Don't RUIN Your Garden! JUNE Garden Tour

[@Angie29449]

Wanda, we shred all of our eggplant and then dehydrate. Once completely dried we powder the eggplant at that point and fill half gallon jars with the powder. We use it all year long instead of other thickeners like corn starch or arrowroot. Thickens stews, soups, add to sauces and gravies. We do not like eggplant but this was adds zero flavor but all of the nutrients.

[@AlleyCat-1]

Cool. I don't like eggplant either, except for color. Will have to try this. How do you know when they are ripe?

[@robinfranks375]

Awesome! I didn’t know it will thicken gravy. I’m just growing some for my Mom.

[@pellis8985]

Do you fry and powder the skins as well or do you peel it first? I don’t like eggplant but it grows well in my area

[@Angie29449]

@@AlleyCat-1 you can pick them when they are small and a bit hard or larger and softer. It doesn’t really matter when powdering and using it that way.

[@Angie29449]

@@robinfranks375 it is very versatile!

[@jamiedolen3182]

Miss Wanda, did you know that you can freeze your tomatoes as you pick them until you get enough to can. Then just take out of freezer and run water over them and the skins come off so easy after they been froze! My stepmom taught me this. ❤

[@nancymcmillan3890]

Thank you for posting this tip. This helps tremendously!

[@pecangrovems]

Yes it's what we do with ours.

[@donscott6431]

Eggplant mousse or dip: Get you about 8 average eggplants: put a 1/4 inch slit, top to bottom. Lightly oil or butter, then salt ON THE SKIN only (this leeches out bitterness). Bake at 425 for 30-45 minutes until cooked through. Cool completely. Use a spoon to scrape out “meat”. To 1 lb of “meat” add the following: 2-3 oz of thin-sliced green onions 1-2 ounces red wine vinegar 2-3 ounces olive oil Salt and pepper to taste Get you a bench knife or something with a wide blade: could just cut a can-lid in half and use THAT to hand chop and mix all ingredients. (I also use about a half ounce of, “paste style” chicken base in mine). Great dip. This is called “Melitzanosalata” in Greece. To make “Baba Ganoush” add Tahini (ground toasted sesame seed in oil) and mix. I also add fresh chopped parsley and, tiny diced, cucumber

[@beverlymichael5830]

I make my own compost with my chicken run. The run is 10x20. Each fall I put over four feet high of leaves. The following g fall all the leaves are broken down and turned to rich black compost. And it’s full of worms. I dig it all up with it is about a foot deep or greater. I make piles of the dirt and then refuel the run with the leaves. The following spring I have all that rich compost to add to My raised beds. Fill tubs and buckets for growing. a never ending supply of rich compost. I Turn the leaves five or six times over the year. The chickens love them. No muddy run. Win win. And I know what I have. No chemicals.

[@jinnv7130]

Is chicken poo mixed with the leaves or is it just leaves?

[@beverlymichael5830]

@@jinnv7130 the chickens do their thing so all year they are pooping in the run. And last falls leaves are now mostly looking like black dirt. Not all composted down yet but by fall you won’t see any leaves. All dirt. And chickens poop when they are it out free ranging make a it fantastic dirt for the garden.

[@davidward1259]

Corn forming "tassel ears" with some kernels forming in the tassel area are due to stress, most often from excess rain/water. The stress causes some latent female traits to develop in the tassel. The normal ears may still form and be fine, but it's a sign of the wet spring you had this year.

[@donscott6431]

Eggplant mousse or dip: Get you about 8 average eggplants: put a 1/4 inch slit, top to bottom. Lightly oil or butter, then salt ON THE SKIN only (this leeches out bitterness). Bake at 425 for 30-45 minutes until cooked through. Cool completely. Use a spoon to scrape out “meat”. To 1 lb of “meat” add the following: 2-3 oz of thin-sliced green onions 1-2 ounces red wine vinegar 2-3 ounces olive oil Salt and pepper to taste Get you a bench knife or something with a wide blade: could just cut a can-lid in half and use THAT to hand chop and mix all ingredients. (I also use about a half ounce of, “paste style” chicken base in mine). Great dip.

[@ht6684]

I bread my eggplant and "fry" them in batches in the oven, cool then freeze. When we want them in the winter I pop them in the air fryer, SO tasty!

