Mastering Your Fear of Failure on the Homestead

[@paulhall1239]

One thing I've learned is Chad will figure it out 👍

[@ladyketurahinwaiting]

People who do not make mistakes are people who never dare to step out and try. Outrageous blessings on you and your wife for bravely taking risks.

[@goldrunner4459]

Failing is falling down and not getting up, you never fail to get up so there is that. 😊 You are both doing great.😊

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@goldrunner4459 well said, I could have used that in the episode 😆

[@RJH_LIL]

Morning Chad and Remi. If you don't fail, you don't learn. They are just teaching moments and you two are top notch students. Great job 👍🏼 👍🏼 👍🏼

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@RJH_LIL exactly, hopefully we don’t make the same mistakes twice 😉

[@cassandragriswold7521]

Olive needs a friend. Hope you will open your ❤ again. Your homestead is beyond wonderful. Bugs be gone.

[@DonnaTrumbull]

where is Molly?

[@crankycarole]

I watch you every day & I enjoy a lot...I was raised on a farm & it was great.. Please never stop....I live alone & I am 82 so I enjoy you a lot...Thankyou!!!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@crankycarole ❤️❤️

[@ThereseLEP]

I find it very relaxing to watch your animals every time you release a viseo. It is a soothing. Kind of a meditation Thank you for sharing.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@ThereseLEP that’s awesome news, helps me to keep going 😀

[@ethelenehill2818]

I was raised on a homestead. The most and first thing I learned as a child was there is death and life of family animals; there are times of plentiful and times of famine BUT IT WAS THE GREATEST LIFE TO LIVE!!! WE WERE ALWAYS DREAMING AND MEETING NEW CHALLENGES AND LEARNING LIVING AND LAUGHING ENJOYING LIFE😊

[@07Giddyup]

It’s nice that we’re seeing more of ur darlin these days and Olive snuggling and staring into her face is priceless ! ❤

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

The garden is her domain; winter she hibernates 😉

[@andresdelcampo6733]

Despite failures looks to me like you and your darling have built up an amazing homestead here.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@andresdelcampo6733 😀

[@dibujantedibujando1111]

At least Bubbles allows you to pet her once in a while, I believe she is on the right track! You are doing a great job with her. Nice video as usual, love this channel. Have a wonderful day

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@dibujantedibujando1111 yes it was a good day with her, she was in a petting mood 😉

[@AMS7200]

Hi Chad I think if you devoted time with Bubbles and played with her she would come around a lot quicker. Cats are not like dogs. You have to earn their trust and prove you are not going to hurt her. I think you got a bad start with an extremely sensitive kitten. She is a beautiful little kitty and it makes me sad you can’t love on her. I would get down on the floor at her level and talk softly and lovingly. Play with her and give her lots of treats. Yes it is going to take time but she doesn’t have a very satisfying life right now. You are the one that will have to reach out to her and prove you are trustworthy. You are a good man but Bubbles is going to need some special attention. Please take the time to give her a loving life. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🥰🥰😻😻❤️❤️😿😿🙀🙀

[@dibujantedibujando1111]

@@AMS7200 👍😻🥰

[@Nonya6380]

I think bees would be a great addition to your farm, and I'm sure there are lots of resources available to help you plan that. Hopefully, you can keep them healthy.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Me too, our property would make a great home to bees.

[@angelinalanzillotti2773]

You don't know what you don't know until you know what you didn't know. The discovery is the point. Thank you for sharing your journey into gardening, and the garden is amazing. I very much enjoy watching your videos and learning along the way. 😊❤😊

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

YES! YES!!! Exactly 😉

[@lolasimmons9152]

hi Chad and Remi! I love seeing the ducks and geese, but also all the cats. And no one can forget Olive! That dog is pure sunshine! Take care of each other i. this heat. Love you both

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Aww thanks so much for the comment 😀

[@nokchilton1562]

It’s nice to see Bubbles in action! She’s super cute and beautiful. Sorry to hear about potatoes and tomatoes aren’t doing well but the rest of crops look great 💚🤍❤️🧡💜

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@nokchilton1562 Bubbles was in a good petting mood eh, but she did bite me 😂 🦷

[@wandaeades7274]

Our tomatoes squash and cucumbers are doing great this year. Last year it was all a failure. The blueberry bush is 8 feet tall and we've picked almost a quart !

