Container Garden Grow-Along Challenge LIVE! Let's talk seeds!
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
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Hi Becky! Was watching the "chukkar" video where you and your MIL were talking about how it's difficult it is to switch how many you cook for. When my daughter was 19, she worked as a cook in a retirement home. They had a really good chicken salad recipe, so I kept asking her to make it at home. Finally she just got so frustrated, and said "But Mom, I don't know how to cook for less than 200!" True Story! Lol!
An elderly man I took care of (then did hospice) for many years before he died from cancer.. who I grew to love his family soooo much, gave me a farmers almanac. & he was a big time farmer, I just always listened. His family I still work with, and love dearly.
I kept hearing you say that you didn't plant by the moon that you went by "prostate". I couldn't figure out what in the name of sanity you were talking about. Then I realized you were saying "frost date"!
Hahahahahaha
That's so good!
omg...lol
I blurted out laughing at that!
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As someone that has raised hundreds of chickens on our farm, chicken set ups don’t need to be cute but functional so what your doing is ok. Ours free ranged. We just fed, watered and kept their coops dry.
Yep...my coop isn't cute, but it keeps the ladies safe, warm and dry. Definitely function over form on coops.
I'm trying to make my shed coop look nicer by planting a flower garden around it. That will pretty it up!
I didn’t know if anyone mentioned GreenStalk vertical planters. Made in Tennessee and by a lovely family! I live and travel full time in an rv and this system is wonderful for smaller spaces! I highly recommend.
I think I’ve decided to give one a try this year! Now kicking myself for missing the sale they just had 🤦♀️
I love mine! One big thing to keep in mind is you need to start with high quality potting soil & add amendments such as worm castings etc & to fertilize OFTEN. Wich are all important when container gardening.
Greenstalks are wonderful. I love that the water is distributed evenly. It’s a game changer when you have a small space.
@@anutk8751 I know this is why I have failed at containers in the past. This time will be different... 🤞
I love my Greenstalk! Considering buying a second. I bought mine last year during the Mother’s Day sale.
I live in NYC, and I have a grow tent in my apartment, about 8 feet tall. With my son's help I have my fans, lighting and everything I need to grow at home. For Christmas I got my grow bags with 6 packs of different kinds of peppers. I'm waiting on my potato,sweet potatoes, peppers and tomatoes. Still under the exsperiment stage. First time doing this, you inspired me. I'll keep you posted, thank you..
I can’t wait to hear your progress do you have a lot of natural light in your apartment ? I’d love to grow stuff, not sure if I can because of the light.
Omgoodness I'd love to see that..a grow tent in apartment EXCELLENT!!
I love the way that you always, 100% talk about investment. Monetarily, mentally and of your time. It's an investment in your health and food security. Plus it's so fun and good for the soul.
My dad loved gardening and us kids grew up helping him every year. We loved eating the corn raw freshly picked and daddy complained we were worse then deer.
Ok! So this is going to be perfect! I am in a wheelchair and I have purchased four new oblong horse troughs that are 3x4 feet to garden in. We set them on cinder blocks to level and prevent rust. We made sure to have drainage holes . Ready to start a garden challenge with you!! Thank you!!!
@Debi Hogue.....Deb, check out the channel called Plant abundance. He shows u what to put IN the bottom of your horse trough garden so u do not have to use 3-4ft of expensive garden soil to get going.
I'm 75 and that's what I'm doing.. ...ttyl....🖐🏻☺️
Also Debi.......buy used twin bed sheets at goodwill to cover your beds if theres a threat of frost. A twin bed sheet will stretch over as big as a 4x6 bed....so maybe a used crib sheet would do for a 3x4....😁
Becky, I used the 1 gal grow bags for my kale. I used S hooks to hang them on a fence. I did 16 of these and had kale all summer.
@@tannenbaumgirl3100 becky NEVER claimed to be expert level. she is encouraging at every step and suggests each person look up their own infor for their are.
THIS IS BECKYS EXPERIENCE and i, one of 200k follows, are really glad she is bring us along for the journey!! 💝💝
That’s a great idea. I’d love to do this, hanging them off my deck. Idk why container growing is so much scarier than in-ground to me. (Maybe years of dead houseplants lol)
@@tannenbaumgirl3100 the bags were gifted and rather than letting them sit idle I made use of them. They performed surprisingly well right up until I put the garden to bed in fall.
