Woman Vs. Wild in the Potato Patch (My huge harvest and Embarrassing Moment) | VLOG

[@thebuddinghomemaker]

If you want to store them, I highly recommend not washing them. Letting them dry and then dry brushing the mass amounts of dirt off them will be good enough for dry storage! Amazing harvest!

[@debrabray8855]

JESS!!! This was SO much fun! The harvest, the dirt every where, the bugs😁 Your conversation rang with familiarity, even the screams😁 What a great harvest though and thank you so much for sharing the journey with us. Yay potatoes!

[@surban2005]

One of my favorite vlogs! Your smile and humor just makes my day!

[@MIgardener]

I garden, I hate bugs. I don't mind worms, but ones that flip and slither no thanks.

[@cherylbertolini3140]

Don’t ever wash your potatoes to store them they don’t last as long.

[@karenl7786]

Thanks for the tip!

[@Maria_O]

That's what I was thinking! I've seen another KZbinr store them in a cold storage basement. I saw their carrots stored buried in crates of soil, but I can't recall if their potatoes were also buried.

[@talkandeattv]

i was about to comment this

[@AprilLee021967]

We use to put croaker sacks under my Grandma's house and take the potatoes straight from the field and put them there and use them as we needed them. You never wash them because they won't store as long. Great job!

[@freedomofmovement3376]

g floyd = psy op

[@possums1010]

Another little known benefit of gardening - random adrenal gland checks. ;-)

[@SarahTaylor]

😂😂😂

[@Pepper5655]

haha

[@chlnaturester]

Ha! I'll be in the backyard and see a wasp and just freeze and tell myself "it's pollinating.. it's pollinating... It's pollinating..." 😆

[@zoeburruss677]

Love this!!!

[@jennifernunez1528]

Lmbo I do the same thing! Hahahahaha 😂

[@bglesch1]

Same!

[@nailswhope]

Stay Barefoot your Grounding the Energy In Your Body, Its a Great Healer 💖

Hookworms, round worms, etc. can enter the body through bare feet.

[@KiraiBK]

Áine MacDermot Well, you just confirmed for me that I’ll have shoes and socks on.

[@cpnotill9264]

@ Just munch on a few leaves of wormwood and going barefoot is soooooo worth it!!

[@katieanneozarkhollowhomestead]

Don’t wash the potatoes if you plan on storing them. Just brush the dirt off gently.

[@Gardentogriddle]

Your potatoes look amazing! Just a tip, I have four sons and when I planted potatoes I planted a lot of potatoes! Storage was an issue but I found old bread racks, the square plastic trays they haul bread on, stack great allow airflow up and down through the potatoes and let you store them easily in your basement! I got mine from Shipley‘s bakery don’t know who is in your area but might be worth tracking it down!

[@carolinehamm6109]

Shannon Jones, that’s a GREAT tip! Thank you .

[@tennmcclain]

That is a great tip!

[@YT4Me57]

Great idea!

[@corinlevesque9264]

That’s genius! Thanks for sharing this very useful tip

[@chinatownboy7482]

You can steal bread racks, produce boxes, and milk crates from the back of the local grocery store. They just leave that stuff laying out.

[@ramibu239]

7:15 This is what true women that garden look like!🤣 Jess this is why I like your channel, cause this is more what I look like when gardening. Tank, shorts, hairpulled back, headband, covered head to toe in dirt!😏 I just don't understand how some of these gals w/ garden channels can still look so beautifully put together at the end of a hard day of work?!🤷‍♀️😅👩🏻‍🌾😊

[@sheilamorse2624]

When I see all the different creatures that God has created I sometimes say, "what were you thinking about when you created this" and then I go and research it and find it has a wonderful connection to the web of life and I am in awe.

[@RainbowObsidian777]

Grounding is great for stress!!!! 💛mother nature is so good to us...humanity really needs to start giving back..in a big big way

[@aardyn8564]

There is often much screeching in my garden as well when the bugs get friendly lol.

[@shadowlandsfarmandcreamery5400]

JESS! I loved your bug freak out soooo much!😍 you're delightful and gave me a chuckle on a hard day❤

[@tammyi363]

I love your no-nonsense approach to homesteading. You are a breath of fresh air! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us.

