VIDEO: Asparagus Bed
Our asparagus bed has finally decided to kick in and make asparagus for us!
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VIDEO: Garden Update and Adding Black Kow and Blood Meal to our Greens
Garden update from back in mid-March. We are fertilizing our greens with Black Kow and Blood Meal and then mulching with hay.
VIDEO: February Garden Update
Just a quick update about what we have growing in our garden in late February!
VIDEO: This Has Been a Very Rainy February!
This is a very quick update on what is going on here. It has rained every day for about the last two weeks and is supposed to rain every day for the next two weeks too. We are doing as much in the garden as we can, but it is just a wet boggy mess!
VIDEO: Planting Candy Onions
We are prepping a bed and planting Candy onions. The soil amendments we used are Blood Meal, Bone Meal, and Black Kow composted cow manure.
VIDEO: Seedlings Started for Early Spring
We are starting our seedlings for the early spring garden!
VIDEO: 1,300 lbs of Produce From Our 3,000 Square Foot Backyard Homestead
We produced 1,300 lbs. of edible produce from our 3,000 feet of usable backyard space.
VIDEO: December Garden Update
This is an update for the month of December and end of the year!
VIDEO: November Garden Update
We set out a lot of the plants we have started from seed. This video shows the new plantings and updates the existing plantings in the garden.
VIDEO: Harvesting the Last of the Jalapenos
The last few nights of below freezing temperatures have taken their toll on the Jalapeno’s. We are harvesting them and doing a final weigh in.
VIDEO: October Garden Update
Garden update for October. We have been adding a lot of fall vegetables to the garden. We need a little help identifying a mystery plant. Thanks!!
VIDEO: Harvesting Blue Lake Climbing Green Beans
October 15, 2017 – Harvesting some Blue Lake climbing green beans and other produce from the garden!
VIDEO: Groceries for the Months of August and September
Grocery update for the months of August and September. We are on target to meet our goal of spending less than $100.00 per month this year on groceries!
VIDEO: End of September Garden Harvest
We harvested the first of our new Top Pick Purple Hull Peas along with a lot of other things from the garden. We also dug our sweet potatoes. We show our garden produce weigh in update!!
VIDEO: Skylight project
Replaced a skylight this week. Building methods are a bit different than I know but got it worked out. Saved a bunch of money doing it myself.
VIDEO: Root Knot Nematodes
The foliage on our peas was looking yellow and curled and the plants weren’t growing very quickly. I consulted a friend and he gave us some insight.
VIDEO: Groceries for the Month of July
This video shows our grocery shopping trips for the month of July. Our goal is to spend an average of $100.00 per month for the year for groceries. This month brings our grocery spending for the year to $717.82. This brings us to an average of $102.55 per month. We have five more months to…
VIDEO: Spirited WOMEN of The Smokies~The Walker Sisters!
Enjoy exploring the cabin and residence of The Walker Sisters with us! This is a story of how 5 women refused to sell their property when The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was established. They are remembered for living their life without the conveniences of modern times-making their clothes, working their fields and preserving their…
VIDEO: Never ending rain and two projects
Rain this year is coming way too often. A few days of sunshine then a week of rain and low temps. Showing a few projects as well.
VIDEO: Sensational Blooms & Seeds~Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company!
Nothing like gorgeous blooms and colorful pollinators in your very own garden. Here are old and new favorites from my favorite seed company… Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company! I know you will be happy when adding these selections to your garden! Let’s chat it up! xo Enjoy & thanks for watching! xo Like, Subscribe &…
VIDEO: Easy Clean Chicken Coop!
Tips from the best homesteaders! ~ A tip so simple that anyone can do it! How can you make your coop easier to clean AND to help preserve it? Simple! Linoleum! We were excited to add it to our coop! Thank you, Idlewild Alaska, for the tip! Let’s chat it up! xo Enjoy & thanks…
VIDEO: Garden Harvest and Lunch
We picked cucumbers, green beans, tomatoes, and peas.
VIDEO: Pulling Green Beans and Planting Peas
The green beans have slowed down so much that we decided it is time to pull them and plant some more purple hull peas.
VIDEO: Creating a New Strawberry Bed
We are creating a new strawberry bed with the daughter plants we caught off the plants in our original strawberry bed.
VIDEO: How We Water Our Garden with Water from Our Fish Pond
We show how we attach a hose to the pump in the pond to water our garden with our good nutrient rich fish water.
VIDEO: Chick
We have integrated Chick into our flock of girls. We closed off her escape route so she has to learn to get along. It’s going fairly well, hopefully it will get smoother for her.
VIDEO: Planting Purple Hull Peas
We are planting purple hull peas where we pulled the last two rows of corn. We also plant climbing green beans where the other Roma tomatoes were.
VIDEO: Pulling the Roma Tomatoes and Replanting
The Roma tomatoes have really slowed down in production, so we decided to pull them. We harvested all the tomatoes from the plants, pulled the vines, and replanted where they were with butter beans.