My MUST GROW Garden Varieties (And what I do with them) | HEIRLOOM GARDENING
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- Опубликовано: 25 янв 2021
- Today I'm sharing my must grow garden varieties.
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11:55 Herbs
15:10 Flowers
20:27 Beans
27:18 Beets
28:21 Carrots
30:22 Cucumbers
37:04 Eggplants
38:32 Ground Cherries
39:53 Kale
41:38 Lettuces
42:53 Personal Melons
44:38 Okra
46:15 Peas (Green)
47:41 Peppers (Hot)
51:04 Peppers (Sweet/Mild)
55:51 Root Vegetables (Rutabaga, Radishes, Turnips)
57:56 Squash (Summer)
59:52 Squash (Winter)
1:00:51 Tomatoes
1:06:29 Tomatoes (Cherry)
1:09:05 Watermelon
you’re awesome!!!
Thanks!
This should be pinned on top :)
THANK YOU BOTH FOR BLESSING US!!! TIME IS SO VALUABLE! ❤
@@RootsandRefugeFarm can you pin this to the top of the comment section! it's so great!
Alarm bells going off at Baker Creek. “Ladies and Gents, Jess just dropped a seed video, this is DEFCON 5!!”
I LOVE this comment. You win the internet today!
haha! accurate!
😂😂😂
So funny!
LOL - I know, I was like "good thing I've already ordered all my seeds!"
I'm not sure if it's weird to comment on a video almost a year after it was made, but I wanted to say thank you, Jess! I am one of the many young people who has recently left the city and moved to a more rural area, in my case to be with my partner (Chicago to upstate NH). I gardened in containers in my city backyard, since the ground soil there is almost all too leaded to grow food in, but only had a few small beds, and I mostly grew common commercial varieties, whether from seed or store bought plant. Now I have about an acre with four apple trees, loads of berries, rhubarb, grapes, a small flock of chickens, and a much bigger garden- right in the sweet, blessed ground! I'm very much learning as I go, and your channel has been an invaluable resource. Yesterday I was eating some of the Aunt Molly's ground cherries I grew, and I realized that I wouldn't be enjoying them if it weren't for you! Y'all are where I learned about them, why I wanted to grow them, and where I learned how to! In your own gentle ways, you change the world. My life is better because of what you have given us all. So sincerely- Thank you!
Ok....are pigs flying? Jess just uploaded a video over an hour long!! ME....Pauses video, grabs a snack, pen and paper! Unpause and watch the best teacher! 🥰👩🌾
Well, soon pigs will be flying all over the place, when the course starts :)
@@SimonHaestoe I want to buy the bundle so I can do it in the late fall and winter months this year.
Even more amazing is Jess slowing down long enough to make an hour long video! 😁
*sees this video notification and runs to get a notebook while screaming like a school girl* 😂
Yes me too
Girl, saaaaame!! 😂
I had similar feelings also mingled with "dangit! I already ordered my seeds for the season!" 😆
@@lovesteadfarm8759 Who only makes one order?? XD
@@lauranickerson09 I made 2 orders actually 😆
An hour of Jess talking about seeds 😍 yes please!!! ❤️❤️
Oh my gosh right!? I clicked so fast😅
Literally cannot get enough of this type of video from her! 😂
Right??!!?!
Every time I think I’ve bought all the seeds I need and want, a video like this pops up, lol.
Me too!! LOL I have dozens and dozens of varieties of seeds ready for this year and I just placed another order 🌼🌱🌻
Same here!
Same. So many seeds. I’m sharing some with friends and family. Mapped out the garden and I need more room so I’m having the husband make me some nice window boxes for the porch and digging up another patch of my yard!
Nice! "Never met a Zinnia I didn't like!" Sounds like a great t-shirt line. 😎
I would buy that shirt in a heartbeat! 😃😍 I looooove zinnias. If you ever see my garden and there's no zinnias in it, something is wrong. 😆
@@lovesteadfarm8759 and marigolds and sunflowers!
