From Drab Grass to Most Beautiful Edible Garden - Garden Planning
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- How to plan your vegetable garden to create a luscious edible garden. Follow my journey transforming my bare lot into an urban garden oasis full of edibles. Support the channel: www.etsy.com/s... or / suburbanhomestead
how to plan your organic garden using the 4 family rotation scheme and how to make changes to fit your reality, creating your dream garden full of flowers, vegetable and fruit.
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Created by: Siloé Oliveira
I clicked the like button before watching the video, and I'm not disappointed at all!!!
I've only recently discovered your videos and it was like opening a treasure trove! I adore your dreamy "old world" styling and the poetic way you present the information. Your work is top notch quality. So thankful I stumbled on your channel!
I'm also glad you found the channel. Welcome.
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Spraying neem oil on plants prevents pests as it is a natural pesticide . Mix it with water and spray on your plants directly . Works for me every time 😊😊
Beauty & Practicality. I love that!
That is nature in a nutshell.
OMG your Chanel is awesome! I too live in Maryland and dabbled in gardening over the years and had almost given up but finding your Chanel has given me new life, thank you so much. Your videos are top quality
Beautiful 😍!!!!
Hey, Siloé.. that's so nice and helpful information for a beginner. And you play sitar too wow..take care.
Wow 😮 u inspire us sir you! Anyways Please make a video bout ur fruits trees and vines please :)
Rabia zahir Yes! Fruit trees!
That is a great topic. I'm afraid that is an area I don't have too much experience in, but I'm willing to learn
I live in Colorado. lol
LOL. So the square design will be perfect for you :-)
This channel reminds me so much of PBS, and that is one of the highest compliments I could ever give because I absolutely love PBS!
Everything from the content to the filming, the editing, the music... is all incredible. Amazing work.
Thank you
Even the comercial break
a trick: watch series at Flixzone. I've been using it for watching all kinds of movies these days.
@Ahmed Mack Yea, have been watching on flixzone for since december myself :D
We enjoy the information and the style with which you present it so much Siloe. We have 2 young boys who were left in silent thought at the end of this episode. Thank you for encouraging us all to embrace a deeper more profound connection. Haha and please understand that for those 2 to be moved to still silence so early in the day is a significant achievement!!!
Wow, I'm always encouraged to know the new generation is finding this valuable. To me a child's attention is golden. We must inspire the young.
Mission accomplished. Thank you.
My daughter also was in silent thought! Wow.
Ok...so...how am I tearing up at the end of this video (happy tears)? This is the first video I’ve ever watched from you. This is my dream for my garden. And I even wanted to watch the ad. Ok, safe to say, I’m hooked already. And did you paint that garden painting?! Stunning work.
i enjoyed this video so much.It got me inspired even emotional..the last seconds of it gave me the chills .thank you so much .
I'm happy to hear I spread a bit of garden joy for you this morning.
Me, too! 😭☺️💙
Can you make a video on what your flowers are exactly, where they are planted and why? Thanks.
I think that would be an interesting topic.
you sir are living a dream, I`m still in my late teens but when I get older I wish to be like you
I Hope you know how positively you have impacted my life! Watching your videos calm me down when I’m upset, while educating me on things I’m interested in!
Obrigada! So gorgeous those colors!!! You can always paint the chainlink black and change its finials for a different look. Your garden loves you back!! You have very happy plants!
Wow! You play the sitar?! 🌟😍 Also the garden is beautiful! Please show us your flowers in detail. ☺️
What a great video at the perfect time of year. Just planting a new flower garden. Very inspiring. Thanks. "If your garden looks like everyone's garden, it's not yours." Sounds perfect for an etsy shop!!!!
You think that should be a sign?
Well, I'd buy it!
