Direct Sowing Seeds in Raised Beds | Planting the Fall Garden | Roots and Refuge Farm

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Today, my friend and I are doing some direct sowing in the raised beds for the fall garden. Many of you have asked to see exactly how we do this, so here is your chance!
I showed you my seed spacing ruler, which I got at the dollar spot at Target in Spring. I did a search online and found this one (which is longer and nicer than the one I use) at Gardeners Supply Co, which is a company I have shopped with multiple times and I trust.
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[@AYWalton]

What a sweetie!! I am originally from Arkansas too (Fort Smith) and my grandmother and great grandma had a very large garden for years! How sweet that you are encouraging this little girl to really get into gardening. You have made an impression on her that I am sure she will treasure for years!

[@VagabondAnne]

OMG that kid is so patient, listening quietly while you get us up to speed, waiting until she can poke a bitty hole. Being a KZbin star requires a good deal of patience!

[@fridomsnowbird5148]

Equidistant spacing works best in raised beds. after the first row the next row is on a diagonal from the first row. Like the squares on a checker board.

[@mctron22rd]

What an adorable helper! It's like that saying " you give a man a fish he eats for a day." Teach a man to fish he eats for a lifetime". Just as you are teaching this child how to eat for the rest of her life! That's something she wont forget! They may not be grateful now, but you are Instilling this into your kids and its literally a gift and a blessing. I recall the people who have taken the time to teach me something when I was a child and I never forgot.

[@acebuggers2744]

Instead of numbering, I have named each of our garden beds...Harry Potter themed :) this way I get to send the kids to Gringotts or Diagon Alley and so on...lol. I am using a graphing notebook this year for my journal; I'm lovin the grids for drawing out my beds. Great work in the garden Nariah (sp)!

[@jolenesgarden6619]

ACEBUGGERS I picked up a graphing notebook a week ago! Haven't used it yet, but looking forward to it. Naming the beds is a really fun idea!

[@thebluecottage9952]

That’s such a wonderful idea!

[@catbydie5]

I did this when my kids were little too! We did a Charlotte's Web area (where we planted what that animal would eat, or what plant would invite the right bug for Charlotte to eat ie., beneficial bugs), a name the bible books area ( we looked for plants mentioned in that book and planted them), and a "wise woman tradition, SUSAN WEED and Native American garden ( where "weeds", trees, and mushrooms, all medicinal were planted). My kids loved the Susan Weed/Native American garden the best, because now they can forage and spread the word on what plants aide in keeping you healthy! Inadvertently they learned what each plant looked like and it's Latin name and it's PURPOSE here on earth.

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

How FUN!!!

[@catbydie5]

My kids learned the bible books quick and they learned to "think" about how the books they chose to read could pertain to God's grace and imperfections in the garden. It was the most powerful thing I did "Accidentally " as a parent! Lol, Kind of like all the accidents that happen in the Garden that turn out to be special Gifts!

[@Diana_the_green_dragon]

Its so nice that you teach your friends child as well. The more kids learn to garden, where foods come from and how much work it involves and how rewarding it is, the more these children will nake the future brighter for more people. Many thumbs up from Sweden. I have no clue why anyone would give it a thumbs down.

[@Elisheba79]

Cute Lil helper and she was so willing to learning.. quite and listening.. gardening helps children so much.🥰

[@lbsmith83]

Nariah is so cute. It is so nice of you to take the time to teach a child. Thank you for explaining how to space you garden I always end up with a mess. 😀

[@pameladunn6014]

Always enjoy your wealth of knowledge, and now you’ve bumped it up a notch (I didn’t imagine that could even be accomplished;) but with this precious little soul..this brings us all joy! I know God is smiling. Please let her know how much we all enjoy our new star of the show;)

[@aimhighhomestead5862]

What a doll! She is so cute and I love that she saves seeds!

[@havfaith56]

Nariah is a doll, very cute. She brought her gardening tools. She is a Rainbow of colors. Cute.

[@CdnEqChick]

I love how awesome you are with kids :) It's so nice to see the little ones get such love and encouragement and patience.

[@dakotafarmgirl4032]

THAT LITTLE ONE MELTS MY HEART

[@floydnorris2296]

Wow …So happy that we found you …Now i have my wife watching we're loving the knowledge .

[@diananore5528]

To instruct others is to teach ourselves as well. One of the greatest lessons we learn is patience. Thank you for modeling our Christ.

[@ariannanicole4177]

Omg she is so cute. I can’t wait to have kids to help in the garden 😍🥰☺️ Adorable.

[@sylviafoust9545]

Hello to the sweet little girl! There's a future gardener for sure!

[@jenedge5579]

Nice to have Miss Noriah to help out. Start our young women young on how to take care of herself and grow good food. Also thanks for showing a simple note taking in the garden. I always think that I’ll remember, because my garden is so small. 2-3 weeks later, I’m hard put to remember where I finally decided to plant what.

