I do it every day. A leisurely stroll in the garden with a coffee? Big joke on me as there is always a job screaming to be done. An hour later and a long way from the coffee, well, with all the plant growth it is a wonder we don't have abundant mug trees.
Left my Starbucks lidded cup out one night. Took off the lid and a Giant slug had squeezed through the sippy opening. Was napping in the lid. Gross!!! Lol
Oh thanks for commenting; I giggled during the video, when she put her cup down to share a moment with us, and I anticipated that very comment from then on! Also, did you see the 2nd Saboteur camera bomb Jess at 13min 40sec, just over her left shoulder. She’s so wonderful.. 🤣😁
i was just browsing "how to overcome depression and laziness/motivate yourself and be more productive" videos and i gotta say... its more centering and inspiring to watch your videos than to listen to conversations between patients and therapists.
I agree! After some family tragedies and relocating myself from my family I fell to clinical depression taking me over last year and that’s how I found these amazing homesteaders in TH-cam who help me smile and feel good as I fight a new battle in life so keep fighting and find good happy educational things here to help you out :)
If you’re looking for more videos on mental health, I found ‘the school of life’ channel helpful, the videos are animated & short but super informative :) there are also a few therapists with channels like Kati Morton or Tracey Marks, if you’re looking for something packed with information. I don’t really watch them, but I like to watch Mel Robbins to learn how to motivate myself 💪
This is not said to 'tickle your ears', but your youth, enthusiasm, beauty, strength, and joy bring me so much joy. Though at my age, doing what you do (cattle panel arches, greenhouses, huge beds, and all) is no longer an option, you are an encouragment to do what I can. Thank you, thank you dear Jess.
I’ve got to tell you... You have been inspiring me for the last couple years and I’ve never commented but I watch so many of your videos! I just wanted to say thank you for giving me the push and confidence to try new things in the garden. You are a huge blessing and I just adore you and your family and wish you all the best❤️
Jess, you never cease to amaze me. I can only imagine how much you have going on this weekend and how incredibly busy you are. You must be a little tired/exhausted/overwhelmed at times, YET, here you are :-)))) Joyfully taking us with you on todays little jaunt, with your usual energy and joie de vivre. You show how much you care, respect your 'subscriber family', in so many ways and todays video was a gift ! So, I thank you Jess & indeed I bless you, Go mbeannaA Dia dhuit x
Name for rooster : Jacques Cousteau "When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself."
Years ago I had to go to the court house in town for some business, and by the front door were lots of hollyhocks growing and most were dry with seed heads on them. I didn't dare to pick one, come on, after all I was at the courthouse and it felt like I would be stealing! All day I couldn't forget those seed heads and the next day neither, so I figured they would be thrown into the dumpster anyway, so I went back and picked some seed heads from different plants (I didn't get into trouble!). The next year I planted those seeds and I had the the most colorful hollyhock bed ever, in every color that hollyhock grow! It was my most crazy, successful seed saving experience ever!
Your momma’s seed saving story brought TEARS TO MY EYES because my sweet NANA used to do that ALL THE TIME along with snapping pieces off plants to propagate them and as a child I was embarrassed because we could be at someone’s yard or the ZOO and she would do that but I KNOW that is exactly where I got the seed saving, propagating, gardening LOVE from...my NANA, mom and daddy! ❤️
There are a lot of them.💞 A few months ago I took my 92 year old mom to the doctor and they had a beautiful plant in the office. My mom wanted to take a cutting from it but the nurse called her in for her appointment. While she was in with the doctor a lady came in to water and care for the plants and we got talking. She said THIS plant! Someone keeps nipping off pieces of it and I can't get it to bush out like I'd like. I thought ooops, glad mom got interrupted.🙄
Good gracious girl! Just thank you! Thanks for being a beautiful human. You help get our mornings off to a cheerful start. So grateful for kind, happy people sharing what they love. ❤ "Find joy. Then share it."
I am probably your Mom's age and everywhere I go I have baggies with paper towels and a small pruner. If I can't get seeds I take cuttings home and root them. I do shrubs, perennials to root which is really not hard and saved so much money. Then I have envelopes and baggies for seeds. My kids used to get so embarrassed. One time we were at a wedding reception in one of the old mansions in Rhode Island. The had some gorgeous hydrangeas and another shrub I had never seen before. I pu!led out my little black bag and out came the mini pruners. One daughter was sent for ice water, the other was trying to hide me whisperin Mom, Mom put it away, there going to see you! Well I took them home and rooted them and they were gorgeous. I was able to give the bride a nice hydrangea on her anniversary when they got a house. Funny now twenty years later they brag about how I can grow anything and tell the story of that wedding. Save seeds, take cuttings, keep your clippers and baggies handy. You never know when your going to need them!
