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@@martysgarden how lovely to see you here! We are very likeminded when it comes to gardening and more.

@@christasmicroflowerfarm2695 thank you Christa. I’m glad to be back in the garden. It’s so important to get decent food growing but it might take time not to be triggered. He was a sweetheart 🥰

@@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus thanks Rachael. It does feel strange after 12 years of 24/7 company. I have a lot more freedom now but miss my baby. I’m going to work on that area today a bit.

@@RunningAmukOffGrid thanks Rob and Nic. Yes it is definitely a good idea to focus on your passion and connect with the viewers of the same. It’s a lot of work not to enjoy it hey!? I do have an art channel I kicked off again this year under my name @kayleenwest but intended to have art as a regular part of this one too. I like to paint from life and want to art journal my garden more and share that. I have created a few paintings of my backyard homestead; the chicken shed when being built, lemon tree branches, various flowers and vegetables. Some featured in some of my videos but it was my intention to create something for each. Perhaps it is time now. I appreciate your suggestions thank you!

@@RunningAmukOffGrid thank you 🙏

@@RunningAmukOffGrid thank you!

I had no idea that was in shop eggs! Could you source some backyard eggs to avoid that? I have a lot of dairy free recipes you may like. I’ll try to share some here.

You’re more than welcome 😊

You’re welcome Ms Sheri. It won’t make much difference. These ones (with pineapple) are good cold too. Really good! Let me know how you go.

Normally yes but I had plans to put a passionfruit in it so it needs lots if soil.

There is a lot going on yes! It was a bit of a scatter gunn approach to see what grew but a lot did!

@@UrbanHomesteadArtist excellent 😃 That's the way it goes sometimes.. I'm glad a lot is growing out 🙏 Have fun my friend 🎉

Thank you! I love your user name too 🙏🥰

@@UrbanHomesteadArtist you're welcome 😁 Amen.. yes 🙏 I appreciate you ✨ many blessings to you and your family

Thanks 🙏

Let me know if you enjoyed eating them!

Thank you. I’m slowly making progress. It will be lovely when I get on top of the weeds and add more colour.

Thank you. My best volunteers are growing in another section I thought nothing would grow! Last I counted 50 tomatoes on it 😂

Thabk you Christa. Yes do try a banana. They love loads of water and food. You can’t over feed or overwater them. Mine look a bit sad after winter but spring back quickly.

Thank you Penny. Always a work in progress.

Thank you Cathi and for popping across. You’re welcome to visit anytime. I’m enjoying your journey also.

Thanks! I think a lot of us got it from all that rain. I’ve given all mine a nice drink of diluted milk now and use the water from boiling eggs.

Thank you. We eat it fresh each day and I can, preserve, swap or share the rest. Some is for our chickens to keep them in top health and have a good life too.

It certainly got my attention! Nature can be so marvellous.

Thank you. Sorry I missed your comment earlier!

I’m not sure about that but I leave insects be unless I am well informed that it is an intervention emergency. Christmas was great thanks. I hope your year has started well.

@@UrbanHomesteadArtist My year has started off good so far , Ty for the comment. I dug some elephant garlic , to replant in single rows. It was hot and dry at normal harvest time ( June ) so I let it keep growing. Where one clove was , 5-7 are now , they will split before June. Some bulbs are near tennis ball size already ! Elephant garlic is pretty productive , one clove into a bulb with 5-7 cloves , plus corms near roots. I like regular garlic more , but elephant garlic is milder and sweeter when cooked. It pouring here now. This is the 3rd rain in 2 months. Still dry. My cover crops should have been planted mid Sept. Haven't planted them yet. Was too dry. We have to work with what GOD gives us. Everything happens for a reason. No need to complain , just do other things. Its his way of nudging you to other tasks 😉.

Your bed heads look fantastic!

Thank you. I’ve worked hard on both but both bring so much joy. Delighted to see you here watching along!

Thanks Cathi! I’m really surprised with how well it has come in such a short time. I need to update soon too. So much growing now! Yes definitely net them. I’d have none if I don’t at least cover some of them. Thanks for journeying with me. X

Thank you, I’m glad you found it helpful.

Thank you for taking the time to watch!

Sorry I had trouble with this one. Possibly the software I’m using but I can’t afford anything else unfortunately.

