Cottage Garden Explosion & Planting Tomatoes

[@jenniferhw5332]

Yay! I missed you and the critters for the last week. Happy to see Bella and Daisy snuggling and to see the boys settling in well.

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you 😊

[@terrivance8750]

Daisy & Bella snuggled together! ❤❤❤

[@marygrott8095]

Nice to see Bella warming up to Daisy.

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Us too!

[@merryanneadair4451]

Putting the wire on the fence for the lambs made me smile. My lambs have figured out how to slip through the spaces on the cattle panel fence. They act as if they're so proud of themselves!!! 🙂

[@ivelinarousseva8676]

Beautiful garden! All your hard work is rewarding you back with beauty and colors!

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you

[@sharonknorr1106]

Wow, those sheep are little eating machines. I think you have the makings of a nice little herd there with Daisy, the lambs and Bella. And they are all so stinkin' cute!

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you very much!

[@PaullaWells]

You may want to bucket train the lambs. It is a method of using a bucket of food to get them to follow you wherever you want them to go. That will in the long run make it way easier to get them to a fenced off area. 😉

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

That's a great idea Paulla

[@rickthelian2215]

Garden looking great Brian.😊 Bella got the Gofers, fantastic work Bella.😊

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you!

[@diannasgardenmenagerie967]

I missed you guys!!! The sheep’s are getting bigger😮

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

They are!

[@leigh-annpellerin1279]

I’ve legit missed you!!! Glad to see this video come out!!!

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you!

[@shesatitagain234]

Great shot of the hatchlings! We have robin nests (all full of babies) on THREE of the downspouts at our hose. They’re out of the weather up there so I consider them highly intelligent. Other birds are out there getting wet when it rains. 😊

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

That’s awesome!

[@ravenking-dw8tx]

Awww....your animals are priceless! Thank you for sharing your lives with us!! God bless you all! xxoo

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you so much!

[@jaytoney3007]

My garden is booming! I just made my second harvest of mustyard, and am picking radishes, lettuce, salad onions, and strawberries as needed. I have Swiss chard ready to harvest. In about three weeks, the potatoes and garlic will be ready. The tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, lemon squash, crookneck squash, ground cherries, cucumbers, and cantaloupe are flowering and setting fruit. I have a lot of different herbs, newley planted fruit trees, and flowers growing. All are doing great! The potatoes are on schedule, but everything else is a month ahead of schedule. Two harvesrts of mustard greens already, unbelievable. Alabama zone 7B

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

That’s awesome!

[@Carol32547]

Good girl Bella... getting those gophers!

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Very good girl 😁

[@cynthiahennessy7]

Those lambs are the ultimate in cuteness! ❤

[@lindysmallwood2039]

Haven’t seen you in a while. Glad everything is going well. Love the cottage. ❤️🌺

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you

[@emilybh6255]

What a great picture of Bella protecting Daisy! LOL. It is too cute. For the lambs' tether, why don't you erect a really tall flag pole and attach long piece of line/rope/cord at the top that extend out far enough so if they want to they can go as far as you allow. If each tether was on a spring reel (kind of like your hose reels), they would retract when loose enough to take up the slack. This way they can walk in any direction without the rope getting wrapped around the pole or furniture you have in the yard. Temperature wise it sounds chilly there. Here in South Carolina we've already had 90 degree days and at night it usually is in the 60s or maybe 50s. My protected back yard was 100 degrees today in the sun.

[@MichaelRei99]

Boy those little critters can sure munch up some greens! Looks like your plans are coming together just as you envisioned! And don’t worry I’m a big boy I won’t freak out if you don’t put out a video on your usual schedule.

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

You don't look forward to my videos??? 😉😂

[@MichaelRei99]

@@littlehomesteadbigdreams I am special !!

[@crystalburrous3030]

Yay! for Bella helping with gopher control and yay! for getting to see the tomato plant pruned and restrung. Glad to see Bella and Daisy hanging out together and the lambs are adorable! Brain, you have inspired me to plant fruit trees in my front yard (crazy I know, but i think it might be cool!). Now i just have to decide which kind. Things are coming along and I look forward to your announcement. Also, any update on the #tomatochallenge2024 ?

