My Dream Smallholding: Planting up the bank
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- My Dream Smallholding: Planting up the bank.
Hey! Welcome back to another episode everyone. If you're a returning viewer, thank you so much for the support! If you're new, welcome and good luck haha.
In this episode I'm planting up one side of the stream bank, one for the birds and two, to help stregnthen the bank side. I have also planted 10 laurels.To note, Laurels are none native and I'm not planting any more, anywhere onsite. They were picked due to the bright evergreen leaf and instant screening, purposefully for that fence edge, to help give a visual for the road bend. They are however extremely good at catching vehicle soot. Win.
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Anyone planting native flora & fauna gets a big thumbs up from me!! Great for local wildlife.Watching from north west France.👍🇬🇧🇫🇷
Hello Dean, thank you for your time, much appreciated. The only as stated in my description, are the 10 laurels, none native but serve a purpose and are well painted on that small strip. France has a place in my heart, diolch / Thank you.
I have just found your channel, watch all vlogs. Great work good content looking forward to see more
I really appreciate you watching and commenting, pleased you like it. I know it's not polished but tried my best, when I'm on my own, covered in mud and whatever else 🥲🤣
Binged watched your channel on a horrible drizzling day in Essex. Great work
Hey Marcus, thank you very much. Much appreciated. Hope the weathers improved for you!
I have planted many beech, and hornbeam, (which I prefer), hedges. Never considered doing so next to a stream, as the advice has been to pick a well drained site, hopefully yours will be okay. I would consider fast growing willow next to a stream, which after a while you could coppice for either fire wood or sticks for general use. Laurel is great fast growing hedge. Being mean I would have planted mine a bit further apart to encourage lateral growth. But they are great at absorbing sound, and catching pollution and a wind break.
I agree, and wondered the same. I would think the roots will grow into the stream and the leaves will fall and block it. They also seem very close together and not much room to grow. I have seen many people plant hedges very close together and too close to a fence, which has resulted in very leggy hedges due to restricted light and no room to grow, and also damage trying to grow through the fence. I would plant at least a metre away and a metre apart. It will soon join up. But I love what you are planning on achieving on your land. Great idea.
Hey Andrew, thank you for watching and commenting. Hornbeam is my preferred too but hornbeam doesn't hold onto its leaves through winter. I've planted a few hundred of hornbeam in the field which is part of a new plant mixed hedge. So I managed alot of the trees and hedges at my sisters, there's a mixed purple and green beech hedge. This is by a main, large river. I've also copied its planting spacing as it's 15year old + established. The laurels, are purely there for the visual on the road bend and soot capture. They'll need to be contained to this spot only. So a lot of strict management on it. Thanks a million for your time Andrew 🙏🍃
Cheers for your time Jeanette 😁🙏. The purpose of river side planting is for roots to seak the banks edge. This creates a natural barrier against erosion. I have willow planting on the opposite side, you'll see in future videos 🥰 (I love the willow fedge so much). Beech do not shed leaves like others, so don't worry about my stream, no blockages here 😊
Keep your laurels in check or they will grow out of control!
Nice work, keep it up Callum! Looking better already
Thank you so much, happy face seeing your comment 😁👏
entertaining??? wow these vids your posting are by far the best out there mate i absolutly love them , iv been planning this dream for 3 years now and you have boosted my will to do it ,, what a channel !!!!!
Hey Gary, ridiculously kind words there. I highly appreciate it 🙏. I will get back to uploads soon. I'm just super busy with my wool work. Yes!! Mostly definitely do not give up on your dreams. Thank you Gary
Looking good, stumbled on your channel and recognised the area. I live about 5 miles south of you. Hope the rain hasn't dampened your enthusiasm of late.
Hey Chris! Ah amazing 👏 . Thank you for your time and comment. It's been a difficult winter, well since October and storm babet. Even more so for all of the girls (sheep). It's extremely bad for their feet. None the less cracking on with everything Thank you. Bring on Spring!!
