Abundant Harvest: Alaskan Homestead's Final Garden Yields Hundreds of Pounds of Potatoes in 2023
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2023
- The frost is here we need to finish pulling the garden completely before snow hits Alaska. Join us as we harvest nearly 200 pounds of potato and do the prepping for next year’s gardening.
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Little audio trouble! And to think I honestly worked so hard to put it all together. But that’s the way it goes sometimes! Lol 😅
Girl the mixed audio worked for my adhd brain.😂😂😂
Oh well, still enjoyed the video. Much love from Northern Minnesota.
LOL I was thinking it was me...
Great video! I'm doing the same thing, prepping for winter but I am just learning everything... I have never prepped soil before...just threw stuff in...lol...so really enjoyed this!
It was still a good video
Jessica, I love how you express gratitude for so many things! The Bible says in everything to give thanks, good times , bad times give God thanks. Thank you so much for your reminders of gratitude. 💕
Amen, it’s truly a mindset. I would rather be grateful.
Jessica, that was so much work girl! You did a great job this year with your garden. So happy for you, and your family! Hey, don't even worry about the voice over stuff. Just let it go . . . I am just so proud of what you accomplished with your garden. Put that puppy to rest for the winter, and enjoy your harvest! God bless you all!
Thank you so very much truly appreciate it.
Kodie has an awesome personality, our family is like that, kind of reminds me of Chandler from friends, he’s sarcastically funny, nothing wrong with that at all, we think she’s hilarious!!👍😝
She is so funny! Lol
For being the first year on this spot, you should be extremely happy with the beautiful veggies!!!❤
Thank you so much
I so enjoy your channel and content. Your Kodi girl does have a really cool and somewhat sarcastic personality. I love her demeanor.
Has she ever thought about starting a UA-cam channel of her own. I think a channel showing Alaska through the eyes of a young person, would be super interesting!
Bless you and your family! You are a bright star in this crazy world!
Oh that’s an idea! Love it!
That chicken wants some garden fresh carrots! You did an incredible job on your garden this year. Jodie Ann is a hoot!
Lol thank you so much
With my unripe tomatoes and I did a bunch of jars of pickled green tomatoes. Shelf stable and delicious
Yummy sounds great
I think Kodie is so funny love her humor. Green salsa
Thank you so much. She is funny stuff
Oh my gosh! Kodie is great! She did so great impersonating you. “I’m digging potatoes, come along!” She’s my favorite today. 😊
Thank you I adore her too
Your homestead is absolutely Beautiful!! You get to see and hear all of Alaska's Beauty!! What a wonderful life to get live there.. it is on our Bucket list to come up that way next year. Much love to you and your family!!
Love it. It’s honestly so beautiful
Absolutely use your grow lights for the peppers and have them just above the plants. What a great harvest! Green tomato relish here we come. You can also pickle them in slices for fried green tomatoes. I like to add fresh dill to my green pickled tomatoes and they are delicious fried. If I was a young woman raising my family I would live in Alaska. I am fascinated by the wildness and the different wildlife there. I come from a family of hunters and quite a bit of our nutrition and protein comes from the venison my son harvest every hunting season. My fall garden is in full swing, in the deep south we can grow throughout winter because it seldom gets cold enough to kill off winter hardy plants like cabbage, collards, kale, broccoli, onions, leeks,beets, carrots and spinach
Oh how i wish we could keep growing! You are doing amazing things!
Jessica you showed the "". back end "" of gardening the hard work which goes on ! There's a saying that A garden is made in Winter ready for Spring HOW TRUE!!! You really showed that in this GREAT VIDEO ❤❤❤ Here's to a great start to next year you Deserve it👍👍👍👏👏👏👏 Really enjoyed your REALISTIC gardening video WELL DONE 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Love from the UK x
Thank you so much. I hope the preps pay off for sure.
