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bees love weeds
I’m in 4b my tomatoes are just starting to turn red
My tomato year is terrible. No tomatoes yet because I planted them too late. Now I have vines with no tomatoes because they’re dropping all the blossoms and not producing fruit
Half way through August and I’ve picked THREE tomatoes. This has been my worst year yet. I’m praying for rain.
My tomatoes have been really small. Even my beefsteaks.
Do you give your land a rest every 7 years or something like a year of jubilee?
My grandfather had a 250-head Jersey dairy farm in Central Florida 1915-1957. They are the best tempered cows and produce the sweetest milk. I love that you are expanding your little herd.
What brand is that metal raised bed that you have the asparagus growing in?
Jess, you can root butterfly bushes from cuttings. And watch around the bush for seedlings in the spring
Your boots sure are cute! Interesting learning about the chicken n dumpling peas.
That butterfly bush will get about 15 ft. tall. It might be a little too close to your house. I think we all need a little bit of therapy. Something that makes you feel happy is the best therapy for the soul. I live .in Portland, OR. It has been hotter here than usual. The tomatoes are sweet and good this year. Jerseys are my favorite breed but watchout for milk fever. When my cow Ginger came fresh she was giving 5 galllons of milk a day and it was very very rich.
My tomato’s did amazing this year. I’ve pulled them up now since they slowed down significantly and I’ve planted my fall green beans. But I still have some cherry tomatoes producing in five gallon buckets
Both of those girls are very flashy and pretty, and yes having a "pocket cow" when it comes time to teach them to milk will make it so much easier. You done good girl. God bless
Jess I know you will be interested in this tomato if you get a chance to read the comment because I know how good you like dark or black tomatoes… You need to try the Gary o Sena tomato because it's a black tomato that almost every tomato is between one and two pounds… It is a stabilized hybrid between Cherokee purple and pink brandywine, it has the production and darkness of Cherokee purple with the size and uniformity of Brandywine, absolutely amazing… But when I look at those 1.5 lb. Black tomatoes with the taste of black and the texture of brandywine I know these tomatoes are actually worth more than any tomato I've ever grown per pound… I been growing tomatoes for 4 decades up here in Tennessee mountains and Gary o Sena ranks number 1# …. I know you would be interested in that tomato if you seen the comment.. Great show as always…
Great Video Jess- thoroughly enjoyed it. Your new cows are gorgeous & can't wait to see them interacting more. Cheers Denise- Australia
I love the crunching of the gravel when you walk on it
You never have to many southern peas here in middle alabama we love pinkeye purple hull and ladyfinger peas we love them green with orka cooked on them,honestly I love shelling the peas green so relaxing and a good excuse to sit lol
Jess! I felt I was channelling your energy the yesterday.
I'd gone out to check on things (we're having a heat wave here in UK which I've definitely not been prepared for – most things are suffering)
Anyway, my tomatoes are definitely not suffering! I had to gather up the bottom of my t-shirt to get them back to the house!
I have never seen purslane flower. So pretty.
I heard recently, that planting chamomile in with plants like tomatoes, kills fungus and molds or decreases it significantly. Guess what I'll be doing next year. 😀
Jess you do realize there are levels to Cowculas, not just one and done . They are beautiful animals looking forward to more of them in future videos.
Ginger in high tunnel grew really well for Jill, in your old tunnel.
Very curious about chicken dumplings. Where can can I order this?
Those Jerseys are gorgeous.
It was so hot here in South Texas that tomatoes didn’t even come on our plants..Several other people have told me the same thing here in our area..
What a beautiful rainbow tomato bucket Jess! Beautiful new heifers. Exciting cowculus adventures ahead for you guys & for us to watch.
They are so cute!!!