We're Embarrassed to show you our garden.

[@marybethham4967]

I’m 68 and the raised beds are the best way to go. I have twelve of them and veggies are doing well, no complaints at all. Tomato 🍅 harvest, peppers, beans squash, etc is great. Now is the time to think of years down the road. You are doing the right thing. God bless

[@elainebradley8213]

Love my raised beds too. I'm also making peace with the weeds.....

[@fancythat5136]

Absolutely, same here.

[@chan4754]

Same

[@giffjim55]

I added raised beds two years ago at age 69. Best decision. Great crops this year.

[@MimsysGarden]

Yesssss!!! My raised beds waaayyyy out produced the large inground garden(s) of the past! 💚

[@ladonnadouglas9577]

Now that's what I call farm animals living their BEST life. Especially the chickens, ducks, and geese! A bridge to their pool with their own pool boy! Lol. Love your videos. God bless.

[@nancyvonseggern1280]

The amount of work you two put out each day is astounding.

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Life DOES happen sometimes and there's only 24 hours in the day in which to shuffle priorities. You guys are great!

[@tonileigh8660]

I started my garden with 3 raised beds that were 4x8x2. The 2nd year I add one bed and made it and the existing one a foot taller. Each year after that, I've added one more bed and made them a foot taller. Now all my beds are 4 x 8 and 4 feet tall which will make them easier to use as I get older. One of the things I like about your channel is the fact that you show the good and the bad. What gardening is REALLY like. That even the best of us have setbacks and failures. That is much more encouraging to us, and especially to newbies to gardening.

[@scentsbyemebathbody3161]

No need to apologize for weeds it’s part of gardening…they are overwhelmingly a pain ! Do what you can and that’s what is important. 👍🏡

[@colstace2560]

Weeds are great for animal feed and composting 🙂👍

[@sharonloomis5264]

Google edible weeds

[@denisewilson8367]

A little time everyday will eventually get all the weeds. It's hot, exhaustive, crouching work. So spread it out over a few days. Your back & knees will thank you.

[@MissBetsyLu]

​@@denisewilson8367 blah!! Weed barrier and mulch beats weeding by a landslide. Great blessings everyone.

[@royboggs3849]

And July weeds are the worst!😀

[@notthereyethomestead8413]

Thank you for your honesty! Kevin was quite sick for a while, and that put a huge load onto Sarah, we understand! Homesteading is hard work, and you show that in your videos. This is your new place, that has not had years of improvement, like your previous properties. We learn a lot by sharing, and that is a blessing to me. Thank you again!!

[@DonnaRocheLull]

As they say, life happens! With all you had happen this summer, please give yourselves some grace! I think raised beds are a great idea. I love mine!

[@sujithsom5459]

the duck pond outlet must be drained further out .....or it will create slushy mushy area around the outlet area

[@creativerita]

I am so impressed with your honesty Because you are up front with your experience last year when your in ground garden was all but fried it made me realize that my garden failure was ok. I was just about ready to give up on growing my own garden but your video’s were so assuring. I’m with you on container gardening. I’m 72 and my raised beds have been a true blessing.

[@tammymanuel9158]

Its called life happens. Dont be embarrassed about it. Life goes on. The green house has been wonderful so you have been getting a plenty of goodies. With everything you guys have dealt with this season, it is totally understandable. God bless you guys. All you can do is as much as you can do. Dont worry. God has you covered. 🙏🏻💜🙏🏻💜🙏🏻🌞🌻🌞🌻

[@robingreany899]

Those dang weeds come up everywhere. I hate pulling them up but ours are from the desert and get as big as I am to pull. Gotta keep pulling them up to get the roots so we can try and get rid of them. Love your beans but at least you will get more veggies to enjoy. I think you will enjoy putting in raised beds so you won’t have too many weeds. Love you guys. ❤️

[@lindaleach7954]

The large stones you've placed around the wadding pool look so nice and natural!

