The Vegetables of Flower Hill Farm 2021

[@FlowerHillFarm]

In the interest of full disclosure : I was missing a box of my veggie seeds so this is not all of them 😂😂😂📦 Oops!

[@dixianayard8502]

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[@S2sparkleS2]

Do a part 2!! 🙌🏼

[@lyla.aisle.of.blooms]

How do you only have 12.4k subs? Y'all other people need to be telling your friends about Nicole. She definitely deserves a billion subscribers who can all enjoy her fabulous content!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

You spoil me 🥰💐

[@lydianunez9030]

I agree!

[@TheFinFarm]

The “yellow pear”looks a lot like mushroom basket tomato’s. A definite win! 😁

[@sharoncalatayud8658]

Love that you are covering both veggies and flowers- to me that speaks to the gardener at heart👍 Also, Cherokee Purple is my favorite flavor tomato!!!!💗

[@annikao.j.2467]

Yep, I also have the gene that make me taste bitternes well. There is a special test with some bitter paper that you can taste to determine wether you have the bitter-gene or not. Did it in a biotech-class and it was sooo bitter for me, but some of my classmates didn't taste anything from it at all.

[@JODYLU2]

I friggin LOVE LOVE LOVE tomato sandwiches, but in addition, at our house, we will make tomato salad often, too, which is just tomatoes and blue cheese dressing, YUM! I love how you and I are so alike and on different parts of the US (north of Seattle, here). We have a lot of the same veggies and flowers from all the same growers this year. You help me though, when it's time for planting, newie here! Thanks for making me smile today! Have a great day, Nicole!

[@thenursingstudent6260]

Never have I ever been so excited about a dandelion! Can't wait until they reopen the site!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I kinda want to hop on there too for some more herbs!

[@cgeorge8338]

I LOVE lime basil! It’s my favorite. It smells and tastes amazing!

[@amandah8048]

My dahlia from seeds did great! I have no complaints.

[@TheEydaos]

My wife is the same way. Lettuce, celery, cucumbers- any hint of bitter deems the vegetable inedible. Silver Slicer cucumber was her favorite, never ever had a hint of bitter.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Oooooo Silver Slicer- I'll have to try that one! The bitter definitely makes it inedible.

[@gardeningwithsamira6761]

I can’t wait for my home grown tomatoes.🍅I LOVE tomato sandwiches. I can live eating just that all summer long😂 Love your videos!

[@HHeirloomIA]

Principe Borghese are a drying tomato. Perfect cut in half for the dehydrator-one of my absolute favs and I have grown it for years. You will love them. :)

[@FlowerHillFarm]

So good to know! Thanks 🍅

[@tammyyoungblood8355]

OMG!! Every time I watch one of your videos I end up shopping for seeds again!! Send help!!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Haha!

[@veronikasladekova5226]

I stick up with rule. Bought one nice bin and all the seeds needs to fit in. Dont allow myself to buy more. Just because i like the bin it is a little bit easier. I keep saying myself that there are other years to come and allow myself to try just few new varieties each year.

[@jwright7948]

True story

[@thenursingstudent6260]

OMG me too! I went straight to Baker Creek when I started watching the video! Sadly must wait until sales reopen! So many seeds! Maybe we will all be broke, but we will have beautiful blooms. They say money can't buy happiness, but whoever said that clearly has never bought seeds!

[@margaretmininger9406]

I am jealous you got the Lime Basil! It was sold out when I placed my order!

[@sowmanyseedlings]

Great video! Im so excited to see more of your veg this year! Yay for seeds! I promised my partner I wouldnt buy anymore until my credit card is back to zero 😆 dieing for those apple blossom snapdragons!

[@kaykes7012]

Ooo yesss. I got the white marigolds and the hens and chick poppies as well. So exciting! I meant to grab the african daisy, but forgot!!!

[@MallouMakeup]

This is so funny, the two videos next to each other in my play list are you holding a vegetable like a baby and Laura from GardenAnswers holding her little girl!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I totally noticed that too! 😂😂😂💐 hers is MUCH cuter 💕

[@amandaschultz1911]

Love that every packed you showed I have in my seed collection as well makes me feel less of a seed hoarder can't wait for spring!! 1st year trying Tigger melon as well!

