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  • @janedoe3095
    @janedoe3095 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    I used to have a daycare in my home and also had a small garden in the backyard. Unfortunately, we had tons of slugs and snails. After unsuccessfully trying multiple things to dissuade them I decided to use the resources at hand.
    The children who were big enough (no longer put things in their mouth) were each given a halo cup and whoever collected the most would get to pick a prize from the treasure chest. As a bonus, if anyone found a tomato hornworm they would also get a prize even if they didn’t win for quantity.
    I would dispatch the slugs and the kids would go straight to the bathroom to scrub their hands before snack time. We would have this game at least every 2 weeks.
    It was great way to help them learn about beneficial and destructive insects as well as connecting them with food through gardening.

    • @JudiVentress
      @JudiVentress 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Lovely!! This is what I'm planning to do for older students. They all need to learn about growing their food and learn their academics in the garden.

    • @JenniferH1724
      @JenniferH1724 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL I love it 😉

    • @martinaohare5129
      @martinaohare5129 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Love it, esp the bit about "no longer putting things in their mouth".

  • @actisami1960
    @actisami1960 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I'm a breast cancer survivor, and I struggle with autoimmune issues (autoimmune thyroid disease and lichen planopilaris). I'm growing an organic garden to heal my body and to help teach my children the importance of healthy eating. I would love to hear more about your health journey. Do you have videos on that?

    • @calisingh7978
      @calisingh7978 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Natures way pms supplement has nutrition that will help your body naturally balance your hormones. It’s also handles heavy and painful periods without pain relievers. Like almost everyone your diet will never be enough to do the same, best of health to you.

    • @honeybadger8942
      @honeybadger8942 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Acti Sami Please watch Dr Brooke Goldner's videos.

    • @deborah-sf2ig
      @deborah-sf2ig 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@calisingh7978 9

    • @renebrown995
      @renebrown995 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thyroid disease, and struggling with autoimmune is really a challenge when it comes to figuring what to eat or even what buy to eat. I wish you well on your journey 🙏 to recovery too.

    • @tuathadesidhe1530
      @tuathadesidhe1530 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/od4p17U7xOo/w-d-xo.html
      This is a life changer.

  • @vanessabarnes2169
    @vanessabarnes2169 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Have you thought about putting a double fencing around the orchard? Deer do not like to jump double fences, will stop the tree damage and you can put your chickens in the middle of the fencing as a chicken run. Double duty that space. Just an idea.

    • @ross-smithfamily6317
      @ross-smithfamily6317 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Excellent idea!

    • @virginiadulin5281
      @virginiadulin5281 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's still very cold in our area
      I.planted GARLIC but not very tall yet. It unusual for us to be this cold yet

    • @kelligray1848
      @kelligray1848 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Irish spring soap will deter deer

    • @yerneedsry
      @yerneedsry ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kelligray1848 Permapature farms channel has a bone sauce that keeps deer out..

  • @thebitcoingarden
    @thebitcoingarden 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Darling, thanks for the videos! I know this video is about a year old and maybe you're practicing this now, but I wanted to give ya a tip on your onions/garlic 4:21. When the stalks start to fall over then trim them down (1/2-3/4) and let em keep growing! They'll get 2x bigger, then cure as normal :)

    • @user-if3sx6kk6g
      @user-if3sx6kk6g 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    • @veronical3135
      @veronical3135 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi, do you mean the onion and garlic bulbs will grow bigger if the stalks are trimmed? And how long after that should they be harvested?

    • @thebitcoingarden
      @thebitcoingarden 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@veronical3135 yes depending on growing area it's different times of the year good to give the greens a nice trim I just say when they start to droop and touch the ground and for sure at least get that flower stalk off beginning of summer so it doesn't seed (unless you want seed) 🙌

    • @veronical3135
      @veronical3135 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@thebitcoingarden Thank you for the reply, much appreciate it. Will try that with the garlic I grew this year.

    • @sislertx
      @sislertx ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Notsure🕶hockypuckmary🏒 i dont know but gonna test this...i also found out from a guy who grows competition potatoes that if u want a big potatoes your seed potatoes should only have one eye..and if u want smaller ones use aeed that has 5 to six eyes!! Gonna test that too...but since he wins...he should know.

  • @kristiecox7350
    @kristiecox7350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Girlfriend, beer in tuna cans!! They are drawn to it and they drown themselves. It’s crazy cool! Try it

    • @lcostantino7931
      @lcostantino7931 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Understand keep those cans slightly above ground so good bugs don't climb in n drown...

