You two are so blessed to have each other and able to share your lives together in a place you both love to be. Your little short banter episodes at the end of the videos is cream at the top.

I enjoy watching your Popsicle chats with Matt. The easy pace reminds me of me and my late husband, when just for a little while during the day there was nothing we had to do but be there together. We had 33 years together and never ran out of things to talk about. Just sitting together and talking about our day was the best part of my day. And throughout the day, if anything interesting happened I would tuck it away in my pocket, so to speak, to pull out and share later. In that way, it was like we were together even when we were apart. You and Matt have that same glad-just-to-be-together quality.

Miss tipper I just love how you talk. I’m so glad you do this channel because you have so much to teach. I halve worked in horticulture for like 12 years, plus I grow a big old garden. Right now I’m working with a lot of 20somethings and seeing them get excited about growing plants is such a joy. I love to share what I know and keep learning what I don’t know yet.

I love that you used the phrase “laid by” for the garden. My Granny used to say that but I haven’t heard it used in years. I always want a popsicle after watching y’all enjoying yours. lol

I could listen to ya'll talk all day.

Y’all are so cute and comfortable with each other.I have never really looked at Matt so close,but he is a cutie.Y’all make a wonderful couple and so sweet together.Until next time.

Nothing better than a tomato sandwich fresh from the garden, two slices of bread with mayo. Grab a couple garden onions and you have lunch. Don’t forget the sweet tea one of my aunts sisters would carry us out into the fields. Good memories!

I ADORED POPSICLE TIME! Your children will treasure these.

Volunteers are the best plants. Not only are they heartier, but they also want to be with you! 👍

It’s funny how everybody does things with their garden. My mother always used rod iron stakes and She would cut up old T-shirts into strips for her tomato plants to be supported

Boy this brings back memories.. Mom & Dad ALWAYS working in the garden. And either havin a popsicle or ice cream break .. Sometimes a cold beer 😜. Agree with Matt , overalls are to HOT. Had a Great Uncle that would wear them in the summer w/o anything underneath🙊🙈. Tipper when you talked about being able to “taste the air” 1 of my Great Grandmothers said she could tell the difference in the air between Va & WVa & she was only 30mins from the state line , lol.. God Bless you Tipper and family for keeping Mountain living alive and well 💞

He said, " You're too pretty to work hard..." What a sweet thing to say..... You are both blessed to have each other..... 💕

Thanks!Hears some popsicles on me ms tipper🥰

mmmmm -- I'm with Matt--- 'mater sammich = heaven on earth!!

Easy to get sidetracked with some kinda chore😁, place looks good y'all. Can't believe ole boy got married at such a age😂, lol, good one Matt. Thanks y'all, fine lookin garden

I'm watching you and hubby eat popsicles and I'm just sitting here thinking how beautiful and peaceful your yard there's no noise there's no car noise there's no crazy noises just animals and peace and quiet I'm sitting here I hate to say it but I'm so envious it's just beautiful where you live.

I enjoyed watching the both of you , I miss those days, since my husband past 2 years ago, we would sit and talk whenever were messin with our garden. Stay strong in faith and in love. God bless you both with many years.

There IS a taste in the air, Miss Tipper.....I viewed a 400 acre piece of land in Missouri, one time....as i walked down a steep cliff into the white river which crossed the property, I remember saying to the Realtor....."oh my gosh, the closer u get to the river the more robust the scent and flavor of the air..... this river is CLEAN and alive..." the water was deep deep azure blue and clear as a bell....u could SEE the bottom and it was alive w happy fish...."💖 The smell and taste is sooo Good.....a sweetness in the air.....🖐🏻☺️

Mom always called it "suckering the tomatoes". She had grown up with the tomatoes crawling all over the beds because they had so much land for gardening. and when she had supports later in smaller places she would take out the little new "limbs" as they appeared.

Yes when my Daddy was still alive he raised a big garden every year and he fought blight all summer and tomatoes were his big thing. He believed it came from the soil and he would move his around. He finally put them in big watering troughs. He raised enough tomatoes for the whole town. I really enjoy your channel. Glad I found you. I live in the Ozarks in Northern Arkansas.

