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[@paigegough6929]

You should take photos of your girls in the short sunflower patch like they are giants haha... ooooo or dress them up as fairies and bees and butterflies!!

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

The garden still looks lovely Jill 🌸🦋🌸

[@virginiawiedower6151]

Oh Jill, hun, you are moving to R&R 1.0, or WW 2.0. You know you WILL have Mammoth Sunflower volunteers every where lol.

[@LowcountryGardener]

That sunflower looks two dads tall.

[@rainfalls2964]

😃 R&R reference.

[@reddirtgreenthumb3553]

Exactly what I was thinking 😁😁

[@sandrainontario6710]

Or two Daniel's tall LOL

[@royalicing8603]

We have a huge outdoor/indoor rabbit habitat and we use chicken fencing on the bottom of the outdoor portion, putting soil about 6 inches on top. They dig down to the underground fencing, then give up! Plus, other critters that would like to have rabbit for dinner can't get in, though they've tried digging under the side wall fencing...start digging back up to get INSIDE the rabbits area...but hit the chicken fencing and can't get thru it! It's work brilliantly for us!

[@h.s.6269]

The chicken wire is strong enough against predators? I thought you needed to bury hardware cloth for the stronger predators? I used the hardware cloth for my quail run, buried it in about 3" of soil, then another 2-3" of pine shavings and using deep litter method.

[@royalicing8603]

@@h.s.6269 It's worked so far! There have been critters that have tried, but all of them gave up when they hit the fencing. I woukd imagine that something big like a coyote or wolf would get thru with little effort, but we don't have any predictors like that where we are. I'm sure that hardware cloth would be best, but we didn't have any on hand at the time we built our structure and its held up so far! *Fingers crossed* 😄 Its been 6 years, gonna pray for 6 more!

[@JustineMcGuire]

Has any predators tried to chew through the fence? Thanks in advance!

[@royalicing8603]

@@JustineMcGuire Not to date! It hasn't failed us one time.

[@dianaanderson6448]

I am patiently awaiting our first 2.0 WW Farm garden tour! ❤

[@kayrabey1344]

I planted two small packets of zinnia seeds. I have been waiting for them to bloom but before they did a deer came and ate the tops off quite a few of them. He/she also ate some roses that just bloomed. I told myself that farmers deal with these things all the time so I got through. Then now I have a couple of blooms! So pretty. I’m hoping he doesn’t come back through for another snack. 😊

[@BrownArrowsHomeschooling]

Ohhhhh myyyyy🥰🥰🥰🥰💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙BLUEBERRIES for dayyssssss🤭🤣🤣🙆🏾‍♀️🙆🏾‍♀️✨✨✨✨✨Please tell me you’re taking berry propagations with you

[@glenbobbiereed5563]

Makes me smile every time I get a notification that you’ve posted a video. Love watching.

[@hillarys.k8518]

Jill thanks for the update .Good to know you didn't fall down a rabbit hole. (Sorry couldn't help it) Soon this move stuff will be over for both you and Jess and you can get on to your next season . Stay present and stay calm .

[@daisycouchfarms]

That sounds like a perfectly orchestrated God plan for your rabbits, your friends were in need and are prepared and you will have a chance to prepare your new land for them. How awesome that it all came together perfectly

[@michellerobinett9276]

I am so envious of your blueberries. I have tried for 3 years and cannot grow blueberries to save my live. Get out there and pick those berries! :)

[@h.s.6269]

It might be that you lack the acidity levels in the soil. If I remember correctly blueberries prefer it more acidic.

[@christycoalson36]

When will you be officially moving to the former Roots n Refuge farm Jill? I can't believe how many videos you n Jess have been putting out 😱 I would be in a panic. So much to do n so little time.

[@klong0001]

Have you guys looked at the rabbit tractors Kevin builds from Living Traditions Homestead? They are what we are going to be using when we start breeding in the fall.

[@JustineMcGuire]

Kristina have you tried the tractors yet? Wondering if they worked well for you as we are looking into something similar! thanks!

[@jacquegeha2]

How are your blueberry plants so massive!??? So jealous , frozen blueberries are my nightly snack 😋

[@xoxoJoyce]

I think she said in an older video that the blueberry plants have been there for quite some time. Something like 25 years!