[@wendyburston3132]

😊 I also have added pear and cherry trees to our front yard. Not my fault! The neighbor started it! That's my story and I'm stickin to it.😊

[@juneoliver1968]

I was wondering about the tomato challenge too, but then it occurred to me that maybe Brian doesn't want to give away his secrets! 😜😂 Like, maybe he doesn't want his competition to know just how well he's doing. 😉😁🤩 Whatever happens - I'm cheering for Brian!!! 🎉👏🥰🍅

[@docgrannrsgardencooking8719]

Yeah on Daisy and Bella. Baby lambs are go cute!!

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you

[@julipolito7761]

Omg! Daisy and Bella! So, cute!

[@Ken-h5d]

Well, Brian. Weather has been a little wacky here too. I'm so proud of what's happening with my veggies, and then we have had a week of freezing temps. I've been covering everything with sheets of plastic at night and so far, so good. Some burnt leaves but nothing gone yet! The first night of cold temps also brought winds of 30-35 mph. Such fun spreading plastic in gale force winds. lol On the bright side, my weeds are doing fabulous. Happy to see the brothers doing so well. Take care.

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Oh wow!

[@joannecrowley2388]

Love to see Bella & Daisy finally getting close, and the Lambs are adorable ! What I did notice was on the gates, just the wire at the bottom, could the lambs figure out eventually that they could just push the wire to escape the pasture ? Can Bella's old dog house be adapted for a "pasture shelter" for the lambs; maybe with a "window" or two for air ? The first Iris you showed & wasn't happy with looked just fine on my computer, the color looked deep purple which contrasted lovely with the pink flowers behind it.

[@anitahernandez1207]

9:57 maybe a patio umbrella ☂️ with a sturdy stand, will work in place of the bench for the sheep?

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

That’s an idea

[@terrysevold2072]

Love the huge foxglove. I have them here in BC around my yard. Never know where a new one will pop up. Also love your roses and that huge Iris! Kudos on that cottage garden!!❤

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thanks so much!

[@terrysevold2072]

@NextLevelHomestead Thank YOU for great info and tours of your homestead!

[@pamelao9803]

So glad you are OK! In the gardening video you sat in the same place the whole time and then when you did not post for this channel I was afraid the knee had taken you down. Glad there will be good news coming and you are up and about. The cottage garden looks absolutely beautiful. The lambs are the cutest! And so nice to see Bella and Daisy together.

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you 😊

[@angelalucarelli649]

Bella is earning her keep...good doggie ❤

[@gailgreenberg6953]

Wonderful!

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you!

[@BeateDAmato-j5w]

that is so much stress for the sheep being picked up and walked to the grazing area. Lot‘s of adrenaline and cortisol production, which can take up to 3 days to reduce to the normal level. Maybee you have an extra Bella leash you can attach to them, so they can walk to the grazing area 😊❤ ❤❤

[@lindag4484]

That first pink rose you highlighted was so big and perfect it almost looked like a peony! It amazes me how much you have accomplished since you moved. I can hardly wait for the orchard development and the 'vineyard', pasture, pond, etc. I 've really enjoyed watching how the landscape has changed. Schreiner's Gardens (online) is my go-to for Iris bulbs. It's like looking through a box of crayons for your favorite colors.

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you so much!!

[@debbybrady1246]

I buried my string this year. Last year they tended to come out. My tomatoes are crazy this year. Just started harvesting a few 🍅😁

[@terrivance8750]

Brian, Aaawww--baby birds are sooooo ugly @ that stage that they can't help looking down right precious. ❤😊

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Very true!

[@lispottable]

Wow your cottage “jungle” is beautiful. Those lambs are stinking cute!

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you! 😊

[@skinsparx2877]

Wow!! Everything is amazing! Brilliantly done. We moved out of So Cal 4 yrs ago to Idaho and you have been such an inspiration of great ideas for our small homestead. Keep up the great work and your great videos! 🪴🌻

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you so much!

