I know I’m not the only one who is so thankful that Aaron joins Laura now in these recaps! BOOM! I love you both!

I almost burst my coffee out with that "You overwintered thrips remember? Followed by that look from Laura! 😂🤣😂 So funny!

I laughed Aaron’s reaction when you said “Just let the grass grow!” Well I knew that wasn’t going to happen!😂

Love you guys! Aaron's face when he realized he'd forgotten the pond hose........ And your little exchange about the dahlia thrips...........priceless!

Aaron’s realness with the “Born Haters” is absolute TRUTH!!!

Aaron was on point today!! His LOTR reference…“Po-ta-toes! Boil them, mash them, stick them in a stew”. I lol’d.

Minute 23:40 Laura's reaction to Aaron's, "No, you overwintered thrips." Priceless!

Oh Laura, I just want to encourage you to please keep sharing about harvesting what you have grown and making a recipe with it! It is just so satisfying to watch. I have no judgments about any of it, and I am sure the vast majority of your viewers feel the same way. Use whatever knife, pot, spoon, etc. you want to!! I am so here for all of it! 🤗

Impressed w/ the balance you & Aaron bring to the wholegardening. GMO, organic vs. Spraying issues. This can be such a hot topic w/ some people. As a family sized commercial farm, that is part organic, part non-organgic we see the need for both viewpoints. There's more than one way to do things well. I applaud your good common sense approach to life in general. Including parenting your children.

Uh Laura, what was in your drink this morning? When you were discussing, maybe getting some beehives and where to put them, you suggested a place, and Aaron wanted to know about mowing around it, and you said JUST DON'T MOW AROUND IT. I actually laughed out loud, and the look on Aaron's face was priceless.😂 I thought, geez, Laura is trying to give Aaron a heart attack 😂 Aaron, I think you have a beautiful lawn, and I tell my husband all the time I wish our lawn looked like your lawn. By the way, Aaron, my father in law has beehives, and he mows around the hives all the time. The hives need to be in a sunny area. Now Laura, I am going to say something about you. I watch you work in your gardens, in your greenhouse, in the Hartley, in your kitchen, and with your family and friends. You amaze me with your talent and the kindness you show to other people. Thank you for sharing your beautiful gardens and your family with us. You bring laughter and happiness to many of us who watch Garden Answer.

So funny to listen to the discussion about saving money by growing your own produce. Last year I grew grape tomatoes, green peppers and cucumbers in a small, raised bed I purchased, at the end of the growing season I figured it out and it cost me $17 per lb! But it was great for my mental health!

Eating chemical free food from your own garden is priceless! I love growing my own food and loving knowing what I am eating.

I always think every recap is the best recap yet, but this one really is! It's wonderful that Laura doesn't have to wash produce she's grown herself. I can't wait to see her tiny wheat combine when she gets it!

Your “coaster” makes me smile 😆 love these recap videos with Aaron. It’s so fun getting to see you two interact.

I have to say, Nature’s Willow has been a game changer in our house!! If you haven’t tried any of the products yet and you’re thinking about it, it is worth every penny!! 😃

Don't forget, Laura and Aaron run a business. Their expenses (milling equipment, flower shed, compost, etc) are business expenses, not personal ones. This is the "cost of doing business". We can't really compare ourselves to them ("We can't all afford such extravagant things") because it's different accounting.

Thank you, I love to garden and enjoy garden design but would never have a channel as I’m not interested in the criticism of others…when you talked about what knife your using or washing the vegetables, or whatever else people comment on…your great about rolling it off your back, Bravo Laura and Aaron.

It’s generous how much you share with us, especially any portion of your home/family life. Please don’t let concern over anyone’s questions inhibit you from being fully yourself. Your a planter & grower, so questions about how & what you prefer helps us learn. But when you’re cooking, decorating, shopping, etc. those are all added bonuses for us viewers and while your kindness makes us feel like we are with friends, from your perspective I can imagine questions may feel like judgement. I’m guessing 99% of your viewers would never mean it that way as we respect & admire you 🥰 Thank you for all you share with us.

