I have an idea for your landscape fabric. If you end up taking it out of the beds for the winter to keep it out of the elements, make a tag of what you planted in the fabric and staple it to the end of the fabric. When you go to plant next year you don’t have to try and figure out what you planted in it last year. That way the size of the holes correspond with what you want to Plant in them.
I germinate most of my seeds in a wet paper towel in a plastic container. Once they sprout, i put them in red solo cups with soil. Then when they are ready to plant outside, they go into larger pots/ containers outside. The garden is looking awesome.
Just a question because it's only my second year gardening. I had really poor germination rates with my beans this year. I just sow them into the ground. Would you also germinate them first on a wet paper towel?
@@sarahr.1076 beans like alot of moisture but while germinating in the ground if its to cool and to wet the seeds will mold and rot. If we're supposed to get rain I just plant in a furrow and water before I cover. If its to be dry for days or a week I don't water unless I'm going to water until the rain comes. Some like to soak seeds before planting and others don't
@@sarahr.1076 i do most of my veggies and fruits that way. Its easy. I dont have much luck direct sowing because all my stuff goes in containers or pots. My ground soil is not good because I live in an HOA. Good luck, give it a try.
My mom just gave me a harvesting basket and I’m filling it up everyday! My first year growing in raised beds and I planted too many cucumbers! I’m overloaded- making pickles today for my first time- thanks for all the inspiration Becky! I’m also pregnant this year in the garden with a toddler- totally doable and fun- he is my picker- I show him, he picks, but I have to watch him- we had fried green tomatoes last night bc he picked 6 while I wasn’t paying attention 😂
How sweet he helps ….when you have too much dehydrate……I use dried cukes in sour cream or Mayo add to chicken salad and casseroles, salad dressing even soups. Make into a powder for storing…..comes winter you can have the taste of fresh cukes in whatever….I do all my extra greens, squashes, pumpkin etc etc….I did petite tomato pieces and when dried it made a yummy salad topping and mixed in Mayo made a great add to my husbands Sammie and hamburger topping. Green tomato salsa is great for Mexican toppings.
The beauty of your videos is that we all see your work. And then we see the fruits of your work. Often people feel like everything should be easy and fast, but gardening is simple yet challenging and time consuming…but small consistent work reaps huge benefits. Keep up the good work! And I appreciate that they’re not sped up!
I am a messy gardener and usually look like I rolled in the dirt. I love that you show us the reality that gardening can be a dirty project. Thank you for sharing!
regarding the fabric rounds you've got left over: if you burn an X shape instead of a circle, you can tuck the four corners of the X underneath the landscape fabric. doesn't use less fabric but will at least simplify the cleanup
I have planted corn in a raised bed. I planted "the three sisters". I let my corn grow a few inches then I plant a pole bean next to it and plant my squash which helps maintain moisture. It grew fantastic. I think your corn will grow wonderful also. Blessings.
One suggestion. When planting big areas of stuff like your corn, set seeds on surface and don't cover them until all seeds are spaced out. Then, if you have to respace them, you can just move the seed around. When covering or pushing into dirt, it goes very quickly. Great blessings everyone.
Hollis and Nancy’s gardening channel is worth a watch. His detailed gardening journals show all kinds of crops from start to finish. He has special instructions for corn. Anyway, I love your videos, Becky!
I always grow corn in raised beds, I hill up around knee high and can put a cord around the bed using a railroad ties and cord if necessary to protect in bad storms.
A garden trolley would help you so much to transport all your tools etc from the garden room to the garden beds as well as bringing your produce to the house when it’s ready 😊
Oh, and my husband and I spent the afternoon in the kitchen creating freezer meals using some of your recent marinades. What an awsome thing to do. It means on our busy days, dinner is done, and all we need to do is reheat and enjoy. Thank you for your inspiration Becky.
Becky, you need a cart to carry everything down to your garden. It just amazes me how much you can get done in a day. I wish I a drop of your energy! Love how the garden is coming along!! Have a great weekend!!
@@lisanewell4646 Love the gorilla cart too! We haul it with our cadet mower if going all across the property, or just pull it if not going to far. Use it for mulch, soil, weeds, and harvesting large amounts of fruit or veggies.
A gorilla wagon would be just right for getting garden supplies to your garden site! I put everything I need in the wagon and pull it to my gardens, then, when I am done I just pull the wagon into my garden shed .
My husband told me something the other day about growing corn that he had heard of. Plant 1 corn seed, 1 pole (vining) bean seed, and 1 potato together in a hole. The potato grows down into the ground, the corn grows up, and the beans will use the corn stalk to grow on. Do t know if it works but I guess it would be worth a try.
I am so proud of your organization and tidying up that you are doing this year. It does make life enjoyable to stay organized and everything does have a place
I really hope I'm not the only one that noticed you misspelled video when you put on the screen that your inside projects would be separate. I realize it was simply a typo, but felt you might want to know. I do love your enthusiasm when it comes to your garden. I think your raised beds are going to be fabulous. I can't wait to see it.
That a side by side is alot of money setting there. Where is the baby when all this gardening happening. We put solar hot wires around are garden to keep deer out, it is the only thing that worked foe us.
Becky, your garden is awesome. We have been harvesting our lettuce, spinach, and radishes here in Australia. We planted out snow peas, garlic, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, onions, spring onions, and carrots. I am hoping we have a wonderful harvest later in the year. Here in Australia (Melbourne), the weather has been quite odd, and some things are growing out of season, like tomatoes! But I just go with what the weather is doing.
