Apocalypse in our garden | We suffered heavy losses (Life on a small farm in Europe)
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- Опубликовано: 15 май 2024
- When we saw our garden in bloom several weeks earlier than usual, we were excited but worried at the same time. We knew frosty nights could come and destroy everything. We were really hoping they wouldn't, but they did. Sadly, the damage is visible on most fruit trees and shrubs. Not everything was destroyed though, and thanks to the warm weather, we already have first fruit to taste.
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Howdy Guys! So sorry about the losses. Hope that maybe the plants & trees might just have a second shot. With enough time, sun shine & rain, hopefully come back. Big bear hugs from Kenny in Ohio USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you, Kenny. Maybe the mulberries will have a second shot, we'll see, it seems that not just leaves but also maybe some flowers are starting to appear again 🙂
So sorry for the garden dont be sad lovely couple everythings gonna be alright
Thank you 😉
So happy to see you both back in your garden, but sad how the frost has affected your trees and plants. You have some lovely comments below!
Thank you 😊 Yeah, it's sad with the frost... We'll be ok, we should still have some other fruits later 😊
Sad to hear of the the frost affecting your garden as well as the rest of Central Europe. We had over 90 inches (228 cm) of rain between October and May - Grateful for the water filling our reservoirs following the drought years, but with rain came excessive wind, toppling redwood and fir trees onto power lines and homes. We were without electricity for 5 days in February. Thankfully we have a generator as well as a whole house battery backup system, but no internet, phone or cell service for 5 days. Be grateful for each other and the limited production from your farm this year. Next year has to be better!
Wow, we would get such amount of rain maybe in 4 years. Yearly average here is around 500 mm (50 cm or 20 inches). It's never the best when it's too much of something. Doesn't sound like fun at all being without electricity for so long, but luckily you were prepared. It looks like we should still have some harvest because we have so many various trees and shrubs, so it should be ok in the end. We'll see how the year goes on 🙂
Hi Tommy & Peter.. greetings from Miami. Sorry to hear about your late frost experience. We are having the opposite weather extreme here. We are seeing daily high temps of +35 C which are temperatures we would normally not see until late July and August. My Spring vegetables.. corn, peppers, beans, are drying out/ burning up in the afternoon sun. Best wishes to you two/garden.
Wow, that is really something. So hot already! It's always a fight with the weather, it's either too cold or too warm, too wet or too dry... Gardening can be hard, but luckily it's also rewarding 😊 Greetings to Miami 😉
Sorry for your losses, gentlemen 😕
Thanks 😕
@@tommyandpeter Don't worry too much ! Everything will be amazing again in your garden very soon, I am sure !
Yes, we need to stay optimistic 😊
Here in Edmonton, we had snow 2 weeks ago, was 30 C a week later and was 3 C last night. Weather is so strange. It is so sad when you lose all or most of your food. ❤️❤️❤️
Hi David. The weather in Alberta can be very crazy, wow! Tommy's brother lives in Calgary, so we know 😁 Luckily we don't depend on the fruits, but it is still very sad. Hopefully there will still be something 😊
@@tommyandpeter Calgary had much more snow than we did. It is crazy weather. Also, so much smoke from forest fires in the north.
Terrible to have late frosts. Thought about Peter yesterday when the Slovak president was shot. Hope everyone and everything gets better.
Late frost can be very stressful, because you can already see the potential harvest and then everything is gone 😕 Not the president but prime minister, but yeah, crazy world...
That's sad news! Sorry that this spring has been so tough. Glad to see that you are making the most of things though!
Thank you, Brendan. Luckily it looks like that we didn't lose everything, so we are trying to stay optimistic 🙂
What a shame to see a beautiful garden in its full splendor, being "burned by frost" - Very sad! But we are certain that the "life" of your Eden will be at its best at the right time. See you next time R and D 🍀☘🌿🍏🫑🍆🍎🍏
Thank you, R and D 😉 We are hopeful that the garden will be full of life even after we lost part of our future harvest. Staying optimistic 😊
As they say in farming Peter and Tommy, there is always next year. I had the same late frost here and lost my fruit blooms. Your garden still looks very nice.
The late frost is always so annoying and discouraging. Hopefully it will be better next year 🤨😁
Sorry that your garden succumbed to the frost boys....but Tommy seems to be a little more optimistic Peter.....love, James ❤❤
Thank you, James. It's sad, but hopefully we will still have at least something 😊
Courage guys
Thanks!
Thank you very much 😉😊
I am so sorry for your losses! i really understand you are worried and sad! Here spring was late this year. It was cold and rainy - in fact we have the impression that it has been raining more or less since last July! The lower part of our garden has been almost inaccessible until a few weeks ago. Since the beginning of May, the weather has been amazingly warm and sunny (usually it can be cold here even in the middle of May). Unfortunately it is also quite windy, so everything is getting too dry already. - Despite your losses, it was a very beautiful video (and instructive too!) - and as always very poetic!