[@McDonaldPlantFarm]

I love that you posted this video! And I’ve not even watched it yet! 🙂As gardeners it’s really about the joy of growing - it doesn’t matter what your growing - just that you find joy in what your doing. Garden therapy. Garden love!!! Bring it!!! Phoenix 9b!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I agree! Thanks so much!

[@GraceFilledHomestead]

Both of the hollyhock are on my wishlist. But the pink dandelion oh my goodness 😍

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Delightful! I can’t wait

[@amoore0713]

Excited to see your veggie garden this year too!

[@julewenzel347]

Super-taster buddies 🤜🤛

[@stacyedelprete5477]

COSTOLUTO FLORENTINO TOMATO. I grew that variety last year. That is the variety that they gave you instead of yellow pear. I saved seeds from mine because it was my favorite out of 20 varieties. Zero disease problems, absolutely gorgeous ribbed fruits, good tolerance of my gardening ineptitude, and it made excellent sauce.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Thank you!

[@Ellestlanuit]

I just wanted to say I really like your videos. In this one in particular, I liked all the little anecdotes, pictures, going with each seed packet you are showing. It is really entertaining and is way more than just a list of seed packets ☺️ Thank you !!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Thank you very much!

[@shannonkreutzer7858]

Just wanted to pop in and say I so appreciate all of your honesty on how life works with the farm! I'm a second year gardener that probably is getting in over her heels this year with all the seed varieties I'm trying but baker creek got me good! Looking forward to many updates for the coming growing season

[@FlowerHillFarm]

You are so welcome!

[@urbanyolk]

As soon as you said African Daisy I had a big smile on my face. I'm from South Africa and still here. We grow these plants all year, as they grow naturally. We have orange and yellow varieties. I would also suggest looking up a barbeton daisy, which is actually what that flower reminds me of a little more. They come in a wide variety of colours and petal shapes. Very striking. Oh and san marzano are my favourite tomatoes. Most people only make sauce or concentrate/paste from them but I love to cut the up with fresh Mozzarella, olive oil, balsamic, salt and cayenne pepper on lightly toasted bread. Just the best. I have gotten many ideas for flowers and other things to grow. Thanks for sharing.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Well that sounds delicious! I am really craving fresh tomatoes now. I'm glad I made you smile!

[@kaykes7012]

This video makes me so happy. I am in the process of trying to buy a house on land right now but the market is crazy and everything is selling for above asking. I made a huge order of seeds for this season to have them ready and frankly I have been a freak about sifting through them pretty much daily. Reading, watching videos on growing, talking my poor husband's ears off about plants, and honestly feeling somewhat alone in my gardening obsession. Its so nice to see someone else as passionate about plants as me. 😅 I'm looking forward to watching your channel this next season.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I’m here for you! 💐🌱👍

[@christinehbailey]

I love watching Charles Dowding videos!!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Me too!

[@ElderandOakFarm]

Awesome haul! I got a nasturtium variety this year called Alaska Apricot that have variegated leaves! I got the white marigolds too! & I'm growing Dahlias for the 1st time from seed & tubers. I've started the seeds already, & they're already germinating! 😁 I grew cucamelons last year, & had a horrible time growing them from seed. They kept germinating but then kept dying after a couple weeks. I thought it was my grow lights, maybe too strong? Because I had them under marshydro ts600's. ??? Still don't know... But I found some in 3 inch pots @ lowes (& my stores don't usually carry things like that!) & they did awesome. They were so tasty! Areal refreshing snack when you're out, hot & sweaty in the garden!I have almost 50 varieties of tomatoes. & do not have room for that many! 🤣 about the yellow pear- i have tried those for about 5 years, I will not grow them anymore! No matter how consistent I water they split like crazy! & they don't really have a great taste. I got "Savor" From Johnny's. It's so beautiful I can't wait to try it. I'm growing a lot more beans next year to can them. I love fresh green beans! I discovered kajari melons from jess too- want able to find any but I just got some in a seed swap! I'm hoping they are good seeds! 🤞

[@shanlynwebb]

i cant wait to see the black garden and the pink dandylon! 👍

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Me too!

