"Then Mommy's feel really attracted to the dad" wiser words have never been said.

@wonderfullymadehomestead4179

3 жыл бұрын

Amen! 🙌🏻😂

@justanotheryummymumm

3 жыл бұрын

My love language all the way!

@LiveGrowRescue

3 жыл бұрын

I busted out laughing when he said that!

@joycemiller7908

3 жыл бұрын

I know; that was so funny. I like that you actively teach your kids those kinds of lessons. If more people did that, the world would be a better place.

@harvestenthusiast4519

3 жыл бұрын

Way to go, Miah get that word out! 😉 lol it definitely doesn't hurt to let those boys in on that(secret) early either.🤣😊💖💖

Seeing your son whine about having to finish his chore was so nice. I know it sounds strange, but sometimes I feel like I’m doing something wrong when my daughter does that because people tend to hide that part of family life. So thanks for including that.

@maddikiia

3 жыл бұрын

Such a little clip but I was also really glad to see it. I sometimes I get so discouraged walking back and forth everywhere on our property lol

@patriciajacques7653

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed me too!

@Blessedfamilymama

3 жыл бұрын

I was glad to see it too!

@cheering4jesus

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!! I was so happy to see that too.

@Braedenfish

3 жыл бұрын

I was enamored with the response....." I have faith in you!" Epic.

I have a plot neighbor at my community plot who told me once "plants don't dig holes for their seeds, they just drop them" and dang it if that hasn't rung in my brain every time I sow a seed. I actually think about nature and embracing that. She's a 90 year old mandarian woman who is so so wise.

@TheEmbrio

3 жыл бұрын

She's wise but also some seeds sprout when birds have scratched them in, been covered by some rain event, eaten and pooped, sprout inside their rotten fruit, etc ;)

@meh5069

3 жыл бұрын

No joke the older mandarin ladies who garden ALWAYS have immaculate gardens! What a wise way of putting it.

@SeedToPlate

3 жыл бұрын

@@meh5069 Agreed, they're amazing!

Well you have a husband, five boys being home schooled, being a teacher, trying to milk the goats, doing the greenhouse starts and your downstairs starts, and being a wife, a mom, a gardener, and you have to cook 👩‍🍳, and having dogs, .... you are above impressive! You and Miah! 👍🏻❤️👍🏻. Oh, I forgot, being an author..

“It makes the daddies more attractive to the mommies....” Miah sure is coming out with some gems lately 😂 I hope your shoulder feels better soon xx

Omg Miah, CRACKED ME UP 😆 “ It makes the mommies feel really attracted to the dad” 😆 oh geez Birds love to make nests out of my horses hair, I found a nest with tail hair the birds made last spring with the hair of my horse that I lost in the summer. Made me cry, had that guy for 20 years♥️

@vnette9777

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss.Wow to find your loved ones hair in a birds nest must have been an emotional moment.Thank you for sharing this story.🙂♥️

@Meg_Davis

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my heart, Katie. That is so sad and precious all at once!

Failure is not the act of trying something and it not working out... Failure is the act of never trying at all. ;) Thank you for all you do!

I just have to say a huge thank you to Jess, I always failed at growing food when I was a young person. I never wanted to try again. I watched her grow lettuce in a bag of soil and thought I could try that method and grow radishes. Well, I failed, they grew but never bulbed up. Did I quit? NO!!! I tried again, with actual lettuce and it grew all fall and over winter (in my laundry room when it got too cold), we had enough to put on sandwiches and tacos. This spring, I put in 16x4 foot bed, I am growing herbs, onions, radishes, and transplanted my happy little lettuce plants and they are all doing so well, I planted in the garden almost 3 weeks before my last frost date (I am in zone 7B too) and when we had a few cold nights, I went on line and figured out how to protect my precious garden and they all pulled through. I am having so much fun, I am not afraid to fail in the garden any more. I had one little onion start peter out so I pulled it and put in a new little onion start, not a failure, just a little bump in the road, my Cilantro didn't come up, I put in a few more seeds, we shall see what happens. I just measured out were I will put my next beds in, I am super excited. Who knew this was so much fun, oh, I guess all of you did, but now I do too. Grow on fellow gardeners.

