Me....previously being a row crop farmer... in another life...thinks you guys are on the right track for sure. We just harvested some talong in a micro garden I made out of 55 gallon plastic drum that is self watering! Yum Yum....things sure taste better that you grow! Keep us posted!!!
I can’t wait to do the same when I retire for good there in the Land of the Rising Sun my beloved Philippines 🇵🇭 you are doing a great job buddy & I do subscribed in your channel & will follow your journey in your Philippine dream 😉
My wife and I have a super abundance of cucumbers from just six plants. The vines also take up considerable garden space. You may have to thin yours out if they all live. We found a great, simple recipe for refrigerator pickles to store the excess cukes that works well (youtube videos).
very nice garden, im pinay living in florida and i have my own garden too, just started after xmas of last year. im a new gardener need to learn more about gardening myself also lol!
Love what you've done with the place. Quite the transformation! I've done some gardening over the years in the U.S. and I'd imagine that the P.I. is similar except you'll be growing things year round and expect plants to grow like crazy and be VERY prolific. I know that cucumber plants can be huge producers. Four or five plants will usually sustain the average family. Green beans typically grow like crazy and L O N G runners. There are bush varieties, no telling what you have. Something for them to climb on will be essential or they'll take over. Okra I'm not that familiar with but I'd think you have enough for an army. If your production matches your plants, you'll have a nice cash crop for the local market. Good luck!
Hi Ned and Michelle Glad you found some good culture there in Pinas. Living there really will make you appreciate life a bit more, especially living in the states. I go home once a year to stuff my face with all the Pinoy food. Anyway, you commented about the banana tree was chopped down by the workers building your house. For the banana tree once it bears fruit, it automatically shoots a couple of new plants and the main plant starts to die.So that's probably why they chopped it down because it will eventually. Thank for sharing your day with us viewers, I miss it already. Take care
Looks like a lot of hard work went into the garden, but it makes the veggies taste all the better. Also my wife is from Oton and they use the mulunguy leaves fresh in soups and other dishes. Please excuse my spelling.
Don't burn the garden waste, use it as fertilizer instead, you just need to store it away from the house (maybe somewhere near the wall to "Toms") for a while until it decomposes
Use the electric outlet for the Jacuzzi you place over the burn pile spot. To avoid birds from pecking your tomatoes, place water bowls near the plants. They are actually going for the moisture, not the fruit.
Hi Ned and Michell: What you called Malangai is actually Moringa and is also known as Drumsticks Tree. The 2ft 6" long beans scraped and cut 2" each can be cooked with Beef or Lentils which tenderizes and flavours the beef. Only the pulp is eaten. The therapeutic effect is it dilates narrowed arteries and brings down Blood Pressure almost immediately. It is common in India, Burma, Malaysia and Thailand and I grow 2 large trees 20ft tall in my Perth home. The leaves are added into a traditional Burmese savoury soup with fish paste and dried prawns onion and garlic. It may be crushed in a pestel & mortar for the juice. You have very rich soil full of Sulphate of Potash and compost from centuries of fires and vegetation. The spikey brooms are also used in India and Burma for concrete paths and wet areas. The sticks are the spines of long narrow palm strips. Nice home and good size yards. Best wishes from Perth, Western Australia.
Philippine Dreams If you don't mind, what do you do for living? The reason I ask is because I have worked enough, and made decent. May be work for another 5 to 10 years and then would like to move to warm place like south east Asia. But I still want to do something just to keep myself occupied.
Your before and after pictures show the work you have put into it. My back was hurting just thinking about trying to do the same when I get to Dumaguete. The results are worth it of course, but if I have a similar yard, I may need to hire someone to help me get everything in order. You could always hire yourself out as a "gardening consultant" of course....
Al Russell Well, it's a lot easier cuz Michell and I are sharing the work. And I fall seriously short as a gardening consultant. Like I said in the video, I don't really know what I am doing - just doing a lot of google searches and watching other folks putting gardens together on UA-cam. :)
Hello Ned and hi Mitchell..nice place really..you hve a big lawn..and back yard...i really love gardening..my mum house like jungle swear.. She alone she got pigs..she has a lot of plants..that's why every time I have my holiday..i was wondering how she did it.our neighbors always come and asking for red Chile..the labuyo.hoping i can a house in lot something big as yours.wait the type of soil your in your lot its like sandy..try to put petchay I know that one is easy to grow..why love okra?buy you need to put net..when your vegetables grow coz a lot of bugs and insicts sure they all eat your veggies. Bless you.. Wish you all the best.