[@metalmartha2571]

You might have to share some of those variegated beans with Jess as a going away present LOL they are gorgeous!

[@hannah-realsmalllife7932]

I’m sooo curious to see how the rabbit colony idea plays out if it’s what you end up doing! That is so interesting!

[@kprairiesun]

Love your videos. Driving me crazy, tho, the way you are saying mammoth, lol! Short a not long a! As in a mammoth (huge) plant. Bunnies so cute lounging under tomato plants

[@LisaLBrown-jh7zr]

This was my first year growing the Chinese noodle beans. I really enjoyed them.

[@gaylewatkins4685]

Thanks for sharing your garden. ❤

[@jessmarie2692]

We have wire under our rabbit tractors go avoid digging. Good luck with your move!

[@mgtmoffat8411]

So exciting, so much to plan and organise. Thank you for making time it vlog too! I look forward to following along with you 🌻💕

[@SunnieDIY]

I have colony girls if they are put in a neutral territory they will do pecking order stuff and will get over it and actually work together (my girls have chased off weasels.... they are tough cookies. After they killed one of my males that broke out of his hutch into their pen I nicknames them the Amazons). Colony raising does take a lot of time to implement so I totally understand you guys not having the time with everything you are doing. The key to introducing adult females to each other is time, observation, neutral territory to introduce them, and multiple food and water sources. I keep my males seperare but I am implimenting pens inside the initial pen since seeing Saffron and Honey Homestead doing it (another rabbit owner in Maine not super far from me only like a couple hours away). This lets the males have socializing time with the other buns but they cant get them preggo from the pen. It also makes introducing the females to them later easier and them more receptive to breeding with them. Like you said we want our animals to have a good life. I hate that my boys are in hutches and my girls get to be loose because they dont typically go for the kill with other girls its more like gang initiation. Girls being put together in hutches is way harder because the tiny space is their whole world and now you are basically saying ok now you have to share that so that is when it gets deadly more often. With the space of a large pen they become more receptive to sharing.

[@h.s.6269]

I've heard bunnies can breed through fences like goats can. Is that a concern in your setup?

[@SunnieDIY]

@@h.s.6269 never happened yet and I have determined bunnies. Maybe if the fence holes were 2x3? They are 1" though. Its worth asking the people who say it happened what their set up is like. Only time weve had these accidental births is due to actual break outs from hutches to the colony pen. My boys are moving to smaller pens within the pen (1" holes).

[@dancnluc1]

Beautiful garden - love the sunflowers! Love your hair! WOW those radishes and Noodle Beans look amazing.

[@lynnb1226]

Living traditions homestead has a series of videos on raising rabbits, and they use tractors. Might get some tips there.

[@krislange1186]

This is the first year I've grown the noodle beans and I just LOVE THEM!!

[@angelaraum1545]

Those Blueberries are so big 😊. Wonder if you can plant Blueberry in a big container??.

[@skye32154]

Yes you can

[@lisabrown5976]

Beautiful rabbits!

[@jettyeddie_m9130]

Nice spot 🤩, those beans are variegating because they are just adapting to the climate , that gene is inherited in the seed I would save those seeds and keep planting them over and over , you might end up with your own variety, that’s the beauty of biodiversity!

[@tamararoberts9307]

I've not tried growing Dyson radishes yet, now I want to

[@natashaspudville1170]

Please make sure you colony is big enough for everyone.. 50sqft of open space per doe and atleast 10sqft of open space per buck... that doesn't include hides and burrows 💕

[@papawsplace]

Can't wait to see the rabbit colony when yall get done with it.

[@419Acres]

Dikon radishes is how you make Japanese cucumbers and they’re my FAVORITE

[@dianatennant4346]

Will be looking forward to the daikon radishes in the high tunnel I would like to know more about them variety so I can go ahead and get them when they are the proper size to pick and I know a lot of radishes you ferment I may not be good on that but we'll go from there I'd still like to try them

[@lisaawild]

So where are your bunnies going?

[@HappyHarvestHomestead]

Having grass growing in a static colony is not the best idea if you want to avoid all your rabbits dying from parasites. We've had a meat rabbit colony for years, and to avoid coccidiosis and other parasite issues we've found you either need to use bedding, scrape poop off a bare dirt floor, or move any rabbits that have access to pasture. Eating soiled greens will quickly lead to coccidiosis issues, especially for kits (we have learded the hard way).

