I would encourage you to take a picture of your garden there in full bloom and leave it for the new family with a garden plan showing what you had planted where this year. This will help them when planning their garden and allow them to easily identify volunteers that pop up. It would make a lovely gift for the new family and I know they would very much appreciate it. Maybe leave the link to your youtube channel so they can see all the work you put in to it and how you made it thrive. You are truly an inspiration for so many people, including me. I have tried more in my garden this year than ever because of you.
40 years ago, my sister got tomato plants 3 for $10. She gave me one & took the other two home. I planted mine then went on vacation for a month & came back to find that one plant was 10' x6' with a bushel of very large tomatoes. She tended her two plants & got about a dozen pretty sad-looking ones. I vote for leaving them alone to do their thing.
Sweet, sweet Becky…this is a season that you need to give yourself grace. You have more on your plate right now than ever. It’s really hard to be two places at once. You’re being a fantastic steward of your time and future right now. God is blessing you right now in so many ways. Forever home, more land, some beds already built, more sun!!! It touched my heart when you showed us your vulnerability and thanksgiving over your blue berries. Grace, friend, give yourself grace.♥️⭕️❌⭕️❌🙏🏻
Hi Becky..I also got emotional with you when you were talking about the abundance of blueberries..please don't be so hard on yourself you are doing a phenomenal job with everything you have on the go right now. This world would be a better place with more people like you Josh and your amazing family. Much respect.
I was getting emotional with you during this one. I could feel you almost on edge of tears in your voice. It's saying goodbye to your baby. Everything you harvest this time around will taste extra good. Always such beautiful words and so humble. You are an amazing woman. Stay awesome Becky. Your friend you don't know from Australia. Jenni xx
I was watching Roots and Refuge the other day and Jessica mentioned your name. This video reminded me a lot of her as she was preparing to leave Arkansas for South Carolina. I know you're not moving as far but still, if someone loves their gardening as you to do, it's hard to leave it. I hope the people that buy it and Garden in your space will love it as much as you do. And what a joy it is to see someone get emotional about their Garden. Be well, stay safe, love from Yexas.
In my family, knowledge of gardening was passed down through the generations without any input from master gardeners. Tomato plants were planted - never pruned. Vines were not supported by trellising. Harvest was abundant, dozens of cans of tomatoes preserved. Let nature rule this year and see what happens. Blessings on a great harvest for you and yours.
Totally agree… Whats up with all this new fangled tomato pruning?? Just let ‘em rip! Save time and get more tomatoes, not convinced they are any smaller then if u prune.
@@eloiseluera5590 Tomatoes are amazing that way! I kept a yellow cherry going in my marijuana tents all winter and chopped it up and have them planted everywhere outside! Clones save money...as any weed grower knows! Cloning my fruit trees as we speak!
First thing I go to check is Acre Homestead to get my Becky fix ! I feel like a real life friend.😊 And if that was a ramble it was a beautiful ramble. Just wanted to hug you ! My favourite channel. Xx
Becky you are an absolute treasure, and I’m so very glad to have found you on here. I love how passionate you are in the garden, and I leave your channel feeling better about life in general. You’re a beautiful soul!🌝
Love your realness, super relatable. Don’t forget how much benefit you’ve added to your local ecosystem by allowing life to flourish on your land and under your care. You are 100% right, the garden is about so much more than an abundant amount of food. 🙏🏽
Wow Becky, I've been food gardening for over 40 years and what you have achieved in 3 years is incredible. Your garden looks beautiful to me, all those flowers and herbs mixed in with the fruit and vegetables. I totally get your emotion about seeing all those blueberries. You will build an even more abundant garden in your new home and the knowledge you have gained will mean you can hit that new ground running. You and Josh work at such a pace, don't forget to take some time to stop and smell the roses!
I didnt prune my tomatoes this year and I've already had 20lbs of tomatoes harvested from 12 plants of roma and cherry and they're still FULL of green tomatoes and flowers for new tomatoes to come! This is by far my best year for tomatoes and my first year not pruning! hopefully you have a great harvest with yours too!
This is how I felt when I walked through my garden today. It's been a really hard year because of extreme weather - including a very large tree falling over 1/3 of the garden and mangling all my pepper cages and cattle panel tomato trellises. It's not going to be a perfect year, but I'm still going to harvest more than the average person. And that's ok.
Ditto. I just have a relatively small container garden and between the heat and the occasional storm, it’s been an unusual year. But, I learn something! The bush beans, grapevine, tomatoes, and tea herbs are coming along nicely. I’m finally seeing progress on the onions, leeks, and potatoes. Whatever I get will be worth the effort. I wish you abundance!
Because of you, I’ve grown much more. You are an inspiration. You have reach me in 🇬🇧. Late last year I started growing food in our small garden. For my Christmas present I got an extra freezer. I fill it with homemade ready meals. My family love breakfast burritos 😂. I just want to say a huge thank you, and sending you love ❤️ for across the pond 💋
Hi Becky, regarding your chickens, have you ever tried sprouting some of their feed? It adds a whopping amount of nutrition to their feed and they love it. You just throw some of their seeds in something like an oven tray, water it and let it germinate/sprout, and fed it to them. I am sure there are videos online for you to see more about it but it is something you might want to try, and because it is so easy to do. God bless you and hubby.
Not Becky but I hope you don't mind if I chime in. I sprout a tons of seeds (millet, alfalfa ect) for my pet daughter's pet birds (parakeets) because I seen bird owners on youtube (Bird Tricks among others) I make them chop which is mostly vegetables and sprouts. They love it. For my birds (parakeets) not sure with others there is a list what they cannot eat (no tomatos, onions, or avocado among other things for parakeets) not sure if it is like that for chickens or if they can just eat anything. ❤ I harvest mine every 5 days because they are for little birds lol
Here is a helpful trick to battling rabbits. Plant marigolds around your garden. we actually had a bunny nest only 10 feet from our garden this year and shortly after we planted the marigolds around the garden the momma rabbit moved the den. Haven't had any rabbit damage this year except before I planted the marigolds. They ate the tops of a few corn.
I just love you. I am having a sorta sad day, I was crying with you but you made me feel better and grateful for what I have. My garden is not doing so well but hopefully that will change with more time. I'm so excited for you and Josh to have your dream home, for the new garden & to be able to follow along, for the dogs to have a place to play, etc etc. I'm very happy for you. You've given me courage to try things this year and last year that I never would have. I even bought a Canner this year and I've canned 3 times already. The last one was a fail...but I was able to freeze it so I didn't lose anything. Thank you for being so positive, kind, encouraging and to use one of your phrases, "all the things". Love, Health, Happiness & abundance to you my friend.
I have to say, I get a little sappy and humbled myself learning how to grow my own food. The most amazing thing, is that I had not idea what the real plants looked like. I never knew, never thought about it, never wondered what a strawberry or a cauliflower plant actually looked like and when I see these things growing from my own hands, I am like, wow, that is what that really looks like, I had no idea. I'm in awe, and very humbled at it all. Until this year, I never knew what a potato plant looked like, or how an asparagus looks growing from the ground. God is guiding me and I am having the time of my life learning as much as I can from you and others. Thanks for being a part of my journey and letting me be a part of yours.
Becky. You are so articulate on the subject of gardening. I was so emotional watching you appreciate the wonders of your beautiful garden and how blessed you are to have it. You, too, are bursting into bloom and the best is yet to come .
I learn so much from you--you definitely know a lot, despite being so careful to label yourself "not an expert". I just love all of your content, and thank you for sharing it with us! I am excited to see your potato harvest. I can't be the only one imagining this winter as such: Bubba Blue voice: baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, scalloped potatoes, hash browns, twice baked potatoes, home fries, French fries, potatoes au gratin, potato pancakes, boiled potatoes, potato salad, latkes, potato soup, smashed potatoes, hasselback potatoes, confit potatoes....