Thank you 😊 There is always something with the weather. Never ideal conditions in the garden, but all gardeners must be used to it 😁 Good to hear it got sunnier and warmer for you too. And we are glad you liked the video 😉
Hi T&P, Very disappointing to hear about all that destruction from frost. It must be quite overwhelming and the cause of despondency. Hopefully though, some fruit will still appear. Fingers crossed.
Sorry I’ve not been around much lately. Life here in Ireland has become quite hectic of late and I’ve found I’ve virtually no free time. But such is life.
Peter: in the word compost, the second syllable is pronounced to rhyme with lost not post. But that said, I am always in awe of your command of English. It’s excellent. 😀
BTW, you both looked so relaxed and handsome doing your garden work in open shirts and shorts. 😉
Best wishes from your pal in Ireland, Stefan xx
Hi Stefan, we noticed you've been somehow absent from the comment section 😉 That's life, it can get hectic at any point.
Luckily there should be other fruits later in the year, so it should be ok. But still, it can be very frustrating with the frost...
That's what we love the most, being relaxed and handsome (haha) in the garden 😁 Thanks 😎
Nature can appear to be so cruel at times, can’t it ? But, don’t despair too much, all will not be lost - there will be regeneration. In the meantime, big hugs ❤️
The Nettle Tea is a very good idea 👍 A surprise for you - in England there are nettle EATING competitions - the nettles are eaten raw 😮😂
I look forward to seeing your dahlias - I’ve never seen tubers placed in a bucket of water. Fingers crossed that they will not rot now that they are in the ground🤞🤞
Thank you, Ian 😉 Omg, eating nettles raw doesn't sound like fun, wow 😀
With the dhalias, it was recommended (by the selling garden shop) to put them in water for a day (we put them there for 12 hours) before planting them for the first time. They should grow better then 😉
Sorry for the difficult spring that harmed your garden and orchard. Our last frost also averages around May 10th and we sometimes have a warm period before a late frost. It's just a part of gardening, but always sad when it happens.
Thank you, late frost is never fun. Like you said, it is part of gardening though. Sadly this one was different because everything was in bloom, even things that are never in bloom for frosty periods, so people lost many fruits at once. But we should still have something, luckily the frost didn't destroy everything 🙂
Fruit trees can be protected against frost by spraying them with water all night. The water sticks on the flowers and early fruits and turns into ice, protecting it from frost damage. It sounds strange, but it works. During the day the ice melts and you start spraying again at sunset.
We've heard of this method but it would have been difficult for us anyway because we couldn't be at the country house every day because of work, also difficult to stay awake the whole night because of other commitments.
Aww 🥺 I’m so sorry guys ❤️
Thanks Cody 😕
We are so sorry to hear about the loss of your fruit trees. I know you both worked so hard and everything was looking so good. I think you did everything you could to save what you could when you can't be at your country home all the time. I hope this doesn't discourage you from continuing your plans for your property.
Thank you. We were trying to save as much as we could, but oh well. When having a garden and growing food, we have to count with such things too. We'll be ok, there should still be some other fruits later 😊
Hi there, I'm your newest subscriber. I found your very unique channel by sheer luck. Though I'm 29 now, when I was 15 I grew up on a farm and I remember how frost fucks everything up. Sorry about your plants. Best wishes from Sydney, Australia.
Only an Australian could put it quite like you have! I grew up in country NSW too, in the New England area. Definitely frosty.
Hi, welcome to our channel 😉 So cool, that you grew up on a farm. Buy yeah, it's no fun with frost at all. Greetings to Sydney 😊
So sorry guys.
Thanks 😉 That's how it is when having a garden...
you may get some surprises in the summer/fall with things that survived
Yes, we are curious about that. And luckily some shrubs flower in summer, like raspberries and blackberries, so we are looking forward to them 😊
Hi all. Watching for first time and just subscribed.So many people commenting from all over the world. So cool. Need to watch some of your other videos. Sorry about the frost damage guys.
Hi Timothy, welcome to our channel, hopefully you'll like it here 😉
Sorry this happened to you..its been the same here in the us..our spring was a month too warm....Hope you two are able to recover somethings...Best wishes to you two
Thank you, Anthony. It's always sad when late frost destroys the potential harvest. But oh well... Luckily not everything was damaged in our garden, so we should still have something 🙂
I feel your pain. Last two years we have had a hard freeze on June 21st! No fruit on my apple and pear trees for two years. It was the same here in Northern California where I live and it was crazy warm here too early also. 😔
Thank you. Wow, that is really a late frost, not sure how we would cope with that! Sometimes having a garden can be very challenging... 😕
@@tommyandpeter Yes, it can especially with climate change. Keep enjoying your garden and you are sooo... lucky that you have a partner that enjoys it with you!
