I fully agree with your comment. My late wife worked side by side with me. Infact I on our 2.5 acres I had the fight to get to use the tractor. Those were the good days.
Even though my gardening days/yrs. are over, I LOVE to be entertained by your live programming. Better than any movie. God bless you and give you strength to do everything you do. ❤️
My husband before he passed away last June, planted his broccoli, cabbage and greens in October to November and grew them through the winter, we live in South Alabama. Good job y’all!!
I’m sorry for your loss dear. But…I’m happier you’re coping and able to see the beauty in the world. Growing plants, any plants is providing life. It is to me anyways ♥️👋🏻😊 Michigan
Sorry for your loss😒Working in a garden is wonderful "therapy" and the perfect metaphor for life, regeneration, and hope. to be able to grow in the winter is awesome! God bless🥰😇
I'm so sorry for the loss you're working through. Jesus sees you. Holy Spirit, please continue to give her comfort and peace. Give her unexpected joys that keep her eyes focused on the Lord, who loves her. In Your Name I pray, Jesus. Amen
We've already had 6 tornados touch down in southwest Ohio, during February and March. One hit about 10 miles from us! We are thankful for God's grace and protection during bad storms! Please pray for the families hit by tornados a couple days ago, just north of us. 3 people lost their lives, and 3 we're seriously injured!
@@jamjar5716The bible says "time and unforseen occurrence befall us all" Ecclesiastes 9:11 Tornado damage is not evidence of a lack of God's protection, just a result of the weather where you happen to live.
Praying for all of you & those families who lost loved ones! 💔🙏🏼🕊️ Psalm 34:18 NIV 18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. 🧎🏻♀️
Ah ha! I bought the mesh bags and used bamboo stakes to hold the mesh up and off the 5 gallon buckets I planted cauliflower in. My big mistake was not putting the mesh bags on right away. Now that I know, maybe I will get a better crop of cauliflower. One can always hope!!
I can't say how much I appreciate you introducing us to the weed fabric from Growers Solutions. I ordered it several years ago after watching one of your videos and it has changed our gardening forever! :)
Love that music you picked! Sarah- YOU are the ROSE in your living traditions homestead GARDEN! So helpful in all the outdoor chores and animal handling. Plus, such a kitchen pro you are! Kevin is no slouch, of course, but you bring the beauty & love to your home ! Well done, young lady!!!
It's a strange winter here in MN. Last week people were outside sitting around in almost 60° weather. Last night the cold blew in, again . Getting tomatoes and peppers started this week. Don't usually put them outside until June 1st. We need some rain since we didn't get our normal amount of snow. The ice is out already in all my area lakes.
You can put the buckets on pallets and use the tractor to fill the buckets and then use pallet forks to deliver the buckets where you want them. Saves the back.
I’m sorry there are so many people that think they know better than you regarding your methods. It’s a big reason this nation is so divided. Too many people who think their facts/experiences are all knowing. Your homestead is looking fantastic! I’ve been watching for a few years. Always good stuff to share!
My thoughts exactly!! Kevin and Sarah have been doing this for many years so they clearly know what they're doing!! These "know it all" people seem to forget that no two homesteads are alike and what works for one person doesn't always work for others!!
Tomorrow I will be planting peas, lettuce, radishes in my community p-patch garden. I have raised bed because I have arthritis. I am profoundly grateful that the city where I live provides community gardens that accommodate my limitations.
I love waking up and spending my morning drinking my coffee and watching your new videos. I already started my seedlings around 2 weeks ago. Tomatoes, peppers, beans and squashes.
Every homestead, farm, and ranch has a "Don't know where to put pile!" Been working on mine the past couple of weeks. I look forward to everything you all post!
We love that weed fabric. Yes sir you are right. If you have one tiny hole a weed will find its way to that hole but spray 30% vinegar and poof , no more weeds. Also it does ravel so cutting with the lighter is a must. Great video. 😊
We've had such a warm winter in SE WI that we direct planted our cold frame today with radishes and Asian greens. I've set my strawberries, which overwintered in the shed, back out.
I love this y’all! A set up that you can extend if you needed to is always great! You can extend and add more buckets out to the end of the weed fabric if needed. And this would be an awesome garden spot for grand babies to have their own garden down the road!
QUESTION : Kevin mentioned covering up any holes you didn't want in the weed fabric and I wondered if you would care to SHOW US how we might DO that and what products would work best in the process. Thank you SO much for your intentional teaching. 🧡
I’m so thankful to have found you’ll on RUclips I’ve been watching your channel for years and truly appreciate the hard work you’ve put in together.I’m a grandmother of nine and would love to have just haft of what you got to feed my grand children I live in Savannah Georgia and can’t find the cattle buckets to get started is there anyway I can purchase 20 to get started 🙏🏾
As you said, the plants don't need 18 inches for their root growth, so what I do is fill the bottom quarter to third of my mineral tubs with leaves, twigs, tree branches etc. Then I add in my soil/compost and whatever I'm growing. Works great!
About that fence post et al "lumber": Years ago now, we built 4 sided boxes to go over/ around black, nursery, growers pots of the big, tree size for aesthetics out of pallet top and pallet wood. There was about 1"-2" clearance between the plastic pots and their 4 sided outer shells. Each side consisted of a number of boards cut to the same desired length laid out on a table then secured using screws with a piece of vertical 1"x2" used as cleats; except for those secured with some repuposed interior trim, one side by lathe, and what ever else was available. We put 2 cleats per side. Some of these sides had the cleats showing on the the exterior but most were hidden on the inside. We used an ecletic combination of hardware and methods to secure the sides into a box shape. Once completed, we dropped the wood boxes or shells over top our planted growers pots. And yes, these were not particularly structurally sound but they simply needed to look more like a planter from the street. - What we found however is that the R-factor and dead air space (still plenty of air flow through) helped moderate the temperatures of the grow pots allowing for extended seasons and also helped in our hot summer drought. They didn't do much but they did keep the plants happier in the summer amd then we noticed in the other seasons.
