Goat babies and The Company of Growing Things! | VLOG
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
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There was a time that all I wanted in the world was a little farm where I could raise my family and grow our food. Now, that is exactly what exists outside my door. In watching it unfold, a new dream was formed in my heart - to share this beautiful life with others and teach them the lessons we've learned along the way. Welcome to our journey, friend. I am so glad you're here.
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I love love love how you transition from bugs in flour to your pitcher plant repotting! Thank you for always being so real and down to earth ❤️
You are not alone gazing at your seed starting trays! Seed starting is so exciting. Every time I see the babies pop up through the soil, it's a miracle all over again ❤️
My dad planted a culinary bay laurel in a protected corner facing SE in 7b. It grew HUGE and i never bought bay leaves for years. Then my parents retired and moved. I may or may not have banged on the new resident’s door and asked to cut some bay leaves.
Putting them in flour gives a not entirely pleasant flavor the next time you make a dessert, but I put them in rice, quinoa, etc that I use in savory dishes. Also, every pot of plain rice gets 2 peeled cloves of garlic and 2 bay leaves per cup of rice with the water and a bit of salt. That alone makes plain white rice delicious all by itself.
That is something I would do!
Yes. My bay leaves are in all my rices.
“Use your smart brain”😂🤣😜. That moonspotted goat babe is super cute.
Made me laugh about you checking on the seedlings. I was so excited this morning checking on my seedlings..." Happy Birthday Jalepeno! Happy Birthday Habenero! "..I was saying it out loud with a huge smile on my face!! lol
Hey Jess! :) I think that is a dwarf canvendish banana, which will fruit at like 5 feet! If you didn’t know already, you basically can’t over water or over feed bananas.. so if you want it to fruit there despite the freeze just give it everything you got! Some people even build compost piles in the middle of their banana circles. Hugs from central Florida. Thanks for all the inspiration 🥰
Oh my goodness! Jess, I just have to comment. This video brought me so much joy and made me not feel so crazy. Haha. Im the only one in my family who finds so much joy in living things - excluding my freshly 4 year old daughter who now plants every seed she finds in her fruit in my indoor plant pots - and the vast majority of my friend group. I often feel like I have to hold back my passion for gardens, plants, nature, and just natural life in general, around most people. I found your information about soil fascinating and will apply those concepts in my own garden. I also just love going to nurseries and walking through the aisles of plants and soaking in the joy they are giving off. I laughed with joy when I saw you got a pitcher plant. I convinced my husband we needed the same plant at a grocery store of all places about a year ago. Might I suggest hanging it above your kitchen sink? Or in a bathroom that has lots of light. I learned through trial and error that this particular plant loves light and also humidity. Once I hung it above my sink in the window it has thrived. It has caught many bugs on its own but I will always laugh at the times my husband and I have killed flies in the house and then made sure to feed them to the pitcher plant instead of trashing them. 😂 Anyways, I wish you so many blessings and I want to thank you for putting in the work of creating your videos for viewers like me. Who once felt alone but now feel celebrated because of your videos and the community you have created. Whenever I feel stressed with 3 kids under 4, a job, a household, and a mini farm, and honestly just everything going on with the world, I hope you have posted a new video and I sit and watch it as it brings me peace. Thank you and best of luck with your pitcher plant! 💕
Oh Jess, you walked right past that fiddle leaf fig with such determination. Proud of you girl!
Will “peace love and homegrown tomatoes” be a shirt. I desperately want one for me and my dad 💚
"Peace, love and homegrown produce"
Peace love and homegrown tomatoes is good too!
I love it 😆. I would defo buy that shirt.
Of course you could always have your own made...
@@terrywright1513 yes but it wouldn't have the Roots and Refuge logo. I would rather purchase from Jess to help support her farm.
Boiling Bay leave tea good for health, makes good chicken soup, will try as house plant, ty did not know it can be grown here, still learning at 72😍😍😍😍
I love your continued support of local growers & how you constantly give them commercials in your videos for gardening resources like plant starts 🥳 Farmers markets are another great place to find locally sourced plants 👩🌾💚🧑🌾🌱
If you are on that side of town Wingard's is good but just a little father is Woodley's. We have found they have better prices usually and also a really good selection. Has anyone told you of the plant sale at the farmer's market? Early April and you can get great prices!
