The Definition of a Perfect Day! A home cooked meal and starting all tomatoes for 2024's garden!

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[@walterjoshuapannbacker1571]

Tip for the eggs: they keep longer (3 to 4 weeks at room temperature) if you do not wash them. Just give them a quick wash with antibacterial dish soap directly before you use them if you want to eat them raw. Washing them takes away the protective membrane of the shell and refrigerating them makes the inside shrink, thus "sucking in" air and germs that would usually just sit on the outside without doing any harm. We've had chickens since my early childhood (over 50 years) and have used and eaten dishes with raw eggs without any problems.

[@annpachini2155]

One year my dad had a bumper crop of tomatoes. I don’t know what variety planted but he had some huge tomatoes. 1 slice covered a slice of bread perfectly. He said the trick to his bumper crop was a friend of his brought him a load of chicken poo. I was over to his house one day and he was fixing him a sandwich for lunch. It was tomato and peanut butter. It totally grossed me out until he made me try it. OMG it was delicious. He said store bought tomatoes weren’t that good it had to be homegrown tomatoes. I laughed so hard at him but the combination of tomatoes and peanut butter was so good. I haven’t eaten that in years and just thinking about it brings a smile to my face. Miss you Dad and your crazy sandwich combinations 😂😂😂

[@essendossev362]

intriguing 🤔

[@CS-06]

My first reaction is "no way that's good", but I dismissed peanut butter pickle toast for so long and it's actually delicious. I just might have to try it with this year's tomatoes.

[@TheADHDHomestead]

Ok now I'm curious 😂

[@christyhaddock1240]

My Dad would make banana and mayo sandwich, really good. Thanks for the smile.😊

[@Passioakka]

The most crazy combinations are oftenthe most delicious but you do not know until you try it out. I will definitely try that out this summer!

[@emmyholmes780]

You could also donate your unwanted seeds to a school that has a gardening program. My students and I garden in our huge raised beds in our courtyard on campus. We would love it if we had seeds donated to us, so I am sure a teacher who works with the kiddos and gardens would love the donation of unwanted seeds.

[@Cookingwithapril]

Hey sweet Becky. Hello Acre Friends. Hope you all have a blessed and beautiful weekend ❤❤❤

[@kimmyseegmiller985]

Hi!!!

[@lissetteramos1761]

Becky, the difference between the San Marzano 1&2 is that the San Marzano 2 is more resistant to virticillian. They make a wonderful both Marinara sauce and tomato paste because less seeds& water. I use to help my upstairs 80 yr old Italian neighbor when I was 6-9 years old and saw how she made both the Marinara sauce and tomato paste. I remember she did simply the best olive oil & little sea salt in the tomato paste and when I helped her she'd make it in an outsider wood burning brick oven in the yard. The results were just stupendously delicious. I'm drooling just thinking about it. I do a secret extra step and still do both the Marinara and paste in her honor and memory.

[@ladyla4ya]

Hey Becky Here’s a quick tip for when you get anything that is not in “English” on your cell. I have iPhone and it translates with my camera you also can go to google translate then hit camera point the camera to whatever you are trying to translate ie sign, menu or in your case seed starter. Hope this helps you we travel abroad often and this feature is a lifesaver 😊

[@here4you2024]

Fiasco: the last time I spoke to someone and didn't realize he didn't understand I was trying to explain to double-bag my collected garbage bags and leave the room stripped as is. Don't re-make it: the exterminator is coming for bedbugs. And the door has to stay closed for positive virus-room. He nodded. He was in there a long time. I checked and he was sitting in a chair toward the window in a perfectly remade-up room smiling and filming himself on the phone with his gf in his best light. ugh. I had to tear it all apart and try, try again. Better translation would have been KEY! ; )

[@lindaharrison780]

I have got to try these. I am 77 and still learning good things from you young kids. Keep them coming. I love watching you.

[@j.s.korenic007]

A trick I do for flat buns is to place another sheet of parchment on top of the rolls and put a cookie sheet on top of the dough to bake. They flatten out beautifully and look more like store bought buns. I bake them close together so you can pull them apart when they spread.

