I forgot just how EASY it is to make at home!

[@natalieashworth5145]

Hello from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Your channel has now became my evening routine after baby is in bed.....I cannot jump into bed quick enough.....nice cuppa tea and a few of your videos 🤗💞 x

[@jeanhecker4533]

The water you soaked your beans in now contains enzymes from the beans. Use it to water your houseplants. They love it. 😊

[@hannahkayee831]

I do this! Use it for my indoor herbs in the winter too.

[@tgood9344]

Also in Hawaii, my father a Biologist, taught us to us the rice water for plants that you discard after cleaning your rice before cooking.

[@firequeen2194]

😮, thanks for the reminder!

[@firequeen2194]

@@tgood9344good info, thanks for sharing!

[@mindaelliott9576]

Thank you for sharing. I had no idea about the rice water or bean water. My new hobby is plants. I tend to have a brown thumb. But the last two years I’m doing pretty good. I appreciate any advice on tips to continue growing them.

[@lauramaze5354]

Hi Becky! A little grill tip for you. Once you clean the grill, wad up some paper towels and put some oil on them. Wipe the grill grates with the oil and you'll build up a non stick surface over time. It will also help the grates last longer. Win win! I'd also love to see an update on your mom's garden and green stalks. Take care! ❤🤗

[@klcpca]

For your trailing plants like the Nasturtiums, find larger "pockets" in the big rock wall, pack some soil in them and plant the flowers in the pockets... they will trail down and soften the look of the wall and be beautiful and attract pollinators.... even the petunias and snapdragons would look great!!! Could also plant different thyme herbs along the wall also.... anything that trails!!

[@dawndrake5833]

Becky, I just purchased a freezer (a small one) a green stalk and a grill. Because you inspired me. I used my yearly bonus😬

[@essendossev362]

For the HarvestRight freeze dryer size, keep in mind that the large and x-large sizes require a special type of plug, so you would have to ensure you have one of those in your house. They use a 110 volt NEMA 5-20 outlet. You literally can't fit it into a normal outlet, the prongs are shaped differently. It's not just a matter of upgrading the size of it.

[@AcreHomestead]

Wow thanks so much for letting people know!

[@JeanneKinland]

Yes! We purchased the large and learned that right away.

[@miephoex]

Thank you! 😊

[@christywoffinden1592]

They also require a dedicated circuit that nothing else is on

[@hillarywright7965]

Yup like a clothes dryer.

[@gretchenramsey9918]

Native to Mexico, pintos take about 90 to 150 days to grow as a dry bean but can be harvested earlier and eaten as a green snap bean. They come in both determinate (bush) and indeterminate (pole) varieties. They require very little care, although they need more space between plants than other bean types. 🤷‍♀️

[@karenfraser6488]

I'm enjoying your gardening tips as I'm taking note as I've just moved into a new rental with a big back yard. I also love it how you thank everyone for taking time to spend with you. Personally I thank you for taking time away from your family to encourage others the way you do, you are a blessing

[@brendastepp5896]

My father used to grow pole beans with corn so they would grow up the corn stalks.

[@lisaku6886]

I picked my very first strawberry today! It is my first year gardening and I put 12 strawberries in a tower (similar to a greenstalk but without the watering system and really cheap like 7€) and I have fruit! Today I had the first ripe one. I am so excited and only gardening because you made it look like so much fun. My tomatoes started from seed are having tiny Tomatoes forming too! I thought it was so much harder than it was to grow them

[@aliciadupuy9228]

Congrats!! Im on my second year, and wild strawberries moved in. Im so excited for them! They grow like crazy 8n the yard where my garden is, but the land owner mowes em down, and we tilled the ground when we established garden last spring.

[@liltinktinky2605]

That so exciting!!!! 🎉🎊🎉🎊

[@sheliaheverin8822]

I love square foot gardening. I plant 288 green bean seeds in a 4x8 raised bed and get enough green beans to can for the entire year for us.

[@Melindalot]

That’s amazing!

[@TacklingTheGiants]

I didn't realize you could plant so many in such a small space! Which green bean do you plant?

[@sheliaheverin8822]

@@TacklingTheGiants, I usually plant contender.

[@TacklingTheGiants]

@@sheliaheverin8822 thanks!

