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Noooo please, please keep your authentic filming style. 🙏🏻 We love you because you are just you! No need for tidy kitchen shots, photoshopped thumbnail, panning shots etc. Love your channel and your content. ❤
I agree. I love that she's real. No one is perfect. When people seem perfect, they're hiding something.
I agree! The only thing i find odd is she never even mentions her child! I get that she doesn’t want him on social media but as a mom i find it odd that she never mentions him at all, even just as a reason for doing something… i still love her videos and all, just wondering how the little guy is doing!
@@resqbarbie13 this is just me assuming, but maybe she does that so that we don't even consider him as topic to ask about. Maybe she is a very big mama bear. And I can understand that. 😊😊again this is just my assumption 😅
I didn't see any changes in her filming style. What are you referring to???
@AmandaFair what are you referring to? I didn't see any changes of that sort.
Becky, Your chicken poop is nitrogen. Start a compost when you clean it out and wait 3 months. ALL of my winter clean outs go in the gardens and they are ready to plant. Its free.
Becky I have to tell you your blog is a joy to use! I usually hate food blogs with all the pop-ups and ads blocking everything. I was using your recipe for the crusty loaf and noticed I could see everything and nothing was jumping around - it was great!
Thank you! I will let josh know!
I second this!
I third this! So awesome ❤
4th as I have been watching Becky's channel from the beginning. Absolutely love all of it!
Though I have been paying for yt for almost 10 years now, I don't ever see ads or experience any problems.
Even if I didn't I would still be here watching‼️😊
Thank you Becky 🌞❤️💖
Yes!! It is such an easy to use and no annoyances! Love it!
Talking about basil i just learned from a local farmer that he plants basil between his watermelons. He says it deters pests and helps improve the flavor of the watermelons.
Plant the watermelons 3 feet apart and the basil at 18"
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1. If your Hot Water Tank is less than 5 years old, shut off the water, hook up your garden hose to the tank drain at the bottom, and drain for half an hour or so before attempting to move it. Do this corner first, so you don't have any worries about scratching your new floors. An empty HWT weighs more than you might expect, and there could be sediment at the bottom of your tank depending on a few factors. Josh should tip the tank towards himself a little, then carefully "walk" it.
2. Leave your hot water tank in place, cut the carpet in a square and install the new flooring up to the carpet remaining under the HWT. Save enough boards to install in the HWT corner when you replace the tank in a few years.
I love your videos, thank you for sharing your gardening/preserving/cooking adventures with us!
Great tips! 👏👏👏
yep
My neighbor has been growing dahlias for years in mid-Michigan with huge success. They are all in pots. He overwinters them in his garage and in the spring they go out on the driveway. They can barely fit their cars in but the flowers are spectacular. He's done this for about 20 years, and some are 6 feet tall. Every single year!
Hey there, another mid michigander here🙋♀️
Wow!
But you need to divide them each year to give them room to grow.
I use a couple standing fans that oscillate. My gramps taught me to use them because you don't necessarily want the 'wind' to be constant and only coming from one direction. I switch them around halfway through the day so they hit other shelves then switch them back to their original spos the next morning and repeat. I also vary between low and medium once the plants are a little bigger.
You should have a mist setting on your nozzle that would be a lot gentler to water you seedlings
I have been gardening for over 50 years. It amazes me with the amount of work people go to starting seeds. I just sow everything in my garden beds mistt it daily and it grows. I have such bountiful harvests thst i give to a lot of foid to everyone on the Street. Mother nature grows seeds and plants very well
I don't doubt mother nature's abilities, I just don't like waiting on her last frost to get my hands in dirt 😉
It depends on your last and first frost dates. If I do all direct sow I may not get to harvest before my first frost.
You must have a green thumb like my grandmother. Every thing she touched grew!
My last frost day isn't until the end of May. If I direct sow everything my plants wouldn't have enough time to mature.
Some things I direct sow, but any warm season crop I need to start early, as my grow season is too short for plants to mature before my first frost.
Becky, not sure if anyone has mentioned here yet or not, Luke just did a video about soils. He mentioned that amending your beds in fall do not help for spring. All the nutrients can get leached out over winter. Go check out the video. I think it was called something like 5 top soil mistakes. If that’s not it, just look at this recent uploads from this week. I learned a great deal from that one.
