Starting a survival garden is one of those projects where seeing it done on camera beats reading about it. We rounded up the ten most-watched YouTube videos on the subject, ranked by actual view count.
What you’ll find here is a real mix: first-time gardeners documenting a full season, experienced growers listing the crops they’d stake their survival on, and a couple of small-space hacks for people without much land. Some are quick four-minute answers; others are half-hour deep-dives. Pick the one that matches how much time and ground you actually have.
1. How Much Food Can I Grow in 1 Year?
Just Alex · 9.5M views · 20:51 · 2022
Just Alex documents his first-ever attempt at vegetable gardening across a full year, framed around the question of how much food one beginner can actually produce. At nearly 9.5 million views and just under 21 minutes, it's an entertaining, beginner-friendly watch for someone wondering what a first season realistically yields.
2. 6 TOP Crops to Grow at Home to Save You From STARVING
Self Sufficient Me · 7M views · 12:35 · 2022
Self Sufficient Me runs through six staple crops he recommends for a home garden aimed at keeping you fed. It's a brisk 12-minute list-style video from a channel known for practical self-reliance content, well suited to viewers who want a fast shortlist of what to plant first.
3. How a 1/8 Acre Garden Feeds a Family of 6 ALL YEAR!
Anne of All Trades · 5.5M views · 36:28 · 2025
Anne of All Trades visits an Ohio family who feed six people year-round from an eighth of an acre. At 36 minutes, this is a longer tour-and-conversation format, ideal for viewers who want to see what a serious, working small plot looks like rather than a quick overview.
4. 9 Survival Gardening Crops to Grow in a Post Apocalyptic World
Epic Gardening · 2.5M views · 12:02 · 2020
Epic Gardening presents nine crops chosen for survival and post-collapse scenarios, tying preparedness to ordinary home gardening. It's a polished 12-minute explainer from one of YouTube's biggest gardening channels, good for viewers who want a mainstream, well-produced introduction.
5. Start a Lazy Garden From Scratch | NEVER Weed/Water Again!
Anne of All Trades · 2M views · 37:16 · 2024
Anne of All Trades builds a low-maintenance garden from scratch, claiming it needs no weeding or watering once established. Running over 37 minutes, this is a full project video for viewers who want depth and are drawn to the low-effort angle.
6. If I Had To Pick ONLY Three Crops For A Survival Garden…
Bri From Scratch · 1.8M views · 4:13 · 2018
Bri From Scratch answers a simple question: if you could only grow three crops to survive a year, which would they be? At just over four minutes, it's the shortest video on this list and the fastest answer for someone who wants priorities, not a full course.
7. 13+ Survival Gardening Crops To Grow To Live Off Your Garden
Robin Greenfield · 1.3M views · 27:33 · 2020
Robin Greenfield lays out thirteen-plus crops for a garden designed to supply most of your food for weeks or months without grocery trips. At 27 minutes, it's a substantive sit-down presentation suited to viewers serious about long-term food self-reliance.
8. Don't Worry About Your Bad Dirt: Here's How to Make an Instant Garden and Start Gardening TODAY!
David The Good · 1M views · 19:49 · 2022
David The Good shows how to get a garden going immediately on poor soil using a layered 'lasagna' approach that builds soil as you grow. Just under 20 minutes, it's a good pick for viewers whose main obstacle is bad dirt and who want to start this week, not next season.
9. How to Grow Potatoes in a laundry Basket (Survival Hack)
Verdant Garden · 633.3K views · 23:04 · 2026
Verdant Garden demonstrates growing a large potato harvest in a cheap laundry basket, aimed at people with no garden beds at all. At 23 minutes, it's a focused single-project video for apartment dwellers or anyone testing the waters with one container crop.
10. The Self-Sufficiency Garden | 580kg/1300Ibs+ of Food in 10 Months
Huw Richards · 631.9K views · 7:46 · 2023
Huw Richards presents his self-sufficiency garden, which produced over 580kg of food in ten months. At under eight minutes, it's a compact showcase tied to his book of the same name – a quick watch for viewers wanting proof of what an intensive home plot can yield.
Ranked by YouTube view count as of October 24, 2026. View counts move around, so the order here reflects the day this list was compiled. All videos belong to their respective creators – watching them here plays them directly from YouTube, so views and any ad revenue still go to the channel.