I appreciate your videos so much - not just for the great information and advice, but also the beautiful cinematography and hearing your philosophies about gardening. The last minutes of this video touched me more than any poetry, because you absolutely nailed how I feel about my garden. Thanks for your channel, and greetings from Germany! :)
Thank you! I'm happy to hear that you resonated with the ending. I think more people need to transform their surroundings into a pleasant natural spaces.
@suburban homestead: I think so too, but I find many (if not most) people don't have that connection to nature and simple living anymore, which is a shame. From people I know from the city where I used to live, I often get the question "is gardening worth it?", and what they invariably mean is, is it financially worth it. That's a question I never ask myself or keep a tally of because gardening gives me more than money could ever buy, and I can't imagine doing anything else ever again. They seem to have a hard time understanding that or relating to why I'd invest so much time and energy into something that, in their eyes, is only "worthwhile" if it's financially lucrative.
Very true, my friend. I want to awaken in people the idea that gardening provides way more than food. Unfortunately we tend to structure our lives and activities only around financially feasible ones. While that is important, it shouldn't be the deciding factor.
Hi Siloe, i just wait every Sunday, excitedly for your video upload, today's video was simply superb, loved the painting of your garden and btw you play the Sitar why am i not surprised !! Lol ☺
Thanks Suzanne. While I cannot fully promise to do videos every week I hope to continue providing them whenever I can. I have been trying to have a new one every sunday. As for the sitar, I'm still learning :-)
Me too! Look forward to Sundays!
Yes! This is how I've started. My front garden is where the edible growing is at. I started pretty small (and unsucessfully) 4 years ago with tomatos. This year I have x7 small raised beds of edibles with a perimeter of bee friendly flowering plants. I'm working with the no dig method to avoid disturbing the integrity of the earth, I have learnt a lot already this year and have kept logs and photos so I can keep improving year on year.
Seeing your home from before you moved in gave me so much hope.. the possibility that my yard could look like that ❤
I so needed this video today! we are getting a pretty bad snow storm today in northern mn and it feels as if spring will never come..... just seeing your beautiful garden is wonderful ♡ And has me dreaming of being in the dirt, and making this place my abode ♡
I'm also getting a bad snow storm today in ON and this was VERY MUCH needed.
Thank you! I glad I can bring a bit of summer to this dreary winter.spring
I love this video! I couldn’t have said this better. Your home is part of your dreams and therefore, part of your heart.
Yes. We need to dream and then live accordingly.
A garden must be appreciated through time too. There isn't a single point in time where you can sit in a garden and see all of the beauty it holds. There's always something dormant, always something waiting to take advantage of *next* week when no one else is being beautiful in that time. So to take it all in, you have to spend more than one visit.
Yes it is like a movie, no one frame in time tells the whole story.
I too grow my food in the front yard, as the back is a cement parking pad. Fortunately I can. My daughter lives just a few blocks away but she cannot, because she lives in a neighborhood with a homeowners association. I have chickens and ducks, and again, her homeowners association will not allow it. So not a fan of other people telling me what to do with my own property.
Homeowners associations are the worst. :-)
I just found you again! (I don't know how I lost you.) Love your channel.
With this video you have changed my mind....let me explain. Last year I planted my first garden. It was small but beautiful and I could hardly believe how much this little garden help our food budget. This winter I have spent almost all my time planning and planting for a new garden that would overtake our back yard. I told my husband that eventually I would like to have all of our property plated out in edible plants and flowers. This week, in fact, I told him....I'm not sure I want to plant out the front yard....maybe we should leave it as grass. Then I saw this video...I really want to plant out the front yard...It is my south facing yard....and I want to do it NOW! All of your videos are inspiring but this one is Magical!
I'm so glad to hear that. I hope you will love building your own lush oasis. It means a lot to hear that the videos I produce have a real world impact. Thanks for sharing your experience
I always pray for patience...so God gave me a garden 🌻🌻🌻
A garden should be much more than a garden of chores.
Thank you for producing this - its a great message and I'm glad you've reminded people of it.