Yep, I have always amended mine a week or two before I plant. I use compost, chicken manure, and feather meal (also I add bone meal for my tomatoes only). During the season I use the Neptune liquid fish fertilizer.
She didn't amend in the fall she did it before planting and then she fertilized her plants when she noticed they needed more nitrogen.
Organic fertilizers take a while to fully infuse all their properties into the soil.
In a climate that freezes maybe not useful... but here in western europe ( oceanic influence) it’s best to put compost or manure in the fall. Before winter crops. Spring growing starts early feb, too. They need food but soil life is slow so they need a lot of fresh stuff.
Maybe that’s the confusion. Mi gardener is usa midwest i guess. Nothing grows during winter... his advice reflects that.
@@harmonyfamilylifetk she amended in the fall before she put them to bed.
Hi Becky, just a wee tip when you mentioned transplanting all of your herbs to have them closer to your kitchen. It’s good to have herbs dotted around each of your beds also as many herbs are a natural pest repellent for many plants. Looking forward to this garden season they are are my favourite videos 🎉🎉🎉
And if a hungry critter takes a liking to one they wont wipe ALL of it out because its scattered in the garden
Suggestion. You need a fiberglass laundry sink so you can clean your trays etc. Maybe a counter nrxt yo it do you don't have to kneel on the floor.
Hi Becky! I would suggest getting some industrial strength casters & using a car jack to lift that black desk up so that the casters could be installed. You can roll that around pretty easy once the casters are installed. I LOVE watching your videos here in Montana!
Me too! East of Livingston.
There’s a misting option if you twist your hose handle. May help prevent overwatering 😊
Next winter you should cover your beds with clover or another nitrogen fixer and see if it helps, I've done this with my mother's potato bed this winter.
While the desk, seed table is out of the grow room you could give it a spray job and refresh its paint job(and maybe change the colour for a lighter one???)
There's nothing like seed starting time 🌿😊 PS- tips with the soil blocking (from a horticulturist) 1- bottom water with a narrow necked water can directly into the tray. Watering overhead with a hose is too much disruptive pressure, especially for tiny seed and too easy to over water, and inconsistent coverage. Try something like a misto sprayer or basic spray bottle mister from at least 12 inches away (like hairspray) for keeping the surface moist (not wet) before germination. 2) You can use a clean makeup or paint brush to gently brush off sediment on your seedlings in the future. Too much water is the easiest way to lose seedlings. Happy planting 🌱✌️
Thanks so much!!
Hi Becky seeds that need light you can still put some vermiculite on top of the seed. It won't stop them germanating.
You really need to check out Garden Answer...Laura is the go to garden lady.
suggestion - you need to get a compost cycle started, at least 50% of your crops will compost down and then you can feed the soil with it, it closes the cycle and creates lower carbon but its a great micro and macro nutrient provider. Try Charles Dowding composting
Becky, too bad you don't know anybody that raised rabbits. If you do, ask them for the rabbits waste. Good way to put it and put it in your garden beds. That's all I've been using lately and my garden so much better. The produce is a lot bigger. And yeah I don't have no weed problems either.
They have chickens.
Yes, I know they have chickens. Chickens waste takes a while to compost. Keep from burning your garden. There's a lot of sting coming from chicken waste. I know I tried it in my garden. It took me a year to compost it to make it right. I have learned a lot from watching Becky's shows. My canning skills, especially my cooking skills cuz 99.9% better than what it was.
@@tinabow3812 Thats great you learned a lot from watching this channel, but I didn't criticize the channel nor did I criticize Becky. Regardless, anyone that owns chickens and doesn't utilize the bedding from the coop is wasting a very valuable God given resource.
For a happy medium water sprinkler, may I suggest one of those two gallon pesticide sprayers, just for water or fertilized water, never to use with poisons. It makes a much finer gentler mist, and you can spray a lot with just a few pumps of the big handle instead of constantly pumping the little spray bottle.
