As a terminal cancer survivor...i grow for health. I grow cancer fighting herbs and vegetables...it has kept me alive and cancer free for 9 years now. Food is medicine! Thank you for helping me to learn!
I am a necessity gardener!🎊 It’s so exciting to walk into the kitchen and see them grow from seeds and know I’m feeding my loved ones healthy & fortified food. God is so amazing!!! I’m growing most of the veggies/pulse indoors (romaine and red oak leaf lettuce, spinach, tomato, sugar daddy snap peas, cilantro, basil). I’m growing carrots, beets, mustard and dinosaur kale greens outdoors.
I grow plants for fun, and for others enjoyment. Its really fascinating to raise something and have the satisfaction of knowing that I grew this full-blown plant! Im also a pretty picky eater so I'll give away the plants I don't like to eat and it makes me happy to give. Haha its silly but it's what I like to do!
Thank you for this tutorial. That chart it great for anyone trying to optimize their grow space indoors. I would add that peas are also low energy and high productivity (Similar to beans). Likewise, dwarf pepper plants are easier to grow than tomatoes and require slightly less light and fertilizer! Peace from Ireland
@@mwolfod Wow 😳 that went south so fast, you call democrats scum yet AOC is in Texas and she provided 3.2 million dollars to provide food to the Texans who got hit hard meanwhile ted Cruz was on vacation abandoning his own state, Please tell me what is it that makes you hate democrats so much 🤷♂️ .. democrats are the most compassionate most understanding people on the face of this planet yet you republicans hate them with a fuckn passion 🤷♂️ why?
@@jarredkushnerd13 Where was Ted when his state needed him 🤷♂️ why did another congress representative from another state have to help take care of people who hate her guts, and yes I used AOC to prove a point because you maga cultist stoped making sense a long fuckn time ago when you people stoped listening to experts and scientists and started only listening to conspiracy theories and BS that only fits the right wing agenda By the way I’m a Republican, a real fuckn traditional constitutional Republicans who thinks for himself and doesn’t hate democrats just because Fox News and Alex Jones tells me too, your easily influenced by propaganda you week minded individuals with a tribal mindset, your maga cult destroyed my GOP and made into the laughing stock that it now is, the entire world sees the GOP in the same light as the kkk and flat earthers because of you idiots
😂😂😂😂 what did you want him to do rehang power lines? The government isn't here to save you. People that cant take care of themselves need Darwin to intervene
So true...the first 6-8 minutes are nearly always a bit of rambling on to justify what and why he is doing what he is doing or saying before actually telling us. It would be far better if he did it the other way around. Just tell us what to do. If we need to know or understand why, we'll watch the rest of the video. Personally, I don't usually need to understand why once I trust the source. I trust his knowledge so I prefer to just get the action steps and listen further if I want to know why.
i've watched 3 of his videos and i'm feeling agitated! it almost seems he's intentionally avoiding the topic as long as he can, i'm sure that is just because i'm aggravated by the rambling. he has great information when he finally gets to it.
I'm a very beginner gardener and found this video very helpful, especially since I'm attempting to grow food indoors. I think the quadrant chart was perfect and definitely helped me focus on what I want to do. Thanks for this and all of your videos
right now I have over a 1000 different plants all start with seeds I have gotten over the last year. my hopes is to have over 10000 buy the end of the year with the dream that I have had for the last 15 years so that I can sell them over the summer so that I can afford what I need next year to double it so that I can afford to buy what we need to live 100% on our own one day. this is a lot of hard work and I wouldn't give this up for anything. I really appreciate all ur videos that u post I have been watching ur videos for years now and I wouldn't be doing this huge dream of mine this year if wasn't for u and your videos thanks soooo much for doing them Katy
I know it's 3 years later, but this was very helpful. Times are different now from even a few years back. I consider myself a hobby gardner because I like gardening (I understand being and working with the plants being relaxing), but I working towards growing for family and expanding outwards. Thanks for your videos! Been watching for years before I was able to garden.
I have been growing my lettuce in rectangle pots for years. I have three pots I keep on rotation. Every week I plant 1/2 a pot. I harvest baby greens. After two or three cut and come again sessions, I pull out the plants and start a new planting rotation. The pots and seeds have paid for themselves enough to save money to buy better lights. I just have never gotten good greens from the outdoor garden. I might try beans after watching this video. I grow my herbs and dry every year, so unless i run low, I do not need to grow indoors. Thank you. I like your videos. They inspire me to keep learning.
