I used to have a daycare in my home and also had a small garden in the backyard. Unfortunately, we had tons of slugs and snails. After unsuccessfully trying multiple things to dissuade them I decided to use the resources at hand. The children who were big enough (no longer put things in their mouth) were each given a halo cup and whoever collected the most would get to pick a prize from the treasure chest. As a bonus, if anyone found a tomato hornworm they would also get a prize even if they didn’t win for quantity. I would dispatch the slugs and the kids would go straight to the bathroom to scrub their hands before snack time. We would have this game at least every 2 weeks. It was great way to help them learn about beneficial and destructive insects as well as connecting them with food through gardening.
@JudiVentress2 жыл бұрын
Lovely!! This is what I'm planning to do for older students. They all need to learn about growing their food and learn their academics in the garden.
@Jennifer-17242 жыл бұрын
LOL I love it 😉
@martinaohare51292 жыл бұрын
Love it, esp the bit about "no longer putting things in their mouth".
@actisami19603 жыл бұрын
I'm a breast cancer survivor, and I struggle with autoimmune issues (autoimmune thyroid disease and lichen planopilaris). I'm growing an organic garden to heal my body and to help teach my children the importance of healthy eating. I would love to hear more about your health journey. Do you have videos on that?
@calisingh79782 жыл бұрын
Natures way pms supplement has nutrition that will help your body naturally balance your hormones. It’s also handles heavy and painful periods without pain relievers. Like almost everyone your diet will never be enough to do the same, best of health to you.
@honeybadger89422 жыл бұрын
@Acti Sami Please watch Dr Brooke Goldner's videos.
@deborah-sf2ig2 жыл бұрын
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@renebrown9952 жыл бұрын
Thyroid disease, and struggling with autoimmune is really a challenge when it comes to figuring what to eat or even what buy to eat. I wish you well on your journey 🙏 to recovery too.
@tuathadesidhe15302 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZWXoWRtipyrhdE This is a life changer.
@vanessabarnes21693 жыл бұрын
Have you thought about putting a double fencing around the orchard? Deer do not like to jump double fences, will stop the tree damage and you can put your chickens in the middle of the fencing as a chicken run. Double duty that space. Just an idea.
@ross-smithfamily63172 жыл бұрын
Excellent idea!
@virginiadulin52812 жыл бұрын
It's still very cold in our area I.planted GARLIC but not very tall yet. It unusual for us to be this cold yet
@kelligray18482 жыл бұрын
Irish spring soap will deter deer
@yerneedsry Жыл бұрын
@@kelligray1848 Permapature farms channel has a bone sauce that keeps deer out..
@thebitcoingarden2 жыл бұрын
Darling, thanks for the videos! I know this video is about a year old and maybe you're practicing this now, but I wanted to give ya a tip on your onions/garlic 4:21. When the stalks start to fall over then trim them down (1/2-3/4) and let em keep growing! They'll get 2x bigger, then cure as normal :)
@user-if3sx6kk6g2 жыл бұрын
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@veronical31352 жыл бұрын
Hi, do you mean the onion and garlic bulbs will grow bigger if the stalks are trimmed? And how long after that should they be harvested?
@thebitcoingarden2 жыл бұрын
@@veronical3135 yes depending on growing area it's different times of the year good to give the greens a nice trim I just say when they start to droop and touch the ground and for sure at least get that flower stalk off beginning of summer so it doesn't seed (unless you want seed) 🙌
@veronical31352 жыл бұрын
@@thebitcoingarden Thank you for the reply, much appreciate it. Will try that with the garlic I grew this year.
@sislertx2 жыл бұрын
@Notsure🕶hockypuckmary🏒 i dont know but gonna test this...i also found out from a guy who grows competition potatoes that if u want a big potatoes your seed potatoes should only have one eye..and if u want smaller ones use aeed that has 5 to six eyes!! Gonna test that too...but since he wins...he should know.
@kristiecox73503 жыл бұрын
Girlfriend, beer in tuna cans!! They are drawn to it and they drown themselves. It’s crazy cool! Try it
@lcostantino79313 жыл бұрын
Understand keep those cans slightly above ground so good bugs don't climb in n drown...
@nadnavlis2403 жыл бұрын
@@CHARISSAJACOBSON Definitely not toxic to the dogs I've had throughout my life. They all lived long healthy lives and stole open beer whenever it wasn't guarded. They were Labs, German Shorthaired Pointers and German Shepherd Dogs. The beer thing works great for slugs which then go to the chickens or used for fish bait.
@lrhcconrad22303 жыл бұрын
@@nadnavlis240 ya my dogs always drank beer . it runs in the family . 🤣
@charleneguye22583 жыл бұрын
this is what I've done for years it works
@shaggydog5632 жыл бұрын
@@nadnavlis240 Same here. Mine will drink it every chance they get. Never bothered them.
@DK-zu6tt2 жыл бұрын
The hog panels making a tunnel is a great idea, I might steal!!! I can't believe you only use 2 bulbs of garlic a month. I could not live like that, lol. It's just my husband and I, and we use 1-2 bulbs a week! We love garlic. We put 4-6 cloves in sauces, on top of garlic bread, on all types of meats, in scrambled eggs, and in salsa.
@gregholl50113 жыл бұрын
If I haven't mentioned this before: Here in zone 4a you can stack small square bales to create a tunnel over your carrots and dig them most of the winter. I saved this video (and many others) to watch many times to get new ideas.
