We always have God and He shouldn't be our last resort. Jesus taught us to pray "Give us this day our daily bread". So don't forget to do that during problem days.
Yes, some people think "when the grocery store fails, I'm just going to grow a garden!" To that I say "good luck with that!" It takes 4-5 years to build a garden that will produce enough food to feed a family. One needs a productive garden already in place BEFORE s/he can't buy at the grocery store.
@@karenmckneely5874 I find it odd that a person can't believe that 8 billion people, all striving in the one direction, can't effect the weather. Yet s/he can believe that one or two little machines can have wide spread effect on weather. 🤷
We've had loss after birth for our dairy goats too, and I love what you had to say. My husband and I had multiple conversations the first few years, after tough kiddings and complications, " Do we still want to do this, or do we want to get out now?", but every time we chose to stick it out and we're thankful we did. We have years of experience to draw from now and it does grow your resiliency to endure. Love from Maine, ~Deb
I’m living in the Netherlands, and we had the same thing last year. Normally our growing seasons are short with average summer temps of 22 Celsius. All our tomatoes had blight, before they had ripe fruits. Squashes did not like the cold either, as did all the warm loving things. The year before, we had so many voles, that we were left with hardly anything. We are not homesteaders, but growing veg and fruit on a plot. This year started better, thank God! Especially with all the craziness going on! Blessings send your way! Stay positive!
Last week I was so frustrated and discouraged by all this rain, and overwhelmed by all that needed to be done but couldn't be, that I just had to have a big cry. Then I brushed myself off, put on a raincoat and got back on the horse (so to speak). Thanks for this message. It really resonates with what we're going through right now. 💖🙏
@@joanjarrette8691 Yes for sure. That is horrible! You are right. It could always be worse and everyday above ground is a good day. I thank God for all of our incredible blessings. (...and yet some days I just want to quit, but instead I just cry for a bit.) 😆
Other channels all around the US have also put out videos regarding their gardens. Extreme heat or cold, drought or excessive rain. Pests. Thank you for sharing your struggles and confirming we need to stock up on food even if that means buying it.
We had a calf loss this year too. I'm in north central WA and dealing with the same weather issues. CRAZY rain and abnormally cool. Praying for all of our gardens to be fruitful. May God bless your labor.
My mom and my grandma (grandma was born in 1894) always had 3 years put up. (She had 12 kids. That would be my grandmother) Plus enough for 6 extra people. My mother only had three kids. She did the same. There was a book they had about how much to put up of everything per person. After my mom died and we put a lot of stuff in the storage I have not been able to find that book I'm very upset in it also had some canning recipes and meat curing recipes that I sorely Miss. The reason for the six extra people was for holidays and guest since you didn't have guests and holidays everyday and it really helped out during the big holidays. Besides visitors and holidays, potlucks. could make or give food to people who are in morn or were sick.
@@RestorationAcresTN so nice to see you I am prescribed to your site too. I'm going to look through some pictures and see if I can see the book. It was not a hardcover more like a Farmer's almanac but a little bit bigger . Think it came out between 1925 and 19 32. Could have older ones and could be later ones but I believe that's where my one was. I will keep you posted if I find anything on it.
I'm so glad this video came out. My garden has failed twice already this year. We are having the opposite problem, unusual heat waves and lack of water. I'm going to try one more time because we have a long growing season. But it's good to know I'm not the only one.
This year the heat is insane! I bought some 40% sunshades. They seem to be helping my squash thrive. This year is so different from the last 2 which were mild and wet, but that brought blight. Always learning!
@@PatrioticHomesteader It's hard to say exactly. I say north central GA but my husband says north east 😂. We are 5 minutes from the carolina border. Unfortunately, we are battling the blight because we let the tomatoes go too long without pruning & then they slipped down the poles. Last time I use poles lol. I hope you have a blessed and bountiful harvest!
@@PatrioticHomesteader We’re in central Georgia. Been having the same problems with our garden. The Japanese beattles are a problem. My husband is out there with a bucket collecting them in the mornings and give them to the chickens.
It's been awfully hot here in Missouri 100 yesterday and 100-103 this coming week. We did finally get some rain this AM. It's been 4-5 weeks with no rain
This is my first year gardening on our new property, and let me tell you....there's super disappointment when you have nothing to work with but clay. I have been amending this soil for a year and will continue to do so. That being said, things are growing! But not abundance, so I am going to my local farmers market and purchasing food to preserve there.
Our property is mainly clay as well. After many many years of bringing in topsoil and conditioning it, it's the most beautiful soil now! Give it time and yours will get there too 😁
Clay is actually more useful than most people think! Especially if you use the no-dig method (by Charles Dowdig). We have clay here where we live in Germany too and are growing beautifully. Last year, though, we had exactly that rainy and cold weather all summer and it was terrible for our first little veg garden
We live on clay too! Last year we amended the soil in our small garden but it was still very hard so this year I planned for adding raised garden beds and bought soil for them. This video was very encouraging for me because while our tomatoes seem to be doing the best of anything, the mice and squirrels have wreaked absolute havoc on my garden in the last week! I have 4 sweet corn plants left after planting over 50, my peas had pods filling out when the mice snipped them all off at ground level so they died, my carrots that were just getting to be 2-3" long finally were decimated by the mice (tops chewed off and pulled out and even nibbled on the carrots themselves so I can't even use what's left), and I only have 1 out of 7 brussel sprouts plants with any leaves left on it. I'll be doing some kind of purchasing vegetables to preserve as much as I can!
Pretty much the same here in north Georgia. This is like insult to injury after what we’ve all just lived through. I keep telling myself “peaks and valleys”. This has to be the deepest valley I’ve ever experienced, and I’ve been alive long enough to know this just ain’t right! Praying for renewed success going forward! 🙏🏻
@@angelad9205 we did also go to raised beds for a lot of our stuff, expanded the garden again this year and planted straighter in the ground with some tomatoes, melons and corn, which for the most part are doing ok. Luckily I had a stray Tomcat show up on my property last year that keeps mice at bay, and he also cares nothing about my chickens so that's an even bigger bonus! Just happy for whatever we still get though, bc anything will help!
Southeast Missouri we are in a drought. The heat has scorched my peas and beans. I’m buying beans from the farmers market in order to have enough to can.
June felt like August for us and we are fighting bugs this year. Many of my plants are stunted and being eaten alive no matter what we do! I am worried about what we will actually get to harvest. Last year we were fighting moles and lost our potatoes. No choice but to just keep going and adapting! Ever onward!
Same here in north Georgia. It’s been so dry, and so hot. All of our plants are stunted. Yellow squash either hasn’t come up or died shortly after if came up. Where are you located? Wishing you renewed success going forward. 🙏🏻
Have you tried making the microbe solution (super easy) JADAM method? Not sure if that its what it is , but I am having few problems in that area. The good microbes seem to help with pests
I haven’t planted yet as it’s just crazy weather this year. My zucchini didn’t produce both male and female flowers last year and many of my plants were stunted! I also had burnt plants. Black leaves not just dried up leaves!
Same for me in South Alabama with the heat. If the heat wasn't bad enough, I now have a rat infestation that has killed all my corn, most of my tomatoes, all 100 green bean plants, and about 200 purple hull pea plants. Spaghetti Squash killed by vine borers.. Been a tough year and out of all the years, this was not the one for this to happen
This was a great post. Gardening is definitely a skill and takes time to develop and even if you do everything right, it is subject to the weather, which no one can control. Very sorry about your calf.
I was really discouraged about my garden yesterday. My tomato plants aren't setting fruit and some of my squash and melons died out of the blue. This was a good reminder that bad times happen, but it's okay as long as you're prepared.
Here in north Georgia it’s been abnormally hot and dry. My yellow squash has failed twice. Debating if I should try again. Praying for renewed success for us all. 🙏🏻
@@PatrioticHomesteader NW AL and some what similar - this morning the flowers on the yellow squash were open wide at first sun and an hour later all drooping - the heat has stunted it - I keep it watered. I have plenty of pollinators, ok a few too many but will not complain.
Thank you. I needed that this morning! We are baking here in Texas. Last year I was covered up with green beans and I am just now getting flowers. Onions and potatoes didn’t get very big, zucchini is dead and tomatoes are struggling. I’m thinking of buying at the bulk store just to can with. Peppers, okra and pickling cucumbers are thriving, so there’s that bright spot. We have plenty of meat in the freezer and chickens are giving us lots of eggs so we will be fine🙂 Planning fall garden now. Fingers crossed….
Thank you. This gives me comfort that I’m not alone. My husband and I are city folk and moved to our farm last summer so we’re very new at this. We’ve been feeling bad about ourselves because we’re trying so hard and so many things keep dying or just not doing well. And two days ago we lost both our roosters at once , it was a devastating blow and we were already down in the dumps that we haven’t produced as much as we feel like we should have so far. But it is comforting to see that it’s not just us, we aren’t alone and that we aren’t just terrible at this. That I guess it’s normal somewhat. Good luck to you!
@Jenn for Yeshua My mother's people were farmers in south eastern Missouri. She told me that small farmers only have a bounty one year out of a seven year cycle. Never give up. Keep the faith 🙏
It's been so hot in Oklahoma too! I've planted and re planted some seeds over and over, still didnt get any carrots. We have stuff growing but it's slow this year... and the bugs started in early too. We ladies got this though!
Wow this is interesting. I live in Texas west of San Antonio and it has been in the 100's since May and that is early even for us and no rain, My husbands hard work has failed and he is giving up for this year. The beets did well and the green beans did ok the rest was a short season then a flop. I guess we will pray for a better 2023 for the garden.