I think you could put the bee hives in the extra property; the less they are disturbed, the better. But still other opportunities to make habitat for your other pollinators! You have created a magical place!

I want EVERYONE to know about Willows bark!!! I got some the first time Laura mentioned it and it has Saved my husband many times.. the pain he's in and can't sleep and then I rub this into his back and he gets relief!!! I am Forever thankful to learn about it!!!!!

Bee hive placement is important, and a bee keeper will discuss that with you. One thing to keep in mind is that it's unlikely all of your neighbors' gardens organically. You don't want bees to deal with that. Not to mention, bees fly quite a ways for their pollen. Again, a bee keeper will indicate where he wants to put his hives, but the newest property might be a reasonable place.

I took a bee class and was so surprised to learn that if your neighbors spray for insects, the bees will just leave. They just pack their little bee-bags and head out of town! I had no idea but I'm not mad about it! The man that taught the class suggested that we (The students) just let our neighbors know that we are adding bees. I'm waiting until we move to our "forever house". Pulling food from our garden pays off for us in many ways: we don't have to go to the store for one or two of something, it is fresher and just what we want, not something we have to settle for, because it is fresh we are more inclined to eat fresh, and on and on. The value is worth exactly what we put into it so our tomatoes may "cost" a lot to grow and we love every bite! Thank you for a great Re-Cap!

Laura you are my kind of girl! You absolutely use the sharpest knife in the drawer! You do you! I love what you do. Thanks for all your hard work so I can sit and watch. It motivates me to go out and do my gardening.

You guys!😅 Keep all the content. Shopping, planting, flower arranging, produce harvesting and cooking. It all makes Garden Answer very special.💜

This is why your show has been so successful, you and Aaron are so honest when you are successful and when things don't work. Hard to find this quality nowadays. You are interesting and great voice so I will watch for ever as long as you are making these great videos.❤❤❤❤

Cleaning up everything in a garden in the fall certainly changes what plants over winter. I've often had annuals come back, even in zones 5b and 6 because I did not make a clean sweep and these were protected over the winter. Many of the perennials do better when their crowns have the protection of their old stalks throughout the winter. From a purely convenience perspective, having the old growth still showing in the spring, keeps me from thinking those are blank spots where I can plant something.

I just love the cooking videos, and I don’t care what tools and ingredients you use. I don’t care how or if you stir your stuff clockwise or counterclockwise - who cares. I just love watching it happen - which is so much more than my kitchen sees. PLEASE dont even look at the grump-a-zoids who criticize or question. You do not ever purport that you are an expert - you are just living your best life. I am so grateful to come along and I Learn a ton from you both.

Laura, I don't really care for cucumbers either. But this year, I went ahead and planted a couple of bush style. Thought I could give them to neighbors and just keep a couple here & there. But, what I have noticed, is that the really fat black & yellow bumble bees just absolutely LOVE the cucumber flowers!!!! And they will just sleep inside the various flowers lol. It is too funny to watch them. I've enjoyed that more than the cucumbers hahahaha!

Aaron, use your watch to set a timer anytime you’re adding water to the pond. It will go off and you won’t have an overflow. I use this whenever I’m filling my pool.

I had to replay the reaction Laura had to Aaron's wintering Dalia tubers statement!😅🤨🤣

I think it’s refreshing to watch you in the kitchen. It’s more like real life. Keep doing that. Love your videos.

When you talked about bee keeping it made me wonder if you have thought of mason bees? We are a “bee rancher”, which means we have mason bees placed on our property every year. It helps us and our surrounding neighbors and corps. The company we have bees through have bee houses shelters which stay year around. The company brings bees out each year and collect later. We are on the west side of Oregon but they may be able to help you with set up and knowledge on care. Mason bees have been a joy to see first thing in the spring and no honey to worry about. Thanks for being such a great resource for us all.

