If at first you don't succeed. (And a Pepper Harvest) | VLOG | Roots and Refuge Farm

[@knitvids]

I think you need a Tee shirt that says..."I just came for the blessing!" hugs to you all!

[@seanaames6855]

I love this!

[@tonimitchell9930]

I love this idea too!!

[@MarciesWhimsySoaps]

Hey Jess! You can actually eat poke leaves as well. You pick the young leaves, wash them, then par boil them three times. They are eaten with eggs here. Poke salad!😁

[@christelchristely2816]

About those pepper plants: a month earlier I met a women, who isa gardener and is very successful at producing peppers. It's in my vincinity and her peppers are much earlier than mine in their development. I asked her if she overwintered them in the greenhouse or started them really early. She denied both , said she sowed them in march and that the key is to feed them plenty, as in really really much. She has them in a rich compost mixed up with a little sand and feeds them every day. I went home and upped the fertiliser for my peppers and although it is already fall in Austria they grew and ripened at an amazing rate!

[@brittanyshaw6828]

Any idea what she feeds them?

[@TallWeedsandRust]

As a new youtuber (uploaded our 1st 2 vids this past weekend) THANK YOU for opening this vlog with your confession of making a mistake. You are always so open and embrace the imperfections. I seriously needed to hear you say those words!!!! 😊

[@catherinelittlebear9863]

Enjoy all the gardening, family, and planning! This is the time of my life that i will probably lose my Mother, as she is very ill. Please, pray.

[@CarterSams]

Blessings during this difficult time.

[@kathynunnery7326]

I love the background sounds of crickets and sweet children playing ❤️

[@susanprice3454]

To every thing there is a season.... We have to remember that He has a plan for everything. And maybe that turned off mike gave you a time to relook at your garden and see those things you missed the first time. Thanks for sharing the good and the oops with us. It reminds me that everybody is human and we all slip up.

[@lucyo4124]

We have real LOOONG cold winters here in Newfoundland, Canada and our gardens start in June, so I feel your pain...but I've now accepted that Winter is a resting time for Mother Gaia...plus, I paint and knit and crochet and do more canning...plus the neighbourhood kids are always here playing in our attic...lol..needless to say I try and keep busy. I used to find it really hard but a change of mindset made all the difference! Love you all and thanks for the visit!! xo

[@JenniferG728]

It's always one of the highlights of my day to see you've posted something!

[@Alison_Ann]

Love the hats!! I’m gonna need a trucker style for myself so I can garden while my kids are in kinder & pre-K and I can quickly leave to pick them up without worrying about the hair 🙃 Your line about how we might be the only one in our social circle, but not the only one out there who’s interested in growing our own food, just really spoke to me. I often feel like I’m the “only one” in my social circle who doesn’t fit in or has so many other interests like these. And I sometimes forget that, there are so many people out there who have similar interests. One of the many reasons I love watching you! It’s like having a long distance friend who gets ya! 💜💜

[@eagleswing865]

I completely understand the blank-faced, how on earth do I go back through and say what I just said?? Sometimes happens when I'm writing a note in the medical record and it crashes.... so frustrating! Glad you went back and did it again for us. God bless you all!

[@LaBonnevie61]

"What is a weed? A weed is a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered." Ralph Waldo Emerson

[@cynthiafisher9907]

Hey, I can relate to the winter blues. I have had a lot of that myself. I found that taking vitamin D helps a lot. My dr prescribed 2000 Units in the summer an 4000 in the winter, it makes a big difference. But, a change in mindset helps as well. You’re looking especially lovely today, Jess. You know I love those curls on you!

[@debbiemoore1561]

Cynthia Fisher I love her curls best of all too!

[@cherylanderson3340]

Also - Omega 3 oil capsules are very helpful to keep our spirits up. Studies showed they helped as much as antidepressants - and for most of us, has no negative side effects while providing whole body benefits! Ginko also may help with mental attitude & mental stamina, as it is said to help increase oxygen to the brain by improving blood circulation to the brain.

[@samanthatorres9517]

I agree with the Vit. D. DR. Mercola recommends 10000 units. Just keep your levels checked, he says between 60-80 is optimal health.

[@patmaier6917]

Winters are hard on me. So dread it more this year, So saying to embrace it, I will try and remember that. How ever that is done. Don’t mean anything negative, it just not something I like. Don’t scold me for saying that.

