Filling the Gaps (Sowing Root Veggies) | VLOG

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[@Junkinsally]

Ya’ll need to get in the habit of laying the seed pack on the ground where you just sowed and snap a pic! That way you have the name and the date they were sown without a tag. I move all my “seed” pics into a folder for easier access. Works great!

[@sassyherbgardener7154]

Oh my gosh, I do that, too!!

[@Anaturalbeauty]

I did this today when direct sowing seeds

[@mariahminton854]

This is so awesome! I’m going to try that this spring. Thank you so much!

[@LomthunziJere]

Great idea! Thanks

[@normalopez2856]

Awesome idea!

[@PatrickPoet]

Could you experiment with leaving the fans on? They sound a lot louder to you than to us because the mic is directional and picks up close sounds preferably. When you went in the fans were on and we heard you just fine. If you can reduce your suffering and the plants suffering and we still get a good product from you, that's a win win win:)

[@serobinson1]

Agree it sounded no doubt deferent to me😊

[@SBECKTRADITIONS]

Agreed. Same with when it’s getting dark. We can see.

[@ValereeSayre]

Carpet of Snow Alyssum,, or White Knight, is the common white. Sweet William is a type of dianthus.

[@BradfordHomestead]

You mentioned dill, and it reminded me of something hilarious that I have not shared with you yet. My neighbors and I have a approximately 20x60 foot section of just Golden Rod, ragweed, a few small pine trees between our properties. I spilled a package of dill seeds back in the spring, and that section of land between our homes is nothing but a dill forest. I go outside, and if there is a breeze, you can smell it! And the dill, it’s just a waving in the breeze. It is so funny! I will forever have dill now 😂

[@katrinamcnicol950]

Dill pollen can be collected and used as a spice, most commonly you’ll see fennel pollen treated this way but dill works too

[@MissBetsyLu]

Maybe get lots of swallowtails?? Blessings everyone everywhere.

[@BradfordHomestead]

@@MissBetsyLu tons of butterflies!!

[@MissBetsyLu]

@@BradfordHomestead I'm way way way jealous!!!!! I plant dill seed from seasoning bottle, but no sprouts. Maybe they will grow after Winter. Grand Blessings everyone everywhere.

[@kathymcmc]

I would adore that. We need full for pickles and fish and egg salad. I cannot get my dill to grow.

[@WendysWorldTX]

Mexican bush sage grows like crazy here in Central TX. It will come back every year and if you throw it in the bonfire (just break off the stems after it freezes), it smells amazing and keeps bugs away... which is only a southern problem, bugs after a freeze. 🤷‍♀️

[@HumboldtFreelance]

Thank you for this insight! Mine looks terrible up herein Eureka, CA - but it’s in the very sandy/clay ground here. So theres that.

[@domesti-city]

Here in the warmer inland valleys of Southern Cal, it grows wonderfully, and I just cut it back to about 8 inches tall at the end of the season, and it comes back beautifully the next Spring. I love the rich velvet flowers, and so do the bees.

[@paigegough6929]

The Mexican sage is in the salvia family and the salvia family is very easy to propagate, take cuttings with the flowers and bottom leaves cut off and put the bottom in damp soil and it should take root pretty quick.

[@justuskirwa6857]

Who needs cable when I can learn a lot free from my best KZbinr, Jess. Loving the vlogs Jess.

[@MissBetsyLu]

The Roses of Fall are practically world-famous. Just fyi Blessings everyone everywhere.

[@MissBetsyLu]

It happens with lots and lots and lots of rose veriaties when too dry also. Grand marvelous blessings everyone everywhere

[@herbalbunnysfarmacy]

I love just throwing seeds in randomly. It's almost like Christmas when their ready to harvest, and I don't mind playing the guessing game.

[@Brittany_McCollum]

I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of you talking about the garden, I haven’t planted my fall garden yet. I’ve been dealing with 3 sick kids but I’m going to make myself get out there tomorrow and at least sow a few seeds.

[@leeannandrews932]

I'm going to miss having a fall garden this year. We are trying to buy a new mobile home & will have to move all my raised beds😢 but next year we should have our old age home in place then I can design new gardens😊

[@tamrahawkes3170]

I’m living vicariously, in Alberta we are anticipating our first snow fall!

