No one needs a vacation more than the Mom who just took a family vacation!

@vickigill6825

2 жыл бұрын

Great point.🌻

@leewillis2908

2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that!

@serobinson1

2 жыл бұрын

Lol isn’t that the truth

@Natashki

2 жыл бұрын

Ain’t that the truth🤣

@kabodick

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, so true!

Literally just retired, last night was my last shift. Apparently I talk a lot…as one of my gifts I ended up getting several packets of seeds, a watering can and a roots and refuge book. Love it! Now it’s time to start putting my research of things together. TY for all you do.

@grammi-d

2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your retirement, AND such a wonderful gift!!!

@heidimobley4897

2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations!!! I cannot wait to have more time to pour into my gardening and harvest production.

@marking-time-gardens

2 жыл бұрын

CONGRATULATIONS! You Grow Girl!😊🌻🐛

@tibbs4000

2 жыл бұрын

Hey! Enjoy your retirement and gardening!

@deborah820

2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your retirement!! Here’s a challenge for you...you have 24 hours to research and then you have to get those seeds in the ground. Plant them, plant anything, plant something, just plant. You will be amazed at the results!

We got a really good tip years ago from a good friend. With respect to peaches, nectarines, and pears specifically, when you have ones that need to ripen up evenly, you lay out a large towel, preferably wool, then line up the fruit that needs to be riper without touching each other, then cover them with another towel or blanket, and leave them for 24 - 48 hours. They will gas each other, and they will All ripen beautifully at the same time, evenly. We’ve done this for many years, and have had really good luck with this process (my wife is 70). We love what you are doing for your farm, and love you and your family. As 13 year Army veterans, we thank you and your husband for your service, as well!

@WinkTartanBelle

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve done this as well. I have a tattered vintage Woolrich “Indian” blanket reserved just for such purposes. It’s too frayed to be a collectible, so I don’t worry about damage. I’ve often wondered if another material would work, but if it ain’t broke . . .

@schex9

2 жыл бұрын

Same for tomatoes.. We ripen them in shoeboxes. Touching each other is ok.

@peggypastime1278

2 жыл бұрын

We put ours in a brown bag. seems to work

My dad was a fisherman. After we cleaned the fish my mother always put the heads/guts in the garden. Best fertilizer! Beats anything out of a plastic container!

@shelleyhender8537

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing…obviously - that’s where modern day “fish fertilizer” came from! My family & I are from Newfoundland, we too use the fish innards and the occasional whole fish in the garden! We also use seaweed as a fertilizer and deterrent for slugs…both work AMAZINGLY!!! Hope you are having a great weekend!🇨🇦😎🇨🇦

@promisedjubileedaniels

2 жыл бұрын

Unless you have dogs/cats, then it can become bait for them to dig up your garden 😆

@shelleyhender8537

2 жыл бұрын

@@promisedjubileedaniels I have been fortunate and not have that problem, but I know my poor Mom had a problem with Neighbour hood cats using her gardens as a “litter bix” - YIKES!🫣 My Dad put chicken wire over the gardens and the plants grew through them great & they never had a problem after that! But, I hear you - it sucks big time when you have worked so hard and invested money and time into your garden! Wishing you a great week ahead!🇨🇦😎🇨🇦

@twistedponies7480

2 жыл бұрын

@@promisedjubileedaniels or your neighbor has cats 😊

@marking-time-gardens

2 жыл бұрын

@@shelleyhender8537 Unfortunately the neighborhood cats and squirrels were a major problem this year... commenter suggestions were to use plastic forks stuck in the ground tines up... worked great for cats... for the squirrels... I cut dead canes from the spent wild black raspberries plants and laid between the forks... now no squirrels as well! PTL! 🥰👍

My 93 year old grandfather always planted the leftover carcasses from cleaning fish under his tomato plants. His tomatoes are the best I’ve ever had. He learned that from his parents.

@augustagootee6254

2 жыл бұрын

Hmmm the biologist in me want to know the science behind it guess like decaying fish emulsion slow release fertlizer

Watch those baby kittys around the vehicles they get so trusting they don't realize vehicles are bad.❤🐾❤🐾

I would make some batches of pepper vinegar with the leftover peppers. I LOVE it on greens. And you can do the mushrooms in cheap laundry baskets too! More holes for the mushrooms to sprout.