[@wandaeades7274]

I'm in North Carolina. I watch all the time!!!

[@mapefpada7681]

​​@@HiddenSpringFarm Bubbles doesn't look like a barn cat, she looks like a cute city Parisian lady cat 😂😃!!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@mapefpada7681 I know it's so odd that She's Maggie's kid.

[@yeagerxp]

Chad, We gardeners are at the mercy of the weather. That mushy potato was a mother potato. I planted potatoes in plastic tubs like you. The rain and the heat caused the greenery to die before they were ready. I planted six bell pepper plants and if I had not put plastic above them to keep the rain off of them I would have no peppers. I have had no cucumbers in two years, MOULD!!!!!! . This year I have harvested 11lbs of yellow bush beans, my pole beans went into shock with all the rain, no flowers yet. There is still August and September. You and Remi have done a great job 👍👍👍Thank you for sharing. Take care of yourselves, be safe, and healthy 🇨🇦

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@yeagerxp the ups and downs are serious eh. Hope we can get some decent sized corn, they’re all growing so we’ll see. That’s a lot of yellow beans eh, 11lbs!!! We lost all the green beans, my wife sowed again and they seem to be ok now with a lot of flowers. Fun times 😁

[@motobro1998]

I bet you could ride Goku's magic cloud with that heart of gold brother. Amazing content, thank you!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Right on! Cheers 🤙

[@CCCC-rc9ic]

It always amuses me when the kitties just walk over the phone. Their close-up tummy and paws are so, cute 😊

[@fayedavison4383]

I have just found your channel & to see what you are doing is a pleasure to watch nothing is a chore if you enjoy your life now cheers from🇦🇺

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Aww thanks, welcome to the farm 👨‍🌾

[@janehill8760]

I appreciate your honesty and determination and hard work. You have an amazing homestead!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Aww thanks 😊

[@marilynmaker5942]

I would get rid of that artemesia at the pond, or at least cut it down before it drops its seeds. Great advances with Bubbles! So cute how Fozzy hangs out at the garden with you! And the garden looks great- I see more successes than not. Happy to hear that you will eventually have bees. My father kept bees once upon a time. He did not winter them apart from covering the hive box with cardboard or foam. Thanks for another awesome visit! Love you guys! ❤❤🥰🥰

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yes it has to go. A good day overall with Bubbles 🫧

[@cindyleonard3494]

My cats also love temptations

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

😀

[@leonafaryna7617]

I’m late……late………late saying 🤗for the week! Looks like Father Goose is still in the running with the friendly goose pack! Yay! You two aren’t the only gardeners having success with something one year then not so much the next. This year it seems to be rampant in all growing areas with some being completely flooded out. But there are so many terrific veggies to look forward to in your garden! Chad and Remy; have a wonderful week🥰

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@leonafaryna7617 👋

[@carlapierle8623]

I'm 11 hours late in commenting, but I hate not to. Seems like gardening is hit or miss for everybody, even seasoned gardeners. I admire you for continuing to find new and better ways. You never know til you try. I was wondering about pollinators too. Theoretically your bee barn sounds good. You definitely have your hands full with your beautiful property!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Never too late, rollercoaster ride in the garden but we’re here for it 😁

[@carlapierle8623]

@@HiddenSpringFarm 🤗

[@cindym7234]

Your garden is beautiful! 😻

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Thank you! 😊

[@gramalaney]

Potatoes in the bags work well I used them one year and had a good harvest ... I did 3 kinds in 3 30 gallon bags ... I found that better than the pots or buckets and the garden boxes ... that was a few years ago now as I no longer have a garden ... just balcony boxes and I do mostly herbs now ... I have peppers and tomatoes in the bags over on my son's balcony and they are doing ok ... gardening comes and goes with great harvests ... I think you're doing awesome!