[@tabithacoleman3849]

Yum!

[@locnessoftx]

We do too

[@MsCindyh]

I was out pulling a few weeds this morning and heard a chicken in distress. A young fox got a rooster down and was mauling it…..I called out to hubby and he came running with the rifle. He missed :(. But the rooster is still alive!

[@barbaravickroy7563]

Danny going on about the worms tickles me....l call them the ''hired hands''..🤠

[@caroliram1982]

I plant basil plants between my tomato plants--I have read this keeps the worms down; so far, in 6 years of doing this, no tomato worms.

[@taylorshomestead3934]

Same

[@nelsoncanuelas7069]

Blessings. My wife do eggplant lasagna. You guys have to try it out one day.

[@bonnyevans1880]

You can make an eggplant casserole. Boil eggplant cubes and drain. Add chopped onions, and crumbled fried sausage, some seasoned bread crumbs (or I’ve started using a box of Stove Top-or store brand), an egg (or two-depending on how big a pan your making) and shredded cheddar cheese. Then bake.

[@brendahallmcdonald1292]

Eggplant, instead of meat, can make the best spaghetti sauce ever. You can freeze it or can it. Mix it with your tomatoes, peppers, onions, and garlic...delicious 😊

[@missouribroad978]

Baba Ganoush made with eggplant is delicious. It makes a great dip for veggies or breads.

[@Carolynfoodforest355]

Your garden is doing great. You have a freeze dryer. You could freeze dry those slices of egg plant.

[@spoetryqueen]

I'm so amazed. I was disappointed with my two raised beds but you've given me courage to keep doing it. 25 years I think you have been farming. I've only been here for a couple of videos but it's a game changer for me. Thank you

[@gingerzeringue697]

The male reproductive structure is called the tassel and emerges from the top of the corn plant.

[@melindalemmon2149]

We say 'tossel' here. Ha!

[@emilypulled312]

Update on my Grazon issue from early this spring. I emptied my potato tubs and put the soil into two tubs and left them sit. After more than a month the soil that was contaminated didn’t even grow grass, and when I used it to level some low spots the chemical smell from that soil was strong. The first association I made was that it smelled like malathion. It Stunk. I hope others can learn from my mistakes, and stop buying bagged compost and hoping the bad comments are all hype. They’re not.

[@jholcomb9532]

When I scrape the dirt in my Vego bed, I don't find worms, I found a cicada nymph!

[@agapefield]

❤❤❤my momma made eggplant dressing with ground beef, rice & tomato sauce.

[@andrewhammill6148]

I slice my eggplant and coat it with a little olive oil and different seasonings and bake it. Then I cool it down and lay it in parchment paper, fold the paper add another layer, repeat and then vacuum seal the packages. Then I freeze it. Works pretty good for preserving guys.

[@kansasterri5977]

Eggplant is good if you slice it, rub it with oil, sprinkle with garlic salt and pepper and grill it. That is ALSO my favorite way to cook summer squash!

[@ladyemerygizer]

Cube eggplants and put in cookie sheet and freeze it. Then, store in freezer bags but get the air out.

[@growingaHome]

I have had some good luck chopping up eggplant par, roasting it and freezing it. To cook it, I put a little oil on a pan. Drop the frozen eggplant on it and put it back in the oven

[@paularizzo5217]

Eggplant can be added to spaghetti sauce. Ratatouille is another good way to use it. Tampanade is another use. I try to collect eggplant recipes...I love it.

[@donscott6431]

See my recipe above for Eggplant Mousse or Melitzanosalata😊

[@tbone9194]

I like Mrs. Wanda's comnent: "If we go fishing, we have worms." She is thinking of multipurpose, I think like that.❤

[@yankeeredneck6017]

My bush beans are sending out runners to this year. Contender green beans

[@texaschopper3091]

Danny and Wanda we use rabbit manure like youguys do and the results are amazing for our gardens. And I don't mean a little bit amazing. It really is amazing. Raspberries, grapes, plums, blue berries, lemons, tomatoes, cherries...list goes on.

[@Mudcat86]

You could try picked eggplant. I can some up every year. Its delicious. Its in the ball book.

[@carolineflynn1799]

It's remarkable how some of the saddest plants turn out to be powerhouses! Maybe it's because we fuss on them more. I have a cucumber like that.

