I can see why many TV viewers turn away from mainstream television, when so many ordinary people can put together and post wonderful videos of their living experiences; with hints and advice on almost any subject. Excellent stuff!
Daniel you are a master storyteller which is a great grift in these electronic times. My grandfather, with whom I was raised (in the far west of Ireland) entertained me with mythical stories which really sparked my imagination. This was the 1950s before to etc. Keep up the good work you are keeping a great tradition alive
I'd like to say you are clever, I'm sure you are very clever but you are smart too! Love to watch as I too are living off my land and loving it, hard work yes but oh so satisfying. I too love to re-purpose what ever I can. I use the big water container which when I first moved here I had loads, cut off the bottoms as you say they make a perfect mini green house and I use the cut off bit for little dishes for water or punch holes in and use for mini seed trays. Leaving the handles on they can be put on a string one on top of the other and hung up like a string of onions! Hot water bottles are so much nicer than electric blankets and you can use the water afterwards, oh and my cat know where to sit when I put it in my bed! You are doing such a good job in making growing food attainable to those who haven't been lucky enough to have an influence of older family member like myself and as you stated your granddad, what a thing to be giving that knowledge and be able to use it to feed ourselves from that, priceless. It doesn't have to be complicated or overly expensive with fancy nursery bought stuff, using what you have or what you can find to re-use too is so satisfying and inventive and FUN! Blessing to you and Moss....
Don't know how I missed this one before, but very suited to what I'm trying to do now, a year on from this video's making - that is, trying to grow my own food seriously for the first time (especially in the midst of COVID, but I'd wanted to anyway). You and a few other UA-camrs have indeed been inspiring me. I live in a different climate - the hot and humid southeast US, where tomatoes, squashes, and peppers feel at home but many root veggies or more delicate greens, will languish. Didn't know about "hardening off" the plants, but that makes sense and was helpful to learn. Love the different creations for staging the plants - from the germination blanket to the folding-roof shelter to the plastic "mini-greenhouses". You must be busy from dawn to dusk doing all the work to plant and care for everything! Oh, and Moss is absolutely beautiful - such a sweet smart dog! And I had to laugh at your rooster's name - Elvis! It's perfect! You have great co-stars, even though (especially when?) they don't adhere to script.
I grew up in Northern California, USA. My Dad was an amazing gardener. We were blessed to grow up with lots of fresh fruit and veg. I now live near Las Vegas, NV. Battling the sweltering heat, high winds, bunnies, gophers, and bugs...I’ve had the worst time trying to grow a garden here. I have tried and failed many times over. You’re so clever! Although I may not live in Ireland (I wish), you have the most helpful tips! Thank you!
Having moved to a similar plot on the west coat of ireland,county mayo. We are growing toms,grapes,melons,etc ..in a new polytunnel. The main advantage though is somewhere to shelter from the never ending rain... And the feeling of getting out of the cottage and being able to do something..at least. Just never stops raining.!!! Beautiful place,on the foot of the Ox mountains.. But man,it never stops fecking raining!!!
Beautiful place, beautiful garden. Love your fence. What a peaceful place. Love your puppy, seems so happy. Your whole way of living is so peaceful, breath of fresh air.
Love to have found your channel. I am Icelandic, lived in Ireland for years, but bought a thatched roof cottage from 1700 situated on the isle of Moen, Denmark. I have chickens, dogs and cats and my own vegetable garden. I can see that I can learn a lot from you especially with the veggie garden and building chicken coops etc.
Your gardens look great, I really, really appreciate you showing that growing directly in the earth is still possible. Here in the states it seems nearly everyone thinks you have to build/purchase ALOT of stuff before you can plant anything. Not true, and your gardens illustrate that. I love the recycling and especially seeing the wonderful relationship you and Moss have. I hope your season is abundant in many ways.
Just found your channel a few days ago. Yes no wounder your having a successful garden with all the techniques you incorporated. The water bottles are a great idea. Live in Florida US now different growing season altogether, but did live in Michigan US for 10 years and learned much of what you been talking about. Thanks Love your dog...love the ducks
Very good tips Daniel with recycling your plastic bottles...I wish you could send some of your never ending rain to us in Australia!!! hug to Moss and see you next video...
Tomatos, potatos...lol I start watching this episode. I thought I was not going to finish watching it. It turned out, I did. It got really interesting even though I'm not a gardener or farmer. I like the tips he provides to have a successful harvest. I like how his dog collaborates w him in every episode. Also how he cares for his animals. It's definitely a labor of love. Viva Mossy Bottom!
I bought a wonderwall. Not as expensive as a polytunnel but saves the pigeons eating everything. I live between two lots of dense trees and the pigeons are prolific. Like you it's wet here a lot of the time. I should call my garden mossy bottom. I was self sufficient in veg, fruit and eggs but I moved and am starting again. Not so easy in your 60s 🙀🙀🙀 I made a great table for strawberries looks very professional with netting. Cost zero. Cost in shops £110. I've learnt to be inventive. There is a guy called Patrick who runs ' One yard revolution' on Utube, he is amazing but it's American based so it's lovely to have someone like you this side of the pond.