[@ZippedUpKitz]

You are coming along just fine with Miss Bubbles…. A little each day…. When a cat grabs you like she did, they are over stimulated….she was telling you, "Please stop."

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Exactly I kinda felt like she was telling me to get my hand outta there 😝

[@AnnaLykins-i5f]

Hang tough, guys. Life is hard😅You’re doing great ❤

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Exactly, we’re in it to win it 😁

[@karenfrankland7763]

Gardening is always a challenge and different every year. You just keep going. We add all our chicken and duck poo from the daily clean-outs of there pens into all our garden beds and compost it all winter. This year our spring was cloudy and rainy for weeks on end so gardening got started a bit late. . We live in the suburbs where all our neighbors have landscapers and chemicals sprayed on there lawns as well as bug sprays. Our solution was to plant heavily in all our garden beds which take up 70 percent of the backyard. We let Catnip and Comfrey grow freely in spots which bring in tons of bees for us. Comfrey is also used for fertilizer and to feed the chickens and ducks. Bee Balm and Mountain Mint as well as Ecanachia for pollinators.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yeah who knows what long term effects all those sprays do, can’t be good. We have lots of manure too so it allows people like us to continually regenerate the soil.

[@cathymcgee1674]

Look at all you and your wife have done. A lot has been done. We all make mistakes, but we learn from them and it comes out better later. I don't think their is nothing you cannot do . ❤❤😊

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@cathymcgee1674 best way to live your life in my opinion 😁

[@evelynrogers7145]

I planted a bunch of perennial flowers last year. Lots of bees

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

We have a big patch of flowers in the garden and loads of perennials all over the place. I guess I’ll be planting more 😀

[@pennywillis8895]

🇦🇺Find a bee keeper in your area willing to put hives on your property and build a relationship with them, learn from them for a few years then buy your own bees.

[@sharonroconnellandcritters]

Can't wait till you get bees! We've had hives for years. My husband learned how to do beekeeping from You tube and books. We have two on our property now, but we used to have about 20 hives before we moved. Hi Fozzy and Olive and all the kitties and critters! Darling's garden looking good!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@sharonroconnellandcritters do you have experience with a lot of bees dying over the winter? Ever heard of a bee barn?

[@sharonroconnellandcritters]

@@HiddenSpringFarm we're in Florida, so our bees make it through the winter. Jus looked up the bee barn. That's not really for honey bees, more native bees, but id love to get one on our property too. If you have any other honey bee questions, please let me know!

[@tammybrazeau1213]

Thanks for showing the bad side of homesteading! Your broccoli plant will shoot up little heads at the leaf stems. So if you want more broccoli, leave the plants in.😊 For the bees, talk to bee keepers in your area. Doesn't matter where you are. Bees do die in the winter. Potatoes in buckets are so hard. I went back to growing in the ground. Sucks for you guys. Btw I use store bought potato for seeds. So, over all your mistakes are learning experiences. Love your farm with you, your darling Olive, and the rest of the animals keel on keeping on.

[@bevfrench3496]

goose cheeks are so cute....here is an idea for your "darling". you can buy wagon seats for gardening. Got one for stepmom and she loved it. kept all her tools and no dragging a chair around. order it online or at gardening store.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

I think I’ve seen those

[@cherylf.4616]

Hi Chad! Bubbles was in a purrfect mood for patting! It was nice to see her warm up to you, although she bit you (hard) I hope it was worth it! 😃 I love watching your morning or nightly routine! I’m getting to know your animals quite well! I loved the music you put on for the rabbits 🐇 🐰 They are precious! I love the duck parade to the pond as well! I love it all! 😁 Your garden is coming along really well! You still time before the harvest for bearing more fruits 🍉 🍎 and vegetables 🥦 🥕 Your garden looks great! The Mrs. works hard, and so do you! ❤️❤️

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@cherylf.4616 that’s great! Yes still have time cause it’s warm and sunny here usually well into September.

