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  • @TinyCochran
    @TinyCochran 4 місяці тому +379

    I work for a nursery that grows for HD. I’ve been doing it for 10 years, this year the price jump was OUT OF HAND. All of us vendors were so mad knowing that lack of sales would be blamed on us. I’m down 15-18% in my district as of now. No one is buying ANYTHING

    • @tiffanyisaacson1407
      @tiffanyisaacson1407 4 місяці тому +16

      Im trying to sell on the marketplace, and people don't know how tall something is 😂.

    • @cooker-q4x
      @cooker-q4x 4 місяці тому +32

      I didn’t even venture to HD or the like this year. I did everything from seed, veggies and my pretty annuals. I just couldn’t justify those prices. I only know of one nursery close, but havent been able to get there.

    • @janetconnors3113
      @janetconnors3113 4 місяці тому +41

      I've lived in my home for 31 years and this year I could not buy flowers

    • @rhondacox9365
      @rhondacox9365 4 місяці тому +10

      💯

    • @kevinfestner6126
      @kevinfestner6126 4 місяці тому +14

      Lowe's is cheaper

  • @1594simonsays
    @1594simonsays 4 місяці тому +733

    BOTH SIDES OF OUR GOVERNMENT SOLD US OUT!!!!!

    • @Red-vn4xq
      @Red-vn4xq 4 місяці тому

      Yes they did in the election of oh7. They knew all about it and went along, you know the thing !!! Then the people voted for it. The Transformation occurred.The rest is history.
      We are no longer the United States of America. It's Gone Forever.

    • @threewillowsfarm7779
      @threewillowsfarm7779 4 місяці тому +68

      Thats for sure. They are all in on it.

    • @bettyallred8883
      @bettyallred8883 4 місяці тому +104

      One snake with two heads.

    • @cythniaprovence8054
      @cythniaprovence8054 4 місяці тому +38

      Agree

    • @maryannknox7158
      @maryannknox7158 4 місяці тому +24

      Truth

  • @rogueraven7603
    @rogueraven7603 4 місяці тому +330

    I’d rather call it a hobby than farming. We don’t want anymore attention from the government.

    • @vickilabriola2323
      @vickilabriola2323 4 місяці тому +23

      RIGHT ON, HOBBY

    • @roshaneforde
      @roshaneforde 4 місяці тому +10

      Lol yep

    • @GailForce-eu5kx
      @GailForce-eu5kx 4 місяці тому +11

      GREAT ADVISE ! THANK YOU ❤

    • @waynehendrix4806
      @waynehendrix4806 4 місяці тому +15

      "I'm engaging in vegetable husbandry."

    • @dolloromeo9331
      @dolloromeo9331 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@waynehendrix4806 😂haaaaaa! Like that, gonna use it , with permission of course , Lol

  • @maddcowperklns8275
    @maddcowperklns8275 4 місяці тому +279

    All my plants I start from seeds I saved from last years crop . My Peppers are 23 year generation seeds ! 🌎✌️💖☺️

  • @ChonkiiBoi
    @ChonkiiBoi 4 місяці тому +350

    Growing your garden is a huge investment. It is not cheap in the beginning but the valuable skill set that you cultivate and the knowledge that your food is clean and safe is priceless

    • @tracilynn6675
      @tracilynn6675 4 місяці тому +8

      Exactly and I have learned lots over the years, such a blessing!

    • @jvjdrn
      @jvjdrn 4 місяці тому +9

      And it tastes so much better!

    • @conniegomez1321
      @conniegomez1321 4 місяці тому +2

      if only we could move!?!?!!!!!!!!

  • @SigmaPathfinder
    @SigmaPathfinder 4 місяці тому +117

    Hello everyone. I desperately need prayer to reconcile me and my ex wife. I believe our Father can heal broken relationships. Children are involved and the pain is unbearable. Thank you. Please pray for Tyler and Tiffany, and our children Wyatt, Hallie, and Leah.

    • @PatHobbs17
      @PatHobbs17 4 місяці тому +6

      Prayers.❤

    • @paulaloos8762
      @paulaloos8762 4 місяці тому +6

      I will add you to my prayer list. Hugs to you all.

    • @SigmaPathfinder
      @SigmaPathfinder 4 місяці тому

      @@paulaloos8762 thank you Paula. Means more than you know

    • @Flinshot1
      @Flinshot1 4 місяці тому +4

      Prayers

    • @melissaingle1746
      @melissaingle1746 4 місяці тому +5

      Praying now !!

  • @kathyanneboulay
    @kathyanneboulay 4 місяці тому +175

    We aren't planting flowers in our flower beds this year we are using them for planting more food.

    • @amymorales4622
      @amymorales4622 4 місяці тому +34

      I am planting food between the flowers. Flowers attract pollinators.