@braeutchen412 жыл бұрын
@Greg Holl.....another cool SAVE for using Vegies overwinter:....we lived in No.Illinois.....abt 100 miles from chicago.....when serious freeze warnings went out.......we pulled our tomatoes up out of the soil. GENTLY shake loose dirt off.....not vigorously...... Take into ur unheated basement and hang upside down on a nail in the darkest corner of the basement....the baby toms and the green ones continued to grow to ripe size and reddened up and we had fresh tomatoes on out thanksgiving table🖐🏻☺️ And/or u can bring some nice big green ones up to sit on a kitchen window seal in the sun to redden up....🤗
@patryott24684 жыл бұрын
Beer traps work exceptionally well. Slugs don't care how stale or cheap the beer is, either. We don't drink beer, but we always have some around. We save individual plastic yogurt containers. Bury the containers up to rim in soil, close to troubled plants. Fill 1/3 with beer. Next morning, it will be full of drowned slugs! Just dump it out (not in garden!) and refill.
@lpm674 жыл бұрын
And the bonus is that chooks tend to love beer marinade slugs and snails
@cherriemckinstry1314 жыл бұрын
Snail juice for Quark...
@UmBungo4 жыл бұрын
Lilly are you serious? Genuine question from a soon-to-be first-time outdoor gardener who has wanted to own chickens his whole life 😂
@lpm674 жыл бұрын
@@UmBungo yes absolutely
@Mrbfgray4 жыл бұрын
Why not dump in garden? Great fertilizer, at least add to compost pile.
@mycoloradogarden77804 жыл бұрын
Holy crap! Those slugs should have a halter and bit.
@nanajane96124 жыл бұрын
I agree! They are huge!
@jksatte4 жыл бұрын
Lol, they were huge. Janice
@sarapulford59574 жыл бұрын
🇬🇧 I've never heard of slugs on brassicas before. They love runner bean seedlings. And the beer.
@bozo28able4 жыл бұрын
@@nanajane9612 Not really for this area.
@aardvark514 жыл бұрын
Nana Jane is the time of the time you get to the rèeee r
@heidimartin18355 ай бұрын
Melissa I loved listening to you speak in this video. So much more calming than your newer videos. You tones are soothing back a few years ago🥰
@terrifromtennessee88644 жыл бұрын
Loved your garden tour, for slugs we sprinkle alot of cornmeal around plants. Works in TN.
@yellowbird54114 жыл бұрын
Cornmeal also breaks down into the soil and makes a great fertilizer.
@brookescott95984 жыл бұрын
Haven't tried but read cornmeal works to eradicate weeds in driveway cracks etc.
@amitchell98204 жыл бұрын
Works on ants too!
@aileenbrady69224 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the information on cornmeal, Terri (and everyone who replied to Terri’s comment)!! I watch a gazillion KZbin videos and spend an obscene amount of time researching gardening topics on the internet; I have never seen even one mention of cornmeal in anything having to do with either gardening or home maintenance prior to your comment...
@putheflamesoutyahoo15034 жыл бұрын
@@brookescott9598 one says great fertilizer,,,another says kills weeds....Im going to bath in it...
@MamaFriday4 жыл бұрын
July in Florida here. You’re in a sweatshirt with a vest, harvesting broccoli. I’m drenched in sweat through 100+ temps, and even my sweet potatoes are struggling. 🥵
@nanaznaturalz54363 жыл бұрын
I grow Calendula with my cabbage and broccoli and they have stayed away.
@KathleenEdge3 жыл бұрын
Calendula is great for the skin, and eczema!
@trumplostlol30073 жыл бұрын
Or you can let your grass grow tall and make it hard for slugs and snails to move around in your garden. Don't plant all the greens in one spot. Spread them out throughout the garden. Grow something less delicious to the slugs and snails, like mustard green, daikon, radish, ... Interplant greens with garlic, leek, chive, and other herbs.
@swampfoxo Жыл бұрын
Melissa Norris i saw ur video and you said you didn't have a root cellar. Try burying a broken refrigerator in the ground with the door 1 inch above ground. Seal up holes with wire . Put straw in it and stack ur food in ur root cellar. Cover the lid in summer with straw etc to help keep ut cool . I hope this helps .Michael in louisiana
@darlenesgardenandhome4 жыл бұрын
Your birds are singing their hearts out.
@IngDebo4 жыл бұрын
Put a board down next to your crops, in the morning turn the board over and most of your slugs will be waiting for their Spa Treatment.
@svetlanikolova76734 жыл бұрын
slugs only come when your plants are not nutrient dense And filled with water
@allthingspossible45694 жыл бұрын
:-D
@shredder8074 жыл бұрын
Svetla Nikolova why is that?
@alicehammond74384 жыл бұрын
David they are natures clearer uppers
@Tinyteacher11114 жыл бұрын
I just saw this on You Tube as well! It’s such a great idea!!
@williamiannucci27404 жыл бұрын
I Love this women and appreciate her pod casts . She looks and talks like my Mom and brings back my memories of her . 👍
@cherriemckinstry1314 жыл бұрын
Yes... i want to do this on the microfarm collective for sustainable living. Being around like minded preppers.
