Growing Food for the Year | Gardening in Alaska
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- In the Last Frontier our short growing season requires months of preparation, from starting seeds indoors to cultivating healthy soil to nourish the plants. We plant an entire row of tomatoes in the high tunnel and carry out necessary tasks to ensure we have a successful garden.
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Whenever I watch your videos, I think about all those years I wasted being ashamed and hateful of my life ,how I didnt really live, I was always in constant fear of running into someone I knew( because of a certain image I had portrayed) . I think about how I could have been happier and enjoyed those life experiences, now I know I'll never have those moments back.🌿
The day I came across one of your videos was the day i made a decision to be happy, to be free and to enjoy every moment that I am blessed with, that was when I also decided to share my story, the life I once hid from the world as to step toward self acceptance. 🌱
You helped me make that decision, you made me appreciate a rural life I once hated.
Please don't ever stop making videos , you are an inspiration to so many people and the world is blessed simply because you both are in it. 🌈
P. S :To anyone reading this, enjoy every moment that you get to witness because you may never have them back and never be afraid of truly being yourself, who cares what anyone else thinks or says. 💚☀️
This.... !!. Sounds bad but makes me feel better knowing someone feels the same way. I still like to stay away from people due to my image but it's getting better
nature has always the medication for everything
@@ashlynnelson2595 and it will just keep getting better!! Be happy!! Hopefully this last year we've all learned how quickly things change....so...be happy!
Subbed up 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Just found your channel & I’m going to subscribe!
My family is from northern Russia and every spring my grandparents and parents put a loads of snow in their high tunnels. It works perfectly well 👍
it makes sense. the snow is still there....and you dont need to water the dry soil
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Yes - that slow melt saturates the deep soil so it doesn't just evaporate off the top inch.
Where do you keep all those seedlings in your tiny house.?
That’s awesome!!! I guess the weather there would be similar to Canada/Alaska. That’s why we can grow most Russian plants here 😁
You dont get enough love for the value of your editing and production. Even I, who knows nothing about cameras and whatnot, can tell alot of time and love goes into your work. Good stuff!
The opening scenes are very beautiful💞
and Im diggn the music selections also
Agreed. Tasteful and well-considered presentation.
Absolutely beautiful job.
@@debbiee7850 m
I love everything! Gardening, cooking, coffee, fishing, building.....you name it!! All of it!!!
Eric's close up "Hello!" Cracked me up 😂
3:05 There is Arielle standing in the manure pile again. If you are ever in Willow and want to meet Arielle, just dump a pile of manure on the side of the road and wait. Arielle will sniff it out and give it a looks see. :)
Right beside me, I love the stuff.
ROFL 🤣 A true gardener 🤪❣️
How do y’all keep your dogs 🐕 from eating the dirt? Asking for a friend!
The dogs do an essential job of moral support to their people I see...🐕
Most definitely there’s no bond like the bond with your dogs, there’s no better love than unconditional love which your pets give you! My puppy is my daughter I wouldn’t know what too do without her!!
I wish you both continued success. Thanks for taking the time to edit and upload all these episodes of your lives. It's about the best of what RUclips can be and you avoid the superfluous music and endless commercial plugs for sponsors.
The bravest Man I ever knew. Stands in a puddle of water and grabs ahold electric fence, "It's test time. Yeeooow. Okay, that works."
And Pioneer Arielle saying matter of fact: "Of course the earth is still frozen."
Two wonderful people. Kind of makes me want to be a 'nicer' person. Thank you folks!
Rhubarb grows like a weed over winter. I'm from Michigan and our winters are bitter sometimes, but grandmas' Rhubard always came back better than ever. It of course helped that they were planted over the old outhouse! Grow on!
Here in New Zealand,.rhubarb grows in everyone's gardens haha.
I cook my stalks with orange peel and a teabag.
Tastes so good. If you're not a fan of rhubarb, are you aware you can't eat the leaves? Although asking... you're a competent grower.. so im sure you are
I love watching you guys working together. A couple who are working toward the same goals can accomplish anything. 👍
You're living the life that my husband and I wanted to live 20 years ago. We absolutely love your channel!