We bought that weed fabric because of your recommendation 2 years ago. We use it in our container garden. We live in northwest Arkansas and weeds are terrible! And, yes, it is a game changer. Absolutely no weeds grow through the weed fabric!
I was up late into the night here in Scotland watching Ryan Hall Y’ll and various storm chasers, worrying about you and your livestock. So glad to see a video this morning, although I haven’t watched more than the first 5 seconds of it yet.
I hope to catch your video on setting up irrigation in your raised beds. I need to learn a lot and source the materials. Thank you for this video, nice work.
I use mineral tubs as self-wicking tubs and can fertilize the water as I add water through a pvc pipe. The hole is drilled 4 - 5 inches from bottom, with a drain tile pipe in the bottom of each tub. I got the idea from Gardening with Leon.
funny but sad story. Last year for the first time ever in all my years of growing I managed to beat the battle of the cabbage moth and I was so proud and happy. Then one morning I went out to inspect my 6 cabbage plants only to find that I may have beat the cabbage caterpillars but the dang mice found my cabbage and ate all the tops off of it making it unusable. Yes it seems Alberta Canada mice like their vegetables just like we do.
I worked a little yesterday. We live on hill. I added 3 more mineral buckets .I made mistake and put in circle. Can't get to other side. Just one,but it grows good. We don't have much room.Too old to do big garden .We don't plant until after May 12. That's why we watch you. Love gardening.Cant quit yet
I live in Northern Minnesota, and I am living vicariously through you guys right now. I cannot wait to start planting. Thank you so much for your videos. Love them.
Last year I used the fruit bags and that was the first year I was able to grow cabbage, and cauliflower without them being riddled with earwigs or cabbage worms. The fruit bag idea was a true blessing.
What a great idea (bags with the wire hoops). I am a new gardener and wanted to just cry when looking at all of the chew holes in my cabbage. I live in upstate NY and still have time to get ready. Happy Gardening!
@@gailoreilly1516 I cried. My cabbages all eaten by pests. No shame on shedding tears for the lost and frustration. Then pick up myself, pat off the dirt on my knees, and go look for solutions.
Good morning everyone!🌄😊☘️ Bought some of the netting bags last year and it really works, no cabbage worms from the moths. Hope you were safe from this week's storms! It has been a very dry winter here in MN. Less than 10" of moisture. Praying for God to change the weather patterns and send rain or snow. We normally get 36-48" of snow each year. And we had a dry summer last 2 years. Not a good combination. The ground is cracking already, never have I seen that, and I am in my 60's. God bless and take care everyone. ☘️🥰☘️
NW MO here and it has been several dry summers for probably 4 years. The ground has been cracked most of winter. We had a good soaking rain a few days and feel really blessed. I have lost several 2-3 ft diameter trunk trees. They had to be decades old. Now Ill have to have them cut down and shade is gone for the house. Wow, I'm complaining too much, lol. Anyway, I empathizer. 🤗🤗
@@jenniferrevilla5298 Seeing big old trees die is hard! The only other time I have seen cracked ground is in Texas. This is a first for me here. We did not even have a season of ice fishing this year.
I am in Antigua in the Caribbean and the Bermuda grass will grow up and over the weed fabric or into any soil that falls into the fabric. I love using weed fabric in my container garden areas & walkways. Huuuge game changer! I can now focus more on growing food instead of weeding grass.
Wow, you've given me so many ideas of things I can do. I'm in a trailer park and can only have 3 4x4 raised beds. But they never said anything about containers. You showed how to do container gardening and doing it tastefully. The area you cleaned up looks great. God bless, love ya.
We set up our raised beds last fall after viewing your video. We also ordered compost from Hansen’s. Like you folks, we only used half to fill our containers so we are adding to our flower beds this spring. My husband is digging out the worms for fishing.😊
I’m so glad you’re going to do a “complete step-by-step” video on the irrigation system! Really appreciate it! We have a small 12’ x 20’ vegetable garden area and a rose garden (about double measurements of the vegetable garden) that will need irrigation. I’m in the zone area, of Missouri, where Bates City is. In Johnson County, Missouri. Due to our ages, there’s no need for a larger garden. We keep it simple! Can you let everyone know when, or if, you’re going to that market, where you sell plant starters? I’m not sure where it is, only lived here for 3yrs. Thx and “God Bless”! 🥰🕊️ Verita Wallace
Hi! Couldn't help but notice that Big Ol Barn we've only seen the milking station and lean to of. Hey Kevin, how about giving us a tour of the rest of that old barn?
Maybe a low bed or two of herbs would be content under that fan. Nice work on the area! I need to clean up my garden areas as my daughter wants her open house tables right next to one area and the parking along my main garden. Time to find places for the random stuff stacked along the back of my shed. 😊
I’ve been container gardening for a few years. The wood planters had a plastic liner. Buy Rubbermaid or equivalent. They are fine but cheap bins fall apart after three years. Secondly we had a reservoir in bottom. I don’t know I’d the fabric and dirt became too wet or if I watered too much in 100 degree weather BUT my soil became over saturated and that got higher and higher. I only had 4 inches of regular soil on the top. I’m rejuvenating and replacing the soil. The super saturated soil feels almost like sand. It’s devoid of compost. It did have perlite. 🤷🏼♀️ Third we got white mineral 30 gallon buckets at the feed store. We are filling the bottom with drainage pipe and using some older soil but mostly Hansons compost.