I wish i have a big backyard like yours. I love to plants some veggies and some ornamental plants. I suggest you to have a gazebo and some colored lightnings. Looks nice at night. Relax there having a drinks and convo. A small pond perhaps and put some koi fish. Good luck with your gardening and more power to you both :)
I do know cucumbers are very sensitive better to plant the seeds where you want them to grow if disturbed they not do so well and transplanting them will disturb them: the green beans if are the climbing type just attach string or wire to the wall and let them climb up the wall the okra will be big and they need much room so not put another one near the ones you have already okra will be big beautiful plants with big flowers on them, i suggest zucchini it is so good you will love this.
Looking good the guys. Yea don't disturb your neighbor...haha. Looks like you are enjoying yourself there. I can not wait to move to Pangasinan Province in the north.
you could try starting sometype of compost area or bin. kitchen waste , lawn clippings and other organic waste is good. get some chickens or fatten up a pig "lechon baboy yummy" you need the animals for fertliser to mix with your compost after a while your garden should produce enough to keep the fertiliser cycle going... our house is on samal island mindanao . we havent made the move to pi yet...................cheers frank and rowena
Coffee first lol then gardening . I grow a lot of stuff best way is to give it a try . some of the new plants if you grow them in the house first you have to harden them to the direct sun light for a few days in the shade out side before planting them in the soil. I grow at home lots of squash five different types lots of garlic and green onions. Tomatoes potatoes egg plants . I also have pear tree two plum trees four apples two avocado trees three lime four orange two banana trees. As you can see I love to garden lol have fun working in the garden its a great enjoyment to work with your hands . Take care have a great week bye for now. Sorry I forgot to introduce myself my name is Bruce
MrTwobears Hey, thanks Bruce and mabuhay. Yeah, the okra we put in a very sunny spot is dying - six plants turning yellow. The sun here was just too much for them. We have dozens of other plants, so I am keeping my fingers crossed.
If you are planning to put a garden bed in the area where they were burning trash make it a raised bed. You don't know what they might have burned there and the soil might be contaminated.
you should consider planting vegetables a month apart meaning plant 3 tomatoes plants this month then next month so u keep getting harvests so u don't end up with a lot one time and bam that's it, organize it so u have harvests of everything every 2-4 weeks
U could you use ur dried malunggay in making a smoothie..just put them in a blender together with bunch of bananas and a little bit of coco water.. yummy..
ned,as far as gardening goes,add alot of seaweed in the mix of dirt,if you want bigger plants....trust me on this one...i'm sure there's alot around you there
oh wow u have a big garden.. i like growing food plants, but never gets to grow em big enough tho.. birds always steal my food plants the minute it begins to sprout
Don't let your plants grow to high or the neighbor is going to chop them down lol jk! Great before and after pics. You both are doing a really good job with your garden. Best of luck to you:)
Epic Vape Thanks Mr. Vape. I was just checking my ego batteries yesterday as I am getting ready to quit smoking again and thought of you. Ick. That sounded kinda creepy....
I have to dig this one video out, and watch it again. I was just wondering, how is this garden doing now? I thought you and Michell did a great job starting this garden.
The beginning of this video got me chuckling Ned, I thought you were taking a leak lol. Great vids, both of you (that's you too Michell), I am a little late to the party according to the dates of these, but what the hell, I found them. Hope to buy you both a dinner there in Dumaguete sometime. Derek from California
Hi Ned and Michelle! I enjoy your videos a lot! I appreciate you style....Your garden looks great! Keep up the great job. Hope to meet you soon, for I am moving to the Philippines in Dec. Take care! Russ
Hello Ned & Michell. :) The veggie garden seems to be coming along fine. Far better luck than what I'm having with mine. I seem to have a knack growing weeds ;P You could use mix that pile of ashes to the soil around your plants. Makes the soil more alkali and ash has nitrates to.
***** A neighbor gave us 200 kilos of rich black soil from a big burn area he had on his property. We mixed it in with the main garden soil and are going to use the leftover to start our compost pile.
Nice.... All you need now are/is (?) some worms. There are African night crawlers for sale from Cebu I think. You can find them on the net. Prices range from P250 to P600/kg.