@@frenchysandi 😍😍😍😍😍😍 what's a garden without them?!
I was just getting on here to say this!! Haha
AGREED! Yes I am yelling.
Howdy Jess. I just wanted to say that there is NEVER shame in mispronouncing an unfamiliar word, it means you learned it from reading and that's always admirable❤
This is such a nice thought and very kind!
Saw it was an hour long *snuggles into a blanket and presses play*. I LOVE seeing all these people who share the love and passion for this kind of stuff. Not everyone gets it. But y’all do!
Feels like we’re all sitting watching it togethers.
That was a great way to put it!
Feeling the love of gardening with y’all🥰
Girl.... we are your people! We LOVE DIRT TALK! :-)
Lol
Truth
Trying to talk to non gardeners about gardens is the same everywhere....my poor husband thinks I’m incapable of talking about anything else!!
Same here. My husband rolls his eyes every time I bring up the war I'm in with the neighborhood squirrels.
Haha same!
Mine teases me cause I’m always doing “research” about gardening.
Same here
Yes, those eyes just glaze over😂
This introduction should be in every seed variety video. Zones, growing season, thinking about your area and climate... so important!!!
I have had problems with aphids on my tomatoes. I tried planting a lot of marigolds all around the tomato plants. It didn’t help. Then I tried basil planted all around the tomatoes. Bingo. You guessed it. No more aphids.
Very helpful info thanks!
Oh nice! I did marigolds last year as well! And what do you know... aphids 😕 thank you so much for this tid bit
I threw some home grown black nebula carrots in my homemade chicken noodle soup this winter and it turned the soup purple! Definitely brought a smile to our faces when we were all sick and feeling crummy.
I live on the other side of the world in Eastern Europe and I've actually managed to source some of your recommendations (from previous videos as well) and I'm so thrilled to be growing those "famous" rare varieties recommended by Jess :)))
Taking "Talk dirty to me" to a whole new level 😆
Lol
YES!
LoL
I absolutely love hearing others favorite varieties it's my favorite RUclips videos to watch because no one will talk about varieties in real life with me lol 🤣
I can relate 😆
Youre not alone lol
Jess you could never bore me! 63 years old and still you have taught me soooo much. Kajari melons for one, ground cherry for two lol. You are a blessing. Thank you
I just recommended your channel to a new baby gardener YESTERDAY and then you come out with this. Thanks for making me look really smart! lol
Lol good job
I love the fact that you share the "WHY" of each variety and what you love about so many different plants to grow in the garden... My property has been over run by DEER!! They have jumped my fences and destroyed plant IN my green house... They have even devoured plants that deer are NOT supposed to like! Anyone with ANY ideas are welcome.... again THANK YOU!!!
It's been a year and I hope things are better. I don't have the deer problem but I heard the urine of certain animals keeps others (like rabbits, deer, groundhogs etc) away. Maybe it's worth investigating?
Good grief! The longer I listened, the more stuff I wanted. I went from a $20 order to over $200! 😂 Please reach out to Baker Creek and get your commission.
I'm so glad for you that the internet has provided connections to people who share your passion for gardening. I enjoyed your vivacious introduction -- a great pick me up after a drizzly day & have bookmarked this page to finish watching later. I'm not nearly as passionate a gardener as you, but the joy you exhibit here is infectious. Thanks!
Watching your videos are a part of my "MOMMY ALONE TIME" LOL You have helped me in so many ways I can't explain. Thank you so very much! xoxoxo
SAME!!
Me too! Haha!
Count me in on that too!
Same here!
Jess, you've been one of the biggest sources of inspiration for me as a gardener. Thank you so much! I too have a love for the seemingly endless varieties of plants there are to grow. Life is beautifully diverse!
Basil, Tomato’s, balsamic vinegar and a slice of mozzarella cheese= absolutely delicious
Yum-O!!!
