Simple and Organized Garden Planning ~ Starting Pepper Seeds 

So much of your content is urgently needed in our country today . My parents and grandparents lived through rationing and WWII (I’m 65) and they survived because they had the knowledge most of the younger generations do not. It just wasn’t passed on or seen as relevant by many. Now it’s become relevant again and God bless people like yourself who are willing to teach and share. Shows in the enormous number of subscribers you have. It is my hope that many more will be open to learning these life saving skills . God Bless…..Linda

I, too, didn’t get around to cleaning up my garden in the fall. But I noticed something great this winter!! I let many things go to seed and I watched the birds snack on them! Mother Nature as it was intended 😊

Even if just 50% of the food you feed your family of 10 each year comes from your garden, It is definitely worth the time, money and sweat. I'm sure your percentage is higher and with food prices so ridiculous, you are ahead of the game. Love your vids.

Time is one thing in life you can never get back. We all have to be stewards of our lives, relationships, family etc. We don't want to sell ourselves short.

11;55pm. Watching your videos before going to bed. I always enjoy your family. What a great life. Stay at home mother who teaches her children so many life skills. You are a valuable asset in your family. I love the Whole Foods and your cooking from scratch and your planning everything from meals to school and gardening. Jessica we sure enjoy these videos.

Hello, Jessica! I am so inspired by your way of life 🥰 I have 7 children, so everything you share with us is very useful for me 😊🙏 Thank you very much! 💛

Much respect to you for taking time to learn about your climate/land and do your garden gradually with raised beds. One could just hire a landscaper to do all the work for them for that 'instant" garden and who can afford that. But, being a true homesteader that you are, these things take time and money and doing the work yourself to achieve the end goal over time is very admirable and a great example set for the majority. Thank you for keeping it real and being genuine. It took me 4 yrs to achieve my end result of the gardens. I did a section each year and it's very gratifying to have done the work myself. Started peppers last week! This weekend we did some herbs and flowers.

Over 30+ years we have moved everything except our herb gardens to raised beds. As I age I appreciate it more and more. Blessings to you as you start a new garden season

I grow paprika peppers. I live in zone 3 and they get fully ripe and are prolific. I just find it so fun to make my own paprika and it’s one of about 8 spices I use regularly.

Happy Sunday! Great video, love the tools. You’re inspiring this 66 year old lady to put up a garden this year. The rumors of food scarcity everywhere are getting louder and louder. This is a necessity. Thank you for sharing!

You are an amazing, smart woman, and this is what a homesteader is all about, you frequently see others pay someone to plan their gardens and design their garden, you do it yourself and save money, I just love your videos!! Thank you for sharing, I miss Hannah 💕 Have a blessed day 🌹 I would love to see a how to plant seeds for flowers, mine do so poorly, stay safe ❤❤❤

Listening to your video while starting my seeds.

A GREAT resource for jugs is coffee places. They go through A LOT of milk. I asked one place to save me some jugs and I would pick them up in a few days. They said they had to stop after a couple of days because they were getting to be too many. I ended up with 54... in two days... from one place!

Good Morning Jessica!!!! Sending peace and joy to you and your entire family!!! Thanks for being YOU!!! Happy home church day! God Bless, your Michigan fan and friend, Araminta

You look beautiful Jessica. I love seeing your children helping you and you taking time with them. Teaching and loving them. Them sharing and helping each other. Seeing the growth of the seeds and sometimes not. My Mom always planted two seeds per spot if she had enough. So smart! Keep your videos coming even if it's something you've already did or shown. May God continue to bless you richly for all you do. Have a great week

This first week of March is my garden planning week. This February was so busy with my son graduating from the Navy and two birthdays. Now I can focus on our gardens. We live in town and use similar beds as you do and this allows the children to have a place to play with the front half of the yard closest to the house is our garden beds. Each year we add a couple more beds, this year Amazon has the double length beds for only slightly more than the smaller ones so we got two larger ones. My main goal this week is to clean the yard up and prepare for spring...and start anything that really needs an early start now. We are so excited about our garden this year, we are also lining the entire yard with blackberry bushes on the backside, blueberry on the right side, and lastly adding 2 more apple trees to the alley side. My front yard has strawberry plants and last year we did lettuces/kale there. I am hoping for lots of flowers this year...I feel we need more cheery plantings as well..wherever there is a spot!