@BramptonGardener

3 жыл бұрын

That was the first video of hers I ever saw!

@sharongibilisco1303

3 жыл бұрын

@@BramptonGardener Me too, who would have guessed it would have led me down this amazing path.

@Dovey62

3 жыл бұрын

@@BramptonGardener I've been watching this channel for a few years now! It's fantastic isn't it?

@BramptonGardener

3 жыл бұрын

I do love this channel, its definitely different from the other garden channels I watch. I've enjoyed watching all the babies being born on the farm.

@creativedaisycrafts5318

3 жыл бұрын

Happy growing Sharon

My aunt had a collie (looked like a fat lassie lol) it was so laid back that it would nap in the garden and let birds take the fur clumps off her! She also let chicks crawl all over her too. You'd go out and she would wag tail but not get up. She would have several chicks snuggled up to her to stay warm. I still miss that big old dog.

Any time I start getting in my head about 'failing' in my garden endeavors I just need to turn on one of your videos and I feel 100 times better. Fear of failure is a constant struggle for me in all aspects of life; thanks for giving me permission to be brave!

@GoodTimesHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

Same here!

@kimtobey3085

3 жыл бұрын

Same😊

@inderwink

3 жыл бұрын

Same.

@sairamunro7684

3 жыл бұрын

I planted lots of packets of flower seeds outdoors last week they just started germinating. Yesterday it snowed lol.i have about a hundred pounds sterling of dahlia bulbs started on my window sills indoors but the cold got to them indoors too. Uk weather is fun. its okay to make mistakes. tomorrow i will buy more seeds and if my dahlias die this year i will buy more next year and start them later. If you don't try anything nothing will ever happen.

"And then it makes the mommies feel really attracted to the dads" I burst out laughing at that comment. So true! Partnership is the sexiest thing.

Instead of thinking, 'What if it dies', renew your thoughts with, 'What if it thrives'. You just may be surprised, if only you give it a try!

@dlsdyer9071

3 жыл бұрын

We were encouraged to try during the lockdown. Our 8x10 foot deck has an herb wall, three green bean towers, two tubs of carrots, three tubs of ginger, lemongrass, tumeric, a beet tub, a radish tub and a patio tomato. I get a full salad several times a week and enough greens for morning juice smoothies! I had not tried any of those things on my deck until last year. Watering is a little tricky 😊. I forgot the two elephant ears (edible roots) and cana lilies (edible tubers and flowers).

I always say to myself, "Every garden is an opportunity to learn". You can learn from success, and you can learn more from failure.

Love the term “failing forward” best way to “learn”

@dlsdyer9071

3 жыл бұрын

"I failed my way to success." Michael Jordan

I cant explain the excitement on my face when I see a notification from roots and refuge ☺️

It's not a surprise to me that you have encouraged a new wave of home gardeners. You're a great teacher and cheerleader 🤗!

The trade off for not being organized is that you are super creative.

Ruth’s baby my goodness!!! 😍😍😍 isn’t this the boy that Miah wants to keep???? (Still voting to keep him!!!) 🤣❤️

“All I did was try... and look what happened” - YESSS! - Jess, thank you for bringing this out in the open! People don’t have to be perfect... they just need to try! Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA -4/7/2021.

I can’t get over it please keep Ruth’s baby 🙏🏼

@asherwhitaker2789

3 жыл бұрын

You do know Jeremiah was kidding, right?

@kath-phlox

3 жыл бұрын

@@asherwhitaker2789 Of course we know, but he really wants to keep it. After the moon spot disappointment, I want him to have this to make up for it. Everyone deserves a special choice.

@chrissy9876

3 жыл бұрын

@@asherwhitaker2789 well bless your heart! Of course, but I agree with Kathplox

@chrissy9876

3 жыл бұрын

@@kath-phlox agreed!

The dog hair trick TOTALLY works! We built a little garden on the front of a house we were renting because it was about all we could do. No fence and loads of rabbits and squirrels in the area. They kept coming and either eating the plants or digging holes in these little beds. I brushed my dog and worked the hair into the soil, especially around all of the edges and we didn't have any more trouble, even the neighbors cat stopped using it as a litter box!! Bonus!! 😄

I am loving the daily post! It's truly wonderful to start my day with the love and encouragement you're sending out into the world. Thank you!!!