Those bags are nice! You could gather them at the bottom and slightly lift the pots and tuck them under so they'd be snug, even use a twist tie at the top X of the wire frame, probably not necessary though.
I live way up in God's Country, Gaylord Michigan. We will have snow until May. Getting our plants started and hardened off as early as possible is quite a task!
Moving to Northern Missouri by April 15th and getting started gardening immediately when I get there. We have about 100 of these mineral containers plus I use converted kiddie pools as extended gardening space. We will have 7 acres to work with, way more than we have right now. I will change my RUclips channel name once that happens. There will also be a large in ground garden and so far, I haven't seen any rocks on the property and the soil looks amazing. We have Osage orange trees lining the property as well.
Lots of work and nice to see you two working together, you are young and full of energy. So beautiful to see and inspiring to hear. America is great, vote for peace in the world, save Ukrain.
Thank you for another inspirational video. We are slowly moving away from traditional gardening to container gardens. I am anxiously awaiting your video on the watering system and how you run yours in the greenhouse and to the containers. God bless!
I love watching your videos. I did a veggie garden in 2022 but not in 2023 because I was getting started building a chicken coop. And raising 14 chickens from a day old. Chickens are great and can’t wait to get started with my veggie garden this year. I do live in central wisconsin so I still have a while to go.
Much like political opinion most people will probably never come to a full agreement on how many one issue should be worked out for the greatest good. I'm sure that weed clothe is able to do exactly what it is created for. Kevin and Sarah thanks for trying to address the opinion of those who don't always agree with you. I can say that I have followed your RUclips channel for years now and I agree with everything that you use and do that works for you on your Farm and homestead. Please keep doing the wonderful information filled work on the farm. May God continue to bless and keep you ❤😊. I'm sure that I probably just missed the covered porch build but I wanted to mention how great the porch looks 👍. I was wondering Kevin and Sarah if you have ever heard of or ever tried growing a plant that I've been hearing about and it's called forever Chard? I hear that it has the most amazing flavor.
Here in East Tennessee, I have not had any broccoli grow for me. So, I heard about sprouts and found out that sprouts have ten times the benefit of the broccoli florets. My husband's foot swelling has gone down too. RUclips is loaded with information on growing sprouts in wide-mouth jars. You may find radish sprouts taste good in your salads too.
I LOVE Growers Solution's weed fabric! As long as you keep the soil off it, nothing will grow through it but things/seeds can root on top, but the weeds are easy to pull off!!! I bought a small battery-powered blower from Harbor Freight to blow debris/dirt off my weed fabric! You can buy mosquito/bug/tulle fabric in a roll to cover a long bed because some people, (me included) can't source the tubs you have, and using a roll of 9-gauge wire cut to at least 72", you can make hoops to hold the fabric above your brassicas. Prevention is better than wormy food or poisons!
I wholeheartedly agree on the insect netting. I tried it last year on our Swiss chard. That was the most beautiful chard I ever grew. I ordered a bunch more nets to cover the rest of our raised beds. We have those dreaded white butterflies that decimated our Kale last year because I didn't cover them. Lesson learned! Cover everything brassica haha Always love your content! Happy growing everyone ❤🥕🥒
In Houston Texas Area, Spring Tx. We will plant our garden next week, around March 20th Normally we have one last frost in March but we are warm this year, no more frost. We planted our Green Stalk, our first one, today. Excited to see how that does. Herbs and some Carrots and flowering plants.
Speaking of junk piles You to would not be alone when it comes to jump I have so much junk piled up next to my garden it's a little bit of everything pots and what not lol.
We planted potatoes and onions a week ago. I will plant some spinach soon. However, I can't wait till mid-April when we can start planting our warm season crops.
Yes I'm excited about this year's growing season I have 2 inch seedlings growing and I have managed to save money out of my social security check to get my seeds and my seed starting soil. My investment for the future
Awesome garden plan. Love it. I'm getting excited for this year's garden. I live in Massachusetts zone 6 and I can't wait. You have given me so many ideas. Love you guys. Happy Gardening.
In Massachusetts zone 5b-6a. Planted peas in greenhouse yesterday and started many seeds inside as well. Hoping to get potatoes in next week. We can’t count on last frost till end of May so the greenhouse is a godsend.
I am looking at snow at the moment. It is melting but we are deep into mud season here and last year mud season never went away. My husband doesn’t want me to use anymore plastic landscape cover, but it sure looks good as a mud free grow area.
Hello . I watched the video and saw your wonderful pictures. Your farm is great at applying technology and techniques to your work to reduce labor. I always look forward to your videos?
Hi Guys, Here in Texas, I have already planted Swiss Chard, Spinach, herbs, brassicas, leaf celery, kale, Brussels sprouts, white and yellow onions, cabbage, broccoli raab, strawberries, a blueberry bush, a pepper, and a cherry tomato. Next week, I will plant more yellow onions, leeks, raspberry canes, a Wisteria vine, potatoes, and sweet corn. Happy planting, Zanna
Oh, I really love this idea, I already plant in those mineral tubs, but the netting looks like a game changer as I had lots of those cabbage moths last year. I can't wait to try this.
