Plan your Victory Garden 2021 NOW Oct 2020

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No, it's not too early to be thinking about what you'll be growing next year!
There's no better strategy than being prepared -- ahead of the masses -- with the intention of producing as much of your own food as possible. Let's take a cue from previous generations who did what they could with what they had and in the process, made a huge difference.

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@honeysnowhomestead7223 3 года назад

Spring gardening starts for us in about February, so it's not far off at all. I think it's extremely important that we all grow food asap. Thanks for your video.

@dessommers9635 3 года назад

I seriously went into this year calling my garden my “pandemic garden” and begging it to produce. It has been bountiful. 700lbs winter squash, 150lbs of cabbage, 400lbs of tomatoes...everything I placed seem to grow abundantly like it knew I needed it to. My herbs have never looked so amazing. Putting up 1/2 gallons of them dried, and chopped frozen to try and mimic fresh. Canning, dehydrating, freezing. I have been so thankful. As I put her to bed, I beg her for a fruitful 2021.

@NorthnSouthHomestead 3 года назад

Loved the history lesson. I love watching and reading about the old ways. It is my goal to teach our child how to do as many old time skills/ways as possible. We use to grow Roma tomatoes, I was never really happy with them. Then I tried Arkansas Traveler tomatoes. It’s a paste tomato,and excellent on sandwiches lol. It was strong against pests, and is now my favorite. I stopped growing Roma’s.

@skylights9646 3 года назад

Me too! Have a fall garden about 4 weeks left. Already moved fences for a larger garden. Thanks for letting me know I'm not alone. I watch old victory garden vids too.

@fallenangelwi25 3 года назад

I completely agree 💯!!!! Too many of us rely on society rather than ourselves

@GutenGardening 3 года назад

Yes! Let's tip the scales and be more of a producer. Thanks for sharing!

@lleestimer2547 3 года назад

Thank you so much for being a voice of reason in a world of chaos. I wish I still had a neighbor like you, but unfortunately the Lord called him home several years ago.

@oldschoolwithamoderntwist6074 3 года назад

,,,,my goodness this is one of the best videos i`v seen yet,,there should be thousands people watching this video,, hard times are here and harder times are coming ,, you are right start planning Now don`t Wait,, thanks for sharing,,

@GarouLady 3 года назад

Just an FYI. Check on YT Wartime Farms and the Wartime Kitchen and Garden series. Both are great ways to learn more about victory gardens, especially during WW2 when England got cut off from imports due to the german blockade and lost 90% of the food that was brought in. And I'm already thinking of my garden for next year. Sadly my tomatoes got bottom rot and I lost like 80% of them. Though my salad greens went crazy good. Almost to the point of being too much of a good thing. And even through serious frost and freezes they are still producing.

@Michigansnowpony 3 года назад

I think I've watched these a few years ago, -- if they are produced by the BBC?? But I think I want to watch them again. Thanks for reminding me! I'm in the perfect mindset for those types of programs! I just hope our present generations have the same mettle and fortitude that our forefathers did. My parents were born in the 20's, grew up during the Depression, and married in 1946 after Dad got back from the war. I look at what they lived through and it makes me feel very "soft" by comparison.

@NorthnSouthHomestead 3 года назад

I watched all of those and loved them. ❤️❤️❤️

@honeycaffena4897 3 года назад

TOTALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR WHEAT!! Thanks for sharing

@Michigansnowpony 3 года назад

I'm looking forward to seeing it too -- hoping it survives and does well that we both get to do that next year. ; )

@LiveAboard 3 года назад

I live in a condo with a postage stamp-sized screened patio but I have four large planters where I grow tomatoes, potatoes, garlic, and onions. I made room in my tiny kitchen for a chest freezer. I bought a dehydrator, a pressure canner, a water bath canner and as many jars, lids & rings as I could find. I started this five years ago when I retired as a "hobby". I've learned so much from you, Renee. You have a wealth of knowledge and I have scaled down your lessons to fit my life. When seasonal sales occur, I buy as much as I can afford and get busy canning/preserving all of it. In my walk in closet, my husband built some reinforced shelves to store all my canned goods. I can honestly say, we could live on the food in our one-bedroom condo for at least two months without needing anything. I even have powder milk and have tried my hand at making cheese with it...not professional quality - but it'll do in a pinch. I have confidence in my abilities! Thank you for all that you've done to educate me and your thousands of subscribers. I'm wishing you and your family health and happiness as we enter the winter months. I'm so grateful to you and your lessons.

