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Guiding Green Thumbs
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Registrace 12. 11. 2011
Welcome to Guiding Green Thumbs! We have created this channel to provide helpful how-to videos, our experiences and tips in flower gardening, vegetable gardening and gardening tools. This is a fun way to dive into organic perennial and edible kitchen gardening. We will share experiences planting and saving seeds in the vegetable and flower garden, managing pests organically, mulching, digging, dividing and learning about nature’s insects bees and butterflies! We'll even give you full garden tours of our shade and full sun gardens throughout the growing season. Easy key points, plant profiles, simple how-to tutorials and new garden plants that thrive (or die!) in our zone 5 garden is what we share. Join us for the excitement and joy of gardening!
KID'S GARDEN TOUR // GIANT BUBBLES // DAHLIAS // TOMATOES // PEACHES
KIDS GARDEN Tour! We'll give you a quick rundown of how things are shaping up at the kids garden in Mid-August. My favorite tomato varieties, a peek at our peach harvest, some dahlias that are amazing and an update on our sunflower fort! Plus, the kids and I try our hand at blowing HUGE bubbles on a slightly windy day!
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Family Loves John Deere Tractors // Every Farm Needs A John Deere Tractor // Growing Up John Deere
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Ever since our kids were little, John Deere has always been a fun part of our life! From driving the battery-operated John Deere ride-on vehicles, gators and toys to teaching our kids how to drive the John Deere ride-on mowers, life wouldn't look so GREEN without them! Well, after the purchase of our farm in 2023, it was only a matter of time! We have now added a 3 Series tractor to the Guiding...
HOME & FARM GARDEN MAINTENANCE // REPLACING AND STAINING BARN SIDING // GONE FISHING
zhlédnutí 4,4KPřed 14 dny
On this episode we try catching up with weeding our home gardens, clearing some rock borders and edging. Farm maintenance is starting to come under control as lay weed fabric and mulch. Bryan and the kids stain some barn siding. The family takes a break and goes fishing!
PLANTING NEW FRUIT TREES // WEEDING // MULCHING AT THE FARM
zhlédnutí 4,9KPřed 21 dnem
In this episode we plant our new fruit trees on High Tunnel Hill and we mulch our flower beds at the farm...any progress is good progress!
FROM A PERFECT DAYLILY BLOOM TO A GARDEN & GARDENER IN DISTRESS // RAW DISCOVERY OF THE DEER DAMAGE
zhlédnutí 6KPřed 21 dnem
Well, when the year in the garden has been less than fabulous... you focus on the good things you find.... like a perfect daylily seedling bloom! However... the video takes a terrible turn when my shade garden tour turns into a shocking discovery of the extent of deer damage. Not for the faint of heart... but if you've ever had your gardens annihilated by deer... you know this feeling! There's ...
YOU CAN'T OWN A FARM AND NOT HAVE TRACTOR
zhlédnutí 3,5KPřed měsícem
A little cut flower update at the farm and some serious tractor talk!
DOCUMENTING DAYLILIES / HARVESTING GARLIC / DIY GARDEN TOURS
zhlédnutí 13KPřed měsícem
On this episode we checkout the many daylilies that are blooming at our home garden. We harvest garlic at the farm and get the Kids garden ready for an event. Blake attempts to give us a DIY Garden tour.
DAHLIA GARDEN MAINTENANCE / DAYLILY DEER DAMAGE / FORAGING FOR BOUQUET FILLER
zhlédnutí 11KPřed měsícem
On this episode we perform dahlia garden maintenance at the farm. The kids discover a family of snakes . We take a short home garden tour and checkout the daylily blooms that survived the deer. Shelly picks several flowering weeds to use as filler in her bouquets.