Today is the first time I've seen a Suburban Homestead video "recommended for you" by UA-cam. It was a shock! What?! I missed one?? Ok... 4hours before the sun came up. Phew.
PS although I let the ads run....im not really watching ;) I'm reading the comments and great suggestions from other viewers
:)
Thanks Steph. I'm glad youtube is starting to show the video. It is very discouraging to spend days on a video only to see it sink into oblivion (While having the suspicion that many people would actually enjoy it and be inspired if only they knew it existed :-)
Legumes aren't nitrogen fixers unless you till the entire plant including the beans back into the soil.
Legumes aren't nitrogen fixers unless you till the entire plant including the beans back into the soil.
Dreaming is for people who are asleep. Once you wake up to reality dreaming is only entertainment.
you just keep telling TRUTH, the artificial world of digital beauty will fail. analog reality is much better. you can smell and feel it as well; not just see and hear it. keep on swimming.....
Awesome. I will.
You are a sweet sweet young man. Such beauty you find in nature! I always have had gardens! Now I’m older and disabled so I love watching your gardening. Thank you!
I'm happy to do some vicarious gardening for you.
This video makes me wonder when you will direct an indie movie like the secret life of gardens your videos are my guilty pleasure with a box of chocolate. So lovely and thought provoking. keep it up thanks for the food as always
Amen to all your insights on gardening
I am growing in raised beds in the middle of Denver! I love your channel! Good luck guys!
Great video as usual!!
That is great to hear!
Biennials make for a different planning and most biennal seeds are more valuable, like parsley. I like parsley
This a growing trend imo ;)
True.
Another dope advertissement performance.
Parsley flowers attract blue mud wasps, an endangered wasp that delivers the most painful sting ever, allegedly. Huge amount will come by the parsley often. They get very big and eat a lot.
Parsley is bio diversity secret weapon.
I'm so happy I found your channel! So inspiring! I can't wait til spring to do more plantings.
I know that the flower bulbs in my future food plot are sprouting. I can't wait to plant some seeds - flowers, herbs, and vegetables - and hopefully trees and bushes.
Happy gardening, brother
I hope so.
Hi am soo happy i discovered your chanel.I can totally relate to your videos and its exactly what i have been looking for . Keep up the great work :)
Yesterday morning i found your channel ....and I'm waiting....your videos and i love how you turning a place to a beautiful place to live to breathe . Love watching your videos... And soon I will finish watching all you videos...keep showing us your beautiful works....love from India 🇮🇳❤️❤️
Sempre tenho a impressão que você vai começar há falar português da nada!😅
Você tem um jeito de Brasileiro.
O seu jardim é deslumbrante e seus vídeos são muito úteis!
Obrigada
Hello! I recently subscribed to your channel and wanted to express my appreciation for all the great videos you have created. I have only recently begun to embark on the journey of creating UA-cam videos that focus on perennial gardening and living well/family life. If you have any tips I would be happy to hear them. Also, I feel like we have so much in common, I am also an artist, love creating music with my family, love everything French country, vintage, and of course cottage gardens are my favorite. I also happen to be Brazilian 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦living in Canada. Only the hardy survive in my zone 3 climate, hence my love of hardy perennials. Keep up the great work!🌸
If you were the crepe tree, I would be a bee visiting.🐝🐞🐝🐞 Your understanding is so familiar🦋🐛. I really appreciate it. It is hard for me to put in words what the work is that I do.🐌🐌 I am planning a LONG term garden that gives back for generations to come.🌾⚘ Just like the land we bought. It had a basic beginning 🍎🍏🍐🍇started by another planted heart. At any rate, Great videos ! Yes to reuse, patient care understanding of life needs and love of all that surrounds us! 🌺❤🧡💛🌻🌷⚘🍀🍀
Wow! Your garden is beautiful! Thank you for the tip to try! I am also a Colorado gardener and appreciate any advise I can get!