    • @CrashPatriot
      @CrashPatriot 4 місяці тому +10

      We did wildflowers and herbs

    • @kathyanneboulay
      @kathyanneboulay 4 місяці тому +7

      @@amymorales4622 we have a lot of wild flowers in our yard that attract lots of pollinators . Definitely important

    • @tracilynn6675
      @tracilynn6675 4 місяці тому +12

      I had strawberry runners so I planted them in my flower pots instead of buying flowers, at least I’ll get strawberries to eat.

    • @imagesinbloom
      @imagesinbloom 4 місяці тому +3

      I have flowers and herbs interspersed for companion planting to prevent bugs and attract pollinators

  • @johnhottinger2798
    @johnhottinger2798 4 місяці тому +232

    I've had so much friends and acquaintances tell me it's cheaper to go buy their vegetables than put all that cost AND work into growing something that might not produce very well. They don't have the time for all that. Oh well, they're gonna have to find out the hard way.

    • @ASaltyGurl
      @ASaltyGurl 4 місяці тому +39

      Boy, will they ever.

    • @ch1cksng3r
      @ch1cksng3r 4 місяці тому +40

      I wouldn’t be able to keep up with my garden if I didn’t work from home. Being too busy is legitimate but, unfortunate.

    • @Sandi1202
      @Sandi1202 4 місяці тому +23

      I have some friends and neighbors who say this all the time. I start from seeds which is so much cheaper as well.

    • @tiffanyisaacson1407
      @tiffanyisaacson1407 4 місяці тому +17

      I'm pretty sure they don't want to slave a way in the heat we are spolied with air-conditioning.

    • @theIAMofME
      @theIAMofME 4 місяці тому +26

      @@tiffanyisaacson1407 That's part of it. People are LAZY!

  • @deborahharvey854
    @deborahharvey854 4 місяці тому +267

    Someof us are ageing out, too.
    Those who have a garden set up may be cutting way back for physical health reasons

    • @maryolson411
      @maryolson411 4 місяці тому +29

      That's my brother and myself. The body just can't do it anymore.

    • @cindyjohnson5242
      @cindyjohnson5242 4 місяці тому +20

      Yes, exactly. Can only do it so much in a day

    • @Stayingalert
      @Stayingalert 4 місяці тому +35

      I am 69 and can only do so much. I work at it everyday.

    • @tiffanyisaacson1407
      @tiffanyisaacson1407 4 місяці тому +18

      I have rods in my back. I have to be careful .

    • @D7cooper
      @D7cooper 4 місяці тому +9

      I'm older, too. I wonder if teaming up with younger/fitter people could be mutually beneficial? Or would that be opening myself up to potential trouble?

  • @fayekeller7411
    @fayekeller7411 4 місяці тому +219

    Blessings to all watching and taking on the valuable lessons from Patara! Love and God Bless you all!

    • @fayemurphy7638
      @fayemurphy7638 4 місяці тому +5

      Blessings from Australia 🇦🇺

    • @celtic15c
      @celtic15c 4 місяці тому +4

      Ditto!🌹❤️🌹

    • @donnamcfarland162
      @donnamcfarland162 4 місяці тому

      To you too dear @fayekeller7411!!

    • @marcellajohnson3757
      @marcellajohnson3757 4 місяці тому +2

      My tomato plants are from seeds I also collected last year ! Seed saving is so rewarding !

  • @thirdsamuel6643
    @thirdsamuel6643 4 місяці тому +166

    All of my tomatoe plants come from seeds from the tomatoes I grew last year.

    • @sandratodd8614
      @sandratodd8614 4 місяці тому +6

      I am going to try to save seeds to plant next year.

  • @crystalclear1969
    @crystalclear1969 4 місяці тому +69

    95% of my garden is from home started seeds.

  • @nim3186
    @nim3186 4 місяці тому +23

    I have given so many tomatoes starts away to friends and neighbors this year! I was going to sell them on Offer but decided to gift them to those I love!

  • @dalbriggss
    @dalbriggss 4 місяці тому +175

    People are watching their Pennies & are now focusing on needs vs. wants. People are shopping at places where the price & value are the best.

    • @hrhtreeoflife4815
      @hrhtreeoflife4815 4 місяці тому +8

      Q
      I headed to the bankrupt
      99 Cent Only Stores to pick up very last day bargains.
      I got lucky: 50 items for $5
      I got 2 rounds of that so I got 100 items for $10. All kinds of left overs mostly they'll make great 👍 presents 🎁 for various occasions!
      If they weren't on huge sale, I would have left them 😂 at the store.
      But very last day and last couple of hours, I splurged.
      Q❤

    • @annadanbury9276
      @annadanbury9276 4 місяці тому +2

      100% Truth !! 💗💗💗💗

  • @happy_housewife193
    @happy_housewife193 4 місяці тому +94

    Thank you so much for these videos. Sometimes I feel burned out from trying to get out of debt and just be ready for whatever is coming our way. You give me that extra boost to keep focus and keep going.

