Inspiring Food Forest Tour - Turning a Grass Paddock into an Edible Oasis!

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  • @TheKiwiGrower
    @TheKiwiGrower  Рік тому +27

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    Thanks everyone for watching and for your continued support! Happy gardening and have a great rest of the year :)
    -Kalem

    • @gaytridewangan4512
      @gaytridewangan4512 Рік тому +1

      My garden is my therapist it is so good there that I can spend hours and hours❤❤ big fan bro

    • @yilengyang3325
      @yilengyang3325 Рік тому

      Hi I just asking do you have any finger lime can you send me some seeds I will send you money

    • @funkblack
      @funkblack Рік тому

      @@yilengyang3325 Seeds would be useless. You need a scion for grafting.

    • @funkblack
      @funkblack Рік тому

      I've watched your old coconut sprouting video from years ago. Do you still got that tree?

    • @saurabhkashyap1335
      @saurabhkashyap1335 8 місяців тому

      I just clicked the video and it ended in no time.. 😮

  • @spockster202
    @spockster202 10 місяців тому +18

    Such amazing, informative and inspiring videos Kalem. I’m 69 years young and getting stronger everyday to care for our 8 acre farm on the big island. Your food forest is so diverse and lush. Mahalos and blessings. 😎🌴🌿🌺💐🥭🥝🥥

  • @just_outsideiru
    @just_outsideiru Рік тому +41

    I’ve been watching you for almost 3 years and because of you I've started growing all sorts of weird stuff,clementines, dragon fruit, mangos, oak trees, kiwis, apples, grapes, you name it. You’ve made a big impact on my life, every video i look forward too keep up the great work and keep on making amazing videos thank you. :)

  • @assafcohen3173
    @assafcohen3173 Рік тому +7

    This channel is pure calmness.

  • @barbwells5605
    @barbwells5605 Рік тому +18

    Your 'blue ribbon ' gardens are like seeing The Garden of Eden! I am so impressed!! You've done a magnificent thing!! Thank you so much for sharing!

  • @marisaphoenix1893
    @marisaphoenix1893 2 місяці тому +1

    Would love another food forest video (full pong tour) 🙏🏼

  • @handelhan7264
    @handelhan7264 Рік тому +26

    What a great farm and garden!❤

  • @felinetherapy4782
    @felinetherapy4782 Рік тому +32

    Just stunning. Amazed at what you produce and love your animals!

  • @brendancull
    @brendancull Рік тому +40

    So cool to see your food forest developing! I always love to see what you're growing. I followed your directions / advice for stratifying peach seeds and have my fingers crossed the seeds will survive the winter (it's a bit borderline for peaches here). A fun experiment. Your place looks gorgeous!

  • @fibi8346
    @fibi8346 8 місяців тому +4

    Thank you, love the layout of multiple diverse islands. I find this more aesthetically exciting than rows.

  • @jonaseckardt4952
    @jonaseckardt4952 8 місяців тому +1

    You Inspire Me!❤😊

  • @aerthman
    @aerthman Рік тому +4

    Rest assured, you’re appreciated by many. Wow, so much growth

  • @rebeccah.5096
    @rebeccah.5096 Рік тому +3

    You live in a paradise, mate! I'm so jealous! Greetings from Berlin. 😊

  • @dougs_urbanfarm
    @dougs_urbanfarm Рік тому +12

    Looks great, its amazing how fast you can transform a piece of land. Eight years and 250 fruit trees has transformed my block.

  • @veiragumintang9435
    @veiragumintang9435 Рік тому +3

    Beautiful garden and adorable cat ❤

  • @jonobuckley
    @jonobuckley Рік тому +3

    Yeah bro gardening is soooo good for the mental health! Love gardening and seeing what works and what doesnt!

  • @teresasuderman2199
    @teresasuderman2199 9 місяців тому +1

    I can't believe how many things that you grow that I have never heard of. God has really made such an amazing diverse world.

  • @em_pen
    @em_pen Рік тому +18

    I've loved watching your garden grow over the years :) It's looking AMAZING!

  • @benburns5995
    @benburns5995 Рік тому +6

    Hi Kalem, every time I see your garden it makes me think of the Garden of Eden from the Bible. It is amazing to see all of the unusual fruits that you can grow there. The cut Celery in all the different colors looked like a real work of art. Surprised the bugs don't eat the celery but it looks really fresh and beautiful. The Pink or Red Pineapple sounds very interesting and I'm sure they taste awesome being home grown. The plant that looked like Artichokes with the Purple flowers seemed to really flourish well in the environment in New Zealand. Best wishes as you enter the Summer season down in New Zealand.

