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[@kristenevans4557]

Becky, you take us FULL CIRCLE! We get to see you buy seeds, store, plant, care, grow, harvest, preserve, cook and eat what you grow. That’s pretty darn awesome! Thanks.

[@JupiterMoon19]

Best channel around! Love it.

[@MaryDavidson911]

Hey Becky I’m a biologist and really my area was definitely in plants more than human health. I think your radishes are suffering from maggots and it actually indeed could be because of it being in the pot. Perhaps your container was overly wet for a long time or it could be that they hung out there during the winter in some pre-existing garden soil you’ve had and lived there in the soil kind of as a shelter. And in this case they probably had additional offspring in that same soil. Natural potassium from wood ash can help this and definitely use new soil and bleach all your soil containers. The soil your radishes were in in that container I would throw it away somewhere at the far end of your property, or better yet take it to the landfill. You can also AMEND a heavily dousing of diatomaceous earth (tilling into the s soil) once, then again a few days later, and then a couple of weeks later amend in a large quantity of any type of pepper you can get your hands on in somewhat bulk amounts. This could be cayenne pepper or black pepper or a mix of. I would do this in a 30 inch radius from where the radish location was. This is a little bit “extra“ but honestly could do the trick because maggots are kind of a pain in the butt and oftentimes don’t just go away on their own. This definitely happens to a lot of people through no fault of your/their own. It can just happen.

[@gracie2375]

What a fantastic, educational post! Becky’s subscribers are tops!

[@tiachandler5350]

Oh wow thank you for this information! All of us can definitely use this information so awesome I would have never thought about this .....thank you so much 😃 😊

[@TodaysBibleTruth]

This is so helpful. Thanks.

[@hardywhitehead501]

My 22 yr old grandson freeze dries so much stuff and he also makes his own pasta and he is going to start dehydration. He is so ambitious, he does all of this, goes to college and works full time. Honestly he never stops. He has been watching your channel he loves all your guidance. Hugs Betty

[@PolkafacePanDuh]

.....is....is he single? 😂🤣

[@shirleyjjohnston5469]

@@PolkafacePanDuh oh, yes! Let’s start dehydrating food and adding love to it!

[@debipowell9509]

@@PolkafacePanDuh This made me laugh out loud, for real!!! Sounds like this guy is a true find these days!!!

[@smallspaceswithGloria]

My son and grandson help with the gardening and they are cooks where they work and they have other cooking projects at home too , I love it I can actually say I have my personal cooks😊🧄

[@kathyruiz5777]

That is awesome, sounds like your grandson was raised by incredible people :) God bless him and you for encouraging him :)

[@honeyfoxliving]

For St John's Wort, be careful if you are taking prescription medications for depression or anxiety. That herb is notorious for interacting with so many medications! Something to be aware of. :)

[@gretchenramsey9918]

Yes…. I have Pulmonary Fibrosis Lung Disease. I take several meds that I was warned NOT to take St Johns Wort.. so please check with your OBGYN and Family Dr.. ❤❤❤

[@mRSrANC0R]

You have inspired me to start a container garden… I have never had any real gardening experience other than helping my mom pick some veggies and strawberries when I was little. But with the way things are going these days I knew I needed to start and you really inspired me to just go and do it… no harm in trying 😅

[@chase7139]

You go queen!!

[@kathyhoot7277]

You can do it! I have over 100 buckets for my garden! We can't till, too many roots!

[@homesanctuaryliving]

Absolutely. I started with large pots on my front porch. Then went to a raised bed, now I have 6 raised beds, a full garden and pots on the porch. Not too late to start fall vegetables now. Start them inside because they germinate in cooler temps. Transplant outside on an overcast day. You can squeeze in cabbage, Brussel sprouts into your landscape too. Any little bits helps and it’s very rewarding.

[@tammymanuel9158]

Almost all my garden is in containers. Ground is way to hard and rocky. They are doing well. You can grow anything in containers.

[@bluebirdhomestead]

Do it! Yeah for more gardeners! 😀 Worst that can happen is it doesn’t grow, no harm in trying ☺️

[@loritanner4478]

The radishes have root maggots. Which is common if the radishes are left too long in the ground. Or it takes the radishes a long time to develop.

[@alisononeil853]

Thank you! I was hoping someone had insight!