Hello from New Zealand....I recently found your channel by accident and have thoroughly enjoyed all your videos so far. You are very blessed to have discovered exactly what you want your life to be so early on, the very best of luck and I anxiously await the videos about the cottage. New Zealand is unfortunately a relatively young country and does not have any of theses wonderful old stone cottages in the countryside. Just to help your finances, please turn that horseshoe on the window sill up like the other to make a “ U bucket”....tradition says this holds on to your money whereas upside down like an “n” your money falls out. May be an old wives tales but no harm in trying 🤔 By the way, Moss is adorable and you could probably do a whole video just on his daily antics. Good luck and keep up the good work.
No one said you cant grow without a polytunnel but it sure does help. Our climate benefits from plenty of warmth, if you can shield your plants from the wind and grow all year round. You can pick one up cheap on done deal.ie, it's well worth the expense, without a doubt.
Dear Mossy Bottom, if I were a 'seedling' how I would wish to be nurtured in your garden! HOW WELL THOUGHT OUT! You are an 'extremely' well-organized young man. I have no garden, never did, but you suuuuure make it tempting to try! Your thinking is so, methodical, well-researched, peaceful...as you keep the 'PEACE-FACTOR' foremost in your considerations...you do NOT want to cave to a more materialistic way of doing things or mainstream. You know, the 'bottom-line' is; God LOVES the poor...they are His favorites! They are humble and grateful, and know how to share whatever they have with others. So KUDOS to you for keeping your garden SIMPLE. You will continue to be blessed by it! Moss, soOOooo loves you...a sing of a 'good-hearted' person. God Bless you! You and your attitude, make my day, as it is a 'sign' of the HOPE still left in this complicated world.
It is great to see another person with the view that there is no need for greenhouses/poly tunnels to grow fruit/veg. Although I am on the east coast of Northern Ireland, my veg patches are only forty meters away from the irish sea, so i have the joy of salt spray, I can still grow veg that is pre-seasoned. Great channel, keep up the great work.
As far as I know, he doesn't have drinkable water on his land. He has a natural well and the water is fine for washing and watering plants. I imagine, when he gets the cottage sorted, he will install something to treat the water.
There is an awesome video of a man who put pvc tubes under the ground and built a greenhouse in a very snowy climate in the US and grows tropical plants all year long.
I saw that guy's stuff too! I used to live in Nebraska USA, and the wind and temperature changes are quite intense (we once watched it drop 20 degrees F over dinner, and there were days I could not open my car door if I parked at the wrong angle, due to the wind). The fact that that man could grow tropical fruit in a greenhouse heated only by geothermal heat, while the snow was piled high outside - just amazing! I think his channel is Greenhouse in the Snow?
Always appreciate your information Daniel. I like your calm easy going manner and Moss 's antics as well. Would you consider a video showing us the town you live near and perhaps taking us on a fishing trip with you and Moss? Really enjoyed the "mushing" video.
We are is South Wales and certainly have similar climate challenges. I agree that the bulky veg like kale, beetroot, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, chard, watercress, potatoes, the onion family, including garlic, the root veg, celery strains, oriental veg, spinach family, pumpkins and most fruit bushes and trees are very happy outside even with our chaotic climate. However, I do love my polytunnels and greenhouses for early seed sowing, growing on delicate things like cucumbers, peppers, tom and basil, and also greens that need that extra protection. In autumn the extra protection means I can bring on crops for late autumn and winter. You really ought to invest in one, you can work in there in all weather conditions, sit and read gardening magazines, chill out as you plan you next season crops and as I have done, bring on chicks, guinea pigs and the like...they all love the warm protection of a polytunnel.
Well done Daniel. loved the video. the garden is coming on great. Brilliant to see you're really bedding in to the west of Ireland. Exciting time of year, you're video captures the excitement and fun of growing you're own :)
I’ve watched most if your videos, and admire your work ethic, and wanting to live like we should do, really. After 20 years of moving around a lot through hubbys work, we are in a Norfolk, UK, and gave a nice sized garden with space for our own allotment (although I would love more land for pigs and chickens) .this year we have tomatoes, chilled, peppers, kale, broccoli, sprouts, apples, plums and lots of Tay berries. Courgettes tried in an unworked part of the food area has been very disappointing.
I could watch you all day, love the videos, poly-tunnels are a nightmare, but so useful. Mine all blew away too! Please keep these coming you have no idea how inspiring you are. I just want to come to Ireland! Best wishes x
I absolutely love your animal blooper roll at the end of every video. As an owner of two cats and two dogs, they are constantly checking in on me and seeing what I'm up to. Much love to you and everyone at Mossy Bottom!
We only have a 1/4 acre even though we are surrounded by fields an the council would not let us buy any land so iI have always greminaated seeds in our large kitchen window to start with and then in trays in our front porch. Very successful but now 40 years on I am quite pleased as health sadly prevents us anyway. Since I was just a child my life has been gardens and books to make me happy.Sadly my husband is now badly into Alzheimer’s and I don’t think I can live here much longer so I really enjoy your blogs. x
So thrilled your repurposing your bottles! Love your Moss🐾. Have you thought about hydrophobics? It's so easy n they grow anywhere. Love your channel please v keep it up!
