Self-Sufficiency is Impossible Without This One Approach
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- Save yourself time when planning and designing gardens with Moasure. Use link: bit.ly/huwmoasure and code X8HUWRICHARDS for a discount (affiliate). A permaculture garden is never finished, it is constantly evolving and growing in the same way we are, and as our goals and knowledge grows, the garden should match that. This video is all about why a particular mindset makes a world of a difference towards creating more resilient and productive growing spaces.
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In my mind I keep applying everything you're saying to non-gardening issues I'm facing and it seems to fit perfectly as the very advice I was needing.
Ahh! Well a lot of things are transferrable ☺️🌿
I've been watching you grow up on UA-cam and you honestly get better the older you get. Such wisdom in this video and well presented. I've learned a lot and the older I get the more I appreciate it and the more I can use. Hearing you invite us all into the various levels of your gardening endeavors, it's lovely to see your signature welcome on your sign. Well done, Huw!
What a lovely comment, thank you so much!!☺️🌿
Adaptation is so important in the garden and all of life. Your garden gets more and more beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Huwman 🤣 Sounds like a superhero, which you are🦸
If I'm not learning from my own successes and failures I'm learning from you. Another video stuffed with good info. My next project, build a tool shed with a poly roof to catch water. 😁
This video is packed not only with sound advice for gardening but also for life in general.
11:29 I like the sign 😃👍✨️
So witty this week. Love it 😄Always making changes every winter here in Cape Town, Over 25 years in my garden and when you think there's no more space, miraculously a few changes or a tree removed creates a new space I didn't think was possible.
Very interesting. I'm very much with you. I work with nature and wish more of humankind would do the same.
@huw, very much enjoying and agreeing with your mind set. It's also good to have someone who looks about my age growing food 😂😂. I feel less like a 70 year old in disguise.
It's great to see someone who can admit the original idea didn't turn out so you tried another way. Our world seems so inflexible these days demanding others to change to fit them. Nature politely states that it will always be the other way around. 😂
Everything is looking so good! Love getting an update tour of the whole compound
Thank you!!
Man….. someday I hope that my space is like yours. I’m trying to learn as much as I can but I’m in the high desert of Arizona and it’s a different game here. Despite that, I have small successes and I’m learning every day. Someday, with good practices I will have created our permaculture hillside and I can’t wait to walk around and remember when I started from scratch! Thank you for always inspiring Huw! Also! Loved seeing Sam in a video! ❤
I may be biased but.... this is another great video Huw! Loving all your 'observe and interact' changes.
@@LearnPermaculture thank you so so much Aranya!! Really appreciate that☺️
You should read _The Parable of the Sower_ by Octavia Butler. It's a sci-fi novel written in the nineties, set in 2024, and one of the key quotes of it is: "The only lasting Truth is Change. God is Change."
I don’t know if you’ve ever watched Magnum PI or Quigley down under, but you look a lot like a young Tom Selleck. You also give great garden advice. :)
Well I've been called Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Tom Cruise, Jack Whitehall, and now Tom Selleck😂
I thought it was just me!
He is terribly handsome!!!!
Easy on the eyes and an excellent garden instructor!❤
@@HuwRichards with those dimples? Tom Selleck, He’s an American classic
@@HadassahHaman 🤣🤣🤣
Received your book Self-Sufficiency Garden and look forward to planting following the lesson learned in the book.
Cheers!
I love your pump set up, I could do something like that where I am just over the hill. Infrastructure that makes it easy to get tasks done is so important and rarely gets talked about. Such a beautiful transformation of that land ❤
Smart talk. Gardening is intimidatng but I'm still giving it a try. Sensibility goes a long way and you re-emphasized that. Pretty slick garden. I see it's been a project over time. Inspiring. Lots of information in your videos to help us to try to succeed in our own gardens; and you don't mind sharing the information free & simply. Thank you.
So helpful and informative, I as a 24 year old know nothing about growing or cultivating food and soil so thanks for inspiring me to start gardening and teaching me soooo much stuff and for free I’ll be sure to use your link to get seeds for my mid August sowing. Honestly thought stuff didn’t grow in winter lol
Thoroughly enjoyed this video. You talk v fast, I have to rewatch to get some points ! The issue of adaptation is v important. I get v nervous when I hear a gardener who has these detailed plans and is set in their ways. I always feel they are setting themselves up for so much disappointment. Your soaker hose on that reel for example looked like a really neat idea. Readjusting and reusing spaces as needs change and seasons change. All of these ideas were really simple but easy to implement. Also you mention new varieties. That’s shoe thing I’ve always enjoyed trying out but a lot of gardeners are nervous about. I hedge my bets, getting some staples and some new trial kinds. Thanks!