I learned from my Grandma to put he dog, cat and horse hair along the fence for the birds. She was a ‘bird watcher’ and loved to see them gather for their babies.

Your words of encouragement have meant the world to me. My sweet husband built me a beautiful raised garden and is currently building a 10 x 24 greenhouse for me. His words..” just do your part Pammy and God will do His”. This is exactly what you tell us..”just partner with the process.” Like you, I am in a marriage where I have no fear of failure. We are free to try many new things! My seedlings are doing great and I am excited for the year. Thank you for all your blessings.

You almost got me in tears with this one Jess. Just try. And Sweet Miah's wonderful words of wisdom to his boys. What wonderful future partners they will be. I thank you for raising good littles. ❤❤❤

Furminators are AMAZING!!!!! I bought one for my husky girl. Worth every penny. I have a friend who is a cosmetologist, and before she moved, I would take a bag with me every time I went there, and I would empty her hair bin into the bag. I used it to keep the deer away from my baby fruit trees. It worked!

I love this saying. "Try, fail. Try again, fail better." I would like to suggest a tool I love using for watering. It's called a water wand. I add an on/off connection valve before the wand attaches to the hose and for those of us who don't own their own well.........he he he, it also saves water. God bless your family.

All of your videos are always so touching and poetic. Thank you so much! I long for the future when we will all live God's way and be who we were always meant to be, gardeners. Thank you.

I think Miah should have a new buckling.....😜😆😁 Bear is such a wonderful dog!❤

As a kid we always spread our dogs' fur around the sweet corn area to keep racoons away.

@JosieF3G

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds smart! Was it effective ?

@stressbucket9846

3 жыл бұрын

What? Pretty clever, is this a real tip?

@edibleabundancehomestead2674

3 жыл бұрын

It certainly wasn't 100 percent but we always got a good harvest. Makes sense they would stay away from the dogs' scent.

@Dovey62

3 жыл бұрын

I empty my vacuum bags around my garden and under my pear tree to keep critters away. It works fairly well.

@Dovey62

3 жыл бұрын

@@stressbucket9846 Yes. It works for me .

We had a husky named "Demon" (after a character in the movie "Snow Dogs".) So when I brushed him and took the excess fur to the garden I was spreading "Demon hair" to keep out the bunnies!

Jess, I'm a long-time subscriber, I've been watching your videos for almost 3 years now. I've seen you grow as a gardener and homesteader and watched your channel grow to fame and I have learned so much from you. I have to tell you that you STILL inspire me! I'm getting old now and the arthritis makes gardening painful, but your videos still encourage me to never give up. God bless you, Miah, and all your kids and animals. You seem like my family too ❤️

LOVE!!! The fermenator! I have one dog who comes running when we pull it out. The other hides when we say fermenator or she sees it. The Siamese will let you brush them bald if your not careful. “Summer cut anyone?” Pricey but totally worth it.

I needed your pep talk so much this morning! Thank you so much for the time you invest in all of us on the other side of the screen! You are such a light and inspiration💚🪴🌻🌱🍅🌽

Never feel badly for sharing what seems simple. They are priceless things that are valuable to those who know to listen closely to whats shared. I have a peeler i found a couple years ago that ws transforming to prepping produce. I gave everyone one for christmas. I got a few looks and said try it and see if it doesnt change things for you and give it back if it doesnt! Its said where it was given! These are things i truly value. It saves precious time, makes things more efficient and joyful.

I can not tell you how much I appreciate you. I have been studying so hard and failing forward is my goal I stayed up until 2am studying for a bio test and got 68% on it.......ugh. But I also planted bulbs yesterday cleaned out my beds got in my Brussel sprouts and gave my daughter a bath. You just know what to say to make me feel like even though I failed. I'm not a failure in the processes of my life. thank you for being so encouraging and inspiring.

Bear is such a good boy! I just lost my best fur friend Milo last week and he was just like Bear always right behind me like my shadow and the most loyal of companions. Had him by my side for 11 years and getting used to my shadow missing has been quite the adjustment. I wish our fur babies lived longer ❤️❤️

@aurinslady7119

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry. It's so hard when we lose our fuzzy babies.