  • @jackieroberts6316
    @jackieroberts6316 4 місяці тому +31

    I get carried away starting seed in the spring. I cannot give away tomatoes, peppers and yellow squash to anyone. They just can't be bothered. These are potted up to 1 gallon size. People be weird.

    • @cooker-q4x
      @cooker-q4x 4 місяці тому +13

      Same here. I tried to give away tomatoes and peppers in gallon milk jugs, they looked fabulous and no one was interested. My boys prepared me a little spot in my front side yard to accommodate the extra plants.

    • @kellyjones6612
      @kellyjones6612 4 місяці тому +14

      I wish someone wanted to give me plants where I live

    • @abarn9541
      @abarn9541 3 місяці тому

      I’d love some potted up plants like that. The majority of my garden is fallow this year.

  • @kathrynwilliams2209
    @kathrynwilliams2209 4 місяці тому +13

    YES!!! I SAID THE SAME THING YESTERDAY!! I was in Lowe’s ( usually I use the local greenhouse / nursery) but I was with my neighbor and she wanted to go to Lowe’s for the colored tomatoes cadges. ;)
    The place was DEAD. The inventory was FULL! I said “ no one can afford to plant and garden anymore “ she said usually everything is picked over by now. I told her people can’t pay rent, electric, water, etc
    I told her that’s why I’ve started to learn how seed save.
    We garden together, she is my landlord and has a big garden we share plus I have potted area’s . She doesn’t charge me a lot for the house but I do work for her that she used to pay people alot to come do.
    Cut grass
    Weed
    Plant
    Store runs
    I do it cause I want to help, she in turn has been generous back. It works well.
    But ya, we had a massive conversation about the stock, the people NOT planting ….

  • @jennyspennies6662
    @jennyspennies6662 4 місяці тому +137

    You hit the nail on the head with displacement. I know several people who normally garden, but they rent the house they live in. Their landlords are selling the house and they are now looking for new place to live.

    • @cheriessoblessedformerlyfear
      @cheriessoblessedformerlyfear 4 місяці тому +17

      I agree.. I know 2 ppl that their landlord is selling

    • @sherrieflynn252
      @sherrieflynn252 4 місяці тому +22

      Plant in buckets
      Yes it's a lot of work but they can be moved

    • @brendabaker3960
      @brendabaker3960 4 місяці тому +9

      I am doing greenstalks so that I can move my garden when the time comes that I need to move.

    • @sharonparker2262
      @sharonparker2262 4 місяці тому

      ​@@brendabaker3960 love mine

  • @janetmanning1195
    @janetmanning1195 4 місяці тому +52

    I didn't have a garden last year, or I'm not going to have one this year either. We are getting ready to end up selling our house to move into a cheaper place. We are planning on having everything paid off including the cheaper house 🏠

  • @carla8687
    @carla8687 4 місяці тому +67

    I've been to the Home Depot about 5 times over the past 2 weeks, and there were only some customers in the garden section... and it was not packed like previous years. Very few people in the actual store, and the people who looked like professional contractors and tradesmen.
    And let me tell you, my local Home Depot has the most BEAUTIFUL, STUNNING flowers I've seen in years! All the herbs and vegetable plants look wonderful, but they had racks and racks of still wrapped plants off to the side. I'm guessing people arent buying them

  • @diananazaroff5266
    @diananazaroff5266 4 місяці тому +85

    My favorite independent garden center announced a week ago Thursday that they were retiring and going out of business. They've been trying to get someone to purchase the business with no luck. I went to purchase fertilizers, etc. at 30% and 40% off the following Tuesday and the place was almost empty. I went one last time this past Saturday and pretty much only fixtures were left. I'm very sad that they're gone, they were the only local place I could purchase Espoma products. But it's very indicative of what's happening out there.

    • @sherihicks1427
      @sherihicks1427 4 місяці тому +8

      That happened to my favorite family-owned nursery, too, a few years ago. I drive past it all the time, and it sits there, empty and rotting!😢

    • @ladominaroque
      @ladominaroque 4 місяці тому +1

      home depot has Espoma products

  • @SherryPlatt
    @SherryPlatt 4 місяці тому +16

    Gas going back up again. Paid off one loan. But now, doctor appointment, no insurance. Here come another bill.

  • @chcunningham75
    @chcunningham75 4 місяці тому +39

    I've noticed a lot of home growers selling plants on marketplace, and I've been buying them! Way cheaper!

  • @janetskien3529
    @janetskien3529 4 місяці тому +39

    I have grown a garden fulll of tomatoes plants using the seeds in a sliced tomato.

    • @juliepoolie5494
      @juliepoolie5494 4 місяці тому +4

      I save seeds from tomatoes when traveling. They are my “souvenirs “.

