Love watching you! Your style is so much like mine... “it is alive and wants to grow” when potatoes start shooting eyes, I feel like it is my spiritual obligation to plant it. 🥰
4:20 😲 I've been wondering about that and was sure most say, NEVER do that (cut the top off). I don't know if I've got the guts to do it. I'm going to search your other videos for more on this. Thank you so much. Different planting zone here, but we still learn from and enjoy you immensely!
Man, I hate grass. You have inspired me and this year I'll have about 1/2 of my 1/2 acre in food (double dug beds, in-progress food forest, rows) 1/4 in wildflowers and ornamentals, and the final 1/4 in grass that I encourage my kids to dig holes in. Buying a book with the crazy name of "Grow or Die" five years ago was one of the best decisions I ever made. Thanks for all your awesome work, education, and inspiration, brother!
Watching you plant in January while it's freezing rain in my Zone 6a area makes me feel some kinda way. The really weird bit for me is I'm planning on planting a bunch of the same stuff as you did.
Right after I posted my question I heard you say alabamee 👍 lol I’m in NW Florida like 20mins from Alabama line, appreciate your info all these years thx!
You mentioned Yates Apple. I wasn't aware they were still around. They were developed/cultivated in a small town just 7 miles from me, Yatesville Georgia by a Mr. Yates. I will have to look for them.
Why is there no mulch on that bed behind you David? You must have incredible green fingers to get plants to grow on that naked soil. I love your videos. Whenever you mention Alabama, that 70's song 'Sweet Home Alabama', pops into my head.
You should have put some seaweed or rotted veges or a fish head in the soil to feed the trees. I rot down weeds and grass in water to throw in the hole first. Love the idea of a grocery isle garden
@@davidthegood same at my beach here. I found 1 piece of seaweed and have continued to soak it for nearly 2 yrs to make tea lol up north I could get wheelbarrow loads of it and put on the gardens.
I love turnips and their greens. Glad to see your still kicking around DTG. Update us on your new book and are you doing the "one seed challenge" this year? Stay frosty!
@@davidthegood Look at Mr. Scott(Black Gumbo Gardener), he is doing the challenge. Hoss tools, Deep south homestead and a few other you tuber have done it in the past.
I wasn't going to watch, 30 minutes!!! But I did and I really enjoyed it!!! I ALWAYS learn something from you!!! I should have known, Always Good!!! TY
Love your music! I lost my marigolds in a hard freeze we just had. I'm in 9B, north of Tampa. Oh no, a landlord again. Why plant fruit trees then? What if you have to move again? What's the fun in that? WOW what a huge property!!!
We are food foresting in Tallahassee, 8b. The Joy's apple from Just Fruits and Exotics is a very vigorous grower compared to the other apples we have tried here. Maybe give it a shot.
I am just now finally watching all your videos about this system because I am ENAMORED with this idea. I've been working for years on designing some kind of system blending wide row gardening like this with the permaculture orchard principles but this is even better than mine I think. I love it. I may have missed it somewhere, but how far apart are you putting your trees/bushes? Absolutely genius. Excited to see how it keeps evolving!
I've got Sequoia strawberries as well and they've done just fine. Taste pretty good, too. On the apple trees, I know you know of SkillCult and what not...have you watched his pruning videos? He doesn't prefer the cut low method for apples/pears, which is how I pruned some of mine as well, but I'm trying his methods going forward.
@@davidthegood Yeah, I believe you’re right. I think my brain got so used to seeing the red color that I turned them into raspberries. I rarely ever saw them ripen to the actual blackberry color. Birds and weather and all.
I've tried Gooseberry, Pineberry and Jostaberry several times in Mobile County, they always die here. I think the Summer is just too much for them. Strawberries around fruit trees works well, though.
I've just finished reading Grow or Die and Compost Everything, and both were great!!👍👍 The only downside is I am now also having recurring Kate Moss/racoon nightmares 😔....but otherwise, excellent books!!!
