Hearing a vlogger pronounce words like tomato, basil, oregano, the same way I do, is balm to my ears. I think I've been watching too many American vlogs. :-S
aint that the truth. i am so tired watching those cause half the time i cant apply what i have watched (i am a newbie, you see. so i need to follow as is, for now.)
I’m from Canada so everything sounds different from me from this channel. Took me too long to realize capsicums was just a different word for peppers, and not just a pepper variety lol.
The space you got in Australia cracks me up. European front yard garden bed: maybe 2 or 3 lavender plants or a little shrub. Australian front yard garden bed: a whole bloody orchard. 😂👍
It’s not normal, it’s only if you can afford to buy a massive block right away from the city but also near the coast. This guy paid millions for his property. It’s kind of real estate p0rn.
Lol I've got a bit of an addiction to this channel. I'll just play one video because it popped up in my recommend and then watch for the next few hours while doing other stuff. It's weird hearing you talk about only having 11k subs when I started watching only a few months ago, but it's also so cool to see how far you've come.
Have you ever thought of planting lemongrass plants to keep the fruit flies and mosquitoes away? I plant it in my yard and works great. Plus it's an herb you can cook with. Could be priceless for you around your fruit. Best part is that it also looks great
....I’m a fan of comedy and it often saves me from depression with all the world woes ...I hope your new adventure is truly successful.!..i just realized how old this video is ..so I’ve probably seen your alter ego before ...you’re a delightful person that I enjoy , no matter what you’re doing .
I grew up in Kansas in Midwest U.S. and my mother won a contest back in the 80s with the biggest tomato grown and it was like 3.5 or 4 pounds and then oddly enough I grew a 5.3 pound tomato just 3 months later and it was a beefsteak pink and it was 5.3 lbs in a bed 15 feet away from the plant she got hers off of. 2 different types and she was like ok son just quit trying to show me up will ya. I told her the contest is over nobody knows about it 😂. One slice cut in half covered two sandwiches 🥪🥪 so it was enormous. 🤷🏻♂️🙆🏻♂️. I really enjoyed your video and my mom would have too , but unfortunately she passed away back on January 23 2022 , a bit later by 6 years after this video. but she's enjoying the best food of all in Paradise. Thanks again..
You can stop the water either by making a baffle, raised area in front of the shed or by digging down and putting in a gravel drainage area. We will l dig down and put down gravel with a pipe at the bottom to direct the water where we want it then cover with gravel then very porous soil on top
I will always be jealous of your ability to grow so much citrus fruit. I have a little lemon tree that I grow, some what successfully, indoors. But what I wouldn't give to be able to grow huge tree outside! You have a lovely property, and should be very proud of all that you've accomplished.
Thanks! Yes citrus grow very easily here back we do have restrictions on other fruit trees such as cold climate stone fruits but we take the good wth the bad :)
Have you ever thought of raising rabbits and pheasants for food as well? Rabbit meat is delicious! Geese, and ducks as well. I seen you have some ducks but perhaps a larger pen and small pond for them, just saying. Love your property and everything seems so well planned out. Those wild pigs would be slow cooking on an electric rotisserie over your fire pit. Us military guys know a lot about survival methods and it's a shame they won't let you raise larger animals on your property. No need to shoot the wild game there, you can set up a couple traps for those wild pigs. One of them will feed you for quite a while, but ½ a pig cooking constantly turning over that fire pit would make a good barbecue party for family and friends
Sept 2023. Coming across this older tour helped me understand and APPRECIATE your vision, continued hard work. Congratulations on where you are today. Deep thanks on sharing this with a world of others ❤
You should make some kimchi with the purple cabbage, asian radish, ginger, onions, garlic, and chili's. Your spread is really nice. I can't believe how much use you are getting from your land. Amazing.
I have my first potato in a pot growing. I am so excited. I also planted speckled peas microgreens in several pots. They look great. I am planting a couple more potatoes but they are not ready yet. I am planting from some potatoes I bought at the store. The peas I bought seeds and planted them. Everything is in a pot inside my apartment. First time for trying all of this.
You’re the man, I’m 25 now, I hope to make my life look a lot more like yours, sooner than later haha you’re really inspiring to me. Plus I’ve always been drawn to Australia, so you get bonus points without trying. Keep on growing!
What a beautiful paradise, your property is amazing to me. Thank you for the grand tour, new sub here from the hills of Tennessee! Been on a self sufficient me mini marathon trying to catch up and I’ve learned so much from your gardening tips and tricks.
