When you are finished getting everything built, and plants growing, it will be a great model for others! "and on the 7th day, he rested" (not the 912th day) I'd say it's time you took Nancy and Bing Bing fishing!!! Don't forget the camera. 😃😃😃 Can't believe it's been that long. Well done my friend!! TFS, Be safe and well. Mark.
Hello Hollis and Nancy, I am a new subscriber from Seatttle WA. I've been watching since last month. We are really enjoying, and learning alot. Especially how to growing cucumber and vegetables. Me and my wife came from Korea over 40 years ago, and within next 10 years, we are planning retire and have my own little farm too. Thank you so much for sharing your videos and teaching us all the things that I might need in near future. You had a beautiful little place before, but soon, you will have a massive amazing beautiful wonderful place. Thanks again and God bless your family, Jesus loves you and so do we! 😊 Daniel and Alicia So
Hollis & Nancy's Homestead I appreciate the positive and encouraging way in which you provide your content. It is a breath of fresh air! Looking forward to seeing the hard work you both are doing!
I’m learning so much! 😊 I had to start a second notebook to keep up with my drawings and video titles I need to refer to when I’m ready to start my builds. 👌🏾💪🏽 Thank you for sharing these great videos. 😇
I have the same chain saw and plenty of bruises from limbs this weekend.As always wonderfull job.Out of hard work comes good things,and when you pray first better things.God bless you three
Here is Australia we worry about fire of this size so close to shrub, but the hole that you made looks like a good idea, if our emergency service seen smoke like that we'd have them all at our place, you do an amazing job mate looking after your farm.
We have lots of rules that must be met to burn debris in America. It is governed by the US Forestry. Our burn pit meets and exceeds all requirements. 👍
Well, Hollis funny thing, we are doing clearing on our property and we would love to burn the pines we have cut...But the neighbor has already the fire last time we were burning in a 55 gal drum now we have a small block fire pit and we have burned two small fires and guess what, right the neighbor is giving us the eye again. NJ tough place to live in! Lol.
Thank you so much for your very in depth videos. I love how you explain everything as you go. I am trying to figure out how to apply the veggies and growing seasons to my very harsh dry arid desert climate. I will have to hire someone to build the tables/trellis platforms for the buckets to sit on. Thank you for showing the preparation of everything, from the buckets, to the irrigation, to the processing tables. Once it is all in place, the gardening and processing should be very easy with no back or knee pain. Please Keep making these wonderful videos.
Hollis, you and Nancy need to go fishing. You’re working so hard and getting so thin. We don’t want you to disappear. You have the patience of Job repeatedly having to explain about fire ants and termites in wood chips. Parts of the country who don’t have to deal with them are lucky. I appreciate your wisdom and learn so much from you both. God bless.
Hollis, you ever thought of running all that brush and cut wood through a wood chipper and use it in your gardens to help add and build up your soil structure with nutrients?
@metamud that’s the silliest comment I have heard so far. I have explained why I don’t use wood chips hundreds of times. But I’ll explain it again for you. I do not rent a chipper when I am clearing land. The wood chip pile would be stories high. In my area piles of wood in contact with the ground draws fire ants and termites. We have to fight these back constantly without adding to their habitat. I have not created any erosion problems on my property. We live on a black jack ridge. I clear only what I have to in an effort to build each phase of our animal pens and or garden complex. I have never quoted something biblical saying it had to be burnt. You apparently know as much about the Bible as you do about clearing raw land. Have a good day sir
@@HollisNancysHomestead In line with this conversation and with the upmost respect, please check out Pete Kenaris - Green Dreams on UA-cam, FB and IG. He is one of the state's biggest experts on permaculture. He features other experts in FL too. He had a recent video done at HEART village where they talk about nutrients just draining down through the sandy soil. I am a long time subscriber and seen you fill the holes with good nutrition. You will need more. A nice nitrogen-fixing cover crop might help you out too. Lots of ways to help the soil out. Blessings.
@southern latitudes I agree, I am still working my soil. There are several ways to improve my sandy soil but I will not be filling my beds with wood chips
Thanks Mr. Hollis and Nancy just found your channel what a blessing! And it’s working. Really happy to see the videos. I now look forward to being a little more self sufficient. Message is getting through thank you from Huntsville Al.
