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Melbourne Foodforest
Australia
Приєднався 8 тра 2021
Welcome to our Foodforest! We share practical homesteading tips, featuring growing, cooking and DIY tutorials. We have converted our backyard into a productive urban farm, and we've never looked back. We intermingle fruit trees, veggies, and companion flowers in many layers to create a food jungle.
► Growing epic fruit & vegetables shouldn't cost you a lot of money, or cost the earth. We garden using perrmaculture principles and are big believers in using recycled, salvaged and sustainable materials.
► We are obsessed with unusual edibles that are far more productive than your 'standard' fruit & veg, so prepare to be dazzled!
► We love eating as much as we love growing. We share our favourite recipes, meals, baked creations and ferments to celebrate back to basics cooking using your home-grown produce.
FOR MORE, FOLLOW US ON:
► INSTAGRAM & FACEBOOK: @melbourne.foodforest @zestandfizz
► WEBSITE: www.melbournefoodforest.com.au www.zestandfizz.com.au
► Growing epic fruit & vegetables shouldn't cost you a lot of money, or cost the earth. We garden using perrmaculture principles and are big believers in using recycled, salvaged and sustainable materials.
► We are obsessed with unusual edibles that are far more productive than your 'standard' fruit & veg, so prepare to be dazzled!
► We love eating as much as we love growing. We share our favourite recipes, meals, baked creations and ferments to celebrate back to basics cooking using your home-grown produce.
FOR MORE, FOLLOW US ON:
► INSTAGRAM & FACEBOOK: @melbourne.foodforest @zestandfizz
► WEBSITE: www.melbournefoodforest.com.au www.zestandfizz.com.au
Create your food forest 101 - Skill: Protect your garden from root invasion of neighbouring trees
Plants and veggies looking sad despite pouring all your love into them? The solution might be below the surface of the soil. Join us as we tackle the tricky problem of invading roots from neighbouring trees.
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► WEBSITE: Cooking: zestandfizz.com.au | Growing: www.melbournefoodforest.com.au
❤️ We so appreciate if you could like and share our videos or even subscribe to our channel. Your support helps us to grow and allows us to make more great content ❤️
🔔 Remember to click the notification bell icon in order to hear about new videos. UA-cam settings mean you won't hear from a channel unless you click on the bell icon 🔔
FOR MORE, FOLLOW US ON:
► INSTAGRAM: Cooking: zestandfizz | Growing: melbourne.foodforest
► FACEBOOK: Cooking: Melbourne.foodforest | Growing: Melbourne.foodforest/
► WEBSITE: Cooking: zestandfizz.com.au | Growing: www.melbournefoodforest.com.au
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Overwintering peppers / capsicum / chilli the easy way - for an early and abundant harvest!
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Did you know peppers and chilli are perennials and can live for many years? By doing a few simple things, you can overwinter your plants and this will give you not give you a huge head start on next season but save you time. It produces an abundant and early harvest - for us it's the difference between a spring harvest (when overwintered) and not harvesting until the start of autumn (planting s...
How to grow Cape Gooseberry + Taste test | Perennial fruit | Backyard food forest - Permaculture
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Cape gooseberries are also known as goldenberry and groundcherry. A perennial favourite in our Food forest. Learn how to grow cape gooseberry and take a tour of how we grow ours in the lower canopy of our Food forest. ❤️ It'd mean the world to us if you could Like and Share our videos and Subscribe to our channel. Your support helps us to grow and allows us to make more great content ❤️ 🔔 Remem...
Full greenhouse tour - Autumn - Greenhouse growing tips & tricks | Bountiful harvest | Living shade
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Tour our autumn greenhouse, we have some interesting and unusual surprises in store! Learn how to maximise the growing area in your greenhouse. ❤️ It'd mean the world to us if you could Like and Share our videos and Subscribe to our channel. Your support helps us to grow and allows us to make more great content ❤️ 🔔 Remember to click the notification bell icon in order to hear about new videos....
