It is distracting to her. She used microphone so we almost didn't hear it. But for her I bet it was LOUD, and it is really distracting, some (including me) can't think clearly when loud noise in the background
I was wondering if I was in need of a hearing aid, as all I ever hear is Laura. I thought maybe I was so focused on what she was teaching me I just didn't notice. You are right. I don't hear it as much as she does.
@@ayina111 Maybe it's distracting to her, but in a few recent videos she stated the the sounds are not as bad as she thought they would be and that they don't really bother her. In this video she apologized to the viewers for the noise to which this comment thread is assuring her that we as viewers can barely hear the sounds.
I know the construction noise probably drives you guys nuts since you live with it all day but it’s not that noticeable in your videos because of your microphone. It’s just small background noise, so really no worries 😉
Laura, what you call “oversleep “ is not. You have a precious being that is growing inside you and mother nature is trying to tell you to get your rest. That is way more important than viewers listening to a very small amount of noise, in fact until you mentioned it, I did not even notice since I’m concentrating on what you are saying!
I know Im asking randomly but does someone know a tool to get back into an instagram account? I stupidly forgot the password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me.
I have been following your videos for years here in the Philippines. In fact, because of your videos, I was inspired to grow flowers in my little green space. Roses were my favorite and they bring so much joy to me. Thank you Laura for everything that you do...such an amazing woman, so many talents and skills. I love your family - Aaron and cute Benjamin. God bless you more :)
I have been sick lately with some heart issues, it’s very stressful but watching your videos have made me feel so relaxed, I can’t stop watching your videos. I love when you leave the background noise when you are cleaning your garden and doing stuff, for some reason it’s so relaxing lol! But your videos have made me want to garden now so I am soon going to be planting garlic. Thank you for the lovely videos!
Pennilyn - wishing you better health in the near future. I also have heart problems and feared I wouldn't be able to take care of my flowerbeds and garden. They bring me so much joy. I've learned to pace myself, take lots of breaks, and ask for help from loved ones when needed. Laura, your videos keep me motivated and learning something new is energizing. Thank you!
Truly, I don't understand how any of your videos can ever receive a "thumbs down." You consistently fill your videos with inspiration & information that motivates me to get up, get out, create, experiment and learn. A million thanks from this grateful heart.
Driving a tractor with a fork lift? You go girl! One of the things I love about you is how you use all of the tools and such. In one of the first videos I watched of you, you made a wooden planter on wheels (May 10, 2015). I have always had my husband or sons do that kind of work, but you were so comfortable using the tools, it made me think I could use them too! A few weeks ago I pulled out a skill saw and...a story inspired by you follows: We moved into a "new to us" house several years ago. There were heating vents close by the kitchen, but none right in it. In the winter time I would stand with stocking feet in a certain place by the picture window and the floor would get warm. I was sure there was a heating vent that hadn't been cut open when the house was built. This year we got air conditioning and the kitchen wasn't cooling off like the rest of the house. I wanted to take advantage of our cool air, but opening up the vent just wasn't happening. (No one really knew for sure if there was a vent!) One day when I was home alone, I pulled out the skill saw and cut an X in the floor (yes, a skill saw - it's all we had to use - on a kitchen floor!) where I had previously marked the warm spot on the floor. (When I told my husband on the phone that I had cut a hole in the floor he said, "Oh, no." 😂 I knew I had done a fabulous job though, and I was really proud of myself! 😀) Cool air started blowing through the cuts! I made a few more cuts and knocked out the extra pieces with a hammer. My son cleaned up the edges with a borrowed reciprocating saw (he has done construction), I bought a beautiful vent cover and we are enjoying our cool kitchen! I don't know if I would have tried it without being inspired by you! This year I watched you grind a pathway for the irrigation tubing on the pads for your driveway containers and over the years I have watched you do, oh, SO many other projects. You have always inspired me with gardening. Your influence reaches beyond my yard and into my personal growth! ❤️ Thanks to your wonderful team and for doing what you do and being who you are! ❤️
I'm sure that construction noise is getting to you but I don't really even notice it. The only time I really notice is when they're backing something up and I hear the beeping
Oh my goodness!!! My dream is to live on an ongrid homestead. No need to go to the market at all. You r an inspiration to me and I will always watch your videos!
Have you checked out Al Lumnah's TH-cam channel, Lumnah Acres? He's got an on-grid farm in New Hampshire. The dinner they prepared in today's video is comprised of everything from their property (except spices, seasoning, oils, etc.).
Oh my goodness, I was filled with such excitement and awe seeing that massive veggie haul. I can't imagine how proud and accomplished you feel. They all look delicious, congrats!
LOL! The added clip with the man having a fit was too funny! I love it when you all add that humor in your videos. I actually laughed out loud!! You are such an inspiration and I'm going to plant some onions next year! yay!!!
What an amazing harvest! Yeah, on the root cellar! I hope you show us your jam making process; I’d love to see! My sister cans but I’ve never planted a garden big enough for it; we just harvest and eat. And, a thumbs up to Arron for the construction noise icon edit 🤣
@@Bamboo4U2 No worries, there are several cats around the house, barn and garden so rodents won't stand a chance. Russell and Cheddar are definitely on it!