[@cynthiafisher9907]

Pat Maier I hope you will try the vitamin D this winter. It has really helped me not to get so blue in the grey, cold days of winter. Do you live somewhere that is especially cloudy and cold or snowy which makes it hard to get out? I feel for you, Pat. No scolding here!

[@GrammaDebsStorytime]

I'm with you on the 'winter' thing...I love being outside, especially in the GARDEN! 👩‍🌾

[@TranquilSequoia]

Yes!! Winter is the time to Recklessly plan the Spring garden 😊🌿🌻☘️🍀

[@TheNotsoignorant]

We're in early Spring here in the Southern Hemisphere (South Africa) so the Summer growing season is just starting for us. My pepper seeds (25 varieties are just germinating) & the tomatoes have just had their first transplants into small containers. Each season has it's own charm & rhythm but I have to agree that Autumn is also my favourite. There is nothing like the bitter sweet of a fading Summer while the richness of harvests is still in the air. Blessings to you too!

[@lorindachristine3291]

Thanks for filming for us twice and for including the Celsius! Everything still looks beautiful and lush. Today I pulled out my last three tomato plants, afraid they were diseased. I put them on the gravel drive rather than the compost just to be safe and felt awful thanking them for their bounty while planning for them to be driven over into oblivion. 😣 It's hard not to get attached to our plant babies that have fed us for months!

[@amywithay]

I must say this because I keep meaning to....your hair looks fabulous since you had it done last. I just LOVE it!!! So flattering on you.

[@jemmiestone3496]

Jess It's ok. We all make mistakes. The important thing is you got a video out. I really enjoyed the tour of your garden. God Bless Y'all.

[@nicolewebb1649]

You’re laughing FOR her Miah 😉😂

[@pugglebiscuit9600]

I've used pokeberry for dyeing wool before and it is beautiful! It can range from a super dark purple color to a bright hot red/pink or even pastels depending on how much berry juice you have vs. fiber. I freeze batches of the berries so I can use a lot at one time for dyeing and I think you'd love using it for the alpaca fibers once they're shorn. I use the book "Harvesting Color" for my recipes, its all about natural dyes and a lot of them are made from weeds all over the united states including a pokeberry recipe.

[@marycleveland6432]

I have problems with winter too. I was praying a few years ago and complaining. HE told me that I needed to share the sun with others. They need it too. Changed my perspective completely. Now, when I start getting down due to the lack of light. I remember I'm sharing. That makes me happy.

[@avonleanne]

hubby and I were just saying that October is a fav, not too hot and muggy, and a bit of a promise of chill....its fantastic! I am sure I would have loved the first vid as much as this one, so thanks for both....garden looks as always, beautiful and full of life! =)

[@hopeyu7849]

Watching this in May of 2021 and I can't believe how tiny your arbor roses were! Past Jess has no idea how magnificent they'll become

[@jessicatimmons1118]

😂 you should have just done a really great kung fu movie voice over 😂 but love this video too!

[@debbiemoore1561]

Jessica Timmons that would have been too funny!

[@meganh8169]

It was nice to see a "Back to basics" video Jess! Just a garden walk and talk. I love those. :) I love all your videos, however these ones are my favorite.

[@samanthanewland4599]

Oh my gosh!! You guys are amazing!! You have reignited my passion and dreams for self sufficiency and my dream to grow enough to help feed my family (of 8) as well as struggling families and our local homeless community. So totally blaming your videos (which I’ve binge watched) for the last 3 seed purchases totalling over $100 plus a dwarf banana tree. May of ordered about 30 different tomato varieties and a few that you have mentioned. So hello from the Hunter Valley New South Wales Australia. Thank you for your amazing channel

[@nmdispatchlady]

Usually when I have a day like that, I stop, take a breath and look around. I slow down and BE PRESENT in the moment and it all gets done and God has given me a moment to enjoy my life and remember how blessed I really am. God Bless.

[@HannaPramholt]

This is the first year I'm in Sweden gardening since starting to watch you. I used to live in Australia and your winter was my summer so I could never really relate. But NOW I can and I'm so excited. My dad and I got a piece of land where we're planting heaps of stuff, and next season will be my first whole season . I can't wait to plan everything during this winter along side with you guys 😁🥰

[@PatricesProjects]

Oh my gosh, you are so cute! I love how Miah tries so hard to say whatever it is that keeps him in your good favor. That is a respectable pepper harvest. And, there are so many more coming on. Hopefully the weather holds off a while for you. Take care, and God bless you and the family.