Do you have any advice on rooting cuttings? I’ve been trying to do so this year and I got exactly ONE cutting to take, out of about 40 I’ve tried throughout the summer that all died (other than tomato suckers and mint which I’ve been rooting continuously without issues).
@@lilyxciv5637 I use a hormone powder. Take a cutting about 6 inches, can be less, demos all but too set of leaves. Dip the bottom 2 inches in the powder. Make sure there is at least one set of leaf nodes. I use plastic cups, 8 oz for perennials, 16 oz. for shrubs like hydrangeas but it really doesn't matter. Clear cups let you see root development without pulling the cutting to check. Moisten the potting soil then use a pencil or chop stick to make hole, out cutting in and then press the soil around it. To keep it moist I will put it in a clear plastic bag, zip lock, or a clear Rubbermaid container and place in the shade, or filtered light. During the summer when it is hot you may have to open and vent just make sure it stays moist. I have rooted without the plastic bags but they do seem to go faster in plastic. I have some perennials going right now that are not in plastic and they are doing fine. We have been having really not temps and I knew I would just have the bags open most of the time so I didn't bother. Woody shrubs work better in the spring with new growth but you can still use them later, just scrape the back in places and make sure you have leaf nodes. Let me know if you have any questions. I'm doing this while having my morning coffee and waking up. Lol.
I just noticed how many many times the word "love" appears on the comments. I was speed reading down because there are a lot of great comments. There are hundreds of them with Love stated in them and many more with it inferred. Gave me such a great feeling. Thank you everyone!
I couldn’t find any seeds in the beginning of the season in any of the stores around me. And so I planted some seeds directly from a rotten store tomatoe! And it’s my largest plant, the fruit is not very good haha but it’s food!
The look on her face when she said "I lost my cup." Giiirrrlll, I felt that in my soul...... but go back to your garden throne, or either where you picked up the rooster out of the bed.
On the stairs - try and find a rose with not alot of thorns or choose a climbing plant like Jasmine. Might get annoying snagging peoples cloths and such with something prickly growing there!
A Lady Banks climbing rose would be lovely. They're vigorous, with profuse pretty small blooms, need less fertilizer and TLC than other roses, and best of all--thornless.
Your story about your mom & aunt brought back memories of my mom. She was always saving seeds from wherever she went. It wasn’t unusual for her the break off a little piece to take home and root. She would just laugh & say it will only make it grow fuller. She could grow anything. If she’d had a wooden fence, it would have sprouted, I’m sure. You just always make my days brighter. You are such a light in what is becoming a darker world. Keep doin what you’re doin, it’s good. 🙏Philippians 1:3🙏 Blessings, Love & Hugs from Vicki in Ft. Worth, Texas 🇨🇱🇺🇸👍❤️🥰🙏
My grandma was exactly like your mom and aunt before she passed away. She would tuck seeds from plants she passed into her purse all the time. When she passed away, we found packets and paper towels full of seeds. None of them were labeled.
Once I was at the store and I sat on a bench to text my friend, when I stood up and heard something fall on the floor, when I looked down there were seeds I stole from a sunflower all over, about 5 people watched as I frantically picked seeds off of the floor.
About your songbird visitor: look up Northern Parula, Mourning Warbler, and Nashville Warbler. These birds are slate gray with a yellow breast, but the gray can look blue in the right light. Cerulean Warbler is a true blue, but doesn't have any yellow.
Omg, describing your mom and aunt... Hahaha I yelled out, "It's meee!!" My husband was confused. I save those tiny zip-top baggies from furniture screws to save seeds when I'm out or at work~ 😅
Loved the seed saving story. People get so nervous about doing things wrong. One of my favorite quotes, which is actually from a book on fermentation, is, “Reject the cult of expertise.” I love that. It’s a good reminder that no one really knows “the right way” of doing anything, and we should feel free to experiment for ourselves.
Lol @ “I lost my cup” I truly respect and Love your family and all of the wholesome & informative content you provide. You’re like the neighbors I always wanted
Please keep calling him "Sabateur" - with a french accent! It makes him sound a bit regal and very calculating. Plus hearing the younger boys say it with the accent would be so cute!
My mom always had envelopes full of seeds everywhere when I was a kid. She passed before my first garden started to produce. She taught me a lot. Now I’m constantly saving seeds as well 💕
Great share. My old rooster was named Jack-Ralphie, the kids combined two names that we couldn't agree on just one. Lol. Might want to check on those tomatoes, maybe they are determinates. Determinate tomatoes will die after producing even if there's still tomatoes on the vines. Also, check you water intake at the end of that bed. Just stick a probe into that soil and check to see if they are getting enough water or not. And maybe plugging in a giant box fan in that area, you might have some excess muggy conditions that don't have adequate air flow for the plants so they're essentially rotting away because they can't get dry enough. Just some ideas to check on why you could have diseased plants in that area of your greenhouse. I am also like that about seed saving. I tend to find seeds even when I'm not even looking for them. Lol. Thank you for sharing, take care.