You are in a great climate there too. I hope your hospital trips become a thing of the past x

I love your comments Kerry 😀 You sound like similar to our Queensland state. Yes there are so many parts of the plants we can eat. Commerce has influenced very limited nutritional choice. I have studied other countries use of plants somewhat and found some pretty amazing things. I’ll share as I go but have you seen the zucchini leaf and stalk recipe in my videos? Likely if you’ve seen the all! I have something fun for the kids this year to share too. The garden is a world of wonder. I do use my gift as best I can. I’ll definitely keep your suggestions on my video to do list and explain more. Basically pastel is pure dry pigment.

@@UrbanHomesteadArtist Wow just pigment ? Like colored charcoal ? Or do you paint it on ? I watch " self sufficient me " Queensland love him. I watch " green forest life " Vietnam. "Ahn bushcraft " Vietnam. " David the Good " near me. I did watch all the videos you have posted. Saw the stem recipe and the flower tea , mint coffee and apples. Saw your garden produce. Saw where you said you have been there a year. Saw your cluttered up house from your previous business , didn't catch what it was. I pay attention and have better than average memory retention 😉.. Ty JESUS , knock on wood ! I like huglekulture also. Hope you don't count off for spelling ? Lol. I saw where some africans use a " keyhole " garden. Mounded up dirt , with an opening in the middle , to use less soil and get it up out of the waters. Saw floating in water , gardens. Humans try unique things ! Fyi I only do positive comments. Life is too short to have negative nellys ! I swear some get in comments just to complain ! I feel sorry for them and their miserable lives 😂.

@@UrbanHomesteadArtist You should let your little helper ( help him ) plant something special. A BEAN teepee ( tipi , wigwam ) hid out for him. Cherry tomatoes just for him ? A big pretty flower ? Make him feel special ( more special ). You can carve his name on a small pumpkin , as it grows , that will make a scar , with his name 😉.

@@kerryhamilton7404 oh that is a brilliant idea! My grandson thinks the whole garden is made for him 😂 When I show him anything new he says, oh tanks Nanny, vegetables for me. 😂 We call the new arbour archway the garden cubby house. Again he thinks for him. When I put in flowers and showed him he said, awe tanks Nanny, flowers for mummy 😂 He picks them for my daughter and thinks I’m supplying then too now. So cute.

@@kerryhamilton7404 like coloured chalk but more expensive to buy. I follow similar channels. Love David’s vegetable row gardening approach.

Welcome and hello from Melbourne! Thanks for subscribing. 😊

I’m glad it resonated with you. Thanks for stopping by!

😂 he is too cute not to spoil. I am careful not to feed them though. Just this once. They need yo forage naturally for survival. We seem to be later here too but I think I timed it well for that - hopefully!

@@UrbanHomesteadArtist You never know what's coming in the future ! The main thing is grow what you like and what's most expensive to buy. My grandparents used to grow all their food. Only bought salt , sugar and coffee. They canned. Dried and fermented . 200 liter wood barrels of dill pickles , sauerkraut , green beans . Dried fruits on roofs. . . put strings thru peppers and green beans ( to dry them ). Canned milk from the cows. Canned meat too. Always have 2 years worth of food saved back 😉. Happy lizard spoiling.

@@kerryhamilton7404 you are so lucky to have such wisdom and influence in your family. Like you, I think it wise to begin growing as much as possible. Calories and as many food groups, herbs etc. Even food that is cheap to buy can be laden with chemicals so worth growing.

@@UrbanHomesteadArtist That is true on " foods " being bad. Here our crops are GMO . Plus crops are sprayed with poisons , 5 kinds . I grew up in the woods. I know herbs and what to eat , in wild plants and animals. There no better foods than heirloom crops grown in healthy soil ! A soil needs all the minerals plus organic matter ! Ashes and leaves add the most to the soil. Fish parts are amazing too. Our native Americans ( Indians ) put a fish under each plant ( corn and pumpkins ). I catch fish and bury the leftovers . . . stuff grows 45 cm taller in those areas for 2 years. I grow giant sunflowers ( to eat raw and for animal feed ( chickens and turkey ). Pumpkins too. I have 4 kinds of garlic . . . 2 kinds of mint. . . plus very large gardens . I plant cover crops and mow them in spring and till in. My intentions are to raise acres of all natural garlic. 70 meters by 70 meters = a little over an acre. I have blackberries , elderberries and several native trees. 240 species of birds ( wild ) 10 miles from a town.