@@tannenbaumgirl3100 Are you always this condescending and rude?
@@tannenbaumgirl3100 Honestly? I WOULD think it helpful if you weren't so rude.
I must say Becky, that since you've made your vlog your full time focus and quit your dental job, you are absolutely glowing. I'm so happy for you. I share your vlogs regularly on my FB timeline encouraging my friends to subscribe and then share my post about you on their timelines too. You are so thorough and informative. I look forward to each vlog that you post and look forward to you having a million subscribers!!!🙌👏Question...have any of your stores taken veggie seeds off the shelves and ceasing selling them. In my area of Southern Virginia, for a time, Lowe's and Home Depot stopped selling vegetable seeds, but now are again. But our local Rose's Discount Outlet Stores had stopped for over a year and won't start back up according to their manager. I know Michigan state's governor mandated ceasing buying vegetable seeds and slips at the beginning of Covid...for a time. I've been suggesting to all my Facebook friends to buy veggie seeds everytime they see them and also to order them online while they can because they may cease the sale of them again according to what I've researched. I put mine in a zip loc bag and keep them in the freezer. Continued success!!!😊
Hmm, or were the powers that be trying to create a food shortage?
You'll love the cylindra! Though 55 days seems generous, I'd plan for more 75. Congrats on the big milestones!
Becky, Congratulations on 200k+ subscribers. I love your channel. You are inspiring, especially to those of us who have learning challenges. Your warm, sincere and humble personality draws us in makes us want to stay and spend time with you. Your content is an added bonus!
Congrats. I'm happy for you and I'm looking forward to the spring gardening with you.😊❤
Oh also, don't be embarrassed about the chickens. My chickens have free access to my back yard as well. I had the best intentions of keeping them in their run, but the just looked so sad in there. Spoiled babies!
Seriously though, you should do a video on your girls. Most people getting into chickens are going to have basic set ups like we do, and having it look approachable is a good thing. Not everyone can afford a super nice coop and run. We repurposed a 10 ×10 dog kennel that we used to use as a catio. It works and it was free. 😊
What about food-safe 5 gallon buckets? I often get restaurants save them for me rather than putting them in a dumpster! I've had good luck growing 1 plant each in them. Easy to find!
I grew some of my indeterminate cherry tomatoes in these and worked great. Just stacked 2 tomato cages with large ends in middle and zip tied together.
Missed the live 😢 but here now. 5a upstate NY and just coming off a 30 below windchill weekend!!
Love the topic. I’m a backyard gardener with 6 beds and grew enough produce for my family for a full year! I used over 100 containers in addition to my beds with tremendous success. Already starting to winter sow for this season and can’t wait for spring.
Love your channel Becky ❤️
We're just south of Lake George! Back yard gardener also trying to grow 100% of our produce! 💪 My friends and family think I'm nuts, but I love getting my hands in the soil! Love this channel!
Hi Becky! Thanks so much for the inspiration. I cannot tell you how overwhelmed I feel by just thinking about starting a garden; but when I listen to you I feel it’s something I can actually accomplish! 🌺 Jen
Great video - I love this idea, because it's manageable for everyone. Especially since you can also use grocery store vegetables to start your garden. As a soldier, when I'm away and in an other than hostile environment, I love the idea of growing a few things to remind me of home - just a few seeds can bring a lot of happiness... to me, and those I'm able to share my harvest and cooking with! (Sometimes non-container related gardening supplies are the biggest issue in "combat container gardening", lol. )
It would be awesome if you could post the live chat - that goes with the live video... That way those of us that couldn't join the live stream still have a chance to see the tips and tricks viewers posted there. I'm sure there's lots of folks would love also love to see those. Thanks!
You can click where it says live chat too see the conversations
@@terrijones8127 Thanks Terri, that's very kind of you. When I had posted my comments 4 hours ago/right after the live video they showed as "not available". (I know some channels do that for various reasons, so I assumed that was the permanent status.) I see the comments are on now though! Yeah!! I just found this channel a few a days ago - and I'm really loving the content - and the community. Thanks again Terri...I imagine I'll "see you around soon" (in the comments 😊, lol)
@@suzannes5888 Hi Suzanne, the not available comes up when the live has ended. You can only post a comment for about 2 minutes once the live stream is over. So that’s what that is. You just can’t add more comments but you can go through and read,
I am from East Tennessee. I bought the seed packets from Hoss Tools. I look forward to growing veggies along with you and everyone else. I cooked a red enchilada sauce chicken and Verde rice instant pot meal tonight and baked homemade chocolate chip cookies. God Bless you and your family! Thank you for your wonderful videos!