[@FoundThingsandFamilyLegacies]

Yup. Life happens! No need to apologize. We LIVE it as well. :)

[@DjChelan]

I know filming and editing Good morning to your loving animals is such a labor of love and just want you both to know how this always warms my heart! Thank you! Your honesty is always so heartwarming, love you both! Never no reason to have to explain in my heart!

[@Outdoorlass]

I just love watching the video when you say good morning to the ducks and watching them run out of their pen. It is so funny and enjoyable to watch. Your animals are very fortunate to have you as their stewards.

[@arlinerobertson6377]

Everything is a learning experience and this is life. Thank you Kevin and sarah

[@mrbim1954]

Amazing how fast the water gets dirty! Every time a goose shacks it's tail feathers they drop a load. Fun chore time. Thanks for sharing! God Bless!

[@gracehill4378]

Buy 9-2 x 6 and 1- 8 ft 4x 4 post. Cut post into 4 pieces. 3 2x6’s down each side. Cut the other 3 in half to make the ends. Use the 4 - cut 8 ft post for your comers. Mine have lasted over 10 years. I put copper tops on each post. You can use a cattle panel cut to size for your trellis. I put mine on top of the weed fabric. The initial cost is quite a bit. But the amount of food you produce , compared to in the ground is awesome. Glad you are doing better Mr. Kevin. Love all your video’s. God bless!!

[@arcamemnon9193]

If you're going to build raised beds, you may as well build them high enough that you don't need to stoop down at all by building hollow box frames underneath them. Then put doors in the hollow box portion and you can use the space underneath the beds for storage for tools, soil supplements, fertilizers etc. to save carrying stuff too and from the garden area from a shed or other storage area. Just be sure to put some kind of matting over the dirt in the frame box so insects and moisture don't get into whatever you have stored under there.

[@royboggs3849]

The worst part of raised beds is…… they dry up fast.

[@SimplyStacyL]

@@royboggs3849not necessarily. I’m in Texas and I only have to water my raised beds twice per week in the heat of summer. Mulch is crucial.

[@royboggs3849]

@@SimplyStacyL “only twice per week”? Hahaha!

[@donnadunlop]

Thanks for showing us the GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY of gardening. I have had been gardening a long time and must admit each year is an adventure. Gardening has now a thing of the past, hubby can't do what he used to do and i could not do it all myself but we are content with our past accomplishments. I don't know how even gardens produce these days with the extreme heat and weather.

[@MissBetsyLu]

Thats one cool duck pond. Many grand blessings everyone and everywhere.

[@barbaradoye1989]

You always keep it real. I love that about your channel! Take care! God Bless!

[@heatherlopez6627]

No need to apologize. Family is the priority. You all grow amazing gardens yearly. And your green house is kicking butt. So you can take care of family and still provide food. You're still winning

[@Emmylou2]

I’m so looking forward to your raised bed adventure. I’ve been gardening in raised beds now for quite some time and love it. Since y’all are one of my major resources for gardening I’m sure I’ll be learning some new techniques.

[@yduverjn155]

You guys did the right thing ❤ family comes first ❤ there will always be another opportunity for the garden. God bless you and your family 🙏🏿❤️

[@nrgltwrkr2225]

No need to feel embarrassed at all! You do so much on a regular basis, I am surprised you didn't let more slide, given all of the challenges and responsibilities you two have been faced with this season. You amaze me EVERY year, even during your most challenging seasons! 🥰 I do think it's instructive to see "real life" challenges as well as the successes. It will probably take a few years to get the soil up to the fertility level of the old homestead. I am actually impressed with how well the outdoor garden did, even with the weeds, heat and not-so-great soil. Lots of growing time left! 👍😃 I am a big fan of raised beds too and have been transitioning to them as well in my tiny inner city yard with great success. Great for aging-in-place. I filled my hip-high raised beds logs, twigs and trimmings up to the top 18" of the beds, finishing with organic compost, manure and worm castings and I am having bumper crops this year. Thank you for sharing the lessons learned and sharing that you are still continuing to learn, grow and adapt. Blessings, hugs and health to you and yours.

