Thanks for the video, chance of heavier frost is higher here. Usually the fig survives here, but the small figs that now hang on the plant have never grown into edible figs. The small buds that are now visible will grow out.
Hello from the Oregon coast. Well about 2 miles inland. We are also zone 9a and planning how to convert some of our little 2 acres from actual forest to food forest. I’ve loving your videos and insight from a similar climate. I worry about how opening up the current canopy of tall fir and pine trees will change the microclimate. You’ve given me some great food for thought!
Hey! Great to hear from you and thanks for watching, glad our videos may be useful in some way ha..yeah thats tricky without having to cut alot of your trees as most of the temperate fruit trees and vegetables like to have a more full sun position, although i do see alot of my customers gardeners that have been lost for decades and most things still produce fruit in more shade, they just tend to be abit more leggy and abit less! Kepp us updated how it goes though!
Thanks for these tips! I appreciate them and will go make some more observations in the garden this morning to see where the frost is hitting most. I didn't know canna was edible!
i once planted a little Yucca elephantipes in my garden (zone 8a) just for fun & surprisingly it did reshoot from the base the next summer even though i didn't provide any direct protection (it was somewhat sheltered by shrubs around it i guess). It completely died the winter thereafter however.
Did a search for “creating microclimates” and this video showed up. Very well done! I subscribed to your channel and look forward to watching more of your videos, mate!
Excellent video. I just did a search for creating microclimates and this video popped up. Scrolled through some of the other videos and immediately subscribed.i live in Essex, UK
Enjoy your videos, we are in Naples FL in a similar zone w the colder temps but super hot most of the year. Trying to create microclimates to protect some of the more sensitive plants on those cold nights that come a few times a year
Hi, Glad your enjoying our vids - thanks for saying so 🙏 Good mulch will defo help as mulch helps to keep heat off of the soil in the summer and the frost and cold air off in the winter .. we find woodchip is great! ✌️🌿
I really love this video. I staggered my garlic and onion plants this winter to see what happens. How early or how late can I plant specific varieties? It’ll be interesting to find out based on how well they do later this year. Last year was a lot of experimentation for me and it continues this year. Thanks for sharing!
Hey Nneka, Glad you enjoyed the vid, interest all the things you can notice isnt it - forever learning & observing in the garden! I like to get my garlic in early, because I like to harvest it as early as possible to get the bed space back.. I grow a lot of Elephant garlic too, which does need a longer season and is supposed to be better planted earlier therefore ... any time from Sept- Dec for Elephant, then Dec - March for regular garlic, it is said. I usually harvest around the end of June, although the Elephant could probably stay a little longer. I planted both sorted in Oct for this coming harvest, the French garlic started coming up a good few weeks after the Elephant ... so I think left to its own devices nature sorts itself out anyway, I've heard from people who plant garlic way later and still have great success too 😃 We've made a couple of video about Garlic too, if you haven't seen them 💚✌️🌿
Hi Dan I'm in zone 9 just up from you in Gloucestershire and am having trouble keeping saltbush Atriplex Halimus I bought 4 gave 1 to a friend in town and had 3 in my food forest that late hard frost in April saw my 3 off but the one in town lived and thrived he then gave it back to me and this winter I popped it in the polytunnel but it's not happy I haven't seen you with salt bushes am I just pushing it too far the leaves are so good for you I'd like it to live any ideas I really like the way you push the plants and they seem to sort themselves out Stuart
Hi Stuart, We don't have a salt bush ourselves yet, but apparrently they are hardy to -10oC, they are from hotter arid climates through, so they are not used to the amount of water we wet possible ... wonder if it could be to do with your soil, they like it alkaline or saline soil & well drained, is there a chance of overwatering or acid soil perhaps? Sorry cant talk from personal experience yet, defo intend to plant though!
I have been doing the same with my blue java "ice cream" bananas plants by leaving the leaves as protection here in zone 8a Dallas Texas.. waiting to see results through this past freeze
This was a really sweet helpful video - thank you. I will be farming in zone 9a but in Florida! Later this year.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching & Commenting 💚✌️🌿
Inspiration and helpful video on how to manage microclimate.
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Very unique video, thanks for sharing. Nice to be able to relate to the climate too - glad to see more and more UK based gardeners on UA-cam :)
Hey! Thanks very much, its a pleasure.. hope it was useful in some way :)
Great video, really helped me understand how to better handle planting more sensitive plants.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching & commenting 💚✌️🌿
Thanks for the video, chance of heavier frost is higher here. Usually the fig survives here, but the small figs that now hang on the plant have never grown into edible figs. The small buds that are now visible will grow out.
