I feel like a "Beginner Gardener" Again | Spring Updates
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- Опубликовано: 5 май 2024
- Today we'll provide a lively update on our spring garden endeavors. Despite battling heavy rains, we remain resilient, sharing our experiences and challenges with empathy for those affected by recent severe weather. From maintaining our raised beds to nurturing thriving crops like onions, carrots, broccoli, and strawberries, we take you through our garden's journey. Join us as we tackle tasks like building trellises for tomatoes and pole beans, offering insights into our gardening techniques and experiments. Through it all, we embrace the joy of living in the present moment and savoring the simple pleasures of tending to our beloved homestead.
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You are so fortunate, Rachel to have a husband that is willing to help in the garden! I hope your potatoes all come up, it would be hard to deal with so much rain.
Instead of pulling seedlings to thin them out, I take a small scissors or snips and cut off the extra ones at soil level. No pulling out too many and no disturbing the roots of the keepers! Hopefully you get some drier weather. (But not too dry :) )
This is a very good idea. I will be sure to try that.
You sound a bit tired out. I know myself that I get all excited for planting season, for my seedlings to get hardened off and planted and then I get worn out doing all the actual work! I love your advice on not rushing through the process and to enjoy it. I plan on taking that advice!😊
So nice to see you both. You hit the nail on the head with trying to hard to get things done. I am 64 and in good shape but..... I am starting to slow down for sure. I must get up early and get moving. I feel that if I don't get up early then the day is shot. Of course then to proceed to go gang busters and then by 3:00 I am so exhausted! So I really am trying to do what you are doing and that is it is OKAY to sit for a bit and just chill and smell the roses as they say. Your garden is going to be amazing. Yes here in B C we have had cooler weather with so much wind and the rain as always. So the next few days are going to be very warm and sunny so must enjoy. Cheers.
Interested to see how your wheat experiment goes! Glad you are stopping to enjoy the garden more, now that your schedule is not as hectic. ☺🤗🌱☀🌼
I have a rocking chair in my garden. I am in it every 30min. for 15 min.😊
You remind me of myself😉
The new me plans on putting less pressure on myself, enjoy the sunshine and the fresh air.
Taking my time and enjoying everything God has blessed us with. Thanks for sharing ♥️
live in KY now but lived in Michigan for 36 years. Came up last weekend for a funeral and made time to go to Blocks greenhouses, oh my! They are huge! We lived north of Detroit so I was not familiar with Blocks but I will be making a trip back!
It is possible to reuse Zip ties by using a tiny flat screwdriver to release the catch and remove them intact.
its rained on all my days off only have planted potatoes in my inground garden have done some raised beds but not many. Rain rain go away come again another day
I sowed way too many carrots back in the fall here in Texas, but they seem to be fine and I’m still harvesting . I don’t think you need to worry about thinning, that’s easy and I’m looking for easy too!
Did a long 2 days too. Good work, sore body, excited for garden veggies & flowers and slept like a baby! 🌱☀️🌱🐝🌱
Same here. My garden “lake is receding just as another storm is due to hit. 😒
See you again soon from Cape Cod😊😊
My potatoes are coming up and we’ve had rain, rain, rain 🤦♀️ Don’t give up on them. I live in Central Ohio with clay soil.
I’m in central Ohio too and mine are not doing anything yet!!
I have so much creeping Charlie in my strawberry patch too!! It seems like they like each other. We shall see.
My garden is so late this year with my hubby having a stress fracture in his foot. I had all these plans to add new in ground beds for perennials but I think that will have to wait until he is healed!
I hear that. I was doing so well with garden prep and such, and then broke my foot last week. So much I want to be getting done, but I just can't get out and get any of it done. Thinking I might ask my son to take a camera out and take some pictures for me.
Love the happy bird songs!
2021, we had so much rain that year my garden was a huge mud pile. You couldn't even walk out there, your foot would be sucked down into the mud. The plants were water logged, it was pretty much a wash. That is just the way it is sometimes I guess. :)
I love the "rest in the midst of the day" mindset. I push myself so much on Saturdays and then can barely move on Sundays.
I have been focusing on getting everything in the ground that all my weeds are sticking their tongues out at me, but their day is coming ha. Thanks for keeping it real, as always, and for keeping the crooked T post.
I hear you. We just had another thunderstorm. Fortunately, we live much further south and were able to get everything in last month. Now, I'm worried about everything getting ruined.
