Summer Garden Tour and Homestead Update - July 2023

Hey friends! Come explore our summer raised bed garden to see what we currently have growing - including our favorite flower and vegetable varieties. I’m also excited to share a few fun updates we’ve made to other parts of the homestead layout, including a new cane berry patch, chicken run expansion, and beautiful new pollinator orchard. I’ll share plenty of fun tidbits, tips, and garden inspo along the way, plus a little sprinkle of bird nerd action!
Thank you so much for wandering around with me today!
LINKS & RESOURCES
Summer '23 garden blogpost with photos, more details and links: homesteadandchill.com/summer-...
Our Favorite Organic Seed Company: shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=184961...
Birdies Metal Raised Bed Kits (save 5% with code 'deannacat3'): lets.growepic.co/deannacat3
The Best DIY Tomato Trellis Tutorial: • How to Make the Best D...
Our healing chamomile-calendula face oil, calendula salve, lavender salve, and other organic homemade garden-to-body products: homesteadandchill.com/shop/
How to Build Durable Wood Raised Garden Beds (video): • How to Build Durable R...
Simple DIY Raised Bed Drip Irrigation to Hose Bibb or Faucet (video): • Easy Raised Bed Drip I...
Zucchini Recipes (including sourdough zucchini bread): homesteadandchill.com/?s=zucc...
7 Easy Annual Companion Flowers to Grow From Seed: homesteadandchill.com/easy-an...
Companion Planting 101 (with printable companion planting chart): homesteadandchill.com/benefit...
28 Best Winter Squash and Pumpkin Varieties to Grow: homesteadandchill.com/best-pu...
How to Create a Bird-Friendly Yard (our favorite feeders, baths, bird houses): homesteadandchill.com/attract...
Our freezer-friendly "Besto Pesto" recipe: homesteadandchill.com/besto-p...
List of everything we're growing this year (including links to all seed varieties shown here): homesteadandchill.com/2023-sp...
New Pollinator Orchard on a Hill Transformation: • New Orchard and Pollin...
Moongate Arch Trellis shown in new orchard: click.linksynergy.com/deeplin...
Gardeners Supply A-frame Trellis (used for cucumbers, melons and squash): click.linksynergy.com/deeplin...
How to Grow Artichokes from Seed to Table: homesteadandchill.com/how-to-...
Raised Bed Drip Irrigation System with Drip Tape Tutorial (video): • How to Install Drip Ir...
Please see our our website for even more garden and modern homesteading tutorials, recipes and more: homesteadandchill.com/
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[@jimreeves9510]

Most beautiful garden on KZbin! Love ur vids!

[@HomesteadandChill]

Aw, well thanks! All the flowers sure make it extra pretty this time of year. Thank you so much for tuning in!

[@UrbanChickens123]

Wow this is just a glorious celebration of a summer garden😍 amazing!!

[@HomesteadandChill]

Thank you so much and glad you enjoyed it!

[@godisincontrol32]

Oh my goodness 😍 probably hands down the best Gardens I have ever seen on KZbin 🎉 I just subscribed to your channel and looking forward to seeing your posts 😁

[@HomesteadandChill]

Thank you so much for the kind words! We appreciate you watching and for subscribing!

[@godisincontrol32]

@@HomesteadandChill you're welcome 😁 Have a wonderful weekend 🙏

[@rar40]

Fantastic. More native plants, more native insects, and more native birds eating those native insects.

[@HomesteadandChill]

It's a beautiful circle of life, and I feel honored to help in any small way to encourage it! Thanks for watching 💕

[@iartistdotme]

First time seeing a garden tour on your site and it was wonderful. I don't hink I've ever seen a more beautiful place. I would imagine you have tons of butterflies floating around making it even more magical. I'm so glad I saw it and want to spend way more time in your previous videos to see what other surprises I will be thrilled with.

[@HomesteadandChill]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, and hope you enjoy some of the other videos too! Thanks for the kind words

[@nancyraphael2569]

Love your garden 🪴

[@HomesteadandChill]

Thank you so much! :)

[@helenagreenwood2305]

Am in UK 🇬🇧 its January 17th dull wet windy snowy and cold 🙄 this video has reminded me of colour sunshine and good things to come 🌿 roll on spring time 🌺🌷🪷🌸🏵️🌻🪻🌼🌶️🍅🥕🥒🥦🌽🍐

[@HomesteadandChill]

Absolutely! Though I am sure that spring and summer will be here before we know it.

[@AHomesteadingHustle]

Love how full your boxes are! Sooo many gorgeous flowers!

