7 minutes late and for no good reason just sitting here with our coffees singing and lost track of time! Happy Sunday Y’all. We’re so excited for this new garden build, in a few weeks you will see every detail come to life. We hope all that we learn about growing you will be able to use for yourself as well, and to those who have green thumbs/ experience we welcome any tips with open arms 🌱🌞 HAPPY SPRING
You guys have 2 good friends with great gardens to ask questions to, Tyler and Todd. Also, all gardeners have bad years. It's a mix of things. Enjoy the journey!
A little tip for the raised beds. Before you fill them with soil, it is best to insert a grid at the bottom so that no voles damage your vegetables and their roots, then lay out a foil so that the soil does not damage the wood and it starts to rot, then a few straws and branches as the first layer and then hummus or earth depending on what you have. Another point would be to pay attention to the bed with the tree, to build a box around it, otherwise the tree will also start to rot. I wish you good luck and remember, not everything has to work out at the beginning, you learn over time and you can do it. ❤❤❤
I garden in Halifax…I’m not sure If anyone has ever told you, but the biggest thing a gardener grows from year to year is WISDOM 😊. You just build on it❤. My biggest/best advice is to grow Asparagus…it will come back bigger and better every year. If you start this year, you should be able to harvest half of them next year. The best food for your garden is free in Nova Scotia. Go to the seashore and collect seaweed from above the water line (you aren’t permitted to collect below the water line.).
Awe Annette, we sure do love that “a gardener grows WISDOM”. We love asparagus. Wow seaweed, good to know and thanks for sharing all your valuable experience with us. 💛🐶
Cabin fever is a real thing in Canada. Now, you are making the best of Spring and sunshine. There is nothing better than spending time outside in the garden.
Tomatoes LOVE ground up egg shells. Also, helps keep the snails and slugs away. If you’re planting blueberries, they LOVE acidic things. I put my used Kcup coffee grounds and lemon, lime or orange peels in and on the soil. Gardening is trial and error. Have fun!
My tip is acceptance - each garden environment works best for different veggies. For example, I've learned that growing brassicas in our garden will attract a ton of bugs if i grow into summer. I'm not willing to fight the bugs, so we focus on other veggies and the early varieties of broccoli and cauliflower (they are all harvested before our major bug season takes over). Keep in mind this also takes time as you won't always know what works and what doesn't until you try!
Crystal, you are the stone that absorbs the love the flower brings as it grows within your crevices. You are the foundation. Jasmine, you are the flower that brings the fragrance and nourishment that keeps the stone smooth around the edges. Together you are the image of a beautiful flowering meadow.
Keep an old bar of soap or hunk of an old candle with your drill. Rub the threads of your lags or screws across the soap or wax. Really helps lubricate the threads. No mess. Easy to store with the equipment. BTW the beds turned out wonderful. You kiddos should be very proud!!!
Love the new garden beds! Something to research before placing your growing medium in the one with the tree...make sure that type of tree will not be smothered out if it has the soil around the trunk. You may need to build a box around it to keep that from happening. Best wishes for your dream garden!❤️
Hey guys it’s May, and you know what that means. It May Snow, it May be wall to wall sunshine, it May rain with howling winds, or you May have freezing rain. However one thing is for sure, those pesky biting black flies, have a great spring. Love the gardens xxx
Spring has finally sprung over here in ol Scandinavia to! There is nothing that can lift your spirit like spring, the smells, first flowers, birds, migrating birds in the sky, i love it. Pure happiness! Good job, your garden will be amazing! 💛
Remember to use spray bottles to water your newly planted seeds in planting containers. Seeds and seedlings are fragile and require gentle watering methods until the plants are larger and stronger. Have fun! Love love love you gals! Hugs!
Yay!! Can't wait to watch your gardens grow & harvest all those fresh veggies! If you ever have a million questions to ask & want to talk to someone in person, please know you both are ALWAYS welcome to pop by the flower farm to chat! We are in Aylesford, only a hop skip & jump from you! (A Beautiful Wild Flower Farm) Enjoy all the warmth & sunshine! Wishing you only the best!
Go for it ladies. Good luck. The only tip I have is make sure to get seed from a good source. Bad seeds can make you spend money and make you feel like a bad Gardner. Any invasive plants always plant in a container. Some are better to grow as start plants ( onions as a example). Hope this helps. ❤
Crystal, I was a tree climber for 10 years. I noticed when you’re hitting the chain brake on your saw you’re removing you’re rear hand and using it to stop the chain. Please don’t do this. Rock your forehand forward and bump the brake with the top of your left hand. If you use your right hand and continue doing as you are, there is potential that you can miss the chain brake, putting your hand directly over top of a high speed cutting chain. Stay safe. I love watching your videos.
I love how much you two are so joyous about being outside. Between you gals and Tyler and Todd, I have been inspired to try and live more outside and enjoy my yard.
A tip for your tomatoes. Grow them in small pots til they’re about a foot tall, then trim off all the branches and just leave a little top then plant it deep to where it’s only a few inches tall. Tomatoes are a vine and all those little hairs on the stem will turn to roots and give your plant a ton of roots to feed into.