Thank you for sharing what a wonderful fruit forest you're going to have, Well since I'm in zone 10B I’m already picking strawberries but I cannot get any apricots to fruit I know there is one that will grow here but I haven't found it
It's love to try cloud berries... But I'm gonna have to wait... I'm building everything from scratch... As a trucker that's home 1 day a week... With 90 trees/bushes/canes/vines... And... DEER 🦌. Weeeeeeeeeeee
I don't know if my seriously sandy soil is a blessing or a curse? Naturally no-till? haha I've been kind of adding biochar as I go. I originally got the idea from one of your swampwater videos. I feel blessed that I live in the tropics and can grow year round but I am still a little jelly about those potatoes. I'm not into eating GMO but if they make a potato that tastes like a potato and grows here, I'll cave. :P
When you lop off the entire top of a young fruit tree like that do we expect it to grow several branches at more desirable angles? I am just a noob, but I thought if you cut any of the young fruit tree, it only branches out from the bud closest to the cut. I'm not sure what causes multiple branches to start. I've got a really badly shapen peach tree with some already formed hard wood on the top. If I can start it over, I would.
Last year when the world ended, and I could not find seed potatoes anywhere I started planting store bought ones... I would look for the ones that looked old and has baby eyes starting and they all grew great. Pretty sure they were russets. I still like my kinebecks, and Pontiacs, but I am glad to know that many store bought ones do just fine.
Hi David, I’m going to try tjr this method, God willing. I’m from the sultanate of Oman. It’s very hot and humid. Plants like amaranth, moringa, sweet potatoes and cassava grow well here. Our land is unshaded and our soil is sandy. Should I plant my rows East to West to try create as much shade as possible within the rows?
I never thought about checking out Tractor Supply for stuff to try out. You in 9a or 8b? I guess I'll be a few weeks behind you, but will look for some plants there soon, I've not been impressed with what Lowe's/Home Depot have had the last couple of years. (I'm in 8a)
Lol. I'm a vegan by proxy. I love to eat the animals that eat alot of veggies. Hehehe. Actually i believe in a well rounded meal including lots of veggies and meats but very little breads. I do love my taters though.
Another question. I have a 3Another question. I have a 3 For four-year-old goji Berry Bush . It has produced lots of little goji berries that taste terrible. Am I doing something wrong, is it the wrong species, or is that the way goji berries are?
Tractor Supply is a chain of large "farm stores" with locations across the US. Their pricing is generally fair to good. They carry almost everything a small farmer might need. Not just "tractor supplies."
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I need more Organic Farming themed hip hop in my life !!
Vegan bacon made from vegetable fed pigs had me rolling! You should make that one into a t-shirt XD
That straight fire intro.
"why plant only stuff you know will grow? What's the fun in that?..." lol.... that's why I keep watching, DTG!!
Love watching you! Your style is so much like mine... “it is alive and wants to grow” when potatoes start shooting eyes, I feel like it is my spiritual obligation to plant it. 🥰
And garlic, and onions, avocado seeds...^_^
You must plant them! Yep.
Id live to see you dig like that in my pile of rocks lol. Id LOVE to have that kinda dirt to work with. Clay and rock here in Arkansas Ozarks ugh
4:20 😲 I've been wondering about that and was sure most say, NEVER do that (cut the top off). I don't know if I've got the guts to do it. I'm going to search your other videos for more on this. Thank you so much. Different planting zone here, but we still learn from and enjoy you immensely!
David you are so funny!
Perfect mix of educational info and entertainment.
Always look forward to seeing your gardens!
Thank you. I can't wait to see how things grow in spring.
Man, I hate grass. You have inspired me and this year I'll have about 1/2 of my 1/2 acre in food (double dug beds, in-progress food forest, rows) 1/4 in wildflowers and ornamentals, and the final 1/4 in grass that I encourage my kids to dig holes in. Buying a book with the crazy name of "Grow or Die" five years ago was one of the best decisions I ever made.
Thanks for all your awesome work, education, and inspiration, brother!
Thank you, Matt. Good work!
Chasteberry trees are wonderful and so many benefits! Pollinators love them! Look up their use for hormone-related gynecologic conditions.