Potato harvesting reminds me of my childhood when my grandparents would use mules to plow their large garden. The adults would dig the potatoes and we would gather them and place them in burlap bags. Potatoes were stored under the houses in those days where it was cool, dark and full of spider webs.
Marvin Hueske I had the same experiences and my grandparents also kept their potatoes in a box in their dirt floored basement, where all the spiders and camel crickets just loved to congregate!!!
That's for sure a win. Really nice you have so much fresh healthy harvest to enjoy. Your veggie garden looks so great & I love the Collette roses. Way to go Laura.👍
My, my, such a great harvest!🍓🥔🌰"How in the world did you hide those 🍓 from Benjamin!" 😂 🥔are a hidden treasure🎗️, always exciting when harvesting. Love it! Thank you.🤗
He probably can't keep up at this point 😂. Laura has strawberries growing in the new garden and behind the barn as well, so the berries are probably ripening at a higher rate than sweet Benjamin can eat them :)
GM this is wonderful I was waiting for this one, I still didn’t harvest my potatoes 🥔 yet on till you made this video 🤩😍😍💚💚 thank you........ I will harvest my potato next week they’re quite not ready yet
Just realise how long i have been followed you. Watching Ahao grow up, Dawang be fatten up and your baking skill level up over years has been one of my great joys.
I don't know why but when I watched you pulling the onions, I wanna help. I feel like it will be so satisfying to do it. And your onions are massive!! I reckon it must taste good too. Keep up the good work Laura! Love love love your video as always.
My veggie garden was one epic fail and I was ready to give up until I saw this video. Thank you Laura for the encouraging videos. I'm ready to regroup and try one more time.
Hi Laura! Winter video idea: can you walk us through how you plan your crops for the next growing season? It's taken 2 years of watching you but I really want to start a vegetable garden! Can you share your tips on timing (spring vs summer vs fall crops), how to have something continuously growing, succession planting, your ratio on vegetables that are "one and done" vs. continuous harvesting plants, which plants should/shouldn't be placed beside each other, etc... I live in a zone 5/6 as well, and I love how quick your turnaround times are for videos because it's a reminder on what i should be doing in my own garden at that time!
Awesome harvest! I had to laugh when you were undecided about leaving the sunflower for the birds or not. I do the exact same thing in my garden. I usually make a decision, then do the complete opposite because I just can't help myself! Lol.
Wow, I can't believe how huge all your crops are! Just shows what good fertiliser and sunshine will do. It's not been above about 65F in my part of the UK since early spring when we had a heat wave (except today it's 80 but dropping back down tomorrow) so my whole summer garden is puny and doesn't seem to be doing much at all. I'd love it if Espoma could find a distributor in the UK, looks like it does wonders for your garden.
@@cindybonem494 It's a nice thought but I already run two businesses so don't feel up for taking on a third haha. It would need to be a garden centre with huge distribution space getting products shipped over in the thousands to make it worth it. It's possibly not at all cost effective due to the weight. It'd be nice to have a comparable organic range locally made to keep it affordable and the footprint down.
@@MC-ko2mx oh absolutely. She did a layer of leaves and blood/bone meal in winter too which I'm sure helped also. I top dress with compost, chicken manure pellets and worm castings from two wormaries, it would just be nice to have something similar to the bio tone, plant tone, rose tone etc that's all from one company, organic and does a good job. I've been slowly digging up a lawn and adding in flower and veg beds so the extra boost to our clay soil would be useful. I'll have to do some more research. Now I've we could just have a bit of warm weather over here that would be wonderful :)
Even though I don’t plant crops like potatoes and onions, your videos are so informative and fun to watch. I always learn something like why you should cover your potatoes. Ever notice that they do that at the grocery store late in the day? I wonder if it’s for the same reasons about light🤔. When I was very little we lived next to a potato farm. After harvest, the farmer would let the neighbors come in and pick up anything the machines missed for us to keep. I remember helping my Mom. 😊
My goodness, what a fantastic bounty. One of my favorite memories is digging potatoes with my grandfather. I love watching you harvest your crops, it is so inspiring.
OM goodness I love growing onions! Yours are beautiful! That’s what they do when given plenty of water and fertilizer! Great job! So happy to watch that harvest! 👍🏼
Nice haul, I remember my great grandma always having a large garden and as a kid we would help dig potatoes and pull the onions 🧅 I also remember sitting and singe the roots off the onions over a candle to prolong the storage life. Just like she said never wash your potatoes 🥔 until your ready to use them. Me being over 60 brings a lot of memories back.
Don't worry about over sleeping, you deserve it! Get your rest we don't mind the noises it's like really being with you walking around the garden!! 💙💙💙
What a huge haul of potatoes and onions. You sure have a GIANT green thumb. And those strawberries!! Benjamin sure missed a bunch of them. I can just see him now,showing his little baby sister or brother how to pick and eat them . Thank you for all you do to show the rest of us the joys of gardening.
I'm so excited to see your "harvest". Beautiful, just beautiful!!! I get so happy to see all the potatoes, onions, strawberries , some of my favorites. Hi BENJAMIN!
