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You might want to get your sugar check out i was the same way i was eating about every two hours and stayed hungry all the time i found out im a diabetic
Matt reminds me of many of the fine men I have known from North Carolina. They work hard. They have an endless knowledge of nature and the environment they live in. These men can make you a rabbit gum, fix what needs fixing or tell you who can fix something. I always say a good country boy can save you more money than a high dollar man can make. These men are loyal to their families. They love to cut up and can tell tales or jokes till you holler. Maybe they seem backwards to some, but I would rather have them on my side than again me. They will help you in a heart beat. Tell you off if needs be. Pull for you even when the chips are down. I have been blessed to know a few. To be related to a few and hopefully have a hand in raising a few. God bless the men from Appalachia and the old north state.
My husband from central Illinois is this, and he was born as a concrete baby( raised in the projects) but figured out this lifestyle he lives it and works it every day.
I was married to a long haul trucker for thirty years. And he drove big truck even longer. Millions of miles. He was a big strong six foot 8 inch young man when we married and always complained about being skinny. I told him his body would change when he got older and it did. His hands and arms were twice as big from driving an 80,000 lb tractor trailer when he passed from health issues, COPD and diabetes at 68. We don't appreciate enough men that do hard physical labor with their bodies so that the rest of us can have comfortable lives.
Physical labor is so rewarding and satisfying .... the world has come to rely on technology too much and this has made ppl lazy which leads to multiple problems such as poor health .... so thankful I was raised in a different time ... god bless our farmers and those who still have the ability to do handiwork ... just wish many things from years ago were still around ... like making things by hand ...
Love the way you do things to save money…this is the way my husband fixes things to use it a little longer… your iris plants don’t look like the ones we had. We only had the real tall old ones. As the years went by I found some that bloomed twice a year and I found a few plants that grew very short…I think I only have one left and it is a beautiful med to dark blue. We like glads to but not a one show up last year…my father use to plant sunflowers, wildflowers, day Lilly’s, and any seeds my mother bought that year…my husband has two push plowed siting in the front yard, he painted one a rust color and one green…he also has a push mower, the way people use to mow their front yard. It is painted green. He loves old things like that…..always love your talks. Our 85 and 87 years has slowed us down.love you all and I can see the Lord is with you and your girls…isn’t He wonderful! He is my savior. I
I love your videos. They take me back to my childhood and times i spent with my parents and Grandparents who all farmed. I learned so much common sense from them as you both seemed to have from your folks. Thanks.. , as I smile watching these . (69 yr old former farm girl )
I've been out of the greenhouse business for over 20 years, but if memory serves me correctly, we used 6 mil plastic, and it would last at least 3 years or so. The pretty heavy-duty landscaping cloth (with the staples) was best on the floors. And as far as dogs go, I've had many good ones. Our little dog now is a Scottish Terrier mix (a rescue). She's about 13-14 years old. She's not afraid of anything except rain and thunder. We have to protect her from big dogs/animals. I saw her snatch a big possum out from under a building a few years ago, and it didn't end well for the possum. She's very protective of Grumpy Old Man and me.
You are right. They don't make things like they use to. Many times homemade items that are needed are not only cheaper, but they are often much better than what you can buy these days. It is great to see something well made from something that was discarded. " Junk to useful ". A stick to a spoon is wonderful.
Matt’s cornmeal mush reminded me of cornmeal soup my Granny and Mama used to make us when we were sick. It was chicken broth, cornmeal,and green onions. I haven’t thought of that in years but it always seemed to make us feel better and was so tasty. Such sweet memories of my Granny and Mama. I’m excited to see your gardens growing this Spring.
We called it cornmeal gruel. 🍲 It was delicious and really did seem to make us feel better. I used to make it years ago for sick people but haven’t done so in years.
@@MEMORYLORD not sure if it’s me you’re asking but for the cornmeal soup, my mama would boil a chicken (but you can use chicken broth) and she would take the stock and add corn meal(about 1/2 cup per 3 cups stock}, salt, and pepper and boil it until the meal was done. About 15 minutes. It would have the consistency of runny “cream of” soups. You can debone and add chicken back to the soup if you’re not sick but if you’re cooking for someone sick, leave the meat out. Hope that helps.
@@MEMORYLORD The breakfast cornmeal mush is much like oatmeal which is probably what Matt was eating. You boil 3 cups of water. While it is boiling, mix 1 cup of meal and 1 cup of milk together. Pour that into the water and boil 15 minutes. Add 1 tsp. Salt. Making the slurry of meal and milk then adding to water prevents clumping. This will thicken to the consistency of oatmeal. You can the serve it with cream, brown sugar, maple syrup, raisins, fresh fruit, or however you want to sweeten it. I hope that was helpful.
