Hey those bags of leaves would have made you some black gold (soil) in a year. Maybe next year you could put the bags back in the woods somewhere. You would have instant soil for your garden the following year.
Yes I know , it's turns into beautiful rich loam , I couldn't believe Anthony was throwing the already bagged leaves out. I mow my leaves up with hand mower with a catcher, bag the chopped leaves and leave the black bags in the sun to break down the leaf litter. Pure gold.
Anthony I like that too!! People acknowledging others even bye waving!! I always say hello to strangers passing by my house if I'm outside!! I grew up in that kind of environment! Thanks for sharing!! ❤ Mamma Carolyn
I love you both. You are adorable to watch. I moved to a small town in Nebraska. Country living is amazing. Friendly faces, hand lifting to greet you as they go by and the hour trip to the nearest city is considered country living! I lived in big cities but, the country is real living.
15:32 the glass jars can be re-used for canning if you get lids the size of the jars, like ragu spaghetti sauce jars use regular canning lids, not wide mouth, but you can use the jars.
Hi guys! Love your channels, love your family! Wishing you all the best in 2025! A wood burning stove saved our family during the ice storm of 2007 (in Oklahoma). Plus, it’s just so relaxing to sit and watch/listen to the crackling fire. You guys have inspired me and I’m sure countless others to live a better life. Thanks for everything!
I used to rake up almost an acre every year. I used to rake the leaves onto a king sized sheet, pick up the 4 corners and drag it into the woods to build high piles. In the spring (by that time, they had flattened down) I used a hay fork to lift the top off, to get to the decomposed mulch. I made a sieve with hardware cloth to fit over my wheelbarrow, to sift the soil clean of debris. Really improved my beds over the years, till I could work the dirt with my hands. I also would dump in soil from flower pots as well. Guess it's time to start planning what the garden will grow this year,.
Hey I think that's great! I always thought a person should be able to reuse those kind of jars, such a waste not to. I'm a newbie canner, I did some zuchinni pickles this last summer, loved how they turned out. Write back if you want to, I'd love to hear how you can. My name is LaVonne.
@@lavonnegodkin3189I can many different things. I am turning 69 this year and love to experiment with flavors. I can beef and chicken curries, stew, chili, chicken noodle soup, chicken pot pie filling, spaghetti sauce, mac and cheese, broths, and even milk. I belong to a couple of canning groups on face book. If you go that route, be careful because some people get angry about certain canning procedures. Know that it goes against canning practices because it hasn't been tested by the pros. All I can say is, do what you feel comfortable with. I'm not dead yet!! I am single and so can in pint jars mostly. Easy to open up a jar and heat it up.
Ant and Roxann start yourself a good composting pile. Use the leaves rabbit and chicken poop put in pile and turn it often. You just may need some good health food for your soil. Good luck and well wishes for 2025
Definitely a good idea. May have better luck with seeds with using your own compost but be sure it’s broken down good for at least a year or more so the animals manure has time to break down or it will be way too strong for the seeds.
I agree they need a smaller area to start composting. It has to be turned alot. Over time the big one will be ready. Start your seeds on a wet paper towel and put in baggies what is good will sprout in a matter of days. Then plant shallow in the soil. Tge thing w greenhouse is heat, humidity, you transplant alot to grow strong for in the beds.
it’s quite normal to be waving to people in the country in the city not so much. I don’t understand why that is. Roxanne when starting your seeds pre-moisten the soil then cover them up to keep the humidity up. Seeds can’t dry out or they won’t sprout.
Roxanne I’ve leaned a lot from Becky at Acre Homestead on seed starting. I haven’t tried her soil recommendation of Vermont Compost with Neptunes Harvest organic fertilizer but I will this year. Both are sold on Amazon. I had success with grow lights and I’m adding heating pads this year as well as a fan to keep my plants from getting leggy. Please keep sharing your gardening trials and tribulations so we can learn from each other! Happy Gardening! 🧑🌾
Really glad Anthony that you give your son some responsibility in chores around your little farm. It will help him later in life understanding work ethics are good…. Thank you two for a good channel for us city dwellers to watch….
This was just another great video. I like how you split it up… It just adds an extra bit of interest And then to see Wyatt doing his chores so he learns that there is more to life than video games. 😂😂That statement right there probably ages me😂 😂
You're A Southern Gentleman now. When My Uncle Everett passed away. The entire County pulled over on the side of the road and took their cowboy 🤠 hats off. Of course that's Colorado in the Country in the mid 70's But in 1989 In Pueblo Colorado They did the same thing for Papa Bunce's funeral procession.
