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My second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUZX-FaPDq7w_TqB3QrAzWQ
Hi, learn organic gardening, realistic self-sufficient living, keeping quail, chickens, and lots more! My channel is about self-sufficiency and based on my blog (established several years earlier) called “Self Sufficient Me” this doesn’t mean I believe I am totally self-sufficient (nor do I want to be) but more that I want to “strive” to be as self-sufficient as I can with the current resources I have on offer.
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I have a spring in my step but the Toro mower has a flat battery nevermind! I put together my new brushcutter and give it a try. Neighbours horses go nuts! Chickens and ducks plus picking vegetables from the garden for dinner. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
This is my first VLog whereby I capture my thoughts of the day whilst I’m working on our small acreage doing daily tasks to stay as self-sufficient as possible. Today’s task is composting down “green” Manure for later use on the garden. Blog: www.selfsufficientme.com Forum: www.selfsufficientculture.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SelfSufficientMe-260782203958500/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SufficientMe -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit…
This recipe is one our kids like and it contains a lot of home grown mixed leafy vegetables! Written recipe ingredients are here: http://goo.gl/IXiufG Blog: www.selfsufficientme.com Forum: 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 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
A big THANK YOU for helping my channel reach 10,000 subscribers! Also, I give a “shout out” to several YouTuber self-sufficient gardeners who I think you will enjoy watching! Ian Knockton: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFe6j4jOKK9SL0zUT9uJHLg Aussie Vegan Gardening Yogi: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRIivQ5MubJXsvkjYtvs2hw Allotment Grow How: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWRuNfWsKUiiCG1zmqPve7Q Keyplayr61: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClXLcuk2DCqhgQJAZISjnnA Raf’s Kitchen Garden: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT2eXxjisOm4ZMiJZfuQX5w McDowall Manor: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvIO35nR6le1xG0Yi_pVa3Q Blog: www.selfsufficientme.com Forum: www.selfsufficientculture.com Facebook:…
Love your baby greens? Well so do I and here’s a tip for a steady supply of baby greens using Baby Bok Choy as an example I think you’ll love! www.selfsufficientme.com Forum: 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 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
A demonstration of tying or training a tomato plant up a ROUND post so the knot doesn’t slip down and maximum support is given to the tied branches or stems of the plant. #tomato www.selfsufficientme.com -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Skip to 7:29 for those wanting to skip straight to the action of me trying to force the ducks into the dam 🙂 I have this unusual problem whereby my pekin ducks become scared of water! This video shows the ridiculous lengths I go to just to re-teach my ducks how to enjoy swimming again……
This is how I cooked a wild boar leg given to me by a mate Rob who captured the boar as a piglet and raised it himself on his property feeding it mostly corn before slaughtering, burning off hair, and butchering. Blog: www.selfsufficientme.com Forum: www.selfsufficientculture.com -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions”…
If you would like to know how to get a massive harvest of lemons from the one tree then this is the video to watch! I give my 5 top tips on how to increase lemon production. Buy Meyer lemon on Amazon here: https://bit.ly/2pxak74 www.selfsufficientme.com
This video gives a complete demonstration on how I plant a fruit tree in my backyard with woodchip for mulch around the base as well as other useful tips during the explanations. Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Link to wood chip video mentioned: https://youtu.be/tUArHDBNCwc -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
This video shows several examples of the most common different breeds or types of coturnix quail you can grow. My Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
This video explains how I prepare our garden beds with horse manure and this time I’m using woodchip as a top mulch. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
In this quick video I show the only tool I need to till and maintain a raised garden bed. www.selfsufficientme.com -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
This video shows how I grow and harvest the tasty fruit (berries) from the Ceylon Hill Gooseberry shrub/tree/plant. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Here’s an update and how I set-up my solar automatic container water system (called Irrigatia). Here’s a discussion including several links for more information on our forum about the Irrigatia: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com/threads/irrigatia-solar-watering-kit.897/ Feel free to contribute to the discussion on our forum above and ask questions there or below. Once I have evaluated this product for…
This video explains what I do each day to care for our chickens, ducks, and quail. Plus I give a well deserved “shout out” to the Channel: UK Here We Grow and explain how Tony improved on my bin feeder design to increase the feed holding capacity. Uk Here We Grow DIY Feeder Video: https://youtu.be/hgtQdRAZAe0…
Here’s a lesson I learnt the hard way about about using wine barrels in the garden (the fake ones)… Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com/forums/ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
This video shows how I grow rosella plants and harvest the calyx to make an amazing jam! www.selfsufficientme.com -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
This is a potentially controversial subject but is free mulch/compost from the tip safe to use in the home garden? This is the question I pose in this video… -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
This video shows how I built a new trellis support for a mature dragon fruit vine after the posts had rotted and the plant fell over. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Here’s some rare and wonderful footage of a Dragon Fruit (Pitaya) flowering through the night. Read all about Dragon Fruit growing in my article: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/fruit-vegetables/dragon-fruit-pitaya-how-to-guide-for-growing -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Growing dwarf apple trees in the backyard & protecting from pests by netting. This variety is the Golden Dorset and I also conduct a taste test after harvesting the fruit. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
A short story about something nice that happened to me… -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
In this video I demonstrate how I collect eggs from our quail pen whilst giving an explanation on what eggs to keep or discard when saving eggs for eating or incubation/breeding. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
In this coturnix quail video I run through what I feed them, the feeder I use, show re-filling the feeder, and talk a little about drinker set-up. I also write about quail on my blog: www.selfsufficientme.com I can chat about quail till the cows come home on our forum www.selfsufficientculture.com -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit…
Growing the Grumichama fruit shrub description and what the fruit tastes like. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Here’s another look at my DIY feeders and drinkers with a chat and walk around the pen. Also, talk a little in the beginning about fermenting feed. Link to DIY feeder: https://youtu.be/n8NQCqfnJj4 Link to Dog Proof Fence video: https://youtu.be/bOO1kiyXwsg Website: www.selfsufficientme.com -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Here’s a chicken with an odd habit she’s got a woodpile fetish… 🙂 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Here’s a look at one of our nectarine trees in season and the damage animals and other pests can do to the fruit. www.selfsufficientme.com -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Peaches are in season and this fruit tree produces a flat peach which is adapt to all climates (not just the cold). It tastes great and produced heaps of fruit! As some rightly point out below it’s also called the Donut peach and sometimes Angel but it’s important to note if your are wanting to…