I agree with y’all. They don’t make anything like they used to. The government tells us not to use a lot of plastic but, almost everything they make nowadays is made out of plastic. Hope y’all have a good week. Hugs from the south east coast of Florida.😎🦩🌞🦩😎
Tipper- might I suggest that Matt check into a Honda tiller… our family has had a goodly number of their products. My snowblower is a Honda - it’s almost twenty years old and usually gets pretty good use each year in Minnesota. Never needed repairing- just general maintenance. They are not cheap but I think they are worth every penny… wishing you a big snow- I am wishing any future snow we are to get happens to your locale. Love your channel- Blessings
I loved hearing about the dogs "from days gone by". ❤ A few days ago I was running errands with my daughter ( I often talk with her about your family) and she says "Can we stop somewhere for a snack? I'm comin' unfed". 😂
The greenhouse looks great. Tipper I know what you mean about holding onto stuff. I inherited that from my folks too. Although now I'm better about purging. Talking about dog, Bill reminds me a lot of my old dog Clyde. He sure was a character. Love y'all and God bless. Getting excited for gardening time.
Don't wait to long them grand baby's will be along soon. By the end of summer you maybe chasing them out of the garden. I like the spoon, well made and still working good.
My dad always puts up an electric fence to keep the unwanted animals out. He starts 6 to 8 inches off the ground and puts two or three strands. Top strand at 2 foot
I’d love to sleep in a hammock by a creek! Sleeping outside is a treat! We saw two huge raccoons climbing down our neighbor’s tree the other day. They were so big I thought they were bear cubs but it’s the wrong time of year. We have a lot of coyotes like you do. Fortunately we have a fence and keep our dog inside. I do love the wildlife even if it’s a challenge.
This gorilla tape fix reminds me so much of my sweetheart who went Home to glory this past summer. He believed in using gorilla tape. Makes me smile in the missing. 💙
You two are the real deal! Always enjoy watching what you’re working on and enjoy the ending sum ups. The greenhouse is more than just fine, if you had waited for plans, all new materials etc…. You might not have a greenhouse today. My favorite recycling was the wood from Miss Cindy. You have the joy of her love and memory being there in your life and greenhouse every day, specially during garden and harvesting season. It would have been a shame to do it any other way!
I think I’ve mentioned this to you before, but it has been studied that growing green beans alongside of corn plants are perfect companion plants giving off nutrients for the other plant. Very much like corn and beans complement each other and form a complete protein when combined together. Most plant proteins are incomplete in of themselves. Corn and beans are some of the great plants that are perfect together. Somewhere back through the ages. I’m sure someone knew that. It couldn’t have been by coincidence or that they tasted good together. But I do remember reading in a gardening book many moons ago to plant my bean seeds in the same hole as the corn seeds and they would grow up the stalk as the corn developed.
Bill sounds like our part lab George. During a storm the only safe place was the back of the pick up truck. In the storm there he would be in the truck.
Tipper/Matt~ I have a good friend who helped us build a small greenhouse a few years ago..he is a “professional” farmer who grows food year round as a business. He had us put 4 inches of white pebble rock down in the floor of our greenhouse and said it would help retain warmth at night and on colder days…thought I would mention to you..of course if you don’t get much sun especially in fall in winter that prob wouldn’t serve you as well as it has me..but wanted to share. Like you I tend to hang onto everything…cause I may need it one day lol..and I’ve discovered the one sure way that you know you will need it is after you have thrown it away! Love you guys! Blessings from a Western NC neighbor❤🙏🏻
Lol…when Mat said he’s has to eat every two hrs my goodness that is just like my hubby!! My hubby is very active though, although he’s slowed down a bit with retirement and aging. I think it’s because he has always had a very high metabolism, so his fuel just burns fast! I keep him fed cause you know those chores never stop!
May I suggest a pond liner to put under the gravel. I was a cashier for Lowe's for 8 years, and a lady told me instead of weed guard. She always uses a pond liner because they last forever.
I love and respect "make do" people . . . and "re-do" people. The Japanese in the past had it right: damaged garments, especially cotton, were not thrown away and the repairs were works of art. Same with broken cups or plates: repairs with resin colored with flecks of gold made objects more precious than they were originally. We need to bring this attitude to the quilts of our forebears. There's nothing wrong with used objects which show their history.
Back when i was young living back and WV i had a mountain cur and she was a good dog except for her feed. She would fight anything of if it go close to it but otherwise she was sweet. She got snake bit under her neck and it swelled up something awful. We put turpentine on it and she got better but she couldn't hardly bark after that❤❤
Matt saying he needs to eat every two hours just after talking about having corn meal mush and a ham sandwich for breakfast.That is a nice breakfast but it is extremely high in carbohydrates, which lets you get quick energy but shortly it runs out.Meat and eggs and real butter will keep you from getting hungry and eating so often. I love y’all’s videos, and the girls videos also. Please keep up the good work.
20:35 Kind of strange wind on the camera mic to go with whatever was fallin on ya. Crow called after you mentioned the sunflowers. I'm inspired by that greenhouse. Like to see closeup of how the plastic is attached. The pipe insulation was a great idea.
I have the same problem of hanging on to things for way too long thinking that someday I will use it. So it just sits around in my way for 10 years til I finally get aggravated enough to finally throw it away. And then I usually end up needing it and wishing i hadnt thrown it away two weeks later😊
I agree with Matt….he definitely needs half dozen hunting dogs….you can tell he is a dog lover big time. We’ve have five at one time…my husband tolerated it. 🐾
We initially put gravel on the floor of our greenhouse. We found it was a big mistake! The weeds continued to sprout up and it was a headache to manage. Finally, we got rid of all the gravel and replaced it with big slabs of cardboard. It’s biodegradable and the weeds don’t work their way through.