I grew up on home ground flour. Two main things we always did: 1)Always sift it. 2)Store the fresh flour in the freezer. Never store at room temperature. We had homemade bread and rolls every week.

I love hearing you and Aaron bounce things off each other and you are so inspiring. Thanks for sharing so much information.

I so enjoy watching you and Aaron together in a video. Aaron's realization about the water left running in the pond was priceless! Thanks for not editing it out.

I am also from Minnesota. I'm glad you talked on the topic of fertilizer. I am always so shocked at the amount you guys use. I use a slow release granular when I plant things, and once in the spring for established plants, and that is it. I agree that our soil here is amazing! I do use compost and mulch on all my beds, so that definitely keeps the soil healthy and happy.

Guess what?!! My Hoselink just arrived and we set the post! We purchased the 82’ in beige. I’m so excited and thankful! Hope it’s a game changer for my 70 year old back! 🤭🤦‍♀️ Thank you Lauren and Aaron! 😊👍🙌🙏

I love your weekly recap & answering of questions. I am just amazed at the viewers who question how & why you do things! ???Why??? Sure we all have our ways of doing things, but I'd never push my ways on anyone else. You both keep doing what you do so Very Well! We're getting clouds but no rain from hurricane/ tropical storm hilary here in Peoria Arizona and it looks like it's going to bring rain to your area too! Thanks for all you do, it's all Awesome! And Aaron's face and Laura's face when he realized the hose was still turned on and topping off the pond. 😳😳

Good morning! Always the the interaction between you two! My favorite way to spend my early morning Sunday!

I love watching your garden mind evolve. You used to want the straight lines and looking “tidy”, and now you are wanting to let the grass grow and flow for the bees. I like it 👍👍. Love your videos.

Thank you so much for sharing the truth about GMO seeds. I get irritated when I see all these non GMOS labels on food in stores when there are no GMOs of that variety. Example nonGMO OJ, there are no gmo oranges. It’s a pet peeve of mine as a farmer is the misinformation out there.

23:44 that face, Laura 🤣🤣 I literally busted out laughing 🤣

I love watching you crank out some meals. Doesn't matter how you do it, I can just imagine that it tastes good because of the freshness of the ingredients! Also, a good bee keeper could recommend best placement for the hives.

The plant behind your drink, gives an optical illusion of having a "fancy" drink.....like an "umbrella" in your drink effect!!!😊😊😊

The spider plant baby looks like a fun swizzle stick in your drink, lol!

Prayers for you you don't get too much rain and winds from Hilary. Love listening to your planning ideas.

There are a few things i believe are worth the cost of growing yourself: Tomatoes. Here in Tucson, we can't get any good flavored slicing size tomatoes in the market. Just can't. If you take the time, trouble and cost to grow tomatoes, or any crop, plant the best-flavored and most unique (the kind different from market) ones you can. Orange, yellow or chocolate. Melons, especially watermelons. I haven't had a good tasting melon yet from the market this year, neither cantaloupe or watermelon. I paid nearly $7 for a watermelon two weeks ago and it was sour. Japanese eggplant, orange cauliflower, colored carrots, etc. I can get zucchini and yellow squash every day of the week at the market but i can't get patty pan summer squash. So that's what i grow. I have seeds of every variety i can find. Gardening is expensive here, water is precious and high in price. Everything needs to be fertilized, soil amended, weeds or grass grow better than your crop. Plant what you'll eat, the flavors you prefer, and whatever is the most fun.

Great video! I honestly couldn’t help but thinking that only Laura can have a beverage with what looks like a plant sprouting out like an umbrella being she’s the plant queen 👸🍹🌱💯

Good morning from the hot state of Missouri! Relief is coming, yay!! I love fall, I can’t wait to see your fall colors! It will be so beautiful!!

I cannot thank you enough for introducing me to Natures Willow!! I have a stock of pain & bug bite products & they work!

