I adore gardening!! I am 80 years old, started gardening around 25 years old and love, love, love to see things grow. I learn something new each year, so the garden educates me, relaxes me, helps me feel closer to the Lord above for the blessing of growing my own food. Each year I am blown away by the beauty of growing plants and the bountiful harvests. Jess I love your videos. :-)
I'm with you Jean! I've been gardening for years (I'm 54) and it is my therapy, my joy, my healing place, my science experiement, my craft and more. I love, love, love my garden!
It's so great to see that alot of people garden for the same reasons i do ...Gives me so much peace and a wonderful place to reflect...to talk to god...I am 63 and compared to alot of you i am a newbie to gardening my only regret is i didn't start alot sooner : )
Hi Tammy, yes the methods have gradually changed for me. Chemicals are frowned upon, care & nourishment of the earth is alive and spreading, sharing knowledge through technology, living off the grid, organic farming. Enthusiasm for gardening in front/back yards planting our own food is coming back again. Yes so many changes. I am a Urban Organic Gardener and love the perks and even the failures of the garden......all gardens are beautiful to me.
GIRL!!!! I cannot believe you made a video JUST FOR ME! 4 months ago I had never grown a piece of food. Never. Somehow a video by Justin Rhodes showed up in my recommended videos so I watched it. Then I watched a few more because his kids and baby cow are so cute. Then I thought, I bet I can grow some herbs in a pot since my granite yard is too much rock to dig in, so I got some herbs and put them in pots. They grew. That was kind of rewarding so I thought maybe I could grow a tomato, which is my favorite food on the planet. So I got a tomato start (one plant people) and put it in a 7 gallon pot. It survived the night. Jalapenos are my next favorite food so I went back and got 4 jalapenos, 3 bell peppers and a thai chili pepper plant. They, too, survived the night. All of the plants started putting out blooms right away and most of them set fruit fairly quickly. That instant reward is what motivated me. But one lone bell pepper never flowered, the leaves began getting holes from pests and it was pretty pitiful. I just left it in its pot and watered it whenever I watered the other containers because its a pretty plant. Then the tomatoes started coming in and OMG I was hooked. I went and bought the last desperately lonely cucumber and squash plant from HD and planted them in 20 gallon containers, not knowing if they would do anything that late, and not really caring. Justin Rhodes says 'JUST PLANT' so thats what I did. I lost some bells to what Im guessing is a weevil, but I have a few almost ready. I've eaten plenty of tomatoes and still have more coming, my thai chili plant is a prolific little thing and all of my jalapenos are keeping me happy. That one little bell pepper though...I had decided I was going to put it in the compost pile and went out to dig it up so I could use the pot for something else and guess what? That little plant that could...did. As soon as I decided to let it go it shot out 3 of the cutest little bells Ive ever seen. I have baby cukes and squash too. All of them in containers, and soon all of them to be in mah belly. So thank you for all of your advice and inspiration. Next year I'll have a bigger garden and more veggies, and I'll have you to thank for the confidence to do more and be ok with whatever happens. Sorry for the long post but this video was speaking directly at me...and my mom taught me that it's rude not to respond when someone speaks to you hahahahaha.
So Jess, when is your book coming out??? You know it will be a best seller, look at all that you have already taught your audience. The benefits to you would be enormous and of course the benefit to the rest of the world is that there will always be a record of your teachings. This video is a perfect example of what I mean, you have an audience and you have a voice that you can use in a way that will be a benefit to all, yourself included. Think about it. All of your followers will buy a copy and probably a few more for gifts. You are sitting on a goldmine here my friend, I hope you will consider the idea, and keep us informed, we're waiting . Best luck in all your endeavors.
But she excels as a speaker and quite often people are either excellent speakers or excellent writers. Maybe she's both but writing is very time consuming.
anjaliradhe You are spot on! Writing is a definite profession & craft. This lady is a great speaker & presenter. She may also be a great writer... I think she should do what she ENJOYS doing.
Best piece of advice i can give about gardening is to always remember that these fruits and vegetables want to live and you are helping them do that. The relationship is symbiotic.
Growing up my mom gardened and I had zero interest. I am now 30 and I regret not spending time with my mom in the garden. We do garden together now and I am enjoying spending time with her doing what we love. Thanks for the video.
Me too, but my mum and gran liked ornamental gardens, never veggie growing so it seemed pointless to me. I started gardening for the first time in 2017, first time I had a garden and I turn 43 this year and I, so excited at my years of growing ahead.
So I have used wood chips for years. I put grocery brown bags, I get all my friends to pack their groceries in brown bags, I cut them over the winter to lay flat. Then after I lay they down, a few at a time, then we put down the wood chips.. no weeds! By the next season it has all broken down into the soil. This year we used cardboard under the mulch since I did not have enough grocery bags. NO WEEDS!
Just listened to your arched trellis videos...for the second time, the older one...have decided this year we need to enlarge our garden area! We also have a hydroponic tower and bed... your videos do inspire! Have gardened for years, my Mum always had a big garden, but have learned alot from all of your videos!
My first real garden was a disaster. I made rows and planted everything full of hope with grand visions lol. 1) my dad made my brother build up more dirt on my first row which left my tomato seeds planted too deeply, so they never grew. 2) my peas started off great then succumbed to a wilting virus and died before bearing more than 2 pods. 3) my broccoli started off great but then became incredibly infested with tiny bugs and ate all the leaves so it bolted immediately with no sprouts. 4) during all this I came out one day and 2 out of 4 of my corn plants were bent over with a broken stalk. I thought maybe high winds or something, but no...a caught a neighborhood cat using the corn as a scratching post. It eventually killed the other 2 the same way. I was very frustrated, but now I just look back and laugh about it.
I knew that zucchini blossoms are edible. I have stuffed them with sausage. I learned today that okra flowers are edible. Maybe you could do a video about what parts of plants are edible? A lot of people don't know this.
I used wood chips for mulch in my raised beds. It didn't work for me, because when it was time to add compost, I had to pull back all that wood chip. Then I tried putting compost over the wood chips, but the next year I had a bunch of saprophytic mushrooms poping up in the raised beds. The chips would form pockets that plants wouldn't grow in. Now I stick with 1 to 2 inches of straw/hay for the raised beds. Easier to manage, cheaper, can compost over last year's mulch w/o difficulty, makes worms happy.
Love that you said don’t feel like a failure- we learn from our mistakes all the time, everyday! Thanks for sharing this! We love gardening but still have a lot to learn!
I've often wished that I could hire someone like you to come to me and help me intelligently establish a garden while teaching me the ins and outs. If you've ever been interested in doing a week or two onsite instructional program, I'd be happy to work with you! Thank you so very much for sharing your wealth of knowledge and your generous spirit, you're doing such a beautiful thing for this gorgeous planet!
Thanks so much Jess. I am 55 and this is my second year gardening. I did not grow up with gardening and was scared for years to try. It seemed so overwelming to me. I finally had a friend at work who gave me some pointers and told me to just try. I set up a 20X30 spot and all I new was I wanted organic. I failed at seed starting the first year (this year was great) so my tomatoes were Bonnie organics from walkmart. I grew a handful of types of vergetabls and was mostly sucessful . I didn't even know what things looked like when they grew on plant! I was so excited when I saw things growing I was dancing in the garden. There was enough that grew to overcome disappointment at what didn't (like the fact that I tried to grow carrots in the summer in Virginia)! This summer was even better, I enlarged my garden to 20X40, tried a few more varieties and I am going to put in a fall garden this year and a spring garden next year as well. I am ordering all my seeds from Baker Creek from now on and really getting into herlooms. I can't believe how much I have learned and am so excited to keep learning more. The journey truly IS the destination :)
Ben B that’s fantastic 😃you are going to have a ball. It’s going to give you a solid sense of pride and joy to eat what you’ve grown yourself. Good luck from Washington state
After just a minute and a half of hearing you talk, I was filled with inspiration and forgiveness of myself for my past failures and I thank you for that, and secondly I want to learn from and with you forward. Thank you so much.
