With the strawberries, it could be both. I grow a couple of white varieties. Mainly for two reasons, one the birds don't know they are ripe, and two the kids don't know they are ripe lol
Did you know that you can use part of a growing cucumber without it spoiling the growing fruit. I've done it, I took about a 4" piece off a growing one, it was more than enough for me. The over then next few hours the remaining cuc on the plant covered the cut with a callus and continued to grow. No wastage and no loss... neat trick eh?
Hey, just because i am early and you have a better chance to see this. I just Anna say that your videos are so pleasant to watch. And helpful too. Keep up the work😁👍
good day mark... u can blanch sweet potato tops and eat it with shrimp paste+calamondin dip... iron and fibre rich salad of sorts, best eaten with jasmine rice... im filipino australian, i used to have this salad meal to eat... youve inspired me to have a raised garden bed and i now have meals i used to eat at in the philippines as a child...
Hi Mark. I have a video suggestion: How long does your standard garden tour take. And I mean the boring, everyday check up, no fancy building or repairing. For me it is always hard to gauge what is ‚normal‘ so I would appreciate that. =)
I'm so happy this channel exploded. Been watching you for a while, and I've always appreciated the advice you've given. I just finished my first Spring/Summer garden, and I got so many green beans, Zucchini, and Kale. I remember so many random tips you gave me, and that's a gift I'll always appreciate. Thank you.
Thank you Mark. 🙂 I've noticed with my blackberries that they're shiney as they ripen. Those are great for jam or cobbler. The ones that have lost their shine are the instant gratification.☺️ Blessings and hugs! 💜🤗
I would love a video about the edible part of vegetables and fruit Because most chefs have brainwashed people into throwing away a big part of edible food just for the looks What do you think?
Years ago I worked in a supermarket and once a customer in the produce section was quite cross with me at the state of the broccoli. (I didn't even work in produce I just happened to be walking through it at the time, lol.) She was unhappy that we charged by weight when we purposefully left such a large amount of stem on the broccoli, because it was just going in the bin and was a waste of money. As someone who always uses the stem, I happily told her about how good it is in stir-fries and on pizza, but she wasn't having it. If I hadn't been in uniform maybe she would've been more open to the idea; I suspect she assumed I was making excuses or something. Also let me just throw this here for anyone who read this: if you have leftover broccoli stem and / or cauliflower stem, they keep a lot longer than the whole floret, and a great side-dish is the stems sliced into disks no bigger than half a centimetre thick, half sauteed half steamed in a tiiiny bit of oil (low to medium heat with the lid on), you can add some onion in there first, then finish it off with some oyster sauce. Delicious, easy, great side to have sitting in the fridge to jazz up some basic veggie meals.
Yes! Our favourite part of the broccoli to stir fry with is actually the leaves. You get so many meals out of one plant, not just the flowers. The other night my partner harvested a bunch of leaves for dinner and no flower heads (well this was broccolini type), he forgot coz we eat the leaves so often! Even my 2 and 5yos ate them and they NEVER eat veges, not even peas or tomatoes.
P.s. our stir fry recipe is: - heat oil in pan (any except olive) - Chuck in washed and chopped leaves (or any stir fry veges), let it cook a tiny bit till they start to go a darker green - add crushed garlic, dash of fish sauce, dash of soy sauce, season with salt or MSG and at least a teaspoon of sugar 😉 - stir in a drizzle of sesame oil - sprinkle some sesame seeds or sunflower seeds over top if you're feeling fancy Done! (Dash = a technical measuring unit that's more than a pinch but less than a dollop. 😆 You gotta experiment with that one.) It never fails me. Tastes amazing when stirfrying beans. Keep them crispy. It'll be a new favourite.
There was the biggest bumper crop of Bartlett pears this year at my dad's farm. The trees were hanging heavy and the deer were having a grand feast eating right from the tree. We picked the hard large green pears and the pears ripened brown and full of sugars. What a treat!
