Cook breakfast, lunch and dinner with me, PLANTING THE GARDEN + a Garden Q&A

[@christined2495]

I found your channel last week at the perfect time, my back went out, and I need bed rest. I have been binging your videos, and you have no idea how you helped me stay still... your a breath of fresh air, and so is your beautiful family.

[@DH-qz2so]

Also try the Elliot Homestead....rest!

[@christined2495]

@@DH-qz2so thank you so much 😀

[@paigescott2245]

I am reading this and watching these videos while my back is out too. Feel better soon. I love Farmhouse on Boone. Another fav of mine is Scandish Home.

[@christined2495]

@@paigescott2245 I hope you feel better, I just got my MRI results I have a herniated disc, I’m getting scheduled for a epidural 🥶😱 Take care, and I love Farmhouse in Boone ❤️I will check out Standish home

[@paigescott2245]

Feel better too Christine. Back issues are so frustrating! It sounds like you have a good plan for healing!

[@KDubTwin2]

It’s amazing watching kids help. We went from 2 acres down to a postage stamp size yard. I still grow veggies. My granddaughter has helped me since she was probably 18 months old. She is nine now. She loves it. My grandson is four and started helping when he was two. We have so many memories growing things in the garden. I love it!!

[@alexism1127]

“Everybody does it, do you know one person who doesn’t have a garden?” hahaha. Oh sweet girl, you are living a great life. These kiddos don’t know how blessed they are!

[@alexism1127]

@H. Teunissen Some could argue that and I see your point. But life is what you make it, right? I’m sure they’ll have great life skills either way and be just fine even if they choose not to live like this when they’re older.

[@cherieannese1132]

Oh Absolutely!!! And "is anybody even going to be interested in that.....? I am in Adelaide, South Australia. It's Autumn/Fall here right now. I would LOVE to email Johanna with ten things I found fascinating (not just interesting) about your gorgeous Mother's vlog. We don't have frost here, or snow the way we garden here is VERY VERY DIFFERENT to the way you garden. We have gardens all through winter. And flowers and fruit and vegetables growing. Pumpkin is a winter harvest here. Yet your family eats them in summer. So we are eating them in the same months but in different seasons. Weird huh? Oranges and lemons and other citrus all are ready in the middle of winter here. Rosemary plants are grown in the middle of roads and round about a here because it thrives with perhaps a prune and very little water (it's quite dry where we live) and our rosemary bushes last YEARS!!!! (Because we don't have frost or snow).... which is why we need to prune them. We live in the capital city of our State, and we live a 45 minute walk from the center of town (So we can do it but normally drive. Our city spreads out narrowly along the ocean and pushed between the ocean and the hills. Most people live in houses here (not apartments) but as "urban sprawl" makes it further and further for people to get in to the city (if they need) old small houses on big lots get bulldozed and two big houses with tiny yards get put in its place. This means gardens are getting smaller. We live in a lovely old cottage that is on a decent city block. But it was extended for modern living.... a huge shed effected.... a large pergola put up.... a pool and spa and pool area added and now the garden is small and the man made area takes over. But we love our garden. You have a HUGE vegetable garden. And a large outdoor space. No pool. No pergola. But lots of lovely room to explore and enjoy. I'm sure you love being outside too. Our zinnias and sunflowers we planted along our sunny but narrow driveway path next to concrete and a solid fence (a garden bed about 15 inches deep and about 10 yards long) are finishing and making seeds while your family is planting seeds. So many similarities. So many differences. Fascinating.

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

She was just being snarky, honestly! She knows tons of people who don't have gardens, like both sets of grandparents which we visit weekly. We live way more in the "normal world" than viewers on KZbin realize. Because I share 2 twenty minute snippets of our life weekly, people tend to fill in the gaps and imagine we live in this little insulated world where kids know only our own lifestyle which is far from the truth!

[@shanah2900]

Seriously, kids say the darndest things. Relax people😊

[@dinky..]

