One Hot, Dirty & Painful Job on Our PORTUGAL FARM RENOVATION
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025
- This week on the homestead, we start a big job that's going to drastically improve our day to day life...fencing the entire farm! It's a mammoth task so it's going to take us a few weeks to complete, but in this video we started with the worst & most difficult area of the property.
As well as starting our farm fencing, we also planted our new strawberry plants & Victoria pressed some spring flowers for future craft projects.
Please LIKE THIS VIDEO if you enjoy it & SUBSCRIBE if you want to follow our journey as we bring this farm back to life! Also say hi in the comments! We'd love to hear from you 😊
Ricky & Victoria x
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We're Ricky & Victoria 👋 We're slowly bringing an abandoned off grid Portuguese farm back to life & transforming it into a beautiful homestead for us & our two rescue dogs Teddy & Poppy.
We both agree that we’re not experts in anything that we do here, however we don’t let that stop us from giving it a try. We live our life by trying. We live our life by doing. We live our LIFE BY LIVING.
#landclearing #homestead #renovation
The sudden, quiet, banana interlude was hilarious! ("Mmmm,... banana...")😆😆💕
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I love watching your videos!
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Wow, Poppy has grown so much & has literally gotten sturdier… I remember how small, weak and skinny she started 😊
Well, Ted was really pleased you found his ball.......... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Could have at least pretended for the vlog! 🤣
@@LifebyLiving Yeah!!!! 😂😂
WHAT!!!! He didn't remember the ball! So funny! 🐶😊⚾︎ Thanks for putting in that clip....you folks are getting a lot better at the daunting task of editing video's. So well done. I hope you feel really good about what you are achieving....and....great team work getting tasks started...and progressing along. I realize that when there is a daunting task I too have to convince myself to "ease" into it! And as with most cases, once into the task, more gets done than expected...which feels like a great accomplishment! You are not alone eh! 👍☺🇨🇦
At the end, Teddy's reaction to the ball made me burst out laughing (my dog Maya sometimes reacted with total indifference when I showed her something that I thought was very exciting). Ricky and Victoria, you will be happy to know that I'm a Life by Living addict. Have a good week ♥
Ahhh we’re so happy to be considered your vice Michele! 😁 Really appreciate you tuning in every week & being so supportive ❤️
What makes you different from a lot of other RUclipsrs is the. pace you have set in the vlogs. You are like painters, painting a picture with your brush. The images you paint come alive
on a canvas. And Victoria, you are so talented to be able to create wilting flowers into pressed portraits. Also, what Harriet and i like about both of you is your sense of humor. It works in our relationship as well. Living Life is so much better. Love you Dearly ❤❤❤ Jim, Harriet and Yuki Richmond, Va.
So, at least i found your channel some days ago and from this moment on i spent a lot of time with you both sweet and gentle persons
Great job cleaning up all of the brambles and trimming the olive trees. Looks like Teddy has moved on. Love your videos
87 olive trees🎉. Invest in a solid chipper because these trees will need pampering forever, and the byproduct of chipping the waste, will pay off big time. Brambles are forever. Absolutely cut the dead apple tree down and try and remove the residue off the property. Bless you two.❤
Absolutely love your videos the two of you work so well together it's obvious you're both very bright and funny ...love your sense of humor and antics of course... you're so organized and deliberate and I love the dogs thank you for sharing
The apple tree can “ breathe” again…… ☺️
Poppy is such a sweetheart! I’m so happy she’s in the best forever home 🤗💜
Tonight on Better Homes and Gardens, Ricky does some planting while Victoria gets her hands dirty.
Love your work 👍
It’s moments like the quiet banana interlude that makes me wanna watch this channel all the time you guys are entertaining you’re fun to watch and I’m fascinated by lifestyle you have chosen to live
Definitely a good days work!!
Have you considered growing melons, such as cantaloupe or honey dew because they do so well in hot weather. Also zucchini and cucumbers.
You could trade any of these items for chicken manure which is great fertilizer for the garden.
How about raising CHICKENS 🐔 🤔?
07/07/23 Greetings from Northern California!!
After all that work, pressing flowers is the perfect antedote.
Great analogy. . .Journey vs Destination.
Good job done, little bit by little bit, hard journey, but worth the reward.