I love this woman, she is so authentic, down to earth, NORMAL in a wonderful sense. And I love her garden and the greenhouse. Big hug from Germany
Jess, want to blow your seed collecting mind?? Get a catalog from Strictly Medicinal Seeds! I say get a catalog because they mention some medicinal uses for plants here and there. It's not the prettiest catalog, but WOW! THEY HAVE SEEDS YOU CAN'T FIND ELSEWHERE! They may tempt you for your cottage garden.
Iko iko is the bell pepper that blew my mind. (Thanks for asking lol) it can be chartreuse, red, dark purple, green, yellow, orange, just a really interesting really pretty bell pepper. Couple years ago I bought one as a start from a local nursery and it produced really well for me. I think the different colors are different ripening stages. It would probably be a really cool plant for RUclips videos for that reason
I've been watching so many random videos on youtube for the past like 3 years. All kinds of things from crochet tutorials, journaling, small living, building a house, prepping, etc
And I must say this is in the top 3 of the most useful and informative videos I've ever seen!! Thank you for pouring yourself into this channel and for all of your incredible knowledge. Now, if I can keep this ivy alive, maybe I'll plant something outside lol!
You are not alone!! We all need to stay enthusiastic about growing our own food. It doesn't matter what you grow, it's just the rejuvenating process of hands in the soil, and harvesting it to nourish our bodies and the bodies of those that we love. I grew up growing with my mom, in a small area behind the garage in the suburbs. And summer's I went to my grandparents cabin in northern Michigan and helped with the gardening chores and canning of the harvest. I planted beans and beets and peas in my little flower bed at my first rental house to make baby food for my first child. I got complaints from neighbors, about the weedy looking plants in my flower bed, but I stood my ground and planted more vegetables. Silly city folks, arguing about food! But once we bought our first home, I ripped out shrubs and planted vegetables in the front beds, and the stares of people who saw my cabbages, and tomato plants and green beans, I never allowed them to undermine my determination to grow fresh vegetables for my family. My children all grew up planting seeds with me and watching them sprout and then planting them in the garden and later harvesting them. They canned with me and know what fresh homegrown vegetables taste like. At this point in time, they are all out on their own and 2 of the three have their own children and they are sharing the joy of gardening with their own children. The love of growing continues, it just makes me feel good about the future, knowing that we are encouraging our children to get out into the garden and grow, which feeds our souls. Bless you Jess. Thanks for all that you do! I love your video's, Betsy
I watch a ton of gardening videos but I ALWAYS learn the most from yours. Thank you!
This is exactly the video my mental health needed 🥰 🌱 nothing like seed planning to spark inspiration! Thank you always, Jess❤️
Mine also ♥️
Jess, back in the day while going thru chemo I spent every minute possible traipsing thru the countryside photographing everything alive, especially birds and butterflies, to remind me of the beauty of life. Even tiny little damselflies held such promise of overcoming. I soon figured out it was much easier to lure them into my backyard to shoot than driving all over to hunt for them. So planting pollinator draws became a specialty. I share you love of zinnias and cosmos and never have a garden missing them. But I wonder if you've ever grown a couple of other pollinator draws that I have found to be among the best? As for annuals, I will never be without Tithonia, aka Mexican Sunflower. I've had it's bushy plants get over 6 ft here in my Central NY garden, and so full of their gorgeous true orange blossoms absolutely dripping with butterflies, bees, hover flies, skippers, you name it! For perennials, I can say the same for Buddleia, or Butterfly Bush. It's a woody shrub that you can prune back every spring but will come on again with its beautiful panicles which come in an array of colors. Also, soooo many varieties of Monarda, or Bee Balm are in my backyard that any given day it is literally abuzz with pollinators. I understand you're moving and might not want to plant perennials, but keep them in mind for wherever Papa leads you to put down roots in the Refuge 2.0. Blessings!
They’re moving?? I saw a video that said we’re moving but I felt that it was a video of how they found the current homestead...
@@nursesheris8777 They have plans to move next year..
@vonnie got any pics of the Mexican sunflower?
