Days Spent Renovating Our Little Stone House in the Country 🏡
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
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It's been a peaceful week working on our little stone cabin in the countryside...for the most part. Spring is springing with everything starting to bloom & grow. We pressed on with finishing the brick overhangs although gale force winds brought work to a halt for a couple of days. And with the perfect growing season just around the corner, we also focused on expanding the vegetable garden on the homestead in an effort to grow A LOT MORE this year!
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Ricky & Victoria x
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We're Ricky & Victoria 👋 We're slowly bringing an abandoned off grid Portuguese farm back to life & transforming it into a beautiful homestead for us & our two rescue dogs Teddy & Poppy.
We both agree that we’re not experts in anything that we do here, however we don’t let that stop us from giving it a try. We live our life by trying. We live our life by doing. We live our LIFE BY LIVING.
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I have been playing this for years and its as good as you say!
No matter the time nor the struggle, take so much pride in what you have accomplished...anybody can throw money and professionals at a project, but only you can say "We did this!" And a hundred years from now it will still look good.
Hey guys. Just a quick note on "nitrogen fixers". While there is nothing wrong in composting broom in your Hügelculture-bed (which you pronounced very well), the ability of certain living plants to fix nitrogen comes about by taking nitrogen from the air and "fixing it" in symbiosis with bacteria (Rhizobiaceae) in the ground around its root system. This makes these plants great pioneers, because they can grow in poor infertile soil. They produce their own fertility. Their use as "nitrogen fixers" for other plants comes about when they are cut back and thus part of the root system also dies back, which liberates the nitrogen attached to that part of the root system. That's how these plants work (legumes, clover, all faboideae ...). So the buried broom will not fix nitrogen for you. In decomposing it will still provide nutrients (but not more than other green material). Hope this explanation helps. To find out more about nitrogen fixing plants and how to use them search for permaculture and companion planting. Cheers from Italy.
You two are lovely. I love how sincerely warm and friendly you both are, and how good to each other, as well as hard working. These videos of yours are so relaxing for me to watch, and your humor in the face of setbacks is an inspiration. Thank you, and god bless you both!
Victoria - a tip on fruit tree pruning (if you aren't already), and that is to use secateurs and loppers on live wood and a tree pruning saw on dead wood. This will help a lot to maintain the sharp edge on your secateurs. While expensive, a preferred brand by arborists and gardeners for a pruning saw is Slinky - made in Japan. With proper care just one will last years, but be careful - the teeth are razor sharp. It cuts on the pull, not the push; much more efficient and user-friendly. (2) as for raised beds they can be a challenge because essentially they are in-ground beds lifted out of their normal habitat and expected to do as well or better in their new location. They 'miss' the cool adjacent soil, the overnight dew collection, the shade and benefits of micro-organisms. The health of our planet's soil lies within its top 10-20cm and the less that is disturbed the better. Many farmers and gardeners are beginning to do very shallow tilling, if any at all. Research is ongoing at agricultural colleges in many countries. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the tips! I think we might both be a bit too accident prone for super sharp tools! 😂
Could it be Silky?
@Django44 Thanks for explanation and tips!
I love how you two help and support each other with all the different jobs. It cannot always be easy to just keep on keeping on, but you are doing a fab job, and the dogs look really contented too. It will be a beautiful spot to live when you are finished.
You guys make the best team work around!!!!Bravo Victoria you have come a long way. ❤❤🇬🇷 🇬🇷
That scaff tower is worth its weight in gold
The most used tool on site by far! Just wish we had 8 of them so we didn’t have to keep moving them around!😁
I think you were right to move the garden area. I think I'd move the greenhouse and water too, but there is no rush for that choice to be made. I hope you get a bottle of champagne for when that roof is done so you can celebrate properly.
The new area is close to one of the wells & our big water tank so no need to move the IBC (although we might to make it easier to monitor how much water we’re using)
I really enjoy watching your videos and listening to you both talk with your accents. I equally am glad to see a young couple building your lives together in the country side. Of course it is a lot of work. But it looks like you both enjoy such living. Thumbs Up!
Thanks for the longer video guys. Such a pleasure watching you both. Love all your progress and changes.
Me too, in shorts until the windchill makes the dog uncomfortable walking in the morning.
