Cleaning the Junk out of the Greenhouse & Beloved Dogs 

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Matt reminds me of many of the fine men I have known from North Carolina. They work hard. They have an endless knowledge of nature and the environment they live in. These men can make you a rabbit gum, fix what needs fixing or tell you who can fix something. I always say a good country boy can save you more money than a high dollar man can make. These men are loyal to their families. They love to cut up and can tell tales or jokes till you holler. Maybe they seem backwards to some, but I would rather have them on my side than again me. They will help you in a heart beat. Tell you off if needs be. Pull for you even when the chips are down. I have been blessed to know a few. To be related to a few and hopefully have a hand in raising a few. God bless the men from Appalachia and the old north state.

I was married to a long haul trucker for thirty years. And he drove big truck even longer. Millions of miles. He was a big strong six foot 8 inch young man when we married and always complained about being skinny. I told him his body would change when he got older and it did. His hands and arms were twice as big from driving an 80,000 lb tractor trailer when he passed from health issues, COPD and diabetes at 68. We don't appreciate enough men that do hard physical labor with their bodies so that the rest of us can have comfortable lives.

It's wonderful that the two of you can tackle all these tasks together! More hands make less work! What joy!❤

That pic of Bill on the porch was so sweet ❤. Thank you Tipper and Matt for bringing us along on the garden work.

I’m so glad you take us along with you🙏🏻🙏🏻💕prayers for granny

Matt reminds Me of my Late Husband Gary. There was nothing he couldn’t do. 😊

You are right. They don't make things like they use to. Many times homemade items that are needed are not only cheaper, but they are often much better than what you can buy these days. It is great to see something well made from something that was discarded. " Junk to useful ". A stick to a spoon is wonderful.

I miss my 2 mountain feists…. Best dogs ever. Nothing came around the house with them around.

Please keep my wife in y'alls thoughts she Finished her radiation we watch all the time great content. Todd from Buford ga.

I love your videos. They take me back to my childhood and times i spent with my parents and Grandparents who all farmed. I learned so much common sense from them as you both seemed to have from your folks. Thanks.. , as I smile watching these . (69 yr old former farm girl )

Matt’s getting that greenhouse ready for when he supervises that tomato planting ❤️

I planted sunflowers in front and after I took off flower I used sticks still in ground for Halloween characters lol

This is funny, Tipper, you inserted a photo of Bill with the sunglasses on just as Matt said, “He was strange.” Perfect timing on your part! 🤣

I've been out of the greenhouse business for over 20 years, but if memory serves me correctly, we used 6 mil plastic, and it would last at least 3 years or so. The pretty heavy-duty landscaping cloth (with the staples) was best on the floors. And as far as dogs go, I've had many good ones. Our little dog now is a Scottish Terrier mix (a rescue). She's about 13-14 years old. She's not afraid of anything except rain and thunder. We have to protect her from big dogs/animals. I saw her snatch a big possum out from under a building a few years ago, and it didn't end well for the possum. She's very protective of Grumpy Old Man and me.

Love the way you do things to save money…this is the way my husband fixes things to use it a little longer… your iris plants don’t look like the ones we had. We only had the real tall old ones. As the years went by I found some that bloomed twice a year and I found a few plants that grew very short…I think I only have one left and it is a beautiful med to dark blue. We like glads to but not a one show up last year…my father use to plant sunflowers, wildflowers, day Lilly’s, and any seeds my mother bought that year…my husband has two push plowed siting in the front yard, he painted one a rust color and one green…he also has a push mower, the way people use to mow their front yard. It is painted green. He loves old things like that…..always love your talks. Our 85 and 87 years has slowed us down.love you all and I can see the Lord is with you and your girls…isn’t He wonderful! He is my savior. I

So glad your man can be your full time gardening partner. It adds another positive dimension to your channel. 😊

im so happy for you guys being able to be together every day having more time for all of your endeavors

Matt’s cornmeal mush reminded me of cornmeal soup my Granny and Mama used to make us when we were sick. It was chicken broth, cornmeal,and green onions. I haven’t thought of that in years but it always seemed to make us feel better and was so tasty. Such sweet memories of my Granny and Mama. I’m excited to see your gardens growing this Spring.