    • @dharmaslife3361
      @dharmaslife3361 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

    • @nadnavlis240
      @nadnavlis240 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@CHARISSAJACOBSON Definitely not toxic to the dogs I've had throughout my life. They all lived long healthy lives and stole open beer whenever it wasn't guarded. They were Labs, German Shorthaired Pointers and German Shepherd Dogs. The beer thing works great for slugs which then go to the chickens or used for fish bait.

    • @lrhcconrad2230
      @lrhcconrad2230 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@nadnavlis240 ya my dogs always drank beer . it runs in the family . 🤣

    • @charleneguye2258
      @charleneguye2258 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      this is what I've done for years it works

  • @gregholl5011
    @gregholl5011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    If I haven't mentioned this before:
    Here in zone 4a you can stack small square bales to create a tunnel over your carrots and dig them most of the winter.
    I saved this video (and many others) to watch many times to get new ideas.

    • @braeutchen41
      @braeutchen41 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Greg Holl.....another cool SAVE for using Vegies overwinter:....we lived in No.Illinois.....abt 100 miles from chicago.....when serious freeze warnings went out.......we pulled our tomatoes up out of the soil.
      GENTLY shake loose dirt off.....not vigorously......
      Take into ur unheated basement and hang upside down on a nail in the darkest corner of the basement....the baby toms and the green ones continued to grow to ripe size and reddened up and we had fresh tomatoes on out thanksgiving table🖐🏻☺️
      And/or u can bring some nice big green ones up to sit on a kitchen window seal in the sun to redden up....🤗

  • @nanaznaturalz5436
    @nanaznaturalz5436 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I grow Calendula with my cabbage and broccoli and they have stayed away.

    • @KathleenEdge
      @KathleenEdge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Calendula is great for the skin, and eczema!

    • @trumplostlol3007
      @trumplostlol3007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Or you can let your grass grow tall and make it hard for slugs and snails to move around in your garden. Don't plant all the greens in one spot. Spread them out throughout the garden. Grow something less delicious to the slugs and snails, like mustard green, daikon, radish, ... Interplant greens with garlic, leek, chive, and other herbs.

  • @mycoloradogarden7780
    @mycoloradogarden7780 4 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    Holy crap! Those slugs should have a halter and bit.

    • @nanajane9612
      @nanajane9612 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I agree! They are huge!

    • @jksatte
      @jksatte 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lol, they were huge. Janice

    • @sarapulford5957
      @sarapulford5957 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      🇬🇧 I've never heard of slugs on brassicas before. They love runner bean seedlings. And the beer.

    • @bozo28able
      @bozo28able 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@nanajane9612 Not really for this area.

    • @aardvark51
      @aardvark51 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nana Jane is the time of the time you get to the rèeee r

  • @MamaFriday
    @MamaFriday 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    July in Florida here. You’re in a sweatshirt with a vest, harvesting broccoli. I’m drenched in sweat through 100+ temps, and even my sweet potatoes are struggling. 🥵

  • @archangel20031
    @archangel20031 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    She needs to look up the Slug & Snail beer trap.
    A pan with beer poured in it draws them in but they don't get out.

    • @penelopegrier5073
      @penelopegrier5073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's amazing! Gonna try that.

    • @Davey3
      @Davey3 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It works👍🏼

    • @throngcleaver
      @throngcleaver 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How's the beer taste afterwards? Asking for a friend...

    • @penelopegrier5073
      @penelopegrier5073 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@throngcleaver lol!

  • @patryott2468
    @patryott2468 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Beer traps work exceptionally well. Slugs don't care how stale or cheap the beer is, either.
    We don't drink beer, but we always have some around.
    We save individual plastic yogurt containers. Bury the containers up to rim in soil, close to troubled plants. Fill 1/3 with beer. Next morning, it will be full of drowned slugs! Just dump it out (not in garden!) and refill.

    • @lpm67
      @lpm67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      And the bonus is that chooks tend to love beer marinade slugs and snails

    • @cherriemckinstry131
      @cherriemckinstry131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Snail juice for Quark...

    • @UmBungo
      @UmBungo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lilly are you serious?
      Genuine question from a soon-to-be first-time outdoor gardener who has wanted to own chickens his whole life 😂

    • @lpm67
      @lpm67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@UmBungo yes absolutely

    • @Mrbfgray
      @Mrbfgray 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why not dump in garden? Great fertilizer, at least add to compost pile.

  • @IngDebo
    @IngDebo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +282

    Put a board down next to your crops, in the morning turn the board over and most of your slugs will be waiting for their Spa Treatment.

    • @svetlanikolova7673
      @svetlanikolova7673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      slugs only come when your plants are not nutrient dense And filled with water

    • @allthingspossible4569
      @allthingspossible4569 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      :-D

    • @shredder807
      @shredder807 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Svetla Nikolova why is that?