  • @marjoriec4245
    @marjoriec4245 4 місяці тому +47

    I work at a The Home Depot in PA. The mulch on sale is Scots EarthGro. It’s always been 1.5 cubic feet. The brand “Vigoro” is the one that’s 2cubic feet. The Scots is on sale this week - 5 bags for $10.00.

    • @appalachiashomesteadwithpatara
      @appalachiashomesteadwithpatara  4 місяці тому +21

      Good to know. I was the only one buying any and it’s stacked to the rafters so hopefully sales will pick up for those that can buy it. 💜

    • @bunacat1
      @bunacat1 4 місяці тому +6

      I was just there a couple of weeks ago, the mulch was $2 a large bag. San Jose Ca area.

    • @kendrakitterman3667
      @kendrakitterman3667 4 місяці тому +3

      Thank you!!

  • @conniekline9881
    @conniekline9881 4 місяці тому +58

    We have bought less for planting this year, but trying to have enough for our needs.

  • @alanrice39
    @alanrice39 4 місяці тому +31

    I’ve noticed the same thing at Lowe’s, erie quiet. A person I know that normally has a garden said he did everything he could to keep deer out, ate his garden up last year, said he could buy at the market cheaper than to have a garden again

  • @Nanacansew
    @Nanacansew 4 місяці тому +69

    I truly believe we are at a cliff’s edge and teetering on it.

    • @janetterry5429
      @janetterry5429 4 місяці тому +1

      My mother in-law always said there's one foot over the cliff & the other on a banana peel. That's our economy.😢

  • @PepperplacewithShawna
    @PepperplacewithShawna 4 місяці тому +46

    We went to Home Depot yesterday. Same thing there. It was dead.

  • @EdwanaCole
    @EdwanaCole 4 місяці тому +98

    They also have saved seeds and started plants from the seeds. And not buying plants.

  • @flowerpower3618
    @flowerpower3618 4 місяці тому +7

    Gardening requires paying attention and a lot of people can’t be bothered. I love going out everyday to check on my garden but I’ve seen a lot of abandoned raised beds around my neighborhood.

  • @janetpugliesi3203
    @janetpugliesi3203 4 місяці тому +68

    💕 the pics of the fantastic goats. .You treat them like Kings and Queens..Your doggies are beautiful 🥰.. Have a great week!!

  • @llamamama11
    @llamamama11 4 місяці тому +41

    Happy Monday. Just finished shearing Llamas! They appreciate their cooler duds!

  • @heather3244
    @heather3244 4 місяці тому +74

    From one farming gal to another, GOD BLESS YOU, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR ANIMAL FAMILY AND EVERY PIECE OF YOUR BEAUTIFUL FARM!! ...From your neighbor in Western N.C ! 💙

  • @vickithilges3497
    @vickithilges3497 4 місяці тому +19

    You’re such a common person. I love that. You speak the truth!

  • @paulafrakes8618
    @paulafrakes8618 4 місяці тому +50

    Yes, I’ve observed also high inventory of plants at local shops. Not as many shopping 🛒

  • @marycook9607
    @marycook9607 4 місяці тому +48

    I gave everyone on my road/block tomatoes and have a lot more. This week,5-20-24, plants are going in the ground, along with seeds. ❤😊

  • @fullofhope2222
    @fullofhope2222 4 місяці тому +55

    PATARA - you are truly beautiful - inside and out

  • @anitarigsbee9904
    @anitarigsbee9904 4 місяці тому +49

    Wow, got your video as soon as I turned my phone on. I’ve never commented but I do love your content. We’re transplants from NC to Montana or at least reverse snowbirds and it’s still too cold to leave plants out at night. Keep trying to wake people up!

    • @whoknows2482
      @whoknows2482 4 місяці тому +4

      I just found out we're called sun birds (when you leave the heat for cold).

    • @lindamyers953
      @lindamyers953 4 місяці тому +2

      Guess I'm a "sunbird" too! We left AZ for WA state 20 years ago! So much easier to garden here in the Puget Sound area! 🇺🇸😎

  • @mohammedjeffali1076
    @mohammedjeffali1076 4 місяці тому +30

    I found out today that the small business that my daughter goes for martial arts, has folded. They are letting us out of our contract,so bless them for that. Also, day 4 in Katy without power. I'm hoping it will be back today. They warned it could be weeks.

    • @alanawemple6074
      @alanawemple6074 4 місяці тому +1

      We were in Katy on Saturday. Thankfully our power was only out for 23 hours.

    • @bobcat961
      @bobcat961 4 місяці тому +1

      Dang! It's 91 degrees in Katy today and getting hotter in our areas.

    • @marycrandles4682
      @marycrandles4682 4 місяці тому

      Prayers your power comes back quickly Mohammed

  • @diannanoe9017
    @diannanoe9017 4 місяці тому +60

    I grew more plants to share and nobody wants them. I think they are too stressed. They make a face when I ask.