Kodie was a big help to you, digging up all the potatoes! I love fresh baby potatoes, boil to almost done, drain and in the same pot melt some butter and add chopped green onions and heavy cream gently boil so cream reduces to about half, add fresh chopped dill (as much as you like) a bit of chicken soup base, pepper and add the potatoes, I like to put this in a casserole dish with a lid and put in a 325 degree oven for about 40 minutes while I finish cooking whatever else I’m making for dinner, serve with more fresh finely chopped green onions and dill if you want, so delicious! You will want to make lots because it doesn’t last when people are eating seconds lol
Oh my goodness yummy! Sounds amazing
Great harvest love tomatillos. That’s a great apron and beautiful cabbage. You had a beautiful garden ! Thank you for sharing 🌻🍁🌻🍂🌻
Thank you so very much my friend
Chickens will eat the slugs. I hate those things. I am the youngest of three and my two older sisters would call me over to them when I was probably three times five years old. I would run up, all trusting, and they would drop a slug in my hand. I would scream and run away as they laughed. Memory won't ever be forgotten.
Oh noooo siblings! I tell you what!
I am so happy that your new garden did well this year. Great job. Omgoodness Cody is hilarious, I love her sense of humour. Thank you ……you so inspire me. 🇨🇦🌷
Thank you so much! Lol she cracks me up so much.
Hi Jessica and sweet family! You had a bountiful garden and putting your garden to bed is rewarding. Are you already thinking about next year’s garden?
Kodie, your a hoot, lol.
I hope you and your precious family have a blessed night!
Lol thank you so very much.
I would certainly use grow lights for the peppers & herbs. You are far enough north that you will need the lights
Nice good to know
Be really good if you can get a green house next year
Yes very much
If you are going to take them inside be sure to wash the roots off very well and all the undersides of the leaves so you don’t bring in unwanted bugs. Use indoor potting soil or put them in 5 gallon buckets filled with water and hydroponic nutrients. You will definitely need grow lights and will need a warm area to grow your pepper plants indoors! And you can without a doubt have sweet peppers inside all year long and you can also grow all kinds of leafy greens and herbs indoors as well. With the peppers you will want your grow lights on 12-16hrs a day. God bless🥰❤️🙏🏻🇨🇦 why don’t you put your chickens in your garden to eat the slugs and to clean out a lot of the garden. They will do an incredible job of eating the weeds etc .
Oh great information i would not of thought of that.
Lol. I thought "what's wrong with Kodie Ann's spine?" Then I realized her braid was tucked inside her t-shirt. 😂
Ahhh lol she has so much hair
Hi Jessica. Cleaning up the garden for winter is a hard job but has to be done. Great video today. Stay warm. ✌️🥰🇺🇸
Thank you so much
Great job Jessica. I love potato’s. Gurlll you invited a whole army of bugs to the party 😂. I was gagging with you!! Much needed but stinky. We love your daughter and her personality. She’s a girl after her daddy’s heart. I think she looks and has the personality of your husband. We all know they both cut up and laugh off camera. She’s a great girl!!! ❤
Oh thank you so much! She and he are exactly two peas’ they are the same person for sure
I think your hopes and dreams for your garden came to fruition.well done friend well done.
Agree it was amazing to see.
Everything that you harvested and that you family will eat must be so
satisfying! Kudos
Agree. It’s an amazing thing for sure
Bountiful harvest you worked very hard ❤️
Thank you so much!
I’d say you had a successful garden for’23. Have you ever thought of getting some growing lights to grow a few things in the winter? Kodie is a big help for you. Lots of potatoes for soup and french fries. Larry used to rake in some grass clippings and crispy maple leaves before winter. He wrapped tomatoes in newspaper and they ripened. He never had a large quantity of tiny ones. My great grandmother used to jar them for pickled green tomatoes. But we never had the chance to taste them. Larry has actually been watching your older videos. Those real tiny carrots would be great for soup. Till next time.😊
Thank you so much my friend I so much appreciate you
Cody is so funny and just too cute. Love it
Thank you so much
My best advice, build a greenhouse for the tomatoes. You really need one up here. It will make you so happy!!
