The inspiring story behind famed gardener @Selfsufficientme | My Garden Path | Gardening Australia

Great story, a good lesson to be learnt here.

Congratulations such a great thing to do in Life 🙌🕺

He has really good content. He should appear severally on the show.

I love this guy. I watch his videos regularly.

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He is incredibly funny just being himself and real so refreshing

I love self sufficient me! I've been a fan for a long time and always love your informative but also entertaining videos. I'm always surprised when i find something that works for me in my blustery winter/overwhelmingly hot summer new England back yard. But even if I didn't learn anything just your voice and manner are so calming

Good on ya mate! Absolute aussie legend!

We love Mark, a legend and great teacher. 🌻

Thanks Mark, I am like you, I find absolute peace when in the garden, I don't claim to be a gardener. My partner Sue is the brains behind the garden, I am the hose holder, beetle squasher, and general bragger. But spending an hour or two each day keeping an eye on the garden & chooks keeps me sane. I also was a soldier. Cheers PS, I follow you as well

Love your channel! I live in Hawaii and most of your information is appropriate for here. I love your down to earth honest approach to gardening. (And your knowledge of course !) It always brightens the day when I’ve watched a new Self sufficient me video. Thank you, or as we say here - mahalo !😁

I was hooked a year ago because of his great sense of humour

From a fellow garden lover in the subtropics of Queensland, "Thank you" for continuing to inspire and educate".

My wife and I love your videos. Incredible story. I'm glad I never jumped out of perfectly good airplanes.

Mark is amazing ❤

Been a fan of Self Sufficient Me for years! Interesting to hear Mark's story! Gardening is the BEST therapy!❤

Awesome video and thanks for a heartfelt message, you were one of the first fellas I watched about gardening and raised beds

I found this channel when covid started in march 2020. It gave me so much joy and motivation, it probably kept me sane during that time!!! i will always remember that and be forever grateful!

I watch your show almost everyday.... It's actually nice to learn about your previous life and a little more about you.... I too am a gardener and disabled military veteran. My garden is my paradise and it's the best place I can think of to spend my time. Thanks for such a good channel.... @selfsufficientme

Just saw Mark on Sunrise. Good on you mate and many happy years to you and your family

My favourite gardener ♥️😊

Our climate is totally different here in Canada but anything raised garden Mark is my go to man. Knowledgeable is an understatement, because of him we have ventured into something we had no clue. with his help We have had great success and I'm sure many others are doing pretty darn good with his videos. From the prairies A big thank you Mark

I love your videos Mark, “let’s get into it “.❤

Great to see.
One of my favourite you tube channels as I’m a raised bed gardener as well, well done Mark/Self Sufficient Me….

Wonderful to know your background story.
I lived on Bribie Island some years back.
As a keen Victorian gardener, I had to learn a whole new way of growing with a sub tropical climate.
Had lots of failures, but eventually got it together.
Now I’m back in Victoria and in my “comfort zone”,
but I miss the bananas, paw-paws and mangoes in the back yard! 😎
Love your enthusiasm and down to earth advice.
Blessings 🐸🦋🎶

Just found Mark, great information on starting my own garden for self sustainment

What is the website called?to read up on his gardening tips?

Have been watching Mark for about 5 years now, and always look forward to any new videos. though I only have a tiny courtyard where I am, I try and do as he suggests, 'You dont have to be self sufficient in everything, just self sufficient in something'. and I have a few fruit trees in pots and veges in little raised beds on legs.

Hi Mark hope you and your family are well I love you video today I was looking for planting vegetables in pots from big back yard we’re went to a little one I would like to now if is possible to plant in pots please hope you’re have a good day stay healthy 🌈💖🇦🇺🐨🦘👍

I love him!

Our family loves Mark so much!

I watch him because being Australian means his info will work. I was in Qld when I first came across him, so I thought... I'll follow him and see where it leads.

The Steve Irwin of gardening.🌱🥬

I was in the mood for some Self Sufficient Me, and happened on this. It was so nice to hear Mark speak in an interview style discussion about his path. Love what you do. Stay regulated 🩵✌️

Love Mark he is such an Aussie Dad. I live in the Caboolture region as well so it is great to have someone local as I find a lot of planning guides are for further south.

Good on'ya Mark! I'm glad you got into it. I'm one of your happy subscribers ❤🎉. Good to see you here on Gardening Australia 🇦🇺. Thanks for sharing with us, to your wife and family also "thanks for sharing 😊" and to you both, thanks for all of the terrifying things you did for Aus ❤

Love watching Mark.

Been following for years, he made me want to start gardening

This is such an awesome story. Incredible messages in this and so wonderful to watch someone fully living their purpose and helping others at the same time ❤

Every army man real 🦸🦸superhero 🇮🇳🇮🇳😍😍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Happy Thanksgiving

Iv just started I’m first Garden it’s going pretty good tomatoes are looking well peas are looking pretty good strawberries and looking marvellous but I’m having trouble with the blueberries anybody got any ideas what I can do about it leaves are turning brown and not sure why iv look it up change couple of things like the fertiliser.thanks. It’s helping me with my RA and my loss

He is such an inspiration 🙏

Hi Mark. Glad I found your summary video above. I discovered you years ago and I just wanted to make sure to wish you and your family.Another wonderful productive peaceful year.2025 filled with health. Love ya. GtG Colorado

Mark makes me laugh but also inspires me, if I can grow half what he does, even a quarter I’ll be more than happy!

Hi. I've watched you forever.

2 questions:

How to remove a huge bird-of-paradise before it crushes the asbestos fence it leans on,

2) how to remove anything encroaching which won't hurt bees

Brilliant channel 👍🏻👍🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

Mark, I Loved this video, you must have been scared hanging from that plane, well I would have wet myself or dead from a heart attack. You took something painful and I am sure it was a long healing process and turned it into a beautiful story that benefits all of us. If I come away from this life story with just one thing it's "We can do this, it's going to be rough at times but we will overcome". Love the garden, WOW you have a lot to take care of. Thank you for all the great advice and for teaching great gardening skills. God Bless you and your family

Love that you both keep and kept safe. I really really need to be able to vegetable garden. Loving your garden tips 💕