I grew up on a 14 acre homestead in a mountain holler. We grew tobacco but also had multiple vegetable gardens. We had apple trees, wild strawberries and grapes. There were multiple natural springs on the north slope. Often as a kid, I'd spend the entire day on our property hiking, exploring and adventuring. I could graze the entire day on stuff from our gardens and tiny orchard and not have to go home until dark. I loved it so much.
There are instances when children grow up in an environment such as you described that become bored, say there is nothing to do here, etc.. Sounds to me you were definitely NOT in that group! I love hearing the reminisces of those who grew up like you did, and VALUED what they saw around them. Sometimes it was innate, sometimes because they were open to what their parents taught them, or other local individuals they happened to connect with. You have been SO fortunate, THANK YOU for sharing your memories, I saw it all through your eyes 🙂.
I was never bored. We built tee pees with tobacco stalks, made fortresses and "castles" in the woods. I collected all kinds of insects, animals and plants to share at school. Built campfires. Climbed trees as they were our lookout towers. Climbed my Granny's cherry tree and ate them until I got sick. No internet back then, but I was an avid reader and often would make a fort in the woods just so I could read quietly for hours. I also had to help with the hard work too. I do feel lucky. I was and still am "fearless" since no one was around to tell me not to try something. It's kinda sad to see kids today not have that opportunity to gain confidence or to connect to all things in nature. Thanks for your kind comments.
Would love to see a pallet walkway to the flower shed like the one by the chicken coop with planting areas for the children on each side. I think the style would complement the meadows of the fruit trees.
We planted 2 peach trees this spring and 1 tree had 1 peach, it was ready last night and me and my husband shared it. It was the best peach I ever eaten. We were so excited.
I love the mulch pathways in the cut flower garden. It's a nice contrast with the green foliage and plants and it looks so tidy. I know you're debating about changing the mulch over to grass pathways. I'm sure grass will look wonderful I just love that dark mulch with your black stain.
Good Morning Laura & Gardening Friends! All I can say is Wow 🤩 on the pear tree!!! I would never have thought to plant the tree in a bed. It looks Amazing!!!!! Most espalier trees that I’ve seen are up against a fence. This Tree Is Holding It’s Own!!!!!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Brilliant!
Love the idea of a secret garden behind the flower shed, I can see you having some fabulous tea parties there. Also couldn't help but think a Belgian fence espalier like Erin's..Impatient Gardener..would be beautiful down that black fence. Maybe do a couple patterns like an art installation.
Could I be any earlier today? Woo hoo! Greetings Laura, Aaron and everyone else on here. Sending tons of love to you ALL from London, UK with my hot cup of fresh lemon and ginger tea as I’m about to indulge in this video. 💕
☕️A wonderful way to begin any day - a tour of the fruit trees and berry bushes with Laura. The amount of fruit already on is amazing. I hope everyone has a spectacular day! Thank you Laura! 💚🍏🍑🍇🫐💚
Eat from the land - so awesome!! I have incredible memories of the endless yard walks I would always take with Dad. We would snack on pears, raspberries, strawberries, figs, apples, plums, walnuts... our tummies were full & happy, and our hearts full of love!! So fun to see the orchard taking off - eat more fruit! :)
We planted our orchard this year too. We have 5 different apples, two varieties of pears and a cherry tree. We have blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and a raised bed of strawberries. So lucky. I live your property so much.
We will be moving within the next 6 months to our newly built house and property. I took notes as we will be planting fruit trees. Your videos are so helpful to me as starting from scratch seems daunting. When I see you marching forward on all your projects, I’m inspired and have hope! Thank you Laura, Aaron, Benjamin and Samantha!!
You should do a garden tour again, and show updates on Benjamins butterfly garden and the 1 plant per pot experiment, also maybe do a flower arrangement with flowers you would rarely think of as cutflower, like pelargoniums
I really like that idea of putting your hops & pear tree into planters while being able to put flowers around them. What a great way to have beauty with wildlife pollinator friendly flowers at same time
Enjoying the fruits of your labor! Yum 😋 It’s nice knowing that when you make videos you talk to us like we’re your friends. Thank you for sharing and being so genuine.
Laura How about building a cage for your blueberries? I had thought (in my younger days) I would like to make a hardware cloth cage for my blueberry bushes. Large enough holes for bees, but small enough to keep the birds out. I bought one of the plastic cages from Gardners Supply a few years ago, but it shrinks in the sun and critters still get in. Squirrels and chipmunks also take my berries. If you go with netting, I suggest you buy the green netting. It is much easier to use….the black one gets tangled in everything….and the birds can’t see it so they get tangled in it.