Thanks for sharing with us Hollis and Nancy. You’re doing a great job around there and having fun too not to mention all the food you will be raising. Fred.
Wow! Hollis, that is one heck of a backyard you have there! As always, fun to watch the project from paper the completion, you always have the plan and the means to do it! God bless!
Hollis, I've heard that if you leave the tree trunk about 5 1/2 foot tall, you can then easily push them over with bucket loader or similar. I'm thinking it may be easier to remove than the excavator. Let me know your thoughts on this.
I love your channel and I've even gotten my husband into watching them! We rent so we're not able to put anything in the ground but we're planning on having a decent size container garden next year. So I'm constantly going back to your older videos as well! Thank you for the amazing content! I do have a question. I know you did potatoes in 5 gallon buckets and onions directly in the ground. Can I do both in 45 gallon stock tanks?
Hollis you have so much wonderful brush and trees to turn into mulch and I wondered why you burn it instead of fortifying your soil. Btw you’re the hardest workin’ man I’ve seen!! ( besides my hubby, of course 😉)
New to your channel. We just purchased a homestead in Florida. What part do you live in? We will be in North Central Florida. We are trading the beach in Tampa for gardening.
Hollis & Nancy's Homestead We will be in Suwannee county. I’m so happy to have your channel to learn from. It really helps that you are also in the Florida area. I can learn about what to do and not to do. I’m excited to grow lemon cucumbers after watching your videos.
Good evening Hollis and Nancy I was wondering if you incorporate the charcoal from your burn pit back into your property for biochar, it is fantastic for incorporating for nutrients.
I was wondering why you wouldn't get a chipper shredder and make mulch out of the wood instead of burning it and releasing all that smoke? I have learned so much from your channel, thank you.
Large chipper shredders are expensive even if renting. Homesteading must be cost effective and and time efficient. Lots of daily chores, maintenance, repairs, ... take precedence. Bonus of burning is the wood ash for use in your garden.
Hollis , I am looking for a nice quiet place to move too , about a 1/2 acre or slightly bigger, with a modular or manufactured home for my mom . She loves gardening and watches your videos all the time . Would you say that the area -PALMER - is a good area and safe for an elderly person . Is that in Palatka ? She lives in Hernando county now . Keep up the good work , you are a work horse . God Bless you and Nancy .
I'm curious to see if you change your mind on the station placements. Wouldn't assembly line version make it easier? Also, we use a stump grinder service with our lot work. He was in and out in less than 20 minutes for about 6 stumps.
I have not changed my mind on station placements. It is working perfectly as planned👍. I dont like grinding stumps. Leaves too much chip debris to draw fire ants and termites. Best option for me is to rip them out completely
@@HollisNancysHomestead I agree with you about the fire ant potential. I hadn't notice that happening here but I also don't walk too much in the area that we had ground up. Thank you for your response.
Me: Enjoying another one of your videos. (So relaxing and enjoyable) My wife: Are you watching Dr. Phil? Me: No. I'm watching Hollis. This is the third time in the past two weeks you've asked me.
I'm curious...do you use the ash in your burn pit for some aspects of your gardening? Soil amendment, etc.? I noticed the furniture (dresser) in the pit so I became curious as to whether it is a natural or general refuse burn pit. I would imagine that any painted wood would detract from the quality of the ash. Like I said, just curious. :)
hello great video. I have a question for you. do you think if I buy the red and blue plastic cups that you buy at a store and drill a hole in the bottom would they work to put plants in them. I am going to have to build my raised bed 2' high because of my back problems. how would you fill them for cheap .. im on disability . thanks for your time and help.
@johnnie bunton I use plastic cups sometimes to start my seeds in. You could use a knife or a pair of scissors and cut at least 6-10 small holes in the bottom, fill them with soil, put your seed in it, according to the seed packet instructions and then water it.
Just curious. Don't you have a campfire pit for Camp Palmer? Why do you burn your wood instead of let it dry out for use in Camp Palmer, as firewood? I know, as OCD as you claim to be, that disorganization is repulsive to you, but I'm sure you could build a raised drying rack for it.