[@spoetryqueen]

I've only been gardening for 2 seasons. I've lost more than I grew. There's hope again

[@bonnyevans1880]

I’ve even canned eggplant to use for the casseroles. Cant use for much else when canned.

[@gregleach5833]

I found out that deer love eggplants this year . They ate all of the plants completely.

[@psalms125selah]

Prayers being answered! I prayed that God would provide you with lots of food this year! God is so good, He definitely answers prayer! As far as the Danny corn and the sweet corn, with the weird tassels developing corn kernels growing on them, perhaps even though you planted them far away from each other, perhaps the wind cross pollinated them! If the Danny corn on the furthest end away from the sweet corn isn't showing the same signs as the corn that is closer to the sweet corn, then I believe that perhaps the closest end of the Danny corn got cross pollinated with the sweet corn! I had that happen to me one year and had the same weird kernel tasseling on the ends of the corn! May God continue to bless your harvest and your land! Take care of yourselves~ Love you both!

[@nancytharp8213]

Makes me so happy to see you blessed. I enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing 🙏 😎 🏝 🏖

[@marthab255]

Plant the long light purple eggplant. They are so much better tasting.

[@midwayfarms]

We spray No Grayson we Bale about 400 Acres of hay and we spread a lot of manure back on the land the land

[@lisamcclintock8090]

You guys are such a wealth of knowledge. I love watching these videos of you showing all your plants and how they are producing. God bless you both. We love you ❤

[@GratefulEveryday365]

We love you folks back. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Peace and safe blessings, everyone.

[@charmainemontgomery582]

Love your passionate rant about chemicals in the soil 😂 Danny! Wanda, your plants & veggies look amazing! 😊

[@trevapowell852]

Danny here in Gulfport Mississippi. There is a grocery store named Rouses. They sell pure hay square bales of hay because I called the manager several years ago. He got in touch with the guy who is selling them the hay that was in another part of Mississippi and he said he never usedspray Greyson so the hay I get in Gulfport off of Pass Road does not have Greyson and I checked on it because you taught me how dangerous it was and I want to say a big thank you to you and Miss Wanda

[@yankeeredneck6017]

I sure hope i get eggplant like you folks. Make eggplant parm and freeze it. We do that with zucchini as well and we pull it out in the winter.

[@theIAMofME]

I heard Tag say that they were doing a video with you two soon. Can't wait to see it. Two of my favorite folks! I'm so afraid of dirt in the bags these days. It's necessary sometimes especially with raised beds. But, I'm always so scared until things start coming up. For those of you reading this, NEVER by the soil that Aldi sells either. It slowly killed the herbs I planted in pots. One survived. I planted it in different dirt and it came back to life and did great. I don't know what was in that stuff but, I should have known better. It was grayish brown. Love looking at what you all have planted. I'm getting peppers before tomatoes this year. Weird.

[@barbaravickroy7563]

l think that Danny has said that everything he adds to his soil is tested....by planting a bean seed....if it thrives, the soil is free of contamination.

[@vickisavage8929]

That sludge that’s been touted for fertilizer since the 1970s, at least, is called Milorganite, and the $#/+ that it leaves behind is so nasty that some state governments are condemning the fields and confiscating them, and yes, it was touted as a good thing when it came out by the government agencies. IMO, the people who touted it should feed their families with the crops grown with it. Exclusively.

[@gingerwegner9984]

You can slice and freeze dry egg plant

[@suzannebaker725]

Thank YOU Mr Danny and Miss Wanda for all of the gardening,getting your soul just right, preserving, canning tips and so much more! Y'all are a blessing to me and my family! God bless.

[@cathylastrapes714]

Egg plant dressing is good, use ground beef. Just like rice dressing but with eggplant.

[@FeliciaWindham]

So glad to have found ya'll we r newbie to veggie gardening and want to learn to can as much as I can so when power goes out I don't lose my food!! So please keep it up and love watching Ms. Libby also.

[@mattgohlke8216]

You guys are absolutely amazing. Just found your channel today, wow wow wow is all I can say. Amazing homestead and what a commendable amount of work you put in to everything you do. Congratulations.