Thank you!
Just getting started on this video, and I’m sure it will be a great video call as the other videos I have seen from you are great… But, you mentioned mid century chain-link fence… Having grown up in a neighborhood with quite a few chain-link fences… My question is this… Are chain-link fences “mid century “?
My favorite new channel; thank you for touching all of the 🔑 elements; looking forward to future content; God bless you.
Welcome aboard! I'm glad you enjoyed the video
Thank You.
" Even a bit wild". I really like that, that gives me hope, because my lawn really looks a bit wild right now, just started growing mixed plants after moving in new place these 3 months. My nursery was so messy in the beginning. Did the no tilling, covering weed in the lawn with cardboard box sheets and dried leaves from the residential area trees (the local administration removes dead leaves regularly, thus free stuff with close to zero effort!)
What a gorgeous poetic flower garden! I could spend hours there just soaking up all that beauty...
Thank You So much!!! Telling people about Your Suburban Homestead 😊❤
Thank you Siloe, what beautiful visions presented in a magical space. Sharing a combination of ideas, knowledge, and action are truly the gifts gained. Thank you again.
Crop rotation, lol, so passe'. I have never rotated main crops. I have a different trick. Lets say you have to (for reasons) or want (for reasons) to plant tomatoes in the same spot each year. Exactly what I, for example, have been doing for the last 10 years. Well, no probs. What you do instead of rotation is introduce a different companion plant to your main crop each year. And no, it doesn't have to follow those companion planting charts which are all bullshit anyway. So, for instance, I will be growing my tomatoes with watermelons this year. The tomatoes are going to be in the same patch where they always have been for a decade now. But the watermelon will be a new addition. Last year the addition was kale and chard. The year before that it was pumpkins, the year before that was corn, the year before that it was - well I forget what it was so long ago...but anyway, etc, etc...See where I'm going with this?
Permaculture makes edible landscape easy . You can't do edible landscape in most cities in usa . They love their tacky lawns.
A garden is really an expression of a person's creativity .I agree with you.
One of my favorite videos yet!! I enjoyed very much seeing the progress of your garden, I find that the most rewarding part in life is not the destination but the road to it, and imagining how you want something to be and achieving it, is beautiful! I planted flowers on the perimeter and interior of my garden and black beans together with tomatoes and cucumbers, they look very happy! *Thank you for the inspiration and brilliant content!* :)
I'm happy to provide inspiration. The world needs more gardening.
Your videos keep getting better and better somehow. Thank you for all of the hard work! I know you had to of spent an enormous amount of time just to make this one video. A+ quality....
Thanks friend. I wish I had a proper budget to produce these (there is so much more in my mind :-) But I'm glad that they are being enjoyed by people, serving as inspiration. That is all that matters.
I keep putting this video on replay :-) what are those yellowy/orangey flowers you have @ 01:19 and 09:49?
:-) they are black eyed susans
suburban homestead thanks Siloé 😀
How do you sow seeds in that mulch? Do they really grow? I heard polyculture really doesn’t need crop rotation. It’s difficult too.
Love, Love LOVE your videos! Love and Light from The Bahamas.
Thank you for your charming videos. Finally someone who feels gardening as I do from their soul.
Love this sooooooo much!!! I only discovered your videos today. Patience and magic!
Was that a sitar? You know how to play a sitar? That is so cool! Even I play it, but its so rare to see anyone playing one outside of India!
Lol had to watch a sod commercial before your video. I think they're hitting the wrong market
All of your videos, old and new, are great! Gardening teaches patience is so true.
life doesn't end outside the borders of our garden, so I think it's a good idea to at least have a think about integrating other people into the design and maintenance of our garden to help them in their careers.
Your gardens are so beautiful. If I may ask, how do you water them? Do you have an in ground irrigation system?
I only water with a hose during dry spells in summer. It rains well in Maryland so with mulch there is no need for irrigation.