It's great what you showed about the tomatoes, but I just love watching you two chat. It's very sweet.

I’m going to send this to my daughter. She is growing her first garden. My wife was telling her about this. Thank you Tipper!😊❤️

Well ya brought a chair down Tipper, but Matts still on a bucket lol. Good idea on the tomatoes. I gunna try that this year.

When Mamaw and Papaw Bell were both gone to Jesus, my cousin had a remarkable quilt made of their old clothes. There's patches of Sunday clothes, her nearly threadbare house dresses, and her favorite shoppin' dresses. My favorite patches are of Papaw's overalls. He wore them EVERY day except Sunday. I remember the squeak of the office chair, which actually stayed in the living room, as he'd bend down to lace his Sunday shoes. He left less than 6 months after her. They were 94 years old and were married 74 years! She was asked once if it was hard bein' married all that time. "Is it still exciting, Mamaw?" Her response was, "Oh, honey! It gets sweeter as the days go by." I'd love to send you a photo of a picture frame I found after their last anniversary together. It seemed God picked it out himself. They were just cheap plastic, from Walmart but I wouldn't take a thousand dollars for them. I asked Papaw to KISS HER, for a picture, NEVER DREAMIN' he'd do it! I wasn't ready. When I tried to stage it again, he got embarrassed and missed. I captured the sweetest 3 shots of those two that we could have ever imagined. She laughed so hard! I know most of us have stories like that. God bless you for sharin' yours. It gives me a few moments to remember mine.🧡Rogersville, Tennessee

Michael is right about the end being the cream. I bet the crows are so smart they finally figure out that the wobbling video tape is not scary.

I’ve never prune my tomatoes, and they get way out of control. I’m going to try pruning them this week. Thanks for showing us how you do yours.

Matt, you are too funny in this video! "I hate being hot" he says. He lives in eastern NC, near tropical in the summer. And I will forever now call suspenders 'panty jacks'. I shall tell hubby...he will cackle. "They'll stay low, the won't get high' says Tipper. In two months she'll report that the marigolds are three feet high! You two were so funny today.

I am enjoying the popsicle break conversations!

Absolutely, at least in my experience. Trimming the suckers off of tomatoes gets more sun and circulation to the fruit, same with opening up fruit trees like peaches, plums, etc. by trimming the suckers. Less disease and bugs too, as they don't like exposure to the hot summer sun.

My Dad pulled of suckers and used tobacco sticks with baler twin to tie up his tomato plants. It was a good year is he could get ripe tomatoes by the 4th of July. Boy I miss his vine ripened tomatoes. Thanks for the memories.

So timely! I just pruned all of my tomatoes today, and it is always scary to cut off more than what is left on. I have done it a few years now and know it helps the little shoots in the joints to have a chance to send up blooms. They look awful for awhile and people always laugh or gasp but enjoy the fruit in late summer and fall. I have beefsteaks, Sun Sugars, Super Sweet 100s and Husky Cherry reds this year. Most of mine are in the fabric pots, and it was fun to see the bees come to the flowers while I was out there working on it. You two are a wonderful team!

I love tomatoes they are one of my most favorite foods and fondest memories I remember sneaking into my great grandmothers garden in northern Florida (I moved to West Virginia when I was 13) when I was very young and it was so hot and picked that tomato and it was still warm only thing missing was a salt shaker LOL my next favorite thing is a sliced tomato sandwich on white bread with mayonnaise and lots of salt nothing better it can be eaten in the morning at lunch and dinner thank you enjoy your videos so much! Tell the girls thank you for listening to my video I requested from Valerie Carter! 💕💕WV

I had one of my tomatoes 🍅plants 🪴lasted for two seasons, Mrs.Tipper. Im from a dry place in California, perhaps that's why. But thanks for the stories and wonderful informations you've shared, much blessings to your tomatoes 🍅 🙏

You 2 are so cute ❤ together. The way you interact a person can tell how much you love one another. Thank you for sharing.