Hitting my goal for diced tomatoes as I type. My “last” batch is in the canner now. Already hit my goal for tomato juice. Now I’m turning my attention to salsa and more sauce. Our tomatoes are also slowing down but I’m so thankful for all I’ve been able to put up this year. Thanks for the encouragement along the way!!
Ok this is the most precious and hilarious seed story of your mom after surgery!! I absolutely LOVE it 😂😂😂. I want to remember it forever ! Reckless seed savers 🥳😍💪
You guys are such a JOY..... a shining beacon of hope for a struggling America. You've even got me thinking about moving to Arkansas.... would LOVE to have you as neighbors!!!
I have fallen in love with your farm and your family. I just watched all of this and so look forward to more. I am a Master Gardener Retired, but have not grown vegetables for years until I got really scared in March. It's a tiny garden, but it has been a good one. I wanted to grow organic and it has worked out. I am 65 and my husband is 81. We are stuffed full of vegetables! Thank you!
Frank Morris! Escape from Alcatraz ;) This is my first comment. I llllloooove watching ut vids. I always wait for new ones :) I was feeling really sad cause i live in Poland and its hard to find such cool tomato varieties that u have. BUT yesterday I found one online shop that has actual seeds from Arkansas! Including atomic grape tomato
I hope y'all had a joyful family celebration this today! Family weddings are some of my favorite memories. Your "try it and see what happens" approach to gardening has been very encouraging to me. I planted a garden for the first time in 6 or 8 years this year. I was really late getting started, and without having listened to you I probably wouldn't have gone for it. Now I have 20 something tomatoes ripening, more basil that I'll ever use and some pretty flowers along with a few other assorted herbs. I may even get a pepper or 2. My 8 year old daughter has had a great time gardening with me. We went on a horn worm hunt with a black light last night. It's been great. So thank you for your encouragement!! It has enriched my life during what is otherwise a pretty tough season.
We had a beautiful chicken who we called "fuzz foot." Your rooster looks like a fuzz foot to me :) Saving seeds is so important this year! I was thinking about making a video for friends/family on seed saving. Until then I will be sharing your seed saving video with them! Btw we love your channel. My daughter and I watch your videos all the time. You are definitely one of our favorites!
Oh I love your vlogs🥰, it’s 1.30 am 😴and oh I couldn’t sleep knowing there’s a video to watch 🥳😉😂🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😘😘🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😘🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
When Jessica said, "I lost my cup." Who else went, "We'll see it randomly tucked away in a bed in the next garden update video?" Oh Jess, we know you too well...😆
Thank you for being a lovely human and sharing yourself and your bounty with us! I’ve learned so much just watching in the last few weeks. And I consider myself somewhat knowledgeable to start with. Thanks for being an inspiration. And frankly I think Saboteur is the perfect name for your handsome rooster!
I found joy in your story today, about being a compulsive seed saver. It made me think about the seeds of joy that you are always planting in the lives of those around you. I find contentment in your videos. Also, I had my very first tomato sandwich using home grown tomatoes this weekend, and it was AMAZING! You inspire so much happiness. Thank you.
I've always heard that 'hot house' tomatoes aren't as good. Would the high tunnel be considered a hot house? If so, is the taste any different from the high tunnel as compared to outside?
So appreciate your regular encouragement to save seeds. I start then forget, then it is usually too late. This year you have kept me on track and I am so graeful for you. That rooster looks like an angel Raphael to me. He was put the re stirring up the waters so as to heal people in the garden .
I maintain that anyone's first year of gardening (indoor or outdoor doesn't matter) in a new place is really their trial and error year. I was an indoor gardener for many years (almost 20), and I have just started outdoor gardening. Nothing has worked right for me, but I've learned a ton about gardening in my climate. Don't quit.
I am so happy you mentioned that letting one fruit get completely grown out would not "tell the plant to stop producing". I've always been too paranoid to let one go to seed because I thought I wouldn't get any more produce. I am hoping this is true for squash too! Guess I will try it on my round 2 squash just starting to produce.
Love the seed saving! Been doing that alot lately. My uncle was up here from El Paso. He's in Arkansas right now visiting a half sister. I was trying to convince him to drive south after and visit your garden. If I could have gone with him, we would be stopping by to say hello! He grew a garden this year as well and the hours and days out in the heat, he lost 80 lbs! He feels so much better and is so motivated to keep gardening. ❤ You never know your influence and how infectious it can be for others!
