You actually can compete with store bought dirt it's just decomposed wood mulch with pearlite for drainage. Mix home compost & river sand would be just as good if not better then 90% of the store bought.😊
I just toss the leftovers from vegetables and campfires together on a pile with earth, mix it and let it sit over winter. I’ve turned multiple places in my garden from basically sand into black soil. I know it’s rich because every weed in the neighborhood wants it as realestate!
Thank you, as always, for the great video! The way you speak and think brings me great comfort for some reason. As for eating pine needles - there's actually some parellels all the way over here in Russia. For one, in times of extreme famine (which came often, unfortunately) people would resort to grinding up pine bark and needles, and adding that to flour to bake bread. This happened all the way from Medieval times up to the worst years of WW2. Conventional wisdom is that it was done just to add bulk, so that the meager meals felt more filling even if that's nutritionally useless. But, perhaps, it actually also helped people to get some vitamin C in their diet too? For two, my biology teach once showed me that you can tell the difference between pine and spruce by taste: pine needles are bitter, while spruce needles are sour. Chewing on conifer needles is something people can do when hiking as a sort of chewing gum equivalent: to pass the time; to freshen your breath; to cleanse your palate; or just for a small kick of flavor. Spruce needles are actually pretty tasty imo. You don't swallow them though, just spit them out once you're done.
The scurvy legend, while it may not be completely true, does make sense. Conifer needles contain a lot of vitamin c. They can be easily made into tea any time of the year. It’s not my favorite wild tea, let alone tea in general, but it’s not bad.
My biology teach showed me an easy way to tell the difference between pine needles and spruce needles: pine tastes bitter, while spruce is sour. Chewing on some fresh spruce needles is actually pretty nice when hiking.
@@kathorsees I do love spruce needles. I like some pine needles too, but that honestly depends on the individual tree more than the species (note some pines such as lodgepole and ponderosa are not considered edible). Another way to distinguish them is that spruce needles are generally shorter and circle the twig evenly, whereas pine needles are generally longer and grow in groups (the number of needles per group varies between species). Also, spruce bark sometimes has "blisters" full of sap, whereas pine bark is often more scaly or ridged. Happy hiking!
I LOVE cedar it smell so good excelent for the medical or domestic purpose cedar is litteraly a gift from mother nature my advice for growing this beatifull tree cedar need sunlight to grown i was use to plant many of theses beatifull tree in shade it never grow up and stay in a bush size ! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Good choice, I’d forgotten how easy they are. We’re a little south of their natural range, maybe 100km, but our 20 year old hedge seems to be doing fine despite the new normal of drought and not-winters. Prime nest sites, I get chastised when I get too close in late spring lol.
Thanks! Another amazing video, I look forward to your uploads and watch them with friends! Have you seen that oikos dude in Michigan? I've got mixed feelings about him. Seems like a cool resource for interesting genetics for native trees
Very informative. I have a giant old growth western red cedar that's nearly 8foot across the base in my front yard here in Washington State. Lemme know if you want some seeds 👍
Lost a bunch from damping off, lost a bunch from sun scorching. About fifty or so left which I have repotted a couple times. They are about four inches high and are transitioning from baby leaves to adult leaves.
So, I happened to just attend a seed starting class this week, I think your light source was far for the seedlings, because they are "leggy" instead of having a stocky stem But it was also a class for vegetables not woody seeds
I get fed up with trees being called the same name. I would prefer they were called their original native names. Because sourcing specific timber is a nightmare with trees with the same name on two separate continents. Lebanon Cedar is my jam. Smells lovely and was extremely popular historically in the near east.
Cedar is by far the best wood. I saw a guy make red cedar bread as a test to see what bread made with sawdust would be like since it was a common filler in the old days to cut flour with. Turns out cedar bread is actually pretty good
Hey Malcolm, I wanted to know your thoughts on the depiction of the Mi'kmaq (Lnu) peoples in the manga Vinland Saga. Just for a brief rundown on what the manga is about, incase it peaks your interest: The first part of it takes place mainly in 10th century western Europe and Scandinavia following a boy who is raised in a Viking band of mercenaries after his father his killed by its leader. The man character, Throfinn (Who is (LOOSELY) based on a real person, as much of the rest of the manga is) as he tries to take revenge, and all the stuff that comes with. The story eventually takes the main character to Newfound Land and P.E.I where first contact is made with the Mi'kmaq. Anyways I wont give any more away as its a awesome story and I've probably spoiled enough already. The show does a pretty decent job depicting the garments and tools of 10th century Europe and would like to see what you think of the depiction of something I'm a bit more unfamiliar with. As I said, I'd really appreciate your input!
Awesome first plant video thats actually got me interested in planting
You actually can compete with store bought dirt it's just decomposed wood mulch with pearlite for drainage. Mix home compost & river sand would be just as good if not better then 90% of the store bought.😊
I just toss the leftovers from vegetables and campfires together on a pile with earth, mix it and let it sit over winter. I’ve turned multiple places in my garden from basically sand into black soil. I know it’s rich because every weed in the neighborhood wants it as realestate!
As always great video, keep us in the loop about your Cedar Children!