All these negative people on here saying you talk too much....pfft! I happen to like how you explain things so thoroughly. As a novice gardener, I find your videos very helpful. I probably watch 3-4 of them a day. Keep up the awesome work!
I want to eat what you eat to give me that kind of energy! You certainly cover a lot of ground in very little time! Thanks for your dedication to this skill. Your knowledge is exceptional!
What a great time I have just watching these videos. I have gardened for years but I always learn something new. I'm going vertical this year with cucumbers. Something new. I am always amazed at God's creation whenever I walk through a garden filled with beautiful vegetables and flowers. I really love MIGardener!
Thanks again, Luke! Useful info. Gardening for necessity=farmer. Hobby=gardener. I think a farmer goes to "work", even if he enjoys it. And a gardener, even if the yield is used to store up and feed his family, still just does it for pleasure. Just my perspective. Neither is greater or less than the other. I am STOKED about planting the Seminole pumpkin seeds I got yesterday from my local Seed Lending Library. Apparently they are off the high end of your chart for productivity and off the low end on energy, thriving in poor soil and grass/weeds, with up to 80 ft. of vines, doing well in sun or shade. Since I have some acreage, the plan is to plant a few about, in different areas, and see what conditions do best. I'm a gardener, though I have been called a farmer, since we keep animals.
I grew my herbs in pots this year. We have love the taste of fresh herbs so much, I’m growing them all winter. Living in CO, I take the pots outdoors in the sun when above freezing. I bring them in the house at night. I am growing basil, cilantro,rosemary and thyme in pots. I have Parsley, chives, onions in the garden. LyNette R., Golden, CO (zone 5B)
I am amazed that you have made categories in planting. I always tried to have plants grow but dies. Its because of these factors you showed us. Very helpful. Maybe I will be better if I will do necessity gardening. Then focus first with that quadrant of less energy but more productivity.
I maintain a spot at a community garden, and for years have had good success on my balcony. I'll be moving to a place without a balcony so I'm trying to learn how to grow indoors. Initial plan is greens, herbs, and beans... Hoping to add melons, zucchini, tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. Small space, hopefully high yield.
We love your videos. We don't do the other social medias so this is all we see. We have been gardening for years and love it.We organically grow broccoli, Brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, red and yellow and Egyptian onions, red, yellow and white potatoes, sometimes celery or spinach, sugar pea pods and regular peas, garlic, rutabagas, Swiss chard a plenty,( chickens love it) radishes, nasturtiums, all kinds of herbs, zucchini, yellow, scalloped, and winter squash, all kinds of tomatoes and peppers, and corn. Hope to get a small patch of wheat planted in the next couple of days. What produce doesn't go to the family, the chickens share the extras and garden waste with the compost. It's a win, win. Extras we can't eat traded for eggs. We also have 31 fruit trees. It keeps us busy, but boy do we eat good!We just ordered some seeds from you for the first time and are anxious to receive them. Thanks for the enthusiasm.
My son planted some dried pinto beans from the store in a pot from a poinsettia that died and they have been growing for a month. It's so cute everyday he checks his 3 bean plants and eats the small green beans off of them. They have been growing surprisingly great with nice fast growing beans. Winter is long in New England and having a small food garden inside sounds like a great idea to me throughout winter.
@@farmerchick3040 Hello, I have a couple questions? Was your son able to grow green beans (not pinto beans) using a dried pinto bean? In other words, he didn't grow pinto beans? He used a pinto bean as a seed?
@@irmasanchez5274 they were pinto beans but we ate them as inmature green beans some varieties cam be harvested at different times for different beans.
The chart is such a good place to start. I'm going from being an exclusively outdoor gardener (with a throw it in the dirt and see what happens mentality) to a more intensive, purposeful mindset for indoor growing due to the increasingly unstable weather conditions outdoors. Thank you for this tip!
Hi Luke, I'd say I'm a bit of both types of gardener. I like to grows things just for their uniqueness and oddity and also functionality. I have so many naturally growing medicinal plants on my property and I always respect their right to coexist in my garden. I'm just waiting for some grow lights to arrive so I can start this years season, I"m severely restricted for space so I have devised small designs for growing inside, mostly just seedlings , but I did grow lettuce all winter last year. My favorite and most effective is a foil lined 5 gallon pail with a single grow light, I find these work incredibly well. Cheers! PS know what you mean about the lack of sun ;-)
Hi Luke- - I was just checking over my cucumber plants and discovered that the yellow spots on my leaves are due to aphids and mites. I will be picking up some Neem oil to treat them and hope it works. I appreciate your explanation plants that require more energy and those that don't. I can identify with everything you said. Thank you for your very informative video.
