Dear Meraid and Dan, I love the wicked sense of humour you both have, albeit different styles, but you go so well together. After what we've been through the last few years it's very pleasant to be "with" a couple who have the ability to laugh at themselves. Thank you for a very entertaining post!!!
😊❤Meraid, you are still the Irish potato queen, you are wonderful, I love your personality, contagious, happy, enthusiastic, you are always smiling, you laugh at yourself, you are my beautiful weekend series! I adore you!
Your honesty is heart warming. Just as your humour. The best gardeners on the internet never show their imperfections and mistakes. You both do, with selfreflection, without judgement, without taking things too seriously. This makes life easyer and much better to digest. Thanks for all your efforts!
During the Spanish civil war (1936-39), my father, then a child, was evacuated from the town where he lived and moved to a little saffron-producing village in La Mancha. He described evenings spent around the kitchen table covered in mounds of saffron flowers and all the families, including children, sitting around and plucking the pistils. Those were later roasted lightly in a cauldron. Yep, it takes a lot of manpower to produce a gram of saffron. But it is totally worth it
Ho dear me , that's was a good laugh, and the honest truth about gardening, we all have our up and down with gardening, but most of all is enjoying what we do , having a great time outdoors , keep up the good positive attitude and the willingness of trying again another time , enjoy every second of it all.
Thank you so much for another video. U made me smile, chuckle and laugh. Thank you so much. Also u made me feel better at my own efforts here, albeit in a large balcony. I still feel like hitting myself when one of my plants does not thrive. But u made me accept my ignorance n apparent ineptitude. Thank you. You have my admiration for your botanic abilities.
Aweeeee you are so gorgeous saffron kings!!! Ahaha this video made my day relly. Lonely Boot in the forest is the best repellent. My dad has always been famous for trimming some of my mom's crops))) best of l7ck converting the arch to a polytonnel with hot composting beds for the winter) share more your laughs, is a totally great fertilizer for the life
You make me laugh out loud!!! Dan's straight face while quoting statistics on your new saffron empire likelihood was hilarious! Thanks for the laughs!!!!
Southern Europe can be devastated by early frosts, they can devastate fruits, walnut trees for years on end. The mimosa arches are so romantic if they just had something growing on the them. Try planting some rosemary hedges, they are appropriate to the climate and extremely aromatic. The boars adore digging up the bulbs of wild saffron. They do well in Islamic countries where boars have been exterminated in densely populated areas. Remember you're no longer on the Emerald Isle.
That is all I grow is mistakes some live and some die when I am lucky I have beautiful mistakes and when unlucky I get the sad brown ones. lol But you are right about laughter it grows any mistake into an acceptable garden choice. I am glad you explained about the covered walkway as I have been waiting for the beautiful picture you planted in my mind when you were erecting it and I expected you would rent it out for wedding pictures haha not going to happen but the idea is beautiful.
Amazing story about your shrinking pomegranates. I ques that in a few years you will have to dig up the promegranates to compensate the potatos who did not grow!
For me it took seven years until they grew properly and produced fruit. I had already given up on them, but now they are growing rapidly and have lots of fruit.
My kiwi has full sun in the morning the rest of the day is in shade from a large tree. Plenty of fruit every year. For your arch you could try wisteria, clematis and climbing roses. Not much fruit but nice to look at.
Dad was an opportunistic vegetable gardener 😀. Mom kept discovering veggies popping up in her flower garden and threatened to pull out long beans crawling up her roses 🤣
I love your attitude to those little “learning events” living in S Wales we are often looking at our garden and wondering why the vegetables are not coming up where we thought we planted them. I have just placed a fleece over our lemon tree and crossed fingers it survives another year.
South Wales in Britain ? I live in the States in Boston which get very cold in Winter, My old neighbors originally from Greece use to have 5 or 6 big pots and growing in them was Lemon and orange trees. They used to wheel them outside in the Spring with a hand dolly and put them in the house or garage somewhere in the Fall. Maybe you could try something like that. I guess they use a small grow light or such inside in the Winter. Just a thought. It used to look soo beautiful in the Summer with their Driveway lined with Fruit Trees. Spectacular.
