Thank you! I have been trying to find a supplier saplings of goumi berries in Ontario with no luck so far. I guess I should just try to get my hands on some berries and grow it myself.
@@WillowsGreenPermaculture they are relatively easy to propagate from cuttings although i use my pussywillows as an aid. i am hoping to get a more cultivated variety soon now that i know i like them. the two varieties i have are wilder and have small fruit. as i understand it, the larger fruited varieties are also tastier. not that the ones i have are not.
This is invaluable information. I left my position as s teacher in a public school over 10 years ago. At the time it was sad to note the lack of curriculum for students to learn and get their hands in dirt and connect where their foods come from. Unfortunately I don't think much has changed. My grand daughter is 3 and is at the age of wonder and curiosity. We have to get to them while they are young to instill a joy and passion for identifying and growing plants!
Thank you! You are absolutely right! As a teacher, and later a school administrator, I taught the kids to grow their food and to care for nature. I used nature as the classroom for sometimes all of the subjects. And I also did presentation for school boards, for the Ontario College of Teachers, and for different principals' associations, on how to teach across the curriculum using nature as the classroom. Kids learn better when immersed in nature. No matter the subject, and no matter the child. Every kids learns better, without exception. And special needs children shine when given the chance to learn outdoors.
I looooooooved the video. Breathtaking....what a great work you both did, and what an inspiration your graden is. Here in Holland we had an awful lot of rain this year, and we still have. And I was struggling to get flower seeds germinated in the full soil, it is too wet, too cold, and not enough sunshine to warm up the soil. But I really want some flowers in my garden to help the pollinators because they are struggling this year because of the exceptional cold weather that we had the past weeks. So instead of seeding in the full soil I tried seeding flower seeds in a smaller tray and a balcony planter. And that went well because I could put those at the most sunny spot in the garden. So I changed my strategy and I bought more planters and pots, and seeds, and instead of seeding in the full soil I just litter my tiny garden with pots and planters which I have over seeded with a wide variety of flower seeds. So fingers crossed that the flowers are going to germinate and the rain is going to be a bit less and the temperatures a bit higher. And today I also planted some ferns at the darkest spots from my tiny highly shaded garden below some shrubs and trees next to a small pile of three branches and a soil covered with small twigs. And it looks as if it was always there in its natural habitat on the forest floor. I already had one fern growing, and it is growing really well. I love the fern so much that I wanted to have some more. To me a fern gives that instant forest feeling, even in a tiny garden like I have. And it is able to fill in those empty spots where other plants might be struggling to grow. I also have a tip for people who are just starting with gardening. Whether it is ornamental gardening or eatables. If you are struggling to get things growing for whatever reason, but you still want to have something to grow, plant something that you already have growing. Because you know that it will grow in your garden, and the next year you can always change it for something else. In the meanwhile you learn more about other plants and gardening in general, and anything that does grow will help you to cultivate the soil and to add bio mass and micro organisms to the soil. And it is nicer to have a small success as to have a disappointment each single year. And by planting the same species at different spots you learn more about that species and which micro conditions it prefers, and it will increase the chances that you get at least one very well growing plant or tree. Because very often the right spot can make a huge difference. And dying plants are part of the deal. So do not get discouraged if something that you planted dies. Just change your strategy. Thank you for sharing, it was a joy to watch. A huge 👍
Thank you for this wonderfully detailed comment. You are so right about starting plants in little pots if the conditions aren't right outside for germination. And when comes time to transplant, often the plants will then appreciate the extra moisture that is there. Your advice about getting started is also excellent! Thank you!
Hello from the Rochester NY surrounding area just south of Lake Ontario! 🤩 Thank you so much for sharing! I absolutely love learning about this! Much love and light coming your way! 🌿🐦💐🍀💜🌟✨🏡
And hello from across the lake, just north of Lake Ontario, north of Prince Edward County, the big peninsula that juts into the lake at mid-point! Thank you for sharing! Welcome to Willows Green Permaculture!
I've been there! Hang in there! And in the meantime, every little bit of living plants we add to the space we have helps in a very big way, not only you, but the world around you! Thank you for sharing!
