Hello from Scotland 🏴 Your channel has now became my evening routine after baby is in bed.....I cannot jump into bed quick enough.....nice cuppa tea and a few of your videos 🤗💞 x
Thank you for sharing. I had no idea about the rice water or bean water. My new hobby is plants. I tend to have a brown thumb. But the last two years I’m doing pretty good. I appreciate any advice on tips to continue growing them.
Hi Becky! A little grill tip for you. Once you clean the grill, wad up some paper towels and put some oil on them. Wipe the grill grates with the oil and you'll build up a non stick surface over time. It will also help the grates last longer. Win win! I'd also love to see an update on your mom's garden and green stalks. Take care! ❤🤗
For your trailing plants like the Nasturtiums, find larger "pockets" in the big rock wall, pack some soil in them and plant the flowers in the pockets... they will trail down and soften the look of the wall and be beautiful and attract pollinators.... even the petunias and snapdragons would look great!!! Could also plant different thyme herbs along the wall also.... anything that trails!!
Native to Mexico, pintos take about 90 to 150 days to grow as a dry bean but can be harvested earlier and eaten as a green snap bean. They come in both determinate (bush) and indeterminate (pole) varieties. They require very little care, although they need more space between plants than other bean types. 🤷♀️
Rave here: comments and commenters here at Acre Homestead are so kind and thoughtful to one another.....you all just brighten up my day. 👩🍳🥩🥦🥧🍓🍕🍞🍪🥒🥔🥕 I love hearing the many tips,hints and helpful advice. You are the best! 🙃🙂
I picked my very first strawberry today! It is my first year gardening and I put 12 strawberries in a tower (similar to a greenstalk but without the watering system and really cheap like 7€) and I have fruit! Today I had the first ripe one. I am so excited and only gardening because you made it look like so much fun. My tomatoes started from seed are having tiny Tomatoes forming too! I thought it was so much harder than it was to grow them
Congrats!! Im on my second year, and wild strawberries moved in. Im so excited for them! They grow like crazy 8n the yard where my garden is, but the land owner mowes em down, and we tilled the ground when we established garden last spring.
I think you should plant those beans and anything else you have extra in a "chaos patch" outside the deer fence for the deer and other wildlife to enjoy!! How sweet would that be 🥰
Very interesting idea! On vacation years ago, stayed in a hotel on the coast of Oregon. They put out feeders and misc. foods. It was a wonderful site to watch the deer with their fawns from the dining room window. Even the young bucks would hang out there. To create a sanctuary for the local wildlife. Don’t forget water. Thinking pond? Oh deer…
@@waitingwatching1291 A salt block on a stake for them would be awesome!! My Grandmother made a pond & put a huge salt block that came with a good sized stake & had it pounded into the soil & all the animals would go to it & lick it, even the ducks, Canadian Geese, white geese, deer, etc. It was so funny to watch the birds licking the salt lick like it was an icecream bar 🤭❣ I loved watching all the wild animals❣ She had a huge chunk of land in Mount Vernon Maine. She raised all her own meat, chicken, turkeys, hogs, pigs, cows, (she had oy 1 bull named Billy, that would follow her untethered, she put a cowbell on him so the cows would know when he was on his way there 🤭❣ The girls wod sll huddle together to watch him crossjng tge road. He still had his huge horns with their sharp points too! She eventually had the tips ground down & had round metal balls put on them. That's another story 🤭❣
@@waitingwatching1291 You should check out Jimmy Houston used to be a Famous Fisherman. He has basically a beautiful sanctuary for Deer. It is beautiful to watch the Deer bring their babies to his porch. I believe that he lives back East or Southern States ❤
I'm enjoying your gardening tips as I'm taking note as I've just moved into a new rental with a big back yard. I also love it how you thank everyone for taking time to spend with you. Personally I thank you for taking time away from your family to encourage others the way you do, you are a blessing
For the HarvestRight freeze dryer size, keep in mind that the large and x-large sizes require a special type of plug, so you would have to ensure you have one of those in your house. They use a 110 volt NEMA 5-20 outlet. You literally can't fit it into a normal outlet, the prongs are shaped differently. It's not just a matter of upgrading the size of it.
I appreciate you saying the food prep will be in a separate video! And explaining that the May garden tour was out of sequence. Really fun watching your plants thrive!
My freeze dryer arrived today! Thanks for sharing your experience using it. I probably wouldn’t have gotten it if it weren’t for your channel. I’m excited to freeze dry all the things from my garden this summer!
I'm jelly. Lol being in a lower income budget since retirement came early, I can only hope and wish . Guess I need to play Lottery, my youngest get brother won $10,000 two times within a years time! I never play, but know I might, just to buy A Harvest Right freeze dryer. Lol
I grow my cucumber, squash, cantaloupe and watermelon seeds in small containers until they're about 4-5" tall. Then I plant them. I have had zero issues with them not growing/producing fruit. My direct sowing method didn't work. I take all of the soil that's in the pot and plant it with the seedlings to not disturb the roots as much as possible. Good luck with yours.
Regarding the freeze dryers, I purchased the large after hearing people’s suggestions. Super important to know, the large needs a 110v plug where as the medium can be used on a standard plug. Just fyi, I didn’t realize it until I had made my purchase.
@@TheEmbrio Please note: If you purchased a LARGE or EXTRA-LARGE Freeze Dryer, you will need a 110V 20 Amp dedicated circuit with a Nema 5-20 outlet. Copy and pasted direct from the email. I’m no electrician, but this made sense to my husband
Your garden is a work of art! I love how you are courageously going at this trying the landscape fabric. Learning the right way from Josh so reminds me of us here. “Perfect” lines and straight rows aren’t important. As you said. You have dramatically changed (positively) from gardening!!! Isn’t it amazing when thinking back just a few months ago saying how you were adjusting your schedule successfully for and with baby A? It’s remarkable what you are achieving. 🌻👩🌾👏👏👏🌱🌿🪴🍓💚
Hey Becky! In Puerto Rico, the days are really hot. As a substitute in the hot summer, try growing Culantro! It loves the heat and won’t bolt durning the summer. It tastes very similar to cilantro. In our dishes, we use cilantro and culantro together. It’s a staple in our dishes! It’s a harder leaf with serrated edges.
