Hope everyone is getting prepping as much as they can for an increasingly likely bad future. Plant what you can now. Get your water collection systems in place. Help your neighbor, support your communities. We can weather this storm if we band together and take care of each other. Most important of all, stay safe.
So glad to have this epic video to watch this morning. My grandpa lost his battle to cancer last night and this kept my mind off it for a bit. Thanks Kevin.
I started a garden about 7 months ago, after getting inspiration from these videos. I have harvested greens, cucumbers, garlic, and radishes! Thanks Kevin for everything you do!
We had an armadillo problem the night we planted all of our tomato transplants. He came in and dug up about 18 plants. A small electric fence (designed for pets so it gets their attention but won't harm them) has kept all of the small animals out of the garden (tall fence keeps the deer out).
Oh. Man. That had to hurt!! Keep it up....Just heading into the gardening I've wanted to do for a number of years . So much to learn, including how to economically keep the pests and vermin at bay.
@@mochamommyATX I have bought deer urine pellets and it keeps the raccoons away- however- maybe human urine works just as well and it is free.? Not sure my hubby wants to pee in the backyard---LOL
Idea for the mint: Cold brewed green tea. Loose leaf or bagged green tea, lime zest or keffir lime leaves, mint leaves, and if you're feeling Moroccan, crushed lemon grass. Steep at least overnight in the fridge. Drink as-is or add your preferred sweetener to taste. Green tea has all kinds of fantastic phytonutrients on its own, but when paired with mint and especially in the cold brew preparation, you get a synergistic brew that is even better.
Ooh, I must try the crushed lemon grass. It sounds fantastic. I have lots of herbs and have put in a camellia sinensis hedge so I can (eventually) do all my own standard tea.
While I don't like that you have unsuccessful lessons, i love how honest you are about how often they can be. It really gives someone like me who is barely just starting the courage to keep growing and keep learning
Retired Lady in rural Texas here...I am so excited because I found a petunia plant and flower in a pot of "weeds"! Yesterday I almost pulled all that out. I Garden on a small scale. Have tomato plants grown from store Roma tomatoes, with a few flowers. Cucumber plants coming up. Yea! 💞 Your channel is so informative. Thank you🤗
I'm planning on starting my hand at gardening this spring/summer. I'm doing all sorts of research this winter and made a 4 year plan on how to ease myself into gardening without overwhelming myself. I'm so excited! You've inspired me, and your videos keep me inspired and excited to learn hands-on this spring!
@arescue we just had snow last Sunday and then I got sick, so I haven't even had a chance to start :'( but I'm still planning on starting with herbs as soon as I get better!
All you need now is some perennial native shrubs in some of your "dead" spaces. They'd add beauty, keep the pollinators and birds happy year round, and create a bit of shade!
Thank you again. I actually do have a white powdery mildew problem on my pumpkins. makes me so sad. I'm in Windsor Ontario. it's already so humid here and this summer there has been so much rain. I'm letting my common sorrel grow to absorb some of the moisture and every time i feel like my moss bed is strong enough i remove a patch from it and place it by my pumpkin. for those who don't know moss absorbs water in the air rather than through its roots. it also takes up more co2 that a tree (as in if i had a square foot of a tree vs a square foot of moss the moss will take in roughly 6x more co2 than the tree) . Kevin! your cat is so cute!
Amazing! I live in zone 5, so all we have to eat is asparagus, rhubarb and chives right now. We finally made it through the late May freeze with no damage to the little guys.
For the past few years you have been such an inspiration to my current project! I have dreamed about having a garden that covers the whole yard. Creating a food Forest that will supply us year round. In fact, with so many people getting into gardening I believe we are going to find this food shortage that is predicted will turn out to be nothing because we will be relieving tons of pressure on big agriculture supply. I have built over a dozen new beds on our new property and even posted a few garden tour videos. I will certainly never measure up to all that you are doing to inspire people but you have set the bar high and I am going to shoot for the moon! We are currently growing almost 90 cultivars of over 40 different crops thanks to inspiration from you and those like you! Thank you Kevin for setting a fantastic example! Same to Jacques and the rest of your team as well. Keep up the great work for decades to come. You have helped to create dreams in my life that have come to reality.
