Exactly what I came here to say. Everyone starts somewhere and in doing we gain experience. Please don’t put yourself down so much Rosie as you’re doing a phenomenal job and little by little it will be wonderful!
I gave up on growing vegetables a few yrs back. But the raspberry plants that a friend gave me are thriving & give me more berries each year! I am ready to expand the berry patch into another garden bed. 😊
Ants in your beds are a good thing. They'll turn your soil, keep pest numbers under control and add to the soils nutrient diversity. They're the professionals of farming. Learn to love them.
Yes they're part of the decomposition cycle etc. As long as they're not biting Rosie and they're not in or near any building structures then it's fine. (In Australia we have some undesirable ones like electric and fire ants or termites but otherwise no need to do pest control)
@@cassieryan8839 European Black ants are pretty innocuous. They don't bite or sting. Just fungus farmers. I'm so glad we don't have any bugs like you do in Australia, and where Rosie is there's less, as it's so cold for most of the year.
At the beginning of my gardening journey, I complained to a master Gardener that I didn't have a green thumb. She replied, "There is no such thing as green thumbs, only hard work and MUCH learning." She also said that one day I would walk out into my garden and be awestruck by the transformation that had occured. She was right! This desert dweller learned and learned and applied the learning and now an oasis greets me everyday when I walk out into my yard. We just have to work hard and persevere and realize nature also knows what to do. It's all worth it! And perhaps it's also about our transformation too.
Your compost bin needs some holes in it so that worms can get in. Leaf mold (fallen leaves) can be turned into compost by raking them up and putting them into black bin liners and leaving them for 6 months or so. Don't put sticks into your compost as they take for ever to rot down - make compost from weeds, grass clippings and vegetable peelings (dont put egg shells, meat or fish in the bin because that will attract rats). There are lots of youtube videos about gardening for beginners and about making compost.
Actually sticks and old logs can be used for composting; it's called heglculture (?spelling?) where you lay a bit of those woody items in a ditch (shallow or not depending on the size of the logs and sticks) and then cover it with dirt. The theory is that the wood will eventually rot and provide a source of nitrogen or other nutrients for the soil.
To use an analogy, worms and organisms eat the soft food first, the tougher stuff, like branches and woodchips are slow release energy, like us eating wholegrain or the likes. Hill culture or Hügelkultur is when you put branches in a shallow ditch, then cover it with compost or manure and then with soil. The plants will love it and everyone in the soil as well.
@@happytraveller8953 beware though of fir trees and their acidity which might cause a pH issue and of ants entering in veggiebeds if not enough decposed
The fact that you have water and electricity at this beautiful spot makes this place have so much potential. I see your struggle but little by little you will get there. Greetings from Denmark.
A tip from an archaeologist who has dug a wee bit of trenches over 30 years - soil settles after a season or two. If the ground is very silty and/or rocky, you might experience a lot of frost heaves (the soil bunching up and looking uneven), but other than that, it is always better to have your backfill several centimetres higher than the surrounding ground. I hope this helps. 😊
It may sound funny, but you can never fail. Everything you need in terms of skills, knowledge, capabilities, are within you as in everyone since birth. It's just like a muscle you've never used, with practice it will get stronger. And some day you look back and you realise that it appears effortless. And everything in life is a blessing or a lesson, which is a blessing in disguise.
Even though you don’t have much experience in gardening and carpentry I greatly admire you because you have grit. You learn as you go and in the end you will have some decent results. You are a hard worker, that too is admirable, even more so you know well when to pause in the forest with your majestic trees and the wind.
I spent 3 yrs moving about 20 tons of top soil to my raised beds with a garden cart and a couple of plastic totes...it just doesn't happen over night. Your doing great.
tip: lay down a blanket or a tarp and dig up what soil you need and put it on there and haul it over to where you need it. One trip, not numerous ones.
A more sustainable solution is to let the old wood decompose back into the ground as it should. Move it away from the house. The ants will figure out what to do. The forest is their home, too. Burning the wood, will only release more carbon into the atmosphere, carbon is more useful when it returns to the soil to help other trees grow. 🌿🐛
Yes, bring the logs into the forest along the far edge of the property. Use cinnamon around the foundation of the house and in the doorways to keep ants out. Simply don't use rotton wood for anything...
Plant your crops facing north to south. That way they will get maximum sunlight on both sides. If you plant them east to west, one side will be in the shade. The sun moves from east to west so north to south planting gives you the best shot.
I think that you are preparing your raised bed not so much for this year but next year. Keep adding compost. Gardens are creatures that need a lot of nurturing. Very impressed with your dress. It will be nice to wear something that will let the breeze cool you down. My grandmother hand sewed her wedding dress (a simple but very pretty sun dress).
Agreed: prepare during May June July August September 2022 raised beds etc that you can plant with seeds in 2023. Not that you cannot plant anything at all this year, just that your yield this year might be low compared with the future !!
First of all: Everyone starts small in everything. If you want to do raised garden beds in the style you are doing yours with the big logs use cardbord as a first layer that weeds can’t grow through your soil, as soil you should use compost in those. You can do higher ones too, fill them like German hugelculture is done and you have to start in autumn with these. You fill them first layer with a drainage (old logs, branches), then you do a layer of fresh stuff like grass cuttings or veggie waste, the next layer is 1 year old compost and last layer your planting soil. You also can fill your leaves in there, worms love leaves :) But if you have some Nuttrees as Walnut don’t use these, they make your soil bad because of tannic acid. You shouldn’t also use your garden soil, you don’t know what stuff is in there and has it enough nutrients for your plants, what about ph value etc. I know there’s a lot, but don’t give up :) For pruning your fruit trees get some books about it, you can do so much wrong and even the time when you prune is also very important. Some varieties form their buds in the previous year, so if you prune wrong or too much, your tree will not bear fruit. And a last advice: start small. Begin with something easy like salad or radishes. A lot can go wrong at the beginning, so don't put yourself under pressure. Especially when growing food, there are many things that you have to consider. Plant old varieties, they are used to your climatic conditions. I like your dress very much, it suits you very well! I wish you all the best for your gardening project :)
The whole of Sweden is map-drawn, you should get a map 1: 50000 over your area, "Den Gröna kartan". It gives you interesting information about what is in the forest
You can rake leaves in the Fall and put them in a trash bag, every Fall and put them them someplace out of the way. In a year they will have broke down and be very good for the garden. Do this every year and except for the first year you will have them for your garden beds Garden beds need to be fertilized every year and you have lots of leaves to do this. Take care.
You trim things AFTER they have bloomed in the spring. Compost needs to be a mix of fresh "green" organic things and dried "brown" organic things. Mixits of dry keaves in there, or if you cut grass and leave it until it is brown and dry you can use that. Blend the brown and green together regularly. It should be the consistency of a damp sponge. If it gets too dry, add water. Too wet, add dry "brown" organic stuff. And keep mixing it together with a garden fork. Nobody is "bad" at something if they have never learned how to do it! You will learn, you will make mistakes, and you will learn more. One more good lesson: compost works best when it has aged (don't put fresh rotting stuff directly into your garden or it can burn tender plants. Rotting vegetation creates heat as it breaks down. And growing great veggies means use lots of compost! At the end of the growing season- in the fall - cover those beds with heaps and heaps of fallen leaves, especially dry ones, which will break down with the help of the snow over winter and help create food for your veggies. Do this every year to keep replacing nutrients used by this year's growth and building fertility in your soil. It will attract earthworms which will help keep the soil friable and break down nutrients. Read up about how microrhyzzal fungi (i think I spelled that wrong) contribute to growth.
