Pps: an idea for the space where the strawberries currently are: would be an amazing space dedicated to your sons playtime. When he’s older he’ll love kicking around a soccer ball there or playing catch, you could even put a swing set there or a mini playground, or build a play house for him or even a tree house of sorts. Since it’s enclosed it will be nice and safe and so close to the house, you won’t regret it!
i would leave one of the stawberry bedsi n for baby acres to snack on because what child doesnt like picking strawberries great idea the playground and one of the other beds could be a sandpit it is already built and enclosed
I think the old strawberry area would be a terrific area for children to play. Your own, your sister and your sister in laws children on family gatherings. The children would love their own area as they grow. ❤
Sprouting garlic is just fine -- leave it alone for the autumn/winter and it will carry on growing in the spring. Not to worry -- don't touch it except to mulch.
Thank you for telling Becky. Mine did the same during a week of super warm weather and I was freaking out! I was searching the comments for an answer ♥️
Yes, I live in No. California where it’s been in the 40’s at night for awhile. My garlic usually sprouts up about 10 days after planting. It’s covered over with a layer of straw. And will continue to grow for a bit.
Becky - if you let the zucchini get huge at the end of the growing season, you do not have to refrigerate them. They keep very well in the basement with your potatoes and onions. The skin gets very hard and they save like a winter squash! That way you can cut them open and give them to the chickens well into the winter months
In England a U Tuber called What Vivi did next does exactly that but not for her chickens she lives in London with an allotment she cures them for herself for soups etc
@@Mel-vu9ss If I could attach a pic of mine in the cellar I would! Some are starting to turn a little orange like a pumpkin. They are hard to cut open the skin gets so hard, and they seem to get a little stringy a little like spaghetti squash (but not as much), the chickens would love them
Becky, I understand you are putting your beds to bed, but another option would be to plant some green manure crops (mustard greens, winter salads, etc). They will enrich your beds (by both nourishing the soil as they grow and by forking them in come early spring) and you will get fresh food for your chickens too! For your garlic beds, spread a thick layer of straw or much and they should be fine.
Before you set your girls up in the woods make sure you know what the predators are in your area-it gives them cover and we all know that EVERYTHING loves a chicken dinner. One way I made it more appealing for my girls to come out and forage once it had snowed (NE Ohio) was to keep bags of fall leaves and regularly add a new layer for them to walk on. Long term benefit was a fabulous no work compost pile that has benefitted us for several years. If our fall is warmer than usual my garlic will sprout but the frost knocks it back only to pop back up in the spring.
This is my second year with my garlic - it sprouts (this way I know it is going to live and it is getting itself established) and then the winter frost, freeze, snow and ice can come all they want because the garlic will go dormant and when spring comes they will wake up and continue growing....you will be fine.
32:37 I’m not familiar with aerial prey in your area but that’s something to consider if you have your chickens in a wooded area, hawks, owls etc. will have a great vantage point in the trees.
Hi Becky! Last year, my garlic sprouted and grew about 2 inches, even having put an inch of straw on it when it was planted. The sprouts turned a little brown when it got really cold, but come spring, they greened back up and grew. It was an awesome harvest as well; great big heads. I was so glad.😊
It is no biggie to have your garlic fall sprouted. Mine in Indiana always sprouts before the winter sets in and produces in the next summer. Just mulch it well. Love your healthy garden
Becky, You might consider one of your raised beds dedicated to strawberries. The greenstalk gets replanted and you have mentioned how good those berries are. I know they will expand and take over, so keeping them confined to one bed will preserve these wonderful fruit for years and keep them contained. You can even set up some netting to protect them from raiding wildlife. The previous owner had a kitchen herb garden near the patio. It could be very decorative as a little planting with a bird bath in the center too!
I forgot I wanted to thank you for showing your chickens enjoying their treats. Please continue showing this for us city folks who wish they can have chickens. My grandparents had a farm when I was young and when we went out there to visit my grandma always sent me to get the eggs and sometimes feed and shut them in for the night. I loved it, it made me feel like such a big girl, i missed things when they had to move out when they got too old. At various times friends and relatives that lived in the country and had chickensand they seemed very glad to allow me to go out to their coop and collect eggs. Also i remember when I was young and didn't realize my grandparents livelihood was the farm, I got excited when my parents came back after dropping us off in summer, my grand mother would have to go out and catch and kill a chicken or w to feed everybody. She let me 1st watch her deal with this function and as I grew older got me to kill, gut (properly) pluck and then clean the chicken so it was ready to cook. The 1st time I saw or did the procedure from beginning to end, cooled my appetite for eating it until it sat on the table smelling wonderful and everyone looking forward to the wonderful smells. I know a fellow youtube creator Jamerrill, has chickens which are pets she uses for eggs but been hatching and raising another large batch of chickens which she slaughters and fills her freezer every year to use to feed her large family.
Becky, in regards to chicken food over the winter- just give them either freeze-dried goods, or give them reconstituted freeze-dried goods. That way you can use the produce for the chickens or for your family!
Thank you so much for making these videos. You have inspired a NON-gardener to become an interested gardener. I have 6 raised beds (2×4) and am going into my 3rd year of gardening with you. I am planning 2024 with great excitement. We are in Zone 5a with Canadian winters. I am learning so much from you and I am grateful for your ideas and enthusiasm!! ❤
Hi Becky. I watch "The Gardening Channel, with James Prigioni". He lives in zone 7, on the east coat. He recently had a video on how he saves his pepper plants from one year to the next. Hope this will help you. I have thoroughly enjoyed your channel since I found you a couple of months ago. Love from Canada, in the cold zone 4.