You are such an inspiring speaker 😊 I just started a little apartment patio garden and your channel has been a goldmine for me!! I wish I could come see your farm in person! ❤
I just found your channel and i’m loving it and you already! I recently started gardening this past spring and really got into it, I really want to grow my own food and you’re making me feel so much better about the entire process. your energy is so uplifting and motivating, thank you for sharing your knowledge and positivity💚
Breaking ground for my first Spring garden this Friday! That’ll give me the winter to make sure conditions are optimal by then. I practiced this summer with 6 little things w a success ratio of 4 out of 6. I LEARNED A LOT, especially of where I goofed up or got things backwards lol 🙈.... I’ve taken notes, made plans, watched a variety of TH-cam videos... especially for my area (zone 8) ... this summer has been brutal as far as heat & humidity for sure! I am going to try some cabbage this fall too but no real expectations 🤣 - up until this year, I’d never grown anything more than a houseplant (I’m 48!). My grandfather was the green thumb, older years homesteader. I’m praying that I can take after him somewhat. I did teach myself canning this summer - I’m totally addicted now. Thanks Jess! Your channel is AWESOME!!!
My garden, (1st year gardener) has been full of lessons. The first one is to not take it personally, whatever happens. It is a lesson in life that so much be learned, when to plant when to tend, when to allow to pass on. Gardening is reflective of life itself.
I'm really considering to start gardening and I love how she puts a spiritual aspect to it. It's super encouraging and and entertaining since it's not all technical yet she explains the important basics. Really feeling the want to now after this video. Liked and subscribed
I’m so excited - as this is our first year in a house so I can garden! I’m so intimidated as I moved from zone 9 to 3 and it’s just a lot to wrap your head around. I’ve been watching a ton of your vids, I’m excited to give it a good “try” this year! Haha
In Arkansas, and most states, you can get a soil sample kit, for free, from your extension agency. They AG agent can explain the best way to gather your sample(s). Remember, you will want several samples from throughout the area you plan to garden to get a good overall knowledge of your available soil area.
I am so grateful for your philosophy of “partnering.” A little soil, some sun, some seeds and some work will produce fruit but you add learning to the equation. Your info is so helpful and satisfying to listen to. You’ve really got people going and we’re so happy to hear your encouragement to just keep trying.
I'm new to your channel and this was the first video I've watched. I appreciate your gentle soul and encouraging words! We've started a garden for the first time this year and have much to learn. I've found myself getting excited when new sprouts come up and then offering them encouragement to keep growing. Thanks for having a place for newbies to learn from! ❤
Thank you Jess!! Thanks to you I have ordered varieties I NEVER knew existed!! I love trying new things! My okra doesn't even make it out of the garden because I snack on it while doing other things. :D I am a 5th generation farmer who is starting out on my own with no previous knowledge. I did find a soil test layout of the farm that my grandfather had done before he died. Very neat color coated layers in depth BUT that was eyes ago so I am sure the soil has changed some. My grandfather who loved gardening died when I was 2 and my dad only ever had cows. BUT it warms my heart to think I am gardening where my great grandparents did. It might not be the exact same plot but it is their land! It is where they raised 15 babies and grew the food to feed those children! I am finding glass (blue, white, ceramics and even old buckles) as I have worked in my garden soil. It has always been my passion to have a garden for my family. This year is my first year and I went big for a beginner. 50x30 is my guess lol I also have 5 4x4 raised beds BUT I am working on filling them with dirt for fall plants. I planted late because of our wonky spring AND part of my garden (where the 20 tomatoes plants are) has very Orange clay 4" down! :/ I did find a horse farm that gives manure/shavings that have been sitting about a year so that has helped my plants tremendously! They started thriving almost immediately after adding the poo/shavings! Most of my potatoes were a bust but trial and error is good! I have a few I haven't killed that are thriving in the bags. I LOVE sitting in my garden and just watching the plants grow. ;) It is my therapy. I am planning for next year and I definitely will go bigger! I know now I will plant more then a couple okra plants, will be adding corn and I will be adding a fence and the pigs in the fall to help with the soil. Thanks again for your videos! I wish I could tap into my great grandparents minds but TH-cam has brought that chance in. There is only so much you can read and then you just have to do!! You and a few other channels gave me the kick to JUST START!!! :D
GraceHomesteadFarm What variety of okra? My okta is too fibrous to eat straight from the garden. It did well, but i never plsnted it again. Just cutti g it with a knife was a workout.
anlyq2 Clemson spineless is the variety I have. They are green and soft. I have 2 I have left on the plant, letting them grow for seeds and even though they are HUGE they are still soft to the touch. I planted 5 plants and they stand about 5ft at the moment. I have forgotten clippers a few times and the okra just snaps off easily. Give this variety a try, I am sure you will be pleased! These are so soft and good I always eat them in the garden while I work or on the way home. (We live 9 miles away from the farm) none have mare it to be cooked lol. BUT now that I am getting A LOT daily I may have to start cooking them ;)
Thank you, Jess. You’re always good for some encouragement, the shot in the arm I need to get back out there and enjoy my garden and learn! I have been gardening for decades and every year I learn something.
When I get people who believe in Prepping or supplying food year round that tell me, they will just plant and they know they can do it no problem. 🙄 I continually pound into these people either that are my customers, family, friends or just people I meet. (YOU cannot just plant a seed and extract it yo grow. You need to steward that plant, tend to it and be able to know the following. Diseases Pest Environmental stress Lack of Nutrients And how to treat the above.
Absolutely love that you talked about your volunteer tomatoes and partnering with verse controlling your plants. My front garden is fully half periwinkles at this point, and they're all volunteer. I water and feed them when I'm tending my roses, but they showed up all on their own and would definitely keep going without me. Everything wants to grow, we're just giving all our plant friends the best leg up we can 😊
This is the video that gave me the courage to try gardening last year!!! Now I’m building raised beds and starting seeds indoors !! Thank you for all ur honest content!!!
Yes, I do feel encouraged! And thank you! You did such an awesome job with this video. Thank you for being authentic and for caring so much, which is obvious in your desire to share what you’ve learned. I appreciate you! 🌻🥦🌾
I’ve never heard anyone speak on a subject that covers the most important things - that somehow others just skip. I am SO impressed and inspired. Thank you!
Absolutely loved this video, I just started vegetable gardening this year and I walk through my garden every single day. I’ve learned so much and can’t wait to see what the future holds
I love watching your videos! I live in a hot dry climate, so there's a lot of things I don't think I can successfully grow. But I started 8 different indeterminate tomato varieties from seeds last year and I have about 30 plants now! My goal in planting so many types was to see what can survive a 115 degree summer here. I'm excited to see what happens! Thanks for the encouragement!
