Giant Squash, Big Garden Harvest and Preserving Day!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

If you'd like to join me for a gardening and preserving Q&A click this link to register. www.littlemountainranch.com/falling-leaves-and-growing-dreams I look forward to meeting you!

[@Barbara-jd2sk]

Listening to you oh soooo excited over your garden surprises is just making this old Grammys heart sing. 40 years I was just like you. Oh so full of excitement over my garden. A normal canning season was minimum of 2500 quarts and pints filled with the work of my hands and the favor of God the master gardener. Then in November we processed our meat for the year. We raised and processed 2 home grown steers and 3 pigs. Half a steer and and a pig was shared with my older sister to feed what was left of her family at home. Boy by the time she and I finished wrapping all that meat we were tired and were so ready to put the end of that year behind us. Our hubbies did all the cutting and grinding and they were fast so we worked really hard to keep up with them. Those were the days. And you remind me of those days with every video you post. Thank you for giving this old heart extra excited heart beats. Bless you and the work of your hands.

[@DaphneBeacon]

Watching how excited you were on the hunt through the squash patch put a smile on my face!

[@jennifers6845]

I said out loud. I wish I was there. So contagious

[@nancycowan6109]

I may have said this before but for all you say you have a short growing season, you sure do pull out an amazing amount of glorious food from your gardens. Love it!! ❤️ Also. I always thought that digging potatoes would be my favorite thing to do (i did it once with my dad and my glee was immeasurable) but that squash/pumpkin harvest was pretty exciting. I adore you, Chelsea, for the joy you give us.

[@inspiredclips8245]

Doesn't She? She reaches into the leaves and stems of everything, fearlessly, which I wouldn't do here in New England. Have a nice evening!

[@kellyhawes9293]

Dill is husband's favorite herb, so I grow and dry for his winter salads My Dill Dressing 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup plain yogurt 1/2 cup mayo 2 cloves chopped garlic 2Tlb yellow mustard 3Tlb rice wine vinegar 1/4 cup dried dill Salt and pepper Better the next day

[@karenwood8300]

I’m definitely going to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing.😊

[@cperi2583]

You should get some BRIGHT PINK tape and tape the handles of your shears, scissors, and other garden tools so you can spot them when you lay them down!

[@iartistdotme]

We used dill and fennel seed heads in our daughter's wedding bouquets. I bought 12 flat clear glass bowls about 3" tall and 12" wide then cut sod to plant inside them and stuck floral water picks in to "plant' the daisies we picked on the roadside. Finally, we used florist wire to attach paper monarch butterflies floating above the daisies. They turned out wonderful. We wrapped the fennel and dill in brown paper with brown satin ribbons tied around and hung them from the church pews with sunflowers tucked in. It was very pretty and unusual and we got many compliments. Savory cheese crepes with broccoli? Oh, please make this for us - sounds wonderful! Today was so fun watching you "finding" all that orange treasure!

[@cynthiafisher9907]

That sounds so cool and pretty!

[@daynastithem3576]

My grandma had a sign that hung in her house that said, “ My house is clean enough to be healthy and dirty enough to be happy”. I now have that sign. During canning season it’s hard to keep it spotless. But once done it gets a deep clean. I deep clean again in the spring before I start big projects again. If I don’t do it in the spring then things get away from me when I start pulling things in during summer. And I stress more. So you will get to it.

[@jeanbrooks1617]

Dear Girl, please rest. Your memory problem is more than likely a result of your need for rest. I know it is hard this time of year. Yesterday I was just fell into a coma clothing and all. But you must take care of you so you have the energy to take care of your family and all your many obligations. I have added you to my prayer list. Much love and appreciation for all your hard work and inspiration. Jean Colorado USA

[@We-Fly-Soon_Sister]

Chelsea I love your excitement it makes me happy to see you in your garden I love seeing you be happy it melts my heart and makes my day.

[@nancycowan6109]

Me too!!

[@justjoanish]

Her happiness in the garden always makes me smile.

