Chatting Gardening while Harvesting Beans | VLOG

[@JennaGoforth]

Love that Bear is sitting quietly behind you. Just watching. Protecting. Taking it all in ❤

[@DG-rp1vy]

Bear's loyalty is highly impressive and commendable.❤

[@parishorner1836]

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[@blessedbeyondmeasure318]

I've always thought he was a gardener's best friend.

[@jasminewilksch5727]

Your videos reignite the excitement to grow stuff!

[@MissBetsyLu]

Oh yeah. Blessings everyone.

[@gardengatesopen]

ChopDrop idea: How about arranging to get woodchips dropped at your in-town location = the coffee house? AND If you just happened to have an extra trailor who's not doing anything, you could leave it in the parking lot of the coffee house and instruct ChipDrop to dump the chips IN the trailor? Maybe save yourself some shovel work that way!

[@flipflopgardener6629]

Yes, please keep repeating things. I've learned so much from you in my gardening journey. Also, that Bear, he's a special guy.

[@reginacallaway6798]

I just wanted to say thank you. I'm a first time gardener this year and I get tons of inspiration from you. I love your calm spirit and the knowledge you share. I have felt a major push to learn as much as I can about gardening and providing for my family. Watching your channel gives me peace rather than anxiety. Thank you!

[@davidnorris8852]

Same!!!

[@DigitHomesteading]

Forgetting to grab a basket 😂 I do this all the time!

[@mykafoxx]

Bear just chillin in the background 🥺 I love a well trained shepherd❤

[@TheModernCanary]

Bear is so handsome ❤

[@DarleneBurroughs-o4l]

Totally enjoying Bear sitting alongside you as you work.

[@Sky-Child]

Jess, your videos are one of the only things keeping me going just now. My day job is atrocious at the moment. I can't wait until the evening when I get to joyfully work/play in my garden with my husband and then pop on headphones and watch you while I write up my garden diary. If you can make this your life, so can I. Thank you for your content from the bottom of my heart ❤

[@MissBetsyLu]

I pray that you are blessed and encouraged and strengthened and now how much we love you. Blessings everyone.

[@dianecharles881]

What an awesome harvest of green beans. I enjoyed just watching you picking and talking. 💕

[@janiceboling]

Oh, to have those young knees! Your beans are great, everyone should grow them.

[@candied_ginger6813]

I had some empty spots in my greenstalk and last week on a whim I decided to tuck in a couple turtle beans. Yesterday I noticed they'd all sprouted! Very excited to see how they grow.

Good morning Jess 🌼 Bear is photo bombing, making me laugh. 🤣

[@virginiawiedower6151]

Jess look up the recipe for Green beans Bundles. They are wrapped in bacon sprinkled with brown sugar, onion & garlic powder. They might change Miah's opinion. Happy Gardening friend.

[@jh-cg6iv]

Gosh that dog is so cute. Was listening but constantly looking for him in every frame.

[@symbiot5984]

JESS, today you reminded me of the story of " The Little Red Hen", working all alone in the garden with your red top.

[@sweetcaramelsmile]

I come to watch the food and listen to your soothing voice. Thank you.

[@portialancaster3442]

Thank you for touching on the principle that big is better. As you pointed out, small squash are better for table food while the big ones are better for hog feed. The same goes for me with strawberries. While the big berries look great, they never have the intensity of flavor the smaller ones have. That's only two examples were small is better than large. I'm a long-time follower. You're doing a great job.

[@ourhomesteadclassroom]

As a family of just two, I feel like I'm always seeking out the smallest cabbage or head of cauliflower at the market. In part to try to mitigate waste, but also because as a grower myself, I know that smaller often means more tender and sweet as well. I have such a hard time with produce sold by count, not by weight, because I want to get my money's worth but also want the smaller more tender fennel bulb or the bunch of asparagus with the skinniest stalks. Makes for a tough choice.

[@ourhomesteadclassroom]

Oh, and it's absolutely true of strawberries! 🍓 One of my favorite varieties are the 'Hood' strawberries, which are famous around here for their incredible flavor, but small size and super short shelf life.

