She DOUBLED the Vegetable Harvest by doing this ONE Thing

She DOUBLED the Vegetable Harvest by doing this ONE Thing | Summer Garden Tour

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Melissa K. Norris - Modern Homesteading

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Since we started our garden in this space 13 years ago, we now grow 2 to 3 times more food from the same amount of space with this one easy tip. Get the vertical GreenStalk Container Tower from my affiliate (I make a small commission and you get a coupon code!) use this coupon code for $10 off : PIONEERING at lddy.no/h10b
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@janedoe3095 2 жыл бұрын

I used to have a daycare in my home and also had a small garden in the backyard. Unfortunately, we had tons of slugs and snails. After unsuccessfully trying multiple things to dissuade them I decided to use the resources at hand. The children who were big enough (no longer put things in their mouth) were each given a halo cup and whoever collected the most would get to pick a prize from the treasure chest. As a bonus, if anyone found a tomato hornworm they would also get a prize even if they didn’t win for quantity. I would dispatch the slugs and the kids would go straight to the bathroom to scrub their hands before snack time. We would have this game at least every 2 weeks. It was great way to help them learn about beneficial and destructive insects as well as connecting them with food through gardening.

@JudiVentress 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely!! This is what I'm planning to do for older students. They all need to learn about growing their food and learn their academics in the garden.

@Jennifer-1724 2 жыл бұрын

LOL I love it 😉

@martinaohare5129 2 жыл бұрын

Love it, esp the bit about "no longer putting things in their mouth".

@vanessabarnes2169 3 жыл бұрын

Have you thought about putting a double fencing around the orchard? Deer do not like to jump double fences, will stop the tree damage and you can put your chickens in the middle of the fencing as a chicken run. Double duty that space. Just an idea.

@ross-smithfamily6317 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent idea!

@virginiadulin5281 2 жыл бұрын

It's still very cold in our area I.planted GARLIC but not very tall yet. It unusual for us to be this cold yet

@kelligray1848 2 жыл бұрын

Irish spring soap will deter deer

@yerneedsry Жыл бұрын

@@kelligray1848 Permapature farms channel has a bone sauce that keeps deer out..

@actisami1960 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a breast cancer survivor, and I struggle with autoimmune issues (autoimmune thyroid disease and lichen planopilaris). I'm growing an organic garden to heal my body and to help teach my children the importance of healthy eating. I would love to hear more about your health journey. Do you have videos on that?

@calisingh7978 2 жыл бұрын

Natures way pms supplement has nutrition that will help your body naturally balance your hormones. It’s also handles heavy and painful periods without pain relievers. Like almost everyone your diet will never be enough to do the same, best of health to you.

@honeybadger8942 2 жыл бұрын

@Acti Sami Please watch Dr Brooke Goldner's videos.

@deborah-sf2ig 2 жыл бұрын

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@renebrown995 Жыл бұрын

Thyroid disease, and struggling with autoimmune is really a challenge when it comes to figuring what to eat or even what buy to eat. I wish you well on your journey 🙏 to recovery too.

@tuathadesidhe1530 Жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pcpko5Roup3cf6M.html This is a life changer.

@thebitcoingarden 2 жыл бұрын

Darling, thanks for the videos! I know this video is about a year old and maybe you're practicing this now, but I wanted to give ya a tip on your onions/garlic 4:21. When the stalks start to fall over then trim them down (1/2-3/4) and let em keep growing! They'll get 2x bigger, then cure as normal :)

@user-if3sx6kk6g 2 жыл бұрын

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@veronical3135 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, do you mean the onion and garlic bulbs will grow bigger if the stalks are trimmed? And how long after that should they be harvested?

@thebitcoingarden 2 жыл бұрын

@@veronical3135 yes depending on growing area it's different times of the year good to give the greens a nice trim I just say when they start to droop and touch the ground and for sure at least get that flower stalk off beginning of summer so it doesn't seed (unless you want seed) 🙌

@veronical3135 2 жыл бұрын

@@thebitcoingarden Thank you for the reply, much appreciate it. Will try that with the garlic I grew this year.

@sislertx Жыл бұрын

@Notsure🕶hockypuckmary🏒 i dont know but gonna test this...i also found out from a guy who grows competition potatoes that if u want a big potatoes your seed potatoes should only have one eye..and if u want smaller ones use aeed that has 5 to six eyes!! Gonna test that too...but since he wins...he should know.

