In 2026, gardening is changing. This video breaks down the gardening trends that actually matter — not what looks good online, but what truly helps you grow food, feed your household, and share with others.
If you’re thinking about food security, rising grocery prices, unpredictable weather, or simply wanting more control over your food, this video is for you. This is a calm, realistic look at what to grow in 2026 if your goal is to actually eat from your garden.
We’re talking about survival-focused gardening trends like calorie crops, fast-harvest vegetables, perennial food systems, seed saving, and building real gardening skills that last. No fear. No fluff. Just gardening that feeds people.
My philosophy is simple: Grow • Feed • Share.
You grow enough for your household first.
You feed yourself consistently — not perfectly.
And when you can, you share.
🌱 Comment below and tell me: What are you growing first in 2026?
If intentional, survival-minded gardening matters to you, you’re in the right place.
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I love using comfrey! Bumblebees love it too and make my organic fertilizer with it. I garden to have organic food I love
My plan for 2026 is to grow more intentionally rather than trendy. More of what I can preserve myself either canning or dehydrating.
Herbs? ALL of them! I'll also be dividing comfrey crowns. I need more flowering plants for pollinators.
Great advice for new gardeners if they have a permanent place to grow is to get those fruit, nuts, asparagus going right away. If you think 10 roots of asparagus is enough get 30+ roots 😅. Thank me later.
I have been enjoying your channel and will continue to do so thank you so much for the education you give us all! That’s priceless
I think streamlined plantings help with making sure we have enough. 50 varieties of tomatoes are great, but I grow 3, a cherry, a salad and a beefsteak. I only grow autumn king carrots, reliable and large roots.
Yes, Calorie gardening! All for it! Great ideas! Hoping to get Taro going this year, once I have my back yard zones and guilds etc. sorted.And thank you for that shout out. Having true yams, ( and also sweet potatoes going again) and bananas are so helpful with those calories in the Southern hemisphere. This season I want to get more fruit trees in the ground, so they will get to their fruiting stages sooner. I want to try hydro after I have my piles of gardening items moved outside and the SFL heat is here.
"Turn gardens into pantries". I love that! We are growing as much as we can for self reliance and so we know our food hasn't been sprayed with chemicals.
What I want to garden:
1) food where I know what went into it;
2) I just enjoy it;
3) less dependent on outside systems.
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Have you heard of or grown a perennial plant called Good King Henry? It is like spinach but grows as perennial in zones 3-9.