A great job transforming that into wonderful food . Can’t wait to see your cauliflower. I have the hardest time with that . I may have to do this method. 😊 Thanks for sharing 👍
Boy, I need to some of that netting! I have a small in ground garden. And alot of containers! Something eats off my starts every year and I end up replanting the seeds once or twice again to get a plant going. Those covers would work great to stop that!
Happy Saturday, I haven’t started any seeds yet. But I will be soon. We just bought 70 acres and hope to move over there before winter. So I am paring down my garden this year since we will be working on both properties and I will have limited time. I love the tree bags, last year was the first time we battled with cabbage moths so I need to cover mine this year to protect them. Great video guys,🇨🇦🌷
I have been putting together raised beds this week. My thumbs are sore. Plan on a small garden inground and raised beds. I’m Southeastern Kentucky it’s still too cold to plant much but I’m getting prepared for when frosts are past .
Wonderful transformation & creation of fantastic growing space! Thanks for sharing! Blessings to all 🤗🇨🇦 Here in Alberta, Canada, we have snow melting quickly but can’t plant outside until about mid May for some seeds. I helped put transplants into my daughter’s greenhouse but they have to cover them & possibly turn furnaces on for the next few weeks.
. I once lived in So. Calif. and had Burmuda grass. I had a long planter for roses made of concrete. The sides were 6 inches above ground level and four inches thick. I found that that grass would grow over , under and through the concrete ! And much like mint , nearly impossible to get rid of. However , that grass does not seem to grow here in NE Ohio.
We are in Florida and can plant and grow year round. Summer is our worse season because of the heat and also hurricane season but you can grow stuff year round.
Thanks so much for this great video, gives me inspiration for container gardening. I have Bermuda grass and it took over the garden spot. This has me excited to get the woven fabric and get started. Thanks again and God bless you all as well.😊 (Love all your videos and grateful to you for you time, hard work/talents and inspiration)
I also put my drain holes on the side of buckets. Or some shredded cardboard at the bottom which sucks up and holds water. I think it helps in hot temps giving the plant a small reservoir as long as it's a deep enough container.
This video was so well timed. I remembered seeing you guys use the wire on the pots before and my current grow bag garden needs this! But I could not remember what the wire was. Now I can get them covered from the bugs and wind! ❤
Great video! I happened to notice that you're wearing a Menards t-shirt!! I work at a Menards here in Minnesota!! Just had to mention that!! Lol!! Wow. You really have a great process! I am learning...so I'm appreciating all these ideas!! I don't have a homestead yet, but it is my dream!! Thank you!! 💕
East central Iowa… I planted lettuces and radishes in cold frames beginning of March, which is about a month ahead of normal for us. But this spring, everything seems to be about 4 weeks early so I decided to roll the dice and see. The direct sow thing go into the ground closer to mothers day traditionally. I may plant those earlier too, depending on how the weather continues. I am putting in a small greenhouse over the summer so hoping to be able to keep some cold weather crops going over most of the winter. May take some experimenting but should be kinda fun.
Wise move on doing the grass vs. fabric demo and pulling a new patch, no one can argue ya staged it lol! Thank God you guys & everyone survived those storms ok, I was praying for you guys & my other YT family when Ryan was showing Minnesota & Oklahoma! Ohio got hit pretty bad, I thank Him for keeping us safe here.🙏
You two never cease to amaze me! You guys are amazing! What a wonderful partnership you two have, been watching you for years!!
Thank you so much!!
Sarah and Kevin, I love how you work as a team. You show that God's plan for marriage is perfect.
I fully agree with your comment. My late wife worked side by side with me. Infact I on our 2.5 acres I had the fight to get to use the tractor. Those were the good days.
Even though my gardening days/yrs. are over, I LOVE to be entertained by your live programming. Better than any movie. God bless you and give you strength to do everything you do. ❤️
My husband before he passed away last June, planted his broccoli, cabbage and greens in October to November and grew them through the winter, we live in South Alabama. Good job y’all!!
So sorry for your loss! I'm sure your family will think of him fondly, as you harvest the fruits of his labor!
Sorry for
Your loss
I’m sorry for your loss dear. But…I’m happier you’re coping and able to see the beauty in the world. Growing plants, any plants is providing life. It is to me anyways ♥️👋🏻😊 Michigan
Sorry for your loss😒Working in a garden is wonderful "therapy" and the perfect metaphor for life, regeneration, and hope. to be able to grow in the winter is awesome! God bless🥰😇
I'm so sorry for the loss you're working through. Jesus sees you. Holy Spirit, please continue to give her comfort and peace. Give her unexpected joys that keep her eyes focused on the Lord, who loves her. In Your Name I pray, Jesus. Amen
We've already had 6 tornados touch down in southwest Ohio, during February and March. One hit about 10 miles from us! We are thankful for God's grace and protection during bad storms! Please pray for the families hit by tornados a couple days ago, just north of us. 3 people lost their lives, and 3 we're seriously injured!
Oh yes, we already have been praying for you all in that area. God bless you!
What in the world do you say to the people who did not receive your god's "grace and protection"?
😢 Prayers
@@jamjar5716The bible says "time and unforseen occurrence befall us all" Ecclesiastes 9:11
Tornado damage is not evidence of a lack of God's protection, just a result of the weather where you happen to live.