I planted a peach tree last year. I am in central Wisconsin, zone 4. I put it in an area protected from the NW winter winds, and am hopeful that it will produce peaches in a year or two. My parents in southeastern Wisconsin, zone 5, had a peach tree when I was a small girl, and I remember how absolutely delicious they were right off the tree. Better than candy! Now, I have 3 grandchildren next door, and hope to share fresh peaches with them. 🥰
Oh My Goodness Laura and Aaron, I love how you have divided this property into sections. It looks so beautiful. Would it be possible to get some drone footage of his space? I love what you have created.💘💘💘 To me this entire area feels picturesque, meditative, cozy, inviting and productive beyond belief ! What a reward for your planning and all the work you’ve put forth for the present and your future. 💜💖💝 Thank you very much for sharing as I find all your videos so informative, Inspiring and a wonderful pleasure to watch. Chris-Raleigh NC
Wow! Those fruit trees are loaded. Hard to believe this is their first year planted. I would have never thought they would have this much fruit this early. With all your veggies and fruits, you could graze all day and never get hungry!!!! Such fun snacks. Looking forward to the flower shed. It will be amazing in that space.
Laura, I'm with you on keeping the mulch in between the cut flower garden, it looks so good and the plants have lots of room to grow. Sorry about your huge spruce /pine falling...kind of frightening. Most important, you and the family are safe.
Laura, I see in the near future, an afternoon tea or a mid morning brunch with fresh blueberry scones, an apple or pear tart, homemade apricot and plum jam with biscuits in the Hartley of course. You get the picture. Invite some friends. Oh and a signature cocktail of course. I can just see it all set up on a farm table under the chandolier.😊
The Asian pear is the best! Sometimes as big as a softball, it is juicy and the texture is a little softer than an apple but much firmer than the typical pear. Great for snacking on after a meal because it helps tremendously with digestion and takes feeling full away. Simply the best fruit imo.
I love that you’re so adventurous with growing such a lovely variety of fruits. It’s very encouraging to see so many people wanting to grow their own food. And it’s insane how much food can be produced in a relatively small space. Our two youngest children were adopted from China and had significant issues with food - they both have Down syndrome and came from the same orphanage. They seemed to fear not having food and they used to eat very quickly - as though if they didn’t get it all down someone might take it away. They’ve been home for 7 and 6 years. They get SO EXCITED to help me in the garden. We have blueberries growing close to our back door. They love being able to pluck a few ripe blueberries whenever they want. We have 2 Honeycrisp and one Spye apple, raspberries, strawberries, a grapevine that took off like a rocket this year and is laden with grape clusters. We also have a raised bed and a few containers filled with veggies. It’s so fun to show Sam & Addie where apples come from or show them the ripe cherry tomatoes which they eat like candy. Anyway, thank you for being adventurous with food crops. It’s not as complicated as it might seem and you don’t need acreage to grow a bountiful harvest. You are such an encouragement for us all. Thank you.
@@zaria5785 Pickled fruit is very popular in my country (Caribbean region). Can be pickled for as long as you want depending on how long you want it to absorb all the flavors. You could also try a piece every day to find your preference on how you like it. In my country it is usually eaten by itself as a snack. Very refreshing when eaten cold (from the fridge).
Asian pears are my favorite. They are so juicy and delicious. You can tell when they are ripe by their color, they will turn a golden yellow, but they stay crunchy and firm.
Laura I can attest to that Santa Rosa plum. THEY ARE SOOO DELICIOUS! I am getting another as well because let me tell you, I cleaned out that tree before any bird, critter or other person could! LOL
I’m curious about the grass pathways. I know when I even cart a wheelbarrow across my grass I mash down the grass and I only do that like once a week. With the gator often driving on the grass will it still thrive? Tell me your secret Aaron?
I think it will be ok. Aron cuts the grass on a sit down mower and it doesn’t seem to get mashed down. Remember the weight you have in a wheelbarrow is all on one wheel and sometimes two. A Gators weight is spread out over four wheels with each wheel having a large surface area. Example: I am about 245 lbs. In spring I always put a small piece of plywood down then step on it while working in the garden. This helps distribute the weight and I don’t get as much soil compaction.
