Sowing Fall Seeds (& Chatting Homestead Things) | VLOG

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There was a time that all I wanted in the world was a little farm where I could raise my family and grow our food. Now, that is exactly what exists outside my door. In watching it unfold, a new dream was formed in my heart - to share this beautiful life with others and teach them the lessons we've learned along the way. Welcome to our journey, friend. I am so glad you're here.
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[@SAnneD-dp8el]

I would love to see you guys do a planner sticker book!! Small stickers we could use in our planners/garden journals!

[@Nicole-sv9hg]

Yesssss! I would definitely buy!

[@bonnybjarnason559]

I’d buy this 100%!

[@leighsprather7937]

Yes, I would love that!

[@alisharhc]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@crystalpatten7413]

Yessss

[@carolemichele_creative]

Jess, it’s been such an honor creating art for this community!! Thank you for trusting me to convey your mission through my art ❤️❤️ looking forward to seeing everyone with their stickers!

[@mlee7037]

My first name is Michele. People have spelled it wrong my whole life. Love your art!❤️

[@CaroleBoulware]

@@mlee7037 Twins!! thank you so much

[@KathyW5]

Yes to the sounds of kids and I'm 75. This year i had a family with 3 littles move in behind me. They brought the sound of music: playing happily, having tiffs, the cries of getting hurt. That is all beautiful music as I sit on my deck.

[@littlemoosehomestead7725]

I will never get tired of you talking about Bear. Everyone one deserves to have a loyal dog by there side

[@marigoldmeadowsfarm7495]

‘Jess made me do it’ I’m closer to 70 than I like to believe. In the70’s I subscribed to Mother Earth, belonged to a Food Co-op & tried to garden. Then life happened & I had to take care of me & my babies. I’m retired now. My youngest daughter lives on our dream property with her family. We have a huge garden, tooo many chickens and new adventures with my granddaughter Marigold every day. I found Jess & Miah on one of their Live talks & I fell in love. That spring we had a 20’x20’ garden. Year 2 was 40x40. Many have heard this story. This year we have 2 40x40 plots with butterfly gardens & herb & medicinal herb gardens. Had it not been for a Sunday night about 3 1/2 years ago I would probably be in a wheel chair instead of putting another batch of tomatoes sauce into the canner & Mari & I spent a lovely morning playing with our baby chickens.

[@Lee_Tia]

What a lovely story!

[@teresamariner4238]

God bless you. He does watch over us. I should be dead due to a driver running a red light on c excess of 75 mph, but a still, quiet voice urgently told me to stop as I began to give my vehicle some gas to start across the intersection. I heard. I stopped. And I'm alive today. No garden yet, need to container it all and only have full sun 105° summers. My rental was painted outside as well as my front door last fall which was left open for the paint to dry. Consequently I've spent winter, spring, and now most of summer eliminating all the mice that came in and got into everything!! Cleaning pantry, shelves, closets, boxed items, every nook and cranny to eliminate their residue, and the pantry and other products and items they damaged or destroyed. Must have been 25-30 of them and often they avoided the traps. What a mess!!

[@kimscrafttime9184]

I love how the cows walk straight into the milking stall. And how loyal Bear is to you. He is your shadow and I think it’s so sweet. Side note I miss the seeing the goatie girls.

[@kathycannon4805]

The sounds of happy, active children is a different kind of wind chimes.

[@teresamariner4238]

Amen!!

[@rainspringing]

To one side of us there are children who clearly don't spend their days indoors, and are outside developing imaginations! Have never seen them, through all the trees. They pause to argue spiritedly about who knows what, then continue running around shouting excitedly most of the day. :) It's a great backdrop sound.

[@bluebirdhomestead]

It's the best sound 🥰

[@toniasilvas5422]

Jess made me grow noodle beans! Lol. Now it’s a staple in my garden.

[@cindyeasterling6917]

We got inspired by Jess and have a cattle panel arch with purple yard long beans hanging down!