Watching the sun set in the greenhouse window was like an extra treat 😊
Oh my goodness when you said you thought no one felt the same about variety I teared up because I felt exactly the same until you said that! I LOVE LOVE growing things I can not get everyday. Seed books are like a intense novel for me:)
I just got all my ducks in a row (house chores and kiddos) so I can bust out and blow the dust off my seed box so I can start my planning 🤣😊❤ love you guys & bless y'all!
Good luck finding seeds again this year. Glad more people are getting into gardening but we need more videos this year on how to SAVE our own seeds or set up seed exchanges.
Finding people who share in your interests is honestly one of the best things ever
I have to say listening to this video while I paint makes my heart happy. I can hear how much joy and love you have for gardening that I don't even need to see the video. Thank you for sharin', blessings!
I could listen to you talk about seeds all day💚🌱
The sun is going down Jess🤣 You need a whole video just for the tomatos🍅❤️💚🌱
I will now be placing my fourth seed order 🤣 Foreal though thanks Jess! Wish I had friends who wanted to talk about seeds and plants for hours! Bless you all
I love talking about gardening as well!!
I grew zinnia, calendula & holy basil for 1st time last year & fell in love! Gonna grow more flowers this year. I too have lots of herbs. Gonna try beets & purple potatoes, & artichokes for the 1st time this yr., I say if u can't get thw seeds u want, it's an opportunity to try something new!
I enjoyed watching the sunset as this video went on!
Yay! I've been watching all your past garden tours just so I can get a little green in my life this time of year. Spring is coming! 🌱
Im doublingmy garden space again this year..ive learned so much from ypu... Ty very much
This video gives me life I'm glad you feel supported on this platform! I could listen to you talk about seed varieties ALL DAY LONG
More than an hour of seed talk with Jess = happiness on a cold day in far northern Michigan!! Snuggled in on the couch with my 80lb "lap dog" to enjoy 🥰🥰🥰 Thank you!!
Girl I just pushed order on all my seeds. Guess I'll be spending more now 😂🤦♀️
I'm constantly check theirplacing more orders when I see more of the stuff I want come back into stock at Baker Creek. They probably have my address memorized by now lol 😂
You’ve got to try a tatume squash. It is the only thing that survived the squash bugs. It grows other roots, so if a section dies, it just keeps going! It’s basically a zucchini, or you can let it mature and it basically works like a spaghetti squash.
Love Love this video Jess!! Because you not only list your face but you explain why! You are the best teacher EVER! ❤️❤️❤️
Watching this 2 years later I about teared up because I have no one in my circle that lives within 2 hours of my house that is passionate about homesteading at all. The few people in my circle who have any interest in it have this inertia towards it because they won’t take the plunge, so they don’t want to talk about the specifics. They have this want for it but not really. Not the passion they need to take the plunge. These videos where you totally nerd out over the varieties, I’m SO here for it!
Hey Jess, saving seeds from your heirlooms allows them to become acclimated to your garden. Over time your varieties will grow better than the same seeds from say Baker Creek.
I am now watching Art and Bri, the Hollar Homestead as a result of watching Roots and Refuge .
Yes! If I have a variety of something that is struggling but seems to fall under the category of "he's doing his best" I'll save seeds from the strongest plant and use those the next season. Lather rinse repeat until I have something suited to my microclimate.
@@corinneqofhearts5069 do you just throw the seeds into an envelope or do they need some kind of drying techinique?
thanks!
@@daisyblooms4813 what kind of treatment seeds need in preparation for packeting is really dependent on what plant it is, but you definitely want the seeds dry before packaging. I highly recommend getting a book on seed saving (Seed to Seed is the one most folks seem to get) or using google. Jess has at least one seed saving video, as well.
Intercropping basil and tomatoes doesn't necessarily help with flavor, but it *does* keep tomato horn worm away. So regardless, it's a great idea!
This is me now, I am so excited about all my seeds, but no one around me is really interested, so I just watch seed hauls to see others excited.
Cool! Talking about varieties and seeds at one of my favorite things. I get withdrawals when y'all stop.
Thank you Jess for making this video! I know these longer videos are a lot of work. I have anticipated this for months! You rock!
