Summer walk around the food forest
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
- July food forest walk-around. talking about jam, pollinators, predator insects, apples, peaches, and more.
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"Create a warzone" 😂 Funny to think how such a beautiful space in our eyes is such a different world for all the critters! P.S. LOVE that you planted phlox just for your grandmas memory.
Great tour & content, thanks! We’ve had unusually hot, dry weather in early July here in Central Alberta, but the perennials have survived with help from my rain barrels & occasional tap water. Keep up the fantastic, fact-filled vlogs🤗❤️🇨🇦 The jams look 😋
Isn't it funny how we like to plant flowers that were the favourites of relatives, friends or past associates?
I have Gorse - my grandfather's favourite. I always grow carrots (for both food and flowers) because they remind me of pulling up lovely scented carrots from my grandmother's beautiful vegetable garden. I grow 'Peace' rose because it reminds me of a much loved former employer (her face just used to light up when they bloomed in her garden, where I worked).
By the way, did love the focus on the insect life.
I'm quite keen on insects (even though I'm no expert), and found that little section fascinating. The butterfly is beautiful, soft colours and those lovely crinkly edges. Like Norway... But equally fascinating is that large blue-black flying wasp thing? (I'm only guessing it's a wasp. Just judging by body shape). Is it a predator insect?
Lovely vid, always nicely varied.
Thanks for the recipe! Usually I leave all the redcurrants to the birds as a payoff for leaving the raspberries alone, but now my extra redcurrant cuttings are producing their first crops, I think the birds could spare a few.
I'm definitely no insect expert myself, I just know their importance, and the dire situation they are in right now. We are inside the 6th major extinction event in the history of planet earth. We are watching collapse happen in real time with an estimated 500 species going extinct daily. Most of those are insects.
Every time I watch you I want to go outside and plant. I need to. I love your yarrow. ❤️🙏🏼
That's the exact impact I'm hoping to have on people 🙏
@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy you are succeeding!!
Thank you for another great video! I just love that you are promoting fair share. This is my second summer (first spring) and while the birds have taken the first saskatoons, sour cherries, haskaps and more, they have left enough that I have been able to sample and taste everything. Never realized how sweet the gooseberries were, and yes, the red currents are zingy! Thanks too for the idea of combining them with raspberries!
Also love the plant density you have. Couple more years for me to get there.
Thanks 😊
It's a nice garden 💚💚💚. I have been planting to have my own tiny permaculture garden. Your channel is great.
Thanks Evi 😊
Lovely summer update vid Kieth👍 I am one of your subscribers that is so encouraged to see your Chicago fig thriving! You inspired me to try growing them in my zone 5. I purchased 2 plants from Richters. One is in a pot that I will overwinter in a garage, and the other I put in the ground. Is so much fun to experiment an see what happens!
Awesome good luck!
What an awesome property. So inspiring!
Cheers 🍻
The tempo and detail are great. I only just finished watching the videos from a year ago. I'm lucky to see the before and after of the pond so-to-speak. Congratulations on all the success growing under your care!
Thanks. It actually means a lot to get feedback like this. It's a lot harder than it looks to make videos, ajd a lot more work goes into these than people realize. It's nice to know that I'm slowly getting a bit better at it.
The peach tree experiment is an eye opener. Great info about when to pick them as well. Thanks for sharing!
I love the tiny flowering plants, and so do the predator insects! :)
I wonder about the peach tree? What about the fact that the bigger tree has more plants growing around its root mass. I think the squash and comfrey plants would help bring more microbes to the base of the tree because there is more living roots around it vs the smaller tree all on its own?
More solar panels feeding the soil below the bigger tree - gave it a much stronger head start?
So funny, I just picked up the same phlox plant the other day for my food forest, I like to swing by the "up to 75% off" rack at the local nursery every now and then on my way home from work. Ok maybe more like every other day lol. Yours look beautiful, mine are just small babies still just settling into there new home since last week.
You're right about the weather this year. Cold and wet now the annuals just aren't growing as good as they could be, but the perennials, they all look awesome this year - doing so well.
I found a little wild red mulberry on the back corner of my property under some bushes not too long ago, I think i hacked it down last year without even realizing what it was. After finding some in the town I live in while walking my dog I did some research and discovered they are native to our province but also on the endangered species list. I plan on digging it up and re planting it in my food forest as soon as possible so it has a fighting chance to root before winter.