Glad to see you're doing well David. My grounds should be thawed out by mid May, i cant wait!!
MAN... so cold!
Wow no weeds. I constantly battle nutsedge and creeping Charlie. It always wins
im in midstate sc (8b) and strawberries do really well here! they dont seem to mind the stupid hot summers so long as they get enough wind to breathe
😭 it's to cold to do anything here yet. I'll just watch you garden for the next month till I can start.
Hope I can hold off the cravings.
The music was fun
Thank you. We gotta do a collab still!
Was at TSC the other day. Had plum, pear and apple for 29.99 here in central TX.
Watching you plant in January while it's freezing rain in my Zone 6a area makes me feel some kinda way. The really weird bit for me is I'm planning on planting a bunch of the same stuff as you did.
I use [cc] for spelling, and it's so adorable to see when the baby is 'talking' to see [cc] interpretate it as "Music"... it is!
Blessings
You are so lucky, I'm 51 and hoping to be moved by summer so that I can start planting a food forest
Good luck!
This is the best intro on the internet
Thank You ...
Thanks David!
Right after I posted my question I heard you say alabamee 👍 lol I’m in NW Florida like 20mins from Alabama line, appreciate your info all these years thx!
Very cool. We are neighbors.
Glad to see you back here David! Another great video as always. You and I both treat apple trees in much the same way. :)
Then I am in good company.
You mentioned Yates Apple. I wasn't aware they were still around. They were developed/cultivated in a small town just 7 miles from me, Yatesville Georgia by a Mr. Yates. I will have to look for them.
That's awesome.
I like the song the beginning of the Video. Wish there was more to it 😊
That music was 🔥 and stoked to watch this progress!
Thank you.
I can't wait to see how this patch does,a good variety of trees,ground cover and berries.
When it warms up I will sow flowers as well.
How come I always get the giggles at the beginning of your videos?
I don't know. I never do anything that isn't completely serious.
You are so creative. Thanks for always sharing!
Why is there no mulch on that bed behind you David? You must have incredible green fingers to get plants to grow on that naked soil. I love your videos. Whenever you mention Alabama, that 70's song 'Sweet Home Alabama', pops into my head.
Stoked to see the biochar addition. I often add mine after I plant due to (whatever) and always wondered if I am doing it smartly.
You should have put some seaweed or rotted veges or a fish head in the soil to feed the trees. I rot down weeds and grass in water to throw in the hole first. Love the idea of a grocery isle garden
It is good, though seaweed is hard to find here.
@@davidthegood same at my beach here. I found 1 piece of seaweed and have continued to soak it for nearly 2 yrs to make tea lol up north I could get wheelbarrow loads of it and put on the gardens.
The yellow Fallgold raspberry is tasty, I have the same variety. Hope it does well for you :)
Beautiful.
I love turnips and their greens. Glad to see your still kicking around DTG. Update us on your new book and are you doing the "one seed challenge" this year? Stay frosty!
I don't know the "one seed challenge," but I am working on the book again.
@@davidthegood Look at Mr. Scott(Black Gumbo Gardener), he is doing the challenge. Hoss tools, Deep south homestead and a few other you tuber have done it in the past.
Fun. God bless your garden!
And yours as well - thank you.
Thank you for letting us in on your tree planting gig. I didn't know you could do all that with trees when you 're planting.
Yes! Trees are very malleable.
I like how you covered the worm back up and patted it goodnight XD
I wasn't going to watch, 30 minutes!!! But I did and I really enjoyed it!!! I ALWAYS learn something from you!!! I should have known, Always Good!!! TY
That worm, LOL!!!
Excited to see how this turns out.
Love your music! I lost my marigolds in a hard freeze we just had. I'm in 9B, north of Tampa. Oh no, a landlord again. Why plant fruit trees then? What if you have to move again? What's the fun in that? WOW what a huge property!!!
We are food foresting in Tallahassee, 8b. The Joy's apple from Just Fruits and Exotics is a very vigorous grower compared to the other apples we have tried here. Maybe give it a shot.