Just leave the seeds and water them once in a while , they'll sprout when the ground reaches around 60 or 65 depending on the plants . It's good to winter them because some plants need to be wintered to sprout. So Don't give up on them . Just make sure to water them once in a while
Also take your leaves and put a layer of leaves in between the clean out from the chicken coop and wet the pile down, and it will make compost faster. And every now and then take and turn it.
Don't remember if you ever talked about putting in a wood stove. You might not need it too often but it would be nice to have for long term emergency power source, cook on it too. Popz has been so generous to the framily. Wyatt is a god kid. Never heard him complain about chores. The property looks nice and clean for the winter. Roxane, you will appreciate those roma volunteers in the summer!
30 years ago or so I bought a leaf vacuum by black and decker. It mulched the leaves. I would go to my raked piles and vacuum them. Then I would create a mulch pile out of the mulched leaves. The volume of leaves is greatly reduced and you can use them for compost. No hauling them anywhere. My unit was corded electric. I used it and a replacement version over at least 3 decades.
Hey Roxanne, maybe try seed starting mix, it's lighter weight than potting mix and has vermiculite in it to help retain the moisture. Also a humidity cover will work wonders for helping your seeds start sprouting. I have confidence in you that you'll get your groove with your greenhouse and you'll be having plants all over the place before you know it
Rox maybe bringing up your soil level in the flower beds will help the plants establish better roots. Also the greenhouse will be a great place to start your seeds this spring
Haven’t read all the comments so what I’m going to say most likely has already been written. The seeds are possibly becoming rotten. Seeds require little moisture to germinate. Also, your greenhouse will require a heat source for plants to survive the cold weather. We have enjoyed being along with you guys on your Arkansas adventure watching this channel and Daily Vibe. Keep pressing on. 😊
37:14 I need one of those gorilla carts, can you find out from pops where I can get it from? You can let Mike know and he will pass the info to me . Please & thank you!
Stay safe in the up coming winter storm. We are having -35 F right now up here in Saskatchewan Canada🇨🇦 but it is warming up considerably in 3 or so days.
OMG Anthony dogs are so smart!! I'm not surprised Ghost found a way out!! Their clever that's for sure!!Thanks for sharing!! Keep warm guys were in for some cold weather!! ❤ Mamma Carolyn
Thank you for sharing. Gardening is challenging, but once you get the hang of it, it repays. A channel I watch is Garden Answer, and she has a real easy form of teaching basics. Have you tried to use the clear covers, to keep the seeds moist? I haven't grown a decent carrot EVER, but I am not giving up. Stay warm.
In my greenhouse i have some heat and the humidity level is high in there. Sometimes the weather just gets too cold and my plants don’t do as well. But you need some source of heat to keep them warm constantly and then if you’re watering them often, that will help raise the humidity in there.
Roxanne bougainvillea and mandevillia do wonderful and bloom all summer. I also like trumpet vines but they can become invasive. Mexican sunflowers are a beautiful orange color and easy to grow
I just love seeing the dogs enjoying the freedom of your property. Maybe harder to keep them under control but they’re not going to leave their cushy home. Thanks for loving all those precious souls. God loves you for helping to mind part of his flock
Suggestion for keeping Ghost in the dog pen... Buy some white electrical fencing tape, 1/2 inch, and insulators. Run it around the inside of the pen, about 1/2 way up. Get a solar powered fence charger. Attach to fencing. The first time he climbs and gets shocked, that will be the last attempt more than likely. He might try a different spot, but the second attempt will stop it. He will figure out quickly to stay down off the fence as long as he can see that tape., The chargers come in various degrees of shock. An inexpensive Light duty solar charger is all you need. I used the white tape for my dogs around my raise beds and since they had already been shocked by the horse fencing (accidently) they had a healthy respect for any white tape. I didn't even have the tape electrified, they just assumed it was "hot". They wouldn't go in the raised beds even if a rabbit or bird was in it.
Starting seeds for me is hard as well. I soak any hard beans, okra and corn. That helps alot. Other stuff. I use a seedling mix. Wet real good and let drain. Plant seeds then cover with clear top or seran wrap till they sprout. Then take top off and mist lightly every day.
On Green Acre homestead, Sam put a solar array in Eastern Tennessee. It's really nice. You might want to watch how he set it up. It was about a year ago.
My bed looks similar to yours. They can have extra boards for height as I get older. It won’t be so much bending just add on a few more boards and go higher has been built that one the same way.