My goodness, you are really taking on a lot of things - you are my hero! Some of your work would be much easier though if only you had additional tools! While watching you I have to think of all the tools lying more or less unused in my shed - unused because gardening is the least of my strengths. Is there a way I can contribute to the acquisition of e.g. a chain saw and a pickaxe?
Not just the chainsaw but the safety gear & a chainsaw course. I can’t help but think how easy a chainsaw would make putting in those raised beds by dropping a couple of the surrounding trees and let more light in
Rosie -- A wheelbarrow might make many of your projects much easier. You are working so very hard. Your willingness to tackle things on your own is inspiring. You are amazing.
Great work! Ants will disappear, when you bury those logs in your raised bed. Basicly ants are just telling that those logs are rotten. If you have recently fell logs, there are no ants. Old people say ants will keep snakes away from your backyard.
You're doing great! Start your seeds in cups inside, on a sunny window sill. Once they're big enough, you can transplant. Save your coffee grinds, egg shells and banana peels. I dry mine in a toaster oven, then blend them in my small smoothie blender. You can do one item at a time and then mix together. Then just put around your seedlings once you plant them. I think pine needles are really good for the soil as well but I don't have any in my yard. You got this!! It's a lot of fun! Loved the dress.
That's a lot of hard work. Take a moment to realize how far you have come. It can be tempting to think everything needs to be done at once. Every mountain is scaled one step at a time. 💗
Coffee drags and used tea leaves are very good for the soil. Nourishes and attrackt worms to air the soil and makes it fluffy. If I have a nasty ant building near my house I just put a pan of boiling water over it and it is gone. Where they enter the house I put copper coins or wire they hate it. Vinegar spray on the weeds to kill. You can always get dead wood out of trees and shrubs they get better after because of the air that pass easyer and give more flowers. Thats how far I got these years. Courage will give you satisfasction!
Great job using the Ruth Stout method of raised bed gardening! And your beds look great, you used your spare materials so well! They will last for many years. You’re lucky to have so many leaves on your property, just layer leaves and then the “green” fresh food scraps. Your beds will be teeming with earthworms before you know it. I’ve gardened the way you are for years, it just gets better over time, and it’s way less work. If you use chopped dry leaves as a thick mulch on top of your soil it also helps water retention and keeps the weeds from growing too much.
Rosie, plant marigolds in amongst your veggies as they are natural pesticide... especially for tomatoes. Sweet dress! You might consider darker colors as they won't wash you out...you are lovely no matter☺️
Hi Rosie, I take my hat off to you, I don’t think that there’s nothing you won’t eventually conquer, nothing seems to stop you having a go, and I would say that your raised garden bed looks fantastic. Keep up the great work. Joan 🥰🤗
Hi Rosie, I’m in a similar position as you in trying to be self sufficient and grow my own veg. It’s definitely not to late to plant out. I dont plant out until mid May when all the frosts are gone as I live in the northwest uk. Everything grew well last year. This year I invested in a greenhouse so have started seeds earlier. Never give up. I love following your story. Much love 💕
Gardening is hard work but it is so rewarding when you can pick your own veg...so just hang in there. With time you will pick the fruits of your hard work
Rosie, everytime I watch you, I am inspired! You are such a warrior woman! I am a passionate gardener and started my vegetable garden in 2019. Now I am growing everything, and you will be too if you just stick at it. It will be extremely rewarding and may even become something you fall in love with. You may even find yourself calling your little seedlings your plant 'babies', as all of us who have a growing obsession do:) The method you've used so far is wonderful! I had horrible heavy clay soil and just kept piling branches, leaves- and grass clippings especially- and now I have soil teaming with organisms, which is so soft and fluffy and I can dig holes into it with just my hands. Don't plant any heat loving seedlings outdoors until the night temperatures are at least 60 degrees. Good luck and hope you post more updates on the garden as I love gardening!
Priceless!! "I guess I really did buy a property" lol. You are officially landlord, maintenance, gardner, baker and candlestick maker. Welcome to the club. P.s. 🐜 hate the smell of cinnamon
When you make a hole, or a trench, and fill it the fill tends to sink quite a bit over time. My sister filled in her pool a couple of years ago and still has a problem with sinkage even though they had some fairly heavy equipment to help with tamping down. This video is a couple of years old so I’m sure you’ve figured out that everything involved with owning a property is a process. In your CAD world everything had fixed schedules. A beginning, middle and end. Fixing up an old cabin in Sweden is completely different. lol Preaching to the choir. A 50% vinegar / water solution in a spray bottle will help with the ants. If you don’t want to buy a spray bottle the solution heated to near boiling and poured over the woods will get rid of the ants pretty quickly. You could make it a morning ritual so you’re not lugging around tons of water. The pH of the acidic vinegar in the soil will dissipate in a few days. The dress is unusually amazingly fantastic 👍🏻✨
Use that pile of rotting sticks to fill your raised garden. Don’t worry too much about the ants. They like it because it’s dry. When it’s wet they will leave! You will find that at the base of your pile there is wonderful soil I’m sure. Also for your food scrapts putting them into a bucket will make a putrid mess. Instead google how to make a compost ‘bin’. The key is keep it moist with the right amount of green dry and wet additions. You can also add your ash from the fire….etc Happy gardening from New Zealand. BTW, I love what you are doing. Living my dream. I would come and visit if I could to help you in the garden.
Rosie, it's easy to see the trepidation in you at times wondering if you've done the right thing, but I promise that every venture we undertake is one less on our list of "Wonder ifs" that we could potentially add to our list of regrets at the end of our lives. You're doing and that's what matters. Remember, a quality life should never be comprised of should-haves if ever we're to remain fulfilled. If you stumble, that is absolutely to be expected and is perfectly fine. It's part of our growing pains. If we never stumbled that would suggest we've relegated ourselves to comfort zones that keep us stuck in mediocrity. I am so proud of your courage and tenacity in all you're doing. You are doing something that 99% of us would never have the courage to attempt. Stop doubting yourself. You're doing it every step of the way as you doubt yourself. Chip away at that stone and before you know it the dream is yours. 💪
This is so well put I have no idea how to respond, haha. I completely agree!! I don't mind being bad at things, actually. Because next time I do them I'll be a little bit less bad :)
@@wildrosie Seldom, if ever, do we see anyone great at things they've never attempted. All you're doing is engaging in the learning process. Of course you're uptight and unsure. Who wouldn't be at the outset of a new endeavor? You'll do it upside down, backward and inside out, but you'll also store those mishaps in the memory bank for next time. Until I see a baby step foot out of a womb doing its own taxes, then I'm pretty sure we all crawled before we walked. You're stronger than you know. Kick ass, take names. See you at completion. 😉
I found your channel the day before yesterday and now I'm watching all videos you've posted so far :D I just love how you start creating & learning new things out of necessity! That is so bold and super inspiring!
Soon the forest around you will have wild blueberries, wild strawberries (smultron) lingonberries, raspberry and different mushrooms like chanterelles, Karl johan mushrooms growing in abundance all around you. Dry it, make it into jams etc and use in the winter.
Don't feel bad about it ! You are not bad, you are learning. First year having my very first garden, i am also doing mistake --> learning means improving 😁
Whenever you go into the woods or in your garden take with you a basket for gathering wood sticks or some herbals. At this way you clean your land to garden it and you will have also herbal for the winter season. I wish to live your life because I adore living off grid.
when fruit trees are covered in liken like your it usually means they are very old and at the end of their lifespan. There really isn't anything you can do about it. Also it is a lot easier to move big amounts of soil if you use two buckets, divide the soil between them on either side and carry them with a stick or rod across your shoulders.🙂🙃 Loving your videos!🥰
Killing cacti…sounds just like me! I’ve moved into a house last October and have my first garden. I really wanted to grow some vegetables in raised beds. So, with no experience, apart from the cacti cemetery, I watched dozens of RUclips videos for beginners, and you wouldn’t believe it! I have carrots, beetroots, salads and potatoes growing. They’re doing incredibly well. I never thought I’d be good at it, but it’s mainly about finding the information you need and then doing it. And watering, of course. If I can do it, with my murderous track record, you can do it, too.
