Hey Barbara! You're really going to enjoy those blackberry bushes. You can see just how much production those are putting on and that bush started as a single stick no bigger than a pencil 18 months ago!
It seems like the everbearing mulberries are a little harder to pull off than others. The black pakistani fall off if you look at them directly! I think the tarp would work really well with them.
Hey Alan! I'm glad you mentioned that with the Black Pak. We've been frustrated wit those as the only time we see fruit they're either green or tinged red and purple. However, we've had some incredibly consistent, strong winds the last few weeks, so we're probably losing them to the wind.
Rosie really is living up to here name. She literally wants to be with us everywhere we go! You're going to love that Prime Ark. Haven't tried the Arapaho before, so you'll have to let us know how it does for you!
All right, kids, fight nice!: ) do you wanna warp poor Rosie's mind? ! Glad the black Schifferstadt radishes are doing well and that you like them. What's still in the garden is almost done blooming. Because of the heat, any new pods are garden snacks. How I wish that Columbian blackberry had survived last summer. The smoke was bad, and it looks like this summer will be bad, as well, but nopale are in bloom! The mesquites have above average blooms, and that looks like a good, sweet harvest. Not even severe winds are damaging them. You encourage me to buy another Columbian, and this time, it'll get babied. hasta!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I'm looking for another Columbian. Given how well everything is growing, it might be a great summer for it all. I added a little sulfur to the beds the blackberries are in because a calamondin (2 year old) in one bed has chlorosis of the leaves. The blackberries were put in in early summer, and most are doing well, but not growing much thanks to the wind. one, planted where the Bordeaux fig kicked the bucket, also died. Not the dog, because there's a lot of thorn brush on all the beds. Ground squirrels, maybe.
@@marschlosser4540 it always makes me nervous when more than one plant has a hard time in the same spot. Anything else that you know of that's been planted there?
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm No, the bed was dug only a few years ago. There may be a hollow spot, or ground squirrels. The soil was fill and much of it sandy. Onions (i'itoi) a few feet fro0m that spot are fine. hasta!
Just found your channel. I live in Bullhead city Arizona and the soil is so hard and it’s about nothing but rocks. I’ve ordered a bunch of seeds but I have to plant them in regular soil from the store
Hey Margaret! I've been through Bullhead City a few times and you have some tough weather conditions out that way! As for soil, we like the Kellogg's soils from Home Depot. Either the potting soil if you're using pots or the Amend for amending in ground beds, etc.
@@Pamsgarden213 I think that's a solid plan. This time of year is tough on just about anything going into our hot/dry months. You may want to up pot it into at least a 5 gallon pot if you can and keep it in mottled sunlight. Under a larger tree would be ideal. It will probably need daily watering.
Nice to see ya bringing in great harvests. The late freeze took out all the loquats and most of the mulberries here... fruit, not the trees... so I'm jealous. We're about due to see your second new baby goat soon I believe. Seems like it was about a month ago when you said she'd arrive in a month. Now, about the puppy...
It's nice to see the farm finally starting to produce. We have a few misses here also because of some late frosts. It seemed to effect the apples the most, but they were young trees. One of the many reasons we grow such a wide variety of cultivars. If we lose one type of fruit or another, we still have others to count on. We're hopeful to have Violet by the end of the month. Now, about that puppy....:)
I love your attitude about non venomous snakes. It drives me nuts when people kill them for no reason. I have 8 pet snakes in my home office, lol. I didn’t recognize the species you saw, it was beautiful though.
Thanks Jared! We have no problem with, both grew up around snakes. Wow 8 in your office that's cool! I'm not sure what type it was either, we may have to research it so we know.
caught my attention on farming Arizona, plenty sandy like in the Philippines...To enrich the soil we use as thick a layer (over wintered) of fallen tree leaves (leafs?). these break down and help the soil retain moisture and attracts worms which add to the microbes in the soil and also keep the soil airrated (sp). also, a worm bin/compost tumbler is an easy way to develop rich soil, in the desert you should be able to get a couple of harvests a year
Hey there John. We use woodchips, manure and leaf matter extensively here on the farm as well and see a tremendous amount of worm activity as a result. It sounds like you're seeing the same results over there as well! It's amazing to see how simple it is to attract life. Nature does it so well!