I was watching the sun while you were cleaning the greenhouse. If you own the land on that hill, you could cut all those trees down on that hill and catch the sun, now and into the rest of spring. Starting on day after winter solstice you should get more and more sunlight each day on your greenhouse.
We’re having such a strange winter. We’ve had our snow storms and a really nasty almost 3 week cold spell , some days not even breaking 5 degrees in the daytime. Now for the last 2 weeks it’s been so warm, 40’s and 50’s, which is unheard of in January and February here. I have bare ground in the garden and it’s giving me garden fever! 😂. So seeing y’all in the garden isn’t helping, lol. Matt could build a building down at the corn patch from all that tin y’all have from the roof. My husband thinks his tin pile is good as gold. 😂. We have corn meal mush quite often. I keep our dog in the house or close by anytime around dawn or dusk, which we call coyote thirty around here. I’ve had to use my sidearm to run the coyotes off when they thought they were going to take a dog. Have a great week, TeresaSue.
Talking about rough hands reminds me of an Andy Griffith show. A man courting Aunt Bee clamed to be a handy man. But the postman shook his hand and told Andy the man's hands were too soft. I get wanting to plant as the days get longer and sunnier. My rhubarb is starting to grow just a bit. Yeah!!
It's been a wonderful visit with you Tipper and Matt. Both of you are such hard workers. It does my heart good to see that you have raised your two beautiful girls to work hard and fear and respect God. As usual my prayers go out for Granny as well as your whole family. God bless and keep you.
The greenhouse looks great! So happy for you and Matt that he can be at home to help in the garden and other projects. Looking forward to seeing your beautiful garden grow this coming season Tipper . God Bless
Tipper I take pictures of Mom's flower beds each year so she can look and remember what she planted , the color, and the locations. thought maybe that would help you out a little. We have a doberman that can hear thunder 2 states away I swear!
Like Molly we had an Alsatian that took into machinery. It was the smoke from the exhaust it hated. Even cigarette butts she used to stomp out with her paw. One day my dad was talking to my uncle who was sitting in his idling car when it suddenly conked out. Wondering what happened they eventually found that the dog had chewed the exhaust pipe closed because of the exhaust fumes!
If you don't want the greenhouse grass to grow back. Please put some weed barrier under the gravel. The grass will just grow through the gravel. I say this from experience. It's harder to get rid of the grass with the gravel in the way. I hope this helps.❤
I believe the Japanese anemones spread by rhizomes. The rule of thumb is they are blooming on 2 year old plants but will quickly take over. I guess you found that out. Thanks for the wonderful video. Love garden chores.
🤔 If Matt is ever bored or needing more to do, 😉 he could always carve some of those wooden spoons for your Etsy store! I’d sure buy some and no need to make them perfect for me! 😊
Hi Tipper and Matt, I love your videos and conversations. Everything you do reminds me of my childhood, I grew up in a ranch and it was amazing. I would love to live that peaceful life again. Thanks for sharing with us. ❤
Someone stole it two years ago, but I had the 1965 Troy-built Horse and used it for 50 years and just replaced tines, plugs and tires basically. If you find an old Horse grab it!
Out here in Reno we got probably 9” of snow. So for dinner I made a pork roast with potatoes & carrots and enjoyed a nice warm meal with this video! Thank you for the company at dinner. Wish I could send some of this snow your way.
Matt needs to eat he is building energy for those grand boys. I am sure they will keep on the move. Tipper my son and I love white sweet potatoes most people have never heard of them or eaten them. I also like purple yams. When I was young one of my favorites was white squash and no one sells, grows it, I can not even find seeds for it.
How funny the story of Molly tearing up the tillers and lawn mower and all the dog stories; y'all have the best stories. We still have my dad's tiller which I think is maybe a Craftsman. Dad loved a Sears store. I am my parents daughter too in that i keep things thinking it might could be used some day for something. I can absolutely see using the wreath holder for a vine plant, great idea to repurpose/reuse that. My husband encourages me to get rid of the things if I haven't done "something" with it in a few months out it needs to go : )
If the cups/seed start containers are still in good shape, and you labeled them with a Sharpie, use a little rubbing alcohol and the ink will usually come right off.
Hi Tipper and Matt, when you say white sweet potatoes, are you talking about yams? Yams are lighter in color and sweeter. I was reading some of the comments about what a hard-working country guy Matt is. I agree. I noticed something and I’m sure most everyone else that’s been hanging around your family noticed… Corie picked out a man just like her daddy. Austin is earth and salt, a son-in-law you can depend on through thick and thin. Just like her daddy. ❤️
I plant my potatoes in a 4 foot x24 foot raised bed. I push them under the soil then water them in and then put a lot of straw over the top. As they grow I add straw and a lot of water. They pretty much grow on top of the ground. It’s easy to harvest as they grow. One year I put them in the bed in October covered with straw and stapled plastic over the bed. That worked out well. Harvest was about 50 pints and 20 quarts and whole potatoes stored for consumption and seeds. I live in Ohio
Well I get those graveyard wreath holders and use them once people throw them away. They are great for helping hold up Peonies.They would probably be great for help holding up tomato plants too.
