I'm a retired organic farmer. It might be helpful for you to seed your walkways to white clover. When mowing it just let the clippings go Up on the beds. This will help keep the raised beds raised, adds organic matter to the beds, when it's in bloom it is charming. It helps make sure the bees have lots to eat. Last it is a deep rooted plant which should help the drainage.
@@t.n.1116 If you end up with clover overtaking your plot, till it at night and plant your new crops in the morning. Seeds get activated with motion and heat more than light, so do your soil disturbances after dark. This also applies to any weeding you might want to do. If you don't want to use clover for the walk ways you can also do heavy mulch with hardwood chips, and plant sweet potatoes when they're in season in your walk ways. The vines will grow all over the place, won't die from being walked on, and you now have a bonus crop to harvest from a space you weren't otherwise using.
It's amazing what a person can learn from these comments. I never even knew what advantages white clover brought to a garden. There's so much wisdom and good advice here. It's truly priceless. Thanks all!
Self sustainability is very important but is a colossal amount of work. There's a reason that people have formed societies. It buffers against the overwhelming amount of work you have to do to provide for your family. When you have 100 people (for example), each specializing in something to the extent that they can provide for others as well as themselves, it makes life far better. My hats off to you and your family for the bonds you are creating and sharing. These are lessons that last for generations in a family.
We form societies but lots of times it’s still of mostly independent families who trade a small amount... what these people are trying to do isn’t that “out there.” You’re just so used to doing nothing like this at all.
Like did u honestly not see all the tools and stuff they bought at the store to do this with... it has been way more common for families to grow their own food throughout history than not...
@@feederdiaries4862 Haha... you make a claim knowing nothing of my history at all. That's very bold and very ignorant of you. It's precisely because I have been exactly where they are that I appreciate the incredible amount of work it takes to become self-sustaining. I was born into small farm life and I didn't taste fast food until I was 11 years old. My parents own a 45 acre ranch and have successfully grown food and crops for their children and grandchildren for well over a decade. We've spent weeks during harvest season, cooking, canning, and processing food for storage. Labor is a commodity IN a society and families come to assist us and in return are given food for their own freezers. Perhaps you should think before you post, and save yourself embarrassment. I know precisely how much work is required to do this and that's why I praised them for the hard work they do.
@@MrMagyar5 then you should know your family was still part of a community like these people are, I wasn't saying they were not doing hard work... literally at all... you pulled that out of thin air
Growing up on a farm I’ve seen so many people get discouraged by stuff like this. The struggles and the “hard work”. As a kid I hated it, as a teen, I grew an appreciation for it, now as an adult I strive to return to the this life and raise my kids the way I was raised. To all of you out there. Never be afraid of “hard work” its the main ingredient to your best life.
True - saw a yt video from Huberman where the neuroscientist says we are depressed because we are bored so we need to learn to do hard things in life. And yes self sufficiency is hard
I work 12 hour night shift 5 nights a week. It feels like I'm missing my two sons growing up. I feel stuck and I'm not happy in general because time goes by so fast. I guess what I'm trying to say is I know what you're doing is very hard work but nothing will ever make up for your time spent with your family. Stay in high spirits and enjoy your time with your boys 🌅
Time to think about a career. Time cannot turned back but surely you can decide to take action towards a better tomorrow and they will appreciate you for that. Takes time but like they say, what looks like instant success to the eyes of many; took many years. You will be alright.
There are few things that are more indelibly printed on the mind, than a worthy experience with a parent. Seems like a truly life affirming upbringing to your brood.
I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents, therefore I was taught somewhat in all the learning of my father; and having seen many afflictions in the course of my days, nevertheless, having been highly favored of the Lord in all my days; yea, having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God, therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days. Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians. And I know that the record which I make is true; and I make it with mine own hand; and I make it according to my knowledge". 1 Nephi 1-3 Hello friends, I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The verses above are the first three verses in The Book of Mormon. I know this probably isn't the most ideal place to talk about religion but I really do want you to know that God loves you. You may not love Him or care about Him at all, but He still will continue to love you. You are a beloved son or daughter of God. He knows you personally and He truly and deeply desires for your happiness. He loves everyone who has every lived on this earth, with a perfect equal love regardless of their race, gender, ethnicity, faith and values and beliefs. The Lord loves you more than you can think or comprehend. "He inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile" 2 Nephi. He is our loving, caring Heavenly Father. We are literally His children and creations. When we were in the womb, he knew about us" Jerimiah 4:5. He knitted us and we were created in His image. I testify to you that you and I are not a mistake. He knows the very moment when we stand and when we sit. He is familiar with all our ways and knows us personally who we are. The hairs on our very head are numbered. God loved us so much, He sent His Only Begotten Son for us, that we may be able to return and dwell in the presence of God again. The Lord has not forgotten about us even when it feels like He has. He will never forsake us. When we are happy, He and His angels rejoice alongside us. When we are sad, He heals us and lifts us up from our trials. He has always been there for us. He has always been our loving, compassionate Heavenly Father and God. Will we always be His children and people? I testify to you that God lives and that Jesus is the Christ. Both love you exceedingly and rejoice when you are happy. They both love you so much. They love you with a love unfeigned. They will never ever stop doing good unto you. I know that The Book of Mormon is true. "And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost". Moroni 10:4 I promise and testify to you, that if you will read The Book of Mormon, ponder on its message and ask God if it is not true, you will come to know of its truthfulness, whether its true or not true. Remember my friends that God loves you with all his heart, might mind, soul and strength. He wants you to be happy. He knows what you are going through and dealing with right now. He desires for you to return back to Him. Unfortunately, He has been misrepresented and seen as a cruel and angry God who anticipates for us to slip and writes down every mistake we make waiting to punish us by those who do not know or know Him fully. My friends, God has stored many opportunities and blessings for you. He is incredibly eager and desires with all His heart to bless you abundantly. He wants you to live with Him again. He only wants the best for you and your well being. He wants to experience everlasting joy and indescribable happiness in this life and in the life to come. He wants you to partake of His goodness and come and follow Him. The Lord does not care how early or late you decide to come unto Him. I testify to you that if you have strayed and wondered off the path that there is hope in Jesus Christ, The Savior of the world. The Lord accepts those who come unto Him whether your early, late or just in time who desire to change. The Lord will accept you wholeheartedly and forgive you if you are willing to change. The Lord will welcome you and will always be ready to embrace you with open arms. The Lord will lift us up in our trials and use us to bless the lives of those around us if we are willing to change. If you desire to learn more, you are always welcome to visit comeuntochrist.org. There you will learn more about The Church of Jesus Christ and our core beliefs and values. If you have taken the time to read The Book of Mormon and this comment, thank you. It takes a huge leap of faith and a lot of courage to muster enough faith to read in the Book of Mormon and to believe in something in a personage that you may never see in this lifetime. Although we may not be able to see God and Jesus Christ in this life, I testify to you that they are real. They do truly exist. I promise you that if you will pray to know of their existence, you will come to know whether they exist or have been made up. You are my friends. The Lord loves you and despite all our weaknesses and shortcomings, he still loves us and will forgive us if we will humble ourselves before Him and diligently seek correction and do whatever is needed to repent. Remember that The Lord is always available to talk to through prayer 24/7. No question sounds too silly for Him. James wrote, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him" James 1:5. If you must know whether or not something is true or evil and deceptive, you can always pray to God. He will help you know what the truth is and what is not the truth. He will never be too busy to talk to. He will give you strength you need to overcome and conquer your temptations and will give you the strength you need to endure through your trials and afflictions. Paul said that The Lord will not give you temptations that you cannot resist, but that in your temptations, He will provide a way for you to resist, overcome and conquer them. He will provide a way. He wants to bless you and reward you abundantly. The Lord knows you and will not forget you. You are loved. You are utterly amazing. You have incredible potential. You are not forgotten or ever will be forsaken. You are special. You are unique. You are one of a kind. You have been reserved for this time and The Lord needs you on His side. It simply would not be the same without you. Thank you for your time.
@@jlongmasbartholomew I have a few questions actually. (Please don't be offended as I don't judge you personally. Merely I have a high skepticim of the actions of the church and a curiosity to hear your personal opinions) But don't mormons cast out non-believers or those that question the faith? Don't you shun and abandon your families? Children? Those god have taught you to love and respect as is only right and natural on the words of the church? Isn't the church merely the interpretation of god's will by men? And men aren't infallible. Men are highly corruptible actually. How do you as a believer, reconcile your personal faith. Which I find no fault in. With the collective community of the faith. That seemingly relies on manipulation, judgement, fear tactics and control of the individual. By the tenants of your own faith. Isn't the organisation of religion. The corporatisation of faith in God. Into an institute. Into a company or a church but as an economic tool. An abomination. A usurpation of the divine by the fallible. Because the leaders of the church say so? They are leaders in your community. So how does a faith that one of its core tenants is to love God first. And put no others before him. Reconcile putting the church and it's teachings above god and his? Because the two are clearly not one and the same. Infact on many points the church seems to go directly against the will of God. Again, I hope you don't find my words combative. Or judgemental. It is purely logical deductions. Honestly if you can answer me. And in ways that make sense to me. You're in with a real chance of converting me. Hell. I'm willing to listen and learn. To expand my mind and take anything you say on board. But I will not accept logical fallacies. I will not accept "because God says so" as logic. Because neither you nor I. Should be as so arrogant to believe we can interpret the will of the will of God. We are just people. So speak to me like a person. And I'll listen.
I remember my grandparents, NO electric, outhouse, black wood stove, guns stacked in corner, horse's. If something didn't grow they did without. Grandma sold eggs, canned everything. Grandpa worried about the weather. That and much more was over 60 years ago, Good luck 🤗
Same here, pumped the well for water that they caught off the roof. Granny hung silver coins in the well in a mesh bag to "sanitize" the water. I remember many a summer helping garden and can, picking blackberries and apples, peaches and pears. Now I am thankful for the education it was all just an adventure for me back then 30 years ago.
There was always love and lots of laughter. Mistakes were viewed as being experience for the next time. They were kind genuine and generously people who helped their neighbors ♥️ in time of need. We should all be so blessed.
@@tailgatecarpenter26 still can be if these stupid people would stop moving into farm areas then complaining about it. Like oh the smell oh the noise oh there grass isn't cut like fool thats a field it isn't meant to be cut every week. But that's why I don't like people moving near me. They just ruin everything.