Great video !!! Everything looks amazing. Have a great day and God bless
My first tomato sprouts came up overnight. I was so giddy... I proudly said, "Well happy birthday little guys" and thought of you. ❤
No you’re not alone in checking 17 times a day (and if a sprout is found, a victory dance may ensue)🤣. And yes, banana plants are the world’s largest herb(which is the main reason I want to grow it. I’m a dork, I know). I’m really curious about that elfin thyme, it looks like it’d make a really enchanting ground cover! Thank you for taking us to the nursery with you!
I hate to rain on your parade, but I believe bananas are berries. Each banana is a fruitlett, the whole bunch is a berry.
This does not mean it is excluded from the herb group, I aint no herbologist, you're probably right. Either way, they taste awesome!
I am using elfin thyme as a ground cover this year, I am really looking forward to seeing how it does. It is supposed to bloom beautifully.
no kidding right? I've never seen that elfin thyme before, but now I have to have it.
@@mattpeacock5208 🍃Bananas are both technically a fruit and an herb. While the banana plant is colloquially called a banana tree, it's actually an herb distantly related to ginger, since the plant has a succulent tree stem, instead of a wood one. Rather, it forms a succulent stalk, or pseudostem. The pseudostem begins as a small shoot from an underground rhizome called a corm. The yellow thing you peel and eat is, in fact, a fruit because it contains the seeds of the plant.
Because the fruit is produced from a single ovary on the flower, a banana is actually classified as a berry, scientific botanically speaking.
Botanical berries not commonly known as berries include bananas, tomatoes, grapes, eggplants (aubergines), persimmons, watermelons, and pumpkins.
So, bananas are berries and raspberries aren't. Who knew?🍃
@@mariafolch8067 so what is a rasberry?🙃
I’m so excited to see all the things you’re able to grow! You inspire me so much in the garden 💜
My mom’s favorite cat had three kittens last year on a Sunday afternoon, all healthy and passed the afterbirth….. then preceded to have a fourth kitten TUESDAY NIGHT! Health little gray boy so we named him Gandalf because he is never late, he arrives precisely when he means to!
That's a smart way of reinforcing that little greenhouse!!!
Yes I check my seeds several times a day. 😂😂. And when I see them peep through I greet them with , 🎊“Hey lil baby”🎊. 😂😂🥰🥰
I planted my first seeds (ever!) in growing trays today! So excited to see how they do and yes, I’ve already checked on them several times. It’s definitely a thing! Such pretty kids! How sweet to have those Spring babies on your farm. I have tiny Narcissus coming up! 👍🏻😁🎈🎉 Love from Zone 6, SE PA. 💗
You can take cuttings from your bay tree and they will grow easily. I have three bay trees that I grew from cuttings and they have been in pots for over thirty years. I have shaped them like lollipops and they are about five feet high. Every spring I cut 80% of the leaves of which I dry and give to friends, within six to seven weeks they have grown back the leaves completely. Approx every four to five years I root prune them too.
I did not know bay would do that.
That’s great information. Thanks 🙏
@@mattpeacock5208 Also they will take some frost, when we lived in the UK I left them out all winter now we are in Canada I have to bring them in once winter starts.,
Yes definitely checking the seeds multiple times a day eith a thrill everytime I see a little bump or a flash of green!
She is a gorgeous mama with pretty babies! ♥️
I watch all your videos and saw the baby pool for a garden I'm getting 2 I'm disabled so I can only dream o so much thanks I never thought of that God. Bless you and your family
That cabbage is just beautiful!
Awesome thanks for letting us have a little peak at the little greenhouse .. peppers and tomatoes...that's what I will be sewing as well as a few other things
Did not know about the bay leaf in flour storage trick. Very helpful thanks Jess !
