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Garden Hands
United States
Приєднався 14 січ 2021
Welcome to our channel! The channel started as a father - daughter idea and now everyone is getting involved! We enjoy working on outdoor projects from making syrup in the spring, to gardening, to building things that will make everyday life more enjoyable or easier. Join us as we have a good time working on a variety of projects!
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Contact Us: GardenHandsWI@gmail.com
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Tulip Tour 🌷
Переглядів 49Місяць тому
Most of the spring bulbs are long gone, but I wanted to share the tulip tour with you in case you need a few tulips to brighten your day! Planting spring bulbs is a back-breaking task, but as soon as spring rolls around I always thank myself for putting in the time to do it. After a long winter, it is so refreshing to see the bright, cheery colors of spring. Thanks for watching!
How to Build a Cut Flower Garden 🚜🌺💐
Переглядів 44Місяць тому
A couple years ago I asked for some help to build a dedicated cut flower garden. Several factors led to the new flower bed: - I had just been selected as an ambassador for an organization with the goal of spreading kindness through flowers. - We made changes to the layout of the yard and removed an existing flower bed that held cut flowers - I wanted to add a flower bed to the front yard that p...
Planting Asparagus with Machines
Переглядів 912 місяці тому
It's one of our favorite spring foods! After saving asparagus seed and starting it late winter it's time to dig a hole and plant the seedlings...with machines. There are about 30 seedlings to plant at a site that will get full sun, a bit of pampering during the first year and tough love after that. First a trench was dug about 18" deep. The soil is pretty good in this location, but we had bette...
Using a Power Broom for Spring Cleaning the Yard
Переглядів 8802 місяці тому
A definite upgrade to the trusty rake, this power broom makes pretty quick work of all the gravel and debris that makes its way into your yard over the winter. Definitely not a tool that is required for yard maintenance, but it certainly saves a lot of time and backache. I for one, am very thankful that dad helps clean up the ditch so that I can mow it without throwing rocks all summer. A coupl...
Multiplying Your Dahlia Stock - How to Take Cuttings from Dahlias
Переглядів 1903 місяці тому
This is part 2 of the process to propogate your dahlias. Once the tubers you've settled into soil have sprouted a 2-4" growth, you can take a cutting, or two, or three. I show a couple ways to take the cutting in the video, but let me know your preferred way! Then tuck your cutting into soil and over the next month or two it will develop roots and be ready to grow in your gardens. Detailed inst...
Ranunculus Update: Planting in the Tunnel
Переглядів 953 місяці тому
The next step in the 2024 ranunculus journey! They're going in the ground about six weeks after pre-sprouting them. We're planting in zone 4b and this tray is going under a small hoop tunnel. Ranunculus prefer cooler temperatures, so early spring is a great time to get them in the ground. From what I've heard/read they are also heavy feeders and would benefit from fertilizer throughout the seas...
Maple Syrup Season | That's A Wrap
Переглядів 2433 місяці тому
2024 Maple Syrup Season is in the books. Another short season, but it sure was nice to have a bit less snow to plow through. All of the food, supplies and equipment are taken out of the sugar shack to be stored away during the off season or cleaned. One of the final steps is to take all of the buckets and taps off the trees and clean/sterilize them. Because the sap has a tiny amount of sugar in...
Maple Syrup Season: Collecting and Finishing Syrup
Переглядів 2514 місяці тому
It's the last day of collecting for the 2024 season. Another short year, but the weather was really quite strange. While the season was short, it was very pleasant to tap the trees and collect when there was hardly any snow on the ground. This is what a typical day of collecting looks like, lots of helping hands, off handed commentary and food. Then on a quieter day, we show you how we finish t...
Sugar Shack Spotlight: Top 10 Things We Like the Most
Переглядів 4814 місяці тому
We've put together a list of our Top 10 favorite things in the sugar shack (with a few honorable mentions). Some of the things make the process more convenient or comfortable, others are nice to haves or were good ideas that worked out well. Here's the Top 10, in no particular order: 1. Step down firing area 2. Electricity 3. Shopping cart 4. Wood storage area 5. Office chair 6. Windows 7. Larg...
Propogating Dahlias - Easy Way to Multiply
Переглядів 4,9 тис.4 місяці тому
If you're looking to grow more of the dahlia varieties you love, give propogating a try. It's not hard to do and will save you quite a bit of money. Those darn dahlias can be expensive! Supplies needed: - Potting soil - Container with drainage holes - Dahlia tubers The process does take a few weeks before you'll start to see your dahlias wake up and then put on enough growth for you to take the...