Agree! I wanted one this year but just the soils and fence put us over budget. But greenhouse is on top of the budget next year
My father used to, when the onion was like half grown, he would remove the soil from the top of the onion. Made for some good size onions. 😊
So true I have not figured how to grow them big yet but I’m not giving up
I collect all slugs on a shovel and feed them to the chickens who are happy to gobble them up😊
Yes mine love them too! Lol gross
Congratulations on a great garden and harvest! 🎉, your classes have been an asset.
Those chickens follow you like it is their job! I cracked up when Prissy joined you to help with the carrots!
After those days of hard work, my hope is you are reading this with a cup of tea at hand! Tell me what you determined to do with the carrot balls.
Until our next visit….
❤ Momma G
Lol my chickens are little people! They are so much fun
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Girl your voice over is talking the same time you are while at the potatoes 😮
I know the crazy is it was not a voice over it took the audio from one clip and put it with another. It’s not like that on the computer
End of season gardening so happy sad. I can't wait for the break and almost in tears to see it go😢
You did such a fabulous job on your garden😊, you will have plenty for the upcoming winter.
Thank you so much truly appreciate it.
I love your videos and always a little sad when they are over. So I like your longer videos.
I agree it’s moving for sure
Great video. That was sure a lot of work but worth it!
Thank you so much
I know what hard work that is harvesting the garden and my garden is about 1/10th the size of yours! My hugs from NE Iowa for you AND your back! Great video Jessica. Keep ‘em coming girl!
That’s ok I have plenty of off camera help. Makes it better.
I really appreciate the information on what to do when your garden is finished! I in the past pull out dead or finished plants roots and all. You taught me to leave roots in the ground which benefits the soul for the next season
Oh that’s wonderful I would of done the same I’m the past
Yeah the audio was off, but I truly enjoyed your video anyway. Often I could hear a chicken. I loved the one at the end who was hiding behind the bucket. You could hear his real good and it made me laugh. They have such personalities. You did a lot of awesome hard work in the garden and it truly paid off for you. I know each year it will get better and better as you learn tricks that work best for you in Alaska. Enjoy those little round carrots.
Yeah sorry about that thank you
So enjoyed watching the progress of your 2023 garden.
Thank you so much
I've been overwintering pepper plants inside for years. I dont focus on producing peppers during the winter (altho I could) but instead intend on keeping healthy plants i can then plant in the garden in the spring to get a head start on pepper production without buying new ones the next year. I prune back my plants and remove a lot of the big leaves. I then dig them up and repot them. I place mine at a south facing window for the winter. They may not look full and lush when they are planted in the spring but in a very short amount of time they leaf out and start blooming. They grow tall and lush on thick main stem because they are mature the next year. In addition, I have one potted plant i have been bringing in and out for the last six years (leaving in the pot) - it was five foot tall this year and was covered with blooms and peppers all summer.
This is amazing to learn more about.
Great first Alaskan garden! You should be so proud, i know i am for you friend
Thank you my friend. It did amazing
My brain really had to work with your audio. I've got neuro divergences so I could hear and understand both at the same time. 😂😂😂
Lol love it! No idea how it happened.
I usually keep as many vines on the tomatoes as possible, but I don't know if it really does anything 😅 😊
I agree
Loved this video! Your garden has been amazing to watch this summer! Take care! ❤️😊
Thank You so much.
Trim the peppers and take them back out next year, will get bigger bushes. Videos on UA-cam. Can make green tomatoe jam. For slugs, pie tin filled with beer, sit it on the ground. Works wonders!
Nice good to know!
Hi sweet one! Sorry about that audio.... but, oh well, life goes on...lol! WOW...look at all those potatoes! I was shocked you had so many! I KNOW that was many hours of hard work harvesting and getting the beds ready for winter. Big hugs and many blessings!
Very true! I just learn to go with the flow!
Garden looks great and Ms. Chicken came to help mamma
They are so helpful they have been eating it due a few days now
Hi my friend ..... you look so beautiful in that teal blue color looks awesome on you!!!!!!!!