[@AHomesteadingHustle]

Those artichoke blooms are so neat! We definitely don't grow those up here in Minnesota 😂

[@HomesteadandChill]

@@AHomesteadingHustle Thank you so much! Actually, you may be able to grow artichokes as annuals up there... but then again, you'd probably want to harvest and use them rather than let them flower! Thank you for tuning in!

[@AHomesteadingHustle]

@@HomesteadandChill besides artichoke dip, I've never eaten them. What's your favorite way to eat them?

[@HomesteadandChill]

@@AHomesteadingHustle We love cutting them in half, scooping out the thistle portion and roasting them in the oven with butter or olive oil, lemon, and salt and pepper. We go over the step by step process towards the end of our How to Grow Artichokes article that I will link here: homesteadandchill.com/how-to-grow-artichokes-complete-guide/

[@kierre8938]

I follow you on Insta. I didn't realize you had a YT channel. I just happened to stumble upon it and recognized you. Your gardens are always so beautiful!

[@HomesteadandChill]

Thank you so much and so glad you found us over here as well!

[@annapotter7397]

It all looks great!

[@HomesteadandChill]

Thank you, and thanks for watching!

[@yunda00]

Beautiful garden!! Congratulations, that looks like the “Eden” paradise 🌷

[@HomesteadandChill]

Thank you so much for the kind words and for watching!

[@ihopeugrow]

Love your tours! You have an amazing garden! Please do aug, sept, oct garden tours too. Love your animal babies too!

[@HomesteadandChill]

Thank you so much for the kind words and for following along! We may be able to get an end of summer season tour in when all of the veggie plants are still producing before we switch over to our fall garden.

[@gardentours]

Your garden is amazing. Our tomatoes 🍅 are also behind. I hope to be able to harvest the first red one in 2 days.

[@HomesteadandChill]

We finally got just a couple little cherry toms this week! Lol. Oh well, still eating roasted tomato sauce from the freezer from last season, so I guess that will have to be good enough for now! Glad to hear we aren't alone. Enjoy yours once they come!

[@smile30981]

So beautiful and the baby quail were just adorable! It's nice to know I'm not the only gardener to talk to my flowers, fruits and pollinators 😊

[@HomesteadandChill]

Thanks for watching, the baby quail are a joy to watch for sure!

[@mariawhite1328]

So reassuring isn’t it, I’m always doing that and to the insects too😆

[@vidagilbrantiene1563]

Amazing 😊

[@HomesteadandChill]

Thank you so much!

[@viviannuckols2698]

Love your garden!! We are still waiting for tomatoes and squash!!

[@HomesteadandChill]

Thank you so much! Since we are in a temperate climate, we always start getting tomatoes way later than other people in warmer areas. Summer squash we always put out early though (usually by early April) and harvest a lot throughout the summer. We even typically fit in a second round of summer squash by about this time as the first plants start to dwindle.

[@mariawhite1328]

How am I just finding your channel! My dream garden, great jobs guys, so beautiful 💗

[@staroxiasgarden9700]

Wow! Beautiful Gardens! Such an inspiration!

[@lmyers26]

Looks amazing! Always appreciate seeing your new content. Lots to learn from!

[@HomesteadandChill]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@Simplyfarmhouse7]

I am new to the channel and I am so glad I found you. Wow, I can't wait to improve my garden this spring after seeing yours. 🥰🥰

[@HomesteadandChill]

That's great to hear you are inspired to improve your garden! Ours is usually constantly changing and evolving with time as well.

[@Hugadognow]

I just today saw your Instagram reel of your previous property, and I was so wowed by that. Now I see this! I am now going to be spending hours on your channel. I moved from the central coast there to Mississippi in October '23, and I now have an acre, and no idea how to garden here. I have gotten so many ideas already.

[@HomesteadandChill]

We are so glad you found us! While your climate in Mississippi will be different than the Central Coast, you can still grow so many things out there. Good luck getting your space together and have fun growing!

[@Angelasgardeningdelight]

Wow you have an amazing garden 🌱❣️🌞

[@HomesteadandChill]

Thank you so much, so glad you enjoyed it!

[@prattsmark1]

One of the most beautiful gardens that I've seen! 2 questions: what do you have under your gravel/rocks and your mulch?

[@HomesteadandChill]

Thank you so much for the kind words! We did put down quality landscape fabric below the gravel and mulch to prevent weeds from growing up into our raised beds. Seeds will still sprout in the gravel itself but they are easy to remove as they can't root into anything. We have an article on our website which shows how we transformed the space if you'd like to see more in depth on the process: homesteadandchill.com/new-garden-reveal/

[@GreenGranny]

Thank-you! I just subscribed. You have a lovely garden! I'm central valley so a little hotter but I'm excited to see another CA gardner youtuber.