[@cherylf.4616]

@@HiddenSpringFarm Yes! That’s great news! I live near Toronto Ontario , closer to Kitchener! So we are neighbours my friend! 🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@nancylanpheare72]

Hi. I live in Oregon, in an area that averages about 60 inches of rainfall per year. We plant our potatoes in the ground and they do fine. The only problem we have is gophers. Our potatoes come out fine, even in years with above-average rainfall.

[@doriskuhberger8559]

To me, you are doing all the right things with your garden beds. You are right, to much rain for the potatoes. They need more space to grow as well. They say 25cm apart. Everything is a learning curve. I know you both do things with love. Fozzy was a great help. Thoughts and Prayers.Thank you for sharing. Love and Blessings. Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Well in that case they definitely weren’t 25 cm apart 😂

[@doriskuhberger8559]

@@HiddenSpringFarm 🙂

[@paulaomalley2195]

Sorry about your 🥔 s but your garden 🪴 is just amazing.. You both work so hard and we love watching everything you do on the farm. Hi fozzy, hi Dexter.. 😻😻

[@cozyhomemakingvibes]

Another great video. 😊 . Sitting here watching with my broken foot elevated and wishing I could go outside and work my land. Looks like fun. Maybe next month. The mushy potatoes are often the seed not the harvest. Like it’s the one that was planted. Have a great day

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Oh my, my problems are nothing compared to your “no gardening” time 😆

[@cindyleonard3494]

Love watching all your animals. Thanks❤❤

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Nice!!!

[@79PoisonBreaker]

haha I hope you do not mind me leaving so many comments, I think each helps your channel make money so as long as not annoyed I'll comment when I think I have info that may be useful. Have a great day and thanks for sharing your adventure.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

i try my best to answer them too but I don’t mind at all, we creators make some money when people watch the ads so the more views and more ad watches the more money. My average for view duration is between 40%-50% so I’m always trying to be better so viewers will watch longer. more comments tell the KZbin algorithm that people are interested in the video 😉

[@cherylhowker1792]

@@HiddenSpringFarmI always watch till the end…. Always.

[@milliealford8968]

I just love your channel. Love the kitties and all your animals. God Bless

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@milliealford8968 right on!!! 🤙

[@janetclark6867]

Good morning Chad, Remi, Ms. Olive and the Claw Crew - Sorry about your potatoes - Wish I could give some advice, however, I don't know anything about potatoes or gardening. I have gained some knowledge from watching you and Remi and I am sure the two of you will figure out what needs to be done. You and Remi have created such a beautiful Farm by hard work and fulfilling your dreams. As Ben Franklin said I didn't fail just found out something else that didn't work. (paraphrasing) I could go on and on as I luv the Farm and all the animals. lol Until the next time, have a fun week and keep living your dream.

[@doone5303]

I started growing some veggies last year and failed at it. This year I planted extra tomato plants to account for my previous failure and I now have over 100 tomato plants 😬🤣 I have corn this year it failed last year and they're doing really well. I going to look like a tomato this time next year 🤣🤣🤣

[@kathrinekerns8398]

Too bad about the potatoes. It's definitely because of the rain. You are right. Don't give up. I like your idea about the bees. Interesting. 🤗🤗🤗

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Thanks so much

[@ruthjohnson6369]

After having a garden for 42 years the way we attract bees is planting accessory plants that attract them, very colorful close to the veggies and even butterflies are attract and land on the garden. It seems to work for us most years

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Did you always go with annuals? Or perennials? I hear a lot about marigolds.

[@Scot_WestTexas]

While Fozzy is still my favorite, Olive comes in a close second. I love watching her jump fences 🤣

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Someone else said she’s like a gazelle 😂

[@milliealford8968]

Not alot of bees in my part of NC, USA, but they finally showed up when my Mimosa tree flowered. Hallelujah You garden is AMAZING.

