Last Garden Harvest Before Winter | Not What I was Expecting!

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@sandijammes7761 2 года назад

Becky... it doesn't surprise me that your subscribers send you gifts. I really hope you can get a feel for how enjoyable it is to watch you and your channel and how fast it's grown! You are truly like a breath of fresh air in a world that can really get you down sometimes. You are a real gem! I love all your videos. Have a great weekend!! Stay safe.

@nancyevans5502 2 года назад

I 2nd that I have learned so much from you Becky. I admire your work ethic. How you are trying to be self sustaining with your food. Your just real, not so full of yourself like so many of the u tuber women are.

@annieabfab6258 2 года назад

@@nancyevans5502 - 👌🏼👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🐨🇦🇺

@nikiclark6158 2 года назад

Right!! She's amazing

@danakarloz5845 2 года назад

I absolutely agree 🥰

@danakarloz5845 2 года назад

@Jamie Brank I completely understand... I wish I could hand you a handkerchief right now... but I kinda need it for my own tears. I’ll keep you in my thoughts. 🙏

@Dranma51 2 года назад

I’ve just spent 16 days in the hospital fighting COVID. I want you to know that when I started coming out of that brain fog that I reached for my phone and watched your videos and they helped me so much! Thank you!!

@AcreHomestead 2 года назад

Glad you're feeling better!!

@cynthiafisher9907 2 года назад

Whew! So happy for you to be recovering. It seems like those who go in to the hospital don’t come out alive. I had Covid for about a month, still working on my oxygen levels.

@jeremygrillo7157 2 года назад

I have a theory, you are the reincarnation of an old Italian grandmother, excellent gardener, excellent cook, a nice and kind lady in general. Good job.

@sisselsworld 2 года назад

I’m just amazed by how much produce your garden has yielded this year. You are doing great!

@kimberlee2469 2 года назад

I loved hearing your husband say, “I’m a fan!” ☺️. The more I see your girls the more I want chickens🥰

@MC-ko2mx 2 года назад

Me too, and I live in an apartment LOL

@Weasel0539 2 года назад

My son had to have one of his four girls put to sleep today, only 6 months old, he's upset

@patriciaanderson8556 2 года назад

You need a digging fork, which has long, straight, wider tines and put the tines in straight down. You are putting the tines in at a 45 degree angle and will stab all of them. I grew nice ones in Hillsboro, Oregon just from the ones in the Grocery store. I just planted the whole thing and got inundated with the results.

@heathermiddleton4958 2 года назад

Becky, I love how excited and expressive you get when you’re harvesting.

@janekopa9297 2 года назад

The small sweet potatoes are incredible when baked, cut open, and have some butter and a sprinkle of brown sugar. Skins are edible too!

@TheShadowMan. 2 года назад

I prefer the long skinny ones. Baked with the skin on they're super sweet and caramelised

@alisonnewall1748 2 года назад

I will try this.

@danakarloz5845 2 года назад

I over bake mine to where I can just eat them whole with nothing added. The caramelized sugars taste amazing 😋

@winkieandleah 2 года назад

I just posted this, not having seen your comment. My mom - Alabama born and raised - swears that the bitty sweet taters are the best for baking. And she bakes them till they almost melt in their own skin and adds butter to eat.

@janekopa9297 2 года назад

@@winkieandleah Just found small ones for thanksgiving. I couldn’t resist the pinch of brown sugar though. They were fantastic but not easy to find in NE PA.

@LindySellsHomes 2 года назад

Please do an Amazon WISH LIST of things you want for your garden or kitchen. We can then purchase things on the list and they send it to you. I would enjoy sending you something you want for. Christmas.

@jenniferrosario1489 2 года назад

Totally agree with you

@magdapietrzak9031 2 года назад

Super idea. Please do the amazon wish list :)

@debraflecker151 2 года назад

Yes! Great idea!

@dulceamaya5111 2 года назад

Yes Becky please do this. I also would love to send you something but I want to send you a gift that you need. I think this is a great idea.

@ayronsmama05 2 года назад

Absolutely!! Also add specials for your hubby, please!!

@krussell9995 2 года назад

I would recommend heating pads before worrying about new lights. Most seeds don't need light to germinate but do need heat if sprouting is your issue. I LOVE my roo apron. Every time you'd have a video with produce in your shirt I'd think girl you need a roo apron lol. I'd do that all the time too 🙂 Save your seeds from your cucumbers and you will always have a supply, use the ones that are bigger, overripe.