    • @alicehammond7438
      @alicehammond7438 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      David they are natures clearer uppers

    • @Tinyteacher1111
      @Tinyteacher1111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I just saw this on You Tube as well! It’s such a great idea!!

  • @williamiannucci2740
    @williamiannucci2740 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I Love this women and appreciate her pod casts . She looks and talks like my Mom and brings back my memories of her . 👍

    • @cherriemckinstry131
      @cherriemckinstry131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes... i want to do this on the microfarm collective for sustainable living. Being around like minded preppers.

  • @darlenesgardenandhome
    @darlenesgardenandhome 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Your birds are singing their hearts out.

  • @heidimartin1835
    @heidimartin1835 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Melissa
    I loved listening to you speak in this video. So much more calming than your newer videos.
    You tones are soothing back a few years ago🥰

  • @Elemmiire098
    @Elemmiire098 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I love seeing your dog out with you, seems like a happy doggo

  • @terrifromtennessee8864
    @terrifromtennessee8864 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Loved your garden tour, for slugs we sprinkle alot of cornmeal around plants. Works in TN.

    • @yellowbird5411
      @yellowbird5411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Cornmeal also breaks down into the soil and makes a great fertilizer.

    • @brookescott9598
      @brookescott9598 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Haven't tried but read cornmeal works to eradicate weeds in driveway cracks etc.

    • @amitchell9820
      @amitchell9820 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Works on ants too!

    • @aileenbrady6922
      @aileenbrady6922 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Thank you for the information on cornmeal, Terri (and everyone who replied to Terri’s comment)!! I watch a gazillion TH-cam videos and spend an obscene amount of time researching gardening topics on the internet; I have never seen even one mention of cornmeal in anything having to do with either gardening or home maintenance prior to your comment...

    • @putheflamesoutyahoo1503
      @putheflamesoutyahoo1503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@brookescott9598 one says great fertilizer,,,another says kills weeds....Im going to bath in it...

  • @nikkismith6362
    @nikkismith6362 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Please try your young broccoli leaves~they are so delicious sauteed with some garlic!

    • @fatherofchickens7951
      @fatherofchickens7951 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yeah the whole plant is delicious. Stalks, leaves, crowns🤤

    • @moonhunter9993
      @moonhunter9993 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      even the little flowers in salad are awesome

    • @brendajohnson6680
      @brendajohnson6680 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes they are

    • @analemus3815
      @analemus3815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes they are! I cook them with kale and radish leaves!! They are delicious

    • @Jessees902
      @Jessees902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I chop and eat the leaves with my homemade ramen noodles

  • @blisstickmystic
    @blisstickmystic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just the sound of birds singing brings tears to my eyes. The birds have disappeared around here and I haven't seen or heard any for a few weeks

  • @ivories88wi
    @ivories88wi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. Those slugs are HUGE! Have you considered raised beds? IT’S A GARDEN GAME CHANGER. So much less work in smaller spaces. Square foot gardening, by Mel Bartholomew. Uses less space for the same harvest. And you aren’t wasting your time weeding between garden walkways. SERIOUSLY. IT CHANGED MY GARDENING LIFE!!! I truly can’t tell you how much time and effort it has saved. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @daisiesandroses5107
    @daisiesandroses5107 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Your homestead is remarkable. 💗 Good job! You should be proud of your work!! Obviously. That's amazing 👏.

    • @dalerbutcher6443
      @dalerbutcher6443 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Melissa- how did you make your 2 yr old garden - is it a lasagna bed?

  • @JAKUB1972
    @JAKUB1972 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    get indian runner ducks ...they will eat your snails and wont make a damage to your plants

  • @jameschupp2230
    @jameschupp2230 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    You know if you like bulk food from a little space, Try a 3 foot wide row of solid and tight Carrots, or Onions... In a 3 foot by 12 foot row of carrots that I sowed a heavy amount of carrot seed like grass; I ended up with 32 quart of carrots. The row was completely tight with carrots... And the Taste was amazing!

    • @ILkaterlyn
      @ILkaterlyn 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Joy of Gardening......70s. Wide row gardening is still a huge secret in many gardens!

    • @carolinebarnes5578
      @carolinebarnes5578 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I wish I had found this site earlier. I have moved around a lot. The movers hate me because I grow so much in huge planters .I mix my flowers and veggies in the same pots like brussel sprouts, Japanese eggplant, geraniums, heather, petunias & have them in front yard . I am getting a lot of ideas that I can tweak to fit my lifestyle. I have 4 planters for potatoes: white, red, yellow & sweet I compost everything in a small area in backyard. Today I learned why my raspberry leaves turn yellow. All local pros say, "Plant them in the ground!" Now I know what to feed them.