You should be proud to look back at this video to see how far you've come and how many projects you envisioned and got finished. And the bounty of fresh homegrown food!
The dog barking is not annoying. Especially to me. It means he is alerting his owners that you are out and about. lol It's good to have dogs in the hood. I have lots of neighbors that have dogs and they alert the entire hood that something is around. I love your vids!!
As for your wet shed, if you dig a small trench and fill with blue metal gravel to drain towards the back outside. This may stop all the water in your shed.
If anyone is interested in survival the best success that i've ever had was with the Micaden survive system (just google it) definately the most incredible survival i've followed.
Beautiful house and farm! Always loved Australia, wanted to travel there since I was young. Have lived in Florida all of my life. Keep it up! Just inspiring!! Just love your videos!
Me too! It's a dream of mine to have a place like that with so much fresh food growing. Thanks for the video Mark, I've wanted to see something like this since I got addicted to watching all your videos!
Thanks for taking the time to show us your great place! Its kinda hard to imagine year around fruit and veg production as I begin to execute my pre-winter garden work, although the cold and snow allow me to take a break. Keep up the good work.
@@Selfsufficientme I want to expand healthy food systems. Would you be available as a virtual mentor! Charge what you want, I am not charging anything. I just need to do something helpful
I love your videos. You should do an update, six years later and how everything has grown. I would be so interested in seeing that. I just discovered you and really enjoy watching. I love all the birdsong in the background. Great job. So much to do.
Thank you for this vid. It is so beautiful there! I live in the state of Kansas, USA. We are surrounded by brown dirt used for wheat and corn fields, along with cattle feed lots. It does not make for a pretty area. So I feel like I am on a vacation watching this video of your beautiful property😃. Looks like paradise! Love all your help on gardening through the years! Kind Regards to you and your family!
Mark says "Never ends. But our place is about 25 years old". My place is about 140 years old (mostly 1880 pise) with 100 year old additions (1920s timber and concrete). The most recent addition is the corrugated iron roof which is at least 80 years old. The only issue that needs urgent attention is the damage a wisteria vine planted by a previous owner has caused to the roof and ceiling. We are prone to 40C summers and hard frosts from Autumn to Spring with snow and hail. Neighbours and former residents have told me the house has needed very little maintenance over the decades. This house was built tough to last by Aussie blokes lol! Loved hearing the Willie Wagtail throughout your video!
Five years old and just popped up for me. : ) Beautiful property, so interesting your weather is very much like mine in Florida. Love the diversity of your orchard.
Thank you so much for your videos. I'm a mental health nurse in vic. Your videos have been a sense of calm and support in this time. I raise quail and have my own expanding garden. Sending you appreciation.
And as to your channel changes: Do what you have to do to keep your channel fun and interesting for yourself and for your viewers. If people don't like the satire skits, they can always skip over those. I am looking forward to them. :)
Thanks - yes that's true - humour is one of those "things" it can be kind of subjective so it should be rather interesting! I just want to have fun really - life's too short as they say :)
Found you tonite and watched 5 different shows. I have a big yard and I love in Coulee dam Washington. I really enjoy watching you. I will follow you on all you r shows. U are every good and please don't stop teachings us. I'm almost 80 and the last 2 yrs have been hard. Lost my husband and my yard is so bad now. So please keep us happy. You put a big smile on my face. Thank you.
From 11,000 to 1.21 million! I'd say that was a great idea to change. You seem a little more low key in this on, but proud of your accomplishments. I'm fairly new so I probably saw the more recent ones. Congratulations and I hope you see this Mark, and on your next million too.
Mate after dinner eh, …clever ducks LOL. I sure love seeing ducks in the pond. You have a great location for your poultry. They have the space to wander around and trees for shade. I always enjoy your orchard videos, I love seeing the fruit trees. The citrus and mango trees’ reminds me of my childhood. They are pretty when they fruit. My fruit trees (citrus and stone fruits) are still young and they are in bloom right now. I have the white variety mulberry and after watching your video I ran outside to check mine LOL. I saw heaps of fruit on it. I can’t wait to taste them. We had the same variety as you got when I was young. We had them growing on the side of our driveway and the school kids walking by would stop and pick some to eat. Your garden is lovely as always. I can see the challenges you have with the fruit flies. I am lucky, I am in Adelaide and I haven’t experienced that of yet. I guess you could still grow some of the bigger variety under cover during the warm weather months. Don’t worry, people will come to your channel; just put the front porch light on so they can find you LOL. You have a deep passion for what you do to be self-sufficient and your viewers like me appreciate you sharing your ideas. I look forward to seeing the comic in you in your future videos. It sure is a brilliant idea, go for it!