[@lindagardner711]

Every time I watch your videos I think you have such pretty hands. I don’t know if you use any products to keep the skin so soft looking, but the skin and your nails always look so very nice! I really enjoy watching all your videos no matter what you’ve got happening plus when you cook with Mom and include Dad and your Hubby 🥰

[@shelleybragg9795]

Ha! I'm always thinking that about her hair. So healthy. Not the purpose of the channel, but hey :)

[@SaniusTejedora]

Becky have said many times she has a kind of eccema and she uses a cream that she makes with a kind of marigold and talow, there is a video on that in her channel

[@angelapierucci9163]

Love her channel. I also suspect that Becky's homegrown diet contribute significantly to her skin and hair health. I too have really healthy skin and hair I use no products on my face other than an organic cleanser but my diet is 98% organic home cook meals is key.

[@GradeBmoviefan]

@@SaniusTejedora. Was it the Calendula flower? ~Sharon from Florida

[@SaniusTejedora]

@@GradeBmoviefan Yes Sharon that one

[@lucyhero1254]

You are so talented, honest, hard working, and real! I love watching you. You have a great career ahead of you! Don’t lose your sweetness and simplicity!

[@christinerutherford1780]

Don’t forget the cinnamon Becky… I hardly can wait to get home from work to watch you… I’m serious when I say this but your the calm in my storm… thanks girl

[@Gypsy7305]

Hi Becky, Your channel is awesome. Long time watcher here….One tip I do for proofing yeast dough, steam a measuring cup of water in the microwave after 5-8 minutes push it in the corner of your microwave put your dough covered with a towel and shut the door. I love this method, make a perfect proofing box. And please feel free to share tip with all our friends here. Good luck with all your cooking and gardening this year I can’t wait to see how beautiful everything turns out.

[@nelliep1530]

Thanks for the tip. Going to try

[@heidiroberson4925]

Give an update on your child how’s he doing? How old is he now?

[@leighdegenhardt485]

Thank you for the tip!!!

[@NeboAllen]

BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL ABOUT *OVER* BOILING WATER IN THE MICROWAVE, IT CAN EXPLODE ON YOU CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY

[@cynthiagilbert]

Ty for this tip🎉

[@martinacunningham6449]

I went to a seed swap event two weeks ago at a local library and it was so much fun. I got so many varieties that I didn't have and blessed others with some of my seeds and cuttings.

[@doloresbutler3]

Hi Becky. I'm 74 yrs old, and learning so much from you. I love to cook and enjoy watching you try new recipes. Blessing to you and your family

[@AliciaRyann]

San Marzano 2 is a variety of the classic San Marzano tomato. San Marzano 2 tomatoes are similar in flavor to the original, but are more productive and have better disease resistance.

[@debhickman1586]

You should take us with you to the coop! I love chickens and love to watch others working with theirs!

[@anonomas6126]

I miss seeing her girls too

[@MO-gs1dy]

Becky, consider putting castors on the grow room desk, easier to move around and for annual cleanups too.

[@nrobinson7951]

Hi Becky, so proud of you keeping everything labeled this year, good job. Thanks for sharing.

[@lindysmallwood2039]

I started tomatoes for a friend and myself. I only wanted 1 indeterminate and the rest were going to my friend. I put in 2 seeds per cell and all of them germinated. I actually ended up with 9 tomatoes plants. I used a heat mat and grow lights and they germinated in 4 days. They are sweet 100 cherry tomatoes. I have already had to up pot them and now I have to do it again. All my other tomatoes are bush tomatoes. My last frost date is April 8. My grow area is in the laundry room which is warmer. I think that’s why they are growing so well. I’m waiting to start my zucchini and squash another 2 weeks. Happy planting!!!! Blessings❤️🌺

[@leisaann]

Hi Becky, hi friends! I'm in bed with a virus, and I am so glad this video popped up. That recipe sounds yum!

[@AcreHomestead]

oh no! I hope you feel better soon!

[@leisaann]

Me too!

[@haleyhompstead5526]

Same here! Tis virus season. Feel better friend!