@@cherieannese1132 I loved reading about your lifestyle!! I live in the Midlands of England in a suburbs close to a city. I watch Lisa's videos to connect to a slower pace and style than my life currently affords. I enjoyed hearing some details of your environment 😊💕

[@karenmccabe2371]

I have never had good luck with growing seedlings. ❤❤ Mom of 4, Grandmother of 7.

[@barbaral1486]

You are such a great mom! Patient and kind! Your children will benefit from your parenting skills!

[@shizolink4458]

I'm one of those people who don't have a own garden or access to any kind of option for gardening (living in a large city and houses with gardens are way to expensive to dream of at the moment ...) So for me watching you and your kids in the garden is somehow a kind of replacement for things I myself can't have at the moment. And it's also really relaxing after a long workday☺️ Thanks for sharing this moments with us 🤗

[@CottageontheCorner]

My grandfather worked for the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens and taught me so much when I was growing up. For beginners it would be best to buy potting Mix (not soil) and a containger and some plants that have started (I get mine from Walmart if needed). You can't fail at that. If you want flowers you should plant easy spreading perenials like black eyed susans (they are also really low maintenance)and chives which have beautiful purple ball flowers. You also get a Ton of seedsfrom both of those and they are very tolerant of all weather conditions.You should save the seeds from your jalepenos and jost plant them outside. They're super easy to grow.

[@chantellesimmons1064]

I love the girl's questions! Do people actually find that interesting? 😂❤️

[@lmd2454]

Yes, so cute! They have no idea how "not normal" and enchanted their lifestyle is. Which is wonderful imo 😊

[@shelbymarie9408]

I absolutely loved this style of video Lisa, its great to see real mom life while doing gardening! I'm a young wife and mom, and my first baby is 1 and half and its been an adventure getting the garden in with her 😅

[@Alexis_9339]

One of my favorite memories last year was my then 2.5 year old walking onto the garden and getting ground cherries off the deck. He also loved helping to pull the “bunny” carrots and radish plants. Each tug that revealed one would be a big WOW!

[@emma__cc]

Please tell your kids I really really enjoy garden videos. Appreciated very much! 🙏🏼♥️

[@annamarie2024]

Ur babies r blessed n dnt even realize it 🧡. How lucky thy are to have a sweet mama. May God continue to bless ur land and family. Keep recording cooking vids.🤗

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

Thank you so much

[@angelahagood7143]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who is bad to over plant. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I have noticed that my garden tends to lean toward flowers more and more. I love your choices of seeds! Zinnias make me so happy and you get a LOT of blooms for very little effort. (I saw Green Envy, also one of my faves!) I’ve also grown those shorter sunflowers, I can’t remember the name, but they were fun to grow. Growing up I always saw these little older ladies planting gladiola, and other old fashion flowers with their gardens and that’s one reason I do it, the other is being able to cut bouquets to give neighbors and friends. Good luck with your garden this year! I can’t wait until my first fresh tomato! 🍅

[@lizwalker791]

Lisa, good advice on gardening..my motto..jump in and just do it. When I started 30+ yrs. ago my first garden was a herb garden..can’t go wrong. I always buy starter plants too, way to go. Also, find the perennials you like and which fit your garden and plant them. Very low maintenance and the rewards are endless year after year.👍...love, Liz🌼🌸

[@annas1008]

I love how you cut the cheese! That is exactly how I would have done it! It's so nice to see real people on videos.

[@christinesimmons3313]

I am so glad your family joined you in the kitchen in this video. It was so pleasant to see them and you and the loving food you make.

[@elainebenham4739]

You should try to plant lavender (English lavender is best) they like dry sandy soil and you get alot of nice lavender you can use for sachets.

