The Final Big HARVEST from the 2023 GARDEN | 1/4 Acre Homestead

Hey Friend, The Garden season is coming to an end but let's get one more big harvest in from our little 1/4-acre homestead. A Little tour of the pretty things still growing is in store too.
Thanks for joining me,
Kelsey
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[@cbass2755]

That’s the cutest thing I’ve ever seen! The Bumblebee napping!? He must of been sound asleep. He never moved! I had no idea Bee’s nap!

[@rojhaepanton4812]

your chickens eat gourmet at this point hahaha. that's awesome, pulling something out of the ground and knowing that if you won't eat the ladies will. you literally never seemm sad about something being wasted or not working out cuz the chickens always turn it back into eggs! they're unsung heroes i can't wait tilli get my own

[@SmurfSteffi]

Btw even unripe green tomatoes can ripen off the vine. At the end of the season we bring in all of our green tomatoes and lay them our near a window. You want to rotate and turn them each day so every part of the tomato gets exposed to sun. Maybe 1/4 won't ripen but enough of them do to make it worth the effort.

[@MsLisaBrooks]

It is amazing to see someone who gets such an abundance from 1/4 acre. I live in an over 55 community with 1/3 acre. We have restrictions on what we garden but I plan to have a professional plan to submit that will include as many edibles as possible with space for “annuals” which will be things like tomatoes and peppers. Also we have a hill going down back yard after level area that is part of our property. Both myself and neighbor are terracing that area for vegetable gardening. Not visible from the front of house which is key.

[@lynnclendenin2988]

I moved into a new to me home in May and have to get permission from the HOA to have a raised bed garden even though it can’t be seen from the road! It’s certainly an aggravation! I was told by a couple of neighbors to just do it. I’m chicken! I’m going to follow their rules, at least for now!

[@littlebitfarm37]

Take your Brussels Sprouts, and soak in salt water to eliminate bugs. Bug holes are not a food hazard.

[@dorisspecial3619]

I am amazed at your whole harvest from just 1/4 acre. Great job!!

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you! I’m so grateful ☺️

[@kellyestes5482]

I was thinking the same thing. I have 3/4 of an acre and don’t know how I could fit as much in my yard.

[@darcysimental5299]

The jack b little in the dump truck!🥺 precious!

[@setapart6937]

It amazes me how much you harvested off of just 1/4 acre! My husband is helping me expand our garden for next year so I hope my garden is as beautiful and productive as yours is! I’d like to share a few of our favorite pepper recipes in case you’d like to try them :) We’re like you guys and don’t really eat them fresh but we enjoy them cooked in meals. I typically will flash freeze my peppers and put them in gallon bags and just take out what I need for a recipe. I find 1 cup chopped equals 1 bell pepper. Budget Bytes - Unstuffed Bell Peppers Budget Bytes - American Goulash Budget Bytes - Sheet Pan Sweet & Sour Chicken Budget Bytes - Cajun Sausage and Rice Skillet

[@mairzydotes3548]

Re: giant zucchini … I have a community garden and was away for a week in July. I trained dear husband on watering and picking while I was gone. He was diligent about watering but when I returned, there were 5 zucchini as large as my thigh, lol. When I asked why he had not picked them when they were small he replied that he thought they were watermelons. 😂. Needless to say, yes, seeded, shredded, and froze for whatever.

[@lemoncrinckles]

Shredded zucchini makes a great filler, not only for baked goods but tuna or salmon patties, in meat loaf and stuffing, fritters, pancakes just to name a few. ☺

[@jafrompa1555]

I was born in southwestern PA and now live in Lancaster, Pa. I really enjoy watching you. 😊

[@bearzhere]

I dont know how you stay so clean working in a wet garden! I would be full of mud. I was never able to get any good brussel harvest when I was in PA. The bugs always took over. I lived in Littlestown , probably not too far from you. Our garden came out two weeks ago here in MN and now we got quite a few days in the high 80s last week and this week 4 days of that. My calendula seeds are coming up, the few runner beans that fell off the vine and got missed are coming up and the sweet potatoes we missed? are also sprouting again. Strange year but interesting to say the least. You have had a wonderful harvest this year, nice to have knowing prices are going up. Hope the kiddos get to feeling better soon. Blessings!