[@erikas974]

Absolutely mesmerised how 2 years can make a full garden.😊❤

[@kathymcmc]

Not at my house. LOL

[@sarahmcqueen2319]

I grow lemongrass as well for ornamental shrubbery but cut it and use it for mulch. It doesn’t drop a seed but protects the soil wonderfully! It slides in between rows and can wrap it around a base of a plant well ♥️ plus it keeps protecting from those pesky mosquitoes

[@jupitersgarden5097]

Sweet William (dianthus) is a flower completely different from Alyssum. Alyssum is often referred to as “Sweet Alyssum” or botanically as Lobularia.

[@debsenritchedrefuge603]

Traveling today with an 8 hr drive.. This is a pleasant half way point to enjoy! I'm grateful to have some of my last harvest of greens with me! I will be traveling another 15 hrs tomorrow & Friday to my Photography Retreat destination to capture the Colorado Rockies Fall Colors among a beautiful Ranch setting among gorgeous horses, Cattle & wildlife! Thanks for your unending inspiration in all things, Jess!!

[@toykawilliams3273]

Hey Deb!!!👋

[@lionheartfarmandgardening]

❤ It's so nice that your climate allows you to grow cold hearty vegetables in the winter there! Love that! Up here, it not only gets super cold, but then it gets warm enough to thaw and freeze repeatedly, which takes out a lot of our cold hearty veg. Our list is a lot smaller to grow from, but still worthwhile. Since our gardens were poisoned, I've still been getting quite a bit of veggies from our container gardens that are close to the house, enough to make several meals or add to meals. In the meantime, I will enjoy your lovely gardens. ❤❤

[@randaposey7817]

Looking at the empty high tunnel that’s soon to be filled with raised beds made me so excited for you! Im visually sowing seeds in it 😂

[@caliBornbEauty]

I just put a bunch of seeds between sprouts this morning. I can't stop LOL. I love seeds, I love soil. I found a volunteer tomato plant behind my pole beans. It made me so extremely happy lol. Sow Sow Sow!!

[@chezelleconroy2951]

I’m loving the glorious wildness of your Autumn garden- it’s magnificent!

[@MissBetsyLu]

You can rig up shade cloth over certain areas with two clothes lines. Just put tablecloth or junk sheet from one line to next line beside it. Blessings everyone everywhere.

[@homeschool2homestead305]

I love the wild garden! My fall garden is very slow this year. It's just been an odd year all around herein NE Arizona

[@mlee7037]

Just got back from a trip to Vermont with my niece, sister, and friends from my sister’s senior center. It was beautiful. I wore a different R&R shirt each day. My niece is in love with the cowculus shirt. Definitely going to get her one when the next round of ordering takes place if it is available. My garden has rebounded, too. Just picked my first tomato in over a month. Lots and lots of flowers. I haven’t had the heart to pull up the tomatoes and know that there is no way they are going to get big enough before frost, but the pollinators appreciate them. ❤

[@rachelscrazyfarm3969]

This is how I garden! Lol sometimes on purpose, sometimes not lol. Tried starting Pineapple ground cherries and nothing... tried them in a pot outside...nothing! Put some in raised bed, nothing.... so I thought. Forgot about them and was like oh this space is empty.. peppers it is. Then next thing I know there are plants popping up. Ground cherries galore 😂. They found their way around all the pepper plants.

[@susanturner1171]

FYI. I had a bunch of Greek oregano that I didn't get out and cut back in time because I was sick. From now on I will always leave a bunch to go to seed and flower because the bees absolutely went nuts over it.

[@trueblue_73]

I made green enchilada sauce from my 5 gallon bucket of green cherry tomatoes and I've used that stuff so much over the year. It's really great in green chili as well!

[@samoatodd8730]

Thanks!❤ I’m going to do this !🎉

[@rmashers]

Love you Jess! You feel like a friend on FaceTime! 😊

[@BrendaLeeShealy]

Excellent vlog, as always. Thanks, Jess and family!

[@KrisFasseBooksandButterflies]

Those beet greens are beautiful and one of my favorites

[@user-gz2qh1ie8d]

If you like pickled beets you have enough to make plenty! YUM!!

[@samanthahoos9827]

Thank you for he walk around the garden! 😊 I was chopping peppers for freezer storage while watching because they seem to be unyielding to the autumn weather.

[@cltinturkey]

Try roasted beet hummus. Just make regular hummus and split the batch in half. Leave half in the food processor and add a couple of roasted beets. The flavor is so rich. Kids love the pink color and everyone who has tried mine seems to love it. To roast the beets I just scrub them, wrap lightly in foil, cook at 400 for about 40 minutes. Let cool, smooth off skin, and eat, use in hummus, or save for other yummy meal additions.