Roxanne. seeds don't germinate just because you plant them in a greenhouse. A greenhouse needs heat, especially in the winter when you are trying to start seeds, Visit a local greenhouse now and pay attention to the amount of heaters they have going to jump start their seeds. The heat is needed especially at night when it is cold and turned down in the day when the sun is heating up the greenhouse. Talk to them for advice on heating your seed starts.
The greenhouse gets sun during the day which generates heat to provide enough during the day, and doesn’t fully wear off in the night. My local greenhouse does not use heat except keeping southern type of plants warm.
Hi guys! Roxane, I will say what worked for me, I too started seeds, what will help you most is putting plastic lids on your trays, this keeps the soil moist all the time. I think you will find they will sprout for you. If the soil dries out at all, they will never sprout. At least that worked for me. I set it in my kitchen window, watered in the morning, put the lid on and they were up in no time. I think the year I did that I got my supplies at Lowe's and Walmart. Course if it gets cold out there, you will need heating pads. Popz's is so awesome, he has helped so many of y'all there in Arkansas! Yes Anthony, that's one of the things I miss most about the midwest, just so friendly. Miss the small town vibe! When your young can't wait to get away, when your old, ya just want to go back. LOL
Try this, I do it every spring and it works👍 Lay out paper towels, spread your seeds out on the towel, put another towel on top of them, sprinkle water until completely damp and put in a baggie flat. Leave in sun or warm area. They should sprout within 5/7 days👍 Goodluck. Your garden is always awesome 😉
Cog Hill farm uses Vermiculite for starting from seed. He said the potting soil has added fertilizer which is not good for seeds. I never knew that. Then he transplants the small plant in vermiculite and potting soil. After that when big enough you plant in permanent beds. I never knew any of that but living in cold snowy Wis. I only had direct sowing in the garden after Mothers day and then the seeds sprouted. Big difference on how one gardens. He lives in Alabama. Believe towards the northern part or central.
When I heard Wyatt loves to read and reads above his grade level!! Well that lite up my attention!! So he'll be getting something from Mamma Carolyn in another week or two!! Hope he enjoys i!! ❤ Mamma Carolyn
I've visited Arkansas on vacation and even lived there for a short time. It is beautiful. Lots of small towns, makes it feel like home. Slower paced until you get to the big cities. Very nice place. I would move back if i could get my kids to move to....lol
Living in a small community is nice. I also live in a small cove of people who look out for you but mine their own business. Last winter the neighbor's snow blower caught on fire and their was about 5 people helping him out. It was nice to see people helping each other. Also going to the grocery store is a event. You talk to so many people.
Loong as jars have rubber in cover I can in them for short term canning and just tefrigrrate them even if they seal- and use first before boughten stuff
Ryan Hall yall certainly knows WV weather then any of our locals. Prayers to all of us in the path of this storms. Love and Blessings to you 3 and your animals
Good luck Roxanne. If you can get a couple heating pads. I use the plant lights too. Just a thought. It takes time to do planting and to have nothing coming up is discouraging. Good luck. Be safe and warm with the cold weather heading your way. Take care❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸✌️
Hunker down time!!! I am getting ready as I can here (although Tulsa seems like a bit of rain maybe some ice tomorrow …worries about grids is always a concern…I am alone on this one so I am probably not gonna move my older heavy solar generators around easily as I am disabled…if need be my neighbors are always ready to help!!! Take care!!!❤❤❤🙏🙏Ryan Hall is good also Max Velocity is my go too guy!!!
We here in Texas are preparing for that as well just to be on the safe side. I had a carpenter supposed to come and do some work, but I haven’t heard from him, but I’m gonna put roofing paper all around my house for now until I can get a hold of him. I still have a lot of plants doing really well my peppers and jalapeños and eggplants so I’ll be covering them up but I’m gonna tell you I like this Vlog where y’all both switch back-and-forth great vlogs
Anthony is right Arkansas is a hidden gem I lived in the Jonesboro area for 2 years and enjoyed it very much. We try to make it to Excelsior Springs when we're down in Southeast Missouri
Nice video guys! Enjoyed also seeing Wyatt for a few minutes doing his chores. You are raising a nice young man. Roxanne, the clean up was terrific and Gary, glad you got to town for the gas and the chance to dispose of the trash and of course re-stocking of your animals feed. Enjoy your evening all!
