Harvesting 600 Pounds of Tomatoes and Peppers in One Day | Epic End-of-Season Haul!

[@Gardeningchristine]

I was able to get 40lbs or 19kg of potatoes this year.🥔I didn’t weigh the tomatoes, but the squirrels have stolen way less this year.🍅🐿️

[@toshtoshrodgers243]

I got ran out of my garden just today by a snake🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[@mandy3486]

Should go back and tell him thank you! I've thought of buying one to keep the rodents out ...

[@timmmmmmmmmmy1]

Snakes are welcome here. They're even welcome to a few eggs. I do wish they were capable of wiping out our gophers which put the hurt on the sweet potatoes.

[@dixierobinson2606]

Such a great harvest. We are in the disaster area in North Carolina and getting ready to evacuate. We have been told that it may be several months before electric is restored. Although most of my canning was done, I will lose all my freezers. I will have to live vicariously through you and others. Thank you for giving me a little space today by watching this video and enjoying the harvest.

[@LytonaKirtz]

Your sunflowers are breathtaking. I love your garden. I’m also sad for your frost. I’m in Minnesota and the forecast doesn’t have frost for quite some time. I hope it is correct. It usually isn’t. I still have lots of green tomatoes. I’m going to really miss your garden videos this winter.

[@sharonaskew2873]

Im about to die laughing. Im watching this as i sit here choping my bell peppers for the freezer. I put them in snack size bags then i put all of them in gallon freezer bags. They keep really well that way. I do the same with onions. They keep well in my pantry. I dont have a dry cellar. Mine floods in heavy rain. So i get to a point i done the goggles and chop.

[@DebYoung63]

Chelsea, during the last zoom call, I was thinking about asking you about the high tunnel and how it is affected by the wind and snow? I want to get a greenhouse or high tunnel next year. I would like to protect my tomatoes and extend my small garden. What type of greenhouse would be best. We get all 4 seasons in Maryland.

[@jennifermackie2913]

I love Dan's Chelsea impression! Hilarious!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

He's such a brat! lol

[@janetberry407]

Tomato and green pepper soup is delicious

[@AZJH8374]

Chelsea, just blow in your gloves. All the fingers will pop out. 48 years of nursing, & wearing lots of pairs of double gloving. Lol

[@krisbest1569]

I've been a silent watcher for years, but I wanted to thank you, Chelsea, for highlighting the things you find beautiful or gorgeous in all of your videos. It's heartwarming and encourages me to do the same in my everyday life. Congrats on your bountiful harvest as well!

[@franward6851]

We had a lady come into the ER in the hospital I worked and she was working with jalapeno peppers. She had 2nd degree burns on her bands and blisters under all of her finger nails. She was miserable 😢.

[@tracymyers9771]

I'm so sorry I missed the Zoom call! I was so excited because there's so much I want to learn. I was under the weather. I apologize because I took a spot someone else could have enjoyed 😢.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Did you get the recording?

[@inspiredclips8245]

So glad I saw your comment and Chelsea's reply! There's a recording? I'll check my emails.​@@LittleMountainRanch

[@inspiredclips8245]

@tracymyers9771 It's in a September 28th email

[@tracymyers9771]

@@LittleMountainRanch I did! Thank you so much. A lot of my questions were answered. I just felt so bad that I missed the call. I'm 52 and a beginner at canning and gardening! Haha. I like to soak up as much wisdom as I can!

[@RandyYount]

Do you eat Fried Green Tomatoes. I live in the South and as my tomatoes come on fried green tomatoes is a staple with us. Amy from MS

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I haven't tried them, but I've been meaning to,

[@timmmmmmmmmmy1]

That's a lot of maters😂, look into catfish kings green tomato relish . Yummy good.

[@pattyhiatt924]

You can make salsa verde with the green tomato's instead of tomatillo's. Make as mild as you like.

[@vickiewest1199]

I would have to bring the flowers inside. Have to!!!

[@tamararobinson2069]

Did it freeze enough to kill the garden? What a wonderful Bounty!! My hubby helped with last harvest too so fun!!😃🥰 Yum raisin bread I’m going to do it with the raisins I made from our grapes👍🏼😋

[@LittleMountainRanch]

It sure did!

[@tamararobinson2069]

@@LittleMountainRanch 🙃Bummer ours will be soon too and like yours the flowers are on a lovely resurge from the summer heat stress.

[@timmmmmmmmmmy1]

The dogs are around, they'll make presence if need be. 😊

[@judyraterink3484]

The zinnias were beautiful this year. Mine were shoulder high.

[@laurel2453]

Pick some huge bouquets for your house then dry them!

[@KAStodgell]

I have some zinnias over 6 ft tall but I am in zone 5.

[@ritacarter1614]

See if you can find Ghost peppers, they are the hottest.