Your tomato weighs what our Miracle micro preemie granddaughter weighed at 23 weeks 6days gestation. Yep, Claire weighed 1 lb 5 oz. Seeing that tomato size and weight brought up a lot of emotional memories! Claire is now 6 years old, has Cerebral Palsy, and is the sweetest soul you’ll ever meet. She is a blessing to our family! Love your channel and have learned a lot from you Jess! Thank you so much!

@nicolemartin8737

2 жыл бұрын

A little girl I babysit was born at 1lb 8oz at 24 weeks and with Down Syndrome. It’s pretty wonderful to see what a little fighter can grow into😊

Jess branch out on the mushrooms cause many are full of medicines like Reishi (dissolves tumors, lowers blood pressure, balance cholesterol levels), Maitake (stabilizes blood sugar), Lions Mane (heals gut issues, regenerates nerve damage ). Just to name a few, and one of my favorite medicine mushrooms is Shitake, as it is delightful for broths/soup stock, salads, etc and boosting the immune system - hugs and blessings - Nana Kelli in Florida

@tommielourogers4327

2 жыл бұрын

And turkey tail boosts the immune system and is a must have for people under going chemotherapy.

@augustagootee6254

2 жыл бұрын

Would love to learn about this myself esp the dissolving tumors Mother Medicine Music are they specific tumors it targets. Asking for my dad whom has gleoblastone we had surgery but only get 60 percent of the tumor. If we could dissolve it some how without all those harsh chemo. Or to work with. Man wouldnt that be something????

@botanicalbecca8443

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Check out Paul Stamets, if you haven't already, Jess! 💗🍄

@botanicalbecca8443

2 жыл бұрын

@@augustagootee6254 look into Essiac tea. My mother in law beat stage 4 glioblastoma, but her immunes system was so weak from chemo & radiation, that a lung infection killed her. Hoping better healing happens for your loved one! 🙏🏼

@Cafeallday222

2 жыл бұрын

Love mushrooms for their medicinal properties!

Oh boy - a surprise is coming!! I enjoyed the brief pop-in so the surprise will be icing on the tomato!

My husband's ears perked up when you said peach habenero jam..... we're looking forward to that!

Great job on the mushrooms! A tip I've learned, to deal with the handles on the buckets damaging my shrooms: Velcro dots or pieces to make straps (the kind with the peel-and-stick adhesive backing) , whichever works best for your particular situation, will keep the handles in place while at rest. I've damaged a lot of shrooms with the handles banging on the side of the bucket, or having to cut them from where they grew around the handle. I NEED those handles to move my buckets, so removing them wasn't an option for me. I get rolls of the Velcro tape and cut what I need as I need it. I grow extra shrooms to dehydrate, and even can some sauted with garlic and onions. I make a shelf-stable mushroom gravy mix. I also add them to my canned pasta sauces and make a mushroom-based canned "catsup". I've never managed to have so many extras that they went to waste. My largest weekly harvest was 106 pounds. Sounds like a lot, but they cook down or dehydrate to very little. I never actually sold any in great quantity, just gave some to friends and family.

Those peppers are amazing freeze dried! I freeze dried well over a 100 pounds last year and they have been just amazing to cook with.

I needed that blessing today. I mentioned to my prayer partner the other day that my tomatoes were not growing. Yesterday and today we have had drenching rain, no wind, and not hard rain, but the soft kind gardeners need. Today, I have multiple new shoots on my tomatoes, and new growth on my basil. I have about 90 days from when I planted them to the end of September, so I'm hopeful that they will produce and I can get them preserved for this winter's food supply. First frost is typically late October, so I should have 3-4 weeks of tomato production before that occurs.

When you talked about the fish. My grandfather always planted fish with his potatoes. He grew great potatoes.

@shelleyhender8537

2 жыл бұрын

Mine too!😎

Thank you for your constant encouragement and education. I live in an apartment in MN and I finally pull the trigger and I have a super cute container garden. I’m so blessed to be learning from you and these plants 🥰

Glad your feeling better. This video is a great example showing people that you don't have to grow it to preserve it.

Wow, Jess that tomato weighed more than my first son! He was a micro premier just over a pound. Alive and thriving at 22 years of age!

@lisaalbarras3029

2 жыл бұрын

Premature I meant to say. you tube won't let me edit my typos for some reason today.

So glad to see you are feeling better.