GOOD EVENING BECKY JOSH AND ACRE HAPPY TUESDAY HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL WATCHING...... WHAT A SUPER SUPER GARDEN THIS YEAR I WOULD FOREVER WATCH THE GIRLS I USED TO LOVE WATCH THEM FOLLOW YOU EVERYWHERE ACRE WOULD LOVE THE GIRLS WHEN HE IS WALKING ,
I just wanted to share that I have learned so much from you. I loved the pumpkin video. I took my kids to a pumpkin patch and was able to teach them about female vs. male flowers! And we even picked and pollinated just like you did! Thanks so much, Friend! ❤
I have a tip for your viewers Becky that I learned from a cook video and now use every time I use parchment paper. If you use parchment from a roll you know it curls terribly and is sometimes hard to work with. If you crumple up in a ball what you pull off the roll it then will lay flat for you! Thanks for the update! Always enjoy your videos. Blessings!💖💖
The peppers just bring them in no grow light spring them in keep them watered in the grow room they go dormant & when spring comes they’ll come back I went to the dollar store and picked up the oil pan containers. You can put them under the planters and water feed them bottom water feed them or tapwater, but the water will stay in the pan.(to change oil ,black wide plastic)
When it comes to your chickens there are so many fruits, vegetables and flowers that are beneficial for the chickens and easy to grow. You can also freeze dry and rehydrate them if you want to. That flat area could be perfect for your sons play area. Swing set, sandbox, Tonka Trucks, ball games etc. He's not going to be little for very long and will probably want to play outside.
That would be a great idea but remember they don't want their child in front of the camera. So will it not be hard for becky to be out in the garden when her son wants to be on his toys. I really respect their decision to keep the child away from the camera and I can understand why. There's another homestead I watch can't remember the name of it now but mum's name is Chelsea and they have elven children and you hardly see them .
Hi Becky, unless your sun porch is abnormally cold your peppers should be good just receiving the sunlight through your windows. Be sure to keep them hydrated. 😊😊😊
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Could you use the "old" garden for the girls? I'm sure they would love those raised beds. You could put the scraps in the raised beds for them to enjoy and it would work double time...a place for them to scratch/eat and a compositing area. It's already fenced and wouldn't take much to get it going as a chicken run. Just an idea! Thanks for sharing your wonderful gardens, chickens and plans with us! Hugs.
My mother grows butternuts every year and routinely gets 10 or more squash per plant. She watched your pumpkin harvest video with me and suggested next year you put your pumkins and other winter squash in ground rather than a raised bed and see if you get a better harvest. Also, my aunt grows spinach, lettuce, and kale in her basement with grow lights. That might be an option if you want to continue to supplement your "girls' " diet over winter.
Don’t worry about the garlic. Even if the tops freeze off. They will grow back. I live in AR & I plant my garlic in late Oct early Nov. they freeze off & on all winter. But when the freeze stops they really take off.
The flat area (old garden), would be a perfect playground area for the baby. You can put a little sitting area out there, for watching the kid’s play ❤
I grew garlic and was told that it’s normal for it to sprout quickly, when it gets cold it stops and sits as it is then starts growing again in the spring, it should be fine 😊
What a beautiful garden! Don't give up on that fig tree, I have had fig trees that went right down to branches and looked completely dead but in the spring new growth came from the roots :-)
Don’t panic with the garlic. Laura from garden answers garlic is all up. Also I wouldn’t amend the beds til spring. Seems a waste as all good stuff will wash away during winter. Love your uploads Becky
Hi, for your chicken you can keep the big zucckini. If they are ripe they store in dry place well. As well as beets you can keep them fresh and then shred them. You can air dry nettles and so on😊
Thanks for showing us how the first year went. Many congratulations for the beautiful harvest that you got. All your hard work has paid off and any things that didn’t quite work out is a good learning curve. More power to your elbow for the coming winter and you’ve shown that you are very able, not afraid of hard work and your resilience and enthusiasm has paid off big time 😊
Our garlic always sprouts in the fall. I just cover the entire bed with about 6 inches of straw and it stays green all winter. In the spring after it warms up I pull off the straw and feed and water the garlic, and it does great. (I am in zone 6A - Northwest Indiana)
I dehydrated MASSIVE amounts of Kale, Cabbage, Bok Choy, Zuchinni, Squash and a bunch of Herbs to crumble and sprinkle over my chickens food through out the winter and they absolutely loved it. I just got a small tote and after it was dried I put it in there and a few times a week I would grab a couple handfuls and sprinkle it over there food.
Seems to be the year our garlic here in Washington State is sprouting unusually early! I covered them again in more soil and more straw and they poked through again this past weekend!! Fingers crossed they know what they are doing and are loving the soil and their new home! Here’s to us having a wonderful harvest next summer!! 🤞🏻🧄
I'm in zone 7a Windsor, Ontario, Canada. I was telling Becky that I had the same thing happen to me last year with my garlic, and everything grew. Come June this year, I pulled the scapes (it was a hardneck variety), and a few weeks later, I harvested very big heads of garlic. I'm sure your garlic will do well.😊
Becky, we plant beans, squash, and lettuce, kale, and broccoli also sweet potatos. For pigs, turkeys, chickens, goats. Also I plant wild flower mixes. They love sunflowers, clover, all the greens.
We just planted our Garlic and put a good 5 inches of shredded leaves/ grass clippings over them. We have never used weed fabric. We do let our chickens into our garden beds from late fall til early spring. We built a garden bed just for our chickens. It's just a in ground bed we amended with compost and planted beans, lettuce, mustard greens, kale and a few cherry tomatoes. The chickens can reach there heads in through the wire fence and eat what they want. We also grow Jerusalem Artichokes and the girls love jumping to eat the leaves as well as dig up some of the tubers to eat. Another plant we planted this year is Amaranth. We picked all the massive seed heads and have them drying indoors and some of the grain will go to the chickens.