@BadWordsAreMyLoveLanguage

3 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry for the loss of your sweet Milo. ❤️

@melissabutts6694

3 жыл бұрын

@@aurinslady7119 thank u so much. It sure is! They are such a part of the family! ❤️

@melissabutts6694

3 жыл бұрын

@@BadWordsAreMyLoveLanguage thank u so very much! ❤️❤️

@debwallace100

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry for your loss😥

Jess, such kindred spirits with having many interests and passions in variety of areas going on throughout my life... or I get bored... Now that I'm in my early 60's... My body makes it harder to keep up with all those activities to the same extent... I am Grateful for you, Jess @roots_and_refuge and others keeping my passions alive and well, even if it's at a slower pace!!! Thanks with Blessings ❤️ 🙏 🙌

You know you're going to keep that little goat ❤️

Amazing, Jess! You shine with curiosity and endurance, and this is contagious 🙏🏼

😭😭😭 Jess got me crying when she said she was proud of us. Thank you, I really needed to hear that.

A million likes for this vlog! You are wise beyond your years, Jess, and you always make my day. I hope your shoulder feels better soon.

Creative mind's tend to not be methodical. Its okay to be chaotic and messy; as long as it is in the name of progress ❤

Jess my Grandparents were Half Aboriginal & worked so hard on outback Sheep & Cattle farms when they came to the City (as it was called) they worked extremely hard to be accepted by so called Society. I am the youngest of 10 Children & I am nearly 70yrs Old- we had an amazing vegetable garden & chickens in our very large backyard / a wooden stove & our toilet was down in the backyard, but we loved it & our growing years were amazing. I now grow my own veges & feed my neighbors / family & friends. My parents would be proud. Cheers Denise - Australia

Too funny!!! “That makes the dads more attractive to the moms.” LOL Indeed it does. You are so right sweet Miah.

Your pep talk arrived at the perfect time. Now can I tell you how proud I am of you?! Keep doing what you do so well. Best of luck in your new growing season!

"Take risks in things and learn to fail forward" what a wonderful quote for the day!

I loved your comment that gardening is not a "pass or fail" endeavor. I needed that reminder. Perfectionists see everything through that lens. Gardening brings me happiness, and I can't let fear of failure ruin it for me. Thanks!

Watching these videos brings so much positivity to my life. Just hearing Jess's laugh and seeing the loving way she interacts with family members. It really is the highlight of my day when life brings me down.

My paternal grandmother used to burn her shed hair. She said that she didn't want birds making nests out of it, although she was an avid gardener and loved nature. My mom and I were mystified by that. Years later, after they had both passed away, I learned that in some African mythology, "birds" represented witches and "making nests", casting spells. As my grandmother was the granddaughter of African enslaved people (whom she knew in her childhood), I wasn't surprised that she held this view. What did surprise me was that she realized it as a superstition and never passed it on to her own grandchildren. Sorry for this long post, but Jess speaking about the birds lining their nests with Bear's shed hair brought up this memory from the 1960s. 😊

You can also get hair from local salons! Put it around the edges of the garden and the smell of people (shampoo etc.) Deters both rabbits and deer! You can also use Irish spring or other strong smelling soaps and cut slices and put around around the garden and animals they stay away.

@Jeff-rd6hb

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for reminding me about the soap trick. I totally forgot about that. We get pretty high winds here, so hair just blows away and the deer rape & pillage my apple trees & grape vines. 🤬

No matter how bad I feel in a day I just watch one of your videos and my spirits are lifted. ❤️💫❤️

I used to be a dog bather/brusher and we used that brand of brush! Usually the smaller one, the black and orange one. But they work fantastic. They’re gentle and they can’t scratch them and they really get it all out. I use it on my cat too. 👍👍

"Without oxen a stable stays clean, but you need a strong ox for a large harvest." Proverbs 14:4 // When you scale your operations you get more mess, but it's worth it for the harvest!!