To help the greenhouse keep heat, you can add polyethylene/or sheets of plastics to the inside of the greenhouse. You can staple it to the 2x4 frame. By doing this you add a dead air space between the inside and outside. This will help keep heat in. If you don’t want to use staples, you can get a tack strip. Ron
One more tip for the lag bolts is to pre drill with a bit a little smaller diameter than the bolt esp.. if you experience splitting. Great video y'all so glad you are "OUTDOORS"!
It's why I love living in Canada where we experience four strongly distinct seasons and have come to appreciate each in its own way -- I can't imagine living in an area where it's always seemingly one season all year long.
Cedarwood, sage, basil, oregano, mint , lavender, leeks, and garlic will help some with your black fly problem. Citronella plants help with mosquito problems and the common marigold planted through out your gardens will deter other pests. You can put these around the perimeter of your deck, along paths you use a lot and throughout your gardens so you can work in peace without as many bugs. If you make the majority of your deterrent plantings perennials like oregano they will come back each year and cut down on cost and the labor of replacing them each year. Rhubarb is another plant that repels insects since the leaves are poisonous. Animals know this and stay away. Rhubarb is a perennial that works particularly well in keeping black flies off of your beans and they deter white flies. They do take 2 years of growth before you can actually start cutting the stalks to eat though. I don't know what growing zone you are in but rhubarb might work there. Leeks , onions, and lettuce are good for keeping carrot flies out of your garden. Crystal may well already know all this and know about companion planting after studying all winter, but if not, companion planting may be something you would find worth looking into.
Love seeing your progress. The garden is going to look amazing and as with anything in life we learn as we go. Last year you started late and made many mistakes and lack of power didn't help but this year you have power you have started early and hopefully all will be well in the garden. Remember even professionals have fails. ♥️🏳️🌈♥️🏳️🌈
I just loved the way you two are embracing the new garden buildup. Wish you all the luck. I do gardening myself and I would suggest you guys build a DIY for producing liquid fertilizer from all your kitchen and garden wastes. I've been using it and it is such a gold for our plants. I also saw you guys nearly sowing all the seeds. Please take in mind that all the vegetables have their own seasons. Try to grow plants in their respective seasons as it will give you the best results. Hope your gardens blooms as your souls. Happy gardening.
You both being so happy makes me happy too. I was smiling and laughing all thru this video. I don't have a green thumb so I am living vicariously thru the both of you. i am so looking forward to this garden. 🥰😍🤩
Spring has finally sprung for you and for me here in New Hampshire. After all the rainy weather we have had it's great to have sun, sun and more sun. Better yet is having two extra rays of sun watching the two of you. Your smiles and laughter are better than sun. You are transforming the cabin into a beautiful home, with some trial and error, but you have learned and grown. The gardens will look amazing when things start growing and the greenhouse will get figured out for next winter, hopefully a long way away from now.
Keep your egg shells, cook them at 200 for 30 min. You can grind it up, store it. It’s also good for pets, yes read about it yourself. I encourage everyone to research before they try anything. That’s right, enclosed garden is a must in the bush. Once the wild deers find it, they all will come. 🦌🐇🐀🦔🐿🦊🦝🐻🐍🐝🐞🦆🦉🐜🦇🦗🕸🕷
Gardening is an art! No two are the same, don’t beat yourself up over stuff that didn’t work. Start with one thing, perfect it then add another. Happy gardening, girls!
Starting a worm farm is easy and produces liquid gold for your all of your plants. I also make COMPOST TEA and my garden yield is impressive if I do say so myself. I've combined recipes from farmers in Matanuska Valley and some ingredients of my own choosing, like bat poop, etc. It only takes some basic equipment and hardly any effort. The microbes you'll populate will increase your yield 3-fold.
Happy Sunday Jaz , Crystal , Bella & Izzy , your garden area is going to look awesome , make sure to build a wee box around the tree to keep the soil away from the trunk so the tree does not get smothered 👍 So good to see you ladies with spring induced smiles & laughter and have Bella telling that nasty rake off once again 😂 Your homestead is looking beautiful. Catch ya on the flip side ..🐾🐾 Paws Up 🐾🐾 .. Cheers.
Don't forget to pipe slow classical music to the garden beds to shower the growing with song, Plant marigolds with your tomato plants and hang a wind chime in the garden.
I am an excellent gardener but, I can't give you any tips because it just comes naturally to me from my Dad and Grandparents. Love you girls. God Bless
Ladies, the next time you want to fasten, two large boards together. Drill a hole through the outer board and drill a small hole, in the board on the inside. This will help, you won't break your bolts or lag bolts.
Give me 10% of the energy Bella has when barking at the rake 😊 And Izzy just lying there watching her without a care in the world. I love this dynamic duo. Good work in the garden...when I take a look outside I guess I'll have to start a gardening project on my own as well. Keep doing what you love the most. The four of you are the best team ever.
I can`t help but smile watching your video because of your energetic enthusiasm and how your love for each other and your love of life.Keep up the great vids.
