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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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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 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
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 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
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…
A demonstration on how to place a Fruit Saver net over an apple tree to protect it from fruit fly, birds, and other animals. Fruit Saver net link: http://bit.ly/1tKzaur Information article on fruit fly: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/blog/view/1495/fruit_fly_season_is_here_but_you_don_t_have_to_spray_in_the_home_garden -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Fruit fly is a major pest in Queensland Australia this video shows footage of a fruit fly stinging a cucumber and the damage the live maggot does to a black Russian tomato. For an indepth article about the fruit fly and how to organically control this pest please visit our blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/blog/view/1495/fruit_fly_season_is_here_but_you_don_t_have_to_spray_in_the_home_garden -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch:…
This video gives some growing tips on globe artichokes then I take you inside to show how I prepare & cook an artichoke for eating. www.selfsufficientme.com Here is the link to my other video on eating an opening globe artichoke http://youtu.be/liujgtc_8uo?list=UUJZTjBlrnDHYmf0F-eYXA3Q A link to our forum discussion: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com/threads/globe-artichoke-pups-for-replanting.453/ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree &…
Please join me on a leisurely walk around my vegetable garden allotment and orchard to see what’s been going on in our subtropical food garden for the first month of spring. This video is rather long and I guess it’s mainly for those purists who really like a good close wander through other people’s gardens.…
This video shows how easy it is to grow a grape vine in your backyard and even off your house! Plus we cover pruning and propagation of new plants from cuttings. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
This video is about growing your vegetables closer together for amazing results! I like to call it… Crowd Growing… 🙂 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Making strawberry chips is easy, extremely convenient (for many different reasons), and healthy. This video shows how I make strawberry chips. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
This is how to make crunchy banana chips similar to the store variety but without the chemicals and oils! I give some tips on dehydrating sliced banana in a food dehydrator to get the best results possible. Also, here’s a popular article on my blog I wrote a few years back on how to make…
This video gives a quick explanation on how to use a recycled pickle jar for lacto fermentation purposes with an example of sauerkraut. It is not how to make sauerkraut but more so how lacto fermentation is beneficial and how a standard jar can be effectively used for the process. I go my idea for…
Great news! One of our female Pekin ducks has naturally hatched out 7 ducklings and they are the cutest things you’ll ever see. In this video, I show the drama of when I found the first duckling and I also show my isolation pen setup to keep mother duck and her ducklings safe and happy.…
In this episode, Mark goes on the scunge for compost from his old compost bays… 🙂 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Major problem! My ducks were eating away the dam/pond wall and if left to continue I feared the wall would completely collapse. $300 worth of rocks later, I seemed to have saved the integrity of the dam and the ducks are as happy as ever to be back on the water!! 🙂 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch:…
Here’s a walk through our backyard showing some different varieties of mandarins and oranges we grow. Along the way I give some tips about the varieties and how I get the best out of my trees such as fertilisers I use, pest protection, and general growing. I have also written a blog post about growing…
A review about a macadamia nut cracker aptly called the Maca Craca to make cracking the hardest nut in the world easy! The Maca Craca sells on eBay and the seller does post international http://bit.ly/1yzy3T7 See more plus purchasing info here http://www.selfsufficientme.com/blog/view/1473/the_maca_craca_macadamia_nut_cracker_review P.S A new and improved Maca Craca has been released (in 2016) so…
This video shows how I stopped my leaking dam by using a product called Watersave purchased here http://bit.ly/1z7EZWp on eBay. Go here for more info and where to purchase http://www.selfsufficientme.com/blog/view/1472/how_to_fix_a_leaking_dam_or_pond_cheap_easy___fast__watersave_review -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
This short video describes how my quail turns mulch into an awesome fertiliser/mulch for my fruit and vegetable gardens. Garden mulch can be expensive but I like to get two uses out of my mulch by giving it to my quail first for them to break down and fertilise then I add it to my…
This short video is about an accidental cross bred tomato which came up in our vegetable garden. This tomato is special because it’s a good size and has a great taste. Not all our self-seeding tomatoes are good in fact the majority of self-seeding tomatoes in our garden are pretty ordinary however occasionally we get…
I know I said I would keep my gardening videos shorter after my allotment episode but I got carried away again… 🙂 In this video, winter is just one day off here in the subtropics therefore temps are ideal for many different plants. The following food plants are shown and discussed briefly: Avocados, artichokes, strawberries,…
This is an easy to make low cost vegetable garden trellis made from reo concrete mesh and bent over on the end to make a tunnel covered with bird netting on top with two long slim raised beds. This design makes it easy to grow all sorts of climbing vegetables and fruit or any food…
This video explains how I grow ginger season after season in a raised garden bed. If you have any questions just pop them below 🙂 Blog – http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
I often get asked how much drainage and how much soil should I put in my raised garden bed for growing vegetables when first starting out? This video briefly explains my ratio of soil to drainage in a large raised garden bed. Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80…
Here’s a low budget way to grow herbs and other plants on a water tank. Often the sides of water tanks are left empty but I reckon we should put the vertical space to use and turn it into a living grow wall! Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions”…
This video shows a range of self seeded vegetable or food plants and seedlings, which can easily pop up in the garden by themselves so we can get top food plants for free! Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
This video gives an overview of my allotment vegetable garden which is set central in my backyard. It covers raised bed gardening, what I’m growing now, and the overall set-up. The intent is to make this an introduction on my vegetable garden layout and then from now on release mostly shorter length videos on certain…
I had a banana tree with a bunch of young bananas damaged by strong wind and this shows the bananas ripened prematurely but how do they taste? Plus, a little bit about banana tree growing in the backyard… Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Here’s my main tips for preparing your chickens or ducks for going away on vacation / holiday. This video shows some simple and practical steps to ensure your birds will stay healthy and safe whilst you are away. Visit my blog http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
