DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME, 7 Crops I Would NEVER Plant Again in My Garden

Today I will save you time, space, and money by sharing 7 crops you never want to plant in your garden. I already made the mistake of planting these crops, I don't want you to make the same mistake as me!

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:18 Flying Dragon Hardy Orange (Trifoliate Orange
01:40 African Horned Melon (Jelly Melon)
02:33 Plant This Crop Instead of the Horned Melon
03:25 Jujube
04:57 Plant This Crop Instead of the Jujube
05:41 Autumn Olive
06:43 Aronia Berry (Chokeberry)
07:40 Plant This Crop Instead of the Aronia Berry
08:02 Japanese Raisin Tree
09:00 Goji Berry
10:18 Here is Why This Video Is Important!
11:02 A List of Rare Edibles You Should Grow
12:32 Now is the Time You Need to Get Food Planted

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:18 Flying Dragon Hardy Orange (Trifoliate Orange
01:40 African Horned Melon (Jelly Melon)
02:33 Plant This Crop Instead of the Horned Melon
03:25 Jujube
04:57 Plant This Crop Instead of the Jujube
05:41 Autumn Olive
06:43 Aronia Berry (Chokeberry)
07:40 Plant This Crop Instead of the Aronia Berry
08:02 Japanese Raisin Tree
09:00 Goji Berry
10:18 Here is Why This Video Is Important!
11:02 A List of Rare Edibles You Should Grow
12:32 Now is the Time You Need to Get Food Planted

[besskaterinsky]

James is very consistent in his message "grow what you like to eat". Growing food is awesome, but if it's stuff that you don't want to eat it's not a good use of your time, space, or money. Great video as always 👍

❤❤❤ for Tuck

[ZBillions]

I have to push back on the jujube. Living in North Alabama, I never had to worry about pests or disease on the jujube. However, with my 2 apple trees and 2 pear trees I’m constantly fighting rust or blight on those things. They’re terrible to deal with and maintain. My jujube tree is amazing.

[ohio_gardener]

You are correct about the birds loving the fruit of the Autumn Olive, but then they spread the seeds everywhere in their droppings. It becomes a very invasive tree with seedlings popping up everywhere.

[jeremybyington]

Regarding blueberries versus aronia, I have lost about 8-9 blueberry bushes in the past 5 years. They take so much work if your soil and microclimate isn’t just right for them. Meanwhile, I have 4 aronia bushes I don’t do anything but fertilize twice a year and they do well. I think a better alternative to recommend would be a honeyberry bush. You can eat those fresh, they don’t require a low ph soil, and they grow literally next to my aronia and also do generally well (until it hits 100F for several weeks).

[skipperoo]

The thing about the autumn olive is the one you showed off, is that that variety was made for it's looks, the one that has bigger and better fruit is the ruby red variety, this is also the standard.

[michellenoble]

Jujubes are drought tolerant and grow well in Texas, while apples struggle to survive. We have 4 types of Jujubes, and love each kind. We share w/friends and family, and they love the fruit as well. So I think it depends on personal taste, and region. Also, Jujubes can be easily pruned for smaller size. Commercial growers do this, to keep the trees healthy and make the harvest easier. The trees handle pruning well.

[kateroro]

Since watching your channel we have expanded our garden to many more plants. We have grown confidence as well. So thankyou! We will be moving on to 2-3 years of growing

[victoriajankowski]

We have room, I want to grow the Flying Dragon Orange BECAUSE of the spines, we have plans to plant them between the public and private areas of our property to discourage unwelcome visitors from wandering without obvious fencing. Planning a few rose and bramble hedges for the same purpose, though the orange has the advantage of not being as inclined to 'wander' out of its designated space like black berries do. I am curious if I could graft some more desirable branches on the backside though, that would help it be more multi-purpose

[davidschreiner]

I'm pretty much finished with trying to grow much of anything. I'm 70 years old and crippled But I finally realized I just can't do those things anymore. I watch the Adventures Of Super Tuck and I smile. I'm trying to get some of my family to grow at least a small amount of food in my raised beds and to use my little greenhouse.

[lindah]

I tried ground cherries this year after seeing an earlier video of yours and they will continue to be in my garden yearly! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ for Tuck!

[sc-dwgt]

jujube!! Not only a great tree, as people say below, but you might not be using it for its best purpose---jujube "tea"! Simmer the dried fruit about 5 hours to get the most absolutely naturally super sweet delicious tea/syrup, which we freeze into cubes and use to sweeten everything from lemonade to tea to desserts. To make the tea, tear each fruit to break the skin (we dry them first), cover with generous water, simmer covered for 4-6 hours, strain in colander, freeze in ice cube trays, enjoy! Or, mix fresh with camomile tea, mint tea, as you like it---EVERYONE loves this tea!

[richardr]

Top work the trifoliate! Have a nice multi citrus tree. Lemon, lime and oranges yum!😊

[MissPeachCobbler]

❤❤❤❤❤so good to see Tuck ❣️ we lost our little buddy Duke on the first.😊 thank y'all, my first smile in weeks 🎉❤❤❤

[GreatWhiteWeasel]

Trifoliate oranges are good in beer and marinades lol my preference down here in Texas is Dos Equis.
I also love jujubes 😂 and hate apples

[janamathis]

Tuck is absolutely adorable and very much the guardian of the garden!

[cassityart]

So glad you posted this video. I have been growing and raising food since 2008. BTE gardening was a game changer. I also have plants and fruits I would never grow again.

[jojocag]

Morning James! I have had most of those plants in my lower Alabama garden (I’m a transplant New Yorker) and you are ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! Most of them are invasive down here…lol…ask me how I know! I hope your viewers listen to your assessment of those plants and save themselves a lot of time, energy and $.

[katiewinn]

2 thumbs up for persimmons. I grow the Fuyu variety in my southern California garden and just love them. I enjoy them before they ripen to the soft flesh stage you showed. They remind me a little of apples at that stage. They are sweet although some varieties are astringent if picked too soon. I love the skin for its crunchiness even though it is thick. Dehydrated they are better than candy. The tree is pretty and a good size for small yards. I have seen the fruit in the market for $1 each. This is definitely a winner.

[davidstocker]

wow. I love almost all of these plants. eating raw aronia berries is such a wonderful treat in the summer. using the raw berries to make whole fruit lemonade is truly a treasure. also, I love goji berries flavor.