Is there a reason you’re not using your utility vehicle to help get all your supplies down to the garden? Are the paths not ready to drive on yet? Just curious. Thanks for taking us along for all your garden fun.
Hey Becky! For corn pollination not in a square, I use a broom handle or whatever, and run it along the tassels when you start to see silks on a not windy day. It helps get the pollen down. Also make sure to heavily fertilize and water your corn when it gets a couple feet tall!
AWESOME!!! My sunflowers had grown about an inch inside from seed so I put them on a table in the sun on my patio 3 days ago for just a few hours. When I went out to get them to bring back inside THE SQUIRRELS ATE ALL OF THEM!!!! I had already filled ALL the bird feeders and put the squirrel food out (dry corn cobs from tractor supply) but the piggies STILL ate my BEAUTIFUL Sunflower 🌻 Starts of Many Colors and Varieties!!!!! uuuuugg. They even had black oil sunflower seeds out back I had sprinkled on the ground for the Cardnals. I have 7 acres with a creek next to the house and woods all around so I'm used to the animals... I just thought a few hours on the table BUT NOPE!!! Thankfully You decided to put the fence up!!! After ALL that hard work it's annoying when the Wildlife just gobble it up. Sorry about all the Slugs!!! We have ALOT of them here also, they are so destructive. I admit I go around with scissors and cut them in half but it's a full time job. Especially at night!!! I get obsessed, going out at 1am with a flashlight and scissors 😂. But my children are grown and thankfully I retired early so I have that luxury!!! Growing your own food is a Labor Of Love BUT So Fun And Rewarding 🌟💚💫❤!!! How's Baby Boy 💙 Doing? Bet He's Growing Like A Weed ❤✨. Why didn't you drive your 4 Wheeler down with all your stuff in it? Don't be hurting your back Dear Wonderful Wife ❤, Mother 💜, Daughter 💛 and Our Virtual Friend 💚!!! Western Upstate New York here 💕💐
Thank you so much for reminding me of the pre-soak method. I planted Jade green beans 2 weeks ago, and had super spotty germination. NO germination from my cucumbers, which is weird, as they are brand new seeds. So yesterday, I set the rest of my beans, some cucs and some cilantro to soak, and I will plant today. I am hopeful for increased success!! Love watching your garden grow! BTW... I have tried and tried to get a good corn stand in a raised bed.. and ended up with nice plants.. and TEENY tiny little corn cobs.. I think though, your beds, are big enough, that you can maybe help with the fertilization of the stalks.. and find success. I wish you the best!
Even my husband found your channel and enjoyed watching you and your dad put the weed fabric in your beds. He was telling me all about it. So congrats you even caught my husband’s attention, and that just doesn’t happen! I love your channel!❤❤❤
The worst thing about putting sunflowers in the weed fabric is the removal. The roots get so big you can't pull the plants out of the holes burned in the weed fabric. We had to cut off the sunflowers, take up the weed fabric and pull the sunflowers out from the underside. Your garden is coming along great!!!!
Using a lopper or a saw to cut the base off and leave it overwinter in the ground should help and create compost in place at the same time. The very woody part that won’t decay i often bringnin the spring to the compost pile
The Kelley’s Country Life uses cattle panels, laid on their sides, overtop of their corn. As the corn grows, he makes sure the stalks come up through the panels, and they won’t blow over. He places some sort of poles around the edges of his raised beds, to attach the panels to, so they’re sturdy enough to support all that corn. It works!
Hi Becky , I am 64 years old and have a couple of things for you. when planting corn my gramps taught us 3 seeds per hole and of course it was in the field so it was about a foot apart. That being said i do mine in a raised bed and I do 2 seeds per hole and about 8 inches apart and it seems to do well for me . Now as far as the cloth I am on year 3 of mine and it is as good as the day we put it down. We did have some fraying this year due to a big storm but we just reburned it and it's fine. Make sure you use plenty of staples we put ours about 2 foot apart and we found that with the wind and such it has helped tons. for your melons you will need what I call a melon bra so be thinking what you want to make and or use for that. my gramps literally used grams old bras to hold the melons. that being said there are many things you can make and or use.
You are a joy to watch and learn from. You are not pretentious, things happen and you recognize that and move on. Always looking forward to your next video.
Becky, when I saw you put your fertilizer in an old pot, I thought I would mention that you can get some great two gallon frosting buckets free from Costco bakery department. They are so handy in the garden and even in your grow room. Durable too, with lids. I have quite a few and use for many things.
I carry a bucket with me around my garden and yard too. It is handy for weeds, garbage etc…then you just dump away in the garbage. I love it. Buckets are very handy…
Becky, you should think about getting/attracting Mason Bees to your garden. They are great pollinators, don't sting, and are easy to make a habitat for them.
I believe she said there was some habitats for them made by the previous owners up at the original garden where the strawberries are. Not sure if that's enough for this one as well though.
Did you know there are pea sheller machines you can get? The garden is really coming together! You might find a use for those landscape fabric rounds in your pots.
Thank you Becky for sharing all your great content. I pulled a neck this week and bulk cooked for the week and made 2 different coleslaw, potato salad, twice baked potato casserole, and a cauliflower soup. Now, two nights this week, I just need to throw meat in the air fryer, and we'll have dinner ready.