Wow thank you making me blush
I have wrapped up the majority of my garden last week. The only things left are about 6 pepper plants and 1 tomatillo plant. Planting the garlic this week. Our nighttime temperatures are going into the 40’s over the weekend with daytime temperatures in the 60’s.
I got my garlic just this week too abs goal is it goes in tomorrow.
Blood meal is all natural and it helps amend the garden. Egg shells also help. Clean and bake them for about twenty minutes great calcium.
Perfect great advise
LOL Everyone has to eat...even the bugs!
Exactly! Lol
I know busy would like see your first day of snow ❤
I will share it for sure
Fantastic work! All your hard work shows!! So excited to see what you’ll do next year ❤❤❤
Thank you so much. Excited for what it brings
Hello Friend !
Hello friend!
Hi Jessica, you might want to check the audio on this video - sometimes I am getting 2 voices talking and then areas where there is no audio al all - hopefully the problem is my end x
Yes i don’t know what it did but thank you for telling me.
It's a shame that you don't have a space inside that you can grow 1 or 2 tomato and pepper plants for fresh eating during the winter. One year my son and I were out and about and stopped for lunch. He had a thick slice of tomato on his sandwich that he said was the best tomato he's ever had. He asked what kind it was but the kitchen staff said they come from a local farm and they had no idea. I showed him how to save some seeds from his slice and we saved them to plant. They grew like crazy! They must have gotten to 7 or 8 feet tall and were very prolific. As we were nearing winter I rooted a branch for a potted plant and took it inside. I had a area next to a big window and a grow light. Did the same with a pepper. We had vine ripened fresh tomatoes for Christmas and I think they were the highlight of his day. He absolutely loved having "his" tomatoes all winter long. He's a adult now but he still brings in a few garden started favorites for fresh eating in the winter.
Oh my goodness that is amazing! I should do that!
@@modernhomesteadalaska just remember that you have to cross pollinate the flowers yourself. I just used a tightly wrapped Q-Tip and went from flower to flower every other day. I even used the pollen from flowering houseplants. First time my spider plants gave me plantable seeds, lol
everything looks good,and its a good start for next year thank you for sharing
Thank you so much
Loved this video ❤❤❤
Thank you so much
I always sit on my bottom and skooch around my garden also. 😅😂
Me too! To much up and down
Perfect message. Thank you.
Thank you so much
That's a lot of abundance...after hard work. Maybe you can consider making raised beds ala Fy Nyth, she's using blocks, raising it as high as convenient for your situation? Those beds won't be a problem with the snow come winter.
Thank you so much. Not planning raiser beds. We want to be able to move things around. But it might end up some areas are raised beds
Your garden did fantastic this year, I’m so happy you’re happy with it. I’ve probably been watching too many lawn care videos but I’m thinking a weed whacker and a blower could spare your back from cleaning up the foliage after harvest.
I got a mower and wanted to mow it! It was so wet I never got to use it at all!
Such a beautiful site.
Thank you.
The black/purple tomatillos is also baked as a sweet fruit tort in Oaxaca.
Oh nice I didn’t know that
That was a ton of work. Great job!
Thank you so much.
I had the same problem with my tomatos so I picked them all and made roasted green tomato salsa and it was sooooo amazing!!!
Love it thank you for sharing
Ooops!!
Right lol
You poor thing,but how aw sum the garden,what a joy next year.
Thank you my friend!
Just started watching you channel, you make me tired old woman here, been growing gardens all my life, never had to do this much work, must be because you live in Alaska, we just saved our food scraps thru out the year, chicken manure was always the best, you have to be careful with certain manure very acidic we'd save our egg shells dry ground up yto add calcium, don't know anything about microbes, those green tomatoes I'd slice can have fried green tomatoes in the winter and make some green tomatoe relish, I couldn't live in Alaska if I had to work that hard to grow a garden good luck
It’s strange up here like veggies scraps take a super long time to compost. It’s all slower when I grew up in Missouri you could make compost in a summer. I do add those things to it too. I’m glad you are here!
Loved the chicken 😂😂
Lol she is so extra
I wish I had stuck with my garden this year even if it is small. Once my raspberries were I was too, only thing I kept up with were tomatoes.