I just want you to know how much I LOVE to hear you talk about gardening... especially when you include life principles and encouragement for when we fail. It's just wonderful and your voice is so reassuring. I learn so much. Last year I had enough guts to grow a couple of interesting things, like bitter gourd and rainbow chard which is just all the colors. Both of these choices grew like crazy and neither of which my family likes LOL! I sneak the chard in, though. I just tell them it's "greens" which sounds non-threatening... I tried the bitter gourd which was the Indian variety and I liked it, but I had so much I gave a lot of it to a friend of mine who is from India and who told me it was one of her favorite vegetables... she was so happy!)
I planted basil from seed and it seems EVERY SEED SPROUTED. Just the big, sweet basil. My favorite. It just took off.
My husband got a wild hair and bought a Cherokee Purple tomato plant from Lowe's and I didn't have a place ready for it, so we bought a barrel to plant it in. We got 3 ripe tomatoes from it. I call that a fail, but I'll still plant them from seed that I already had in packet form next year because the tomatoes themselves were SO delicious. But we spent a LOT of money for 3 tomatoes... next year I'll use to barrel for flowers and make room in my garden for the tomatoes. He meant well because I got a late start due to a surgery I had in Feb... long recovery.
God bless!
I grew Rattlesnake pole beans last year and, for my family, we felt that was the best green bean we have ever had! I originally got them because I love the color purple and was excited about the purple streaks- then when I tasted it I knew it was something I will have in my garden forever and pass down to my children!
Wow! What a great review! I have some coming in the mail and I'm EXTRA pumped now! 😆🙌👊
@@lovesteadfarm8759 we just felt like they were so tender and tasty. And they are versatile and can be used as a green bean or you can use them as a dried bean ☺
This is like a mini garden encyclopedia!!! I love it. Thank you for your time and energy putting this together. I can't wait to try ground cherries and burgundy okra for the first time this year!
Honeydew melon and honey make great popscicles also! I just freeze chunks of melon on a baking sheet and then blend with honey to taste, then put in popscicle molds! It's fun to play around with spice pairings too. :)
My kid just ate our first rattlesnake bean today. And we are in North Florida. Humid, wet and hot are exactly what our life is at the moment and they are thriving.
This beautiful community... all of us having a warm mug and pen and paper (yes old fashioned writing), together, while a below zero cold front blows across the US.... ❤
Jess, you're a lifeline and truly "roots and refuge" from the social and political chaos... You bring peace and hope and security...
This time of year is so special. We plan for our futures and hope. We think of others and start seeds. We work the land and trust in God. Spring is coming!!
You're just doing what you do but it means so much today. ❤
Thank you!! Stay warm girl!!!
Zones in Canada too. But as u know we all can stretch that a little depending on our micro climates in each owns property. Yr exactly right about the frosts when growing in the ground outside.
What? No peppers in Vermont? We grow peppers in Nova Scotia. (zone 5b to 6b)
I was shocked by that too. I am in 4b and grow peppers all the time
@@l-egg-acyacres5732 Maybe we misunderstoid something?
@UCXNjjQBPd69EQczkh-gVdaQ Yes, the far north east of Cape Breton area may have some 4 zones but I'm in what most Nova Scotianers call The Valley and we r considered zone 5b and the farther south you travel is defiantly zone 6 b and even can grow some things that can survive in zone 7.
@@l-egg-acyacres5732 hi Im late 👋 but 4B here too and I got peppers! Pretty much anything is possible. And a cold frame helps a lot!
I’ve been a little obsessed with poppies lately. They are just so beautiful and have some many different kinds. Zinnias are my second favorite.
Amazing! You know so much about gardening plant variety and your knowledge is immeasurable.
You and Seasonal Homestead are the REASONS I have a garden...and you both are also the reason I decided to try to grow my garden from seed this year. I have about 216 sprouts right now and need to stop because I have to remember I live in a suburban community with not a lot of land.