As I sit in my own little garden, you inspire me with your passion for life, food, and gardening. I have never watched TH-cam videos before, but you have changed my opinion of them. Thank you for sharing. I have learned from you, and I enjoy my garden more because of your posts. How fascinated I am by what you have managed to do with your space. Now to talk my husband into setting up an archway trellis for next year...
Nice one arm catch of Sir Fuzzy Pants! Such skills! Thank you for teaching and sharing...it really is lovely to see such delight in God's beautiful creations! Joy!:-) PS (added after my gears are moving with your fun stories!I feel like we're sitting together, laughing, and drinking tea... ) it would be really extra to have like ten of your peeps (us) to win some of your special seed packages... veg, flower, and fruit...:-)
I always learn so much from your videos. Wasn't expecting to learn how to effectively catch the chickens that keep getting in my garden🤣My hubby is going to be so impressed!
At the very end when you said, "I lost my cup" was just too funny. Maybe the most Jess thing ever :)
I do it every day. A leisurely stroll in the garden with a coffee? Big joke on me as there is always a job screaming to be done. An hour later and a long way from the coffee, well, with all the plant growth it is a wonder we don't have abundant mug trees.
Left my Starbucks lidded cup out one night. Took off the lid and a Giant slug had squeezed through the sippy opening. Was napping in the lid. Gross!!! Lol
When she said that I yelled out "oh no!" It's such a gorgeous cup. I was admiring it all video!
Oh thanks for commenting; I giggled during the video, when she put her cup down to share a moment with us, and I anticipated that very comment from then on! Also, did you see the 2nd Saboteur camera bomb Jess at 13min 40sec, just over her left shoulder. She’s so wonderful.. 🤣😁
@@kelli74 nope must have missed it lol
“Reckless Seed Savers”. That’s a great T-shirt 🤔
🐓 Hermès Greek god who had winged feet.
i was just browsing "how to overcome depression and laziness/motivate yourself and be more productive" videos and i gotta say... its more centering and inspiring to watch your videos than to listen to conversations between patients and therapists.
I agree! After some family tragedies and relocating myself from my family I fell to clinical depression taking me over last year and that’s how I found these amazing homesteaders in TH-cam who help me smile and feel good as I fight a new battle in life so keep fighting and find good happy educational things here to help you out :)
This a great spot to sit awhile, rest.
Yes!
I agree, pure therapy xxxx
If you’re looking for more videos on mental health, I found ‘the school of life’ channel helpful, the videos are animated & short but super informative :) there are also a few therapists with channels like Kati Morton or Tracey Marks, if you’re looking for something packed with information. I don’t really watch them, but I like to watch Mel Robbins to learn how to motivate myself 💪
This is not said to 'tickle your ears', but your youth, enthusiasm, beauty, strength, and joy bring me so much joy. Though at my age, doing what you do (cattle panel arches, greenhouses, huge beds, and all) is no longer an option, you are an encouragment to do what I can. Thank you, thank you dear Jess.
Elvis Because he looks like he’s wearing white bell bottoms 🤣
Yes! And he was handsome and all the ladies loved him!
LOL
That's funny, as I was thinking the same thing! Yep Elvis!
Yes!!! Elvis
😜🤣. ELVIS! -- Love it! -- You're right... those tufts do look like bell-bottoms! Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA -- 8/8/2020
I would name the rooster Yeti. He is white, roams freely, and it's a ridiculous name for a chicken. 😆 Lol
Totally!
I think a great Name for him is “Yuki”, pronounced yū-key. It means “snow” in Japanese.
My kittens name is Miyuki ❤️
That is so pretty!! Love it!
I was going to recommend Jon Snow 😊❄️
Love it! He looks like a Yuki!
That would be cute! I’m part Japanese. I named my friend’s white bulldog Yuki! ❄️
I’ve got to tell you... You have been inspiring me for the last couple years and I’ve never commented but I watch so many of your videos! I just wanted to say thank you for giving me the push and confidence to try new things in the garden. You are a huge blessing and I just adore you and your family and wish you all the best❤️
Just love that xxxxxx
Rooster name: Bowie. His fluffy white hair reminds me of David Bowie in Labyrinth lol
Second Bowie
Let's go one further and name him Jareth.
This comment thread proves I've found my tribe! 😂😊
Perfect!!
Jareth 🙌🙌🙌
Jess, you never cease to amaze me. I can only imagine how much you have going on this weekend and how incredibly busy you are. You must be a little tired/exhausted/overwhelmed at times, YET, here you are :-)))) Joyfully taking us with you on todays little jaunt, with your usual energy and joie de vivre. You show how much you care, respect your 'subscriber family', in so many ways and todays video was a gift ! So, I thank you Jess & indeed I bless you, Go mbeannaA Dia dhuit x
Name for rooster :
Jacques Cousteau
"When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself."
