HINT: Insure your greenhouse. You'll be so glad you did. Ben, I am amazed at all the things you can fix. the knowledge you have and Meg can cook anything and take care of the house & family. And the kids are learning right behind you. :) Bless you!
Unfortunately , it's not necessarily that easy. Most insurance companies(in my area at least) won't insure a greenhouse structure for wind damage. I used to own commercial greenhouses and found that out the hard way
Just wanted to let you know, that is an echinacea plant, with an infection called asters yellow. It is mostly spread by leaf hoppers, and the best way to control it is to cut off the diseased flower heads and dispose of them elsewhere. If all the flowers show it, it's best to dispose of the entire plant.
Sunflowers are great at attracting beneficial insects, especially wasps and dragonflies which can help out a ton with any flying pests. I always like to interplant some amongst my garden and have minimal pest pressure.
Ben, I am envious that Meg is so creative and is willing to spend so much time making supper. Supper always looks so good at your house. I"m not talking about one meal. I'm talking about years of suppers.
Homesteading couples are an interesting bred. Each person uses their own special skill set and gives 100% effort but also works as a team, supportive partners always. A joy to watch
Flower looks maybe a green Zinnia. Batten down the hatches. Sounds like y’all are in for some serious rain tomorrow. I was stationed at Naval Hospital Beaufort, SC in 1981 - 1982. 1981 There was a hurricane that downgraded to a tropical storm not long before it made landfall. Had never seen rain and wind like that before… ever. We had a hurricane party on the ward I worked on, the Nurse corps officer in charge of the ward was from SC and she didn’t want us in the barracks or apartment in town by ourselves since none of us had been through one before and no one knew how much flooding and damage was coming either. Hospital was built like a fortress, had withstood many hurricanes and had generators so it was much safer for us all to be there anyway.
It is a mutant echinacea with "Aster yellows" a serious, chronic disease that occurs throughout North America and coneflowers are particularly susceptible to it especially echinacea.💜✝️
Guys I don't comment all the time but I've been with you guys since you began. I even remember the portraits on the beach. We love y'all and wanted you to know we are going to be praying for y'all during this storm. Praying for God's hand to shield y'all through this. Keep up the good work and God bless you all
We removed a hedge in front of the house, there was a volunteer tomato that came up. I told my husband as good as it was doing, don't do anything to it. It gave tons of tomato's and would still be is he hadn't taken it out for the winter. Nothing in our garden did any good, but those made up for it.
I LIKE WHEN YOU EXPLAIN THE WEATHER PATTERNS & TEMPS, BEN, WHAT WEATHER IS USUAL & STORMS, ETC. it makes it feel like we are there & explains how it effects what grows & when. i love when you teach us skills you learn with your guys & wife. we go away knowing how to improve our lives too! TY
One...The..Sky....loved the timelapse! "The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above[a] proclaims his handiwork." Psalm 19:1 We live in the SE and had a spectacular sunset last night as well, though had burdened hearts for those in SW Florida of course. Two...Y'all are so real and down-to-earth, mistakes, the 'I forgots,' the woes and the JOYS of unexpected 'learning opportunities' (I.e. the tomatoes in the orchard!) Three...YUM...loved the better-for-you take on your ramen. Gonna try and share with my guys in their own kitchens now!
Ever heard of Fried Green Tomatoes? They are so yummy. Just slice up your green tomatoes, season them (salt & pepper) flour both sides & fry in lard or bacon grease (not deep) add cooking fat as needed. Once the flour is browned (on both sides) they are ready to eat. Some people do the egg bath & then flour, it's up to the cook! We always did them as a snack, because they are not good cold! Don't stack them the crust comes off easily!
Glad you're gettin' the excursion fixed Ben! Thanks for the camera work Brett! Thanks for the Ramen work Meg! Thanks for the bag toss in the background Corbyn? Thanks all you Hollars for bein' "Hollarrific!" ❤ More Biscuit..and lil' oinkers..please!
OMG that was so cute when after the prayer both boys shook their hair out of their faces and then moved it with their hands at the same time! I had to look twice to make sure it wasn't a mirror. Love it.
I like how your wean went from the high chair next to mom, to the high chair against the corner of the table, and eventually to a booster seat in the middle of her brothers. She's getting too big too fast!
I am a new viewer and I must say It has been a real joy watching your family and seeing all that you have accomplished. It is wonderful to see a couple that is so supportive of each other through good times as well as the difficult times.
The clouds here in West Virginia were crazy this morning...They were moving really fast from the wrong direction, so fast that if you watched them they made you motion sick. Still so glad that that, and rain, will likely be all we see. Prayers up for everyone affected. ❤
Whenever I watch your Channel and worry about setbacks you've encountered that inhibit progress on new projects, I go back to that Property Reveal video that was *only* 3 years ago and and realize what indominable human dynamos you guys are. You go!
