Experimental Gardening Might Be Paying Off!
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- This year we are trying a few experiments in the garden and so far they seem to be paying off!
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I just love how you love and adore all your beautiful animals, it really makes my day to watch you two come out in the mornings with smiles on your faces to feed all those wonderful animals. Your great and so loving to each other, your both are a real blessing to so many of us
You guys are awesome! I am 74 years old and am living vicariously through you! Would of loved to live this way.. God knows what home I want in Heaven. Can't wait!! Until then, love watching you guys
Hi loving your farm am from Jamaica where we mulch potatoes how you get those mulch under the weed fabric
me too ... hoping in a year to exit to land in south dakota ... love this kind of life ... but if not heaven awaits ✝️🙏....🧎🏼♀️
Orlando, could you mulch on top of the weed cover?
I hope there's farms in heaven, I'm 60, and love this life.
Well said, Janet! I've been following them for years. I love how they share their knowledge.
I realized what makes your videos so interesting is that you aren’t really selling anything and there is no deception.If something doesn’t work,you say so. Also,it’s obvious you genuinely like your life there and you love and respect each other. I enjoy your videos.Thanks.
I love watching you two living the life I dreamed of doing of some 70 years ago.
As an "old former farmer" I so enjoy getting to "tag Long" with you on all your morning chores. I am loving it! Better than hollywood any day! God bless you folks.
I am being able to do one raised (way raised up) garden and some container gardening this year which is better than nothing. God is always good.
Don't be discouraged if ur garden doesn't produce well this year ur soil may be better established the 2nd or 3rd year. My 2nd season beds are better established than my new ones made this year, one trick I discovered was planting peas in between other crops. The new bed w peas is doing far better than the neighboring new bed with NO peas. Self-sufficient Me on UA-cam is an Australian gardener that has a FANTASTIC set of garden beds that are raised WAY up. He followed instructions with his kit and actually prefers the beds that have logs in the bottom as fill and drainage, rather than the beds that had gravel and crushed granite in the bottom to provide drainage as the garden kit suggested.
Have you tried container potatoes? I have 5 crops growing. 4 in ground, and my experiment in the 20 gallon container. When I harvest I can dump them onto a tarp, and sort.
@@americaneden3090 I love Self sufficient me. I like the MI Gardener too, and Charles Dowding. He has really great tips on no dig garden methods, and getting rid of weeds. Love your channel. Thank you
@@leynaabbey these gardeners and as youtubers they're just AMAZING. Im humbled and grateful to learn from them also.
Try micro greens. I am addicted to the speckled pea greens. Taste like actual peas & very simple to grow inside. Ready in a week.
Always a joy to watch your goodness and dedication to raising your crops and animals. Best wishes, w/ peace and good health and safety for you, your family, and animals!
It so wonderful to see your compassion towards your animals.
Sarah, you should do a cookbook with all your pepper recipes. Your spice mixes, pickles, sauces and everything else you make. I would buy one.
~~~ always a joy to view your channel my friends....your homestead is just WONDERFUL.....GOD'S LOVE and. JOY.....
The best harvest I've ever gotten with potatoes is planting them in a pile of compost on top of the ground and then covering with old hay. No weeds...no digging...no watering. Mulch has changed everything for us. HUGE harvests. Tons of mulch also does wonders for hard soil.
the hay didn't start to grow as well?
That's the same method we use, here in the Ozark mountains, but we use broken down straw. Purchase it in the fall, add bone meal, water it thoroughly and allow it to break down all winter. Come spring we pull it apart and put the potatoes on top of the laid down straw. Then top it off with more straw all summer and we get huge yields.
That's the Ruth Stout method.
@Aida A we didn't have an issue with mold at all. A few things sprouted in the straw but that's not a big deal. You don't have to water too much as the straw holds in a lot of moisture.
how old was the compost and how deep did you plant them? did you keep hilling as they grew? thanks
Hope has changed dramatically since you’ve had her! She now looks healthy, happy and energetic!! Good work!! Be safe!!