My mom had the same problem years ago with our tomato plot. That’s when she started doing a sort of ‘lasagna gardening’ technique for the tomato plot. At the end of every tomato season we’d add multiple layers of dried leaves, greens (young weeds pulled from other areas), wood ash, veggie scraps and some reg compost. The layers added a lot of nutrients to the soil while also building up the soil level. She basically turned the whole plot into one giant working compost patch.
I just started this and so far good! I noticed the First zucchini is growing today :)) I have five little green cherry tomatoes. I cannot tell you how much I love this new passion.
I do the same. No growth gets removed besides the harvest, if a leaf falls off, it gets tilled in, once everything is dead, it gets hand mulched and tilled in. My soil is enriched with aged goat droppings (who am i kidding, my soil comes from the goat pen, it is basically 100% goat poo). And i also bury logs beneath everything, Hügelkultur basically.
This brings back such memories! Years ago, i had what i called my small urban backyard farm. Between fresh produce and canning and preserving, we not only ate better, we saved a ton of money on groceries. Now that it’s just me, the garden has shrunk to 2 raised beds. But there’s been lots to share and well over a hundred jars of various canned goods put up. Even at 80, i still relish the joys of growing and preserving in spite of the work.
I love that your entire family works with you. Raising the kids to be knowledgeable in the garden now can save them so much in the future. Keep up the good work!
'Hugelkultur' is the German word for burying large logs under the ground, to create a raised garden bed. They won't gradually sink down as much as it does if you're just piling dirt up. I don't know how much effort it takes to drag all those logs out into the field and bury them, but hopefully they would last a long time and you wouldn't have to do it again. They also decay and provide humus, they hold water, and they provide beneficial fungal mycelia, in addition to raising things up to help with drainage.
Moot point by now, but may be valuable for others at some point... You could have cut the bottoms off the tomato plants that were wilting and rooted the tops in aerated water. They root quickly. The suggestion to root suckers mentioned by others is a good tip too. In regards to your cover crop, you lost all the nitrogen by drying it out above ground; it evaporated. You essentially have straw mulch now. Next year you may want to consider mowing it (may take 3 to 4 passes cross-ways) when green and then till it in immediately. For mulch, let your lawn grow longer, mow, let set for a day, and then use a pull-behind rake on the back of your lawn mower/tractor to gather it up. This way, your green cover serves as nitrogen and carbon immediately in the soil, and the grass clippings work as a mulch and later, as carbon for the soil biome. If you are into no-till, then obviously this may not interest you. However, feeding that biome with nitrogen and carbon more than makes up for disturbing the soil and will help to aerate it. I too had tremendous hurdles with soggy soil last year. Worst year ever. I empathize and feel your pain. As an additional note, parsnips love damp soil. Also, I now will only plant carrots in raised rows. I lost all of them to soggy bottoms. The raised rows will also help the carrots to grow longer and fatter. (Works with onions too.) Oh... one other tip; one can make strawberry jam easily without pectin if done correctly. If pectin becomes impossible to get, it is very important to learn that skill. (Remember the yeast shortage?) I hope the rest of the year goes better! It is wonderful that you bring your entire family into the garden with you.
@@zoomzoomyepyep7357 ...about as smart as deliberately devastating mycorrhizal networks, creating hardpan, and encouraging the germination of undesirable species in an area of vegetable production
We grew up helping my grandparents with their large garden. My cousins, my brother and I would go over and grandpa would let us each grab a baby carrot to "check on them". Then he would task us with weeding the garden. He made a game out of it. We would all get ice cream after but the kid who collected the most weeds got a choice of candy bars from grandpa's "secret stash". We would all help cut wood to heat our houses during the winter and help grandma and grandpa harvest everything from the garden, clean everything up and can all kinds of vegetables. Go picking gallon buckets of berries for Grandma to make Jam. High Bush cranberry jam was my favorite. Blueberry always went into pies. 😋
I was born in a family of farmers, (my dad was a pastor but he also raised his own chickens at home) in the Philippines, Mountain Province. I left home to West Africa when I was 12 but I always miss the days when I would go with my mom to the farms to plant veggies or harvest them with her. Thankfully, back home, we only have wet and dry season so we do not need to worry so much about cold frost or extreme heat in the summers. So glad to see your children helping around. It's something they would always look back on and a good extra education outside books for them. People are always so surprised about how I know my veggies and fruits and it's something I'd always keep my head high up for. Keep on. You got this.
so young 12 y.o already left for another country, hope you have an amazing day btw. I did remember tho, when we came back we would go to my grandparent's farm/ricefield
If this ever happens again, just take a cutting or pinch off a sucker from a healthy tomato plant and root it in water. No need to start from seed all over again! I love your videos! I learn so much from you! You're amazing!
Your tomato issues made me cry. I felt that so hard. I am only about 4 years into serious gardening, and every failure like this really hurts. I know that sucks, but thanks a million for sharing your story anyway. I actually learned a lot because you did. Much love from Texas :)
I am literally watching this because I am pissed that the tomato and pepper seedlings I worked so hard on all died. I know a lot of the country has been having heat waves bit it is just starting to get warm here, it has been cold and rainy and they just couldn't cope. When plants fail, you just have to poke more seeds in the ground and keep going.
I have a fairly large garden and it's a helluva lot of work for some beans, tomatoes, melons, and spinach. I can't even imagine 100% food self-sufficiency. The amount of work involved would be phenomenal; it would be truly back-breaking. To those who did it for almost all of human history without the use of fossil fuels to help out (ie, no cars or trucks, tillers, mowers, etc), I salute you. You have my admiration!
I love that you show the raw reality of being as self sufficient as you can be. Seeing failure along with success is the reality we all crave. I have never prayed so much over my garden and trees as I have this year. Best of luck I hope your tomatoes will be fruitful and multiple.
I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents, therefore I was taught somewhat in all the learning of my father; and having seen many afflictions in the course of my days, nevertheless, having been highly favored of the Lord in all my days; yea, having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God, therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days. Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians. And I know that the record which I make is true; and I make it with mine own hand; and I make it according to my knowledge". 1 Nephi 1-3 Hello friends, I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The verses above are the first three verses in The Book of Mormon. I know this probably isn't the most ideal place to talk about religion but I really do want you to know that God loves you. You may not love Him or care about Him at all, but He still will continue to love you. You are a beloved son or daughter of God. He knows you personally and He truly and deeply desires for your happiness. He loves everyone who has every lived on this earth, with a perfect equal love regardless of their race, gender, ethnicity, faith and values and beliefs. The Lord loves you more than you can think or comprehend. "He inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile" 2 Nephi. He is our loving, caring Heavenly Father. We are literally His children and creations. When we were in the womb, he knew about us" Jerimiah 4:5. He knitted us and we were created in His image. I testify to you that you and I are not a mistake. He knows the very moment when we stand and when we sit. He is familiar with all our ways and knows us personally who we are. The hairs on our very head are numbered. God loved us so much, He sent His Only Begotten Son for us, that we may be able to return and dwell in the presence of God again. The Lord has not forgotten about us even when it feels like He has. He will never forsake us. When we are happy, He and His angels rejoice alongside us. When we are sad, He heals us and lifts us up from our trials. He has always been there for us. He has always been our loving, compassionate Heavenly Father and God. Will we always be His children and people? I testify to you that God lives and that Jesus is the Christ. Both love you exceedingly and rejoice when you are happy. They both love you so much. They love you with a love unfeigned. They will never ever stop doing good unto you. I know that The Book of Mormon is true. "And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost". Moroni 10:4 I promise and testify to you, that if you will read The Book of Mormon, ponder on its message and ask God if it is not true, you will come to know of its truthfulness, whether its true or not true. Remember my friends that God loves you with all his heart, might mind, soul and strength. He wants you to be happy. He knows what you are going through and dealing with right now. He desires for you to return back to Him. Unfortunately, He has been misrepresented and seen as a cruel and angry God who anticipates for us to slip and writes down every mistake we make waiting to punish us by those who do not know or know Him fully. My friends, God has stored many opportunities and blessings for you. He is incredibly eager and desires with all His heart to bless you abundantly. He wants you to live with Him again. He only wants the best for you and your well being. He wants to experience everlasting joy and indescribable happiness in this life and in the life to come. He wants you to partake of His goodness and come and follow Him. The Lord does not care how early or late you decide to come unto Him. I testify to you that if you have strayed and wondered off the path that there is hope in Jesus Christ, The Savior of the world. The Lord accepts those who come unto Him whether your early, late or just in time who desire to change. The Lord will accept you wholeheartedly and forgive you if you are willing to change. The Lord will welcome you and will always be ready to embrace you with open arms. The Lord will lift us up in our trials and use us to bless the lives of those around us if we are willing to change. If you desire to learn more, you are always welcome to visit comeuntochrist.org. There you will learn more about The Church of Jesus Christ and our core beliefs and values. If you have taken the time to read The Book of Mormon and this comment, thank you. It takes a huge leap of faith and a lot of courage to muster enough faith to read in the Book of Mormon and to believe in something in a personage that you may never see in this lifetime. Although we may not be able to see God and Jesus Christ in this life, I testify to you that they are real. They do truly exist. I promise you that if you will pray to know of their existence, you will come to know whether they exist or have been made up. You are my friends. The Lord loves you and despite all our weaknesses and shortcomings, he still loves us and will forgive us if we will humble ourselves before Him and diligently seek correction and do whatever is needed to repent. Remember that The Lord is always available to talk to through prayer 24/7. No question sounds too silly for Him. James wrote, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him" James 1:5. If you must know whether or not something is true or evil and deceptive, you can always pray to God. He will help you know what the truth is and what is not the truth. He will never be too busy to talk to. He will give you strength you need to overcome and conquer your temptations and will give you the strength you need to endure through your trials and afflictions. Paul said that The Lord will not give you temptations that you cannot resist, but that in your temptations, He will provide a way for you to resist, overcome and conquer them. He will provide a way. He wants to bless you and reward you abundantly. The Lord knows you and will not forget you. You are loved. You are utterly amazing. You have incredible potential. You are not forgotten or ever will be forsaken. You are special. You are unique. You are one of a kind. You have been reserved for this time and The Lord needs you on His side. It simply would not be the same without you. Thank you for your time.
I thank you for showing just how much hard work goes into being food self-sufficient. It is no easy feat! I applaud all your efforts and very hard work as a family to live this way!!
As you are losing some of your tomatoes. Take the side shoots that you have to take out of the joints and pot them up with some rooting powder. They will set trusses lower down and they will extend your tomato season. This is a tip that I got from 'Green Side Up' in England. Hope this helps.