Your right of course however polys give you the opportunity for more variety and early vegies, protection for outside seedlings and tomatoes, fruits. Winter crops of course is another benefit. We have 2 with one now half full of grape vines. I LIKE your outside closhes! A good size tunnel is less than €1k all in and snails will do much of the alge cleaning though of course a little help cleaning every few years is helpful but a little shade also is required in the hight of the summer that the 'clouding' of the plastic gives. The ground up here doesn't really warm up until june-july, a little later here in the hills than the lowlands, then outside growth explodes... about this time of year now... the veggies always make up for lost time but crops like leeks and root veggies need a headstart in our experience. Love 💖
build a good compost heap ask your neighbour for his cow manure and get a hot compost then you propagate seedlings on top of it. Free propagation with zero electricity cost. Gardeners have always done this inside greenhouses.
My favourite you tube channel! I watched this while massaging salt into my wild garlic to do a ferment. This stage usually bores me so watching this was great
@@Romans15.32 I'm in Cornwall, England. If you look up 'lacto ferment' you'll find all the info you need. But basically I just chop veg, add a table spoon of salt per kg of vegetables. Massage it for 10 or 20 minutes to get the liquid out, weigh it down with a jar for 24 hours then close it up for a few weeks then it's ready to eat. It's the cveaoest, most space effective food preservation method I have :)
From my Hungarian experience: I put almost everything directly into freeland and some did not come. But my broccoli, "may-turnips", cabbage, kohlrabi (I tried the translater as my English was ending) all came and was eaten by tiny white flies. I consider a wind resistent greenhouse for plants, which need protection against other eaters. Everyone I spoke to said the tunnels flew away in strong winds.
Hi, as soon as you see the white butterflies around the garden (or before) just cover those plants with fine mesh, but make sure the plants don't touch the mesh or the butterflies can still lay their eggs on them.
I love your videos, the bloopers at the end with the rooster was great! There is a channel you may like to checkout on youtube called One Yard Revolution (I'm pretty sure) It's' in USA and he uses kind of like mini polytunnels, sort of the idea you did with the folding frame. They can be made short to not catch the wind as much, easy to lift off when you want. I think if I had a polytunnel or greenhouse my favorite use would be to go sit in it when it's raining and just hang out with the plants! haha
Ditto on the comment just below. I find that I increasingly prefer YT videos over the material on television. They're much more informative, as well as being entertaining in a way that everyone can relate. Who among us hasn't had a pet that isn't needy for attention? One can almost hear his thoughts: "Now really, who's really the STAR of this show? I thought I'd trained you better than that!" Rather endearing pup, I must say!
Totally agree you will get a better germination if starting in pots. I would say minimum is a cold frame, no point starting early indoors except for beans (tomatoes, peppers) as day length determines germination for many hardy crops and they get leggy too quickly. Charles Dowding believes hardening off for plants is a myth and i have no prob doing without it. Know day lengths required for hardy crops and temperature levels for non hardy. I know you are trying to be natural but if you want a poly tunnel a 3x2 metre will cost at most £150, get some strong posts and wire and secure the darn thing - you have 14k subscribers, crowd fund for £200. Go for more if wanting bigger but don't miss out thick wooden fence posts, fence post banger if required, u shaped nails (25mm my male partner likes) and some thick (plastic coated) wire! Repeat for clear plastic greenhouse at around £600 (work out different securing system, definately have strong wire guy ropes and very deep ground pegs with tension screws) - you have 14K subscribers!!!!!!!!! For those wishing to remain natural - crop covers are going to be your biggest expense for fruit and brassicas (go for perennial/perpetualbrassicas to cut down on need). My last two penneth - don't get an allotment and do this as every known pest to edible crops know where they are! Good luck all and boutiful harvests :)
So much wisdom. Watching 3 years after this video was made I am wondering about how you have developed and changed things over that period of time. That would make an excellent video for the novices out there, showing you yourself growing as a gardener and permaculturist. I wonder how perennial veggies are fitting in e.g. are you using giant perennial kales that can be harvested year round and can also be a windbreak around more delicate crops, as well as surviving the slugs that your ducks miss. Love your videos as usual xx
One problem with polytunnels and greenhouses is you have to water a lot more, also the temperature variation is huge during sunny periods. If you have a few days away it can cause havoc!
Given your outlook and your chosen lifestyle coupled with enough of these videos after a few years of living this life, you will have the making of a very entertaining book. Keep that thought.
Found you this morning. And I was just asking myself if I needed to get a polytunnel. Great timing on finding you. I also subscribed, hoping to learn a lot from you. Buy for now from Tennessee, USA.🇺🇸
The bugs, birds and animals will get them. Our ancestors just over-planted to feed the predators too. Use cheap rolls of sheet plastic, tape, and saplings to make some greenhouses.