Glad you enjoyed this one. We have been very pleased with the few varieties we've found that do well out here and it's great to find a new one like this!
Ah yes, the Pacific NW would be the place to find big berries like this in the wild. I (Duane) grew up visiting family in Southern Oregon during the Summer and I remember picking wild blackberries all over the place! I just don't remember seeing any this big!
Hey Cheryl. It depends on the crop. We're not fans of the radish tops, so those go to the animals. Turnip, beet and sweet potato greens are a whole different ball game! That's one of main reasons we needed to clear those black radishes away from the beets. We're counting on greens from those!
Grand Rising @EdgeofNowhere I would like to say, #Thankyou and #ThankGodForYouTwo I have finally ordered cuttings of a few varieties of peach trees. And, thanks to you guys, I have bought a few other fruit tree cuttings and am almost finished building my greenhouse & chicken run on my farm. You made me see clearer the hidden potential, beauties and benefits of living & farming at the 🤯 “Edge of Nowhere” 🤯. I am subbed on all my channels and I learn so much from you two. I love your glowing skin, love for each other as you both work equally as hard as great partners. I appreciate your example and I am never going back to NYC! Now, I know how #CurtRussel felt 😂. Any who, I hope you don’t mind but I brag on you guys all the time. I love you and stay blessed in health & wealth. Wishing you much Peace of mind and awesome adventures. 💚💚💚🌱🌱🌱🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Hey there Bakka, I'm so glad to hear from you! We are both from the city as well. I (Duane) am originally from Los Angeles and Lori is from Central Phoenix, so we know just what it feels like to go from the city to the country. We wouldn't trade it for a moment. I think the advantage we both have is taking what you learn from city life and translating that into working the land. The reverence for what is created is that much more beautiful in my opinion.
Hey Aaron. That blackberry is something else. I will say, the Prime Ark and Triple Crown would still be our #1 and #2 for flavor and production, but this Columbian Giant is a really unique fruit that so far is doing really well! Oh and the radish is a little spicy, so it's a good one on salads if you want to kick it up a notch!
Hey Todd! The soil in the 2 bigger blackberry beds is mostly woodchips with a small amount of compost that we let breakdown for a year. I will link the video for you below. The garden beds and the smaller blackberry bed are a sandy loam mix we got from Pioneer, which has no life that we have building with cover crops and woodchips. As far as the turkey eggs, we have not sold any but would be open to it if you want some. You can email us if you would like to. th-cam.com/video/JoWYdTHkFPc/w-d-xo.html
Ok, I think you convinced me to try blackberries again. Where did you get your prime ark and Colombian Giant? Should I plant them in October or next spring?
They are really hard to beat Alan. You'll want to put them up with your garden beds if you can find the space as the flood irrigation may be a bit tough on them. They should both be pretty easy to find online right now, but if you hang in there until Fall (the next time it's safe to plant these) we may have at least the Prime Ark available for you from us ;)
Thanks Ahmad! We haven't started selling them yet, but may in the future when production is higher. They are fantastic juiced! We juice and do smoothies every morning, which most of this years harvest will be for smoothies as well as wine!
I was wondering if anybody would catch that! She actually had her last bottle yesterday morning, so she is officially weaned....and eating everything in sight!!
If you haven't given up on Raspberries yes, consider creating them a spot with only direct sunlight until late morning, and heavily filtered sunlight for remainder of day. All blackberries want is direct sunlight all day long.
There are 2 varieties that have always done well for us in the ground here in AZ. The Prime Ark and Triple Crown are solid options. I would amend the soil with those if you're able to. The Columbian Giant you're seeing today was grown in a bed that was filled with our raised bed mix that came from Pioneer (the landscape rock company). It's a simple mix of 30% each - Native soil, compost and sand.
I agree there a big difference in taste between viriteys of blackberry. Here we have the Dewberry, what i have all ways considered the standard wild blackberry. And then the ones every one referred to as catclaw brier. The thorns are about the size of there name sake. The vines are bigger and mostly grow in wet areas. The berry's are bigger and sweeter than the normal ones. No where near as big as y'all though. And again if yall ever make it down this way you are welcome to all the bushes and wild grass cutting you want.
We haven't started selling berries as the production isn't there yet. The plan is to have berries as part of our U-pick operations in the future, but it's only a VERY small part of the income steams for the farm.