I agree with y’all. They don’t make anything like they used to. The government tells us not to use a lot of plastic but, almost everything they make nowadays is made out of plastic. Hope y’all have a good week. Hugs from the south east coast of Florida.😎🦩🌞🦩😎

Loved the gardening and dog stories, especially the doggie photos! Good times!

I've never lived this kind of life.. but it calls to me. And has been calling a long time now.

I love that imagery: "Like shaking a piece of firewood." This describes shaking rough hands so perfectly!

I'm appreciative of your videos, you make me smile. I received some sad news, so thank you for the smiles. -much love from NJ ~Mary & fam

My grandfather always had mountain fiests. He was a squirrel hunter.

Tipper- might I suggest that Matt check into a Honda tiller… our family has had a goodly number of their products. My snowblower is a Honda - it’s almost twenty years old and usually gets pretty good use each year in Minnesota. Never needed repairing- just general maintenance. They are not cheap but I think they are worth every penny… wishing you a big snow- I am wishing any future snow we are to get happens to your locale. Love your channel- Blessings

I loved hearing about the dogs "from days gone by". ❤ A few days ago I was running errands with my daughter ( I often talk with her about your family) and she says "Can we stop somewhere for a snack? I'm comin' unfed". 😂

Tipper/Matt~ I have a good friend who helped us build a small greenhouse a few years ago..he is a “professional” farmer who grows food year round as a business. He had us put 4 inches of white pebble rock down in the floor of our greenhouse and said it would help retain warmth at night and on colder days…thought I would mention to you..of course if you don’t get much sun especially in fall in winter that prob wouldn’t serve you as well as it has me..but wanted to share. Like you I tend to hang onto everything…cause I may need it one day lol..and I’ve discovered the one sure way that you know you will need it is after you have thrown it away! Love you guys! Blessings from a Western NC neighbor❤🙏🏻

Thanks for sharing the wonderful.dog stories and it was neat to see Matt work on the greenhouse and hear about the gardening. God Bless you two.

You two are the real deal! Always enjoy watching what you’re working on and enjoy the ending sum ups. The greenhouse is more than just fine, if you had waited for plans, all new materials etc…. You might not have a greenhouse today. My favorite recycling was the wood from Miss Cindy. You have the joy of her love and memory being there in your life and greenhouse every day, specially during garden and harvesting season. It would have been a shame to do it any other way!

Tipper are you going to read anymore books on the channel? I really enjoyed hearing you read.

So many things to look forward to this year. I am excited for you and Matt

I love sitting with you both, and having these chats 😊 Blessings x

Love seeing y’all working together. God bless y’all! 😀❤️

What a blessing to have each other and a green house! They make a clear gorilla tape now!

This gorilla tape fix reminds me so much of my sweetheart who went Home to glory this past summer. He believed in using gorilla tape. Makes me smile in the missing. 💙

The greenhouse looks great. Tipper I know what you mean about holding onto stuff. I inherited that from my folks too. Although now I'm better about purging. Talking about dog, Bill reminds me a lot of my old dog Clyde. He sure was a character. Love y'all and God bless. Getting excited for gardening time.

Don't wait to long them grand baby's will be along soon. By the end of summer you maybe chasing them out of the garden. I like the spoon, well made and still working good.

I’d love to sleep in a hammock by a creek! Sleeping outside is a treat! We saw two huge raccoons climbing down our neighbor’s tree the other day. They were so big I thought they were bear cubs but it’s the wrong time of year. We have a lot of coyotes like you do. Fortunately we have a fence and keep our dog inside. I do love the wildlife even if it’s a challenge.

My dad always puts up an electric fence to keep the unwanted animals out. He starts 6 to 8 inches off the ground and puts two or three strands. Top strand at 2 foot

Ya'll make me want to start a garden! l am not able anymore.Enjoy it while you can.

Another Sunday night with such nice folks. Thank you Matt and Tipper. 🥰

Your garden and yard is going to be beautiful this year. Matt is going to be watching his helpers this time.