[@karlamandrell3954]

Rave here: comments and commenters here at Acre Homestead are so kind and thoughtful to one another.....you all just brighten up my day. 👩‍🍳🥩🥦🥧🍓🍕🍞🍪🥒🥔🥕 I love hearing the many tips,hints and helpful advice. You are the best! 🙃🙂

[@aliciadupuy9228]

Yep. You k ow the channel is good when you can't skip the comment section!

[@Katheverett]

I appreciate you saying the food prep will be in a separate video! And explaining that the May garden tour was out of sequence. Really fun watching your plants thrive!

[@tonyakuby8880]

I think you should plant those beans and anything else you have extra in a "chaos patch" outside the deer fence for the deer and other wildlife to enjoy!! How sweet would that be 🥰

[@waitingwatching1291]

Very interesting idea! On vacation years ago, stayed in a hotel on the coast of Oregon. They put out feeders and misc. foods. It was a wonderful site to watch the deer with their fawns from the dining room window. Even the young bucks would hang out there. To create a sanctuary for the local wildlife. Don’t forget water. Thinking pond? Oh deer…

[@robynm7221]

​@@waitingwatching1291 A salt block on a stake for them would be awesome!! My Grandmother made a pond & put a huge salt block that came with a good sized stake & had it pounded into the soil & all the animals would go to it & lick it, even the ducks, Canadian Geese, white geese, deer, etc. It was so funny to watch the birds licking the salt lick like it was an icecream bar 🤭❣ I loved watching all the wild animals❣ She had a huge chunk of land in Mount Vernon Maine. She raised all her own meat, chicken, turkeys, hogs, pigs, cows, (she had oy 1 bull named Billy, that would follow her untethered, she put a cowbell on him so the cows would know when he was on his way there 🤭❣ The girls wod sll huddle together to watch him crossjng tge road. He still had his huge horns with their sharp points too! She eventually had the tips ground down & had round metal balls put on them. That's another story 🤭❣

[@nolaragz2558]

I like that idea

[@deannawiederhold3326]

​@@waitingwatching1291 You should check out Jimmy Houston used to be a Famous Fisherman. He has basically a beautiful sanctuary for Deer. It is beautiful to watch the Deer bring their babies to his porch. I believe that he lives back East or Southern States ❤

[@waitingwatching1291]

@@deannawiederhold3326 Thank you. I will.

[@kirstenstegeman7171]

My freeze dryer arrived today! Thanks for sharing your experience using it. I probably wouldn’t have gotten it if it weren’t for your channel. I’m excited to freeze dry all the things from my garden this summer!

[@karlamandrell3954]

I'm jelly. Lol being in a lower income budget since retirement came early, I can only hope and wish . Guess I need to play Lottery, my youngest get brother won $10,000 two times within a years time! I never play, but know I might, just to buy A Harvest Right freeze dryer. Lol

[@pattyphelps2188]

It would be so pretty if you planted flowers between the rocks on your retaining wall.

[@inspiredartist4life-marcia777]

Your garden is a work of art! I love how you are courageously going at this trying the landscape fabric. Learning the right way from Josh so reminds me of us here. “Perfect” lines and straight rows aren’t important. As you said. You have dramatically changed (positively) from gardening!!! Isn’t it amazing when thinking back just a few months ago saying how you were adjusting your schedule successfully for and with baby A? It’s remarkable what you are achieving. 🌻👩‍🌾👏👏👏🌱🌿🪴🍓💚

[@mistyventura1411]

Regarding the freeze dryers, I purchased the large after hearing people’s suggestions. Super important to know, the large needs a 110v plug where as the medium can be used on a standard plug. Just fyi, I didn’t realize it until I had made my purchase.

[@TheEmbrio]

You must mean 220v

[@mistyventura1411]

@@TheEmbrio Please note: If you purchased a LARGE or EXTRA-LARGE Freeze Dryer, you will need a 110V 20 Amp dedicated circuit with a Nema 5-20 outlet. Copy and pasted direct from the email. I’m no electrician, but this made sense to my husband

[@carolyngregory9354]

Becky, you are such a worker, and I love watching your excitement when you are gardening. I also love watching you work in the kitchen. You are my favorite you tuber to watch.

[@katiet1768]

I seriously cannot wait to see a whole shot of your garden in its fully grown glory. It is the garden that dreams are made of!

[@tamra3508]

I like all her videos, no matter what the focus is she's constantly sharing knowledge.