Hello, That flower kind of looks like a type of cross bred Chrysanthemum 🤔, and some Chrysanthemums are green. Thank you Bret 🙂👍. Dinner looked aaamaazing, Meg you're meals always look and sound wonderful .
Take care during the storm. I live in Florida and it was aweful. I made sure my insurance policies are paid, lots of extra drinking water per person, everyone's devices charged up. You can use your car adapter to charge up devices if necessary. I packed Insurance Policies, birth certificates, latest bank statement, monthly bills info, medical info, etc in a plastic bag and put it in a duffle bag. That took me hours so don't wait to the last minute. I made it a 'grab and go bag'. Take care.
Hope you weren’t hit hard. We are also in FL but 50 miles inland. Lots of wind and rain, no power since Wednesday dinner time but all is good here. Sending prayers to anyone affected.
I watch you all often. I'm a homesteader, too. Hay is one of your most valuable resources. Please consider putting it in your sheds, your workshop, etc, with roof, walls, and pallets, etc. Tarps may not be not good enough if high winds and rain. I want you to succeed.
Back before we had the weather apps... was watching the news to check the weather , 17 minutes after the hour. Morning, noon, evening, 10 o'clock. Once dated someone who worked in an office - never bothered to check the weather, just kept an umbrella by the door and in the car... totally blew my mind!
Our son and I gave my husband a lift three years ago- He absolutely loves it! He got special ramps to be able to service the tractors and mowers. Then he has the regular ramps for cars and trucks. He loves it!
I get the ramen I love my ramen with some sesame oil and a lot of garlic and some onion and some meat if I have it left over I get it. That was a serious swirl of clouds up above. Stay safe stay blessed
Hello Meg you should try green tomato ketchup. It's very good my kids loved it. Here is the recipe. GREEN TOMATO KETCHUP 4 c. ground onion 4 c. ground green tomatoes 6 sweet red peppers, ground 12 green bell peppers, ground 4 c. ground cabbage 6 c. sugar 2 tbsp. mustard seed 4 c. vinegar 1/2 c. salt 1 tbsp. celery seed 1 1/2 tsp. turmeric 2 c. water Grind vegetables using blender or coarse blade of grinder. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup salt. Let stand overnight. Rinse and drain. Combine with remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling. Simmer 3 minutes. Place in sterile jars and seal. About 8 pints.
I look forward to the daily videos during the week. That ramen looked so good. You guys have become one of my favorite Homesteaders to follow on RUclips.
Store your green tomatoes wrapped in newspapers in a box in the barn. Check them weekly and consume any ripe ones, throw out any yucky ones. I have had fresh homegrown tomatoes at Thanksgiving and Christmas!
We finally made it through hurricane Ian. It’s amazing that y’all can feel the bands from way up there! So glad to be back and catching up on your videos now.
I’ve been subscribed to his RUclips for about a year and a half. He steamed for over 11 hours yesterday. Best coverage and he is so generous and genuine.
@@sandye4731 He's an example of how we as humans can band together to on a large scale to help those in need while providing life saving weather info. We need more like him. Yep. He's the real deal.
Wow, hurricane Ian is already affecting you guys. Nice, putting in the power steering fluid. Oops, linkage to the steering has to be done. Darn, the battery went dead. Cleaning out the tomatoes. We got "skunked" tonight. Somewhere very close to our house a skunk sprayed and the smell is coming into the house. My husband woke up asking me where the smoke smell was coming from. I couldn't smell anything but then I opened our backdoor and a big whiff of skunk hit my nose! We harvested all our potatoes today. It was easy because I planted them in bags on our deck. It was so easy to harvest them. Nice way to tie down a tarp Ben. Thank you Brett for the camera action. Nice, suction garbage! That looks like very healthy and delicious ramen! Great dinner idea Meg. I have those Egyptian walking onions and I use them in my ramen. That's great to see you eating with chop sticks. Beautiful sunset at the end! Great video Hollars, thanks!
One side of the cloud formation is a Cold Front (which has nothing to do with temperature). Its a Cold Front when the clouds look like they were cut with a knife! Fascinating to mee! : )
I am with you, Ben. Weather is cool! I grew up in Arizona where we had two kinds of weather, sunny and hot and hot and sunny. With an occasional dust storm thrown in. I now live in Kentucky when we have four seasons and I really really love the season changes. Fall is my favorite. I even liked the ice storms. I was out with my camera taking pictures of everything encased in perfectly clear ice it was so beautiful. I know that Meg is probably too busy to watch RUclips videos, but I recently found a Italian cooking channel called pasta grammar. And she seems to have a 1000 uses for cherry tomatoes. Meg might pick up some good Italian recipes for all those cherry tomatoes. Fried Green tomatoes with cheese grits and Tesso gravy is pretty awesome. There’s a restaurant on Strawberry Plains exit of I 40 on the edge of Knoxville Tennessee called Puleo’s Grill that makes that dish as an appetizer and I would love to have ordered three portions of it and just had nothing but that for my whole meal. It was that good. But the tesso gravy part is the difficulty because it’s made from a Louisiana Cajun style cured meat that I have not been able to find in any store around me in Kentucky. But it’s sure worth the search if I can find it.