They also make a ferminator attachment for your vacuum! We’ve had our brush since we’ve had dogs. It’s an essential lol like if my house was on fire, I’d grab my dogs and their brush 😂

Embracing who you are and how God made each of us and not comparing nor trying to fit ourselves in someone else box (ie a more scattered person trying to do everything organized etc) and failing forward and improving what you can as you can is really important.... such a life lesson for sure ❤️

Y’all stay safe today. Having our “tornado safe spot” ready helps give me peace of mind, but I always worry about my garden, too, on days like today. I have to remind myself that these plants have been around way longer than I have, and surrender my worries to nature to allow the peace to replace it.

New T-shirt slogan! "Fail Forward!" I love it! So many of us are so afraid to fail that we won't even try. Expecting failure in a positive way in order to learn from it. Great message!

The little goatie tails when they're being fed! 🥺🥰

We have 3 dogs, two have a double coat. Dog hair everywhere! If I didn’t have any in my house, I wouldn’t know what to do. Lol it’s a rough time of year. Shedding season is real!

@imjusthereforthecomments4920

3 жыл бұрын

I have Old English Sheepdogs, you aren’t fully dressed without some dog hair😄

I’m 51 years old and I remember, when I was a child, we still had seasonal fruits and vegetables. If you wanted watermelon, you had it in July. Apples were a fall fruit. Zucchini and tomatoes were Summer foods. I kind of miss that. I definitely miss my Granny’s vegetable garden and the soup she made from it. I, also, let my dog hair fly. If there is a lot at once (she has two coats as well) I put it and/or dryer lint in a suet cake holder and hang it in the carport. It stays dry and my birds love it! 💜 I am trying a container garden this year, I’m so excited! Thanks for sharing!

Jess, this was one of the best lessons you've ever shared. That gardening is not pass/fail, that we only have to partner with what is essentially a natural process. Such a wonderfully inspirational pep talk 👏🏽 I also loved the brushing Bear segment. He is sweet ❤

Thank you so much for all your positive messages. I'm about to start a new garden for the first time in 15 years. My sister already shot down the idea saying it's not worth it. Too much effort , not financially viable etc. I told her its definitely worth a try. I've been surrounded by so much negative attitude my whole life which doesn't help. Watching this channel is kind of like 'watering' the growing gardener 😆

@launderedcotton8070

3 жыл бұрын

Your sister is Negative Nellie!

"Fail forward"...I like that. Learning from your mistakes is the best way to learn.

aww Jess, and to all of you guys out there: you have inspired me to learn to garden. I have been watching Roots&Refuge for about 2 or 3 years now and when I started watching all I had was a couple cactus plants I had managed to keep alive for more than a year, lol. Now yesterday, I harvested carrots for the first time ever, I grew reg carrots and some Cosmic purple carrots from baker creek that I ordered. I have learned how to grow the most delicious tomatoes and greens and peas, now I'm learning about herbs and medicines. At first it was far fetched but now it doesnt seem so scary to me. So, in short, I agree Jess, all we have to do is just try. Its a huge inspiration to me to learn about the way it was done back in the day! It's simple, and we lack that sort of flavor in todays age.. All my love to you guys,

New sub here. I see everyone calls you Jess. I went to school with a girl that looks soooo much like you. She was the coolest most laid back girl and she'd say things like you did in the video. Like, "who cares? Just try it. If people laugh at you, they're stupid, just ignore them." I went to her house a few times and we talked about God (we were in 5th or 6th grade). Her name was Jessica. I grew up in a border town in Texas. It be cool if that's you. If it's not you, then I think I've hung out with your doppelganger. Lol... for some reason I never forgot about Jessica.

You have been my coffee buddy for a year and I have so much gratitude for what you have taught me!! The biggest, was to dream big, again!! I am now seeing the fruits of my dreams and I owe all my courage to you!!! Thank you for being you!!!!

