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@@Canning202 Do you have a favorite way to make them or should I google it? I do have a little airfryer.

No, we aren't cooked green lovers here. (Maybe one day though.) We prefer greens in salads, smoothies, or baked in dishes.

It's apprx 3'x20', might be 3.5'x24'... somewhere in that range. In the first 40 seconds of this video from June you can see what the bed looked like 2-4 weeks after planting. th-cam.com/video/melFli8IunI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=-hcnqQzAB4BDv86- 2-3 plantings were whole sweet potatoes with a few slips growing on them. (Those look bigger, bushier.) The rest where single slips. I would say around 2' part. They all get big and grow whereever they want to anyway.

Thank you for the quick response. I don't have as big as a bed as yours. Mine is 3' x 6' but how you've planted have given me a good starting point as how to how I should proceed next season. Thanks again. 😊

@anneciamartin9514 You're welcome!

I still bake them the way you taught me. :-)

Not presently. We could, but we haven't carved out the time to do it. We have everything we need to make it (chicken pen siftings, comfrey, woodchips, tree leaves, etc). It's on the list. For now we purchase mushroom compost from a local farm supply that trucks it in from mushroom growers in PA.

I gotta find cheaper compost!!! It's 49 a yard here. Idk if that's good or bad but I have a ton of bed I moved and need to fill for asap. I have tons of the wood chips to put in the bottom but I need lots and lots of dirt. Your garden is so beautiful. Definitely inspiring and especially since I know a TH-camr now. Hehe

Ours was between $35-38 a yard last time I checked. We work that cost into our annual budget knowing we will have many yards delivered in spring and fall. Try looking for rural, locally owned farm supply. We found our place by word of mouth, otherwise we would have never known they existed.

I don’t love baked sweet potatoes, but I love to chop them up and roast them with carrots, salt, pepper and olive oil.

@@alamryfarms754 How long and what temp do you roast them at? Or just until browned on outside?

@@Boringcountrylife well, I would say 400° for maybe 20 min and go from there.

Hello again!

So much to do and enjoy, so little time. I need to force myself to work on some small xstitch projects. I don't do well having multiple projects going at once though. I'm a compulsive finisher (with somethings). ;-) How many injuries have you gotten while blacksmithing?

@@Boringcountrylife Lol, zero injuries as of this moment, let's hope that trend continues.

I'd like to avoid hotels forever, but sometimes we have to accept the punishment. Enjoy the alone travel! We are looking forward to that time, though we will miss the littles.

I hope to remember and make time for it.

@@OurRetireEarlyJourney Peak season is a short, busy window, but fun to remember. I'll be watching again in January/February. 😁

They are my favorite thing to stitch now. Beautiful pictures with zero back-stitching. The hardest part is finding a picture that I like enough to commit 8-18 months too.

@@Boringcountrylife yes, it is a big commitment.

@@fauziamukhwana5211 I love country life too. I don't find it boring at all.

I prefer to limit my oils to keep omega-6 and omega-3 ratios in check. Less oxidative stress means feeling better so I stick to olive, coconut, and avocado oil. I also believe the reports that canolia oil is a byproduct that Canada needed to find an outlet for once it wasn't needed to oil war machines. I don't believe it's possible to completely avoid seed oils in modern times, but I do what's in my power.

Do some research on seed oils, highly processed oils…the way they’re manufactured is terrible for us. I didn’t know this until recently! I feel so much better now that I’ve swapped the bad oils for the good ones (GOOD oils being beef tallow, real butter, avocado oil, coconut oil, olive oil…:)

Yes, I think I started the plants in early summer. It was a nice treat having fresh tomatoes at home so late in the year.

Thank you, definitely a labor of love. We switched to using mushroom compost bc it is a mulch as well as a growing medium. If youtube doesn't let this link show up below you can look back a little over a year, maybe 18 months ago. I did a 14 minute slideshow on how our garden has changed since 2014 and the wall construction.

th-cam.com/video/YmCyKqAbt4E/w-d-xo.htmlsi=oOkUrghgI2Ra4MLp

Thank you! I kept meaning to send you the video so you could tell me what they are. I so appreciate your wealth of knowledge.

And not to mention the Love for God!! That’s the most important

Thank you for sharing your sweet thoughts. We definitely value calm and boring... but you're right, we are never bored. After plenty of drama and pressure for 3 decades we decided to work toward peaceful. It's nice to finally enjoy some fruits from that labor. (Even though we believe it is temporary, a calm before the storm.) Blessings to you!

Me too! Glad I tried it this year and I hope to do that again. The youngest princess loves to collect flowers for her room from there.

Thank you! We redesigned the garden so we could have soft walkways for bare feet. Much nicer than woodchips. :-)

Hello, nice to meet you! And thank you, May is the garden's prettiest month.

Thanks and nice to meet you! May is the garden's prettiest month for sure. I'm in zone 7a in Virginia.

It's been a few years, but the usual places I buy herb seeds are Strictly Medicinal Seeds, Baker Creek, or MI Gardener.

The answer is yes! You will definitely have a city home and a country home in the new earth and there won't be any bank loans involved. ;-) Enjoy each day of your journey here. Life is precious and so are you.

Thank you. The strong winds last night did a number on a few plants.

Physical challenges really force us to slow down, refocus, and realize where our support structure comes from. I'm glad you have learned the art of self-care. I do still vary my labor and limit my work when my body or mind is tired (learning to listen better to my monthly hormone cycle also). However as a faithful Bible student I also remember the weekly Sabbath that God's children lovingly honor & obey, even when it contradicts the human plans we may feel like we need to accomplish. The command reads to work for 6 days and rest on the 7th. That doesnt mean we can't also take other recreation or vacation days, but it does mean a weekly stepping out in an act of faith to rest from work of worldly gains and remeber that it is God who truly provides all of our needs. Just like it can be easy, as a gardener, to take credit or bear the responsibility for a bountiful harvest... any human can start to attribute their gains/wealth/position to their own selves. We do have a part to play, but all credit goes to the Creator God who not only makes the seed to sprout and the rain to fall, but also give us a heart beat, breath, and ability to earn our bread. The weekly Sabbath is a necessary reminder to have faith in the One who actually provides and sustains us all. If I were to consider every day a literal Sabbath then that would contradict half of the commandment to labor for 6 days. I agree, mentally one should always be resting in the promises of God, walking by faith, as well as ready to obey his advice about caring for our individual human needs or weaknesses. Yet, I see the Creator carved out a special weekly anniversary to celebrate his creation work as well as what he is doing to redeem us. I am married to my husband 365 days of the year, but we only celebrate anniversaries on specific days. That doesn't make our love less special or important the other days of the year.

Thank you! It's a family affair. It would be really hard work for one person alone. I'm already picturing that when the kids are grown and gone a lot of the garden may be for flowers. It is a hobby/lifestyle that my husband and I prioritize though.

Thanks, it's always the most alive and lush in May and June.