[@MusgraveRitual]

She mentioned frequently that it rained so much this year...I was wondering if root veggies were just in very soggy ground too much, so pest could easily fester.

[@Zebrasrock31]

Thank you, I came to the comments to see if anyone had insight on the radish 🥰

[@lenora-yoder]

For kale salads, chopping the kale into smaller pieces and then massaging them with a little salt for about 30 seconds to a minute makes a big difference! It makes the leaves a lot more tender and easy to digest, I like to eat with a garlicky dressing and whatever protein and toppings I have on hand

[@amec2755]

Love this great idea, thanks! I'm definitely going to try it with my next batch I harvest.

[@carmenn5609]

Such a good advice, thanks!

[@amandabispo2949]

Thank you so much for this! I tried it and boy what a difference! 😋💚😊

[@wishiwuzahomestead6338]

I follow a nutritionist on Instagram who says to always eat carrots with dark leafy greens. Carrots have a special fiber (or maybe he said enzyme) in them that helps digest the antinutrients so we can absorb the nutrients in the greens.

[@danilynn64]

I agree and I also massage with olive oil which helps break down the raw kale

[@WinryLive]

I got my Excalibur 9 tray from Goodwill online in May! I won the auction for $75. That's a steal of a deal and it works just fine!

[@rainwaterrefugehomestead2267]

I got my vintage dehydrator at good will for 5 dollars 3 years ago. It's awesome and works perfect. Can't beat a good deal!!

[@bluebirdhomestead]

Wow that is such a good deal!!! How awesome! I love my excalibur dehydrator, but I paid way more than that haha. I am jealous!

[@persiusk]

Great deal

[@theirishcailin333]

@@rainwaterrefugehomestead2267 wow !! Dehydrators are hard to get where I am, only 1 or 2 places online varying massively in price

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Becky - the next time you do leaves like that - put a mesh sheet over the top of each tray and put them in -- It helps hold it down and you don't have to fight them so much. You can use parchment to do the same thing.

[@AcreHomestead]

Wow thanks so very much!! That is very helpful!

[@TracieL1234]

When you over fill your tray for the dehydrator, start loading your trays from the bottom of the machine. It works better and doesn’t mix your items if things fall off the trays

[@nimomwangi1002]

In Kenya we have a kale recipe of sautéing the onions, adding tomatoes, let simmer and then add the kale and use it as a side for a meat dish or whatever you may like. You can also leave out the tomatoes if you do not like the acidity. Very yummy

[@ashleyprysko5755]

My husband is Kenyan and we grow a ton of Kale specifically for this dish! It's so simple but so incredibly delicious and satisfying 😋😋😋

[@DawnRambles]

One more thing about what not to dehydrate in the house are hot peppers. The smell is not that bad but you won't be able to breathe but we also grow Ghost pepper, Scorpions, Carolina Reapers etc.

[@GiantOakCo]

Learning how to manage the harvest is exactly where I am hoping to grow this year!

[@persiusk]

Since you have so many strawberries I’m going to give you my best tip for them. I slice them and dehydrate then add them in to rice crispy treats. It’s like a perfect texture combination and the flavor payoff is awesome. I used to sell them at farmers market and the local firefighters could get enough!

[@jackalv8298]

Great idea! Sounds delicious!

[@OrganicMommaGA]

Freeze dried strawberries are delicious, too! My kids go after those first whenever we have them on hand. I make strawberry powder (from freeze-dried) and the kids add it to milk, top ice cream, or homemade "pixie sticks" (with other freeze dried berries pulling other flavors for the straws). Possibilities between canning, dehydrating, freeze drting, and freezing are truly endless. Even a "fail" can be fun to eat! ;)

[@dorothygabriel3230]

Becky, here’s an idea we tried.Take a leaf Blower an d blow the bugs off. It works.

[@nancymcclain6122]

Root maggots are usually my problem when I plant radishes in the ground. My radishes in pots are usually untouched.

[@hp-cs7mx]

I read that growing giant red mustard is good to rid the soil of root maggots, so I randomly do that throughout the veg patch and I never have problems with radish, but still get carrots nibbled by something if left in the ground too long.