Hi guys!! The garden and front of your house look great Roxanne!! All of your hard work has paid off! When Wyatt was helping you in the chicken house with the straw I wanted to say Wyatt you did close the door to the nesting boxes didn’t you lol!! You (that’s a grandma making sure. Nothing mean intended). I’m sure he did and Wyatt you have done a great job with the different chores you’ve been doing. Stay safe in the upcoming storm. Here in south central PA we are going get hit too. 💜
Roxanne when you're planning your things they have to be kept warm when it gets cold or just once all together to take and get them to start so if you had a heater or something where you could put it out there to get that Greenhouse really hot and humid in there it might grow it means your seats may take off
❤ Most seeds need to be planted water them cover them in cling film for a week do not open or reopen until you see if they come up, they have to be kept in room temperature.also In the dark . Hope this helps .also when you transferring them they need to be put them under curtains to stop them from being infiltrated by insects, grub bugs an butterflys❤love always 💕 xxx
You can break the seed heads and sprinkle in the bed and lightly sprinkle soil over them so they dont blow away. Or you can dead head seeds and keep them to plant next season.
I love gardening and which I could play into garden all year but it’s not possible here. I’ve tried greenhouse growing but your dirt needs to be 70f. I start my seed with paper towels or cotton ball. Soak the seeds and once they start to grow, transfer to warm dirt. Your black eye Susan spit seeds while flowering for next year flowers. And cosmo will also come back year after year they are #1 flower in an English garden. Wyatt, great job with the camera.
I. Use toilet paper to start wit seed starter and transfer them into the garden when the weather is not cold. The pan will deteriorate and also keep bugs away from plants roots. Because they can’t digest the paper and it good for earth worms. GOD’S BLESSING TO THE FAMILY.
Roxanne, you might be better off planting in late Feb/Early March. I need to bath my dogs as well. Speaking of gifts, did you like the teatowels I sent?
Some of us in Louisiana go to hot springs for vacation. Some go all the way to Branson, MO. Rox I think your soil has to stay around 70° for the seeds to germinate.
Praying for everyone in the path of this winter storm. Check on your elderly neighbors and single Mom’s who might need help. Stay safe everyone 🙏 Roxanne you need a lighter soil for seed starting. Look for seed starting mix - it’s mostly vermiculite and peat moss, very little if any soil. Older seeds have reduced viability, seed storage requires specific conditions and even the pros will tell you that viability is reduced the older the seeds. Please look into Master Gardening courses through your County Extension Office. You would most likely enjoy the course and learning from other Master Gardeners in your area. Good luck 🍀
Don't forget to check out our other channel. We do post daily and update you all on what's happening.
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Hey those bags of leaves would have made you some black gold (soil) in a year. Maybe next year you could put the bags back in the woods somewhere. You would have instant soil for your garden the following year.
Yes I know , it's turns into beautiful rich loam , I couldn't believe Anthony was throwing the already bagged leaves out. I mow my leaves up with hand mower with a catcher, bag the chopped leaves and leave the black bags in the sun to break down the leaf litter. Pure gold.
Anthony I like that too!! People acknowledging others even bye waving!! I always say hello to strangers passing by my house if I'm outside!! I grew up in that kind of environment! Thanks for sharing!! ❤ Mamma Carolyn
You should put all those leaves in those flower beds and let them break down to help the soil.
I love you both. You are adorable to watch. I moved to a small town in Nebraska. Country living is amazing. Friendly faces, hand lifting to greet you as they go by and the hour trip to the nearest city is considered country living! I lived in big cities but, the country is real living.
15:32 the glass jars can be re-used for canning if you get lids the size of the jars, like ragu spaghetti sauce jars use regular canning lids, not wide mouth, but you can use the jars.
Place your seed in a damp paper towel placed in a baggie in the house. They should sprout. Good way to check viability 😊
I start in ice cream cones because they can just be planted into the dirt when ready, no need to take out of the cone.
I was wondering about the chickens house. It was nice to see Wyatt do a great job. The reward will be more eggs coming right thur winter 😋
Hi guys! Love your channels, love your family! Wishing you all the best in 2025! A wood burning stove saved our family during the ice storm of 2007 (in Oklahoma). Plus, it’s just so relaxing to sit and watch/listen to the crackling fire. You guys have inspired me and I’m sure countless others to live a better life. Thanks for everything!
I used to rake up almost an acre every year. I used to rake the leaves onto a king sized sheet, pick up the 4 corners and drag it into the woods to build high piles. In the spring (by that time, they had flattened down) I used a hay fork to lift the top off, to get to the decomposed mulch. I made a sieve with hardware cloth to fit over my wheelbarrow, to sift the soil clean of debris. Really improved my beds over the years, till I could work the dirt with my hands. I also would dump in soil from flower pots as well. Guess it's time to start planning what the garden will grow this year,.
