FULL Fall Garden Tour | Vegetables and Fruit | A Year's Worth for Family of 4

[@MelissaKNorris]

Let me know if you enjoyed this video and what other things you'd like to see or learn in future videos!

[@GrowYourGroceries]

Melissa K. Norris - Modern Homesteading loved the video! (Still haven’t forgotten about emailing you!) would love to see a run down of what varieties you grow and taste tests of them plus talking about varieties you’ve grown in the past and if you would / wouldn’t grow them again.

[@MelissaKNorris]

@@GrowYourGroceries great suggestion, I might not be able to do it in the garden but close to seed starting time I could.

[@winnman69]

I love your videos

[@Aimeelovesall]

Please, could someone remind me which gardening zone she lives in?

[@melward5728]

Your video is 1 year old. But, I'm thankful to you for sharing your experience. This summer will be my first garden attempt. Therapy for an old broken down nurse.

[@kevelthaus3197]

I just found you and are enjoying your videos. We grow apples, peaches, plums and our new tree - Asian pears. One trick I learned from a neighbor, who is from Vietnam, said to use "peppermint satchels and hang them around your fencing around the trees and it will keep deer away. The deer stripped the leaves of my Asian pear trees. We fenced around them and hung these little satchels around the tree and deer have stayed away. We used peppermint oil on a cotton ball, wrapped it in cut squares of cheesecloth tied the top with a loop knot and hung from fencing. Cheap and easy. Lasted an entire year.

[@ambertate1233]

I am so excited to find someone from the PNW to follow and learn from. Most people I come across are from different areas of the country. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! This is our first year starting our homestead, and what you are showing is what I hope to have in time.

[@syedburhanuddin8245]

Melissa, your presentation is excellent, all natural & highly informative & appreciable. Thank U for sharing your experience & thoughts.

[@bugsy1028]

Your face is glowing !! It’s a good glow. Super pretty.

[@gildatyler8458]

I am originally from Missouri but now in Oklahoma. Temps get a lot higher than where you are. I have learned that when Temps get 100 and above, our tomatoes will bloom but will not set fruit until the temp drops back down into at least the 90's. Also if we have a dry spell and then get rain or lots of rain, the tomatoes will split open with cracks up to 1/8 inch wide.

[@ghost1179]

Enjoyed your video. We usually have about and acre garden and are adding bees this spring. If you like the butternut squash, as we do. We tried an heirloom blue Hubbard squash that has become our new favorite. It also makes the best pumpkin pies. Thanks for sharing.

[@FermentedHomestead]

Your garden is so inspiring! I cant wait to see what you're up to this spring :)

[@ohammed1]

Your garden is so inspiring,hope one day i"ll have like it,from ksa

[@loue6563]

October and cranberry beans are some of my favorites. My dad always had them in the garden.

[@TheSHOP411]

No where near my grow zone, but I still enjoy your videos. Great presentation in all your videos. Comes across very professional.

[@mikefinley4367]

Ever consider bees to help pollinate the crops and sell the honey? Just a idea. My experience around honey bees scas long as you don't mess with them they will land on you, crawl around but not sting. I worked a const job near a bee farm and was amused at how they would fly in and crawl all over us and we were still able to work as they did.

[@tilmonhensley443]

Great job miss melissa, youre the best on you tube ive seen so far, no b.s. in your game girl GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY JAMES from n.c.

[@jennhowlett9932]

Chehalis apples... My mom was born in kansas and they moved to Chehalis Washington a few years later. I spent every summer there.

[@cre8tive_one]

I live in Niagara County in NY. You are pronouncing it correctly... They are a good wine grape especially after the first frost, ice wine is very popular here. Thank you for all the great tips and tricks for gardening.

[@MelissaKNorris]

Oh thank you and now I have to see about ice wine!

[@toddsherfey3652]

I've always wanted to grow brussel sprouts. I've never ate them but once and I really liked them. I love your videos I've learned some things when it comes to canning. Thank you and God bless you and your family

[@healthshareu5908]

I couldn't adore your channel more! Thanks so much for all the information! Your presentation is delightful!

[@rosanneleibhart9115]

Thank you! So much info. I just found you this Spring. So this year I have had the best harvest ever. Thank you for what you do!

[@MelissaKNorris]

@Roseanne Leibhart congrats on your best harvest ever, that is so exciting. What all did you grow this year?

[@rosanneleibhart9115]

@@MelissaKNorris tomatoes! This year I could make sausce . Before, I just had enough for sandwiches, salad etc.