  • @Urbanfishing05
    @Urbanfishing05 Рік тому +1

    If you haven’t yet you should consider adding a Lowquat tree, super easy to grow from seed and the fruit is amazing

  • @jeaninegibbonsart2939
    @jeaninegibbonsart2939 Рік тому

    Love the idea of thorning up the trunks of trees to stop the possums... we get hammered in the sounds, even with a fort Knox fence..I might just try that with good old blackberry or bush lawyer.

  • @Holymn
    @Holymn Рік тому +14

    The cat in the video for me is the win! ❤ well done on your garden!

  • @Pengalen
    @Pengalen Рік тому +1

    You are so fortunate to have such a nice space of land to grow your wonderful garden and raise your sheep.

  • @greenhillsparadise
    @greenhillsparadise Рік тому +5

    Love this video!!! ❤

  • @aquarius1000
    @aquarius1000 3 місяці тому

    New subscriber here. I was looking for a video on the ice cream bean and caught a video of yours from 12 years ago. You seemed like such a sincere young person with a genuine appreciation for nature that I was curious if you had retained your essence 12 years later. You certainly have and what a wonderful food forest you have created that supports you and the environment. Thanks for sharing these amazing tours and information with us. I hope you stay blessed.

  • @jillgerardi4740
    @jillgerardi4740 9 місяців тому +2

    So beautiful! I just discovered your page while searching for growing peaches from seed and I can already tel I will be binge-watching your channel! Wonderful content and I love the island design with grass walkways of your food forest ❤

    • @TheKiwiGrower
      @TheKiwiGrower  9 місяців тому +1

      Thanks so much, and welcome to the channel! :)

  • @decembercat8524
    @decembercat8524 Рік тому +3

    Yay new video!

  • @N.N-Dimethyltryptamine
    @N.N-Dimethyltryptamine Рік тому +4

    Hey Kalem, so nice to hear from you! Your forest looks better than ever, you should be very proud ❤ Looking forward to more videos from you next year🤞🙏

  • @kathybrandt6060
    @kathybrandt6060 Рік тому +1

    Your garden is so incredible. I live in a condo in New Jersey in the USA and I’m allowed to have three pots and they can’t be bigger than 2 foot across and 2 foot high but the flowers in them early the herbs can be big but I have to contain them. So seeing your garden, just makes me want to go move somewhere where there’s space and a little bit of freedom.
    If you can’t tell, I really do like gardening shows. I look forward to your next video and I hope you’ve had a wonderful holiday season. Kathy.

  • @adamolsen6411
    @adamolsen6411 Рік тому +1

    Your property looks great! And it's amazing your climate allows you to grow both tropicals and temperate fruits and veg all together!

  • @_MSD75_
    @_MSD75_ Рік тому

    amazing to see the transformation of the land. Honestley, having land to do this is my dream.

  • @brooklynmort6023
    @brooklynmort6023 8 місяців тому

    Kia ora! Thank you so much for sharing your amazing knowledge! It is me and my husband’s dream to move to NZ and start our own food forest & I have taken SO much inspiration from your channel. It’s so important for us coming from the USA to stay away from capitalism and what that does (and has done) to our soil and beautiful Mother Earth. I hope one day when we make it there that we can meet to sponge up some of your knowledge to start our own food forest! 😊

  • @JenniferA886
    @JenniferA886 Рік тому +1

    Nicely done 👍👍👍

  • @rogermckenzie2711
    @rogermckenzie2711 Рік тому +4

    Great to see how things have developed. Keep up the good work!

  • @arfaabbas
    @arfaabbas Рік тому +1

    beAuTiFuL deAR ❤

  • @crochetingaroundnewzealand
    @crochetingaroundnewzealand Рік тому

    Wow i remember when you moved there. Everything has grown so fast. All the bees in my area swarmed off several weeks ago. I'm having to hand pollinate everything. Not a single bee on my lavenders, flowers or escallonias. My baby plum and blackboy peach are loaded this season. The sultan plums are ripening early. Well done with your stunning gardens.

  • @barron204
    @barron204 Рік тому +2

    Awesome and inspiring.

  • @stephenwilling7287
    @stephenwilling7287 Рік тому

    You can make a tea with comfrey by steeping the leaves in a bucket of water, use a brick to weigh the leaves down. Takes 4-6 weeks but then you'll have a tea that can be watered down and used for indoor or outdoor plants. The leaves can still be used in the garden and will break up faster as the water already started the process.

  • @sharynhughes1061
    @sharynhughes1061 Рік тому

    Oooh!. My Wonderful Garden. Is growing really well. Thankyou. 🎉👌🎉💃🤩

  • @Conus426
    @Conus426 10 місяців тому

    WOW that comfreys got massive leaves! I grow it too but it must be some kind of different variety...