Love your vlogs and can totally understand your difficulties with our European spring. Here in Finland it's the same many times - though our spring/summer is 2-3 weeks after yours. (3-4 weeks?)
ETA: we have our more delicate plants in a greenhouse in our summer house. We don't have a garden outside in the countryside. We do have apple trees but they're never affected. Blueberries and strawberries grow naturally in the forest😆
Hi Tom, thanks. Here blueberries and small strawberries also grow in the forest, also blackberries and wild raspberries. These blueberries that we have in the garden are a different variety, they are garden blueberries. Not as good as the forest ones but still very nice. So we were sad when we saw the frost tried to destroy them. Hopefully we will have some, the flowers didn't look completely damaged 🙂
Oh no! Guys, I know this must be so disappointing for you!!! But, yes, you certainly did sense it was going to happen. I hope it doesn't impact fruiting on the commercial scale too much as that will have real impacts on access to fresh food etc. Not good. There has been some concern of it happening here in Australia too, I mean beyond the limits of what might be considered normal, but I don't think it has really happened yet. Like you, we live in the city and it is very interesting to notice the seasonal timing difference between city and our farm which is just 1.5 hours away. As you say, nature is incredible and has the capacity to recover. And your stunning bulb flowers will thrive in the frosty conditions and, actually, be all the better for it. We planted our spring bulbs this weekend, always a joy. Keep well.
Yeah, late frost is normal and every year it destroys something. But this was really too much, since everything was in bloom. So sad 🫤 We have some fruits in pots on our balcony in the city and they are thriving, haha 😁 But even at the country house we should still have something. Who knows, maybe it will still be a good year in the end 🙂 Thank you 😉
I googled this: Stinging nettle is high in amino acids, protein, flavonoids, and bone-building minerals like iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and zinc. Nettle contains vitamins and minerals that can help keep your bones strong (Gupta, 2021). Stinging nettle is one of the greatest sources of vitamin K.
Yes, people eat them. You can prepare nettles similar to spinach. When you cook them, they don't sting anymore. But the taste is not the best. It's better to make tea out of nettles and drink it, that is quite common here 😊
@@tommyandpeter We have a lot of stinging nettles here in Illinois - The species CANADENSIS (Canadian nettle)
I think I will skip eating it if it doesn’t taste good. Maybe I’ll try some nettle tea brewed with added peppermint leaves.
@@tommyandpeter- You can also use them to make fantastic green smoothies. ruclips.net/video/z5EAWmRjKN8/видео.html&si=zESsDU-M_GtFUNYo
This is too depressing. We are never safe from frost until May 24 or so. This year has been great so far but we’re holding our breath. ❤❤
Hopefully it works out fine for you 😊 We think we will have at least something, we'll see 😁
It's so annoying and frustrating when you lose a plant to frost, because there's so little you can do. I've made nettle fertiliser, it's good stuff but......I warn you , the smell is revolting!! I prefer to use seaweed fertiliser and keep the nettles as SO many butterflies and other insects breed on nettles. Even though the last rew weeks have been disappointing, your garden really is looking lovely. Happy gardening!!😊
Yes, we made the fertiliser last year too, so we know all about the horrible smell 😀 We still have big amounts of nettles in the garden, so butterflies should be happy 😊
Thank you. Even though it's sad with the frost, we still should have at least something, and luckily there is always something to look forward to in the garden 😊
That yellow flowers are more bright 🌞 this year, or is it brighter 😊
They can be very pretty and bright 😊
Oh guys, what a heartbreak. I can see the sadness in both your eyes on the vlog. I have been there myself with disasters in the garden so I understand your feelings. I wish I could've reached out and given you both a big hug!
...but you know, there's nothing you can do. So many people's livelihoods will have been affected by the damage the weather has wreaked. All you can do is concentrate on what has survived and lavish those plants with some extra love and attention.
Hopefully in the few weeks since this was filmed you have both managed to rekindle your lovely enthusiasm ❤❤
Thank you, Jeff. We are sure everything will be ok. It's just a sad situation, but luckily our lives don't depend on it or anything, so it's fine. We will still have other fruits, we need to stay optimistic 😊
Ouch. Hopefully all the trees and shrubs survived? (and maybe this means that they will use all their energy to grow this year, giving you a super bumper-crop next year)
They should survive, hopefully. It would be nice if they grew a lot this year. And we are already looking forward to next year for the super bumper crop 😀
Is this the “dark cloud” that was on the horizon? Hopefully, the more mature trees will bear some fruit this year..I cut down my peach tree today because every year it blooms too early and frost destroys all the blossoms😢 Same for my wisteria, frost killed most of the blooms…anyway, summer flowers are beautiful, and tomatoes are a fruit, so, grow tomatoes instead of apples, and you should have some grapes…also, blackberries are summer producers as well…Good Luck…thanks for sharing❤
Yes, this was the dark cloud - interestingly the most dangerous are clear skies, as that are the best conditions for temperatures to fall down... 😐 We understand. Our peaches are done too, but hopefully we will have some next year... We will still have at least something and good tip counting tomatoes as fruits, haha 😁
Blueberries don't mind the frost but the trees have a problem. That's what happened to me as well. They've been blooming so nicely and had fruit but the frost got them.