Thanks for all your support Mary I always appreciate it and love reading your comments/feedback. I don't have the white mulberry do they taste like the regular ones?
Hi Mark. I watched your long video pretty much all day while I work in my yard, filled a large tree hole, took care of my animals and eventually came in for the night. I look forward to your new channel full of satire and prepping info. I'm also in the prepping world and want to add that to my channel as well. I've just been so busy like you. I'll remain a loyal subscriber. Keep up the great work
I love watching your videos. It gives me a lot of ideas... I miss Australia, lived there ( Mount Beauty, Victoria) for 5 years. Nothing beats this country!
You seriously helped my mental health this morning you encounter all the same problems we do in our neighbourhood! It feels like something is punishing us…..you are great for sanity.
🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️. I’ve been a subscriber for some time now.. and it’s only now that I’m realizing the name of your channel.. somehow that resonates more today than any other day. I suppose I’m now “self sufficient me”.. love the name and the excellent work you do.. thank you.
Hi Mark, You need to dig a drain, it doesn't need to be really deep and if you dig it from your shed to the duck pond it will empty into their pond and that way you won't have to worry about the council complaining about drainage
Can't believe I've been watching your channel for this long lol. The times gone nowhere and my gardening went out the window the last few years due to health ☹️. I still love watching your channel though. I didn't end up getting round to making the raised bed in my garden. I still do the buckets though. Thanks for all these years of fun and knowledge 🙏❤️🙏❤️
When the dogs and birds say hi, say hi to them as well! The dog knows you and the birds know you, yet they wanted to have a conversation. It is easy to say they are just territorial. It is more complex to determine what conversation they want to have
Go where life leads you my friend. Just like your wonderful garden, the quest for comedy is what you like to do, DO IT. Go where your spirit guides you to go and you will live longer and happier especially with such a wonderful selection of fruits and vegetables. Many blessings for you and yours with greetings from Los Angeles, Calif.
oh my goodness - I keep thinking I'm hearing the neighbor's dogs. LOL Thank you for the tour! I'm in a temperate climate, learning about summer and winter growing seasons for an upcoming relocation. I love your channel for all the great advice!
Love his video we brought owl house four years ago it had no fruit trees now we have ten at the moment we have enough fruit for the wife and I can't wait until we have enough fruit for the whole family I have learnt a lot from your video's Chrs from New Zealand stay safe
Watching your videos has helped my garden so much. Just starting out but I have fallen in love with it. Too bad the growing season is so short in southern Ontario, Canada. Cheers!
Good luck with your new changes, I've only just found you in the last 24 hours so I'll be watching more of your videos. You'll be able to pick those olives when you're standing on the verandah. You didn't say anything about your banana plants. I would love to see a video on your solar power too.
Try a French drain system, and berms to collect the rain water and harvest it, also to manage and control it. Hope that helps with your flooding issues. Great 👍🏻 property
Oh nooooo not the cherry guava!!!!! It's super invasive!!! I have been battling that plant for the last 10 years they are like bamboo once it's established. University of Hawaii has released a "bug" to combat its aggressive spread!!! Good luck Sir, hope this helps!
long time follower, grain by grain, informative and very fun videos! this moment my ace-55 are about to ripe new fruits... Mark, you have some credit for it, just want you to know... salutes from the Yucatan peninsula to the world!
Mate, you are a legend. I've watched many of your vids and gain more respect for your resolve, to grow food the way nature intends, after each one I watch. I aspire to undergo a similar project myself here in NZ.
