15 Crops I m Growing in My Tiny Garden to Feed My Family

The first crop is spinach. Spinach grows quickly. You can start harvesting in three to four weeks. I grow it organically. I use compost and I also water often although I've not been watering because it's been raining. Spinach is perfect for small spaces. You can grow it in beds, sacks or containers. We harvest a few leaves at a time and it keeps producing. Spinach is one of the crops we rely on the most and it goes into almost every meal. The next one is beetroot. This one is one of the most rewarding crops to grow because you get two foods in one. The roots and the leaves. Beetroot is easy to grow and doesn't need much space. In about six to eight weeks the roots are ready to harvest. The leaves can be cooked just like spinach so nothing goes to waste. It's packed with nutrients and adds amazing color to our meals. So we use beetroots in salads, stews and even fresh juices. It's a must-have in our garden. Next up, tomatoes. This one crop we simply can't live without. I love growing different varieties of tomatoes. For some people tomatoes need a bit more care but they are absolutely worth the effort. I grow them organically as well using compost and natural pest control methods. I love to plant them next to basil and they also need support as they grow so you need to stick them at some point and I love it because in a few weeks these flowers will turn into beautiful juicy tomatoes. Fresh from the garden they taste completely different from store-bought. Next one is lettuce. This one is the quickest one of the quickest crops to grow from garden to plate. Lettuce grows fast. You can start harvesting in just a few weeks. I don't pull out the whole plant. I just harvest a few leaves at a time. That way it keeps growing and feeding us longer. It does really well in cooler conditions and even partial shade and it's perfect for small gardens, containers or kitchen gardens. Next up we have onions. This one crop we use in almost every single meal so I must have onions in my garden. Onions especially the bulb onions take a bit of patience but they are absolutely worth it and they don't need much space and you can grow in a good amount you can grow a good amount of onions in just a small area. I also grow them organically with good soil and consistent watering. Once ready if it's the bulb onion we harvest cure them so that they last longer but I also make sure to plant the spring onions so that as you're waiting for the bulb onions to mature you can also be harvesting the spring onions here and there. Next one is sweet potatoes. This year I have purposed to grow a lot of sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes are very productive and I don't think they are very hard to grow. They spread quickly and cover the ground helping to keep the weeds down. In a few months they produce plenty of tubers underground. You can also eat the leaves they are nutritious and delicious. This is a great crop if you want to grow more food with less effort. Next one is carrot a simple crop that adds so much to our meals. Carrots need loose well-prepared soil to grow straight and healthy. They take also a bit of patience but the results are worth it. Once ready harvesting them is always so satisfying. They are so sweet crunchy and full of nutrients and they are perfect for salads cooking or just eating fresh. And since I don't have a lot of space I mostly plant my carrots in containers and in grow bags. Next up we have my vine crops. So we have the pumpkin the tromboncino and the butternut squash. That should be number eight nine and ten or something like that. So these crops spread out and make great use of space. They also help cover the ground keeping the soil moist. And the good thing is that you get a lot of food from just a few plants. The tromboncino for example can be eaten young like zucchini or left to mature like a squash. Pumpkins and squash can be stored for a long time after harvest and the flowers are edible although I've never really tried cooking or eating them. Next on we have kale. Kales also known as tsukumawiki where I come from. Kales are very hardy and grow well in different conditions. Once they establish they keep producing for months. So we usually harvest the outer leaves and let the plant keep growing. This means we always have something ready to cook. They're easy to manage and perfect for a consistent harvest. Next on we have potatoes. This is one of our key staple crops that really fills the kitchen. Potatoes are a reliable crop that gives a high yield. They grow best when you keep covering them with soil as they grow. After a few months they're ready for harvest underground and one plant can give you a number of potatoes and they are perfect for boiling roasting or making stews. Next on we have cucumbers. Although I don't like how my cucumbers look at the moment because the leaves are yellow although I'll look into that later. But I love cucumbers. Mostly I just pickle them and I also found a very nice detox recipe where I blend cucumber and meat and aloe vera. So I always want to make sure I have cucumbers in the garden. The next one is beans. This is one of the most important crops for both food and soil health. Beans are easy to grow and don't need much space. They also help improve the soil by fixing nitrogen naturally. We can harvest them fresh as green beans or let them dry for storage. They're a great source of protein in our diet and the more you pick the more they keep producing. And as you can see because I don't have space I'm still growing some beans in grow box. Next on we have the peppers. So here I have the jalapeno peppers. I also grow habanero. I grow cayenne pepper. I grow the black prince. I also grow scotch bonnets. Different colors of the scotch bonnet. So I love experimenting with the hot peppers and then I also grow the bell peppers. So for the bell peppers I grow the green one, the yellow, the red and the dark purple one. I love adding peppers in my stews so peppers are a must-have in the garden. On the next crop we have eggplants. Honestly I don't grow a lot of eggplants because I don't know what to do with them and I think they traumatized me growing up because our parents used to put eggplants in stews and I hated them. So I'm trying to learn new recipes apart from stews maybe roasting them and grilling them. I've seen some very fun recipes and that might encourage me to grow a lot more eggplants. Of course I didn't mention everything that I'm currently growing. I have things like radishes, coriander, fenugreek, a variety of herbs and okra and dill. Just so many things I didn't get to mention them but maybe I'll do them in another video so make sure to subscribe so that you see that. I also have a number of fruits that I am growing so maybe we will do a fruits video next time. Just let me know if that's something you'd interested and also you can give me ideas or just things that you want to see or you want me to talk about and I'll be sure to do that. See you on the next one.