Yes, she sure does..looks really good!
She has pregnant momma glow.
Selina Burke , that, too!
I noticed that too. She looks so much healthier ❤
RIP HOPE ❤️💔
Best thing on UA-cam, maybe even all of TV! Thanks for our Saturday morning sanity-fix, bringing us back to our common roots. In due respect to all the others, I always trust you for having the most well-thought'out solutions (even tho' everyone's situation is different), and even as you try and learn new things. And you're all just so adorable! Prayers for continued success and happiness! (Btw, if pigs poop in feeders, you could put in partitions so they can't turn sideways in trough.)
You are both great You Tubers with a wonderful channel. Your presentations are organized and polished as is the editing. You are both fantastic and I hope you continue for as long as you wish in the best of health. Very Nice Job....
I absolutely love all of your pig names. I try not to ever miss an episode of you guys vlogs. My wife and i watch together every show. We actually just got our 1st chicken a couple of weeks ago. Her name is Lucy. We are also looking for land. You 2 have awaken our ancestral roots deep inside and we want to be more like them.
Hope is pregnant!i knew it , This Hope(me) is overjoyed!She has such big pretty brown eyes! i knew you guys named her after me!😃😊💖
Love you guys so much! Sending wishes for more success!
What a cool couple, both of you are awesome, enjoying what you do TOGETHER. Really enjoy ALL your videos. Wish your subscriber base reaches a million soon.
just found this off Facebook...Hold them upside down by their feet, the hens will curl up toward your hand and the rooster will stay down and not curl up, I’ve had chickens for many years and this is something an older farmer taught me, it has been proven to be correct
@Jeanette Georgiadis because they move them everyday or so like a tractor. They pick up one end and move it the length of the tractor so the animals have fresh clean area everytime they move it
So nice to see you care for the animals be it rabbits, hogs or cows....means so much to us!!
Just found this channel and holy cow, you all are almost 100% self supportive with your food supply. I love it. I only do cows and may get some pigs pretty soon . I had chickens and turkeys but the predators ate them too fast to make it worth while. Cattle are social animals and really need other cows around. They get attached to the other herd mates. I guess the goats provide that for Hope right now. This is my new favorite channel and cant wait for Hope's new baby calf !
Just thought that I would also mention that i also designed and built a very handy and valuable chicken/rabbit tractor. It raised up and down on an old pair of wheelchair wheels for easy moving. It housed rabbits on the top floor and chickens on the bottom. It fit between the rows in my narrow-rowed gardens. The chickens took care of all the between row weeding and the rabbits AND chickens took care of the fertilizing. None of the animal waste ever got on the produce directly either! Worked wonderfully!
@TheWhitetailrancher that sounds like a great idea. What are the dimensions? How many rabbits and chickens does it hold? I love how people experiment and do things that are new. Blessings.
When the calf is born make sure you and your family get a little of the 1st milk as this has strong medicinal qualities ( stocks your immune system ) Loved seeing all the animals
Hi Kevin and lady wife. Greetings from Ireland . So Good to watch your video,s. I am a DIY person but must admit that you are brill at explaining your creative design,s with all your projects. We here used to grow one acre of potatoes and I remember my dad splitting potatoes in half with no growth output concerns. If you sow large potatoes you will find you will get more plant growth however the potatoes underneath the soil will be more but very small . Love watching your videos and especially about your quail.
That’s exactly what I love about Myrtle--that SMILE 😃
I imagine when those duck eggs hatch the tom is going to be like.... we need to have a serious talk.
😂
That is hilarious! 🤣
LMBO!!!!!!!! Nah, he'll just ask, "Ummm honey, when were you going to tell me you decided to adopt!?" hehehehe!
LOL
max max LoL,,, too funny !!!