Praying for all of you & those families who lost loved ones! 💔🙏🏼🕊️
Psalm 34:18 NIV
18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
🧎🏻♀️
Ah ha! I bought the mesh bags and used bamboo stakes to hold the mesh up and off the 5 gallon buckets I planted cauliflower in. My big mistake was not putting the mesh bags on right away. Now that I know, maybe I will get a better crop of cauliflower. One can always hope!!
I can't say how much I appreciate you introducing us to the weed fabric from Growers Solutions. I ordered it several years ago after watching one of your videos and it has changed our gardening forever! :)
I'm going to buy some. Have a farm in the desert.
Love that music you picked! Sarah- YOU are the ROSE in your living traditions homestead GARDEN! So helpful in all the outdoor chores and animal handling. Plus, such a kitchen pro you are! Kevin is no slouch, of course, but you bring the beauty & love to your home ! Well done, young lady!!!
BTW I love "confirmation" that something is or maybe is NOT correct- So I'd be wanting to turn that fan on and see what happens, too!!!
Agree about the music. You guys could make a music mix to garden and farm by. I bet my goats would like it too.
Are the fruit tree bags like netting or are they like row covers? I have a lot of old row covers that I might be able to sew into bags
It's a strange winter here in MN. Last week people were outside sitting around in almost 60° weather. Last night the cold blew in, again . Getting tomatoes and peppers started this week. Don't usually put them outside until June 1st. We need some rain since we didn't get our normal amount of snow. The ice is out already in all my area lakes.
In Northern WI, this week, our lowest temp is predicted to be 13°F. It snowed a little today as well.
Same in Northern Ia. TSHIRTS and shorts one day and snow on the ground and storm warnings this week.
You can put the buckets on pallets and use the tractor to fill the buckets and then use pallet forks to deliver the buckets where you want them. Saves the back.
A pressure washer would help getting up the grass and cleaning off the dirt from the weed fabric.
Great idea! I have one in the barn and never even thought about using it for that purpose. This is why RUclips is great! - Kevin
I’m sorry there are so many people that think they know better than you regarding your methods. It’s a big reason this nation is so divided. Too many people who think their facts/experiences are all knowing.
Your homestead is looking fantastic!
I’ve been watching for a few years. Always good stuff to share!
My thoughts exactly!! Kevin and Sarah have been doing this for many years so they clearly know what they're doing!! These "know it all" people seem to forget that no two homesteads are alike and what works for one person doesn't always work for others!!
Tomorrow I will be planting peas, lettuce, radishes in my community p-patch garden. I have raised bed because I have arthritis. I am profoundly grateful that the city where I live provides community gardens that accommodate my limitations.
That's awesome! Happy Gardening.
What are you all plan for the eclipse.
Us AZ ans know all about bermuda grass! & we all know you are right. Don't argue with Kevin!!
I love waking up and spending my morning drinking my coffee and watching your new videos.
I already started my seedlings around 2 weeks ago. Tomatoes, peppers, beans and squashes.
Thank you for spending time with us! ☺️
Every homestead, farm, and ranch has a "Don't know where to put pile!" Been working on mine the past couple of weeks. I look forward to everything you all post!
Even every house has those piles, too. We just stuff shuffle. Never thought how big those piles would be on a farm.
You guys are awesome! I cant wait until you reach 1 million subscribers! It’s coming!
We love that weed fabric. Yes sir you are right. If you have one tiny hole a weed will find its way to that hole but spray 30% vinegar and poof , no more weeds.
Also it does ravel so cutting with the lighter is a must.
Great video. 😊
Love the tip about not drilling holes in the bucket. Love your new growing space!
Add a deflector to your fan and plant anywhere you like. Should be a simple piece of metal with a wire opposite to hold into place.
I really enjoyed the cattle being curious and watching you as you worked.
We've had such a warm winter in SE WI that we direct planted our cold frame today with radishes and Asian greens. I've set my strawberries, which overwintered in the shed, back out.
I love this y’all! A set up that you can extend if you needed to is always great! You can extend and add more buckets out to the end of the weed fabric if needed. And this would be an awesome garden spot for grand babies to have their own garden down the road!
QUESTION : Kevin mentioned covering up any holes you didn't want in the weed fabric and I wondered if you would care to SHOW US how we might DO that and what products would work best in the process. Thank you SO much for your intentional teaching. 🧡
THAT SHIRT, 😇
Made me smile!😊👍
I’m so thankful to have found you’ll on RUclips I’ve been watching your channel for years and truly appreciate the hard work you’ve put in together.I’m a grandmother of nine and would love to have just haft of what you got to feed my grand children I live in Savannah Georgia and can’t find the cattle buckets to get started is there anyway I can purchase 20 to get started 🙏🏾
As you said, the plants don't need 18 inches for their root growth, so what I do is fill the bottom quarter to third of my mineral tubs with leaves, twigs, tree branches etc. Then I add in my soil/compost and whatever I'm growing. Works great!
About that fence post et al "lumber": Years ago now, we built 4 sided boxes to go over/ around black, nursery, growers pots of the big, tree size for aesthetics out of pallet top and pallet wood. There was about 1"-2" clearance between the plastic pots and their 4 sided outer shells. Each side consisted of a number of boards cut to the same desired length laid out on a table then secured using screws with a piece of vertical 1"x2" used as cleats; except for those secured with some repuposed interior trim, one side by lathe, and what ever else was available. We put 2 cleats per side. Some of these sides had the cleats showing on the the exterior but most were hidden on the inside. We used an ecletic combination of hardware and methods to secure the sides into a box shape. Once completed, we dropped the wood boxes or shells over top our planted growers pots. And yes, these were not particularly structurally sound but they simply needed to look more like a planter from the street. - What we found however is that the R-factor and dead air space (still plenty of air flow through) helped moderate the temperatures of the grow pots allowing for extended seasons and also helped in our hot summer drought. They didn't do much but they did keep the plants happier in the summer amd then we noticed in the other seasons.
