Garden Tour (This FEEDS a Family of 4 for a Year)

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Garden Tour Grow A Year's Worth of Food for a Family of 4 • Video

[@MelissaKNorris]

With growing all this food, you know preserving the bounty to store it over the winter months is a must. I'm doing a free home food preservation video series here, kicking off next week. Make sure you snag your seat for it melissaknorris.com/food-preservation-video-series/

[@jodiethuy4122]

Hi Melissa, I’m surprised that with the garden you show would feed your family of four! It doesn’t look as much! How many percent of groceries do you supplement from the market?

[@MelissaKNorris]

@@jodiethuy4122 it's all in baby stage right now but things I buy are things I can't grow here like bananas, avocados, citrus, and sweet potatoes. I purchase dairy from the store and broccoli and cauliflower and brussel sprouts and potatoes, pretty much brassicas right now because mine aren't producing yet (except for kale, I never buy kale and mine is producing now). I usually never buy fruit as we produce a year's worth of blueberries, raspberries, grapes, blackberries, and apples. This time of year I'll buy a few peppers (I increased our pepper plants this year so hoping I won't have to buy any next year) until our's start producing. We don't grow our own grains so wheat berries, flour and oats I buy from the store. Hope that helps.

[@smug8567]

My vegetable garden got poisoned once when some drunken bum sh*t in mine. It doesn't help that I live across the street from a bar.

[@jamewweatherford4296]

I thought so .thanks for every thing.

[@da1stamericus]

@@smug8567 sh.t is manure. gross but not poison. i have birds that drop poop ever now and then. still organic

[@suchgreatheights8841]

This channel should be part of the curriculum in schools.

[@haileynicole6522]

110% agree❤️ Will definitely be using this in my homeschool curriculum!

[@johnmuckleroy]

The schools don't want independent, self-sufficient people .It's not an accident that public school is the mess that it is.Public school is indoctrination not education ,a dumbing down process.

[@aylam87]

I will definitely be adding these to our curriculum!

[@xythiusify]

Facts

[@GlorifiedGremlin]

Yeah right. How will they make money off of you and hold control when you're self sufficient?

[@johnorr8094]

Backyard farming should be taught in schools today. Also, "Victory" gardens should be encouraged in suburban and rural areas.

[@stevesgardeningadventures2153]

@Blue collar Hero were is this sharonville that its illegal to grow a garden in your own yard.

[@cluebin8398]

@Blue collar Hero Should be called Karenville. I'm sure it is filled with Karens that report illegal gardening.

[@gail3073]

John.... it's insane that you can't plant a garden in your own yard in some places. I'm in Florida.... I grow a garden, sometimes two, every year. My life is built around my gardens.

[@johnorr8094]

In 2020, I planted 5 tomato plants. I also have a Concord grapevine. The birds "harvested'" all the grapes, and the squirrels "harvested" about half of the tomatoes. This year, I have enough tomato seeds to start my own tomato cartel.

[@collinmckinney7684]

0:00 - Herbs/flowers 8:52 - Fruits 16:10 - Vegetables

[@haroldellicott5103]

Thank you sir.

[@giancolabird]

Thank you

[@mikejohn1202]

I'm chuckling, I think my brain went to sleep after eight minutes into this video but your very enjoyable to listen to even if I stopped processing. I'm 60 and it's almost midnight, gramps isn't usually up tis late, I have to say your a fantastic source of information on gardening and seem to be growing everything I would but am without a yard at present. It's a long story. I about lost it laughing when you displayed the grapevines as I've always wanted to grow grapes and something tells me you may have a video on the subject. Some of us have to admit when we're a little sleepy (unlike Joe) so I'm out of here and thanks for sharing.

[@faniefaze]

A good husband is a good listener ! My wife can speak on the phone inhaling and outhaling without a change of tone.

[@deborahlangton2759]

Your garden is so inspiring. We just bought a home on 7 acres. I’m so hopeful to start raising my own cattle, milk, and vegetables and fruit! I love watching and listening to your videos/podcasts!

[@simplypatti6705]

I love the views around your home! I can’t imagine waking outside my house and seeing mountains. You are so blessed your father’s family migrated to the PNW. It’s such a beautiful area.