Goooodevening dear Son of our Holy Father in Heaven Mr Mark. You Sir have FOUND YOUR GIFT to build a BEUATIFUL Garden of Eden on Our Earth💎💎💎💎💎💎 What a joy to walk in Your Garden Dear Sir. I wish You all possible Goid Health to live a Very Long And Happy LIFE with Your Good Wife and Kids. Thank You very much for this GREAT video with all Sweet Orchestra surrounds 🤗🤗🤗🤩💎 God Blessings Sir Mark. Regards from Saminem from Suriname that is in South America. Take GOOD care of yourself. CiaoCiao
Your sufficiency has allowed you to cultivate changes. Good luck on your further endeavors. Your sense of humor is delightful! Looking forward to Saturdays! 💜🌏
Oh really! Thanks for letting me know Tara. I'm still working on my prepping "thing" but it's definitely coming soon! I hope you enjoy it when it does. :)
WOW that's awesome quite a treat for my heart ❤️. Today is o5 Dec 2022 and I thought : "" I am going to make myself very happy cuz it's Kinderdag 🌻🌻🌻♥️♥️♥️🌺❤️🙏"" Thanks DEAREST SIR Mark. Have yourself a joyfully day in Your Amazingly beautiful Piece of EDEN. I HAVE BEEN VERY ENTERTAINED BY ALL MY EYE'S COULD SEE IN THIS EXCELLENT VIDEO FULL OF GOOD VIBES. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL WIFE WHO IS ALWAYS STANDING BESIDE YOU. You know what they say: Behind a good man there is a very Intelligent loving Woman 🌻🌻🙏 . Respect for your words to say: " it is an ongoing project"". 🙏 I wish you lots of merry day's going to Christmas. Greetings from Suriname
Your place is a dream come true. Your gardening information is quite useful--we live in San Antonio, Texas, which geologically speaking is the northernmost of the Chihuahuan desert. However, so many people moved to this part of Texas in the 1800s bringing with them their favorite plants from "home" that our environment has changed from desert to almost sub-tropical. So, your information applies in great part to our part of the US. Congratulations on your marvelous work.
Do you keep you own bees? In Cyprus where I lived for 20 years, the beekeepers delivered all their hives to the citrus groves. Win win situation, pollination guaranteed for growers and citrus honey for apiarists (which is delicious). Love your channel and so envy you your warm climate. I am back in the cold north of England now.
I know im 5 years late, but that’s a dream yard for me!
Hearing a vlogger pronounce words like tomato, basil, oregano, the same way I do, is balm to my ears. I think I've been watching too many American vlogs. :-S
aint that the truth. i am so tired watching those cause half the time i cant apply what i have watched (i am a newbie, you see. so i need to follow as is, for now.)
I’m from Canada so everything sounds different from me from this channel. Took me too long to realize capsicums was just a different word for peppers, and not just a pepper variety lol.
Teal Kerberus basil and oragano are pronounced the same way in America as they are anywhere else the only one that’s pronounced differently is tomato
@@MartianMothman This just isn't correct.
@@MartianMothman Americans pronounce basil like bae-zal, Australians pronounce it like ba-zil
The space you got in Australia cracks me up.
European front yard garden bed: maybe 2 or 3 lavender plants or a little shrub.
Australian front yard garden bed: a whole bloody orchard. 😂👍
It’s not normal, it’s only if you can afford to buy a massive block right away from the city but also near the coast. This guy paid millions for his property. It’s kind of real estate p0rn.
Lol I've got a bit of an addiction to this channel.
I'll just play one video because it popped up in my recommend and then watch for the next few hours while doing other stuff.
It's weird hearing you talk about only having 11k subs when I started watching only a few months ago, but it's also so cool to see how far you've come.
Warts and all is soooooooo important, otherwise there is no way of passing on the knowledge.
👍🏼🌅✌️💕🌅
Have you ever thought of planting lemongrass plants to keep the fruit flies and mosquitoes away? I plant it in my yard and works great. Plus it's an herb you can cook with. Could be priceless for you around your fruit. Best part is that it also looks great
....I’m a fan of comedy and it often saves me from depression with all the world woes ...I hope your new adventure is truly successful.!..i just realized how old this video is ..so I’ve probably seen your alter ego before ...you’re a delightful person that I enjoy , no matter what you’re doing .
More whole yard tours please! Every season would be great! So like four times a year! We love to see what is growing on with your homestead!
I grew up in Kansas in Midwest U.S. and my mother won a contest back in the 80s with the biggest tomato grown and it was like 3.5 or 4 pounds and then oddly enough I grew a 5.3 pound tomato just 3 months later and it was a beefsteak pink and it was 5.3 lbs in a bed 15 feet away from the plant she got hers off of. 2 different types and she was like ok son just quit trying to show me up will ya. I told her the contest is over nobody knows about it 😂. One slice cut in half covered two sandwiches 🥪🥪 so it was enormous. 🤷🏻♂️🙆🏻♂️. I really enjoyed your video and my mom would have too , but unfortunately she passed away back on January 23 2022 , a bit later by 6 years after this video. but she's enjoying the best food of all in Paradise. Thanks again..