You work so hard Rosie and I so admire your tenacity and ability to make amazing things with what you have! The only real failure possible is in not realizing our mistakes and moving on.....Your hard work is paying and will continue to pay off...I am impressed by the raised bed you have created and the dress you designed is absolutely charming on you! Thank you for sharing some of the not so good with the wonderful....it keeps things in perspective and makes us love you that much more!
Please don’t be so hard on yourself your doing Amazing ,and as for the garden 🪴 you have plenty of time try not to stress some plants 🌱 you can buy already grown possibly in town you need a small cart for your bike 🚴 to haul stuff.I have full confidence in YOU
One needs to garden to learn how. I love being outside after the cold. The ants are there to help and teach you. Your property is lovely. Don't fight it, just go with flow, and let it tell you what to do. Wish I could help.
Being self sufficient is hard, especially alone, especially in rocky soil and cold-ish climate. My grandparents used to live in a similar cottage in Sweden. They endured the war by growing potatoes and foraging like crazy. I would say foraging and freezing blueberries, lingonberries and cloud berries is probably some of the best use of ones energy since it's already out there! Make use of "allemansrätten"! My grandparents probably picked upwards of a 100 liters each season when I was a kid. They had a car though, so that probably helped finding the good spots, but they were really good at knowing where to forage. Also, get chickens maybe? A constant flow of eggs is great. Best of luck!
Chickens would be a great idea! They scratch in the dirt, eat bugs & poop - all good for growing things :) Their used bedding & manure big boosters for soil health, along with ground eggshells.
I plan to pick ALL the berries this season!! I have so many good spots here :) Unfortunately animals mean I could never leave, so it wouldn't work for me. Otherwise chickens would be great..
@@wildrosie Yeah, I guess animals can be a bit of a hassle. One possibility is to befriend people in your surroundings to take care of them when going away! My neighbors ask me to babysit theirs sometimes and I do it gladly. It's great. Free eggs for me! :D
Well done with the pruning - you got a nicer shape and opened up the canopy a bit. I think the trees won't mind too much if it's smaller old branches. Autumn is a better time for pruning after growth and fruiting is finished but I sometimes prune a bit in summer if there has been too much growth and it's going in the wrong direction. There is plenty of info online about fruit tree care and how to prune when you have time to read. *Important gardening tip* - there will always be too many things to do... Decide what your priorities are and devote a certain amount of time each day/week to work your way through it. Also include fun/inspiring jobs wherever you can. This gives you a plan to prevent overwhelm - instead it becomes more creative which gives you more energy and motivation :) Also expect the unexpected! Things like weather and ants can give you more work but that's totally normal. Like all projects there will be setbacks and times when we have to regroup and change tack PS - working with nature is important too. The least amount of work with those ant-infested logs is to keep them in "wild areas". They will break down eventually so just make them part of the landscape however you think works for the property. They might get other wildlife in there too, eg in the UK hedghogs like to hibernate in similar
The pallets raised bed is a good idea, better than the ant infested logs. You should make a mini raised pallet bed to use for compost, it will work better than the can. The can retains moisture, it's too wet and will create mold, it doesn't have any drainage or air holes. You can make the mini raised compost near your garden for ease of use. A wheel barrow would help you out with yard/garden tasks.
I am a gardener, and if anything I say to you split the garden into sections, don’t try and work on the whole thing at once, pick a small area and do what you need to do there, it becomes overwhelming otherwise. And… It’s always better to build things up than dig things down, It may be best leaving piles of rubble, etc for now, as you may need them for the raised beds to fill at the bottom and you want to save doing double the moving. Pick a small area that needs worked on the most and concentrate on that I would say
It’s all a learning process Rosie 😊 . Looking at your abundant natural resources, I’d be inclined to use fallen branches to make walls for a compost pile, adding all your rotting logs ( ants and all), leaves, branches and kitchen waste. Also huegekultur ( please forgive the misspelling) garden beds would be worth researching. Edit.. you’re way ahead of me 😂
Gardening is hard work but you will get there. Just put veg peelings, in your compost and wash out your egg shells and peel out the membrane. Nothing cooked for compost. I used to put it directly into the beds so I could use it the following year. Just keep giving it a turn over. Just keep going these things take time and don’t be hard on yourself 🙌
You can prepair plot of ground by simply digging and turning ground over with shovel, first removing the grass. Then hoe it with rake. Covrring with transparent film you'll make it into greenhouse
I’ve so enjoyed watching your channel it is so motivational and has given me the courage to buy a few power tools 🧰 they are going to be delivered this week I am planning on renovating my tub surround all by myself.Your videos have really helped me feel confident I also live in a very rural environment in the Mountains 🏔 of New Hampshire in America 🇺🇸
I hope everything its working good fore you Rosie. You are very good in what you do. And i hope little warmer wether comes soon. Feels little better then to do things. 👍
Rosie, the rocks that you have dug up, you can use as a retaining wall for planting flowers. Also, you have alot of brown matter in your raised planter & you will need alot of green matter for nitrogen or your plants will suffer. See if you can get stinging nettle to use for medicinal purposes as well as for nitrogen.
If you can find some wooden pallets to upcycle, tying them with rope at each top and bottom corner, to make a square crib for your compost.. It will be big enough to put lots of leaves, kitchen scraps etc.. When you need to shovel it out just untie the rope. Works great 👍
Throw the logs away from your house, and spray your new raised bed with vinegar. Be careful as vinegar kills plants as well. Let it dry. You can use lemonjuice as well. Blend your coffee grounds into your gardensoil, plants love it, ants hate it! 😊
You need to invest in a wheel barrel or a garden cart, it would help you out a lot for carrying all those sticks , plus you can use it for other things too . I couldn’t live without mine , I have 3 … it saves my poor back too , so I don’t have to carry heavy stuff . God bless you ! ♥️
Beste Rosie, ik zie je je best doen om de plantenbak te maken om er groente te verbouwen. Je steekt er veel energie in! Realiseer je dat planten in de grond groeien! De Zweeds grond is zanderig met wat leem houdende deeltjes en dus goed water doorlatend. Het is relatief arme grond (weinig voedingsstoffen). Een plantenbak zoals je hebt aangelegd is in mijn ogen te luchtig en met te weinig grond bovenop. De zaadjes zullen ontkiemen maar zullen veel moeite hebben om water te vinden (dunne grondlaag met daaronder bladeren en takken dan zakt het water heel snel weg) Tenzij je elke dag 2 keer de bak met water sproeit maar dan nog zal de beworteling minder goed zijn met te dunne grondlaag en worden de planten niet groot waardoor je uiteindelijk weinig zult oogsten. Mijn advies: maak naast je mooie plantenbak een groetetuintje op de grond. Baken een stuk land af waar je de groente wil laten groeien. Haal de graslaag (10 cm) er af en spit deze 'naakte' grond met eventueel meststoffen erbij. Op de randen van het afgebakende land kan je boomstammen ingraven (halfweg) om het oprukkende gras tegen te houden. Zorg dat je een mooi zaaibed maakt (harken en evt geultjes voor het water). Zaai het in met groente en laat de zaailingen gewoon op de grond groeien (wel water geven). De grond houdt meer vocht vast en de planten kunnen dieper wortelen waardoor je betere planten krijgt. Wel onkruid wieden want dat zal ook willen groeien (vooral de achtergebleven wortels van het gras). Kijk gedurende het seizoen naar het verschil tussen in groei van de planten in je plantenbak en die op de grond. Ik hoop dat je slaagt met je uitdaging!