You could build a beautiful gazebo where the old garden is, it would be a nice entertainment area for your guests as well as a great place for you, Josh, and the kid(s) to enjoy on those beautiful summer evenings. 🥰
I don't know why but I really enjoy seeing the chickens :) this years Garden was so impressive. It might be nice to have a flat part for Little one to play when he's a little older. It's full of possibilities 😊
In my experience, Silver Dollar Eucalyptus grows as a tree. You can still cut the fronds off to use in flower arrangements and still come back lush. They will start to hang down almost like a weeping willow tree. Very pretty. Smell great. They don't grow as tall as regular eucalyptus trees, but def a tree. I would plant at the edges of your property as the roots are quite invasive as far as septic systems, etc. And the roots will take over your garden bed if left in the beds as they are now.
I use my over abundance to make my dogs food. I feed her a raw, home grown, home raised, foraged/hunted meal. Usually chicken, wild turkey, or venison with carrots (including the greens) pumpkin, greens, turmeric, ginger, tomato, apple, eggs and olive oil, avocado oil or mct oil. I blitz it all up in my food processor and mix it in a 40 quart stock pot then fill it into 8oz containers that get frozen for her. Freezing it makes her slow down while eating and she seems to enjoy the challenge.
Greetings Becky from the UK. I have been following you on your journey and look forward to all of your videos. The only critical thing I have to say is meant only in kindness and that is I cannot believe that you don't utilise your chicken poo and vegetable waste as a beautiful rich 100% organic compost. Chicken poo makes wonderful nutrients for your soil and it's free...xx
My neighbor had a eucalyptus tree and they planted it beside their pool because they thought it would be pretty and it grew into a massive tree I was thinking the raise beds would not be a good place but as you look around your property remember they could get big
Hi, Becky. Love your channel. As you toured the garden today, in your climate, you may wish to pot your lavender & put it in your sunroom for the winter. That way you can keep it for next season.
Hi Becky, two things, on the garlic, you need to do a cover of thick straw and a good mulch. It is not dormant and is starting to grow too early. That will help keep it growing slower, and you will also see a better harvest. The other thing is that we did grow food just for the chickens. If you allow your zuchinni to grow big, it actually hardens the peel, and it will store and last all winter long. You can do this with cucumbers, other squash, and pumpkins. We would store them in a cool, dry place and cut some up to give to the chickens. We would also save the tops of our root veggies and allow them to sun dry and then also add that to their feed. They always seem to enjoy it. And during really hot days, my Gramma would take frozen fruit like apples, pears, or plums and sometimes corn and freeze them and feed her chickens. It helped keep them cool on those super hot days.
I grow as much food, if not more for my chickens as I do for my husband and I. I have an herb garden that goes all the way around the chicken run so that I can put herbs in their coops and the nesting boxes. I do grow pumpkins exclusively for the chickens. I give them usually a pumpkin every other day. I also give my chickens apples and a lot of garden scraps
I'm so happy you got such a fantastic first year in your new garden! It must be so satisfying to go over the growing season and see the big picture of how everything turned out at the end.
Yesterday was our first freeze in Fredericksburg Virginia and I'm clearing out my tiny garden preparing for much larger one next year. This was my first year gardening on my new land and we could only afford to grow one variety of tomato, pepper, cucumber, pumpkin and as a fall garden grow carrots and lettuce but I was just able to place 2 seed orders with recommendations from you and I'm beyond excited. Migardener and baker creek seeds. 2024 I will be growing 4+ tomato varieties, 5 varieties of peppers, (sugar rush peach pepper being one im beyond excited for to make hot sauce)3 variety of pumpkins but also cabbage, zucchini, green beans and a few other things but I'm beyond excited to see what all I have room/money for. Good soil/ natural fertilizer is my own money problem thank goodness instead of variety of seeds. We have been very lucky to have been blessed with pallets to tear apart and make beautiful rustic looking raised beds with but little by little were getting there. I love watching your videos and learning from you! You have helped me come across many other amazing people/company's and thank you for that! You make choosing seed varietys and among many other things alot less stressful.
Elderberries spread, so keep that in mind. I have used them around my chicken yard because the chickens like them too. I have actually seen mama chickens jump up and grab green elderberries and feed them to chicks. It can offer shade to chickens too. I know you don’t have your permanent chicken area yet but it is something to keep in mind.
My you're garden is a lot bigger than i first thought its huge, i hope you can look after all your plans for next year because you are one busy lady but you're brilliant at the same time. Thank you becky so much for showing us the chickens getting fed i know a few people wanted to see it.
I just finished my notes on my 2023 garden this morning. What worked, what didn't, what I need to do different next year, etc. The garden has frozen and been cleared off. I need to add compost and leaves before the snow flies. I'm always grateful for this time of year. The garden is done. Food preservation is almost finished. And we are almost ready for the winter. I have learned so much from you the last couple of years, my gardening skills have definitely improved.I hope that you get some well deserved rest!!
Here in the South I don’t plant my Garlic 🧄 until the end of November. I keep the bulbs in the fridge for a minimum of 8 weeks prior to planting them to manually force Vernalization because down here in the South it does not get cold enough for long enough. My comment is really just advice for any new gardeners here in the south struggling with growing garlic 🍻
It's been so much fun watching how your garden has done this year. You have done an amazing job! Don't worry about the garlic sprouting early. I have grown it for 15 years in Utah zone 6/7, and it sprouts every year and has experienced temperatures below 0° with no issues. A little mulch will help insulate them, but other than that, you don't need to worry about them! I am excited to see your garden next year.
I think someone in the last video had the best idea. Put the smallest pot of peppers on your windowsill and seeing it will remind you to water it and other two that you could leave in the grow room
Hi Becky! My chickens love freeze dried strawberries and greens. I give them the strawberries as an occasional treat but I do rehydrate them a little to make it easier for them to digest. The greens are an excellent way to get them greens over winter! No need to dehydrate them, I just mix them in with their fewd and they love it!
For your overwintering peppers - put them in your grow room, by a window without a grow light. Good natural daylight should be enough. Water them regularly. Did you give them fresh soil? Because they may need some nutrients to get them through dormancy.