I love Kevin’s red shirt. Haha. Very appropriate.
You should find that the spuds that you left whole will produce more potatoes and the ones that you cut will be less potatoes but bigger. Another great video.
Yes...much bigger w the pieces.
New knowledge ⭐
I'm excited bc I experimented with both this year
My Dad said you picked your potatoes to soon, you should wait until the stems are all dried out.
Looks like you guys were so lucky to find each other. You work so well together.
Thank you for sharing and God bless.
That ground cover would really help with the cooler ground temperatures we are experiencing here.
My question on the ground cover.......when harvesting the potatoes....they come up in a good sized clump of soil and potatoes, are the holes in the ground cover going to allow for that?
@@kimdewbre8859 they will probably do like they've done in the past and remove the ground cover before they harvest the potatoes. By the time of harvest all the greenery dies back and the row cover just gets pulled up and off then they gently dig out the potatoes.
I really Loved this video!! I liked the length of it too... Didn't feel rushed... Thank you for all you share.
I love how happy you two are when you work together! Thank you for sharing your smiles with us all.
Thank you for everything you guys teach! You have guys are so wonderful for sharing your knowledge. ♥️
Thanks for all of the great experiments!! It helps us all to see what you're doing!
Love seeing all the animals. I have a smile now...Thank you..Love and Hugs from Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
Good morning. Thank you for sharing & teaching us your great ideas. Have a great weekend. God bless
You two are a delight to watch! I am so glad I found you! It is definitely much better then what you would find on TV today. Thank you so much for sharing I look forward to watching more
Thanks for the update! Can't wait to see how good the potatoes do!
Thank you for your videos. I'm learning so much! Bless you and your family.
I have watched your channel on and off for a while and you are getting along quite well with so many additional animals. You both are so calm.
Your cow looks amazing! I remember how she looked when you first brought her home. You have both done such a wonderful job with her. She is one happy cow!
You are blessed!! Thank you for sharing with us!!!💗
I really love Kevin and watch all the postings. I like the clear and interesting way he presents and explains everything. Looking forward to all of his new vids and thanks for sharing.
Thank you for ALL of your teachings and information. I love all of the details of what works and what doesn't and why. Thanks again!!! 💕 💕 💕
I love this video you guy's taught me so much in one video.
I feel so blessed to watch and learn from you guy's.
Now I'm binge watching this video thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience.
Blessings and more Blessings to you and your family.
Thank you so very much for sharing your wonderful life growing and learning what works. I’m doing raised beds with the ground cover like yours this year. Looking forward to seeing your next video. Blessings.
Thanks for all of the great ideas! We can learn alot from you guys :)
Amen!
Cats and other animals get static electric cling when they get near plastic. Their fur stands on edge, lol!
I learn a lot from your examples of good stewardship💕 thank you
Thank you. I so admire you guys.
Sarah & Kevin, thank you for the update on the homestead. Seeing the livestock is such a blessing. Looking forward to seeing what you are going to be doing with the quail. You are such a blessing and a source on inspiration to so many of us. We just started prepping the gardens this past Sunday. Looking very much forward to trying the square foot gardening method this year.
God Bless, Rob Schroeder (Rockford MI)
Good video folks, really enjoyed watching your chores and you comments on gardening. Thanks for sharing with us. Fred.
Thank you so much for sharing Your both great!
I love the kind of family, that amazing and beautiful family.
So much fun watching all those animals. The pigs are still my favorite -- especially Myrtle!
Beautiful garden. Look forward to seeing harvest and how you preserve.
The more I watch your videos the more I'm impressed. You guys are the real deal. Hard working. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Very useful.
Over 300k. Congrats and blessings .
Love your tee shirt! Thanks for the video and all of the tips! Glad your raised bed experiments with the onions and potatoes are working out.
this is pure gold, I plan to do the same thing, we are looking for land in New York, I wish I could move to Missouri
Looking great. Our grass is finally greening up, daphs are blooming! Enjoy your weekend...