[@ledwards7171]

Put some clover red not the yellow and some butterfly bushes. Maybe even let some thistle grow. We just spent a week in Poplar and the honey bees were all over the clover and thistle.

[@T35629]

Good luck farming

[@79PoisonBreaker]

did you know 3 sisters garden is not suposed to be sweet corn or green beans, best to try dent corn or pop corn and dry pole beans with a winter squash. the idea is after planting you forget about it until fall when its all dried up and harvest for winter food. I am trying this year to grow Glass gem corn (I use for popcorn) scarlet runner beans and butternut squash. Almost no first year gardens do well lol. everything your doing is great, never stop learning. If you never make a mistake you never learn anything new.

[@evelynrogers7145]

Dexter is cute he hops up to you

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yeah and he’s the only cat doing that 🐈‍⬛

[@linaahren2291]

I just have to tell you, my dog loves your channel. He's locked on the tv. 😂❤

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

That’s so funny. You know you’ve made it big when the dogs are hooked 😂

[@ceciliacrocker390]

I love this channel and I don't even live on a farm!!❤❤😂❤

[@raycatlin3554]

I've read that you can grow potatoes in straw no soil required. I have not tried myself only read about this procedure. Good luck stay healthy 👍 . . 👋

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@raycatlin3554 seems doubtful, where would the nutrients come from? I’ve never heard of it but you never know something to look into. And we have poop covered straw for extra power 😁

[@79PoisonBreaker]

the 1 big potato that is rotten or soft is probably the seed potato you started with. I never had success potato's in pots either, in ground this year hope to see better results.

[@jfarmer305]

Dexter and Fozzy are so affectionate 😻 Love to watch Olive gliding over fences! After many years of gardens, I’ve found that some efforts appear as failures and then the next year under seemingly same conditions they thrive. Doubt that they even a resident horticulturalist could even explain some failures! To many little but important variables sometimes. 🤔

[@jfarmer305]

I meant “too” many little variables-and I taught English!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yes exactly that’s why it’s so important to have the capacity to do it again.

[@JohnDoe-np3zk]

The environment and ecology is collapsing. I gave up trying to grow stuff so kudos for you keeping at it.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@JohnDoe-np3zk well at the same time I’m trying to regenerate the property so hopefully as the years go on I can mitigate things.

[@JerryEllenClary-zm2hp]

About your corn, I think that they are planted top close together.. I remember running threw the corn field as a kid and you could go thru them with pretty easy. Just a thought. I think you are doing great. Life is full of mistakes. That is how we learn and grow. No one is perfect. I grew potatoes in containers and they bombed. Lol.😊

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

If they were too close together what would be the impact? Smaller corn? Maybe cause competition for nutrients. I hope we’ll be ok we’re seeing the ears growing but some of the stalks are only waist high. Time will tell.

[@ledwards7171]

My tomatoes aren't doing so well this year either.... However, my pickles are growing insane😂😂

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Nice!

[@charoletteyanos5825]

I have a few tips to get a better potato harvest. I suggest planting them in the raised beds as they will have better drainage, and more space to grow bigger. Also consider putting rabbit manure and blood meal in the holes before putting the potato sprouts in them. Occasionally water with a fish fertilizer. You should get a much better harvest by trying these few tips.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@charoletteyanos5825 I can do that, cheers to next year 🥂

[@kathyortiz4302]

I have cats and bunnies,I use those hammocks for the bunnies next door to me ,I take care of them ,they’re in cages so I taught to use a litter box and I put those hammocks in there and the eat out of glass bowls,I own 6 of my own free roam ,4 in my porch ,2 in my house ,my first two

[@lorineidtinytoadplot744]

Olive loves her Momma 🥰🥰

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Oh yeah, totally.

[@paisley293]

G'day Chad! I really appreciate so much about your videos: your honesty, hard-work stick-to-it attitude, good humour and so much more. May God bless you in all you do. One more thing >>> about the bees, there's too much overhead spraying going on, if you know what I mean... they spray to get rid of pesky mosquitoes, but the sensitive bees are suffering. That's what I'm learning from various sources in the U.S., but it's also happening here in Canada.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yes agreed, I feel like I wanna do my part in helping the bees AND help our farm at the same time.