Great video Becky! I love your ideas with grapes and fruit trees. That will look amazing. I would definitely protect them because deer will destroy them in an evening if they aren’t protected. They got into my garden for the first time this year and we’ve been gardening here for 10 years. They ate my strawberries down to nothing, ate almost an entire grape vine, cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli in one evening. Let me tell you I wanted some venison in the freezer. I was devastated because I worked so hard getting it ready for this years garden season. Needless to say I got a garden harvest just no brassicas. 2024 will be better.
For beginner gardeners I found Insecticidal soap and water works wonders to get of aphids, lacebugs, mealybugs, mites, leaf hoppers, scale insects, spider mites, thrips and whiteflies. It will kill soft-bodied lacebug nymphs (an immature life stage) but it won't damage their hard eggs. I spray both top and bottom of the leaves 3 days in a row and have no problems later. It may be didn't in your area so just keep an eye if they come back.
I was a little concerned when you said you were going to let your chicken fence go down the hill. When we had a dog lot going down the hill, the dog would be able to get out easier and other animals could get in the lot easier. I want to get chickens but we have so many animals that would love them. I would have to put something on the top of the area.
I offer to take leftover pumpkins from neighbors (post on next door or fb) and I ended up with over 50 last year. Kept in my garage and my girls got a pumpkin or two per week all the way through April. I used to try growing my own winter squash to save for them, but it's so much easier to just take pumpkins others buy as decorations.
I live in a cold area, so I used to grow chard, danish squash, dried bean plants, sunflower, I save all my squash and pumpkin seeds. All of this for the chickens. I really haven't really been able to plant much of a garden. I hope my next place will ha a great garden.
Hi Becky you are such a joy to watch and warms my heart, i learned so much and are full of hopes for next years garden. This year has been tough for me in my fight against cancer but i am a fighter, yes the old garden would be a great place for your son to have a place to play and enjoy with his cousins and a safe haven for him. and any future children. i have loved every minute of these videos and can not wait to see your garden grow over the coming years. love to all xxx
I shredd my zucchini and put it in the freezer. Then if we get cold 🥶 I add to warm oats or scrambled eggs. They ❤❤❤it. I will just unthaw and toss to them if it not cold. Gives them a healthy snack to scratch for. It’s a win win. 🎉
I missed a few carrots in my 2022 garden, and when I was getting my beds ready for 2023, I found them, cleaned them, and tried a bit, and while they were a little soft, they were still completely edible. I live in Michigan in zone 6a, so your carrots will probably overwinter just fine.
Good morning Becky, I did some research on over wintering pepper plants, keep them in a sunny window and allow the soil's top layer to dry out between watering. Also, I watched your previous episode when you pulled the pepper plants and potted them, watch out for any bugs that may have stayed in the root ball. You are such an inspiration to many.
Save that flat area for just a play area, swing set, sandbox, etc for your son. You could have a more decorative fence and a hammock or lounge chairs for yourself.
We live in zone 8a/b. I planted and heavily mulched my garlic. It pushed right through the mulch and are already about 6-8” tall. We Don’t get as cold as you so the garlic is just fine all winter this way. Mulch yours and they will do just fine! Love the update and seeing how successful and blessed you are from all your hard work! Gardening is such a joy! ❤
Happy Halloween, Becky & everyone! 🎃 Wishing y'all a new month filled with new opportunities, fresh beginnings, and a lot of good news that brings a smile to your face.🦋
Pps: an idea for the space where the strawberries currently are: would be an amazing space dedicated to your sons playtime. When he’s older he’ll love kicking around a soccer ball there or playing catch, you could even put a swing set there or a mini playground, or build a play house for him or even a tree house of sorts. Since it’s enclosed it will be nice and safe and so close to the house, you won’t regret it!
i would leave one of the stawberry bedsi n for baby acres to snack on because what child doesnt like picking strawberries great idea the playground and one of the other beds could be a sandpit it is already built and enclosed
Ooh a sandpit is a great idea!
I was thinking a play area as well. 🙂
This was my thought exactly 😊
I think the old strawberry area would be a terrific area for children to play. Your own, your sister and your sister in laws children on family gatherings. The children would love their own area as they grow. ❤
Thank you for letting us see and listen to the chickens eating the extra garden greens. It is always fun to watch them.
Linda needs some chicken TV. I agree. Its addictive.
Sprouting garlic is just fine -- leave it alone for the autumn/winter and it will carry on growing in the spring. Not to worry -- don't touch it except to mulch.
I was going to tell her the same! I love seeing my garlic popping through before winter.
Thank you for telling Becky. Mine did the same during a week of super warm weather and I was freaking out! I was searching the comments for an answer ♥️
Yes, I live in No. California where it’s been in the 40’s at night for awhile. My garlic usually sprouts up about 10 days after planting. It’s covered over with a layer of straw. And will continue to grow for a bit.
How thick of a straw mulch should be put over the garlic sprouts? Mine look like they're taking off in springtime! 😅
It’s completely fine
Becky - if you let the zucchini get huge at the end of the growing season, you do not have to refrigerate them. They keep very well in the basement with your potatoes and onions. The skin gets very hard and they save like a winter squash! That way you can cut them open and give them to the chickens well into the winter months
In England a U Tuber called What Vivi did next does exactly that but not for her chickens she lives in London with an allotment she cures them for herself for soups etc
Wow this is so amazing. I had no idea! Thanks for sharing.
@@Mel-vu9ss If I could attach a pic of mine in the cellar I would! Some are starting to turn a little orange like a pumpkin. They are hard to cut open the skin gets so hard, and they seem to get a little stringy a little like spaghetti squash (but not as much), the chickens would love them
@@olgyone1195 I eat mine too
@@NanaSuze77 now I can’t wait until next year. I’m definitely going to try this.