[@MelissaKNorris]

@@rosanneleibhart9115 love hearing that, nice work!!

[@CGoucher1025]

A tip against slugs. Medium to finely crushed egg shells should keep the slugs out. They don't like crawling on the sharp edges. But not so far that you've powdered them.

[@MelissaKNorris]

That doesn't work, the eggshells have never kept the slugs away for me no matter how coarse or fine I make them.

[@MyQuaintCottage]

Your garden is beautiful. Great job. Freshly chipped pine makes an amazing weed barrier. Best of luck with your plans. 🤗

[@JoeBanjo88]

Melissa...great video! You are a terrific presenter.

[@christinejesson-valore6439]

In Europe grapes are often grown overhead to provide shade for the pickers and the farmers especially in hotter climates grow them in the worst soil you have. They thrive on being stressed. Only fertilizer should be the dead leaves rotting on the ground. I think growing pasture grasses and wild flowers between the rows would help substantially. I can hardly wait for my own forever land so I can grow my own garden once again.

[@terrycarefoot4038]

I really enjoyed your video. We love peas and green beans.

[@haroldkinnionkinnion3305]

Good job little sister keep going

[@mnnomad1870]

Great videos Melissa! I am a new subscriber and see we have many things in common with other homesteaders, except I have a small dairy, I mean a very small dairy, one goat 😁 Also plagued with GERD and had the anti-reflex surgery years ago. No more meds but have to get checked out about twice a year. Again, thanks for the totally motivational videos and looking forward to Spring planting in the northern part of Minnesota 👨‍🌾

[@cindy-ki8ex]

this year the slugs were terable. we have had the same kind of weather this year. we expect a frost tonight. I picked all my green tomato's and have a lot. I didn't get as many ripe tomato's as normal but got a lot of green tomato. Say green salsa anyone.

[@MelissaKNorris]

Also green tomato pickles are a delight!

[@michaelmichael5974]

Love your videos! Thank you!

[@letiunicalopez9147]

I love your videos, you're so clear. Thank you!

[@CatherinesGardenHomeLWS]

Thank you for sharing. Continue to show your garden clean up. New subbie!

[@carolhamilton5164]

I prefer pickling cucumbers for eating as well.

[@jnlong1]

Thank you! I have been enjoying so many of your videos this season! They have been helping me so much with growing this year. We had record amounts of rain here in Ohio but we have a huge Back to Eden style food forest and the woodchips just soaked it all in like a giant sponge. Thanks for the info on Niagra grapes, we planted quite a few varieties this year, those included. :/ now I know. Would love to know more about chickens, flowers, & herbs. I feel like I got a lot of the utility planting for food done this year but really lacked on flower knowledge. Particularly to make fresh-cut bouquets, great ones for retaining color when dried for wreaths and decor, which are edible, insect repelling qualities etc. herbs for cooking are another I want to do really well next year. Oh and Also fruit tree health :/ Can you tell I'm new to all this? lol

[@MelissaKNorris]

Great suggestions and I love them all. I feel that gardening is a life long journey so don't feel bad at all for asking questions.

[@jfcajot8282]

the young beets look very nice. if i got it right they were planted in september and will be hatvested late october. i'm hoping my beets, which are about same size now, as in your video, get a chance to mature till first frost or later.

[@MelissaKNorris]

Correct, they're doing fine through our current frosts as the day temps are warm enough so I'll give them a few more weeks

[@stoner2439]

Great video Melissa! And thanks for the chuckle, please don't "fix" that bloper ;)

[@plantingalabama2520]

Great video really appreciate the tour if you have never tried the hot lemon pepper those are really great excellent for cooking hot sauce whatever you would use peppers for hot lemon peppers are great

[@daughtersbestfriend]

Love your videos. Could you please include a list of which variety of each plant that you've planted? Thank you.

[@Zoi1900]

love san marzanos. growing them in the uk but they are so sensitive. if something is to go wrong it ll happen to them first

[@gratituderanch9406]

Charles Dowding doesn’t like using wood chips because he says he always has problems with slugs and snails with them. Are use the Sluggo plus, which is Omri certified and safe for organic gardening, I just buy the really big jugs and sprinkle them every couple weeks so I don’t have a huge problem with slugs. I also handpick slugs and snails and cut them or smash them as I find them. I personally can’t handle the wood chips in my beds, because they SAP the nitrogen, even if I’m very careful not to mix them into the soil, so many of the annuals have a very shallow root systems and they just did not do as good in my trials. I will say however, that I absolutely have appreciated putting them in my isles! I’ve had a lot of mycorrhizal fungi, and I just add more as time goes on. So I will continue to do that, I also use the wood chips in my mini orchard, because those have deeper more substantial root systems.