Gardening especially in what looks like an 'untouched' plot is a backbreaker, as you've discovered. It may help to rotivate the soil as it looks heavily compacted. You'll need to hire a rotavator to at least turn the earth over then dig and make a tilth ready for planting whatever you want. A cheap wheelbarrow would also help with different tasks .
You should get a plastic "dead cat" for your GoPro. It looks like it's made out of cat hair and you attach it with double-sided tape. You will get rid of most of the wind noise. Just make a hole in the double-sided tape and put it over the soundhole.
Some garden/yard implements would be a wise investment. Go to yard sales in town. There's usually someone with various tools they want to part with - including garden tools/rakes/shovels 😊
I agree. Garden tools will be of much help. I recently cleared a 1000 sq meters of land and tools are indeed expensive but being able to use all of them while clearing the land makes sense to invest. It was a dream come true to buy and use my own wheelbarrow. Love all of your videos. Looking forward to next.
It looks like a file to sharpen your tools and a shovel that is more spade-shaped seems like it would be easier to dig. I wish I wasn't bed bound and pregnant. I've love to come work party! A bike ride into town for a region-specific gardening book might help get you started.
You can see you’ve making progress 👍you done excellent sewing that by hand your just a multi taster that goes with the territory when we’re alone but when you see the light at the end of the tunnel you will feel so blessed with all the strength an determination with all the ups an downs winter spring summer an fall 👀👍👍👍🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻😇🤩
Hi Rosie !! What you need is a wheelbarrow - that will make your life; and gardening much more easy ! Kind of funny that you havent found one; - if you let me I will order one fore you ! warm greetings,lots of love ! Jens from Denmark.
Haha, I'm on a tight budget right now! It's okay, I can do without for now. I don't have a car either so buying big things isn't always possible. Can't strap the wheelbarrow to the back of my bike ;)
Rosie your hair is looking beautiful love the curls in the front and that dress looks so nice on you very Down to earth I love simple things the old fashioned way natural fabrics actually painting muslin tarps are great for making curtains and other household items and is very affordable
Gardening is one of the hardest things you can do, the rewards you get is the best sleep 😴 you’ll ever have after a hard days work. also your own fruit and vegetables, 👏👏when they arrive. Once you have started it becomes a cycle of life . Your learning new stuff ever week 🙌amazing. Good job on the dress too 🤩We are all Still very jealous of you . Have a great week from🇬🇧👍
I would even cut the whole base of the bin off. That way it has natural drainage but it also means all the worms and bacteria that are naturally in the ground will be able to get in to your compost bin and help break it down. From one introvert to another, though. You're doing great!!!!!
I really like your dress!!! You look good in it! I’ve learned about gardening the past years but I am not sure I’ll ever be able to sew a dress like yours 💝
Haven't seen all of your videos but find your story amazing. Have you looked at your windows and roof during the winter. How snow accumulates and melts on the house can tell you a lot of the state of the insulation and same for windows (but then also condensation) etc. Electricity prices are going up so it's not a bad idea looking into this.
Rosie, you have a friend here. I’m also racing against a self imposed click to get our family home renovation done for the summer. These two past weeks have been design and purchasing work all day, every day, while dealing with plumbing, budget, landscaping issues. Today I’m lying in bed with a time-out and recharge. Watching your video and being resonated. Hang in there!! We must imagine the end result and try to enjoy the process.
Ps I like the reality of your videos. It shows the tiring, stressful, uncertain, frustrating aspects of building. Construction is not a walk in the park like those TV shows of before/after, which happens in a minute, because the TV show has a budget that allows a team of professionals and labourers that can make things happen quickly. I enjoy seeing the flowers budding on the trees / moments of wonder in your video! Thanks Rosie and good luck!!!
Don't worry about the rotten logs or wood as it's good food for the vegetables inside them and they attract all the microbes and fungi that feed the soil for your food . Don't get attached to the perfect new wood moneyed way of gardening , rot is a good thing and those logs will keep their shape a long time even though they're rotting . Also , the ants are visible because you just disturbed them , they'll be underground again in a few hours . And , the best fertilizer and curative for any plant or tree growing or healing/curing things is good old Seaweed and Fish emulsion in a bottle , it's all you need and affordable . If there's a dump nearby , check it out for old rakes , garden tools , wire fencing , yesterday I got a bunch of that stuff at our tiny wilderness dump . A rake is most important . If you could see my REALLY similar situation to yours , you'd get cheered up alot cause it's so primitive and overwhelming but at least the sun has finally come back here so I maybe can feel hopeful instead of hopeless , boo-hoo !!!
Glad to have a fellow friend with a primitive garden set up, haha! Thanks for the seaweed idea, I had no idea they sold it in a bottle. Will have a look out for that :)
You're doing an amazing job - you seem to be able or willing to turn your hand to most tasks. Don't be discouraged if you're not sure about how to do something - everyone has to start somewhere, and knowledge is never wasted. Even the most seasoned gardener has some successes and failures on a regular basis. Keep persevering and you'll succeed eventually. The raised bed looks fantastic.
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Mindset is everything Rosie: don't say "I'm bad at gardening", instead say "I'm learning to garden even better". :-)
Exactly what I came here to say. Everyone starts somewhere and in doing we gain experience. Please don’t put yourself down so much Rosie as you’re doing a phenomenal job and little by little it will be wonderful!
it's all very tongue-in-cheek :) don't worry.
@@wildrosie I have 20 years worth of gardening & I have killed many a plant unintentionally.
Every year a learning experience. Even sports us experienced gardeners. It’s an exciting adventure.
I gave up on growing vegetables a few yrs back. But the raspberry plants that a friend gave me are thriving & give me more berries each year! I am ready to expand the berry patch into another garden bed. 😊
Ants in your beds are a good thing. They'll turn your soil, keep pest numbers under control and add to the soils nutrient diversity. They're the professionals of farming. Learn to love them.
Agreed! They’re annoying at first but not a bad thing at all
Yes they're part of the decomposition cycle etc. As long as they're not biting Rosie and they're not in or near any building structures then it's fine. (In Australia we have some undesirable ones like electric and fire ants or termites but otherwise no need to do pest control)
@@cassieryan8839 European Black ants are pretty innocuous. They don't bite or sting. Just fungus farmers. I'm so glad we don't have any bugs like you do in Australia, and where Rosie is there's less, as it's so cold for most of the year.
At the beginning of my gardening journey, I complained to a master Gardener that I didn't have a green thumb. She replied, "There is no such thing as green thumbs, only hard work and MUCH learning." She also said that one day I would walk out into my garden and be awestruck by the transformation that had occured. She was right! This desert dweller learned and learned and applied the learning and now an oasis greets me everyday when I walk out into my yard. We just have to work hard and persevere and realize nature also knows what to do. It's all worth it! And perhaps it's also about our transformation too.
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I'll be looking forward to this moment :)
Your compost bin needs some holes in it so that worms can get in. Leaf mold (fallen leaves) can be turned into compost by raking them up and putting them into black bin liners and leaving them for 6 months or so. Don't put sticks into your compost as they take for ever to rot down - make compost from weeds, grass clippings and vegetable peelings (dont put egg shells, meat or fish in the bin because that will attract rats). There are lots of youtube videos about gardening for beginners and about making compost.