[@wonderingsanna]

Hi Becky! About kale and how to make a good raw salad. Take some nice oil and some salt/herb salt and then you massage the kale with it. It sounds a bit crazy but that is the magic behind a good kale salad. In south western Sweden, where I live kale in different forms are traditional on the christmas table. 90% of all the loooooads of kale that is distributed and sold all over Sweden grows outside my hometown. I often do a salad with pomegranate , diced oranges, kale massaged with salt and oil and some roughtly chopped natural walnuts or almonds. Many people make a "stewed kale" or a pie, some eat it dried as chrisps or baked in a special hard flat bread kalled "knäckebröd". Loads of people make kale smoothies to, I have banana, lemon, water and apple in mine, perhaps a chunk of ginger. Sometimes I put vanilla in my kale smoothies, might sound odd but vanilla + kale is fantastic.

[@nique4309]

This sounds devine !

[@firequeen2194]

😋. What time is dinner? lol. 😘

[@apriljoamy]

Wow. I've got to try your salads. I'm not a kale fan but I know it's good for you. Thanks for the info!

[@wonderingsanna]

@@apriljoamy Do that : ) use the small soft leaves, those are milder in taste. I hope you like it.

[@loris9753]

Core your tomatoes and score a “x” on the bottom before freezing. When they defrost the skins fall right off. Saves the time of boiling and no skins in your product

[@PureLace]

St. John's wort always needs to be used fresh! You can do partially wilted over night but it shouldn't be used dry. You're also able to use the leaves so no worries if you don't end up using the flowers. Simply chop the plant, allow it to wilt. Cut it up a bit and pour some vodka over the plant. The KZbin channel She is of the woods is an amazing resource!

[@Katya67]

Becky you should only tincture St. John's Wort fresh. Don't dry it. The medicinal property ( Hypericum) is dissipated with drying. If you make oil with St. John's Wort you need to fridge it.

[@TrinaMadeIt]

I don’t have a dehydrator but I also don’t harvest massive batches so I do my dehydrating in my oven on a low temp. Works well for me.

[@chelleatjbmoe5915]

What temperature do you use Trina

[@TrinaMadeIt]

@@chelleatjbmoe5915 mine has a keep warm setting that is 100 degrees Celsius, I use that to dehydrate stuff.

[@chelleatjbmoe5915]

Thankyou

[@sandifriest1857]

Last year I dehydrated rhubarb. I made a rhubarb/strawberry tea using freeze dried strawberries! I steeped the fruit and strained it into my cup. It was so good!

[@firequeen2194]

😮 I’m So doing that! Thanks for the suggestion.

[@canadiannavywife434]

Up for just 15 minutes and already almost 400 likes... Your channel is growing so well. Hugs from Esquimalt

[@AcreHomestead]

You all are AMAZiNG!

[@bryleicrump5790]

Hey

[@CaylaCommonFolk]

You spread such positivity. I love that. I don’t think I have ever heard you say anything negative about any situation. You always find a positive light to shed on things and it is a trait that I admire so much. Also I love your shoes! I have a pair in pink haha

[@brendamiddleton8194]

Becky, my grandparents had a huge rhubarb patch in their garden. The only way they processed it was to turn it into rhubarb jam. They would simmer it on the stove with sugar and it would get syrupy and sweet and we used it like jam on our toast or a topping over ice cream. I loved it!

[@bluelilly22222]

😋

[@firequeen2194]

Still my favorite way to preserve it. Although I do strawberry rhubarb 😋

[@brendamiddleton8194]

@@firequeen2194 my grandparents did straight rhubarb. I never knew strawberry-rhubarb was a thing!

[@gracie2375]

Becky, I want to be you when I grow up! No can do, I am 65 years young. You are a huge inspiration for right living with great homegrown and preserved food. This is so much more critical than you think in the crazy times we are living in. Thank you for your hard work.

[@debpearce3786]

I am recovering from surgery for a broken leg. I cant get out into my garden and orchard. Your show is wonderful!! Thank you so much! I love when you cook with your mom and mom in law.

[@lat1419]

There seems to be a lot of it about! I am recovering from a hip replacement, and my friend came over and broke her leg in my garden, it needed surgery and pinning. So now I'm visiting her! Neither of us can tend our gardens.

[@TheRuckFarm]

I don’t know why I never thought to freeze fresh kale in food saver bags. I’m definitely going to be trying that! Thanks Becky 💛

[@ashleemarie3422]

Hey Becky I left this comment on another video but I really want you to see it. I watched your onion top pesto video and I wanted you to hear about this amazing sandwich. Take some of you favorite bread, I like ciabatta or French baguette and add some tomato, arugula, and FRESH MOZZARELLA (not the pizza shredded kind, but the whole log kind), and then take your onion top pesto(I mix it with mayo) and spread it on the bread! That's it so easy but so fresh for the summer! I also saw someone make the onion top pesto with garlic scapes and I bet that would be good!

