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oh that's a beautiful place. Be prepared for lots of snow and cooler temperatures. I have an older video on my favorite garden varieties. It's a huge list. It might help you narrow down your selections. 😃

I so agree. There is just something rewarding about growing and harvesting our own food. It makes it taste better for sure. Congratulations on your first eggs!

I planted mine close together at first and then moved them as they got larger. They transplant really well. Yours will be just fine. 😃

Last winter we hit -24 degrees F and had below 0 for an extended period. This is fairly typical of our winters. These plants do survive without heat... they do not grow when it is this cold and you can only harvest them when they are thawed. A wonderful book on the subject is four-season harvest by Eliot Coleman

I harvest compost as needed, but usually do the biggest haul in the autumn when I prepare the garden for spring planting. I add 1-3 inches of fresh compost to the beds in the fall. The walls are just there because we had pigs, we needed to keep them from seeing what was on the other side of their pen. Pigs go where they can see. My motto has been "use what you have available". We had the old roofing material on hand.

yay! Let us know how it goes for you. 😃

welcome to the community! We are glad to have you.

Garden experiments are the best! Love hearing your story, thank you for sharing. Happy composting.

This past year not having a dog has been very difficult. I'm so glad we were able to change that. There is just something about dogs that is so comforting. Thank you :) I have big plans for this garden of mine. Just waiting for these nasty wasps to get to cold to move so I can play again. LOL. 40 degrees here this morning... should help reduce the population hahahah.

Thank you! Welcome to Idaho. I'm so glad you found inspiration here. May your future garden be blessed and abundant.

It was great to see you again! The seeds are already up!! Woo!

@@EsthersEden awesome!!

Thank you so much! We are absolutely loving her.

You're Welcome. I'm glad it was helpful! Starting small is the best way.

Thank you Elaine. Your comment brought tears to my eyes. I am so glad the video brought you encouragement and inspiration. To show people they are not alone and to bring the light - that's so worth it to me. Welcome to the community and that you for being a part of it. I am sorry to hear about your "D" - I understand needing sound... you will see what I mean in a video coming up very soon. I too have coping tools. They are for a season. Try not to judge yourself too hard over it. 🩷 Peace and blessings to you.

@@EsthersEden I have to apologize, you have 3 kiddos and I wrote 2. My “d” was dropped on me in May 2020, the midst of Covid. We had 34 years together 32 married. I knew in my spiny senses that something was off. In my situation, “D” is worse that death, because the significant other is still alive and doesn’t want you in their’s anymore. The blessing for me is that this event brought me back to God. I had gone prodigal because my husband was not willing to share his belief of God with me, among other things, and this made me doubt everything. The tragedy is I loved this person and still do.

no need to apologize. 😉 While I have not experienced the death of a spouse I have watched someone very close to me experience it. The main difference seems to be closure. I try not to compare though because hard is hard... It is beautiful how God welcomes us back with open arms and understanding. One day at a time. You will heal. I will be praying for you.

@@EsthersEden thank you 🙏 💕

Thank you.

Thank you dear friend. I appreciate that. Blessings to you.

hahah I feel bad for my farm tools. I put them through a lot. hahaha!!!

I'm so glad! Happy composting! Go chickens go!

Thank you so much for sharing your struggles here and the encouraging words. I have also read that meme and I have worked hard to build such a life... and I'd say in many ways I succeeded. Life changed and now we are challenged to rebuild and readjust and find the place where we enjoy life again. I think the grieving process takes a long time when going through something like we have. The best advice that was given me was: it's okay to take time to feel the things you feel. You don't have to get over it before you are ready. I think perhaps a better aim at least for us is to find joy in all circumstances and be content despite the circumstances. Blessings to you on your own journey.

@@EsthersEden thank you and, yes, I find that if you try to get over something before you're ready, it will end up coming back to haunt you, so take all the time you need

Thank you. I so agree with you. This is my process as well. I've been consistently pulling back the reigns and trimming things out for the past year, but I think it's time for another large trimming. Taking a step back in order to move forward and thrive. 💜

I appreciate your perspective. I think all things need to be considered when trying to do the right thing. I am prayerfully moving forward with our lives. And I will have a video soon on what we land on.

Oh no! Im so sorry to hear you got sick. I hope you are all healed up now and able to get back to what you love doing. It truly was a pleasure meeting you. Oh yes... I absolutely feel it.... doing my best to listen to God and find where He wants me to be. I'm happy to put in the work for the right thing. Praying God reveals exactly what that is. Blessings to you and your lovely wife. I look forward to reading more of your work.