@faithevrlasting 2 года назад

Becky, some sweet potato tips- grow your own slips and start in winter I start in 8A in late Jan. You don’t need lights, just a window. Plant earlier, your soil looks way too dense for sweet potatoes and could be loose and deeper. Add perlite or vermiculite and mushroom compost. Did you amend with a phosphorus source which helps root crops develop?Stop the nitrogen when you have good greens and I always amend before planting with bone meal. Do NOT WASH, set in a cool, dark area to cure for at least 2 weeks then brush away soil. Skins are too tender now w to clean them.

@robine916 2 года назад

Thank you for these tips! :D

@ayronsmama05 2 года назад

But if you do choose lights Jason at Coghill farms uses Walmart shop lights and just adjust the height with hooks and chains!

@faithevrlasting 2 года назад

@@ayronsmama05 that's what I use for seed.starting but slips don't really need them.

@faithevrlasting 2 года назад

For those that don't know about growing your sweet.potato slips, cut the bottom off, place in filtered water with toothpicks holding it up. Sprouts will start. After they grow leaves and are 6" or so tall, pop them off and put them in another jar of water to grow roots. Change water prn. Presto, you have slips. Organic grocery sweet potatoes will work fine.

@robine916 2 года назад

@@faithevrlasting Thanks!! :D

@WildFloridian 2 года назад

On the sweet potatoes: I grow an easy 50 pounds a year… but I live in Florida. FYI SPs are tropical sun-tropical plants so they would need full sun up where you grow and I remember you saying you had some shade on them in one of your earlier videos ( which had me wondering if you were going to get much of a yield). The slip process causes a really slow start… faster and easier… take a organic sp that has started to sprout and put the whole thing in the ground. In your beds I would do two. You’ll find in a week they will have leaves coming up. Also, put them in loose soil and dump 6 to 9 inches of mulch on top. Use your hands instead of pitch fork. Also I don’t cut at harvest, I roll it up like a carpet and pick as I go (both work). Here we don’t have leaf death… so I can’t comment on that… they grow year round here. I go by time and when I see multiple sweet potatoes breaching the surface/ self mounds. Hope that helps!

@2013Queen 2 года назад

You don’t eat the leaves?

@krystalbernier234 2 года назад

I have only grown red potatoes but I was wondering why she didn't use the sprouted potato method. Thought it would carry over, but could be wrong. Either way learning process. 2nd yr gardener so learning what I can where I can.

@joshuavazquez5534 2 года назад

your so lucky to grow sweet potatoes year round. your surely not gonna go hungry anytime soon

@cyndibarr71 2 года назад

I wish I had HALF of your energy, determination and motivation. You inspire me to do more on our property but my body says …”are you kidding?!?!?” LOL I am a retired dental assistant and my get up and go, has got up and went. I thoroughly enjoy watching your videos and have actually started making some freezer meals and doing better with planning ahead for meals. Thank you for that! I grew up on a farm and gardening was so different then. I love the raised beds and square foot gardening concept. Our gardening consisted of tractors and plows and after planting, we had to hoe the weeds every evening, then hope the deers and other critters didn’t steal our crops. Again, thank you for your videos.

@sonettelabuschagne816 2 года назад

Hi Becky I love the smaller sweet potatoes they roast so well and they have more taste in my opinion. I have a caramel recipe for sweet potatoes where I cut them in large wheels and they just taste so good. It is a Afrikaans traditional recipe.

@jacquesmalan67 2 года назад

Hi Sonette. You from South Africa? I'm following Becky from Alberton in Johannesburg. She's the greatest!!

@jacquesmalan67 2 года назад

I'm on hubby's phone. Anne-Marie.

@tammymorgan9309 2 года назад

I love your attitude in general. I've been encouraged to "just do it" by you! Love from SC!

@claireferrari6706 2 года назад

you're the absolute best Becky!!! you have an incredibly contagious joy that radiates through each & every video!! God Bless, much love from Colorado

@KJayPlays 2 года назад

I have loved seeing everything you have gotten out of your garden. I'm also a beginner and this gives me so much hope for next season. An idea for a winter video: Something about how to care for chickens and especially handling them. I am (I know its silly) kind of scared of chickens. But I would love to have 5 or so in my garden.

@jodeemapoe9032 2 года назад

My granma had chickens all my life and I am still afraid of them.

@susieyarbrough9845 2 года назад

I’m just like you, Kirse!