WHATEVER YOU DO, don't forget to place permeable liner inside the beds .. cardboard won't last more than a few months and before you know it, the moles will be dragging down all your produce like a freakin' buffet. My first year of gardening was wonderful .. used Mel's Square Foot gardening method .. I did end up using the liner on top of the beds as well to keep the weeds at bay. I also had to protect the veggies from the various other critters who love your pees and your berries, etc. The rain rotted my tomatoes and peppers when out in the open, so you may want to keep these in the greenhouse where they'll be sure to get lots of warmth. Strawberries (ever-bearing) grow well too. Enjoy girls. 💕💕
My neighbour filled her raised beds with straw bales, soil and compost. Some wood log offcuts on the base. The straw bales will compost down quickly so topping up the soil bed levels will be expected.
Setup a rainwater system by the green house and purchase a RV water pump with a water distribution manifold with timer for each zone of the greenhouse. Hook up to a solar panel 1'x2' and a 12 volt battery works like a charm easy to install and attach to a small drip feed sprinkler system zoned to each area you want to water
Yes, Spring is awesome!!! I love watching the garden with all our trees come back to live, turning green, perennials coming back, new annuals in the garden beds and flowerpots………. Coffee outside in the morning, a few glasses of wine, or beer, in the evening 🥰. Oh, and the hummingbirds, ladybugs, butterflies, all have returned.( I live in New Mexico).
You two beautiful girls make this 75 year old man Happy. Your enthusiasm for all you do is infectious and I’m going out in the garden today. Feeling excited about the next few months and sharing your journey in the garden. Love ❤️ ❤️ to you both xxxxxxx
I did a double take when you pronounced process..like praw-cess. I am heckin floored! Also, I have no doubt you guys will be master gardeners before long. No doubt, experiencing the four seasons in the Northeast is very humbling and satisfying.
I love making raised flower beds. Along with the comment of adding a mesh on the bottom to keep the critters out, another tip for the big lag bolts is to pre-drill them. Use a drill bit a little bit smaller than the shaft size, it won’t be driving them in that much easier and you will not break any.
Base on my experience growing up with a greenhouse attached to my house we didn’t grow anything from Nov to January. We planted small plants in February when the sun kept the greenhouse warm naturally. We never started from seeds. I don’t remember your greenhouse build but it helps to have a “thermal mass” like concrete floors or stone structures in the greenhouse. This thermal mass absorbs heat during the day then radiates it back at night keeping the temps more even. Also, drip irrigation on timers is much more efficient watering plant beds in a greenhouse.
Can't wait to see this process! What to reiterate what another person here said...please make sure to build a box around the tree that is in that one garden box. Tree's die when covered with too much dirt or mulch so you will have to lose some garden bed space to make sure you don't kill that tree.
Do you know if your season is long enough to grow gourds? On a trellis you can make them grow into bottle shapes, knots, all kinds of very cool shapes with tons of uses like for storage, decorations, birdhouses, lamps, altar pieces, dippers and anything you can think of. They need to be dried and cured for a year before use-- so jump on it if your season is long enough. Happy growing!
Way down south in North Texas our Spring is very short but also brings me great joy. I love being outside when the temperatures are between 60 -80 and the sun is shining. My Spring wildflowers are in full bloom too. Soon it will be too hot for me to enjoy being outside, so I get it while I can. I grew up in a northern state so I get how long Winter can be and feel.
Hi girls! Watching your "adventures" from Luxembourg since .. an eternity and always enjoying each and every episode, even if I do not always understand what you are saying, I appreciate your good humor, your smiles, your love for each other. Don't stop, please!
In The United States, it’s recommended to start after mother’s day which is may 14th this year and that is so that the crops do not freeze. so for future gardens, start seeds inside and in little pots before may. you can start as early as you want. i had celery continuing to grow for 3 years by taking indoor and outdoor depending on the season. good luck ladies 👍🏼
Bees wax is the best lubricant for bolts, screws, and nails! Old carpenters trick, drill a hole in the end of your hammer handle and fill it with bees wax. Poke the tip of your nail in it and it drives easily. For screws and lags a quick swipe across the threads with a block of bees wax is all you need.
Love to see you ladies back out in the garden. You could do some aquaponics/hydroponics in the greenhouse. It uses less water than traditional gardening and does very well in a greenhouse.
Thank you for showing the Greenhouse in this video. Happy to see it Wintered well structure wise. Looking forward to watching plant your Green House and newly built Garden Beds.👍
Hey Dan, we knew we were going to show our community the greenhouse. Just wanted to wait until it all went together. Yes learning so much about plants and gardening. See you next Sunday.🌞🐶
Suggestion grow Micro green in the green house for food, make a underground root seller with a door keep food cold and to store food. Buy miracle grow for gardens. Dehydrate food and seal in sealed bags and canning to put in the seller.
Crystal the joy on your face is just precious! You two are so hard working, gardening is a lot of trial and error so don’t let it bother you about the green house. It will be better this year. Do you plan on canning the items you are growing? 💜💜💜💜
We live near a farm, which uses horses. During the winter the farmer mucks the stables and makes a giant pile. He lets friends take as much of it as we want in the spring. I filled 10, 5 gallon buckets. Horse manure doesn't have the strong odor the cow does. It hardly smells at all. My wife adds it to all the flower gardens. The growth explodes after it is mixed into the soil. Also, every few weeks we weed and till the soil.