I believe there lots and lots of plants and trees , in the markets, but you do not always know it origins, some will need time to adapt to the climate and soil, if they ever do. You seem to be doing just fine, and that land is telling you, that it will make what it can , with what it has. Keep up the good work, plenty of good surprises ahead! Take care!
Dan: "Laughter is the best fertilizer in the garden!" 🤗 So, I wonder if the plants that you've tried planting along the bridal path all thought: "Who wants to get wrapped up with that busy-body Mimosa anyway?" And they've all shrunk away! 🤣
You are both so funny and full of energy!! Loved this video 😀We all make mistakes as gardners ,gosh I have so many times ,we all are all learning !! But both of you do an amazing job not only designing the garden but gardening and growing !!❤
Thank you so much for admitting "mistakes", so cute! My Kiwi, planted 4years ago got smaller every year... My neighbors Kiwi growing like weed! No Idea what I do wrong...
So please that you have done this vidio, it makes me feel so much better and its true what you say I only put pic on of the success in my garden , you cant get it all perfect all at the same time . My grass and weeds take over my garden when I'm not looking so I dont always go in those places unless I get help . If you can get Epsom salts and bone meal there just put in the holes when planting . Xx
You two are as nutty as a fruit cake….i just love your videos…no matter what you do it’s enjoyable…keep on keeping on. Sending positive vibes from Kent Uk 🌼🌼🌼🍄🍄🍄🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️
I'm sorry but you both had me in stitches and These are the best videos on real life....❤ Crack on again for another year, love what your both doing and Thank you for the smile on my face and laughing out loud....you truly made my spirits high...TY
Gardening can be lots of fun as I see you have both been doing. And of course it’s so challenging as I see in this recording, but you have had a few setbacks. Each plant needs different kinds of soil and watering. The pomegranate I think needs to be prune back real good so it will grow. And the kiwis, I’m wondering if you have both male and female plants so that they can fruit. Homegrown food taste absolutely so great. Hope you have more success in the future with the challenging Variety of weather you have in your part of the country.
You made the most awesome mistakes 😍 I did the "don't water the potatoes", too, last year. THIS year I tried the growing them in the mulch methode. Except I mulched them only once. Of course the mulch composted, the potatoes then where "naked" - and too wet, because this year the climate decided to swap the summer for "rainy season" in Germany.... I also have amazing shrinking trees. They are also Kakis. They froze to the ground in their first winter. But they grew back, in June. I was about to rip them out, when I discovered the new shoots, phew! And I killed several Kiwis (the hardy version, because, Germany...), just because I didn't actually plant them. I blame Covid. I wanted to let somebody build a trellis, but then Covid happened. When I still had the money for it, nobody was allowed to work and when the lock down ended I was out of money for that kind of stuff (dog sitters make money, when people go on holidays and leave their dogs with a sitter...). So the kiwis died in their pots of not watering... poor things! AND I keep propagating Josta bushes while trying to actually killing the plants I have! I cut them down, because they grow like mad but make absolutely no berries and in the following spring I find the damned chopped and dropped cuttings rooted...
I think your beautiful archway might be perfect for grape vines. Maybe grow them a living trellis. I remember a picture of an "archway" of Golden Chain Trees underplanted with alliums? Golden flowers hanging down in spring and golden grapes in autumn... I just don't know if laburnums are okay in your climate. But there many alternatives, I imagine.
You two are hilarious. Laughter is indeed the best "fertiliser". Regarding the kiwi vines that won't grow, I always think of where a plant originates when I think of the best conditions for it. Actinidia deliciosa originated in southern China in forested areas. So during the warm season, think moist humid conditions, soil rich in organic matter that might also be shaded. The problem could be the soil being too hot, dry and compacted during the summer.
@@NearbyVeggies also see if it is possible to keep the soil nice moist during the summer (cover with heavy mulch?), although I realise that may be a challenge when it's really hot and dry. Kiwi vines can grow rapidly when they get going, so there is still hope you can get them to cover the pergola / tunnel in a couple of years.
