The best gardening & homesteading channels on Youtube
Many of you have expressed your concern for us and our property due to the devastating fires raging across Australia at the moment. In this video, I give an update on our situation here in South East Queensland. If you would like to donate here are my recommended organisations: RED CROSS (this is a Govt…
In this video, we showcase some of the best bits of Self Sufficient Me’s most-watched videos for 2019. Thanks for your support! 7 Vegetables Easy to Grow in a Hot Summer https://youtu.be/h4CSSXcj9EI 5 Tips How to Grow a Ton of Sweet Potato https://youtu.be/lbc1rnEfbcM 10 Organic Ways to Control Pests in the Garden https://youtu.be/hXlSicZE9jI What Happens…
When people wonder what can be done on an acre or less, Liz Zorab from Byther Farm has created a perfect working example to prove how much food can be produced on a small homestead. She is also a perfect working example of what ‘Living the Dream’ is – I mean imagine not buying veg…
The title gives it away, so in this video we take a look at the honey boat squash grown in the summer and the big radish that I’ve been growing in the back garden. Honey boat squash turned out to be a lovely sweet, long storage squash. If you liked this video then please SUBSCRIBE…
It’s time to cut the big pumpkin and weigh it. Please watch the video to find out how big and heavy it is. Please like, share. comment and SUBSCRIBE xx #bigpumpkin #atlanticgiantpumpkin #heavypumpkins
Autumn is setting in on the plot but there are still a few vegetables worth picking. Please like, share, comment and SUBSCRIBE xx #sweetcorn
The title gives it away, but in this video I try my hand at juicing rhubarb. Have you ever had a go at juicing and drinking rhubarb, let me know in the comments below. Please like, share, comment and SUBSCRIBE XX #rhubarb #juicingrhubarb
In this video, I show what happened to our vegetable and fruit gardens after being away on vacation/holiday for 5 weeks! Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/selfsufficientme Help support the Channel and buy a T-shirt/Merchandise from our Spreadshirt shop: https://goo.gl/ygrXwU or Teespring (below the video). Shop on Amazon for plants: https://bit.ly/2yRFNGQ Shop for plants on eBay…
It’s time to reveal some of my First Early potatoes. Lady Christl is the variety, I’ve never grown them before… Self sufficiency here I come 🙂 Please like, share, comment and SUBSCRIBE XX #potatoreveal #earlypotatoes
It’s finally time to pull up the Sturon Onions that I planted out earlier in the year. Lets have a look at what sort of harvest we get. Please like, share, comment and SUBSCRIBE
Consider supporting our channel on Patreon, to help us create more frequent videos. https://www.patreon.com/backtoreality — Over the past few years, we’ve been covering our entire growing area with thick layers of organic plant-based mulch. And so far, we’ve not yet had to pay for any of it. So, since we receive a lot of questions…
We finally go up to the plot and harvest some of the abundant vegetables growing at this time of the year. I try to be as self-sufficient as I can during the summer and autumn months. Environmental sustainability is an important part of growing on an allotment. Please like, share, comment and SUBSCRIBE XX #selfsufficiency…
This video was from a recent trip I took to Shetland to visit a load of inspirational gardeners who are using undercover structures called Polycrubs which allow them to grow an abundance of food. With gusts of up to 120mph and hardly any trees, any normal polytunnel would get ripped apart. Listen to how Susan…
Finally, we show you the potato haul from our True Potato Seeds planted earlier in the year. Hopefully this will be the first steps towards being self sufficient when growing potatoes. Please like, share, comment and SUBSCRIBE xx #truepotatoseedreveal
In this video I show you how to grow broad beans or fava beans from start to finish with great results. Follow these easy steps and you to will be able to grow broad beans and become self sufficienct. Here’s another video that I think you would like, please click on the link. WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYvo4Op-X8Y…
In this video, I take you on a full tour of our Self Sufficient Me backyard vegetable garden! This shows everything we are growing and also the transition between summer into winter. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/selfsufficientme Help support the Channel and buy a T-shirt/Merchandise from our Spreadshirt shop: https://goo.gl/ygrXwU Shop on Amazon for plants:…