[@annekekonstantine4593]

You are so sweet ! TY for redoing your vlog. I let the poke grow way taller than me and ridiculously wide right in front of the porch steps. Ha, good luck with that. Some peeps take 1 or 2 of the dried poke berries daily as a treatment for arthritis. It's the seeds in the berries as well as the leaves that are toxic. In the 40s here in MI at night. Getting a little chilly. Thanks again for your blessings!!

[@KAMB_n_Jinx]

The only thing better than your daily vlog, is hearing your laughter from the start of one. Today’s was enchanting. Your so sweet.

[@elizabethmcdonald652]

Buy seeds. Make lists. Buy seeds. Make lists. Winter indeed. Me too!

[@fiffihoneyblossom5891]

"Its not a great pepper haul"- dang, I'd get excited for one single little pepper from my garden!!!😪but they are lovely Jess

[@qtcourtney6]

I live in Front Royal and every time you mention the fact that you are coming here I literally squeal out loud. I can’t wait to meet you guys ♥️

[@HabbyValleyHomestead]

Winter is difficult for me as well. It is like I grieve the absence of a dear friend whom I only get to be with for half the year. We live in a place with mostly sunny days, but the winters, though mostly sunny, are bitter cold and windy and make it very difficult to be outdoors for very long. ~ Nicole

[@paulaehlers5049]

Even the earth enjoys a rest during the winter. Our poor trees don't know what to think of this unseasonable heat here in the mountains of North Carolina!

[@Brooke-bu6tz]

You are stunning Jess! Red really suits your skin tone. Thankyou for blessing us with your beautiful words , gardening wisdom and sharing your lives with us. You guys are an inspiration.

[@sharongodbout9014]

Yes Jess! Here in the NORTH We start our peppers up to 12 weeks before our last frost(I start them in February)... got a final harvest in the first week of October! You can even take them inside (if they are in pots) and overwinter them!

[@Wildevis]

Fall is a lovely time but in my country, October means life comes back to the garden, late Spring, early Summer and now we need rain!!

[@brycebarker83]

Thanks for putting the temperature in Celsius!

[@marthabickford7914]

I use winter to take time to make yard decor diys. It's a fun time to get the kids involved.

[@viviansollid3907]

Thank you for all your awsome content. And thank you for putting celsius for us metric folks! Congratulations on 200.000 followers ❤️💐

[@karenl1432]

Thank you for redoing your vlog....it was so nice to escape my crazy life for just a little bit today ❤

[@donnaatchison575]

Once we set an intention of the heart the blessings of that intention become super focused. It's like holding a blessing magnifying glass!

[@angelita_bandita]

Consider also a Happy Light (light therapy) for the winter blues.

[@kathycrown1319]

So fun to watch your video as I look out on my sleeping-under-the-snow now garden beds :) Broccoli is finished and covered with snow, peas (planted too late) still hanging on to their climbing strings but flowers frozen, kale and parsley still pretty green but wilted and I *know* the winter garlics are all cozy and waiting...

[@wingingitsemiretiredlife2981]

Jess I can relate to the winter doldrums. This past spring I planted several trees and shrubs with winter interest such as the red twig dogwood and a blue spruce directly in sight of my kitchen window. I'm hoping that by giving myself something pretty to look at in the dead of winter this will help with the winter blues. I'll let y'all know if that works. Fingers crossed. Have a great day.

[@helenmarshall5705]

That's so strange. I just made the exact same decision about embracing winter this year. I usually dread the winter and long for the spring, but I want to spend time with family and live in a state of Thanksgiving. And you're right. It's time to plan for the spring garden. I usually plan mine about three times just because it's so much fun! God gave us winter as well as spring, and I'm pretty darn sure he knows what he's doing!

[@juneday1605]

About the poke. Did you know the very young plants are a green that are eaten a lot in the southeast? I can't stand them, but the rest of the family loves them.The berries with are also a traditional medicine. Supposedly the berries are actually edible but the seeds are not. I have known family who have eaten them all their lives. I don't eat them but they did. They grow all over my property and I leave them because the bright red stems and dark purple berried are so pretty.

[@lauriesickles5393]

Love your sweet giggle Jess!

