Laura i am 65 yrs old and while i have played in the dirt all my life and loved it i have learned so much from you. You have given me knowledge, desire, courage and not to mention inspiration. Your attitude to life is also a great gift to us. You lift me up and i thank you so much. I tell everyone about your site. Best of everything to you and your family. Blessing to all and new baby.
Barb, 63 here and I so related to your comment. Watching them is uplifting and has given me a huge “to do list” of things to try when I retire. I already got my Master Gardener’s certification and began improving all my gardens. I can’t wait to see what she teaches and inspires us to do next! Best of all, moving around will keep us young!
Such a beautiful harvest and you have given me ideas for next year. I’m a 75 year old grandmother and gardening is my passion. I’ve learned so much from you just buy watching your videos, especially be using the Espoma products-best I’ve ever tried. Wish I could find the land and sea compost. Do you know where it is sold?
Hi Barb, Stephanie. I related to both of your comments. I’m 66 and have had the most wonderful year in my garden. Laura has been such a wealth of knowledge and constant inspiration to me in my gardens. I’m adding a cut flower garden bed to my area for next year! Happy gardening!
Loved the editing and music! Appreciate the effort put in with the slow motion, distance shots, & drone footage. Many YT videos only show zoomed-in shots with absolutely no perspective shots. You guys put out a polished professional product that is honestly what you would see in a television series funded by a large corporate media group. Much respect to you Aaron & Laura for putting together this channel.
I love Aarons work on putting together the video, the music. It's perfect!! I just love watching your videos. I'm learning all about gardening and watching you and your techniques.
So I have to admit....I watched this video THREE times! (hubby watched too) You brighten our day with your infectious joy. The music you chose is perfect for melon picking. And the look on your face when you tasted the fruit. Well done. Well done .
Yes watermelon harvest with Laura, Aaron and my coffee! How fun to watch your face when you tasted them and the excitement of seeing what you grew in that ground. I think your advice is spot on you just have to get out there and try it because I agree gardening is best learned by doing! Your community of people that you give things to are going to be so blessed with all the fruit and veg coming on and the chickens will be in heaven!
Laura, I got so tickled when you go straight to the heart of the watermelon to taste, all I could hear in my memories were my grandmother saying, “ Becky, don’t eat just the heart.” To this day I will always eat a few bites of just the heart while cutting one up. Congratulations! 🍉😋
are you sure that you grew that? you didnt even code the DNA for that watermelon, all you did is provide soil and water for this plant, right? or did you actually made the entire genetic code in the lab first before you planted it?
So much fun being a part of the planting and now seeing the fruit! I feel like we're all in this together. Even though you're the one putting in all the sweat and hard work! Much appreciate how transparent your videos are and that you encourage us to step out and try the new thing! 💜💜💜
It’s amazing how that piece of land has changed, so beautiful. I am probably the odd one, I cut my watermelon and leave half in the sink with a spoon, never to be refrigerated, I eat from the heart of it and throw it out when the best part is gone! Learned a lot from your experience I never knew your supposed to cut the water from a watermelon. Thank you for sharing your life’s journey with us, would love to see Benjamin eating watermelon and Aaron too!!
A minute in I had to remind myself that you were on the new property. I’m amazed at how far the land has come. Looking forward to the future. Yes you grew that! Congratulations! Now I need some watermelon.
What a rock star! 🧏♀️ I love " omg I grew that" ❤ Its very rewarding when we harvest all our veggies. Just love what y'all have grown in such poor soil. Give some the gumption to grow their own. Thanks for sharing, much love.
This is the best reason to watch Garden Answer! How can anyone have a bad day after watching my favorite YT “friends” get so excited over flat nothing ground turned into 250 pounds of watermelons. Big congratulations and I certainly feel you pride and joy.
Wow!! What a journey you guys have had on YT. Look at all things your hard work has led to. I love it. Seeing you harvest fruit from this huge land is such a joy to watch.
This is a giant hug and a pat on the back...well done!! I am so impressed. You've done a wonderful job. Thank you so much for all the inspiration and information, I learned so much. Enjoy eating and sharing your harvest! 😊🍉
I just love the slow motion shots of you harvesting what ever it is (we saw that in a flower harvest video just recently) it feels like we may be getting to see you though Arrons eye in those moments and it's just so beautiful. Thank you again for sharing your wonderful space with us, your videos are always what I look forward to to starting my day with.
Laura, your excitement is priceless...I love it! Seems like your new garden property is prospering quite well. So happy for you. Enjoy the watermelons.
Congrats Laura on your first watermelon harvest! We've been growing watermelon in Colorado for some time now. Have consistently found that the female watermelons are sweeter than the male. You can tell the difference between the two because the females are round, and the males are elongated. So, in addition to checking for the cream color where the watermelon has been sitting in the bed, check for it's rounded shape. This is a good rule of thumb when selecting watermelons in the grocery store too! Love your channel! Happy gardening everybunny!