@@jennthecatmom so sorry to hear and so glad you keep persevering. Thanks. I'm having difficulty with my garden and fruit trees but we keep looking to Jesus.
I had a conversation the other day about my garden. I’ve never had one, so this is all new. She said, you’re cheating by using starts and transplants. Although true, I don’t care. I’ve learned so much and I’m eating food I grew! Thanks for making this video.
I do not believe that in any way shape or form that using starts and transplants is not really gardening. You are still putting in the time effort energy and work into building your garden. Just because you didn't fill a cup with dirt plant the seed water it and grow it before moving it into your garden does not negate your work. It's like when people used to say to me you're not really a truck driver if you drive an automatic truck, real truckers shift gears. Well, that will be your little secret I tell them LOL. I would always say well I load my truck I take my product to the next place and they get it so I don't think anybody really cares how the transmission shifted its gears. As long as you get the result of growing your food and learning how to be self-sufficient eventually you will be able to create a space to start your own seedlings IF that is what you want to do. Don't let the naysayers pick you apart. You're going to do great!
I'll be praying for you and your homestead-- sorry about your difficulties. Thank you for mentoring us to have a positive attitude in difficult times. God bless.
I'm sad for you and your family. Your video today has really impacted me.. In a strangely encouraging way. I've been so discouraged this week bc my garden was invaded by so many pests that my hard work has almost been in vain. I thought I was prepared but now I know that I wasn't. I have actually been greiving over the loss of my potential harvest. But everything you said on your video helped me put it all into perspective. I had been praying this morning that The Lord would help me figure something out....He did! Your video has encouraged me greatly and I am so thankful. I'm so sorry this has happened to you and your family but I'm glad you were willing to share it. Only God knows how it has deeply affected me for the good! 🙏💛💛💛
I never heard the word "prepper" until 2020 since that was called Life when you produce your own food. Preserve all the harvest, that's not greed, it's gratefulness.
There is always a season. Some seasons are difficult and some okay or great. Seasons will not last. We adapt and overcome. You are very correct. Have a plan for the great time and difficult times. Wonderful advice.
I remember when I was about 21 years old, my grandmother (who was born in 1904) came up to the north rim of the Grand Canyon to help me bottle apricots. Good golly, we canned so many I remember telling my grandmother “there’s no way we can eat all these apricots in one year” and she told me “you don’t ever know when you might have a year or two with no cots”. The next spring, we got a very heavy wet snow that broke one of the main trunks of that beautiful and old apricot tree - and we had no apricots that year! Wisdom of my grandmother!
We have had strange weather in Canada too. Last year was very dry. This year it's very wet. First we had a major flood and then rain, rain, rain after a very long, snowy winter. But the Lord is good and we got all our 4,000 acres seeded. He has always blessed us for working hard and being thankful.
Thank you for sharing your struggles because I have also had a difficult time with my garden this year. I'm tired and weary but I keep planning to make it better. God bless you and your family. Much love
Wow this year has been rough for growing. Our garden is not doing well either. Spring was great but this summer it’s so hot and that sun is so hot and we haven’t had rain for almost a month now.
I was watching scientist talking about the weather. They said the earth shifted and when this happens we will either have la Nina or el Nino effects for 2-4 years after. Wish I could find the video again !
I swear God sent me this video today. I'm in North Texas and we are at at least a month of no rain and convective 100+ degree temperatures. My meat birds have been over heating so we'll be processing tomorrow. Thank you for that. Especially from experienced homesteaders like yall, I feel relieved knowing it's not just me and God and I need to walk hand in hand through this. THANK YOU! 🤗
Thanks, just getting started and learning. I even raised some starter plants indoors in early spring only to see a very few survive and produce. I don’t need it now but I’m starting now so I can learn and have it when I do.
We've had 9 months of constant rain and floods and only a few odd weeks of sun on Australia's east coast. Nothing grows, so this is a great video to ensure you have plan B and plan C.
Hi Joanne, Just starting out here on the north coast of NSW, would love to get in touch with any Aussies that are homesteading or becoming self sufficient to share ideas and skills. Do you know of any websites, groups or forums in Australia?
Sounds like we are having the same weather trends as you over the last 2 years. 😵💫. Last summer our river was nonexistent, it was literally a gravel road! We drove our wheeler on it! This year we are having the worst flooding in recorded history! Last year taught me to diversify my gardening. I have beautiful raised beds that I LOVE! But the intensity of the drought made it impossible to keep my beds watered enough even with constant watering. So, I built a second garden area. In ground beds. We have clay soil here and in wet years that clay soil cause root root but last year taught me that I needed to plant 2 gardens. One for drought tolerance and one for wet seasons. I plant the same crops, in the same quality that I always have but hopefully I will have more protection from the extremes. My raised beds are booming this year!!!! My new in ground beds, a large amount of my seeds rotted and what did survive is slowly drowning. I don’t regret my decision though because last year if I had had my second garden, I would have been far more successful. God bless! Thanks for encouraging others to keep trying! I hope this long winded post is an encouragement to others as well, who are feeling frustrated and defeated. Try, try again!!! Do what works for you!!! Not what someone else tells you that you have to do 😉❤️
Oh my, we are just the opposite! Very hot and very little rain. My husband and I are both older. With the way the world is going, we decided to garden again, so we put in raised beds. We are struggling with keeping everything watered, aphids attacking my tomatoes, my raspberry plants are barely growing, my cucumbers and melons look wonderful but are not fruiting. I have even planted Zinnias to try and attract bees. The bees are coming but I still have very little cucumbers and not melons. Very frustrating.
Same here on just about all counts. Older, new raised beds, struggling with water, stunted growth, etc. We have a low yielding well which is making things much worse. Praying for renewed success for us all. 🙏🏻
Thankyou for your positive message...so needed now, especially when some folk seem bent on using fear to motivate people into action, instead of inviting people to come on the adventure with them. It's good to face reality, but reality does include looking at the positives as well as the negatives that come along. Thankyou, and God bless you. ❤Bev, in Australia 🦘😊
This is a wonderful message. We are a working homestead for 20 years. We are now dealing with a drought. But Gods will we will survive. Having single soaking hoses down each row of both gardens is a plant saver. God bless
We're in a full blown drought here in East Texas. We are going to have triple digit days all this week with little to no rain for last few months. Some pastures are growing brown and crunchy. Yet, God has blessed our farmstead. We are moving forward little by little as we trust Him in the difficulties. These are good teaching moments for us as we see how super mulching our orchard has helped keep our trees alive. We see our happy sheep thriving in our high intensity short duration micro rotational grazing practices. We're exploring ways to help our land help itself through wise management and realizing stuff like "why didn't we run any water lines over here when we were laying down infrastructure?" Our heavenly father is teaching us perseverance, patience and endurance. It would be nice if He would send some of the cold and rain our way, but really, we wouldn't be learning and receiving what we have. Whether too wet or too dry, too hot or too cold, keep your eyes fixed on Him and He'll see you through. God is always good!
We add the thin black pastic set up like a tent over those seedlings that need it 'warmer' - the sun heats the plastic which warms the plants... thanks for sharing so much! love your channel.
Thankful for your positivity and inspiration- in spite of my best efforts the squirrels found a way in and wiped out everything that was just fruiting - it was gonna be a great reward and I was devastated- cried my eyes out that after all that work and nurturing it was all chewed to nothing- ready to throw in the towel but you have inspired me - will plant a few things again and start preparing for fall crops - thanks beautiful girl 🥰
(The wife typing) Thank you for this video! Boy, are we having a year like this on our Iowa homestead, except ours is due to a drought. It's so interesting how one area can be experiencing cold and wet, and here we are with abnormal heat and no rain (and about to enter the dry months!) But we'll keep on trucking along, and I needed this video to confirm for me it's ok to buy potatoes at the store this year, or peppers because our plants aborted their flowers in the heat. Amen!
Same thing in East Tennessee. It has been so hot and so dry. Everything is struggling. Our corn is 3 feet tall and starting to get their tassels, nothing growing on it. This year has been a bust.
It's winter here for me but it is constantly raining here and had been for almost 2 months solid. I had to pull up my zucchini today because it was starting to rot and not look healthy. I've got 1 plant still in that looks OK. So I'm hoping it will pull through. Thankfully I live in the tropics so I can plant pretty well everything all year, yes somethings do better at certain times but I can grow all year which so many people in the southern part of Australia & many others just can't. I'm just focusing on what's working well and learning constantly.
Thank you for this Carolyn!! I am a true believer in this and practice it all the time - one never knows, hail, early snow, drought, too much rain, animals get into the garden...the list is endless. By planting and canning so that you are putting up extra, you can adapt to those bad years. You have the option to "ration" something if needed. But one thing I have always found even with the "issues", the garden always gives something. It may not be what you planned, but it gives something.
Yup...even in central France we're having the same issue with the weather...lots of rain, cold then a heatwave for two days, more rain, more rain and some hailstorms. Surrender and the power of prayer are essential for the soul along with starting to adapt the way we eat so when there's not so much we don't suffer so much. Knowing where the good fats and proteins come from naturally is a great start because there are always 'weeds' that proliferate seasonally even when the veggies don't do well so we can harvest and store those too. Love visiting your channel xxx
I was just thinking about this, Carolyn, as I am in the panhandle as well. Last year so much of my yield either baked, bolted, or just died. This year I planted earlier and everything came up beautifully!!!…and then the rain and no sun. Now as you said my cold loving plants are doing well, I’m just getting sun this past week, a lot withered from too much moisture and too little sun. And a lot of my spinach has bolted (it’s so sensitive). I thank God for what He allows me to go through and what He gives me in my garden. As you say, every year is different and you have to know how to handle these hiccups along the way. Excellent topic.