It takes a few hours for us to pull, cut and clean off all the dahlia tubers but they're a great addition to the garden. Butterflies and pollinators love them!! We have multiplied over the last few years from a tray of ahout 20 starts. so we probably have well over 100 tubers.😂.
When my husband and I I have any thing heavy like that desk to move. We put an old blanket on the floor and work the item onto the blanket, it’s most important to get the fronton leaving enough blanket to hold onto. We then use the blanket to pull the item across the floor. I use get to the back to help guide the item. We have both become quite adept at this, I hope this helps you.
flat dollies are great help as well.
Becky I'm in the UK, last year I grew some lacy phacelia in one border and it is also a green manure and holds and releases nitrogen back into the soil, its a fantastic flower for pollinators, in fact our local honey bees and butterflies covered it all the time, I would highly recommend you do one border at a time and it's rewarding in so many ways, also your weed membrane might be reducing the nitrogen levels with not letting the sun
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Yes! I was looking for comments about nitrogen-fixing cover crops! What’s even more perfect about Lacy Phacelia (specifically talking about Phacelia tanacetifolia) is that Becky is extremely close to its native range!! It’s native to almost all of Canada and all of Washington and California! (As well as a few other states)
I'm in Australia, and I'm planting my autumn/fall flowers and veg along with you. Happy growing!
30 second old video and there is already a comment! We all anxiously await the next Becky video 🙂
You all mean the world to me and are so supportive! Thanks for being here!
@@AcreHomesteadyou mean the world to us too!!❤❤
Exactly!
Aw, you guys, my eyes watered. I agree with you both. ☺️
Hay Becky, Becky here . I always wait until I have the time to watch. Same day sooner than later. But it makes My day when I see you post.
I like your choose of flooring.
Watch where you plant out the Feverfew - you won't need to buy seeds ever again as it will self-seed anywhere it gets a chance. It's one of those plants that will come up everywhere. I wish you'd plant French tarragon as it has much better flavour. It's delicious with fish, chicken and veggies especially mushrooms. I can't wait for you to taste it!
Hi Becky, I also wish you'd planted the French tarragon. It really does have a better flavour. Maybe you could just get some seeds and do a taste comparison. You are very talented. You're a great cooking teacher and a very green fingered gardener. By the way, I also love my air fryer.
I’m so excited to see the new flooring! One thing I wi say, make sure it’s not a floating floor! They don’t handle rolling items over it very well. I learned the hard way. Everything is growing so well! Spring is so close!
Wow Becky, you are going to need a flower field. Have you looked at the final planting distance for the dahlia's? Save your used chicken bedding, it will be full of nitrogen that can be used as a mulch before you cover over your beds next autumn. Or, add it to your composting system and use the compost as a mulch. Plant legumes, harvest them and leave the root ball to rot away underground. Legumes harvest nitrogen from the atmosphere and fix it in their root nodules all ready to be available in the soil. In fact, leave all the roots to rot down within the soil.
I had a great uncle who grew Dahlias. Year after year he saved seed and tubers from the largest ones till he had dahlias the size of dinner plates. They were lovely.
Hi Becky, I love how your grow room is evolving. The custom upgrades are a dream. Dahlias have spectacular blooms and I'm excited to follow your journey with those. Your channel is fantastic.
Becky. Please check out Living Traditions Homestead. They plant several flats from seed. Great percentage of success. Check out their pump sprayer. Awesome. Love your enthusiasm in all you do!
Just a thought, if you get lots of wind where you are, protect those shelves from the gusts when you're hardening off. I would hate to see all your hard work be blown away! Thanks for all the inspiration Becky!
Hey Becky! Heads up, when you were recording the number of dahlias you planted, you marked the split tray as 32 and 32 vs 36 and 36 cells of each. Have an awesome day!!!
I came here to make sure someone caught that and let her know. 😊
Yes, I thought it should be 36 of each, rather than 32 also 😮
Glad I found your comment! I was going to say the same thing ❤️
I started my dahlia collection by seeds because the tubers were so costly! I was so surprised that at the end of the season my plants had extensive tubers for me to winter over (in my basement) I now have an abundance that I share with my friends and neighbors.
