Could you carry cloned Pauls in your shop? 😉 Thank you for the grape pruning lesson. I think I learned more with them not being perfect. My father in law had grapes (some wonderful old purple many-seeded variety) for decades. There is only one left now but you have inspired me to take a hard look at it and see if maybe it can be rejuvenated. Those grapes were not good for eating but my mother in law made the best rich purple juice with them. Your videos have often brought happy memories back to me and I am so grateful for that. Benjamin is so inventive. I love how you are so positive and supportive with him and Samantha. You are a great mom.

I love that you show us how to recover from a less than ideal garden situation....I bet that is where most of us find ourselves. Knowing how to approach things to bring them back to ideal....is what I need!

So glad Paul is letting you film him. He is a man with many skills. Nice to see how he complements your plans and work.

While you may think it’s embarrassing, it’s relatable! Life happens. Things get overlooked. You’re human! Teaching how to save it is so encouraging.

Always fun when you show Paul working. It's awesome you have such a great team!

That Paul is a hard worker! You are very lucky to have found him!!

Loved seeing Paul do his thing. He's a Godsend.

Can we all appreciate the use of the turnbuckles!!! Very smart. He needs a raise!!

Well, you can't get to every chore. You are incredible. In fact, I sit on my couch and see your new video coming up and think, "She's just incredible," and,"Is there no end? Is there actually something else to tend to?" Yet, I understand you do so much more than garden and edit, like play the piano daily, parent, read, etc... Thanks so much for your great videos, for sharing your knowledge. I also appreciate so much your kindness and decency. I wouldn't watch otherwise, no matter how much I'd learn. Your husband and parents and sister, too. A God-fearing family brings so many blessings. It's evident.

What a satisfying video!! First, Paul shows us his skills with hardware; I love how he smoothed the cut ends of the eye bolt. Showing us the real world when we don’t/can’t get garden chores done when it’s best for the plants - one of the many reasons I love watching this channel. And the most satisfying of all: Paul mulching the kitchen flower bed! First he fills the cart with mulch, not spilling a bit on the driveway, then he expertly cleans around all the little plants that are just waking up giving them the right amount of mulch, finishing up by blowing the area clean. That man is a Jack of all trades and master of many! Can’t give you enough kudos, Paul; you are a true gem! 💎

LAURA, YOU SAY THE CUTEST THINGS --- "FAITH IN PRUNING" GOES TO THE FILE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS YOU SAY.

Paul!!!❤❤❤ he did such an amazing job on that wire cable installation. Perfection. Does Paul know how much we all love him? 😂😂

Paul (& Bethany) are so meticulous in their work. Do Russell, Cheddar & Douglas interact with them like they do with Laura? Just curious as to whether they treat them like family as they do everyone in your home since they’re such a regular part of daily life at Garden Answer Acres. 😊

You go Paul what awesome help. So is Douglas 😂.Everything is waking up in the garden. It’s exciting to see everything waking up in the Spring. I’m amazed how quickly everything changes from brown to green. Thank you for sharing your garden

This is the year that Benjamin could have his own garden plot! The little garden inside the pallet fence you made him years ago was so darn cute. Now he's old enough that he's got a lot of his own good ideas on garden architecture. I'd love to see how he designs and plants his little garden.

Wow!!! Everybody should have a Paul. What a blessing you found each other.

I wish I had a Paul around , you guys are so blessed to have him . What a hard worker he is !❤️

Well, Paul is nothing short of amazing. It’s obvious he is a blessing to your family. The man knows how to work!

Thanks for taking us along Paul! Everything looks great!❤

Wow. Paul didn’t just mulch. He cleaned up extra leaves and debris and then installed extra staples to hold down all the irrigation lines and THEN he mulched. All those details make such a difference and those irrigation lines are buggers. They move around and shimmy as water goes through them. I don’t enjoy the getting ready part but it sure does make a difference and looks so nice after mulching. Great job Paul.

Where did Paul learn to do all these things? The parts, the tools?? Awesome! Excited about the kitchen completion at your parents, looking so close to the end!

When our son was Benjamin's age,we gave him a tilt top architect's desk and big sheet of paper and pencils. He made all kinds of construction plans,devices,planes,trains and yes landscapes. To this day,he writes like an architect!

I’m so happy you have Paul. Being a solo gardener I know how much you value his help. Finding your channel has enhanced my landscaping skills and upped my gardening game! I Appreciate you too, Aaron and editing team! Thanks for keeping it real!