[@lisastoran2519]

I make pesto with garlic scapes, and it's great.

[@kiernanhaney]

Just came inside from barely managing my garden in 95 degree weather... I so envy your temperate climate and ability to spend all day in the garden! I definitely love living through the comfort and success of your videos lol

[@mirrandamason7227]

Most herbs can be dehydrated up to 100 degrees with affecting the oils

[@sherricolyer5895]

Becky, I just learned a trick to keep the critters (especially bunnies) out of the garden. Glob Vick's Vapor Rub on a 12" stick and place every 3 feet around your garden. I was telling my great aunt about the bunnies eating your peas. She told me to share this with you :)

[@catedennis41]

She won't read it. She reads the first few comments and then she's done. But, I would like to thank you for the idea!

[@lexieluthor310]

I keep whole radishes submerged in a bowl of water in the fridge (like storing cut carrots) and they stay crunchy for weeks!

[@bluebirdhomestead]

That’s a great tip! I will try that, thanks!

[@silviamagda]

That's true. I do that too

[@ImazABoss]

I also do this with my pickling cuke harvests. I collect for several days and then preserve an enormous amount at once.

[@hanlyingram712]

As a kid growing up in Australia, my parents would grow rhubarb and stew it with a bit of sugar and freeze it. We would put it over vanilla ice cream. It was so amazing. The sweet and sour as the Icecream melted.

[@wishiwuzahomestead6338]

Look at you go! 🙌I want a freeze dryer so bad! They actually pull a vacuum instead of pressurizing. You can get higher temperatures under pressure and colder temperatures in a vacuum. 🤓

[@ashleyfincannon7060]

My favorite thing to do with kale is make pesto! Best pesto combo I've found are kale and almonds with the other basic ingredients. Delicious 😄

[@donnaplumridge9769]

My GP ( general practitioner/ doctor ) highly recommended St. John’s Wart for my husband’s anxiety, but make sure if taking medicine it doesn’t counteract with it, since I know you can’t use it when taking some prescribed medication. I drank a lot of camomile tea when I breastfeeding my son, which helped lesson his colic! A happy colic free baby equals a good night sleep! The unfortunate part was I love camomile tea with honey and I couldn’t drink it when breastfeeding my son, since honey is deadly to a baby before they turn a year old. I’m going to look into a dehydrator so I can dehydrate some of my herbs and lemon balm and mint leaves, so I can have it all year long. My son is in the process of drying his garlic bulbs and onions, so they get a brown skin on the outside, the onions that is. Thank you for sharing your garden vlog and preserving technics, believe you me, it has helped me a lot!

[@eliajoe22]

Uhm.. Honey is perfectly fine to eat while you're breastfeeding, only the baby can't ingest it directly. But botulism (which is the concern) can't be transferred through breast milk.

[@UncommonlyMe]

Enjoy your tea with the honey, the baby will be fine!! Your son can't have it before turning one, but you can☺️ the raw honey eaten by babies can lead to botulism, but the milk is made from the mother's blood and nutrients that flow within it. So you first eat it, digest it, transfer the nutrients to the blood and then it will be turned to milk, no botulism there 🤗

[@donnaplumridge9769]

@@UncommonlyMe Sorry, didn’t know the honey couldn’t be transferred through breast milk, just learned something new! Thank you for enlightening me!

[@articowl2]

@@donnaplumridge9769 Isn’t it wonderful to have all these kind replies to your comment to help you out. I love this community. I’m glad you’re aware that honey isn’t for babies but it’s also nice to know now you can enjoy it in your tea. 👍

[@donnaplumridge9769]

@@articowl2Yes, I agree with you, I love this community, a lot of like minded people.

[@taylorxblaine]

You were the inspiration for my garden this year. It’s tiny, and a lot of failed crop, but I learned a lot this year to apply next year. Thank you for mentioning your faith in your ability to have a garden next year, instead of preserving for many many years ❤️

[@lisaleidall5932]

Becky, I've followed you from the beginning and I just love your authentic way of sharing with us all of your knowledge. So, thank you!!