I just ordered my Garden Answer bundle of Nature's Willow. Thank you for partnering with them and I cannot wait to try out their products. 😁

These are really my favorite videos you make. It’s like a conversation with friends.

Re: the videos looking blown out - I've recently started doing garden tour videos for my family since I live far away and I see in my own videos how the screen doesn't always reflect what's in the garden. I'm sure most everyone has some expereince even taking photos to know what you're talking about and we just love everything you share with us. 💞 Also, Aaron, YOU OWE ME A DRINK! I spat out and spilled half my cup of tea with your sassy "you overwintered thrips" comment! 😂

It seems you are discovering what actually brings you joy in the gardening process. Sounds like tubers and bulbs are more work than joy. I appreciate the honesty of you saying you don’t like it and will be doing less of it.

Those of us with weedy lawns can just use plantain (nature's bandaid) or bug bites, cuts and scratches ! I just chew on a leaf and make a little poultice, wrap another leaf around it and hold it for 30-60 seconds and it's healed! :) One time I snipped a corner off my finger and the plantain stopped the bleeding and pain within a minute - and it healed much quicker than using other first aid remedies. Herbs are wonderful :)

I'm in Tallahassee, FL. (zone 8b). We don't plant bulbs until early winter. We plant caladium bulbs in late spring when the soil has warmed .

Also bought a Hoselink and we finally have it installed, including the slightly larger post as you suggested. My daughter loves it! She does all the landscaping upkeep, so anything I can do to make it easier for her makes me happy.

My grandparents on my mother's side in Eastern TN had a farm many years ago and the spent all their time growing, harvesting, canning. My mom would even have time off school to help. Then they sold the farm, moved to suburbs and got sick. My dad's parents both (divorced) had small gardens until they could no longer manage (also Eastern TN (Mountains). They lived on meager incomes(retirement/ss) and the garden helped emotionally, physically, and financially.

I have to reply to Aaron's comment about the cost of growing your own produce. First, I live in NW WI where farms and gardens are abundant .Yes, our soil is chocolaty but it still needs nutrients. My husband and I have started using Epsoma fertilizers since following GA and our produce has never been better. We attribute it to the fertilizer and drip irrigation which we also learned from you. The color of the soil doesn't tell you much about the nutrients in the dirt. Second, we agree that it really isn't a cost saving measure to grow a vegetable garden. What it provides us with is the knowledge of just what went into the soil to make the vegetables.We appreciate knowing that we didn't use pesticides or herbicides. And finally, we can grow enough to preserve for winter meals and there is a lot of joy that comes with eating food you know you worked hard to produce.

I’m in the hospital today after surgery and this is just what my soul needs!

My husband and I love to sit down at lunchtime on Sunday's to watch the week's highlights. Thank you so much for the garden ideas! It's also fun to watch how a nice couple interact with each other! :)

Our state ND has a agricultural college NDSU and we have county extension agents. There are small patches of crops planted by the college for county tours. These are later combined. Maybe your ag college or extension agent can help you find a small combine to use for your wheat harvest.

Love your philosophy on the cooking equipment, ingredients, etc. Do what works for you! I also had the same thoughts on cost of growing my own food vs buying it. I don't have a vegetable garden, but I have thought about it the last couple of years. When I compare the cost of buying produce from my local farmers market to the time and money of doing it myself (and I don't know if I would really enjoy it either), it just isn't worth it! So for now I will continue to head to the market 😊

Thank you for respecting the lives of the pollinators we are all relying on. They die like every other bug when you spray they dont "stay away" they are killed

So funny one year I threw some old dahlia tubers on top of the compost pile (nothing on top) and lol those dahlias survived the winter and grew and bloomed so the ones I had carefully covered with mulch in sheltered area did not survive ( zone 6b) goes to show it’s pretty random

The BEST garlic press I've ever used is the Pampered Chef one. It is a two handle, but comes with a piece that makes cleaning it out SUPER easy!