Oh my word. The arbor with the climbing rose and willow hanging behind you with the sun coming through!! Ahhh! It looks so stunning and is the perfect frame for your lovely face!
Girl I love the attitude for canning. "In it to win it" Our crops come in all season long and I got all the canning items out a couple weeks back, again last weekend and so on thru the growing season. I always say dedicate 1 week to canning but it never works out that way. ❤❤
Laura, you are an inspiration. As a farm gal myself, I appreciate you growing your own vegetables. In the wintertime, you will enjoy and save money in grocery shopping. Awesome!
Totally agree, I can do all my garden chores early in the morning and enjoy it. Thanks for always providing us with such great tips. When are you coming to Toronto, Canada? 😊😊😊🇨🇦
Love from this Indian girl who love your videos! You are my inspiration for anything in my small backyard and I am so I inspired to grow strawberries next year for my kids😃
Bring us along for the jam making! Also, do you can your tomato too? How are you dealing with the excess? I've been incorporating tomato into every single meal for a while now and don't know how much longer I can go on with it.
Canning my tomatoes in small batches: Core them Blanch for 45 seconds in boiling water Plunge into ice bath Peel and quarter Into sterilized jars Add - a tablespoon of “Real Lemon” lemon juice, a teaspoon of salt and fresh basil leaves. Sterilize in hot water bath Listen for those very satisfying “POPs” that my daughter says sounds like “Victory!” Done! Done!
I can’t tell you enough how much you’ve been helpful to get me and my family through the long quarantine days!!!! Not to mention that I credit my garden’s full transformation to you!!!! You are so inspiring.... I know some days are tough for you to film but on my end everyday brings a new video with the sweet Laura 🤩🤩 ..... the noise in the background isn’t bad at all; its actually part of life and makes ur videos more realistic (not that they need it). Hope u can advise with the following questions: 1- do you mulch around your ground covers? I love ground covers, got a few, but don’t know whether I should mulch around them. 2- how do u keep squirrels from decimating your plant and digging at their roots?
Thanks, Laura, I loved watching you harvest these gorgeous edibles! I can't have such gardens where I'm living, so I guess I'm sort of a garden voyeur. But one of the best events on a trip to England, was watching a friend dig up potatoes. SURPRISE! At sunset today, Fri, begins an ancient Celtic celebration of Lughansadh (LOO hansa) or Lammas on Aug first that honors the first harvest. It marks the very first hint of diminishing sunlight and gratitude for Earth's loving care for seeds we planted in Spring. The big harvest festival of Samhain is what we celebrate as Halloween. Lots of wonderful times for your arrangements of Easter egg eggplants and dried flowers!!
Aaron choose my comment! 😺 lol I love watching each video you two post! I even got my mom to start enjoying it as well! I’ve planted so many planters this summer. Laura, you’ve given me so much motivation to just do more planting! I have TONS of succulents in a few containers. They are by far my favorite to take care of lol. Also I planted a container of three supertunia vistas, fuchsia, bubblegum and silverberry to be exact 😏, and two coleus containers. And Aaron brings so much humor and information in your content. Benjamin is the absolute cutest!! Congratulations on the new addition as well! 🥰😍🥰😍 so exiting!! Love seeing all you’re guys progress with the new land and your GARDEN omg so many huge harvests! -Kristen from SW Pa ☀️🌵🌺🌼🦋
Laura. We will listen to you through any annoying noises. Don’t worry about it! You’re videos are the highlight of my day! Thank you for inviting us to your life everyday!
The strawberries are beautiful!! There are so many, so Benjamin did leave some 🤣😂🤣 The vegetables look wonderful Laura!! Those Collette roses😍 Laura, that building noise must seem louder to you than it is coming across in the video. I never hear it until you bring it to our attention.. 🤣 but as soon as you start talking again I do not hear the noise. 🌿
I’ve been afraid to try growing vegetables but you’ve inspired me. I love you’re videos! Your property has been transformed into an oasis over a few short years. How fun it’s been to witness.
Wow, your garden did good this harvest. Man would I love to get my hands on a few of those onions and strawberries. I'm going to have to get after my husband, he has never raised regular onions, just green onions. Awesome job. Stay safe, stay well.
Lauren, when you harvested that first batch of potatoes, and the music... it brought a tear to my eyes. I'll have property one day. Thanks for being such an inspiration 💕
Oh this video is just what I need. I just pulled all our onions yesterday!! Looks like Benjamin has been slacking in the strawberry department!! I have those proven winners strawberries to and just love them!! 🍓
Leaving the potatoes in longer makes the skin on the potatoe mature. The farmers top kill the potatoes so the skin will firm up and not bruse when they are harvesting them and they store better.
@@themamabearlife3339 No. They spray the tops of the potatoes to stop them from growing and make them die down to almost nothing. Otherwise the potatoe continues to try and produce more tops and won't firm up their skin.
My life has been a rollercoaster and I found myself really down and I started watching your videos more frequently. I started gardening way more and have noticed it’s very therapeutic. Thank you love your videos
I was so glad when you caught the green potato and pointed out they are dangerous...I was worried for a second when I saw them come out of the ground and you hadn’t said anything 🤪🤗
I must plant my onions too deep because they never stick up out of the ground like yours and they aren't that big. What's the secret on planting depth? Talk about inspiration!!! Oh my gosh I love this video ♥ Big plans for next year!!!
