Tools that will TRANSFORM your Garden Experience

[@karend8575]

As my mother always said, and I said to my kids, and now my grandkids “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” Shame on people for being mean. Move on! These kids are dodging an awesome job raising their family and running their homestead. Without being condescending, I am proud of you guys. Such a pleasure to watch! Keep it up! 🥰

[@adrifran93]

Well said! I wish I had there motivation to do it and go after your goals.

[@susan-almosta_farm8823]

I was raised the same way and also taught my kids and now grandkids too.

[@morethanfarmers]

Thanks so much 😊 Well said.

[@lorihamlin3604]

Same here😊

[@lorihamlin3604]

Love the hose reel. When I found a snake in my enclosed rolling reel and promptly gave it away (reel not the snake). I just bought longer hoses so I can reach all areas of yard that need water. My hardworking farmer dad drilled common sense into us kids and if it doesn’t work mark it up to experience and do something different next time around. Impressed with your farm and thanks for the info.

[@charlesmcgonigle3539]

Growing power to the gardeners.

[@walking9344]

you are doing so well keep up the great work all of you. Don't pay attention to the haters just ignore them and keep doing your best

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you! I'm glad we have a lot more supporters than haters 😉

[@augyannafacey7616]

Gardening is an adventure

[@morethanfarmers]

For sure 😏

[@MsOneQT]

I love this family. I find myself binging their videos instead of streaming movies as I embark on my first outdoor garden journey this year. Michelle is the reason I bought a drying rack thing ($30 bucks?) with like 10 levels instead of the several hundred dollar dehydrator. Michelle, I'm studying herbalism as a beginner, so everything you've said about nasturtium, is spot on! You've mentioned natural wellness through herbs in several videos and I'm so here for it!! Lastly, this family is the reason I bought several books on canning/preserving/drying, etc so I can plan to enjoy my harvests over the winter. I even got my mom excited about your channel. I have so much respect for how you are delivering this invaluable information, the love and respect you have for each other and the decency you show us in every video. I'm typing too much, lol. On to the next video!!

[@morethanfarmers]

Wow, thank you so much! You really dove in headfirst and I love that for you 😁❤️

[@virginiapeters6177]

I love your videos so much and the information you share! Thank you guys for letting us be a part of your experience ❤

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you! So glad you enjoy.

[@susanturner9023]

Love vacuuming the squash bugs! So satisfying! ❤😂

[@morethanfarmers]

I know right 😁

[@sequoiahanderson5046]

You two are really a breath of fresh air❤

[@lizpetruzzi7700]

I’m newish to your channel and I watch a lot of homestead videos. Yours are my favorite. You guys work so hard, do things with excellence and authenticity and generously share what you learn. Thank you for excellent content and for being lights in the world! Really love you guys 😁💕

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you so much! It really means a lot to hear that.

[@lisaglassic7734]

The hose tools and the vacuum for the squash bugs are my favorite. Genius.

[@morethanfarmers]

💪

[@judyanderson8782]

I'm putting that dewalt vacuum on my gift list for myself. I hate "stink" squash bugs. Question: how do you empty them from the vacuum so they die?

[@morethanfarmers]

@@judyanderson8782 Sweet! You can empty them into a bucket of soapy water.

[@marysellar3401]

I have watched your videos for several months, i so appreciate your hours and days you both put in, a great inspiration .

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you Mary! I'm so glad to hear you're enjoying it. Makes it all worth it 😁

[@trishwalton6628]

We finally bought a hose reel to make life a little easier. Game changer! Thank you! We love your videos! Please keep posting! 🙏 👍💕

[@morethanfarmers]

YES! One of those "Why didn't I get this sooner?" moments.

[@trishwalton6628]

Yes! Exactly! 💕

[@scotserve]

Some people can be very rude and jealous, just ignore them love to see how they would cope. Im sorry Some people just annoy me they just can't be happy for other people. That work so hard to try to make their living. Just you two carry on the way you're doing i think your amazing.

[@VashtiWood]

I love your description of your compost pile... My grandparents, who lived through the Great Depression (here in Australia) had a massive perpetual compost pile. Every day, Grandma would throw all the kitchen scraps onto it... Every year, it would produce THE best pumpkins!

[@morethanfarmers]

Sounds like a great memory. Thanks for sharing!