[@JoshuaSmithHomesteader]

nice backyard grocery store. We feed our family of 5 from the yard as well. Cheers

[@camboishawt]

The reason why this woman is the best. Is because chuck norris is the best. :p

[@marcieburnett8225]

Hi Melissa I just want to thank you so much for going to all the trouble of showing us all the good things that you do really appreciate it

[@rachelc.7152]

Thank you for taking us on the tour! Your homestead is gorgeous. I'm so glad that you where able to stabilize the high tunnel after all the crazy snow we got this year. I would love to see a video about your outdoor kitchen. Your dress is adorable too!

[@MelissaKNorris]

I was happy about that too Rachel! I will definitely do an outdoor kitchen tour.

[@woodspirit98]

Fertilize your raspberries with manure around 4th of July. With Heavy mulching.

[@lorindachristine3291]

Your deer are so much better behaved than mine! I'm impressed by all that you're growing and that you don't have to have fencing around all of it!

[@NoFapKing]

That dog could swallow them whole

[@donaldboyett7682]

I have to consider deer with everything I grow. Fencing around my garden. Fences around my fruit trees. Training my grapes and muscadines to a high trellis. I don't have many insect pest problems but the warm blooded pests are a real problem.

[@mountaingator001]

Thanks for the tour …you have a wonderful garden and you are such a charming person. BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL 🙏❤️🙏👍

[@jnlong1]

would love to hear more specifics on plant numbers. How many you started of that variety, what variety it is, do you direct sow it or transplant, what kind of harvest it produces, favorite ways you use it. Love the tour, it is all so beautiful!

[@smason3541]

Thanks Melissa! Always appreciate seeing what you’re doing to help us along! Many Blessings!

[@diedra8973]

My daughter, and I, are growing Corn, Squash, Kale, Mustard greens, Leeks, Peas, Potatoes, Pole beans, Lentil, Carrots, Camomile, Lavender, Avocado, Lemon, Apple, Cherry, Sage, Thyme, Oregano, Basil, Tomatoes, Garlic, Peppermint, Marigold, and Sunflowers. Thank you for the beautiful tour.

[@michellepernula872]

I grow Pears, Apples, Apricots, Mango, Fig, strawberries, asparagus, mint, thyme, rosemary, lavender (2 kinds), blueberry's (3 kind), corn (indian too), squash, radish, lettuce, cukes, gr bean, garlic, onions (white, yellow, purple, green), tomatillos, tomatoes (roma, beefsteak, cherry...all kinds), gr bell, yellow, red, jalapeno, cantaloupe, pumpkins (white boo & pie), marigold, artichoke, carrots, leeks, bok choy, potatoes (reds, russet& white), gigantic basil, lemon tree, limes, cucumbers, hydrangea (red, blue, pink), nasturtium, raspberry's, lingon, rhododendron (purple, red), celery, lettuces, cherrys... I've grown peanuts but didn't this time. Hate kale and brussel sprouts. Oh and I forgot to put in broccoli. pfffh! I'm in Washington state as well. Mild, mild winters, but too much rain. lol

[@forogafold]

Thank you! I appreciated the garden tour and your knowledge about the plants. Your natural manner of narrating makes it interesting and is easy to listen to. Nice homestead!

[@dkulikowski]

Good morning Melissa. I am new to your channel. I enjoyed your detailed garden tour. I have recently moved into a senior living community where I have two raised beds. I am very thankful for being able to continue my gardening. At 24:22 I noticed you had purslane and it looked like the start of lamb's quarters. Do you eat them? My new senior friends think I am a little strange in harvesting 'weeds' but I am very happy to continue my forging harvests at my new home. I look forward to watching many of your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and time. Lark

[@karikling8812]

I live in an apartment in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and I'm growing leaf lettuce, amaranth, flowers, and basil on my balcony. I'm also experimenting with growing spaghetti squash up the rails of the balcony.

[@AndreasCreations]

Really great video of your different gardens. I found it extremely helpful in thinking about and planning our gardens at the home we are building.

[@JWTX]

Looks wonderful, backdrop mountain's are beautiful. Very nice set up. We have many of the same as you do, but only our 2nd year into our homestead and food forest. Thanks for the great video👍😃

[@scottdeason2940]

Didn't take long for you to become a favorite. Intelligent, well spoken, knowledgeable, and lovely.

[@tinaholbrook9719]

I have just stumbled upon your podcast and I am so excited to dive into all of your amazing content! There are so many topics that I have been needing to learn about! Looking forward to soaking up your wealth of information in the coming weeks ☺

[@MelissaKNorris]

Welcome Tina, so glad to have you both with the podcast and here on KZbin! What are you diving into first?