[@MelissaKNorris]

Thanks for the feedback on the wood chips... I'm still up in the air until this spring and I do another soil test if I'll use them on the entire garden and keep replacing, but I love hearing the feedback and tips from others too!

[@MarcoPolo-yt3ew]

Hi If you don't know about biochar. Yet tell everyone that you know very very good videos thank you very much keep up the good work videos are awesome do you know about biochar feed it to the hogs and cattle and goats it goes through them and helps the soil im from northern Kentucky look up the history of biochar for gardening tell everyone you know passed it on it's good for bad clay soil ok for good soil barn wood to char douse it with water then dry it out then activate it with worm castings or compost liquids first I also like rocket store Mass heaters couches and earthships homes are nice too look up sand to gold very interesting it's for deserts growing have a good day

[@gildatyler8458]

I was wondering if you ever had trouble with your lids on your canned goods to pop from being to warm. My Grandmother always had a cellar to keep things cool. It is interesting that you keep things in the house other than in a cellar. I noticed in one of your videos that you said you would say how to properly dry onion, pumpkins, etc., but I did not hear or see it. TY

[@MelissaKNorris]

Heat shouldn't make your lids come off but best storage practices are under 95 degrees Fahrenheit. When canned correctly lids shouldn't pop off, in 20 + years of canning I've only had a lid unseal maybe 3 or 4 times. A cellar is great for ferments and root cellar items.

[@cherylanderson3340]

Your garden still looks beautiful & you've grown such a nice variety of produce. May I recommend removing leaves which are diseased or infected, as powdery mildew is a living process, which feeds on vegetation. Mildew spores spread by physical contact & by airborne spores. So, the longer affected leaves are allowed to remain in place, the more the mildew spreads, until an entire leaf is covered, making & all the while, it's a source for more spores to develop & to spread. Once mildew shows up, carefully remove leaf or leaves, without spreading the spores in the process. The plant can live without diseased non functioning leaves. The longer it's allowed to spread, the more spores will cover the soil, & later be reactivated when future crops are planted there & it rains.

[@MelissaKNorris]

Thanks Cheryl I had been but wasn't as diligent towards the end, appreciate the tip

[@cherylanderson3340]

@@MelissaKNorris Absolutely! I meant to add the disclaimer that it's the end of the season, that I could see you've got a good sized garden & have been preserving as well... About beets: How long can you leave them in the ground? Can you dig what you can eat & leave some in the garden up until a few light frosts? They have lots of sugar, so I wondered if that would help. And once dug, how long would they keep? BEtter in the fridge or in a cool, dry back hall , on open shelving?

[@MelissaKNorris]

@@cherylanderson3340 I leave my beets in the ground for about 4 to 6 weeks, as long just the top is freezing and not deep down into the soil mine are okay, but by December (my first frost is usually first of October or pretty close) they start to rot and get mushy. So yes, light frosts are totally fine. Some people in more mild winters mulch with straw and have success leaving them in, I don't though. You want to remove all but the top 2 inches of stalk (all the leaves) and then store in high humidity (so they don't shrivel) in temps of 32 to 40 degrees F ideally and they should last several months. I don't have anywhere other than my fridge for that so I leave some in the crisper drawer and can the rest.

[@cherylanderson3340]

@@MelissaKNorris TY

[@iheartherbs]

I hope you see this and are able to answer my question 🙏 What did you decide about top layer of mulch, which is best?

[@jefferyhopcus8300]

Oh Melissa I know how to make Brussels sprouts last all year long...I don't eat them yuck lol

[@gildatyler8458]

Sorry, I did not catch the typo until it went up... that is 1/8 inch split in tomatoes from to much rain instead of 18 inches.

[@veronicabaker8632]

Was wondering if you could share what you did to heal Gerd and how far Advanced was it?

[@lorindachristine3291]

Hello from vancouver island just north of you! Did you have problems with your butternut squashes splitting? I assume it's from too much moisture during this cooler, wetter summer?

[@MelissaKNorris]

I didn't experience splitting on the butternut squash but it's usually when the weather is wet and warm, so the moisture is definitely a factor

[@gratituderanch9406]

Question- I’d like to know more about your sprinkler in the back!!! It’s so hard to get it all!

[@MelissaKNorris]

We put it up on a t-post so it can hit the whole garden, it's a sprinkler head like this one amzn.to/2N5EYyq *affiliate link that we attached to the top of the post.

