Focusing On VARIETY: 2023 Spring & Summer Garden Selections

[@mandyg888]

Yes borage! I dried my flowers and leaves.

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Is it good as a tea?

[@mandyg888]

Ohhhhhhh I really want to do loofah as well!

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

It seems so darn fun!

[@GWPHomestead]

The peaches and cream corn is so so good. And the habanadas, *chefs kiss*

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

I can't wait to grow the corn!!

[@mandyg888]

Mystery melon! How fun! 😂

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Can't wait!!

[@rechellmullen6340]

Oh wow!!! I've got to find that heatless Habanero pepper. ❤️❤️❤️

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Baker Creek is where I got mine! "Habanada".

[@merryanneadair4451]

Your plants look so good already! Some of those are huge! It'll be a while yet here before I can do more than dream & plan! 🙂 I did find that the 3 peach seeds I prepared last fall to stratify in my refrigerator have all sprouted! That was exciting! Looking forward to your garden tours this year, you have such a green thumb & are so inspiring!! God bless!

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Wow that's SO neat about the peaches!! We have tried to grow plums before in the same way but with no luck!

[@stonesoupsubstitutions6946]

Oh, I'm excited to see what your huckleberry experience is! I've considered growing those often.

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Yeah I'm going to start them at the same time as peppers and do more Research!

[@cherylirvin3919]

Getting ready inside by next week. We don’t have a greenhouse but we are blessed with a long growing season.

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Eep!!! So excited about the growing season!!!

[@redlanternhomesteadcathym105]

oh hooray!!!!!!!!!! I love living vicariously through your gardening since we are about a month behind you every year.

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

I hope to make you proud, lol!♡♡

[@stonesoupsubstitutions6946]

I've been dreaming of those heatless habaneros!

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

So yummy!!! I need to dig into the fermented ones more often.

[@stonesoupsubstitutions6946]

@@SageandStoneHomestead oh, I'll have to ferment some this year for snacking. That sounds amazing!

[@mandyg888]

Can't wait to see the watermelons!

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Same!!

[@TheHeavenlyHomestead]

We don’t get as hot so I can only dream about melons and watermelons. All varieties of squash thrive, and I love your classic orange pumpkin. I’m super excited for spring and have lots of seeds started that I didn’t plan right so I might ran out of room 😂 Thanks for sharing!

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

The squash would do great if not for the bugs!!

[@dianagallagher3891]

I was going to ask you if you ever grew the loofah plant. I would love one. When we owned our home we were the second owners of this house and the man was a rose grower. He had been in many rose magazines and even started his own hybrid but when his wife died he needed to stay busy all his children live in other states. When my husband and I went to the open house the realtor was good friends with the man's son so he told us all about his roses. We had like 20 rose bushes in the back yard and next to each rose bush was the name of the rose and wow they were beautiful. When we moved in the basement had a big metal cabinet and inside was all his fertilizer that he made so I was pretty excited they were there but maybe 5 years of living there my beautiful roses were slowly dieing I ran out of his fertilizer and I bought organic stuff from home depot but no luck by the time we had our house fire which was 12 years of living there I only had 3 rose bushes that were still going strong. But my dreams were to plant more vegetables and have my kids start there little gardens. Sorry I wanted to ask if you have alot of loofah's in the fall I love to buy one off you but only if you have any you could spear..lol do you start your seeds directly in the ground or do you plant them in the green house and then transfer them to your other gardens ?

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

It depends on the type of seed weather or not ill start it in thenl ground or do a start in the greenhouse! The loofah I will direct sow into the ground. If it does well I may sell some things made with it!♡

[@elainehinton2860]

I’m soooo ready for spring!! We started another compost pile. With rabbits, chickens, and goats, I am realizing there won’t be any shortage of those! That’s about the closest I have gotten to garden stuff on our new property… unless you count harvesting some maple sap!

[@merryanneadair4451]

Definitely count maple syrup as a harvest!!! 😋 That's wonderful! God bless!

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Maple sap totally counts!!! That's too cool!

[@sparkleflair]

I bought the seeds for the Habanada for this summer! I'm planting a garden this year after all, my son is coming to visit us instead of us traveling.

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Oh yay!! Enjoy the habanada!! I love them!