Looks lush,compared to Northern Thailand,were everything mostly dies during the 6 month[and now with global warming about 8 months],of no rain,desertification is already starting,but it looks so lush there,i am thinking f moving to Bohol,same climate?
Great informative vid's Ned! I was there my second time last May 1st through Sept 15th. I'll be returning for nine months a week from this Saturday. We are getting married as soon as we can apply for the license. How about a little X-nay on the Aradisepay, we don't want it too crowded with Expats over there! LOL! Take care, Bob and Mhel
Philippine Dreams Mhels entire Family and relation get free rent in a gated community. Her girls need to finish college. I myself cannot stand any big city. We will soon be living in Occidental Mindoro where her Family is originally from! Your place looks beautiful! : )
you showed the bottle of gas lol it made me laugh because when I was there the first time I had no idea what that was haa haa its funny when your driving your bike and need gas and buy it out of a coke bottle haa haa
hi Ned and Michelle: enjoy your videos a lot. i am moving to the Philippines soon ,but going there first to get married and coming back to the states , to finish up my retirement papers then moving to the Philippines with my Filipina wife. would like to meet you two some day , I am from Maine but lived in Philippines for 2 1/2 years before a long time ago . we own our home in the Philippines all ready ln Angeles City
Cultivating green beans in old paint trays ? you may start growing another ear out of your forehead, maybe not. The yard looks fantastic, too bad you have to leave all that hard work behind when you find another place. Your landlord struck gold with you and Michelle!
brother youtube will teach u so much about growing things!!!! grow tomatoes man here in Toronto me and my girl have 4 tomatoes plants inside our apartment avocadoes kiwis strawberries lemons mandarins love it! keep growing things man and maybe you should consider having a few chickens man free fresh eggs all the time u can even give or sell the extra!!
Hi Guys,,, good job Ned Michell , the way u plant the CUCUMBER. U have to make a space thesame how u did with the okra ,it's gonna be ORGANIC. That's what I'm thinking to do in 2yrs ,,@u guys doing it together. Ned u better use ur muscle to help her. Keep up the good job (gardening)
Oreoyankees Yeah, we need to pull some of the cuke seedlings out to make more space for the strongest ones. We put up a string trellis today for the green beans which are growing like.... well, green beans.
Aloha all your grass cuttings and food scapes start a compost and use that yoo help your garden about 45 to60 days look up geoff lawton youtube soils good start man i am really liking the direction you guys are going I teach gardening aquaponice worm composting in hawaii and this year thailand pernhhaps i head that way in oct .. goinng to a island siaragoa i think surfing hang out check it out i would like to find a good home base Anyway good luck very cool stuff aloha
Just curious do you have access to coconut palms or date palms use the branches to help give the small plants some shade . Even some camo nets for the first little while will help the little guys. You and Michell have a great day . Hope all the plants make it I just love growning plants it feels good to put food on the table . Bye for now take care. Bruce
MrTwobears Yeah, the plants in one part of the yard that get full on sun are struggling. 90 percent of the yard has mediocre sun at best, which is probalby good.
The most plant used it's tomatoes n chiles, n later lettuce Ned have u have those I have them in 5 glln pots here n there still growing in N. Cal. Next it's chickens but meat chickens or dual purpose chicken. Adios. Hasta la vista señor y señorita she forgot to hug u in cam I'm Use to that lol.
Do yo speak Tagalog? If so, how did you learn and how long did it take you? If not, are you trying to learn it? Did you buy the land and home together or did you buy the land and had the house built? Where did you buy your houseplan if it was built?
Hey Ned i think you would do better to put in raised beds for that type of food by the way i didn't see your truck anywhere did you by chance sell it ? I know you had said it was not used there now ?
Kevin Mount Truck is parked in a locked compound next to the main road. Our street is very narrow at one point, and it can barely scrape by. We don't know what we are doing in the garden, but things are going OK so far. Stay tuned! :)
nice garden Ned and Michel i think that little bug was a millaped we have them in Nailon Bogo are to usally black though or brown hope it all grows will you put shade up for the garden i was something hanging above the garden ?
Your scared of anything the crawls so be careful ok some of those bites arnt good read about it this morning was a spider bite nice garden any was Ned how long before your eating it also how did you proper gate the okra i dont know how you said you put on cotton balls and grew it a bit ?