[@indecisivegardener]

Abraham Lincoln: 'My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.'..... funny, I just used that in my last video.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@indecisivegardener very appropriate quote

[@alyssachestnutt4833]

Bubbles is cute so is fozzy bear

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

😁

[@nixielee]

You should do some kind of collaboration with Gold Shaw Farm so people find this channel. Maybe he can get a few Canadians as well, you never know

[@lisamitchell2136]

You have a beautiful homestead!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Aww thanks 😊

[@elisaa9981]

I think that bees is a great idea. You can sell the wax, too.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Right on! 👍

[@cherylhowker1792]

The bee situation is the same here in the uk, we have seen none personally. I got told that the potatoes go like that, if there isn’t enough room or nutrients. And with lots of rain will loose the nutrients. And not giving them space they can’t grow bigger. I always add more blood fish and bone organic fertiliser.

[@dwannamontriel58]

It’s possible, I saw a you tube video on it. This man built one. He accessed the hive from the inside.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@dwannamontriel58 cool I gotta see that

[@lesliestout1241]

Good morning y’all. You have a lovely farm that is working together. Your wife is beautiful. She likes to wear that big hat when she’s outside. I saw a picture though, on KZbin lineup, and she is very lovely. Tell her I said so. I understand why she wears the hat, but a shame to wear a hat that hides her face. 😊

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@lesliestout1241 she reads all the comments anyway, she’ll be happy to hear. It’s just her skin and the sun are not a good mix but she really loves the garden. She even wears a special long sleeve hoody made out of sun protection material. I don’t mind the sun at all 😎 Thank u so much for the kind words.

[@shirleydickey6140]

As far as the bee's go you need to plant more flowers that the pollinators love.

[@carrienewell820]

Baby girl says to tell "Daddy With the Ducks" about Potato Bags. They drain quickly so there's no rot and breathe. We get a huge harvest from just 3 to 4 sections of sprouted Potato.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

I’ll look into that, cheers. Sounds easy.

[@lorineidtinytoadplot744]

for plants with aggressive rhizomes I found cutting the plants off eventually kills the plant. Takes years but every year they will be less and less. Cutting back all the green shoots as soon as they appear, you're effectively preventing the plant from carrying out normal photosynthesis and it will slowly weaken and eventually die But if you pull it it makes 4 more in that spot lol

[@indecisivegardener]

The one herb that really attracts the bees is borge, but I have found that it's also prolific. However, it pulls out easy with gloves... because it's pokey like zucchini.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

I’ve never even heard of Borge, very cool.

[@indecisivegardener]

@@HiddenSpringFarm sorry, Borage. I misspelled it.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@indecisivegardener haha never heard of borage either 😂

[@lindam2090]

I have never mastered potatoes. My tomatoes are crazy but I think its location, water and soil. All sun all day, I buy bagged soil and water, water, water. Keep trying how else.can we learn. You can always eliminate stuff that is too time consuming. Good luck

[@lisamitchell2136]

I would love to live like that

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Lots of hard work but super rewarding.

[@JohnDoe-np3zk]

The only thing worse than fear of failure is fear of success.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@JohnDoe-np3zk 😁

[@tomburns1071]

If you want pollinators get Mason Bees. I have three hives with produce close to three hundred bees. They do about 80% of the pollination of all bees. They do not produce honey. I spend about two to three hours every late fall preping and cleaning the bees and hives for the winter. Not much involved They do not sting

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Can one have both mason hives and honey bee hives? In close proximity or separate? Sounds like they’re very self sufficient.

[@colly1952]

You should keep old potatoes to plant. That's how our parents and grand-parents grew them.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yes we do that but not enough of them survive so we did some and bought some bags of seeds too.

