Food Forest Update
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
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I started converting a section of lawn into garden space a year ago partly inspired by your series on this conversion process. While my own conversion process has certainly had its challenges (Bermuda grass being the main one) it’s incredible to watch all the life and food start coming out of it. I’m about to have more zucchini than I could ever eat, plenty of tomatoes to share with neighbors, nectar for pollinators, I harvested my first carrot of the season yesterday. It’s incredible. Thank you for your insight and musings on not only the how’s of gardening, but the ethics of it as well. It’s deeply appreciated.
I contacted a local arborist and have gotten drops of wood chips. Spread out about 6" deep the grass and weeds will not grow through it. It retained moisture so well! I've dug down after only 6 months to find dead grass and moist lush soil, I planted some Figs in there since they do well with damp soil. Next year will be the year of Elder and Sea berrys for me. Give it a shot! The wood chips were free but you have to have them deep.
@@farwoodfarm9296 wish my bermuda were so controllable. It laughed at my double layer cardboard and 6 inches of wood chips here in Western Oklahoma. Popped right through all over the place... It grew very very well though with my trees and berry bushes 😆 only space I have been able to keep bermuda free are my raised beds on an old billboard tarp.
I have the same problem with Bermuda grass. My experience has been Bermuda loves wood chips. If you want a lush Bermuda lawn cover it in wood chips.
@@zachlloyd9392 Same here in AR. It loves the heat.
I can't believe that section at 3:00. I remember you planting that out and you are right, they were just hardwood cuttings. Look at it now, just 2 years later. Not even.
The world is in a really precarious state right now too, and this is a moment of extreme importance for every individual. We've got farmers experiencing some of the largest shortfalls in 50 years around us up here. Gas prices driving feed prices up. Fertilizer shortages. More extreme weather. I have a few farmer friends who have told me that starting to grow my own food was the smartest thing I've done in my life. I beg and urge anyone reading this, if you haven't started yet, and you are on the fence if you want to start growing some of your own food, you should start right away. You'll never say "I wish these potatoes were sodgrass lawn" this fall, but you may wish you had some potatoes instead of grass lawn!
I've also enjoyed your channel Canadian Permaculture Legacy. Your climate is closer to mine (Maine)
I remember when that video came out. It would be cool at some point to see screenshots of this area as the years go on.
Would love to see more on the updated air prune beds. Just bought a piece of property that I will be wanting to plant out in as many polycultures are possible. It has just been acres of mowed grass for years. I think air prune boxes will help me get the to my goals much more economically. Thank you for the reassurance of how quickly a space can transition. Needed to hear that!
There is nothing more relaxing than watching wet mulch all over the place. The fresh smell is even getting through the screen!. As usual, thanks a lot for sharing your experience with us.
There are so many creators in this realm and many of them in far similar climates to mine but still NOBODY has taught me as much as you. Thank you so much for the years of education and inspiration. You are amazing!
Really lovely sentiment, thank you so kindly for sharing!
Our little 8 acre site is switching into harvesting mode. Asparagus, garlic scapes, strawberries are coming in. Garden salads, onions, leeks, beets, turnips all nearing eating size. Been organizing the freezer getting ready to start putting up foods for the winter. All the while planting more starts of nasturtiums, malabar spinach, and watermelons, loofa, and marigolds.
Summer squashes are coming up now after planting the seeds last week. The winter squashes are poking their heads up all over the orchards and various gardens too. It is really quite amazing what can be done when you go around with pockets full of seed packs.
Thanks, as always Sean! I'd love to see another video on the air prune boxes.
Same ! I'm going to build some this autumn for a Spring sowing next year :)
We are cramming fruit trees and shrubs into all corners of our current fenced in garden.
Last year we Built a greenhouse in the backyard last year and built 8 raised beds in it.
Adding 7 more raised beds in the front yard and even more in the backyard.
Cleared the back half of the yard, terracing it, and covering it with cover crops this year to prep it for a food forest next year.
Added a shallow well higher up on the hill for irrigation.
Working on Fencing in the entire yard and adding a second small pond to the yard.
Having 3 friends help with the gardening this year so they can learn and share the produce.
SHAWN!! Thanks again for the flash sale every single one of the paw paws and hazel nuts ya sent me are doing very well they're loving their new home. 😀
Its a joy for my heart for seeing and feeling all these beautifull beeings. Ouf course its after the rain, but all the leaves are so vibrent. And the white pedalfloor. 🥰🥰🥰
It’s hard to believe that’s even the same space! You inspired me to convert the second half of my yard to trees. Added dozens of trees, shrubs and other plants that can all be used as food or medicine.
Your friend is growing a lot inside ;)
Good friend to have in this times
I don’t have a garden .. I live in an apartment in Paris and your videos help me escaping the city and dream about a better place… thank you so much for sharing
I have been using cut-off bamboo tops about 6 feet long, let them dry, and stick them around where I have tender plants they like to browse. The pokers, I call them, have been doing a good job so far of keeping those nosey deer from chomping things...like the elderberry you sent me---but I remembered seeing you use the bamboo pokers and so have implemented this strategy! Thank you for sharing your ideas and ponderings!! How wonderful people share their greenhouse materials and time & effort with you & Sasha. My goodness, that's such a blessing turning waste stream materials into trees and edibles!...and so is what you do! Thank you for sharing.