I bet it really is hard to drag the camera everywhere you go and set it up and talk to is especially when you guys work so hard as soon as these longer days hit, but we so appreciate it and thank you for bringing us along!
I've always heard that the way to a woman's heart was with worms. But I didn't believe it until now
It's because worms burrow and are small enough to go between ribs.
My parents have rhubarb in their back yard in Anchorage that they have to cut back every year to keep it from taking over, so you shouldn't have any problems overwintering.
The cat rubbing up on Bandit's leg. 😍😍😍 They are so cute together.
@@toddamcewen3774 I'll never forget Hunter, the beautiful soul, keeping watch of in tree orchard now. 💖
And Bo is such a cute old man. I can't help but 'awwww' when I see him.
They are all SO CUTE. I'm so glad they feature their pets.
If y’all get too busy, we’ll be quite happy with just a time lapse so you don’t have to spend all that time for editing and stuff. I just love watching you build out your property. Very satisfying while I save up for mine. ❤️
First off, top notch filming and editing. Second, realizing that you had all these starts inside your cabin...wow...and its a small cabin...impressive guys!!
Build your compost pile so you can use a tiller between logs, an easy turn every 30 days. Bob
Who votes for 2 videos a week? !!!
Ones just not cutting it... you guys are amazing 🤩 love your content!!!
I thought they did upload twice a week. Lol like every 4 days or so. I bet the next vid will be posted by Friday. Honestly I don't know how they have the time to get all the work done on top of video editing and uploading.
They just need their own T.V show.
@@Hannahsunshine- oh really, I didn’t realise
Yessss they just posted. I win the 'bet' I placed with myself lol
@@Hannahsunshine- haha 😂 yes you were right!!
Love how Bandit tests the ice before proceeding ❣️ and Ariels slap on the butt 🤪. Eric, I felt the jolt testing the wire 😖.
I can’t believe how many seeds you start in your house 😮. Truly amazing for tight quarters 🤩 Love watching you two grow & expand 👍
Living my dream thru you 🥰
45-46 minute video. Not even posted for ten minutes and already 71 likes, me being one of them. Talk about faithful followers. I swear that rooster knows when you are filming ;-P Love you all. God Bless.
This is one of the channels that I always like the video before I watch I love everything that they do
Can't wait to see the Orchard come to life this summer!! It is crazy to see how much the garden and high tunnel have evolved over these few years, just amazing! Thank you for taking the time to create entertaining yet informative videos, cheers!
every time my feed updates and i see Simple Living Alaska has a new upload, i get a smile on my face.
Is it just me? Lol I just realized that they both have the same name as The Little Mermaid Ariel and Prince Eric, well Arielle spells her name differently but still, coincidence!
Should have named the dogs and cat “Sebastian,” “Scuttle,” and “Flounder”
@@ap8409 still can
Yes, I thought the same thing!
It has been mentioned a couple of times in other videos comment section ahah
@@rodrigogoncalves2626 thank you sooo much for informing
The clip of the garden defrosting was so exciting
to me it's fascinating watching you two work together. now i know a lot of stuff goes on behind the scenes but still it is so wonderful to see two people working so well together. It's something i want to strive for with my husband once we get our own homestead. thank you so much for these uplifting videos!!!!
The crane! I love to hear them call. Where I am, it means winter is coming when they arrive. I keep a weather thermometer (like the kind with an indoor display and outdoor sensor) in my greenhouse to let me know what the 24 hour temp range was.
Lavender Hidcote - Hid (rhymes with Lid)-coat.
Named for Hidcote Gardens here in the UK. Lovely place.
Just a little note for you as far as tomatoes are concerned, when I have drab tasting toms, I will add some baking soda to the soil to lower the pH level in the soil, makes the tomatoes sweeter. Also letting the roots run deeper by holding back on the water, the toms go into a water saving mode and thus making the tomatoes conserve the sugars. Harvest before watering, and the tomatoes will have a much better taste.