Glorious experience!!!! I know you’re so proud. I would be, too!!!!! Yippee. Watermelon is so perfect for these last “dog days” of summer. Take care and God bless. 🍉👏🏻💕
Wow very impressive you should be proud. How blessed your are dear watching you during this horrible pandemic has been a blessing to me im an average gardener love getting my hands in the dirt living in Vacaville ca. With pandemic & now these terrifying fire's age 72 im stuck inside go out long enough to water my plant's back inside I go😞. You are appreciated at a time like this Thank you for actually helping me get through these Scarytimes with your lovely family and garden stories & idea's God Bless you all😄👋
Wyleen Black : Wyleen, please stay safe and wear a mask when you go outside to water. That fire ash is such a “fine” particulate. I am 2.5 hours north of you and am growing my first garden in years. Laura, Aaron and Benjamin have been the best during this trying year!
I second the mask-wearing suggestion. I’m in Grass Valley and wore a mask outside yesterday for the first time when watering. It made a world of difference; no raspy throat when I had finished.
I loved this video! I love "learning" along side of you and am happy you do so many different types of gardening videos. You truly have been my favorite channel and I've learned so much since discovering you last year.
From the time I was born until I retired disabled, we grew huge gardens. I loved just about all vegetables. My husband and I raised 6 children, 3 huge gardens around our farm and thousands of chickens over the years. My favorites times were slicing into the first cucumber, the smell and taste the best. Next, cutting into first watermelon. I mean, dance party feeling. It’s hard work but a wonderful life. Bless you.
Guys, I just need to say I've been following you for a couple of years and your content is absolutely fantastic. When I was in my teens (20 yrs ago) I collected gardening magazines and dreamed. I never would have believed the information, dedication and enthusiasm you provide would exist. 10 years ago I thought I was 'on the up and up' because I was paying attention to different varieties...but you two are 'upping' everyone's game and I love it. So inspiring- thank you for bringing joy and inspiration to my life! Don't stop doing this your way?
You looked so excited and happy and the watermelons are beautiful! Yesterday, on CBS Sunday Morning, they did a segment on Hermiston, OR and their famous watermelons. I don't have a lot of room for vine crops but hoping to try next summer. We're enjoying our 2 raised beds this summer, with PW tomatoes, basil, bell peppers, jalapenos, PW Fire Away Hot and Heavy peppers, radishes, lettuce, strawberries, chives, rosemary and carrots...thank you Laura, for our very first vegetable garden!
I was smiling from ear to ear watching your excitement on your watermelon harvest! You have done a phenomenal job with that space even though you weren’t expecting much. So happy for you!
This just reminded me of when I was pregnant in my 3rd trimester with my son in the dead heat of summer and watermelon was the only thing I craved. Great harvest!!
A couple of years ago I grew a Crimson Sweet watermelon for the first time. We planted it in a pile of old potting soil I had dumped in my flowerbed after redoing all of my containers. I measured it against my foot everyday. The vine grew about 30 ft. in length. Amazing to see how it grew. I waited for the tendril to turn color before I picked it. Finally the day came. We had planned a "watermelon feed" for family when it was ready. OMG! 32#s! Thank goodness for family and friends because Dave and I couldn't have eaten it alone. what a good reason for a get together. It was sooo good! I put a video of the garden that included my watermelon plant on Facebook and it might still be there. Congratulations on your watermelons Laura and Aaron!
I am AMAZED at the phenomenal growth on your new property! I was "there with you" (watching your daily vlogs) when you planted everything from the get-go, and I guess with your consistent watering and tremendous heat and sunshine, everything just took off. These watermelons (as well as other cast-off veggies) will be a sure treat for your beloved chickens! Blessings over your day, 🙏 Cindy in Maryland =^..^=
Your videos get better and better each month. The tons of info, tips, etc AND Aaron’s editing skills. You guys are awesome! Appreciate your candidness. Learning for all of us
Man I have missed a lot. I love how the land turned out. You did great on the watermelons, oh but those pumpkins. I can not wait to see the reveal on them. That one that was shown briefly look just beautiful and humongous. Yall do such a great job. I love seeing what yall have grown and also the information you give us about it. Knowledge is key.
It is very encouraging to see how quickly and beautifully the bare ground turned out to be so lush and fertile. Just shows there is so much potential beneath the surface. It has definitely inspired me to try out more, come what may. Thank you so much for being a courageous gardener and sharing your planting stories!
I think what happened here is a that she thought it wasn't fertile and it actually is... Everyone always looks at clay soil as having no fertility but that's not always the case! That's what I want to encourage people to do with my channel is to go out there and try no matter what your soil looks like!
Looks like we’re all going to Aaron and Laura’s house for watermelon💚🙃I might try sugar baby next year. Congratulations on your beautiful watermelon crop💚🙃
First time commenting on anyone's video but fan of garden answer for few years now. I quickly clicked on the melon video and thought "oh that is such hard work with all the kneeling and bending over how does Laura do it" I loved it but realized I was watching the highlight reel. As soon as that was done I clicked on the full version to watch that. :) A nice payback for all that hard work.
That's what I'm going to teach people, or hope to anyways, with my channel- if you don't have the "perfect" soil, you don't have to wait to grow things! You can still grow things and get a harvest! I know people that went years without growing food or flowers because they were told, or saw videos, or read, that you need to have this kind of soil, or that kind of soil, or add tons of compost, etc. in order to succeed. While it's true, the more you ammend your soil the better in most cases, (except those few things that thrive in poor soil) you can still grow things now!
I can’t believe the before and after pictures of your new land! It looks so green! The watermelon 🍉 looks great! Yum 😋🍉🍉🍉🍉 I love the joy you have picking the watermelon!
