Category: Urban Farmstead
Description:
Hi I’m Kyle
I’m an urban farmer in Sacramento California passionate about re-establishing the relationship between people and the food that they eat through instructional and educational gardening videos. I really just want everyone to enjoy growing food as much as I do!
Location: United States
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VIDEO: Creating a Garden Space That Will Last – Before building your raised garden beds
I’ll show you the most important first steps in creating a garden that will last a lifetime. Do this before building your raised garden beds, plant your in ground flower garden, or and other type of backyard garden or front yard garden. The process of properly preparing the foundation and underground utilities for a garden…
VIDEO: How To Prune Fruit Trees – Peach, Apple, Fig and more
In this video I will demonstrate and explain how I’m pruning my backyard fruit trees two years after planting them. I’ll be pruning peach, nectiplum, aprium, apple, fig, pear, Jujube and more. I’ll also show some examples of last years pruning and the results of those pruning cuts. For more information about this backyard orchard,…
VIDEO: Summer Garden Tour 2022
Come along with me on a tour of my garden as I return after three week away fighting wild fires here in Northern California. I’ll show you my tomato garden, a few of the trees in my orchard, my blueberry collection, and some unique tropicals and subtropicals that I’ve been collecting for an upcoming project.…
VIDEO: Summer Pruning Fruit Trees (Quick, Easy, Important)
I will show and explain why and how to prune fruit trees during their summer growing period. In this easy summer pruning demonstration I’ll be pruning my Spice Zee Nectaplum, but this pruning process can be adapted to a wide variety of fruit trees including peach trees, cherry trees, plum trees, apple trees, persimmon trees…
VIDEO: How To Prune Young Fruit Trees – Peach, Apple, Fig and more
In this video I will demonstrate and explain how I’m pruning my backyard fruit trees one year after planting them. I be pruning peach, nectiplum, aprium, apple, fig and more. I’ll also show some examples of last years pruning and the results of those pruning cuts. For more information about this backyard orchard, please see…
VIDEO: How to Grow Garlic ANYWHERE!
In this video I’ll explain what to look for when sourcing your seed garlic, then I’ll take you to my original urban farmstead where I’ll walk you through the most important considerations for planting location, soil preparation, planting, maintenance and more. I’ll share my tried and true process as well as some tips and information…
VIDEO: How To Grow Garlic
This quick video will get you started, but stay tuned for a more detailed video coming soon!
VIDEO: Summer Pruning for Young Fruit Trees
In this video I’ll show you how I prune my fruit trees during the first summer after planting. These are all two year old trees and this first summer pruning is necessary for size control and structure creation specific to backyard orchards with a wide variety of trees in a small space. Ideally I would…
VIDEO: Summer Garden Tour AFTER 30 DAYS AWAY!
In this video I’ll take you on a full tour of my summer garden after spending the entire month of July away fighting wildfires in Northern California. A lot has changed in the past 30 days and I’m excited to share this experience with you as we walk around to see what’s growing, what maintenance…
VIDEO: How to Plant, Prune, and Irrigate Fruit Trees EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
In this video I’ll show every step you’ll need to know to create your own backyard orchard for season long or year-round fruit harvests. I’ll cover soil preparation, Irrigation, planting fruit trees, pruning young fruit trees, tree spacing and location, painting fruit trees, mulch, and much more! I’ll show each of the varieties I’ve selected…
VIDEO: How to Build a DIY Patio and Fire Pit Seating Area
In this video I’ll show you how to build a DIY gravel patio and create a gas fire pit seating are with POLYWOOD chairs. I’ll also show how I created a D.G. (decomposed granite) and gravel pathway with steel landscape edging. Well at this is how I built mine and it’s working great! In addition…
VIDEO: Growing a Fall & Winter Garden – How/What to Plant
If you’re fortunate to live in an area with mild enough fall or winter weather you should absolutely take advantage of this cool weather growing season! In this video I’ll give you a quick tour of my garden as it is goin into fall then I’ll show you exactly how I turn over my garden…
VIDEO: Fertilizing Summer Vegetable Gardens Organically
Lately I have had a lot of people asking me what I use to fertilize my garden, and while I’m always happy to share that information, I also want people to understand why and how I use this organic fertilizer, and also learn how to find the best fertilizer for your garden. This video is…
VIDEO: Stock Tank Pool DIY
In this video I’ll show you how I turned this livestock tank into a pool. This is a fairly simple project that can be completed by one person half a day. I was able to source everything except the pump and plunger valves in local stores and I encourage you to ALWAYS support local businesses…
VIDEO: Summer Garden Tour – July 2020
Over the past few months I transformed an abandoned lawn into this thriving organic vegetable garden. In this video I’ll take you on the first ever tour of this garden to share some of my favorite summer vegetables and tips on how to grow them. The following videos show each step in my process of…
VIDEO: Weed Barrier Review. Two Months After Install.