I wish my dad still alive, i remember how he loves garden and vegetable farming. I always wondered why he loves what he did, 25 yrs later i got an answer. Peaceful and calming
LOVE your videos…. I live (up-over!) in subtropical Florida. It’s SO HELPFUL to know what plants will really thrive in one’s exact zone. THANKS FOR WHAT YOU’RE DOING! : )
My biggest tip is knowing when too late to harvest is. Whether it's radish, carrot, eggplant, cucumber, squash green beans etc, it's better to harvest small and ensure a good tasting crop. Waiting for it to get bigger only degrades quality. Knowing your varieties and days to harvest helps. Tomatoes and peppers are also easy to overripen on the plant. Tomatoes especially. My tip is harvest when beginning to ripen and finish ripening inside. This will help ensure insects, birds etc, and splitting doesn't ruin it always such a shame! I like the video and to be honest it is more of a challenge to get right than it seems it would be. We live in Texas and the heat can mess up production quick!
I did exactly that with my beets, picked them early and boiled them for pickling. Then diced up the leaves & doused in olive oil and sea salt & roasted them. Beet top chips, soo good!
Mark always be making my days a little better. I’m envious of your whole garden setup. Hopefully i can get about three raised beds before the end of the year.
I couldn’t put stop eating mulberries at primary school either. My white school sports uniform covered in it. No gastro issues tho. We now have 2 trees, still like a little kid. Can’t get enough! 😀😀😀 . I reckon you’re due for a mulberry video ! ( what to do with fruit fly when they have a massive drop would be good 😀)
Hey! Mark I am from Melbourne, you have inspired me to start to grow my own produce… I planted some salad greens, chilli, cucumber and all…. more importantly as you might know we are still in lockdown your videos really help me to motivate…:)
Had a family member who had an avocado orchard. His tip for ripening the fruit is to pop the dry end of the stem totally off of the avocado. By doing this the fruit will ripen in a day or two at room temp, or a few days in the refrigerator. Works 100% of the time.
@@postmortemspasm ~ After you cut the fruit from the tree the remaining piece of stem on the fruit will dry up pretty quickly. Once dry just pop the remaining bit of stem off of the fruit and then it will ripen fast.
Hi Mark, your videos are always so interesting and useful, thank you! One thing I’d love to see every month if possible a “what to plant and what to harvest this month” video? I’m in the same region as you and that would be so helpful as I learn and grow in my gardening and harvesting knowledge 😊.
My wife and i have really upped our raised bed gardening game in the last couple of years and a lot of it is due to your channel mahalo for the wealth of knowledge and inspiration to grow our own food amazing!!! Sending you and your ohana lots of aloha!!!
Don't press on the body of an avocado. Press gently near the top (where the stem was). This will help you avoid bruising in random spots, while still giving the same indication.
You can test one anywhere with a very minimal press that leaves basically no damage. That said, not everyone seems to be so gentle, so this is a good idea.
Hey, I have been following your videos for years. I have a question which I believe you have the experience to be able to give a reasonable answer. What do you believe is the smallest amount of land which could be used to become totally self-sufficient in food?
G'day Mark. I'd like to reply with something constructive and helpful to anyone who sees this, but I'm still laughing at the bit with the kale. 🤣 You looked like Rudolph's long lost cousin... Mark, the Kale Eared Reindeer. 🤣 Always enjoy that humour. All the best and take care mate. Daz.
mangoes also smell sweet when ripe, avoes you should feel at the stem for firmness and i beleive they also ripen quicker when the stem is fully removed.
I also find particularly with mangoes and pineapples, etc that the aroma is also a good indicator of ripeness, they just smell good enough to eat. With avocados I also have to do a couple of test picks, but with my varieties, the skin goes from shiny to dull, giving an indication that they're nearly ready.
Hello Mark, I am a late comer to your channel. I just love to watch your videos, they are entertaining and full of good common sense advice. GRL Sydney
Absolutely, sometimes the fruits vegis will be easier to be pulled from plants, but some is a sign of need hydrations but a gradual ones, or they will splits or do something you will not to have...
Hi Mark, You're amazing with how much you know and inspire people to get into their gardens. I've bought a large block of land to build on so I can have fruit trees and raised beds. My Dad always grew fruit and veg for us when I was growing up. My daughter is following on with her vegie garden too. Keep up the good work.
🏴🏴Hi I live in Scotland and probably wouldn’t be able to grow some of the the things you do but I love watching your videos for the tips on things I can grow Keep up the videos and looking forward to the next video 🏴🏴
You've brought this out with perfect timing for me. I've got sweet potatoes growing and I don't know when to harvest. I might have a rummage around this weekend.
Hi Mark, up the road in Pomona and as others have said you are and inspiration with what you grow and how you present your videos, thank you for inspiring us all.
