Summer Days on our 1.5 Acre Homestead in Portugal

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  • Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
  • A week looking after our 1.5 acre garden in Portugal.

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  • @sukanthyranjitkumar8725
    @sukanthyranjitkumar8725 25 днів тому +8

    You guys are utilizing every square foot of your 1.5 acre farmstead. And organizing in a way it gives you yield throughout the whole year. Not only that, you also keep it gorgeous! I've seen other channels who bought huge properties but not utilizing as much of their land. Except getting yield from the olives. You work hard and it shows. Within matter of an year, this farmstead will look like a castle in the midst of a botanical garden!!! Best of luck for all your future endeavors!!!

  • @paulettebarber7219
    @paulettebarber7219 26 днів тому +14

    Thank you for the garden tour! It’s beautiful!❤

  • @offgridwanabe
    @offgridwanabe 26 днів тому +10

    Wonderful tour and your gardening always shows how successful your methods are.

  • @jeanrichardson2044
    @jeanrichardson2044 26 днів тому +13

    I love your way of gardening...its so exciting when a plant you had forgotten pops up its head.

  • @lynnehodgskin7478
    @lynnehodgskin7478 26 днів тому +7

    I can't believe it is 1.5 acres! It looks so big and really beautiful!

    • @NearbyVeggies
      @NearbyVeggies  22 дні тому

      It feels bigger because of zoning and terracing but it really is that size not including the built area.

  • @user-ih7zg4tf1w
    @user-ih7zg4tf1w 26 днів тому +6

    The rain is like here in the north of the Netherlands, a lot. I visited Coimbra once in 1981; when Portugal was poor and there was no EU and the roads were small. But Coimbra was beautiful, with nice people. I have a fond memory of it. Have a nice weekend.

    • @MatildePortugal-ew1zz
      @MatildePortugal-ew1zz 24 дні тому

      Éramos pobres?
      Eu acho que éramos mais ricos

    • @terra7066
      @terra7066 18 днів тому

      Portugal is poorer now.
      The Portuguese today have the living standard that they had in 1979.
      Basically the Portuguese got poorer since they joined the E.U in 1986.

  • @mesutozsen903
    @mesutozsen903 26 днів тому +9

    Eline Emeğine Sağlık Bu Güzel Vlog ve Video İçin Kolay Gelsin Hayırlı İşler Bol Bereketli Kazançların Olsun 👍👍👍👍

  • @avivat3010
    @avivat3010 26 днів тому +10

    As I live in a city, in a condo, I really appreciate your garden videos. Even second hand, gardening is so enjoyable and relaxing! Can't wait for the building to resume!

  • @arlenethomas8920
    @arlenethomas8920 26 днів тому +4

    So glad to see you using a four prong fork. So many times as I am watching these off grid programs I have said you need a four prong fork!!

    • @NearbyVeggies
      @NearbyVeggies  21 день тому

      We have a couple of forks and they’re handy to have.

  • @asgeirandersen
    @asgeirandersen 26 днів тому +9

    yes I like your wild. garden

  • @user-jm6ml6ik9l
    @user-jm6ml6ik9l 26 днів тому +5

    You both looked so beautiful when visiting Coimbra☺️and what an amazing architecture there!🔥

  • @GeneralTrusty
    @GeneralTrusty 25 днів тому +3

    i have been searching for a new place to call home for several years now, and i miss not having a garden terribly. your video brings me joy and comfort; thank you.

    • @NearbyVeggies
      @NearbyVeggies  21 день тому

      Delighted to know you enjoy the videos. Thank you

  • @tildars
    @tildars 26 днів тому +8

    Lovely garden ❤

  • @wikabester6213
    @wikabester6213 26 днів тому +6

    I love your beautiful garden

  • @Anita-he8pc
    @Anita-he8pc 25 днів тому +3

    Thank you, Mermaid for sharing with us your thoughts! Greetings to both of you from Bulgaria!