Cortez was the first thing that popped into my mind, but I like Cousteau as well!
Years ago I had to go to the court house in town for some business, and by the front door were lots of hollyhocks growing and most were dry with seed heads on them. I didn't dare to pick one, come on, after all I was at the courthouse and it felt like I would be stealing! All day I couldn't forget those seed heads and the next day neither, so I figured they would be thrown into the dumpster anyway, so I went back and picked some seed heads from different plants (I didn't get into trouble!). The next year I planted those seeds and I had the the most colorful hollyhock bed ever, in every color that hollyhock grow! It was my most crazy, successful seed saving experience ever!
Someone caught me snagging seed heads. She said the best plants were stolen ones...:(
Your momma’s seed saving story brought TEARS TO MY EYES because my sweet NANA used to do that ALL THE TIME along with snapping pieces off plants to propagate them and as a child I was embarrassed because we could be at someone’s yard or the ZOO and she would do that but I KNOW that is exactly where I got the seed saving, propagating, gardening LOVE from...my NANA, mom and daddy! ❤️
Irma 😂 I do that too! Bet I embarrass my grandsons 😂. Zoos are the best😂
Me too. It's NOT my fault it's genetic!!!!
There are a lot of them.💞 A few months ago I took my 92 year old mom to the doctor and they had a beautiful plant in the office. My mom wanted to take a cutting from it but the nurse called her in for her appointment. While she was in with the doctor a lady came in to water and care for the plants and we got talking. She said THIS plant! Someone keeps nipping off pieces of it and I can't get it to bush out like I'd like. I thought ooops, glad mom got interrupted.🙄
Good gracious girl! Just thank you! Thanks for being a beautiful human. You help get our mornings off to a cheerful start. So grateful for kind, happy people sharing what they love. ❤
"Find joy. Then share it."
I am probably your Mom's age and everywhere I go I have baggies with paper towels and a small pruner. If I can't get seeds I take cuttings home and root them. I do shrubs, perennials to root which is really not hard and saved so much money. Then I have envelopes and baggies for seeds. My kids used to get so embarrassed. One time we were at a wedding reception in one of the old mansions in Rhode Island. The had some gorgeous hydrangeas and another shrub I had never seen before. I pu!led out my little black bag and out came the mini pruners. One daughter was sent for ice water, the other was trying to hide me whisperin Mom, Mom put it away, there going to see you! Well I took them home and rooted them and they were gorgeous. I was able to give the bride a nice hydrangea on her anniversary when they got a house. Funny now twenty years later they brag about how I can grow anything and tell the story of that wedding. Save seeds, take cuttings, keep your clippers and baggies handy. You never know when your going to need them!
Do you have any advice on rooting cuttings? I’ve been trying to do so this year and I got exactly ONE cutting to take, out of about 40 I’ve tried throughout the summer that all died (other than tomato suckers and mint which I’ve been rooting continuously without issues).
@@lilyxciv5637 I use a hormone powder. Take a cutting about 6 inches, can be less, demos all but too set of leaves. Dip the bottom 2 inches in the powder. Make sure there is at least one set of leaf nodes. I use plastic cups, 8 oz for perennials, 16 oz. for shrubs like hydrangeas but it really doesn't matter. Clear cups let you see root development without pulling the cutting to check.
Moisten the potting soil then use a pencil or chop stick to make hole, out cutting in and then press the soil around it. To keep it moist I will put it in a clear plastic bag, zip lock, or a clear Rubbermaid container and place in the shade, or filtered light. During the summer when it is hot you may have to open and vent just make sure it stays moist. I have rooted without the plastic bags but they do seem to go faster in plastic. I have some perennials going right now that are not in plastic and they are doing fine. We have been having really not temps and I knew I would just have the bags open most of the time so I didn't bother. Woody shrubs work better in the spring with new growth but you can still use them later, just scrape the back in places and make sure you have leaf nodes. Let me know if you have any questions. I'm doing this while having my morning coffee and waking up. Lol.
Love it!!!
I just noticed how many many times the word "love" appears on the comments. I was speed reading down because there are a lot of great comments. There are hundreds of them with Love stated in them and many more with it inferred. Gave me such a great feeling. Thank you everyone!
“I gotta’ pocket-fulla’ black eyed peas!” We loved this! Compulsive seed savers born today!
I couldn’t find any seeds in the beginning of the season in any of the stores around me. And so I planted some seeds directly from a rotten store tomatoe! And it’s my largest plant, the fruit is not very good haha but it’s food!
You are so lucky you can plant a second run of plants. In indiana it's just may to oct.
Good on you:)
Try the molasses trick. It might sweeten them up.
@@lindadavis1012 what's the molasses trick?
Patrick... she had it in her video. Put a couple of tablespoons in a gallon of water and water tomatoes. Will sweeten them up.