[@cindythurston2504]

Some people also use sawdust in the walkways if you have a sawmill anywhere near you.

[@Justme-jb7fk]

I live in Indiana and it’s so dry here. I did my first garden this year and it’s been a lot of watering. But we’ll worth it. God bless 🙏❤️🇺🇸

[@MissBetsyLu]

Mulched garden? Blessings everyone.

[@Justme-jb7fk]

@@MissBetsyLu yes I have. It does help.

[@MissBetsyLu]

@@Justme-jb7fk compost in ground? Is growing medium alot of sand? Also. Did you Try adding vermiculite? it holds water in the ground for plants. Grand Blessings everyone.

[@shamancarmichael5305]

Bear just basking in the garden while the beans roll in! Love seeing a bucket of beans, one of my favorite veggies!

[@marysidle5132]

Oh I am so anxious for my green beans to produce. I had to replant 3 times. Yours look great!! Love the videos, keep them coming! GOD bless

[@jamjar5716]

I certainly don't mind you giving plants personalities, plans and goals. Very entertaining!

[@iartistdotme]

Thanks for including how you prepare the beans/1 So helpful.

[@janenichols3880]

What a lovely bean harvest! I love to grow green bush beans! Blessings!

[@Tngirl68]

I can eat my weight in green beans! After they are cooked I add fresh diced tomatoes and onions stir it all together and fill my plate completely full! I love them!!

[@amykarfonta8741]

Bear has got me cracking up just making his debut in the back🤣 what a cutie.

[@margaretwright6677]

I'm in southern CA and we are usually in the 90's and we've been in the 70's and 80's. Just enjoying it while it last.

[@originalwoolydragon8387]

For beer traps, I use cheap frisbees, nestle them down into the soil and add cheap beer. My knees are jealous of your ability to squat like that!

[@mattpeacock5208]

Spring seasons with daily rain are good for production.

[@davidnorris8852]

I ate my first homegrown green bean today. It was delicious! Just enough reward to keep gardening and being patient in it. 💖💖💖

[@legaleagleandpaws8198]

What a lovely way to explain how Father made nature for us. God Bless:)

[@heavenly-dreamsdairygoats]

Jess, I have to say your my sunshine 💗🙏. I'm here in MI zone 6a. We have had not much rain here. But I'm a small farmer in the woods and I have to say getting trees down moving my garden in a different spot to have at least 6 hours of sun has made a huge difference from last year's garden. We struggled and I have. Green Green thumb disappointed when my garden didn't turn out the way that I wanted it to but this year Jess oh my goodness it's is full and doing so well. God has truly blessed us this year with it. Thank you for always being what even a person like me who has always been great at growing. For always showing us new things insights where we might not of thought of that. Thank you 😊 God bless you and yours.

[@elizabethlink3993]

💚 I haven't even planted any green beans yet...and I live them...but there's still time! Thanks Jess!💚

[@tammymurphy2707]

I can almost taste those fresh beans - my absolute favorite and I’m really missing being able to garden this year

[@MissBetsyLu]

Not forever. Many blessings everyone.

[@AbouGhazy-oj4mz]

👁️🤝💋💋💋🙏🥀🌹💐🎂🍾🥃🍷💅☎️

[@paperchaser9565]

I love Bears loyalty to you. ❤❤❤❤

[@dawndawn6946]

I imagine SC weather right now is as good as living next door to Charles Dowding. I’m enjoying it!🥰

[@denisemankewitz8480]

You are such a good teacher. It’s such a pleasure to learn from you. Thank you Jess 😊

[@TheModernCanary]

I started watching Ryan Hall because of you and his content is so spot on. Thanks!

[@angimurphy1139]

Rural idea for wood chips - contact your electric co-op. In our area, our electric co-op contracts with a tree-trimming company to trim around the power lines, etc. They come through our area every 1-2 years. In rural areas they are often in a bind because it is a long drive to places where they can dump their wood chips, so they might be more willing to come drop for you! You would probably have to agree to take the whole truckload, but I promise, you go through more than you’d think! I’m covering walkways and border of a 2000 sq ft garden and will have gone through an entire dump truck bed full of wood chips!