@Elemmiire0984 жыл бұрын
I love seeing your dog out with you, seems like a happy doggo
@jameschupp22304 жыл бұрын
You know if you like bulk food from a little space, Try a 3 foot wide row of solid and tight Carrots, or Onions... In a 3 foot by 12 foot row of carrots that I sowed a heavy amount of carrot seed like grass; I ended up with 32 quart of carrots. The row was completely tight with carrots... And the Taste was amazing!
@ILkaterlyn4 жыл бұрын
The Joy of Gardening......70s. Wide row gardening is still a huge secret in many gardens!
@carolinebarnes55783 жыл бұрын
I wish I had found this site earlier. I have moved around a lot. The movers hate me because I grow so much in huge planters .I mix my flowers and veggies in the same pots like brussel sprouts, Japanese eggplant, geraniums, heather, petunias & have them in front yard . I am getting a lot of ideas that I can tweak to fit my lifestyle. I have 4 planters for potatoes: white, red, yellow & sweet I compost everything in a small area in backyard. Today I learned why my raspberry leaves turn yellow. All local pros say, "Plant them in the ground!" Now I know what to feed them.
@JamesThompson-ol3eu3 жыл бұрын
@@carolinebarnes5578 interesting point about raspberries, I love blueberries and live in E-TX where they grow well. They grow much better for me in large pots rather than in the ground! But there are "u-pickem" farms of blueberries here and those are all planted in ground. I am 140 miles due east from my last home and blue berries didn't grow well there. temp averages 3-5 degrees cooler in summer and a lot more rainfall. sandy soil- they love acidic soil. Other gardeners here grow raspberries - I have never tried.
@geraldporter5983 жыл бұрын
Grass clippings make wonderful mulch cover.
@daisiesandroses51074 жыл бұрын
Your homestead is remarkable. 💗 Good job! You should be proud of your work!! Obviously. That's amazing 👏.
@dalerbutcher64434 жыл бұрын
Melissa- how did you make your 2 yr old garden - is it a lasagna bed?
@jimwilleford61403 жыл бұрын
Another solution for snails slugs and earwigs, are yoghurt containers, tin cans, milk containers, pop cans, etc.. Cut a 1-2” hole about 1/3 down from the top of these containers. I like yoghurt and other like kinds cause they have lids. Add about 1-2” of cheap cooking oil, baited with soy sauce. I also add a tablespoon of Asian fish sauce. Bury them tilted enough to prevent water from entering the hole you have made, replace lid. I place them about every 6 feet directly in the garden, covered with some leaves to further prevent water, and for aesthetic reasons. Works very well.
@craigf26964 жыл бұрын
For those who have raised beds, copper tape is the answer to slugs. Their equivalent to our hemoglobin is copper based and they avoid contact like the plague.
@CarolineLeinster4 жыл бұрын
It does work but it's very expensive, though if it is tape you can use it several years. I have wrapped copper tape round a pot with a hosta in it.
@debbiehenri3453 жыл бұрын
@@CarolineLeinster I live in an area which is highly popular with slugs and snails - but the one Hosta that is barely affected is H. 'Bressingham Blue.' (British hybrid, but since it's quite old now I'm sure it will be available in many other countries by now).
@shaggydog5632 жыл бұрын
They don't like diatomaceous earth either and it's a lot cheaper.
@humanity43442 жыл бұрын
scatter eggshells around your plant and what you can also do is dig in a plastic cup with beer they are more likely to go to the bear than to crawl on your trunk😎
@kathykerwin1294 Жыл бұрын
How do you apply copper tape? Tyia
@ivories88wi2 жыл бұрын
Wow. Those slugs are HUGE! Have you considered raised beds? IT’S A GARDEN GAME CHANGER. So much less work in smaller spaces. Square foot gardening, by Mel Bartholomew. Uses less space for the same harvest. And you aren’t wasting your time weeding between garden walkways. SERIOUSLY. IT CHANGED MY GARDENING LIFE!!! I truly can’t tell you how much time and effort it has saved. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@archangel200313 жыл бұрын
She needs to look up the Slug & Snail beer trap. A pan with beer poured in it draws them in but they don't get out.
@penelopegrier50733 жыл бұрын
That's amazing! Gonna try that.
@Davey33 жыл бұрын
It works👍🏼
@throngcleaver3 жыл бұрын
How's the beer taste afterwards? Asking for a friend...
@penelopegrier50733 жыл бұрын
@@throngcleaver lol!
@tracestevens17733 жыл бұрын
Your tomatoes have the most healthy looking leaves that I've seen on any show this Spring. You are doing something right for sure. A lot of growers say you don't need many leaves, and do a lot of pruning on them. Bot how healthy then are the tomatoes to eat. Best to fertilize more and let photosynthesis take its course and improve nutrition. Great looking gardens. My cousin In Pennsylvania put salt on their lg. Slugs to melt them, that seemed cruel-- even if they are slugs.
@juliettedemaso7588 Жыл бұрын
Agree, the salt thing bothers me too. I did it once and felt so awful, never did it again.
@mi.homefarmsteadtherekucs54764 жыл бұрын
Subscribed! I’m learning so much. I’m a new gardener as well. Small space back yard but doing what I can. So happy and encouraged to find another person healing them selves through food.
@terrylafond23814 жыл бұрын
Can someone tell me what is in my garden they are like little white balls the soil around them get kinda hard if you dig it you it all white moldy looking
@cherriemckinstry1314 жыл бұрын
@@terrylafond2381 do you have a picture or better discriptiin... maybe i can help. fiber59freak@gmail.com.
