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We're currently trialing those high pitch sound devices in the polytunnel and monitoring with a camera. Last year we tried many different home made baits, but they get smart to it fast and stop taken it, unless they are desperate it seems, so mostly we monitor it and do what we can, we also spotted composted in are food scraps in the main composter and now do them seperately in a tumbler, which I share more on in this vid here ua-cam.com/video/H2PRwxW_AOI/v-deo.html Just trying to work around them , whilst not encouraging them sometimes feels like the only thing we can do! Thanks for watching 💚 ✌️🌿

Keep working towards it - Its hard work, but it IS possible 💚 appreciate you watching 🙏✌️🌿

Sadly can’t afford anything in the UK

My advice would be to think outside of the box ... there is lots of unloved land not being used and unmaintained gardens that older people can no longer manage... 😌

No - we don't heat the tunnels, just add frost cloths on the coldest nights to the salads - brassica's di AMAZING last year with no protection at all too 👍

Good to know, not sure on how many chareges with the Bluetti .. I will check - our original unit now only gets occational use in the campervan (as we don't get away that often)! but is still going strong - they are very handy units indeed 💚 Thanks for watching & you comments Pauline ✌️🌿

Something we are yet to experiment with - we will get to it though sometime 💚✌️

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@@freedomforestlife how long do they keep when cut? Do I need to preserve or freeze?

@@paulineprice9534 If unbleshished and the end doesn't go soft, we've had them go right through winter and into spring -- we had one right into summer this year from last years crops. It very much depends on the storage conditions though - as with most things 💚

Hi Christina, Glad you tried the trombones 💚 When I have a big one to use up, I'll usually do BIG pot of soup that would use a good chunk, then I just put a bag (or ash sometimes) on the end and leave it on the bench, where i'll keep for a good few days and when small enough, in the fridge which will add another few days. I just keep adding it to cooking daily, in chunks or roasting, untill it all used - we do eat A LOT of veg here!! 🤣 ✌️🌿

Hey Tony, its a bit of a tough time isn't is seeing the garden transition into winter. Our undercover Cape Gooseberries have been finished off even too!! Our Nasturtiums & Mashua leaves have been finished and the Yacon has now definitly been stopped in its triffid like tracks!! 😆 I think I did save our loose leaf chicory as I has thermacrop over it, but even out Chard which is normally hardy right through has a lot of damage, I think from where the snow sat on it thicker than just frost would. We need to get the leaves chopped and dropped and then get the mulch covering on our Yacon now before the next big frost also, so we can harvest tubers as needed. Wow - what a find with the tomato seeds 🙌 I hope you have success with those and will look forward to hearing in time 🙏 Thanks as always for your comments and for watching ✌️🌿

Hi, so glad you are enjoying our vids - really appreciate that 💚 We do hope to run a few garden tours a year at some stage in the future, so stay in touch for sure and keep taking steps where ever you can to make your dream happen for sure 🙏✌️🌿

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Hi, glad you enjoyed the vid 💚 Appreciate you watching & commenting 🙏 I do miss havibg chickens and ducks too, I used to keep them when I lived in NZ. Maybe we'll get some again one ✌️🌿

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Hi, really appreciate your comments about the editing 🙏 It is not our intention to portray the working generation don't care for sustainability, more to sow seeds of possibilities. We did not inherit this land, we come from regular everyday families/lifes too. When he was younger Dan stayed working in a job he despised for as long as he could, saving hard until he had enough to buy the initial part of this land 11 years ago, Which was not even for sale ... but he made it be! We both worked full time for many years giving every spare minute and bit of energy we had to create the beautiful bountiful land we now get to enjoy - believe me it has not been easy, but it is a way of life we both fully commited to. It does for sure take more thinking outside of the box in this modern world, but there are ways and hopefully with this lifestyle seemingly becoming a growing movement/desire, things will change! Permaculture teaches how to adapt and work things out for the situation you are in, there is no one size fits all for how you can make it happen .... Allotments, Elderly people that have gardens they can't maintain any more as an exchange, voluteering for veg boxes & to learn the skills. No where did we say this was easy... most of us however can find time or focus for something we are truly passionate about... and by doing this, over time, it has meant we have been able to adjust our lifestyle overall to give more time to the land... it has take a lot to build up and it certainly didn't come ready made for us, but every year we improve the set up. Determination and a few calculated risks along the way is what has made this possible for us. The purpose of what we share is to hopefully help inspire others and show that it is possible to eat well and live more gently and healthily on this earth, certainly not to hit any nerves ... I do too get fustrated for the fact that this way of life has been made so hard for humanity now when it is simply the nature way we should be living, that being said.. even just growing a small box of salad in a tub outside is a massive step in the right direction and gives huge reward. Start small and see where it takes you ... I'll drop an older video in here for you telling more of dans story and feelings. 💚✌️🌿 ua-cam.com/video/5a4eM_HP94E/v-deo.html

Hi Craig, great reasons - LOVE IT and really apprecaite you sharing 🙏 Ahhh, leaving an even more bountiful legacy - beautiful and so important together with the leason learnt, taught and shown in doing so 💚💚💚

Hi, Great questions 👍 space is something we are blessed with and grateful of here for sure, which does give us more opportunity to experiment (and then share our results). The main things though we feel, in any garden no matter the size, is diversity. If space is more of an issue, for sure maybe don't dedicate a whole bed to Taro, but you could dot it in with other crops, like potatoes, or like we did outdoors in the main bed, in with our sweet potatoes, which you may have seen in some of our previous vids. This way, if you get a crop failure from a main crop (like we did), you still have somethings that came out of that space. Interplanting is a lot of fun and can be very productive too. Appreciate you watching 💚✌️🌿

