June Garden Tour | What We Are Growing to Feed our Family of 4 | 2023

Enjoy our garden tour! We grow enough food to sustain us for a year! Here's what that looks like, enjoy!
*we apologize for the messed up Audio toward the end of the video! Neither of us are exactly technically savy and not sure what happened!*
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[@michellejaggard9657]

I've been an organic gardner for60 years, Way before it was popular. I believe it is the only way to garden to be healthy. I am 70 and I still have a full garden in town with corn, tomatoes, peppers, beans, cucumbers potatoes,carrots,flowers, herbs, squash, and okra. Just love what you are teaching your children. My grandfather taught me to have my own garden when I was 6 and I have had my own garden and chickens ever since.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you so much!

[@debradixon6746]

Trombocino Squash

[@bettinashope9637]

This love people wanting to make their own compost that is what is the trend now, and we all need to do this for our health all praises to the most high God Almighty

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thanks! I agree

[@Prepping_mimi]

I can’t even get my peas in the house. The grand sons eat them as fast as we pick ‘em. And that makes my heart happy ❤

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

I love it!!

[@user-hz7kv6js6l]

Its great that your children have their own garden space and they are learning to grow their own food.

[@poemsforgod2548]

It is wonderful to teach children life skills, there is much to be gained from knowing the things our forefathers did to survive. We may certainly be looking at a simpler life than we might expect normally, in a not too distant future. Bless your hearts, love and blessings.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

I couldn't agree more!

[@sharonmanning5501]

From NC here - rural gardener - we plant tons of marigolds to keep the deer from eating up everything - they will eat your garden gone! They will even eat dill, azaleas and any type of fruits you plant like melons, cantaloups, berries, etc.

[@kylaford8338]

YES YOU GUYS!!! Way to garden!! Way to parent!! Yes!! Yes!!! Yes!!!!!!!! Way to go!! Sending tons of love to you real people doing the next right thing!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

thank you

[@midwestribeye7820]

Awww, he's so sweet giving the ripe blueberries to his wife.❤

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

He’s sweet when he wants to be, haha!!

[@sis.kristy1295]

Thanks for sharing your gardens with us!!! Y’all are so inspiring. As a Ma’amaw I know your Mommas & Daddies have to be so proud of the way y’all are raising those babies. Your hard work & influence sure is showing!!! Well done!!!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thanks so much, that means so much to us!

[@user-ww8si4gq3b]

have made tea out of your strawberry leaves? Or eat dry strawberry leaves?

[@user-ww8si4gq3b]

Have you every made strawberry teas?

[@KatrinaMiller117]

I think it's awesome that you are teaching the kids to raise your own veggies and fruit! It's wonderful to know where your food comes from!

[@recoody05]

I loved this video! We have started a little bigger garden than we had last year. Hoping next year to do bigger!! I’d love to be more self sufficient. Life goals: land and living off of it!!

[@tommyperkinshuntingfishing8424]

I enjoy these videos. Good job Jacob and Maggie on yalls gardens.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you!

[@respectmothernature]

So nice to see a family working together in raising their foods. Too many just spend time on phones and computers.. Your children are blessed. Hope the rain helps!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you! couldn't imagine living any other way!

[@crystalallen4031]

I let my mullein grow as well!! Hello from a 7th generation WNCer, west of Asheville ❤

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Hello, we are the same in our area, both of our families have been here since 1700s!

[@ColRubyDimplesManacha]

Another here, hey from the foothills! Glad I found your channel!

[@fioparkhurst3539]

This is incredible! I'm so grateful to have found your channel!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

thank you!

[@gloriafacemyer2905]

Hang in there! I just found you and I’m telling my family and friends about your program. I’ve really enjoyed it and just found out how to comment. I love it. ❤ 2:58

[@ArkansasSquaw]

I love y'all's channel. I love everything about it, including you guy's and how down to earth y'all are. Beautiful garden and beautiful landscaping around your home. Thank you so much for your content and for opening up your lives for all of us to learn from.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

That means so much to us, thank you!!!