Having the fruit trees and all your vegetables and herbs will be excellent for your kiddos and you and Aaron. It is really wonderful! Variety and all organic or naturally grown. Super!
Love how that pear tree is growing, it’s so neat. What kind of other trees can you train to grow as such? Can you give the fruit that you pulled to the chickens?
Two things regarding your blueberries: We have several (5?) varieties, Zone 5. Chandler has done the best. First year it produced quite a bit, even having just been planted from a quart sized nursery. Vigorous grower, huge berries. My favorite for flavor is our Chippewa. Small berries, but taste more like huckleberries. A neighbor put the big metal troughs alongside their house,, visible from the street. To dress them up, they treated the metal with paint or something. It’s a semi-transparent bronze tone. Looks lovely! Nice if someone doesn’t like the color of galvanized metal. They also put metal arches between each trough for vine crops. Yes to a secret garden!
Oh I so wish for enough space for fruit trees. You are so fortunate to have the ability to grow all the goods you grow. Yummm! Everything looks beautiful even in those hot days. Tfs. 💕👏💕
Watching this video, my first thought was how the espalier pear did in the wind storm Wednesday night that took your spruce? The branches are still full of fruit after pruning because its that late in the season and that was a big storm! Hope it faired well.....i love espalier fruit trees.
Hard lesson learned. Our 20 ft high beautiful peach was loaded with fruit. I thinned but couldn’t reach the top. The poor tree broke in half. Lower branches still intact but think we’ll lose the tree☹️.
I had fruit trees 🌳 in our yard growing up and it was fantastic to pick fresh fruit in the summers, especially the pears 🍐. Your fruit yield is impressive!
I know exactly what you're saying. My husband once asked me why I persisted in growing peas when they didn't do that well. I had to tell him our youngest daughter & I would feast straight from the plant so that not many reached the table! I'm nearly 70 now and still love nibbling in the garden 😁.
So wonderful to see all the fruit and hear your excitement 😊 I grew up with peach trees and raspberry bushes and since we had a dairy farm we of course had fresh cream to add. Loved it!
I am so impressed with the amount of fruit you are getting the first year of planting! That soil must be really rich to produce such happy trees. It is so fun to see your orchard grow and develop.
Starting a 70 foot semi-dwarf/dwarf espalier tree line. Getting the posts and guide wires in this year... planting next spring. Definitely want that Shinseiki Asian pear and self pollinating is awesome! Probably also a honeycrisp apple (+ pollinator). Considering plum and/or pluot (though black knot can be a problem here) and possibly apricot. Will also be planting blueberries so appreciate the Spartan recommendation. I'm in zone 5b/6a north central Massachusetts. Heat and high humidity are my main issues here! I've heard that crab apple trees will pollinate apple trees, so it could be worth adding crab apples to your orchard or another nearby area. Just a thought.
Seriously loving your orchard! Can’t wait to see it with the meadow like ground cover when you get it planted. 😍 question.. what are the small wood fence like structures in the orchard?
We had a pomegranate, a fig, and a plum (I think it was Santa Rosa), in the backyard of your last house that were not planted by us. We enjoyed those plums so much, and so did the birds. Be careful as the rest of your fruit ripens back there in the orchard now that the robins have scoped out the place. They'll be back. ~ Lisa
I love fresh fruit…your orchard is going to give you so much goodness. I can relate to ‘better thin your fruit trees’….I didn’t think I was going to get any peaches this year…we’ve been treating leaf curl & I didn’t see hardly any blossoms. But we got over 400 peaches…sad to say many just dissolved on the ground & on the branch. We’ve been picking peaches for over 3 weeks. Almost empty now…. I wanted to mention….I bought a “fake” wasp nest & hang it in my peach tree. It really keeps the wasp population down…
Everything is looking really good. If you decide to get another plum, I highly recommend the Elephant Heart. I just love the ones we get off of our tree. Also, the pears ripen better off the tree, so if they are close, go ahead and pick them. If you let them ripen on the tree, they tend to get woody.
Your orchard is absolutely beautiful and so sweet. I really look forward to seeing the shed and how the meadow turns out. That will be a new thing for you, I think? So exciting.
Take a tour or a virtual tour of Palisade, Colorado. I learned a lot about training fruit trees much smaller. Smaller trees incur less wind damage and make for easier harvest.