Here in the mountains of New England in the middle of nowhere I’m trying to fix up an old cabin. I’m 22 trying to stay out of big cities where day by day gets harder and dangerous to live. Just started my channel and let’s see how it goes. Stay safe and work hard to make your life better bc politicians will never care about us.
This is such an impressive set up! Absolutely in love with the pond and chicken coop. We are 2nd year gardeners and am learning a lot from your channel!
I love your comment about herbs. They are so expensive to buy, add so much value to your food and your health and are so easy to grow. I wouldn't be without my herbs and all the wonderful things that I do with them. The garden is looking wonderful. Thank you for the tour. Much needed, especially as we're heading into winter here in New Zealand.
videos like these are my favourite!!!!!!!! i'm having a lot of struggles keeping skunks squirrels and bunnies off of my strawberries and from digging up all my bulbs but your motivating me to not get discouraged, love the variety of the garden too!!
Now many are calling me Tulle Queen, LOL, that has now saved my garden and we now grow Tons of food with nature. If I did not come up with using it we’d have nothing ❤️
My elementary school principal actually traps the possums and throws the cage into his pond in the backyard. Good night Mr. Possum. He reels it out, composts the critter, and resets the trap. I wonder if he did it to any of the bad kids in school. The possums are just decimating fruit trees, but I've not got a pond, and they do eat rats. But I think they eat like 100 fruits for every rats. I'd set up a game camera to see just how much activity these garden beds get at night.
just a little tip. Plant marigolds with tomatoes. The butterfly that lays the eggs for the hornworm doesn't like the smell of the marigolds so you just don't get any hornworms.
You have come a long ways, Kevin. Your imagination in designing your garden is admirable. There's no way for the neighbors to complain since you keep everything so tidy. The tour was very informative. I just wished you had popped up the names of the plants as you were introducing them, just as you did with the garden beds. Perhaps next time!! 🌿🐈🌼🌾🍅🍃
I have 200 plus sunflowers too!! They are planted with everything. I’m in the desert in Texas so I need lots of summer shade. Corn makes great shade too.
I started using tomato cages for my tomatillos to prevent them from splitting. They get really massive and produce alot of fruit so it supports it perfectly.
Can you do a video about the right way to plant intensively? I want to learn how to do it without courting fungal problems, pest infestations, etc. I would LOVE to plant as intensively as you do in your garden, as I don’t have a lot of space, but I always thought you had to worry about airflow.
I totally agree with a prepping garden. I have one. Thankfully I live in an area with an HOA. This would ruin my resale value and bring hoards of people to steal my food and maybe break into my house. I'm glad your neighborhood doesn't mind.
I really loved this video because you grow alot of fruit trees that I grew up with in my backyard in New Zealand.....loquats, which was the tallest tree on our property and I would climb to the top and feast on them; figs, which unfortunately I did not like eating when I was young and a lot of our fruit went to waste and fell to the ground to rot; apples, citrus fruits, etc. As for the watercress, Maori people love this stuff. We would find it in waterways/drains along the side of country roads or small creek beds on farmland. We would find it, pick as much as we could, take it home and wash it thoroughly, then cook it in a boil-up (meat, like brisket or pork bones, potatoes, watercress and dumplings boiled together in salted water). Of all the greens in the world, watercress was my fave & I could literally eat pot-fulls of the stuff when cooked in a boil-up. So thank you for the nostalgia.
I planted so much nasturtium this year in various pots around the yard and mixed into my garden beds. We enjoy eating it but also I love its other uses of drawing pests away from other plants and just their beauty. Since we are in process of building our new home, I have my 3 dragonfruit pots indoors by a large window. They are growing and healthy, but don't have enough heat or sun to fruit (nor have I fertilized very heavy, intentionally) . Next spring I hope to have my very first fruit. I currently have 2 of each, neon, physical graffiti,and Vietnamese White. I do have to protect them well(or wheel them indoors) in the winter here in Central Arkansas. Your garden is looking incredible 😍 Raised beds don't work in my situation. but I love how yours look. Very neat. The green thumb is strong! 😁🌱
I love the variance with each of your beds and containers. The "companion" aspect. This is really just starting to click with me after 10 years of focused gardening (yes, I am prolly slower than most, don't judge). This is such a key idea for those will smaller spaces. Your point/my point: We can grow much more than we think because a tomato bed doesn't have to be "just a tomato bed", right? Add other stuff in the spaces. Brassicas and beans, another example. Watching that combination today - I was like: omg, heller? Anyhoo, thank you for continuing to teach this old dog. So nice to know, I can learn new tricks and grow "wtf" I want. Mostly. :)
I planted a large grow bag with corn last week and the next day I went out and it had been dug up. I suspect either a raccoon or a squirrel….since it seemed to happen overnight, I’d bet on a coon. I’ve taken your advice this year and planted alyssum with my tomatoes for the first time. I used to plant it every year in my childhood flower garden, so I have fond memories of them, and I’m so excited that they’re beneficial for tomatoes!