Noticed you added a sound effect for the Thumbs Up, is that new? I liked it. also found with Avocados you can use the pull test, when you give it a slight bend opposite of the way it's growing it will pop right off.
I love my citrus. But, last year here in TX, all my citrus froze. Lowes was out of orange trees and so was Sams Club. I also heard that this year the winter was going to be worst that last year. I did manage to find and buy a grapefruit tree and lemon tree. Right now I left them in pots till winter is over and the swallowtail butterfly has been active laying her eggs on my citrus I did purchase. Hopefully I will locate a navel orange tree soon.
@@bdwon No, it was totally dead. They also say that if it grows back from the root, it won't be exactly like it was in the beginning. I don't really know.
I have some bad news Mark… I’m tearing out our garden. Too many weeds and soil is crap. Gonna redo the whole thing. I invested in a bunch of “Birdies Style” raised beds built here in Canada and they’re 30” high. That’ll help a bit plus I’ll use a combination of cardboard, wood chips and tarps. And lots of new compost and soil. I learn a lot from you bud thanks for that. Question…Any idea why I didn’t get any pumpkins? Lots of vines and yellow flowers but no fruit set. I gotta get back to it as winter is coming so cheers, Chad.
I just installed 5 Birdies beds… so happy with them.. they take a bit of filling but I did the Hugelkulture method. I love the raised beds compared to my previous railway sleeper beds. No bending anymore.
Hello , I have just discovered your channel , and have been binging trying to absorb as much knowledge as I can .. Really enjoying your content and your honest real delivery ! 👍
Gday bud, just watched an old vid of yours when you picked up 6 new chickens to enhance your chickpoop harvest......I used to keep chooks and stumbled onto a really handy trick to get more undisturbed chook poop. If you put a cage under their roost the poop falls in and they can’t trample it into dust. I went further in my next coop and built a step under the coop with 10mm weld mesh which could then be shoveled out from outside the coop......worked a treat. Love the channel and the dad jokes!
Wow - Perhaps that is why my last batch of sauerkraut made from my own home grown cabbages, was too tough. I might have harvested them when they were too dry/in the middle of the day. Next time I'm going to follow your advice and see what happens. Thanks heaps!
I’m binging all these videos. I’ve had a raised garden bed for a few months and I have run into some issues so I am excited to learn how to garden more successfully and hopefully get a larger garden going once I practice a bit :)
Mark…. Have you ever tried putting epsom salt around the trees and veg? It helps with bugs and makes them sweeter…. You should be able to order or get garden epsom salt to use…. I’ve used it on my watermelon patches works great…. Cause like you I don’t use pesticides…. Just a thought…. From USA south georgia
Nice video. Hope you can follow up later with something related, like how to harvest. I got a pomegranate tree that I hope next summer I can harvest some
Gday Mark! Looks like you moving right along! I have 4 beds of carrots now about 3 inches tall! Will be covering with plastic when it gets cold. Hope to get loads if carrots come spring ! Funny thing, I have little tomato seedlings all over. I'm going to leave some of them to see how they fare under plastic this winter.
Your videos are so helpful. Still browsing through them all. Any suggestions for growing and edible weed garden? My area has lots of varieties that I've recently learned are quite healthy.
Hi Mark, I also live Brisbane Northside and seem to struggle growing cucumbers, cucamelons. They take off fine, then when they get to flowering stage, they start to die.
I have been thinking about you and your family during this time of craziness. You don't sound as chipper as usual. Maybe it is just me. Your garden as usual is beautiful.
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With the strawberries, it could be both. I grow a couple of white varieties. Mainly for two reasons, one the birds don't know they are ripe, and two the kids don't know they are ripe lol
Yes the pineapple flavored is white
Great point! I've even seen blue ones for sale on eBay but I'm not sure about that colour... Thanks for commenting 🙂 👍
@@Selfsufficientme oh god, I wish blue strawberries were real lol
Agreed, well said! @Matthew on the original point.
We have some white alpine strawberries too. Smaller, white, and not quite as flavourful as some of the red varieties.
The energy you emitted when you say "let's get into it" always puts a smile on my face. I really needed this video today. Thanks Mark!
Let's
👍
Get into it!
Did you know that you can use part of a growing cucumber without it spoiling the growing fruit. I've done it, I took about a 4" piece off a growing one, it was more than enough for me. The over then next few hours the remaining cuc on the plant covered the cut with a callus and continued to grow. No wastage and no loss... neat trick eh?