I suggest buying some packaged calcium and probably chicken manure. The calcium goes in as a thin layer a few inches below the surface, and is probably done just at the time of planting. The manure is sprinkled across the top where watering will carry nutrients down to the roots, and so you can see when to add more, probably every 2-4 weeks.
I'm soo glad someone did not take a dive off the new raised beds during construction injuring their ankle. 😳 Loving the sunglasses...they're vibing retro mod! Now, if you can find some thigh high Wellies, you can work it! hahaha Happy gardening Ladies.
Thank God winter is over... Let the planting begin...lol. Love how you two light up when there's even a tiny bit of sunlight... Like a flower. See ya next week. So happy to be part of your pack.
Hi Girls, Spring must be in the air, Jazzy wearing Shorts, Crystal wearing the vest top, 💖, Raised beds look great, Get them planted up with potatoes, leaks, onions, lettuce, You have to get 🐔🐓🐔 So you have eggs, Bella and Izzy just chilling🐕🐕 in the spring sunshine 🌞, Until next weekend stay safe and Warm💛💛
For garden advice is that I learned that despite how juicy they are, tomatoes like sunny dry conditions, as wetness can lead to blight. But don’t forget to water them once 8n a while. 😂 that’s the biggest thing I learned when gardening. And bees and wasps can make underground hives. I learned that the hard way digging in my garden the next year.
I’m with you gals, Sooooo glad winter is gone! You have inspired me to take on building a tiny house onmy land for a dear friend, so she can come share our land….Keep on keepin’ on!
You Girls have something very very special. Your happiness is so contagious 😊 it just makes me smile all over my big old face and makes me happy aswell, thanks. By the way Bella rocks sassy girl 😂. Stay safe all ❤ Michael 🇩🇰.
I admire your enthusiasm. Really. I used to garden. Every Spring I'd go at it with enthusiasm, but by the heat of July, I just didn't want to be out working in the garden. And most things will die if not tended. Today I buy my produce. So sad. Don't be like me!
Good Morning Ladies! The garden is going to be beautiful. Last year you both had so much going on you didn't have time for a garden. Just look back at all you accomplished last year. After all you both have accomplished the garden will be a breeze. I have faith in you both. Sending so much love to all 4 of you! ❤
7 minutes late and for no good reason just sitting here with our coffees singing and lost track of time! Happy Sunday Y’all. We’re so excited for this new garden build, in a few weeks you will see every detail come to life. We hope all that we learn about growing you will be able to use for yourself as well, and to those who have green thumbs/ experience we welcome any tips with open arms 🌱🌞 HAPPY SPRING
Happy Spring Ladies! 🌱💚
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Coffee, sunshine, and singing are great reasons to be late 🥰
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Better late than never!
I love you guys! I am a 77 year old combat veteran. I don't smile much but when I'm watching you two, I smile and laugh a lot. Thank you!
Well Bob,happy we could make you laugh. We are grateful to have you in our community.💛🐶
You guys have 2 good friends with great gardens to ask questions to, Tyler and Todd. Also, all gardeners have bad years. It's a mix of things. Enjoy the journey!
A little tip for the raised beds. Before you fill them with soil, it is best to insert a grid at the bottom so that no voles damage your vegetables and their roots, then lay out a foil so that the soil does not damage the wood and it starts to rot, then a few straws and branches as the first layer and then hummus or earth depending on what you have. Another point would be to pay attention to the bed with the tree, to build a box around it, otherwise the tree will also start to rot. I wish you good luck and remember, not everything has to work out at the beginning, you learn over time and you can do it. ❤❤❤
or instead of foil, char the wood [Shou Sugi Ban] to preserve it.
Just wanted to agree about the tree in the bed, will die if buried in soil. ❤ show, keep it up
I wish I'd put a grid in the bottom of my raised beds. I have a vole problem.... They always find my potatoes.
I garden in Halifax…I’m not sure If anyone has ever told you, but the biggest thing a gardener grows from year to year is WISDOM 😊. You just build on it❤. My biggest/best advice is to grow Asparagus…it will come back bigger and better every year. If you start this year, you should be able to harvest half of them next year. The best food for your garden is free in Nova Scotia. Go to the seashore and collect seaweed from above the water line (you aren’t permitted to collect below the water line.).
Awe Annette, we sure do love that “a gardener grows WISDOM”. We love asparagus. Wow seaweed, good to know and thanks for sharing all your valuable experience with us. 💛🐶
Cabin fever is a real thing in Canada. Now, you are making the best of Spring and sunshine. There is nothing better than spending time outside in the garden.
Jaz especially is like deliriously happy to be outside in the warmer weather, it’s so cute 😆
She's got those sunshine zoomies haha
Seeing buds on the trees makes me SO HAPPY. I'm telling all my friends LOOK AT THOSE BUDS!
Right! Spring is such a magical time.💛🐶
Tomatoes LOVE ground up egg shells. Also, helps keep the snails and slugs away. If you’re planting blueberries, they LOVE acidic things. I put my used Kcup coffee grounds and lemon, lime or orange peels in and on the soil. Gardening is trial and error. Have fun!
