Roadside Homestead

Roadside Homestead

Welcome to my channel!

My name is Merli and I am an avid gardener, teacher, mom of two adorable kids, entrepreneur, and a part-time homesteader. I create videos on garden tutorials, garden vlogs, recipes, food preservation, raising chickens, home diy, product reviews, and making money from a small homestead. My property is less than 2 acres and I grow a garden every year to help with my family expenses. I created this channel to share my journey of growing my own food in my backyard. I dream to become self sufficient and have more freedom in what I put on my plate.

If you are interested in my content, I invite you to subscribe to my channel. Have a great day and God bless!

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  • @LoJo99
    @LoJo996 күн бұрын

    Thanks for this video

  • @aiva8001
    @aiva800120 күн бұрын

    I was questioning my hydrangea why petals are green. And I have found answer thanks to your video. Flower needs to be developed. Thank you so much!

  • @pamkilgore8004
    @pamkilgore800423 күн бұрын

    Paper towels wet or dry?

  • @TuneInJesus
    @TuneInJesus26 күн бұрын

    Will they actually grow? There are bushes also but they are pretty dried out. That’s what we are standing here discussing lol😂 like take the risk right?

  • @emilycolon7525
    @emilycolon752529 күн бұрын

    Did they germinate?

  • @FakeFake-tc9jz
    @FakeFake-tc9jzАй бұрын

    Did this end up working? Were there worms in there? Thanks! :)

  • @mollyrose295
    @mollyrose295Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much 🙏🏻💗 love the llama float too 🦙

  • @Lifeisapartydresslikeit
    @LifeisapartydresslikeitАй бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @tinacrowder3055
    @tinacrowder3055Ай бұрын

    This was very helpful! Thank you!

  • @marthabartel604
    @marthabartel6042 ай бұрын

    What city and how it the honor system doing. I could not do this in San Bernardino ca

  • @Raquelita.creates
    @Raquelita.creates2 ай бұрын

    This is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks for sharing!

  • @stephaniegee227
    @stephaniegee2272 ай бұрын

    Looks good!!!

  • @roadsidehomestead
    @roadsidehomestead2 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @karenpower3556
    @karenpower35563 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the grwat idea, im goin to try this method to plant potatoes, this is my first year doing veggies in my greenhouse so fingers cross 😊

  • @m3xllie
    @m3xllie3 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much this saved me from getting my ahh wohpped

  • @mikeschaoticgardening
    @mikeschaoticgardening4 ай бұрын

    looks great!

  • @roadsidehomestead
    @roadsidehomestead4 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @roxanneteague4057
    @roxanneteague40574 ай бұрын

    How did you complete with the funnel and bottle

  • @roadsidehomestead
    @roadsidehomestead4 ай бұрын

    I found a cheap plastic funnel from Walmart and used it instead of the bottle. It was easier than my original plan of gluing the bottle to the pvc pipe.

  • @glyniscarpenter5116
    @glyniscarpenter51164 ай бұрын

    thank you this is amazing!! i’ve had sharpie on my fridge for years and this worked like magic.

  • @roadsidehomestead
    @roadsidehomestead4 ай бұрын

    Glad it worked for you! You're welcome and have a great day!

  • @clairequinn8665
    @clairequinn86654 ай бұрын

    I love your edger raised bed😊

  • @roadsidehomestead
    @roadsidehomestead4 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @clairequinn8665
    @clairequinn86654 ай бұрын

    Hi how are today Question: what is your Mulch called😊

  • @roadsidehomestead
    @roadsidehomestead4 ай бұрын

    I use pine shavings for mulch.

  • @alliemille
    @alliemille5 ай бұрын

    Did these survive the winter? We are in zone 6 and I'm not sure how well they will overwinter

  • @roadsidehomestead
    @roadsidehomestead4 ай бұрын

    Yes, they do. I am in zone 7a. I mulch them in the fall to keep the crowns safe.

  • @alliemille
    @alliemille4 ай бұрын

    :o I was under the impression that plants in pots wouldn't come back! I'm so excited!!

  • @MANOFTHEYARD
    @MANOFTHEYARD5 ай бұрын

    This lady is a genius

  • @roadsidehomestead
    @roadsidehomestead4 ай бұрын

    Thank you my friend!