Your harvest..is fantastic!! I grew up on a farm, and my Mom LOVED to garden. My Grandmother, her mother had beautiful gardens too..she had flowers and many vegetables in hers, with a grapevine, as kids we loved. My Mom was a country style cook and Baker, therefore our garden was abundant with green beans, green onions, potatoes, tomatoes, pumpkins, I thinks she had butternut squash, radishes and carrots. My Grandma had all of those but also strawberry rhubarb, rhubarb, strawberries, blueberries, watermelons, and pumpkins. Neither women ever cooked with garlic, since they didnt like it (??!!-I still cant believe). Our job as kids, to help weed, and watch for potato bugs and tomato worms..those green buggers with the horn. which would eat the leaves and crop. Great childhood memories, with Mom. We used a pitchfork to pull up the potatoes..worked fantastic.
Karen Morse What 🎵,not only do I not hear any background noise but I don’t hear the music either. I wear hearing aids too.Must be because I can’t multi task.lol.I am going to listen to this again to hear the music.
Vegetable garden? It looks like my idea of paradise with the arbor of roses framing the weeping willow over your shoulder in the softer early morning light 0:39 and the roses at 11:46. What a win win to combine beauty with practicality-nourishing soul and body. 🍓 Happy harvesting! 🍓🧅🥔
The noise is not near as bad as you think. It's not distracting at all.
It is distracting to her. She used microphone so we almost didn't hear it. But for her I bet it was LOUD, and it is really distracting, some (including me) can't think clearly when loud noise in the background
I was wondering if I was in need of a hearing aid, as all I ever hear is Laura. I thought maybe I was so focused on what she was teaching me I just didn't notice. You are right. I don't hear it as much as she does.
@@ayina111 Maybe it's distracting to her, but in a few recent videos she stated the the sounds are not as bad as she thought they would be and that they don't really bother her. In this video she apologized to the viewers for the noise to which this comment thread is assuring her that we as viewers can barely hear the sounds.
Laura, don't worry so much, I don't notice noises at all. Just relax and enjoy! 💕
We're focused!👀😁
I know the construction noise probably drives you guys nuts since you live with it all day but it’s not that noticeable in your videos because of your microphone. It’s just small background noise, so really no worries 😉
Laura, what you call “oversleep “ is not. You have a precious being that is growing inside you and mother nature is trying to tell you to get your rest. That is way more important than viewers listening to a very small amount of noise, in fact until you mentioned it, I did not even notice since I’m concentrating on what you are saying!
@@eileenchang2173 she still has to work. Mama's gotta get paid, yo.
@@Bamboo4U2 lol
Exactly right, no worries, the onions are far too interesting to be spoilt by any noise!
I know Im asking randomly but does someone know a tool to get back into an instagram account?
I stupidly forgot the password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me.
Don’t pressure yourself to get up early, you work hard enough as it it’s, we really don’t notice or mind the noise at all💕💕
Awww such a sweet and kind thing to say😄.I agree
The view through the rose arch with the willow in the background is just gorgeous. 😍
Yesss!
I have been following your videos for years here in the Philippines. In fact, because of your videos, I was inspired to grow flowers in my little green space. Roses were my favorite and they bring so much joy to me. Thank you Laura for everything that you do...such an amazing woman, so many talents and skills. I love your family - Aaron and cute Benjamin. God bless you more :)
I honestly don't even notice any building work. Video is never boring and I literally listen only what you are saying. So don't worry 😉
I have been sick lately with some heart issues, it’s very stressful but watching your videos have made me feel so relaxed, I can’t stop watching your videos. I love when you leave the background noise when you are cleaning your garden and doing stuff, for some reason it’s so relaxing lol! But your videos have made me want to garden now so I am soon going to be planting garlic. Thank you for the lovely videos!
Pennilyn - wishing you better health in the near future. I also have heart problems and feared I wouldn't be able to take care of my flowerbeds and garden. They bring me so much joy. I've learned to pace myself, take lots of breaks, and ask for help from loved ones when needed.
Laura, your videos keep me motivated and learning something new is energizing. Thank you!
You should watch Li Ziqi
Keeping you in my thoughts, Pennilyn
I hope you are like me and feel much better with your heart. Today’s medicine can do so much :) 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻. See you at garden answer 🤗
Wishing you the best! May God recover you 🙏
Handled that tractor like a boss : )
I can’t believe Benjamin let so many strawberries stay on the plants for you to harvest.
I was thinking the same thing!
I was thinking this too! lol
I'm wondering if lil man knew about the strawberries maybe that's why they escaped the lil man's tummy
Truly, I don't understand how any of your videos can ever receive a "thumbs down." You consistently fill your videos with inspiration & information that motivates me to get up, get out, create, experiment and learn. A million thanks from this grateful heart.
I was wondering the exact same thing!! Why would anyone thumbs down?? Her videos are awesome!
Jealousy??? Some people don't appreciate excellence!!!