You are not alone when it comes to rain & colder weather. We up here in NW Wisconsin are getting the same weather patterns. Good luck but remember that it will change with every full moon.
We live in northern Arkansas and our entire spring was mud and torrential rain and flooding and the garden got put in late. Now it has turned off so hot and so dry we have not had any rain in 2 months at our house and none appears to be in sight. My harvest have been extremely small the sun is just baking everything regardless of how much we water. Then last week and armadillo got into the garden and uprooted every one of my potatoes. My garlic did not produce well and my corn is barely hanging on. However, I plan to do a fall planting and just continue doing some payday preps every week. I am not a person who let's fear be a driver but I do feel like it is wise to sit back and look listen and watch. I believe that food is going to become very expensive and that energy is going to as well so we are trying to look ahead plan for the worst and pray for the best. Thank you for your content and I wish all of the community members health, safety and plenty.
We are in SW Missouri, and live on a smaller (4 acres) place. We have a family farm about 20 minutes away where we raise cattle, and we too lost a first year cow/calf pair at birth, a large financial loss. Aso this year, our garden didn't get planted until mid May. We live in an Earthberm home and had such copious amounts of rain that our home flooded, and is now under major reconstruction, down to cement floors and walls. Because of that we have been behind on everything 😛We went from cold and monsoon-ish weather to 90*+ days and NO rain. We are JUST starting to get blooms on the garden. I'm praying for God to bless our "crops", and that we will be able to put up enough food for next winter. It's a crazy life!
We are in a similar position with the garden here in Washington. The rain has finally let up, but we are definitely having cooler than normal temps. Such great advice to have two years worth of seeds. I was just having that conversation with someone this week. Between the weather and bugs, there is definitely potential that to have a crop failure which would be very impactful if you don't have extra seed for the following year. Thank you for being open about sharing the challenges.
It has been insane up here. We haven't even put seeds in the ground yet because everything was a muddy mess in the Snohomish County area. I'm thinking maybe this weekend we will get the basics in for fermenting for the winter.
@@BloomingWildwoodHomestead We are all in ground. Had a dry spell where we got in and rototilled, but it started raining again after that and couldn't even walk out without losing a shoe. We have the frame for a 20' x 40' hoop house set up and I plan on building raised beds in there so we can garden longer.
@d It is crazy. I am hopeful that we will have a nice fall. That might help our harvest of typical summer veggies if we get a little more warm weather. Glad your potatoes are doing well though!
Great advice and sorry for all your challenges. I am in east central MS and we are going through a flash drought...crops are not doing well...some just up and withered after thriving. I like your advice about the seeds. 👍👍👍👍
We've had a very dry spring. Hardly any rain at all. The pastures for the horses are already running out of grass because of it. Fortunately, the weather finally starts to get normal again
We don’t have a big “homestead” but expanded our yard gardens this year and some thing’s aren’t going well here either. Some is some inexperience with some things and some… extremely hot weather, not enough rain, termites in beds of all things and no idea how to safely mitigate THAT without poisoning the plants and by extension US, an explosion of rabbits this year too, not to mention that they and birds have eaten my bush bean starts twice now... ALL of em. It’s all so frustrating. And I keep wondering how farmers have managed all these years with so many variables. I certainly have a greater appreciation for them. And I kinda stress about what will happen if we DO need to depend on this garden. I want to trust God to provide but… I know we have to do our part. It’s not all gonna just spring up outta nothing. God bless farmers and ranchers. Open doors that no man can close and close doors that no man can open.
I appreciate your ability to look forward in hope and stay positive. It really is a key to resiliency. My husband has been struggling with negativity recently, and it's getting to me. I feel kind of like a nag when I try to encourage him to count his blessings. He struggles some with chronic pain, and he sees his current manager at work as part of that chronic pain. lol I have been praying for him, and I have asked him questions, and I have tried to encourage some kind of a change of perspective. I'm praying he will grab hold of the strength God has for him to not just get by, but to be content and rejoice in the Lord in all circumstances.
Thank you for sharing the bad as well as the good. Even though I know that you have it under control---I will still be praying for you. Last year we fought grasshoppers off our 6400 sq ft garden mainly with sprinklers ( lots of Neem, etc but watering several times a day worked the best) And that ended up making the plants that did NOT get chewed to death produce more---so we still ended up with food to store. So my moral of the story for anyone having problems is ANY garden is better than NO garden. God bless you and your family.
Carolyn, here in the Midwest we have had an unusually late start to the growing season as well. We had cold weather until the last week of April. The farmers didn't get their corn planted until very late. I didn't get to plant my tomatoes until the 3 week of May due to the constant rain. I agree that the time for establishing a garden and orchards is not tomorrow. Many don't realize that fruit and nut trees are often alternate bearing and take years to bear any measurable level of fruit. The only suggestion I can make to help you in your garden is to construct grow tunnels using frost cloth and thin pvc pipes and to place black landscaping fabric between your rows to absorb more of the heat from whatever sun you are getting. These things should help compensate for the lower than normal temperatures in your area. I too can as much as mother nature gives me on the feast years so that the off years are not left without enough to carry your family over.
Thank you for sharing the tough love in homesteading. Your show has motivated me to finish my book, Roots Return, homesteading Bible. Three cheers for NO MUD! Would love to be on your show!
We also try to set by multiple years when we get a bumper crop. Every year there seems to be something that doesn't grow well, this year my garlic was sad, and my rhubarb. I had a year recently when my tomatoes did poorly and I was really grateful that the year before was a bumper crop. We learn so much from these struggles!!!
We have the opposite of you. We are dry.... no rain all of June. (only about 1/2 in. )I would like to suggest to other, too. We have 9 kids and always had stored food, that was the way I was brought up. Then I started slowing that down and then the last 2 years came about. I am ramping up again. Don't quit because your kids are grown. Praying for those needing rain. Thank you for this talk.
We are about 5 miles up the river from you and about the same distance from the river. In the early morning of june 23, a weird frost set down and wiped out all my squash and cucs. Most of the corn was ok beacause it was still so small (HalleluYAH), sunflowers and beans are ok. Tops of the potatoes all got nipped but they are ok too. I had put in a high tunnel with cattle panels like you folks did, and all the toms and peppers are still doing great.
One of the most important lessons my husband and I have learned is our soils capabilities. There are many vegetables and fruits we would love to grow, but the reality of success relies on the plains environment here. Potatoes?...forget about it. Zucchini? I have oodles of recipes because zucchini grows so well. So does asparagus, broccoli, cabbage ....peas?...no not so well. We fertilize, we green house, we grow vegetables in containers, use horse and chicken manure, we compost and we pray a lot. I remember when my children were small and the cold weather (rain and snow) was persistent. Not only did they get cabin fever, I did too. Finding ways to entertain them was a struggle when all they wanted was to go outside and play.
I live in north Idaho too, my big crop this year was to be beets. I have planted 180 feet of beet seeds three times now. Ugh. I have spent so much time on my garden this spring and what is flourishing is my greens and my strawberries. But the rest, I will have to buy to preserve this year.
I’m having the opposite problems. It’s been in the high 90’s for a month now. I got things in later than I wanted and then the intense heat and drought hit so germination has been very poor and growth has been very slow. Typically here in North Texas it doesn’t get this hot until July and by then the plants are well established and most are able to make it through 2 months of intense summer heat. BUT I’m learning so much that will help me be more successful in the future. And just like you’re saying, it’s hammered home the fact that we need to have significantly more stored up than we thought we did.
It's been dry here in Central Illinois. Several weeks without rain but finally received 2.6 inches last weekend. Everyone was so grateful and thanking God. Now we're dry again but it looks like rain in the forecast tomorrow night. The local town is planning a fireworks celebration but I know folks would gladly give that up for much-needed rain. I really enjoyed your video. It's important to educate people that life is not always easy and sometimes we have to endure rough times. My grandma always told me in the long run, it will may me a stronger person. I really do believe that and will continue to keep the faith that there is always something in the world to be grateful for.
I’ll trade you the cool rainy weather for my 100 degree dry drought!! I feel you Carolyn. Here in Tennessee we have 3 growing season. I was sick last spring and wasn’t able to get anything out until early May. So I missed the early planting for my peas, beans, annual herbs and brassicas. I also have a Black Walnut tree on my property that I’ve been wanting to cut down because it’s starting to shade out my garden and because it can be harmful to all plants if it’s stressed. Well this year it’s stressed because of our drought. Anything I planted within 20-30 feet of the tree is struggling because of the toxins the roots put out when it’s stressed. So now half of what I planted in May is dying no matter what I do. The tree is coming down next week, but I should have done it 2 years ago. It’s just expensive to hire an arborist and I was hoping to find someone less costly to buy the tree for woodworking. No luck, so now I have to pay that expense. I’m hoping to have the fall harvest if I start planting in grow bags & planters so the tree won’t affect them. But at least, like you, I have some canning & dried food from last few years. Hope for the best… prepare for the worst. I’d carry someone up the mountain if it would bring me some rain! Lol. Good luck to you. I hope things turn around ♥️
Keep moving forward, keep a positive attitude and can anything that isnt nailed down, is my motto. We in Prince George BC are currently experiencing a heatwave; but that could change tomorrow. The only thing you can depend on when it comes to weather is that it is unperdictable.
