That’s Livin’ and Learnin’ | Homestead Vlog | September 11, 2024

[@nettieblues2409]

You guys give me hope for this world. Keep on keeping on. God bless you all.

[@marieparks5674]

Country kids, barefoot and drinking out of the hose, reminds me of my childhood, love it.

[@Catherine1151]

"I guess I live under a rock y'all" - Meghan, you're so funny. Love your honesty ❤️😊

[@karenwhitehead2999]

Love seeing your kids help you plant. I’m continuing to pray for you Meghan, that your pain will ease and be replaced with the Lords peace that passes all understanding

[@atomicbd100]

I love your family dynamics!

[@donnasaylor2778]

Love you 4 Best u tube You true and I love you Andy u a great daddy God speed

[@barbaramccune9383]

Me to Meghan I need one of those measuring cups

[@SimplemanSimplelife-m4s]

Love them babies helping!!

[@sidedish4279]

Don't forget to hit the like button. Helps their channel so they can make more videos!

[@donnawells7987]

I was a daddy’s girl when I was a little girl!! Love seeing Maggie on the tractor with her daddy!!❤️

[@DeAnnConyer]

I hope you are having a BLESSED DAY🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@leahworks4242]

I’m very appreciative of your videos Many thanks

[@WendyRickenbrode]

Hi Meagan, my husband is a subscriber to your channel and he really enjoys watching you and your family. He's a 67 year old veteran who loves to cook, and he made your chicken pie and sweet potato delight for me and my mother, and it was absolutely fabulous. Keep the videos coming, and he wants to thank you for your taking the time to read this comment. Sincerely, John Rickenbrode

[@mousemeat1352]

Love this channel you bring absolute peace to my chaos. Thank you.❤🎉

[@stevewoods293]

Your the hardest working family in show business love you'll 😅😅😅

[@ericthacker5868]

Nice to see your smile coming back

[@hawkrose8403]

I’m still praying for you Meagan and the rest of your family❤ and prayers will continue. Seeing Maggie riding on the tractor with her Daddy was precious. Love yall ❤

[@lisagrafton2529]

Most big box stores and places like farm supply stores have a 1-year guarantee for any tree or shrub purchased, that doesn't make it. We keep a file with our receipt and staple the tags from the trees, etc we purchased, to it, so if one dies, it's easy to find, dig up the tree or shrub, and return it for a replacement or refund. We've done that a few times, and appreciate the stores that make that process easy. Maybe get an accordion file and labe each section by two or three months, and put the receipt with the tag from the tree, paper clipped or stapled together, i.e. January/February. March/April..and so one. You could also get an accordion file marked with the months, in the same way, and put the seed packet in the month that you planted those seeds, and you could even have a map of your garden, to label what you plant in each row, so you can revisit it after harvest of any crop, to mark down how you did, the yield, any damage, drought or too much rain and where it helped or hurt your yield. It's hard the first year, but using graph paper helps a lot! You could have a separate page for garden notes, where you record when you plant each crop, and how they do.

[@KarenLevy-e5w]

"Butter makes everything better." My philosophy exactly!

[@MrCorvettegirl2]

Hello Nice to see you all Look at all those watermelons That’s some good eaten right there🤗 Your corn is beautiful I love all the mixed colors👍 Keeping you in my prayers🙏 God bless Take good care❤

[@jesseblackburn8437]

Wonderful job at everything you're working at, keep it up! Thanks for sharing real life!❤❤❤

[@FarmLifeAlabama]

Wow thats an awesome watermelon harvest😀. Is it amazing how God will give you some unexpected blessings 🙏

[@lucindasutt7365]

Great looking food and oh those Watermelon! 😊

[@CPThornton]

I truly enjoy your videos. I just can't see how you and your husband have time to work! So much to do on your land, animals, and mostly your children. I also enjoy how much your children are interested and help with the projects. God's Blessing! 🙏

[@sidedish4279]

I remember being barefooted back in the day, but now it makes me cringe watching your kids walk across sticks, briars and sticker bushes.....ouch. oh to be young😊

[@bridgetgreene2457]

I enjoy spending time with you all and love seeing the kids helping plant new plants ! Keep up the great job! Blessings to you all!