@cherriemckinstry1314 жыл бұрын
@Op Hs yes.. i learned this too. Our body needs certain nutrients that are lacking or less in modern processed food.
@aardvark514 жыл бұрын
I am really e
@yerneedsry4 жыл бұрын
@Op Hs Yes I have extreme excema have to wear gloves 24 hrs a day or my hands are not workable at all , can someone help Ive tried everything?
@GardeningWarrior2 жыл бұрын
When I moved from sunny sub tropical FL to eastern WA, I struggled with my desire to garden , especially since I am on a 3rd floor and my garden would all be in containers. Your videos have helped me so much on how to garden more efficiently here in the Inland North West! Thank you for all you do to share and teach!
@kan-zee4 жыл бұрын
💥⌚️ *GARDEN TIMESTAMP* ⌚️💥 . 3:18 ...Melissa goes on a Slug hunt 4:21 ...Garlic 6:25 ...Onions 7:17 ...Dill Patch > Carrots 8:18 ...Lettuce 9:25 ...Calendula / nasturtium 9:51 ...Snow Peas 10:30 .. *Brussel Sprout video > **kzbin.info/www/bejne/mITNpp1uhZxkeZI* 11:05 ..Sprinkler / Snow Pea & Broccoli & onion starts 12:16 ..Lettuce 12:47 ..Nasturtium / Dill / Winter & Summer Squash / Acorn and Spaghetti squash 13:48 ..Zucchini *Garden tour Video > kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHPPZq2rfN6qgck 14:51 ..Inner Cropping with Trellis's / Heirloom Beans 15:53 ...Permaculture Design with Lettuce and Brocolli ? Beets ? Carrots 17:04 ..Mock tunnel for tomatoes & lettuce & Pickling cucumbers 19:26 ..Mulch with sawdust > Radish / Beets / Onions 20:16 ..Hi Tunnel > Cherry tomato plants / brandy wine tomatoes /Pepper plants / jalepenos 23:11 ..New GARDEN SECTION #1> Heirloom black cherokee Trail of Tear Beans / Kale / Radish / Brussel Sprouts 25:35 ...New GARDEN SECTION #2> Corn and Potato patch 28:59 .. *Perrenials garden* / Fruit Trees / 30:12 ..plant fruit tree video > kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWmodX9ug8qKl6M 31:22 ..Blue Berries & Raspberries /Rhubarb 33:43 ..Asparagus 34:14 ..VERTICAL PLANTER > Strawberries / Basil 35:34 ..Seedless White Grapes 💪😍👍💓💗💖 *Thank you Melissa & Family, have a Great harvest season*
@bobbiduval79612 жыл бұрын
Ya, good info in her videos and I did subscribe but way too much information in each one. I think things would stick better in my brain if she only mentioned a couple things in each video let me get that down then the next video a couple more things 20 30 different things in each video is just too much information!
@j1212121002 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the table of contents. Feel bad for the slugs. Wish there was a better way. Maybe just chucking them away alive at the other end of the plot. They are snails and very slow.
@JudiVentress2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this!! This is a very packed, impactful lesson! 👍🏽
@laurelweiner82 жыл бұрын
loved loved loved this video I am hooked!
@nateoglesbee7341 Жыл бұрын
You forgot the time the dog peed on the crops lol
@TJ-re4ng4 жыл бұрын
I dehydrate my onion and garlic tops when they are growing for spices
@sonyamccarthy5534 жыл бұрын
Did not know you could eat the garlic tops but appreciate your expierence to try dehydration. Thanks
@JAKUB19724 жыл бұрын
get indian runner ducks ...they will eat your snails and wont make a damage to your plants
@gloriacraddock62794 жыл бұрын
I love how clean and neat your garden is, it looks so good.
@uncapabrew48073 жыл бұрын
Dang Im jelly I work fifty hrs week . Dont have time
@kaylabryson19324 жыл бұрын
Charles Dowding practices for higher yields . He has been doing this for over 20 yrs.. (and no dig method) His gardens are amazing .. glad to see it’s working for you too!
@nikkismith63624 жыл бұрын
Please try your young broccoli leaves~they are so delicious sauteed with some garlic!
@fatherofchickens79513 жыл бұрын
Yeah the whole plant is delicious. Stalks, leaves, crowns🤤
@moonhunter99933 жыл бұрын
even the little flowers in salad are awesome
@brendajohnson66803 жыл бұрын
Yes they are
@analemus38153 жыл бұрын
Yes they are! I cook them with kale and radish leaves!! They are delicious
@Jessees9023 жыл бұрын
I chop and eat the leaves with my homemade ramen noodles
@GreeneGene332 жыл бұрын
Really like your generational seed saving, that is so powerful and wonderful for you to be able to keep the tradition going. Happy gardening!!
@richardgore20004 жыл бұрын
Beer traps work, I use the spreadable butter tubs, cutting the sides a bit so when the lid is on it looks like a pillar box. Fill with old or new alcoholic beer and the slugs with drown in the beer.
