Slightly Abundant Jungle

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  • čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
  • We are out in the garden trying to harvest the tiny little bit of produce that it has given us this year, as well as moving our new meat bird chicks to fresh grass for the first time.
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Komentáře • 403

  • @nancywatson9535
    @nancywatson9535 Před 23 dny +73

    I have been watching you all for years and still get excited when I see a new video is posted.

    • @deecooper1567
      @deecooper1567 Před 23 dny +2

      Same here 😃😍👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

    • @SaaidAdi
      @SaaidAdi Před 8 dny

      Please, brother, I follow you on CZcams and Instagram. Please help me find a job contract on a farm. May God bless you.🇲🇦🇺🇸🇲🇦🙏🙏

  • @donnamays24
    @donnamays24 Před 23 dny +69

    I have to stop everything!..the Hollars have posted..LillyBit is growing so fast..won’t be long she and Buggy are gonna be running around together helping Daddy work on the homestead!❤❤❤. ( I love the Homestead shoptalk podcast!)

  • @debinbc
    @debinbc Před 23 dny +22

    Millie is a magic cat😊

    • @mmurphy2317
      @mmurphy2317 Před 23 dny +6

      Millie does not like the tractor starting(11:46 - 11:50)...gone like a 🚀...cat scat? Great video Hollars!

  • @sharoncochran8508
    @sharoncochran8508 Před 23 dny +22

    Thank you for the visit! Love y'all!

  • @archaprice3372
    @archaprice3372 Před 23 dny +16

    It’s good to see a Hollar post, thanks for sharing your life with us. Your life seems to be relatively calm with 6 children (or else you don’t post the drama).

  • @kathywills3244
    @kathywills3244 Před 23 dny +11

    Hey Ben don’t give up on that fig we had one for years and this year it’s loaded. I guess our fig is about 5-6 years old.

  • @monicajones5668
    @monicajones5668 Před 23 dny +14

    That is one happy baby!

  • @marciasanderson562
    @marciasanderson562 Před 23 dny +33

    Your daughter is so adorable!, You make beautiful and handsome children. When I see her it stirs up my grandmother genes again, my grandkids are all adults now and I look forward to cuddling great grandchildren. Thanks for sharing your life with us!

    • @maryexton7929
      @maryexton7929 Před 23 dny

      My youngest granddaughter who lived next door to me with her mom left for college on Tuesday. My heart is breaking, but, I know that this is a new adventure for her and she'll be alright.

    • @teresaballard2137
      @teresaballard2137 Před 22 dny

      Ditto!

    • @SagebrushRambles
      @SagebrushRambles Před 18 dny

      Both daughters or just the one?

  • @teresagunther6622
    @teresagunther6622 Před 23 dny +9

    Look at all. Those tomatoesl! BLT’s!

  • @gayemathis3318
    @gayemathis3318 Před 23 dny +14

    Buggy is so sweet ! ❤

  • @debinbc
    @debinbc Před 23 dny +11

    That melon everyone likes save your seeds 😍

  • @TXNLaurenMcN
    @TXNLaurenMcN Před 23 dny +11

    "I like it hot." She cracks me up!

  • @ShelleyFrank-qh5or
    @ShelleyFrank-qh5or Před 23 dny +66

    Your content is refreshingly authentic, keeps me coming back for more!

  • @anitastamm7350
    @anitastamm7350 Před 23 dny +7

    TIP: To label plants, use old window blinds. Cut all the strings and bulky tops and bottoms off, then cut the straps to size. I cut mine in an angle on one side to poke into the dirt easier.

  • @debragonser745
    @debragonser745 Před 23 dny +11

    Our most heavily father, look down on this family and bless them for opening their home to us!

  • @pamelas9
    @pamelas9 Před 23 dny +11

    Cowboy candy on bagel with cream cheese is a go to for me now. ❤

  • @stknmggs1788
    @stknmggs1788 Před 23 dny +6

    I appreciate that you have given space for a new baby and are not afraid to share the reality of a different but still great season for your family. Any interruption to the structures you build take a bit to rebuild a new flow of life. I value this time with you and your family.