[@danimagder4189]

Looks like a beautiful place to live, the gardening season where I live in Canada is much shorter, but I love gardening!

[@Wakeywhodat]

What a beautiful and orderly property!

[@NORMANMORRISON1940]

Never apologize for how long you're videos are longer the better I see I'm watching guys and carrying me properly

[@carmenmarshall5787]

Great garden tour, seeing your place is really inspiring. Your landrace experiments make perfect sense, that’s how my people grow stuff in the old country. If you ask them what variety something is, they look at you funny! I love how your kids are so into their gardens also. Precious family!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you so much for your kind words!

[@paulabrown5685]

We only use chicken manure and compost on our corn and it turns out great!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

That’s awesome!!

[@pamgamble7506]

I love your videos, wish I could do all of this

[@champagnegardening5182]

Love that the kids have their own gardens😊

[@janetnga3234]

My tomatoes are doing the same. Thick stalk, bushier than normal, alot of bloom on top. I think it's weather related. Still growing cabbage in June is not normal either. Just pulled the last of mine. Enjoy your channel! Great job on teaching your kids real skills they can use.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you so much!!

[@CarrieNita]

Tromboncino are awesome. You can eat them young like zuchinni. You can let them brown like a butternut. My favorite dish in Winter is Italian sausage, onion, and Tromboncino cooked in a crock pot or instant pot. Yum! They last all through the Winter without rotting.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Oh that’s great to hear!!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@sandysmith8567]

I grow Japanese hull-less popcorn every few years and store in the freezer. Even grew well in a 4x8' garden box!

[@kaythegardener]

Now that you tomatoes are waist high, just thin some of the suckers & lower branches (up to abt 5"-6" off the ground), so that they get lots of airing to avoid moldy leaves & other problems... Do you use cover crops after your veggies are finished?? Especially if you could use nitrogen fixers, eg clover, etc... to help build up the soil, besides your compost, especially on your corn patches!!

[@francesgannon8990]

You are teaching me how important it is to compost my soil before I plant. My garden has replaced the grass in my front. Water is too precious here in So. California. Jacob is already a farmer like his daddy. Maggie just steals my heart because she bakes, cuts up meat and veggies with you in the kitchen and has her own garden . You and Andy are teaching them how to feed themselves when they are mommies and daddies like you and Andy✝️🙏🏼❤️

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

thank you!

[@williamwhite1596]

You guys keep it so beautiful ! God Bless !!!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you!

[@buddycarmine2254]

Nicely done. Good job..

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you so much!

[@sharonmckee2403]

You are doing it right! Teaching the kids early on! I’m subscribing to y’all today!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

So glad to have you here!

[@sararich2026]

We recently took a trip to the farmers market in search of some green beans .we got surprised by a quote of $75 a bushel.

[@drk218]

😳😲😱 gracious!! Thats horrible.

[@letfreedomring2276]

They are $50 a bushel here in North Alabama at the local farmers market. I grow just enough to eat fresh green beans all summer and freeze some for winter.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Oh my gosh, WOW!!! They are going for around $45/$50 a bushel here from what I’ve seen so far

[@bettinaripperger4159]

Build back better !

[@nellmanning8547]

I love your gardens and video of them......please show more as the season goes !

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

We definitely will! Thank you so much!

[@freesianlover]

Beautiful garden and love love the kids garden! Canning coleslaw- great idea. Really enjoyed the video

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thanks so much!

[@MsSharon]

Absolutely inspiring! I'll be puttering around in my backyard (if you can call it that), even though it is small I just might get a little out of it. You're raising those kids right! I sent you an email.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you!!

[@reginarivas1761]

Hi you all! You all have done a great job. I love the wood chips that you all put in. My question, is the last garden to big to put chips down to keep the soil moist? Have you watched the guy who did back to Eden? I love you all and your family. I love the Felicity!!!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

We have watched some back to Eden gardeners and have also utilized some old hay to help with some mulching in areas! Definitely going to try to get better at this in the coming years! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@vahlla78]

First time seeing a video from u all and instantly subscribed. I’m in Raeford NC and it’s now super hot but it really was a cooler spring than I’ve seen in my life. You have some extremely lucky kids to be born into a family like this ❤

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Glad to have you join the family my friend!