[@michelewhite1150]

Ohhhh how I luv watching you and could watch and listen to you every day!!! ❤️

[@des_lynn8771]

I live in eastern Washington and it’s been in the upper 60s and upper 40s at night. Usually we’re also in the 90s and 50-60s at night. Such a weird, cool summer

[@beverlyd3464]

What a good ol' boy you got there watching over you!

[@colliecoform6238]

Green beans are a big favorite of our family, especially the grandkids. They love growing the purple ones and then watching them turn green like magic when they are cooked. I also made them a teepee to play in and used pole beans to cover it. They loved being able to pick a snack.. I will usually saute with olive oil and garlic. I can some but also just freeze them.

[@growingdreamshomestead3814]

5 gallon buckets are a homestead necessity 😊

[@lanalovesjesus6133]

It’s raining here in GA so I needed a good Jess video ❤

[@MrsDebBee]

Raining in TN for several days now.

[@lanalovesjesus6133]

@@MrsDebBee yeaaaa it’s been crazy! Much needed rain though so I gotta take it when I can get it 😁

[@carolinelawrenc95]

Picked beans ( whole) make a good stir stick in a glass of tomato juice . Have a sip and a chomp on the good ole bean will surprise you!

[@vickiblizzard1001]

I live with my daughter and her family, and I'm the family cook for the nine of us (4 adults, four teens, one kidlet who eats like the teens). Everyone used to love green beans. Love them. Sadly, they no longer do. They all used to love vegetables of all sorts and now they can't be bothered with anything plant-related, which makes this grandmother's heart sad. I've tried all sorts of cooking methods - steaming, stir frying, roasting, raw in salads. Nope to all the vegetables all the time, except potatoes, corn and some of them will eat cucumbers. Maybe one day they'll come back to the vegetables that they once ate willingly. I really mainly wanted to say that bucket of beans is just gorgeous, and I hope you enjoy them!

[@lionelbihm609]

We are loving contender bush beans this year.

[@tammytamz3046]

Bless you. You beautiful person.

[@UrbanWhiteBuffaloFarm]

Hey Jess, All your 90°+ temps are here in Minnesota the coldest place on earth. We are 90° to 94° everyday this week and again next week. Now my tomatoes loves this temp and I have thousands of little yellow flowers everywhere. Your beans look so good I planted about 10 varieties of beans this year. Peace and blessings

[@donnaatchison575]

SLUGS...a soupy bread dough mixture in a shallow dish works, too. It lasts longer than beer. I imagine sourdough start would work as well.

[@erikas974]

Jess beans is one of my favourite. So get some smoked ham grounded part cook the beans in water than layer bean ham and grated cheese. Repeat until full. Onto the top brown some breadcrumbs in butter and put it on top layer. Bake in the oven until golden brown. Served (optional) with yoghurt. Trust me everybody going to love it. Bon apetite. 🎉🎉🎉

[@patamthor4934]

Liked the energy+ the beans, wow😊, good for you!

[@leahharbison4932]

Bless you Jess !

[@heidipustelniak652]

Your garden is looking so good! You can send some of that cool wet weather to Tucson!

[@MimiLulu23]

Thank you for your garden wisdom. ❤

[@ronalddavis5905]

Wow Jess that's a lot of beans, awsome.

[@marycountry]

Thanks for the update, awesome beans👍🏻

[@lydiabrooks2302]

I could eat green beans everyday, Jess. Yours look absolutely beautiful. When I have them, I can them in quarts because of my love of them. I will be sowing strike, jade and Kentucky Wonder beans and want to plant at least one of several others because we really love beans in this house.

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

love your garden chats

[@ArdaKroesen]

I love that you almost always tell the temperature in Fahrenheit and Celsius. I'm from Europe and always have a hard time with fahrenheit conversions

[@theresaglass1831]

Salem,Oregon and the weather has been crazy! Have had the heat on the last three mornings. I usually NEVER have problems with growing peppers till this year. The night temps have yet to be consistently above 52/53 degrees. 😏 still having temps in the upper 40s. I normally always have tons of peppers but this year it’s gonna be a bust. My cool weather crops however are loving it.