[@tinaholbrook9719]

@@MelissaKNorris so far I've listened to the podcasts about growing enough food for a year, making money on a homestead, and natural weed control and heirloom flowers. Such great content! We're a family farm who sold our produce last year at the local market. I have big goals for next year's garden. I'm going to try to put up at least 6 months of food for us (I've only dabbled in canning so far, lots to learn!) while also still being able to sell at market. Also going to help my 8 year old daughter sell flowers next year. So I'm just trying to soak up all the info I can and plan plan plan for next year! Thanks for all the work you do to educate us newbies ☺

[@Davidg1t1]

I just found your channel and I love it! Your gardens are gorgeous and I Love how you incorporate herbs into your beds. Functional and aesthetic, which is also my preferred approach to garden design. Thank you for sharing your lifestyle. Very inspiring!

[@wendysgarden4283]

what a beautiful piece of land you have! thanks for sharing.

[@kayleighdunneofficial45]

Thanks in shopping for our first lot of plants for our homestead and i never thought of planting rhubarb's dn blueberries together I'm defo going to do that!

[@jamesbascombe6869]

I live in Wisconsin. And I just cut my chives for the first time this year. And my cold weather crops are in. Had freeze warnings for the last four mornings now. But not cold enough to affect my onions, and cabbages.

[@sophiafunworldatthepark6740]

The back mountain is beautiful and make the whole place very peaceful.

[@The_heirloomgardener]

So Pretty ! I can't wait to get to a point where we can add more herbs in our landscaping !

[@beerbuzz62]

You bring a lot of the beauty to the videos, keep em coming

[@classicrocklover5615]

Michigan girl here - always nice to learn from gardeners who also have to deal with Old Man Winter. Subscribed!

[@morpro4u]

I grew up in Michigan and before chemtrails started whine had some of the best fruits and veggies! We did tons of canning growing up!

[@jessesisson2955]

I love your videos, I've learned so much and still have so much that I want to get done! And you are absolutely GORGEOUS!

[@shellsmith831]

I really like that tall wooden fence!

[@Ashley-np3pj]

Wish I had found your channel earlier, thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@wizard1399]

If you want to see a true blessing from that elderberry bush, wait till the 5th year to harvest it. It may look like it can be harvested in earlier years, but some patience will give you great returns.

[@dreamluvr1600]

im serious, whenever my brain feels tarnished and worn down by the junk i foolishly click on on my recommended page, watching videos like this helps me wash it all away and feel peaceful again LOL thank you for uploading

[@mylifesjourney...sharonkar7802]

Just found you in my feed and am pleased that I did. Beautiful garden! Love and blessings ♥️🙏

[@MelissaKNorris]

Thanks @sharon Karkarashvili and so nice to meet you!

[@stompingpartridge258]

Nice plot, so much space. I'm quite jealous!

[@thebitcoingarden]

23:25 quick overgrown radish tip: Let them go to pod/seed and pick the pods before they harden to eat fresh (like a green bean) or quick pickle and can them for later in the year. They're delicious (slight green/radish flavor), crunchy, and very abundant!

[@OKae88]

Great tip! Thanks. Alternatively can get seed to save as well

[@thebitcoingarden]

@@OKae88 Indeed, I always let one or 2 radish go to flower for green pods and seeds later in the year. I have to be careful as to only let one radish flower as they'll cross with other radish! I'm doing wasabi radish this year, how about yourself?

[@SeattleStevie]

You have a beautiful homestead! I'm also in the Pacific Northwest, but in the Seattle area, zone 8b. We bought our house 2 1/2 years ago and have loved developing our garden! Our front yard gets tons of sun so we pulled out a giant hedge and are slowly getting rid of the small lawn to make a garden oasis. Last year we grew a lot of the standards - tomatoes, squash, beans, peas, etc. (We tried corn but quickly realized it was a delectable snack for the squirrels!) This year we've added more varieties of tomatoes and squash, several more peppers, fava beans as well as other bean varieties, more varieties of greens, and what I'm most excited about is yukon gold potatoes! We also did some garlic, a few yellow onions, and shallots. I've been learning more about succession planting, and strategically planting crops like you mentioned where once a crop is harvested, we can easily add a different crop in that same space. We live within city limits of a mid-sized city so we're more hobby gardeners, but we're working on growing as much food as possible for as much of the year as possible. Nothing makes me happier than watching our garden flourish!