[@cynthiafisher9907]

Isn’t she wonderful?

[@ShellyS2060]

I don't think there's anything wrong with your memory. You just have a mind full of produce this time of year! ❤

[@deecooper1567]

My dear, you’re like the Energizer Bunny … just keep going & going. Warms my heart that so many young people are turning to preserving food. I ❤ watching your enthusiasm ‼️😉 Thank you for taking us along on your journey 💖👵🏻❣️

[@permieforlife]

How many of us were pointing at the screen when she was looking for her clippers?

[@allisemccray9564]

Yep me too. Lol

[@dawnrodney7032]

You can tell how excited you are about your garden just by your voice 🪴 I love it ❤

[@silkestorey7152]

I can totally relate to the sense of gratitude. I try to teach and get as many people to garden as I possibly can. I can't raise animals where I live, but the produce alone does the trick. God is good. ❤

[@nidaotero6692]

Just love to watch you ..while in your garden..you get so excited and happy😂 You make me smile too 😊😊😊

[@loricook7670]

I love how excited you got so much fun!! I think everything about harvesting your garden is your favorite. Congrats on such an incredible harvest!

[@elizabethlink3993]

💚 Absolutely gorgeous squash and pumpkins! 💚

[@09echols]

I'm happy the frost didn't take your pumpkins.

[@jennifers6845]

I just found you and I can not stop watching you. I am in awe. I wish I had 1/4 of your energy and your enthusiasm

[@sabinewren6588]

Thank you for taking us for the treasure hunt :) I loved it!

[@kaybusby7507]

The joy that you have for the garden is such a delight to see. Thank you for sharing.

[@TorieKidd]

We are really happy to be here ❤ 0:04

[@LittleMountainRanch]

😊❤️

[@kellyhawes9293]

Your kitchen is beautiful with the wheelbarrow of amazing garden abundance. ❤

[@radmilamiljanic5977]

It's such a pleasure to watch you rejoice the fruits of your labor:))))

[@michellebarbour5777]

Always great videos. Thank you. Re-pot your rosemary and lavender into bigger pots with lots of grit in the soil. Put them somewhere in sunshine that is quite warm - maybe in your chicken house? It will be frost free in the chicken house and if they might peck, put a little bit of chicken wire over them. They should survive. Very little water over winter, just enough to keep them alive. Absolutlely no feeding. Good luck

[@NicoleHoltActress]

Your excitement is infectious! I must plant more squash next season

[@mirandasellers494]

You have buckets of wisdom. Love your videos!

[@jmomopan2773]

I just Love how excited you get finding things. You are so inspiring

[@greenrockgarden2851]

Dill and fennel are host plants for some butterflies. I plant them throughout my pollinator garden.

[@robinrogers2755]

So happy for you with your abundant harvest. So happy to watch you. Always look forward to watching you.

[@jafrompa1555]

Your gratitude for your garden makes me grateful for you too. Warms my heart. ❤

[@Steve.E]

Your squash patch is amazing every year. Joining you on your treasure hunt through it each season is one of my major highlights. Hoping everyone enjoys the zoom call you are doing. I would love to have joined you, however I'm away for a few days then meeting up with an old school friend I haven't seen for over 30 years.

[@tracymyers9771]

You're videos put a smile on my face! You are teaching me so much!

[@laudya1]

I loooove watching harvesting videos. I's so rewarding, i feel like i'm the one harvesting.

[@conniebranham-b9x]

Hi love how excited and thrilled you are when you find another beautiful squash. You’re thankfulness and gratitude are so refreshing. Thank you for just being you, please don’t change.❤

[@AllanaRiesenberger]

I love dill. You said you don’t cook a whole lot with it. Here is a recipe to try! My kids call it green rice. I cook it in a pressure cooker. Sauté rice in butter add onion after the rice is toasted a little. When rice and onion are sautéing add all other ingredients and cook till rice is done 15 mins in pressure cooker and about 20mins on stove. 1 cup Basmati rice 1 small onion 1-2 garlic cloves 1 1/4 cup Chicken broth (may need a little less broth for pressure cooker) 1 tbsp chopped Dill (fresh or dried) you can add more if you really like dill 1 tbsp parsley(fresh or dried) 1 bay leaf Pepper and salt to taste

[@brianandtamiolson2330]

What a fun video. Harvesting home grown food is so satisfying.

