Planting our Vegetable Garden in Alaska | Potatoes, Cabbage & More
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- We're thrilled to be growing our own food again and just in time for the summer weather. We plant potatoes, cabbage, onions, greens and celery transplants. There's still so much more building and planting to be done but for now we relax with a fireweed shoot and caribou steak dinner.
We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀
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- Eric & Arielle
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Hope they see this
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That would be enough friends wouldn't y'all think? 😂🎉
I found my "people" when I found you guys. THE #1 channel in the world. May God bless you and keep you safe!
Amen 🙏 ❤
Hands down best channel on TH-cam!
Been here since like 30k subs, I agree but also disagree I love jimmy darts 😊
I agree 100%!!!
Agree as well … these guys are just down to earth good people…
Love how happy Ariel gets when she gardens
I know right! She’s adorable 😂😂
It’s her…HAPPY PLACE 🧅🌶🥦🍅🍆👵🏻👩🌾❣️
so true!
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I love how happy I get, when Ariel gardens.
Time for all you gardners who havent subscribed to jump aboard. If you havent watched these two through a whole cycle of growing, harvesting, canning and putting magnificent meals in front of you, you havent lived! Its gonna be a great ride for the next few months. Please subscribe and support them. They have earned it!
That’s awesome because you’re right they have the most beautiful garden I’ve ever seen ❤ so be prepared to see an exploding garden
I love how happy Ariel is while gardening. The little onion dance 😂
About 5 weeks and counting till our fam of 4, and pets, makes the 4,200 mile journey moving from northern NY to Fairbanks! Our house here is under contract and our new house outside FAI is also under contract. The excitement and anticipation of our new adventure is overshadowed by the immense logistics and stress just to get there. You two, and this awesome channel, are a big inspiration for my wife and I. Watching your episodes helps us unwind and keep our 'eye on the prize" navigating all this chaos. Thank you so very much and we wish you much success.
Aloha. Good luck, it’s a beautiful road trip, especially through British Columbia.
All the best!🎉
@@adamyoung480 We are trying to be excited about the trip itself but it's a little nerve racking and long. What's that saying? "It's not the destination, it's the journey.' :) Thanks!
@@donnamaddox7023 Thank you!
@@JosephTMeiroseIV Aloha. Drove up the first time in ‘92 after graduating from UF. Yellowstone, and Olympic national park in Washington were some of my favorite stops. The Alkan wasn’t fully paved back then, it is now. Check your jack and spares. Don’t let your tank get less than half, and stay far back from big rigs, unless you want a new windshield. Bring a decent camera and lens, you’ll see critters. Double check your vehicle for drug paraphernalia or stray ammo, and make sure your passports are up to date. No felons or DUIs. This is just stuff that I went through on my two trips to Alaska. And I’d do it again. Enjoy the trip, you might not ever get the chance to do it again.
Eric had 2 1/2 rows potato in and Ariel had 1/2 row but personal relationship with each potato as she put them in. Awesome team.
Phrased delightfully....
My father, an avid gardener for all his 101 years, used to say that the best fertilizer is the gardener's shadow! 🙂
Меня тоже удивило применение удобрений, а не компоста...
Arielle, I totally identify with you on every single level of gardening! From wanting to try new strains that you haven't grown before, to the MAJOR importance of healthy soil, to NOTHING else mattering when its time to plant! It's crazy how excited I am to see your garden this year😂! ❤✌🌱🌞
Watching this video was so satisfying! From beginning to end and then eating that lettuce. Yum, Yum, I'd forgotten how good and refreshing lettuce was!!😂 I don't know. I guess it's the hope of new things awakening and inviting. Thank you for sharing your accomplishments! Kiss the kids for me and blessings for a fruitful season!
Bandit’s delight in the water made me laugh out loud. Love that guy. ❤️
Arielle in her happy place - so excited for you to have your garden back and what a garden. Cannot wait to see it all finished they way you guys have imagined it. As usual Eric's skills are also shining through. 😊
Helpful hint... instead of using a tag in the ground, that ends up getting lost in the foliage, attach it to a dowel at a height above expected growth. Hope that's of help ❤
The old man is enjoying the water as always!
My Uncle Toby had a hen who would follow him around in the garden, pouncing on every bug he stirred up. He got the biggest kick out of that he. The garden is looking wonderful. Are you sure you don't want to put a chain on that gate? A moose could sure wreck havoc in there, panic, and really tear things up!? ❤❤To all Lori from Oregon. It was sure fun seeing Bandit playing in the water!