[@normalopezingle7732]

WOW Lisa everything you said gardening is exactly what I have gone through. I over plant, I have difficulty with cilantro bolting. Peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers have always been my best in my garden. I need to get a sprinkler system that would help so much but very expensive. I love that you are so honest with how much work it is. Especially that you want to do things with the family. That has always been number one with me :)

[@lizmoeller615]

What a lovely garden, I love the raised beds and picket fence 😁 I love flowers too, your bouquet on the kitchen island is so beautiful. I've been binge watching a KZbin'r "The Garden Answer " and have already learned so much from her...her gardens are jaw dropping. 🌻🌺🥀

[@1jmass]

Your sweet daughter honestly thinks your family life is the norm. As far as everyone having a garden, among my friends and neighbors, one has a few tomatoes and onions growing in pots on her patio. I make an effort with tomatoes some years, but the birds get way more of them than I do. Last year I made a tent like structure out of netting, but I am disabled, and getting in and out of it was a hassle, and in south east Texas, watering almost daily was a must to keep them alive (the tomatoes, not the birds). I have been reading about different methods, so hopefully I can try again next year. I applaud you and your husband for the work and effort you put into raising and teaching your kiddos. I do enjoy seeing them grow through your videos.

[@reneeb4308]

Try putting straw around your veggies to keep the weeds down. Less work weeding. You are right about starting seeds. I love shopping for plants so I think next year I am just going to buy most of mine and plant a couple of heirloom for fun. I grow Cherokee Green tomatoes and Indigo Rose tomatoes for fun and because they can’t be found in the stores.

[@walkbyfaithfamily9177]

Last year I put diapers in the bottom of my pots and they really helped keep moisture in the pots longer! Just thought I would share that tip. 😊 Happy Gardening!

[@sherryhudson9075]

Overhead watering creates problems in the garden Choose drip or just use the hose end at ground level, avoiding water on the leaves

[@Ann-cx3dd]

Really lovely video, Lisa.... so nice to spend the afternoon with you & your lovely family. And, YES, please tell you daughters that we completely and thoroughly enjoy it all. I think a lot of women, once little girls, wanted to live on a farm at one time in their lives. Especially after reading Charlotte's Web. : )

[@alyssapraiswater6422]

We have some sections of white wooden post fencing at the entrance to our property and for Mother's Day my son helped us plant some sunflower seeds on the house side of them, so that when people come up the driveway they will see the pretty white fence with big ol' sunflowers behind them!

[@alyssapraiswater6422]

Also- I have the same problem with basil- such an overabundance! Would you be willing to try out a pesto recipe to share with us? Maybe you already have... But I feel like that is the only thing I could make to actually use up all of my basil!!

[@jamimillett678]

Love your gardening vlogs! And yes it is very interesting! 😂😂

[@carriehunt6196]

Please tell your daughters I don’t have a garden lol I’m not physically able to take care of one so I love watching your videos on them!!! Always love your videos Lisa!!

[@hobocamp1072]

We love that pantry salsa! Years ago in college, I kept canned corn, black beans and tomatoes in my closet so I always had it ready for potlucks etc my sil had given me that same salsa recipe!. Add balsamic vinegar for a little extra tang.

[@pattymankowski8200]

Lovely garden and love the salsa recipe

[@tegangilchrist4550]

Loved this type of video! Realistic and relatable 🙂

[@alorastewart7091]

I planted zucchini in a couple big pots this year as an experiment. I had never grown zucchini before and had no idea how big those plants would get lol. One of them is doing just fine and the other variety went rogue and I had to pull it out (it was struggling with blossom end rot anyways). Next year I'm growing all of my melons pumpkins and other winter squash at my moms house because they also took over my back yard this year for very few fruits.

[@Naturalsoaprecipes]

Hi Lisa, fresh in my feed as soon as you uploaded 🙏

[@isabelleer7501]

I realize this video is old, but I have a suggestion for this coming spring for you! Mildew is actually best controlled with diluted milk sprayed on the leaves! It has been proven to be even better than chemical sprays in scientific studies and of course is not toxic. It should work way better than tea tree oil

[@lanavictor2249]

Thank you Lisa...you are such an inspiration...May GOD BLESS you and your family...lots of love 🇿🇦⚘🕊

[@patriciacinea3097]

I will never start tomato plants in the house in March again! Grow tall, lanky. Perhaps first week of May! Like your realistic prioritization. I'll do same next year!