This is now 2021 September, and you have 1.2 MILLION subscribers.... now since watching this I want to find your “prepper comedy” videos!
This was done when you had 11k subs.... You got so much more now... Really grown
I am kind of addicted to this channel :)
me too
Yeah fark same
Same!!!
You can stop the water either by making a baffle, raised area in front of the shed or by digging down and putting in a gravel drainage area. We will l dig down and put down gravel with a pipe at the bottom to direct the water where we want it then cover with gravel then very porous soil on top
Congratulations Mark
You have mastered the Science of gardening.
Thank you for keeping us inspired.
I will always be jealous of your ability to grow so much citrus fruit. I have a little lemon tree that I grow, some what successfully, indoors. But what I wouldn't give to be able to grow huge tree outside! You have a lovely property, and should be very proud of all that you've accomplished.
Thanks! Yes citrus grow very easily here back we do have restrictions on other fruit trees such as cold climate stone fruits but we take the good wth the bad :)
I like the long vidios for nigjt time unwind for me
Have you ever thought of raising rabbits and pheasants for food as well? Rabbit meat is delicious! Geese, and ducks as well. I seen you have some ducks but perhaps a larger pen and small pond for them, just saying. Love your property and everything seems so well planned out. Those wild pigs would be slow cooking on an electric rotisserie over your fire pit. Us military guys know a lot about survival methods and it's a shame they won't let you raise larger animals on your property. No need to shoot the wild game there, you can set up a couple traps for those wild pigs. One of them will feed you for quite a while, but ½ a pig cooking constantly turning over that fire pit would make a good barbecue party for family and friends
Sept 2023. Coming across this older tour helped me understand and APPRECIATE your vision, continued hard work. Congratulations on where you are today. Deep thanks on sharing this with a world of others ❤
Love your home, your farm ang your life. You are living my dream.
Thank you and I'm glad you enjoyed the video. :)
I love this video. It really calms my anxiety and helps me escape the scariness of real life. What an oasis you have! Thank you
You should make some kimchi with the purple cabbage, asian radish, ginger, onions, garlic, and chili's.
Your spread is really nice. I can't believe how much use you are getting from your land. Amazing.
I've been meaning to have a go at making some kimchi! Thank you :)
I have my first potato in a pot growing. I am so excited. I also planted speckled peas microgreens in several pots. They look great. I am planting a couple more potatoes but they are not ready yet. I am planting from some potatoes I bought at the store. The peas I bought seeds and planted them. Everything is in a pot inside my apartment. First time for trying all of this.
You’re the man, I’m 25 now, I hope to make my life look a lot more like yours, sooner than later haha you’re really inspiring to me. Plus I’ve always been drawn to Australia, so you get bonus points without trying. Keep on growing!
I'm
@@akaMrwowo you sure are!
Wow, 11k subs to his now Mil+!
Your effort worked! ♥️
Wow! 11,000 subscribers at the time if this recording, now 1.82 MILLION! I think you have longevity. 😁
Yes!!
Thanks for the tour of the yard. I especially like the birds singing in the trees. Keep up the good work, you’re my favorite channel.
Cool seeing the finger limes in this video after seeing the video from recent times showing the plants grown up
What a beautiful paradise, your property is amazing to me. Thank you for the grand tour, new sub here from the hills of Tennessee! Been on a self sufficient me mini marathon trying to catch up and I’ve learned so much from your gardening tips and tricks.
You should be proud to look back at this video to see how far you've come and how many projects you envisioned and got finished. And the bounty of fresh homegrown food!
The dog barking is not annoying. Especially to me. It means he is alerting his owners that you are out and about. lol It's good to have dogs in the hood. I have lots of neighbors that have dogs and they alert the entire hood that something is around. I love your vids!!
As for your wet shed, if you dig a small trench and fill with blue metal gravel to drain towards the back outside. This may stop all the water in your shed.
Yes that might help - thank you. :)
If anyone is interested in survival the best success that i've ever had was with the Micaden survive system (just google it) definately the most incredible survival i've followed.
hi guys, the best success that i've ever had was by using the Micaden survive system (just google it) without a doubt the best preppers i've followed.
What is blue metal geavel?
@@johnchase4408 its blue metal gravel. Google it.
