Self Sufficient Me – Page 14

VIDEO: Panama Berry – Tastes Like Cotton Candy (Muntingia)

January 26, 201727

Growing the Panama Berry Tree is definitely a recommendation I’m happy to give to all backyard food gardeners. It’s a good looking tree and produces fruit for most of the year – it’s an early fruiter too! Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SelfSufficientMe-260782203958500/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SufficientMe Subscribe to my channel: http://goo.gl/cpbojR -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit…

VIDEO: Self Sufficient Me Trailer Upgrade

January 24, 201722

I needed a “rehashed” channel trailer for people who visit my YouTube channel directly (and are not yet subscribed) so they could see what my channel was about in 60 seconds. My other trailer was far too long, outdated, and I look like a dufus lol… https://youtu.be/vXb2J-Og9PA This new-ish trailer keeps some old content and…

VIDEO: When to Release Quail From Brooder to Pen & Other Tips

January 16, 2017November 19, 202128

This video shows how I release our quail from the brooder to the pen now that they are old enough and I describe the signs I look for when deciding the best time to do it. I have also uploaded another recent video on incubating quail eggs and moving the hatched chicks to the brooder…

VIDEO: Fast Walk Around Fruit Vegetable Gardens

January 14, 201727

Here’s a fast paced walk around our property showing some of the fruit and vegetables we are growing. Self-sufficiency is more than a hobby it’s a lifestyle and no matter where you live or what size property you have there’s always a way to adapt it into your own bit of self-sufficient paradise (whatever that…

VIDEO: Homestead Showcase Vegetable Garden & Orchard

December 29, 201617

Here’s a showcase of another homestead (apart from my own) for you to enjoy. This 2.5 acre property is owned by my sister and brother-in-law who are in the process of transforming a blank canvas into a self-sufficient backyard farm. Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SelfSufficientMe-260782203958500/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SufficientMe Subscribe to my channel: http://goo.gl/cpbojR -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please…

VIDEO: 2016 in Review Self Sufficient Me YouTube REWIND

December 24, 2016November 19, 202127

Self Sufficient Me in YouTube REWIND for 2016, thank you everyone for your support and may you all have a Merry Christmas! Stay safe! Cheers 🙂 #youtuberewind Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SelfSufficientMe-260782203958500/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SufficientMe Subscribe to my channel: http://goo.gl/cpbojR -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-

VIDEO: Hen With A Dangerous Habit

December 22, 201629

There’s always one in the flock… This chicken has no fear of foxes or wild dogs and she’s pushing luck to the limits. Plus, we identify a herb that I had forgotten the name of growing down the back – well, I think I know what it is… cardamom ginger leaf… maybe 🙂 Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/…

VIDEO: Self Sufficient Homestead Walk Around Tour #2 VLOG

December 21, 201627

This video covers heaps of great backyard farming material such as: growing fruit trees: mangoes, nashi pears, pomegranates, finger limes, oranges, pecans, etc. Plus, we check out the quail, ducks, and chickens, before heading back up to the vegetable patch to see cucumbers, chillies, peppers, brukale, garlic, asparagus, ginger, beans, Egyptian spinach, and more! This…

VIDEO: Harvesting Pickling & Fermenting Lot of Cucumbers in a Crock

December 14, 201627

Here are my tips for how I grow lots of cucumbers in just a few raised garden beds. I also demonstrate how I pickle cucumbers in a large crock pot lacto fermentation style with a simple recipe included. Fermenting crock used in video can be purchased on Amazon here: https://bit.ly/2hLaekY Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com Facebook:…

VIDEO: Hatching Quail Eggs & Brooding Coturnix Chicks with Tips

December 4, 201626

In this video, I explain how I set my brooder up and transfer newly hatched coturnix quail chicks from the incubator to the brooder. Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SelfSufficientMe-260782203958500/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SufficientMe Subscribe to my channel: http://goo.gl/cpbojR -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-

VIDEO: VLog Asian Greens Missing Chickens Dying Avocado Tree

December 3, 201627

This VLOG covers the vegetable garden, poultry pen, orchard, and a DIY job on our front outdoor staircase. The the patch I’m planting more Asian Greens, down the back one of our hens has gone missing, in the orchard I’m trying to save a dying avocado tree, and out the front I’m fitting the tops…

VIDEO: Growing Potatoes in Woodchip Mulch Raised Garden Bed

November 27, 201629

This video shows how I grow my potatoes in a raised garden bed with a thick woodchip mulch to see if there are any major improvements in growth or harvest when woodchip is used. Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SelfSufficientMe-260782203958500/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SufficientMe Subscribe to my channel: http://goo.gl/cpbojR -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie…

VIDEO: Growing Lots of Carrots in Small Raised Bed Plus Tips!

November 21, 201622

Here’s how to grow a ton of carrots in just one small round raised garden bed. Plus, I give several of my carrot growing tips! Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SelfSufficientMe-260782203958500/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SufficientMe Subscribe to my channel: http://goo.gl/cpbojR -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-

VIDEO: Pruning Perennial Capsicum in Raised Garden Bed After Wind Damage

November 19, 201619

I check the vegetable patch to find our perennial capsicum plant branches have broken in the wind! Oh the horror! So, I go about fixing the problem and chat a bit about growing them and cucumbers in a raised garden bed. Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SelfSufficientMe-260782203958500/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SufficientMe Subscribe to my channel: http://goo.gl/cpbojR -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-…

VIDEO: Rest Garden Bed Weed Seed Control & Summer Transition

November 17, 2016November 19, 202120

In this video I show one of the methods I use to rest a garden bed and control weeds in the vegetable garden. Plus, I chat about collecting seeds, the transition from spring to summer and more! Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SelfSufficientMe-260782203958500/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SufficientMe Subscribe to my channel: http://goo.gl/cpbojR -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit…