Thanks for the video & coupon code. We are not technically gifted nor computer-y...but dang it! What we have been doing for 40+ years is not yielding enough for the effort & cost. Next leveling this year, with a little help from our friends Ms. Jessica at Three Rivers & Ms. Becky Acre Homestead! Lead on ladiesn we sure appreciate you!!!

For years I have had a tomato seed "problem," collecting variety after variety. Last year I came to the realization that I was starting to develop a pepper "issue" as well! My garden plan keeps track of what varieties are where for seed saving as well as evaluating which are worth the space in the future. I like to plant a few of each and more of favorites, because different weather conditions make different varieties thrive. Congratulations on your plaque!

Thanks Jessica all this tips are making me feel better about my raised garden beds for 2023

I love the website you shared. Thank you so much for this information. I definitely need to use that website. By the way, I am a Gramma of homeschooling children and a homesteader. I homeschooled my own children back in the 80's and 90's. I shared your channel with my daughter. She says to me: Mom, I need to take and put aside time to can with you this year. She loved the freshness of the few things she did can with me last year. I told her there are homeschooling moms who are homesteading, canning etc, while they are homeschooling. I shared with her one of your older videos about homesteading and homeschooling and how you do it. I love your videos and the fact that you homeschool and homestead at the same time. I was actually doing that too, back in the day, but we didn't call it homesteading then. Thank you for the gardening website info also. Iv'e been gardening all of my life, but there is always more to learn on the subject and I realize that I need to do that website too.

Jessica, thank you for all you do for your family. I truly appreciate your videos every Sunday. Peace and joy to you and your family. God bless.

Hey Mrs. Jessica. I just saw your posts on instagram and wanted to tell you that everything you post is a blessing and is needed. I can’t wait until Sundays to watch what you have to share each week. Everything you share is enjoyable and I have loved watching your littles grow up. Please don’t stop doing what you do for us. There is no other homestead show on here that does what you do. You are amazing !! ❤

I love your exemplary way of life and character and personnality and your sweet family !!!

My last frost date was May 2. I’m Zone 6a. I can’t plant outside till after May…..but I have a 166 days of growing season. So….I got time and I do 5 gallon bucket gardening. What I love about that is I can pick up my garden and move it inside my garage! Lol…I giggled when I did that last year. Gardening is so much fun…..

I really enjoy your videos. I do miss seeing all the meals you feed your family even if they are repeats. I find them very motivating.

You inspire new and old gardeners. Fantastic software to make garden planning so easy. By plotting and planning, a large garden can feed a large family. Doesn't have to be full of things "just to grow". Plant what you like to eat.

I love waking up on Sunday morning to a video from Three Rivers ❤❤❤ so excited to start my garden alongside you!!

The Tabasco peppers are fermented in used whiskey barrels for 2-3 years. This long ferment in the whiskey barrels is what he likes.

My mom would stuff banana peppers with sauerkraut and pickle them. Wonderful. Take care and be blessed sweet lady.😊

Good morning. I cant wait to get started on my backyard garden. I am only doing raised beds and containers this year. In ground did not do well last year. My backyard is all cinder block so it gets hotter than usual and the ground is horrible. We live in an HOA. Which is not fun. But we deal with it. I want to express prayers 🙏🏻🙏🏻to all of your fellow Ohians dealing with the chemical train derailment in East Palistine. That is so sad. I hope you guys have not been affected. God bless everyone. Cant wait to see how the garden comes put. Have a great weekend. 💜✝️

Hi Jessica. Be blessed.

Good morning from Puerto Rico. Blessings for you and your family. Praying that the situation with the derailed train doesn't affect your family in any way.

What a very informative video. Thanks so much for sharing all your knowledge about gardening with us. I also want to say all those empty jars behind you show what a successful Pantry Challenge you've had.

Can't wait for your books to be published and available to the public😘 In time, I know. Rooting for you!

Good morning Jessica 🙏 Thank you again for a wonderful video. We are expanding our small garden this year to double what we had. It’s still a small garden compared to yours but it grows plenty to preserve. We are in north central wv and have much of that hard “clay-like” soil so many years ago switched to raised beds and it is an amazing difference! Have a blessed day and week! 🙏🙏 PS. My daffodils are up!!