My fail this year is those pesky dang squash bugs. Ugh!!! Lost my pickle cucumbers :( Started more cucumbers wish I could find some pre-made. my "edumacation", to myself is. Make at least 1 each month starting in Feb inside. :D Still have 90 days till the first frost. I want to have a few bee homes at my house next for next year. An urban area that I live has few bees. :( Been using a q tip or my thumb to help to pollinate my plants. Love you guys! God bless and have fun at your reunion!!! GOD IS GOOD!
This is really late, but I heard if you wrap the base of the vines where it's in contact with the soil and up to 4-6" up the stem with tin foil it'll prevent the squash borers from getting in. I have no clue if it works as I'm trying it this year (and I'm in zone 5 so nothing can go out yet) but maybe it'll help in the future if it works? God bless!
Seriously the best gardening video to date! I love your approach on “no such thing as a dumb question,” and starting from the basics. Because you’re right, a lot of how to videos assume we know what they do. And I don’t! I appreciate your motivation and optimistic perspective for the beginner gardener. I can’t wait to get started.
Oh mah goodness! I am so intimidated about gardening. Afraid actually. I appreciate all your advice in EVERYTHING you post about. I guess we all might feel like a failure if things don't work out but I've not thought about it being not a failure thing. So thanks.thanks again. Now I have to stop watching roots videos, I'm not getting other stuff done but I just keep seeing things I wanna watch NOW! HAHA BLESSINGS
Thanks Jess! You’re videos capture your heart and spirit! What a blessing you are! Plz consider “Hügelkultur” it’s a horticulturual technique where a mound constructed from decaying wood debris and other compostable biomass plant materials is later planted as a raised bed. It’s a way to “ begin”... requires less soil to begin and less water in the future. I live in the suburbs and have started urban gardening in containers with a smaller version of Hugelkultur. You inspire me!
Its amazing that each season teaches me something new or reminds me of something I've forgotten. I'm excited for the fall garden and know that yours will be just beautiful. God's design is awesome! Thanks for sharing.
Regarding failures: like everyone else, I’d rather learn by trial & getting it right the first time than by trial & failure! However... I was showing my tiny garden to an experienced older gardener many years ago, and I was rather self-deprecating about it (it was so much less successful than his!). He told me “learn how to do it now, because when you are hungry is not the time to try to learn to grow, hunt or catch food.”
Tina this is the truth. I’m on my 5th yr. 2 yrs I tried a small container gardening experiment, the past 3 yrs I put up a large fenced area and just went at it. I failed a lot and last yr was better after trying new things that I will continue this year. It’s so much to learn can you imagine starting when you are hungry? You would stay hungry for years!
Wow! You have such a vibrant positive energy. I'm just getting started watching videos about gardening and this video just honestly brightened my gloomy Midwest winter morning! 🌻🌻
I was not happy with wood chips as mulch in the garden. I really felt they leached nitrogen too readily. I have since removed all of them. Use your County Extension office for soil samples. They do a very nice job. The only thing I could possibly add to your amazing advice is to get your kids involved if you have kids. Let them pick their own plants and seeds and have a spot. They'll learn to eat new things while also learning to be responsible for their care. Above all, make it fun for them. Great job. Blessings.
Just recently found your channel and I’m loving it! I’m in Arkansas also so that is a big plus. Thank you for taking the fear out of gardening. I’ve had a few tiny spots in the past that didn’t do well but I’m going to try again this year in a new location with a new mindset.
Dear Jess: I like your videos. I got stung by our ground-dwelling bees 7 times this summer; fortunately I am not allergic to bee stings. I reminded myself that all flowering plants, including the strawberries I was attempting to grow, absolutely NEED those bees.
I almost gave up until I found your videos! I love how you explain the reason "why" and explain things fully! I adore you!!! Please never stop because your changing hearts one garden at a time ❤️
YOU are a beautiful soul. A true light in this world, you have encouraged, inspired, and made me feel confident in partnering with mother nature. Thank you friend. Bless you.
I can't even tell you what that smile on your face does for my soul. Girl your life is something I've dreamed about since I was little. Your courage to do the thing and your transparency about what it's really like are such an inspiration. What a generosity of spirit for you to share all of your hard-earned wisdom with the rest of us! I pray Jesus blesses you guys in every endeavor, and that He keeps your family centered in His truth and in His love 🌻🌱🌻 Keep on keepin on sister.
I really enjoy learning from your channel. My wife and I really bond over gardening. Can't wait till this stinkin frost has passed. Thanks again for your sharing.
Still watching but I had to say: Radishes out of the garden are so amazing!! I never liked them before tasting my first fresh-out-of-the-garden radish.
Just found your channel last night. Appreciate this basic gardening vlog. Will watch as many as I can to prepare for my very first garden since watching my parents garden 40 years ago. I know nothing because wasn't outdoorsy as a teen. Normal teen I guess as mom & dad took care of everything. On tight budget so will be gardening in the ground rather than raised beds. Read somewhere first gardens aren't generally successful. Using that as my fall back! Thank you.
I'm in central Alberta and it's a zone 3b and it's 31 degrees Celsius right now, which is about 87 degrees or so in Fahrenheit. Our pasture is so dry we had to bring out a round hay bale yesterday for our steers. We usually don't have to feed hay until oct/nov, and it looks like August will be just as dry and hot.
I have 2 tomato plants and a bowl of herbs in my kitchen. My problem are these little black flying things bigger than a no seeum - what can I do to get rid of them. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing as always! You have such a beautiful home garden and farm. I can't wait to get my fall seedlings in the garden. 6 years ago a good friend of ours passed away and taught us everything he knew about gardening. I've been growing my own produce and all kinds of other plants since then. I hope to have a huge Garden and a little farm one day. Until then I will utilize whatever I can. It is so relaxing and I love to be reconnected with nature
I live in a small condo in Florida. I get No sun in the front or back of the building. I have a screened porch with natural light, but no sun. I love gardening but I have no idea what I'm doing. BUT, I keep trying. I appreciate this video so much! Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge. God Bless.
Thank Yo sooooo much! We just have our First Garten to build and Plan, no experiences. Now watching your Channel is like going Back to school and that feels Good. You explaining so well. What about give school Kids lessions ? Teachers should watch your Channel whit the Kids... and learn ❤ und make Time Happy to Left Food groß in the school backjard. Sorry for my bad English. Best wishes from Germany 🥦🥒🌶🌽🍅🍓🥦🍆🥕🥑
Greatest gardening tip ever - get out there and ENJOY it!!!! First cultivate a sense of humour, if it does not work first time don't give up - just try another way. It is a great hobby.
Hi Jess! My name is Lena. I live in south Mississippi. Ihave always loved plants. My hubby and I have always wanted to homestead,but no land. We rent a house with a decent sized yard now. This will be my first time gardening. I was going to container garden, but now I have so many seeds coming up we have decided to build at least one or 2 raised beds. 1) How big should they be 2) I have 5 different kinds of beans and 5 different melons,3 cucumbers, waiting on tomatoes to come up,5 diff.kinds, 3 or 4 eggplant types,rhubarb,lots of herbs,etc. Please help! I need a plan. I look forward to all of your videos. You make me excited to get out here and garden. Thanks so much for all you do!💗💗💗💗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Love your positivity and zesty energy. Your smile is so genuine and warm. much love to your family and you from a Kansas admirer. Keep up the good work 💛🧡❤️♥️
I... don't know how I got here, but I learned something new thus I had to like this video. I knew tomatoes were fruit. Figured it was because they are juicy. I've never heard the "seed baring" description before. Thank you for the education!
