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Hi 👋🏽 Laredo Texas here. Our temperatures are 100-120 10 months out of the year and it is extremely dry. I can grow most things but have to be strategic with placement and consistent watering. Roses do ok here. Out of my fruit trees my Barbados cherry tree does the best. Low maintenance and beautiful. I highly recommend it.

I have a David Austin rose Darcy Bussell. It is an absolute beast! It made it through our summer last year like nothing. Going on its 3rd year now and the blooms are getting bigger.

Thank you for the 20 percent off!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

I cannot shout it loud enough: get yourself a Cinco de Mayo rose. She is stunning and dramatic in the very best ways. HEB will have them here in a month or two (I got mine at Lakeline). I also got a good deal on some at Shoals Creek Nursery around Mother's Day last year. Signed, a fellow Austinite.

Rats ate my sweet potatoes too 😭 Your flowers really took you on a journey! Way to stay motivated! Thanks for sharing 💜

Yes!! So tired of plain grass yards!!!!

Totally agree with you on roses, if you get the right variety they are nearly bullet proof. Parents have an heirloom that was there when the built our house in the late 70's never did anything to them and they are still growing. Only bloom once a year but they are zero maintenance, growing under an oak tree. Muscadines grapes can be sweet, esp the bronze ones. They are nothing like the Mustang wild grapes that grow in Central Texas. Mustang grapes are not only tart but extremely acidic. Thought they were basically the same until I moved to Southeast Texas. Even the wild muscadines have a pleasant taste, just hate dealing with the seeds and skins. On an unrelated note, I still get a smile on my face when I watch the replay of the last couple of minutes of the OSU/UT game. Made my week.

Agreed with everything you named. Roses are so very easy. The antique rose emporium is close to us and have some amazing “SME’s” for record and questions. I have also found some perennials and favorites that do well with minimal care and water. Esperanza’s do very well I literally haven’t ever watered since I got them established. Vitex is a Texas Superstar and Texas Sage. I could go on and on😂

Thanks for sharing Brook. I Enjoyed the vlog.

Super curious about your foray into roses. I always thought they were super fussy plants and you had to spend a lot of time tending them (my time is limited). For pollinators they would be awesome so I might have to reconsider it if I can find one I can mostly ignore lol. Will be avidly watching your rose journey. I'm currently trying to expand my fruit "forest". Have a peach, a couple different figs, couple jujube, mulberry, pomegranate and a grape vine. The grape does awesome every year. They are really sweet but small and seedy. I used them with mulberry's and made some very tasty jelly. This spring I planted a dwarf apricot and an olive tree. We'll see how they manage thru the winter. Also have 3 citrus in pots that I'll try putting in ground this spring as well as some pineapple guava. Oh and a banana plant because I'm crazy. Also determined to grow a persimmon - I've killed 2 and fingers crossed on the 3rd. So many more things I'd like to try.

definetely agree.

Appreciate you sharing your process through everything. I am currently trying to grow my own flowers for my wedding in late March. I am hopeful they work out but I definitely have some backup plans if it doesn't work as intended.

Glad things worked out for you. I do not understand why anyone was questioning your ideas. You had a plan with a backup in case things did not go perfectly. I did not believe in using any kind of bait to get rid of rats, until one ran across my foot. Then all bets were off. Rats and squirrels are the worse. Y'all looked good in your pictures.

So happy it all worked out. 🌻 they all look amazing. A side tip for the Sunflowers...maybe a wire neting over the seeds until they get established. Girl, it's the journey and the memories, just think of it this way, you took a chance and the ups and downs was a lesson in life. Kudos to you! ❤ Congratulations on your wedding!

Oh, Brooke, this was hilarious! I was listening to the story about the rats and you were so calm...LOL! You totally held it together, most people would have blown. Everything was gorgeous and you were stunning! It took alot of time and work but you are brilliant and it was so wonderful. Just remember, you and Cam have each other to cherish forever and enjoy many more years of making happy memories. Hugs and love to both of you❤❤❤

i love moxie flower!!! i save also the bubble wraps or amazon padded envelopps to carry jars :-)

You lemonade maker you! I would have been a mess of tears and very bad words. Your cooler head prevailed and that's the real how-to. Congratulations on your wedding.

What's amazing about your flower journey is that you made memories that will far outlast the memories of the actual wedding. The wedding itself is a whirlwind and doesn't last long. There is this build up, you blink and it's over. Over time, it's what went into getting there that stands out. And you have some very specific and special memories of your journey that most people never have and that you wouldn't of had otherwise. Stressful I'm sure lol. But the journey seems so you in the best way.

Congratulations. I love that you grew flowers for your wedding.

Sugar Rush Peach also makes amazing Pineapple Hot Pepper jelly! 😋

Coffee ☕️ irritates my stomach’so bad same level as Gluten would’😶‍🌫️

Missed you and your videos! I’m excited for the new growing season 🥰 I had some sugar rush peach peppers that did really well this year. They were really spicy compared to the ones I grew last year lol.

Thank you for sharing, so excited to learn about roses with you! 💕🌹🌷💐

We’ve both been doing YT gardening for 4 years, it’s been cool to watch your journey and share mine, thanks for sharing neighbor!