😂 That was fun! I have high hopes for your pink Jasmine in the Arch. Cyprus has a similar climate to Portugal and over there you see Jasmine growing everywhere, you can sew necklaces out of the buds, then in the evening they open smelling beautiful. I can picture it now! 🥰💗💗💗
What a good laugh, so restorative and encouraging. It is always good to know that others out there also make mistakes😂Coming home from a holiday, I discovered that the weeds had not only moved in but taken over! I arranged for a casual worker to help me for a morning. The word for remove or take out in the local Zulu language is pronounced 'keepa'. Having pointed out all the plants I wanted him to 'keepa', I went inside to get the breakfast things washed up and to do a few chores. When I returned, all the weeds were standing tall and all my precious plants were being removed. The poor man thought I was speaking English and telling him to KEEP them😢 Moral: don't ask a non-gardener to help and learn the local language which I have done😊
What a lovely vlog! Personally, I find the 'experiments' half the fun in gardening :) This year it is garlic, last year it was onions! We learn, little by little :)
Haha, great to see you laughing about it. Thanks for sharing. It's good to see that I am not the only one having "misadventures" in the garden. I wonder why the trees dies and then grow back??? Could they be in shock after being transplanted but why? Very curious.
It’s difficult to be sure, but most likely it was the stress of the extreme drought in 2022 on newly planted trees. In the grand scheme of things our trees have done really well 😊
The soil is probably still poor in nutrients in many places in your vegetable garden. Exhausted if it doesn't grow. Nice video. I live in the Netherlands but am also thinking about moving to a warm country like Portugal to grow vegetables almost all year round. Maybe if you have a greenhouse you can also grow vegetables in the winter.😊
@@NearbyVeggies fair enough! I know att when I have a vision of something it’s hard to get it out of my head too! Hope they start growing for you soon!!😊xx
Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys, where would we be with out mistakes how would we learn,maybe you should test the ground to see what it is missing maybe the wood ships were not good for this kind of fruit trees. Live and learn good work guys 👍😁.
Delighted to welcome you here. Thank you. Extreme heat 🥵 in the first year and water caused a lot of stress to very young plants. Soil is doing well now 😊
Idea for your kiwi arch ( kiwis will never work there, sorry). Wisteria! Tough as, handles dryness and cold. Then grow more tender things under its canopy.
We have voles too, they have eaten allllll my potatoes. They don't like my beetroots, so we still have those. Maybe now the potatoes are gone they will learn to like them? 😂
Oh u 2. We all make mistakes gardening. I grow in pots. I have voles too. Try large pretty clay pots in front off your "ugly" wall. Mind u, they WILL have to be WATERED more often. Lol I also get 100° to 105° days here in july/aug here in nc, usa.
Viseu is not that faraway, though distance isn’t that critical here. For example if we were 15 minutes closer to the sea we’d rarely have a frost. Even 1 km can make a big difference if you are on one side of a hill or the other. The best suggestion I have is to look closely at what your neighbours are growing.
i think Kiwi fruit take 3 years to fruit. Dont be disheartened and pull them out nd they sexed they kiwi when you purchased them? I think ita a ratio of 1 male to six females...I may be wrong. They are a wonderful fruit and well worth the trouble.
@@samueldefaria6726 They do grow in the interior, Sonae have a big kiwi farm close to Soure. A quick look and production is also in places like Anadia. Maybe a bit of shade cloth could be useful until they get established. They do generally like a bit of shade in the late afternoon.
They grow incredibly well in our neighbourhood, which is one reason we were confident they’d do well. Harvest starts anytime now. Our neighbour has hundreds 😂
@@samueldefaria6726 you'll also find kiwi farms in Covilhã and that certainly qualifies as the 'interior'. I think the secret is protecting them both from the hot of summer and cold of winter. There's not much you can't successfully grown in Portugal if you know what you're doing. Just ask the Potato Queen!🤣
I would never let jasmine into my garden again. It is highly invasive and took me yrars to get rid of after it swamped and killed two gardenias and a pineapple guava tree
Dear Meraid and Dan, I love the wicked sense of humour you both have, albeit different styles, but you go so well together. After what we've been through the last few years it's very pleasant to be "with" a couple who have the ability to laugh at themselves. Thank you for a very entertaining post!!!
