We’ve had quite the adventure! We start with a ride in the side-by-side, where we search for berries and grouse to harvest. Next, we head into the garden and greenhouses for a tour and update, showing some of the crops we’ve harvested. The big news? Our goat Rosie gave birth to three adorable kids! We’ve been keeping a close eye on them as they settle in, and they’re all doing well. Finally, we harvest some berries from our property and gather fireweed to make delicious jam and jelly.
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Watermelon Berry Jam
10 Cups of Watermelon Berries
1 Cup of Water – Start with 1/2 cup and add more if too thick
5 Cups of Sugar
5 TBSP Lemon Juice
4 Packs of Sure Jell Pectin
Heat berries and water until boiling. Turn down to a simmer and reduce down to 50% (30-40 minutes). Stir in lemon juice and pectin. Boil 1 minute then add sugar. Boil for another 2 to 3 minutes. Add to sterilized/heated jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Secure lids to finger-tight and add to water bath canner. Boil for approximately 10 minutes. Remove and let set, undisturbed for 24 hours.
Based off of last year’s refrigerator jam recipe:
Fireweed Jelly
8 Cups Fireweed Blossoms
1/4 Cup Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
4 1/2 Cups Water
2 Pkgs Sure-Jell Pectin
5 Cups Sugar
Pick blossoms off stems, rinse, and place in a pot. Add water and lemon juice, and bring to a boil. Boil for 8 minutes. Strain “fireweed tea” into a container. Discard flowers. Bring fireweed tea back to a boil and add powdered pectin. While boiling, add 1 cup of sugar at a time until all 5 cups are added. Boil for 1 minute. Turn off heat. Ladle into clean, jelly jars, close finger-tight, add to water bath canner and boil for approximately 10 minutes. Remove and let set, undisturbed for 24 hours.
https://www.instructables.com/Fireweed-Jelly-or-Other-Edible-Flower-Jelly/
Garlic Scape Salt
About 20 Scapes
1/2 lb Salt (Kosher, Mediterranean Sea salt, etc.)
Cut up scapes and add to a food processor. Mix until well puréed. Slowly mix in salt. Mix well.
Pour onto a baking sheet, spread thin, and let it dry for 10 days (may vary depending on how humid your environment is). You can also use a dehydrator. During drying, stir 2 to 3 times a day. Store in glass jars. Does not need to be refrigerated. Keep out of direct sun to preserve color.
Recipe found on Facebook – original author unknown
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41 Comments
Titta också vilka blommor du kan blanda med grönsakerna .
What could be more wonderful than watching the miracle of birth.
Thumbs up for baby goats!
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Such a lovely video full of life and love. The two of you are amazing.
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Great video loved watching the kids be born. What a mother.❤ Your garden is looking beautiful.
when you make the drip system you can hook your hose to a cheap battery-operated irrigation timer. set the days and run time and forget it system .🙂
My name is Chris I'm not as tall as your Chris but I love the dogs we have 7 however they combined are about less than a 100 pounds love the little doggie great channel, oh And i'm from PA as well
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I’m feeling very bad for the puppy dog because he never gets any attention and has to eat sticks pour puppy.
Watching the greenhouse portion of your video… Have you tried looking for the male flowers and, using a paint brush, pollinating the female flowers yourself? It can help when growing in a greenhouse and not many pollinators.
Beautiful country and beautiful photos if you took them.
Loved the baby goats.
Interesting and informative. 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Try a 20-20-20 water soluable fertilizer for your peppers. I did this year and within 1 week they were full of blooms
Beautiful opening, just lovely. I really enjoy your channel. I also watch Simple Living Alaska, they've been at it longer but have some valuable info you might find useful. Check them out their trials and errors may help you too. I'm not off grid but I love learning from channels like yours. That growing season is a tough one, keep at it, it can produce for you.
Diesel heaters are pretty efficient and mostly inexpensive to run.
To help with the yield and temperature control in your greenhouse place water butt inside so that the water is acclimatise and not cooler because cooler water can stunt growth
Absolutely beautiful video! those baby goats are adorable💙💖so fun to berry pick with you~! Love all the details and processing. I caught just a quick view of your cabin~~how is the build coming along? 💚
Love the baby goats! takes me back to my childhood! Enjoy your channel! calm and peaceful♥
Thank You !!!👍🙏
Do you worry about the baby goats eating the pink insulation ?
I use drip tape in my garden. It's a game changer! It's hooked up to a timer so I don't even have to think about water in the garden, it's all automatic! I'm sure you could use it with your 12 volt pump as it operates on low pressure (less than 25 psi). Congratulations on the new arrivals!
You should watch Simple Living Alaska as they are located in a much colder area in Alaska and she has a tremendous garden.
TRY SUB-ARCTIC TOMATOES
ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE YOUR FROST, CUT OFF ALL GREENERY ABOVE THE TOP TOMATOES TO MAKE THEM FOCUS ON PRODUCING WHAT FRUIT HAS SET.
Onions and garlic are heavy feaders. In my zone 8 garlic bed I add compost to the dirt and fertilize 3 times during the growing season. I know its insanely different zones but maybe if you used more fertilizer on your onions and garlic it might make a big difference?
If the jalapeno plants look healthy, just dont have peppers, check your nutrient balance. They may have a little too much nitrogen for leaves, not enough PK for flowers. Give them another chance – last summer was such bad weather it shouldnt count as a first year 😅
I live in Big Lake, I went to onion starts, not bulbs, onion starts, I got a really good yield last year so this year I planted 200 onion starts, and I am very happy with their growth, I will be getting very nice size onions. Spinage did excellent last year, planting from seed, as soon as the ground warmed up. A hint black yard paper on your rows soon as you can or prior to snow fall causes ground to warm quicker. Not sure why your peas didn't grow, I always plant mine outside. Sun most of the day. I have picked 3 gals and will soon pick again. Potaoes take lots of nutrient and moisture. I have soaker hoses on all my raised beds and hugelkulturs, on timers, this has helped me extremely. . I have ducks, and so at least once in the growing season I pour the pond water on the potatoes. I have a kitty pond for my ducks. I just shared to hopefully give you some pointers. Praying your yields are all you hope them to be.
Try giving the potatoes a bit of a fertilizer boost. If a frost threatens put a foot of hay over the onions, lastly is it possible to put a heater in the greenhouse? Over winter a couple peppers inside over winter.
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Have you considered using the passive solar method in your greenhouses by adding stone or slate? The stones could absorb heat by day and retain some of that warmth at night when temperatures drop outside
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Babies are so cute. You are amazing.
Beautiful garden
Pruning your tomatoes and taking out the side shoots/suckers will promote air flow and let the sunlight get to the middle of the plants. It will reduce the chances of blight too.
Great looking vegetables. I am in Scotland which also has a very short growing season.
you can over winter the green pepper plants
When the weed is completely submerged, it keeps the oxygen from the board so there can be no rotting.