What is going on here??? I love this visual breakdown and explanation of how you decide what to grow and why. Also, as a new gardener, this helps me check my newbie experience against your seasoned gardener experience. Right now it feels like everything I do feels like high energy low productivity. it’s interesting for me to see which crops to focus on learning how to grow with the intention of keeping the productivity high with less effort required on my part. This was really valuable content for me as a newbie. Thank you!
I've grown beans in a badly placed window, I did this mostly because I forgot them, it worked, they were root bound and stunted but each plant had 4-6 bean pods
It would be fantastic if you could list out a few more foods in the grid. I struggle with what to grow that would save me money at the grocery store, esp. since my family doesn't like beans.
I like you chart. If you could do a whole list of plants and I bet you could sell it to. I plan to grow Cilantro, Kale, Lettuce and Tomatoes. That's all I room for now.
Lorraine Jones I plan for now to grow herbs (don't know the names at the moment and to lazy to look at the names) and BLUEBERRIES! And obviously lavender if I want to make lavender oil
I am a disabled veteran and I have found over the last few years that gardening is a necessity for me. Gardening calms my mind. And for anyone that knows anything about the VA System, knows that they just love to hand out and pump veterans full of drugs. Well I am tired of taking drug after drug, so my lovely wife and I are going to hit the gardening hard and heavy in the hopes of growing organically and change our health for the better on our terms. So guess that I am a little of both, we are growing out of necessity but we love growing as a hobby as well. We live in El Paso, TX. and if you have any information on growing in the desert that would be very helpful, as we are collecting all the info as we can. Thank you for the great fun and very informative videos. God Bless you and your family for all the work you do for your veiwers.
Love the video and the passion. I'm a hobby gardener for fun but hoping to expand when I get more land some day. Herbs are fun have great shelf life plus as a for fun gardener I can do a little and because of what they cost at the grocery store probably break even. I like the visual but i think it'd be clearer if you stayed in one quadrant and plotted the values on the graph. It's a bit confusing as with the other method you are using negative values for energy or yield which does not quite make sense. Great stuff though!
I am starting to think of this as a viable option because I am having problems with bugs, birds, possums etc. in the backyard, diminished light from fences, trees and the house and stuff used to grow well and now it flounders, even in containers with fresh potting soil. I like your comments that although it’s more money, it would be fun to come home to and check on every day. Thanks for the grid on low versus high energy vegetables.
hi Luke. One of the main reasons we moved in North Carolina is because of how many sunny days we have here. we have more sunny days here than Florida! it's winter now but spring is coming!
I'm only heading into my second year of gardening, but I really enjoy peppers. I like the fruit, but their physical structure and variant growth patterns are intreaguing and my curiosity is ultimately my driving force in the garden. They're like teeny little fruit trees, and its fun to prune and shape them, while getting fast(er) results. Feels very actionable, gives me a great sense of agency. Plus I just feel compelled to care for them as my responsibility.
Hey Luke, first off, thanks so much for making these videos. I have been in to gardening for the past year and it is so much fun. You and Cali Kim inspire me honestly. I think I am both hobby and necessity gardener!
When you say that beans, are you talking about green beans or black beans, pinto beans ect? Also do you have a break down of all materials used in your garden space? Thanks for all that you share!
The fun is the important part. I grew pepper plants indoors under and energy-wasting HID light. It was definitely not economically viable, but sooo much fun.! :) I recently started with LED growlights, so that may make it more viable.
I actually think raddish and carrot and even beets are worth it from a nutrient diversity, density and satiation standpoint. It's not always about optimal efficiency. You have to factor in your nutrition needs and meals you can actually make into it. You can increase efficiency in other ways. For example you can use vining peas and beans as the walls so as to not lose any light and in the center grow your roots and leafy greens. That said you have one of the most honest and thorough explanations on this reality on RU-vid. Too many ppl are disengenuous about this topic and seemed to be more about clicks and being told they're awesome than they are with reality. You're channel is a very pragmatic and honest and informative channel and that is somewhat rare in the realm of social media education. Kudos 🍻
Hi Dude, great video. Last summer I ate fresh caught pickeral and garden grown beans every day. Not only did it taste great, but I saved a ton of money and lost a ton of weight. This summer I'm growing tomatoes and plan on making a year's supply of tomatoe sauce. I agree about the herbs and beans being best bang for your buck. I love the tomatoes, but lettuce, herbs and beans I agree are best for ease, cost and diet.
my favorite thing to grow is tomatoes and herbs. I grow peppers and cukes. I try to grow something new every year and I haven't decided what it is this year.