Question for you Keith, or anyone who wants to chime in. Does the mulberry have a very invasive root system? Should I wait until late winter to dig up and replant?
Great tour Keith.
Thanks for sharing
Cheers
Oh yoy are going to love my upcoming soil microbiology video, it reinforces everything you guessed at.
For the mulberry, do it this fall after it's asleep. If you sever some roots, (and you will), it will have all winter to regrow roots.
cant wait for my gardens to get to this stage. planted 12 trees and bushes
It's so exciting to watch it all come together. You have many happy memories ahead. The best part is, I once you set it in motion, it developed in the background of your life. There is always something fun and new to see out there. It's like planting hours and hours of entertainment. Little presents. Surprises. Etc.
@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy yes! well said!
Loved seeing the notification for another beautiful and inspiring video I was like, “is that the pond area?” It’s grown and filled in so much. Wow!
The one plant I don’t allow to go to flower is mint. I’m worried about it spreading all over. Have you had any issues with that happening? Or maybe your land is large enough to where you don’t worry about that? Seeing the wildlife on the mint makes me question my decision.
All I can say for my land is…..,so much to plant still! But I know patience is important. I’ve only been here now for 4 months 🤣
Thanks for all I learn from your channel 😊
And raspberry and current jam is now on my list to make 🫐
Thanks Sam. I actually don't find that the mint spreads - but that could just be on my land, and the areas where it's planted (mostly heavy woodchip fungal dominated soils). It's possible that the soils may have transitioned away from their ideal environment. Comparing that to an annual garden that is amended with compost and manure each year, I can see mint going nuts in that environment.
My mint does well, don't get me wrong, it GROWS, but it's not at a problem level of spreading everywhere.
So awesome to get this notification, thanks for the tour! Happy growing.
It's been longer than I like! I'm so busy pulling food out of the food forest and preserving it. I need a production crew to make my videos for me haha! 1 man show over here. My wife is also in the vaccination centers and pulling long shifts, so I'm also kind of a solo dad here. Work ends and I'm making dinner and cleaning up and just scrambling until 10pm. Life is chaos right now.
I think you would like Raspberry Rhubarb jam then :) Big seller of mine here.
Phlox is a great addition to a food forest. Butterflies love them, so do moths. And bats love moths... And I love bats... so I love to plant things for moths. (are there bats in Canada?)
I totally agree! Tons of bats in Canada, even in my area. I haven't seen any yet, but I do have a bat house.
Definitely agree with Angela over at Parkrose permaculture. Her backyard is on the wilder side, which is my favorite aesthetic.
Awesome interesting video.
Like how you introduce so many topics in one video.
I don't know why I never thought to mix two or even three different berries for jam.
Will definitely have to try that.
Thanks Pat :)
I try to boil my jams as little as possible, just rough to sterilise them.
I don't want to boil off the good nutrients, and don't mind the extra sugar needed to get it to set - there's nothing dangerous about some sugar, it's not like I'm eating spoonfuls of jam straight :)
About raspberry jam, if you can get wild raspberries from few year old wood cutting clearings, they have a taste from a completely different world! Makes the best jam in the world!
Nice video
Looking stunning and what fantastic apple crop. Totally agree with your grandmother about bright flowers in the garden...a bit hard here so I have to scale down and enjoy the desert flowers that are bright but microscopic. I liked how you pointed out that different insects can be found on different plants. I have just found out that one of my 'fly' pollinators is actually a skinny solitary bee. I'm on a detective hunt to see where it lives... I'm assuming a hole in the ground but I haven't worked it out. Do you have bats? We have a very small one that comes at sunset. I don't know where they live either. It would be nice if you did a night update. Most of my time in the garden is late afternoon and night because that's when I water.
I haven't seen any bats but I know they are around. Parkrose permaculture had a great video on a bee that looks like a fly. Curious if it's the same insect.
@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Just been outside to check on the bees and found some more types of skinny ones. The pocket guide of bees of New Mexico seems most like our ones... particularly the grey ones. I haven't seen their green variety but I am not sure what our green flying thing is now because I had assumed it was a wasp. Our bumble bee is very black. They are fascinating.
