See How MUCH You Can Grow in a Family Garden!

It's amazing just how much you can grow in a family garden of just a few raised beds!

In this video, join Ben as he shows us around his family garden and find out what has been going well - and what hasn’t!

And some links, as promised, to freezing, canning and preserving your delicious produce...

If you love growing your own food, why not take a look at our online Garden Planner which is available from several major websites and seed suppliers:
and many more...

[vicmazzaro]

What a wonderful way to live boy you’re so lucky to have all the land to do what you’ve shown. Anyway, I had the best corn crop this year thanks to you. I kept tapping the corn stalks for pollen and boy did I have some large ears. Not all large but the sweetest corn. Thanks for the lessons on how to raise corn. I have shared your suggestions to many many friends and educated them on growing a garden. The love of growing things is very contagious. Next year I intend to grow more flower baskets to sell and I just increase the room in my greenhouse to hang them. I love watching you everyday before my day starts. You can’t imagine how you light up this 76 year old man’s day. Keep doing what you love and I will keep sharing your videos to every and every one who will listen to me

[ewkelch]

Garlic scapes! One of the treasures of the veg garden. I recommend grinding them up into pesto with some pine nuts, oil, and lemon zest. I freeze for making winter calzones and pastas, but it's also a good spread, or dip flavoring.

[valoriegriego]

Your beautiful personality makes your garden tours such a joy...all your other videos too.🙂
Your garden is thriving with health and yumminess! It's lovely! So glad you are having a great year in the garden.
In Central Texas still planting summer squash, cucumber, etc. I have my fall-winter seeds sown in starter cells to go out in a month or so.🙂

[oliverlauenstein]

Glad I'm not the only one bringing out a chair, sitting in the beans and tomatoes, joyfully looking out on the greenery. This is a particular treat as we're balcony gardeners in the middle of Berlin. Sadly, it has been windy and cloudy for days now so things are a bit slow.

[alycewarr]

I retired and moved into a very small valley in the mountains of eastern Oregon US. The tiny backyard had a wooden deck and two abandoned raised beds. I’m working hard and thanks to your videos it’s going on 3 years of lovely food and flower beds, a joy to sit and watch it grow ( as well as eat ). Funny you would mention Portland in this video. The best garden video host I’ve found. Thanks so very much for your smile and information. 🤗

[vicmazzaro]

Boy you make every day for me. Your excitement is so amazing and you get me excited to run out to the garden. Thanks again for your videos I only wish I lived near you to be at your side learning. I’ve learned so much from you and my garden is the best I have ever had thanks to your suggestions. My tomatoes are 4 feet tall already and the peppers are blossoming as well as the tomatoes. Don’t get me started on my zucchini great great garden thanks to you. Keep the videos coming

[mclovin]

Your genuine enthusiasm is both appreciated AND inspiring. Thank you from Nova Scotia. 🇨🇦

[crushivintage]

GrowVeg, you inspire my garden of the future. You are honest, truthful and show the harvest. Best youtube gardening channel of 2022? It's my gold medal winner. Thank you, you are wonderful.

[BadarTVTrends]

your content is the best for me traditional farmer to learn a lot 🇲🇨

[marysuewhalen]

10:36 …they’re big, beautiful, ballsy tomatoes!😅 I love the descriptions of your garden growth!

[looneygardener]

I would try spicy garlic dill gerkin with a usual brine for dill pickles but add more garlic and a cayenne pepper or other hot pepper in the jar.

[MBEspinosa]

The envy of seeing such a beautiful garden is taking over me. Competition invades me too and my waist says enough! Thank you very much for sharing the success of your endeavor!

[heathermaclean]

Your so clear on your instructions, thank you for your wisdom. ❣️🙏

[alexandraathay]

When you tapped the Sweetcorn stems it reminded me of keeping plates spinning on rods :)

[christinebeckingham]

In the Finger Lakes of New York State we've had a crazy year for gardening. We had late frosts followed by drought and heat. July was one of the wettest ever with 6" of rain in 4 hours. That was followed by rain every other day with high temps. August began a bit cooler with lots of sunshine and now (the 2nd week) it's cooler by about 20 degrees and rain predicted for every other day again! Nothing produced well until the last 2 weeks and now I have.cherry and heirloom tomatoes, peppers and miniature peppers, cucumbers and green beans. The eggplants have finally started to grow and I am keeping my fingers crossed for late frosts.

[rhg]

I’m in my second year growing and loving it more and more. I have a pumpkin bigger than a bowling ball, tomatoes turning red, I’ve still got strawberries forming, and I get to cook with my own grown onions and garlic. I’ve learned so much this year that I can take forward and make next year better. I ALWAYS need more French beans! I so wish I had a big area to build a kitchen garden like yours but I am in 6th place for an allotment!

[louie]

Scapes are our favorite! We use them in omelettes, pesto, stir fries, salads... Yummmmy!!

[PanAmStyle]

Ben, you are right about picking the sweet corn and then RUNNING to the boiling pot. However … there is an even BETTER way! I grew up in corn country, and run & dunk was what we always did. Then I learned about roasting and it changed my life! (Well, that may be a bit of hyperbole!!!)

I don’t grow corn, but I have a fresh supply just up the street, and on holidays in farm country I can get corn that’s very fresh as well. Here’s what I do:
1. Put the corn (in the husks) into a bucket of water. Let the ears soak for a few hours.
2. Prepare a fire - it can be a grill, a campfire, a fire pit - it doesn’t matter.
3. When ready to cook the corn, put them on a grill on top of the fire or, if it’s a camp fire and you have no grill, straight into good coals.
4. Roast until most of the leaves are quite brown to just black.
5. Shuck the corn, placing the leaves into a bag or other container.
6. Roll the ears in butter, season with salt, pepper or whatever seasoning you prefer.
7. Enjoy, wipe the butter off your face and grab another ear!

[Qwixu]

I really enjoy your fantastic mix of pure enthusiasm as well as a sort of calmness to your narrating. It is quite therapeutic to watch your videos, as well as really inspiring and educative. Keep up the great work :)

[helen]

That was beautiful, Ben! As you mentioned, the best thing is the surprise when you discover something has popped out or ripened where there was nothing a few days ago.