@gregholl5011 2 жыл бұрын

If I haven't mentioned this before: Here in zone 4a you can stack small square bales to create a tunnel over your carrots and dig them most of the winter. I saved this video (and many others) to watch many times to get new ideas.

@braeutchen41 2 жыл бұрын

@Greg Holl.....another cool SAVE for using Vegies overwinter:....we lived in No.Illinois.....abt 100 miles from chicago.....when serious freeze warnings went out.......we pulled our tomatoes up out of the soil. GENTLY shake loose dirt off.....not vigorously...... Take into ur unheated basement and hang upside down on a nail in the darkest corner of the basement....the baby toms and the green ones continued to grow to ripe size and reddened up and we had fresh tomatoes on out thanksgiving table🖐🏻☺️ And/or u can bring some nice big green ones up to sit on a kitchen window seal in the sun to redden up....🤗

@kristiecox7350 3 жыл бұрын

Girlfriend, beer in tuna cans!! They are drawn to it and they drown themselves. It’s crazy cool! Try it

@lcostantino7931 3 жыл бұрын

Understand keep those cans slightly above ground so good bugs don't climb in n drown...

@nadnavlis240 3 жыл бұрын

@@CHARISSAJACOBSON Definitely not toxic to the dogs I've had throughout my life. They all lived long healthy lives and stole open beer whenever it wasn't guarded. They were Labs, German Shorthaired Pointers and German Shepherd Dogs. The beer thing works great for slugs which then go to the chickens or used for fish bait.

@lrhcconrad2230 3 жыл бұрын

@@nadnavlis240 ya my dogs always drank beer . it runs in the family . 🤣

@charleneguye2258 3 жыл бұрын

this is what I've done for years it works

@shaggydog563 2 жыл бұрын

@@nadnavlis240 Same here. Mine will drink it every chance they get. Never bothered them.

@DK-zu6tt 2 жыл бұрын

The hog panels making a tunnel is a great idea, I might steal!!! I can't believe you only use 2 bulbs of garlic a month. I could not live like that, lol. It's just my husband and I, and we use 1-2 bulbs a week! We love garlic. We put 4-6 cloves in sauces, on top of garlic bread, on all types of meats, in scrambled eggs, and in salsa.

@kan-zee 4 жыл бұрын

💥⌚️ *GARDEN TIMESTAMP* ⌚️💥 . 3:18 ...Melissa goes on a Slug hunt 4:21 ...Garlic 6:25 ...Onions 7:17 ...Dill Patch > Carrots 8:18 ...Lettuce 9:25 ...Calendula / nasturtium 9:51 ...Snow Peas 10:30 .. *Brussel Sprout video > **kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mLmaqM1ptZ2Vc2Q.html* 11:05 ..Sprinkler / Snow Pea & Broccoli & onion starts 12:16 ..Lettuce 12:47 ..Nasturtium / Dill / Winter & Summer Squash / Acorn and Spaghetti squash 13:48 ..Zucchini *Garden tour Video > kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qKicaN2mrN_be5s.html 14:51 ..Inner Cropping with Trellis's / Heirloom Beans 15:53 ...Permaculture Design with Lettuce and Brocolli ? Beets ? Carrots 17:04 ..Mock tunnel for tomatoes & lettuce & Pickling cucumbers 19:26 ..Mulch with sawdust > Radish / Beets / Onions 20:16 ..Hi Tunnel > Cherry tomato plants / brandy wine tomatoes /Pepper plants / jalepenos 23:11 ..New GARDEN SECTION #1> Heirloom black cherokee Trail of Tear Beans / Kale / Radish / Brussel Sprouts 25:35 ...New GARDEN SECTION #2> Corn and Potato patch 28:59 .. *Perrenials garden* / Fruit Trees / 30:12 ..plant fruit tree video > kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gZ51d69ps8u7kXU.html 31:22 ..Blue Berries & Raspberries /Rhubarb 33:43 ..Asparagus 34:14 ..VERTICAL PLANTER > Strawberries / Basil 35:34 ..Seedless White Grapes 💪😍👍💓💗💖 *Thank you Melissa & Family, have a Great harvest season*

@bobbiduval7961 2 жыл бұрын

Ya, good info in her videos and I did subscribe but way too much information in each one. I think things would stick better in my brain if she only mentioned a couple things in each video let me get that down then the next video a couple more things 20 30 different things in each video is just too much information!