Wow! Great job! Is there anything better than fried okra? I don't think so. Your repulsion with tomatoes makes me question your humanity. How about scallions? So tasty. Where is your truck? Can I ask how much to buy a scooter like Michell's? If I tend your garden can I live in your shed? Keep up the good work!
Don't burn your yard waste. You can compost them. There are a lot of "how to" videos on youtube. Try to learn about permaculture if you are interested in gardening.
Philippine Dreams The seeds don't need to be started in paper towels you can kill them by too much water or by drying out the towel the trays are a good way to get the seeds started. Get some corn seed sent from the US i don't care for the phil corn its too chewy and no taste. The soil looks thick kinda clay like you get better air and water if the soil is loose. Some plants don't like to be near certain other plants because of the nutrients that are used. Try not to plant the same plants in the same area do a rotation because some plants use more of certain nutrients than other plants and the rotation allows the nutrients to replenish. You might be able to do strawberry if it gets cooler in the winter time. If you do onions or lettuce I think it would be better in a planter since you have a lot of snails or has that started to go down? You could do sweet potatoes in that ground phil eat the young leaves don't rem what it was called and get a pitchfork and shovel you can dig up the potatoes. Your reno. is looking good its a lot of work but the place looks way better. Have you checked your plugs and switches for rust and other signs they are going bad esp since it looks like its very humid or wet.
Me....previously being a row crop farmer... in another life...thinks you guys are on the right track for sure. We just harvested some talong in a micro garden I made out of 55 gallon plastic drum that is self watering! Yum Yum....things sure taste better that you grow! Keep us posted!!!
Beautiful yard. I love the tropical fruit and the exotic sounding malongay tree. A beautiful and healthy place to live.
Super nice job, guys! Looks alot better. I guess everything groes there!
Nicely setup, beautiful garden 👍
very inspiring couple ..
I can’t wait to do the same when I retire for good there in the Land of the Rising Sun my beloved Philippines 🇵🇭 you are doing a great job buddy & I do subscribed in your channel & will follow your journey in your Philippine dream 😉
My wife and I have a super abundance of cucumbers from just six plants. The vines also take up considerable garden space. You may have to thin yours out if they all live. We found a great, simple recipe for refrigerator pickles to store the excess cukes that works well (youtube videos).
377499 Yeah, we are going to see which ones are strongest and cull the smaller ones to make more space. Give em to neighbors or something.
keep those malongays at your backyard. you don't know how powerful that plant is. you guys look so cute together. wish you all the best!
Roberta Rodriguez Yeah, Michell made mangoos today so we are having it in that. I also dry it and put it in my protein shakes every day.
very nice garden, im pinay living in florida and i have my own garden too, just started after xmas of last year. im a new gardener need to learn more about gardening myself also lol!
You did a Great job with the backyard
I love your backyard garden, good luck in your garden.
Love what you've done with the place. Quite the transformation! I've done some gardening over the years in the U.S. and I'd imagine that the P.I. is similar except you'll be growing things year round and expect plants to grow like crazy and be VERY prolific. I know that cucumber plants can be huge producers. Four or five plants will usually sustain the average family. Green beans typically grow like crazy and L O N G runners. There are bush varieties, no telling what you have. Something for them to climb on will be essential or they'll take over. Okra I'm not that familiar with but I'd think you have enough for an army. If your production matches your plants, you'll have a nice cash crop for the local market. Good luck!
Looks like yall doing pretty well with the garden. I guess as long as you see green and not brown.
Looks like Michelle is not a morning person lol . Yard looks great you two . Nice . Have a great day . Aloha
Hi Ned and Michelle
Glad you found some good culture there in Pinas. Living there really will make you appreciate life a bit more, especially living in the states. I go home once a year to stuff my face with all the Pinoy food. Anyway, you commented about the banana tree was chopped down by the workers building your house. For the banana tree once it bears fruit, it automatically shoots a couple of new plants and the main plant starts to die.So that's probably why they chopped it down because it will eventually. Thank for sharing your day with us viewers, I miss it already. Take care
Kona Go LOL - we learned that about the banana tree - It's actually almost ready to harvest again. Thanks, Kona!
Looks like a lot of hard work went into the garden, but it makes the veggies taste all the better. Also my wife is from Oton and they use the mulunguy leaves fresh in soups and other dishes. Please excuse my spelling.