FYI - I use the spaghetti sauce jars when I can things. Haven't had any fails yet. Also use pickle jars too. I'm considered a rebel canner.
Hey I think that's great! I always thought a person should be able to reuse those kind of jars, such a waste not to. I'm a newbie canner, I did some zuchinni pickles this last summer, loved how they turned out. Write back if you want to, I'd love to hear how you can. My name is LaVonne.
@@lavonnegodkin3189I can many different things. I am turning 69 this year and love to experiment with flavors. I can beef and chicken curries, stew, chili, chicken noodle soup, chicken pot pie filling, spaghetti sauce, mac and cheese, broths, and even milk. I belong to a couple of canning groups on face book. If you go that route, be careful because some people get angry about certain canning procedures. Know that it goes against canning practices because it hasn't been tested by the pros. All I can say is, do what you feel comfortable with. I'm not dead yet!! I am single and so can in pint jars mostly. Easy to open up a jar and heat it up.
We use to use alot of big pickle jars for canning too. Canned for 25 years and lived. 😂😂❤❤
Ant and Roxann start yourself a good composting pile. Use the leaves rabbit and chicken poop put in pile and turn it often. You just may need some good health food for your soil. Good luck and well wishes for 2025
Definitely a good idea. May have better luck with seeds with using your own compost but be sure it’s broken down good for at least a year or more so the animals manure has time to break down or it will be way too strong for the seeds.
I agree they need a smaller area to start composting. It has to be turned alot. Over time the big one will be ready. Start your seeds on a wet paper towel and put in baggies what is good will sprout in a matter of days. Then plant shallow in the soil. Tge thing w greenhouse is heat, humidity, you transplant alot to grow strong for in the beds.
Anthony just wanted to take a moment and tell you Thank You for your service.
it’s quite normal to be waving to people in the country in the city not so much. I don’t understand why that is.
Roxanne when starting your seeds pre-moisten the soil then cover them up to keep the humidity up. Seeds can’t dry out or they won’t sprout.
Roxanne I’ve leaned a lot from Becky at Acre Homestead on seed starting. I haven’t tried her soil recommendation of Vermont Compost with Neptunes Harvest organic fertilizer but I will this year. Both are sold on Amazon. I had success with grow lights and I’m adding heating pads this year as well as a fan to keep my plants from getting leggy. Please keep sharing your gardening trials and tribulations so we can learn from each other! Happy Gardening! 🧑🌾
Really glad Anthony that you give your son some responsibility in chores around your little farm. It will help him later in life understanding work ethics are good…. Thank you two for a good channel for us city dwellers to watch….
This was just another great video. I like how you split it up… It just adds an extra bit of interest And then to see Wyatt doing his chores so he learns that there is more to life than video games. 😂😂That statement right there probably ages me😂 😂
You're A Southern Gentleman now. When My Uncle Everett passed away. The entire County pulled over on the side of the road and took their cowboy 🤠 hats off. Of course that's Colorado in the Country in the mid 70's But in 1989 In Pueblo Colorado They did the same thing for Papa Bunce's funeral procession.
Just leave the seeds and water them once in a while , they'll sprout when the ground reaches around 60 or 65 depending on the plants . It's good to winter them because some plants need to be wintered to sprout. So Don't give up on them . Just make sure to water them once in a while
Wyatts a great little worker and I think he enjoys it too!! Sending blessings!! ❤ Mamma Carolyn
Also take your leaves and put a layer of leaves in between the clean out from the chicken coop and wet the pile down, and it will make compost faster. And every now and then take and turn it.
Don't remember if you ever talked about putting in a wood stove. You might not need it too often but it would be nice to have for long term emergency power source, cook on it too. Popz has been so generous to the framily. Wyatt is a god kid. Never heard him complain about chores. The property looks nice and clean for the winter. Roxane, you will appreciate those roma volunteers in the summer!
30 years ago or so I bought a leaf vacuum by black and decker. It mulched the leaves. I would go to my raked piles and vacuum them. Then I would create a mulch pile out of the mulched leaves. The volume of leaves is greatly reduced and you can use them for compost. No hauling them anywhere. My unit was corded electric. I used it and a replacement version over at least 3 decades.
Hey Roxanne, maybe try seed starting mix, it's lighter weight than potting mix and has vermiculite in it to help retain the moisture. Also a humidity cover will work wonders for helping your seeds start sprouting. I have confidence in you that you'll get your groove with your greenhouse and you'll be having plants all over the place before you know it
I agree! Potting mix are not meant for starting seeds.