You really have a little paradise there! If I could I'd get rid of all grass and just add woodchips, add more fruit trees.... but on my tiny space I find what grows well and what doesn't. Elderberry, red raspberries do super! Just my beans give me problems this year, fine in a large pot, nothing germinated in the garden, same seeds. Edible weeds galore😊
Thank you! My vegetables do better when I initially plant in small pots. That way, I prepare the spot for transplanting and the little plants get way ahead of the weeds.
This was an exceptional video! I love how you show us a species then sometimes give details on how to use them .I believe more videos from all creators should provide this information.
WOW! Ive never seen so many plants in ONE garden in my life!! 😀Do you guys live close by a river? I feel like some of the things you showed I've seen in nature only living close to rivers like the Willow trees and Cattails or maybe you have created ponds or something? Very nice either way 🙂
Thank you. Yes we do live by a creek. Plus, we get the overflow from a neighbouring pond that we only discovered after moving in when it flooded everything. We had to deal with it, but we have used that water to created ponds, streams and different microhabitats. There are a couple of videos that talk about this in more detail (parts 3 and 4 of the Permaculture playlist).
12:00 - heads up, word is that deer consider sunchoke flowers a delicacy (bees should as well, as it's one of the latest flowers of the season). As for harvesting sunchokes, you can harvest everything you can put your hands on, they will come up next year with a vengeance (I mulch mine). I tried them rasted and fermented in brine. They were amazing.
They can help themselves to them. I don't need the seeds. They are on the complete opposite end of the land from our main garden, so the deer can hang out there if they'd like. It's where all the poison ivy is too, so I know they go there in the winter. If I'm lucky, maybe the sunchokes will crowd out most of the poison ivy.
Great idea! Thank you! The nanny berries, I just eat as a snack, like you would cherries. For me it's the most practical way. And being small, and having a pit, they slow my eating down, which is always healthier for eating. I tend to eat ravenously sometimes! 😊
To hydrate well, yes. I soak them for a good 24 hours, and then warm them up too to expand and loosen the pulp so they can be worked on with a small manual food process to get the pulp out. I've only actually done it once. In their natural state, they are really like a very small prune. Pulpy not juicy. A friend described them like tamarind, which I have only eaten out of the pod once or twice in my life, and I seem to remember a similar texture.
how do you handle the ticks?! just curious since i'm always concerned when out on my property and you look like you're not worried at all and just having fun!
It's a good question. I admit I don't really worry about them. In the spring and fall, I do check the cats for them and remove them. We are more likely to get ticks from our cats then from outside, because I try to avoid wading into tall grass, which is where you can most often get them, spring and fall. In the summer, they're not active. The other thing is, the lifestyle is a healthy one and it creates a strong immune system. Every time I get into the car and go into town, I'm taking way more risks than walking in the wild where there may be ticks. Not all ticks carry the disease. In fact, it is a small proportion. I guess what I'm saying is I have faith in life, and I do not want to live life in fear.
There is a magic spray that my homesteading neighbor showed me, it smells great to us but the ticks hate it!… “Green Mountain Tick Repellent- All Natural - Made in Vermont” It’s about $15/8 oz and worth every cent if you spend a lot of time in the woods. Hope this helps!
@@ayelean9397 Thank you! I'll check that out. See if I can find out what the main ingredients are to see if I can make it myself. Generally, I don't put anything on my skin that I couldn't eat, so I like to find remedies that are made with ingredients I can grow and eat, that way I know I'm safe.
@@ayelean9397 I just read that they hate the smell of peppermint as well, and we have a ton of that. I'm going to learn how to make a good peppermint spray for my cloths and skin. Apparently it works as a mosquito repellent as well.
If you mean a perennial native, I have never seen them for sale. However, ground cherry seeds are packets are fairly common and can be bought from most nurseries.
I understand. Do you have gardens on your lot? For years, I did what I could on a balcony. At another point, I was in an appartment, no balcony. I worked on community projects. I could have gotten a plot from the city for a nominal fee, but I never got around to it. It's worth it at any level, in any size. You just have to adapt the project to the size of space.
Thank you. I have at least 3 different varieties of gooseberries in the forest, including one that has thorns on both the stems and the fruit. But they aren't prickly thorns, so they are edible. I will see if I can get a more specific identification on this one from the video. This is the first year I see fruit on it. It has given prolific flowers for the last two years, and prolific growth, but as you say, no thorns anywhere. It still seems to act as a good hedge for the garden.