[@cookim8364]

No need to apologize, life is life. But I am glad that despite everything you will still have some harvest from your garden. Thanks for the update! You all work so hard!!! Amazing!!! 🎊

[@sura2047]

You guys are way too hard on yourselves! Apart from the weeds, that in-ground garden is doing fantastically!! Honestly, I know so many people who would say it’s a complete success! Especially give the soil as you described, and all the neglect, wow! I think it’s a complete win in my book, well done.

[@renanims6630]

When I lived in Ozark MO, it took me 3 years of tilling in big blocks of Peat Moss into the clay soil, before the soil became “garden worthy”!

[@ChelseaNichole2911]

Ah the joys of gardening in Missouri! Never know what you’re gonna get around here. My garden here in SW MO is a bit of a jungle right now. I need to spend a few hours tying up tomatoes, pruning, weeding…but then it rains. It’s always something!

[@marialacke9896]

I think your earth garden has done extremely well without alot of attention, no need to be embarrassed. I appreciate your content as being the real deal rather than other channels that are not genuine and making gardening seem like it's all unicorns and rainbows, which it's not, it's hard work. Your honesty in sharing the real deal of life - hardships, failures, great successes and being a true homesteader is what keeps folks like me coming back.

[@christymartin9404]

Same thing happened to me & my garden this year. After planting I ended up having to have surgery on a torn tendon in my elbow. So, needless to say, I wasn't able to keep up with it. It's nothing to be embarrassed about. Life happens.

[@irenesprinkle6962]

Totally understand about having clay soil. I gave up trying to garden when we moved from NJ to SC. We have nothing but clay soil here, compared to the soil in NJ. Also way too hot to plant tomatoes. Thank God for farmer’s markets.

[@marysurbanchickengarden]

Do the hugleculture method in the raised beds, you'll be amazed by all the worms that come to live in there. I laid down a thick layer of cardboard and a layer of small logs and broken limbs from our oak trees and only put about 8 inches of top soil and cow manure mixed together. I'm having to amend and top them up after this growing season but as most people with raised beds will attest they have sinkage every year. I've had an amazing harvest from my seven raised beds. I'm 72 with a bad back and the raised beds are a God send for me.

[@doityourselflivinggardenin7986]

Beware of Hugelkultur gardens if you have voles. They will build vole hotels in them. I will never go back to them for that reason. And over time, they reduce to nothing and you will need to bring in more soil. There are better ways.

[@tigerlily222]

Celebrate the wins and learn from the losses - thanks for a look at the honest truth of gardening & homesteading! 😀❤️🌸

[@MaryBornforHealth]

Thank you for sharing how life sometimes throws you a challenge and we need to learn from that. I am 80 years old and my gardening has changed throughout my life. I used to plant 100 flats of plants each year in the ground. I now use raised bed gardening with only a few in the ground areas. It is called working smarter. Tending an in-ground garden can be good exercise but it can also mean hurting every day and dealing with that pain, or actually enjoying the gardening process. My channel, Mary Born, ND is all about healthy living and part of that is "Gardening with Granny" and the things gardening has taught me. We all have challenges and the way we handle them can be a lesson to others to help them deal with their challenges. Thanks for being you!

[@paulamcminn2532]

It’s like a breath of fresh air to see real people instead of fake ones, just trying to carve out a living on your homestead……good witness to! God Bless You!

[@bettypearson5570]

Yesterday I was a bit excited to see your Wednesday post show up a day early but I realized that meant an extra day until Saturday. It was so nice to wake up this morning to see another posting today! Love, love, love! Thanks. Fantastic plan.