I was thinking this same thing…lol
Actually sticks and old logs can be used for composting; it's called heglculture (?spelling?) where you lay a bit of those woody items in a ditch (shallow or not depending on the size of the logs and sticks) and then cover it with dirt. The theory is that the wood will eventually rot and provide a source of nitrogen or other nutrients for the soil.
To use an analogy, worms and organisms eat the soft food first, the tougher stuff, like branches and woodchips are slow release energy, like us eating wholegrain or the likes. Hill culture or Hügelkultur is when you put branches in a shallow ditch, then cover it with compost or manure and then with soil. The plants will love it and everyone in the soil as well.
@@happytraveller8953 jou can use twiggs...hay and straw.....
@@happytraveller8953 beware though of fir trees and their acidity which might cause a pH issue and of ants entering in veggiebeds if not enough decposed
The fact that you have water and electricity at this beautiful spot makes this place have so much potential. I see your struggle but little by little you will get there. Greetings from Denmark.
A tip from an archaeologist who has dug a wee bit of trenches over 30 years - soil settles after a season or two. If the ground is very silty and/or rocky, you might experience a lot of frost heaves (the soil bunching up and looking uneven), but other than that, it is always better to have your backfill several centimetres higher than the surrounding ground.
I hope this helps. 😊
It helped me, thanks so much.
@@totallyterri I'm so glad it did. You are most welcome. 😊
thats what i was thinking it was supposed to be like that lol
It may sound funny, but you can never fail. Everything you need in terms of skills, knowledge, capabilities, are within you as in everyone since birth. It's just like a muscle you've never used, with practice it will get stronger. And some day you look back and you realise that it appears effortless. And everything in life is a blessing or a lesson, which is a blessing in disguise.
Even though you don’t have much experience in gardening and carpentry I greatly admire you because you have grit. You learn as you go and in the end you will have some decent results. You are a hard worker, that too is admirable, even more so you know well when to pause in the forest with your majestic trees and the wind.
True - she has more grit than German recruits in the current army 😂 🤠
Get your fireplace and stove sorted before next winter, used the wood for that, and save money xx
I spent 3 yrs moving about 20 tons of top soil to my raised beds with a garden cart and a couple of plastic totes...it just doesn't happen over night. Your doing great.
tip: lay down a blanket or a tarp and dig up what soil you need and put it on there and haul it over to where you need it. One trip, not numerous ones.
You should invest in a wheelbarrow 👍🏼❤️😉🇨🇦
Exactly what I suggested. And garden/yard implements. Those are what yard sales are for 😊
A more sustainable solution is to let the old wood decompose back into the ground as it should. Move it away from the house. The ants will figure out what to do. The forest is their home, too. Burning the wood, will only release more carbon into the atmosphere, carbon is more useful when it returns to the soil to help other trees grow. 🌿🐛
Yes, bring the logs into the forest along the far edge of the property. Use cinnamon around the foundation of the house and in the doorways to keep ants out. Simply don't use rotton wood for anything...
Plants get their carbon from the atmosphere.
What an amazing Lady you are. Hard worker and a great sense of humor. There is no doubt in my mind that you will accomplish all you set out to do.
Plant your crops facing north to south. That way they will get maximum sunlight on both sides. If you plant them east to west, one side will be in the shade. The sun moves from east to west so north to south planting gives you the best shot.
Thanks for the tip!
I think that you are preparing your raised bed not so much for this year but next year. Keep adding compost. Gardens are creatures that need a lot of nurturing. Very impressed with your dress. It will be nice to wear something that will let the breeze cool you down. My grandmother hand sewed her wedding dress (a simple but very pretty sun dress).
Agreed: prepare during May June July August September 2022 raised beds etc that you can plant with seeds in 2023. Not that you cannot plant anything at all this year, just that your yield this year might be low compared with the future !!
First of all: Everyone starts small in everything.
If you want to do raised garden beds in the style you are doing yours with the big logs use cardbord as a first layer that weeds can’t grow through your soil, as soil you should use compost in those. You can do higher ones too, fill them like German hugelculture is done and you have to start in autumn with these. You fill them first layer with a drainage (old logs, branches), then you do a layer of fresh stuff like grass cuttings or veggie waste, the next layer is 1 year old compost and last layer your planting soil. You also can fill your leaves in there, worms love leaves :) But if you have some Nuttrees as Walnut don’t use these, they make your soil bad because of tannic acid.
You shouldn’t also use your garden soil, you don’t know what stuff is in there and has it enough nutrients for your plants, what about ph value etc. I know there’s a lot, but don’t give up :)
For pruning your fruit trees get some books about it, you can do so much wrong and even the time when you prune is also very important. Some varieties form their buds in the previous year, so if you prune wrong or too much, your tree will not bear fruit.
And a last advice: start small. Begin with something easy like salad or radishes. A lot can go wrong at the beginning, so don't put yourself under pressure. Especially when growing food, there are many things that you have to consider. Plant old varieties, they are used to your climatic conditions.
I like your dress very much, it suits you very well! I wish you all the best for your gardening project :)
Wow love your advice!
The whole of Sweden is map-drawn, you should get a map 1: 50000 over your area, "Den Gröna kartan". It gives you interesting information about what is in the forest
You can rake leaves in the Fall and put them in a trash bag, every Fall and put them them someplace out of the way. In a year they will have broke down and be very good for the garden. Do this every year and except for the first year you will have them for your garden beds Garden beds need to be fertilized every year and you have lots of leaves to do this. Take care.
I like that dress. By it being a loose fit it will be cooler in the summer.
You trim things AFTER they have bloomed in the spring.
Compost needs to be a mix of fresh "green" organic things and dried "brown" organic things. Mixits of dry keaves in there, or if you cut grass and leave it until it is brown and dry you can use that. Blend the brown and green together regularly. It should be the consistency of a damp sponge. If it gets too dry, add water. Too wet, add dry "brown" organic stuff. And keep mixing it together with a garden fork. Nobody is "bad" at something if they have never learned how to do it! You will learn, you will make mistakes, and you will learn more. One more good lesson: compost works best when it has aged (don't put fresh rotting stuff directly into your garden or it can burn tender plants. Rotting vegetation creates heat as it breaks down. And growing great veggies means use lots of compost! At the end of the growing season- in the fall - cover those beds with heaps and heaps of fallen leaves, especially dry ones, which will break down with the help of the snow over winter and help create food for your veggies. Do this every year to keep replacing nutrients used by this year's growth and building fertility in your soil. It will attract earthworms which will help keep the soil friable and break down nutrients. Read up about how microrhyzzal fungi (i think I spelled that wrong) contribute to growth.
My goodness, you are really taking on a lot of things - you are my hero! Some of your work would be much easier though if only you had additional tools! While watching you I have to think of all the tools lying more or less unused in my shed - unused because gardening is the least of my strengths. Is there a way I can contribute to the acquisition of e.g. a chain saw and a pickaxe?
I think some electric tools would help. I would love to contribute as well.
Not just the chainsaw but the safety gear & a chainsaw course. I can’t help but think how easy a chainsaw would make putting in those raised beds by dropping a couple of the surrounding trees and let more light in
At least the Magnolia is looking mighty fine!
Rosie -- A wheelbarrow might make many of your projects much easier. You are working so very hard. Your willingness to tackle things on your own is inspiring. You are amazing.
Great work! Ants will disappear, when you bury those logs in your raised bed. Basicly ants are just telling that those logs are rotten. If you have recently fell logs, there are no ants. Old people say ants will keep snakes away from your backyard.