    • @ASaltyGurl
      @ASaltyGurl 4 місяці тому +9

      Same here.

    • @Stayingalert
      @Stayingalert 4 місяці тому +5

      So sad!

    • @cooker-q4x
      @cooker-q4x 4 місяці тому +23

      They should get in the dirt…makes me feel less stressed. There is no outside world when I’m poking around in my gardens.

    • @karenthebeekeeper5442
      @karenthebeekeeper5442 4 місяці тому +4

      That’s sad! Hopefully you can find a place to plant them. ❤❤

    • @sandradewey7231
      @sandradewey7231 4 місяці тому +11

      They’ll make a face when they are hungry too!

  • @SarahK-d6o
    @SarahK-d6o 4 місяці тому +9

    I start 95% of my garden from seed, but now am thinking of the future. As I age, I want to put in more perrenial plants and direct sow. We are now preparing our home with updates before we get too old.

  • @KatieAymett
    @KatieAymett 4 місяці тому +12

    planting with seeds instead of transplants. Too expensive!

  • @vickiejoyner4631
    @vickiejoyner4631 4 місяці тому +6

    I went to Home Depot Sunday for the first time in ages. The reason being its an hour away. Lots and lots of fruit trees, veggies, flowers. They were busy. I noticed that most folks were buying flowers, very little were buying veggie plants, saw no one buying fruit trees.

  • @lorianderson2008
    @lorianderson2008 4 місяці тому +25

    I know a few folks, like me, are using up their older seed rather than buy anything new.

  • @tincanboat
    @tincanboat 4 місяці тому +44

    I spent over $100 on potting soil etc for planting seeds and I didn't have any pots. I'm living in an rv at a park long term and I am 76.

    • @PatHobbs17
      @PatHobbs17 4 місяці тому +1

      Where r u located? Maybe we can get u some pots.

    • @sharonparker2262
      @sharonparker2262 4 місяці тому +4

      Walmart bakery sells 5 gallon frosting buckets with lids for $1 here in mid-Kentucky.

    • @waynehendrix4806
      @waynehendrix4806 4 місяці тому

      @@leopardappygirl Great option.

    • @mikejones3155
      @mikejones3155 4 місяці тому +1

      Card board box lined with trash bag .. poke holes in bottom of bag . Then fill with dirt and plant

    • @lindalawrence5526
      @lindalawrence5526 4 місяці тому

      ​@@mikejones3155👍🏾

  • @sewhappyla6625
    @sewhappyla6625 4 місяці тому +1

    I just planted sweet potato slips yesterday. I planted 5 sweet potatoes a few weeks ago and had all the slips I needed for free.

  • @Elizamcculloe
    @Elizamcculloe 4 місяці тому +16

    I sent you some tomato seeds that are large heart shaped, very meaty. I’ve been growing them for about 10 years. Please share them if you’d like. I learned how to save seeds with those tomatoes. 🍅

    • @kellyjones6612
      @kellyjones6612 4 місяці тому

      How do you save seeds from tomatoes

  • @theherbalsanctuary811
    @theherbalsanctuary811 4 місяці тому +1

    We don't have a HD close. We only have lowes. They are just as high. I was getting a few squash plants the other day and this lady was picking up the hybrid plant, I had to explain to her that if she wanted to save the seeds for next year they 99% won't produce. She looked at me and was like "save the seeds".? Yes, because that way your plants are free next year......look of dawn on the face. I wasn't going to do a garden this year, so I hadn't started any seeds then decided I would put one in and had to go get some plants. So depressing. I am going to go back this weekend and see what is now 50% + off and maybe pick up some goodies.

  • @brendahall5419
    @brendahall5419 4 місяці тому +3

    So hard to keep deer at bay. Even with an electric fence. I went out yesterday and discovered they had eaten the tops out of all of my green beans and tomato plants. I will replant, but don't know if it is worth while. I have a stock of seeds because I was concerned about the rising prices. Thank you Patera for trying to encourage us to keep going.

  • @SherryPetree
    @SherryPetree 4 місяці тому +9

    Im poor and i got a 50$ green house and started my seeds for the 2nd time. Last year killed me putting in the garden with those prices. I planned ahead.

  • @susannebradley6153
    @susannebradley6153 4 місяці тому +49

    I work in the garden center at Fred meyers and we have exceeded last years sales. We cannot keep flowers etc in stock and the manager said she has been calling suppliers and they are out too. May be area specific.

    • @fionaworrell4535
      @fionaworrell4535 4 місяці тому +10

      I wonder how many that are still spending are maxing out their credit cards?

    • @appalachiashomesteadwithpatara
      @appalachiashomesteadwithpatara  4 місяці тому +9

      @@fionaworrell4535LOTS

    • @bethk8149
      @bethk8149 4 місяці тому +4

      I work at Costco and our live goods are flying off the shelves also. Not just flowers but trees and bushes as well.