We bought that weed fabric because of your recommendation 2 years ago. We use it in our container garden. We live in northwest Arkansas and weeds are terrible! And, yes, it is a game changer. Absolutely no weeds grow through the weed fabric!
I was up late into the night here in Scotland watching Ryan Hall Y’ll and various storm chasers, worrying about you and your livestock. So glad to see a video this morning, although I haven’t watched more than the first 5 seconds of it yet.
I hope to catch your video on setting up irrigation in your raised beds. I need to learn a lot and source the materials. Thank you for this video, nice work.
I use mineral tubs as self-wicking tubs and can fertilize the water as I add water through a pvc pipe. The hole is drilled 4 - 5 inches from bottom, with a drain tile pipe in the bottom of each tub. I got the idea from Gardening with Leon.
funny but sad story. Last year for the first time ever in all my years of growing I managed to beat the battle of the cabbage moth and I was so proud and happy. Then one morning I went out to inspect my 6 cabbage plants only to find that I may have beat the cabbage caterpillars but the dang mice found my cabbage and ate all the tops off of it making it unusable. Yes it seems Alberta Canada mice like their vegetables just like we do.
I worked a little yesterday. We live on hill. I added 3 more mineral buckets .I made mistake and put in circle. Can't get to other side. Just one,but it grows good. We don't have much room.Too old to do big garden .We don't plant until after May 12. That's why we watch you. Love gardening.Cant quit yet
We use a lawn blower to keep our landscaping fabric clean. Try to keep as much dirt off of it as possible
wow yall are amazing! Tomato whisperer hah I love it!
I live in Northern Minnesota, and I am living vicariously through you guys right now. I cannot wait to start planting. Thank you so much for your videos. Love them.
It’s such a blessing to watch y’all work together ❤
Last year I used the fruit bags and that was the first year I was able to grow cabbage, and cauliflower without them being riddled with earwigs or cabbage worms. The fruit bag idea was a true blessing.
What about pollination.
What a great idea (bags with the wire hoops). I am a new gardener and wanted to just cry when looking at all of the chew holes in my cabbage. I live in upstate NY and still have time to get ready. Happy Gardening!
@@gailoreilly1516 I cried. My cabbages all eaten by pests. No shame on shedding tears for the lost and frustration. Then pick up myself, pat off the dirt on my knees, and go look for solutions.
@@ninadukette3340 since you harvest these veggies before they flower you don't need to worry.
Good morning everyone!🌄😊☘️ Bought some of the netting bags last year and it really works, no cabbage worms from the moths. Hope you were safe from this week's storms! It has been a very dry winter here in MN. Less than 10" of moisture. Praying for God to change the weather patterns and send rain or snow. We normally get 36-48" of snow each year. And we had a dry summer last 2 years. Not a good combination. The ground is cracking already, never have I seen that, and I am in my 60's. God bless and take care everyone. ☘️🥰☘️
NW MO here and it has been several dry summers for probably 4 years. The ground has been cracked most of winter. We had a good soaking rain a few days and feel really blessed. I have lost several 2-3 ft diameter trunk trees. They had to be decades old. Now Ill have to have them cut down and shade is gone for the house. Wow, I'm complaining too much, lol. Anyway, I empathizer. 🤗🤗
@@jenniferrevilla5298 Seeing big old trees die is hard! The only other time I have seen cracked ground is in Texas. This is a first for me here. We did not even have a season of ice fishing this year.
@@jenniferrevilla5298 Plant some Fast growing trees... They do exist, I have several that were shade trees in a couple years... BEST WISHES!!
I am in Antigua in the Caribbean and the Bermuda grass will grow up and over the weed fabric or into any soil that falls into the fabric. I love using weed fabric in my container garden areas & walkways. Huuuge game changer! I can now focus more on growing food instead of weeding grass.
Wow, you've given me so many ideas of things I can do. I'm in a trailer park and can only have 3 4x4 raised beds. But they never said anything about containers. You showed how to do container gardening and doing it tastefully. The area you cleaned up looks great. God bless, love ya.
We set up our raised beds last fall after viewing your video. We also ordered compost from Hansen’s. Like you folks, we only used half to fill our containers so we are adding to our flower beds this spring. My husband is digging out the worms for fishing.😊
I’m so glad you’re going to do a “complete step-by-step” video on the irrigation system! Really appreciate it! We have a small 12’ x 20’ vegetable garden area and a rose garden (about double measurements of the vegetable garden) that will need irrigation. I’m in the zone area, of Missouri, where Bates City is. In Johnson County, Missouri. Due to our ages, there’s no need for a larger garden. We keep it simple! Can you let everyone know when, or if, you’re going to that market, where you sell plant starters? I’m not sure where it is, only lived here for 3yrs. Thx and “God Bless”! 🥰🕊️ Verita Wallace
Love using all the space you can wisely.
Hi! Couldn't help but notice that Big Ol Barn we've only seen the milking station and lean to of. Hey Kevin, how about giving us a tour of the rest of that old barn?