"Just Try", a good book title. You inspire so many people to try gardening whether big or small, lots of people are eating healthier! Love your channel!🙏👍

Proud Nana moment I want to share. I've also gotten into wild mushroom hunting and love it.My3 year old grandson was at the zoo, was around a tree stump & told his mom, " look! There's a turkey tail mushroom mom! "

My hubby and I used to split up chores on Saturday, we would just pick and do! I walked outside once, after getting laundry caught up and house cleaned, to find him watering MY garden!! 😳 I asked what on earth he was doing and he said "I picked watering for my chore!" I laughed out loud! Watering is NOT a chore I told him, it is a pleasure ☺❤ So sorry to hear about your shoulder! I have found adding cypress to deep blue helps immensely! 💙 heal well

love your channel! I listened to your devotional from about a year ago, the one about God doing so much more than we can dream or imagine and I can so relate. We lived in a 2 bedroom apartment with 4 kids, dreaming of having a farm, several years later, God finally made the dream come true! No chickens or goats yet, but I'm dreaming BIG now! Thanks for your faithfulness and your time, Jess.

You're the best cheerleader! Thanks for all the encouragement and inspiration. I'm on my second garden season this year and it's because you helped me realize there's no failures, just lessons!

I so love your pep talks Jess. It reminds me of the stories I have heard about the great depression and how the people who fared best were the farmers. Yes, the dust bowl areas not so much but people who were able to keep growing food could feed their families. My husband's grandfather was killed in a workplace accident and his wife was left with a bunch of kids to raise on her own. How did she feed them - a huge backyard garden - she grew up growing food so it wasn't something new to her but it was essential in order to feed her kids. And also during the two world wars - same thing. The people who grew food not only fed their families but also the larger community. Taking care of each other - food is love. I do a lot of hand watering in my garden - what I like about it is that I use that opportunity to do some serious bonding with my plants - and take a good look at how they are doing and ways in which I can help them. Thanks again for all that you and Miah do.

When I was in beauty school, there was a guy that came and asked for bags of hair for his property to keep the deer away. I'll always remember that lol

You are a busy person, not always easy getting to everything. I’m not knocking you. You are only 1 human.

Can't thank you enough for the educational content of your vlog. Today in NC I went to a greenhouse garden place that I love. I couldn't resist putting a 4 thing of red bell pepper plants along with yellow bell peppers, green bell peppers and jalapenos. I got a few other things as well. When I went to pay I told the lady I'd been watching a KZread gardening site for at least a year and then asked her "Is it too early to plant pepper plants?" You trained us well Jess! She said yes, it was too early, the low temperatures should be 50 and above before you plant peppers in the garden or pots or whatever. I put the pepper plants back. But I knew enough to ask the question😀 Thank you Jess!!!

EVERYONE believes that they have the BEST DOG in the world, and they are all right!!😉 Although I know I’ve said this before, but Bear reminds me so much of my dog Rocky, that I lost a couple years ago and he was absolutely THE BEST DOG ❤️🐾😉 Bear is AWESOME 🐾❤️ I remember when I first found that type of brush I couldn’t believe what I had been missing with my long-haired Shepherd mix Rocky. It made my job at least 10 times easier. That dog will die for you, and I know you’d do the same. You two remind me of myself and Rocky. I’ll never forget him and I still can’t talk about him without crying. Cherish every second with him. ❤️🐾 He’s absolutely Gorgeous!!

Yes, “Just Try” and “Failing Forward” We grow our gardens and our gardens grow us! Every morning I look forward to a new Jess video to watch while I drink my coffee☕️ Have an amazing day and I hope your shoulder feels better soon! ~ Shary ~

The fact that you talk about your failures as well as your successes is great because it is a fact of gardening. Not everything works for everyone all the time. All gardeners have occasional failures and every year is like a new experiment because temperatures and rain amounts vary. I used your tip about the saliva for stuck seeds and this morning I was able to remove the 3 that were stuck on my tomatoes. Thank you!

🐤Oh what a brilliant way to help the Birds! 🙏🏼Thanks Jess, speedy recovery on your shoulder 💖 what you say - scattered/failure - I call “circular thinking” and it always brings new ideas and discoveries. 🙏🏼 Just read a statement on another channel- “we can’t feed the world, but we can teach people how to feed themselves” which is exactly what you’re doing with your channel and your book. And the wonder of YT where so much wisdom is being shared. Thank you for adding to my life.