[@merlegirlinc]

New sticker idea!! I grow noodle beans too because of Jess, LOL!

[@elizabethbrown8155]

Me too.

[@travelinglifesjourney8581]

Since it cut off, I BLESS YOU TILL NEXT TIME 🥰

[@ArtByKarenEHaley]

Fern and Freya are already stealing the show and I can't get enough of them. two cute moos.

[@USA1492]

Kids living their best lives outside is everything! 🌳 👧 👦 🏃‍♀️ 🌱

[@bluebirdhomestead]

Yes!! 🙌

[@mcatronw]

I always enjoy Bear content 😊 more of his face tho! When telling stories about a dog, the dog ought to be visually featured. A request from my heart 😁

[@juliejames917]

So far to date, I have canned 30 quarts of Dr Wyche tomatoes. They are just stunning and massive. I have canned other varieties as well but these are just amazing. I planted 55 tomato plants so there is more to come. -Oregon Best tomato season ever praise God. Last year was to hot to soon so it wasn’t good. This year the heat wave came at the best time. I’m going to order the Jess made me do it. For my husband lol. He always says this. He says can we tell Jess to take a break please. 😂

[@renee2802]

Now you know what Carolina Blue is! Your sky is Carolina Blue.

[@atouchofyaz4876]

I'm so glad Katie found y'all. She's living her best life and she seems so happy. God definitely had it planned for y'all to be together.

[@judydickey4414]

I have been teaching my great granddaughter who is 5 to garden since she was2. She now has the bug per say.So this year I purchased some of your stickers to give her as a prize for helping in the garden. She loves them and have put them on her Barbie doll car, house and back pack for school. The teachers all have been told how she is now a gardener. Thought you may get a kick out of my little girl. Her name is Hadley.

[@barnrazedbyjesse6893]

Yes, a sleeve for my laptop would be awesome too! My daughter showed a steer at the fair for the first time this year and if you want to see pampering then see how these kids pamper their livestock. Pretty sure we are going to set up a wash rack and air compressor to pamper our ladies at home.

[@lonnievancura9702]

I love the peaceful sounds of kids playing outside in a beautiful place like a farm!

[@SowJustGrow]

The second you said "Get off your couch", I stopped what I was doing and bought a pack of stickers. I appreciate the encouragement and support you give local folks! ❤️

[@maxxs118]

Hey Jess! I just wanted to share that I live in NC, and I planted carrots in July! It was in the 90s all summer, but they all germinated. I now have a raised bed full of carrots, tall and green and gorgeous. I did cover them with a sheet of roofing tin to keep out direct sunlight, but other than that I let them go. So it's possible to get them to germinate in high heat! I would definitely try it in this weather, since my experiment worked lol. I even made sure to post it to Facebook in case no one believed me 😆.

[@DorenesFoodPrepResource]

Always love to start my day with a little Roots and Refuge. Blessings!

[@cole7174]

Hey Jess!! I was watching your “editing Jess” as you spoke about your stickers and connecting with people, and I thought I’d suggest putting some of your sticker art on phone PopSockets! I always have one on my phone and I like to change them out on occasion. They are kinda small, but I’m sure your artists could come up with a few awesome designs. Just a thought!! LOVE watching you and seeing your farm evolve. Hugs from Michigan!

[@suehinson1629]

Hey Jess! Just wanted to say....Bear is such a beautiful subject and to me, an awesome reminder that blessings are fulfilled by the Almighty when we ask humbly for them! Glory to God the creator of all that is good! Just know "Bear content" is always welcome! I've been gone from all social media for a few months, other than a quick pop in a couple times and it is great to be back and so heartwarming to see the growth y'all have accomplished. Proof that hard work, diligent prayer and a colorful vision can make for a DREAM COME TRUE! Happy endings may be for fairy tales but Happy beginnings come in multitudes for the Daily Gardener! (And those special Milkmaid Cowgirls!) Have a great weekend and God bless. ,

[@brittayoung5574]

I had success with my carrot planting for the fall garden by putting cardboard over and resting it on the edges of my raised bed. It kept the temperature down and protected them from rain like the board method. They germinated FAST I almost missed uncovering them.