Thank you
Thank you!
Great
You made me laugh this morning David love to you and yours x
Thank you, you too.
I planted strawberries yesterday!
Good work.
Very cool video David!
Strawberries grow in AZ, zone 9B. So, it'll be easy for you to grow them.
Awesome
Great video!
I am just now finally watching all your videos about this system because I am ENAMORED with this idea. I've been working for years on designing some kind of system blending wide row gardening like this with the permaculture orchard principles but this is even better than mine I think. I love it. I may have missed it somewhere, but how far apart are you putting your trees/bushes? Absolutely genius. Excited to see how it keeps evolving!
He was going to do 8 ft but he decided he wanted to interplant berry bushes so he did 12 ft
We had to dig up and move a four year old peach tree this weekend. Luckily we’ve been keeping it dwarf but ouch my back.
Good time to move it.
@@davidthegood Yeah but hacking those roots really hurt my heart.
Wow.... I'm amazed you chopped those fruit trees like that. Can you give some more explanation about that?
He's going for an open center, keeping them small within arms reach to the fruit.
I've got Sequoia strawberries as well and they've done just fine. Taste pretty good, too. On the apple trees, I know you know of SkillCult and what not...have you watched his pruning videos? He doesn't prefer the cut low method for apples/pears, which is how I pruned some of mine as well, but I'm trying his methods going forward.
That is good on Sequoia. No - I cannot find the video on pruning you are talking about.
@@davidthegood ua-cam.com/video/lEs6sfOISvQ/v-deo.html
Plenty of wild raspberries in north central Alabama!
Really? I have not seen wild raspberries before. Just the blackberries and dewberries.
@@davidthegood Yeah, I believe you’re right. I think my brain got so used to seeing the red color that I turned them into raspberries. I rarely ever saw them ripen to the actual blackberry color. Birds and weather and all.
You could air layer the fruit trees. And have more trees to plant.
True!
Love u brother
Ok i want your music cd please
I've tried Gooseberry, Pineberry and Jostaberry several times in Mobile County, they always die here. I think the Summer is just too much for them. Strawberries around fruit trees works well, though.
Good to know. I am sure I am going to lose a lot.
They say woodchips works wonders for trees, and shrubs. They like the fungi.
I've just finished reading Grow or Die and Compost Everything, and both were great!!👍👍
The only downside is I am now also having recurring Kate Moss/racoon nightmares 😔....but otherwise, excellent books!!!
Awesome.
Thank you for sharing what a wonderful fruit forest you're going to have, Well since I'm in zone 10B I’m already picking strawberries but I cannot get any apricots to fruit I know there is one that will grow here but I haven't found it
I have heard of a tropical type. These things are hard to find, though.
Are we going to be able to pick up a D.T.G album?
One day.
It's love to try cloud berries... But I'm gonna have to wait... I'm building everything from scratch... As a trucker that's home 1 day a week... With 90 trees/bushes/canes/vines... And... DEER 🦌. Weeeeeeeeeeee
That is tough - thank you for the service you perform. We would have a rough time without your hard work.
That was the intro of intros lol
I don't know if my seriously sandy soil is a blessing or a curse? Naturally no-till? haha I've been kind of adding biochar as I go. I originally got the idea from one of your swampwater videos. I feel blessed that I live in the tropics and can grow year round but I am still a little jelly about those potatoes. I'm not into eating GMO but if they make a potato that tastes like a potato and grows here, I'll cave. :P
Great video! Hoping you don't get deer/rabbits visiting your garden like I do! Mmmmm asparagus! Much love x
We shall see...
Favorite part was when you tucked that worm in
When you lop off the entire top of a young fruit tree like that do we expect it to grow several branches at more desirable angles? I am just a noob, but I thought if you cut any of the young fruit tree, it only branches out from the bud closest to the cut. I'm not sure what causes multiple branches to start. I've got a really badly shapen peach tree with some already formed hard wood on the top. If I can start it over, I would.
Soil looks like it will hamper the potatoes growth.