Hello from Southern Spain. Love the show. Very keen on proposed compost show. Our climates are disparate but any cool tips on how to preserve compost here on the cheep would be very much appreciated. I have tried deep dig pit, worked well. But ground level harder. Have keyhole in construction and a hugelculter (which I´m sure looks like a grave), but smallish garden cant do big structures.
In the North of England, with cooler conditions the advantage of the poly tunnel is that it can be used to grow much earlier salad crops, so that you can have salad in spring. It is also great for early carrots and you can have crops of strawberries a month early - although you have to put the strawberries outside by the end of May otherwise it is too hot for them. The other crop that grows far better is tomatoes. If you are on an allotment and there are lots of growers of potatoes nearby there is a high risk of blight late summer, just as your tomatoes reach their peak - this can kill tomatoes in a week. Blight is spread by spores that land on the leaves during rain. If you're in a polytunnel the tomatoes are protected. The downside of poly tunnels is that the watering need means a lot of work - and in the summer, even in Northern England, the inside temperature soars into the 30sC/upper 80sF, so you need to have as much ventilation as you can.
I live in Australia in a cool climate but have warm summers still working out what is best for my area in the cool months but you give me hope . Ps would love to see how the cottage is coming along.
You seem to be doing quite well growing all kinds of food! Wow! Great job on your propagator! That’s an amazing little greenhouse! You have learned so much! I never knew that abound root-bound plants! I should’ve known you would have a bunch of slugs & snails! I lived on very wet land & we had loads of them in New England. Our plastic can have BPA. 😂 Moss’s new hat! Good to learn you are rotating crops!
Years ago when we were young the next to us would let my husband get loads of sheep manure from under his shearing sheds and that built up our ground which was just clay
You're teasing us now regarding the cottage, lol. Loved the propogator idea and the hot houses for fruit and veggies, plus Moss photo bombing and Elvis with his dawn chorus! Great educational video with everything easy on the eye, lol. You have a lovely gentle vibe. Any update on the ducks esp. Nugget? Do you follow Justin Rhodes? I give him credit for my permaculture roving in my garden. Grow toms. spuds, onions, strawberries, currants and Rhubarb so far. Have to knock a Ecalyptus tree as it's shading everything. On the other side, is my perfumed garden with honeysuckle, peonies, jasmine , lilac, lavender and a row of aromatic herbs. I have a small walled garden but it's jamming! Props to you for all you've achieved on your homestead. Have to think about merchandise so that we can contribute in any small way. Moss would be a great eye catcher! Like the Arms homestead, their goat herder photo bombs all the time. Clearly loves his human, as does Moss.
I love the idea of the bottles. I'm watching you in New Zealand and have a terrible time with slugs( I have planted a crop of seedlings, only to come back in the morning....and theres no evidence of a single plant) I will definitely try this. Thank you.
put bear in bowles along edge of your garden for slugs put line of lime all around perimitre as well bet that help wit slugs bear get rid them old trick but true the all love a party free beer
I can see why many TV viewers turn away from mainstream television, when so many ordinary people can put together and post wonderful videos of their living experiences; with hints and advice on almost any subject. Excellent stuff!
Exactly the reason I rarely watch television. UA-cam is full of interesting video's to watch.
I went without a TV for months when mine went up depending on everything interesting here on UA-cam, I still prefer this to TV.
Haven't watched telly for many years. Never miss it.
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Moss is so cute. He adores you, I love how much he loves affection. Such a good boy.
Daniel you are a master storyteller which is a great grift in these electronic times. My grandfather, with whom I was raised (in the far west of Ireland) entertained me with mythical stories which really sparked my imagination. This was the 1950s before to etc.
Keep up the good work you are keeping a great tradition alive
When can we see the work you have done to the cottage 👍great video
That is so sweet how Moss is with you
Just sat down with a cup of tea and breakfast and this video popped up ... What a time to be alive! 😂🙌🏼
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I'd like to say you are clever, I'm sure you are very clever but you are smart too! Love to watch as I too are living off my land and loving it, hard work yes but oh so satisfying. I too love to re-purpose what ever I can. I use the big water container which when I first moved here I had loads, cut off the bottoms as you say they make a perfect mini green house and I use the cut off bit for little dishes for water or punch holes in and use for mini seed trays. Leaving the handles on they can be put on a string one on top of the other and hung up like a string of onions! Hot water bottles are so much nicer than electric blankets and you can use the water afterwards, oh and my cat know where to sit when I put it in my bed! You are doing such a good job in making growing food attainable to those who haven't been lucky enough to have an influence of older family member like myself and as you stated your granddad, what a thing to be giving that knowledge and be able to use it to feed ourselves from that, priceless. It doesn't have to be complicated or overly expensive with fancy nursery bought stuff, using what you have or what you can find to re-use too is so satisfying and inventive and FUN! Blessing to you and Moss....
Don't know how I missed this one before, but very suited to what I'm trying to do now, a year on from this video's making - that is, trying to grow my own food seriously for the first time (especially in the midst of COVID, but I'd wanted to anyway). You and a few other UA-camrs have indeed been inspiring me. I live in a different climate - the hot and humid southeast US, where tomatoes, squashes, and peppers feel at home but many root veggies or more delicate greens, will languish. Didn't know about "hardening off" the plants, but that makes sense and was helpful to learn. Love the different creations for staging the plants - from the germination blanket to the folding-roof shelter to the plastic "mini-greenhouses". You must be busy from dawn to dusk doing all the work to plant and care for everything!