I love all your posting I really loved and appreciated this posting, I learned so much. Please consider presenting each of your fruit and veggies harvesting using this format!
I’m somewhat of a novice gardener and it’s so nice to see someone who has as much experience as Laura still get so excited about the things she grows. I can’t wait to gain more experience under my belt! Thanks for the education and inspiration! 🍉
What a Blessing!! Laura, Aaron, you guys amaze me!! All the beautiful things you grow in your beautiful gardens! Your families must be proud of you guys!! Thank you very much for giving us, your followers, the best lessons of what you do. 🐈🌳😘💟
When you were picking them my thoughts went immediately to "I carried a watermelon", Baby from Dirty Dancing lol But loved your excitement & the video as per every video :)
Beautiful! I remember watching you and Aaron run the drip and you planting the seeds. It's great seeing the entire process. I hope you have a still photo of you pulling that wagon of melons with your flowers in the background . It is such a classic.
You have a lot of watermelon there! What you don't give to the chickens, may I suggest my Mom's delicious and refreshing gazpacho recipe? You really don't notice the watermelon in it, it gives this cold soup a certain something. Watermelon Gazpacho 4 heaping cups cubed seedless watermelon 1 English cucumber, diced, reserve half 3 medium tomatoes, diced, reserve half 1 small red bell pepper, diced, reserve half ⅓ cup chopped green onions, diced, reserve half 1 garlic clove small handful basil 3 to 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar 3 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for drizzling 1 to 2 teaspoons sea salt, or to taste ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper to taste ½ jalapeño pepper, optional diced avocado, optional 1. Set aside the reserved half of the chopped cucumber, tomatoes, red pepper and green onions and place the remaining half in a blender (Mom uses a food mill - she doesn’t like the skins and seeds from the tomatoes and skins from the pepper. She uses the blender for the rest of the recipe). Add the watermelon, garlic, basil, vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper and jalapeno pepper, if using. Blend until smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings. 2. Pour into a large bowl and stir in the reserved chopped vegetables. 3. Chill for 3 to 4 hours or overnight. 4. Drizzle with olive oil and garnish with diced avocado and/or micro greens, if desired, before serving.
Catherine O, thanks for sharing your Mom’s recipe. It looks like a terrific way to use up some crops my daughter grew for the first time this summer. Like Laura, she’s grown so much she’s able to share.
You have the best attitude towards trying new things! And what a harvest you’ll have! Now that I think about the desert soil that a lot of our crops are grown in in California I’m not surprised anymore by your success with growing on the new land anymore. Hot and dry but consistent root watering seem to be what many crops love!
When you have a watermelon that doesn’t taste quite perfect or is overripe...juice it! So fast and watermelon juice is delicious! You can add lime for a little punch. You can leave the seeds in too.
So awesome!! I haven’t grown melons in a verrry long time!! Just another way to tell if a watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew etc is ripe... look for bee stings! Sounds weird, but the bees know which one are the sweetest!! The more stings you see, the sweeter!! Enjoy your crops!! Absolutely wonderful and beautiful to watch your channel!! Thank you :)
Awesome harvest Laura ,planted 6 sugar baby in a 3" box due to space limitations so far only 3 came to size of average size grapefruit. Praying that those 3 make it to full size . Stay safe and enjoy the goodness of Mother nature. ❤
The watermelons look tasty😋 Here in India we get a lot of watermelons during the hot summer months.. they are a great fruit to have when it's hot.. right now it's rainy season so there's not a lot of watermelons here but plus with the lockdown they are even lesser😔.. you're harvest looks lovely tho hope u enjoy them❤️🌿😊
Good morning garden answer!☕☕☕the chickens will love you! Mine love watermelon scraps more than anything! Lifts my spirit to see how beautiful your fields are after just the first season. Thank you both for allowing us to participate 🤗
My journey this summer was much like yours, planting in non ammended soil that had nothing but sand and weeds for years. I planted watermelon and for the first time in 40 years, i got ripe and sweet melons!!! So far I've only harvested sugar babies......delicious taste. A neighbor gave me seeds for striped melons. One is over a foot long. I've been watching the tendrils, but will have to try some of the other methods you taught . Thank you for the education- I have learned so much from you already in the 10 months I've started watching you. I too tell all my gardening friends about you. I love watching you and learning.
you should be happy!!! my word! look at those!! i'm so happy for you, too.. that space was nothing but gopher holes and you've turned it into a paradise in less than 3 months! you rock, woman! i bet Benjamin loved those watermelons, too :) how fun!! and i agree, experience is by far one of the best teachers in the garden... enjoy the 'fruits of your labor'! question: can you save those seeds to plant next year? or do you order a fresh package of seeds? :)
Opening a farm stand lol I am sure your loved ones and the food banks are so grateful and blessed by your love of gardening - you both are truly a blessing Thank you for sharing and posting - Keeping the Faith 🙏❤🙏 🌺
Interesting. I never would have thought of that. There's so much water to cook down. I've made rosehip jelly and that tastes sort of like honey. What does this taste like?
I cant wait to show this one to my husband. His dad taught he and his brothers to grow watermelon. They planted acres of them and it helped put them through college. We grew and sold them a couole of summers. It IS so satisfying. You GREW that! So fun to watch thank you!