  • @rockspyder3970
    @rockspyder3970 Рік тому

    A corner of heaven right there! Beautiful. I noticed a patch of nasturtiums there, not only are the seeds for capers, the leaves make an excellent alternative to vine leaves for the stuffed Greek snack dolmades.

  • @shannonmartinez8036
    @shannonmartinez8036 Рік тому +1

    It looks beautiful!! I love what you've done!

  • @gardeningwithkay
    @gardeningwithkay Рік тому

    I always feel inspired with your food forest.. you have done so well with your land. Your land is literally your fruit and veg supermarket ❤

  • @YOOTOOBjase
    @YOOTOOBjase Рік тому

    We're just getting started on our food forest. We have enough land that, ideally, we'd be able to grow enough food for our whole family. Just a few months in now!

  • @Rumrunner4me
    @Rumrunner4me Рік тому +4

    Welcome back and great to see your forest doing well!!! Great job

  • @bvazdiniz
    @bvazdiniz Рік тому

    So cool that you had the chance to plant Uvaia… it’s quite productive and you can make delicious juice, ice-cream, jellies, jams and marmalades out of it… it’s wonderful!!!

  • @jmoney4000
    @jmoney4000 Рік тому +50

    My dream is to be reincarnated as one of Kalem's turkeys

  • @unclebubbaknowseverything9143
    @unclebubbaknowseverything9143 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for sharing this with us.. You are an inspiration and an interesting person... Howdy from Texas 🤠

  • @julienrichard-1076
    @julienrichard-1076 Рік тому

    So nice to see your forest grow every year! You might be interested in trying to turn your red sichuan pepper into a powder, that you can then use as pepper all year long! You can wait for the fruits to dry naturally on the tree and grind them with a coffee grinder for example (you can leave the seeds if you like, but I like to remove them). But you can also pick the fruits while they are green, dry them in your dehydrator or in the sun (same for the seeds, as you like), grind them, and voilà, a delicious pepper you can use with any dish! It is surprising how different the green and red versions differ in taste, so I would recommend you try both! I do about half and half every year, it is so good.

  • @Levi-kc9pv
    @Levi-kc9pv Рік тому

    I love watching your videos! Thanks for putting them together. Love seeing the diversity you’re able to grow there and seeing just how different everything compared to my area here in the states. Hang in there brother!

  • @jakbarry4468
    @jakbarry4468 11 місяців тому

    Please please please an update on the multi graft apple tree!! Happy to see it’s happy and still going strong (:

  • @tarnr5713
    @tarnr5713 Рік тому +1

    Just wonderful! I have been hanging out for a tour of your food forest for ages. My 10 acres in Nth Canterbury is very bare and you have just given me LOADS of ideas, thanks Kalem. 👍🥰

    • @killjoyredux8361
      @killjoyredux8361 3 місяці тому

      Which part of nth Canterbury are you in? I've got ten acres here too...Loburn. Also put in a food forest, a bit less troppo than this one but it's doing well.

    • @tarnr5713
      @tarnr5713 3 місяці тому

      @@killjoyredux8361 We are in Cust, food forest still mostly in planning phase, budget constraints (ans over thinking) dictate slow implementation but it's on it's way :)

  • @CountryGeek-hr8tk
    @CountryGeek-hr8tk Рік тому

    Wonderful to see this tour of you garden, and that your doing well. Cheers from Idaho.
    Be careful with kale, it will concentrate any heavy metals in the soil. Kale also has a lot of oxalic acid, which contributes to kidney stones.

  • @JaimeBird-n8m
    @JaimeBird-n8m Рік тому

    Gardens come along way from a bare paddock good job .can't wait till our gardens are planted and established.youve given us many ideas over the years.thanks

  • @pikashroom1
    @pikashroom1 Рік тому

    love getting a taste of summer while I'm stuck in the northern hemisphere having to deal with winter. Beautiful gardens all around

  • @capcats
    @capcats Рік тому

    Beautiful garden!! You’ve taken very good care of it. I’m very envious.

  • @DavidS5118
    @DavidS5118 Рік тому +5

    Loved the quick time lapse of the property change over the years at the start of the video. Great to see so much greenery as we head into winter where I live. Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year.