I'm sure you've already thought about it, but have you considered using your chicken manure to dress your beds? It's really high in nitrogen and considered a 'hot' manure so you'd have to compost it down before you used it but might be a nice on-farm contribution to your soil improvement?
I'm loving your spring seed starting ❤️
I have too much rain. Such a mess around here. I alittle bummed by it, but as you say, we shall persevere! Thanks Becky.
Hey Josh!… Little tip for moving the desk… we put our freezer on those car dollys with the caster wheels but we put an old door on them to stabilize it!!! Worked great! It’s a big freezer& l can move it by myself now!
As a senior I have found it harder to move a lot of things here on our homestead. Most drawer slides will allow you to pop out the drawers, making the item lighter. We've been doing this and installing industrial strength wheel casters . It increases the height of the cabinet, but this has been another plus for me, making a better work height. Someday my children will thank me for being able to roll my junk to the curb.
Becky, how about you use some furniture sliders to move the desk in your seed room. Or we use to put a blanket under the legs to pull the furniture. I love your videos. I want to try to have part of a garden this year.
You might use a cover crop over winter in your beds. You just dig it in in the spring before you plant. They fix nitrogen in the soil.
I need to look more into that for sure!
Good idea. Cover crops are great. In your area, you could plant them in late summer/early fall. Depending on what you plant they may die back in the winter. If not, just cut them down before they flower in early spring (we use a long hedge trimmer), and let them stay in the beds as a mulch. Just pull them back to plant. They'll eventually compost & add nutrients to your soil. I wouldn't dig or till them in, though, as it disturbs the microbiome that's in the soil.
Weed fabric releases toxins into your soil as they break down, plus they're expensive & labor intensive.
You can feed them to the chickens as they grow or when you are ready to plant.
Johnny’s carries cover crop seeds.
I just planted rosemary last week really its to keep the bunnies from eating the rose bushes along with the plastic owl they should leave them alone and i know you plant other things and buy the stuff that will deter them but this is how im rolling it this year.
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Brass Dramm Misting watering head. This is what you need if you want to overhead water delicate stuff. It's all we use to water seedlings.
Happy Tuesday, Becky & everyone! Sending love from Louisiana! ❤🦋
Becky, you made a great choice for more soil volume with the dahlia seeds! Last year was my first time starting dahlias from seeds and they form tubers pretty quickly even starting in 72 cell trays like yours. I had to hold mine a little too long last year before I planted them out and the sides of my 72 cells were pushed out and bursting!
Great choice with the flooring, it’s gonna look fantastic. Excited to see it when finished. I think your note taking is going to be a true blessing next year, great idea to keep a yearly garden journal.
On my to-do list this evening was washing and disinfecting a bunch of my seed starting equipment that got away from me last year and I was delighted to see the perfect video posted to have on while I washed and scrubbed. I was even more delighted when this video was literally the *perfect* length for the task. I was rinsing out my sink and drying my hands during the sign off! Excellent video as always, and thanks for always virtually keeping me company while I do boring tasks like wash and disinfect seed trays! lol :)
Wow you got snow.! It's supposed to reach 70 degrees here today. Snow by Monday though. This weather is something else. Love your channel and I wish I could start a garden! Love seeing yours, though. Last year's turned out wonderful!
I haven't seen snow in over 10 years.. I live in the north of spain and here we don't really have snow. Only on the mountains sometimes.
Hey Becky I’m so excited for the flowers that you have landed this year.. I can’t wait to see what they look like 😃
Furniture movers might help if you can lift the desk off the floor to insert them under the legs. We have moved heavy furniture with them. Love watching your seed planting. I used to have a grow light and I always planted Impatiens seeds. Saved a lot of money.
I grow Dahlias from seed all of the time. Super easy! You will love it! Saving tubers is no big deal. Just wash them off and store them in cardboard boxes .
Awesome! Thank you!
Just a suggestion...if you use trays instead of soil blocks, you can bottom water easier and you won't have algae from over watering.
I never worry about mold or algae, just keep them watered.