Yall are wonderful people and a joy to watch!!!
Again really enjoy your videos so informative yet so down to earth that us beginners can understand. Thanks and God bless your family.
I liked going through the chores with you guys today
Your garden is looking awesome!. during this crazy time we to are glad we started homesteading just over a year ago. Channels like yours inspired us to start our journey and we thank you for sharing your life story with us.
Hope looks great! So shiny and slick. Good job! Potatoes are looking good too.
Thank you, as I really like your videos. Wish it were possible to go back some years and experience it all myself. I was raised on the farm when young, but in 1956 at 17 yrs, old I went into the service and never went back.
Nice waking up to a video on the farm. You two are just so upbeat and likeable... I thought, "I would love these two for neighbors". I live in the city with a long lot and am still working my new garden, soaking in all the advice and knowledge I can. Thanks, and have a great weekend!
I so enjoy watching your videos. I love all your animals and your garden.
I just love the way you work so good together!! Blessings from Kentucky 🐎🙌🏻🦋
Mildred and Myrtle are such beauties. It makes me smile so much since my grandmother(born in 1898) and her sister had the same names.
Y’all are PRECIOUS! Love your honesty and support of learning. Love your videos.
Love your videos and thank you for sharing God bless
Love watching you guys. God bless!
Thanks for all the info 🤩🥰🙏
I love learning from you people your kind regards for your animals and lands I love your Paddick to plate approach learning how to make butter I look forward to other goodies much love kim from Australia
I will be making the feeder and the water for my chickens this year! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing your daily chores.
Awesome Videos. Thank you for sharing
Been watching a lot of different Homestead UA-cam channels learning a ton along the way but gotta tell you I’m totally into what y’all are doing and am so happy to have found ya. Jason from Van Buren, AR
Always amazing to me to have kids come over that are not around farm animals and how their shyness goes away they ask lots of questions and come alive.
This was fantastic...Your animals are so beautiful!!!! Thank you for sharing. 😊💕🙏
We used the yard cloth this year!! Great video, thanks
I get a lot of joy watching your farm since I can't have one of my own Thank you
I only now have found your channel. Fascinating! Look at you, living the Dream. Your roosters are gorgeous.
I’m loving how the roosters like to socialize around with the hens, going from one group to another - and how they enjoy taking care to give them special treats by scratching up grubs or worms etc and showing the hen who grabs up the treat!
Really wonderful work you're doing. Keep it up and thanks for sharing.
I love your videos and wanted to share with you that I just got a plot in our community garden!
Your pigs are darling!!! I love how sweet you both are to your animals. :)
Congratulations on being over 300k subscribers! Always enjoy your videos - great information lovingly shared. God Bless you and your daughters.
Great video! Love to watch all your videos!
Wow ... those potatoes in the raised bed with the ground cloth are killin it! Thanks for the tour ... all your critters are doing very well. Can't wait to see what Hope's calf is gonna look like. Mr Turkey is keeping a good eye on his lady ~8^) Hope you are having a nice weekend ... take care.
Thanks for the video my grandson loves watching all the different animals.
I enjoy all your videos very much. You are living the life I wish I had done years ago. I have adopted a few of your suggestions, mostly I live vicariously through you. Ha! I am 62 and I live on 1/4 acre, and I also work outside the home. Thank you for sharing your life.
I really like your trough setup. Very safe for you when feeding.
Ft. Worth here. I spent one solid rainy day watching as many videos as possible. OMG!
I learned so much. Beyond measure. T Y 4 sharing your lives and experiences. I Am Blessed. Amber
Thank you guys, shared your video via copy + paste URL. God Bless you all in Love.
What a fun video! Especially the chicks. TY!
Informative video! ☺
Great news you both look wonderful and healthy. It's always nice to have support from family and friends. Thank you for sharing. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.