@elizabethbazeley190 2 года назад

The first time I had a chicken escape, I had to call my mum and ask her how to pick them up! She was just like "um you just pick them up!"

@brendav5595 2 года назад

Becky, I just finished tomatillo,red,and green tomato salsa, and I roasted all my tomatoes and peppers, onions and garlic for about 40 minutes at about 425 • and the peelings on the red and green tomatoes pretty much disintegrated after blending, it all turned out great 🙂

@susanthomas8335 2 года назад

I made green cherry tomato salsa (salsa verde) last night. I broiled the tomatoes for 20-25 minutes until they charred. I blended them with roasted jalapenos & onions, cilantro, cumin, salt pepper, garlic and lime juice then water bath canned.

@katescaringcorner6765 2 года назад

Every garden is a blessing or a lesson. Even when my grandfather was planning his garden he would learn from the failings. Journaling is a great way to keep learning. Go you!

@irisherring524 2 года назад

I have a garden journal too! I keep track of everything that I do to each bed and where I plant everything (my memory is rather poor for my age). This is only my second year gardening and it's at my moms house and hour and a half away...

@katescaringcorner6765 2 года назад

@@irisherring524 oh wow! I am so sorry for your memory plight. I, myself, also have a memory problem due to TBI. But I have decided to enjoy the process and benefits of writing down what is in my head before I I forget it. God’s grace. I have learned what foods will hinder memory and aid in improving memory. Thus my wish for more of a traditional cooking and gardening. Be blessed, Iris! ☺️

@startingoverhomestead6503 2 года назад

You continue to be an inspiration. Stay blessed.

@2L82Sk8Bye 2 года назад

Best sight ever? Becky doing The Happy Sweet Potato Dance.” 😂👏👏👏🌷. It seems like me, so many people have found you recently and are loving your channel. Your going to be huge! 👍

@shandonwade5201 2 года назад

If I remember (it been over 40 years since my Grandfather had a garden) it's like 180 days for sweet potatoes and yes rooted. I'm in Alabama so there could be a difference there too. For a first time growing them I think you did great.

@Giantkeeper 2 года назад

Even though I don’t have a garden I follow your recipes through purchasing veggies and fruit from local farmers. You are an inspiration

@cathyabbott5742 2 года назад

I didn’t get very many sweet potatoes either I replanted some stems in a pot and I did better in the pot then in the ground. Always next year Never a fail, cause you tried so always a win! Good job!!

@judithgarnett5307 2 года назад

Good to know. Thanks for sharing. I was afraid my pots didn't do as well as inground.

@gillianmuspic2337 2 года назад

garden answer planted her sweet potatoes in a raised bed and she got giants!

@123bkthayer 2 года назад

@@gillianmuspic2337 I know I saw that same video, and it was off of one plant. I wonder if it's because of the heat. Although some people in colder climates are growing them. I am sort of in Becky's neck-of-the-woods; so I'm paying attention to her growing tips. I'm more in the coastal area though, so we don't get some of the heat they do. I'm wondering if putting plastic over them in the summer would give them enough heat to grow bigger tubers.

@heathertewksburyht 2 года назад

I always think of sweet potatoes as a southern crop. I live in Pennsylvania and would never believe that I have a long enough growing season. I have purchased some from a gardener in Delaware and they were beautiful so maybe if I get them in as early as possible. I'll give it a try next year. See now you've given me enthusiasm!!

@nikiclark6158 2 года назад

Lived in South Jersey.. start the sweets in Feb. I always did them on the 15th . Transfer day after mother's day

@YetiHomestead 2 года назад

I'm in Ohio and grew them in grow bags for the first time this year. Started my slips in February indoors and got them out in early June. We got some decent sized sweet potatoes. I was happy with my first year growing them.

@lat1419 2 года назад

I live in the UK and sweet potatoes seem very exotic compated to.our usual root veg. My (late) neighbour has grown them in a polytunnel, and would then put another layer of polythene over them. He passed away last year, and I wish I had learned more from him. I am going to try next year, by getting slips ready early.

@ciap.4701 2 года назад

I'm going to try potatoes now too. Thanks for inspiring me.