[@susanspranger-hedblom2556]

OMG! I always enjoy these episodes with my morning coffee but this was my favorite so far! Lady, you CRACK ME UP!

[@daniellefragoso7839]

OMgoodness, I've been watching you for a few years now & had NO idea that you were "bugged out" by bugs - had to laugh & love the fact that you shared that with us! (Had to post again, just had to...)

[@VirginiaRipple]

Jess, you are so precious! Thanks for keeping it real and showing us those vulnerable moments.

[@TwoRiversFarm707]

My daughter used to LOVE “digging for treasure” in the garden when it was a night for having potatoes! That was her job when she was 4!

[@Pepper5655]

how sweet thnx for sharing

[@mayhmmaydn]

Store your potatoes as is. Dark n cool. Dont wash. What a blessing you are!!! I loved watching you squirm!! Youre human!! Sweet Jess.. We bless you!!

[@theresaparodi6027]

“Woman vs Wild” made me giggle! Love getting to see your morning with all the animals . . . Thanks for sharing🐣

[@freelovedragon1417]

Glad to know I’m not the only one who hates bugs!

[@mirandabeaudry7936]

I am DYING laughing at you right now!!!!!!!! Some things ring so true when you can relate. That worm right there is a huge NOPE ROPE. Eeeek!!!

[@susanbackes4651]

It’s nice to see someone else who like gardening and enjoys nature but is not a fan of getting surprised by insects haha

[@tammibolender3785]

Most common words heard in my garden "c'mon dude, get out of my face" me, talking to gnats.

[@YT4Me57]

LOL!

[@savannanicoll1507]

this reminded me of a time i was working as a crew lead for a youth development program and we were camping. I heard one of my crew walking to his tent and get in, and then he goes "Man, i know you are not in here" and then just noises of him hitting the sides of the tent. he was trying to punch the bug out of the air and it was so funny to hear.

[@tammibolender3785]

@@savannanicoll1507 lol. I'm sure that is what I sound like to my neighbors.

[@joannesherwood3562]

I love the way Bear just loves being near you! ❤

[@EchoGillette]

This was so wholesome. 😂❤️

[@gabybop]

Much of the homesteading community is, Echo. You’ll enjoy being one of us.

[@kimgoren8895]

Girl... You are not alone! Love that you shared this. I scream then belly laugh. Then start talking to myself. The neighbors must be very amused. Such a great vlog. Keeping it real.

[@dawnwoodcock5256]

I just realized that your chicken gate door needs a personal touch like your garden gate.....lol. everything has color and when you walked to door I was like there is no Jessica's personality on the door...it's just plain. I love the colors and your personal style on everything.🥰😊😁🥰

[@Pepper5655]

rite isn't she adorable. I love her flare. oh my word and how lovely her cottage garden is. If gardening is an expression of the one tending it then WOW....

[@mackenzieholtog4866]

Potatoes are hands down my favorite thing to harvest. It’s like a little treasure hunt every time!

[@micolekelsey4096]

I'm not alone! I thought I was crazy being a gardener who is terrified of worms and bugs! 😅 I love gardening more than my dislike as well ❤

[@homehearthwithjules8596]

Bear's at the ready to help.. He's a great doggie🤗

[@Pepper5655]

he's beautiful too

[@daniellefragoso7839]

Totally agree - my favorite thing to do in the garden - harvesting potatoes!!!!!!! Love seeing you all dirty :)

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Haha your laugh is so inviting. It's cute seeing a gardener that shrieks at bugs. I have seen those beetle battle each other before. Love it! Thanks for sharing

[@mudchuk]

Thank you so much for sharing your freak outs! It's good to know it happens to the best of us. ❤️🌱

[@JerZGirl71]

And I'm laughing while watching! I feel you ! Bugs are gross.

[@ahicken9631]

I talk to the bugs in my garden. I tell them that if they start away while I'm harvesting they can continue to live. Lol!

[@outdoors459]

Interactive KZbin, I jumped out of my skin with you, almost spilt my coffee Jess! Brilliant channel been with you for 18 months or so x

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

I jumped while I was editing and I knew it was coming!

[@minnesotagal507]

I would have to wear depends if I saw that many creatures! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Pepper5655]

hahaha rite

[@marigoldmeadowsfarm7495]

Thank you sweet Jess for reaffirming barefoot gardening. I too start out with shoes but since shoes were treasured when I was little, bare feet were my way of life. Love & prayers.