I like how we all tend to speak quietly when amongst the plants in our garden.
Yes. 😊 I don't even realize I'm doing it.
goumi berries are also a great plant for fruit and as a nitrogen fixer. great companion to fruit trees 🙂
Thank you! I have been trying to find a supplier saplings of goumi berries in Ontario with no luck so far. I guess I should just try to get my hands on some berries and grow it myself.
@@WillowsGreenPermaculture they are relatively easy to propagate from cuttings although i use my pussywillows as an aid. i am hoping to get a more cultivated variety soon now that i know i like them. the two varieties i have are wilder and have small fruit. as i understand it, the larger fruited varieties are also tastier. not that the ones i have are not.
@@AlsanPine That's good to know. My conditions here are usually very good for propagation. Plus I have willows to aid in the process.
@@WillowsGreenPermaculture Wiffle Tree in Elora, ON carry Goumi
@@markduric7812 Thank you!
Thank you so much!!! I’m learning and understanding permaculture and Food forestry much better. I appreciate your teaching us⭐️⭐️⭐️
It’s a great pleasure! Thank you!
It's wonderful to see how all your hard work has come to fruition.
Thank you Barb!
This is invaluable information. I left my position as s teacher in a public school over 10 years ago. At the time it was sad to note the lack of curriculum for students to learn and get their hands in dirt and connect where their foods come from. Unfortunately I don't think much has changed. My grand daughter is 3 and is at the age of wonder and curiosity. We have to get to them while they are young to instill a joy and passion for identifying and growing plants!
Thank you! You are absolutely right! As a teacher, and later a school administrator, I taught the kids to grow their food and to care for nature. I used nature as the classroom for sometimes all of the subjects. And I also did presentation for school boards, for the Ontario College of Teachers, and for different principals' associations, on how to teach across the curriculum using nature as the classroom. Kids learn better when immersed in nature. No matter the subject, and no matter the child. Every kids learns better, without exception. And special needs children shine when given the chance to learn outdoors.
Amen to that!@@WillowsGreenPermaculture
@@kleineroteHex Thank you!
Just found your channel and have been binge watching all morning! Thank you!! 😊❤
That’s great! Welcome to Willows Green Permaculture!
7:35 - not to mention, weeping willow looks like the tree of souls in Avatar :)
It sure does.
Especially when they’re growing near water like a lake. They get gigantic
@@Dirt-Fermer that’s how our big one is doing!
@@WillowsGreenPermaculture easy to water lol
@@Dirt-Fermerexactly! 😊
I looooooooved the video. Breathtaking....what a great work you both did, and what an inspiration your graden is. Here in Holland we had an awful lot of rain this year, and we still have. And I was struggling to get flower seeds germinated in the full soil, it is too wet, too cold, and not enough sunshine to warm up the soil. But I really want some flowers in my garden to help the pollinators because they are struggling this year because of the exceptional cold weather that we had the past weeks. So instead of seeding in the full soil I tried seeding flower seeds in a smaller tray and a balcony planter. And that went well because I could put those at the most sunny spot in the garden. So I changed my strategy and I bought more planters and pots, and seeds, and instead of seeding in the full soil I just litter my tiny garden with pots and planters which I have over seeded with a wide variety of flower seeds. So fingers crossed that the flowers are going to germinate and the rain is going to be a bit less and the temperatures a bit higher.
And today I also planted some ferns at the darkest spots from my tiny highly shaded garden below some shrubs and trees next to a small pile of three branches and a soil covered with small twigs. And it looks as if it was always there in its natural habitat on the forest floor. I already had one fern growing, and it is growing really well. I love the fern so much that I wanted to have some more. To me a fern gives that instant forest feeling, even in a tiny garden like I have. And it is able to fill in those empty spots where other plants might be struggling to grow.
I also have a tip for people who are just starting with gardening. Whether it is ornamental gardening or eatables. If you are struggling to get things growing for whatever reason, but you still want to have something to grow, plant something that you already have growing. Because you know that it will grow in your garden, and the next year you can always change it for something else. In the meanwhile you learn more about other plants and gardening in general, and anything that does grow will help you to cultivate the soil and to add bio mass and micro organisms to the soil. And it is nicer to have a small success as to have a disappointment each single year. And by planting the same species at different spots you learn more about that species and which micro conditions it prefers, and it will increase the chances that you get at least one very well growing plant or tree. Because very often the right spot can make a huge difference. And dying plants are part of the deal. So do not get discouraged if something that you planted dies. Just change your strategy.