A SUNFLOWER FORT // GOPHER IT! // HOME GARDEN OF WEEDIN'
zhlédnutí 10KPřed měsícem
In this episode, we're getting the SUNFLOWER FORT built at the kid's garden for summer camp. A mix of double red sweet corn and Sunflower Steve sunflowers will make the walls of the fort. We harvest a bit of the gorgeous potomac snapdragons from the farm! Check on a new coneflower variety called Fresco Apricot, look at some of the Feverfew I grew catch a resident rodent living at the farm! We t...
A NEW LILY LANE // SNAPDRAGONS // HIGH TUNNEL DEBUT
zhlédnutí 4,4KPřed měsícem
This week we created a brand new liliy lane at the farm with new daylily seedlings! I show you my snapdragons which are one of MY FAVORITES to grow! And.... we debut our new 34 x 88' HIGH TUNNEL!!!
2024 KID'S GARDEN PREP! // LOVAGE // LILY LANE // POLLINATOR GARDEN
zhlédnutí 4,6KPřed 2 měsíci
2024 KIDS GARDEN // LOVAGE // LILY LANE // POLLINATOR GARDEN IDEAS
Early June 2024 Home Garden Tour // Hostas // Daylilies // My Bad Yelp Review
zhlédnutí 18KPřed 2 měsíci
A tour of my shade garden, sun garden, cottage garden and daylilies! Lots of spring work left to do but things are still shaping up!
IRIS SPRING BLOOMING / PLANTING LAVENDER / POTTING GERANIUMS / DIGGING DAHLIAS
zhlédnutí 4,7KPřed 2 měsíci
On this episode we discuss dahlias and color combinations, We even work so late at the farm we do it under moonlight. Matty and Shelley plant lavender rock wall, We checkout the Iris blooms, and then continue to plant our Dahlias.
HIGH TUNNEL EXCAVATION / DIGGING UP TULIPS / HOME GARDEN UPDATE
zhlédnutí 4,5KPřed 3 měsíci
On this episode we checkout the driveway and excavation site for our High Tunnel Greenhouse. We start digging up our tulips to make room for more plants . We also show you around our home gardens.
DAHLIA TUBERS // ORDERS // RASPBERRIES, DAYLILY SEEDLINGS, GINGER & PRE-SPROUTED DAHLIAS // TULIPS
zhlédnutí 3,9KPřed 3 měsíci
Things are starting to be moved to the farm... I'll show you what we have potted up and ready to grow at the farm. A look at my dahlia tubers and orders from my restock sale last month... a look a what I'd do differently when planting tulips for cut flowers next year.
"ALL WE GOT, IS PLANTS IN POTS" // PEONY PLACEMENT // TULIPS UPDATE // PESTS
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"ALL WE GOT, IS PLANTS IN POTS" // PEONY PLACEMENT // TULIPS UPDATE // PESTS
UNBOXING SEEDLINGS / POTTING UP PLUGS AND DAHLIA CUTTINGS / HIGH TUNNEL EXCAVATION
zhlédnutí 4,6KPřed 3 měsíci
UNBOXING SEEDLINGS / POTTING UP PLUGS AND DAHLIA CUTTINGS / HIGH TUNNEL EXCAVATION
SPRING CHORES // PRUNING! // PERENNIAL CLEANUP // HONEYSUCKLE // CLIMBING ROSE THORNY REVENGE
zhlédnutí 3,5KPřed 3 měsíci