[@jeremiahthelion]

I love hearing your wind chimes in the background. It's so peaceful.

[@Dee.C]

I love to hear stories about Bear . Of course you want to have him with you , he looks like a great companion for you .

[@stephenscurlock]

I was planting this morning in East Texas.... NEVER GIVE UP!!

[@nessidoe8080]

You can't talk too much about Bear Jess, we love him! 😍

[@michelewhite1150]

I luv you talking about Bear 🐻 as I luv the care and connection you two have as it is very special xx

[@peteginnievota3061]

I’m enamored by the skies lately as well. Love that you take time to see the beauty around you.

[@codegirl007]

I love and admire your consistency in translating Fahrenheit to Celsius. I’ve been catching myself doing the same thing lately.

[@Amz323F]

Aww Katie just living her best life ❤

[@kathylane5934]

You all have done so much in shot time Everything looks beautiful. The boys laughing and being king of hill was so wonderful. I had 4 sisters and we run the farm everyday. We fished in pond. Played with chickens. Gathered produce. Learned so many life lessons

[@bjspyder4148]

I love the gentle way that you teach. I live in NH and never knew that I could grow fall things. Now I do. I have been agonizing over when to plant lettuce and spinach for fall. But I looked in my package and realized I had a gazillion seeds. So, I planted some, and later I'll plant some more. Worst case, I wasted a little time. Thank you for making me brave.

[@juliemetcalf8027]

When I watch your vlogs, I feel like I’ve had a conversation with a friend. Thanks for sharing both knowledge and warmth from your lovely life.

[@cheifcreekturtle]

I had some surprise baby carrots growing in a sunflower pot and I pulled it thinking it was just a weed or a poppy flower that germinated late, there were a total of 3 surprise baby carrots in the flower pot. and I live in zone 7-8 not far from you in the south east. I was very surprised! lol 😆

[@sunrisekreations8205]

The wonderful sound of children playing outside on the farm brings back so many wonderful memories of my childhood.

[@kariannecrysler640]

Your bird’s were so funny. Close ups a couple of times. I like Bear. He reminds me of my Roo, the best dog I ever had ❤😊

[@Jenna1814]

Jess you have so many catchy sayings that make me laugh that I wish was on a t-shirt. Only someone who watches your channel will know " Their milkshake is definitely bringing Bolseafus to the yard." 🤣😂🤣😂love that one.

[@rainspringing]

I totally paused that, went back and had to show it to my husband. We both just laughed!

[@lauramehlenbacher457]

Jess, You are an inspiration. I love your channel and love learning from you. Thank you.

[@christineclark]

That sky moving through the fast forward shot! 😍

[@cityhomestead40]

I absolutely love the raised beds I've watched you since pretty much your channels beginning I'm glad you're still here 😊 love watching yall grow!!

[@michelebrown4345]

Looking forward to seeing the potato harvest.. I love watching the plants come out and see all the hidden surprises..

[@ourhomesteadclassroom]

Thank you Jess + Miah, so very much, for using this incredible platform of yours to lift up and support so many small artists from all over the place! I 💚 seeing all the unique art styles you've curated through your different sticker collections. Brings me so much joy!

[@belieftransformation]

Thanks for sharing your wonderful family & garden info! As a grandma, I love to hear the sounds of children playing! My carrot germination was successful this year because of using your board covering instruction; thank you! Many blessings to your family 🤗❤️🇨🇦

[@Dominique...]

Hi Jess, good morning! I am so excited to watch your fall garden! After this summer in Texas I am burnt-out and I don't see myself trying for a fall garden. I have a lot of work to do in the yard this winter and I think I will put down cover crop and build another bed and set up structure for next spring summer.

[@courtneywinters7153]

I'm in tx too and feeling the same way

[@Dominique...]