Rich Schwartz Speling dont cownt. Thanks, Rich.
Don't burn the garden waste, use it as fertilizer instead, you just need to store it away from the house (maybe somewhere near the wall to "Toms") for a while until it decomposes
Axischilled83 Yep, we're gonna do that right behind the bodega.
Use the electric outlet for the Jacuzzi you place over the burn pile spot. To avoid birds from pecking your tomatoes, place water bowls near the plants. They are actually going for the moisture, not the fruit.
Glenn McGee Wala tomatoes! I don't like em, and that and ampalaya will not be in our crop rotation. :)
Yo, I like your voice. Thank you very much for sharing your talent and time online.Keep up the good work
very nice to see homesteader in the philippines! nice vid..just subbed
You guys have been doin a lot of work . It looks good .
pmags1331 Thanks, Mags. Yeah, it's hot, sweaty work.
Hi Ned and Michell: What you called Malangai is actually Moringa and is also known as Drumsticks Tree. The 2ft 6" long beans scraped and cut 2" each can be cooked with Beef or Lentils which tenderizes and flavours the beef. Only the pulp is eaten. The therapeutic effect is it dilates narrowed arteries and brings down Blood Pressure almost immediately. It is common in India, Burma, Malaysia and Thailand and I grow 2 large trees 20ft tall in my Perth home. The leaves are added into a traditional Burmese savoury soup with fish paste and dried prawns onion and garlic. It may be crushed in a pestel & mortar for the juice. You have very rich soil full of Sulphate of Potash and compost from centuries of fires and vegetation. The spikey brooms are also used in India and Burma for concrete paths and wet areas. The sticks are the spines of long narrow palm strips. Nice home and good size yards. Best wishes from Perth, Western Australia.
Richard Boudville It's called mulunggay here in the Philippines. It's good for you and super yummy.
Philippine Dreams If you don't mind, what do you do for living? The reason I ask is because I have worked enough, and made decent. May be work for another 5 to 10 years and then would like to move to warm place like south east Asia. But I still want to do something just to keep myself occupied.
Your before and after pictures show the work you have put into it.
My back was hurting just thinking about trying to do the same when I get to Dumaguete.
The results are worth it of course, but if I have a similar yard, I may need to hire someone to help me get everything in order.
You could always hire yourself out as a "gardening consultant" of course....
Al Russell Well, it's a lot easier cuz Michell and I are sharing the work. And I fall seriously short as a gardening consultant. Like I said in the video, I don't really know what I am doing - just doing a lot of google searches and watching other folks putting gardens together on UA-cam. :)
i love your lawn
Good on you, kudos!!!
Hello Ned and hi Mitchell..nice place really..you hve a big lawn..and back yard...i really love gardening..my mum house like jungle swear.. She alone she got pigs..she has a lot of plants..that's why every time I have my holiday..i was wondering how she did it.our neighbors always come and asking for red Chile..the labuyo.hoping i can a house in lot something big as yours.wait the type of soil your in your lot its like sandy..try to put petchay I know that one is easy to grow..why love okra?buy you need to put net..when your vegetables grow coz a lot of bugs and insicts sure they all eat your veggies. Bless you.. Wish you all the best.
I wish i have a big backyard like yours. I love to plants some veggies and some ornamental plants. I suggest you to have a gazebo and some colored lightnings. Looks nice at night. Relax there having a drinks and convo. A small pond perhaps and put some koi fish. Good luck with your gardening and more power to you both :)
baldwin santiago We actually have a small backyard, but it's a nice one. Thanks, Baldwin!
That would be a great yard for my dog! I would have to hire people to come take care of it though. Place is looking great guys!
Cory R Landscape dudes (or dude-ettes) aren't too expensive to hire here.
I do know cucumbers are very sensitive better to plant the seeds where you want them to grow if disturbed they not do so well and transplanting them will disturb them: the green beans if are the climbing type just attach string or wire to the wall and let them climb up the wall the okra will be big and they need much room so not put another one near the ones you have already okra will be big beautiful plants with big flowers on them, i suggest zucchini it is so good you will love this.
Looking good the guys. Yea don't disturb your neighbor...haha. Looks like you are enjoying yourself there. I can not wait to move to Pangasinan Province in the north.
