I didn't like turnips until I roasted them with carrots or sweet potatoes. They went well together--especially with a bit of butter with cinnamon.

i grow and eat tons of kohl rabi, it makes a delicious oil based slaw, grate it along with carrot , fine sliced red onion , chopped parsley , lemon juice and a bit of zest, olive oil , salt and pepper,,,,, awesome with a bbq as a side, also great on in a bun with a burger for a real crunch

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I've got to put in some support for kale. The best way I know to have it, is the Dutch traditional 'kale and sausage' winter dish (boerenkool met worst), where you finely shred the de-ribbed kale leaves (curly and/or cavolo nero), boil them in the same pan as mashing potatoes (300g kale to a kg of potatoes works), drain it, mash it up with milk, butter, salt, pepper, nutmeg - and have that with smoked sausage and lots of mustard. Winter warming guaranteed!

My Polish friend made salad with kohlrabi raw. It is now my favourite veg to grow. Dressed with oil, lemon, salt and pepper on raw chopped cohlrabi is AMAZING as a side dish with hot or cold food.

I watched this yesterday and went straight out and sowed many of the plants on your list Huw. Just the motivation I needed

People laugh when I tell them one reason why I planted a food forest in my backyard. I have all the normal reasons, save on groceries, self sufficiency, etc..., but I have one or two more. I live in an extremely hot place. The average tree will lower the surrounding temperature as much as 8 degrees (Fahrenheit) , and the results are cumulative. Plant 2 trees, and the temperature decreases as much as 16 degrees, 3 trees= -24 degrees. My electric bill decreases drastically with every tree I plant, and I don't have to weed or worry about my neighbors spying on me. It's great!

Gonna make those nasturtium capers, thanks for that. Another good kale tip is to make pesto out of it with a load of garlic and toasted nuts, preferably pistachios or pine nuts, maybe with a little tarragon, scallion or chives

I like the new spin on a familiar format Huw! 2 weeks ago my mum brought me some onion and sjalot sets. She was adamant I could still plant them. I have to be honest and think that is a little too enthusiastic, but since my first crop is suffering quite badly from slug (!!) damage, I'm just going to give them a grow. I might get lucky, and if not, no harm done. It's a wild season anyway; loads of losses due to the weather and slugs, but on the other hand some of the best berry harvests in years. It's all about adapting and celebrating successes

I thought for a moment that was a glass of wine in your hand. 😉 best thing I did for my polytunnel this year was buy a solar powered watering kit that doesn't need mains water. I put guttering down one side of the tunnel & cut down a 205l barrel to fit under the spout. I then use a bucket to transfer the collected water into my IBC - takes less than a minute to transfer 100 litres.

You'll definitely hear everyone in my area (AZ high desert) being extremely thankful for rain.

The Daikon Radish are so delicious cubed and roasted. I was never a big radish fan until I tried roasting them. 🥰🇨🇦

Red Russian kale is more tender than many others. Good for a quick saute. Young leaves good for salads.

I replaced all my hosta with different coloured Chard. I had people stopping me and asking me what kind of a tropical plant that was ... Yes, Chard is fantastic

Huw, I'm thinking it's about time for you to start a cooking show! This vid made my mouth water AND sparked my curiosity. I know nothing about how to eat beets, for example, and have no idea who Cole Robbie even is!

Just brilliant advice.i have noticed that I get better results from midsummer sowings here in Ireland these days. September is almost always dry & warm .

I'm from Idaho, thanks for all the tips! I didn't think of putting beans around for filler. I love that idea! I'm inspired to plant more radishes and beets. Next year I'll try more lettuce varieties...maybe I can still do that in the fall. Pretty hot here now. Good day to you!

I grow alsorts of kale, i use lot's ornamentally within flower beds as there is some beautiful varieties and they stand so well over winter. KX-1 is a nice variety for eating. The young leaves are as tender as lettuce and unlike spinach, it doesnt need cooking for iron absorption. I use the other varieties in place of spinach for cannelloni and spinach and feta pastries, minstrone, sausage fennel and kale casserole is nice too. And i agree with garlic butter transforming and adding flavours to any vegetable. Tarragon garlic butter is delicious over steamed carrots😋

Wow, I don't think I've ever been this early, more of these quick tips would be amazing thanks!

Picked up a couple of your books absolutely loving them and these great vids! Thanks Huw

I use crimson giants radishes to provide shelter for carrots beets and parsnips.

Great tips and ideas! Always appreciate your videos... thank you Huw! Blessings Kiddo!🌻🐛Carolyn in Ohio 🌿💚🙏💕

I like turnips but I can’t grow brassicas here. The cabbage white butterfly and harlequin beetles eat them all before I can get a harvest.

I enjoyed this format, thanks for the tips!

Didn't now your tagged a NEWSLETTER to this post Huw.... nice one!!!

I am so happy for all of you who can sow anything in midsummer. Here it is so hot(26-29°C indoors without AC) then, that nothing germinates.

I do enjoy turnip or swede mash but also cube, and roast in a little oil and maple syrup (same as carrots and parsnips 😋) I always steam for a little bit first to soften the veg, then roast 👌

Hi Huw, quick question: what variety of purple flower broccoli do you use for sowing in july?

So many good ideas! Thanks

I enjoyed the smile of satisfaction when you went off script lol. Thanks for the tips, planting some more stuff tomorrow.