Look at this guy, what a MACHINE 💪
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put a 2" pipe under trees at angle bit gravel bottem 1m hole backfill plant tree normally water on top nd thru pipe and wil grow 3x faster Dan normal tree water thru pipe deep water technique add copper wires in ground also charge soil premote growth
Cheers Neil 👊🙏
don't forget to leave some logs in the front wood lands you're planting for small critters to make their homes in, lizards, frogs, spiders, etc
can't wait to see those laurels & beeches with their new growth
am enjoying your journey so far, looking forward to seeing the old house, are you going to be restoring it?
that creek would look great with an wooden bridge going over it to the woods...
thanx so much for sharing
Thank you Selina. Don't your worry there's 4 MASSIVE dead wood piles on the lower section of the land. Three sections up in the top of the fields too. Think I've put an image of some on a community post for you to see. All the best 😊👊
Only thing I can see and I might be teaching you to suck eggs is being that close yes they will crowd each other out somewhat so some more vigourous ones may take over while others languish. Also you are likely to get a significant amount of root encroaching into the water way which may clog it up, nothing that maintenance won't solve, just another job to be aware of. Roots will tend to extend towards water like tap roots go down, the shallow roots will reach out.
Thank you for watching and commenting! No not at all I love the comment. So I've put them that close, purposely for bank build up, to prevent further erosion (I also have a willow fedge now on the other side). So far father last years they've all grown out pretty well. I do appreciate you thinking the exact same thing as I, they are a tad close. But a super dense patch is what I'm after (hopefully it'll happen) 🥹🍃
Hard enough to buy land in UK I know, however I would not have gone for land in such close proximity to a busy highway.
All personal hey :). I've grown up on this road and near the land. I know it well. As you've said, it's hard to buy land these days. First and foremost this land is for my sheep and work. So its road access is perfection.
Beech only retain their leaves in their juvenile form, which they will remain in if clipped into a hedge. Hornbeam also retain their leaves if clipped.
As long as it’s dry enough on that side of the stream and you manage to beech as a hedge, I think your planting will do well (closer is good for a hedge) and will form a lovely stream side feature.
I honestly didn't know hornbeam did too then I realised. I'm only used to hornbeam in hedgerows on lanes. So they're topped in winter 🤦♂️ and thus no leaf left. Thanks for your time and comment Andrew 👌🙏
That’s going to look fantastic once they get established. Great job callum🎉🎉🎉
Much appreciated, thank you. It's done well this last year 🙏
You would benefit from a DJI Pocket 2 or 3.
Great vid, they will grow up so quickly
Thank you 😊 🙏. Fingers crossed. A year in so far, they're doing well. They'll be well maintained when they reach my desired height.
Just watched all of your vids, enjoying it so far mate. Looking forward to finding out a bit about the house and area. I also bought in NW Wales recently, not derelict but it has been a grind, seeing some good progress now like yourself :) cheers
Hello Rob, thanks for your time watching and commenting. Much appreciated 👏. Ah that's amazing, pre covid I was over in Gwynedd/Conwy. Came back this way during it all. Its tough work isn't it but it's also the most rewarding thing. I hope it's going great for you. In the future I will upload on house and other stuff. All about the land at this time 😊🙏 Diolch
Looking good, noticed your pile of cut down brushwood don't burn it in nesting season but when you do mix the ash with some compost as it makes superb potash and very good for growing stuff.
Hey man, thanks for your time watching and commenting. I didn't know that was good for veg, appreciate the tip! Please note these vids as stated in the first are old. From 22. You'll be pleased to know all tree piles are still there 😀. I'm very nature orientated.
How good does that make your entrance look Callum 👏👍 Along with the beech besides the stream. Great work fella 👌
Thanks a million 🙏 it's done really well the last year and currently all in it's brown, last season coat
Loving the vids - loving the journey Sue 😊🎉
Thanks so much Sue! 😊
👌 its all looking good 👍👍👍
Thank you very much 😁👊
One tip is don't plant beech or anything else the othe side of the stream because it is now running over clean gravel and you don't want to have loads of leaf litter in it also planting both sides will take out too much of the natural light from the water which is important for all the invertebrates that live in the stream bed.
The stream was pretty much invisible and hidden and blocked when I purchased it. Two winters now, never gets leaf litter filling it 🙏. The micro life is thriving in it 😁🥹🕷🦞🐌🐸
Enjoyed this video in particular ❤. It's amazing how much you have achieved already. Hope they grow well for you. 🤞
Awh Lindsey, that has brought me a big smile, thank you for your time, im thrilled you enjoyed it. They have been amazing so far 🙏😁
Excellent ,inspiring stuff
Thanks extremely kind. Thank you John 👏🙏
Great series so far. Id love to do the same.
Would you be willing to go through the finances behind this venture?