I feel for Matt not being able to find a sturdy tiller. Years ago we bought an old lawnmower for $10 & it lasted for 20yrs. Minimal maintenance . Nope. They sure dont make things like they used to.😢
What a nice visit...I read about the three sister planting and the squash plants have prickly leaves that deters critters. I live in a subdivision and have a raised bed for my retirement gift to myself after watching your channel. Thank you very much with that "ember"❤🔥 Cleaning out some of my "junk" I came across a box of seeds. Hubby said I should donate them to Africa....my dad offered a space on his property to plant a lot of those seeds. I agree with Matt about staying ahead so it doesn't take as long to get it done. Looking forward to gardening with Y'ALL through TH-cam, here in FL.♥
I got heavy duty weed fabric for my garden several years ago from my county extension office very reasonably priced and great quality. That would last years under your gravel, especially inside the greenhouse.
You can use landscape Timbers to frame in or build the raised beds. It’s so much cheaper than treated wood. Mine have held up for several years. You were asking about the seeds spreading and yes you were correct. As we pull the weeds and such up, the seeds fall off as we pull and rake and they’ll rested themselves. Learned that at our MG meeting. Love cleaning up getting ready for spring. 👩🌾💚🪴 and I love the wooden spoon! 🥄
Matt did an amazing job with this greenhouse! Great job with the cleanup! It looks wonderful. I know it will help you grow lots of good food in the spring! Thanks for bringing us along today. ❤️🙏
Matt's hand carved spoon is cute! 😊 Looks like you got a lot done already to get ready for planting season. The many ways to heat hot cocoa... 😊 Thanks for having us set a spell with you!
Everyone needs someone who is brutally objective when it comes to cleaning out stuff! My daughter is that way. I am pretty sentimental about stuff, but occasionally will put on my big girl panties and don my non-sentimental self to get rid of all those “things” I have saved thinking “I might just use that someday.” Lol I say it is the leftover teacher in me. You are always thinking, “I could use that for something in the classroom!” 😂 Your greenhouse looks great all cleaned out. I know you will enjoy starting your plants in there now and putting it to good use this season! 😊
Loved the dog photos. Lol Dixie is a mountain fiest and we know what your talking about. We helped Jason kill hogs again yesterday and she has buried and dug up and carried around a tail. Lol hunger strikes. Lol grandpa use to say I'm beyond eating now if we was out and working in the field and past dinner time. We need to get in our greenhouse and get it cleaned out. Just February and feel like we are already running behind. Take care God bless
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You might want to get your sugar check out i was the same way i was eating about every two hours and stayed hungry all the time i found out im a diabetic
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Matt reminds me of many of the fine men I have known from North Carolina. They work hard. They have an endless knowledge of nature and the environment they live in. These men can make you a rabbit gum, fix what needs fixing or tell you who can fix something. I always say a good country boy can save you more money than a high dollar man can make. These men are loyal to their families. They love to cut up and can tell tales or jokes till you holler. Maybe they seem backwards to some, but I would rather have them on my side than again me. They will help you in a heart beat. Tell you off if needs be. Pull for you even when the chips are down. I have been blessed to know a few. To be related to a few and hopefully have a hand in raising a few. God bless the men from Appalachia and the old north state.
I agree 💯
That is so kind! Thank you 😀 I am blessed to have Matt!!
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Amen Lori,, Amen
My husband from central Illinois is this, and he was born as a concrete baby( raised in the projects) but figured out this lifestyle he lives it and works it every day.
I was married to a long haul trucker for thirty years. And he drove big truck even longer. Millions of miles. He was a big strong six foot 8 inch young man when we married and always complained about being skinny. I told him his body would change when he got older and it did. His hands and arms were twice as big from driving an 80,000 lb tractor trailer when he passed from health issues, COPD and diabetes at 68. We don't appreciate enough men that do hard physical labor with their bodies so that the rest of us can have comfortable lives.
Physical labor is so rewarding and satisfying .... the world has come to rely on technology too much and this has made ppl lazy which leads to multiple problems such as poor health .... so thankful I was raised in a different time ... god bless our farmers and those who still have the ability to do handiwork ... just wish many things from years ago were still around ... like making things by hand ...
I’m sorry you lost him! Thank you for sharing part of his story!!
Love the way you do things to save money…this is the way my husband fixes things to use it a little longer… your iris plants don’t look like the ones we had. We only had the real tall old ones. As the years went by I found some that bloomed twice a year and I found a few plants that grew very short…I think I only have one left and it is a beautiful med to dark blue. We like glads to but not a one show up last year…my father use to plant sunflowers, wildflowers, day Lilly’s, and any seeds my mother bought that year…my husband has two push plowed siting in the front yard, he painted one a rust color and one green…he also has a push mower, the way people use to mow their front yard. It is painted green. He loves old things like that…..always love your talks. Our 85 and 87 years has slowed us down.love you all and I can see the Lord is with you and your girls…isn’t He wonderful! He is my savior.
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Bless you and thank you!!
