G'day Everyone! I tried to get this video uploaded yesterday but alas TH-cam had other ideas and the upload failed for some reason... Anyway, here it is - thanks for your support :)
Your videos made me start to plant my citrus plants still don't know what will happen. Coz it was from seeds and not grafted but I still pray to have a beatiful result. 😊
Your property is wonderful, I would love living on an having similar, nice to see the same ideas in action you have an is doing a wonderful job. We have many of those trees in the Caribbean. Wonderful keep up the good work. I enjoy your videos as well.
Your wife making a beeline for the fruit on that tree so reminded me of my two kids when they were small and we all lived in Brisbane. I had a pretty extensive vegetable garden that took up a lot of the back yard and most of the side yard. One year, I decided to plant peas and considering I had never tried this before, I was pretty happy to see three rows of peas growing like crazy. Then I made a fatal mistake - when the first pods appeared and began to mature, I showed my kids how to shell the pods and eat the peas, which were as sweet as sugar. From that day onwards, every time I looked out of the kitchen window, I could just see two little blond heads down between the rows of peas, picking, shelling and gobbling peas as if they were never going to see them again! It's no exaggeration to say that not one of those pea pods came in through our back door and into a pot or the freezer. My kids ate the lot! I was going to put a stop to it, but then I thought it's better that they are outside in the fresh air and sunshine and eating the freshest food that anyone can get their hands on, so I let 'em go. It's memories like that, that make me want to stir my creaky old bones and get another vegie garden on the go.
@@nancyfehr2768 That's what happens to my strawberries. My one year old enjoy so much picking the tiny green ones and feed the flowers to my dogs. I finally decided to stop him when he finish with my strawberries and turn to my blueberries...
No matter WHAT the age, a WORTHY _GOAL_ achieved can bring ALL around us the JOY we seek to share ! TRULY the goal I had in mind. I was going to do it through Fruit and berries, but I think I'll ABSOLUTELY add SWEET PEAS to my next go ;=)) ! ALL the BEST to you and YOURS from Texas ! - -C.
@RDLONG30 Sadly, that's all a lot of people can afford. Living in an apartment might be a convenient distance to their jobs. If they dream hard enough, and like the idea, they might someday find a way to have some property.
As to "Out of THIS world" ... , I'll BET _I_ can guess what HE'LL be in charge of "on the other side" ;=) ! I look forward to seeing - and _enjoying_ the "fruits" of HIS Labors !
Mac nuts, geez💖🌞🌸🌴pineapples. Starfruit. Lychee. Dragon fruit. Sapote. Star apple. Hawaiian guava💖🌴🌸Lovely. Yes the foliage makes a very pleasant sound when they are touched💖🌴Coffee. Mangoes. Man oh man my brah. Banana....freakin eh. Meyer lime. Tahitian lime....Never thought Australia could grow tropical like Hawaii💖🐝 and do not forget the cockatoo birds💖paw paw same thing: papaya yum
Can’t even imagine how you manage all that garden plus orchard, along side maintaining your channel, plus making your preserves, etc. and being a home Dad. And let’s not forget your fowl care!! Along with your super disposition on line, it’s all quite an impressive accomplishment. 👍🏻
I love his videos and a handful of other gardeners. I feel like the video portion would actually be helpful to remembering yourself where and what is growing and when work on each thing needs to be done. Especially on this scale. I have problems remembering everything I need to and I just have a few raised beds and a couple fruit trees.
im a new viewer and im curious if he has ever said how many acres he grows? surprisingly it seems like he is growing quite a ton of stuff on not many acres of land. i was always under the assumption that to have a 100+ tree orchard you'd need probably 10+ acres. it seems like in a backyard garden there is less worry of space between each tree like there would be in an orchard designed for maximum produce to get to market.
I know your video is a year old, but very new to me. I’d like to Thank You so very much for taking time to share this valuable information with us! Thank You!!!
As a New Yorker, I've never heard of some of these fruits. You know what would be cool, if you install a little picture of the fruit up on the screen as you're naming them. Especially for the trees that are currently not producing. I loved laying here on a rainy day and just touring your forest with you.
A custard apple doesn't smell, or go soft on the tree, It will develop a creamy colour between the bumps on surface. Also the bumps will be fully formed. Pick them at this stage and they will soften in a few days time.
true, you can tell by the bumps on surface of custard apple if they are ready to pick is when the big bumps are far from each other creamy lite green color.
@@richardmang2558 In Australia what we call Custard Apple is actually an Atemoya, it is the only form available commercially here, we dont have Custard Apple or Cherymoya unless you grow them yourself. Also an Atemoya is a cross between a Custard Apple and a Cherymoya.
Hi, for Custard Apple you're able to tell that it's ripe if it turns lighter green or has a yellowish tinge to the skin. You're also able to tell if it's ripe when it is a little bit soft because the fruit is hard if it still not ripe. We have lots of trees of custard apple in our backyard too. Thanks for the wonderful video!
You are such an inspiration. When I started growing things I never thought it would turn into the passion I have now. Watching your videos motivates me even more to keep growing things. Keep up the good work.
I didn’t know you could plant all those fruit trees so close together! I’m jealous. Trying to get my husband to let me have a little orchard of my own.
Thanks Mark for sharing your experiences in growing 140+ different types of fruit trees on 3 acres. Custard apples are plucked when they are still hard. The mature fruits are slightly less green in colour. You may notice very small granular designs on the outer skin. The mature plucked fruits are kept in a basket covered with straw or coarse cloth. In a week's time the fruits are soft and ripe for eating. In South India we also have a larger variety which is called Hanuman Phala. Inside the seed and flesh is the same. Another relative of this fruit is the Ramphal. It has a smooth skin and is yellow with a patch of red. Grows up to 750 grams. The Soursops or Lakshman Phala is a green fruit with soft spikes. Upto 750 grams. The fruit is 2000% better than anti-cancer drugs. It's a costly fruit. Can be easily grown from seeds, which look like custard apple seeds. The flesh is sweet and sour in taste. The above trees are similar and even the leaves are similar.