Your garden is an inspiration to me, especially with all the weeds being showed. Sometimes you can't always get all the weeds and sometimes you forget to water and something dies and having you show that really encourages me to keep going even when I mess up. And all of your flowers and colors inspire me!
I just happened upon your channel. I am 66 an so humbled by your videos . It is so good to see a younger generation have such a awesome perspective of life. My God bless you on your new endeaver.
I love that you’re so appreciative for what your garden is giving you and not upset for what it hasn’t. My first year gardening out of my tree tomato plants I only was able to harvest 6 tomatoes in all. When it came time to pull my plants at the end of the season I gave thanks to god and to my beautiful plants for the fruit that they gave me. Not only was I able to enjoy my 6 tomatoes but they also helped me gain knowledge for the next season. For that I was so grateful. I’m not a professional by any means but every year I gain more knowledge and confidence. So thank you for sharing your knowledge and showing us that it’s ok to have some not failures but struggles.
Becky, I was raised in a huge gardening family. We never, NEVER pruned succors off of tomato plants. We have always had dozens and dozens of tomatoes on every plant. It will make you happy to see all the additional tomatoes you are able to gather.
We plant 85 tomatoes every year and my daddy planted near that amount too. We never pruned suckers either… an accidental break of the vine, we’d bury it and root it.. but we didn’t prune intentionally.
You should be proud of everything you have accomplished in this season of your life. The garden you have grown in the last few years is amazing and I get so much motivation from your journey!
Don't beat yourself up. The garden looks great, and you have had your hands full with everything that's been on your plate. Everything will be OK. I think you have done a wonderful job. Can't wait for all the projects you will be into.
I cried along with you 😥. Not for what you call "garden failures" but for your value and appreciation of the land. It is a pleasure to get to see you every other day. Thank you for the great example you continue to set and the inspiration that you are.
Don’t Prune! I grew up on a family farm and we NEVER pruned our tomatoes-with successful harvests each year. I think there’s a time and place for pruning, but honestly, I never bother even now that I’m gardening in my own backyard garden. Like you, I prune the bottom leaves that touch the soil to prevent disease. I try to only water at the base of the plant to avoid wet leaves which could cause disease. And as long as the soil has enough nutrients to support the plant (or supplement with fertilizer as needed), you can harvest an abundance of quality tomatoes without pruning.
Agree 100%. My mom never pruned hers and had bushels! I also only prune the bottom leaves for disease. I used tomato cages in the past and have nothing against them but find it easier nowadays to use cattle/ hog panels. I do tie my tomatoe vines up a couple times to help them stay on the trellis better. I grew up on a farm also. 🚜
@@karenjackson6884 I’m trying cattle panels for the first time this year in my garden for my tomatoes, cucumbers and pole beans. Good to know about tying them up…so far I’ve been weaving the tomatoes and wasn’t sure if I’d need to secure them as they grew. On the farm, we used the Florida weave method for staking tomatoes.
@@growingtraditions2264 I'm not sure you HAVE to tie them up but I grow mainly heirloom varieties and some of those vines get pretty heavy with big tomatoes so I like the extra ties because of that. I've used gardeners twine but I also have frequently used junk t shirts cut into strips (reusing some this year) they're nice and soft on the stems. I tie loosely anyway. I do use the cattle panels for cucumbers and pole beans also. I stand them on end for pole beans because they can grow pretty tall. I just use tposts and zip tie the panels to them. I like the zip ties because if I decide to move them next year it's easy to cut them and move the panels.
@@growingtraditions2264 I’ve tried various ways of supporting my tomatoes without much success. This is my second year using cattle panel for my trellis and I really like it. I use garden twine and some tomato clips, I saw it on Gardener Scott’s channel. I bought a big bag of the tomato clips on Amazon, but haven’t actually used that many because I was able to reuse the clips I left on my trellis from last year. My twine from last year also held up pretty well. I mostly used the twine and tomato clips until the vines reached the panel. After that, I either used the clips and twine to give support to the main leader as it grew up the trellis, for extra suckers not right up against the trellis, or clipped them directly to the cattle panel making sure the vine isn’t getting squeezed, just to give it some stronger support and train the vines in the direction I want them to go. I’ve also been doing this more loosely with my eggplants just to make sure they had some support in case they got too top heavy with fruit. It’s my first year getting any production out of eggplants and I didn’t want them falling over, especially with the bigger black beauty variety. Good luck in your garden!
There are so many things in life that are more about the joy found in the journey than the measure of the end result…yes, it’s exciting and satisfying to produce food to feed your body, but it’s obvious that for you, gardening feeds your soul! You inspire me to do what I love and what makes me happy, even if I can’t do it perfectly. Thank you!❤️
Without reading other comments which I might duplicate I just want to say, you are adorable. Seeing you get emotional and close to tears is so heartwarming. We can tell you are truly a sincere, nice, humble and overall wonderful human being. And it's apparent when seeing your parents, they raised you right! And I must add you and Josh are 2 of the most hard working individuals I've ever seen. The work you've done at your new home is remarkable. You are an inspiration!! Love watching you..bye from Sequim WA
I grew up on a farm and never heard of pruning tomatoes, we had what we call truck patches (super large gardens) in Pennsylvania and we always got a ton of fruit. A garden is a labor of love, it’s hard work but the profit in the winter is fantastic. Ur doing great.
Don't be sad to leave your beautiful garden behind, you will be giving another family a beautiful gift that may inspire them to follow in your footsteps!
We have moved many times and have always left a beautiful vegetable and landscaped garden! We always leave a planting book and before and after shots !Your garden is great and love those towers and planting bags !Good luck in your new garden! 👊👊👏👏👌👌💜
I've never pruned mine, just let them grow wild and trellis as needed. Always had loads of tomatoes. Looking forward to future garden tours in your new home
I cried with you. My veggies give me just as much joy. God bless you, sweetheart, you are an amazing soul.
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Anything that flowered and went to seed provided food for your pollinators, and the bumblebees can only fly for 40 minutes before running out of energy so it's really good to leave the blooms for them. 🙂 🐝 There's still time to replant things that failed (July, Aug, Sept) before you even have to think about frost. I'd soak some corn kernels overnight and try again. If you have some willow whips in a bucket of water, that water would be perfect for soaking seeds, it's a natural rooting compound.
I second this. Something ate my summer squash seeds, and my beans before they could sprout. I just started a bunch with the good old paper towel/ziplock bag method. I now have a lots of beans!
The potatoes I get from my small grow bags are small but really delicious. The skins are very thin so I do not have to peel them. I use them in the crock pot and they are perfect for canning. I do not have the space to dedicate to just potatoes in my garden so even though the harvest is small, even potatoe is enjoyed. Congrats to you and Josh on your new home.
I’m in the uk. We call our first, second and main crops of potatoes. My first potatoes (salad or new potatoes), started to get blight. I managed to get to them before it spread to the tuber. The vegetable garden uk UA-camr that I follow said to keep them in the tube under the soil for two weeks for them to harden up. I did and it worked. The skins are quite thick.
The whole time you were talking about the ways your garden was falling, all I saw was a yard full of LUSH, GREEN LIFE. And a well fed bunny. Watch it backwards so you can see it fresh. It IS abundant. And you’re feeding people who come after you. And you will have an AMAZING garden at the new house. Beautiful video.
This year is my first year to garden after a couple of years that life prevented it and I’m feeling pure joy again. Anyone who says something about buying from the store doesn’t understand the heart of a gardener. I appreciate your gracious and thankful spirit. I’ve been very motivated by your adventurous spirit to try new things. It’s sweet to see you light up when something is growing.
Becky I so enjoyed your garden tour. You have taught me to stop being a perfectionist and go with the flow of Mother Nature. No garden is perfect and weed free. It’s so nice to see how others plan their gardens and structures they use for support. I love watching you in the garden and in the kitchen.