Oh man...I hear you on the rain. Last year it rained out most of my garden here in MA. I lost my carrots, onions, and potatoes and all my tomatoes split. I grew only 1 butternut squash and it was miniature sized. Thank God for my peppers or I'd have been beyond depressed. I had the same problem trying to feed my plants. Then I would feed them and we'd have a deluge that would wash it all away. I'm really hoping this year goes better for everyone!
We've finally started getting rain here where I live in Missouri. We've been in a drought since last summer so I'm so very thankful! That said I've planted broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, onions, peas, spinach and potatoes so I'm hoping they'll survive!!
Maybe you could build some swells in your garden to slow down or divert the extra water
I originally used zip ties for my cattle panel trellises. But I don’t move my trellises so after I saw your video with the T post clips I bought one of those tools and put the pink duct tape on it (which has been awesome for finding that thing) and changed over to the clips. It has worked well.
Greetings from W. Mich. Love seeing your garden renewal...even with the challenging weather! You are a great example and teacher!
We didn't get any cool weather things planted this spring so that will be a fall planting. I have my tomatoes and peppers going in between the rain this week and probably the squashes, okra, beans, and cucumbers over the next two weeks with any oddball things I pick up along the way.
I put out my cabbage and put a netting over them to keep out the white moths . I put collars on to protect from the cut worms got up the next morning and slugs were eating them 😮. I didnt have slugo so i used diamt(sp) earth around them its better now.
My kale over wintered (small plants I planted in the fall) and are now well over a foot tall. I don't have a rocking chair, but I do have a chair that I sit in every so often. I'm going to be 64 this year. I have no help from my husband.
Thank you! Enough plastic already! I thought homesteading was about protecting the earth, going natural!
You have so much patience using that board for sowing. I just use a tape measure for rows and then sprinkle my carrots in a little trough. I cover them over then bash them with something so they are in as much close contact with the soil as possible as they really like that.😊
I container garden on a 3rd floor balcony and have planted pole beans before (practicing vertical gardening) but I found that I get a much bigger yield with bush beans. ❤❤
I always love your posts. So genuine and humble.
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We been getting alot of rain here in KY as well too. I'm gonna have to replant my beans.
Is strawberries and creeping charley companion planting? Lol! My strawberries has creeping charley in it also.
RACHEL WE HAVE 2 DAYS WITHOUT RAIN MY NEIGHBOUR CUT THE SILAGE TODAY FORCAST NO RAIN
MARGARET LYNCH SOUTHERN IRELAND
We've had so much rain, i just planted a small part of the garden yesterday. I hope the aun starts shining so it doesn't rot...i cant decide weather i ahould risk planting more i. The really wet area of the garden.
Had the same experience with planting inground and damp soil. Sandy here too.
First time Kennebec from seed potatoes. Added some perlite. 🤞we had on hand. A few are up. Expecting 2 1/2 days of rain so putting a plastic tarp on the beds tomorrow. Your cabbage and broccoli NICE. Cover is super job. Sit and rock relax.
Loved the video Rachel! I feel like we are kindred spirits for lots of reasons; we have had some of the same gardening concerns this year🤣 I feel like a beginner gardener to some degree every year and I too have been doing it for a long time. I love your honesty and sharing processes! I know everything is going to turn out Fine in the end!!! I put up my cattle panel trellises with heavy duty zip ties-it works out great. They will last for several years here in CO. As I always tell myself… Stay calm and garden on! I love that you are taking the time to soak it all up during the busy days❤
Darling your land is flat compared to some. Ours is sloped BUT we have raised beds so they drain wonderfully. We're still 4 weeks till outdoor planting. Thanks for sharing. God bless and protect.
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I think because you took a year off, the garden will be nice and fertile! The microorganisms are probably rich and prolific in nutrients from the leaves and worm castings! It is looking very good!
My garden is going in SLOWLY… a bit at a time instead of it’s all gotta go in TODAY…don’t have a rocker but same concept. That’s enuf for the day…tomorrow is another day (brown the rains as well…)
We’ve had a lot of rain, and my strawberries look the best I’ve ever seen them!
Spaced to get close to 80 this week, so we’ll see what that sun does for the plants!
I have so a bed in the back dedicated to volunteer greens. Mustard, sorrel spinach, arugula, and even dill, chamomile and chives. It’s fun!
