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

[@MelissaKNorris]

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

[@jodiethuy4122]

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

[@MelissaKNorris]

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

[@smug8567]

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

[@jamewweatherford4296]

I thought so .thanks for every thing.

[@da1stamericus]

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

[@suchgreatheights8841]

This channel should be part of the curriculum in schools.

[@haileynicole6522]

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

[@johnmuckleroy]

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

[@aylam87]

I will definitely be adding these to our curriculum!

[@xythiusify]

Facts

[@GlorifiedGremlin]

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

[@johnorr8094]

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

[@stevesgardeningadventures2153]

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

[@cluebin8398]

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

[@gail3073]

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

[@johnorr8094]

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

[@collinmckinney7684]

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

[@PraymoreMinistries]

Thank you sir.

[@giancolabird]

Thank you

[@deborahlangton2759]

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

[@simplypatti6705]

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

[@mikejohn1202]

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

[@faniefaze]

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

[@jnlong1]

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

[@karikling8812]

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

[@mountaingator001]

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

[@smason3541]

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

[@diedra8973]

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

[@michellepernula872]

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

[@sophiafunworldatthepark6740]

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

[@tinaholbrook9719]

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

[@MelissaKNorris]

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

[@tinaholbrook9719]

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

[@marcieburnett8225]

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

[@forogafold]

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

[@dkulikowski]

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

[@camboishawt]

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

[@thebitcoingarden]

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

[@OKae88]

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

[@thebitcoingarden]

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

[@JoshuaSmithHomesteader]

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

[@hoplam9717]

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

[@SeattleStevie]

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

[@MelissaKNorris]

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

[@SeattleStevie]

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

[@scottdeason2940]

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

[@luckyrobinshomestead]

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

[@lorindachristine3291]

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

[@NoFapKing]

That dog could swallow them whole

[@donaldboyett7682]

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

[@paterson00]

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

[@dreamluvr1600]

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

[@kitdubhran2968]

I’ll probably add more comments later, but starting on a comment about your herbs. Winter savory is incredibly flavorful not all that well-known and grows really well as a low ground cover, even amongst grass.

[@Davidg1t1]

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

[@happydays1336]

I very successfully kept aphids and squash bugs away from my brassica and squash plants by inter-planting them with radishes and cilantro. Leave them when they bloom and go to seed and don't pull them out until you have a hard frost or else the bugs will return--in one day like what I had happen because I pulled the plants out in September or October.

[@woodspirit98]

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

[@classicrocklover5615]

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

[@morpro4u]

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

[@jamesbascombe6869]

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

[@happydays1336]

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

[@tilmonhensley443]

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

[@MelissaKNorris]

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

[@brendajohnson6680]

Thanks for taking the music away. Much better! 🙂

[@lindseyhauk4140]

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

[@MelissaKNorris]

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

[@sharc9194]

I don’t know how you keep up with it all. I have a small back yard garden that allows me to grow various peppers, tomatoes, some fruit trees and greens. It seems I am forever weeding and pruning. Your videos are so helpful (and encouraging). Thank you very much.

[@ItsYeaBoiWill]

Shar C try a raised bed with cardboard under the dirt or use a weed liner

[@rachelc.7152]

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

[@MelissaKNorris]

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

[@lindagraves3250]

Let the radishes go to seed! The plump seed pods are edible & yummy! The leaves & flowers are also edible. I cook & rinse the leaves to reduce the amount of oxalic acid (which most greens have-I do the same with kale & spinach). I then freeze into cubes & use in smoothies & soups.

[@MelissaKNorris]

Quite a few of them are going to seed :)

[@kayleighdunneofficial45]

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

[@stevesgardeningadventures2153]

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

[@archangel20031]

If you have a herb or other plant that should, but will not over winter because it gets a little too cold, try putting a couple of hay bails over and around them as insulation. The one year I decided to plant blueberry plants, the local rabbits killed all of them!

[@wizard1399]

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

[@The_heirloomgardener]

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

[@ronselliers6951]

Since you like medicinal and tea plants you might want to try some stinging nettle seeds to see if they will grow around fence rows or tree lines in your climate.