[@AcreHomestead]

Me too! thanks!

[@uk-lq4um]

​@@AcreHomestead in you baby let my see please?

[@soniamoreira5003]

Hi Becky, I'm in Canada so our groceries are at times different from the US. I was wondering when you said heavy cream what percentage that was for us here in Canada. I looked it up and it here it is called whipping cream (32%-36%). We also have 10% and 18% cream but that is coffee cream here. I figured for all your Canadian followers, they might enjoy knowing this. Love all you do and enjoy watching you.

[@ashleenicole71]

It's usually titled heavy whipping cream here... But many just call it heavy cream. Some even call it cream.

[@ninasmith1540]

I want to say thank you for being you, sending all three of you my best wishes. Even though I’m on my own and don’t have access to a garden I enjoy everything you do. You are open and honest and that’s much appreciated. Please do look after you to, I’m being selfish here as I like and enjoy watching you achieve your dreams. Take care from over the pond 🙂🇬🇧

[@lisam5744]

I grow my cucumber, squash, cantaloupe and watermelon seeds in small containers until they're about 4-5" tall. Then I plant them. I have had zero issues with them not growing/producing fruit. My direct sowing method didn't work. I take all of the soil that's in the pot and plant it with the seedlings to not disturb the roots as much as possible. Good luck with yours.

[@cbass2755]

I do the same. I figured that out last year too as to not disturb the roots at all. Plop it all in the ground without breaking up the soil or roots.

[@deborahjohnson7880]

Hey Becky! In Puerto Rico, the days are really hot. As a substitute in the hot summer, try growing Culantro! It loves the heat and won’t bolt durning the summer. It tastes very similar to cilantro. In our dishes, we use cilantro and culantro together. It’s a staple in our dishes! It’s a harder leaf with serrated edges.

[@michelepruitt8299]

Thank you for sharing this. I just looked up culantro, so I'll be ordering seeds ASAP.

[@aliciadupuy9228]

Interesting... i wonder if it has the same 'soap' taste to those who get that from cilantro. My hubby is real sensitive to it...

[@deborahjohnson7880]

@@aliciadupuy9228 I just looked it up and the soap taste can be worse than Cilantro! It has a very strong taste and needs to be used in moderation. Sorry to your hubby!

[@maryybarra4841]

Must be a taste bud problem because we use it and I’ve never had that flavor from it besides I never ever eaten SOAP

[@tracynail4432]

@@maryybarra4841it is, kind of. Some people have a gene that makes cilantro and other related plants taste soapy. It’s anywhere between 3-21% of the population depending on location that has it, in comparison, about 8% of people have blue eyes and about 13% of people have O- blood type ☺️

[@JeanetteAustin-k5c]

Love, love, love Contenders! I’m a really old lady & these were a favorite of my dad’s to grow in our garden when everyone had gardens! I love your channel.

[@lucieengen7046]

Here is a tip for you Becky…the nodules from beans help plants to take up nitrogen but also in the fall when your bean plants are done just cut them off at the base and let the roots stay there. They will compost there and you won’t have to try and pull them out. Win win!

[@evolvewithmonettellc]

I love that you can make your own probiotic sour cream! I've been really trying to focus on gut health as of late... Who knew it was that easy? Thanks for sharing!

[@susansharpe7464]

It is amazing how many dairy products you can create at home. Tastier, healthier and cheaper.

[@heatherpfeil2939]

I love learning this kind of stuff

[@danih7577]

Making homemade kefir is so easy and delicious medicine for your gut and immune system health.

[@rachelhunting]

Becky use your corn as the pole for pole beans, they companion plant together really well. The beans provide nitrogen for the corn the corn provides support for the beans 😊

[@Lilo.-.]

Yes! I was looking for a comment like this

[@desert_moon]

That's how the 3 sisters garden is done. Beans planted in a mound around 4 corn stalks, beans grow up the corn, squash is planted between corn mounds. No weeding necessary.

[@AcreHomestead]

I need to try that!

[@jeffcowley8116]

Love this

[@cherylpresleigh6403]

@@desert_moon this may be a silly question but does the corn need to be sprouted and growing before the bean seeds are planted or can all the seeds go in at the same time?