I can't ever kill any animal for food but I am good at killing trees! I hD a beautiful fig tree One day don't really know what I did, but the dan tree dead!
Are you making money doing this or just doing it for fund,I was grow alot of stuff in my garden but can't anymore husband getting sick and old can't tiller anymore 😪😪😪
We have started to gain a solid income from the farm, but not from fruit and veggie production (mainly meat, events and workshops). Do you guys have someone who can help with some of the labor in return for some of the produce?
After watching your video I ordered 2 Primark blackberry plants from Gurneys. Wish me luck. Thanks, we enjoy your videos.
Hey Barbara! You're really going to enjoy those blackberry bushes. You can see just how much production those are putting on and that bush started as a single stick no bigger than a pencil 18 months ago!
It seems like the everbearing mulberries are a little harder to pull off than others. The black pakistani fall off if you look at them directly! I think the tarp would work really well with them.
Hey Alan! I'm glad you mentioned that with the Black Pak. We've been frustrated wit those as the only time we see fruit they're either green or tinged red and purple. However, we've had some incredibly consistent, strong winds the last few weeks, so we're probably losing them to the wind.
“the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice.”
Very true Chet!!
Rosie sweet as usual. Wow, the Columbia Giant blackberry is impressive. This is the first year I am growing blackberries, Primark and Arapaho.
Rosie really is living up to here name. She literally wants to be with us everywhere we go! You're going to love that Prime Ark. Haven't tried the Arapaho before, so you'll have to let us know how it does for you!
All right, kids, fight nice!: ) do you wanna warp poor Rosie's mind? !
Glad the black Schifferstadt radishes are doing well and that you like them. What's still in the garden is almost done blooming. Because of the heat, any new pods are garden snacks.
How I wish that Columbian blackberry had survived last summer. The smoke was bad, and it looks like this summer will be bad, as well, but nopale are in bloom! The mesquites have above average blooms, and that looks like a good, sweet harvest. Not even severe winds are damaging them.
You encourage me to buy another Columbian, and this time, it'll get babied. hasta!
The radishes were fantastic in our salad, thank you again! The Columbian has been a slow grower compared to the Prime Ark, but definitely worth it!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I'm looking for another Columbian. Given how well everything is growing, it might be a great summer for it all. I added a little sulfur to the beds the blackberries are in because a calamondin (2 year old) in one bed has chlorosis of the leaves. The blackberries were put in in early summer, and most are doing well, but not growing much thanks to the wind. one, planted where the Bordeaux fig kicked the bucket, also died. Not the dog, because there's a lot of thorn brush on all the beds. Ground squirrels, maybe.
@@marschlosser4540 it always makes me nervous when more than one plant has a hard time in the same spot. Anything else that you know of that's been planted there?
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm No, the bed was dug only a few years ago. There may be a hollow spot, or ground squirrels. The soil was fill and much of it sandy. Onions (i'itoi) a few feet fro0m that spot are fine. hasta!
Just found your channel. I live in Bullhead city Arizona and the soil is so hard and it’s about nothing but rocks. I’ve ordered a bunch of seeds but I have to plant them in regular soil from the store
Hey Margaret! I've been through Bullhead City a few times and you have some tough weather conditions out that way! As for soil, we like the Kellogg's soils from Home Depot. Either the potting soil if you're using pots or the Amend for amending in ground beds, etc.
Okay, I had to order that Columbian Blackberry! I stopped the video and ordered it immediately!
There we go! We're always hesitant to try new varieties when we know the solid producers, but this one seemed to just call to us. Now we know why!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm, it came in yesterday. I am going to baby it until we get past summer. Any recommendations?
@@Pamsgarden213 I think that's a solid plan. This time of year is tough on just about anything going into our hot/dry months. You may want to up pot it into at least a 5 gallon pot if you can and keep it in mottled sunlight. Under a larger tree would be ideal. It will probably need daily watering.
Beautiful berries, epic black radish harvest and thank you for sharing. We harvested four daikon radishes last week and they were delicious.
Thanks Daniel! The daikon are a very good radish! We will be fermenting a lot of radish this season lol!
Excellent video. We need to learn lots
Thanks Abid, glad you enjoyed it!
Very nice!! I have NEVER seen blackberries that big!!