The look on her face when she said "I lost my cup." Giiirrrlll, I felt that in my soul...... but go back to your garden throne, or either where you picked up the rooster out of the bed.
I love the story of your mom saving seeds from where ever! Pulled baggies and envelopes out of her purse. Hilarious!!
On the stairs - try and find a rose with not alot of thorns or choose a climbing plant like Jasmine. Might get annoying snagging peoples cloths and such with something prickly growing there!
Jaye Na I was thinking the same thing 👍🏻
I was thinking thorny hand rails.🤣❤
A Lady Banks climbing rose would be lovely. They're vigorous, with profuse pretty small blooms, need less fertilizer and TLC than other roses, and best of all--thornless.
Might be a good test of how much they really want to be there;)
I love that. We need a "reckless seed saver" colab, lol
Your story about your mom & aunt brought back memories of my mom. She was always saving seeds from wherever she went. It wasn’t unusual for her the break off a little piece to take home and root. She would just laugh & say it will only make it grow fuller. She could grow anything. If she’d had a wooden fence, it would have sprouted, I’m sure. You just always make my days brighter. You are such a light in what is becoming a darker world. Keep doin what you’re doin, it’s good. 🙏Philippians 1:3🙏 Blessings, Love & Hugs from Vicki in Ft. Worth, Texas 🇨🇱🇺🇸👍❤️🥰🙏
My grandma was exactly like your mom and aunt before she passed away. She would tuck seeds from plants she passed into her purse all the time. When she passed away, we found packets and paper towels full of seeds. None of them were labeled.
Don't sit there to long, them vine's will wrap around you and your husband will have to slay the vine's to save you. LOL
I need a “Pocket full of seeds” t-shirt! ❤️❤️😂
Once I was at the store and I sat on a bench to text my friend, when I stood up and heard something fall on the floor, when I looked down there were seeds I stole from a sunflower all over, about 5 people watched as I frantically picked seeds off of the floor.
About your songbird visitor: look up Northern Parula, Mourning Warbler, and Nashville Warbler. These birds are slate gray with a yellow breast, but the gray can look blue in the right light. Cerulean Warbler is a true blue, but doesn't have any yellow.
Omg, describing your mom and aunt... Hahaha I yelled out, "It's meee!!" My husband was confused. I save those tiny zip-top baggies from furniture screws to save seeds when I'm out or at work~ 😅
Yup! Me to. I was glad they came out with the little zip locks. Forget what they are called but they are perfect.
Aren't envelopes for seed saving? Who needs to write letters...lol
Loved the seed saving story. People get so nervous about doing things wrong. One of my favorite quotes, which is actually from a book on fermentation, is, “Reject the cult of expertise.” I love that. It’s a good reminder that no one really knows “the right way” of doing anything, and we should feel free to experiment for ourselves.
I think you already named him 👍🏻The rooster should be “Saboteur” loved that 👏🏼👏🏼
I was watching your garden tour in the living room and my 7 year old walks in and says, “ awesome! I love this girl, and her garden tours!”
I love that!
Name the rooster Elvis. LOL
Every time you walk by the tomatoes, I spot a really ripe one and wish I could reach out and grab one. 🍅
Lol @ “I lost my cup”
I truly respect and Love your family and all of the wholesome & informative content you provide.
You’re like the neighbors I always wanted
Please keep calling him "Sabateur" - with a french accent! It makes him sound a bit regal and very calculating. Plus hearing the younger boys say it with the accent would be so cute!
My mom always had envelopes full of seeds everywhere when I was a kid. She passed before my first garden started to produce. She taught me a lot. Now I’m constantly saving seeds as well 💕
Rooster name: GREGORY PECK! 😆🥳
Yes!
I had two other suggestions. They will have to wait for the next rooster. This is perfect!!
Haha, that is perfect!
LOVE it !!
The kids would NEVER get the reference
Great share. My old rooster was named Jack-Ralphie, the kids combined two names that we couldn't agree on just one. Lol. Might want to check on those tomatoes, maybe they are determinates. Determinate tomatoes will die after producing even if there's still tomatoes on the vines. Also, check you water intake at the end of that bed. Just stick a probe into that soil and check to see if they are getting enough water or not. And maybe plugging in a giant box fan in that area, you might have some excess muggy conditions that don't have adequate air flow for the plants so they're essentially rotting away because they can't get dry enough. Just some ideas to check on why you could have diseased plants in that area of your greenhouse. I am also like that about seed saving. I tend to find seeds even when I'm not even looking for them. Lol. Thank you for sharing, take care.
Foghorn Leghorn came to mind when you asked for a name 😂
I really loved the story of your mom and aunt saving seeds. This really made me smile 😊
Rooster: Jon Snow came immediately to mind.