Hey Mark, impressive array of trees. If I might offer some advice though, dig out the malabar water chest nut ,mulch it and feed it back to your plants. They look great but very messy and seedlings pop up by the thousands around the base. Not to mention they are not a great food tree at all.
You're probably having difficulty with Colin Hayes of Men At Work's Scottish accent but he sings...I come from the land down under, where women glow and men chunder.
Mark this is such a cool video. I've watched it so many times at this point. I watch it when I want to watch gardening videos and be chill. Its so inspiring to see so many plants that provide for you. I think it'd be awesome if you upload another part to this that shows the rest that you say you didn't have time for here. Thanks for spreading optimism.
When I buy the custard apples they are quite firm. I leave on the bench for a couple days until they're a little softer than an avocado that is ready. Thank you for inspiring me to start gardening again in containers in my villa. Also I'm passing your links to my son who has some mental issues normally and now trying to cope after threw a divorce and he is renting. But there happens to be a tiny bit of land opposite that isn't being used. He does love nature. I'm sending him over to ask if he can use it and provide them with produce. Fingers crossed!
I have a small Buddha’s Hand tree in my backyard here in California. It has 5 “hands” growing right now for the first time. A very interesting citrus for sure!
Buddha's Hand @ 10:38 . The fruit smells soooo good! They make wonderful candied lemon peel. Strange citrus that is 100% peel with no juicy center. My tree is very small and I have gotten one "Hand" per year for the last three years. Trying to get it to grow with some of the neighbors horse manure and monthly light applications of Triple 15 Fertilizer and recently a thick layer mulch delivered by some local tree trimmers.
@35:40 Concerning the Custard Apple, when you touched it, I can tell it's still not ripe yet. It's still super hard and have awhile to go before it ripen. It will get softer once it's ripe. When you press your thumb on it, the fruit will "give" and that's when you know it's ripen. If you pick it too soon, while unripe, you can bury it in a bag of dry rice and wait 5 to 7 days, and it will ripen. Ready to eat. Custard Apple is a tropical fruits that is grown quite alot in Thailand. I live in Las Vegas (The desert) and I still grow tropical fruit trees. Lol
Excellent! Thanks Terrie! Yes, it is still really hard to squeeze just ATM so I will wait a little longer then. I didn't know that they ripened well off the tree either - cool. Cheers :)
@@Selfsufficientme I love your long videos and I envy your large backyard. My backyard is small, hopefully in future I'll have money to buy a bigger property with a spacious yard like yours. I'm super envious. Lol Your long videos are the best. I don't even noticed the time when watching one of your videos. Love it!👍👍👍
So glad I found your channel! I'm from Samford QLD and 6 months ago moved to NJ, USA. Missing Aus but enjoy watching from afar! Your property is incredible!
Omg i love samford why would you move! Lol ive lived in lots of places around southern qld and in a few other areas in victoria gotta say theres no place like queensland. If you feel homesick you can listen to i still call australia home 😊😊😊
Have you thought about planting a moringa tree? I've always been able to grow plants of all kings when I lived in california. However now I live in utah with the fold winters (snow ) and I run my business of pet grooming and boarding on my property next to my home. So I work more often then not. However I will soon be 66 years and would love to retire and go back to the earth n gardens like I love. 3 years ago I married a tongan man. He wants us to move to tonga but I am not to sure how that will go. I do love the thought of the fertil grounds and being able to grow my gardens once again. All of my vegie herbs spices and all of the fruit trees. All of the gardens that I was once able to do in california USA. Although In tonga there are so many more trees that i could grow that I was unable to do in california soils. Maybe this is why I have really enjoyed your segments so much. I've always wanted to go to Australia for a visit.. have you ever thought about the something apple that they can get in tonga n Hawaii. I cant quite remember the name. The Indian apple? It is very large with white fruit and a bunch of blk seeds within it. The green skin has like little spurs poking out all over the skin. The skin turns brown when it is fully ripened. I love it. So good.
I pick the custard apple when the eyes look expanded. The fruit is not soft yet when I pick it up because the birds love them. So I let it soften on the shelf for 2 to 3 days max.
I'm jelly too! I have gynura procumbens, ashitaba, elderberry, 1 white grapefruit, 2 young grapefruit, a meiwa kumwuat, 2 dwarf mulberry, 1 tahiti lime, 1 celeste fig (neighbor has brown turkey), 3 banana plants(not really growing or producing), blackberries, strawberries, purple tree collards, papaya(not fruiting), 1 olive tree, 1 floridaqueen peach (going to add more soon)! Jaboticaba is on my wish list.
Just thought I would let you know, I find your videos very informative and pleasant, and I think you should have a series on TV to make people aware how self sufficient we really can be.
" I don't like it much and neither does the fam, but I tell you what it does do....make a fantastic jam!!" :) Great videos mate, learning a lot, KEEP it going!
Mark, your videos got me to start a container garden this year after giving up a few years back. The blood and bone mix you suggest, I replaced with a manufactured compost fertilizer that uses “eco scraps”. That plus some mushroom compost turned in has produced amazing results with my herbs. Thanks a bunch mate! Cheers :)
I have a home garden in sub tropic area is south Florida and i was wondering if you have ever grown Malay Rose apple tree and how to grow it .because i watch your channel mostly on every thing i grow . Got to say thanks for a lot of insight
As a northern North American where 1/2 of the year is too cold to grow anything, looking at how these sub-tropical trees are grown is honestly fascinating to me. No chill hour-needing trees here!
@@TaureanDreams you are correct about the berries...I live in southern Ont. Canada and have a great big raspberry patch that is my hobby to grow and get berries for all my friends ,, and family.
Wow! I had no idea that there were so many fruit trees native to Australia. Pretty cool. Wish we had them here. We do have the laundry tree in Canada too though. LOL!