How to grow Cucamelon in a small space, in shade - Harvest and taste test!! Mini Mexican cucumbers
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Cucamelons (also known as Sour Mexican Gherkins or Mouse Melons) are one of the cutest, easiest and most productive cucumbers you can grow. They thrive in small spaces and shade. Join as us we share our tips and tricks on how you can grow these adorable and crunchy cucumbers in your own backyard, even when you have no space. We also do a fun taste test! ❤️ It'd mean the world to us if you could...
Growing and using comfrey - a free fertiliser to supercharge your garden | Permaculture food forest
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You might have heard Comfrey being thrown around as a permaculture buzz word and as a free free fertiliser you can grow yourself! And what is comfrey tea? In this video I will explain everything you need to know about Comfrey: What it is, why you should be growing it? and my top tips on how to harness comfrey to supercharge your garden. Article growing guide: melbournefoodforest.com.au/2023/02/...
Fruits of our Food forest tour - Late spring - Passionfruit, avocado, kiwiberry, peach, berries
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Tour the abundant fruits of our foodforest. Today we talk about the techniques of planting your backyard into a 'foodforest' i.e. growing fruits in layers and how you can fit more in. We feature: - Kiwiberry - Raspberry - Apples - Banana passionfruit - Avocado - King white mulberry and black mulberry - Blueberry - Almond - Cape gooseberry - Cherry - Elderberry - Quince - Cumquat - Peach and how...
How to grow Chayote (Choko) at home - Sprouting and tricks - Permaculture plant
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Learn to sprout a Chayote / Choko, find out which part is the seed in this unusual fruit. Learn how to distinguish Chokos from a toxic look-a-like plant. I will show you how to plant one and we will take a tour of our Chayote vine loads of growing tips and tricks! Learn why everyone should be growing this awesome permaculture plant - where all parts of the plant are edible. ❤️ It'd mean the wor...
Foodforest Citrus Tour | Garden in spring: mandarins, chayote, pumpkin, chickens, eggs, peach, pests
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Garden spring update - our largest mandarin harvest ever, winter produce we are still enjoying including chayote/chokos and pumpkins (winter squash), chillis and peppers, our chickens are laying again. We talk how we manage peach leaf curl, deal with pests and much more! ❤️ It'd mean the world to us if you could Like and Share our videos and Subscribe to our channel. Your support helps us to gr...
How to grow endless onions!! | Perennial onion: Egyptian walking onion | Vegetable growing guide
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Do you want a lifetime supply of onions? Plant once and have onions forever! Sound too good to be true? Well that's the reality with perennial onions. Our favourite, and the easiest to grow is Egyptian Walking onions. A comprehensive guide on Egyptian walking onions. Learn all about these ancient and rewarding onions, that will give you endless harvests. Article growing guide: melbournefoodfore...
How to prune raspberries, made easy! A no fuss guide to pruning berries | Gardening skills 101
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Pruning cane berries can be overwhelming - some grow fruit on first year canes, other second and some on both! What does primocane / floricane all even mean? Are you afraid of pruning off a fruiting cane? If you're feeling confused about how to prune your raspberries, blackberries, youngberries or other cane berries you've come to the right place. This is our simple no fuss jargon-free guide to...
Tomato growing tips and tricks! Gardening skills 101: Planting and hardening off | Part 1 |
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Join an experienced backyard tomato grower on our journey of tomato growing! Do you know why it's important for your tomato seedlings to have purple stems before planting out? Well you're going to find out! Part 1 covers all the key skills of looking after your seedlings, hardening off, sizing up, and debunks myths of growing tomatoes from seed. We'll introduce you to some of our favourite vari...
Food forest fruit tour - Babaco, avocado, taro, tamarillo, mulberry, kangaroo apple - Winter Part 2
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Tour of our winter fruits including our epic Babaco, blackberry, avocado trees, taro, tamarillo, mandarin, white shahtoot mulberry, cumquat (Marumi, Variegated and Nagami), Kangaroo apple, lemon, almond and loquat. The key skills we cover include: - creating a citrus 'arch' - how to deal with root invasion from neighbouring trees - how to use your fruit tree prunings - varieties to grow to give...