Laura, you are SO inspirational. Seriously, the best! I have 2 small raised beds and have a hard time dedicating space to vining crops, but this makes me want to grow sugar babies so much! Never stop showing us your successes (and failures) because you make us all want to get out and do more in our gardens! So much so that now when my husband sees me planting in the garden, he asks which GardenAnswer video I watched to get me out there. 🤪 I live in zone 9a with 100%humidity...so it takes a lot to get me out there during the summer months! Love all you do. Thank you!!!
I’ve worked in produce many many years, since I was a kid. Cannot tell you how many watermelons I’ve cut and dug and picked up out of those bins! (So heavy). One thing I always did was tap on the melon to see if it was ripe. I know the exact sound, so funny. Customers used to ask me to pick them out for them and wonder what I was trying to listen to! The overripe melon was so horrible to cut. I would have to make slices and have to put them on a tray and over wrap them and they would all crack. I can still smell the ones that were bad and all slime would come out when it was cut😩. Sugar babies are good! Did you ever try yellow watermelon? They could be real sweet as well but I never found them to be my favorite.
Beautiful harvest! The definition of a gardener is someone who is filled with faith for tomorrow! Laura, you are correct, come what may, just grow something! :-)
I loved that we got more of your reactions in this video. Sometimes professional filming can keep us at a distance. Even though the filming is beautiful. This video is a good balance.
Who got up at 6a to give a thumbs down on a lovely watermelon video? I will pray for you. I hope your day gets better. I get the tinglies when something I planted survives and thrives. It warms my heart to see someone else get that excited. "I grew that!" 😁 Thanks for the knowledge Laura and the beautiful video Aaron. It may have given me just the push I needed to start some watermellies from seed next year! Much love! ✌🏻😉💚🍉
Hi Laura and Aaron! It was so much watching you harvest the watermelon and then sampling the different ones! You guys have come such a long way since you first started planting on the new property, it's amazing! I hope all the the other edible crops do as well for flavor! Thank you so much for sharing!
Laura i am 65 yrs old and while i have played in the dirt all my life and loved it i have learned so much from you. You have given me knowledge, desire, courage and not to mention inspiration. Your attitude to life is also a great gift to us. You lift me up and i thank you so much. I tell everyone about your site. Best of everything to you and your family. Blessing to all and new baby.
Barb, 63 here and I so related to your comment. Watching them is uplifting and has given me a huge “to do list” of things to try when I retire. I already got my Master Gardener’s certification and began improving all my gardens. I can’t wait to see what she teaches and inspires us to do next! Best of all, moving around will keep us young!
Such a beautiful harvest and you have given me ideas for next year. I’m a 75 year old grandmother and gardening is my passion. I’ve learned so much from you just buy watching your videos, especially be using the Espoma products-best I’ve ever tried. Wish I could find the land and sea compost. Do you know where it is sold?
Hi Barb, Stephanie. I related to both of your comments. I’m 66 and have had the most wonderful year in my garden. Laura has been such a wealth of knowledge and constant inspiration to me in my gardens. I’m adding a cut flower garden bed to my area for next year! Happy gardening!
Ahhh...the joy of enjoying the “fruits” of your labour.😊😊🍉🍉😊😊
Nick Jefferson 😊😊😊
I see what u did there
Farmer Dave 😊😊😊
They came out beautiful. I love that you cut them open to show us. Congratulations, Laura!!! 🍉🍉🍉
Loved the editing and music! Appreciate the effort put in with the slow motion, distance shots, & drone footage. Many YT videos only show zoomed-in shots with absolutely no perspective shots. You guys put out a polished professional product that is honestly what you would see in a television series funded by a large corporate media group. Much respect to you Aaron & Laura for putting together this channel.
You know why I love your videos? You make me smile with your enthusiasm and passion! Thanks for the 😊💫
This is so amazing! would have loved to see the chickens get their share! :) Please include a clip of them some time
I love Aarons work on putting together the video, the music. It's perfect!! I just love watching your videos. I'm learning all about gardening and watching you and your techniques.
The Smile on your face when you carried them to your cart was priceless. Congratulations on your wonderful haul x
Watching how happy you were holding that first watermelon brought tears to my eyes! Thank you for doing what you do! 🤗
So I have to admit....I watched this video THREE times! (hubby watched too) You brighten our day with your infectious joy. The music you chose is perfect for melon picking. And the look on your face when you tasted the fruit. Well done. Well done .
Yes watermelon harvest with Laura, Aaron and my coffee! How fun to watch your face when you tasted them and the excitement of seeing what you grew in that ground. I think your advice is spot on you just have to get out there and try it because I agree gardening is best learned by doing! Your community of people that you give things to are going to be so blessed with all the fruit and veg coming on and the chickens will be in heaven!
Laura, I got so tickled when you go straight to the heart of the watermelon to taste, all I could hear in my memories were my grandmother saying, “ Becky, don’t eat just the heart.” To this day I will always eat a few bites of just the heart while cutting one up. Congratulations! 🍉😋
Awww.
But she didn't on the first one.
I thought, "Why aren't you going for the center where all the sweet goodness is?"
I always save a bite or two of the heart for my last bites. So sweet after I eat down to the rind!
In South Africa we call it the crown of the watermelon. Living in the UK and have never bought a watermelon....just don't trust them.
So homesick.
Learnt about the sweetness scale. That’s what keeps your channel something to look up to.
