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Can we all just pause and appreciate how real this lovely lady is? I'm guessing tons of content creators would have edited out her almost-fall, or her almost-missed labeling, but not our Becky!
Yes! I love that about her!
Yes! I love that about her!!
Can't tell you how many times I re-played it. Love her authenticity!
Becky, I just ordered two of the Greenstalk planters with your code. Oh my, I’m going to need a LOT of potting soil. I was ahead of myself and ordered spinners when they were on sale a while ago. Thank you for this opportunity. (Salad on the deck😊)
This!!!
I LOVE when Becky says “we” are going to do this or that together. I feel so productive, but I’m just exhausted from all the work “we” do and need a nap when the video is over. 😂 😴 ❤
Lol
Me or🤣🤣
Yes, Becky wears me out!
😂🤣😂🤣😂
Lol 😂
Yes she is amazing. So kind of her to share her life, home, cooking, canning, family, animals, etc. She is honest and friendly -- a joy to get to know and appreciate.
I just wanted to compliment your incredible attention to detail in your editing and production. I don't think people realize how much you do behind the scenes to show you exciting one room and entering another room for example. It's like watching a TV show on TV because you work really hard behind the scenes. Kudos to your hard work! Oh and your content is great as well, I can see why so many people enjoy your channel and it's growing so fast.
I love how you keep it real about anything you are germinating for the first time. It's exciting that you have a grow room this year. 🌱🌱 How did Josh like the sunroom floor and the fireplace trim???
Agree 100%! I have a channel (albeit “ small”) and I applaud myself for just remembering to turn my microphone on after I’m done! 😄. It’s SO much more exhausting than it appears. She does a fabulous job here. From placing that camera IN the shed to, in the past, placing the camera where it shows her driving away when she and her mom went to an event and stayed in an Airbnb. I’m afraid I might just keep driving. 🤦🏻♀️
I do! I'm also a content creator & everytime I see her walking into & out of a room I think to myself "that's a lot of putting things down, setting up the camera again, picking the items back up, etc." 👏
Yes! I really appreciate her
@@ElderandOakFarm I think about this constantly!
I found your channel 6 months ago. Tuned in for the gardening, hung out for the new house, was happy for the baby and learned a bit about cooking. Can’t wait for the garden rebuild. Thanks for the content!
Yes! It’s quality content!
Welcome to the Acre Homestead community, a real family friendly group of folks 😊. Glad to have you, I live in North Central Washington just over on the opposite side of the state from Becky. Same planting zone.
Same
You should go back and watch her first and ketchup she is amazing wouldn’t it be nice to meet her like a concert but for cooking
Welcome…Becky is the bomb! I’ve been here since the very first video and am still addicted. We are a great bunch! 🤗🙌🏼
We were cleaning out one of our GreenStalks to get ready to plant and found a Caroline Wren bird nest with 5 eggs in the top section. We are going to let her have that tower for now. I can't wait to see your "flower towers" this summer. Thanks for the inspiring videos.
That's such a sweet thing to find ! ! !
How exciting! That's one of my favorite birds!
As a retired florist . . . you are going to LOVE the stock. When we got stressed, we'd take five minutes, go stand in the cooler and bury our faces in the stock. Instant relaxation. It smells AMAZING.
I did it! I ordered four of the original GreenStalk planters and saved $200! Thank you!
Absolutely love the entire idea of Spring. For those of us who go through the seasons we tend to really appreciate seeing new life. The trees getting new leaves, all of the Spring flowers popping out of the ground, the grass turning green. The older I get the more I truly appreciate Spring & all it opens up & offers. Excited to see how everything goes with the 2023 season!!
Seasonal Homesteader just did an episode where she soil blocks onto homemade trays and then sets up a wicking system so that she doesn’t have to worry about watering. Worth a look see.
Becky. You have taught me so much! My freezer is full right now because of you. I used to make 1 lasagna at a time. Can you believe that? Right now there are 6 lasagnas in my freezer. Couple of pasta bakes. Marinated chicken. 4 apple crumbles (not sure if you call them crumbles - or if it's what you guys mean when you say cobbler). There's loads more in there but I wont bore you with the whole list. Last night I made dinner for my family and I made enough so that we could all have leftovers today and managed to portion out & freeze 24 dinners for my 1 year old. The next meal I cook will also let me freeze a similar amount of food for baby! Problem is my regular freezer is full and now I have to convince my hubby that we need one in the garden shed!!! 😂 Thank you so much for your sweet videos!!!