Hitting my goal for diced tomatoes as I type. My “last” batch is in the canner now. Already hit my goal for tomato juice. Now I’m turning my attention to salsa and more sauce. Our tomatoes are also slowing down but I’m so thankful for all I’ve been able to put up this year. Thanks for the encouragement along the way!!
"Reckless seed saver" now that's a great garden t-shirt slogan!
Ok this is the most precious and hilarious seed story of your mom after surgery!! I absolutely LOVE it 😂😂😂. I want to remember it forever ! Reckless seed savers 🥳😍💪
If it wasn't for the compulsive seed savers Im sure that we wouldn't have as many heirloom seeds as we do now.
You guys are such a JOY..... a shining beacon of hope for a struggling America. You've even got me thinking about moving to Arkansas.... would LOVE to have you as neighbors!!!
Sir Sherlock Homes! Or just Sherlock. Because he likes investigating the garden 🥰 🕵🏼♂️
I have fallen in love with your farm and your family. I just watched all of this and so look forward to more. I am a Master Gardener Retired, but have not grown vegetables for years until I got really scared in March. It's a tiny garden, but it has been a good one. I wanted to grow organic and it has worked out. I am 65 and my husband is 81. We are stuffed full of vegetables! Thank you!
The rooster looks like a Sir Clucks Alot. 😂
Seed saving story and spider webs. You crack me up so much. You are adorable. Thank you so much for sharing your free heart.
Frank Morris! Escape from Alcatraz ;)
This is my first comment. I llllloooove watching ut vids. I always wait for new ones :) I was feeling really sad cause i live in Poland and its hard to find such cool tomato varieties that u have. BUT yesterday I found one online shop that has actual seeds from Arkansas! Including atomic grape tomato
I hope y'all had a joyful family celebration this today! Family weddings are some of my favorite memories.
Your "try it and see what happens" approach to gardening has been very encouraging to me. I planted a garden for the first time in 6 or 8 years this year. I was really late getting started, and without having listened to you I probably wouldn't have gone for it.
Now I have 20 something tomatoes ripening, more basil that I'll ever use and some pretty flowers along with a few other assorted herbs. I may even get a pepper or 2. My 8 year old daughter has had a great time gardening with me. We went on a horn worm hunt with a black light last night. It's been great. So thank you for your encouragement!! It has enriched my life during what is otherwise a pretty tough season.
We had a beautiful chicken who we called "fuzz foot." Your rooster looks like a fuzz foot to me :) Saving seeds is so important this year! I was thinking about making a video for friends/family on seed saving. Until then I will be sharing your seed saving video with them! Btw we love your channel. My daughter and I watch your videos all the time. You are definitely one of our favorites!
And I can't wait for your book to come out!!!!! Wooohooo!
A pocketful of seeds in dressing room !!!🤣😂😅. Oh my .... I just can’t get over how cute these seed saving stories are.💜💚💜💚
Oh I love your vlogs🥰, it’s 1.30 am 😴and oh I couldn’t sleep knowing there’s a video to watch 🥳😉😂🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😘😘🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😘🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I do so love these walks! Very calming, no stress, like going to see the friendly neighbor lady.
When Jessica said, "I lost my cup." Who else went, "We'll see it randomly tucked away in a bed in the next garden update video?" Oh Jess, we know you too well...😆
Thank you for taking time out of your busy family weekend to share with us......you are amazing and we are blessed by you!!
You guys are the only folks I know that have about 10 acres worth of cattle panels and not a cow in sight! lol.
When we finally bought hog panels for hogs, our feed store guy about fell over!
Roots and Refuge Farm lol
I'm glad I'm not the only one who saves any seed I can get my hands on
With that white suit and bell bottoms, ELVIS!!!
I love that! I’ve had an Elvis rooster but I might have to have another
@@RootsandRefugeFarm do you have Polish hens - or another breeds that look like they have bufont hair? That can be his Priscilla!!!😆😉
Thank you for being a lovely human and sharing yourself and your bounty with us! I’ve learned so much just watching in the last few weeks. And I consider myself somewhat knowledgeable to start with. Thanks for being an inspiration. And frankly I think Saboteur is the perfect name for your handsome rooster!
Jess: “I lost my cup” 😂 it is somewhere in the Jess n Miah jungle...
Hey it’s good to know that saving seeds is normal because I find myself getting seeds EVERYDAY AND EVERYWHERE I go 🤗🤗🤗🌱🌱🌱🌱💚
Rooster name: Ferdinand (Magellan) because he's always exploring.
I found joy in your story today, about being a compulsive seed saver. It made me think about the seeds of joy that you are always planting in the lives of those around you. I find contentment in your videos. Also, I had my very first tomato sandwich using home grown tomatoes this weekend, and it was AMAZING! You inspire so much happiness. Thank you.