Thank you for sharing your enjoyment 🤗
😊❤Meraid, you are still the Irish potato queen, you are wonderful, I love your personality, contagious, happy, enthusiastic, you are always smiling, you laugh at yourself, you are my beautiful weekend series! I adore you!
You're the best. Thank you 🤭
You two nutters crack me up, best gardening programme ever 😊. Thank you for sharing, too funny. Love from County Meath ❤️
Thanks a million 🤩
Your honesty is heart warming. Just as your humour. The best gardeners on the internet never show their imperfections and mistakes. You both do, with selfreflection, without judgement, without taking things too seriously. This makes life easyer and much better to digest. Thanks for all your efforts!
Thank you 😊 we shall celebrate with a stroopwaffle 👍
During the Spanish civil war (1936-39), my father, then a child, was evacuated from the town where he lived and moved to a little saffron-producing village in La Mancha. He described evenings spent around the kitchen table covered in mounds of saffron flowers and all the families, including children, sitting around and plucking the pistils. Those were later roasted lightly in a cauldron. Yep, it takes a lot of manpower to produce a gram of saffron. But it is totally worth it
What a wonderful story. Thank you so much for sharing that. Hopefully you enjoyed a little bit of nostalgia 🤗
"I've been pissin' on that!" 😂 At least *something* worked! Boars are the worst.
It’s doing alright so far. Pity the boots 🥾 had a leak. 😂
I love the Saffron Crocus Empire Dream.
What a dream 😂
Ho dear me , that's was a good laugh, and the honest truth about gardening, we all have our up and down with gardening, but most of all is enjoying what we do , having a great time outdoors , keep up the good positive attitude and the willingness of trying again another time , enjoy every second of it all.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you 😊
I lost it with the loofah bit.
It was rather ridiculous 😂
Yes, laughter is the best technique!
If we didn’t laugh 😂 we’d 😭
Thank you so much for another video. U made me smile, chuckle and laugh. Thank you so much. Also u made me feel better at my own efforts here, albeit in a large balcony. I still feel like hitting myself when one of my plants does not thrive. But u made me accept my ignorance n apparent ineptitude. Thank you. You have my admiration for your botanic abilities.
We’re delighted to read this. Thank you ☺️
You know what they say” laughter is the best medicine “ ! Hope your holidays are wonderful!
Holidays at the homestead. Enjoy your holidays too 😊
Aweeeee you are so gorgeous saffron kings!!! Ahaha this video made my day relly. Lonely Boot in the forest is the best repellent. My dad has always been famous for trimming some of my mom's crops))) best of l7ck converting the arch to a polytonnel with hot composting beds for the winter) share more your laughs, is a totally great fertilizer for the life
Delighted you enjoyed it. Thank you. 😊
I always tell my husband that everything I plant is an experiment!😂 That way when it dies it's not so disappointing!
The best plan 😂
You make me laugh out loud!!! Dan's straight face while quoting statistics on your new saffron empire likelihood was hilarious! Thanks for the laughs!!!!
Yes, Dan’s straight face gets me every time 😂
Southern Europe can be devastated by early frosts, they can devastate fruits, walnut trees for years on end. The mimosa arches are so romantic if they just had something growing on the them. Try planting some rosemary hedges, they are appropriate to the climate and extremely aromatic. The boars adore digging up the bulbs of wild saffron. They do well in Islamic countries where boars have been exterminated in densely populated areas. Remember you're no longer on the Emerald Isle.
Thanks for the tips. 👍
That is all I grow is mistakes some live and some die when I am lucky I have beautiful mistakes and when unlucky I get the sad brown ones. lol But you are right about laughter it grows any mistake into an acceptable garden choice. I am glad you explained about the covered walkway as I have been waiting for the beautiful picture you planted in my mind when you were erecting it and I expected you would rent it out for wedding pictures haha not going to happen but the idea is beautiful.
