feeling overwhelmed.

what is going on with my homestead?!! its been a tough year so far, have you got tips? :(

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[lesliesagara]

There are no “good” or “bad” emotions. They are energy in motion. We are meant to feel each one instead of pushing away “bad” emotions and trying to pursue “good” emotions.

[mrscpc]

From an old gardener ( 50 plus years organic). It’s very easy to let it become a rod for your own back. Having the ability to grow and cook AND preserve food doesn’t mean that you HAVE to do everything possible.

[gazoakleychef]

Thank you for all your kind caring & lovely comments! So grateful for you guys. It really means the world ❤ Gaz

[ksc]

It has been a bad summer for gardening. You are not doing anything wrong except stressing over it. Let go, Gaz, and it will be alright 😊

[callmekaffi]

A little tip I got from a Vietnamese auntie that has a small vegetable & flower garden to help with bug control (and hopefully slugs as well); what she told me to do with my own little city garden is to put garlic peel into a fabric netted soap bag (the drawstring type) and keep it hanging on plants (lower region) or on the plant fences. Depending on the type of bugs you get, I sometimes would add dried lavender, dried lemongrass, dried rosemary and dried mint into the mix if you don't have any that's okay too, garlic works. I regularly would top up the bag with garlic peel and stem every time I cook and here and there if a plant is struggling more with bugs I would sprinkle garlic peel on the ground. It doesn't kill any bugs but it helps control them and keep them away from eating your plants and roots. Hoping this can help your garden 🌾

Love from Việt Nam 🇻🇳

[ewelinakart]

So true about how healing gardening is. It’s a lot of “work” but brings great rewards. A former New Yorker and Londoner, I’ve always lived in big cities. Now I live in a village in Poland where 5 years ago we started my first garden with my now husband. I am obsessed with the garden now. We have plenty of fruit and nut trees as well. I’m watching your videos this winter finding you at last (after being a fan of Liziqi and Her86m2) It’s so much fun already thinking about what will start growing in the garden this year as we are doing raised garden beds for the first time after a vegetable garden remodel. Thank you for your inspiring content! The world needs it!

[Ginger_shot]

Where has this channel been all my life? Content like this is all you need in life. Harvesting and happiness ❤ Inspiring Gaz! Even if you are feeling a bit low - looks like you’re doing amazingly well to me 😊

[adventureswithwonu]

how did we get so lucky to have a channel like Gaz Oakleys on this platform? I hope you feel better Gaz and never give up, you are changing the world, and many peoples worlds

[margarett]

some years are better than others when it comes to gardening. its a beautiful roller coaster from year to year. youre always learning, making mistakes, and having successes too

[suburbanhomestead]

I think there can be first year "luck" when establishing a garden, as creating new beds in fresh soil that was disturb tends to kill off slugs and gives plants an initial boost. Later on, as the garden gets established pests also start to find their way into it and all of a sudden you have problems you never had. All this is normal. As long as you keep feeding the soil and planting lots of flowering plants around the garden that can attract beneficial insects you will gradually start seeing more of an equilibrium. Also you mentioned that your chickens love to go to the garden woodchip paths. That most likely means they are having a feast with slugs and other insects there. So maybe having them clean up the garden in winter may help with slugs.

[aksiniamartinova]

You are not in a competition. Calm down and keep helping us being a better persons ❤❤❤❤

[KO-DM]

Kinda reminds me of the book “The Good Earth” which follows the ups and downs of a Chinese man as a farmer, husband, son, etc. The book does a good job painting the reality of farmers (and, similarly, gardeners). You realize the earth just does its thing and you go with its flow. It’s not always favorable conditions; it’s just what it is.

Side note: The baby watermelon was just the cutest thing with its little “fur.”

[awkwardtexasstranger]

A tough gardening season is Mother Nature's reminder not to take your food for granted. It will get better, and you will gradually learn what works best for you and your garden. Sometimes it's nothing you can control-a hurricane wiped out our garden this year and uprooted about half my fruit trees. Start again, and salvage what you can

[kunahs_ohana]

‘Seek not to change the world, but to change our thoughts about the world’ A Course in Miracles 🙏🥰 change our thoughts, change our perception of our world 😊

[cookysmith]

I watch homesteaders all over the world on YouTube, from Alaska, to Portugal, to South Korea, and EVERYONE is saying the same thing: it’s been a difficult year for vegetable gardening. I wonder if the switch to La Niña this year has anything to do with it… Anyway, isn’t wonderful to know you’re not alone?!!! It’s just nature adjusting its beautiful gears. BTW, yours is one of the best looking gardens on YouTube! Love your videos! Thank you! 🌻🌸🌹

[TheCraigerdoodle]

Its been a horrible year for gardening! Its not just you!

[elisad]

A tip to get rid of slugs without killing them: use wood ash, put it on the ground around the vegetables, everywhere. Ash is a good source of magnesium, calcium etc and slugs cannot move on it so it saves your vegetables. :-)

[crankiemanx]

Potatoes are best harvested when the plant dies back & is mostly brown/yellow, the yield will be greater & they should keep better.also when you do harvest them lay them out on some cardboard or a table for a few days to fully dry out, before storing them.they will keep much better & longer.
Another tip, ..once you harvest the produce in a gardenbed its helpful if you let the chickens scratch around in it for a day or so to eat any of the bugs hidden around.& its also a good idea to allow that garden bed to settle for a week or so before planting your next crop.
I enjoyed this vid as always.Thank you for sharing your journey.💚🤎

[deecarolan]

My daughter in law has had a big disappointment this year too. Lots have failed, normally she has the most amazing crops. Think it’s just a bad year . Don’t loose heart 💕

[Vayepi]

I Feel You with the overwhelm. In recent years I too - started growing fruits and vegetables, and I gotta tell You - there's so many things that do go "downhill" fairly quick (and went this Year) - many times those things are just beyond our control. Also we have to remember that there is a limit to the amount of work we can do by ourselves alone (while also juggling other aspects of life).
The best we can do is to do as best we can, while being understanding that caring for plants is just LOTS of work. I had many expectations at the begining towards my garden (and also myself). The main one was - that everything will just grow smoothly...and its just not the case. Having that in mind I just grew in humility and try to be greatful for the things that do - go well, and I try to educate myself on how to prevent certain failures... Which is not the easiest thing to do since many things are just fluctuating. When I need help I find gardening groups are very helpful !
I appreciate Your enthusiasm, and that You dont lose Your optimism despite the odds! Keep on being the bright sunshine that You are, and remember that You can always start again next year !