[@sheelaghomalley5459]

If you cut the leaves in half, it cuts down on the water loss. The more leaves you have the more water you lose through transpiration. I love taking cuttings. Free plants. You can't beat it. Love to Meagan at this difficult time x Love from Ireland as always ❤

[@LuellaLane-d6n]

Just luv watching your videos, blueberries are healthy berries!! ❤

[@glendabenard3772]

Wow. You can surely count your blessings. I love blueberries.

[@JUDYPATRICK-vf9ql]

Wow!!!! At The Watermelons. Beautiful Bounty...

[@Susan-n3o3e]

Another great video. I love your videos. Thank you so much again and again for sharing it. ❤️

[@ht8259]

I want to do a lot of starts this fall too & have them ready to plant in spring. Thank you for the inspiration!!

[@red8588]

I carry a pair of the same pliers everyday

[@jeanlawson9133]

Love blueberries

[@barbaramckinley7524]

Love to watch this family working together. Megan my prayers are for your healing from sadness. I was a Daddy’s girl so I know what you are going through but time has a way of healing.❤

[@corneliahenry1243]

got my cookbook today. love it so enjoyed reading it. keep up the good work hope you doing better after your loss. GOD BLESS

[@barbaracostigan6934]

You made me happy picking the corn❤. Every ear is a surprise! I planted some and was very excited when I peeled back the husk! No worries if the ears aren’t perfect. Thank you for making my day.

[@lucindasutt7365]

You could check with your County Extension Office to see what may be happeningy with Apple Trees in your area.

[@ChristinemAlred-mn5if]

That knife will come in handy while working outside. Your supper looked delicious. My husband and I love watching the whole family working together. Great video and awesome channel. Thank you. 😊❤

[@darleneridgeway7452]

Such smart children who enjoy helping! I love this channel! God bless you all!

[@deborahwheatley5624]

I just love how y'all work as a family! That doesn't happen to much nowadays!!

[@rosemerlos4477]

👋 love watching your videos. Purple sweet potato's are a dryer dense potato but so good. The white Japanese sweet potato is so good and sweet too give it a try. I'm sure you'll like it. God bless 😊

[@picklehead68]

My new peaches this year had something that looked like spotty rust take over the leaves, almost all the leaves fell off. I got some copper spray and sprayed them, and boosted them with some Epsom salt and I guess whatever it was was taken care of in time, the leaves have now grown back and they seem to be doing ok

[@arlenegorman6604]

Hey guys! Love to watch you. Megan I'm so sorry about your dad. God bless you. I googled it and it says if you leave green bell peppers long enough they will ripen and turn red and yellow. Love y'all. Love watching the kids interacting with you guys.❤

[@triplecreekfarm2007]

Andy, I’ve found that a humidity dome really helps get cuttings to root. I use apple juice jugs with the bottom cut out. I learned how to do this from Mike Kincaid (he has a ton of great videos showing how to propagate from cuttings). Keeping the leaves from drying out is the key to success. You may need to cut off some of the leaves so most of the energy can be spent on growing roots instead of keeping leaves alive. Love y’all.

[@bryongriffey2633]

The way you guys live is the way we have lived all our lives . Sure enjoy the way you are as a family😊

[@barbaramccune9383]

Blue jelly is the bomb love it my berries did great the yet but I watered like crazy

[@brianeaton3734]

Hope the fire blight doesn’t get your pear trees too. A copper fungicide spray might help in fall after leaf drop, and again in the spring before it buds. I used it for peach curl and worked well. Try looking up a recipe for “ Bordeaux spray”.

[@Farmboy59]

As always another great video and always great content. Looking forward to seeing more.

[@trevawilson5086]

Still praying for you and your family. I love how Jacob , Maggie and Andy are helping and supporting you. It's precious!❤

[@arrekusuchan]

It's good to see you cooking again. A genuine smile on your face.

