolds, loads of herbs… In fact, I’d probably do even more if I had the patience & time to prevent cross-pollination of cucumbers, courgettes & squashes… And one of these days I will actually manage to collect ALL the potato harvest so it doesn’t leave random plants growing in beds of other stuff the next year! As ever, I encourage using good heritage & heirloom seeds to enable lots of seed saving.

Lost the sound about halfway through but it came back. I love the flowers to eat.

@HuwRichards

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know, have cut that bit out just may take a few hours for that change to update:)

I love your videos. I have a lot of pain and find them so calming. I also learn tons and am inspired. Thank you for what you do Huw.

In my garden this year that I didn’t plant: sunflower, borage, nasturtium, coreopsis, marigolds, cosmos, poppy.

Bought your latest book Hugh. Its as if it was written from my own conversations & questions in my head ! Incredible Insights. Although I am only now starting seriously at this, aged 60 I am totally focussed on Low maintenance permaculture, Self seeding Edible plants & flowers & low maintenance huge return herb, vegetable, fruit and nuts specific for the climate in South wales . My 800sqft polytunnel should be also producing on 2 tiers from cuts & seeds - Hopefully learning every day from nature and your excellent focussed advice. I have a long way to go to come up to your ankles in your skills and ability.

Thank you Hugh for making the correction. I would like to extend a random THANK YOU to you. My garden is beautiful this year. It's my happy place and of the numerous gardeners I've followed and learned from you're my absolute favorite. ❤ My health is everything to me so the more I learn and understand the more accomplished I can be at this. Thank you. Thank you for sharing and teaching. I appreciate Sam's recipes and input as well however, U DA MAN HUGH! Thx. Love. H

Was the yellow rose called “gently?” The time you spent inhaling it’s scent was a lovely bit of film and quite endearing. I find many of your videos to be so meditative. They are full of great information, insight and inspiration, but also are just so lovely. Very well done, Huw!

@Honestly173

Жыл бұрын

I think it’s Tottering-By-Gently English shrub rose

@Notturnoir

8 ай бұрын

Was it a rock rose?

Loved the video a lot and I saved it for later . I have a huge balcony and a terrace. Id love a little garden but im grateful for what I have. Remodeling my house so in a near future I ll start a garden , for that reason I save videos that I know they r gonna b useful for me :) Loved a lot the moment feeding the chickens .... gorgeous !

One look at your Borage patch, and I immediately ordered some seeds. Your garden is always so lovely and inspirational.

@RealBradMiller

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I've had a packet of seed since 2019 and have planted it several times to no avail. Now that I made the move from NC to Ohio, they actually sprouted, and have grown and flowered quite well, same with my nasturtiums!

@magpie1492

Жыл бұрын

Try the white borage too, absolutely beautiful!

Perfectly imperfect gardens! Love it! Thank-you very much Huw. 💖🦋🐝🐞🌱

I really ❤ the colour science you're using in your video, guys . It's perfect !

Very nice video I tried dead heading the marigolds and saved jars and jars of seeds this year planted them they are flourishing so well!!

Thx for the explanation Huw. I'll rewatch in a couple of days. Maybe all will be good by then.

I absolutely delight in the joy you have in this video. Thank you for sharing your passion and experience with all of us!

Although our climate here in Atlantic Canada is different from yours, most (if not all) of the perennials you mention thrive here as well. Very useful video. A big help on my way to self-sufficiency and less work for me in the future. Thank you again.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, experience and passion. I do appreciate it so much. 😊

Thank you so much Huw. I've got Field Beans ready to sow on your recommendation and I'm really looking forward to seeing them grow.

I have a self sown borage next to one of my strawberry plants, and that plant has produced the best strawberries I have ever tasted. Next year I will grow borage all thru my berry patch!

Your ideas are good and you are a happy gardener 💕

@HuwRichards

Жыл бұрын

Thank you:)

So delightful to see glimpses of the garden! That borage hedge with the foxtglove: stunning. I would love to hear tips on growing basil! Mine just struggles year after year.

@1louisebaxter

Жыл бұрын

I hear you ! I've yet to have successful basil.

@magpie1492

Жыл бұрын

Sow in moist compost modules, sprinkle very lightly with compost. Leave in a sunny spot, water as necessary, BUT do not soak! They cope really well on a drier soil, sitting with wet feet, kills it. I grow lemon, lime, naples and purple basil every year.

