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It’s all happening here on our lifestyle acreage homestead property! In this video, I show you guys a bunch of stuff that’s been going on such as growing tomatoes, eggplant, asparagus, the citrus orchard flowering, pruning, zucchini, and even ducks sitting on her nest of eggs. Lots to get through and plenty of action to…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Cover crops, or green manures, are a great way to protect your garden from weeds and soil erosion over the winter period. As well as protecting your soil, cover crops can be dug into the earth before spring, improving the soil ecosystem and feeding your plants with…
Take a quick tour with us in the garden, as we fill you in on all the summer to fall changes. Things are very productive right now, but the end is near 🙁 Follow along with Serina as she explains what this mess of green is.
Ian is obsessed with garlic. He doesn’t think you can ever have too much. Follow Ian as he finishes up cleaning the garlic and sorting out the best heads for seed crop. Are we set for the year?
Wondering how to eat your Egyptian walking onions? Here’s the quickest answer of the two ways we like to eat them.
Wondering how to properly pick rhubarb? Here’s the quick answer.
Wondering how to pick a beet? Here’s the quick answer.
Wondering how to pick swiss chard properly? Here’s the quick answer.
Worried about how to properly pick your grapes off the vine? Here is the quickest answer we could make!
Charles Dowding’s method of growing food is perhaps one of the most inspiring methods out there. He has developed his own style of no dig vegetable growing through his use of compost and the results really do speak for themselves. I decided to go and take a look at Homeacres to see what he is…
Why do we not grow purple carrots? Because we are all about easy to grow, high yield crops! And I would much rather get 10lbs of carrots than 2 fancy lbs. Join Serina as she thins a fall garden bed, and talks about some of the ideas behind what we grow and why. I also…
Join Serina as she harvests the bush beans. This time of year, it is pretty much a daily job, but we aren’t complaining. We go over our growing routine, and show you when to pick the beans to get them at the perfect size. Come and relax with us in the garden.
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. There’s nothing quite as rewarding as harvesting your own homegrown fruits and vegetables. But how can you tell when they’re perfectly ripe? Different crops have their own tell-tale signs that let you know when they’re ready to eat. In this video we share our top tips on…
We are drowning in Eggplants, so we need to start freezing them. In this video we pick and prepare our over production, and prepare it for storage. Also in this video is the most delicious eggplant sandwich known to mankind, which consists of – eggplant fried in oil till browned – balsamic vinegar reduction -…
Ian gives a tour of the vegetable garden. And Lia won’t be outdone, so she joins in to let everyone know what she likes best. Watch to the end to see what kept Lia quiet till we finished filming. The garden is at one of its lushest periods, at the end of July. Most of…
The Permaculture Food Forest is in its 5th year now and the fruit production is now at the next level. Every year the soil gets better, the fruit gets tastier, and the trees get healthier. A system like this, a food forest is the kind of system that will take care of you. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/user/thepermaculturgarden?sub_confirmation=1…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. There’s nothing quite like the aroma and taste of a homegrown tomato. They’re also pretty easy to grow as long as you’re prepared for signs that something is wrong. As well as pests and diseases, tomato yield and quality can be affected by nutrient deficiencies, poor pollination,…
Serina demonstrates our process for harvesting the onion seeds from our Walking Onions, and how easy it is to plant our raised beds.
My 5 year old Food Forest is loaded with fruit ripening on the trees and on the vines. This is the kind of system that works with nature rather then against it. The kind of system that works for you rather then you for it. The kind of system that is sustainable, self replicating, and…
Earlier this spring, we companion planted a whole bunch of radishes, carrots, and onions in a former lawn which we covered with hay. A little over a month later, the experiment seem to be successful! (So far, at least)
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Fresh, homegrown fruits and vegetables are packed full of nutrients which help to boost health and give us that feel-good glow. But which are the best? All crops are not created equal, and some are even better for you than others. In this short video we discuss…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Growing your own fruits and vegetables naturally improves our diet but what can you do about that nagging sweet tooth? What if you could satisfy that craving with what you can grow in your own garden? In this short video, discover seven naturally sweet fruits and vegetables…
This is the 5th year for our perennial food forest and a lot of our investments are paying off. From last year to this year there has been an explosion of growth and the garden has truly become a forest! Thanks for the kind words and support 😁🐕❤️ SUPPORT ME AND TUCK →Amazon affiliate link:…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Water is a truly precious resource. Getting smart with the way we water saves time and money while boosting plant health. Watering at the right time, in the right place, using the right methods can make a big difference to how much water your garden needs. In…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Home-grown cabbages have a range of flavours that you just can’t match from store-bought versions. However cabbages and other brassicas are quite vulnerable to pests and diseases. In this short video we show how you can protect your cabbages from the most common threats in your vegetable…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Vegetable arches offer an incredibly efficient – and attractive – way to grow sprawling or vining vegetables such as squashes, beans and cucumbers. When you don’t have much growing space it makes sense to train your vegetables upwards. In this short video we’ll show you how to…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Hanging baskets provide a great space-saving way to grow many fruits and vegetables, including tomatoes, strawberries and all manner of leafy herbs and salads. Whether you’ve got a small garden or if you’ve simply run out of space, a hanging basket overflowing with edibles will make a…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Slugs are the gardener’s number one enemy! In this short video we show how to fight back and stop slugs damaging your crops: – How to identify slugs, slug eggs or slug damage on or near your plant foliage or fruit. – When and where should you…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Many of us have a garden that’s smaller than we’d like, but there are plenty of clever design techniques you can use to make the most of your space. A perfectly formed patch of garden paradise – both beautiful and productive – can be created in even…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Many of us have a garden that’s smaller than we’d like, but there are plenty of clever design techniques you can use to make the most of your space. A perfectly formed patch of garden paradise – both beautiful and productive – can be created in even…