I enjoy watching your videos. They bring me such peace. My Dad grew up in western NC. He was from a place called Little River. It's about 40 miles from Ashville. I have such wonderful memories of going there to visit in the summer. I still keep in touch with my relatives there. Salt of the earth people - just like y'all.

You and Matt seem to have an amazing relationship. I’ve been married for 20 years, but wouldn’t mind a video about how to keep your relationship healthy. Y’all seem so sweet to each other. Ya know sometimes it’s hard, connecting, working together, caring for each other…. And other times it seems so easy and natural. Why is that?

Today June 25 we got our first two tomatoes off the vine. They're Early Girl hybrids. Never had them this early before. Since tomorrow is my birthday, I figure they're mine to eat. I'll share them with Ms. Begonias if she behaves like she should. I prune my tomato vines also. You're right Tipper it does help produce bigger tomatoes. Also, it's a good idea to prune back the branches near the bottom of the vine to keep the blight from splashing, from the soil where it lives, up on them when it rains. Tomato vine blight is closely related to the blight that caused the great potato famine in Ireland in the 1840s. Just looking at those tomatoes on the window sill has got me slobbering like a one-eyed fat girl discerning a milkshake. You two obviously enjoy each others company which makes for a strong family. Ms. Begonias and I have been together almost 57 years. I've got all the knuckle-bumps to prove it.

You’re such a sweet, soft spoken lady. Thank you for sharing such good information with us.😘

Be grateful for food. ❤️

Thank you for sharing your chats with Matt. It is so nice to see a loving and caring couple share time.

I just love “popsicle talk”😄 you switched up to the bigger ones so the talk was twice as long👍.. heard you say”everyday of the world”, that’s a first for me. Also love Matt’s “panty jacks”🤣 stay well folks💛🌻💛I had to give up tomatoes years back due to the high acid…. You know of any low acid varieties?? …..awww “too pretty to work hard” so sweet💕

I immigrated from Germany in 1960, I was 3. My mother cooked with parsnips. She would peel them like carrots and cut them up and put in stews, soups, or we would eat them like potatoes are cooked. There are some restaurants that are frying parsnips like french-fries and serving them like an appetizer. Thanks for all the info and thanks again for the video!

You can use the popsicle sticks as markers for flowers and plants that are not obvious. Also try a tablespoon of epsom salt around a tomato plant. I tried it this year with amazing results. Dark lush plant, 3 foot tall, the largest tomato is as big as a baseball already. Also added dry cow manure and leaves from the woods 10-10-10 , calcium lime, and water.

Adding popsicle breaks to our gardening routine. Thanks for all the stories that go with learning gardening.

My grandpa I never seen him prune his tomatoes either. 🍅 Thank you for sharing Tipper have a great day.

Tipper, I love your popsicle chit-chat with Matt! It reminds me of me and my husband chit-chatting. My husband loves wearing overalls. He always says that overalls come in 2 sizes- comfortable and more comfortable. LOL God bless y'all!

Panty jacks!! 😂😂 Thanks for all the good info! 🍅🍅 We used aluminum pie plates from frozen pies and pot pies held on string between sticks to keep birds from our strawberries. This year, the squirrels cleaned out the mulberries. They were jumping and stretching and fighting. I’ve never seen them that crazy before!!

Love the first tomater sandwich from the garden. As a child just taking the salt shaker to the garden. Getting in to the melon patch was fun until the stitch came out. Lol the good ole day.

My husband and I disagree on tomato care. He grew up in PA. His mom let the tomatoes do their thing and never did anything. I'm a trimmer and keep them upright. For about 3 yrs I was unable to tend to the garden and our tomatoes suffered due to his way of doing things. Thankfully I'm back in the garden and it's looking good. Your garden is so well kept and pretty. You're a great team and are blessed to have one another.

I have a very small garden and I have been growing vegetables for about forty years. I have been trimming my tomato plants for about thirty five years just because you can tell which branch will produce and which will not. Your explanation is much better than mine. Thank you. I like the way that you, Matt and the girls explain things by saying "I am not an expert but this is what works for me and you should find what works best for you ". Great videos, thanks again.