I already have several raised garden beds & I keep them covered with clear plastic all summer because The gardens beds have been rained out a few times & I finally realized it’s necessary to survive. I also have a lot of seeds stored & buy many seeds every year regardless of what I already have . I wanted chickens but my lovely husband said we don’t need them ( he won’t be saying that if the stores are empty) I might just go get some anyway lol 🙏🏻❤️😊✌🏼🇺🇸
Thank you SO much for this!!! I've been so disheartened lately...I started planting in February and still have no crops...have replanted-built greenhouses-replanted again and stuff grows yes! Thenit starts bolting way too early or dying off...it's my first year trying so it's hard but I'm glad we're not alone! Gotta keep on keepin on...Life's a garden...dig it! Love you and thanks again 😘 sorry about your calf
In northern Wisconsin, our 4th year of homesteading, we redesigned our garden this year with 30 yards of topoil/compost and 30 yards of mulch, all moved by hand using shoves and wheel barrows! We got our lovely garden planted, after starting seeds in February, March and April, things were growing awesomely but then deer and rabbits! They wiped out sooo many cabbages, broccoli, cauliflowers and more. With no time to start more seeds, we started a plan to put up deer fencing and get seedlings from the Amish greenhouse. Before we got the deer fence up, the deer wiped out a bunch more of our seedlings! This has been a crazy year for our homestead garden, filled with much more work then we anticipated, other projects being put on hold, but we're moving along and things are growing fairly well. We have a culvert dug out beside our garden so that it's not under water, perhaps that's an idea for your pasture? I hope things take a turn for the better for you guys!
Hi Vanessa! I’m also in northern WI. Can I ask where you got your bulk compost? We are having issues with contaminated compost from nurseries. We are in NE WI
@@agrarianarc Hello! Unfortunately I'm more in the NW part of WI about 30 mins South of Ladysmith. Crescent Landscape is the place. There is a place just South of Wausau called Busy Bee Compost but they seemed fairly expensive to me but they were organic as well, so the price goes up of course.
Well said! We've been homesteading for over a decade now. It's so romantic to others when they first visit us but in reality, growing your own food is hard work and down right frustrating at times. Hot and too dry here, north Georgia.
I am so sorry for you and all the other homesteaders and farmers everywhere. You are all such strong people. That doesn't mean it doesn't bother you it means you are strong because you analyze the problem and you keep going forward. God bless you and your family. May God bless your crops.
This is what so many preppers haven't considered. Theres a huge learning curve to gardening. We started 2 years ago and we have learned SO much but we are still learning! Things will go wrong and u have to adapt, its easier to do that when the stakes are low
Great information. Yes we are in southern Idaho and are experiencing a much cooler year also. Then when it warms up it is extremely hot. We go from 60 one day to 95 the next. It is difficult to keep the garden growing.
It got hot and crispy early here in East TX this summer - thankfully here on our property we have gotten just enough rain to keep things alive! As I write this, God is blessing us with a super soaker!!!🙏😄⛈ So sorry about your calf, every death on the farm is hard… but I feel that each one that happens & every loss and hardship that we face/deal with makes us even more determined to keep trying, to keep learning and then to be an encouragement to others who may experience the same. Hope you guys warm up at least a little bit this season! (A Grand Solar Minimum is a new experience for us all!😬)
We're in ET too. We only got 1/10" this morning and nothing measurable last night but it was so welcome! My one great success this year is my pumpkin patch and sweet potatoes! Tomatoes are just about done.
I've been fortunate enough weather wise, but having animal challenges instead! 😒 I was attempting to prep a raised bed but kept finding "pawprints" so I've had to scrap that Idea unless I can deter whatever's getting in my yard. 💪😉 So I'm left with my containers of veggies, but I've had to run out & chase off birds, squirrels, rabbits and I suspect I saw a shrew once, I even found one container with (potential) volunteer sweet potatoes buried and transplanted tomato suckers on top, but it was knocked over yest morning!!😱 No idea what could've done that 🤷♀️ But the fight to survive & keep my plants alive continues like everyone else. It seems every region of every country has varying challenges, no one is "getting off easy" so to speak. 🤔 May God Bless everyone's gardens, all who are on here! 🙏💫🙏💫
Awe, sorry to hear about the hardships. It's tough some years definitely got to be resilient. We've had record high temperatures, dry my rain barrels are empty! 🤦♀️😢 And I cannot seem to beat the cabbage worm on my brassicas I have tried everything. I have restarted them again inside the house near a window that gets plenty of light. Gotta keep moving forward as you say. But on the bumper crop end, we have so many cucumbers we are making pickles pickles and more pickles. We are tired of eating cucumbers but blessed to be able to share them with friends and family!
Always love your positivity! I will be praying for you all and the current circumstances though, so sorry that things took this turn this year, looks like a good year to raise a lot of ducks😊
Very inspiring words from the heart. I was wondering how many youtubers give value to their viewers by just sharing what their viewers may need. Inspiring and encouraging words are free. Thanks Carol YAHWEH bless your family and your garden and all that belongs to you.
Me sitting here in my garden in Florida, it's 8:30 in the morning and 75*. I'm so jealous of your cold weather Lol. I'd throw up a tunnel over your zucchini so they can warm up during the day.
I started new squash and cucumbers in flats last week just in case cause they weren't looking good. some has picked up others new ones will go in and praying for an Indian summer
Thank you for being honest and sharing the struggles and hurdles of "life". I'm sorry you've had difficulties. I've planted a few things in the garden, and all they've done is to not thrive. I mention this because I have allergies and asthma and spending time outside is extremely difficult. Currently re-evaluating our options, and it appears that I need to set up an indoor grow room.
You comment stood out to me because I too have had lifelong difficulties with allergies. Setting up an indoor grow room did not work out for me due to mold growth on soil surfaces indoors. What did work for me(and I read somewhere that this helps asthma sufferers too) was going on the carnivore diet. I have histamine intolerance. There are lots of foods that cause reactions in people with histamine intolerance. Coconut, citrus, grapes, and anything fermented like wine, vinegar, and soy sauce are some of the main culprits. Be sure to look up “foods that affect asthma”. If you haven’t yet, I think you’ll be surprised. Wishing you success in your future endeavors! 🙏🏻
I'm sorry y'all are having a rough year. We are, too. Delayed seed planting has led to many plants in our garden that are stunted because here in Texas we had about 2 weeks if spring and it jumped straight to summer. We are in a major drought with record breaking temperatures. It's the exact opposite of y'all, but still a major problem. This is is our first year trying to be as self-sufficient as possible, and some lessons that we are learning are just tough. Thanks for your wisdom and words of encouragement.
It's cold here in Wyoming and rain...my garden also looks sad. I am building an aquaponic system. It's a good way to make sure you have something to fall back on. . I believe the weather is being controlled.... 'Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time? -Luke 12:56 When there are good times we stock up for the bad times. That way their are no bad times. 🙃 Thank you for your sweet message. Peace love Light your heart. All praise and glory goes to the almighty most high alone.
We always have God and He shouldn't be our last resort. Jesus taught us to pray "Give us this day our daily bread". So don't forget to do that during problem days.
Yes! He is with us always and that really gives me comfort during the rough times.
💕🙏 amen
I wouldn’t want to go through life without His providential care!
It's hard....absolutely. My Father used to say difficult situations build character and force us to be more creative.
With hard times come good times. We live different times. Nothing is forever.
Amen
Yes, some people think "when the grocery store fails, I'm just going to grow a garden!" To that I say "good luck with that!"
It takes 4-5 years to build a garden that will produce enough food to feed a family. One needs a productive garden already in place BEFORE s/he can't buy at the grocery store.
You are so right 👍🏻
Absolutely agree!
Yeah people need to look on the nasa website. The gov. And nasa are screwing with weather and they tell you about it on there website. It’s a scam.
@@karenmckneely5874 I find it odd that a person can't believe that 8 billion people, all striving in the one direction, can't effect the weather. Yet s/he can believe that one or two little machines can have wide spread effect on weather. 🤷
Yes you are right!
Is it really going "wrong?" It is LIFE! We have become too comfortable with the abundance we have been blessed with! Thank you for posting today.
I'm going to print that out ❤️
A farming friend said, when having a terrible year several years ago, "If we lose everything, we have enough to try for ONE MORE YEAR".
We've had loss after birth for our dairy goats too, and I love what you had to say. My husband and I had multiple conversations the first few years, after tough kiddings and complications, " Do we still want to do this, or do we want to get out now?", but every time we chose to stick it out and we're thankful we did. We have years of experience to draw from now and it does grow your resiliency to endure.
Love from Maine,
~Deb
I’m living in the Netherlands, and we had the same thing last year. Normally our growing seasons are short with average summer temps of 22 Celsius. All our tomatoes had blight, before they had ripe fruits. Squashes did not like the cold either, as did all the warm loving things. The year before, we had so many voles, that we were left with hardly anything. We are not homesteaders, but growing veg and fruit on a plot. This year started better, thank God! Especially with all the craziness going on! Blessings send your way! Stay positive!
Vibrate ur soil to rid critters..... Best wishes. Move forward
Last week I was so frustrated and discouraged by all this rain, and overwhelmed by all that needed to be done but couldn't be, that I just had to have a big cry. Then I brushed myself off, put on a raincoat and got back on the horse (so to speak). Thanks for this message. It really resonates with what we're going through right now. 💖🙏
We are blessed we don't live in Australia, 3 deadly floods in 5 months, it's happening right now in Australia..
@@joanjarrette8691 Yes for sure. That is horrible! You are right. It could always be worse and everyday above ground is a good day. I thank God for all of our incredible blessings. (...and yet some days I just want to quit, but instead I just cry for a bit.) 😆
Amen
@@beckymay439 nothing wrong with a good cry now n then. 61 yrs old. Got my share in...