[@gloriamorris1298]

I enjoy you showing your time you prepare foods. Your my #1 utube program!

[@suburbanhomesteadliving9212]

The other day I freeze dried eggs after garlic and I totally had to label them 'Garlic Eggs' 😆 Thanks for another great video!

[@mb-nk9cj]

A key thing for ‘raw’ kale salads is you have to massage it! I love a lemon parm cold kale salad and the key is massaging it with olive oil so it is super tender and delish!!

[@KeithandPamBilyeu]

I bet you would love a big stainless wash sink in your new kitchen or food prep/canning area where every you decide to put that!!

[@carolynmills513]

That tomato canning in January was the first video I think I saw. I've been hooked ever since!!

[@mrsj5890]

Thanks for pointing out the importance of having a plan of how to preserve everything you grow. It’s easy to plant seeds and even pretty easy to keep everything growing, but sometimes the harvesting and preserving is where we slack. You’ve taught me a lot about all the different ways to preserve things. Glad you show things like the radish fail. People need to know that just happens sometimes, even to pros like you:)

[@RunninUpThatHillh]

One thing I've learned.. Do something with it immediately. I've let so many herbs, etc sit on my counter.🙄😂

[@kaitlynkaczka8869]

I had big issues with bugs in my radishes this year. I purchased some beneficial nematodes from Amazon and it made a huuuge difference and I got a great harvest with absolutely no bug damage.

[@lsmith8034]

Hi Becky. I rarely comment on KZbin, but I had to say that watching your channel has inspired me to try my hand at preserving and canning. I have never done it before. The way you explain everything your doing is awesome and I see that it's not at all as difficult as I thought it was. I LOVE your channel and thank you so much for sharing a part of your life with all of us out here! ❤️

[@AcreHomestead]

Aw wow I love that! Thank you!

[@MusicalPassion007]

I’m not the biggest fan of rhubarb, but remember my grandpa having a boatload of them in his garden growing up. My grandma’s go-to use for them was in strawberry rhubarb pie, which is a favorite for a lot of my family members. I currently live in an apartment, with not the best placement for a patio garden, but you make me so excited to get a house so I can have my own garden just like my grandpa.

[@MissJens]

Processing onion tops while watching this. Using my dehydrator for the first time. So glad I got the nine tray.

[@sandrab4394]

The reason one blanches things it to stop the enzyme action once it is picked. Some things (like corn) lose sugar and get starchy & pithy, some (like kale) can get bitter when not blanched. So use them faster if they are not blanched!! :) Your oregano looks amazing!!!

[@seekwisdom5102]

Thanks. I had no idea why the blanching was for

[@paperwormscat9760]

Will you grow Roses on your new property? Rose Tea is a specialty since ancient times :D

[@Giantkeeper]

You inspired me try growing one thing. Tomatoes in a container. I have two starting to grow! It’s so emotional lol. Tyty Becky.

[@Addy1027]

So beyond proud of your harvest kiddo, WTG!! 3rd year gardener as well! I just harvest my first huge harvest as well.. Zucchini, basil, chamomile, cukes and green beans! I wish I had a freezer dehydrator but have an awesome Cosori food dehydrator which also has the heating element in the back! The different at least to me from the freezer dehydrator and the old fashioned one is I don't have to use mylar bags to store. for the future! I can just dehydrate and put in jars and call it a day! Loving the freshness, as I'm sure you are as well! Thank you so much for what you do! ♥

[@darlenedaniel3049]

I learn a lot from you and always enjoy your videos. I do wanna point out one tiny mistake that you should know. You should always defrost the freeze dryer after every load regardless of how much ice is present. That is per manufacturer.

[@nancysala7769]

I’ve have brought that to her attention many times, but still gives out the wrong information. I’ve asked her to read the manual, or call Harvest Right. It’s unfortunate she continues to do it.

[@darlenedaniel3049]

@@nancysala7769 Well if somebody follows her advice and they mess up their machine or their food, it’s really their fault for not following the manual, to be honest. It is only a fool that thinks that anyone on KZbin has all the correct answers. We are all human after all. I always look at every video as a starting point in my research. I don’t do what anyone does 100%.