I bought the yellow sticky sheets from Amazon for my greenhouse and plant room. I cut them in strips and I take the paper off one side at a time. I put them in my window sills, next to the sink and anywhere I see those bugs flying. Worked well when flies come in to stay warm…. They are very sticky so place where your hair won’t touch them….lol…my husband got one stuck in his hair….😹 Put bleach in your sink traps because they breed in moisture. When I buy fruit I wash in vinegar water because stands and stores have them and they lay their eggs everywhere. I even find them in my fridge in the house and the camper. We get tons of beetle bugs in the Spring and the Fall….the ones that look like ladybugs but bite…..so I put a narrow strip on the window by the lock and catch many a day……
Fruit fly trap - small container filled 3/4 full of water, dissolve 2 or 3 Tbl sugar and add a drizzle of dish soap. Sugar attracts them, soap makes it so they can't escape. It may take several traps if you have a lot of fruit flies and changing out the mixture repeatedly til the flies are gone. Diligence is key! Cooler weather will help diminish the population, too. Good luck!!
I reckon your mystery flower is a zinnia gone rogue. Hi from Australia. PS I love weather too. We don't have 4 seasons though as I'm in Queensland, on the coast near Fraser Island.
It's called a tarp button. At least, that's what they call it here in Australia. Also, you can make a tarp out of any large cloth with a mixture of 4 pints Naptha to 10oz simple silicone 1 (2 litres to 300g for metric people). Mix them together well in a large plastic sack, put the cloth into the sack till it's fully saturated, then squeeze out and hang to dry. No lasting smell, and the rain will bead off. For a really large one, you could make 4 pieces, stitch together with felled seams, then waterproof the seams.
Buggys legs are getting longer. She is growing. The trees are the reason why you have less pest pressure with your tomatoes. Your microbes are improving and fungi are colonizing the trees root systems. As the amount of fungi to bacteria ratio in your soil increases you will have less pest and disease because the fungi will help your plants to be healthier.
For fruit flies I use about 2- 3 inches of ACV in a jar with about 10 - 15 drops of dish soap...give it a stir. The flies are attracted to the ACV and they land in the jar and die. Just leave it on the counter of near your food where the flies congregate. I change mine every week when there is a lot of the flies around. Hope it helps. 👍😊
Whether you can take credit for that rock tying on the tarp or not, it is brillisant. Thank YOU for sharing it! I will definitely find that helpful in the future. That is such a clever way to not have to use the grommets or have to puncture holes (that will only tear) in the tarp itself. The Ben "hacks" are brilliant. I think you should include as many of these as possible in all your videos, or do a "top 10 hacks" for building things, welding, gardening, composting, etc. You both are fountains of valuable information so it'd be neat to see some of the hacks that keep you going. If it is pssible for Meg to come up with some hacks she relies on/uses, we all know we'd love to hear them too. Take care, Heather🇨🇦
Meg..take your larger green tomatoes and wrap them in newspaper and put them in a box in a dark place...when you want ripe tomatoes pull them out and place them on a sunny window still to ripen..my grandmother did this and we would have wonderful tomatoes and a taste of summer all the way until Christmas.
The experiment in the orchard turned on great...I know you will have many ideas.. don't forget herbs like mints that spread...it's always nice to bump into a patch of mint
Also if you like Joe you should catch Coalcracker bushcraft, if you don't already. Just took his basic bushcraft class this weekend and despite Ian downpour, was phenomenal.
I love weather (clouds). I’m fortunate that two of my local tv/radio weather people respond to questions posted on their Facebook pages (or at least a staff member does).
Just wanted to give you an idea we would take banana boxes and the green tomatoes that were left at the end of the season we would wrap in newspaper individually and layer them in the banana box and put it in a cool dry place that we could get to and about every third day or so go through and unwrap and see which ones were red because they would slowly turn red Inside the Box rewrap the tomatoes. we would have tomatoes all winter
I am a weather geek! 🌧💨 I am just east of you all near Raleigh. I cleaned out my rain gauge! And I'm working from home tomorrow! The tarp trick is pretty clever. That ramen makes a beautiful meal! Thanks for the time lapse. The atmosphere after a hurricane is the best!! Clean and clear - like it's been flushed!
Junk food is derived from actual food gone wrong, it’s great that you are making tasty good meals. This gave me an idea for lunch tomorrow. Stay buttoned down for the weather, and safe.
Meg, you can put a small amount of apple cider vinegar in a glass and set it where fruit flies are a problem and they will fly into it and drown their hateful selves. I keep a small jelly jar of it on my sink this time of year.