Keep that picture in your mind, I’m sticking with the dream. ☺️
Amazing story about your shrinking pomegranates. I ques that in a few years you will have to dig up the promegranates to compensate the potatos who did not grow!
Now that would be fun 🤩
For me it took seven years until they grew properly and produced fruit. I had already given up on them, but now they are growing rapidly and have lots of fruit.
"So we decided that's what we really wanted all along". So funny.
There is a saying my mum said, ‘ If you don’t like something, change it or change your attitude’ 😂
My kiwi has full sun in the morning the rest of the day is in shade from a large tree. Plenty of fruit every year. For your arch you could try wisteria, clematis and climbing roses. Not much fruit but nice to look at.
Thanks for sharing your helpful ideas. 😊
Loved your tour of errors!😂
Thank you 😊
The kiwi arch does indeed look fabulous, maybe you should try doing a Haka to make the kiwis feel more at home :)
Me and Dan doing a face of like the All Blacks. Well I’m not sure Dan could make those facial expressions 😂😂
Dad was an opportunistic vegetable gardener 😀. Mom kept discovering veggies popping up in her flower garden and threatened to pull out long beans crawling up her roses 🤣
What a fun story. Thank you 😊
I love your attitude to those little “learning events” living in S Wales we are often looking at our garden and wondering why the vegetables are not coming up where we thought we planted them. I have just placed a fleece over our lemon tree and crossed fingers it survives another year.
South Wales in Britain ? I live in the States in Boston which get very cold in Winter, My old neighbors originally from Greece use to have 5 or 6 big pots and growing in them was Lemon and orange trees. They used to wheel them outside in the Spring with a hand dolly and put them in the house or garage somewhere in the Fall. Maybe you could try something like that. I guess they use a small grow light or such inside in the Winter. Just a thought. It used to look soo beautiful in the Summer with their Driveway lined with Fruit Trees. Spectacular.
Totally understand 😂
I believe there lots and lots of plants and trees , in the markets, but you do not always know it origins, some will need time to adapt to the climate and soil, if they ever do. You seem to be doing just fine, and that land is telling you, that it will make what it can , with what it has.
Keep up the good work, plenty of good surprises ahead! Take care!
Thanks a million. 🤗
Learning as you garden in a new country!
Absolutely 👍
I love watching you two.
Thank you 😊
😆 I did lol at the onion saga
just get some cuttings from the rosemary, toss them in a jar of water in the sun, you will have more to plant next year
Absolutely 💯
Dan: "Laughter is the best fertilizer in the garden!" 🤗 So, I wonder if the plants that you've tried planting along the bridal path all thought: "Who wants to get wrapped up with that busy-body Mimosa anyway?" And they've all shrunk away! 🤣
That could be the answer 😂
You are both so funny and full of energy!!
Loved this video 😀We all make mistakes as gardners ,gosh I have so many times ,we all are all learning !!
But both of you do an amazing job not only designing the garden but gardening and growing !!❤
Thanks so much! 😊
Absolutely brilliant 😂
Delighted you enjoyed it 😂
It's amazing to see how you talk about the mistakes you did :))) with laughing and humor ❤
It’s good to look back and laugh 😂
Loved this video. We enjoy listening to both of you - we love the humour.
Best wishes!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Liked very much. Great video.
Thank you very much! 😊
Me encanta,veo qué seguís disfrutando con los logros y con algún que otro fracaso... ánimo y paciencia 😊😊😊
Obrigada 🤩
You are the cutest couple ever.... Really enjoyed this so much. ❤❤🎉🎉😂
That is really sweet. Thank you 😊
Thank you so much for admitting "mistakes", so cute! My Kiwi, planted 4years ago got smaller every year... My neighbors Kiwi growing like weed! No Idea what I do wrong...