@@aliciadupuy9228 I just looked it up and the soap taste can be worse than Cilantro! It has a very strong taste and needs to be used in moderation. Sorry to your hubby!
@@maryybarra4841it is, kind of. Some people have a gene that makes cilantro and other related plants taste soapy. It’s anywhere between 3-21% of the population depending on location that has it, in comparison, about 8% of people have blue eyes and about 13% of people have O- blood type ☺️
Becky, you are such a worker, and I love watching your excitement when you are gardening. I also love watching you work in the kitchen. You are my favorite you tuber to watch.
Hi Becky, I'm in Canada so our groceries are at times different from the US. I was wondering when you said heavy cream what percentage that was for us here in Canada. I looked it up and it here it is called whipping cream (32%-36%). We also have 10% and 18% cream but that is coffee cream here. I figured for all your Canadian followers, they might enjoy knowing this. Love all you do and enjoy watching you.
I love that you can make your own probiotic sour cream! I've been really trying to focus on gut health as of late... Who knew it was that easy? Thanks for sharing!
Here is a tip for you Becky…the nodules from beans help plants to take up nitrogen but also in the fall when your bean plants are done just cut them off at the base and let the roots stay there. They will compost there and you won’t have to try and pull them out. Win win!
I want to say thank you for being you, sending all three of you my best wishes. Even though I’m on my own and don’t have access to a garden I enjoy everything you do. You are open and honest and that’s much appreciated. Please do look after you to, I’m being selfish here as I like and enjoy watching you achieve your dreams. Take care from over the pond 🙂🇬🇧
Love, love, love Contenders! I’m a really old lady & these were a favorite of my dad’s to grow in our garden when everyone had gardens! I love your channel.
Yay! Love me some Becky. So happy to see you. I rejoice every time I see that you’ve uploaded. It is so exciting to see your garden progress. Before you know it you’ll be uploading harvest videos. Next on my list is to make sour cream. You are a wealth of knowledge. My corn isn’t doing so well. I planted more a different way and it’s doing better. Awesome video and a great start to the day. Tfs. Hope baby Acre is doing well. All my best to you and your family. Have a wonderful day.🤗
I think your idea of using the landscape fabric was brilliant. Upfront you have the work of making all the holes, but every year after it will be all set for planting. When you put your garden away for the season, I would suggest putting a label on each sheet so you know what was planted in the holes. It will give you predetermined spacing for the next year's plants.
My concern with the fabric material is how quickly it disintegrated ( melted ) with the torch .. the concern being , that it is chemically fabricated and those chemicals are now in your soil and could possibly be contaminated 🤷♀️
Cynthia .. my concern is that as the material is melting , chemicals , that are in the material , will be released into the soil , rendering it no longer to be 100% organic … the plants get their nutrients from that soil , which might in turn compromise that plant . I am definitely not a scientist but I have concerns .
Boy did you tackled a lot in this video! I can’t wait to see how the beans do in the GreenStalk. What a game changer that would be for conserving growing space. I have always purchased Wave Petunias specifically for the hanging baskets and large pots I assemble because they get large and spill out creating a beautiful outcome. I started seeds this year for all my basket and pot projects. I wasn’t able to find seeds that said ‘wave’ but the seed description seemed like it will do what I’m hoping for. I’ve never had any issues with Wave Petunias ever having oversized roots that I had to dig out when cleaning out the baskets or pots.
poss idea for using your seeding square with the fabric - find some bright neon chalk that will fit thru the holes. put it in the hole and twist to mark the fabric. Then you have something to aim at when burning. You can use your labels to mark the 'setting' for each section so it's easier to re-use the next time.
Metal scrappers on the grill can get unwanted breakage in your food. I saw a great hack of cutting an onion in half and using that to clean gunk off before you start. Plus adds flavor.
Becky use your corn as the pole for pole beans, they companion plant together really well. The beans provide nitrogen for the corn the corn provides support for the beans 😊
That's how the 3 sisters garden is done. Beans planted in a mound around 4 corn stalks, beans grow up the corn, squash is planted between corn mounds. No weeding necessary.
@@desert_moon this may be a silly question but does the corn need to be sprouted and growing before the bean seeds are planted or can all the seeds go in at the same time?
I love your garden so much! Its truly my dream garden! Thanks for explaining the freeze dryer oil change I was concered it would be hard for me to do by myself, now I know its easy!
You can use your seeding square with the landscape fabric. Just use a paint pen to mark the holes onto the fabric then go back and burn a hole where each paint mark is.
You will have more luck if you use a short season variety of corn like Bodacious. It is a SE super sweet variety for eating. Corn is sensitive to day length and temperature. The Pacific Northwest is outside of the corn belt. So, am I, for different reasons. My longest day is just short of 14 hours, but I have heat to spare so I plant a tropical corn called UH #9 developed by Dr Brewbaker at the University of Hawaii. It has a tight husk and is a super sweet shrunken kernel corn. Tropical corn only requires 12 hours of sun to mature. You will have more sunlight but needs temperatures 60-85 degrees. Colder will make corn grow very slowly and that will affect the ultimate days to maturity. Corn is a heavy feeder. It should be planted in blocks. In a raised bed you can get away with 8-10 inch spacing. Ideally you need 4 rows in a block. 4x4 minimum, unless you plan to bag your tassels and hand pollinate the silks. Corn requires 2 side dressings of nitrogen. The first when the corn has true leaves (this needs to be a fast nitrogen, you may have to put the first dose in a week after planting for organic fertilizers. The second side dressing should be when the tassels appear. You would have to base this on days to maturity, because Organic fast nitrogen, is not fast. It still takes two weeks at a minimum to be available, so the markers I use may not work. Timing the nitrogen side dressings is important to getting the best result. Corn grows so fast, you cannot be late with available nitrogen. I use sulfate of ammonia so I can use the markers ( true leaves, and tassels to tell me when it is time to side dress) Usually corn is ready to harvest 10 days after the tassels appear. Bodacious is a 75 day variety give it 7-10 days to germinate. So harvest should be about 82-85 days from planting. Corn does not germinate well in your climate but you have a short season, so it might be better to start corn in cells indoors where it will be warmer and germination will be better. Corn does not like to be transplanted, but it can be, as long as they are not in the containers too long. I think you will learn to love the weed fabric. It really helps keep down weeds and keeps the dirt and fungal diseases off the lower leaves. But it will be harder to weed, because the weeds will come up alongside the plants.