It's wonderful that the two of you can tackle all these tasks together! More hands make less work! What joy!❤
I love your videos. They take me back to my childhood and times i spent with my parents and Grandparents who all farmed. I learned so much common sense from them as you both seemed to have from your folks. Thanks.. , as I smile watching these . (69 yr old former farm girl )
Matt reminds Me of my Late Husband Gary. There was nothing he couldn’t do. 😊
That pic of Bill on the porch was so sweet ❤. Thank you Tipper and Matt for bringing us along on the garden work.
I've been out of the greenhouse business for over 20 years, but if memory serves me correctly, we used 6 mil plastic, and it would last at least 3 years or so. The pretty heavy-duty landscaping cloth (with the staples) was best on the floors. And as far as dogs go, I've had many good ones. Our little dog now is a Scottish Terrier mix (a rescue). She's about 13-14 years old. She's not afraid of anything except rain and thunder. We have to protect her from big dogs/animals. I saw her snatch a big possum out from under a building a few years ago, and it didn't end well for the possum. She's very protective of Grumpy Old Man and me.
You are right. They don't make things like they use to. Many times homemade items that are needed are not only cheaper, but they are often much better than what you can buy these days. It is great to see something well made from something that was discarded. " Junk to useful ". A stick to a spoon is wonderful.
I planted sunflowers in front and after I took off flower I used sticks still in ground for Halloween characters lol
Matt’s cornmeal mush reminded me of cornmeal soup my Granny and Mama used to make us when we were sick. It was chicken broth, cornmeal,and green onions. I haven’t thought of that in years but it always seemed to make us feel better and was so tasty. Such sweet memories of my Granny and Mama. I’m excited to see your gardens growing this Spring.
We called it cornmeal gruel. 🍲 It was delicious and really did seem to make us feel better. I used to make it years ago for sick people but haven’t done so in years.
Love those memories 😀 Thank you!
@@MEMORYLORD not sure if it’s me you’re asking but for the cornmeal soup, my mama would boil a chicken (but you can use chicken broth) and she would take the stock and add corn meal(about 1/2 cup per 3 cups stock}, salt, and pepper and boil it until the meal was done. About 15 minutes. It would have the consistency of runny “cream of” soups. You can debone and add chicken back to the soup if you’re not sick but if you’re cooking for someone sick, leave the meat out. Hope that helps.
@@MEMORYLORD The breakfast cornmeal mush is much like oatmeal which is probably what Matt was eating. You boil 3 cups of water. While it is boiling, mix 1 cup of meal and 1 cup of milk together. Pour that into the water and boil 15 minutes. Add 1 tsp. Salt. Making the slurry of meal and milk then adding to water prevents clumping. This will thicken to the consistency of oatmeal. You can the serve it with cream, brown sugar, maple syrup, raisins, fresh fruit, or however you want to sweeten it. I hope that was helpful.
@@apiecemaker1163 So it's like scrapple?
I’m so glad you take us along with you🙏🏻🙏🏻💕prayers for granny
Thank you!!
I miss my 2 mountain feists…. Best dogs ever. Nothing came around the house with them around.
Matt’s getting that greenhouse ready for when he supervises that tomato planting ❤️
This is funny, Tipper, you inserted a photo of Bill with the sunglasses on just as Matt said, “He was strange.” Perfect timing on your part! 🤣
Please keep my wife in y'alls thoughts she Finished her radiation we watch all the time great content. Todd from Buford ga.
Glad she got finished. I will be praying for her!! Thank you for watching 😊
Prayers
Loved the gardening and dog stories, especially the doggie photos! Good times!
So glad your man can be your full time gardening partner. It adds another positive dimension to your channel. 😊
Thanks for sharing the wonderful.dog stories and it was neat to see Matt work on the greenhouse and hear about the gardening. God Bless you two.
I've never lived this kind of life.. but it calls to me. And has been calling a long time now.
Me too. 😅😂😊
im so happy for you guys being able to be together every day having more time for all of your endeavors
I agree with y’all. They don’t make anything like they used to. The government tells us not to use a lot of plastic but, almost everything they make nowadays is made out of plastic. Hope y’all have a good week. Hugs from the south east coast of Florida.😎🦩🌞🦩😎
I love that imagery: "Like shaking a piece of firewood." This describes shaking rough hands so perfectly!
I love sitting with you both, and having these chats 😊 Blessings x
Tipper- might I suggest that Matt check into a Honda tiller… our family has had a goodly number of their products. My snowblower is a Honda - it’s almost twenty years old and usually gets pretty good use each year in Minnesota. Never needed repairing- just general maintenance. They are not cheap but I think they are worth every penny… wishing you a big snow- I am wishing any future snow we are to get happens to your locale. Love your channel- Blessings
I loved hearing about the dogs "from days gone by". ❤ A few days ago I was running errands with my daughter ( I often talk with her about your family) and she says "Can we stop somewhere for a snack? I'm comin' unfed". 😂
Love that!
I'm appreciative of your videos, you make me smile. I received some sad news, so thank you for the smiles. -much love from NJ ~Mary & fam
Thank you Mary. So sorry for the sad news.