  • @waynejones750
    @waynejones750 25 днів тому +3

    Garden is looking great, there he goes again 😂

  • @josjewosje
    @josjewosje 20 днів тому +1

    I have reached the latest😢, I will just start from the beginning again, I guess. You have been such an amazing companion to my treatment. Thank you!! I love what you are doing, the house, the garden, your humor! ❤

    • @NearbyVeggies
      @NearbyVeggies  19 днів тому +1

      Delighted you enjoyed it. We have a new video today 😊

  • @j.n.sloane
    @j.n.sloane 26 днів тому +4

    I adore Coimbra! The narrow streets and all the little shops are so cool. And the Roman ruins at Conimbriga are epic. I love your garden and admire how you are managing it. I'm trying to start mine but the bugs and snails keep eating my seedlings. It's so disheartening sometimes but so rewarding when you are able to eat what you've grown. Right now, I'm especially good at growing nettles (ha, ha) and brambles. Saludos desde Asturias. (Where it rains and rains.)

    • @NearbyVeggies
      @NearbyVeggies  21 день тому +1

      Nettles are loved by butterflies 🦋

    • @j.n.sloane
      @j.n.sloane 20 днів тому

      @@NearbyVeggies, absolutely! And I eat the nettles, too. Yum. Super easy food is so undervalued. We do have lots of beautiful butterflies around our finca. Thank you for reminding me of the joy in this. Saludos desde Asturias.

  • @emanuelamenegon7040
    @emanuelamenegon7040 26 днів тому +3

  • @user-sc8bk1ms2b
    @user-sc8bk1ms2b 26 днів тому +2

    I’m so envious of your land

  • @potagermalo
    @potagermalo 24 дні тому +2

    Coucou
    Superbe vidéo
    A bientôt

  • @sgalla1328
    @sgalla1328 26 днів тому +3

    The place is looking great

  • @user-hd2mt9xh2p
    @user-hd2mt9xh2p 25 днів тому +3

    Beautiful garden

  • @mariaantoniaperezvillar902
    @mariaantoniaperezvillar902 26 днів тому +5

    me encantaria veros 2 veces por semana.seria refrescante

  • @arjanvogel6444
    @arjanvogel6444 26 днів тому +2

    Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys, good work garden looks wonderful 👍😊.

  • @kdclothes
    @kdclothes 21 день тому

    I love the way you plant your flowers, veggies and herbs. They are so lush and make me feel serene..you both have green thumbs. It gives me pleasure to see your gardens. I can't wait to see your house when it is finished as well. I know it will be as welcoming as your plants. Thanks so much for taking us on the journey. Love from Italy, Katie

  • @user-fv4tn5nt1m
    @user-fv4tn5nt1m 26 днів тому +4

    Hi love your garden, I am just starting my own raised vegetable garden, it’s not ready yet but I hope it goes as well as yours. A ride on mower would be just the ticket for your patch.

  • @makoke1matsuri
    @makoke1matsuri 22 дні тому +1

    Hermoso el cardo y cuánto beneficio para la salud...... hermoso el jardín!!!... saludo cordial.-

  • @suzywichers983
    @suzywichers983 26 днів тому +1

    You are planting your iris corms too deep...the corms want to get the sun baking them, then you'll get strong flowers, but you've effectively buried them. Love the garden.

  • @MariaMavridoglou
    @MariaMavridoglou 25 днів тому

    Excellent video. Your garden keeps you busy.

  • @patriciathorp4911
    @patriciathorp4911 22 дні тому

    Thank you. 💚

  • @susanyates4233
    @susanyates4233 26 днів тому +4

    Your garden is beautiful. I cant1t remember (long time viewer) but was ita blank canvas when you first started? Hope the build is progressing well Best wishes from Susan in East Yorkshire.

    • @NearbyVeggies
      @NearbyVeggies  22 дні тому

      We had olive trees and the orange trees and the rest was brambles and grass 2 metres tall. Plus the forested area where we cleared paths. We planted everything else.