Becky, I understand you are putting your beds to bed, but another option would be to plant some green manure crops (mustard greens, winter salads, etc). They will enrich your beds (by both nourishing the soil as they grow and by forking them in come early spring) and you will get fresh food for your chickens too!
For your garlic beds, spread a thick layer of straw or much and they should be fine.
Before you set your girls up in the woods make sure you know what the predators are in your area-it gives them cover and we all know that EVERYTHING loves a chicken dinner. One way I made it more appealing for my girls to come out and forage once it had snowed (NE Ohio) was to keep bags of fall leaves and regularly add a new layer for them to walk on. Long term benefit was a fabulous no work compost pile that has benefitted us for several years. If our fall is warmer than usual my garlic will sprout but the frost knocks it back only to pop back up in the spring.
Great idea.
I love seeing the chickens enjoy the greens!
I have missed seeing the chickens. It was fun to see them just wandering around.
They sounded so happy eating that Kale!
This is my second year with my garlic - it sprouts (this way I know it is going to live and it is getting itself established) and then the winter frost, freeze, snow and ice can come all they want because the garlic will go dormant and when spring comes they will wake up and continue growing....you will be fine.
32:37 I’m not familiar with aerial prey in your area but that’s something to consider if you have your chickens in a wooded area, hawks, owls etc. will have a great vantage point in the trees.
Hi Becky! Last year, my garlic sprouted and grew about 2 inches, even having put an inch of straw on it when it was planted. The sprouts turned a little brown when it got really cold, but come spring, they greened back up and grew. It was an awesome harvest as well; great big heads. I was so glad.😊
It is no biggie to have your garlic fall sprouted. Mine in Indiana always sprouts before the winter sets in and produces in the next summer. Just mulch it well. Love your healthy garden
Becky, You might consider one of your raised beds dedicated to strawberries. The greenstalk gets replanted and you have mentioned how good those berries are. I know they will expand and take over, so keeping them confined to one bed will preserve these wonderful fruit for years and keep them contained. You can even set up some netting to protect them from raiding wildlife. The previous owner had a kitchen herb garden near the patio. It could be very decorative as a little planting with a bird bath in the center too!
I forgot I wanted to thank you for showing your chickens enjoying their treats. Please continue showing this for us city folks who wish they can have chickens. My grandparents had a farm when I was young and when we went out there to visit my grandma always sent me to get the eggs and sometimes feed and shut them in for the night. I loved it, it made me feel like such a big girl, i missed things when they had to move out when they got too old. At various times friends and relatives that lived in the country and had chickensand they seemed very glad to allow me to go out to their coop and collect eggs. Also i remember when I was young and didn't realize my grandparents livelihood was the farm, I got excited when my parents came back after dropping us off in summer, my grand mother would have to go out and catch and kill a chicken or w to feed everybody. She let me 1st watch her deal with this function and as I grew older got me to kill, gut (properly) pluck and then clean the chicken so it was ready to cook. The 1st time I saw or did the procedure from beginning to end, cooled my appetite for eating it until it sat on the table smelling wonderful and everyone looking forward to the wonderful smells. I know a fellow youtube creator Jamerrill, has chickens which are pets she uses for eggs but been hatching and raising another large batch of chickens which she slaughters and fills her freezer every year to use to feed her large family.
Becky, in regards to chicken food over the winter- just give them either freeze-dried goods, or give them reconstituted freeze-dried goods. That way you can use the produce for the chickens or for your family!
Yes! And reconstitute with warm or hot water. We do that and think its a nice treat for the chickens.
I love when you show us the chickens enjoying their goodies!! Brings me so much joy! Love the channel, Becky!
Becky loving the adorable chicken content!! Loved seeing them peck away at that kale in the sunshine, making their cute chicken noises- the best! ❤
Thank you so much for making these videos. You have inspired a NON-gardener to become an interested gardener. I have 6 raised beds (2×4) and am going into my 3rd year of gardening with you. I am planning 2024 with great excitement. We are in Zone 5a with Canadian winters. I am learning so much from you and I am grateful for your ideas and enthusiasm!! ❤
Hi Becky.
I watch "The Gardening Channel, with James Prigioni". He lives in zone 7, on the east coat. He recently had a video on how he saves his pepper plants from one year to the next. Hope this will help you. I have thoroughly enjoyed your channel since I found you a couple of months ago. Love from Canada, in the cold zone 4.
GOOD EVENING BECKY JOSH AND ACRE HAPPY TUESDAY HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL WATCHING...... WHAT A SUPER SUPER GARDEN THIS YEAR I WOULD FOREVER WATCH THE GIRLS I USED TO LOVE WATCH THEM FOLLOW YOU EVERYWHERE ACRE WOULD LOVE THE GIRLS WHEN HE IS WALKING ,
James is in NJ like me and he is great as is Becky!! Such enthusiasm for learning and teaching….
He has some AMAZING results ! Love his beautiful garden
I just wanted to share that I have learned so much from you. I loved the pumpkin video. I took my kids to a pumpkin patch and was able to teach them about female vs. male flowers! And we even picked and pollinated just like you did! Thanks so much, Friend! ❤
I have a tip for your viewers Becky that I learned from a cook video and now use every time I use parchment paper. If you use parchment from a roll you know it curls terribly and is sometimes hard to work with. If you crumple up in a ball what you pull off the roll it then will lay flat for you! Thanks for the update! Always enjoy your videos. Blessings!💖💖
I will be trying this ,thank you
@@amynash4672 You are very welcome!!
The peppers just bring them in no grow light spring them in keep them watered in the grow room they go dormant & when spring comes they’ll come back I went to the dollar store and picked up the oil pan containers. You can put them under the planters and water feed them bottom water feed them or tapwater, but the water will stay in the pan.(to change oil ,black wide plastic)
When it comes to your chickens there are so many fruits, vegetables and flowers that are beneficial for the chickens and easy to grow. You can also freeze dry and rehydrate them if you want to. That flat area could be perfect for your sons play area. Swing set, sandbox, Tonka Trucks, ball games etc. He's not going to be little for very long and will probably want to play outside.