[@HomesteadandChill]

So glad you found us and thanks for watching!

[@msassi]

Always look forward to your detailed updates! Wondering what % you are starting from seed vs. starts throughout the homestead these days?

[@HomesteadandChill]

Thank you so much for your support! We are starting 100% of our vegetables and flowers from seed. Thanks for watching.

[@ourcozygarden]

Beautiful garden!

[@HomesteadandChill]

Thanks for watching!

[@user-oe3bo6xi1y]

What Zone are you in? Or if anyone knows. First time seeing the channel!! Beautiful!

[@HomesteadandChill]

Thank you so much, we are in zone 9b on the Central Coast of California.

[@elizharber3564]

Looks beautiful. What is your watering schedule?

[@HomesteadandChill]

We use drip tape irrigation in our raised beds and run the system twice a week for close to 90 minutes. Although, how many days and for how long can vary depending on irrigation set up and environmental conditions.

[@naomioakes2824]

Beautiful! So inspiring. Did you prepare the bed at the entrance of the garden for the native seeds at all?

[@HomesteadandChill]

If you are referring to the pollinator area with artichokes, yarrow, salvia, and other plants, yes we did create and plant out that area as well. As far as the native wildflowers, we just scattered the seeds around the perimeter of our garden space and they grew on their own. I think we just threw wildflower seeds around during the winter and they eventually sprout and grow mostly during the spring and into the summer.

[@tigrlily]

Beautiful. Wow you have done soooooo much in 2 years. How do you find the time? Is everything on irrigation? So impressed.

[@HomesteadandChill]

Thank you so much, yes, everything is on automated irrigation for the most part. It is all a lot of work up front, yet once everything is hooked up and growing, it maintains itself pretty easily, we just have to keep up on harvesting.

[@VB-wg8fn]

I just watched your raised bed tutorial video before this and came to this video to see how they are faring. It looks like they are holding up well. Just curious how they are doing? Am looking to make raised beds now in a pretty wet climate so trying to figure out what is my best option. May need to buy the more expensive metal beds. Thank you!

[@HomesteadandChill]

The raised beds are holding up well and we expect them to last at least 20 years. We have heard from people in the Pacific Northwest that have had redwood raised beds last for close to 30 years. If you have more extreme temperatures (hot and freezing conditions), it may put more stress on the raised beds. Metal beds are a great option as well but we like the ability to make different sized beds than what we can find with metal raised beds.

[@yvonnedavid91]

Question on the gem marigolds is it one plant that gets that round or is there more than one.

[@HomesteadandChill]

Just one in each spot! They're floofy things!

[@yvonnedavid91]

@@HomesteadandChill May have to order from the US as can not find in Canada.

[@sharonholliday5240]

Hi! Where can I get the North Easter bean seeds. Thanks 😊

[@HomesteadandChill]

We grow them every year now and just planted some in the garden this weekend, we get them here: www.highmowingseeds.com/organic-non-gmo-northeaster-pole-bean.html?sscid=31k8_ssptu&

[@skeletonfish110]

Hard to tell, is that gravel as your base in your garden area? Any issues or tips for having raised gardens placed directly on top of it with drainage? I guess as long as it's tall enough it's not an issue?

[@HomesteadandChill]

Rain and moisture readily drain through the gravel, both outside and underneath our raised beds. We do smooth out the gravel areas underneath the raised beds so some beds have more or less gravel underneath them as we try and make them level.

[@bloomfieldmanor8976]

Do you get deer in the area? if you do, how do you keep them out?

[@HomesteadandChill]

We surprisingly don't get deer at all, mostly have to worry about the birds when seedlings are small and tender, aside from gophers of course. Our property is fairly well fenced in and while a deer could likely jump over the fence into our property, there haven't been any around to do so or they just don't do it at all.

[@bloomfieldmanor8976]

@@HomesteadandChill 🤯that blows my mind. We have to have 6ft or higher fencing.

[@HomesteadandChill]

@@bloomfieldmanor8976 Yeah, it's tough to say but we typically don't see many deer around our property?

[@bethanydueweke7492]

I cannot understand how I am not seeing any insect or animal damage to this garden... 😮 It's unfathomable..

[@HomesteadandChill]

We do have some pest damage but not much in regards to animals thankfully. For pests, we mostly have aphids, white flies, and cabbage moths to contend with. Creating a diverse garden space with a number of different plants will go a long ways in reducing pest damage.

[@emmett6605]

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