I planted plant on Thursday night, check them several times before I lift for the weekend. I came home on Sunday to 1/2 in tall squash, zucchini, and cabbage. My cabbage grew another 1/2 inch today. Checked the many times. Now watching for everything else to sprout. ANTICIPATION!!! 🤪. Much Love
And Many Prayers! 💙💛🙏
There are several local Amish nurseries where I live that sell their own starts for very cheap. I can buy heirloom tomato starts for $0.45 for a sprout. This was great for me as a beginner gardener because there was such a small investment. I ordered seeds for the first time and really hope I can start my own.
Wow Jess > The Black 'Green'house will be Amazing! Black is 'Classy.' Mosaic table and the S. Glass Window is all you need to complete it!
> Less is More. Simple / Classy / No Clutter .... (painted white tires) Haha....
Just look at how much you have accomplished in a year! You dreams are coming true......'Have' come true.
always grateful to watch new episodes, my farm is underway but things are slower than i would hope and it gives me hope to see y'all progressing 🙏 thank you for sharing your journey!
Baby goats cheered me up thanks
Geez I didn’t realize I would need this video when I clicked on it. We just moved to Arkansas, where we know no one. It’s so lonely at times. I’m so thankful for the community I’m growing here on RUclips 💕
Yes... Bayleaves go on every shelf with dry goods too. Especially grains n pasta!!.
I have a Bay Laurel. Bought it 3 yrs ago in a 4in pot. I’ve had it in a pot outside by our brick sun room and haven’t moved it in 3 yrs. zone 7b. It’s completely rooted thru the pot into the ground. No moving it now. It’s 6ft easily. About 1.5 hours north of you in Huntersville NC. Everyone in our family knows they get fresh dried bay leaves and garlic every year for Christmas! Mine has been so hearty. So happy to have you growing in our neck of the woods. ❤️🌱
You may want to move it. They grow up to 40 to 80 feet tall.
I love herbs 🪴 in the summer time they smell beautiful in the evening sun 🌸🦋🌸
Love watching you guys
Yes I absolutely check my seedlings like that 🤣 This is such a lovely video! Thanks 💜
“Hey we have one like that!” My 7yo seeing the greenstalks 😂
I keep going to look at my seeds and see something new popping up each time.
I'm really happy to see you got another banana plant!
Your channel is by far my favorite to watch. I have learned so much and can't wait to start my own homestead one day
awww the babies are so precious
Thanks Jess enjoyed this video as always. Cheers Denise- Australia
The cats getting into plants is a real problem! 🤣. I had to move my entire seed starting set up to a new room in the house due to having 2 new kitties.
Excited to see the nursery plants! ♥️
Apparently I talk while watching your videos, my sister came out and asked who I was talking to. I guess I said "awww, those are the cutest kids I have ever seen!" And I didn't even realize. Thanks for taking us with you 😍
If the thyme ends up spreading it would make for a wonderful ground cover between your slate slab pathways, that would smell wonderful and give a similar effect that the moss. Hope you're having a wonderful day! Love watching your progress at the new farm can't wait to see where you guys take things!
That's exactly what I thought when I saw it! 🙂
Ooooo, pineapple sage is such a lovely herb to flavour water!
Great information always, thanks for the tips and for ways to save money, yep ;checked on my seeds today, my lettuce is coming up , yeah !,
Girl, you will love that elfin time. I bought a couple 5 years ago and it has spread like crazy and it survived our crazy snowmeddon winter last year in TX at -15 temps. It even blooms in the hot summer with the smallest purple flowers and is really a great drought tolerant plant!
My dad was an avid fruit gardener, so I grew up with a huge orchard of a big variety of fruit trees, we also had a hedge of Pomegranate and Quinces on our back fence. SO my mom made jams and canned fruit every year and we even made fruit leathers. Then also a small vineyard with about 6-8 varieties of grapes.
That was a fun outing. Thanks for taking us along! I have a Bay Laurel planted in the ground in north Houston, zone 9a. Except for the February 2021 freeze, it has been evergreen here. Since it grows as a dense large shrub, I use it as a screen on my back fence line.