Hi Laura, when I was watching you prune your grapes I kept saying"she's doing it wrong", lol. I know how much you love that. Anyway, here is my suggestion: if you want to create cordons on 3 wires it would be best to either pick one main cane( or since you have 2 already, which gives you a back-up in case one dies) two main canes and fasten them to all three wires vertically, in other words going straight up. Then choose your left and right canes which will become your cordons on the other two wires at the height of each wire once they start growing this season. That then becomes your main structure from which you can spur prune. You can still easily do this, since the canes you left are still flexible. If you leave your canes as they are, you will either have to choose a side chute cane to go up vertically to the other two wires, or be stuck with your grapes on the bottom wire only. Love your channel and watch you daily!!

Paul is the bomb! Is there anything he can’t do??? His work is so meticulous too!

We all could use a Paul. What a great worker.

It's worth mentioning that in areas where the ground freezes deeply, to wait until it thaws and warms before mulching. From experience, a gardener can keep those icy beds for quite a long time with a nice layer of mulch on top of frozen soil... if you want peonies, for example, to bloom later (for a wedding or whatever) this trick is your friend! In Minneapolis, after a snowless and rather warm winter, I'm cleaning the debris like autumn leaves already a full month early, but not very fast! I want to keep those soils moist and cool for as long as possible to avoid cold snaps and late spring freezes, which will likely happen. I envy your early and long desert spring!!

I'd love to watch a Q&A with Paul and Bethany! I know they've said in the past they don't want to appear as much in the videos, but I'm feeling this has slowly changed a bit hahahaha maybe they'd accept it? 🤞🏼 I'd love to know how they feel working for you and getting to experience your property, which I'm sure is the dream of most of your viewers!

Driving by local grape vines by growers, they always seem to use 2x4 lumber props to train the bases upwards. So don't feel bad, perhaps some grapes tend to crawl instead of opt for upright balance. Sorta like me after visiting a local winery. 😂❤

My husband worked in my flower bed today. It looks so much better.😊❤ I am looking forward to planting more flowers this spring/summer.

14:23 "We're just staying in theme here..." made me laugh :D Honestly though the wonky grape vine trunks are kinda charming and whimsical, love them!

I love that you’re sharing a project that’s kind of been on the back burner ❤ we all have one of those 😅😂

Laura, your hair is always so pretty ❤ I enjoyed the lesson on grape pruning and sent this video to my son. I think he’s neglected his vines, too. You’re not alone!

Laura, You and Aaron are so blessed to have Paul... His attention to detail is spot on. Benjamin, Your fence project looks wonderful. You are such a big help to Mom. ❣

Everyone needs a Paul. Such a hard worker.

I could watch Paul all day long! The important jobs in the garden are the final touches that put the icing on the cake! Thanks, Laura, for sharing every little detail of your day! You always make gardening look fun and enjoyable! You are my go-to video first thing in the morning with my first cup of coffee! Oh, the simple pleasures of life! How sweet!

You and Aaron found you a gem in Paul and Bethany. Paul sure moves fast(high speed)lol! Love watching, he does a great job.🪴🌱🐈‍⬛

Paul is impressive with all his skills, what a blessing to have such amazing help.

Laura, I love these working videos. Please do not think they are worthless. And they show such hard work. Wow!

You call it wonky. I call it character!

Your fence builder and his sledge hammer is sooooo cute!

Laura, you did an awesome job pruning the grape vines with fur-baby Douglas kitty's invaluable assistance. 😻 Although I've been growing grapes for years, I learned from you about the ties that you use. Thank you. I'm training mine on a pergola with the hope that they will be happy and beautiful there. Benjamin's fence project is awesome. Love that Benjamin is learning to build, garden and love his home as much as you guys do. Great job. Blessings and love. Sherry 🥰 🙏 💞 🍇

Oh my goodness sir handsomeness, I mean Paul, is so skilled at everything! He is such a gem, but thanks to both him and his sister's behind the scene magic they do to help make things beautiful! And what a great team.❤

So satisfying to watch Paul work, he does such a good job!