You're doing great! Start your seeds in cups inside, on a sunny window sill. Once they're big enough, you can transplant. Save your coffee grinds, egg shells and banana peels. I dry mine in a toaster oven, then blend them in my small smoothie blender. You can do one item at a time and then mix together. Then just put around your seedlings once you plant them. I think pine needles are really good for the soil as well but I don't have any in my yard. You got this!! It's a lot of fun! Loved the dress.
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That's a lot of hard work. Take a moment to realize how far you have come. It can be tempting to think everything needs to be done at once. Every mountain is scaled one step at a time. 💗
Coffee drags and used tea leaves are very good for the soil. Nourishes and attrackt worms to air the soil and makes it fluffy. If I have a nasty ant building near my house I just put a pan of boiling water over it and it is gone. Where they enter the house I put copper coins or wire they hate it. Vinegar spray on the weeds to kill. You can always get dead wood out of trees and shrubs they get better after because of the air that pass easyer and give more flowers. Thats how far I got these years. Courage will give you satisfasction!
The dress turned out absolutely lovely!!! I'd wear the heck out of it! ❤️
Try to buy a wheelborrow and a metal rake on the second hand-market ! Be careful of your back Rosie !
Gardening is hard work at the beginning but gets much easier in subsequent years.
That dress at the end is beautiful on you Rosie.
Great job using the Ruth Stout method of raised bed gardening! And your beds look great, you used your spare materials so well! They will last for many years. You’re lucky to have so many leaves on your property, just layer leaves and then the “green” fresh food scraps. Your beds will be teeming with earthworms before you know it. I’ve gardened the way you are for years, it just gets better over time, and it’s way less work. If you use chopped dry leaves as a thick mulch on top of your soil it also helps water retention and keeps the weeds from growing too much.
Thank you for all this info!
Rosie, plant marigolds in amongst your veggies as they are natural pesticide... especially for tomatoes.
Sweet dress! You might consider darker colors as they won't wash you out...you are lovely no matter☺️
Good reminder I need to get some Marigolds! Thank You 🙏
You were like Gandalf the Grey waving your hand ”And you too shall fall from the mere magic in my hand”. 😅
Hi Rosie, I take my hat off to you, I don’t think that there’s nothing you won’t eventually conquer, nothing seems to stop you having a go, and I would say that your raised garden bed looks fantastic. Keep up the great work. Joan 🥰🤗
What a beautiful way to live. Working hard, learning new things and being creative - what can be better. Well-done you ❤
Hi Rosie, I’m in a similar position as you in trying to be self sufficient and grow my own veg. It’s definitely not to late to plant out. I dont plant out until mid May when all the frosts are gone as I live in the northwest uk. Everything grew well last year. This year I invested in a greenhouse so have started seeds earlier. Never give up. I love following your story. Much love 💕
When that log broke 😀 that was funny 😆
It made me giggle :)
Despite feeling dishearten, you problem solved your way into completing your garden bed, well done.
Gardening is hard work but it is so rewarding when you can pick your own veg...so just hang in there. With time you will pick the fruits of your hard work
Rosie, everytime I watch you, I am inspired! You are such a warrior woman! I am a passionate gardener and started my vegetable garden in 2019. Now I am growing everything, and you will be too if you just stick at it. It will be extremely rewarding and may even become something you fall in love with. You may even find yourself calling your little seedlings your plant 'babies', as all of us who have a growing obsession do:) The method you've used so far is wonderful! I had horrible heavy clay soil and just kept piling branches, leaves- and grass clippings especially- and now I have soil teaming with organisms, which is so soft and fluffy and I can dig holes into it with just my hands. Don't plant any heat loving seedlings outdoors until the night temperatures are at least 60 degrees. Good luck and hope you post more updates on the garden as I love gardening!
Priceless!! "I guess I really did buy a property" lol. You are officially landlord, maintenance, gardner, baker and candlestick maker. Welcome to the club. P.s. 🐜 hate the smell of cinnamon
I love your “can do” attitude! There’s nothing that stops you from attempting whatever it is you want to do!
When you make a hole, or a trench, and fill it the fill tends to sink quite a bit over time. My sister filled in her pool a couple of years ago and still has a problem with sinkage even though they had some fairly heavy equipment to help with tamping down. This video is a couple of years old so I’m sure you’ve figured out that everything involved with owning a property is a process. In your CAD world everything had fixed schedules. A beginning, middle and end. Fixing up an old cabin in Sweden is completely different. lol Preaching to the choir.
A 50% vinegar / water solution in a spray bottle will help with the ants. If you don’t want to buy a spray bottle the solution heated to near boiling and poured over the woods will get rid of the ants pretty quickly. You could make it a morning ritual so you’re not lugging around tons of water. The pH of the acidic vinegar in the soil will dissipate in a few days.
The dress is unusually amazingly fantastic 👍🏻✨
Use that pile of rotting sticks to fill your raised garden. Don’t worry too much about the ants. They like it because it’s dry. When it’s wet they will leave! You will find that at the base of your pile there is wonderful soil I’m sure. Also for your food scrapts putting them into a bucket will make a putrid mess. Instead google how to make a compost ‘bin’. The key is keep it moist with the right amount of green dry and wet additions. You can also add your ash from the fire….etc Happy gardening from New Zealand. BTW, I love what you are doing. Living my dream. I would come and visit if I could to help you in the garden.
6:14 you are not bad for getting bored, you are crazy awesome for doing all that you do.
Rosie, it's easy to see the trepidation in you at times wondering if you've done the right thing, but I promise that every venture we undertake is one less on our list of "Wonder ifs" that we could potentially add to our list of regrets at the end of our lives. You're doing and that's what matters. Remember, a quality life should never be comprised of should-haves if ever we're to remain fulfilled. If you stumble, that is absolutely to be expected and is perfectly fine. It's part of our growing pains. If we never stumbled that would suggest we've relegated ourselves to comfort zones that keep us stuck in mediocrity. I am so proud of your courage and tenacity in all you're doing. You are doing something that 99% of us would never have the courage to attempt. Stop doubting yourself. You're doing it every step of the way as you doubt yourself. Chip away at that stone and before you know it the dream is yours. 💪
P.S. Don't forget to cover/protect the garden from animals.
dang, Tortillas, well said!!
This is so well put I have no idea how to respond, haha. I completely agree!! I don't mind being bad at things, actually. Because next time I do them I'll be a little bit less bad :)
@@wildrosie Seldom, if ever, do we see anyone great at things they've never attempted. All you're doing is engaging in the learning process. Of course you're uptight and unsure. Who wouldn't be at the outset of a new endeavor? You'll do it upside down, backward and inside out, but you'll also store those mishaps in the memory bank for next time. Until I see a baby step foot out of a womb doing its own taxes, then I'm pretty sure we all crawled before we walked. You're stronger than you know. Kick ass, take names. See you at completion. 😉
I found your channel the day before yesterday and now I'm watching all videos you've posted so far :D I just love how you start creating & learning new things out of necessity! That is so bold and super inspiring!
Soon the forest around you will have wild blueberries, wild strawberries (smultron) lingonberries, raspberry and different mushrooms like chanterelles, Karl johan mushrooms growing in abundance all around you. Dry it, make it into jams etc and use in the winter.
Don't feel bad about it ! You are not bad, you are learning. First year having my very first garden, i am also doing mistake --> learning means improving 😁
Hey, u like mother nature?
