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@juliehowman3912 Жыл бұрын

Becky, my sister makes cocoa chocolate cakes. She dissolves the cocoa in the hot water,, then creams the butter and brown sugar, adds the eggs and flour then she adds the cocoa mix to the creamed mix. The hot water is added to the recipe to bloom the cocoa and by adding it directly to the boiling water you get a much richer, far more rounded chocolate flavour.

@robertlavigne6560 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this tip. I'm going to make this recipe using your technique. Happy baking and cooking, Debbie

@mikedashortz8398 Жыл бұрын

Adding brewed coffee or espresso powder to chocolate cake mix enhances the chocolate flavor.

@camicri4263 Жыл бұрын

Great tips,n thanks ladies!

@chadnewman8703 Жыл бұрын

@sheila diebel Me too! Boil water add cocoa and a large marshmallow in brown sugar. Your starts look so healthy. Hope your lucky sister in-law had a great birthday.

@TheNorafee Жыл бұрын

never baked a cake with boiling water thank you for these tips.

@margaretlennox4130 Жыл бұрын

With the rosemary, if your finding it difficult to germinate. It’s very easy to propagate them. If someone you know has it, cut a handful of new growth cuttings about 2 inches, strip off most the leaves (about 2/3) and stick them in soil. There would be plenty of videos on KZfaq on how to do it.

@cybermathwitch Жыл бұрын

A trick I discovered for bottom watering - I leave one cell empty in each tray (maybe two on opposite sides in a really large tray of like 72 cells) and that way I can water through those cells and also do a quick check of the water level through them.

@jenniferl6553 Жыл бұрын

excellent tip!

@cybermathwitch Жыл бұрын

@@jenniferl6553 thanks!

@Mel-vu9ss Жыл бұрын

Very smart

@taraschmidheini4674 Жыл бұрын

awesome

@teresapatterson1253 Жыл бұрын

I get so excited when I see that there is a new Becky episode uploaded. I thought when baby Acre was born there would be less new episodes. Your time management, self motivation mixed with your sweet nature and no nonsense approach is so uplifting and inspirational. I love watching your journey in the garden, house, shopping hauls and now into motherhood. Thank you for glimpses into your beautiful part of the world and your loving family. Blessings from the Adelaide Hills, South Australia 🇦🇺

@debbieorazi2518 Жыл бұрын

If you replace 1/4 cup of the plain hot water with black coffee, you will get a deeper richer chocolate flavor without adding any coffee taste.

@zevab3178 Жыл бұрын

Black coffee is what i use . It really makes a difference.

@kathyaakananabluebird Жыл бұрын

Just a efficiency tip, if you work on the pots further away from your body first, you will not have to fight with the leaves of the ones you just potted up because you are working toward yourself. :) Your plants look beautiful!

@karencouch2489 Жыл бұрын

Baker’s tips: when baking a large sheet cake, 1) lower temp 25 degrees, 2) place cake pan in a “water bath” which is a larger pan filled with water to the height of cake pan ( this keeps the edges from over cooking) and 3) you can also use what is called metal baking nails in the center of cake to transfer heat into center ( available in the Wilton baking supplies )

@maryrassatt2334 Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad I read replies and comments. I have never heard of metal baking nails.. I need some for sure. Thanks for this comment!!

@muneeraaxo Жыл бұрын

Not a homemaker, or a Gardner (yet), just a uni student from Toronto who receives so much motivation seeing your impeccable work ethic❤️thank you

@kiriaioulia Жыл бұрын

The "old lady" from Iowa is also motivated!!!

@natiaamoani7846 Жыл бұрын

My teacher Ms. Purdy made this frosting ❤ she asked me what I wanted for passing my coding exams and I said vanilla cupcakes with your special frosting. THE BEST. She passed away a little after that and it still hurts my heart.

@a.j.lively5823 Жыл бұрын

I've made this cake for years, with one exception....instead of hot water, I use hot black coffee. It's makes it even more chocolate-y. Thanks for the video today, much needed

@thomasapayne1 Жыл бұрын

I use chai tea instead of coffee. Yum!