Oh, and Moss is absolutely beautiful - such a sweet smart dog! And I had to laugh at your rooster's name - Elvis! It's perfect! You have great co-stars, even though (especially when?) they don't adhere to script.
I grew up in Northern California, USA. My Dad was an amazing gardener. We were blessed to grow up with lots of fresh fruit and veg. I now live near Las Vegas, NV. Battling the sweltering heat, high winds, bunnies, gophers, and bugs...I’ve had the worst time trying to grow a garden here. I have tried and failed many times over. You’re so clever! Although I may not live in Ireland (I wish), you have the most helpful tips! Thank you!
Oh I loved it when you put the seedling cover on Moss's head!
Having moved to a similar plot on the west coat of ireland,county mayo.
We are growing toms,grapes,melons,etc ..in a new polytunnel.
The main advantage though is somewhere to shelter from the never ending rain...
And the feeling of getting out of the cottage and being able to do something..at least.
Just never stops raining.!!!
Beautiful place,on the foot of the Ox mountains..
But man,it never stops fecking raining!!!
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Beautiful place, beautiful garden. Love your fence. What a peaceful place. Love your puppy, seems so happy. Your whole way of living is so peaceful, breath of fresh air.
Love to have found your channel. I am Icelandic, lived in Ireland for years, but bought a thatched roof cottage from 1700 situated on the isle of Moen, Denmark. I have chickens, dogs and cats and my own vegetable garden. I can see that I can learn a lot from you especially with the veggie garden and building chicken coops etc.
Hello from Chestertown Me USA love your videos. Keep your dream for your cottage. It will be worth it to restore it.
Great lifestyle for a dog
Your gardens look great, I really, really appreciate you showing that growing directly in the earth is still possible. Here in the states it seems nearly everyone thinks you have to build/purchase ALOT of stuff before you can plant anything. Not true, and your gardens illustrate that. I love the recycling and especially seeing the wonderful relationship you and Moss have. I hope your season is abundant in many ways.
the copper tape round the plastic bottle trick is an absolute brainwave, I will definitely be giving it a go this spring, thankyou!
Just found your channel a few days ago. Yes no wounder your having a successful garden with all the techniques you incorporated. The water bottles are a great idea.
Live in Florida US now different growing season altogether, but did live in Michigan US for 10 years and learned much of what you been talking about. Thanks
Love your dog...love the ducks
Very good tips Daniel with recycling your plastic bottles...I wish you could send some of your never ending rain to us in Australia!!! hug to Moss and see you next video...
I'm loving the outtakes at the end !!
gem colstan Yes, I so enjoy the outtakes 🤣
The containers around the plants - containing the water - genius
Gonna take a page outta your book: you're such an awesome yet gentle soul!
Tomatos, potatos...lol I start watching this episode. I thought I was not going to finish watching it. It turned out, I did. It got really interesting even though I'm not a gardener or farmer. I like the tips he provides to have a successful harvest. I like how his dog collaborates w him in every episode. Also how he cares for his animals. It's definitely a labor of love. Viva Mossy Bottom!
I bought a wonderwall. Not as expensive as a polytunnel but saves the pigeons eating everything. I live between two lots of dense trees and the pigeons are prolific. Like you it's wet here a lot of the time. I should call my garden mossy bottom. I was self sufficient in veg, fruit and eggs but I moved and am starting again. Not so easy in your 60s 🙀🙀🙀 I made a great table for strawberries looks very professional with netting. Cost zero. Cost in shops £110. I've learnt to be inventive.
There is a guy called Patrick who runs ' One yard revolution' on Utube, he is amazing but it's American based so it's lovely to have someone like you this side of the pond.
I've watched so many videos on growing vegetables but this one was incredibly helpful!! Thank you :)
Hello from New Zealand....I recently found your channel by accident and have thoroughly enjoyed all your videos so far. You are very blessed to have discovered exactly what you want your life to be so early on, the very best of luck and I anxiously await the videos about the cottage. New Zealand is unfortunately a relatively young country and does not have any of theses wonderful old stone cottages in the countryside.
Just to help your finances, please turn that horseshoe on the window sill up like the other to make a “ U bucket”....tradition says this holds on to your money whereas upside down like an “n” your money falls out. May be an old wives tales but no harm in trying 🤔 By the way, Moss is adorable and you could probably do a whole video just on his daily antics. Good luck and keep up the good work.
How to get to mossy bottom from Boyle. Love to see cottage
Been trying to grow veggies outside for a few years now. Still, learned a lot. Inspired too. Yeeh, sowing season just started! Thank you.
I Just find the character of Daniel so hopeful..you can be calm and balanced! And that other character called Moss! What a great relationship!
The outtakes are brilliant! 🤣
I swear, I have watched the crows hop up my rows and pull every seedling out, without stopping - as if they were doing it just for fun!