[@heatherhineline9481]

So sweet to see young ones helping in the garden. Warms my heart on a down day.

[@daniellegrows2498]

GURRRRL!!!!! You are such a positive influence and inspiration for SOOOOO MANY PEOPLE!! I just hope you know this and smile!! Also I appreciate you, your kindness, knowledge, the time you take for everyone, and sharing your wealth of knowledge THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! This was such a sweet video!

[@thepatriotfarmer3580]

Daniel's music goes so well with your videos, tell him "Thank You" from all of us... Noriah did a good job :) My neighbor's daughter, now 8, has been an occasional helper of mine for a few years so this year her step dad and I built her a 3 x 6 raised bed. I put my remaining compost in the bottom and topped it with my soil mix and she proceeded to grow the prettiest cucumbers I've seen this year. My daughter (14) started a radish patch, we've never tried them roasted, we love roasted turnips though so we will probably like them.

[@RiverPlaid]

🌸That video was a joy to watch. Noriah is so patient and so cute. Thank you again Jess.🌸

[@Laurablushing]

So sweet!!! I can tell already that little girl is going to be an amazing gardener. Wow, I wish I had the desire to garden at such a young age.

[@gmc0678]

What a blessing you are for that sweet girl!

[@catbydie5]

So enjoyed Ms. Noriah! Very smart young lady! Your system is the same as mine! Works great for when your so busy getting the seeds in. Otherwise, I will forget the names and what's planted where. Thank you for sharing. I would love to see a children's reflection time in the garden! Maybe they could include Ms.Noriah and your children encouraging other new kid gardeners? Just an idea. The young keep the old learning! ;)

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

That’s a great idea!

[@eddiecarlcalhoun]

TEACH THEM TO GROW AND THEY'LL ALWAYS HAVE FOOD.... LOVE YOU VIDEOS AND LOOK FORWARD TO EACH AND EVERY ONE!!!!

[@masuganut2082]

I realize I’m a Johnny-come-lately with this video but I love this! Nariah would get along so well with my daughter! I love that seed spacer thing! And I love the mini muffin tin idea!! Thank you so much!!

[@kyrieteleison3009]

I love her little boots! She is such a great kid! Love your videos!!

[@debbytomlinson9970]

I would Love to see a Kids in the Garden series from you. Other people may already do that, I don't know, but I would def watch yours, and my grandchildren would get so much from it

[@Seudaren]

I love this, I was teaching my rambunctious 2 year old godchild how to take care of the garden last night! He used to have no respect for plants, but now loves them as he learns about how awesome they are.

[@glenokla2588]

Naryha is such a beautiful little girl & such a great helper! She's well on her way of being a fantastic gardener some day. Keep it up sweetheart! I'm so sorry if I spelled your name wrong!

[@remnantfewministriesminist495]

Each one teach one. Beautiful. What a heavenly scene. Thank you for the tips. God bless you.

[@TheArtisanbard]

Cute little helper. So good you are teaching her. Thanks for the info!

[@beverlycummings3422]

It's still cold and wet in TN, and I just keep watching your videos one after another ... Trying to learn as much as I can. I'm planning out my small hobby garden on paper and ordering and buying what I need to pass the winter away. Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your videos and relate to you personally. Thank you!

[@MsChopperdog]

How cute she had her own tools. She seemed bored while you were talking to us. LOL

[@mec_nyc]

Thanks for sharing and kudos to your helper. Her mini gardening kit is the best!

[@PlayerTenji95]

What a cute mentor-mentee relationship!

[@1wolfpup]

She is adorable! 💜

[@DecoratingTheShackWithEthan]

Shes so precious! And thank you for this!!!!!

[@mitche499]

It was a pleasure to see Mariah planting with you Jess, so fun to watch the young ones garden. I have a much smaller garden than you, so I use my sticks vertically in case I have to cover them from the critters and birds. :-)

[@NS-pf2zc]

Oh how sweet! I love that you took Nariah along! She did a great job! I also love that you aren't crowding them. Thank you!

[@rhatishascott5136]

Another great video Jess! Thanks for the information. I love that little helper of yours. My 3 year old helps with our tomatoes (when he's not stealing basil) 😍

[@DrHenry-xx1jg]

Use an egg carton with holes in the bottom. By the way, thanks for the awesome videos! Much appreciated!

[@johnjude2685]

Great hobby for most ages and lots of good food

[@territ.5357]

She is just the most precious!!! LOVE it. You're a good teacher. 💜

[@redgingerbreadpam]

What a great video! What great memories Noriah will have of this special day in the garden.