Maybe a low bed or two of herbs would be content under that fan. Nice work on the area! I need to clean up my garden areas as my daughter wants her open house tables right next to one area and the parking along my main garden. Time to find places for the random stuff stacked along the back of my shed. 😊
I’ve been container gardening for a few years. The wood planters had a plastic liner. Buy Rubbermaid or equivalent. They are fine but cheap bins fall apart after three years.
Secondly we had a reservoir in bottom. I don’t know I’d the fabric and dirt became too wet or if I watered too much in 100 degree weather BUT my soil became over saturated and that got higher and higher. I only had 4 inches of regular soil on the top. I’m rejuvenating and replacing the soil. The super saturated soil feels almost like sand. It’s devoid of compost. It did have perlite.
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Third we got white mineral 30 gallon buckets at the feed store. We are filling the bottom with drainage pipe and using some older soil but mostly Hansons compost.
Looking forward to the sprinkler system video! Thank you for all you do! God bless you & your family ❤
Those bags are nice! You could gather them at the bottom and slightly lift the pots and tuck them under so they'd be snug, even use a twist tie at the top X of the wire frame, probably not necessary though.
I live way up in God's Country, Gaylord Michigan. We will have snow until May. Getting our plants started and hardened off as early as possible is quite a task!
I bet!
Moving to Northern Missouri by April 15th and getting started gardening immediately when I get there. We have about 100 of these mineral containers plus I use converted kiddie pools as extended gardening space. We will have 7 acres to work with, way more than we have right now. I will change my RUclips channel name once that happens. There will also be a large in ground garden and so far, I haven't seen any rocks on the property and the soil looks amazing. We have Osage orange trees lining the property as well.
Lots of work and nice to see you two working together, you are young and full of energy. So beautiful to see and inspiring to hear. America is great, vote for peace in the world, save Ukrain.
Thank you for another inspirational video. We are slowly moving away from traditional gardening to container gardens. I am anxiously awaiting your video on the watering system and how you run yours in the greenhouse and to the containers. God bless!
I love watching your videos. I did a veggie garden in 2022 but not in 2023 because I was getting started building a chicken coop. And raising 14 chickens from a day old. Chickens are great and can’t wait to get started with my veggie garden this year. I do live in central wisconsin so I still have a while to go.
Love the back ground music you play while y’all are working❤
Much like political opinion most people will probably never come to a full agreement on how many one issue should be worked out for the greatest good. I'm sure that weed clothe is able to do exactly what it is created for. Kevin and Sarah thanks for trying to address the opinion of those who don't always agree with you. I can say that I have followed your RUclips channel for years now and I agree with everything that you use and do that works for you on your Farm and homestead. Please keep doing the wonderful information filled work on the farm. May God continue to bless and keep you ❤😊. I'm sure that I probably just missed the covered porch build but I wanted to mention how great the porch looks 👍. I was wondering Kevin and Sarah if you have ever heard of or ever tried growing a plant that I've been hearing about and it's called forever Chard? I hear that it has the most amazing flavor.
Here in East Tennessee, I have not had any broccoli grow for me. So, I heard about sprouts and found out that sprouts have ten times the benefit of the broccoli florets. My husband's foot swelling has gone down too. RUclips is loaded with information on growing sprouts in wide-mouth jars. You may find radish sprouts taste good in your salads too.
I LOVE Growers Solution's weed fabric! As long as you keep the soil off it, nothing will grow through it but things/seeds can root on top, but the weeds are easy to pull off!!! I bought a small battery-powered blower from Harbor Freight to blow debris/dirt off my weed fabric! You can buy mosquito/bug/tulle fabric in a roll to cover a long bed because some people, (me included) can't source the tubs you have, and using a roll of 9-gauge wire cut to at least 72", you can make hoops to hold the fabric above your brassicas. Prevention is better than wormy food or poisons!
You have a beautiful day for planting its snowing here, Monday its. April 1, warm March cold may
Another great video from the LTH! Blessings on your day kiddos!🌻🐛
You are so kind
I wholeheartedly agree on the insect netting. I tried it last year on our Swiss chard. That was the most beautiful chard I ever grew. I ordered a bunch more nets to cover the rest of our raised beds. We have those dreaded white butterflies that decimated our Kale last year because I didn't cover them. Lesson learned! Cover everything brassica haha
Always love your content! Happy growing everyone ❤🥕🥒
In Houston Texas Area, Spring Tx. We will plant our garden next week, around March 20th
Normally we have one last frost in March but we are warm this year, no more frost. We planted our Green Stalk, our first one, today. Excited to see how that does. Herbs and some Carrots and flowering plants.
Speaking of junk piles You to would not be alone when it comes to jump I have so much junk piled up next to my garden it's a little bit of everything pots and what not lol.
We planted potatoes and onions a week ago. I will plant some spinach soon. However, I can't wait till mid-April when we can start planting our warm season crops.
Yes I'm excited about this year's growing season I have 2 inch seedlings growing and I have managed to save money out of my social security check to get my seeds and my seed starting soil. My investment for the future
Awesome garden plan. Love it. I'm getting excited for this year's garden. I live in Massachusetts zone 6 and I can't wait. You have given me so many ideas. Love you guys. Happy Gardening.
Happy Gardening!
Enjoy your channel. Thanks for sharing what has worked for you. Love the idea of the cover. 🎉
In Massachusetts zone 5b-6a.
Planted peas in greenhouse yesterday and started many seeds inside as well.
Hoping to get potatoes in next week. We can’t count on last frost till end of May so the greenhouse is a godsend.
Planting peas on Sunday. My grandfather ALWAYS plant his peas on St. Patrick's Day.
You’re an amazing team! God Bless you both. Love watching and learning from you.