Onion sets are really cheap and easy to grow. If you are a first time gardener then these should be on your must try list. Today I plant my onion sets out on the plot. I also show you what’s happening up on the plot and I make a grim discovery. #onionsets #plantingonions #gardening Please…
Lets have a look at which seeds are chitting. There is definitely are surprise in there for me. If you liked anything about this video… absolutely anything, like my hair, the light switch, the chits, my confused face, the colour of my walls… THEN please give the video a like, share it, comment on it…
Another cracking video all about garlic and onions… the allium family is well represented in this one. There’s also some lame humour in here and one or two growing tips and fun vegetable facts. It really is a good one for a change. Please like, share, comment and subscribe as it really does help my…
It’s a New Year Everyone and it’s time to “Get into It” and become as self-sufficient as possible! This is our new Self Sufficient Me Channel Trailer it shows a quick epic hit of what this channel is about and some sneak peeks of what videos and projects to expect this year. Remember, you don’t…
All you need is a single plant to provide you with an abundance of food, and even get more plants from it! And different ones too! This video tells you exactly how there is no excuse to NOT grow your own organic homegrown fruit and vegetables in your garden for free and for the rest…
This episode shows the 3 most influential things that got me into self-sufficiency and growing my own food on our small acreage homestead. Series playlist https://goo.gl/RaipxZ This is the fifth episode in our growing food in small spaces series ( see Ep1 here https://youtu.be/Nh0ol-eAN2U and Ep2 https://youtu.be/jkWWB9O2wQ8 and Ep3 https://youtu.be/RUpR6nGLFmw and #p4 https://youtu.be/27hf8uPWQxk ) This…
This video is about the favourite video I have ever made and how it largely influenced my YouTube content creation career. The reason I decided to upload this video was due to Adam from Allotment Grow How tagging me in this story challenge visit Adam’s channel here: https://goo.gl/CgGvEk The channels I have nominated are: Little…
Needles in strawberries? Now, why would someone do such an awful thing? Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/selfsufficientme Help support the Channel and buy a T-shirt/Merchandise from our Spreadshirt shop: https://goo.gl/ygrXwU Shop on Amazon for plants: https://bit.ly/2yRFNGQ Shop for plants on eBay Australia: https://bit.ly/2BPCykb Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ (use the search bar on my website to find info…
Earlier this week I had the pleasure to visit Liz and Mr J over at Byther Farm! I have been following their progress on their fantastic YouTube channel and I am amazed at how productive their set-up is. So I went down for a day to visit and had an amazing time and I can…
This VLOG shows what has been happening on our urban farm acreage lately plus what’s coming up! Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/selfsufficientme Help support the Channel and buy a T-shirt/Merchandise from our Spreadshirt shop: https://goo.gl/ygrXwU Shop on Amazon for plants: https://bit.ly/2yRFNGQ Shop for plants on eBay Australia: https://bit.ly/2BPCykb Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ (use the search bar on…
In the process of stress testing our newly installed electric fence to ensure our chickens would be safe from predators (such as foxes) our trail camera snapped some interesting and unexpected video. Trail cam used was this Bushnell seen on Amazon USA https://bit.ly/2mtjb6T and I got mine here on eBay https://bit.ly/2Ai8IVN for Aust viewers. Trail…
In this video, I narrow down all the vegetables and fruit that I grow into the 5 easiest ones. Great for beginner gardeners wanting to build their confidence, these 5 plants will guarantee that you get a great harvest, every time! Strawberry How-To Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-Rzg6dAoSM&t=90s Zucchini Growing!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sYFvikclZ0
This video VLOG gives an acreage and channel update of the tasks needed to be done and our vision for Self Sufficient Me on our organic permaculture homestead. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/selfsufficientme Help support the Channel and buy a T-shirt/Merchandise from our Spreadshirt shop: https://goo.gl/ygrXwU Shop on Amazon for plants: https://bit.ly/2yRFNGQ Shop for plants…
In this episode we take a quick garden tour to check on our transplants and newly sown seeds. Some plants look great! Others; not so much. There’s new life in the garden and it’s a beautiful thing!! I am happy to make these videos without compensation because I enjoy contributing to the community. However, I…