This was very helpful. Thank you

Here's a senior style recipe for 'MASTER BUNNY 16th Hole Newport News Greens" Stroke 1. Cut the tops of the carrots YOU planted, leaving about 4 inches of green growth for the carrot root. Stroke 2: Gather enough tender carrot leaves to get at least 2 cups of the tender leaves which you pull off by hand, discarding the stalks. Stroke 3. Rinse off the carrot tops in clean water to avoid government chemical residue/tainted water hazard that YOU didn't spray onto your garden. Stroke 4: Slice off 2 to 3 TBSP of real butter and favorably drop the butter into a sautés pan. Stroke 5: When the butter is melted, toss in the carrot greens and sauté quite a bit until the greens look like well-done spinach. Stroke 6: Salt to taste or season to taste with Tabasco or soy source , then enjoy your MASTER BUNNY greens.

Kale chips, Huw! It’s got an addicting crunch and it scratches my potato crisps cravings 🤤

Roasted beets whole? Never tried it, but I will now. Brilliant , thank you!

12:15 sifting through the soil to get potatoes is some satisfying shit to watch! Your soil is unreal, man!

Smell-o-vision. Can't wait.

Got me with the pun, bravo

This is very timely! I was just wandering what to sew in July! I love the yellow butter beans but just gotta find a place to put them. They were not on my radar... exciting 🤭

Turnips - I planted them far too early this year (in April), and they all bolted. Although saying that, the bees at least are enjoying the flowers! Great episode by the way; now that I've harvested my garlic, I'm going to sow some carrots, beets and chard in their place.

I love kohlrabi! So tasty on a hot day as a crunchy snack! Can you share the nasturtium seed pickling recipe?

So helpful thank you 🙏

I would think it would be a good idea to sow lots of parsnips close together and don't thin too much. Given the seeds don't last and you need to buy new ones each year then you might as well use up the seeds as much as possible.

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Both my sarpo Mira and sarpo Una got blight. But our java are stunningly perfect plants. Java all the way!!! 😁

I love the gold beetroot too, delich

Love this format, brilliant video Huw! 🌞

Little mikado turnips. Sweet. Mild. Delicious sliced raw in a salad.

I am not a fan of turnips but I love rutabaga, cabbage gets destroyed by snails and slugs but kohlrabi grated makes a wonderful substitute.

What are the vegetables that I should focus on for winter? Sounds like PSB, spring cabbage and greens like kale?

Thanks Huw, this is very informative! Have you thought of nasturtium pesto? I like spice, so it works very well instead of basil😋.

Haha somehow I’ve missed your meh about kale amongst the leek and potato propaganda 😂 I love Kale, but not if anyone else cooks it! Less than a minute in a hot pan moving constantly, seasoned or not is great but boiled, steamed or grilled 🤢 Dehydrated crisps are good too or super finely ribboned in the last 30 seconds of a stir fry 😋 but I’m guessing you’ve tried most of these 😅

I love turnips in stews and pasties.

Daikon sliced, raw, with lemon and salt to taste ❤

Once roasted, the radishes look like honey-roasted sweet potatoes.

Almost 100 F where I live. Probably still way too early for some of these. 😕 We barely get a spring or fall, sadly. It goes from 90+ F to 20 F almost overnight

How do you preserve your carrots and which variety of Napa cabbage can you recommend

Great video Huw.I eat turnips and celeriac instead of potatoes because they are both low carb, which helps tremendously with my diabetic diet. My turnips haven't grown well this year and I am missing them. I can not find turnips in the shops, let alone organic ones so feeling a bit left out at the mo, when the rest of the family are tucking in to their roast potatoes, chips etc. 😞 Being vegetarian, I eat all veg apart from Chard- I really don't like the 'earthy' taste of i. Are some varieties sweeter than others? happy gardening 🙂

When would i plant these in the 7b zone? In the panhandle of Texas we are having 98 to 100+ days.

Huw, what would you do if your grass was all brown and temperatures were consistently up to 35° with no rain?

Thanks.

Hey Huw, have you heard the saying, "sow fennel, sow trouble"? If so what does it mean?.

Have been trying to grow kohlrabi (purple skin ones) for last 3 years with not much success. They germinate ok and get lots of leaves but fail at bulbing up. Put lots of fish , blood and bone into the soil as well. Where am I going wrong?

Hi Huw, loving the videos, roughly how many hours are needed to be invested to get this kind if result?

Hello I like pour garden and gardening ,I know my question is not the today subject but if you want so can you give me the mesures of the beds and the path between them..thanks fromage France.

I’m trying to grow daikon radishes this year, I’m going to plant them tomorrow. I don’t like radishes but they look cool and I haven’t tried them. I’ll find someone to eat it if I don’t like them.

Grated carrots, lime juice & sugar or honey to taste...

Please, would it be possible for you to post the name of the item you are discussing when you start the discussion? Like the names of the potatoes ...

Hi, would you know if pine needle tea is safe? Cheers

I really don't know why I keep trying to plant stuff in July in my garden... My temps are around 40C during the day and around 25C during the night. No matter how much I water, the air is so hot that nothing does well. It will stay like this until the middle of August, when it goes down to 30C. Officially, I am in zona 7a because of the average temp but averages mean nothing.

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Why do people seem to remove the skin from beetroot - am I missing something?

"one of the main things that you need to be doing at the moment, is thinking about watering.." Huw, if only. 😅 It's been the coldest, dullest summer in my lifetime, with no sign of change...tomato and courgette plants are dying, let alone fruiting, and even the blueberry bushes are getting their autumn colours. It's depressing 🙁

I'm wondering is that amount of flowers in the tunnel around the veg functional/necessary? I sow some but wondering if I should up my planting amount for pests

anybody have any idea what part of Wales Huw's from? specially north or south

Japanese Beetles destroying my roses and other plants.

I'd MUCH rather eat turnips and kohlrabi than ANY part of fennel!