    • @JamesThompson-ol3eu
      @JamesThompson-ol3eu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@carolinebarnes5578 interesting point about raspberries, I love blueberries and live in E-TX where they grow well. They grow much better for me in large pots rather than in the ground! But there are "u-pickem" farms of blueberries here and those are all planted in ground. I am 140 miles due east from my last home and blue berries didn't grow well there. temp averages 3-5 degrees cooler in summer and a lot more rainfall. sandy soil- they love acidic soil. Other gardeners here grow raspberries - I have never tried.

  • @TJ-re4ng
    @TJ-re4ng 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I dehydrate my onion and garlic tops when they are growing for spices

    • @sonyamccarthy553
      @sonyamccarthy553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Did not know you could eat the garlic tops but appreciate your expierence to try dehydration. Thanks

  • @tracestevens1773
    @tracestevens1773 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Your tomatoes have the most healthy looking leaves that I've seen on any show this Spring. You are doing something right for sure. A lot of growers say you don't need many leaves, and do a lot of pruning on them. Bot how healthy then are the tomatoes to eat. Best to fertilize more and let photosynthesis take its course and improve nutrition. Great looking gardens. My cousin
    In Pennsylvania put salt on their lg. Slugs to melt them, that seemed cruel-- even if they are slugs.

    • @juliettedemaso7588
      @juliettedemaso7588 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agree, the salt thing bothers me too. I did it once and felt so awful, never did it again.

  • @craigf2696
    @craigf2696 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    For those who have raised beds, copper tape is the answer to slugs.
    Their equivalent to our hemoglobin is copper based and they avoid contact like the plague.

    • @CarolineLeinster
      @CarolineLeinster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It does work but it's very expensive, though if it is tape you can use it several years. I have wrapped copper tape round a pot with a hosta in it.

    • @debbiehenri345
      @debbiehenri345 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CarolineLeinster I live in an area which is highly popular with slugs and snails - but the one Hosta that is barely affected is H. 'Bressingham Blue.' (British hybrid, but since it's quite old now I'm sure it will be available in many other countries by now).

    • @shaggydog563
      @shaggydog563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They don't like diatomaceous earth either and it's a lot cheaper.

    • @humanity4344
      @humanity4344 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      scatter eggshells around your plant and what you can also do is dig in a plastic cup with beer they are more likely to go to the bear than to crawl on your trunk😎

    • @kathykerwin1294
      @kathykerwin1294 ปีที่แล้ว

      How do you apply copper tape? Tyia

  • @kaylabryson1932
    @kaylabryson1932 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Charles Dowding practices for higher yields . He has been doing this for over 20 yrs.. (and no dig method) His gardens are amazing .. glad to see it’s working for you too!

  • @gloriacraddock6279
    @gloriacraddock6279 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I love how clean and neat your garden is, it looks so good.

    • @uncapabrew4807
      @uncapabrew4807 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dang Im jelly I work fifty hrs week . Dont have time

  • @mi.homefarmsteadtherekucs5476
    @mi.homefarmsteadtherekucs5476 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Subscribed! I’m learning so much. I’m a new gardener as well. Small space back yard but doing what I can. So happy and encouraged to find another person healing them selves through food.

    • @terrylafond2381
      @terrylafond2381 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Can someone tell me what is in my garden they are like little white balls the soil around them get kinda hard if you dig it you it all white moldy looking

    • @cherriemckinstry131
      @cherriemckinstry131 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@terrylafond2381 do you have a picture or better discriptiin... maybe i can help. fiber59freak@gmail.com.

    • @cherriemckinstry131
      @cherriemckinstry131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Op Hs yes.. i learned this too. Our body needs certain nutrients that are lacking or less in modern processed food.

    • @aardvark51
      @aardvark51 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am really e

    • @yerneedsry
      @yerneedsry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Op Hs Yes I have extreme excema have to wear gloves 24 hrs a day or my hands are not workable at all , can someone help Ive tried everything?

  • @MidwestGirl
    @MidwestGirl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Lots of good info. Love hearing the birds in the background. :D

  • @jimwilleford6140
    @jimwilleford6140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another solution for snails slugs and earwigs, are yoghurt containers, tin cans, milk containers, pop cans, etc.. Cut a 1-2” hole about 1/3 down from the top of these containers. I like yoghurt and other like kinds cause they have lids. Add about 1-2” of cheap cooking oil, baited with soy sauce. I also add a tablespoon of Asian fish sauce. Bury them tilted enough to prevent water from entering the hole you have made, replace lid. I place them about every 6 feet directly in the garden, covered with some leaves to further prevent water, and for aesthetic reasons. Works very well.