Thanks Boer, oh thats a shame about the figs at your place! Your more south in Europe arnt you?
@@freedomforestlife Think I'm more northerly. I live in Bant in one of the polders in the Netherlands.
Hello from the Oregon coast. Well about 2 miles inland. We are also zone 9a and planning how to convert some of our little 2 acres from actual forest to food forest. I’ve loving your videos and insight from a similar climate. I worry about how opening up the current canopy of tall fir and pine trees will change the microclimate. You’ve given me some great food for thought!
Hey! Great to hear from you and thanks for watching, glad our videos may be useful in some way ha..yeah thats tricky without having to cut alot of your trees as most of the temperate fruit trees and vegetables like to have a more full sun position, although i do see alot of my customers gardeners that have been lost for decades and most things still produce fruit in more shade, they just tend to be abit more leggy and abit less! Kepp us updated how it goes though!
Thanks for these tips! I appreciate them and will go make some more observations in the garden this morning to see where the frost is hitting most. I didn't know canna was edible!
Its a pleasure, thank you and yeah we will make a video on the cannas later!
i once planted a little Yucca elephantipes in my garden (zone 8a) just for fun & surprisingly it did reshoot from the base the next summer even though i didn't provide any direct protection (it was somewhat sheltered by shrubs around it i guess). It completely died the winter thereafter however.
Thats a shame - Was it a particularly cold winter that it died on? Its good to try things out though - all part of the fun 💚✌️🌿
Did a search for “creating microclimates” and this video showed up. Very well done! I subscribed to your channel and look forward to watching more of your videos, mate!
Awesome! Thank you! Thats great to know how you found it and glad you enjoyed the vid - happy watching - catch you here again soon ✌️🌿
Excellent video. I just did a search for creating microclimates and this video popped up. Scrolled through some of the other videos and immediately subscribed.i live in Essex, UK
Enjoy your videos, we are in Naples FL in a similar zone w the colder temps but super hot most of the year. Trying to create microclimates to protect some of the more sensitive plants on those cold nights that come a few times a year
Hi, Glad your enjoying our vids - thanks for saying so 🙏 Good mulch will defo help as mulch helps to keep heat off of the soil in the summer and the frost and cold air off in the winter .. we find woodchip is great! ✌️🌿
I really love this video. I staggered my garlic and onion plants this winter to see what happens. How early or how late can I plant specific varieties? It’ll be interesting to find out based on how well they do later this year. Last year was a lot of experimentation for me and it continues this year. Thanks for sharing!
Hey Nneka, Glad you enjoyed the vid, interest all the things you can notice isnt it - forever learning & observing in the garden! I like to get my garlic in early, because I like to harvest it as early as possible to get the bed space back.. I grow a lot of Elephant garlic too, which does need a longer season and is supposed to be better planted earlier therefore ... any time from Sept- Dec for Elephant, then Dec - March for regular garlic, it is said. I usually harvest around the end of June, although the Elephant could probably stay a little longer. I planted both sorted in Oct for this coming harvest, the French garlic started coming up a good few weeks after the Elephant ... so I think left to its own devices nature sorts itself out anyway, I've heard from people who plant garlic way later and still have great success too 😃 We've made a couple of video about Garlic too, if you haven't seen them 💚✌️🌿
Hi Dan I'm in zone 9 just up from you in Gloucestershire and am having trouble keeping saltbush Atriplex Halimus I bought 4 gave 1 to a friend in town and had 3 in my food forest that late hard frost in April saw my 3 off but the one in town lived and thrived he then gave it back to me and this winter I popped it in the polytunnel but it's not happy I haven't seen you with salt bushes am I just pushing it too far the leaves are so good for you I'd like it to live any ideas I really like the way you push the plants and they seem to sort themselves out Stuart
Hi Stuart, We don't have a salt bush ourselves yet, but apparrently they are hardy to -10oC, they are from hotter arid climates through, so they are not used to the amount of water we wet possible ... wonder if it could be to do with your soil, they like it alkaline or saline soil & well drained, is there a chance of overwatering or acid soil perhaps? Sorry cant talk from personal experience yet, defo intend to plant though!
I have been doing the same with my blue java "ice cream" bananas plants by leaving the leaves as protection here in zone 8a Dallas Texas.. waiting to see results through this past freeze
Hi, thanks for your comment, thats cool, i havnt heard of the blue java banana, they are quite hardy then?