[@cindyboard7816]

Oh gosh those tomato pictures had my mouth watering!!! NOTHING compares to a home grown tomato and looks like we share some tomato favorites. The Peaches-n-Cream corn is a favorite at our house, I'm also a fan of the Bodacious variety. You definitely have a wide variety planned and I'm excited for you to get your hands in the dirt. Thanks for sharing and stay safe!!!

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

I can't wait to get this all going!!♡♡

[@rebeccawatson9284]

Kajari and charentais are my favorites!

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Same!! The combo of the two in a hybrid was bizarre!!!

[@rebeccawatson9284]

@@SageandStoneHomestead hopefully it didn't smell or taste like armpits! I imagined heaven!

[@beckycollins7591]

Now I'm gonna need to order more seeds!!! New follower and I've never heard of the heatmaster. Some of the others look intriguing too!

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Hestmaster was ESSENTIAL to getting a great crop of tomatoes out of our greenhouse last summer! It was so hot!! Thanks so much for watching and welcome to the channel!♡♡

[@staceywishart9971]

I ordered the heat master tomato seeds last fall when you said what yours were. I hope I have the great results you did. 😂. I just started my seeds yesterday.

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

YAY the Heatmaster is a slam dunk here!!

[@staceywishart9971]

@@SageandStoneHomestead I’m hoping to get the same results. It gets very hot here in Mississippi too. So I’m hoping for lots of maters. 😉

[@mandyg888]

Ok you need to come up with two cook books. One on goats and one on veggies 😂. I'll help with you getting them down on paper... It will be next week some time as things have well... Turned again... ❤

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Oh no, prayers coming!♡

[@kimfowler6132]

I’m excited for seed starting! I’m starting some this weekend and hope to get peas in the ground! You should maybe orchestrate a seed swap!! Hint Hint 😁

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

I thought about it but don't know exactly how it would all work! I need to brain logistics and maybe plan for next winter!

[@kimfowler6132]

@@SageandStoneHomestead no clue! I’m good with coming up with other ideas for other people tho 🤣, but I would absolutely help as needed!

[@vixxcottage]

I discovered a way to increase yield with corn. Instead of planting in rows plant in squares of like 4 feet by 4 feet. You will be surprised at your yield.

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

I was looking into that! Planting in blocks they say? How many inches apart do you think?

[@vixxcottage]

@@SageandStoneHomestead I did it in 4x4 blocks with walkway between blocks. I learned from my former husband. He liked square foot method by Matt Bartholomew. The first year I was amazed. Had enough in freezer for year and I sold extra at work. Everyone wanted some.

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Thank you so much!! Do you recall how far apart each Corn stalk was? That's the really variable thing I'm seeing. Some say 5 inches some say up to 12.

[@vixxcottage]

@@SageandStoneHomestead I did it 12 inches and apart. It was the square foot method. I don't grow corn anymore but it was delicious. Also the ground was very rich soil lots of compost and cow manure.

[@phatmeemaw6322]

So exciting. What is the purpose of your cow peas this year? Human, animal , or getting the new patch of earth gping?

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Human consumption and regenerating rows that had the heavy-yielding tomatoes in them last season!

[@phatmeemaw6322]

@@SageandStoneHomestead I was wondering lol. I know with the price of everything maybe you were trying to offset a bit (albeit small) of your animal feed, since it is going up with everything else. Good work, love especially garden videos

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Thanks so much, more garden to come and I'm so excited about it!!! And more pasture growth too, bugs and all that will help with the feed bill at least until next October!♡

[@phatmeemaw6322]

@@SageandStoneHomestead ❤

[@rebeccawatson9284]

I guess I did watch this, I liked it. 🤷‍♀️

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

🤣🤣🤣❤️

[@bonnieneufeldt1814]

Hi there. Well, I have a quick question, (I hope anyway). I was approved to have a community plot in a garden space up here in BC. Our weather is pretty decent in the summer months. The plots are 8ft x 4ft. raised beds, (about 3fi high). I know I want to plant Oregano, Basil, Thyme, and Parsley so I can do my herb blends, but what else could I put in there to utilize the space that I have been given ??

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Growing vertically will really help you make the most of the space! What things do you like to eat?! That's so awesome, congrats!

[@bonnieneufeldt1814]

@@SageandStoneHomestead I'm so excited & can't thank you enough for your suggestion of a Community Garden to me!! I was listening intently on your plans for your garden, and have a couple of ideas, like tomatoes, and maybe a few flowers. Hopefully it will work out. Thank you again for your awesome content and knowledge Heather. I super appreciate it...... Bonnie