Wow, didn't know that one.
Surprises me cucumber and zucchini are so hardy when other cucurbits are prey for like 40 different varieties of pest and disease.
@@hithere5553 mildew especially
I’ve started filling a garden bed that I made from pallets. I’m glad I have you to watch.
Hey, just because i am early and you have a better chance to see this. I just Anna say that your videos are so pleasant to watch. And helpful too. Keep up the work😁👍
I love how aggressively polite you are in your into. "Let's *jams thumb in air* get into it."
My husband LOVES to stand under the Mulberry Tree for his afternoon snack!
good day mark... u can blanch sweet potato tops and eat it with shrimp paste+calamondin dip... iron and fibre rich salad of sorts, best eaten with jasmine rice... im filipino australian, i used to have this salad meal to eat... youve inspired me to have a raised garden bed and i now have meals i used to eat at in the philippines as a child...
Hi Mark. I have a video suggestion: How long does your standard garden tour take. And I mean the boring, everyday check up, no fancy building or repairing. For me it is always hard to gauge what is ‚normal‘ so I would appreciate that. =)
Yes great question!
I would also love a garden tour!
Hey Mark, just wanted to say everytime I see one of your videos pop up it brightens my day! Keep up the great work!
Every time I watch your videos, I want to visit Australia. :)
I'm so happy this channel exploded. Been watching you for a while, and I've always appreciated the advice you've given.
I just finished my first Spring/Summer garden, and I got so many green beans, Zucchini, and Kale. I remember so many random tips you gave me, and that's a gift I'll always appreciate. Thank you.
Thank you Mark. 🙂
I've noticed with my blackberries that they're shiney as they ripen. Those are great for jam or cobbler. The ones that have lost their shine are the instant gratification.☺️
Blessings and hugs! 💜🤗
I would love a video about the edible part of vegetables and fruit
Because most chefs have brainwashed people into throwing away a big part of edible food just for the looks
What do you think?
Yes!!!!!!!!
Years ago I worked in a supermarket and once a customer in the produce section was quite cross with me at the state of the broccoli. (I didn't even work in produce I just happened to be walking through it at the time, lol.) She was unhappy that we charged by weight when we purposefully left such a large amount of stem on the broccoli, because it was just going in the bin and was a waste of money. As someone who always uses the stem, I happily told her about how good it is in stir-fries and on pizza, but she wasn't having it. If I hadn't been in uniform maybe she would've been more open to the idea; I suspect she assumed I was making excuses or something.
Also let me just throw this here for anyone who read this: if you have leftover broccoli stem and / or cauliflower stem, they keep a lot longer than the whole floret, and a great side-dish is the stems sliced into disks no bigger than half a centimetre thick, half sauteed half steamed in a tiiiny bit of oil (low to medium heat with the lid on), you can add some onion in there first, then finish it off with some oyster sauce. Delicious, easy, great side to have sitting in the fridge to jazz up some basic veggie meals.
@@icequeen9 thank you for sharing
It is really important to learn the edible parts of food
Yes! Our favourite part of the broccoli to stir fry with is actually the leaves. You get so many meals out of one plant, not just the flowers. The other night my partner harvested a bunch of leaves for dinner and no flower heads (well this was broccolini type), he forgot coz we eat the leaves so often! Even my 2 and 5yos ate them and they NEVER eat veges, not even peas or tomatoes.
P.s. our stir fry recipe is:
- heat oil in pan (any except olive)
- Chuck in washed and chopped leaves (or any stir fry veges), let it cook a tiny bit till they start to go a darker green
- add crushed garlic, dash of fish sauce, dash of soy sauce, season with salt or MSG and at least a teaspoon of sugar 😉
- stir in a drizzle of sesame oil
- sprinkle some sesame seeds or sunflower seeds over top if you're feeling fancy
Done!
(Dash = a technical measuring unit that's more than a pinch but less than a dollop. 😆 You gotta experiment with that one.)
It never fails me. Tastes amazing when stirfrying beans. Keep them crispy. It'll be a new favourite.
There was the biggest bumper crop of Bartlett pears this year at my dad's farm. The trees were hanging heavy and the deer were having a grand feast eating right from the tree. We picked the hard large green pears and the pears ripened brown and full of sugars. What a treat!