[@cindyupton7357]

You should be very proud. You have Rocked it!!!

[@lindakrieger6667]

Oh my goodness. The trellis your standing under with the tiny pumpkins looks like you created it as a yard decoration. Love it! ❤

[@sarah_farm]

So many different ways to use pomegranates. I know your family loves to taste test all your new recipes. Your videos bring peace and happiness to my heart and your dog makes me laugh all the time. Thank you for sharing yourself and your family with us. You give us much more than we could ever give you. And it's an honor to have you visit our channel, we can discuss more about our experiences in harvesting and building farms.

[@kdavis7525]

I could watch you all day. I love your channel so much.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

So kind, thank you ☺️ 🤍

[@pamelacochran9521]

I love your videos and how you can hear your kids and animals in the background. It seems a lot more like real life. Thank you for sharing your family and life! I love your gardens

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

You are so kind, thank you! 🤍

[@maryegerton6848]

Hi Kelsey❤ what a lovely end harvest. For some reason I love the final harvest. I always feel a sense of gratitude and satisfaction. Even if it wasn’t a bumper crop of anything. I bottled up that bunch of potatoes last week and it was a great success 😊 I did a bottle of French fries, and they were really good. I cut them into wedges and boiled them for maybe a minute and a half before I processed them. A few days later I opened them and put them in the oven with some olive oil and some seasonings, and they were perfect. They were crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside. I think the trick is not to precook them too much. Otherwise they will be mushy. I will be making some more very soon.😋

[@erikalouwrens3992]

I love your sweet affectionate kitty ❤

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

She is the most affectionate cat in the world, sometimes to a fault 😂

[@sofiapinedo6125]

The tabasco peppers are light green they are ready to harvest. Super hot raw. Once you roast they loose the heat level. ❤

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Reaaaally?? Why was I under the impression they should be red? 😂 thanks for this info!

[@boething]

I live in Central Oregon which is Zone 6B. We just put a prefab home on a 1/2 acre lot and have to landscape the street front this spring. I’m also hoping to put in some raised garden beds for veggies next year, and you inspire me! I love your videos!!!

[@stephencameron1709]

Another bountiful harvest! I’m so impressed with all you grow and preserve. Love the little pumpkins in his dump truck! I think we may need to see that, so cute!! ❤🙏 Val C

[@lynsmith2698]

You are such a rock star in life. Your garden is so beautiful . My garden is smaller, as I am 65 now so we don’t need as much food just being it’s two of us. But lately we have been slowly expanding, but doing it differently to make it easier. Thanks so much for your wonderful channel 🇨🇦🌷

[@colettebishop2173]

You could do marrow and ginger jam, stuffed marroe or marrow curd with those overgrown courgettes, if you fancied doing something different

[@thenodiggardener]

Those little pumpkins are seriously cute. I've grown the candy roaster squash this year too. I'm looking forward to seeing how they taste compared to the others I usually grow.

[@erinburns5966]

If you love the salvia, look into starting from seed Jupiters Beard, Pretty Betsy. It’s a beautiful perennial that I started from seed a few years ago and the pollinators love it. Your videos are my favorite- thank you for the them.

[@wendy3437]

You were afraid of how your garden would do. I think for the first year it was a win!!! Your fabric was a win no weeds made in look really nice also the flowers made it look really pretty. It can only go up.

[@StonerSmurfin]

I grew up about an hour and a half North of Columbus Ohio. I don't miss the snow that will be coming before long but living in California now I do miss the rain that can come anytime of the year, winter here is the only time we get any rain and sometimes an inch or 2 of snow.

[@nancysadewater964]

I think you have done an awesome job of growing and preserving food on your 1/4 acre!

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you! I’m so grateful 🤍

[@robingirven4570]

The end of the growing season in our zone is crazy. And sad. I hate pulling plants but it needs to be done here in northern Michigan. 😐 I used to grow pumpkins and gourds and sell them. We had a 1 acre patch. By the time I was finished harvesting all of those. 🤦‍♀️ I had one successful harvest of sprouts, about 20 years ago. I gave up.