My favourite, your fruit forest...love it. I started mine after watching yours growing over the years. With soursops/custardapple, pick the mature fruit and ripen it indoors. Don't press the fruit on the tree it will bruise it. To pick ripen soursop, the fruit either cracks or it will fall to the ground. You will also smell its yumminess :)
Wow, I love the layout. I can't imagine how much maintenance goes into it. You should try to graft multi fruits in one tree to save space or just as an experiment. But you have to graft the fruits in the same family. I've tried it on my Asian pear trees and I get 3 different types on one tree.
Mark reminds me of a peaceful Alex Jones and the crocodile dundee gardener of Australia! I love you and your channel! I'm starting my garden on the other side of the world for the first time this year. You are an inspiration and a blessing to us all!
maybe try growing an avo tree in or near the chook pen. I used to work on an organic avo farm and the avo trees in the chook pen were massive and produced A TON :) of gigantic fruit. at least double the fruit quantity of the regular avo trees. great video!
@@MsBillionaire1989 chook like the sound chickens make. The Australian's love to give things names like that. I have friends in Oz that tought me a lot of the lingo. I remember one time, I was working a magic show with a magician friend from Oz and at one point one of the assistants came back stage and yelled "THERE IS NO TETXTER ON STAGE!" I said "What??" He said it again, finely he said "Sharpie! There isn't a Sharpie on stage!" I then knew what he was talking about. There was supposed to be a Sharpie marker on stage. Later on he told me that "the best way to get in a fight in Australia was to call someone a sharpie." So they call them "Texters".... I never did get to understand what was so bad about being called a sharpie... but yea they name things by what they do or in the case of chickens the sound they make.
@@Shtave3 hmmmm I knew the guy pretty well, and I usally have a real good BS meter. He could have been working one over on me... could it be regional? What does it mean to you?
Hi Mark, with regard to where you plant your fruit tree(s), if you have limited space on your property for a fruit tree, it's best to buy the dwarf variety of whichever tree you want, and also (this is a big must) to plant the tree (irrespective of whether they are dwarf or non-dwarf) at the very minimum distance of 2m from your house. As you are aware, here in Australia (and most likely experienced in other countries), if you are unlucky enough to get the stink bugs on your tree(s), there is a greater risk of the stink bugs finding refuge in your house the closer to the house they are. If they do happen to get into (say) your roof, it is near impossible to get rid of them. Loving your channel - which I've just discovered. Thanks.
Great video! Would love a "how to grow a ton of mangoes" video with details on the varieties that you grow, what kind of yields you get, pest / disease issues, and tips and tricks on how to grow the fruit. Your trees are beautiful!
Thank you for taking the time to take film a full tour of your amazing Eden. My partner and I have a property on the Goldie and the same dream, so we're slowly getting there tree by tree. You're videos are inspiring, very informative and you have a fantastic way of explaining things. Have a great day and again thank you! P.S can't wait for a spring tour :)
Hi Mark, came by your videos via Huw Richards ones. About custard apples; you can pick them when the skin goes glaucus -instead of being shiny, it looks a little powdery or duller than before, and when the carples(?), lumpy parts on the outside, separate a little to show a creamy colour between them. As they ripen the space widens more and can show a creamy pink colour. At least they do in 'Pinks Mammoth' variety. Hope that helps.
Custard apple, it changes the colour it depends on the variety but it does go bit soft but do not let go too soft and when it's ready you need a secateurs to cut the stamp otherwise it will be squashed, I do love your orchard especially the curry plant and starfruit you got all the plants there apart from Jackfruit and cashew tree thanks to you and good luck with all you furit plants...
@@Nightflyer76 I didnt know that. Sorry. Didnt mean to be ignorant. Well I'd give up some firearms to have agriculture and land like his! Damn hard work he put into all of it!
Mark been following you for a while. I wouldn’t mind seeing how you set up your water storage and irrigation and knowing how much you use from rain and mains. I think a video on water / irrigation would be very interesting
So inspiring Have been watching your videos back to back Although I am in Victoria and completely different climate your videos are so descriptive I can still learn and adapt your style
Custard apples (cherimoyas) are riped when they have a sweet aroma (similar to jackfruits give sweet aroma when they ripen) the skin starts separating and gets darker, and the fruits pull back from the stems. Custard apples, wax apples, mangosteens, rambutans, sapotes and longans are my favorite fruits. Those are the fruits I remembered we grew back in Asia growing up. But we live in thw US now and we are lucky to grow apples here because of the region:(
You've got Yuzu!!!!??? That's amazing! It took me months to get a few seeds imported, and they basically cost me my soul! But definitely the most delicious citrus I've ever tasted, so totally worth it
Mark, you have me so wired up to garden that I can barely wait. Moving from Texas to Washington State in 1-1/2 mo, so I didn’t bother putting anything in this spring. Up near the coast will prove to be interesting, though a lot of what I want isn’t what I’ll get. We’ll build the raised beds this summer and fall so they’ll be ready to plant come spring. Videoing and gardening must take a lot of time, but you’re an inspiration; your information is spot on; and you are relaxing to listen to. I love what you give to us, and always press the thumb’s up button even before you “get into it”. Many thanks, and keep up the good work. Bless you, and stay safe and healthy.
For sweetness and hearty, they're better left ripening on the tree. The more exposure to the sun, the sweeter they get.. Tropical fruits loves the sun and so as the birds love them also...
Dude! What an amazing patch you have going! I'm in awe, and hopefully inspired. I'd love to have a setup half as varied and productive as that. Living in Michigan, I'll have to pick different plants, but I love what you've done with all the fruit trees. I'd love to see a video of your picks of low maintenance edibles. I'm planning on having an uncontrollable fartichoke patch in my side yard someday. Thanks!
It was a great pleasure trip around your house. So many fruits , that l never heard of ,l really enjoyed along with you. It was very refreshing indeed. Thanks a lot
Gday Mark, a few trees worth considering for your area. Loganberry tree which is like a Lychee tree, it does well here in Northern NSW, it can handle cooler weather than the Lychee and its just as delicious. Achacha which is like a slightly sourer flavoured Mangosteen and doesnt necessary require a full tropical environment like the Mangosteen, delicious! Did you have tropical pears covered? They benefit from a trellis. Chestnut trees also seem to be doing surprisingly well here, we have 5 of the buggers which produce a large amount of chestnuts for roasting on an open fire. J
The custard apple changes its color greenish to dark greenish with black spots and the hardness goes away. Also you can pluck at this size( in video) cover it in newspaper and keep it in warm n dry place they are ready to eat after 2-3 days.. They develop cracks n smell quite sweet when ready to be eaten.