I wish my dad still alive, i remember how he loves garden and vegetable farming. I always wondered why he loves what he did, 25 yrs later i got an answer. Peaceful and calming
LOVE your videos…. I live (up-over!) in subtropical Florida. It’s SO HELPFUL to know what plants will really thrive in one’s exact zone. THANKS FOR WHAT YOU’RE DOING! : )
I frickin love this show!
Hadn't watched one in a while and just was reminded. Thanks Mark.
Me too.
My biggest tip is knowing when too late to harvest is. Whether it's radish, carrot, eggplant, cucumber, squash green beans etc, it's better to harvest small and ensure a good tasting crop. Waiting for it to get bigger only degrades quality. Knowing your varieties and days to harvest helps. Tomatoes and peppers are also easy to overripen on the plant. Tomatoes especially. My tip is harvest when beginning to ripen and finish ripening inside. This will help ensure insects, birds etc, and splitting doesn't ruin it always such a shame! I like the video and to be honest it is more of a challenge to get right than it seems it would be. We live in Texas and the heat can mess up production quick!
I did exactly that with my beets, picked them early and boiled them for pickling. Then diced up the leaves & doused in olive oil and sea salt & roasted them. Beet top chips, soo good!
I like that
Your beet and radish tops are gorgeous! They'd make some great pestos and salads. 💚
Woah! I was legit startled when you called my name at 0:57 😅 🤣
Mark always be making my days a little better. I’m envious of your whole garden setup. Hopefully i can get about three raised beds before the end of the year.
I learnt during the lockdown how to plant a vegetable garden. There’s no turning back now.
I couldn’t put stop eating mulberries at primary school either. My white school sports uniform covered in it. No gastro issues tho. We now have 2 trees, still like a little kid. Can’t get enough! 😀😀😀 . I reckon you’re due for a mulberry video ! ( what to do with fruit fly when they have a massive drop would be good 😀)
Hey! Mark I am from Melbourne, you have inspired me to start to grow my own produce… I planted some salad greens, chilli, cucumber and all…. more importantly as you might know we are still in lockdown your videos really help me to motivate…:)
Make sure if you're harvesting for seeds you harvest at peak maturity. You must let cucumbers fully mature as we typically eat them unripe.
Had a family member who had an avocado orchard. His tip for ripening the fruit is to pop the dry end of the stem totally off of the avocado. By doing this the fruit will ripen in a day or two at room temp, or a few days in the refrigerator. Works 100% of the time.
Handy tip I will give that a go.
what do you mean the dry end of the stem?
Just in case bugs are an issue, you can use some drops of wax to seal that open spot until using the fruit.
@@postmortemspasm ~ After you cut the fruit from the tree the remaining piece of stem on the fruit will dry up pretty quickly. Once dry just pop the remaining bit of stem off of the fruit and then it will ripen fast.
Hi Mark, your videos are always so interesting and useful, thank you! One thing I’d love to see every month if possible a “what to plant and what to harvest this month” video? I’m in the same region as you and that would be so helpful as I learn and grow in my gardening and harvesting knowledge 😊.
I have White Carolina Strawberry growing, they ripen white. Birds don't know! Awesome video, great tips!
My wife and i have really upped our raised bed gardening game in the last couple of years and a lot of it is due to your channel mahalo for the wealth of knowledge and inspiration to grow our own food amazing!!! Sending you and your ohana lots of aloha!!!
Don't press on the body of an avocado. Press gently near the top (where the stem was). This will help you avoid bruising in random spots, while still giving the same indication.
You can test one anywhere with a very minimal press that leaves basically no damage. That said, not everyone seems to be so gentle, so this is a good idea.
@@Glottis exactly. Lowest common denominator :)
Hey, I have been following your videos for years. I have a question which I believe you have the experience to be able to give a reasonable answer. What do you believe is the smallest amount of land which could be used to become totally self-sufficient in food?
G'day Mark.
I'd like to reply with something constructive and helpful to anyone who sees this, but I'm still laughing at the bit with the kale. 🤣
You looked like Rudolph's long lost cousin... Mark, the Kale Eared Reindeer. 🤣
Always enjoy that humour.
All the best and take care mate.
Daz.
mangoes also smell sweet when ripe, avoes you should feel at the stem for firmness and i beleive they also ripen quicker when the stem is fully removed.