[@Freyr7313]

Amen to the watering wand!

[@theoutdooradventurers1900]

You two have inspired @IdahoFamrkids to keep on trying homesteading. They are planning a bigger garden for next year. My one daughter has been trying making jam. My son is excited about our first milk cow. Thank you for sharing

[@morethanfarmers]

That’s so cool! Glad to be a part of it.

[@thelioness3305]

You did great on the grapes. You are spot on. I did mine wrong 3 years ago. lol

[@morethanfarmers]

Haha thanks! Good to know 😊

[@jeanmuehlfelt7942]

Great Video!! 🙂 One suggestion on pruning the grape vines in the future is to trim them when dormant. It's usually before April up north. Grape vines can 'bleed' heavily once they start their growth in the spring. It sets them back. I learned that in a university ag course and consistently use that method on my 15 grape vines. 😉

[@morethanfarmers]

Good to know!

[@susanturner9023]

I am not a newbie to gardening and pretty knowledgeable but I learn a little something else all the time, also love the farm homestead space and you do a great job on edits and artistry in your vids you guys are naturals! Look past the naysayers and ill willed comments. I’ve added you guys to my following mostly because I like you guys and your style. Keep up the hard work and it will work for you, you guys have something special! I feel like watching your videos are like watching a huge network show. Really! ✌🏻🙏🏼❤️

[@morethanfarmers]

Such high compliments! Thank you!

[@galeharris6696]

I've been composting the 2nd way for about 35 years, and my garden soil is VERY healthy! Nice video!

[@morethanfarmers]

Love it!

[@dlewis895]

SOUNDS GREAT NOWWWW. HELPPP PLEASE. WHAT IS THE SECOND WAY?????? THEYVE USED AND YOU. USE GREAT FOR 35YRS

[@theemmanuelswife]

Keep up the good work. You are using MANY of the right tools for the job. We have 10,000 SF of organic gardens on our homestead/mini-farm, and the right tools make all the difference. You are going to love the oscillating wheel hoe attachment. We have three double-wheel hoes with various attachments. I also have a Japanese hand hoe that looks just like yours. Some day when you get a garden tractor, make sure you get a potato buster. You can put your potato fork to other uses. Thanks for sharing your homestead with those of us that love gardening and homesteading.

[@morethanfarmers]

Sounds great! Thanks for watching 😊

[@HRGarden-4545]

Really nice to live in a rural village near the house with all kinds of crops and can raise cattle, chickens, ducks with beautiful nature, thanks for the video is really good 👍😍

[@morethanfarmers]

Yes!

[@RemJuly]

You are doing great job, I can never be near doing what you do. If you see mean comments, it only means that your channel is growing and thus trolls and people who breaths negativity will surely drop comments everywhere just to hurt others. Just ignore and forget that you read their comments and only remember that they added to your views and so it's all good 😂

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you! Comments like yours make up for it 😊

[@marysidle5132]

No shame in using a tiller. You do what is necessary for you to do to get your garden in order. Love the videos! GOD bless

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you 😁

[@kennethsmith2952]

I give my empathy to you concerning other peoples bitter, and controlling hearts. People today just have to tell everyone else how to live, and what to do, and where to spit and when you can sniff the air, but I lived on a farm most all my life, and we lived just the way you are, by trial and error, and we did just fine. Just a thought, we learned that if we nourished our soil to much, with alot of compost, our plants grew like they were on steroids; tall and lush, but with small & little crops. I will say, both of your trials and errors, with all of the studying, and thinking things through that you do to improve, and better what you do, is the very thing that make your videos so inviting and pleasurable to watch. Thank you. Ken Troutdale OR.

[@morethanfarmers]

Appreciate it, Ken!

[@emes8742]

I like the way you showed what was "not so hot" and then what was way better. Very helpful. Thank you.

[@morethanfarmers]

You're welcome!

[@susu0224]

I’m very grateful for all the information you both share about your experience with farming and personal lives. So let me be one of those people to say to anyone jumping on the comments and talking nonsense about you guys having money or faking it or brand new stuff… I’m from the belly of the beast NYC… my original words won’t be kind but because this is a family friendly channel - I’ll just say to those people STEP OFF MIND YOUR BUSINESS AND KEEP IT MOVING. Let people live their lives peacefully and go back under the rock to which you came!