[@kikik5266]

My garden has been a bust each summer since we got to Alaska. I'll learn how to garden here eventually. Probably around the time we move 😂 I do have nice cabbage and potatoes so there is hope. Lol

[@OrganicMommaGA]

Simple Living Alaska has a great channel here on KZbin that might help with "what can I grow here" and may offer some tips for you. :)

[@sandrab4394]

I dehydrate all of my oregano, rosemary, parsley, and thyme on baking sheets on the picnic table on the deck...or even on the counter in the kitchen. It does take a little longer, but that frees up my dehydrator for veggies and fruit. No electricity necessary! But now I want a freeze dryer!!! :)

[@teresastone7399]

I noticed the cauliflower looking somewhat purple throughout the head. With my experience of growing it my first year, I harvested it when the heads were completely white. It was delicious. The next year it was left in the garden longer and it turned the purplish color. It had a bitter taste and the texture was different. I think we harvested the cauliflower too late. The cauliflower should be completely white. If it starts to turn a little yellow that means the sun is too hot on it. I've been told if you tie the leaves up around the head it will not turn yellow. I absolutely love all your videos!

[@loribillings3810]

Becky you always seem to put a smile on my face when I see you. I'm so happy for you and Josh on your new home. I'm really enjoying watching you on your remodeling adventures. Your strawberries look so delicious they are my favorite also. Can't wait to see all the new garden video's in your new garden. My son lives in Oregon and I love their farmer's markets all the produce looks like something out of Better Home and Garden magazine.

[@Inanna08]

Rhubarb is great with watermelon as a juice, especially very sweet watermelon!

[@Mandela219]

Listening to you talk about how easy chamomile is to grow 😅 this is my 3rd year trying to grow chamomile from seed. 1st year, nothing came up. 2nd year, a little poof grew and then yellowed and died(pretty sure the greenhouse was too hot). This year's 3 survived. 2 are leggy bc I put them in a shadier spot but I have to single blooms finally! The third is a slightly larger "poof" I have in a 12" pot in the greenhouse I'm hoping to transplant somewhere 😅 I've been steadily biting off a bit more than I can chew in the garden but always learning!

[@firequeen2194]

Ditto. Same with lavender, still a struggle but at least I got a lavender plant this year that hasn’t died, 😉. Mint and lemon balm, no issues. Waiting to see if calendula will flower this year. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@leisaann]

Becky ! You are awesome! Thank you for getting me through the afternoon slump 😁🥰

[@JanuaryLisa]

Becky, running the machine back to back like that is not recommended by HR. I believe it can actually void your warranty. You need to defrost completely between cycles. Also, learn from me: do not turn off your machine until you've checked EACH item to ensure it's fully, completely dry! It's heartbreaking when it isn't. Trust me. Big pain in the neck to refreeze and recycle. 💔

[@neilafaradi]

Becky!!!! Such an informative video! I always put your videos on when I'm cooking or cleaning around the house and it feels like I get to hang out with a friend while I'm doing it - making everything that much more enjoyable. Plus, I ALWAYS learn something from you 💕. Thank you for starting your channel, you truly are a gem human being! 💖

[@artkeepsave7206]

I had an a little shitty day at work, so I watched yesterdays video. Works just like a pick me up and I feel almost like sitting at your island and having fun friend time . Thank you for letting us in 💕🙏🏼🍀🤗

[@tanyametzger1516]

Becky, I keep a Sharpie next to my new canning lids so it's easier to label my jars. Also, I use some vinegar in the bowl of water to clean fruits and vegetables.

[@ardithhaarris8202]

I understand about the garlic and onions and dehydrator. We always did those in our garage. Our freeze dryer was also in the garage. One item we freeze dried was mushrooms. When on sale at store we would buy a large amount and then freeze dried for later use.

[@anncannaday3760]

I get so much value from your videos. Mostly the little simple comments describing why you do things, and the tips you give (like freezing until you have enough to process!) Thank you so much Becky. I'd love a video about preserving without a food dehydrator or freeze dryer. Keep up the awesome work!!!

[@eliajoe22]

Hi Becky, you can also freeze dry chopped garlic! That way you can just reconstitute it with some water when you need chopped garlic :)

[@catedennis41]

Yoy can dehydrate it a lot easier.

[@TheNanna11]

Love learning from you! Growing our garden bigger little by little.

[@KeyanaWilliams21284]

I found this channel yesterday. I’m addictive. So binge worthy.