Yes , you do 😊need to use seed starter soil
GREAT VIDEO, ALL HARD WORKERS 👍🍅
So cute when the doggies get a bath!! Thanks Roxanne for sharing !! I loved it!! ❤ Mamma Carolyn
Great job
❤ Popz helps so many people.
Rox maybe bringing up your soil level in the flower beds will help the plants establish better roots. Also the greenhouse will be a great place to start your seeds this spring
Wyatt is getting SO tall and strong!! Good job Wyatt!!
Offtopic: I noticed at my German Online Newspaper about the big Snowfall in the US. I hope you, SLR and Framily are okay.
Haven’t read all the comments so what I’m going to say most likely has already been written. The seeds are possibly becoming rotten. Seeds require little moisture to germinate. Also, your greenhouse will require a heat source for plants to survive the cold weather. We have enjoyed being along with you guys on your Arkansas adventure watching this channel and Daily Vibe. Keep pressing on. 😊
Great video God Bless from your Canadian Friend.
37:14 I need one of those gorilla carts, can you find out from pops where I can get it from? You can let Mike know and he will pass the info to me . Please & thank you!
Good job Wyatt
The Gorilla Good carts can be ordered at Ace Hardware compare prices
Stay safe in the up coming winter storm. We are having -35 F right now up here in Saskatchewan Canada🇨🇦 but it is warming up considerably in 3 or so days.
When you keep your seeds, keep them in the freezer until you’re ready to use them. Also best thing to have is heritage seeds.
OMG Anthony dogs are so smart!! I'm not surprised Ghost found a way out!! Their clever that's for sure!!Thanks for sharing!! Keep warm guys were in for some cold weather!! ❤ Mamma Carolyn
Hello Anthony and Rox, are you ready for a great year?
Moved to AR in 1979. Fell in love with the people and honestly it’s the best place to live if you like friendly caring people.
Thank you for sharing. Gardening is challenging, but once you get the hang of it, it repays. A channel I watch is Garden Answer, and she has a real easy form of teaching basics. Have you tried to use the clear covers, to keep the seeds moist? I haven't grown a decent carrot EVER, but I am not giving up. Stay warm.
Pops that's so nice, your an awesome person, 👍👍👍✌💚
Liliane has come sooo far since the 4th!!! So encouraging to see her moving and grooving around the garden.
With all the trees on your property the best thing to do is get a wood stove, it’s great to cook on too.
Put your leaves it your garden beds. They are great for mulching, especially for winter . Just a thought, I do that and love it❤❤❤❤
Rox, are you going to rotate your garden beds this year to hopefully eliminate the squash bugs and other pests???😊🎉❤
Always start you seeds indoors with a light/grow light. once they are strong enough when they sprout a few leaves "harden them up" in the greenhouse .
In my greenhouse i have some heat and the humidity level is high in there. Sometimes the weather just gets too cold and my plants don’t do as well. But you need some source of heat to keep them warm constantly and then if you’re watering them often, that will help raise the humidity in there.
Roxanne bougainvillea and mandevillia do wonderful and bloom all summer. I also like trumpet vines but they can become invasive. Mexican sunflowers are a beautiful orange color and easy to grow
I just love seeing the dogs enjoying the freedom of your property. Maybe harder to keep them under control but they’re not going to leave their cushy home. Thanks for loving all those precious souls. God loves you for helping to mind part of his flock
Suggestion for keeping Ghost in the dog pen... Buy some white electrical fencing tape, 1/2 inch, and insulators. Run it around the inside of the pen, about 1/2 way up. Get a solar powered fence charger. Attach to fencing. The first time he climbs and gets shocked, that will be the last attempt more than likely. He might try a different spot, but the second attempt will stop it. He will figure out quickly to stay down off the fence as long as he can see that tape., The chargers come in various degrees of shock. An inexpensive Light duty solar charger is all you need. I used the white tape for my dogs around my raise beds and since they had already been shocked by the horse fencing (accidently) they had a healthy respect for any white tape. I didn't even have the tape electrified, they just assumed it was "hot". They wouldn't go in the raised beds even if a rabbit or bird was in it.
You need grow lights and warmer in there for them to sprout. The potting soil was fine also or you can use seed starter
Starting seeds for me is hard as well. I soak any hard beans, okra and corn. That helps alot. Other stuff. I use a seedling mix. Wet real good and let drain. Plant seeds then cover with clear top or seran wrap till they sprout. Then take top off and mist lightly every day.