I cook with fresh leaves, but I do dry a few for Indian recipes. Besides Cajun recipes, I add them to beef stew and pot roasts, when cooking chicken to debone for casseroles, in America’s Test Kitchen recipe for Smashed Potatoes, and numerous other recipes. I put leaves in my flour and cornmeal containers. It has been one of the wisest plant purchases I made 20 years ago!
Every time I hear you say "well" I'm reminded of your visit to Mike from Fit Farmer. LOL. Those goats are adorable!
Yesss!!!!! I check my seedlings several times a day. Some sprouted in same day too:-)
Those baby goats are precious! Makes me want one! But I live in a neighborhood at the moment and I like having nice neighbors! Lol.
I picked up three of the green stalks when you partnered with them a few months ago and just got the first one together and ready for some bareroot strawberries later this month. Thank you for the tour for all of us that are still under snow!
Are you kid-ding me? What cute kids you have! 😁😁
The triplet goats are beautiful. Love the moon spots. The momma goats look very happy in their new home. Love the videos. Have a blessed day 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💕👩🏻🌾
I haven't been to a garden center yet this spring, but I could smell that houseplant section!!! May need some garden center therapy soon!!
Our high today here in our part of Minnesota was 28°F. Seeing the green is so heartening!!
My seedlings are started in my office where I spend most of my day… and yes I check them constantly!!
Well. I'm a little envious of that bay leaf laurel.. LOL! I want one
Passion flowers are beautiful and smell wonderful. I am in zone 8 in Texas. My passion flowers have survived the big Texas freeze as well as HOT dry summers. They will spread like crazy and attach to everything so don’t stand still to long around them.
Oh Bay Laurel, I need that in my life. I have been purchasing the dried leaves in bulk. I'd be happy to grow that indoor/outdoor and lugging it through the seasons with me.
I'm excited for this growing year. Happy growing! God bless 🌻
We buy all my perennial flowers at Walmart when they mark them down because they need some love. I’ve always been able to bring them back to life and have some beautiful flowers/plants from doing that.
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Can't hurt to try growing a banana plant. I was told that I couldn't grow asparagus here in South Florida but I have found a way. I am now harvesting my first stalks. Sometimes you just have to be creative.
Oh Man!! I'm still in the frozen throughs of winter. This was sooooo nice to watch. Our spring has started though we have new babies on the farm as well.
The triplet last born was a nice size doeling, they are all 3 beautiful. I love passion flowers and I am soon going to look for one I can also grow! I did not know you could get them at a nursery! YAY!
Every time I hear "kumquat" I remember an old Orbit commercial "pickle you kumquat" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Every time you mention kumquats it reminds me of when we were kids. My grandmother had one tree planted too close to her lemon tree and They would cross pollinate. The lemons were a little sweeter than normal and the kumquats were so sour they were inedible!
If you have a potted plant saucer to fit your passion flower pot, turn the saucer upside down, cut it toward the middle to match where the stem is to your plant. Cut the hole to match the size of stem, then enlarge it so it is big enough to accommodate the stem and to be able to water the plant, also. Slide the cut part over the pot (upside down) to make a lid over the pot and presto, it is cat safe. I hope explained this so you can see my vision. Or, use a thick paper plate, do the same thing but just leave it inside the pot resting on the soil. Love the baby goats, so cute!
Always a pleasure to watch a video from you Jess. Everything is always so comforting and relaxing and makes me look forward to watching the next. Oh and that Miaha sticker is adorable!
You may want to put some sand bags in the bottom of the frame inside the little greenhouse. Goat babies are all adorable.
Thanks for the nursery vibes. I'm in zone 6b in Pennsylvania. I keep waiting for them to get plants. Hoping it warms up soon.
"Now let's talk about this picture plant" best transition! Lol
I was just going to ask you about cats, and then you talked about cats. Yep, I got one and 2 years ago she decided to nibble on my tomato and pepper plants. Same last year, and then this year I realized I have a room that I cleaned a desk of and it has a DOOR, and radiant heat and I have a grow light. I am happy! By the time I retire I will get this growing food stuff! :)
Hello I’m a Louisiana girl! I do use bay leaves in my flour to keep bugs away! Love watching your videos.