Nice yard!! I wish I have that size of a yard here in Hawaii! Can't wait til I can retire there:-)
you could try starting sometype of compost area or bin. kitchen waste , lawn clippings and other organic waste is good. get some chickens or fatten up a pig "lechon baboy yummy" you need the animals for fertliser to mix with your compost after a while your garden should produce enough to keep the fertiliser cycle going... our house is on samal island mindanao . we havent made the move to pi yet...................cheers frank and rowena
Nice & Cool Place to live in' thanks for sharing mah friend :)
Coffee first lol then gardening . I grow a lot of stuff best way is to give it a try . some of the new plants if you grow them in the house first you have to harden them to the direct sun light for a few days in the shade out side before planting them in the soil. I grow at home lots of squash five different types lots of garlic and green onions. Tomatoes potatoes egg plants . I also have pear tree two plum trees four apples two avocado trees three lime four orange two banana trees.
As you can see I love to garden lol have fun working in the garden its a great enjoyment to work with your hands .
Take care have a great week bye for now.
Sorry I forgot to introduce myself my name is Bruce
MrTwobears Hey, thanks Bruce and mabuhay. Yeah, the okra we put in a very sunny spot is dying - six plants turning yellow. The sun here was just too much for them. We have dozens of other plants, so I am keeping my fingers crossed.
If you are planning to put a garden bed in the area where they were burning trash make it a raised bed. You don't know what they might have burned there and the soil might be contaminated.
you should consider planting vegetables a month apart meaning plant 3 tomatoes plants this month then next month so u keep getting harvests so u don't end up with a lot one time and bam that's it, organize it so u have harvests of everything every 2-4 weeks
U could you use ur dried malunggay in making a smoothie..just put them in a blender together with bunch of bananas and a little bit of coco water.. yummy..
Noi Tuyor Gonna do that today!
ned,as far as gardening goes,add alot of seaweed in the mix of dirt,if you want bigger plants....trust me on this one...i'm sure there's alot around you there
oh wow u have a big garden.. i like growing food plants, but never gets to grow em big enough tho.. birds always steal my food plants the minute it begins to sprout
Don't let your plants grow to high or the neighbor is going to chop them down lol jk! Great before and after pics. You both are doing a really good job with your garden. Best of luck to you:)
Epic Vape Thanks Mr. Vape. I was just checking my ego batteries yesterday as I am getting ready to quit smoking again and thought of you. Ick. That sounded kinda creepy....
I have to dig this one video out, and watch it again. I was just wondering, how is this garden doing now? I thought you and Michell did a great job starting this garden.
The beginning of this video got me chuckling Ned, I thought you were taking a leak lol. Great vids, both of you (that's you too Michell), I am a little late to the party according to the dates of these, but what the hell, I found them. Hope to buy you both a dinner there in Dumaguete sometime. Derek from California
I'll take a push broom, thank you very much.
Hi Ned and Michelle! I enjoy your videos a lot! I appreciate you style....Your garden looks great! Keep up the great job. Hope to meet you soon, for I am moving to the Philippines in Dec. Take care! Russ
Russell Grout Thanks, Russ. Bring me a NVIDEA GTX 670 video card when you come. :)
Philippine Dreams You are kidding right? That thing is super expensive!
Russell Grout How about some outdoor speakers for your loud neighbor! haha
plant Papaya. okra, beans you can plant directly.
Hello Ned & Michell. :) The veggie garden seems to be coming along fine. Far better luck than what I'm having with mine. I seem to have a knack growing weeds ;P
You could use mix that pile of ashes to the soil around your plants. Makes the soil more alkali and ash has nitrates to.
***** A neighbor gave us 200 kilos of rich black soil from a big burn area he had on his property. We mixed it in with the main garden soil and are going to use the leftover to start our compost pile.
Nice.... All you need now are/is (?) some worms. There are African night crawlers for sale from Cebu I think. You can find them on the net. Prices range from P250 to P600/kg.
Looks lush,compared to Northern Thailand,were everything mostly dies during the 6 month[and now with global warming about 8 months],of no rain,desertification is already starting,but it looks so lush there,i am thinking f moving to Bohol,same climate?
make sure to our add some calamansi and lemon grass, those are staples
we have our everytime we need calamansi we just pick some at backyard.
+Jane Suede Calamansi makes EVERYTHING better!!! WOohoo!