[@classicrocklover5615]

I'm in Michigan. Ditto.

[@Homestead-ish]

Man those plants are loaded! That’s amazing! 8:01 Also I love Ryan halls channel. Funny though, last winter it was predicted that in our area we were gonna be dry and not a lot of snow in the mountains. 🤣🤪 I’m so glad he was wrong 🤣

[@Just-Nikki]

I immediately said currant tomato when I saw the plant. My nephews love to pick those and my husband likes them stirred into mayonnaise on sandwiches for work because they aren’t messy. I grow a couple dozen a year and always have volunteers.

[@TheMichelob]

A frisbee beer trap works perfect!

[@gardeningwithdiane]

When you were explaining the type of soil the green beans grew in, did you even hear yourself? What an amazing example of being a steward of the earth. You are doing amazing things. P.S. Bear 🩵

[@christineloungo6160]

Hi Jess, I cannot believe you brought up the subject of slugs! I live in Upstate New York and the Slugs have moved into my garden and are eating up some of my soft leaf plants peppers,kale etc. My daughter asked me today, what does Jess have to say about slugs lol! So the beer traps have been put in, and I hope they do their job because I have ALOT of those slimy creatures. Thank you for sharing!!

[@MissBetsyLu]

Now people are saying they put the broken whole egg feeds plants. And for some reason they don't have snails/slugs. Blessings everyone.

[@marikaniemi8610]

It is kind of funny that we have warmer weather here in Finland😁 My husband doesn't watch gardening videos but he definitely knows who Bear is and recognize your voice Jess.

[@CherylAnderson-qs4iq]

😊

[@lisakenyon9429]

Not sure if u know this. I’m in west Tn. I have slug problems. You can also use coffee grinds and dry eggshells. Thank you so much for being you. Yer AWESOME and so is YER FAMILY! God bless y’all! ♥️👩‍🌾♥️

[@ljgerken]

My favorite green bean recipe is a big stock pot with some bacon fat, the beans, onion, carrots, and stir fry this on medium high heat until the beans get bright green. Then add salt, pepper, a teaspoon of sugar, and enough water to cover the beans and simmer about 20 minutes covered until tender.

[@emilydurkin4217]

You repeating has helped me a lot and I even repeat it to other people now so your rain drops are spreading

[@ortizurbangarden]

Bear looks like he’s contemplating life real hard 😂

[@amoore0713]

There were slugs on my huge squash and watermelon plants today, which I've never experienced! I'm near greenville so I'm getting the same kind of weather as you. It's nuts!

[@bridgetmcgowan4584]

It’s an unusual June here as well. Today in the 70’s. By now we’ve usually had a triple digit couple of days. Northern/Central California. I love the cooler temperatures. But I know it’ll be a Hot Hot Summer soon. I planted those same beans in a galvanized waist high planter. Enjoy your harvest.

[@bethsands7665]

I love your impressive green bean harvest...so impressive !! Yes Bear is an awesome protector dog who looks extremely smart and sweet. Do you ever let him eat green beans which are crunchy and irresistible to a dog and very healthy.

[@phyllisfarrell5945]

I am SO excited. Just harvest my first batch of basil and mint and making tea! Thank you for showing it to me. Going to share with my BF. I have been telling her about it since winter. LOL

[@kimlund5369]

Jade beans will grow throughout the season until first frost and they are wonderful. Last year out of about 60 plants I canned 120 pints. You can quit qicking, and they will continue to grow fresh beans

[@michelleleuthner1740]

Shine On Jess! ❤

[@donnaingle391]

So grateful for your information

[@andreagrowsthings]

Such a great harvest! 😍 I wanted to share how I like to cook my frozen green beans - I put some bacon grease in a pan and toss my beans in there, season them with salt and pepper and sauté them at a medium heat for a few minutes to get some of that bacon flavor in them. Then I add in some chicken or vegetable stock/broth (I’ve used water in a pinch but it’s not as flavorful obviously) and some minced onions (I usually use dried but could definitely do fresh) and let it simmer for 10-15 minutes. My family really likes it this way so just thought I’d share. It’s a nice way to use up bacon grease that we’ve saved from prior cooking and not have to have fresh bacon to go with your meal. 😊 Can’t wait to have some of my beans ready in the garden to pick! Mine aren’t ready yet. 😊

[@vmcougarintn5035]

Thanks for sharing your garden. You fulfill my need for a garden. Hubby doesn't want anything growing except grass. Stay safe Bear!😁

[@lajohnson1967]

I would get a new husband! 😂

[@vmcougarintn5035]

@@lajohnson1967 After 53 years, it's too much trouble.