Hi neighbor! I am in East knoxville!
Becky, I love listening to you and Josh interact on your “lives.” What a great team. You are just the best RUclipsr! Thank you for sharing your time, skills, and life lessons with us. I appreciate you so much!
Thanks for the shoutout! Flowers + Veggies are a winning combination 🥰💐👍
definitely consider using LED light bulbs. Laura at Garden Answer says that they changed and improved everything for her
Yes I follow her also and agree
They did for me too!! Such healthy tomatoes!
Summer savory is a super easy herb to grow. It has a cucumber taste and great in chicken salad, all salads
I agree! Summer Savory is my all time favorite!
Becky.... you are like medicine! Your enthusiasm and trueness soothes my soul 😍
From San Antonio, Texas had eggs, refried beans, papas rancheras and french bread. I have never grown anything but so excited to try it.
I live in Manchester UK, and I find your live chats has your voice out of sink with your pictures. Love your programmes, food and philosophy on less waste, using your fresh produce, love your videos & cannot wait to see your garden is going to grow this year xxxxxxx
Missed the livestream, but glad I saw this today. I’m in central Illinois. Last year I experimented growing potatoes in 20 gallon smart bag containers. They did really well. I was happy with what I grew, but the potatoes definitely get bigger and there’s more of a yield when planted in the ground. If you didn’t have the option of an in ground garden- growing them in the smart bags is a great option. I also grew some cherry tomato plants in the smart bag containers that did well too. This was the first year I grew in the Greenstalk vertical garden container. I had 30 pockets to experiment with. I planted beets, green beans, basil, oregano, yellow squash, sweet red snacking peppers, cilantro, some other herbs, and strawberries. I was amazed at how much you can grow in this system. If you have limited space but plenty of sunlight- this is also a great option. Everything did good except the beets. Root vegetables didn’t work out too good in the Greenstalk. We also had a lot of damage from the squash bugs and Japanese beetles. I haven’t watched all the video yet- so you ma6 have mentioned this- but have you tried Hydroponics? I have an Aerogarden that I can grow vegetable in my house. No dirt needed. I’ve grown herbs, tomatoes, peppers, and lettuce with great success. I’m getting some stuff planted this week when my seeds get here. Looking forward to this challenge. Thanks for your excellent content. I really appreciate how much research you do into the subjects you cover. I’ve learned so much here and I’ve become more excited about gardening and getting more organized with my planning and cooking meals ahead and freezing them. Thank you Becky.
I'm saving my kitty litter buckets, I'm plan to grow in those.
Hi Becky, always love your videos. Even though it's summer here ( Victoria, Australia) busy preserving, I started the pantry challenge, to deal with the 103kg of foraged plums that I preserved in vacola jars in 2020. Been putting it off.. so many jars and what on earth was I thinking! So the yellow plums will become jam and jelly and the red plums into smokey bbq sauce. Foraged some crab apples the other week so made crab apple liquor, crab apple vinegar from scratch ( bubbling away nicely, so far). Became brave and made a sour dough master ( her name is Saffron) baking waffles, bread, scones, cake with the sourdough nearly everyday. Made your sour cream recipe last night( so yummy) had it with salmon cakes with caramelised onions, chilli sauce, green salad tonight. Getting back into the garden, to late for summer crops but will be planting garlic soon and prepping soil for spring.( Your seed orgainiser was an amazing idea and efficient with space).
The above creations have been due to the affect you have had in my life in regards to food, gardening and cooking. I lost my way, lost confidence, had a fear of failure. You have been an inspiration and have reinvigorated my passions and to not be embarrassed by having a "full pantry". "Store what you use and use what you store"
Thank you again, sincerely Vivienne.
Really wish this video wasn't so long, I had to watch it in 3 sittings because I didn't have time. Please consider splitting into parts in the future. Thanks, looking forward to more!