There is something you can make with those green unripe apples...Pectin. You can look up how to make it. That way you don't waste the fruit's potential and if you make jams and jellies you don't have to buy pectin. PS there is a fun science experiment you can do to test the homemade pectin for strength of jelling. Pour some isopropyl alcohol in a shot glass. Put a spoonful of your pectin into the glass. If the pectin is strong enough to gel it will do so instantly when it mixes with the alcohol.
Thanks to you, I got into gardening! I just bought a new plant today and im ao excited to care for it. I have a goal to have so many plants in my room that it looks like a jungle. I love plants so much! Great job on your garden, and thanks for inspiring me ❤️
I notice you've planted a few things to attract pollinators to your garden, but none of them seem to be California native plants. If you plant flowering plants that are native to your area, you will get a TON more pollinators and you will be amazed at the increased output of your garden plants. There are lots of nurseries around the San Diego area that have sections of native California plants, so they're easy to obtain and pop in your garden. If you haven't read it yet, I suggest Doug Tallamy's book "Nature's Best Hope." It really lays out the science behind why native plants are so much better at attracting pollinators and creating abundance. Good luck in the garden, and keep on growin'!
I miss my chickens. I loved my girls they used to follow me around the yard waiting for me to dig up some worms for them. LOL. I love your homestead. I think I need to plant some herbs around my tomatoes too. Didn't think about it. Thanks for being there and sharing.
Omg man, it just amazes me how climate conditions can differ around the globe. You planted strawberries THIS year and your gonna let them flower during the, same, year! I live and quebec and worked for 8 years in a strawberry farm (we also did lots of sweetcorn, cucumbers, pumpkins, etc.) But around here we've got to prevent strawberries from flowering for 1 whole years, even 2 sometimes depending on the variety or the summer. Thats what it means to have a long winter hahaha. Good job with the garden, its really inspiring.
Your garden is looking fantastic! I can’t wait to see your progress. Tripping over hoses is only part of it. I have 3 dogs who love to chew stuff up. Hoses on the ground turn into sprinklers. Lol
Kevin's not joking about borage's proclivity! I started just 2 plants from a pack of seeds last year, and had tons pop up on their own this year before I even got around to reseeding! And, the pollinators absolutely love them!!
Do you ever use netting? I used netting for the first time this year and was so happy not to have an aphid or cabbage worm issue. My only complaint is that it's a pain to remove the netting to weed, prune, and fertilize every weekend.
Just getting into your videos. Very informative. Love the "not worth it videos" and the explanations. Saving me alot of time my dude!😎 Keep up the good work!
Wow! You've done an amazing job at your new place! You've been busy. Everything looks spectacular and the plants are doing well! Enjoy your summer. Thanks for sharing.
This is such a fun tour! I’m starting a vertical garden in my new home soon - got a green stalk from your website and just waiting on it to get started 😍
Greetings from OC! I love all that you've got going on. I've had huge success with aquaponics in the past. It ran for 8 years with very little effort, healthy plants, healthy koi, very clean water and it was great for making clones. Would you consider adding some Epic aquaponics to that amazing homestead?
Some of my plants are growing tall and it’s providing shade and other plants seem to thrive better! It’s important to think about the sun exposure and amount of shade
Love a good garden tour, especially with all the wide shots in this that let us get a good idea of how things are set out. You’ve really done such an amazing job in a short time.
Bachelor Buttons are my favorite flower! I have never seen anyone else mention them so this video made me extremely happy. I grow the blue and the black varieties but I bought a pink/red mix to add this year.
good ol gardeners of yesteryear. they did all this without " science". The old farmers were amazing too. very little or no irrigation and they grew food. if you keep your weeds..compost.. and put that on the garden. you have just returned that nutrient back into the ground. unlike the wild garden beds are usually specific in nutrients we take. They start off weedless, especially no dig and the required nutrients are given to the demanding plants. my Dad used to pull weeds and drop em on the ground. the bigger ones he composted. I'm a bit ol fashioned. it's good to learn the old ways. the new ways are just what the olds did recycled. interesting I guess.