My husband and I were laughing at your expression when Aaron reminded you that you overwintered the thrifts. Love your conversations, keep up the great work!

To hear you say a video light was junk makes me alarmed. I depend on seeing your videos no matter what. And I didn’t even notice the light! It’s you and Aaron that are important. Your location and projects always look so great! Thanks for helping the rest of us by posting them.

Laura and Aaron, I love Garden Answer. No matter what you are doing it's always a fun watch! I love your Mom and you going shopping and to plant places! Double fun!! Thank you for always making my mornings fun. 🤍

Just did a Willow order. Knocked out 3 Christmas presents. 😍

I have a big garden and what I call a mini garden. We live in the country so well water saves us money. Yes it all takes time, but so worth it. Years of gardening and getting the soil to be productive helps. I dehydrate, freeze and can. A lot of work? Yes, for sure. Worth it, oh absolutely! We eat out of the freezers and root cellar most often. Have only grocery shopped twice since before Christmas. We buy milk and bread, for my husband, when we get gas and eggs from farmers. So saves us a ton of money!

We tried the Willow Bark pain relief cream. My husband isn’t an easy sell- has dealt with chronic pain for years. His feedback was that stuff works! Just wanted to say thanks for letting us know about the product.

My friend keeps 2 flow hives in my yard and 2 in hers. Love. Love. Love. When she draws honey, she fills a quart or half gallon, puts a lid on it, and puts it on the shelf. She said the key to success is allowing the hive to grow.

I always enjoy my Sunday mornings with Laura and Aaron ... !!!

Thank you for introducing me to Nature's Willow. This is an amazing product, and the only way I get relief from mosquito bites. You keep doing you, Laura. I appreciate all the information, you can bet those negative nannies don't even own a chef's knife😊

Aaron was saying Christmas, or late December, for bulbs in the South, but that would not include most of Florida; probably places like Georgia, S. Carolina, Mississippi, etc. South FL is in the tropical zone, and there is no time when it's cool enough for most bulbs, except the tropical lilies, where there are lots of. You'd HAVE to put other types in the fridge for months, and even then, when you put them in the ground (which NEVER freezes), it's already too warm. Central FL isn't much better; we're sub-tropical, but even we can't grow all the lovely things we see in your garden, Laura, which is why we live vicariously through you!

You have taught me so much and I watch something of yours daily. Sorry I am about to comment something negative. With what is happening to our good earth please, please please do not burn anything. Our good earth cannot take too much more. Thank you again Laurie for all the wonderful things you do.

I love listening to you and Aaron interact with one another! So fun! You both should be proud of all you have accomplished!!

I'm with Aaron. I grow things that I can't buy in shops. I just couldn't bare spending months looking after plants to replace a 70p bag of veg from the store. So I experiment with varieties, grow things I've never heard of, things I just can't buy

I planted my first ever veggie garden this year and I'll be 65 here soon. I had been following Garden Answer for a while, then in May I bought sweet potato plants w/ no garden prepped, so I had to get to work! lol I started small w/ water melon, honey dew, onions, tomatoes, peppers & the sweet potatoes. The "old man" groundhog is loving it as much as I am. 😅 I know the yeild won't be great for the $ spent..but I learned a LOT and will be prepared for next yr. Growing your own is an "investment" in knowing your eating good chemical free food, and it's fun! Thank you, guys, for teaching me. Have a great week!

Laura thank you so much for sharing more about the importance of not spraying and the damage it does to our pollinators not to mention the birds. Just read an article that over 7 million birds die a year from spraying. 😢

Tell that on Cog Hill Farm, Jason was always leaving the water running until someone told him about putting a hair tie on the faucet. When he turns it on then he put the hair tie on his wrist to remind him.

Made your fresh salsa! So good. Thank you for your gardening advice and the fresh recipes.