I've started doing some bulk cooking because of Becky. Cooking is difficult when you are switching from cooking for 5 people to just 2. I bought some chicken thighs on sale and made the honey chipotle marinade and the Greek chicken one as well. Both recipes are delicious. Have a good day, Debbie Lavigne
I’ve been out traveling the last few weeks & am just catching up w/your progress now. WOW GIRL! You are doing a great job with those beds! I really didn’t think you’d get them all planted, but there you are, knocking them out one after another! GROW THAT FOOD! 😊
I love all the progress in the garden. One thing I heard about sunflowers is that they take up a lot of the nutrients from around them and it will stunt the growth of other plants around them. Happy year 1 in the new garden!
And Sunflowers have a HUGE rooting system. When I pull mine just before winter I have HUGE HOLES in the ground like crators!!! They would look very beautiful around the posts of the fencing.
I have grown corn in a raised bed. It did good, but you have to still plan for it to get blown over if you do not stake somehow. I also grew squash with my corn.
Ive grown corn in a raised bed. Make sure the bed is on the deeper side. And compost ALOT throughout their growth. They are hungry. Ive found that they can be planted slightly closer together than advised.
Becky....in my experience with heavy produce hanging off the raised garden bed actually pulled the plants from the dirt....FYI....the garden looks wonderful....praying for wonderful weather and a huge bounty...!!!
It was 92 in my area of Michigan today. Seems like i picked better areas for my containers and raised beds this year. I learned a lot last year as to where the sun shines and where shade is. So far, so good for me..yay!😊
I think the tool you showed was a hori hori knife--not sure about the spelling. Also, I planted corn in a raised bed as close as yours and it had almost 100% germination and grew like crazy. I didn't get it planted until July 1 and it was taller than my husband in six weeks. I thought the stalks were actually holding each other up. Oh, the variety was Silver Queen.
I can’t stop thinking about that vanilla sugar, cookies sweet bread anything that needs sugar can benefit from the vanilla. I’m so excited to try it myself such a clever discovery! Yay!
Good luck with your corn. I have planted it for the joy of gardening but corn farmers in our area sell it for about the same price as I can raise it. Don't feel bad about buying fresh corn. I am glad you have those beds at walking level on one side so you won't have to climb into the raised beds to harvest the corn.
I am so excited to see your garden coming together! My husband has been helping me expand our raised bed gardens, and we put in 2 lower framed in ground areas for corn, beans, and peas with trellis for the pea/bean bed. I have everything but the corn, beans, peas, and melons planted and hoping to get them in tomorrow! Plus we have a wine crisp apple tree, a hosui pear, and a fignominal dwarf tree we are adding this year! Then, we plan on adding a whole bunch of raised beds to the front yard for a pollinator/herb garden that will hopefully be finished before next year's planting season. Your channel has been such an inspiration and motivation for me to get mine done and ive finally stepped out of my comfort zone and am trying new things to grow in the garden for canning and sharing with friends and family. Thank you for sharing all you do with us. It is truly a blessing to be able to watch and be inspired by you 💜
I’m not sure if anyone has recommended this to you but you might want to consider getting a yard wagon to move your plants, soil products, harvest etc around. It was a game changer for me! So many less steps and no need carry items. The large wheels make it easy to pull on uneven ground, over lawn, gravel etc
I LOVE that your employment is your passion. It makes it such a pleasure to watch your videos. I can admit that if I were still in the PNW that I would 100% want to be your friend IRL
I noticed you have cement blocks in the raised area that the previous owner put in. Consider planting flowers inside those blocks to promote pollination and prevent pests. A good first choice would be heirloom marigold…plus you can save the seeds to plant next year.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful garden, recipes, and wisdom with us. You're truly blessed and I value and appreciate you. Thank you so much Becky. Have a blessed and beautiful weekend.
Random, but can you please post a video on how you organize your day? I would love to see your time management and organization tips. Also, how you organize your day / do self care if things don’t go as planned.
We here in NC in my father in laws garden would plant Seneca Chief yellow corn. It did quite well in our area. The earlier you plant here, the less corn pests you get. That is from a lifelong farmer.
My daughter and i just planted out our pumpkin seeds we already germinated. Then we did some parsley, sunflowers and cat grass for the kitties. Next is another round of sugar peas, so we have some come on later than the ones we have coming up now. Cant wait...had to take a break from this heat quick. But heading back out in a few.
I'm completely in love with your raised bed garden!!! Looks like it's a joy to be in! Thinking I'm gonna have to have my carpenter hubby build me some instead of ruining my back doing it straight into the ground!
Have you thought about getting a cart to haul your garden stuff back and forth? I purchased a gorilla cart from Amazon a few years ago and it has been a life savor.
I have grown corn in a small plastic kiddie pool and I did get small ears of corn but they were good. I would suggest putting a t-post in each corner of your bed and when the stalks get taller start tying twine from post to post to help keep stalks from blowing over and breaking. Then as they grow more add higher strings of twine
I'm a fan officially. I love you Becky you cheer my heart. I didn't give a garden a try because I'm super busy but not enough to watch you. This is my earliest and before work. Woot woot to me
The moment where your are heading into winter and already have the garden bug so you binge watch all of Becky’s garden escapades 😂❤ Waiting for February so I can start my seedlings 😊
I watched your video yesterday, I wanted to assure you corn grows great in raised beds. I raised corn last year in a 4ft. X 8ft bed . I was able to have corn on the cob plus corn to freeze. You’ll do great. Since the silks need wind for germination I would shake the stalks a bit and noticed birds flitting around among the silks. They were also helping pollinate. 😊
I grow my corn in raised beds for the last few years. I don’t garden on the same scale as you but I get a great return and mine are coming up beautifully this year as well!
it would be so cool to get a little more context in the title of the video! I am really not interasted in the kitchen content but love to see you in the garden and sometimes its hard to tell what i am getting into when i click on a video!