  • @swampfoxo
    @swampfoxo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Melissa Norris i saw ur video and you said you didn't have a root cellar. Try burying a broken refrigerator in the ground with the door 1 inch above ground. Seal up holes with wire . Put straw in it and stack ur food in ur root cellar. Cover the lid in summer with straw etc to help keep ut cool . I hope this helps .Michael in louisiana

  • @ginnimoles465
    @ginnimoles465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this is so informative and inspirational. I will certainly be taking your ideas on board

  • @GardeningWarrior
    @GardeningWarrior 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When I moved from sunny sub tropical FL to eastern WA, I struggled with my desire to garden , especially since I am on a 3rd floor and my garden would all be in containers. Your videos have helped me so much on how to garden more efficiently here in the Inland North West! Thank you for all you do to share and teach!

  • @DK-zu6tt
    @DK-zu6tt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The hog panels making a tunnel is a great idea, I might steal!!! I can't believe you only use 2 bulbs of garlic a month. I could not live like that, lol. It's just my husband and I, and we use 1-2 bulbs a week! We love garlic. We put 4-6 cloves in sauces, on top of garlic bread, on all types of meats, in scrambled eggs, and in salsa.

  • @grannygrandma6036
    @grannygrandma6036 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for sharing your testimony and growing crops in a garden. Many Blessings

  • @scottwilliams5196
    @scottwilliams5196 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Brilliant on the high tunnel! We already have the cattle panel trellis's up, so we'll be copying that!

  • @jenniferbrown917
    @jenniferbrown917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I would LOVE videos of how you make and can all your tomato items!

  • @LandElevated
    @LandElevated 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We got valuable ideas from your video and we’re going to share your channel with our customers who want to start a farm. Thanks for creating this!

  • @millennialhmong7121
    @millennialhmong7121 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awwww
    Just love the passion and education you are sharing

  • @rachelc.7152
    @rachelc.7152 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Bailing twine is the best! I use it on everything too. The garden looks great for all the cool weather we have been having. You are going to have an amazing apple harvest this year! That stinks that the deer got to your trees.

  • @GreeneGene33
    @GreeneGene33 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Really like your generational seed saving, that is so powerful and wonderful for you to be able to keep the tradition going. Happy gardening!!

  • @o.o1163
    @o.o1163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really appreciate all you do to help others,

  • @induruwearachchigejagath2551
    @induruwearachchigejagath2551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    you are really great and lucky to have this garden

  • @winkfinkerstien1957
    @winkfinkerstien1957 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Loved: "I'm going to grab a snack real quick". Absolutely one of the best perks of growing our own food in our own garden! :)

    • @aalikane6219
      @aalikane6219 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have absolutely never gone into my garden to pick off the ripe fruit without snacking on some of the grape and cherry tomatoes I picked.

    • @joybeum7177
      @joybeum7177 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's why I grow Super Sweet 100 cherry tomatoes. The only way I ever eat them is straight from my vines! Best flavor ever ... Like eating candy. 👩‍🌾

    • @aalikane6219
      @aalikane6219 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@joybeum7177 I've grown those and absolutely agree. My mom and I have a garden and next year we're planting more of those, because we go through them so fast :P They rarely make it in the house.

  • @ericeverson5956
    @ericeverson5956 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I think it could be interesting to see you preparing the soil for the carrots you plan to plant next to the self seeding dill. Thanks much for the information.

  • @frenchysandi
    @frenchysandi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video made my day. Having trouble waiting for spring thaw. Our ground is froze solid. Minnesota zone 4b here.

  • @kumara5492
    @kumara5492 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I enjoyed every bit of this video and I am planning on growing some vegetables once I get a land by next year. I love that peaceful environment you live in. I can picture myself there with two dogs and few ducks .Love it. I subscribed. Thank you for sharing so many useful tips.

  • @kan-zee
    @kan-zee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    💥⌚️ *GARDEN TIMESTAMP* ⌚️💥
    .
    3:18 ...Melissa goes on a Slug hunt
    4:21 ...Garlic
    6:25 ...Onions
    7:17 ...Dill Patch > Carrots
    8:18 ...Lettuce
    9:25 ...Calendula / nasturtium
    9:51 ...Snow Peas
    10:30 .. *Brussel Sprout video > **th-cam.com/video/bSjuj8P71C0/w-d-xo.html*
    11:05 ..Sprinkler / Snow Pea & Broccoli & onion starts
    12:16 ..Lettuce
    12:47 ..Nasturtium / Dill / Winter & Summer Squash / Acorn and Spaghetti squash
    13:48 ..Zucchini *Garden tour Video > th-cam.com/video/rBl5zuGywKg/w-d-xo.html
    14:51 ..Inner Cropping with Trellis's / Heirloom Beans
    15:53 ...Permaculture Design with Lettuce and Brocolli ? Beets ? Carrots
    17:04 ..Mock tunnel for tomatoes & lettuce & Pickling cucumbers
    19:26 ..Mulch with sawdust > Radish / Beets / Onions
    20:16 ..Hi Tunnel > Cherry tomato plants / brandy wine tomatoes /Pepper plants / jalepenos
    23:11 ..New GARDEN SECTION #1> Heirloom black cherokee Trail of Tear Beans / Kale / Radish / Brussel Sprouts
    25:35 ...New GARDEN SECTION #2> Corn and Potato patch
    28:59 .. *Perrenials garden* / Fruit Trees /
    30:12 ..plant fruit tree video > th-cam.com/video/K8EDL8NeWaA/w-d-xo.html
    31:22 ..Blue Berries & Raspberries /Rhubarb
    33:43 ..Asparagus
    34:14 ..VERTICAL PLANTER > Strawberries / Basil
    35:34 ..Seedless White Grapes
    💪😍👍💓💗💖
    *Thank you Melissa & Family, have a Great harvest season*