I was so excited to see the mushrooms. I can't wait to see how you handle them. The 3 sided tomato cage is a winner. I think it's beautiful and practical.

We get peaches in the summer and just pit them and then immersion blend them into puree which we freeze in portioned bags and use for "syrup" on waffles or pancakes during the year. I use ascorbic acid in them to keep them a beautiful orange and it also helps with vitamin C for health. Sometimes i use it in glazes for meat. Best freezing technique we have ever done.

@cynthiafisher9907

2 жыл бұрын

Try cutting some up and freezing in orange juice, it’s so yummy!

I know how you feel, sweetheart. I, too, got a late start - My son and I got CV 19. Then, we've got record heat in the 100's and drought in the North Florida panhandle. Then, about two weeks ago, we've been getting almost daily rain. The rain is a blessing, but the between the heat, drought, the tomatoes had really bad BER, and now, because of the rain and not being able to spray for pests, the bugs and weeds are taking over. I am getting some usable tomatoes, but I'd say only about 10 or 15% of what I planted - Most are either all stung up or rotting from the bottom up. Maybe next year! Like you, I'm not at all adverse to buying produce from local growers, and I'll have to do more of that to make my yearly canning goal. We just have to be thankful and grateful for what God is blessing us with!

My tomato plants in Colorado have been getting beat down by this ruthless heat. I bought a 40% garden shade that I put over them from about 1-5pm then take it off so they have the cooler fresh air overnight and can breath, they are doing much better

It tickled me when you called the tomato roots nubbys, my family calls them bumpies 😂😂😂😂😂 one of my favorite things about you channel is you are always trying new ways to do things even when its not for what your specifically doing. love you guys 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

You my friend are one smart cookie! Taking off suckers to grow new plants in the midst of all that chaos.

Awesomeness! God bless you

So glad to see you up and about Jessxx

I miss Nana! I so enjoyed seeing her on your vlogs when she stayed with you for a bit.

That yellow purple combination pepper looks like bakers creek blot pepper. There is a old time homesteading woman who built a log cabin, has a small seed selling business and a great canning cookbook she wrote with lots of personal stories in it. Thats where I always get my jam recipes. Her name is Jackie Clay. Thank you for making us the video. Hope you feel better soon.

@billiejoblizard6050

2 жыл бұрын

I remember Jackie Clay had a question and answer section in a country magazine. Can’t remember which one. She has some really great ideas !!

@southloupriverhomestead4696

2 жыл бұрын

@@billiejoblizard6050 BackwoodsHome Magazine She also blogs everyweek

Glad you are getting better. Stay safe & healthy to you & your family.

So sorry you are feeling unwell! We hope that you get to feeling better soon! Love your realness and rawness showing us, even imperfect is perfect and oh MUSHROOMS!!! That painting....heart warming!

Prayers for you feeling better. So excited about the mushrooms. That painting is phenomenal!!! Congratulations.

So glad you are feeling betters! 🙏🙏🙏 for full recovery! ❤️

Great video! I am glad you are feeling better!

Great content once and again! Thankyou.

Mushroom bucket is amazing 👍 Blessings ❤️

Yay! A new video! I’ve been refreshing all morning in anticipation.

Nana's painting is GORGEOUS!! 😍 👏 What a great job she did on that. Very special !! ❤️

Praying for full healing Jess!!

Nice to see you up and about! The mushrooms look amazing... thanks Jess 🤗❤️

What a cool bunch of stuff. Those mushrooms look so firm and fresh -- very cool experiment. Loved the 3-sided tomato set-up. And your beautiful painting ode to your first homestead. I think the milk room under glass would be a great place for us to see it along with you. You guys are doing amazing stuff and it so nice to be taken along with you to see.

So glad you are feeling better! 🌿❤️

Glad you're on the mend...God bless y'all ❤

im glad your feeling better, love your videoes.

I hope you feel better!!! Have a bless day!!!

I'm so glad you're feeling a little better Jess!🙏🙏. I know you're a very busy person, but you need to take care of yourself first. Sending prayers and love. God bless always to you and your wonderful family 🤗🙏🤗🙏.

All your videos provide inspiration.

Glad your feeling better. Prayers going out. That tomato planted with the fish and with the 3 sided trellis is neat looking. Love Nana's painting. Awesome about growing mushrooms. Here in PA, we get mushroom soil for our garden. We did not get any this year and our garden is struggling ( also critters have decided to help theirselves.)