Rewatching the live today! Love it! A little tip maybe get people to put their questions in caps for josh would be easier to pick them out amongst comments Love and prayers from Canada 🇨🇦 🙏
We are growing ginger and pepercorn inside right now! My son loves ginger tea. When i found one sprouting in the jar he decided to plant it outside in a pot. Next thing I knew we had leaves! First time I've ever kept indoor plants alive. He doesn't let me forget to water them. Hopefully come spring they'll go back out and we'll get a cute little harvest for his first fully involved grows!.
I watched some of the live, but my internet didn't like what I was doing so I'm back to watch the reset. Thanks Becky for hanging out!
Had to watch the live after the fact, but loved this topic! This will be my first gardening attempt and can't wait to venture forward. Thanks for covering this
On my kitchen window, I grew green onions, basil, and cayenne peppers ☺️ this love has given me so many ideas 💕
Just started canning broth from our leftover carcasses. I love having it on hand and it really came in handy when a stomach bug went around our house and nobody was able to eat for 2-3 days.
I also grow cylindra beets and they are by far my favorite red beet. Will be on year 5 for me growing those. I also watch you can't eat the grass, I'm not super into the flowers so I definitely don't watch all their videos... but I do find them informative and fun to watch.
I don't see a link for the grow lights? Your energy and excitement are contagious!! I'm eagerly looking forward to our 2nd year of gardening, and I love learning ALL the things!
So excited to learn with you & start somewhere with gardening. Thank you for sharing what has worked well for you these last few years of growing.
Oh my goodness! You are wonderful! I am a dental hygienist too and have a soap business/soap as well. I have been working 7 days a week. I love that you are doing what you enjoy and you can really tell! I can also recognize how well you explain and articulate things. I think it's from all of your great hygiene experience!
Thank you for your content. You are inspiring. 😊❤️
Hi from Colorado. I love, love, love my GreenStalk & just bought another one. You can grow so many plants in it! You are going to love it!!
I’m from Colorado, too! I have a hard time with my garden due to the sandy, rocky soil.
It would be awesome if you called it something like the #growwithmechallenge or #growwithacrehomestead because then you could challenge yourself each year to do something special. So this year will be small spaces but next year could be expanding your colors, then maybe the next year could be an Ceasar salad challenge where you grow everything needed for a Caesar salad.
I love the #growwithacrehomestead
Or #growalongwithacrehomestead
Or #growalongwithbecky
Cutttteee!!
Don’t be embarrassed about anything. You are doing great!! It’s all about trial and error and learning from your mistakes
Hey Becky, I don't know why I keep missing your live shows, but I am really enjoy watching and liistening to you!
My mother-in-law hung a grow light over her garden tub and put plants in containers inside it. You would be amazed what she grew. She never used the tun but if you wanted to all you had to do was take the plants out,bath, and put the plants back in the tub.
I love that you not only cook from scratch, but also garden. I am looking for ways to use the produce I grow. I had an amazing year for cucumbers, and pink fingerling potatoes. I’m sad and embarrassed to say I ended up throwing out way to many cucumbers. Thank you for sharing your process.
I'm from south Louisiana and excited you're doing this. You've encouraged me to start a garden. I bought a seed collection and bought 10 gal. cloth containers. That's as far as I've gotten.
We're having your honey mustard chicken tonight!
My experience up here in zone 3 with garlic chives is that they are very hardy and come back every year. Delicious and produce lovely edible flowers. They do spread and self seed readily and you can find them become a nuisance. I dig up and share lots all summer every year.
Thank you so much Becky for that video 💖 it’s going to be so useful since I don’t have that much space to grow food! Love all your RUclips tutorials ❤️❤️❤️
Oh my gosh , Becky. I got those vertical pots at the Dollar Tree for $1 each. I got 18 and made three towers of 6 each. Each tray has 5, so there’s 30 plants I put in each tower. I put some roller wheels on from there too. One is all basil, one is strawberries and one miscellaneous herbs. I’m not sure if they still have them because I got them a couple years ago. You’re right about watering them, you just water the top level and it trickles down to the other levels. I think I spent a total of $30 for 3 towers and the wheels. I got one extra to turn upside down for the base. I hope your subscribers can find them there and try their hands at container and vertical gardening. I think you just have to remember that the smaller containers and vertical pots really do need worm castings and/or fertilizer because of their small sizes. I absolutely love them for herbs. I’m in SoCal and the direct sun here can sometimes literally cook the herbs, et al, right on the plants, so it’s nice to spin them around to minimize direct sun exposure on some more delicate herbs. I’m going to use all three for herbs this year, especially basil, since requests for my different pestos has grown. Btw, I tried your green onion tops pesto and OMGOSH, so good and everyone loves it!