It has more than can be burned in a year. If I have wood in contact with the ground longer than a year it will be consumed by fire ants and/or termites
The orchard is doing good. We were disappointed with viewer response whenever we released a video on a fruit tree. Not sure if we are going to do anymore if nobody likes them
She is working on new cooking videos now. She has changed her format. I saw her first video last week. I was very impressed. She will be releasing them soon. The one I saw was Korean Radish Soup ❤️👍
@@HollisNancysHomestead WOW. I live in Massachusetts. We do not have to worry about fire ants and termites. Thank you for your videos from a subscriber,
I would like YellaWood to donate you a 18 wheeler load of treated lumber for all the treated wood that you use in your projects. They would benefit from the advertisement and you get to do new projects.
Hollis, where is your safety gear for wearing while using a chain saw!!!!! You don't even have on a simple pair of safety glasses!!!! That chain saw could ruin your life & change it forever, putting an end to your dreams down there!!!! Nancy & Bing Bing depend on you!!!!!!!
Thanx a lot Hollis. (Sarcasm) I planned on sleepin' in Saturday. But Noooo. My Wife watched your Korean Melon Trellis video & She woke me up wanting a Hollis Trollis for her Cucumbers & Tomatoes. I ought to unsubscribe but I love You guys too much. My Hollis Trollis was cheaper than Yours. Not as good but good enough. A little better than some Missoura' UA-cam Homesteaders using pallet wood & duct tupe.
This might be one of the coolest homesteads on YT!! I can’t wait to see the continued updates!👍🏾👍🏾
I am so impressed with your notebook. What a great published work that would be!
When you are finished getting everything built, and plants growing, it will be a great model for others! "and on the 7th day, he rested" (not the 912th day) I'd say it's time you took Nancy and Bing Bing fishing!!! Don't forget the camera. 😃😃😃
Can't believe it's been that long. Well done my friend!!
TFS, Be safe and well.
Mark.
You're DURING a great job, may GOD continue to strengthen you all, keep up the good work
Looking really trim Hollis. All that yard work must be doing wonders for you. Love your videos.
Hey Hollis, you could get a used pro chipper and use the wood chips in your gardens instead of burning it.
rcarver I’m also wondering why he doesn’t use all of that for wood chips as well.
Fire ants and termites
Nancy, please add some teaser garden shots!!
Hello Hollis and Nancy, I am a new subscriber from Seatttle WA. I've been watching since last month. We are really enjoying, and learning alot. Especially how to growing cucumber and vegetables. Me and my wife came from Korea over 40 years ago, and within next 10 years, we are planning retire and have my own little farm too. Thank you so much for sharing your videos and teaching us all the things that I might need in near future. You had a beautiful little place before, but soon, you will have a massive amazing beautiful wonderful place. Thanks again and God bless your family, Jesus loves you and so do we! 😊
Daniel and Alicia So
Y’all got a little town like atmosphere going on in y’alls homestead! ✝️🙏🏼
So exciting to see the progression of your homestead! Nothing like having a blank canvas to create your perfect space! Sincerely a Homestead Homie!
You will see some giant strides of progression in the weeks ahead. 👍
Hollis & Nancy's Homestead I appreciate the positive and encouraging way in which you provide your content. It is a breath of fresh air! Looking forward to seeing the hard work you both are doing!
Good neighbors, what a blessing!
I’m learning so much! 😊 I had to start a second notebook to keep up with my drawings and video titles I need to refer to when I’m ready to start my builds. 👌🏾💪🏽 Thank you for sharing these great videos. 😇
U can take a pic of his drawings w/ your cell phone and save
I have the same chain saw and plenty of bruises from limbs this weekend.As always wonderfull job.Out of hard work comes good things,and when you pray first better things.God bless you three
Your family is so inspirational. I am very thankful to be able to see your videos.
You are so kind
Here is Australia we worry about fire of this size so close to shrub, but the hole that you made looks like a good idea, if our emergency service seen smoke like that we'd have them all at our place, you do an amazing job mate looking after your farm.
We have lots of rules that must be met to burn debris in America. It is governed by the US Forestry. Our burn pit meets and exceeds all requirements. 👍
You don't mess around, great job!!
I didn't realize the size of that burn pit until you walked down in there. Amazing!
Well, Hollis funny thing, we are doing clearing on our property and we would love to burn the pines we have cut...But the neighbor has already the fire last time we were burning in a 55 gal drum now we have a small block fire pit and we have burned two small fires and guess what, right the neighbor is giving us the eye again. NJ tough place to live in! Lol.