  • @victoryebenezer3590
    @victoryebenezer35905 ай бұрын

    🍎 🥤

  • @hollyr1049
    @hollyr10496 ай бұрын

    That looks great! I was looking for a cheap DIY trellis for sweet baby watermelons and that is perfect. What a smart idea, thank you!

  • @Kyle_Hubbard
    @Kyle_Hubbard6 ай бұрын

    Fantastic video, exactly what I was looking for and shown exactly what I wanted to see. The soil we have is alkaline, so I've never had blue ones. I bought another one for a pot two years ago and the first year it was blue, I added some Sulphate of Iron but I obviously didn't had enough has the flowers were more pink than blue, a few blooms were blue but mostly pink. I've added a lot more than last time just recently so hopefully as winter passes that will permeate into the soil giving me blue flowers this year. Last year during summer I picked up a hydrangea that is red. I believe it has been modified to bloom red as they're a bloodish red rather than a pinky/blue "red".

  • @Kyle_Hubbard
    @Kyle_Hubbard6 ай бұрын

    I should've added that you planted it in a great place. Looks nice where it is. Mine grows up against a fence and looks like yours.

  • @HeartlandBigfoot
    @HeartlandBigfoot6 ай бұрын

    they dont have all those bulbs at ours, so sad

  • @mikeschaoticgardening
    @mikeschaoticgardening6 ай бұрын

    Excellent!

  • @mikeschaoticgardening
    @mikeschaoticgardening7 ай бұрын

    nice!

  • @roadsidehomestead
    @roadsidehomestead7 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @containingmygarden
    @containingmygarden7 ай бұрын

    Very nice to have a pecan tree. Wow what an abundance. Stay warm.😊

  • @roadsidehomestead
    @roadsidehomestead7 ай бұрын

    Thank you! They came with the property and the trees are very old and huge. Stay warm as well.

  • @moonbladem
    @moonbladem7 ай бұрын

    Your Dollar Tree has a better selection of garden stuff than my Dollar Trees.

  • @Kris-ut4ju
    @Kris-ut4ju7 ай бұрын

    Great prices

  • @mikeschaoticgardening
    @mikeschaoticgardening7 ай бұрын

    awesome!💚💚

  • @roadsidehomestead
    @roadsidehomestead7 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @kendrarezek3157
    @kendrarezek31577 ай бұрын

    I love this, thank you so much. I have a rental property and the toddler scribbled all over a really nice refrigerator. I thought it was gonna be ruined. Thank you for your video genius

  • @yujiadutbhoyroo9194
    @yujiadutbhoyroo91949 ай бұрын

    Great idea. Very creative. Enjoyed the video.

  • @joashk2818
    @joashk28189 ай бұрын

    It's called nail polish remover. Don't even need to leave the house and way quicker than this method. 😊

  • @angelasbusybeesgardenandho4627
    @angelasbusybeesgardenandho46279 ай бұрын

    Hello new friend. Hope you can join me as well. Beautiful harvest of green and Oriental long beans. I love the idea of a roadside stand. Peppers look amazing!

  • @ajl8615
    @ajl86159 ай бұрын

    What's your soil ph for blue color? Thanks 🌹 💜

  • @Kyle_Hubbard
    @Kyle_Hubbard6 ай бұрын

    Their soil PH is irrelevant, it's what yours is. There are types of plants that you, a neighbour or someone in the neighbourhood might have that could indicate what type of soil. Hydrangea as an example will be pink in Alkaline or blue in Acidic. You could alternatively test your soil with Vinegar or Baking Soda. Take to cup samples of the soil you want to test, if you have a large area take multiple of 2 samples, so you'd take 2 cups from 1 end and 2 cups from the other, the size you're testing may require more or less cup samples. You take two cup samples from the same area because you're using Vinegar and Baking Soda to test a single source. Pour Vinegar into sample 1 of 2, if the soil bubbles then the soil has a pH higher than 7 (7pH is neutral). If the sample doesn't bubble then it is either neutral 7pH or is acidic 6pH or lower. Then with sample 2 of 2 you fill the cup with NEUTRAL water, this means the water MUST have a pH of 7. The reason is that if you don't do this it will give an incorrect reading as the water itself might be acidic or alkaline. Then you add a spoonful of baking soda to the cup. If it bubbles then the soil has a pH lower than 7. If it doesn't bubble then you have a pH of 7 (neutral) or higher. In short, if you follow these instructions properly then a bubbling sample 1 means it is alkaline as the pH is higher than 7. If it doesn't bubble then it might be neutral pH 7 or acidic pH 6 or lower. Sample 2, if it bubbles then the soil is acidic pH 6 or lower. If it doesn't bubble then you likely have a neutral soil so a soil pH of 7. Based on these results you can find out the soil pH and then decide if you need to add Lime or if you need to add acidity you would use Ferrous sulphate (sulphate of iron), Sulphur, Aluminium sulphate. Alternatively you could skip all this and plant a hydrangea and if by year 2 the flowers are still pink you have alkaline soil, if not and they stay or turn blue then you have acidic soil. If they stay pink then add aforementioned acidifier when specified and they'll be blue in year 3 and you must add an acid every year then on if you want blue flowers. As for when you'd use an acid I cannot say. I add mine during late winter but countries lower than Northern Hemisphere might need to add it at different times of the year.