[@MarshaShelley-t3n]

Homestead heart has a recipe that she cans! She does eggplant parmisan but has a new one too! Might check it out!

[@berthaprince9097]

Thank you once again Danny I always learn something on every video you and Wanda have a blessed day

[@davidlucas598]

I use a black light . At night go out and they just glow . It’s the best way I’ve found

[@Jomama02]

Wanda, you can always shred the eggplant and freeze dry it or even can it up shredded. Great to throw in soups and casseroles. Same thing with zucchini.

[@SimplyBackwoods]

Hi Miss Wanda and Danny. Thank you for sharing what your up to. Got some good size carrots ready to come out. It's exciting getting so much good veggies to can. I can't wait until things take off more here in Iowa Darn raccoons like the corn. What makes the corn back to original like some of yours doing? Those egg plants are going crazy and like trees lol Nice you have all those cantelope. Those are so good. What a blessing that those and the watermelon came through it being so cold and are thriving. Putting the worms in and letting them compost do amazing for plants. And the worms are thriving too. I haven't used Shultz just a soil called Maine Coast that has the compost, worm casting as well as other fertilizer and nitrogen fixer as well as add red wigglers, etc. I learn so much from how you both do things and always making changes as needed to do better. You both are a blessing to all of us watching and so appreciate you both. I've started compost last year, add worms and that I keep adding too and keep it covered and use as needed I'm very leary of grazon so don't use the hay. Most have no idead what the grazon is doing to their soil. Thanks so much for sharing and may you both be continually blessed.

[@aprildrescher-ur3dp]

Boy I would love blueberries wish I was closer you are blessed

[@monkeyfoodgarden]

Thank y'all for sharing. Gardens are looking amazing as always. Have a blessed day.

[@TripleCreekFarmsMs]

I had severe hornworm problems for years and one year I planted basil in with my tomatoes and have not had a hornworm worm in almost 5 years now I make sure to always plant a couple Basil plants mixed through the rows of tomatoes.

[@beverlyboyce1041]

U could put the little organza party favor bags over carrot blooms to catch seeds

[@SWEETSAVORYWORDS]

Watch out with those raccoons. My buddies corn was one day from picking and the raccoons came in overnight and ate his whole field. It was so sad

[@pistachio57]

“Pitiful” describes my whole garden this year. We’ve had weird weather.

[@tabithacoleman3849]

Jess with Roots and Refuge has been loving baba ganoush with egg plant and I’m wanting to try it! 😋

[@sallywasagoodolgal]

The Mennonites around me are big gardeners. Those are the people I have been getting my hay from since you told me about this 2 or three years ago. They aren't putting that on their hay because they put their anima bedding in their own compost. If you need to buy hay, if you have Amish or Mennonites around you check with them.

[@scrapykat3028]

I was looking to get an organic zucchini at store… $3.99 each! OMG! Had watering issues earlier so didn’t get my zucchini planted this year! $3.99 is good motivation!

[@jinnv7130]

Your gardens look beautiful! I’ve had a big problem with cabbage worms - they even attacked my sunflowers. I didn’t put the BT on b/c of what you said about the gut. I did put an insect cloth over the plants after picking off whatever worms and eggs I could find. I should have done that earlier but broke my ankle a couple months ago and got way behind. Oh well, there is always next year. 😁

[@songofjoy4796]

All your hard work has certainly paid off. You are truly living the abundant life. Thank you for the encouraging videos.

[@cathybehle-ernst5796]

The carrot flowers remind me of Queen Anne's Lace. The high tunnel is gorgeous! Such A blessin. Xo

[@andy38andrews96]

They are very closely related.

[@KimAtHomesteadDaze]

Y’all have amazing gardens! The hard work shows!

[@kinflorida579]

I just watched your grape video on Deep South. Ya'll have done such a wonderful job!❤😊

[@fotoejunkee6247]

What an abundant harvest you're getting 🙌🏻

[@samthejackalope5427]

I'm so happy you said 2/6 (1/3) compost to topsoil cuz that's what I did with mine and it works real good

[@serresaschrock2359]

I have batter dipped them after sliceing them and brown on both sides and freeze them at this point. You can then use th3m for eggplant parmesan

[@serenitysealed485]

Eggplant soufflé is good too!