@dogpup23 2 года назад

"Burpless" cucumbers are types that contain less cucurbitacin (the stuff that makes the cucumber bitter and makes you burp more.) There are many burpless varieties you can find seeds for :)

@kathyrothe7863 2 года назад

I’m a 68 yo woman and have had my first health challenge. I bent over to put hot water into my Rug Dr. and my back seized up. My daughter who is an RN is constantly telling me the reason I agave such severe pain is because of the way I bend over. I see you doing the same thing. You need to bend at your knees. I’ve had the shots, gone to a chiropractor, etc. so now unless I want to have back surgery, there’s really nothing that can be done. You need one of those garden platforms with wheels so you don’t end up where I am. I love watching your videos and the fact that nothing goes to waste with you! I wish I would have started doing this 50 years ago!!

@dorianspinto8593 2 года назад

My parents have grown tomatoes in western WA for decades. To get them to grow fast enough that they ripen on the vine, first start them inside. When transplanting them outside, put each plant inside a giant tomato cage. When I say giant, I mean 6’ tall and 2’-3’ in diameter. Wrap those cages in heavy duty clear or translucent plastic (you can reuse the sheets year after year). This will insulate the tomato plants and keep them warm in the spring so that they can grow very large and strong. Once summer comes, you can remove the sheets so the tomatoes ripen with lovely sunlight and the plants don’t burn. I don’t think we ever had to pick any green tomatoes and ripen them inside. My parents always had enough tomatoes to can their own tomato sauce for the year. I can’t speak to how the tomatoes tasted because unfortunately I do not like tomatoes, but my parents have always been happy with them. And most of the plants were 5 to 6 feet tall, and filled out the whole cage.

@ayronsmama05 2 года назад

Awesome idea!!

@catherinefoster1481 2 года назад

You are such a joy to watch! Your smile and laughter are so infectious my cheeks hurt!

@sherry2836 2 года назад

I discovered cucumber lemonade this summer and love it. I just peeled and seeded the cukes (some older cukes have bitter tasting peels), pureed them then strained the juice thru a metal strainer. I poured it into ice cube trays then stored the cubes in big freezer bags in my freezer. I'm wondering if you could freeze dry the pureed juice to a powder and just add to lemonade for a delicious drink in winter? Would save so much freezer space!

@jpbaje 2 года назад

Try cucumber and ginger

@sherry2836 2 года назад

@@jpbaje In lemonade?

@jpbaje 2 года назад

No...i meant cucumber and ginger drink...although adding ginger to your recipe isn't a bad idea😃

@jks9204 2 года назад

Ya I watched a RU-vid video on cucumber juice and it was cucumber ginger... I made it and it was amazing.

@marlynejoiner7808 2 года назад

Becky, when I used to do a lot of gardening, I will pick my green tomatoes wrap each one individually in a piece of newspaper, and put them in a dark place in the back of your pantry and 99.9% of them were perfect. They lasted almost all winter. Take a couple out open them up put them on your windowsill and they will ripen. And I enjoy your gardening

@dianariconda7659 2 года назад

Everytime I see another video, I'm like wow she got even more food from that garden. I love what you do and that you recognize mistakes and plan to do things better next year! You are motivating for sure!

@katesterly547 2 года назад

An absolute joy to watch you harvest from your garden. I had never heard of straw bale gardening until I saw you do it. Thank you so much for the work you do to make these videos for our entertainment and education. Be well, stay safe, love from Texas.

@greenecrayon 2 года назад

I'm so glad you got those roo aprons! I knew you would love them. The people who sent them to you are gems!

@traceysamuel6458 2 года назад

U can’t make us believe u been doin this for two years!!! Even ur vocabulary is gardner!!! Some ppl are gifted .. u are!!!!

@LuigiNotaro 2 года назад

Your first video I ever saw was your potatoes harvest with the bunny surprise!

@heathersumner4497 2 года назад

Normally I would be freaking out about the cold tonight but, since the garden went south this year I am just worred about getting seeds off plants. You do NOT want to know how many gallon balls of marigold seeds I got this year. Love the bun today. Looking fancy!

@PjMeh 2 года назад

I remember getting marigold seeds in a happy meal as a kid. I loved growing them then. Your comment brought happy memories of planting them with my Grampa. Thank you. 💜

@heathersumner4497 2 года назад

@@PjMeh In a happy meal? How cool would that be. Too bad they don’t still do that. My niece would get a kick out it. So would I for that matter.

@jessicacurbelo3873 2 года назад

Hello. From other farmers I learned that when the tops are eaten by animals, it also stunts the growth. Another thing is that they grow really deep so check really deep. They usually take about 120 days. Good luck!