So glad I found your channel Jess! I am in a uniformed service and move a lot; recently from New Hampshire to Mississippi (Zone 5 to 9), and it seems like every time I move I have to spend a ton of time on TH-cam and nurseries to figure out the climate, when to plant what, and goodness all the new bugs to contend with. I basically become a new gardener every 2-3 years. Just when I figure it out, its time to move. Your videos are so inspirational, genuine, and most importantly they make sense. I can't wait to see what I can do with this Mississippi 260-something day long growing season!
I love your videos!!! This will be our first vegetable garden at this house. We have planted others with some really good success. Our space is so small compared to what we had. Small backyard and half stay shaded the majority of the day. We have a spot that is about 15x 20 in the backyard that we will probably only grow corn in our ground I am hoping to amend. We have a bunch of moles though so aim concerned. We will see how it goes. We will be making some above ground beds for the front yard. Hopefully we can share with a few neighbors as well as be able to learn to can a few things this year. I didn’t buy any squash this year because I hate squash bugs! How do you keep them at bay? Still a newbie so please ignore my stupid questions. Thanks and God Bless you in all you do for Him!
Excellent advice! If you really adopt your thought process that this is the classroom and learn from every step, you will really enjoy it! Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge! Great job!
Thanks so much!! I love your channel. Your story is like mine but I am still in an apartment but you really encouraged me to not let that stop me! I have a few veggies in pots now and am planning for my August start as well!! So once again..THANK YOU!
The man who taught me how to grow cannabis (legally) began by putting Rodale's Encyclopedia of Organic Growing in my hands. It has been a major help to me in the last 20 some odd years since. If I had a question, way up there on the mountain in NorCal, nobody to ask, that book had an answer. Check it out, and get a hula hoe. I love that bugger.
Thank you so much for your wonderful inspiring and educational video. You're a natural teacher! Your kids are adorable too! I hope to move close to my son and 2 grandkids in Chico CA and grow my own food. I can't wait! Love to you and your family. I grew up in the country and I really miss it! God's continued blessings.❤ Aunty Leta
Hi Jess! I’ll be 40 next month and I just moved here to Texas two years ago and I just started gardening last year.. the first thing we grew were greens and it was a success.. that gave me so much hope and happiness that this year I’ll be growing tomatoes and bell peppers and even some herbs and flowers.. I have watched quite a few videos and read some books.. I don’t know how I found your channel but I’m in love!! The knowledge you have ( I have to get a notebook lol) and just love seeing your beautiful garden.. just makes me even more super excited to get started this spring.. I even rubbed off on my Father in law who never grew anything and he started off with squash and did a wonderful job!! Thank you so much for being us along and educating us!! 🙏🏾🥰🌹🌱
Oh my, I am so glad I ran into your video. You made me feel so much better about myself. Today I experienced what I call a "mini anxiety attack" feeling overwhelmed with so much information about growing herbs/vegetables/fruits for the first time. Having my own vegetable garden has been a dream of mine but because of lack of time was simply impossible. My hubby just finished building 4 beautiful raise garden beds!!! I couldn't believe it and I am so happy with the results... simply amazing A+ job. They are located in a sunny area to the side of the house and the soil was just delivered! The weather hasn't been too cooperative lately as it has been a really cold spring (we had some a snow flakes yesterday!!) I have to do this right from the beginning, so I have been glued to my computer doing research and gathering valuable information and specially to be aware of the most common gardening mistakes. There is so much information but my brain can only retain so much. I want to believe this is going to be an easy process but realistically I know I have to be patient and learn from my mistakes. I love plants in general and I grow them everywhere inside my house, but they have been very easy to take care of, as I have lots of windows and my house inside keeps a confortable temperature from the sun all seasons. With my new vegetable garden, I just kept questioning myself about how I was going to be able to grow a successful vegetable garden? We are already in the middle of May and because of the time and bad weather I purchased the seedlings ready to be transplant this weekend. I have the following seedlings: 4 kind of tomatoes plants, 4 kind of peppers, Basil, Romain lettuce, cilantro, parsley, oregano, thyme, lavender, Rosemary, sage, swiss chard, and one Pack Choi. All are vegetable and herbs I used in my everyday cooking. I'm also planning on planting and growing the following seeds: Cucumber, carrots, potatoes, radishes, and onions ( I have lots of little onions bulbs), asparagus, garlic bulbs, ginger, kale, spinach strawberries and green onions. I know you might be thinking that I am taking too much already to begin with! Yes I agreed :) I promise that I will be dedicated and I am so glad that my hubby will help me with this new wonderful adventure. As you mentioned on your video, different plants thrive in different PH soil levels so now I need to make sure to test my soil ph next and if needed I must adjust it accordingly for the different raised beds and according to the specific needs of what I will be planting on each of them. Ok now I am left with a new task as I need too to figure out which of my vegetables and herbs can or cannot be planted together in the same raise bed??? Thank you again for such a great video, I will continue watching them.
I adore gardening!! I am 80 years old, started gardening around 25 years old and love, love, love to see things grow. I learn something new each year, so the garden educates me, relaxes me, helps me feel closer to the Lord above for the blessing of growing my own food. Each year I am blown away by the beauty of growing plants and the bountiful harvests. Jess I love your videos. :-)
Jean Mitchell hello, have the gardening methods changed much over the years?
I'm with you Jean! I've been gardening for years (I'm 54) and it is my therapy, my joy, my healing place, my science experiement, my craft and more. I love, love, love my garden!
It's so great to see that alot of people garden for the same reasons i do ...Gives me so much peace and a wonderful place to reflect...to talk to god...I am 63 and compared to alot of you i am a newbie to gardening my only regret is i didn't start alot sooner : )
Just concentrate on from on now :)
Hi Tammy, yes the methods have gradually changed for me. Chemicals are frowned upon, care & nourishment of the earth is alive and spreading, sharing knowledge through technology, living off the grid, organic farming. Enthusiasm for gardening in front/back yards planting our own food is coming back again. Yes so many changes. I am a Urban Organic Gardener and love the perks and even the failures of the garden......all gardens are beautiful to me.
GIRL!!!! I cannot believe you made a video JUST FOR ME! 4 months ago I had never grown a piece of food. Never. Somehow a video by Justin Rhodes showed up in my recommended videos so I watched it. Then I watched a few more because his kids and baby cow are so cute. Then I thought, I bet I can grow some herbs in a pot since my granite yard is too much rock to dig in, so I got some herbs and put them in pots. They grew. That was kind of rewarding so I thought maybe I could grow a tomato, which is my favorite food on the planet. So I got a tomato start (one plant people) and put it in a 7 gallon pot. It survived the night. Jalapenos are my next favorite food so I went back and got 4 jalapenos, 3 bell peppers and a thai chili pepper plant. They, too, survived the night. All of the plants started putting out blooms right away and most of them set fruit fairly quickly. That instant reward is what motivated me. But one lone bell pepper never flowered, the leaves began getting holes from pests and it was pretty pitiful. I just left it in its pot and watered it whenever I watered the other containers because its a pretty plant. Then the tomatoes started coming in and OMG I was hooked. I went and bought the last desperately lonely cucumber and squash plant from HD and planted them in 20 gallon containers, not knowing if they would do anything that late, and not really caring. Justin Rhodes says 'JUST PLANT' so thats what I did. I lost some bells to what Im guessing is a weevil, but I have a few almost ready. I've eaten plenty of tomatoes and still have more coming, my thai chili plant is a prolific little thing and all of my jalapenos are keeping me happy. That one little bell pepper though...I had decided I was going to put it in the compost pile and went out to dig it up so I could use the pot for something else and guess what? That little plant that could...did. As soon as I decided to let it go it shot out 3 of the cutest little bells Ive ever seen. I have baby cukes and squash too. All of them in containers, and soon all of them to be in mah belly. So thank you for all of your advice and inspiration. Next year I'll have a bigger garden and more veggies, and I'll have you to thank for the confidence to do more and be ok with whatever happens. Sorry for the long post but this video was speaking directly at me...and my mom taught me that it's rude not to respond when someone speaks to you hahahahaha.