[@morethanfarmers]

Haha thank you so much! Glad we have you on our side 😉

[@laneclaypool8005]

You can get a brass shut-off to screw on the end of your hose, then screw your quick disconnect onto the shut-off. It allows you to connect hoses, sprayers, or sprinklers without going back to the faucet to shut the water off. You also don't get soaked disconnecting one device and connecting another.

[@morethanfarmers]

Good idea for sure.

[@workinonit9562]

Your gardens look great, do what works for your farm...

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you 😊

[@susan-almosta_farm8823]

I've gardened for so many years and if I count helping my mother when I was a kid, then it's been 60 plus years. I've always tilled the garden at the beginning of spring, just like mom, and then used a hoe for making my rows and weeding. Never tilled real deep. Just too hard on my back and joints now, so my husband put in 19 raised beds this year, just 2x6's on the ground but landscape fabric between them all and man, such a back saver. Just couldn't let go of the rows though, so I still have 3, 60' long that will prob be the death of me. 😂Type A, can't have ANY grass or weed. 🙄I also invested in a stirrup hoe last year, best tool I ever bought. And this year bought a Japanese gardening sickle that is wonderful for weeding between plants. I really enjoy your videos. Thank you so much!!

[@morethanfarmers]

Love it! So cool to hear what you’re doing.

[@lisagoff369]

tractor supply is owned by Blackrock. Some youtubers say they have bought chicken feed from them and their chickens stopped laying. Everything is so impressive. You two are brilliant, and what a team!

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you 😊

[@BEASTWRANGLER]

Any major chain today is owned by Blackrock, Vanguard or State Street. And they are all the same because they also own each other. FYI

[@bnuggg]

How disingenuous. Typical conspiracy theorist. They own 8.9% of the company, not even a majority shareholder.

[@prepperbookclub]

That tiller is a beast. Grew up using that one at my grandparents.

[@John-kl3ue]

It’s such a shame KZbin has gone down the Facebook road ! Everyone has to have something negative to say ! I say your all doing a great job ..I enjoy your channel from outback Western Australia.

[@morethanfarmers]

Thanks so much! Good to have you here 😊

[@TKevinBlanc]

I'm glad that Melnor wand is working for you. The one I have leaks from every place possible. It's hard to buy consistenly high-quality stuff.

[@jackgraham3393]

Yes, I agree, the one I bought leaks to no end. I got more water on me than the plants. Cut the thing up and went in the garbage.

[@mollyschmit9350]

I love your videos on tools that you use that make gardening and homesteading more manageable! Great job!

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed 😊

[@athomewithrobandtim]

We are glad we found your channel. Y’all are doing great with your content, your plants look healthy and you seem to have bountiful harvests. Keep sharing. Ignore the rude comments from the couch gardeners; it’s not worth the energy being spent there. That goes for experts with attitude as well. ~ Rob

[@morethanfarmers]

Thanks so much! Wise words 😊

[@ioanagherman5952]

GOD bless you guys, God bless your family. Wise people.

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you 😊 He is good.

[@jeas4980]

Y'all are doing a fantastic job. One of my "game changer" tools in the garden was a weed burner. Particularly with hitting the areas where squash bugs took over.. I feel your pain. But I just love the vacuum idea! Well done!

[@morethanfarmers]

I got a weed burner for our driveway, but I’m always scared I’m gonna start a spreading fire 😂

[@suzyb4536]

You're really getting dialed in! Your content is awesome! My favorite is watching you just figure it out. Keep up the good work! Old methods and tools rock!! 😊❤

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you!! Right on 😊

[@TheowlFreedompharms]

Great show! That’s a lot of work! More work than most folks realize. Just started a new homestead in the ozarks of Missouri. Just subbed up. 👍

[@morethanfarmers]

You got that right! Thank you. Good luck on your journey!

[@gsh4485]

LOL. At the end - "quick, they're getting away!" I was thinking the same thing.😆

[@BitsOfThisNThat]

My advice to you , is for you and your wife, to come here and start a garden for me. I live in ohio, it won't be that far. Also come back every month to check out the progress and see what might need done. 😂You guys are great. Thanks for all the tips and help you give. Much appreciated. God bless.

[@Maiden_Warrior_Crone]

Really excellent content, as always. Thank you so much! With love from Croatia!