[@DJ-bd9sf]

Nice video👍🙏❤️🙏

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@DJ-bd9sf aww thanks

[@MeganMurphy-h5s]

You should watch Just Alex, he’s based in the UK and has a lot of great beekeeping videos. The kind of bee house you were describing sounds like a Swiss beekeeping method- Alex has a video where he visits a bee house in the Alps. I think it would give you some inspiration!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@MeganMurphy-h5s I’ll have to look that up, it’s very interesting. Thanks 😊

[@colly1952]

I've seen something like your idea of a bee barn somewhere on U Tube, I'm pretty sure. I'm sure you'l find it.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Cool

[@79PoisonBreaker]

leave lots of mulch arround and bumble bee queens will burrow in for winter and bumble bees are the best pollinator, something like 100x more pollination then honey bees, and I am not so brave with stinging insects so thats the route I go.

[@JEL66]

Good morning y'all Sorry to see your potatoes was a no go so far.. You did get a little bit though. They usually do pretty good in tubs. Just do a little bit more research see why they went to moosh. Maybe try the potato saks. I've seen people on yt have good luck with them. Its just trial and error. But still you put in the work. Like you said no worries any more. Some things work out some turns into a learning tool. But. Life over all is Good!! Keep moving forward. God sees All!! ☺️👍💜 sending love and support from Florida 🤗🌺✨✨✨

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yup, we just keep learning, keep trying new things and keep doing what works. 😀

[@79PoisonBreaker]

every onion that has flower stock will not get bigger, you should pick any that get the flower stock as soon as see them as they use the bulb to grow the flower. they also will not store well, this happens allot when planting onion sets. try to get live tiny plants to plant or start from seed to avoid the flowering onion problems. onions are biennial so they want to grow a bulb 1st year and make flower second year, onion sets have already gone dormant so its easy for them to go to flower as they think its the second year they are growing.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@79PoisonBreaker ok will do, thnx. We’ll pick it the next day or two 😎

[@FreddieLogsdon]

Maybe think about a high tower later to help move your growing g season forward earlier or a green house

[@ZippedUpKitz]

I got a new fur baby yesterday… it was time to bring another baby home after losing Hotch in May… a lady had some pit bull puppies that she was giving away… they were an oops litter… their mama was going in to get spayed and turned out she was 3-4 weeks pregnant so the vet couldn’t do the procedure… mama is a full blood pit bull and the daddy is either the other pit bull she has or a pit bull / boxer mix…. Some of the puppies you could see the boxer and some of them look like pit bulls… the one I took was the little runt… she is white with a few very light freckles and then three brown spots on her back and side that reminded me of Hazel Nuts… so….. yep, I named her Hazel…. She is going to be trained to be my service dog… Hotch was my service dog… he detected my seizures… I need another service dog to be able to do that for me,,, I hope Hazel will be able to do what Hotch did… if not, no big deal… she will still make a good service dog and most importantly, a loyal, happy companion…. I am so in love with this little one… I’m glad I found her…

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Well that’s a very cool story, Hazel will need a bit of training to get her to where you need her. Patience and persistence. Best of luck, you’ll have a friend for life in any case.

[@leonafaryna7617]

Oh, you lucky soul🤗 I hope Hazel is everything you dream of for a service dog 🐕‍🦺 and companion! Have a great time together 😘

[@ZippedUpKitz]

@@HiddenSpringFarm yes, she will need lots of training… she is already doing well with the potty training… and she has figured out when I make a certain clicking sound, I want her to come to me… I also use the command "come" with the clicking sound following it so she will associate that sound… I will do similar things with sit, stay and heel… once I have taught her the basics, I will enroll her in a service training class… with Hotch, I did the same thing except he figured out my seizure disorder all on his own… I didn’t have to teach him that… in fact he was the one that showed me he knew I was about to have a seizure! Every time I would have one, right before, he would grab my wrist and pull me… as first we thought he was just trying to be alpha or dominant… but the we noticed that every time he did that a minute or so later, I would have a seizure! So, from that point on, if he ever grabbed my wrist and pulled on me or whimpered, no matter where I was, I sat down… even if it was in the middle of the kitchen on the floor… and sure enough, I would have a seizure… when I would come out of it, Hotch would be laying right next to me with his head up on my chest… when I finally had my sense back and figured out where I was and what happened, I would pet him and tell him thank you and praise him for being such a good boy… he would get all happy and bounce around and then after I got up he would come stand protectively next to me making sure I had my balance and wits about me,,, God I miss that dog… I pray Hazel will turn out like him in that respect… but if she doesn’t, that’s ok too… she will still be a great companion to have… I’ve already fallen head over heels for this little one…