[@miephoex]

I like making eggplant boats! Fill with taco meat or spaghetti meat and roast at 375 for 30 minutes. I can’t spend the kind of money you have invested in hot houses, tunnels and above ground planters. I wouldn’t be able to afford to eat! 😅

[@thatoldcomicsmell56]

I threw a horn worm to my chickens. When the hen bit it, worm juice shot on me.

[@Sheilacentral]

Danny you can rant anytime!

[@karenholt9744]

Those are the most beautiful eggplants! Jacques Pepin has a seriously delicious (everyone loves it) recipe for a gratin with tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, herbs de Provence, olive oil, cheese, and bread crumbs. It's in the book he did with Julia Child, "Julia and Jacques: Cooking at Home".

[@curtisking2962]

Good morning. See you tonight.

[@SWEETSAVORYWORDS]

Everything is looking really good Wanda

[@wildturkey8752]

Great looking plants. Thank you for sharing.

[@evelyndole4618]

My chickens love eggplants

[@PepperplacewithShawna]

I have finally gotten some produce from my gardens. 12 zuchinni and 4 cucumbers. Green tomatoes are everywhere, not ripening yet, though. I can't wait for my first tomato sandwich. I love your gardens! They are so bountiful and beautiful. I love your channels.

[@marjoriedanley6131]

Oh my. I hadn’t heard ‘Tommytoes’ in a long time. When my sisters and I were kids we would pick them from a neighbor down the street. (With his okay). They were so very good. Especially on a hot summer day. Good memories.

[@Scissor_Tail]

This year, I planted basil and spearmint and marigolds beside my tomatoes and peppers. So far, no hornworms... so far! 🤪

[@KeepMeLord05]

Here in Bama we're fighting the worst infestation of Japanese beetles ever this year.

[@dawns5499]

Never seen them this bad. They are tearing my limas up

[@KeepMeLord05]

@@dawns5499 Same here, what state are you in? I'm fighting like crazy here in the South.

[@dawns5499]

Same. AL

[@KeepMeLord05]

@@dawns5499 I know everyone (including us) wants to go organic as possible but if you're interested Sevins spray worked for us last night. I stayed away from the blooms as much as possible as directed. I had to give up picking them off by hand our crops are too big for that. It looks like our garden is doing well this year just to lose it all now. Good Luck with yours..

[@HealthyDisrespectforAuthority]

I've been picking worms this week too.. but not the big green fat ones.. black and either grey or dirty cream smaller ones.. skinny.. just consuming my tomato plants and little green tomatoes.

[@angelasitton481]

I love your rants Danny. So informative. ❤

[@tammyharder7488]

Looking good, beautiful, some bounty ❤

[@culdesacgrocerygarden]

Looking so beautiful what an oasis of abundance you have there. I broke the rules last night and picked peas at 8:30 pm because all the weather forecasts said we were in for a really nasty storm. Those peas are so bitter! And we didn't get a nasty storm only a really good soaker. Another one coming tonight. Hopefully tomorrow morning more peas will be ready and sweet.

[@junkinjodi]

Everything looks beautiful y'all. See you guys tonight

[@wendyfrench9599]

Have you freeze dried any of the eggplant?

[@brendahere]

Love the garden updates. They are so relaxing to see and look so much better than mine 😅😅

[@valerietromble]

I’m in Indy and Shultz is great

[@kimbrown1701]

We love you both as well!!♥ Priceless info free of charge...thank you for blessing us with your knowledge!

[@angelacalloway8125]

Nice harvest! Nothing like good ole fresh vegetables. I’m afraid to use store bought, local hay on my property as well. I make my own compost. Tfs❤

[@annmathews5772]

Appreciate all your videos

[@franpaterno486]

Thank you Wanda. And Danny. Everything looks good. See y’all tonight.

[@MarshaShelley-t3n]

What you call chamber bitters have moved in up here in my garden. Yuk!! This is in n. Idaho!

[@medtech131]

Wanda, I’m in the Deep South too. Do y’all have a video talking about multiplying onions? Mine are still in the ground from last fall. Not sure what to do with them or when to dig and separate/replant them.

[@meettheworld6241]

The forever chemicals are called PFAS... I watched a documentary about those and what they sometimes do to people. That's scary stuff

[@LittleOcasioHomestead]

Good morning 😊