@Michigansnowpony 3 года назад

Awww, thank you. Comments like yours keep me going: If I made videos to "grow my channel" (like you're supposed to according to youtube), I'd be a failure. But I never feel that way when folks tell me something in my videos has helped them. : ) You sound like you are as well set up as you can be. I was so thankful that I have purchased canning lids on clearance every Fall for years and have a good "stash" on hand. I think so many people got "caught" without lids this year and I don't think they're coming back into stock any time soon. I was at a farm auction a few weeks ago and was able to get some canning jars very reasonably. (I ran out of quarts for the first time ever! Couldn't believe it) Anyway, there was a "lot" of (5) packages of canning lids -- 3 were regular mouth and 2 were wide mouth. Two of the packages were opened and didn't have the full dozen lids in them. In fact, one of the wide mouth boxes only had 2 lids in it, and who knows if they were even brand new. I know of ladies who re-use their canning lids several times! There was a bidding war between three ladies and those boxes went for $17.50. I guess when you're desperate for lids. . . . I've seen them on eBay for outrageous prices too. It just makes me wonder what next Spring is going to look like if these types of things are going on now. . . .

@LiveAboard 3 года назад

@@Michigansnowpony It's shocking how quickly our world changed with COVID. I'm forever grateful to you and other You Tube educators, some of which don't post videos anymore such as Bexar Prepper, Perbain and Katz Kradle. Being aware that a SHTF situation could happen made me take action that has sustained me and my husband through this pandemic. Bless you for your thoughtful, inspiring and knowledgeable videos.

@elijahensor2891 3 года назад

As always, Great Video!

@sparklyhobbies4472 3 года назад

Thank you for all the information and the encouragement.

@Commonmomhomeschooler 3 года назад

I’m already planning for next year! And starting up microgreen production again. We moved from washington to Missouri this year so had to start all over on our homestead and did not get to garden this year ugh. Thanks for the videos Renee! Your still my favorite channel and we stop everything to watch your videos :)

@Michigansnowpony 3 года назад

Love to see a comment from one of my long-time subscribers! It's like an old friend checking in. : ) Moving to a new property means a million things to do, especially projects that you didn't plan on or see coming. I feel like you have to live on a new property through all four seasons before you really have a good "feel" for the land and where you want to put what. So don't lament no garden this year. . . .Just be ready to go next year, eh? Next year, everyone is going to want a garden I think. Thank you for your kind words. They keep me going.

@Vydra06 3 года назад

Adult squash bugs fly or crawl to sheltered areas (under plant debris, dirt, rocks, wood piles, or around buildings) to overwinter. This is usually in the immediate vicinity around/near their home field. In spring they emerge to mate and seek out squash (and other cucurbit) plants to feed on. (In Minnesota this is usually in early June,' not sure about your area of Michigan.) They remain in the area near where they overwintered (home field) unless they cannot find food. Adult squash bugs preferentially colonize larger, more mature plants. Thus, early-planted crops may be especially prone to attack. Females lay around 20 eggs in a cluster, which hatch in 5 to 10 days. Survival is influenced by cucurbit variety and size/age of plants. In one study, squash bugs had the best survival rate on pumpkins (70%), followed by squash (49%), watermelons (14%), and cucumbers (0.3%). They are very adaptable however, and these survival rates will change over time. posted again without the links

@lisanowakow3688 3 года назад

I live in the SW and I have to say sweet corn tastes great in bean dishes and soups. My poor husband groans each year, a lot. We live in the high desert country in NM and our backyard sand takes more prep work to make it fertile and productive. I have a group of young adults that come by see the garden in our back yard and their eyes go wide and the questions that they fire at us are great. They have never seen gardening like ours where we live except in the valley near the river. It is possible. I send produce we’ve grown to Florida, Manhattan, Colorado, Boston, and Illinois. I’ve also sent seeds to them as well, although my sister in NY doesn’t even have enough window space to grow veggies (and her cats look at all live plants as the jungle to be explored). Getting back to the corn, maybe you can switch popcorn and sweet corn every other year? Thank you for the encouragement!

@Michigansnowpony 3 года назад

I will see how much we miss the sweet corn next year. If we don't wish we had our own patch, I don't see the point in growing it anymore given it's space and nutrient needs. I may try an heirloom dent corn for the chickens at some point though. I give anyone credit who can garden in arid climates. I have always lived in a state where water is abundant and available in one form or another.

@virginia7191 3 года назад

Great video! Going to order my seeds right away!