I bet Arielle's face hurt from smiling after making this video! You can see how the garden is definitely her happy place!
My son and I were recently discussing TH-cam channels and discovered we both like your channel a lot. In fact I stated that one of the reasons I like the channel is that you share chores, there are no men or women chores. My son responded and she works just as hard as he does, not that Eric doesn’t work hard you both do.
I remember from a Q&A, Eric said he liked the nature scenes when editing, and we do too! Beautiful intro Eric!
always a treat to get an alert for your videos
What am I Doing wrong ? I keep signing up for alerts but never get them , I have to look for simple living Alaska ,
Ariel's garden is her happy place.
❤ yes, her heart really shines through with the gardening 🥰
Finally, a close up of Bandit and he looks really happy and carefree. More please😅. The garden looks fantastic.
Hurrah, my week is made. I love you two.❤
Same! Lol
I'm glad to see that you are starting to plant your garden on your property and it is in a great area for a nice big vegetable garden
take care and thank you Arielle and Eric.🇺🇲🏔️🏔️
I cannot believe how quickly you guys get things done. Other youtubers take months to achieve something comparable.
Right? These 2 are hard workers and they are delightful together.
Arial is so excited about her garden and… better than diamonds 👍
Watched you on my daughter’s fancy-pants TV. Wow! I thought your vlogs were beautiful on the iPad. Gorgeous cinematography! Thank you for sharing your lives.
Agree. I have an 86 inch TV. The video is amazing.
Hey guys, I've managed a large community garden for a while and we tracked what was planted by numbering the raised gardens, similar to a street address, using spray paint, numbering and lettering intervals on each bed. Then, we kept a simple spreadsheet with what was planted and when it's expected harvest date is. You may find that's a much better way to manage and track what's been planted and what beds require rotation.
Great system
Aloha. I volunteered at a CSA in Sonoma. She did the same thing. Don’t know how you could keep track of it otherwise.
@@adamyoung480 you could use a marker and write on a plastic tab, go stick it in the garden, be all proud of yourself for being so forward thinking, only to discover a month later that the writing has worn off, and now you have no idea what you planted. And now, you're sad.
@@garyjones1525 Aloha. Did you actually read the comment I was responding to?
@@adamyoung480 yep, and agree.
I came into my office at 5am this morning. I watched this over coffee and doing my morning exercises. Your sunrise photography is absolutely stunning. I continue to live vicariously and channel the energy from you both. I'm in my 80's and you help me remember when we lived in the woods and had a huge garden. We love you guys!
Bless you, Ariel, I hated hearing you say that about friends. Please read all the hundreds of comments and replies of us all yelling “I‘m your friend!”
It's nice to see other people appreciate good potatoes like we do in Northern Europe
Us Americans love potatoes! It's probably because my family comes from Ireland. Lol
Quoted this before, "What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow." -A.A. Milne
@@michaetsully87
potatoes are from S.America, what does Ireland have to do with them.
Potatoes are my favorite. I eat them every day. Sometimes twice. I told my wife that if I get to heaven and they don't have potatoes, I will be trying to slip off to Hells Kitchen pretty regularly. I can't imagine heaven without potatoes.
@@scottulbrich5376 A great many foods originated from all over the world and have ended up all over the world. Ireland's connection with potatoes is historic and a powerfully tragic reason why so many emigrated to US.
Gorgeous gate!! I'm staggered by the size of your garden! WOW!!!!
what a beautiful life you two have carved out for yourselves ... you deserve it - you've worked hard to make it happen!
Why do I never want your video's to come to an end :), another great episode :)
Cinematography in the golden hour beautiful
You can tell- Ariel loves to be in the garden ❤
I didn't want this video to end. Its the best when one of your video alerts show up. I wish you so much good.
It feels like we've gone to visit and they are showing us around before making dinner. Just a lovely experience.
So much love coming your way, because you and Eric are loving life and living your dream.
