Escape to the Off-Grid Farm That Feels Like a Dream

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  • @norbertoberholzner8673
    @norbertoberholzner8673 6 місяців тому +1

    Eucalyptus was used extensively in Australian houses till soft wood (pine) became easier to source.
    You are doing the right thing, cut green, store correctly and it will last for ages in your barn. Also treat to keep the worm out. It will last for ages.

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  6 місяців тому

      :) Well we still drying it .. didn't had time to build that garage as we concentrating on the house ... G xxx

  • @jeanrichardson2044
    @jeanrichardson2044 11 місяців тому +11

    I think you should put your building further back on the higher ground where you have the bricks stacked. It looks like you may have exposed a small spring.

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому +1

      It’s not a spring, all the water coming from the upper terrace 😁 when foundations were dug it stayed dry until it started to rain

  • @fisch69
    @fisch69 11 місяців тому +2

    When it’s opened up into a straight extension ladder it will open up to 18 feet!

  • @deborahbasel184
    @deborahbasel184 11 місяців тому +11

    You guys are fast becoming one of my favourite UA-cam channels to watch. Love your content and easy natural way you communicate.

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому +1

      Thank you for your kind words, very happy to hear that 😁🤩

    • @Jaguaribe-q3m
      @Jaguaribe-q3m 11 місяців тому

      Boa tarde!! A poda da uva você só corta a ponteira do ramo.quando brotar produz mais cachos. O ideal seria amara_ em um arame. Boa sorte.

  • @fisch69
    @fisch69 11 місяців тому +2

    I would highly recommend you try to find an “A Frame type Extension Ladder that is adjustable to extend up to 9ft, or you can open it up into a straight extension ladder, which is much safer and easier to work off of, and when down in the A Frame configuration 2 people can be on it, 1 on each side of the ladder ! Well worth the money if you can find one in your area..

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      We will manage with what we got I think, it’s just too much stuff is in a garage already 😁

  • @davidstoddard9160
    @davidstoddard9160 11 місяців тому +4

    As long as once you pour the footings, make sure those are above where the standing water is appearing now. and than just add fill to build up that area to make sure that where the building and the entrance has run off away from that low spot after you add fill . including the driveway into the new building

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      I know what you mean, yes lowest part of the foundation will be above ground level 👍

  • @christurner4994
    @christurner4994 11 місяців тому +2

    Eucalyptus and fig take huge amounts of water from the land. The eucalyptus when dried and turned makes beautiful bowls etc.

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      They do for sure, hope will have equipment to work with wood in the future 👍

  • @lindabrooks8242
    @lindabrooks8242 11 місяців тому +1

    Building bridges is always a good thing! 😊 The shed will get built when it is time, and it will be awesome.❤

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      Yes… so many projects this year 😁

  • @Tigger4747
    @Tigger4747 11 місяців тому +1

    Perhaps that would be a good spot for a natural swimming pool. ;-)

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      Only in winter time 🤣😁

  • @august2108
    @august2108 11 місяців тому +3

    Yes can build in water but it will soak into the blocks, and any render, in winter that will freeze and blow, can you use wood and build on stilts (piles) if you use the trees you cut today they are resistant to the water ie wood rot.. you could also use block n beam suspended on pillars, take care you two..

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      We don’t have that sort of temperature even in the winter to crack foundations 😁👍

  • @dawnkupczyk4247
    @dawnkupczyk4247 11 місяців тому +3

    It looks like you are at a low part of that area. You may need to add dirt and fill in the area more( pack it down) and grade away from where you plan on putting the foundation. This will allow you to maintain a dry foundation and move water away from your structure.

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      Soil gets saturated with water anywhere on our land when it rains, can’t really avoid it, don’t believe it’s going to be a problem

  • @davidstoddard9160
    @davidstoddard9160 11 місяців тому +1

    In order to get the olive branches to make a tree you need to put in water in the time before you plant them and when you do plant them you need to put some root establishing product on them and wrap. I am sure you can find many videos on just how to do this so you get the results you want.