Happy New Year!
On Green Acre homestead, Sam put a solar array in Eastern Tennessee. It's really nice. You might want to watch how he set it up. It was about a year ago.
My bed looks similar to yours. They can have extra boards for height as I get older. It won’t be so much bending just add on a few more boards and go higher has been built that one the same way.
Hi, Everything looking Great. You will be able to enjoy the Winter. Blessings
Roxanne. seeds don't germinate just because you plant them in a greenhouse. A greenhouse needs heat, especially in the winter when you are trying to start seeds, Visit a local greenhouse now and pay attention to the amount of heaters they have going to jump start their seeds. The heat is needed especially at night when it is cold and turned down in the day when the sun is heating up the greenhouse. Talk to them for advice on heating your seed starts.
The greenhouse gets sun during the day which generates heat to provide enough during the day, and doesn’t fully wear off in the night. My local greenhouse does not use heat except keeping southern type of plants warm.
You’re wrong not all seeds need heat but all seeds need water.
A great channel to watch for seed starting is @Acre Homestead. Becky has beautifully abundant vegetables, fruits and flowers.
@ whispering willow farm is more her zone
Hi guys! Roxane, I will say what worked for me, I too started seeds, what will help you most is putting plastic lids on your trays, this keeps the soil moist all the time. I think you will find they will sprout for you. If the soil dries out at all, they will never sprout. At least that worked for me. I set it in my kitchen window, watered in the morning, put the lid on and they were up in no time. I think the year I did that I got my supplies at Lowe's and Walmart. Course if it gets cold out there, you will need heating pads. Popz's is so awesome, he has helped so many of y'all there in Arkansas! Yes Anthony, that's one of the things I miss most about the midwest, just so friendly. Miss the small town vibe! When your young can't wait to get away, when your old, ya just want to go back. LOL
I use regular 4’ shop lights for seed starting & have them on timers, 14-16 hours a day.
Hello Roxanne and Anthony!! 🌝💕🦋
Who's side does Wyatt get his red hair from? That's a great kid you have there 😊
Good job Wyatt 😊
Locking great guys.
Try this, I do it every spring and it works👍
Lay out paper towels, spread your seeds out on the towel, put another towel on top of them, sprinkle water until completely damp and put in a baggie flat. Leave in sun or warm area. They should sprout within 5/7 days👍 Goodluck. Your garden is always awesome 😉
Good morning Coffee….thats the kind of weather I am having as well ..have a great day ahead and stay safe..
Cog Hill farm uses Vermiculite for starting from seed. He said the potting soil has added fertilizer which is not good for seeds. I never knew that. Then he transplants the small plant in vermiculite and potting soil. After that when big enough you plant in permanent beds. I never knew any of that but living in cold snowy Wis. I only had direct sowing in the garden after Mothers day and then the seeds sprouted. Big difference on how one gardens. He lives in Alabama. Believe towards the northern part or central.
When I heard Wyatt loves to read and reads above his grade level!! Well that lite up my attention!! So he'll be getting something from Mamma Carolyn in another week or two!! Hope he enjoys i!! ❤ Mamma Carolyn
I've visited Arkansas on vacation and even lived there for a short time. It is beautiful. Lots of small towns, makes it feel like home. Slower paced until you get to the big cities. Very nice place. I would move back if i could get my kids to move to....lol
REFLECTION WHILE SITTING IN A COMFY CHAIR !🦋👍
We in new Brunswick Canada we wave too it's wonderful
Wishing you guys a Happy and Blessed New Year of 2025🎉🎉
We have the same cart! Love it.
Living in a small community is nice. I also live in a small cove of people who look out for you but mine their own business. Last winter the neighbor's snow blower caught on fire and their was about 5 people helping him out. It was nice to see people helping each other. Also going to the grocery store is a event. You talk to so many people.
Loong as jars have rubber in cover I can in them for short term canning and just tefrigrrate them even if they seal- and use first before boughten stuff
Ryan Hall yall certainly knows WV weather then any of our locals. Prayers to all of us in the path of this storms. Love and Blessings to you 3 and your animals
Good luck Roxanne. If you can get a couple heating pads. I use the plant lights too. Just a thought. It takes time to do planting and to have nothing coming up is discouraging. Good luck. Be safe and warm with the cold weather heading your way. Take care❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸✌️
Hunker down time!!! I am getting ready as I can here (although Tulsa seems like a bit of rain maybe some ice tomorrow …worries about grids is always a concern…I am alone on this one so I am probably not gonna move my older heavy solar generators around easily as I am disabled…if need be my neighbors are always ready to help!!! Take care!!!❤❤❤🙏🙏Ryan Hall is good also Max Velocity is my go too guy!!!
