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Hi Lisa….happy to follow you along!

hi Lisa, thanks for the share.

You grow a lot more than I realized. Stay safe in the storms.

Good tips about the well and pump. We have 1 of those large plastic tanks with a cage……Hope you get rain soon……instead of Hail!

Wow you have to go to a lot of trouble to get water. That doesn’t encourage a whole lot of enthusiasm to want to garden. I shall remember your situation next time I go to gripe about dragging a hose across my backyard 😉
I didn’t plant anything last summer to give me a break from watering in the heat 🥵 while being eaten alive by the mozzies 🦟 (mosquitoes) and to keep my water bill down. We have long, very hot summers here which requires daily, sometimes twice daily watering during the peak of the season = $$💦 Until I can (if ever) have someone to help me build a shade cloth structure, I plan to only garden over the more pleasant winter season 🌱

Everything looks like it's doing well. Your potatoes are beautiful. As well as those green house tomatoes. Those Bresse Chickens are really pretty too. Can't wait for piglets!!!! And those two over there nappin away while you thought they were out grazing hehe.

I'm very impressed with your garden, Beautiful garden tour, everything looks great. 🌱
Our water bill is $100 a month but we have city water. Sorry about your strawberries.

Here watching Lisa! Have a good evening!

Sometime the forgotten gardens are the best. Funny always good to see chickens in the back ground. those American Bresse chickens i wanted to do them but they said $25 per bird and i thought they were nuts. in that spot you talk about i have seen people lay down hay so it turns into good grass soil. Wow that hail is real tuff to work with. Crap all rain that fell you have to find a way to harness that water and fill totes wow. great video Lisa thank for sharing.

That lettuce looks nice n safe in there. The garden looks good. It is a struggle though with such cold temps and the hail.

Crazy your spinach is bolting already. Wow

Everything is looking great. We are lucky we haven't gotten hail in several years. Love all the raised beds. It's supposed to get in the 90's day after tomorrow. We are getting ready to go out and clip some chicken wings. There are 3 that fly out. We'll seen this evening one had been digging in the beans. Looks great Lisa take care.

You have lots of things growing! Looks really good

Lol the 'forgotten' garden does look forgotten.

Lisa, your garden is doing wonderful. You have worked so hard to adapt to your areas. Grady job friend 😊

Great tour! Hehe, the forgotten bed. I think I have one of those too.
Your onions look amazing. I remember when you couldn’t get them to grow at all!
The tomatoes really recovered from being leggy. Looking awesome.

Interesting that one area in the pen is so muddy.
Hail netting was a great purchase. If you garden for 10 more years that’s only $30 a year. One average meal out.

We used to share a well with the in laws and water cattle too. It was so frustrating during the winter. Our well is only 2 gallons a minute.
I try to water 1” a week all at once. They really need it by the next water.

Awesome stuff Lisa! 🌺

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Wow!!

Great garden tour Lisa! Also enjoyed seeing Eleanor and Fiona - yayyy baby piglets on the way!!! 🎉😊
I totally get the cost of water and the concerns of gardening in a dry climate! We had to think about that a lot too and Lisa you all have done so AMAZING growing your garden beds and everything is looking great!!! The greenhouses and all your beds are just amazing. I think it’s smart to be looking at what and how much you grow in regards to water needs. When you’re hauling water it’s a must! We had to do that and I totally get it. I think you’ll find the perfect balance for you all! A combo of growing and purchasing some things in bulk is a good plan. 😊👍❤️

Everything looks great despite all the challenges you face. We are sooooo wet right now. It's raining right now and we're expecting another inch of rain tonight. After two summers of drought, we now have standing water. Yikes. I hope the hail avoids you all summer. Thanks for the tour Lisa!

wow Lisa!! Lots n lots of gardens! Love it!!🌱😋you have a lot of veggies. Hoping you get the best harvest Yet!!🌱

You two Have been so Busy! Everything looks Amazing!!

Wow, wish I could send rain your way ❤

Lisa the garden look great! the towers are beautiful :) My blueberry has died every year I put it in a pot. I plan to put it in the ground this year. see what happens...mushrooms 🤩great soil life! I lost my greenhouse like that...wind storm came and it wasn't closed up :( beautiful birds. oh man the hail. Thanks for all the info! I hope you find that it is worth it :)

Love the tour! Everything looks great!

Awesome tour

Everything looks awesome ❤

Great garden tour, y’all have been so busy. Those were kool looking mushrooms.
Great to see you’ve got heaps of grass growing. Interesting to hear the costs. 👍🏻❤️

You Always AMAZE me with your creativity 🍀

Don’t you love the Versatility of IBC Totes..?????!!!!!……

Amen… Protecting your Investment… Always top Priority!!!!!!!

🧡 … Thank you Lisa for sharing your thoughts on cost/challenges in gardening… we’re FINALLY gardening here on our Off Grid Homestead 🙌 but with NO public utilities (no well) we’re navigating the future challenges of watering a 5200 square foot Market Garden. Fortunately we’ve been getting steady rain however we know August is usually a hot, dry month for us here. We’re well acquainted with the water hauling 😊… ….. keep up blazing the Trail my friend 👊

Awesome rhubarb harvest! Nice garden tour. So much is looking awesome! YAY that the rain came!

Don't mistake this for not being a proponent of growing our own food. Instead it is a reality we face with the costs associated with growing food here. Another option is for us to supplement with purchasing cases of produce from local farmers which we are also doing. I know the gallons for the garden was 225 vs 200 which was a value for half of the water. But it was an easier estimate and reality is gardens take more water vs the critters.