This woman is INSPIRATION 💜💜💜
Some kind of super woman lol
We don't care about any background noise! Don't let that bother you, cause it's not bothering us :)
Omg. The Lawrence O’Donnell add is perfection 👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Lol,The little clip Aaron added with the man having a fit was HILARIOUS
That's Lawrence O'Donnell from MSNBC.
Driving a tractor with a fork lift? You go girl! One of the things I love about you is how you use all of the tools and such. In one of the first videos I watched of you, you made a wooden planter on wheels (May 10, 2015). I have always had my husband or sons do that kind of work, but you were so comfortable using the tools, it made me think I could use them too! A few weeks ago I pulled out a skill saw and...a story inspired by you follows: We moved into a "new to us" house several years ago. There were heating vents close by the kitchen, but none right in it. In the winter time I would stand with stocking feet in a certain place by the picture window and the floor would get warm. I was sure there was a heating vent that hadn't been cut open when the house was built. This year we got air conditioning and the kitchen wasn't cooling off like the rest of the house. I wanted to take advantage of our cool air, but opening up the vent just wasn't happening. (No one really knew for sure if there was a vent!) One day when I was home alone, I pulled out the skill saw and cut an X in the floor (yes, a skill saw - it's all we had to use - on a kitchen floor!) where I had previously marked the warm spot on the floor. (When I told my husband on the phone that I had cut a hole in the floor he said, "Oh, no." 😂 I knew I had done a fabulous job though, and I was really proud of myself! 😀) Cool air started blowing through the cuts! I made a few more cuts and knocked out the extra pieces with a hammer. My son cleaned up the edges with a borrowed reciprocating saw (he has done construction), I bought a beautiful vent cover and we are enjoying our cool kitchen! I don't know if I would have tried it without being inspired by you! This year I watched you grind a pathway for the irrigation tubing on the pads for your driveway containers and over the years I have watched you do, oh, SO many other projects. You have always inspired me with gardening. Your influence reaches beyond my yard and into my personal growth! ❤️ Thanks to your wonderful team and for doing what you do and being who you are! ❤️
That is such a lovely sentiment. Good on you for taking the initiative.
Construction noise is no big deal, we really don’t hear it. You’re the best Laura!
Agree! :)
The hammering noise meme with Lawrence O'Donnell! That was brilliant editing!!
Do I see a Laura and Mom jam making video in the future?? 🥰
My thought too. 🍓
You’re such a hard working lady! You’re a gardener, a TH-camr, a mom and a wife. Amazing.
Had to pause as I laughed!!!! “Sorry for the hammering” Great cut in, Aaron!!!
I'm sure that construction noise is getting to you but I don't really even notice it. The only time I really notice is when they're backing something up and I hear the beeping
I love watching you every morning!! Thank you for your energy, you sending it out. After I watch your program, I can go out tolerates the Texas heat!
Oh my goodness!!! My dream is to live on an ongrid homestead. No need to go to the market at all. You r an inspiration to me and I will always watch your videos!
Have you checked out Al Lumnah's TH-cam channel, Lumnah Acres? He's got an on-grid farm in New Hampshire. The dinner they prepared in today's video is comprised of everything from their property (except spices, seasoning, oils, etc.).
You slept in!! Yay. You rest up, missy! The noise is not bad at all. Super harvest. ~ Radhika
Oh my goodness, I was filled with such excitement and awe seeing that massive veggie haul. I can't imagine how proud and accomplished you feel. They all look delicious, congrats!
LOL! The added clip with the man having a fit was too funny! I love it when you all add that humor in your videos. I actually laughed out loud!! You are such an inspiration and I'm going to plant some onions next year! yay!!!
You have mad skills on a tractor! I was waiting for Aaron to come out, and you just jumped on!
What an amazing harvest! Yeah, on the root cellar! I hope you show us your jam making process; I’d love to see! My sister cans but I’ve never planted a garden big enough for it; we just harvest and eat. And, a thumbs up to Arron for the construction noise icon edit 🤣
I just worry about rodents in that barn. The root cellar would have to be constructed to prevent critters from getting in.
@@Bamboo4U2 No worries, there are several cats around the house, barn and garden so rodents won't stand a chance. Russell and Cheddar are definitely on it!
@@anonbee9726 remember, her seed collection was left in that barn and some critter (a mouse?) ate 'em all. Cats can't get all the critters.
Potato harvesting reminds me of my childhood when my grandparents would use mules to plow their large garden. The adults would dig the potatoes and we would gather them and place them in burlap bags. Potatoes were stored under the houses in those days where it was cool, dark and full of spider webs.
Marvin Hueske I had the same experiences and my grandparents also kept their potatoes in a box in their dirt floored basement, where all the spiders and camel crickets just loved to congregate!!!
That's for sure a win. Really nice you have so much fresh healthy harvest to enjoy. Your veggie garden looks so great & I love the Collette roses. Way to go Laura.👍
Benjamin helping drive the tractor was so cute!!
My, my, such a great harvest!🍓🥔🌰"How in the world did you hide those 🍓 from Benjamin!" 😂 🥔are a hidden treasure🎗️, always exciting when harvesting. Love it! Thank you.🤗
Yes, I was wondering the same ? Where was Benjamin 🤔🤔🤔???