[@blindaedwards9528]

Feel better ❤

[@lauraradford8610]

Feel better

[@bonniebrewer434]

If you get some plastic dome covers for your starting trays, they will germinate faster. Plus, the domes are tall enough to not contact the plants. The domes retain moisture like a mini greenhouse.

[@melaniecalderon8973]

That's what she uses the plastic wrap for. Instead of domes. I noticed she takes it off before all her seeds have germinated so nothing is touching the seedlings.

[@boething]

I’ve used bread flour for years-it really does make better bread! I use it to feed my sourdough, too. I always make my bread by hand because that’s how I started doing it over 40 years ago. There’s just something satisfying about kneading the dough! I love your videos!

[@pattiripley7599]

When you move that cabinet you might check and see if you can put casters under it. Some tool cabinets and others like that you can. That one one might be too big or heavy but it might be an idea you would benefit from

[@djsgarden3361]

Yellow tomato's have less acidity. Very tasty. Your plants are all looking great.

[@sydmansfield8190]

Becky, I worked a scratch bakery for years. Roll your hamburger buns with your rolling pin. Works very well!

[@lynhanna917]

When i plant my San Marzano tomatoes i put a whole raw egg in the bottom of the hole, crack the egg shell sith my trowel, then plant the tomato plant. I had no blossom end rot and had a fantastic tomato harvest. Got this tip from a KZbin garden channel.

[@charlottewillis9252]

Hi Becky, It was very enjoyable watching you plant your tomatoes. So often I figure out exactly how many I need but usually plant more than I actually need. So like you what I don't need are gifts to family and friends. It such a good feeling to gift to others. Your buns looked awesome!

[@suzisaintjames]

My public library has a seed exchange. They put seeds in an old card catalog cabinet (currently computerized) and you take some, leave some. 💖🌞🌵😷

[@jujubee7351]

That’s awesome ! Do most of them do this?

[@suzisaintjames]

@@jujubee7351 I don't know but I bet it would be easy to start one. 💖🌞🌵😷

[@pamelacochran9521]

I love hearing about the plants you grew last year and what you are growing this year. Last year I only planted 10 or so tomato plants and my granddaughter and great niece would go out and take the tomatoes off the vine and eat them. I think if I planted 100 plants I might get a few. Have a great day!

[@momod7837]

Becky, it’s so relaxing and enjoyable to watch and listen to you while I’m cooking my own dinner. Thank you for all you do. Hugs 😊

[@carolynparker-bins5101]

A all around person, I have learn alot from your channel. THANK YOU.😊😊😊

[@leeannafitzgerel8740]

The all-purpose, juicy tomatoes make wonderful tomato juice. The juice can be boiled down to make sauce, eaten out-of-hand, or sliced on sandwiches. The juice is best! Big Boy and Early Girl both are good for that. The old fashioned slicing tomatoes are bigger, but I can't remember the name of them. Maybe beef-heart?

[@leeannafitzgerel8740]

Beefsteak!

[@gardenmore]

Did you make cold process soap? If so, you never want to contaminate your food supplies with those materials! It’s a big safety concern. It turns in to soap but the lye and other chemicals are not safe until after the curing process. I have separate supplies for my soap making. Even my scale I use to make soap is not the same I use for food.

[@greenrockgarden2851]

Wow.! 15 eggs! Go girls! You’re back in action! That is great! I can’t wait to harden off seedlings, and get the garden going. My dream would be to get drip lines. That would make life easier for me.

[@jennsenchantedforesthomestead]

Just found your channel a few days ago and am binge watching some of the older videos. You are quite possibly the most use of time efficient person ever in the whole world. I actually feel like I must be lazy just watching how much you pack into a day lol

[@GrowCookPreserveWithKellyDawn]

I bet you will love the Cherokee Purple--it's my personal favorite. Brandywine is also delicious! There are only 2 colors in the packet--red seeds are the red tomatoes, non0colored are the yellow. Both fantastic.

[@lindaensley]

With the amount of sauces and salsas and tomato products you and your family love to eat, I can't see any of those going to waste, especially the tomatillos. Plus, like you said, you can always gift some if you have an abundance. I always think it's better to go a bit over than to be regretful if you don't have enough to preserve for a year.