[@Sky-Child]

Going to share this video with my mum. She doesn't think her allotment is a success because it is a glorious wild abundant messy hodge podge (surrounded by other allotments - straight row upon row of giant leeks) BUT she and our family eats from the allotment year round, even if sometimes it's "only" salad leaves and herbs. To my mind, that's the whole point and she is a very successful gardener!

[@elaineaugustin9189]

Oh Jess, I wanted to stop you from biting into the Wasabi radish! You are a adventurous eater!...You gave me an idea to plant root veggies in the bed the tomatoes are in grown under a trellis of beans. That shade will help protect the beets as they sprout. Still warm here, 90 and high 80's.

[@Sweettomatovine]

Hi Jess. I will try Sweet Alyssum in my fall garden. Thank you for sharing this information 🍅🌱

[@tamrahawkes3170]

We use beet leaf tops for our rolls instead of cabbage! So delicious.

[@dhansonranch]

You call it a hodge podge garden, but in reality is following natures example and to some extent, life's example. No where do things happen perfectly, they are always littered with little bits of other stuff - keeps it interesting. Good video!

[@jessicakivett7838]

I think your method of showing in the fall sounds fun and is time efficient. Just get the seeds in the ground and go

[@stonedapefarmer]

Too late to direct sow much other than greens here, but did broadcast a big mix of all of my surplus saved seeds from the last few years. I've got all kinds of stuff popping up and it makes me happy. 😁

[@angelad.8944]

I inhaled fast and deep and then held my breath when you bit into that radish, lol. I know what they taste like. 😂 Didn't seem as bad as the pepper incident though. 😁

[@traciemae0117]

That butterfly mosaic is beautiful!!

[@jenniferapplin5605]

So jealous! Can only dream of a winter garden in zone 2b!!!

[@Vickie_VADold]

I can't wait for the next big greenstalk sale!

[@robingirven4570]

I try not to be a jealous person but I’m sure envious of having 🎉a fall/winter garden! Being in northern Michigan, yeah. No winter gardens for us.

[@cltinturkey]

Thanks so much for talking us through your rationale for what you're planting and when. I've always had trouble with getting alyssum to thrive and am excited to try it this fall/winter. I'm also excited about my Romanesco broccoli. First time growing and they're so other worldly. Nature is miraculous!

[@King_of_carrot_flowers]

Jess, that Mexican sage (Salvia leucantha) would probably not survive a hard winter in your climate, especially if grown in a pot (Plants are much more vulnerable to cold in pots). I'd suggest dragging the pot into the greenhouse or polytunnel this year (It's borderline hardy) and taking cuttings next summer, which easily root in gritty compost. You could plant out those cuttings the following year and let them take their chances.

[@fatgirlfarmsteader4824]

I was so excited for a greenhouse video! Lol this video was great, as always, but I so love you're cozy fall/wintery greenhouse videos where you just come talk to us while you sow new plants 🪴 especially when it rains! I'm ready lol after this though, I may have to go and just throw some random seeds in the soil and see what happens! I don't yet have anything planted for fall, just a few volunteer ground cherries that took over an empty bed. ❤

[@lauriefederico6039]

Bless you 😊

[@doinacampean9132]

Wasabi radish!!!! I sowed wasabi Collards 1 week ago! Big fan of wasabi! :) Mixed with soy sauce and added to anything that could be sushi :)

[@kstewart3901]

I think that Mexican bush sage can be grown from cuttings, if you want to try that. It sure is pretty.

[@GypsyBrokenwings]

I'm in NE Alabama... it's hot... and drought right now(need feet seen it this dry), by the time I'd be able to grow a fall garden we'll have frost! I've also found around here there's more post pressure on fall gardens than my spring garden.

[@gardenstatesowandsew]

Beautiful thank you.

[@metalmartha2571]

You mentioned your roses are back in bloom. Here in the northern prairies of Canada. My roses have finally started blooming again. Along with my bearded irises??? Can anyone tell me have you’ve ever seen your irises bloom in the fall? I’ve only ever experienced them blooming early spring, maybe beginning of summer. What a treat as they are all black lilies.🖤🌱

My mom & I grew bearded irises for many years. I have seen them rebloom in the Fall, but usually only when the Summer was hot & dry, near-drought. Roses will sometimes do that too.

[@mellfraze8112]

Some bearded iris will rebloom in the fall, that is actually a trait that is being selected for & developed by some iris breeders. Reblooming is very climate dependent even in varieties of iris that consistently rebloom.