We here in Texas are preparing for that as well just to be on the safe side. I had a carpenter supposed to come and do some work, but I haven’t heard from him, but I’m gonna put roofing paper all around my house for now until I can get a hold of him.
I still have a lot of plants doing really well my peppers and jalapeños and eggplants so I’ll be covering them up but I’m gonna tell you I like this Vlog where y’all both switch back-and-forth great vlogs
Anthony is right Arkansas is a hidden gem
I lived in the Jonesboro area for 2 years and enjoyed it very much.
We try to make it to Excelsior Springs when we're down in Southeast Missouri
Nice video guys! Enjoyed also seeing Wyatt for a few minutes doing his chores. You are raising a nice young man. Roxanne, the clean up was terrific and Gary, glad you got to town for the gas and the chance to dispose of the trash and of course re-stocking of your animals feed. Enjoy your evening all!
Anthony.....not Gary 😅😅
We live in Louisiana and growing up We would go to petie Jean mountain and dog springs every year it's beautiful in Arkansas.
Yes, we have a local feed store here and we buy plenty from him
Looks good Rox
Hi guys!! The garden and front of your house look great Roxanne!! All of your hard work has paid off! When Wyatt was helping you in the chicken house with the straw I wanted to say Wyatt you did close the door to the nesting boxes didn’t you lol!! You (that’s a grandma making sure. Nothing mean intended). I’m sure he did and Wyatt you have done a great job with the different chores you’ve been doing. Stay safe in the upcoming storm. Here in south central PA we are going get hit too. 💜
So cute, Wyatt walks just like Anthony.
Roxanne when you're planning your things they have to be kept warm when it gets cold or just once all together to take and get them to start so if you had a heater or something where you could put it out there to get that Greenhouse really hot and humid in there it might grow it means your seats may take off
❤ Most seeds need to be planted water them cover them in cling film for a week do not open or reopen until you see if they come up, they have to be kept in room temperature.also In the dark . Hope this helps .also when you transferring them they need to be put them under curtains to stop them from being infiltrated by insects, grub bugs an butterflys❤love always 💕 xxx
Def too cold for seeds to sprout. Seed start mats are what you need for sure. Even to start seeds for the spring, mats will ensure better germination.
You can break the seed heads and sprinkle in the bed and lightly sprinkle soil over them so they dont blow away. Or you can dead head seeds and keep them to plant next season.
Get the heat lamp they work good and give some lite out there
Thank you for sharing another great video 📹 have a good day
I love gardening and which I could play into garden all year but it’s not possible here. I’ve tried greenhouse growing but your dirt needs to be 70f. I start my seed with paper towels or cotton ball. Soak the seeds and once they start to grow, transfer to warm dirt. Your black eye Susan spit seeds while flowering for next year flowers. And cosmo will also come back year after year they are #1 flower in an English garden. Wyatt, great job with the camera.
I. Use toilet paper to start wit seed starter and transfer them into the garden when the weather is not cold. The pan will deteriorate and also keep bugs away from plants roots. Because they can’t digest the paper and it good for earth worms. GOD’S BLESSING TO THE FAMILY.
Roxanne, you might be better off planting in late Feb/Early March. I need to bath my dogs as well. Speaking of gifts, did you like the teatowels I sent?
Great episode. I enjoyed it very much.
How about in the Spring, concentrating more on the window boxes? That is a forgotten area for so many. ❤❤
Some of us in Louisiana go to hot springs for vacation. Some go all the way to Branson, MO.
Rox I think your soil has to stay around 70° for the seeds to germinate.
Praying for everyone in the path of this winter storm. Check on your elderly neighbors and single Mom’s who might need help. Stay safe everyone 🙏 Roxanne you need a lighter soil for seed starting. Look for seed starting mix - it’s mostly vermiculite and peat moss, very little if any soil. Older seeds have reduced viability, seed storage requires specific conditions and even the pros will tell you that viability is reduced the older the seeds. Please look into Master Gardening courses through your County Extension Office. You would most likely enjoy the course and learning from other Master Gardeners in your area. Good luck 🍀
I think my black eyed Susan vines were late in germinating this past year. They certainly were pretty when they started blooming.
So happy to see Lillian all perky and happy again. What a blessing for you. ❤
My Bella hates bath too. It takes my husband and me to give her one. She tries to get out also. She is shih zu. The garden looks amazing! ❤❤❤❤