[@samantha89beba]

I truly appreciate all the details you put into your videos, not many do that nowadays. I've learned a bit about all this from you and it's made me appreciate the time and effort that goes into home cooking from scratch. When I used to cook from scratch it would take me hours and I felt it want worth it, but I don't feel that way anymore after watching your videos. It all seems so possible, especially if I write it all down and manage my time better.

[@rainwaterrefugehomestead2267]

Cherokee purples make the BEST BLTs you will ever have in your entire life!

[@rachelcampbell9733]

Out family's favorite too!! And they put off a good amount of tomatoes too.

[@pamsam8933]

You're right! And I love them by their self, with mayo, salt, & black pepper, on white bread. Now I'll be craving it. And the first tomato sandwich of the season is pure ambrosia. Well, who am I kidding, the very first sandwich is always followed with the second sandwich of the season. Just can't eat just one! And...now I wait...😉

[@judithburke1539]

Have you tried a slice of sweet onion on your tomato sandwich before? Yuummm!

[@pamsam8933]

@@judithburke1539 It is good. I live near Vidalia, Ga where they grow the Vidalia sweet onions.😋

[@ElizabethLopez-ve6lq]

@@pamsam8933Vidalia onions are the best onions I’ve ever had. I bought them roadside together with a box of peaches and tomatoes as I drove from Atlanta to Savannah. I was in heaven!

[@inspiredartist4life-marcia777]

I’m starting my tomatoes today also! Yeay! This is going to be a great year for me after having several surgeries to get my back where I can stand and walk. My heart is full. Thank you for this show that gets me through the in between. I am battling my Lupus & carrying on no matter what and sharing with my adult kids and grandkids. Learning from you every episode something new. You are a reminder of when I was younger. I am still learning and love watching you share your learning too!

[@robertlavigne6560]

Congratulations on getting your back fixed. Back surgeries are extremely intense. I took care of my sister when she had hers done. Hang in there. I have back issues myself. Too many years of taking care of patients who required lifting, turning and getting them up. Also dealing with patients who were extremely heavy. (900 pounds was our largest) Take care. Have a great day, Debbie Lavigne

[@marywalker1394]

🙏🏾❤️

[@DonnaKohl458]

@robertlavigne6560 I was an RN hospice nurse. I can totally relate to you. I'd get to a patients house and have to turn or lift them usually by myself. Sometimes a family member would help. Now I'm retired with extensive back problems. That also gives me nerve pain in my legs, along with muscle spasms. I tell my grown kids to get help when lifting anything heavy. No matter how strong you are, your back can only take so much. I would love to plant some tomatoes this year. I have to pot them in big pots because I just can't get up and down too easily. But they make me happy.

[@erikaguidry7698]

That big rainbow is the only tomato that I have grown in every garden I've had. There's nothing particularly exciting about it other than it's consistently large and pretty.

[@carolynturk-hu7je]

Check at your local library for the seed exchange. Ours has a leave/take system(they used to have one too for grocery coupons). A library near us has a specialty cake pan collection(donated), to take out just like you do books, etc. Isn't that so cool?! 😊❤

[@kathysorensen798]

I so want to set down drink coffee, watch your videos! Have to put groceries away first. Bought lettuce mix,Bok Choy,Jalapeño seeds today.Have a great day!!!❤

[@sandiruch6593]

Sun Gold is the best cherry tomato that I've ever eaten. So sweet, great for snacking and roasting

[@murlthomas2243]

Becky, Hoss has a tomato called Tachi that is a paste tomato. I tried it this year, and it is over half sprouted already. Good luck with your paste tomatoes!

[@brittanyjean179]

Garden things: I ordered my first Greenstalk and I’m starting my poblano/anaheim pepper seeds today - so excited for spring!! 🌱

[@darlinspaces]

I got Calabrese broccoli seeds for my garden.

[@brittanyjean179]

@@darlinspaces yay!!

[@lyndacrossley9548]

The Hamburger Buns look yummy and am happy to try the recipe. Thank you Becky.