To help pollinate tomatoes you can use an electric toothbrush and just hold it against the stem to vibrate the flower. Also blue and purple flowers will attract bumble bees and they are the best tomato pollinators. It is so much fun watching you discover things in your garden. I am just getting mine planted, now that fake spring finally changed into hot summer.
Becky do not worry about the black beans, Think about it as giving the bunnies the same treatment as your chickens! 99% of the rest of your garden is a huge success. Tae a look around and you should be so proud! Also I think you are having a banner year because of all of the flowers and pollinators you have! It makes a huge huge difference.
I love your heart, Becky! The way you talk through the struggles with us and bring yourself to a place of acceptance. I love that. Such a great example for us all.
This made me tear up!! Your so sweet!!! And even though where your going is so wonderful I understand that leaving this will he hard too!! I am praying for you Becky!! So glad for the things that are going well!!! God is so good to provide such abundance for us to enjoy !!! Thank you Jesu!!
This video was so much fun! I can’t get enough of your surprise face every time you see something else in the garden. Edited to say please please don’t get so down on yourself. I’ve watched so many of your videos and feel like our brains are on the same train of thought. We stay so ahead of ourselves and what we need to do it’s easy to miss that little step that was necessary to complete a task and the train gets a little derailed. Stay on track and keep giving yourself grace in those areas. If I remember right the pumpkins were planted when the chickens were still free range and going behind and eating them 🤣 maybe that was peas but none the less, those few plants will do so well with that much space it will surprise you. KEEP BEING EXCITED! Can’t wait to see more updates!
It’s emotional saying goodbye to a place that you invested so much of yourself. You are more knowledgeable now that you were when you began this garden and will find joy wherever you dig in the dirt. Best wishes.
I totally get that joy to the point of being tearful at all the abundance in your garden. It truly is beautiful and something to be grateful for! I know I’ve teared up a few times at having major successes in the garden.
I love how your garden is growing. I have tried my garden in 5 different places in my yard and I have failed every time. I have given up the last two years. Watching you has given me the motivation to try again next year.
Girl, seeds need constant water, I'm in the Uk and it's been super dry, if I don't water every day nothing germinates. I plant double deep and I I drown the soil before I plant. Also I find adding cajun pepper stops rodent eating my seeds (peas, corn etc) Garden still looks lovely so don't worry. I harvested 21lb of new potatoes from a tiny 3 ft x2ft bed today.
I don't get enough sun to grow a veggie garden, which breaks my heart. As a girl, my parents had a big garden. They never pruned anything and we had bumper crops of tomatoes. I sometimes think we overthink and fuss too much in this modern moment. I'm going to bet a lot that our ancestors who knew every blossom/piece of fruit/vegetable was staving off hunger, did not lay waste to blossoming vines or stems. I'll be so eager to see how it turns out, Becky!
I have never pruned my tomatoes, been gardening for over 45 years. Have beautiful big tomatoes. I do trim off the bottom leaves like mentioned. Congratulations on your new homestead...how exciting!
🐰 bunny side note: I had a pet bunny years ago (rescued after possibly being attacked in the wild by a fox). Had her for about 12 years. She passed away about 3 months before I had my first baby. Long story short, the entire time you kept talking about a bunny possibly eating some of your crops, I kept thinking about how much Bunz (my pet bunny) would’ve LOVED your garden too. I sort of smiled every time you mentioned bunnies and felt happy for their/its full tummy, even though it does suck to lose some harvest to our little field friends. I’m sure your cages next season will work out great. 👍🏼🐰♥️
Oh honey… you were not rambling.. you were speaking truth from your heart, that is never a bad thing. You’re saying out loud how a lot of us feel. I’m in the same position. Adore you so much!!!! 🥰 many blessings!
omg, i pruned my tomatoes the most this year and i regret it. I will never do it this much again. i have always done what your doing this year and had great success, but ive heard so much about pruning so i went for it, well i did to much🤪 lesson learned 😩 love what your doing
TIP WITH CAULIFLOWER HEADS: I've seen this on other youtube channels!! What you do is you gather all the leaves of the cauliflower grab them and tie them over the head of the cauliflower with a rubber band or a bit of twine!! Apparently it helps stop any more blemishes on the cauliflower!! Cheers!!
You did soooo much work, back breaking work both you and Josh and although you would never do this but even if you left it all and walked away with nothing that is still completely OK because it's all what you and Josh need and want. You always have to do what is best for you and your family at the end of the day. Dont ever feel guilty! You both work so hard and you are always so grateful for all you have. I think it look absolutely BEAUTIFUL 😍 you have both done so much work there and now at your new home so do what feels good for you two! It look amazing 👏 you've done an amazing job 👏 I will always ❤️ your channel suckers or not. 😁
This season is one of abundance with your new homestead and this lush, potato-rich garden. The rich blueberry harvest and other fruits are a true blessings. Time to give yourself grace, Becky, and focus on the good. You’ve been given the best of lives, with new adventures ahead and a beautiful heritage that you are passing on to the next lucky people to live in this space.
😢😢😢 Becky... the entire time I’m in awe of this dream garden you have worked so hard to grow and care for. You got me with the blueberries. Others have said it best already, but you should be so proud of your garden. What an abundance indeed you will have before you know it. Thank you for sharing this walk in the garden with us! ♥️🙏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼
When I was young my parents were commercial tomato farmers in Australia. I remember it was a lot of hard work pruning, we always left 2 main stalks to every tomato plant and pruned the rest of the suckers. We only grew large tomatoes, not cherry ones, not sure about small varieties.
My experience on pruning tomatoes is that the varieties that has a larger fruit can be pruned more, but the ones with smaller fruit like the cherry tomatoes you don't have to prune that much because they produce a larger quantity and therefor needs its suckers.
Dear Becky, Hi, you have no idea how chatting to us, your UA-cam friends, means to all of us. You are an inspiration to so many, myself very much included. It’s ok to realise that you can’t control everything. It’s ok to understand that you can’t do everything. And most of all it’s ok to know that it is what it is and that is ok. In a world where everything was great all the time. Where everything grew in abundance all the time. Where everything looked perfect all the time. That would be a world where you would never feel the joy or excitement or the wonderment of finding those special little surprises like the blueberries. That moment of joy that made you emotional and brought you to tears of happiness was such an honest expression of how much you love your garden. Being open to sharing that moment with me brought me to tears and I am sure a lot of other friends shared that moment too. You don’t have to feel bad for neglecting you garden. I know it hasn’t been far from your thoughts. It’s just that you have so much to do and to think about now that you have to prioritise your time and at the moment, it is the new house. You have to make it your new home. You and Josh are a team of two and you are both working hard to accomplish so much with the time you have. You have to run errands, pick up supplies, feed both of you quickly and easily and still work and it is physically and emotionally draining. Please don’t put any extra pressure on yourself. When all this is done and you can sit back, relax, enjoy your time with each other, enjoy your new home, your boys, your new garden and your fabulous view then it will all be worth the busy time you are experiencing now. So until you get there, it’s ok to give yourself a break and not feel like you have let yourself and your garden down…you really haven’t. You are a wonderful worker and your garden hasn’t quit on you. In fact, your garden has given you a break and has powered on for you. I’m sure in the coming weeks it will surprise you even more with how many things have grown when you thought they hadn’t. You will have an abundant harvest with what you have. You will be surprised and happy. It will be a blessing no matter what. And you will be thankful and happy with what you have. And you will be smiling. Thank you so much Becky for just being you. You are a bright ray of sunshine who always brightens up my day and I’m sure may other friends feel the same. I can’t wait to join you as you move ahead with your dream home and garden. Much love to you and Josh, heaps of hugs from Australia ❤️❤️🐨❤️❤️ Ps how much land do you have at the new house? Also I am not a gardener but I was wondering if it would be possible to transplant a couple of your black bean plants to the old chicken coup where you put the potatoes. Just to see if they will do better inside a fenced area where the deer and bunny may not be able to get them just as an experiment. Anyway take the time to enjoy the sunshine and let any worries go. It will all be ok as long as you are Ok. Love ya Becky 😘
Becky, thank you for showing us your garden. I loved how delighted -and speechless- you got mid-sentrnce each time you discovered another little success. And, I actually got a little emotional over your black beans because we have all seen how much time and TLC you have put into preserving them. You are doing GREAT! Keep up the good work.