Thank you for the video, I enjoyed it. I won't be collecting seeds or planting any of these in Florida but its nice to imagine what it would be like.
Thank you, as always, for the great video! The way you speak and think brings me great comfort for some reason.
As for eating pine needles - there's actually some parellels all the way over here in Russia.
For one, in times of extreme famine (which came often, unfortunately) people would resort to grinding up pine bark and needles, and adding that to flour to bake bread. This happened all the way from Medieval times up to the worst years of WW2. Conventional wisdom is that it was done just to add bulk, so that the meager meals felt more filling even if that's nutritionally useless. But, perhaps, it actually also helped people to get some vitamin C in their diet too?
For two, my biology teach once showed me that you can tell the difference between pine and spruce by taste: pine needles are bitter, while spruce needles are sour. Chewing on conifer needles is something people can do when hiking as a sort of chewing gum equivalent: to pass the time; to freshen your breath; to cleanse your palate; or just for a small kick of flavor. Spruce needles are actually pretty tasty imo. You don't swallow them though, just spit them out once you're done.
The scurvy legend, while it may not be completely true, does make sense. Conifer needles contain a lot of vitamin c. They can be easily made into tea any time of the year. It’s not my favorite wild tea, let alone tea in general, but it’s not bad.
My biology teach showed me an easy way to tell the difference between pine needles and spruce needles: pine tastes bitter, while spruce is sour. Chewing on some fresh spruce needles is actually pretty nice when hiking.
@@kathorsees I do love spruce needles. I like some pine needles too, but that honestly depends on the individual tree more than the species (note some pines such as lodgepole and ponderosa are not considered edible). Another way to distinguish them is that spruce needles are generally shorter and circle the twig evenly, whereas pine needles are generally longer and grow in groups (the number of needles per group varies between species). Also, spruce bark sometimes has "blisters" full of sap, whereas pine bark is often more scaly or ridged. Happy hiking!
@@anonymousthesneaky220 you too m8, thanks ^^
I LOVE cedar it smell so good excelent for the medical or domestic purpose cedar is litteraly a gift from mother nature my advice for growing this beatifull tree cedar need sunlight to grown i was use to plant many of theses beatifull tree in shade it never grow up and stay in a bush size !
❤❤❤❤❤❤
Good choice, I’d forgotten how easy they are. We’re a little south of their natural range, maybe 100km, but our 20 year old hedge seems to be doing fine despite the new normal of drought and not-winters. Prime nest sites, I get chastised when I get too close in late spring lol.
I am definitely going to give this a try. I love this tree.
Thank you for sharing your growing ✨️
Great video!
Thanks! Another amazing video, I look forward to your uploads and watch them with friends! Have you seen that oikos dude in Michigan? I've got mixed feelings about him. Seems like a cool resource for interesting genetics for native trees
Very informative. I have a giant old growth western red cedar that's nearly 8foot across the base in my front yard here in Washington State. Lemme know if you want some seeds 👍
Cool, any updates?
Lost a bunch from damping off, lost a bunch from sun scorching. About fifty or so left which I have repotted a couple times. They are about four inches high and are transitioning from baby leaves to adult leaves.
So, I happened to just attend a seed starting class this week, I think your light source was far for the seedlings, because they are "leggy" instead of having a stocky stem
But it was also a class for vegetables not woody seeds
Just using the windows that I have available without any supplementary light source.
Really cool
as a pioneer species do you seen them growing as road side weeds in your area?
If the area is Wet enough. They don't seem to colonize dry areas very Well.
🌱Interesting!
Nice
man i would love to maky myself tomato farm but im living in panel house
I get fed up with trees being called the same name. I would prefer they were called their original native names. Because sourcing specific timber is a nightmare with trees with the same name on two separate continents. Lebanon Cedar is my jam. Smells lovely and was extremely popular historically in the near east.
Cedar is by far the best wood. I saw a guy make red cedar bread as a test to see what bread made with sawdust would be like since it was a common filler in the old days to cut flour with. Turns out cedar bread is actually pretty good
That bread is non-digestable even by a planetary scale flora devourer that is the humble goat, let alone a human :D
Hey Malcolm, I wanted to know your thoughts on the depiction of the Mi'kmaq (Lnu) peoples in the manga Vinland Saga.
Just for a brief rundown on what the manga is about, incase it peaks your interest:
The first part of it takes place mainly in 10th century western Europe and Scandinavia following a boy who is raised in a Viking band of mercenaries after his father his killed by its leader. The man character, Throfinn (Who is (LOOSELY) based on a real person, as much of the rest of the manga is) as he tries to take revenge, and all the stuff that comes with. The story eventually takes the main character to Newfound Land and P.E.I where first contact is made with the Mi'kmaq. Anyways I wont give any more away as its a awesome story and I've probably spoiled enough already.
The show does a pretty decent job depicting the garments and tools of 10th century Europe and would like to see what you think of the depiction of something I'm a bit more unfamiliar with. As I said, I'd really appreciate your input!
I'm not well enough versed on Mi'kmaq material culture to provide a useful perspective.
Besides which I'm not a big fan of Manga or graphic novels.