Such a lovely couple. Your videos are so relaxing. It sounds odd that I feel so relaxed watching you two being attacked by brambles.😂
Hahaha you’re welcome! 😂
Wow well done clearing all those brambles. Auger is pronounced like August. Have a great week guys 💕
Thanks Debbie! You too! 😊
A very satisfying video👏👏👏... hugs from Colombia...
WOW!! 😳😄❤️
Wow! You have both done an unbelievable amount of hard work! I love your channel because you accomplish so much and are very clear about how you did the project! 👏👏👏 I hope you can both rest for a few days after all this hard work!❤🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻Blessing’s
Thanks Laura! ❤️ Hope you have a fantastic week!
Hello Laura how are you doing today?
@@AaronJames-ll3ep good ty
@@lauraquigley6403 so tell me where originally are you from and where do you live...?
When working around brambles wear rose handlers gloves that reach nearly to your elbows. Underneath wear metal handlers gloves -- the thin kind that stop metal splinters. Burn cuttings from brambles because they can root from a small piece that drop on the ground.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today?
For the auger…..it’s pronounced like the word awe…..awe-ger
also a wonder tool for ice fishing in Canada 🇨🇦😊
You're coming right along kids. Keep up the good work!
Dohh bit of a anti-climax with Ted not to bothered with the ball 😀! great work done its when you sit back and can see the fruits of your labour its then its worth the effort. Take care folks !!
Cracking job. What a great team you are.
I hope as painful as it can be to remove the brambles that you have experienced great satisfaction. What a huge improvement to get that cut down!👏🏼
Fencing posts looking good Victoria and Ricky. The clearing of the brambles looked an endless job but you tackled it together and made the area look good. Have a good week xxx
Thank you Gaynor! Sooo pleased to have them cleared but it was not a fun job! Have a great week! 😊
Well deserved your cool drink. What a change, good day's work. Weĺl done ❤
The stripped straight olive branches can be woven into a fence that is excellent for keeping chickens contained or around your garden plot to keep chickens out. Not difficult to do with fresh cut. Know you have lots of other projects to occupy your time, but since this is the first trimming they likey are the longest branches that you will be removing from the trees
Teddy at the end 😂
Another brilliant vid...I love the way you both explain what you are doing and why...also love the chemistry between you...proper soulmates .. looking forward to next vid x
Super catch up guys. Removing the brambles opened up the view greatly 👍 Ted obviously didn’t miss his ball 🤣🤣🤣👍 Love from Mansfield x
He couldn’t have cared less! 🤣
Another excellent VLOG.
That is a lot of olive trees. We only had 20 odd that we planted ourselves 20 years ago so still maturing but we were still self-sufficient in oil in a good year. Hard work picking, but nothing better than taking the results of 3 or 4 long days effort to the mill and then sampling your own oil at the start of a well-earned dinner out.
Learn how to sharpen your saw - it's not that difficult, doesn't take long and makes a huge difference. I just used a file, but there are gadgets that help get the angles right. Where we lived in Liguria there were lots of places where you could get the chain sharpened and the saw serviced which is also worth doing occasionally.
Great start on the fence 👍 I think a petrol auger is definitely the way to go! 🐾
Spring is beautiful
Drenge a great n northern band...And I thought my estimation of you both & content could not get any higher. A great grounded couple who work hard and come across as sound people. Cheers!
Cheers Ben! Yeah they’re a cracking band. Brings back some good memories that T-shirt. Bought it at one of their London gigs when they were touring the first album. Shame it’s had to be relegated to a “work” tee but it’s had a good innings! Thanks for watching dude 👍🏼
Auger - aww gerrr 😂😂😂😂 just don’t drag it out that long🤷♀️❤️ always look forward to your videos.
GOOD job! on clearing the brambles! LOVE the flower pressing🥰 I look forward to your next video~
That looked brutal. Well done guys
Loving your vlogs...
Thank you! 😊
Love your choices of music for your videos, a listening pleasure.
Blimey that was hard work tackling those brambles, hope it’s all behind you now.
Love the flower press, I had one as a child 😁 great job guys 🙌 have a good week ❤
What a job you had to do with the dreaded brambles. Bravo people. You two work so hard ❤
I enjoyed this video a lot, so glad that I discovered your channel. The carefully planned and detailed approach you take for your projects is to be respected. Strong work ethic as well. Do you have a hand held brush cutter, the type with a blade instead of cord? If not I believe you’d benefit a lot from having one. Another suggestion is a battery powered reciprocating saw with pruning blades. I own both and they are excellent tools. Thanks.