[@valentinasegarceanu2962]

In winter wird bigger

[@woodchuckmichelle8053]

I'm watching while washing and chopping potatoes. Aren't you so grateful for seasons? And for the coming restful (well. Compared to harvest season. Lol) winter months? Even in its wild fall state, your garden remains lovely. Thanks for bringing us along as you worked.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Oh yes! Most definitely, it’s busy in its own way but different and welcome! Thank you so much for watching 🤍

[@juliespencer1164]

you have done well with produce a great harvest love it. Well done it is always hit and miss some years we get things others we don't. xxx

[@danniemcdonald7675]

I enjoyed the end-of-the-year garden tour and discovering all of the little surprises that were still there. I see you have "cat tails", and you chose the moving variety 😂❤. Plus, the hybrid, "lying dog". Very beautiful 😊 The pumpkin trellis is beautiful. Ii forgot that you did all of this on 1/4 acre. Well done!

[@Jaynes-Path]

Those late tomatoes and peppers are good for salsa, especially when mixed with a fruit like peaches. Green tomato salsa is popular in many areas too. As your in a Amish area look around one of their stores for inspiration and ideas for those late season veggies. They have so many more ideas than the average ones.

[@cwc3kids]

I just know have my first Bell pepper growing. Hoping to get at least 10-20 this year. Slow start. They were planted in March but never produced until now. They always were lush and green they grew to a good height just no buds until now. My Tomatoes were done at the end of July. The only crop we got a lot of was cucumbers.

[@beagrine2657]

Wonderful.... Blessings 😊

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you ☺️ 🤍

[@lisacooper5544]

Your garden is an inspiration to me! Would love to get it to this point. I'm in Zone 6b as well, right outside Pittsburgh

[@nancyhaywood6486]

you're garden sure has been productive this year. congrats

[@cherylpresleigh6403]

Last Friday I did what I thought was going to be my last harvest in the garden. Then yesterday I went out to check on some cayenne and tabasco peppers I’d left hoping they’d turn color. I wasn’t full of high hopes because like you we’ve had so much rain and very little sun. I found many of the cayenne peppers had turned but not all and the tabasco peppers hadn’t hardly changed. I decided to leave those but went ahead and picked the cayenne. I was intrigued to hear you say that you’ll bring your tabasco peppers inside and hang them upside down to finish turning color. We are expecting less rain so I’ll just keep tabs on them and see how it goes and if need be, I’ll bring mine in as well. I don’t have a basement but I’m sure I can find a space to hang them. I found myself giggling multiple times today as I watched your video because I had a little glimpse into what I might sound like as I walk into a spider web or reach for a tomato to be greeted by huge unwelcome visitors. You are much calmer than myself as I have an unreasonable fear of spiders…I despise them and sometimes I am paralyzed with fear. That usually happens if I find one in the house and not as bad when outside. There is probably some sort of good for having them but I just haven’t been able to get to a place where it’s not an issue 🥴. Anyway, I had a few moments yesterday that if I had neighbors who could see me they’d likely have been well entertained 🤦‍♀️. I ended up bringing in a lot of celery, some squash, assorted peppers and more tomatoes many of the red had split from the rain, and lots of green tomatoes that I’ll make into green tomato jam for my mom and maybe some other green tomato recipes as well. It was surprising just how much had grown in a weeks time. Your harvest is beautiful and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

[@lovelight9164]

Here in Indiana its supposed to be in the upper 70s to the mid 80s so there is still a bit of time for ripening. I wish my soil hadnt been crap this year. Nothing grew or was seriously stunted, I will never buy bulk soil again.

[@Dudus108]

Love your videos! I am really impressed with how much you know, and with all the things you can do, especially that you are so young:) I really wish you could share with us how did you learn all of this? From your mom, grandma..? Whomever it is , they are impressive teacher(s)!:):)

[@lemoncrinckles]

I've also wondered the same thing.