[@sandrainontario6710]

Can you grow irises in a container? Having moved from a house into a one-bedroom apartment with a balcony I would really like to have irises again

[@metalmartha2571]

@@sandrainontario6710 I would assume you could. Of course, in Canadian winters because the weather is harsh and long I’m not entirely sure how strong the rhizome would be in the spring.… But it would definitely be worth a shot. There are some beautiful varieties out there and as long as they had some nice insulation (such as burlap)those pots for winter, I think it would be a good possibility that. Yes you can grow irises in pots. Good luck. Hopefully it works out for you.

[@metalmartha2571]

@@mellfraze8112 thank you for the response. I had no idea that they would re-bloom again in the fall I have six varieties in my backyard new to my yard last year. I’m ecstatic that they’re blooming! They’re gorgeous blooms!

[@debwallace100]

The high tunnel with the peppers is so beautiful 🥰

[@HarvestingFaithHomestead]

I live in northern WI zone 4b, weather here gets to -30°F every winter, and our first hard frost is going to be in the next few weeks. My summer garden really sucked this year and I really wanted to do a fall garden but the soil NEEDED amendments this fall. I’m looking forward to next season. I dream of being able to succession plant but never seem to get things going soon enough for things to be successful. I’ve been enjoying learning from you and other garden channels to hopefully have better luck next year lol. I’m also considering starting my own channel to help keep me accountable to working in the garden even when it’s hot and miserable out.

[@littleearth-steading3673]

Strike two for you 😂😂 be careful with those secret spicy things 😂😂

[@JB-pd4ni]

beautiful!

[@doinacampean9132]

Just a quick note to appreciate your conversions to Celsius, for your non-US viewers.

[@darcysimental5299]

Chaos sowing is so beautiful. Things want to grow!

[@thewolfethatcould8878]

Oh!!! I just wrapped up listening to the podcast with Nana. What a blessing to be able to hear her stories. I really enjoyed it very much. Great idea of planting just after picking and cooking dinner. I will have to remember that one. Have a great weekend and upcoming week everyone!

[@kathyaakananabluebird]

If you did a greenhouse cleanup I would love to watch and hear your thoughts on decision making what you keep and what you let go of. etc.

[@scofieldfarm]

This way of planting is exactly how I garden (and the forgetting to label, even though I do take pics and videos, but then still forget I tucked things in among other things). But... like you said, being able to plant and not make it an ordeal helps me actually do it way more than if it all had to be organized and planned out.

[@ericawhitfield9289]

I thought your greenhouse fans sounded like rain. It wasn’t too loud or bothersome at all. A little relaxing, actually.

[@valdirpereira5121]

*UMA BOA TARDE QUERIDA JESSICA UMA EXCELENTE SEMANA CALIFÓRNIA LINDA 🌿👏🏻*

[@leahharbison4932]

Bless you Jess ! Fall gardens in the Carolinas are best.

[@pjdonatelli4527]

Looks like lavender. Pretty ❣️

[@cathykillion6544]

Enjoyed the video

[@divinelotus19]

Your explanation of the fall sowing is spot on. I've been direct sowing for at least 3 weeks. I did some more rutabaga again😂. This time I put a clear plastic lid on top and watered it before I put the tiny seeds in the tiny holes. I didn't even cover them. I think the dew will be enough. I can mist tomorrow so I can be sure they are wet. It's a 💯 hodgepodge 😂 of sowing. I sowed carrots like 3x. My gosh and the labeling. Yeah I kept moving them. Because on one side it didn't germinate, but the next spot it did. I'm like, why did I even label. 😂

[@jennifermyers1136]

Those hot radishes are great roasted

[@afrlala3593]

Roses bloom three times spring summer and fall.

[@rachelfrees1268]

Isn’t the fall awesome for bushes, trees and flowers for their color.❤I love and need the fall.. You are flourishing in this season also.

[@julie-annepineau4022]

Had our first frost last night and another tonight, then back to a bit warmer again. Will start harvesting parsnip now! But all my squash and beans are toast. My tomatoes may survive to ripen a few more. Took everything with colour off today but didn't have time to get the green ones yet. Thanks for the beautiful and lush visuals as my garden goes to bed for the year!

[@Optimistic_Bonnie]

I had a bucket full of green tomatoes left from my tower mater plants. I did my first canning yesterday! I made green tomato pickle relish! I used a recipe from Google, however the recipe had a heavy celery flavor. I used some garlic salt and powder, and added a little bit of balsamic vinegar. I was pleased with the end result. I thought the water bath canning didn't seal the jars, but after they cooled, they sealed. I plan on making green tomato and raspberry jam on my next canning adventure! I love watching your videos, and you have given me true inspiration to follow my heart, and pursue the end goal of owning my own homestead one day!!