I’m looking for that video that you give the recipe that you use when you plant tomatoes. I remember it called for raw milk and fermenting. I can’t seem to find the video. Thanks!
Happy planting Rachelle!
So I'm sitting here in West/ central Michigan, and mentally beating myself up with thoughts of... I should do this, I should do that....
Your thoughts of stopping / enjoy the moment/ moments- is a good one. I'm paraphrasing your comment- I was busy multitasking when I heard it. I think this year I will follow your lead-- longtime subscriber- first time( I think) commenting here! Thank you
Great work.Watching from Kenya.
East central Nebraska has had more rain in the last couple of weeks than what we had for our entire growing season the last 2 years. So I am doing the same and planting between the rain. I won’t complain because other than our blizzard with 49 degree windchill and 6’+ drifts our winters are rather mild. But trees do need more moisture.
The relentless rain has been a problem for me also here in Zone 6 Northern WV and I feared my Taters would rot but thanks to several days of HOT weather last week they have broke through the deep mulch ( about 12 inches of straw ) and are growing very nicely now . But of course our forecast shows rain everyday for about the next week or so - sooo it is wait and see for us also . Hope yours grow well for you I Love Kennebecs
I use 10 in zip ties...works good on all sorts of things 🎉 good idea on rushing...I've been taking it slower and methodical with the weather and best days❤
I drove by my community garden. Noticed that our winter rye cover crop has seed pods on them and it needs to be terminated. But it’s also way too wet for a tractor to come through and deal with it. Maybe they’ll weed wack it. Doesn’t look like that will be ready until 1st week in June!
My rhubarb in pots is doing well. Got my Vinca flowers and a rosemary at the nursery in town.
My seeded tomatoes are doing great. Peppers are slow and need a replant. Had a couple of orioles at my grape jelly. No hummers yet.
Hi Rachel 😊
Sorry you've had such trouble with rain. We have had the opposite...it has been a very dry spring and promises to be a hot, dry summer. I was so tickled that we had good rain yesterday and more promised for the next few days but today they changed the forecast...no more rain. Well, some was better than nothing. We have sandy soil too and a slight slope but a vastly smaller garden area. I'm trying Ruth Stout for a small row of potatoes this year, hope it works.
From drought to almost too much her in WI (not quite out of the drought category) but sadly my apricot doesn't like all this rain and is struggling.
Hello Rachael, mark from ovh, ive started completely over after a divorce, im tryin to learn all the gardening parts i dont know with my new girlfriend, you are one of my goto people for information, thank you!
You're welcome, thank you for spending your time with us ♥
I AM AFTER HARVESTING RHUBARB TWICE
I really like those jumpsuits you are wearing in this video, where did you get them from?
IF you have decomposed wood chips, I find they work good for the onions and mulching, water retention, and weeds.
Great video.
Hi Rachel. Such a fan of your homestead and gardening philosophy. Where did you get those cute coveralls you are wearing?
Also, how are the bees doing? I would love to beekeep as well - you two are so inspirational!
They are Duluth brand from several years ago
UNRELATED QUESTION: When will you come out with a copy of that cookbook you keep tweaking??? 😁
Oh I want one too!!
Love your videos Rachel. Can you tell me what brand coveralls you are wearing?
Duluth
Or, let them grow a bit and pull the larger ones to eat fresh as little ones and then the others get room to grow
Any insights on strawberries, i mulched mine i the fall in my pots, not one made it thru the winter. I'm beginning g to wonder if pots are not good for strawberries. I got my strawberries last year from migardner. Nancy from Nebraska
Are y'all doing pigs or meat birds this year.
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My chickens thinbed my carrots for me...NOT ideal.
It seems quite a few homesteading ladies are very focused on pretty flowery gardens instead of providing bounty for their families! Considering the costs of groceries, I don’t understand the lack of concern for growing more and better! What do you think?
Because you didn’t work it for a year, it’ll be starting over again from the beginning for sure.
Why are you forcing your rhubarb plant?
It makes it sweeter, supposedly.
Geoengineering. It's the new normal
Am I incorrect in thinking you guys used to do things more naturally? I can see how it would be like starting as a beginner because you got rid of all the benefits of the more natural ways of working with nature so you are fighting everything.
We still do natural methods other than using landscape fabric on top of a couple beds
The hail up by us was awful. 24 insurance claims in our office. 🫤