@@courtneywinters7153 this is my third year gardening, and in my mind it was supposed to be amazing! I have just been so disappointed and discouraged.

[@tarahodge4116]

Yep, I’m in TX too and keeping the fall garden small.

[@gardengatesopen]

Hey y'all! I'm in Central Tx, and I hear ya about being burnt out bcuz of the heat!!! Phewwww!! I mean, it's just been monstrous & overbearing this year. Just HOW we sustained up to 112° & 113° for multiple weeks is beyond me!! Those kinds of temperatures just FEEL different when you're out there, don't they?! As someone who's been gardening for a few decades here in Texas, I would just like to give everyone a gentle reminder about gardening in the Fall & early Winter. Even tho I too am suffering from the beastly Summer temps, the Fall gardening period is what I most look forward to during these dog days of Summer. The joy of working out in the garden without melting your ears off is truly wonderful! The plants like it too! Right now, all my plants are in a holding pattern. Nobody is putting on loads of growth. This also has a lot to do with us being in a drought & so the plants are really only getting enough water to survive instead of thrive. (We never got our "Winter Rainy Season" last time. Maybe that weather pattern is permanently changing too? Any rain this Summer has passed us by too. The plants seem know it. We're all a little droopy over here this year!) All that being said- Fall gardening is soooo much nicer, that I tend to plan my garden harvests to AVOID the Summer harvest. Except for peppers. They LOVE the heat! That way I can take my garden break during July & August. In my area, we don't get super cold until end of January and on into February. Well, that's the "usual" pattern. Who knows what will be happening now... Wait - Nope. I'm not going to get discouraged!! I'm going to start my Fall garden in the next 2 weeks, and hopefully by the time October gets here, the temps will have gone down enough to actually wear long sleeves! And during that time I'll be able to get my hands back in the soil again! Instead of just wrapped around a watering can. So I guess my point is this- Yes, take your Fall & Winter break - this year. You do deserve a break for living in an actual OVEN. And then maybe alter your plans for next year a little bit. Plan on taking your garden break during July & August. Bcuz hey, it's just waaay too hot out there!! And I'm betting next year will be the same, El Nino or not. And then look forward to gardening in the months of September thru early January. That way you'll get a couple months break from July & August, and then again in late Jan thru early March too! (Excluding seed starting indoors of course!) Anyway, that's what I do to try and avoid the burn out from the heat. For the most part, it works pretty well. Good Luck everybody!!! 💚🌱💚

[@heathermayfield4247]

I think that if I lived in Texas I would do an autumn garden and not bother with the summer garden, your autumn would be like our summer - lovely to be out in that weather.

[@HannaPramholt]

You try to get a German Shepard NOT to follow you around 😂 I couldn't even go to the bathroom without my boy . He was my shadow and I loved it ❤️ most loyal dogs ever

[@texasbaby2053]

“Harboring a cowboy dream” would be SUCH a CAYUTE sticker!!

[@chrisellington6256]

You're place is really taking shape. Thank you for sharing your inspiration.

[@jennatannery7644]

I’m 4 minutes into this video & haven’t stopped smiling since I started watching 🥰 your joy radiates. Love your channel, Jess!!

[@bloomingpetals9290]

Your farm is looking so nice. Blink is a great book. Love audio books. You inspire me so much. My garden is huge this year. Nothing compared to yours, but it’s inspired by you. Thank you. I love my early morning visits to the gardens and admiring the beautiful plants, growth and fruits. Mostly grow for the beauty. I’ve gone seed crazy 😜. So much fun. Learning a ton. Thank you 🙏

[@gaysullivan1942]

I loved “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society” was a favorite of mine.

[@LaBonnevie61]

Where I was born we would call that a mackerel sky because it looks like the markings on a mackerel fish. It indicates a change in weather systems.

[@BridgetteCarli]

I just can’t get over watching the cloud go while your sowing those seeds. Gods beauty amazes me continuously 🤍

[@caseyscarrotpatch]

I do love your stickers. I just ordered one. Gardening brings me so much joy.