My fruit fly battle. Ending up being drain flies. I Put couple drops of dish soap in all drains sinks , including toilet at night . Is were they breed , At night. Bowl of couple pieces of fruit cover with plastic wrap leave a small side open just for a fly into the fruit once full I take outside to release them. Or can put dish & water in bottom of dish.
Inspired by all the amazing things your doing with your tomatoes. I made salsa, and all the veggies came out of my own garden. I felt so much pride in that.
I keep old tarps. That's one huge tarp that would make smaller tarps for covering or lining other things. Allot of tarp going in the tip. I cover cement with half an old ripped tarp in the shed. Use another piece to help discharge loads of dirt and cover dirty loads from town.
My husband must have learned about tarps and ropes and knots from the same place you did. The way you did it is exactly, precisely, the way he would do it!
You guys go threw so many tarps have you look in to trucking tarps from flat bed trailers new/used they are thicker and will last a lot longer . Yes they cost more but they will last along time .
Meg, you are a creative cook. That's so neat how you too a past favorite and turned it into a healthy favorite. Ben, I saw on Lumnah Acres that they bought re-purposed plastic billboard signs to cover their firewood. Heavy duty, black on backside.......but you don't get to pick which advertisement you want on the front side. Excited for you all to get your greenhouse. I will definitely enjoy watching you all using your new greenhouse.
LOL! You have boys. So of course there is no left over steak! I watched my 16 year old son grill up 4 t-bones for a snack after haying. Then eat a full dinner 2 hours later. Good thing we raised our own beef when he was growing up.
Walmart has 1/2 inch steel tent stakes the will not pull out of the dirt, in 60 mile an hour winds!! Thank you for sharing your adventures with us!! Blessings!!
That Sun Set was BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I knew there were others that made "Fancy" ramens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think it's right up there with steak. Just the BEST!!!!
I'm so glad that y'all are loving living in NC. NC is where I was born & raised. I have 2 children that live there & we visit as much as we can. We're now looking for a place so we can move back there. I'm so excited to be going back home! Love watching your videos keep up the great work guys!
HINT: Insure your greenhouse. You'll be so glad you did. Ben, I am amazed at all the things you can fix. the knowledge you have and Meg can cook anything and take care of the house & family. And the kids are learning right behind you. :) Bless you!
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No joke, I need a Ben!
Unfortunately , it's not necessarily that easy. Most insurance companies(in my area at least) won't insure a greenhouse structure for wind damage. I used to own commercial greenhouses and found that out the hard way
@@dugel3 Then we are blessed here.
Thanks so much for the beautiful time lapse!
Just wanted to let you know, that is an echinacea plant, with an infection called asters yellow. It is mostly spread by leaf hoppers, and the best way to control it is to cut off the diseased flower heads and dispose of them elsewhere. If all the flowers show it, it's best to dispose of the entire plant.
Thank you very much for sharing this knowledge, especially how it spreads and how to safely dispose of it!
Every time you guys bow your heads to pray over your food. I find myself praying along! blessings to you guys ~Idaho-
It thrills my soul when they pray
And seeing little Buggie bow her head to pray is precious!
Sunflowers are great at attracting beneficial insects, especially wasps and dragonflies which can help out a ton with any flying pests. I always like to interplant some amongst my garden and have minimal pest pressure.
Ben, I am envious that Meg is so creative and is willing to spend so much time making supper. Supper always looks so good at your house. I"m not talking about one meal. I'm talking about years of suppers.
My heart smiled seeing Buggy sitting between her brothers! 💕🙏🏼🇺🇸
I've forgotten the baby's real name.
“Buggie” A nickname all our family’s children have had!
@@cherylanderson3340 ~ Lilliana Faith... I think. Not sure of the spelling, though. It's interesting that Munchie finally grew into Corbin.
I think it's Lily or Lillian sort of like Justin Rhodes daughter's name
Homesteading couples are an interesting bred. Each person uses their own special skill set and gives 100% effort but also works as a team, supportive partners always. A joy to watch
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Flower looks maybe a green Zinnia. Batten down the hatches. Sounds like y’all are in for some serious rain tomorrow. I was stationed at Naval Hospital Beaufort, SC in 1981 - 1982. 1981 There was a hurricane that downgraded to a tropical storm not long before it made landfall. Had never seen rain and wind like that before… ever. We had a hurricane party on the ward I worked on, the Nurse corps officer in charge of the ward was from SC and she didn’t want us in the barracks or apartment in town by ourselves since none of us had been through one before and no one knew how much flooding and damage was coming either. Hospital was built like a fortress, had withstood many hurricanes and had generators so it was much safer for us all to be there anyway.