If you have a willow tree close by you can make willow water by breaking green willow stem up and place in water for 3-5 days to soak, then use the water to water your new transplants to garden with willow water to avoid transplant shock or to revive them if wilted. They the growth enzymes in willows work as a natural boost to help things grow. Your garden looks amazing thanks for sharing your skills.
I really like and appreciate very much of what you guys doing. I don't see kids growing up absolutely engaged in games and social media or but rather learning what life is. This video is great inspiration for the world. Thank you.
When it comes to canning fruit, there are four things to ensure a long shelf life. Sugar, acid, heat, and water. If you cut up the fruit and macerate in sugar for a few hours, the sugar will draw out much of the natural juices. I typically use about a cup of sugar per pound of fruit. At this point, add anywhere from a 1/4 to 1/3 cup of lemon juice, and you are ready to start cooking. Make sure to use a thermometer and bring the compote to between 200 and 210 deg F. Whatever you do, don't let the compote boil (you will need to adjust the temperature down if you live at a high elevation). The goal here is to slowly cook off as much water as possible before the sugar and natural pectin set. It takes about 90-120 mins depending on the amount of fruit you're canning, and you will need to stir constantly to prevent scalding. Eventually the compote will thicken to a jam consistency, and you are ready to can. With the exception of cherries and pineapple (although there are probably others I am unaware of), you don't need to add any pectin. Process the jars as usual, and you now have shelf stable jam that will last for years. I am not kidding when I say that. I have eaten many homemade jams at least four years old. Water is the enemy that shortens shelf life. Furthermore, cooking off the water is equivalent to making a reduction that concentrates the flavors, so while it takes some time, it is worth it. Alternatively, if you are canning something like blackberries where the seeds can ruin a jam, after macerating for a few hours, filter the pulp and seeds, and cook just the liquid until it is sufficiently reduced to use as a "cordial" which are always nice to have around.
This video has proven to me that I really need to start on a small scale haha I had a big, grand garden planned for this year but I'm thinking I'll just start with the absolute must haves and add more every year
Wow! I’m so sorry about your tomatoes! I’m in Florida & a few years ago I lost some of my tomato plants to septoria after a relentlessly wet start to our hurricane season. I must say that your resilience & resourcefulness despite it all is truly inspiring. Your family dynamic is beautiful, it’s great to see your children & husband all out there working with you! The world would be a better place if more families lived like y’all do! Love your channel & always looking forward to seeing new videos! God bless! ❤️🙏
Back when I was in school I purchased a booked by John Seymour called The Way Of Self Sufficiency. It fired my passion and I eventually got some acreage in rural Texas. I learned 1) food production is cheaper at scale. 2) It is an amazing amount of work and I always had to buy in something. 3) My part of Texas has two very short growing sessions divided by a hot plant killing summer and a cold freezing winter. 4) It's hard to grow anything without rain and there was very little of that. You can run up a huge water bill that negates any growing advantage. Don't get me wrong. It was great I raised some Jersey cows, did a lot of hand milking, raised calves on the Jerseys, raised hogs, kept a lot of chickens and got a lot of eggs. We had a garden that took a small tractor to cultivate. We made cheese and butter, cut our own fire wood and in short had a blast. We also raised and home schooled two kids in the best environment possible. Yep is was the best of times.
Only this month i knew about john seymour. I wish i knew about his book from childhood. But here i am 36 years old. Want to buy his book but it's become so pricey because i live in Indonesia.
Thank you for documenting this. I have a tiny garden and only a few raised beds. Last year tomatoes were my biggest headache. I love how your children help my daughter is only two and loves to help me in the garden. This is inspiring to watch as much hard work as I'm sure it is! Love from a momma in the Netherlands ❤
I'm really curious to find out how this turns out using the volunteer tomatoes. You are to be commended working after dark already to replace the ones you lost. Thank you for having the courage to share your failures, AND your innovation in the face of disaster! Well done!
Gardening certainly comes with immense highs and lows but you I bet your ingenuity pays off. I bet those volunteer tomatoes will do just fine! Love to see your children’s enthusiasm in the garden and in the kitchen!
Just discovered your channel today. You are such a hard-working farmer. I really appreciate the care you took in transplanting the volunteer tomatoes at night. You are teaching your kids such invaluable skills. I love how your son expertly vacuum-sealed the freeze-dried strawberries.
your a good example for others. please keep up the good work and remember this: your doing this- partly- to give your kids a great life and perpetuate this kid of life onto the next generation. This is one awesome way to help heal the earth.
In the times we are fixing to live in, I hope that tons of people see that growing some lettuce and herbs on a window seal is not going to get it. You show the amount of space and work required to make enough food for a year. Keep teaching them how to fish! I watched the young boy put the post driver on the post and I would lean the post over so you do not have to reach over your head to put it on the post. He was just a finger away from a headache.
What a shame about the tomatoes but it won’t happen next year. You did a great job finding volunteers and starting seeds again. Your children are such good workers. I’m pulling for you.
You have motivated me to try to grow more and preserve more from my garden this year! I love seeing how much you are growing and your methods of preserving and how you use your produce. Wishing you the most abundant harvest this year, despite the set-backs. We are all human, and we all have set-backs, but your bounce-back and persistance is so inspiring!
I can so relate to the issues with your tomatoes. 2 days ago I had to remove 100 of my tomatoeplants as they all caught some kind of blight due to the mold on the potatoes. I learned to never grow tomatoes close to the potatoes. It was heartbreaking as I had worked so hard with the plants and been looking forward to harvest delicious tomatoes in all shapes and sizes. Thank you so much for you sharing the failures even though it´s distressful. Your are not alone. You are an amazing family and you will do well in the times that lies ahead of us. God bless your family.
There are many ‘friends and foes’ in gardening. Have a look at an in-depth companion planting guide, it’s quite surprising how many plants hate each other😂!
So sorry about your tomatoes! Can you look at the tomatoes that are doing well and take some of the lower suckers off if you haven't already? You can root them and then have more tomato plants that way. I've been doing that with the suckers on my tomatoes to get more plants.
If you don’t want to take suckers from your own plants you can get a plant from a nursery and pull suckers from that one instead. Sorry about the plants, that is disheartening.
I live in Tennessee.... don't get discouraged about starting tomatoes in May... the absolute best garden we've ever had to date was very late... we didn't START(from seed) tomatoes until late May and planted them the first week of July! You're doing awesome!!! I wish I had your energy! Love learning new things from your channel and seeing your beautiful family help so much! 😊
Here I am. Tearing up over one of your videos, AGAIN. Next year will be a better year for tomatoes! A great way to learn is by making mistakes. You & your family are truly inspiring. ❤️
There’s always a big loss somewhere in my garden. I lost a few of my tomatoes this year to some kind of wilt and a lot of the first fruits to stink bugs. I have to remind myself that all that is still there… is there by the Grace of God. Keep it up gal! You’re doing great.
I feel you. Last year we grew an amazing bed of strawberries and made ice cream, Jame, froze a couple bags, etc. This year our crop was ravaged by weeds, anthracnose, and botrytis. I also pruned the grapevine wrong (I hate grapevine pruning tutorials. They're all either super technical wine people or backyard growers who basically just say 'cut it back' with basically no in between).
In the upper midwest we have volunteers come up late June that are just LOADED with tomatoes by the end of the season. I hope despite your setbacks, with the longer season you have further South that you can get the harvest you need!
You and your family are such an inspiration to our family! We love watching your channel and hopetyo follow I'm your footsteps in the next couple of years! Thanks for making these videos and showing the realities of self sufficiency :)
We had issues with our garden last year into this year. Turned out it was a drainage issue and garden was a mud pit... We didn't realize how much of the yard was sloped. So we are currently fixing the beds to go with the slope to drain instead of the mud pit.
Several areas that you did real good in putting your video together: showing us a lot of what you're doing while you're talking later: including some conversation from the shooting: Including family involvement: Vulnerability with your experiments and their outcome. Great job
Aw Becky! I’m so sorry about your tomatoes! I would have been devastated too. 😭 But thank you for being vulnerable and sharing so we can learn from your experiences! I’m about to start my first in ground garden so I will keep in mind I need to keep the rows raised!
Your resilience is inspiring! At the moment, I have a container garden.....this is my first year in growing anything. Here in Australia we have been hit with unbelievable winds, torrential rains....and to top it off, bloomin pests. Though discouraging as i am yet to harvest foods other than 2 tomatoes and an abundance of chillies.....I refuse to give up. Thank you for sharing.... you are a woman after my own heart.
This is so wholesome. What a blessing to your family. So many lessons & memories along the way. I know it’s a lot of work & there are heartbreaks here & there, but what a life. Thanks for sharing.
What!!! No Beehives? You gotta have beehives, they are the best entertainment in the garden, I discovered the hobby about 6 years ago, and i say its the best hobby i have ever had! Plus all that pollination for your garden and the honey bonus! Greets from Australia!
Hey seasonal family! I love watching your videos. They bring a lot of inspiration and ideas. My kinda short term to medium term goal for my family is for us to get a house with some property and start our own journey to self sufficiency. The way you incorporate your kids into helping and developing their sense of care and responsibility for your property, garden, animals and way of life is incredible!
I succession plant my paste tomatoes so that I have a staggered harvest, which for me, is so much easier to manage with so much to do. I have just started my second succession and I am in zone 6b. I commend you for raising turkeys. Hardest birds we have ever tried to raise. You do have a beautiful garden, but of so much good food. It's wonderful to see families planting and working together to sustain themselves.
We just have a little homestead going a few goats for milk, breeding some low maintenance pigs, chickens, moderate garden and I’ve had to just let some things go this season because our 4th will be born here at the end of July. I was afraid that this video would be negative but it was pleasant to see just a very real look at the work it takes to grow your food. It’s beautiful, delicious, and so rewarding but dang, it is so much work. Especially with the amount you guys are taking on.
Thank you for watching!! Indeed a lot of work, and we are often shifting things around to make sure we maintain some sort of balance.. Best wishes with to a healthy baby to you soon!!
Great video. I use white willow bark on all my transplanted plants. It prevents shock and it really works . I use the powder .But collecting willow twigs, snapping them and leave in a bucket of water for few hours also works great.Asprin for plants.
I'm so glad I found your channel! Your videos are so inspiring. I want to start gardening/preserving and I learn so much from you. Thanks for your honesty, not only showing your struggles with the garden, but also for telling us about your anxiety issues. I really appreciate you letting us peek inside your life! (And super cool that you guys met at BYUI btw). ❤️🌱🍅
Thank you for sharing the loss of your crops and the solution to the problem. It is the most helpful thing to people that don't have experience. I really appreciate it.