Love the "popsicle talks" 💕

U two r such hard workers. There is nothing as hard to live with as humidity. I do love the thick foliage & green trees. Thank God for A/C. I remember my dear grand mother was always so hot & everyone always kept an eye out for electric fans. She would be so thankful.

Hey "Miss Tipper"!! Just started reading lots of comments like @ least 25, to learn either your name or nick name..which ever becomes you. It's my 1st of you & Matt's gardening videos. They're such a calming essence to make me feel relaxed too. Both of ya'll are so very blessed to have & appreciate each other & your fine garden & property. My moms father, Grandad, born in1892, always grew a big enough one to feed the whole neighborhood. Cuz back in the 1920s thru the 1940s was considered the Great Depression. People back then & even in the 1950s when my younger & only sister each of mothers gardens were shared within our neighborhood. Now day's its kinda rare, but it do happen occasionally. Take care & God bless your family, Buggyman Dave!

Love y'all!

Before my husband passed, we used disposable aluminum pie pans and CDs/DVDs to keep birds out of trees, berry bushes, and the garden. We would cut the pie pans into 4 pieces like pie skies and hang them all with jute so they would move all the time. Worked!!

I love “popsicle time” with you two. Especially when you grin together about something. Your garden looks great as usual. ❤️🇨🇦

I remember Pop-pop had problems with leaves dying on his tomatoes. but only in certain years. Every season he lost tomatoes to dry rot. He didn't tie his tomatoes up, but dry rot would appear whether they were laying on the ground or hanging from the vine. He would pick them off the vines and drop them on the garden to be plowed under to help enrich the soil. His biggest nemesis was the horned green tomato worm (caterpillar). Every few days, he would go around all his tomato vines, pick off the caterpillars big enough to see and stomp them on the ground. I agree with Matt that it's hard to beat a garden tomato sandwich. I just don't put salt on fresh garden tomatoes. I think they taste fine without it.

My neighbor, now deceased, told me he settled on growing gooseberries because they were the only thing the wildlife didn't beat him to. He had tried raising blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and others but he just couldn't keep the critters out of them.

Love the popsicle breaks. It’s so sweet to see you all chatting away. Maybe put sticks with some bright colored yarn by the flowers.

Your accent makes me think about my childhood. My family is from East TN - not exactly the same accent, but pretty close. All your videos feel like a chat with the neighbor.

I love how y’all get along especially y’all’s popsicle time

I love parsnips! They are my fav. thing out of the garden. But you have to wait the longest for them. Being winter hardy is also a plus. I par boil them, slice them long ways and fry them in fat back grease with a bit of butter in it. Yum!

We put a cattle panel on each side of our tomato row. We then lay tobacco sticks through these to hold our tomato plants upright. I’ve never cut the suckers out or trimmed them but I am trying it this year.

I can’t believe I stumbled upon this video. I just pruned 1/3 of my tomato plants today. I didn’t want to do them all because I thought it might hurt them. I think tomorrow I’ll trim the rest. Thanks for sharing.

You've got to get the suckers off🤭...at least that's what my Daddy used to call them ❤️👼

I'm sitting here sweating like a pig (humid VA, no AC) and envious of those popsicles!! Enjoyed the chat. I totally understand what you're saying about how fast the bad stuff grows. I'm constantly battling ivy, privet, mulberry, fall clematis, porcelain berry, briar, vinca, blackberry, dock...the list goes on and it never stops. The invasives have ruined my back flower garden. The heat makes it extra hard. So I'm impressed with your beautiful yard and gardens. You two are amazing. ❤️

i planted tomato plants for the first time this spring in great big planters. My dad was an amazing gardener and had the biggest garden in our small farm town so i know how to pull weeds, but dad did all the planting! Well my tomato plants are growing like crazy and tomorrow i'm going to prune them. Thanks for doing this video!

I admire how hard you and Matt work to provide your family with nourishment and such a beautiful garden. I have never heard of pruning tomato bushes. Probably because it is not humid where we live. Our main trouble is the hot wind stressing are plants. I did misspeak the other day when I said we did not have purslane weeds. What I should have said was there is purslane weeds in the country and in wheat fields. What I buy here is a blooming plant of purslane for containers in the flowerbeds. Thanks for the info.