    • @ChubbsandSadie1
      @ChubbsandSadie1 4 місяці тому +1

      Our savings fund has steadily dwindled.

  • @tammywhite9229
    @tammywhite9229 4 місяці тому +45

    Went to rural king a couple weeks ago. I had to drive behind the store to pick up something. The dumpster area was full of dead plants. Trays and trays of dead vegetables and herbs. They are Bonnie bell and we’re not sold.

    • @ChubbsandSadie1
      @ChubbsandSadie1 4 місяці тому +3

      That is So sad; they should have slashed prices 😞

  • @sarahfrump3615
    @sarahfrump3615 4 місяці тому +17

    I work at Lowe's in Southern Ohio. We're having the same mulch sale. I buy my plants at a local nursery. I'm actually shocked at how busy our outdoor lawn & garden is. Not just flowers, but I myself have rang out a ton of veggie plants.

  • @Sheila-ir9sf
    @Sheila-ir9sf 4 місяці тому +7

    Same thing here in WI. Hardly any people at the garden centers. FFA prices have gone up as well. We seed save so never have much to buy but try to support our young ag students.

  • @chickencoop4439
    @chickencoop4439 4 місяці тому +5

    I saw this same thing at my HD yesterday. Full of product, but no buyers.

  • @lynthom9361
    @lynthom9361 4 місяці тому +5

    Seed saving is the way to go and easy , I always save the easier plant seeds ,tomatoes, carrot , snowpea , broad bean, kale , and buy seed that I don't have success with , I always start seeds indoors in a small tunnel house protcted from mice , I always sow more than required so I can pick the healthiest most robust seedlings for planting out and have backups for replacement planting should any disappear from slugs or snails .If you store your seed correctly you need only do it once every few year's. I'm with you Patara basic gardening, and homesteading should be taught in the school curriculum . Blessings for a great harvest to you all this season , winding down over here now , heading into winter . 🤗💕

  • @Boogman820
    @Boogman820 4 місяці тому +3

    My local nursery had great prices on vegetable plants. Skipped the big box stores as much as I could.

  • @lisagreenleaf5678
    @lisagreenleaf5678 4 місяці тому +12

    I rarely buy plants anymore. I usually start from seed.

    • @buckonono7996
      @buckonono7996 4 місяці тому +1

      Here too. Seeds only for everything. The only exception I would make is for a French Tarragon plant, but no one seems to ever sell those.

  • @teenagardner3623
    @teenagardner3623 4 місяці тому +7

    Yes, Patera! For years now, watching/learning from you, I've been seed saving and even have planted my tomatoe suckers to extend my garden.
    I've seen tomato plants with a little trellis thing in pots for 20.00 at stores. Nice looking decent size but 20.00 for a plant?! Not for me

  • @cajunoneforchrist4545
    @cajunoneforchrist4545 4 місяці тому +27

    Sun is being unfriendedly to gardens in different areas. Burning It.

    • @Cthomas5678
      @Cthomas5678 4 місяці тому +1

      Where’s that at?

    • @anncox4445
      @anncox4445 4 місяці тому +5

      I have already put my shade cloths on here in SC.

    • @janetwethepeople9390
      @janetwethepeople9390 4 місяці тому +3

      Agree. It had changed over the years. Not that I believe the c change thing. But it's a fact.

  • @susanfraase3750
    @susanfraase3750 4 місяці тому +20

    Patara, you are so pretty and feisty...love the animals ❤

  • @kwhite7344
    @kwhite7344 4 місяці тому +24

    I am seeing the same thing in Northern Missouri. I went to buy a gallon of paint at Menards and the store was empty. I will say that Menards has much better prices for four packs of tomatoes and peppers than Home Depot. But many people, including me, around Northern Missouri shop at our local Mennonite nurseries because prices are great and the plants are always so healthy. We also have a local Bucheits store and I stopped to buy a plastic owl (to keep barn swallows out of my garage!) and they had all of their onion sets and seed potatoes on clearance for 50 cents or a dollar. Their four packs of veggies and annual flowers were on sale for $1.34 each and were pretty picked over. I bought some more onion sets and planted them in whatever empty space I could find in my garden. Blessings!

  • @rosemarywilliams9969
    @rosemarywilliams9969 4 місяці тому +2

    Displaced is the key. Just spent $15,000 on pods helping my mother with movers get all her stuff out of my house because i cant live there anymore like i orignally planned. Seeing people growing things was like a eye opening. But i am keeping my seeds and will take them with me werever i end up.