I need my raised beds. Gotta get my plumbing fixed first but I'm hoping to get them started this year. I want to add one raised bed each year
They are easy to make with 2x10s or 2x12s and the corner retaining wall blocks from Lowe's. No tools! Cardboard as bottom layer, some lesser quality potting mix, some sticks and greens, then Mel's Mix components in last 4 to 6 inches - mix those layers with a hard rake
What a great idea! Planning for the long term. Well done!
Opened RUclips, saw this video, and clicked so fast! And on top of that it's over an hour long? 🤗Gonna start some seeds now while I watch! 😁
So I am listening to Jess and one thing came to mind. Though she is taking to a camera and anticipating talking to an audience, she is such a good conversationalist she can have excellent conversations with herself! It's crazy how well she flows!
Hey Jess! I’m one of those fans who jump into old seed starting videos this time of year! Rewatching your seed videos is an annual tradition of mine for the past 3 years! 😁🍅
Looks so warm there! Our temps dropped this week, and snow moved in yesterday. Still snowing lightly today. It should be gone tomorrow, but my 5yo is happy that we got a couple days of snow this winter.
You have inspired me so much!! Thank you for sharing so much information and beauty!! We just started our first winter crop a few days ago and celebrated our first sprouts today! 🌱
You have such a gift for teaching!! Thank you so much!!
I get so stressed out with gardening but you make it look so effortless.🥰
LOVE TO WATCH JESS TEACH ME NEW WAYS TO GARDEN.
We LOVE your seed room!
🤩second year gardener and I think I finally get the “zone thing” 💡
Jess, thank you so much for doing this. You gave up a whole day to do this video for us, wow! Big thanks for Jeremiah for taking care of the boys all day so you could do this. We all understand how long this took you.
I’ve been watching a few years now I am a native Vermonter and a true gardener. Don’t be fooled when determined!! I grow everything!! Even a few you have brought to my garden and thank you for that!! Growing days are 100 at best!
I absolutely loved this video! The longer length was fantastic, you went into good detail about everything and I found it soooo helpful and inspiring! Thank you!
I’m growing Arkansas Traveller in northern New South Wales, Australia, for the 1st time & it’s still performing well mid summer 😊
@Lyn_Maunsell Awesome! I'm in Perth and would LOVE to grow it but haven't been able to find it - whereabouts did you find seeds?
@@erin2535 I found them on eBay. I have just saved some seeds & could send you some but I don’t think they would be allowed into WA would they?
Thanks, Lynn, you're a treasure. But yes I think the WA Department of Agriculture is a bit cagey when it comes to non- commercially tested seed. I will have to have a look on eBay, that Arkansas Traveler looked like a ripper!
We have a family story about Great-Aunty Beryl smuggling tomato seeds into Western Australia 20 or 30 years ago by hiding the packet in her dentures 🤣🤣🤣
@@erin2535 I’ll certainly be growing them again. How outrageous of your great Aunty Beryl! 😂😂
I’m from Blythe CA. Right on the boarder of Arizona. I love watching your channel. It’s thanks to you I grew tomatoes and Jalapeños. I’ve been growing roses and herbs for years and have always wanted to have a vegetable garden. Thank you for helping me accomplish eating my own home grown food.
The silver slicer sounds like a good choice for kosher dill pickles which my family loves. I made 23 qts and they lasted for 4 weeks
Thank you for you being you.
Geek out time with Jess! Yes!
My first ever gardening experience - I had no idea what I was doing - but I’d learned that I could trade seeds online and went hog wild.
I ended up with and planted 108 different varieties of tomato (I didn’t even know that there were that many - and of course there’s even more than that) because I wanted to find the perfect tomato for me. Thinking I would grow just variety the following year.
Remember, I knew nothing about gardening. I didn’t know that these tomatoes would come and cross cross and if I found a tomato I liked, it was such a mess that I couldn’t find the main stalk where it came from to figure out what type it was.
I also didn’t know about canning or preserving yet back then.
I begged people to take more tomatoes. I was the lady with the zucchini bag, everyone runs from - but it was with tomatoes.