I give em apple juice 😂 has always worked for me tbh
We had rhubarb in our small garden when I was growing up, we used to go out and pick a stalk and eat it if we were hungry when playing outside. Our strain was really durable and overwintered for 15 years or so until we sold the place. At the end of the year we used to go to the Berry U-Pick and then Mom would make strawberry-rhubarb pie. The combination was amazing. Something I think you should do. You can actually use any sweet berry to offset the sourness of the raw rhubarb.
15 years 😯 danggg
Safety FYI don’t eat the leaves they contain small amounts of poison.
Strawberry rhubarb pie 😋
You should store a few 55 gallon barrrls with water in the high tunnel as they work as a heat sink.
I planted rhubarb last year and it died off in a cold snap we got after planting. Lo and behold it is back this year.
I always get a huge smile when I see you have posted. Love watching you two live your dream!
Your videos are not only enjoyable, they are also an education into slightly different lifestyles and have de-bunked a few things me, most notably Eric wearing a gun around. We don't do that in Canad, ever and when I first saw your videos, I was a little taken aback. I've learned that just because you like/wear guns, doesn't mean you're nuts etc. I feel very judgmental that I ever thought that!
Thank-you for your beautiful videos that showed me how to can, garden, and learn a bit more about American culture. x
I remember when I was living in Alaska, I saw some veggies grown in the Matanuska Valley; they were HUGE from all the sun light! Y'all are the highlight of my week! Sending you ☮️ Peace and love 💜 from Kimberly in South Dakota 💙❤️p.s. I was trying to remember and it was cabbages (huge) and fall squash!
Let's all get together and sent this man an amp tester...😉
😆😆😆 My husband & I laughed so hard at that! Brought back too many memories of testing electric fences. When you hear the snap you know it was a good one! Sorry Eric, but it was funny
No!!!! The shock is my favorite part of starting the garden every year!! Haha! 😜
Lmao I was so curious when he said test it out,, I thought he was gonna throw something on it or show us some cool trick to see how it works!😆
I love this 2 and how much they love nature .
Hi Folks,
This 82-year-old man coming to you from Ct.USA just i love watching your videos, thank you
That intro was so wonderfully timed and dramatic. Cinematic masterpiece in itself.
Got to spend 45 minutes with two of my favorite people! Love you guys!
Kitty looking for her catnip in the high tunnel! She’s so cute.
Here in MN the rhubarb overwinters fine! We are still getting frosts here and our frostline is about 4 ft with winter temps well below freezing for 160 or so days and below 0 for about 30. We are still having frosts at night and our rhubarbs could actually be harvested some right now! I get about 4 harvests from late spring to early fall. GOod luck with them!
I cant imagine growing in your climate! Seems like such a different world than here in North Carolina. It must take the greenest of thumbs
Y’all are so inspiring, after I watch a few episodes I’m out in the yard or garden doing whatever needs doing or processing whatever is ready. ❤️❤️❤️Y’all- have loved so much from you kids.”
I really enjoy the way you both work together handling your numerous daily tasks. Videos seem to come easy for you guys as you just show your daily life. One day a companion for Pepper????
who/what is Pepper?
@@bettyferguson2815 their black cat
I learned years ago, growing up on the farm to carry a stripped ended, piece of copper wire, bent into a U in my pocket to test electric fences. We couldn't always hear the click of the power, so if you just rest that on the line, it will create a quick spark, and you won't get jolted. I have to say Eric, you gave me a good giggle when you did that! I was thinking the whole time, "No, don't do it!!" :) Love watching you two work together, you are a great team and your approach is great.
Arielle and Eric , just a note to say thank you for letting us live vicariously through your videos ! Makes this crazy new world better for a little while , and on a Monday to boot !
P.S. am I the only one who is watching the sticker on the new shovel ? That is some kind of tough material !
WOW! 😮 Alaska is much harder to grow crops in than so much of the world. 🏞️ You guys are champs!
Yes they have a shorter challenging growing season , but their garden yields extraordinary amount of crops..large bounty and large vegetables.. Enough to feed them for the year until harvest the following year..
They've been doing this a long time they got it down to a science
No, the season is short, but extra hours of sunlight grow plants much faster and larger than what you expect closer to the equator.