  • @Jomama02
    @Jomama02 4 місяці тому +285

    I normally buy 4 hhanging baskets of flowers every year to hang on my deck. We decided not to get any this year because the prices are so high this year! I'm looking at about $100 just for flowers and I'm not paying that! Next year I'll be planting seeds for my baskets for i can have some pretty flowers on my deck that brings me so much joy and peace. I have to forgo my little garden this year. My husband is fighting stage 4 cancer and i just don't have the time or energy this year. I doubt if I'll even get to can up anything this year that i get from the farm markets. I'll be using up all my canned goods this year. Canning also brings me joy but my husband comes first!

    • @BUTTERFLY31214
      @BUTTERFLY31214 4 місяці тому +39

      🦋🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏🙏Sending Prayers and Blessings to you and your husband 🙏🙏🙏🙏

    • @SuzieQ-lw2kp
      @SuzieQ-lw2kp 4 місяці тому +21

      🙏🙏🙏🕊️🕊️🙏🙏🙏

    • @judyopp7485
      @judyopp7485 4 місяці тому +21

      Sending prayers for you both....I made one basket with a small asparagus fern and we really enjoy watching the breeze in the fern...it's really growing and very forgiving when we miss watering for a day or two....and it is relaxing...

    • @Jomama02
      @Jomama02 4 місяці тому +20

      @judyopp7485 Thank you everyone for the prayers and words of encouragement! It means alot!

    • @lynnrichmond8618
      @lynnrichmond8618 4 місяці тому +11

      We are just growing food this year

  • @BUTTERFLY31214
    @BUTTERFLY31214 4 місяці тому +35

    🦋🇺🇸👋Good Morning Patera& chat family. Thks for sharing. Have a Blessed Day Everyone ❤

  • @lorismith2484
    @lorismith2484 4 місяці тому

    Our Home Depot and Walmart has many plants and lots buying from them. I planted seeds this year. Expanded our garden this year. I work FT and spend my nights and weekends gardening and taking care of my chickens. Summer is all about preserving, preserving, preserving!!!

  • @lorribondurant9217
    @lorribondurant9217 4 місяці тому +30

    Wow!! Salt is still producing milk.

  • @peggyatthelatterrainhomest4627
    @peggyatthelatterrainhomest4627 4 місяці тому +6

    I am I in Indiana, and I've noticed more people starting from seed. Also, several individuals are selling plants they've started. The stores are just too expensive.

  • @lisas7944
    @lisas7944 4 місяці тому +4

    Our local high school ag class always sells plants. I got my tomatoes and peppers there for $2.00 apiece. They were a bit smaller than what I would buy at Rural King, but they grow just fine.

  • @SpeedBump7807
    @SpeedBump7807 4 місяці тому +8

    Our office had a seed share/swap in Feb and a plant swap/adoption last weekend. People said they wanted the plants, then didnt show.

  • @hossieb4874
    @hossieb4874 4 місяці тому +7

    Having been in business previously during elections, business always fell off that year due to uncertainty!

    • @goatkidmom
      @goatkidmom 4 місяці тому

      Hmm... interesting point. 🤔

  • @crystalclear1969
    @crystalclear1969 4 місяці тому +8

    We are noticing raised garden beds going up around our neighborhood

  • @jenni8759
    @jenni8759 4 місяці тому +3

    Being a millennial I know nothing about growing food. I grew up laser focused on academics and no one around me knew how to grow food so no one taught me. I got a degree in elementary education and still don't even know how to grow a flower. I'm a hands on learner and have a very hard time learning any skill without a teacher. I wanted to start a food garden this year and I'm just way to scared to waste too much money and fail. I feel stupid, stuck and alone. I hate being so ignorant. I'm at a low point but this video helps me have some motivation to maybe take some baby steps.

  • @rebeccadickerson5389
    @rebeccadickerson5389 4 місяці тому +1

    Everywhere I’ve been the prices are sky high for plants. Lots of stock still there. I noticed it last year too.

  • @haroldhodge7770
    @haroldhodge7770 4 місяці тому +22

    We do a lot of buying from the Amish. See the same thing here in Richmond Indiana

  • @FastEddy396
    @FastEddy396 4 місяці тому

    Central Virginiastan here. Every store I've been in I checked and prices are outrageous. Glad we've been building capability here for years and are finally producing at a high volume. We are helping every family that we can to get started and learn. We literally toss bean seeds all over along with herbs, etc, thus making our landscaping edible.

  • @jessieglaeser9968
    @jessieglaeser9968 4 місяці тому +12

    I went to Menards today, which is like a Midwestern Lowe's/Home Depot. Garden section was packed with plants - very expensive. It made me sad to think that so many plants were probably going to be thrown away because no one will be buying them. This is peak planting time in central Wisconsin, so i was surprised to see such huge inventory.

  • @kriswhite1344
    @kriswhite1344 4 місяці тому +2

    garden stores, the prices are out of sight!
    And so.. many are cutting back..
    They are over stuffed with plants and bagged goods and
    NOBODYS BUYING!!!!!