My tip is acceptance - each garden environment works best for different veggies. For example, I've learned that growing brassicas in our garden will attract a ton of bugs if i grow into summer. I'm not willing to fight the bugs, so we focus on other veggies and the early varieties of broccoli and cauliflower (they are all harvested before our major bug season takes over).
Keep in mind this also takes time as you won't always know what works and what doesn't until you try!
OK, Vanwives has a video up on Sunday morning, everything has to go on hold till I watch it, have a seat, I'll be with you in half an hour...
You are so funny. Thanks for being part of our pack.💛🐶
Crystal, you are the stone that absorbs the love the flower brings as it grows within your crevices. You are the foundation. Jasmine, you are the flower that brings the fragrance and nourishment that keeps the stone smooth around the edges. Together you are the image of a beautiful flowering meadow.
Keep an old bar of soap or hunk of an old candle with your drill. Rub the threads of your lags or screws across the soap or wax. Really helps lubricate the threads. No mess. Easy to store with the equipment. BTW the beds turned out wonderful. You kiddos should be very proud!!!
Great tip! I find this trick works for any long screw big or small.
Love the new garden beds! Something to research before placing your growing medium in the one with the tree...make sure that type of tree will not be smothered out if it has the soil around the trunk. You may need to build a box around it to keep that from happening. Best wishes for your dream garden!❤️
I was gonna comment the same thing! I’d worry that the tree would rot and die over time :/
yup, was going to say the same thing, build something around the tree with room for it to grow and keep the dirt away from it.
Agree with this. The tree will be smothered and eventually die if you fill the bed with soil.
Hey guys it’s May, and you know what that means. It May Snow, it May be wall to wall sunshine, it May rain with howling winds, or you May have freezing rain. However one thing is for sure, those pesky biting black flies, have a great spring. Love the gardens xxx
Spring has finally sprung over here in ol Scandinavia to! There is nothing that can lift your spirit like spring, the smells, first flowers, birds, migrating birds in the sky, i love it. Pure happiness! Good job, your garden will be amazing! 💛
Hey Elisabeth, we agree Spring is a beautiful gift. We are learning so much about gardening.💛🐶
Remember to use spray bottles to water your newly planted seeds in planting containers. Seeds and seedlings are fragile and require gentle watering methods until the plants are larger and stronger. Have fun! Love love love you gals! Hugs!
Yay!! Can't wait to watch your gardens grow & harvest all those fresh veggies! If you ever have a million questions to ask & want to talk to someone in person, please know you both are ALWAYS welcome to pop by the flower farm to chat! We are in Aylesford, only a hop skip & jump from you! (A Beautiful Wild Flower Farm) Enjoy all the warmth & sunshine! Wishing you only the best!
Go for it ladies. Good luck. The only tip I have is make sure to get seed from a good source. Bad seeds can make you spend money and make you feel like a bad Gardner. Any invasive plants always plant in a container. Some are better to grow as start plants ( onions as a example). Hope this helps. ❤
Thank you, it sure does help we love to share and love to receive input and our communities experience even more. Happy to have you in our pack.💛🐶
Crystal, I was a tree climber for 10 years. I noticed when you’re hitting the chain brake on your saw you’re removing you’re rear hand and using it to stop the chain. Please don’t do this. Rock your forehand forward and bump the brake with the top of your left hand. If you use your right hand and continue doing as you are, there is potential that you can miss the chain brake, putting your hand directly over top of a high speed cutting chain. Stay safe. I love watching your videos.
Wow thank you Jake. Really appreciate that 💛
@@Vanwives love you girls. I watch every Sunday. I’d love to come visit and cook with you for a weekend!
@@Vanwives I really hope you take my forehand braking technique into play as I don’t want you to lose any fingers over firewood
I love how much you two are so joyous about being outside. Between you gals and Tyler and Todd, I have been inspired to try and live more outside and enjoy my yard.
A tip for your tomatoes. Grow them in small pots til they’re about a foot tall, then trim off all the branches and just leave a little top then plant it deep to where it’s only a few inches tall. Tomatoes are a vine and all those little hairs on the stem will turn to roots and give your plant a ton of roots to feed into.
Your garden beds are coming along!!! You are going to have a brilliant Spring and Summer in the yard!!! 😎🥰❤️👏👏👏 How inspiring!!!!!!
Thank you Kerry, that is our hope. We are happy to have you in our pack.💛🐶
Suns Out, Guns Out. The new garden beds look great.
Love you ladies I’m tuned in every Sunday. Same with Tyler and Todd!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
To help the greenhouse keep heat, you can add polyethylene/or sheets of plastics to the inside of the greenhouse. You can staple it to the 2x4 frame. By doing this you add a dead air space between the inside and outside. This will help keep heat in. If you don’t want to use staples, you can get a tack strip. Ron
One more tip for the lag bolts is to pre drill with a bit a little smaller diameter than the bolt esp.. if you experience splitting. Great video y'all so glad you are "OUTDOORS"!
It's why I love living in Canada where we experience four strongly distinct seasons and have come to appreciate each in its own way -- I can't imagine living in an area where it's always seemingly one season all year long.