He probably can't keep up at this point 😂. Laura has strawberries growing in the new garden and behind the barn as well, so the berries are probably ripening at a higher rate than sweet Benjamin can eat them :)
He's two, not 12, lol.
@@growsagely5731 😊
@@ralugator Right!😊
I get exhausted just watching you! Beautiful crop!
GM this is wonderful I was waiting for this one, I still didn’t harvest my potatoes 🥔 yet on till you made this video 🤩😍😍💚💚 thank you........ I will harvest my potato next week they’re quite not ready yet
I love to see potato harvesting 😍
This should be interesting I don’t know much about potatoes 🥔
Potatoes harvesting can be so messy sometimes 😓
The noise isn't bad.Thank you so much for sharing. I Absolutely Love the Videos!
Wow, you got a lot done in the am! My back hurts watching you. 😁 What a nice harvest, I wish I had more room to plant some of these things.
Just realise how long i have been followed you. Watching Ahao grow up, Dawang be fatten up and your baking skill level up over years has been one of my great joys.
I don't know why but when I watched you pulling the onions, I wanna help. I feel like it will be so satisfying to do it. And your onions are massive!! I reckon it must taste good too. Keep up the good work Laura! Love love love your video as always.
Facing a hurricane this weekend so a little on edge ! Seeing you drive that tractor made me smile !!
My veggie garden was one epic fail and I was ready to give up until I saw this video. Thank you Laura for the encouraging videos. I'm ready to regroup and try one more time.
Hi Laura! Winter video idea: can you walk us through how you plan your crops for the next growing season? It's taken 2 years of watching you but I really want to start a vegetable garden! Can you share your tips on timing (spring vs summer vs fall crops), how to have something continuously growing, succession planting, your ratio on vegetables that are "one and done" vs. continuous harvesting plants, which plants should/shouldn't be placed beside each other, etc... I live in a zone 5/6 as well, and I love how quick your turnaround times are for videos because it's a reminder on what i should be doing in my own garden at that time!
Awesome harvest! I had to laugh when you were undecided about leaving the sunflower for the birds or not. I do the exact same thing in my garden. I usually make a decision, then do the complete opposite because I just can't help myself! Lol.
Drinking my coffee and watching Laura the SuperWoman every morning. Great start to every day!
Wow, I can't believe how huge all your crops are! Just shows what good fertiliser and sunshine will do. It's not been above about 65F in my part of the UK since early spring when we had a heat wave (except today it's 80 but dropping back down tomorrow) so my whole summer garden is puny and doesn't seem to be doing much at all. I'd love it if Espoma could find a distributor in the UK, looks like it does wonders for your garden.
I think she also mentioned using Land and Sea compost.
Compost truly is pure gold when it comes to plant growth, and bumper crops.
Nenemaria, check with them to see if you could be there distributor, it’s worth a shot.
We started using Espoma products this year because of Garden Answer and I won't use anything else now. Great products!
@@cindybonem494 It's a nice thought but I already run two businesses so don't feel up for taking on a third haha. It would need to be a garden centre with huge distribution space getting products shipped over in the thousands to make it worth it. It's possibly not at all cost effective due to the weight. It'd be nice to have a comparable organic range locally made to keep it affordable and the footprint down.
@@MC-ko2mx oh absolutely. She did a layer of leaves and blood/bone meal in winter too which I'm sure helped also. I top dress with compost, chicken manure pellets and worm castings from two wormaries, it would just be nice to have something similar to the bio tone, plant tone, rose tone etc that's all from one company, organic and does a good job. I've been slowly digging up a lawn and adding in flower and veg beds so the extra boost to our clay soil would be useful. I'll have to do some more research. Now I've we could just have a bit of warm weather over here that would be wonderful :)
I just about spewed cereal milk out my nose when it cut to the Lawrence O’Donnell clip about the hammering. Good one
Time stamp?
Oh I know!! That was unexpected and so funny!😂
@@meme9272 4:52
Even though I don’t plant crops like potatoes and onions, your videos are so informative and fun to watch. I always learn something like why you should cover your potatoes. Ever notice that they do that at the grocery store late in the day? I wonder if it’s for the same reasons about light🤔. When I was very little we lived next to a potato farm. After harvest, the farmer would let the neighbors come in and pick up anything the machines missed for us to keep. I remember helping my Mom. 😊
Wow! Quantity is amazing and they all look so good!
I wish I had your energy!💪😁 The bounty looks beautiful. I also agree with others that the construction noise isn't bad.
My goodness, what a fantastic bounty. One of my favorite memories is digging potatoes with my grandfather. I love watching you harvest your crops, it is so inspiring.
OM goodness I love growing onions! Yours are beautiful! That’s what they do when given plenty of water and fertilizer! Great job! So happy to watch that harvest! 👍🏼
Such beautiful abundance
Girl, SLEEP IN!!
I’m 74 years old and I would love to have just 2% of your energy! Love your videos.
Nice haul, I remember my great grandma always having a large garden and as a kid we would help dig potatoes and pull the onions 🧅 I also remember sitting and singe the roots off the onions over a candle to prolong the storage life. Just like she said never wash your potatoes 🥔 until your ready to use them. Me being over 60 brings a lot of memories back.
