Lorraine I so admire how you are now so comfortable with Homesteading- I remember when you got the First Pigs you were terrified- Proud of you 🥰🥰 also the way you both keep your place so organised & clean. I believe a clean working/farming environment is a safe working environment. Cheers Denise- Australia
It's very smart to grow melons, pumpkins and winter squash to supplement your pig and chicken feed costs and the animals love it. I love your channel. 🤗❣️
When it cracks ahead of the knife (or when you set it down), you know they're ripe. Different varieties are different shades of red. It's all about the flavor. Try watermelon drinks, slushies or watermelon granita, and pickled watermelon rind!
I have a question for your 3guys podcast. ? Do any of you have a favorite livestock pet animal over the years, and what happened to it ? ?And if you haven't had a favorite, are you planning on a special animal pet you want someday but just haven't been able to attained yet and why ??
we had a dog and in the summer when i would give the kids water melon i would send them out side to eat them as they made a mess and i would give the dog one and the kids would complain the dog would spit the seeds at them lol hugsss
Watermelon lemonade reminds me of a watermelon cooler I made long time ago. Dip the rim of glass in lime juice and then in salt. Like a margarita! Yum!! So refreshing!
Jason you always make me chuckle! I really enjoy watching your videos. They are very informative and very helpful for the beginning homesteader! Thank you so much for sharing your daily life with us!
I LOVE YOUR SHOW, YOUR FUNNY, YOU DON'T COMPLAIN, JUST A DOWN TO EARTH FAMILY, SO GOOD TO YOUR ANIMALS, YOUR PROPERTY IS SO WELL TAKEN CARED UP AND LOVE YOUR NEW SHO...SORRY GOTT GO AND WATCH THIS POST!!
Completely agree, home grown food always taste better. I love this time of year in the garden because I get figs that taste so much better than the store.
I love when you have drone footage! It really shows all the progress on your homestead. Everything looks so lush and beautiful. The Kunekunes are adorable, and doing a great job of fertilizing the land. Your melon looks so delicious.
I laughed out loud Jason. You kept saying pumpkin and I kept replaying it looking for the freaking pumpkin. Ha ha I knew I just had to be missing the pumpkin somewhere because you said pumpkin not watermelon. "The hardest part" for me was finding the pumpkin while I was staring at a watermelon. Thanks for the smiles 😂
Thise pigs are very cute ! Even the adult piggies! I like the aerial shot of you're paddicks . Easier to understand and see exactly what you are doing in that regards . The watermelons look 👍
💚 Your place is looking great, much improved in less than 2 years..the animals have helped a lot! The pigs are so great, Zeke really is a patient, good pig. The watermelon looks so refreshing and I see lots of suggestions in the comments on ways to use them. Glad you got another farm truck!😊💚
It's great that you gow pigs and chicken food like pumpkins and squash. Probably you will add more over the years, like some corn , potatoes, turnips and such . It will dramatically reduce cost of bought feed and be definitely healthy . 👍
Great harvest and you should try preserving the watermelon rinds, you just shave off the green outer and then the rest is cut in 1 inch blocks and simmered in a syrup. It is delicious on toast
Awesome fresh watermelon,too short of a season for us in the central interior of B.C. Canada up in the mountains.Also we have a huge deer and bear population so you really need a very secure greenhouse 🇨🇦🦋❤️Happy harvest you 3🤗
Lol, I am eating a perfect Sugar Baby watermelon while watching your video. BTW the one that cracked in the field was probably perfectly ripe. Love those pigs. The wee ones are so darn cute.
Colour coordinated with the water melon, that was funny. 🍉🍉🍉 I would sugest harvest your winter squash before the critters get them. If they are just a bit under ripe they will continue to ripen in storage. 🎃
You can make aqua fresca with watermelon. Most people strain the pulp, but my family loves it. The kids love watermelon and strawberry, but I prefer watermelon and cucumber it's really simple.
Watermelon may be juiced and then fermented into vinegar. The juice may also be boiled down into a sweet and concentrated molasses. Enjoy the abundance!
I make watermelon jam/jelly every year, 4 cups watermelon juice/pulp, 4 cups sugar, 1 low sugar pectin. It sets soft of you use less sugar or honey. But it tastes if summer even in the middle of winter.
When my squash reached a certain size, I took down the fence and let the chickens in because they couldn't dig up the plants. They ate nearly all of the squash bugs and fertilized as well. I have to do that because the squash bugs are horrendous here in Vermont and I wouldn't have anything even if I did spray. The patch produced well despite our rainy, rainy summer.
Excellent harvest. Wish I could reach into your video and have a slice of that yummie watermelon haha. I'm sure Lorraine's parents would want a couple of watermelons. Enjoy that summery sweetness. 😋Soon enough it will be winter. Blessings to you all.