I know exactly what you mean 🤣
So please that you have done this vidio, it makes me feel so much better and its true what you say I only put pic on of the success in my garden , you cant get it all perfect all at the same time . My grass and weeds take over my garden when I'm not looking so I dont always go in those places unless I get help . If you can get Epsom salts and bone meal there just put in the holes when planting . Xx
That’s great to read. Thank you 😊
You two are as nutty as a fruit cake….i just love your videos…no matter what you do it’s enjoyable…keep on keeping on. Sending positive vibes from Kent Uk 🌼🌼🌼🍄🍄🍄🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️
You made me think about Christmas cake. Fruit and nuts 😂Thank you
Brilliant couple 😊
Thank you
Show me one person that never make mistakes. Do we have to hear this ? YES WE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT WORK YES YES. I AM NOT LAUGHING.
A future video, perhaps?
Hilarious!
😊👍
I'm sorry but you both had me in stitches and These are the best videos on real life....❤ Crack on again for another year, love what your both doing and Thank you for the smile on my face and laughing out loud....you truly made my spirits high...TY
Wow, thank you. It gladdens our hearts ❤️ to read this.
Great video thanks for sharing - love watching from here in New Zealand land of kiwis - hope yours behave and give you a good crop 🌺
We hope so too! Thank you 😊
That’s made my day😂 thank you 😂😂
Comments like this make our day too. Thank you 😊
Vocês são um casal super divertidos 😂😂❤❤
Obrigada 🤩
Ooh I just love this video 😂😂
Thank you 😊
Gardening can be lots of fun as I see you have both been doing. And of course it’s so challenging as I see in this recording, but you have had a few setbacks. Each plant needs different kinds of soil and watering. The pomegranate I think needs to be prune back real good so it will grow. And the kiwis, I’m wondering if you have both male and female plants so that they can fruit. Homegrown food taste absolutely so great. Hope you have more success in the future with the challenging Variety of weather you have in your part of the country.
Thank you for your tips. We have had lots of success. 👍
If the kiwis don't develop, maybe plant some passion fruit. I am sure the passion fruit will love the full sun and cover the arch.
We have a passion fruit that gave us 10 kilos of fruit this year. Not sure we could eat any more. ☺️
Hello from Los Angeles California😎 i am a new subscriber , you made me smile alot !
Welcome along, Dana. Thank you for joining us and sharing your enjoyment 😊
You made the most awesome mistakes 😍
I did the "don't water the potatoes", too, last year. THIS year I tried the growing them in the mulch methode. Except I mulched them only once. Of course the mulch composted, the potatoes then where "naked" - and too wet, because this year the climate decided to swap the summer for "rainy season" in Germany....
I also have amazing shrinking trees. They are also Kakis. They froze to the ground in their first winter. But they grew back, in June. I was about to rip them out, when I discovered the new shoots, phew!
And I killed several Kiwis (the hardy version, because, Germany...), just because I didn't actually plant them. I blame Covid. I wanted to let somebody build a trellis, but then Covid happened. When I still had the money for it, nobody was allowed to work and when the lock down ended I was out of money for that kind of stuff (dog sitters make money, when people go on holidays and leave their dogs with a sitter...). So the kiwis died in their pots of not watering... poor things!
AND I keep propagating Josta bushes while trying to actually killing the plants I have! I cut them down, because they grow like mad but make absolutely no berries and in the following spring I find the damned chopped and dropped cuttings rooted...
I think your beautiful archway might be perfect for grape vines. Maybe grow them a living trellis. I remember a picture of an "archway" of Golden Chain Trees underplanted with alliums? Golden flowers hanging down in spring and golden grapes in autumn... I just don't know if laburnums are okay in your climate. But there many alternatives, I imagine.
We have grape vines growing elsewhere. I want kiwis 😂
Great story. Thanks for the laughs 😂
@@NearbyVeggies understandable. I guess, you have to try again!
Will, that was a very valuable laughter
Thank you
love your videos always good for a laugh😂
Thank you 😊
You two are hilarious. Laughter is indeed the best "fertiliser". Regarding the kiwi vines that won't grow, I always think of where a plant originates when I think of the best conditions for it. Actinidia deliciosa originated in southern China in forested areas. So during the warm season, think moist humid conditions, soil rich in organic matter that might also be shaded. The problem could be the soil being too hot, dry and compacted during the summer.