So glad you staked the pears. Watch your storm video from last night, taking down the big tree. As I was watching today’s video I kept praying “ Please, Laura…. stake the espalier pear as you have a big windstorm coming” When I saw you did, I went “ yes!!!!”
What a super nice trip to Laura's orchard! So nice. I've never seen a pear tree like the first one you showed and trimmed...such pretty form. Enjoy the fruit of your hard work💕
May I be your critic today and give you five stars ×××××!!!! I can picture how stunning this whole area is going to be and am enjoying the journey. Laura, you and Aaron have enough projects to share with us for many years to come. Thank you both for the time, love and effort and Beauty you bring us everyday! ❤
It would be PRETTY! if you could do espelier trees between the raspberry beds!!!!!!😆😆 You should build a cage for the blue berries .... that would be cool or buy a high tunnel with a zipper screen cover so you can use that space to raise butterflies with the kids, in addition to protecting your berries!
I see your blueberries have struggled too…my new plants didn’t produce well either. I did net, because I’ve known from years past, those pesky birds will steal every one! I love love love your orchard! My mouth actually started watering when you were eating the plum!! Well done “fruit momma!!” Curious what the wooden stake things are in the ground?
Hi Laura! I enjoyed seeing your fruit trees and shrubs, but missed seeing how the honeyberries are doing. Your grandparents are lucky to have you help them when needed. I saw on your Instagram account your tree blowing over! OMGolly, I'm so sorry you lost it, it was beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
I love seeing all the fruit on your trees! Could you please do a video on pruning espalier trees? I have 8 year established espalier (3) apples and (1) pear. They only put out min. fruit. I would love to have to thin the fruit :). Looking forward to learning what to do better next pruning time! Thanks for all the great gardening tips and ideas.
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I grew up on a 14 acre homestead in a mountain holler. We grew tobacco but also had multiple vegetable gardens. We had apple trees, wild strawberries and grapes. There were multiple natural springs on the north slope. Often as a kid, I'd spend the entire day on our property hiking, exploring and adventuring. I could graze the entire day on stuff from our gardens and tiny orchard and not have to go home until dark. I loved it so much.
That sounds like Heaven! You are so lucky to have grown up there!!
Wow! That is truly awesome!😊
Wow. Thats so amazing. I hope everybody get to enjoy such heavenly experiences atleast once in their lifetime! 🙌
There are instances when children grow up in an environment such as you described that become bored, say there is nothing to do here, etc.. Sounds to me you were definitely NOT in that group! I love hearing the reminisces of those who grew up like you did, and VALUED what they saw around them. Sometimes it was innate, sometimes because they were open to what their parents taught them, or other local individuals they happened to connect with. You have been SO fortunate, THANK YOU for sharing your memories, I saw it all through your eyes 🙂.
I was never bored. We built tee pees with tobacco stalks, made fortresses and "castles" in the woods. I collected all kinds of insects, animals and plants to share at school. Built campfires. Climbed trees as they were our lookout towers. Climbed my Granny's cherry tree and ate them until I got sick. No internet back then, but I was an avid reader and often would make a fort in the woods just so I could read quietly for hours. I also had to help with the hard work too. I do feel lucky. I was and still am "fearless" since no one was around to tell me not to try something. It's kinda sad to see kids today not have that opportunity to gain confidence or to connect to all things in nature. Thanks for your kind comments.
Hey Laura. Can we get an update on Benjamin's butterfly garden? 🦋🦋
Yes, i also want.
Me too!
Benjamin's butterfly garden,.. was just thinking about it last night..
We would love to see that!
Wondering about the 1 plant per pot experiment too
That was fun. Your Grandpa is lucky that he has such a good granddaughter. That’s why I watch you. Such a nice person. I never leave feeling upset.
Yes. So true. The entire family is lovely. An absence of arrogance is refreshing.
Hi from Tasmania Australia!
Secret garden behind the flower shed…YES!
Would love to see a pallet walkway to the flower shed like the one by the chicken coop with planting areas for the children on each side. I think the style would complement the meadows of the fruit trees.
It never ceases to amaze me how manicured that new property stays. Is Paul still helping with weed pulling? If he does, he is doing a great job!! 👍🌞🍐🌾
Good morning Laura,
Greetings Everyone from Windermere, Florida zone 9b 🇺🇸
We planted 2 peach trees this spring and 1 tree had 1 peach, it was ready last night and me and my husband shared it. It was the best peach I ever eaten. We were so excited.
