4,000 square foot GARDEN TOUR! Zone 4 in-ground garden: mid-season tour!

[@laurenparnass8343]

Your garden spaces are amazing! Would love to see more videos of the gardens as they go through the growing season and more food videos of how you process the harvest. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@MrsJosephBMoore]

We save our sunflower seeds, but we also trim off the outer layer of the front and backs of the flower heads. We then filet them, salt just a little and fry them. They’re so very good! We actually prefer them to artichokes.

[@wholefedhomestead]

Sounds interesting!!

[@lindmarcella]

would you please share how you do that?

[@MrsJosephBMoore]

@@lindmarcella I just shave with a kitchen knife, the outer layer off the flower head front, back, sides. The inner flesh of the flower is lighter and very tender. I slice it into 1/2 to 3/4” slices and fry them. The taste is amazing!

[@rojohn1014]

I always wanted to garden on your scale with a participating partner and lots of food put by for winter. Really enjoyed the tour.

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thank you 💗

[@RhondaRichter-1234]

Ladysmith area here. Please let me know when you start planting. I have a lot of plants under grow lights. Was wondering about bok choy, cabbage and Chinese cabbage. So glad I found your channel. I am 73 and my gardens get bigger each year! Hehe

[@wildflowermeadowshomestead4519]

Your gardens are amazing Crystal. I never thought to grow peppers and tomatoes outside of an enclosed area! I thought they had to be protected. Planning my garden this way would be a game changer for us. Your gardens are so inspiring. Thanks for giving us such a lovely tour!

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thank you so much! 💚

[@lionsoulhomestead]

Hello Neighbor, we're also in Wisconsin - zone 4b!! Thanks for sharing, I've been trying to get ideas on what can actually grow here and waste less time / space.

[@cathywolford3306]

I planted dill once in my garden and have not planted again because it reseeded itself all over my garden. I share it with beighbors and friends. 😊

[@wholefedhomestead]

Me too! I love that about dill!

[@ughpeople8030]

It's really cool to have a kitchen garden. Would love to see your house tour video especially the kitchen arrangement and freezer organizing videos. Thank you dear

[@DanaDelSol]

I am getting ready to start a Minnesota garden and I really appreciate your garden tour because I too will be in zone four. You gave me some great ideas about what to plant together. I wish you happy gardening! 🎉😊

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thanks! Same to you!

[@ariniemi1476]

What an amazing tour! Made my evening 🎉

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thanks! 💗

[@The_forest_tales]

Wow!! You made a fantastic garden!!! Also beautiful ❤

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thank you so much 😊

[@kim94503]

Zone 4 here too

[@barbarawiltz9453]

I'm so impressed by your garden spaces. I'm in zone 4 in Michigan's UP but a small scale gardener. Your dill pickle recipe is on for tonight or tomorrow!

[@wholefedhomestead]

💗💗

[@urbanbackyardgardener-ym7wi]

I wish have a space like you in this country that most of us would not dream to have such a space.

[@janeschultz9951]

I’m same zone southern MN

[@sweetfernhome]

I was so excited to see this video pop up!!! Thank you for sharing your garden with us. It has been such an interesting year. My potatoes are teeny tiny from lack of rain but the peppers are loving life. Winter squash devastated by squash bugs and cucumber beetles. Cucumbers barely producing. Bumper crop of peas. Beautiful fennel and cabbage. I am truly hoping some rain comes soon, we are weeks in.

[@WhatWeDoChannel]

Awesome garden!

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thanks!

[@pamelakilgus6070]

Wow 😮 I just found your channel and your gardens are so beautiful ❤

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@janeschultz9951]

Beautiful!

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thanks! 🥰

[@tolohuexochitl3]

Question about winter squash: looks like you have different varieties next to each other. They won’t cross pollinate and make weird mixes? Great, spacious garden! Love the nice wide rows between tomatoes.

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thanks! You only need to worry about crossing if you’re saving seeds from them. 👍🏻

[@lisapieper3598]

Wow! This is a garden! Absolutely beautiful!

[@rebeccaharp3254]

Amazing! Thank you

[@lmd2454]

Beautiful garden!!! Mine was a miserable failure this year because of the heat/drought and me working full time. 😢 But I recently quit to go back to school and I anticipate having an amazing garden next year!

[@wholefedhomestead]

Better luck next year! 💗

[@davajames5839]

So nice!

[@relaxingnatures81]

Amazing garden..

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thanks for visiting!

[@stormyybabyyy]

What a dream garden 😍😍😍

[@CopperIslandHomestead]

I love this! I'm so glad I found out you have a YT channel 💓

[@agrarianschoolhouse]

You have a beautiful garden. Thank you for sharing!

[@EsthersEden]

Wow! Your garden is wonderful! I’m in north Idaho zone 4/5ish lol!!!!

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thanks so much!