I have been grieving a VERY sudden loss if a vibrant woman of God who went to the doctor and was dead a week later.
In want to to know I'm so thankful for you. I just realized I haven't breathed since this happened a week ago. You provide that safety for me and I am thankful. God bless...
I have two of those greenhouses and I love em.
Hi Jess! You've really inspired me this year. I've gardened for years, very small scale, but never started seeds indoors. I have THREE cats (two young kittens) and was wondering HOW I was going to do that this year. My son works at Rural King, and got me a $40.00 small green house from there. I have that set up in my family room (left the bottom shelf off) with heat mats and lights. The door zips down completely to the floor and KEEPS the cats out... so far. They're not showing much interest so far. I have lots of tomatoes sprouting and my peppers have started too! I'm pretty excited!!! I'm going to be up potting very soon.
Good luck! I have my greenhouse in our Living room, right where Living things should go, right?
Good for you. I hope the cats stay away!
When I watch these spring gardening videos & our windchills are still below zero, it’s like taking a shot to the gut!🌷
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Pineapple sage is my favorite, I wish it was hardy here. Great in tea!
With some mild & even warm days - mid & upper 50s & one that hit 60, Spring is in the air. Still, we have snow on the way, here in Zone 5B New England. Still appreciate the reminder that it's time to start some seeds. 🌱
Jess, you should get lupine and plant them by your pond. They will multiply 💞
I always keep bay leaves in my pantry ever since I had a flour weevil problem one year. Once I cleaned everything out I put bay leaves and have never had another issue since
I love goats. So cute. I want some goats again. ❤️❤️❤️ makes life so much better 🥰🥰🥰
I start seeds indoors with three cats and I use a dog crate! I put the trays inside and hang grow lights from the top of the crate. Once the seedlings get big you just have to watch that they're not too close to the sides because they will stick their paws in there and try to chomp on leaves. But for the most part it works great!
In England and yep I looked up dirty rice!!
That’s dinner tonight sorted!!
Hey Jess! I meant to write this yesterday on International Women's day but thanks for being a inspirational woman! You are strong but real and that gave me courage to go back to school for Horticulture. We are doing soil samples in my soil class like you did in a video. It is fun to hear you are learning very similar practices as I am. In my small scale farming class we are reading a book called Market Garden by Fortier (I have your book as well of course!). I thought you may want to read it. He uses a bunch of tools like the broad fork that protect the soil and he manages his land that aligns with your own ideas. Easy book to read. Anyways, thanks for being you and for teaching us!
Ashley
Bay Leaves are amazing!
I now have three Seven tray units and have been harvesting salad most of the year here in Florida as we started end of November with the Green stalks. Love love them, bought a few for my kids homes for the holidays. Oh and bananas, put them down at the pond - they love water and they are trashy beautiful. Each time they throw a hand, that whole stalk will die and become fertilizer for the stand of bananas. And red bananas do yield fruit, we have one and we’re told the same, that it would not produce fruit - we are near Orlando and it does briefly freeze here.
Hello from Texas, love dirty rice! I also check my seeds many times a day to see if they are peeking thru the dirt!!!!
Right on about the bay leaf. I’ve used it in my flour storage for many years and never seen a weevil. It works.
I have a similar temporary green house, but I got the hexagon shaped one on Amazon and there is a ton more space and it seems to not blow away as easy as the rectangular ones do. Great video as usual and I can't wait to visit a nursery. Being with all the plants is such a great feeling. ☺️
Most of my seeds that I planted in the house are up now! Still waiting on habanaba peppers and a few others. So excited and yes, I check them two or three times a day!
I love seeing how excited you are to go to a nursery! Warning... That passion vine will go absolutely crazy, and vine all over the place! Plan accordingly. I'm in south Florida and definitely didn't give mine enough room to spread out.
I can't wait to see how yours looks once it gets going!
I'm from Massachusetts and the snow is barely off the groung, but my daughter and I are itching to go to our local garden centers. We just barely avoided making a BIG mistake this weekend by resisting the urge this past weekend. It's so hard to wait.
Love the Bay Leaf Tree! I had one, and I got a second one this past February. I want to make a row of them.
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