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

Same!! Hopefully I can remember this next year!

[@LtColDaddy71]

Never a bad time fora Chia Latte. Excess garden production = pig feed, and it’s good you know how-can garden, and have a good relationship with growers. That’s good security for your family. Your free people. Not many people can make that claim. As those kids get bigger, they’ll help carry more of the load. You gave them life, what’s 15 yrs of moderate labor in exchange for that? Sounds like a good trade. Plus, you’re passing down the craft.

[@mommininthemountains9498]

Love your ideas on flowers!

[@rachelsearls6452]

I love these videos!! And that kind of salsa is my favorite!! Hope your garden does excellent this year! We have a big one that my in-laws help with! We are canning a lot as well!

[@dianagette4796]

Here in Alberta Canada, our veggie gardens are splendid, not many pests, the only thing I dust with chemical is cabbage. Must be the rich black soil we have in the prairies. On the downside, is a short growing season, no watermelons for us🙁

[@hey6961]

I love seeing how your kiddos react and help. I wish I could get mine to help. Any advice ?

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

find any opportunity for them to lend a hand - even if it's small!

[@atdepaulis]

Ha I didn’t plant pumpkins either but we did have an old pumpkin out in my garden and the birds somehow planted like 20 plants throughout the yard haha The hardening off part is sooo annoying to me… all the seedlings I started this year (because we still had snow in April?) I baby soo much lol

[@ashleighphillips2012]

The girls comments was the best part lol

[@melindaedgington9925]

If you are struggling to keep up with a big garden try using some no dig or permaculture methods.

[@kendrahubbard8201]

How are the bee's coming along?

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

they're doing good! nothing much to report but they're happy

[@laurielawrence9341]

Hi Lisa. I really enjoy your videos. Where are your seeds from? Your meals give me ideas. I like that they are from scratch and basic ingredients. 😊

[@TheSilverLining80]

They look like they are from Botanical Interests. :)

[@alfanton07]

Random question Lisa 😅 Where did you get your fridge? I love how it blends into your kitchen.

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

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[@annatibia8307]

Can you do some of your sourdough receipts without those kinds of skillets? I don’t have one, but I want to start my sour dough starter.

[@marebear09]

You definitely can!

[@themohrlands]

where is your shirt from!??

[@hildamclawhorm6305]

Glad to hear you are not working so hard this year

[@rebeccabeard2964]

I don't understand: what does "planting too many flowers" mean? 🤔😆😍

[@kaydekaiser7044]

Seriously, get your husband to put in some irrigation in your garden. My garden is 1,800 square feet and I just turn on a water pump and the drip line takes care of all the plants whilst I have a beer or my morning coffee.

[@leighamarie07]

🥺I don’t have a garden yet.

[@kristinemolina4881]

❤❤

[@donna8212]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@susantaylor8507]

Do you milk your cow to or just your goats

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

i will be milking my cow, yes! at this point in time I'm only milking my goats

[@joyandson1]

Doesn’t everyone have a garden jungle?

[@chickadeetle]

what zone are you in?

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

6!

[@chickadeetle]

@@FarmhouseonBoone Thank you! ❤

[@CRG_]

Johanna thinking everyone has a garden😅

[@catherinekim5287]

Pregnant??

[@thedorsinator]

Yes, wife.

[@ANAbiNader]

"Do you know one person that doesn't have a garden?"...me *cries in condo balcony*

[@CottageontheCorner]

You could totally do a container garden on your balcony with veggies or herbs or flowers or all of them...so easy!!

[@ANAbiNader]

@@CottageontheCorner I was actually fortunate enough to grow up in a house with a huge garden. Our balcony is quite narrow but my husband does enjoy planting some herbs, tomatoes and lots of flowers on it 😊

[@CottageontheCorner]

@@ANAbiNader I prefer it. I do have a hard that I had raised beds in, but I use calvanized bins and all sorts of containers so their right outside my back door. I do veggies and herbs also.