Good morning Jessica and family. Christ has risen indeed. I hope to get back into garden this year. I I'm praying for the people in Ohio and Pennsylvania. I asked for prayers that my little home. 🙏 Built for me this summe Will be finishe. So I will not be homeless. God-bless everybody in this community. And Keep safe.

Woohoo three rivers catch up day!! I almost feel like your my friend that comes over for coffee on Sundays to chat ❤ I’m stuck in bed with a herniated disc so I’m grateful to have something so great to watch m, God Bless you and your damily

I was all for that site till i realized that just opened the door of putting out there what foods you have if someone with ill intentions could take advantage of. Werther it be the gov., or someone who does not prep and relies on food being in a store. For me im going to stick to the old fashioned prep ways because i just don't like the idea of what could happen by putting my food sources and supplies on the web. But, all the ideas on the site you use, are helpful to do on a piece of paper, may take me more time, but it would make me feel safer by not putting my food items on the web. The video still helped me and thank you for putting the idea out there. I hope you and your family are safe and all well. Stay true Jessica, the purity show's in you!! Have a blessed Sunday!🙂

Happy Sunday Funday Jessica & All! I’ve got to tell you that since becoming a sub of your channel, for the past few years, your gardens are extremely impressive, it amazes me how much you grow on your homestead, keep in mind that I’m not a homesteader of any kind🤷🏻‍♀️ I enjoy watching how you do it and I’m very impressed by you, your abilities and vast amount knowledge of so many things you share here, you are a real SuperMomma IMO☺️ TYFS, I hope you have a beautiful and blessed day and week ahead♥️💫✨👼🏻✨💫♥️

Morning y’all

How lovely to hear that excitement in your voice Happy gardening

Here in the low desert of AZ…zone 9b. Our last frost date is Feb 15th, so we just planted our garden to be able to harvest before the heat of the summer!! Melons, cucumbers, tomatoes, peas, artichokes, carrots, peppers. Only about 100 square feet. Even though we are in VERY different zones, your channel is such an inspiration! That garden planning software looks like such a great tool! Thank you for sharing!

Thanks for sharing Jessica. We've started Broccoli, banana peppers, tomatoes, and cabbage so far. 😋

Praying for all IN AND NEAR OHIO happy to see you uploaded. Jessica I have thought of your family and so many others. ... we've started gardening out here too.

That's what I am starting ! Pepper seed

I'm going to have to get along with a sunny windowsill, though I'd love to have lights. I'm using Solo cups for all peppers and tomatoes. That way they have room to grow for 8 weeks, no "potting up". And, something new I learned is to use toilet paper cores. Cut and fold the bottoms. They will biodegrade, so they can be directly planted in the garden.

Wow! You are so organized! That was an amazing alp. I don’t know how you do all that you do. You really are amazing

I love seeing your shelves with empty jars! It shows all that you have used up until now. I hope you don't get our freezing, rare snowstorm we had here in Northern California, it's moving eastward. We got a record snowfall and power outages. We rarely get 'feet' of snow. Loved the video, I took notes! Grandma Kim❤️

Good morning Jessica 🙏

Looks like you're off to a great start. Prayers for a fruitful year of garden harvest. Just a word of encouragement (from someone who lives in Louisiana where Tobasco is made) it may literally be impossible for you to recreate the flavor as the process for making Tobasco is quite specific and involves equipment/supplies/techniques/growing conditions (white oak casks/mash/aging) that I can't imagine that even the most capable homesteader (especially in your part of the world) could recreate. You'll just have to "label" yours under a totally different name and enjoy it as a totally different thing! Thanks for sharing this part of your week with us.

Thanks for the information you shared!

When I move out by myself, I hope to seed start a few vegetables..

Once again so happy to enjoy my sunday morning with your family.

Great information!

Thanks for the great video!

Good day.

Great job

I love the hortisketch idea!! FINALLY after all of the myriad sponsors (that different channels that I watch) have used, Finally, there is one that makes perfect sense for me!! I will be ordering this soon. We moved my in-ground garden a little closer to a water spigot for more ease in keeping my vegetables watered. Last year was pretty rough with the drought and the size of my garden.. I am cutting down a bit this year also. I just need to stake my corners and measure for size.. Awesome! I’m excited!