Everything is beautiful. Goodness I wish We had an orchard. Benjamin and Samantha are going to be so Happy!!! Love your saying,, “no I’m not hungry!”
I love the mulch pathways in the cut flower garden. It's a nice contrast with the green foliage and plants and it looks so tidy. I know you're debating about changing the mulch over to grass pathways. I'm sure grass will look wonderful I just love that dark mulch with your black stain.
Since I have a peach tree and Granny Smith apple tree I live watching this video. Working on planting a cheer tree from seed.
Good Morning Laura & Gardening Friends! All I can say is Wow 🤩 on the pear tree!!! I would never have thought to plant the tree in a bed. It looks Amazing!!!!! Most espalier trees that I’ve seen are up against a fence. This Tree Is Holding It’s Own!!!!!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Brilliant!
Good evening everyone and good morning to those on different timeline to Australia have a wonderful day/evening
Love the idea of a secret garden behind the flower shed, I can see you having some fabulous tea parties there. Also couldn't help but think a Belgian fence espalier like Erin's..Impatient Gardener..would be beautiful down that black fence. Maybe do a couple patterns like an art installation.
Could I be any earlier today? Woo hoo! Greetings Laura, Aaron and everyone else on here. Sending tons of love to you ALL from London, UK with my hot cup of fresh lemon and ginger tea as I’m about to indulge in this video. 💕
What’s incredible about your Asian pear is there is no fruit damage from insects .💚🙃
That pear tree is amazing and in such a small space.
☕️A wonderful way to begin any day - a tour of the fruit trees and berry bushes with Laura. The amount of fruit already on is amazing. I hope everyone has a spectacular day! Thank you Laura! 💚🍏🍑🍇🫐💚
The orchard envy is strong!!!
Eat from the land - so awesome!! I have incredible memories of the endless yard walks I would always take with Dad. We would snack on pears, raspberries, strawberries, figs, apples, plums, walnuts... our tummies were full & happy, and our hearts full of love!! So fun to see the orchard taking off - eat more fruit! :)
Good morning! 🌻🐝
The structure of the fruit tree is so pleasing to the eye. Be nice if municipalities would plant them along sidewalks.
We planted our orchard this year too. We have 5 different apples, two varieties of pears and a cherry tree. We have blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and a raised bed of strawberries. So lucky. I live your property so much.
We will be moving within the next 6 months to our newly built house and property. I took notes as we will be planting fruit trees. Your videos are so helpful to me as starting from scratch seems daunting. When I see you marching forward on all your projects, I’m inspired and have hope! Thank you Laura, Aaron, Benjamin and Samantha!!
Congrats to you and your family ❤
Congratulations and enjoy your new home and garden. 🍎🥒🍍
I love this encouraging community!
You should do a garden tour again, and show updates on Benjamins butterfly garden and the 1 plant per pot experiment, also maybe do a flower arrangement with flowers you would rarely think of as cutflower, like pelargoniums
I really like that idea of putting your hops & pear tree into planters while being able to put flowers around them. What a great way to have beauty with wildlife pollinator friendly flowers at same time
I love how when she was walking about pollinators a bee flew by🐝🌸❤
Awww eating the fruits of your labor! 😆👍🏾👏🏾
Enjoying the fruits of your labor! Yum 😋 It’s nice knowing that when you make videos you talk to us like we’re your friends. Thank you for sharing and being so genuine.
Did you say Secret Garden? Yes please! Now that sounds like romancing the ordinary! I would love to see that!
How fun and healthy. Your children have all kind of healthy snacks.
Laura
How about building a cage for your blueberries? I had thought (in my younger days) I would like to make a hardware cloth cage for my blueberry bushes. Large enough holes for bees, but small enough to keep the birds out. I bought one of the plastic cages from Gardners Supply a few years ago, but it shrinks in the sun and critters still get in. Squirrels and chipmunks also take my berries. If you go with netting, I suggest you buy the green netting. It is much easier to use….the black one gets tangled in everything….and the birds can’t see it so they get tangled in it.