@@sharongypsydove6080 Yes this is why I love their videos! They are honestly beautiful people who share so much wisdom
I'm in Wisconsin and our growing season in the west central part of the state is comparable to this part of Alaska. Almost mid-may and we are still getting close to freezing over night.
@@katydidiy I live in Northern Alberta. same thing here. We have frost in the morning and a good chance of snow haha.
"We could put snow in the tunnel in the winter so it could melt down..." My father always did that in the greenhouse the years we got snow (we don't get snow every year over here (Belgium)) . He says that that is very good for the soil, because it's a slow proces to get moisture in the soil.
"Image having a ranch". Yeah that hit close to home. We bought a 22 acre ranch last November and my goal is to get is as self sustainable as I can... after I fix all the fencing!
I hope no birds never get accidentally killed by the electric fence, and your kitty never zaps herself. When I was a kid we had an electric fence to keep our big dogs from jumping out, it only took one zap, and they never tried agin!! But we did loose a few birds.
Love seeing all your garden progress, I live in west Michigan and have no green house place, so I'm waiting to plant....it snowed today, and has been below 32° every night for quite a while plus we still have frost..........and I wait! 😁😁😁 Thank you for sharing!!!
"Well, it works." I was laughing so hard my grandson asked me what was so funny. I told him you had to be a fan of SLA to understand!!! Going to show my husband this video to see if an electric fence will keep the deer out of his and my 85 year old mom's garden....I will tell her not to touch the wire...lol. Excellent video.
I recently learned the hard way our electric fence to keep the deer out was working. Ouch!
@@sunflowersue5112 How high is your fence? Do you run one line or two (like SLA)?
I have friends with a second “home” in the woods, they run an electric fence for deer, at least two lines possibly three I can’t recall. It absolutely works, but has given their dogs a little PTSD as well, just something to consider!
I live in Finland and I did the same with my garlic planting last autumn and now they grow like never before. Much blessings and well being for all your domestic animals including the bees
Everyone like this video! Ariel and Eric probably put so much effort into it :)
Yet another lovely video, may I suggest that when you next check an electric fence Eric, pick a blade of grass and place that on the fence, you will feel the energy in the grass if the fence is working but wont get a shock !
Love love love your videos. My grandma swore by potash for tomatoes... and she grew some whoppers in her life time. Also her other tip was to use the water from the kitchen, laundry and bathroom (grey water). Keep up the great work... best wishes from the other end of the world, Australia
Soapy water? Just curious
Yes but obviously it has to be all natural soaps. The stuff that's good for the earth. The tomatoes my grandma grew were huge
Jaded Me the gray water probably would help keep down or keep away pests,bugs!!
@Verma Reed I never even thought of that. I didn't inherit her green thumb.
@@vernareed2692 oh, yes, that is a good reason to use gray water. I didn't connect the dots. Actually I recently sprayed my pepper plants with water and dishsoap to get rid of aphids or fruit flies or some little pests. I didn't think about reusing my gray water, so great tip!! Spraying worked 😜
Love your videos especially how you use what nature gives to you. You will love the rhubard, it is so versatile. Here is my favourite for canning.
12 cups chopped rhubarb6 cups Brown Sugar - Mix well & set aside - Sugar depents on how tart your rhubarb is.
Add
3-4 cups onions, chopped
1 ¼ cups white vinegar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp cinnamon
1. Chop rhubarb into thin slices
2. In heavy-bottomed pot Add, onions,
3. Remove from heat; let cool.
Note…If mine is runny I will
Old trick is putting a dead fish under your tomato plants. Can confirm it works really well here in new england. Keep a head or tail after each trip in the freezer and add them a little deeper below the plants as you plant them. Try it with a pike head under one plant for fun.
I'm glad I didn't miss the annual testing of the electric fence! Always suspenseful and hair raising.