Taking action like a boss. I love hearing stories like this. 🌱
Ginger Kirby so good for you!!! :)
Thx for sharing your experience!
What an awesome experience! Thank you for sharing! 🍅
This video is so inspiring and so is your message to her! I’m just starting this year and it’s so encouraging to hear these kind words!
You are such an encouragement for this 58 year old woman. May God continue to bless you and yours too!
So Jess, when is your book coming out??? You know it will be a best seller, look at all that you have
already taught your audience. The benefits to you would be enormous and of course the benefit to
the rest of the world is that there will always be a record of your teachings. This video is a perfect example
of what I mean, you have an audience and you have a voice that you can use in a way that will be a
benefit to all, yourself included. Think about it. All of your followers will buy a copy and probably a
few more for gifts. You are sitting on a goldmine here my friend, I hope you will consider the idea,
and keep us informed, we're waiting . Best luck in all your endeavors.
Yes! I think Jess needs to write a book. She is a great storyteller and she understands how to communicate to the heart. Yes a book is in order! Amen
But no pressure right? lol
But she excels as a speaker and quite often people are either excellent speakers or excellent writers.
Maybe she's both but writing is very time consuming.
anjaliradhe You are spot on! Writing is a definite profession & craft. This lady is a great speaker & presenter. She may also be a great writer... I think she should do what she ENJOYS doing.
@@anjaliradhe Jess is both a great speaker and awesome writer.
Best piece of advice i can give about gardening is to always remember that these fruits and vegetables want to live and you are helping them do that. The relationship is symbiotic.
Awesome!
WOW! I’m so impressed by you! We can’t wait to grow our own food and your content has helped us! Yay! Go you, friend, Go you!
I’m so glad to hear it!!!
@philandalex I'm here from your channel
Growing up my mom gardened and I had zero interest. I am now 30 and I regret not spending time with my mom in the garden. We do garden together now and I am enjoying spending time with her doing what we love. Thanks for the video.
Jaclyn Kessler how do we donate
@@angelacowley6568 not sure what you mean?
@@angelacowley6568 oh, hang on let me see if i can copy her paypal link
@@angelacowley6568 paypal.me/jessicasowards
Me too, but my mum and gran liked ornamental gardens, never veggie growing so it seemed pointless to me. I started gardening for the first time in 2017, first time I had a garden and I turn 43 this year and I, so excited at my years of growing ahead.
So I have used wood chips for years. I put grocery brown bags, I get all my friends to pack their groceries in brown bags, I cut them over the winter to lay flat. Then after I lay they down, a few at a time, then we put down the wood chips.. no weeds! By the next season it has all broken down into the soil. This year we used cardboard under the mulch since I did not have enough grocery bags. NO WEEDS!
Just listened to your arched trellis videos...for the second time, the older one...have decided this year we need to enlarge our garden area! We also have a hydroponic tower and bed... your videos do inspire! Have gardened for years, my Mum always had a big garden, but have learned alot from all of your videos!
My first real garden was a disaster. I made rows and planted everything full of hope with grand visions lol.
1) my dad made my brother build up more dirt on my first row which left my tomato seeds planted too deeply, so they never grew.
2) my peas started off great then succumbed to a wilting virus and died before bearing more than 2 pods.
3) my broccoli started off great but then became incredibly infested with tiny bugs and ate all the leaves so it bolted immediately with no sprouts.
4) during all this I came out one day and 2 out of 4 of my corn plants were bent over with a broken stalk. I thought maybe high winds or something, but no...a caught a neighborhood cat using the corn as a scratching post. It eventually killed the other 2 the same way.
I was very frustrated, but now I just look back and laugh about it.
I knew that zucchini blossoms are edible. I have stuffed them with sausage. I learned today that okra flowers are edible. Maybe you could do a video about what parts of plants are edible? A lot of people don't know this.
Yes, I’d like to know too…
I used wood chips for mulch in my raised beds. It didn't work for me, because when it was time to add compost, I had to pull back all that wood chip. Then I tried putting compost over the wood chips, but the next year I had a bunch of saprophytic mushrooms poping up in the raised beds. The chips would form pockets that plants wouldn't grow in. Now I stick with 1 to 2 inches of straw/hay for the raised beds. Easier to manage, cheaper, can compost over last year's mulch w/o difficulty, makes worms happy.
Love that you said don’t feel like a failure- we learn from our mistakes all the time, everyday! Thanks for sharing this! We love gardening but still have a lot to learn!
Doesn't it seem like every year we have something that fails and something that does wonderfully?
I've often wished that I could hire someone like you to come to me and help me intelligently establish a garden while teaching me the ins and outs. If you've ever been interested in doing a week or two onsite instructional program, I'd be happy to work with you! Thank you so very much for sharing your wealth of knowledge and your generous spirit, you're doing such a beautiful thing for this gorgeous planet!
Thanks so much Jess. I am 55 and this is my second year gardening. I did not grow up with gardening and was scared for years to try. It seemed so overwelming to me. I finally had a friend at work who gave me some pointers and told me to just try. I set up a 20X30 spot and all I new was I wanted organic. I failed at seed starting the first year (this year was great) so my tomatoes were Bonnie organics from walkmart. I grew a handful of types of vergetabls and was mostly sucessful . I didn't even know what things looked like when they grew on plant! I was so excited when I saw things growing I was dancing in the garden. There was enough that grew to overcome disappointment at what didn't (like the fact that I tried to grow carrots in the summer in Virginia)! This summer was even better, I enlarged my garden to 20X40, tried a few more varieties and I am going to put in a fall garden this year and a spring garden next year as well. I am ordering all my seeds from Baker Creek from now on and really getting into herlooms. I can't believe how much I have learned and am so excited to keep learning more. The journey truly IS the destination :)
Barbara Stephenson 👆🏼👆🏼👆🏼You are inspiring too!! 😍
aww thanks!
You go girl… awesome 👏🏻❤️☮️🙏🏼❤️
I’m starting my first garden today. Thank you for the encouragement.
Ben B Good luck! I somewhat recently started my first serious attempt at gardening, and it's very rewarding 😁
Ben B that’s fantastic 😃you are going to have a ball. It’s going to give you a solid sense of pride and joy to eat what you’ve grown yourself. Good luck from Washington state
After just a minute and a half of hearing you talk, I was filled with inspiration and forgiveness of myself for my past failures and I thank you for that, and secondly I want to learn from and with you forward. Thank you so much.