How to Get a Better Boil | Cleaning the Syrup Pan
Переглядів 3174 місяці тому
Here's one of the key ways we find we get a better boil...clean the syrup pan. Tim cleans out the syrup pan every other day to ensure the niter doesn't build up too much. This video shows the process of getting the pans swapped out. The cleaning part is a bit of elbow grease and time. This year was a rough one as far as 'burning' or 'boiling' a bit too much. Whether it was the weather or a dist...
It Smells Like Syrup! Our Boiling Setup
Переглядів 6314 місяці тому
The sap was being collected, the fire was set, then the boiling can begin. When the wind isn't blowing too hard and the sap is really cooking, it smells like a candy factory in the sugar shack. Luckily dad has figured out all the details and nuances for this part of the process as there is a lot to juggle and keep track of. Anyone else have any 'oh shoot' or sticky floor issues this season? Tha...
The MOST Useful Piece of Sugar Shack Equipment
Переглядів 6395 місяців тому
If you are looking to make your own maple syrup, this is the one piece of equipment that you must get. Well, it might not make the top 5 most useful items, but dad has found it to be useful to store and move wood around when firing the stove. He loads it from either the pile inside or from a load just outside the shack, then he can maneuver it near the stove so the door doesn't stay open longer...
Starting the Flower Season by Presprouting Ranunculus
Переглядів 3535 місяців тому
If you're looking for a beautiful, showy flower that lasts well in a vase and blooms in early summer for weeks...you need ranunculus. Good news is that getting them started is pretty easy! 1. Soak the corms for 3 hours (I'd recommend 3-4 hours) 2. Add 1-2" of soil to a container 3. Place the soaked corms spikey ends down on top of the soil. If you are going to plant them out or pot them up, you...
Maple Syrup Season: Today is the Perfect Day for Tapping
Переглядів 3245 місяців тому
This is my favorite day of the syrup season. It probably takes a bit longer with the younger crew, but the cousins have a great time catching up and are helping more and more. Each year they need a little less hand-holding from the moms and gravitate towards following grandpa around. Its fun watching them learn the process over the years and see what memories they have from previous seasons. We...
Awesome! Thank you for this vid!
About how many lbs of tomatoes did you use? Loved your video!
I must say, I watch so many canning videos, and Yours, Sir, are so very therapeutic to not only watch, but to listen to as well. Your voice is soothing and not off putting. Thank you for your videos!
Good idea, the method is quite easy and inspiring. I appreciate you and warm greetings from Indonesia.
What kind of peppers did you use
I burn lots of scrap in clearing land etc. producing lots of ask and a little charcoal! This helped find toon my efforts in the future. I tried the closed barrel which took large amounts of wood. This is natural and get the carbon to your garden instead of the atmosphere! Thanks!!
Beautiful as always! Great job.
Aw thanks!
Excellent job great idea.
Thank you very much!
Enjoyed watching & learning from you sir, beautiful grandkids. It was my honor! Ex Veteran😊
Thanks for watching and for your service. Very kind comment!
I definitely want to give this a try! My wife doesn't like the charcoal briquettes from the store.
There's good motivation! Let us know if you give it a try and how it goes.
Great job Lindsay!
Great idea with the use of the propane touch.
Worked like a charm and I may have bought one for myself this year...now I can make more flower beds 😊
*Promosm* 🔥
I harvested seeds a few years ago and had them growing really well in my basement. The spot I planted them in ended up holding water and I think they all died from that.
Boo - that's too bad. Did you start a new patch?
@@GardenHands No. I just harvest from the ditch instead.
In my country not yet have much this machine I love your actions it's countryside
Thank you so much for watching
Ha..too easy. Get the kids out there with a couple of rakes...lol😂
Agreed - although when we did go that approach we didn't get it done until July! But a little manual labor is definitely on their lists!
Looks like that might fit on my John Deere x724.
It just might!
Design of burner charcoal drum
Glad you had another successful syrup season!
I don't understand. Why did you discard that sap? It was clear. You didn't taste it for fouling. Why? It would be interesting to know.
Thanks for watching. When this video was filmed we had already collected the last batch of syrup and boiled it down. The evaporator had been removed from the sugar shack for cleaning. We left the last 10 buckets on the tree so we could do a wrap up video.
@@GardenHands thanks. I'm sure others were also wondering. Thank you for sharing!
Great stuff...Thanks for sharing! Really like your outlay and especially your sap holding tank. How do you get the sap into the holding tank?
Thanks for watching! We use an 1 hp centrifugal pump that works well for us.
Great syrup shed...Congratulations! Thanks for the educational tour! How many taps do you set?
Thanks so much! We put out about 400, give or take.
Hi there. Beautiful shack. I’m building one soon. Sure would of loved to see how the cupola opens and closes. I don’t get what pushes it open. Nobody shows how they work. Sure would appreciate a pointer or two. Thank you.
Thanks for watching. We can do a video on that!