@tamialexander2487 Жыл бұрын

Chocolate and coffee together is a magic combination. Great for brownies with a dash of cinnamon!

@Mel-vu9ss Жыл бұрын

That sounds yummy

@jenniferhammons7700 Жыл бұрын

@@thomasapayne1 I usually use coffee, but chai sounds divine!

@alicehardin5126 Жыл бұрын

I was comin in to say the same thing!! Exchange the water with coffee and it will blow ur mind. 😊

@FitforFiftyish Жыл бұрын

Hi Becky! Thanks for the idea of processing block cheese by shredding and freezing. In your recent organization video you said you didn’t use sandwich size ziplock bags? This may help …since recipes usually list 1-2 cups shredded cheese. I pre measure, store and label my sandwich bags with 1-2 cups shredded cheeses and freeze the sandwich size all in gallon sizes. I just pull out what I need for a recipe. Saves me time and money.

@aliciadupuy9228 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that tip! Definately gonna be usefull for me!

@donnacreamer4123 Жыл бұрын

Hi Becky! What I absolutely love about your videos is that it feels like I’m reliving my younger days through you. I’ve lived some very happy and adventuresome years fully off grid. Many of those years were in Alaska. I’m severely disabled now but, push to keep a small garden and 5 hens tended. It’s so encouraging to see generations continue to nurture homesteading as a beautiful way of life. I’m thoroughly enjoying every minute of every video. Gentle hugs 🤗

@Mrsbryan907 Жыл бұрын

Donna, loved reading this comment. We live in interior alaska. ❤ hope you have a wonderful day

@rinap6283 Жыл бұрын

Donna, I could almost hear your voice when you were describing the wonderful adventuresome experiences that you went on. Sorry you challenges, but happy the hear that you are enjoying your garden and chickens. Becky’s video’s do bring comfort to our spirit. The best to you ❤️

@janethartmannjones4781 Жыл бұрын

One tip that always helps my baking is, you can mix the cr*p out of the batter UNTIL you add the flour, unless you are making bread, you don't want much gluten development. Mix the absolute minimum once you add the flour. You will have a tender cake, muffin, cookie etc

@lindap9079 Жыл бұрын

29:00 I recommend that you take cuttings from you mother's rosemary instead of trying to start it from seed.

@YasuTaniina Жыл бұрын

I've always hated frosting too until I started making Italian buttercream. I will never in a million years touch american buttercream again. Italian buttercream is more flavorful and less sickeningly sweet. Best thing is is I usually make enough for 2 cakes at once. I freeze the extra for the next cake

@micheller.5941 Жыл бұрын

That's one of my favorite cakes. Instead of boiling water, I use strong coffee. It deepens the chocolate flavor.

@joniwasson2866 Жыл бұрын

I was so happy to watch your video today. I just got out of the hospital after having major surgery, and girl, let me tell ya, you have a healing nature about you. I am so thankful you posted a new video for all of us to enjoy . Thank you so much Becky!!

@IsabellC1023 Жыл бұрын

Hi!!!! I finally have my little garden. My husband always tells me if I get all my ideas from you. 😂 and of course I do

@maureenhargrave3568 Жыл бұрын

How you whipped your butter for the frosting is how my great aunt taught me to do this for every cake and cookie batter. She was the cook for the Pillsbury family of the Pillsbury Flour Co. She also sifted her flour before measuring. I do not always do the sifting except when using einkorn flour I found that works better

@cynthiafisher9907 Жыл бұрын

That’s a cool family connection!

@conniecrites5148 Жыл бұрын

Becky your chicken is watching you as you move about the kitchen. So cute. She loves you 💗 😊

@ivetteechevarria9720 Жыл бұрын

Yeyyy another video💖 I think she doesn't imagine how happy she makes people!!!

@lindabirkes-lance8915 Жыл бұрын

While eating lunch this noon I thought, "I think it's a Becky Day today!" It just makes me happy.