Lord love a duck, just spent way too much on the Hoss site getting a bunch of stuff, including your seed packet set, but super excited to start this adventure alongside you and everyone else!
Hi Becky! Sorry I missed your live. Cilantro does well in semi shade and does not like heat, kinda like spinach or lettuce.
For compost building, call your local coffee shops for the coffee grounds, and tree service companies often offer free compost you just pay for them to load in your container, truck or trailer.
Also, dryer lint is ever abundant and is good for compost and also a good fire starter as well.
Hi Becky, I'm from Pretoria, South Africa. Can unfortunately not watch your lives but love to whatch it a few hours after. Thank you for your channel. It has helped me alot. Connie
Note to self for next year’s pantry challenge: buy an ice cream maker and have plenty of cream on hand!
Great ideas for the grow bags!
we've made soda pop icecream out of your favorite soda, sweetened condensed milk, and regular milk in an icecream freezer
During 2020 I splurged and purchased the Cuisinart electric ice cream maker. Personally I didn’t want to deal with the ice and salt process even though it’s nostalgic.
This new ice cream maker is wonderful and cleanup super easy. Enjoy the challenge.
In my experience two pepper plants per pot do much better. It helps with pollination. Specially if you prune them after they have their three true set of leaves. That bumps up production a lot!
Wow! 202k subscribers in one year! Becky that’s amazing…. You have such a wonderful way of teaching people, that you naturally draw people to you. Congratulations, I’m sure you will continue to do well
I'm going to attempt to grow a vegetable garden for the first time this year. Normally I only do tomatoes but this will be the first year I try a bunch of different veggies in my back yard since I have a lot more space back there. I ordered from Johnny's seeds for a couple of them and then got some from my local store. Your videos have helped me get started
I, for one, am so glad this is your full-time job because 1, I see you're happier doing this, 2, I appreciate and love your contents and personality and inspiring recipes and skills. Even when I don't get to watch every single day, I catch up often because I don't want to miss any
Great Live 👍
I'm super excited for this challenge! I live in an area where gardens are already being started! I have watermelons, tomatoes, radishes and lots of herbs already going!!
Gary Indiana. We had rib tips, fried chicken, smothered cabbage, mac n cheese and peach cobbler.
I missed the live chat, so just finished watching this video. I’m excited for the container garden challenge. I have one full size in ground garden, but wanted to do some container gardening too. Thank you for sharing!
Wow, yesterday I ordered the Container Garden seed collection from Hoss and they shipped out the same day! Great company! Thanks so much for this collection! Can’t wait to start container growing in my new Greenstalks! ❤️
I have several used protein tubs. I dont go through many with my horses but, those who have cows tend to collect quite a few so they can be good sources.
I love this idea and the fact that you didn’t do the year in the hashtag. Awesome! This way I can gather supplies little at at time then come back and do this challenge. ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥🥰🥰🥰💖💖💖
This live is exactly what I needed! First time vegetable gardener and I’m ready to start with you!! Thanks so much❤️🙏
You can do postage stamp Gardening in addition to other types of gardens. That postage stamp is small enough to reach around you so you can reach across the entire garden, Small square or rectangle. These gardens can be very small and great confidence boosters.
I’m from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dinner tonight was Roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, and green beans. I love your channel! I have a small garden in my back yard which consists of a raised bed and a few containers.
I'm not far from you, Hammond area and I have 2 small raised beds in my back yard. So yep. I get it.
Love your videos!!
Last year I grew all my peppers in grow bags, 2 peppers per 10-15 gal bag, and it worked great! Also did my dwarf or container tomatoes and eggplant in large pots. I wouldn't put more than one tomato in a pot because even determinate tomatoes can get pretty big (make sure you have big cages for the non container varieties), unless it says it's dwarf or container size... even then only in a huge pot would I do more than one.
Really looking forward to growing some of these along w you! ❤️ 🌱 6b Spokane WA
Another Aussie here. I've stepped up my suburban gardening this year after a few years off with the drought. This year I grew carrots, yellow tomato's, corn and potatoes for the first time. I've got limited space so some of my crops were incorporated into my front yard.