Wow! I am impressed! I bet that feels so good!
Lol - convincing hubby lol
I love how you edit!!! It's as if you always have multiple cameras rolling to catch you coming and going so we can see everything. It's much appreciated as I know how time consuming that must be for you! It's even nice when you splice scenes together when you're talking, you continue with what you were saying without missing a beat! Bravo Becky!
We all Love our Becky!
Becky is multi talented, her skills are absolutely endless!
Hey Becky,remember all lavender seeds need sunlight or growlight to germinate,so don't cover the seeds with soil.
For any tomatoes and peppers you can get a larger soil-block form that will make a hole the same size of your current size blocks, so when the plants need more soil, you can put them in the center of the larger block to continue growing.
Actually it appears she is using the large blocker. I think if you plant in the small you can up plant to the large as needed. I use both and enjoy the results
She saw these at a convention in a past video so she knows, but doesn't hurt to remind her :)
When you shouted "Woo hoo!" When you made your soil block, that made the whole video. I felt a little happier just hearing that. Good stuff!
Hey there … I just want to say a HUGE thank you to Becky and the folks at GreenStalk for this wonderful promotional offer on their 5-tier planters! I just purchased two of them! I found this channel a couple months ago and have marathoned my way through all of the videos since then. My husband and I just moved in October from our big-city home in Indiana to our 5-acre little dream retirement home in northern Minnesota, and I’m so excited to become honest to goodness homesteaders! I am soooooo motivated by Becky and Josh’s homesteading journey, and I’ve learned so much about cooking and bulk-buying and storage and having chickens … and now I’m going to try and be a gardener! Well, that is if winter ever ends and I can actually explore my new acreage! 😂 Becky has taught me so much already, and I’m so excited to have found out about the GreenStalks!! Thank you so much for your honest, fun, and real perspective on homestead life! So looking forward to sharing the journey 💖💖💖
Hi Becky, I want to order the stackable planter but I can't find the site. Please Help
What a treat to have another video ✌️✌️✌️
I think you're going to need a "web tray". It's an open tray that fits in a 1020 tray ( you may have to double check that). This way your soil block don't sit in water when you bottom water.
When my husband comes back from work and asks me what I did that day. I’m like ‘i planted with Becky ‘or ‘ I baked with Becky and took a nap’ lol. She does say ‘we’ 😂 I’ve been watching for years but I’m catching up I haven’t been able to watch the past year since I took a year off internet im so glad to be back!
Your green stock idea sounds amazing. I can imagine how beautiful it would look to have two pillars of fully bloomed flowers in your garden would be
Hey Becky, I'm also a new gardener and 3 years ago I planted lavender and rosemary from seed and my understanding is both types of seeds need a cold period in the fridge kept moist (I used paper towels on plates kept inside ziplock bags) for a few weeks before they will germinate. Edited: I should have added that I was successful and thrilled as I now have all my lavender and rosemary plants growing and thriving in a south facing window in my office. I live in zone 2b so there's no way these plants will be perennial way up north here but I love them and so far so good. This was my hobby to reduce stress at the beginning of 2020, and it was truly a God send.
That's also the way I started my lavender. It did great!
So cool! I have been nervous to start lavender.
And after you start your seeds and have mature plants you can make cuttings. I made 150 cuttings a few years ago as a "test" and left it on my front porch all winter and the next spring I had 150 little lavender plants! All of them made it through the winter and were ready to be planted in the spring. Needless to say, I gave many away and sold some others on marketplace.
@@SARALOGGINS Wow! Amazing!
Wow, this was perfect timing for me - I am in a condo, so I don't have a place for a garden but SO want to start growing my own food. I have been thinking about planter boxes because I do have a decent sized courtyard but these Green Stalks are an even better idea. Can't beat that price, so I just ordered 3! I'm in zone 10 and my yard gets full sun all day, so I think these will be perfect here. I'm really excited to get these and get going on my garden!
Good for you. Many blessings.