@marilynnorford7049 Жыл бұрын

😊”storebought” brown sugar needs to be kept in an airtight container. A soft bread slice or several marshmallows included can help. When I was a child (in the 1950’s) my mom would keepseveral apple slices in the airtight container with the brown sugar. Those slices made a great snack after a few days!

@sharongodbout3275 Жыл бұрын

Also a slip of potato peel in the container does the same as the apple slices.

@sandravanderleek8569 Жыл бұрын

Try a brown sugar bear… no chance of it being gross bits of random food in the sugar.

@espressosue5242 Жыл бұрын

Here's a tip for the day: For long term storage, seeds should be stored in a cold environment 32-41degrees (like a refrigerator) with a silica based desiccant to absorb moisture. My grandpa kept all his seeds in the refrigerator, but the silica desiccant was not available back in the day. During his retirement, he had enviable gardens by today's standards. He bred and created his own hybrids.

@parentingdecolonized Жыл бұрын

Hi Becky! Your lavendar needs to be cold stratified before planting. Put the seeds in the freezer for a couple weeks and you'll probably have better germination rates.

@YasuTaniina Жыл бұрын

I've tried to tell her the same thing in every single video she's talked about them, including when she was planting. Sage is supposed to do better with cold stratification too. My heart was breaking all while watching her plant knowing that. MI gardener even made a FB post about lavender cold stratification right around when that video was posted. It was so painful

@marilynmiller8988 Жыл бұрын

I learned the hard way last year on this

@nikiclark6158 Жыл бұрын

Send her an email. Or pm her on Facebook

@cynthiapm8149 Жыл бұрын

Is this true for jalapeno seeds to freeze them before seed starting?

@loverlyredhead Жыл бұрын

@@YasuTaniinathese videos are filmed around 3 or 4 weeks ago (she occasionally says the date) so all comments that are advice won't be applied for a while, if it is still applicable.

@lynnedean713 Жыл бұрын

When you were topping or pinching out your pepper plants, I was silently wishing that, just for an experiment, that you put some of the heads in water to see if they would root. You strike me as a gal who loves to think outside the box, so maybe try it sometime for us to see if it works or if you end up with a slimy mess. Your seedlings are epic and it is so weird how some germinate and others don't. Seems no logical reason for the failures. Your tomato seedlings are very impressive and you should have a bumper crop. You have a numerous amount to plant out so much kudos to you.

@sharone9751 Жыл бұрын

Years ago I took a cake decorating class and we were told to bake our thicker cakes at a lower temperature (325F) so they would have a chance to bake all the way through and not burn on the edges. White cakes took about an hour while chocolate cakes took about an hour and 15 minutes. Cakes were baked all the way through but still soft and delicious. This way also reduces “domes”.

@jacquespoulemer3577 Жыл бұрын

Becky Josh Little Sprout and my fellow commentators. Whenever I make anything chocolate I use the 5 friends rule Chocolate-orange-cinnamon-almond-coffee. These 5 flavorings go together in any combination. So every chocolate dessert (cake) I make has coffee in, It doesn't mask the chocolate in fact it enhances it. I have in my repetoire a wonderful roast chicken from Pakistan if anyone is interested. you take off all the skin and replace it with a mix of nuts onions and spices...If anyone is interested I'll be happy to share the recipe. All the Best Jim Oaxaca Mexico

@cynthiafisher9907 Жыл бұрын

That’s interesting about the flavors. A friend of mine recently made a dense chocolate cake that was really good, but there was a hint of a different flavor I didn’t recognize. I asked and she said it had coffee and cinnamon in it. The chicken recipe sounds good!

@making.fronds Жыл бұрын

I’d lovvve the chicken recipe!

@nursenana4430 Жыл бұрын

I'm sitting with my sister in the hospital waiting for her discharge. Your video is a very welcome reprieve! ❤

@aliciadupuy9228 Жыл бұрын

Best wishes to your sister!

@nursenana4430 Жыл бұрын

@@aliciadupuy9228 thank you!

