Very impressed in what you have achieved in just five weeks. I have struggled to grow anything this year in the UK, everything has been so slow. Really enjoy your channel, thank you for sharing with us.
Hi Gary, I know you've touched on it before but could you do a video on how you make your no dig beds, from scratch. And maybe touch on the size of your growing space and how much it produces for your family/ how long it keeps your stocks up. I'll be moving to North of your border so trying to get a sense of the size needed and how to start a garden similar to yours as its really inspiring. Keep up the good work.
Hi. I think it’s mostly covered with n the no-dig transformation vidéo a few years back - they are not full no dig with compost because of the supply issues. The garden is (or was) something like 40m x 10m but it’s now extended albeit I haven’t done anything with the new bit yet. As to exact details of what it yields I don’t really keep records (other then anecdotal) and of course there’s so many variables (considerations) at play in any given year but I know for example we always have enough onions and garlic. Also we have other areas that food is grown such as greenhouses and the new GH garden area (this video). I’ve got a few planning videos as well to help you plan. My gardening methodology works because I have the tools (handmade) to work with it to be efficient which is another consideration. So are you moving to Estonia, where are you moving from, is it a big lie change type event? I will soon be offering consultation as I get asked a lot of if I do for people trying to make the change. I will do a video of things to consider for self sufficiency as I’ve been wanting to do that for some time. Look forward to hearing more about your move. Hope that was helpful , thanks :)
@BalticHomesteaders thanks for the reply. I'll have to re-watch the transformation video. I love the tools you use, seem to make things so much easier than traditional techniques. I might take inspiration from them 😉 I'm moving from culturally dull Milton Keynes to be closer to my partners family, in between Pärnu and Haapsalu. Hoping for a real change of lifestyle, our current allotment yields a good amount but our flat lacks suitable cold storage for root veg, etc. We're also keen to improve our sustainability and we feel it's slightly easier to do that in Estonia. A video on self sufficiency would be good, I'll look out for that! I appreciate your videos a lot, seeing how you've adapted to a similar culture that I'll be immersing myself in and how much you've developed over the last few years. Keep up the good work and thanks for the videos!
@Hazlar09 ah the famous UK grid city :) You’re already established gardeners then. The 2 big changes will be the climate seasons and the use of peat moss, true compost is impossible to buy. You might strike lucky with a local supply of horse/cow manure. We love Parnu. Once you’re settled if you want to visit then get in touch.
@BalticHomesteaders we attempt to garden every year, it seems this year is less successful though... We currently just use old fashioned techniques of turning the soil yearly but the plan is to upscale in Estonia and manage the land better using the nodig method which will be a learning curve in itself. I am grateful of you introducing me to the Ruth Stout method for potatoes! Yes the seasons will be very different, I'm sure that'll take a while to get used to. I can see why you grow so much under grow lamps. And yes I see so many in the local village with peat moss! It'd be great to get hold of some cow manure. Yeah Pärnu is lovely. From what I can gather, you're not far from Valga, I've always wanted to visit the town in two countries. Yeah that'd be great to meet you, I'll keep that in mind.
Everything is looking really nice & as always keep up the great work 👍🏻
Very impressed in what you have achieved in just five weeks. I have struggled to grow anything this year in the UK, everything has been so slow. Really enjoy your channel, thank you for sharing with us.
This is the good side, not everything is as good as this :) I’ll talk about the other side in another video.
I love your trellises! You’ve done a wonderful job and things are growing amazingly well! When do you expect your first frost?
It can be anytime from 1st September but more likely mid September.
Hi Gary, I know you've touched on it before but could you do a video on how you make your no dig beds, from scratch. And maybe touch on the size of your growing space and how much it produces for your family/ how long it keeps your stocks up.
I'll be moving to North of your border so trying to get a sense of the size needed and how to start a garden similar to yours as its really inspiring. Keep up the good work.
Hi. I think it’s mostly covered with n the no-dig transformation vidéo a few years back - they are not full no dig with compost because of the supply issues. The garden is (or was) something like 40m x 10m but it’s now extended albeit I haven’t done anything with the new bit yet. As to exact details of what it yields I don’t really keep records (other then anecdotal) and of course there’s so many variables (considerations) at play in any given year but I know for example we always have enough onions and garlic. Also we have other areas that food is grown such as greenhouses and the new GH garden area (this video). I’ve got a few planning videos as well to help you plan. My gardening methodology works because I have the tools (handmade) to work with it to be efficient which is another consideration. So are you moving to Estonia, where are you moving from, is it a big lie change type event? I will soon be offering consultation as I get asked a lot of if I do for people trying to make the change. I will do a video of things to consider for self sufficiency as I’ve been wanting to do that for some time. Look forward to hearing more about your move. Hope that was helpful , thanks :)
@BalticHomesteaders thanks for the reply. I'll have to re-watch the transformation video. I love the tools you use, seem to make things so much easier than traditional techniques. I might take inspiration from them 😉
I'm moving from culturally dull Milton Keynes to be closer to my partners family, in between Pärnu and Haapsalu. Hoping for a real change of lifestyle, our current allotment yields a good amount but our flat lacks suitable cold storage for root veg, etc. We're also keen to improve our sustainability and we feel it's slightly easier to do that in Estonia. A video on self sufficiency would be good, I'll look out for that! I appreciate your videos a lot, seeing how you've adapted to a similar culture that I'll be immersing myself in and how much you've developed over the last few years. Keep up the good work and thanks for the videos!
@Hazlar09 ah the famous UK grid city :) You’re already established gardeners then. The 2 big changes will be the climate seasons and the use of peat moss, true compost is impossible to buy. You might strike lucky with a local supply of horse/cow manure. We love Parnu. Once you’re settled if you want to visit then get in touch.
@BalticHomesteaders we attempt to garden every year, it seems this year is less successful though... We currently just use old fashioned techniques of turning the soil yearly but the plan is to upscale in Estonia and manage the land better using the nodig method which will be a learning curve in itself. I am grateful of you introducing me to the Ruth Stout method for potatoes!
Yes the seasons will be very different, I'm sure that'll take a while to get used to. I can see why you grow so much under grow lamps. And yes I see so many in the local village with peat moss! It'd be great to get hold of some cow manure.
Yeah Pärnu is lovely. From what I can gather, you're not far from Valga, I've always wanted to visit the town in two countries. Yeah that'd be great to meet you, I'll keep that in mind.