@j121212100 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the table of contents. Feel bad for the slugs. Wish there was a better way. Maybe just chucking them away alive at the other end of the plot. They are snails and very slow.

@JudiVentress 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this!! This is a very packed, impactful lesson! 👍🏽

@laurelweiner8 2 жыл бұрын

loved loved loved this video I am hooked!

@nateoglesbee7341 Жыл бұрын

You forgot the time the dog peed on the crops lol

@MamaFriday 4 жыл бұрын

July in Florida here. You’re in a sweatshirt with a vest, harvesting broccoli. I’m drenched in sweat through 100+ temps, and even my sweet potatoes are struggling. 🥵

@nanaznaturalz5436 3 жыл бұрын

I grow Calendula with my cabbage and broccoli and they have stayed away.

@KathleenEdge 3 жыл бұрын

Calendula is great for the skin, and eczema!

@trumplostlol3007 3 жыл бұрын

Or you can let your grass grow tall and make it hard for slugs and snails to move around in your garden. Don't plant all the greens in one spot. Spread them out throughout the garden. Grow something less delicious to the slugs and snails, like mustard green, daikon, radish, ... Interplant greens with garlic, leek, chive, and other herbs.

@patryott2468 4 жыл бұрын

Beer traps work exceptionally well. Slugs don't care how stale or cheap the beer is, either. We don't drink beer, but we always have some around. We save individual plastic yogurt containers. Bury the containers up to rim in soil, close to troubled plants. Fill 1/3 with beer. Next morning, it will be full of drowned slugs! Just dump it out (not in garden!) and refill.

@lpm67 4 жыл бұрын

And the bonus is that chooks tend to love beer marinade slugs and snails

@cherriemckinstry131 4 жыл бұрын

Snail juice for Quark...

@UmBungo 4 жыл бұрын

Lilly are you serious? Genuine question from a soon-to-be first-time outdoor gardener who has wanted to own chickens his whole life 😂

@lpm67 4 жыл бұрын

@@UmBungo yes absolutely

@Mrbfgray 4 жыл бұрын

Why not dump in garden? Great fertilizer, at least add to compost pile.

@IngDebo 4 жыл бұрын

Put a board down next to your crops, in the morning turn the board over and most of your slugs will be waiting for their Spa Treatment.

@svetlanikolova7673 4 жыл бұрын

slugs only come when your plants are not nutrient dense And filled with water

@allthingspossible4569 4 жыл бұрын

:-D

@shredder807 4 жыл бұрын

Svetla Nikolova why is that?

@alicehammond7438 4 жыл бұрын

David they are natures clearer uppers

@Tinyteacher1111 3 жыл бұрын

I just saw this on You Tube as well! It’s such a great idea!!

@darlenesgardenandhome 4 жыл бұрын

Your birds are singing their hearts out.

@JAKUB1972 3 жыл бұрын

get indian runner ducks ...they will eat your snails and wont make a damage to your plants

@grannygrandma6036 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your testimony and growing crops in a garden. Many Blessings

@scottwilliams5196 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant on the high tunnel! We already have the cattle panel trellis's up, so we'll be copying that!

@Elemmiire098 4 жыл бұрын

I love seeing your dog out with you, seems like a happy doggo

@ginnimoles465 3 жыл бұрын

this is so informative and inspirational. I will certainly be taking your ideas on board

@LandElevated 4 жыл бұрын

We got valuable ideas from your video and we’re going to share your channel with our customers who want to start a farm. Thanks for creating this!

@frenchysandi 3 жыл бұрын

This video made my day. Having trouble waiting for spring thaw. Our ground is froze solid. Minnesota zone 4b here.

@rachelc.7152 4 жыл бұрын

Bailing twine is the best! I use it on everything too. The garden looks great for all the cool weather we have been having. You are going to have an amazing apple harvest this year! That stinks that the deer got to your trees.

@ericeverson5956 4 жыл бұрын

I think it could be interesting to see you preparing the soil for the carrots you plan to plant next to the self seeding dill. Thanks much for the information.

@MidwestGirl 4 жыл бұрын

Lots of good info. Love hearing the birds in the background. :D

@kumara5492 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed every bit of this video and I am planning on growing some vegetables once I get a land by next year. I love that peaceful environment you live in. I can picture myself there with two dogs and few ducks .Love it. I subscribed. Thank you for sharing so many useful tips.

@GreeneGene33 2 жыл бұрын

Really like your generational seed saving, that is so powerful and wonderful for you to be able to keep the tradition going. Happy gardening!!