[@lionheartfarmandgardening]

❤ Hose Reel! Why didn't I think of that! I've used the hose quick connectors and alot of what you have, but never thought of a hole reel. Game changer! Thank you for another great video and all the hard work that goes into it! If we lived closer, we would definitely be friends for sure. You are my kind of people! ❤

[@morethanfarmers]

It's epic! Now I needa get another for the barn 😏 It can be hard to find likeminded people nearby. At least we have this 😊

[@tinakarp3996]

I really enjoy your videos. You two are such hard workers. I have been a gardener forever... and there is no such thing as one right way. You doing what works for you in the garden, is working just fine!!😍

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you so much!

[@jfjfjdjdj]

I love you guys. This show is awesome. This is my dream to have my own farm and to be self sufficient. Your family give me hope

[@suzannemartin1202]

The vacuum!!! Yes! We had an awful stink bug INUNDATION last year!! Not on our plants, per say, but on the outside of our house, oh my! every day id vacuum our house exterior and even the inside walls in one room that they would congregate. So glad winter finally came and they went away. 😮‍💨 This year it seems better. Vacuums best tool!

[@morethanfarmers]

Totally!

[@Liliarthan]

I love that idea. Gonna try it on the aphids that drives me crazy!

[@mariawhite1328]

Thank you Michelle! We just starting our tomato seedlings in the southern hemisphere and that was very motivating.

[@mariawhite1328]

Sorry was meant to be on the tomato video 😁

[@morethanfarmers]

Glad to inspire! Good luck!

[@tdewtx]

I would just ignore those yapping in the comments. Look at them, investigate whether it's actually helpful, and let them go. Negative people strike out at you because their life sucks and they want to project their unhappiness on you so they feel better. If someone says this way is better, the odds are there is info out there. Look and let go. I am a new sub and I am enjoying your content. I am disabled so love watching others garden and homestead. You two are doing great. I have been a scratch cooker most of my life. I started preserving later in life. I get thrilled each time I see a younger person embrace scratch/preserve type cooking and storing food.

[@morethanfarmers]

Thanks so much for saying all that. Glad you’re here for the journey 😊

[@ewastanska8561]

I love your channel. I watch you guys all the time to get the motivation to do my work. Thank you for sharing a little bit of your wonderful life with us. Wishing you all the best. I'll be coming back all the time. Homesteading is fun, but it's hard work all the time, so it's easy to get burned out. Thanks to channels like yours I have learned so much and it's so much fun working after watching your projects come together. Stay strong, safe, healthy and happy. Cheers.

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you so much! Glad it’s been helpful!😊

[@kathylane5934]

I just found you all I like it. Thank you. Used to do this, too old, enjoy watching you all

[@nancyseery2213]

No advice from me---my garden has gone wild this year and my new grapes look just like yours!! God bless y'all and keep growing.

[@morethanfarmers]

Haha great 😏

[@virsapiensfortisest922]

I have a large community garden plot where the nearest shared spigot is about 300 ft away. You just convinced me that I need to just break down and get a hose reel because, you’re right, dragging those hoses SUCKS! And I feel ya on the squash bugs. They are my nemesis. I hate those stupid things. The vacuum was ingenious. I’ll have to try the netting next year as well. Thank you for all of your recommendations.

[@morethanfarmers]

You're welcome! Hope it works out for ya. The hose reel is the bomb 😏

[@karenstone5305]

I have to admire you young people! I i really enjoy watching the process and progress you two and your family grow and share your lives with us. I'm over the hill but i still grow a garden. When i was a teenager my dad bought a 5 acre farm in Florida. I grew up in Michigan and in Florida. Our farm we had a milk cow which i always milked her myself. My mom didn't know what you could make with all that cow's milk so most went to the dog's and cat's. We also had laying hens, beef cow, my horse and a shetland pony and her baby. We never had pig's. We also had gosts. Those were a pain in the rear so i would never ever want goat's again. We had an awesome garden as well. I pretty much indulged myself into the garden and farm animals. I loved it and i love watching your family and all that you all do! Keep up the good work because y'all are awesome!!

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you so much 😊 Love hearing your story!

[@karenstone5305]

Ty for reading it!