You can use the leaves of the Olive tree in tea. I have diabetes type 1 and I would often make tea with the olive leaves. It's good for people with circulatory issues.
@@lissette80 idk for sure on this but tea is just that. Pour boiling water over the leaves. Like I said I don't know for sure myself, but thought I would try to help answer your question.
Much appreciated subtitles for plants name and occasionally fruit picture. Very didactic. Gives the idea of keeping you busy. Nice technique to have a wide shot fixed camera for orientation and also a hand held camera for dynamic closeup.
Long ago I was hiking in Azusa Ca. came across several avocado trees still alive from an old orchard. One was loaded with fruit, they were small, round with very small seed. And tasted like a good Haas. From memory I think they were Mexican Plum. Tree was only about 15 feet tall.
Growing up we had a huge custard apple tree. They are ready to pick when they become lighter in color. You can pick them before they are soft and ready to eat but you have to put them in a brown paper bag and just check it every few days to see if they are soft. You know they are ripe because it will be soft and when squeezed, it will crack open. Custard apples are so delicious. As for you star fruits, if it's too bland to eat, you can dip them in soysauce.
1100 LIKES 156 NAYS. ID SAY YOU HAVE ABOUT 156 JEALOUS FOLLOWERS. Thank you Mark, Nina and Boys for opening up your Garden to us all. It may feel like strangers are walking through your house but you have done so with uttermost professionalism and have still maintained your privacy. I Hope!
Hey lemon myrtle is a native bush tucker to subtropical central QLD it smell beautiful it is edible, mosquito repellent and has anti inflammatory properties. You should get it
Hi, your fruit tree garden looks great. I would love to know on a large scale like yours how you keep all the grass from growing into your garden beds? Cheers and love all your Videos 🤩
Enjoy watching your video, smooth talking, and thank you for taking your time explaining . To answer your question on how and when to pick the sugar apple ! It will get soft when touch gently, the color also will change to be less green and some has a nice fragrance , also the section will expand larger when mature enough . This is one of my favorite fruits.
this is what i like to do with our apple trees too. im glad my intuition was speaking to me there :) i leave our apples under the tree and rake them closer to the trunk so the tree can "eat" them as they decompose.. or the deer can have some too.
G'day Everyone! I tried to get this video uploaded yesterday but alas TH-cam had other ideas and the upload failed for some reason... Anyway, here it is - thanks for your support :)
I wish I could visit. 😳😍😊
I really enjoyed watching. Making me feel so jealous 😣😍😊😂
Your videos made me start to plant my citrus plants still don't know what will happen. Coz it was from seeds and not grafted but I still pray to have a beatiful result. 😊
Thank You! Your videos make me feel like I've got a friend helping me out with my self-sufficient dream... all your efforts are greatly appreciated
Pomelo from Philippines especially from Davao is the variety you want to have. So juicy and sweet. 😊😊
Your yard is what I passionately dream of having, or at least experiencing.
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Your property is wonderful, I would love living on an having similar, nice to see the same ideas in action you have an is doing a wonderful job. We have many of those trees in the Caribbean. Wonderful keep up the good work. I enjoy your videos as well.
Your wife making a beeline for the fruit on that tree so reminded me of my two kids when they were small and we all lived in Brisbane. I had a pretty extensive vegetable garden that took up a lot of the back yard and most of the side yard. One year, I decided to plant peas and considering I had never tried this before, I was pretty happy to see three rows of peas growing like crazy. Then I made a fatal mistake - when the first pods appeared and began to mature, I showed my kids how to shell the pods and eat the peas, which were as sweet as sugar.
From that day onwards, every time I looked out of the kitchen window, I could just see two little blond heads down between the rows of peas, picking, shelling and gobbling peas as if they were never going to see them again! It's no exaggeration to say that not one of those pea pods came in through our back door and into a pot or the freezer. My kids ate the lot! I was going to put a stop to it, but then I thought it's better that they are outside in the fresh air and sunshine and eating the freshest food that anyone can get their hands on, so I let 'em go.
It's memories like that, that make me want to stir my creaky old bones and get another vegie garden on the go.
I did the same thing but with my strawberries. Most didn't even get to ripen all the way! My son made sure not even the birds would get one. :)
That's an adorable memory
Oh wow, that is such a lovely story.
@@nancyfehr2768 That's what happens to my strawberries. My one year old enjoy so much picking the tiny green ones and feed the flowers to my dogs. I finally decided to stop him when he finish with my strawberries and turn to my blueberries...
No matter WHAT the age, a WORTHY _GOAL_ achieved can bring ALL around us the JOY we seek to share ! TRULY the goal I had in mind. I was going to do it through Fruit and berries, but I think I'll ABSOLUTELY add SWEET PEAS to my next go ;=)) !
ALL the BEST to you and YOURS from Texas ! -
-C.
Who down likes this type of video..... At best it's very informative, at worst its relaxing watching. Thx Mark
I think some of those dislikes might be the TH-cam algorithm, not sure why or how it works, but I have heard other youtubers talk about it.
Agree it may be the other you tubers. Y?
60 people who only eat hot dogs
i like to think they meant to hit the upvote but just went over a little to far
@RDLONG30 Sadly, that's all a lot of people can afford. Living in an apartment might be a convenient distance to their jobs. If they dream hard enough, and like the idea, they might someday find a way to have some property.
What a bloke, he just went around and identified everything with few mistakes! His knowledge of everything is out of this world!
As to "Out of THIS world" ... , I'll BET _I_ can guess what HE'LL be in charge of "on the other side" ;=) ! I look forward to seeing - and _enjoying_ the "fruits" of HIS Labors !
@@chuckintexas oh heck yeah!