Other channels all around the US have also put out videos regarding their gardens. Extreme heat or cold, drought or excessive rain. Pests. Thank you for sharing your struggles and confirming we need to stock up on food even if that means buying it.
I wish I could "love" this video instead of "like." This is such a valuable life lesson. Thanks for taking the time to share.❤️❤️❤️
Totally agree with you
We had a calf loss this year too. I'm in north central WA and dealing with the same weather issues. CRAZY rain and abnormally cool. Praying for all of our gardens to be fruitful. May God bless your labor.
Hello Trisha how are you doing
My mom and my grandma (grandma was born in 1894) always had 3 years put up. (She had 12 kids. That would be my grandmother) Plus enough for 6 extra people. My mother only had three kids. She did the same. There was a book they had about how much to put up of everything per person. After my mom died and we put a lot of stuff in the storage I have not been able to find that book I'm very upset in it also had some canning recipes and meat curing recipes that I sorely Miss. The reason for the six extra people was for holidays and guest since you didn't have guests and holidays everyday and it really helped out during the big holidays. Besides visitors and holidays, potlucks. could make or give food to people who are in morn or were sick.
What a heritage! God bless YOU! Thanks for sharing ❤️
Do you have any idea what the name of the book might have been?
@@RestorationAcresTN so nice to see you I am prescribed to your site too. I'm going to look through some pictures and see if I can see the book. It was not a hardcover more like a Farmer's almanac but a little bit bigger . Think it came out between 1925 and 19 32. Could have older ones and could be later ones but I believe that's where my one was. I will keep you posted if I find anything on it.
Look into the meaning behind the holidays and learn not the ways of the heathen.
@@lauratempestini5719 okay School me what the hell do you mean m
I'm so glad this video came out. My garden has failed twice already this year. We are having the opposite problem, unusual heat waves and lack of water. I'm going to try one more time because we have a long growing season. But it's good to know I'm not the only one.
You must live in Texas? We are praying for relief and some rain.
Same problems here in north Georgia.
Where are you located?
Wishing you renewed success going forward. 🙏🏻
Tennessee is very dry also. This weather is what we expect late July or August.
NJ very dry as well. Japanese beetles eating everything despite traps, spotted lantern fly infestation, bizarre low night temps in 50's... IN JULY!!
This year the heat is insane! I bought some 40% sunshades. They seem to be helping my squash thrive.
This year is so different from the last 2 which were mild and wet, but that brought blight. Always learning!
We are having the opposite problem, it has been too hot and dry. We were thrilled the other day because we got a good rain after over a month
Same here in north Georgia.
Where are you located?
Wishing you renewed success going forward! 🙏🏻
@@PatrioticHomesteader It's hard to say exactly. I say north central GA but my husband says north east 😂. We are 5 minutes from the carolina border. Unfortunately, we are battling the blight because we let the tomatoes go too long without pruning & then they slipped down the poles. Last time I use poles lol. I hope you have a blessed and bountiful harvest!
I would have guessed you are in central Texas. Same dryness and heat, way too early, and a recent welcome heavy rain. Carry on!
@@PatrioticHomesteader We’re in central Georgia. Been having the same problems with our garden. The Japanese beattles are a problem. My husband is out there with a bucket collecting them in the mornings and give them to the chickens.
It's been awfully hot here in Missouri 100 yesterday and 100-103 this coming week. We did finally get some rain this AM. It's been 4-5 weeks with no rain
This is my first year gardening on our new property, and let me tell you....there's super disappointment when you have nothing to work with but clay. I have been amending this soil for a year and will continue to do so. That being said, things are growing! But not abundance, so I am going to my local farmers market and purchasing food to preserve there.
Our property is mainly clay as well. After many many years of bringing in topsoil and conditioning it, it's the most beautiful soil now! Give it time and yours will get there too 😁
Clay is actually more useful than most people think! Especially if you use the no-dig method (by Charles Dowdig). We have clay here where we live in Germany too and are growing beautifully.
Last year, though, we had exactly that rainy and cold weather all summer and it was terrible for our first little veg garden
We live on clay too! Last year we amended the soil in our small garden but it was still very hard so this year I planned for adding raised garden beds and bought soil for them. This video was very encouraging for me because while our tomatoes seem to be doing the best of anything, the mice and squirrels have wreaked absolute havoc on my garden in the last week! I have 4 sweet corn plants left after planting over 50, my peas had pods filling out when the mice snipped them all off at ground level so they died, my carrots that were just getting to be 2-3" long finally were decimated by the mice (tops chewed off and pulled out and even nibbled on the carrots themselves so I can't even use what's left), and I only have 1 out of 7 brussel sprouts plants with any leaves left on it. I'll be doing some kind of purchasing vegetables to preserve as much as I can!
Pretty much the same here in north Georgia. This is like insult to injury after what we’ve all just lived through. I keep telling myself “peaks and valleys”. This has to be the deepest valley I’ve ever experienced, and I’ve been alive long enough to know this just ain’t right! Praying for renewed success going forward! 🙏🏻
@@angelad9205 we did also go to raised beds for a lot of our stuff, expanded the garden again this year and planted straighter in the ground with some tomatoes, melons and corn, which for the most part are doing ok. Luckily I had a stray Tomcat show up on my property last year that keeps mice at bay, and he also cares nothing about my chickens so that's an even bigger bonus!
Just happy for whatever we still get though, bc anything will help!
Southeast Missouri we are in a drought. The heat has scorched my peas and beans. I’m buying beans from the farmers market in order to have enough to can.
Hello Cheryl how are you doing
June felt like August for us and we are fighting bugs this year. Many of my plants are stunted and being eaten alive no matter what we do! I am worried about what we will actually get to harvest. Last year we were fighting moles and lost our potatoes. No choice but to just keep going and adapting! Ever onward!
Same here in north Georgia. It’s been so dry, and so hot. All of our plants are stunted. Yellow squash either hasn’t come up or died shortly after if came up. Where are you located? Wishing you renewed success going forward. 🙏🏻
Have you tried making the microbe solution (super easy) JADAM method? Not sure if that its what it is , but I am having few problems in that area. The good microbes seem to help with pests
I haven’t planted yet as it’s just crazy weather this year. My zucchini didn’t produce both male and female flowers last year and many of my plants were stunted! I also had burnt plants. Black leaves not just dried up leaves!
Where?
Same for me in South Alabama with the heat. If the heat wasn't bad enough, I now have a rat infestation that has killed all my corn, most of my tomatoes, all 100 green bean plants, and about 200 purple hull pea plants. Spaghetti Squash killed by vine borers..
Been a tough year and out of all the years, this was not the one for this to happen
This was a great post. Gardening is definitely a skill and takes time to develop and even if you do everything right, it is subject to the weather, which no one can control. Very sorry about your calf.
I was really discouraged about my garden yesterday. My tomato plants aren't setting fruit and some of my squash and melons died out of the blue. This was a good reminder that bad times happen, but it's okay as long as you're prepared.
I am in the same boat with my garden.
This has been a challenging year in so many ways. Preaching to the choir.
I barely got my squash in the ground three weeks ago. I’m outside Tacoma.
Here in north Georgia it’s been abnormally hot and dry. My yellow squash has failed twice. Debating if I should try again. Praying for renewed success for us all. 🙏🏻
@@PatrioticHomesteader NW AL and some what similar - this morning the flowers on the yellow squash were open wide at first sun and an hour later all drooping - the heat has stunted it - I keep it watered. I have plenty of pollinators, ok a few too many but will not complain.
In NH in the 1800s they had a Year Without Summer. Snow thru July and Winter by October.
Valuable lessons learned!
Stay strong!
I love NH! And the snow ☺️
@@leannshort6078 me too!😀I live here and perfect summer!
That was the year a super volcano erupted causing the year without a summer.
@@toofewacres5690 Tambura I believe.
In NH...I hadn't heard this before.
Thank you. I needed that this morning! We are baking here in Texas. Last year I was covered up with green beans and I am just now getting flowers. Onions and potatoes didn’t get very big, zucchini is dead and tomatoes are struggling. I’m thinking of buying at the bulk store just to can with. Peppers, okra and pickling cucumbers are thriving, so there’s that bright spot. We have plenty of meat in the freezer and chickens are giving us lots of eggs so we will be fine🙂 Planning fall garden now. Fingers crossed….
Thank you. This gives me comfort that I’m not alone. My husband and I are city folk and moved to our farm last summer so we’re very new at this. We’ve been feeling bad about ourselves because we’re trying so hard and so many things keep dying or just not doing well. And two days ago we lost both our roosters at once , it was a devastating blow and we were already down in the dumps that we haven’t produced as much as we feel like we should have so far. But it is comforting to see that it’s not just us, we aren’t alone and that we aren’t just terrible at this. That I guess it’s normal somewhat. Good luck to you!
@Jenn for Yeshua
My mother's people were farmers in south eastern Missouri. She told me that small farmers only have a bounty one year out of a seven year cycle. Never give up. Keep the faith 🙏
It's been so hot in Oklahoma too!
I've planted and re planted some seeds over and over, still didnt get any carrots. We have stuff growing but it's slow this year... and the bugs started in early too.
We ladies got this though!
Wow this is interesting. I live in Texas west of San Antonio and it has been in the 100's since May and that is early even for us and no rain, My husbands hard work has failed and he is giving up for this year. The beets did well and the green beans did ok the rest was a short season then a flop. I guess we will pray for a better 2023 for the garden.
@@jennthecatmom so sorry to hear and so glad you keep persevering. Thanks.
