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After a long cold stretch, it finally warmed up enough to sit outside and soak up some sunshine, and it got me thinking about spring, garden plans, and the little things that keep us grounded.
Today’s video is a simple porch talk and homestead check-in as warmer weather finally arrives.
After being stuck inside through the cold, I wanted to get outside, enjoy the sun, and just have a conversation with you all about what’s been on my mind, from dealing with frustrating phone systems and Medicare customer service to planning this year’s garden and preparing the property for spring.
We talk about:
🌱 Garden plans for the season
🌞 Enjoying sunshine after winter
📞 The reality of broken phone systems and bureaucracy
🐕 Switching to healthier dog food options
🚜 Getting equipment ready for spring work
🌧️ Preparing for the rainy weekend
🏡 Life in a small camper and simple living
❤️ Gratitude for this incredible community
Sometimes it’s easy to get wrapped up in bad news and heavy topics, but days like this remind us to slow down, think about growing something good, and focus on what really matters.
Gardening isn’t just about food, it’s about purpose, staying active, and giving back to the community. This year I’m planning radishes, carrots, beans, peas, cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, and maybe even some sweet corn if I can keep the deer out.
I’m also planning to try canning this year and donating what I can’t use, because simple living is about sharing when you’re able.
And of course, a huge thank you to this amazing community for helping us reach 70,000 subscribers, this channel exists because of you.
If you’re planning your garden this year, I’d love to hear what you’re planting.
Let’s keep moving forward together.
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40 Comments
You appear to be bleeding from your left hand.
60 degrees!!! I wish, we are only getting temps of 40 degrees and this snow just will not go away. So I made sure that the wild bird feeders are full. At least my pipes have not frozen because of dripping the faucets. I am not thinking about spring here in New England yet with all of this snow still on the ground.
And If I did have a garden, I have to figure out how protect them from all of the wild animals, skunks, squirrels, groundhogs, raccoons, rabbits, possums, I get them all. My yard is completely enclosed, but that doesn't deter critters.
One day I was looking out the bay window, but it was dark and I was wonder who let their great dane loose in the neighborhood as it jumped over the hedges. Then I realized it had antlers and was eating the pairs that fell off the pair tree in my yard.
I love home grown tomatoes not the store tomatoes and I can tell the difference in taste. That is what I want to grow this summer, but again protecting gardens from critters.
Woo Hoo – 70K! You totally deserve it!!! I enjoy hearing from you each day.
It's good to see you outdoors! If you are ever in Seattle… Will be happy to see you here! We have a plug-in🌲
Roma tomatoes, jalapeños, herbs… anything that grows in spite my best efforts to kill them. I do not have a green thumb but I keep trying. I do have permaculture plants like raspberries, rhubarb, Concord grapes and various herbs that are usually successful. I'm in Michigan. It's barely above freezing here.
Gardening is such a great hobby, you have to be an optimist to garden. I always plant too much and offer all my veggies and flowers to all my friends. Some friends don’t have the space or time to garden. I’m in Corvallis Oregon and the climate is really good for gardening. Plant few cannabis plants also. I’ve enjoyed your channel, I’m probably 20 years younger, but you speak some truths.
If I can give some suggestions to make life easier, cheaper and healthier:
– Keep the same garden spot year after year. Keep adding compost and mulch, and just rotate your crops. No need to start a new bed each year and the longer you work existing beds, the deeper the soil gets.
– Compost bin, save yourself the stinky trash and use the bin. Finished compost is free fertility to grow your food.
– Rabbits, just a breeding trio can produce all the white meat you can eat as a solo person. Scraps and extras provide great food for your dogs and cats. The rabbit manure is immediately ready to be used as fertilizer. Rabbits you feed mostly from weeds cuttings around the yard, supplemented with cheap alfalfa pellets.
– Use heirloom seeds to grow your crops, this way you can save your own seed for future use. Saves money on buying seed and you can save more by doing your own starts (a lot more).
– Save your root crops with a fast and cheap trash can root cellar.
– Extra crop trade for things you don't grow or some sort of service.
– Share cropping, if you have a local young couple who wants to grow but has no land of their own, arrange for them to use yours for a part of the harvest.
Sorry it was long winded but I hope it sparks some ideas.
😊🎉❤Happy Valentines day for you and all your doggy family 😊🎉
Growing your own food is a form of independence. 🙂
Best wishes young man, Smitty usaf retired Metro Cebu Philippines
Wow 60’s sounds warm.
It was 45 today in Pennsylvania starting to melt the snow some.
I’m looking forward to spring too.
God is so good to us.
We make our dog food. Chicken breast sweet potatoes kale eggs brown rice and other things
Just found you and love your content, ❤
Congratulations on over 70k subscribers!!!
Happy Valentine’s Day💕🐾🐾
I had garden in the backyard when a kid. Grew most of those you mentioned including a small 10’ x 10’ cornfield. My cat loved taking a nap in the middle of the cornfield. I loved how radishes and carrots grow fast. Grew watermelon and cantaloupe too.