  • @csilviageo
    @csilviageo 25 днів тому +1

    ❤❤

  • @kathydoran6176
    @kathydoran6176 25 днів тому +1

    I know I said in the video about picking out the floor tiles I suggested going to the Stone Qurrey, I found the video that I was talking about, it was Make-Do-Grow, if you go to the community page you can see the video there, even if you don't want to go to the Qurrey or cannot afford it, I think that video is worth the watch!

  • @paulamartin2740
    @paulamartin2740 26 днів тому +3

    I’ll bet that illicit strawberry was delicious 😂

    • @NearbyVeggies
      @NearbyVeggies  21 день тому +1

      The secret strawberries are the best 😉

  • @makoke1matsuri
    @makoke1matsuri 22 дні тому

    AHHH mira no lo sabía ,yo la conozco por CUNFREY, mi abuelita ponía hojas de ella en alcohol..... para dolores de rodillas y piernas.... también eh visto la hoja poner de comprensas en la úlceras varicosas.... CUNFREY= CONSUELDA. Gracias !!!! excelente información...

  • @miriammuskal5402
    @miriammuskal5402 24 дні тому

    Hard working gardeners enjoy

  • @user-ow2ro2ev8u
    @user-ow2ro2ev8u 24 дні тому

    Jeez Mairead ( sorry incorrect spelling of ur name) those biting roses are devil's...😂. Love your Irish sense of humour. Both of you do so much work..its fab. An Irish viewer.

    • @NearbyVeggies
      @NearbyVeggies  21 день тому

      Always a pleasure to know we have Irish viewers too. Our toothless blackberries are doing well. 🤣

  • @deborahmapps1430
    @deborahmapps1430 26 днів тому +4

    Hello why do you soak your strimmer line and what do you soak it in, your garden is lush the build is coming on beautifully ❤

    • @ingevansand9180
      @ingevansand9180 24 дні тому

      I have the same question 😊

    • @NearbyVeggies
      @NearbyVeggies  22 дні тому

      Dan will answer your question in the next video 👍

    • @NearbyVeggies
      @NearbyVeggies  22 дні тому +1

      Dan will answer your question in the next video 👍

  • @user-ow2ro2ev8u
    @user-ow2ro2ev8u 24 дні тому +1

    Question...do ye find the garden hoe type implement is better than the shovel and pike? I cannot remember what the Portuguese name for it is. P.S...yer garden will be ready for your house when tihe build is done and ye move in. Imagine how stunning it will all look. Will be amazing. Be proud of all ye have done in bringing this place back to life. Its breathing again..ye have improved the soil as well. Congrats.

    • @NearbyVeggies
      @NearbyVeggies  22 дні тому

      It’s called an enxada in Portuguese and it’s the most useful and easy tool we have. I wish I’d had one all my days.

  • @minnesotagal507
    @minnesotagal507 24 дні тому

    Watching you today reminded me of a riddle my son came home from school with, how do you eat an elephant ? One piece at a time. And he laughed and laughed .

  • @MyEverydayGarden
    @MyEverydayGarden 22 дні тому

    As you drove along the highway the bush clad hills look just like here in the Coromandel peninsula NZ. Do you have issues with pests or animals that dig up or eat your plants?
    We have to be aware of possums, pheasants, rabbits and occasionally wild piglets too🙄
    Love your garden- pick a job, don’t try and do it all at once and divide, transplant, etc. awesome 🙌

    • @NearbyVeggies
      @NearbyVeggies  22 дні тому +1

      We have deer, wild boar and the one that eats my onions - VOLES. 🤣

  • @stephaniewilson3955
    @stephaniewilson3955 26 днів тому +7

    I hate tidy, regimented gardens. The chaos is prettier and makes homes for wildlife.

  • @johnlane9234
    @johnlane9234 25 днів тому

    I can’t put my finger on it, but something about this video reminds me of Young Frankenstein 🙀🙀🙀

  • @patriciathorp4911
    @patriciathorp4911 26 днів тому +2

    May I ask what was the strimmer string soaking in and why? Pity about the weather and slow progress on the flowers and veg.....I can sympathise with you.