Beautiful house and farm! Always loved Australia, wanted to travel there since I was young. Have lived in Florida all of my life. Keep it up! Just inspiring!! Just love your videos!
Man! I am always intrigued with your homestead, Mark! You are so lucky to be able to grow so many things all year!
I know, right?! Citrus fruit all year round. SO JEALOUS! :D
Me too! It's a dream of mine to have a place like that with so much fresh food growing. Thanks for the video Mark, I've wanted to see something like this since I got addicted to watching all your videos!
Hey Keith, thanks mate! I wish I could grow tomatoes like you lol... Cheers :)
Self Sufficient Me You have no worries, mate! You are an excellent gardener!
Thanks Mark for inspiring me to get back into gardening and keep the vids coming in.
You are such an amazing guy! Best of everything from SC.
Doctor - “You’ve got about an hour to live”
Me - “Just enough time to give a big yard thumbs up”
Thanks for taking the time to show us your great place! Its kinda hard to imagine year around fruit and veg production as I begin to execute my pre-winter garden work, although the cold and snow allow me to take a break. Keep up the good work.
Thank you very much! :)
@@Selfsufficientme I want to expand healthy food systems. Would you be available as a virtual mentor! Charge what you want, I am not charging anything. I just need to do something helpful
I love your videos. You should do an update, six years later and how everything has grown. I would be so interested in seeing that. I just discovered you and really enjoy watching. I love all the birdsong in the background. Great job. So much to do.
Thank you for this vid. It is so beautiful there! I live in the state of Kansas, USA. We are surrounded by brown dirt used for wheat and corn fields, along with cattle feed lots. It does not make for a pretty area. So I feel like I am on a vacation watching this video of your beautiful property😃. Looks like paradise! Love all your help on gardening through the years! Kind Regards to you and your family!
Mark says "Never ends. But our place is about 25 years old". My place is about 140 years old (mostly 1880 pise) with 100 year old additions (1920s timber and concrete). The most recent addition is the corrugated iron roof which is at least 80 years old. The only issue that needs urgent attention is the damage a wisteria vine planted by a previous owner has caused to the roof and ceiling. We are prone to 40C summers and hard frosts from Autumn to Spring with snow and hail. Neighbours and former residents have told me the house has needed very little maintenance over the decades. This house was built tough to last by Aussie blokes lol!
Loved hearing the Willie Wagtail throughout your video!
I absolutely LOVED this video. It was nice to see the whole property.
You can graft avocado branch on to an established fruit tree
Have only recently come across your channel.Wow,you’re an inspiration!
What a wonderful life-style you’ve created for you & your family.😁
Yes, I am now an addict. Watching and learning. Thank you Mike.
Five years old and just popped up for me. : ) Beautiful property, so interesting your weather is very much like mine in Florida. Love the diversity of your orchard.
Love this ❤
Thank you so much for your videos. I'm a mental health nurse in vic. Your videos have been a sense of calm and support in this time.
I raise quail and have my own expanding garden.
Sending you appreciation.
No worries about the dogs~~they do what they do. We can hear you very clearly with no interference.😊
The Wife and myself watched it, loved it, gonna try some of it. Thanks bunches
And as to your channel changes: Do what you have to do to keep your channel fun and interesting for yourself and for your viewers. If people don't like the satire skits, they can always skip over those. I am looking forward to them. :)
Thanks - yes that's true - humour is one of those "things" it can be kind of subjective so it should be rather interesting! I just want to have fun really - life's too short as they say :)
Found you tonite and watched 5 different shows. I have a big yard and I love in Coulee dam Washington. I really enjoy watching you. I will follow you on all you r shows. U are every good and please don't stop teachings us. I'm almost 80 and the last 2 yrs have been hard. Lost my husband and my yard is so bad now. So please keep us happy. You put a big smile on my face. Thank you.
From 11,000 to 1.21 million! I'd say that was a great idea to change. You seem a little more low key in this on, but proud of your accomplishments. I'm fairly new so I probably saw the more recent ones. Congratulations and I hope you see this Mark, and on your next million too.
Mate after dinner eh, …clever ducks LOL. I sure love seeing ducks in the pond. You have a great location for your poultry. They have the space to wander around and trees for shade.
I always enjoy your orchard videos, I love seeing the fruit trees. The citrus and mango trees’ reminds me of my childhood. They are pretty when they fruit. My fruit trees (citrus and stone fruits) are still young and they are in bloom right now. I have the white variety mulberry and after watching your video I ran outside to check mine LOL. I saw heaps of fruit on it. I can’t wait to taste them. We had the same variety as you got when I was young. We had them growing on the side of our driveway and the school kids walking by would stop and pick some to eat.