Fruit Garden Foodforest Tour - Citrus, Pepino, Passionfruit, Banana, Raspberries - Winter Part 1
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Fruit foodforest tour Part 1 - Tour of our winter fruits including mandarin, grapefruit, pepino, strawberry guava, banana passionfruit, kiwiberry, standard passionfruit, dwarf banana and raspberries. The key skills we cover include: - Growing in shade, dealing with challenges of neighbouring trees - Position and layout of our fruit trees - Soil preparation in winter - Underplanting fruit trees ...
King White Mulberry - Foodforest tour | White Shahtoot Mulberry | The biggest and sweetest Mulberry!
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A tour of one of our favourite fruits in our foodforest - our King White Mulberry. The largest and sweetest berry in existence, with honey sweet fruits. We talk about: ► Their taste, growth habit, light and soil requirements ► Secret tips for getting more fruit off your mulberry ► Shape-training your tree to fit small spaces ► How to know when to harvest your fruit For full article on how to gr...
How to grow Strawberry Guava + Taste test | Backyard Foodforest | Delicious, hardy and disease-free!
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How to grow Strawberry Guava Taste test | Backyard Foodforest | Delicious, hardy and disease-free!
How to grow blueberries the easy way! PH testing, soil, repotting, our fav varieties to grow
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How to grow blueberries the easy way! PH testing, soil, repotting, our fav varieties to grow
Late Summer tour of the fruits, vegetables, flowers of our Urban Food forest | Ideals & inspiration
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Late Summer tour of the fruits, vegetables, flowers of our Urban Food forest | Ideals & inspiration
Essential tasks for your late summer garden | See what we're up to in our Urban Foodforest this week
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Essential tasks for your late summer garden | See what we're up to in our Urban Foodforest this week
Greenhouse Growing Basics 101 | For beginners and intermediate | Design, Pros and cons, Quirks, Tips
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Greenhouse Growing Basics 101 | For beginners and intermediate | Design, Pros and cons, Quirks, Tips
Our Large Vegepod Wicking bed! Is about to explode, check out our insane harvest | Tips on pests
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Our Large Vegepod Wicking bed! Is about to explode, check out our insane harvest | Tips on pests
An abundant Permaculture Garden in a small space | Raised beds brick keyhole | Dealing with pests
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An abundant Permaculture Garden in a small space | Raised beds brick keyhole | Dealing with pests
Growing Choko Chayote | Permaculture plant with many uses | Delicious dish feat choko, pumpkin vine
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Growing Choko Chayote | Permaculture plant with many uses | Delicious dish feat choko, pumpkin vine
An Easy No-Knead Sourdough Bread Loaf | French Country | Pain de Campagne | Rye, Wholemeal
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Easiest tomatoes to grow | Great for small spaces, beginners | Compact, neat and productive
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Permaculture productive raised keyhole bed | Garden Tour | Heirloom veggies, flowers | Urban Farm
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Permaculture productive raised keyhole bed | Garden Tour | Heirloom veggies, flowers | Urban Farm
How to dehydrate fruit vegetables | 101 Guide | Citrus banana mango kiwi apple | Onion celery powder
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How to Grow Amazing, Chilli, Bell Pepper, Capsicum | Garden Tour | Rare Unusual Varieties | Guide
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Incredible Tomatoes - grown in a Backyard! │Cherry, Beefsteak, Heirloom │Urban Farm Garden Tour
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Incredible Tomatoes - grown in a Backyard! │Cherry, Beefsteak, Heirloom │Urban Farm Garden Tour
Visual Story | Thunderstorm Hail in our Food forest | Relaxing Piano Music | Rain | Garden Tour
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Visual Story | Thunderstorm Hail in our Food forest | Relaxing Piano Music | Rain | Garden Tour
Great video. Thank you for sharing it with us! 🤗💛🤗
Great video. This is the most comprehensive walking onion video that I’ve found. Just excellent. Thank you.
Can anyone tell me where to get Comfrey seeds or root stock?.