[@florencecampbell774]

Megan saw a tip on another video about how they shell there beans.Put a couple of handfuls into a pillow case and gently beat them on the porch ,the beans separate from the shells.Saves a lot of time.Hope this tip helps you out…..Had to tell you when it was fresh in my head.🥰🌺🌺

[@Maria-ql3fc]

You can spray your apple trees as soon as they start breaking bud and are about to bloom to prevent the fire blight. You'll have to do that every year because it's spread by bees and wind. Jason over at Cog Hill Farm or Petals From The Past can tell you what works best for their apple and pears. Peach trees are also susceptible to fire blight. The next time you have one die look at the roots for knots, it could be root knot nematodes.

[@thomasthibedeau]

Talk to Jason at Coghill. He dealt with fire blight.

[@RedLloyd-r4i]

Yall have a bless day and that sweet tater delight and chicken pie looked good

[@theresawhightsel7163]

South GA. Is finally feeling cool enough to be outside.Its been so hot. Looking always for your videos.

[@LisaDeFrates-zf3rn]

Awesome day when I get to watch my favorite family 😊❤😊

[@GinaPitzer-tp3cc]

Enjoyed seeing you smile! Fall is my favorite season so I’m looking forward to it. Looks like you still have plenty coming on in the garden. I had to tear mine out today. What few tomatoes that were left were getting chewed on by critters so I cleaned them off. Blessings to your family. ❤

[@Melissa-pt2ik]

I don’t think I have ever seen any red corn before and it looked really nice

[@bobwilliams5506]

I've canned 21 pints of habanero pepper sauce this season. It is so good! Better than anything I have found at the store. We like peas and potatoes in our chicken pot pie. That looks really good!

[@brandygaddy7429]

So good to see yall🥰 whew that corn is gorgeous! Hope yall are doing well!

[@marywesley316]

I stick my seedlings in that rooting hormone when I plant them where they are going, we did all our tomatoes back in the Spring.

[@rubytaylor4566]

Wow,watching yall and learning is awesome. Your supper looked delicious. 😊❤🙏 . Ms. Ruby

[@DC-ui6sq]

I just love watching and enjoying your videos. Megan, you are a great inspiration. Your honesty and humor is great.

[@connieabdelkader5256]

Wow. They are nice the blueberry plants. And a awesome size❤

[@josiegrubbs2365]

What you made is a chicken and dumpling casserole. Yummy

[@toniatalley1977]

I always carry a pocket knife. I have to. If i dont i will definitely need one. And Megan is sure enough right about ladies jean pockets not being made to carry stuff in. Lordy.

[@dpcsharr]

Cog Hill Farm had the same problem. They are on KZbin and his local nursery told him how to treat his fruit trees with fire blight and it worked. You may want to look for it on his channel or email him.

[@tobyparker16]

Love watching your Garden videos. Y’all are a lot like my way of planting , try new ways. Have you ever put a sponge under a tomato plant? I have taken tablespoon of Epson salt per gallon of water put sponge in the water to soak up the water 1/2 squeeze water out & put in bottom of hole for plants. 👍👍

[@afdraftsrmandy3176]

Andy, check your cedar trees to be sure none have a fungus or "rust." This can spread to fruit trees!

[@rowan2u380]

Good Grief, those piggies have exploded since I last saw them 😮

[@teresawebster3498]

Honey makes a good growth hormone agent.

[@2NsMom]

I’m very interested to see how well your blueberry plants root! 😃 I have so-so luck with blueberries, and that would help offset the cost of the ones I kill. 😂

[@ranns160]

We are in Baton Rouge and it’s raining…

[@lindabyrne1645]

Always Enjoy watching the channel!

[@mint2bee689]

Meagan, i have that same jar lid lifter and love it, so nice of the viewer who gifted you with it. My thought on butter is more butter, more better 😁. We absolutely love seeing Jacob and Maggie jumping in to help, they are special. Thanks for another quality video. Love you guys.

[@Sneakers103]

Just name it Fruit Salad Valley!!! We love what ya'll are doing, keep it up!!!

[@sandraward116]

..dang..she got me again..she saying 'grocery store' and I'm thinking Walmart/Kroger/Costco.. ..I am just too city..🤭🤭😌

[@sherriekirby1585]

You can do a soil analysis & find out what's in your soil. If you have blight then you need to remove that plant & burn it. You can get a good fruit tree fertilizer as well. A good vitamin boost before winter might help

[@wendilafoy7536]

It’s so good to see you more in the video Meagan! Continual prayers for you and your family!