Long time subcriber from finland. 👍🏻. We have so much the same climate and nature. Almost the same. Respect your work out there🙏
I grew up loving rhubarb because of my grandmother. She made rhubarb jam with "orange slices" candy mixed in. Orange slices are an orange flavored gum-drop candy in the shape of an orange slice and sugar coated. She cut them into 1/2" chunks and mixed them into the rhubarb jam just before pouring it into the canning jars. It added sweet to the tartness of the rhubarb. Another favorite was strawberry rhubarb pie. Again, it mixed tartness with sweet. I hope yours grows well.
Rhubarb makes a great lemonade, so refreshing and yum ! we used to eat it raw, just peel and deep into sugar.
@@DiT555 I never thought about rhubarb lemonade! Mine is up and ready, I'll have to look up how to do that, I almost always have lemonade and iced tea on hand. Thanks for the 💡 idea!
I have posted a short recepie for lemonade. It required cooking though buy completely worth it. Enjoy!
Thanks for sharing. Enjoy your day.
Ilove canning and now at 80 years of age I have slowed down so I love to watch the young ones go at it, good job.
Lovage tastes like floral celery. It’s a short lived perennial. Plant new ones every year, just in case. Once you use it, you’ll love it. Is amazing in chicken broth for soups. If you get too many overwintering , the shoots are edible as an asparagus replacement
You two are always busy. It's a lot of work to keep a garden healthy and productive. Thanks for sharing ! ♥️
Yes, your rhubarb will be super happy with all the amendments. It really does well for me here in VT, zone 4, often -20 or so. I don't mulch mine, the snow is a wonderful insulator actually. I throw a couple shovels of compost on it in the spring when it first pokes up (often through frozen soil!) and it's off and running. I love it, it's sour, and does well with other fruit like strawberries, apples, and cherries. Last summer, I made a bunch of cherry-rhubarb compote and poured it over yogurt and ice-cream..YUM!! I'm thinking you're going to love it, with your kitchen creativity! I love your garden SOOO much, it's completely inspiring me to think outside the box. Thank you, guys!
I finally finished planting all my starts this past weekend. I discovered last year that the brassica family does much better where I am in the fall so I will wait for those this year. I'm looking forward to watching your garden grow again this year!
This year I bought injection moulded seed plug trays. No breakages or having to support flimsy plastic, and much less waste!
I do in my greenhouse exactly what you mentioned when watering your beds. I shovel snow on all my beds so it melts and hydrates all the planting beds. And snow is one of the best sources of natural nitrogen which also helps the soil.
How much snow? We got a geodesic dome greenhouse late last July. This is our first full season trying to grow in it, and I haven’t heard anything about that before. We live in 4b
Rhubarb pie was my Mom’s absolute favorite. Always reminds me of summer :-) Your starts look amazing. I think it’s going to be a banner garden year!
I loved it just stewed in sugar water with a tiny drizzle of cream. If you have Angelica stems, it’s good with that too.
My favorite channel by far. You both live such beautiful lives.
That is something very special you have there. A crane visited you last year and this year again.. you might have become a new roosting place for these majestic birds during their trek. It is something very special, cherish it!
Flocks of Cranes have been seen crossing the Himalayan on their way to nesting grounds or return to pass the winter time in mellower grounds. Just know it's special seeing a wild crane this close!
With warm weather in the Philippines and with this present health problems, watching you guys makes me feel better and relax. Keep on vlogging please but keep safe always.
You can test the fence with a long blade of grass. Hold it against the wire at the longest distance from your hand and gradually move closer til it begins to tingle your hand.
You guys are really hard working people ❤️⚒️💙🇹🇳🇹🇳🇹🇳🇹🇳🇹🇳
I have lots of lovage. It can have a strong taste fresh. Just cut it up in a salad. But dried or cooked it is great. I cut branches and stand them in a paper bag to dry. Then put the leaves in jars to use all winter for my greens. The seeds are great and can be used for preserving like celery seed. Lovage is a must to have for preparedeness.
Gardening season woohoo!! ... My favorite color is dirt .. Your high tunnel is awesome, I like how you use every inch of space 😎👍🏼 .. keep up the great videos you do such a wonderful job on them .
