Tag: vegetable garden
VIDEO: First Of Spring Garden Tour
The snow has melted, the crocuses are blooming, the garlic has sprung, and I am excited for it to be spring. Come join me for a walk about the yard, see how things are doing, and chat about things to come. It isn’t the most exciting garden tour, but soon the vegetable garden will be…
VIDEO: GREENHOUSE SPRING CLEAN UP
Spring has sprung, and it is time to clean up the greenhouse. Come join me as I spring clean the greenhouse, and fill the compost with my dead tomatoes. This is the first step for getting started on my new 2018 garden, and I am excited to finally have things starting.
VIDEO: REBATCHING FAILED SOAP | French Milling, Floating Soap
I have a batch of bad soap that I need to fix, so I am grating it up, adding liquid, and cooking it down. Then I will be whipping it to create a finished soap that floats! Come hang out and chat soap making with me, and get a bit of an update on the…
VIDEO: SEEDY SATURDAY | local Kelowna seed swap
Spring is just around the corner, which means that it is a perfect time to be buying all your seeds. So the annual seed swap is happening again in Kelowna. And despite the fact that the last thing I need is more seeds, I go and check it out. Join me for a quick visit…
VIDEO: Growing Potatoes: Planting Tips for a Better Potato Harvest
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Potatoes aren’t difficult to grow, but a few simple techniques can be used to boost and extend your harvests. You can plant in trenches the traditional way, or save time and effort with no-dig gardening. And by tweaking your growing regime you can even enjoy some out-of-season…
VIDEO: PROOF WRANGLERSTAR ISN'T A REAL HOMESTEADER | and neither am I
Here’s my 100% undeniable proof that Wranglerstar isn’t a real homesteader, it’s his video, saying this whole thing is just silly https://youtu.be/k_h5AT–AgM I don’t understand why anyone needs to feel the need to come up with a strict definition about what does and does not qualify as “real homesteading”. But even more than that, I…
VIDEO: How To Finally Start Your First Garden | Overcoming The Biggest Obstacle
Starting a garden is as simple as, just planting something. But I always hear excuses as to why “it just won’t work.” The biggest obstacle to your long term success as a gardener, or any other goal you hope to achieve, is YOU. Until you can change the way you think, and start finding solutions…
VIDEO: $500 WEST COAST SEED UNBOXING
Okay, this is stupidly long, but it’s also $500 worth of seeds, so… Also, don’t forget, the gear icon in the lower right corner of the video player gives you the option to watch me at an increased speed, if you actually want to see everything, but don’t have the time, lol. So what am…
VIDEO: How to Build Rain Gutter Planters
How to turn rain gutters into a vertical container garden. 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
VIDEO: MY RELATIONSHIP TO FOOD AS A GARDENER | salvaging kale
We got a nice enough day for me to get out and take a closer look at my kale that got damaged by a turn from warm early spring like weather, to -15c overnight temperatures. Our Winterbore kale is very cold hardy, and normally wouldn’t have issues with this weather, but we had some die…
VIDEO: never say THIS on YouTube
Holy clickbait batman! But this is the nitty gritty back-end of every video and every channel. I’m breaking all the customer service rules by showing it, but as I tell you in the video, I’m here on YouTube so I don’t have to follow the customer service rules. There are no refunds here, you can”t…
VIDEO: FALSE SPRING | early growth dies when winter returns
We have had a beautiful week of warm sunny weather. So nice in fact, that the garden started to think it must be spring. Despite repeated warnings from me, it didn’t listen, and now it is paying the price. So let this be a warning to you all, it’s not spring yet, at least not…
VIDEO: Growing Soft Fruits for Beginners
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Juicy, sweet and oh-so tempting – soft fruits are the last word in homegrown deliciousness. They’re also heavy cropping and surprisingly easy to grow. If you’ve never tried growing fruit before, now’s the time to get started. In this short video we show you the best soft…
VIDEO: WHY WE YOUTUBE | small YouTuber thoughts
I have spent way too much time overthinking this thank you for reaching 1000 subscribers. I doubt anyone is going to appreciate my attempt at art house imagery showing that trying to get people to watch your videos on YouTube is as futile as trying to dig for spring in the snow. But sometimes, when…
VIDEO: The Right Variety | Seed Trialing In The Vegetable Garden
This is a bit all over the place, but I talk about the experiment that we are going to be doing this year in finding out which zucchini grows the best for us – by growing them all! Experimenting with different varieties and different plants is a good way to learn what grows well in…
VIDEO: SUPERBOWL | how a Canadian urban homesteader celebrates
WARNING! This is a bad joke, lol. I’m celebrating by dropping the kids off to watch the show with the grandparents and trying to get some stuff done around the house! If only it would stop snowing so much, eh?
VIDEO: PLAYING HOMESTEADING | defending Pure Living For Life
So, the internet can be a mean place. And I’ve found out that Pure Living For Life has been served a big ol’ steaming pile of it, over a comment about “playing homestead”. I took the comment to be about the image of homesteading being something fun and pretty, when the reality of it is…
VIDEO: PRUNING ESPALIERS
The backyard orchard is overgrown! It was time to prune the espaliers six months ago, but better now then never. I’m no pruning expert, but I got out there and pruned the apple tree and pear tree on this warmer winters day. And that is one less job for the spring.
VIDEO: High Yields: 6 Proven Strategies to Boost Garden Harvests
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. We all dream of a garden brimming with delicious abundance, yet the reality often falls short. But there are several simple techniques that even new gardeners can use to grow bumper harvests. Think strategically and plan your garden with care, and you’ll enjoy a truly prolific plot…
VIDEO: QUINCE JAM with whiskey and black pepper
To finish off my mountain of quince fruit, I made a jam. But not just any jam. This is super decadent, extra special whiskey and black pepper quince jam! With some heat from the pepper and some burn from the whiskey, this goes perfectly with cheese and crackers. And I will definitely be making this…
VIDEO: WINTER GARDEN | a sunny day
The weather was nice and sunny, and that doesn’t happen very often here in Kelowna, BC, Canada over the winter, so we all headed outside for a play. There isn’t much going on in the winter garden, but come and check it out with us, as the kids play and look forward to the warm…
VIDEO: DIY Kombucha | Starting The Brew After A Break
I have been slacking on my kombucha brewing over the winter, but it is time to start it again. Come chat kombucha while I set up my continous brew vessel, and try to figure out what to do with 4 liters of vinegar.
VIDEO: 3 DAY HANGOVER | the power of herbs, and why I'm now a believer
So, I got high on St John’s Wort. And no, that’s not a thing, lol. Having had this crazy experience with St John’s Wort has lead to me taking seriously a lot of claims about the power of herbs, even though I wouldn’t normally be inclined to believe. And more importantly, it has me very…
VIDEO: ROTTEN SQUASH | storage fail, lessons learned
Well, I rotted most of my spaghetti squash crop. Opps! That was a lot of garden space to devote to such a big fail. But, I’ve learned that I need to rethink how to store my squash for future years, and some tips for how I could have done it better. Come and learn from…
VIDEO: WHY WE DON'T BUY HEIRLOOM SEEDS
I love seeds! I love all seeds. But the seeds I like the best, are the ones that grow the easiest, and create the most productive plants, best suited to my growing conditions and my personal taste preference. For that reason I don’t want to also limit myself to only heirloom or a specific price…
VIDEO: No-Dig Gardening: An Easier Way to Grow
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. You dig, you toil, you reap the rewards. But just how necessary is digging? Mother Nature doesn’t use a spade, and she does pretty well! So why not follow her example – ditch the spade and save valuable time and effort in the garden. In this short…