Mac nuts, geez💖🌞🌸🌴pineapples. Starfruit. Lychee. Dragon fruit. Sapote. Star apple. Hawaiian guava💖🌴🌸Lovely. Yes the foliage makes a very pleasant sound when they are touched💖🌴Coffee. Mangoes. Man oh man my brah. Banana....freakin eh. Meyer lime. Tahitian lime....Never thought Australia could grow tropical like Hawaii💖🐝 and do not forget the cockatoo birds💖paw paw same thing: papaya yum
Me: Man, it's really late, I should go to sleep.
Also me: clicks on 43 minute video of fruit trees.
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I feel personal judged...
Fell asleep and wake up now! 🙃🤭
You are my spirit animal ❤
Can’t even imagine how you manage all that garden plus orchard, along side maintaining your channel, plus making your preserves, etc. and being a home Dad. And let’s not forget your fowl care!! Along with your super disposition on line, it’s all quite an impressive accomplishment. 👍🏻
I love his videos and a handful of other gardeners. I feel like the video portion would actually be helpful to remembering yourself where and what is growing and when work on each thing needs to be done. Especially on this scale. I have problems remembering everything I need to and I just have a few raised beds and a couple fruit trees.
I think he has workers LOL
you should fly a drone above your property to give us a better view of your trees and garden
im a new viewer and im curious if he has ever said how many acres he grows? surprisingly it seems like he is growing quite a ton of stuff on not many acres of land. i was always under the assumption that to have a 100+ tree orchard you'd need probably 10+ acres. it seems like in a backyard garden there is less worry of space between each tree like there would be in an orchard designed for maximum produce to get to market.
@@Big-Government-Is-The-Problem 3 Acres
I know your video is a year old, but very new to me. I’d like to Thank You so very much for taking time to share this valuable information with us! Thank You!!!
As a New Yorker, I've never heard of some of these fruits. You know what would be cool, if you install a little picture of the fruit up on the screen as you're naming them. Especially for the trees that are currently not producing. I loved laying here on a rainy day and just touring your forest with you.
This is about as close as you get to heaven, being able to eat whatever you want and it came from your hard work
A custard apple doesn't smell, or go soft on the tree, It will develop a creamy colour between the bumps on surface. Also the bumps will be fully formed. Pick them at this stage and they will soften in a few days time.
true, you can tell by the bumps on surface of custard apple if they are ready to pick is when the big bumps are far from each other creamy lite green color.
Custard Apple @ 35:14 , the fruit looks like a Cherimoya . Do they taste about the same?
@@richardmang2558 cherimoya is cross over apple custard and soursop fruit or guyabano
@@richardmang2558 I'm sorry, I've never tasted a Cherimoya. :)
@@richardmang2558 In Australia what we call Custard Apple is actually an Atemoya, it is the only form available commercially here, we dont have Custard Apple or Cherymoya unless you grow them yourself. Also an Atemoya is a cross between a Custard Apple and a Cherymoya.
I can't believe russel crowe is such a great gardener!
Hi, for Custard Apple you're able to tell that it's ripe if it turns lighter green or has a yellowish tinge to the skin. You're also able to tell if it's ripe when it is a little bit soft because the fruit is hard if it still not ripe. We have lots of trees of custard apple in our backyard too. Thanks for the wonderful video!
You are such an inspiration. When I started growing things I never thought it would turn into the passion I have now. Watching your videos motivates me even more to keep growing things. Keep up the good work.
I didn’t know you could plant all those fruit trees so close together! I’m jealous. Trying to get my husband to let me have a little orchard of my own.
is it truly going to be yours or "ours" and, and...lol
@@victorhorn1576 mine. 😉
Yeah, my Wife has bout into MY dream, and we're planning something _modest_ but worthwhile, together .
Thanks Mark for sharing your experiences in growing 140+ different types of fruit trees on 3 acres.
Custard apples are plucked when they are still hard. The mature fruits are slightly less green in colour. You may notice very small granular designs on the outer skin. The mature plucked fruits are kept in a basket covered with straw or coarse cloth. In a week's time the fruits are soft and ripe for eating.
In South India we also have a larger variety which is called Hanuman Phala. Inside the seed and flesh is the same.
Another relative of this fruit is the Ramphal. It has a smooth skin and is yellow with a patch of red. Grows up to 750 grams.
The Soursops or Lakshman Phala is a green fruit with soft spikes. Upto 750 grams. The fruit is 2000% better than anti-cancer drugs. It's a costly fruit. Can be easily grown from seeds, which look like custard apple seeds. The flesh is sweet and sour in taste.
The above trees are similar and even the leaves are similar.
"It looks a bit sick at the moment, but don't worry, it'll come good." HAHA Adorable
Hey Mark, impressive array of trees. If I might offer some advice though, dig out the malabar water chest nut ,mulch it and feed it back to your plants. They look great but very messy and seedlings pop up by the thousands around the base. Not to mention they are not a great food tree at all.
the beauty of the land down under! where fruits do grow and men crop them!
You're probably having difficulty with Colin Hayes of Men At Work's Scottish accent but he sings...I come from the land down under, where women glow and men chunder.
@@organicox80 I'm having trouble alright! xD
Sergiy Radonezhsky one of my favourite songs.
RDLONG30 isnt always a choice bud
@RDLONG30 Yup, 100% a troll.
Mark this is such a cool video. I've watched it so many times at this point. I watch it when I want to watch gardening videos and be chill. Its so inspiring to see so many plants that provide for you. I think it'd be awesome if you upload another part to this that shows the rest that you say you didn't have time for here. Thanks for spreading optimism.
incredible of how many different types of fruit there actually is.
I love the way you talk about your wife . Your family is so lucky . I am too, my husband is wonderful as well. Beautiful souls ❤️
Beautiful ! You have your own garden of Eden there ! I love it. You will never go hungry for sure !
When I buy the custard apples they are quite firm. I leave on the bench for a couple days until they're a little softer than an avocado that is ready. Thank you for inspiring me to start gardening again in containers in my villa. Also I'm passing your links to my son who has some mental issues normally and now trying to cope after threw
a divorce and he is renting. But there happens to be a tiny bit of land opposite that isn't being used. He does love nature. I'm sending him over to ask if he can use it and provide them with produce. Fingers crossed!
