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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
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Hey ya'll, I'm Jess from Roots & Refuge Farm
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There was a time that all I wanted in the world was a little farm where I could raise my family and grow our food. Now, that is exactly what exists outside my door. In watching it unfold, a new dream was formed in my heart - to share this beautiful life with others and teach them the lessons we've learned along the way. Welcome to our journey, friend. I am so glad you're here.
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Greenstalk Mothers Day Sale (Stack coupon code ROOTS10 to bring price under $100): lddy.no/6xhd
Thank you so much I had my husband build me a stand up garden but this would be much better for me with my disability. You have truly blessed my soul today will see if I can Order one now. Thank you again
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Thank you Jess! I just received an additional $10 off of my order!
THANKS!!
I've been wanting to get one of these for a while so I decided just to go for it. Just ordered it a little bit ago. I even purchased the little wheels that go on the bottom so I can move it around when needed. 😁 Can't wait till it comes. Thanks for all the info!
Can’t wait till one day we can hopefully get green stalks here in Australia as what we have here doesn’t compare to Greenstalk
I love my greenstalks! I have a thematic one: all lemon herbs. I’ve planted lemon grass, lemon basil, lemon cilantro, lemon thyme, lemon balm, lemon mint and a flower called lemon drop. I’m excited for when it all matures and surrounds me with lemon scent.
Love this idea!
That sounds amazing! I adore lemon basil and citrus mint (not sure if I had lemon mint or something else) but had no idea about some of those other ones! The lemon basil I like to use in simple summer bouquets with zinnias - makes the whole kitchen so bright (visually and aromatically).
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THANKS! Used the code and grabbed another. Happy Mother's Day! Keep up the great work. xo ~ Patara😊
same! "staying busy" ;)
Scrolling comments... Wait, did I just see Patera? Yep. That was unexpected surprise lol
Hey Lady, hope you're having a lovely day and remember to put your feet up and have a cuppa' sometime too... Cheers
Me too! ❤️
Hey Girl!! I was like hey that's my other lovely RUclips lady! So I had to stop and say Howdy!! I just picked up my first greenstalk today!! Woot, Woot! Love, Love, Love your videos Patara!! Blessings ~Marella
@@thebandplayedon..6145 great name for your RUclips signature! you said it all for us to greet Patara visiting Jess with us!
I purchased a 5 Leaf and a 7 Leaf so when they arrived I moved one level from the 7 to the 5, so now I have two 6 which is perfect for my 5'1" height. 🌞
... and now I've added an Original 5 as my Mother's Day gift to myself. Thank you!!!
I love this idea for us short ppl.ty
Great idea!
@@kimberlykomala8080 Also a great idea 😆
I did that too! I'm only 5 feet.
Girl how do you do it all? Homeschooling, gardening, cooking, cleaning, writing books, making RUclips videos… I’m over here not ever catching up on dishes and laundry 😅 you are seriously my favorite. I put you up on the tv just to hear you while I get house chores done. You’ve taught me so much and listening to you speak your mind is honestly relaxing to me haha. Thank you!
She no longer homeschools.
I think the kids are now in regular school and sports
Lol still that just adds more moving parts to her day 😅
I see how hard they work and I wonder the same thing, except I'll be 68 years old this year, and my hubby will be 64, so we obviously can't do anything close to what Jess and Miah are doing. They've got to be 30 years younger than me. So when I think back to my 30's and 40's, we could have done it. Also, I see people in their videos sometimes and I'll bet they have some kind of help. Raising your kids to help from a young age is smart. I see a lot of families on You Tube who have huge farms and a lot of kids. Those kids are learning a trade while being a blessing to their parents. But they do work hard and it's nice to see this generation of younger people who are living this life style influence the next generation. Maybe there's hope that our country will be OK if people set their minds to doing what Jess and her family are doing. It's people like her and Miah that got my husband and I moving our rear ends at our age after we retired from our jobs. This is even harder work than what we previously did for a living, but much more rewarding! God bless you, and also may He bless Jess and Miah.... and their family!
I've been wanting for years now, finally picked up 2 today 😀
This is absolutely beautiful! I'm so in awe of your creations not just this property but the one you moved from! It is an inspiration to try harder to create something beautiful in my yard. After my husband passed away in 2009, I put aside making my home a special place to live. I'm beginning to dream again at 75 years young and learning to grow in a green stalk! I love taking care of my tower and dreaming what my yard can look like once again. Many blessings Jess and Miah 💋😘
That is so great to hear! I pray that after the loss of your beloved husband that you continue to keep working on things that keep you busy and make you happy. My mom is almost 89 years old and after losing my dad 4 years ago, she was obviously grief stricken, but today, she's doing what she can physically do to keep her plants growing (with help from family to lift things for her) but be encouraged, she did i! Stay busy and grow beautiful things. Walk with the Lord and get involved in His creation. I'll bet your green stalk turned out great! May the Lord bless you and keep you dear one.