I love your channel I love the cooking you do it's so right up my alley when I'm planting seeds I take the vermiculite and I put it in a big bowl right beside where I'm working it just makes it easier then I reach over grab a handful and sprinkle it
Becky, you’re going to love how easy Dahlias are to grow from seed! Last year, my first year, I grew a Dahlia mix from Johnny’s. This year I’m starting Floret’s Bee’s Choice and they started germinating in 2 days! My plan is to keep my favorite Dahlias year after year to propagate and plant in various spots in my garden beds! I’m excited to see how they do for you!🌸🌼
Becky, Laura (from Garden Answer) has a great vlog about over wintering dahlias (probably 2 years ago). Take a look!
I planted Dahlia tubers about 3 years ago, and every year I have forgotten to dig them up and luckily every year so far they have over wintered in the ground they are right next to the house so I figured the biomass of the heat coming off the house had been enough to keep them from freezing... they keep getting bigger every year. Hope yours are successful.
I do same thing! I use vermiculite and after that I put cinnamon and sprouts come healthier ❤ We have a lot of humidity where I live and it works perfect. I love your trays Becky, are more convenient than the ones I found in my country with a whole cells tray.
Have you been to Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island? I used to live in Seattle and I loved making the trip north to Vancouver and Victoria. You would love the flowers
Becky the grow room is coming alive. This weekend I start my seeds because we’ve had a terrible winter here so cal if you can believe it. I live in the high desert an the temperature has been near freezing all winter. We had our first weekend where we didn’t need jackets to go outside. I’m excited to see how yours and my growing season comes along.
You've got this Becky!! Gardening is reward and challenging all @ the same time.
Seeds will germinate with the vermiculite on them. I think the light reflects off the flakes. So anytime you have a seed that says barely cover or needs light to germinate vermiculite is the go to.
Oh wow good to know!!
Hi Becky, you might want to change any of the cling wrap that you used on the trays with mold and algae, as to not contaminate a future tray. Can't wait to see your garden. ❤️
Hey Becky. Just started my tomatoes, tomatillos, sweet peppers, and Jalapeños seeds in sunny Florida. This is my 2nd year container gardening. Can't wait for the sprouting to begin
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I bought some comfrey seed and started it and i have about 6 seedlings that have come up im going to use it to make a compost tea and im so excited
I'm in Washington and its been in the 40's! Today is 46 at present and supposed to be near 70 on Saturday and Sunday.
I'm also in Washington and we're in the 50s today it's really nice!
I’m in WA on the East side. Can’t wait for beautiful weather! I keep going out in the patches of sunshine to enjoy and clean out beds. My bees are doing hive cleaning like crazy!
I love your videos Becky, but honestly the main reason for me commenting today is to tell you how amazing your eyebrows look! 😅❤️
Suggestion: Need a garden hose reel to organize the hose..
Needs a much shorter hose in that small room. No need for a 50 ft hose inside.
The portable Hoselink is really great for smaller spaces. Id recommend it. ❤
I am so excited to see the dahlia seed progress! I never considered doing that! I only have one in my yard, which has come back (I leave it in the ground) again and again for maybe 15 years (I’m near PDX). Tarragon is an herb I hope you love…it’s great with eggs, fish & chicken and probably more, but that’s what I use it for. Yay for seed starting! 🌸
Cant wait for preservation time. Its so relaxing to watch after a long days work. I hope you get an abundance of crops. Here's to a great growing season for Becky.
You inspired me to draw out my layout for my seeds this year. I feel it will be less stressful when i take the seeds out to the garden.
Wow, the laminate samples look great. You may be able to rent/borrow dollies or furniture moving casters from someone to move the desk if you don't have any of your own....
Thanks! Great idea!
Zinnias look pretty. I'm going to order some. I grew dahlias from seeds last year. It was cool growing them as opposes to bring them.
Hi Becky, I have only been watching you for the last month. You truly are amazing. How you do all that you do is wonderful! You go girl…
Becky...I plant Daia's every year from seeds....easy to harvest the seeds from them for next year and I also keep the dalia root for next year after I pull the plants and they do become bigger plants with the roots the following year....so easy!!!