@tinakam85574 жыл бұрын
Hello Melissa, just up the road in Vancouver BC and we also went overboard on tomatoes! I am just on a city lot, so not a lot of room, but still managed to place 34 plants, most along our fence line. For double cropping, the top thing I have found that works with my garlic (we put in 100 and they are huge, we have been saving bulbs for 15 years) is squash. I put in the small squash plants with a pile of compost at the edges of the garlic patch in May. It is now August and I already have a mature crop of squash, turban and acorn. As soon as the garlic is pulled the squash take off and they already have established roots since they have been hiding in the garlic for two months (I pulled the garlic earlier than usual this year, mid July as they were getting rot and were already fully developed). I also trellised cucumbers beside the garlic, and they also had a head start protected by the garlic leaves and then took off for a great long crop. Best combo so far. Along the edge of the garlic patch there are tomatoes every second year as well. A row of Jalapenos planted with rich compost have done not too bad, though hoping to extend their life by putting them in a little greenhouse soon. Thanks for your channel.
@smokie4jesus Жыл бұрын
thanks for the string line over corn tip. I had given up growing corn, but will try again using your string method
@hercule16104 жыл бұрын
Your slugs are huge!! Mine are half that size, but I tend to have more trouble with snails here in north Georgia. Hand picking is really the best and safest way to manage them. Great video!
@mammacass53114 жыл бұрын
That’s PNW for you!!
@patriciacole87734 жыл бұрын
In the northwest trees are big and so are slugs.
@bootburner45444 жыл бұрын
Ooohhh! You said slugs. I thought you said ..
@TerrEye2U3 жыл бұрын
Oh my word. I didn't hear a word Melissa said because my ears kept going to the birds singing. It's fall here in Ohio now, and one of the things I miss so much is the birds, especially the robins. Thanks so much Melissa for sharing your life and your knowledge with us.
@ericeverson59564 жыл бұрын
I think it could be interesting to see you preparing the soil for the carrots you plan to plant next to the self seeding dill. Thanks much for the information.
@patriciafletcher40812 жыл бұрын
Hi. I'm in Oregon. We have 7 of us, but only I am wanting a garden. Although I'm almost 70, I'm kind of new to gardening. This winter, I've listened to at least 2-3+ videos every night and feel like after listening to yours, that this was the best. Especially about succession gardening. We have a little under 9 acres but most of it is an old riverbed full, very FULL, of rocks. I have, over the last couple of years, purchased wooden raised beds 18" x4' about 3 feet off of the ground (14 of them) and little kids' wading pools (16 of them). I really liked the idea of planting companion plants to get more out of the beds. I was told I need to plant corn in 4x4 plots for better pollination. I bought the kind of corn I can grind to make tortillas... I'm going to try to use a no till method on the soil I have and hopefully build it up so the corn can grow grouped together. Also want to try the 3 sisters idea with corn, beans, and squash grouped together. God willing, we will have food to store. I'm going to definitely saving your info. I'm planning on binge watching your videos. Oh! And the tower! I'm going to check that out. We have free range chickens and I hope that tower will help keep stuff from getting eaten by the chickens before we get any! Thank you.
@Beepbopboop194 жыл бұрын
I live in Washington too. I’m a new gardener. I’d pay for a written out direction on what to plant, when and crop rotation options as well. Like all written out for me to use as a guide. This is so much great information!
@MelissaKNorris4 жыл бұрын
Nice to meet you Tara. Check out my book the Family Garden Plan, it has planting, companion planting and crop rotating charts plus a lot more 😊 familygardenplan.com
@Beepbopboop194 жыл бұрын
@@MelissaKNorris oh yay! Thanks going to check it out now!
@jacquelinebaxter64202 жыл бұрын
@@MelissaKNorris I just purchased your book 📖
@HISIAM888RUHIS8882 жыл бұрын
I’m getting that book too (The Family One) & the Beginning Gardner Book!! I have No idea what I’m doing!! 🤗🙌🙌😍🥦🧄🍅🥬🍠
@Naninapastlife3 жыл бұрын
Cherokee Trail of Tear Beans are our family's absolute favorites. I hope you love them as much as we do!
@MidwestGirl4 жыл бұрын
Lots of good info. Love hearing the birds in the background. :D
@induruwearachchigejagath25514 жыл бұрын
you are really great and lucky to have this garden
@winkfinkerstien19573 жыл бұрын
Loved: "I'm going to grab a snack real quick". Absolutely one of the best perks of growing our own food in our own garden! :)
@aalikane62193 жыл бұрын
I have absolutely never gone into my garden to pick off the ripe fruit without snacking on some of the grape and cherry tomatoes I picked.
@joybeum71772 жыл бұрын
That's why I grow Super Sweet 100 cherry tomatoes. The only way I ever eat them is straight from my vines! Best flavor ever ... Like eating candy. 👩🌾
@aalikane62192 жыл бұрын
@@joybeum7177 I've grown those and absolutely agree. My mom and I have a garden and next year we're planting more of those, because we go through them so fast :P They rarely make it in the house.
@davidbass75937 ай бұрын
I like seeing that straw in the garden conserves moisture and a great weed barrier
@bencowles21053 жыл бұрын
I usually get three to four crops per bed per year. I do a high rotation system and use low tunnels over my beds for crop extension. I do market gardening and grow most of the food we eat. I love this video. Keep doing what you are doing it is great.
@siriannification2 жыл бұрын
I have a tip.. put a few cups or bowl type container placed near and in between the plants. keep them filled halfway with beer. Slugs tend to choose the beer over the veggies first and take a drink and die happy LOL. Just collect the slugs from the beer and usually i get most of them, though I do check the plants as well. I get a couple once in a while but they mostly gravitate toward the beer.