[@jillianhungerford1897]

Hey, Jess, Hi from Australia. I love your content and heartfelt discussions. Thank you.

[@nlcpope]

Absolutely- garden sticker planning book would be wonderful!!

[@reneemorgan9320]

Your Bear is just like my Luke who is a golden retriever. My shadow. 💕 Definitely a Mama’s boy!

[@catracampolieto8989]

I want a homestead so bad. Doing the best with my village gardens. You reminded me I have rutabaga seeds. I think I should have enough time to get some in and grown. I have kohlrabi seeds too. Never eaten either one before, but I'm game for trying new veggies. I've left some carrots in so I can hopefully save seeds next year. Have you tried growing Savoy cabbage? It's awesome fried with carrots, onions, garlic and potatoes. I grew some this year along with my other cabbages. I have to get some bok choy in for friends That have no garden space. I told them I've never grown it before, but I would try. Have a wonderful weekend and a very blessed day.

[@kikstartmyx3]

I listened....but I definitely stared at your hummingbird pals while I listened ❤

[@deewinston5651]

Thanks for sharing Jess. 🌻

[@susanturner9023]

Morning Jess! Thanks for the updates! Very cool! Love the community your always growing! 😎✌🏻🙏🏼❤️

[@melissamiew4056]

"Get off your couch, we have land to heal. LOVE

Curious about the progress on the Grazon remediation, the store, the coffee roasting/cafe buildings, the fruit trees & irises. Also haven't seen William the kitty in a long time. 🙂

[@vj563]

What happened to her other dog? I think his name was Con? The Great Dane.

[@diannamc367]

@@vj563 anytime she has talked about him since they got to SC she said he was not allowed out near the animals because he is so big and doesn't know his own strength. But, you're right, she hasn't shown or mentioned him in quite a while.

[@vj563]

@@diannamc367 Oh yeah, I know why he's kept separate from the rest of them, it's just in Arkansas we saw him more because the yard was right there. I haven't seen him inside though. I also can't afford to get Abundance Plus, so I can't watch their show. I'm sure she shows a lot more of those kinds of things in that, so maybe she mentions him more there?

[@wendychick8368]

I believe Con is living with a family member somewhere else, they didn't feel it was fair to keep him locked up.

[@diannamc367]

@@wendychick8368 ok I seem to have missed that.

[@dancnluc1]

The year is flying. More stickers! 😄 Bear is such a good boy. Love hearing kids outside playing as well. What a beautiful sky. Makes me miss SC.

[@qwerkieninja]

I have seen soooo many of your videos and I have never heard the beet and swiss chard seed fact, thats so cool

[@mikkileon6380]

Your barn just gets more and more gorgeous I love it😃

[@cindyp.9030]

I planted just a few carrot seeds about 5 years ago so that I could harvest the tops for my rabbit, the bottoms for me. I ended up leaving several so I could still have the tops for her. I am still harvesting them, plus I have noticed that I have several more coming up in places I did not plant them. Now I have a spot for my carrots and another one for the tops for my bunny, I had no idea that they would continue to grow like that if I just left them alone. I love learning something new about gardening.

[@franzb69]

i keep my seeds in a small mini fridge to keep them alive longer. i have some that are over 5 years old and are still germinating fine. they're in sealed containers and i just take them out when i need some and put them back in after.

[@kayrabey1344]

Big sky where you live! Awesome.

[@WildOrchardOasisFarm]

I love your stickers from these great artists! I cant wait to put them on my truck. 🌻

[@YoYo-uj7ty]

Cool

[@mariehernandez8431]

I love the sunflower and stained glass sticker!❤️👍🏻🌻

[@sheraeduncan2980]

I tether trained my service dog that way. Love him so much

[@LowcountryGardener]

I've lived in South Carolina for over 50 years and I don't recall ever having this cool of an August. Heck even September is normally hotter than this. Not that I'm complaining.