Weather Fact: Clouds in mesocyclones(storms) blow counter clockwise. That’s why they are “moving in the wrong direction”. Be well and stay safe, Doc ❤
It is a mutant echinacea with "Aster yellows" a serious, chronic disease that occurs throughout North America and coneflowers are particularly susceptible to it especially echinacea.💜✝️
Guys I don't comment all the time but I've been with you guys since you began. I even remember the portraits on the beach. We love y'all and wanted you to know we are going to be praying for y'all during this storm. Praying for God's hand to shield y'all through this. Keep up the good work and God bless you all
The plant is a ECHINACEA PURPUREA , it is a perennial native to North America it’s hearty drought tolerant long blooming plants
We removed a hedge in front of the house, there was a volunteer tomato that came up. I told my husband as good as it was doing, don't do anything to it. It gave tons of tomato's and would still be is he hadn't taken it out for the winter. Nothing in our garden did any good, but those made up for it.
You’re right Ben, it’s echinacea. I’ve had some that have done that before. Idk why? If they crossed with something or just wanted to be green idk! 😂
Look up Asters Yellow disease... Pretty sure that's what it is
It has aster yellow disease.
That meal looked awesome….and watching your family come together and share your bounty makes my heart sing…blessings to you all 🙏
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I LIKE WHEN YOU EXPLAIN THE WEATHER PATTERNS & TEMPS, BEN, WHAT WEATHER IS USUAL & STORMS, ETC. it makes it feel like we are there & explains how it effects what grows & when. i love when you teach us skills you learn with your guys & wife.
we go away knowing how to improve our lives too! TY
One...The..Sky....loved the timelapse! "The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above[a] proclaims his handiwork." Psalm 19:1
We live in the SE and had a spectacular sunset last night as well, though had burdened hearts for those in SW Florida of course.
Two...Y'all are so real and down-to-earth, mistakes, the 'I forgots,' the woes and the JOYS of unexpected 'learning opportunities' (I.e. the tomatoes in the orchard!)
Three...YUM...loved the better-for-you take on your ramen. Gonna try and share with my guys in their own kitchens now!
Have ever tried Vinyl Advertising Bill Board Signs. I bought some from a local sign company for $30 each 15 x 40, 30 x 20 etc.
If you live a country life, there no such thing as a day off. There's always something needing to be done. Stay safe. Sending love and light.
Ever heard of Fried Green Tomatoes? They are so yummy. Just slice up your green tomatoes, season them (salt & pepper) flour both sides & fry in lard or bacon grease (not deep) add cooking fat as needed. Once the flour is browned (on both sides) they are ready to eat. Some people do the egg bath & then flour, it's up to the cook! We always did them as a snack, because they are not good cold! Don't stack them the crust comes off easily!
It's great on a BLT also
Fried green tomatoes, chow chow and bacon cornbread - now that's a good dinner!!!!!
Glad you're gettin' the excursion fixed Ben! Thanks for the camera work Brett! Thanks for the Ramen work Meg! Thanks for the bag toss in the background Corbyn? Thanks all you Hollars for bein' "Hollarrific!" ❤ More Biscuit..and lil' oinkers..please!
"Hollarrific" ❤ now that's a keeper there /hat tip for a fellow commenter. 🏆
OMG that was so cute when after the prayer both boys shook their hair out of their faces and then moved it with their hands at the same time! I had to look twice to make sure it wasn't a mirror. Love it.
I believe that flowers is mint green coneflower(echinacea ).
That was weird seeing the clouds going in two different directions on the two different altitude levels. Really beautiful time lapse.
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I like how your wean went from the high chair next to mom, to the high chair against the corner of the table, and eventually to a booster seat in the middle of her brothers. She's getting too big too fast!
I am a new viewer and I must say It has been a real joy watching your family and seeing all that you have accomplished. It is wonderful to see a couple that is so supportive of each other through good times as well as the difficult times.
The clouds here in West Virginia were crazy this morning...They were moving really fast from the wrong direction, so fast that if you watched them they made you motion sick. Still so glad that that, and rain, will likely be all we see. Prayers up for everyone affected. ❤
Whenever I watch your Channel and worry about setbacks you've encountered that inhibit progress on new projects, I go back to that Property Reveal video that was *only* 3 years ago and and realize what indominable human dynamos you guys are. You go!
Remember to save the seeds. That’s what I do with the bug eaten produce.
Your plant is a Dianthus "Green Ball". A cultivar of Sweet William.
Hello,
That flower kind of looks like a type of cross bred Chrysanthemum 🤔, and some Chrysanthemums are green. Thank you Bret 🙂👍. Dinner looked aaamaazing, Meg you're meals always look and sound wonderful .
Take care during the storm. I live in Florida and it was aweful. I made sure my insurance policies are paid, lots of extra drinking water per person, everyone's devices charged up. You can use your car adapter to charge up devices if necessary. I packed Insurance Policies, birth certificates, latest bank statement, monthly bills info, medical info, etc in a plastic bag and put it in a duffle bag. That took me hours so don't wait to the last minute. I made it a 'grab and go bag'. Take care.
Hope you weren’t hit hard. We are also in FL but 50 miles inland. Lots of wind and rain, no power since Wednesday dinner time but all is good here. Sending prayers to anyone affected.
Great info. Thanks.