    • @bobbiduval7961
      @bobbiduval7961 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ya, good info in her videos and I did subscribe but way too much information in each one. I think things would stick better in my brain if she only mentioned a couple things in each video let me get that down then the next video a couple more things 20 30 different things in each video is just too much information!

    • @j121212100
      @j121212100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks for the table of contents. Feel bad for the slugs. Wish there was a better way. Maybe just chucking them away alive at the other end of the plot. They are snails and very slow.

    • @JudiVentress
      @JudiVentress 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for this!! This is a very packed, impactful lesson! 👍🏽

    • @laurelweiner8
      @laurelweiner8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      loved loved loved this video I am hooked!

    • @nateoglesbee7341
      @nateoglesbee7341 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You forgot the time the dog peed on the crops lol

  • @jenniferrush8231
    @jenniferrush8231 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Used coffee grounds on the soil helps with slugs in my garden... but I have normals slugs, not those giant ones😳😂

    • @jimwilleford6140
      @jimwilleford6140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It definitely repels slugs and emails.

    • @sararussell6182
      @sararussell6182 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you I will try that.

    • @evelyncasto9627
      @evelyncasto9627 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jimwilleford6140 emails? 🤔🤣🤣

    • @bazduggan4042
      @bazduggan4042 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cup of stale beer buried up to the lip attracts slugs into it. They die happily drunk 🥴 ☺

  • @Chris71151
    @Chris71151 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice to have someone from PNW gardening. Enjoying your vlog!

  • @laylamontes9957
    @laylamontes9957 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am in the pacific northwest and 1st time gardener so your video's are so helpful to me!

  • @2fluffy2bunny
    @2fluffy2bunny 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    clothes pins. YES! great idea!

  • @tinakam8557
    @tinakam8557 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hello Melissa, just up the road in Vancouver BC and we also went overboard on tomatoes! I am just on a city lot, so not a lot of room, but still managed to place 34 plants, most along our fence line. For double cropping, the top thing I have found that works with my garlic (we put in 100 and they are huge, we have been saving bulbs for 15 years) is squash. I put in the small squash plants with a pile of compost at the edges of the garlic patch in May. It is now August and I already have a mature crop of squash, turban and acorn. As soon as the garlic is pulled the squash take off and they already have established roots since they have been hiding in the garlic for two months (I pulled the garlic earlier than usual this year, mid July as they were getting rot and were already fully developed). I also trellised cucumbers beside the garlic, and they also had a head start protected by the garlic leaves and then took off for a great long crop. Best combo so far. Along the edge of the garlic patch there are tomatoes every second year as well. A row of Jalapenos planted with rich compost have done not too bad, though hoping to extend their life by putting them in a little greenhouse soon. Thanks for your channel.

  • @lucindalove7606
    @lucindalove7606 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this! You are not alone!!! Let food be thy medicine......

  • @hmmhmm4967
    @hmmhmm4967 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video is Very Inspiring for gardening. Thank you for sharing your honest and thoughtful organic experiences/solutions, including with the slugs, deers, tomatoes, etc. Keep up your Great work🙏⭐👍👍🌱

  • @stargazer6130
    @stargazer6130 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I also like in the PNW and I started planting in late March. I've had nothing but problems with my brassicas nothing has grown and ate up by the slugs. My cucumbers are just now starting to flower but they are only 6 inches. My first time with this size garden so I'm learning and replanting for a fall crop

  • @bencowles2105
    @bencowles2105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I usually get three to four crops per bed per year. I do a high rotation system and use low tunnels over my beds for crop extension. I do market gardening and grow most of the food we eat. I love this video. Keep doing what you are doing it is great.

  • @lamoabird
    @lamoabird ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! Awesome video! Learning so much about growing more in a smaller garden! Ty!