Good God, man! Who likes okra? Slimmy terrible stuff! Congratulations on your new garden. It's great that you have a pretty gardener. Enjoy :-)
plant garlic in your beds, good to keep insects down
use the malonggay in chicken soup or fish, try to plant one bed of kamote tops water spinach they 're easy to grow
matalam06 Michell throws it in all our meals and I put em in my protein shakes.
Great informative vid's Ned! I was there my second time last May 1st through Sept 15th. I'll be returning for nine months a week from this Saturday. We are getting married as soon as we can apply for the license. How about a little X-nay on the Aradisepay, we don't want it too crowded with Expats over there! LOL! Take care, Bob and Mhel
Robert Briant Yeah, I am going to start telling guys to move to Manila. Or Cebu.......
Philippine Dreams Mhels entire Family and relation get free rent in a gated community. Her girls need to finish college. I myself cannot stand any big city. We will soon be living in Occidental Mindoro where her Family is originally from! Your place looks beautiful! : )
you showed the bottle of gas lol it made me laugh because when I was there the first time I had no idea what that was haa haa its funny when your driving your bike and need gas and buy it out of a coke bottle haa haa
+Dan Hard Yeah, we keep the bottle filled cuz Michell often forgets to fuel up the RUSI.
hi Ned and Michelle: enjoy your videos a lot. i am moving to the Philippines soon ,but going there first to get married and coming back to the states , to finish up my retirement papers then moving to the Philippines with my Filipina wife. would like to meet you two some day , I am from Maine but lived in Philippines for 2 1/2 years before a long time ago . we own our home in the Philippines all ready ln Angeles City
Robert Silver Wooo-hooo!! Finally, an excuse I can Michell to visit Angeles City!! Thanks, man. Good luck and keep us updated!
all u need there are tomato and melons. looks good.
pat kern Tomatoes? Ick!!
Cultivating green beans in old paint trays ? you may start growing another ear out of your forehead, maybe not. The yard looks fantastic, too bad you have to leave all that hard work behind when you find another place. Your landlord struck gold with you and Michelle!
brother youtube will teach u so much about growing things!!!! grow tomatoes man here in Toronto me and my girl have 4 tomatoes plants inside our apartment avocadoes kiwis strawberries lemons mandarins love it! keep growing things man and maybe you should consider having a few chickens man free fresh eggs all the time u can even give or sell the extra!!
Hi Guys,,, good job Ned Michell , the way u plant the CUCUMBER. U have to make a space thesame how u did with the okra ,it's gonna be ORGANIC. That's what I'm thinking to do in 2yrs ,,@u guys doing it together. Ned u better use ur muscle to help her. Keep up the good job (gardening)
Oreoyankees Yeah, we need to pull some of the cuke seedlings out to make more space for the strongest ones. We put up a string trellis today for the green beans which are growing like.... well, green beans.
Aloha all your grass cuttings and food scapes start a compost and use that yoo help your garden about 45 to60 days look up geoff lawton youtube soils good start man i am really liking the direction you guys are going I teach gardening aquaponice worm composting in hawaii and this year thailand pernhhaps i head that way in oct .. goinng to a island siaragoa i think surfing hang out check it out i would like to find a good home base Anyway good luck very cool stuff aloha
Bobby Burns Thanks, Bobby. We are starting the compost pile tomorrow.
Just curious do you have access to coconut palms or date palms use the branches to help give the small plants some shade . Even some camo nets for the first little while will help the little guys.
You and Michell have a great day . Hope all the plants make it I just love growning plants it feels good to put food on the table .
Bye for now take care.
Bruce
MrTwobears Yeah, the plants in one part of the yard that get full on sun are struggling. 90 percent of the yard has mediocre sun at best, which is probalby good.
Philippine Dreams Might have to vary the plant types next planting some plants love sun others like indirect light or half day of light.
The most plant used it's tomatoes n chiles, n later lettuce Ned have u have those I have them in 5 glln pots here n there still growing in N. Cal. Next it's chickens but meat chickens or dual purpose chicken. Adios. Hasta la vista señor y señorita she forgot to hug u in cam I'm Use to that lol.
Manuel Guillen Chiles sound good - ickey tomatoes not so much.
nice
Do yo speak Tagalog? If so, how did you learn and how long did it take you? If not, are you trying to learn it? Did you buy the land and home together or did you buy the land and had the house built? Where did you buy your houseplan if it was built?
