A DITL OF A FARMER'S WIFE IN NEW ZEALAND 

I love hearing those lambs! or maybe baby cows, or baby goats? brings backs memories from my childhood ❤ you do an awesome job Stacey! pls do not underestimate how much you do.

My knees hurt just watching this…someone needs to sponsor this lady with a tiller. Bet you could perform miracles with it and generate mega sales for them too💕. I felt your frustration with the weeds, makes my tiny garden problems seem very insignificant. Thanks for inviting us into your home and life!

I loved this video Stacey. Just take the garden one day at a time. I am behind on my summer planting as well because of the weather. I am just doing a little bit at a time and I’m slowly getting there. Look after yourself.

Stacey, Thank you for sharing but I do wish somebody was watching your video who lives nearby, is retired and would love to come and help you in the garden. This would be such a great outcome and you could always bake a batch of scones in return.

What a lovely photo of u 2 in the Herald. Love the sunnies. 😊

Can't wait to see some aerial views of the farm. Hope to see them soon.

Thank you Sacey for taking us with you on your day!! This was so lovely and peaceful to watch ❤❤

Hard work is good work 😉….just don’t overdo it….loving hearing the sound & songs of the farmyard ☺️ Here in the North I’m working towards putting our garden and yard to bed for the winter …always feels like tucking my kids into bed to keep them safe and warm throughout the winter’s night…. we’re having a patch of just glorious autumn days & I’m trying to savor each and every one of them before the north wind finds its way to us & snows come ….good luck with your garden journey….stay well & take care ❤

You must have such amazing soil, those weeds are growing so well! Love your content. The farm land reminds me of Tasmania, my old home. I live in Brisbane now.

Thank you Stacey for showing us a DITL of a farmers wife. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the video and so did my cat Luna when the chickens and baby chick's were on the screen. Gosh you work so hard and I really hope some sponsors come on board and offer you some help and tools to make it easier for you. I'll send you the video to view.

My 4 month old was enjoying all the farm noises as he feeds. He laughed at the rooster noise. So cute

Thank you Stacey I love your videos.

I love your farm, the white rooster is beautiful, him calling his girls for breakfast, the hen and her little chicks, oh how I miss our chickens. All you can do is what you can do, do not let yourself get overwhelmed. Thank You for sharing your day ❤

Love your day on the farm!!

I truly did enjoy your video. I enjoy all of them. I have Rheumatoid arthritis so I do feel your pain. I am now at stage 4 breast cancer. I am in California USA. You DO Inspire me. I have been meaning to send you a message on here for some time. You are a Blessing! Keep teaching us!

Thank you for taking us with you today, thoroughly enjoyed spending time with you. I busted open my leg in July, straight over my knee. It kept me inside for weeks and the garden became a weed fest. One day at a time Stacey and you’ll get your garden how you want it but I totally understand getting overwhelmed with the weeds ♥️

Gorgeous place to live, Stacey! Just do what you can, don't worry. Sometimes life has other plans for our time. 😊 just don't forget to rest and recharge. Take good care! 😊

I loved watching this one, your life looks like my in Australia.would love to learn more from U. Awesome video.

Stacey, have you tried to use heavy duty sun screen to stop getting hives from you meds while out in the sun? Some medication information sheets suggest it. My sister has the same reaction with here meds and always forgets sunscreen when the sun comes out for the first time after winter. As for the strawberry beds, try putting down several layers of newspaper (if you can get ahold of some) or cardboard to suppress the weeds. You can put it down now and the weeds should get smothered out with very little effort. It's not very pretty, but affective.

And and that is how I weed my in-ground garden. On my butt! Your farm looks great! It is so beautiful. I would love to visit New Zealand! You got loads done, by 2:30 I'm done and ready to work inside. I stopped pushing myself and instead set limits. Anytime between 2 to 3 is quitting time. If not, I'm not good for anything the next day. Loved the video to the end. Deb from Missouri, USA

Thank you for sharing this. It’s lovely to get to know you outside the kitchen! It’s fall here, it made me long for spring and a new garden (hopefully one that won’t be devoured by Japanese beetles). Have a good rest!

Thanks Stacey, i always enjoy the farm life vids. I feel for you, what a big job you have on your hands, re the garden weeding, i have a lot of garden to keep up and i find doing a bit each day is the only way i can keep the weeds at bay. Good luck with your gardens😊

I never thought of using a squeeze bottle to water my seedlings. I'm going to do this from now on.