I love the popsicle musings. Love to hear y'all talk about everyday things. My Daddy wore overalls except to church. I've always clipped the suckers out of my tomato plants. I ate my one and only Cherokee purple tomato. It was delicious. I'm hoping it will produce more. My Bradley's are not looking too good. We've had a lot of rain. We are in for A dry spell now so hopefully they will do better. Thanks for sharing Tipper.

“Panty Jack’s!!” Now that’s funny, Matt, I don’t care who you are! Panty Jack’s. The visual on that is what made me laugh out loud! Your garden beds look really nice. I think you’re going to have a good harvest. I, too, cut those suckers on the tomato plants. They seem to do better when I do that. Tipper, when you get the recipe for parsnip bread from Granny, I would love to have a copy of it. And, Matt, I LOVE tomato sandwiches, too! Nothing like it!! Blessings!! ♥️🙏🏼♥️

Oh Matt! You are my kind of tomato eater! Tomato sandwiches with mayonnaise, salt and lots of black pepper!!!

Great video. Best part was the 2 of you chilling out with a popsicle just talking.

I'm glad you've graduated to the big popsicles! I'm with Matt on overalls: they're awfully warm. I like them in the fall, but not in hot weather. Maybe you could train the squash & melon vines onto the trailer so the fruit would be clean & collected.

Just found this video it is so important to prune tomatoes just like flowers .i call my brother for help when we cut back the tomatoes and it takes awhile but is really worth it .im glad I found this video you and Matt really know about these matters thank yall .

My Father would wait till most of the fruit was set on the vines, then he would trim all of the non productive parts from the main vine. Then he would mix up bluestone and cover the whole plant with the bluestone. Weirdest looking tomato plants you have ever seen. Results=huge purple beef steak tomatoes that would have slices big as a slice of bread, or bigger. Blew our neighbors minds. Man had a green thumb. Point is pruning works for tomatoes, big time. Thanx Tipper.😃✝

Your garden is beautiful. Yes, you are right about how fast everything grows up here. I always say that by August I start to feel claustrophobic cause the trees start to grow so close to the house. We marvel at how beautiful the new green leaves are and then I always say, and yes the new growth is beautiful and they’ll be pretty in the fall, but all those leaves will fall & have to be dealt with. More leaves every year. However, this is an amazing place to live, better than the city for sure. ❤️💕❤️💕😊

I just found your channel and I am so happy. I am a North Carolina foothill native and your channel speaks to my heart. I can’t wait to go back and watch all of your previous videos.

Olivia planted my tomatoes for me. I was sick the month of May. I noticed they are growing like crazy I've heard of cutting them back but I wasn't sure how to thanks for sharing . I will show Olivia and have her do it for me .

Listening to this episode was so great; you both just talking about plants, and needs and how you get your garden to grow. The ice pops segment, yes!!! I live in Arizona, where when I go to plant tomatoes I need to start the seeds in December to plant in March to get a crop before the heat stops fruit set in July. And, if one is lucky, you can baby the tomato plants through early September and might get a few before our winter. Which if you are careful and watch the news about night time temperatures, you might carry those tomatoes over to next spring. But generally they don't do well. Chili peppers will overwinter. I do get a surprise set of new tomato plants in the spring once the soil (in big containers and raised beds; our "native soil" is a mix of sand, clay, dirt, and calcium carbonate [which is limestone and when it gets wet it becomes like concrete but has good micronutrients] warms up and the tiny tomatoes I missed sprout in the pots. The shape and heritage of such sprouts is uncertain, but they are tasty. I understand about the blueberries, my apricot tree did a 3 year rotation on the number of fruits set. One year was going to be the big bounty and I went out in the evening to test the fruits to see if they were ripe, they were and the next morning would be the harvest. Well, there were a lot of apricot pits on the ground but no fruit. I had, once netted the tree but finding dead birds and lizards caught in the net was unacceptable. So I resigned myself to sharing with the birds in the future (and picking ripe fruit daily). I really enjoy your channel.