After placing my order for my first Greenstalk planter, I’m really enjoying reading the comments and replies.
Wishing everyone an abundance of blessings throughout this beautiful day and week.
I look forward to receiving my Greenstalk in a few days. 😊
Why have I never considered a tea garden in a stackable planter??? I love your content because I come away with new ideas and ways to use what I already have!!
That is such a good idea
Greenstalk if you live in area with FREEZING, you might want to remove the top watering tier. Apparently the soil can expand when frozen... and " lift" that top tray a bit, if then gets windy that tray can become airborne...like a frisbee..lol. The neighbors brought ours back luckily...I decided to keep that part in the barn for the winter after it happened twice. Not a " bad" thing... just something to be aware of. LOVE OURS!
Hi Jess, you got a wonderful shout out from a live stream that 'Appalachia Homestead with Pantara' gave this video. Along with using your 'Roots10' to purchase the green stalks... It is great to hear some of my favorite YT'ers sharing the love, encouragement and helping support the community. Keep up the great work 🤠
I did it Jess!!!!! I ordered TWO OF THEM!!!! WITH THE WHEELS, YAAAAAY!!!!
I mentioned these to the librarian I see on the days I attend a virtual class as I was purchasing two more. Greenstalk is sending her a free one. I gave her a bunch of Baker Creek, MIGardener, Botanical Interest and another company’s seeds so she will be having a grow class for the little ones using quick growing items to introduce them to growing. So awesome!
Bought my Wife a 5 Teir Regular for Mother's Day on Tuesday Morning And it arrived today and I'm in NorthEast Kansas!
It came Gift wrapped with a Personalized Card! I forgot to have it Giftwrapped and I called right after ordering and Got it added. I talked to a wonderful Woman and she made it happen! Thanks Jess and Greenstalk. SO EXCITED FOR MY WIFES GIFT! HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL MOMS OUT THERE!
**p.s. She saw the Box and said I really bought it for myself, but shes excited too!!
I ordered 2 as soon as your vlog ended. Thank you!!!!
Hey Jess, I am addicted to this channel, and you and your sweet family! I'm 62 years old and not in the best health. We live in Illinois now, we have been here for 20 years. My husband was born and raised here. I'm a southern girl, so in October he will retire and move me back home. I'm from Tennessee. I have one child, a son. He is 43 and has a beautiful little family. My granddaughter is my heart.
In September of last year I had a brain aneurysm. My doctors had prepared my family for the worst. I am a Christian so GOD stepped in and now here I am! The doctors said if I lived, I would not have all of my senses and would not have a quality of life as I knew it before. I was in a coma for a while, my heart stopped beating three times. My son is a very strong willed man. He stayed at the hospital with me for two weeks. He had all of my nurses and my team of doctors come and they laid hands on me and Prayed everyday. I was in the hospital for 5 weeks. Then I was moved to a rehab hospital in Chicago. It was a long hard stay there, I had the best team of nurses and doctors in this world. Had they not worked with me 24/7, I believe I would not be here to tell my story.
I take every opportunity I get to talk about this.
I'm sorry to be telling you and your viewers all of this, but I think God told me to. Maybe someone reading this will be Blessed by it. I surely hope so.
So, we are looking for land now to start our new homestead on. And you are giving me some wonderful ideas for our new farm, I want to thank you for all of your post. I'm not sure where we will move to, but it will be in the south somewhere! God Bless you and your family, I look forward to your next post. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Isn't Jesus an amazing Savior? I'm so happy you are here and I hope you are doing better dear. I'm writing this 9 months after your post, because I just saw it. Keep that faith dear one and never give up. Jesus, our amazing Lord brings us new blessings every day. God be with you!
It's great for seniors too (73), who still like to get their hands in some warm soil.
I call a herb garden a scratch and sniff garden..... I have to run my fingers through the plants to smell my hands. It is so calming.......
In my small patio I grow 2 types of blueberries, red & black berries, elderberries, tomatoes & various salad greens.
It looks so peaceful and beautiful! Lovely!!!🌸🌼🍓🍓
i am in awe of your new homestead
Last year I ran the condensation hoses from my 2 upstairs window ac units into the tops of 2 Greenstalks. I had gorgeous flowers all spring, summer and fall. I rarely had to water. It was so successful that this year I’ve added 2 three tiered Greenstalks under the downstairs ac units.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!