We also plant really close together & have had great success in our raised garden beds. We will compost them & cover them with mulch in the winter for the next season.
I also live in the PNW and we now start corn inside and transplant. We are now getting corn. Last year about 150 ears. Big improvement over the 10-15 we used to get
Supertunias can be grown in the ground or containers, they grow about 3’ by 3’, and they are so gorgeous when in full bloom, in my growing zone they are perennial, I just planted the jazz berry in my yard, when in full bloom they will look like they are coming out of a half barrel that is laying on its side. The wave petunia grows really well in containers and hanging baskets and creates a carpet of flowers when grown in ground, they have several varieties now even ones that can be grown in the winter.
You may want to read the package of the general fertilizer you are using. Your garden will need fertilized on a regular basis and not just when it looks like it needs it. The garden is beautiful!
I am so glad you stated that about wave petunia as that is what I have and that is NOT what I intended on planting in my green stalk. Last year I purchased petunia, and they grew all down my green stalk. This year I got pelleted seed and grew them myself to save money.
I can't wait to put in my. Squash and cucumbers in period we had a frost last night and we're supposed to have another frost tonight. I'm in michigan southeast michigan. Its 58 and cool today
I don't mind taking time out of my day to watch you because every day you inspire me to get up and get something done. I'm 100% not kidding, if I'm feeling tired, rough, sad, or uninspired all I have to do is watch one of your videos and I get up and get out in the garden or in the kitchen. I follow and watch a good bit of homesteaders but none affect me quite like you. My garden is looking the best I have ever done so far this year and freezer meals and prep galore. Thank You for sharing your journey and for inspiring mine.
After seeing your green stalk with the petunias. I bought the stacking planters at Dollar Tree and filled 6 tiers with a dwarf variety of petunias. They are just starting to flower. Biggest downside is with them being so small I have to water them everyday. My soil stinks so everything is in grow bags or pots Things I have in the stacking planters. Swiss chard Kale, several varieties mini romaine asparagus starts coleus petunias lettuce, several varieties
Dear Becky I’m a 72 years old if I was 30 years younger I would put to use all I have learned from you . Becky you are a very talent young lady. I look forward every day to see what new things you will be doing. I have made a few dinners that I have loved also my husband has enjoy . Keep up the good job. Baby a must be getting big ? I love when you do the voice overs you sometimes hear him in the back ground . I hope you Josh and baby A have a great holiday weekend.🥰🌼🌸💕🌺🌻
We should have enough warmth this year for your shelling beans to ripen here in the maritime Pac NW given the Pacific ocean has already warmed enough for el Nino. We planted out the corn two weeks ago and will be planting out the squash and beans for our three sisters beds. Make sure they get an inch of water over the week until they start to flower. Then move to weekly deep watering to move the plant from vegetative growth to fruit producing.
Love watching the new garden come alive, such a beautiful sight to see. I'm amazed at the amount of time you get to yourself to be able to video so much and produce it for us all to watch, we sure do appreciate it. And with a little one getting bigger and more and more demanding I'm surprised you can find the time. I know when my 4 were tiny I never had that much time to myself. Your very lucky
The beans can sprout pretty quickly. I have had beans break surface in 24 to 36 hours before. Awesome to see good results from them. Looks like you definitely got good seeds
Supertunia type petunias are typically grown from vegetative cuttings and are considered expensive. They can be used in-ground, baskets, or large containers depending on the series. Wave petunias are typically grown from germinated seeds. They are primarily bred for vigor in landscaping, but due to their low cost, growers use some of the series in hanging baskets. Both are more heat tolerant and last a lot longer than the petunias offered in the early part of the season.
I think I'm going to have a bumper crop of pumpkins. I composted my jackolanterns last year and now I've got pumpkins sprouting in my wood chips plus the ones I already planted in the garden . I guess it's a good thing we love pumpkin pie.
Hey, for what it’s worth, Taco Bell use to offer a black bean quesarito that was great. It made me realize how much I liked black beans over refried or other types. So I loved seeing you planted so much of it. Think about this when it comes time to turn your harvest to table enjoyment.😅
We are in our fourth gardening season of using our landscape fabric in the vegetable garden. Although we do get some weeds around the planted plants, it is SSSOOO much easier dealing with the weeds.
I tried twice this year starting corn in my raised bed. No luck. I then put them in 175 seed trays, they all germinated and I successfully put them in two raised beds. Needs lots of water!!
Love your channel! The reason they say to use wood instead of a wire brush is because the wire bristles can break off and people have swallowed them. 💜
I learned that growing wheat in a garden setting is easier than I had originally thought. There is a UA-cam of a guy who sowed seeds in a small plot, threshed it, dried it out, ground it up, and made some bread. I bet you could grow an entire raised bed of wheat and get a pretty good amount.
When planting your corn remember to plant it pointy end of the kernel down...think of spiking it into the ground like a football. Hope you have great success this year in all your hard work going into it! 💚🌻🌿
Wonky-sweet, you are doing an awesome job with all the challenges you take on. We are learning from your hard work and appreciate your motivation and real-deal /day to day living in this awesome growing season. Good job with your planting skills as well as kitchen skills. You are a treasure- trove of knowledge. Did any of your Queeny- Zinnias sprout ??