Lol…when Mat said he’s has to eat every two hrs my goodness that is just like my hubby!! My hubby is very active though, although he’s slowed down a bit with retirement and aging. I think it’s because he has always had a very high metabolism, so his fuel just burns fast! I keep him fed cause you know those chores never stop!

Yes Matt, growing older is all about pacing yourself in the garden 🙂

Bill sounds like our part lab George. During a storm the only safe place was the back of the pick up truck. In the storm there he would be in the truck.

Definitely put some weed barrier down before laying gravel or rock in the greenhouse. Looks a lot better!

Duct (gorilla) tape, an old coat hanger, zip ties, wire cutters, vise grips and a good hammer can be used to fix just about anything. It can't fix computers though! lol

I think I’ve mentioned this to you before, but it has been studied that growing green beans alongside of corn plants are perfect companion plants giving off nutrients for the other plant. Very much like corn and beans complement each other and form a complete protein when combined together. Most plant proteins are incomplete in of themselves. Corn and beans are some of the great plants that are perfect together. Somewhere back through the ages. I’m sure someone knew that. It couldn’t have been by coincidence or that they tasted good together. But I do remember reading in a gardening book many moons ago to plant my bean seeds in the same hole as the corn seeds and they would grow up the stalk as the corn developed.

Enjoyed the visit today 😊

The greenhouse looks great! So happy for you and Matt that he can be at home to help in the garden and other projects. Looking forward to seeing your beautiful garden grow this coming season Tipper . God Bless

Matt saying he needs to eat every two hours just after talking about having corn meal mush and a ham sandwich for breakfast.That is a nice breakfast but it is extremely high in carbohydrates, which lets you get quick energy but shortly it runs out.Meat and eggs and real butter will keep you from getting hungry and eating so often. I love y’all’s videos, and the girls videos also. Please keep up the good work.

May I suggest a pond liner to put under the gravel. I was a cashier for Lowe's for 8 years, and a lady told me instead of weed guard. She always uses a pond liner because they last forever.

Love the way you show how hard you work. Wish I could work that fast!

Hi Tipper and Matt, when you say white sweet potatoes, are you talking about yams? Yams are lighter in color and sweeter. I was reading some of the comments about what a hard-working country guy Matt is. I agree. I noticed something and I’m sure most everyone else that’s been hanging around your family noticed… Corie picked out a man just like her daddy. Austin is earth and salt, a son-in-law you can depend on through thick and thin. Just like her daddy. ❤️

how exciting that the daffodils are coming up! yayyyy!

I have the same problem of hanging on to things for way too long thinking that someday I will use it. So it just sits around in my way for 10 years til I finally get aggravated enough to finally throw it away. And then I usually end up needing it and wishing i hadnt thrown it away two weeks later😊

Hi Tipper and Matt, I love your videos and conversations. Everything you do reminds me of my childhood, I grew up in a ranch and it was amazing. I would love to live that peaceful life again. Thanks for sharing with us. ❤

I have spring flowers coming up here in PA. It said 53 today when I drove by

We had cornmeal mush and eggs for breakfast this morning! 😍 Waving from Nashville 👋

Out here in Reno we got probably 9” of snow. So for dinner I made a pork roast with potatoes & carrots and enjoyed a nice warm meal with this video! Thank you for the company at dinner. Wish I could send some of this snow your way.

Just love your channel, sweet pictures of some of your past 🐕❤️🙏🏻🇺🇸

Talking about rough hands reminds me of an Andy Griffith show. A man courting Aunt Bee clamed to be a handy man. But the postman shook his hand and told Andy the man's hands were too soft. I get wanting to plant as the days get longer and sunnier. My rhubarb is starting to grow just a bit. Yeah!!

Back when i was young living back and WV i had a mountain cur and she was a good dog except for her feed. She would fight anything of if it go close to it but otherwise she was sweet. She got snake bit under her neck and it swelled up something awful. We put turpentine on it and she got better but she couldn't hardly bark after that❤❤

Loved hearing about the dogs! You need a few more!

I always grew food but then l planted flowers n said they were food for the soul.