There is a recipe by ball for watermelon rind jam/relish. Also you could eke watermelon fruit leather, watermelon gummies. Great harvest. Nancy from nebraska
If you do chia seeds you can do a " aqua fresca" SUPER simple to make. Blend up some watermelon add chia seeds to taste and add some lime juice to taste. its so refreshing and delicious.
Watermelons 🍉 🍉 🍉 🍉 🍉 are my favourite summer fruit , chilled taste refreshing, quench the thirst and are delicious 😋 Storing Watermelon juce doesn’t sound bad idea . You can even freeze it . Drink during winter or use it in smoothie.
Man, you should use the shorter netting for those pigs. Way easier to handle and way easier to step over. Also, there's an art to folding and unfolding those fences so they don't tangle on themselves. Once you learn the technique, it's pretty easy to avoid tangles.
Hi Tammy. How's CANADA neighbor??? I'm Just on the other side of the boarder. Born in Long Branch Toranto Year's ago. GOD BLESS YOU. You ALWAYS have something nice to SHARE 👍🛐🛐🛐✝️🀄🀄🀄🪴🍉.
My friend who lives near you told me years ago if your watermelon isn’t quite ripe , cut it up and leave on the counter covered. It will get sweeter by the day.
Good job on the watermelon! I grew pumpkins and winter squash for the first time this year. The pigs are so cute! We are doing the same thing with our pigs, we don't want piggies in the winter time either. She didn't get pregnant the last time so we will try again.
The thumbnail test. If your thumb can make an impression easily on skin of pumpkin then it's not ready. You can leave pumpkins on the porch in the sun to further ripen.
You could make watermelon jam/jelly. My mom always made it and she also made watermelon pickles out of the yellow part of the rinds, not the outer peel tho. They were delicious.
W’melon salad. Arugula, melon, feta cheese, also,for next year….I think it’s blue Hubbard squash is a host for squash bugs, so some plant it to draw them from other squashes. Random thought! Great. Harvest!
🐖 🍉 - thanks for sharing all ya do out on the homestead
Jason and Lorraine I have to mention that your farm is so pretty. 🤗 I know maintaining 14 acres is a lot of work. You are doing a fantastic job !!!
Lorraine I so admire how you are now so comfortable with Homesteading- I remember when you got the First Pigs you were terrified- Proud of you 🥰🥰 also the way you both keep your place so organised & clean. I believe a clean working/farming environment is a safe working environment. Cheers Denise- Australia
Watching from Barbados 🇧🇧 thank for sharing.
Love the sound of cutting into a perfectly ripe watermelon.
It's very smart to grow melons, pumpkins and winter squash to supplement your pig and chicken feed costs and the animals love it. I love your channel. 🤗❣️
Zeke is a patient pig…cause he is smart!! He watches you and knows the drill❤️😃
When it cracks ahead of the knife (or when you set it down), you know they're ripe. Different varieties are different shades of red. It's all about the flavor.
Try watermelon drinks, slushies or watermelon granita, and pickled watermelon rind!
I have a question for your 3guys podcast.
? Do any of you have a favorite livestock pet animal over the years, and what happened to it ? ?And if you haven't had a favorite, are you planning on a special animal pet you want someday but just haven't been able to attained yet and why ??
The pigs are so darn cute!!
They are too much
The best breeder pair on RUclips.
Yes they are cute and noisy
They get cuter ones they look like Bacon 🥓
we had a dog and in the summer when i would give the kids water melon i would send them out side to eat them as they made a mess and i would give the dog one and the kids would complain the dog would spit the seeds at them lol hugsss
Your fields are so neat and clean, your doing a great job 👍
Thanks 👍
Make watermellon rind pickles. The seeds are so healthy to eat!
Good morning it's Friday morning here watching, have a great weekend 😀 love from Virginia ❤️
Those pigs are definitely rock stars. I can’t imagine not seeing them.
I feel the same - those pigs are great. Love watching them.
I bought a watermelon in San Antonio last week and it was 8.97. I am going to take the rind and make watermelon pickles.
Watermelon jelly is fantastic. Ahmish have recope
Look how vibrant and beautiful your farm is becoming. Your homestead is so amazing! I am so happy for you.😊
End of season water melons are the sweetest. It's because of all the sun energy going into the fruit, making all that sugar. 😊
I don’t do fb anymore but that look on your face Jason when Lorraine corrected you it was priceless
Watermelon lemonade reminds me of a watermelon cooler I made long time ago. Dip the rim of glass in lime juice and then in salt. Like a margarita! Yum!! So refreshing!
I would feel so accomplished with that watermelon!!!!