I have 8 of varying sizes. I bought extra top units so that I could break them down to shorter towers. I am disabled and can’t get down so I sit and spin (I have spinners) to attend to them. I created 12 towers of various units. It works ok for me. I plan to designate some to strawberries and flowers too.
One of my chickens passed away in the night. We're having company fly in today to stay with us for a week so I'm not able to take a day to look as sad as I feel. Anyway, this video made me happy when it popped up. It helps keeps my brain on other things while I'm waiting for my company to show up any second now. I just love my girls so much, raised them from babies and spoil them rotten. I know death is part of "farm" life, but it still hurts to lose one. 😢
Huggs.
I'm so sorry.
Thank you!
Hey Becky!
Here in Sweden, many people sow vegetables and flowers outside in the winter or early spring.some seeds can be sown on frozen soil and sprinkled with a little potting soil.
Either put in plastic bags with lids, add some snow and then put the lid on and put everything outside and it will germinate at the right temperature.
You can also put the plastic change in a larger plastic tray that you have drilled a few holes in. Then it will be like a small greenhouse.
the snow melts, the temperature gets higher and then you have to water a little if necessary and lighten the lid a little.
Try, it is nice that you not need to have all seeds inside and its groing very well
Best Regards Helene in Sweden
I tried something similar this year, I put seeds in bottom of milk jugs and set out while some snow still sits here and there. I confess I got the directions from a different uTuber.
Thank you, Helene, for the tip! I’ve heard this method described as “winter sowing”. I’ve not t tried it yet, (probably because we don’t really have winter, where I live) but I will, this year, with the stock (flowers) seed I found at Baker Creek. Happy gardening! Sabine
@@desamecyra1 yes, try it! It works realy good
As a gardener myself I can totally relate to your enthusiasm and joy on starting seeds Yay it's starting to get exciting!!!!!!!👏👏😊😊😊
I so enjoy watching you plant. You have taught me so much. I now have several of the thick plastic trays which I didn’t know existed. I can’t wait to watch you grow your seedlings and plant them and harvest them all. It is a passion I share with you. Spring is almost here and the growing begins.
Because you are one of my mentors, I started a raised bed garden last year. This year, I added 6 more raised beds and 1 Greenstalk! I also just bought a Harvest Right freeze drier. Thank you for sharing all of your hard earned knowledge. I have used so many of your tips, and I know you have helped me avoid a lot of those 1st time gardener mistakes. Thank you so much.
Hey Becky!
I hope you dont mind a few tips from a horticultural farmer!
I think the soilblocker is a grear idea! If you want to spend your time using in in the long term, i would suggest getting a smaller soil block size, for things that do not require as much soil such as salads, beets etc. It will save loads of soil and space for you!
I little thing to mention, I noticed your habbit of pouring out a large amount of seeds into your palm before sowing. That is not a great practice, because if you have any moisture in your hands, then the seeds might absorb them, start germinating and when you put them back in the packet, they will die. This means that their germination rate goes down quite a lot for future years.
Another tip for rosmary and lavender: their seeds are reeealy hard to germinate (which is why they are so cheap!) then take years to properly establish. You might be better going an buying a small rosmary and lavender plant, then taking cuttings from them to make new plants. It is sooo much easier, it is how nurseries propagate them. Even better, if you know anyone with some plants in their garden, then you can go and get some cutting for free!
Hope this helps and as always, thank you for your videos and enthusiasm!
I really appreciate these tips! I have been trying to grow lavender and rosemary from seed for years with no success. I'm off to take cuttings from a friend's yard.
@@StephanieHuston I am very glad I could help! Let me know if you have success!
Take a plastik-bag over the figs to have some humidity. At the start you cane use one pot for 3 cuttings. Put the cuttings at the edges of the pot. Ventilate from time to time. Fig-cuttings will grow like weeds.
If you cut out one square from seed tray, makes it easier to water, and can see the water level. Great video. Thanks for explaining the green stacks and putting them together on video and how the watering of these works
Thank you so much, Becky. I love your content. I'm a public school teacher and am often stressed out by the time I get to my lunch break. My favorite lunch destresser is to watch your channel. I love feeling like I'm cooking and gardening right there with you. I have learned many tips and tricks and tried many of your recipes. When is HGTV going to give you your own show?