[@wilmagregory8967]

I need to borrow your helper, I pay well in advance. Lol I loved it, every time I see a kid planting I think of myself at that age. I was crazy for seeding even then. Seeding is what my grandmother called planting. Thank you for sharing this video and your beautiful young friend with us. I didnt want to attempt spelling her name wrong. much love and peace, blessings.

[@avonleanne]

WONDERFUL STUFF!! you answered a lot of my questions on how to remember stuff planted thank you! I think when I get my garden design figured out I will draw it all out on a sheet of paper in boxes the design of my garden beds, then copy off about 20 of them to use per season...I like the number key you talked about , I will use that....this is so great to know! neat to watch you sharing your joy with another future gardener....mentoring is so great and such a blessing to someone else! years from now, noriah, will share this with others and all because of your gardening passion! if only I could do it NOW!!!! sighhhhh

[@TheChristinaJo]

What a great helper! Glad you're getting your fall garden in. I'm currently cleaning mine and adding amendments. Finally, we got rain!!!

[@donna9384]

She a great little helper. I have some grandkids that love helping in the garden and others that think it's horible punishment lol. My daughter and one of my grandsons came out this evening and helped me pull out tomato plants and amend the soil and put in new tomato plants in a different area. So will see if they have time here to produce. Did them from cuttings not seed. Also sent you a picture of the difference in the roots on the cuttings in the aerogarden and ones rooted in soil. Thanks for another great video. Hugs

[@gwencrawford9617]

God blessed you Jess!

[@roykaren1]

What a nice little girl.so smart:)

[@scmarih]

You have inspired me to plant a fall garden too! I've decided to get rid of some of my cucumbers that are diseased and just did not produce anything substantial. I am in California and hoping there is enough time for them to produce a harvest. Thank you so much for sharing what you do in your garden.

[@Rainy333]

I do the same thing, drawing my beds and add a list under, showing where things are planted 😁 I only have 2 small square beds and some buckets though, this is my first season growing veggies 🙌

[@tamaracross9]

You are an awesome human being Jess! Great video as always 🤗

[@gabmatth]

i love this ! great to see kids interested in growing things and helping out / learning hands on

[@Beecozz7]

I always learn something new from you! TY Jess

[@midsouthhomestead9180]

So sweet that you take time out of your day to teach the children. I have never really organized my garden. You are inspiring me to do this. Thanks for your information! Rhonda

[@theclosetmusician1945]

You are so pleasant to watch! Love ❤️❤️

[@deevila704]

Good job Mariah! Jessi thanks for all the tips. I just love your garden💖💖

[@StephanieSiskMurphy]

Hello Narya! 👋 Sorry if I spelled your name wrong. Keep gardening sweet girl!!

[@jolenesgarden6619]

Love the sectioning off the area you just planted with seed with sticks, genius idea! She is so cute, my 7 yr old son loves to plant also, just not that calmly lol. I also graph out where I put things since my labels sometimes walk off, get switched or just fade out.

[@thebluecottage9952]

Such a great video! And such a cute little helper!

[@littlecreekhomestead4086]

I just love all the information you give on each and every video! Thanks for sharing all your knowledge. ~Vicki~

[@foodlife1652]

You so cool! I do the same thing with my son, and now his trying new foods because he grow them

[@kevindecoteau3186]

Great to teach em early. Sweet video.

[@zaviahopethomas-woundedsou9848]

Have you tried making seed tape, using toilet paper and a glue made from flour and water, for the small seeds? You can also do seed sheets using tissue paper sheets.

[@thedragonflygirl77]

I love that idea! I've seen the seed tapes and they seem like a great idea, but they're relatively very expensive. Your solution seems excellent!

[@mathews238]

This video is perfect for us this weekend. We made the decision to pull our raised beds next Spring and haul in more soil and wood chips to convert to a BTE bed system but I'm stoked to use your trellises in it as well. I was wondering about spacing and varieties and you answered perfectly!!!!! Gracias!

[@PatricesProjects]

I really like your method of keeping track of the beds. I have grown Canterbury bells. I like that they flower for quite a while

[@rca22]

Thank you so much for sharing even your journal. I haven't used a key system before that will help a lot. Thanks

[@kathydobrzynski9248]

canterbury bells - Can't wait to see them come up. I have never heard of them. Thanks for sharing

[@seedaholicgardens9085]

This is such a great video. I enjoyed learning about fall bed planting alongside Little Miss Nariah. Thank you for sharing!

[@Thisisit120]

Jess, the MIgardener introduce a seed placing tool that is very cool. It saves time with spacing and thinning plants. It really helps with the tiny small seeds that we all struggle with. I ordered one and just got it 2 days ago and can't wait to use it. It's in a video that was posted 3 months ago. It's titled" Direct Sow these 5 types types of vegetables".