[@esmeedesi9027]

Same... SAME

[@esmeedesi9027]

@@CottageontheCorner If your balcony is big yes XD

[@jessnpenny2105]

Johannah might not think it’s interesting because she gets to live it haha. But as a girl in the city longing to have a garden and animals I love watching these.

[@thedorsinator]

Y’all - #7 is in there. I think she’s preggers. She’s not drinking coffee, she’s wearing an apron or a sweater at all times... she’s glowing.

[@Lola23mfam]

Your observation was accurate.

[@valeriehaertl9218]

Don’t stress or feel guilty for not being able to can and preserve right now. ENJOY the time of life you are in right now. ENJOY those kids! They grow up way to fast!

[@wenzworld]

Hi Lisa, I wonder if you could “assign” a garden bed to each child to tend as they become old enough? This would still leave you plenty of garden beds to tend yourself, and keep things manageable s well. ❤️. Just to let you know, even though you don’t love growing carrots, they are a great companion to tomatoes in the garden.😊

[@michellebarham326]

That is a GREAT idea!

[@klaudiabikova]

That's how we had it when I was a child. I remember all I wanted to plant was strawberries. 😆

[@bekaguenot2831]

1 Thessalonians 4:11 You’re literally living the life!

[@mommininthemountains9498]

Love this! I looked it up.

[@bekaguenot2831]

It’s my favorite verse ❤️

[@walkbyfaithfamily9177]

Amen!

[@TarrynOneil09]

Tell Johanna we find it interesting 😂 here’s what almost 30 looks like. Watching Gardening and food videos in bed on a Saturday night.

[@jendyson6729]

For beginners, pots are super easy and there are so many things that do great in pots, even potatoes! Seed packets now have a 'container friendly' image on them and then tell how many plants to put in a 12" pot. I thinking a novice mistake would be trying to plant everything from seed. Its fine to buy starts and maybe plant the super easy to grow things like cucumbers from seed when you are first getting started. Also a very sunny (full sun) location is essential for success for most veggies. There are so many guides on the internet that help with your zone and what grows at what time of year. The last thing is to mulch with something, I use straw. I don't like weeding and this helps a ton, also helps with not having to water is much. Hope this is helpful for someone just starting out :) fun video as always!!

[@user-wm9rd7gt9x]

I enjoy these "bring us along on your day" videos, they are so calm and relaxed and it really inspires me to have a pleasant slow yet productive day

[@andrearouillard7668]

I love how everyone's going "aww, sweet innocent child doesn't know that some people don't have gardens, she's living such an idyllic life" when in actual fact she was just being snarky 😂🤣

[@cherieannese1132]

Oh Absolutely interesting!!! "is anybody even going to be interested in that.....? I am in Adelaide, South Australia. It's Autumn/Fall here right now. I would LOVE to email Johanna with ten things I found fascinating (not just interesting) about your gorgeous Mother's vlog. We don't have frost here, or snow the way we garden here is VERY VERY DIFFERENT to the way you garden. We have gardens all through winter. And flowers and fruit and vegetables growing. Pumpkin is a winter harvest here. Yet your family eats them in summer. So we are eating them in the same months but in different seasons. Weird huh? Oranges and lemons and other citrus all are ready in the middle of winter here. Rosemary plants are grown in the middle of roads and round about a here because it thrives with perhaps a prune and very little water (it's quite dry where we live) and our rosemary bushes last YEARS!!!! (Because we don't have frost or snow).... which is why we need to prune them. We live in the capital city of our State, and we live a 45 minute walk from the center of town (So we can do it but normally drive. Our city spreads out narrowly along the ocean and pushed between the ocean and the hills. Most people live in houses here (not apartments) but as "urban sprawl" makes it further and further for people to get in to the city (if they need) old small houses on big lots get bulldozed and two big houses with tiny yards get put in its place. This means gardens are getting smaller. We live in a lovely old cottage that is on a decent city block. But it was extended for modern living.... a huge shed effected.... a large pergola put up.... a pool and spa and pool area added and now the garden is small and the man made area takes over. But we love our garden. You have a HUGE vegetable garden. And a large outdoor space. No pool. No pergola. But lots of lovely room to explore and enjoy. I'm sure you love being outside too. Our cosmos, zinnias and sunflowers we planted along our sunny but narrow driveway path next to concrete and a solid fence (a garden bed about 15 inches deep and about 10 yards long) are finishing and making seeds while your family is planting seeds. So many similarities. So many differences. Fascinating.

