Growing Lots of Carrots in Small Raised Bed Plus Tips! 

Inspiritional brudda, raspek Fo unnu service, keep farmin, jah shines his light brightiss pon wi strugglin enuh , blessins irie vibrations fren, big up yuhself stay Igh!

Last year I had to start using a wheelchair. It depressed me so much, I didn't garden at all. Thank you for sharing. it's encouraging to know people needing wheelchairs can garden too.

a Hard road, but an encouraging story

I am so Gad to hear your story, it made my Day! THANK YOU FOR SERVING!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE and Happy Gardening, don't stop those other hobbies that give you a great purpose too..🌿👨‍🌾🦜🐦🥽🪓🪵

Opi Begoob even more important. Some children think that loaves grow on trees...

Agree.

I agree. Also just learning nature, getting out away from the tv and interesting ways to bond with the family

Then you wouldn’t be as dependent on the system underpinned by the central banks...and historically, that makes you a target. They get very cranky when people don’t need them. Just ask any previously self-sufficient (and now war-torn) country that once had free or low-cost electricity, clean water and 0% interest loans, they’ll tell you. School isn’t about education, they even said so when they set up forced national education. They want “a nation of workers, not a nation of thinkers”. Thinkers are creative and self-sufficient. So it’s about indoctrination and creating slaves that don’t know they’re slaves. Slavery didn’t go anywhere. It got repackaged.

@@misskim2058 You should learn what slavery actually IS before sounding so stupid. 0% loans, hahaha, how naive can you get? Would YOU loan money for nothing??

I know right. And it looks sooooo cute. I’m going to plant mine like that.

It also caught me by surprise.. Guess what I'm going to do now!? 🤔😉

I learned so much from this video. Thank you so much for sharing!

I had someone tell me that my kitchen and garden was 'overgrown'. I said that my kitchen produced all of my chillis and most of my herbs so they're fresh every time I cook. My garden is small, but produces a lot of food, and I have to point out that just about everything growing there can be eaten, and I still have a small pond and various other wildlife-friendly habitats to encourage pollination and diversity. My sister said if I wanted to sell my place my garden would put people off. Perhaps a fair point, but I'll figure that out when I have to.

Muddflapper, I totally agree! Great line and so true!!!

@@semanticsamuel936 so what? Your garden is your garden. They dont have to grow one, or they can create their own design. Its not like a fireplace or a cabinetry.

There are two types of people in the world. Those that want to be left alone and those that can't leave others the f alone.

@@semanticsamuel936 I disagree, Your garden sounds wonderful! :) It would be a selling point for many people.

Yes, carrot greens are edible and yummy.

Wow, I read that carrot tops were toxic!

Great Info, Thanks 🥕

So, can you use them as you would other greens

I’ve made pesto with the carrot leaves. Was amazing

That’s good to know, must try that next year, even tho so far seeds have been the cheapest thing in the garden lol. Things could change with the way stuff is going tho so it’s good to know how to get double harvest like this, carrots to eat and seeds to regrow.

I thought that same thing!

The Indians is US use to plant their corn like that on a large scale

I really liked that as well.

Eat it t5?

@@drawthings1699 It's a spine injury. I bet it hurts to bend over.

Hope you’re doing well bud 👍🇺🇸🇦🇺🇬🇧

😂😂😂

I was thinking he was making dirty jokes. 🤣🤣🤣

buahahahahah!!! this guy tickles my funny bone :D

I was thinking he was making a dirty joke, thanks for clearing that up lol.

@@ruliadultra 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

I've never tried dehydrating carrot greens but I like the concept! Thank you :)

PLEASE DO try it, SSM--- they add wonderful flavor! Kept in airtight jars, they keep for years, and you can powder them easily in a coffee grinder or food processor.

Elaine Matthews Thanks Elaine, for this wonderful tip!

I think just adding the greens to a stock would be just fine too. no need to dehydrate. or saute them w olive oil garlic shallots, nom nom nom.

I chop up carrot greens along with other herbs when I make herb butter

They can also dial down the center to save you money! (please someone be old enough to get that joke...)

@@peterlamont647 is that a reference to carrot top the comedian?

I didn't know that bit of carrot history about the Dutch and orange breeding - very interesting Wendy! :)

Self Sufficient Me Nope, it's because Buggs Bunny's carrot was always orange. "Daaaa, what's up doc?"

Great tip/top lol thanks for sharing and the more free plants the better! Cheers :)

Just to clarify.... carrots and pineapple plant the tops! Onions and celery plant the bottoms... (roots)

@@Lanchoooo can you tell me when you plant the root part-say celery, onion-you face the old root down and the cut off part up? The the other you plant the cut down, as in the pineapple 🍍. Also is this from the grocery store veges/fruit or do you have to buy it special? Really great info thanks so much

Same way with celery 👍😁

+Rob Bob's Backyard Farming thanks Rob! :)

it is the best tasting carrot -just out of the ground ( I don't eat any other way)

Norfolk here!!!

Thank you! :)

OAG, I love watching u😍

interesting!!!i also.want to grow my own carrots

Thank you for watching! :)

Thank you! :)

I agree! Friendly, informative, and nice to see crops from Down under.

Love these vids. I just found Self Sufficient me today. Love the info and all the back ground noises. Very different to England but lovely all the same. Thank you Mark.

Akuma right! I just subbed!

I'm completely self-taught in backyard food growing and it really is as easy as it looks. Yeah sure, sometimes things fail or don't grow as well but generally, it's something most people can do and do well 99% of the time. Thanks for subscribing mate - much appreciated. Cheers :)

anything Mark grows on this channel would work well in Florida, as both locations have very similar climates

It depends on some degree as to where you are in Florida. Miami is sub-tropical. Tallahassee is more temperate. Check with your local extension office. They can also test your soil for pH.

I live in central florida and papaya trees seem to do very well here. Also mango.

I am in southern Florida, and find that bell peppers, sweet potatoes (don’t forget to eat the greens), bunching onions, small cherry, roma or Everglades tomatoes, moringa trees, cowpeas, beans have been my easiest crops. Squash, melons, pumpkins are somethings that I am trying now. 🤞🏼

Yes great advice! I do have a few going to seed at the moment so as you suggest I'll leave them and harvest the seed just in case. Cheers :)

Very true!

Yeah it's hot here alright I wouldn't mind a bit of your coolness! Cheers :)

Thanks Rev - I blame Bugs Bunny too! Cheers :)

I was wondering the same. He must have else there would have been 4 times as many and they would all be tiny?

Steven Feil yep

Maybe in your region, but in subtropic Australia I doubt any carrot will last two years. Our summers are too hot for that.

They're good aren't they! We pickled some with ginger and chillies and they're coming along nicely. Cheers :)

True, I live carrot in stir-fry it's so easy too! Thanks Julie :)

Freakin awesome dude

I was expecting a big one. 🤭

Culvert pipe. I couldn't think of the name lol

Thank you! Zip side safety boots by Oliver. Cheers :)

thanks!

Yes, I generally harvest some to make baby carrots along the way.

Yes you can do that 🙂

Need to have almost an inch cut from top to regrow

Containers are your friend! Plus a little sand mixed in compost is great for drainage & peanuts!

I have sand also. Lately, I get a load of horse manure to throw onto my beds at the start of the season, and I plant right into it, which the plants seem to love. It also holds a lot of moisture, and hopefully, more of the nutrients, before the sand sucks them out. If you can wait after placing the manure for a couple of weeks, many of the weed seeds will germinate, and you can kill them off before you plant. Than, after the plants come up, mulch with grass or straw to preserve the manure and keep it moist.