I so happy to know your feel a bit better, Bless you both and your family

Glad you are feeling better!

I love that painting so much, what an absolute treasure!

I love when you bless me at the end of every video. It feeds my soul. Thank you. I bless you and your family. ❤️

Glad you are feeling better. My hope is that your garden will be more abundant next year. Mine is not as abundant as yours for sure (new gardener here). I have heard that if you add compost, etc to your soil, it will be better the next year. I only have 1/3 acre but a nice amount of food. Making compost. Planning for amending the soil before a fall garden. This new farm of yours is helping me see what the progression is building a garden.

Very happy you are feeling better huny xo

He did awesome stepping up and keeping us posted. We saw amazing ideas that we would have never thought of! Love that you are feeling better.

Nana your painting is beautiful! She is so so talented. Glad you are feeling better and reminding us to get in the garden, I’ve got pruning to do!

Glad to see you up and about. 🥰🙏🏼🥰

I'm so glad you're feeling better! Continued prayers for you. I love Nannas painting. She is so talented, and that's a sweet tribute. A nice mushroom risotto sounds good! When you opened the box of bell peppers, I was struck by their beauty! God bless you big time!

Wow... I am just amazed with the mushroom project. How wonderful !

Glad you’re up and at em!

Glad you’re feeling better Jess 🌸💕🌸

That painting brought tears to my eyes. What a special gift! ❤️

Actually $40/bu local peaches is a great deal, Jess! We have phenomenal peaches here in CNY but to pay only $10 a peck would be a steal! I loooove juicy locally grown peaches and buy them by the bushel to process in a bunch of different ways as well as baking fresh cobblers & such. I'll also chop them up in a VERY light syrup and mix into a tub of yogurt to freeze. So refreshing in July heat!

@teresamariner4238

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds delicious, especially the peaches in yogurt and freezing! Thank you for the idea!

@DanaBarbieri

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Love peaches in yogurt. Here in Hudson Valley NY I just bought 5 peaches for 6 bucks!

@vonniemerriam974

2 жыл бұрын

Diana Barbieri.... hello almost neighbor. Between Syracuse and Oswego here!

@DanaBarbieri

2 жыл бұрын

@@vonniemerriam974 🖐💖

@cynthiafisher9907

2 жыл бұрын

Vonnie Merriam You should try freezing them in orange juice. It’s a revelation!

Glad you are feeling better.. those mushrooms are beautiful

I LOVE the tomato cage, you allow the tomato to still get good air flow while allowing it to grow to its full potential, great idea for small space gardens where you can't plant many different plants but u have that one strong plant that can get huge!! 😀 yall just keep being creative it's soo inspiring. love you guys and glad you feeling better Jess! I BLESS YOU 🙌🏾 this time 😁

@shelleyhender8537

2 жыл бұрын

Isn’t it wonderful how the worst circumstances create the most incredible opportunities for NEW ideas or solutions! I too think the Tomato Cage is BRILLIANT! Have a beautiful Sunday! Good Bless You!🇨🇦😎🇨🇦

Jess, we are SC neighbors, in North Augusta, SC. Your posts shore me and my daughter up in the quest for clean and plentiful food for our tables. You are inspiring! I look forward to the day your storefront is up and functioning, so we may make a real visit to Batesburg-Leesville, to touch what you are bringing to us all!

Glaf you are feeling somewhat better. I have 3 different friends that came back from vacation with Covid. The fatigue was the worst part. Don't know if this is your problem but rest and fluids were the only help. 🙏

Glad to see you again and hope you get the rest you need. Mushrooms 🍄 look amazing!

Hi. Great video. Love your honesty and all the help you have given me. Have a great week

Glad your feeling better!. Your Cherokee Purple is gorgeous. I agree like the 3 sided cage. Nana's picture is very nice. So much love stroke by stroke put in it! Yes heat is really testing things in the ozarks. Fingers crossed we get a fantastic shower this evening and tonight.

💚 Besides feeling under the weather, I hope your family vacation was a success overall. Thanks for sharing the so many things going in in your kitchen. I love the Oyster mushrooms, wow, that is so cool! Also love the 3-sided tomato "cage", great idea, Will! 💚

Happy to see you up and around. You still sound a little sick. Don't over do it. Give your body a chance to recover. I love mushrooms. I'm very interested in your process. Thanks for allowing us into your classroom.