You are such an inspiring speaker 😊 I just started a little apartment patio garden and your channel has been a goldmine for me!! I wish I could come see your farm in person! ❤
Well said. Definitely love these videos
I just found your channel and i’m loving it and you already! I recently started gardening this past spring and really got into it, I really want to grow my own food and you’re making me feel so much better about the entire process. your energy is so uplifting and motivating, thank you for sharing your knowledge and positivity💚
Breaking ground for my first Spring garden this Friday! That’ll give me the winter to make sure conditions are optimal by then. I practiced this summer with 6 little things w a success ratio of 4 out of 6. I LEARNED A LOT, especially of where I goofed up or got things backwards lol 🙈.... I’ve taken notes, made plans, watched a variety of TH-cam videos... especially for my area (zone 8) ... this summer has been brutal as far as heat & humidity for sure!
I am going to try some cabbage this fall too but no real expectations 🤣 - up until this year, I’d never grown anything more than a houseplant (I’m 48!). My grandfather was the green thumb, older years homesteader. I’m praying that I can take after him somewhat. I did teach myself canning this summer - I’m totally addicted now.
Thanks Jess! Your channel is AWESOME!!!
My garden, (1st year gardener) has been full of lessons. The first one is to not take it personally, whatever happens. It is a lesson in life that so much be learned, when to plant when to tend, when to allow to pass on. Gardening is reflective of life itself.
The screaming animals have me weak. But i really appreciate this video :)!! Its helping me get some gardening basics down.
I'm really considering to start gardening and I love how she puts a spiritual aspect to it. It's super encouraging and and entertaining since it's not all technical yet she explains the important basics. Really feeling the want to now after this video. Liked and subscribed
I’m so excited - as this is our first year in a house so I can garden! I’m so intimidated as I moved from zone 9 to 3 and it’s just a lot to wrap your head around. I’ve been watching a ton of your vids, I’m excited to give it a good “try” this year! Haha
Do you have flowers in your garden for aesthetics or is it for practical reasons (like attract pollinators, repel pests etc)?
In Arkansas, and most states, you can get a soil sample kit, for free, from your extension agency. They AG agent can explain the best way to gather your sample(s). Remember, you will want several samples from throughout the area you plan to garden to get a good overall knowledge of your available soil area.
Yes. We just take our samples in in labeled baggies. I really appreciate this service.
You are an excellent teacher Jess!!! Really great info!!!
I am so grateful for your philosophy of “partnering.” A little soil, some sun, some seeds and some work will produce fruit but you add learning to the equation. Your info is so helpful and satisfying to listen to. You’ve really got people going and we’re so happy to hear your encouragement to just keep trying.
I'm new to your channel and this was the first video I've watched. I appreciate your gentle soul and encouraging words! We've started a garden for the first time this year and have much to learn. I've found myself getting excited when new sprouts come up and then offering them encouragement to keep growing. Thanks for having a place for newbies to learn from! ❤
Thank you Jess!! Thanks to you I have ordered varieties I NEVER knew existed!! I love trying new things! My okra doesn't even make it out of the garden because I snack on it while doing other things. :D I am a 5th generation farmer who is starting out on my own with no previous knowledge. I did find a soil test layout of the farm that my grandfather had done before he died. Very neat color coated layers in depth BUT that was eyes ago so I am sure the soil has changed some. My grandfather who loved gardening died when I was 2 and my dad only ever had cows. BUT it warms my heart to think I am gardening where my great grandparents did. It might not be the exact same plot but it is their land! It is where they raised 15 babies and grew the food to feed those children! I am finding glass (blue, white, ceramics and even old buckles) as I have worked in my garden soil. It has always been my passion to have a garden for my family. This year is my first year and I went big for a beginner. 50x30 is my guess lol I also have 5 4x4 raised beds BUT I am working on filling them with dirt for fall plants. I planted late because of our wonky spring AND part of my garden (where the 20 tomatoes plants are) has very Orange clay 4" down! :/ I did find a horse farm that gives manure/shavings that have been sitting about a year so that has helped my plants tremendously! They started thriving almost immediately after adding the poo/shavings! Most of my potatoes were a bust but trial and error is good! I have a few I haven't killed that are thriving in the bags. I LOVE sitting in my garden and just watching the plants grow. ;) It is my therapy. I am planning for next year and I definitely will go bigger! I know now I will plant more then a couple okra plants, will be adding corn and I will be adding a fence and the pigs in the fall to help with the soil. Thanks again for your videos! I wish I could tap into my great grandparents minds but TH-cam has brought that chance in. There is only so much you can read and then you just have to do!! You and a few other channels gave me the kick to JUST START!!! :D
this is an amazing story!!!
GraceHomesteadFarm
What variety of okra?
My okta is too fibrous to eat straight from the garden. It did well, but i never plsnted it again. Just cutti g it with a knife was a workout.
anlyq2 Clemson spineless is the variety I have. They are green and soft. I have 2 I have left on the plant, letting them grow for seeds and even though they are HUGE they are still soft to the touch. I planted 5 plants and they stand about 5ft at the moment. I have forgotten clippers a few times and the okra just snaps off easily. Give this variety a try, I am sure you will be pleased! These are so soft and good I always eat them in the garden while I work or on the way home. (We live 9 miles away from the farm) none have mare it to be cooked lol. BUT now that I am getting A LOT daily I may have to start cooking them ;)
GraceHomesteadFarm
Thank you.
2 months later and I got my first okra. I ate it fresh from the garden. Yes, it's definitely delicious. Thank you again.
Thank you, Jess. You’re always good for some encouragement, the shot in the arm I need to get back out there and enjoy my garden and learn! I have been gardening for decades and every year I learn something.
When I get people who believe in Prepping or supplying food year round that tell me, they will just plant and they know they can do it no problem. 🙄
I continually pound into these people either that are my customers, family, friends or just people I meet.
(YOU cannot just plant a seed and extract it yo grow. You need to steward that plant, tend to it and be able to know the following.
Diseases
Pest
Environmental stress
Lack of Nutrients
And how to treat the above.
Absolutely love that you talked about your volunteer tomatoes and partnering with verse controlling your plants. My front garden is fully half periwinkles at this point, and they're all volunteer. I water and feed them when I'm tending my roses, but they showed up all on their own and would definitely keep going without me. Everything wants to grow, we're just giving all our plant friends the best leg up we can 😊
This is the video that gave me the courage to try gardening last year!!! Now I’m building raised beds and starting seeds indoors !! Thank you for all ur honest content!!!
Yes, I do feel encouraged! And thank you! You did such an awesome job with this video. Thank you for being authentic and for caring so much, which is obvious in your desire to share what you’ve learned. I appreciate you! 🌻🥦🌾
I’ve never heard anyone speak on a subject that covers the most important things - that somehow others just skip. I am SO impressed and inspired. Thank you!
Absolutely loved this video, I just started vegetable gardening this year and I walk through my garden every single day. I’ve learned so much and can’t wait to see what the future holds
Awesome advice, as always, Jess. Thank you for sharing who you are, with all of us. ❤
I love watching your videos! I live in a hot dry climate, so there's a lot of things I don't think I can successfully grow. But I started 8 different indeterminate tomato varieties from seeds last year and I have about 30 plants now! My goal in planting so many types was to see what can survive a 115 degree summer here. I'm excited to see what happens! Thanks for the encouragement!
My fail this year is those pesky dang squash bugs. Ugh!!! Lost my pickle cucumbers :( Started more cucumbers wish I could find some pre-made. my "edumacation", to myself is. Make at least 1 each month starting in Feb inside. :D Still have 90 days till the first frost. I want to have a few bee homes at my house next for next year. An urban area that I live has few bees. :( Been using a q tip or my thumb to help to pollinate my plants. Love you guys! God bless and have fun at your reunion!!! GOD IS GOOD!