[@sylviabradley7355]

I planted Marvel Four Seasons in zone 6a for the first time and just started harvesting today. Very pleased with it. Just sowed some for a fall harvest.

[@yvencia1150]

Love the video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@andyjones945]

This is the cutest video!

[@melissasaenz4261]

That’s how I keep my garden record. I have a green hardback journal without lines and it has 1.5 years worth of journaling and I draw out my patches like that. I do circles and number them and have a key at the bottom! I have only three medium beds at the moment. I journal when I seed things, whether they were direct down or transplanted. I try to write weekly observations. It really has helped me track information and my own thought process fo growing edibles. This winter while I plan my spring garden again I have a feeling I will be wishing I had chosen a journal with larger pages...

[@lmd2454]

Hey Jess, do you have any videos that show the layout of your garden really well? I'm wanting to show my hubby how you've got it set up. :)

[@onfireforjesus8374]

Jess, I got my garden ready for fall stuff. I will be planting this evening.

[@GrowYourGroceries]

I absolutely love this video 💗

[@lindawitherspoon446]

Sweet sweet video!

[@lvincent7493]

You can make a seed spacer with the discount wood at home depot or a cheap ruler and a drill.

[@VickieKrouse]

purple is my fav too cool

[@jasonsnyder7327]

Jess have you done a video showing what plants can be in the same bed as your climbing vegetables. Can I have a trelace with climber in the same bed as my tomatos?

[@yourworstnightmareever538]

last Sunday,i helped my GreatGrandma plant yellow Lupinus,her favorite flower.she gave me access choose 3 from her fashion accessory collection as reward.it was fun!i chose a hippie generation set of hair accessories and long necklaces and some really huge loop earrings and a few leatherbound classic books.btws,i noticed that not yellow Lupinus are tiny seeds whilst yellow Lupinus seeds looked like beans.next week i’ll help GreatGrandpa in his pediatric clinic so he’ll cosign with me rent amphibious car i’d like to drive by the seaside with my friends to enjoy the last few days of summer 2018

[@allisonlavine8178]

You notebook looks very familiar.... LOL just so I have an idea of what I planted - I jot down the info in a composition notebook with a rough drawing of where in the garden it is.

[@Floridazen]

Your little girl helper is learning WTG

[@joshmellow6260]

Hello I love yalls channel

[@bonnied3550]

Hi Jessica, thank you for sharing your tips and tricks or planting and keeping track of it all, lovely assistant today in the garden. Since you mention rabbit manure at the end I have a question regarding the best time to place manure(s). I know this video is about fall planting, my question is geared towards preparing the soil for the rest of winter. I have collected leaves for laying over the top of the garden area my question is would it be more beneficial to add the manure now under the leaves and let it all do it's thing through the winter months, just put the leaves and let them decompose and feed the earth, then added the manure closer to when I will be planting the seeds and or plants in the ground this next spring. Or should I add the manure and leaves for the winter rest and then add more manure come planting time?? I will mention the ground I am working with will be a first time garden crop area. Nothing has been planted in the area for over a year. Thank you for taking time to respond-:)

[@TheEricaWarren]

Hey Jessica, did you ever live in Columbia, MO? You look just like a childhood friend that I had, who was a neighbor, and whose name was also Jessica.

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

No, Arkansas born and raised! I also have a childhood friend named Jessica that I wish I could reconnect with but wouldn’t even know where to begin looking for her!

[@TheEricaWarren]

Well, maybe we will both run across our childhood friends one day! :) I love your videos!

[@samanthatorres9517]

Hi Jess, thanks for another great video. Do you rotate your crops, or just amend the soil?

[@valeried4504]

Great info...

[@lifebeginswithaseed]

I'm guessing Chuck Norris is down there since both sides of his pillows are cool. Lucky!

[@rebeccaiya8731]

New to your channel.subbed n love your content

[@heatherdoes7849]

Burgeon and ball planting ruler

[@thepiddlinghomesteader4582]

My grandfather grew Kentucky Wonder my parents like rattle snake....I intended on doing Kentucky Wonder this year but couldn’t find any in my area 😥

[@drumsticks24]

I use chop sticks or wooden kebab skewers

[@twistedgoats8305]

How tall are your raised beds?

[@gabmatth]

when do u mulch?

[@amysvob3066]

Jessi I would love to have my husband make you a template for your raised beds. He made me one for square foot gardening and I love it! Are you accepting mail?

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

That would be amazing! Our P.O. Box is P.O. Box 850 Vilonia AR 72173

[@midsouthhomestead9180]

That is a great idea! A template.

[@geminigem599]

Amy Svob I thought your homestead is in Tennessee Jess.? Wanted to send you some seeds...

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

Nope Central Arkansas. I lived in Knoxville for a few years but I’ve been back here a while!

[@MimsysGarden]

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