I found that same cut of beef at Costco just this week. It was fantastic to make a beef stir fry. So tender. Thanks for sharing so I knew to be on the look out for it!
I have been using a farm fresh delivery service called market wagon. I plan on buying extra cream and milk asap to try making cheeses, yogurt and sour cream. I love watching your videos. You encourage me to not be nervous getting back to making videos, especially trying to make cooking videos. God bless you Becky and your sweet family!
Becky, I am looking forward to seeing these garden boxes of yours in there full glory. I spent this morning planting tomatoes, Zinnia's, and Bachelor Buttons. The weather has been wonky...we were supposed to get some rain last night, we didn't get any. I needed to make sure my garden was watered early this morning. Then I was weeding before the sun got too hot. Life is good!
My husband got me a Harvest Right Freeze dryer for my birthday and Mother’s Day since they are one week apart. I’ve already dried strawberries and I’m, right now, doing some candies for my grandchildren to take on vacation next week. I’m so excited about the possibilities.
Have you always soaked your corn seed? Just curious if that could be why you struggle. Grew up on a farm and we never soaked our seeds abd always were successful. Just a thought😊
I just planted my beans on Friday. Also pro tip - I just throw them in in ziploc bags to soak. I wrote everything in the bag. Bush vs pole. Plant spacing, days to harvest, etc.
Becky - get yourself a $20 Brulee Kitchen Torch - I have burnt holes in my landscape fabric with my trusty little butane torch with no issues. The flame is controllable enough that you can even burn your holes bigger if needed.
I’ve always used wave petunias in my pots around my yard and they are gorgeous they drape down over the sides I love them! Thanks for sharing the beans in the greenstalks I have one more to plant out ( I bought three this year when they had the special) I’m definitely doing beans!!! I did one with 3 rows strawberries, 2 rows carrots and the the other all flowers. So excited to see them in a month. Thanks Becky!
I’m experimenting with the micro dwarf tomatoes I started in March. Already have little baby tomatoes ripening. Definitely starting more next year as they were a hit with my customers😊. Hobby greenhouse grower here in Ohio.
You accomplished so much today! I wish I had your energy and work ethic. Your garden is going to be magazine worthy 🥰Love your channel Becky❤️Thanks for sharing the video. Have a great day 🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸🌼
So ready for the full time cooking/baking videos to return. I know it's gardening season but seems we don't get cooking videos anymore. I'm not into gardening but that's just me and it's not a knock to her bc I'm sure so many others subscribers are gardeners which is cool.
I like it when other vloggers spend time in their garden, then go inside and make/bake something. A mix is good to hold my attention , while I do garden I don't need to see someone plant everything.❤
Hi Becky. You look great. How is baby A doing? The garden is looking great. I am going back to watch your freezer meal dinners. I need about 25 and I love your detailed instructions and easy. Thank you.
Hello from Scotland 🏴
Your channel has now became my evening routine after baby is in bed.....I cannot jump into bed quick enough.....nice cuppa tea and a few of your videos 🤗💞 x
The water you soaked your beans in now contains enzymes from the beans. Use it to water your houseplants. They love it. 😊
I do this! Use it for my indoor herbs in the winter too.
Also in Hawaii, my father a Biologist, taught us to us the rice water for plants that you discard after cleaning your rice before cooking.
😮, thanks for the reminder!
@@tgood9344good info, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing. I had no idea about the rice water or bean water. My new hobby is plants. I tend to have a brown thumb. But the last two years I’m doing pretty good. I appreciate any advice on tips to continue growing them.
Hi Becky! A little grill tip for you. Once you clean the grill, wad up some paper towels and put some oil on them. Wipe the grill grates with the oil and you'll build up a non stick surface over time. It will also help the grates last longer. Win win! I'd also love to see an update on your mom's garden and green stalks. Take care! ❤🤗
For your trailing plants like the Nasturtiums, find larger "pockets" in the big rock wall, pack some soil in them and plant the flowers in the pockets... they will trail down and soften the look of the wall and be beautiful and attract pollinators.... even the petunias and snapdragons would look great!!! Could also plant different thyme herbs along the wall also.... anything that trails!!
Native to Mexico, pintos take about 90 to 150 days to grow as a dry bean but can be harvested earlier and eaten as a green snap bean. They come in both determinate (bush) and indeterminate (pole) varieties. They require very little care, although they need more space between plants than other bean types. 🤷♀️
Becky, I just purchased a freezer (a small one) a green stalk and a grill. Because you inspired me. I used my yearly bonus😬
Rave here: comments and commenters here at Acre Homestead are so kind and thoughtful to one another.....you all just brighten up my day. 👩🍳🥩🥦🥧🍓🍕🍞🍪🥒🥔🥕 I love hearing the many tips,hints and helpful advice. You are the best! 🙃🙂
Yep. You k ow the channel is good when you can't skip the comment section!
I love square foot gardening. I plant 288 green bean seeds in a 4x8 raised bed and get enough green beans to can for the entire year for us.
That’s amazing!
I didn't realize you could plant so many in such a small space! Which green bean do you plant?
@@TacklingTheGiants, I usually plant contender.
@@sheliaheverin8822 thanks!
I picked my very first strawberry today! It is my first year gardening and I put 12 strawberries in a tower (similar to a greenstalk but without the watering system and really cheap like 7€) and I have fruit! Today I had the first ripe one. I am so excited and only gardening because you made it look like so much fun. My tomatoes started from seed are having tiny Tomatoes forming too! I thought it was so much harder than it was to grow them
Congrats!! Im on my second year, and wild strawberries moved in. Im so excited for them! They grow like crazy 8n the yard where my garden is, but the land owner mowes em down, and we tilled the ground when we established garden last spring.