  • @conspiratornot2215
    @conspiratornot2215 ปีที่แล้ว

    All I can say is WOW! Love it all. Your passion for what you do is incredible, and so is your knowledge.

  • @hercule1610
    @hercule1610 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Your slugs are huge!! Mine are half that size, but I tend to have more trouble with snails here in north Georgia. Hand picking is really the best and safest way to manage them. Great video!

    • @mammacass5311
      @mammacass5311 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s PNW for you!!

    • @patriciacole8773
      @patriciacole8773 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      In the northwest trees are big and so are slugs.

    • @bootburner4544
      @bootburner4544 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ooohhh! You said slugs. I thought you said ..

  • @bigtymekennelsful
    @bigtymekennelsful 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Inter plant 🧐This is awesome! Thank you!

  • @davidbass7593
    @davidbass7593 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like seeing that straw in the garden conserves moisture and a great weed barrier

  • @MrTruthAndFacts
    @MrTruthAndFacts 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the best content about self sufficiency gardening 👍

  • @sharminproctor8826
    @sharminproctor8826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Love what your doing! I'm doing same thing growing more than we ever have to make sure of having enough for entire year.. and we are growing on cattle panel and planting under them as well as on outside!! And I love succession planting .. I. Going to do more of that!!

  • @jenbriggs1041
    @jenbriggs1041 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I would just love to visit and take an physical garden tour!! Everything looks amazing and even if it needs a little work you know exactly what your plants needs!! Love watching your videos, thanks for spreading your knowledge! I'm trying my first year of saving seeds from garlic so we will see how it turns out!!

    • @shaggydog563
      @shaggydog563 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You don't plant garlic seeds but rather the cloves.

  • @giselecollins2133
    @giselecollins2133 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your garden is very nice I enjoyed the tour thank you

  • @MidwestGirl
    @MidwestGirl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow - what a fantastic garden!

  • @bjm6275
    @bjm6275 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Wow, no wonder those snails are so huge. Must be some good eating. I'm sure the word is out in the slug community! 😂

  • @aurorasanquilly8216
    @aurorasanquilly8216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm sooo excited to find a Homesteading Gardner in the PNW like me! :)

  • @albertmo1722
    @albertmo1722 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Melissa, Great video! Thank you for sharing your tips with us. Keep up the great work! Best, Albert

  • @erikablankenship1496
    @erikablankenship1496 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Finally a homesteader in washington state! I live in washington as well and was looking for someone that would have the same climate as me. Seriously so disappointed by this cool weather. Where is the summer?

  • @ceyantzi1502
    @ceyantzi1502 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My goats LOVE bitter lettuce!! I harvest my bolting lettuce to feed the Goats when i am seed saving from them!

  • @Beepbopboop19
    @Beepbopboop19 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I live in Washington too. I’m a new gardener. I’d pay for a written out direction on what to plant, when and crop rotation options as well. Like all written out for me to use as a guide. This is so much great information!

    • @MelissaKNorris
      @MelissaKNorris  4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Nice to meet you Tara. Check out my book the Family Garden Plan, it has planting, companion planting and crop rotating charts plus a lot more 😊 familygardenplan.com

    • @Beepbopboop19
      @Beepbopboop19 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@MelissaKNorris oh yay! Thanks going to check it out now!

    • @jacquelinebaxter6420
      @jacquelinebaxter6420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MelissaKNorris I just purchased your book 📖

    • @HISIAM888RUHIS888
      @HISIAM888RUHIS888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m getting that book too (The Family One) & the Beginning Gardner Book!! I have No idea what I’m doing!! 🤗🙌🙌😍🥦🧄🍅🥬🍠

  • @smokie4jesus
    @smokie4jesus ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks for the string line over corn tip. I had given up growing corn, but will try again using your string method

  • @ArthursHD
    @ArthursHD 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn, that's a lot of information :) Thanks for sharing! We had our garlic closer together on raised beds just wide enough to still be able to weed it out. Plants could also be planted in staggered rows in order to improve density. I was looking at ways to cover the soil to avoid weeding in order to grow organic garlic commercially.

  • @Sclathrop09
    @Sclathrop09 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    "If this grosses you out"
    Me eating my breakfast: 😳🤢
    Slugs usually don't bother me, I hand pick them all the time....but maybe I need to rethink watching garden videos while I eat.😂

  • @Thisisit120
    @Thisisit120 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    We don’t have a root cellar either. I would really like to see how you store your root crops in your pantry.

    • @Sh4peofmyheart
      @Sh4peofmyheart 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same, because we won't have a root cellar for a few years, yet.