    • @NearbyVeggies
      @NearbyVeggies  22 дні тому

      Dan will answer your question in the next video 👍

  • @WilliamBrown-dh1yg
    @WilliamBrown-dh1yg 26 днів тому +3

    What is the name of the music that you play during your videos

    • @NearbyVeggies
      @NearbyVeggies  22 дні тому +1

      The music is always listed under the videos in each video above the description 😊

  • @user-yn6bf9tv1i
    @user-yn6bf9tv1i 26 днів тому +3

    Hej! En fråga från Sverige🇸🇪 Varför lägger du tråden i vatten? Underbar trädgård👍 Ska bli spännande att se hur ert nya hus kommer att bli Med vänlig hälsning från Sverige

    • @NearbyVeggies
      @NearbyVeggies  21 день тому

      Dan answers that question in the next video 👍

  • @marianela111
    @marianela111 26 днів тому +1

    Would you consider getting a greenhouse in the future 🤔🐈💖🇬🇧

  • @roneldastrydom2077
    @roneldastrydom2077 26 днів тому +3

    What do you use Comfrey for? And did you save that snail's life😂😂😂

    • @NearbyVeggies
      @NearbyVeggies  22 дні тому +1

      Comfrey is a great nutrient accumulator with deep roots. The leaves are cut and left where they fall to provide food for other plants. It requires minimal water and is great ground cover plus it’s a wonderful pollinator attractor.

    • @NearbyVeggies
      @NearbyVeggies  22 дні тому +1

      We never kill snails or slugs because they are food for other creatures. If I see one on my plants, he is moved on 😊

  • @ArthurDentZaphodBeeb
    @ArthurDentZaphodBeeb 25 днів тому +1

    @3:03 Strimmer String tea? Or are you soaking the string for a reason?

    • @NearbyVeggies
      @NearbyVeggies  22 дні тому

      Dan will answer your question in the next video 👍

  • @natvgerkin
    @natvgerkin 24 дні тому

    Hey Folks, can I ask what was the out come of your trip with regards to the poster/cartaz? Did you manage to get it framed?

    • @NearbyVeggies
      @NearbyVeggies  22 дні тому +1

      I’ll give an update in the next one. I totally forgot as it was such a dreadfully wet day. We got absolutely soaked.

  • @Skattie
    @Skattie 26 днів тому +2

    Are the builders all gone awol

  • @markatag2680
    @markatag2680 14 днів тому

    Are you purposefully growing the thistle? They are a nasty weeds in Australia 😅

    • @NearbyVeggies
      @NearbyVeggies  14 днів тому

      Yes. They are a native plant here and used in cheese making and a winter vegetable. 👍

  • @bowdowntojules
    @bowdowntojules 26 днів тому +2

    for the plants you're still undecided on where their final places are going to be, why not just put them in pots first?

    • @NearbyVeggies
      @NearbyVeggies  21 день тому

      When plants are in pots they need to be watered regularly and we have plenty of space. Putting them in the ground keeps the roots cooler and everything grows better in the ground. If they are not in a good place, I can move them again and if they’re happy where they are I can always divide them later.

  • @juliepye8549
    @juliepye8549 25 днів тому

    Come on, guys, let's get the videoing basics right, at least. Get your face in shot, Meraid!! I'm fed up of your boobs talking to me (although I'm female!) 😂❤ You should get yourselves on a basic course. I'm sure your viewing figures would improve. Love you guys. Just an idea!

  • @maryhauser6523
    @maryhauser6523 26 днів тому

    Mother Nature has gone crazy , in Sunny Portugal, it is raining and here, in the Great White North it is sunny with temperatures reaching the 30* , here in British Columbia we are having a heat wave. Your garden looks Great as usual and soon the house will look Fabulous , lucky you !!!!!!❤❤‍🩹❤