7 Survival Crops to Grow for MAXIMUM Calories
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Published 2023-05-27
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Beans
02:10 - Sweet Potatoes
03:33 - Quinoa
05:05 - Potatoes
06:24 - Amaranth
07:28 - Jerusalem Artichoke
08:58 - Rice
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All Comments (21)
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What did we miss? There are a TON more to cover (and grow) so let us know what you want to see next :)
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Are we doing another apocalypses survival challenge? Please :D
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For sunchokes, slice them up and cook them in an acid like vinegar or lemon juice. This breaks down the inulin starch, which is indigestible to humans, into fructose and glucose. They will be noticeably sweeter after cooking, and have a higher caloric density since you've converted the starch into sugars. You can also pickle them in vinegar to achieve the same effect.
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I started growing amaranth for the grain, but after about 6 months of the same tangle of plants giving out new growth after new growth, I adore them for the leaves as a salad green absolutely full of iron. They weren't kidding about amaranth bring prolific, I physically cannot kill it haha
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Kevin, you should be a teacher. Your videos are always well planned and informative. This one was very educational.
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Last year I successfully grew sweet potato and Jerusalem artichoke dry farming style with no watering and using rain water only. I used a thick layer of mulch to preserve the water in the ground throughout the season.
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Your garden gives people like me MOTIVATION to keep growing. 😊
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i weigh 560 lbs, i have a goal to only eat what i grow starting june 1st. i committed a long time ago, my plants are so tiny, im so scared, but im gonna do it.
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In my personal opinion, if the world is ending and you can only grow one plant that you have to live off of, it would be sweet potatoes. Nutrient and caloric dense tubers, and nutrient dense vines that are very much edible. But this is a great list. Depending on where you are, I’d add cassava, true yams (dioscorea), and taro. Maybe throw in moringa for likely the most nutrient dense greens possible and high caloric pods.
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Sweet potato leaves are a tasty edible and are almost always overlooked.
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Thanks for the seed sale! I'm anxious to use your seeds for my fall crops : )
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Dear Kevin, I would like to add, that all the plants, that you have mentioned are good for the stabilization of your sugar level and keep you sated for a long time. I try to eat them every day and within eating them I am loosing weight too. So that´s another benefit when eating them :)
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Take a shot every time he says "powerhouse"
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Could you please make time in one of your upcoming videos about lentil? I really want to know how to grow them in a bed🙏
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Excellent list! I think grain sorghum would be a good addition to this list. It’s heat and drought tolerant, high yielding, self-fertile, and tolerates somewhat infertile soils, so it can easily be grown on a small scale. It’s relatively easy to thresh and is one of the best textured gluten-free flour options for those of us with celiac.
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If you will ferment the Jerusalem Artichoke .. like Sauerkraut .. it will take the gassiness out. You can then eat them like pickles .. tasty!
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I find it interesting and cool how 6/7 of these plants originated in the Americas, Indigenous farmers really know what they're doing
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I’m growing amaranth this year for the first time. Seems to be a slow starter but excited to see how big they get
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Aww your poor brother! He was ahead of his time.
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I learned about the Jerusalem artichoke in my anthropology of food class this last semester in college. I planted a few as well as a yaupon holly because of that class… and then I started a garden. I love this channel, and I have definitely learned a lot from the Epic Gardening crew.