Drainage hole/soil loss tip:
In container gardening, it's common to have erosion loss of the soil. Because there are drainage holes, some of the soil is washed away through the holes each time you water. We all know how expensive good potting soil can be, so it's super helpful to protect that investment. Use some gardening/landscaping cloth to line the bottom of your container. It allows water to drain, but will prevent soil loss. In a pinch, coffee filters will also work, but of course, these will break down over time and have to be replaced (which is supremely inconvenient, but could work if you're just wanting to try out a couple containers for one season and go from there). 🤗
I'm bummed I missed the live, but I'm so excited we're talking about the small space gardening now! I'm a FT RVer, so this is just perfect for us. Container gardening is definitely underrated, I think. It's really amazing what you can do with a small space if you get creative. I'm looking forward to this series! ❤️
A tip for you: Costco has really good deals on organic potting soil in the spring! You can't beat their price!
Home made butterscotch and walnut ice cream. Dead easy.
Work in any flavour ingredients into whipped cream, whipped egg whites to boost volume and soften. Put in freezer, hand turn one or two times with spoon to prevent solid items falling (ie crushed walnuts or chopped strawberries).
So easy.
Have you ever tried roasting radishes in butter with salt and pepper. Absolutely delicious!!
Sorry missed the live but great info, thanks Josh for all you do! Thanks Becky for hosting your channel!
When I glanced up on my tv, I thought your apron was your earrings! Lol!
Me too!!
OMG LOL I was sitting wondering why your earrings were not moving with your head when speaking. Then I realised they were not your earrings but the holes and material to keep your apron on. Agh crazy lol. Love from Melbourne, Australia xx
My Mom always planted cilantro she didn’t have any problems, what she did was she planted the cilantro in a wooden round planter with a drainage catch bowl underneath the pot. She kept in in full sun light on the back patio. The key is to not let it dry out. The wood holds water, and the dish at the bottom also holds water so on those hot summer day’s it stays moist. Also rabbit poop is an amazing fertilizer, just mix it fresh into the soil. Doing what my Mom did, I do not have any problem growing cilantro. She also would keep her seeds. Try a verity of seeds, also look in your spice cupboard and the cilantro seed will work just fine. My friends daughter keeps bunnies and she supplies me with an endless amount of fertilizer the best I have ever used. I just love your channel. Also instead of buying the planting bags which for the most part only really give you one season of growing. I use the canvas grocery bags. They come in all size and are cheap and every one has a bunch in the truck of their cars. They work great, because they drain well and you already have them at home.
another raised bed option is using Straw bales. They have to be conditioned but last year I had two and they worked wonderfully for my zucchini, peas, tomatoes and spaghetti squash.
I also have the 7 gallon grow bags and love them for the tomatoes, peppers and carrots.
When your greens get ahead of you dehydrate them and make green powered product. Soups and smoothies. It works great and is much cheaper than buying it. Blessings !!!
Thank you for explaining so much! I live in an apartment and want to try growing tomatoes on my balcony. I totally agree with you about store-bought tomatoes, PUKE! I live in Southern Arizona so according to one of my neighbors I need to start my tomatoes in March. My father is an amazing gardener and my kids helped out on his small farm for years, time to see if the green thumb really did skip a generation or if I've just been lazy all of these years LOL
Duluth MN! 🥶 We had breakfast for supper: pancakes and bacon
I’m actually excited about this container garden experiment. I have so much yard, but my growing plans are quickly surpassing my bed expansion plans! More salad greens and herbs in containers by door will free up more space in my beds AND be more convenient for cooking and making salads before running off to work in the am!
YES! This is what I am thinking as well. I have a Greenstalk planter on my patio right by the back door and I am going to fill it with salad greens and culinary herbs.
@@missykemp3957 I just ordered a Greenstalk yesterday! I am beyond excited
@@HeyJordanRae I think you will love it!
Can you please do a video about what soils to use? Most of us can probably only work with what you can get a Lows, HomeDepot, etc. and it would be nice to know about how much is needed and what kinds are best for getting the containers started. Thanks so much!!
One tip I heard for here in the Vancouver Washington area, once the snow is off Silver Star, you can start sowing seedlings in the ground.