This might not sound like a compliment but IT. IS! I was watching this thinking, “Go Mama! You are working so hard!” And it reminded me of Anne of Green Gables the movie with Megan Follows when Mrs. Bluet says Anne looks wiry and the wiry ones can work the hardest. You are so tough! What you guys are doing as a family is amazing.
Your kids really give a hand , wish I had someone else. These diseases that keeps effecting fruit trees are getting out of hand, crops & fruit tress ,citrus trees are dying out. So far I'm doin good in FL, 1st year started & hoping next year will be be great
I am planting my own little plot of plants right now for the first time, and oh boy it's really difficult. But this great challenge is really educational, I think it's an example of how hard work + the right mindset = some of the most beautiful things in life. Great job! I admire the farmer's life.
Such a great video - I made a mistake and have lost all of my cucumbers this year so I’ve sown some more. I hope that we both manage to get some sort of crop from our new seeds this year. Thanks for the relatable footage!
I’m so sorry about your tomatoes! I hope it all works out. I swear I learn a new lesson every season (or month!) I hope you’ll still get a good harvest. I’m going to try making that lemon strawberry jam this year!
Be sure to plant your clipped suckers from the tomato plants into the spots where plants died... it will make up for the lost plants on a delayed harvest.
For your cover crop crimping tool: Get an old push mower handle and a flat-sided barrel. Cut the barrel short enough to fit in between the handle sides. Cut a hole in the very center of the bottom of the barrel. Put a PVC pipe through the hole & seal it in place, standing straight up in the center of the barrel. Then fill the barrel with concrete. When it cures, use the pvc pipe to feed an axle through and attach to the concrete roller to the mower handle. Then just 'mow' the cover crops down.
heartbreaking about the drown tomatoes. I had a tomato disaster this year too. The day after I planted mine, our landlord who is a farmer decided it was time to spray his field right next to our yard (literally 20 foot away) with herbicide. The wind was blowing from the south, which is where the field was. If I had some warning (iv asked him to text or call me before when he is going to but he never does) I could have covered them which would have helped some.. but nope, it just went all over my tomatoes. Had to throw out three of the 15 and massively trim back five more because of how badly they curled up. It also destroyed all the new tips on my dappled willow bush. :(
Can't you call the EPA. Isn't he supposed to have some control over that and also it seems like that herbicide might be more dangerous for your health than throwing out 3 tomatoe plants. Give him a Joel Salatin book for xmas, lol. Sounds like he's part of the problem.
I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents, therefore I was taught somewhat in all the learning of my father; and having seen many afflictions in the course of my days, nevertheless, having been highly favored of the Lord in all my days; yea, having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God, therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days. Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians. And I know that the record which I make is true; and I make it with mine own hand; and I make it according to my knowledge". 1 Nephi 1-3 Hello friends, I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The verses above are the first three verses in The Book of Mormon. I know this probably isn't the most ideal place to talk about religion but I really do want you to know that God loves you. You may not love Him or care about Him at all, but He still will continue to love you. You are a beloved son or daughter of God. He knows you personally and He truly and deeply desires for your happiness. He loves everyone who has every lived on this earth, with a perfect equal love regardless of their race, gender, ethnicity, faith and values and beliefs. The Lord loves you more than you can think or comprehend. "He inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile" 2 Nephi. He is our loving, caring Heavenly Father. We are literally His children and creations. When we were in the womb, he knew about us" Jerimiah 4:5. He knitted us and we were created in His image. I testify to you that you and I are not a mistake. He knows the very moment when we stand and when we sit. He is familiar with all our ways and knows us personally who we are. The hairs on our very head are numbered. God loved us so much, He sent His Only Begotten Son for us, that we may be able to return and dwell in the presence of God again. The Lord has not forgotten about us even when it feels like He has. He will never forsake us. When we are happy, He and His angels rejoice alongside us. When we are sad, He heals us and lifts us up from our trials. He has always been there for us. He has always been our loving, compassionate Heavenly Father and God. Will we always be His children and people? I testify to you that God lives and that Jesus is the Christ. Both love you exceedingly and rejoice when you are happy. They both love you so much. They love you with a love unfeigned. They will never ever stop doing good unto you. I know that The Book of Mormon is true. "And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost". Moroni 10:4 I promise and testify to you, that if you will read The Book of Mormon, ponder on its message and ask God if it is not true, you will come to know of its truthfulness, whether its true or not true. Remember my friends that God loves you with all his heart, might mind, soul and strength. He wants you to be happy. He knows what you are going through and dealing with right now. He desires for you to return back to Him. Unfortunately, He has been misrepresented and seen as a cruel and angry God who anticipates for us to slip and writes down every mistake we make waiting to punish us by those who do not know or know Him fully. My friends, God has stored many opportunities and blessings for you. He is incredibly eager and desires with all His heart to bless you abundantly. He wants you to live with Him again. He only wants the best for you and your well being. He wants to experience everlasting joy and indescribable happiness in this life and in the life to come. He wants you to partake of His goodness and come and follow Him. The Lord does not care how early or late you decide to come unto Him. I testify to you that if you have strayed and wondered off the path that there is hope in Jesus Christ, The Savior of the world. The Lord accepts those who come unto Him whether your early, late or just in time who desire to change. The Lord will accept you wholeheartedly and forgive you if you are willing to change. The Lord will welcome you and will always be ready to embrace you with open arms. The Lord will lift us up in our trials and use us to bless the lives of those around us if we are willing to change. If you desire to learn more, you are always welcome to visit comeuntochrist.org. There you will learn more about The Church of Jesus Christ and our core beliefs and values. If you have taken the time to read The Book of Mormon and this comment, thank you. It takes a huge leap of faith and a lot of courage to muster enough faith to read in the Book of Mormon and to believe in something in a personage that you may never see in this lifetime. Although we may not be able to see God and Jesus Christ in this life, I testify to you that they are real. They do truly exist. I promise you that if you will pray to know of their existence, you will come to know whether they exist or have been made up. You are my friends. The Lord loves you and despite all our weaknesses and shortcomings, he still loves us and will forgive us if we will humble ourselves before Him and diligently seek correction and do whatever is needed to repent. Remember that The Lord is always available to talk to through prayer 24/7. No question sounds too silly for Him. James wrote, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him" James 1:5. If you must know whether or not something is true or evil and deceptive, you can always pray to God. He will help you know what the truth is and what is not the truth. He will never be too busy to talk to. He will give you strength you need to overcome and conquer your temptations and will give you the strength you need to endure through your trials and afflictions. Paul said that The Lord will not give you temptations that you cannot resist, but that in your temptations, He will provide a way for you to resist, overcome and conquer them. He will provide a way. He wants to bless you and reward you abundantly. The Lord knows you and will not forget you. You are loved. You are utterly amazing. You have incredible potential. You are not forgotten or ever will be forsaken. You are special. You are unique. You are one of a kind. You have been reserved for this time and The Lord needs you on His side. It simply would not be the same without you. Thank you for your time.
I live in the south with hard clay. I ran into the same problem. Permaculture and current market garden thinking is a little unrealistic when it comes to this. You can’t just layer organic material/compost on top of hard clay and expect to build soil. Whatever you put on top of the surface will wash away over time and you’ll find yourself constantly bringing in compost to make up for it. You can cover crop and broad fork as much as you want but you won’t break up the hardpan clay and nothing will be able penetrate deeply into the soil. I would wait until your garden is done for the year and take a commercial sub soiler (that goes as deep as you can find) to your whole garden. It would be a one time till and it would forever change your garden. You could then follow no-till principles and truly build soil.
See JADAM ORGANIC FARMING, from Korea. They saturate the soil with microbes they grow on potatoe water and salt. The micro-herd deals with the clay etc. Also, see STRUCTURED WATER Dale Greenfield. It's an energized water that helps all things growing and in the soil.
I live in Texas and have rocky clay. I can assure you it does work. I mow grass and leaves up and collect it, i take hard rocky clay ground,put cardboard down, wet it and then put 1ft or thicker grass/leaf clippings on it(3ft wide 20ft long),i make holes down to the cardboard and drop tomato plants in,add a little compost around each plant. not only do i water hardly at all in 100f temps when the tomatos are established,i find the worms and stuff come up and completely till that ground 6 to 8" down by the next year. the grass and stuff breaks down as the year goes and feeds the plants. It becomes soft compost under there and i can dig down by hand. I've been doing this 10 years and never tilled ground here. I had so many tomatos last year i couldnt eat anymore,and my friends were avoiding me when they saw me coming with a box of tomatos.it just takes a year. Sub soiling land is another great thing to do.
I think you just have to try different methods to figure out what works in your area. Not all clay is the same and not all soil either. But I think not everyone can afford to spend a year or two figuring it out. And sometimes, once you invest a lot into one method and don't seem to get any reward it feels like you failed and it jut doesn't work. It can be difficult to try again the next year! I have a lot of respect for everyone who tries farming, no matter the method.
@@rachelclark6393 Make no mistake ,i got good results the first year,it's just that the ground gets better each year. no need to wait a year for anything this method works right off the start.
I love transplanting random tomatoes that volunteer -- it's always an adventure! (obviously I'm not trying to get a particular variety for canning purposes but they'll be useful regardless)
You can try to root suckers from your tomatoes! The plants are a bit less productive this way but they’ll be faster than starting from seed. And with your long growing season, who knows! xxx
3:43 ...wow ...You look like a Super Model...not a Garden Girl..LOL Its cool, that your showing the Tedious Details to large garden setups....not just the start and finished works , only. thank you for posting a TIMESTAMP on your Video....great for targeting in , on the parts that are of great interest...
My mother has Road Island Red chickens and they are extremely hearty. She also got some Bantams which don't give a lot of meat, but they give so many eggs kind of like quail eggs.
You should try growing some mushrooms. Their are many easy to grow species like many Oyster and Lion's Mane mushrooms. Many mushrooms are also great for your health Edit: Lion's Mane are great for boosts cognitive function and memory. Oysters are antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antitumor and immunomodulatory as two examples
All I can do is admire what you're doing. It's so interesting, all the steps. I've never had gardening experience and I'm too old to start now. May I say I envy you.
failures are part of life's lessons, especially in the garden. I welcome them so I know what to do differently as to not repeat. Everything looks beautiful! What is your spacing on your celery?
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I'm a retired organic farmer. It might be helpful for you to seed your walkways to white clover. When mowing it just let the clippings go Up on the beds. This will help keep the raised beds raised, adds organic matter to the beds, when it's in bloom it is charming. It helps make sure the bees have lots to eat. Last it is a deep rooted plant which should help the drainage.