I'm also curious as to what that tree is behind you in the beginning? Every thing looks so happy. I got my seeds in the ground yesterday. Hello, from central Canada.
G'day Kevin. Still watching, but I had to pause to say how fantastic it looks and I just love those Birdies raised beds. Good on you for inspiring so many to get active in the garden. OK, back to it.... All the best, Daz.
Started a salsa garden bed during late spring up here in North County. Tomatoes are flowering and keeping my fingers crossed! Still continuing to learn a lot from your channel.
1) Can't you hear what Babka is saying? She's saying "I want my own channel! Everybody else has their own channel! Where's my channel?" 2) The Epic Pond needs to have a couple of small trees around it. I recommend weeping Japanese flowering cherries.
Hope everyone is getting prepping as much as they can for an increasingly likely bad future. Plant what you can now. Get your water collection systems in place. Help your neighbor, support your communities. We can weather this storm if we band together and take care of each other.
Most important of all, stay safe.
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Wait, what? "increasingly likely bad future." Is this a scare-mongery prepper-type channel now? I hope not.
@@epicgardening ???
@@daisyblooms4813 open your eyes
So glad to have this epic video to watch this morning. My grandpa lost his battle to cancer last night and this kept my mind off it for a bit. Thanks Kevin.
Sorry for your loss. Sometimes it's the little things that bring us comfort.
So glad I started testing out my gardening skills a few years ago. Now I’ve got chickens and a few peppers to help with food shortages 😂😅
Taters, maters, squash, and beans. Super easy and great for beginners.
Well done!
That's awesome!!
Wow! Good for you!! God bless🙏🌱🙏🌱🙏
I started a garden about 7 months ago, after getting inspiration from these videos. I have harvested greens, cucumbers, garlic, and radishes! Thanks Kevin for everything you do!
Garlic in 7 months?!? 2 years later, I still haven't found where I planted mine.
@@marshalawlolololol
It looks so great. I love all the colors and how you incorporated hardscape along with your garden. Love the pathway and the pond is awesome
Thank you!
We had an armadillo problem the night we planted all of our tomato transplants. He came in and dug up about 18 plants. A small electric fence (designed for pets so it gets their attention but won't harm them) has kept all of the small animals out of the garden (tall fence keeps the deer out).
I view deer feeding in my garden as a trade off. They eat my garden I harvest one of them in the fall. They eat my garden I eat them, fair trade.
Oh. Man. That had to hurt!! Keep it up....Just heading into the gardening I've wanted to do for a number of years . So much to learn, including how to economically keep the pests and vermin at bay.
I heard if you pee around the beds it csn help
@@mochamommyATX I have bought deer urine pellets and it keeps the raccoons away- however- maybe human urine works just as well and it is free.? Not sure my hubby wants to pee in the backyard---LOL
Idea for the mint: Cold brewed green tea. Loose leaf or bagged green tea, lime zest or keffir lime leaves, mint leaves, and if you're feeling Moroccan, crushed lemon grass. Steep at least overnight in the fridge. Drink as-is or add your preferred sweetener to taste.
Green tea has all kinds of fantastic phytonutrients on its own, but when paired with mint and especially in the cold brew preparation, you get a synergistic brew that is even better.
I grow a lot of plants to make my own teas, I'm a coffee guy but now that I grow my own tea I enjoy it in the afternoon
Ooh, I must try the crushed lemon grass. It sounds fantastic. I have lots of herbs and have put in a camellia sinensis hedge so I can (eventually) do all my own standard tea.
While I don't like that you have unsuccessful lessons, i love how honest you are about how often they can be. It really gives someone like me who is barely just starting the courage to keep growing and keep learning
and that my friend, is what gardening is all about. you learn and you grow! :)
Retired Lady in rural Texas here...I am so excited because I found a petunia plant and flower in a pot of "weeds"! Yesterday I almost pulled all that out. I Garden on a small scale. Have tomato plants grown from store Roma tomatoes, with a few flowers. Cucumber plants coming up. Yea! 💞 Your channel is so informative. Thank you🤗
That's a win right there!