[@juneramirez8580]

Spring is in the air!

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Yes! 😁

[@sheiladiaz9530]

I needed to see that beautiful, lush cottage garden today that sprung up without anyone tending or noticing. Feeling inspired rather than overwhelmed and discouraged now. Yay bulbs and perennials! Thank you. 🎉

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

You got this!

[@ethansbeervinylreviews9723]

It's been in the mid 60s at night here(Georgia) & mid 80s with Humidity during the day, my tomatoes, zucchini & squash are all exploding needless to say, some low 50s over the weekend but not an issue, this spring has been balmy for us, when in years past we can have some cool weather in early May.

[@hummingbirdforestgarden]

Oh wow your cottage garden is gorgeous!! I love when plants explode into colour like that!!

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you

[@janpeters9838]

That cottage garden looks absolutely fabulous! The lambs are so cute and it’s good to see Bella hanging out with Daisy. I know what you mean about the weather. It’s crazy! Up here in Zone nine A, 4 days ago we had lows of 42 and hail with a thunderstorm, luckily none of the plants got too severely damaged but I’m so glad it’s warming up. My peppers did not look happy but now they finally perked up along with the tomatoes. Great video Brian ❤️🌟👍

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you!

[@jorazor5172]

The cottage flowers are gorgeous. And the lambs are precious. ❤

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you!

[@kmfarms07]

I missed your Video's😊 The 2 babydoll sheep are so 😍 The Cottage garden looks great.

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you! 😊

[@victoriashi5680]

So beautiful and peaceful! Paradise.

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you

[@naphtoe622]

Monty Don (Gardeners World) and you are my 2 favorite gardening shows. ♥

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Honored to be in the same sentence. Thank you

[@lindamurns1245]

Monte is the best !

[@408Dolly]

😻beautiful flowers ❤

[@963janet]

Those lambs are so cute, and better than a weed whacker! So glad Bella is getting the gophers. Everything is looking great!

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you

[@lisahodge1122]

The lambs might like to use Daisy's little shelter out in the pasture. Just a thought.

[@wendyburston3132]

Fun video. Loving all the little animals. Your scenery, wow, so peaceful. And the way you've set up each section of garden is pretty amazing.

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you so much!

[@AlsanPine]

babies are absolutely adorable. i wonder how long it will take before they follow you and come to you.

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Emilie is hoping soon 😁

[@AlsanPine]

@@littlehomesteadbigdreams it'll happen once they are with daisy 🙂

[@roahmccloud7492]

I’m in NorCal zone 9b. I have a Sungold that is on its 5th season of production. I had my first ripe tomato at the end of April. I have tried overwintering other varieties with out much success.

[@achang8599]

You know it's good luck to have birds nesting on your property! The babies are adorable and your garden is gorgeous! A friend fed his rabbits rose petals as a treat, and the bunnies love it.

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

I think so too!

[@dianelott6849]

Thank you for the garden tour and the critter kids tour!! It was a joy to just relax as you walked us through your yard!

[@michellewelch6013]

woo hooo filming companion planting! Im hoping to get more information than in your book. You are moving better,so you must be feeling better. Thank the Lord for the healing! Sweet lovely lambs! What a joy! And the cottage garden is lovely indeed. Im curious why you have the drip tape with the white strip and drip holes up, instead of face down into the soil? Thanks.

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

With drip tape you want the holes facing up

[@alwaysstopandpray]

Hey Brian! Glad you’re back. I’ve been checking for videos 😂

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Glad to be back!

[@Bluesage2024]

Thank you for all you are teaching us and Your Book rocks. Thank you!!!!📗❤❤💚💚💚💚💚

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you!!

[@marranewman2224]

The boys are so cute and Bella has such a loving heart for them all.

[@Angie-ci1lp]

Cuteness overload🥰🥰🥰🥰OMG🥰 ADORABLE. Bella is calm around them.Your garden is BEAUTIFUL 🥹 Foxgloves are so tall! That’s right admire your handy work!