Great tour. I'd love to see what you pull in per day, or per week, in harvest. Would be great to see for each season.
That would be an excellent video! Second this request.
You have a big area to plant for and it's good for you who loved most on gardening.Nothing compares to your own garden
I have a small Buddha’s Hand tree in my backyard here in California. It has 5 “hands” growing right now for the first time. A very interesting citrus for sure!
Buddha's Hand @ 10:38 . The fruit smells soooo good! They make wonderful candied lemon peel. Strange citrus that is 100% peel with no juicy center. My tree is very small and I have gotten one "Hand" per year for the last three years. Trying to get it to grow with some of the neighbors horse manure and monthly light applications of Triple 15 Fertilizer and recently a thick layer mulch delivered by some local tree trimmers.
As a budding Horticulturist, i value your knowledge on plant life. Thankyou.
I love your videos. You are personable and informative, and a pleasure to watch. Thank you.🌸
You are a fountain of information and inspiration! thanks from Philly, USA
This is by far my favorite video of yours that I've watched a half dozen times. Thanks again!
The mango tree Omg can't wait to see them having a fruits
You have so many trees and there all so beautiful!! I'm really inspired by your garden and you, keep up the good work mate.
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Concerning the Custard Apple, when you touched it, I can tell it's still not ripe yet.
It's still super hard and have awhile to go before it ripen.
It will get softer once it's ripe. When you press your thumb on it, the fruit will "give" and that's when you know it's ripen.
If you pick it too soon, while unripe, you can bury it in a bag of dry rice and wait 5 to 7 days, and it will ripen. Ready to eat.
Custard Apple is a tropical fruits that is grown quite alot in Thailand.
I live in Las Vegas (The desert) and I still grow tropical fruit trees. Lol
Excellent! Thanks Terrie! Yes, it is still really hard to squeeze just ATM so I will wait a little longer then. I didn't know that they ripened well off the tree either - cool. Cheers :)
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I love your long videos and I envy your large backyard.
My backyard is small, hopefully in future I'll have money to buy a bigger property with a spacious yard like yours. I'm super envious. Lol
Your long videos are the best.
I don't even noticed the time when watching one of your videos. Love it!👍👍👍
I was transfixed! What a wonderful oasis of sustenance you have created! You must be so satisfied. Great job from USA!!
So glad I found your channel! I'm from Samford QLD and 6 months ago moved to NJ, USA. Missing Aus but enjoy watching from afar! Your property is incredible!
Omg i love samford why would you move! Lol ive lived in lots of places around southern qld and in a few other areas in victoria gotta say theres no place like queensland. If you feel homesick you can listen to i still call australia home 😊😊😊
Lol welcome to NJ
Have you thought about planting a moringa tree? I've always been able to grow plants of all kings when I lived in california. However now I live in utah with the fold winters (snow ) and I run my business of pet grooming and boarding on my property next to my home. So I work more often then not. However I will soon be 66 years and would love to retire and go back to the earth n gardens like I love. 3 years ago I married a tongan man. He wants us to move to tonga but I am not to sure how that will go. I do love the thought of the fertil grounds and being able to grow my gardens once again. All of my vegie herbs spices and all of the fruit trees. All of the gardens that I was once able to do in california USA. Although In tonga there are so many more trees that i could grow that I was
unable to do in california soils. Maybe this is why I have really enjoyed your segments so much. I've always wanted to go to Australia for a visit.. have you ever thought about the something apple that they can get in tonga n Hawaii. I cant quite remember the name. The Indian apple? It is very large with white fruit and a bunch of blk seeds within it. The green skin has like little spurs poking out all over the skin. The skin turns brown when it is fully ripened. I love it. So good.
Dude your voice is butter and your garden is gold. make more content. i need more 43 minute videos! :)
Lord Kek - Agreed! ☀️ 🌱
Alright, I'm no longer convinced this is just a garden, looking like a farm 🤣
I never expected you had this many trees, very impressive :)
Love your vids, keep 'em coming.
I pick the custard apple when the eyes look expanded. The fruit is not soft yet when I pick it up because the birds love them. So I let it soften on the shelf for 2 to 3 days max.
I was surprised to see you didn’t have a jackfruit or a kiwi. Amazing collection, though. So jealous!
Jessica Green haha I just made a similar comment
I have a jackfruit tree, but no kiwis (I don't care for them).
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Yeah surprised as well
I'm jelly too! I have gynura procumbens, ashitaba, elderberry, 1 white grapefruit, 2 young grapefruit, a meiwa kumwuat, 2 dwarf mulberry, 1 tahiti lime, 1 celeste fig (neighbor has brown turkey), 3 banana plants(not really growing or producing), blackberries, strawberries, purple tree collards, papaya(not fruiting), 1 olive tree, 1 floridaqueen peach (going to add more soon)! Jaboticaba is on my wish list.
@@Jpow915 where do you live in your magical garden?
Just thought I would let you know, I find your videos very informative and pleasant, and I think you should have a series on TV to make people aware how self sufficient we really can be.
Pomelo makes a fantastic candied peel. I'd grow it for that reason alone if I could.
Beautiful garden! Thanks for the tour.
" I don't like it much and neither does the fam, but I tell you what it does do....make a fantastic jam!!" :) Great videos mate, learning a lot, KEEP it going!
Best channel on TH-cam. So inspiring.
Notice how gardeners touch their plants with such adorning care...
Mark, your videos got me to start a container garden this year after giving up a few years back. The blood and bone mix you suggest, I replaced with a manufactured compost fertilizer that uses “eco scraps”. That plus some mushroom compost turned in has produced amazing results with my herbs. Thanks a bunch mate! Cheers :)
Great stuff! Top idea too, cheers :)
I have a home garden in sub tropic area is south Florida and i was wondering if you have ever grown Malay Rose apple tree and how to grow it .because i watch your channel mostly on every thing i grow . Got to say thanks for a lot of insight
As a northern North American where 1/2 of the year is too cold to grow anything, looking at how these sub-tropical trees are grown is honestly fascinating to me. No chill hour-needing trees here!