I'm planning on starting my hand at gardening this spring/summer. I'm doing all sorts of research this winter and made a 4 year plan on how to ease myself into gardening without overwhelming myself. I'm so excited! You've inspired me, and your videos keep me inspired and excited to learn hands-on this spring!
How is your garden doing?
@arescue we just had snow last Sunday and then I got sick, so I haven't even had a chance to start :'( but I'm still planning on starting with herbs as soon as I get better!
All you need now is some perennial native shrubs in some of your "dead" spaces. They'd add beauty, keep the pollinators and birds happy year round, and create a bit of shade!
🤯 👏👏👏It's been so great watching you transform this property. Great job, Kevin y Jacques! So inspiring!
Thank you again. I actually do have a white powdery mildew problem on my pumpkins. makes me so sad. I'm in Windsor Ontario. it's already so humid here and this summer there has been so much rain. I'm letting my common sorrel grow to absorb some of the moisture and every time i feel like my moss bed is strong enough i remove a patch from it and place it by my pumpkin. for those who don't know moss absorbs water in the air rather than through its roots. it also takes up more co2 that a tree (as in if i had a square foot of a tree vs a square foot of moss the moss will take in roughly 6x more co2 than the tree) .
Kevin! your cat is so cute!
Talk about a productive plant. I planted sunflowers in my yard one time 18 years ago and every year since I have sun flowers pop up all over my yard.
I love growing my corn in concentric circles! I found that growing it that way gave me a much better yield than when we planted in rows
Amazing! I live in zone 5, so all we have to eat is asparagus, rhubarb and chives right now. We finally made it through the late May freeze with no damage to the little guys.
Oh hai, Babka. I love your style. Those slippers and boots give me life.
I am so happy to find a San Diego gardener to follow!
For the past few years you have been such an inspiration to my current project! I have dreamed about having a garden that covers the whole yard. Creating a food Forest that will supply us year round. In fact, with so many people getting into gardening I believe we are going to find this food shortage that is predicted will turn out to be nothing because we will be relieving tons of pressure on big agriculture supply. I have built over a dozen new beds on our new property and even posted a few garden tour videos. I will certainly never measure up to all that you are doing to inspire people but you have set the bar high and I am going to shoot for the moon! We are currently growing almost 90 cultivars of over 40 different crops thanks to inspiration from you and those like you! Thank you Kevin for setting a fantastic example! Same to Jacques and the rest of your team as well. Keep up the great work for decades to come. You have helped to create dreams in my life that have come to reality.
Means a lot to hear this!
It's really coming along nicely. You're upgrading while we're over here downgrading (not by choice). So, I'm living THROUGH you this year!
Here in the mountains of New England in the middle of nowhere I’m trying to fix up an old cabin. I’m 22 trying to stay out of big cities where day by day gets harder and dangerous to live. Just started my channel and let’s see how it goes. Stay safe and work hard to make your life better bc politicians will never care about us.
I love seeing the epic cat following you around.
This is such an impressive set up! Absolutely in love with the pond and chicken coop. We are 2nd year gardeners and am learning a lot from your channel!
I love your comment about herbs. They are so expensive to buy, add so much value to your food and your health and are so easy to grow. I wouldn't be without my herbs and all the wonderful things that I do with them. The garden is looking wonderful. Thank you for the tour. Much needed, especially as we're heading into winter here in New Zealand.
videos like these are my favourite!!!!!!!! i'm having a lot of struggles keeping skunks squirrels and bunnies off of my strawberries and from digging up all my bulbs but your motivating me to not get discouraged, love the variety of the garden too!!
Spray repel all works for a quite a while
@@pandorasgarden3369 will look into it thanks :)
Now many are calling me Tulle Queen, LOL, that has now saved my garden and we now grow Tons of food with nature. If I did not come up with using it we’d have nothing ❤️
My elementary school principal actually traps the possums and throws the cage into his pond in the backyard. Good night Mr. Possum. He reels it out, composts the critter, and resets the trap. I wonder if he did it to any of the bad kids in school. The possums are just decimating fruit trees, but I've not got a pond, and they do eat rats. But I think they eat like 100 fruits for every rats. I'd set up a game camera to see just how much activity these garden beds get at night.
