Family of 9 Garden Tour + My BEST Gardening Tip for Zero Weeds and Managing a Large Garden 

Yes, use a larger rubber band and close those leaves. We grew cauliflower to sell and that's what we did. It does give a variety if wet enough, the leaves curl around it

Gardening has become a family affair in our household. It's amazing to see my kids getting their hands dirty and learning about nature.

Hey I don't personally have experience with this method however I have heard that planting marigolds next to cabbage can prevent worms from eating the crop. Maybe you can research and find more info on this.

Even with netting, our brassicas were eaten up by the little caterpillars. BT is the only thing that saved them!

I think I will make a snack garden....peas , cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and ?, hopefully keeping the children out of mamas garden so I can harvest it for meals. So a children's snacking place and a mamas place. I would love to see how your canning and other endeavors went this year. Also, your neck of the woods is beautiful!

Good to see u back again! Missed u! U have a beautiful garden! -Kendra

Hello Staci- Our working farm in Central Lakes Region New Hampshire is also growing zone 4-B. We are third generation. My father-in-law started with dairy cows, but we switched over to grass fed Hereford for breeding stock, commercial hay and commercial logging. I read your comment about raising your children to be children , but also to be integrated members of the family homestead. If my Grandmother Hazel, her brother Ray and his wife Annie had not done that with me, I would not know how to live off the land! They were loving and kind, but expected me to help out wherever I could. In doing so, they passed on the Old New Hampshire Ways of the 1930s. A priceless gift that I share where I can to this day. God is good! You did very well breaking new ground. We plant a LOT of Provider! It does well for us. Another favorite is Zephyr summer squash form Johnny's Seed and Red Sail lettuce. Today is a cold 50F. A few tomatoes sprouted indoors. We are equipped to live both on or off-grid... If you would enjoy seeing our 350 acre farm, I would be glad to send an email with photos. I don't use Face Book or other social media platforms, only You Tube and email, so unfortunately I cannot enter your contest. But "I'm all in" to following your fine channel! All the best. ~ Diane

Look into back to Eden gardening!!! You won’t need to water :) except for when you put in transplants if you have them. I’m in Wisconsin too but zone 5b.

Love your channel! Thank you for the videos. Seeing what you grow is so inspiring. We're moving to the marathon county (wi) area this summer...all the way from south Florida. Grew up in Indiana but it's been many years so it's nice to see what you plant and how the garden does with a shorter growing season.

just watched your chores video... as a mother who is now working hard to undo the lazy habit I created in my children I 100pct agree... I thought I was showing love but I was dis-arming them. Giving your children encouragement that they are capable is so important in every way

Your garden is looking good

Hey! Awesome video, loved seeing your garden, I think you did great 👍 Were from Marshfield, Wi! We just bought our first farm last September, in Arpin, Wi ( just outside marshfield) We are excited to plant our first ( big garden ) lol

Could you please do a house tour video? The process and decisions for your home.

Your first sign of cabbage moth sprinkle brassica family with dry used coffee grounds.. Has worked for the last 7 years for us Zone 4b here

Is it the right season for brassicas? In australia we can really only grow them successfully in winter…..I don’t even try in the summer…..

A beautiful garden! Did you grow all your produce in this garden?

LOL - you can never have too many tomato plants! They are, in my opinion, the most useful of plants. I too love black plastic and feel it is a good thing in the garden because I can use it over and over, unlike mulch that has to be refreshed. You have a beautiful growing space. The first year is the most difficult. It will only gets better each year. You might checkout the JADAM natural farming information - specially their organic, natural insecticide/fungicide. One product does about everything and was a game changer for me. On RU-vid.

Do you grow everything from seed? What do you think about the wood chip or the back to Eden way of mulching your garden?

Do you plant things like Calendula that can just serve as a host plant for pests?

I wish more women were like you, it's sad most lady's don't even know how to cook.

Just followed you on instagram, also from WI and wanting to feed my family from the land. Love to connect with you.