Also helps with nitrogen! Wish more people knew this. Clover looks so much better than grass as well.
What about seeds? It's a really annoying weed for me so seeds near the garden would be a disaster
@@t.n.1116 If you end up with clover overtaking your plot, till it at night and plant your new crops in the morning. Seeds get activated with motion and heat more than light, so do your soil disturbances after dark. This also applies to any weeding you might want to do. If you don't want to use clover for the walk ways you can also do heavy mulch with hardwood chips, and plant sweet potatoes when they're in season in your walk ways. The vines will grow all over the place, won't die from being walked on, and you now have a bonus crop to harvest from a space you weren't otherwise using.
@@t.n.1116 your garden is trying to tell you your soil is nitrogen poor. Clover wouldn't do well in nitrogen rich soils.
It's amazing what a person can learn from these comments. I never even knew what advantages white clover brought to a garden. There's so much wisdom and good advice here. It's truly priceless. Thanks all!
Self sustainability is very important but is a colossal amount of work. There's a reason that people have formed societies. It buffers against the overwhelming amount of work you have to do to provide for your family. When you have 100 people (for example), each specializing in something to the extent that they can provide for others as well as themselves, it makes life far better. My hats off to you and your family for the bonds you are creating and sharing. These are lessons that last for generations in a family.
We form societies but lots of times it’s still of mostly independent families who trade a small amount... what these people are trying to do isn’t that “out there.” You’re just so used to doing nothing like this at all.
These people are still very much part of society, in other words.
Like did u honestly not see all the tools and stuff they bought at the store to do this with... it has been way more common for families to grow their own food throughout history than not...
@@feederdiaries4862 Haha... you make a claim knowing nothing of my history at all. That's very bold and very ignorant of you. It's precisely because I have been exactly where they are that I appreciate the incredible amount of work it takes to become self-sustaining. I was born into small farm life and I didn't taste fast food until I was 11 years old. My parents own a 45 acre ranch and have successfully grown food and crops for their children and grandchildren for well over a decade. We've spent weeks during harvest season, cooking, canning, and processing food for storage. Labor is a commodity IN a society and families come to assist us and in return are given food for their own freezers. Perhaps you should think before you post, and save yourself embarrassment. I know precisely how much work is required to do this and that's why I praised them for the hard work they do.
@@MrMagyar5 then you should know your family was still part of a community like these people are, I wasn't saying they were not doing hard work... literally at all... you pulled that out of thin air
Growing up on a farm I’ve seen so many people get discouraged by stuff like this. The struggles and the “hard work”. As a kid I hated it, as a teen, I grew an appreciation for it, now as an adult I strive to return to the this life and raise my kids the way I was raised.
To all of you out there. Never be afraid of “hard work” its the main ingredient to your best life.
You just described me and my life 😅👌 and i couldn say that better myself 🙌🫶
It's also the main ingredient of a long life.
Story of my life!!! Except I hated it as a kid and teen. And now I love it
I've told my step son that anything worth having is on the other side of hard work.
True - saw a yt video from Huberman where the neuroscientist says we are depressed because we are bored so we need to learn to do hard things in life. And yes self sufficiency is hard
I work 12 hour night shift 5 nights a week. It feels like I'm missing my two sons growing up. I feel stuck and I'm not happy in general because time goes by so fast. I guess what I'm trying to say is I know what you're doing is very hard work but nothing will ever make up for your time spent with your family. Stay in high spirits and enjoy your time with your boys 🌅
You speak like a man with wisdom.
Time to think about a career. Time cannot turned back but surely you can decide to take action towards a better tomorrow and they will appreciate you for that. Takes time but like they say, what looks like instant success to the eyes of many; took many years. You will be alright.
There are few things that are more indelibly printed on the mind, than a worthy experience with a parent. Seems like a truly life affirming upbringing to your brood.
It feels like that because you are missing it. Sorry, apparently truth is a dick.
have less to work less... MUCH more happiness!
As a retired market gardener, this was lovely to watch. Look after your knees, hun. You would not believe now inconvenient arthritis is in middle age.
I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents, therefore I was taught somewhat in all the learning of my father; and having seen many afflictions in the course of my days, nevertheless, having been highly favored of the Lord in all my days; yea, having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God, therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days. Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians.
And I know that the record which I make is true; and I make it with mine own hand; and I make it according to my knowledge". 1 Nephi 1-3
Hello friends, I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The verses above are the first three verses in The Book of Mormon. I know this probably isn't the most ideal place to talk about religion but I really do want you to know that God loves you. You may not love Him or care about Him at all, but He still will continue to love you. You are a beloved son or daughter of God. He knows you personally and He truly and deeply desires for your happiness. He loves everyone who has every lived on this earth, with a perfect equal love regardless of their race, gender, ethnicity, faith and values and beliefs. The Lord loves you more than you can think or comprehend. "He inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile" 2 Nephi. He is our loving, caring Heavenly Father. We are literally His children and creations. When we were in the womb, he knew about us" Jerimiah 4:5. He knitted us and we were created in His image.
I testify to you that you and I are not a mistake. He knows the very moment when we stand and when we sit. He is familiar with all our ways and knows us personally who we are. The hairs on our very head are numbered. God loved us so much, He sent His Only Begotten Son for us, that we may be able to return and dwell in the presence of God again. The Lord has not forgotten about us even when it feels like He has. He will never forsake us. When we are happy, He and His angels rejoice alongside us. When we are sad, He heals us and lifts us up from our trials. He has always been there for us. He has always been our loving, compassionate Heavenly Father and God. Will we always be His children and people?
I testify to you that God lives and that Jesus is the Christ. Both love you exceedingly and rejoice when you are happy. They both love you so much. They love you with a love unfeigned. They will never ever stop doing good unto you. I know that The Book of Mormon is true. "And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost". Moroni 10:4 I promise and testify to you, that if you will read The Book of Mormon, ponder on its message and ask God if it is not true, you will come to know of its truthfulness, whether its true or not true.
Remember my friends that God loves you with all his heart, might mind, soul and strength. He wants you to be happy. He knows what you are going through and dealing with right now. He desires for you to return back to Him. Unfortunately, He has been misrepresented and seen as a cruel and angry God who anticipates for us to slip and writes down every mistake we make waiting to punish us by those who do not know or know Him fully.
My friends, God has stored many opportunities and blessings for you. He is incredibly eager and desires with all His heart to bless you abundantly. He wants you to live with Him again. He only wants the best for you and your well being. He wants to experience everlasting joy and indescribable happiness in this life and in the life to come. He wants you to partake of His goodness and come and follow Him. The Lord does not care how early or late you decide to come unto Him. I testify to you that if you have strayed and wondered off the path that there is hope in Jesus Christ, The Savior of the world. The Lord accepts those who come unto Him whether your early, late or just in time who desire to change. The Lord will accept you wholeheartedly and forgive you if you are willing to change. The Lord will welcome you and will always be ready to embrace you with open arms. The Lord will lift us up in our trials and use us to bless the lives of those around us if we are willing to change.
If you desire to learn more, you are always welcome to visit comeuntochrist.org. There you will learn more about The Church of Jesus Christ and our core beliefs and values. If you have taken the time to read The Book of Mormon and this comment, thank you. It takes a huge leap of faith and a lot of courage to muster enough faith to read in the Book of Mormon and to believe in something in a personage that you may never see in this lifetime. Although we may not be able to see God and Jesus Christ in this life, I testify to you that they are real. They do truly exist. I promise you that if you will pray to know of their existence, you will come to know whether they exist or have been made up.
You are my friends. The Lord loves you and despite all our weaknesses and shortcomings, he still loves us and will forgive us if we will humble ourselves before Him and diligently seek correction and do whatever is needed to repent.
Remember that The Lord is always available to talk to through prayer 24/7. No question sounds too silly for Him. James wrote, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him" James 1:5. If you must know whether or not something is true or evil and deceptive, you can always pray to God. He will help you know what the truth is and what is not the truth. He will never be too busy to talk to. He will give you strength you need to overcome and conquer your temptations and will give you the strength you need to endure through your trials and afflictions. Paul said that The Lord will not give you temptations that you cannot resist, but that in your temptations, He will provide a way for you to resist, overcome and conquer them. He will provide a way. He wants to bless you and reward you abundantly. The Lord knows you and will not forget you. You are loved. You are utterly amazing. You have incredible potential. You are not forgotten or ever will be forsaken. You are special. You are unique. You are one of a kind. You have been reserved for this time and The Lord needs you on His side.
It simply would not be the same without you.
Thank you for your time.
Practice an Asian Squat it will relive back and knee... Don't sit on a chair too long
Knee pads are great for garden.
@@jlongmasbartholomew I have a few questions actually.
(Please don't be offended as I don't judge you personally. Merely I have a high skepticim of the actions of the church and a curiosity to hear your personal opinions)
But don't mormons cast out non-believers or those that question the faith?
Don't you shun and abandon your families? Children? Those god have taught you to love and respect as is only right and natural on the words of the church?
Isn't the church merely the interpretation of god's will by men? And men aren't infallible. Men are highly corruptible actually.
How do you as a believer, reconcile your personal faith. Which I find no fault in. With the collective community of the faith. That seemingly relies on manipulation, judgement, fear tactics and control of the individual.
By the tenants of your own faith. Isn't the organisation of religion. The corporatisation of faith in God. Into an institute. Into a company or a church but as an economic tool.
An abomination. A usurpation of the divine by the fallible. Because the leaders of the church say so? They are leaders in your community.
So how does a faith that one of its core tenants is to love God first. And put no others before him. Reconcile putting the church and it's teachings above god and his?
Because the two are clearly not one and the same. Infact on many points the church seems to go directly against the will of God.
Again, I hope you don't find my words combative. Or judgemental.
It is purely logical deductions. Honestly if you can answer me. And in ways that make sense to me.
You're in with a real chance of converting me. Hell. I'm willing to listen and learn. To expand my mind and take anything you say on board.
But I will not accept logical fallacies. I will not accept "because God says so" as logic. Because neither you nor I. Should be as so arrogant to believe we can interpret the will of the will of God. We are just people.
So speak to me like a person. And I'll listen.
Is there a book or resource you recommend for someone just starting this journey of food self sufficiency?
I remember my grandparents, NO electric, outhouse, black wood stove, guns stacked in corner, horse's. If something didn't grow they did without. Grandma sold eggs, canned everything. Grandpa worried about the weather. That and much more was over 60 years ago, Good luck 🤗
Same here, pumped the well for water that they caught off the roof. Granny hung silver coins in the well in a mesh bag to "sanitize" the water. I remember many a summer helping garden and can, picking blackberries and apples, peaches and pears. Now I am thankful for the education it was all just an adventure for me back then 30 years ago.