@@SuperStruct - Don’t they eat tons of ticks too? Not sure that we have ticks in San Diego, though.❤️
just a little tip. Plant marigolds with tomatoes. The butterfly that lays the eggs for the hornworm doesn't like the smell of the marigolds so you just don't get any hornworms.
also, what is the blue/purple tree that was behind you, across the road, at the beginning of the video?
The homestead is looking g amazing! You’ve done so much to make it productive in relatively a short time. Kudos to you!
You have come a long ways, Kevin. Your imagination in designing your garden is admirable. There's no way for the neighbors to complain since you keep everything so tidy. The tour was very informative. I just wished you had popped up the names of the plants as you were introducing them, just as you did with the garden beds. Perhaps next time!! 🌿🐈🌼🌾🍅🍃
Amazing transformation Kevin, glad you have a pond and growing edibles, love kitty 🐱, thanks for sharing!!!
That purple tree behind u in the front yard is beautiful. Ur garden is great
I have 200 plus sunflowers too!! They are planted with everything. I’m in the desert in Texas so I need lots of summer shade. Corn makes great shade too.
Stoked for the video about companion planting tomatoes
The local wildlife won the lottery when you moved in :)
Thank you!
oooomg that purple tree behind you in the beginning of the video!!! sooo beautiful!
I started using tomato cages for my tomatillos to prevent them from splitting. They get really massive and produce alot of fruit so it supports it perfectly.
Horsetail is a great herb to grow in or near your pond. I grew it in FL so it can deal with heat. It's wonderful for you and beautiful
Looks good! I hope everyone has a bountiful harvest this season ☺️
Can you do a video about the right way to plant intensively? I want to learn how to do it without courting fungal problems, pest infestations, etc. I would LOVE to plant as intensively as you do in your garden, as I don’t have a lot of space, but I always thought you had to worry about airflow.
Those roses by the arch are starting to fill it up nicely. Beautiful!
A giant metal spiral would make a cool cage for your dragon fruit.
❤I wish I was growing those!!!
I totally agree with a prepping garden. I have one. Thankfully I live in an area with an HOA. This would ruin my resale value and bring hoards of people to steal my food and maybe break into my house. I'm glad your neighborhood doesn't mind.
I’ve really enjoyed your progress over the past year. Is very encouraging, especially when we can all learn along the way.
THIS....is EXACTLY why I love & follow this channel. So much great info - thanks Eric, you ROCK!!!! LOVE the setup!!!!!
That jacaranda in front of your house is real nice too.
Your gardens always very beautiful.
I really loved this video because you grow alot of fruit trees that I grew up with in my backyard in New Zealand.....loquats, which was the tallest tree on our property and I would climb to the top and feast on them; figs, which unfortunately I did not like eating when I was young and a lot of our fruit went to waste and fell to the ground to rot; apples, citrus fruits, etc. As for the watercress, Maori people love this stuff. We would find it in waterways/drains along the side of country roads or small creek beds on farmland. We would find it, pick as much as we could, take it home and wash it thoroughly, then cook it in a boil-up (meat, like brisket or pork bones, potatoes, watercress and dumplings boiled together in salted water). Of all the greens in the world, watercress was my fave & I could literally eat pot-fulls of the stuff when cooked in a boil-up. So thank you for the nostalgia.
I planted so much nasturtium this year in various pots around the yard and mixed into my garden beds. We enjoy eating it but also I love its other uses of drawing pests away from other plants and just their beauty.
Since we are in process of building our new home, I have my 3 dragonfruit pots indoors by a large window. They are growing and healthy, but don't have enough heat or sun to fruit (nor have I fertilized very heavy, intentionally) . Next spring I hope to have my very first fruit. I currently have 2 of each, neon, physical graffiti,and Vietnamese White. I do have to protect them well(or wheel them indoors) in the winter here in Central Arkansas.
Your garden is looking incredible 😍
Raised beds don't work in my situation. but I love how yours look. Very neat. The green thumb is strong! 😁🌱
I love the variance with each of your beds and containers. The "companion" aspect. This is really just starting to click with me after 10 years of focused gardening (yes, I am prolly slower than most, don't judge). This is such a key idea for those will smaller spaces. Your point/my point: We can grow much more than we think because a tomato bed doesn't have to be "just a tomato bed", right? Add other stuff in the spaces. Brassicas and beans, another example. Watching that combination today - I was like: omg, heller? Anyhoo, thank you for continuing to teach this old dog. So nice to know, I can learn new tricks and grow "wtf" I want. Mostly. :)
Every summer I put an eggplant surrounded by purple alyssum in a big pot and it is always the prettiest combination on our lanai.