[@XOjmmXO]

Pick some dill heads (flower clusters) right before they flower and use them in fermented dill pickles and also use for processing dill pickles!

[@lisagrafton2529]

Your excitement over seeing what you grew is contagious! Too bad your energy isn't contagious as well!! LOL! 😂🤣😴😴

[@Queenie12]

You are so talented. I don’t have space for a garden, but watching you I will try some container gardening. Thank you I love your vlogs!❤

[@tracytralalyn1974]

Have you tried eating the fennel flowers? It’s like the sweetest piece of black licorice. Start with a tiny piece. It’s sooo good! I’m growing it for the first time this year, I let everyone try when they come to visit. 🥰

[@kathyherbert9805]

My mum of 94 used to slice the beans and we put in the bags take the air out and freeze all my life only way she never blanched any of her veg and she had 7 kids so no one of us got sick ever loved our gardens as kids

[@jacquethirlkel3001]

Every gardener plays a guessing game. When will it freeze? When will it rain? When will it be hot? Etc. You have done so well!! Enjoy what you have been able to harvest. An imperfect garden still feeds your family. God bless!!

[@mustwereallydothis]

Oh, I always know when it will rain. A few hours after I give everything a good, deep watering, we get a couple inches of rain. Almost without fail

[@deno.520]

Just as fun as a treasure hunt!

[@DavidSmith-bw3bk]

Hunting for pumpkins and squash is loads of fun! I've grown Candy Roasters and find that the sweet flavor makes delicious pies. It's a beautiful squash, as they all are.

[@brendafrancis3270]

❤Hint for stop losing them clippers!!! HOT PINK DUCT TAPE THE HANDLES!!! When you toss them,you'll be able to find them....😂❤

[@Beckles-kq1vs]

As someone with far too much experience losing things, I heartily endorse this message 😄

[@sheilaMagilicudy]

Oh the pumpkins are amazing! and the squash as well. I just did a very large canning batch of green beans and creamed corn yesterday and today I am bushed! I am looking forward to the zoom call at the end of the month. Will be so nice to see you all again.

[@lbcustomleather]

I love dill in potato salad and potato soup ❤😋

[@amandar7719]

Me too!!! And with salmon! I succession sowed dill all spring and summer to harvest a third of the delicate leaves before the plants went to flower just to dry on its own for fish and to include in home made ranch dressing powder for salad dressings and mayonnaise. I had trays of it washed and ready to throw into a cooling oven after cooking. Dries bright green. Same with mint, French tarragon, parsley etc. Other herbs I hang to dry like thyme. We don’t have a freeze dryer (UK) and I consigned our cumbersome dehydrator to the attic as I would a set of drums and bagpipes 😂

[@tanyapayzant5261]

I live about 30 minutes from the Dill pumpkin farm in NS. Love your channel. I garden vicariously through you. 😀🇨🇦

[@paulanelson1884]

Oh my!!!!!!! I get so excited with you when I watch your videos when you harvest your garden! You are such an amazing gardener! You definitely have a great green thumb 👍🏻 lol You harvesting your pumpkins n squash was amazing! I love watching your videos about how you save, can and cook your harvest! I hope to be just slightly as good as you in having a garden!

[@tueywladavis3502]

To me nothing says fall like some wonderful pumpkin bread, I can't get over your nice pumpkin patch.

[@neliaschmidt2638]

Only gardeners can get so exited about veg 😂 love seeing you pick your fully grown veg now, while I am patiently waiting for seedlings to grow big enough to transplant.

[@robertamead3687]

It’s Christmas morning in the garden!

[@COWELLGIRL]

Homemade hamberger helper and corn on the cob , yum yum,

[@judyraterink3484]

I am always so grateful for the surprises I find in my garden. Gardening has been in my family for many years.