@margaretrangel7223 2 года назад

I've been struggling with depression and anxiety and your channel has helped me through so many panic attacks and inspired me to start garneding. I live in north Texas and currently have corn, zucchini, cantaloupe, and tomatoes growing in raised beds. Not sure how any of them will turn out but it's giving me something to look forwards to. Thank you 💕

@marilyngodfrey868 2 года назад

If you will wrap your green tomatoes in tissue paper or news paper, place them in a shallow box, then put your boxes in a dark place. My mother used to put hers under a bed...I put my boxes in a closet in our utility room. We had tomatoes that tasted like REAL tomatoes almost all winter. I served a salad for Valentines and told my family they needed to enjoy every tiny bit...because I had cut up the last two tomatoes. You need to check the progress at least once a week, as they ripen.

@mums_homestead 2 года назад

I now know what is going on my Christmas list! I love that apron, totally what I need! Great harvest, you are achieving so much on the garden front-you should be really proud. It really made me chuckle that you brought the wheelbarrow in the kitchen. :)

@brokenrakefarmstead7887 2 года назад

You are amazing, and you got a pretty great haul. Sending love from Kingston, WA. My best friend is in Vancouver. We've gotten to 39 here, and my sweet potatoes aren't showing signs of dying off just yet (started slips myself). The last time I tried to grow them, my dog ate the only viable sweet potato. He was so proud of himself -- and I was so disappointed that I wasn't paying attention.

@sarah_farm 6 месяцев назад

Your video is a great reminder of the value of patience and perseverance. It takes a lot of time and effort to grow and harvest melons and oranges, but the end result is so worth it. And the fact that you're able to make a living by selling them at the market is even more impressive. Keep up the great work! And it's an honor to have you visit our channel, we can discuss more about our experiences in harvesting and building farms.

@stefaniamorelli9919 2 года назад

Becky you are a living proof that the light will always prevail. I feel blessed watching your videos and keep going you are doing so well. God bless you xxx

@jenniferspeers2453 2 года назад

98% of my green tomatoes will ripen inside whether or not they appear to be blushing. No formal experiments, but it seems so long as they aren't a dull green but have gotten shiny, they'll ripen. I put mine on tables and in boxes (1 layer) with a towel on top of them and they turn no problem. The towel I feel prevents them from wrinkling because it's much warmer inside and dry. I check them fairly often for a few weeks because bad ones will present themselves shortly after harvest

@debracoulter1250 2 года назад

I’ve also heard you can wrap the green tomatoes in newspaper and they will ripen. My mom said that’s a Martha Stewart tip.

@Heavenesque 2 года назад

I think my hubby is getting tired of me saying "see!! Becky does it too!!" hehehe. We also had a green tomato table like this which we ripened and turned into powder. Super tasty and lasted a really long time :D Latest project was making 2kg of banana powder for smoothies, and I've ordered a US version of the Vitamix so I can get a dry container for making all these powders. Love watching your vids!! Thanks to both you and Josh!!

@renae2954 2 года назад

The banana powder is such a good idea! How did it turn out? Tempted to make it now haha

@Heavenesque 2 года назад

@@renae2954 worked really well and we use it in smoothies. If I’m planning to make one the next day I’ll rehydrate some in the fridge overnight but it can also just go straight in too :) To be extra weird we just chopped the top and bottom off the banana but left the skins on when we dried and blitzed them too

@ssaul4403 2 года назад

Becky, a few days ago, I watched Living Traditions Homestead harvest their 2nd season of sweet potatoes. Their first season was similar to yours (small potatoes). They had nice size potatoes this time but not very many. They asked for viewer input and got this comment from Culinary Growers Organic LLC. It might be helpful for your next crop. Here it is. *Store 25% of your harvest for whole seeds. Use the smallest units. Trim 50% vine growth mid season. Over water the first 2 months Under water the next 2 months until the leaves start wilting. After removing the vines , leave the units in the ground for 2 weeks before excavation.

@infosecdefender 2 года назад

ill be honest, when i got into gardening, i tried a bunch of different methods for potatoes and the best method every time was containers. I had 8 of those 7 gallon fabric grow bags, and in just those 8 little containers, i had a larger haul than all those beds. It is also super easy to harvest as you just dump the container out, much easier on the back. Throw them in some grow bags next year and save yourself some work.