[@laurarocha4455]

Hi Nicole! My family also used to have problems with growing eggplant. But in 2020, we grew Eggplant so well, to the point that we were giving it away to friends. We are in hardiness zone 5b and we are hoping to recreate our success this year. My tip is to germinate the seedlings in the first week of February. We also planted them with our hot peppers and away from our tomatoes. Keep a watch out for the Japanese beetles and hornworms on your eggplant as they will hinder the plants' growth. I love your videos!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Great idea! Thank you!

[@Cherryparfait41]

Juliette was one of our favorites this past season. Oblong, larger than a cherry. Lovely thrown in pan with olive oil, garlic, basil and oregano to pile on crusty Italian bread. Or, as a cold tomato salad when cut in half or added to fresh pasta. 😉 I also bought San marzano...ox heart really is a lovely sauce tomato. Lol, I finally got a great crop of them.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Sounds great!

[@kkays92]

Black flowers!! Yes! 💜

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I keep picturing witchy photoshoots. I need them!

[@L2LBill]

Barry's Crazy Cherry is totally worth growing. Everyone comments on the amazing cluster size, but the flavour is excellent too. Good choice.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Thanks, Bill. I’m very excited about it 🍅

[@lisaphillips9190]

OK... Lime basil sounds like it might be amazing in a glass of lemonade.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

ooOoooooooooOooo yes!

[@terricutlip7951]

Carnival squash is beautiful.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Yes it is!

[@cassandraberger9146]

I am totally inspired by your pea collection! 🤩& love the photos of the different pea trellis ideas! Why am I so excited? b/c you share with such enthusiasm!👏🎉

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I'm so glad! I can't believe I've been keeping my love of veggies quiet for so long!

[@juliepizzolato1911]

No wonder I instantly fell in love with your channel upon first discovering it in 2020...I share the same likes and dislikes right down to detecting bitterness to flower color preferences!!! I had 98% of all the very same seeds you shared in this video already in my hot little gardening paws already! Loving all you do from North Idaho zone 6a 💚🌻🌿

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Wow, thank you!

[@bewiththebees5835]

You will love the Muncher Cucumber s. I eat them right out of the garden. I also grow the Dragon Tongue beans. They are awesome sauteed in olive oil with a little salt and pepper.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Good to know! I can't wait

[@johnsantangelo7773]

I have been growing the black hollyhock for years and it's my favorite. Easy to grow but the only downfall is the deer love them so they are secured behind the fence with my vegetables. Good luck with yours.

[@samanthaw1419]

We have cucumber as a side with almost ever meal. It’s amazing for the skin. You can even make face masks with them, x

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Now I'm dreaming of cucumbers!

[@turtlelilysgarden5258]

I had white marigolds last year. They were more ivory but I loved them. I saved some seeds. I love that blue eyed African daisy.

[@homesteadingonthehomefront]

You will love the Barry's Crazy... but two plants, TOPS, is all you need.

[@homesteadingonthehomefront]

And plant the Purple Russians. I got them free last year, too, and they were great!!!! Kind of an oxheart shape, great for saucing but good for eating, too.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Yum thanks!

[@FieldFarmForest]

Omgosh. I remember planting like that. I'm trying to show restraint this year as my first year back with a real garden. I do not like romaine lettuce. My favorite way to eat lettuce is in the blender with lemon juice, avocado, filtered water, and s&p. Maybe I have a sophisticated palate. lol... -K

[@mariaslibeck9984]

I just started watching all your vids from the beginning and I didn’t see any toMato harvests!? Did I miss something!? More veggie planting and harvesting vids please!!! 😘

[@FlowerHillFarm]

They're sprinkled here and there in other videos but no real dedicated harvest videos. Hoping to change that this year with more!