  • @cathybrown8334
    @cathybrown8334 4 місяці тому +18

    I went to Walmart Saturday, I bought several plants for my pots on my front porch. Things I bought 3-4 years that were 5-6$ were 15.88 for geraniums and begonias. The begonias were horrible the ferns were horrible. At 71 I can only do so much.

  • @cherylmorefield7951
    @cherylmorefield7951 4 місяці тому +3

    I haven't noticed a lot of people planting gardens either. Most people seem to be overwhelmed. We are trying to get a garden going and planning to expand our efforts. We both work full-time, and it's tough.

  • @clarkdiana1
    @clarkdiana1 4 місяці тому +4

    We aren’t buying any flowers this year and buying very few plants. Seed packets are ridiculously high and less seeds absolutely.

  • @cluckieschickens
    @cluckieschickens 4 місяці тому +10

    I'm having to buy plants this year as due to family issues, i did not get my seedlings started. But, it will be ok. I have alot canned still from last year.

  • @karricompton
    @karricompton 4 місяці тому

    50% of my tomato crop is from seeds I saved last season or from volunteers! I bought seeds for the other plants. I love saving seeds-so economical.
    Love you, Patera

  • @tamara-lnlhomestead1441
    @tamara-lnlhomestead1441 4 місяці тому +9

    I've actually expanded my garden this year from seed's saved from last year and everything is doing great. I actually have 40 bush green bean plants coming up, I would normally only plant maybe a dozen of those. I've also increased my maters, taters and onions.🙏🏼❤️

  • @hotrodblonde
    @hotrodblonde 4 місяці тому

    Seed saving is SO important! I have a huge collection of things we will grow most often, etc.

  • @jburch1544
    @jburch1544 4 місяці тому +12

    Always buy plants from local Mennonite, Amish, and English locals. No big box stores for any garden supplies

  • @lesliedalrymple1520
    @lesliedalrymple1520 4 місяці тому +3

    I live on ohio and my home depot was packed in the morning lots of flowers and dirt being sold . And the same for walmart . Lots of people up here getting ready for the holiday weekend .

  • @jackiehenderson7584
    @jackiehenderson7584 4 місяці тому +5

    I have been thinking of selling plants to people for a lot less then the stores.

  • @beckystjohn3011
    @beckystjohn3011 4 місяці тому +1

    I usually buy the sick looking cheep plants at the end of the planting season and grow them inside during the winter to plant in trhe Spring. Its too expensive to buy brand new in the early months. Sad that Home Depot raised prices so high.

  • @ch1cksng3r
    @ch1cksng3r 4 місяці тому +6

    Our Lowe’s garden center was packed with people buying things. The lines to check out were so long.

  • @acoastalrv4582
    @acoastalrv4582 4 місяці тому +10

    I just put in my first garden at new house...it has cost almost 1000. Bucks!! Went to home depot for flowers cause I didn't start them..4.98 for one little 4inch pot!!

    • @Cthomas5678
      @Cthomas5678 4 місяці тому +2

      I was only looking at strawberry plants a couple weeks ago at Menards and was shocked to see an itty bitty one for 5$ 😳

  • @seanwalsh3298
    @seanwalsh3298 4 місяці тому +1

    Seeds...I took a picture of 2 packets if watermelon seeds side by side today. One is from 2018 and 2.5g and cost me $2.49. The other is from 2023 and 1.5g cost me $2.79....same brand, same type of watermelon. It doesn't seem like much, but when just about everything we buy has increased in cost and shrunk in quantity, it all adds up.

  • @deborahrutherford5244
    @deborahrutherford5244 4 місяці тому

    I purchased a couple trays of marigolds from the FFA high school green house $12 a tray. I have started zinnias and sunflowers from seeds. Also tomatoes, cabbage, peppers, egg plant, zucchini, sweet potatoes, carrots, onions,garlic ,cucumbers and potatoes.

  • @claraelliott1334
    @claraelliott1334 4 місяці тому +5

    Your are a Blessing to so MANY. Thank you!

  • @donnamullins2089
    @donnamullins2089 4 місяці тому +4

    Seeds Mrs Patara. We started tomatoes, onions, okra, beans and radishes. Flower seeds and herbs. Already picking tomatoes and onions. Growing figs in huge buckets. Full of fruit. Thanks Patara.

  • @vickiwestlund7777
    @vickiwestlund7777 4 місяці тому +24

    Morning y’all!

  • @klgrave5919
    @klgrave5919 4 місяці тому +11

    It rained too much to plant. Plus the deer population seems to have increased in my area.

  • @tonistrickland4983
    @tonistrickland4983 4 місяці тому +17

    I'm amazed at the number of animals you have & take care of.....lots of work! How many goats do you have?

  • @AnitaWallace-g4s
    @AnitaWallace-g4s 4 місяці тому +6

    I see people purchasing clearance plants