[@justpatty7328]

That beetle was huge!!! I would pee myself if I came upon that! What a bountiful harvest- woohoo! Soft bristle brush off dirt in a few days, only wash when ready to use or can them. They store longer that way, so I've heard. Just passing along.

[@iamorganicgardening]

LOVE Organic Gardening FOR my FAMILY. Beautiful words to the Lords Ears.

[@stargazer6130]

" I have an unfortunate stubbornness that has plagued me all my life" Story of my life🤣🤣🤣

[@JenniferG728]

Oh Miss Jess. I've watched so many of your videos and stood in awe of you for so many things but THIS, this may be my favorite. And it's because of the complete realism of it. The dirty knees and the girly jumps and screams. Thank you so much for posting those bits!!!

[@Pepper5655]

she is real people

[@stephanieroach1717]

I laughed so hard at the jump and scream! Oh my goodness I’m so proud of you!! You need to all those earth worms in your other beds though! 😍😂

[@joannemcmillan9201]

My mother loved flowers but her massive fear of worms prevented her from growing anything. She was quite pleased that I wasn’t afraid of worms and loved gardening. Every time you scream I’m pleasantly reminded of her response to worms.

[@BrokenAnguissette]

I've had to square with my fear of spiders a LOT since moving into a wooded property and starting my garden. I still can't deal with them being in the house, but for the most part I've learned to live and let live if they're outside. It's not easy though!

[@user-di6cn2ne7u]

I'm also getting better slowly with outside spiders. Inside spiders though.. Kill them with fire.

[@sunshineinfla222]

I catch inside spiders and put them outside, so good for my garden!

[@maryjemisonMaryjay1936]

Elizabeth Harrod yes they eat breakfast bugs

[@ChiaraMorgan]

Wow. That first ray of light is worth a like by itself. ❤️🌿

[@seanabunana963]

Hahaha! That was golden. That WAS seriously the biggest earthworm I've ever seen!

[@Jenn_OfAllTrades]

I love watching potato harvests.....something about watching them being unearthed is just so satisfying!!! I cant wait to grow my own. I literally jumped and my heart skipped a beat when you jumped and screamed over that GIANT WORM! 😂😂

[@alebeller8078]

At first I was like those shoes she’s got on match her skin tone and then I saw your 🦶 i jumped! 🙅🏻‍♀️I was no way I’m not doing that she’s brave!! Then you showed the big worm and I was like No no no how is she doing that! You are right it’s the tiny things that we gardeners must overcome to get our biggest rewards! Those potatoes 🥔 are calling my name lol roasted, sautéed, grilled, mashed, loaded with brisket and bbq sauce, loaded however you like, potato patties alone or with tuna........

[@maryartis6134]

You and your family are such a joy you bring a smile and joy to my heart

[@jennifernunez1528]

ME: “BABE!” HUSBAND: “yes my love” ME: “JESS hates buggies tooo” ... “do you know what that means” HUSBAND: “you found a bff?” ME: “virtually yes! But also that means I’m not a sissy pants gardener, I can hate bugs and I don’t have to like creepy crawlers to be a LEGIT garden JEDI!” LOL

[@gattispizzaboy]

I laugh along with you every post while learning about mother earth. Much love! Blessed Be.

[@carimartinez6779]

This may be my favorite R&R vlog yet. The fact that you admitted to being squeamish about the creepy crawlies helped me know I’m not a lost cause! I’m like you with the “under the sea” land beneath the raised beds (or even containers) because it’s out of sight, out of mind! Haha the worm may not have startled me ... that beetle, however, would’ve scared the bajeezus out of me!!!

[@dawnbrent2346]

Digging potatoes is like a treasure hunt, one of our sons, when he was little, was so excited to see the treasures we would dig up. Each potato was the ultimate surprise!!

[@mrsstewartstigers]

I heard you should not wash them till you're ready to eat them

[@luckychicav7981]

I heard and read that too. You should just let them dry and store.

[@RiannaNicole]

Ugh, I needed the laugh! Thank you Jess for sharing your reactions to the creepy crawlies.

