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  • Опубликовано: 22 ноя 2024

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  • @carolsisti7203
    @carolsisti7203 4 месяца назад +16

    I admire your choice of lifestyle. It’s my dream and at 66 I’m striving to figure out how I can make it happen. God willing. 🙏🙏

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  4 месяца назад +5

      We had to start with gardening on an apartment balcony! Start where you can!

  • @quantumstone992
    @quantumstone992 5 месяцев назад +30

    Hi there, I'm watching your video from Ancaster in canada 🇨🇦. I'm a single father raising two kids, I was always dream to do what you doing with your family. I'm from Brazil I live in Canada for the past 36 years. I been think to go back, and start my small farm in Brazil. But not is easy is look. Especially when I have two kids growing up over here in Canada. For me it is to cold, and the time, and the climate not allowing to growing things the way I would like too. Congratulations fir all you doing, and get the kids 💯 percent involve. I will continue to watching your videos. God bless you, and your entire family. Rogerio from Ancaster in canada 🇨🇦.

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  5 месяцев назад

      You can always start now. Grow one thing that handles cold well. In a pot! I grew gardens in pots for many years before we could afford a piece of land. My kids loved it then too.

    • @gaylewhauwhau3972
      @gaylewhauwhau3972 4 месяца назад

      Try using a glasshouse to grow you veges.

    • @gwynnedale564
      @gwynnedale564 3 месяца назад

      hi,@quantumstone999!! you gotta have that dream garden here in the Philippines..

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  3 месяца назад

      We like the desert 🙂

  • @mamaslittlehomestead
    @mamaslittlehomestead 3 месяца назад +1

    Just found you. I love this. You are just radiating the joy. Absolutely my someday dream. For now, just trying to grow where we are planted 💕

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  3 месяца назад

      Welcome. I too have had many little gardens in apartment balconies 🙂

  • @tracelee7332
    @tracelee7332 Месяц назад

    Sending blessings to you and the family ❤

  • @patriciamassey5236
    @patriciamassey5236 Месяц назад

    The farm on route 66 suggested viewing your Homestead videos. We’re from Rancho Santa Margarita in California. So far so good! Thanks for posting. God bless.

  • @ryanpinkham6784
    @ryanpinkham6784 4 месяца назад

    Every growing season will get better. The cover crops will really help.😊

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  4 месяца назад +1

      For sure! This year is already better than last

    • @ryanpinkham6784
      @ryanpinkham6784 4 месяца назад

      @@highdeserthomesteader 👏🏻 score! The more, that organic matter works in; it should be bigger and bigger blessings. Love y’all’s channel!

  • @millerfam113
    @millerfam113 5 месяцев назад +4

    Math while solving how many corn seeds to plant! School right there! Love it! ❤

  • @peggyannparkes1863
    @peggyannparkes1863 5 месяцев назад +7

    I live on a high desert in AZ too. I find I get better pollination on corn when I plant in blocks, not rows. It's real windy where I live. Good luck!

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  5 месяцев назад

      I do too, but right now I just have rows. Something to think about for next year. We get really windy as well

  • @maryprepas
    @maryprepas 4 месяца назад +1

    Enjoyed your video from Countryside oc sweden

  • @AlmostaGreenAcre-zs5eu
    @AlmostaGreenAcre-zs5eu 5 месяцев назад +7

    New sub here from zone 5b New Brunswick, Canada. Anything worthwhile requires effort. Beautiful row of garlic that you will be harvesting soon. I look forward to watching your content 🙂

  • @abhayabinduhewa9095
    @abhayabinduhewa9095 4 месяца назад +3

    Enjoyed your video from Sri Lanka .

  • @user-hz7kv6js6l
    @user-hz7kv6js6l 5 месяцев назад +7

    I love how your whole family is involved in building your homestead. I can't wait to see your garden grow. I live in SW Florida zone 9b. I started my garden in 2022. Yes, it is a lot of hard work. Today, I have tropical fruit trees and 15 raised beds. I'm going to be 69 this month, and I did this all by myself. The rewards of growing your own food are worth it, plus I love it. I wish I could have done this when I was your age. Happy gardening and homesteading.