  • @Spool-Stead
    @Spool-Stead Před 23 dny +12

    I am sure you already know this lol but if you make an essential oil soap, it works really well to keep the bugs at bay. We are LOVED by mosquitoes and we make our own bug repellent soap and it does work for us

  • @debrezo58
    @debrezo58 Před 23 dny +17

    I love listening to my 3 favorite homies shootin the breeze! 💖And omgoodness Elizabeth is growing so fast and is oh so talkative! She is so precious💞

  • @mrphoto776
    @mrphoto776 Před 23 dny +23

    Oh, your precious baby girl is so sweet. Her interaction with Meg made me smile. It's a shame they grow so fast.

  • @2christ4me
    @2christ4me Před 23 dny +11

    I love watching your videos. It reminds me of where I was younger. I'm 73,and it takes me back to the good Ole days. Love you and your whole family.

  • @chandrasutton4669
    @chandrasutton4669 Před 23 dny +12

    Good to see the clan sharing their meal!!!😊🎉❤

  • @lorettawinters3872
    @lorettawinters3872 Před 23 dny +12

    Good evening beautiful people ❤.
    First comment today.
    Can't wait for the fall. Im done with summer

  • @martinsmith251
    @martinsmith251 Před 23 dny +8

    Love jungles too. It means you’ve grown something (in amongst all the weeds)

  • @alicegilbert4186
    @alicegilbert4186 Před 23 dny +10

    Thanks for letting us visit

  • @evalinawarne1337
    @evalinawarne1337 Před 23 dny +13

    See you on 61 FRIDAY SHOPTALK.
    THANK YOU FOR A FAMILY VLOG TONIGHT.
    SE MICHIGAN 🙏 🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @brokenmeats5928
    @brokenmeats5928 Před 23 dny +6

    I love ALL The Hollar Homestead videos!

  • @gayleclaytor8210
    @gayleclaytor8210 Před 23 dny +8

    Y’all are such a blessing to my life I’m sure many people feel the same way Y’all are the true meaning of family Sweet blessings to you all ❤

  • @LB-gr7gu
    @LB-gr7gu Před 23 dny +11

    Ben you got it covered Meg you also got it covered.. Love this family ❤ Byeee

  • @jenineclonch6359
    @jenineclonch6359 Před 23 dny +9

    Watching your video is such a great way to wind down after working in my garden, taking care of my chickie-girls, and cows.
    The perfect ending to a blessed day!
    Thanks for sharing your sweet family and life with us.❤❤❤😊

  • @lararabb8888
    @lararabb8888 Před 23 dny +5

    My tomatoes have come to their end too. Just like everyone I need to clean out my tiny space & get ready for fall.

  • @BobbieJeanM
    @BobbieJeanM Před 23 dny +9

    Transplant the Texas fig into the high tunnel and I bet it bears fruit next year.

  • @hawkrose8403
    @hawkrose8403 Před 23 dny +11

    Absolutely HILARIOUS 😂Spicy loving MICE! Your garden still looks so beautiful and green weeds and all…. Those figs belong in Neverland❤

  • @TeresaAlley
    @TeresaAlley Před 23 dny +9

    Love the video! Thanks for sharing with us!! ❤❤❤

  • @radmilamiljanic5977
    @radmilamiljanic5977 Před 23 dny +4

    Oh, but you're raising the best possible fruit: that sweet joyful girl:)))

  • @anncollins9203
    @anncollins9203 Před 23 dny +14

    Thanks Ben for pushing through and making another great video, I really appreciate it.

  • @rootsrocksfeathers1975
    @rootsrocksfeathers1975 Před 23 dny +8

    Elizabeth is such a gorgeous little girl! She looks a lot like Meg to me. You guys are awesome. I wish my own sons had grown up like that, but we were career Air Force and couldn't homestead until they were halfway through college. You're doing great, guys. Always enjoy your attitude and your talents. You inspire me (though I'm old enough to be your mom). ~Cynthia, N. GA mountains

  • @christinaburney5935
    @christinaburney5935 Před 23 dny +4

    A great idea for your blog would be to share all your bug knowledge. Show us the bugs to battle against, what you have tried, and what you found that works the best. There is a lot more to learn about homesteading. People used to study bugs as a hobby, but we don't hear about it so much anymore.