In this video I’ll review three different weed barrier options after installing them with my wood chip mulch pathway over two months ago. Installing wood chip mulch and weed barriers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfRQtx_c55o&t=123s GARDEN PRODUCTS I USE: https://www.amazon.com/shop/urbanfarmstead FOLLOW ME ON: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/urbanfarmstead/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theurbanfarmstead/ Music: Morning Mandoline by Chris Haugen
VIDEO: How To Create A Privacy Hedge
In this video I’ll explain some considerations when choosing plants for a privacy hedge, and show my full process for starting mine. FIND ME ON: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/urbanfarmstead/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theurbanfarmstead/ The Starter Fertilizer I use when planting every plant in my garden: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OVCA7GU/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=kylehagerurba-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00OVCA7GU&linkId=985b046e4f2e963c231621bb226abd89 GARDEN PRODUCTS I USE: https://www.amazon.com/shop/urbanfarmstead Music: Sweet Release by Dan Lebowitz
VIDEO: How to Build a Fence Panel Trellis – Cattle Panel, Hog Wire etc.
In this video I’ll show you three ways to create a fence panel/utility panel trellis with full details on how I’m building the trellises for our new garden. How to Build a Wood Framed Fence Panel: https://www.instagram.com/tv/BxD4C5sHZAQ/?igshid=1cwoz1z0e6db6 Sheep panel: (the panels I’m using are 60”x16’ but they are not listed on the website) https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/feedlot-panel-sheep-goat-16-ft-l-x-48-in-h FIND…
VIDEO: How to Propagate Fig Trees -Easy and Effective-
In this video I’ll show you a simple way to propagate fig trees with 100% success! And I’ll explain an even easier method that’s nearly as effective. Fig Propagation & Seedling Supplies: Urban Farmstead’s Amazon Page For more gardening follow me on: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/urbanfarmstead/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theurbanfarmstead/ GARDEN PRODUCTS I USE: https://www.amazon.com/shop/urbanfarmstead Song: Blizzards Artist: Riot
VIDEO: How To Stake and String Tomatoes and Tomatillos with the Florida Weave
How To Stake and String Tomatoes and Tomatillos with the Florida Weave In this video I’ll show how to stake and string tomato and tomatillo plants using the Florida Weave method. I’ll also describe a few of my other favorite tomato trellising systems. For more information about my other favorite trellising systems FIND ME ON…
VIDEO: How To Plant A Vegetable Garden
In this video I’ll show you how I plant some of my favorite summer vegetables, but this isn’t the only way, and it’s not necessary the “best way”, it’s just the ways that I’ve found works best for me. If you have any questions or comments feel free to share them below. Happy Gardening! The…
VIDEO: Easy DIY Automatic Irrigation System for any Garden!
In this video I’ll show you my process for setting up a simple, affective, and adaptable automatic irrigation system, perfect for any garden scenario. Irrigation Supplies I Use https://www.amazon.com/shop/urbanfarmstead?listId=1AWDB57JBLZW3 GARDEN PRODUCTS I USE: https://www.amazon.com/shop/urbanfarmstead FOLLOW ME ON: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/urbanfarmstead/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theurbanfarmstead/ Music: Picnic on the Roof by The Whole Other
VIDEO: Installing Irrigation For Vegetable Gardens
In this video I’ll show you how I’m installing a very efficient and affective automatic irrigation system for our vegetable garden. Irrigation Supplies I Use https://www.amazon.com/shop/urbanfarmstead?listId=1AWDB57JBLZW3 Other Garden products I use: https://www.amazon.com/shop/urbanfarmstead How to Install Irrigation Valves: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B0Uav9fj6RR/?igshid=15jsg63tfa4mv FOLLOW ME ON: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/urbanfarmstead/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theurbanfarmstead/ Music: Birds in Flight by Dan Lebowit
VIDEO: DIY LED Grow Rack Update & Grow Lights vs Shop Lights
This is a followup video to show how well my DIY LED grid rack is working after two months. I’m also testing out professional LED grow lights to see how they compare to the Inexpensive LED shop lights I’m using. To see exactly how I built this rack see my LED Grow Rack Build video:…
VIDEO: Installing Wood Chip Pathways or Mulch – Testing Three Methods.
In this video I’ll talk about the benefits of using wood chips for garden pathways and show three options for how to install wood chips in your garden to block weeds, save water, and build your soil. See the results in this follow up video: Weed Barrier Review. Two Months After Install. https://youtu.be/NkX77D59u7M GARDEN PRODUCTS…