I planted a peach tree last year. I am in central Wisconsin, zone 4. I put it in an area protected from the NW winter winds, and am hopeful that it will produce peaches in a year or two. My parents in southeastern Wisconsin, zone 5, had a peach tree when I was a small girl, and I remember how absolutely delicious they were right off the tree. Better than candy! Now, I have 3 grandchildren next door, and hope to share fresh peaches with them. 🥰
Oh My Goodness Laura and Aaron, I love how you have divided this property into sections. It looks so beautiful. Would it be possible to get some drone footage of his space? I love what you have created.💘💘💘
To me this entire area feels picturesque, meditative, cozy, inviting and productive beyond belief ! What a reward for your planning and all the work you’ve put forth for the present and your future. 💜💖💝
Thank you very much for sharing as I find all your videos so informative, Inspiring and a wonderful pleasure to watch. Chris-Raleigh NC
Good Morning! From North Texas! Garden Answer! Have a great days
Wow! Those fruit trees are loaded. Hard to believe this is their first year planted. I would have never thought they would have this much fruit this early. With all your veggies and fruits, you could graze all day and never get hungry!!!! Such fun snacks. Looking forward to the flower shed. It will be amazing in that space.
Laura, I'm with you on keeping the mulch in between the cut flower garden, it looks so good and the plants have lots of room to grow. Sorry about your huge spruce /pine falling...kind of frightening. Most important, you and the family are safe.
Good morning 🌷☕
Laura, I see in the near future, an afternoon tea or a mid morning brunch with fresh blueberry scones, an apple or pear tart, homemade apricot and plum jam with biscuits in the Hartley of course. You get the picture. Invite some friends. Oh and a signature cocktail of course. I can just see it all set up on a farm table under the chandolier.😊
Everything looks so wonderful! All the fruits are so pretty!
I like the idea to put double doors on the back of the new shed and the secret garden. It's kind of like something I would like to do on our property!
The Asian pear is the best! Sometimes as big as a softball, it is juicy and the texture is a little softer than an apple but much firmer than the typical pear. Great for snacking on after a meal because it helps tremendously with digestion and takes feeling full away. Simply the best fruit imo.
did the city ever put the gazebo up?
I love that you’re so adventurous with growing such a lovely variety of fruits. It’s very encouraging to see so many people wanting to grow their own food. And it’s insane how much food can be produced in a relatively small space. Our two youngest children were adopted from China and had significant issues with food - they both have Down syndrome and came from the same orphanage. They seemed to fear not having food and they used to eat very quickly - as though if they didn’t get it all down someone might take it away. They’ve been home for 7 and 6 years. They get SO EXCITED to help me in the garden. We have blueberries growing close to our back door. They love being able to pluck a few ripe blueberries whenever they want. We have 2 Honeycrisp and one Spye apple, raspberries, strawberries, a grapevine that took off like a rocket this year and is laden with grape clusters. We also have a raised bed and a few containers filled with veggies. It’s so fun to show Sam & Addie where apples come from or show them the ripe cherry tomatoes which they eat like candy.
Anyway, thank you for being adventurous with food crops. It’s not as complicated as it might seem and you don’t need acreage to grow a bountiful harvest. You are such an encouragement for us all. Thank you.
Yes Yes Yes! to the double doors and Secret Garden behind the shed!
The culled unripe pears could be pickled - in brine - salt, sugar and vinegar.
How long does one pickle it for and what would you eat it with?
@@zaria5785 Pickled fruit is very popular in my country (Caribbean region). Can be pickled for as long as you want depending on how long you want it to absorb all the flavors. You could also try a piece every day to find your preference on how you like it. In my country it is usually eaten by itself as a snack. Very refreshing when eaten cold (from the fridge).
About a week or two . The fermented aroma of the pears 👍👍 develops with time. So can be pickled for a longer period of time.
@@madszwzteo5619 What spices do you use?
Asian pears are my favorite. They are so juicy and delicious. You can tell when they are ripe by their color, they will turn a golden yellow, but they stay crunchy and firm.
Laura I can attest to that Santa Rosa plum. THEY ARE SOOO DELICIOUS! I am getting another as well because let me tell you, I cleaned out that tree before any bird, critter or other person could! LOL
Here in Romania 🇷🇴 we add supports under the branches, for each branch, to prevent them from breaking.
We do that too all of our fruit trees.
Just beautiful! ❤❤❤
I also had the Robins and Cardinals eating my blueberries.
I’m curious about the grass pathways. I know when I even cart a wheelbarrow across my grass I mash down the grass and I only do that like once a week. With the gator often driving on the grass will it still thrive? Tell me your secret Aaron?