I have used a Furminator brush/comb on my Golden Retrievers for over 15 years ... when they first came out with them ... I love it!!! The only negative thing about a Golden is just how much hair they shed ALL YEAR LONG!!! Furminator really makes a huge difference in keeping the hair shedding more manageable! The birds do love the fur for their nests :o)

You know what Jess, I agree with you. You do have the best dog in the world! Bear is a sweetie!!!

You are such an inspiration and have taught me so much!

Good morning 🙏

Mmmm I needed that reminder. Sometimes we get in our own way because we're afraid of failure or not doing things right to the experts, but sometimes we just gotta see for ourselves what we can do by trying. Thanks for that, Jess :)

Our late dog Millie would shed year around. And she was part german shepherd. One time my hubby brushed her down at the end of our driveway by the gravel road we live on. And after he was done it looked like a sheep had been sheared. One of our neighbors called and asked if all our cats and dog were accounted for. He saw that hair pile and thought a wild animal had gotten one of our animals. Hubby laughed and told him, no just brushed Millie. I could never believe how much hair that dog shedded all the time. You'd think she should of been bald!

Jess you have great insight into the purposes of success and failure in life and choices! Personal growth and maturity either way is given to us! (And sometimes we get a gift too! 🌱)

Groomer here! You should check out an undercoat rake, it works so much better then the furmiator!

We had frost 5 weeks after our last frost date this year. A lot falls through the cracks here. I "fail forward" a lot, but a lot of successes comes through too. I love that freedom. I'm thankful for that freedom because we never know when we may not have that. Some places and people don't have that freedom and need to feed their family. I'm very grateful I'm in a place that I have the time and grace for space to learn. You encourage me so much. Sometimes just seeing that your out in the garden gives me the will to go get out in mine even through the pain.

The furminator! Absolutely the best! Love ours!

I have a VERY fluffy Maine Coon Cat named Bea, she has an underlayment of very thick fur, when she allows me to brush her, I have put the fur in the garden, not only does it deter the bunnies from eating seedlings , it discourages birds from eating freshly planted sunflower seeds 🌼❤️

I leave out things for the birds to make nests out of. Love on the birds and they love on the garden!!!

45 years in grooming. Love that tool.!!

I had a BEAUTY SALON on our Homestead for 12 years. Boy did I use it in my compost. I have been closed since the virus hit and I miss having the hair. Even now I keep a container for my dust pan in th house. Thanks for your tips.

Miah is so funny. Wise words. Wise man! 😁 Yes!! I cut my hubs hair and sprinkle his hair on my strawberry bushes to keep critters away. Works great! And the birds definitely appreciate the hair for nests.Bear dog is sooo handsome! 💜 I love your rebel ways. I like too, that stumbling across your channel all those many months ago, IG night Ed my hearts fire for gardening. Ve learned so much in just 2 short years! I’ve become better, and a more knowledgeable gardener. And one who actually does the things I plan. It’s like you gave me permission to try again! I was a black thumb for years! I’ve even killed cactuses!! But with your tutorials and vlogs, you’ve taught me so much!! 💜

God doesn't give you anymore then you can handle. Thank you for being so transparent!!

Just try...love it! I see garden groups where people are told everything not to do rather than just try it. Although the advice is meant in the best intentions, I find that sometimes just trying and seeing a little bit of success is all one truely needs.To firstly keep going and keep growing, but also to know from first hand experience that every garden is different and to adapt to your own garden not someone elses.🥰 loving the words of wisdom Jess!

Simply - thanks! We got a late snow here in Germany this week (kind of expected). The Seedlings are screaming to be released, but got to wait just a bit more. There's an expression here: "April, April, der macht was er will" Basically: April does what it wants! One day it will be 20 Centigrade (68 F,) the next -1 C (30 F) with freezing rain and/or snow. We just have to be patient. But, as you know, it's not always easy to be patient. In the past I've lost entire beds and fruit blossoms in late April. 😥 But you persevere with a new planting. It may come late or not at all. That's when you experience the Zen of gardening. The sound of one plant growing......

Awwww cute human boys and goat kids!

I grew up in my Grandmothers Garden and my Mothers Garden, I can't live without a garden, The garden is in my blood, so much has been lost it is nice to have you cheering others on. I have never thought of garden failure, just a missed calculation in growing. Bless you and your family.