@cynthiahumphrey1718 3 года назад

Great video! Wise words.

@ooohhitskaren63 3 года назад

My last grocery trip cost me over 200 bucks. I also do shopping for mom and her food runs are now over 120 every 2 weeks. I started a garden this year. Waiting on more wood so i can continue with my plan. Wood is on back order everywhere for outdoor use. I am using cedar. I love gardening in raised beds.

@Michigansnowpony 3 года назад

I've heard the lumber yards are back-ordered, but we don't have any projects going that require wood, so haven't experienced this myself. Wow. . . . maybe heat-treated pallets for your raised beds?

@dessommers9635 3 года назад

I’m also planting up some crates in my green house for lettuce, radishes, etc. cause why not try? Wisconsin might be getting a little cold now but it doesn’t hurt to give it a go.

@Michigansnowpony 3 года назад

I figure it never hurts to experiment -- seeds are cheap, especially if they're ones you've saved yourself. And I've seen folks in northern climates use several layers of protection over their winter, greenhouse greens with success. Like laying a cold frame over a bed, then covering that with a frost cloth at night. I just want to keep my greenhouse above freezing all winter. I'd be happy with that much "warmth". At least you have sun during the winter in WI, but I know your wind chills can be killer. (My sister lived in Fall Creek near Eau Claire for years). Here, we get a lot of cloud cover coming over from Lake Michigan which means the greenhouse doesn't warm up much during the day.

@susieawalt7416 3 года назад

So true

@mijejo11 3 года назад

I just found your channel, and I love the history lesson. I would love to study more about Victory Gardens, in particular the plans for different sized gardens. Can you suggest where I might find such information?

@Michigansnowpony 3 года назад

Well, being my parents were born in 1923 and 1926 and lived through WWII (Dad was fighting in Germany) I was already familiar with this effort back home, and for this video, I just googled Victory Gardens and found images as well as a few articles. Unfortunately, I didn't save any of the sites I came across on my computer, but if you google it, you'll find them as well I'm sure. : )

@mijejo11 3 года назад

@@Michigansnowpony Thank you for your quick response. I have been searching for books. Once we are no longer needing to practice COVID-safety, I have a long list of books to borrow from the library. I will also, as you suggested, try researching via Google, etc. I am happy I found your channel. You have a number of episodes of which I am enjoying viewing. I have had a farm for close to a decade, but there are always things to learn from others. Did I hear you say you are a knitter? I am a fiber artist and practice all things related to wool - knitting being at the top of the list.

@beethechange257 3 года назад

I'm a new subscriber and already loving your channel!! Please, did you find a solution for squash bugs? I've got those bad too. Thank you!

@Michigansnowpony 3 года назад

The squash bugs and I have been wagering war for quite a few years now. Next year, I am going to plant fewer plants so I can keep up with squashing the eggs and coating them in neem oil, and I'm going to plant them later in the season to see if that helps. I don't have a problem with anything else (or don't have a problem I haven't been able to remedy, rather) except those #$%^& squash bugs. So, I feel your pain!!

@bradhenry7317 Год назад

Hey there!!! Do you do this type of gardening still or do you do back to Eden? I found your channel through Stacey’s!!

@kyleporter5484 3 года назад

Are you planning on the plain Roma tomatoes or a different variety of paste tomatoes? We were looking at the Amish Paste from Baker Creek

@Michigansnowpony 3 года назад

Hi Kyle! I tend to use "Roma" generically -- I should have said plum tomatoes. I like the Amish Paste as well as the Romas. The only plum-type tomato I've had a bit of trouble with (production-wise) was an Italian variety that starts with an "M" -- darnit, can't think of it now but it did not produce well for me.

@jenniferholmes4443 3 года назад

Do you find that the t post and hog pannels keep the cyotes deer fox ect out of the garden?

@Michigansnowpony 3 года назад

I don't know about predators, but we originally enclosed the back garden with 5' tall wire fencing because I had deer coming in and eating whatever had popped up right down to the ground. And now we have the goats grazing area around the garden. The wire fencing has kept them both out so far.

@jenniferholmes4443 3 года назад

@@Michigansnowpony thank you for your reply i just found your channel and tried our luck at a garden this year but had a hard time getting the clay broken up so we are going to place cow hay down and see about working more of the ground to break it up better this spring and hopefully be able to plant some crops and get something to grow. I did take our seeds we bought this year and place them in a freezer bag and stored them in the freezer for next year incase we run into problems of finding seeds like this past year.