    • @the60s87
      @the60s87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I would to like to see how you store your food

    • @rhondaarnold4089
      @rhondaarnold4089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes I’m in Florida and will be trying garlic this fall & need to prepare a place for when I harvest them. Thank you

    • @jksatte
      @jksatte 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rhondaarnold4089 I am in NE FL. I always wondered how people store things for long term without a root cellar of sorts. I am thinking of adding a cold room when I get a place. Janice

    • @brendajohnson6680
      @brendajohnson6680 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      In a dark cool place

  • @TerrEye2U
    @TerrEye2U 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh my word. I didn't hear a word Melissa said because my ears kept going to the birds singing. It's fall here in Ohio now, and one of the things I miss so much is the birds, especially the robins. Thanks so much Melissa for sharing your life and your knowledge with us.

  • @his-sweetie
    @his-sweetie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you. What a beautiful garden!😍

  • @familywellnessonabudget3108
    @familywellnessonabudget3108 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I wish I could wear a vest and long sleeves in the middle of summer 🤣. Not happening in Tennessee 🤣.

    • @patricianelson8
      @patricianelson8 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is going to be 110° today for me.

  • @KathleenEdge
    @KathleenEdge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Can you make a video about seed saving, and how you store them?

  • @uganthreemoodley8574
    @uganthreemoodley8574 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this!!!! I now know it takes a while to establish a sustainable garden.

  • @zoeynorman6563
    @zoeynorman6563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i try to give all the bug pests like slugs to my hens:) they love it! Ive trying succession planting but having a hard time with things maturing fast enough maybe due to weather. Love your videos thank you for all the gardening & homesteading help!

  • @AFrugalLifeTheChannel
    @AFrugalLifeTheChannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just discovered you and I'm loving your videos!!

  • @walkbyfaithfamily9177
    @walkbyfaithfamily9177 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You might be interested in trying Doug and Stacey’s fermented ketchup. I love it!

    • @concken1
      @concken1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      what is that??!

  • @isabelladavis1363
    @isabelladavis1363 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are a well of information,I live In savannah Georgia quite a different temperature zone ,but I have learned much in my first visit with you,thanks so much,

  • @sharminproctor8826
    @sharminproctor8826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And just saw you added a new garden we did too!! Ran out of room in our 200 by 80 ft gardeb.. added 100 x 20 ft more..lots of potatoes and room for a friend to garden..❤

  • @leonardmcglynn4493
    @leonardmcglynn4493 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great Videos Melissa. I've heard that diatomaceous earth sprinkled around the base of Your plants will stop those slugs from ever getting up in them. You know so You won't have to pick them off and risk spraining Your wrist due to their size and weight!

  • @bommymommy
    @bommymommy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    New subscriber here and I think it’s funny how the headline says how you do this “one thing” lol.

    • @parisasun2541
      @parisasun2541 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I still don’t know which *thing* it is ...

    • @bobbiduval7961
      @bobbiduval7961 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Crop rotation

  • @debradelarue9717
    @debradelarue9717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful red rich soil. Ideal soil environment. Loved yr video. Inspiring

  • @rhondaarnold4089
    @rhondaarnold4089 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Í will hv a high tunnel up in the fall, my San Mariano tomatoes had too much rain, 😢, but I was able to get them going as seedlings, we’re beautiful until rain rain rain. 🤦‍♀️. So soon as our hurricane season is over I’ll start seedlings again for fall, still excited. It’s a learning your environment & my soils too. Thank you Melissa for your videos & lessons.

  • @virginiachai5697
    @virginiachai5697 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What are your favorite seed sources (the ones you dont save yourself?)thanks!

  • @tomchambers1961
    @tomchambers1961 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great informative video. At 31:25 is a good example of why you should always wash your veggies, even home grown...LOL

    • @shaggydog563
      @shaggydog563 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      But he was just helping by applying some extra fertilizer!!😂😂😂

  • @jolenedouglas3207
    @jolenedouglas3207 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i found your video's to be the best informative video ever,, I'm going to watch everyone one of them. taking notes,, i
    I hope you are feeling better... you are truly my Hero,,

  • @Pausereflectandbreathe
    @Pausereflectandbreathe 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! I love your garden! Thank you for the tour! ❤️🙏

  • @ragnarmjolnir9654
    @ragnarmjolnir9654 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hey, Bubba! It's that model lookin gardening chic.
    Bubba: Wus she doin?
    Catchin slugs.
    Bubba: 🤔

  • @denisevance1045
    @denisevance1045 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hi there I am also in the N.W in the Columbia Gorge area, where are you. Nice to follow another NW gardner!

    • @nancyfahey7518
      @nancyfahey7518 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I wish people would at least put their state in their about page.

  • @richardgeer4323
    @richardgeer4323 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So knowledgeable and a great speaker/teacher! Thank you!

  • @sandrahahn918
    @sandrahahn918 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    so informative and a voice that is easy to listen to