[@valdirpereira5121]

*É VOCÊ ESTÁ VERMELHINHA DO SOL ☀️👏🏻*

[@sandyhaines2124]

Salvia leucantha, Mexican bush sage comes in purple like yours and a deeper purple and white variety. I used to work at the Greenery in HHI and we would always sell a ton of these when they burst into glorious bloom this time of year! Love the fuzzy flowers and leaves!

[@laurenbrown9709]

Nothing is better than In & Out I move to Oklahoma I make my husband drive me to Texas for date night just to get it lol I love my garden but have to give in to my hambre once or twice a year right

[@andreagrowsthings]

I like the idea of just tossing in more seeds when you harvest a spot. 😊 Will you reach a point where you can’t plant any more outside? I had figured I was out of time for planting carrots and beets but my you tube friends keep telling me I still can. 😂 Think I’m going to give it a shot. First frost is estimated for October 14 but we have weather in the 90’s still this week. 🥴

[@southernladywithmanyhats7428]

Man I WISH I could be out planting some seeds in my garden and transplant things. With this broken foot it is cramping my style! arg Can't out any weight on it.

[@kimberlyclark7237]

Hi! I'm chasing a squirrel! Have you done an updated cookbook video on cookbooks you use? I'm looking for meals that are wholesome and the whole family will eat. Pinterest seems to be about the same Old some old. Pasta, tacos, or strange soups. 😂😂

[@janw491]

Sigh, I’m just figuring out what beds to shut down for winter. It’s predicted that it will be a cold snowy winter. I do have some beans, cabbage, carrots and iceberg lettuce should be OK up to freeze up but only chickens in the winter gardens here. 🇨🇦 and the girls may be choosing to stay mostly in the coop this year.

[@mountaincreekhomestead]

I didn't label a thing this year and its been the most beautiful thing. I only knew what my peppers were i planted one variety lol. I love surprises lol

[@katiebrodeen4241]

Aside from plants for a future are there other reliable resources for medicinal herbs and such? I'm just learning about the value of using plants of all kinds for taking care of my family 😊

[@loriy7532]

Hi , How is the coffee store going Jess ? Always wonderful to drop in for a visit..

[@JessieC777]

I would love that recipe for the green tomato enchilada sauce! Link in the next email? 😉

That Mexican Sage is beautiful. The tiny bee looked like one of the many solitary bees we have in the U.S. Most are really docile, friendly, & won't sting unless you're inadvertently squishing them. Solitary bees are about 100× more effective pollinators than non-native honeybees. (All honeybees are non-native to the U.S., having been brought in from Europe.)

[@ellilock1]

Mexican sage is among my favorite flowers because it is perennial though dies after a few years in NC. B😢ut omg, it produces volumes of incredible purple/blue blossoms when all the other things stop blooming and takes zero care - unfortunately, I’d love to find a sustainable source.

[@charlesvickers4804]

My great grandmother would can sliced green tomatoes

[@willsolarski8550]

Wasabi Radish is... strong. I tried it once and didn't care for it either, a bit of a bummer when they get sent as the 'free seed' from one of the seed companies I use :p

[@Wildevis]

I love your higgeldy piggeldy seed planting and as you say, at the end of the day it is food we eat,what does it matter what variety it is

[@kayrabey1344]

We won’t have a winter garden this year in Prescott, lol

[@PipMiister]

🌸

[@mariannereno-db4db]

😀👍

[@tracyzabelle]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Elizabeth45840]

❤

[@valeriejohnson3831]

You need to put labels and a marker in the high tunnels so when y’all plant y’all can label the spot

[@stewpendousgrowth4]

Why not try to over winter some of the peppers and have a head start for next year?

[@prinses999tube]

Hi Jess, you allways have a highway behind you. Maybe you can do something with the microphone, or by editing the noise out?

[@ljgerken]

Mexican sage also known as blue salvia.

[@sydneykasmar]

I'd find something amazing to make with the wasabi radishes - a grated sauce would be good. I just learned that due to labelling rules only about 10% of what's bottled as wasabi sauce actually is. Read the labels. Most are made with horseradish.

[@Joyfulfarmer]

“I’m gonna be real…I don’t think that’s for me” -Jess, after crunching into a wasabi radish like an apple 😂😂 yes, fermented or in small bits… Maybe a thin slice on your sushi??

[@alikatzcreations]

I think it would be amazing grated into an Asian slaw

[@Joyfulfarmer]

@@alikatzcreations ooh, for sure!

[@JohnnyZBeatZ]

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