Keith, Thanks for the tour glad to see your efforts are paying off in a bountiful harvest. If you've got loads of apple, apple sauce, juice, cider or you could use some as barter for stuff you're not producing.
Looking so gorgeous, and those jams! Deliciousness in a jar.
Would love to see a video on low carb perrenial plants! Your food forrest is looking amazing. I planted hasscaps, raspberry, strawberry, peach, pear, echinacea, and asparagus this year. I think I'll add some garlic in the fall. I'm still looking for some egyptian walking onions. Yarrow is growing all through the yard too. My little mini home yard will hopefully be filled in a few years :D
Sounds wonderful 😊
Another amazing video! I was devastated in the last video about the bee dying and a little bit angry as well...but I am glad that the bees and other insect populations recovered as well - praise god! I love bugs 😍 I also have a pear tree in my backyard but for some reason, it has not produced fruit this year, I wonder why. M brother hypothesizes that it was because of the unexpected frost we experienced mid-spring here in Brampton, Ontario. I think it has something to a disease or virus I observed it for a few years now which caused its leaves to have these lumps. It still produced fruits though, and we still ate the pears even though that is probably foolish and illadvised- praise god, we are all okay lol. This year I notice that the lumps on the leaves are gone, however, one-half of the tree is dead it is just dried and withered. I am hoping this is just natures cure and this is what the pear tree killing this virus looks like! so hopefully next year our pear tree will be as healthy as ever! I want to start taking pictures and video of my permaculture journey!! Its all soo interesting!! The highlight of my summer has been using the scythe that I brought from ScytheSupply! scythesupply.com/ here is a link to their website, have you heard of them? the Scythe is an amazing tool! It gives me the precision I need to mow the grass and make straw, that I will use as mulch come fall. it also helps me avoid anything that is flowering, be it the plants we planted or the 'weeds' and wildflowers that produce flowers to help support the bugs and there are sooo many bugs this year, it's breathtaking actually. The main reason why I got the scythe though is because of its sustainability factor, it doesn't use or require gasoline or electricity. Also, it is noise-free which is important to me because I am a Muslim and it is imperative that I am respectful and considerate towards my neighbors even though they might not understand my beliefs and my values. I cannot just run a loud lawnmower and disturb the people who have to work the night shift or the teenager trying to nurse his hangover lol or simply someone who has a headache and cannot stand the noise. I myself am very annoyed with unnatural loud noises but I guess that because I have a cat and she hates loud noises, they scare her. Muslims, we actually have holidays too most people don't know that but we don't celebrate them with showy fireworks and loud parades, because this may offend others who do not believe what we believe and we just don't want to disturb others with this kind of thing. the reason why I mention this is that we definitely would never spray dangerous pesticides or whatever that kills bugs. The bugs are not doing anything wrong. they are just doing their natural duty and they are the most excellent servants of Allah, we can learn from them. We should try to be more like them because they are not pests and they do no bother anybody they only bring us good, we actually depend on them to provide vital ecosystem services. anybody who wants to get rid of them is a fool. I can't help but draw a parallel between people mindlessly thinking bugs are all just 'pests' ( even though we actually depend on them for everything) and the rise of Islamaphobia across the world. there is a parallel there isn't there? the world wishes to get rid of those who are only trying to do what is truly good and what will actually benefit others. It's just sad. its so sad people wanna kill the insects and kill muslims.
The peach issue was probably a fungus. Often these represent as lumpy distorted leaves. Also, see if you can open them up and look inside, because the other common thing that does this is an insect who curls the leaves up and then glues them together and lays eggs inside this new house it built.
For the scythe, yes I do want one, but my wife is terrified the dogs would run into it by accident. We actually don't cut our lawn often. My oldest son uses the riding mower for the big area, but I use a human powered push mower for the rest. It's also a good workout, and no gas.
I just foraged a couple gallons of serviceberry over the weekend. I also got my first harvest from the Manchurian bush apricot I planted a couple years ago. I like to see your channel because we live in similar climates so a lot of your plants are familiar to me.
Do you know what kind of serviceberry it is? Alnifolia, Canadensis, or another variety? Canadensis has "nerds" sized berries, but Alnifolia has ones the size of the berries in this video - at least double the size and much sweeter.
@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy I don't know my exact species. These ones are also sometimes called "Juneberries." They are about the size of a blueberry and taste somewhat similar.