Is there nothing you CAN'T do Laura? You are an amazing woman! You are such an incredible inspiration to all your subscribers! LOVE Garden Answer!💗
Hey Laura do you ever miss potatoes and find them later when you begin to plant something else?
leeluv96 haha I have that fear
@@Neyobe Look at those missed potatoes as next year's surprise crop that you didn't have to plant😂
Oh I sure did when I grew them. Was always a fun surprise
K Lattin haha so true!!
I had many we missed from last year. It was a great surprise!
Don't worry about over sleeping, you deserve it! Get your rest we don't mind the noises it's like really being with you walking around the garden!! 💙💙💙
Love the results. I just harvested my potatoes and im so proud of seeing the results. I've been able to share with 4 neighbors, it's awesome.
What a huge haul of potatoes and onions. You sure have a GIANT green thumb. And those strawberries!! Benjamin sure missed a bunch of them. I can just see him now,showing his little baby sister or brother how to pick and eat them . Thank you for all you do to show the rest of us the joys of gardening.
I'm so excited to see your "harvest". Beautiful, just beautiful!!! I get so happy to see all the potatoes, onions, strawberries , some of my favorites. Hi BENJAMIN!
Oh my word. The arbor with the climbing rose and willow hanging behind you with the sun coming through!! Ahhh! It looks so stunning and is the perfect frame for your lovely face!
Girl I love the attitude for canning.
"In it to win it"
Our crops come in all season long and I got all the canning items out a couple weeks back, again last weekend and so on thru the growing season. I always say dedicate 1 week to canning but it never works out that way. ❤❤
Laura, you are an inspiration. As a farm gal myself, I appreciate you growing your own vegetables. In the wintertime, you will enjoy and save money in grocery shopping. Awesome!
Totally agree, I can do all my garden chores early in the morning and enjoy it. Thanks for always providing us with such great tips. When are you coming to Toronto, Canada? 😊😊😊🇨🇦
You have been blessed with an abundant harvest, Laura!!! Happy for you and your family!
I can't wait to have that amount of strawberries!
Love from this Indian girl who love your videos! You are my inspiration for anything in my small backyard and I am so I inspired to grow strawberries next year for my kids😃
So encouraging to see it. I’m amazed by your such organised garden. ❤️
You are definitely not a loser when it comes to Harvest time. I wouldn't miss your harvest time for anything, it makes me smile everytime!!😊😊Yum!
Bring us along for the jam making! Also, do you can your tomato too? How are you dealing with the excess? I've been incorporating tomato into every single meal for a while now and don't know how much longer I can go on with it.
She said she will be giving about half of it away to family and friends.
home made pasta sauce
Canning my tomatoes in small batches:
Core them
Blanch for 45 seconds in boiling water
Plunge into ice bath
Peel and quarter
Into sterilized jars
Add - a tablespoon of “Real Lemon” lemon juice, a teaspoon of salt and fresh basil leaves.
Sterilize in hot water bath
Listen for those very satisfying “POPs” that my daughter says sounds like “Victory!”
Done!
Done!
New to the group enjoying the videos and so many wonderful tips. Early morning garden chores and a cup of coffee is the best.
I can’t tell you enough how much you’ve been helpful to get me and my family through the long quarantine days!!!! Not to mention that I credit my garden’s full transformation to you!!!! You are so inspiring.... I know some days are tough for you to film but on my end everyday brings a new video with the sweet Laura 🤩🤩 ..... the noise in the background isn’t bad at all; its actually part of life and makes ur videos more realistic (not that they need it). Hope u can advise with the following questions: 1- do you mulch around your ground covers? I love ground covers, got a few, but don’t know whether I should mulch around them. 2- how do u keep squirrels from decimating your plant and digging at their roots?
Thanks, Laura, I loved watching you harvest these gorgeous edibles! I can't have such gardens where I'm living, so I guess I'm sort of a garden voyeur. But one of the best events on a trip to England, was watching a friend dig up potatoes. SURPRISE!
At sunset today, Fri, begins an ancient Celtic celebration of Lughansadh (LOO hansa) or Lammas on Aug first that honors the first harvest. It marks the very first hint of diminishing sunlight and gratitude for Earth's loving care for seeds we planted in Spring. The big harvest festival of Samhain is what we celebrate as Halloween. Lots of wonderful times for your arrangements of Easter egg eggplants and dried flowers!!
Aaron choose my comment! 😺 lol I love watching each video you two post! I even got my mom to start enjoying it as well! I’ve planted so many planters this summer. Laura, you’ve given me so much motivation to just do more planting! I have TONS of succulents in a few containers. They are by far my favorite to take care of lol. Also I planted a container of three supertunia vistas, fuchsia, bubblegum and silverberry to be exact 😏, and two coleus containers. And Aaron brings so much humor and information in your content. Benjamin is the absolute cutest!! Congratulations on the new addition as well! 🥰😍🥰😍 so exiting!! Love seeing all you’re guys progress with the new land and your GARDEN omg so many huge harvests! -Kristen from SW Pa ☀️🌵🌺🌼🦋
Laura. We will listen to you through any annoying noises. Don’t worry about it! You’re videos are the highlight of my day! Thank you for inviting us to your life everyday!