  • @elanaspeicher4128
    @elanaspeicher4128 5 месяцев назад +3

    One look at Douglas and I was hitting that like and subscribe.😊

  • @WilliamMitchell-t2h
    @WilliamMitchell-t2h 4 месяца назад +3

    As my great aunt Ella used to say "That boy can eat!". Great video.

  • @onetoughmomma
    @onetoughmomma 4 месяца назад +1

    I just found your channel. We, too, live in the high desert (NM), so I am very interested to see how you all grow so much. I am excited to watch more videos of ours.

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  4 месяца назад

      Yes! This place is a challenge! But we can do it! Glad to have you!

  • @richardmercado6700
    @richardmercado6700 4 месяца назад +3

    You go girl! I came across your vid while looking at my usuals and something about yours was sweet.Love it!

  • @cathykillion6544
    @cathykillion6544 5 месяцев назад +5

    Enjoyed the video. You have a beautiful family. ❤

  • @sitiasiahmdhussain110
    @sitiasiahmdhussain110 4 месяца назад +2

    Love your video very much...watching from Malaysia

  • @1isaM111er
    @1isaM111er 4 месяца назад +1

    See Charles Dowding and the no dig method that suppresses weeds and retain moisture.

  • @carriann3725
    @carriann3725 4 месяца назад

    Hello my name is Carri and I am watching your video here in Ohio. Love to see your entire family working together in your garden. I just discovered your channel. 🤗💖

  • @robertweeks1761
    @robertweeks1761 4 месяца назад +1

    Just found you here in the UK looking forward to coming along with your progress.Subscribed

  • @gregganderson1454
    @gregganderson1454 5 месяцев назад +2

    Great video! I like the way you’re getting your children involved.

  • @dianabenson1434
    @dianabenson1434 5 месяцев назад +3

    What an amazing beautiful lady you are it’s hard gardening in the desert I’m in west Texas

  • @janjentz1053
    @janjentz1053 5 месяцев назад +7

    Amazing progress on your garden since I started watching from when it was a blank slate.Two adorable little human sprouts also joined the homestead.❤

  • @jacquethirlkel3001
    @jacquethirlkel3001 5 месяцев назад +5

    Just found your channel. Thanks for taking us along on your homestead building experience. God bless!

  • @brettroux4691
    @brettroux4691 5 месяцев назад +2

    Following your heart and what you feel is good for you and your family.......Very awesome very courages..........keep on keeping on being you.....

  • @marihomestyle
    @marihomestyle 4 месяца назад +1

    Watching from South Africa, lots of work but satisfying... I have a small garden and seeing your beds gives me hope for my own little garden 🎉

  • @capt.ronswoodworks9344
    @capt.ronswoodworks9344 5 месяцев назад +3

    Looks like you are finally into the growing season. I applaud you folks for turning that high desert type of environment into something that will be a blessing to your family giving you some good healthy results. My tomato plants are all growing many tomatoes and waiting for my squash and cucumbers to start setting something from all the blossoms they are producing. Looking forward to see your bountiful harvest in the near future both in the garden and with your growing flock of chickens and your colony of rabbits which will help provide you with some good beneficial fertilizer for your garden and the eggs and meat for the family. I remember when I was in high school so many decades ago that I raised some rabbits, chickens and had a couple of sheep and the hardest part for me was when it was time to harvest them.

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  5 месяцев назад

      Thank you! Yes, our growing season is so small but we love this place!

  • @viccimauldin9786
    @viccimauldin9786 4 месяца назад

    Just found your vlog. I really want to watch a young couple do this from the beginning. It is wonderful how you are involving your children to help with the garden. I see you started with a garden in your apartment. Looking forward to following you. I am 66 years old. God bless you. ❤

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  4 месяца назад

      Welcome!!! Yes, my first garden was on our apartment balcony 🙂

  • @raincoast9010
    @raincoast9010 4 месяца назад

    Always plant corn in a block and cover your carrot seeds till they germinate, it keeps them moist. Great job on the garden and all the best.

  • @sandilacey9794
    @sandilacey9794 5 месяцев назад +3

    We use to live in Arizona for almost 20 years. I miss it and want to move back

  • @ParvatiHumhara
    @ParvatiHumhara 4 месяца назад

    I’ve been very interested in high desert homesteading so glad I found your channel!

  • @janew5351
    @janew5351 5 месяцев назад +1

    I loved the multi purpose winter shovel. I use mine to colect leaves with rake to transfer to compost pile.
    I truly understand how much work you did to get to this point from zero.