You are including us as part of your TH-cam family. Thank you both.🙏🏻💕
Hello from Western North Carolina. Stay well, stay safe. Beautiful job on the fence. The garden everything you do
Waitting so long for this ones 😁😉
Beautiful girl ❤❤❤
I'm very excited for you guys to begin planting veggies. You worked SO incredibly hard to get where you're at with the new property, and hopefully within a couple months, you get to pick the fruits of your labor. Thanks for continuing to bring us along, I really appreciate it ❤
Awesome video as always. My wife and I loved planting a big vegetable garden when she was alive. It's been 6 years since she passed but I still love planting so I continue to. I love your videos keep up the good work.
Bless you sir.
Eric bro you have all the patience. For real.
Intro is BREATHTAKING. ❤from Texas
I asked my wife to pick me up some little red potatoes from Safeway. I put
them in a cool dark place in my garage and left them until they sprouted
eyes. THEN, I cubed each potato with an eye in each cube. I planted the
cubes and got some terrific little red potatos.
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Aloha. Good on you. Not that hard was it!
Cool.
We are so spoiled with the number of videos you’re uploading right now ! Thank you so much for that !
The garden is probably my favourite part and I’m so excited it’s back !
Always my favorite notification 🛎️
My favorite couple. Soon to reach that mil mark!😊
Great video. Your raised beds look great. Eric, the gate is awesome! We love it when y’all cook. Thanks.
You two have the best dinners! Yummy
I've planted potatoes with foot-long shoots. I just lay them down a bit with a few inches getting sun. I always have potatoes that sprout from the prior year. They're my favorite crop to grow. So easy.
I love these long videos happy spring
It’s great to see the garden start to come to life after all your hard work ❤
It is rediculus how happy I am that you are planting a garden this year!!! I really missed it last year!!!
😂 same ❤
YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF GARDENING HAS SERVED US WELL. THANK YOU! SEEING BANDIT LIVING HIS BEST LIFE IS FAN-TASTIC.
Hello my favourite couple great to see the garden coming together and planting with big smiles amazing viewing as always
Hello from Denmark I have followed your channel since 2017 without interruption, it has been a fantastic journey for me but also for you. I simply can't get enough of the fantastic nature you show and the tasks you throw yourself into. Your current project is huge, it takes a lot of courage and energy to complete such a project. But if there's anyone who can, I'm sure it's you. The foundation has been laid, so now I look forward to following your further work with a new garden and other projects that you have planned. Many warm greetings from Denmark ❤😊
You both amaze me at how well you work together. The garden is coming along beautifully. I can not wait to see the garden progresses over the next few years.Wow, dinner looks amazing.
Code Magenta: Unauthorized hen inside the perimeter!!!
Your new beds look impressive already with the trays of seedlings sitting there.
I hope you have fantastic crops.
I’ve been so looking forward to seeing you guys garden again it’s so inspiring. I cannot wait to see the bountiful harvest.
I love what you said about the potatoes, "...don't know WHO'S going to make the cut", and not 'WHICH' ones are going to make the cut, as if those potatoes are your friends. lol Look at all those food babies! ...ending with a good-looking dinner! Yum.
Another amazing garden in progress! Thanks for sharing.
What a garden. Next thing you know, you'll have entries at the state fair (is it still in Palmer?) next to the giant pumpkins! Kidding aside, it is a first class garden. Can't wait to see your harvests. Thanks for the wonderful scenery shots--just epic stuff. Enjoy the beautiful weather (sorry the mosquitos found you) and have a great week. Cheers.
Sending support, love, and kindness from Lexington, MI, USA.
Hello 🫱 I from Vietnam ❤️🥰
Wooow! Look at the color of those bird's eggs in the sawmill shed! They look like car paint from the early 60's!
I get hungry when ever I watch you guys. Lol.
My first memory with gardening was slicing potatoes and planting them with my father. As I child, I thought it was rather amazing you could slice them up and they would grow, plus you could take something that looked like a russet and some slices produced red potatoes, and some purple, and some the golden... I had never seen red or purple potatoes before that.
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Can't wait too see this garden fully grown . With the beautiful set up youtoo have 🎉
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You are both GREAT Cooks and its amazing how Organic and Natural all your ingredients are. All the results of your hard work.
So fun to see you gardening again. Here’s hoping for a great season!
Bandit's ready!! Nice gate. Love those hinges, especially with zerk fittings on 'em. Homie don't like squeaky hinges. Delicious looking meal there too.
Scenery is beautiful the animal scenes are awesome the chickens lol sneaking in there your gardens going be beautiful Bandit loves the water don't he😊
I am glued to this video and I learned a few tricks and ideas. Your dinner looks amazing. You are building a big, useful garden that anyone would be proud of. Hi Bandit!