@@ediblelandscaping1504 I have a total of 3 now. I planted 2 a couple years ago, but one died. Then I planted 2 more last year and they are both still smallish but healthy, despite a run in with a well meaning 8 year old who "pruned" them.
@@ediblelandscaping1504 I'm rooting for you! 3A is a rough climate for sure. The fruits of the Manchurian apricot tasted of apricot to me. Maybe a tiny bit less sweet. I enjoyed them straight off the tree.
@@kittycat3312 Actually it is zone 3C(Chinook)-4a, supposedly. Yes there are challenges, but we can still do a lot. The Calgary area gets the most sunlight hours in Canada so a greenhouse should work well and I’m looking at my options. If I build one I should be able to gain about 4 climate zones(at least) and grow Paw Paw, Sweet Cherries, Table Grapes, Peaches and Apricots no problem. If I did build one I’d probably push to make it fully 4-season so I can grow citrus and tropicals. We’ll see what develops.
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hockey net trellis is the most canadian thing Ive ever seen
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@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Im out in guelph and utilizing your videos alot, really would be interested in picking your brain a bit how do I get in contact?
You can email me at permaculturelegacy@gmail.com, but this time of year with work, kids hockey, I'm really maxed out for time. Please be patient if I'm slow to respond and if I don't get back to you just keep following up.
I'm super glad I chose yarrow as one of the plants to put near my fruit trees. You get a fantastic amount of wasps and other predators like robber flies. Haven't really had any aphid outbreaks except a few minor ones, I'm sure it's helping. I'll usually watch the clusters of aphids and see if I get any mummified aphids which is a great sign for parasitic wasps activity. I think jujubes can also attract a lot of wasps, from what I can tell a lot of the other pollinators don't seem to be that interested.
Do you think your peach tree would have done a little better in the storm if you had done some summer prunings to keep the growth in check? I've been trying to keep my fruit trees from growing too fast as you can end up with a ton of really lanky upright branches. I do whitewash our trees to not have any sunburn issues (that can come out of thinning the centers of the tree in the middle of summer).
I'm going to make an effort to put in more shrubs and trees with fruit for the birds when I landscape / plant out the next part of our yard. I definitely will add a couple more serviceberries, but also some native ribes (probably golden and clove currants) and some sumacs as well. I think I'll probably fit in some more unique plants (i.e. night blooming) to try and diversify a little more. We get crazy hawk moths on our Datura and evening primrose, hopefully they'll be less interested in our peppers and tomatoes (since they're hornworms... haha).
I had to take a rental so my plants are still in pots😞 (will resume house search in Spring) however I did a week cat/house-sit & was able to graze on fruit entire time 🍓🍒🔵berry.
I snapped off 🍎🍐🍒suckers & stuck them in my pots of soil like you teach🤣
Hey just FYI youtube is deleting some of your comments. Just wanted to tell you it wasn't me. I can see the comment but when I go to reply, it says comment no longer exists.
I have a problem with a leaf cutter flies this year. They are eating big wholes in all my large leaf plants.
I, for one, welcome our new avian overlords
LOL
What is your favorite peach cultivar? They seem to do well where you are. I am same or very similar in zone to you.
Reliance is my favorite but they are all cracking. I may be slightly too cold for them. Others I like are contender, and frost.
Hey! Thanks for htis. Do you trellis your raspberries? We just started our food forest and while our raspberries are not big now, we've been debating back and forth whether or not to trellis our raspberries and blackberries.
Nope. I can see doing blackberries, but I don't find it's needed for raspberries.
About 2:13 Your mint looks just like my Greek oregano! Just curious if it's actually possibly oregano? And yes, the bees LOVE it so so much here too!!
I do have both in that area, it's possible that it was oregano and I wasn't paying too close attention LOL
Either way it looks great!! I am about to move mine from raised beds to the food forest, however I am hesitant to disturb the bees food supply!! :) Maybe it'll be a fall project!
Good King Henry, Sorrel, and Chamomile were nice additions for me this year. Mint (and relatives like bee balm, lemon balm, etc), sage, oregano, are some great options.
Check out a nursery called Richters herbs. They have a great catalogue for herbaceous layer plants to consider.
The birds won't take your rasperberries? thanks
They may get a few but there are many things for them to eat here. I still get buckets and buckets.