Ive been binge watching, all of your videos since last Friday!! I love your channel and have already told 6 of my friends and family to watch you!! You are awesome and so amazing to watch!! God bless you and your family my friend!! ❤
Becky we too have a heavy duty work bench. We move it by laying out pipes or round garden steaks under each end first then slide two more under bench, add more as you roll it out. It rolls great, especially rolling it back in place avoiding buckling your new flooring. Another words, you’d be skidding your heavy work bench across the floor
lol
Hope that helps ❤
That's a great idea!
My dad always used my skateboard I never used. But I'm 59 late month. Gen x . Lol we didn't care.
Your flowers are going to be a canvas of color right outside your windows. Exciting and beautiful. Love watching them grow. Becky I love the floor choice too. Bet you can’t wait to tear that old rug up!!!! Up and out lol
@@rebeccalane7691 that's how we used to put the heavy trash barrels to road, lol
You always get me in the mood to get my seeds going, I need the kick to start.
Becky I absolutely love your videos. You inspire me so much. I started eating keto a year ago and dropped 40 lbs and dropped acid reflux med ( I had to be cut open and had major surgery due to stomach ulcers11 years ago) BP came down to normal and depression gone just to name a few of the changes in my. If not for the difference in my health I would have never done this. I still watch your channel and try to make them work for me. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!❤
Hi Becky, I use a backpack sprayer to water my seedlings, that way I can control the amount of moisture without over watering.
First thing I would also do is a soil texture test. To make sure you have the correct ratio of sand silt and clay. But you should consider adding dolamite lime for magnesium and calcium but very little goes a long way . good luck
Hi Becky, i did Dahlia's from seed last year and they were so beautiful and now i just LOVE them. Have fun 😊
I planted florets bees choice last year. Like you I have never planted a dahlia anything! Every single seed I started grew and grew huge? Over 5ft tall. There were soooo many flowers on each one. I live in Southern California so I left the tubers in the ground. I can’t wait to see if they come up. I also saved the seeds. If I wasn’t about to go on a long cruise I would be starting those! I love your videos!!!!!
So much is already growing Becky! And i think the flooring you picked out is going to be great 😊 I'm excited about it all!
hey! Becky turn over greens left over old garden soli with veg left in dirt
adds nitrogen
grandmother added black strap moslasses in to soil it puts lots of good microbes in to ur dirt
try it it works
also I cut my favorite tomato up into slices lay them in dirt over winter no water ....
then spring take out of dark basement and water in sunshine
lots of healthy plants come up
I liked your flooring choice instantly (before you said it was what you chose). I enjoy your videos.
Becky, I use the vermiculite to cover the seeds instead of dirt or I use perlite. This helps with algae and fungus flies.
I like the vinyl flooring you chose, it is definitely the best of the three. Can’t wait to see it on the floor!
The veggie boys seem to use a different soil. It looks pretty good. They water everyday. Hope this helps. I think you have mentioned the veggie boys. They are on CZcams.
I absolutely love dahlias. I grow them every year. They are gorgeous, elegant flowers. They are easy to grow and very resilient. They look great in their beds and also in vases as a cut flower. Your going to love them just as I do!
Crazy weather we are having here in the great PNW!
I love your videos. I only have a terrace but I got some of the seed starting done: tomatoes, broccoli raab, kale, swiss chard, mixed salad greens, nasturtiums, and edible flower mix. Looking forward to direct sowing a few more veggies in a few more weeks.
I always start my seeds early as I’m able. And I make sure my flats are strong and sturdy- as I’ve got limited indoor light space- when they “graduate” I put them outside every day and inside at night.
I also successfully overwintered 3 pepper plants. .I lost 3. Prune rather harshly. Knock off all garden soil and Transplant them into seed starting mix so no gnats and bugs! Then water occasionally and put in a window. They sort of go into stasis until you start to feed and water more.
Good luck Becky!!! I have faith you will have a fantastic garden again
One of Erin’s grow farms are located here in Washington and I worked for the escrow officer that closed on her farm. Her flowers are beautiful and her and her husband are very lovely people.
I’m always so excited to see Becky’s videos!
flat dollies are great for moving furniture. We use them all the time for different projects.
What you were saying about just getting a design/template out on paper to calm your brain hit home. Sometimes I have to just sketch it out to get where I need to go on a project to take that step I'm scared of. Drawing it out is like it's only little win