Jason you always make me chuckle! I really enjoy watching your videos. They are very informative and very helpful for the beginning homesteader! Thank you so much for sharing your daily life with us!
Watermelon is one of my favorite fruits! I have a lot of favorite fruits though 😉😊 Zick is so laid back and patient! Blessings 💕🤗
You can pickle the rinds. So good. Or candy them.
I LOVE YOUR SHOW, YOUR FUNNY, YOU DON'T COMPLAIN, JUST A DOWN TO EARTH FAMILY, SO GOOD TO YOUR ANIMALS, YOUR PROPERTY IS SO WELL TAKEN CARED UP AND LOVE YOUR NEW SHO...SORRY GOTT GO AND WATCH THIS POST!!
Completely agree, home grown food always taste better. I love this time of year in the garden because I get figs that taste so much better than the store.
The land is looking wonderful. Y'all are such good stewards!
Wonderful looking watermelon! Great job growing them. ❇❇❇
I love when you have drone footage! It really shows all the progress on your homestead. Everything looks so lush and beautiful. The Kunekunes are adorable, and doing a great job of fertilizing the land. Your melon looks so delicious.
I laughed out loud Jason. You kept saying pumpkin and I kept replaying it looking for the freaking pumpkin. Ha ha I knew I just had to be missing the pumpkin somewhere because you said pumpkin not watermelon. "The hardest part" for me was finding the pumpkin while I was staring at a watermelon. Thanks for the smiles 😂
I was told the same thing Lorraine😂😂😂
I don't think I'd have any problem devouring six fresh, home grown, yummy watermelons...all by myself!
I make watermelon jam with low sugar. Its great on buttermilk pancakes! Y'all should try it. Make a small batch to see what you think of it.
I think you should add a recipe maybe we can all try water melon jam😊
Oh wow! That watermelon made my mouth water! Yummy! 👍🏻
Aah, watermelon pickles, my mom made the best. I miss them (my parents and the pickles too). Thanks for all the memories. ❤
This is literally like a treasure hunt with you guys! Thanks 😊
Thise pigs are very cute ! Even the adult piggies! I like the aerial shot of you're paddicks . Easier to understand and see exactly what you are doing in that regards . The watermelons look 👍
I love watching the baby pigs ❤. You’re so lucky to have them to help in the growth of your pastures.
Wild persimmon pulp freezes well and makes the best cookies, bread and pudding. Excellent for health too.
I get such enjoyment from the pigs...I WANT ONE !
We remove the skin, eat the red part and use the rind cubed and sautéed in stir fry recipes.
Great idea!
Grilled watermelon with feta cheese is good when trying to use up watermelon and you want to try new things!
Everything looks beautiful and good 👍🏼. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥰🥰🥰🥰
Jason...pumpkins ARE squash lol.
Love those sweet little pigs 🐖
💚 Your place is looking great, much improved in less than 2 years..the animals have helped a lot! The pigs are so great, Zeke really is a patient, good pig. The watermelon looks so refreshing and I see lots of suggestions in the comments on ways to use them. Glad you got another farm truck!😊💚
Your land is beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
I can’t believe the change in you grazing area since you have had the the animals moving on it. It looks so much better. Good job guys.
Nice work. Happy for your accomplishment’s 🐷🍉🍉🍉🐔. From Quebec Canada 🇨🇦 👋🏼🌼🌸🌺
Your squash and watermelon harvest was really good. Yummy. Pigs look great. 💞
It's great that you gow pigs and chicken food like pumpkins and squash.
Probably you will add more over the years, like some corn , potatoes, turnips and such . It will dramatically reduce cost of bought feed and be definitely healthy . 👍
We preserve our watermelons for winter in jars. They taste really good.
I know you will enjoy the watermelon and sharing it with the grandparents/farm helpers!
thank you for all the tips and tricks you've given us you guys are really a gift to the world
Great amount of squash which will ripen even after picking them. Thanks for sharing! 🤗💕🇨🇦
Made my mouth water! ❤
Yes try a freeze dryer , make a video on it 🤩 and show us how it turns out great idea, We enjoy your videos 🥰
Nice watermelon! Great content as usual.
Great harvest and you should try preserving the watermelon rinds, you just shave off the green outer and then the rest is cut in 1 inch blocks and simmered in a syrup. It is delicious on toast
You guys are great doing wonderful things. Save your seeds
☺️ I appreciate the great positive comments you always give. Thank you!
You guys sure have some nice pigs. Zeke is such a good boy.
Love watching your videos, thanks!
Thanks for saying! I appreciate it so much! Thank you
Awesome fresh watermelon,too short of a season for us in the central interior of B.C. Canada up in the mountains.Also we have a huge deer and bear population so you really need a very secure greenhouse 🇨🇦🦋❤️Happy harvest you 3🤗
Good job. 🕊
Lol, I am eating a perfect Sugar Baby watermelon while watching your video. BTW the one that cracked in the field was probably perfectly ripe. Love those pigs. The wee ones are so darn cute.