[@MsPandachen]

I always thought “giving up the ghost “ was a German saying, didn’t know native english speakers use this saying 😁

[@MelissaKNorris]

Know what, my fathers ancestors are from Germany, maybe that explains it 😊

[@cherylanderson3340]

I've heard it & said it, but I'm in my 70s - so...

[@ecocentrichomestead6783]

English is a derivative of a mix of German and French.

[@melisagraham587]

King James Version of scriptures says in the gospel of Mark 15:37 that Christ “gave up the ghost” when he died on the cross.

[@MsPandachen]

@@melisagraham587 in Germany we use "den Geist aufgeben" so giving up the ghost for electronics that doesn't function anymore like your computer or printer has an increasing amount malfunction or for plants that are slowly dieing so we use this term for things not for humans or animals... I try to remember the "translation" we learned in school like we say "it pours like out of buckets" and the English translation would be "it rains cats and dogs" and it both means it rains really heavily.. It's so interesting to me that the English language specially in America is so influenced by sayings or terms that ancestors brought from the home countrys. Because school teaches mostly British English, but it has changed since I was in school and since then you can just watch Netflix or Amazon in the Original language, when I was starting learning English it was not around and that was not that long ago (I'm 27, and we started at 5th grade back then)

[@ElizabethM824]

Loved the tour. How long ago did you plant the grape vines? I'm just wondering if I plant grapes next year how long it would take to cover an arbor. I think I could use this as a privacy screen between my deck and the neighbor's back yard. Thanks.

[@plante_n_seeds4505]

I've got two bags of tomatoes in my freezer at the moment for that very reason! Do you thaw them out in a collander or a stock pot? How long do they generally take to thaw out?

[@MelissaKNorris]

I toss them in a large bowl or stock pot, fill with hot tap water, they'll begin to thaw like that in about an hour or so, enough to slip off the skins. If you leave in the bag and don't put in water, they'll take hours.

[@plante_n_seeds4505]

@@MelissaKNorris Good to know! Thank you so much! :) Being able to use food that I've preserved is satisfying in a way that I honestly never thought it would be.

[@dianamullins5079]

Where are you located? I am in Port Angeles WA on the Olympic Peninsula. Have you ever grown Luffa or black oil sunflowers?

[@MelissaKNorris]

I'm in Eastern Skagit county and I haven't done either of those crops yet, have you? Port Angeles is a beautiful area

[@dianamullins5079]

@@MelissaKNorris Not luffa, I'm waiting to hear back from Baker Creek if it is possible. I have some black oil sunflowers in my greenhouse and they have died back now, I'm just waiting for them to get brown and then harvest.

[@dianamullins5079]

@@lavendermills8815 Thanks neighbor, for the encouragement. I might give it a try starting the luffa inside around maybe Feb. and planting outside after last frost.

[@midwest1956]

Hello Melissa, what is the average yearly rainfall in inches for your area?

[@MelissaKNorris]

Hey we get on average in a year 74 inches of rain and 27 inches of snow, how about you?

[@midwest1956]

@@MelissaKNorris We have about thirty-four inches of rain and fifty inches of snow, on average, yearly in east central Minnesota.

[@marcieburnett8225]

Can you use the wood shavings they have at Tractor supply? Or do you need to get them elsewhere?

[@patmidlam1927]

Just make sure there is no chips from Walnut because it will prevent growth of your plants

[@troopsteve1]

I have been gardening for about 7 years with the store bought seeds. I'm looking to getting into heirloom seeds and saving seeds. I heard you say you are in the Pacific Northwest...I am also in the Pacific Northwest. Do you have a list of heirloom varieties that do well in our climate? I'm in 7b....if you are the same.

[@aspenram3885]

Hey I'm a different person but you can try territorial seed company. They're a company in the pnw who do lots of heirloom varieties and they breed them to do well up here. :)

[@christ5769]

growing strawberries video?

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[@scottborders1844]

He melissa what happened yesterday your a day late

[@MelissaKNorris]

@Scott Borders believe it or not I started uploading this video at 10 am yesterday morning, it just finished this afternoon!! With our rural internet it took over 24 hours to upload, crazy but true, normally it only takes about 4 hours.

[@jfcajot8282]

these are the days of modern technology :) ... sorry to hear that Melissa, and tx for your great work. very interesting video , learned lots as always !

[@winnman69]

Plus not sure where they get All of their money

[@winnman69]

I watched living tradition but her voice is very squeekie