I'm having difficulty with my garden and fruit trees but we keep looking to Jesus.
I had a conversation the other day about my garden. I’ve never had one, so this is all new. She said, you’re cheating by using starts and transplants. Although true, I don’t care. I’ve learned so much and I’m eating food I grew! Thanks for making this video.
I do not believe that in any way shape or form that using starts and transplants is not really gardening. You are still putting in the time effort energy and work into building your garden. Just because you didn't fill a cup with dirt plant the seed water it and grow it before moving it into your garden does not negate your work. It's like when people used to say to me you're not really a truck driver if you drive an automatic truck, real truckers shift gears. Well, that will be your little secret I tell them LOL. I would always say well I load my truck I take my product to the next place and they get it so I don't think anybody really cares how the transmission shifted its gears. As long as you get the result of growing your food and learning how to be self-sufficient eventually you will be able to create a space to start your own seedlings IF that is what you want to do. Don't let the naysayers pick you apart. You're going to do great!
I'll be praying for you and your homestead-- sorry about your difficulties. Thank you for mentoring us to have a positive attitude in difficult times. God bless.
I'm sad for you and your family. Your video today has really impacted me.. In a strangely encouraging way. I've been so discouraged this week bc my garden was invaded by so many pests that my hard work has almost been in vain. I thought I was prepared but now I know that I wasn't. I have actually been greiving over the loss of my potential harvest. But everything you said on your video helped me put it all into perspective. I had been praying this morning that The Lord would help me figure something out....He did! Your video has encouraged me greatly and I am so thankful. I'm so sorry this has happened to you and your family but I'm glad you were willing to share it. Only God knows how it has deeply affected me for the good! 🙏💛💛💛
Hello Anna how are you doing
I never heard the word "prepper" until 2020 since that was called Life when you produce your own food. Preserve all the harvest, that's not greed, it's gratefulness.
There is always a season. Some seasons are difficult and some okay or great. Seasons will not last. We adapt and overcome. You are very correct. Have a plan for the great time and difficult times. Wonderful advice.
I remember when I was about 21 years old, my grandmother (who was born in 1904) came up to the north rim of the Grand Canyon to help me bottle apricots. Good golly, we canned so many I remember telling my grandmother “there’s no way we can eat all these apricots in one year” and she told me “you don’t ever know when you might have a year or two with no cots”. The next spring, we got a very heavy wet snow that broke one of the main trunks of that beautiful and old apricot tree - and we had no apricots that year! Wisdom of my grandmother!
We have had strange weather in Canada too. Last year was very dry. This year it's very wet. First we had a major flood and then rain, rain, rain after a very long, snowy winter. But the Lord is good and we got all our 4,000 acres seeded. He has always blessed us for working hard and being thankful.
Nothing makes you appreciate farmers more, than growing a garden. Thanks for keeping it real and sharing the bad as well as the good.
Same here. Cold. Plants aren't "popping up" and it's time. Zucchini is in suspended animation!
Hello Linda how are you doing
I’m from a family of multiple generations of farmers. It’s difficult to manage Mother Nature. Multiple processes are necessary.
Homestead Family always puts out a "real" reality program. Thank you for sharing and caring.
Thank you for sharing your struggles because I have also had a difficult time with my garden this year. I'm tired and weary but I keep planning to make it better. God bless you and your family. Much love
Wow this year has been rough for growing. Our garden is not doing well either. Spring was great but this summer it’s so hot and that sun is so hot and we haven’t had rain for almost a month now.
It’s interesting to notice the extreme weather so many people are experiencing this year. In my state, we’re experiencing extreme heat and drought.
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I was watching scientist talking about the weather. They said the earth shifted and when this happens we will either have la Nina or el Nino effects for 2-4 years after. Wish I could find the video again !
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I swear God sent me this video today. I'm in North Texas and we are at at least a month of no rain and convective 100+ degree temperatures. My meat birds have been over heating so we'll be processing tomorrow. Thank you for that. Especially from experienced homesteaders like yall, I feel relieved knowing it's not just me and God and I need to walk hand in hand through this. THANK YOU! 🤗
Thanks, just getting started and learning. I even raised some starter plants indoors in early spring only to see a very few survive and produce. I don’t need it now but I’m starting now so I can learn and have it when I do.
Thank you for the inspiration in a time of storm clouds forming.
And pray and give thanks for the things that are going well. No matter how bad things get you can always find something to be thankful for.
You offer solid practical advice for homesteading/farming. Thank you.
We've had 9 months of constant rain and floods and only a few odd weeks of sun on Australia's east coast. Nothing grows, so this is a great video to ensure you have plan B and plan C.
Hi Joanne,
Just starting out here on the north coast of NSW, would love to get in touch with any Aussies that are homesteading or becoming self sufficient to share ideas and skills.
Do you know of any websites, groups or forums in Australia?
@@justineryan6256 I'm not on Facebook but there are groups you can join there. Also, TH-cam videos are a great teaching tool.
@@justineryan6256 a good Aussie TH-camr is Self Sufficient me. He is good to watch, and located in south east QLD
Sounds like we are having the same weather trends as you over the last 2 years. 😵💫. Last summer our river was nonexistent, it was literally a gravel road! We drove our wheeler on it! This year we are having the worst flooding in recorded history! Last year taught me to diversify my gardening. I have beautiful raised beds that I LOVE! But the intensity of the drought made it impossible to keep my beds watered enough even with constant watering. So, I built a second garden area. In ground beds. We have clay soil here and in wet years that clay soil cause root root but last year taught me that I needed to plant 2 gardens. One for drought tolerance and one for wet seasons. I plant the same crops, in the same quality that I always have but hopefully I will have more protection from the extremes. My raised beds are booming this year!!!! My new in ground beds, a large amount of my seeds rotted and what did survive is slowly drowning. I don’t regret my decision though because last year if I had had my second garden, I would have been far more successful. God bless! Thanks for encouraging others to keep trying! I hope this long winded post is an encouragement to others as well, who are feeling frustrated and defeated. Try, try again!!! Do what works for you!!! Not what someone else tells you that you have to do 😉❤️
You are so wise and I so appreciate your kindness and strength!
Oh my, we are just the opposite! Very hot and very little rain. My husband and I are both older. With the way the world is going, we decided to garden again, so we put in raised beds. We are struggling with keeping everything watered, aphids attacking my tomatoes, my raspberry plants are barely growing, my cucumbers and melons look wonderful but are not fruiting. I have even planted Zinnias to try and attract bees. The bees are coming but I still have very little cucumbers and not melons. Very frustrating.
Same here on just about all counts. Older, new raised beds, struggling with water, stunted growth, etc. We have a low yielding well which is making things much worse. Praying for renewed success for us all. 🙏🏻
Focus on soil quality! Start making your own compost if you can, or buy it.
I’m sorry it is hard for you this year ❤️
Thankyou for your positive message...so needed now, especially when some folk seem bent on using fear to motivate people into action, instead of inviting people to come on the adventure with them. It's good to face reality, but reality does include looking at the positives as well as the negatives that come along. Thankyou, and God bless you. ❤Bev, in Australia 🦘😊
This is a wonderful message. We are a working homestead for 20 years. We are now dealing with a drought. But Gods will we will survive. Having single soaking hoses down each row of both gardens is a plant saver. God bless
We're in a full blown drought here in East Texas. We are going to have triple digit days all this week with little to no rain for last few months. Some pastures are growing brown and crunchy. Yet, God has blessed our farmstead. We are moving forward little by little as we trust Him in the difficulties. These are good teaching moments for us as we see how super mulching our orchard has helped keep our trees alive. We see our happy sheep thriving in our high intensity short duration micro rotational grazing practices. We're exploring ways to help our land help itself through wise management and realizing stuff like "why didn't we run any water lines over here when we were laying down infrastructure?" Our heavenly father is teaching us perseverance, patience and endurance. It would be nice if He would send some of the cold and rain our way, but really, we wouldn't be learning and receiving what we have. Whether too wet or too dry, too hot or too cold, keep your eyes fixed on Him and He'll see you through. God is always good!
We add the thin black pastic set up like a tent over those seedlings that need it 'warmer' - the sun heats the plastic which warms the plants... thanks for sharing so much! love your channel.
Thankful for your positivity and inspiration- in spite of my best efforts the squirrels found a way in and wiped out everything that was just fruiting - it was gonna be a great reward and I was devastated- cried my eyes out that after all that work and nurturing it was all chewed to nothing- ready to throw in the towel but you have inspired me - will plant a few things again and start preparing for fall crops - thanks beautiful girl 🥰
(The wife typing) Thank you for this video! Boy, are we having a year like this on our Iowa homestead, except ours is due to a drought. It's so interesting how one area can be experiencing cold and wet, and here we are with abnormal heat and no rain (and about to enter the dry months!) But we'll keep on trucking along, and I needed this video to confirm for me it's ok to buy potatoes at the store this year, or peppers because our plants aborted their flowers in the heat. Amen!
I would definitely do it. No matter how the food gets to your storage, storing is what matters
Same thing in East Tennessee. It has been so hot and so dry. Everything is struggling. Our corn is 3 feet tall and starting to get their tassels, nothing growing on it. This year has been a bust.
It's winter here for me but it is constantly raining here and had been for almost 2 months solid. I had to pull up my zucchini today because it was starting to rot and not look healthy. I've got 1 plant still in that looks OK. So I'm hoping it will pull through.
Thankfully I live in the tropics so I can plant pretty well everything all year, yes somethings do better at certain times but I can grow all year which so many people in the southern part of Australia & many others just can't.
I'm just focusing on what's working well and learning constantly.