VIDEO: Punching Cabbage Making Purple Sauerkraut Mango Growing & More

November 3, 201615

Ever wanted to punch a cabbage? Well, I do and here’s why! It’s actually how I make sauerkraut and this is what Rob Blackmore (from Sunshine Coast Radio) and I chat about on the morning show. We also talk about spraying mangoes with copper fungicide, dealing with weeds, native bees, and more. Enjoy! Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/…

VIDEO: Goanna Getting Attacked by Kookaburras in Chicken Pen

October 30, 201626

Here’s the full version of this video Goanna & Kookaburras fight https://youtu.be/w631bQ9or3I this puts the scene into context better and shows what I was doing at the time (more VLoggy type thingy)… I love observing nature as most of us do so I’m glad I could share this footage with you. BTW, no animals were…

VIDEO: Attacked By Stingless Native Bees Plus Hive Splitting & More

October 27, 201627

My uncle’s back again for the yearly hive splitting of native bees so we have a chat, kill a few bee predators, see a black cockatoo, and I get harassed by stingless bees! Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SelfSufficientMe-260782203958500/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SufficientMe Subscribe to my channel: http://goo.gl/cpbojR -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch…

VIDEO: Growing Pea Eggplant Growing Corn Asian Vacation in SaPa Vietnam

October 19, 2016November 19, 202116

I chat with radio host Rob Blackmore on Sunshine Coast Radio about growing Pea Eggplant or Turkey Berry and also about my trip to Asia mainly SaPa Vietnam and what I learnt over there whilst on vacation. Pea eggplant sold on Amazon here: https://bit.ly/2eSWSWE I got my seeds from eBay AU here: http://bit.ly/2etM6Su Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/…

VIDEO: Pickling a Glut of Chicken Eggs Recipe Back From Vacation

October 14, 201629

This video explains how I managed our animals (poultry) whilst we were away on vacation/holiday and also my recipe on how to pickle a glut of chicken eggs to preserve them. Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SelfSufficientMe-260782203958500/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SufficientMe Subscribe to my channel: http://goo.gl/cpbojR -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80…

VIDEO: First Look at the Vegetable Patch After Returning Home From Holiday

October 11, 201628

I’m back from a 16-day Asian adventure and it’s time to check out the vegetable patch and see how it faired whilst we were away! Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SelfSufficientMe-260782203958500/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SufficientMe Subscribe to my channel: http://goo.gl/cpbojR -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-

VIDEO: Just a quick update on Self Sufficient Me

September 23, 201621

Hi everyone this is an update video on the channel. Giving a few details on the direction of Self Sufficient Me. Thanks for your support! -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-

VIDEO: My Self Sufficient Homestead Property Tour from Front to Back

September 12, 2016November 19, 202124

A full “walk around tour” of my self-sufficient property has been requested by many people and I have finally done it! This is a full tour of our homestead from front to back concentrating on the orchard, vegetable patch, and poultry set-up. I also talk a little about the new direction of my channel and…

VIDEO: Free Chicken Feed Self Sown Salad Crops VLOG Style

September 1, 201629

A quick video showing how to get easy free feed for chickens Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SelfSufficientMe-260782203958500/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SufficientMe -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-

VIDEO: How Hard is it to Work Self Sufficient Homestead Growing Vegetables & Fruit?

August 26, 201611

This video covers several topics discussed on our f/nly radio show with Rob Blackmore at Sunshine Coast FM including running a self-sufficient homestead, growing fruit and veg out of season for a reason, mango growing, mulberry growing, and more. Enjoy 🙂 Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SelfSufficientMe-260782203958500/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SufficientMe -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree…

VIDEO: How To Ferment Jerusalem Artichoke

August 11, 201628

This video shows how I ferment the Jerusalem artichoke root to make an amazing taste sensation and to help preserve this wonderful organic and super healthy vegetable! Enjoy and as always thanks for your support 🙂 Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SelfSufficientMe-260782203958500/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SufficientMe -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80…

VIDEO: Juicing a Ton of Limes to Make Cordial Best Citrus Juicer VLog #5

August 1, 201627

In this VLog we visit Mark’s kitchen where a whole ton of organic limes are squeezed and made into cordial plus we check out the vegetable garden, ducks, chickens, and several other homesteading things. Citrus juicer used in the video: https://bit.ly/2aadA1y (Australia shop) https://bit.ly/2aacgMs (Amazon USA) Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SelfSufficientMe-260782203958500/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SufficientMe -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-…

VIDEO: Mulching Fruit Trees for FREE VLog #4

July 29, 201626

In this video, we explore using freshly cut palm fronds as mulch under fruit trees and we go through several other exciting things happening on our acreage/homestead. Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SelfSufficientMe-260782203958500/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SufficientMe -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-

VIDEO: Self-sufficiency Chat Whipper Snipper Trouble Orchard Tour VLog #3

July 26, 201629

Filmed over several days Mark AKA Self Sufficient Me dude whipper snips, brushcutter cuts, weed wackers, his way around the property until the new tool breaks. Finish with an orchard tour on some of our trees and a general chat about the benefits of self-sufficiency growing your own produce and healthy aspects of living such…

VIDEO: Cheap Small Incubator Don't Make a Big Mistake Duck Eggs

July 23, 201630

This video shows how I DIY a cheap incubator to give it extra insulation and a longer operating life using some duck eggs as an example. I also chat about blood line renewal in poultry, buying eggs online, styrofoam boxes, and more! JN848 video https://youtu.be/vwnfsZV-j00 JN448 (the one feature in this video) https://youtu.be/8WY_gfo90lM Blog: www.selfsufficientme.com…