[@MelissaKNorris]

You've got a great garden going! I love how you're changing your yard over and making it work with the space you have, nice job.

[@SeattleStevie]

@@MelissaKNorris Thank you! I just found your channel and I'm looking forward to more of your videos. Thanks for sharing your joy and knowledge!

[@lilrustee]

This was not only entertaining but very interesting! Can’t wait t9 see what the results are on using the cardboard.

[@brendajohnson6680]

Thanks for taking the music away. Much better! 🙂

[@hoplam9717]

Like Beaty gardener, I too love gardening. I feeling relax, relief stress after long day at work.

[@melissanielsen8215]

Thankyou very much .Very good ideas .Thanks for explaining so much.

[@smokymountainhomestead2862]

Great garden tour! Thanks.

[@ThrivingThroughitAll]

This is so awesome Melissa! So beautiful! Trying BTE I see. Can’t wait to see the results!

[@MelissaKNorris]

Hey there, I'm excited to see how we like it too ad the soil differences

[@lindseyhauk4140]

The pods produced by the radishes are what I grow radish for, not for the radish itself. They are delish!

[@MelissaKNorris]

@Lindsey Hauk okay, I will totally be trying the pods then

[@luckyrobinshomestead]

Your garden is beautiful. We are only on half an acre, but most years we manage apples, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, grapes, squash, corn, green beans, zucchini, broccoli, kohlrabi, celery, carrots, parsnips, peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, kale, radishes, cucumbers, potatoes, edible flowers, tons of herbs, and ornamental flowers. We also raise rabbits. We used to raise ducks, chickens, and turkeys, too, but I had to slow down some.

[@henryboyoutdoors4869]

Great tour! Would love to learn more about your herb for medicinal. Love the misc pots of oregano, cilantro, and basil.

[@charlesbale8376]

Always enjoy your videos, great information.

[@katelynwalker3756]

i love all your videos

[@OaxacaGold]

Oh Wow, Fantastic video!

[@vgil1278]

Handsome doggo.

[@jeanhecker4533]

Well don. I have enjoyed watching your videos.

[@jennifermccutcheon9790]

Just subscribed 🤗 Enjoyed the tour of your beautiful garden. Would love to see an update of the cardboard experiment you’re trying.

[@jessicajohnson4473]

This is the first time I have seen your videos. This is my goal! We live at the foothills of the cascade mountains and Washington it looks like you have similar surroundings!

[@LegacyFarmandFiber]

Beautiful set up!

[@dustyandchelseamcclellan5670]

Would love to see more videos of the younger raspberry plants and fruit trees as they mature 🙂

[@MelissaKNorris]

@Dusty and Chelsea McClellan I'll do more videos throughout the growing season :) Thanks for letting me know

[@kgsparrow8017]

I enjoyed this very much. Thanks for sharing. I have a tiny tiny yard so I’m trying container gardening. I have about 14 planted. I also prepared a 4x4 area following the “Ruth Stout” method to plant potatoes. I’ll plant them this week. Wish me luck!

[@jamesgaul3544]

Wonderful video... Blessings & Peace.

[@redherringbone]

Radish seeds pods are delicious when young!

[@LadyWisdomSpeaksAcademy]

I subscribed! Looks like you are going to have a great harvest season.

[@donnabootes7272]

I just stumbled across your channel love it so simple for a beginner from Australia 😊

[@Jeff-vp9vz]

You have a beautiful place.

[@TheGardeningArtist]

Just found your channel.. Wonderful tour.. thank you for sharing..

[@srilankan2403]

Very Educational & helpful .

[@stevesgardeningadventures2153]

Your garden looks great. A lot of work getting a garden in but oh my is it worth it.

[@speedyaripa9302]

The planting under your bean-peas teepee really works.. I plant swiss chard or bok choy under my trellises-teepee every year and they benefit from the shade.. you have great gardens & informative videos.. your zone looks similar to mine; I am in N. ID zone 6a; I grow veggies herbs berries and trying to expand my garden as time allows, to include more berries and fruit trees.. I save thousands of veggie seeds and donate veggie seeds to the needy at our local community garden... I am (trying) learning to video my garden with no video recording or editing experience lol I look forward to watching your channel :)

[@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies]

Wow 😍 !!! Found your channel today , so looking forward to going through all your videos . Wonderful location !!