[@shelldub7258]

I’m gonna try the watermelon black tail! Yum. At the end of the video when you said “I’m making a picture!” You reminded me of Molly Shannon! So fun!! Superstar!! ⭐️

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Hahah yup! Totally Molly Shannon 😂

[@stephaniewarren9285]

I literally thought you were doing a Garden Answer parody when I saw your thumbnail 🤣

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Oh my gosh! Right! I had no idea she was posting hers- It was one of my only vegetables pics with me in it from the summer 😂💐

[@kylemurphy9523]

I just bought the black hollyhocks yesterday! Can't wait to see how they come out!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

They look so cool! Can’t wait

[@judymiddleswart9350]

You are too cute love your videos!! Thanks!

[@alittlebitofeverythingwith5590]

Absolutely Fabulous! You should try Russian style cucumber salad. Chopped cucumbers, salt and pepper, sour cream and chopped fresh dill. Goes well with boiled potatoes and smoked mackerel. 🤩🥒

[@FlowerHillFarm]

This sounds like the recipe I make! I love it! I add a little mayo to the sour cream and vinegar. So good!

[@wordvendor1]

I live about an hour from Baker Creek. I love going there a couple times a years: it's so cool! I've been going since the early days. Except this last year, of course 😔

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Well I'm jealous! How fun to visit- hopefully they will open back up soon.

[@renaehartzell5205]

Super excited about the hens and chicks poppy. I got those seeds for this season as well and super excited to see how they turn out!

[@nancyd.2881]

New subscriber here. Let me say I am so happy I found your channel. You are so joyful to watch and makes me laugh 😂. Thank you I have seen a handful of your videos these past days and I’m so excited to see what your plans are for 2021!! Happy gardening 🧑‍🌾.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Thank you so much!!

[@apexacres8968]

You will love the lime basil! I think it smells like fruit loops cereal 🥣

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Oooooo can't wait

[@mi9torrerito]

You are like a therapy to me. Your have such an energetic and positive vibe. Thank you for sharing. I love learning new things, and gardening is one of those hobbies where even with years of experience, you always learn something new. 💚

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Aw, thank you so much. This is so nice to hear 💜💐

[@susancoffman6516]

J added a lot of sand to my carrot and beet bed and both grew better than they ever had.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Nice! Great tip!

[@IronandAcres]

I'm so glad I went seed crazy last year and stocked up. Everyone kept putting a "2021 seed shortage" bug in my ear & I bought and saved a ton. Im having such an awesome time with seed swaps this year too. Just joined my 4th one of the year lol I have zero self control when it comes to seeds. We need an all flower seed swap. That would be fun.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Seed swaps are so much fun! Sounds like a great idea

[@aprilturner9950]

I got a free seed packet of the yellow pear last year and it was yellow pear. Luck of the draw. 😊

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Aw man! LOL

[@sabrinaduk646]

Oh man, I grew sooo many cucumbers this past summer too! And only from three plants!! They made for such a perfect treat for my doggos. They loved the crunch!!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I really want a fresh one right now! Good idea for dog treats!

[@sharonjennings1282]

Hi Sabrina. If you have too many cukes you can make sweet pickle relish. If you don't can there is a great recipe for Claussen copycat pickles that will hold their taste and crunch for a year in your fridge! I have a spare fridge in my garage so I make a lot of them. No canning necessary!!! Also my dog LOVES cukes as well and it makes a healthy treat!!

[@tristinchristenson6349]

Your "yellow pear" is Costoluto! Another great paste, good pair with San marzano. Try eggplant In a container. Seem to help confuse the flea beetles.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Thanks for the info!

[@lovelyrainflowerfarm]

I’ve grown that African daisy before. It may be different for you but I noticed that mine did well in the spring, stopped putting on flowers when it got hot and then put on more blooms in fall. I grew the Purple Russian tomato last year and it did not do well for me. All of the fruit had blossom end rot. Maybe it’ll do better for you. Pump it full of tums 😆 Girlfriend, if you grow enough beans to be able to can, you have a humongous garden. No wonder you were stretched thin! So great to enjoy the things you grow yourself tho nom nom 🤤

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Thanks for sharing your experience! Half of my fenced in area was dedicated to veggies this past year! It's pretty huge LOL

[@pamelakilgus9309]

🤣🤣🤣”missing teeth 🦷 “ 🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽 don’t know why but that cracked me up 😂😂😂😂😂. Love love cucumbers 🥒 too yum 😋

[@FlowerHillFarm]

LOL! Getting hungry again now!