@jenniferbrown9174 жыл бұрын
I would LOVE videos of how you make and can all your tomato items!
@rainkatt2 жыл бұрын
We have 3 ducks on full time slug patrol. Since we got ducks, we have had almost NO slug problems, they dont scratch up the garden, their webbed feet are gentle on plants and we get lots of rich eggs
@stargazer61304 жыл бұрын
I also like in the PNW and I started planting in late March. I've had nothing but problems with my brassicas nothing has grown and ate up by the slugs. My cucumbers are just now starting to flower but they are only 6 inches. My first time with this size garden so I'm learning and replanting for a fall crop
@erikablankenship14964 жыл бұрын
Finally a homesteader in washington state! I live in washington as well and was looking for someone that would have the same climate as me. Seriously so disappointed by this cool weather. Where is the summer?
@jenbriggs10414 жыл бұрын
I would just love to visit and take an physical garden tour!! Everything looks amazing and even if it needs a little work you know exactly what your plants needs!! Love watching your videos, thanks for spreading your knowledge! I'm trying my first year of saving seeds from garlic so we will see how it turns out!!
@shaggydog5632 жыл бұрын
You don't plant garlic seeds but rather the cloves.
@jacquiemoppett23913 жыл бұрын
Thank you I enjoyed your programme. I saw a programme on snails recently and grey were using hair both hunan and dog to deter slugs. They find it sharp and I sticks to them.
@patriciafletcher40812 жыл бұрын
Excellent! With 6 dogs and too many cats, and 6 of us with long hair, we will be slug/snail free!!!
@patriciafletcher40812 жыл бұрын
Also, I have a friend who's a hair dresser!
@sharminproctor88264 жыл бұрын
Love what your doing! I'm doing same thing growing more than we ever have to make sure of having enough for entire year.. and we are growing on cattle panel and planting under them as well as on outside!! And I love succession planting .. I. Going to do more of that!!
@clintfisher Жыл бұрын
Disposable to-go chopsticks are great for nabbing slugs. Great chopstick practice too! I just stick the sticks in the ground when I'm done and they're easy enough to replace if they get too gross.
@KathleenEdge3 жыл бұрын
Can you make a video about seed saving, and how you store them?
@Chris711514 жыл бұрын
Nice to have someone from PNW gardening. Enjoying your vlog!
@ceyantzi15023 жыл бұрын
My goats LOVE bitter lettuce!! I harvest my bolting lettuce to feed the Goats when i am seed saving from them!
@izzzzzz64 жыл бұрын
Shade cloth worked very well over my brassicas last year however this year i didn't use one and many of them bolted. Hoping the rest will come good soon. BS looking great in my lower shady garden where i also have Collard Greens and Kale also a potato experiment and some squash. Potatoes placed on cardboard over grass and then 15cm of grass cuttings topped up from time to time.
@Thisisit1204 жыл бұрын
We don’t have a root cellar either. I would really like to see how you store your root crops in your pantry.
@Sh4peofmyheart4 жыл бұрын
Same, because we won't have a root cellar for a few years, yet.
@the60s874 жыл бұрын
I would to like to see how you store your food
@rhondaarnold40894 жыл бұрын
Yes I’m in Florida and will be trying garlic this fall & need to prepare a place for when I harvest them. Thank you
@jksatte4 жыл бұрын
@@rhondaarnold4089 I am in NE FL. I always wondered how people store things for long term without a root cellar of sorts. I am thinking of adding a cold room when I get a place. Janice
@brendajohnson66803 жыл бұрын
In a dark cool place
@stevec26454 ай бұрын
You just convinced me to expand my NY garden.😂. Seedings are on 20x10 heating pads and light on timer. Very excited for this year's garden. Happy Growing🌿
@aurorasanquilly82164 жыл бұрын
I'm sooo excited to find a Homesteading Gardner in the PNW like me! :)
@fatherofchickens79513 жыл бұрын
Nasturtium chips, prepped like kale chips, ARE AMAZING! I dried two paper grocery bags of just nasturtium chips. And I think they lasted three weeks🤣
@leonardmcglynn44934 жыл бұрын
Great Videos Melissa. I've heard that diatomaceous earth sprinkled around the base of Your plants will stop those slugs from ever getting up in them. You know so You won't have to pick them off and risk spraining Your wrist due to their size and weight!
@patriciaforbes71794 жыл бұрын
Awesome garden Marissa I’m growing cherry tomatoes okras peas heirloom Lima beans egg plant scallions sunflower lettuce 2 types fennel strawberries which is done radish thyme rosemary mint collard greens lavender and sweet potato. Everything is in a bin. I’m so excited that I can do so much. I have a compost also. Thanks for all the tips
@walkbyfaithfamily91774 жыл бұрын
You might be interested in trying Doug and Stacey’s fermented ketchup. I love it!
@concken13 жыл бұрын
what is that??!
@MomsSimpleLife3 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!! The rain in the PNW wiped out my tomato garden this fall... came back from a trip to all my tomatoes covered in blight 😔
@jenniferrush82314 жыл бұрын
Used coffee grounds on the soil helps with slugs in my garden... but I have normals slugs, not those giant ones😳😂
@jimwilleford61403 жыл бұрын
It definitely repels slugs and emails.
@sararussell61823 жыл бұрын
Thank you I will try that.