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      It’s not necessary to put them in the water, regarding stuff for the roots yes it is good to use it, just don’t have any at the moment 😁

  • @doggylady
    @doggylady 11 місяців тому +4

    Hi guys it shows a wet spot on your land that may well need a French drain or two around th foundation area for the future! Worth digging around now to try and see if this will work enough for you. You say it’s the only spot so put in as many ditches drainage as possible before you get too far into the build. Surely it can only help to maintain integrity of your base. Good luck I will follow your progress ❤👍

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      It’s just because it rain a lot, and water seeps from the higher terrace once we pour the foundations there won’t be a problem anymore 👍

  • @MaiskuMaiskuli-vu5nu
    @MaiskuMaiskuli-vu5nu 11 місяців тому +4

    I just love your videos!😍

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      Thank you so much!! Thank you for watching 😁👍

  • @anasilveira8471
    @anasilveira8471 11 місяців тому +4

    Well done Gi! 😁

  • @lizwilson6633
    @lizwilson6633 11 місяців тому +3

    Hubby worried about your shed being built there, I did explain that you knew best. Well done G with cutting the firewood another week of lots of work done. Hopefully your weather will start getting better soon xxx

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      All will be cool with the shed, it’s just enormous amount of rain we had in a short space of time 👍 we haven’t started cutting firewood yet, them were just a few stumps from trees we felt 😁

  • @katiadp2145
    @katiadp2145 11 місяців тому +2

    Thoroughly enjoy your videos!!!!😊😊😊 🇬🇷 🇬🇷

  • @celiapereira5223
    @celiapereira5223 11 місяців тому +1

    Great video 👍 always great vibes from you both 😂

  • @tinanieborg787
    @tinanieborg787 11 місяців тому +2

    what a joy to watch your video again, good job how you pruned the olives, now they produce lots of fruits. love that eucalyptis wood, its almost white. greetings from Holland

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      Thank you! Next year we will have very little olives but later in the future trees will produce more 😁

  • @juliant225
    @juliant225 11 місяців тому +4

    Great video guys I guess you've got a new wood cutter now Andrius 😂 you both had us laughing all the way through but why you making a bridge made out of fungus don't you like him 😂😂😂😂 take care

    • @giedreruleviene
      @giedreruleviene 11 місяців тому +2

      Glad you had a giggles ;) your comments always make us laugh as well ;) thank you

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      Using what we got 🤣😁👍

  • @rosemaryjasper1121
    @rosemaryjasper1121 11 місяців тому

    If you’re building your shed near to the house because you want to store your wood for the fire there it will definitely affect the wood if the shed floods continuously throughout the winter!
    You could try running a French drain around the base of the shed in a hopes of redirecting the water around rather than through the shed. It quite amazing just how much water there actually is! ❤

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      I think problem are rocks and boulders under the ground, thats why water is staying, but shed won’t be flooding in the winter 😁👍

  • @SonyaTainton
    @SonyaTainton 11 місяців тому +1

    You guys really crack me up🤣😂🤣 Always on the go, busy, but always with a sense of humour.
    The Australian native "fungi" is also prolific here in South Africa. Fire hazard plus. The fire season this year has been pretty devastating, particularly the latest one where they had to evacuate an entire town😟

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      👋 thanks 😁 yes we happen to see already how eucalyptus can burn… need to be very careful in the summer

  • @RobertEdward-y7b
    @RobertEdward-y7b 11 місяців тому +2

    You can put a French drain around the building to soak away the ground water

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      Not so simple as it looks 😁

  • @22spicka
    @22spicka 11 місяців тому +1

    Kaip faina pas jus, kad galit dirbti trumpomis rankovemis🌞🌝☉🌝🌞🌝☉🌞🌝☉

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      Nu jo ziema cia gera, nuo sausio jau geresni orai prasideda 👍

  • @Liz-uq1ec
    @Liz-uq1ec 11 місяців тому +2

    I love that app!! But how funny it thought the tree was fungi!!
    Brilliant video as always, with music I associate with you.. I'm always startled if someone else uses it on their video!! 😅 💜

    • @giedreruleviene
      @giedreruleviene 11 місяців тому +1

      ❤❤❤ Hello Liz!! Andrius do have a nice taste of music 🎵 🎵🎵 hope to see you soon

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому +1

      Them soundtracks are on youtube audio library and everyone is free to use them 😁👍

  • @michaeldenyssen9945
    @michaeldenyssen9945 11 місяців тому +3

    epic. thank you

  • @paularthur1451
    @paularthur1451 11 місяців тому +1

    You could cut a drain into the foundations it will drain itself 😊

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      Will dig that hose a bit in the ground, was planning that 😁👍

  • @nomchenikoloski7729
    @nomchenikoloski7729 8 місяців тому +1

    ❤️❤️👏😊😊

  • @christines5430
    @christines5430 11 місяців тому +2

    Lots accomplished 👏! Well done on chopping the firewood, Dee 😂. Its amazing how much sawdust that tree generated when cut. You are really self-sufficient for compost toilet sawdust.