Glad to see you feeling better. Mushrooms are wonderful! Kitty's are cute. Glad all is going well stay safe.

Beautiful painting, Nanna. 🍓🍓🍓 Loving the mycelium 👌🏻😃

Glad to hear you are on the mend. 🥰 I've been catching up with your videos. After watching this one, and a few other recent ones, I went back and saw the farm tour you did 11 months ago. My goodness, what a lot of work you guys have done in less than a year! Your enthusiasm just thrills me. I totally understand how hard it is to leave your garden. I'm going on a trip next week and I am much more concerned about my garden, than I am about what to pack. 😂 Blessings to you also. Keep up the great work! Don't be discouraged about those tomatoes. Overall, you're doing a phenomenal job!

Glad to see you feeling better. Rest more, blessings for healthy living

I love your channel. Thank you for sharing your journey. I’ve also been growing oyster mushrooms in buckets this year, as well. Mushrooms love humidity. Get a spray bottle & fill with water to keep nearby, & lightly lost them a few times a day. Also, keep the buckets out of direct sunlight, & they’ll do much better. They don’t like to be tucked away, once they start pinning, but they also don’t do well in direct sun.

I really liked that 3 sided tomato cage. It looked great with those beautiful tomato plants. I hope you get to feeling better.

The colrs on Nanna’s painting are so vivid and just lovely 💗

Nice tomato plant! Hopfully my suckers will root and do as well as yours. Great idea for growing mushrooms also. Feel better soon and God Bless!🙏❤

We moved to southeastern nc in 2020 and I’ve never had such a hard time growing tomatoes as I do here. I’m on my third growing season and I’m just starting to get the hang of what they need in this climate. For fruit flies, I’ve found in addition to the avc traps, the window fly traps that stick on your windows are amazing!!!

In a tough year Jess, those tomatoes are still huge and lovely 😍

Glad you are feeling better. I have some tomato clippings that have some roots on them, now I just need to put them into some pots to continue growing them. Thank you for the tips about starting new plants. Don't forget to get some rest when you need it.

Wonderful job thanks for sharing your life with us

Thanks for showing your tomatoes! Mine don't look great either and it's comforting to see you sometimes struggle, too.

Glad you are feeling better today Jess 😊❤️ and got to remember don't run yourself down so much I know there's a lot of things to do before harvest season is over but you got to take care of yourself too. 😉💚

I've had the struggle here in Iowa, cooler spring, and poor plants ordered on line, I have not been thrilled by some tomato plant losses, THANK YOU JESS, for reminding me to root starts from good plants! Woo Hoo! I'm still in the tomato game!

I love your content and your plowing through the temporary illnesses and continuing to grow and move forward. I went to my favorite farmers market for tomatoes and basil… why did I come home with 4varieties of basil 😂😂😂, thought of you when I realized, feel better and take care of yourself, blessings to y’all ❤️🌻🙏🏻🥰

Thanks for sharing! Glad you’re on the mend but please rest! Many blessings to your family ❤️🤗🇨🇦

Be well Jess! Love the mushrooms and painting! I just made peach butter for the first time.

Glad your feeling better❤️

So happy you’re feeling better Jess. ❤️✝️🙏🌹

So thankful you are on the mend Jess! Wow the mushrooms are so so cool! I so appreciate you explaining Propagating suckers! I tried but I know I did not wait long enough to see results, I will try again. I did find my first 2 baby tomatoes yesterday! Yahoooooooo! My husband helped me plant them and when I tossed an raw egg in each hole he looked at like...What the heck are you doing? I always say, "Jess taught me this" We are having so much fun learning from you and Miah! Rest well dear friend!

Happy to hear you are feeling better.

I'm glad you're starting to feel better!

Glad to see your face- and as always (even though I am relatively new to your space) you teach and enlighten me! Can’t wait to see the next…..

I'm part of a fb group for your farm, my friend introduced me... I'm FINALLY watching your vids. I see why everyone loves you 😍 what a sweetie! Thank you.

I’m currently on my daughters channel but we have lots of variety’s of mushrooms growing in our garden! In SC our soil was literally white sand. Almost two years later, the soil is is quite the contrast now! We pray you & your soil get well soon! Bless y’all

My Grandpaw always put fish in the soil before planting his tomatoes. So cool to hear you mention trying it.

Can’t wait to see all the new videos 💜