Agreed. I haven't watched many of her recent videos because I can't tell from the title/thumbnail what subject they are on. I think she's attempting to do clickbait style titles (which the algorithm favors), but they don't work when you have no idea what the subject is.
Yep you can totally grow corn in raised beds - no problem. Just as long as the bed is big enough. I've grown them in a 4x4 bed. Corn can even be grown in grow bags - you just need to plant a bunch of bags and put them in a block or a circle.
@@AcreHomestead I interplanted my corn with my sweet potatoes this year in a raised bed and it is doing fantastic! It is supposed to help shade the sweet potatoes.
Love love love watching your videos. So inspirational to watch you in your kitchen and garden. I hope to see a video on you irrigation system down the line. Thank you again for sharing with all of us ❤
I never had much lunch in SE Wisconsin with corn in the garden clay soil by lake ..but I started in beds and small garden pocket bins and have gotten a decent load each year..they aren't as long as reg ears but 3/ 4 size and so very sweet and yummy....I have been using peaches and cream and even ate it raw fresh from garden so good ...good luck for your latest attempt!!! 13:44
Hi Becky, for the past 3 years I've been growing corn. My biggest struggle is the wind and looking at your open garden, I'm guessing this will be a problem for you too. This year we made a barrier to prevent them from falling and breaking. It's made so the light can pass but solid enough to keep the corn up. Just wanted to tell you so you can maybe think about it. Ps you are my inspiration!! Love your channel
Hi Becky, Your garden is already looking so gorgeous! My first start of Zinnia's is doing great. The second one is horrible. And I did the same thing: I start them in a mini green house in individual soil pots. This year, I've also started Tanacetum, and they are doing so well. Becky, think you need a wheelbarrow to get all your plants and later on your harvest from your garden to your home. So you don't have to walk numerous times up and down with everything. I hope you have a wonderful weekend filled with joy, happiness, and of course; gardening! Big hug from the Netherlands. ❤
From my research, 3 sisters (squash, corn, beans) are perfect companion plants (from what I can tell). We also planted some random Sunflowers as they are good companions too.
I have an idea for your landscape fabric. If you end up taking it out of the beds for the winter to keep it out of the elements, make a tag of what you planted in the fabric and staple it to the end of the fabric. When you go to plant next year you don’t have to try and figure out what you planted in it last year. That way the size of the holes correspond with what you want to
Plant in them.
E to the comments to say the same thing. 😊
Becky it's a hori hori knife used for weeding and digging and cutting. Beloved by gardeners all over the world
I germinate most of my seeds in a wet paper towel in a plastic container. Once they sprout, i put them in red solo cups with soil. Then when they are ready to plant outside, they go into larger pots/ containers outside. The garden is looking awesome.
Just a question because it's only my second year gardening. I had really poor germination rates with my beans this year. I just sow them into the ground. Would you also germinate them first on a wet paper towel?
@@sarahr.1076 beans like alot of moisture but while germinating in the ground if its to cool and to wet the seeds will mold and rot.
If we're supposed to get rain I just plant in a furrow and water before I cover. If its to be dry for days or a week I don't water unless I'm going to water until the rain comes.
Some like to soak seeds before planting and others don't
@@sarahr.1076 i do most of my veggies and fruits that way. Its easy. I dont have much luck direct sowing because all my stuff goes in containers or pots. My ground soil is not good because I live in an HOA. Good luck, give it a try.
Yes I’ve just tried this method and it’s awesome 👍
I do the paper towel method too! It works really well.
My mom just gave me a harvesting basket and I’m filling it up everyday! My first year growing in raised beds and I planted too many cucumbers! I’m overloaded- making pickles today for my first time- thanks for all the inspiration Becky! I’m also pregnant this year in the garden with a toddler- totally doable and fun- he is my picker- I show him, he picks, but I have to watch him- we had fried green tomatoes last night bc he picked 6 while I wasn’t paying attention 😂
How sweet he helps ….when you have too much dehydrate……I use dried cukes in sour cream or Mayo add to chicken salad and casseroles, salad dressing even soups. Make into a powder for storing…..comes winter you can have the taste of fresh cukes in whatever….I do all my extra greens, squashes, pumpkin etc etc….I did petite tomato pieces and when dried it made a yummy salad topping and mixed in Mayo made a great add to my husbands Sammie and hamburger topping.
Green tomato salsa is great for Mexican toppings.
It takes longer to have a toddler help you, but great to have his company, and you are building in the love for gardening
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How sweet! How wonderful for him to help his Momma. He is learning too from you. Your a good women...keep it up. He'll grow to a wonderful Man
It's too rough for me with a toddler and pregnant due September..gardening gives me peace and makes me focus..
The beauty of your videos is that we all see your work. And then we see the fruits of your work. Often people feel like everything should be easy and fast, but gardening is simple yet challenging and time consuming…but small consistent work reaps huge benefits. Keep up the good work! And I appreciate that they’re not sped up!
I am a messy gardener and usually look like I rolled in the dirt. I love that you show us the reality that gardening can be a dirty project. Thank you for sharing!