Thank you! Again, it's just gorgeous in your piece of paradise.
I LOve to get stoned while hanging with sun in my garden. I have been working on it for the years now i live in the city so its a great getaway.I always let red clover grow between my long onions the bees cant get enough of them.I love when nature come in a fills in the blank spaces in summer and winter. i dont have to do a thing. Nature does it for me.i only had to water twice last year.It is so magical.haha I really enjoyed your videos and your garden ..
Thank you! happy gardening.
Your garden is beautiful, and practical.
Thanks for the courteous heads up about the commercial!
Ever seen someone and think "yeah that guy likes the smell of his own farts"?
You are so right , my rose garden started with a vision. I did it all by myself , it’s a special place of peace and happiness.
Happy gardening
Beautiful garden , thanks so much for sharing
beautiful garden, lovely artwork, well done video. Glad I found your site ... looking forward to seeing more :)
Thanks!
Did you test your soil before you planted edible plants?
Unfortunately my yards are smaller than yours and its stoney..
I find such inspiration from your garden + videos, thank you!
I'm in the process of envisioning a few arches to incorporate in/onto my chain-link fence, very similar to what you've done here with the grape vines. I'm hoping to do something more diy/low-budget, yet sturdy (to support long-term growth). Do you had advice or recommendations for the metal arch material?
Thank you!!
1/2” EMT conduit lasts for a long time outside since it is galvanized. It is also bendable and is relatively cheap (it used to be even more inexpensive before the steel tariffs that were imposed, but it is still affordable.) I’m actually making really nice ones right now for my new garden, but they will only appear in a video next year or so.
"Alimentary beauty"?
Clearly you have no idea what you actually said in the first 6 seconds of your video! "Alimentary" pertains to the body's system for digestion and defacation--namely the "alimentary canal". Perhaps you MEANT to say 'elementary'. People should actually learn the MEANING of the words they use instead of attempting (and failing) to impress others with "flowery" speech.
No, I certainly meant "alimentary" as a pun of "elementary beauty," since I am talking about edible landscapes. You are right this word is mostly used in biology in reference to the digestive tract, but its meaning is a bit more broad. According to Merriam-Webster, alimentary means: 1- of or relating to nourishment or nutrition, and 2- furnishing sustenance or maintenance. It's broader use is probably more arcane, but there is no reason to not take artistic license to make a pun. I agree with you that connotation is many times more important than denotation when conveying an idea, especially setting tone and mood in writing. Also, as a non-native English speaker I understand there are many times I am less than on point when conveying meaning. I hope my unconventional word choices at times are not stumbling blocks to your enjoyment of the videos.
Another great mindful video!
This is garden movie trailer.. Love it..
Love love love your work in the gardening and your videos. I started buying fruit trees last year and everything was in ugly buckets and cut up 50 gallon containers. This year things are liking more organic, nowhere near yours but it's feeling more like me. Blueberry bushes, aronia, peach, apricot, cherry and apple trees (lot of dwarfs) and even though I have kids I still feel like a proud mama watching all this grow too. Worm hotel too...lol...can't forget my little wrigglers.
Thank you! Happy gardening
Siloe, I have been subscribed since close to the beginning, but only within the last year or so have you blossomed into an amazing channel. Yes, you are a gardening channel, but it's honestly so much more. I feel your artistry is center stage, surrounding your gardening in such a beautiful way. You are a true inspiration and I thank you for not only your hard work, but the beauty you bring to the world.
I put in a couple of huglekultures in my zone 2 garden. They ended up becoming apartment complexes for groundhogs. So my question is, did you ever figure out a solution for the groundhogs other than cages? If so, was it burying fence or something else? Thank you. Sincerely, Jeff
That is sad to hear, although I don't blame the groundhogs: soft earth with organic veggies in the roof. I have not tried other methods of deterring them with much success. Fencing or cages is the only way, and yes, if you have really persistent ones, burying fence may be necessary.