Hello, Patricia from Northern California here. I am new to your channel and I'm delighted with all you have shared about cooking, gardening and remodeling of your new homestead. You are an extraordinary and compassionate young woman. All you are doing in your life right now would make an ordinary person scream and just walk away from all of it. But you are not ordinary. You have been blessed with a strong desire to make everything you attempt turn out perfectly. This video highlighted your garden. It was both an education and a joy to watch. You have so many more successful fruits and vegetables than disappointments! I was so impressed with your blueberries...I have had no success with growing blueberries. But I am going to continue trying. With sadness and a humble heart you will be leaving this garden and starting a new one. Take time to appreciate all you have learned and smile. Be patient with yourself and embrace new challenges. And to quote an old saying, "Rome was not built in a day." I love watching your channel. You have taught me so much about growing food and cooking it. You're a delight and I wish you the best!
An older show but learned so much. Because, you show and tell us, I have been planting with you this year 2024, just found your show. Love WE plant cook, and store food. Thank you.
Oh my goodness! I turned your video back on and find you crying over your blueberries! That love is exactly what I was writing about. You are such a beautiful woman.
You have inspired so many, myself included, to start growing our own food. Will I get a harvest? Who knows. The point is you’ve encouraged so many to go for it. So happy to watch your journey.
You can Cook the zucchini flowers 😉 Just mix flour with carbonated water ,a pinch of salt, some grated parmigiano. Put the flowers ( Just the petal ) in the batter( a Little more fluid thank pancake batter). You can fry It using a tablespoon in olive ,or peanut oil. They are called "frittelle di fiori di zucca".
Becky, thank you for the reminders! All gardeners can relate to your experiences and feelings about gratitude and its not just about food. I love that. Keep being you and doing what you love!
Here in Kansas, the tomatoes go absolutely WILD. I just prune one time, when they're maybe 2 feet tall. If I don't, it's impossible to see all the tomatoes and the air flow is very poor, causing fungus problems. Pruning once, early on, helps. They still get huge and almost unmanageable! 😆 I absolutely love your channel! You're just a rock star. Thank you for sharing your life with us 😊
I can imagine there will be some emotion when you leave your old garden. Hopefully the new owners will be kind and thoughtful stewards. And you also know that you have so much opportunity in the projects around your new garden. Being able to see what unfolds for you, and being able to make it your own, for the long term.
Beckie, your garden is just gorgeous! It is really big and that’s a lot of work, no wonder you cannot keep it 100% weed free! You are working hard on fixing your new house with Josh, that’s two fulltime jobs. Congratulations on everything, you should be proud of all that you do. Keep sharing 😘
Ok. Now I watched the whole video and yes, I cried. Becky, you are leaving an AMAZING gift for the people who buy your house. I’ve been with you in this journey for quite a while. I’m SO excited to see what you build at your new place. And I’m excited to take this journey with you. I’m taking this summer/fall to get my garden ready for next spring. I have some physical issues that have prohibited me from pulling the rip cord this year. I did get a little jump start on a few things, though. My property has A LOT of raspberries, and a couple of plumb trees. I’ve planted strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, grapes, and apple, pear, peach cherry & fig trees. Next year is gonna be FUN!!!!!
Babygurl I'm saying this as a woman old enough to be your very old aunt, lies!! But your have the cutest look when you are in that amazed stance. Don't ever think of changing. God Bless!
wow, your garden is beautiful! My husband and I planted our garden after our last frost, the last week of April, and none of our plants have grown! We lost all of our garden and I can't find out what went wrong! I am happy to see your garden is thriving!
Hi Becky, I brake off the bottom branches of the tomato plant so they don't touch the ground. It keeps the tomato plant from getting new roots on the ground, slugs, it also makes the tomato plant more healthy, plus more productive with lots of tomatoes.
Becky your vulnerability made me emotional also. You’re such a sweetheart. Thanks for the great content always and praying for only wonderful things on your new chapter ❤️
You touch my heart you're that is what gardening is and you can't help but get emotional, When mother nature blesses you with such Beauty and Bounty. Becky I know you asked for advice but you grow YOUR garden whatever way you want it's your garden you make the rules. Thank you for the BEAUTIFUL Garden Your.
Becky I love how flexible and lenient you are being with yourself. You are aware that you have the same amount of time in a day as the rest of us and you know things don’t always go as plan. I appreciate that about you. I’m enjoying watching this amazing next chapter for you and Josh. Hugs from Northern Virginia
Becky don’t be afraid to ask your friends or family for help in harvesting . I have seen other videos where you have your family help so I’m sure you’re thinking of this . But don’t be afraid to ask for more help than usual . This is a busy time ! Be graceful to yourself . I need to follow that advice in my own life . You’re garden is amazing, but YOU are so much more!
Such a great video. I cried with you at the end. It’s hard to say goodbye to a place you put a lot of love into, even if the next place will be even better. Every step forward has to leave something behind. It’s ok to grieve a bit as you move forward. I’ve been gardening for a very long time. Every year there is that one crop that does really well and that one that doesn’t. But each year we grow and learn and are thankful for the blessings. You are doing amazing! It’s a beautiful garden.
I would encourage you to take a picture of your garden there in full bloom and leave it for the new family with a garden plan showing what you had planted where this year. This will help them when planning their garden and allow them to easily identify volunteers that pop up. It would make a lovely gift for the new family and I know they would very much appreciate it. Maybe leave the link to your youtube channel so they can see all the work you put in to it and how you made it thrive. You are truly an inspiration for so many people, including me. I have tried more in my garden this year than ever because of you.
Can’t like this comment enough!
I would have appreciated that at my new property. Although.. I loved finding surprises.😄
Great idea!!
what a lovely idea .
AMAZING IDEA!
40 years ago, my sister got tomato plants 3 for $10. She gave me one & took the other two home. I planted mine then went on vacation for a month & came back to find that one plant was 10' x6' with a bushel of very large tomatoes. She tended her two plants & got about a dozen pretty sad-looking ones. I vote for leaving them alone to do their thing.
Sweet, sweet Becky…this is a season that you need to give yourself grace. You have more on your plate right now than ever. It’s really hard to be two places at once. You’re being a fantastic steward of your time and future right now. God is blessing you right now in so many ways. Forever home, more land, some beds already built, more sun!!! It touched my heart when you showed us your vulnerability and thanksgiving over your blue berries. Grace, friend, give yourself grace.♥️⭕️❌⭕️❌🙏🏻
Beautifully stated!
couldnt have said it better myself. My thoughts exactly. Becky you are an inspirational down-to-earth honest beautiful person xx
Very nice comment
Ditto to that xx
My words exactly and it touched my heart to see Becky seeing her blueberries I cried too 🥰❤️
There are flowers. There is Abundance. And It DOES look beautiful already.
Hi Becky..I also got emotional with you when you were talking about the abundance of blueberries..please don't be so hard on yourself you are doing a phenomenal job with everything you have on the go right now. This world would be a better place with more people like you Josh and your amazing family. Much respect.
I agree with this 100% Becky you are doing amazing.
My blueberry bush didn't flower this year😔. Been looking yellow🤔. Maybe it needs a bigger pot?🤔
This. A million times over. I haven’t even watched this video yet and I agree with you!!!
I totally agree! The kindness, positivity and their love for Christ is amazing. Her joy that she shines is so beautiful!