[@marleneclark4186]

Libraries can have a seed exchange. Great place to take ones extra seeds to help others build their gardens.

[@bellaboopixi]

Google has an app, I'm not sure if it's available on apple or not but it's called Google lens, and it uses your camera to translate things in real time. So like the image you look at on your phone is in English. It's pretty cool! You can also snap a picture, and it will Google things similar/related. You can also use it to take a pic of a document and then it lets you copy and paste the words into a note on your phone or wherever you need it. So like say you hand wrote a recipe, it would take a pic and notice your handwriting and make it able to be copied so you can paste it wherever online. Just some tips I thought might help you day to day! I use it all the time

[@rainbowe6738]

Put your sweet potatoes 1/2 covered in soil for the best sweet potato slips!

[@lisalee9182]

Cosmos are also very easy to seed save and also reseed themselves

[@rubydelack7993]

I listen to a lot of Old School information about when to plant the garden. I’ve heard that when the trees are budding then plant. Everything is blooming in Texas and it’s already been in the 90’s 😮 . I can’t wait to see your garden this year ❤ again you are a wonderful teacher ❤

[@suzannebaxter2888]

Hello Becky from a very wet and grey England. I missed the soap making when did you do that ??? For my birthday in January my husband built me two poly tunnels and hip high beds because I need to use a chair sometimes. It is a game changer for me. I have one set up for fruits and the other for veg. I grow my tomatoes in the green house in grow bags. It's easier for me to manage. For the first time EVER I managed to get hold of some seeds for Tomato Black Beauty. Yep BLACK TOMATOES. It’s the darkest tomato in the world with skin packed with anthocyanin (the same antioxidant in blueberries). They are delicious. I've just finished planting Garlic, Garden Peas, Broad Beans, Potatoes 3 different varieties this year. Radish Carrots, Parsnips Brussel sprouts. With more to come. Started on the fruits today until the heavens opened yet again. This channel is wonderful it leaves my brain in peace and happy. Thank You Becky

[@sandym7952]

Hello Suzanne from the Scottish Highlands!! I think the soap making video is yet to be uploaded.

[@KatySimpsonLive]

Hi from Buckinghamshire x

[@sandym7952]

@@KatySimpsonLive 👋 hello !

[@Kimberly-oneminut]

I had never heard of mortgage lifter tomatoes, and naturally, I had to look up how it got its name. Apparently Byles of Logan, West Virginia after crossing varieties for 6 years and selecting the best, he introduced this beauty that he named Mortgage Lifter in the 1940s, after he sold plants for $1 each and paid off the $6000 mortgage on his house. 🥰

[@MCinator]

I'm laying low today, but doing it with my seed packets and map of my vertical grow towers and bags! I'm feeling less that wonderful, but happy as a bird in it's nest! Keep on planting, Becky!!

[@allisonhartley6712]

I watched The Seasonal Homestead’s video yesterday and they make wooden soil block trays to the size they need. I am a nurse and not a carpenter, but if you have someone that can make those they looked like a good plan.

[@paulaevans7298]

Becky, I don't care what kind of tomatoes you're planting. I just love watching your excitement and inspiration! Also, do you ever use the molds for hamburger and hotdog buns? If so why and what do you recommend?

[@annseiler6071]

Hope you feel better! I’m excited to see the soap making video as I don’t think you’ve shared that one yet. 🎉

[@CosmicDiamond8789]

Hi Becky! I bet those slider buns are going to rise beautifully (with bread flour) and turn out nice and fluffy! Thanks for sharing your recipe & tips. You are such a character, you make me chuckle with your tomato seeds. No lie ~ one year I had 200 tomato plants!! My Mom jarred soooo many different varieties with tomatoes, but we were very healthy all winter long!! This past Monday I only planted 1 /2 pack of Beefsteak Tomatoes and 1/2 pack of Zinnias til I get back into gardening again! I do Love Cherry Tomatoes & my Mom Loves Roman tomatoes. Happy Gardening Becky! Don’t forget to feed your little feathered friends too!😊

[@josephiinewilson6268]

I’m in SC and originally from Alabama and we always always grew Beefsteak tomatoes but as u said it depends on your taste. Love to watch your garden grow.