It is so helpful when we watch a very knowledgeable and experienced gardener share a project that didn’t turn out perfect ! Life getting in the way of all of us gardeners allows the plant to do what it wants!! Fruit will still be produced with looking perfect ! Thank you for showing that you are like us 😉we think you are almost perfect lol❤️

Good morning all have a safe and blessed day ❤️

Pruning, garden bed cleanup, and spreading mulch. All so satisfying to watch! 🪴

Benjamin's "pathway" into the tree trunk is EVERYTHING!! ❤❤❤😂❤❤

Watching how you prune anything is helpful to me..thanks. PAUL IS AS HANDY AS A POCKET ON A SHIRT! 🎉😊

I love pruning videos and even if I don’t have grapes the theory and confidence I gain is worth it!

Bought my first pair of Felco 2s from you this week. They have already proved their worth with all the trimming and pruning I've done. Thanks!

A Douglas is the best tool to have in the garden!

Props to your hair stylist, it’s gorgeous 😍

I love how the cats come to you, when you’re busy, for some love😊❤️

Benjamin is so cute imitating what he sees his parents do....planing out a new path!! 😄 The fruit doesn't fall far from the tree.

Hi Laura, both of my grandparents had grapes growing on their pergola which they had been taking care of for over 30 years. Don't feel so discouraged due to the way those trunks were grown! Cause let me tell you that does not play a huge role! My grandparents' grapes produce so much fruit each year and they barely got any "correct" shaping prunes in their life! So please give them a chance, you would be surprised! ☺ Thanks for your videos, greetings from Germany!

I know Paul is such a blessing for you guys!! I know I learn something every time I watch you guys! Love it!!

This makes me want to plant grapes 🍇 💕

Well I know what I am doing today! I love that I can plan my garden projects after I see Laura do hers😀🍇

Miss Laura, that piece of equipment is called a turnbuckle. I use them to tighten my Aussie sun shade. 😊

Afternoon Everyone 🥰

I’m glad you showed the grapes! Everyone learns from mistakes, and we got the benefit of learning from yours. It was very helpful!

I haven’t pruned my grapes and they are a couple of years old. Faith in pruning will be the motto.

Seeing clean up and mulch means drones and beneficial release isn’t too far off!!!

I don’t know anything about grapes but they certainly do look a lot better. Mulch is always a welcome addition-Paul is such an asset!

Thank you for sharing your gardening boo boos! Makes the rest of us feel ok about our own boo boos! 😂 Shout out to Paul! Such a hard working individual, with amazing skills and very meticulous with his work! ❤

Well, well, well. Douglas has been whipped into shape and has learned his manners. Go Doug!

Benjamin's new creation is adorable 😍🥰🤩🙌💥 HIGH FIVE BENJAMIN ‼️💯💥 The way he was emulating you was something to behold. Moments to treasure for sure 💕💕💕. And Paul's work was so meticulous ! Wow. You have such a great team ‼️🥰🌿💐

Everything you do is helpful to someone! I may not have grapes but having something beautiful, positive and productive to start my workday is a huge gift. …and you never know, I could win the lottery and end up in the wine business. 😂

Yes, I do have some grape vines to trim. The Felcos I bought from GA have been busy cutting back roses. I should have gotten the red and white pair instead of the all red! The all red were perfect for honeysuckle and clematis. Thanks again for informative cutback instructions!! 🍇🌹👍. Paul is awesome!!🌟

I really enjoyed the clip of the grapevines, because I had followed in your footsteps a few years ago, planting some grapes (here in Italy) but then not deciding on which would be leader vines, etc. Your transparent narration of weaknesses and strengths in pruning were freshing AND encouraging. Do you prune differently for different types of grapes?

I'm so glad you showed how Paul did that. This super helpful to me for my raspberry beds.

We learn so much from you in seeing what a hopeless clean up can look like in the end. Love when fresh mulch goes down. Makes it all look fresh and neat! I think Paul is going to have a little side kick very soon. Benjamin is so smart and creative! Sweet, sweet boy!! Good to see Paul in action too!!

I love that you show things like this, makes us feel better about not being perfect aswell!!😊

When we were still training the vines up in our vineyard many years ago, our little cat Woody Girl would accompany us. She would rub herself around the base of the vine and get in the way, so we’d give her a cuddle, finish the vine we were working on, and then move on to the next vine. She pretty much blessed every single vine on the 20acres.