That was over 20 years ago. I’m still gardening, I’ve learned a bit more - but I still don’t have my favorite tomato figured out yet. Maybe I’ll replicate that experiment soon.
Thanks for your videos. I go to you when I’m burned out and need inspiration for the garden.
I feel exactly the same. It takes so much effort and commitment to raise you're own and then you see it for sale for pennies but like you said the quality and security in knowing where and how your food is grown outweighs it a 100%.
Love you glass green house. From -40 Celsius. Frozen Saskatchewan.
Balmy today.....only-20 celcius, 😉fellow Saskatchewanian! Good time to plan for warm spring planting!
*Gets her cup of coffee and a notebook* Ready:)
You are fantastic. I from New Brunswick Canada . Where we can’t sow our garden until June but with your advice I had the most beautiful garden last year. Thank you so much. You and your family are wonderful. Love and hugs .😎🤓
THANK YOU! I am a newbee and started growing my first garden in September. We did this intentionally to try and see if I could actually grow something 😂I I can’t wait for the day when I have the confidence and knowledge to share my favorites with other gardeners too. Thank you for putting the time in to execute such a great video!
I bought my first pack of ground cherry seeds because of how much you guys liked them! Also cucamelons! Can't wait to taste them for ourselves this year!
Did cucamelons and ground cherries last year because of Jess. Must grow for us now and we are doing many more.
@Amanda Dye I found some at parkseed.com and burpee! I got mine from migardener back in November, but those two say they have them in stock.
I can definitely relate to craving the seed conversations. I'm excited you listed some varieties on my grow list for the coming season. My toddler and I are on a flavor quest for cherry tomatoes. We're looking for something to top the Sungolds. Your insight is definitely helpful, so I look forward to these videos.
Try Black Cherry, Bumblebee Purple, Riesentraube, or Isis Candy.
Oh, and I forgot: Amy's Sugar Gem
I listened Jess! Stopped the video right at 1.20 to make a tea and get a bowl of snacks....love all of this so much!
I am binge watching a lot of your videos these days, and even if I always find you interesting, I must say that I feel like you've grown so much in the past year!
We're the same age so it feels weird to say that haha, but it feels like you gained a lot of confidence over the years and it's really nice to see!
Keep up the good work, you are SO inspiring!
This video came at the best/worst time! I’m a couple weeks out from baby number 4, so I’m trying to keep my garden to a manageable minimum instead of expanding it this season. Seeing all these suggestions gives me something to look forward to, but is also tempting me to plant more than I can handle! 😂
Congratulations!
I feel you. But this season I have a 2 year old garden helper! Let's go!!! ❤👍
It's a year later and I'm exactly in your place, a few weeks out from my #4.. and I'm already overplanning this years garden haha. But I'm really eager to have a very productive garden and Pantry full of our home canned food.
@@The_Wentz_Homestead oh my goodness. Congratulations. We just moved to 5 acres 2 weeks ago and I’m trying to get a garden space together as quickly as possible to have something to work with. So excited to have more space to grow to put food up this year. So torn between grow all the things and try to prepare my soil 😂
@Becca Maaske it's always something! Always having to make decisions 😂. Good luck with your alls new property, and your future garden 🥰
I have a 150 ft garden and ive bought about 8 packets of seeds
And now i have enough seeds to probably grow a full acre😂
I can totally relate. My sister is a cook, I am a gardener. And I ask her what she wants from tomatoes, what varieties (I currently have about 30), and she is like, totally relaxed, "any, it's only important that it's ok for sauces" 😱🤯
38:32 ground cherries note to self! Sounds so fun!
Just a suggestion if it's not too much work, but would you consider adding in photos of the plants you're talking about for new gardeners like me who have no idea what most of these plants are?
That would be a great idea but would also be a ton of work in editing to add it in, especially at the correct time stamp on an hour long video.
I tend to have Google open and do an image search for any I don't know. Works well
You can try Google for each one she recommends. Also, go look at her videos from Garden Tours 2019 I think it was and she shows a lot of these varieties growing.