[@LuwanaWard1974]

I’m in East Tennessee and we grow Beefsteak and Cherokee purple, and better boy. My favorite is Cherokee purple for slicing and eating a mayo and tomato sandwich 😋

[@rachaelslivka7973]

Hi Becky, My sun gold cherry tomatoes were a HUGE hit with my MIL and my neighbor (and of course us), that will definitely be one I grow. Going to follow you and grow Roma's and an heirloom tomatoes.

[@tinaacevedo1162]

I absolutely love your videos!! Love everything!

[@sharonthepixie]

Use Google lens on your phone to translate the back of your seed packet which is in another language.

[@kaymueller6138]

I can’t wait to see the soap video. I’ve always wanted to learn how to make soap. I also want to let you know I’ve learned so much from you about seed starting.

[@KnittingmommyArts]

Botanical Interests always color codes their seeds in the blends or mixed seed packets so you can figure out what you're planting if you want to split them up. For that Brandywine Tomato, the pinkish seeds are the red tomatoes, and the yellow tomatoes are the natural color. I think it's a cool idea. I love that they do that.

[@karenedwards9510]

I've been using a little more protective procedure. I'm using the same "tweezers" used for nails. I'm going to watch you. I'm planning on moving this year to a smaller home since I'm empty nesting but I love my gardening. Winter in Colorado is unpredictable. I love watching your choices because so far your choices have worked for me. I love having gifts during the holidays from my canning because we have been struggling since our Lay offs. You are Amazing Becky! I love you and your Family!!!!

[@dianajones8598]

Hi Becky! Your meal looks delicious; and I'm going to try your recipes. I'm learning a lot from watching you start your seeds and how you go about choosing the seeds that you wish to plant. God bless you and your family and a prosperous harvest season.! 😊❤

[@elizabethjackman7005]

I love what you are doing to your grow room. I was thinking when you bring the back metal cabinet back in if you put it back closer to your water heater you may have room for another growing stand to the right of it. Good luck this growing season!

[@lionsroar7076]

I love the Cherokee purple! I planted them for the first time last year and they were absolutely my favorite. But I noticed it didn’t produce a lot of tomatoes which I was sad about. I also had the brandy wine hated those. Those were like I can’t even explain the middle of those but to me not enjoyable. But you might have better like with them. Maybe I did something for them to turn out the way they did.

[@thedivabetic]

You should check your local library and see if they have a seed library! You can donate seeds you don't want anymore and take seeds that you are interested in. My library has one!

[@kathrynmauro8673]

I know Google has a voice translator. I have used it to understand what someone was saying to me and I was able to utilize reverse translation so they could understand me. You may want to see it Google has a similar app to help translate your seed packets into English so you could understand what the requirements are to grow them. Happy growing!

[@espadron8454]

Omg Becky you make soap too!!! My goodness you are amazing! I’m 41 but when I “grow up” I want to be just like you!!!!

[@alisonh8212]

Love your video's❤ look forward to your new ones that come out. Thanks for all you do and teach us because of you I have extended my garden larger in size and variety Thank you so much 😂😂❤

[@bettyjorodgers8552]

You are doing great with all that is on your list to do. Thanks. Blessings

[@TheCherokee1017]

Soap making? What??? Did I miss a video? Anyhoo your dinner looks yummy, definitely going to make those rolls. Thanks so much for all the wonderful recipes and ideas.

[@kimr409]

Me too

[@MJ-fb2zq]

I found 1 video making soap quite a few years ago but no recipe attached to it???

[@gardeningwithcaitlin]

For my sweet potatoes I did them in water and in potting mix like a side by side experiment. Laying them on their side in potting mix under grow lights and a heat mat has been amazing! I have so many slips. It's crazy. The one sitting in water still doesn't have any slips at all. Maybe next year you can try putting them in your soil under your grow lights.

[@cynthiagilbert]

Love the recipe!! I will be trying to make the buns 🎉ty

[@Nancy-qe9kd]

Hello Becky and Acre Homestead friends. Always enjoy your content. Your garden is beautiful. You inspire me! We are in the same zone (also WA State) so I am always interesteed in watching your garden and what you do with your harvest.

