HUGE Summer Harvest from my Tiny Kitchen Garden

The onions have finally flopped over which means they're ready to harvest. But every afternoon like clockwork these huge summer storm clouds roll in. The tricky thing is onions really need to be completely dry before you pull them. And I don't get a chance during the day because I'm at work. So yesterday I decided time was up. I raced out just before the storm hit and threw a tarp over them to keep the bulbs dry long enough to make it to this morning. These onions have been growing since April and I honestly can't wait any longer. Let's pull them up. So these onions are all, most of them are all flopped over now. So it's time to harvest these. And we are due to get another storm tonight or this afternoon. So I want to get these out before the rain comes. Some of these are absolutely massive. I think this one here is going to be a record breaker for me. Okay, so let's start this little one over here. That is a really good size. I like that size. It's good for cooking. So there's a little bit, a little bit of dirt on there. Sorry, they're not completely dry, but we'll cure them for two weeks and they'll be fine. Another one here, another good size one. That's a nice decent size. Get that one. Even though this one's not flopped over, it's still kind of squishy. You can tell they're ready. So that one's a bit firm still, but that one's squishy. So it's definitely ready. So let's pull this one out. Thank goodness. That is a big one. Still not one of the, still got a bigger one to come, but that's decent. Okay, this little baby one here is ready. Little cutie. And that one's ready as well. That's a good size. This one here is ready as well. Another good size one. That one's ready. Oh, another huge one. That one's flopped over. Give that a pull. Oh my God, that one's even bigger. It's definitely ready. That's very flopped over. That's huge as well. Wow. All right, I'll pull some from this side. That one's ready. That's a nice size. That one's flopped. Another huge one. This one's definitely flopped over. This is ready. That's a cute little size one. Good cooking size. And the red ones are ready as well, which they usually take a bit longer, but they're ready this year. That's a good size one. That one's not quite ready yet. I'm going to leave that and that one. This one's ready. A little baby one in here. Cutie. Let's get these big ones out and see how big they are. Moment of truth. It's the big one. Oh my God. That is definitely bigger than last year. I think that's my biggest one yet. I'm going to have to weigh that and see how much it comes out at. That's like four meals. That is huge. A little red one down here. These ones. There's three here that are kind of all joined together. I don't know if they're ready yet. I'm just feeling if they're squishy. That one might be ready. I'll pull that. It's another whopper. My goodness. So many big ones this year. I think that one's ready as well. A bit squishy. Look at that. A little baby one here. It's good to have some red onions this year because they didn't do too well last year. And they're good for salads this time of year. I also forgot I have this tub here which I've harvested two out of already. They all need to be picked too. So let's do that now. Oh my goodness. Another big one. Good size. Another good one. That's a good size. I like those little ones. And a tiny baby. There's another five to add to the basket. I don't know where these are gonna fit. Piles upon piles of onions. These varieties of onions were Hunter River Brown and Red Creole. Next year I think I will plant them a little closer together so they don't get quite as large. As fun as it is to grow large ones, they're not very practical when it comes to eating. All right, so I want to get these potatoes harvested before the storm comes which probably coming in the next hour or so. So these are Kennebec variety potatoes and I planted these 100 days ago. So back on... I'll put the date on the screen because I can't remember. These aren't as dead as the last lot that I harvested. But there is another pot over there behind us that is super dead. And there's potatoes sitting on top. One of them's a little bit green. So they're definitely ready. But they were both planted at the same time. So what I planted these in was some compost. My own homemade compost. Rooster Booster, Blood and Bone, Potash for fertilizer. And then just more compost on top of that as well. And then a leaf mold on top. So hopefully we've got some big potatoes in here because it's the same recipe as my last video. If you missed that one, I'll link it above on the screen where I finally cracked the code on growing big potatoes. So let's see if we get some big ones in here. You might have also noticed I changed my shirt from... It was white, now it's green because the last shirt was just covered in sweat. It is so hot today. So yes, the joys of summer in subtropical Queensland. Maybe close there and just keep the leaf mold there so I can reuse it. So Canabac are a short day potato, I think. So hopefully there'll be some decent sized ones in here because I let them go for 100 days. And I need to use... I need some potatoes for dinner tonight because I am making French onion chicken. French onion soup chicken. I don't know what it's called, but it's like a roast chicken with French onion soup. It is so easy to make and so delicious. So I'll show you that later when it's ready and I'll put the recipe on the screen because I recommend everyone make it. It's so easy and delicious. Okay, got one. Yay, not a bad size. This container is a bit wet because we got a massive storm last night. Sorry, these potatoes are going to be a bit muddy, I think. So I might need to tip them out. Some worms in here. Some odd shaped ones so far. There's a mango seed, so definitely some of my compost in here. Hopefully it helps them grow bigger. Okay, that's a pretty good size. Okay, I'm going to bring you in closer so you can see what I'm doing. So there's some small ones here. That one looks like it's being chewed or is that the seed? I'm not sure. Pretty good size. This soil is very moist from all the rain we've had. Good size. That's a weird one. Not too bad. I'm gonna have to give these a wash, I think. I'm not curing these, I'll just eat them straight away. So it doesn't matter if I wash them. They don't stay around long enough to cure them. Let me dig down and see if there's any. I'll be disappointed if that's all we've got from. This one only might have had two in it. One of them I planted two potato seeds