Yeah, always so sad when late frost comes and destroys the blooms of fruits trees. This year everything was in bloom. Sorry about your garden too 🫤
Good to know about blueberries. At first we were afraid that the frost was too strong even for them, but luckily now we can see fruits developing on the shrubs 😊
Oh Guys, this is horrible. I know it’s Nature and all that, but one doesn’t plan for this outcome. I enjoy seeing your crop knowledge progress through the years. I was in the Produce industry for years. Every single day brings some new challenge or reward. I was thinking, there is so much land. What about putting up an expandable green house? It won’t save everything, but will protect many delicate plants. It will even extend the season for some ❤❤
Sad that the trees were so full of flowers or some full of fruits already. In some areas where it wasn't that frosty, the harvest will be very big.
We were thinking about having a green house, so we will see. But it wouldn't save our trees, it's more for having some veggies sooner and stuff like that, like you said 😊
So sorry you guys lost so much of your fruit to the late frost. Where I live, that's a sad fact. My trees will be in full bloom. Then we get a frost, and lost every thing. Oh, and Peter here in the US. We know all about stinging nettles. They grow everywhere. A lot of people eat the young tops of the plant. I guess they're supposed to be delicious. Never had them myself, can't get past the stingers.
Thank you, Don. Sounds like late frost can be a very unpleasant visitor at many places 🫤 Nettles are not very delicious, the taste is nothing to write home about, but some people eat them here too. It's more common to make tea out of them though, that one is quite nice 😊
I had not heard of the tea until I had written you. My friend told me about it. Said it was supposed to be good. Now, with you telling me about it, I might give it a try lol.
😢Sorry this happened🤗 New Subscriber here💋
Hi, welcome to our channel 😉😊
@@tommyandpeter Thank u both🤗
This is very sad. So much fruit killed from the frost. Very similar to what a winery goes through when crops are killed from frost. I wouldn’t be able to have the patience year after year, wondering if the weather will allow fruit to grow.
Yeah, it can be quite frustrating and sad. But oh well. When it works out (which is more often than not), it is very rewarding 😊 We also have grapevines, they grow in the yard and by some miracle they survived.
Jack Frost! Just Get Lost! The climate must changing everywhere. Last year was the warmest ever on record.
It is changing everywhere. Jack Frost should have listened to you 😁
i think we have had that problem here for over 10 years, an early spring then frost comes and destroy, it is frustrating but unfortunately i am getting accustomed to it
i am not familiar with nettles but that doesn't mean it is not here
In our area it's becoming more common, because the winters are too warm. But this case was the worst, when everything was already in bloom or having fruits... Frustrating indeed 😕
I'm sorry you lost so much after all your hard work. As we all know, Mother Nature can be a real b**** sometimes!!! 😩😩😩
Yes, that is true 😀🫤 But oh well, nothing we can do about it. Hopefully we'll still have something 😊
Unfortunately, the fearsome "black swan" arrived and did its thing.
I understand your sadness guys. But nature has its own rules and sometimes they don't coincide with our plans
Here in Argentina too, autumn ocurred with temperatures of 1° C and affected many crops. And not to mention the floods in the south of Brazil that affected more than 1 million people and countless animals. Shocking events are happening all over tbe planet.
Well sweeties, to focus on what was saved and look forward. There is no other option.
But, you are alive, you are ok, right? Kisses and hugs.
It's sad, but oh well, that's nature 😕 Natural disasters are often quite shocking...
Yes, we need to stay optimistic about the fruits that survived. Thank you, Liliana 😉😊
So sorry for your frost damage That sucks, What is that small bush in your video after the dark pink helleborus, It has white flowers on it that are very unusual looking, I never seen those kind of flowers before, I know what stinging nettle is, I touched it by mistake once and my hand was stinging for about 20 hours, LOL Take Care.
Roger
The small bush with the white flowers was 'Exochorda racemosa' - the pearlbush 😉
Yes, it can sting for quite some time after touching the nettle 😁
@@tommyandpeter Thanks for the info. Have a good week
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Supposedly you can cook nettles and eat them somehow. I’ll skip it.
Yes, we tried once. It was not good but not totally terrible either. You can cook with it like you would with spinach. But spinach is better 😀 Or you can make tea, it's good for detoxing the body. Just put a few leaves in the mug, pour hot water over it and let it steep for 15-20 minutes 😊
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