Thank you for sharing, it was a joy to watch. A huge 👍
Thank you for this wonderfully detailed comment. You are so right about starting plants in little pots if the conditions aren't right outside for germination. And when comes time to transplant, often the plants will then appreciate the extra moisture that is there. Your advice about getting started is also excellent! Thank you!
Hello from the Rochester NY surrounding area just south of Lake Ontario! 🤩
Thank you so much for sharing! I absolutely love learning about this!
Much love and light coming your way!
🌿🐦💐🍀💜🌟✨🏡
And hello from across the lake, just north of Lake Ontario, north of Prince Edward County, the big peninsula that juts into the lake at mid-point! Thank you for sharing! Welcome to Willows Green Permaculture!
Walking nature encyclopedia. What an absolute dream of a property❤
Thank you! It can be done anywhere, however. I even grew my food and created a mini oasis on my balcony when living in an apartment.
@@WillowsGreenPermaculture I'm trying her but I'm limited financially and physically. I'm working on it tho!
I've been there! Hang in there! And in the meantime, every little bit of living plants we add to the space we have helps in a very big way, not only you, but the world around you! Thank you for sharing!
You really have a little paradise there! If I could I'd get rid of all grass and just add woodchips, add more fruit trees.... but on my tiny space I find what grows well and what doesn't. Elderberry, red raspberries do super! Just my beans give me problems this year, fine in a large pot, nothing germinated in the garden, same seeds. Edible weeds galore😊
Thank you! My vegetables do better when I initially plant in small pots. That way, I prepare the spot for transplanting and the little plants get way ahead of the weeds.
What a beautiful thing y'all have done. Thank you for sharing, always a pleasure watching and listening to your videos.
Thank you so much!
That's incredible . . . in less than 5 years -- definitely looking like paradise!!!
Thank you for the tour so far!
Thank you!
This was an exceptional video! I love how you show us a species then sometimes give details on how to use them .I believe more videos from all creators should provide this information.
Thank you so much! I love sharing this type of information.
10:09 - not to mention, before losing its needles, the tamarack will turn a spectacular shade of yellow. :)
Yes! 😊
I have a pear, plum and apple tree and grapes. I plan on getting three blueberries bush this fall.
That's great! Prepare your spot well for the blueberries. They don't compete well with other plants.
@@WillowsGreenPermaculture That’s so great to know! Do you ever plant them under fruit trees?
@@ayelean9397 Blueberries need full sun, so they may not grow well under a tree canopy.
@@WillowsGreenPermaculture great to know, thank you! I have a sunny spot in front of the tree maybe I’ll try that instead
Good luck with that! 😊
Dawn Redwoods lose their needles in the winter also.
A beautiful tree! The trunk of the older individuals reminds me of older tamaracks.
Thank you 🌞👍👌🌱🍀🌻🦋
It’s a real pleasure!
👍😃
😊
WOW! Ive never seen so many plants in ONE garden in my life!! 😀Do you guys live close by a river? I feel like some of the things you showed I've seen in nature only living close to rivers like the Willow trees and Cattails or maybe you have created ponds or something? Very nice either way 🙂
Thank you. Yes we do live by a creek. Plus, we get the overflow from a neighbouring pond that we only discovered after moving in when it flooded everything. We had to deal with it, but we have used that water to created ponds, streams and different microhabitats. There are a couple of videos that talk about this in more detail (parts 3 and 4 of the Permaculture playlist).
12:00 - heads up, word is that deer consider sunchoke flowers a delicacy (bees should as well, as it's one of the latest flowers of the season). As for harvesting sunchokes, you can harvest everything you can put your hands on, they will come up next year with a vengeance (I mulch mine). I tried them rasted and fermented in brine. They were amazing.
They can help themselves to them. I don't need the seeds. They are on the complete opposite end of the land from our main garden, so the deer can hang out there if they'd like. It's where all the poison ivy is too, so I know they go there in the winter. If I'm lucky, maybe the sunchokes will crowd out most of the poison ivy.
Thank you.😊
It's a real pleasure! Thank you for sharing! Just saw your channel, I'm gonna check out your videos!