@@tracystark the Love for Christ being the main and most important thing 🙂
I was getting emotional with you during this one. I could feel you almost on edge of tears in your voice. It's saying goodbye to your baby. Everything you harvest this time around will taste extra good. Always such beautiful words and so humble. You are an amazing woman. Stay awesome Becky. Your friend you don't know from Australia. Jenni xx
I was watching Roots and Refuge the other day and Jessica mentioned your name. This video reminded me a lot of her as she was preparing to leave Arkansas for South Carolina. I know you're not moving as far but still, if someone loves their gardening as you to do, it's hard to leave it. I hope the people that buy it and Garden in your space will love it as much as you do. And what a joy it is to see someone get emotional about their Garden. Be well, stay safe, love from Yexas.
I wish I was there. I love to weed. Just calming and relaxing and you can think about nothing!
In my family, knowledge of gardening was passed down through the generations without any input from master gardeners. Tomato plants were planted - never pruned. Vines were not supported by trellising. Harvest was abundant, dozens of cans of tomatoes preserved. Let nature rule this year and see what happens. Blessings on a great harvest for you and yours.
Totally agree… Whats up with all this new fangled tomato pruning?? Just let ‘em rip! Save time and get more tomatoes, not convinced they are any smaller then if u prune.
Same here. I’ve never pruned tomato plants, and neither did my father.
I prune to get plants.
@@eloiseluera5590 Tomatoes are amazing that way! I kept a yellow cherry going in my marijuana tents all winter and chopped it up and have them planted everywhere outside! Clones save money...as any weed grower knows!
Cloning my fruit trees as we speak!
We have never pruned tomatoes. I never even knew it was a thing until this year. We have been canning for about 10 years.
First thing I go to check is Acre Homestead to get my Becky fix !
I feel like a real life friend.😊
And if that was a ramble it was a beautiful ramble.
Just wanted to hug you !
My favourite channel.
Xx
Becky you are an absolute treasure, and I’m so very glad to have found you on here. I love how passionate you are in the garden, and I leave your channel feeling better about life in general. You’re a beautiful soul!🌝
AMEN
Love your realness, super relatable. Don’t forget how much benefit you’ve added to your local ecosystem by allowing life to flourish on your land and under your care. You are 100% right, the garden is about so much more than an abundant amount of food. 🙏🏽
Considering that you're constantly going back and forth between two houses, your garden looks amazing!!
Becky doing a great job. Have a lot of irons in the fire right now. Garden loos awesome
Wow Becky, I've been food gardening for over 40 years and what you have achieved in 3 years is incredible. Your garden looks beautiful to me, all those flowers and herbs mixed in with the fruit and vegetables. I totally get your emotion about seeing all those blueberries. You will build an even more abundant garden in your new home and the knowledge you have gained will mean you can hit that new ground running. You and Josh work at such a pace, don't forget to take some time to stop and smell the roses!
I didnt prune my tomatoes this year and I've already had 20lbs of tomatoes harvested from 12 plants of roma and cherry and they're still FULL of green tomatoes and flowers for new tomatoes to come! This is by far my best year for tomatoes and my first year not pruning! hopefully you have a great harvest with yours too!
That’s a lot of tomatoes already! Good for you!!
Both cherry and Roma tomatoes aren't supposed to be pruned.
This is how I felt when I walked through my garden today. It's been a really hard year because of extreme weather - including a very large tree falling over 1/3 of the garden and mangling all my pepper cages and cattle panel tomato trellises. It's not going to be a perfect year, but I'm still going to harvest more than the average person. And that's ok.
Ditto. I just have a relatively small container garden and between the heat and the occasional storm, it’s been an unusual year. But, I learn something! The bush beans, grapevine, tomatoes, and tea herbs are coming along nicely. I’m finally seeing progress on the onions, leeks, and potatoes. Whatever I get will be worth the effort. I wish you abundance!
Every little bit counts! Hang in there!
I love your attitude Liz. Something is better than nothing.
Because of you, I’ve grown much more. You are an inspiration. You have reach me in 🇬🇧.
Late last year I started growing food in our small garden. For my Christmas present I got an extra freezer. I fill it with homemade ready meals. My family love breakfast burritos 😂.
I just want to say a huge thank you, and sending you love ❤️ for across the pond 💋
Becky those potatoes will be ready for harvest soon and peppers are a later crop. They're probably putting on roots while the potatoes are growing.
Hi Becky, regarding your chickens, have you ever tried sprouting some of their feed? It adds a whopping amount of nutrition to their feed and they love it. You just throw some of their seeds in something like an oven tray, water it and let it germinate/sprout, and fed it to them. I am sure there are videos online for you to see more about it but it is something you might want to try, and because it is so easy to do. God bless you and hubby.
Not Becky but I hope you don't mind if I chime in. I sprout a tons of seeds (millet, alfalfa ect) for my pet daughter's pet birds (parakeets) because I seen bird owners on youtube (Bird Tricks among others) I make them chop which is mostly vegetables and sprouts. They love it. For my birds (parakeets) not sure with others there is a list what they cannot eat (no tomatos, onions, or avocado among other things for parakeets) not sure if it is like that for chickens or if they can just eat anything. ❤ I harvest mine every 5 days because they are for little birds lol
Here is a helpful trick to battling rabbits. Plant marigolds around your garden. we actually had a bunny nest only 10 feet from our garden this year and shortly after we planted the marigolds around the garden the momma rabbit moved the den. Haven't had any rabbit damage this year except before I planted the marigolds. They ate the tops of a few corn.
I just love you. I am having a sorta sad day, I was crying with you but you made me feel better and grateful for what I have. My garden is not doing so well but hopefully that will change with more time.
I'm so excited for you and Josh to have your dream home, for the new garden & to be able to follow along, for the dogs to have a place to play, etc etc. I'm very happy for you.
You've given me courage to try things this year and last year that I never would have. I even bought a Canner this year and I've canned 3 times already. The last one was a fail...but I was able to freeze it so I didn't lose anything.
Thank you for being so positive, kind, encouraging and to use one of your phrases, "all the things".
Love, Health, Happiness & abundance to you my friend.
Here, here! Well said.
I hope your sadness is over soon. ❤️
TY, very much appreciated
I have to say, I get a little sappy and humbled myself learning how to grow my own food. The most amazing thing, is that I had not idea what the real plants looked like. I never knew, never thought about it, never wondered what a strawberry or a cauliflower plant actually looked like and when I see these things growing from my own hands, I am like, wow, that is what that really looks like, I had no idea. I'm in awe, and very humbled at it all. Until this year, I never knew what a potato plant looked like, or how an asparagus looks growing from the ground. God is guiding me and I am having the time of my life learning as much as I can from you and others. Thanks for being a part of my journey and letting me be a part of yours.
There are so many people like you out there...
I'm glad they're waking up to nature, to LIFE.
Blessings!
Becky. You are so articulate on the subject of gardening. I was so emotional watching you appreciate the wonders of your beautiful garden and how blessed you are to have it. You, too, are bursting into bloom and the best is yet to come .
I learn so much from you--you definitely know a lot, despite being so careful to label yourself "not an expert". I just love all of your content, and thank you for sharing it with us!
I am excited to see your potato harvest. I can't be the only one imagining this winter as such:
Bubba Blue voice: baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, scalloped potatoes, hash browns, twice baked potatoes, home fries, French fries, potatoes au gratin, potato pancakes, boiled potatoes, potato salad, latkes, potato soup, smashed potatoes, hasselback potatoes, confit potatoes....
Potato bread, cake, it's a chocolate cake!
Your garden is an inspiration to me, especially with all the weeds being showed. Sometimes you can't always get all the weeds and sometimes you forget to water and something dies and having you show that really encourages me to keep going even when I mess up. And all of your flowers and colors inspire me!
I just happened upon your channel. I am 66 an so humbled by your videos . It is so good to see a younger generation have such a awesome perspective of life. My God bless you on your new endeaver.