Hi there Your far. looks so green & lush. However weeds do grow too. The diffinition of a weed is "a plant growing in the wrong place." So you have lush green grass growing on the farm & lush green grass-weeds growing in your garden. We could easily see the amount of work you have done on your garden. You did a lot of work today. Don't beat yourself up about it -one can easily see the progress!

Loved the viedo

such a beautiful homestead 🌲🐐🌲🐖🐓🐥🌲🏡🌱🐥

What a beautiful farm and Trixy is so well trained. Love your rooster, he’s a character. Your view, the sounds, the smell is just perfect. It’s such hard work but you and hubby obviously love it. Hugs

My favourite tool for weeding is an oscillating hoe - very easy to use even if you have physical challenges. I'd wished I brought one earlier.

Oh my! You have such a busy days. Hope you get enough rest too. Thank you for sharing.I know Stacey is modest so I want to mention this for her. I got notification in my Inbox from nzherald and it had a lovely article of our Stacey (from NZ Womans Weekly. It was so nice to read it. Cheers

I love your videos and I truly understand your frustration with your garden. I, too, have a garden of weeden! It overwhelms me, too😢🌸 Love from Mangonui

Thankyou for your videos I love watching 😊

I enjoyed every second of this video, thank you for sharing your day xx

I’ve been there and totally understand how you felt😔. We plan out our gardens, have a vision on how it would look, make a start, then life steps in and everything gets put on the back burner. Can be quite overwhelming… but you’ve made a start and good for you. Well done Staci🤗 loved the video🙏

Hello lovely lady, Not sure if you remember me, I had a knee replacement in June, so I totally understand how you are suffering with your knees.....the pain is constant. You are a brave and hardworking lady, I admire you so much. On the brighter side having the room to grow fruit trees and veggies, must be rewarding gift. Sending always lots of good wishes for you. Keeping a large garden can become all too much, bit by bit is the way to go, before you know it garden is back under control.

Good morning Stacy. I love seeing your farm and all your animals. When you spoke about the sun and your meds. I burst into tears. I FEEL YOU. ❤ I understand the frustration. I’m having treatment for breast cancer. The pain fatigue and concessions we have to make but you are absolutely right. WE HAVE TO LIVE. Love to you I find you so brave and such a warrior. Be kind to you.

Good morning from Pukekohe! Good Girl Trix ❤. Thanks for sharing your day with us. A big day, not over with the end of the video. As for the garden, one day at a time. It will be ok. ❤❤❤❤❤

Progress,not perfection! You will get there💜

Manky old wool blankets with holes cut in for the strawberries. You can find wool blankets dt op shops, but they're hellish expensive in good condition. They sometimes have mank old ones for next to nothing. Also old carpet works well, but check that it doesn't have acrylic warps in it, because those are hellish in the garden.

I am amazed with what you achieve on a daily basis with your challenges. Sweeping, baking and housework can make my condition worse. To think you have farm chores as well wow. You are an inspiration with a very generous heart. Hope your daughter is doing

Hi Stacey, love love love this video.......the wee goats and lambs and the rowdy rooster all getting in on the act. Loving all the farm sights and sounds, and you rocking those Redbands again girl! Can't wait to see some more farm footage, but rest up for a wee bit or you will be too worn out to enjoy the summer xx

I'm finding raised beds are so much easier to maintain. The cardboard layer keeps the weeds out and thick mulch (seriously envious of your dags!) means that watering is far more effective and easier. Just put in one at a time. Or consider the straw bale gardening if you have any leftover or manky bales on hand.

Loved your video, boy you work hard!keeping the garden areas are such hard work, almost never ending, but you can’t win at everything and veg gardens are notorious for growing weeds extra fast it’s hard to keep up with it all ,but you do a great job especially with your bad knees and the heat ,be very proud of your achievements every day makes a big difference.Stay strong .❤

Stacey, so lovely to see the green grass (yes weeds too) and hills of my childhood. As someone who is bone on bone in one knee and the other not far behind I know all about getting things done early, then resting up to tackle dinner but there is no way I can garden. The hot weather is already upon us here in Central Queensland so another reason to get the jobs done early. Well done Stacey. 🌏👍

I used cardboard to smother the weeds in the areas around each garden . Works great. So true little by little each day I try to go out in my garden and p ull a few weeks . It’s always harder once it gets away on you. Thanks for sharing you life with us Stacey.