in and the other one I planted three. So there's lots of worms in here too. Okay, I'm gonna tip it out and see if there's more. This is a good thing about growing potatoes in containers. You can just tip it out and see what's in there. I think there's, oh, there's one. I don't think there's too many more in here. It'll be interesting to see if there's more in the next container. Lots of worms. I don't know if these are the Asian jumping worms or earthworms. I hope they're not the Asian jumping worms because they're bad for your garden. Yep, I think that is it. All right, so we got that many from the first container. And they're all pretty good size, which is good. So I'll clean this up and we'll start the next container. Okay, so I've got the next container here. Hopefully these are a bit bigger. These are definitely dead on this plant. And hopefully we'll get a few more. So I'm not sure if this one I planted two or three potato seeds. But we'll find out. So straight away on top. Is two big ones. Yay. And yeah, that's a really good size. Happy with that. And another one. It's a little bit green from getting some exposure, but that's okay. All right, let me get the leaf mold off. I see another one there already. All right, I'll bring you in closer so you can see. All right, so hopefully you can see that one there. That is a pretty good size too. These are all decent size. Oh, there's another one. These are all really good size. So yeah, I think I've definitely crapped the coat on growing larger potatoes. Oh, another one down there. I'll just get a spade because this soil is very damp. Try and dig it up without damaging it. Oh gosh. There's a little one. These are very muddy. A little baby there. Okay, I might actually tip these out. I know there's one down here. Another decent size one. These are really good size. I'm so happy with these. Okay, that one that looks rotten. I don't know if that was the seed potato. There's one here, I think. Half decent size one. A little baby there. Okay, I'm going to tip this out. It's going to be easier. Well, I'm definitely getting more. So I'd say this is the one that I planted three seed potatoes in because there's a lot more in this one and they're a decent size. Oh gosh, this one's very damp at the bottom. Something gross there. I think that's a seed potato. Okay, another one there. It's got a weird divot in it. Oh gosh, all the worms again. But they definitely haven't hampered the growth of these potatoes this time like they did last time. So that's good. I think the key is planting at the right time of year, fertilizing, watering, mulching, all the things I talked about in the video that I did a few weeks ago on how I cracked the code on growing large potatoes. So watch that one if you haven't already. All right, I think that is it. All right, I'm really happy with that. There are a lot there from five seed potatoes. That's a really decent amount and they're all a really good size. So I'm going to wash these up so they look a bit better and show you what we got and count them. All I've got left to do is harvest some cucumbers. I'll be good for the day. These should be nice tonight as a roast potato. Unless that's a little bit of scab on there. But that's fine, still edible. Just peel it off. This is the last potato haul for the year. I do have more seed potatoes to go in, but I might save them for next year. Put them all in in July and get a massive crop and then cure them so they last. But I do eat them quite fast because I love potatoes. They're one of my favorite foods. And that's it. Okay, so 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, that's the biggest, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and a few small ones. So 17 decent ones from five potato seeds. Not a huge haul. I would have expected a bit more, but I'm happy with the size of those. Yay. Very cool. Just picked more cucumbers. I think I'm up to about 50 or 60 now. It's crazy. All right, so I've just had all the onions sitting here for the last few days because I didn't have time to put them on the drying rack. I want to weigh all of them, especially this gigantic one here to see how much they weigh. So let's do that now. And then I'm going to put them on this rack here to dry for a few weeks. All right, so the giant onion weighs almost 1.2 kilos. So two, two pounds, eight ounces, almost 1.2 kilos for that one onion. This thing is ginormous. See how big that is? That's definitely my biggest one I've ever grown. That is huge. All right, so let's weigh these and see what the total is. Okay, giant one is done. How much are all of these ones? That's about 700 grams. All right, let me add that up. All right, so I just added all that up and it comes to 11 kilos, 755 grams, just for the brown onion. So that's the River Hunter Brown variety. So let's weigh the red onions and see how much they are. And I've already eaten two of these red ones as well. They're obviously a lot smaller than the brown ones, but I think that might be the variety, which is fine. Because they're just salad onions. Okay, so the red onions come out at about 1.1 kilos. So two pounds, eight ounces for the red. So that is a pretty decent haul of onions this year. All right, so I've got this new rack over here for drying the onions, which I think will make it a lot easier. And they're a good size in between these here so that the small onions won't fall through. Just going to quickly pop all these in so they can dry. Give them some good airflow in between as well. So there they are all drying on the rack. I got this rack from Bunnings. It was about $75. I wanted silver, but they only had white in this size. But they are all on there ready to dry off and cure for the next few weeks. So in the end, I got 30 brown onions and I think it was eight red onions. So next year, I'm going to try and get more red onions because I prefer them for salads and things. But I am very happy with this year's haul of Hunter River brown onions. They are gigantic. Even though I don't really want them this big, it is cool to see how big they do grow. So next year, I think I will plant them a bit closer together so that they don't grow as big. Because this size here is ridiculously big. You cannot really see how big it is. But it is way bigger than a baseball if that helps. So yeah, I'll let them cure for a few weeks and then I will show you what I do after that. So we'll just snip off the ends here and these and they should be ready to store for a few months in the cupboard. That looks pretty damn good. I'm going to harvest that for dinner. Nice.