That so exciting!!!! 🎉🎊🎉🎊
I think you should plant those beans and anything else you have extra in a "chaos patch" outside the deer fence for the deer and other wildlife to enjoy!! How sweet would that be 🥰
Very interesting idea! On vacation years ago, stayed in a hotel on the coast of Oregon. They put out feeders and misc. foods. It was a wonderful site to watch the deer with their fawns from the dining room window. Even the young bucks would hang out there. To create a sanctuary for the local wildlife. Don’t forget water. Thinking pond? Oh deer…
@@waitingwatching1291
A salt block on a stake for them would be awesome!!
My Grandmother made a pond & put a huge salt block that came with a good sized stake & had it pounded into the soil & all the animals would go to it & lick it, even the ducks, Canadian Geese, white geese, deer, etc.
It was so funny to watch the birds licking the salt lick like it was an icecream bar 🤭❣ I loved watching all the wild animals❣
She had a huge chunk of land in Mount Vernon Maine. She raised all her own meat, chicken, turkeys, hogs, pigs, cows, (she had oy 1 bull named Billy, that would follow her untethered, she put a cowbell on him so the cows would know when he was on his way there 🤭❣
The girls wod sll huddle together to watch him crossjng tge road. He still had his huge horns with their sharp points too!
She eventually had the tips ground down & had round metal balls put on them. That's another story 🤭❣
I like that idea
@@waitingwatching1291 You should check out Jimmy Houston used to be a Famous Fisherman. He has basically a beautiful sanctuary for Deer. It is beautiful to watch the Deer bring their babies to his porch. I believe that he lives back East or Southern States ❤
@@deannawiederhold3326 Thank you.
I will.
I'm enjoying your gardening tips as I'm taking note as I've just moved into a new rental with a big back yard. I also love it how you thank everyone for taking time to spend with you. Personally I thank you for taking time away from your family to encourage others the way you do, you are a blessing
My father used to grow pole beans with corn so they would grow up the corn stalks.
It would be so pretty if you planted flowers between the rocks on your retaining wall.
For the HarvestRight freeze dryer size, keep in mind that the large and x-large sizes require a special type of plug, so you would have to ensure you have one of those in your house. They use a 110 volt NEMA 5-20 outlet. You literally can't fit it into a normal outlet, the prongs are shaped differently. It's not just a matter of upgrading the size of it.
Wow thanks so much for letting people know!
Yes! We purchased the large and learned that right away.
Thank you! 😊
They also require a dedicated circuit that nothing else is on
Yup like a clothes dryer.
I appreciate you saying the food prep will be in a separate video! And explaining that the May garden tour was out of sequence. Really fun watching your plants thrive!
I seriously cannot wait to see a whole shot of your garden in its fully grown glory. It is the garden that dreams are made of!
I like all her videos, no matter what the focus is she's constantly sharing knowledge.
Me too! thanks!
@@AcreHomestead in you baby let my see please?
My freeze dryer arrived today! Thanks for sharing your experience using it. I probably wouldn’t have gotten it if it weren’t for your channel. I’m excited to freeze dry all the things from my garden this summer!
I'm jelly. Lol being in a lower income budget since retirement came early, I can only hope and wish . Guess I need to play Lottery, my youngest get brother won $10,000 two times within a years time! I never play, but know I might, just to buy A Harvest Right freeze dryer. Lol
I grow my cucumber, squash, cantaloupe and watermelon seeds in small containers until they're about 4-5" tall. Then I plant them. I have had zero issues with them not growing/producing fruit. My direct sowing method didn't work. I take all of the soil that's in the pot and plant it with the seedlings to not disturb the roots as much as possible. Good luck with yours.
I do the same. I figured that out last year too as to not disturb the roots at all. Plop it all in the ground without breaking up the soil or roots.
Regarding the freeze dryers, I purchased the large after hearing people’s suggestions. Super important to know, the large needs a 110v plug where as the medium can be used on a standard plug. Just fyi, I didn’t realize it until I had made my purchase.
You must mean 220v
@@TheEmbrio Please note: If you purchased a LARGE or EXTRA-LARGE Freeze Dryer, you will need a 110V 20 Amp dedicated circuit with a Nema 5-20 outlet.
Copy and pasted direct from the email. I’m no electrician, but this made sense to my husband
Fresh Pinto beans freeze really well, keep a few batches in the freezer they cook up so fast and are really a treat.
Your garden is a work of art! I love how you are courageously going at this trying the landscape fabric. Learning the right way from Josh so reminds me of us here. “Perfect” lines and straight rows aren’t important. As you said. You have dramatically changed (positively) from gardening!!! Isn’t it amazing when thinking back just a few months ago saying how you were adjusting your schedule successfully for and with baby A? It’s remarkable what you are achieving. 🌻👩🌾👏👏👏🌱🌿🪴🍓💚
Hey Becky! In Puerto Rico, the days are really hot. As a substitute in the hot summer, try growing Culantro! It loves the heat and won’t bolt durning the summer. It tastes very similar to cilantro. In our dishes, we use cilantro and culantro together. It’s a staple in our dishes! It’s a harder leaf with serrated edges.
Thank you for sharing this. I just looked up culantro, so I'll be ordering seeds ASAP.
Interesting... i wonder if it has the same 'soap' taste to those who get that from cilantro. My hubby is real sensitive to it...
@@aliciadupuy9228 I just looked it up and the soap taste can be worse than Cilantro! It has a very strong taste and needs to be used in moderation. Sorry to your hubby!
Must be a taste bud problem because we use it and I’ve never had that flavor from it besides I never ever eaten SOAP
@@maryybarra4841it is, kind of. Some people have a gene that makes cilantro and other related plants taste soapy. It’s anywhere between 3-21% of the population depending on location that has it, in comparison, about 8% of people have blue eyes and about 13% of people have O- blood type ☺️
Becky, you are such a worker, and I love watching your excitement when you are gardening. I also love watching you work in the kitchen. You are my favorite you tuber to watch.