Rhubarb makes a delicious lemonade. Peel stalks. Bundle all the peeled skins and tie them with one of the peels. Cut rhubarb in pieces 1/4-1/2 inch. Cover with water and boil. Add sugar or honey to your tasting. Boil until rhubarb becomes soft. Take off the heat. Pull out peel bundle, discard. Now you can strain or leave pieces in. Cool and enjoy! It is very very delicious and refreshing.
I’m with Ariel, green and blue are my favorite colors. Strawberry rhubarb sauce over vanilla ice cream 🍨🤌🏼 you all do an amazing job with your gardens.
After clearing out the plants after the last harvest . Save a few of them tomatoes. Squash them into the ground where you plant and see if they will come up next spring. -- Farm Girl in Illinois.
You should get a kite spool for your poly wire when you put it away this season.
I love sand hill cranes. I was fishing one time in Warner valley Oregon. A crane was to my right without me knowing. Boy did it scare the crud outa me with it’s noise. Awesome birds.
Your video appearing on my feed has brightened up my day :)
Also if you have a tiller or tiffler or something like that it's a small type of tiller that helps mix the compost. Also putting a pipe in the middle of it helps with aeration you put that 4-in PVC pipe and you put a bunch of holes in it and it helps get air into the compost pile
The crane sound is very familiar! We live in Florida and they are all over our development and I love it. We have a family that comes around and the baby’s name is Henry! I have a small garden, but hope to have more space to grow more vegis!
I know that with 17+ hours of daylight a “days” work can be quite exhausting but I feel relaxed watching you guys work....especially since I’ve finished today’s work in my own spring garden. Lol!! Today it’s raining causing everything to look green & gorgeous.
All of us grandkids used to play with our grandparents electric fence.
I did my first contained compost piles this year and if you do something like a 5' x 6' x 5' and layer properly, you can heat things up and you will get finished product a lot faster. You don't need to turn it a lot, just layer and contain and turn once and you'll be in business.
Hi, you are right in being exited over the Lovage plant (here in Sweden it is called Libbsticka) - it is fantastic. It tastes like broth, and you only need like 3 leaves in a big pot of stew. The advantage is that you get the taste of broth without the salt. I have two of these in my garden. I use a glass (jam glass) with a lid, put the leaves in and put the glass in the freezer. This way their strong smell don`t get to the other foods in there. You can of course also dry them. I do the same with chives, only use the scissor to make them into small bits, freeze them and they melt and taste like fresh ones. Wishing you luck with this year`s harvest, and must say I have been very impressed with your garden these previous years! Greetings from Sweden, from me and Martin, my husband.
I have portable low 8' benches over raised beds so I can work the dirt and have the trays above. Also, we once raised chickens over worm beds! You can see that the rocky dirt at the edges of the structure is falling/subsiding. Dirt does that!!! See ya and stay warm little plants. Ever think about a wood heater in the hoop structure? You got the wood - you could also use hot water heat. Bob
Been watching since I was a sophomore. I'm about to graduate hs now and still can't get enough of your videos! Can't wait to see the garden set up in full bloom this year.
It was so weird to see the sand hill crane in Alaska, I used to see them all the time when I lived in Florida, I had no idea they would travel so far north.
And alone as well!
The cranes usually get here (to the Susitna Valley) in April. That's why the frogs have to finish their breeding when there's still some ice in the water. Because when the cranes arrive, the frogs shut up.
You guys have done a great job on your channel,definitely one of the best on utube.
For all you've done you need that 17 hours of daylight!! You two aren't afraid of hard work. God bless
I was waiting for the snow tip coz I kept thinking "There's so much snow, just melt it in the tunnel!"
Me, too. I kept thinking "Why not put some of the snow in the high tunnel?" I know they don't want to handle snow anymore then they have to, but it would be for a good cause.
When you said. We could put fresh snow in hi tunnel. Thous are my grand mothers words. Was so nice to hear it :)
I saw Sandhill Cranes in my back yard this morning chirping away. The sound they make is really loud.
I absolutely love how you take the dogs on all your trips, even to go get the topsoil! You guys are awesome!!
Love all the detailed info.
Build a compost pile next to the chickens, let them in to scratch and turn it for you! Plus they add their own manure to it!