[@morjulies]

Fun to see.you here Esther! I agree! Just found her. I love your videos too! ❤

[@ayelean9397]

Hey, great video, thanks for sharing! I’m excited to try some of your layouts in my garden too. I appreciate that you shared your zone, many videos don’t and it’s a big help. Regarding this video, I have a theory as to why the potatoes weren’t doing well. I haven’t experienced it myself but I’ve been warned not to plant tomatoes and potatoes near each other because they’re both in the nightshade family. Apparently they use up the same soil nutrients and are susceptible to the same diseases, they compete for nutrients and are more susceptible to blight. If they were more than 10’ apart, though, maybe that wasn’t the reason. Anyway, I thought that might help :) Take care

[@katbrown5084]

Just found you from the IG update! Great video Kathleen

[@northerngirlhobbies]

Loved it and subbed! 💚🌱

[@wholefedhomestead]

Yay! Thank you!

[@northerngirlhobbies]

@@wholefedhomestead most welcome!

[@rebeccaharp3254]

Wonderful. Thank you

[@helenmcclellan452]

Great viideo. I am interested in seeing a viseo on how to grow onions. I tried growing them this year from seed and starts, but they did not have large bulbs.

[@jadecimon5890]

wow beautiful!!! a lot of work, nice job

[@carleighscrazykitchen6206]

Awesome advice! First year growing onions Im in 10A! SWFL so our gardening looks way different lol!

[@superdybonbon]

i aspire to this level of gardening! the thing that is so wonderful about gardening is that you can always keep trying. in my climate, south texas, we can plant/grow nearly year-round and i'm not letting my failures get the better of me. seeing your garden and others' gives me so much motivation to just keep going. how long have you been gardening?

[@wholefedhomestead]

My whole life! 🥰🥰

[@smallspaceswithGloria]

Beautiful garden 😊

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thanks! 🥰

[@kristinkeesey8210]

I’m so glad I found you on Instagram. And especially I’m thankful for this garden tour it shows me the potential of what I can do at home and my small backyard garden. I’m originally from Fort Atkinson and relocated down to Dallas Texas. My dream is to come back up there get a little place on the Lake Koshkonong and garden my hearts away. I’m really thankful because now I can see what it’ll be gardening will be like when I move back up there! Blessings to you and your family

[@karend6987]

I love watching your instagram stories to see your vegie garden, Crystal! It's such an inspiration and there's always so much going on!! Great video and I'll see you on Instagram. 😁🌻

[@CynthiaHollenberger]

Thanks for sharing!

[@staceyjones3261]

Loved this!

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thanks! 💗

[@rebeccaharrison781]

Thanks for the tour!! I’m hoping you’ll do one of your other spaces as well, like your orchard and berries.

[@wholefedhomestead]

I’ll plan to, thanks!

[@cindysplace]

That's so wonderful. Thank you for the tour.

[@bintlooda]

Your garden looks lovely god bless

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thank you 😊

[@karenw9996]

Hello! I've been looking for a zone 4 channel in the USA, and I found you! I'd never heard of either dill variety you mentioned, so I opened another tab and searched Hera Dill Variety...only to read, "...a compact size of 12-18 inches at maturity...". I followed that with Dill Delight variety, and read that it grows 26-28 inches. Apparently you got a batch of over-achievers.

[@wholefedhomestead]

Haha! I think they’re description of compact might be inaccurate 😂😂

[@mamashanshan2772]

Very beautiful, & fun as well! Have you ever grown Lemon Cucumbers?! My father in law introduced them to me, ( I’ve grown them for about 41 years now!) they’re so delicious!! I was wondering how long it takes to grow garlic as well in zone 4, when do you plant yours? I’ve never grown my own!

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thanks! We plant garlic in October usually.

[@morjulies]

May I ask If.you have a site map of.your property showing your gardens or ariel shots to see how you have set your garden up? It looks amazing and I love that you plan it accordingly to what you need to get yo most often!

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thanks! No- I wish we did!

[@AlyssaAllDayVlogs]

Do you tie your zucchini to the t-posts? I want to try this this year!

[@chocalatekid8024]

I'm same zone 4 Montana. What kind of broccoli do you prefer, celery? How do you water your gardens? Amazing garden BTW, I'm sure the humidity helps

[@wendyhalonen-dowhan3275]

Love your garden spot! I'm in north central Alberta, Canada and I was curious how that melon works out for you? We have a short growing season as well.

[@wholefedhomestead]

It’s a fantastic melon- delicious and super quick to be ready! Highly recommend.

[@donnaf5114]

Where did you get the wire fencing that’s on your porch (decorative vintage like one)? Love your gardens!

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thanks! That's from antique stores/junque sales 😊

[@PDiane-eo6lr]

Beautiful! The chickens don’t get your tomatoes squash or herbs?

[@wholefedhomestead]

Nope- that garden is a bit farther away and they rarely venture over there. Even if they did they wouldn’t bother those particular plants.