I'm from Montana. Lewistown ♥️🥰👍❤️

The Pacific Northwest is a lot like Appalachia. This time of year, if you stand still to long, the plants will grow over the top of you. I can see why my Daddy, who was from Normantown, West Virginia, felt at ease here.

I love yall's popsicle time!

Your popsicle-talk makes me smile 😊

Loved this❤️ love the popsicle breaks, and the chat sessions with Matt….I see you’ve graduated to bigger popsicles ..lol…🤗

Tonight we had chicken livers, with stewed green beans and red potatoes and boiled cabbage also cucumber tomato and onion salad. Stuffed! watched this video while eating dinner, Love to do that! It is like having dinner with your favorite TV show. Mr. Haney and I enjoyed a "Frosty" brand root beer earlier and talked about things over root beer. We got three days worth of cooking done for breakfast lunch and supper so we wont have to mess up the kitchen again until Thursday night for supper and I think were gonna do bacon and pancakes with real maple syrup. Then have some rootbeer floats for desert :) Your garden is beautiful, It is hard work but in the winter when you look at a full pantry, it sure is comforting to see the Lords blessings there. Take care, Have a great week !! Talk to ya soon! Tell The Presley Girls I said Hi~ God Bless you all! (proper southern good bye takes 10-20 minutes but I will stop here! LOL!)

I grew so many "armpit" 🍅's last year, it was overwhelmin'! I couldn't stand to throw away the suckers. I put 'em in the ground and it seems like they all grew!🤪🤣

Thanks always enjoy hearing garden tips and listening to your conversations during the popsicle break.

Prunin' mators is like prunin' anything else in life... Sometimes it hurts, but abundant blessins follow.

I enjoy your conversations over a popsicle.

Talkin about fresh tomatoes, our whole family can’t wait to have thick slices of fresh tomatoes with a generous helping of Hamburg gravy served over top. Mashed potatoes on the side. So good you can feel it in your toes! Lol

WOW, GREAT IDEA ,PUT THE SUCKERS IN WATER TO ROOT. THANK YOU! YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN. GOD BLESS.

I love to hear your. Explanation of SO MANY Things Tipper. My Mom Always "suckered" the tomatoes. I never knew exactly how to know which ones to take off.? POPSICLE TIME IS MY FAVORITE WITH YOU & MATT!! My Dad wore Overalls All His Life..He always ranted when he had to put on dress pants & shirt( he called them Elvis Presley tighties) 🤣🤣 love the suspender names...Matt's especially, He's a HOOT!! I LOVE parsnips!!😋😋 LOVE TOMATOE SANDWICHES!!! Yummy

My husband still wears bib overalls, but not in the summer. He also says they are too hot. I don't remember anybody pruning their tomatoes, other than pinching off the suckers. We love tomato sandwiches, too. Thanks for sharing!

I still remember how I help fall 60 trees the first weekend after my First Born was Born !!! Father In Law & Husband helped but I was doing a lot with a Baby beside me and then I put her on my back for safety !!! This was sweet the 2 of you just resting and talking I don't have that much in life like this any more!!!!

You all are so cute! I enjoyed your Popsicle conversation.... and enjoyment to just sit ad rest after had work.

Another great video. I love watching Metcalf Mills too! Justin and his girls are a treasure! Have a good week. 🙂

You two sure work well together! We plant our tomatoes deep (18" below grade), taking off any lower branches and planting that whole stem. This helps them hold the watering with deeper roots for the hot Augusts. We know we should do the pruning but they always get away from us.

I saw a Gardning guy on KZfaq make a video about pruning tomatoes . He went into detail about what to cut and what to leave and why . I’ve put the cut off pieces into dirt, water well, keep out of harsh sun and they grow new tomato plants,

I happen to be growing parsnips this year. They take quite a bit of time to germinate but I love them roasted with other root vegetables. I also put them in the pot when making chicken soup. They have a wonderful celery type flavor.

How's Korie and Austin's garden doing. Thank you so much for sharing your life with me! I love to watch you and Matt together. What a beautiful couple!!!