Love watching you! I really want to live somewhat like you do! I'm 62, slightly disabled, I sold my Florida home I just couldn't maintain the mortgage and upkeep alone and ill, any longer! So I sold and bought a tiny mobile home on some land and I'm excited to see what I am able to accomplish. I'm moving to the 2.5 acres in NC and I'm so excited to start gardening and establish a home for a few hens for eggs. I have to have elevated beds as I'm not able to get on ground level, hopefully I can afford to construct at least a couple. But I love learning about all the ways you preserve food for your family! I am excited to at least get started and do what I can! It will be just me alone, so wish me luck! Thank you for so much good info!!
I farm from a wheelchair. A cheap way to do raised beds is in a ring of chicken wire lined with a few layers of cardboard.
Drive in posts along the outside. If on grass, a layer of cardboard on the bottom of the beds are less than 24". Fill the bottom half within woody material. No bigger than your thumb if the bed is shallow, on a hill, or in a rainy area. Sprinkle some compost over the top. Then add spent straw, leaves, shredded paper/cardboard/sawdust until about 9 inches from the top. Add 6 inched of compost and good soil mix. Plant out be and add mulch over the top.
Keep adding mulch and compost as the material shrinks. Do not line with landscape fabric! Beyond being expensive, you want contact with the ground to allow the bugs and microbes to make a home. All of the filler will slowly decompose and make great soil. Plan out sitting spots and build the beds around them.
I transfer from my chair to the ground to work. With a pair of waxed/oiled canvas work pants and some large stepping stones, logs, rocks, up turned buckets and milk crates, I can do a day in the garden. If accessing the bathroom from the far side is an issue, consider a dry composting toilet (bucket loo) tucked behind something. You can run hoses to a t post and add a spigot or scatter water buckets/barrels.
The idea is to front load so you don't do a lot of back and forth. You may need a few sets of garden tools stuck in lidded bins. Wheelchair friendly paths are great for using a barrow or cart. Have a few people local to you who can come and carry or otherwise be a hand contactable by the mobile phone you will carry with you.
The mobile phone is your most important safety tool. If you get stuck, being able to do more than yell is helpful. You will end up in undignified position at some date. That's just part of being disabled or getting old. Before I put in the designated sitting spots, I tipped myself into the raised bed I was building and couldn't get out. Had to call EMS as all of my neighbors where not home. All I needed was something to hold onto to pull myself out. The youngster spent a few minutes being tall and strong, and became friends. The fire house got some fresh veg, and we had a great laugh.
Finally, look into the permaculture ideas around zones. The idea about working smarter not harder, for us disabled and older, it's the difference between possible and not possible.
Pls note. I am doing this on a hill. My 3/4th acre is only flat at the house and parking area. Most of my beds are c shaped. Level with the path on one side and two to three feet high on the other. My paths snake through the yard just off the contour with steps for the able bodied who want to go the straightest path.
And plant flowers too
@@tjeanvlogs9894 Wow! Thank you so much! So many things I never would have thought about! Sounds like you've accomplished a great deal and have worked around so many obstacles! I'm really impressed! Well, you have given me a ton of ideas and hope to make this work! My daughter keeps telling me I'm trying to take on too much, but how will I know until I try?! I'm excited and can't wait to get to my little piece of heaven! Thank you for the tips and I believe my first garden bed will be one that you've given instruction for! I'm already working on where I can order a load of wood chips from, so I can start laying out paths and where beds will be and where my henhouse will go! So excited!
@@janiceinFL I have a mobile chicken coop (Chickasaw) built on a bicycle trailer that can attach to my chair. I use premier one portable netting and move the birds regularly. If you cannot move the normal netting contact premier one and they will work with you. I am limited to 10#. I use a plastic mallet to "step in" the posts. The roof of my shaw comes off completely. The walls lift off the base. Do not use 1/2 hardware cloth because crap doesn't fall through. 1 by 2 works. My roosts are loosely placed, so I can take the thing on completely apart. The ramp and door are the same and at the hitch side with milk crate nest boxes at the other end.
We are working on a net cart because right now it's a lot of back and forth. I move a third of the nets foot print at a time. So move a side up to the coop one section at a time. Move in the afternoon evening so when the birds go ranging, they will be heading to bed soon anyway.
The biggest thing is not what people are doing, but why. Then figure out how to get to that why your way. The bed I described is an encased hugelmound, or layered lasagna bed. The water buckets and barrels make microclimates to help tomatoes and pepper on the south side and shield lettuce on the north.