It isn't surprising that I instantly like your videos, professional to say the least too once I set upon the first one. This one takes the biscuit. Simply amazing and educational too. Your video skill is unquestionably and your planting skill and knowledge, wow what can I say? Keep it up and will be watching more videos for sure. Hope will start mine at some stage. I have a sizeable jungle in Borneo and hope to do some polyculture there one day, I can't wait for this project to start sooner. Your kind of knowledge skills would be handy there for sure.
Thank you for watching and for the kind words! And welcome to the channel!
Beautiful videos enjoying every bit of it. I am a new subscriber and I love gardening. Living in muscat, Oman can be challenging because of the desert heat. I am learning a lot from your videos. Thanks again for the amazing videos you make.
Thank you! It is incredible to hear your are following the channel from so far away :-)
I can’t think of anything worse for me than to have a designer come in and plan my garden then someone else do all the work.
No, I want to be the one with my hands in the soil, watching every tiny first leaf unfurl, every bud swell. I want to know every nook and cranny, secret and surprise my garden reveals to me as I watch over like a sentinel. I want the sun on my back, inhaling the scent of mulch, hearing the bees and smiling over how they ignore me because I’m part of the fabric of the bounty provided to them. I want the aroma of fresh basil in my nostrils as I brush past, the overblown riot of colours from roses I’ve babied through 41C days and got them through to the other side; the butterflies and their erratic flights on little works of art wings, the crickets at night and visiting birds in the day as they follow after me when I dig in the earth like the funny opportunists they are.
If I didn’t have this, I would wither away.
Best comment ever. Felt like reading a passage from a great gardening book! Very poetic!
You need to grow a Paw Paw tree (asimina triloba)! They are the largest edible fruit in north America, and delicious too, think banana mixed with mango. They are cold hardy, pest free, and groundhog free:) they are so pest resistant that their leaves are dried and used to repel mosquitos and even ticks! best of all, they thrive in shade and actually prefer lower light conditions to thrive. they also stay small and maintain a beautiful conical shape without any need for trimming. they are also the only food source of the beautiful striped swallowtail. did I mention how beautiful their maroon magnolia like flowers are? yeah, you need one of these!
You are right. They would be the perfect fit for the backyard.
Beautiful! Rudbeckia will never look boring again to me. Loved that sea of yellow.
They are great
Groundhogs love black cherry tomatoes 💯😡 “ plants”.
They can, but I haven't had too many problems with them. So it may vary according to the taste of the squirrel. :-)
Have you tried planting the three sisters like native americans? Corn beans and pumpkins....
I have tried some years ago, but I should try again to film
Inspirational video. Still waiting for the snow to melt in Minnesota but the house if filling with the plants that will be planted in the garden, hopefully, in 1½ months. Gostei!
Valeu amigo! I don't know if I could stand the Minnesota winter :-)
I’m trying to buy the tomato sign on Etsy and it isn’t working. Please help, TIA, Dianne
Sorry Dianne for not responding earlier. I don't know what could be happening wrong with it. Others have been able to order it
Your videos are great and they are really inspiring. Have ever considered uploading the songs that you use on a site like SoundCloud or UA-cam? It would be a great idea because your videos have awesome music
The songs I composed are already in Bandcamp. The other tracks I use are stock songs, and are not mine.
Hi, i'm french and i don't understand all but i like your way of life and your natural behaviour.
Thanks a lot for your job.
Merci mon ami.:-)
Polyculture is a great option, it mimics nature and should lead to less work in the long term. There's lots of info about permaculture design showing it working in practice. Crop rotation is taken from commercial agriculture where easy or mechanical harvesting is a prime concern. In your own garden it's not so much of a consideration. Lovely garden, thanks for sharing :)
True, that is the conclusion I'm getting to also.
Loved this video, Siloe! Gentle thoughts worth mulling over :) thank you!
Thank you!