Absolutely loved the video, so peaceful and summery ❤

Thank you, Mr. Huw, thank you.

This is wonderful- I love your approach, thank you 🙏🏼

Another great video - thanks Huw 😊

Thank you for your wonderful video's

@HuwRichards

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Tanya!

Lemon basil is amazing. It makes a wonderful cold tea!

Radiccio Lettuce grows back from the root in my Unwatered front yard, Artichokes grow back from the root anywhere, green onion and chives grow from the root, garlic and strawberry can sprout from roots also, tomatos and cilantro are good at sprouting from seeds in the compost. Woodchip Layer does it all.

Could you say the names of the plants a few times and/or list the names in the comments section. Thank you.

Love how the chickens 2:49 , are making the "food we are happy sound"

In a hot summer climate, Bidens alba (great for pollinators too) and amaranth/pigweed. Talinum and purslane (edible weed) work well if sunny. Never succeeded with Tropaleums (nasturtiums), probably because of hot, continental summers, and chervil bolts/dies in 3 weeks, which is a shame because it is one of the few veggies that taste really good. Outside of Florid and deserts, dandelions (edible weed) seem reliable. Sow thistle (edible weed) comes back reliably in spring/summer in the Midwest US and in Oct. to March in FL.

I love a forage hedge!

That vertical garden area definitely has a savanna look. It’s great.

Wow! I love it.🙂

@HuwRichards

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@SuntiJunrod-uz3lr

Жыл бұрын

@@HuwRichards It's OK. Thank you very much.🙂

Great video great work

I went searching for cape gooseberries and realized, oh, he means ground cherries! 😁

@SeeStuDo

Жыл бұрын

I’m trying to add those this year. Fingers crossed!

I need to try and encourage a borage hedge. It's self-seeded very enthusiastically around my garden and allotment but not in an orderly fashion like yours!

You have some amazing gardens and they are beautiful! Thank you for making this video and showing them. Quick question: What variety of field beans are you growing at the end of the video? I've never seen a bean which grows off the main stalk like that and I'm very curious. Thank you.

Very cool

Huw are the one I ❤🌲😆😉🌲

Ooh cape gooseberries yum

Callaloo is another terrific edible self-seeder.

Hello from in Zonguldak

@HuwRichards

Жыл бұрын

Hello!!

Good Morning...Thank You 😃 🫛🌱

Creeping Thyme or bleeding hearts 💕 would look so nice as a cascade in front of the nasturtiums. I learned rosehips have a lot of vitamin c more than oranges

@erikjohnson9223

Жыл бұрын

Bleeding hearts in the USA means Dicentra and its close relatives. Pretty, but deadly toxic (like his Digitalis in his borage).

Nice. Thank you.

@HuwRichards

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@elizabethflynn8455

Жыл бұрын

@@HuwRichards my pleasure. Will show this to the children in the gardening classes at school.

@HuwRichards

Жыл бұрын

@@elizabethflynn8455 Oh that's amazing!!!☺️

Heart spotted on the leaf bottom right hand corner 💚1:27

I’d love some of that borage! 🤣

Cape gooseberry I wouldn´t recommend letting seed itself (at least it does not work at all in Germany, you will only harvest VERY little, you usually propagate it as early as January!), unless you mean the smaller, related varieties, that are not quite as tasty and smaller and lighter in colour but ripen much faster

Cape gooseberries seed like mad. Only found out this last season, to my delight.

@erikjohnson9223

Жыл бұрын

Trouble is, the seedlings look the same as Solanum nigrum, a common weed here.

Calendula! A self seeding champion.