[@CynBrown]

I hope you make us empty house tour videos.

[@AwesomeActer]

What is the reason for your rabbits? I’ve never heard you talking about raising them for meat. Do you use them for wool, or just manure?

[@Thisisit120]

You might not plant the Mammoth at your new property but they’ll come back where you planted this year. Lol

[@jeritoombs1752]

I have heard of putting chicken wire under the ground and then moving them around in that area like farmers move cows to different padics. Just an idea so it gives your grass time to grow back.

[@trinahume773]

Love that your dog just doesn’t even care about the rabbit hopping away. My dog would eat the rabbit I hate it the prey drive is real and of course mama bunnies always wants to have their babies in my garden which means watching like a hawk when they start to run out of hiding ugh 😩

[@lorita3488]

since zucchini squash is one of my favorite vegetables and I am over 70 years old I have a lot of mine & family favorite recipes would you like me to email them to you? I have a lot of family recipes I could send

[@sunmoonrise]

What kind of purple bean you pick?

[@farmsteadflowersandfoxhoun8302]

I just have to stake the mammoth if I don’t want them to fall over 😊

[@wendyreynolds6959]

Have you tried watermelon radishes? They are so good.

[@karionhawkins3091]

I love tomatoes! I am growing six varieties 🍅

[@jessicabennett852]

Can I still do some sunflowers for fall, if so what kind? I’m zone 8a North Texas.

[@pa.fishpreacher6166]

Just subbed, My wife is from Pine Bluff

[@dmaingarden9951]

Where do you get those radish seeds and what is the variety. I’d like to try them. Thanks for sharing!

[@tonijurkones9797]

Hello 👋

[@sandrainontario6710]

Those daikon radishes are pink! I thought daikon radishes were white?

[@jenboyles5381]

I was always under the impression that mammoth was the ONLY ones that are safe for humans. I'd love to learn different.

[@CarnivoreChristian777]

All sunflowers are edible ... seeds, petals, leaves, and sunflower shoots are delicious. However some sunflowers have seeds that are too small and not worth trying to eat.🌻

[@jamjar5716]

@@CarnivoreChristian777 Thankyou! Nice to know! We have a huge fuchsia bush. Last year we found out that the flowers and berries are edible. It blew my mind!

[@CarnivoreChristian777]

@@jamjar5716 Isn't it amazing how many plants and flowers are edible! I had no idea about the fushia being edible... love learning something new every day! Thank you!💜

[@melaniejenkins109]

Refreshing to see how you care for you animals not wanting to keep them caged up, unsubdcribed to city sowers after seeing their rabbits in cages without them ever being on grass.

[@charliehoos9773]

I love icicle radishes and breakfast radishes. You’ve inspired me to see how large they can grow. In the spring I think I pulled them too small, but they were yummy 😋. Good move with the rabbits 🐇

[@RainyJo715]

Can you show us sometime how you cook your noodle beans? I’m growing them for my second year and I’m still trying to figure them out..lol God Bless!! 🙏🏼🌷🌻

[@judithoconnor-moreno7633]

What do you raised rabbit for????

[@lisaawild]

I thought unneutered males would kill each other if they are together? How will that work with the rabbit colony?

[@mybestfutureself]

How far away is the new farm?

[@annanitschke6727]

I think about an hour if I remember

[@cherylmeyers9249]

Do you water your garden by hand (where you are now)?

[@katiegray14]

The title of your video gave me a double take 😂

[@frankbollotino2270]

Rabbit dinner LOL

[@maryshowalter6910]

I thought the same thing!!

[@TheTravelingCanadianFoodie]

I read this title wrong...hahahahahaha Getting rid of rabbits and dinner harvest.... Guess your having really for dinner hahahahaha

[@debbiemorris2478]

Those purple string beans are beautiful! What seed variety are they?

[@419Acres]

Looks like Louisiana purple potted beans

[@debbiemorris2478]

@@419Acres Thank you 😊.

[@cortneyharp9323]

Do you eat the rabbits?

[@DianeCee0]

Is a youtuber buying your farm?

[@marshabalderrama8903]

When are you guys moving to Roots and ref ? What are you doing to your house?