Thank you for the tips

Your videos are my favourite way to enjoy my coffee on Sunday mornings! Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experiences with us, even in the middle of your busyness!♥️🇨🇦

This is so useful to watch ....taking notes!

Another great video

Have a blessed growing season:)))

Blessed Sunday dear

Thank you for sharing your time with us ♥️🤗🙏

Great information

Good morning ☀️

So funny that you like Yellow Monster - I have not got on well with it here in Ireland. My favourite is a variety called Lipstick.

Good morning I’m so ready for planting thank you so much for the ideas

Congratulations on hitting 100,000 subscribers!!!! Good job, you hard working momma. I just planted my seedling Sugar Rush Peppers into my garden Zone 8b. I'll let you know what success I have.

I love the idea of the computer program for the garden !! Thanks for sharing that idea!! You always have something great that you are sharing!

Wow that garden planning app is amazing. What a great tool to make the process simpler.

Nice learning vlog.

Thank you for walking us so thoroughly through your garden planning process. I can't wait to see how it all looks when things start growing!

Thanks a bushel bunch

Good morning Jessica and beautiful family!!! Oh, I absolutely love that planning site 😃. Thanks for sharing, brilliant!! Gods blessings 🙏

Thanks Jessica for all your videos!! You definitely inspire me in more ways than one!! Much Love And Support from OKC!!

Excellent information. Thank you.

Gardening brings so much joy, exercise and produce to our lives. Thank you for sharing and giving us options.

Good morning Jessica to your family also all the way from Barbados. Your videos are truly a blessing and inspiration to me to one day get into canning and preserving

Very cool online garden tools!!

Ahhhh makes my heart burst thinking of spring!!!!! 🤩❤️ as always, thank you for all your knowledge Jessica! So encouraging for us new gardeners!!

That program looks so fun! I’ll have to look into it. This will be the second year in our new home so our garden is definitely still a work in progress! Thank you for sharing your ideas and inspiring us 😊

Becky at Acre Homestead loved her sugar rush peach with peaches hot sauce this past year!

You are SO very appreciated!! Look forward to every new video! I would love a list of everything you can on your shelves to give us more ideas! Also I would love to have some child training videos. How you handle toys, chores, training and discipline etc. Thanks for all you do!!

Take care and get some rest. Great video. God bless.

I love watching you on Sunday morning before the kids get up lol I drink my coffee watch your video then get the kids up and ready for church thank you so much I enjoyed this information.

I was wondering when you would be putting in your garden and then this video showed up! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

I live in central Indiana and we also had crocus blooming. Have my seeds and will soon be planting onions, lettuces, potatoes and peas. Blessings!

We grew sugar rush peppers last year and my husband made an amazing hot sauce with them because we grew so many.

Thank you so much for such valuable information. I am in the process of switching to raised beds this year. I’m excited to follow your progress this spring. Great video.

Thanks for sharing this information. Going to start my peppers and tomatoes inside next week. God's blessings to you and your

Happy planting !! I am starting my peppers this week. We are still getting snow so no rush : ) Bless you. Congrats on your RU-vid award !!

So glad I found this site from Becky at Acre Homestead! Congratulations on your you tube award & I find your channel so very enjoyable! Thank you!

Good morning Jessica! Thank you for sharing all your good gardening advice. We are empty nesters with a limited amount of grow space. Last year instead of flowers in the front I planted tomatoes & peppers. This year I’ll be doing the same but also growing vegetables in large grow pots in the back yard as well in the front. I enjoy the videos & remember those busy years with children & their friends. ❤️

That website looks amazing

Yay! Was hoping you'd upload before I went to sleep

For pepper plants, if you have peppers that aren’t mature but frost is coming, pick the whole plant out by the root & hang it up to dry in a dry place (attic or whatever area you have) & the peppers will continue to mature while on the drying plant. Just pick them off when they become mature & compost the rest of the plant. You can also put the plant into a indoor pot & bring it in for the winter & replant them next spring.

Wonderful! Hugs.

My favorite Sunday morning time!!!! Coffee and Jessica! Now off to can some pork and beef. Hubby made a couple of raised bed boxes yesterday from pallets the neighbor gave him!!