I definitely am not going to judge you on pruning your grape vines 😂 I just live vicariously through you and your garden! I moved to a condo and I’m already missing my garden 😢because I love the spring when everything wakes up ❤

Now I know why you like Paul to mulch-he mulches like I do, careful placement and doesn’t bury plants! What kind of shovel is he using? I like how wide it looks and doesn’t seem heavy. Benjamin is learning well from Aaron about infrastructure lol. 😊

Laura, you’re not alone with the untrained grapes…I’m inspired to get out to start pruning!

I just asked to see how the wire cable is installed and BOOM! Looks like some serious tools!!

I am constantly in awe of your depth of knowledge over wide areas of gardening and agriculture. You know quite a little bit about a vast range of things. And I appreciate you sharing with us! I also wanted to mention my appreciation of how the cold season is enhanced by the ornamental kale. I noticed how pretty it is near the chicken coop! Bravo to your parenting skills as well. You are raising two very lovely children. I love watching all your “gardens grow”! You make it look easy when I know it’s an incredible amount of work! Bravo to Paul and Bethany and all your GA team! 🙏🥰💚💚💚

Great video. I love grape vines in my garden. Not only we enjoy grapes, we use grape leaves to make Dolma. Grape leaves rolls. It’s very nutritious. Same idea as cabbage rolls.

Can we applaud the skillset of gardeners for a minute. (I know you do A & L) Worth every $ spent and more. Your channel demonstrates this fact and hi lights the value of the profession. 👏👏👏

You’re not alone. Landscape is looking AWESOME! 🙌 🍇🪻🌷

I love how you stay humble about this whole thing and take it to a humour level. :) (I have 2, similarly forgotten grape vines on temporary stakes, so this is very useful to me)

Laura you have come a long way in the years l have been following Garden Answer. I have watched you develop into a good steward of the land you live on. I remember when you said it felt unnatural to have things not flat. Now you have berms! When you remove debris from the land surrounding something that grew, l always think of the cost it takes when your replace it with bought fertility. I believe that your growth will continue, and your knowledge of your role in curating healthy soils is coming soon. Keep up the good work and don't stop growing.

You are a good sport Laura to share your grapevine pruning since you thought it was embarrassing.

Time for you to plant some Texas bluebonnets since you are now a zone 7 😎

My brother has a vineyard and grows 4 different grapes for local wineries (and a little for himself). I showed him your video and he said you did a pretty good job!! The only suggestion he had was that instead of winding your cordons around the wire, use a little tie and hang them just below the wire. Grapes are a lot of work and he is outside working on them probably 10 months out of the year. I enjoy helping him at harvest time, but it is a lot of work year-round. I love watching your videos and seeing all the progress you make every year! Those little squirts of yours are growing so fast - such sweet babies!!

You are not alone! I got two grapes (don’t even remember what kind) 4 years ago and they are growing on the side of our vegetable garden fence, I’ve never pruned them 😅 and they don’t produce well. Thank you Laura I now have the confidence to go hack them down to size!!

Chicken coup garden is my favorite! Love the interest and style

I love this time of year watching cleanup videos and the sprouting of the plants.

We ALL need a Paul in our life🌷

I love when your personality pokes through, Laura! Even your video today with your mom. So cute! I know cooking isn’t in the wheelhouse on this channel but I miss your cooking videos so much. When you said meal prep I thought that sounded fun! ❤

Bet we all wish we had a ‘Paul’ !!❤

Good morning!🌻🐝

Absolutely love this video! We have been neglectful of a very tall wide arbor full of concord grapes ... They were here when we moved in 28 years ago and had been established for many many years before we got there! I don't know how but they continue to give us huge amounts of grapes every year but badly need a pruning. Seriously have absolutely no idea where to start. Also I need a Paul in my life! 😂🙌 He always does such an amazing job!

Hi Laura and Benjamin Those grapevines will be fantastic next year. Benjamin is really organizing his own ideas to his scale😂❤

What an amazing job Paul ! Everything is getting in tip top shape! Beautiful 👍

I needed to see this grape pruning video! We inherited a grape vine that was 10 or more years old. Seeing this video not only is helpful for learning the pruning options but frankly is going to save me from falsely believing I can save it 😢. It hadn’t been pruned because the gal didn’t now it was supposed to be. The weight of it pulled down the structure it was on and it was so heavy it also pulled the huge root ball out of the ground. I’m sad because I would have loved to have the grapes but now I know that the best thing to do is just get my own and start them off the correct way. Thank you for sharing this video!

I know it is hard work but so satisfying to see the results. Young backs are such a blessing. So attractive near the chickens. Benjamin is designing already!