I plan on planting a lot of beans this year. I'm thinking about green and dry beans for next winter. I do have a freezer and I freeze tomatoes zuchini peppers beans that I grow. Winter squash is really good too and dogs love it.
Thanks I found your channel. Just keep doing what is good.
Catching rabbits are a food source.
Thanks, Bro!!!!
It's good to see you taking a cheer break. I was thinking yesterday that you haven't posted as often recently but I have been on the road a lot too. I appreciate your voice here so much. Looking forward to seeing and hearing about your garden. I am debating whether or not I will be able to manage one myself this year. We shall see!
Stay well!
Dog and cat food is full of soy and additives…my cat is doing great since I'm giving her raw liver.and raw eggs..her fur is back to normal she's bouncy and energetic again. The animal jabs are bad news too. Vets creating long term patients just like our 'health' care system and big pharma!
If I recall, you are a caretaker for a friend on his property? You keep the place like a park ✨😊✨. Does he own the camper too? Love your videos! Good day to you, your pets, and us all…. ✨👍😊✨.
. no spring here . bad winter weather arriving this week . but it's ok at home . and i am glad you are enjoying your day also .
Your food from the garden will be delicious! I see the beautiful blue 💙🔵 sky there!
It might be scary to know what's in some of the dog food.🐶
and after all the bad service, they are still getting paid an astronomic wage with benefits.
Love the garden ideas.
If I can suggest a great brand would be Nutro. It’s non GMO I too found out the hard way what they’re doing to the animals we love. God bless
almost 75K subscribers, congratulations. I had a similar issue with my online bank, kept insisting I wanted to speak with a rep in the USA, they finally connected me to a person in the USA.
Just found your channel this evening and starting to go through some of your videos. Not sure why it came up in my feed but I’m glad it did.
Not planning my garden yet but I probably should since I’m in a Ohio. I usually just do tomatoes, green and yellow string beans, and sugar snap peas. The beans and peas are a no brainer because they are so prolific but I always seem to have difficulties with my tomatoes. Not sure if I’ve put them in the same containers for too many years (like 10) or if I have to get serious about testing the soil but for the last 4yrs or so they haven’t produced a lot so I end up planting more tomato plants then I really need just to get a decent amount. Last year I did dump out, mix up, add new soil and material to fluff it up and keep it from compacting so much but they still didn’t produced very much. I’ve been threatening to upgrade my large store-bought plastic containers to nicer larger wooden raised containers but never seem to get around to it.
I do like companion planting with chives. Man I’ve got a ton of chive plants! They really do a good job keeping the critters away as long as you remember to cut some every other day to keep the chive smell active. And after a couple of years do you really need to start giving them away as gifts or they’ll take over lol.
I’ve said for a few years that I’m going to start planting lettuce and spinach but never got around to it. This is the year! More spinach and lettuce though. More versatile. You can either eat spinach with lettuce and a salad, pack a sandwich or wrap with them and my favorite is to break it up into little pieces and steam them to put a ton into my soups for extra flavor and vitamins. I might try to plant a few kale also because it’s nice steamed up in soups also but I’m not sure if it’s as a prolific grower as spinach. I tried a cucumber plant two years ago but only got three cucumbers. It was very sad. Maybe I’ll try 2 zucchini plants this year. Who knows.
I look forward to watching videos about you planning and plant in your garden.
I feed my elderly dog raw chicken leg quarters, raw eggs and occasionally I cook and add in some sweet potatoes and green beans. She loves it and thrives on it. When I’m out of town she does get some processed dry or canned food along with the chicken.
Just found your videos, Garden sounds great! 😊
Hey if you want to tell the truth, talk about veterans benefits that are on backorder.
Hey buddy 😀 I like your video，all your pets are very happy ❤ considering making a garden video… that would be nice. Take care, friend.❤
At nearly 78 and being alone, I look forward to growing different tomatoes, different spicy peppers, and various small melons.
My dog loves home cooked chicken and rice and beef sticks.
I love your channel. I need a hat like yours, where can I get one? Thanks for your information. I really crave the simple life really.
Royal Canine would be a better choice for the pups when compared to Science Diet🐶🙋♂️🐕
COOL HAT!!
Look into Nutri source dog food
Canning is expensive. I'm doing radish, tomato, jalapeno, peppers, summer & winter squash, Lemon Balm, Thyme, basil, lettuce, zinnias for the pollinators attractor.. there's more, but only a couple plants of each, I still have extra for neighbors.. Will be starting some plants inside this week.
Yes, always remove battery for winter! Where are you that you have 70's this week? Dayam, we are still in the low 30's; 20/ teens overnight!
I used tractor supply branded dog food (4health) for my catahoula leapord dog (salmon & potato) , all their foods have chondrotin, glucosamine and other vitamins & minerals added. $1.34/# is 35# bag + tax!! …Yes the dog food is ridiculous. Similar to our food supply – poison! Neither should not be taxed!!! Best regards!
Sadly if you were in the USA illegally you would have ZERO issues, you'd only have the problem of being asked if you were getting enough freebies.