[@Calamity_Joan]

You guys have such a nice place. My father is from North Carolina and so I'm glad I found you guys. Love your videos, just pure down-home people. I learn from you guys all the time. Thank you for what you do. God Bless you all. My tomatoes are bushing out just like yours, I only planted three. Out cucumbers are doing the same thing. Our potatoes are bushed out also. So far I hope things produce really well. Chicken manure really helped our garden this year.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you so much, that means so much to us!!

[@OurSmallTownLife]

I'm the same way. I grew up with cultivate, fertilize, spray... and I'm having to train myself to step into a more organic mindset and hopefully encourage my children in that direction from the beginning. And not saying those things are necessarily bad but definitely beneficial to explore other options.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Absolutely!

[@mm-th9yo]

WONDERFUL VIDEO!!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you very much!

[@lottieguffey4148]

Love your gardens. We are gardeners too.

[@Candys_Corner]

I have many squash coming up too, and your garden looks great.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you!!

[@Lambily_garden]

Great video guys! Jacob was so cute explaining his garden. I love how you get your kids involved.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thanks so much!

[@lisacornett9364]

I can't tell you how tickled I am that I found your channel! Plum tickled to death. You guys are so interesting. And I absolutely love how your teaching your children about gardening. Kudos!!!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you so very much!!!

[@lucindasutt7365]

Your Creek Bottom Garden is full of wonderful "singing birds". Wonderful sounds. I'm hungry for our Spring in NW Indiana Season.

[@waterleo8888]

Your gardens are beautiful! I really enjoyed yalls garden tour. 😊 I love gardening 🥰

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thanks so much!!

[@AppalachianLiving765]

I absolutely love this!!! If I didn't say I was jealous, I would be lying. Absolutely love it!! I love how you grow your own food, the variety and how your children have their own garden too. Great job!!! Thank you for sharing.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you so much!

[@lysmalls658]

I like your Southern Accent & your Garden.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you!

[@donaldwells2102]

Thanks for the garden tour, everything is really looking good. Canning cole slaw,sounds like a good idea,love cole slaw. Jacob and Maggie have a green thumb, like Mom and Dad. Take Care and God Bless 😊.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you so much!!

[@colinmacdonald8738]

Amazing culture y’all have created and including your children with their own gardens that they maintain. Kudos CMAC82

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you

[@tpaw6908]

Your gardens are awesome. I can't imagine the harvest. You did a great job.❤🙏👍💯

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thanks so much!!

[@bonneymoseley1159]

Your garden is beautiful. You might try sprinkling cinnamon on the ground under your cabbage. It won't hurt the cabbage either. You may need to repeat after a good rain or watering. It got rid of slugs for mine. Also did you know you can make pineapple out of zucchini? Wash and peel, smaller ones work best. Cut long ways into four strips, then cut cross ways into chunks, place in prepared pint jars. Add 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and then fill jar to 1/2 inch from top, with 100% pineapple juice, wipe tops of jars, place your lid and ring on, finger tight, place in canner, fill canner with cold water up to the rim of jar, not over it, bring canner to a boil, time 25 min. Take out immediately and place on towel on counter to cool 24 hrs before moving.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

I may have to give that a try! And I’ve never heard the cinnamon trick, I’ll definitely be trying that as well!!

[@jerseystotler3615]

Hello from Missouri! SUBSCRIBED!!!❤

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Glad to have you here!!

[@letfreedomring2276]

Absolutely beautiful gardens! Y'all should be very proud. And yes y'all are going to be very very busy when it all comes in. I hope y'all have some help. I remember growing up and when the garden would come in, my momma and daddy and us kids and my grandparents would be so busy and tired. Make some hot mustard slaw and can it with some of your cabbage. It's so good on Bbq, hotdogs ...anything. It's usually called "pool room slaw". Your growing all the ingredients.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

I’m definitely going to look into hot mustard slaw, that sounds delicious!!