[@hannahthehomesteader]

In northern Montana, our weather patterns seem to regularly mirror yours. We also don't have many bugs and snakes. My garden's worst pest is mice. But... the wasps were INSANE this year!! Do you not have those? I could barely enter my garden. We sprayed every nest we found but our whole county is covered with them.

[@WaterisJoy]

A couple of other vloggers I follow In Idaho and Utah have had terrible wasp and hornet infestations as well. I’ve learned alot about how to get rid of them. I read that Wasp populations can swell dramatically during late summer and early autumn. That's when these little critters are out in full force, scavenging for food to sustain their colonies. As the weather warms and food becomes abundant, wasp colonies can grow into the thousands. But I’m also reading that there is concern that the wasp population is down considerably overall this year, which is not good for the environment.

[@cathykillion6544]

Awesome harvest

[@TorieKidd]

Woooo! 🎉 always love a Chelsea video in the evenings ❤

[@AZJH8374]

Aren't they San Marzano tomatoes?

[@danoneill2846]

Cool !

[@alycegallant5406]

Did you harvest the artichoke?

[@LittleMountainRanch]

It got ruined by the aphids and ant, sadly.

[@ilonamollema6467]

Poor Dan, his mouth really was on fire after eating that pepper. But at the same time, it was really hilarious.😂 Especially because Chelsea thought he would take a little nibble instead of a big bite. I'm curious how long his mouth was on fire. 😅 Congratulations on your amazing harvest! ❤ What a blessing to harvest so much produce, and still many more to come. It is also a huge blessing that you are able to gift food to family and friends, especially since fresh organic produce are so expensive. I hope you were able to enjoy a few more days of your picked flowers inside the house. It's always so sad when frost kills the flowers. Especially when there is a huge abundance of them. I hope you have a wonderful week, in good health and with beautiful weather. Saying hi from the Netherlands. 🤗 🇳🇱 ❤

[@JanUK-o7i]

Wow, what a harvest. Especially gratifying after the cold slow start. Worrying about the bees now if you uncover the high tunnel.😬

[@inspiredclips8245]

How was the Garden call? I thought I could correct my video issue by leaving and going back in, but I couldn't get back in. I was soo sad. I'd love to hear about the topics and answers. My question was going to ask for feedback on vegetables that have successfully been grown in a Green Stalk since I need to sit and stand briefly for gardening, the green stalk is perfect, I have the turning option on it. Next time I won't fuss with my video issue lol. Thank you!!!! Laural

[@LittleMountainRanch]

It was wonderful! I'm looking forward to doing the next one. Did you get the recording?

[@inspiredclips8245]

I see the reply link!!! Thank you Thank you Thank you!

[@lindastewart8815]

Have you tried green tomato pickles my children loved I used my bread and butter pickle recipe I'd be in Heaven with all the wonderful goodies you got from your gardens love listening and watching your wonderful videos God Bless you

[@carolinehorne6505]

I wonder if you removed some of the leaves on the peppers they might get more sunlight.

[@Gardeningchristine]

Direct sunlight scalds peppers. 🫑☀️🔥

[@kaybusby7507]

Love Dan helping you I could listen to him talk all day his northern accent comes through beautifully. What a harvest you had definitely blessed. That bread looks delicious going to give it a try. Thank you for sharing.

[@teresac.5882]

I save some of my favorite flowers by freeze drying them. I seal them up in a large canning jar and keep it by my bed. That way, i have a bit of summer to enjoy during the winter.

[@paulettebarber7219]

Somehow watching you harvest all the beautiful produce makes me feel better about my lack of harvest this year. ❤

[@chercanning6064]

Chelsea I love your dungarees/overalls they are so cool. Take care Cher from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 x

[@catracampolieto8989]

Awesome beautiful harvest.❤❤❤ I hope your feeling better soon. ❤

[@13MoonsOverMayhem]

Nice! I have given up on the big bell peppers. I’ve tried three years in a row and can’t get them to give me any fruit, or just one or two itty bitty ones. I don’t have problems with any other peppers varieties, but for some reason can’t figure out bell peppers. This year I did sweet banana peppers and some ancho poblano, and they both did amazing.

[@bluesnakewoman]

The multiple flowers sunflowers have origins on the midwestern prairie. That’s how they grow in the wild throughout the plains.

[@christinehickey3679]

I feel for all the people that have lost all their gardens and freezers full of food. Last but not least, all of their homes. That is so much work to lose it all. But if you are safe and your family too, that is much more important!

[@kellyharbaugh9391]

I don’t love it either. I picked 3 gallons of elder berries off a bush that grew up by my barn and I’ve made some elderberry elixir this year and it is not good to me either.

[@glendasmith7507]

We just had our first frost last night/early this morning 😢 I’m in the panhandle of Idaho. I spent all morning pulling things in my garden that didn’t like the frost

[@Otherside2020]

But it will be equally hard to believe when you wake up and discover you need to get your seeds going next season! The joy of gardening!