No one said you cant grow without a polytunnel but it sure does help. Our climate benefits from plenty of warmth, if you can shield your plants from the wind and grow all year round. You can pick one up cheap on done deal.ie, it's well worth the expense, without a doubt.
I have been using all sizes of plastic bottles for years now👍
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Cheers from California🇺🇸🥂
I’m located in Palm Springs. What part of CA are you at?
Good to see you again so soon
Brilliant message ....simple with seeds and plastic bottles,
Dear Mossy Bottom, if I were a 'seedling' how I would wish to be nurtured in your garden! HOW WELL THOUGHT OUT! You are an 'extremely' well-organized young man. I have no garden, never did, but you suuuuure make it tempting to try! Your thinking is so, methodical, well-researched, peaceful...as you keep the 'PEACE-FACTOR' foremost in your considerations...you do NOT want to cave to a more materialistic way of doing things or mainstream. You know, the 'bottom-line' is; God LOVES the poor...they are His favorites! They are humble and grateful, and know how to share whatever they have with others. So KUDOS to you for keeping your garden SIMPLE. You will continue to be blessed by it! Moss, soOOooo loves you...a sing of a 'good-hearted' person. God Bless you! You and your attitude, make my day, as it is a 'sign' of the HOPE still left in this complicated world.
It is great to see another person with the view that there is no need for greenhouses/poly tunnels to grow fruit/veg. Although I am on the east coast of Northern Ireland, my veg patches are only forty meters away from the irish sea, so i have the joy of salt spray, I can still grow veg that is pre-seasoned. Great channel, keep up the great work.
As far as I know, he doesn't have drinkable water on his land. He has a natural well and the water is fine for washing and watering plants. I imagine, when he gets the cottage sorted, he will install something to treat the water.
There is an awesome video of a man who put pvc tubes under the ground and built a greenhouse in a very snowy climate in the US and grows tropical plants all year long.
I saw that guy's stuff too! I used to live in Nebraska USA, and the wind and temperature changes are quite intense (we once watched it drop 20 degrees F over dinner, and there were days I could not open my car door if I parked at the wrong angle, due to the wind). The fact that that man could grow tropical fruit in a greenhouse heated only by geothermal heat, while the snow was piled high outside - just amazing! I think his channel is Greenhouse in the Snow?
Always appreciate your information Daniel. I like your calm easy going manner and Moss 's antics as well. Would you consider a video showing us the town you live near and perhaps taking us on a fishing trip with you and Moss? Really enjoyed the "mushing" video.
what a beautiful dog.
We are is South Wales and certainly have similar climate challenges. I agree that the bulky veg like kale, beetroot, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, chard, watercress, potatoes, the onion family, including garlic, the root veg, celery strains, oriental veg, spinach family, pumpkins and most fruit bushes and trees are very happy outside even with our chaotic climate. However, I do love my polytunnels and greenhouses for early seed sowing, growing on delicate things like cucumbers, peppers, tom and basil, and also greens that need that extra protection. In autumn the extra protection means I can bring on crops for late autumn and winter. You really ought to invest in one, you can work in there in all weather conditions, sit and read gardening magazines, chill out as you plan you next season crops and as I have done, bring on chicks, guinea pigs and the like...they all love the warm protection of a polytunnel.
Elvis the cockerel is living up to his name :D
Well done Daniel. loved the video. the garden is coming on great. Brilliant to see you're really bedding in to the west of Ireland.
Exciting time of year, you're video captures the excitement and fun of growing you're own :)
I think Elvis might be a candidate for the stock pot? ha ha! All vert sound advice! Thank you
Thank you for all the useful ideas and information!
I’ve watched most if your videos, and admire your work ethic, and wanting to live like we should do, really. After 20 years of moving around a lot through hubbys work, we are in a Norfolk, UK, and gave a nice sized garden with space for our own allotment (although I would love more land for pigs and chickens) .this year we have tomatoes, chilled, peppers, kale, broccoli, sprouts, apples, plums and lots of Tay berries. Courgettes tried in an unworked part of the food area has been very disappointing.
I could watch you all day, love the videos, poly-tunnels are a nightmare, but so useful. Mine all blew away too! Please keep these coming you have no idea how inspiring you are. I just want to come to Ireland! Best wishes x
The outtakes.... so funny. :)
I absolutely love your animal blooper roll at the end of every video. As an owner of two cats and two dogs, they are constantly checking in on me and seeing what I'm up to. Much love to you and everyone at Mossy Bottom!
We only have a 1/4 acre even though we are surrounded by fields an the council would not let us buy any land so iI have always greminaated seeds in our large kitchen window to start with and then in trays in our front porch. Very successful but now 40 years on I am quite pleased as health sadly prevents us anyway. Since I was just a child my life has been gardens and books to make me happy.Sadly my husband is now badly into Alzheimer’s and I don’t think I can live here much longer so I really enjoy your blogs. x
So thrilled your repurposing your bottles! Love your Moss🐾. Have you thought about hydrophobics? It's so easy n they grow anywhere. Love your channel please v keep it up!