  • @redshedacres
    @redshedacres Před 23 dny +3

    Love the way that one of your young fella's proficiently backed up the quad to get the feeders etc. from the chicken tractor. 13:27-13:29

  • @margaretkerns4979
    @margaretkerns4979 Před 23 dny +4

    It worth your time to listen to homestead shop talk. I look forward to Friday to watch the guys it’s funny

  • @lindapoe4124
    @lindapoe4124 Před 23 dny +4

    She is such a cutie! She looks just like you mommy! I love how she is smiling and talking with you. I love watching you guys.

  • @deborahsavoie2159
    @deborahsavoie2159 Před 23 dny +4

    I enjoy your videos. God bless yall greatly. The little one! Is so precious.😊😊

  • @edieboudreau9637
    @edieboudreau9637 Před 23 dny +5

    Nothing like fresh picked green beans. That crunch!

  • @marking-time-gardens
    @marking-time-gardens Před 23 dny +3

    Hunting for buried treasure for sure but oh so worth it! Always appreciate getting to tag along no matter what the Hollar Family is up to! LOL! Blessings on the Hollar Family Homestead!🌻🐛🌿💚🙏💕

  • @deborahtofflemire7727
    @deborahtofflemire7727 Před 23 dny +4

    Love the shop talk, as well as this.all good.❤❤❤

  • @ShanaDixon-sr7kl
    @ShanaDixon-sr7kl Před 23 dny +30

    Your videos are like a window into your world, love the view!

  • @KunesRGr8
    @KunesRGr8 Před 23 dny +5

    Hello 👋 Ben and Meg, my wife found a product that works great for mosquitoes here in west Tennessee. It’s called Nantucket Spider, it’s deet free and made from essential oils. I joke with her about it being my new cologne because it smells so good. I hope this helps with mosquitoes for you too. Have a wonderful week and stay safe, blessings to you, family and friends. Bill and Cate, 40 Shades of Green Farm, Jackson Tennessee

    • @beverlydelk8750
      @beverlydelk8750 Před 23 dny

      Where do you buy that? I live in Texas and this would be Great!

    • @KunesRGr8
      @KunesRGr8 Před 23 dny +1

      @@beverlydelk8750 we get ours at a local grocery store. I just checked Amazon and they have a few different blends for different bugs. The one we use is for mosquitoes specifically

  • @irmibullinger1421
    @irmibullinger1421 Před 22 dny +2

    Thank you Ben and Meg for all of your hard work in bringing us your videos! I enjoy each and every one

  • @karenpage9383
    @karenpage9383 Před 23 dny +3

    Seems like Buggy was born with the appetite of a teenage boy! 😅

  • @hollybacon3172
    @hollybacon3172 Před 23 dny +3

    I also describe my garden as a jungle at this time of year. It's wonderful!!! Thank you for your videos, you greatly bless my day and life.

  • @nadineduerksen6556
    @nadineduerksen6556 Před 23 dny +2

    Little house on the prairie! that's what shop talk reminds me of, the guys sitting around the fire talking.

  • @shamancarmichael5305
    @shamancarmichael5305 Před 23 dny +15

    Hollar Time!! Let's see what's happening on our favorite Homestead! ☺

  • @NancyMorse
    @NancyMorse Před 23 dny +3

    I love seeing the baby. She’s so cute and good natured.

  • @evalinawarne1337
    @evalinawarne1337 Před 23 dny +5

    I have neighboors from your home town.
    She wears the most beautiful
    Clothes and head coverings.
    Beautiful colors. GOD BLESS YOU.
    USA

  • @diannedutton6127
    @diannedutton6127 Před 23 dny +4

    Beautiful baby girl❤!!