OKAY, WOW!! YOU ARE DEFINITELY GROWING SOMETHING LOVELY! Also, look at that walkway to the cottage garden! Beautiful!
Thank you so much!
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I can hardly wait to plant mine.
The Greenstalks are great for those of us with limited mobility.
10/10 for the “containMINT” joke 😂
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The connection this channel built with it's audience is so wholesome 🥺💕
Our days are incomplete without your vlogs 💗So proud of you
Stephanie from London
When I have the opportunity to get one of those, I would live to grow a medicinal garden in it.
That garden/ fountain area is AMAZING!!!
Jess the entrance of the greenhouse is gorgeous 😍
I’m in Florida and I had a volunteer cherry tomato pop up around December. I dug it up and put it in my greenstalk inside my greenhouse. Over the cooler months it thrived, I had to trellis it. By the time February/march rolled around it was huge. Last month I moved both my Greenstalks out of the greenhouse and into the garden. That cherry tomato is about 12 feet long now growing out of my greenstalk.
Am I the only one gasping and grinning ear to ear? I actually screamed 😂 YOUR GARDEN IS SOOOOOOO DOPE! What a blessing!!
It doesn't matter what you're talking about, I just love seeing your farm
Thanks for always treating us like family, Jess! Prayers for your continued healing and a life of abundance! God Bless Y’all
I covered mine with a frost cover over last winter and had kale all winter. Also some oregano and thyme lived all winter.
Hello from Kingston, Jamaica 🇯🇲
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Love your cottage garden ❤👍❤👏❤
"Eat What You Grow... Grow What You Eat"
#FoodSecurity #ContainerGardening
I really have to thank you for recommending the Green Stalk towers. I was hit head on by a drunk driver 4 years ago and was in a wheel chair for a year while I was healing and learning to walk again. Gardening was my happy time and I was so afraid I would not be able to do it anymore. But when you demoed the Greenstalks I had to try them and I love them. I still can't stand for long periods of time and they have been my favorite way to grow greens and berries on my deck so I can get at them when I want to use them. I have strawberries in one and last year I grew green beans in my second one. This year I am buying two more for me and one for my 94 year old mom who has just discovered how wonderful gardening is. Thank you.
@Lyn Ennis I just bought one for myself. After reading your comment I'll buy one for my neighbour. His permanently in a wheelchair so I'll buy him one soon so he can grow what he likes and it will be easy due to his mobility. I'm in Australia but couldn't find this brand mentioned but got similar.
Just caught up on this weekend's video and this popped up! What a lovely thing to watch with coffee while it the day warms up a little here❤
Love, love, love the flagstone path ❤️
Because you think so highly of it, I decided to buy my mom a garden stalk vertical garden for my mom so that she has a place to grow herbs. The area she's always tried to grow herbs is just terrible; the soil is bad, there are tree roots all over, and it doesn't quite get enough sun.
Our family tradition of gifts is that we know what we're getting each other before we purchase, but in this case my mom said "I trust you" and didn't want to see it first. She that's because I trust you, Jess, to recommend something that works.
So thank you. Because I suck at gifts, but because of you and your channel I was able to FINALLY give my mom a worthwhile gift.
Dang girl...every time You show your greenhouse it looks more and more beautiful.
i love it when you talk gardening... I am not much into the homesteading thing, but gardening with plants is why I watch your videos since 2019. I have shared your video's to new gardeners so they can learn. Keep it up!
That green house is just stunning!!!!
OMGOODNESS.... look at your garden- those flagstone pathways are LIFE 🥰
I have 5 and love them. I’m going to use this sale to get 2 for each of my elderly parents so they can garden easily in their tiny space.
I was just talking to my sister who lives in South Carolina last night about these GreenStalks. I ordered myself one in the stone color for my Birthday yesterday. I had to go back and search your earlier video about them. I’m in Northern California and sis and I are seniors now and I talk about how much I love your channel and if I was only younger I would consider this lifestyle. But since recently widowed 4 weeks ago now actually, I’m going to raise my salad greens, grow some lovelies (flowers) as I call them and be thankful that I can still enjoy my little garden sanctuary. 💜🙏🏻💐
Being twice widowed, I have empathy for you. It’s fabulous you are focusing on growing, it means you’ve chosen to live and not to just exist. Praying for you!