What an informative video. Thank you. I live in Melbourne too and am thinking about buying one.
Hi there I have just started watching your video which are great by the way but I just want to know if you have or do cooking video and preserving videos thanks Heath from east Gippsland Victoria Australia
In India we call it Shehtoot 😋🤤
How long does it take to bear fruits for the pluots? What does it tastes like? Is it sour? Thanks for showing your trees.
Thanks!
Great teacher! Chayote is unusual and you made it very clear Thanx
Just bought 2 seedlings today. Hopping to eat these yummy guavas in less than 2 years. They grow very well here in kenya
Thanks for taking the time to do this video and take time out of your day.
I need a white plant chayote do you sell?
Precious kids!! I am having a bumper crop of ground cherries this harvest season.
❤ This is the best cucamelon video I've seen. Thanks for the well rounded education on cucamelon growing and harvesting. 😊
Thank you, best video I've seen on how to grow choko's. I'm about to put mine in a small pot, hopefully it goes as good as yours. Again, thank you.
Hi, does it prevent pests like aphids and slugs etc?
When do you add salt ?
Beautiful kitty!!!🐈⬛
Are there different varieties of strawberries guavas., your guavas fruit seem bigger than what I have found
Mine is fruiting for the 1st time and it's loaded with fruits. Not sure when it'll turn ripe though 😂
Perfect.
Should put cement along the fence line instead of just dirt. Not on the bottom, just a long the side, to prevent the roots growing under the fence
It shoots out on your kitchen bench if you leave it there or forget to cook it on time lol, It's really cute. I believe it's one of the healthiest vegies. If it can grow a tall plant out of the fruit all on its own. It must have all the minerals etc. that the soil has. One climbed up my kitchen window all the way to the ceiling.
Can you please also make a video of how to taking care and how to prune lemon guava ? thank you for your nice videos
Hi Jian, love yr videos thank you ❤
This woman really loves her vegepods lol
It’s fine in a cooler climate. In our big operation it’s just waaay too slow. We are in Queensland.
This is so nicely shot.
Thank you!
Hi there Where did you get your walking onions from ? I have been searching for so long !
❤mine are about to flower soon .Though it flowered last year but never got to fruition . Can't wait for these beautiful fruits on my tree 😅😅😅.
Oops I don’t think I need two plants might be to much fruit 😅
I have a poor mulberry tree
Hi there, I’m having trouble germinating my cucamelon… I’ve tried using the wet towel and incubation box with little success. I was able to transfer one but it didn’t survive… all done in door… Any suggestions??
I had no problem with noise, it's lovely to hear the kiddoes playing in the background, and who cares about cars, not much you can do about that. Fabulous video!!!!!! Thank you Jian. 😊
Wow I am very impressed with the information provided, so much more than allot of other UA-cam channels.
Absolutely love your videos, so good to see you Jian. Most charming presenter and so much amazing and helpful information. Thank you so much. 🫐🍎🍓🥝
Love the butterfly fly by
Thank you for a great and very timely video. I’m just wondering where you bought your weaved geotexile weed barrier from?
can you update and show us how you keep your greenhouse cool? you never updated :(
Thanks for all the great information!! What are those stakes you use to label your plants?
what type of soil is suitable for growing comfrey ?
Thank you for this vid I have a 4x8 bed I am putting together and looking forward to having continuous onions where I only have to buy once 😁
I had tongs of blackberries. But their seeds were too big to swallow.
I have one in Redondo beach Ca. The fruit seemed rather lackluster and it grew like a bean stalk ! I cut it down and it grew back from the stump ! Now it’s huge again and full of fruit fruit is still ee~ so so I’ll try to get some dark purple before hack it down again and look for the lemon guava !
Thank you, you're really knowledgeable and I found this video super helpful. Happy growing 😀
👌👌the best walking onion video out there....great and thankyou
i have had them and i can't waite to have them again they are so good.
Hard work but worth the effort 👍
So excited you’re posting again. This isn’t a job I have to worry about but very nicely explained. 😊