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A view at our magnificent Mulberry tree on the border of our farm. When she produces fruit, it is unbelievable. She is simply gorgeous and we love her. Hope you enjoy and maybe you can tell me a little bit more here, too! Enjoy & thanks for watching! Like, Subscribe and Share! Like us on…
On the Farmer’s Grove we are composting in place in between our fruit trees to build up our soil. Thanks to the help from Harvest Groceries in Chattanooga Tennessee .
Farm update with a pear shade grove for future chickens and ducks
The danger of plants in permaculture is real! Some Times it is awesome
Renowned holistic orchardist and author Michael Phillips shares 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.
And update from September 30th on the garden.
Showing how the fruit trees are doing after the transplant. In a former video I used an unconventional transplanting technique and heavy pruning to avoid problems that come with root bound trees.
This is a new start up project that was put in last fall. The forest garden uses beds and no swells for a very important reason. I will show the progression over time to show how a permaculture project looks over time.
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.
Bob Andersen, Prof. Emeritus, Cornell University and Andrew Goodheart Brown help us discern how to assess tree health and spot signs of diseases. Discover several root stocks usually used in grafting domestic fruit trees. Get tips for observing tree vigor and signs of vole damage. We look for evidence of common pathogens as we hone…
See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. If you struggle to find the time to maintain a vegetable garden, then planning a low-maintenance fruit garden could be the answer. When planning a low maintenance garden, there are some simple guidelines to follow which can improve the overall health of your plants and increase your…
Welcome to a new video at last! (High-Definition)! Internet has been down for two weeks! Anyway with apple harvest fast approaching and apples swelling up nicely it can cause branches to bend over and even snap so this is the fun way to stop that. Silky Saw: http://amzn.to/1MqVCRc Thanks for watching and please subscribe so…
Permaculture Garden update, 5/20/14
Happy new year to everyone! What has your highlight in the garden been so far? Mine was probably harvesting the pounds upon pounds of beans, it was a great year! So today you are going to learn just the simple basics and simple steps to take to prune apple trees presented by a special guest.…
The succession of our annual garden towards a perennial based system.
See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Watching as your plants are being destroyed by pests like slugs, aphids or cabbage worm can be very frustrating. However, there are many ways to use nature’s own organic pest controls to avoid your crops being damaged in this way. This video demonstrates simple pest control techniques…
Avocados are notoriously hard to grow particularly in heavy soil (clay). This video shows a great example of how to plant an avocado tree in heavy clay and keep it from dying due to root rot or other fungal diseases. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: “5 Fruit Tree & Veggie Patch Questions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HgG0yBX80 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
