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Honest Homesteading
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Приєднався 7 жов 2011
My family and I love living out in the country. We've now got several acres of woods, fruit and nut trees, berry vines and bushes, and vegetable gardens so it's quite the playground for running experiments! With this channel I plan to share some of our many experiments and tell you what we've got going on around the homestead. Not only will I show you what we are working on, but I also aim to follow up with each experiment so we can track the results and figure out what really works (and what fails!) and what we could improve on or do differently. I'm certainly not an expert, but I enjoy putting these experiments together and hearing from others on what they are trying to do as well!
Our Apple Grafts are Blooming!
Our multi-grafted apple tree is full of blooms this year! A few we have tried a few of these before, but most of these will be varieties we have never tasted before. To see more on some of these varieties, check out the videos linked below:
Hudson's Golden Gem: ua-cam.com/video/OcjmYZRLl6U/v-deo.html
November Peach: ua-cam.com/video/iGWpmGA1Ftk/v-deo.html
Vanilla Pippin: ua-cam.com/video/0p7CAPoys5A/v-deo.html
Carolina Red June (our earliest bearing graft): ua-cam.com/video/78Scc5NkPU0/v-deo.html
Hudson's Golden Gem: ua-cam.com/video/OcjmYZRLl6U/v-deo.html
November Peach: ua-cam.com/video/iGWpmGA1Ftk/v-deo.html
Vanilla Pippin: ua-cam.com/video/0p7CAPoys5A/v-deo.html
Carolina Red June (our earliest bearing graft): ua-cam.com/video/78Scc5NkPU0/v-deo.html
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The Vanilla Pippin Apple
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We finally got to taste test our first Vanilla Pippin apples! These were grafted on our "frankentree" back in Spring 2021 and bore this fruit in 2023. This isn't my favorite kind of apple flavor, so I likely won't make a full tree dedicated to it anytime soon with my limited space, but it certainly gets to keep it's place on our frankentree! If you have tried this kind before, let me know what ...
Milling Old Walnut Logs for Rift and Quarter Sawn Lumber
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Being as busy as we are, we rarely get to our projects as quickly as we intend to. When it comes to milling, a consequence of that is that when you cut up partially dried logs for lumber, they tend to bend and bow as soon as they are cut from the log. Here I show you how I'm cutting the boards to try and minimize those effects on the lumber before they get stacked to dry. With any luck they wil...
Our Orchard Had a Baby: A New Apple!
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One of the lesser known byproducts of having an orchard is the possibility of wildlife spreading the seeds of your fruit. This year, I got to taste the first fruit from one of these "volunteer" trees!
From Tree to Furniture - in 5 minutes!
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Our first big homemade lumber project here on the homestead was turning an old ash tree into my oldest son's twin size bedframe. See in just 5 minutes a glimpse into the work that went into creating it! If you'd like to see the other videos these clips were taken from, see the videos below: Milling Boards from an Old Ash Tree: ua-cam.com/video/eMTPDt8QPEo/v-deo.html Milling Slabs from a 20" Ash...
Our Largest "Bradford Pears" Yet!
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This year we got to harvest our first fruit from this Bradford pear tree! The fruit pictured comes from Bradford Pear limb that we grafted over to the Peggy Asian Pear variety and the taste was absolutely worth the work that went into it!
Grafting with Parafilm in Summer Heat
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I grafted several peach trees this July, wrapping the scions and buds in parafilm, leaving the grafts exposed to some of the hottest days we experience in the summer here in Indiana. It has been six weeks since the grafts were made, so now we can see how well the parafilm held up in the heat, and how well the buds pushed through the parafilm. See my original video on parafilm: ua-cam.com/video/...
Mourning a Neglected Peach Tree (Part 3)
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Unfortunately not every project I embark on is a success... And even more unfortunate is that I didn't graft any new trees from this one so with this tree dies a variety that I will have to purchase in order to get it back on the homestead. But I must say that we always got a good crop from this tree and wish it well in that orchard in the sky! See what my plans were for this tree in the first ...
Milled Ash Wood Bed Frame Build
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Last year we milled a large ash tree down to some usable lumber and after letting it dry for a year, we were finally able to turn it into furniture! What I made was based on the Ana White bedframe that can be found at this link (though we are not affiliated in any way): www.ana-white.com/woodworking-projects/simple-bed-twin-size If you want to see how we milled or prepped any of the the lumber ...
Using a Thunderstorm to Fell A Dangerous Ash Tree
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I want to emphasize an abundance of caution as I share this video. What I did here absolutely had a lot of risk involved, but at the same time, leaving this tree in place was also risky as limbs from a dead tree like this can fall at any time and pose significant risk as well. At this point, I figured that the danger while felling the tree would actually be less than not doing anything. Additio...
Removing a Tree Stump From Our Garden
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A few years back we fenced in a new garden area, but we are still working on taming the area. Today I'm removing a tree stump that so that it won't interfere with our tiller anymore so I figured I'd show you how I do that! While I usually only use an axe to do this work, if you've got a tractor that can make it easier, why not?