You 2 make my Sunday's better 😊
Cedarwood, sage, basil, oregano, mint , lavender, leeks, and garlic will help some with your black fly problem. Citronella plants help with mosquito problems and the common marigold planted through out your gardens will deter other pests. You can put these around the perimeter of your deck, along paths you use a lot and throughout your gardens so you can work in peace without as many bugs. If you make the majority of your deterrent plantings perennials like oregano they will come back each year and cut down on cost and the labor of replacing them each year. Rhubarb is another plant that repels insects since the leaves are poisonous. Animals know this and stay away. Rhubarb is a perennial that works particularly well in keeping black flies off of your beans and they deter white flies. They do take 2 years of growth before you can actually start cutting the stalks to eat though. I don't know what growing zone you are in but rhubarb might work there. Leeks , onions, and lettuce are good for keeping carrot flies out of your garden. Crystal may well already know all this and know about companion planting after studying all winter, but if not, companion planting may be something you would find worth looking into.
Love seeing your progress. The garden is going to look amazing and as with anything in life we learn as we go. Last year you started late and made many mistakes and lack of power didn't help but this year you have power you have started early and hopefully all will be well in the garden. Remember even professionals have fails. ♥️🏳️🌈♥️🏳️🌈
I love Spring. I love gardening and rewards of having it.
I just loved the way you two are embracing the new garden buildup. Wish you all the luck. I do gardening myself and I would suggest you guys build a DIY for producing liquid fertilizer from all your kitchen and garden wastes. I've been using it and it is such a gold for our plants. I also saw you guys nearly sowing all the seeds. Please take in mind that all the vegetables have their own seasons. Try to grow plants in their respective seasons as it will give you the best results. Hope your gardens blooms as your souls. Happy gardening.
Jaz I know that happy feeling, being outside enjoying what nature gives us.
Just me cleaning my oven while watching 😂 You are making a lovely garden😊
Thanks for tuning in and getting your oven cleaned too. 😂🤩
@@Vanwives it was necessairy 🤣 also love the podcast btw 💛
So happy that spring is finally here after that really long winter
Just an FYI, building up dirt around a tree can kill it
Thanks Allan, we appreciate you sharing with us.🌞🐶
You're absolutely right Alan,if you want to preserve that tree with the root spread you wont be able to plant anything in that planter.
You both being so happy makes me happy too. I was smiling and laughing all thru this video. I don't have a green thumb so I am living vicariously thru the both of you. i am so looking forward to this garden. 🥰😍🤩
Spring has finally sprung for you and for me here in New Hampshire. After all the rainy weather we have had it's great to have sun, sun and more sun. Better yet is having two extra rays of sun watching the two of you. Your smiles and laughter are better than sun. You are transforming the cabin into a beautiful home, with some trial and error, but you have learned and grown. The gardens will look amazing when things start growing and the greenhouse will get figured out for next winter, hopefully a long way away from now.
Keep your egg shells, cook them at 200 for 30 min. You can grind it up, store it. It’s also good for pets, yes read about it yourself. I encourage everyone to research before they try anything.
That’s right, enclosed garden is a must in the bush. Once the wild deers find it, they all will come. 🦌🐇🐀🦔🐿🦊🦝🐻🐍🐝🐞🦆🦉🐜🦇🦗🕸🕷
Gardening is an art! No two are the same, don’t beat yourself up over stuff that didn’t work. Start with one thing, perfect it then add another. Happy gardening, girls!
Your enthusiasm is infectious! Happy gardening and can't wait for next week!
Starting a worm farm is easy and produces liquid gold for your all of your plants. I also make COMPOST TEA and my garden yield is impressive if I do say so myself. I've combined recipes from farmers in Matanuska Valley and some ingredients of my own choosing, like bat poop, etc. It only takes some basic equipment and hardly any effort. The microbes you'll populate will increase your yield 3-fold.
Happy Sunday Jaz , Crystal , Bella & Izzy , your garden area is going to look awesome , make sure to build a wee box around the tree to keep the soil away from the trunk so the tree does not get smothered 👍 So good to see you ladies with spring induced smiles & laughter and have Bella telling that nasty rake off once again 😂 Your homestead is looking beautiful. Catch ya on the flip side ..🐾🐾 Paws Up 🐾🐾 .. Cheers.
Don't forget to pipe slow classical music to the garden beds to shower the growing with song, Plant marigolds with your tomato plants and hang a wind chime in the garden.
I am an excellent gardener but, I can't give you any tips because it just comes naturally to me from my Dad and Grandparents. Love you girls. God Bless
Sending love back. So happy you are an excellent gardener, enjoy! Thanks for watching.💛🐶
Great work to build your own garden!! We just finished the 8ft fence to keep the wild animals away!! Good luck girls!! TCB!!
Lean the top foot or so,out, so deer cannot leap it.
Ladies, the next time you want to fasten, two large boards together. Drill a hole through the outer board and drill a small hole, in the board on the inside. This will help, you won't break your bolts or lag bolts.
Give me 10% of the energy Bella has when barking at the rake 😊 And Izzy just lying there watching her without a care in the world. I love this dynamic duo. Good work in the garden...when I take a look outside I guess I'll have to start a gardening project on my own as well. Keep doing what you love the most. The four of you are the best team ever.