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you so much

[@judymckerrow6720]

Thanks Brian. And can’t wait to hear your surprise ! 💐💚🙃

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Hope you like it!

[@judymckerrow6720]

@@littlehomesteadbigdreams Me too ! 💐💚🙃

[@minnoux]

Adorable ❤️❤️❤️

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you

[@mendynoma4272]

Thank you for sharing your life with us all❤!

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

You are so welcome!

[@beckymartinez9926]

You could give the sheep Bella’s A-frame dog house when grazing.

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you for the idea

[@dottiegiudice7960]

That was a terrific moment to see Bella and daisy laying next to each other. Soooooooo Cute. The lambs are adorable! love them. Tying them up is great idea. Your garden is beautiful Brian. you've done a lot of work. I still love the wood stumps as a fence area . We are in the tree business and have been using some for decorating. I know you must be enjoying the fruits of all your labor. Love your videos.

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you

[@1949chefjojo]

Fresh Fruit Yes!

[@KeithandPamBilyeu]

Pam here…anxious to hear your news…exciting to see Bella bloom she is concerned about the Boys and Daisy …starting to have watchfulness over them! 20:16

[@darla123]

The cottage garden is beautiful!!! The sheep are growing. I don't think you will be carrying them much longer!

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Probably not lol

[@bijou737]

Amazing homestead you have! ❤

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you!

[@sharonromero128]

The cottage garden is gorgeous! All that rain?? Bella & Daisy. 🥰🥰. The lambs are just too cute. Baby fruit! Everything just looks so nice. How is the starting from scratch garden coming along? A great video, as always. Thank you so much for sharing. Blessings

[@katiebradford9751]

My ❤ stopped for a second when I thought you were grabbing your Felcos to clip the chicken wire. You do know you would have had all of us come unhinged if you did. 🤣 I think you would have been sent to Felco jail. Everything looks great and I like the dark purple iris. Also, I must be a horrible follower…I never keep up on when your videos are late. Who are these people and why do they feel so entitled? It’s your channel and I feel grateful whenever you bring us along. Look forward to the good news you’re going to share, I’m sure we will all rejoice with you

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you

[@vivnutter2156]

Hope the chickens appreciate their cottage garden ..it’s beautiful xx

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

I think they do

[@PennyFarmer-w8g]

Thanks for showing this. I needed something to watch till it's not so hot outside, 87 right now. Gonna finish filling two of my raised beds with more material this afternoon. The lambs are looking good and love that Daisy can just come and go now and that Bella is finally bonding with her!

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Our heats coming!

[@thizizliz]

Oh my gosh, those lambs are soooo cute. Hopefully they'll be hard workers too. You've done a great job on directing the property into your vision and it's beautiful. Awesome.

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you so much!

[@askedgeorgia17]

Hi Brian, You should teach Ollie & Otis to walk on a lead! They look like they are getting too heavy for you to carry. 🥰

[@gardengatesopen]

Wow! LOOK at that thumbnail pic!!! SOOOO NICE!!!

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you

[@marilyncoburn4936]

You always have something going on! Good for you! Living the life.

[@hollynelson543]

Thanks for the visit today. Always love the time you spend with us.❤

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you!

[@debbiep7419]

All your animals are too stinkin' cute!!! Daisy's ears when you were skritching her, the lambs nodding "yes we want to come out", Bella just being Bella. I don't know how easy Bella's quonset hut is to move but could it be a shelter for the lambs when they're grazing? The cottage garden is truly magical - so beautifully full of flowers. Seems like everyone's having puny tomatoes this year. For me, it's been my tomatillos - slow to sprout and then not growing. Fingers crossed they do better once I get them planted out.

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you

[@Rizzob420]

So, I’ve been watching your videos for a year now and you’ve taught me a whole lot, which I’m grateful for. I don’t have a set up like yours, but compared to what it looked like last year, it’s not bad. I enjoy spending time in the garden and watching things grow. I put together a short video of before and after pictures and it’s on my channel.