Thank you so much for your very in depth videos. I love how you explain everything as you go. I am trying to figure out how to apply the veggies and growing seasons to my very harsh dry arid desert climate. I will have to hire someone to build the tables/trellis platforms for the buckets to sit on. Thank you for showing the preparation of everything, from the buckets, to the irrigation, to the processing tables. Once it is all in place, the gardening and processing should be very easy with no back or knee pain. Please Keep making these wonderful videos.
Hollis, you and Nancy need to go fishing. You’re working so hard and getting so thin. We don’t want you to disappear. You have the patience of Job repeatedly having to explain about fire ants and termites in wood chips. Parts of the country who don’t have to deal with them are lucky. I appreciate your wisdom and learn so much from you both. God bless.
Ahh so sweet, we have fishing videos coming and may God continue to keep you and your family safe and happy
Hollis, you ever thought of running all that brush and cut wood through a wood chipper and use it in your gardens to help add and build up your soil structure with nutrients?
WAYNE DESHOTEL : I always wondered the same thing but it’s what he wants to do.
@metamud that’s the silliest comment I have heard so far. I have explained why I don’t use wood chips hundreds of times. But I’ll explain it again for you. I do not rent a chipper when I am clearing land. The wood chip pile would be stories high. In my area piles of wood in contact with the ground draws fire ants and termites. We have to fight these back constantly without adding to their habitat. I have not created any erosion problems on my property. We live on a black jack ridge. I clear only what I have to in an effort to build each phase of our animal pens and or garden complex. I have never quoted something biblical saying it had to be burnt. You apparently know as much about the Bible as you do about clearing raw land. Have a good day sir
@@HollisNancysHomestead In line with this conversation and with the upmost respect, please check out Pete Kenaris - Green Dreams on UA-cam, FB and IG. He is one of the state's biggest experts on permaculture. He features other experts in FL too. He had a recent video done at HEART village where they talk about nutrients just draining down through the sandy soil. I am a long time subscriber and seen you fill the holes with good nutrition. You will need more. A nice nitrogen-fixing cover crop might help you out too. Lots of ways to help the soil out. Blessings.
@southern latitudes I agree, I am still working my soil. There are several ways to improve my sandy soil but I will not be filling my beds with wood chips
Thanks Mr. Hollis and Nancy just found your channel what a blessing! And it’s working. Really happy to see the videos. I now look forward to being a little more self sufficient. Message is getting through thank you from Huntsville Al.
I love the curve of the new path! Beautiful!!!!!!!
Thanks for sharing with us Hollis and Nancy. You’re doing a great job around there and having fun too not to mention all the food you will be raising. Fred.
Our pleasure!
Hollis, would the ash from the burn pit be good to spread around the area to help enrich the soil?
Has Nancy considered trying to grow mushrooms around any log pieces? I bet she could do amazing things with the mushrooms.
This is so inspiring. Thanks 🙏🏻
You are so welcome!
I love watching your videos!! Thank you for all your help!!!
You are so welcome!
I’m a new subscriber & I enjoy watching your videos! What a beautiful homestead 💕 🌱 Take care & God bless you two!
Welcome to the family Meka❤️❤️🐶. So glad you enjoy our videos! Stay tuned, the best is yet to come
Nancy is so pretty and a hard worker, you go girl your amazing.
Great project. Too bad you burned up the little cabinet. It was cute.
LOL. Yeah, it was no good. Just got rid of it
Hollis you've lost a lot of weight! Looking good sir! Might I ask how you've done it?
Hard work
Wow! Hollis, that is one heck of a backyard you have there! As always, fun to watch the project from paper the completion, you always have the plan and the means to do it! God bless!
Thanks so much! Blessings
I'm so excited to see every improvement to your homestead.
The best is yet to come
It will be a very nice outdoor place to work with vegetables
hey we love your videos . keep up the good work
Thank you ❤️
This. Is. Awesome. I love your designs and engineering. God Bless you both and Bing Bing. 😊
Hollis, I've heard that if you leave the tree trunk about 5 1/2 foot tall, you can then easily push them over with bucket loader or similar. I'm thinking it may be easier to remove than the excavator. Let me know your thoughts on this.
This works well as long as they are still green.