@mycoloradogarden7780 4 жыл бұрын

Holy crap! Those slugs should have a halter and bit.

@nanajane9612 4 жыл бұрын

I agree! They are huge!

@jksatte 4 жыл бұрын

Lol, they were huge. Janice

@sarapulford5957 4 жыл бұрын

🇬🇧 I've never heard of slugs on brassicas before. They love runner bean seedlings. And the beer.

@bozo28able 4 жыл бұрын

@@nanajane9612 Not really for this area.

@aardvark51 4 жыл бұрын

Nana Jane is the time of the time you get to the rèeee r

@hmmhmm4967 3 жыл бұрын

This video is Very Inspiring for gardening. Thank you for sharing your honest and thoughtful organic experiences/solutions, including with the slugs, deers, tomatoes, etc. Keep up your Great work🙏⭐👍👍🌱

@juanitawilliams8250 3 жыл бұрын

Gurl, you got it going on! Look how green and luscious with a nice landscape and great view

@jenniferbrown917 4 жыл бұрын

I would LOVE videos of how you make and can all your tomato items!

@sharminproctor8826 4 жыл бұрын

Love what your doing! I'm doing same thing growing more than we ever have to make sure of having enough for entire year.. and we are growing on cattle panel and planting under them as well as on outside!! And I love succession planting .. I. Going to do more of that!!

@ArthursHD 3 жыл бұрын

Damn, that's a lot of information :) Thanks for sharing! We had our garlic closer together on raised beds just wide enough to still be able to weed it out. Plants could also be planted in staggered rows in order to improve density. I was looking at ways to cover the soil to avoid weeding in order to grow organic garlic commercially.

@larryraughton6457 2 жыл бұрын

Love the videos. Hope to start at the first 1 and go completely through them all. Very informative.

@GardeningWarrior 2 жыл бұрын

When I moved from sunny sub tropical FL to eastern WA, I struggled with my desire to garden , especially since I am on a 3rd floor and my garden would all be in containers. Your videos have helped me so much on how to garden more efficiently here in the Inland North West! Thank you for all you do to share and teach!

@stargazer6130 4 жыл бұрын

I also like in the PNW and I started planting in late March. I've had nothing but problems with my brassicas nothing has grown and ate up by the slugs. My cucumbers are just now starting to flower but they are only 6 inches. My first time with this size garden so I'm learning and replanting for a fall crop

@rhondaarnold4089 4 жыл бұрын

Í will hv a high tunnel up in the fall, my San Mariano tomatoes had too much rain, 😢, but I was able to get them going as seedlings, we’re beautiful until rain rain rain. 🤦‍♀️. So soon as our hurricane season is over I’ll start seedlings again for fall, still excited. It’s a learning your environment & my soils too. Thank you Melissa for your videos & lessons.

@carolmartin2503 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video..... fantastic garden !!! Makes mine look tiny and insignificant ! Here in the Northeast we seem to have a lot of destructive crop insects, which is quite discouraging! I just this year began to do the double crop spacing = using the shade of the tomato row to grow the lettuce, and putting carrots under the squash leaves . . . it sure saves space ! We do have a great deal of deer, chipmunks, squirrels and grrr woodchucks - 4 so far this season! Most of our gardens are well fenced or I'd have NO veggies at all ! Nothing (yet) bothers my abundant raspberries....so glad! yum. That's a great harvest! You're really encouraging... and I'm planning on expanding, but could never have as much as you do! Thanks for the good tips . BTW- great hair too..... lucky =) ! Happy gardening !

@tinakam8557 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Melissa, just up the road in Vancouver BC and we also went overboard on tomatoes! I am just on a city lot, so not a lot of room, but still managed to place 34 plants, most along our fence line. For double cropping, the top thing I have found that works with my garlic (we put in 100 and they are huge, we have been saving bulbs for 15 years) is squash. I put in the small squash plants with a pile of compost at the edges of the garlic patch in May. It is now August and I already have a mature crop of squash, turban and acorn. As soon as the garlic is pulled the squash take off and they already have established roots since they have been hiding in the garlic for two months (I pulled the garlic earlier than usual this year, mid July as they were getting rot and were already fully developed). I also trellised cucumbers beside the garlic, and they also had a head start protected by the garlic leaves and then took off for a great long crop. Best combo so far. Along the edge of the garlic patch there are tomatoes every second year as well. A row of Jalapenos planted with rich compost have done not too bad, though hoping to extend their life by putting them in a little greenhouse soon. Thanks for your channel.