[@cherylpresleigh6403]

Boy did you tackled a lot in this video! I can’t wait to see how the beans do in the GreenStalk. What a game changer that would be for conserving growing space. I have always purchased Wave Petunias specifically for the hanging baskets and large pots I assemble because they get large and spill out creating a beautiful outcome. I started seeds this year for all my basket and pot projects. I wasn’t able to find seeds that said ‘wave’ but the seed description seemed like it will do what I’m hoping for. I’ve never had any issues with Wave Petunias ever having oversized roots that I had to dig out when cleaning out the baskets or pots.

[@debbieorazi2518]

I think your idea of using the landscape fabric was brilliant. Upfront you have the work of making all the holes, but every year after it will be all set for planting. When you put your garden away for the season, I would suggest putting a label on each sheet so you know what was planted in the holes. It will give you predetermined spacing for the next year's plants.

[@susanquenneville2462]

My concern with the fabric material is how quickly it disintegrated ( melted ) with the torch .. the concern being , that it is chemically fabricated and those chemicals are now in your soil and could possibly be contaminated 🤷‍♀️

[@susanquenneville2462]

Cynthia .. my concern is that as the material is melting , chemicals , that are in the material , will be released into the soil , rendering it no longer to be 100% organic … the plants get their nutrients from that soil , which might in turn compromise that plant . I am definitely not a scientist but I have concerns .

[@cbass2755]

I mentioned the very same thing! Lol... yes...so easy next year to pull the fabric out when you're ready to plant the veggies..❤👍

[@princessalways4eva]

Yay! Love me some Becky. So happy to see you. I rejoice every time I see that you’ve uploaded. It is so exciting to see your garden progress. Before you know it you’ll be uploading harvest videos. Next on my list is to make sour cream. You are a wealth of knowledge. My corn isn’t doing so well. I planted more a different way and it’s doing better. Awesome video and a great start to the day. Tfs. Hope baby Acre is doing well. All my best to you and your family. Have a wonderful day.🤗

[@kelly1038]

Fresh Pinto beans freeze really well, keep a few batches in the freezer they cook up so fast and are really a treat.

[@darksunshine5002]

I don't mind taking time out of my day to watch you because every day you inspire me to get up and get something done. I'm 100% not kidding, if I'm feeling tired, rough, sad, or uninspired all I have to do is watch one of your videos and I get up and get out in the garden or in the kitchen. I follow and watch a good bit of homesteaders but none affect me quite like you. My garden is looking the best I have ever done so far this year and freezer meals and prep galore. Thank You for sharing your journey and for inspiring mine.

[@junielaine4211]

That is awesome! I’ve made yogurt that way but never once thought about sour cream! Thanks so much for sharing that.

[@SunshineCountryChickens]

I love your garden so much! Its truly my dream garden! Thanks for explaining the freeze dryer oil change I was concered it would be hard for me to do by myself, now I know its easy!

[@CrazyCrafter-le9ge]

I have been growing Contender green beans for over 10 years. They are great for succession planting and short season growing.

[@J9NINE]

Love watching the new garden come alive, such a beautiful sight to see. I'm amazed at the amount of time you get to yourself to be able to video so much and produce it for us all to watch, we sure do appreciate it. And with a little one getting bigger and more and more demanding I'm surprised you can find the time. I know when my 4 were tiny I never had that much time to myself. Your very lucky

[@misssarahlouise1024]

35:30 - planting bush beans grows phenomenally in Greenstalks!

[@lynnebrown-hardy1566]

The garden and green stalks are looking amazing! Your hard work is definitely paying off. Thanks for sharing your day with us.

[@anneramirez9577]

Becky, foy your corn: make a note to go through the bed of corn, once it has tasseled out at the top, and shake all the stalks so the pollen from the tassels falls down into the ovaries in between the leaves! Corn needs human help to be pollinated.

[@donnabruhn5162]

I was just going to make a comment about that. I have many friends who have did detasseling in the summer

[@conniecreed3043]

Growing up in Central Texas we always grew pinto beans and ate them fresh. They are still my favorite green bean you also can them as a green bean.

[@zacharydeanactor]

Metal scrappers on the grill can get unwanted breakage in your food. I saw a great hack of cutting an onion in half and using that to clean gunk off before you start. Plus adds flavor.

[@nicolemyers8551]

We also plant really close together & have had great success in our raised garden beds. We will compost them & cover them with mulch in the winter for the next season.