I agree with your opinion
3:55 that place of potatoes is amazing
I’m learning so much from you huw ❤
thanks so much for all your hard work and helpful tips!!! I enjoy walking around my garden and collecting enough for a meal!! priceless!!!
First. Happy friday from Pennsylvania Sincerly Melody
Happy Friday to you too!
We have had such good weather this year for the garden in PA
The measuring tool is pretty slick.
Watching video again for review....😊
LOVE Huws footwear! They look comfortable and practical yet lite.
I usually wear galoshes in the garden... I think I need an upgrade...❤
I love your welcome sign
@@daniellelint7506 given very kindly by a lovely volunteer called Bobby☺️
@HuwRichards Bobby should make more then you could add them to your retail line!
Hi Huw, another very informative video. You have given me lots of ideas for my home project and at school with my new kiddos who will soon learn that they will love being outdoors making a difference, growing veg they can take home and also looking after the nature for our school bees. Thank You Huw. Home You have a great weekend! Blessings Susie 🙏🇬🇧🍏🍎🍓🥕🌽🥔🍅🐞🐝🌱🐜🕸🕷🐌🐛
Great seeing so many innovations you've implemented 👏😎
Thank you!
Looove everything as always! Always enjoy the laughs and giggles too. 🤭 🤓
Great Job!!!
Like this new video style! :)
My garden is also ever-changing!
The BIC Atlantis is the best pen in the world. Affordable, soft grip, ball point with push button and pocket clip which also keeps it from rolling off the table (and can even survive laundry cycles). I'm not stuck in my ways...not at all. :P
nothing wrong with sticking with something that you know works
Top garden, doing great. Keep up the amazing work
Thank you so much!
Rumor has it, the only True Constant, is: CHANGE!
Fantastic!!!
Living my life with change as the only constant 😊
This is such an interesting way to think and use the land. Thanks for sharing.
You are most welcome! Thank you for watching:)
Hellow Huw, wish you all the best. Are you not sell your harvest? I saw your garden produce much. Btw, thank's, I learn much from you🙂
Huw, what a wonderful garden you have created. All the Best. Terry Ont. Can.
@@treehouse3240 thank you so much Terry!
Hi Huw. The shade of the board on the edges of the solar panels may reduce very much the harverst of the solar energy. I would remove them and see what happens with the amount of harvested energy.
Thank you for your video.🙂
Hola Huw, I follow you from Denia, Spain. I love all your videos. I was wondering if you could explain more in depth your whole site from a self sufficiency point of view. I see in this videos aerial views of the property and I wonder what do you have in terms of calory crops, or what size is the whole property... We see lots of videos of the kitchen garden (wich I love!!) but it would be great to see also the other areas. Gracias!
Your garden is so lovely. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experience with us. 🫂
Great video, Huw!
I think Permaculture is in that exciting stage of discovery, more and more people finding out new techniques, rediscovering old ones, and sharing them to give each other the best start.
Over time, I figured out that sticking by 'standard' planting distances just wasn't working for me.
So I intensified planting in a couple of areas first, planting trees and shrubs much more densely in a hedgerow to protect the overall garden and a part of my front garden. Everything grew much better than the accepted so many feet between trees, etc.
Recently, I just finished planting a Birch thicket, in a bid to encourage fast growth - and only a couple of days ago, I found a video on this same technique called 'Miyawaki.' (or Japanese tiny forest gardening).
From this video, I discovered that this new technique has been copied a few places around the world, and it's working wonders for those whobate attempting to 'speed' up tree growth, particularly eildlife habitats.
Normally, up to 75% of trees will survive after planting, depending on their level of care.
With the Miyawaki method, up to 95% of trees will survive, which not only means greater cover quicker, but it actually works out 'cheaper.'