Always next year is what I tell myself. You got this moving forward.
Pickle green tomatoes are awsome.
Yummy!
Watch out for aphids on your peppers, the marigolds keep them off or helps alot, but when I brought some in last year I had no marigolds inside and within a week they were heavy on them. Love all your potatoes.
Wow seriously. Ok good to know. Thank you
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That’s a lot of potatoes in that small of a area it was a lot of an area but that was a super lotto potatoes
Agree! It was crazy way more then last year.
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Make spicy dill green tomato pickles!
Another great video Jess, I think you did amazing with your garden, I’ve just made a load of green tomato chutney, so good, have you tried it? Hope your all well, can’t believe how quick this year has gone, take care Lorraine Wales 🏴 U.K. xx
Oh that sounds so yummy! I should look it up
@@modernhomesteadalaska I was trying to send you the recipe, but for some reason it won’t let me, I’ll keep trying, it’s fabulous with cold meats xx
You might be hindering yourself by pushing snow onto the garden. It will keep the ground frozen, cold and take longer to get plants growing.
Well past it. But we got so much last year we had no place to go with it. We will clear the snow just before spring and possible black tarp it to thaw the ground faster
There’s totally enough to do a large batch green tomato salsa unused the same recipe as a salsa verda
Agree
Make green tomato relish.
Great idea thank you
if you had a green house or high tunnel thing you could grow all year or much longer?? fried green Tom's are so yummy
Agree for sure
use some for green fried tom
Yes agree
Fried green tomatoes
chili Verde
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charcoal is good from magnesium phosphorus calcium n potassium
Agree correct
At ~12:23 AND 26:11 you are talking and then you also over voicing so basically 2 jessicas talking the same time. then after that no voice ~13:45 and 28:30 in case you want to fix. Otherwise I am no expert would not even know how to edit YT videos! :) And dont worry about the Tomatoes. I had very few Red even in the Greenhouse. You can mix some of green tom with the tomatillos for the salsa Verde, I did this and turned out great
I was just about to say pretty much the same thing. I was grateful it only lasted a little bit.
Me too! Thank you for your videos anyways!
I can’t think you enough! No matter how hard one planes, mistakes. Story of my life lol thank you fir watching anyway
I’m not a garden expert at all but I wondered if it would help to grow the tomatoes in a greenhouse to keep them out of the unpredictable Alaskan weather.
It’s true! We need one for next year you are right
Hi Jessica, me thinks the Gremlins got into your recording today, a couple of voice overs while you were chatting on video.
Looking like winter is on the way, it's 12.30pm here atm and looks to be 1 degree C in Anchorage! Brrrr. Your harvest looks great. How about green tomato chutney for the tomatoes? Do you freeze the cabbage, if so how? Thanks for sharing all your hard work.
Yes sorry about that. Thank you for faithfully watching!
Great job!!! That is so much work!! I have a silly question. Could you have (after harvesting) allowed the chickens to come in and eat everything?? Is that possible or would it have been a bigger mess? Lol. I have have chickens so I was curious. 😊
Yes the chickens are in the garden now. They are making a disaster of things. But that’s the perfect way to do it. The eat the piles then I’ll move them this weekend .
Little audio trouble there. But holy potato harvest
Right! Totally
we had some friends that had no indoor plumbing on pooped in outhouse but pied in a bucket n ever day she would pour the bucket of pee on garden n on compost pile. she had thee mist beautiful gardens flower beds ect. I've always wondered if from nitrates ect in the urine??
Oh yeah that’s true. Not sure I’m going to do that. But it’s true
I can never successfully grow onions! I wish I could figure out how.
Lol you and me both
Careful about the horse manure you use. If the horses are wormed like they should be the wormer can & will kill beneficials in the soil including worms.
Yes mine comes from a tested abs certified organic compost company. But this is very true of what some of the things to look for. Thank you for sharing
we have a teen girl as well we get it
lol love it!
Unfortunately the video sound is not there?
I’m so sorry not sure but it’s happening to several videos right now.