[@cheerio3847]

poss idea for using your seeding square with the fabric - find some bright neon chalk that will fit thru the holes. put it in the hole and twist to mark the fabric. Then you have something to aim at when burning. You can use your labels to mark the 'setting' for each section so it's easier to re-use the next time.

[@melissiadjohnson8399]

Supertunias can be grown in the ground or containers, they grow about 3’ by 3’, and they are so gorgeous when in full bloom, in my growing zone they are perennial, I just planted the jazz berry in my yard, when in full bloom they will look like they are coming out of a half barrel that is laying on its side. The wave petunia grows really well in containers and hanging baskets and creates a carpet of flowers when grown in ground, they have several varieties now even ones that can be grown in the winter.

[@dededammann9108]

You can use your seeding square with the landscape fabric. Just use a paint pen to mark the holes onto the fabric then go back and burn a hole where each paint mark is.

[@debbieyzuel7887]

You are the most ambitious young lady I have ever seen, garden baby husband big house chickens. You’re just amazing

[@beckyharris6367]

After seeing your green stalk with the petunias. I bought the stacking planters at Dollar Tree and filled 6 tiers with a dwarf variety of petunias. They are just starting to flower. Biggest downside is with them being so small I have to water them everyday. My soil stinks so everything is in grow bags or pots Things I have in the stacking planters. Swiss chard Kale, several varieties mini romaine asparagus starts coleus petunias lettuce, several varieties

[@ruthmcbride3419]

I also live in the PNW and we now start corn inside and transplant. We are now getting corn. Last year about 150 ears. Big improvement over the 10-15 we used to get

[@dianawilliams-coe7747]

I am so glad you stated that about wave petunia as that is what I have and that is NOT what I intended on planting in my green stalk. Last year I purchased petunia, and they grew all down my green stalk. This year I got pelleted seed and grew them myself to save money.

[@cbass2755]

I can't wait to put in my. Squash and cucumbers in period we had a frost last night and we're supposed to have another frost tonight. I'm in michigan southeast michigan. Its 58 and cool today

[@tammyrasmussen3878]

My garden is doing so well. Your advice and videos have helped me so much.

[@imafan26]

You will have more luck if you use a short season variety of corn like Bodacious. It is a SE super sweet variety for eating. Corn is sensitive to day length and temperature. The Pacific Northwest is outside of the corn belt. So, am I, for different reasons. My longest day is just short of 14 hours, but I have heat to spare so I plant a tropical corn called UH #9 developed by Dr Brewbaker at the University of Hawaii. It has a tight husk and is a super sweet shrunken kernel corn. Tropical corn only requires 12 hours of sun to mature. You will have more sunlight but needs temperatures 60-85 degrees. Colder will make corn grow very slowly and that will affect the ultimate days to maturity. Corn is a heavy feeder. It should be planted in blocks. In a raised bed you can get away with 8-10 inch spacing. Ideally you need 4 rows in a block. 4x4 minimum, unless you plan to bag your tassels and hand pollinate the silks. Corn requires 2 side dressings of nitrogen. The first when the corn has true leaves (this needs to be a fast nitrogen, you may have to put the first dose in a week after planting for organic fertilizers. The second side dressing should be when the tassels appear. You would have to base this on days to maturity, because Organic fast nitrogen, is not fast. It still takes two weeks at a minimum to be available, so the markers I use may not work. Timing the nitrogen side dressings is important to getting the best result. Corn grows so fast, you cannot be late with available nitrogen. I use sulfate of ammonia so I can use the markers ( true leaves, and tassels to tell me when it is time to side dress) Usually corn is ready to harvest 10 days after the tassels appear. Bodacious is a 75 day variety give it 7-10 days to germinate. So harvest should be about 82-85 days from planting. Corn does not germinate well in your climate but you have a short season, so it might be better to start corn in cells indoors where it will be warmer and germination will be better. Corn does not like to be transplanted, but it can be, as long as they are not in the containers too long. I think you will learn to love the weed fabric. It really helps keep down weeds and keeps the dirt and fungal diseases off the lower leaves. But it will be harder to weed, because the weeds will come up alongside the plants.

[@tonileeks-lee6931]

You can plant over your potatoes beds as well...and it can serve double duty

[@Smalfry47]

Ho boy! A new trial to make! What are you doing to this 76 year old granny….. lol.

[@lexylexy3925]

Right?? Love all of these ideas!!