Good grief about others commenting on your cooking style or tools. I love your cooking videos, I always feel like you make it looks easy and am impressed! 🎉 keep being you. I have been watching you for 6 years and know you strive for perfection. I often want to say, it looks awesome, you do amazing, inspiring work. I will never have a garden like yours, but I still learn and enjoy watching you and Aaron and the journey you guys are on. ❤ PS. Next year I am going to start a little patio garden for fresh salsa! That video made my mouth water!

thank you for always bringing a smile to my face on a Sunday morning. Laura everyone's Wikipedia when it comes to plants..

Happy Sunday y’all! My favorite part of the day, coffee and garden answer (highlights) 🌺🌺🌺

Aaron and Laura are both right, we plant tulips between Christmas and New Years in the south. If the bulbs don’t come prechilled then you need to refrigerate them for 8 weeks prior to putting them in the ground. In Florida I would think they come up 6-8 weeks later, be sure to water when you start seeing green. Aaron, you don’t plant caladiums at Christmas, in the spring.😊

It is possible to add gluten to your flour to allow you to make bread now. I always make my family's bread and when we had the pandemic I wasn't able to buy bread flour so I started adding gluten to all purpose flour and I have been doing that ever since. Works great! Making bread has been a gift I give to my family ❤ happy gardening and happy baking!!

You can store flour in the freezer to prevent it from going rancid, and in fact whenever I buy a back of flour or any dried milled food I stick it in the freezer for 2 weeks to kill off any eggs of insects that are in there. I’m sure you’ve seen tiny bugs in flour that have been in the cabinet for too long.

I am curious as to how your fresh flour would work for pie crusts since it is a dough that loves low gluten amounts. Thanks for all your great videos!

Luv , luv , Aaron ! Laura , I bet it’s never a dull moment having Aaron’s reactions and humor 😂

I love it when you tell people in a kind way, you do you and I'll do me. Y'all do a great job and for the life of me I cannot understand the critical man.

This is the first year that I purchased beneficial bugs for my garden. I didn't know that was an option until I saw your video on predatory insects for the garden. I bought lady bugs for aphids and predatory mites for the mite population building on my boxwoods. Adding these beneficial insects have made a huge impact on my plants. I know look for beneficials first before considering spraying.

Oh my gosh the Shmidt guide is the best thing I've ever seen! How useful. Wish all places did this!

I love watching y’all interact! I’m so relaxed and motivated. Can’t believe y’all burn debris; we live in a city and have huge roots from old bushes that are not coming out diy. It would be so simple to burn them out but the fire department would be here in minutes to kick out butts! Although I can’t believe you don’t compost. The amount of debris is tremendous and would end up as the richest soil rather than ash. Love your videos!

AMEN Aaron! Thank you for saying what I have been thinking and paying for! Overwintering the dead foliage in my gardens so " the beneficials " can live has created an absolute disaster in my gardens!! I have never had the problems like I had this year. Those good bugs are just going to have to find somewhere else to live for the winter. I had every problem bug you can imagine this year. Never again! I prefer a neat and tidy garden and not a wooly overgrown mess all winter long, not to mention the spring clean up is harder. Yeah, lesson learned , common sense has prevailed .

I would LOVE to see bee colonies in your garden. I've been so interested in bee keeping but just don't have the space for it. They always say to let your neighbors know your plans and they travel in a bee highway so it's important to have a clear route to the water sources around your area.

Oh my gosh Laura. I just noticed your coaster and your glass is the saucer for a clay pot. What a great idea for a summer barbecue idea with friends and family. Love it.

I screamed when Aaron said, "no, you overwintered thrips." Laura's reaction was hilarious!! I saw a handheld harvester online. Looked cool! Use whatever knife you have! Thanks for sharing!

Yes it’s super hot this whole week here and my air conditioning went out this morning! I’m seriously ready to scream! It’s been a not so good summer for repair issues for me. And of course it’s going to be 102 - 105 all week…ugh. Your video is nice to escape my reality for a short time!