Hey Brad, thank you very much. Appreciate your time 👏🙏. Hmmm if people are interested in that type of video, I'd be happy to do a dive, in a future video. Thanks 👊
Well done. Nice to see your channel growing so quickly. Keep up the interesting content :)
Thank you for watching and commenting Richard 🙏. I'm quite overwhelmed by it, it's very surreal. If that was from you by the way (every little helps). I am extremely thankful, you are very kind 😇 🙏. Diolch o galon Richard.
I;m afraid the only Welsh I know is bored da, and I'm not even sure that's correct, lol :)
@richard5652 Pretty much bang on Richard! "Bore da". I said a heartfelt thank you, to you 🙏😊
Looks good! I planted a truckload of trees on my Saskatchewan acreage last summer - my shoulders still hurt! During the growing season I’ll have to water them regularly for the next few of years. That won’t be necessary for you suspect?
Oh wow!! Well done you 🙏🫡👏. In the moment you feel okay don't you but once you're done planting...the pains 🤣. I bet yours are and will, be incredible. We had a drought like May last year so I watered them constantly. I won't be wating them this year though, they're definitely rooted in now thankfully. Thank you for your time and comment 🙏🍃
Hi Callum, 79 trees is amazing!!!!enjoy watching your content and it’s good to see how your getting on 😊 would be interested to find out how you found your derelict land to purchase and how you were able to fund it? Also how derelict?? Do you have a habitable property on the site?
Thank you so much for watching and commenting, I really appreciate your time. Ah! If I told you that, I'd be spoiling future videos 🥲🤣 (sorry) patience is key for this channel haha. I will get around to uploading a deep dive on costs so far etc, but that'll will be in the future. Lots of land work stuff to come first 😊🙏
Are you going to be converting the barn for living?
It'll be in future videos 😊. It's an old house believe it or not, brick foundations, double sided fire place and cooker etc. I hope the music wasn't adult cringe for you on this one 🥲🤞
@@offthegridwalesmusic was better, I thought I deleted it 😂… thought it was a bit harsh-it does have the making of a interesting channel so good luck with it all😉
Hahah you did 😂😉 Everything gets emailed, even if deleted. Sometimes it's really limited and tricky to select music, remember it's got to be under licence/subscription I.e epidemicsound. My ear pods will be blasting music from suicide silence through to bon iver 🥲. Appreciate you watching and putting up with it. Everyone's different hey 😊😁
Looking good mate, that bone meal will definitely help
Thank you! Can't believe you're still giving me so much time. Highly appreciate it. These were the first trees, when I've realised how important bone meal is. I planted another 10 x 2m tall beech section on road, no bone meal. Drastic difference in growth and progression.
@@offthegridwales 100% mate I use blood fish and bone over at the allotment.
I'll take that expertise on you using it so much, for any future planting I now do🙏 thank you. I have another few hundred native saplings for hedge row to go in at the top of the field (be a this year winter job now though)
@@offthegridwales roger that, how long do hedgerows take to grow?
All dependant on species, climate etc. But decent native row, 7 years then ready for laying first time. The beech tree, pretty instant in a season or 2...
I am new to your channel. I am planning to find a smallholding myself. Where is the best place to start looking
Hey, thanks for joining in! Depending on country, scour the internet, fb groups and government bodies, like a land registry, land holdings etc. You may see an old place or used place/land. You can find the owner and start a dialogue. Good luck!
Great work, how did you decide which species of tree to plant?
Thank you! Good question, I've spent a lot of my life outdoors, around different habitats and with people with expertise. The field areas are 100% native mixed species (as they should) to create new hedge rows, these will be layed in 6 years. The wet areas are planted with 3 species of willow, except for this beech row, which was chosen for its screening ability through the seasons and the fact it doesn't shed leafs until the new ones are out. Laurels are for bit of particle pollution capture from the road and a visual for the bend.
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I see you may need .ore hedging. Would it be worth contacting woodland trust if they are im wales too. Could be cheaper than normal
Hey Gary, thanks for your time. Unfortunately the woodland Trust are one of the most expensive outlets to purchase trees/hedging from. All okay though I purchased a few thousand last winter. More will be going in end of year as well 😊🍃
Love watching the journey but please stop flying the camera around so quickly, it really spoils the video. Also difficult to hear what you are saying over the music. All the best.
Thanks Sean. Duly noted. I'm on two dji systems and my Sony A7iv. You'll have to put up with it for now I'm afraid, these were all done over a year ago. Diolch yn fawr 🙏