Genius combo!
Bobcat needs to appear more on your vids. Love it!
My garden is poppin. Been getting cucumbers. Tomatoes are at 3.5 ft. Squash is producing. I'm excited for this year
I planted a large grow bag with corn last week and the next day I went out and it had been dug up. I suspect either a raccoon or a squirrel….since it seemed to happen overnight, I’d bet on a coon.
I’ve taken your advice this year and planted alyssum with my tomatoes for the first time. I used to plant it every year in my childhood flower garden, so I have fond memories of them, and I’m so excited that they’re beneficial for tomatoes!
It's been amazing following your epic homestead grow. I can't wait to see what the future holds for you!
There is something you can make with those green unripe apples...Pectin. You can look up how to make it. That way you don't waste the fruit's potential and if you make jams and jellies you don't have to buy pectin.
PS there is a fun science experiment you can do to test the homemade pectin for strength of jelling. Pour some isopropyl alcohol in a shot glass. Put a spoonful of your pectin into the glass. If the pectin is strong enough to gel it will do so instantly when it mixes with the alcohol.
That pond set up is awesome!
Thanks to you, I got into gardening! I just bought a new plant today and im ao excited to care for it. I have a goal to have so many plants in my room that it looks like a jungle. I love plants so much! Great job on your garden, and thanks for inspiring me ❤️
I notice you've planted a few things to attract pollinators to your garden, but none of them seem to be California native plants. If you plant flowering plants that are native to your area, you will get a TON more pollinators and you will be amazed at the increased output of your garden plants. There are lots of nurseries around the San Diego area that have sections of native California plants, so they're easy to obtain and pop in your garden. If you haven't read it yet, I suggest Doug Tallamy's book "Nature's Best Hope." It really lays out the science behind why native plants are so much better at attracting pollinators and creating abundance. Good luck in the garden, and keep on growin'!
Trust me - way more coming - my entire curb strip will be natives!
You've come so far in considerately short amount of time in this new location. Very well done, Kevin 👍
Completely awesome! We have expanded our growing into our front yard this year also. Those cattle trough beds make it look beautifully organized.
Kevin, try putting Irish Spring Soap shavings or chunks in your beds to deter your skunks. It kept my squirrels away!
I miss my chickens. I loved my girls they used to follow me around the yard waiting for me to dig up some worms for them. LOL. I love your homestead. I think I need to plant some herbs around my tomatoes too. Didn't think about it. Thanks for being there and sharing.
Congratulations Kevin. Your garden is very inspiring and beautiful ❤
That purple tree out by the street is so cool. I've never seen anything like it! So many flowers!
One of your best videos yet ☺️, enjoying
Oh beans....I lost all mine to what I think it spider mites....had to resow almost all of them....luckily they grow so fast.
Omg man, it just amazes me how climate conditions can differ around the globe. You planted strawberries THIS year and your gonna let them flower during the, same, year!
I live and quebec and worked for 8 years in a strawberry farm (we also did lots of sweetcorn, cucumbers, pumpkins, etc.) But around here we've got to prevent strawberries from flowering for 1 whole years, even 2 sometimes depending on the variety or the summer. Thats what it means to have a long winter hahaha. Good job with the garden, its really inspiring.
Thanks Simon!
Your garden is looking fantastic! I can’t wait to see your progress. Tripping over hoses is only part of it. I have 3 dogs who love to chew stuff up. Hoses on the ground turn into sprinklers. Lol
Kevin's not joking about borage's proclivity! I started just 2 plants from a pack of seeds last year, and had tons pop up on their own this year before I even got around to reseeding! And, the pollinators absolutely love them!!
So true 😂
I see the Wyandotte chickens!...they look beautiful...such a nice variety of chickens.
Wow that loquat tree is huge. I didn’t know they can get that big.
Do you ever use netting? I used netting for the first time this year and was so happy not to have an aphid or cabbage worm issue. My only complaint is that it's a pain to remove the netting to weed, prune, and fertilize every weekend.
We do, we are actually adding more soon
We use tulle.
Im not a fan because it can be really dangerous to birds and other small animals
Don’t you think the plant rather than the grower would catch that karma? 😂
Just getting into your videos. Very informative. Love the "not worth it videos" and the explanations. Saving me alot of time my dude!😎
Keep up the good work!