[@ZippedUpKitz]

@@leonafaryna7617 thanks… see my reply to Chad… it addresses your reply to me as well… :) this little,one is just precious….

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@ZippedUpKitz that’s so cool, how Hotch behaved with you, best of luck with Hazel.

[@cherylhowker1792]

The bee situation is the same here in the uk, we have seen none personally.

[@marcelinollopispons159]

Hello from Spain big fan here of your channel,. Here in the north part of Spain in Asturias the spring and July has been streamly wet, and this year just started my groove and all my tomatoes plant were rotten because they were affected by a funghus (mildiu) now I fail and learn the lesson XD, and replanted new tomatoes. I don´t know much about permaculture but I´ve been reading and wachtin lots of you tube ( I can recomend you this channels Epic garden, Huw Richards and Grow Veg). But if you don´t mind I think I can give you couple tips that you might want to try: I saw you pulling the brocolli plant out, and I read is better just to cut the plant from the bottom and leave the roots there, like that in theory you don´t disturb al the micrological life around this roots that can be beneficial for future crops. The other is regarding crop combination, I not sure if you are doing it and you might but for example the corn combines very good with beans and pumpkins or zuchinis so you can intercalete them. This is because beans add nitrogen to the soil and corn needs a lot of nitrogen so is beneficial for both crops. Sorry for this long comment, and I honestly I don´t know much but the little things I starting to learn I want to share with you. Please keep on the good job

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

It’s all good my friend, we are in fact always learning. We did the corn with snow peas and spaghetti squash interlaced. Melons and pumpkins are just beside. I’ve always pulled out all the veggie roots cause after a few years there will be too many clumps of roots in the beds. I’ll try some and what the difference is.

[@brendasas8440]

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[@marydingus4360]

I can't help but feel sorry for bubbles! Not getting to go outside and explore with the others!😢

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

I dunno, she’s got a catio, a fantastic clubhouse, a family that loves her…I think she’s fine. If she was living in our house she’d be alone all the time and if she was working the farm she may not come back & be in peril all the time 😉

[@GrannySanny]

Camptown ladies sing this song doo da doo da

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

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[@Sunflowerdivinity]

I wonder if you tried solarization of the weeds around the pond and the other spots if that would be something that could help. It's hoop house tarps are placed over top of the weeds and held down with bricks or any sort of weight in order to choke them out.

[@JosePaz-lj2gs]

The cat house is bigger than my bedroom 😅

[@kikikaakau-delizo8152]

How do you keep the artificial pond clean? Is that well water or is there a natural stream? If it's from your well, aren't you afraid the well will go dry?

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

I’m working on a video about the pond next week

[@Jacquienh]

Love this channel anyone have ideas for others to watch?

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

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[@leonafaryna7617]

Cog Hill Farm 🤗

[@jfarmer305]

Having been an unusually hot summer, could the potato roots have gotten too hot in the plastic bins? Potatoes like cooler weather to develop. Just a thought.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Not exactly sure but yes most likely too wet and too hot made the plant die off before the taters had a chance to grow.

[@caroleyoung4647]

Hire some GOATS they will take care of invasive weeds!! 👍

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

I need to GET some goats, hiring would be an ongoing thing…it’s on my list 🐐

[@caroleyoung4647]

@HiddenSpringFarm Good i'm glad you're going to get goats.. Goats will really clean up the weeds! I had 2 pigmy goats. They were so much fun!