@lesley-annmaggs15 2 года назад

Becky, yet another wonderful video. My dear you are so inspiring, motivating and full of Verve. Your energy shows no bounds... but actually it does, your fresh honesty is such a blessing these days,; you are not afraid to own up and say your completely good! Love it,love it, love it. Bless you!! What I also love is the respect you show your husband Josh. It would be so easy to let the camera "slip" and snap/video unawares. But you don't, sad you had to prove Josh exists, now that was a little disrespectful from those who pushed. Of course he's real had they not heard his voice, seen his hand take food from you. I'd know his legs from below the knee down anywhere, joking aside, he has great respect and pride for you too. I really loved the Q&A drink fest a while back it was fun you both were so cute together. Thank you Josh for supporting Becky, you have a great girl there. Anyways, I guess most of all I love your personality & character, your so glass half full & positive and willing to learn and always take a lesson from something that does go to plan. All that's left to say is, thank you Becky, you make my heart smile when I see a video or Instagram post. I'm so glad I found you, you're such a gift. So, take care, keep safe. Love, truth and light. Lesley-Ann xX 🌞🥰

@Basswife26 2 года назад

Yay! Perfect to watch while snuggling in bed on a chilly afternoon!!

@starfish2121 2 года назад

My thoughts exactly!

@christinesellers188 2 года назад

well im in uk and in bed nice and warm watching beccy love it...

@torchwoody58 2 года назад

Pam says- Try to use the potatoes you got from this year to make slips because they are acclimatized to your yard. You can plant one as an indoor plant to keep it alive.

@stephaniehong8830 2 года назад

Your constant appreciation and thanks to us fans is so admirable. I’m a city girl but I love your videos and as I get older I find myself more and more interested in becoming self sustainable. It’s definitely a feat though, so your videos are so inspiring. Little mess up never get to you and it’s amazing.

@bethmuhly374 2 года назад

I did sweet potatoes this year, ordered from Territorial and grew some of my own. The slips from Territorial did absolutely nothing. I wasn't overly optimistic considering where I live ( Cornelius), but was slightly hopeful with the weather we had this summer. Ah well, it was worth a shot...lol. My volunteer red potatoes out produced the sweet potatoes also!

@aimeehodgin6359 2 года назад

Awww...I am sorry about most of the sweets! One of the good things is you can mix them with Russets to boil to make good ol mashed potatoes with sour cream, 2 sticks of butter, 2 cups of cheddar cheese & season salt & pepper & parsley or any other thing that you add...I mixed the potatoes when I just did not have enough...I did not come up with the recipe but I am very glad I did not have enough because it makes dinner glorious! :) (2 Russets/4-6 Sweets) :) I love your learning & compromising in doing things according to Nature & Farmer's Almanac. 2 Thumbs up!

@perfectlyimperfectcrafts3615 2 года назад

My dad was a big sweet potato gardener . He planted his sweet potato seed potatoes in a bed of sand with a layer of chicken wire Over it . Then more sand . Place in a sunny location a d water well. The sweet potatoes will produce new plants that you can pull gently off and transplant . Into a ridge . They like lots of room to grow down and out . He sold sweet potato plants of about 15 varieties this way.. we still save the seed potatoes each year of 2 kinds .. dad has been gone for almost 3 years . Best way to grow good potatoes

@Emmuzka 2 года назад

A piece of celery root is the magic ingredient in a really good vegetable broth. A mix of carrots, celery root, swede, leek and possibly parsnip is the base of almost all Eastern and Northern European soups!

@justine2488 2 года назад

In the uk Sweet Potatoes don't really grow outside as it's too cold, other spuds fine. You still should be really proud of your harvest, you have grown so much wonderful food 😀

@marthashipman9010 2 года назад

Love it when you bring the wheelbarrow into the house. Danny on Deep Douth Homestead is good with sweet potatoes, even wrote a book on them but had some problems this year. You can feed sweet potato vines to chickens and other farm animals or eat some yourself. I am old and enjoy spending time with you.