@@kerryhamilton7404 I absolutely love your passion. I’m sure if we lived closer we’d be friends. I wish you every successful with your dreams too. What cover crops do you prefer?

Thanks for returning to comment again Kerry. I appreciate you. My son is recovering well from his heart operation now thankfully. I do think digging at first as you mentioned is a good idea especially if you have problem weeds like I do and well enough. I use the exact fertilisers you mention too including the comfrey tea which no dig method benefits from enormously. My soil is mineral rich clay so builds quickly fortunately. It’s all free if you have chickens and grow comfrey. Last year I didn’t use as much as I could but we are pouring it on this year so expect a big difference. How much do you dilute your comfrey tea. I’ve had one brewing for ages but still unsure what strength is best for regular feeding.

You can use it straight strength to water - fertilize roots. Mix to weak tea concentration and strain , to spray on the leaves. Add a drop to 4 liters of dish soap , so it stays on leaves better. Foliar feeding helps the plants the fastest. Your son's surgeries will heal way faster with Comfrey on external parts. Blend Comfrey leaves with just enough water to make a juice. Strain it and apply with a damp cloth. If he was my child , I would also give it to him to drink ( the toxic to liver thing is blown way out of proportion ) I drink it as have my 2 sons ( 27 and 32 ) my grandchildren use Comfrey also. For allergies , poison oak , cuts , bruises and burns.. Just saying I have used Comfrey since 1978 on many things , stomach ulcers and internal cancers. I have never had it hurt anyone. To me it's a miracle plant . You can also bury green Comfrey leaves under seeds as you plant them. It's better to cover green leaves with soil , than to just chop and drop. . . you lose lots of the potential of the chopped and dropped plant as it dries out. There are many many ways to improve your soil. . . for free. I use green cover crops ( not free till you start saving the seeds ) here I go . . . not being no till. . . I mow the cover crops , on a day before rain , and lightly till it in , before the rain , so it rots quicker ( adds organic matter way faster than no dig ) we had very wet weather 2 years ago . . . I let the grass , weeds and cover crops grow from half a meter to 2 meters tall , then flail mowed it ( made it into very fine mulch ) then I tilled it in lightly ( 10 cm ish ) I done that 5 times that year. Got 5 years of organic matter in one year ! The soil has to stay covered and moist for soil microorganisms to thrive. Think worm soil. Dry and laying on top ( mulch ) keeps soil cooler and moist but only the part touching the soil can be eaten by soil microorganisms. I also use a broad fork to loosen soil 30 cm deep😮 . I also have rich clay soil. . . but below 15 cm , water and or roots don't penetrate , so I help it ! Nature ( GOD ) finds a way. Every plant adds something different to the mix. It's hard to burn a plant with Comfrey - weed tea. An easy way to compost is " trench " composting . . . dig a trench ( where a crop will be in a few months ) add scraps , chicken pooh , leaves , grass clippings etc and cover it with the soil removed from the trench. Once covered , the soil critters have 100 % contact with it. I'm sure you are aware of Charles Dowding's no dig ? Ruth Stought's lasagna gardening ? Your countryman's raised beds ( self sufficient me ) he is near you .. I'm crazy about improving the soil , I try many things , besides chemicals ! You are what you eat ! Once again , may GOD speed up your son's recovery and watch over all of y'all. 😉. Have a blessed life !

@@kerryhamilton7404 thank you! I will use the tea more now. I do bury the comfrey or make a shake to pour at the base of plants sometimes. I wish my son would try the comfrey but I have some resistance to even eating some things like leaves on vegetable plants, let alone comfrey. My chickens get it though.

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@@jennyanimal9046 thank you. That service must been in the US. I’m in Australia but looking it up I found a service here called Mulch Spot. Thanks for the tip! I registered with them and tho no guarantee, hopefully we can get some mulch this way. Kayleen

My son is improving and hopefully will have a better quality of life with his heart now thank you. I will keep that wire for seeds. I hadn’t thought of that. So it’s not too hot for them? What kind of seeds do you use it for?

They are thank you and the fake eggs are working brilliantly! 😊

Thank you Kerry. I may have to plant more German Johnsons as the birds are digging around them! I didn’t grow enough canning tomatoes last year. Can you ever have enough? 😁 I’ll jeep my eye out for the variety you suggested too thank you 🙏 Kayleen