[@billyedwards5716]

Good stuff

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you so much!!

[@soilmanted]

Nice. I'm 76 years old and living in an apartment building in Asheville NC now, but I had a garden in suburbs of NYC for a number of years and I want to have a garden again. Like the Lawsons, I depended on compost as much as possible. I always had at least three 20-foot long compost piles going; they were in 3 stages of maturity. I composted tree leaves from the trees on my 1/4 acre lot, and from my neighbors' lots, neighbors who collected their leaves, bagged them for town sanitation department to pick up roadside - or for me to pick up. My lot was near a bay off of the Atlantic ocean (can't remember the name of the bay offhand), and so I picked up lots of seaweed that washed up on the shore and added it to the compost. Seaweed was a really good thing in the compost. With mature compost spread atop the soil, or turned in, I measured the N, P, an K in the soil and like the Lawsons, I added 10-10-10 as needed, to make sure I got a good yield. I had books giving the N, P, and K requirements of various plants. Seems that many contemporary cultivars that people grow need high levels of nitrogen in order to be productive, more N than cultivars commonly grown many years ago . I believe that there are a number of reasons for that and I think I know what they are.. My lettuce got extra N from sodium nitrate I think it was. I also used cover crops and green manures, including nitrogen-fixing plants, which also produced edible beans. I grew collards on Long Island. Checked with Cooperative Extension for best plant varieties to grow in my area. Yes I have a web site with photos of my garden.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

that sounds awesome!

[@davidthorpe5569]

Respect to you, sir! From one gardener to another!

[@patriotoftruth8542]

Absolutely inspiring 🙌

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you so much !

[@rough-hewnhomestead5737]

Great tour! You all have a pretty place and nice gardens. I love that you're teaching your kids about gardening. Any is right--learning about compost, etc. is a good life skill and wonderful homeschool topic. Between the two of you those kids are going to know a little bit about everything and a whole lot about growing and raising food! I homeschool our youngest and we feel the same--teach her the three R's and a whole lot of practical life skills to go with it! God bless!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

So true!

[@maryellenwarrick8288]

I have learned so much and I am inspired! Been growing since I was a toddler on the farm. I realized years later after my Dad giving advice and looking at the farmer's almanac that he kept journals. He would record what seed he used, when he planted it and how it performed. You remind me of those times!

[@prisoner_of_hope8386]

You have beautiful gardens/land! Great tour. It was worth it watching to the end!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you so much!

[@JRNurse2013]

Cute kids! How fortunate they are to have you teaching them your gardening skills! I love your landscape!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thanks so much!!

[@teakkabean5369]

Fantastic garden. We love the canned coleslaw. It’s too strong a flavor for me so I mix a pint and a half jar with a 1/4 cup of mayonnaise and a medium sized head of fresh cabbage diced up fine. It has become our favorite.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you so much and I'll definitely keep that in mind if its to strong! Thanks for the tip!

[@feliciaward6589]

Oh, boy!! I enjoyed your video. Your channel just popped up and I am watching; as I am in my container garden.😁 New subscriber this morning. 🌅🌄

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Glad to have you here my friend!!

[@Wellnessuntamed]

I’m glad to know I’m not the only one who gets my seedlings mixed up! 😂 beautiful gardens!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Yes the dog dug them up and then they still came up but all mixed up 😂😂😂

[@jennykiser2627]

Just found your channel, love your garden and your farm layout. Will be watching more I’m a 74 year old eastern Kentucky grandmother. Love that you’re teaching your young ones how to grow healthy crops.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Awesome thank you for watching!

[@mercedescheyenne]

I could listen to this man read the encyclopedia. Wonderful voice.

[@matthewmcnabb2043]

You have a beautiful garden! Congratulations on your success. God Bless your family and God Bless America!

[@matthewmcnabb2043]

What do you do about tomatoe blossom end rot? Have you ever tried burying a TUMS under the plant when transplanting? Afterall it's pure calcium.