You get the best Apple and stone fruit up north. Plus the currants and berries options are phenomenal!
@@TaureanDreams you are correct about the berries...I live in southern Ont. Canada and have a great big raspberry patch that is my hobby to grow and get berries for all my friends ,, and family.
More taste testing videos please. I like to see how each plant tastes, grows and how you use them.
Wow! I had no idea that there were so many fruit trees native to Australia. Pretty cool. Wish we had them here. We do have the laundry tree in Canada too though. LOL!
Coming from Hawaii in the 808, I am blown away by those banana and everything. Awesome freakin awesome
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My favourite, your fruit forest...love it. I started mine after watching yours growing over the years. With soursops/custardapple, pick the mature fruit and ripen it indoors. Don't press the fruit on the tree it will bruise it. To pick ripen soursop, the fruit either cracks or it will fall to the ground. You will also smell its yumminess :)
Wow, I love the layout. I can't imagine how much maintenance goes into it.
You should try to graft multi fruits in one tree to save space or just as an experiment. But you have to graft the fruits in the same family. I've tried it on my Asian pear trees and I get 3 different types on one tree.
If you ever need an hermit, I'll happily live in your garden 😂
Lol come live in mine haha..
You are a breath of fresh air MArk. Love your vids.
Mark reminds me of a peaceful Alex Jones and the crocodile dundee gardener of Australia! I love you and your channel! I'm starting my garden on the other side of the world for the first time this year. You are an inspiration and a blessing to us all!
maybe try growing an avo tree in or near the chook pen. I used to work on an organic avo farm and the avo trees in the chook pen were massive and produced A TON :) of gigantic fruit. at least double the fruit quantity of the regular avo trees. great video!
What is a cook pen?
@@MsBillionaire1989 chicken coop
@@MsBillionaire1989 chook like the sound chickens make. The Australian's love to give things names like that. I have friends in Oz that tought me a lot of the lingo. I remember one time, I was working a magic show with a magician friend from Oz and at one point one of the assistants came back stage and yelled "THERE IS NO TETXTER ON STAGE!" I said "What??" He said it again, finely he said "Sharpie! There isn't a Sharpie on stage!" I then knew what he was talking about. There was supposed to be a Sharpie marker on stage. Later on he told me that "the best way to get in a fight in Australia was to call someone a sharpie." So they call them "Texters".... I never did get to understand what was so bad about being called a sharpie... but yea they name things by what they do or in the case of chickens the sound they make.
@@paulesterline5714 haha that's the firsy time I've heard of a sharpie being an insult and I'm Aussie. Old mate's probably pulling your leg
@@Shtave3 hmmmm I knew the guy pretty well, and I usally have a real good BS meter. He could have been working one over on me... could it be regional? What does it mean to you?
Hi Mark, with regard to where you plant your fruit tree(s), if you have limited space on your property for a fruit tree, it's best to buy the dwarf variety of whichever tree you want, and also (this is a big must) to plant the tree (irrespective of whether they are dwarf or non-dwarf) at the very minimum distance of 2m from your house. As you are aware, here in Australia (and most likely experienced in other countries), if you are unlucky enough to get the stink bugs on your tree(s), there is a greater risk of the stink bugs finding refuge in your house the closer to the house they are. If they do happen to get into (say) your roof, it is near impossible to get rid of them.
Loving your channel - which I've just discovered. Thanks.
Great video! Would love a "how to grow a ton of mangoes" video with details on the varieties that you grow, what kind of yields you get, pest / disease issues, and tips and tricks on how to grow the fruit. Your trees are beautiful!
Be careful what you wish for.
My mango tree put out so much fruit this year that many branches couldn't handle the weight and broke off.
@@downandoutinparadisepanama1936 is it still have a lot of fruit?
the custard apple depends the size of it.you know it ready if it soft when you squeeze it
Thank you for taking the time to take film a full tour of your amazing Eden. My partner and I have a property on the Goldie and the same dream, so we're slowly getting there tree by tree. You're videos are inspiring, very informative and you have a fantastic way of explaining things. Have a great day and again thank you! P.S can't wait for a spring tour :)
Hi Mark, came by your videos via Huw Richards ones.
About custard apples; you can pick them when the skin goes glaucus -instead of being shiny, it looks a little powdery or duller than before, and when the carples(?), lumpy parts on the outside, separate a little to show a creamy colour between them. As they ripen the space widens more and can show a creamy pink colour. At least they do in 'Pinks Mammoth' variety. Hope that helps.
Man, it's a dream of mine to live like this. Big inspiration!
Custard apple, it changes the colour it depends on the variety but it does go bit soft but do not let go too soft and when it's ready you need a secateurs to cut the stamp otherwise it will be squashed, I do love your orchard especially the curry plant and starfruit you got all the plants there apart from Jackfruit and cashew tree thanks to you and good luck with all you furit plants...
Cashew trees don’t grow where he lives
damn, you're ready for the apocalypse, no chance of starving here lol
Neighbors might get nosy lol
Depending on how much you like them/let them when TSHTF
Now he needs ammunition and guns lol
@@MauiGecko If only its not that easy to get legal fire arms here in Australia not like the USA
@@Nightflyer76 I didnt know that. Sorry. Didnt mean to be ignorant. Well I'd give up some firearms to have agriculture and land like his! Damn hard work he put into all of it!