HGTV couldn’t do better than Becky’s shows as they are already!
Becky, what a great gift to all of us! I ordered 2 green stalks and can't wait to get them! We just got another 12 inches of snow on top of everything we already had! Praying for spring!!! I have started some of my seeds but I typically don't plant until Memorial weekend, it's usually not warm enough here in Minnesota until then. It is so fun to watch the progress on your gardens. We also live on a slope and it is amazing to see how they are putting the raised beds together. We are slowly trying to do the same. Hope you all are having a great weekend!
Minnesota here too! I can't wait for spring as well.
I agree this weather is annoying the crap out of me i live in California and my garden area is in mt house right now because this ridiculous snow will not stop... and the winds to nothing grows in 90 mph winds grrr lol but hey I guess by using my sun room as a green house I can grow lemons lol
Im a pharmacy student and soon have exams. Youre videos are giving me some peace apart from learning.. Thank you for posting so often❤
Best wishes on your exams!
I'm a vet student, and I feel the same! These videos bring me so much peace and joy when I need a break. Gives me so much to look forward to once I can have a garden.
We all definitely need to unwind from a busy and hard working schedule.
Stuffed nasturtium flowers are delicious and the leaves add a nice peppery taste to salads. Even if you are just growing them for beauty, they are still a delicious and nutritious food source.
I ordered my Mom a Green Stalk. She loves to garden but severely injured her back last Fall. I'm hoping this gives her more "vertical" (😆) options! Thanks so much! 💜
So sweet for your mother. You're a good 'child'.
The seasonal homestead has a great system for soil blocking that I plan on doing next year with my garden budget.
The you tube channel seasonal homestead uses those soil blockers for everything they plant. She says it makes it so easy to use, because it punches out the right amount of soil and makes the hole on top for you also. I'm so happy and excited for you to see how your garden turns out this year.
Good morning Becky, hope you and yours are well. Love that you have this awesome space for your grow room. I love the idea of having two flowers only green stalks. The bees and butterflies will love them.🐝🦋 A salad greens green stalk. A rolling salad bars 🥗. Awesome🎉 Enjoy Your Happy Place Becky❤
You might be pleasantly surprised by echinacea, I grew mine from Dollar Store seed and had magnificent blooms the first year, and sixteen years later they're still going strong. Ditto Shasta Daisies and many other flowers.BTW, last year I heard many complaining about poor germination from those purchasing expensive seeds. I've always had fabulous germination from DS ones, like nearly 100%, and, like you, I only put one seed per tray. Fabulous video Becky. Like you gardening and the kitchen are my happy places. Thanks for the inspiration!
Really appreciated the time you took to do the part in the shed with the pots! So much work resetting the camera. Almost like you had a crew, but we know it's all you!
Hi Becky, for our garden we use Woven ground cover or weed fabric and that works wonders for our raised beds and the pathways. We cover the whole ground with the weed fabric and then when the raised beds were in, we used the fabric on the top of our raised bed and then burnt holes where we wanted to plant, we burnt it so the fabric wouldn't split. makes weeding your garden more controlled faster and easier
I set up my two yesterday. I plan to put roots like beets, radishes, and turnips in one and leafy greens and some herbs and flowers in another. I am super excited!! Thanks, Becky for allowing us into your life and experiences. You truly have made an influence in my life and how I do things in my garden and kitchen.❤
Have you ever tried to use a small fan on low to help harden the stems before taking the plants outside? I know the process involves more than that but it helps to make the stems stronger at the beginning. I know of several who have had great success with this method.
I quicky jumped online and order a Greenstalk as I was watching this video. I am so excited. This is my first one. I ordered seeds from MIGardener when you announced your discount a few weeks ago. I am so grateful for you and this channel. This will be my first time planting anything. Thank you!💖
I think I need to get one of those $99 green stalks! Everything I have bought or done or made that you have recommended has turned out lovely, so I know I'll love those too! ✌🏽❤️😁 thank you Becky!!
Interesting soil-blocking technique... I have always used paper egg trays - so you don't have to take them apart when you move them into a bigger pot.
Love watching you. If you use a watering felt under your blocks and a wick to a container of water, it works really well to bottom water without washing away the soil in the blocks nearest where you pour the water.
Great idea!