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So many things to look forward to this year. I am excited for you and Matt
The greenhouse looks great. Tipper I know what you mean about holding onto stuff. I inherited that from my folks too. Although now I'm better about purging. Talking about dog, Bill reminds me a lot of my old dog Clyde. He sure was a character. Love y'all and God bless. Getting excited for gardening time.
My grandfather always had mountain fiests. He was a squirrel hunter.
Don't wait to long them grand baby's will be along soon. By the end of summer you maybe chasing them out of the garden. I like the spoon, well made and still working good.
My dad always puts up an electric fence to keep the unwanted animals out. He starts 6 to 8 inches off the ground and puts two or three strands. Top strand at 2 foot
I put the top strand at 3' to keep out deer. The only thing that can get in is ground squirrels, so have to rethink how to protect the strawberries!
I’d love to sleep in a hammock by a creek! Sleeping outside is a treat! We saw two huge raccoons climbing down our neighbor’s tree the other day. They were so big I thought they were bear cubs but it’s the wrong time of year. We have a lot of coyotes like you do. Fortunately we have a fence and keep our dog inside. I do love the wildlife even if it’s a challenge.
This gorilla tape fix reminds me so much of my
sweetheart who went Home to glory this past summer. He believed in using gorilla tape. Makes me smile in the missing. 💙
I’m sorry you lost him.
What a blessing to have each other and a green house! They make a clear gorilla tape now!
You two are the real deal! Always enjoy watching what you’re working on and enjoy the ending sum ups. The greenhouse is more than just fine, if you had waited for plans, all new materials etc…. You might not have a greenhouse today. My favorite recycling was the wood from Miss Cindy. You have the joy of her love and memory being there in your life and greenhouse every day, specially during garden and harvesting season. It would have been a shame to do it any other way!
Thank you 😊
I think I’ve mentioned this to you before, but it has been studied that growing green beans alongside of corn plants are perfect companion plants giving off nutrients for the other plant. Very much like corn and beans complement each other and form a complete protein when combined together. Most plant proteins are incomplete in of themselves. Corn and beans are some of the great plants that are perfect together. Somewhere back through the ages. I’m sure someone knew that. It couldn’t have been by coincidence or that they tasted good together. But I do remember reading in a gardening book many moons ago to plant my bean seeds in the same hole as the corn seeds and they would grow up the stalk as the corn developed.
Bill sounds like our part lab George. During a storm the only safe place was the back of the pick up truck. In the storm there he would be in the truck.
Tipper/Matt~ I have a good friend who helped us build a small greenhouse a few years ago..he is a “professional” farmer who grows food year round as a business. He had us put 4 inches of white pebble rock down in the floor of our greenhouse and said it would help retain warmth at night and on colder days…thought I would mention to you..of course if you don’t get much sun especially in fall in winter that prob wouldn’t serve you as well as it has me..but wanted to share. Like you I tend to hang onto everything…cause I may need it one day lol..and I’ve discovered the one sure way that you know you will need it is after you have thrown it away! Love you guys! Blessings from a Western NC neighbor❤🙏🏻
Thank you! I never even thought about the extra heat from the rock until Matt told me the same thing LOL 😀
Definitely put some weed barrier down before laying gravel or rock in the greenhouse. Looks a lot better!
Lol…when Mat said he’s has to eat every two hrs my goodness that is just like my hubby!! My hubby is very active though, although he’s slowed down a bit with retirement and aging. I think it’s because he has always had a very high metabolism, so his fuel just burns fast! I keep him fed cause you know those chores never stop!
Thank you for watching!!
May I suggest a pond liner to put under the gravel. I was a cashier for Lowe's for 8 years, and a lady told me instead of weed guard. She always uses a pond liner because they last forever.
I love and respect "make do" people . . . and "re-do" people. The Japanese in the past had it right: damaged garments, especially cotton, were not thrown away and the repairs were works of art. Same with broken cups or plates: repairs with resin colored with flecks of gold made objects more precious than they were originally. We need to bring this attitude to the quilts of our forebears. There's nothing wrong with used objects which show their history.
Around minute 49:00, while you guys are talking about dogs, it sounds like a little dog barks.😅
Your garden and yard is going to be beautiful this year. Matt is going to be watching his helpers this time.
Back when i was young living back and WV i had a mountain cur and she was a good dog except for her feed. She would fight anything of if it go close to it but otherwise she was sweet. She got snake bit under her neck and it swelled up something awful. We put turpentine on it and she got better but she couldn't hardly bark after that❤❤
Ya'll make me want to start a garden! l am not able anymore.Enjoy it while you can.
Matt saying he needs to eat every two hours just after talking about having corn meal mush and a ham sandwich for breakfast.That is a nice breakfast but it is extremely high in carbohydrates, which lets you get quick energy but shortly it runs out.Meat and eggs and real butter will keep you from getting hungry and eating so often. I love y’all’s videos, and the girls videos also. Please keep up the good work.
Another Sunday night with such nice folks. Thank you Matt and Tipper. 🥰
Our pleasure!
20:35 Kind of strange wind on the camera mic to go with whatever was fallin on ya. Crow called after you mentioned the sunflowers.
I'm inspired by that greenhouse. Like to see closeup of how the plastic is attached. The pipe insulation was a great idea.