That would be a great idea but remember they don't want their child in front of the camera. So will it not be hard for becky to be out in the garden when her son wants to be on his toys. I really respect their decision to keep the child away from the camera and I can understand why. There's another homestead I watch can't remember the name of it now but mum's name is Chelsea and they have elven children and you hardly see them .
It’s Little Mountain Ranch they are Canadian
It was awesome seeing the chickens enjoying the kale. Your garden it amazing. Becky, you are very blessed. Thank you for sharing 🤗
You could also give the girls the brussel sprouts with the aphids to munch on 😊!
Im happy to see the chickens get all the goodies made it to the video!!!! I enjoy watching them!
Hi Becky, unless your sun porch is abnormally cold your peppers should be good just receiving the sunlight through your windows. Be sure to keep them hydrated. 😊😊😊
Little Acre must be so happy, if the big smile on that thumbnail looks at him everyday. what a smile!
I've seen videos where people grow amaranth to feed to their chickens. It seems to grow well and are very prolific.
Prayers for Cameraman Ron, Daniel's good friend and fellow UA-camr. In ICU on a vent! Many prayers 🙏🏻 needed 🙏🏻 ❤️ ♥️ thanks Becky followers! ❤️ Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister
YAAAY!! Chickens!! I loved watching them eating all your produce. I love it ❤
We left our cabbage to flower and then the following fall they put on new heads! They perinnelized in a way
Could you use the "old" garden for the girls? I'm sure they would love those raised beds. You could put the scraps in the raised beds for them to enjoy and it would work double time...a place for them to scratch/eat and a compositing area. It's already fenced and wouldn't take much to get it going as a chicken run. Just an idea! Thanks for sharing your wonderful gardens, chickens and plans with us! Hugs.
I love me some Lavendar!! Relaxes me!
Hi Becky, hi friends! I enjoyed this garden! Until I have my own garden, I'm living vicariously through yours! Thanks for sharing Becky!
I could listen to a full video of the chicken noises while you feed them kale. What a delight and good for my soul in these crazy times. 🕊️
My mother grows butternuts every year and routinely gets 10 or more squash per plant. She watched your pumpkin harvest video with me and suggested next year you put your pumkins and other winter squash in ground rather than a raised bed and see if you get a better harvest.
Also, my aunt grows spinach, lettuce, and kale in her basement with grow lights. That might be an option if you want to continue to supplement your "girls' " diet over winter.
Don’t worry about the garlic. Even if the tops freeze off. They will grow back. I live in AR & I plant my garlic in late Oct early Nov. they freeze off & on all winter. But when the freeze stops they really take off.
The flat area (old garden), would be a perfect playground area for the baby. You can put a little sitting area out there, for watching the kid’s play ❤
I grew garlic and was told that it’s normal for it to sprout quickly, when it gets cold it stops and sits as it is then starts growing again in the spring, it should be fine 😊
What a beautiful garden! Don't give up on that fig tree, I have had fig trees that went right down to branches and looked completely dead but in the spring new growth came from the roots :-)
I agree. I had 3 that looked like they were dying but 2 came back wrapped in fabric sacks.
Don’t panic with the garlic. Laura from garden answers garlic is all up. Also I wouldn’t amend the beds til spring. Seems a waste as all good stuff will wash away during winter. Love your uploads Becky
The strawberry patch would be a great place for a little playground, swing set, trampoline etc.. for the baby since it’s level.
Hi, for your chicken you can keep the big zucckini. If they are ripe they store in dry place
well. As well as beets you can keep them fresh and then shred them. You can air dry nettles and so on😊
It's great to see the girls again, they always make me smile!
Thanks for showing us how the first year went. Many congratulations for the beautiful harvest that you got. All your hard work has paid off and any things that didn’t quite work out is a good learning curve. More power to your elbow for the coming winter and you’ve shown that you are very able, not afraid of hard work and your resilience and enthusiasm has paid off big time 😊
Our garlic always sprouts in the fall. I just cover the entire bed with about 6 inches of straw and it stays green all winter. In the spring after it warms up I pull off the straw and feed and water the garlic, and it does great. (I am in zone 6A - Northwest Indiana)
I dehydrated MASSIVE amounts of Kale, Cabbage, Bok Choy, Zuchinni, Squash and a bunch of Herbs to crumble and sprinkle over my chickens food through out the winter and they absolutely loved it. I just got a small tote and after it was dried I put it in there and a few times a week I would grab a couple handfuls and sprinkle it over there food.
My cousin’s bridesmaids carried cabbages as bouquets at her wedding! They were beautiful.
Seems to be the year our garlic here in Washington State is sprouting unusually early! I covered them again in more soil and more straw and they poked through again this past weekend!! Fingers crossed they know what they are doing and are loving the soil and their new home! Here’s to us having a wonderful harvest next summer!! 🤞🏻🧄
I'm in zone 7a Windsor, Ontario, Canada. I was telling Becky that I had the same thing happen to me last year with my garlic, and everything grew. Come June this year, I pulled the scapes (it was a hardneck variety), and a few weeks later, I harvested very big heads of garlic. I'm sure your garlic will do well.😊
Becky, we plant beans, squash, and lettuce, kale, and broccoli also sweet potatos. For pigs, turkeys, chickens, goats. Also I plant wild flower mixes. They love sunflowers, clover, all the greens.
We just planted our Garlic and put a good 5 inches of shredded leaves/ grass clippings over them. We have never used weed fabric. We do let our chickens into our garden beds from late fall til early spring. We built a garden bed just for our chickens. It's just a in ground bed we amended with compost and planted beans, lettuce, mustard greens, kale and a few cherry tomatoes. The chickens can reach there heads in through the wire fence and eat what they want. We also grow Jerusalem Artichokes and the girls love jumping to eat the leaves as well as dig up some of the tubers to eat. Another plant we planted this year is Amaranth. We picked all the massive seed heads and have them drying indoors and some of the grain will go to the chickens.