Very helpful. I like growing from kitchen scraps, and had no idea when it would be time to harvest "hidden" fruits. (under ground) Thank you.
Thanks for the tips Mark. Growing potatoes for the first time and wondered how you tell when to dig!
I also find particularly with mangoes and pineapples, etc that the aroma is also a good indicator of ripeness, they just smell good enough to eat. With avocados I also have to do a couple of test picks, but with my varieties, the skin goes from shiny to dull, giving an indication that they're nearly ready.
Scent is an underappreciated sense
Hello Mark, I am a late comer to your channel. I just love to watch your videos, they are entertaining and full of good common sense advice. GRL Sydney
Absolutely, sometimes the fruits vegis will be easier to be pulled from plants, but some is a sign of need hydrations but a gradual ones, or they will splits or do something you will not to have...
Blessed day when Mark uploads
Informative 👍😯 and entertaining😅🤣 This is why I love your videos Mark. Thanks for the top tips and the laughs!
This man he's living heaven on earth 🌎😍🙌
Hi Mark, You're amazing with how much you know and inspire people to get into their gardens. I've bought a large block of land to build on so I can have fruit trees and raised beds. My Dad always grew fruit and veg for us when I was growing up. My daughter is following on with her vegie garden too. Keep up the good work.
Would love to do that some day. Good luck!
🏴🏴Hi I live in Scotland and probably wouldn’t be able to grow some of the the things you do but I love watching your videos for the tips on things I can grow
Keep up the videos and looking forward to the next video 🏴🏴
You've brought this out with perfect timing for me. I've got sweet potatoes growing and I don't know when to harvest. I might have a rummage around this weekend.
Mark: "Don't harvest in a Thunderstorm-take Shelter." Me: "Look! It's lightning, gotta get out there with my Camera and Trupod for some images!"
Don't forget to take a really nice long metal umbrella for the rain and the extraordinary lightshow that your camera might catch before burning 🌩🤣
Me too 😂
I just loe to listen to your stories. Good thing your mum noticed your hands.
Your videos are gold. Thanks for teaching me new things! 😄
Hi Mark, up the road in Pomona and as others have said you are and inspiration with what you grow and how you present your videos, thank you for inspiring us all.
Good information no matter where you are growing!
Noticed you added a sound effect for the Thumbs Up, is that new? I liked it. also found with Avocados you can use the pull test, when you give it a slight bend opposite of the way it's growing it will pop right off.
What a paradise to live in!
"Hail the Kale". Gotta love it! Great video Mark, thumbs up.
Strawberry thinks about itself... classic strawberry =D
Love your videos and your content. Best regards all the way from Honduras in Central America.
Let's... GET INTO IT! 🙌
Fantastic video. It was nice to see the dog again. 👍
I love my citrus. But, last year here in TX, all my citrus froze. Lowes was out of orange trees and so was Sams Club. I also heard that this year the winter was going to be worst that last year. I did manage to find and buy a grapefruit tree and lemon tree. Right now I left them in pots till winter is over and the swallowtail butterfly has been active laying her eggs on my citrus I did purchase. Hopefully I will locate a navel orange tree soon.
Didn't yours grow back from the roots? Mine did. But Maybe you're up North. I am in SA.
@@bdwon No, it was totally dead. They also say that if it grows back from the root, it won't be exactly like it was in the beginning. I don't really know.
@@6996katmom yeah, it would grow from down below the graft probably... Assuming it was a hybrid variety
Smell and taste is sometimes useful as well 🙂
‘A bit of a chunder’ 😂 - not heard that one before. Thanks Mark
Means to vomit 🤮 in Aussie slang.
Much cooler than hurl IMO.
@@charlotteking8123 nah I like hurl better chunder sounds to graphic lol.
Good morning! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Have a wonderful day. ✌
Always a pleasure to watch your videos. Super good information!
Thank you!
Love your work Mark. Thanks for inspiring Aussie content creators (and gardners!) 👍
I have some bad news Mark… I’m tearing out our garden. Too many weeds and soil is crap. Gonna redo the whole thing. I invested in a bunch of “Birdies Style” raised beds built here in Canada and they’re 30” high. That’ll help a bit plus I’ll use a combination of cardboard, wood chips and tarps. And lots of new compost and soil. I learn a lot from you bud thanks for that. Question…Any idea why I didn’t get any pumpkins? Lots of vines and yellow flowers but no fruit set. I gotta get back to it as winter is coming so cheers, Chad.
