The Garden in April - our EDIBLE YARD in North Florida.

[@milkweeddreams8828]

Oh girl, so glad I found you, 4 years ago I found my dream home, a 50's cement block home on a quarter acre on a lake in Lake Placid, Fl., I immediately started amending the sand, pulling out grass and planting my food forest, what a learning curve after moving from a 6 acre prairie in Iowa...your videos will help me with my future plantings on my tiny plot...time to go pick some Barbados cherries and maybe a fig or two...I'll be back, great stuff...AND I think a few chickens may be in my future...72 years young, old gals can still rock n roll...!

[@Kight213]

The Oxalis is gorgeous. I’m trying to get mine to do that. I’m also in North Florida

[@anitab6385]

They always look pitiful during summer. And then they do so well as soon as the days and nights get cooler. I'm thankful to have them, they look so bright and juicy and happy when all else is basically dead. Don't worry about yours, in another month it will start stretching out. :)

[@thetoysofchildhood]

And wowwww, that field of flowers is INCREDIBLE!! The photos you could get there! Unbelievable! Wish it was close to us😍

[@homesteadinginnorthflorida]

We did take a lot of pics :) Thing is though, it's not that special in my area. Half of our county was lit up with flower meadows and along roadsides this year, especially.

[@ItCameFromAVlog]

Your garden tours are my absolute FAVORITE. 👍✨ I'm obsessed with your incredible edible yard. I wish I had a green thumb like this and it wasn't so hot where I live. This is total goals.

[@homesteadinginnorthflorida]

Thank you! I love it now. Not so much come August. :) You DO have a green thumb. It's all about getting started. The rest falls in place.

[@homesteadinginnorthflorida]

I really do. I appreciate it every day. So many birds came in since we have all those plants instead of grass. It's amazing to watch them. Every year I see some I haven't seen before.

[@ItCameFromAVlog]

Just the lovely nature sounds in this video. You live in a lush secret garden.

[@homesteadinginnorthflorida]

It IS my secret garden. Total privacy. Your garden will be lush, too! :)

[@ItCameFromAVlog]

@@homesteadinginnorthflorida you have a lot of faith in me 😬😬🤫😉

[@homesteadinginnorthflorida]

@@ItCameFromAVlog - ABSOLUTELY!

[@gulfcoastalmouth]

I love the combination of flowers and veggies- beautiful property!

[@homesteadinginnorthflorida]

Thank you. :) April is definitely the heavenly month here.

[@Chickenmom777]

Your garden is breathtaking 💕💕💕

[@homesteadinginnorthflorida]

And back braking at times LOL

[@cherylg1604]

You have done so much better than I have. I also live in Suwannee County very close to you and I have the worst luck. I was so depressed that I could not grow anything, but I have just started a greenhouse and I am excited. Between the sand, rain, bugs, squirrels, ants and other critters, it is impossible to grow just about everything. But I did learn that it is all about the timing, planting before the bugs and rain.

[@homesteadinginnorthflorida]

Growing food in Florida is hard. At least in our corner. Too cold for subtrocials, too hot and humid for so many other things. Timing definitely helps. And a greenhouse does make a difference. I wish I had screened shade house to keep the bugs out. :)

[@thetoysofchildhood]

Great inspiration before getting our garden planted! 🌱🌱🌱 We subscribed to your channel.🙂🔔☑️ Looks like we can learn alot from you.

[@homesteadinginnorthflorida]

Thank you and welcome. :)

[@alway_scooking]

WOW! I'm dumbfounded!! I don't know where to start commenting.... First, Can I rent a room from you for a year to learn everything you know about gardening??? But, at the same time, I'm in awe with my city life. Your lifestyle is the YIN to my Yang 💛

[@homesteadinginnorthflorida]

It IS ting yang. Here, if it's not in the pantry it means a 30 min drive one way. specialty items over and hour one way. On the other hand, we can sleep without sirens echoing from the high rises at night, and I could go out in underwear and a cup of coffee and no one would notice. There's good an bad to both worlds. Gardening for you will be a breeze, I promise. Florida is difficult.