Yeaaaa I try and remember to wear boots out but I love to be barefoot in my garden…,, lol
Your a GREAT GARDNER if you look like you rolled in the dirt!! Good for you! ♥️😄
😂😅😂 me 2!!!!
regarding the fabric rounds you've got left over: if you burn an X shape instead of a circle, you can tuck the four corners of the X underneath the landscape fabric. doesn't use less fabric but will at least simplify the cleanup
I have planted corn in a raised bed. I planted "the three sisters". I let my corn grow a few inches then I plant a pole bean next to it and plant my squash which helps maintain moisture. It grew fantastic. I think your corn will grow wonderful also. Blessings.
One suggestion. When planting big areas of stuff like your corn, set seeds on surface and don't cover them until all seeds are spaced out. Then, if you have to respace them, you can just move the seed around. When covering or pushing into dirt, it goes very quickly. Great blessings everyone.
Your raised gardens are amazing and will guarantee very productive growing for years
Hollis and Nancy’s gardening channel is worth a watch. His detailed gardening journals show all kinds of crops from start to finish. He has special instructions for corn. Anyway, I love your videos, Becky!
I love them!
I love them too!
thank you!
I love Hollis and Nancy!
Wonderful channel to follow!
I always grow corn in raised beds, I hill up around knee high and can put a cord around the bed using a railroad ties and cord if necessary to protect in bad storms.
A garden trolley would help you so much to transport all your tools etc from the garden room to the garden beds as well as bringing your produce to the house when it’s ready 😊
Oh, and my husband and I spent the afternoon in the kitchen creating freezer meals using some of your recent marinades. What an awsome thing to do. It means on our busy days, dinner is done, and all we need to do is reheat and enjoy. Thank you for your inspiration Becky.
❤oh wow!!! You planted the pumpkin starts SOOO close!!!
Becky, you need a cart to carry everything down to your garden. It just amazes me how much you can get done in a day. I wish I a drop of your energy! Love how the garden is coming along!! Have a great weekend!!
We invested in a Gorilla Cart from Home Depot and it was one of our best purchases last year.
@@lisanewell4646 Love the gorilla cart too! We haul it with our cadet mower if going all across the property, or just pull it if not going to far. Use it for mulch, soil, weeds, and harvesting large amounts of fruit or veggies.
@@lisanewell4646 They made the beds far enough apart to use their Polaris ATV.....she could load that up and drive everything down to the garden area
I was coming to say to get a wagon. They are worth their weight in a garden. ❤
A gorilla wagon would be just right for getting garden supplies to your garden site! I put everything I need in the wagon and pull it to my gardens, then, when I am done I just pull the wagon into my garden shed .
My husband told me something the other day about growing corn that he had heard of. Plant 1 corn seed, 1 pole (vining) bean seed, and 1 potato together in a hole. The potato grows down into the ground, the corn grows up, and the beans will use the corn stalk to grow on. Do t know if it works but I guess it would be worth a try.
So cool that you mentioned Rachel from That 1870’s Homestead! Another one of my absolute favorite channels.
I am so proud of your organization and tidying up that you are doing this year. It does make life enjoyable to stay organized and everything does have a place
I really hope I'm not the only one that noticed you misspelled video when you put on the screen that your inside projects would be separate. I realize it was simply a typo, but felt you might want to know.
I do love your enthusiasm when it comes to your garden. I think your raised beds are going to be fabulous. I can't wait to see it.
Becky, your garden is beautiful. Imagine what it will look like when all those plants are full size. So lovely.
Just curious Becky ~ Why don't you load up the side-by-side with everything you need to take down to the garden?
I don't think to us it lol I should work smarter not harder
@@AcreHomestead you'll get used to using something to help transport when Jr is old enough to join you in the garden. Many blessings all.
That a side by side is alot of money setting there.
Where is the baby when all this gardening happening. We put solar hot wires around are garden to keep deer out, it is the only thing that worked foe us.
Becky, your garden is awesome. We have been harvesting our lettuce, spinach, and radishes here in Australia. We planted out snow peas, garlic, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, onions, spring onions, and carrots. I am hoping we have a wonderful harvest later in the year. Here in Australia (Melbourne), the weather has been quite odd, and some things are growing out of season, like tomatoes! But I just go with what the weather is doing.
Is there a reason you’re not using your utility vehicle to help get all your supplies down to the garden? Are the paths not ready to drive on yet? Just curious. Thanks for taking us along for all your garden fun.
I have also been thinking the vehicle would be more useful.😊❤
I am just not in the habit lol
@@AcreHomestead lol. We're not really harping on it or anything like that. Many blessings everyone.
I was wondering the same thing 😂
I was just thinking the same thing. I have a kawasaki mule, and I love it. It helps so much and saves my back.
Hey Becky! For corn pollination not in a square, I use a broom handle or whatever, and run it along the tassels when you start to see silks on a not windy day. It helps get the pollen down. Also make sure to heavily fertilize and water your corn when it gets a couple feet tall!
Fabulous suggestions! Many blessings everyone.
One thing for sure....you're gonna have some very full and crowded planters!🤣🤗❤
When corn pollinates, farmers hope for wind and rain to bring the pollen down to the silks. Sara’s suggestion is a winner.