That gorilla cart is a beast… Am I the only one that wanted to sit there and taste test watermelons LOL
I was surprised that Benjamin wasn't right there wanting to get in on the taste test!!!😂
I think we all wanted to be there.....😊
No! You’re not the only one!
Watermelon is one of my favorite fruits.
No, you are not the only one!🌝
"OMG I grew that" is literally my face when I eat any produce I have grown 😂😂😂
Tahreem Q pretty much what all of us women say after we give birth.
Both of these comments are life 😁
Same!! Haha
Hahahaha! I came here to make the same comment! 😅
are you sure that you grew that? you didnt even code the DNA for that watermelon, all you did is provide soil and water for this plant, right? or did you actually made the entire genetic code in the lab first before you planted it?
The joy on your face as you came out of the garden was priceless.
So much fun being a part of the planting and now seeing the fruit! I feel like we're all in this together. Even though you're the one putting in all the sweat and hard work! Much appreciate how transparent your videos are and that you encourage us to step out and try the new thing! 💜💜💜
Oh, I just LOVE how pleased and happy you look while picking and showing us your watermelon harvest. Well done!
It’s amazing how that piece of land has changed, so beautiful. I am probably the odd one, I cut my watermelon and leave half in the sink with a spoon, never to be refrigerated, I eat from the heart of it and throw it out when the best part is gone! Learned a lot from your experience I never knew your supposed to cut the water from a watermelon. Thank you for sharing your life’s journey with us, would love to see Benjamin eating watermelon and Aaron too!!
A minute in I had to remind myself that you were on the new property. I’m amazed at how far the land has come. Looking forward to the future.
Yes you grew that! Congratulations! Now I need some watermelon.
What a rock star! 🧏♀️
I love " omg I grew that" ❤
Its very rewarding when we harvest all our veggies. Just love what y'all have grown in such poor soil. Give some the gumption to grow their own.
Thanks for sharing, much love.
This is the best reason to watch Garden Answer! How can anyone have a bad day after watching my favorite YT “friends” get so excited over flat nothing ground turned into 250 pounds of watermelons. Big congratulations and I certainly feel you pride and joy.
Wow!! What a journey you guys have had on YT. Look at all things your hard work has led to. I love it. Seeing you harvest fruit from this huge land is such a joy to watch.
That is the Best thing about gardening !! After all these years of growing Laura can still have a "I grew that" moment !!!
This is a giant hug and a pat on the back...well done!! I am so impressed. You've done a wonderful job. Thank you so much for all the inspiration and information, I learned so much. Enjoy eating and sharing your harvest! 😊🍉
I just love the slow motion shots of you harvesting what ever it is (we saw that in a flower harvest video just recently) it feels like we may be getting to see you though Arrons eye in those moments and it's just so beautiful. Thank you again for sharing your wonderful space with us, your videos are always what I look forward to to starting my day with.
Laura, your excitement is priceless...I love it! Seems like your new garden property is prospering quite well. So happy for you. Enjoy the watermelons.
Congrats Laura on your first watermelon harvest! We've been growing watermelon in Colorado for some time now. Have consistently found that the female watermelons are sweeter than the male. You can tell the difference between the two because the females are round, and the males are elongated. So, in addition to checking for the cream color where the watermelon has been sitting in the bed, check for it's rounded shape. This is a good rule of thumb when selecting watermelons in the grocery store too! Love your channel! Happy gardening everybunny!
Glorious experience!!!! I know you’re so proud. I would be, too!!!!! Yippee. Watermelon is so perfect for these last “dog days” of summer. Take care and God bless. 🍉👏🏻💕
It would be great to see a coffee table book with pictures of your gardens.
YES! YES! YES!!
I agree 100%. I would buy one.
Great Idea!!!
YAAAAS
It would be so inspiring and I’m sure it would be the epitome of artistry and practical information. Great suggestion.
I really enjoy watching Laura everytime she harvests something from the garden. I am looking forward to more watermelons next year! ❤
Wow very impressive you should be proud. How blessed your are dear watching you during this horrible pandemic has been a blessing to me im an average gardener love getting my hands in the dirt living in Vacaville ca. With pandemic & now these terrifying fire's age 72 im stuck inside go out long enough to water my plant's back inside I go😞.
You are appreciated at a time like this Thank you for actually helping me get through these Scarytimes with your lovely family and garden stories & idea's God Bless you all😄👋
Wyleen Black : Wyleen, please stay safe and wear a mask when you go outside to water. That fire ash is such a “fine” particulate. I am 2.5 hours north of you and am growing my first garden in years. Laura, Aaron and Benjamin have been the best during this trying year!
I second the mask-wearing suggestion. I’m in Grass Valley and wore a mask outside yesterday for the first time when watering. It made a world of difference; no raspy throat when I had finished.
I loved this video! I love "learning" along side of you and am happy you do so many different types of gardening videos. You truly have been my favorite channel and I've learned so much since discovering you last year.
Amen
From the time I was born until I retired disabled, we grew huge gardens. I loved just about all vegetables. My husband and I raised 6 children, 3 huge gardens around our farm and thousands of chickens over the years. My favorites times were slicing into the first cucumber, the smell and taste the best. Next, cutting into first watermelon. I mean, dance party feeling. It’s hard work but a wonderful life. Bless you.