@archangel20031 3 жыл бұрын

She needs to look up the Slug & Snail beer trap. A pan with beer poured in it draws them in but they don't get out.

@penelopegrier5073 3 жыл бұрын

That's amazing! Gonna try that.

@Davey3 3 жыл бұрын

It works👍🏼

@throngcleaver 3 жыл бұрын

How's the beer taste afterwards? Asking for a friend...

@penelopegrier5073 3 жыл бұрын

@@throngcleaver lol!

@shirleydrake1602 4 жыл бұрын

I have sprouted corn in tall Solo cups. It gives them a little bit of a head start. Love your hoop house! It looks easy to construct. My fruit trees haven’t done very well, I have one producing pear tree.

@albertmo1722 Жыл бұрын

Hi Melissa, Great video! Thank you for sharing your tips with us. Keep up the great work! Best, Albert

@williamiannucci2740 4 жыл бұрын

I Love this women and appreciate her pod casts . She looks and talks like my Mom and brings back my memories of her . 👍

@cherriemckinstry131 4 жыл бұрын

Yes... i want to do this on the microfarm collective for sustainable living. Being around like minded preppers.

@daisiesandroses5107 4 жыл бұрын

Your homestead is remarkable. 💗 Good job! You should be proud of your work!! Obviously. That's amazing 👏.

@dalerbutcher6443 3 жыл бұрын

Melissa- how did you make your 2 yr old garden - is it a lasagna bed?

@lamoabird Жыл бұрын

Wow! Awesome video! Learning so much about growing more in a smaller garden! Ty!

@smokie4jesus Жыл бұрын

thanks for the string line over corn tip. I had given up growing corn, but will try again using your string method

@bencowles2105 3 жыл бұрын

I usually get three to four crops per bed per year. I do a high rotation system and use low tunnels over my beds for crop extension. I do market gardening and grow most of the food we eat. I love this video. Keep doing what you are doing it is great.

@gloriacraddock6279 4 жыл бұрын

I love how clean and neat your garden is, it looks so good.

@uncapabrew4807 3 жыл бұрын

Dang Im jelly I work fifty hrs week . Dont have time

@conspiratornot2215 Жыл бұрын

All I can say is WOW! Love it all. Your passion for what you do is incredible, and so is your knowledge.

@marybethr6798 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful property! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! ps looked like your dog had a whiz at 31:24🤣🤣 I was laughing so hard. My boy would totally have done that!

@jenbriggs1041 4 жыл бұрын

I would just love to visit and take an physical garden tour!! Everything looks amazing and even if it needs a little work you know exactly what your plants needs!! Love watching your videos, thanks for spreading your knowledge! I'm trying my first year of saving seeds from garlic so we will see how it turns out!!

@shaggydog563 2 жыл бұрын

You don't plant garlic seeds but rather the cloves.

@2fluffybunnies 4 жыл бұрын

clothes pins. YES! great idea!

@laylamontes9957 4 жыл бұрын

I am in the pacific northwest and 1st time gardener so your video's are so helpful to me!

@lkywyfable 4 жыл бұрын

Terrific!!! Loved this,❤️ Learned a lot😊 Thank you.

@kaylabryson1932 4 жыл бұрын

Charles Dowding practices for higher yields . He has been doing this for over 20 yrs.. (and no dig method) His gardens are amazing .. glad to see it’s working for you too!

@aurorasanquilly8216 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sooo excited to find a Homesteading Gardner in the PNW like me! :)

@j.l.dawson1290 2 жыл бұрын

Great Videos! 👍 Looks like you have some hidden gems in your garden. Dandelions & Purslane!

@sharminproctor8826 4 жыл бұрын

And just saw you added a new garden we did too!! Ran out of room in our 200 by 80 ft gardeb.. added 100 x 20 ft more..lots of potatoes and room for a friend to garden..❤

@bigtymekennelsful 4 жыл бұрын

Inter plant 🧐This is awesome! Thank you!

@ceyantzi1502 3 жыл бұрын

My goats LOVE bitter lettuce!! I harvest my bolting lettuce to feed the Goats when i am seed saving from them!

@Pausereflectandbreathe 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! I love your garden! Thank you for the tour! ❤️🙏

@zoeynorman6563 2 жыл бұрын

i try to give all the bug pests like slugs to my hens:) they love it! Ive trying succession planting but having a hard time with things maturing fast enough maybe due to weather. Love your videos thank you for all the gardening & homesteading help!