I've always heard that 'hot house' tomatoes aren't as good. Would the high tunnel be considered a hot house? If so, is the taste any different from the high tunnel as compared to outside?
This is a floating question: there are so many variables.
So appreciate your regular encouragement to save seeds. I start then forget, then it is usually too late. This year you have kept me on track and I am so graeful for you.
That rooster looks like an angel Raphael to me. He was put the re stirring up the waters so as to heal people in the garden .
Since he is French, he should be called Charlemagne.
I've sowed seeds at friends houses in their bathroom so I understand your seed saving story completely
Rooster name, Benedict, Alfred, Kingston
And I thought that I was the only one who grabbed random seeds when out! You always have something we love to hear, Jess!!
I love your mug, where did you get it? And I second David Bowie as the roosters name.
I maintain that anyone's first year of gardening (indoor or outdoor doesn't matter) in a new place is really their trial and error year. I was an indoor gardener for many years (almost 20), and I have just started outdoor gardening. Nothing has worked right for me, but I've learned a ton about gardening in my climate. Don't quit.
Chanticleer (shawn-tee-clear). He's a rooster in medieval French fables and in the Canterbury Tales.
Yay!!! That's the name I thought of too. I just decided to scroll through to make sure it hadn't already been suggested.
Except that’s the name of an actual chicken breed 😂
Napoleon! He's little, flashy and does as he pleases. Perfect name for this little rooster. 'Le petit caporal ' ( the little corporal).
We have a young black giant rooster. I’ve named him Sue. In honor of the man in black. Johnny Cash
Your laugh is so infectious! Loved the garden walk! Seed story was awesome! Bright Blessings!
That chair has been “cacuzzi’d”
"They both have that tree star shape" I got so excited and yelled to my husband Jess just made a Land Before Time reference! :P
Name the rooster Reginald. You can call him Reggie.
I was going to suggest the same. Reginald the Rooster.
I was totally thinking that too! But also kind of like Bowie. Lol
It's very regal 🐓
Sir Reggie
Like Mr. Darcy!
The ending was classic..... Jess: “I lost my cup” 😂 Love it!
Blessings for you. Your energy, your love of the land, the animals, the family. God bless you.
I am so happy you mentioned that letting one fruit get completely grown out would not "tell the plant to stop producing". I've always been too paranoid to let one go to seed because I thought I wouldn't get any more produce. I am hoping this is true for squash too! Guess I will try it on my round 2 squash just starting to produce.
Suggested rooster name: Mr. Darcy
Love the cattle panel banisters 😍👍
The beautiful white Rooster something French. Louis or Francois 🤣🌻
Love the seed saving! Been doing that alot lately. My uncle was up here from El Paso. He's in Arkansas right now visiting a half sister. I was trying to convince him to drive south after and visit your garden. If I could have gone with him, we would be stopping by to say hello! He grew a garden this year as well and the hours and days out in the heat, he lost 80 lbs! He feels so much better and is so motivated to keep gardening. ❤ You never know your influence and how infectious it can be for others!
who else doesn’t understand how it’s already time to start preparing for a fall garden!?
Just thumbs down because 😢😢
Love the stand-alone door at 16,20 . Looks like an art installation!
Always a pleasure to watch.
You are such an encouragement to me and other people as well who are gardening.
you are my kindred spirit! save the seeds!!!!!
As I sit in my own little garden, you inspire me with your passion for life, food, and gardening. I have never watched TH-cam videos before, but you have changed my opinion of them. Thank you for sharing. I have learned from you, and I enjoy my garden more because of your posts. How fascinated I am by what you have managed to do with your space. Now to talk my husband into setting up an archway trellis for next year...
Reckless Seed Savers. Love it! That sounds like a T-shirt idea 🤔
Anchorage are you from alaska?
@@winterdays3469 yes in Anchorage. You?
No but I have family in Alaska I've been to visit and it's beautiful there.
Hope ya'll had a good Sunday; God Bless.
Nice one arm catch of Sir Fuzzy Pants! Such skills! Thank you for teaching and sharing...it really is lovely to see such delight in God's beautiful creations! Joy!:-) PS (added after my gears are moving with your fun stories!I feel like we're sitting together, laughing, and drinking tea... ) it would be really extra to have like ten of your peeps (us) to win some of your special seed packages... veg, flower, and fruit...:-)
I always learn so much from your videos. Wasn't expecting to learn how to effectively catch the chickens that keep getting in my garden🤣My hubby is going to be so impressed!
I sooooo relate to your Mom story,about sticking seeds in my purse! I was so happy I’m not alone!
I lost my cup 🤣🤣Jess
What an enjoyable, heart warming, funny, educational and so Jess video 💚💚💚
Thank you for being you