Thank you and Greenstalk for the special sale. I'm going to copy your idea with the flowers. I currently have 2 with strawberries and 1with salad, but I couldn't pass up the sale to add beauty to my garden. I love your channel and am always excited to see what you're up to. You have the BEST smile!
Becky, you are so funny. I think it's great that you are never afraid to try something new. Hope Lil Acre is doing great.
I love the roller/spinner bases that Greenstalk has. They’re worth the extra money to have both the wheels and spinner 😊
When I order from Johnny’s, when the order arrives I go into my catalog and cut out just a tiny picture of what it is and tape it to wherever I have the space to on the envelope. I usually only find myself doing that with flowers, that way I know what they are just by sneaking a peak at the small cutout I taped on envelope. Seems like there should be an easier way for me to do that, but I just haven’t figured that out yet…lol. Love all of your videos Becky!! Thank you, Becky
Do you guys ever think about the effort required to get some of her shots? She carried the water and figs out of the kitchen, then had to set them down, then move the camera, then enter the grow room with the water and figs in hand again. A+ effort Becky!
And putting the camera in the shed!
If you have too many seeds, you could swap extra starts/plants with your neighbors. Build up community equity, that could lead to you taking cuttings from their trees/plants that are already acclimated to your location.
Daaaang IT! Been debating a 2nd greenstalk for strawberries and this offer tipped me over! I hope they continue to partner with you!
Hi Becky! Brandy here, and I have a suggestion. I grew up on farming lands and we had a terrible time with deer. Our neighborhood farmers did as well. It got to the point some
would pipe Loud music and lights on their crops every night trying to keep them all out. You have a HUGE investment in your garden. The deer families that you may be feeding can easily eat and or ruin your whole beds in one evening. If it were me, I would definitely invest in your fencing before all the planting and work goes into your raised beds. Just a suggestion, I'd be heartbroken with you if they ruin all your hard work. All the deer know is to go where the easy food sources are, and the herd's can be many in numbers! Love watching all your progress girl.❤
I put down newspaper paper last year (packing paper) and I didn’t have any weeds. We put it under the mulch. It has completely composted in place and we are going to lay down a new layer this year.
Regarding the Lavender, if they don’t germinate try putting some seeds in a ziplock style bag with lightly moist soil and stick it in the fridge for 4-8 weeks, then start them as you normally would. Thanks for the great video and the great deal on GreenStalks!
Becky you are amazing! Not only are you doing everything on the video but the number of angles you Shootings from must take a lot of time and effort to do!! I love your videos and thank you for sharing all you do with us 😍
Where I live, fig trees grow very easily. They are supposed to be very resistant and I have seen them grow out of concrete cracks by the side of the road. I hope yours grow to be magnificent. They are my favorite fruit!
Aaaaack!! 12:08 am on the 17th!!
Edit: recovered enough to finish. I bought 1 Greenstalk last year when Greenstalk gave Becky a code for us. I love it. Not at all sure how everything has withstood the insane weather we've had since I got it. Currently has broccoli in all stages, beautiful lettuces, green onions, a couple of experimental carrots, exquisite pansies that made it through last year's brutal heat, I think that's all. So sorry I missed being able to pick up several more.
cog hill did two green stalks full of petunias last year and and they were sooo beautiful!!!
I just bought 2 lovely Terracotta Greenstalks! I am so excited! Thanks Becky for being an inspiration to me to start growing my own fruits and veggies!
Hi Becky i follow Becky her channel is the seasonal homestead she is an avid gardener she uses soil blocks she has loads of tips &trick that you might find useful regarding gardening.Like you she is so passionate about gardening & improvisers with item she has to hand to cut costs .Love following your journey keep up the good work because your doing a great job.
If you line the bottom of your raised beds with cardboard (tape and labels removed), you'll stop all the weeds for at least 2 years. The cardboard just breaks down slowly, so no worries there. Love the soil blocker you got! That will make a big difference for you for sure! That's amazing about Greenstalk too.
Just a tip: in school we mixed small seeds (like carrot) with sand. That way, it was way easier to sow spaced out
You can also mix the tiny seed with cornmeal. Cornmeal will compost.
You can also make your own seed tape for them.