What zone are you in? Because now I’m tempted to start some tomatoes now that you said you start your January 1st

I am so glad you are starting on roses! They are absolutely my favorite! I have taught a couple classes so if you have any issues let me know! Honestly they are not that hard 😉

I absolutely love your facial expressions when you speak :D New subscriber! Excited to be here!!!

Whats you favorite company to order from? I ordered some from someone and I was so disappointed. I've been starting my own seeds for years. But this was a rough gardening year in texas.

Rampicante zucchini is a rooting as it goes winter squash but is best eaten young as a zucchini. If you enjoy these this year I highly recommend it. After 2 years I have found the China Jade will produce early but is my most disease prone variety out of 8. Cheers to an awesome season ahead!!!

Happy New Year. Congratulations. Every garden year we have to pivot to life & weather. 😂 I have amazing banana bunches & beautiful tomato plants right now, and the weather has been perfect, but are we getting a freeze soon here in south texas? Its crazy. I love watching your garden grow.

Love the China Jade cucumber 🥒

What a nice ode to Alfred 🌹

Good to know about the candy roaster…I have seeds and can’t wait to try them. I’m leaning heavy into c.moschata varieties (there are quite a few!) of winter squash as they’re naturally more resistant to vine borers because of their thin, hard stems. Hoping for the best! I’m also starting corn indoors this year…too much loss to either rot or critters last year. But what grew did really well! It was in a wetter spot, which was ideal because of the rough, dry summers we’ve been having in SW PA.

Congrats on the Heirloom Roses gig! 🎉🌹 Happy New Year!

that giant ass squash took me out 💀

Congratulations on yiur marriage. Im outside San Antonio, and the Honeynut squash did amazing for me.

Good to see you again Brooke. I agree, you do not need to plant so many different varieties of tomatoes, that is why I am only growing, let me count, 33 varieties this year. Crap, did it again. On corn, surprised you did not plant the Ohio Blue corn. Secondly, corn needs to be separated by time to keep them from cross pollinating. Or you can separate by space, planting about 1000 feet apart. Just plant the sweet corn first, then 3 weeks later plant the dent corn. Corn is pretty sensitive to root damage when being grown as transplants. When it is time you have to plant, you have to plant no matter what. You can not wait a week because the area is too wet. Can be done, but is tricky. Love growing corn. The cross pollination destroys the taste of the sweet corn, not so much the other way around.

Your grandfather's story is so neat. I am looking forward to the no-fuss garden food and the rose content already. Happy growing! 🌱

Happy new year to you too Brook. Congratulations on all the achievements. New subscriber here.

I’ve been diagnosed now for about two years and my most biggest symptoms were brain fog I just couldn’t concerntrate and I’d stare off into space another symptom is how the food looks when it goes in my mouth it came out looking the same my skin was extremely dry and rashes on my thighs I was really itchy I had loads of infections I had tonsillitis I had stomach pains another symptom was when I was consuming gluten 30 mins later my body was grumbling like growling and I always felt it bubble then soon after I needed toilet I try and follow a strict gluten free diet as much as I can but gluten free food is ridiculously expensive like not even a full loaf decent sized bread £2.75 4 crumpets £2.75 4 pittas £3.00 I mean it’s just ridiculous everting marked gluten free the prices get ranked up like I don’t have a lot of money and my food shops are so expensive for a week because I finish a loaf of bread before the end of the week and things go on and on I would like to hear how you’ve found the prices are more higher of non gluten containing products

Add some coco or peat moss to the mixture, helps to bring more air into the soil

Brain fog brain fog brain fog.... insane brain fog... depression, gas, diarrhea, horrible dermatitis, itchy oozing dermatitis with dandruff, constant itch... felt like an old man, always cold and tired, runny nose, never enough rest, waking up tired. Blepharitis, swollen eyelids, puss inside, multiple eyelid surgeries for eye stye( likeca pimple inside eyelid). Bad eyesight, double vision, trouble with balance. Weight loss, big weigh loss. Absolute hell, prison. Only light was hope that God has mercy and that this monster can be overcomed. Im absolutely never gonna touch gluten again. Diet based on animal products, simple, natural, lots of fats and protein, enough grains and greens, some fruit, veeery little sweet stuff. Just natural. ..... nobody helped me, misdiagnosed, paid lots of tests from my own pocket, doctors clueless, gave me stupid advice, totally amateurish.

Thank you for sharing ❤

youre such a nice, pretty lady. Where you been?

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Agree with you wholeheartedly

Cracker jack is a really easy to grow beautiful flower. A good cutting flower too. Calendula will be a good fall flower and it's medicine. A great flower for shin.

You are smart to save money. Most women want to spend money and the couple starts marriage in debt. How charming your wedding will be. All your flowers will remind you of one of the biggest days in your life. A wonderful time in the garden. Zinnia is a beautiful flower and they come in white too.

Oh, no, oh, no, please dont go forward with the fork! Go backward instead!

Thank you so much for sharing your story and for being so open and honest. My little boy just got diagnosed with celiac, turns out I have the gene and didn’t know!this is a whole new world to us now! We are going gluten free completely in our home.