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  5 месяцев назад

      Yes the snow shovel was super helpful! It's been so much beautiful work! And we are still building things from the ground up!

  • @mm_official_ecofarm
    @mm_official_ecofarm 4 месяца назад

    Hi found your channel today. Following from Sabah, Borneo.

  • @growingmyown
    @growingmyown 5 месяцев назад +1

    Just love your garden, the garlic looking great.. just harvest some of my garlic.. New friend here from Growing My Own.

  • @jeannetauferner8918
    @jeannetauferner8918 5 месяцев назад +2

    I remember helping my Dad prepping the garden. That was back in the late 60's and early 70's. We had soil that was stripped of the good top soil when the housing area was created. We also raised chickens and the rich soil around the chicken coop was the best compost.. BTW - I forgot if you are maintaining a compost pile?
    Love how you are transforming your homestead.. enjoy the summer.

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  5 месяцев назад

      Yep, compost pile was one of the first things we got started when moving in!

  • @mygrannysgarden
    @mygrannysgarden 5 месяцев назад +1

    New friend here. You have a very large garden. Thank you for sharing

  • @samermohamed5293
    @samermohamed5293 4 месяца назад

    You guys did a great thing ❤❤❤ Love it 😊

  • @grammiesjournal4329
    @grammiesjournal4329 4 месяца назад

    Hi I'm grammies and I'm new here! Love to follow you and your family 🌷

  • @deniseellenburg649
    @deniseellenburg649 5 месяцев назад +1

    Impressive bed of garlic there.

  • @ilzitek2419
    @ilzitek2419 5 месяцев назад +1

    I admire you. ❤

  • @shawnagraham9869
    @shawnagraham9869 5 месяцев назад +7

    Put cardboard in the rows to keep down the weeds and keep it clean

  • @myhomeandgardenchanneldwel7777
    @myhomeandgardenchanneldwel7777 4 месяца назад

    It is my first time on your channel and I have just subscribed. Thank you so much for sharing. Keep up the good work. All the best on this journey.🙏

  • @denaredford6701
    @denaredford6701 4 месяца назад +1

    I didn’t hear , pumpkins ?❤

  • @ecocentrichomestead6783
    @ecocentrichomestead6783 5 месяцев назад +3

    Isolation distances are only for seed saving. If you don't replant the corn you grow, you can interplant them.

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  5 месяцев назад

      One is an eating variety and one isn't. We'd like to save seeds

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  5 месяцев назад

      One is an eating variety and one isn't. We'd like to save seeds.

  • @jacksonmadzimba2014
    @jacksonmadzimba2014 5 месяцев назад +1

    Wonderful work on your homestead. Good to see the kids getting dirty 😅 What specs is your fence? Love from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  5 месяцев назад +1

      Glad to have you! These kids get dirty every day and I love it! The fence is 8 feet tall with 2inch by 4binch wire. Sorry it's in US customary measurements!

    • @jacksonmadzimba2014
      @jacksonmadzimba2014 5 месяцев назад

      @@highdeserthomesteader Thank you, no worries, I will use the conversion SI tools. Love how the kids will always be your first sincere critics.

  • @886jules1
    @886jules1 4 месяца назад

    Thanks for your video - it's great to see what you do. Have you considered mulch to reduce moisture loss?

  • @simplesisterliving
    @simplesisterliving 5 месяцев назад +1

    Great garden! Where did you find that garden fork/cultivator? I need a sturdy one to break through desert soil. Thanks!

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  5 месяцев назад +1

      Yes! It was something I saved up for because these things aren't cheap. I did get the ones with metal handles because yes, this desert soil needs some work!!
      www.treadlitebroadforks.com/products/the-square-foot-gardener-broadfork-24-wide-6-tines?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwps-zBhAiEiwALwsVYcU3zxwdm2LD0unAANZNftEvKXJZPeU0T8hsgBRCLBTw2wOyKAODmRoC5TgQAvD_BwE

    • @simplesisterliving
      @simplesisterliving 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@highdeserthomesteader Thanks!

  • @colinandrewstarling
    @colinandrewstarling 4 месяца назад +2

    Great viewing. What is your water source?

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  4 месяца назад +1

      So far it's just the city because we are still in city limits. We are building a rain water collecting system to help water some things we have.