Hi Huw, as it's coming up to garlic harvesting time, is there any chance you could squeeze in a garlic video along with some trouble shooting advice on "stem cloves"... i live in the south of france, up in the black mountains, zone 8bish I believe. I decided to plant garlic for the first time late last autumn and protected them with a good layer of leaf mulch. We had 2 weeks of solid snow in January, so they sat there, quite happily I thought, under 50cm of snow, for all that time. They looked absolutely fine come early spring and starting shoting up, all looking good. We've had an exceptionally wet may and june up here though, and I noticed a couple of weeks or so ago, a bulge start appearing further up the neck of the garlic. I've dug them all up today and every single one has these "stem cloves"... any advice or tips as to what's caused them and how to avoid them in the future would be great if you could please. 😊

Hi Huw, can you cover making jidan foliar spray in detail again please? I have had two failed attempts. 🤔Mine just goes mouldy and no liquid. Lovely to see the chickens. Great video. 😁

Woah, Huw, how is your nasturtium so much ahead of ours here in the German Rhine Valley!? Yes, we had an unusuallycold and wet spring, but it has been 25°C - 30°C with lots of sun and no rain for 5 weeks now, and my nasturtium stillis only 30 cm high and doesn't show any signs of flowers yet. 🙈

The only herb i have succeeded with so far on my first year is Korean mint :) my parsley looks so yellow like its dying so i think maybe i have time to try again and do a bit more research into it :) , this whole year has been an experiment so far , got about 20+ variety's of veg growing so i have my work cut out 🙈

@watermelonlalala

Жыл бұрын

My parsley also turned yellow and died. Never had this happen before. Other plants just wilted and died, even though the ground was moist, while the neighbor plant, same kind, was doing fine. I am guessing I messed up the chemical balance of the soil with too much of some additive in certain plant holes.

Can you tell me please what kind of rose that was? I would have liked to see more about it, looks like something I'd like. Thanks!

Greetings from sweden. Love your videos❤ I wonder, how do you keep cabbage worms out of the nasturtiums? 🐛

Hey Huw and team, I was wondering whether you can share some good (online) sources to get a nice variety of seeds since most my local sources only sell the same types of lettuce and carrot seeds for example. Thanks!

Lemon basil is my favorite basil so far. I use a lot of the regular basil but the lemon reminds me of fruit loops cereal! So tasty in tea☕️

@KatySimpsonLive

Жыл бұрын

Wow! Sounds yummy

@Gardeningchristine

Жыл бұрын

@@KatySimpsonLive I planted some last year and have a couple volunteers this year.

Rocket, and by rocket I mean the thin, jagged leaved arugula (I call the round-lobed plant arugula, and this one rocket, rightly or wrongly). It grows for me in NE Ohio (6A) best in spring and into summer before going to seed, and if I keep it fairly short clipped, it produces for a very long time. Having let my rocket go to seed for the last 2 years, it now has covered a good portion of one bed to the extent it looks like a weed or, in my view, a very tasty cover-crop (and as I tend to walk on it, it pops right back up the next day). It is a tough decision to remove/relocate (or just eat) from around my tomatoes as water becomes an issue, but seeing as how I save all my greens-washing water in 5 gal buckets and use it on the garden, this year I've decided to see if the mass of rocket affects my tomato production. I'm thinking it won't, and honestly, it is a rare thing to *not* have more than enough tomatoes, so a slight reduction is fine if that means loads of self-seeding rocket. Do wish I had some chickens! One day, one day...

@erikjohnson9223

Жыл бұрын

Diplotaxis tennuifolia (perennial arugula) runs by stolons as well as seed. Always ready before I have anything mild with which to dilute it (it's too strong for me). It can be smothered out by dense growth (shade) but is otherwise quite weedy.

I saw a short video you did about Australian tree cabbage. I can not locate seed, can you suggest a source?

Snake heaven in Australia!

its hard for me to deal with re seeding annuals because i cant tell weed from not weed until its a bit late. i strongly prefer perennials. however i am certain others will use this.

💚💚💚

Any advice on what to do about voles?

Does your netting catch any birds? I've had problems with mine doing that.

Horseradish comes up every year. Rocket also.

@erikjohnson9223

Жыл бұрын

Horseradish is perennial

I never plant perpetual spinach after giving some to my pet rabbit and found it dead the day after. No marks or injuries at all. It must have been oxalate poisoning from the high oxalic levels in the spinach beet.

What variety of field beans are they please mate

Great content,what country are you in??

Somehow this 'never again' prospect doesn't happen for me - except for nettles which seed and grow from incredible root systems couch grass of course, dandelions and buttercups in various sizes, and hemlock. 'June daisies' and and a few native wild flowers grow, but all your glorious self-seeders have long gone. Hares, rabbits deer and many visiting birds come for buds and leaves that could kill them and don't: but they don't eat clematis!