AWESOME!!! My sunflowers had grown about an inch inside from seed so I put them on a table in the sun on my patio 3 days ago for just a few hours. When I went out to get them to bring back inside THE SQUIRRELS ATE ALL OF THEM!!!! I had already filled ALL the bird feeders and put the squirrel food out (dry corn cobs from tractor supply) but the piggies STILL ate my BEAUTIFUL Sunflower 🌻 Starts of Many Colors and Varieties!!!!! uuuuugg. They even had black oil sunflower seeds out back I had sprinkled on the ground for the Cardnals. I have 7 acres with a creek next to the house and woods all around so I'm used to the animals... I just thought a few hours on the table BUT NOPE!!! Thankfully You decided to put the fence up!!! After ALL that hard work it's annoying when the Wildlife just gobble it up. Sorry about all the Slugs!!! We have ALOT of them here also, they are so destructive. I admit I go around with scissors and cut them in half but it's a full time job. Especially at night!!! I get obsessed, going out at 1am with a flashlight and scissors 😂. But my children are grown and thankfully I retired early so I have that luxury!!! Growing your own food is a Labor Of Love BUT So Fun And Rewarding 🌟💚💫❤!!! How's Baby Boy 💙 Doing? Bet He's Growing Like A Weed ❤✨. Why didn't you drive your 4 Wheeler down with all your stuff in it? Don't be hurting your back Dear Wonderful Wife ❤, Mother 💜, Daughter 💛 and Our Virtual Friend 💚!!! Western Upstate New York here 💕💐
Thank you so much for reminding me of the pre-soak method. I planted Jade green beans 2 weeks ago, and had super spotty germination. NO germination from my cucumbers, which is weird, as they are brand new seeds. So yesterday, I set the rest of my beans, some cucs and some cilantro to soak, and I will plant today. I am hopeful for increased success!! Love watching your garden grow! BTW... I have tried and tried to get a good corn stand in a raised bed.. and ended up with nice plants.. and TEENY tiny little corn cobs.. I think though, your beds, are big enough, that you can maybe help with the fertilization of the stalks.. and find success. I wish you the best!
Even my husband found your channel and enjoyed watching you and your dad put the weed fabric in your beds. He was telling me all about it. So congrats you even caught my husband’s attention, and that just doesn’t happen! I love your channel!❤❤❤
The worst thing about putting sunflowers in the weed fabric is the removal. The roots get so big you can't pull the plants out of the holes burned in the weed fabric. We had to cut off the sunflowers, take up the weed fabric and pull the sunflowers out from the underside. Your garden is coming along great!!!!
Why take out roots? Leave them to rot there. Have 2x as many holes as needed and alternate. Blessings all.
Using a lopper or a saw to cut the base off and leave it overwinter in the ground should help and create compost in place at the same time. The very woody part that won’t decay i often bringnin the spring to the compost pile
@@TheEmbrio yeah. That's what I was thinking. Or even leave it there more than one year. Blessings everyone.
The Kelley’s Country Life uses cattle panels, laid on their sides, overtop of their corn. As the corn grows, he makes sure the stalks come up through the panels, and they won’t blow over. He places some sort of poles around the edges of his raised beds, to attach the panels to, so they’re sturdy enough to support all that corn. It works!
Hi Becky , I am 64 years old and have a couple of things for you. when planting corn my gramps taught us 3 seeds per hole and of course it was in the field so it was about a foot apart. That being said i do mine in a raised bed and I do 2 seeds per hole and about 8 inches apart and it seems to do well for me . Now as far as the cloth I am on year 3 of mine and it is as good as the day we put it down. We did have some fraying this year due to a big storm but we just reburned it and it's fine. Make sure you use plenty of staples we put ours about 2 foot apart and we found that with the wind and such it has helped tons. for your melons you will need what I call a melon bra so be thinking what you want to make and or use for that. my gramps literally used grams old bras to hold the melons. that being said there are many things you can make and or use.
Thank you for your videos. The tool is called a Hori Hori knife. I probably spelled it wrong but and awesome garden tool.
I love the idea of volunteer plants. And it’s so much easier to plant to soil directly this tarp feels so constructed to me
Put the landscape circles at the bottom of your pots so the soil doesn't run out. I use coffee filters which work perfectly as well.
You are a joy to watch and learn from. You are not pretentious, things happen and you recognize that and move on. Always looking forward to your next video.
Becky, when I saw you put your fertilizer in an old pot, I thought I would mention that you can get some great two gallon frosting buckets free from Costco bakery department. They are so handy in the garden and even in your grow room. Durable too, with lids. I have quite a few and use for many things.
I get them also from two other bakeries at major stores
I carry a bucket with me around my garden and yard too. It is handy for weeds, garbage etc…then you just dump away in the garbage. I love it. Buckets are very handy…
Or if you know anyone with a cat. Some kitty litter comes in a pail that would be good for this
I too planted corn in my raised bed this year and they are 6 feet tall should be able to harvest soon it worked out great so far
Becky, you should think about getting/attracting Mason Bees to your garden. They are great pollinators, don't sting, and are easy to make a habitat for them.
I believe she said there was some habitats for them made by the previous owners up at the original garden where the strawberries are. Not sure if that's enough for this one as well though.
@@brikhouse22 you are right. She was excited to see the Mason Bee hives. She said they were thinking about getting more.
You did a great amount done in just one day! Way to go! Thanks for inviting us along! Blessings to all 🤗💜🇨🇦
You really a garden cart!! That would be so helpful bringing your stuff back & forth!
I’m excited to see your garden in full swing this summer. It’s fun imagining it with you.
My mom ONLY grows her corn in a raised bed. It doesn't produce a TON, but it definitely does produce. Good luck this year!!!!
Did you know there are pea sheller machines you can get? The garden is really coming together! You might find a use for those landscape fabric rounds in your pots.