[@loriegreenwood9722]

I just love how absolutely REAL you guys are! Thank you for taking your time to share your lives with us. You make me feel like you are my nextdoor neighbors 😊

[@lynnsweeney4529]

Loved the updates on the outside garden. Also thank you for allowing us the viewers see that things happen in life that you have to make adjustments for. Thank you for sharing some of the struggles homesteading can involve but that you can rise above and evolve to suit your needs. As always thank you for taking time out of your busy day to share your videos.😊

[@HMInavydoc]

You both are doing an AWESOME JOB...! Unfortunately with health and schedule changes...you CAN'T always predict how life is going to go...! You just chalk it up to a learning experience and go on...! I would still give you both an A+ for EFFORT and ENTHUSIASM to ALL that you do...! Can't wait to see your raised bed gardens...! God Bless...! Shelly T... 👍❤👍

[@Alisongorman001]

I have had no luck with raised growing in Central Missouri as our containers seem to get too hot in our July-August summer heat, but I wish the best for you! I am always impressed with Holler Homestead and how much he has improved similar soil. If you change your mind and decide to go the route of amending soil, they have great ideas!

[@marktoldgardengnome4110]

2 things you can do that will help retain moisture when container gardening, 1) Bury the bottom of the bucket into the earth a few inches and then put a couple inches of mulch/wood chips around the base also. Doing this will allow the container to wick moisture from the soil naturally through the drain holes, as well as slow drainage. 2) Add mulch around the plants in the bucket. This will also help keep the soil moist from the top down. We put about 2"s of cut straw in ours. If you pull the mulch back and it's still damp, the soil will be also. No guessing this way. This has been one of the hottest, and humid summers we've had in years, yet we are seeing great results so far this year. Still watering more, every 2-3 days, instead of once a week. Hope this helps. Best of luck with your garden.

[@carolanncruts5907]

My entire garden is raised beds, each individually is covered my the same landscape fabric you use with specific holes cut, each bed is also individually piped with water, utilizing emitter heads for each planting hole. My raised beds are built with Trex, over 25 yrs ago.

[@Funshine4u]

We switched over to 2 ft tall raised beds last year and it has been such a blessing!! My spouse built them with wood frames and metal sides. We are doing crop rotation and topping the beds in the spring with compost from our chickens and garden waste. I think you will love the raised beds and still get a wonderful harvest. Excited to see what kind of beds you decide on. Take care.

[@shelleygeary3205]

No need to ever apologize ever. You guys are always honest and awesome. Thanks for sharing your life with us.

[@sandrad682]

No need to be embarrassed. This is real life and things always happen. Thanks for sharing the good and the not so good.

[@onemorchatykathy]

Yes, I appreciate that you’ll are ‘real’ and honest with your audience. I think at this point in your life that you will greatly benefit from the comfort of raised beds. Love your videos.😊

[@scentsbyemebathbody3161]

I moved alot of my garden to raised beds and towers so much better for the plants and for my body …we use corrugated raised beds vs wood because they are portable and won’t decay like wood. You’ll be happy with them . 😊

[@jeepstergal12]

I started out my gardening adventure 40 years ago with a shovel in one hand, and Bartholmay's book on raised bed gardening in the other hand. Since we left the suburbs and got our farm, we've implemented a mix of raised beds with sides, French raised beds, and row gardens. Always something new to learn, something new to try.

[@bluecrystal2578]

I use aluminum raised beds from amazon, feel it should last for years.

[@elainebuchka6533]

Love to watch You both let the Birds Out to Eat! The Ducks Get SO EXCITED... Glad you show the Good & Bad of Gardening. Anxious to see what kind of Raised Beds You Choose & soil as well & How it Goes!! GOD BLESS & Each thing Ahead..

[@laurieshatney9279]

Awesome video. Thank you for sharing your trials, successes, and fails. These are things that everyone need to see and here. At least your are getting some produce and everything counts these days. Keep up the great work and God Bless!!!!

[@melissareedy5271]

I think that Garden looks amazing! Life happens. Never feel embarrassed when you have LIFE happening! You guys do such Sn amazing job of showing when things work, and when they don’t! I have learned so much from you guys!!!