You could build a beautiful gazebo where the old garden is, it would be a nice entertainment area for your guests as well as a great place for you, Josh, and the kid(s) to enjoy on those beautiful summer evenings. 🥰
I don't know why but I really enjoy seeing the chickens :) this years Garden was so impressive.
It might be nice to have a flat part for Little one to play when he's a little older. It's full of possibilities 😊
In my experience, Silver Dollar Eucalyptus grows as a tree. You can still cut the fronds off to use in flower arrangements and still come back lush. They will start to hang down almost like a weeping willow tree. Very pretty. Smell great. They don't grow as tall as regular eucalyptus trees, but def a tree. I would plant at the edges of your property as the roots are quite invasive as far as septic systems, etc. And the roots will take over your garden bed if left in the beds as they are now.
Deer love grapes!
I use my over abundance to make my dogs food. I feed her a raw, home grown, home raised, foraged/hunted meal. Usually chicken, wild turkey, or venison with carrots (including the greens) pumpkin, greens, turmeric, ginger, tomato, apple, eggs and olive oil, avocado oil or mct oil. I blitz it all up in my food processor and mix it in a 40 quart stock pot then fill it into 8oz containers that get frozen for her. Freezing it makes her slow down while eating and she seems to enjoy the challenge.
Greetings Becky from the UK. I have been following you on your journey and look forward to all of your videos.
The only critical thing I have to say is meant only in kindness and that is I cannot believe that you don't utilise your chicken poo and vegetable waste as a beautiful rich 100% organic compost. Chicken poo makes wonderful nutrients for your soil and it's free...xx
My neighbor had a eucalyptus tree and they planted it beside their pool because they thought it would be pretty and it grew into a massive tree I was thinking the raise beds would not be a good place but as you look around your property remember they could get big
I commented about that a few months ago, eucalypts can grow huge and unless its a eucalypt from the alps, it may not tolerate ground that freezes.
Hi, Becky. Love your channel.
As you toured the garden today, in your climate, you may wish to pot your lavender & put it in your sunroom for the winter. That way you can keep it for next season.
Hi Becky, two things, on the garlic, you need to do a cover of thick straw and a good mulch. It is not dormant and is starting to grow too early. That will help keep it growing slower, and you will also see a better harvest. The other thing is that we did grow food just for the chickens. If you allow your zuchinni to grow big, it actually hardens the peel, and it will store and last all winter long. You can do this with cucumbers, other squash, and pumpkins. We would store them in a cool, dry place and cut some up to give to the chickens. We would also save the tops of our root veggies and allow them to sun dry and then also add that to their feed. They always seem to enjoy it. And during really hot days, my Gramma would take frozen fruit like apples, pears, or plums and sometimes corn and freeze them and feed her chickens. It helped keep them cool on those super hot days.
I grew zinnias & cosmos this year for the first time. They are a new must-grow item moving forward. Beautiful to look at. 🙂🙃🙂
I grow as much food, if not more for my chickens as I do for my husband and I. I have an herb garden that goes all the way around the chicken run so that I can put herbs in their coops and the nesting boxes. I do grow pumpkins exclusively for the chickens. I give them usually a pumpkin every other day. I also give my chickens apples and a lot of garden scraps
I'm so happy you got such a fantastic first year in your new garden! It must be so satisfying to go over the growing season and see the big picture of how everything turned out at the end.
Yesterday was our first freeze in Fredericksburg Virginia and I'm clearing out my tiny garden preparing for much larger one next year. This was my first year gardening on my new land and we could only afford to grow one variety of tomato, pepper, cucumber, pumpkin and as a fall garden grow carrots and lettuce but I was just able to place 2 seed orders with recommendations from you and I'm beyond excited. Migardener and baker creek seeds. 2024 I will be growing 4+ tomato varieties, 5 varieties of peppers, (sugar rush peach pepper being one im beyond excited for to make hot sauce)3 variety of pumpkins but also cabbage, zucchini, green beans and a few other things but I'm beyond excited to see what all I have room/money for. Good soil/ natural fertilizer is my own money problem thank goodness instead of variety of seeds. We have been very lucky to have been blessed with pallets to tear apart and make beautiful rustic looking raised beds with but little by little were getting there. I love watching your videos and learning from you! You have helped me come across many other amazing people/company's and thank you for that! You make choosing seed varietys and among many other things alot less stressful.
Hi Becky, I ❤ your channel. What you’re doing with your property and all your cooking is fun to watch.
Becky, you are so inspirational to all of us! We are lucky to have you 😊
Definitely grow for your chickens. Pumpkin seeds are a natural wormer for them too!
Elderberries spread, so keep that in mind. I have used them around my chicken yard because the chickens like them too. I have actually seen mama chickens jump up and grab green elderberries and feed them to chicks. It can offer shade to chickens too. I know you don’t have your permanent chicken area yet but it is something to keep in mind.
My you're garden is a lot bigger than i first thought its huge, i hope you can look after all your plans for next year because you are one busy lady but you're brilliant at the same time. Thank you becky so much for showing us the chickens getting fed i know a few people wanted to see it.
Hi Becky! ❤ The pepper plants you should put them inside.. I will be doing the same with my peppers.
Thanks for the tip! I will do that!
I also bring mine in when it reaches 50 degrees at night
I just finished my notes on my 2023 garden this morning. What worked, what didn't, what I need to do different next year, etc. The garden has frozen and been cleared off. I need to add compost and leaves before the snow flies. I'm always grateful for this time of year. The garden is done. Food preservation is almost finished. And we are almost ready for the winter. I have learned so much from you the last couple of years, my gardening skills have definitely improved.I hope that you get some well deserved rest!!