    • @colinandrewstarling
      @colinandrewstarling 4 месяца назад

      @@highdeserthomesteader what is your average annual rainfall? I’m considering moving to the desert here in South Africa and 150ml/annum is the norm. Thank you for answering my questions.

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  4 месяца назад

      We go by inches here sorry🤷 but we get about 10-12 inches of rainfall per year on average.

  • @tracyboyd4867
    @tracyboyd4867 5 месяцев назад +2

    😊

  • @suzanneford1571
    @suzanneford1571 4 месяца назад +2

    Curious to what state? Where we live is considered the high desert too, wondering if it’s the same

  • @jfitzsimmons4825
    @jfitzsimmons4825 5 месяцев назад +4

    I hope all ya'll wear spf 50 or higher with that blonde hair and fair skin along with long sleeve shirts and long pants. Have you thought about early a.m. and late evening garden chores?

  • @2andrea
    @2andrea 4 месяца назад

    How fun. What part of the country is your high desert?

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  4 месяца назад

      Southern utah

    • @2andrea
      @2andrea 4 месяца назад

      @highdeserthomesteader very cool. I have friends in cedar city. It's a pretty area for sure.

  • @MotherOfThings
    @MotherOfThings 4 месяца назад +1

    Do you have issues with birds eating your crops?

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  4 месяца назад

      So far that hasn't been a real issue. I wonder if in a few years they will know where I am and get my seeds

  • @elizabethdonaldson995
    @elizabethdonaldson995 3 месяца назад

    I'm Australian Original do you live in Australia

  • @AnneHeyns
    @AnneHeyns 5 месяцев назад +3

    Found this video on my homepage, came to look, liked and connected. Very interesting to watch you grow stuff in what looks like desert areas...Looks great so far

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  5 месяцев назад +1

      Yep, we live in the desert! Gotta work a little harder haha

    • @AnneHeyns
      @AnneHeyns 5 месяцев назад

      @@highdeserthomesteader this is so interesting, i'm enjoying your video a lot!

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  5 месяцев назад +1

      @AnneHeyns thank you so much!love growing our little community 😊

  • @shalinisharma4713
    @shalinisharma4713 4 месяца назад

    🌹⚘🥀🌷😍🤩🤗😀😘👍

  • @franciscopanchosaenzestrad8660
    @franciscopanchosaenzestrad8660 4 месяца назад

    Where is it ?

  • @yuriisamoliuc
    @yuriisamoliuc 3 месяца назад

    Sorry but why desert??

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  3 месяца назад

      It is home❤️

    • @yuriisamoliuc
      @yuriisamoliuc 3 месяца назад

      @@highdeserthomesteader i know but it's hard to grow anything there , I mean you could try some drought resistant trees and stuff but more important things like potatoes tomatoes cannot grow on itself

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  3 месяца назад

      ​@@yuriisamoliucour potatoes turned out great!

  • @ourv9603
    @ourv9603 5 месяцев назад +1

    From SCRATCH? Scratch means FROM NOTHING. You unloaded tools & seed from the mini van. You had a mini van. You had a house to move into.
    The land was bare but you had resources. FROM SCRATCH means you had no resources.
    You had to build your tools from sticks & rocks. You had to create shelter from natural
    materials.
    !

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  5 месяцев назад

      It means something different for different people I guess🤷

    • @highdeserthomesteader
      @highdeserthomesteader  5 месяцев назад

      Maybe I should grow a tree to use for wood to build garden tools. But by the time the tree would be ready I'd be a carcass on the ground 😂😂

    • @Ozarkmountainoutback1
      @Ozarkmountainoutback1 4 месяца назад +1

      From scratch simply means you build or make something from raw ingredients, such as homemade bread. You don't need to grow the grain, oh where do you get your seed, mine your salt, churn your butter and make your pans from materials you mined from the earth and melted down😂😂

    • @whooshr5588
      @whooshr5588 4 месяца назад

      There’s gotta be one. Go you, I guess 🙄.

    • @chaparra71
      @chaparra71 4 месяца назад +1

      @our9603- there is ALWAYS that ONE, and you’re it!
      @highdeserthomesteader- ignore the troublemakers. You started with NOTHING, and you are coming along AMAZINGLY!!! We applaud you!