My husband is fighting cancer so we have a garden in which we use no sprays, chemicals, etc. I want it to be as wholesome as possible. Winter 2017 I have planted leeks, cabbage, broccoli, and Brussel sprouts and various greens so he can have fresh food to eat that we know are as safe as possible. I appreciate your comments about energy etc. great idea to use in planning.
Sally Smith Great idea. Ps also grow wheatgrass, they are way too easy to grow in these days( i myself is growing a bunch of it) and it juice is extremely good for body and is said to help in cancer and blood purifying
mannnn I learned quite a bit more than what I thought I already knew, an organic necessity grow is exactly what I was looking for although I didn't know that was a thing, at times I think well RU-vid never fails me... but it is the YT community that does the hard work, didn't catch your name man but thanks a lot for sharing al that info
I like to grow anything random, all the herbs, peppers, lemons, peas, chives and odd things like pomegranates and apples. I grow primarily inside as I live in an apartment. So the winter time is more about keeping my progress alive from the previous summer. Most of my peppers made it through but Im struggling with aphids
Out side raised beds last year had carrots beans ,cut and come again cabbage all did well now its to hot here in lightning ridge high 40c so just adding soil to beds getting new pots March till late Octber is our growing time will try some new stuff but will grow the good old guys from last year.
I'm definitely more of a hobby gardener at the moment. I don't have a lot of outdoor space, so I've been messing around with succulents and starting seeds for things like sunflowers and easy plants indoors. I hope one day I can get good enough to grow some food in a small studio apartment, though~
I grow lettuce also, but I use hydroponics. I have done hydro for over 50 years. I am in it for the entertainment value. I enjoy growing my favorite color.
I'm heading over to pick up some .99 cent organic seeds from your website now. You have a great selection. It's my pleasure to show some support after watching so many of your great gardening videos. Thanks much Luke!
I have a nice Magnum LED light($700 11 spectrum), which will supplement my indoors. I'm excited for this season. Ithaca/Starhawk Lettuce Kennebec/Purple Viking Potatoes
Earth cherries!! I made a little garden in the basement with led lights and the earth cherries are absolutely THRIVING in their pots! More so than when they were in my backyard! :)
Thanks for the video, it was awesome. I am a new gardener that started last year and had a really good start, but I raise rabbits so I have the most awesome manure, so I couldn't help but have an incredible harvest. I have been thinking about extending my gardening in the winter to feed my family. Being from Woodstock, Ontario, Canada the gardening outside is going to be shorter into the winter but this video has made me excited about what I can try indoors for fresh salad stuff. I look forward to seeing the rest of this series. Eddie
My main concern when choosing a plant is the nutritional value it supplies me. Lettuces mixed with chard, beet tops and kale can make a bitter salad more palatable, but I'd never make it my number one choice. Beans, on the other hand, are highly nutitional = WIN ☺
I appreciate the fast response. I ordered your organic trifecta fertilizer. We're looking forward to trying it. I regret not buying a shirt. Thanks again.
Hi Luke. I just ordered seeds from you! Not sure where I fall on the scale you presented. I grow the foods we eat and grow some herbs. I would like to know where peas fall on that scale you presented. I grow tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, green beans, peas, celery, melons, some squash, and some herbs. I am going to try some new things this year. Thanks for your channel. It's a good one. I like to see Northern climate planting. We live in central Minnesota.
Hey! I know this is an old video but I’ve been a long time watcher and listener and I have a question for you. Trying to find RU-vid videos on cape gooseberries (also known as ground cherry or golden berry) is NOT easy to find and it’s not a popular fruit/veggie. But I’ve done some research on it and I’m so excited to try growing it this year in 2022. Have you ever tried growing it before or know much about it? Thank you for taking the time to read my comment if you made it this far!