[@franklinmckeehan5315]

If there are pear trees anywhere within 200 yards of your apple trees that is probably the cause of the fireblight in your apple trees. Pear trees carry fireblight but can live with it while apples will probably die if exposed to fireblight. IF not pear trees it also could be cedar trees which can also carry fireblight but it is usually pear trees.

[@roxannepruitt4024]

They have pear trees

[@cliffordgurley4882]

I watch all your videos and I’m impressed by the way your content involves many aspects of your life thanks for the inspiration. I do have have a question where did you buy your deer fencing you have at your creek garden. Thanks and God bless you.

[@pecangrovems]

That happen to me and it was grazon from hay and manure I put around my trees. Had to discard the location.

[@leslietrout1960]

Hi guys! We put in 6 blueberry bushes this year. The instructions for ours were half peat moss and half sand (not sandbox sand the construction kind!). We dug deep holes and followed directions. Aged pine bark was suggested as mulch. And osmocote to feed them. So far so good! Hope yours do well

[@jerrylee690]

Good morning guys,, yes, fall is coming and it is feeling good down here in Florida, Chipley. Thanks for all your videos and see yall out and about. God bless yall and the family

[@deenichols491]

Oh yum. I foresee watermelon jelly, juice and maybe candy ... Can't wait for the videos of the upcoming watermelon preservations ideas. Good to see your feeling better Megan. One step at a time.

[@williambain2646]

Hey y’all !!!!!! Andy is right about hot weather making your peppers hotter. If you want your peppers to be their hottest, the ideal growing conditions are as follows: you want to water them just enough to keep them alive. The dryer the soil and the hotter the weather, that will drive up the capsaicin level in your peppers and maximize that burn !!!!!!

[@Laura95000]

Beautiful Watermelon’s!!

[@cheryllamb8831]

Quite awhile ago American Homestead had a video about cedar trees killing the apple trees -- maybe that's what is happening. ?🤔

[@toniatalley1977]

Yall this year i took my carrot seeds out to my garden and threw them around on the ground and watered them and they just grew like crazy. Everything looks amazing!!! I lobe yalls channel

[@magdalenemoore6321]

Hi. I have been watching your channel for a long time. I just recently told my niece , Anna Brown, about you and of course she said she knew you and said she taught you. Her mom and I are hooked on your channel. I admire you and Andy and your obviously Christian lifestyle.

[@darianroscoe1017]

I know how you feel. It was 112º here in Los Angeles County just a couple days ago after several days of 105º to 110º and now it's 79º. Yes! Bye-bye heat! Your blueberry plants are amazing!

[@angelaambrose2326]

Maggie flowers were so pretty! You are a great gardener Maggie 🌼🌻🌸🌺

[@DebraMorris-q6r]

Good to know the light in your smile and that light in your eyes is coming through! Blessings for you all, from the PNW Oregon❤

[@OurSmallTownLife]

That's an impressive ear of corn!

[@melaniealison5889]

I found you guys about a month ago and fell in love with your family....Meghan I am praying for you and your family...losing my dad was one of the hardest things I have gone through...I still catch myself thnking I need to call Daddy and ask him what ever...God and time will help but the loss is always there....

[@CindyMobley]

Enjoy your beautiful weather, we sitting down here in Mobile waiting on the hurricane to slide by! Y’all out planting and we here gassing up jugs and getting flashlights ready for tonight! It’s raining here now and it’s cool. Will be a long night for Louisiana and Mississippi, we will get some wind and rain but should dodge this one! Also on your blueberries, sometimes they will make their own new plants, ours do, my husband will dig up the new plants that come up and transplant them,

[@brendawoods554]

We grow the purple sweet potatoes also, they are good, the corn is beautiful colors.

[@LillianWalcott]

I enjoyed your family and the many chores 😊

[@jerryprewett5294]

If ya put your rooting hormone (dry/wet)in a bottle (similar to ketchup)put a little squirt and you won’t contaminate it by dipping in it