@nikkismith6362 4 жыл бұрын

Please try your young broccoli leaves~they are so delicious sauteed with some garlic!

@fatherofchickens7951 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the whole plant is delicious. Stalks, leaves, crowns🤤

@moonhunter9993 3 жыл бұрын

even the little flowers in salad are awesome

@brendajohnson6680 3 жыл бұрын

Yes they are

@analemus3815 3 жыл бұрын

Yes they are! I cook them with kale and radish leaves!! They are delicious

@Jessees902 3 жыл бұрын

I chop and eat the leaves with my homemade ramen noodles

@AFrugalLifeTheChannel 3 жыл бұрын

I just discovered you and I'm loving your videos!!

@lucindalove7606 3 жыл бұрын

I love this! You are not alone!!! Let food be thy medicine......

@millennialhmong7121 3 жыл бұрын

Awwww Just love the passion and education you are sharing

@jameschupp2230 4 жыл бұрын

You know if you like bulk food from a little space, Try a 3 foot wide row of solid and tight Carrots, or Onions... In a 3 foot by 12 foot row of carrots that I sowed a heavy amount of carrot seed like grass; I ended up with 32 quart of carrots. The row was completely tight with carrots... And the Taste was amazing!

@ILkaterlyn 4 жыл бұрын

The Joy of Gardening......70s. Wide row gardening is still a huge secret in many gardens!

@carolinebarnes5578 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I had found this site earlier. I have moved around a lot. The movers hate me because I grow so much in huge planters .I mix my flowers and veggies in the same pots like brussel sprouts, Japanese eggplant, geraniums, heather, petunias & have them in front yard . I am getting a lot of ideas that I can tweak to fit my lifestyle. I have 4 planters for potatoes: white, red, yellow & sweet I compost everything in a small area in backyard. Today I learned why my raspberry leaves turn yellow. All local pros say, "Plant them in the ground!" Now I know what to feed them.

@JamesThompson-ol3eu 3 жыл бұрын

@@carolinebarnes5578 interesting point about raspberries, I love blueberries and live in E-TX where they grow well. They grow much better for me in large pots rather than in the ground! But there are "u-pickem" farms of blueberries here and those are all planted in ground. I am 140 miles due east from my last home and blue berries didn't grow well there. temp averages 3-5 degrees cooler in summer and a lot more rainfall. sandy soil- they love acidic soil. Other gardeners here grow raspberries - I have never tried.

@TJ-re4ng 4 жыл бұрын

I dehydrate my onion and garlic tops when they are growing for spices

@sonyamccarthy553 4 жыл бұрын

Did not know you could eat the garlic tops but appreciate your expierence to try dehydration. Thanks

@debradelarue9717 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful red rich soil. Ideal soil environment. Loved yr video. Inspiring

@Chris71151 4 жыл бұрын

Nice to have someone from PNW gardening. Enjoying your vlog!

@terrifromtennessee8864 4 жыл бұрын

Loved your garden tour, for slugs we sprinkle alot of cornmeal around plants. Works in TN.

@yellowbird5411 4 жыл бұрын

Cornmeal also breaks down into the soil and makes a great fertilizer.

@brookescott9598 4 жыл бұрын

Haven't tried but read cornmeal works to eradicate weeds in driveway cracks etc.

@amitchell9820 4 жыл бұрын

Works on ants too!

@aileenbrady6922 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information on cornmeal, Terri (and everyone who replied to Terri’s comment)!! I watch a gazillion KZfaq videos and spend an obscene amount of time researching gardening topics on the internet; I have never seen even one mention of cornmeal in anything having to do with either gardening or home maintenance prior to your comment...

@putheflamesoutyahoo1503 3 жыл бұрын

@@brookescott9598 one says great fertilizer,,,another says kills weeds....Im going to bath in it...

@craigf2696 4 жыл бұрын

For those who have raised beds, copper tape is the answer to slugs. Their equivalent to our hemoglobin is copper based and they avoid contact like the plague.

@CarolineLeinster 3 жыл бұрын

It does work but it's very expensive, though if it is tape you can use it several years. I have wrapped copper tape round a pot with a hosta in it.

@debbiehenri345 3 жыл бұрын

@@CarolineLeinster I live in an area which is highly popular with slugs and snails - but the one Hosta that is barely affected is H. 'Bressingham Blue.' (British hybrid, but since it's quite old now I'm sure it will be available in many other countries by now).