[@PrayereeFarm]

Like a little kid in a candy store 😊😊❤❤

[@Otherside2020]

By the time your harvest videos are over I am filled to the brim with joy and excitement! When I eventually have the space for my own garden I think I will explode! Thanks for sharing!

[@patriciaflaherty5029]

I found myself getting excited with you as you discovered each pumpkin and squash. That was fun!

[@heathernotzdaniels6350]

Awww, getting to see your pretty girl, Nala. So sweet ❤❤❤

[@auntiepam5649]

Winter squash, potatoes, parsnips and rutabaga are my winter favorites! I really love Mooregold is my favorite, in the buttercup family but very rich and dark orange. So good.

[@sandischoenberg9501]

I’m in just awe of your garden, your harvest, your excitement, the love and dedication to your garden. You are very inspiring!

[@blueheronhill]

Rosemary: bright and sunny and don’t let them dry out. I have one large (10” pot) that I bring in and it sets in a southern window. Good luck with yours!

[@michelleadaway3371]

You probably already know this, but I follow a landscaper gardener and she’s in Chicago and she said if you need to get your tomatoes to ripen because the weather is turning stop watering them, and then they put all their energy towards ripening the fruit.

[@InForTheFood]

Hi Chelsea, in my family, we use the rests of the garden to make pickles: green tomatoes, onions that are not suited for storage, green peppers, carrots, cucumbers, etc. We slice everything, or you can also shred them coarsely. All this gets weighed, and based on that, we calculate the vinegar, salt and sugar. Salt: 20g for every kg of veggies. Vinegar: 150ml for every kg, and sugar: 10g for every kg of veggies. You sprinkle the salt over the cut up veggies, mix it well, and leave it for 2-3h to extract the water. Then you squeeze the water out from the veggies and transfer it to another pot, and add the vinegar, sugar and spices(pepper, celery leaves, thyme, etc). Boil them for 5 min mixing continuously, so that the veggies pass through the boiling liquid at the bottom, to prevent them ferment afterwards. Transfer it hot in the jars and close them. We do a water bath for about 10 min, just to seal the jars(european style ones). I think if you want to do a water bath with your style of jars, you can skip the 5 min boil on the stove, and do a longer water bath. This way they keep the crispiness. And another thing we do with the green tomatoes, is fermented pickles(tomatoes, cauliflower, garlic, carrots), but we pour the salted water hot, and then leave them ferment on the counter( 25 g of salt to every litter of water). Also some horseradish on the top of the jars. Hope this gives you some ideas. Love from Germany y, Andra

[@carolynmills513]

Sounds delicious! And add some of the dill she has in abundance.

[@marybethbowers5620]

I’m like you with the squash I planted one spaghetti squash seed and I’ve harvested 13 beautiful squash! I had a lot of green tomatoes that I sliced sprinkled with lemon pepper and dehydrated them so good with dip

[@codya8684]

Pumpkins are beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ScentSational35]

So much beauty! Thanks for sharing. As someone from the desert, dehydration can be an issue. First symptom is mental confusion. So, don't worry about your brain until you hydrate well

[@sherriekemper1828]

Your enthusiasm in your garden and excitement when you find a surprise is completely inspiring. Thanks so much!

[@yahkhaifarms8372]

Wow what an amazing harvest I'm definitely feeling jealous lol❤

[@LyThiHangDailyLife]

Keep going, you’re doing a great job

[@deborahstewart2322]

Squash are so pretty! Next year I’m planting pumpkins we are like a dust bowl now everything is gone ! I want some greens and fall vegetables but no rain for 2 months just dry dust , so glad you are having such a wonderful garden! I will buy some pumpkins and butternut squash to can!

[@michelea9142]

Your joy in the harvest is beautiful and makes me smile!😊

[@CityGirlGoneCountry]

Again, living vicariously through your excitement! Squash bugs are a huge nemesis of mine so growing a harvest like this is impossible without lots of harsh chemical. Big congrats!