[@carriem7832]

Last year I grew a moon garden around my frog pond......all white flowering plants with lime green accents....so pretty at night with the fairy lights I had inserted in my clematis plant....I also took black garden plant pots planted blackish burgundy vining potato plants with white zinnias in them and screwed them to my barn art studio walls along with antique garden rakes and those metal stars....... This year I’m taking an old satellite dish spray painting it and filling it with flowers and trailing vines and before filling it screwing it to a tree trunk that’s four feet tall..... You mentioned weed problems....check out Charles Dowding no till method for new flower beds...I love it...I have a sandy rocky area in front of my barn and I’m doing this method and then planting cut flowers that the deer won’t feast on.... Thank you for all your videos.....I pay my grandson and granddaughters to weed for me...saves me time and backaches...they love to help and they also love the bon fire hot dog roast with homemade milkshakes to go with it...lol

[@FlowerHillFarm]

That sounds like a good tradeoff for the kiddos! Love Charles Dowding!

[@Cherryparfait41]

My eggplants are also flea battle magnets! Oddly, they leave other things alone. I can give you corn tips if you ever want try again!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Thank you!

[@SunshineFlora]

Baker Creek is my fav!!! Good veggie choices!

[@gardengatesopen]

OH. MY. GOSH. We could be The BITTER SISTERS. Yep. My pallette is also EXTREMELY what did you call it... Oh right, Sophisticated! Yeah, my family calls it something else... 😳 I too taste the bitter in my organic lettuce!!! WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT!!!? Now I have to buy a storage unit to grow my lettuce all year round!!! (Bcuz it's just too hot in Texas to grow it past February... ...sigh... ) Sometimes I can even taste bitter minerals in bottled water. (And in EVERYTHING else too) So yeah, nice to meet you Bitter Sister. ❤

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Cracking me up every time 😂 bitter sisters 👯‍♀️

[@heatherbright7214]

If you have problems growing carrots and other crops that form underground, maybe you should try a raised bed. You said your ground is rocky. I bet that is why your carrots have problems. My rule for myself is anything that develope underground goes in a raised bed so I can make the soil very fluffy. I usually use 4 different types of compost, peat moss, and vermiculight mixed together in the bed. Plants grow great.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Now that you say that- I did have success with carrots in my raised beds at our old house 🤔🥕👩🏻‍🌾

[@moriahpulowski3673]

Hi 👋 I just found you and I want to be your flower friend 🤣 Went back and have been watching some of your summer videos dreaming of summer oh man !! Random and out of context with this video lol but have to tell you that you eat your tomatoe sandwiches wrong. (I did to for forever so I have to share ) open faced is the way. Mayo not the whip stuff. Sliced super thin so you can put an entire tomato in layers on 2 pieces of toast. Salt and Pepper. Sliced thin you get more tomatoes. Watching you eat a tomato sandwich made me go and buy tomatoes and had it for breakfast this morning as I watched your videos. Dreaming of hot summer days. Not as good as from the garden but better than nothing. 🤪💜 thanks for your videos

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Well, that sounds amazing. I'll definitely try that this summer!

[@cassandraleon4946]

Yes, I have the same bitterness tolerance. It’s so annoying isn’t it!!

[@AGirl-SomeLand-andADream]

Oh I am planning an all black garden too 😃

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I can't wait for photoshoots-- YES

[@turtlelilysgarden5258]

Hey I just read that radish is a trap crop for flea beetles but you have to plant the radishes before the eggplant because the beetles will be attracted to the first largest crop of food source.

[@triciarosamilia8632]

Your non yellow pear tomatoes look like Costoluto Genevese tomatoes.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

That’s what we thought too! So good 😊

[@richardfeiller4286]

ipurchased like 4 pkgs of yellow pear tomatoes and they were exactly as shown on the packet. a great snacking fruit. i purchased hem from baker seeds. they were grown in a greenhouse. very prolific clusters of tomatoes..