@deniseg948 Жыл бұрын

Much love to you, Josh and Baby Acre and thank you Becky for all that you share with this wonderful community of friends. 💖🥮🌻🥀

@fuzzles93 Жыл бұрын

Just started the video and just wanted to say I have cherished watching your videos since I found you. You are so wholesome and genuinely kind and helpful and always give advice and motivational comments without feeling like it’s just for the camera. I would love to know you in real life I feel like everyone would love to meet you 😂

@jenniferrich5292 Жыл бұрын

I’m so proud for you for your new labeling habit🥰 An idea- make a diagram of all your gardening beds outside. Use excel or something so you can easily copy it for each new season. Then take a copy with you when you plant, and record the varieties right on your diagram. I used to have a numbered list of the varieties for that year, and I would right just the numbers on my bed diagram, not the whole variety name. Maybe someone has given you this idea before. It’s so fun seeing you get to start a whole new garden!

@akLeanne Жыл бұрын

I love how excited you get over your plants.. so cute.

@jonisnyder6011 Жыл бұрын

Put a slice of bread in the brown sugar, and it will be super soft again.

@denaoberski 7 ай бұрын

Somehow i lost you for a year so i have been binge watching your past year catching up. It is so exciting watching your journey in your new homestead and motherhood. So happy to follow your new garden space development! Thank you for being so gracious to bring us along!

@tracydhathaway Жыл бұрын

Strawflower seeds need light to germinate so you should surface sow and not cover. I even put mine under the grow lights to germinate, but not on a heat mat. Also, misting the surface gently helps to prevent displacing the starting mix and accidentally covering the seeds. Hope this helps!

@AcreHomestead Жыл бұрын

oh wow thanks!

@kathyhoot7277 Жыл бұрын

I planted plenty to share too! Being disabled I can contribute my time growing plants and sharing with family and friends and they really appreciate it! They are all working so I'm happy to ''spoil'' them with fresh veges and plants! Have a great week everyone!

@amieschumacher2136 Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤The chocolate cake with vanilla frosting was DELICIOUS🎉🎉🎉 I put mine in three 7x11 pans. Frosted one up…the other two are in the freezer for later. Hands down THE BEST CAKE I have ever tasted…let alone made lol! Same for the frosting. Thanks for sharing your family’s recipe😊😊😊

@dorischaron1887 3 ай бұрын

Ive been gardening for years nothing fancy any more because of poor health but watching You sure takes Me back a few years. I still enjoy growing and preserving My own foods so rewarding to know You have healthy foods to eat. I just recently found Your channel on You tube. Im totally enjoying Your videos.

@Sarah-uo5ff 18 күн бұрын

Beautiful to see you in your element in your growing room you share so beautifully and I really enjoy your comment of how to you are teaching an old lady more skills thank you for brining sunshine into my days.

@paulineclare5348 Жыл бұрын

Modern homestead Alaska was at Trader Joe’s today and she mentioned you as she brought the shelf stable cream. All your peppers are looking amazing! I’ve only germinated 1 here in the UK so I’m off to buy some starts at the weekend. Thanks for the video.

@agustinacampbell926 Жыл бұрын

Same here! I bought some at Trader Joe’s I already used one

@willow8094 Жыл бұрын

I make a cake on the back of Hershey coco powder container and it's the easiest and moist. It calls for boiling water also which is weird but it's amazing. I like the addition of sour cream and definitely into the fluffy frosting!

@taraschmidheini4674 Жыл бұрын

Adding sour cream to banana bread batter is amazing also

@justplaintara9028 Жыл бұрын

Hi Becky. You might want to add a note to the tape on your snipped plants (peppers and I forget what the flowers were) to note the date of beheadings so you can guage the regrowth and branching.

@petitesemide Жыл бұрын

Put a slice of bread in your brown sugar container. It will keep the brown sugar moist.

@heidipustelniak652 Жыл бұрын

So looking forward to seeing how your garden grows this summer!