@evelyncasto96273 жыл бұрын
@@jimwilleford6140 emails? 🤔🤣🤣
@bazduggan40422 жыл бұрын
Cup of stale beer buried up to the lip attracts slugs into it. They die happily drunk 🥴 ☺
@blisstickmystic2 жыл бұрын
Just the sound of birds singing brings tears to my eyes. The birds have disappeared around here and I haven't seen or heard any for a few weeks
@ericblitterswyk46814 жыл бұрын
I would pour fish fertilizer once a week to keep away nibblers😀
@j.l.dawson12902 жыл бұрын
Great Videos! 👍 Looks like you have some hidden gems in your garden. Dandelions & Purslane!
@mlang30664 жыл бұрын
Hey did you know that you can sprinkle salt on a slug and watch them melt... literally they will melt..when I get plagued with slugs I go hunting with the salt shaker. Lol it works.
@uncapabrew48073 жыл бұрын
You little slug killer 🤣🤣😂😂
@owleyes713 жыл бұрын
haha but the gross sticky melted slug sticks around and isn't very attractive looking hahaha
@mballer2 жыл бұрын
Then you have salty ground, plants don't like that.
@lynclegg22352 жыл бұрын
Feed slugs to the chickens 🐔
@gloriatwiggs4674 жыл бұрын
Melissa, In South Louisiana the nursery sends seeds back to the supplier in June whick means that last fall I had to plant Broccoli plants which were expensive. So... After harvesting the first head, I allowed it to continue to grow and harvested two more times and allowed the broccoli to bloom to attract bees. My hens love broccoli leaves so took a handful down to a neighbor for her hens. She thanked me and said that she had not had Broccoli green leaves in years and would be cooking them. I asked her to save me a taste. It tasted wonderful and is just saute'd as with kale or cabbage. I then saved 4 broccoli plants for seeds. After they finished blooming and the seeds dried, I picked and place loosely in a large plastic tote. I think there must be a million seeds. I enjoyed this video tonight. Sending best wished from South Louisiana.
@christiansingle14 жыл бұрын
Whew girl! You're making me sweat. I'm in Fort Worth and it got to 100° yesterday & more days to come. I planted my first raised bed gardens this year. Even the store bought starts didn't grow. I'm gonna turn the beds over again and start some more seeds again in a week or so. It's probably gonna be too hot, but if I don't try I sure won't get anything.
@craftsandcrabgrass18594 жыл бұрын
I'm dealing with some of the same stuff, but in Missouri instead of Texas. Quite a few crops really struggled this year, and some simply didn't grow. I've been steadily reseeding, but am still struggling with getting some to even take, let alone produce food. The gardens I'm working in have been used for years now, so it's really strange. I figure a late planting is better than just giving up, so I keep trying. I hope your second planting is successful, and that you harvest a bounty from it.
@shaunaferguson61024 жыл бұрын
Right??!! Lol, I'm over in the panhandle and we've been consistently in the 100s! Keep trying! We just re-seeded green beans for the 3rd time! Ours is due to critters though!
@s.leemccauley73024 жыл бұрын
Having unusually hot days and chilly nights here in southern New Mexico. Nothing likes it.
@drewblack7494 жыл бұрын
Crafts and Crabgrass try covering your new seed rows after watering with temporary landscape tarp. You may have to cut it to fit. It helps with germination. Just keep checking. Slowly harden off and remove when your seedlings are about an inch or so. Works beautifully. No-till market gardeners use large tarps on their rows for the same effect. It works!! No till is more advantageous than the raised bed we have been using. Good luck!!
@craigf26964 жыл бұрын
Soil pH is a critical factor. If nothing grows I'd guess pH is not correct.
@shauna7192 Жыл бұрын
leave a small mug with water and soap in the garden the slugs will just go in there then on your plants , this has worked well for us in the past with our lettuce , hope this tip helps love , Im loving your videos !!! thank you for posting
@rachelc.71524 жыл бұрын
Bailing twine is the best! I use it on everything too. The garden looks great for all the cool weather we have been having. You are going to have an amazing apple harvest this year! That stinks that the deer got to your trees.
@dawndaugherty64312 жыл бұрын
For slugs and snails plant in raised bed gardens with two rows of copper tape about 5 inches apart. Copper has a reaction with the bottom of snails and slugs that literary cooks the slugs or snails as the cross it
@bjm62753 жыл бұрын
Wow, no wonder those snails are so huge. Must be some good eating. I'm sure the word is out in the slug community! 😂
@giselecollins21333 жыл бұрын
Your garden is very nice I enjoyed the tour thank you
@bommymommy3 жыл бұрын
New subscriber here and I think it’s funny how the headline says how you do this “one thing” lol.
@parisasun25413 жыл бұрын
I still don’t know which *thing* it is ...
@bobbiduval79612 жыл бұрын
Crop rotation
@johnbaxter1892 жыл бұрын
Many don't seem to know about seasonal and successional planting, defo a point that needs pressing home.
@juneasnider99924 жыл бұрын
Would enjoy seeing how you store your garden produce without a root cellar
@rosaliesemrau12933 жыл бұрын
My serious question is how to long storage cabbage without making into sour kraut? I have to watch my salt intake but I absolutely love cabbage.