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Awesome! I was looking forward to them but the red ones were super delicious too LOL

[@charlievanornum5901]

Hi, You are fun to watch and cool.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Hey, thanks!

[@sherylgardiner7]

I planted 82 San Marzano plants a couple of years ago ...the best for sauce.. my beets were awesome.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Yay! I’m so excited about them

[@sherylgardiner7]

@@FlowerHillFarm look at your bum beet..lol

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Oh yes. I actually took a “cheeky” photo of that for my Instagram at the time 😂

[@michaelmarchione3408]

I'm going to watch this again so I can take notes. I can give you a tip on eggplant that works for me. After a couple of weeks in the ground and I see where the lowest blossoms are I strip all the leaves below them off. I also make sure the tinny suckers that grow near the bottom are always off as well. I do have to stake them because of the weight of the fruit. I might not get as many fruit as some people, but they are nice fruit. I've had plants as tall as 3 ft. I bought the plants, but this year I'm going to try and winter sow a few seeds in milk jugs at the end of March as an experiment. Take care, stay safe.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Thanks for that! I'll give it a try!

[@micktheflowerchick4880]

I too have dreamed of a section of garden with all black flowers! I have grown the black hollyhocks for a couple years now and love them! I even had a couple that came out as doubles and were gorgeous! I also grew those double champagne last year-very pretty but only got about 3-4 ft tall. I'm wondering if they were stunted by being in pots for too long? (Also, have you seen the video on how to condition hollyhocks for cut flowers? Very cool, new to me.) I grew that pretty cabbage from Baker Creek last year too and just a heads up they are massive! Thanks for sharing the veggies! Very cool to see we grow a lot of the same :)

[@miachavez2728]

Would Love to see the different trellis you use. I’m looking to trellis more things and would love some ideas to make trellises as buying them can be expensive 🤑( love how u said ur corn was missing teeth. I grew corn last year for the first time and mine had teeth missing all over too 😂 and was really tough when we at ate it

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Good idea!

[@kaitlinsfamilyfarmstead]

I love baker creek too! hope you do more veggie garden vids, I loved my Tigger melons made my kitchen smell so sweet. I too could not stand king tut peas way too biter. thanks for the other pea ideas

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Sounds great! I can't wait for them- all of them!

[@elizabethtowe7470]

Love the Baker Creek seed haul! I just ordered & bought some of the seeds you’re planting but I think I need some more varieties now. 🙈 Also, I need your corn relish recipe! 🌽🤞🏼

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Ha! I want to add a few as well LOL

[@KJ-cp4bo]

Pink dandelion? Can't wait to see that one..

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Me too!

[@kimberlylawlor8200]

Hens and chicks poppies look like they belong in the Wizard of Oz! Very unique and can’t wait to see them! Please share an update.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I definitely will! I’m excited about those

[@wordvendor1]

Yes, leaf lettuce is bitter to me too. I also love cukes and sugar snap peas

[@FlowerHillFarm]

So good

[@michelleguelfi3460]

Love It all!!! So crazy, Jess from Roots & Refuge Farm was my first beautiful find on KZbin, I call her my Tomato Goddess!!! I highly recommend her for all your veggie gardeners!! Both of you speak from your genuine heart, and on top of that, we get to learn so much!!! So much fun!!!!! You rock!!!!!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Love Jess 💐 Happy to be here with you 🍅

[@kristenallen1155]

Barry's crazy cherry is PHENOMENAL! I grew it last year. Itll blow your mind. 😍

[@FlowerHillFarm]

YAY! I am so excited

[@karie3]

You start all these vegetables and flowers from seed....all in your basement? What...what...what??? I can't believe you start so many different varieties of seeds for veggies & flowers.....is it because you do soil blocking?? I couldn't imagine how many heat mats/grow lights and shelves you would need to grow so many seeds if you were doing them in trays.... I now have everything I need to start soil blocking. Got my compost/peat moss today! Few days ago I got my soil blocking equipment. I hope I have success making the mix. Happy Gardening! I am still in shock how many seeds you start!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Not everything is started inside. The stuff that is has different times to start them so they rotate on the heat mat. Soil blocking definitely helps!