I can totally relate to the “ i grew that” statement! So satisfying!
Your excitement is contagious! I love watermelon and could almost taste it when you said, “I grew that!”
“Faith in planting” is so true! Just have to do it. Thanks for the inspiration! 🥰
Hi Laura! You look like a proud watermelon momma! Lol. Great job! Watermelon is the best!
Wow! What a delicious haul! It's amazing to see how quickly your new garden grew! 🤗
I love reading the comments. We're all so invested in what you do and plant. Thanks for the inspiration!
What’s a great advice Laurie... “ it’s best to learn from failing or succeed...just do it “.
Guys, I just need to say I've been following you for a couple of years and your content is absolutely fantastic. When I was in my teens (20 yrs ago) I collected gardening magazines and dreamed. I never would have believed the information, dedication and enthusiasm you provide would exist. 10 years ago I thought I was 'on the up and up' because I was paying attention to different varieties...but you two are 'upping' everyone's game and I love it. So inspiring- thank you for bringing joy and inspiration to my life! Don't stop doing this your way?
That was not supposed to be a question mark. 🤣
You looked so excited and happy and the watermelons are beautiful! Yesterday, on CBS Sunday Morning, they did a segment on Hermiston, OR and their famous watermelons. I don't have a lot of room for vine crops but hoping to try next summer. We're enjoying our 2 raised beds this summer, with PW tomatoes, basil, bell peppers, jalapenos, PW Fire Away Hot and Heavy peppers, radishes, lettuce, strawberries, chives, rosemary and carrots...thank you Laura, for our very first vegetable garden!
Thank you so much for suggestion for CBS Sunday Morning......there you go.....Eastern Oregon!
I was smiling from ear to ear watching your excitement on your watermelon harvest! You have done a phenomenal job with that space even though you weren’t expecting much. So happy for you!
This just reminded me of when I was pregnant in my 3rd trimester with my son in the dead heat of summer and watermelon was the only thing I craved. Great harvest!!
A couple of years ago I grew a Crimson Sweet watermelon for the first time. We planted it in a pile of old potting soil I had dumped in my flowerbed after redoing all of my containers. I measured it against my foot everyday. The vine grew about 30 ft. in length. Amazing to see how it grew. I waited for the tendril to turn color before I picked it. Finally the day came. We had planned a "watermelon feed" for family when it was ready. OMG! 32#s! Thank goodness for family and friends because Dave and I couldn't have eaten it alone. what a good reason for a get together. It was sooo good! I put a video of the garden that included my watermelon plant on Facebook and it might still be there. Congratulations on your watermelons Laura and Aaron!
The before and after shots are simply Amazing, I still can’t get over that every plant comes from a seed! God does provide ❤️
It's so amazing huh?
Compost, good soil prep and management, good gardening, water, fertilizer?
Tootsla 125 Yes. He provides all that too! ✝️❤️
And each fruit provides the seeds for the next year.
This is amazing, all that work that you guys put into you garden, must be so rewarding, can wait to see how much Benjamin like watermelon.
I am AMAZED at the phenomenal growth on your new property! I was "there with you" (watching your daily vlogs) when you planted everything from the get-go, and I guess with your consistent watering and tremendous heat and sunshine, everything just took off. These watermelons (as well as other cast-off veggies) will be a sure treat for your beloved chickens!
Blessings over your day, 🙏
Cindy in Maryland
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Your videos get better and better each month. The tons of info, tips, etc AND Aaron’s editing skills. You guys are awesome! Appreciate your candidness. Learning for all of us
Man I have missed a lot. I love how the land turned out. You did great on the watermelons, oh but those pumpkins. I can not wait to see the reveal on them. That one that was shown briefly look just beautiful and humongous. Yall do such a great job. I love seeing what yall have grown and also the information you give us about it. Knowledge is key.
It is very encouraging to see how quickly and beautifully the bare ground turned out to be so lush and fertile. Just shows there is so much potential beneath the surface. It has definitely inspired me to try out more, come what may. Thank you so much for being a courageous gardener and sharing your planting stories!
I think what happened here is a that she thought it wasn't fertile and it actually is... Everyone always looks at clay soil as having no fertility but that's not always the case! That's what I want to encourage people to do with my channel is to go out there and try no matter what your soil looks like!
I love the ‘I grew that’ cheer! So fun.
"I grew that!" You are too adorable & your watermelon looks delish & pretty!
Looks like we’re all going to Aaron and Laura’s house for watermelon💚🙃I might try sugar baby next year. Congratulations on your beautiful watermelon crop💚🙃
First time commenting on anyone's video but fan of garden answer for few years now. I quickly clicked on the melon video and thought "oh that is such hard work with all the kneeling and bending over how does Laura do it" I loved it but realized I was watching the highlight reel. As soon as that was done I clicked on the full version to watch that. :) A nice payback for all that hard work.
I can't believe you got all that from your rubbish soil. Imagine what's gna grow when the soil has been improved. Great harvest 💕
That's what I'm going to teach people, or hope to anyways, with my channel- if you don't have the "perfect" soil, you don't have to wait to grow things! You can still grow things and get a harvest! I know people that went years without growing food or flowers because they were told, or saw videos, or read, that you need to have this kind of soil, or that kind of soil, or add tons of compost, etc. in order to succeed. While it's true, the more you ammend your soil the better in most cases, (except those few things that thrive in poor soil) you can still grow things now!