[@aricafreire7431]

Hi Becky I don’t know if you will ever see this comment but we are not fans of kale raw either. But I found a great way to prepare it. Put it in a bowl cut to the size you will eat it. Then sprinkle a little salt over top. Then massage it, squish it and mix it for a minimum of 10 mins. Makes a world of difference

[@annettewhitbeck5849]

You are doing such a great job with all you do. I take my herbs wash them freeze them in a zip loc bag. When they’re frozen I crunch them up and keep adding more when you get move.

[@maryannwright1215]

I have been drying my Calendula and Lavender flowers on the dashboard of my car! It's been working out better for me than my dehydrator. It's only been taking 1-2 days and I don't have to listen to my dehydrator running all day and night. I will be infusing them in oil when I get enough and then making a salve with them. Going to try dashboard herbs next.

[@christinesellers188]

what a fab idea could do it with herbs as well.x

[@maryannwright1215]

@@christinesellers188 I have some mint and basil out there now as a test. My car has never smelled better! 😆

[@bilezmom11]

Try loading your dehydrators from the bottom up. It will be easier and you’ll only have to squoosh the last tray

[@SalRig96]

Noo the end of the rhubarb is the sweetest bit! I used to save those bits for my portions of rhubarb crumble when I was younger

[@charmainemrtnz]

One of my favs is creamed cauliflower! You give new definition to “go big or go home”. Love your drive!

[@katemorgan55]

Loving your videos, love from the UK. Please, any pregnant ladies out there you must not drink raspberry leaf tea. It can bring on labour x

[@ThorneyRose]

I’ve sealed it like you just did [the kale, that is] and I’ve also blanched it first. I found NOT blanching worked best for me, as I was able to chop it up more easily frozen unblanched. And my kids ate it. They found it better not to complain about the taste as I kept giving them it until they liked it! 😏 Actually, I never made them eat anything I wouldn’t eat. I just learnt to get over any dislikes in order to encourage them to try lots of new foods. They eat most things now. (All 6 of them). Thank you for sharing. 🌹Rosie of Oz🇦🇺 & 🐶Omega the Cavalier🐶

[@abackm94]

Becky love your channel! You have turned old skills into use for the modern family! Thank you! Sure helps me have the extra time for other things with full time careers! Kale salad at home.... I see that they chop it and massage 1/2 of single serving dressing in with the kale to soften it while you prep your other ingredients. Fall season as I am posting this.... Thinking roasted butternut squash, candied pecans, raw pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries salad with a vinaigrette...enjoy!

[@gaylewatkins4685]

Hi Becky, I was excited to watch this video to see how you processed this harvest from your last video. Sorry about the radishes and thank you for keeping your videos real. Take care and best wishes. 🤗💖💫

[@thecooldinoman]

for your dehydrator trays, you should use cotton cloth. i’ve cut up an old white cotton sheet into squares that fit my dehydrator trays perfectly. when I dehydrate things that I think would fall in between the great on the dehydrator trays, I will use the cloth sheets instead. somebody gave me some silicone mesh sheets, but I’d prefer to use my cotton cloth. when I am done dehydrating, I throw them into my washer on a quick wash. i’ve also put vinegar in the dispenser tray and put the temperature on hot. that way I am only using vinegar and no other detergent. I figure I clean the washer and my sheets at the same time. Without scrubbing. Then I put them back on the dehydrator to dry also, I did not him them at all because I really cannot so well. I hope this is useful to you.☺️

[@worleyhavenhomestead1448]

I dehydrate my kale, make kale powder and add it to Everything, you can't taste it and it is super good for you, I freeze the stems and add them in when I make veggie broth!

[@sarahireland7727]

I live alone, in an apartment. I can't have a garden here but I still have a dehydrator. I can grow a few herbs on my shady patio that I use fresh until wr start getting cold weather. Then I c I t back the herbs and dry them. If I have to buy any fresh herbs I will dry the leftovers. Any fresh veggies that I buy and can't use all of it before it starts going bad also gets dehydrated. It's amazing how little space dried foods take.