Thank You Holler Family 👪 for another wonderful video. I don't watch network TV anymore and ya'll are my go to on RUclips 👏
Joe Robinet, Shawn James, and the Hollers!
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What is this "network tv" of which you speak?
I watch you all often. I'm a homesteader, too. Hay is one of your most valuable resources. Please consider putting it in your sheds, your workshop, etc, with roof, walls, and pallets, etc. Tarps may not be not good enough if high winds and rain. I want you to succeed.
Had a good chuckle when I saw your son log rolling on that water heater, PRICELESS!
Back before we had the weather apps... was watching the news to check the weather , 17 minutes after the hour. Morning, noon, evening, 10 o'clock.
Once dated someone who worked in an office - never bothered to check the weather, just kept an umbrella by the door and in the car... totally blew my mind!
Our son and I gave my husband a lift three years ago- He absolutely loves it! He got special ramps to be able to service the tractors and mowers. Then he has the regular ramps for cars and trucks. He loves it!
I get the ramen I love my ramen with some sesame oil and a lot of garlic and some onion and some meat if I have it left over I get it. That was a serious swirl of clouds up above. Stay safe stay blessed
Hello Meg you should try green tomato ketchup. It's very good my kids loved it. Here is the recipe. GREEN TOMATO KETCHUP
4 c. ground onion
4 c. ground green tomatoes
6 sweet red peppers, ground
12 green bell peppers, ground
4 c. ground cabbage
6 c. sugar
2 tbsp. mustard seed
4 c. vinegar
1/2 c. salt
1 tbsp. celery seed
1 1/2 tsp. turmeric
2 c. water
Grind vegetables using blender or coarse blade of grinder. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup salt. Let stand overnight. Rinse and drain. Combine with remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling. Simmer 3 minutes. Place in sterile jars and seal. About 8 pints.
interesting - i also love green tomato ketchup... but our recipe is nothing like yours! Sounds yummy will have to try it.
I look forward to the daily videos during the week. That ramen looked so good. You guys have become one of my favorite Homesteaders to follow on RUclips.
Store your green tomatoes wrapped in newspapers in a box in the barn. Check them weekly and consume any ripe ones, throw out any yucky ones. I have had fresh homegrown tomatoes at Thanksgiving and Christmas!
We finally made it through hurricane Ian. It’s amazing that y’all can feel the bands from way up there!
So glad to be back and catching up on your videos now.
Ryan Hall, Y'all is the best channel for real time storm coverage. Good luck to you with this one.
I’ve been subscribed to his RUclips for about a year and a half. He steamed for over 11 hours yesterday. Best coverage and he is so generous and genuine.
@@sandye4731 He's an example of how we as humans can band together to on a large scale to help those in need while providing life saving weather info. We need more like him. Yep. He's the real deal.
I love Ryan hall!
He’s live streaming right now, Friday 11:45am, watching Ian about to come ashore in NC.
Prayers going out to guys. 🙏🏻🇺🇸
@@sandye4731 Already watching. Stay safe anyone in the path. Now is the time to bring out you inner chicken and seek shelter.
Wow, hurricane Ian is already affecting you guys. Nice, putting in the power steering fluid. Oops, linkage to the steering has to be done. Darn, the battery went dead. Cleaning out the tomatoes. We got "skunked" tonight. Somewhere very close to our house a skunk sprayed and the smell is coming into the house. My husband woke up asking me where the smoke smell was coming from. I couldn't smell anything but then I opened our backdoor and a big whiff of skunk hit my nose! We harvested all our potatoes today. It was easy because I planted them in bags on our deck. It was so easy to harvest them. Nice way to tie down a tarp Ben. Thank you Brett for the camera action. Nice, suction garbage! That looks like very healthy and delicious ramen! Great dinner idea Meg. I have those Egyptian walking onions and I use them in my ramen. That's great to see you eating with chop sticks. Beautiful sunset at the end! Great video Hollars, thanks!
Dinner looked amazing, Meg. Take care with that storm that's coming - probably already there by now. Stay safe all of you.
There are apps you can use to ID plants. I had one I liked but lost my info when I got a new tablet.
One side of the cloud formation is a Cold Front (which has nothing to do with temperature). Its a Cold Front when the clouds look like they were cut with a knife! Fascinating to mee! : )
I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW YOUR SOAPS ARE THE BEST. IT HELP MY ITCHING.
I am with you, Ben. Weather is cool! I grew up in Arizona where we had two kinds of weather, sunny and hot and hot and sunny. With an occasional dust storm thrown in. I now live in Kentucky when we have four seasons and I really really love the season changes. Fall is my favorite. I even liked the ice storms. I was out with my camera taking pictures of everything encased in perfectly clear ice it was so beautiful. I know that Meg is probably too busy to watch RUclips videos, but I recently found a Italian cooking channel called pasta grammar. And she seems to have a 1000 uses for cherry tomatoes. Meg might pick up some good Italian recipes for all those cherry tomatoes.