[@Froggyjc]

Giving you something to watch🎉

[@TheEmbrio]

Becky, microplastics and heavy metal pollutants from petroleum based products is no joke. Please don’t inhale the smoke, take the ’fabrics’ off your food zones and mulch with organic materials, you’ve already spent a fortune, what’s a little straw or woodshavings ? Brand new cardoboard rolls are great too. You use glass jqrs qnd silicone bags, eat organic as much qs possible... spent lots on ’good soil’ and organic fertilizers. Why starve soil life and poison your soils ?

[@CoutureValancy]

Yeah, I was thinking the exact same thing. She probably wasn’t thinking about that and I’m wondering if she’s going to have a small crisis with her decision after reading these comments.

[@jenniferdanner4944]

How about a big crisis😢

[@homegrownHonesty77]

@@cynthiafisher9907 so you say...

[@Aunt.Sandy73]

I’ve always used wave petunias in my pots around my yard and they are gorgeous they drape down over the sides I love them! Thanks for sharing the beans in the greenstalks I have one more to plant out ( I bought three this year when they had the special) I’m definitely doing beans!!! I did one with 3 rows strawberries, 2 rows carrots and the the other all flowers. So excited to see them in a month. Thanks Becky!

[@katherinedeluca5015]

Dear Becky I’m a 72 years old if I was 30 years younger I would put to use all I have learned from you . Becky you are a very talent young lady. I look forward every day to see what new things you will be doing. I have made a few dinners that I have loved also my husband has enjoy . Keep up the good job. Baby a must be getting big ? I love when you do the voice overs you sometimes hear him in the back ground . I hope you Josh and baby A have a great holiday weekend.🥰🌼🌸💕🌺🌻

[@angelaholinka3248]

We are in our fourth gardening season of using our landscape fabric in the vegetable garden. Although we do get some weeds around the planted plants, it is SSSOOO much easier dealing with the weeds.

[@homegrownHonesty77]

On our 5th fantastic product!

[@tjeanvlogs9894]

We should have enough warmth this year for your shelling beans to ripen here in the maritime Pac NW given the Pacific ocean has already warmed enough for el Nino. We planted out the corn two weeks ago and will be planting out the squash and beans for our three sisters beds. Make sure they get an inch of water over the week until they start to flower. Then move to weekly deep watering to move the plant from vegetative growth to fruit producing.

[@pattiripley7599]

The beans can sprout pretty quickly. I have had beans break surface in 24 to 36 hours before. Awesome to see good results from them. Looks like you definitely got good seeds

[@taneriapollins9225]

I can’t wait to buy a home soon. Your garden gives me inspiration. I love to grill. I will be grilling all year long

[@COWELLGIRL]

Ms Becky I think you will be very happy with the plant fabric !

[@tlaw966]

I tried twice this year starting corn in my raised bed. No luck. I then put them in 175 seed trays, they all germinated and I successfully put them in two raised beds. Needs lots of water!!

[@juliecolwell6813]

A flower garden would look beautiful right along the top of your rock wall Becky

[@sandyoklahomatransient8557]

Becky, I am looking forward to seeing these garden boxes of yours in there full glory. I spent this morning planting tomatoes, Zinnia's, and Bachelor Buttons. The weather has been wonky...we were supposed to get some rain last night, we didn't get any. I needed to make sure my garden was watered early this morning. Then I was weeding before the sun got too hot. Life is good!

[@carolynrandle5454]

You are a very busy girl.take it easy don't work to hard.

[@tammyrommel712]

Place some small flower boxes off the sides of your big planters for more growing room in your garden.

[@CarrieNita]

Supertunia type petunias are typically grown from vegetative cuttings and are considered expensive. They can be used in-ground, baskets, or large containers depending on the series. Wave petunias are typically grown from germinated seeds. They are primarily bred for vigor in landscaping, but due to their low cost, growers use some of the series in hanging baskets. Both are more heat tolerant and last a lot longer than the petunias offered in the early part of the season.

[@jenniferphayakalas3196]

I found that same cut of beef at Costco just this week. It was fantastic to make a beef stir fry. So tender. Thanks for sharing so I knew to be on the look out for it!

[@comenterrimcd2571]

You may want to read the package of the general fertilizer you are using. Your garden will need fertilized on a regular basis and not just when it looks like it needs it. The garden is beautiful!