I have the same problem of hanging on to things for way too long thinking that someday I will use it. So it just sits around in my way for 10 years til I finally get aggravated enough to finally throw it away. And then I usually end up needing it and wishing i hadnt thrown it away two weeks later😊
The same thing happens to me. Lol😊
😀 That's usually how it goes with me too!
@@lisabeal8615 I think it happens to a lot of us. But you can't keep stuff forever.
I agree with Matt….he definitely needs half dozen hunting dogs….you can tell he is a dog lover big time. We’ve have five at one time…my husband tolerated it. 🐾
Yes Matt, growing older is all about pacing yourself in the garden 🙂
We initially put gravel on the floor of our greenhouse. We found it was a big mistake! The weeds continued to sprout up and it was a headache to manage. Finally, we got rid of all the gravel and replaced it with big slabs of cardboard. It’s biodegradable and the weeds don’t work their way through.
I was watching the sun while you were cleaning the greenhouse. If you own the land on that hill, you could cut all those trees down on that hill and catch the sun, now and into the rest of spring. Starting on day after winter solstice you should get more and more sunlight each day on your greenhouse.
We’re having such a strange winter. We’ve had our snow storms and a really nasty almost 3 week cold spell , some days not even breaking 5 degrees in the daytime. Now for the last 2 weeks it’s been so warm, 40’s and 50’s, which is unheard of in January and February here. I have bare ground in the garden and it’s giving me garden fever! 😂. So seeing y’all in the garden isn’t helping, lol. Matt could build a building down at the corn patch from all that tin y’all have from the roof. My husband thinks his tin pile is good as gold. 😂. We have corn meal mush quite often. I keep our dog in the house or close by anytime around dawn or dusk, which we call coyote thirty around here. I’ve had to use my sidearm to run the coyotes off when they thought they were going to take a dog. Have a great week, TeresaSue.
Love the way you show how hard you work. Wish I could work that fast!
Talking about rough hands reminds me of an Andy Griffith show. A man courting Aunt Bee clamed to be a handy man. But the postman shook his hand and told Andy the man's hands were too soft. I get wanting to plant as the days get longer and sunnier. My rhubarb is starting to grow just a bit. Yeah!!
It's been a wonderful visit with you Tipper and Matt. Both of you are such hard workers. It does my heart good to see that you have raised your two beautiful girls to work hard and fear and respect God. As usual my prayers go out for Granny as well as your whole family. God bless and keep you.
Thank you so much!
I have spring flowers coming up here in PA. It said 53 today when I drove by
The greenhouse looks great! So happy for you and Matt that he can be at home to help in the garden and other projects. Looking forward to seeing your beautiful garden grow this coming season Tipper . God Bless
Tipper I take pictures of Mom's flower beds each year so she can look and remember what she planted , the color, and the locations. thought maybe that would help you out a little. We have a doberman that can hear thunder 2 states away I swear!
That's a great idea!
Like Molly we had an Alsatian that took into machinery. It was the smoke from the exhaust it hated. Even cigarette butts she used to stomp out with her paw. One day my dad was talking to my uncle who was sitting in his idling car when it suddenly conked out. Wondering what happened they eventually found that the dog had chewed the exhaust pipe closed because of the exhaust fumes!
Oh goodness 😀
If you don't want the greenhouse grass to grow back. Please put some weed barrier under the gravel. The grass will just grow through the gravel. I say this from experience. It's harder to get rid of the grass with the gravel in the way. I hope this helps.❤
I believe the Japanese anemones spread by rhizomes. The rule of thumb is they are blooming on 2 year old plants but will quickly take over. I guess you found that out.
Thanks for the wonderful video. Love garden chores.
🤔 If Matt is ever bored or needing more to do, 😉 he could always carve some of those wooden spoons for your Etsy store! I’d sure buy some and no need to make them perfect for me! 😊
Tipper are you going to read anymore books on the channel? I really enjoyed hearing you read.
Yes I hope to 😊 Right now I'm reading one about quilts 😊
Hi Tipper and Matt, I love your videos and conversations. Everything you do reminds me of my childhood, I grew up in a ranch and it was amazing.
I would love to live that peaceful life again.
Thanks for sharing with us. ❤
Thanks so much 😊
Someone stole it two years ago, but I had the 1965 Troy-built Horse and used it for 50 years and just replaced tines, plugs and tires basically. If you find an old Horse grab it!
I always grew food but then l planted flowers n said they were food for the soul.
how exciting that the daffodils are coming up! yayyyy!
I know y'all are glad you got the greenhouse set. I love the idea of a frost garden. 😊 Prayers for Granny. ♥️
I love it! We put woven ground cover on the floor of our greenhouse.😊Regina
Out here in Reno we got probably 9” of snow. So for dinner I made a pork roast with potatoes & carrots and enjoyed a nice warm meal with this video! Thank you for the company at dinner. Wish I could send some of this snow your way.
Sounds great!
Matt needs to eat he is building energy for those grand boys. I am sure they will keep on the move. Tipper my son and I love white sweet potatoes most people have never heard of them or eaten them. I also like purple yams. When I was young one of my favorites was white squash and no one sells, grows it, I can not even find seeds for it.