I would guess your grandparents were generally happier and more content with life as well.
There was always love and lots of laughter. Mistakes were viewed as being experience for the next time. They were kind genuine and generously people who helped their neighbors ♥️ in time of need. We should all be so blessed.
@@tailgatecarpenter26 I still can a lot of things! I enjoy the process very much and am teaching the next generation how.
@@tailgatecarpenter26 still can be if these stupid people would stop moving into farm areas then complaining about it. Like oh the smell oh the noise oh there grass isn't cut like fool thats a field it isn't meant to be cut every week. But that's why I don't like people moving near me. They just ruin everything.
Your best crop is good natured, loving children. Such a blessing to see your family.
Wow! Love this, and you are so right!
My mom had the same problem years ago with our tomato plot. That’s when she started doing a sort of ‘lasagna gardening’ technique for the tomato plot. At the end of every tomato season we’d add multiple layers of dried leaves, greens (young weeds pulled from other areas), wood ash, veggie scraps and some reg compost. The layers added a lot of nutrients to the soil while also building up the soil level. She basically turned the whole plot into one giant working compost patch.
Love this! It's what I plan on doing in my garden too.
I just started this and so far good! I noticed the First zucchini is growing today :)) I have five little green cherry tomatoes. I cannot tell you how much I love this new passion.
@@marianne3024 Well done! It is such a therapeutic hobby.
Watch out, if tomato plants get too much nutrients they start to grow more leaves and less tomatoes. Balance is a key.
I do the same. No growth gets removed besides the harvest, if a leaf falls off, it gets tilled in, once everything is dead, it gets hand mulched and tilled in. My soil is enriched with aged goat droppings (who am i kidding, my soil comes from the goat pen, it is basically 100% goat poo). And i also bury logs beneath everything, Hügelkultur basically.
This brings back such memories! Years ago, i had what i called my small urban backyard farm. Between fresh produce and canning and preserving, we not only ate better, we saved a ton of money on groceries. Now that it’s just me, the garden has shrunk to 2 raised beds. But there’s been lots to share and well over a hundred jars of various canned goods put up. Even at 80, i still relish the joys of growing and preserving in spite of the work.
😢Your amazing keep on growing that is amazing and it brought a tear to my eyes.
I started to cry at the sight of you planting your tomatoes in the dark. Your persistence, dedication and drive are inspiring ♥️ way to go
Isn't there some old wives' tale about planting or not planting in the dark?
Planting in the dark is a good way to get burned out. I encourage you to take advantage of night for downtime with your family.
Gardening in the dark is the way to go during the hot summer days.
Sleep off the hottest part of the day in the shade, down by the creek.
EXACTLY...dang , you also got me al, touchy Feely....You are awesome
I love that your entire family works with you. Raising the kids to be knowledgeable in the garden now can save them so much in the future. Keep up the good work!
What cover crop did you use?
It’s more expensive to garden than it is to but groceries these days!
@@recreant359 the point isn’t always price. The point is to be self sufficient and lessen the dependency on others.
@@recreant359 you forgot to add medical bills for cancer.
@@jkgkjgkijk only in america is there medical bills
'Hugelkultur' is the German word for burying large logs under the ground, to create a raised garden bed. They won't gradually sink down as much as it does if you're just piling dirt up. I don't know how much effort it takes to drag all those logs out into the field and bury them, but hopefully they would last a long time and you wouldn't have to do it again. They also decay and provide humus, they hold water, and they provide beneficial fungal mycelia, in addition to raising things up to help with drainage.
That'll be my plan for at least part of my garden in the coming years
Thank you for sharing. I just knew this method
oh shit so that’s why you do it. I thought the reason was the (wrong) theory that the logs will decompose and feed the plants
@@roop-a-loop That too, I guess!
@@eagledove9 but they take like decades to decompose, so that can’t be it
Moot point by now, but may be valuable for others at some point... You could have cut the bottoms off the tomato plants that were wilting and rooted the tops in aerated water. They root quickly. The suggestion to root suckers mentioned by others is a good tip too. In regards to your cover crop, you lost all the nitrogen by drying it out above ground; it evaporated. You essentially have straw mulch now. Next year you may want to consider mowing it (may take 3 to 4 passes cross-ways) when green and then till it in immediately. For mulch, let your lawn grow longer, mow, let set for a day, and then use a pull-behind rake on the back of your lawn mower/tractor to gather it up. This way, your green cover serves as nitrogen and carbon immediately in the soil, and the grass clippings work as a mulch and later, as carbon for the soil biome. If you are into no-till, then obviously this may not interest you. However, feeding that biome with nitrogen and carbon more than makes up for disturbing the soil and will help to aerate it. I too had tremendous hurdles with soggy soil last year. Worst year ever. I empathize and feel your pain. As an additional note, parsnips love damp soil. Also, I now will only plant carrots in raised rows. I lost all of them to soggy bottoms. The raised rows will also help the carrots to grow longer and fatter. (Works with onions too.) Oh... one other tip; one can make strawberry jam easily without pectin if done correctly. If pectin becomes impossible to get, it is very important to learn that skill. (Remember the yeast shortage?) I hope the rest of the year goes better! It is wonderful that you bring your entire family into the garden with you.
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@@EdensRemorse elaborate?
@@EdensRemorse That was an amazingly structed argument. Such a smart individual you are.
@@zoomzoomyepyep7357 ...about as smart as deliberately devastating mycorrhizal networks, creating hardpan, and encouraging the germination of undesirable species in an area of vegetable production
Agree, they should till those cover crops in while still green.
We grew up helping my grandparents with their large garden.
My cousins, my brother and I would go over and grandpa would let us each grab a baby carrot to "check on them".
Then he would task us with weeding the garden. He made a game out of it.
We would all get ice cream after but the kid who collected the most weeds got a choice of candy bars from grandpa's "secret stash". We would all help cut wood to heat our houses during the winter and help grandma and grandpa harvest everything from the garden, clean everything up and can all kinds of vegetables.
Go picking gallon buckets of berries for Grandma to make Jam.
High Bush cranberry jam was my favorite.
Blueberry always went into pies. 😋
I was born in a family of farmers, (my dad was a pastor but he also raised his own chickens at home) in the Philippines, Mountain Province. I left home to West Africa when I was 12 but I always miss the days when I would go with my mom to the farms to plant veggies or harvest them with her. Thankfully, back home, we only have wet and dry season so we do not need to worry so much about cold frost or extreme heat in the summers. So glad to see your children helping around. It's something they would always look back on and a good extra education outside books for them. People are always so surprised about how I know my veggies and fruits and it's something I'd always keep my head high up for. Keep on. You got this.
so young 12 y.o already left for another country, hope you have an amazing day btw. I did remember tho, when we came back we would go to my grandparent's farm/ricefield
I'm so glad you show your struggles and well as your accomplishments. It's helpful to see the realness of homesteading. Thanks for sharing!
If this ever happens again, just take a cutting or pinch off a sucker from a healthy tomato plant and root it in water. No need to start from seed all over again! I love your videos! I learn so much from you! You're amazing!
Great idea 💡 I need to remember to do this
Your tomato issues made me cry. I felt that so hard. I am only about 4 years into serious gardening, and every failure like this really hurts. I know that sucks, but thanks a million for sharing your story anyway. I actually learned a lot because you did. Much love from Texas :)
Hello Kristin 👋 how are you doing today
Have you ever watched Back To Eden? It made us switch to wood mulch gardening.
I am literally watching this because I am pissed that the tomato and pepper seedlings I worked so hard on all died. I know a lot of the country has been having heat waves bit it is just starting to get warm here, it has been cold and rainy and they just couldn't cope. When plants fail, you just have to poke more seeds in the ground and keep going.
It would never happened if she was growing in containers. Also, she said it was raining 6 days straight be she didn't check during that period? hmm
I have a fairly large garden and it's a helluva lot of work for some beans, tomatoes, melons, and spinach. I can't even imagine 100% food self-sufficiency. The amount of work involved would be phenomenal; it would be truly back-breaking. To those who did it for almost all of human history without the use of fossil fuels to help out (ie, no cars or trucks, tillers, mowers, etc), I salute you. You have my admiration!
So proud of you and your family, this is my dream, to be self sustainable, stay strong.
I love that you show the raw reality of being as self sufficient as you can be. Seeing failure along with success is the reality we all crave. I have never prayed so much over my garden and trees as I have this year. Best of luck I hope your tomatoes will be fruitful and multiple.
I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents, therefore I was taught somewhat in all the learning of my father; and having seen many afflictions in the course of my days, nevertheless, having been highly favored of the Lord in all my days; yea, having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God, therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days. Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians.
And I know that the record which I make is true; and I make it with mine own hand; and I make it according to my knowledge". 1 Nephi 1-3
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I testify to you that you and I are not a mistake. He knows the very moment when we stand and when we sit. He is familiar with all our ways and knows us personally who we are. The hairs on our very head are numbered. God loved us so much, He sent His Only Begotten Son for us, that we may be able to return and dwell in the presence of God again. The Lord has not forgotten about us even when it feels like He has. He will never forsake us. When we are happy, He and His angels rejoice alongside us. When we are sad, He heals us and lifts us up from our trials. He has always been there for us. He has always been our loving, compassionate Heavenly Father and God. Will we always be His children and people?
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Remember that The Lord is always available to talk to through prayer 24/7. No question sounds too silly for Him. James wrote, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him" James 1:5. If you must know whether or not something is true or evil and deceptive, you can always pray to God. He will help you know what the truth is and what is not the truth. He will never be too busy to talk to. He will give you strength you need to overcome and conquer your temptations and will give you the strength you need to endure through your trials and afflictions. Paul said that The Lord will not give you temptations that you cannot resist, but that in your temptations, He will provide a way for you to resist, overcome and conquer them. He will provide a way. He wants to bless you and reward you abundantly. The Lord knows you and will not forget you. You are loved. You are utterly amazing. You have incredible potential. You are not forgotten or ever will be forsaken. You are special. You are unique. You are one of a kind. You have been reserved for this time and The Lord needs you on His side.
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Thank you for your time.
I thank you for showing just how much hard work goes into being food self-sufficient. It is no easy feat! I applaud all your efforts and very hard work as a family to live this way!!
As you are losing some of your tomatoes. Take the side shoots that you have to take out of the joints and pot them up with some rooting powder. They will set trusses lower down and they will extend your tomato season. This is a tip that I got from 'Green Side Up' in England. Hope this helps.