@spazmat123 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been using boot trays to hold my plants. All of my plant trays had holes and would leak, so I bought a few boot trays and it works like a charm.

@wendyhall8834 Жыл бұрын

Way to go Becky!!! You have come a ways with your gardening skills!!!

@sandyoklahomatransient8557 Жыл бұрын

I bet the chocolate cake recipe of your Mom's would make an excellent sheet cake (like the old fashion Texas sheet cakes). The cake you made looks delicious!!!

@bethhelminiak5063 Жыл бұрын

Hey ladybug! Been away for a bit because of work. Wanted to say, you're looking fantastic! I know the early days of motherhood can be really challenging, but you have been facing it head-on with grace and love! What an inspiration for the rest of us!

@iamsdoula Жыл бұрын

I love when I see hour long videos. Keep them coming!!

@roxannemartell662 Жыл бұрын

Hi Becky, I love your channel!!! I am from Vermont. I'm glad to hear that you're loving our compost ❤

@melindawargowsky8176 Жыл бұрын

Sorry for the second comment, but with plants that bear fruit such as peppers, you’ll get more fruit if you don’t consistently fertilize to the harvest. When you fertilize, the plant itself gets lush and greener, nut all energy is going into the plant and not the fruit😊

@cynthiafisher9907 Жыл бұрын

That’s true if it’s a nitrogen based fertilizer. Nitrogen makes the leaves grow more.

@marlynejoiner7808 Жыл бұрын

When I bake cakes, I always let them cool on a cooling rack so the bottom of the cake is never wet or sticky, and they cool faster because the air can circulate all around and under the cake pan

@jordynmdawson Жыл бұрын

Freaking stoked to watch, Becky! I also had a baby boy in December and am just getting around to starting seeds today🥳 thankfully we are in Florida, so we have plenty of time to grow. Just wanted to say thank you for all the inspiration - it feels so good to have a friend to do it all with, even if it’s just you being a friend through your videos💛

@lindsaybranham7647 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jordyn!! 🙂

@jordynmdawson Жыл бұрын

@@lindsaybranham7647 ahh Lindsay! Hi!!☺️

@sandravanderleek8569 Жыл бұрын

Experiments have been done with topping vs not. Topping will give you more fruit but much smaller. Not topping will give you less fruit but much larger. Plants grown side by side with same factors show non topped peppers give you more by weight in harvest. So top if you want to grow smaller but more or don’t if you’re wanting bigger harvest in total.

@terrytt2932 Жыл бұрын

The last scan thru your room with all your starts filled MY heart for you. I can't imagine your joy of what's to come with, well, absolutely everything ....a new home, a new baby and an incredible new garden. What happiness!! 💝 PS, MUST ADD, and Josh, what an amazing support, partner, Dad!

@kellycrowl1500 Жыл бұрын

THAT CHOCOLATE CAKE looks delicious! WOW, what crazy progress in the grow room! This year's garden is going to be so fun to watch & learn from! Thank you for sharing your successes & failures, we all learn so much! Love your channel!

@glennahoki6476 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos! Thanks so much for taking the time to make and edit them for us! They make my day!

@tracyball5041 Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to see the abundance of fruits and vegetables you get from your 1st gardening season in your new garden ❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧❤️

@nancyollis1049 Жыл бұрын

My husband was a builder and always buy the best you can afford, I always say cheep isn't always a bargain, good job Becky ALOHA

@aliciacervantes5685 Жыл бұрын

Hi! Becky, I really enjoy your plat form. I love what you do in general. I would like you to show us how to make butter and laundry detergent soon only if you made it before. I watch you every time you upload a new video. You do inspire me. Love from Corner Texas:) Blessings, Alicia

@michellegonthier6251 Жыл бұрын

Hey Becky, I always use the whisk attachment when making cake batter and frosting. It's something I learned at cake decorating school.