@meganlee1438 Год назад

I am in such need for a friend like you. To talk to about things like the harvest season to get motivation and ideas to get through it all! It gets to be so lonely when you're a busy mom always working the homestead and with the kids. Wish I could spend a preservation day with you like you did with your sister! You're awesome, your channel is a great experience to watch when that homestead momma friend ain't here to preserve or garden with... I can click on your videos and breathe. Keep on posting💯 ❤️

@Ammzie 2 года назад

When you plant root vegetables such as carrots and potatoes you should mix sand with the soil so it's less dense and it's less energy for them to grow, I tell you now the carrots get hugeee and potatoes get very big too

@plantlady1227 2 года назад

I can totally relate to your small sweet potatoes - tried this one year myself and the majority were no larger than my finger. I may try to do it again, but in a cold frame as it might extend the growing season a little, and might also be able to heat the beds a bit more. I have seen some cultivars that are bred more for northern latitude crops so they mature faster. The hard part is tracking down some of those cultivars in order to start slips. Look for Georgia Jet sweet potatoes - that's one of the varieties that is supposed to grow better where we are (I'm in southern Oregon).

@marthav2772 2 года назад

Welcome to gardening! 😂. Every year is a coin toss on what you'll get but overall it is very rewarding and exciting and fun! You had a fantastic year Becky! Good for you.👍 😊

@zukosmom3780 2 года назад

I’m so glad that you appreciate your gifts. There’s another channel that gets hundreds of gifts and she could care less. Really enjoyed the video Becky 🎃♥️ I just love your chickens 🐓

@lynsmith2698 2 года назад

You are such a inspiration. You deserve all the good things and gifts and nice words everyone sends you. I am newly retired and I am so sick of coming up with dinner ideas, you have inspired me to do a bunch of freezer meals. Thanks Becky. Love your channel

@libi1555 2 года назад

Yay a new video! So excited to watch!

@thewellnesshomesteader 2 года назад

Thank you Becky for always being so positive and sharing your “lessons learned!” I have a kangaroo apron I got in a homestead subscription box but didn’t know how to use it correctly. Thank you for sharing that! Love your channel-keep up the great content! (Kym)

@clynner14 2 года назад

How do I get a homestead subscription box?

@petuniagirl1 2 года назад

Stop at your local grocery store, Becky, and see if they have the cardboard boxes apples/oranges/peaches come in. Usually grocery stores throw them out will save them if they know you want them. They have paper fiber "trays" in them the apples sit on for shipping. You can load the boxes with tomats, putting an apple in each box, and stack the boxes in a corner. The apple per box will give off ethylene gas and help those green tomats ripen faster. :-)

@laurab8547 2 года назад

Tip; go to the store and buy a bag of organic sweet potatoes, maybe around January. Put each one in a cup of water, suspended by three toothpicks inserted about half way in. Let your sweet potatoes grow strong slips. Then when they get to be four to six inches tall, cut them off the potatoes and put the slips in a cup of their own water and let them grow roots. It takes about three or four months for this process, but it works! I did it this way ( my first garden) this past year and got about 40 lbs of sweet potatoes. Had a pretty decent harvest! Next year, I will use the smallest potatoes I got to grow my new slips during the winter.

@margaretnorman4376 2 года назад

You are such a joy, Becky! Your enthusiasm is infectious, and I can't wait to try some of the same practices you utilize in your garden space. I can't wait to see what all you do with this "final" harvest of the season....surely there will be more! Thanks as always for sharing, mad respect from zone 7B in NC!

@susansutherland7117 2 года назад

You are simply delightful! I’ve enjoyed all of your harvest and preservation videos. I can’t wait to see what you do next! Best wishes from an old lady in Georgia. 🌻

@33snowgal 2 года назад

It’s -30 here today, I’m watching harvest videos to remember warmer less snow filled times,

@heathersumner4497 2 года назад

My uncle has the perfect ground for sweet potatoes. They routinely get the size between a football and a basketball. And they are still good and not fibery. In our clayish soil I will never be able to compete with him.

@conniealmeida3373 2 года назад

I loved your Roo apron that I ordered one. Such a great idea. I’m new at gardening my harvest was awful but like you said next year I’ll try again and learn from you 😁

@patprettyman3792 2 года назад

Sweet Becky, it's a harvest! We all learn each year what we can change next year. Let the potatoes cure and create some delicious ways to use them. Small ones have great flavor. Pat from Oregon coast.

@vs-cr9lv 2 года назад

What works for me,i save a few of my slips and keep them in a vase full of water through the winter so I can get an early start to planting my sweet potatoes.

@huldradraco 2 года назад

rotting hay is actually great for growing potatoes as well. put a thick layer of rotting hay on the ground after your harvest season ends, then next spring you drop a potato under the hay on the ground and that's it. the rotting hay provides the nutrients and compost the potato plant needs, as well as the mulch needed to retain moisture and keep the potatoes covered. when harvest comes, you just pull the hay aside and all the potatoes will be loose in the hay, no digging through dirt required, and no destroying potatoes with tools.