Great job! ❤👏👏👏👏👍
Heartwarming to see you both enjoying "chilling out" with the dogs. Nice!👍🇨🇦
Another lovely vlog thank you 😊
Teddy at the end though 😂
I have always said "orgar". I wonder if a post knocker would be a better tool for installing your fence. Love the videos, keep them coming.
I pronounce it owger so who knows!!
From what I can gather, it’s “orrrgar” for the tool, “arrrgar” for the oven. We’re actually planning on using a post hammer for the other posts in between but just wanted to get the corner posts dug to get them plumb 👍🏼
Always a pleasant presentation. A nice break from our hectic day here in Eastern Atlantic Canada. Thanks and good job to you both.👍💯 ☺🇨🇦🍁
Ohhh Teddy 😂😂😂 good to see you guys!!, can't wait to see the farm fenced 💃💃💃
🤣 he couldn’t have cared less!
@@LifebyLiving he was having his Garfield moment 😂😂😂 hope you guys are well, Happy New Month ❤️
i liked this episode, thus passing by to give you some support. and i loved to see you using those made in portugal oranges vases so typical from here. also, i appreciate a lot your concern and care with your dogs. 🌼
Ah but Ricky now that you have removed them Brambles, now the Hogs will find a way to enter freely your property and do what damage hogs do when you are asleep, as them brambles were their deterent, as like humans they detest their skins being ripped to shreds.
Nice idea that Victoria pressing flowers was also a teaching my Grandmother taught me to enhance internal decorations.
Love the variety of your show! 🎉😊
Hi guys - just FYI.. strawberries are self fertile and so need little or no help pollinating! If your greenhouse vents/ doors are open then plenty of insects will find their way in..but you can help by shaking the pots when the pollen is around(warmer times of day) or running you fingers over the plants to shake out the pollen. Strawbs have been grown under glass to get an early crop since early Victorian times- at least ..!
.....however - they might not care for Portuguese heat, and might need some shade...!?
Interesting. Not sure about the shading to be honest Andy. It’s all a bit of an experiment! 😁
Nice video, hilarious the last seconds 😂
Thank you again.
Do they use dry concrete there? I've always used it when setting corner and tension posts.
"Dry concrete is a fast-setting concrete mix that does not require mixing. It comes in a bag and can be poured directly into the post hole. Dry concrete is ideal for setting posts because it eliminates the need for mixing and sets quickly." ~Google
Unfortunately we haven’t seen quickcrete or anything similar here. Used it back in the UK though. Would be perfect for this job
Foremost, greetings from Coimbra. I only now are viewing your video, and I have a good time with your Brit/ cockney accent. I really enjoy it. All this RUclips channels with the American English. Go on with your nice work. Portugal, and better rural Portugal, is a hidden gem.
Love the video. Can no one else see the chem trailing in the skies above 😢
Hello Robert how are you doing today?
Good job
Happy day from Kansas City , Missouri to my hard working friends. Your property is looking great. Love the pressed flowers. Can’t wait to see the end results. God’s Blessings on you both and your cute dogs.
Thank you Joyce! ❤️ Hope you’re having a great week
You should see what its like here in SC in the USA. We have over ten types of invasive vines here and several have thorns. If you don't keep up with the clearing, it becomes like a blanket and takes over your property. Our weather here seems similar to yours but maybe wetter in general.
We have wild boar everywhere. Nightly we have them rooting. They are strong as can be and very large, so the fence needs to withstand a herd of boar.
Your doing a good job, well done ❤️
The fencing looks to be a huge job, but so essential! Whatever did you do with all the brambles and cuttings?
Teddy has certainly moved on!😂 Can’t wait to see the pressed flowers! Big hugs to you both!❤
Thanks Marsha! ❤️ Unfortunately they’re still sat there in a big ol’ pile! Not sure what to do with them at the moment as brambles take an aaaaage to break down in compost. Any suggestions?
@@LifebyLiving Geeeezzz…..Could you safely burn them? I know you built a burn “pit”….at least I think so….Perhaps you could burn them, if that would be a safe suggestion…. Good luck and many blessings to you both!!❤️
@@ZeeCeeCreations Burning is definitely an option but we want to try & burn as little as possible just in general. Sometimes it can't be avoided though
Oh Teddy you are a funny fellow and you really have moved on!!! Lol
Absolutely delightful video. I so enjoy watching you two and your pets. Great start on fencing your property. 😁
Thanks for watching Mona ❤️
'Farmer For Fun's dog was mauled by wild dogs that roam around Portugal so well done regarding the fencing to protect your fur babies.
