How To Plant Vegetables Like Thomas Jefferson

Pat Brodowski is the vegetable gardener at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. She dispels some myths about Jefferson's gardening and discusses the research process behind the gardens at Jefferson's home.

[@danpozzi3307]

Great vid

[@pyramidion5911]

Very interesting conversation!

[@pieceofpeacehomestead529]

Maybe Baker Creek could put together a variety of Jefferson's heirloom seeds and sell it as a packaged collection?!?!? I'd love to see other collections - Urban collection, Homestead collection, Three Sister's collection, Market Garden collection, etc. So many possibilities! :-)

[@ameliakat9982]

That would be really great, especially if they could work with the Monticello people for a little history booklet to accompany them.

[@CluelessHomesteaders]

I love going to the Monticello garden every year!

[@coarsegoldguy7414]

Learn something new every day! Thanks!

[@amythestcalm]

How cool is that!

[@Daniel-nf8pp]

No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth. I am devoted to the GARDEN. (T.J.)

[@janpenland3686]

I have always loved Jefferson and his horticulture.

[@patriciamitchell9365]

Thomas Jefferson's slaves were the horticulturist, he barely spent any time at home - he was too busy traveling the world.

[@RealBradMiller]

@@patriciamitchell9365 I love the story of Edmund Albius, who figured out how to pollinate vanilla by hand. His life story is worth a read!

[@cek7940]

This was very interesting! Is there a book in print of his journals?

[@patriciamitchell9365]

Thomas Jefferson's slaves were the farmers on the plantation, not him.

[@vynguyen6376]

Please everyone has slaves back there not only him

[@patriciamitchell9365]

Everyone did not have slaves. They weren't paid, but to feed them - house them - at Christmas slaves recieved a new set of clothes and shoes - also farm supplies/seed, etc. You had to have money to purchase slaves.

[@tired329]

I know he was not planting any vegetables, but good video nonetheless

[@mizzlemoonglade4996]

I'd love to visit sometime 😍 One day when I have means

[@rrbb36]

“Polygraphs”
Does she instead mean mimeograph, or some other such device?

[@margaretd3710]

The literal meaning of polygraph is "many (poly) + graph (writings)" which is what Jefferson used - he'd write with one pen which was connected to another which would make a duplicate. Here's a link which you might find helpful: www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/polygraph

[@lisanowakow3688]

Growing archeology and treasure hunt!