[@thetillypoo]

Just what I needed right now!

[@maryjaynemay3410]

Harvest time. Blessed energy renewal 🍅. You could benefit from having a helper just now. Share this fun!

[@sandrasykes3026]

You’ll need a flat bed truck to get your harvest to the house! Beautiful veggies!

[@mpedals]

What a glorious bounty, well done

[@chrisanndunn8814]

I am happy your squash crop will end up better than you thought. I have a rosemary plant inside all winter… rosemary likes to stay dry, I give it a little sprinkling of water once a week. 😀

[@cynthiajones3595]

I am watching from Florida my name Cynthia and I love your large canning stuff

[@KatieCaslick]

31:16 hello! I overwintered two small rosemary plants successfully last year for the first time. They sat on my north facing kitchen window sill. I would water then deeply every 3-4 days. Usually my rosemary would dry out by Christmas. The secret was keeping them right in front of me and water lots! I live in southwestern Ontario in zone 6.

[@beadwright]

Here in Texas I can overwinter the rosemary in the front, south facing bed. I never water it. It survives by rainfall and dew. It is very drought tolerant and survived 100+F (38c) temps. My small starter plant is 3 ft tall and 4 ft wide now.

[@agaka4014]

You need "summer kitchen" we call that in my country. This is kitchen outside of house, and we do all canned, bread 🍞, and all cooking during summer so you don't have mess in kitchen.

[@darylwilson6793]

looking fwd to the conversation on bringing in rosemary or lavender. only once it worked for me. thanks for another great video!

[@AZJH8374]

Chelsea, do you have bruises on the R side of your neck? God bless you, girl. 🙏🏻 many prayers for you 🙏🏻 ❤️

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Probably dirt! lol

[@nunyabeezwax9991]

9 min into video. I am so excited for you! Your harvest is beautiful! Oh- and you are so magnificently talented!

[@jenniferk6697]

I don’t even like eating pumpkin, but I’m becoming obsessed with growing them. I figure I’ll eventually find a variety I enjoy eating to get over my aversion to them

[@pamelacunningham2681]

Hello from Texas this is the first time to view your channel. Loved your joy with the pumpkins here in south Texas pumpkins do not grow well. But the ones you have is beautiful.

[@1944chevytruck]

AMAZING WORK YOU DO!....

[@belieftransformation]

Fantastic harvest & your enthusiasm is inspiring! Thanks for sharing! Blessings from Alberta 🤗🇨🇦

[@nanaof07]

Wow. You get a lot done each day !

[@northerngirlhobbies]

Great harvest. It’s been a rough season here in Ontario. We use dill in our fish batter. I definitely have freeze-dryer envy. Enjoyed the whole video!

[@kevinknight470]

Thanx for sharing the excitement. Nothing like growing and harvesting. I have always had good production from Squash, such a rewarding Plant. 😃

[@cherylbertolini3140]

all your vegetables look amazing:)

[@DanSmithJr.-gb3jp]

I can't get much of any vegetables or fruit to grow here in Florida. I've tried and try mostly tomatoes, cuz I love them. Coming from a farm in Iowa years ago, I miss fresh vegetables. I love your excitement and love seeing the garden with you. My bf loves Pattypan squash. I had to look for it but can't find it too often. Your big white pumpkin looking squash are similar but huge!! Thank you for your videos! I'm a happier person just seeing your lovely harvest!!! I love all your videos!!

[@sueholte451]

What a great video Cheslsea!! I appreciate telling us your plans for preserving. I'm also excited to learn about your seed saving ideas!! Your gratitude is a beautiful thing. With proces so high I appreciate any and all food I xan grow!!

[@noreencullen8957]

put some orange paint on the tip of your lopper handles...you will never lose them again.

[@CrazyCrafter-le9ge]

Wonderful video.

[@ritahall8653]

You are blessed

[@karencroft1322]

Your garden has done so well ❤

[@juststuff9945]

You’re excitement over the squash….😆. I can’t get a cactus to grow!