How funny the story of Molly tearing up the tillers and lawn mower and all the dog stories; y'all have the best stories. We still have my dad's tiller which I think is maybe a Craftsman. Dad loved a Sears store. I am my parents daughter too in that i keep things thinking it might could be used some day for something. I can absolutely see using the wreath holder for a vine plant, great idea to repurpose/reuse that. My husband encourages me to get rid of the things if I haven't done "something" with it in a few months out it needs to go : )
Thank you Rebecca 😊
Just love your channel, sweet pictures of some of your past 🐕❤️🙏🏻🇺🇸
Have you considered putting some grow lights in the greenhouse for winter use? It would help heat the house too! ✌🏻❤️😊
I think with additional heat that might work 😀
Great video I enjoyed watching you and Matt cleaning the greenhouse up. Then sitting around drinking hot chocolate and chatting about everything.
Put some heavy duty landscape fabric and then the gravel in green house.
If the cups/seed start containers are still in good shape, and you labeled them with a Sharpie, use a little rubbing alcohol and the ink will usually come right off.
We had cornmeal mush and eggs for breakfast this morning! 😍 Waving from Nashville 👋
Hi Tipper and Matt, when you say white sweet potatoes, are you talking about yams? Yams are lighter in color and sweeter.
I was reading some of the comments about what a hard-working country guy Matt is. I agree.
I noticed something and I’m sure most everyone else that’s been hanging around your family noticed… Corie picked out a man just like her daddy. Austin is earth and salt, a son-in-law you can depend on through thick and thin. Just like her daddy. ❤️
That is so sweet! Thank you Kim!! I’m not sure about the taters we always just called them white sweet potatoes 😊
I plant my potatoes in a 4 foot x24 foot raised bed. I push them under the soil then water them in and then put a lot of straw over the top. As they grow I add straw and a lot of water. They pretty much grow on top of the ground. It’s easy to harvest as they grow. One year I put them in the bed in October covered with straw and stapled plastic over the bed. That worked out well. Harvest was about 50 pints and 20 quarts and whole potatoes stored for consumption and seeds. I live in Ohio
Loved hearing about the dogs! You need a few more!
Well I get those graveyard wreath holders and use them once people throw them away. They are great for helping hold up Peonies.They would probably be great for help holding up tomato plants too.
I feel for Matt not being able to find a sturdy tiller. Years ago we bought an old lawnmower for $10 & it lasted for 20yrs. Minimal maintenance . Nope. They sure dont make things like they used to.😢
What a nice visit...I read about the three sister planting and the squash plants have prickly leaves that deters critters. I live in a subdivision and have a raised bed for my retirement gift to myself after watching your channel. Thank you very much with that "ember"❤🔥 Cleaning out some of my "junk" I came across a box of seeds. Hubby said I should donate them to Africa....my dad offered a space on his property to plant a lot of those seeds. I agree with Matt about staying ahead so it doesn't take as long to get it done. Looking forward to gardening with Y'ALL through TH-cam, here in FL.♥
It’s very liberating to declutter things. The greenhouse is looking really good! Thank you Matt and Tipper!❤️🙏🇨🇦
Not a thing wrong with being approval Tipper🥰
Frugal ...lol
I got heavy duty weed fabric for my garden several years ago from my county extension office very reasonably priced and great quality. That would last years under your gravel, especially inside the greenhouse.
You can use landscape Timbers to frame in or build the raised beds. It’s so much cheaper than treated wood. Mine have held up for several years. You were asking about the seeds spreading and yes you were correct. As we pull the weeds and such up, the seeds fall off as we pull and rake and they’ll rested themselves. Learned that at our MG meeting. Love cleaning up getting ready for spring. 👩🌾💚🪴 and I love the wooden spoon! 🥄
😀 Thank you
Matt did an amazing job with this greenhouse! Great job with the cleanup! It looks wonderful. I know it will help you grow lots of good food in the spring! Thanks for bringing us along today. ❤️🙏
Love seeing y’all working together. God bless y’all! 😀❤️
Matt's hand carved spoon is cute! 😊 Looks like you got a lot done already to get ready for planting season. The many ways to heat hot cocoa... 😊 Thanks for having us set a spell with you!
Enjoyed the visit today 😊
Everyone needs someone who is brutally objective when it comes to cleaning out stuff! My daughter is that way. I am pretty sentimental about stuff, but occasionally will put on my big girl panties and don my non-sentimental self to get rid of all those “things” I have saved thinking “I might just use that someday.” Lol I say it is the leftover teacher in me. You are always thinking, “I could use that for something in the classroom!” 😂 Your greenhouse looks great all cleaned out. I know you will enjoy starting your plants in there now and putting it to good use this season! 😊
I love watching yaw talk & work together I love your green house❤
Loved the dog photos. Lol Dixie is a mountain fiest and we know what your talking about. We helped Jason kill hogs again yesterday and she has buried and dug up and carried around a tail. Lol hunger strikes. Lol grandpa use to say I'm beyond eating now if we was out and working in the field and past dinner time. We need to get in our greenhouse and get it cleaned out. Just February and feel like we are already running behind. Take care God bless
Love that about Dixie 😊 Hope y’all have a good week!