[@nancydunn2620]

Love seeing all the animals as you feed them!! Love your channel, watch you all the time !!!

[@steevo8754]

Now I don’t feel bad about my weedy mess. Thanks for being real😊

[@DebbieNeal-ir3zx]

Your garden is like mine NOT perfect but still got a lot of potential 😊Yall are doing good

[@debbiemoore9069]

Love that ya'll are so open about life's ups and downs. May God bless ya'll too

[@triplecreekfarm2007]

Keep in mind that the success in the high tunnel isn’t ONLY because of the raised beds. The drip irrigation and the shade cloth make a HUGE difference. We have a high tunnel (everything is grown in ground inside the high tunnel) and an in ground outside garden as well and without question, things grow better in a high tunnel. We also have uncovered raised beds by the house and it is very difficult to keep them watered enough. I highly recommend adding manure to the compost mix and then mulching the top. That helps retain some of the moisture. I also blended in some peat moss to help retain some of the moisture. If you ever let that soil get too dry, it becomes hydrophobic and it is very difficult to fix that because the water just runs right through. Irrigation of some kind is definitely a must.

[@ninadukette3340]

They use pulverized rabbit poo.

[@triplecreekfarm2007]

@@ninadukette3340 Yes, I know.

[@karentuthill8308]

Thank you soo much for your transparency and honesty.❤ I have been watching your channel since your very beginning and seen some of the best things happening on your homestead. I even had the chance to meet Y'all and have a picture done with you at Baker Creek one year. You are truly AMAZING people!❤ ( and, somewhat, in my neck of the woods; by about an hour drive)😁 God Bless you both for sharing your journey with us. Much love from our homestead family to yours.❤

[@staceyjones3261]

I’m in west central Illinois. I babied my garden. The excessive heat and drought really stunted the growth. I do have raised beds and mineral tubs. I use cattle panels too. Despite the difficulties, there was still a harvest just not as abundant as the past.

[@donaldmontgomery8169]

Managing a homestead one has to be open to changes, I think you will be pleased with the raised beds. After you get them established they will be more easily to manage. Your age and health will play a big part in managing your homestead. I like your videos, you do a great job.

[@utopicconfections5257]

We've had hail a few times as well. It was hardest on the kale, swiss chard and beets. But things have turned around okay. Not every garden is perfect or to our expectations every year but hopefully you'll be able to get something out of it. Thank you for showing your less than perfect garden - it's real and it happens. Onward and upward!

[@debbieyzuel7887]

You kids shouldn’t be embarrassed about anything, I don’t know how you could possibly keep everything up as well as you do. You’re doing a great job. And your health is the most important.

[@trinashumblehomestead]

So fun to see the birds enjoying Waddlesville!! I do want to get some chickens one day, but for now, since I am still working FT and working on my channel, I am focusing on growing and preserving food. Once I get all of that under control, I am going to try and get a coop, and My town allows a few. So for now I live vicariously through you. Thanks for sharing! Gardining is always a learn and grow each year, so I totally get it! Thanks for showing us everything so we are learning! God Bless!

[@corrineadams7303]

I still believe that your in ground garden is amazing. Not everything every time comes out the same year after year. We get, use, and are grateful for whatever comes our way each yesr. Next year it will always be different and those things will be a blessing next year. Happy gardening to all.

[@susanray6533]

I'm 67 and this is my last year of in ground planting. I decided in the spring to go with raised beds next year and am beginning to gather my materials to build them. I also have a source good compost and hope to pick up some useful tips as you progress with this. I have learned a lot from you over the years. Love you guys!

[@chicken-grandma]

.y hubby is 71 and I am 64 and started raised bed gardening about 4 years ago....love it so much more over in ground gardening. So easy for me to take care of while he is out on the road as a truck driver. Ya'll will love it

[@jillbritton2676]

I use cattle panels in my raised beds. I put at post every three feet or so to support the panels and that works great. You can also bend the panels between two beds for things like beans or cucumbers

[@joyceswansey8116]

LOVE THE DUCKS. THROUGH THE YEARS THE DUCKS HAVE BEEN MY FAVORITE TO WATCH.