[@deaniasavala6901]

Can someone tell me what video Becky made the soap? Thanks in advance….😀

[@user-kw1wy8bs1r]

Purple Cherokee is my go-to heirloom variety. I regularly get fruit over 500g each, and the plants are very prolific. Oh, and they taste incredible, too! Here in Australia we are coming to the end of our tomato season but I now have a freezer full to process.

[@jessicapoemape3067]

you should draw a diagram of your garden and every time you plant something in the beds, fill it out as you go. Then you can refer to that throughout the season so you don't forget!

[@kittychronister3537]

Becky I make your one hour roll recipe for buns all the time. Now I need to make the sliders

[@christinelefebvre4714]

Im looking for the video on the soap making . I dont see it. Btw, you have inspired me, i bought 1 bag of vermont compost. A raise garden cart.... lettuce seeds, carrots and cilantro. Just to see how this goes....i cant start until april

[@dthurley8490]

I know you aren't wanting to grow small tomatoes this year, but if you haven't grown Black Crimm, you should try them. They are a dark purple color and very dense in flesh. They are the best flavored tomato I have ever eaten and I'm a tomato connoisseur.

[@emmarobichaux7630]

I love your videos!! Can't wait to see 2024's garden

[@AcreHomestead]

Me too!! Thank you!

[@badwolf_gtv7725]

Becky, as a thought any seeds you know you wont be growing again you could donate to a library that has a seed bank, its something i do when i know i didnt like something specific i grew

[@vickiewest1199]

Becky I have been making soap for about 10 years now. I never use my soap before 6 weeks and really the longer it cures the longer it lasts. I have some bars I made years ago and they are rock hard. The lather is still great, not a thing wrong with them and they last 5 times longer. Hope this little FYI helps

[@kingdomhearts2foreva]

Hey Becky, one thing I tried this year was drawing a picture of my garden like a landscape map and labeling that instead of labeling each plant. Some of them ended up with labels but some didn't, so now I can refer back to my picture if I'm not sure! Maybe something like that could work for you too? 😊 Happy growing!

[@meleyadionne6618]

You are a busy woman. You make me want to do more of what you are doing!

[@beedlejuice2324]

I made those hamburger buns today and wow. Delicious! Made them for smash burgers with a chipotle ranch sauce. Definitely worth making!

[@janamerican]

Such an inspiration! Love your videos!

[@kajolaggarwal4]

You could grow tomatoes for sundrying and canning in oil like you buy from stores

[@suzannecrookshanks8257]

Hi Becky! Wanted to mention to you that you will get sweet potato slips that already include little root tendrils relatively quickly if you lay your whole sweet potato horizontally in potting soil. The slips start growing quite rapidly, much much faster than using the toothpicks with potato partially submerged in water. Have watched a couple of gardening shows on KZbin that have experimented with both ways of producing slips & both gardeners got slips growing much quicker planting the potatoes in soil than using the water method. I've personally tried it too & I had slips growing all over the place in a very short amount of time. Thanks & good luck with them! God Bless you & your family always!!!❤

[@donnaschwab391]

Brads Atomic is a wonderful grape tomato. Green with purple shoulders.

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

Fantastic job Becky 🪴🌷💐🌷🪴

[@debbiealtman5373]

Happy gardening.

[@kathystarnes6744]

So excited to see your garden starting!💚

[@sadiessprinkles7762]

I love you! And your content! So educational and wholesome ❤ thank you

[@Prettyluhgangstaa]

I found your videos randomly on KZbin one night. I been obsessed since! I just wanted to say thank you for getting me started on the prepping and freezing food. I’m just now starting to dip my toes in the water (thanks to you!) and have started prepping and freezing veggies! So thank you!

[@user-vd2xe5kn9c]

Thanks so much for sharing with us Becky. I learned so much from you, God bless you and your beautiful family❤👍 can't wait to see your soap making video❤

[@M2TC]

Snapdragons are cool flowers and can be planted out weeks before your last frost date-you might not need to up-pot them