@BrightestBlessings7899 Жыл бұрын

Our peppers are stuck on the growing shelves, here in BC Canada, until June. I start them in February 02nd. Peppers will grow roots to fill the soil space, then put on leaf growth!! They are slow growers as are celery and onions. Your peppers look shockingly the same as mine. They are all so beautiful!! I have been fertilizing with fish emulsion once there are true leaves. As Jacque In The Garden says, I will just give them a 1/2 teaspoon of fish emulsion in a gallon of water, once a week. I have 3 4foot shelves filled with seedlings. I have only 1 shelf. I planted 5 purple echinacea, and 5 Cheyenne Spirit echinacea and there are 3 purple coming up and 4 Cheyenne Spirit! I am most excited. I am excited to see your new gardens get filled with beautiful seedlings! I have my first over-wintered Dahliah growing!! I am very excited about this too. I love this time of year!! I have room only for 2 types of tomatoes, bush romas and a couple beefsteak called Matchless. I have alot of very big Calabrese broccoli, Gusto brussel sprouts, and Trevi cauliflower that I need to share around to my neighbours and friends. I only have enough space for 2 broccoli, 2 cauliflower and 1 brussel spout. I love getting new hacks and tricks from Erik and Jacque. Those trays look amazing!! You may need to germinate your strawplants on the floor under your shelf. I had 100% germination with Lupin this year only!! They also need cool temperatures but good light. I now have to find garden space for 10 Lupin in my 8 gardens! There are worse problems!! Oh, I have one huge Lupin that has climatized to our 5B-6A zone. It was -38°C here for more that a week last winter and they survived! Oh your tomatoes are awesome!! Mine grow faster here so I only planted them a few weeks ago, but they still cannot be planted out until June. Burying them up to true leaves helps them to put on so many new roots!

@sharonpeta2390 Жыл бұрын

Put a slice of bread in with your brown sugar. Helps to keep it moist. Or a round container which is more air tight than the square containers

@donnamcmanus7360 Жыл бұрын

That cake looks delicious. I love a denser cake as well. I'll try it as you posted but I may try using some hot coffee the next time like I do for my brownies. You don't really taste the coffee but it gives the chocolate a boost.

@aliciadupuy9228 Жыл бұрын

Damn. That sounds good!

@Kathy-zx5bu Жыл бұрын

Ina Garten, The Barefoot Contessa, says to always add coffee to any chocolate baked item. She says it will make your chocolate have more depth of flavor. She has added espresso powder, instant coffee granules, or regular brewed coffee. I love her show and her food is always good!

@donnamcmanus7360 Жыл бұрын

@@Kathy-zx5bu Most likely Ina Garten is where I picked up that tip🙂 I learned so much from her.

@lisawallace3124 Жыл бұрын

or even part of the water....I have a son who hates coffee, but he never notices when I put a tiny bit in brownies etc....Mom's "secret" ingredient, lol

@hollyu48 Жыл бұрын

We’ve made this cake many many times. It’s very delicious and moist.

@carolynturk-hu7je 8 ай бұрын

Always use a bowl twice as large as your sifter, you will not lose a drop of stifted ingredients. 😊

@stellanicholas2335 Жыл бұрын

Becky, you are such a positive inspiration, you have no idea how much you are helping, I thought I knew most things about gardening but you are teaching me more, it is so lovely the way you speak to us as if we are there with you, 'you'll be so proud of me...' 😊 we certainly are my dear, I love the way you put the scissors in the drawer after saying 'mustn't forget to take them into the kitchen!' 😁 lovely xx

@nic7761 Жыл бұрын

The epic gardener tray looks so cool!

@donnaingle391 Жыл бұрын

Starts look great!

@savanahcunneen2690 Жыл бұрын

Ahhh I love watching you and Epic Gardening! Feels like one of those fun crossover episode 🤣

@jasminelouisefarrall Жыл бұрын

Seedlings 🌱 are looking amazing 🥰

@flutterby6380 Жыл бұрын

Hey Becky! If you want to keep your brown sugar soft just put a slice of white bread in there and just replace the bread once every 4 or 5 months! It truly works great, I have been doing this for 15+ years 😊

@jacquelineiversen5661 Жыл бұрын

Me too. It REALLY WORKS

@sandravanderleek8569 Жыл бұрын

Or skip that and use a clay brown sugar bear.