Did you see bumblebees pollinating the flowers? Apparently native bee populations are plummeting in some areas.
@@CIB8282 I did see bees around but none at the times I was in the garden. I wonder if that’s it… not pollinated. Thanks have a good one.
Great investment 👍
Since there were flowers I wonder if you had too few pollinators. You can hand pollinate tho I've never tried.
I just installed 5 Birdies beds… so happy with them.. they take a bit of filling but I did the Hugelkulture method.
I love the raised beds compared to my previous railway sleeper beds. No bending anymore.
Who needs therapy, I just need to watch mark and i feel relaxed! You're the best Mark! Keep it up!
Hello , I have just discovered your channel , and have been binging trying to absorb as much knowledge as I can ..
Really enjoying your content and your honest real delivery !
👍
Thank you Shane!👍🙂
Gday bud, just watched an old vid of yours when you picked up 6 new chickens to enhance your chickpoop harvest......I used to keep chooks and stumbled onto a really handy trick to get more undisturbed chook poop. If you put a cage under their roost the poop falls in and they can’t trample it into dust. I went further in my next coop and built a step under the coop with 10mm weld mesh which could then be shoveled out from outside the coop......worked a treat. Love the channel and the dad jokes!
You have a beautiful garden mr. Mark! We are trying our best to grow veggies and fruits but not very lucky😕
Hi..... Mark nice to see you, thank you for showing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🐔🐓🐥🐕🐈🐝🌱🍍🍓🍒🍑🏡🎥👍👍👍
Awesome video, full of great info and knowledge
Would love to see a video about any new harvesting or growing techniques your learning about or maybe taking an interest in.
What types of Strawberries (Red) do you grow Mark, I would love to grow some in Western Australia.
Love ya vlogs mate.
As always great, simple, and to the point. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I can tell that you have worked hard in your garden! God bless you.
Wow - Perhaps that is why my last batch of sauerkraut made from my own home grown cabbages, was too tough. I might have harvested them when they were too dry/in the middle of the day. Next time I'm going to follow your advice and see what happens. Thanks heaps!
First time growing cabbages, thanks for the water before harvesting tip 😊
Favorite garden chanel!!!
Love it when you say "top tips" 😃
I’m binging all these videos. I’ve had a raised garden bed for a few months and I have run into some issues so I am excited to learn how to garden more successfully and hopefully get a larger garden going once I practice a bit :)
once again a prefect presentation, absolutely fantastic
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I love this chennel very much, I listen a lot. Stay healthy and keep success👍👍
Mark…. Have you ever tried putting epsom salt around the trees and veg? It helps with bugs and makes them sweeter…. You should be able to order or get garden epsom salt to use…. I’ve used it on my watermelon patches works great…. Cause like you I don’t use pesticides…. Just a thought…. From USA south georgia
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Haven’t seen a mulberry since I left Brisbane, can’t beat them!
Your garden is amazing
Nice video. Hope you can follow up later with something related, like how to harvest. I got a pomegranate tree that I hope next summer I can harvest some
Beautiful pineapple.
Chunder- haven't heard that terminology for a long while!
thanks for the advice
The bonus tips have saved my life!
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Thanks for the tips.
Gday Mark! Looks like you moving right along! I have 4 beds of carrots now about 3 inches tall! Will be covering with plastic when it gets cold. Hope to get loads if carrots come spring ! Funny thing, I have little tomato seedlings all over. I'm going to leave some of them to see how they fare under plastic this winter.
Great tips, Mark.
Catch ya.😁👍
Your videos are so helpful. Still browsing through them all. Any suggestions for growing and edible weed garden? My area has lots of varieties that I've recently learned are quite healthy.
Hi Mark, I also live Brisbane Northside and seem to struggle growing cucumbers, cucamelons. They take off fine, then when they get to flowering stage, they start to die.
carrots, you can store in a plastic freezer bag, and add a little water in. Just to keep them nice and moist.
I have been thinking about you and your family during this time of craziness. You don't sound as chipper as usual. Maybe it is just me.
Your garden as usual is beautiful.
I absolutely love your garden!
hi sir... i came accross your youtube channel and i reallllllly love it..... you are like me who wants to be self sufficient and i love recycling thus i just love your channel..... this is Agie Lorico Magsombol from the Philippines