@@archaprice3372 thank you for your kind words. You going through this twice is heart wrenching. The hardest emotion I have ever felt is this grief. I was diagnosed with Lymphoma/Leukemia 2020 one year after my husbands diagnosis of lung disease. I was his caregiver these past 3 years. I’m watch and wait no treatment as of yet. Every 3 months I’m monitored. My hubby said to me, he didn’t want to leave me. But I do feel he is watching over me and will continue to do so. Yes I continue to live, as my sis tells me, baby steps sis. I’ve always loved the garden weather it be big and grand or small and lovely. My prayers tonight will include you as well. 💔💜💐
Flower columns will be a beautiful expression of your spirit and love of all things. 👍🏻♥️♥️♥️🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌕
That is an absolutely gorgeous greenhouse area! Well done.
OMGosh. I've not watched the video. Just the entry. It's beautuful!!! I would be in heaven there. Lordy lordy!! So awesome
So beautiful....my heart just sings when I watch your garden progress.
Well, I texted my kids the link (with the coupon code!) and made the suggestion. Fingers crossed that they get it for me for Mother’s Day!!💕
That walkway though!😍
Hey, put earth worms in to the towers!! I collect them and put in all big pots even for the in door plants 😊
Beautiful labyrinth around the greenhouse! Thanks for sharing!
I have blessed many friends and family (as well as myself) with the gift of a Green Stalk Planter! Quality....Versatile.... Beautiful!
What's not to LOVE? BEST GIFT EVER!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
That cottage garden is really coming together it looks beautiful
I love my Greenstalk, and it was you that inspired me to get one I'vehadit forthreeyearsnow. So thank you Jess you are a inspiration to to get your hands in God's earth to live happier an healthier 🙏 🪴🥦🥬🥒🫑🍅🥕🥔🌽🌶🍎🍓🍑🍊🪵👩🌾🧑🌾👩🌾🧑🌾👩🌾
I just bought two more for my porch, but had to break up my order into 2 orders to get $10 off each Greenstalk. Thank you for sharing the love!
I've been wanting a green stalk. I bought alot of lettuce seeds. I've been wondering where to plant my lettuce. Now I know. Pushing the limits to grow as much as I can. I have to admit something....I'm ADDICTED TO GARDENING. I love gardening as much as I love life. If I could garden all year long I would.
Yesss I would LOVE to move somewhere you can grow all year round.. I have an extremely short, 90 day frost free growing season.. every winter a small part of me dies with all my plants 🥶🥀
I just ordered one as a Mothers Day gift for myself. I can no longer weed, mulch, and pick my strawberries in our low raised bed. My husband has raised 5 beds to 31 inches high. All that is left is the strawberry bed. You inspired me to transplant the strawberries into a green stock and then when he has time, my husband can convert the low bed to a high bed! I’m so excited. Thanks for the inspiration.
My husband got me a greenstalk for mother's day with your code! I'm SO excited to get it 😁😁🌻
We just ordered our first Greenstalk with spinner base! Your detailed explanation was a big help, Jess. Thank you for the saving code and holding the garden gate open for me. My back thanks you too!
WOW!!! I absolutely LOVE the window greenhouse… it’s a beautiful cottage garden!
The stonework looks great!
I've grown cucumbers, basil, lettuce in my green stalk. I love the results! I think I want to try dwarf tomatoes, this year.
Thank you so much for always talking about hydrophobic soil. I live in San Antonio, TX, and deal with that issue all the time.
I have been looking forward to this sale all year! I need to get mine ordered!
I'm selfishly excited it's garden time again! 😊
I love the way your garden area is coming together! It looks like it will be a wonderful place to recharge and refresh. So beautiful!
My greenstalks are bursting with salad, herbs, strawberries, a few flowers just about to bloom and several experimental plants. I put bush tomatoes, peppers, a couple varieties of eggplant, a couple small cabbages just to see how they would do. The tomatoes are fruiting but the leaves are a bit yellow so I’m troubleshooting that. I had a bad start with the greenstalks last year but this year has been a great success. I changed the soil, added worm castings and granular fertilizer for veggies, filled them as full as I could and started seeds indoors and transplanted them out. I haven’t had to purchase green onions, lettuce or herbs in months. I LOVE walking out my door with a bowl and harvesting dinner. Also, set up my greenstalks with the deep pockets on the bottom 3-4 tiers and the leaf pockets up top.
I’ve never seen someone mix and match the regular g. Stalk with the leaf stalk before!! Makes sense because they both fit together the same way. Happy planting!