Hi Becky, I'm in Canada so our groceries are at times different from the US. I was wondering when you said heavy cream what percentage that was for us here in Canada. I looked it up and it here it is called whipping cream (32%-36%). We also have 10% and 18% cream but that is coffee cream here. I figured for all your Canadian followers, they might enjoy knowing this. Love all you do and enjoy watching you.
It's usually titled heavy whipping cream here...
But many just call it heavy cream.
Some even call it cream.
I love that you can make your own probiotic sour cream! I've been really trying to focus on gut health as of late... Who knew it was that easy? Thanks for sharing!
It is amazing how many dairy products you can create at home. Tastier, healthier and cheaper.
I love learning this kind of stuff
Making homemade kefir is so easy and delicious medicine for your gut and immune system health.
Here is a tip for you Becky…the nodules from beans help plants to take up nitrogen but also in the fall when your bean plants are done just cut them off at the base and let the roots stay there. They will compost there and you won’t have to try and pull them out. Win win!
I want to say thank you for being you, sending all three of you my best wishes. Even though I’m on my own and don’t have access to a garden I enjoy everything you do. You are open and honest and that’s much appreciated. Please do look after you to, I’m being selfish here as I like and enjoy watching you achieve your dreams. Take care from over the pond 🙂🇬🇧
Love, love, love Contenders! I’m a really old lady & these were a favorite of my dad’s to grow in our garden when everyone had gardens! I love your channel.
Growing up in Central Texas we always grew pinto beans and ate them fresh. They are still my favorite green bean you also can them as a green bean.
Yay! Love me some Becky. So happy to see you. I rejoice every time I see that you’ve uploaded. It is so exciting to see your garden progress. Before you know it you’ll be uploading harvest videos. Next on my list is to make sour cream. You are a wealth of knowledge. My corn isn’t doing so well. I planted more a different way and it’s doing better. Awesome video and a great start to the day. Tfs. Hope baby Acre is doing well. All my best to you and your family. Have a wonderful day.🤗
I think your idea of using the landscape fabric was brilliant. Upfront you have the work of making all the holes, but every year after it will be all set for planting. When you put your garden away for the season, I would suggest putting a label on each sheet so you know what was planted in the holes. It will give you predetermined spacing for the next year's plants.
My concern with the fabric material is how quickly it disintegrated ( melted ) with the torch .. the concern being , that it is chemically fabricated and those chemicals are now in your soil and could possibly be contaminated 🤷♀️
Cynthia .. my concern is that as the material is melting , chemicals , that are in the material , will be released into the soil , rendering it no longer to be 100% organic … the plants get their nutrients from that soil , which might in turn compromise that plant . I am definitely not a scientist but I have concerns .
I mentioned the very same thing! Lol... yes...so easy next year to pull the fabric out when you're ready to plant the veggies..❤👍
Boy did you tackled a lot in this video! I can’t wait to see how the beans do in the GreenStalk. What a game changer that would be for conserving growing space. I have always purchased Wave Petunias specifically for the hanging baskets and large pots I assemble because they get large and spill out creating a beautiful outcome. I started seeds this year for all my basket and pot projects. I wasn’t able to find seeds that said ‘wave’ but the seed description seemed like it will do what I’m hoping for. I’ve never had any issues with Wave Petunias ever having oversized roots that I had to dig out when cleaning out the baskets or pots.
poss idea for using your seeding square with the fabric - find some bright neon chalk that will fit thru the holes. put it in the hole and twist to mark the fabric. Then you have something to aim at when burning. You can use your labels to mark the 'setting' for each section so it's easier to re-use the next time.
Metal scrappers on the grill can get unwanted breakage in your food. I saw a great hack of cutting an onion in half and using that to clean gunk off before you start. Plus adds flavor.
Becky use your corn as the pole for pole beans, they companion plant together really well. The beans provide nitrogen for the corn the corn provides support for the beans 😊
Yes! I was looking for a comment like this
That's how the 3 sisters garden is done. Beans planted in a mound around 4 corn stalks, beans grow up the corn, squash is planted between corn mounds. No weeding necessary.
I need to try that!
Love this
@@desert_moon this may be a silly question but does the corn need to be sprouted and growing before the bean seeds are planted or can all the seeds go in at the same time?
That is awesome! I’ve made yogurt that way but never once thought about sour cream! Thanks so much for sharing that.
I love your garden so much! Its truly my dream garden! Thanks for explaining the freeze dryer oil change I was concered it would be hard for me to do by myself, now I know its easy!
I have been growing Contender green beans for over 10 years. They are great for succession planting and short season growing.
35:30 - planting bush beans grows phenomenally in Greenstalks!
You can use your seeding square with the landscape fabric. Just use a paint pen to mark the holes onto the fabric then go back and burn a hole where each paint mark is.
You will have more luck if you use a short season variety of corn like Bodacious. It is a SE super sweet variety for eating. Corn is sensitive to day length and temperature. The Pacific Northwest is outside of the corn belt. So, am I, for different reasons. My longest day is just short of 14 hours, but I have heat to spare so I plant a tropical corn called UH #9 developed by Dr Brewbaker at the University of Hawaii. It has a tight husk and is a super sweet shrunken kernel corn. Tropical corn only requires 12 hours of sun to mature. You will have more sunlight but needs temperatures 60-85 degrees. Colder will make corn grow very slowly and that will affect the ultimate days to maturity. Corn is a heavy feeder. It should be planted in blocks. In a raised bed you can get away with 8-10 inch spacing. Ideally you need 4 rows in a block. 4x4 minimum, unless you plan to bag your tassels and hand pollinate the silks. Corn requires 2 side dressings of nitrogen. The first when the corn has true leaves (this needs to be a fast nitrogen, you may have to put the first dose in a week after planting for organic fertilizers. The second side dressing should be when the tassels appear. You would have to base this on days to maturity, because Organic fast nitrogen, is not fast. It still takes two weeks at a minimum to be available, so the markers I use may not work. Timing the nitrogen side dressings is important to getting the best result. Corn grows so fast, you cannot be late with available nitrogen. I use sulfate of ammonia so I can use the markers ( true leaves, and tassels to tell me when it is time to side dress) Usually corn is ready to harvest 10 days after the tassels appear. Bodacious is a 75 day variety give it 7-10 days to germinate. So harvest should be about 82-85 days from planting. Corn does not germinate well in your climate but you have a short season, so it might be better to start corn in cells indoors where it will be warmer and germination will be better. Corn does not like to be transplanted, but it can be, as long as they are not in the containers too long. I think you will learn to love the weed fabric. It really helps keep down weeds and keeps the dirt and fungal diseases off the lower leaves. But it will be harder to weed, because the weeds will come up alongside the plants.