This is awesome! I gave away flowers last season and didn't know this was a thing! I am absolutely joining! Thank you!
I'm so glad you found the video! I had an amazing time with the Growing Kindness Project and highly recommend it! I know they've changed some things since the video, so I hope you can find an option that works for you! Thanks so much for watching.
Thank you so much for this video! I can't wait to try this method.
Good luck - let us know how it goes!
what brand evaporator do you recommend?
We've been really happy with the CDL.
Beauty of a shack - Happy Sappin!
Thanks so much!
Good video, wish you have a good day, Mr.
Thanks for watching. Have a great day too!
It is a beautiful sugar shack!
Thank you!!
How big is your sugar shack
It's 20 x 32 and there's a 6' porch on one side.
Great Video & Great Set Up .... Thank You For Sharing This Video!!!!
Thanks so much for the comment and watching!!
I bet more suckers will pop up in others areas.. You can possibly use a wider chip brush just pour it in a wider container😊
Agree! Wider brush would work just as well. And if I remember correctly she applied it a couple times and saw a reduction in the number of suckers that came back. Not a 100% solution.
Very nice set up . End of season do you basically empty whole unit and have to finish over gas . That would make a good video
Thanks for watching. I think they cook down what they can in the finishing pan over the arch and draw off about 5 gallons worth. Then they cook it down further on the stove. I've made a note to include that in the videos for next year!
We run a small setup round 200 taps it gets boring with just 2 people's so on weekends we get a bunch of buddies together and it's way better to have people to help and talk with
Completely agree - that's half the fun! We have a group that comes out everyday the sap runs to collect. Hope you are having a good season! Thanks for watching
Where are you located?
We're in Wisconsin. Thanks for watching.
Maple syrup used to have a smoky flavor. The stuff now is nowhere near as good as it used to be.
Interesting how it's changed. We're pretty happy with the taste, much better than store bought. Thanks for watching.
Lol great idea
He's pretty proud of his cart 😀 Thanks for watching
I can taste the maple syrup now!
We'll save you a jar - thanks for watching!
Great video!
Thanks Kris!
Nice weather. Where are you guys located?
It's been an incredibly easy winter this year for us. We're in west-central WI, about an hour east of the Twin Cities.
I am stuck in Colorado but my sugar bush is in Vermont. I have an ag exemption which means I have to sugar no matter what. Plan is to move to Vermont full time. February has been cold. So no chance of tapping. The weather was good today but it’s getting cold again tomorrow. The states surrounding Vermont have had good early flows. Some in PA were even 2.5 percent flows. I may wind up waiting out this season. I can run about 3000 taps but I simply can’t get it done this year.
One nice thing when you make charcoal when I made it in a trench or a barrel is if you’re using charcoal for a garden you can just fill the barrel clear full of water or crush it up first into quarter inch sizes and then fill it with water. Add one or two five gallon buckets of chicken manure then let it sit to be inoculated or the charcoal to absorb nutrients and then you can add it tk your garden or in the bottom of the holes before you plant your plants. But ya I’ll have to try your method cause I could use the not completely done stuff for cooking.
That's a great idea that we haven't tried yet. Thanks for sharing it, we may have to try that out the next time he gets chickens!
Glad to see y’all back at it. 😊
It's good to be back out there! Thanks for watching.
Welcome back! Keep it coming!
Thanks! We certainly will.
Excellent job explaining your process. Beautiful set up. Your family is truly blessed!
Thank you so much for watching and the kind comment!
Forecast looks good for the sap to run. Hopefully your trees are productive.
It ran for a couple days and later this weekend looks good as well. Did you guys tap trees already?
You don t have draft control on you chimney
There is a draft control knob/lever on the back of the chimney, not sure if it was in the video or not. It doesn't sound like we use it or change it too often though as most of the heat is used up before getting to the chimney. Thanks for watching.
Thanks from Russia
Thanks from Ohio
You're welcome from Wisconsin :)
Ok
You have a quite an operation. I just subscribed to your channel. I am now retired, but used have a dairy farm. All the extra area on concrete is incredible to have. Where are you located? Check our channel out. Do you have stickers for your channel? I now live in northern Minnesota. Talk Later. I am Al
Thanks for watching and subscribing Al. We'll definitely check out your channel. Having the concrete space has been really nice for several projects and storage. We're not too far east of the Twin Cities. Hope you're having a great day.
Thank you for showing you sugar shack!! That's exactly what I was picturing for ours!
Sugar maple gives you 40 gal of sap to 1 gal of syrup. Red maples are closer to 50:1. Still tastes heavenly. I think a bit more rich and flavorful. Birch I'm told is 100:1 and has a minty taste. I haven't done them yet. That'd be a fun little experiment.
Let us know if you try birch, we haven't done that.
i could live in there
Haha, he just about does during syrup season.