This is really late, but I heard if you wrap the base of the vines where it's in contact with the soil and up to 4-6" up the stem with tin foil it'll prevent the squash borers from getting in. I have no clue if it works as I'm trying it this year (and I'm in zone 5 so nothing can go out yet) but maybe it'll help in the future if it works? God bless!
Seriously the best gardening video to date! I love your approach on “no such thing as a dumb question,” and starting from the basics. Because you’re right, a lot of how to videos assume we know what they do. And I don’t! I appreciate your motivation and optimistic perspective for the beginner gardener. I can’t wait to get started.
Oh mah goodness! I am so intimidated about gardening. Afraid actually. I appreciate all your advice in EVERYTHING you post about. I guess we all might feel like a failure if things don't work out but I've not thought about it being not a failure thing. So thanks.thanks again. Now I have to stop watching roots videos, I'm not getting other stuff done but I just keep seeing things I wanna watch NOW! HAHA BLESSINGS
I strongly believe gardening is in our DNA. I live in a crowded city and can’t have a garden, but I love watching you guys grow your gardens! 😎 👍👍👍
I love your advice! Very inspirational to think we are partnering with nature.
Thanks Jess! You’re videos capture your heart and spirit! What a blessing you are! Plz consider “Hügelkultur” it’s a horticulturual technique where a mound constructed from decaying wood debris and other compostable biomass plant materials is later planted as a raised bed. It’s a way to “ begin”... requires less soil to begin and less water in the future.
I live in the suburbs and have started urban gardening in containers with a smaller version of Hugelkultur. You inspire me!
Its amazing that each season teaches me something new or reminds me of something I've forgotten. I'm excited for the fall garden and know that yours will be just beautiful. God's design is awesome! Thanks for sharing.
Regarding failures: like everyone else, I’d rather learn by trial & getting it right the first time than by trial & failure! However...
I was showing my tiny garden to an experienced older gardener many years ago, and I was rather self-deprecating about it (it was so much less successful than his!). He told me “learn how to do it now, because when you are hungry is not the time to try to learn to grow, hunt or catch food.”
Tina this is the truth. I’m on my 5th yr. 2 yrs I tried a small container gardening experiment, the past 3 yrs I put up a large fenced area and just went at it. I failed a lot and last yr was better after trying new things that I will continue this year. It’s so much to learn can you imagine starting when you are hungry? You would stay hungry for years!
Wow! You have such a vibrant positive energy. I'm just getting started watching videos about gardening and this video just honestly brightened my gloomy Midwest winter morning! 🌻🌻
I’m so glad to hear it!!
An incredibly good video, even for us more experienced gardeners!! Thanks so much!👍🌱☀️
I was not happy with wood chips as mulch in the garden. I really felt they leached nitrogen too readily. I have since removed all of them. Use your County Extension office for soil samples. They do a very nice job. The only thing I could possibly add to your amazing advice is to get your kids involved if you have kids. Let them pick their own plants and seeds and have a spot. They'll learn to eat new things while also learning to be responsible for their care. Above all, make it fun for them. Great job. Blessings.
Just recently found your channel and I’m loving it! I’m in Arkansas also so that is a big plus. Thank you for taking the fear out of gardening. I’ve had a few tiny spots in the past that didn’t do well but I’m going to try again this year in a new location with a new mindset.
You are the best!!! Thank you so much for your wealth of info. I'm in Oklahoma, but in zone 7b as well. Your advice is priceless!!!!
Jess, you are a treasure. I love watching your videos. I feel your passion for gardening and I get so inspired when I watch. Thanks.
Great video. You are adorable and a gift:)!
Dear Jess:
I like your videos. I got stung by our ground-dwelling bees 7 times this summer; fortunately I am not allergic to bee stings. I reminded myself that all flowering plants, including the strawberries I was attempting to grow, absolutely NEED those bees.
I almost gave up until I found your videos! I love how you explain the reason "why" and explain things fully! I adore you!!! Please never stop because your changing hearts one garden at a time ❤️
Thanks for sharing. I’m a beginner and look at your videos for tips and tricks.
Wow and thanks
YOU are a beautiful soul. A true light in this world, you have encouraged, inspired, and made me feel confident in partnering with mother nature. Thank you friend. Bless you.
I can't even tell you what that smile on your face does for my soul. Girl your life is something I've dreamed about since I was little. Your courage to do the thing and your transparency about what it's really like are such an inspiration. What a generosity of spirit for you to share all of your hard-earned wisdom with the rest of us!
I pray Jesus blesses you guys in every endeavor, and that He keeps your family centered in His truth and in His love 🌻🌱🌻
Keep on keepin on sister.
I really enjoy learning from your channel. My wife and I really bond over gardening. Can't wait till this stinkin frost has passed. Thanks again for your sharing.
Excellent vid! Your passion for gardening comes through so clearly... the #1 quality of a good mentor
Please right a Gardening book!!! I love learning from you!
Still watching but I had to say: Radishes out of the garden are so amazing!! I never liked them before tasting my first fresh-out-of-the-garden radish.
Just found your channel last night. Appreciate this basic gardening vlog.
Will watch as many as I can to prepare for my very first garden since watching my parents garden 40 years ago. I know nothing because wasn't outdoorsy as a teen. Normal teen I guess as mom & dad took care of everything.
On tight budget so will be gardening in the ground rather than raised beds.
Read somewhere first gardens aren't generally successful. Using that as my fall back!
Thank you.
Thank you for reminding me that it’s a process & a journey!! 😘😍❤️
I'm in central Alberta and it's a zone 3b and it's 31 degrees Celsius right now, which is about 87 degrees or so in Fahrenheit. Our pasture is so dry we had to bring out a round hay bale yesterday for our steers. We usually don't have to feed hay until oct/nov, and it looks like August will be just as dry and hot.
I have 2 tomato plants and a bowl of herbs in my kitchen. My problem are these little black flying things bigger than a no seeum - what can I do to get rid of them. Thank you.
Hi, thanks for the vid. What brand of soil do you recommend I buy for a raised bed vegetable garden? Does it matter?
Thanks for sharing as always! You have such a beautiful home garden and farm. I can't wait to get my fall seedlings in the garden. 6 years ago a good friend of ours passed away and taught us everything he knew about gardening. I've been growing my own produce and all kinds of other plants since then. I hope to have a huge Garden and a little farm one day. Until then I will utilize whatever I can. It is so relaxing and I love to be reconnected with nature
You have a much bigger message than just gardening. Write that book!
Awesome video. Incredible energy. Outstanding content. I subscribed....my husband and I are hooked and can’t wait to hear more.
This was INCREDIBLY Helpful. Thank you! Subscribed!
I live in a small condo in Florida. I get No sun in the front or back of the building. I have a screened porch with natural light, but no sun. I love gardening but I have no idea what I'm doing. BUT, I keep trying. I appreciate this video so much! Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge. God Bless.
1:40 Such a positive and powerful message of encouragement to newbie’s young and old! Thank you Jess!
Thank you for your help. Love to listen to you! I CANNOT WAIT TILL SPRING! Will be starting from scratch , so this is so helpful. Peace be with you.
THANK YOU for your insight and willingness to share knowledge! :-)
James Prigioni. Gardening Channel on you tube. My fav2on wood chips.