We also plant really close together & have had great success in our raised garden beds. We will compost them & cover them with mulch in the winter for the next season.
I also live in the PNW and we now start corn inside and transplant. We are now getting corn. Last year about 150 ears. Big improvement over the 10-15 we used to get
Supertunias can be grown in the ground or containers, they grow about 3’ by 3’, and they are so gorgeous when in full bloom, in my growing zone they are perennial, I just planted the jazz berry in my yard, when in full bloom they will look like they are coming out of a half barrel that is laying on its side. The wave petunia grows really well in containers and hanging baskets and creates a carpet of flowers when grown in ground, they have several varieties now even ones that can be grown in the winter.
You may want to read the package of the general fertilizer you are using. Your garden will need fertilized on a regular basis and not just when it looks like it needs it. The garden is beautiful!
I am so glad you stated that about wave petunia as that is what I have and that is NOT what I intended on planting in my green stalk. Last year I purchased petunia, and they grew all down my green stalk. This year I got pelleted seed and grew them myself to save money.
I can't wait to put in my. Squash and cucumbers in period we had a frost last night and we're supposed to have another frost tonight. I'm in michigan southeast michigan. Its 58 and cool today
You can plant over your potatoes beds as well...and it can serve double duty
I loved it when you took your test bite and without pause for comment, went back in for a second, bigger, bite. That must be GOOD!
Enjoy!
I don't mind taking time out of my day to watch you because every day you inspire me to get up and get something done. I'm 100% not kidding, if I'm feeling tired, rough, sad, or uninspired all I have to do is watch one of your videos and I get up and get out in the garden or in the kitchen. I follow and watch a good bit of homesteaders but none affect me quite like you. My garden is looking the best I have ever done so far this year and freezer meals and prep galore. Thank You for sharing your journey and for inspiring mine.
You are so lucky to have such a big patio
After seeing your green stalk with the petunias. I bought the stacking planters at Dollar Tree and filled 6 tiers with a dwarf variety of petunias. They are just starting to flower. Biggest downside is with them being so small I have to water them everyday.
My soil stinks so everything is in grow bags or pots
Things I have in the stacking planters.
Swiss chard
Kale, several varieties
mini romaine
asparagus starts
coleus
petunias
lettuce, several varieties
Dear Becky I’m a 72 years old if I was 30 years younger I would put to use all I have learned from you . Becky you are a very talent young lady. I look forward every day to see what new things you will be doing. I have made a few dinners that I have loved also my husband has enjoy . Keep up the good job. Baby a must be getting big ? I love when you do the voice overs you sometimes hear him in the back ground . I hope you Josh and baby A have a great holiday weekend.🥰🌼🌸💕🌺🌻
We should have enough warmth this year for your shelling beans to ripen here in the maritime Pac NW given the Pacific ocean has already warmed enough for el Nino.
We planted out the corn two weeks ago and will be planting out the squash and beans for our three sisters beds. Make sure they get an inch of water over the week until they start to flower. Then move to weekly deep watering to move the plant from vegetative growth to fruit producing.
Place some small flower boxes off the sides of your big planters for more growing room in your garden.
You can use dry erase marker to label cheese or anything. Even garden stuff. It washes right off when you change it.
The garden and green stalks are looking amazing! Your hard work is definitely paying off. Thanks for sharing your day with us.
Love watching the new garden come alive, such a beautiful sight to see. I'm amazed at the amount of time you get to yourself to be able to video so much and produce it for us all to watch, we sure do appreciate it. And with a little one getting bigger and more and more demanding I'm surprised you can find the time. I know when my 4 were tiny I never had that much time to myself. Your very lucky
The beans can sprout pretty quickly. I have had beans break surface in 24 to 36 hours before. Awesome to see good results from them. Looks like you definitely got good seeds
Supertunia type petunias are typically grown from vegetative cuttings and are considered expensive. They can be used in-ground, baskets, or large containers depending on the series.
Wave petunias are typically grown from germinated seeds. They are primarily bred for vigor in landscaping, but due to their low cost, growers use some of the series in hanging baskets.
Both are more heat tolerant and last a lot longer than the petunias offered in the early part of the season.
I think I'm going to have a bumper crop of pumpkins. I composted my jackolanterns last year and now I've got pumpkins sprouting in my wood chips plus the ones I already planted in the garden . I guess it's a good thing we love pumpkin pie.
A flower garden would look beautiful right along the top of your rock wall Becky
Hey, for what it’s worth, Taco Bell use to offer a black bean quesarito that was great. It made me realize how much I liked black beans over refried or other types. So I loved seeing you planted so much of it. Think about this when it comes time to turn your harvest to table enjoyment.😅
We are in our fourth gardening season of using our landscape fabric in the vegetable garden. Although we do get some weeds around the planted plants, it is SSSOOO much easier dealing with the weeds.
On our 5th fantastic product!
I believe the peas and the pansies are both cool weather plants. More suitable to plant for your fall garden
the bristles on the metal grill brushes can fall out and get in your food so the wood one is definately better for you.