[@terenceneuhoff6461]

I had a good chukkel now, your fall starts to drop to 15 degrees celcius and evenings of around 5 degrees C, thats mid winter for us! Our summers here in central South Africa average around 32-36C or 89-96F. We have the advantage of a much longer growing season of around 8 months. Can't wait to get my garden going even though we are two months in.

[@helennelson3120]

God Bless you n yours Jess.........I really enjoy visiting with you and catching up with the garden walks n family.... I think I heard your older fellas practicing basket ball in the background.....You n yours truly are a joy......thank you for uplifting this old chooks heart.

[@Kerrin77JIH]

I live in the high desert of Oregon. We normally have a long growing season. This year we had a late, late April frost and then an early September frost. It was a big bummer. Hopefully , 2020 will be a better year. Peppers look great.

[@judyyork1114]

Girl, red is your color! You look so pretty today!

[@rosedowning6466]

I said the same thing! She looks great in that color.

[@Elsa_is_at_the_beach]

You're such a lovely person 💖 love watching your videos

[@carolhester8509]

That's okay girl we all have moments like that

[@wval4379]

Maybe your greenhouse work will keep away the winter blues. You'll be outside and be gardening. Plus I'm sure you'll be planning & anticipating spring planting. Maybe that will help.

[@Haffy1952]

Hey congrats on your 200 thousand subscribers.

[@ansievicente]

Love the amaranth! The leaves are a great vegetable (cook like spinach or kale) and it freezes well too. It's a traditional delicacy here in South Africa. My best is amaranth cooked with a bit of tomato and potato and then mashed up. Yum!

[@shawnueda8909]

If you want to keep your peppers going for few weeks longer and not worry about frost, get AGRIBON-30 or 50 and drape over your pepper plant in the late afternoon and take the cover off in the morning. They'll protect your pepper plant in light frost. Agribon-19 is lighter so I prefer to use Agribon-50 for warm weather plants. Love your videos. Fertilize heavy with nitrogen early in the spring and hold back on nitrogen once the peppers start setting flowers. Then switch over to phosphate, lime and potassium rich mineral such as green sand. growing, lots of N. flowering, lots of P, K, and Ca.

[@cindyrossman5908]

My pepper plants are always loaded with peppers. I use Epsom salt on them to feed and as a spray. I think it really makes a difference. Love your videos!

[@aloras405]

He’s laughing FOR you.

[@katieegge699]

I totally got the trucker hat and I'm ordering a red beanie soon! I. am. so. excited to get my hat!

[@Redbrick44]

Have you ever tried keeping peppers over the winter? There are videos about pruning them back. They will be really strong the next year. Also, they will start producing sooner as soon as it gets hot.

[@rosedowning6466]

Red is your color, my dear. I truly wanted to go to the HOA this year, but with the move, it is a lack of time and $$ that will keep me away this year. But hopefully next year.

[@shadowlandsfarmandcreamery5400]

Miah and your antics crack me up!😂 thanks for the joy on a morning I'm home sick from church!❤❤

[@holly_kay5570]

Glad you're re-walking and talking for us! Purslane is a crazy prolific weed here--we can't control it so it's everywhere! Loving October. Enjoy the rest winter gives us.

[@livingfaithgarden8327]

I too am going to embrace winter this year.

[@culdesacgrocerygarden]

It’s really shocking to me that your first frost date is so close to ours and you are having the same weather that we are here in Kansas City. I’ve literally been depressed over the change in weather but decided like you, to embrace it and do all the things that I don’t have time for during the summer. Like clean house, lol. Only sort of kidding about that. Planning on making some DIY garden art this winter, like a totem from a fence post. Loved the description of Fire week. Here it lasts a lot longer. Hope we both get it before the frost 🤞 thank you for re-filming. I really enjoyed it.

[@kathymoore3967]

great video , jess. I am in 5 b so very short growing season for me but all is good. but my winters start in November and I love it I can paint (folk art) sew which is a huge passion of mine so my cold winter months keeps me busy, I am from the north so I love snowfalls and shovelling and plowing I love winter.