Great video I like all of your content. Thank you and God bless
Thank you! God bless you too!!
We need a show on recipes for these items!
Great idea! Thank you! The nanny berries, I just eat as a snack, like you would cherries. For me it's the most practical way. And being small, and having a pit, they slow my eating down, which is always healthier for eating. I tend to eat ravenously sometimes! 😊
What zone are you down there, 5b?
Yes. 5b. For the moment, that's what the map says. I think it's in need of an update, though.
You’re much further up north, what zone are you there?
13:21 - do you cook the nanny berries before turning them into butter?
To hydrate well, yes. I soak them for a good 24 hours, and then warm them up too to expand and loosen the pulp so they can be worked on with a small manual food process to get the pulp out. I've only actually done it once. In their natural state, they are really like a very small prune. Pulpy not juicy. A friend described them like tamarind, which I have only eaten out of the pod once or twice in my life, and I seem to remember a similar texture.
how do you handle the ticks?! just curious since i'm always concerned when out on my property and you look like you're not worried at all and just having fun!
It's a good question. I admit I don't really worry about them. In the spring and fall, I do check the cats for them and remove them. We are more likely to get ticks from our cats then from outside, because I try to avoid wading into tall grass, which is where you can most often get them, spring and fall. In the summer, they're not active. The other thing is, the lifestyle is a healthy one and it creates a strong immune system. Every time I get into the car and go into town, I'm taking way more risks than walking in the wild where there may be ticks. Not all ticks carry the disease. In fact, it is a small proportion. I guess what I'm saying is I have faith in life, and I do not want to live life in fear.
There is a magic spray that my homesteading neighbor showed me, it smells great to us but the ticks hate it!… “Green Mountain Tick Repellent- All Natural - Made in Vermont” It’s about $15/8 oz and worth every cent if you spend a lot of time in the woods. Hope this helps!
@@ayelean9397 Thank you! I'll check that out. See if I can find out what the main ingredients are to see if I can make it myself. Generally, I don't put anything on my skin that I couldn't eat, so I like to find remedies that are made with ingredients I can grow and eat, that way I know I'm safe.
@@ayelean9397 I just checked it out! Essential oils. That's great! I may just buy some!
@@ayelean9397 I just read that they hate the smell of peppermint as well, and we have a ton of that. I'm going to learn how to make a good peppermint spray for my cloths and skin. Apparently it works as a mosquito repellent as well.
What you tink about wild fruit tree for wild forest Birds and Animals ?
That’s why we grow them, native (wild) trees to attract and support the native (wild) animals, and give us some food too!
i would like to buy a ground cherry plant
If you mean a perennial native, I have never seen them for sale. However, ground cherry seeds are packets are fairly common and can be bought from most nurseries.
My city lot is too small for this.
I understand. Do you have gardens on your lot? For years, I did what I could on a balcony. At another point, I was in an appartment, no balcony. I worked on community projects. I could have gotten a plot from the city for a nominal fee, but I never got around to it. It's worth it at any level, in any size. You just have to adapt the project to the size of space.
what type of willow trees are those?
At 7:24 it’s a weeping willow.
@@WillowsGreenPermaculture thank you
@@joydavey6971you’re welcome!
24:37 - those fruits don't look like gooseberries, they shouldn't have petioles, like cherries, also, there are no thorns.
Thank you. I have at least 3 different varieties of gooseberries in the forest, including one that has thorns on both the stems and the fruit. But they aren't prickly thorns, so they are edible. I will see if I can get a more specific identification on this one from the video. This is the first year I see fruit on it. It has given prolific flowers for the last two years, and prolific growth, but as you say, no thorns anywhere. It still seems to act as a good hedge for the garden.
@@WillowsGreenPermaculture - hmm.. you may have a hybrid of some sort, in which cases you get to name it! :)
@@doinacampean9132 I'll wait to see the ripe fruit.😊
@@doinacampean9132 Jostaberry?
@@markduric7812 The leaves are definitely similar. I'll wait to see if I get ripe fruit this year. I've haven't yet gotten fruit of these ones yet.
Thank you so much!!! I’m learning and understanding permaculture and Food forestry much better. I appreciate your teaching us⭐️⭐️⭐️
It’s a real pleasure! Thank you!