  • @michaeljames8594
    @michaeljames8594 Рік тому

    Kia ora. It may be worthwhile putting in a small pond or ponds with large rocks around the edges for capturing heat in Winter and cooling the block in Summer; also as a bed for aquatic plants like water lilies (there are fragrant water lilies); you can also try planting some NZ natives like Pukatea and other swamp dwellers like Rimu and Kahikatea just next to the ponds. The ponds should attract frogs and birds. A grape vine like Lakemont Seedless trellised next to the house will provide shade in Summer and let sun through in Winter and its green grapes are delicious.
    Kia kaha e te paruauru.

  • @viclarock5321
    @viclarock5321 Рік тому

    Love your garden and what a cool cat.

  • @cairozulu6700
    @cairozulu6700 Рік тому

    Your garden looks nice with all that variety of trees and veggies

  • @pgprentice
    @pgprentice Рік тому

    Love seeing what you have grown. I wish I had as much luck with my seed plantings. Have you thought about trying these:
    The Jersey cabbage (Brassica oleracea longata) is a variety of cabbage native to the Channel Islands that grows to a great height and was formerly commonly used there as livestock fodder and for making walking sticks. It is also known as Jersey kale or cow cabbage,[1] and by a variety of local names including giant cabbage,[1] long jacks, tree cabbage and the French chour and chou à vacque.
    We use the leaves to make caldo verde soup in Portugal.

  • @lyonheart84
    @lyonheart84 Рік тому

    Incredible what you can grow outside in your region Kalem ! Fantastic tour

  • @Solovibe061
    @Solovibe061 Рік тому

    One day when im have a family ,i want to own a patch of land and start to grow alot of plant and veg just like you .

  • @MaDMaXGroW
    @MaDMaXGroW Рік тому

    Just love the land you have. goals.

  • @oltedders
    @oltedders Рік тому +1

    I'm so glad to see that you've put up another video and see the update on the native forest plantings. Are you going to make a video featuring the animals sometime in the future? Everything looks so healthy and happy. Hopefully, the possum will find somewhere else to forage. Thanks for all of your hard work. It is appreciated.

  • @nikismith1871
    @nikismith1871 Рік тому +1

    Your food forest is looking lush! Thanks for talking about the importance of mental health, I struggle with anxiety/depression and have found therapy really helpful. Gardening even in a tiny section is such a great way to get out of my head and connect with nature. Was wondering if Dock plants have the same effect as Comfy?
    Happy New Year and thanks for your cool uploads. Keep shining 🍒😁

  • @PeterEntwistle
    @PeterEntwistle Рік тому +1

    Wow, I absolutely love your food forest Kalem! It's incredible how much everything has grown in such a short space of time! Very inspirational! I hope one day I can replicate something similar 🤞

  • @ralfielicious
    @ralfielicious Рік тому

    It's paradise, well done!

  • @CropswithColin-gn7gg
    @CropswithColin-gn7gg Рік тому

    HI Kalem, your food forest is looking sooo lush, it really inspires us, we are in the south island so I think our conditions are cooler than yours, but just seeing what you have been doing makes us want to do more, especially more fruit trees, we do have a small patch that we chop and drop on and it is doing OK, thanks for making great content, love the cat 🥰big licks from Colin the dog

  • @mrvalski
    @mrvalski 10 місяців тому

    Amazing food forest. Living the dream. 🤩

  • @RJBond121
    @RJBond121 Рік тому

    What a wonderful tour, thank you for that!

  • @patricioiasielski8816
    @patricioiasielski8816 Рік тому

    Oak leaf papaya (Carica or Vasconcella quercifolia) it's native from a huge range from my country, Argentina.
    It's a wonderful plant to grow, around here is used to make jelly and candy

  • @brodiemiller4747
    @brodiemiller4747 Рік тому +3

    How is the dragonfruit plant going? Didn’t see it in the video

  • @le.farquad608
    @le.farquad608 Рік тому

    I hope to do what you in the future. I just gotta learn more about my different Canadian species of plants.
    Love your vids. Take care!

  • @annhans3535
    @annhans3535 Рік тому

    I always learn something new watching your videos. Stay well friend. Happy New Year and may God continue to bless you with abundance.

  • @matadaniel6520
    @matadaniel6520 Рік тому

    Wow!!... thanks for the tour....your garden is Amazing !!!!

  • @gt2023a
    @gt2023a Рік тому

    I'm so envious, ha! xD You are an absolute force, Kalem!!!

  • @TobyJin
    @TobyJin Рік тому

    Amazing end of year update. It's great to see the food forest and the native plants do so well. It's crazy how diverse the food forest is, there's so many different types of plants from all over the place, even some tropical ones such as the banana.