Steve W I know a little bisaya, which is the second most spoken language in the RP. The house is a rental - we don't own it or thea land.
Ned, are you planning on staying there for a long time, I can help you with your garden.
Hahahaha "i wouldent want to disturb my neighbor"
Tom Køster You picked up on that, huh? :)
how about tomato,green onion,pechay,,
Hey Ned i think you would do better to put in raised beds for that type of food
by the way i didn't see your truck anywhere did you by chance sell it ?
I know you had said it was not used there now ?
Kevin Mount Truck is parked in a locked compound next to the main road. Our street is very narrow at one point, and it can barely scrape by. We don't know what we are doing in the garden, but things are going OK so far. Stay tuned! :)
nice garden Ned and Michel i think that little bug was a millaped we have them in Nailon Bogo are to usally black though or brown hope it all grows will you put shade up for the garden i was something hanging above the garden ?
Kriss Bartlett Yeah, millipede. They are all over the place here (the red ones). Saw some HUGE red ones up at Twin Lakes park a few months back.
Your scared of anything the crawls so be careful ok some of those bites arnt good read about it this morning was a spider bite nice garden any was Ned how long before your eating it also how did you proper gate the okra i dont know how you said you put on cotton balls and grew it a bit ?
Wow! Great job! Is there anything better than fried okra? I don't think so. Your repulsion with tomatoes makes me question your humanity. How about scallions? So tasty. Where is your truck? Can I ask how much to buy a scooter like Michell's? If I tend your garden can I live in your shed? Keep up the good work!
Terry Tarbeck Michell's scooter was 20,0000 pesos ($450 USD). Truck is keep in a locked compound further up our road.
Philippine Dreams What happened to locking it in your yard?
burn the trash and spread the ashes.it'll enhance the ground for planting. also use banana skins for fertilizer mulch and fish
Do you have garbage collection?
You don't start carrots you plant them where they are going to grow.
But since this was in 2014 a little late.
Please do NOT use gasoline to start a fire. The result flare up may severly burn you.
Ed Farlinger I'll use a roman candle to start the gas up. SOP here. :)
Google any question
whats the size of the lot
didnt u ever have peanut butter and tomato sandwiches?
pat kern Sacrilege! Mixing tomato (yuck!) with peanut butter!
I suggest trying kiwi it yields so much fruit its not funny and not hard to grow its a wine
Don't burn your yard waste. You can compost them. There are a lot of "how to" videos on youtube.
Try to learn about permaculture if you are interested in gardening.
Ned you going to get into a little solar power
Jim Jimm No plans to get solar. Maybe when we have our own place for fans and brownout backup.
your bahuy is looking good be careful the owner might force you out an move in
That’s funny
Nice place. Do you rent or are you buying?
Kevin Hardin We rent. 10,000 pesos a month.
+ Philippine Dreams Why not built a chickens coop and able to gets fresh eggs daily after all u have ample space.
Do you have an email I can contact you at? I don't see any way to make contact with this youtube format.
where did you buy the seedlings? are nursery common in the philippines?
Batibot étoile We actually bought the seeds and started them in wet paper towels.
Philippine Dreams The seeds don't need to be started in paper towels you can kill them by too much water or by drying out the towel the trays are a good way to get the seeds started. Get some corn seed sent from the US i don't care for the phil corn its too chewy and no taste. The soil looks thick kinda clay like you get better air and water if the soil is loose. Some plants don't like to be near certain other plants because of the nutrients that are used. Try not to plant the same plants in the same area do a rotation because some plants use more of certain nutrients than other plants and the rotation allows the nutrients to replenish. You might be able to do strawberry if it gets cooler in the winter time. If you do onions or lettuce I think it would be better in a planter since you have a lot of snails or has that started to go down? You could do sweet potatoes in that ground phil eat the young leaves don't rem what it was called and get a pitchfork and shovel you can dig up the potatoes. Your reno. is looking good its a lot of work but the place looks way better. Have you checked your plugs and switches for rust and other signs they are going bad esp since it looks like its very humid or wet.
Bush beans don't need trellis and that worm is a snake ....you want worms for the soil but not snakes
my girl says your girl likes okra!!!
Dude you got way too many cucumbers 4-5 plants at most for one family is plenty you will get tired of cucumbers.
Our poor garden is long deceased. :( Thanks, Ricky.