[@danielledraper1107]

I’m 55 and all my gardening life I have put a couple of handfuls of good quality potting mix/compost to plant my seeds into and I believe it is why I have been so successful - other will tell you it’s a waste of $ however in my experience I’ve had 100% success with seed planting - glad you had such success with your beans - blessings to you 😊

[@dayafeickert6752]

You all chose the right thing. The food you get out of there is a blessing. I’m so grateful that you and your family are well.

[@lisaa3978]

Your garden looks good to me! But I certainly do appreciate you so generously sharing your experiences and learning. We all learn with you and that’s enormously valuable. I’m very interested in how you’ll do raised beds in such a large area. I wonder if it’ll be expensive? If it is a bit expensive, I’m sure it will be worth it in the long run.

[@MikeGarden]

They should be getting sponsored by the company making the raised beds. Getting them for free or even better, getting paid to show them on the channel, would make the most sense why they're transitioning over.

[@MsKK909]

When I built a house in north Dallas, I was aware of the poor condition f the soil….. very compacted clay and poor drainage..and I like to garden! My lot was not that big, so in the bed areas, I dug up and removed 2 feet of the original dirt around the house, hauled it off, and brought in really good soil and augmented it with a good, fertile mixture containing all kinds of goodies. Also brought in 200 lbs of earth worms. With your power equipment, it might be easier to do what I did rather than building lots of raised beds. After over 25 years, I still have excellent soil and the earthworms are still everywhere doing their thing. I have the prettiest lot on my street…all due to great soil. And yes, Life often gets in the way, doesn’t it? So happy that Kevin and his parents are all on the mend ❤️

[@ravenmoon1165]

Y'all did a lot this year, and you prioritized appropriately. I like the raised beds for soil and saving your backs. I saw some very nice self watering systems done from the bottom up. I have no doubt next year will be phenomenal! Yep, life happens. Your channel is more than homesteading, but lifesteading

[@MisterTee2010]

Life is not perfect. Love and God Bless 🤗💖🙏

[@Jules1280]

SUGGESTION: Hi Kevin & Sarah! Go check out Roots & Refuge's garden. Her husband Miah built all of their raised beds and they are very nice looking and sound construction. He also has a channel and has shown how he built them. Thanks for sharing. And good luck for the rest of the year!! Blessings!

[@ladonnawoodley5279]

I think your garden looks fantastic; you have nothing to be embarrassed about. You are still learning about your new property.

[@teresabrewer2661]

Hi, Kevin & Sarah Family has to come 1st and that's what you did. I'm so glad that all your family is better and if something had to go you did right by doing that Take care & God bless Sarah, Kevin & family 🙏🙏🙏

[@tinav4755]

You never need to be embarrassed about your garden, some of us would be happy to have a garden even with weeds lol . Family always comes first. Take care and God's Blessings

[@ollieenvriendjes]

Family comes first. To me you’re garden with all it’s imperfections is still beautiful. You put so much thought, time, prayers and love in to it, that shows… no matter wat… May God continue to bless you and your loved ones.

[@lond2835]

Rise and shine!

[@reeree6682]

❤ My DUUUUCKS! Love them! Adjusting your growing conditions only will optimize your overall production as you get older. Great thinking. AGAIN!

[@jeannamcgregor9967]

It seems like it would be beneficial to Waddlesville if you could distribute the duck pond "fertilizer" water over more area. What about attaching a soft collapsible plastic pipe to the end of the PVC pipe so you could move the end around to a new area before cleaning out the pond?

[@darlenepreston8836]

I have been doing raised bed for the first time- it is so rewarding. 🌶🫘🥒🥦 🙏👍🌻

[@bettylouhinrichs1883]

With your crazy summer, I’m surprised that your garden looks as good as it does. You both work so hard and at times you exhaust me. Your doing great work!