There is no need for rooting powder for tomatoes! ☝️ Put in glas of water & You'll see roots after few days!! Blessings 🙏🌟💫
@@helengren9349
If you have good moist soil you can just push the tomato stem into the ground.
If you have a willow tree close by you can make willow water by breaking green willow stem up and place in water for 3-5 days to soak, then use the water to water your new transplants to garden with willow water to avoid transplant shock or to revive them if wilted. They the growth enzymes in willows work as a natural boost to help things grow.
Your garden looks amazing thanks for sharing your skills.
I really like and appreciate very much of what you guys doing. I don't see kids growing up absolutely engaged in games and social media or but rather learning what life is.
This video is great inspiration for the world. Thank you.
When it comes to canning fruit, there are four things to ensure a long shelf life. Sugar, acid, heat, and water. If you cut up the fruit and macerate in sugar for a few hours, the sugar will draw out much of the natural juices. I typically use about a cup of sugar per pound of fruit. At this point, add anywhere from a 1/4 to 1/3 cup of lemon juice, and you are ready to start cooking. Make sure to use a thermometer and bring the compote to between 200 and 210 deg F. Whatever you do, don't let the compote boil (you will need to adjust the temperature down if you live at a high elevation). The goal here is to slowly cook off as much water as possible before the sugar and natural pectin set. It takes about 90-120 mins depending on the amount of fruit you're canning, and you will need to stir constantly to prevent scalding. Eventually the compote will thicken to a jam consistency, and you are ready to can. With the exception of cherries and pineapple (although there are probably others I am unaware of), you don't need to add any pectin. Process the jars as usual, and you now have shelf stable jam that will last for years. I am not kidding when I say that. I have eaten many homemade jams at least four years old. Water is the enemy that shortens shelf life. Furthermore, cooking off the water is equivalent to making a reduction that concentrates the flavors, so while it takes some time, it is worth it. Alternatively, if you are canning something like blackberries where the seeds can ruin a jam, after macerating for a few hours, filter the pulp and seeds, and cook just the liquid until it is sufficiently reduced to use as a "cordial" which are always nice to have around.
Cherries canned in apple juice are a real treat
Wow that is such an awesome share of knowledge
Thank you, wrote this all down.
This video has proven to me that I really need to start on a small scale haha I had a big, grand garden planned for this year but I'm thinking I'll just start with the absolute must haves and add more every year
Wow! I’m so sorry about your tomatoes! I’m in Florida & a few years ago I lost some of my tomato plants to septoria after a relentlessly wet start to our hurricane season. I must say that your resilience & resourcefulness despite it all is truly inspiring. Your family dynamic is beautiful, it’s great to see your children & husband all out there working with you! The world would be a better place if more families lived like y’all do! Love your channel & always looking forward to seeing new videos! God bless! ❤️🙏
Back when I was in school I purchased a booked by John Seymour called The Way Of Self Sufficiency. It fired my passion and I eventually got some acreage in rural Texas. I learned 1) food production is cheaper at scale. 2) It is an amazing amount of work and I always had to buy in something. 3) My part of Texas has two very short growing sessions divided by a hot plant killing summer and a cold freezing winter. 4) It's hard to grow anything without rain and there was very little of that. You can run up a huge water bill that negates any growing advantage. Don't get me wrong. It was great I raised some Jersey cows, did a lot of hand milking, raised calves on the Jerseys, raised hogs, kept a lot of chickens and got a lot of eggs. We had a garden that took a small tractor to cultivate. We made cheese and butter, cut our own fire wood and in short had a blast. We also raised and home schooled two kids in the best environment possible. Yep is was the best of times.
What area of Texas?
Only this month i knew about john seymour. I wish i knew about his book from childhood. But here i am 36 years old. Want to buy his book but it's become so pricey because i live in Indonesia.
@@katelynntenbrook5955 North East Texas near Oklahoma Border
Thank you for documenting this. I have a tiny garden and only a few raised beds. Last year tomatoes were my biggest headache. I love how your children help my daughter is only two and loves to help me in the garden. This is inspiring to watch as much hard work as I'm sure it is! Love from a momma in the Netherlands ❤
Love the idea of cover crop, then crimp, then tarp. And plant with cover crop like mulch . this is the process I've been looking for..
Yes but I really would have liked to have known what the cover crop was???......
She shares what the cover crops are just before she plants the corn. (Oat and pea were the shorter ones)
Never heard of this till this video.very interesting idea/concept. What state are you in?
I'm really curious to find out how this turns out using the volunteer tomatoes. You are to be commended working after dark already to replace the ones you lost. Thank you for having the courage to share your failures, AND your innovation in the face of disaster! Well done!
We are curious too on the volunteer tomatoes!! I'm sure we will include those in a future video :)
@@TheSeasonalHomestead I love volunteers. Sometimes you find the hardiest, strongest plants among them.
Gardening certainly comes with immense highs and lows but you I bet your ingenuity pays off. I bet those volunteer tomatoes will do just fine! Love to see your children’s enthusiasm in the garden and in the kitchen!
Just discovered your channel today. You are such a hard-working farmer. I really appreciate the care you took in transplanting the volunteer tomatoes at night. You are teaching your kids such invaluable skills. I love how your son expertly vacuum-sealed the freeze-dried strawberries.
your a good example for others. please keep up the good work and remember this: your doing this- partly- to give your kids a great life and perpetuate this kid of life onto the next generation. This is one awesome way to help heal the earth.
In the times we are fixing to live in, I hope that tons of people see that growing some lettuce and herbs on a window seal is not going to get it. You show the amount of space and work required to make enough food for a year. Keep teaching them how to fish! I watched the young boy put the post driver on the post and I would lean the post over so you do not have to reach over your head to put it on the post. He was just a finger away from a headache.
What a shame about the tomatoes but it won’t happen next year. You did a great job finding volunteers and starting seeds again. Your children are such good workers. I’m pulling for you.
Planting at night - - your dedication to the homestead is inspiring!
To be fair this isn’t just self sufficiency. This is a commercial farm. You guys are creating a ton of food
It’s only commercial if they’re selling on a commercial scale.
What a beautiful family! I know this video is about hard work and struggle but I cannot help but think how absolutely blessed you are!
Thank you!! We feel the same way. Very blessed!
You have motivated me to try to grow more and preserve more from my garden this year! I love seeing how much you are growing and your methods of preserving and how you use your produce. Wishing you the most abundant harvest this year, despite the set-backs. We are all human, and we all have set-backs, but your bounce-back and persistance is so inspiring!
I can so relate to the issues with your tomatoes. 2 days ago I had to remove 100 of my tomatoeplants as they all caught some kind of blight due to the mold on the potatoes. I learned to never grow tomatoes close to the potatoes. It was heartbreaking as I had worked so hard with the plants and been looking forward to harvest delicious tomatoes in all shapes and sizes. Thank you so much for you sharing the failures even though it´s distressful. Your are not alone. You are an amazing family and you will do well in the times that lies ahead of us. God bless your family.
Toms and Pots are both in the same family, so often get affected by the same things. You have the right idea to grow them away from each other.
@@paulgerg6879 they're not only in the same family, but the same genus
There are many ‘friends and foes’ in gardening. Have a look at an in-depth companion planting guide, it’s quite surprising how many plants hate each other😂!
So sorry about your tomatoes! Can you look at the tomatoes that are doing well and take some of the lower suckers off if you haven't already? You can root them and then have more tomato plants that way. I've been doing that with the suckers on my tomatoes to get more plants.
Exactly what I was thinking. I've taken larger suckers off of plants before, rooted them, and they grew into full sized plants that did well.
If you don’t want to take suckers from your own plants you can get a plant from a nursery and pull suckers from that one instead. Sorry about the plants, that is disheartening.
@@francjas719 I’m going to be able to plant some of the suckers this weekend!
I had to do exactly that because many of mine died.. not so many varieties but many plants- a lot of tomatoes, and that’s good 👍
I have never heard of using the suckers to replant! Amazing. Want to try just to do it. Thanks
Watching the kids work and plant along with their parents put a big smile on my face. Praying for a bountiful harvest for your family.
Thank you for sharing the challenges. It is so important for me to be aware of as many possibles as possible.
I live in Tennessee.... don't get discouraged about starting tomatoes in May... the absolute best garden we've ever had to date was very late... we didn't START(from seed) tomatoes until late May and planted them the first week of July! You're doing awesome!!! I wish I had your energy! Love learning new things from your channel and seeing your beautiful family help so much! 😊
Here I am. Tearing up over one of your videos, AGAIN. Next year will be a better year for tomatoes! A great way to learn is by making mistakes. You & your family are truly inspiring. ❤️
There’s always a big loss somewhere in my garden. I lost a few of my tomatoes this year to some kind of wilt and a lot of the first fruits to stink bugs. I have to remind myself that all that is still there… is there by the Grace of God.
Keep it up gal! You’re doing great.
Those damn Asian lady beetles and stink bugs are a problem everywhere it seems.
Thx for the honesty. Sometimes this is "glamorized".
Thank you! Definitely some hard days mixed in with the good. No escaping that, especially when nature is heavily involved :)
I can’t express my thankfulness to farming families who help keep our country alive and flourishing. God bless your hard-working hands. 🙏🏼❤️
Love, love, love your channel ❤🌻 You are setting the bar high for us gardeners, and I love it!
What a joy to see your wonderful planting & harvesting efforts. Your children are great workers, too! Best wishes for tomato transplants.🌿
You’re living the dream!!
EXCELSIOR !!!
Planting in the rain...so familiar, you do what you gotta do on the homestead.
I feel you. Last year we grew an amazing bed of strawberries and made ice cream, Jame, froze a couple bags, etc. This year our crop was ravaged by weeds, anthracnose, and botrytis. I also pruned the grapevine wrong (I hate grapevine pruning tutorials. They're all either super technical wine people or backyard growers who basically just say 'cut it back' with basically no in between).
In the upper midwest we have volunteers come up late June that are just LOADED with tomatoes by the end of the season. I hope despite your setbacks, with the longer season you have further South that you can get the harvest you need!
You and your family are such an inspiration to our family! We love watching your channel and hopetyo follow I'm your footsteps in the next couple of years! Thanks for making these videos and showing the realities of self sufficiency :)
We had issues with our garden last year into this year. Turned out it was a drainage issue and garden was a mud pit... We didn't realize how much of the yard was sloped. So we are currently fixing the beds to go with the slope to drain instead of the mud pit.