[@gardeningwithtash2485]

I think I'm going to have a bumper crop of pumpkins. I composted my jackolanterns last year and now I've got pumpkins sprouting in my wood chips plus the ones I already planted in the garden . I guess it's a good thing we love pumpkin pie.

[@zaria5785]

Great job! I was just thinking you might enjoy the tidiness of a hoselink when you flipped the garden hose out of the way.

[@MaryStevens-tb2dz]

You are such a wonderful person you do so much in your home and garden. God bless you and your family.

[@jennhowe834]

This sour cream looks super easy and oh so good. My mind wandered off to how I make yogurt using my Instant Pot on the Yogurt setting. I may have to give the Instant Pot method a try as well. Thanks for the great info and ongoing inspiration!

[@everydayadam1]

I was thinking the same thing-this could work just like yogurt!

[@lynnerousseau9676]

What’s everyone using for CREAM❓ Are we saying 1/2 & 1/2❓ Whipping/Heavy Cream❓ Would 2% milk 🥛 work❓

[@debiapostol]

Heavy/Whipping cream. What I’m having a hard time finding is the Sour Cream with the live cultures … I DO make my own yogurt with whole milk, I’m wondering if I could use my yogurt as the sour cream ‘culture’ in heavy cream and still get ‘Sour Cream’ … anyone have any thoughts???

[@TacklingTheGiants]

​@@debiapostolI think it'll be yogurt but idk

[@jennhowe834]

@@lynnerousseau9676 For yogurt I use Fairlife Ultra-Pasteurized whole milk. For the sour cream I would use Heavy Cream that would have to be heated and cooled for the Instant Pot. Experimentation will ensue.....

[@jajacobs100]

What an amazing video!! Can't wait to see the outcome when everything start coming in.

[@bethsands7665]

Wonky-sweet, you are doing an awesome job with all the challenges you take on. We are learning from your hard work and appreciate your motivation and real-deal /day to day living in this awesome growing season. Good job with your planting skills as well as kitchen skills. You are a treasure- trove of knowledge. Did any of your Queeny- Zinnias sprout ??

[@Aragedie]

The happy food dance makes me so happy too! That grilled taco meat looks great. I'll have to look for the meat at costco when we go next time.

[@tibbs4000]

It's recommended to give at least 18 inches between tomatoes. These tomatoes look very close and you may get issues with blight... Jess from Roots and Refuge mentions that you need the air flow between plants (not just in ground but in raised beds) if you want to avoid disease.

[@SaltCreekFarmstead]

That’s completely dependent on where you live (Jess mentioned that too :) ). For example, I live in dry utah. We don’t have blight problems here typically.

[@tibbs4000]

@@SaltCreekFarmstead these tomatoes look tighter than a square foot with beans growing in the same bed. It's going to be wild and crowded...I hope I'm wrong but this is the time to swap out plants before they get too big.

[@SaltCreekFarmstead]

@@tibbs4000 I’m not saying that it’s not tight, just saying that she’s pretty dry during the summer where she lives. I grew up in the pnw. I also break most gardening “rules” as a general rule :) I intensively interplant at a high density. Most times it works great for me. Once in awhile I learn what I can’t do in my climate.

[@tibbs4000]

@@SaltCreekFarmstead Becky stated she doesn't prune her tomatoes, so with all those branches intertwined and beans on top of that...I just don't know anyone who would advise all that chaos in one bed. Like I said, I hope she manages to harvest healthy fruit from it.

[@ShawnLawson414]

You can use dry erase marker to label cheese or anything. Even garden stuff. It washes right off when you change it.

[@laurahamm8049]

Love your channel! The reason they say to use wood instead of a wire brush is because the wire bristles can break off and people have swallowed them. 💜

[@glorygracefarm6843]

I have been using a farm fresh delivery service called market wagon. I plan on buying extra cream and milk asap to try making cheeses, yogurt and sour cream. I love watching your videos. You encourage me to not be nervous getting back to making videos, especially trying to make cooking videos. God bless you Becky and your sweet family!

[@TodaysBibleTruth]

I learned that growing wheat in a garden setting is easier than I had originally thought. There is a KZbin of a guy who sowed seeds in a small plot, threshed it, dried it out, ground it up, and made some bread. I bet you could grow an entire raised bed of wheat and get a pretty good amount.

[@tammyrooker6353]

I thought of a way to keep your fabric in order number your beds 1-20 and then number the fabric accordingly so you know what's what. I hope this helps.