Bravo!
Colour coordinated with the water melon, that was funny. 🍉🍉🍉 I would sugest harvest your winter squash before the critters get them. If they are just a bit under ripe they will continue to ripen in storage. 🎃
You can make aqua fresca with watermelon. Most people strain the pulp, but my family loves it. The kids love watermelon and strawberry, but I prefer watermelon and cucumber it's really simple.
Watermelon may be juiced and then fermented into vinegar. The juice may also be boiled down into a sweet and concentrated molasses. Enjoy the abundance!
I make watermelon jam/jelly every year, 4 cups watermelon juice/pulp, 4 cups sugar, 1 low sugar pectin. It sets soft of you use less sugar or honey. But it tastes if summer even in the middle of winter.
I grow butternuts here in outback Western Australia…seriously they are just beautiful..roasted or mashed ..👍
Those are some nice looking watermelon.😊
In the Ball book of Home Preserving there is a recipe for pickled watermelon rind. They taste like cinnamon gummy bears!!
When my squash reached a certain size, I took down the fence and let the chickens in because they couldn't dig up the plants. They ate nearly all of the squash bugs and fertilized as well. I have to do that because the squash bugs are horrendous here in Vermont and I wouldn't have anything even if I did spray. The patch produced well despite our rainy, rainy summer.
The farm is looking beautiful...I love watermelon how awesome it is to eat your own..
Excellent harvest. Wish I could reach into your video and have a slice of that yummie watermelon haha. I'm sure Lorraine's parents would want a couple of watermelons. Enjoy that summery sweetness. 😋Soon enough it will be winter. Blessings to you all.
Juice, freeze dryer…cog hill farm freeze dried their watermelon. It Sounded Delicious
There is a recipe by ball for watermelon rind jam/relish. Also you could eke watermelon fruit leather, watermelon gummies. Great harvest. Nancy from nebraska
Love kunekunes. They might be a smaller breed but they still provide plenty of meat and so easy to handle.
If you do chia seeds you can do a " aqua fresca" SUPER simple to make. Blend up some watermelon add chia seeds to taste and add some lime juice to taste. its so refreshing and delicious.
Watermelons 🍉 🍉 🍉 🍉 🍉
are my favourite summer fruit , chilled taste refreshing, quench the thirst and are delicious 😋
Storing Watermelon juce doesn’t sound bad idea . You can even freeze it . Drink during winter or use it in smoothie.
I love watermelon and yours look so good.
Another sign I heard is if the spacing between the green strips is equal it is ripe.
Man, you should use the shorter netting for those pigs. Way easier to handle and way easier to step over. Also, there's an art to folding and unfolding those fences so they don't tangle on themselves. Once you learn the technique, it's pretty easy to avoid tangles.
what an amazing harvest and some are huge congrats hugssss
Hi Tammy. How's CANADA neighbor??? I'm Just on the other side of the boarder.
Born in Long Branch Toranto
Year's ago. GOD BLESS YOU.
You ALWAYS have something nice to SHARE 👍🛐🛐🛐✝️🀄🀄🀄🪴🍉.
Pickled watermelon rind is amazing, you should try it. The garden looks fantastic.
Those are the cutest piglets I've ever seen
My friend who lives near you told me years ago if your watermelon isn’t quite ripe , cut it up and leave on the counter covered. It will get sweeter by the day.
Good job on the watermelon! I grew pumpkins and winter squash for the first time this year. The pigs are so cute! We are doing the same thing with our pigs, we don't want piggies in the winter time either. She didn't get pregnant the last time so we will try again.
The thumbnail test. If your thumb can make an impression easily on skin of pumpkin then it's not ready. You can leave pumpkins on the porch in the sun to further ripen.
The rind makes delish pickled watermelon rind. My favorite. .
You can pickle the rinds too! It is soooo good!
My dream is to grow a watermellon and cantaloupe but living in northern Canada it was impossible. Serious envy here.
You could make watermelon jam/jelly. My mom always made it and she also made watermelon pickles out of the yellow part of the rinds, not the outer peel tho. They were delicious.
You are just the CUTEST couple!
Beautiful watermelon! 👌
Honey bees like watermelon too 💚
y’all need to make watermelon rind sweet pickles. So good!🍉
Nice watermelons, chickens love watermelon also cools them off in the heat:)
W’melon salad. Arugula, melon, feta cheese, also,for next year….I think it’s blue Hubbard squash is a host for squash bugs, so some plant it to draw them from other squashes. Random thought! Great. Harvest!