Wow your spoilt for having all the right tools, equipment and gadgets 🙏🏽✝️❤️ I could only dream ☺️🇦🇺
Several areas that you did real good in putting your video together:
showing us a lot of what you're doing while you're talking later:
including some conversation from the shooting:
Including family involvement:
Vulnerability with your experiments and their outcome.
Great job
Aw Becky! I’m so sorry about your tomatoes! I would have been devastated too. 😭 But thank you for being vulnerable and sharing so we can learn from your experiences! I’m about to start my first in ground garden so I will keep in mind I need to keep the rows raised!
Its so nice to see your kids helping and looks happy of what their doing... proud of your kids...
Your resilience is inspiring!
At the moment, I have a container garden.....this is my first year in growing anything.
Here in Australia we have been hit with unbelievable winds, torrential rains....and to top it off, bloomin pests.
Though discouraging as i am yet to harvest foods other than 2 tomatoes and an abundance of chillies.....I refuse to give up.
Thank you for sharing.... you are a woman after my own heart.
Gardening is never the same year to year. Good on you for sticking with it!! May your garden produce well for you for years to come!! 🙏🏼
This is so wholesome. What a blessing to your family. So many lessons & memories along the way. I know it’s a lot of work & there are heartbreaks here & there, but what a life. Thanks for sharing.
What!!!
No Beehives?
You gotta have beehives, they are the best entertainment in the garden, I discovered the hobby about 6 years ago, and i say its the best hobby i have ever had!
Plus all that pollination for your garden and the honey bonus!
Greets from Australia!
I love your videos and am striving to get to your point in self sufficiency. I got a long ways to go but on the bright side im only 22
Hey seasonal family! I love watching your videos. They bring a lot of inspiration and ideas. My kinda short term to medium term goal for my family is for us to get a house with some property and start our own journey to self sufficiency. The way you incorporate your kids into helping and developing their sense of care and responsibility for your property, garden, animals and way of life is incredible!
I succession plant my paste tomatoes so that I have a staggered harvest, which for me, is so much easier to manage with so much to do. I have just started my second succession and I am in zone 6b. I commend you for raising turkeys. Hardest birds we have ever tried to raise. You do have a beautiful garden, but of so much good food. It's wonderful to see families planting and working together to sustain themselves.
We just have a little homestead going a few goats for milk, breeding some low maintenance pigs, chickens, moderate garden and I’ve had to just let some things go this season because our 4th will be born here at the end of July. I was afraid that this video would be negative but it was pleasant to see just a very real look at the work it takes to grow your food. It’s beautiful, delicious, and so rewarding but dang, it is so much work. Especially with the amount you guys are taking on.
Thank you for watching!! Indeed a lot of work, and we are often shifting things around to make sure we maintain some sort of balance.. Best wishes with to a healthy baby to you soon!!
I appreciate the quality camera and lens
Great video. I use white willow bark on all my transplanted plants. It prevents shock and it really works . I use the powder .But collecting willow twigs, snapping them and leave in a bucket of water for few hours also works great.Asprin for plants.
You should be so proud of yourself and family, that's a lot of hard work. So beautiful!
I'm so glad I found your channel! Your videos are so inspiring. I want to start gardening/preserving and I learn so much from you. Thanks for your honesty, not only showing your struggles with the garden, but also for telling us about your anxiety issues. I really appreciate you letting us peek inside your life! (And super cool that you guys met at BYUI btw). ❤️🌱🍅
Thank you for sharing the loss of your crops and the solution to the problem. It is the most helpful thing to people that don't have experience. I really appreciate it.
This might not sound like a compliment but IT. IS! I was watching this thinking, “Go Mama! You are working so hard!”
And it reminded me of Anne of Green Gables the movie with Megan Follows when Mrs. Bluet says Anne looks wiry and the wiry ones can work the hardest. You are so tough! What you guys are doing as a family is amazing.
Your kids really give a hand , wish I had someone else. These diseases that keeps effecting fruit trees are getting out of hand, crops & fruit tress ,citrus trees are dying out. So far I'm doin good in FL, 1st year started & hoping next year will be be great
I've never seen someone using a tube to hammer a post into the ground, thats so clever
It's an old fence pounder that Cam got from an old friend where we used to live. Oft times the simpler tools are the best tools, right?!?
Yup! It’s hard work! About once a month I get so frustrated that I want to give up. But we just keep going.
Yup! Been there done that, again and again. Just have to rinse and repeat the next day. It gets better!!
I am planting my own little plot of plants right now for the first time, and oh boy it's really difficult. But this great challenge is really educational, I think it's an example of how hard work + the right mindset = some of the most beautiful things in life. Great job! I admire the farmer's life.
You have inspired me to create a time machine and travel back in time and do this with my kids,. Hard working family !
Such a great video - I made a mistake and have lost all of my cucumbers this year so I’ve sown some more. I hope that we both manage to get some sort of crop from our new seeds this year. Thanks for the relatable footage!
I’m so sorry about your tomatoes! I hope it all works out. I swear I learn a new lesson every season (or month!) I hope you’ll still get a good harvest. I’m going to try making that lemon strawberry jam this year!
Be sure to plant your clipped suckers from the tomato plants into the spots where plants died... it will make up for the lost plants on a delayed harvest.
Although challenging, I know this is much fun to do with your family ❤ Sending Love, peace, joy, and Prayers 🙏🏽
For your cover crop crimping tool: Get an old push mower handle and a flat-sided barrel. Cut the barrel short enough to fit in between the handle sides. Cut a hole in the very center of the bottom of the barrel. Put a PVC pipe through the hole & seal it in place, standing straight up in the center of the barrel. Then fill the barrel with concrete. When it cures, use the pvc pipe to feed an axle through and attach to the concrete roller to the mower handle. Then just 'mow' the cover crops down.
What an inspiration you and your beautiful family are!! I dream about making my own way doing what you do! Keep it up!
heartbreaking about the drown tomatoes. I had a tomato disaster this year too. The day after I planted mine, our landlord who is a farmer decided it was time to spray his field right next to our yard (literally 20 foot away) with herbicide. The wind was blowing from the south, which is where the field was. If I had some warning (iv asked him to text or call me before when he is going to but he never does) I could have covered them which would have helped some.. but nope, it just went all over my tomatoes. Had to throw out three of the 15 and massively trim back five more because of how badly they curled up. It also destroyed all the new tips on my dappled willow bush. :(
Can't you call the EPA. Isn't he supposed to have some control over that and also it seems like that herbicide might be more dangerous for your health than throwing out 3 tomatoe plants. Give him a Joel Salatin book for xmas, lol. Sounds like he's part of the problem.
Farmer is an ah
If you bought those tomatoes, maybe consider taking their replacement cost off the rent.
For the tomatoes, you can also root suckers or branches which might be a little quicker than starting a tray from seed. Just a thought. Good luck!
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This lady is rugged and beautiful throughout. I admire her for her love of their farm and family. Good luck and God Bless your farm and family.
You are a very hard worker. Love that your kids really know what they are doing, also cheerfully helping
I live in the south with hard clay. I ran into the same problem. Permaculture and current market garden thinking is a little unrealistic when it comes to this. You can’t just layer organic material/compost on top of hard clay and expect to build soil. Whatever you put on top of the surface will wash away over time and you’ll find yourself constantly bringing in compost to make up for it. You can cover crop and broad fork as much as you want but you won’t break up the hardpan clay and nothing will be able penetrate deeply into the soil. I would wait until your garden is done for the year and take a commercial sub soiler (that goes as deep as you can find) to your whole garden. It would be a one time till and it would forever change your garden. You could then follow no-till principles and truly build soil.
See JADAM ORGANIC FARMING, from Korea. They saturate the soil with microbes they grow on potatoe water and salt. The micro-herd deals with the clay etc.
Also, see STRUCTURED WATER Dale Greenfield. It's an energized water that helps all things growing and in the soil.
I live in Texas and have rocky clay. I can assure you it does work. I mow grass and leaves up and collect it, i take hard rocky clay ground,put cardboard down, wet it and then put 1ft or thicker grass/leaf clippings on it(3ft wide 20ft long),i make holes down to the cardboard and drop tomato plants in,add a little compost around each plant. not only do i water hardly at all in 100f temps when the tomatos are established,i find the worms and stuff come up and completely till that ground 6 to 8" down by the next year. the grass and stuff breaks down as the year goes and feeds the plants. It becomes soft compost under there and i can dig down by hand. I've been doing this 10 years and never tilled ground here. I had so many tomatos last year i couldnt eat anymore,and my friends were avoiding me when they saw me coming with a box of tomatos.it just takes a year. Sub soiling land is another great thing to do.
From a northern Gardner with clay soil, I agree.
I think you just have to try different methods to figure out what works in your area. Not all clay is the same and not all soil either. But I think not everyone can afford to spend a year or two figuring it out. And sometimes, once you invest a lot into one method and don't seem to get any reward it feels like you failed and it jut doesn't work. It can be difficult to try again the next year! I have a lot of respect for everyone who tries farming, no matter the method.
@@rachelclark6393 Make no mistake ,i got good results the first year,it's just that the ground gets better each year. no need to wait a year for anything this method works right off the start.
I love transplanting random tomatoes that volunteer -- it's always an adventure! (obviously I'm not trying to get a particular variety for canning purposes but they'll be useful regardless)
You can try to root suckers from your tomatoes! The plants are a bit less productive this way but they’ll be faster than starting from seed. And with your long growing season, who knows! xxx
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That is incredible that your children work so hard in the garden. I wish I had family that cared enough to do what you are doing
3:43 ...wow ...You look like a Super Model...not a Garden Girl..LOL
Its cool, that your showing the Tedious Details to large garden setups....not just the start and finished works , only.
thank you for posting a TIMESTAMP on your Video....great for targeting in , on the parts that are of great interest...
😊 thank you
My mother has Road Island Red chickens and they are extremely hearty. She also got some Bantams which don't give a lot of meat, but they give so many eggs kind of like quail eggs.
You should try growing some mushrooms. Their are many easy to grow species like many Oyster and Lion's Mane mushrooms. Many mushrooms are also great for your health
Edit: Lion's Mane are great for boosts cognitive function and memory. Oysters are antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antitumor and immunomodulatory as two examples
Such a beautifully well put together video! Love from our homestead in Morocco 🇲🇦 to yours!
All I can do is admire what you're doing. It's so interesting, all the steps. I've never had gardening experience and I'm too old to start now. May I say I envy you.
failures are part of life's lessons, especially in the garden. I welcome them so I know what to do differently as to not repeat. Everything looks beautiful! What is your spacing on your celery?