Garden Tour (This FEEDS a Family of 4 for a Year)

Join our homestead garden tour for spring 2019 where I show you how we raise a year's worth of food from our herb garden, fruit and mini orchard, and our main annual vegetable garden in foothills of the Pacific Northwest (gardening zone 6). 👇👇👇Click to see more goodies

We raise over 55% of our own fruits and vegetables in our backyard.

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[suchgreatheights]

This channel should be part of the curriculum in schools.

[johnorr]

Backyard farming should be taught in schools today. Also, "Victory" gardens should be encouraged in suburban and rural areas.

[collinmckinney]

0:00 - Herbs/flowers
8:52 - Fruits
16:10 - Vegetables

[johnorr]

In 2020, I planted 5 tomato plants. I also have a Concord grapevine. The birds "harvested'" all the grapes, and the squirrels "harvested" about half of the tomatoes. This year, I have enough tomato seeds to start my own tomato cartel.

[mikejohn]

I'm chuckling, I think my brain went to sleep after eight minutes into this video but your very enjoyable to listen to even if I stopped processing. I'm 60 and it's almost midnight, gramps isn't usually up tis late, I have to say your a fantastic source of information on gardening and seem to be growing everything I would but am without a yard at present. It's a long story. I about lost it laughing when you displayed the grapevines as I've always wanted to grow grapes and something tells me you may have a video on the subject. Some of us have to admit when we're a little sleepy (unlike Joe) so I'm out of here and thanks for sharing.

[deborahlangton]

Your garden is so inspiring. We just bought a home on 7 acres. I’m so hopeful to start raising my own cattle, milk, and vegetables and fruit! I love watching and listening to your videos/podcasts!

[simplypatti]

I love the views around your home! I can’t imagine waking outside my house and seeing mountains. You are so blessed your father’s family migrated to the PNW. It’s such a beautiful area.

[dkulikowski]

Good morning Melissa. I am new to your channel. I enjoyed your detailed garden tour. I have recently moved into a senior living community where I have two raised beds. I am very thankful for being able to continue my gardening. At 24:22 I noticed you had purslane and it looked like the start of lamb's quarters. Do you eat them? My new senior friends think I am a little strange in harvesting 'weeds' but I am very happy to continue my forging harvests at my new home. I look forward to watching many of your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and time. Lark

[JoshuaSmithHomesteader]

nice backyard grocery store. We feed our family of 5 from the yard as well. Cheers

[mountaingator]

Thanks for the tour …you have a wonderful garden and you are such a charming person.
BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL 🙏❤️🙏👍

[marcieburnett]

Hi Melissa I just want to thank you so much for going to all the trouble of showing us all the good things that you do really appreciate it

[tinaholbrook]

I have just stumbled upon your podcast and I am so excited to dive into all of your amazing content! There are so many topics that I have been needing to learn about! Looking forward to soaking up your wealth of information in the coming weeks ☺

[forogafold]

Thank you! I appreciated the garden tour and your knowledge about the plants. Your natural manner of narrating makes it interesting and is easy to listen to. Nice homestead!

[jnlong]

would love to hear more specifics on plant numbers. How many you started of that variety, what variety it is, do you direct sow it or transplant, what kind of harvest it produces, favorite ways you use it. Love the tour, it is all so beautiful!

[scottdeason]

Didn't take long for you to become a favorite. Intelligent, well spoken, knowledgeable, and lovely.

[dreamluvr]

im serious, whenever my brain feels tarnished and worn down by the junk i foolishly click on on my recommended page, watching videos like this helps me wash it all away and feel peaceful again LOL thank you for uploading

[lorindachristine]

Your deer are so much better behaved than mine! I'm impressed by all that you're growing and that you don't have to have fencing around all of it!

[diedra]

My daughter, and I, are growing Corn, Squash, Kale, Mustard greens, Leeks, Peas, Potatoes, Pole beans, Lentil, Carrots, Camomile, Lavender, Avocado, Lemon, Apple, Cherry, Sage, Thyme, Oregano, Basil, Tomatoes, Garlic, Peppermint, Marigold, and Sunflowers. Thank you for the beautiful tour.

[thebitcoingarden]

23:25 quick overgrown radish tip: Let them go to pod/seed and pick the pods before they harden to eat fresh (like a green bean) or quick pickle and can them for later in the year. They're delicious (slight green/radish flavor), crunchy, and very abundant!

[karikling]

I live in an apartment in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and I'm growing leaf lettuce, amaranth, flowers, and basil on my balcony. I'm also experimenting with growing spaghetti squash up the rails of the balcony.