Thank you for this Carolyn!! I am a true believer in this and practice it all the time - one never knows, hail, early snow, drought, too much rain, animals get into the garden...the list is endless. By planting and canning so that you are putting up extra, you can adapt to those bad years. You have the option to "ration" something if needed. But one thing I have always found even with the "issues", the garden always gives something. It may not be what you planned, but it gives something.
Yup...even in central France we're having the same issue with the weather...lots of rain, cold then a heatwave for two days, more rain, more rain and some hailstorms. Surrender and the power of prayer are essential for the soul along with starting to adapt the way we eat so when there's not so much we don't suffer so much. Knowing where the good fats and proteins come from naturally is a great start because there are always 'weeds' that proliferate seasonally even when the veggies don't do well so we can harvest and store those too. Love visiting your channel xxx
I was just thinking about this, Carolyn, as I am in the panhandle as well. Last year so much of my yield either baked, bolted, or just died. This year I planted earlier and everything came up beautifully!!!…and then the rain and no sun. Now as you said my cold loving plants are doing well, I’m just getting sun this past week, a lot withered from too much moisture and too little sun. And a lot of my spinach has bolted (it’s so sensitive). I thank God for what He allows me to go through and what He gives me in my garden. As you say, every year is different and you have to know how to handle these hiccups along the way. Excellent topic.
You are not alone when it comes to rain & colder weather. We up here in NW Wisconsin are getting the same weather patterns.
Good luck but remember that it will change with every full moon.
I am so sorry about your calf. Thanks for being an encouragement when so many are having a difficult season!
We live in northern Arkansas and our entire spring was mud and torrential rain and flooding and the garden got put in late. Now it has turned off so hot and so dry we have not had any rain in 2 months at our house and none appears to be in sight. My harvest have been extremely small the sun is just baking everything regardless of how much we water. Then last week and armadillo got into the garden and uprooted every one of my potatoes. My garlic did not produce well and my corn is barely hanging on. However, I plan to do a fall planting and just continue doing some payday preps every week. I am not a person who let's fear be a driver but I do feel like it is wise to sit back and look listen and watch. I believe that food is going to become very expensive and that energy is going to as well so we are trying to look ahead plan for the worst and pray for the best. Thank you for your content and I wish all of the community members health, safety and plenty.
We are in SW Missouri, and live on a smaller (4 acres) place. We have a family farm about 20 minutes away where we raise cattle, and we too lost a first year cow/calf pair at birth, a large financial loss. Aso this year, our garden didn't get planted until mid May. We live in an Earthberm home and had such copious amounts of rain that our home flooded, and is now under major reconstruction, down to cement floors and walls. Because of that we have been behind on everything 😛We went from cold and monsoon-ish weather to 90*+ days and NO rain. We are JUST starting to get blooms on the garden. I'm praying for God to bless our "crops", and that we will be able to put up enough food for next winter. It's a crazy life!
My first real garden this year and boy has it been a learning experience! Taking lots of notes for future attempts ✨
This has been a highly unusual growing year for us all. Praying for renewed success for us all going forward! 🙏🏻
Many farmers used to keep detailed journals of weather patterns, droughts and what grew well or poorly in certain years.
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We are in a similar position with the garden here in Washington. The rain has finally let up, but we are definitely having cooler than normal temps. Such great advice to have two years worth of seeds. I was just having that conversation with someone this week. Between the weather and bugs, there is definitely potential that to have a crop failure which would be very impactful if you don't have extra seed for the following year. Thank you for being open about sharing the challenges.
It has been insane up here. We haven't even put seeds in the ground yet because everything was a muddy mess in the Snohomish County area. I'm thinking maybe this weekend we will get the basics in for fermenting for the winter.
@@hendricksonhomestead Fortunately, we have quite a few raised beds. That is one of reason we were able to get out and do anything earlier this year.
@@BloomingWildwoodHomestead We are all in ground. Had a dry spell where we got in and rototilled, but it started raining again after that and couldn't even walk out without losing a shoe. We have the frame for a 20' x 40' hoop house set up and I plan on building raised beds in there so we can garden longer.
@@hendricksonhomestead The rain has definitely been crazy. Great plan for the hoop house. That should really help you out a lot.
@d It is crazy. I am hopeful that we will have a nice fall. That might help our harvest of typical summer veggies if we get a little more warm weather. Glad your potatoes are doing well though!
Great advice and sorry for all your challenges.
I am in east central MS and we are going through a flash drought...crops are not doing well...some just up and withered after thriving. I like your advice about the seeds. 👍👍👍👍
Carolyn, that was a good dose of encouragement. Your family is such an inspiration! God bless.
We've had a very dry spring. Hardly any rain at all. The pastures for the horses are already running out of grass because of it. Fortunately, the weather finally starts to get normal again
We don’t have a big “homestead” but expanded our yard gardens this year and some thing’s aren’t going well here either. Some is some inexperience with some things and some… extremely hot weather, not enough rain, termites in beds of all things and no idea how to safely mitigate THAT without poisoning the plants and by extension US, an explosion of rabbits this year too, not to mention that they and birds have eaten my bush bean starts twice now... ALL of em. It’s all so frustrating. And I keep wondering how farmers have managed all these years with so many variables. I certainly have a greater appreciation for them.
And I kinda stress about what will happen if we DO need to depend on this garden. I want to trust God to provide but… I know we have to do our part. It’s not all gonna just spring up outta nothing. God bless farmers and ranchers. Open doors that no man can close and close doors that no man can open.
We always say the hard times on our homestead make us that much more resilient and we grow that much more.
I appreciate your ability to look forward in hope and stay positive. It really is a key to resiliency.
My husband has been struggling with negativity recently, and it's getting to me. I feel kind of like a nag when I try to encourage him to count his blessings. He struggles some with chronic pain, and he sees his current manager at work as part of that chronic pain. lol I have been praying for him, and I have asked him questions, and I have tried to encourage some kind of a change of perspective. I'm praying he will grab hold of the strength God has for him to not just get by, but to be content and rejoice in the Lord in all circumstances.
Thank you for sharing the bad as well as the good. Even though I know that you have it under control---I will still be praying for you. Last year we fought grasshoppers off our 6400 sq ft garden mainly with sprinklers ( lots of Neem, etc but watering several times a day
worked the best) And that ended up making the plants that did NOT get chewed to death produce more---so we still ended up with food to store. So my moral of the story for anyone having problems is ANY garden is better than NO garden. God bless you and your family.
Carolyn, here in the Midwest we have had an unusually late start to the growing season as well. We had cold weather until the last week of April. The farmers didn't get their corn planted until very late. I didn't get to plant my tomatoes until the 3 week of May due to the constant rain. I agree that the time for establishing a garden and orchards is not tomorrow. Many don't realize that fruit and nut trees are often alternate bearing and take years to bear any measurable level of fruit. The only suggestion I can make to help you in your garden is to construct grow tunnels using frost cloth and thin pvc pipes and to place black landscaping fabric between your rows to absorb more of the heat from whatever sun you are getting. These things should help compensate for the lower than normal temperatures in your area. I too can as much as mother nature gives me on the feast years so that the off years are not left without enough to carry your family over.
Thank you for sharing the tough love in homesteading. Your show has motivated me to finish my book, Roots Return, homesteading Bible. Three cheers for NO MUD! Would love to be on your show!
We also try to set by multiple years when we get a bumper crop. Every year there seems to be something that doesn't grow well, this year my garlic was sad, and my rhubarb. I had a year recently when my tomatoes did poorly and I was really grateful that the year before was a bumper crop. We learn so much from these struggles!!!
Hello Marcy how are you doing
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We have the opposite of you. We are dry.... no rain all of June. (only about 1/2 in. )I would like to suggest to other, too. We have 9 kids and always had stored food, that was the way I was brought up. Then I started slowing that down and then the last 2 years came about. I am ramping up again. Don't quit because your kids are grown. Praying for those needing rain. Thank you for this talk.
Hello my friend how are you doing
Here in Tennessee we are in a drought. It is rough this year. It is making us make changes for the future of a new and growing homestead.
We are about 5 miles up the river from you and about the same distance from the river. In the early morning of june 23, a weird frost set down and wiped out all my squash and cucs. Most of the corn was ok beacause it was still so small (HalleluYAH), sunflowers and beans are ok. Tops of the potatoes all got nipped but they are ok too. I had put in a high tunnel with cattle panels like you folks did, and all the toms and peppers are still doing great.
One of the most important lessons my husband and I have learned is our soils capabilities. There are many vegetables and fruits we would love to grow, but the reality of success relies on the plains environment here. Potatoes?...forget about it. Zucchini? I have oodles of recipes because zucchini grows so well. So does asparagus, broccoli, cabbage ....peas?...no not so well. We fertilize, we green house, we grow vegetables in containers, use horse and chicken manure, we compost and we pray a lot. I remember when my children were small and the cold weather (rain and snow) was persistent. Not only did they get cabin fever, I did too. Finding ways to entertain them was a struggle when all they wanted was to go outside and play.
Hello Nebraska how are you doing
I live in north Idaho too, my big crop this year was to be beets. I have planted 180 feet of beet seeds three times now. Ugh. I have spent so much time on my garden this spring and what is flourishing is my greens and my strawberries. But the rest, I will have to buy to preserve this year.
I’m having the opposite problems. It’s been in the high 90’s for a month now. I got things in later than I wanted and then the intense heat and drought hit so germination has been very poor and growth has been very slow. Typically here in North Texas it doesn’t get this hot until July and by then the plants are well established and most are able to make it through 2 months of intense summer heat. BUT I’m learning so much that will help me be more successful in the future. And just like you’re saying, it’s hammered home the fact that we need to have significantly more stored up than we thought we did.