SPRING CHORES // PRUNING! // PERENNIAL CLEANUP // HONEYSUCKLE // CLIMBING ROSE THORNY REVENGE
EARLY SPRING GARDEN TOUR / PICKING DAFFODILS / FLOWER BED MAINTENANCE //WHAT'S BLOOMIN' MID-APRIL
zhlédnutí 8KPřed 4 měsíci
EARLY SPRING GARDEN TOUR / PICKING DAFFODILS / FLOWER BED MAINTENANCE //WHAT'S BLOOMIN' MID-APRIL
Girls Day Out! // Spring Pansy Containers // High Tunnel Delivery
zhlédnutí 5KPřed 4 měsíci
Girls Day Out! // Spring Pansy Containers // High Tunnel Delivery
SIGNS OF SPRING // OVERWINTERING IN POTS // TULIP CHECK // PEONIES
zhlédnutí 3,2KPřed 4 měsíci
SIGNS OF SPRING // OVERWINTERING IN POTS // TULIP CHECK // PEONIES
2024 NEW DAYLILY SEEDLINGS & SUNSHINE // TULIPS // COOLER ROOM UPDATE // WEEDING
zhlédnutí 3,9KPřed 4 měsíci
2024 NEW DAYLILY SEEDLINGS & SUNSHINE // TULIPS // COOLER ROOM UPDATE // WEEDING
LOST EPISODE 2023 // PLANTING TOMATOES // MULCHING // RAINY DAY HOME GARDEN WALKABOUT // DEER DAMAGE
zhlédnutí 2,7KPřed 4 měsíci
LOST EPISODE 2023 // PLANTING TOMATOES // MULCHING // RAINY DAY HOME GARDEN WALKABOUT // DEER DAMAGE
BEST OF THE BANTER #9 // HOME LANDSCAPE PLANS // FARM PURCHASE // PEONIES
zhlédnutí 3,2KPřed 4 měsíci
BEST OF THE BANTER #9 // HOME LANDSCAPE PLANS // FARM PURCHASE // PEONIES
BEST OF BANTER #8 / WHERES WALDO / HUSBAND'S GUIDE TO NOT HELPING / PITIFUL TATERS / GARDEN PRINCESS
zhlédnutí 3,1KPřed 5 měsíci
BEST OF BANTER #8 / WHERES WALDO / HUSBAND'S GUIDE TO NOT HELPING / PITIFUL TATERS / GARDEN PRINCESS
GUIDING GREEN THUMBS - FARM DRONE FOOTAGE / BARN SPRING CLEANING / COOLER ROOM & HIGH TUNNEL PLANS
zhlédnutí 4,9KPřed 5 měsíci
GUIDING GREEN THUMBS - FARM DRONE FOOTAGE / BARN SPRING CLEANING / COOLER ROOM & HIGH TUNNEL PLANS
BEST OF THE BANTER #7 // I'LL WORK, YOU WATCH // SUN GARDEN BLOOMS // SHADE GARDEN TOUR FAVORITES
zhlédnutí 6KPřed 5 měsíci
BEST OF THE BANTER #7 // I'LL WORK, YOU WATCH // SUN GARDEN BLOOMS // SHADE GARDEN TOUR FAVORITES
MY KITCHEN TABLE OFFICE // WINTER GARDEN TOUR // WHAT I DON'T WANT DEER TO EAT IN THE WINTER & WHY
zhlédnutí 3,4KPřed 5 měsíci
MY KITCHEN TABLE OFFICE // WINTER GARDEN TOUR // WHAT I DON'T WANT DEER TO EAT IN THE WINTER & WHY
HOW TO START ECHINACEA SEEDS // TIPS & TRICKS FOR GREAT GERMINATION // WINTER GROW-ALONG 2024
zhlédnutí 44KPřed 5 měsíci
HOW TO START ECHINACEA SEEDS // TIPS & TRICKS FOR GREAT GERMINATION // WINTER GROW-ALONG 2024
BEST OF THE BANTER # 6 // PUG POTTY TRAINING // SPRING GARDENS // TOAD VS SNAKE ATTACK
zhlédnutí 3,7KPřed 6 měsíci
BEST OF THE BANTER # 6 // PUG POTTY TRAINING // SPRING GARDENS // TOAD VS SNAKE ATTACK
Shelly I teared up too. So sorry for you. You have such a beautiful garden. You have inspired me so much. Hang in there
Those bubbles look like so much fun!
Bryan, “We’ll, it was beautiful.” Hilarious.