@annaferrin8410 Жыл бұрын

Rosemary takes a very long time to germinate. Please don't give up on the seeds. All your seedlings are beautiful, great job.

@loisstauffer4094 Жыл бұрын

I always gets so excited to see a new video is up! My 4 year old grandson ADORES you! I keep a slice of bread in my brown sugar container. It always stays soft.

@mcdoll232 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed seeing all the beautiful plants. The cake looks yum ❤.

@renaalbright6201 Жыл бұрын

All of the plants look amazing

@farmgirlzz2319 Жыл бұрын

I love the Epic gardening seed starting 6 packs! That is primarily what I used this year, but I love my bootstrap trays, although I have not used the Epic trays.

@MamaJess_81 Жыл бұрын

If you don’t watch Laura with Garden Answer, she’s a wealth of knowledge for all kinds of gardening. Even though I’m in NY and in Zone 4a (not far from Nicole w/ Flower Hill Farm), I’ve learned so much from her. I’m new to your channel and hooked. I love your bravery to do such a big life change to dedicate to your homestead. Inspiring!

@ntfhomestead8651 Жыл бұрын

Loved this video going in between cooking and potting up and such!!😊

@AmandaFair Жыл бұрын

Love how your garden and yard is turning out! It’s very inspirational and I can’t wait to do similar things in my garden and yard. Also, super random, but thank you for staying true to your content and not doing a bunch of shorts. ❤ You are my favorite KZfaqr.

@danielintheantipodes6741 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video!

@cocopuppyjewell582 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for what you do Becky

@lindaworsham3569 Жыл бұрын

🎉 All your starts look fabulous Becky, congrats.

@annabrown9828 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Becky, you are teaching me a lot. Love your videos

@kimsain4494 Жыл бұрын

I’m so happy for you!!! You deserve it ❤

@paulaperczynski2879 Жыл бұрын

I love the longer videos!

@brendam.5932 Жыл бұрын

I'm digging my Epic Gardening trays/seeding cells! :)

@snuffelbuf Жыл бұрын

Great vlog Becky. Thanks for sharing❤

@michellejackson1445 Жыл бұрын

Your tomato plants are absolutely gorgeous! Well done, you!

@lisah8360 Жыл бұрын

You are going to LOVE the Epic cells!!

@RhondaCampbell-gh2jd Жыл бұрын

That cake is our family favorite! I always make it in a Bundt pan and is very pretty!

@lindastent-campbell5130 Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you mentioned that you planted those peppers on feb 21. I was feeling really discouraged when I compared my plants to yours but I only planted about three weeks ago.

@shirleybenson4368 Жыл бұрын

All looks wonderful

@belieftransformation Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Always fun to follow your progress! Blessings to all 🤗💜🇨🇦

@shirleywagner1380 Жыл бұрын

You should keep a journal on all your garden seeds, this way you will know what germinate good and how long to start, and when to grow and the ones that didn't germinate with dates on how long and when to start seeds

@spoetryqueen Жыл бұрын

I lost a lot of plants because I started too soon. I was told to transplant them on Good Friday. Well, a cold snap came and yeah. Like you said il, it's a learning process

@robingirven4570 Жыл бұрын

Your seedlings look beautiful!! I had 100% germination on my moneymakers but only about 85% on all the other peppers and tomatoes- now to keep them alive. I started way too early. Herbs are really hard to start!

@barbaramcclure536 Жыл бұрын

Recipe for the frosting please! Thanks, 😊 Barbara

@WackyLisa Жыл бұрын

I've been asking myself why I keep watching your gardening content. I'm afraid of fire ants, my back yard is shady, and the HoA won't let me grow food in the front yard so I really doubt I'll ever start gardening. I think I keep watching your heavy gardening content videos because I really enjoy the joy-filled info-dumps. There's also something about your voice that I find soothing.