I love your channel and I've even gotten my husband into watching them! We rent so we're not able to put anything in the ground but we're planning on having a decent size container garden next year. So I'm constantly going back to your older videos as well! Thank you for the amazing content! I do have a question. I know you did potatoes in 5 gallon buckets and onions directly in the ground. Can I do both in 45 gallon stock tanks?
Yes you can👍
Hollis, how often do you sharpen your chainsaw blade? Great video. Thank you for sharing!
Often
Love your videos, I needed this today.
Love y'alls videos keep up the good work
Hollis you have so much wonderful brush and trees to turn into mulch and I wondered why you burn it instead of fortifying your soil. Btw you’re the hardest workin’ man I’ve seen!! ( besides my hubby, of course 😉)
I don’t use wood chips due to massive fire ant problems and termites
New to your channel. We just purchased a homestead in Florida. What part do you live in? We will be in North Central Florida. We are trading the beach in Tampa for gardening.
We are in Putnam County
Hollis & Nancy's Homestead We will be in Suwannee county. I’m so happy to have your channel to learn from. It really helps that you are also in the Florida area. I can learn about what to do and not to do. I’m excited to grow lemon cucumbers after watching your videos.
Good evening Hollis and Nancy I was wondering if you incorporate the charcoal from your burn pit back into your property for biochar, it is fantastic for incorporating for nutrients.
Humans are humans are humans...especially boys...
Our 5 year old (who loves your videos)...: "Fire! Yeah!"
Hollis you always work smarter, why didnt you drive to the logs instead of carrying them so far? You are a worker, Man!! Great job!!!!
The little golf cart can only go so far out into the woods without getting stuck. Now I ha e a Kubota which can go anywhere so it is a lot easier
Can’t believe how quickly that fresh cut timber burned. Must have been pretty dry season.
They are sand pines. They are a dry pine. Not what you are used to seeing in a pine tree. Very little sap as compared to regular pine trees
I was wondering why you wouldn't get a chipper shredder and make mulch out of the wood instead of burning it and releasing all that smoke?
I have learned so much from your channel, thank you.
Large chipper shredders are expensive even if renting. Homesteading must be cost effective and and time efficient. Lots of daily chores, maintenance, repairs, ... take precedence. Bonus of burning is the wood ash for use in your garden.
Hollis , I am looking for a nice quiet place to move too , about a 1/2 acre or slightly bigger, with a modular or manufactured home for my mom . She loves gardening and watches your videos all the time . Would you say that the area -PALMER - is a good area and safe for an elderly person . Is that in Palatka ? She lives in Hernando county now . Keep up the good work , you are a work horse . God Bless you and Nancy .
We live in Putnam County. There are still some rural areas left but I would say they will all be gone in 30 yeara
Great job God bless...
I'm curious to see if you change your mind on the station placements. Wouldn't assembly line version make it easier? Also, we use a stump grinder service with our lot work. He was in and out in less than 20 minutes for about 6 stumps.
I have not changed my mind on station placements. It is working perfectly as planned👍. I dont like grinding stumps. Leaves too much chip debris to draw fire ants and termites. Best option for me is to rip them out completely
@@HollisNancysHomestead I agree with you about the fire ant potential. I hadn't notice that happening here but I also don't walk too much in the area that we had ground up. Thank you for your response.
Looks Great👍😀
Simply amazing! I'm tired already. haha xoxoxo
Enjoy! LOL
More cooking videos please!!! God Bless
She is working on some now
Me: Enjoying another one of your videos. (So relaxing and enjoyable)
My wife: Are you watching Dr. Phil?
Me: No. I'm watching Hollis. This is the third time in the past two weeks you've asked me.
😂😂😂
I almost fell asleep listening to the fire pop.
It is very relaxing to me too
Hollis, how much more work do you have planned? You never stop! Be well.
I’m about 75% done now. I will be glad when I’m finished. Feeling my age more each day. This is very hard on my body at 67 years old
I'm curious...do you use the ash in your burn pit for some aspects of your gardening? Soil amendment, etc.? I noticed the furniture (dresser) in the pit so I became curious as to whether it is a natural or general refuse burn pit. I would imagine that any painted wood would detract from the quality of the ash. Like I said, just curious. :)
I don’t usually use the ash. If I did I would not use pine trees only oak
I must have missed it. But did you guys to move to Florida?