Thanks for the tips. We will add even more organic matter this year. 👍
@@NearbyVeggies also see if it is possible to keep the soil nice moist during the summer (cover with heavy mulch?), although I realise that may be a challenge when it's really hot and dry. Kiwi vines can grow rapidly when they get going, so there is still hope you can get them to cover the pergola / tunnel in a couple of years.
We will give them more water this year. They seem stronger now and we have planted more ground cover and mulch. 😊
😂 That was fun! I have high hopes for your pink Jasmine in the Arch. Cyprus has a similar climate to Portugal and over there you see Jasmine growing everywhere, you can sew necklaces out of the buds, then in the evening they open smelling beautiful. I can picture it now! 🥰💗💗💗
Must look up the Jasmine necklace idea. Sounds lovely ☺️
Laughter really ìs the best tonic...so it is 😂😂
You’re making me laugh, so you are 🤣🤣
What a good laugh, so restorative and encouraging. It is always good to know that others out there also make mistakes😂Coming home from a holiday, I discovered that the weeds had not only moved in but taken over! I arranged for a casual worker to help me for a morning. The word for remove or take out in the local Zulu language is pronounced 'keepa'. Having pointed out all the plants I wanted him to 'keepa', I went inside to get the breakfast things washed up and to do a few chores. When I returned, all the weeds were standing tall and all my precious plants were being removed. The poor man thought I was speaking English and telling him to KEEP them😢 Moral: don't ask a non-gardener to help and learn the local language which I have done😊
I almost fell over laughing 😂
What a lovely vlog! Personally, I find the 'experiments' half the fun in gardening :) This year it is garlic, last year it was onions! We learn, little by little :)
Thanks for sharing ☺️
Hi, great video, stay well
Thanks, you too 😊
My apple trees have taken twenty years to produce a lot of fruit so it’s a long term project.
Hopefully we won’t have to wait 20 years 😂
Haha, great to see you laughing about it.
Thanks for sharing.
It's good to see that I am not the only one having "misadventures" in the garden.
I wonder why the trees dies and then grow back??? Could they be in shock after being transplanted but why? Very curious.
It’s difficult to be sure, but most likely it was the stress of the extreme drought in 2022 on newly planted trees. In the grand scheme of things our trees have done really well 😊
The soil is probably still poor in nutrients in many places in your vegetable garden. Exhausted if it doesn't grow. Nice video. I live in the Netherlands but am also thinking about moving to a warm country like Portugal to grow vegetables almost all year round. Maybe if you have a greenhouse you can also grow vegetables in the winter.😊
We are fortunate to be able to grow lots of vegetables year round. It’s a great place to grow food 😊
Maybe try planting a wisteria along the arch, I think that would look fantastic and they seem to grow really well here! Xxx
That’s true. We have wisteria in a few places but I really really want the kiwis 🥝😂
@@NearbyVeggies fair enough! I know att when I have a vision of something it’s hard to get it out of my head too! Hope they start growing for you soon!!😊xx
Great video x
Glad you enjoyed. Thank you 😊
Laughing so much 😂😂😂😂😂
Great 😂
Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys, where would we be with out mistakes how would we learn,maybe you should test the ground to see what it is missing maybe the wood ships were not good for this kind of fruit trees. Live and learn good work guys 👍😁.
Delighted to welcome you here. Thank you. Extreme heat 🥵 in the first year and water caused a lot of stress to very young plants. Soil is doing well now 😊
Of course no one waters potatoes in Ireland!😂
Of course not. It rains nearly every day 😂
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Idea for your kiwi arch ( kiwis will never work there, sorry). Wisteria! Tough as, handles dryness and cold. Then grow more tender things under its canopy.
Thanks for the tips!
We have voles too, they have eaten allllll my potatoes. They don't like my beetroots, so we still have those. Maybe now the potatoes are gone they will learn to like them? 😂
It’s my onions that get ruined by the voles but they are becoming less of an issue. 😊
Their never errors their learning opportunities.