Thank you I’m learning sooo much. I’m a first time gardener at 73 Sept. God bless you. U R sooo inspirational
Thank Yo sooooo much! We just have our First Garten to build and Plan, no experiences. Now watching your Channel is like going Back to school and that feels Good. You explaining so well.
What about give school Kids lessions ? Teachers should watch your Channel whit the Kids... and learn ❤ und make Time Happy to Left Food groß in the school backjard. Sorry for my bad English. Best wishes from Germany 🥦🥒🌶🌽🍅🍓🥦🍆🥕🥑
Thank you for the info and encouragement!
I love the partnering philosophy of gardening.
Beautifully done ❤️
Wonderful, so lovely! Thank you! Partnering with God & nature.
Dream team 👍
you are so lovely, when i see your vidoes i know it will be a good day! ive just spent the last few says saving seeds due to you.
Greatest gardening tip ever - get out there and ENJOY it!!!! First cultivate a sense of humour, if it does not work first time don't give up - just try another way. It is a great hobby.
Hi Jess! My name is Lena. I live in south Mississippi. Ihave always loved plants. My hubby and I have always wanted to homestead,but no land. We rent a house with a decent sized yard now. This will be my first time gardening. I was going to container garden, but now I have so many seeds coming up we have decided to build at least one or 2 raised beds. 1) How big should they be
2) I have 5 different kinds of beans and 5 different melons,3 cucumbers, waiting on tomatoes to come up,5 diff.kinds, 3 or 4 eggplant types,rhubarb,lots of herbs,etc. Please help! I need a plan. I look forward to all of your videos. You make me excited to get out here and garden. Thanks so much for all you do!💗💗💗💗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Anybody else rewatching before transitioning back to fruits and veggies from flowers?
Love your positivity and zesty energy. Your smile is so genuine and warm. much love to your family and you from a Kansas admirer. Keep up the good work 💛🧡❤️♥️
You've given me so much inspiration for my first garden this year. Best of all, my 4 year old loves your channel too!
I... don't know how I got here, but I learned something new thus I had to like this video. I knew tomatoes were fruit. Figured it was because they are juicy. I've never heard the "seed baring" description before. Thank you for the education!
So glad I found your channel Jess! I am in a uniformed service and move a lot; recently from New Hampshire to Mississippi (Zone 5 to 9), and it seems like every time I move I have to spend a ton of time on TH-cam and nurseries to figure out the climate, when to plant what, and goodness all the new bugs to contend with. I basically become a new gardener every 2-3 years. Just when I figure it out, its time to move.
Your videos are so inspirational, genuine, and most importantly they make sense. I can't wait to see what I can do with this Mississippi 260-something day long growing season!
I wasn’t expecting this to be a philosophical video. I didn’t realize I needed this. Thanks for all the realistic but positive thoughts.
I wish there was a "love" button for this video!! Your love of gardening shows and your enthusiasm is contagious! Thank you.
I love your videos!!! This will be our first vegetable garden at this house. We have planted others with some really good success. Our space is so small compared to what we had. Small backyard and half stay shaded the majority of the day. We have a spot that is about 15x 20 in the backyard that we will probably only grow corn in our ground I am hoping to amend. We have a bunch of moles though so aim concerned. We will see how it goes. We will be making some above ground beds for the front yard. Hopefully we can share with a few neighbors as well as be able to learn to can a few things this year. I didn’t buy any squash this year because I hate squash bugs! How do you keep them at bay? Still a newbie so please ignore my stupid questions. Thanks and God Bless you in all you do for Him!
International Version
I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. 1 corthians 3:6
Excellent advice! If you really adopt your thought process that this is the classroom and learn from every step, you will really enjoy it! Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge! Great job!
Such a wonderful video and everything you said is so, so true! Thank you with all my heart for the instructions and encouraging words.
We got this!😇😁
Thank you so much. You are so helpful! Starting my first garden this year and I am so excited. ☀️
Thanks so much!! I love your channel. Your story is like mine but I am still in an apartment but you really encouraged me to not let that stop me! I have a few veggies in pots now and am planning for my August start as well!! So once again..THANK YOU!
The man who taught me how to grow cannabis (legally) began by putting Rodale's Encyclopedia of Organic Growing in my hands. It has been a major help to me in the last 20 some odd years since. If I had a question, way up there on the mountain in NorCal, nobody to ask, that book had an answer. Check it out, and get a hula hoe. I love that bugger.
Thank you so much for your wonderful inspiring and educational video. You're a natural teacher! Your kids are adorable too! I hope to move close to my son and 2 grandkids in Chico CA and grow my own food. I can't wait! Love to you and your family. I grew up in the country and I really miss it! God's continued blessings.❤ Aunty Leta
Hi Jess! I’ll be 40 next month and I just moved here to Texas two years ago and I just started gardening last year.. the first thing we grew were greens and it was a success.. that gave me so much hope and happiness that this year I’ll be growing tomatoes and bell peppers and even some herbs and flowers.. I have watched quite a few videos and read some books.. I don’t know how I found your channel but I’m in love!! The knowledge you have ( I have to get a notebook lol) and just love seeing your beautiful garden.. just makes me even more super excited to get started this spring.. I even rubbed off on my Father in law who never grew anything and he started off with squash and did a wonderful job!! Thank you so much for being us along and educating us!! 🙏🏾🥰🌹🌱
Oh my, I am so glad I ran into your video. You made me feel so much better about myself. Today I experienced what I call a "mini anxiety attack" feeling overwhelmed with so much information about growing herbs/vegetables/fruits for the first time. Having my own vegetable garden has been a dream of mine but because of lack of time was simply impossible. My hubby just finished building 4 beautiful raise garden beds!!! I couldn't believe it and I am so happy with the results... simply amazing A+ job. They are located in a sunny area to the side of the house and the soil was just delivered! The weather hasn't been too cooperative lately as it has been a really cold spring (we had some a snow flakes yesterday!!)
I have to do this right from the beginning, so I have been glued to my computer doing research and gathering valuable information and specially to be aware of the most common gardening mistakes. There is so much information but my brain can only retain so much. I want to believe this is going to be an easy process but realistically I know I have to be patient and learn from my mistakes. I love plants in general and I grow them everywhere inside my house, but they have been very easy to take care of, as I have lots of windows and my house inside keeps a confortable temperature from the sun all seasons.
With my new vegetable garden, I just kept questioning myself about how I was going to be able to grow a successful vegetable garden? We are already in the middle of May and because of the time and bad weather I purchased the seedlings ready to be transplant this weekend.
I have the following seedlings: 4 kind of tomatoes plants, 4 kind of peppers, Basil, Romain lettuce, cilantro, parsley, oregano, thyme, lavender, Rosemary, sage, swiss chard, and one Pack Choi. All are vegetable and herbs I used in my everyday cooking. I'm also planning on planting and growing the following seeds: Cucumber, carrots, potatoes, radishes, and onions ( I have lots of little onions bulbs), asparagus, garlic bulbs, ginger, kale, spinach strawberries and green onions. I know you might be thinking that I am taking too much already to begin with! Yes I agreed :) I promise that I will be dedicated and I am so glad that my hubby will help me with this new wonderful adventure.
As you mentioned on your video, different plants thrive in different PH soil levels so now I need to make sure to test my soil ph next and if needed I must adjust it accordingly for the different raised beds and according to the specific needs of what I will be planting on each of them. Ok now I am left with a new task as I need too to figure out which of my vegetables and herbs can or cannot be planted together in the same raise bed??? Thank you again for such a great video, I will continue watching them.