[@MelissaKNorris]

They grow all over here but since they sting I don't want them in the yard area 😊 I use them though

[@mysticridge6975]

Washingtonian here, moles/voles ate my entire raspberry/blueberry garden. I thought it was root rot also. We're now painstakingly redoing our entire garden with hardware cloth 3 feet down and up the sides.

[@nutequest]

Just subscribed. I’m an Aussie grower. We have strawberries, blueberries, wild black berry, mulberry, elderberry, Logan berry, young berry, pears, peaches, apples, pecan nuts, figs, persommins, lemon and pineapple guavatrees. Veggies are seasonal as you know

[@MelissaKNorris]

Some awesome crops, especially those tropical ones!

[@dustyandchelseamcclellan5670]

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

[@MelissaKNorris]

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

[@stompingpartridge258]

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

[@iheartherbs]

If you cover frost sensitive perennial plants with an upside down bucket they will live through the winter 🌿

[@MelissaKNorris]

Not if you're 5 degrees F they won't, a bucket only provides about 5 degrees of protection.

[@jessicajohnson4473]

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

[@cjjenson8212]

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

[@wendysgarden4283]

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

[@jimmyraythomason1]

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

[@melissanielsen8215]

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

[@kgsparrow8017]

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

[@beerbuzz62]

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

[@jessesisson2955]

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

[@donnabootes7272]

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

[@lilrustee]

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

[@bakeneggsdesertgarden5068]

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

[@krsvee]

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

[@JWTX]

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

[@amandasmith5344]

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

[@believefeedprepare7384]

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

[@charlesbale8376]

Always enjoy your videos, great information.

[@bfrommars]

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

[@gardenparty63]

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

[@MelissaKNorris]

Hope you get that soon too!

[@morpro4u]

Start out with herbs and spices!

[@shellsmith831]

I really like that tall wooden fence!

[@speedyaripa9302]

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

[@lifephotos]

I live in the high desert of Southern California with lots of hot high winds so what does best here and I am growing are, tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet and hot peppers and summer and winter squash and am also trying blue lake beans. So far have many tomatoes and cucumbers.

[@renea8724]

I'm not too far from you. Happy to hear those grow well for you. Going to try to put in my first garden this year. All of these are on my list. Going to try spinach too.

[@kaisenji]

Same here. Just wanted to say there are two good groups on FB for high desert gardening. I recommend them highly. Lowe's in Apple Valley carries varieties that do okay to well up here. Local nurseries too! We have on our acre, a garden space enclosed with raised beds and containers. Two goats too!

[@morpro4u]

@@kaisenji I live in Arizona and I'm starting out with lavender for now! I opened up a FB group called organic harvest homesteading/prepping (post rv) going to be putting together a class for people who want to showcase their skills and products on everything pertaining to semi off grid homesteading so feel free to join!

[@richardhart4593]

Hello Melissa, I have worked very hard at composting and a organic garden now for two years. My question to you is' where did you acquire all the knowledge. Were you educated in horticulture? I read many books and watch and absorb some knowledge from you. I must say I love it, but there is so much to learn. Thank you for all your efforts.

[@redherringbone]

Radish seeds pods are delicious when young!

[@Ashley-np3pj]

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

[@christinaw2736]

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

[@henryboyoutdoors4869]

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

[@4thejoyofit233]

Radish Pods are delicious to pickle! Way more harvest per plant than one little Radish too :)

[@katelynwalker3756]

i love all your videos

[@OaxacaGold]

Oh Wow, Fantastic video!

[@jamesgaul3544]

Wonderful video... Blessings & Peace.

[@vgil1278]

Handsome doggo.

[@myalabamahome1125]

New subscriber! Great video. We're growing herbs, crooked neck squash, canteloupe, okra, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, and some other veggies. I agree it's important to also have beauty incorporated. We have a flower garden we're working on plus other flowers throughout the yard and around the vegetable garden. :)

[@MelissaKNorris]

Hey there, welcome to the homestead ;) I will not be jealous you can grow okra, we're just too far north but it's a goal of mine to have it garden fresh someday!