  • @Cha11engeCha5er5
    @Cha11engeCha5er5 Рік тому

    You always make me wish I had a huge property like yours so have an amazing New Year’s Eve and an even better 2024

  • @lesleywise5201
    @lesleywise5201 Рік тому

    I also am recommending a herb called Texas Tarragon to all my gardening friends - used by Incas - tastes just like French Tarragon, but also has a beautiful yellow flower - easy to propagate.

  • @ramthian
    @ramthian Рік тому

    Happy new year to you all 😊🎉🎉🎉

  • @Semiicolin5
    @Semiicolin5 Рік тому

    Thank you so much for your videos. You inspired me to start gardening with your "grow from seeds videos". I love what you've done with your garden and hope to have my own just like yours one day!

  • @mannfamily4366
    @mannfamily4366 Рік тому

    Your food forest turned out wonderfully dude. I really appreciate your videos and all the variety of plants you grow. I have learned a lot about plants that I never knew about prior to watching your videos. Also, my kids love your videos too. Keep up the good work! 🎉

  • @susannevieira
    @susannevieira Рік тому

    It’s a wonderful variety of trees and plants 💚I love it, wish I could try everything 😅😋

  • @kali-66
    @kali-66 Рік тому

    Your food forest is so prolific after a short time, wonderful fertility, interesting diversity packed in there, and healthy looking plants. Pity about the possums, they are a real downer, cheeky so and so's ! Awesome to see ther results of your mahi , thanks for sharing. I have a babaco in my glasshouse in Greymouth which flowered for the first time this year, unfortunately i think most of the flowers have fallen off, didnt know it might need a pollinator

  • @agungkacaribu
    @agungkacaribu Рік тому

    Interesting - those tamarillo really look like the eggplants we grow in my village

  • @sassytherabbit
    @sassytherabbit Рік тому

    Your garden is so beautiful and your cat is so cute. Thanks for sharing and explaining why particular plants are planted in specific areas. My dream is to have a food forest like yours. :) Thanks for the inspiration.

  • @sello-lawrence
    @sello-lawrence Рік тому

    Great update. Those artichokes are amazing. Happy New Year.

  • @thecraftiekiwi4919
    @thecraftiekiwi4919 Рік тому +1

    well done Kalem your food forest is looking amazing! i love the idea of little islands with paths between something im trying doing myself. will have to plant more herbs around the trees i have in i think!. thanks mate and all the best for next year!👍👍

  • @edstraker8451
    @edstraker8451 Рік тому

    Kia Ora. Good to see you and your garden thriving, mate. Looking forward to more of your brilliant content.

  • @gosiapuciowska1071
    @gosiapuciowska1071 Рік тому

    Amazing video Kalem! Whenever a new one comes out it brings me so much warmth, it's good to see you and your garden grow :)

  • @gartengeflugel924
    @gartengeflugel924 Рік тому

    Your garden looks absolutely beautiful and the plants grow with such vigor! Also really cool to see how many subtropical plants you're able to grow. I'm especially surprised about your banana and pineapple plants faring so well! Cheers

  • @marycampbell4160
    @marycampbell4160 Рік тому

    Amazing tour I really enjoyed it wow thanks for sharing

  • @SHANONisRegenerate
    @SHANONisRegenerate Рік тому

    Was a nice show and tell. I do look forward to a tour. That possum will take massive chunks out of your trees if you dont kill it. All the best.

  • @alina2715
    @alina2715 Рік тому

    wow amazing thanks for taking us on that journey and letting us witness this amazing transformation of your property. You are a great inspiration! Thanks to you I got myself a nice finger lime tree which bloomed for the first time this year. Unfortunately the temperatures here in Germany don’t allow me to grow such exotic plants outside but your channel is also a great inspiration for my vegetable garden. Thanks! 😊❤️
    Watching your videos feels like a relaxing day on holiday!

  • @karensterling5246
    @karensterling5246 Рік тому

    Your garden is maturing beautifully. I love your idea of securing the thorns to the trunks of your fruit trees. I use my bougainvillea cuttings in my large pots to discourage the stray cats from using them as a litter box. And thanks for continuing to remind us to take care of ourselves. Cheers and a happy new year when it comes. Wishing you more abundance in the years to come.
    🌿🌸🦋

  • @AgroecologicalSystems
    @AgroecologicalSystems Рік тому

    Awesome forest garden!

  • @mcervantes824
    @mcervantes824 Рік тому

    I look forward to watching your videos. Thanks and have a Happy New Year!

  • @joshlovegood9392
    @joshlovegood9392 Рік тому

    This was an awesome tour mate. Keep it up!! Can't wait to see more like this. Would love to see a detailed video on your annual beds too.

  • @TheRexfenris
    @TheRexfenris Рік тому

    Such diversity and colours! Just beautiful.