Mark been following you for a while. I wouldn’t mind seeing how you set up your water storage and irrigation and knowing how much you use from rain and mains. I think a video on water / irrigation would be very interesting
Would love to see an update of how your fruit/etc trees/bushes are doing since there were newer plantings in this video :)
So inspiring
Have been watching your videos back to back
Although I am in Victoria and completely different climate your videos are so descriptive I can still learn and adapt your style
custard apple feels softer when it ripens. also slight change to yellow-green
Custard apples (cherimoyas) are riped when they have a sweet aroma (similar to jackfruits give sweet aroma when they ripen) the skin starts separating and gets darker, and the fruits pull back from the stems. Custard apples, wax apples, mangosteens, rambutans, sapotes and longans are my favorite fruits. Those are the fruits I remembered we grew back in Asia growing up. But we live in thw US now and we are lucky to grow apples here because of the region:(
You've got Yuzu!!!!??? That's amazing! It took me months to get a few seeds imported, and they basically cost me my soul! But definitely the most delicious citrus I've ever tasted, so totally worth it
Are you in Australia?
Mark, you have me so wired up to garden that I can barely wait. Moving from Texas to Washington State in 1-1/2 mo, so I didn’t bother putting anything in this spring. Up near the coast will prove to be interesting, though a lot of what I want isn’t what I’ll get. We’ll build the raised beds this summer and fall so they’ll be ready to plant come spring. Videoing and gardening must take a lot of time, but you’re an inspiration; your information is spot on; and you are relaxing to listen to. I love what you give to us, and always press the thumb’s up button even before you “get into it”. Many thanks, and keep up the good work. Bless you, and stay safe and healthy.
You're living my dream.
He’s actually living the dream of 99% of all human beings.
For sweetness and hearty, they're better left ripening on the tree.
The more exposure to the sun, the sweeter they get..
Tropical fruits loves the sun and so as the birds love them also...
Dude! What an amazing patch you have going! I'm in awe, and hopefully inspired. I'd love to have a setup half as varied and productive as that. Living in Michigan, I'll have to pick different plants, but I love what you've done with all the fruit trees. I'd love to see a video of your picks of low maintenance edibles. I'm planning on having an uncontrollable fartichoke patch in my side yard someday. Thanks!
I've watched this video about 100x. Looking forward to the next fruit tree tour 5 years on 👏
happy place
It was a great pleasure trip around your house.
So many fruits , that l never heard of ,l really enjoyed along with you.
It was very refreshing indeed. Thanks a lot
You should put small posts for each tree/plant saying what they are, like a museum!
Hi Mark,
I'd love to see another updated video like this again for 2022/2023
Gday Mark, a few trees worth considering for your area. Loganberry tree which is like a Lychee tree, it does well here in Northern NSW, it can handle cooler weather than the Lychee and its just as delicious. Achacha which is like a slightly sourer flavoured Mangosteen and doesnt necessary require a full tropical environment like the Mangosteen, delicious! Did you have tropical pears covered? They benefit from a trellis. Chestnut trees also seem to be doing surprisingly well here, we have 5 of the buggers which produce a large amount of chestnuts for roasting on an open fire. J
The custard apple changes its color greenish to dark greenish with black spots and the hardness goes away. Also you can pluck at this size( in video) cover it in newspaper and keep it in warm n dry place they are ready to eat after 2-3 days.. They develop cracks n smell quite sweet when ready to be eaten.
You can use the leaves of the Olive tree in tea. I have diabetes type 1 and I would often make tea with the olive leaves. It's good for people with circulatory issues.
How do you make the tea?
I have never heard this. Interesting. I just bought an olive tree, it has yet to arrive even, so when I say just, I mean JUST!
@@lissette80 idk for sure on this but tea is just that. Pour boiling water over the leaves. Like I said I don't know for sure myself, but thought I would try to help answer your question.
This is just what I needed to watch today. So good for the soul. Thanks mate :) I can't wait to build what you have
You have a beautiful garden and beautiful trees like them all 😍😍👌🏼👍🏼
@RDLONG30 I know people can be weird 😅 but it's probably because there work is near by or they can't afford a house with a garden
@RDLONG30 Troll
Much appreciated subtitles for plants name and occasionally fruit picture. Very didactic. Gives the idea of keeping you busy. Nice technique to have a wide shot fixed camera for orientation and also a hand held camera for dynamic closeup.
You should do a live Q&A. Love your videos.
This is one of my favorite videos. I’d love an updated full garden and trees tour! ❤
Long ago I was hiking in Azusa Ca. came across several avocado trees still alive from an old orchard. One was loaded with fruit, they were small, round with very small seed. And tasted like a good Haas. From memory I think they were Mexican Plum. Tree was only about 15 feet tall.
I know about Azusa..cool! Started an avocado, friend says you need 3 for them to produce...but years to get any but his has fruit, interesting.
Growing up we had a huge custard apple tree. They are ready to pick when they become lighter in color. You can pick them before they are soft and ready to eat but you have to put them in a brown paper bag and just check it every few days to see if they are soft. You know they are ripe because it will be soft and when squeezed, it will crack open. Custard apples are so delicious. As for you star fruits, if it's too bland to eat, you can dip them in soysauce.
Citrus have some of the best smelling flowers.
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Thank you Mark, Nina and Boys for opening up your Garden to us all. It may feel like strangers are walking through your house but you have done so with uttermost professionalism and have still maintained your privacy. I Hope!
Hey lemon myrtle is a native bush tucker to subtropical central QLD it smell beautiful it is edible, mosquito repellent and has anti inflammatory properties. You should get it
Yes we do have a few small trees thank you 🙂👍
Mark, we need a revisit of your fruit tree tour! A lot can happen in 2 years
Hi, your fruit tree garden looks great. I would love to know on a large scale like yours how you keep all the grass from growing into your garden beds? Cheers and love all your Videos 🤩
Enjoy watching your video, smooth talking, and thank you for taking your time explaining . To answer your question on how and when to pick the sugar apple ! It will get soft when touch gently, the color also will change to be less green and some has a nice fragrance , also the section will expand larger when mature enough . This is one of my favorite fruits.
An update on the garden would be great! I’m especially interested in the finger lime.. thinking about growing one where I am in Melbourne
Amazing. You know the names of all the plants. What a memory. Beautiful and informative video. Thanks.
Wow, you can grow everything in Australia.
this is what i like to do with our apple trees too. im glad my intuition was speaking to me there :) i leave our apples under the tree and rake them closer to the trunk so the tree can "eat" them as they decompose.. or the deer can have some too.