Start small, close to the house where you will go by it every day. Park you birds where you want the next bed. Toss in wood chips, saw dust, food scraps and let them build you compost. Perma pasture RUclips channel has a composting chicken run that works even in wet areas (I'm in the maritime Pac NW). They are hilled territory too. So think paths with beds interspersed with micro pastures (just enough for the birds inside a net) scattered all around. It's not a berry patch but a fruit/ nut tree, with some berry bushes, and some flowers with some veg tucked in next to a path with a yard just big enough for a picnic or the birds for a week. Next to more of the same as you meander around your place.
The permaculture idea that problems or solutions looked at backwards is apt. You don't have a slug problem but a lack of slug eaters. Letting the ducks out for an hour in the early am will curb any slug issues. Then feed in them to get them back into the net. Or better yet. Refill their kiddie pool. They will come arunning. The Nummies bucket aka kitchen compost bin, will lead them down the street if they somehow go walk about.
I’m loving this idea. I really like to grow herbs, tomatoes, peppers, corn, and a few other things. Looking forward to this.
I'm enjoying discovering your channel! Look forward to this "Container Challenge" and glad to see the Container Collection offered by Hoss Tools now. You'll love working with those fine folks! Absolutely the best garden tools, seeds, and supplies I've ever used, along with outstanding customer service, and genuinely nice, knowledgeable, folks! I grow mostly "in ground" but also do some containers. All the best to you, I'll be watching from here in Alabama!
I have missed your live video..but I'm new to canning and your videos are great for me .I'm from Michigan...thank you so much for your cooking and canning shows ...I'm learning alot from them...
I made chicken salsa to put into burrito. Easy peasy. 2 chicken breaststroke, salsa, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, cumin... hit the chicken button on the one pot. Done in 20 min. Fresh tomatoes cut up, refried beans from my pantry, shredded cheese, sour cream. And hot sauce and the cooked chicken in a tortilla. I had leftover chicken. Will make rice and make chicken fried rice with the leftover. I'm rocking this challenge! So fun cleaning out my pantry and look forward to filling it up again!
Becky, you know how to keep our attention. I have a small homestead . I live in Florida and call grow. All year. Love you!
My fiance and I this past year have grown herbs and peppers on our apartment balcony. We just harvested I think like 41 peppers. Super excited to try growing different things this year
Also, I like getting the deep produce boxes from Costco for things like potatoes and carrots
Cilantro is my absolutely favorite too and I've tried for years to grow it. I see an improvement in my ability but it's not easy.
I’m so mad I missed the live, I live in Carmel, New York and it’s been a crazy day with the storm coming. Dinner was fish sticks and rice with spinach. Yea I know weird combination LOL
My cilantro took over my garden. I had a hard time getting rid of it...haha. Also, I use 17-18 gal. plastic tubs (the ones with handles) that I bought from Walmart a few years ago. It cost me $47 for 8 of them at the time. Drill holes in the bottom. Strawberry plants grow great in them.
Becky, I couldn't help but keep staring at your nails every time you held a pack of seeds up; they are so beautiful! I kept having to tell myself to look at the seed packets, not your nails lol Do you mind me asking if they are your real nails and what polish that is as well? I'm glad you were able to start doing your channel full time!
Missed the live, but watched the replay. This is a challenge I can do ;).
Living in and growing a veggie garden in the concrete jungle is all I have, lol. I have raised beds, but in order to grow enough food I had to use multiple mediums of growing methods. I've used 5 gallon buckets, 5, 10, and 20 gallon cloth growing bags, old pots, dollar tree stacking pots, and green stocks. Super excited your bringing this challenge to us.
I hate to have missed this! RUclips didn't pop up a notification 😒 but I'm glad you're talking about this!
okay okay. it's official I am doing it! I am gonna attempt to grow my own produce!! this seems less scary and daunting then a regular garden.
I wish I caught you live. lol, I'm late but here now. this is a wonderful video!
Hi Becky! I just adore you & watching your videos. You have an amazing personality, a genuinely beautiful woman inside & out. Blessed is your mother that she as the queen molds another queen in making.
I LOVE my GreenStalk! Get the base with the wheels! I use it for my kitchen herbs and leaf lettuces and grow my bulk herbs and bigger lettuces in the garden. My garden is 300 yards from my house so the GreenStalk on my patio is great!