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      Whats regarding saw dust/chippings yeah we done it and really are self sufficient 🤣😁

  • @neutonrenda2303
    @neutonrenda2303 11 місяців тому +1

    It will be really interesting to see if you can get any saplings from the cuttings.👍

  • @arkadiuszpaul
    @arkadiuszpaul 11 місяців тому +2

    Hmm? ...maybe this is a GOOD place to build a well

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому +2

      No, there is a rock underneath, like everywhere else on our land, and people who carved 3 wells into the solid granite really deserve a medal 🏅

  • @kathydoran6176
    @kathydoran6176 11 місяців тому +1

    Have you considered digging a french drain from there?

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      We will leave it to drain naturally for now, as our main renovation process has started 👍😁

  • @annalinekennedy1027
    @annalinekennedy1027 11 місяців тому +1

    Nice to watch thanks

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed it 🤗😁

  • @antoniocarmelo4183
    @antoniocarmelo4183 11 місяців тому +1

    É normal o solo, no centro e norte de Portugal, ficar saturado de água no inverno, principalmente quando chove muito.
    Não há problema nenhum com as fundações das construções. Have fun.

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому +1

      That’s exactly what I thought! Thank you 👍

  • @bmhollie
    @bmhollie 11 місяців тому +1

    We will have to enter you two, into the Guinness Book Of Records with your 26 year old Fungi 😂 My app is forever getting it wrong too ! 😵‍💫. 👍

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      Oh yes especially when we got proof! It’s on video 🤣😁

  • @antoniocarvalho6160
    @antoniocarvalho6160 11 місяців тому

    EXCELLENT WORK, WITH A LITTLE MORE TRAINING WITH THE CHAINSAW, YOU CAN USE MORE WOOD! THIS TECHNIQUE IS GOOD. EUCALYPETS ARE POISON, SPOIL THE LAND AND CONSUME A LOT OF WATER

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      Thank you, I know that eucalyptus are bad but once we have them we will keep them 😁

  • @carollsbostwick9683
    @carollsbostwick9683 11 місяців тому +2

    Do you paint the olive tree you cut? Love the cats.

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      Not really, don’t have anything to paint with at the moment

  • @shanebrownrigg8632
    @shanebrownrigg8632 11 місяців тому +1

    hi guys another great vid,good to see you out and about,good luck

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      Hello 👋 thank you for sticking with us 😁

  • @mariadange06
    @mariadange06 11 місяців тому

    V satisfying to watch the hard olive tree pruning results 💪🪚

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      It’s just the fact that next year it will be very little olive is not so good 😁

    • @mariadange06
      @mariadange06 11 місяців тому

      @@portugalitis but bumper crop the year after ;)

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      True 😁👍

  • @arjanvogel6444
    @arjanvogel6444 11 місяців тому

    Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys, good work guys 👍😁.

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому +1

      Our pleasure! 👋🤩👍

  • @neutonrenda2303
    @neutonrenda2303 11 місяців тому +1

    That tree is just about as straight as I am.😝

  • @АлександрЦехмейструк-у2р

    Прокопать траншею по направлению как шланги лежат от угла

  • @neutonrenda2303
    @neutonrenda2303 11 місяців тому

    You do know that blowing had the same effect, really. 😂 Try it, it works for me.👍

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      Im happy with my method 🤣😁

  • @martinjames3950
    @martinjames3950 11 місяців тому +1

    Is it possible to put a French drain around your barn?

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      Have a brilliant idea on what Im going to do, will definitely share it in future videos 👍😁

  • @neutonrenda2303
    @neutonrenda2303 11 місяців тому

    Eucalyptus trees are very thirsty, living in a very dry area we've been told not to plant them as they have affected our water table already.

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      I just have no clue where they are taking water in the summer

  • @josierra77
    @josierra77 11 місяців тому

    O eucalipto é a melhor madeira para fazer estruturas. Mas enquanto o corte é recente, depois de seco é muito duro nem o bicho da madeira ataca o eucalipto. Esse eucalipto deve ter 5 ou 6 anos.

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому

      When we will have a shed then will prepare more eucalyptus for future projects, thank you 👍

  • @portugaldreamzzz920
    @portugaldreamzzz920 11 місяців тому

  • @Jaguaribe-q3m
    @Jaguaribe-q3m 11 місяців тому +1

    🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

  • @RobertEdward-y7b
    @RobertEdward-y7b 11 місяців тому +1

    You need to get rid of those Australian trees they are a fire hazard and a weed tree in Portugal

    • @portugalitis
      @portugalitis  11 місяців тому +1

      No no they are staying, they are part of our land and will be providing us with firewood and building materials, obviously we will be managing them accordingly 👍