[@jamesbascombe6869]

I have three sreers,.and a young heftier. She will be ready to breed later this year. ( real milk. ) I don't have much deer problems. My hound keeps them in check. In the winter I see them more eating the hay I put out for my cows. Lol

[@brent9516]

Hmmmmmm, I have 4 people in my family and my garden cant keep up with the consumption of it. I have 44 blueberry bushes and 4 of them are 7 feet tall. I have about 100 wine berry bushes, a dozen Thornless BlackBerry bushes. Couple goji and aronia bushes. I have 16 young honeyberry bushes, 10 young white mulberry trees, 6 young Pakistani mulberry trees, 1 young black mulberry tree. 3 young cherry trees. 1 young Asian pear tree. 2 mature apple trees. My vegtable garden is similar to yours.

[@adriansieka7090]

I don't know why you would put up a title like that, maybe for desert only on weekends..... no beans, no beats, no cucombers or squash or corn, no chickens nor other meat poultry.... I don't believe you not one bit... nice garden for a bbq though.

[@yearofthegarden]

ya seriously, I farm professionally and wanted to actually see a plot size for four people who ate completely from it. This is a glam garden, everything got put in a while ago, now it's bolted.

[@maddierosemusic]

@@yearofthegarden No way that tiny garden could feed - as she said- 50% of veggies for a family of 4. Unless they eat 2 beans and one snow pea or 1/2 zucchini per meal.

[@rollbar7666]

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

[@ninahalvorson9451]

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

[@michelleschweizer9000]

Love the bald face!

[@Green.Country.Agroforestry]

Very nice property you have there … so much space! Here in 7a, I have to keep the rosemary and oregano on the south side as well. Oregano wont last more than 2 winters on the east side, rosemary does a little better there, but loves the south side: after 10 years, it is a monster!

[@srilankan2403]

Very Educational & helpful .

[@leavingcommunitstny3478]

You talk about overwintering your Rosemary. what geographic location are you? what are the winters like?

[@LegacyFarmandHomestead]

Beautiful set up!

[@ceepark114]

Do you spray your fruit trees with anything to keep the fungus and other harmful things from taking over? Nice homestead, lots of fruit, veggies, herbs, and flowers.

[@MelissaKNorris]

I only treat if there's signs of disease present that will kill the tree or severely effect the harvest, I don't spray as a routine. I've used neem oil once for insects this past fall but that's it.

[@juliabrooks6556]

I use my extra oregano in flower bouquets for the greenery, it works with wildflowers

[@MelissaKNorris]

Great idea and tip Julia!

[@silverpixiprincess]

Consider kiwi in your grape vine.workswell

[@AndreasCreations]

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

[@gerryfelted7101]

Great garden and fruits! I'm surprised that you don't do square foot gardening. You would get 4X the harvest and your soil seems fertile enough with the care that you give it. I see you have purslane growing near your lettuce in the garden. Great plant for omega 3 fatty acids and it even tastes good! Do you ever eat it?

[@MelissaKNorris]

With the wet summers here I have to have more space for air flow on my plants to avoid downy and powdery mildew and other fungus so square foot gardening isn't the best option with our known diseases and weather patterns with certain crops. Yes, we do occasionally have purslane, it's a great wild item to harvest, good eye!

[@gerryfelted7101]

@@MelissaKNorris That makes sense. I didn't see any peach trees? I also have a deer problem with my fruit trees. I had no idea that would happen. They even jump up on their back legs to get the higher ones. They ate more peaches than I did :-(

[@lifeinthemo2372]

How much work does it take to maintain all of that? And how about mosquitos and bugs? How do you manage that? It is BEAUTIFUL though and enough food for the family. That’s amazing. I would love to do that.

[@Thisisit120]

Will you show us how you cook up, preserve, can whatever it is you do with your brussels sprouts? We like brussels sprouts but I don’t plant them for the fact that we can’t eat them fast enough before they spoil and I’m not for sure how to preserve them.I really have enjoyed your video very informative I love listening to your podcast reading your books the whole 9 yards. You’re a wonderful teacher thank you for taking your time for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@MelissaKNorris]

Thanks @Reta Strong we're mild enough I can leave the later crops in the garden through November. After that the fridge and freezer.

[@morpro4u]

Give what you don't eat away to the local food bank or use it as compost!

[@jeanhecker4533]

Well don. I have enjoyed watching your videos.