Power Goes Out. Garden Doesn't Stop | Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus

Welcome back to where small spaces grow big. Summer's almost over but there's still plenty to do in the garden and harvest as well. So today we're picking what's ready and cooking it up for the family. But before we get started in the garden, there's something I need to do first. And that's to charge up our Jackery portable power station. This is a Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus and it comes with solar panels so free energy straight from the sun. We set this up as much as we can to take advantage of the full sunlight. If we can get free energy just by setting this outside, I say why not. Charging like this can take up to 4 hours or more for a full charge. So while I'm working in the garden and harvesting, we'll get free energy during that time. And it doesn't take long to set this up as well. The solar panel folds out in seconds and plugging it in isn't complicated at all. And to be honest, the solar power isn't just about the free energy charge we're getting today. So in the event that the power outages last for a long time and our home backup battery runs out of charge, we don't have to worry because we can still recharge outside like this. And that's the real value of this unit. Being prepared and not having to worry about running out of power. And the great thing about this solar panel is that you can directly charge your devices like phones and computers. And like I mentioned before, the setup is really easy, straightforward, not complicated at all. So while this is charging, let me show you what the Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus can do. This screen here tells us everything. What's coming in, what's going out, and how much battery is left. What I like most is it can run fridge, stove top, and essentials all at the same time. It's enough to keep a fridge going for up to 14 days on a single charge. And it's built to last over a decade of daily use. Comes with a 5-year warranty too. The Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus is the standard essential for home backup solution. And this also comes with wheels and handles which makes it easy to move anywhere. From backyard to kitchen, wherever you need it. And through the app, we can also check it from the phone. Battery level, charging status, power usage, handy when you're not standing right next to it. And from here, I can also see how much power we're getting from the sun. We'll check back again on this later, but for now, let's get ready to harvest. And for today's harvest, I'm only going to be picking the exact ingredients I need to make a meal for tonight's dinner. And I'm starting with a Filipino favorite vegetable. This one is called Upo. Also known as bottle gourd or long squash. This one's been climbing the trellis all season. One plant gives us more than we can to eat. Upo is best harvested when the fruit is still young. The longer you let it grow on the vine, the tougher the skin gets. And this has a mild flavor and soaks up whatever you cook with it. It's perfect for soup and stews. Next, we have bitter melon, also known as bitter gourd. And as the name suggests, this is a very bitter fruit. But despite that, it's a perfect addition to the meal that we'll be making today. And I'm also adding a couple of tomatoes so I'm picking any varieties that's ripe and ready. The next ingredient I need is kubocha squash. Kubocha squash is sweet, creamy, and holds up well in stews. This one isn't growing any larger so I'm going to be harvesting it right now. By taking this out right now, it will help the plant produce more. I also noticed we have one okra here so I'm going to be adding this as well. It's not much, but the key to okra is harvesting it at the right time so that the skin isn't tough. It also allows the plant to continuously produce more. In this area, I have several garlic that I usually leave alone so that they can grow back every year. These garlic are usually small and they're almost like wild garlic. I'll only be harvesting a couple because I want the rest to come back again to protect our vegetables from pests. They don't actually rot under the soil, they'll just lay dormant and come back again in spring. The next ingredient I need is another Filipino favorite, vegetable. This one is called sitaw, also known as long beans or noodle beans. And I do prefer to eat this over green beans. We don't have a lot of these growing right now, but it's still a great addition to our meal. And since we don't have enough sitaw, we do have a bag of beans that we can add to our dish. And this one is called carminat, purple pole beans. This plant produces slender bean pods that are tender and sweet. The pods are really stunning with dark purple colors, but turns green when the beans are cooked. I'm really happy with this plant because it's also really productive. I've harvested this section for several times now. Inside the greenhouse, we have more okra plants. And as I mentioned earlier, harvesting okra is all about timing. So even if there's only one pod on this plant, I'll harvest it. I'll either use it right away or sometimes what we do is freeze it. By freezing it, you'll be able to add more to it until you have enough to make a meal. And our timing is perfect for onions. They're just about to be ready to be harvested, so we'll be able to use one here to add to our meal. And finally, we're getting the last ingredient that we'll need today. And this right here is Antigua eggplant. They have a stunning purple color and flavor as well. Now that we have everything, it's time to make our dinner tonight. We have beans, upo, okra, eggplant, kabocha, garlic, and onions, all from the garden. And today, with all these ingredients, we'll be making Pinak Bet. This is a classic Filipino vegetable stew with my own twist. This meal uses simple ingredients with big flavor. The Jackery handles the stovetop with no problem at all. Runs pretty much anything, even this powerful stovetop. And I love that you can use this anywhere, not just inside your house. Now to make Pinak Bet, I'm starting with ground chicken and letting it cook for a couple of minutes. Once the chicken is cooked, we add garlic, onions, and tomatoes. The secret ingredient to Pinak Bet is a little bit of shrimp paste. It adds that savory flavor to it. And from here, all we need to do is add all our vegetables and salt and pepper to taste. Let it all come together and the kabocha squash will eventually break down and makes that sauce creamy. Simple meal, fresh from the garden to table. This is what it's all about. Fresh food, grown at home, cooked simply, and shared with the family. Ooh, what's that? Pinak Bet, Filipino vegetable. Ooh, that sounds good. Yeah. It looks good. Smells good too. What's that? Sauce. Yeah, you like it? Yeah. Ooh, this is really good. Yeah. I didn't like the eggplant. I think it's the okra only, the vegetables. Now let's talk about extending backup power. This is a Jackery Battery Pack 3600. An expansion battery that adds another 3,584 watt-hours of capacity. Plug and play, just connect it and the system recognizes it right away. By adding this, we've doubled our backup power. Over 7,000 watt-hours total. We can also add up to five of these packs to one unit. That's over 21 kilowatt-hours, enough to power a home for days. And just like the main unit, these battery packs are built to last. 6,000 charge cycles over 10 years of daily use. It's also safe and reliable and can run many appliances inside your home. And with unpredictable weather, we never know when the power will go out. But now we're ready. The fridge stays running, we can still cook, and light stays on. With the Jackery HomePower 3600+, with the Battery Pack 3600, it's a standard essential home backup solution. This is how we live. Growing food, harvesting, cooking what the garden gives us, and enjoying everything with the family. And when the power goes out, it makes a huge difference. Fridge running, lights on, everything essential still working. Power out, Jackery on. Check out the link in the description to learn more about the HomePower 3600+, and the Battery Pack 3600. Thanks for watching, and happy growing.