@shaggydog5632 жыл бұрын
@@rosaliesemrau1293 I have never tried this but I heard about this lady who buried a large trash can up to its rim. She put her cabbages in it with some sand and put the lid on and covered it with hay. Whenever she wanted a head she'd pull aside the hay and lid and get a head out. Her cabbage lasted her all winter like that. That was in Missouri. I don't see why one couldn't do all root veggies like that too. Another fella stores his carrots in a wood box in layers of damp sand.
@laylamontes99574 жыл бұрын
I am in the pacific northwest and 1st time gardener so your video's are so helpful to me!
@DragonPrepper4 жыл бұрын
Will you plant sweet potatoes? They love the heat and grow without any care. The leaves are edible as well. Great ground cover, too.
@MelissaKNorris4 жыл бұрын
We're too cold here to grow sweet potatoes unfortunately
@carolmartin25034 жыл бұрын
I found the sweet potatoes almost impossible to harvest - without them breaking into a few greatdeal.... Also not sure about storage for them. Red potatoes (the Adirondacks) produced abundantly from a 8x8 patch ! and many huge ones. Stored great in the root cellar!
@DragonPrepper4 жыл бұрын
@@carolmartin2503 try raised beds and storage totes for sweet potatoes. It's much easier to harvest that way. I have them in my raised bed and going to start more in a few storage totes for a fall harvest 😁.💖🍠💖🍠
@gretchendavis8974 Жыл бұрын
Aww, listen to those birds singing
@PRog-zx5vh4 жыл бұрын
My Grandmother used to pour Salt on slugs, they would just shrivel up and die pretty quick.
@jolllyroger14 жыл бұрын
You don't want to salt your garden .... it's in the bible and history .... salting the land was done to make land un-useable when you invade enemy territory you salt the land if you know you can not keep the territory and when the peasants move off you move in and few years the lands begin to produce again after the salts leech out
@normalopezingle77324 жыл бұрын
I loved simone's you are so talented!
@shaggydog5632 жыл бұрын
I use salt to kill weeds in and around my driveway.
@naidadeschesne99582 жыл бұрын
Try a cottage cheese container with a couple of holes in the side with beer in it. Slugs love the yeast in beer and crawl in and drown. Put the dishes with covers on, in the rows down your broccoli. Chickens might not like the big slugs but if you have ducks, they like them. Pigs might like them in thier slop. Great video!😉
@Sclathrop094 жыл бұрын
"If this grosses you out" Me eating my breakfast: 😳🤢 Slugs usually don't bother me, I hand pick them all the time....but maybe I need to rethink watching garden videos while I eat.😂
@freidaratliff96183 жыл бұрын
Absolutely...😂
@hmmhmm49673 жыл бұрын
This video is Very Inspiring for gardening. Thank you for sharing your honest and thoughtful organic experiences/solutions, including with the slugs, deers, tomatoes, etc. Keep up your Great work🙏⭐👍👍🌱
@2fluffybunnies4 жыл бұрын
clothes pins. YES! great idea!
@conspiratornot2215 Жыл бұрын
All I can say is WOW! Love it all. Your passion for what you do is incredible, and so is your knowledge.
@ginnimoles4653 жыл бұрын
this is so informative and inspirational. I will certainly be taking your ideas on board
@paladinsmith70504 жыл бұрын
Beer traps work really well for slugs. Bury one of those cups so the rim is flush with the ground, fill it half way with beer and let the slug slaughter commence. They won't be able to resist the smell and will fall right in.
@shaggydog5632 жыл бұрын
My dogs have been raiding those tins for years. It never bothered them.
@familywellnessonabudget31084 жыл бұрын
I wish I could wear a vest and long sleeves in the middle of summer 🤣. Not happening in Tennessee 🤣.
@patricianelson84 жыл бұрын
It is going to be 110° today for me.
@joycelinstead76002 жыл бұрын
Man I wish there was more women like this lady in the world clever beautiful and practical
@deblawson15754 жыл бұрын
Melissa, your garden looks great. I'm out on the Island where you get your coffee☕ Our weather CAN really differ from our neighbors (when you get rain we will get nice warm days and vise versa) This year we also have been rather cold but we have also hit some really nice days, but not enough. QUESTION: Your apples I see that you are also wrapping them individually, what do you use to do this with and what method do you use? I've been using pantyhose (we have squirrels something FIERCE🤬) Some folks think they are cute 🤨The ONLY time I think they are cute is when they are DEEP IN THE FOREST ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN VERY FAR from my homestead !!!!! For example🤔Australia?? China?? LOL would suit me just fine. Thanks for sharing, you do a great job God Bless Deb
@MelissaKNorris4 жыл бұрын
The bags are basically like nylons but it's to prevent apple maggots. Though should deter squirrels too!
@vgil12784 жыл бұрын
They are maddening. I especially hate how they take ONE bite from each almost ripe peach and throw them down. Of course they don't taste good-they aren't ripe. If you'd wait a few days I'd be glad to share with you but now neither one of us has any. grr.
@deblawson15754 жыл бұрын
@@vgil1278 I have to agree with you, rotten little monsters. They are greedy to🤨
@shaggydog5632 жыл бұрын
I like them best when they're breaded and in my frying pan. Yum Yum. 😃🇺🇸
@shaggydog5632 жыл бұрын
You can use wolf or coyote urine to repel squirrels.
@smallfootprint29612 жыл бұрын
I agree to eat as much whole organic foods, as possible. Your garden is awesome.