I have a dachshund so he looks at me like I’m crazy at about 12°C 😂
Poor you . Still on that part of the roof !Mainly due to rain during the last few months. Nice to see your enthusiasm intact. Spring is close by the best moment of the year.
Ricky, Victoria, Teddy and Poppy...job well done! Your viewers know that things happen that are out of ones control. Always remember to do it right the first time and you will not need to redo it.
I don't know if you've ever heard of, or watched "The Land of Slow Living" on RUclips. These people have the most beautiful gardens I've ever seen, and they are homesteading in Estonia. It involves a lot of the layering like you have done with your raised beds, and that made me think about it.
Really enjoy following you all, thank you for taking us along your journey, the house is looking Good. 😅😅😊
Hi guys, am watching you all the time great show, however please please make yourself a compost bin instead of buying bags of compost from the garden centres all your weeds grass cuttings and old soil will make it so easy. Have a great time over there looking forward to the next video, love Ray and Jill in colchester xxxx
The hardest working couple we know. Victoria , you are amazing what you do. Ricky, the train just keeps chugging along . Whoo ! Whoo. !🚄🚄 The music so good so beautiful.
You have hit those tasks on all cylinders. Sending you Hugs and Kisses from Richmond, Va. Jim, Harriet and Yuki
We did the hügelkultur method in our raised beds and it is remarkable. Everything flourishes, I planted tomatoes, Okra both deep roots, no issues. Your house looks fabulous.
Sandra, did you plant them in the first year or after it had had some time to decompose? We’re going to plant more tomatoes soon but thinking we’ll try them in the ground this time
@@LifebyLiving I planted first year. I live in Florida, USA, the soil here is sandy so we had to use the raised bed. Good luck, I am sure your soil is better.
I LOVE that you're adjusting the gardens location, it does look like a more temperate place 🥰 and goodness!! Don't move the greenhouse 🤣😜 it's in a good spot, Victoria, IMO you did a very good job on the raised beds!! 👏😁 Kids, this vlog really feels like it's all coming together, never stop being silly 🙏🥰🥰❤️
I love watching your videos! Better than a Netflix series!!!!
Magic Mike pants? Go for it, Ricky, would rock ‘em! With the roof and outside walls almost done soon it’ll be on to the interior, I can’t wait! Maybe when you no longer need the ramp a little rustic stone staircase would be practical and cute? Very enjoyable video. ❤❤ till next time!
We actually need to build another little staircase by one of the gates so maybe we’ll do both at the same time 😊
The work you two are doing is great. Cannot wait until you start on the interior. I always have a smile at the way you two bounce of each other. Take care guys,and thank you for sharing your experiences and what you are doing. X
You’re almost there, you’ve worked so hard on that roof. It’s looking great! Beds are looking good, can I suggest when you have planted your seedlings, put some of your lovely chippings on top to hold the moisture in. I’ve used some hay I had. Have a great week 🙌❤️
I really like how you are always working together and encouraging each other. I can see the love you share for each other and the future home you are building together. And when are projects ever accomplished on schedule in the real world???
The hollow bricks in Portugal continue to blow my mind! 😄 But you two are doing a great job. Very meticulously done. 👍
You work perfectly together
The tiny house is looking so good! Victoria, I think you will be happy that you moved your veggie garden. I had to do some changes in my garden beds this year, too, fingers crossed that it will be beneficial. I really admire how hard you both work.
The cottage is taking shape and looking so nice! Every step you do makes it look, well, in your own words…normal!😉😂
It's not a worm it's a blind snake that lives mostly underground, it's the ancients one ( in the skeleton you can see two legs). In Italian it's called orbetto.
It’s a skink (lizard). It had four legs but they were tiny
Definitely a lizard Victoria. Worms dont have front legs. If you ever come to Australia we have huge worms, metres long! They smell like creosote. They are in Gippsland, Victoria. Victoria is a state between. New South Wales and South Australia. I have sent your video to my daughter in America (Tucson) because she is very into gardening and permaculture.
Thankyou for such a busy video. Love to you all . Xx❤❤
We live in California and my husband is also a winter on top and summer on the bottom! Love spending time with you two!
You guys are making great progress I can’t wait to see the outside of the tiny house finished and then seeing the journey start on the Inside. Veggie garden is looking amazing too
Nothing wrong with your fashion Rick. Victoria you are like a machine you work work work and I love your flower/vegetable beds are being relocated. The tiny house is coming on beautifully.