I tried twice this year starting corn in my raised bed. No luck. I then put them in 175 seed trays, they all germinated and I successfully put them in two raised beds. Needs lots of water!!
The happy food dance makes me so happy too! That grilled taco meat looks great. I'll have to look for the meat at costco when we go next time.
Love your channel! The reason they say to use wood instead of a wire brush is because the wire bristles can break off and people have swallowed them. 💜
I learned that growing wheat in a garden setting is easier than I had originally thought. There is a UA-cam of a guy who sowed seeds in a small plot, threshed it, dried it out, ground it up, and made some bread. I bet you could grow an entire raised bed of wheat and get a pretty good amount.
You are the most ambitious young lady I have ever seen, garden baby husband big house chickens. You’re just amazing
Great job! I was just thinking you might enjoy the tidiness of a hoselink when you flipped the garden hose out of the way.
Those freeze dryers seem like they are really handy to have. I have been considering getting one myself :) -Cara
When planting your corn remember to plant it pointy end of the kernel down...think of spiking it into the ground like a football. Hope you have great success this year in all your hard work going into it! 💚🌻🌿
Hi Becky, I think with the amount of beds you have you will soon appreciate that landscaping fabric!!❤😊
Wonky-sweet, you are doing an awesome job with all the challenges you take on. We are learning from your hard work and appreciate your motivation and real-deal /day to day living in this awesome growing season. Good job with your planting skills as well as kitchen skills. You are a treasure- trove of knowledge. Did any of your Queeny- Zinnias sprout ??
I found that same cut of beef at Costco just this week. It was fantastic to make a beef stir fry. So tender. Thanks for sharing so I knew to be on the look out for it!
Ms Becky I think you will be very happy with the plant fabric !
I have been using a farm fresh delivery service called market wagon. I plan on buying extra cream and milk asap to try making cheeses, yogurt and sour cream. I love watching your videos. You encourage me to not be nervous getting back to making videos, especially trying to make cooking videos. God bless you Becky and your sweet family!
Hearing the wind chimes in the background of your video gave me flash backs to going to my granny’s old house as a child 😊
Becky, I am looking forward to seeing these garden boxes of yours in there full glory.
I spent this morning planting tomatoes, Zinnia's, and Bachelor Buttons. The weather has been wonky...we were supposed to get some rain last night, we didn't get any. I needed to make sure my garden was watered early this morning. Then I was weeding before the sun got too hot.
Life is good!
You are a very busy girl.take it easy don't work to hard.
My husband got me a Harvest Right Freeze dryer for my birthday and Mother’s Day since they are one week apart. I’ve already dried strawberries and I’m, right now, doing some candies for my grandchildren to take on vacation next week. I’m so excited about the possibilities.
Have you always soaked your corn seed? Just curious if that could be why you struggle. Grew up on a farm and we never soaked our seeds abd always were successful. Just a thought😊
I just planted my beans on Friday. Also pro tip - I just throw them in in ziploc bags to soak. I wrote everything in the bag. Bush vs pole. Plant spacing, days to harvest, etc.
Becky - get yourself a $20 Brulee Kitchen Torch - I have burnt holes in my landscape fabric with my trusty little butane torch with no issues. The flame is controllable enough that you can even burn your holes bigger if needed.
I’ve always used wave petunias in my pots around my yard and they are gorgeous they drape down over the sides I love them! Thanks for sharing the beans in the greenstalks I have one more to plant out ( I bought three this year when they had the special) I’m definitely doing beans!!! I did one with 3 rows strawberries, 2 rows carrots and the the other all flowers. So excited to see them in a month. Thanks Becky!
I can’t wait to buy a home soon. Your garden gives me inspiration. I love to grill. I will be grilling all year long
I’m experimenting with the micro dwarf tomatoes I started in March. Already have little baby tomatoes ripening. Definitely starting more next year as they were a hit with my customers😊. Hobby greenhouse grower here in Ohio.
Micro dwarf tomatoes sound so cute! -Cara
My garden is doing so well. Your advice and videos have helped me so much.
Favorite dried bean is Good Mother Stallard. So delicious and creamy tender.
I LOVE when you bug your eyes when trying your creations. I do it with you too. My husband will look over and say “You must be watching Becky”.
You accomplished so much today! I wish I had your energy and work ethic. Your garden is going to be magazine worthy 🥰Love your channel Becky❤️Thanks for sharing the video. Have a great day 🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸🌼
It all comes with truly loving what yourself, and what you're doing ❤
My Mil, who grew a 1 acre garden, told me that you could get more beans in a crooked row than a straight row. You make me smile!
You are such a wonderful person you do so much in your home and garden. God bless you and your family.
Hi Becky 👋
I soaked my bush beans yesterday. Planting bush beans today and building my green pole bean hoop. 😁
You can use your square foot square with chalk on your fabric.
Plant nasturtium by your rock wall and cascade down.
We have the medium Harvest Right. I like the size because the trays are easy to wash and manage.
Becky you are a Blessing to many in the learning stage., Thanks 5-25-2023❤
So ready for the full time cooking/baking videos to return. I know it's gardening season but seems we don't get cooking videos anymore. I'm not into gardening but that's just me and it's not a knock to her bc I'm sure so many others subscribers are gardeners which is cool.
I love the gardening videos. God bless you and your family ✝️
I like it when other vloggers spend time in their garden, then go inside and make/bake something. A mix is good to hold my attention , while I do garden I don't need to see someone plant everything.❤
I like gardening better but you’re right tto express your enthousiasm politely
It's a seasonal thing... Happens every year. Have you watched her old videos? If not, I'd recommend that to get your cooking fix. 😊
Next video few vidoes!
Hi Becky. You look great. How is baby A doing? The garden is looking great. I am going back to watch your freezer meal dinners. I need about 25 and I love your detailed instructions and easy. Thank you.