There you are! Got my coffee and favorite UA-camrs, my morning is complete 🙂
Wow Bryan, such a beautiful compliment! We’ll take it. Lol. Happy to have you in our pack.💛🐶
Garden beds look amazing ❤ can’t wait for this garden journey 😃and seeing you girls so happy outside is so heartwarming ✌🏼💚
Gardening is very therapeutic 💐
I can`t help but smile watching your video because of your energetic enthusiasm and how your love for each other and your love of life.Keep up the great vids.
Well thank you Joe, such beautiful words. Happy to have you in our pack.💛🐾
WHATEVER YOU DO, don't forget to place permeable liner inside the beds .. cardboard won't last more than a few months and before you know it, the moles will be dragging down all your produce like a freakin' buffet. My first year of gardening was wonderful .. used Mel's Square Foot gardening method .. I did end up using the liner on top of the beds as well to keep the weeds at bay. I also had to protect the veggies from the various other critters who love your pees and your berries, etc. The rain rotted my tomatoes and peppers when out in the open, so you may want to keep these in the greenhouse where they'll be sure to get lots of warmth. Strawberries (ever-bearing) grow well too. Enjoy girls. 💕💕
iam so happy vanwives came back home.
We love home 💛
I love being outside just sitting outside is so mind emptying, fresh air and more, I do envy you both x
My neighbour filled her raised beds with straw bales, soil and compost. Some wood log offcuts on the base. The straw bales will compost down quickly so topping up the soil bed levels will be expected.
Two plants that like cold inside the green house in Winter are Kale and Spinach
you need a mini wood stove in the green house
Setup a rainwater system by the green house and purchase a RV water pump with a water distribution manifold with timer for each zone of the greenhouse. Hook up to a solar panel 1'x2' and a 12 volt battery works like a charm easy to install and attach to a small drip feed sprinkler system zoned to each area you want to water
Yes, Spring is awesome!!! I love watching the garden with all our trees come back to live, turning green, perennials coming back, new annuals in the garden beds and flowerpots………. Coffee outside in the morning, a few glasses of wine, or beer, in the evening 🥰. Oh, and the hummingbirds, ladybugs, butterflies, all have returned.( I live in New Mexico).
Start with planting lots of mint, lilac and lavender which will help keep the black Flys away. Added bounce you can add them into your meals.
You two beautiful girls make this 75 year old man Happy. Your enthusiasm for all you do is infectious and I’m going out in the garden today. Feeling excited about the next few months and sharing your journey in the garden. Love ❤️ ❤️ to you both xxxxxxx
From Greenhouse to Outhouse you Ladies are Killin it!!! I'm enjoying the ride! Keep it up!
Thanks James, happy to have you in the pack.💛🐾
Another entertains and inspiring video……you Guys Rock……. 👍👍👍👍
I did a double take when you pronounced process..like praw-cess. I am heckin floored! Also, I have no doubt you guys will be master gardeners before long. No doubt, experiencing the four seasons in the Northeast is very humbling and satisfying.
I love making raised flower beds. Along with the comment of adding a mesh on the bottom to keep the critters out, another tip for the big lag bolts is to pre-drill them. Use a drill bit a little bit smaller than the shaft size, it won’t be driving them in that much easier and you will not break any.
So sorry to hear your greenhouse didn’t work out. I enjoyed watching the build & imagined it was a fail since the door never opened:(😢
Base on my experience growing up with a greenhouse attached to my house we didn’t grow anything from Nov to January. We planted small plants in February when the sun kept the greenhouse warm naturally. We never started from seeds. I don’t remember your greenhouse build but it helps to have a “thermal mass” like concrete floors or stone structures in the greenhouse. This thermal mass absorbs heat during the day then radiates it back at night keeping the temps more even. Also, drip irrigation on timers is much more efficient watering plant beds in a greenhouse.
Def put in irrigation in the greenhouse. Timers are everything.
This weather has been stunning.
I've used soap to lube the threads on lag bolts. It will make the process much easier. A pilot hole will also help.
Can't wait to see this process! What to reiterate what another person here said...please make sure to build a box around the tree that is in that one garden box. Tree's die when covered with too much dirt or mulch so you will have to lose some garden bed space to make sure you don't kill that tree.
Came here to say the same 👍🏻
It's worth getting through those Canadian winters to feel this buzzin' in the spring. We're blooming baby! 🌱🌷🌼
Do you know if your season is long enough to grow gourds? On a trellis you can make them grow into bottle shapes, knots, all kinds of very cool shapes with tons of uses like for storage, decorations, birdhouses, lamps, altar pieces, dippers and anything you can think of. They need to be dried and cured for a year before use-- so jump on it if your season is long enough. Happy growing!
Way down south in North Texas our Spring is very short but also brings me great joy. I love being outside when the temperatures are between 60 -80 and the sun is shining. My Spring wildflowers are in full bloom too. Soon it will be too hot for me to enjoy being outside, so I get it while I can. I grew up in a northern state so I get how long Winter can be and feel.
Hi girls! Watching your "adventures" from Luxembourg since .. an eternity and always enjoying each and every episode, even if I do not always understand what you are saying, I appreciate your good humor, your smiles, your love for each other. Don't stop, please!