[@michelleann1899]

Great vdeo..as always..like your style...all of your new purchases are so helpful..the hose holder is quite stylish...have a good harvest season! 💚🌞🏠🪻🌱

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you so much!

[@alysiachristensen5475]

Great episode!!! I love seeing your successes!!! God bless!!!

[@rockygrindstaff7312]

Oh man I need that tiller. I bought one that is junk. Great video!

[@morethanfarmers]

It works pretty well.. It's pretty old so I do have to fix it more often than I'd like.

[@melodytoufekoulas3653]

I think u 2 r doing a great job.....keep it up

[@jonathanstuart6201]

Found your channel last night, you guys are Amazing. Your videos are packed with practical, useful information. Best wishes for the future.

[@morethanfarmers]

Thanks! Welcome here!

[@mommapreps4526]

I recently found your channel and have been enjoying watching your videos. I think you guys are great and your Homestead is realistic. I love how you admit you don't like getting up early, and how if you have the technology/ electrical tools to get the job done faster than you should. I agree. I get more done that way and i don't have a Homestead. I have a garden on my in town property. I can what i can. The garden is mostly for fresh use. I'm trying to find a way to scale up production in my small space. I do have apple trees though. I purchase a lot of what i can but it is still better than commercially canned goods! Great job and thanks for sharing your lives and teaching your kids how to take care of themselves.

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you 😊 Love that you're doing what you can. Blessings on your journey!

[@reesewhitt5495]

I really appreciate this best tools video.

[@sharlenec7289]

Just found your videos. I enjoy them so much. You both are amazing young people. I'm in my 50's live on homestead and your teaching me alot. Thank you

[@morethanfarmers]

Hey that’s great! We can all learn 😊

[@jeanrichards8042]

Your stuff looking new is called taking care of things. I know what you mean about being a kid in a candy store when you get new tools (I was positively giddy when I bought my steam canner!) All the tools you've shown are great, the wheel hoe looks awesome and I will look to get one when I have ground to plant in. Thanks for another awesome video 😁

[@morethanfarmers]

I know right 😏

[@lanceburton9953]

Agree with your comment on use of a tiller - sometimes it's just necessary to use power tools.

[@vincentlavella1991]

We’re on the same page guys, and funny we buy seeds the same place and I used a tiller this year, there’s a time and place for each tool, well done!

[@camicri4263]

Good job you guys! 🤗💕🤗

[@morethanfarmers]

Thanks 😊

[@GFox-cg7qf]

Thanks for posting the links on the tools that actually work. I have had poor luck with the quick connectors that I have already tried, so immediately purchased the ones that you have recommended.

[@morethanfarmers]

Awesome! Hope they do well for you!

[@zachd565]

Keep going! Y’all are doing great!

[@MasonObryan-jx2up]

Really enjoying your guys videos! reminds me a lot of special times I had growing crops with my papa. And the way y’all handle yours livestock is great!! Very interested in seeing how you guys would deer hurt.

[@morethanfarmers]

Glad you enjoy!

[@Thisisit120]

I like using a Rototiller also. Especially when we are first preparing a garden bed for the first time in that spot. It breaks up the hard ground and after that is done you can add compost and healthy dirt and mix it all together. Most generally after the first time I don’t use it again in that same bed. But a Rototiller definitely have a place in gardening. I know they have been tainted as taboo but so be it. I use them.

[@morethanfarmers]

Right on!

[@dlewis895]

LOVE THE POTATOE. FORK. NICE WIDE REALLY LIFTS POTATOES UP TO PICK. KALE AN CLAY TO SPRAY ON GOOD IDEA NETTING OVER KEEP BUGS OUT LIKE PEOPLE MOSQUITOS NETTING TO SLEEP AT NITE. SMART.

[@Coalbucketoutlaw]

Thanks for showing me how Merry Christmas

[@Bill98533]

On the farm we use horse hoof trimmers to prune the raspberry rows. After cutting the dead vine you can grab it with the trimmer to pull it out of the row.