[@ciphercode2298]

Our garden has gotten weedy too. We've gotten busy raising rabbits,chicken,and now I'm building quail coops,lol. I haven't even gotten to go fishing. What downtime we have together just seems to be enough to drink coffee and tell each other about our day.

[@darlashoultz9292]

I invested in the tall Birdies beds as I am older and suffer from sciatica. I love them! Weeding at waist height is a breeze. Plants are doing very well. Best beds ever! And please don't be embarrassed by your garden. Life happens!😊

[@traceywelsh9696]

I really appreciate that you are straightforward and the in gound garden isn't a loss. It sustained itself as best it could. That's what you were doing as a family too. That makes it a win. I love the idea of raised beds. I wish I had land for them. I picture sitting on the side railing, tending to and harvesting from the plants. Thank you for sharing your world with us. God bless your family.

[@rg-mi5hh]

We have gardened for years and this summer, it isn't doing that great. It was put in late due to cold June nights. Thankfully the deer don't bother it. So blessed!

[@sitsngigglesful]

This actually made me feel so much better about the condition of my garden! So thanks for sharing the imperfections! 54 yrs old here and made the decision I need to go with taller raised beds starting now. Have foot tall beds that were thrown together for an expansion because our soil is all clay. Recovering from a broken bone and gardening, I realized that definitely as I age, I think I need to make the transition! Can't wait to see what you plan! Going with metal roofing sheets here for some longevity.

[@karenvastarelli1789]

Thank you for being real. It takes the pressure off the rest of us. 😄 Here in CT, “ the garden of weedin’ “ is a sign that August is here. Give yourself some grace and enjoy those purple beans. Sending hugs and blessings.

[@lucythomas4077]

Raised beds are the way to go. Thanks for keeping it real for us and can’t wait to see what you decide to get. Love you both.

[@plainandsimple2576]

Thank you for sharing, my garden suffered the same fate, due to my tick bite infection and a swollen knee. I am moving forward, and slowly weeding. It happens!

[@waynespringer501]

Fill your raised beds with bulk top soil this fall, let the soil settle (as it will ALOT) over the winter then top them all off (about 1/2 the beds worth) with bulk compost.

[@trudyjones1380]

Thank you so much for showing how you clean the duck's pool!

[@straubdavid9]

It still looks like you are going to have a very good harvest overall .... take care Kevin & Sarah 🍅🥒🫑🍉🚜👍🏻✌🏻

[@lindamathews9168]

Love that you show it like it is in real life. Makes me feel ok with my garden failures and helps me to keep trying. And yes thinking about how to garden during your golden years is a good thing.

[@WindyRidge3348]

Be real, not perfect. That's my motto. This time of year is always challenging. You're trying to keep up with trellising, pruning and weeds, but it's getting hot, and the harvests are coming in fast. The weed fabric is a huge help, but like us, it's not perfect either. I get a lot of weeds that come up through the holes where I put the staples. Happy homesteading!

[@kaegab333]

There is nothing to be embarrassed! Life happens and we do our best. That is it. You are humans even if you are on KZbin! ;) Your best is good enough for me for sure! You should be proud of your best! I appreciate your "realness". All the best to you and many thanks for sharing with us this part of your life. All the best to you and your loved ones.

[@dnmichelle]

My garden looks a lot like yours this year! Thanks for sharing :-) Now I don't feel so bad and I'm revved up to get it going again! God Bless!

[@belieftransformation]

Thanks for sharing & blessings to all 🤗💗🇨🇦

[@patknight8310]

I THINK YOU GUYS ARE GREAT! THINGS HAPPEN AND YOUR HANDLE THEM THE BEST YOU CAN JUST LIKE ARE ANCESTORS DID !! 👍GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS. LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!💕💕💕

[@EphemeralProductions]

Love how the duckies flap was stretch their wings when they come out. ❤😊. The morning chores part is so cute. :)