[@abbykmackenzie]

this is making me hopeful for my very late potato harvest here in nova scotia ! lol

[@helenpenner9899]

The fact that you and your family are believers is what made me fall for your channel so much more then this 1 other one I was watching Alot before I found you guys! You guys are awesome yall rock!!!

[@sharonantonissen6019]

Do not wash your potatoes they will store longer if you keep the dirt on them😊

[@catoushka1]

Such a fun video! Thanks Jess :) PS: I love how Gabe blended in just perfectly with all the goats in the beginning!

[@Exiled.New.Yorker]

Put digging a root cellar onto The List.

[@jeas4980]

Poor Miah.

[@heyitscrit]

I was thinking about this, saw Simple Living Alaska store their potatoes in their root cellar for a long time. But they are in Alaska, much colder than Arkansas!

[@heatherphillips8183]

poor Miah...lol

[@heatherphillips8183]

Jea S, I wrote the same thing before I saw your comment!

[@shan3462]

That’s on my list!

[@RebelCanners]

Love the mantra”healthy organic food for my family”

[@Erica-oq5ui]

Wait I feel so much better about being squeamish about bugs and worms! I always tell myself to buck up since I assumed you’re over there picking bugs off your plants and transferring worms into your soil with your bare hands. But no, you’re one of us 😂😩

[@Schel67]

That looks like a lot of work and now more work to come cleaning and canning. Glad you had fun.

[@ericawaymaster2919]

I reacted the exact same way when I found my first hornworm. I went in all tough and was going to take him off by hand, with no glove mind you. I touched him and felt how meaty and muscly he was and screamed and danced like a little girl and caused quiet a scene. My son told me be brave mommy. Ha ha!

[@pamelaticer2469]

Gloveless!!?? NOOOOOOO!!!! YUK

[@ericawaymaster2919]

Pamela Ticer I thought I was tough! I found out very quickly I was not tough! 😂

[@pamelaticer2469]

I had about 20 striped hornworms on my Lantana and my 4-o'clocks near my front door. Half of the garden was gone by the time I noticed that half the garden was gone! When I look closer and saw those monstrous fat 3 inch creatures from our nightmares, I could not believe it and I sure wasn't going to touch them. But no one else was going to do it cuz there's no one else to do it. So I put on some gloves and got myself a coffee can and after filming them and how vigorous and Lively they were trying to get from one branch to the other, I started plucking them off and dumping in the bucket. And I'm not sorry to say that I couldn't kill them but I definitely was taking them to my enemies Garden on a casual walk with a friend as I casually dump them on my route in front of their home! Yeah it was bad but they were bad to me and I didn't feel right killing the poor little worms so they have every chance to live just not in my garden!

[@ericawaymaster2919]

@@pamelaticer2469 Ha ha this story makes my day!!! I will have to remember this if I find any this year!

[@randibarton335]

I am the same way. I use little kitchen tongs or wear gloves to "hand" pick them. Same thing for slugs. 🤣🤪

[@adaseale1262]

You are absolutely amazing to watch.Your excitement and love of gardening and all the family and beautiful animals, chickens, heavenly garden. Miah and all the children are wonderful. You remind me of the endless energy I had when I was younger. Keep up your wonderful spirit♥️🌻🙏

[@Pepper5655]

DITTO

[@LizNicholsArt]

I heard Bear say, "It's just a Beatle." 🤣

[@lilyxciv5637]

Me too! That’s exactly what I was thinking when she said to him “you didn’t even protect me from those bugs!” Bahaha 🤣

[@lynellseigle3943]

Your face! Totally worth it, your harvest is awesome.

[@anitahouse3600]

"Won episode of man vs wild".....🤣🤣 I hear ya!!

[@Sclathrop09]

You sitting on a 5 gallon bucket, dirty knees and bare feet is seriously my garden goals! Love it!

[@ashleymoss7143]

Ive heard You should leave the dirt on them tell you are ready to use them.

[@corinlevesque9264]

Wow!!!! That is a mother load of potatoes. Love watching you, thanks for posting daily. I have learned so much from you over the years💕 God bless You and your family.

[@brittanyelliott6882]

I am terrified of bugs and run screaming to my husband when something scary gets on me. haha. However, I love to garden and always have. I watched my Grandmother squish a horn worm with her hand once on purpose. I was horrified. Definitely did not get that from her.