@@freedomforestlife Great answer! Thanks

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Wow, great memory 💚 Thanks for watching ✌️🌿

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👍 Thanks - will look in to this more 💚 Thanks for watching & messaging ✌️🌿

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We did that this year - they can sniff them out a few acres away I reckon unfort 🫣 appreciate you watching & commenting 💚✌️🌿

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Thanks Sherri, I'll check it out! 🙏💚✌️🌿

We don’t suffer with slug damage at all on the SP, we do have some BIG slugs here, surprisingly and thankfully our crops don’t seem to suffer to badly though… we have a lot of bird life and frogs too, so maybe that helps us. Thanks for watching 💚✌️🌿

Hi, so glad the video was helpful, we have a whole Yacon playlist on our channel with more vids that you might enjoy. Great that you plants have flowered too. We use any type of woodchip we can get our hands on, ideally medium to well rotted, so if you get it freshly cut just leave it in a pile somewhere for a few months - a year 😃 that really interesting what you read - we hadn’t come across that before and our soil here is naturally slightly acidic, which is also prob why it grows so well for us … also makes sense as it in seeming to love the woodchips so much, as often it is said they can be slightly acidic if lots of conifer too 💚 thanks for messaging and happy growing ✌️🌿

@@freedomforestlife Thanks for taking time to reply and for the woodchip info. Yacon foliage succumbed last night - oca still going! So need to be brave and dig up the crowns first. I'll be working through your videos on tubers - the only one missing is chinese artichokes which started well and just stopped growing when potted into final pots. I noticed some small tubers already at the time so hoping I'll get one or two shoots in spring.

'Harvested' this morning in haste. Jer. Artichokes had an inch of frozen soil so was worried, but the straw had protected the yacon soil which was soft and lower leaves OK. Dug out 3 good sized crowns with some tubers. Largest (crown + tubers all together) about 12" x 10"; others not much smaller and all have really solid crowns, so delighted with them. Considering they were the tiny plantlets offered by seed companies, I'm amazed at the growth. Tasted one - no real taste to me, but crunchy like an apple yet not as hard on teeth. Very more-ish. Perhaps the flavour comes out better when left to sweeten?

@@heloisahodierna7699 So happy for you that you have had a good harvest - we fine it to be a very reliable and hardy grower - so glad you have experienced the same. Yacon dry slow roasted (takes longer than you think it would) is quite a tasty way to enjoy it ... I don't add oil as that seems to make it feel slimmy, but if you cook it until it started to carmalise slightly it yum. JA and Yacon both make good crisps too when de-hydrated 💚 Enjoy ✌🌿

@@freedomforestlife Thanks for that info. I'll bear it in mind for trying sometime. Snow this morning - like your location it's all very unusual for us at any time, let alone in November - usually just wet and sodden!

Hi, Great to have you with us 💚 Do you add flavours to the the boiled taro or eat it on its own? And what are you favourite things to add to it please? Would be great to know 🙏 Thanks for watching ✌️🌿

@@freedomforestlife I didn't add anything If you like add with ice cream it's taste good like deserts

Hi, thats great that you are giving Yacon a try 🙌 it should be absolutely fine in your climate, we find it overwinters better in the ground for us here than in pots - we do give each plant a VERY GOOD mulch though. Keep your pot on the drier side, is my recommendation, as the rhizome can rot if its too moist whilst its not actively growing. Our dog does love to eat the Yacon so we have to keep an eye on him.... squirrels are a problem with our fruits here too, but they leave the Yacon alone and its not Rats favourite either it would seem from our experience so far. Happy growing and thanks for watching 🙏 we have a playlist with more Yacon vids which I drop the link in for if you would like to see more ✌️🌿 ua-cam.com/play/PLOidPRQofoMO7DbnFE7dT9EQBNsKncF72.html

@@freedomforestlife Thanks for the additional info.

@@freedomforestlife Today we are in the high 70's and I expect my little macon to grow reasonably well until the day temp get into the lower 60's. I may set up a hot box for it since I have some spare window frames available. Yes I need to be careful with the watering. Also stuck in some CMC 40 cassava cuttings into the same pot and they will rot if it is too moist. CMC 40 is a new Brazilian variety that will give tubers in one growing season for us. I have looked at the political and economic situation of my country and the rest of the world and think I should try to be more self sufficient. I have a bit over two hectares of land on a slope and we get 60 plus inches of rain most years, but my drainage is not bad even with a clay hard pan about 20 to 30 inches down. Major issue would be a hurricane blowing down and maybe uprooting the plants. We get hit about every 5-10 years here and last one was about 4 yrs ago for us. Best nut tree for me is blight resistant chestnuts. Blue berries and their relatives grow wild here. Mulberries do very well. Apples not so well, but the correct pear varieties do very well as will persimmons both native and asian. Perry pears seem not to like it here. best wishes

Absolutely! The fact that is hasn;t been spray with goodness knows what, prob washed with anti bac... all of these things defo make homegrown better for our biome... and then connection with have with it and the freshness ... SO GOOD 💚 I think the Taro is extra good because it is a form of resistant starch, so it ferments in your large intestine and feeds good gut bacteria, unlike fast burning carbs which will digest fast in the small intestine. Appreciate you watching and your great comment 👍✌️🌿

Thank you - I will look it up. I do need to get more adventurous with cooking Taro ... just learning 🙏 Thanks for watching 💚✌️🌿

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