Your garden is lovely as always. I can see the challenges you have with the fruit flies. I am lucky, I am in Adelaide and I haven’t experienced that of yet. I guess you could still grow some of the bigger variety under cover during the warm weather months.
Don’t worry, people will come to your channel; just put the front porch light on so they can find you LOL. You have a deep passion for what you do to be self-sufficient and your viewers like me appreciate you sharing your ideas.
I look forward to seeing the comic in you in your future videos. It sure is a brilliant idea, go for it!
Thanks for all your support Mary I always appreciate it and love reading your comments/feedback. I don't have the white mulberry do they taste like the regular ones?
Yep. The neat thing is they don't stain your hands or the ground.
That dog also caused my dog to run out and start barking 😂 this is a great interactive video 😂. I love it, keep it up
You are a inspiration to me mark, wish you good health and happiness.
Hi Mark. I watched your long video pretty much all day while I work in my yard, filled a large tree hole, took care of my animals and eventually came in for the night. I look forward to your new channel full of satire and prepping info. I'm also in the prepping world and want to add that to my channel as well. I've just been so busy like you. I'll remain a loyal subscriber. Keep up the great work
I can’t wait to watch your new style. It sounds fun!!
Beautiful property!
I could listen to you all day soothing voice
I love watching your videos. It gives me a lot of ideas... I miss Australia, lived there ( Mount Beauty, Victoria) for 5 years. Nothing beats this country!
Mark Valencia at Self Sufficient Me, please continually remind the listeners and those watching what months Australian Winters are. Thanks
You seriously helped my mental health this morning you encounter all the same problems we do in our neighbourhood! It feels like something is punishing us…..you are great for sanity.
I love these shows. I always watch from front to end.
If you discuss prepping I'll definitely be listening!
Mark, you have a beautiful property
🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️. I’ve been a subscriber for some time now.. and it’s only now that I’m realizing the name of your channel.. somehow that resonates more today than any other day. I suppose I’m now “self sufficient me”.. love the name and the excellent work you do..
thank you.
Hi Mark, You need to dig a drain, it doesn't need to be really deep and if you dig it from your shed to the duck pond it will empty into their pond and that way you won't have to worry about the council complaining about drainage
Well, it appears the change was successful! 11,000+ to 1.69 million! 😃 👍 I love the channel. Thank you!
Can't believe I've been watching your channel for this long lol. The times gone nowhere and my gardening went out the window the last few years due to health ☹️. I still love watching your channel though.
I didn't end up getting round to making the raised bed in my garden. I still do the buckets though. Thanks for all these years of fun and knowledge 🙏❤️🙏❤️
Talk about being self-sufficient!!
What a garden!!
When the dogs and birds say hi, say hi to them as well! The dog knows you and the birds know you, yet they wanted to have a conversation. It is easy to say they are just territorial. It is more complex to determine what conversation they want to have
You can save and sell the orange petals to folks who make soaps.
Go where life leads you my friend. Just like your wonderful garden, the quest for comedy is what you like to do, DO IT. Go where your spirit guides you to go and you will live longer and happier especially with such a wonderful selection of fruits and vegetables. Many blessings for you and yours with greetings from Los Angeles, Calif.
You've always reminded me of Russell Crowe a little bit, maybe he can make a cameo appearance. Love your channel and it always brings me a smile.
So every man from Australia reminds you of Russell Crowe. Hmmm
John Chase no he looks like russel crow dumbass
Hey Mark, can you grow black walnut trees there?✌🏿🕯️🕯️
I've got a couple alter egos of my own. Can't wait to see it. Satire is big time. Love your channel anyhow mate but I can't wait to see that.
oh my goodness - I keep thinking I'm hearing the neighbor's dogs. LOL Thank you for the tour! I'm in a temperate climate, learning about summer and winter growing seasons for an upcoming relocation. I love your channel for all the great advice!
Love his video we brought owl house four years ago it had no fruit trees now we have ten at the moment we have enough fruit for the wife and I can't wait until we have enough fruit for the whole family I have learnt a lot from your video's Chrs from New Zealand stay safe
Be authentic and true to yourself. I think it is great. You will not lose this Canadian
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I lived in Australia for 4 years as a child , the bird noises really 4ing a bell .