I love that you’re so appreciative for what your garden is giving you and not upset for what it hasn’t. My first year gardening out of my tree tomato plants I only was able to harvest 6 tomatoes in all. When it came time to pull my plants at the end of the season I gave thanks to god and to my beautiful plants for the fruit that they gave me. Not only was I able to enjoy my 6 tomatoes but they also helped me gain knowledge for the next season. For that I was so grateful. I’m not a professional by any means but every year I gain more knowledge and confidence. So thank you for sharing your knowledge and showing us that it’s ok to have some not failures but struggles.
Becky, I was raised in a huge gardening family. We never, NEVER pruned succors off of tomato plants. We have always had dozens and dozens of tomatoes on every plant. It will make you happy to see all the additional tomatoes you are able to gather.
We plant 85 tomatoes every year and my daddy planted near that amount too. We never pruned suckers either… an accidental break of the vine, we’d bury it and root it.. but we didn’t prune intentionally.
You should be proud of everything you have accomplished in this season of your life. The garden you have grown in the last few years is amazing and I get so much motivation from your journey!
I want to like this so many times Becky. You understand the gifts you have been given. God bless.
Becky, you've taken the words right out of my mouth. The garden is so much more than the food it produces. ❤️
It teaches us joy you have so much joy when you talk about your gardening experience.
Don't beat yourself up. The garden looks great, and you have had your hands full with everything that's been on your plate. Everything will be OK. I think you have done a wonderful job. Can't wait for all the projects you will be into.
I cried along with you 😥. Not for what you call "garden failures" but for your value and appreciation of the land. It is a pleasure to get to see you every other day. Thank you for the great example you continue to set and the inspiration that you are.
Don’t Prune! I grew up on a family farm and we NEVER pruned our tomatoes-with successful harvests each year. I think there’s a time and place for pruning, but honestly, I never bother even now that I’m gardening in my own backyard garden. Like you, I prune the bottom leaves that touch the soil to prevent disease. I try to only water at the base of the plant to avoid wet leaves which could cause disease. And as long as the soil has enough nutrients to support the plant (or supplement with fertilizer as needed), you can harvest an abundance of quality tomatoes without pruning.
Agree 100%. My mom never pruned hers and had bushels! I also only prune the bottom leaves for disease. I used tomato cages in the past and have nothing against them but find it easier nowadays to use cattle/ hog panels. I do tie my tomatoe vines up a couple times to help them stay on the trellis better. I grew up on a farm also. 🚜
@@karenjackson6884 I’m trying cattle panels for the first time this year in my garden for my tomatoes, cucumbers and pole beans. Good to know about tying them up…so far I’ve been weaving the tomatoes and wasn’t sure if I’d need to secure them as they grew. On the farm, we used the Florida weave method for staking tomatoes.
@@growingtraditions2264 I'm not sure you HAVE to tie them up but I grow mainly heirloom varieties and some of those vines get pretty heavy with big tomatoes so I like the extra ties because of that. I've used gardeners twine but I also have frequently used junk t shirts cut into strips (reusing some this year) they're nice and soft on the stems. I tie loosely anyway. I do use the cattle panels for cucumbers and pole beans also. I stand them on end for pole beans because they can grow pretty tall. I just use tposts and zip tie the panels to them. I like the zip ties because if I decide to move them next year it's easy to cut them and move the panels.
@@karenjackson6884 Old T-shirts cut into strips work the best to tie tomatoes! Strong yet soft!
@@growingtraditions2264 I’ve tried various ways of supporting my tomatoes without much success. This is my second year using cattle panel for my trellis and I really like it. I use garden twine and some tomato clips, I saw it on Gardener Scott’s channel. I bought a big bag of the tomato clips on Amazon, but haven’t actually used that many because I was able to reuse the clips I left on my trellis from last year. My twine from last year also held up pretty well. I mostly used the twine and tomato clips until the vines reached the panel. After that, I either used the clips and twine to give support to the main leader as it grew up the trellis, for extra suckers not right up against the trellis, or clipped them directly to the cattle panel making sure the vine isn’t getting squeezed, just to give it some stronger support and train the vines in the direction I want them to go. I’ve also been doing this more loosely with my eggplants just to make sure they had some support in case they got too top heavy with fruit. It’s my first year getting any production out of eggplants and I didn’t want them falling over, especially with the bigger black beauty variety. Good luck in your garden!
Pruning the bottom of tomatoes was what grandpappy always did...and that was it. He had lots of beautiful fruit.
There are so many things in life that are more about the joy found in the journey than the measure of the end result…yes, it’s exciting and satisfying to produce food to feed your body, but it’s obvious that for you, gardening feeds your soul! You inspire me to do what I love and what makes me happy, even if I can’t do it perfectly. Thank you!❤️
Beautifully said.
Without reading other comments which I might duplicate I just want to say, you are adorable. Seeing you get emotional and close to tears is so heartwarming. We can tell you are truly a sincere, nice, humble and overall wonderful human being. And it's apparent when seeing your parents, they raised you right! And I must add you and Josh are 2 of the most hard working individuals I've ever seen. The work you've done at your new home is remarkable. You are an inspiration!! Love watching you..bye from Sequim WA
I grew up on a farm and never heard of pruning tomatoes, we had what we call truck patches (super large gardens) in Pennsylvania and we always got a ton of fruit. A garden is a labor of love, it’s hard work but the profit in the winter is fantastic. Ur doing great.
Don't be sad to leave your beautiful garden behind, you will be giving another family a beautiful gift that may inspire them to follow in your footsteps!
We have moved many times and have always left a beautiful vegetable and landscaped garden! We always leave a planting book and before and after shots !Your garden is great and love those towers and planting bags !Good luck in your new garden! 👊👊👏👏👌👌💜
I am 62 years old and have gardened all my life. Believe me honey, you are on the right track. Your garden is awesome. Weeds and bunnies and all.
I've never pruned mine, just let them grow wild and trellis as needed. Always had loads of tomatoes. Looking forward to future garden tours in your new home
Same here, I didn't even know pruning was a thing until this year. Never experienced diseases or lack of production
Same. My dad grows bushels and bushels of tomatoes from 6-8 plants and never prunes
I’m headed to Europe for a month. I keep telling myself I’m coming home to a jungle and that’s Ok!
I agree. I got tons of tomatoes well would of got even more if they would've ripened but they didn't because it froze early.
I cried with you. My veggies give me just as much joy. God bless you, sweetheart, you are an amazing soul.
Anything that flowered and went to seed provided food for your pollinators, and the bumblebees can only fly for 40 minutes before running out of energy so it's really good to leave the blooms for them. 🙂 🐝
There's still time to replant things that failed (July, Aug, Sept) before you even have to think about frost. I'd soak some corn kernels overnight and try again. If you have some willow whips in a bucket of water, that water would be perfect for soaking seeds, it's a natural rooting compound.
I second this. Something ate my summer squash seeds, and my beans before they could sprout. I just started a bunch with the good old paper towel/ziplock bag method. I now have a lots of beans!
The potatoes I get from my small grow bags are small but really delicious. The skins are very thin so I do not have to peel them. I use them in the crock pot and they are perfect for canning. I do not have the space to dedicate to just potatoes in my garden so even though the harvest is small, even potatoe is enjoyed. Congrats to you and Josh on your new home.
I’m in the uk. We call our first, second and main crops of potatoes. My first potatoes (salad or new potatoes), started to get blight. I managed to get to them before it spread to the tuber.
The vegetable garden uk UA-camr that I follow said to keep them in the tube under the soil for two weeks for them to harden up. I did and it worked. The skins are quite thick.
The whole time you were talking about the ways your garden was falling, all I saw was a yard full of LUSH, GREEN LIFE. And a well fed bunny.
Watch it backwards so you can see it fresh. It IS abundant. And you’re feeding people who come after you. And you will have an AMAZING garden at the new house.
Beautiful video.