[@elizabethlink3993]

💚 Love that stained glass sticker! And the "Get off your couch, we've got soil to heal." 💚

[@cathyreece3601]

Over here in North Augusta we have carrots coming up that we planted a few weeks ago. Will be succession sowing for sure. It has been a beautiful day here as well!

[@carolynmeadows]

Good morning. I started my seeds 6 days ago and they have sprouted. I am so excited to see the new baby plants🌱

[@Jay25-w8z]

Hello Jess. Always enjoying the vlogs.

[@maryemerick4058]

I've learned so much about fall planting from you I thought my planting was all done

[@MikaylaRick]

I live in fl and I have some carrots in my garden right now! I didn’t realize until after that I should have waited until it was cooler to plant but they’re germinated and very small. They have their true leaves already too

[@YoYo-uj7ty]

Why do yuo have no clothes on iam to little for that stuff but I am smart

[@YoYo-uj7ty]

Remove that picture turn it to a flower

[@YoYo-uj7ty]

I see yuor channle

[@YoYo-uj7ty]

When we put all our are smartness together it will make us grow big and it all stared from you to us

[@paulblankenship7865]

I love the wind chimes!

[@patriciaserdahl5577]

What a beautiful Sky Jess thank you for sharing the Fall garden seeds n all your animals n farm it just gets better n better God bless you n your family 🙏 ❤ 🇺🇸

[@kathleenmchalelewis2763]

I grew up in the Mohawk Valley of NY. Rutabaga gets sweet after the first freeze. We would pile hay over most root vegetables and harvest from under the snow. Snow is a great insulation.

[@christyleigh696]

Ugh Yes!!!! My son watered the garden yesterday and he turned up the pressure and took out at least 10 carrots seedlings. We tried to push them back in but.....I guess I'll be seeing more tomorrow lol

[@angelablake48]

The sky is beautiful there you are so blessed.

[@beanblossombaby]

When I was a young girl, the sky looked very different. It was REALLY beautiful! Before…..

[@kimberlymurray304]

I just “read” aka listened to the book, A Place to Hang the Moon. Its WW2 era and such a beautiful story of 3 kids moving to the country to escape the city during war. Free from the library and so, so good 😭💛

[@halfwaythereatcampdowning6831]

Thank you for talking about Bear I’m trying to figure out if I can physically keep my dogs and hearing anyone else pet journeys are helpful.

[@jodiemorgan8063]

Hi I’m new to your channel. You have the most amazing property. It’s beautiful. And your animals are too. Oh your cows and kitties are so gorgeous. Im going to learn so much from your channel. Have a great day. From Jodie in Melbourne Australia. ❤️💐🐨

[@DianeWilliamsonVoiceArtist]

I'm new here and I'm SO GLAD I found you! Gonna soak up all this wonderful info and try to have a successful garden - for once! :) I have two small raised gardens and am going to try to plant some cold weather crops and I'm going to try your "lettuce grown in a bag under a clear storage container" idea, too! Thank you for all the good info!

[@carolinakudzu6284]

I've lived in SC for 70 years and this is the most abnormally cool August that I ever remember. August is normally our hotest most miserable month. Also June was abnormally hot. Go figure.

[@loriy7532]

Hi Jess , Always lovely to visit , thank you for having us...

[@BiancaTheAlchemist]

Get off the couch we have land to heal….. love that one the most . ❤️❤️❤️

[@vickylynn5536]

My family and I love Turnip Roots, they are a bit sweeter than a rutabaga but just as delicious.

[@cheriebrinker3301]

Good morning Jess!

[@helenpenner9899]

You are soo awesome....so fun to hear about what kind of books u are Interested in and listen to

[@RevLetaLee]

Beautiful sky, also, you caught the peaceful quality of just sowing seeds in the warmth and lusciousness of August. Thank you. Out to the garden I go.

[@KathysTube]

Thanks Jess 🤗❤️

[@holleezoe9345]

okay but why did i tear up when u read the sticker that said "get off ur couch we have land to heal" what a beautiful statement!!