[@rachelgreengfgarden5467]

I’m in 10b and am enjoying my new scented geraniums that are going crazy and yet staying low. Might be a lovely option near your espaliers.

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

I’ll have to check it out. Thanks

[@alysonbaker939]

My sympathies on losing the dog controller. We’ve lost a couple too. Not cheap to replace either. Cottage garden looks great. We are just getting started in the yard, 40s at night here. Love watching all the animals, especially Bella.

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you

[@barbaralong8665]

❤ Great 😂 video. I have overwintered peppers, tomato (Sweet 100 and Early Girl) and an eggplant. I think we are warmer in Central California-Bakersfield- and they are in more protected. I have harvested peppers, eggplant and a couple of tomatoes and will have to use shade cloth soon. Love the animals and they make me happy to watch.

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

That is awesome!

[@davinasquirrel7672]

The corral gates look to be a lamb super highway, and will likely need a board across the bottom each! The lambs will both look at it and go "challenge, accepted!"

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Yes 😆

[@francestaylor9156]

Having pets that munch weeds sounds so nice lol

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

It does!

[@docgrannrsgardencooking8719]

Beautiful

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you

[@krista9835]

Your cottage garden is so beautiful! You did a great job. I like the steps you did, too. You lambs are very cute😊

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@beverlyboyce1041]

I may have told you before but u need a Plucot tree. I got mine about 4 years ago from Bay Laurel nurseries in California. It has 4 varieties grafted on it. This year it must have at least a bushel of fruits on it. I wish I could send u a pic. It has Flavor King, Flavor Queen, Flavor Supreme and Dapple Dandy.

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

I’ll have to check it out. Thanks

[@s.jensen1492]

Loved this video!

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you!!

[@glendiejohnson9203]

Brian, you have been anointed with a wonderful gift of gardening!

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you

[@sunnycharacter]

Love your property. It’s got everything I love, except being in California, land of my birth, but glad I’m not there anymore! And that garden and cottage, love!!! ! It’s Texas for me and mine! 😎

[@mellisasower5409]

Bella probably did bury the remote. My hound did every chance he got, lol

[@sueannmestemacher524]

I've missed yall ! Humans & animals

[@theresapelican9621]

Happy video! Been wondering about all your fur babies etc. Glad to see everyone is well!

[@noora7773]

You could use the shade you built for Bella for the lambs. I can’t wait to see your lambs and Daisy together!

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

That’s a good idea. Thanks!

[@AngelaM-y4e]

Hello, your garden looks beautiful! Love seeing your animals, they all look so happy! Have a wonderful day!

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you! You too!

[@MissWoggy]

I actually took a sucker off a Black Krim cherry tomato and put it in dirt. I then put it in my window all winter and it lived. I’ve planted it outside and it’s growing so we’ll see 😊

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Good luck 🙂

[@ericaharris6897]

Everything looks so amazing! And thank you so much for showing us your animals! I'm so excited to go on this journey. I live in town so I can't have animals.

[@bowtielife]

What a difference a year makes! You've done amazing work in this area! Keep it up Brian! 🤩 ...just WOW!

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thanks so much!

[@juliehorney995]

Hey Brian, could the dog house be a temporary shade for the lambs? Thank you for this update!

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Possibly! I may have to give it a try.

[@GrantStreetGarden]

I just love these videos! So inspiring. Bella getting gophers that is great. We are dealing with a very illusive one and a pig and ducks are no help.

[@user-mc3tp5sd2z]

In a video on weeds, you asked about blow torches for weeds. I haven’t done that but I have used boiling water, and it works. Every spring I pour boiling water on the weeds that come up in driveway cracks. It knocks them down for the year. Obviously not great for big areas, but works for small areas like that.

[@JoanLenz-s2k]

Hi Brian. The cottage garden really looks good. All your animals seem happy. Is that the neighbors rooster we hear? When you pick up Ollie and Otis, I can only imagine how soft they are. The color of that first iris didn't seem that bad, but your right they are huge blossoms.😊

[@littlehomesteadbigdreams]

Thank you. Yes, that is the neighbors rooster