[@walthausauer4182]

Loved the video and I have watched a lot of gardening videos. You have both definitely done your research, put in the time, adjusted your opinions and here's the hard part for most of us sinners, you were able to share that experience without even a hint of ego, that which blocks our connection with the creator. Openly and honestly sharing your demonstrated problem solving process, I believe ensures continued success at providing the message. What you call "common sense" is not common sense at all in my experience. Only shared remembrances of the infinite amount of ways the Lord shows us daily how we can improve our experience with him. Like your video. Thank you Lord. It was a true pleasure watching how you two in understanding of each other, your love for each other, have created a place where the Lord can reside in creation with you as it says in his Bible, it can be that way here. YOU MAKE IT LOOK SO EASY FOR ALL TO SEE. That truth, that honesty, that connection came through loud and clear. For those who can hear to hear and for those who can see to see as Jesus himself put it. Thanks to you two for sharing your experiences in his creation. Thank you Lord for everything else.

[@morethanfarmers]

Well thank you so much 😊 We will strive to keep living up to that.

[@voss_homestead.oh.chapter]

I use neem oil and basic H from Shaklee (I think any natural soap would work), but if I spray the base of the squashes, it will keep them away. BUT, it washes off if it rains. It also doesnt last long on the plant. I usually spray with the neem mix almost daily. Whether it's Japanese beetles, aphids, squash beetles, rabbits, deer, etc... they HATE the taste of neem oil!

[@robinsouth8555]

We planted 4 grape plants about 20 yrs ago, used a cattle panel as a trellis. Initially we tied up the runners, and have done nothing else, a small tree is even growing up next to the panel. No pruning or anything. Always loaded with grapes, I used to make jelly for the kids, this year just fed to chickens. I'm no expert, but to me it's carefree. Not the prettiest, but it works.

[@morethanfarmers]

Well that's cool! 😊 there is hope for us then 😉

[@danihworld]

Thanks for the motivation guys!! Your channel is very helpful and positive ✨️

[@morethanfarmers]

Our pleasure!

[@rogerspaulding6569]

Nice! Thanks for your efforts. Real world I for is so hard to find.

[@JillRH]

Thank you for your videos and sharing your process and home. I relate to how you think of homesteading and I love listening to your tips and advice. If I’m not careful I will overwhelm myself and then burn out. Thanks. Just found your channel a couple weeks ago

[@morethanfarmers]

You are so welcome! Glad you found us 😊

[@sheilalogan3250]

Squash bugs yikes gave me the chills…..ugh thank goodness for the Dewalt Vac

[@MrLukaszKaiser]

In garden you need what is Best on your plot each garden is different biosystem and all you can do is try to fit The Best for your conditions👍

[@Liliarthan]

Thanks for the great ideas! I especially love the vacuum idea 😆 I’m gonna see how the aphids like it! 😤😂

[@morethanfarmers]

Right on!

[@user-do7vy9mc2t]

An absolutely newbie when it comes to gardening, but I'm young and need a good and healthy hobie

[@morethanfarmers]

Go for it! Learn as you go and have fun 😊

[@Rick-the-winner]

Some comments about your garden. The hoses from the shed to the garden. Maybe look at burying an irrigation line under the grass just enough so you can mow and not deal with the hose problem. Also drip with an automatic timer will do wonders for crop quality. We just planted our storage carrots and beets this week and by late October they will be full size (zone 5b) You should look into a silage tarp for terminating grass before you till. Tarp/ till/ then covercrop or, till/ tarp/ then covercrop will be more weed free. Floating row cover on squash, cucs, and zucchini, taken off as soon as they start flowering will do the trick. We still get squash bugs and cucumber beetles but not enough to effect the crop finishing.

[@morethanfarmers]

Thanks for all the tips!

[@Auguur]

Love the ho mi, been using it for many years. They also make one with a long handle

[@wsyl59]

Cog Hill Family farm has two videos up about training their blackberry bushes on wires like you are doing with your grapes and it worked great! One was ‘We need to give them a haircut’ and the other was ‘Big day in the garden’ ( probably not the exact titles) lol He used a certain kind of blackberry and the berries grew huge! Hope you can watch the videos I felt like I could do it after watching them.

[@morethanfarmers]

Sweet thanks! I’ll have to check it out.