[@FarmingOnTheRocks]

New Sub here. Watch you from 🇯🇲❤ amazing harvest 🎉

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thanks and welcome! 🤍

[@christineeckhold6341]

Thank you for sharing 😊

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

My pleasure 😊

[@smallspaceswithGloria]

You have a very green garden so so lush and beautiful 😊

[@cajunthibs]

Probably late but a pitchfork for harvesting sweet potatoes 😊

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

I don’t have one! I need one 😂

[@juliewood6513]

Wow!! What a beautiful harvest. Great job.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you! 🤍🤍🤍

[@jackiek4159]

Loved this abundance! You are truly blessed! 😍🙌🏻🍅

[@smallspaceswithGloria]

I love the cats tail 🐈‍⬛ 😂😊

[@anneb726]

A great big harvest and agreat lot of work ahead of you, have a good rest

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you ☺️

[@ravren_remie]

Here in the Philippines, we also eat the sweet potato and pepper leaves. :)

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Interesting! I’ve heard of eating sweet potato leaves but not pepper leaves. I know them to be toxic as they are in the nightshade family!

[@Just-Nikki]

I love making sausage and peppers. I also can a recipe that’s like Oliverio’s, for pizza topping. I use banana peppers for Mississippi roast. I did not have a great pepper year, not bad but not great. I’m jealous!

[@manub6556]

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[@iartistdotme]

Yea for you and your 2023 garden! I'm so happy for you and your sons construction projects - LOL.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

😂 thank you so much! 🤍

[@amandameyer433]

Your an inspiration for me I’m working hard towards getting my garden to this point 😊 Great job

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you ☺️ you got this! 🤍

[@robincarrico2007]

Awesome garden what a blessed year.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you ☺️ 🤍

[@user-vd2xe5kn9c]

Beautiful harvest, I love your garden❤❤

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thanks so much 🤍☺️

[@cajunthibs]

13:05 kinda like a stretch mark lol preach girl.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

😂

[@hashtagnotyourbabushka]

So the squash will hold up over winter without preservation? Is that all squash? Or can you point me in the direction of that kind of knowledge? You are a total inspiration btw.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

If it is a winter squash variety then once cured(skin hardened and stem dried) it will store in a cool dry and dark location over the winter for many months. Summer squash like zucchini cannot be cured and is eaten fresh or preserved through freezing ☺️

[@wendylawton8274]

So interesting. Lovely harvest. Here in California, Brussels Sprouts are winter veg.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you! 🤍

[@laurenaltomare8992]

Do you happen to have a video on how yall built your chicken coop?

[@kittyrichards9915]

The cat made lots of appearances in this video.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

😂 she needs her own channel

[@DigitHomesteading]

That is so AWESOME!

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you ☺️ 🤍🤍🤍

[@cathykillion6544]

Enjoyed the harvest

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you ☺️ 🤍

[@preppingmama]

I’ve used dry cayenne peppers in my fire cider no problem. I am unsure about freeze dried peppers, though. Maybe grind them up?

[@lovelight9164]

Did you grab the black tomatoes behind you when you grabbed the split one for the chickens? They look ready 😊

[@uppanadam]

Probably like $200 in the shops!! LOL!!

[@lorimcmichael5846]

Try chile rellenos! Yum

[@kimkey3901]

What is fire cider? Is it a cold remedy?

[@barbjarvi6543]

Hi girl

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Hey friend! ☺️🤍🤍🤍

[@StonerSmurfin]

You can't eat those little pumpkins? I think you called them back pumpkins.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Not that I’m aware of, purely decorative!

[@smallspaceswithGloria]

Can you eat any other part of Brussels sprouts?🌱

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

I believe you can eat the leaves, almost like kale!

[@Just-Nikki]

How do candy roasters do with storage? I want to grow some but I’m not sure how many to plant.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Well I can kinda half answer that... I’ve had them last 4 months but that’s only because we ate the last one at that point 😂 I’m sure it would have lasted longer ☺️

[@smallspaceswithGloria]

What kind are sweet potatoes?

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

The variety? I grew Beauregard ☺️

[@jamieclark7945]

How often do spiders try to web across your arch ways? 😱

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

More often than I’d like 😂

[@jamieclark7945]

Oh, man! I'm looking forward to FINALLY getting a garden started this spring, but the spider thing has me mildly intimidated. 😖😆

[@narrowpathfarm]

Spiders keep the pests away :)

[@sharonpeta2390]

Please don’t tell people to much about where you live. There are some weirdo’s out there. Xx stay safe.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

🤍🤍