I'd die for her soil. Lol
@@allysonh6410 I know right so sandy
I can’t believe the before and after pictures of your new land! It looks so green! The watermelon 🍉 looks great! Yum 😋🍉🍉🍉🍉 I love the joy you have picking the watermelon!
I'm now drooling. 😋
That looked delicious!
Loved the before and after shot too. Amazing how far you have gotten just in one growing season. Good work!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! THEY LOOK BEAUTIFUL!!! I want some watermelon 🍉 😋 You are so awesome!!!
I'm so excited for you with success in your new gardens. Realizing the before & after sure is impressive. You guys are AMAZING. Great video.💞
I love all your posting I really loved and appreciated this posting, I learned so much. Please consider presenting each of your fruit and veggies harvesting using this format!
Aaron finally got a taste at the end, lol 🤣 Congrats on the water melons!
I bet Aaron ate a whole sugar baby before he started filming. Just kidding. I would not have been as patient as Aaron.
Of the least favorite, lol!!!!
I’m somewhat of a novice gardener and it’s so nice to see someone who has as much experience as Laura still get so excited about the things she grows. I can’t wait to gain more experience under my belt! Thanks for the education and inspiration! 🍉
So exciting! 🍉 Cant wait for a pumpkin harvest video!
I too planted pumpkins. Many are already orange and will be ready for fall decorating in sept. I too want to see how Laura cuts those thick stems
Your absolute pleasure in this first harvest is palpable! I'm thinking Benjamin is in for a treat!!! Great job you two!
My husband always say "your bestfriend uploaded a new video!" 😁😅😍
Krizha Santos, my husband says, “Are you stalking that poor girl again?” 😟☺️
Sheri Bierschwale LOL 😆
😂😂😂
well I may as well get ready for my husband to say the same 😂
What a Blessing!! Laura, Aaron, you guys amaze me!! All the beautiful things you grow in your beautiful gardens! Your families must be proud of you guys!! Thank you very much for giving us, your followers, the best lessons of what you do. 🐈🌳😘💟
When you were picking them my thoughts went immediately to "I carried a watermelon", Baby from Dirty Dancing lol But loved your excitement & the video as per every video :)
Love that movie and remember that line🥰
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I thought the same thing!🍉😄
That's exactly what I thought too 😂
Aaaaaand now I have to watch Dirty Dancing again :)
Beautiful! I remember watching you and Aaron run the drip and you planting the seeds. It's great seeing the entire process. I hope you have a still photo of you pulling that wagon of melons with your flowers in the background . It is such a classic.
Love waking up to your videos Laura ! Garden Answer and coffee! Yayayyyy!!!z,👏🏽👏🏽🤗🥦🥒🥕💓❤️👩🏽🌾😘😘
You have a lot of watermelon there! What you don't give to the chickens, may I suggest my Mom's delicious and refreshing gazpacho recipe? You really don't notice the watermelon in it, it gives this cold soup a certain something.
Watermelon Gazpacho
4 heaping cups cubed seedless watermelon
1 English cucumber, diced, reserve half
3 medium tomatoes, diced, reserve half
1 small red bell pepper, diced, reserve half
⅓ cup chopped green onions, diced, reserve half
1 garlic clove
small handful basil
3 to 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for drizzling
1 to 2 teaspoons sea salt, or to taste
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper to taste
½ jalapeño pepper, optional
diced avocado, optional
1. Set aside the reserved half of the chopped cucumber, tomatoes, red pepper and green onions and place the remaining half in a blender (Mom uses a food mill - she doesn’t like the skins and seeds from the tomatoes and skins from the pepper. She uses the blender for the rest of the recipe). Add the watermelon, garlic, basil, vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper and jalapeno pepper, if using. Blend until smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings.
2. Pour into a large bowl and stir in the reserved chopped vegetables.
3. Chill for 3 to 4 hours or overnight.
4. Drizzle with olive oil and garnish with diced avocado and/or micro greens, if desired, before serving.
Catherine O, thanks for sharing your Mom’s recipe. It looks like a terrific way to use up some crops my daughter grew for the first time this summer. Like Laura, she’s grown so much she’s able to share.
My granddaughter and I decided that we are going to plant watermelons next year!!!
Go for it! They are great!
You have the best attitude towards trying new things! And what a harvest you’ll have! Now that I think about the desert soil that a lot of our crops are grown in in California I’m not surprised anymore by your success with growing on the new land anymore. Hot and dry but consistent root watering seem to be what many crops love!
When you have a watermelon that doesn’t taste quite perfect or is overripe...juice it! So fast and watermelon juice is delicious! You can add lime for a little punch. You can leave the seeds in too.
Watermelon popsicles! My kids love those.
Totally! Add pineapple to the juice/smoothie and you got yourself a "tropical" juice.
Nanou ohhhh! i like that idea...love pineapple👍🏻
Wow! From a dusty dirt field to such a bountiful harvest! So impressed.
Looks great! Congratulations 🍉🍉🍉
So awesome!! I haven’t grown melons in a verrry long time!!
Just another way to tell if a watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew etc is ripe... look for bee stings! Sounds weird, but the bees know which one are the sweetest!! The more stings you see, the sweeter!!