[@jerrykimcanady1208]

We’re enjoying your channel! Thanks for sharing. Maybe try companion planting nasturtium and marigolds within your squash and cucumber plants to keep the squash bugs away. The netting you spoke of would have to be so tight a weave to keep those out that it would also keep the pollinators from getting to the blossoms I’d think. Hope this helps. 😊

[@morethanfarmers]

Yeah, thanks for the tips! Glad you're enjoying the videos 😊

[@tealkerberus748]

For your carrots, have you seen the dropseeder? As devices for getting a whole lot of tiny seeds perfectly spaced over a garden bed go, it's winning. Instead of rows to thin and empty space between rows, all of a sudden you have a patch, and every seed has the amount of space it needs to grow to its full potential.

[@justinoffutt]

That vacuum is a great idea, I went outside at lunch and saw the same mass of squash bugs - along with some blister beetles. I sprayed with pyrethrin (sp?). We’ll see if it works

[@morethanfarmers]

Super frustrating! Hope it works for ya.

[@susu0224]

And thank you again for sharing content that’s so helpful to those of us in search of answers cheering you on! You’re stuff looks brand new because you take care of it;) what’s wrong with that? Should it look busted? It just goes to show that people out there have these ideas that homesteaders should be living and looking like the homeless- busted and wretched looking…. WRONG TROLL… all of it can be done with style and humbleness. You definitely have my back;) God Bless you and your little tribe!

[@morethanfarmers]

I agree.. I'm not into the "redneck farmer" look 😏 Thanks for the support!

[@williamdewhirst9834]

I love how you guys try to keep homesteading as simple as possible. You are very humble and transparent. You accomplish a lot and your garden looks prolific! Do you have any issues with moles/voles (eating my potatoes) or rabbits (eating everything)? I set up a low 2 strand electric perimeter for rabbits but I think they jump right through it. Blessings, Dawn

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you so much! We don’t have much problem with either. We used to have moles, but they just went away 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@tealkerberus748]

Garden hoses with appropriate fittings are good. Self-watering wicking beds are next level. It's the equivalent of putting a float valve on your cattle water troughs instead of having to cart water every day. But yeah, they're not cheap.

[@HippyCheez11]

Quick disconnects that rotate /swivel will save your soul. . . Also spending the extra $$ for irrigation PVC saves time which in turn means more money making 🤠

[@morethanfarmers]

You got it!

[@leorbuis9024]

I'm new to your channel, I just subscribed I just wanted to say you've got a really great and polished presentation style and it makes your videos really easy to watch but also we're very informative so keep up the good work, thanks!

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you so much!

[@suziwolfgang6487]

One of my friends has a metal garden hose. They're on the expensive side, but they don't kink or break, and when the weather is cold outside they're not stiff. I wish my mom had one of those when she was gardening a lot. That hose real is nice. We went through a couple of flimsy plastic standing ones, and they break after a few uses.

[@ebgstuff]

Actually seeing mistakes is very educational. There are questions so many don't even know need to be asked until someone else shows their way. Hope that made sense.

[@A.E.Lanman777]

With the hose, one thing that helped me out the most was I got a metal wrapped water hose, it is kinkless and tangleless just pull it out and it comes straight out of whatever messy pile or disaster the kids left it in. It's my life saver, I could never go back to a regular hose.

[@veronicamozee]

Can y'all make a video how to build the wooden plant holders?

[@benburns5995]

Hi Codi, interesting video about tools to help make your garden experience better. When you guys create videos you both come across very confident and well organized with the right tools to get your jobs done more efficiently. Instead of thinking that you have so much because of the blood, sweat and tears you go through each day people think you just throw money and it magically appears. I hope this comment makes sense as I wasn't sure exactly how to word it. Today the American people have gotten so soft and just don't want to put in an honest days work for and honest days pay. What is special about at Potato Fork as opposed to a Pitchfork? From the video it looks very similar.

[@ellenirwin8965]

I wondered about that 🤔 too!

[@morethanfarmers]

You're right on, Ben! Totally made sense. I'm glad for the work ethic I was raised with, and I hope to instill that into my children. The digging fork is stronger. The tines are thicker/wider. The tines are a little more straight. You can really move the dirt. A regular pitch fork bends easier, and doesn't lift the dirt as much.

[@keepingithomestead]

We may start Gardening on the larger scale someday lol so far I’m just grateful for the two raised beds your videos talk to me into making . We are really good at producing our own milk and meat, but gardening and food preservation is one of the areas. We really need to try and do better at next season. Hopefully all of these tips and tools will help.

[@morethanfarmers]

Love it! Glad to inspire 😊 Keep at it!