Removing Fireblight From Our Pear Trees (Part 3)
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Just over two years ago, I did some massive pruning on this pear tree in order to remove all traces of fireblight and regrow the tree. Today I'm pulling out the pruners for the first time to find and cut out any new fireblight infection that I find. Fortunately, it seems any infection is only at the tips of branches, so there is still a lot of hope that I can keep this tree! Check it out!
Replacing Trees in Our Orchard
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When a fruit tree dies, it dies for a reason. When we replace it, we need to take that reason into account if we can. Today I'll tell you some of the reasons why I don't like to simply replace a tree with an exact replica of the one that died.
Harvesting Hickory Logs For Later Milling
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We've finally decided to start taking down the hickory trees in the side yard. Huge thank you to my neighbor for all his work using his 32" chainsaw to help us out! Since I won't be able to mill these logs immediately, I wanted to set up an area where I can store these in order to mill them later. I think I found a good area of the property where we can do a lot more milling and storing as the ...
Our First Scrap Metal Run | Cleaning Up the Homestead
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Our First Scrap Metal Run | Cleaning Up the Homestead
The BEST Chicken Coop Improvement We Made
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The BEST Chicken Coop Improvement We Made
Planing Ash with the Dewalt DW734 Planer
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Planing Ash with the Dewalt DW734 Planer
Putting Our Well Insulation To The Test!
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Putting Our Well Insulation To The Test!
Sawmilling FAIL (Part 2) - Milling an Oddly Shaped Log
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Sawmilling FAIL (Part 2) - Milling an Oddly Shaped Log
Sawmilling FAIL (Part 1) - Loading an Oddly Shaped Log
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Sawmilling FAIL (Part 1) - Loading an Oddly Shaped Log
Renovating Our Well Shed - Almost Done!
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Renovating Our Well Shed - Almost Done!
Can Small Elm Logs Make Useful Lumber?
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Can Small Elm Logs Make Useful Lumber?
I’d love to buy a red leaf peach tree if you have a eBay store
As a professional arborist it was painful to watch you use a saw please get some safety gear and lessons in how to use a saw properly before you end up in an unfortunate accident
IMHO I don't think "over pruning" caused those issues. Most of the visible thinning cuts (@2:46) were too aggressive and poorly cut into the branch collars which resulted in die backs and deadly wounds. Bark splits were not from sun burn as they were at the underside of those branches; they were probably caused by load stress + die back and further abused by insects... Which were probably what the bunnies were after at the tree trunk. Also, that graft point (your "tree trunk") should never touch the ground. If I were in this situation and the tree hasn't died off already, I would: -Try to bring the graft point at least 1 - 2" above ground by digging dirt out from around that "trunk" area -"Properly" heading cut the problem branches to a node below the wound -Peel back the split barks to clean and evict any freeloaders; if a wound is grave enough, a heading cut may be required. -There's a technique called "bridge graft" which can help remedy these wounds including the trunk issue but I wouldn't attempt it if I have inadequate grafting xp and tree were too weak. -On a bright side, if the trunk cannot heal, the tree top will eventually die and the rootstock might get a chance to shine... ^_^ P.s. the pruning methodology demonstrated in this video was less than sound. A further study may be helpful. Cheers~
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Looks like water
What time of year do you tap a tree
I used wedding lace baggies and covered each fruit, but the squirrels ripped through them. I hate them so much. Also the japanese beetle traps work extremely well. You should set one or two up in May to get ready for them. Keeping the old lure in the bag helps attract more and weigh the bag before it gets filled.
How did your garvenstein do? Did it survive? How did it respond to the paint treatmemt?
Unfortunately, it died a little bit more each year after this and didn't wake up last year at all. However, I found that we had rabbits eat probably 75% of the bark around the trunk, so that was the true cause of death. Overpruning was still likely what caused the bark issue higher up, but the trees' death was because of the rabbit damage. I think the paint helps on younger bark, but I don't think it likely does too much to help old bark. But I'll have to experiment more before I can say.
it is totally normal to call them pine berries, but they are officially called white jewel strawberries. but those strawberries look like they are not ready because of their small size
We have fruit on thw peach tree and notice the issue , it there any way to treat it.
I got one plant this year. I hope I can get some fruits
What about the flavor compared to maple?
Yea I leave mine on until fully pink. They are so worth it. My fav. for sure.