Always enjoy your videos, especially the commentary! Lol 😂 Brian is a Hoot 🦉 Kids are adorable 🥰
My parsley was loaded with monarch worms and ate my whole plant but I think the birds ate them unless they crawled away before that but plant is growing back now...TFS
Swallowtail use parsley. Monarchs only use milkweed.
@@sharonmiller758 I did not know that about swallowtails....we leave our milkweed standing in the field...so do you think our nest of Robin's nearby ate the worms of the swallowtail?
i love that kids garden!!!
gomphrena are edible for dried tea :-)
thornburns also they like to crack around the top lolll i got sooooo many of them in 1 plant..but i dont like the green jelly inside ahah so i give them away
loll calendula is edible 😂
you will see when they curve in a C not long after they make their cocoon. for me in montreal canada.. at this time they hatch in spring. but we get cold earlier then you.
I was able to grow one stalk of corn, i pollinated itself, i took the frilly seedy thing from up top and dropped the seedy things on the hairs below and now i have four corn husks growing into corn. All from one plant. It can be done! Lol
Thanks for the video !!
I’m so happy for you, Shelley. You’ve stuck with it and worked so hard. Glad to see all the progress. You two have come a long way with the farm this year. The flashbacks of the kids are precious. Hang on girl, good times ahead. And Bryan is sure a good husband. He’s a little jelly at getting replaced, but I’m sure there will still be plenty for him to do 😉
I am so happy for you guys!!! You know Blake is going to ride that! Lol
How do I buy seeds from you please??
I'm so happy for you guys. This video was beautiful
You guys do a great job on the video but I'm going to give you a tip when turning on a pto attachment you should only ingaje the pto at idle or slightly higher rpms depending on the attachments but if you ingaje the pto eney higher than you will break something eventually like a shear pin and you'll cos some stress on the intier pto drive line which includes the rear of the tractor and the pto shaft and the gearbox one the attachment I hope that this helps you and that you guys become expert tractor operators
My second time watching this lol
Finally❣ Dreams do come true with patience and perseverance...Congratulations on your JD tractor💚Blake is so ready❣
Boy girl do you look GOOD on your John Deere !!!
So happy for you to get a tractor. You deserve it you work so hard. Love the kids John deer videos they were so cute.❤
Blake and his John Deere history is just adorable! At 13:58 I have seen him give you those looks so many times, lol! Have fun with all your tractor business!
Haha! If I had a dime for every time!!
Yesssss!! The clips of Blake are so adorable!
Omgod. This made me cry 🥹😭😭😃😃😁♥️ congratulations 🎉 💐 🌻 I’m so happy for you guys. This was the best video all year! Seeing the kids on their John Deers growing was so adorable! 🥹♥️ Shelly, you did it!!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼 This is going be awesome! 😎 ♥️ p.s. if she’s pointing out a flower, can we get a close up of it? I wanted to see those Dahlia’s up close! 😊(I’m blind as a 🦇)
Yay !!! So thrilled for you and the family! Especially, Blake. 🥹😅
OMG Shelley…so, so happy for you! You are beaming! 👍🏻👍🏻
Congratulations! What a great video! Loved it all! Fun memories of the kids. Blake is growing up so fast and so interesting in farming equipment! Yay
Absolutely enjoyed the JD memories with the kiddos. So sweet 🚜❤. Congratulations 👏
How exciting! You all look good on the tracker. Just think of all the things you can get done! 🚜
Congratulations on your new tractor! You look like a natural driving it! Suggestion: Wear ear protection while driving/mowing with the John Deere. Or you will be wearing hearing aids in your later years, not fun. You mentioned you forgot sunglasses that day. Yes, protect your eyes from UV rays as it can increase your risk of cataracts. Good luck and enjoy your new equipment.
Very nice good luck to your ,🤗👍❤️🗽
Thank you 🤗
Oh girl look at You!! Yes it’s all happening … Congratulations 🍾🎉
It is! It all finally feels like we're making some huge progress!