Fried Green tomatoes with cheese grits and Tesso gravy is pretty awesome. There’s a restaurant on Strawberry Plains exit of I 40 on the edge of Knoxville Tennessee called Puleo’s Grill that makes that dish as an appetizer and I would love to have ordered three portions of it and just had nothing but that for my whole meal. It was that good. But the tesso gravy part is the difficulty because it’s made from a Louisiana Cajun style cured meat that I have not been able to find in any store around me in Kentucky. But it’s sure worth the search if I can find it.
I bought the yellow sticky sheets from Amazon for my greenhouse and plant room. I cut them in strips and I take the paper off one side at a time.
I put them in my window sills, next to the sink and anywhere I see those bugs flying. Worked well when flies come in to stay warm….
They are very sticky so place where your hair won’t touch them….lol…my husband got one stuck in his hair….😹
Put bleach in your sink traps because they breed in moisture.
When I buy fruit I wash in vinegar water because stands and stores have them and they lay their eggs everywhere.
I even find them in my fridge in the house and the camper.
We get tons of beetle bugs in the Spring and the Fall….the ones that look like ladybugs but bite…..so I put a narrow strip on the window by the lock and catch many a day……
Fruit fly trap - small container filled 3/4 full of water, dissolve 2 or 3 Tbl sugar and add a drizzle of dish soap. Sugar attracts them, soap makes it so they can't escape. It may take several traps if you have a lot of fruit flies and changing out the mixture repeatedly til the flies are gone. Diligence is key! Cooler weather will help diminish the population, too. Good luck!!
Beautiful time lapse! Mother Nature can throw a wondrous show, can’t she?
Sending Blessings from (once again Praise God) sunny Florida!
I reckon your mystery flower is a zinnia gone rogue. Hi from Australia.
PS I love weather too. We don't have 4 seasons though as I'm in Queensland, on the coast near Fraser Island.
Buy old bill boards. Much thicker and a lot bigger.
Plus prices are grand. Other homesteader's buy them.
It's called a tarp button. At least, that's what they call it here in Australia. Also, you can make a tarp out of any large cloth with a mixture of 4 pints Naptha to 10oz simple silicone 1 (2 litres to 300g for metric people). Mix them together well in a large plastic sack, put the cloth into the sack till it's fully saturated, then squeeze out and hang to dry. No lasting smell, and the rain will bead off. For a really large one, you could make 4 pieces, stitch together with felled seams, then waterproof the seams.
Ian is contrary, kids. Be safe❤
Great Video as always !!
Much Love,
Patricia
Buggys legs are getting longer. She is growing. The trees are the reason why you have less pest pressure with your tomatoes. Your microbes are improving and fungi are colonizing the trees root systems. As the amount of fungi to bacteria ratio in your soil increases you will have less pest and disease because the fungi will help your plants to be healthier.
For fruit flies I use about 2- 3 inches of ACV in a jar with about 10 - 15 drops of dish soap...give it a stir. The flies are attracted to the ACV and they land in the jar and die. Just leave it on the counter of near your food where the flies congregate. I change mine every week when there is a lot of the flies around. Hope it helps. 👍😊
Whether you can take credit for that rock tying on the tarp or not, it is brillisant. Thank YOU for sharing it! I will definitely find that helpful in the future. That is such a clever way to not have to use the grommets or have to puncture holes (that will only tear) in the tarp itself.
The Ben "hacks" are brilliant. I think you should include as many of these as possible in all your videos, or do a "top 10 hacks" for building things, welding, gardening, composting, etc. You both are fountains of valuable information so it'd be neat to see some of the hacks that keep you going. If it is pssible for Meg to come up with some hacks she relies on/uses, we all know we'd love to hear them too.
Take care,
Heather🇨🇦
Your Buggy is precious! Love watching her romp and play in the garden. 💕
Meg..take your larger green tomatoes and wrap them in newspaper and put them in a box in a dark place...when you want ripe tomatoes pull them out and place them on a sunny window still to ripen..my grandmother did this and we would have wonderful tomatoes and a taste of summer all the way until Christmas.
Nothing wrong with Ramen 🍜 I have a stash in my food storage pantry. Beautiful sunset, Hug's from VA ❤️
The experiment in the orchard turned on great...I know you will have many ideas.. don't forget herbs like mints that spread...it's always nice to bump into a patch of mint
I absolutely love watching her in the kitchen, she’s so smooth and I’ve learned a lot. keep on cookin !😍🤗
For fruit flies set a mason jar with apple cider vinegar and a squirt of dish soap covered with wrap poked with holes. Works amazing!
Also if you like Joe you should catch Coalcracker bushcraft, if you don't already. Just took his basic bushcraft class this weekend and despite Ian downpour, was phenomenal.
Weather is fascinating, I always mention the weather in all of my videos. It’s interesting to see what happens day to day
I love weather (clouds). I’m fortunate that two of my local tv/radio weather people respond to questions posted on their Facebook pages (or at least a staff member does).