[@graceyoung516]

Do not forget to pick your purple beans on the vine, you showed us in the beginning of this Vid 👍🍅💜🧡❤

[@Notable2Nikki]

I've been looking for patterns similar to that sunflower bunting. I want to make some for my fall mantle!

[@shirleydavenport-lw7mt]

We were blessed with a lot of peppers also. We love stuffed peppers. I found a stuffed pepper soup that can be canned. It is delicious. It helped me use a lot of my tomatoes and peppers. You just add rice when you open.

[@lucytree7892]

I’m lucky if I can get 2 green peppers per plant. Jealous at the size of the peppers. Dan is brave to take a big bite of the pepper.

[@ecocentrichomestead6783]

Another reason for growing several varieties of anything is that you increase your chances of success. Any one year could be a struggle for one or more of the varieties. But, with many varieties, it's unlikely that all will fail.

[@conniesprowl-yc4zb]

Have you ever canned your peppers? I did some sweet and they are delicious . I like to use them on sandwiches.

[@ASMRJusTravelz]

Your garden looks so nice..just subscribed..greetings from Italy

[@SaltCreekFarmstead]

Makes the 60 pounds of tomatoes that I just sorted look like nothing. I’m trying to get them processed before all the Roma’s start coming off.

[@karenfaber7049]

I would LOVE sunflower seeds along with the zinnias!!

[@debbiemarks6086]

Sad and sorry I missed the meeting. I'm not sure how to do it. I was watching the ladies talking. working on it

[@TeresaStuart-l5e]

I'm so glad you figured out what made your sunflowers fall over 🌻

[@pattaylor8955]

Congratulations on your produce amounts. That is amazing.

[@mollymohammed1693]

U can cut the flowers an put in vase an beautified your house, it will still last a bit longer.

[@francescapapa2317]

For the hot peppers you can try to transplant them in to vases, and store them in the house until the complete ripening😉 The hot peppers plant aren't annual, if you store them inside in the winter, the next year you have only to prune them and you have already a fully grown plant that the second year produce more😉

[@carolkantner1770]

Have you tried green tomato pie. It tastes like apple pie to me. I was told it's a southern US thing. Lol

[@mariayelruh]

I do a green tomato relish with apples and some peppers sort of like a sweet hamburger relish.

[@janeweldon8874]

Amazing the amount of food you are processing!❤

[@lindaseikkula2296]

you are so full of energy it makes me tired.😂lol. I've never had your energy level.

[@theresaegbuniwe5808]

Wow!!

[@dawnrodney7032]

400 lbs ❤

[@minahaidari1203]

All parts of Nasturtiums are edible includings seeds.

[@joyceharland]

Will peppers and tomatoes keep in your cold storage cellar?

[@trainman2860]

My garden in over the weekend. -5 here in Princeton last night.

[@myrtleadams]

And you gave tomatoes to your friends what a great garden I am not able to garden

[@joanhepp922]

I made a green tomato salsa verde a few years ago and it was delicious!

[@carolinedonohue5816]

Can you pick flowers to hang and dry indoors.

[@marieparks5674]

At the end of season, I just pulled up the plants and then pulled off the peppers and tomatoes

[@myrnabayne7961]

Sunflowers are my favorite garden flower.❤

[@pamherndon9345]

Chelsea the amount of work you do impresses me soooo much!!!

[@judyjudd7215]

I used to make green tomato mincemeat with my green tomatoes.

[@pamelaclayton-vg9me]

It’s fabulous that much food out of the high tunnel.

[@TinaSweden]

Greeting from Sweden, You should try making smoked paprika. Dry them and make a powder. 🫑🫑🫑🌻

[@nevaehlawson9104]

what are the best 5 vegtable to grow for the first timer

[@smallspaceswithGloria]

It looks like a restaurant order of peppers 😊

[@purplechris9480]

I'm sad, too. Hate to see the flower's die.

[@brandeegoodnight532]

Peppers are over $1.00 a piece here in CA

[@mllee2008]

Just curious do you donate any of the thousands of pounds of produce you get out of your garden? Other than family?

[@LittleMountainRanch]

We usually grow just enough for our family and animals; one day, when I don't have so many mouths to feed, I would like to.

[@kerrybyers257]

The Barefoot Gardener!

[@lauragladden6835]

Stuffed green peppers!!

[@myrtleadams]

Love to see your gardens

[@myrtleadams]

Looks like a peach

[@granmarene]

Great job 👏

[@rosemariejohnsen9782]

Wow❤

[@susannoronha]

Wow

[@annachristiansson5261]

Hi!

[@CocoaBeans1919]

❤

[@kawaiigamergirl2584]

No green tomato jelly :(

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Nope, but I haven't tried it either. Do you have a good recipe?