I think it will be ok. Aron cuts the grass on a sit down mower and it doesn’t seem to get mashed down. Remember the weight you have in a wheelbarrow is all on one wheel and sometimes two. A Gators weight is spread out over four wheels with each wheel having a large surface area. Example: I am about 245 lbs. In spring I always put a small piece of plywood down then step on it while working in the garden. This helps distribute the weight and I don’t get as much soil compaction.
@@kevinmeyer8068 He uses Roomba mowers, too that run on their own!!
@@laurieanne9712 that is only up by the house. Those don’t go over gravel. Most is done by sit down mower.
I’m voting on keeping it mulched 🌱
I’m wondering the same thing. I think it will look beautiful… until they drive on it. I just can’t picture how that will look over time.
You have made me decide to get fruit trees for my garden!
Pumpkin on a stick are soooo fun!
Having the fruit trees and all your vegetables and herbs will be excellent for your kiddos and you and Aaron. It is really wonderful! Variety and all organic or naturally grown. Super!
Love how that pear tree is growing, it’s so neat. What kind of other trees can you train to grow as such? Can you give the fruit that you pulled to the chickens?
just about any tree
Look up espalier trees! Careful its an awesome rabbit hole to fall into 😂
Two things regarding your blueberries:
We have several (5?) varieties, Zone 5. Chandler has done the best. First year it produced quite a bit, even having just been planted from a quart sized nursery. Vigorous grower, huge berries. My favorite for flavor is our Chippewa. Small berries, but taste more like huckleberries.
A neighbor put the big metal troughs alongside their house,, visible from the street. To dress them up, they treated the metal with paint or something. It’s a semi-transparent bronze tone. Looks lovely! Nice if someone doesn’t like the color of galvanized metal. They also put metal arches between each trough for vine crops.
Yes to a secret garden!
Sooooo much fruit!!!! How wonderful!!
Prettttty sure I heard the pear tree sigh in relief 🤣
Ooo Santa Rosa plums are hubby’s favorite. They make YUMMY sorbet too. 😋
You should add mulch
Your fruit trees are beautiful. Especially the little pear tree at the back.
Oh I so wish for enough space for fruit trees. You are so fortunate to have the ability to grow all the goods you grow. Yummm! Everything looks beautiful even in those hot days. Tfs. 💕👏💕
Watching this video, my first thought was how the espalier pear did in the wind storm Wednesday night that took your spruce? The branches are still full of fruit after pruning because its that late in the season and that was a big storm! Hope it faired well.....i love espalier fruit trees.
Wow, you really have a productive pear tree!
Amazing amount of fruit on your espaliered pear tree and the Mini peach tree. Almost unreal! Must be feeling the love!
Hard lesson learned. Our 20 ft high beautiful peach was loaded with fruit. I thinned but couldn’t reach the top. The poor tree broke in half. Lower branches still intact but think we’ll lose the tree☹️.
I had fruit trees 🌳 in our yard growing up and it was fantastic to pick fresh fruit in the summers, especially the pears 🍐. Your fruit yield is impressive!
Good morning all
good moring What is happeing to the spruce tree that fell down the poor box woods
I know exactly what you're saying. My husband once asked me why I persisted in growing peas when they didn't do that well. I had to tell him our youngest daughter & I would feast straight from the plant so that not many reached the table! I'm nearly 70 now and still love nibbling in the garden 😁.
So wonderful to see all the fruit and hear your excitement 😊 I grew up with peach trees and raspberry bushes and since we had a dairy farm we of course had fresh cream to add. Loved it!
I am all here for the secret garden!!😍
That is pretty cool how you have trained and trimmed that pear tree. Absolutely love it
She bought it like that. You can find them at your local nursery if you like them. They are a great space saver.
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Yum, fruit compote time!
I am so impressed with the amount of fruit you are getting the first year of planting! That soil must be really rich to produce such happy trees. It is so fun to see your orchard grow and develop.
Starting a 70 foot semi-dwarf/dwarf espalier tree line. Getting the posts and guide wires in this year... planting next spring. Definitely want that Shinseiki Asian pear and self pollinating is awesome! Probably also a honeycrisp apple (+ pollinator). Considering plum and/or pluot (though black knot can be a problem here) and possibly apricot.
Will also be planting blueberries so appreciate the Spartan recommendation.
I'm in zone 5b/6a north central Massachusetts. Heat and high humidity are my main issues here!
I've heard that crab apple trees will pollinate apple trees, so it could be worth adding crab apples to your orchard or another nearby area. Just a thought.