[@kathyjensen7804]

We have a similarly short season and I too could not grow eggplant. Somebody gave me some seeds for a variety called "little fingers". Sounds kind of creepy but I ended up with TONS of eggplant fruits! Give it a try!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Oh thanks Kathy! Sounds great

[@debrabray8855]

You are going to be one busy girl!

[@conniedoherty3163]

Yeah! Tomato sandwich!!

[@elaineelmore9522]

You gotta try SunGold cherry...out of this world 🍅💗

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I grew them last year! They were very prolific!

[@saraalves3365]

I didn’t have any luck with Blacktail last year, but I will be trying again this year. Hopefully with more success!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Best of luck!

[@gardeningjunkie2267]

I can definitely taste the bitter. However I also can't eat beets, radishes, or asparagus as it's just too intense. The two things I'm most excited about growing are the Blue Berries tomatoes and Minnesota Midget melons.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Ugh-- taste is so weird! I'm going to have to look up those melons!

[@daiseegray9110]

Thanks!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

You bet!

[@amoore0713]

San marzano did super well in my garden last year. I have like a million in my freezer , still haven't made my sauce this year!🙈

[@FlowerHillFarm]

That is awesome! I also have about three bags of tomatoes in my freezer I need to use up!

[@laurac9766]

Hi! I am new to you channel. I just love your energy it is so contagious! So excited to see all your seeds come to life 🥰 thank you for sharing your journey with us! ❤️

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Thank you, Laura! Welcome 💐

[@turtlelilysgarden5258]

oh yes! I also have overactive bitter taste buds. Many greens and most lettuces I grow taste bitter to me. To the point I gave up growing them. I thought I was doing something wrong.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I really feel like giving up on lettuce - or having taste bud surgery 🤷‍♀️😂

[@WibblyWobbly]

yeah same for me about bitterness, peas only when are reeeeally small taste okay, and some romane and iceberg lettuce in the beginning of a season.

[@FlowerHillFarm]

It truly has ruined fresh lettuce for me. Oh well!

[@dianehatley691]

Tomato sandwich!!!YUM!

[@FlowerHillFarm]

The best!

[@Dispatern]

I love and share your excitement when it comes to seed hauls! I just wanted to say please don't get sick from eating uncooked beans. As far as I know peas can be eaten raw but beans have that phasin toxin which gets inactivated by heat. I'm very curious about how the pink dandelions are going to turn out! Stay safe and best regards Selene

[@FlowerHillFarm]

I’ve heard of that! Raw beans are super common snacks here. We’ve never gotten sick! My cousin in Germany couldn’t believe we eat them raw. We have by the bowl full since we were kids 🤷‍♀️

[@Dispatern]

@@FlowerHillFarm Funnily I'm from Germany, too! Beans are never eaten raw here so it's super interesting for me to find out how they're eaten in other parts of the world. Here we usually boil them for a few minutes until they loose their crunchyness and become tender. We love them with butter and salt or with certain sauces. I also love them pan fried with garlic. That's a common side dish in Asian restaurants here. I've read in a greek cookbook that only certain types of beans, broad beans (Vicia faba), are eaten raw by some people when harvested at a young stage. I'm super excited for this growing season. My boyfriend keeps telling me we don't have enough space in the garden haha Best regards Selene

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Maybe it is the young part that helps! They are even served as raw snacks on prepared veggie platters in grocery stores. So many good beans recipes! I love them all the ways. I’ll definitely need to show some recipes this year 💐 looks like you need a bigger garden 😂🥰

[@Dispatern]

​@@FlowerHillFarm It can't be so bad if they are even served like this. Seems we're Europeans are missing out! I don't even know what they taste like raw. I'd love to see some recipes. My favorite types of videos are garden tours though. I just love to see what grows in other gardens or farms. We sure do! haha :D

[@igneousidol]

my favorite in this video is the african daisy with blue center

[@FlowerHillFarm]

Mine too!