Thanks you! Maggie will be so excited for the compliment. She loves filming. Love you too!!

Thank you so much for your perspective and comment. I'm so sorry for all the loss you have experienced. May God bless you and keep you.

​@@EsthersEden Have you heard the buzz about something big happening on July 15th or 16th? Remote viewers, a true psychic (a German that's been giving Edgar Cayce like health advice since he was 11), and even Clif "Woo-Woo" High. Maybe the world's gonna blow up and we won't have any more worries. They also said it could be a GOOD big event but what are the odds of that in today's world? Sorry, I came out of the womb an angry pessimist. 😂

I do my best to ignore the buzz... I find most of the time it's just fear based and doesn't help. I do everything I can to live an encouraging life that is full of good things. If a big event comes to pass then I will make my way through it like I do everything else. One step at a time. 😃 I am a realist - I try to see the best in all things while paying attention to the worst. It's a balance.

@@EsthersEden Ignore "the buzz"? Wow. In that case, you're going to get what you deserve. I'm out.

Thank you for your comment. It means so much to me. I am blessed that they want to learn how to do what I do. The best teacher is experience. I love editing the footage the kids take - seeing the world through their eyes is such a privilege.

Thank you so much.

I appreciate your comment so much. Thank you. One step at a time. We will make it through.

Thank you so much for your comment. You are correct, the orange are California poppy and the pink are Icelandic poppy. (I have zillions of seeds happy to share) Embracing the challenging seasons is difficult but sometimes that ends up being the most beautiful part. Cheers!

I'm glad you found it helpful. Chicken composters are the best. 😃

Thanks so much! yes, I make fire cider with it each autumn.

@@EsthersEden Wow, that sounds amazing! Post a video if you make some this year!

I'd be happy to! Fire cider is the best.

@@EsthersEden Great! I've not heard of it before. Here in the UK cider is an alcoholic drink, not sure about your fire cider?!

My family is from England - Ipswich. We are always trying to find a genuine English hard cider here... it's a challenge. Fire Cider is nothing like it. It's a non alcoholic strong concoction made with herbs and vinegar and honey. It is great for warming the body in the winter months and assisting the body in healing from colds and things.

Oh interesting! I will add that to my list to try. I'd be thrilled to get any corn at this point. hahah!

Wow! Welcome to the channel. So great to have you apart of it. I'm glad you found this video helpful. 😃

I talked with them about that. The answer is yes they do. They have a video on how they handle the problem.

Depending on what you put into your compost pile maggots are completely normal part of the decomposition process. Things like meat and dairy products attract flys; which lay the maggots - maggots are flys eggs. As far as safety for the chickens. Oh yes. They will go crazy over the maggots. They love them. Excellent source of protein for the chickens. Happy composting!

Such a frustrating thing, but I just keep thinking how amazing it will be when one day I finally succeed and have more food than I know what to do with. Another thing I just learned is that if you start apples from seeds they are hardier!

It took me so many years of trial and error to get good starts. I've learned several things that really help. Here is a video I did on things I changed to get better starts. Hope it helps! Iua-cam.com/video/gUfyyafUT84/v-deo.html

hello! Welcome to the channel!

Welcome to the channel!! It's great to have you here. Thank you so much!

hahaha. It was quite the trip - but oh so worth it. I've spend a lot of years not going... It's high time I adventured a little :)

Wow! What an adventure that will be for your family! Welcome to Idahome 💜 We are around 2,300 or so. You can definitely have a beautiful garden again. you got this!

I'm in Idaho too. What's the new planting zone going to be? I'm in Boise and we're at 2700', zone 7a, so WHERE you'll be in Idaho at 3,000' makes a big difference.

​@@lesliekendall5668 I'm use to zone 8a. Our new zone will be 6b. Considering Idaho's highest is in the 7s. I think we will actually be in a really nice growing zone. And seeing how well Esther is doing in Zone 4. I feel very encouraged!

@@ashleypnw6922 I guess what I poorly said was the planting zone only tells you how cold a perennial plant can survive. You could be in a 6b that has a long growing season or a 6b that stays cold(ish) most of the year. It's important to look at the spring, summer, fall temps and their duration at the place you relocate to. An example is if the soil doesn't get 70° and above, the squashes won't germinate. And cooler summers means having to do indoor starts with the shortest "sowing to harvest days" plant varieties. Just something to consider.

thanks!

one thing at a time.

thanks so much! yes do hahaha

thanks so much! I sure love this time of year.