[@joannleboeuf1739]

Well, I just loved seeing Daniel walking around the flower beds with a weed stuck in his neck collar. It seemed to annoy him and it was so sweet to see that he had no idea what was bothering him. Loved seeing all the kids in the garden and a family working together. You are so very good with the children. God shines on your family.

[@alisongreen7382]

Im so glad you take us along in your day to day life. You are living the life many dream of. 🥰

[@walkbyfaithfamily9177]

Last year I put diapers in the bottom of my pots and they really helped keep moisture in the pots longer! Just thought I would share that tip. 😊 Happy Gardening!

[@toddsherfey6236]

It took me a long time to figure out that less is more, less garden is easier to manage which gives more good produce. And yes very good to get those beautiful young helpers in the garden. Show them give them a plot to plant what they want. Y'all have a beautiful homestead. God speed

[@abbyw6830]

Lisa, have you watched Living Traditions Homestead or Roots and Refuge? We started with square foot gardening, then tried Back to Eden (which was great but we can't get free wood chips) We switched to the weed fabric last year and it has been LIFE Changing! We added the cattle panel arches that Roots and Refuge did we made them a bit more sturdy and did 5 in a row! We did it the 1st time last year and trained vines up them and it has made a HUGE difference for us! We started the weed fabric and irrigation suggested by Living Traditions Homestead and it also has helped so much so much less weeding!! We have HUGE weed issues and I can't be out in the heat for a long time so these have both made such big differences for us! Even my husband is enjoying gardening more (he usually isn't very involved as it is to much work)!!

[@DarleneDeSilva]

Parsley and basil can be used for pesto. I blend in my kitchen aid the herb with olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper and you could use red onions...so good on the sour dough bread that I make thanks to you.

[@kathleenroberts7972]

Those seed packets were beautiful! Looked like art work. When I get pretty ones I make a wreath and put the seed packets on it.

[@vickeypierce293]

Just love your garden. I grow mine in grow pots I found on Amazon...I plant tomatoes cucumbers squash zucchini jalapeños green bell peppers and cantaloupe. These are 20 gallon pots and I absolutely love them. Can't wait to see your beautiful flowers!! I plant some also. My garden is my stress reducer!!

[@momsagainstmedicalbullying6154]

I like hearing you talk to the kids as opposed to just background music :)

[@sitathisfeet5797]

Same here. Nice to see you here : )

[@kimr4005]

Me too. Lots of yt channels I watched have changed to music. I quit watching because most of my time I am just listening while doing other stuff.

[@scarlethenderson6510]

An important tip also in planting is to make sure that you are using good soil a lot of people don't realize you need to feed the soil if you're reusing a garden spot that's been used for many years the minerals have been used up in that area so get some cow manure or something like that makes it with your dirt and that is usually why people will have big plants but no production in other words the plants are huge but no tomatoes or they're small just food for thought have a blessed day everyone God loves you

[@illusionary5951]

I dont know I have grown all kinds of veggies in pot and containers. Havent tried spuds as yet. Guess Im just a stick in the mud as I hate buying seedlings and always start my own. With Obiden being at the helm you will see an increase of all goods there seems to be a shortage of livestock feed...Ya so just in case be ready things dont look that good with hair brains in control if you havent noticed..........

[@countrymousesfarmhouse497]

I do have a garden( usually )and cook from scratch but yes, I do love to watch these videos anyway. Haha. Loved that .