I am looking at snow at the moment. It is melting but we are deep into mud season here and last year mud season never went away. My husband doesn’t want me to use anymore plastic landscape cover, but it sure looks good as a mud free grow area.
Hello . I watched the video and saw your wonderful pictures. Your farm is great at applying technology and techniques to your work to reduce labor. I always look forward to your videos?
Hi Guys, Here in Texas, I have already planted Swiss Chard, Spinach, herbs, brassicas, leaf celery, kale, Brussels sprouts, white and yellow onions, cabbage, broccoli raab, strawberries, a blueberry bush, a pepper, and a cherry tomato. Next week, I will plant more yellow onions, leeks, raspberry canes, a Wisteria vine, potatoes, and sweet corn. Happy planting, Zanna
Contacted Growers Solution about the hoop wires. They still carry the item. People can search wire for hoops, and it will be listed.
Oh, I really love this idea, I already plant in those mineral tubs, but the netting looks like a game changer as I had lots of those cabbage moths last year. I can't wait to try this.
Long time viewer - love your content, but I prefer the sounds of the farm more than music. Best wishes for a wonderful growing season.
Good morning, watching from BC, Canada! Love your channel! God bless your day! 💕🙏🇨🇦
A great job transforming that into wonderful food . Can’t wait to see your cauliflower. I have the hardest time with that . I may have to do this method. 😊 Thanks for sharing 👍
Boy, I need to some of that netting! I have a small in ground garden. And alot of containers! Something eats off my starts every year and I end up replanting the seeds once or twice again to get a plant going. Those covers would work great to stop that!
Kevin I love your shirt it so perfect for you!!!!😂😂😂😂
I still have my red and yellow bell pepper plants from last year i dug them up put them in a big container they been in the house all winter.
Great ideas for cabbage plants and reclaiming planting area
Happy Saturday, I haven’t started any seeds yet. But I will be soon. We just bought 70 acres and hope to move over there before winter. So I am paring down my garden this year since we will be working on both properties and I will have limited time. I love the tree bags, last year was the first time we battled with cabbage moths so I need to cover mine this year to protect them. Great video guys,🇨🇦🌷
Good cleanup job. I like the netting over your plants.
I have been putting together raised beds this week. My thumbs are sore. Plan on a small garden inground and raised beds. I’m Southeastern Kentucky it’s still too cold to plant much but I’m getting prepared for when frosts are past .
Wonderful transformation & creation of fantastic growing space! Thanks for sharing! Blessings to all 🤗🇨🇦 Here in Alberta, Canada, we have snow melting quickly but can’t plant outside until about mid May for some seeds. I helped put transplants into my daughter’s greenhouse but they have to cover them & possibly turn furnaces on for the next few weeks.
. I once lived in So. Calif. and had Burmuda grass. I had a long planter for roses made of concrete. The sides were 6 inches above ground level and four inches thick. I found that that grass would grow over , under and through the concrete ! And much like mint , nearly impossible to get rid of. However , that grass does not seem to grow here in NE Ohio.
I love your gardening ideas. Your ingenuity is impressive and I glean so much from you. Well done!!!
We are in Florida and can plant and grow year round. Summer is our worse season because of the heat and also hurricane season but you
can grow stuff year round.
I like your tshirt "Tomato Whisperer"...
Wow, what an excellent project for all of us. I have a small side yard that this would be perfect to do. Thanks, God bless ❤
Big storm coming this way today, can't wait till the snow leaves again! So excited to get out and plant in my new hoop house! Great job ya'll
Thanks so much for this great video, gives me inspiration for container gardening. I have Bermuda grass and it took over the garden spot. This has me excited to get the woven fabric and get started. Thanks again and God bless you all as well.😊
(Love all your videos and grateful to you for you time, hard work/talents and inspiration)
I also put my drain holes on the side of buckets. Or some shredded cardboard at the bottom which sucks up and holds water. I think it helps in hot temps giving the plant a small reservoir as long as it's a deep enough container.
This video was so well timed. I remembered seeing you guys use the wire on the pots before and my current grow bag garden needs this! But I could not remember what the wire was. Now I can get them covered from the bugs and wind! ❤
You could use those protection bags as a wedding veil also. 😂🤣😂 Thanks for sharing your information.
Great video! I happened to notice that you're wearing a Menards t-shirt!! I work at a Menards here in Minnesota!! Just had to mention that!! Lol!! Wow. You really have a great process! I am learning...so I'm appreciating all these ideas!! I don't have a homestead yet, but it is my dream!! Thank you!! 💕
Menards just opened here a couple years ago. We love it. We had one in WI when we were growing up. Glad you enjoyed the video!
East central Iowa… I planted lettuces and radishes in cold frames beginning of March, which is about a month ahead of normal for us. But this spring, everything seems to be about 4 weeks early so I decided to roll the dice and see. The direct sow thing go into the ground closer to mothers day traditionally. I may plant those earlier too, depending on how the weather continues. I am putting in a small greenhouse over the summer so hoping to be able to keep some cold weather crops going over most of the winter. May take some experimenting but should be kinda fun.
Wise move on doing the grass vs. fabric demo and pulling a new patch, no one can argue ya staged it lol! Thank God you guys & everyone survived those storms ok, I was praying for you guys & my other YT family when Ryan was showing Minnesota & Oklahoma! Ohio got hit pretty bad, I thank Him for keeping us safe here.🙏
I've already got 25 pepper plants out in my tub garden here in east Texas and they are doin great