[@amandamcgee6089]

Wow! That beetle was beautiful! ..and you're so right!..harvesting potatoes is the funnest!

[@TheChristinaJo]

I think y’all need to go fishing with those worms!

[@dawndawn6946]

The picture from that camera is AMAZINGLY beautiful! It’s like I’m right there with you!🥰

[@lisac2766]

Old timey advice is DO NOT WASH if you are going to store :)

[@chrisinedison]

You’re hilarious Jessica 😁😜 Thx for sharing the fun and the harvest. God bless you and your family 💕

[@amelia-ireneinpdx2613]

Hi Jess. You said that you watched Danny @ Deep South Homestead when he did his spuds, so you probably watched his & Miss Wanda's problem with his straw/hay & the spray that was on it getting in his compost & soil & how they are having to pull everything that it affected. Have you checked your hay/straw out for same spray being on it? Just curious.

[@user-di6cn2ne7u]

She talked about that jn her most recent (i think most recent) video about the high tunnel talking about her peppers. They hay/straw os sourced from somewhere a-ok for spraying and such

[@feebuzz]

Thanks for sharing your "fear" of worms. I thought I was the only gardener who went airborne whenever a slimy fellow wandered across my foot. You keep me going!

[@augustrogers5369]

If you dont wash off the dirt, only brush it off, they will store better!

[@kelann89]

I love the sound of the chickens.

[@juliereis146]

I love being early lol 😂

[@louisadkins100]

That was hilarious. I am so glad for the ten second rewind...your reaction to that earth worm was precious and priceless. You should ask Daniel to sing a version of Jim Staffords...”I don’t like spiders and snakes”...

[@Pepper5655]

HAHA HE WOULD

[@ibelisieotero2478]

Absolutely beautiful, your potatoes harvest and you. Love your family. God bless you. 😊

[@hauoleguyify]

I’m so glad you left that in. Work today was boring. You made it a little more fun.

[@KaribeCuebas]

You're so adorable! :-) Great harvest. Congrats!! God bless you all!!

[@el3389]

This video is by far my all time favorite video from Roots and refuge. Jess you are hilarious! I have about 22 days left on my potatoes. Praise the Lord you got a great harvest! God is such a good provider.

[@laughingmoon7721]

That is an Eastern Hercules Beetle. Very cool creatures. Congrats on another beautiful, bountiful harvest. 👏🏻♥️✌🏻

[@tiffanyhenry8442]

You gasping when you started to pull off the potatos gave me a good chuckle😂 those are some BIG worms

[@jeansirbaugh3616]

I enjoy watching you and learning from you like you would not believe I had no idea that you were that skittish about worms and bugs it is absolutely fabulous. I am 73 years old I had four brothers that taught me not to be afraid of him or their pet snakes and mice and bugs and worms and just out of the thing of not being tormented by them. Watching you today has been an awesome teary-eyed laugh fell off my chair kind of day thank you for sharing love you so much and all that you are

[@dorisartman]

You are SUCH an inspiration, Jess! Thank you so, so much for sharing this video! I really hate the creepy crawlies, too. You help me so much!

[@donnasmith5697]

Digging potatoes is like going on a treasure hunt! It’s such a pleasure!

[@mamahenry6507]

I love you guys so much! Thanks for sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly. You definitely spread honesty, love, and hope! I am back to gardening after 3 yrs. (Son fighting cancer, he is free now thank you God! Miracles come true!) You are my encouragement with Homestead Heart and MIgardener. The wait for first tomatoes to ripen is REAL LOL. I am so grateful for you and your family. I bless you all. Keep the faith!

[@rebeccabeard2964]

Hahaha, aw, Jess!! It's actually really encouraging to see another gardener squeamish about bugs, lol. #notalone

[@izholmes]

You are hilarious! This was so much fun. Thank you for the bug humor.

[@deborahkelley8641]

Love Chickens, I was a foster child raised off the land. Love your videos, y’all put a lot of heart and soul in your soil. ❤️🙏

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

I can deal with worms, but snakes make me squeal like a girl, and I've encountered two said reptiles in the past week. I'm so glad my camera wasn't running! You're so brave. That's what bravery is, not not being afraid, but being afraid and just dealing with it. Good job!