  • @ajb.822
    @ajb.822 Před 23 dny +7

    Hi guys :) ! Say, on the rope vrs. cable on the chicken tractors, we have been fairly happy using chain in the past. IDK the size, but a modest sized link, tough enough to handle the load. Attached to the structure with eye bolts, and just loop middle of it over a ball hitch to gently drag it behind our lawn tractor or by hand ( ideally when wearing gloves but I can go a short ways without). Lasts for idk how many years, as we have sold or disassembled some when moving again & again, but seem ready to outlast most other options. God bless !

    • @marking-time-gardens
      @marking-time-gardens Před 23 dny +1

      Great idea! Could also slide a piece of old garden hose onto the chain to make it a little easier on the hands for pulling. 👍 🌻🐛🌿💚🙏💕

  • @eldenl1
    @eldenl1 Před 23 dny +2

    Mosquitos loved me and hated my husband. I started taking vitamin B for my carpal tunnel
    20+ years ago. It cured my carpal tunnel and as an added benefit, mosquitos stopped liking me. I haven't had a mosquito bite in over 20 years. It took a month or two before I noticed.

    • @debruntz4196
      @debruntz4196 Před 23 dny

      I take B1 every day. Used to be continually bit, now don’t even use bug spray.

  • @ashmagardener
    @ashmagardener Před 23 dny +5

    Well, while the garden isn't flourishing, that beautiful baby girl is! I feel like your babies grow faster than bamboo!
    Try growing a ceyanne pepper pepper from the north. Your state has similar growing zone as Washington state. Or try one that has a shorter maturity rate. Love all the work you guys :)

  • @stephenbarr773
    @stephenbarr773 Před 23 dny +3

    Your family is an inspiration.

  • @MyBorealHomesteadLife-hn5lg

    Nothing wrong with that garden. Plants want to grow. Don't beat yourself up!

  • @karengrammond8338
    @karengrammond8338 Před 23 dny +2

    Thanks for sharing your day in the garden and greenhouse.

  • @Dutch_off_grid_homesteading

    Heya, oh yeah I like it too wen the garden turns in to a jungle

  • @pattyflagler6353
    @pattyflagler6353 Před 23 dny +1

    I live in Arizona and just love seeing all the green on your homestead. Whether it produces or not, it feeds my soul.

  • @deidrecruickshank7975
    @deidrecruickshank7975 Před 23 dny +1

    Lillybit is growing so beautiful! I love the way she talks, also it depends on tour blood type as to whether or not mozzies eat you! Lol

  • @gracewashburn8276
    @gracewashburn8276 Před 23 dny +2

    Wow, look at all those tomatoes. No, you can feed those to the pigs they would love them.❤

  • @jafrompa1555
    @jafrompa1555 Před 23 dny +3

    Oh I love the baby! ❤

  • @carolynkooser2939
    @carolynkooser2939 Před 23 dny +8

    Meg, could you please film it when you make your cowboy candy?

  • @karenladwig
    @karenladwig Před 22 dny +1

    Enjoyed watching you for years and feel you are my extended family.

  • @lillianperry6451
    @lillianperry6451 Před 23 dny +1

    Love how happy the baby looked even if tired. Fun watching you find harvest in the green house a in d in the garden. A successful move of the chicken coop.

  • @kathyw1710
    @kathyw1710 Před 22 dny +2

    I really enjoyed this video the family that prays together stays together thank you very much

  • @LMGM5
    @LMGM5 Před 23 dny +2

    Guys, it is sad for all those tomatoes to be wasted. This is a suggestion: next season, you should have the boys in charge, with the harvesting. Like that all the work you have put in it will be used and enjoy. Its hard with having a large family and every day situations, but, things will work out for everyones benefits. Enjoy each moment it is God's Blessings. I hope you dont mind my suggestion, Iam a mother and grandmother, or shall we say, "been there, done that"
    Blessing to all.❤

  • @jfarm8854
    @jfarm8854 Před 23 dny +1

    Don’t give up on the fig. It took four years for mine to start fruiting. Picked 7 gallons of figs this year!