Just wanted to give you an idea we would take banana boxes and the green tomatoes that were left at the end of the season we would wrap in newspaper individually and layer them in the banana box and put it in a cool dry place that we could get to and about every third day or so go through and unwrap and see which ones were red because they would slowly turn red Inside the Box rewrap the tomatoes. we would have tomatoes all winter
Meg makes the most delicious meals, there should be an award winning prize for the delicious food she makes ❤️🙏
Such a pleasure to see each and every one of your vlogs. Those clouds and the sunset at the end was amazing!
I am a weather geek! 🌧💨 I am just east of you all near Raleigh. I cleaned out my rain gauge! And I'm working from home tomorrow!
The tarp trick is pretty clever.
That ramen makes a beautiful meal!
Thanks for the time lapse. The atmosphere after a hurricane is the best!! Clean and clear - like it's been flushed!
That is a type of coneflower/echinacea…they come in several colours including green👍
Junk food is derived from actual food gone wrong, it’s great that you are making tasty good meals. This gave me an idea for lunch tomorrow. Stay buttoned down for the weather, and safe.
That sky! The little clouds in the timelapse going the opposite direction… super awesome.
I was spared from hurricane IAN's worst; do get ready and tie things down even roofs, be safe God bless.
Meg, you can put a small amount of apple cider vinegar in a glass and set it where fruit flies are a problem and they will fly into it and drown their hateful selves. I keep a small jelly jar of it on my sink this time of year.
My fruit fly battle. Ending up being drain flies. I Put couple drops of dish soap in all drains sinks , including toilet at night . Is were they breed , At night.
Bowl of couple pieces of fruit cover with plastic wrap leave a small side open just for a fly into the fruit once full I take outside to release them. Or can put dish & water in bottom of dish.
Meg . . . a delicious sauce for pasta: Saute whole cherry tomatoes in olive oil until they burst. Add garlic and toss with pasta.
Inspired by all the amazing things your doing with your tomatoes. I made salsa, and all the veggies came out of my own garden. I felt so much pride in that.
Yes it is cone flower
Isn't the sky just Amazing! If you really get to learning about what all is out there is becomes mind boggling.
A deer hit my car on July 19th and still isnt done. They say maybe by Oct. 10th. So good luck getting your's fixed. I feel your pain
That plant is an echinacea. It will probably be a purple one if it has enough time to mature. Thanks for the great videos!
Thanks for the Joe Robinet reminder. My phone was stolen, & I forgot his name 😅 love your channel ❤️ 😀 💕
🙋🏼♀️🕊. Stay safe through the storm ☔️. Blessings .. prayers. ..🕊🕊💕🕊💕🕊💕🕊
The ramen looks amazing, thank you for all you share. I love seeing the boys have fun and hear their voices and seeing you pray makes my heart sing.
I keep old tarps. That's one huge tarp that would make smaller tarps for covering or lining other things. Allot of tarp going in the tip. I cover cement with half an old ripped tarp in the shed. Use another piece to help discharge loads of dirt and cover dirty loads from town.
Fried green tomatoes are great.
I like billboard vinyl for tarps you get a retired billboard for cheaper than harbor freight
My husband must have learned about tarps and ropes and knots from the same place you did. The way you did it is exactly, precisely, the way he would do it!
You guys go threw so many tarps have you look in to trucking tarps from flat bed trailers new/used they are thicker and will last a lot longer . Yes they cost more but they will last along time .
Love Joe Robinette! Binge watched his videos when we were all sick one day. Just love watching him build shelters.
Angela, a good family man too. My other favourite is Shawn James with my Self Reliance and his gorgeous golden Cali!
Meg, you are a creative cook. That's so neat how you too a past favorite and turned it into a healthy favorite. Ben, I saw on Lumnah Acres that they bought re-purposed plastic billboard signs to cover their firewood. Heavy duty, black on backside.......but you don't get to pick which advertisement you want on the front side. Excited for you all to get your greenhouse. I will definitely enjoy watching you all using your new greenhouse.
LOL! You have boys. So of course there is no left over steak! I watched my 16 year old son grill up 4 t-bones for a snack after haying. Then eat a full dinner 2 hours later. Good thing we raised our own beef when he was growing up.
Walmart has 1/2 inch steel tent stakes the will not pull out of the dirt, in 60 mile an hour winds!!
Thank you for sharing your adventures with us!!
Blessings!!
That Sun Set was BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I knew there were others that made "Fancy" ramens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think it's right up there with steak. Just the BEST!!!!
I'm so glad that y'all are loving living in NC. NC is where I was born & raised. I have 2 children that live there & we visit as much as we can. We're now looking for a place so we can move back there. I'm so excited to be going back home! Love watching your videos keep up the great work guys!
Prayers over you guys as this storm system moves up your way🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Buy a billboard. See Al Lumnah over at Lumnah acres.