[@GilgalFarmstead]

I love using old dry pine needles for mulch. My Calima beans are also loaded!

[@JeanneKinland]

We are in the central part of of states under the OMEGA BLOCK which is making us hot and dry. Watering everyday or else everything will die. I love how your dog is by your side all the time. Bear is taking care of you. The garden is doing great but, just because I'm out there for hours everyday. Early in the morning and late in the day. We have a huge pile of wood chips from a tree they cut down early in the season. However, we are not putting them on the garden walkways. I need to try those beans some time. I've never grown them before. The more you pick them the more they will produce. Gardening really requires intense attention all the time. I get so frustrated at people that just do that "plant it and forget it"! NO! it requires attention all the time. I love how you always give so much valuable information in your gardening videos.

[@loriy7532]

Hey there , Fantastic bean harvest you have there , how wonderful .... The slugs like the yeast from the beer , not the beer ..Nothing like the Giant squash invasion , so lucky you have non humans to feed them to , I usually toss them into compost , oh well.... what can I do.. Always a pleasure to drop by..

[@karensullivan7060]

Thank you so much for the tip about chip drops!

[@sandikay4048]

As someone who also has a GSD shadow everywhere she goes (and mine is a black so she is very shadowy), I love seeing Bear in your videos.

[@fridomsnowbird6678]

Hey Jess, it has been really cool and wet here too in Northern California. Just so you know it is the yeast in beer that attracts slugs. I just make traps with yeast which is way more effective. Oh and there are small mountains of free woodchips along the road.

[@belieftransformation]

Great harvest; thanks for sharing! Have a relaxing time preserving your beans with your loved ones around you! Blessings to all 🤗💗🇨🇦

[@debrahutson4357]

We have had an unusually hot and dry year here in Illinois. We’ve been praying for rain for two months.

[@brendastepp5896]

We are cooler here in Ohio too. We went about 3 weeks without rain but now it’s raining every day.

[@handsonclay4022]

I’ve used beer traps before, and they are great for some slugs. Unfortunately we get a yellowish slug that seems completely disinterested in beer. I noticed though that those yellow ones tend to be attracted to the dust under the chicken feeder. I go out at night with a bucket of really hot water with a tiny drop of dish soap in it and wearing gloves I pick up the slugs and drop them into the water. I also do the same when we have slug plague (usually during wetter summers) and there are so many slugs that I find slugs climbing the trees to eat leaves. A few nights out can be enough to really reduce the population. A word of warning: the dead slugs will stink when they decompose, so I usually bury the contents of the bucket the following morning.

[@BethEmily763]

Thanks for the reminder about about beer for slugs. My strawberries thank you too❤

[@Brock_AnnaMaria]

I love that burgundy shirt! It looks so soft and sensory wise something I feel like I would enjoy wearing! Please share!

[@yvencia1150]

Thank you for sharing ❤❤

[@camicri4263]

Blessings 💗

[@nininoona]

I used to love green beans and had them all the time. I would "fry" them. It was a recipe I put together years ago and was such a big hit that now (even though I don't make it much at home) it's a staple at family gatherings. If I don't make them, I WILL get flack from the fam for it. My recipe is really simple. Render down a pound of bacon and a pound of side meat, throw in thinly sliced onions and about two quarts (or 4-6 regular cans) of green beans (drained), and then add tons of minced garlic, and garlic salt; and then cook them down to where the onion is translucent and the beans are soft and slightly crispy. It's absolutely an unhealthy dish with all that fat but its totally indulgent and delicious.

[@kayrabey1344]

I like green beans! It’s one if my favorite.