  • @gracewashburn8276
    @gracewashburn8276 Před 23 dny +1

    I was looking at that baby you were carrying a little bit. She is growing so fast. How is buggy doing with her? I can’t wait to see the little one walking around with buggy playing dolls helping in the garden. Oh my goodness how are the boys knowing is two girls in the house now Family is growing fast.. just looking at all the boys and seeing how fast they’ve grown goodness that’s such a big help all of them before you know it the boys will be grown and moving out and getting married when you become grandparents I know I’m rushing things but think about it😂❤❤❤❤

  • @iucp101
    @iucp101 Před 23 dny +2

    Our garden produced well and was getting near the end when my husband was hospitalized for 8 days then came home and we both got covid; so the garden was neglected for 3 weeks. We went out today to start clearing it out to prep for fall and saw a copperhead. So, that ended my gardening day.

  • @CorJenFarm
    @CorJenFarm Před 23 dny

    It's crazy to say this but I'm so encouraged to see crazy summer overgrowth at your place too. Homesteading can be wild and I'm trying to be here for it. Thank you for all you do, whether you know how much you help or not. 😂🎉😅❤

  • @alystodola
    @alystodola Před 22 dny +1

    Hey y’all! For mosquitos, it’s Mountain Mint and you rub the leaves on your skin 👍🏻 as per The Green Pharmacy by Duke 😊 also basil in the same way

  • @scotthargraves576
    @scotthargraves576 Před 10 dny

    Always a pleasure visiting your family.

  • @apostlepaulvining5688
    @apostlepaulvining5688 Před 23 dny +2

    Dan I would like to see your prefab wood/metal work too.

  • @sgrvtl7183
    @sgrvtl7183 Před 20 dny

    Baby Elizabeth is Adorable💖 just so Precious💫

  • @lydiamitchell6814
    @lydiamitchell6814 Před 23 dny +5

    After 8 years my fig tree is as tall as yours and it has little green figs all over it! Yay!!! So… please be patient, because it will happen. I did plant a 2nd one about 4 years ago and it’s only about 2 feet tall. Again, I will be patient. It does take a few years. I am hoping mine turn ripe before winter.
    Hang in there and let the fig tree grow! Tell it to grow!!! 😊
    If the electric pole next to has creosote on it or soaked in it, this will cause a plant near it to not produce. Just move it to a new location if this is possible. I made a mistake a few years back placing railroad ties around my blueberry plants and they never grew blueberries that were all the way ripe till we moved them. Just an idea. … best to wait, or move it.

    • @archaprice3372
      @archaprice3372 Před 23 dny +2

      Maybe Buggy didn’t instruct it to grow after it was planted LOL

    • @nilajatroy7347
      @nilajatroy7347 Před 23 dny

      Don't give up on the fig tree! It could take 5-8 years to bare frying and will bare freut for your great- great grand kids

  • @belieftransformation
    @belieftransformation Před 23 dny +2

    Great gardens; wild gardens are my style! I love seeing your lovely family & thanks for sharing tidbits of your lives & how to do things. Blessings to everyone 🤗🇨🇦

  • @karengradzki3808
    @karengradzki3808 Před 23 dny +3

    If you have salvageable cherry tomatoes, make a fresh sauce from it. Cherry tomatoes were the only tomatoes that worked for us this year. So I made a fresh sauce with celery, carrots, peppers, garlic, onions and chicken broth. Then added some tomatoe paste after the cherry tomatoes burst. Tasted really good. The next day I blended the sauce and made a fresh tomatoe soup with it. I’m hoping to can some of the sauce when we get more cherry tomatoes.

    • @sharonparker2262
      @sharonparker2262 Před 23 dny

      I didn't get any red cherry tomatoes this summer, only a little bit of yellow pear. Love the little ones.

  • @destinyandpurpose
    @destinyandpurpose Před 23 dny +1

    I am with Meg, I don't do hot, but I grow tons of jalapenos for making cowboy candy. It is so good. Thanks for posting another awesome and wholesome video. God Bless!