Seriously loving your orchard! Can’t wait to see it with the meadow like ground cover when you get it planted. 😍 question.. what are the small wood fence like structures in the orchard?
We had a pomegranate, a fig, and a plum (I think it was Santa Rosa), in the backyard of your last house that were not planted by us. We enjoyed those plums so much, and so did the birds. Be careful as the rest of your fruit ripens back there in the orchard now that the robins have scoped out the place. They'll be back. ~ Lisa
I love fresh fruit…your orchard is going to give you so much goodness. I can relate to ‘better thin your fruit trees’….I didn’t think I was going to get any peaches this year…we’ve been treating leaf curl & I didn’t see hardly any blossoms. But we got over 400 peaches…sad to say many just dissolved on the ground & on the branch. We’ve been picking peaches for over 3 weeks. Almost empty now….
I wanted to mention….I bought a “fake” wasp nest & hang it in my peach tree. It really keeps the wasp population down…
Awesome! You helped motivate me… well it didn’t take much I bought 20 fruit trees this past winter! What a fun experience!! Thank you Garden Answer!
We used to live in Santa Rosa calif. I loved the plums
I love your orchard. I love canning and would be in heaven with all that fruit.
I love your espalier pear. So pretty. Fuji apples are my favorites so it was exciting to see you have one of them. Cool! 🍐🍎❤️
You just can't beat a Tilton apricot. It should be considered an heirloom variety. Yummy. Enjoy, Thank you for sharing.
you should build a strawberry bed under the grape vines, that way you can do grass around the area!
Everything is looking really good. If you decide to get another plum, I highly recommend the Elephant Heart. I just love the ones we get off of our tree. Also, the pears ripen better off the tree, so if they are close, go ahead and pick them. If you let them ripen on the tree, they tend to get woody.
I was talking about the Bartletts ripening off the tree. We don't grow Asian pears any longer. We just didn't care for them, but your tree is lovely.
I think I'm most excited to see how your berries do the next couple of years.
It would be great if you could do a rose tour in June. To see how your beautiful roses are doing! 🌹 🌹
Your orchard is absolutely beautiful and so sweet. I really look forward to seeing the shed and how the meadow turns out. That will be a new thing for you, I think? So exciting.
Take a tour or a virtual tour of Palisade, Colorado. I learned a lot about training fruit trees much smaller. Smaller trees incur less wind damage and make for easier harvest.
You need additional posts at each end to hold the branches up with wire across.
That orchard fence is calling out for espalier fruit trees!
So glad you staked the pears. Watch your storm video from last night, taking down the big tree.
As I was watching today’s video I kept praying “ Please, Laura…. stake the espalier pear as you have a big windstorm coming”
When I saw you did, I went “ yes!!!!”
What a super nice trip to Laura's orchard! So nice. I've never seen a pear tree like the first one you showed and trimmed...such pretty form. Enjoy the fruit of your hard work💕
May I be your critic today and give you five stars ×××××!!!! I can picture how stunning this whole area is going to be and am enjoying the journey. Laura, you and Aaron have enough projects to share with us for many years to come. Thank you both for the time, love and effort and Beauty you bring us everyday! ❤
It would be PRETTY! if you could do espelier trees between the raspberry beds!!!!!!😆😆
You should build a cage for the blue berries .... that would be cool or buy a high tunnel with a zipper screen cover so you can use that space to raise butterflies with the kids, in addition to protecting your berries!
Loved this!! I was wondering - how does she do this with no bugs!!! Just one spray of dormant spring spray - Amazing!!!
I see your blueberries have struggled too…my new plants didn’t produce well either. I did net, because I’ve known from years past, those pesky birds will steal every one!
I love love love your orchard! My mouth actually started watering when you were eating the plum!! Well done “fruit momma!!” Curious what the wooden stake things are in the ground?
Hi Laura! I enjoyed seeing your fruit trees and shrubs, but missed seeing how the honeyberries are doing. Your grandparents are lucky to have you help them when needed. I saw on your Instagram account your tree blowing over! OMGolly, I'm so sorry you lost it, it was beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
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I love seeing all the fruit on your trees! Could you please do a video on pruning espalier trees? I have 8 year established espalier (3) apples and (1) pear. They only put out min. fruit. I would love to have to thin the fruit :). Looking forward to learning what to do better next pruning time! Thanks for all the great gardening tips and ideas.