Your whole garden is such a delight, I love everything about it! 🥰
Thank you Becky for sharing all your great content. I pulled a neck this week and bulk cooked for the week and made 2 different coleslaw, potato salad, twice baked potato casserole, and a cauliflower soup. Now, two nights this week, I just need to throw meat in the air fryer, and we'll have dinner ready.
I've started doing some bulk cooking because of Becky. Cooking is difficult when you are switching from cooking for 5 people to just 2. I bought some chicken thighs on sale and made the honey chipotle marinade and the Greek chicken one as well. Both recipes are delicious. Have a good day, Debbie Lavigne
I can’t wait for all these plants to grow and produce. This garden is going to be stunning
I’ve been out traveling the last few weeks & am just catching up w/your progress now. WOW GIRL! You are doing a great job with those beds! I really didn’t think you’d get them all planted, but there you are, knocking them out one after another! GROW THAT FOOD! 😊
I love all the progress in the garden. One thing I heard about sunflowers is that they take up a lot of the nutrients from around them and it will stunt the growth of other plants around them. Happy year 1 in the new garden!
I was going to say the same. I am concerned about overcrowding also, but lets see
And Sunflowers have a HUGE rooting system. When I pull mine just before winter I have HUGE HOLES in the ground like crators!!! They would look very beautiful around the posts of the fencing.
I have grown corn in a raised bed. It did good, but you have to still plan for it to get blown over if you do not stake somehow. I also grew squash with my corn.
thank you
Ive grown corn in a raised bed. Make sure the bed is on the deeper side. And compost ALOT throughout their growth. They are hungry. Ive found that they can be planted slightly closer together than advised.
Becky....in my experience with heavy produce hanging off the raised garden bed actually pulled the plants from the dirt....FYI....the garden looks wonderful....praying for wonderful weather and a huge bounty...!!!
It was 92 in my area of Michigan today. Seems like i picked better areas for my containers and raised beds this year. I learned a lot last year as to where the sun shines and where shade is. So far, so good for me..yay!😊
I think the tool you showed was a hori hori knife--not sure about the spelling. Also, I planted corn in a raised bed as close as yours and it had almost 100% germination and grew like crazy. I didn't get it planted until July 1 and it was taller than my husband in six weeks. I thought the stalks were actually holding each other up. Oh, the variety was Silver Queen.
I would label the fabric at the end of the season for which bed and plant it belongs to for next year
I can’t stop thinking about that vanilla sugar, cookies sweet bread anything that needs sugar can benefit from the vanilla. I’m so excited to try it myself such a clever discovery! Yay!
Good luck with your corn. I have planted it for the joy of gardening but corn farmers in our area sell it for about the same price as I can raise it. Don't feel bad about buying fresh corn. I am glad you have those beds at walking level on one side so you won't have to climb into the raised beds to harvest the corn.
I not only grow this variety, but I have done for the last 3 years, in a raised bed. Good luck & much love Wales 🏴 UK 🇬🇧 xx
The added pics of the pumpkins were quite helpful.
I am so excited to see your garden coming together! My husband has been helping me expand our raised bed gardens, and we put in 2 lower framed in ground areas for corn, beans, and peas with trellis for the pea/bean bed. I have everything but the corn, beans, peas, and melons planted and hoping to get them in tomorrow! Plus we have a wine crisp apple tree, a hosui pear, and a fignominal dwarf tree we are adding this year! Then, we plan on adding a whole bunch of raised beds to the front yard for a pollinator/herb garden that will hopefully be finished before next year's planting season. Your channel has been such an inspiration and motivation for me to get mine done and ive finally stepped out of my comfort zone and am trying new things to grow in the garden for canning and sharing with friends and family. Thank you for sharing all you do with us. It is truly a blessing to be able to watch and be inspired by you 💜
Becky you need a small wagon to carry everything to the garden. I have one and I don't know what I'd do without it, I love the thing! :)
I’m not sure if anyone has recommended this to you but you might want to consider getting a yard wagon to move your plants, soil products, harvest etc around. It was a game changer for me! So many less steps and no need carry items. The large wheels make it easy to pull on uneven ground, over lawn, gravel etc
You are making a great Video Journey of your gardening. This will be great resource for next year!
I LOVE that your employment is your passion. It makes it such a pleasure to watch your videos. I can admit that if I were still in the PNW that I would 100% want to be your friend IRL
Becky, thank you dear friend.
I noticed you have cement blocks in the raised area that the previous owner put in. Consider planting flowers inside those blocks to promote pollination and prevent pests. A good first choice would be heirloom marigold…plus you can save the seeds to plant next year.
Thanks for another great video 😊
Garden is looking wonderful. I finally finished getting all of mine planted. Happy gardening 🥰🌱
Thank you for sharing your wonderful garden, recipes, and wisdom with us. You're truly blessed and I value and appreciate you. Thank you so much Becky. Have a blessed and beautiful weekend.
Random, but can you please post a video on how you organize your day? I would love to see your time management and organization tips. Also, how you organize your day / do self care if things don’t go as planned.
We here in NC in my father in laws garden would plant Seneca Chief yellow corn. It did quite well in our area. The earlier you plant here, the less corn pests you get. That is from a lifelong farmer.
My daughter and i just planted out our pumpkin seeds we already germinated. Then we did some parsley, sunflowers and cat grass for the kitties. Next is another round of sugar peas, so we have some come on later than the ones we have coming up now. Cant wait...had to take a break from this heat quick. But heading back out in a few.