  • @slotvideos1037
    @slotvideos1037 Před 23 dny +1

    I wanna come drive up there 2 hours and come help y’all one weekend!! 😊

  • @hestiasgardenhomestead7562

    I never got bit by mosquitoes, until I moved to Mexico. I guess whatever the northern mosquitoes didn't like about me the southern ones love.

  • @carrielittlecplaster1620
    @carrielittlecplaster1620 Před 23 dny +3

    Meg I love your hairbow.

  • @theallenshire268
    @theallenshire268 Před 22 dny

    If you have an old garden hose with holes in it you can cut a length from it and put your pull rope through it to help it last a bit longer. I use chain for mine but it hurts to pull on it so I put on the garden hose and it works really well. Just need enough to give you a handle. Don't make the hose piece too long.
    Your new little one is Soooo precious!!
    Thanks for posting your life. I really enjoy your content!

  • @bethhubbs9937
    @bethhubbs9937 Před 22 dny

    Baby Elizabeth is simply beautiful. I hope she inherits Ben's ability not to attract mosquitoes. I get eaten up the instant I go outside. :( Kind of a drag when you want to be in the garden! Happy fall gardening, everyone!

  • @stevie_jean1953
    @stevie_jean1953 Před 22 dny

    I never get noticed when you guys post, and i have them on. You guys are my comfort channel. I hope to go to one of you pig classes! I'm glad to see you guys have been having a good summer.

  • @cwade1672
    @cwade1672 Před 22 dny

    With 4 growing boys, I'm sure thiers never enough meat. And looks like buggy definately has a healthy appetite too

  • @patches5965
    @patches5965 Před 23 dny +1

    You had a parade! Towing the chicken tractor and the water tank. 😂 My garden is wild like your garden. I have to look for the basil.

  • @erincallaway3792
    @erincallaway3792 Před 23 dny +3

    Don’t know what kind of fig tree I have because it was here when I bought my house but mine didn’t produce until I trimmed it back. The first year after I trimmed it didn’t produce much but the 2nd year I had more than I could use. Something about trimming it kicked it into gear.

  • @StoneKathryn
    @StoneKathryn Před 15 dny

    You guys did do a pretty good garden for what you were going through. Millie! Nice tomatoes. Too bad about the new tomato attacker bugs! Yup, go for the Fall garden. Nice peppers! Yay, green beans! Nice, enough Jalapenos to make a batch of cowboy candy! Too bad the Texas ever bearing fig has been a never bearing fig. I love the happy baby cooing! Luffa tunnel! Nice, putting the meat birds out on grass! Put hose over the cable and it'll work really well for a chicken tractor handle. Darn, the water barrel split! Yum, short ribs teriyaki style, canned green beans, and buns made in the morning for dinner! Need more meat on those short ribs! Thanks for this video Hollar family!

  • @UKhomestead
    @UKhomestead Před 21 dnem

    Baby girl is out there catching smells, enjoying the view, snuggling mam thinking yeah I picked the right family ❤

  • @tinatippin5705
    @tinatippin5705 Před 23 dny +2

    Sweet video. Fall is in the air already here in our part of the Puget Sound. Seems early. I am planning on trying peas again for Fall. They sure didn't like Spring this year. I am going to plant more beets and carrots too. I love ShopTalk! Thanks.

  • @leekent3325
    @leekent3325 Před 23 dny +1

    Love love your videos! Your baby girl is beautiful! Thanks hot sharing ❤️

  • @carolford5002
    @carolford5002 Před 23 dny +1

    I always wondered what the tomato hornworm would look like. They are so green, I thought there would be a little more of that.

  • @lenora7615
    @lenora7615 Před 23 dny +2

    Yalls homestead is beautiful

  • @northernkarma9296
    @northernkarma9296 Před 16 dny

    Your family is so chill. You are truly blessed.
    Much love from NW Ontario Can.

  • @nancysimpson4246
    @nancysimpson4246 Před 22 dny

    Good evening guys love watching your family. It’s been a while.😊❤ precious, little girl absolutely She favors just her sister buggy.