[@savagecreed8667]

Love David the good 😆 I’ve learned at from him ! Great content you guys ❤❤

[@user-qi4ks2cp3d]

Another great video. Don’t apologize for being a long video. It was super super Duper for me. I can watch your videos all day long.❤

[@kevin-gs7jn]

Beautiful garden , absolutely the best way to live, self sufficient. I've gardened between one and two acres for almost 20 years now and have never used commercial fertilizer , simply use leaves, compost and manure that's composted or worked into the ground. Yields are fine.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

we still use commercial fertilizers but rely on them less and less as time goes by

[@susichristianson3395]

Great tour! Your gardens look wonderfully healthy. Just found you through this obviously older summer video a day ago (1/3/24) and I am hooked. Really enjoyed the “pork packing” episode. I love how you plan your garden sorta then pop this and that around here and there. Yes, those tomatoes, IMHO, are very close. They start up looking good but without air circulation they easily develop fungus. Where you have 3 (indeterminate variety) plants I would plant only one and trellis them up off of the ground removing the suckers. I also start limbing them from bottom up about 15-18 inches so the leaves don’t get water splash and also the wood chips help. But your whole garden looks so lush. Love that you have to go to another garden a mile away. It’s like a secret garden. I really appreciate that you’re teaching your kids the natural and healthy way to grow food. From CA,🏖️take care.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you

[@drk218]

Fantastic garden tour guys!!! Enjoyed this so much. You guys have really figured it out with the placements of everything, and have some beautiful gardens. So cool that the children have their own gardens too! Just love it ❤ Can't wait fir harvest, but man, its going to be a lot of work! 😮 Love your channel.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thanks so much!

[@CayoticProphet]

3:20 Not a huge fan of cabbage but Sauerkraut and Polish Sausage are a match made in heaven.

[@jandawood1234]

Your garden looks amazing! You can see all of the hard work you all have been putting into it.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thanks so much!

[@juanitataylor6947]

I learned early on out of sight out of mind so I keep it all inside

[@rustyandrews8375]

Y'all have done a fantastic job with this video. With the two of you equally contributing and the children's contributions and involvement as well. So I believe you shouldn't wait so long to do more. Early in the season and often. It's great to see someone doing such a great job growing and gardening and such a great job with your family.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you so much

[@kolapyellow7631]

Beautiful property.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you! we've put a ton of work into it!!

[@countrybee6235]

Everything looks wonderful. Y'all have a beautiful place. I like you grew up with gardens and always helped my mom and grandma's with gardening. It is truly great that your children have that blessed life as well. It surely teaches you what hard work is and the rewards of that work.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

That is so true!

[@deborahburrell1591]

Beautiful garden love it.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you so much!!!

[@christymartin3846]

Amazing! Jacob and Maggie, y’all have beautiful gardens! Thank y’all for sharing ❤ I have never seen/heard of potato seeds before! Learning something new everyday! Such a bountiful blessing for the month of June ❤️❤️

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you so much!

[@SweetAcres2020]

We’ve just discovered your videos and really enjoy watching yall!! Food tastes so much better when you grow it yourself! Love the channel & watching your adventures. God bless your sweet family!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thanks so much!!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

**we apologize for the messed up Audio toward the end of the video! Neither of us are exactly technically savy and not sure what happened!** Thank y’all for being here! Check out more here ⬇️ Find our July Garden Update here ➡️ Don't Let Your Plants Know Your Trying to Grow Them | Homestead Vlog | July 14, 2023 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGmndmuvg7WhkMU How to Keep Deer and Other Varmints OUT of Your Garden! ➡️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/anfKlKubntise5o How We Made a Tomato Trellis for FREE ➡️kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYiwc5p-lJt2sK8 The BEST Thing You Can Do For Your Garden➡️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJu2YmhmgdqFf7c Contact us here➡️ [e-mail]

[@sharonmckee2403]

No worries!

[@calisingh7978]

Your what beans from where? 😊

[@MovingBlanketStudio]

cool idea with the cabbage/corn combo.