[@chelseybondy5646]

Hi! I am also zone 4 and looking to start a garden this year. I am wondering if you start seeds ahead of time and if so, do you have a greenhouse? I'm so lost on how to start and what to invest in for my first year

[@stephaniemunday9817]

How do you control your weeds? Weeds are my biggest problem and your gardens seem pretty clean of them

[@wholefedhomestead]

We weed the whole thing by hand, and shallowly down the rows with a small tiller. 😊😊

[@ASentientPlant]

Do you rotate the locations of your crops?

[@wholefedhomestead]

As much as I can, yes.

[@trishmatthews1218]

what is your sauerkraut recipe and process

[@charlottenicely]

Amazing :)

[@TinyHoovesRanch]

I can not grow cauliflower or broccoli im in northern wisconsin Any ideas or tips ! Beautiful garden

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thank you! I wish I knew- sorry. It grows well here naturally.

[@lizsalloom]

I am curious because I live in the same zone, for your rosemary and lavender, do you just leave them in the beds or do you cover with mulch or bring inside? My rosemary and lavender all died. I definitely think I could have done a better job protecting the lavender's roots. Just curious about your experience. Thanks

[@wholefedhomestead]

They won’t survive here unless it’s a very mild winter. I plant new every spring.

[@ayelean9397]

I’m in Zone 4 also and I’ve had the same issue, I protected the roots for both but they didn’t make it. I’m going to try overwintering my herbs this year - I actually kept tomato plants alive this winter inside. I haven’t been able to successfully keep lavender or rosemary alive through the whole winter inside or out, though. I don’t have a greenhouse and the sunniest window is by the wood stove so that probably doesn’t help. I have kept a few plants in my garage and shed through the winter after cutting the plants back and they lived, like chives. Just be careful not to forget about them like I have before 🤦‍♀️ they’ll need a tiny bit of water and to be taken out in the sun in the spring. Good luck with your zone 4 gardens! I’m excited to try some of the layouts in this video 🌱

[@garden7799]

How often do you water certain plants

[@janeschultz9951]

Beautiful garden! Where are you located? I’m in southern Minnesota.

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thanks! We are western Wisconsin

[@janeschultz9951]

@@wholefedhomestead happy to get two inches of rain yesterday!

[@RyanBretzel]

We have about 4000sq ft in Minnesota but this year seems the hardest part is crabgrass. We are struggling with finding time to keep weeds at bay. Starts great and then bam it's a mess Do you use any pre-emergent like preen or just God awful hours weeding?

[@wholefedhomestead]

We don't use any chemicals or herbicides, just good old fashioned weeding. Some years we keep up better than others...

[@jeffmeyers3837]

I'd love to know more about growing zucchini up a pole. What variety is it? I assume it's not a vining type, right?

[@wholefedhomestead]

I hope to make a video of that soon!

[@jeffmeyers3837]

@@wholefedhomestead Awesome, looking forward to it. I enjoy seeing your garden videos.

[@sabrejones4905]

What an inspiring garden! I did not notice many weeds so curious what your weeding teqnique is, do you pull daily or hoe? Also didn't notice any soaker hoses, do you water with a hose or rely on rain? And one more question, do you practice crop rotation depending on the family like peppers and tomatoes? Thanks!

[@wholefedhomestead]

Thanks! We weed by hand/hoe/tiller, and now that the plants are big we don’t really have to weed anymore. And we don’t typically have to water our gardens here- we get enough rain. And yes crop rotation as best we can. 👍🏻💗

[@donielleschaefer63]

What did you use as mulch around your garlic? Straw?

[@wholefedhomestead]

Yes straw

[@natonyasherman8967]

How much land in total you guys have ... we are think about getting 7080sqf house a 1360sqf just 4000sqf to plant fruit trees and veg. What do you think

[@wholefedhomestead]

We have quite a bit- 19 acres total. But you can plant a lot in a much smaller space!

[@marktoldgardengnome4110]

We only grow the amount we think we will need, and only what we eat the most of. About 10-20% more seeds than we need, depending on the veg variety. We follow square foot gardening methods mostly. Example, 2x8' framed raised row bed. Carrots, 4" spacing is 144 carrots. Our Garlic is planted in a 4x8 raised bed, 162 plants, usually harvested by early July, gets replanted for an additional crop of something that matures quickly for an additional Fall harvest. The whole garden is laid out with either raised row's or beds, and trellises. We grow 16-17 varieties of veg, not including herbs and is total area only about 750 square feet. 20x30 main garden, 3, 4x8 raised beds, and between 20-40 10gal buckets. This is just veg. We have no fruit trees. When we bought this place, we didn't know it was a 4 acre lot of ledge. Our home is in Maine now, zone 5. So about the same as yours. That's not a guess. First 20 years of my life was spent in MinneSOODA. Oofda!!!

[@andrewlarsen9990]

I found you through Instagram, and this garden tour is a treat! As a fellow midwesterner, I appreciate seeing other varieties and garden layouts work for others with a short growing season. Thank you for the great video!

[@chocalatekid8024]

You must not save seed or couldn't interplant all those squash and cucs

[@lala012310]

Lol, she's a very superstitious person

[@donnaf5114]

Beautiful gardens!