Or mix with sugar. I read that in old gardening book. They said the sugar helps to feed soil life to get it off to fast + strong start.
Is it really necessary to plant seeds in these tiny containers then transplant to garden? I know everyone does this but as I’m elderly & only do mostly container gardening in my 1, 3, & 5 gallon black plant containers recycled from trees & shrubs I’ve bought thru the years, I skip all the extra transplanting & sow seeds directly into these bigger containers from the start- why do extra 😂work ? My back can’t take it anymore ! 😢 everything grows great & I save on seeds - I use only 1 or 2 seeds per container- none of these plucking out the strongest seedlings & throwing the rest out - can’t afford the waste as I’m retired, on limited budget - swap seeds with friends & neighbors for more variety as well!😊
Looks great! I enjoy speding time with you Becky you are inspiring thank you!
I’m transplanting my tomatoes and peppers into bigger pots while I watch you! Thanks for the company :)
hi becky, i use the soil blocker for 2 years now ( like you seen on nicole's channel) i love it! if i have an advice for you let a little space between them, you can have access more easily to the one who grow faster first 😉
I ordered my first Greenstalk!
I can’t wait! I’ve also ordered Bareroot Strawberry plants! I want to say “Thank you” so much for telling us about the code as it save me quite a lot!!
A little piece of advice from my couple times using soil blocks. Leave one block out so you can water. If you water over the blocks, I found the edges would eventually start to melt, and if the blocks melt into each other, I had roots growing into their neighbor's blocks lol. The air pruning didn't work anymore...
Oh that's a shame for you.
Hi Becky , in Canada my Dad has fig trees and he cuts a branch and puts it in a pot automatically. He does not wait for roots to come out in the water. They seem to adapt easily when growing when they are planted. But in Canada the winters are so cold that we need to dig a hole and take of the leaves and the the branches together. Then we bend the tree (at the root of the fig tree) cover it with traps and cover it with earth for the winter. And in spring we dog the fig tree out and she is ready to start to grow for figs in August.
I’m trying soil blocking for the first time this year, and I got some cafeteria type food trays from IKEA to put the blocks on. They were really cheap and seem sturdy, so I’m hoping they work out!
You could hang a list of seeds you want to order on the wall of your growroom. When the time for ordering comes, you have your list of ideas from the previous year. Maybe put petunias on there first 😀
That is such a wonderful idea.❤️🙂
Maybe on a hanging clipboard?
Get a whiteboard.
I thought that to she needs a chalkboard wall
It’s like her mother’s shopping list on the fridge! That’s a great idea!
Hi Beckie, very nice set up for gardening! Great job with all the sowing, love watching you, learning along the way. ❤ thank you!
I've always wanted to try a planting block. At our house, whenever someone pulls up a carrot they have to put pelleted seed in hole or place a white rock in that space. Simple but works great for us
Hi, Becky! So glad to see you trying soil blockers. I have contemplated trying them. I look forward to seeing how they work for you. Have a great week and be blessed❤
I found your channel about 2 months ago and I love how detailed you are about everything you show. I hate to say I’m addicted to your channel 😊 though I’m learning a lot from you I just need to get started.
One tip on the extremely tiny seeds. Put them in a white cup or bowl. Use a toothpick to pick them up individually when you moisten the tip a little. Don't cover them with anything other than the vermiculite. It takes a little more work but it is worth it.
Yes! I had heard someone say this last year and it is most definitely a life saver! It takes a bit longer for sure but it's much more worth it :)
Thank you for that tip. I just planted black petunias and I was like, how in the world!?! The tiniest seeds I've ever worked with!
I use a bamboo skewer..works amazing
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Wish I could send you a picture of the beautiful GreenStalk that I had last summer. I planted the entire thing with petunias. It was a picture. When I was outside working in my flowers, I even had people stop to tell me how beautiful my flowers were. Actually, you couldn’t see the GreenStalk because the flowers covered it so well.
This sale is amazing! Wanted to buy this last year and at almost two hundred dollars for a 7 tier Green Stalk, I couldn't justify buying it. This is so much more affordable! I plan to grow lots of leafy greens because they grow fast and are nutritionally dense. Thanks for sharing the sale on your channel. Can't wait to see what you grow this year.