Check out hoss tools David... they have a awesome tool for planting rows
I have seen it. I made my own, though.
I usually only grow grocery store potatoes.
Last year when the world ended, and I could not find seed potatoes anywhere I started planting store bought ones... I would look for the ones that looked old and has baby eyes starting and they all grew great. Pretty sure they were russets. I still like my kinebecks, and Pontiacs, but I am glad to know that many store bought ones do just fine.
Good work.
Ok! What did I miss? I haven't checked in for a few months. Now your in Alabama???
Way cool. Why not try this lol
So big Dave where did you guys end up locating to?? 😁👍 I prob missed some of the vids with that info on it sorry
Alabama
All of my grocery store potatoes sprout and grow. I think it's a myth or else the stuff wears off.
"They look like albinos going to the beach.. risky" 😹😹😹
Hi David, I’m going to try tjr this method, God willing. I’m from the sultanate of Oman. It’s very hot and humid. Plants like amaranth, moringa, sweet potatoes and cassava grow well here. Our land is unshaded and our soil is sandy. Should I plant my rows East to West to try create as much shade as possible within the rows?
Squash down your soil dude! Haha.. Thanks for the video!
Exciting Pineberry, my strawberries got hit with hale this winter and the plant was alright. Are you going to put wood chip around your fruit trees?
If I can find wood chips, I will.
@@davidthegood Ya around my apple tree I have pine chips and mushrooms growing in the apple leaves. You ever seen a Walipini?
No deer problems?
MOM!! DADS PLAYING IN THE POOP AGAIN!!!!!
😆🤪. That made me giggle!
Dude!
Where in Alabama are you, David? I've started preparing my plot. In Alabama.
Atmore area.
Wont the trees eventually get so tall, that they either shade out part of the garden, or shade out each other?
Good question. We keep them heavily pruned. A book titled "Grow a Little Fruit Tree" by Ann Ralph is a great overview of the method.
There are many varieties of LSU fig, which did you get? I've got LSU Gold, Purple and Tiger Stripe. Purple is pretty good.
I am not sure. We shall see!
Hi David & family.
Do you are orient your rows East to West or North to South?
I have done both and don't notice much difference in our climate.
I never thought about checking out Tractor Supply for stuff to try out. You in 9a or 8b? I guess I'll be a few weeks behind you, but will look for some plants there soon, I've not been impressed with what Lowe's/Home Depot have had the last couple of years. (I'm in 8a)
We are 8B.
"Vegan bacon! Made only from vegetable fed pigs" 😂😁
Like albino's going to the beach 😂😂😂
What's the name of the tractor that you're using?
How hot does it get in the summer there?
I have not lived through a summer here yet, but we can hit 100.
Question I think I made a mistake I put my faves feted swamp water in a metal barrel is that ok or do I need to dump it and start over? Anyone??
Would you just till the lane and path if it were grass?
Yes, probably a couple of times to really kill it.
@@davidthegood Thanks!
Hey wait a minute, this isn't Costa Rica. I missed a few episodes.
Lol. I'm a vegan by proxy. I love to eat the animals that eat alot of veggies. Hehehe. Actually i believe in a well rounded meal including lots of veggies and meats but very little breads. I do love my taters though.
I love potatoes as well.
Another question. I have a 3Another question. I have a 3 For four-year-old goji Berry Bush . It has produced lots of little goji berries that taste terrible. Am I doing something wrong, is it the wrong species, or is that the way goji berries are?
Gojis taste a bit weird. Better dried than fresh.
8:25 - Hahaha... Vegan bacon from vegetable fed pigs!
I was wondering about “tractor supply “. What is that? I am a swede living in Sweden. Sorry...😄
Tractor Supply is a chain of large "farm stores" with locations across the US. Their pricing is generally fair to good. They carry almost everything a small farmer might need. Not just "tractor supplies."
Tractor Supply is a farm store.
Animal feeds, gardening supplies, little hardware, power tools, etc
It's a great store. Sweden needs one!
Do you have Reifeisen shops? Its exactly like that.