How & Why We Strive for a Continuous Harvest (Zone 5)

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As vegetarians, my wife and I eat almost all of the produce from our 600 square foot garden in real time. With little left over to preserve, we strive for a continuous harvest in order to enjoy garden produce throughout the year. If you shop on Amazon, you can support OYR simply by clicking this link (bookmark it too) before shopping: http://www.amazon.com/?tag=oneya-20 Join me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oneyardrevolution How We Achieve a Continuous Harvest: 1:30 Grow more cold hardy crops. Start them before the last frost and in late summer for a fall harvest; 2:11 Grow cold hardy self-sowing annuals and perennials 3:02 Grow under cover 3:50 Succession Planting One Yard Revolution is all about growing a lot of food on a little land using sustainable organic methods, while keeping costs and labor at a minimum. Emphasis is placed on improving soil quality with compost and mulch. No store-bought fertilizers, soil amendments, pesticides, compost activators, etc. are used. Channel Page: http://www.youtube.com/user/OneYardRevolution Self-sowing annuals we're currently harvesting: Claytonia Mache Giant Red Mustard Greens Minutina Mustard Greens Parsley Tatsoi Perennials we're currently harvesting: Chives Dandelion Greens Egyptian Walking Onions French Sorrel Garlic Chives Good King Henry Italian Dandelion Greens Perpetual Spinach Red Veined Sorrel Sunchokes

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I am always amazed to see all those little plants so close together. :) Does that allow you to harvest the lettuce and other plants while the are young and taster? Thanks for sharing!

Great video ! I'm thinking of making some cold frames

thank you

are radish good in tropical climate

wow those greens are so many good gardening

I love your videos, thanks so much for sharing your knowledge !

I have one small cold frame, but you have inspired me to commit to building a hoop frame over one of my raised beds for the fall (and next spring!) I am in zone 5 also.

I'm glad I finally discovered your channel! Great information and you always present it in a simple, straight-forward manner. I also appreciate how you apply the scientific method to really understand what works and what doesn't. Keep up the good work!

Nice one Patrick! I've been on the prowl looking for people to exchange seed with. Yesterday I bought a packet of seed of broad leaved seed which I've divided into 3 parts - one part to sow directly into the soil here, I've given another part to my neighbour in exchange for some plants of red veined sorrel which she's grown and am now looking for someone who is prepared to buy some buckler leaved sorrel seed to exchange the remaining part left. I sincerely and genuinely feel that swapping seed is the future!

You're such an expert, Pat! I wish I could learn half what you know. I like your organization/scheduling. Very technical

I ordered Four Season Harvest that you mentioned and it arrived a couple of days ago, I'm so excited! Very easy read. Thank you sooooo much!

Looks really good Patrick, I am very excited because our rhubarb is coming through strongly now. I will look into getting some of that Good King Henry. Best, Huw.

Thanks for sharing your expertise.
I hope to be able to get to the point of having a continuous harvest, as well.

Sounds like an excellent method. We are gradually working in that direction. We are no where as close to it as you though.

Wow you crops in the hoop house are looking great. We had weeks of bare ground then on the first full day of spring 20 cm of fresh snow. Hopefully it won't last long.

I had radishes self sow unprotected in the snow I was surprised but thankful!

your videos make me so happy and inspire me. I garden to rejuvenate mind body and soul, I am learning so much from you guys Thank you once again!

do you think I can plant shallot sets in a raised bed under a low tunnel now. I'm in zone 3b up her in Minnesota. thanks for any advice

Thanks for this and all your other videos. I've learned a lot and was excited to use your trellis specs this spring. I've installed six so far and really looking forward to more vertical growing.
If you haven't addressed this already, I'd be interested to know how/if you rotate your crops. Also, does your strategy with green manures still involve planting them with your vegetable crops? Do you ever plant beds solely with green manure crops? I've been using feather meal as a nitrogen source but want to move away from that this year.