Enjoy the videos so much. For those of us who come in in the middle of your adventure it would be nice if the Title included a number or date so we could watch them in order from beginning to end. Thanks!
Hey Donna 👋 if you go to our channel there’s a playlist called “from the beginning (in order)” 😎
Victoria I hope your beds do better where you have moved them and I'm sure fig wood mulch will make anything your grow there taste fantastic 😊
You are both working so hard.. you deserve a fabulous outcome..
Cheers🐨🐨
Lots of jobs done . Looks good. The garden will love its new home. Thanks for sharing ❤️🇨🇦
It is looking very good and what a smart looking building it will be. Love watching you two and your progress. I think the opening of that wall will when finished make the other side look inviting and the transition much more useful. Keep up the good work and soon that winter dress on top will be a thing of the past.
Another lovely video guys, thanks - makes my 'Sunday evenings after dinner glass of something' go down a treat. I'm a firm believer that every skilled tradesman should have a 'Victoria' - almost a pre-requisite for quality work don't you think? I'm just wondering now, how long it's going to be until you move the greenhouse. You know it makes sense Rodders!
House is looking gooood.
That growing method works beautifully ❤
I am so impressed with all of your work. It is looking so good. Can't wait to see more of the tiny house! One tip on your raised beds Victoria. I also have raised beds and I too added the logs etc to fill about 1/3 of the bed. I found after the first season it dropped in depth so I had to add more soil. Also, here in Southern CA we have ground squirrels, voles and moles. They have dug up in the bottom of my raised beds this year and eaten the roots off of my broccoli and flowers!!!! So now I have to remove all of the soil and put hardware cloth on the bottom of the bed first. You can google it if you're not familiar with hardware cloth. Take care and thanks for sharing your life with us!
Never has so much hard work looked so peaceful and relaxing! 😅 Well done, your progress is inspiring. Thank you for sharing your gardening journey, which is very educational, Victoria 🤓
Bravo! I'm so happy it's just about done. It has charm.
Looking really good !!! Can’t wait to see it all finished
Wow, the roof is looking amazing & the veg bed re location is a brilliant idea, well done both of you 🌿💚🌿💚🌿💚
Good work you two beautiful people! Love the huegle culture beds!
well done!
Consider a green lick of paint on those white raised beds.
Good morning from Virginia. Happy to see you again.
Your place is looking so nice guys! I'm learning a lot from you, Victoria, as I'm going to try my first raised bed and you've given me ideas of how to fill it in 😊 I feel like I'm working with my friends! Keep it up, you two - we all enjoy spending time with you 😘❤️
Good luck with your raised bed!
You guys are the BEST!
I really enjoy your videos. Your personalities are very pleasant. ❤
A joy to watch the developments as always! 🦾😎
You guys are such an inspiration ❤ Absolutely love your videos
You’ve gotten so much done ✅ 😊 Yay!! Celebrate the win
love watching your videos
From one gardener who did it wrong the first time to another: design your garden beds and boundaries on paper or computer. Then go with your design if you want it to look good and save you some redo. I thought that one garden bed would enough 15 years ago. I now have 13 beds and they are scattered wilie nillie. (Not sure of the spelling of that) . It is hard to move veggie beds.
This little house is gonna be great.
Looking great. Congratulations!
Hi, love your videos. You have a great sense of humour which I love. Just so that you know and just in case you don't, manure and compost with the good earth that were in the containers must be well mixed up before putting in your plants or seeds. Manure can burn the roots of young seedlings" Love all your hard work. Your little stone house looks wonderful.
So nice to get projects around the garden area started for the upcoming growing season! The stone cabin is looking so very nice!
Good work! Fun to watch 😊
Live in Pennsylvania, what would we do if we couldn't dress in layers. Dress comfortably. You both work so hard. So much beautiful work!
Thank you for sharing your journey, I believe you two are very lovely people. We have couple of places in Austria, Vienna, in Alps and Burgenland, let’s us know if you would like and visit and stay with us and see our projects 😉
Really beautiful ❤
Great video! the little House is coming together nicely!