Praying it gets better, we are very dry.
It's been dry here in Central Illinois. Several weeks without rain but finally received 2.6 inches last weekend. Everyone was so grateful and thanking God. Now we're dry again but it looks like rain in the forecast tomorrow night. The local town is planning a fireworks celebration but I know folks would gladly give that up for much-needed rain.
I really enjoyed your video. It's important to educate people that life is not always easy and sometimes we have to endure rough times. My grandma always told me in the long run, it will may me a stronger person. I really do believe that and will continue to keep the faith that there is always something in the world to be grateful for.
I’ll trade you the cool rainy weather for my 100 degree dry drought!! I feel you Carolyn. Here in Tennessee we have 3 growing season. I was sick last spring and wasn’t able to get anything out until early May. So I missed the early planting for my peas, beans, annual herbs and brassicas. I also have a Black Walnut tree on my property that I’ve been wanting to cut down because it’s starting to shade out my garden and because it can be harmful to all plants if it’s stressed. Well this year it’s stressed because of our drought. Anything I planted within 20-30 feet of the tree is struggling because of the toxins the roots put out when it’s stressed. So now half of what I planted in May is dying no matter what I do.
The tree is coming down next week, but I should have done it 2 years ago. It’s just expensive to hire an arborist and I was hoping to find someone less costly to buy the tree for woodworking. No luck, so now I have to pay that expense. I’m hoping to have the fall harvest if I start planting in grow bags & planters so the tree won’t affect them. But at least, like you, I have some canning & dried food from last few years. Hope for the best… prepare for the worst.
I’d carry someone up the mountain if it would bring me some rain! Lol. Good luck to you. I hope things turn around ♥️
Keep moving forward, keep a positive attitude and can anything that isnt nailed down, is my motto. We in Prince George BC are currently experiencing a heatwave; but that could change tomorrow. The only thing you can depend on when it comes to weather is that it is unperdictable.
I already have several raised garden beds & I keep them covered with clear plastic all summer because The gardens beds have been rained out a few times & I finally realized it’s necessary to survive. I also have a lot of seeds stored & buy many seeds every year regardless of what I already have . I wanted chickens but my lovely husband said we don’t need them ( he won’t be saying that if the stores are empty) I might just go get some anyway lol 🙏🏻❤️😊✌🏼🇺🇸
You are so right ✅ had to plant twice for some of my things in the garden and I hear I'm not the only one 🤷♀️
What well-mannered children. I LOVE that you taught them to fold their arms in the stores. Perfect family.
Thank you SO much for this!!! I've been so disheartened lately...I started planting in February and still have no crops...have replanted-built greenhouses-replanted again and stuff grows yes! Thenit starts bolting way too early or dying off...it's my first year trying so it's hard but I'm glad we're not alone! Gotta keep on keepin on...Life's a garden...dig it! Love you and thanks again 😘 sorry about your calf
Hello Kristi how are you doing
In northern Wisconsin, our 4th year of homesteading, we redesigned our garden this year with 30 yards of topoil/compost and 30 yards of mulch, all moved by hand using shoves and wheel barrows! We got our lovely garden planted, after starting seeds in February, March and April, things were growing awesomely but then deer and rabbits! They wiped out sooo many cabbages, broccoli, cauliflowers and more. With no time to start more seeds, we started a plan to put up deer fencing and get seedlings from the Amish greenhouse. Before we got the deer fence up, the deer wiped out a bunch more of our seedlings! This has been a crazy year for our homestead garden, filled with much more work then we anticipated, other projects being put on hold, but we're moving along and things are growing fairly well.
We have a culvert dug out beside our garden so that it's not under water, perhaps that's an idea for your pasture? I hope things take a turn for the better for you guys!
Hi Vanessa! I’m also in northern WI. Can I ask where you got your bulk compost? We are having issues with contaminated compost from nurseries. We are in NE WI
@@agrarianarc Hello! Unfortunately I'm more in the NW part of WI about 30 mins South of Ladysmith. Crescent Landscape is the place. There is a place just South of Wausau called Busy Bee Compost but they seemed fairly expensive to me but they were organic as well, so the price goes up of course.
@@JVsNorthwoodsHomestead thank you!
Well said! We've been homesteading for over a decade now. It's so romantic to others when they first visit us but in reality, growing your own food is hard work and down right frustrating at times. Hot and too dry here, north Georgia.
I am so sorry for you and all the other homesteaders and farmers everywhere. You are all such strong people. That doesn't mean it doesn't bother you it means you are strong because you analyze the problem and you keep going forward. God bless you and your family. May God bless your crops.
We live in the Treasure Valley and are so grateful for all your rain. So I guess there is a bright side to all the rain.
This is what so many preppers haven't considered. Theres a huge learning curve to gardening. We started 2 years ago and we have learned SO much but we are still learning! Things will go wrong and u have to adapt, its easier to do that when the stakes are low
Great information. Yes we are in southern Idaho and are experiencing a much cooler year also. Then when it warms up it is extremely hot. We go from 60 one day to 95 the next. It is difficult to keep the garden growing.
It got hot and crispy early here in East TX this summer - thankfully here on our property we have gotten just enough rain to keep things alive! As I write this, God is blessing us with a super soaker!!!🙏😄⛈ So sorry about your calf, every death on the farm is hard… but I feel that each one that happens & every loss and hardship that we face/deal with makes us even more determined to keep trying, to keep learning and then to be an encouragement to others who may experience the same. Hope you guys warm up at least a little bit this season! (A Grand Solar Minimum is a new experience for us all!😬)
We're in ET too. We only got 1/10" this morning and nothing measurable last night but it was so welcome! My one great success this year is my pumpkin patch and sweet potatoes! Tomatoes are just about done.
@juli Martin we need rain in NE TX. Let's come together and pray everyone gets general rain it is so dry here.
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I've been fortunate enough weather wise, but having animal challenges instead! 😒
I was attempting to prep a raised bed but kept finding "pawprints" so I've had to scrap that Idea unless I can deter whatever's getting in my yard. 💪😉 So I'm left with my containers of veggies, but I've had to run out & chase off birds, squirrels, rabbits and I suspect I saw a shrew once, I even found one container with (potential) volunteer sweet potatoes buried and transplanted tomato suckers on top, but it was knocked over yest morning!!😱 No idea what could've done that 🤷♀️ But the fight to survive & keep my plants alive continues like everyone else. It seems every region of every country has varying challenges, no one is "getting off easy" so to speak. 🤔
May God Bless everyone's gardens, all who are on here!
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Hello Cori how are you doing
Awe, sorry to hear about the hardships. It's tough some years definitely got to be resilient. We've had record high temperatures, dry my rain barrels are empty! 🤦♀️😢 And I cannot seem to beat the cabbage worm on my brassicas I have tried everything. I have restarted them again inside the house near a window that gets plenty of light. Gotta keep moving forward as you say. But on the bumper crop end, we have so many cucumbers we are making pickles pickles and more pickles. We are tired of eating cucumbers but blessed to be able to share them with friends and family!
Always love your positivity! I will be praying for you all and the current circumstances though, so sorry that things took this turn this year, looks like a good year to raise a lot of ducks😊
Very inspiring words from the heart. I was wondering how many youtubers give value to their viewers by just sharing what their viewers may need. Inspiring and encouraging words are free. Thanks Carol YAHWEH bless your family and your garden and all that belongs to you.
Me sitting here in my garden in Florida, it's 8:30 in the morning and 75*. I'm so jealous of your cold weather Lol. I'd throw up a tunnel over your zucchini so they can warm up during the day.
You're cold, with rain....we are baking in heat with drought. You're so right about so many challenges...sending you a virtual hug!!
I started new squash and cucumbers in flats last week just in case cause they weren't looking good. some has picked up others new ones will go in and praying for an Indian summer
Thank you for being honest and sharing the struggles and hurdles of "life". I'm sorry you've had difficulties. I've planted a few things in the garden, and all they've done is to not thrive. I mention this because I have allergies and asthma and spending time outside is extremely difficult. Currently re-evaluating our options, and it appears that I need to set up an indoor grow room.
You comment stood out to me because I too have had lifelong difficulties with allergies. Setting up an indoor grow room did not work out for me due to mold growth on soil surfaces indoors. What did work for me(and I read somewhere that this helps asthma sufferers too) was going on the carnivore diet. I have histamine intolerance. There are lots of foods that cause reactions in people with histamine intolerance. Coconut, citrus, grapes, and anything fermented like wine, vinegar, and soy sauce are some of the main culprits. Be sure to look up “foods that affect asthma”. If you haven’t yet, I think you’ll be surprised. Wishing you success in your future endeavors! 🙏🏻
I'm sorry y'all are having a rough year. We are, too. Delayed seed planting has led to many plants in our garden that are stunted because here in Texas we had about 2 weeks if spring and it jumped straight to summer. We are in a major drought with record breaking temperatures. It's the exact opposite of y'all, but still a major problem. This is is our first year trying to be as self-sufficient as possible, and some lessons that we are learning are just tough. Thanks for your wisdom and words of encouragement.
Hello Amy how are you doing
It's cold here in Wyoming and rain...my garden also looks sad. I am building an aquaponic system. It's a good way to make sure you have something to fall back on. . I believe the weather is being controlled....
'Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time? -Luke 12:56
When there are good times we stock up for the bad times. That way their are no bad times. 🙃
Thank you for your sweet message. Peace love Light your heart. All praise and glory goes to the almighty most high alone.