Here in the South I don’t plant my Garlic 🧄 until the end of November. I keep the bulbs in the fridge for a minimum of 8 weeks prior to planting them to manually force Vernalization because down here in the South it does not get cold enough for long enough.
My comment is really just advice for any new gardeners here in the south struggling with growing garlic 🍻
I have seen some UA-camrs plant a small garden specifically for their chickens- greens mainly, but I am sure you could plant whatever you wanted. 😊
It's been so much fun watching how your garden has done this year. You have done an amazing job!
Don't worry about the garlic sprouting early. I have grown it for 15 years in Utah zone 6/7, and it sprouts every year and has experienced temperatures below 0° with no issues. A little mulch will help insulate them, but other than that, you don't need to worry about them! I am excited to see your garden next year.
I think someone in the last video had the best idea. Put the smallest pot of peppers on your windowsill and seeing it will remind you to water it and other two that you could leave in the grow room
I used to grow tabasco peppers and made dry hot peppers. My husbands name is Russ, so we called them R&B Peppers. Made great gifts.
Hi Becky! My chickens love freeze dried strawberries and greens. I give them the strawberries as an occasional treat but I do rehydrate them a little to make it easier for them to digest. The greens are an excellent way to get them greens over winter! No need to dehydrate them, I just mix them in with their fewd and they love it!
For your overwintering peppers - put them in your grow room, by a window without a grow light. Good natural daylight should be enough. Water them regularly. Did you give them fresh soil? Because they may need some nutrients to get them through dormancy.
Her little accent is adorable, I love the way she says “cookeen” for cooking 😅😂❤
Good morning, our eucalyptus is 3 years old and over 4,5 m high. We are overwhelmed with this. Good luck from Germany
Great video Becky! I love your ideas with grapes and fruit trees. That will look amazing. I would definitely protect them because deer will destroy them in an evening if they aren’t protected. They got into my garden for the first time this year and we’ve been gardening here for 10 years. They ate my strawberries down to nothing, ate almost an entire grape vine, cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli in one evening. Let me tell you I wanted some venison in the freezer. I was devastated because I worked so hard getting it ready for this years garden season. Needless to say I got a garden harvest just no brassicas. 2024 will be better.
For beginner gardeners I found Insecticidal soap and water works wonders to get of aphids, lacebugs, mealybugs, mites, leaf hoppers, scale insects, spider mites, thrips and whiteflies. It will kill soft-bodied lacebug nymphs (an immature life stage) but it won't damage their hard eggs. I spray both top and bottom of the leaves 3 days in a row and have no problems later. It may be didn't in your area so just keep an eye if they come back.
I was a little concerned when you said you were going to let your chicken fence go down the hill. When we had a dog lot going down the hill, the dog would be able to get out easier and other animals could get in the lot easier.
I want to get chickens but we have so many animals that would love them. I would have to put something on the top of the area.
I offer to take leftover pumpkins from neighbors (post on next door or fb) and I ended up with over 50 last year. Kept in my garage and my girls got a pumpkin or two per week all the way through April. I used to try growing my own winter squash to save for them, but it's so much easier to just take pumpkins others buy as decorations.
Your excitement for your garden makes me smile here in my bedroom lol. God bless you and your family
If you cut your strawflowers and put them in a container without water you can enjoy them all winter and well into spring!
I live in a cold area, so I used to grow chard, danish squash, dried bean plants, sunflower, I save all my squash and pumpkin seeds. All of this for the chickens. I really haven't really been able to plant much of a garden. I hope my next place will ha a great garden.
Hi Becky you are such a joy to watch and warms my heart, i learned so much and are full of hopes for next years garden. This year has been tough for me in my fight against cancer but i am a fighter, yes the old garden would be a great place for your son to have a place to play and enjoy with his cousins and a safe haven for him. and any future children. i have loved every minute of these videos and can not wait to see your garden grow over the coming years. love to all xxx
I shredd my zucchini and put it in the freezer. Then if we get cold 🥶 I add to warm oats or scrambled eggs. They ❤❤❤it. I will just unthaw and toss to them if it not cold. Gives them a healthy snack to scratch for. It’s a win win. 🎉
Thank You so much Becky for ALL you do and share with us, your absolutely amazing, your such a wonderful teacher
I adore you ❤️
I missed a few carrots in my 2022 garden, and when I was getting my beds ready for 2023, I found them, cleaned them, and tried a bit, and while they were a little soft, they were still completely edible. I live in Michigan in zone 6a, so your carrots will probably overwinter just fine.
Good morning Becky, I did some research on over wintering pepper plants, keep them in a sunny window and allow the soil's top layer to dry out between watering. Also, I watched your previous episode when you pulled the pepper plants and potted them, watch out for any bugs that may have stayed in the root ball. You are such an inspiration to many.
So glad you cleaning up the beds for the winter. Your future self will thank you ❤
Phenomenal First Year, Becky!! Love the new garden. Thanks for sharing everything with us! ❤
Save that flat area for just a play area, swing set, sandbox, etc for your son. You could have a more decorative fence and a hammock or lounge chairs for yourself.
I am glad that you got a new microphone.
Hey , Becky - that strawberry plants area would be a great yard games area.
I love watching the girls enjoy your garden is so fun to watch!
We live in zone 8a/b. I planted and heavily mulched my garlic. It pushed right through the mulch and are already about 6-8” tall. We
Don’t get as cold as you so the garlic is just fine all winter this way. Mulch yours and they will do just fine!
Love the update and seeing how successful and blessed you are from all your hard work! Gardening is such a joy! ❤
Your garlic is fine it may die back but will continue to grow in spring. Alls good no stress.
Happy Halloween, Becky & everyone! 🎃 Wishing y'all a new month filled with new opportunities, fresh beginnings, and a lot of good news that brings a smile to your face.🦋