'fur babies' should count as a crime against humanity in my humble and not at all biased opinion ...!!
They're not babies, are they Maria..!?
In fact, actually it's downright weird, when you apply a bit of logical thought to it..!!!
Am I a 'dog person'...NO!
But, if I were, I wouldn't be able to hold my head up in civilised society if I referred to them as 'fur babies'....!!!!
...and please don't try to defend it...it's indefensible!!!
@@andymccabe6712 f off get a life...
@@esmekaffen4961 Insult to our fur babies... he's probably a bot...
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Another great video. Just love watching you two. The property is looking great. Looking forward to next week’s video.
87 trees! Wow!
You two a just a pleasure to watch! Love your videos always so serene and organized when doing your projects ...and I know that apple tree loves you for rescuing it....Spring is just arriving here in Boston😊
For bramble, wild roses get welders gauntlets, the leather is really thick and they cover your forearm as well.
Yessss! My daughter’s partner is an iron worker.
Great tip!
Thanks for the tip Bruce 👍🏼
Love watching your channel! What a job the brambles were, but as usual, you just pushed right on through!
Love watching you your strawberries will get runners on them with a baby on the end just pop babys in a pot of compost and leave attached to plant once they take root cut them of and you have more strawberry plants for the next year hope you get what i mean
Thanks for the tip Patricia!
Here in Wisconsin I'd say "aw-ger". Fencing is hard work but will make things great for you and the dogs!
Good morning from Virginia
Rent a skid steer with an auger attachment. They come in varying widths. They are easier to maneuver than a tractor and can also tow a gas powered chipper.
Lovely❤
Beautiful video!!
The land is looking so beautiful. You guys are definitely living the life and working hard to achieve your goals with the land. Love and be safe!😘🤗🌼🇻🇪
Love this video! Amazing what an afternoon of hard work does!,
Ted, " No. Don't like that ball no more."
That dirt in the trunk cavity is best for pot planting. You must just watch out for scorpions while removing the dirt.
I am trying to tame an overgrown property on my own and I'm in my late 50s so I can totally relate. Hard work but very satisfying. The fence line looks great. You might have to spray any bramble suckers that come up or you will eventually be back to square one and you don't want that. They take a while to kill off completely. Can't you get a local farmer or contractor to come in with a post ramer on his tractor to ram all the posts in for you? That doesn't usually cost to much.
Well done on all that work clearing the boundary. Teddy didn't seem particularly impressed with the ball.
The strawberries will produce in the pots that you planted them in , but my advice is to to plant them in rows with ample space between the distance between each plant both in line and across from each row, if you have more rows. The reason the space is necessary is strawberries create runners, and by alternating the rows into the new growth keeps the stawberries plants new each season and continues vital plants . I think you get the idea, of how to make sure your plants do well and they produce a lot of strawberries for years.
I’m loving your channel! You guys work so well together❤
Congratulations!. . . great job. . you are to be admired!
Hello Carol how are you doing today?
The main function of mulch is to dress the soil and keep it from burning (drying) out.
It would still be recommended to use concrete for the posts. You can buy bags of pre-mixed concrete and prepare it easily in a large bucket using a drill mixing bit.
I love to see brambles being cleaned up !!! and happy to hear you're going to fence the placer !
Hello Sonia how are you doing today?
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Well done with all the clearing.. looked knackering! That made me laugh out loud, the ball..so missed.not!
Thanks Karen! I know right, he literally couldn’t have cared any less! 🤣
great job guys, thanks
Hey I watch you guys on another account on my tv. I spent a good few years clearing Lantana which is a bramble-ish pest in Australia. Welding gloves! They are heavy leather and long. Cheap from Kmart.. They would wear out but before that very protective from prickly plants.
Ricky, with regard to pronunciation:
Just type the word into Google Translate, then, below the word, click on the picture of a speaker.
Like magic, a hidden person will say the word.
I imagine you type in Portuguese words when you're struggling at the shops and maybe didn't think to try it for English words.
(Auger is pronounced like awful) ☺
awesome job...well done
You both are really nice!