Yes, we moved to Florida in November of 2017
hello great video. I have a question for you. do you think if I buy the red and blue plastic cups that you buy at a store and drill a hole in the bottom would they work to put plants in them. I am going to have to build my raised bed 2' high because of my back problems. how would you fill them for cheap .. im on disability . thanks for your time and help.
@johnnie bunton I use plastic cups sometimes to start my seeds in. You could use a knife or a pair of scissors and cut at least 6-10 small holes in the bottom, fill them with soil, put your seed in it, according to the seed packet instructions and then water it.
I have 2 ft high beds, you fill the bottom foot with logs, stumps, branches, straw, cardboard and compost, then add your soil mix.
I was just wondering wouldn’t some of that bigger wood be good for your camping area?
We saved all we could
Hollis & Nancy's Homestead oh good! Boy your place is sure coming along nicely 💕
Just curious. Don't you have a campfire pit for Camp Palmer? Why do you burn your wood instead of let it dry out for use in Camp Palmer, as firewood? I know, as OCD as you claim to be, that disorganization is repulsive to you, but I'm sure you could build a raised drying rack for it.
It has more than can be burned in a year. If I have wood in contact with the ground longer than a year it will be consumed by fire ants and/or termites
How is your fruit orchards looking, would like to see them
The orchard is doing good. We were disappointed with viewer response whenever we released a video on a fruit tree. Not sure if we are going to do anymore if nobody likes them
I remember you mentioning your wife's Korean Radish Soup. I'm still curious. 🥣 Maybe she can share that with us?
She is working on new cooking videos now. She has changed her format. I saw her first video last week. I was very impressed. She will be releasing them soon. The one I saw was Korean Radish Soup ❤️👍
that tree would make a great raised bed.
Can’t use them for that. Fire ants and termites would consume them within a year
@@HollisNancysHomestead
WOW. I live in Massachusetts. We do not have to worry about fire ants and termites.
Thank you for your videos from a subscriber,
I want to come visit and cook some of them quail Cajun Style. Stuff them with Boudin are crawfish and then wrap them suckers with bacon.
Wow that sounds great
Dang, that would have mad e great permiculture pit!
I already built a large permaculture area
Who runs the water lines?
I ran them myself
Hello, we are inspired by your knowledge. We have started a garden in Florida and would welcome personal input. We could send pics.
what part of florida u live in
Putnam County
Hi There do you have an email that I could send a link to you about tree cutting?
I don’t claim to be the worlds best lumberjack 😂😂. Just trying to get this place set up❤️
Why didn't you use the bigger trees for wood to build your tables and things? Would make things cheaper and less burning
They would not last a year before rotting and becoming infested with fire ants and termites
I would like YellaWood to donate you a 18 wheeler load of treated lumber for all the treated wood that you use in your projects. They would benefit from the advertisement and you get to do new projects.
That would be nice
Why are the tables so far apart? You are walking and packing.
Chet O'Brien
This allows room for the Kubota to fit between them.
The space is for the Kubota to drive in and unload either way
Is that the STIHL Farm Boss chainsaw?
Yes
@@HollisNancysHomestead I have the same one love that chainsaw!!
Where is water?
I have to run a water source out to the harvest area. There is no water out there
Hollis, where is your safety gear for wearing while using a chain saw!!!!! You don't even have on a simple pair of safety glasses!!!! That chain saw could ruin your life & change it forever, putting an end to your dreams down there!!!! Nancy & Bing Bing depend on you!!!!!!!
😔
Judy, Judy, Judy Debbie downer.
@@pamelawoodall5891 What do you mean by Debbie downer, that I am wrong to say something to him?
I've never heard of a palmetto bug but I see they are cockroachs! TIL
They are evil!
and they "FLY"!
Thanx a lot Hollis. (Sarcasm) I planned on sleepin' in Saturday. But Noooo. My Wife watched your Korean Melon Trellis video & She woke me up wanting a Hollis Trollis for her Cucumbers & Tomatoes. I ought to unsubscribe but I love You guys too much. My Hollis Trollis was cheaper than Yours. Not as good but good enough. A little better than some Missoura' UA-cam Homesteaders using pallet wood & duct tupe.
You’re welcome 😂😂😂