Your right of course however polys give you the opportunity for more variety and early vegies, protection for outside seedlings and tomatoes, fruits. Winter crops of course is another benefit. We have 2 with one now half full of grape vines.
I LIKE your outside closhes!
A good size tunnel is less than €1k all in and snails will do much of the alge cleaning though of course a little help cleaning every few years is helpful but a little shade also is required in the hight of the summer that the 'clouding' of the plastic gives.
The ground up here doesn't really warm up until june-july, a little later here in the hills than the lowlands, then outside growth explodes... about this time of year now... the veggies always make up for lost time but crops like leeks and root veggies need a headstart in our experience.
Love 💖
build a good compost heap ask your neighbour for his cow manure and get a hot compost then you propagate seedlings on top of it. Free propagation with zero electricity cost. Gardeners have always done this inside greenhouses.
Absolutely brill video.We also reuse all our plastic.Going to visit a garden next wk with greenhouse made from plastic bottles.
absolutely love the blooper-reel 😂
I love your videos and wish there were more. Thank you and best of wishes to you and Mossy.
Really injoy your channel ❤️ thanks for sharing!!!
Your life like a SHAUN THE SHEEP veryhappy and love it
Lots of useful information. Thanks.
A polytunnell will extend the growing season and may also keep some pests at bay. Other than that of course you can. 👍
My favourite you tube channel! I watched this while massaging salt into my wild garlic to do a ferment. This stage usually bores me so watching this was great
Massaging salt into your wild garlic to ferment? Would love to hear of this procedure. Where are you located?
@@Romans15.32 I'm in Cornwall, England. If you look up 'lacto ferment' you'll find all the info you need. But basically I just chop veg, add a table spoon of salt per kg of vegetables. Massage it for 10 or 20 minutes to get the liquid out, weigh it down with a jar for 24 hours then close it up for a few weeks then it's ready to eat. It's the cveaoest, most space effective food preservation method I have :)
@@Nnnmmamam thank you so much we make a few different ferments annually mostly bavarian kraut.
@@Nnnmmamam I need to additionally say ~ you live near the wonderful HELIGAN TROLL. I would love to visit him someday.
Wow! Great ideas! 👍 great twig fence! Did that at the edge of our porch, love it!
Very happy to see an update - interesting hard work but in years to come the results will shine Best wishes
We always grew veg out side no polly tunnel in my youth.
Great video. Thank you for the tips. I'm looking forward to your compost video. I'm looking at starting one up 👍🌞👍
From my Hungarian experience: I put almost everything directly into freeland and some did not come. But my broccoli, "may-turnips", cabbage, kohlrabi (I tried the translater as my English was ending) all came and was eaten by tiny white flies. I consider a wind resistent greenhouse for plants, which need protection against other eaters. Everyone I spoke to said the tunnels flew away in strong winds.
Hi, as soon as you see the white butterflies around the garden (or before) just cover those plants with fine mesh, but make sure the plants don't touch the mesh or the butterflies can still lay their eggs on them.
I love your videos, the bloopers at the end with the rooster was great! There is a channel you may like to checkout on youtube called One Yard Revolution (I'm pretty sure) It's' in USA and he uses kind of like mini polytunnels, sort of the idea you did with the folding frame. They can be made short to not catch the wind as much, easy to lift off when you want. I think if I had a polytunnel or greenhouse my favorite use would be to go sit in it when it's raining and just hang out with the plants! haha
Agree so do much.Live in Leitrim and grow everything outside.
Ditto on the comment just below. I find that I increasingly prefer YT videos over the material on television. They're much more informative, as well as being entertaining in a way that everyone can relate. Who among us hasn't had a pet that isn't needy for attention? One can almost hear his thoughts: "Now really, who's really the STAR of this show? I thought I'd trained you better than that!" Rather endearing pup, I must say!
Totally agree you will get a better germination if starting in pots. I would say minimum is a cold frame, no point starting early indoors except for beans (tomatoes, peppers) as day length determines germination for many hardy crops and they get leggy too quickly. Charles Dowding believes hardening off for plants is a myth and i have no prob doing without it. Know day lengths required for hardy crops and temperature levels for non hardy. I know you are trying to be natural but if you want a poly tunnel a 3x2 metre will cost at most £150, get some strong posts and wire and secure the darn thing - you have 14k subscribers, crowd fund for £200. Go for more if wanting bigger but don't miss out thick wooden fence posts, fence post banger if required, u shaped nails (25mm my male partner likes) and some thick (plastic coated) wire! Repeat for clear plastic greenhouse at around £600 (work out different securing system, definately have strong wire guy ropes and very deep ground pegs with tension screws) - you have 14K subscribers!!!!!!!!! For those wishing to remain natural - crop covers are going to be your biggest expense for fruit and brassicas (go for perennial/perpetualbrassicas to cut down on need). My last two penneth - don't get an allotment and do this as every known pest to edible crops know where they are! Good luck all and boutiful harvests :)
Great video, you have done a huge amount of work. Your land looks wonderful.
Seattle here. Similar weather ? Happy to see you,
That thing looks dangerous boi . mind it when it rains & all gets wet. Bloody hell!
