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I’m so bad at planning. I get overwhelmed with the visual/ spatial math part
Loved watching all of the goats come in behind you!!!
Love Gabriel's cameos.
I love your channel. Try growing something different seems so simple. But because of you I now grow kale (so easy and prolific) and swiss chard (bright lights-so beautiful). I sauté the greens with eggs because of you. Yum
I cannot wait for your SEED video! I first found you a year ago when I was looking for videos on Seeds and have come back for more! Anything you do on gardening makes me happy! THANK YOU!!!
Thank you for sharing your life and journey with us. I found your channel a year ago when we moved out of neighborhood onto 5 acres. It’s exciting to be planning and growing along with you and your new place. Your advice to slow down and be okay with the slow growth is so good. I am itching to get back to my baby garden that was a success and good classroom this year and dreading winter a bit. So, I just enrolled in your garden course so I can learn and plan through winter.
I ❤️your LaMancha goats. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Cannot believe how fast you guys got this property and went full force cleaning it up organizing it and getting one project after another in a very short amount of time it may seem like a long time to you but it looks pretty fast to me
Do you know I don’t like radishes at all but when you talked several years back about roasting radishes I tried it and you were right a totally different taste and after that I started growing radishes in my garden and I do eat them but they’re always roasted and they taste wonderful you’ve given me some awesome ideas and tips through the years I have a very tiny garden I really don’t grow a lot of things in my garden to feed us I am really bad but I do grow strawberries and different veggies and tomatoes things that are easy and I can just go out in the garden and pick them and eat them maybe someday I’ll get more serious I don’t know but it’s still fun to grow something and pick it in your garden I live in town so I’m really not a serious Gardener
I find it verybcost efficient and healthy to replace mostly snacks with my small suburban garden. I can buy large and bulk organic veggies and cereals. But organic cherry tomatoes, berries , fruits from my fruits trees, those make a big difference, in my budget. Even in season.
But i’m not on a homestead, just a home gardener
Love garden planning vids!!!! Just ordered seeds from MIGardener and drew up my plans yesterday! Lots to do in the next four weeks before I start seeds indoors. Sososooo excited!
I have a question. Embarrassing but I’ve been gardening for 50 years but just in the last 5-6 years started sowing most things indoors rather than buying transplants. The seed packages say start indoors x-x weeks before “last spring frost “. I always assumed that was my frost free date(May 15) but now I’ m wondering if it’s actually April 24, my “ last frost date” . If it’s actually April 24 I should be starting seedling inside ( not May 15) makes total sense why they are puny runts when it’s time to set them out. Enjoy your show, lots of helpful tips and you show it like it is
My Baker Creek seed catalog came the Monday after Christmas…just what I needed to pick me up, I get the winter grey blaas really bad. Reminds me that I need to sort the seeds I bought end of fall… There is life after winter 🙂 Grew purple potatoes and purple carrots and purple tomatoes last year. I'm thinking about peanuts for this year… we eat a bit of peanut butter so IF I could grow them that would be one less thing to buy…
Love that Jess, "This is when I start really thinking about gardening."
The gal that got me hooked, as she vlogged planting in a tote and straight into the bag with a very loving persistent attention requesting kitty putting hisself to the camera. I can not imagine you not thinking gardening at somepoint of every day.
You should try winter sowing in milk jugs. It helps to get through the gap. Some seeds thrive in those mini greenhouses because they are exposed to the natural cold stratification. I don't think I'll even replace my greenhouse that is destroyed. I'm just going to use the milk jugs. It's not always about what you are going to eat. Growing things like lavender can provide income on Etsy. I can't grow lavender or moringa in my zone. I have to buy those from people that can.
Last year we planted A LOT more than previous years. I still needed to learn how to cook and eat things. New discovery – Cucuzzi. 1/3 plants REALLY grew, and we eventually enjoyed the mostly bug free squash. We enjoyed Morehouse cucumbers, more than the canning ones. THIS year, I'll plant cilantro, beets, and greens while it's cooler. I'm even going to try to "over winter" about three pepper plants. It seems like our tomatoes and peppers were on a different schedule. I'd love to have salsa with both. Our weird warm OK winter days are going to allow me to finish clearing up last year's spaces soon. Your vlogs have been SO encouraging. I am going to miss your living in our same weather pattern – for rain and heat, but it's fun to see your new adventure. Oh- Eggplant – I let it get too old and some were bitter, but some were GREAT. We have a new casserole that was REALLY good.
I think I've given up yellow squash to the squash bugs and vine borers. WAY too much effort for this zone. Cucuzzi? It worked great in the fully sunny bed, and was a nice substitute.
Is there a SEED BUYERS ANONYMOUS meeting anywhere. I have an addiction thanks to you and Baker Creek seeds.
I know you are so ready to plant and I personally cannot wait to see how it all looks!
My blackberry brushes.died. gotts put up a few fruit. Got some new seed books but also got seeds done bought..
Tottally get it jess.
Merry Christmas and merry garden planning. I love your show and your property. I get so many great ideas from you even though I am stuck in the city. I may not have a piece of land (only 25ft x 100ft) I do enjoy my garden. God bless you and your family. Can't wait to get gardening but covid has us feeling horrible and it is winter time here. Good luck
All of this makes me so happy. Hi Tobi! So good to see you buddy! waves in fangirl
Planning the garden is keeping me motivated to heal. Had a large brain tumor removed at the end of September and have had to relearn how to feed myself, write, etc. Am working on re learning how to walk. Have ordered my onion plants, seed potatoes, strawberry plants, and seeds–i a determined to be out there by late spring to plant it all.My garden last summer didn't do great because i was too sick to adequately care for it–but this year WILL be better. My healing is in God's hands and i know i am in His classroom right now, learning patience and trust. Thank you for all your videos and devotionals.
My weirdo veggies are snow peas and Japanese eggplants. I just love em. And while you can get snow peas at the store, the closer they are to straight off the vine, the better. And Japanese eggplants are just way less seedy, less bitter, and easier to manage than the Italian style which is all they sell in my area. Being just one person, I’ll cut up a small Japanese eggplant, a tomato, and half a zucchini to roast as a side dish for my dinner. (sprinkle fresh oregano, minced garlic, balsamic, salt, pepper, and olive oil on it then crumble on a little feta when it comes out of the oven. It’s divine.) But I try to limit my experiment plants to one or two a year because you don’t know if you’re gonna like it or if it will grow well in your garden. However, some experiment plants might just become new favorites! And if they do, they get added into the rotation.
Hi, I love the videos of your garden & look forward to trying some of the techniques. Something I’m curious about is how do you keep deer and squirrels from eating your garden? I live in a semi-urban area with a small yard, and the wildlife is merciless. Thanks for sharing your knowledge 🙂
Are there any cookbooks you recommend?
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