I've been wanting to purchase a greenstalk planter, and as soon as you provided this amazing savings, I got two (with the same base as you got). I'm so excited to grow in them. Thank you Becky!
Got my 2 Greenstalks and spinny bases🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 I am so excited Thanks Becky that was a wonderful surprise ♥️ Happy Gardening!
Me too!! I was so excited when she announced this! I also bought 2!
This was the video I needed today! I’m trying soil blocks this year and I’m sooo stoked you are as well! I can’t wait to see how everything turns out 🌱❤️
JOSH. Will you bless my friend for me and paint the grow room her favorite color please. She deserves a beautiful calm space to enjoy what she does. And--- You 2 committed to not having projects undone in your new home. Thank you
Nesturtiums flowers are good in salads. Peppery taste. I worked for a greenhouse for a few years, LOVED it. miss it a lot. It is so addictive. I soooo enjoy your gardening. I feel your emotions. Been there & done that. Prideful Planting. Enjoy🤩🤩🤩
Very exciting! Congratulations on all the progress you've made on getting your garden in the ground this year!
Omg I’m soooooo glad I watched this video. I’ve been ordering a Greenstalk every 2 weeks. Thanks to this discount I now have my final two!! I have 6 total now. Black, Stone, Terracotta (leaf/original). This discount is too good, I might go ahead and order green too. I have a problem 😩
my only thing about making the soil blocks is the root grow together and they hardly get apart when transplanting them
I can't wait to see the progression. The garden and landscaping are going to be beautiful ❤
You're really helping me. This is only my second year of gardening. I didn't do well last year. I was definitely aware of so many things. This time I'm doing more than one method. My house was built on a landfill. We had no idea when my dad bought it. So I'm not going to try and grow in it. But raised beds and containers will work. I'm not giving up on it. I love it. Thank you so much for being honest with the failures. Love you guys
Maybe you could try growing in the ground and not plan to eat the food the first year? You could have it tested so you know if there is any residual chemicals or anything. There’s a big possibility the plants would not be able to assimilate them and they would be fine to eat.
Watch the Robbie and Gary Gardening channel for container gardening. She's awesome and uses totes.
Maybe you can vacuum seal and freeze those carrot seeds for next year!? 😊 I’m so excited to see your new gardens! Happy planting! 😊
My Mom always got me a package of nasturtium seeds for me to plant beside my playhouse every year. A special place in my heart for nasturtiums.
I am so excited!!!! I found Green Stalk about a month before I found you - and I never purchased the Green Stalk until today! I’m ready to start planning out 2023’s garden, as the only thing that was successful in 2022 was tomato and pepper. The bunnies and chipmunks made haste of everything else, and in 2021 the deer ate my cauliflower. You are encouraging!
Aww, that would be so frustrating and sad! I hope you have found solutions and have better success this year.
I enjoyed watching your planting video today. I love your enthusiasm, planting your garden and preparing your harvest. Good job, Becky.
I was wondering about the petunia seeds also so I looked it up on Google. It stated that they are very very tiny and very dust like. They even had an exclamation point at the end of that sentence probably to emphasize that they truly look like dust. That's probably why it's easier just to buy the starts that are already growing.
Great progress Becky! I feel the excitement in the grow room, happy times ahead! 🎉❤
You are so blessed to have all these fancy gardening tools and planters. We use all types used food containers to start seeds. They don't look pretty like yours but they work well. We did get a soil blocker at a garage sale but it takes so much time we don't always use it. So happy you can do all the things you are trying. Love your cooking and recipes.
Wow, that soil tool was so fun to watch. I’m learning so much from you. I bought a tiny greenhouse that remains unused! I’m slowly learning. Thanks for all the time you give us. I truly appreciate it and don’t know how you do so much each day, and especially with a tiny baby!
Just love your grow room!! What a wonderful space!!! 🌱🌱🌱💕
I have my grandmother's Lavender plant it is over 50 years old and has lived in California and now Colorado it has been transplanted 5 times into bigger pots but that thing is huge now and it is also the only flower I'm NOT allergic to
One thing that I started last year with labeling seeds is numbering my trays and then write in my gardening journal what I planted in each tray, each row. It works great!
I think I would do this, when I eventually get to growing my own foods. I would probably also have a second book for when I transplant the starts into their final spots!