❤you did very well. ❤

Wonderful video, thank you for showing us your DITL. I know it will still grate on the nerves just seeing everything that you want to get done but you will get there. BTW, I made the tuna casserole with the (properly crushed as per husbands instructions) potato chips. Such a simple meal to put together but oh so yum. Thank you for the reminder of a meal from "back in the day" .

❤🎉 hello darling Stacey, beautiful rooster and Trix. Wonderful video!!!!🎉❤❤❤ baby chick's, a goat!! ❤❤❤❤ you are amazing, praying for your health 🎉

Maybe some pea straw for around your strawberries.

Your videos bring my NZ upbringing to the surface. Love to see the countryside & hear the bird. I am in my 70's & love to grow as many veges as possible in my suburban lot. Try putting some straw around your strawberries. I also have sympathy for you as regards your trigeminal neuralga. I was just unlucky to develope Bell's Palsy & have had terrible face pain. Getting through it, but I cannot imagin what you go through with your condition. Bless you.

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I’m changing my garden over to raised beds a few at a time. Something to consider when we become or before we become physically compromised. Otherwise like you showed it can become overwhelming when it’s just us doing it.

Love the red bands bought my third pair(at 74 now 76) fantastic gum boots, expensive but worth the money and supposedly still made in New Zealand 😊😊

Stacey, I hear pheasant on your farm. I make a beautiful pheasant, apple and cider casserole. You should try it sometime. Unless they are your pets and simply love to see the around and about.

Hi there, I'd dug some strawberry plants out then cover the garden in a tarpaulin, let the weeds die, then replant your strawberry plants. Or get some vegy bins built make life a lot easier. Or you could save some plants and spray the whole garden. Good luck.

Loved the video, it’s nice to see you out of the kitchen. My Labrador puppy loved watching the chickens 😂

Blueberries like a set ph. Of soil.

Such beautiful property

Wow that's the kind of life that I'm yearning for...living in a farm and having animals around. I hope you are grateful for what you have as I envy you lol 😂. Thanks for the video.

Take it one step at a time in the garden, don't stress about weeds, just make sure the plants happy. Make sure you get yourself some really good sunscreen lotion if your outside for any period of time.

You did so well Stacey. Raised beds would be so helpful but I know they're costly. I wonder if there's a local handyman that would do mates rates for a little plug on your vlog😘 I wish we could smell that lilac too 😆 Such a pretty colour. Can you please do a recipe for some pulled meat with a fabulous sauce? Ooh, my mouth's watering just thinking about it 🤣

Such a fun video... injoying it very much...is it like your spring there now... Here in Ohio USA it is fall.. lots of leaf raking and getting ready for the cold weather... thanks again for sharing the video..

We are so blessed to live in New Zealand 🇳🇿 ❤🙏

Fantastic mulch dag wool 😊

A walk behind tiller would save your knees and back quite a bit. But you got quite a bit done today!

I would be more than happy to come help you weed the veg garden I love gardening. Am only in Tauranga so not far to come help.

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Good morning from aucks ...

Good morning from Vancouver. ❤

Stacey, I'm exhausted just watching you going to war with all those weeds! Does your local high school have an agricultural program? Maybe one or two of those kids could give you a hand with your garden? A hands on learning experience for them as well as possible credits towards better grades. The person who mentioned a garden company sponsoring your efforts (and major RU-vid exposure for them!) with giving/lending a tiller, might be worth looking into. Any avenue is worth the effort to explore in order to make your life a little easier.

I love my red bands too, best gumboots ever

With your weeds U need a U standup but hoe that has a sharp point to it with a long handle...faster than sitting down...also I would put carboard down the rows then your wool stuff...does that let water through as I thought it is water resistance...U should know U are a farmer...I had same problem on place weed one end by the time got the other I would be starting again... Those bulbs look great but they do need splitting or cover them up with that beautiful black Soil... I would chicken wire the all of it now so U don't have too worry that goats eating your lillies...u really need to do fencing around all beds with gates at one end to protect them... Could U put Vics Vaper Rub on the wire to deter goats the smell and tasty it works for dogs...it want wash away but don't let it go your clothes as it hard to get off... U do alot of work on a farm day... Look into 'Welllnee' but patches on line guy up the road just started to use then and he 12hrs NO PAIN...U can tell us if they work... Love your farm and goats black on is cute wants his name etc and chooks...😂❤😂❤😂❤from Aussie 🇦🇺😊