Whenever you go into the woods or in your garden take with you a basket for gathering wood sticks or some herbals. At this way you clean your land to garden it and you will have also herbal for the winter season. I wish to live your life because I adore living off grid.
when fruit trees are covered in liken like your it usually means they are very old and at the end of their lifespan. There really isn't anything you can do about it. Also it is a lot easier to move big amounts of soil if you use two buckets, divide the soil between them on either side and carry them with a stick or rod across your shoulders.🙂🙃
Loving your videos!🥰
Hi u do planting?
@@ab-jc8nv I used to do a lot of it when my health still allowed it 🙂
@@fionasimagination ohh now what happened to ur health?
@@ab-jc8nv It said good bye. I developed around 30 different debilitating chronic diseases that kept me mainly bedridden for the past ten years.
@@fionasimagination ohh don't worry , I can help u to overcome, first tell me ur age?
Killing cacti…sounds just like me! I’ve moved into a house last October and have my first garden. I really wanted to grow some vegetables in raised beds. So, with no experience, apart from the cacti cemetery, I watched dozens of RUclips videos for beginners, and you wouldn’t believe it! I have carrots, beetroots, salads and potatoes growing. They’re doing incredibly well. I never thought I’d be good at it, but it’s mainly about finding the information you need and then doing it. And watering, of course. If I can do it, with my murderous track record, you can do it, too.
Wow, you're doing good! Hope to follow in your newbie example :D
You work so hard Rosie and I so admire your tenacity and ability to make amazing things with what you have! The only real failure possible is in not realizing our mistakes and moving on.....Your hard work is paying and will continue to pay off...I am impressed by the raised bed you have created and the dress you designed is absolutely charming on you! Thank you for sharing some of the not so good with the wonderful....it keeps things in perspective and makes us love you that much more!
Please don’t be so hard on yourself your doing Amazing ,and as for the garden 🪴 you have plenty of time try not to stress some plants 🌱 you can buy already grown possibly in town you need a small cart for your bike 🚴 to haul stuff.I have full confidence in YOU
One needs to garden to learn how. I love being outside after the cold. The ants are there to help and teach you. Your property is lovely. Don't fight it, just go with flow, and let it tell you what to do. Wish I could help.
The dress is beautiful
Being self sufficient is hard, especially alone, especially in rocky soil and cold-ish climate. My grandparents used to live in a similar cottage in Sweden. They endured the war by growing potatoes and foraging like crazy. I would say foraging and freezing blueberries, lingonberries and cloud berries is probably some of the best use of ones energy since it's already out there! Make use of "allemansrätten"! My grandparents probably picked upwards of a 100 liters each season when I was a kid. They had a car though, so that probably helped finding the good spots, but they were really good at knowing where to forage. Also, get chickens maybe? A constant flow of eggs is great. Best of luck!
Chickens would be a great idea! They scratch in the dirt, eat bugs & poop - all good for growing things :) Their used bedding & manure big boosters for soil health, along with ground eggshells.
I plan to pick ALL the berries this season!! I have so many good spots here :) Unfortunately animals mean I could never leave, so it wouldn't work for me. Otherwise chickens would be great..
@@wildrosie Yeah, I guess animals can be a bit of a hassle. One possibility is to befriend people in your surroundings to take care of them when going away! My neighbors ask me to babysit theirs sometimes and I do it gladly. It's great. Free eggs for me! :D
Well done with the pruning - you got a nicer shape and opened up the canopy a bit. I think the trees won't mind too much if it's smaller old branches.
Autumn is a better time for pruning after growth and fruiting is finished but I sometimes prune a bit in summer if there has been too much growth and it's going in the wrong direction. There is plenty of info online about fruit tree care and how to prune when you have time to read.
*Important gardening tip* - there will always be too many things to do... Decide what your priorities are and devote a certain amount of time each day/week to work your way through it. Also include fun/inspiring jobs wherever you can. This gives you a plan to prevent overwhelm - instead it becomes more creative which gives you more energy and motivation :)
Also expect the unexpected! Things like weather and ants can give you more work but that's totally normal. Like all projects there will be setbacks and times when we have to regroup and change tack
PS - working with nature is important too. The least amount of work with those ant-infested logs is to keep them in "wild areas". They will break down eventually so just make them part of the landscape however you think works for the property. They might get other wildlife in there too, eg in the UK hedghogs like to hibernate in similar
I am feeling like I should be over there helping her.😊
The pallets raised bed is a good idea, better than the ant infested logs. You should make a mini raised pallet bed to use for compost, it will work better than the can. The can retains moisture, it's too wet and will create mold, it doesn't have any drainage or air holes.
You can make the mini raised compost near your garden for ease of use. A wheel barrow would help you out with yard/garden tasks.
That's a good idea! :)
I am a gardener, and if anything I say to you split the garden into sections, don’t try and work on the whole thing at once, pick a small area and do what you need to do there, it becomes overwhelming otherwise. And… It’s always better to build things up than dig things down, It may be best leaving piles of rubble, etc for now, as you may need them for the raised beds to fill at the bottom and you want to save doing double the moving. Pick a small area that needs worked on the most and concentrate on that I would say
It’s all a learning process Rosie 😊 . Looking at your abundant natural resources, I’d be inclined to use fallen branches to make walls for a compost pile, adding all your rotting logs ( ants and all), leaves, branches and kitchen waste. Also huegekultur ( please forgive the misspelling) garden beds would be worth researching.
Edit.. you’re way ahead of me 😂
You work hard! I hope your garden will produce ....
Hi how r u
Gardening is hard work but you will get there. Just put veg peelings, in your compost and wash out your egg shells and peel out the membrane. Nothing cooked for compost. I used to put it directly into the beds so I could use it the following year. Just keep giving it a turn over. Just keep going these things take time and don’t be hard on yourself 🙌
You are amazing and I love how you just do your on thing ! Very inspirational for many people! You will do amazingly! Love watching you .
You can prepair plot of ground by simply digging and turning ground over with shovel, first removing the grass. Then hoe it with rake. Covrring with transparent film you'll make it into greenhouse
Gardenwork is heavy Work! You need a good wheelbarrel. And an advice: Leave as much of the ground as wild nature!
And prune ahead, all year round. Trees are not made of glass...
I’ve so enjoyed watching your channel it is so motivational and has given me the courage to buy a few power tools 🧰 they are going to be delivered this week I am planning on renovating my tub surround all by myself.Your videos have really helped me feel confident I also live in a very rural environment in the Mountains 🏔 of New Hampshire in America 🇺🇸
Love for you from Poland
Hi in Poland what is famous food?
I hope everything its working good fore you Rosie. You are very good in what you do. And i hope little warmer wether comes soon. Feels little better then to do things. 👍
Rosie, the rocks that you have dug up, you can use as a retaining wall for planting flowers. Also, you have alot of brown matter in your raised planter & you will need alot of green matter for nitrogen or your plants will suffer. See if you can get stinging nettle to use for medicinal purposes as well as for nitrogen.
If you can find some wooden pallets to upcycle, tying them with rope at each top and bottom corner, to make a square crib for your compost.. It will be big enough to put lots of leaves, kitchen scraps etc.. When you need to shovel it out just untie the rope. Works great 👍
That's a good idea!
You'll get there Rosie. Best Wishes.
Throw the logs away from your house, and spray your new raised bed with vinegar. Be careful as vinegar kills plants as well. Let it dry. You can use lemonjuice as well. Blend your coffee grounds into your gardensoil, plants love it, ants hate it! 😊
Hi how r u? U like natural things?
You need to invest in a wheel barrel or a garden cart, it would help you out a lot for carrying all those sticks , plus you can use it for other things too . I couldn’t live without mine , I have 3 … it saves my poor back too , so I don’t have to carry heavy stuff . God bless you ! ♥️
Beste Rosie, ik zie je je best doen om de plantenbak te maken om er groente te verbouwen. Je steekt er veel energie in!