@shaggydog563 2 жыл бұрын

They don't like diatomaceous earth either and it's a lot cheaper.

@humanity4344 2 жыл бұрын

scatter eggshells around your plant and what you can also do is dig in a plastic cup with beer they are more likely to go to the bear than to crawl on your trunk😎

@kathykerwin1294 Жыл бұрын

How do you apply copper tape? Tyia

@jolenedouglas3207 3 жыл бұрын

i found your video's to be the best informative video ever,, I'm going to watch everyone one of them. taking notes,, i I hope you are feeling better... you are truly my Hero,,

@isabelladavis1363 3 жыл бұрын

You are a well of information,I live In savannah Georgia quite a different temperature zone ,but I have learned much in my first visit with you,thanks so much,

@tracestevens1773 3 жыл бұрын

Your tomatoes have the most healthy looking leaves that I've seen on any show this Spring. You are doing something right for sure. A lot of growers say you don't need many leaves, and do a lot of pruning on them. Bot how healthy then are the tomatoes to eat. Best to fertilize more and let photosynthesis take its course and improve nutrition. Great looking gardens. My cousin In Pennsylvania put salt on their lg. Slugs to melt them, that seemed cruel-- even if they are slugs.

@juliettedemaso7588 Жыл бұрын

Agree, the salt thing bothers me too. I did it once and felt so awful, never did it again.

@hercule1610 4 жыл бұрын

Your slugs are huge!! Mine are half that size, but I tend to have more trouble with snails here in north Georgia. Hand picking is really the best and safest way to manage them. Great video!

@mammacass5311 4 жыл бұрын

That’s PNW for you!!

@patriciacole8773 4 жыл бұрын

In the northwest trees are big and so are slugs.

@bootburner4544 3 жыл бұрын

Ooohhh! You said slugs. I thought you said ..

@MomsSimpleLife 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!! The rain in the PNW wiped out my tomato garden this fall... came back from a trip to all my tomatoes covered in blight 😔

@thejunkjourney2650 4 жыл бұрын

What a difference a couple of weeks makes! Here in Pacific Northwest it has been in the 80s for awhile now. In cooler weather I have picked up an average of a hundred slugs a night! They aren't as active now. 🙂

@tomchambers1961 3 жыл бұрын

Great informative video. At 31:25 is a good example of why you should always wash your veggies, even home grown...LOL

@shaggydog563 2 жыл бұрын

But he was just helping by applying some extra fertilizer!!😂😂😂

@leonardmcglynn4493 3 жыл бұрын

Great Videos Melissa. I've heard that diatomaceous earth sprinkled around the base of Your plants will stop those slugs from ever getting up in them. You know so You won't have to pick them off and risk spraining Your wrist due to their size and weight!

@o.o1163 3 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate all you do to help others,

@lostcreekcabin2021 2 жыл бұрын

I envie your growing season. I'm sure it makes stocking your pantry so much easier .

@mi.homefarmsteadtherekucs5476 4 жыл бұрын

Subscribed! I’m learning so much. I’m a new gardener as well. Small space back yard but doing what I can. So happy and encouraged to find another person healing them selves through food.

@terrylafond2381 4 жыл бұрын

Can someone tell me what is in my garden they are like little white balls the soil around them get kinda hard if you dig it you it all white moldy looking

@cherriemckinstry131 4 жыл бұрын

@@terrylafond2381 do you have a picture or better discriptiin... maybe i can help. fiber59freak@gmail.com.

@cherriemckinstry131 4 жыл бұрын

@Op Hs yes.. i learned this too. Our body needs certain nutrients that are lacking or less in modern processed food.

@aardvark51 4 жыл бұрын

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@yerneedsry 3 жыл бұрын

@Op Hs Yes I have extreme excema have to wear gloves 24 hrs a day or my hands are not workable at all , can someone help Ive tried everything?

@winkfinkerstien1957 3 жыл бұрын

Loved: "I'm going to grab a snack real quick". Absolutely one of the best perks of growing our own food in our own garden! :)

@aalikane6219 2 жыл бұрын

I have absolutely never gone into my garden to pick off the ripe fruit without snacking on some of the grape and cherry tomatoes I picked.