I know that last part of the statement doesn't make much sense, but it is because the survival rate is 'so high,' there is no need to go back and replant such areas. Generally speaking, returning to a site to replace dead trees is much more expensive than to plant more trees in the first place. There is less need to water (because closely planted trees both shade each other and more of the ground), and less incidence of vandalism (because kids tend to avoid densely packed plantings).
Now that I know the Miyawaki method is tried, tested, and approved elsewhere, I will definitely go ahead with other similar plans in my garden, filling in the slow growing, gappy plantings that are taking just too long to get anywhere.
Cinnamon 😊👌
I LOVE Huw!!!!❤
One of your best videos. Ever!
How much for the sign?
I want one!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
Advice on polytunnels on a windy allotment? Last outsunny one had the metal shear due to wind pressure....
Wonderful garden !
@@joman104 thank you!
Brilliant 😊
Have you considered trying some temperate syntropic farming in the apple area?
quick question- Why the need for raised beds vs going straight into the ground?
is it because the ground is very wet? or just for aesthetics? it looks like very fertile good ground to me.
1:26 😮What are those flowers called? So Beautiful 💐💖✨️
Sweet peas:)
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✨️Beautiful Colors💐
Hello, I love your garden, I soon will have a big garden of my own as we bought a house. Now I'm interested in Permaculture, but I also just read the Ruth Stout book. Her method seems to be so simple and easy (yet effective) can you tell me why you are not using her method (or at least parts of it)? Thank you!
@@knittingEillets one word: slugs. However, I do use grass clippings for mulch, however hay is not something I can easily make, I would rather put the grass in the chicken composting setup and use the compost as a mulch instead:)
Yes, also if you have chickens (we don't, but our neighbour's hens visit regularly) they kick it all over the place. And if you don't produce your own organic hay (or have a source of it) then hay is often contaminated with nasties like aminopyralids (search on youtube) that can deform many popular vegetables. The key thing is context - in a dry climate, a mulch such as hay or straw can help reduce loss of moisture from the soil. Here in Britain, mostly it just provides a great place for slugs to hide...
@@HuwRichards Thank you very much!
@@LearnPermaculture Thank you for your answer. I'm situated in Switzerland, not UK. I would say it varies... we had some really dry summers, this one was wet and cold. I could get hay from a biological farmer, because I have my horse there. And I want to have chickens, but not just now, as we are moving in September and it would be to much new stuff all at once.
@@knittingEillets Having a good source of organic hay is a great asset. You could try experimenting with mulching some of your beds with it and see how well that works compared to those you don't. And straw can be used in other ways too, including as a substrate foir growing mushrooms, such as oysters. The other thing is to enjoy the journey, if something doesn't work out then you've learned something useful. All the best with your move in September. :)
Just wondering where you buy the blue barrels you use for Jadam and what size they are.
Why not make a fish pond there, the fish can be used as fertilizer for water plant nutrition, amino acids can be used for plants
Self-sufficiency long-term is impossible without taking into account the disaster cycle afflicting this planet. Our electric sun operates on a whole range of harmonics, from about 6 months to 12,000 and 100,000 years, and when it gets overloaded, it emits flares/super flares, CME's, proton and electron storms, coronal hole streams, and micronovas. Effectively, we're due for what caused the last ice age to cause the next one on more or less the same scale. Obviously official source won't talk about it. It takes power to survive and the PTB aren't here to help us ... Just thought I'd put things in context a bit.
When are you going to start your vinyard?
Start preop this winter if all is well :)
HOUSE!!!
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@@HuwRichardsbecause you said we should play bingo? Isn’t House what people shout when they win?
You’re definitely winning here with the garden. The change is for the better, to streamline your process and enhance productivity
Love your growing space ❤
@@TheFarmyardGarden oh wow you are very much ahead of me there, well played, just here in UK we should BINGO when complete😂
@@HuwRichards true! I’m in the UK too, just never actually played Bingo. No time for such evening sociables with farming.
I can’t get over how long you must have been using the previous method for water. That’s a game changer for you.
we are given two ears so things we hear can pass right through and exit
That is hilarious 😂
Look down that pipe mate see if it's blocked ^^😉
Alright then😂😂
Rambling on without making any sense
I love your ideas Hugh, what a beautiful, self-sufficient garden you’re achieving.
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I may apply some of your ideas in my yard. Thank you so much. ❌⭕️🙏🏽♥️