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Finally, a successful harvest of garlic in a subtropical climate! Here’s how I did it in my quick pick vege tip vid 🙂 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Welcome to a new episode where today we have a good friend from British Columbia who enjoys growing fresh food in hydroponic systems. Thanks to Brock Hughes for joining us today and I hope you enjoy our interview:) Questions range from his favorite vegetable or fruit to if hydroponics is worth the effort to set…
This is how I bottle my homemade fermented sauerkraut. This batch took me about 10 days of fermentmenting to get the taste just right. Now that summer has here here in the subtropics we won’t be able to grow a cabbage for the next 6 months due to the heat so it’s time to stock…
Huge lemon and orange harvest from our indoor organic garden right in zone 5 Michigan. Here is where I got my orange tree: http://amzn.to/2cxdqDq Here is a great soil for growing citrus: http://amzn.to/2bKxq5H .99 Heirloom Vegetable Seeds: http://www.MIgardener.com/store ——————————————————————————————- MIgardener Website http://www.MIgardener.com Join the fun on facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/MIgardener +1 me on Google+ @ http://www.google.com/+MIgardener…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Gardeners love sharing advice with each other and local knowledge can be invaluable when starting a garden. However, some commonly shared ‘facts’ are actually myths which have little or no basis in reality. In this video we expose 7 of the most common gardening myths and explain…
I had a wander along the River Severn and checked out Worcester Cathedral. As there’s nowt going on on’t allotment I thought I’d bore you with this.
This is a quick video on breeding mongrel cross bred chickens. I have a really mixed flock of hens some are purebreds and others are our own cross breeds. I’m rather fond of crossbred animals because I think on many occasions a mongrel can be better than a pure. These chicks are our latest natural…
See our citrus. orchid and other tropical plants collections! We want to show the collection before the move. .99 Heirloom Vegetable Seeds: http://www.MIgardener.com/store ——————————————————————————————- MIgardener Website http://www.MIgardener.com Join the fun on facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/MIgardener +1 me on Google+ @ http://www.google.com/+MIgardener Pin us on Pinterest @ http://www.pinterest.com/MIgardenerYT Follow the fun on twitter @ http://www.twitter.com/MI_Gardener Come tumble…
We had a small rat problem around on of our feeder in our chicken pen but when our rat trap failed we sort help from a true professional called Diamond Back 🙂 It’s a risky game accepting this type of help to rid our pen of rodents but sometimes a man needs to take a…
A video about growing yellow dragon fruit (pitaya) and how several fruit grew very large this season despite the plants growing poorly due to a lack of trace elements and probably bad rainfall of late. Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com/ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
This video shows how to regrow turmeric each season and make it into the famous turmeric powdered spice consistently used in Asian cooking. Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com/ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
dehydrated yacon. Not as good as fresh but acceptable.
A fungus killed a tree and needs to be removed. Clearing for new beds.
Transplanting ginger to bring inside for winter.
There is something new for all of us! What could it be? 🙂 Christmas came early for the Midweek Snack! .99 Heirloom Vegetable Seeds: http://www.MIgardener.com/store ——————————————————————————————- MIgardener Website http://www.MIgardener.com Join the fun on facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/MIgardener +1 me on Google+ @ http://www.google.com/+MIgardener Pin us on Pinterest @ http://www.pinterest.com/MIgardenerYT Follow the fun on twitter @ http://www.twitter.com/MI_Gardener…
It’s the end of the season and I put the dahlia to bed. I also have a wander around the allotment and give you a brief tour of the entire site – and get accused of being a potential thief. “Porch Blues” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
I haven’t been doing much on gardening lately but it isn’t for lack of gardening stuff to do. Needed to get the home in order, Little maintenance and moving around. Cluttered home, cluttered mind. I can’t work in an unorganized area..
Renowned holistic orchardist and author Michael Phillips shared his deep body of knowledge on how to perform successful biological orcharding for apples and other fruiting trees. His books, “The Apple Grower” and “The Holistic Orchard” go into complete detail on this intriguing topic that examines expanding ways to emulate forest edge ecology. Michael’s methods help…
A simple, affordable, yet wonderful gift idea that will give the whole year through! Find the recipe here and instructions here: http://commonsensehome.com/elderberries-how-to-make-syrups-and-jellies/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Appalachias-Homestead/260231104167465?ref=hl Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/appalachias_homestead_1870 Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe, and stay tuned for future videos. Y’all take care!
This small scale Hugelkultur bed is made by simply planting around close proximity to a dead and rotting stump. This not a new technique, but this method has prooven to be very effective. .99 Heirloom Vegetable Seeds: http://www.MIgardener.com/store ——————————————————————————————- MIgardener Website http://www.MIgardener.com Join the fun on facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/MIgardener +1 me on Google+ @ http://www.google.com/+MIgardener…
This is some of the plants and trees I have producing ATM on our subtropical property in the last month of spring. Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com/ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Walk along with Ric Stern, Horticultural Systems Designer, as he describes the vision for a new polyculture orchard in sandy Florida conditions. Learn about biodiverse cultivars that will be utilized in a synergistic plan that will increase organic matter in the soil and provide food for years once it is established.
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Creating good nutrient-rich compost for your plants to grow in will greatly improve their health, so it’s important to understand how to diagnose and rectify problems with homemade compost. Does your compost sometimes have a slimy texture, bad smell or decompose slowly? Here are some simple tips…
This episode was made for a viewer who had been asking about how to prep asparagus beds for winter. I also am updating everyone on the growth. Seeds I used to grow these: http://migardener.com/store/#!/110+-Mary-Washington-Asparagus-Seeds-*Perennial*/p/43755122/category=11147299 .99 Heirloom Vegetable Seeds: http://www.MIgardener.com/store ——————————————————————————————- MIgardener Website http://www.MIgardener.com Join the fun on facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/MIgardener +1 me on Google+ @…
This video shows an Australian stingless native beehive being split to make two hives. These Australian native bees are called Tetragonula carbonaria, but there are over 1500 different varieties of native bees and of course many more worldwide. With the alarming decline in the honey bee it makes sense to grow and create more native…