[@jenniferhenrich2852]

Great ideas. Living traditions home stead does this as well

[@mismatchedsocksshop7227]

I'm attempting to grow more dried beans this year as well. They store so well.

[@cfree112]

So ready for the full time cooking/baking videos to return. I know it's gardening season but seems we don't get cooking videos anymore. I'm not into gardening but that's just me and it's not a knock to her bc I'm sure so many others subscribers are gardeners which is cool.

[@lindadykes4040]

I love the gardening videos. God bless you and your family ✝️

[@kellyhawes9293]

I like it when other vloggers spend time in their garden, then go inside and make/bake something. A mix is good to hold my attention , while I do garden I don't need to see someone plant everything.❤

[@TheEmbrio]

I like gardening better but you’re right tto express your enthousiasm politely

[@ALee-xf2vm]

It's a seasonal thing... Happens every year. Have you watched her old videos? If not, I'd recommend that to get your cooking fix. 😊

[@AcreHomestead]

Next video few vidoes!

[@shellysanderson16]

Hi Becky. You look great. How is baby A doing? The garden is looking great. I am going back to watch your freezer meal dinners. I need about 25 and I love your detailed instructions and easy. Thank you.

[@carollewinson1555]

I’m a huge fan of the Proven Winner plants. Their Supertunia’s just fill in the area nicely with less plants and they’re less messy. I used to do a filler and 8 annuals in my planter and with the pw supertunias, I just need 4 of supertinias and my pot is overflowing and thick with blooms.

[@melindawargowsky8176]

I’m experimenting with the micro dwarf tomatoes I started in March. Already have little baby tomatoes ripening. Definitely starting more next year as they were a hit with my customers😊. Hobby greenhouse grower here in Ohio.

[@bluebirdhomestead]

Micro dwarf tomatoes sound so cute! -Cara

[@yukigibson5543]

the bristles on the metal grill brushes can fall out and get in your food so the wood one is definately better for you.

[@jcthompson7666]

Hey, for what it’s worth, Taco Bell use to offer a black bean quesarito that was great. It made me realize how much I liked black beans over refried or other types. So I loved seeing you planted so much of it. Think about this when it comes time to turn your harvest to table enjoyment.😅

[@dwybranowski]

I loved it when you took your test bite and without pause for comment, went back in for a second, bigger, bite. That must be GOOD! Enjoy!

[@louisewigley7271]

My husband got me a Harvest Right Freeze dryer for my birthday and Mother’s Day since they are one week apart. I’ve already dried strawberries and I’m, right now, doing some candies for my grandchildren to take on vacation next week. I’m so excited about the possibilities.

[@janlovesiowa6142]

Becky, FYI I don't' take mine up and we are on year 3, I just add some new compost in the hole when I plant. you are suppesed to leave on for up to 5years before re digging and adding more or new compost. Also make sure you use plenty of staples for the wind .

[@homegrownHonesty77]

@@cynthiafisher9907 Yes we pull ours up too and that can be a task with like you said pernicious weeds but in the long run definitely worth it to us the product properly!

[@TodaysBibleTruth]

We have the medium Harvest Right. I like the size because the trays are easy to wash and manage.

[@pixiewerner3928]

I believe the peas and the pansies are both cool weather plants. More suitable to plant for your fall garden

[@Melindalot]

Not only do you amaze me but you also inspire me! I am wondering why you don’t use the side by side or golf cart, whatever it is you have, to haul all your plants and things to the garden?

[@sheena716]

Have you always soaked your corn seed? Just curious if that could be why you struggle. Grew up on a farm and we never soaked our seeds abd always were successful. Just a thought😊

[@aprilray4332]

I LOVE when you bug your eyes when trying your creations. I do it with you too. My husband will look over and say “You must be watching Becky”.

[@gelwood99]

I had that first torch and hated it because it kept going out. I then bought one off Amazon that is made for kitchen use, not plumbing, it starts easily and stays lit. To save time and aggravation use the torch to cut your fabric instead of going back and burning the cut edge.

[@debgingras1374]

Becky - get yourself a $20 Brulee Kitchen Torch - I have burnt holes in my landscape fabric with my trusty little butane torch with no issues. The flame is controllable enough that you can even burn your holes bigger if needed.

[@angieineverettcust2934]

You are so lucky to have such a big patio