I know right? I was completely shocked, not only the size of the berry, but also the flavor. To get that hint of Raspberry was really cool.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm yeah! Thats wild!! Im still trying to imagine that! Lol
Have you tried crawfords lettuce? Its a type of bibb lettuce. Its my all time favorite. Im be planting some in cali later this year. Its a rare treat.
Ooh, haven't tried it before, but it sounds wonderful. Our lettuce season is Fall - Spring, so we'll need to give that a shot this Fall!!
Nice to see ya bringing in great harvests.
The late freeze took out all the loquats and most of the mulberries here... fruit, not the trees... so I'm jealous.
We're about due to see your second new baby goat soon I believe. Seems like it was about a month ago when you said she'd arrive in a month.
Now, about the puppy...
It's nice to see the farm finally starting to produce. We have a few misses here also because of some late frosts. It seemed to effect the apples the most, but they were young trees. One of the many reasons we grow such a wide variety of cultivars. If we lose one type of fruit or another, we still have others to count on. We're hopeful to have Violet by the end of the month. Now, about that puppy....:)
I love your attitude about non venomous snakes. It drives me nuts when people kill them for no reason. I have 8 pet snakes in my home office, lol. I didn’t recognize the species you saw, it was beautiful though.
Thanks Jared! We have no problem with, both grew up around snakes. Wow 8 in your office that's cool! I'm not sure what type it was either, we may have to research it so we know.
caught my attention on farming Arizona, plenty sandy like in the Philippines...To enrich the soil we use as thick a layer (over wintered) of fallen tree leaves (leafs?). these break down and help the soil retain moisture and attracts worms which add to the microbes in the soil and also keep the soil airrated (sp). also, a worm bin/compost tumbler is an easy way to develop rich soil, in the desert you should be able to get a couple of harvests a year
Hey there John. We use woodchips, manure and leaf matter extensively here on the farm as well and see a tremendous amount of worm activity as a result. It sounds like you're seeing the same results over there as well! It's amazing to see how simple it is to attract life. Nature does it so well!
Really nice blackberries thanks for the information.
Glad you enjoyed this one. We have been very pleased with the few varieties we've found that do well out here and it's great to find a new one like this!
We have blackberry that big in Vancouver WA! And you don't have to grow them they're every where.
Ah yes, the Pacific NW would be the place to find big berries like this in the wild. I (Duane) grew up visiting family in Southern Oregon during the Summer and I remember picking wild blackberries all over the place! I just don't remember seeing any this big!
Hi - do ya'll eat the greens off your root vegetables or give them all to the animal's.?...GOD BLESS
Hey Cheryl. It depends on the crop. We're not fans of the radish tops, so those go to the animals. Turnip, beet and sweet potato greens are a whole different ball game! That's one of main reasons we needed to clear those black radishes away from the beets. We're counting on greens from those!
Grand Rising @EdgeofNowhere I would like to say, #Thankyou and #ThankGodForYouTwo I have finally ordered cuttings of a few varieties of peach trees. And, thanks to you guys, I have bought a few other fruit tree cuttings and am almost finished building my greenhouse & chicken run on my farm. You made me see clearer the hidden potential, beauties and benefits of living & farming at the 🤯 “Edge of Nowhere” 🤯. I am subbed on all my channels and I learn so much from you two. I love your glowing skin, love for each other as you both work equally as hard as great partners. I appreciate your example and I am never going back to NYC! Now, I know how #CurtRussel felt 😂. Any who, I hope you don’t mind but I brag on you guys all the time. I love you and stay blessed in health & wealth. Wishing you much Peace of mind and awesome adventures. 💚💚💚🌱🌱🌱🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Hey there Bakka, I'm so glad to hear from you! We are both from the city as well. I (Duane) am originally from Los Angeles and Lori is from Central Phoenix, so we know just what it feels like to go from the city to the country. We wouldn't trade it for a moment. I think the advantage we both have is taking what you learn from city life and translating that into working the land. The reverence for what is created is that much more beautiful in my opinion.
ive got to get one of those blackberry plants! they sound amazing! I like spicy radishes, are the black radishes spicy? ive never heard of them.