[@patsygrace2561]

I can watch you fry eggs all day long it’s amazing and I’d have the biggest mess in the skillet you ever did see yourscome out so nice♥️enjoy your blogs everytime

[@faithheritageathome9253]

Ha! Watching this two days after I put cosmos and zinnia seeds in 7gallon fabric pots 😂🤦🏽‍♀️

[@Alexis_9339]

I love the childlike thought process. “is it that interesting? Do you know one person without a garden?” She is going to look back and see what her life was and what it could have been if her parents didn’t have the values that they did.

[@texasbaby2053]

Johannah’s brutal honesty, hahaha I love it!! It’s sweet that to her it’s mundane, I hope someday my son thinks farm life and gardening is just his normal too 💗

[@maciebaker6066]

My family and I compost as well! Are used an old tractor tire and I just throw my vegetable and fruit scraps and old flowers from bouquets into it, and I accidentally grew a tomato plant so I have a large tomato plant growing in my compost!

[@karahernandez2687]

I plant sunflowers and marigolds around the perimeter of my garden. They would be beautiful around your white picket fence.

[@OliviaViewyork]

Love your video:) it’s so relaxing🌿🌿I would like to have a garden:)

[@MaraBelleMemories]

I decided the same thing this year, a more manageable garden. Loved this

[@TheHeritageArtsPodcast]

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for being so transparent about the fact that you have acknowledged that you are not in the position, nor do you need to be at this time, to be fully sustained by your gardening. It's so healthy to know what you're NOT going to do and set boundaries and priorities around that. Good for those who can make it work, but so freeing for those of us that can't in this season of life!

[@annamcg928]

Over plant! Who would do such a thing! 🤪

[@maryjaynemay3410]

Lovely salad. Tho it can be called salsa, it is more often called Pico de Gallo (piko day gayo). Yummy on a million things: eggs, tacos, burritos, fish, hot grilled sandwiches, cheese, etc. Salsa has more liquid and is often cooked briefly so vegs soften. P d G is fresh and crunchy. 12:26 Have you ever made tortilla soup? Devine…. I have a recipe given to me in San Antonio, TX by a chef at the Alamo Cafe Restaurant. When I have more time I can send it if you want. It starts with roasting a whole chicken smothered in Cumin, Garlic salt, yellow onions till falling apart. Tear apart. Huge pot with chicken broth & water and all but breast meat which goes in soup bowl at serving time. Remove skin after soup is done. Top with corn tortilla strips with avocado slices and as much lime juice as you want. Insane. Also Cilantro. 😵‍💫

[@sarasnyder6719]

I grow cilantro in the fall and it lasts throughout the winter into spring. Zone 7b

[@this.vibrantlife]

Yes. Lol One of your sons asked if it was interesting to watch you garden. I don’t know about people. I am still interested. I do have a garden. But I like to check out how it goes for my favorite folks I follow, as well.

[@knittinghands23]

Research companion garden. Plants help plants to keep pests down. Peppermint, marigolds, rosemary, etc.

[@DistinguishedBeauty]

I live in Azusa, California and I can name less then a handful who DOES have a garden. Its not common to have a garden at all over here near Los Angeles so YES! It's very interesting!!! Lol

[@___Rebecca___]

I love this style of video! I appreciate your more artistic ones as well but I really enjoy the more "realistic" DITL style. It helps this tired 2 under 2 mama relate haha ❤

[@rebeccaknudsen6190]

Cilantro is best planted intermintinly & often. I get cilantro seeds in the bulk section in the spice section so I can plant once every week when I water. After they bolt I let them reseed. That way I always have cilantro. It is so budget friendly.

[@Naturalrnmom]

Hahaha I’m watching the vlog so interested “does anyone not have a garden” I love with you can hear what’s going on and how you interact with the kids. Thank you again for sharing

[@wsyl59]

Fungal issues. I have followed roots and refuge and she trims her tomatoes for suckers up so no leaves touch the ground and there us mire airflow. That should also help. Live the essential oil idea. Brianna sprays her milk cow while milking to lesson flies with an essential oil mix