I have been learning soo much and just wanted to say thank you and that I can't wait to start applying :D bought some items to work on rebuilding the raised bed that was in our yard when we moved in last fall. (btw based on a comment, I found some of the wood at Lowe's in the "damaged" for 90% off! Going back until I find enough for the rest) Going to build a trellis across the back and get the vines climbing and my smaller plants in front. Can't wait!
Just found your site through facebook sponsored post- so glad you are there! We grow for our own use, also have a farm stand at our place for extra produce- have a small orchard and berries as well. Loved the chart- good info to remember when you are short on garden helpers. Have a short 90 day season, so grow herbs indoors. Grow cukes, tomatoes, potatoes, greens, beans, beets, radishes, carrots, squash- going to try turnips for storage this year. Want to get more storage veggies into the cool pantry...
Hey Luke, what is your ambient air temperature at the surface of the soil level on your grow table? We are having success in our basement with warm climate veg, but finding it difficult with leafy greens without them bolting. The reason we are asking is because the intensity of your lights are about the same as ours (as it appears on video), but it’s hard to know what kind of heat your lights are producing. We see your lights are placed higher up, which would indicate they are throwing a lot of heat. A baseline average temperature could really help us and other indoor growers out. Thanks for the great videos and have a great day!
I have a good size atrium attached to the front of my house that i have turned into a sort of indoor grow room/greenhouse. This summer was the first grow season in my atrium. I didn’t get as much produce out as I would’ve liked. I did get a bucket load of hot banana peppers out of the garden. I have four plots that measure 4’ x 4’ x 2’. I also have a 10 x 10 outdoor garden plot that I grow my cantaloupes in. I also have a compost bin right next to my outdoor garden. I plan to grow over the winter season in my atrium. I grow for necessities and for “sport”. I love watching the plants poke their little green heads out of the soil and then grow into big bright green plants. Anyway, I really enjoyed this episode and I am a subscriber now. Going to binge watch your vids for a day or two. Btw, I live in Houston, TX.
Is the energy cost strictly electricity? If so then your preferred categories are things that require minimal time with grow lights? It seems like there's much more to consider like the amount of space a plant takes in your garden, the amount of time from propagation to harvest, any special soil enrichment required, etc. I would compare that with the potential value a plant would provide, ie calories, quality, convenience and even environmental savings when out-of-season produce does not have to be shipped from half-way around the world. So tomatoes might use more electricity than herbs but a freshly gown tomato in January that is tender and ripe would be amazingly valuable to me. And I could easily eat tomato-based meals multiple times a week in addition to adding a few slices of fresh tomato at most meals. I love tomatoes! Beans seem highly valuable too since they are a little extra lovely when eaten fresh as opposed to re-hydrated or canned. Also they provide enough calories and protein to be a valuable, central part of anyone's diet. Herbs and lettuce? Whatever. A little extra flavor, a little crunch, a little convenience but hardly any calories or nutrition.
Well i mostly grow to donate majority of the food to food pantries. i keep some stuff that can be stored easily liek sweet potatoes and freeze peppers and tomatoes. Some canning. but a large bulk of my harvests go to donations.
I subscribed to you after i saw how you were able to grow a coffee plant in the crazy weather you have in your state. You have great advice, thank you.
Oh btw i am currently growing a successful strawberry plant thanks to advice you've given in your strawberry plant video. Space is a huge issue for us, but somehow the strawberry plant is doing great in just a 10 inch pot lol initially i thought to transplant but it has 3 tubers! Thank you MIgardener!
Did you do a video of building your grow box ? I’d love to see how you worked out the drainage system or do you have rocks in the bottom of it , and how do you water inside of a wooden box ?
Hi, nice video...I am same as you concerning to negative vibrations surrounding me and making me motivated or down...One thing that make me feel alive is growing some green and even when the weather or people around are bad I still wanna do that. I am trying something indoors and your video caught my attention for that...thank you!
***Great video Luke, thanks again for your insight. this year is the one where im going big (finally got the courage to do it) i got cherokee purples, black beauty, red cherry, brandywine, and black krim. already double digged all over the yard through the winter and all the leaves i collected have broken down. i want to specialize in tomatoes, and im in south texas where we can grow 300 days out of the year. Gracias Amigo!
I posted this elsewhere on this thread, but there is a book by Charles H. Wilber about growing Guinness World record tomatoes, it's a really great book and produces amazing yields. I'd love to have 300 days of growing, living in Iowa can be tough for a gardener's sanity haha.