Hey Aaron. That blackberry is something else. I will say, the Prime Ark and Triple Crown would still be our #1 and #2 for flavor and production, but this Columbian Giant is a really unique fruit that so far is doing really well! Oh and the radish is a little spicy, so it's a good one on salads if you want to kick it up a notch!
Poor Lori always getting the half ripe stuff. I knew Duane was going to say “thats what she said” right before he said it lol
She sets me up all the time like that....and steals the super ripe stuff without saying a word! It's why she's so quiet I think.
This may have been asked before but where did you get your garden soil
Is there any possibility you might sale your fertilized turkey eggs.
Thanks
Hey Todd! The soil in the 2 bigger blackberry beds is mostly woodchips with a small amount of compost that we let breakdown for a year. I will link the video for you below. The garden beds and the smaller blackberry bed are a sandy loam mix we got from Pioneer, which has no life that we have building with cover crops and woodchips. As far as the turkey eggs, we have not sold any but would be open to it if you want some. You can email us if you would like to.
th-cam.com/video/JoWYdTHkFPc/w-d-xo.html
Ok, I think you convinced me to try blackberries again. Where did you get your prime ark and Colombian Giant? Should I plant them in October or next spring?
They are really hard to beat Alan. You'll want to put them up with your garden beds if you can find the space as the flood irrigation may be a bit tough on them. They should both be pretty easy to find online right now, but if you hang in there until Fall (the next time it's safe to plant these) we may have at least the Prime Ark available for you from us ;)
Wow. Very nice. Would you sell the Mulberry fruits? They are very good juiced by the way.
Thanks Ahmad! We haven't started selling them yet, but may in the future when production is higher. They are fantastic juiced! We juice and do smoothies every morning, which most of this years harvest will be for smoothies as well as wine!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Great! We would definitely buy a bunch when you do. We love Mulberries but cant grow in my yard due to association.
At 8:15 someone was eyeballing you with the radishes . When are you going to Wean her off the bottle?
I was wondering if anybody would catch that! She actually had her last bottle yesterday morning, so she is officially weaned....and eating everything in sight!!
If you haven't given up on Raspberries yes, consider creating them a spot with only direct sunlight until late morning, and heavily filtered sunlight for remainder of day. All blackberries want is direct sunlight all day long.
We haven't tried them again, but once the trees are all a bit larger and can give them a bit of shade we may give them another shot.
Did you find blackberries that are good for AZ soil or are you growing it in garden soil?
There are 2 varieties that have always done well for us in the ground here in AZ. The Prime Ark and Triple Crown are solid options. I would amend the soil with those if you're able to. The Columbian Giant you're seeing today was grown in a bed that was filled with our raised bed mix that came from Pioneer (the landscape rock company). It's a simple mix of 30% each - Native soil, compost and sand.
I agree there a big difference in taste between viriteys of blackberry.
Here we have the Dewberry, what i have all ways considered the standard wild blackberry. And then the ones every one referred to as catclaw brier.
The thorns are about the size of there name sake.
The vines are bigger and mostly grow in wet areas. The berry's are bigger and sweeter than the normal ones.
No where near as big as y'all though.
And again if yall ever make it down this way you are welcome to all the bushes and wild grass cutting you want.
If we do get out your way, we're definitely stopping by. I remember those picks of the mulberries on your property!
you must have a well?
Hey Stewart. Yes, we do have a well.
You sell the fruits you grow?or just for yourself,and if you do,then how you going to making money???
Good question for them…. I was wondering if you sell those bagged fruits. If so, maybe hook up with a local bakery??
Cheering you guys on!!!😁😁
We haven't started selling berries as the production isn't there yet. The plan is to have berries as part of our U-pick operations in the future, but it's only a VERY small part of the income steams for the farm.
Thank you for answering my questions
I love your farm good luck to you both hope you are doing well. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I can't ever kill any animal for food but I am good at killing trees! I hD a beautiful fig tree
One day don't really know what I did, but the dan tree dead!
@@ngocbirrer9310 oh yes, we've done that many times as well over the last 15 years!
Are you making money doing this or just doing it for fund,I was grow alot of stuff in my garden but can't anymore husband getting sick and old can't tiller anymore 😪😪😪
We have started to gain a solid income from the farm, but not from fruit and veggie production (mainly meat, events and workshops). Do you guys have someone who can help with some of the labor in return for some of the produce?