This year is my first year to garden after a couple of years that life prevented it and I’m feeling pure joy again. Anyone who says something about buying from the store doesn’t understand the heart of a gardener. I appreciate your gracious and thankful spirit. I’ve been very motivated by your adventurous spirit to try new things. It’s sweet to see you light up when something is growing.
Becky I so enjoyed your garden tour. You have taught me to stop being a perfectionist and go with the flow of Mother Nature. No garden is perfect and weed free. It’s so nice to see how others plan their gardens and structures they use for support. I love watching you in the garden and in the kitchen.
To help pollinate tomatoes you can use an electric toothbrush and just hold it against the stem to vibrate the flower. Also blue and purple flowers will attract bumble bees and they are the best tomato pollinators.
It is so much fun watching you discover things in your garden. I am just getting mine planted, now that fake spring finally changed into hot summer.
That's only necessary for indoor plants! The wind (and insects) is normally enough for the outdoor tomatos to get pollinated
Becky do not worry about the black beans, Think about it as giving the bunnies the same treatment as your chickens! 99% of the rest of your garden is a huge success. Tae a look around and you should be so proud! Also I think you are having a banner year because of all of the flowers and pollinators you have! It makes a huge huge difference.
I love your heart, Becky! The way you talk through the struggles with us and bring yourself to a place of acceptance. I love that. Such a great example for us all.
This made me tear up!! Your so sweet!!! And even though where your going is so wonderful I understand that leaving this will he hard too!! I am praying for you Becky!! So glad for the things that are going well!!! God is so good to provide such abundance for us to enjoy !!! Thank you Jesu!!
Note to self: Blueberries love chicken poop. I envy the person who is going to buy the house you're moving out of. What a wonderful garden to inherit.
Peter rabbit will love this garden
This video was so much fun! I can’t get enough of your surprise face every time you see something else in the garden.
Edited to say please please don’t get so down on yourself. I’ve watched so many of your videos and feel like our brains are on the same train of thought. We stay so ahead of ourselves and what we need to do it’s easy to miss that little step that was necessary to complete a task and the train gets a little derailed. Stay on track and keep giving yourself grace in those areas. If I remember right the pumpkins were planted when the chickens were still free range and going behind and eating them 🤣 maybe that was peas but none the less, those few plants will do so well with that much space it will surprise you. KEEP BEING EXCITED! Can’t wait to see more updates!
It’s emotional saying goodbye to a place that you invested so much of yourself. You are more knowledgeable now that you were when you began this garden and will find joy wherever you dig in the dirt. Best wishes.
This is great! love that you are mixing your garden tour with the progress of your new home. Keep it up Becky.. Stay safe.
I have never removed any succors from my tomatoes. I have always been more than satisfied with the number of tomatoes that grew on all my plants. ❤
My mother’s tomatoes were never staked or trellised. She was the laziest and most productive gardener I’ve ever known. But we were in so cal.
I totally get that joy to the point of being tearful at all the abundance in your garden. It truly is beautiful and something to be grateful for! I know I’ve teared up a few times at having major successes in the garden.
I love how your garden is growing. I have tried my garden in 5 different places in my yard and I have failed every time. I have given up the last two years. Watching you has given me the motivation to try again next year.
So frustrating! Good luck!
Awwww, Becky at the blueberries is how I feel about my garden 💗
Girl, seeds need constant water, I'm in the Uk and it's been super dry, if I don't water every day nothing germinates. I plant double deep and I I drown the soil before I plant. Also I find adding cajun pepper stops rodent eating my seeds (peas, corn etc) Garden still looks lovely so don't worry. I harvested 21lb of new potatoes from a tiny 3 ft x2ft bed today.
How do you store your potatoes?
I don't get enough sun to grow a veggie garden, which breaks my heart. As a girl, my parents had a big garden. They never pruned anything and we had bumper crops of tomatoes. I sometimes think we overthink and fuss too much in this modern moment. I'm going to bet a lot that our ancestors who knew every blossom/piece of fruit/vegetable was staving off hunger, did not lay waste to blossoming vines or stems. I'll be so eager to see how it turns out, Becky!
I have never pruned my tomatoes, been gardening for over 45 years. Have beautiful big tomatoes. I do trim off the bottom leaves like mentioned.
Congratulations on your new homestead...how exciting!
🐰 bunny side note: I had a pet bunny years ago (rescued after possibly being attacked in the wild by a fox). Had her for about 12 years. She passed away about 3 months before I had my first baby. Long story short, the entire time you kept talking about a bunny possibly eating some of your crops, I kept thinking about how much Bunz (my pet bunny) would’ve LOVED your garden too. I sort of smiled every time you mentioned bunnies and felt happy for their/its full tummy, even though it does suck to lose some harvest to our little field friends. I’m sure your cages next season will work out great. 👍🏼🐰♥️
My love of tomatoes is the whole reason I started gardening 4 years ago! So this is my first no sucker pruning year 😁 I need ALL the tomatoes!! 😍
Oh honey… you were not rambling.. you were speaking truth from your heart, that is never a bad thing. You’re saying out loud how a lot of us feel. I’m in the same position. Adore you so much!!!! 🥰 many blessings!
omg, i pruned my tomatoes the most this year and i regret it. I will never do it this much again. i have always done what your doing this year and had great success, but ive heard so much about pruning so i went for it, well i did to much🤪 lesson learned 😩 love what your doing
TIP WITH CAULIFLOWER HEADS: I've seen this on other youtube channels!! What you do is you gather all the leaves of the cauliflower grab them and tie them over the head of the cauliflower with a rubber band or a bit of twine!! Apparently it helps stop any more blemishes on the cauliflower!! Cheers!!
You did soooo much work, back breaking work both you and Josh and although you would never do this but even if you left it all and walked away with nothing that is still completely OK because it's all what you and Josh need and want. You always have to do what is best for you and your family at the end of the day. Dont ever feel guilty! You both work so hard and you are always so grateful for all you have. I think it look absolutely BEAUTIFUL 😍 you have both done so much work there and now at your new home so do what feels good for you two! It look amazing 👏 you've done an amazing job 👏 I will always ❤️ your channel suckers or not. 😁
This season is one of abundance with your new homestead and this lush, potato-rich garden. The rich blueberry harvest and other fruits are a true blessings. Time to give yourself grace, Becky, and focus on the good. You’ve been given the best of lives, with new adventures ahead and a beautiful heritage that you are passing on to the next lucky people to live in this space.
😢😢😢 Becky... the entire time I’m in awe of this dream garden you have worked so hard to grow and care for. You got me with the blueberries. Others have said it best already, but you should be so proud of your garden. What an abundance indeed you will have before you know it. Thank you for sharing this walk in the garden with us! ♥️🙏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼
When I was young my parents were commercial tomato farmers in Australia.
I remember it was a lot of hard work pruning, we always left 2 main stalks to every tomato plant and pruned the rest of the suckers. We only grew large tomatoes, not cherry ones, not sure about small varieties.
My experience on pruning tomatoes is that the varieties that has a larger fruit can be pruned more, but the ones with smaller fruit like the cherry tomatoes you don't have to prune that much because they produce a larger quantity and therefor needs its suckers.
I grow very very large tomatoes. Seeds from 30 yr old original heirloom plant. No pruning. Huge tomatoes. 350lbs of tomatoes from 7 plants.