Y'all stay busy. What a blessed life. Enjoyed the video ❤

It's been a wonderful visit with you Tipper and Matt. Both of you are such hard workers. It does my heart good to see that you have raised your two beautiful girls to work hard and fear and respect God. As usual my prayers go out for Granny as well as your whole family. God bless and keep you.

Someone stole it two years ago, but I had the 1965 Troy-built Horse and used it for 50 years and just replaced tines, plugs and tires basically. If you find an old Horse grab it!

Great video I enjoyed watching you and Matt cleaning the greenhouse up. Then sitting around drinking hot chocolate and chatting about everything.

Not a thing wrong with being approval Tipper🥰

It’s very liberating to declutter things. The greenhouse is looking really good! Thank you Matt and Tipper!❤️🙏🇨🇦

I believe the Japanese anemones spread by rhizomes. The rule of thumb is they are blooming on 2 year old plants but will quickly take over. I guess you found that out. Thanks for the wonderful video. Love garden chores.

I was watching the sun while you were cleaning the greenhouse. If you own the land on that hill, you could cut all those trees down on that hill and catch the sun, now and into the rest of spring. Starting on day after winter solstice you should get more and more sunlight each day on your greenhouse.

We initially put gravel on the floor of our greenhouse. We found it was a big mistake! The weeds continued to sprout up and it was a headache to manage. Finally, we got rid of all the gravel and replaced it with big slabs of cardboard. It’s biodegradable and the weeds don’t work their way through.

How funny the story of Molly tearing up the tillers and lawn mower and all the dog stories; y'all have the best stories. We still have my dad's tiller which I think is maybe a Craftsman. Dad loved a Sears store. I am my parents daughter too in that i keep things thinking it might could be used some day for something. I can absolutely see using the wreath holder for a vine plant, great idea to repurpose/reuse that. My husband encourages me to get rid of the things if I haven't done "something" with it in a few months out it needs to go : )

I know y'all are glad you got the greenhouse set. I love the idea of a frost garden. 😊 Prayers for Granny. ♥️

You can use landscape Timbers to frame in or build the raised beds. It’s so much cheaper than treated wood. Mine have held up for several years. You were asking about the seeds spreading and yes you were correct. As we pull the weeds and such up, the seeds fall off as we pull and rake and they’ll rested themselves. Learned that at our MG meeting. Love cleaning up getting ready for spring. 👩‍🌾💚🪴 and I love the wooden spoon! 🥄

Landscape fabric, then gravel is what i have, and it's really good! Spring is in the air! 🌱🦠🌸

What a nice visit...I read about the three sister planting and the squash plants have prickly leaves that deters critters. I live in a subdivision and have a raised bed for my retirement gift to myself after watching your channel. Thank you very much with that "ember"❤‍🔥 Cleaning out some of my "junk" I came across a box of seeds. Hubby said I should donate them to Africa....my dad offered a space on his property to plant a lot of those seeds. I agree with Matt about staying ahead so it doesn't take as long to get it done. Looking forward to gardening with Y'ALL through RU-vid, here in FL.♥

Like Molly we had an Alsatian that took into machinery. It was the smoke from the exhaust it hated. Even cigarette butts she used to stomp out with her paw. One day my dad was talking to my uncle who was sitting in his idling car when it suddenly conked out. Wondering what happened they eventually found that the dog had chewed the exhaust pipe closed because of the exhaust fumes!

If you don't want the greenhouse grass to grow back. Please put some weed barrier under the gravel. The grass will just grow through the gravel. I say this from experience. It's harder to get rid of the grass with the gravel in the way. I hope this helps.❤

We’re having such a strange winter. We’ve had our snow storms and a really nasty almost 3 week cold spell , some days not even breaking 5 degrees in the daytime. Now for the last 2 weeks it’s been so warm, 40’s and 50’s, which is unheard of in January and February here. I have bare ground in the garden and it’s giving me garden fever! 😂. So seeing y’all in the garden isn’t helping, lol. Matt could build a building down at the corn patch from all that tin y’all have from the roof. My husband thinks his tin pile is good as gold. 😂. We have corn meal mush quite often. I keep our dog in the house or close by anytime around dawn or dusk, which we call coyote thirty around here. I’ve had to use my sidearm to run the coyotes off when they thought they were going to take a dog. Have a great week, TeresaSue.