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Have you changed your sound mode? very tinnie, as if you're talking from end of tunnel......?
Gardens looking great and thanks for the chickles😂
The sound is strange but we didn’t change anything (except maybe some of the old footage) 😊
Maybe you have to spray cowpoop compost near the kiwi. There is no compost in the soil. The kiwi loves that
Thank you 😊
Re pomogranites have you given it fertilizer in spring, have you trimmed dead branches, is your soil right ph
Ask your fellow neighbors who plant veggies what does well in your area.
We do and we can see what does well both for us and them 😊
Creeping rosemary is for the bees not for eating… FYI
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its maybe nothing can grow on the mimosa, try another type of wood for your arch, im not a gardener but that was my first thought.
It’s not the structure that is the issue, but exposure and lack of water. We have lots growing over a woven mimosa fence 😊
Oh u 2. We all make mistakes gardening. I grow in pots. I have voles too. Try large pretty clay pots in front off your "ugly" wall. Mind u, they WILL have to be WATERED more often. Lol I also get 100° to 105° days here in july/aug here in nc, usa.
It’s the extra watering that puts me off pots anywhere except the veranda. Even the pots at the rental house are a pain to keep watered in summer. 😂
I'm know, I put water crystals in my potting soil. Lol, plant cactus!
Sorry, it was me who left a comment last year that the tamarillo wouldn't survive the winter frost😂
That comment will always be with me 😂
Tamarillo are frost tender.
Yip, they sure are 😂
Are you located anywhere near Viseu? Moving there, wondering if your tips might apply to my area
Viseu is not that faraway, though distance isn’t that critical here. For example if we were 15 minutes closer to the sea we’d rarely have a frost. Even 1 km can make a big difference if you are on one side of a hill or the other. The best suggestion I have is to look closely at what your neighbours are growing.
You need something strong when start produce each can have a lot of kg
Thank you
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Do you get some frosty vinters?
We get frost but they only last a few hours. A frost is usually followed by warm sunshine 🌞
Those aren't gardening mistakes its merely nature letting you know who's "Boss".
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if don't make mistakes u r not human,lol.
We are human 😂
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i think Kiwi fruit take 3 years to fruit. Dont be disheartened and pull them out nd they sexed they kiwi when you purchased them? I think ita a ratio of 1 male to six females...I may be wrong. They are a wonderful fruit and well worth the trouble.
We bought male and female plants. They grow well in our neighbourhood so we will persist. 👍
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Kiwi fruit won’t grow with the high temperatures of that you get in Portugal. Look at the temperatures in New Zealand because they are ideal.
@@samueldefaria6726 They do grow in the interior, Sonae have a big kiwi farm close to Soure. A quick look and production is also in places like Anadia. Maybe a bit of shade cloth could be useful until they get established. They do generally like a bit of shade in the late afternoon.
You probably right about the afternoon shade. Thank you 😊
They grow incredibly well in our neighbourhood, which is one reason we were confident they’d do well. Harvest starts anytime now. Our neighbour has hundreds 😂
We’re not close to the Serra d’Estrela but the cool air comes from that direction. Kiwis grow well here in our village 🤣
@@samueldefaria6726 you'll also find kiwi farms in Covilhã and that certainly qualifies as the 'interior'. I think the secret is protecting them both from the hot of summer and cold of winter. There's not much you can't successfully grown in Portugal if you know what you're doing. Just ask the Potato Queen!🤣
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I would never let jasmine into my garden again. It is highly invasive and took me yrars to get rid of after it swamped and killed two gardenias and a pineapple guava tree
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@@NearbyVeggies so fragrant, evergreen and beautiful but a wolf in sheep's clothing
@@NearbyVeggies I highly recommend star jasmine as a substitute as it has similar attributes but is never invasive
Do you happen to know the Latin name, then I can be sure which one to get. 🤗
@@NearbyVeggies Trachelospermum jasminoides
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Thank you 😊