@@pamelaremme38 Maybe it is a climate thing? I live in Norway, we don't have the most days with sun and higher temperature :D
Dear Becky, Hi, you have no idea how chatting to us, your UA-cam friends, means to all of us. You are an inspiration to so many, myself very much included. It’s ok to realise that you can’t control everything. It’s ok to understand that you can’t do everything. And most of all it’s ok to know that it is what it is and that is ok. In a world where everything was great all the time. Where everything grew in abundance all the time. Where everything looked perfect all the time. That would be a world where you would never feel the joy or excitement or the wonderment of finding those special little surprises like the blueberries. That moment of joy that made you emotional and brought you to tears of happiness was such an honest expression of how much you love your garden. Being open to sharing that moment with me brought me to tears and I am sure a lot of other friends shared that moment too. You don’t have to feel bad for neglecting you garden. I know it hasn’t been far from your thoughts. It’s just that you have so much to do and to think about now that you have to prioritise your time and at the moment, it is the new house. You have to make it your new home. You and Josh are a team of two and you are both working hard to accomplish so much with the time you have. You have to run errands, pick up supplies, feed both of you quickly and easily and still work and it is physically and emotionally draining. Please don’t put any extra pressure on yourself. When all this is done and you can sit back, relax, enjoy your time with each other, enjoy your new home, your boys, your new garden and your fabulous view then it will all be worth the busy time you are experiencing now. So until you get there, it’s ok to give yourself a break and not feel like you have let yourself and your garden down…you really haven’t. You are a wonderful worker and your garden hasn’t quit on you. In fact, your garden has given you a break and has powered on for you. I’m sure in the coming weeks it will surprise you even more with how many things have grown when you thought they hadn’t. You will have an abundant harvest with what you have. You will be surprised and happy. It will be a blessing no matter what. And you will be thankful and happy with what you have. And you will be smiling. Thank you so much Becky for just being you. You are a bright ray of sunshine who always brightens up my day and I’m sure may other friends feel the same. I can’t wait to join you as you move ahead with your dream home and garden. Much love to you and Josh, heaps of hugs from Australia ❤️❤️🐨❤️❤️
Ps how much land do you have at the new house? Also I am not a gardener but I was wondering if it would be possible to transplant a couple of your black bean plants to the old chicken coup where you put the potatoes. Just to see if they will do better inside a fenced area where the deer and bunny may not be able to get them just as an experiment. Anyway take the time to enjoy the sunshine and let any worries go. It will all be ok as long as you are Ok. Love ya Becky 😘
Becky, thank you for showing us your garden. I loved how delighted -and speechless- you got mid-sentrnce each time you discovered another little success. And, I actually got a little emotional over your black beans because we have all seen how much time and TLC you have put into preserving them. You are doing GREAT! Keep up the good work.
Hello,
Patricia from Northern California here. I am new to your channel and I'm delighted with all you have shared about cooking, gardening and remodeling of your new homestead. You are an extraordinary and compassionate young woman. All you are doing in your life right now would make an ordinary person scream and just walk away from all of it.
But you are not ordinary. You have been blessed with a strong desire to make everything you attempt turn out perfectly.
This video highlighted your garden. It was both an education and a joy to watch. You have so many more successful fruits and vegetables than disappointments! I was so impressed with your blueberries...I have had no success with growing blueberries. But I am going to continue trying.
With sadness and a humble heart you will be leaving this garden and starting a new one. Take time to appreciate all you have learned and smile. Be patient with yourself and embrace new challenges. And to quote an old saying, "Rome was not built in a day."
I love watching your channel. You have taught me so much about growing food and cooking it. You're a delight and I wish you the best!
Your garden is so lovely!!! You’ve been more than busy with the new home so remember to give yourself some grace
My grandma never pruned her tomatoes, and always grew the biggest, best harvest. It's worth a try.
💯 love your “sappy” ending. Learning patience, and being a good steward of something in your care…that resonates with me so much. 🌱💗☺️
An older show but learned so much. Because, you show and tell us, I have been planting with you this year 2024, just found your show. Love WE plant cook, and store food. Thank you.
This garden pep talk was such a blessing to me--i really needed to hear it, so thank you! 💛
It's Potato Year in our garden too!
Oh my goodness! I turned your video back on and find you crying over your blueberries! That love is exactly what I was writing about. You are such a beautiful woman.
You have inspired so many, myself included, to start growing our own food. Will I get a harvest? Who knows. The point is you’ve encouraged so many to go for it. So happy to watch your journey.
She has inspired me as well ☺️
You can Cook the zucchini flowers 😉 Just mix flour with carbonated water ,a pinch of salt, some grated parmigiano. Put the flowers ( Just the petal ) in the batter( a Little more fluid thank pancake batter). You can fry It using a tablespoon in olive ,or peanut oil. They are called "frittelle di fiori di zucca".
Becky, thank you for the reminders! All gardeners can relate to your experiences and feelings about gratitude and its not just about food. I love that. Keep being you and doing what you love!
Here in Kansas, the tomatoes go absolutely WILD. I just prune one time, when they're maybe 2 feet tall. If I don't, it's impossible to see all the tomatoes and the air flow is very poor, causing fungus problems. Pruning once, early on, helps. They still get huge and almost unmanageable! 😆
I absolutely love your channel! You're just a rock star. Thank you for sharing your life with us 😊
I can imagine there will be some emotion when you leave your old garden. Hopefully the new owners will be kind and thoughtful stewards. And you also know that you have so much opportunity in the projects around your new garden. Being able to see what unfolds for you, and being able to make it your own, for the long term.
Beckie, your garden is just gorgeous! It is really big and that’s a lot of work, no wonder you cannot keep it 100% weed free! You are working hard on fixing your new house with Josh, that’s two fulltime jobs. Congratulations on everything, you should be proud of all that you do. Keep sharing 😘
Ok. Now I watched the whole video and yes, I cried. Becky, you are leaving an AMAZING gift for the people who buy your house. I’ve been with you in this journey for quite a while. I’m SO excited to see what you build at your new place. And I’m excited to take this journey with you. I’m taking this summer/fall to get my garden ready for next spring. I have some physical issues that have prohibited me from pulling the rip cord this year. I did get a little jump start on a few things, though. My property has A LOT of raspberries, and a couple of plumb trees. I’ve planted strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, grapes, and apple, pear, peach cherry & fig trees. Next year is gonna be FUN!!!!!
I am pouring tears reading this while watching the end of the video!!!!
Babygurl I'm saying this as a woman old enough to be your very old aunt, lies!! But your have the cutest look when you are in that amazed stance. Don't ever think of changing. God Bless!
wow, your garden is beautiful! My husband and I planted our garden after our last frost, the last week of April, and none of our plants have grown! We lost all of our garden and I can't find out what went wrong! I am happy to see your garden is thriving!
You should send your soul in for testing. If you lost your entire garden you may be severely deficient in a nutrient.
Hi Becky, I brake off the bottom branches of the tomato plant so they don't touch the ground. It keeps the tomato plant from getting new roots on the ground, slugs, it also makes the tomato plant more healthy, plus more productive with lots of tomatoes.
Becky your vulnerability made me emotional also. You’re such a sweetheart. Thanks for the great content always and praying for only wonderful things on your new chapter ❤️
You touch my heart you're that is what gardening is and you can't help but get emotional, When mother nature blesses you with such Beauty and Bounty. Becky I know you asked for advice but you grow YOUR garden whatever way you want it's your garden you make the rules. Thank you for the BEAUTIFUL Garden Your.
Becky I love how flexible and lenient you are being with yourself. You are aware that you have the same amount of time in a day as the rest of us and you know things don’t always go as plan. I appreciate that about you.
I’m enjoying watching this amazing next chapter for you and Josh. Hugs from Northern Virginia
Becky don’t be afraid to ask your friends or family for help in harvesting . I have seen other videos where you have your family help so I’m sure you’re thinking of this . But don’t be afraid to ask for more help than usual . This is a busy time ! Be graceful to yourself . I need to follow that advice in my own life . You’re garden is amazing, but YOU are so much more!
Such a great video. I cried with you at the end. It’s hard to say goodbye to a place you put a lot of love into, even if the next place will be even better. Every step forward has to leave something behind. It’s ok to grieve a bit as you move forward.
I’ve been gardening for a very long time. Every year there is that one crop that does really well and that one that doesn’t. But each year we grow and learn and are thankful for the blessings.
You are doing amazing! It’s a beautiful garden.