I live in Québec Canada and im doing what you have done in your metal bed. it work very good since tree years
Looking good!❤
Thanks for the update - looks great! The new garden location looks fab
I love your always upbeat attitudes, no matter how terrible the drudgery. Thank you. :-)
Ya’ll amaze me how energetic and thoughtful as you tend your gardens and beds. Luv the vids. SC, USA
It's such a fabulous job.. ❤❤❤
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK AND ENJOY WEARING THE SHORTS IN COLDER WEATHER AS I DO!!!
one advise: if you already struggling with the heat for your veggies - maybe the metal beds are not the bestoption as they heat up a lot more than the wooden ones, especially on the edges. they look nice but have disadvantages
Great work both of you.
Thank you for sharing. I think when the tiny house 🏡 is finished it will look amazing. Take care and stay safe. X
Good progress. Have a great week. 😊
Nothing wrong with shorts and hoodies. Tassie approved. 🇦🇺🎸⚡️🤘🏿🤘🏼💋❤️
Oh god bless you. I just had to do that. With 2 containers that are a lot bigger than yours Shifting the dirtWowEspecially 1st for 69 year-old woman.
Hi Ricky and Victoria so good to see you again, I hope you are both well.
I love your channel and love watching your videos, you both give off such good vibes, and I love how you both always explain what you're doing and how and the reasons behind that.
It's amazing how much progress you make each week with the stone tiny house, and on your land.
Keeping everything crossed that your raised beds will be good, I've seen other people doing this method and it seems to work very well.
Great video as always guys 😃👌🌈🤟
Love watching your videos thanks for sharing your progress 😊😊
👍Nice work.
Great job guys i really enjoyed ❤👍 iam from Sri Lanka
good morning from Texas! I so enjoy watching your progress....good work guys!
Good morning Jane! Well, probably good afternoon by now!😁
when I relocated I had started a garden in a few places to see which one was better took a year to find out:)
Awesome work 😅😅😊😊😊
Dear Ricki and Victoria.....it's hard to believe how much you two have managed to do so far.. I've never seen two people believe in themselves like you do. What an inspiration they are to me and to at least half the world. It's impossible to watch your videos and not be moved/inspired! ✿•♡•✿
The little stone house...is now a Palace, if we compare it to what it was before. Unbelievable!! You both are so great en everything you do!
You are an unbelievable couple and deserve all the respect and admiration from all those who have followed your work.
Hugs from UK-England
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🥰 what a lovely comment. You’re very kind. I wouldn’t say we believe in ourselves too much, just that we’re not scared of trying & failing…but hopefully not failing!😁
@@LifebyLiving .....I see you two with the eyes of reason and heart, and they are revealed to me as beautiful and special people who make all the difference. Both are kind... smiling, and inspire us, lead us (even if you two don't know it) to overcome obstacles, to believe that we are much more capable than we think, and that way we can go further.
Yes, Rick and Victoria, you make a difference... and not just there, but wherever you are! You "shine" !
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Well done, you have done so well so far, both of you are so hardworking and talented. As regards the new garden location, I really think you need to either borrow or hire a compact tractor with a cultivator and rip up your in ground veg beds, failing which a pedestrian rotavator. The timing will benefit you greatly in getting some crops going early. I know it is a cost but would the crops help negate that?
It’s the way we dress in New Mexico too! 😁. The stone wall looks awesome with all the concrete/cement removed!
all that broken bricks would make great pathways between gardens; the tiny house is looking good, are you putting an extra floor in it? was noticing the holes in the stones that look the size of roof beams?
will you be building a porch out the front to protect the door? would look awesome too
loving the blossoms at the moment, do they produce fruit too?
gorgeous sunset!
make beautiful stone steps going from the green house to the new section? it would look lovely, especially if you continued the small wall down either side
thanx for sharing
So glad for you both that the cottage is almost done. Will you move in there?
I would really recommend you checking out Charles Dowding’s no dig gardening. He is in the UK somewhere if you haven’t heard of him.
I just realized if you two want to be formal, you can go by Richard and Victoria; or when you're feeling playful, Ricky & Vicky 😃
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Victoria tge newly placed garden beds look really good in their nre location. Your going to be amzed at hiw quickly the branches decompose. My sister and I did a small grouping of raised beds 5 years ago. Last year, I had the beds moved to face my sidewalk. I would guess 99% of the wood had decomposed. I planted a variety of bulbs. Lots of pretty flowers. ⚘️🌷🌼🪻🌷
❤yea lets go cup of coffee in hand🎉
I accidentally referred to you as "Vicky and Ricktoria" today when I wanted to talk about you 🤣