@KylaJo2 2 года назад

I love seeing you with your chicken friends. Glad I'm not the only crazy chicken lady! 😅 🤪 🐔

@beekind6267 2 года назад

Omg! I didnt know how enjoyable chickens could be until I began watching her videos! And she is so sweet with them and she loves them so much! 🥰🥰

@m.q.7149 2 года назад

Another great video! Love to see the garden harvests! Could you do a video going over how you store your harvests (potatoes, sweet potatoes, garlic etc.) since I imagine that has to last you guys for several months once winter comes.

@wallflower5182 2 года назад

I can give a tip for potatoes, passed on to us by folks in our church. Once potatoes are dug, lightly hand rub off excess dirt (but don't clean them with water). Layer them in a container which allows the air to pass through. I use an old laundry basket on which the handles broke, so I can't use it for laundry anymore). Layer the potatoes in one layer with a page of newspaper in-between layers. I store mine in the basement in a mildly dampish, cool, very dark corner. The church folk keep theirs in their heated garage, so it would only be 40 degrees in the cold part of winter. Any potatoes which turned green from sun, or any we have left over in the spring, go right out in the garden to grow us some more.

@tdewtx 2 года назад

That 1870's homestead did set of videos on her straw bale gardening

@klcpca 2 года назад

Even when you "fail"... you win!!!! It won't go to waste and I will do better next time.... if you are learning from your "mistakes" you can never lose.... even the greatest minds failed before they succeeded. You are a true inspiration to keep on trying!

@eekisvreemd1986 2 года назад

Celeriac is a typical winter veggie here in the Netherlands! I love it! I make burgers of them too! Or just put some under your mashed taters! Also... soups! 😋 Our sweet potatoes where kinda big this year... but... mice ate half of them ☹️

@lat1419 2 года назад

We make spicy wedges with celeriac, they go really well woth a spicy crumb.

@KatWrangler 2 года назад

I am really getting into gardening/homesteading/canning/food preservation. Will you be doing a holiday gift recommendation ?

@rebekahcorley4748 2 года назад

I literally screamed in excitement when I saw a new harvest video today. I found your channel when I was looking up how to grow tomatoes and I’ve watched almost all of them 😂 I love your garden! And there’s something so relaxing about watching all the food get harvested!

@erinfrank7966 2 года назад

Your channel is my new favorite! We’re getting ready to close on our new home in Ohio that sits on 2 acres. I can’t wait to put in a garden this spring. You’ve inspired me to grow and preserve so much more than just tomatoes and squash for my family!

@Leslie-wb8cb 2 года назад

Becky, the sound of you finding potatoes made me laugh! What a great end of the season haul! Do you all vent the heat from the wood stove? Or is it a proximity thing?

@Patti-vj5kv 2 года назад

Just loved how you wore your roo apron cooking too! 😂 Even though your sweet potatoes weren’t what you hoped for, your garden was a success! Thanks for allowing us to follow along with your progress!

@SteffaniesJourney 2 года назад

Save the seeds from those really big cucumbers to use to grow starts next season, for the ones you like so much. Grow once and never buy starts or seeds again. Just save seeds from what you harvest or let go to seed. I’m going to harvest my sweet potatoes tomorrow. You should check the straw bails too, you never know what’s in there..oh u did check…those small ones make great slips in 2 -3 weeks if u plant them in ground…that’s how I did mine!. Thx 4 sharing Becky!

@pamelahansen5928 2 года назад

Thanks for helping us learn along with you

@michellemakin5459 2 года назад

I love how passionate you are about your garden and I can’t believe you’ve only been gardening for a short time!

@christineseaman6986 2 года назад

Thank-you ❤

@TheCoastalHomeandGarden 2 года назад

Very encouraged by your garden!

@noellekorody4129 2 года назад

I was so excited to see a new harvest video. Made my Friday night!

@marilynmarilynohearn476 2 года назад

Love spending time with you♥️

@KatWrangler 2 года назад

I love your excitement of gardening. Oh my gosh, it's infectious!

@stangscape 2 года назад

Love your creativity and thought process from the garden to the kitchen!

@gypsymom0819 2 года назад

I wish I had this girl's energy! I get tired just watching her. I can't believe she has only been doing this for 2 years. She did a great job. I couldn't even get decent potatoes in my little Grow bag. Sad looking potatoes this year.