[@frasersgirl4383]

I too dread winter and I’m going to embrace it too and “recklessly plan my spring garden!” ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@hollys87]

I leave the aster as well because it is really lovely and the bees seem to like it plus it is growing in my cactus bed 😊

[@mirandarose7276]

I bet the second time around is filled with more laughter and is better!💕

[@TheBabcocks]

I'm loving the cooler weather here! Also hoping for a late frost

[@mackenzieholtog4866]

I felt the same way about winter until I learned about the Danish concept of hygge, which roughly translates to “conscious coziness.” It really helped me embrace the indoors during the cold months by focusing on creating an environment of warmth and wellbeing inside despite my constant craving to be outside. P.S. October really is just magical...

[@asliceofheavenhomestead3559]

😂😂😂 "Engage your inner Ace Ventura"... Nice! I still struggle with accidentally not recording my vlogs. I think you can either laugh about it or cry. Life is no fun while your crying, so I chose to laugh instead 😁. I love the update!

[@zaviahopethomas-woundedsou9848]

Now you need to learn to make rose water and all of its uses in cooking! My favorite is Kheer, and Indian rice pudding.

[@Sarah_Aney]

Thankyou so much for celsius temps on the screen.😍

[@przlsc]

Hi jess and miah! Love your channel and your honesty and entertainment! I too struggle with SAD. In upstate NY, we had a 33degree night and my tomatoes and peppers survived only because I covered them 🙄. That being said, my peppers did pretty well this year, just in the last few weeks. My brother advised me to use epsom salt to spray them and pour the extra at the stem. After just two doses, they took off and I am delighted to finally get a few peppers. (formerly I have only had ONE pepper ever). I am still only a beginning gardener and we would starve if it were up to me to grow our food, but each year I learn a little more 🤗. Shame on me for waiting till my 50’s to start. Double shame on me because my grandparents were farmers and my mom always gardened. You both are inspiring and have such a beautiful family and love for God.

[@JB-pd4ni]

Nice to see Bear, the bees and banana trees...and all the rest too. I'd like to nominate a small channel for you to consider giving a shout out: NORTHSTAR PREPSTEADER is a single woman with grown children who sings, gardens, cans and more. Thanks for considering her channel, Joy

[@diananore5528]

It is so cool when chickens come to talk to you..ours do too! Was hoping you were going to show a poke berry. From Alaska and will now have to look it up , 😉

[@googiesfairyfarm4834]

My neighbor has banana trees that have made bananas the last 2 years in a row. They’re really something to see!

[@patriciadean5452]

I have issues with winter too, Its S.A.D, not enough sun. A lot of worship and time with the Lord may just help that improve.

[@tammynevil2422]

I'm excited about growing purslane!!

[@yvencia1150]

Great video and thank you for sharing🥰🥰😇😇

[@HISHappyIncheslittlehomeStead]

We actually eat poke salad greens. lol I love your garden!

[@maltipoosoffgrid6868]

I saw a lady over wintering their peppers in their house. Some of them she had for three years. I'm going to try it, she said she gets peppers in spring time.

[@hellogoodbye9086]

Pre-rose loving Jess. 4:43 🌹

[@alicerossleon4313]

The October full moon is the Harvest moon 🌝 what's not to love!

[@timehasbegun5828]

Enjoyed the walk with you 😇

[@kimberlyperez3000]

I'll be a HOA! First time for me. I'm excited to see all my favorite youtubers and learn some good stuff. Safe travels

[@amandalaren4359]

I’ll be at the conference! Hope to meet you guys there. We’re excited for our first time there!

[@amandaforeman703]

It’s all good ! Yesterday I put a squeeze bottle too on bbq sauce and the bbq lid on the squeeze bottle 🤣🤣🤣 we all have these moments ! Hugs !

[@melissaw.9583]

I love your videos. So excited for HOA! First time going and we can't wait! !

[@KAMB_n_Jinx]

Just a thought, paint a wall in your garden planning areas or seed areas with chalkboard paint like in your living area and draw your raised beds and label with what you’ll plant -all winter. Changing and planning. Then it becomes like a giant board game.

[@crystalmchugh3058]

We froze already. Had a couple of mid to upper 20s. And I found out today we are supposed to have our first snow mid week. I wanna cry for real. I really dislike the freezing cold😒😔😢

[@juliek7650]

Great video as always!!! Love your hair!

[@wendydixon7534]

I so appreciate the temperature conversion.

[@peacelovehomestead8361]

I am HOA bound soon! My first year. Looking at a farm in south central Virginia on my way up. Maybe it’s “the one!” Hope I get to meet you all in Front Royal. Actually, I’m gonna make sure I do!!!!!