@joybeum7177 2 жыл бұрын

That's why I grow Super Sweet 100 cherry tomatoes. The only way I ever eat them is straight from my vines! Best flavor ever ... Like eating candy. 👩‍🌾

@aalikane6219 2 жыл бұрын

@@joybeum7177 I've grown those and absolutely agree. My mom and I have a garden and next year we're planting more of those, because we go through them so fast :P They rarely make it in the house.

@TerrEye2U 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my word. I didn't hear a word Melissa said because my ears kept going to the birds singing. It's fall here in Ohio now, and one of the things I miss so much is the birds, especially the robins. Thanks so much Melissa for sharing your life and your knowledge with us.

@familywellnessonabudget3108 4 жыл бұрын

I really love your videos. I feel like we have so many similarities. Looking forward to learning more from you! I bought that delish coffee that you included in one of your videos!

@denisevance1045 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there I am also in the N.W in the Columbia Gorge area, where are you. Nice to follow another NW gardner!

@nancyfahey7518 3 жыл бұрын

I wish people would at least put their state in their about page.

@thomasgleaton685 4 жыл бұрын

Newbe to your channel. Y'all'll do well. Remind me some what of "PREPSTEADERS"! Awesome content. We are separated way to far from our food source. Everyone needs to get on the ball and atleast supplement our food supply. Thanks again. Rabbit manure here for frtilizer in GA. Keep vids coming.

@tiliahernandez829 2 жыл бұрын

Second video of yours watched ... amazing common sense knowledge and lovely informative presentation ! LOVE-IT !!

@uganthreemoodley8574 3 жыл бұрын

Love this!!!! I now know it takes a while to establish a sustainable garden.

@bjm6275 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, no wonder those snails are so huge. Must be some good eating. I'm sure the word is out in the slug community! 😂

@virginiachai5697 4 жыл бұрын

What are your favorite seed sources (the ones you dont save yourself?)thanks!

@davidbass7593 5 ай бұрын

I like seeing that straw in the garden conserves moisture and a great weed barrier

@induruwearachchigejagath2551 4 жыл бұрын

you are really great and lucky to have this garden

@KathleenEdge 3 жыл бұрын

Can you make a video about seed saving, and how you store them?

@Beepbopboop19 4 жыл бұрын

I live in Washington too. I’m a new gardener. I’d pay for a written out direction on what to plant, when and crop rotation options as well. Like all written out for me to use as a guide. This is so much great information!

@MelissaKNorris 4 жыл бұрын

Nice to meet you Tara. Check out my book the Family Garden Plan, it has planting, companion planting and crop rotating charts plus a lot more 😊 familygardenplan.com

@Beepbopboop19 4 жыл бұрын

@@MelissaKNorris oh yay! Thanks going to check it out now!

@jacquelinebaxter6420 2 жыл бұрын

@@MelissaKNorris I just purchased your book 📖

@HISIAM888RUHIS888 2 жыл бұрын

I’m getting that book too (The Family One) & the Beginning Gardner Book!! I have No idea what I’m doing!! 🤗🙌🙌😍🥦🧄🍅🥬🍠

@marielaretivesiccard7162 2 жыл бұрын

Loved your tour ... Wanted to get between the alumns ..layer chookhouse screenings a metal panels and plant beens .. when harvesting alums add more chook yard screenings to each side of the beens and add strawberries to multiply them 🤠💕🌏💕

@stevec2645 2 ай бұрын

You just convinced me to expand my NY garden.😂. Seedings are on 20x10 heating pads and light on timer. Very excited for this year's garden. Happy Growing🌿

@walkbyfaithfamily9177 4 жыл бұрын

You might be interested in trying Doug and Stacey’s fermented ketchup. I love it!

@concken1 3 жыл бұрын

what is that??!

@jenniferrush8231 4 жыл бұрын

Used coffee grounds on the soil helps with slugs in my garden... but I have normals slugs, not those giant ones😳😂

@jimwilleford6140 3 жыл бұрын

It definitely repels slugs and emails.

@sararussell6182 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you I will try that.

@evelyncasto9627 3 жыл бұрын

@@jimwilleford6140 emails? 🤔🤣🤣

@bazduggan4042 2 жыл бұрын

Cup of stale beer buried up to the lip attracts slugs into it. They die happily drunk 🥴 ☺

@richardgeer4323 2 жыл бұрын

So knowledgeable and a great speaker/teacher! Thank you!

@talentlover2 3 жыл бұрын

Great Speaker! Great Accomplishments! Great Information! Outstanding Video! Your talents are numerous! Thank You for your natural, healthy, intelligent gifts to the World!