I'm completely in love with your raised bed garden!!! Looks like it's a joy to be in! Thinking I'm gonna have to have my carpenter hubby build me some instead of ruining my back doing it straight into the ground!
Very good idea. Blessings all.
My Granddad taught my Dad to plant pea seeds very tight the way you're doing. Great blessings everybody.
Hi friend! I’m in 9A and I’ve grown corn in raised beds. It worked just like in-ground beds. Good luck!
Looking so good. You need a garden pulley cart sooner than later😊
So excited for todays video Becky! Thank you for sharing your life with us!
Have you thought about getting a cart to haul your garden stuff back and forth? I purchased a gorilla cart from Amazon a few years ago and it has been a life savor.
I believe they just bought one not long ago. But I think theirs is gas (don’t quote me).
I love how quiet our golf cart is!
Howdy - I am in NW Washington and grow in raised beds. I put three rows in each bed for pollination, and it works great. Good luck!
I have grown corn in a small plastic kiddie pool and I did get small ears of corn but they were good. I would suggest putting a t-post in each corner of your bed and when the stalks get taller start tying twine from post to post to help keep stalks from blowing over and breaking. Then as they grow more add higher strings of twine
I'm a fan officially. I love you Becky you cheer my heart. I didn't give a garden a try because I'm super busy but not enough to watch you. This is my earliest and before work. Woot woot to me
aw thank you!
Enjoy every minute of it for absolutely all it's worth. Many blessings all.
Hi,I grew corn in a raised bed last year.I planted 30 seeds and they all came up. It was a great success. Good luck xx
Happy Friday
The moment where your are heading into winter and already have the garden bug so you binge watch all of Becky’s garden escapades 😂❤ Waiting for February so I can start my seedlings 😊
Corn can grow in a raised bed easy. If you do square foot gardening you can plant 4 per sq ft.
I watched your video yesterday, I wanted to assure you corn grows great in raised beds. I raised corn last year in a 4ft. X 8ft bed . I was able to have corn on the cob plus corn to freeze. You’ll do great. Since the silks need wind for germination I would shake the stalks a bit and noticed birds flitting around among the silks. They were also helping pollinate. 😊
I grow my corn in raised beds for the last few years. I don’t garden on the same scale as you but I get a great return and mine are coming up beautifully this year as well!
Thanks to one of your other videos, I thawed bags of frozen strawberries from last season and made juice concentrate. Thank you!
it would be so cool to get a little more context in the title of the video! I am really not interasted in the kitchen content but love to see you in the garden and sometimes its hard to tell what i am getting into when i click on a video!
Agreed. I haven't watched many of her recent videos because I can't tell from the title/thumbnail what subject they are on. I think she's attempting to do clickbait style titles (which the algorithm favors), but they don't work when you have no idea what the subject is.
Becky as a child we planted pole beans with our corn. It was awesome, the beans climbed the corn, two for one
Yep you can totally grow corn in raised beds - no problem. Just as long as the bed is big enough. I've grown them in a 4x4 bed. Corn can even be grown in grow bags - you just need to plant a bunch of bags and put them in a block or a circle.
Oh yay!
@@AcreHomestead I interplanted my corn with my sweet potatoes this year in a raised bed and it is doing fantastic! It is supposed to help shade the sweet potatoes.
Very good ideas. Blessings all.
Love love love watching your videos. So inspirational to watch you in your kitchen and garden. I hope to see a video on you irrigation system down the line. Thank you again for sharing with all of us ❤
I'm also looking forward to seeing the watering system at work in the raised beds. It's so awesome having that!!!!
Sugar snap peas is a cool weather crop. I plant mine in early April. I live in Wisconsin and, yes, they get snowed on.
Happy you getting everything planted
I never had much lunch in SE Wisconsin with corn in the garden clay soil by lake ..but I started in beds and small garden pocket bins and have gotten a decent load each year..they aren't as long as reg ears but 3/ 4 size and so very sweet and yummy....I have been using peaches and cream and even ate it raw fresh from garden so good ...good luck for your latest attempt!!! 13:44
Same in SW Wisconsin.
We also grow peaches and cream. It's just the sweetest! 😋
I am grateful for you. Thank you Becky.
Hi Becky, for the past 3 years I've been growing corn. My biggest struggle is the wind and looking at your open garden, I'm guessing this will be a problem for you too. This year we made a barrier to prevent them from falling and breaking. It's made so the light can pass but solid enough to keep the corn up. Just wanted to tell you so you can maybe think about it. Ps you are my inspiration!! Love your channel
Becky you do so much!!
Made four roll recipe,all that planting, being a mom, a wife all in one day😅❤❤
When I grow up I want to be like you
Hi Becky, Your garden is already looking so gorgeous!
My first start of Zinnia's is doing great. The second one is horrible. And I did the same thing: I start them in a mini green house in individual soil pots.
This year, I've also started Tanacetum, and they are doing so well.
Becky, think you need a wheelbarrow to get all your plants and later on your harvest from your garden to your home. So you don't have to walk numerous times up and down with everything.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend filled with joy, happiness, and of course; gardening!
Big hug from the Netherlands. ❤
From my research, 3 sisters (squash, corn, beans) are perfect companion plants (from what I can tell). We also planted some random Sunflowers as they are good companions too.
Hope your corn grows this year! BTW. ..Why aren't you using your side by side or at least a gorilla cart to get your things down to the garden?
I use my gorilla cart every day. Couldnt garden without it.
I love my gorilla cart, too.