[@MelissaKNorris]

Thank you!

[@MissDeb-jq6nz]

Very inspiring!

[@amandasmith5344]

Beautiful area and landscaping! This looks like Oregon territory- reminds me of my parents place. Beautiful state

[@ninahalvorson9451]

I love watching your videos, very informative and relaxing. Plus, you are in western Washington as am I. So the information is much more useful to me! Thank you!

[@michelleschweizer9000]

Love the bald face!

[@krsvee]

Great info plus I could probably watch you all day compared to my other frumpy garden subscriptions 😃

[@shardayjernigan]

I love this video!! Thank you :)

[@stargazer3467]

Very nice! Thank you for the tour. Am a recent subscriber. I love mixing flowers in my vegetable garden. They add color and encourage pollinators. Am trying to grow raspberries and blueberries also. Yours look so healthy. Look forward to your videos and progress of your gardens. LOL

[@dankgenetics3671]

Love that tyme

[@AthennaPierce]

Would love to hear the update on your experiment! I’m getting ready to prep a garden area at my soon to be home !

[@jimclaire7996]

Great channel, l took you to 16,000. You have some great ideas. Your garden is beautiful as well as functional. Thank you for sharing!

[@MelissaKNorris]

Thank you @JimClaire !

[@gardenparty63]

Thank you so very much that was wonderful, I too am in the Pacific Northwest but currently live in an apartment with no deck but hopefully I will get a home soon in the scheme of life

[@MelissaKNorris]

Hope you get that soon too!

[@morpro4u]

Start out with herbs and spices!

[@thehistoryofmomlife4587]

love it! Thank you!

[@shadyacrefarm1005]

Loved the tour. New sub!

[@christinaw2736]

Hello Melissa! Thank you so much for your lovely garden tour! I'm very curious, what is the rough square footage of your vegetable garden? Wondering how it compares space-wise to what we have planned out for our new vegetable garden area.

[@tilmonhensley443]

Who needs a book, When i can watch your videos. You do such a great job young lady, so proud of you, so much wisdom. God Bless you @ your family.

[@MelissaKNorris]

@Tilmon Hensley thank you, though I do have a gardening book coming out in January so if you find the videos helpful I know you'll love the book ;)

[@rollbar7666]

I think I love you . But for real, good job and thanks for the inspiration!!!

[@happydays1336]

We grow our vegetables in 16' x 4'' x 12" boxes. You might want to try them instead of growing your veggies in rows. You'll get a much bigger harvest if you do.

[@marywatkins9438]

So jealous of your lavender. I never seem to have any luck growing mine.

[@believefeedprepare7384]

Thank you for sharing your garden and homesteading. I am stilling learning. Just posted my first video of my journey.

[@bakeneggsdesertgarden5068]

I am also a family of 5. Lovely garden! I live in zone 9b, so I have lots of citrus, stone fruit trees, lots of herbs, and the basic garden fruits and vegetables. Nothing like a sun ripened tomato...yum!

[@icahusau9552]

God bless you. 🤗

[@tomclams2800]

niece place and pretty dress

[@ALPHAJACK78]

Amazing crops and fruit trees too, thank you for sharing it all.Have you ever planted Saffron?

[@MelissaKNorris]

@AlphaJack no, but it's on my list to add in next year

[@cjjenson8212]

Take your lavender, make an oil, mix 1-8 with water and in a spritzer you'll have the best mosquito repellent. If they're thick, 1-6.

[@BenjasUberHobby]

New sub! I liked your video. You have a lot of nice plants there. Looks like they are producing well. :) Thanks for sharing :)

[@keeshatabitha3226]

New favorite channel! Lol

[@paterson00]

Growing a vertical garden here in Western Australia because we only have a small block. Front garden has two apple trees, Mandarin, Orange, Peach, Lemon and Nectarine. Zero fruit on any yet but all only been in less than 6 months. Next year if all goes well.

[@jimmyraythomason1]

Ladybugs are great...in the garden...not so much when they swarm and fill your house as they do here in the South! They are everywhere and in everything!

[@bfrommars]

Great info and vlog thank you. If radish go to seed I just eat the pods, they taste great!

[@andreag4031]

Awesome video! I look forward to the preservation series. Have you done any videos on dutch oven cooking?

[@MelissaKNorris]

Hey @Andrea G glad you're joining us for the preservation series and I don't have any dutch oven cooking videos outside of the Pioneering Today Academy currently.