I love it! We put woven ground cover on the floor of our greenhouse.😊Regina

I'm happy for you getting all the things done at your own pace. You can sit back and look at what you've accomplished! I made the cube steaks from your cookbook. Absolutely a keeper. Most tender cube steaks ever. Just cut them with a fork. Thanks for sharing! Prayers for Granny!

I doubt the lemongrass will come back. You have had a number of hard freezes with the ground frozen. Lemongrass grows best in tropical conditions, hardiness zones 8B or 9A. You can grow it in movable containers, bringing it inside in below freezing temperatures. You can also grow it as an annual. Bless all of you, especially Granny.

I agree with Matt….he definitely needs half dozen hunting dogs….you can tell he is a dog lover big time. We’ve have five at one time…my husband tolerated it. 🐾

Tipper I take pictures of Mom's flower beds each year so she can look and remember what she planted , the color, and the locations. thought maybe that would help you out a little. We have a doberman that can hear thunder 2 states away I swear!

The tiller dilemma is why I go to auctions. I’d rather spend my money on old appliances, tools, etc that are made well and still have a long life in them. 😊❤️

Put some heavy duty landscape fabric and then the gravel in green house.

I came in from working outside and sat down to watch your video. I was amused to see you working to clean your greenhouse because that’s what I did today. I built mine 2 years ago. I used cattle panels on mine. I’m still learning how to utilize it. I hope you can show some of what you do in yours. 😊

Well I get those graveyard wreath holders and use them once people throw them away. They are great for helping hold up Peonies.They would probably be great for help holding up tomato plants too.

I love and respect "make do" people . . . and "re-do" people. The Japanese in the past had it right: damaged garments, especially cotton, were not thrown away and the repairs were works of art. Same with broken cups or plates: repairs with resin colored with flecks of gold made objects more precious than they were originally. We need to bring this attitude to the quilts of our forebears. There's nothing wrong with used objects which show their history.

A lot of folks around my area also call mixed breed dogs curs. My 1st cousin, who lives next door to me, had a medium-sized cur dog, Jack, whose parents were only known to themselves and the Almighty. He was a wonderful animal, but he was literally a wood shredding machine; and, like your brother's dog, was so disturbed by lightning and thunder that he would do number 1 or 2 or both any time a storm came up. He had to be kept in a cage when noone was home to prevent furniture being chewed and mishaps during the warm months.He lived to be 21 or 22 and then had to finally be put down. When I ate with them, he would put his muzzle on my right thigh knowing he would get the fat and gristle scraps I cut off my meat.

Matt needs to eat he is building energy for those grand boys. I am sure they will keep on the move. Tipper my son and I love white sweet potatoes most people have never heard of them or eaten them. I also like purple yams. When I was young one of my favorites was white squash and no one sells, grows it, I can not even find seeds for it.

Tipper. From one who keeps I think I might use to another who keeps stuff that might be used: when someone else needs something they always ask those of us who keep stuff if we have anything they could use. Packrats unite!😊

Hey Matt, I have a kobota small tractor w/a bush Hogg rear tine tiller, I works good in softer soil, but will lock up with rocks softball size or bigger,, we live on a river area, so we have plenty 😂!! Always stay true to wh we are, pure Country,hard workers, & love our Lord and families!!!! Enjoyed this video friend. Y’all stay safe

If the cups/seed start containers are still in good shape, and you labeled them with a Sharpie, use a little rubbing alcohol and the ink will usually come right off.

Loved the dog photos. Lol Dixie is a mountain fiest and we know what your talking about. We helped Jason kill hogs again yesterday and she has buried and dug up and carried around a tail. Lol hunger strikes. Lol grandpa use to say I'm beyond eating now if we was out and working in the field and past dinner time. We need to get in our greenhouse and get it cleaned out. Just February and feel like we are already running behind. Take care God bless

Enjoyed the video and always the Tipper Matt talks.