@@queenizzy01 I keep my lettuces and herbs up top and larger things that need more space on bottom. It just made sense to me that every tower have a mix of both tier styles instead of separating them. Also, esthetically it’s pleasing to me that each tower looks the same.
styleme7533- when u say good soil- can you explain? Ty! 😂🙋🏻♀️
@@randd3217 I initially used bags of soil from the “Kellogg” brand. It’s organic and I saw other another RUclipsr use it in large containers. It was too chunky. Water ran right through. Seedlings wouldn’t sprout. It was a huge fail. I had to go back and try again. I chose a richer, darker, more dense soil the second time and I’m having way more luck this year. You just want something that will hold water well. Hope that helps.
Good morning, Jessie! I am handicapped and love my Greenstalk. I have one with just strawberries (and a few Cilantro plants at the bottom) and just received the green colored one and will plant my salad greens in it today. I did use your code when I bought both so thank you! 🌷🌻🌼🦋🌺
You are always covering all the bases! Hahaha! You are like this is an option for how to plant and what you can use to grow but there are other ways out there too. Great info for all of us! Even if we don’t adopt it!
Oh my, your greenhouse and garden are so super dreamy Jess xxxxx
Thank you Ms. Jess for another amazing video on the Greenstalks. My landlord will not allow for any type of "ground" gardening or raised beds, however he will allow for containers. I scoured the internet for information about it since all I have ever done was traditional gardening. Thank you for all of your videos. This year I have 5 Greenstalks, 5 kiddie pools, and tons of other pots and such to grow my garden in! I can't wait to save enough money (on a limited budget) to purchase more towers!
My daughter has a bearded dragon also. I grow kale and turnip greens to feed him. And if I find any horn worms on my tomatoe plants, I feed them to him also. He loves them.
We grow almost everything in greenstalks peppers okra greens strawberries flowers just almost anything
The cottage garden with the fountain in front of the greenhouse - it's just lovely already!
Wow... your Space just Looks Amazing ...
Hoping you all are Well
Used the code and bought myself a Mother’s Day gift!
coming back to watch any video I can find on greenstalks because I bought my first greenstalk in 2024 during the mothers day sale thanks to you talking about this sale in a video today!!!
I love my Greenstalk! If my mom were still alive, boy would she ever love one or two or three... She wasn't the greatest gardener, but she loved plants and she passed that on to me. My husband, on the other hand, thinks that plants are a nuisance. He has put gravel in all of the beds that surround our house. Then he kills everything I plant. Or pulls them out because "I thought they were weeds." Now that I can no longer use a shovel or anything that requires much strength, my Greenstalk was a bonus. It worked just fine until my spouse kept moving it into the shade! I will not give up! Thanks for some ideas. Stay safe.
Your husband makes me feel cranky for you. Why is he sabotaging your creative spirit?
@@archaprice3372 That's just him. Aft 55 years I've grown used to it.
The greenhouse and porch area is just stunning!
I’m so excited! I just ordered mine in green!!
That’s beautiful! I see your art work all over It!
I love mine. A wonderful beautiful woman gifted me one. Was able even from a wheelchair for a while after surgery was able to have fresh greens all winter long.
Thank you so much for your great tips. I’m new to greenstalk. Got one planted and one on the way for Mother’s Day. ❤️
Beautiful! It's coming together
Thankyou for another vlog I appreciate you taking the time to share your farm with us
"Contain-Mint" lol. You're a joy to watch!!
Sitting here watching this lovely video while noticing my first green bean flowers on my green stalk ❤️ so thankful for you videos and time. You bring so much joy and inspiration to so many people!
Early happy Mother’s Day 🎉, I hope your day is filled with blessings, and hugs and kisses from your brood, ❤❤❤
I love my garden frog!
Every time Jess talks about a sale I order another.
I never throw out potting soil, just refresh it every 2/3 yrs. I've container garden for many years. Seeds sometimes takes forever esp if temps are not above 50 at night yet. I started lettuce from seed inside then transplanted. I waited 3 extra weeks after I transplanted. Smaller size containers versus a 29 gallon container you will have to water alot more
Ordered #3 greenstalk this morning. Thanks for the code.
That's awesome they allow the code to be stacked with their sale. I snagged a 5 tier. Thank you!
You're a delight, thank you & A Happy Mothers Day 💖
"contain...mint" LOL I may be a nerd, but that one made me smile :)
We have a wild "pet" toad too! We have had him around for about 4 or 5 years!
In the Spring here in Minnesota we find salamanders in our garden in the soil.
@@StoneKathryn that's awesome!! We are in Virginia, and in the late spring/summertime we have "spring peepers" that sing away in the evenings. 💕
@@kaylaserra I don't know the name of the frogs but yes we can hear frogs croaking away toward evening here in Minnesota too. We have both green frogs and brownish toads that hand around our yard. The frogs will hatch out by the thousands out of drainage ditches in late Spring.