Not sure she wanted any of them
DUDE Just discovered your channel. I moved to the Rockies at 8,500 FT elevation fully off grid having to haul in all of my own water.... The first day I broke ground I started planting shit. Grabbed all the wild medicinals and edibles from around the area and replant them on my property. Kept all of the wild berries on my land Saskatoon bushes chokecherry trees.... Planted 5 rootstock apple trees and a pear tree. Turns out I thought I was growing apple trees but apparently I either grabbed suckers or rootstock from an orchard and for the last 4 years I've been watering them and lugging water in here for them they've never flowered or produced apples and it's my understanding they would never have so this year I did honey crisp and honey crisp red Scion modified cleft graphs on all of them. I don't know if I put too much parafilm tape on them or if the buds will be able to pop through or not but I do see at least one is budding and it's been 2 weeks. This is a whole learning process for me but I started a food Forest early as early as I could. I just keep planting stuff in the ground every day! Learning more everyday 10 years up here fully off-grid a mile snowshoe back into the woods. I look forward to looking more into your channel it's how I built my house UA-cam tutorials😂 Keep up the great work man thanks for the info! 😁✌️
Thanks I’ll use my chainsaw to cut me up 4x4 with the wood that I have.
Did they survive the winter? We had a pretty harsh winter in Kansas, none of our peaches or blackberries are going to bear fruit this year.
I had mixed results so far. One of the three died over the first winter. Another still looks perfectly healthy. And the third one has been looking worse each year, but it hasn't fully given up yet - though I'm not super hopeful about it.
Will somebody please tell me how to keep my bees safe when trying these (organic) methods?
Try using Kaolin Clay to hide your fruit in plain site.
@@waltermurphy8114 …how does kaolin clay work?
Man, have you considered the sun pounding on that chemical sock? Maybe consider that kaolin powder? Just trying to help.
Great video all around!
Maybe it’s a different variety? Omgoodness help? I can send photo..
Maybe it’s a different variety? Omgoodness help? I can send photo..
I thought I was growing pine berries but these leaves are different than what you have!!!! What am I growing?! 🤣 lol 😅
I thought I was growing pine berries but these leaves are different than what you have!!!! What am I growing?! 🤣 lol 😅
Curious about how this tree is doing now :)
I need your advice on my mature Elberta peach tree! ua-cam.com/video/18lGfc91Coo/v-deo.htmlsi=IP1g9AO69qNqW2zn
Hello do you have any tricks to keep out squirrels from your fruits?
Pelletgun
You can spray your tree with Kaolin Clay. It will hide your fruit in plain site. Squirrels and birds don’t like the white powder getting on their feet. It’s organic, look it up. This is not an insecticide.
give the tree THREE ONLY scaffold branches and graft on those, Goldrush, Grannysmith , Gravenstein
I have better idea make spray using crushed one onion, two garlic, 2 tablespoons hydrogen peroxide, and one liter of water...make it spray and spray on branches .....not on FRUITS.....hears it.....
why the electrical tape?
How many gallons of sap does it take to make a gallon of syrup?
It takes 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of syrup - just like maple. The difference is that the walnut trees give you a lot less sap than maples do.
You didn’t tell us how long you boil it?
How long you boil depends on how much sap you are trying to convert to syrup. I probably boil 20-30 gallons a day for 3 or 4 days before I stop adding sap and finish boiling it to the consistency of syrup. I recommend using a thermometer to get a general idea of how close you are to syrup. Once you get to about 218 degrees Fahrenheit, I recommend boiling on a stove top or other easily controlled heat source and using a refractometer to check the sugar content. You want to get right around 67 on the brix scale and then immediately can it.
Why Raw linseed oil, and NOT boiled linseed oil?
Thanks for the video mate 🤙🏻 from Australia
What brand?
I want to order a few sap taps so I can make black walnut syrup. I've been hoping to do it for like two years.
Maaaaaan ... thats too much work
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They taste like pineapple because they share the natural gene that creates the enzyme found in pineapples
Amazing job with the grafts.
I'll have to say that it looks like he is showing methods of insect control that don't work.
You want to cut away from the ring towards the center. Otherwise it won’t heal.
Grafting timeing may and September
Wow! Hope you get to try a bunch of them this year!
I like the metal log ramps. Those are awesome
I'm trying to DIY copycat 1 of these sawmills. Do you think you can give me the measurement for the main vertical tube that the head goes up And down on just the silver tube itself. Thanks
How to make this
Awesome video brother! I have a peach tree that is about 12 years old but over half of it died last year. I wasn't able to tend to it properly and the last peach crop all fell off prematurely. This spring I discovered that over half of the tree had died. I looked beneath and discovered 48 small peach trees growing from the last peach crop that fell off and sprouted! I'm now in the process of taking them up and finding a new home for them all. Going to pot them up and let them grow for a bit while I decide if I want to sell them, give them away, or have my own mini peach orchard. To make it better, I had already bought 5 new peach trees (bare root) before I discovered these. Maybe a peach stand is in my future. 😀
Nothing wrong with accidentally planting a mini peach orchard! I know I'm guilty!
Where do you get your cuttings from? Thanks!
Great question! I've ordered from Maple Valley Orchards, Burnt Ridge Nursery, taken cuttings from trees at a friend's house, and traded with people on the North American Scion Exchange on facebook! There are more places than those though, I'm sure!
Great video❤ and great info in the comments. Thank you for posting this experiment.