Wow!!! What massive cauliflower/cabbage. Y'all have a plentiful garden. Does my heart good to see this blessing you have. 🌿🌺🌿🌺🌿

@theelliotthomestead

24 күн бұрын

Well, thank you! It does our hearts good too.

That cabbage is as big as a pumpkin! I'm in awe.

@theelliotthomestead

25 күн бұрын

Isn’t that amazing. I’m always in awe of what the garden can do.

@Truongthikimcuong92

24 күн бұрын

❤

That was an amazing video. Look at what goodness happens when you get up, go and give love to your garden. Best to you and the farming family dear friend.

@theelliotthomestead

25 күн бұрын

Thank you! Yes, some hard work and showing some love to the things that matter can produce such goodness.

I agree wholeheartedly! Lovely video, as always.

Beautiful & ❤️ warming!

I love the beauty you share on your channel. That cauliflower was so gigantic. Only fertile soil and lots of love can produce that.

@theelliotthomestead

24 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

Well said.

Well done! Loved this one..West Coast Grandma🥰

Oh Shay, I needed to hear this. It's only July and my garden is wearing me out. Gonna keep grinding and caring for it and loving it as it more than returns the favor. We can do hard things! Amen!

@theelliotthomestead

25 күн бұрын

Yes indeed. I need the reminder too.

@ilzitek2419

24 күн бұрын

I don’t think the garden wears us out. It might be the hot weather. Hang in there with your garden. ❤

Just watched this with my kiddos and they loved it. Their favorite part was your beautiful doggo. Six-year-old Julia also loves your twinkle lights! Inspiring as we begin our garden journey together this summer!

@theelliotthomestead

25 күн бұрын

I love that others are inspired by what we put out there. And Bertie Wooster, our dog, has been a great garden companion.

Those are some trophy veggies!

@theelliotthomestead

25 күн бұрын

Ha! I’m pretty proud of them! Can you tell?

I really do think of you every time I walk into my kitchen and see my cabbage/kraut print hanging on my wall. Your garden is more than beautiful. Thank you again for sharing your little plot of heaven with us.❤️

@theelliotthomestead

25 күн бұрын

I love hearing this. Cultivating a beautiful life, that’s become our little motto. We are glad folks enjoy what we share.

@theelliotthomestead

25 күн бұрын

I love hearing this. Cultivating a beautiful life. That’s become our little motto. So glad folks enjoy what we create.

@nancycowan6109

25 күн бұрын

@@theelliotthomestead Your photographs are amazingly beautiful. It was hard to choose just one. ❤️

Incredible harvests. I can only dream of cauliflower like that!! Thanks for sharing. It's inspirational as always

@theelliotthomestead

10 күн бұрын

Thank you. Not to gloat but I’m am proud of that cauliflower 😄

Gardening is good for the soul. Squirrels like the garden too and have been eating our tomatoes but only half eaten.

@theelliotthomestead

24 күн бұрын

They are saving the other half for you. That’s thoughtful.

SO encouraging

Hey Shaye and Stu, so so beautiful 🎉. I'm a bit behind you. Potates are flowering and grape tomatoes ripening , I am so excited 🎉 Enjoy! JO JO IN VT 💞

@theelliotthomestead

24 күн бұрын

Not too far behind us. Enjoy the harvest JoJo!

U have a talent in story telling 😍❤️ i love ur videos they are so relaxing to watch and fills my soul with calmness

@theelliotthomestead

18 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

Your dedication to nurturing a thriving vegetable garden at dawn is truly inspiring, reflecting your passion for sustainable living and wholesome harvests. Your commitment to cultivating beauty and abundance enriches the community. And I am Floating Village Life

@theelliotthomestead

22 күн бұрын

Thank you!

What a beautiful garden. Blessings to be sure!

❤❤

Cheers to you and gardening!

Wow! That cabbage is bigger than your head! lol! Gardening is definitely my happy place, even though it is work. So very rewarding to get anything from it that I've grown. And as you said, there is no food in the store that tastes anything like it!

I love your videos and your story telling ❤ always inspiring

@theelliotthomestead

24 күн бұрын

Oh thank you. It’s my little happy place. Glad you enjoy it!

I enjoy the little snippets you share with us. Your gardens are beautiful. Thanks for including us in your wonderful world.

@theelliotthomestead

24 күн бұрын

Thanks for joining us!

Beautiful as always! This reminds me of a few verses in Proverbs: A wise woman builds her house… The tent of the upright shall flourish…Work brings profit… Wealth is the crown of the wise… I encourage you to meditate on Psalm 65 as you walk through all that goodness ☺️! Thank you for sharing your valuable life with us.

@theelliotthomestead

24 күн бұрын

Thank you for those verses! Psalm 65 is a beautiful Psalm.

Oh the lessons the garden teaches us!

Your not only one of THE best homesteaders out here🫶🏼but Mann you know how to put out a beautiful story for your viewers!! You know how to captivate us even when the work isn’t so fun lol! Wonderful wonderful channel thanks soo much!!🙌🏼

@theelliotthomestead

25 күн бұрын

So glad you think so! Thanks for the encouraging words.

Dang sister! Call it like it is. Lovin it!

We labor whether there is a bumper crop filling our baskets, and when there is no harvest at all. Sadly it's been the latter for me this year, so thank you for the encouragement to do hard things when they are indeed hard. Thanks, Shaye!

@theelliotthomestead

24 күн бұрын

Stay encouraged! Each year brings its own challenges but we learn and grow through it all.

