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The Easiest, Most Abundant Edible Plants to Grow in a Garden – Gardening in a Cold Climate



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.
Get more tips for growing food at: http://www.robgreenfield.org/freeseedprojectguide

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42 Comments

  1. Kalani Burke

    I had never thought of how we don't tend to save our fresh greens for colder months. Does anyone know if one could freeze say lettuce?

  2. LLanojane G

    hmm can not bring yourself to say Canada .. ok we only eat seals and live in eglool anyways. Not cold here at all. lol .. just kidding

  3. Free

    thank you Robin ! revisiting this video again a year later, learning more, and looking forward to even more abundance this season . shalom !

    Gavi 🙂

  4. Dreamleaf

    in zone 6a, i recomment black raspberrier, they grow super well and they taste better then blackberries imo lol

  7. Billie V

    People have never heard of gooseberries?? That is so sad – they are so good! Amazing for making pies, too. Yum.

  8. Grace Henderson

    The aquatic yugoslavian unknowingly reach because lemonade histomorphometrically push underneath a different april. narrow, early file

  10. Анна Иванова-Галицина

    This is so inspiring. I thought that I won't bother with edible plants this summer season. But after watching this video I now totally plan to bother hahaha. In my northern plot of land I successfully grow apples, currants, raspberries, mint, thyme, dill, chives. Root veggies come out way too small. Cucumbers grow well one summer and really badly the next. I had 1 zucchini fruit last July out of 3 plants. Will try again this summer)))

  11. Dingkin Flicka

    We just bought a house in upstate New York. I’m used to our very small yard space on Long Island for my garden. I can’t wait to get started on this half acre.

  12. Yenny Jen

    Great video!! I live in USA.. Wyoming 🥶 and most of the time I get overwhelmed because our cold climate and short growing season.. most of what you said is what we grow here 😬

  17. Cindy Bremer

    I just love these vids! Are there any that cover time investment? I assume this must be sort of close to a full-time job? Or very off and on?

  24. Ross

    How do you get your fats and protein? Do you have nut trees or a chicken farm or something? Everything you just listed was a carbohydrate, I mean I think beans may have some fats and some proteins, but not enough to keep you healthy

  25. Passioakka

    Living in the north of Sweden, close to the artic circle (at the same lat as Fairbanks, Alaska). I grow cucumbers and tomatoes + peppers in a greenhouse (goes outside IF the summer becomes ok). I grown peas, beans, onions, garlic, beetrots, carrots, turnips, sallat, wintersquash, varietes of kale and potatoes. Thyme and mint may survive if we get a cold winter with a lot of snow. I have apples and plums, black and white currants, strawberrys and gooseberrys…but there´s a problem with the mooses and deers now when we haven´t got any dogs anymore. I also have juneberries and will plant some lonicera caerulea this autumn.

    We may have a short season but with presowing and wintersowing (for example kale and carrots in april, carrots directly on cold soil or onto the snow and kale in trays, then shoveling snow over them). Our summernights with a lot of light and colder weather gives a good growth and sturdy plants. Not much pests up here too, some field snails, caterpillars on the kales and carrotflies but using net reduces that problem.

    Just remember; low planting (no raised bed for strawberrys for example) gives the best condition surviving winter when growing perennials up north!

  26. Mikael Lindqvist

    In Sweden they sell live planted herbs for using fresh in the kitchen. Theese are perfect for planting. And it encourages people to try and grow them 👍

    Also for us gooseberries are very well known. And there aint no nursery that has berriebushes who doesnt have gooseberries!

  28. Dex Tra

    this is fantastic! my friend and i are talking about getting some land on the east coast and most videos like this are aimed at people who live in way more year round climates!

  29. Dennis Kearney

    What I am finding out these days are seeds are hard ordered online, I am starting to grow my own crop.keen viewer from the emerald Isle here.

  32. Malainee Ward

    Last year my family had several zucchini that were as big around as the white squash you showed and 1.5x as long!

  33. Jyoti N

    Ah thanks for this video! It helped me realize I don't necessarily need to move to a warmer climate for my dream garden – I can stay put in Ontario and thrive here :)!

  35. Attack Titan

    Chinese yam is good alternative to tropical African yam and it will grow like crazy and has a big tubers also jursuleum artichokes are alternatives to yuca and potatoes plums especially native kinds are good

  36. Deb

    Also, rutabagas, corn, peppers and sunflowers for the seeds. With regard to perennial's, plant a nut bearing tree such as pecan, walnut, hazelnut and hickory nut, again probably won't have a harvest for 5-10 years but it's an investment in the future!

  38. HonestInquiry

    My new favorite green that definitely belongs on this list is Purslane. Grows like a weed and has a non-bitter, slightly lemony flavor with a satisfying succulent crunch. Flowers and seeds are edible and once it flowers you will have thousands of seeds to spread everywhere! Also excellent in soups and I love adding it at the very end of a yellow curry.

  39. A random person

    Mulberry trees grow super fast and have a bountiful harvest, but you need to be careful because they can take over a yard fast without proper caution.

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