[@tammymanuel9158]

Becky, check out Heidi at Rain Country. She makes her own medicinal items, teas and tinctures. She is great when it comes to stuff like that. She grows her own herbs. I heard you can oven dehydrate stuff too. Is that true? Can you use chop up the fresh garlic and put it in some olive oil. Kinda like you can buy at the store? That’s a total bummer about the radishes. 😔

[@cgoodwin5928]

My favorite way to use extra kale is to make kale chips in the dehydrator! A little olive oil, salt and nutritional yeast....quick and easy and SUPER delicious! There are many recipes online! 🙂🥬

[@LR1409]

I don't tend to react to vids but i just want to stress St Johnsworth is one of the most interactive herbs with tons of medications. Herbal does not mean harmless and ALWAYS let your doctor/apothecary know your taking it, because it WILL MOST LIKELY impact your (emergency) medication.

[@LR1409]

@@karrielangston4005 and that's not even mentioning the negating effect it has on almost all types of birth control, something people don't tend to think of when asked if they take any medications.

[@bellabailey1183]

I love your commentary. I feel like you are talking to me.💙. My husband is our gardener. He would rather have a clean garden( we have 3) than a clean house.😃

[@kittychronister3537]

You amaze me! The wonderful way you explain all the different ways to persevere food and allowing yourself grace when you just can’t do it all is inspiring. Thank you for being you.

[@MyHumbleNest]

Just a thought, when pulling out two trays from the freeze dryer, set the trays on top of each other is you are wanting to crush the contents. It won't fly everywhere and easy to pull out the stems.

[@wynothafortune5713]

Kale in Zuppa Toscana Soup is delicious. Also, the Sweet Kale Pecon Salad at Aldis is wonderful. I have a bunch of kale growing so it is great to know it can be froze.

[@bluebirdhomestead]

I love Zuppa Toscana Soup 😋😋😋

[@robertlavigne6560]

@@bluebirdhomestead I really like the Zuppa also. I was so happy to find the copycat recipe 😋!

[@Simi5050]

I just want to say, what a beautiful, inspirational young lady you are! My husband and I were worried about a possible food shortage, so we started container gardening on our little deck (our yard is too rocky for in-ground beds) I stumbled onto some of your videos about a month ago, and have just fell in love watching how much you get done! Good luck in your new dream home, it looks absolutely LOVELY!

[@jamesjessee4064]

I'm 65 oldest of 7 siblings our two gardens was close to an Acker had 2 canners going from daylight till around midnight. Then get up and pick stuff and start again

[@lindarudolph7173]

Wow, I admire how fast and efficient you are with the preservation. It is so important to process the fresh quickly. For this of us that do not have a dehydrator or freeze dryer, herbs can be hung upside down and dried at room temperature. This works very very well. Depending on your temperature and humidity it takes about two weeks. Then can be stored as any dried herb is.

[@nicholefranklin513]

You are so inspiring! I'm so excited for yours and Josh's life adventures and how hard you both work. Sometimes I wonder how you get it all done!

[@lindatigeleiro5162]

You Should look up Portuguese kale soup it would use if your kale you ship and add the kale you a potato base you can add sausage or chicken onions and it makes an awesome soup

[@lisagrafton2529]

My mom always made rhubarb sauce, and used it like apple sauce, just a little more tart. I remember that from my childhood. She also did rhubarb crisp and strawberry/rhubarb crisp! Delish!

[@oldstuffbethtx8052]

Very surprised to see you don’t wash everything before freeze drying or dehydrating.

[@Tatas1999]

I love watching your videos so much that I went back and am watching a lot of the videos I missed from when you started KZbin.

[@jenifergonzalez2724]

My new nightly routine is to check for your latest video and watch while I get ready for bed. I have learned so much and even made your stuffed peppers for supper tonight. It was so delicious! The bechamel really put it over the top!

[@yoclark2723]

I dehydrated dill, parsley, thyme (whew strong!) and mint just this week. I love my homegrown and dried herbs!

[@kristibeisecker]

hey becky I would look into air drying herbs because apparently dehydrators destroy the chemical makeup of the Essential Oils so they're not as effective, just a thought. For cooking purposes it might not matter, but might for medicinal, if using St. John's wort for anxiety for example.

[@catedennis41]

My 82-yr-old Master Gardener mentor dries ALL her herbs in lunch sized paper bags on top of the refrigerator. It takes about 2-4 weeks. When drying rosemary, for example, rub the bag between your hands (after rosemary has dried) and it will remove the rosemary from the stems with no effort. P.S. Since her husband hunts and she cans, dehydrates or freezes everything from her garden, berry plants and fruit trees, they are about 96% organic. Hard to beat that!!