[@putiwang7679]

We went to Suwannee River State Park hiking and canoeing last week 5/5, so beautiful There, wild flowers are along the road...

[@homesteadinginnorthflorida]

It's the best time of the year! All of Suwannee County and neighboring counties as well have the coreopsis planted roadside. And many folk have them in their yards. It's so pretty right now. Have you canoed Ichetucknee yet? It's my favorite - before schools are out. :)

[@putiwang7679]

@@homesteadinginnorthflorida Not yet, maybe next one. My daughter went there when she was in UF. A Garden like yours is my dream, ha...mine is getting better, i started to grow from seeds this year. I put too many carrot seeds there and didn't want to thin them, i think i will get nothing. Once i planted i didn't want to pull them out...😊

[@homesteadinginnorthflorida]

@@putiwang7679 - OMG! I am the same way. I have the hardest time thinning and pruning. It seriously makes me feel bad. I admire folks' gardens with nicely spaced vegetables. Mine just never come up that way and I have such a hard time doing the 'dirty deed' of thinning. :)

[@robinmclendon3997]

the snakes are such a great idea! The squirrels steal everything I grow! About how many do you think are needed?

[@homesteadinginnorthflorida]

I'm not really sure how many are needed. I probably went a bit overkill. One strategically placed at the trunk should suffice. I also put them where I seeded new things, because the squirrels have a tendency to just tear up the ground burying nuts. it's maddening. :)

[@juliam4303]

What part of Florida? We're in the Panhandle by the beach.. just wondering if you have the same sand for soil but I'm guessing not! Just beautiful!!

[@homesteadinginnorthflorida]

Hi, Julie. We're in O'Brien, about 20 minutes south of Live Oak, on sand as well. It is probably different than beach sand, though. Don't let the sand deter you. If you're close to the beach, you get breezes, something we don't have here during the most hot and humid months, so a lot of our stuff gets moldy and rots. It's like a cloak of a wet wool blanket. :) Plant away - there is always something that will de splendid. Look into sea berries?

[@davidmyers7048]

I live a little west of you in Wakulla county, your garden is wonderful and the video is great. I have a question about deer and how do you manage them

[@homesteadinginnorthflorida]

Thank you, David. Wakulla is a nice corner. :) I "spot treat" for deer, meaning, I move the motion activated water sprinkler to whichever spot needs the most protection at the time. This works really well for us, or else we would have no sweet potatoes left. They also eat our loquats and figs, but because they are big enough and make enough to share, we just let that be.

[@Carperama]

Great video, I've just moved to N. Florida and starting a small fruit orchard. Have you ever tried to grow Rhubarb?

[@homesteadinginnorthflorida]

Welcome to N. Florida! I miss rhubarb! :) I did a lot of research on trying it here, and decided against it. The roots would have to be dug up and frozen for a while every year, and even then the results are iffy apparently. Perhaps some day, when I get bored, I start to experiment.

[@vio7et_tendencies]

What a beautiful garden! I've been working on mine for a few years but this Spring I really put some time and effort in mine and planted a lot... I'm also in North FL, I'm curious, what region of North FL are you in?

[@homesteadinginnorthflorida]

We're in Suwannee county. It's so rewarding to plant - things get better and bigger every year. I bet your garden is already pretty! :)

[@vio7et_tendencies]

@@homesteadinginnorthflorida It is quite nice, I already have flowers from canna lillies and spiderwort I planted just a couple of months ago. I'm in Clay County, so we probably have very similar climates! But my problem is I have a bit of a deer issue, they like to eat things so I'm working on getting over that

[@homesteadinginnorthflorida]

@@vio7et_tendencies - deer can really decimate things and are super hard to keep away. What worked for me was one of those motion sensor sprinklers in an area where I really didn't want them to eat.

[@vio7et_tendencies]

@@homesteadinginnorthflorida I see, I appreciate it! I think I may try to get one of those next. I'd really like to keep them out of the garden in general for a few years while things get established.

[@homesteadinginnorthflorida]

@@vio7et_tendencies - I understand. It's so frustrating.

[@agirlandhercows501]

hello greata channe new sub

[@homesteadinginnorthflorida]

Thanks for being here :)