I can’t even imagine the different emotions you’ve dealt with over the last couple of years, and I’m sorry you’ve had to experience that aspect of bringing your vision to life. From my perspective, it’s your strength and determination that’s going to bring your success. I can tell you’re a go-getter, and when you have a focus, you stick with it. That’s exactly why you’ll end up manifesting what it is you’re envisioning. Just be patient with the process and yourself. Give yourself the grace you deserve because you really have come so far. I’m so happy for you, and finally being able to have your new tractor. Stay strong and continue believing in yourself and your dreams. 💛
It's definitely been a roller coaster and Im doing my best to adjust and learn to slow down. Taking it all in as much as I can! I appreciate your comment and thank you for your kind words! <3
Very well said. 💯♥️
Congratulations Shelly on the tractor.
Thanks Julie!
I heard him in the background when Shelly said something about when she needs help, he said “I will help you” He’s grown into such a nice young man, always helping. Even if he’s getting allowance for it or not, he really does love his mama and wants to help her. You can’t tell. 😊
This was a real good video . Loved seeing the kids grow with the tractors and I am so happy for you ,
Glad you enjoyed it!
Congratulations‼️ Woo hoo! Omg! I am soooooo happy for you guys! I have been watching you for years and I know all the struggles, the stress, and all the hard work you have put into this farm, so I was just as emotional as you Shelly and I actually cried along with you and it takes a lot to do that! You needed this so badly! It’s going to make your lives and so much easier now that you have this tractor 🚜 Thank you Brian for making your wife’s dream’s come true!) you are a awesome man , father, husband) We can now see the light at the end of the tunnel Nobody needed this more than you all! ! So glad you went with a bigger tractor where you can add all the implements because you will need them at some point down the line! And you bodies will thank you! I am just so happy for you and can’t wait to watch your dreams unfold! P.S.Shelly I would lay cardboard down in that tunnel first and wet it down really good and then add your compost so it’s ready for planting next spring! Also, look up in your area online chip drop . com and sign up for free wood chips. You have a lot of places you can use it and it’s Free! You can request not to get certain kinds of wood to. It will turn your soil to look like black gold filled with worms 🪱 and add the much needed nutrients and life for your flowers to thrive in. Also. I would contact the guy you bought the tractor from and have him watch this video because it’s definitely a great advertisement for them and they might sponsor you in the future? Sorry this is so long and I could go on and on but congratulations again guys. ❤️😊🚜🌻🌺🌸
Oh that’s adorable of Blake on his little John deer👍❤️
It feels like yesterday sometimes!! Time flies!
Loved seeing the kids when they were little!
Yes! Its so fun to be able to do flashback videos!
All the interaction with the tractor salesman , your lucky she didn't write you a John Deere letter.
Ha! ;-)
Now that was funny! 😆 She would never- he worships the ground she walks on.. farms on!
What a great video! Congratulations on the new Tractor ! Thanks for sharing your adventures with us all.
Thank you and thank you for watching!
lol they both were so little and cute
Awww look how little he was
Big Congrats!!! You did it!! This is so exciting!! Next, look at a mini excavator!!
Haha! Don't get me going! (But I think you're right! )
Congratulations looks like mine 😂
Nice tractor hope you got a rototiller with it.
You better believe it!! That was my first request!
Love this video! So happy for you, you’ll love it. We’re Deere people too.
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
I don’t know why I was crying watching this. The kids on the tractors😭. They are not my kids but it was so emotional. I wish the best for your family.
Awww... I did also- Bryan is amazing at editing things together... I had no idea he was going to do flashbacks of the kids... def pulled at my heartstrings!
I cried too! lol
I don’t know why I was crying watching this. The kids on the tractors😭. They are not my kids but it was so emotional. I wish the best for your family.
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Your family could do a John Deere advertisement with the "growing stages".
Right?! Could've used a sponsor haha!