Realiseer je dat planten in de grond groeien!
De Zweeds grond is zanderig met wat leem houdende deeltjes en dus goed water doorlatend. Het is relatief arme grond (weinig voedingsstoffen).
Een plantenbak zoals je hebt aangelegd is in mijn ogen te luchtig en met te weinig grond bovenop. De zaadjes zullen ontkiemen maar zullen veel moeite hebben om water te vinden (dunne grondlaag met daaronder bladeren en takken dan zakt het water heel snel weg) Tenzij je elke dag 2 keer de bak met water sproeit maar dan nog zal de beworteling minder goed zijn met te dunne grondlaag en worden de planten niet groot waardoor je uiteindelijk weinig zult oogsten.
Mijn advies: maak naast je mooie plantenbak een groetetuintje op de grond. Baken een stuk land af waar je de groente wil laten groeien. Haal de graslaag (10 cm) er af en spit deze 'naakte' grond met eventueel meststoffen erbij. Op de randen van het afgebakende land kan je boomstammen ingraven (halfweg) om het oprukkende gras tegen te houden. Zorg dat je een mooi zaaibed maakt (harken en evt geultjes voor het water). Zaai het in met groente en laat de zaailingen gewoon op de grond groeien (wel water geven). De grond houdt meer vocht vast en de planten kunnen dieper wortelen waardoor je betere planten krijgt. Wel onkruid wieden want dat zal ook willen groeien (vooral de achtergebleven wortels van het gras).
Kijk gedurende het seizoen naar het verschil tussen in groei van de planten in je plantenbak en die op de grond.
Ik hoop dat je slaagt met je uitdaging!
Bedankt voor de ideeen! De bak is nog niet klaar, er moet inderdaad nog een hele laag aarde / compost op. Ben erg benieuwd of t iets gaat doen :)
Well done! You definitely need a wheel barrow, rake, qnd to burn all the dead wood.
Gardening especially in what looks like an 'untouched' plot is a backbreaker, as you've discovered.
It may help to rotivate the soil as it looks heavily compacted. You'll need to hire a rotavator to at least turn the earth over then dig and make a tilth ready for planting whatever you want.
A cheap wheelbarrow would also help with different tasks .
Please make a video in the night time. I wanna feel the and sweet the night vibes
You should get a plastic "dead cat" for your GoPro. It looks like it's made out of cat hair and you attach it with double-sided tape.
You will get rid of most of the wind noise. Just make a hole in the double-sided tape and put it over the soundhole.
Some garden/yard implements would be a wise investment. Go to yard sales in town. There's usually someone with various tools they want to part with - including garden tools/rakes/shovels 😊
I agree. Garden tools will be of much help. I recently cleared a 1000 sq meters of land and tools are indeed expensive but being able to use all of them while clearing the land makes sense to invest. It was a dream come true to buy and use my own wheelbarrow. Love all of your videos. Looking forward to next.
cut hole in bottom of bin for compost. also do a pile compost or scrap wood pile with a tarp over for heat
It looks like a file to sharpen your tools and a shovel that is more spade-shaped seems like it would be easier to dig. I wish I wasn't bed bound and pregnant. I've love to come work party! A bike ride into town for a region-specific gardening book might help get you started.
You can see you’ve making progress 👍you done excellent sewing that by hand your just a multi taster that goes with the territory when we’re alone but when you see the light at the end of the tunnel you will feel so blessed with all the strength an determination with all the ups an downs winter spring summer an fall 👀👍👍👍🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻😇🤩
Once you get your garden beds established it is much easier and enjoyable.
Hi Rosie !! What you need is a wheelbarrow - that will make your life; and gardening much more easy ! Kind of funny that you havent found one; - if you let me I will order one fore you ! warm greetings,lots of love ! Jens from Denmark.
Haha, I'm on a tight budget right now! It's okay, I can do without for now. I don't have a car either so buying big things isn't always possible. Can't strap the wheelbarrow to the back of my bike ;)
Rosie your hair is looking beautiful love the curls in the front and that dress looks so nice on you very Down to earth I love simple things the old fashioned way natural fabrics actually painting muslin tarps are great for making curtains and other household items and is very affordable
Gardening is one of the hardest things you can do, the rewards you get is the best sleep 😴 you’ll ever have after a hard days work.
also your own fruit and vegetables, 👏👏when they arrive. Once you have started it becomes a cycle of life . Your learning new stuff ever week 🙌amazing. Good job on the dress too 🤩We are all Still very jealous of you . Have a great week from🇬🇧👍
Spring is always lovely for me. Having parents visit is a precious gift.
I would even cut the whole base of the bin off. That way it has natural drainage but it also means all the worms and bacteria that are naturally in the ground will be able to get in to your compost bin and help break it down. From one introvert to another, though. You're doing great!!!!!
I really like your dress!!! You look good in it! I’ve learned about gardening the past years but I am not sure I’ll ever be able to sew a dress like yours 💝
well done! on the raised garden bed. You did great work......
Haven't seen all of your videos but find your story amazing. Have you looked at your windows and roof during the winter. How snow accumulates and melts on the house can tell you a lot of the state of the insulation and same for windows (but then also condensation) etc. Electricity prices are going up so it's not a bad idea looking into this.
Rosie, you have a friend here. I’m also racing against a self imposed click to get our family home renovation done for the summer. These two past weeks have been design and purchasing work all day, every day, while dealing with plumbing, budget, landscaping issues. Today I’m lying in bed with a time-out and recharge. Watching your video and being resonated. Hang in there!! We must imagine the end result and try to enjoy the process.
Ps I like the reality of your videos. It shows the tiring, stressful, uncertain, frustrating aspects of building. Construction is not a walk in the park like those TV shows of before/after, which happens in a minute, because the TV show has a budget that allows a team of professionals and labourers that can make things happen quickly. I enjoy seeing the flowers budding on the trees / moments of wonder in your video! Thanks Rosie and good luck!!!
Look at you with your new dress and a new hair ✨
I do admire your tenacity and your great spirit for life. What a beautiful place you are making. 🙌🏻
Don't worry about the rotten logs or wood as it's good food for the vegetables inside them and they attract all the microbes and fungi that feed the soil for your food . Don't get attached to the perfect new wood moneyed way of gardening , rot is a good thing and those logs will keep their shape a long time even though they're rotting . Also , the ants are visible because you just disturbed them , they'll be underground again in a few hours . And , the best fertilizer and curative for any plant or tree growing or healing/curing things is good old Seaweed and Fish emulsion in a bottle , it's all you need and affordable . If there's a dump nearby , check it out for old rakes , garden tools , wire fencing , yesterday I got a bunch of that stuff at our tiny wilderness dump . A rake is most important . If you could see my REALLY similar situation to yours , you'd get cheered up alot cause it's so primitive and overwhelming but at least the sun has finally come back here so I maybe can feel hopeful instead of hopeless , boo-hoo !!!
Glad to have a fellow friend with a primitive garden set up, haha! Thanks for the seaweed idea, I had no idea they sold it in a bottle. Will have a look out for that :)
I so admire your bravery Rosie and your so young I will be turning 67 in a few weeks from now !Rosie your doing AMAZING 🤩
You're doing an amazing job - you seem to be able or willing to turn your hand to most tasks. Don't be discouraged if you're not sure about how to do something - everyone has to start somewhere, and knowledge is never wasted. Even the most seasoned gardener has some successes and failures on a regular basis. Keep persevering and you'll succeed eventually. The raised bed looks fantastic.