You've got it! Nice work, Shay. The garden is looking wonderful! Keep up the great work!

@theelliotthomestead

24 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!

Every bit of this was so refreshing! Thank you!

@theelliotthomestead

25 күн бұрын

So glad you thought so. That was our goal.

My what goodness!

That huge cauliflower would make some great roasted and caramelized cauliflower 'steaks'! ...a favorite at our house.

@theelliotthomestead

22 күн бұрын

Sounds delicious!

I love gardening. Each morning I skim through it before work at 4. Then in the afternoon. Morning picking is great for sure. My one dog picks beans but has a hard time putting them in a basket. Too funny. Yes , she eats them. Potato dign coming soon. Cukes, cayenne and the normal stuff

@theelliotthomestead

24 күн бұрын

I laughed when I read your dog picks the beans. Mine tries to help weed every once in a while.

I enjoy your videos when you show making a cup of coffee/expresso. Great garden!

@theelliotthomestead

25 күн бұрын

Thank you. Yes, the espresso is one of life’s luxuries. Necessary, maybe not. But so lovely.

Beautiful garden!

@theelliotthomestead

25 күн бұрын

Thank you! I’m kinda fond of it myself.

Great video ❤❤❤❤❤

@theelliotthomestead

24 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@Truongthikimcuong92

24 күн бұрын

@@theelliotthomestead Nice to meet you ❤️ from Vietnam 🇻🇳🇻🇳

I have a small garden this year. It's been dry and yet there are bugs galore, bites galore too. I don't know if they are mosquitoes, chiggers, or both but I have them all over my legs and ankles. I just had to complain about it.

@theelliotthomestead

25 күн бұрын

I get that! Each year is a little different. We are battling the heat right now. But the early mornings make it bearable.

Oh my! Your cauliflower! ❤

@theelliotthomestead

25 күн бұрын

I know! It’s really good too. We made some with lamb chops and fresh onions last night.

@mkinder9557

24 күн бұрын

@@theelliotthomestead I’ve never had lamb chops! I might have to try them. 😊

Hi nice work ❤

@theelliotthomestead

25 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

❤

That cabbage!

@theelliotthomestead

25 күн бұрын

I’m pretty proud of that one.

Can we talk about how you harvest garlic? It was so interesting to me that you already had the tops cut off. This is my first year growing garlic and it produced really well. I ended up pulling up the entire plants and they're currently 'curing' on a drying rack my husband build me. I'd be curious to hear your process.

@theelliotthomestead

17 күн бұрын

Ha! This is what happens when you set your young boys on the task of cutting the garlic scapes off and they end cutting the entire top off the garlic. No, this is not how I usually harvest my garlic. We will see how it does in the root cellar.

@avfeland

17 күн бұрын

@theelliotthomestead ahhh, that makes so much more sense lol. Teachable moments 😆🤷‍♀️

Hi!!! How do you deal with wasps? God bless you all!!❤❤❤

@theelliotthomestead

10 күн бұрын

If they get bad we set out traps and Stu might have to spray a nest once in a while.

Do you know the variety name of the branching sunflower in this video? I'd love to grow it. Everything looks magical!

@theelliotthomestead

24 күн бұрын

Thank you! Those are self seeded ones from the previous year so I can’t quite remember. The birds often spread the seeds everywhere so I don’t actually plant sunflowers much anymore. I just decide which ones to allow to grow and where.

How are your cabbages so gorgeous? Mine are so eaten up from slugs and cabbage moths. I’m going to try again for a fall crop but this is my third year of cabbage failure.

@theelliotthomestead

24 күн бұрын

Take heart! Indeed, we have had seasons like this. Not every cabbage from my garden has been KZread worthy. But we still eat them and enjoy them for what they are. This year has been better for us as far as pests. I think the weather has played a role.

@marnaday4596

24 күн бұрын

@@theelliotthomestead we’re in the middle of the worst drought here in southwest PA since ‘88. Hasn’t helped. But thank you for the encouraging words. Just the boost I’ve needed.

What garlic and carrot variety do you grow and where do you get your seeds for them?

@c.weinreich6426

18 күн бұрын

In other videos and podcasts I've seen she uses johnnys seeds for most everything and the carrot variety is bolero

@ashleyedvalson6048

17 күн бұрын

@@c.weinreich6426thank you!

WOW....your cabbage and cauliflowers. I am about 1 month behind your harvest! STUNNNNING!!!!

How do you keep slugs /birds and pests away from your plants? 😢 they look so healthy

@blahblahblue55

25 күн бұрын

Was wondering the same thing. How about squirrels, rabbits, deer, and rodents? I have fencing but still they get it and wipe out green beans, sugar snap peas, cabbages, broccoli.... What do you use on cabbages to protect them?

@theelliotthomestead

25 күн бұрын

Honestly I think we live in a good place for pest control. We don’t get a lot. Squash beetles and aphids may be our worst ones. As far as birds and such, they get what they get. We are on a sharing system 😀

What a bounty! Do you stake your tomato plants? If not, I'll abandon that next year.

@theelliotthomestead

18 күн бұрын

Some are bush tomato plants and we didn't stake those this year. But it will be our first year not doing so. We will see how it turns out. It seems not matter what we do we end up with a tomato hedge by the end of the season.

@patriciacinea3097

17 күн бұрын

@@theelliotthomestead Many thanks for responding. Could you please provide an update end of season in a video on outcome and recommendations.

I have 10 acr land how I start garden do you help me