The strawberries are beautiful!! There are so many, so Benjamin did leave some 🤣😂🤣 The vegetables look wonderful Laura!! Those Collette roses😍 Laura, that building noise must seem louder to you than it is coming across in the video. I never hear it until you bring it to our attention.. 🤣 but as soon as you start talking again I do not hear the noise. 🌿
I’ve been afraid to try growing vegetables but you’ve inspired me. I love you’re videos! Your property has been transformed into an oasis over a few short years. How fun it’s been to witness.
Lets talk about that climbing roses! I cant't believe it has grown so much since the last time you planted it! was it David Austin roses?
I believe it's a Heirloom Rose Colette.
Isn't it just gorgeous?
@@MC-ko2mx Thank you! Its so gorgeous!
The noise is no big deal...
Excellent video!!
I had tried growing many vegetables but potatoes was never in my plans until now...must try! 🤗😍
I’d love to know what you make with the red cabbage, everything looks wonderful 🧅 🥔
Me too!
The noise is not bothersome! 🙂 can’t wait for more harvesting videos! I’m obsessed with your channel!
Wow, your garden did good this harvest. Man would I love to get my hands on a few of those onions and strawberries. I'm going to have to get after my husband, he has never raised regular onions, just green onions. Awesome job. Stay safe, stay well.
Lauren, when you harvested that first batch of potatoes, and the music... it brought a tear to my eyes. I'll have property one day. Thanks for being such an inspiration 💕
Oh this video is just what I need. I just pulled all our onions yesterday!! Looks like Benjamin has been slacking in the strawberry department!! I have those proven winners strawberries to and just love them!! 🍓
It is a pleasure to watch you harvesting your produce that you planted with so much love. You look so happy doing it
Leaving the potatoes in longer makes the skin on the potatoe mature. The farmers top kill the potatoes so the skin will firm up and not bruse when they are harvesting them and they store better.
Oh wow! I had no idea! Good to know! 😊
What do you mean by "top kill"? Does that just mean they cut off the plant on top and let the potatoes sit in the ground for awhile like that?
@@themamabearlife3339 No. They spray the tops of the potatoes to stop them from growing and make them die down to almost nothing. Otherwise the potatoe continues to try and produce more tops and won't firm up their skin.
@@themamabearlife3339 i think that person meant to type "top Hill," not "top kill." lol, I think.
My life has been a rollercoaster and I found myself really down and I started watching your videos more frequently. I started gardening way more and have noticed it’s very therapeutic. Thank you love your videos
Such a wonderful harvest! I'm motivated to do my potatoes and onions differently next year!
Imma say. That Land and Sea Compost works magic! Magic!
I was so glad when you caught the green potato and pointed out they are dangerous...I was worried for a second when I saw them come out of the ground and you hadn’t said anything 🤪🤗
Shout out to your video editor! They are very good at what they do! Love your videos, watch them every morning!
I must plant my onions too deep because they never stick up out of the ground like yours and they aren't that big. What's the secret on planting depth? Talk about inspiration!!! Oh my gosh I love this video ♥ Big plans for next year!!!
Your harvest..is fantastic!! I grew up on a farm, and my Mom LOVED to garden. My Grandmother, her mother had beautiful gardens too..she had flowers and many vegetables in hers, with a grapevine, as kids we loved. My Mom was a country style cook and Baker, therefore our garden was abundant with green beans, green onions, potatoes, tomatoes, pumpkins, I thinks she had butternut squash, radishes and carrots. My Grandma had all of those but also strawberry rhubarb, rhubarb, strawberries, blueberries, watermelons, and pumpkins. Neither women ever cooked with garlic, since they didnt like it (??!!-I still cant believe). Our job as kids, to help weed, and watch for potato bugs and tomato worms..those green buggers with the horn. which would eat the leaves and crop. Great childhood memories, with Mom. We used a pitchfork to pull up the potatoes..worked fantastic.
Success!!!!
So was I the only one tapping and bobbing along with the music??? I love it!
Karen Morse What 🎵,not only do I not hear any background noise but I don’t hear the music either. I wear hearing aids too.Must be because I can’t multi task.lol.I am going to listen to this again to hear the music.
Joyce Finney oh I hope you can hear it, it’s so catchy!!
Karen Morse Yes I did hear it the second time round....good choice.
Vegetable garden? It looks like my idea of paradise with the arbor of roses framing the weeping willow over your shoulder in the softer early morning light 0:39 and the roses at 11:46. What a win win to combine beauty with practicality-nourishing soul and body.
🍓 Happy harvesting! 🍓🧅🥔
Another bountiful harvest! How were you able to keep Benjamin away from all those strawberries?
You seem to have a heart of gold what a spoiled kitty
You must have the GREENEST thumb ever!! Everything always looks so lush and beautiful!!
YES! And no matter how hard I try: can't replicate!! 🥴and I watch faithfully! #BlackThumb lol
I really want to find those strawberries next year. Not just because of the great production, but because the flowers are so pretty!
Wow, that’s an amazing harvest for such a small area. Can you save the the green potatoes to plant next year?
Nah, that one is chicken feed.
Wow 👏🏼👏🏼 I'm speechless..I wish I had your energy 💫