Oh, l hope your artichokes do well!!❤❤❤
Plant the left over plants in the compost pile. If they make it fine. If not, they are composted .
“these pretzels are making me thirsty “ 😂😂😂
yay .. The garden ..finally .. happy for you Arielle .... your joy shines through !! looking forward to all the progress !!
When you laid out all the plants it looks like a garden center. Those onions! Wow! That is quite a tedious job. Never say Eric does all the hard work. Oh! And that dinner at the end! I would love to be your dinner guest.
The garden looks great❤ i did laugh when the chickens appeared😂😂🇬🇧🇬🇧
I have been so bummed you haven't had a garden in so long. I love your gardening talks! Potatoes and cabbage ...yes! My grandmother used to raise collards in her hotbeds in the winter. The greens would not be as green as in summer but they were still delicious. Lemon balm is a good mosquito repellant but I don't know if you can grow it up there. We used marigolds as well as citronella. I look forward to more gardening and preserving videos!
Great gardening advice Ariel. Beautiful garden❤️
❤Just what I needed today! 🎉🎉🎉
Inspiring! I planted a small veggie patch using all of your examples! Beautiful video!💜
Next week I’ll be in Alaska for the 1st time I’m so excited 😊😊😊
Aloha. Have fun and stay safe. Fishing? You’ll be ruined.
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Someone else commented but glad to see Bandit in the water! Garden is looking great this year I know both y'all enjoy that as do my Wife and me.
We look forward to your show every week , you guys are such a great team. Fantastic quality on your filming , just a pleasure to watch. Thank you for sharing your lives with us.
Wonderful looking garden! Great job guys! ❤❤❤❤❤
So happy you guys have the time to garden this year. Great video, as always.
I used a Sharpie on plastic and wood. But the writing comes off in the end. So last year I covered the writing with clear packing tape and the writing stayed on. You have the most amazing garden, Thank you for taking on the journey.
So glad you are gardening again! Awesome fence, guessing it will last a lifetime.
Based on my experience, raised beds are the only way to go. Keeps everything neat and tidy, contains the soil, reduces water usage, helps to maintain soil temperatures, and gives you a small seat for sitting when planting or harvesting. Plus, the easiest way to water with a hose.
I first used raised beds, (3 feet wide X 12 feet long X 1 foot high / deep), in a backyard garden in Menlo Park, CA, in the 1970s ... using the French Intensive method. The 3 foot width gave me more room to plant the crops, close together, and include companion crops, herbs, and flowers.
Your soil amendments are spot on for the first year: native soil, manure, compost, and amendments. Next year, test your soil and rotate crops. Keep a diary to keep track of successes and failures.
My guess is that you are going to have a massive harvest this year! Best wishes!!!
AWESOME SKY! GOOD JOB!
Gorgeous intro always makes me full of wonder. Garden time 😁 been waiting for this!
At 33:33, watching the chickens stealthily sneaking up to the garden😂
You guys are very special.❤
The aerials and the wildlife are always a feast for the eyes and this years veggie bounty should be quite a haul!!😎
Greetings from New Hampshire, Eric & Arielle… you may be slightly ahead of us in your plantings! Love everything about your posts… thanks for all you do to make things so informative and interesting! 💞
NH here as well !
@@GRANITESTATE3DPRINTSMe too!! White Mountain Region here❤
So excited to see you gardening ❤
Your opening photography is gorgeous as usual! The number of plants going in the garden is amazing. So glad you have a garden again. And always enjoy your meals. Thanks for sharing
Wow guys what a beautiful garden that I hope you have, as enjoy your videos
Very professional job with your gate. I hope a moose or other animal doesn’t accidentally hit it and get, devastating 😢. Your garden is going to be so beneficial for you now and winter. Love the idea of planting flowers. 😊
Greetings from Pakistan. The golden rays of the sun give a bright colour to the clouds and meadows, mountains and valleys.
Good to see you guys are planting different vegetables in your organic homestead 😊
Paying attention, gardening with joy, feeding the soil with nutrients, sharing your abundance with others, and showing thanks for harvest through acknowledgement.
Keep gardening, working, cooking, eating,hunting, fishing, camping,canning and smiling.
Epic garden guys! Can't wait to see it mid summer. Very nice!