  • @HomesteadHere
    @HomesteadHere9 ай бұрын

    How many pounds tomatoes did you start with? I have 25 lbs of tomatoes cooking down down right now.

  • @HomesteadHere
    @HomesteadHere9 ай бұрын

    Nice!!! Where are you located? I’m in 6b and I don’t think banana will make it through the winter here

  • @NanasWorms
    @NanasWorms10 ай бұрын

    Hi there, pleased to find another channel that is all about growing healthy veg. We do the same, although my husband does the heavy lifting and I produce loads of worm castings to give everything an extra boost and make the videos. My worm towers are 5 gallon food grade buckets with holes as you described and buried into our raised beds. The differences are I have holes in the lid for air, I started the buckets with 100 or so worms and I also add carbon along with the food scraps. My husband pulls them out of the garden twice a year and I put the castings anywhere I want, then we restock the bucket and start again! New subscriber here! ~ Sandra

  • @mypolishednailz248
    @mypolishednailz24810 ай бұрын

    I was so nervous about trying this but it worked! Ty!

  • @peggystarks9690
    @peggystarks969010 ай бұрын

    Do the cups stay clean?

  • @roadsidehomestead
    @roadsidehomestead10 ай бұрын

    No, the cups get dirty. You will need to take the cups off and wash them.

  • @mikeschaoticgardening
    @mikeschaoticgardening11 ай бұрын

    Excellent!

  • @roadsidehomestead
    @roadsidehomestead11 ай бұрын

    Thank you, Mike.

  • @containingmygarden
    @containingmygarden11 ай бұрын

    Merli, it's a great harvest!!!

  • @roadsidehomestead
    @roadsidehomestead11 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @hydrangeaparadise674
    @hydrangeaparadise67411 ай бұрын

    I love long bean. I started growing this year. I'm very excited. I see baby bean 🫛

  • @roadsidehomestead
    @roadsidehomestead11 ай бұрын

    So super exciting!

  • @mikeschaoticgardening
    @mikeschaoticgardening11 ай бұрын

    Very cool! ...love it!

  • @roadsidehomestead
    @roadsidehomestead11 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @vidnand2002
    @vidnand200211 ай бұрын

    Hello, Did you post an update?

  • @roadsidehomestead
    @roadsidehomestead11 ай бұрын

    Hi! Yes, I did in one of the videos. They did not grow.

  • @lastchancecampandlodgingch3851
    @lastchancecampandlodgingch38518 ай бұрын

    ​@roadsidehomestead my b guess is they went moldy. I couldn't find the video, you have soon many! ;)

  • @containingmygarden
    @containingmygarden11 ай бұрын

    Nice easy timer. What a great addition for your garden.

  • @roadsidehomestead
    @roadsidehomestead11 ай бұрын

    Yes, it is, and I love it! It saved my garden while I was on vacation.

  • @containingmygarden
    @containingmygarden11 ай бұрын

    Nice healthy garden. 🌞I'm a new subscriber.

  • @roadsidehomestead
    @roadsidehomestead11 ай бұрын

    Thank you, and welcome to my channel!

  • @kathrynralli4557
    @kathrynralli455711 ай бұрын

    Nice!

  • @roadsidehomestead
    @roadsidehomestead11 ай бұрын

    Thank you!