Your p,ace is lovely and I hope you are ok in 2021
Love from UK
Watching your videos has helped my garden so much. Just starting out but I have fallen in love with it. Too bad the growing season is so short in southern Ontario, Canada. Cheers!
Good luck with your new changes, I've only just found you in the last 24 hours so I'll be watching more of your videos. You'll be able to pick those olives when you're standing on the verandah. You didn't say anything about your banana plants. I would love to see a video on your solar power too.
Try a French drain system, and berms to collect the rain water and harvest it, also to manage and control it. Hope that helps with your flooding issues. Great 👍🏻 property
A Swale would be perfect running along the side of the shed to direct the water where you want it😉
Oh nooooo not the cherry guava!!!!! It's super invasive!!! I have been battling that plant for the last 10 years they are like bamboo once it's established. University of Hawaii has released a "bug" to combat its aggressive spread!!! Good luck Sir, hope this helps!
I adore you and will support you on anything! Thanks so much for all your time and knowledge. Mutch love from the desert of Utah, USA💜
It would be lovely to see another run through like this six years on
long time follower, grain by grain, informative and very fun videos! this moment my ace-55 are about to ripe new fruits... Mark, you have some credit for it, just want you to know... salutes from the Yucatan peninsula to the world!
Mate, you are a legend. I've watched many of your vids and gain more respect for your resolve, to grow food the way nature intends, after each one I watch. I aspire to undergo a similar project myself here in NZ.
Goooodevening dear Son of our Holy Father in Heaven Mr Mark. You Sir have FOUND YOUR GIFT to build a BEUATIFUL Garden of Eden on Our Earth💎💎💎💎💎💎 What a joy to walk in Your Garden Dear Sir. I wish You all possible Goid Health to live a Very Long And Happy LIFE with Your Good Wife and Kids. Thank You very much for this GREAT video with all Sweet Orchestra surrounds 🤗🤗🤗🤩💎 God Blessings Sir Mark. Regards from Saminem from Suriname that is in South America. Take GOOD care of yourself. CiaoCiao
Beautiful property!!! Cant believe how much your channel grew since making this video. 11k to 845k!!! Well deserved, this channel is great!
Your sufficiency has allowed you to cultivate changes. Good luck on your further endeavors.
Your sense of humor is delightful! Looking forward to Saturdays!
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Tons of ideas for our new property :)... Thank you for that...
Once you mentioned your new ideas, including prepping,... I subscribed 😀
Oh really! Thanks for letting me know Tara. I'm still working on my prepping "thing" but it's definitely coming soon! I hope you enjoy it when it does. :)
Hi Mark... so back when you did this video you had 11k subscribers
Today it's 927k. Amazing. Well done.
WOW that's awesome quite a treat for my heart ❤️. Today is o5 Dec 2022 and I thought : "" I am going to make myself very happy cuz it's Kinderdag 🌻🌻🌻♥️♥️♥️🌺❤️🙏""
Thanks DEAREST SIR Mark.
Have yourself a joyfully day in Your Amazingly beautiful Piece of EDEN.
I HAVE BEEN VERY ENTERTAINED BY ALL MY EYE'S COULD SEE IN THIS EXCELLENT VIDEO FULL OF GOOD VIBES. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL WIFE WHO IS ALWAYS STANDING BESIDE YOU. You know what they say: Behind a good man there is a very Intelligent loving Woman 🌻🌻🙏 .
Respect for your words to say: " it is an ongoing project"".
🙏 I wish you lots of merry day's going to Christmas.
Greetings from Suriname
Dogs don’t bother me, what you say is too interesting. Thank you so much for all the tour and all you give
Your place is a dream come true. Your gardening information is quite useful--we live in San Antonio, Texas, which geologically speaking is the northernmost of the Chihuahuan desert. However, so many people moved to this part of Texas in the 1800s bringing with them their favorite plants from "home" that our environment has changed from desert to almost sub-tropical. So, your information applies in great part to our part of the US. Congratulations on your marvelous work.
Do you keep you own bees? In Cyprus where I lived for 20 years, the beekeepers delivered all their hives to the citrus groves. Win win situation, pollination guaranteed for growers and citrus honey for apiarists (which is delicious). Love your channel and so envy you your warm climate. I am back in the cold north of England now.
I am really enjoying your videos and the draw was the first comedy video. Thank you for showing how much fun gardening can be.
I'm excited for you!!! I look forward to your new changes!