[@Ozarkmountainoutback1]

❤ this! Your garden is beautiful and I'm loving your channel!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you so much!

[@nancysalerno7036]

I think we are all seeing a decrease in pollinators leading to less fruiting in the flowers.

[@charmainevandiford6622]

Ok a old Man I use to hunt with showed me what we call one pot meal. You take a large pot put Potatoes in the bottom and cover with water and start boiling. Once the potatoes get about half or more done do a layer of smoked sausage and then the top layer cover with cabbage. The sausage seasons the cabbage and the potatoes. A little pepper vinegar and it’s fantastic and only messes up one pot. Try it

[@mrs.americanmade7452]

I grind my garlic up in food processor then put it in quart ziplocs then flatten em out and lay in freezer then when I need fresh garlic I can break off a piece and zip it back up, it breaks really easy.....I chop onions and put in muffin pans then freeze em then pop em out of the muffin pan and put in ziplocs in freezer that way they are loose and just grab a chunk of onions as I need em, they are just as good as fresh, my favorite is walla walla onions

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Great idea!

[@osiyopeace4634]

Your different garden spaces are doing really great! I noticed down near your pig pen where you have the blue berries and raspberry near the ditch near the road you have a bunch of curly docks they are great lettuce plants. Check those out.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

I’ll definitely do it!

[@KarlEBrand]

Marvelous! Thank you!!

[@vickeypierce293]

You are saying "we need rain" and now we are drowning lol lol This guy told me tomatoes are self-pollinators so you need to gently shake the tops and the blooms will pollinate each other ... ever heard that? You know I went and gently shook mine

[@letfreedomring2276]

Yes! When blooms come on the tomatoes plants I go out everyday and gently shake it. It helps pollinate the bloom. Also when it’s really hot and humid like high 80 to 90s tomatoes will drop their blooms….fall off….until temps cool back down and then will bloom again. When tomatoes are in their first heavy bloom stage back off on the nitrogen fertilizer and give them some bone meal fertilizer to promote better fruit production. I get it at any big box store.

[@vickeypierce293]

Yes I got the bone meal. Also, I got some liquid seaweed fertilizer...that really boosted my tomato plants....thank you

[@MissBetsyLu]

It works. Many blessings everyone.

[@glow1815]

Takes me 30-40 mins daily just to water my baby garden. I can imagine with a huge land all the time will take you guys. And yes I can take better care for my garden when it's close to my doorsteps. Your plants all look beautiful

[@adigmon]

I love cabbage skillet fried in bacon drippings and topped with diced fresh tomatoes and homemade pepper sauce! A tomato tunnel sounds like a fantastic predicament to have! 😂

[@user-hx7yd8hw7g]

EVERY time y’all talk about or show your tomato plants it reminds me of a time when my Daddy plowed up part of the ranch and had his first GARDEN!! Maybe half an acre. He planted 10 ninety ft rows of tomatoes. I thought my Mama was gonna “kill” him!! We had soooooooo many tomatoes!! 😂😂😂 That may seem small to farmers like y’all but to us……it was HUGE!!!! Mama and I ALSO put up over 90 qts of pickles!! NEVER EVER did THAT again. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@lisaworkman4293]

Enjoy your garden and seeing your little farm! I know how much work it is to growing your own food and family!

[@dixieeden9770]

Beautiful garden

[@juanitataylor6947]

Jacob you're a fine boy you'll learn a lot

[@reneeneiheisel]

You can make pickled garlic it is soo good youll love it. You can google how to make it

[@tinaingram885]

I've been making my own compost for 2 years now and filled up my 5 gallon pots with it and planted 5 different kinds of tomatoes. I also added bone meal to start. We collect rain water for the raised beds and pots. I'm disabled and can't plant things in the lower ground. Have raised beds. Just found your videos today. They are awesome. 😊 growing cukes and peppers of several kinds. Lettuce and spinach.

[@tinaingram885]

I'm in NC also. An hour east of Charlotte. ❤😊 I live rural and have 3 acres.