I like to trellis my young apple trees. That way I don’t have to thin the apples thus maximizing harvest.
Wow! You've done an amazing job at your new place! You've been busy. Everything looks spectacular and the plants are doing well! Enjoy your summer. Thanks for sharing.
200 Sunflowers!! 🤣 I do the same thing.. wondering where I should plant all my extras 🤔
This is such a fun tour! I’m starting a vertical garden in my new home soon - got a green stalk from your website and just waiting on it to get started 😍
Greetings from OC! I love all that you've got going on. I've had huge success with aquaponics in the past. It ran for 8 years with very little effort, healthy plants, healthy koi, very clean water and it was great for making clones. Would you consider adding some Epic aquaponics to that amazing homestead?
Might!
What an outstanding garden! I love the pond, and how you utilized your front yard ! Inspiring !👍🏾👍🏾💚💚🌻
Wow, you have done an incredible amount of work in your garden. It looks great!
Your popping corn can also be used to make grits
I have not watched all the way through yet but incase you do not have it, you should try growing Sugarcane! That would be awesome to see
I tried last year, but may try again soon!
Always good to see a channel living up to its name.
I dream of exactly this garden. I'm green with envy.
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Some of my plants are growing tall and it’s providing shade and other plants seem to thrive better! It’s important to think about the sun exposure and amount of shade
Love a good garden tour, especially with all the wide shots in this that let us get a good idea of how things are set out. You’ve really done such an amazing job in a short time.
Bachelor Buttons are my favorite flower! I have never seen anyone else mention them so this video made me extremely happy. I grow the blue and the black varieties but I bought a pink/red mix to add this year.
12:51 ...outstanding...Loving that vertical Garden !! 😎👍💯🌟🌟🌟🌟
Love your Garden Tours...so much to learn from you..thank you
You’ve made some amazing changes, Kevin. Thank you for bringing us along.
Love those calendulas!! 👏👏
Please set up a garden game camera to catch your garden thieves. Would love to see the raccoons red handed taking your plants.
2:18 that awesome tree behing you omg
good ol gardeners of yesteryear. they did all this without " science".
The old farmers were amazing too. very little or no irrigation and they grew food.
if you keep your weeds..compost.. and put that on the garden. you have just returned that nutrient back into the ground.
unlike the wild garden beds are usually specific in nutrients we take. They start off weedless, especially no dig and the required nutrients are given to the demanding plants.
my Dad used to pull weeds and drop em on the ground. the bigger ones he composted.
I'm a bit ol fashioned. it's good to learn the old ways. the new ways are just what the olds did recycled.
interesting I guess.
Your neighbor's jacaranda tree steals the show 🙂
Sprinkle cayenne pepper in the soil after transplanting. Doesn't affect pollinators. Mammals hate it and will leave your stuff alone.
I'm also curious as to what that tree is behind you in the beginning? Every thing looks so happy. I got my seeds in the ground yesterday.
Hello, from central Canada.
Me too!! I really need to know what that tree is!!
Jacaranda
Jacaranda. Amazingly gorgeous in Sydney Australia in Spring
That’s what I came looking for, too. Thx!! Jacaranda….💜
The tree behind you in the beginning of this video has beautiful blossoms. Just bought another Birdies Bed through your site. Can’t wait to get it!
G'day Kevin.
Still watching, but I had to pause to say how fantastic it looks and I just love those Birdies raised beds. Good on you for inspiring so many to get active in the garden.
OK, back to it....
All the best,
Daz.
Appreciate you!
Started a salsa garden bed during late spring up here in North County. Tomatoes are flowering and keeping my fingers crossed! Still continuing to learn a lot from your channel.
Your homestead is looking fabulous. Wow.
1) Can't you hear what Babka is saying? She's saying "I want my own channel! Everybody else has their own channel! Where's my channel?"
2) The Epic Pond needs to have a couple of small trees around it. I recommend weeping Japanese flowering cherries.
Definitely addin gmore trees!
@@epicgardening Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula'
It does best in 5-8 but I bet it would work in SD
Absolute goals, I need to know have you seen any of your neighbours starting to use their front garden space to grow?
Nope :(
Take a leak LOL that was subtle but so funny 🤣🤣🤣