It’s called … Gentle Touch!

I love plants that re-seed and grow again, but there is a fine line between re-seeding and invasive for some plants, such as Borage. Nasturtiums are beautiful when they are streaming over the edge of the raised bed, but this year they keep coming up where the cucumbers are planted on the arbor and are continuously having to be pulled out to give the cucumbers a fighting chance.

@nygardenguru

Жыл бұрын

Tomatoes too have hundreds popping out of nowhere

Hi Hugh. Great video. Just to let you know , audio I'd missing from 3.30 to 4.20. Love your show.

@TheMomGeneral

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t see the link mentioned at the end?

@HuwRichards

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know, have cut that bit out just may take a few hours for that change to update:)

@HuwRichards

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMomGeneral It is because the video cut is processing, end screens aren't available so here is the missing link: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dHZ9r7Ktd8mfc8Y.html

@TheMomGeneral

Жыл бұрын

@@HuwRichards thank you!

I've just sown borage because of you! Well, because of the pollinators I want to attract. My biggest pollinators is my Spirea bushes! I can't believe the amount of bumble bees that are so happy there! The pink flowers with the yellow green leaves are so lovely.

@ahealthkit2745

Жыл бұрын

I've got a big bunch of it in my garden too, great for keeping pests away from other smelly veggies, like tomatos and potatos. Hugely popular with the bees, too. Almost always got bees in there.

Any way I can get the seeds shipped to the UK?

There's a part with no sound just after you feed the hens

@HuwRichards

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know, have cut that bit out just may take a few hours for that change to update:)

@SeeStuDo

Жыл бұрын

Hens ate that too. They’re voracious 😂

@rogierdikkes

Жыл бұрын

And video cut short

@HuwRichards

Жыл бұрын

@@rogierdikkes just come back in like 6 hours when hopefully KZread has sorted it! I didn't realise it would be this bad otherwise I would have taken it down

@jackstone4291

Жыл бұрын

That’s the sound of bliss ….. serenity in such a lovely space !

Hi, there's no sound from 3:30 through to 4:13 just in case you want to reupload.

@HuwRichards

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know, have cut that bit out just may take a few hours for that change to update:)

Wow, that borage is looking spectacular.

Huw, Which variety of "field beans" were featured in the vid? (I don't recognize them. They seem like big producers. Ideal for my growers group food giveaway.) Thnx in advance.

Can you put text up on the videos of the plant names when you introduce them?

#1 of Your Best Videos. Date in my journey the 1st year ,maybe post the date with the plant . Great pic Great sound . I’m studying about Gut to Brain Health one of the Best way to keep Good healthy micro biome is Gardening, With out heavy chemical of course. Advice from Dr.Sabine Hazan , clinical research . Has seen many people’s Health Change . Thank You for helping me Grow .

Brasil são Paulo 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷👏👏👏

I always have trouble with coriander….. what’s the name of your seed choice? S

@Klunge

Жыл бұрын

We also had problems- always bolting to seed and withering away. Solved by letting it go to seed and just leaving them. The dropped seeds came up when they wanted, and it's been fine since

@hp-cs7mx

Жыл бұрын

Slow coriander in autumn, it is cold hardy and hates summer heat where I am.

Once you leave seeds and come back in the new year how do you not mistake them for weeds? Do you keep note of where everything was?

@HuwRichards

Жыл бұрын

The young plants are distinctive, especially once their true leaves appear it is so easy to tell the difference

@MrsKeane25

Жыл бұрын

@@HuwRichards lol I need more time knowing what they look like. This is my first year growing and it hasn't been so easy.

@colonagray2454

Жыл бұрын

I got better by using google reverse search or having pictures on my phone with sprouts and young leaved plants of what im looking for. I think its helping me a lot because now i keep spotting things from across my dang yard haha

@ksroopaprem3169

Жыл бұрын

I wish these little seeds grow faster than the rate at which I forget. My raised bed: pop pop pop ..new seedlings every year Me: ever growing list of mystery plants in my garden planner🤣😂🤣

@watermelonlalala

Жыл бұрын

@@HuwRichards Tomatoes are the only ones I recognize.

I like you vido❤

@6:45 is that sugar snap peas? OMG