Turnip greens like the cold, beet greens like the cold , herbs too
In The United States, it’s recommended to start after mother’s day which is may 14th this year and that is so that the crops do not freeze. so for future gardens, start seeds inside and in little pots before may. you can start as early as you want. i had celery continuing to grow for 3 years by taking indoor and outdoor depending on the season. good luck ladies 👍🏼
Bees wax is the best lubricant for bolts, screws, and nails! Old carpenters trick, drill a hole in the end of your hammer handle and fill it with bees wax. Poke the tip of your nail in it and it drives easily. For screws and lags a quick swipe across the threads with a block of bees wax is all you need.
Love to see you ladies back out in the garden. You could do some aquaponics/hydroponics in the greenhouse. It uses less water than traditional gardening and does very well in a greenhouse.
Thank you
for showing the Greenhouse in this video. Happy to see it Wintered well structure wise.
Looking forward to watching plant your Green House and newly built Garden Beds.👍
Hey Dan, we knew we were going to show our community the greenhouse. Just wanted to wait until it all went together. Yes learning so much about plants and gardening. See you next Sunday.🌞🐶
@@Vanwives I will have the Coffee on and all ready for your Podcast 😊
Suggestion grow Micro green in the green house for food, make a underground root seller with a door keep food cold and to store food. Buy miracle grow for gardens. Dehydrate food and seal in sealed bags and canning to put in the seller.
Crystal the joy on your face is just precious! You two are so hard working, gardening is a lot of trial and error so don’t let it bother you about the green house. It will be better this year. Do you plan on canning the items you are growing? 💜💜💜💜
Right, we will never stop learning the art of gardening. Not sure about canning depends how much we yield.
Thanks for tuning in Sharon.💛🐶
We live near a farm, which uses horses. During the winter the farmer mucks the stables and makes a giant pile. He lets friends take as much of it as we want in the spring. I filled 10, 5 gallon buckets. Horse manure doesn't have the strong odor the cow does. It hardly smells at all. My wife adds it to all the flower gardens. The growth explodes after it is mixed into the soil. Also, every few weeks we weed and till the soil.
Thank you for sharing your tips with us. 💛🐶
as a gardener of 40 years, top tip is grow what you love to eat and what is expensive to buy!! xxx
I suggest buying some packaged calcium and probably chicken manure. The calcium goes in as a thin layer a few inches below the surface, and is probably done just at the time of planting. The manure is sprinkled across the top where watering will carry nutrients down to the roots, and so you can see when to add more, probably every 2-4 weeks.
Crystal - so glad to see you with your chainsaw PPE!
I'm soo glad someone did not take a dive off the new raised beds during construction injuring their ankle. 😳 Loving the sunglasses...they're vibing retro mod! Now, if you can find some thigh high Wellies, you can work it! hahaha Happy gardening Ladies.
Thank God winter is over... Let the planting begin...lol. Love how you two light up when there's even a tiny bit of sunlight... Like a flower. See ya next week. So happy to be part of your pack.
Hi Girls, Spring must be in the air, Jazzy wearing Shorts, Crystal wearing the vest top, 💖, Raised beds look great, Get them planted up with potatoes, leaks, onions, lettuce, You have to get 🐔🐓🐔 So you have eggs, Bella and Izzy just chilling🐕🐕 in the spring sunshine 🌞, Until next weekend stay safe and Warm💛💛
I pray for a blessing upon you ladies for your new gardens and pray you get a bountiful crop of food forvthe coming year and seasons
I love spring time., and just got our garden started! See ya Wednesday ,
Hey Tonya, spring time is magical. Good for you. See ya Wed. for sure.💛🐶
For garden advice is that I learned that despite how juicy they are, tomatoes like sunny dry conditions, as wetness can lead to blight. But don’t forget to water them once 8n a while. 😂 that’s the biggest thing I learned when gardening. And bees and wasps can make underground hives. I learned that the hard way digging in my garden the next year.
Awesome job on the beds. I'm also creating a few myself, but they are not nice and not as big. Both of you are such an inspiration for many.
I’m with you gals, Sooooo glad winter is gone! You have inspired me to take on building a tiny house onmy land for a dear friend, so she can come share our land….Keep on keepin’ on!
Love this!! Roots and Refuge UA-cam channel is SO good for learning about gardening.
Thanks Jenna we will be sure to check them out. 💛🐶
I totally agree with being able to BE outside and not just surviving the outside.
You women Always make me Smile, Coffee, and all the funny Antics
Hey Lori, happy we could make you smile.🌞🐶
You Girls have something very very special. Your happiness is so contagious 😊 it just makes me smile all over my big old face and makes me happy aswell, thanks. By the way Bella rocks sassy girl 😂. Stay safe all ❤ Michael 🇩🇰.
I admire your enthusiasm. Really. I used to garden. Every Spring I'd go at it with enthusiasm, but by the heat of July, I just didn't want to be out working in the garden. And most things will die if not tended. Today I buy my produce. So sad. Don't be like me!
Good Morning Ladies! The garden is going to be beautiful. Last year you both had so much going on you didn't have time for a garden. Just look back at all you accomplished last year. After all you both have accomplished the garden will be a breeze. I have faith in you both. Sending so much love to all 4 of you! ❤