So much wisdom. Watching 3 years after this video was made I am wondering about how you have developed and changed things over that period of time. That would make an excellent video for the novices out there, showing you yourself growing as a gardener and permaculturist. I wonder how perennial veggies are fitting in e.g. are you using giant perennial kales that can be harvested year round and can also be a windbreak around more delicate crops, as well as surviving the slugs that your ducks miss. Love your videos as usual xx
One problem with polytunnels and greenhouses is you have to water a lot more, also the temperature variation is huge during sunny periods. If you have a few days away it can cause havoc!
Lol. Brilliant rooster timing.
The happiest dog in Ireland !
Thanks for all the great gardening tips.
Given your outlook and your chosen lifestyle coupled with enough of these videos after a few years of living this life, you will have the making of a very entertaining book. Keep that thought.
Found you this morning. And I was just asking myself if I needed to get a polytunnel. Great timing on finding you. I also subscribed, hoping to learn a lot from you. Buy for now from Tennessee, USA.🇺🇸
The bugs, birds and animals will get them. Our ancestors just over-planted to feed the predators too. Use cheap rolls of sheet plastic, tape, and saplings to make some greenhouses.
Good advice and ideas thanks.
Lovely dog too!
I’m sorry - I couldn’t hear you over the cuteness of your dog 😍😘🐶
Inspiring video.
Loving your propagator thought of doing this.Thanks do much for sharing.
Great veggie growing tips. Moss is such a beautiful dog! 🐶
Hello from Southern Spain. Love the show. Very keen on proposed compost show. Our climates are disparate but any cool tips on how to preserve compost here on the cheep would be very much appreciated. I have tried deep dig pit, worked well. But ground level harder. Have keyhole in construction and a hugelculter (which I´m sure looks like a grave), but smallish garden cant do big structures.
I'm out now but can't wait to watch this to night when I have a bit of time.
My Dad grew tomatoes in a small home made framework covered in polythene, about the size of a bureau
Great video! I enjoy watching- from Boston Mass
In the North of England, with cooler conditions the advantage of the poly tunnel is that it can be used to grow much earlier salad crops, so that you can have salad in spring. It is also great for early carrots and you can have crops of strawberries a month early - although you have to put the strawberries outside by the end of May otherwise it is too hot for them. The other crop that grows far better is tomatoes. If you are on an allotment and there are lots of growers of potatoes nearby there is a high risk of blight late summer, just as your tomatoes reach their peak - this can kill tomatoes in a week. Blight is spread by spores that land on the leaves during rain. If you're in a polytunnel the tomatoes are protected. The downside of poly tunnels is that the watering need means a lot of work - and in the summer, even in Northern England, the inside temperature soars into the 30sC/upper 80sF, so you need to have as much ventilation as you can.
If u want to keep plants warm at night, put limestone around the base of each plant.
I live in Australia in a cool climate but have warm summers still working out what is best for my area in the cool months but you give me hope . Ps would love to see how the cottage is coming along.
You seem to be doing quite well growing all kinds of food! Wow! Great job on your propagator! That’s an amazing little greenhouse! You have learned so much! I never knew that abound root-bound plants! I should’ve known you would have a bunch of slugs & snails! I lived on very wet land & we had loads of them in New England. Our plastic can have BPA. 😂 Moss’s new hat! Good to learn you are rotating crops!
I love the electric blanket idea...
Did not know I can geminate seeds in a dark location...
Very helpful!
Some great pointers here. Will be keeping an eye on your channel as recently got an allotment.
Nice! You and your videos are exceptional! Keep 'em coming 👍
Years ago when we were young the next to us would let my husband get loads of sheep manure from under his shearing sheds and that built up our ground which was just clay
You're teasing us now regarding the cottage, lol. Loved the propogator idea and the hot houses for fruit and veggies, plus Moss photo bombing and Elvis with his dawn chorus! Great educational video with everything easy on the eye, lol. You have a lovely gentle vibe. Any update on the ducks esp. Nugget? Do you follow Justin Rhodes? I give him credit for my permaculture roving in my garden. Grow toms. spuds, onions, strawberries, currants and Rhubarb so far. Have to knock a Ecalyptus tree as it's shading everything. On the other side, is my perfumed garden with honeysuckle, peonies, jasmine , lilac, lavender and a row of aromatic herbs. I have a small walled garden but it's jamming! Props to you for all you've achieved on your homestead. Have to think about merchandise so that we can contribute in any small way. Moss would be a great eye catcher! Like the Arms homestead, their goat herder photo bombs all the time. Clearly loves his human, as does Moss.
Well said in the first 18 seconds !! ;) (..and all that time watering as we all know..)
Another great Video, thank you for your Uploads! I´m always looking forward to them :-)
I love the idea of the bottles. I'm watching you in New Zealand and have a terrible time with slugs( I have planted a crop of seedlings, only to come back in the morning....and theres no evidence of a single plant) I will definitely try this. Thank you.
Ducks love slugs!
put bear in bowles along edge of your garden for slugs put line of lime all around perimitre as well bet that help wit slugs bear get rid them old trick but true the all love a party free beer