Enjoy your crops!! Absolutely wonderful and beautiful to watch your channel!! Thank you :)
I was hoping to see some bonus footage of the Chickens going to town on their special treat!!! NUM! NUM! NUM!!!!🐔🍉🐔🍉🐔🍉
From barren land to beautiful watermelons.....you truly have a green thumb!
Awesome thanks for sharing!!! I actually leaned in forward when you brought the spoon closer to the camera to give to Aaron🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️😂🤣🥰👍🏾
Haha
Laura, your reaction to tasting all the different watermelons are just priceless, thank you for sharing your watermelon journey!🍉
Just get out there and do it! I need to hear that every day lol!
Awesome harvest Laura ,planted 6 sugar baby in a 3" box due to space limitations so far only 3 came to size of average size grapefruit. Praying that those 3 make it to full size . Stay safe and enjoy the goodness of Mother nature. ❤
Thank you, very timely, I was just inspecting my watermelons trying to decide when to pick them
Your joy over the watermelons gave me joy after a trying day at work. Congrats over a successful harvest and thank you for posting!
The watermelons look tasty😋 Here in India we get a lot of watermelons during the hot summer months.. they are a great fruit to have when it's hot.. right now it's rainy season so there's not a lot of watermelons here but plus with the lockdown they are even lesser😔.. you're harvest looks lovely tho hope u enjoy them❤️🌿😊
Good morning garden answer!☕☕☕the chickens will love you! Mine love watermelon scraps more than anything! Lifts my spirit to see how beautiful your fields are after just the first season. Thank you both for allowing us to participate 🤗
My journey this summer was much like yours, planting in non ammended soil that had nothing but sand and weeds for years. I planted watermelon and for the first time in 40 years, i got ripe and sweet melons!!! So far I've only harvested sugar babies......delicious taste.
A neighbor gave me seeds for striped melons. One is over a foot long. I've been watching the tendrils, but will have to try some of the other methods you taught . Thank you for the education- I have learned so much from you already in the 10 months I've started watching you. I too tell all my gardening friends about you. I love watching you and learning.
you should be happy!!! my word! look at those!! i'm so happy for you, too.. that space was nothing but gopher holes and you've turned it into a paradise in less than 3 months! you rock, woman! i bet Benjamin loved those watermelons, too :) how fun!! and i agree, experience is by far one of the best teachers in the garden... enjoy the 'fruits of your labor'! question: can you save those seeds to plant next year? or do you order a fresh package of seeds? :)
Opening a farm stand lol
I am sure your loved ones and the food banks are so grateful and blessed by your love of gardening - you both are truly a blessing
Thank you for sharing and posting - Keeping the Faith
🙏❤🙏 🌺
I tried making watermelon jelly this year. Turned out great! Great way to utilize a big watermelon harvest!
Interesting.
I never would have thought of that. There's so much water to cook down. I've made rosehip jelly and that tastes sort of like honey. What does this taste like?
I cant wait to show this one to my husband. His dad taught he and his brothers to grow watermelon. They planted acres of them and it helped put them through college. We grew and sold them a couole of summers. It IS so satisfying. You GREW that! So fun to watch thank you!
Laura ~ You're One In A ' Melon ' (wink) ..... Thank You !
Laura, you are SO inspirational. Seriously, the best! I have 2 small raised beds and have a hard time dedicating space to vining crops, but this makes me want to grow sugar babies so much!
Never stop showing us your successes (and failures) because you make us all want to get out and do more in our gardens! So much so that now when my husband sees me planting in the garden, he asks which GardenAnswer video I watched to get me out there. 🤪 I live in zone 9a with 100%humidity...so it takes a lot to get me out there during the summer months!
Love all you do. Thank you!!!
I’ve worked in produce many many years, since I was a kid. Cannot tell you how many watermelons I’ve cut and dug and picked up out of those bins! (So heavy). One thing I always did was tap on the melon to see if it was ripe. I know the exact sound, so funny. Customers used to ask me to pick them out for them and wonder what I was trying to listen to! The overripe melon was so horrible to cut. I would have to make slices and have to put them on a tray and over wrap them and they would all crack. I can still smell the ones that were bad and all slime would come out when it was cut😩. Sugar babies are good! Did you ever try yellow watermelon? They could be real sweet as well but I never found them to be my favorite.
Beautiful harvest! The definition of a gardener is someone who is filled with faith for tomorrow! Laura, you are correct, come what may, just grow something! :-)
I loved that we got more of your reactions in this video. Sometimes professional filming can keep us at a distance. Even though the filming is beautiful. This video is a good balance.
Who got up at 6a to give a thumbs down on a lovely watermelon video? I will pray for you. I hope your day gets better.
I get the tinglies when something I planted survives and thrives. It warms my heart to see someone else get that excited. "I grew that!" 😁 Thanks for the knowledge Laura and the beautiful video Aaron. It may have given me just the push I needed to start some watermellies from seed next year! Much love! ✌🏻😉💚🍉
I don't get it either how do you give thumbs down to this channel you know who a miserable person they are a good wholesome family
Awesome !! I am here in Michigan babying my ONE watermelon along hoping it will be edible.😂😂
Hi Laura and Aaron! It was so much watching you harvest the watermelon and then sampling the different ones! You guys have come such a long way since you first started planting on the new property, it's amazing! I hope all the the other edible crops do as well for flavor! Thank you so much for sharing!