It is really nice how tidy these propagation boxes are .Really nice organization of the space.
I would be very interested to know your neighbor's opinion on this developing partnership on their land. Maybe they are not into being on youtube, but you narrating their experience would be great too !
I second this! It would be very cool to hear their perspective if they’re willing. I think sharing more about the human collaboration aspect of this may inspire a lot of high impact collaborations as a result!
So happy that your garden is creating a community! Love it!
Us too!
Wow… I love the sound of the wildlife and birds in the background
Easily one of the most valuable channels on this site, thanks for all the work you guys do here!!
Whew. You're making me want to take over some of the grass and lawn areas I have in-between my tree plantings and in the corners of my yard. I've been working through the series almost completely. It's been great. Tons of ideas and motivation
Where we previously lived, we often benefitted from the indoor farming of others. What was essentially an evidence dump, became a huge resource for us. Pots of all sizes, clay balls, perlite, plant supports, mylar, and more.
Yes please I am about to build some air prune boxes so we can plant the seeds this summer straight off the trees as we process the fruit mainly the trees we have only one of, all native to this region of Cyprus so should grow like weeds.
We have edible acres friends growing well in our “indoor growing space”! Thanks for all you folks do, and how you do it. Massive inspiration. 🙏🙏🙏
I was laughing out loud at the perlite comments by the way. 😂😭😂
What lucky neighbours! Beautiful.
The frogs sound so happy.
I truly appreciate EVERY video to put up. I appreciate the time you take to offer us these amazing tours.
QUESTION: Do you have a particulate video that I may have missed regarding the Medicinal Herbs you have planted?
Your neighbours are beyond blessed to have your knowledge to learn from.
Thank you!
I am trying something new, this year. I live in Glendale, Ca., between the Santa Monica Mountains, Griffith Park, and Verdugo Mountains. I go hiking several times a week in either one. I used my phone app for plant identification to see if anything was edible, along the way. To my surprise, I found wild Mustard and California Buckwheat. The Mustard leaves are great and the yellow flowers are a good addition to my smoothies. Same with the Buckwheat flowers. I would like to collect the Buckwheat itself, when the plant matures...Kasha! I am collecting the mustard seeds and growing the seedlings. I will transfer to the garden, soon. It's amazing how abundant Mother Nature is with her food supply, as we walk along the paths, ignoring the food offered.
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I can see you put a lot of work and love into growing!I hope gardening brings you as much joy as it brings me. b
It’s the start of my 3 year gardening but there is still so much for me to learn and I appreciate you sharing your food forest. It’s inspirational to me. I’d love the idea of a growing that way. I look forward to hopefully learning more from each other as we grow!
Good luck to you!
Looks alot better than a lawn! I am always amazed with all the work you all do! I will have to get out that way for a tour in the future!
Great update. We would appreciate a vid on air prune box construction, when you have the time. The pond is looking good and perhaps you could add an update on that too sometime. What a lovely site along the side of yer neighbours drive, they have all grown so well.
Anyway, can't sign off without mentioning the bird song in the back ground was exquisitely beautiful!
Always good to have some cannabis farmer friends
Beautiful, and inspirational. Thank you!!
Once again, totally freaking amazing!!!!!
This year I am adding American persimmons to my garden. I was inspired by your winter videos that highlighted the persimmons on your property. They will join a guild of strawberries, asparagus, and walking onions.
Yes, I'd like to see the air pruning boxes please.
I like the way you built the air pruning tops better than how I did. I kind of made a wooden screen frame with legs and then stapled the mesh to it, barely holds together and is pretty wobbly
I hope to get a neighbor like you one day! I need friends like you or your friends with the indoor growing operation 😊
Loved the tour, you have a nice neighbour to let you grow on their place. Such a busy garden. Blessings from Australia ❤️
Yes please to a video about air prune beds, I’m hoping to make some this year to support transitioning an old clear cut back to the original mix of forest species in my area
What a fantastic conversion ;)
Finally got a chance to finish the rest of the video. I just love the back half of this video and all the community building and collaboration between neighbours. If only we could all have such amazing neighbours and you and Juan have with eachother!
Interested in the air prune boxes.
Would love to see that video. I always look forward to your videos
Your video quality lately has been Marvel level good. I thought you had a green screen behind you when this video started 😂
Enjoyed the tour! I've used info for air prune boxes to make 2. I've used them (zone 3 & 4) for: nuts, oak, maple & other natives. Awesome info.
Your newly spiffed nursery and waste stream bed look amazing and so full of potential. I love it! Being similar to your friend, i have a lot of that waste. Although i grow outdoors i have to start things inside because i live in Michigan. One word of advice on using it, if you have not already done this, it tends to dry out quickly in a hot situation. I've built several beds from mine and it's *excellent* for a more arid herb/plant situation but going forward, i'll be mixing composted wood chips and manure into it. Coconut coir is probably more susceptible to this than some of the darker peat mixes but it's great for seed starting.
I always learn so much from this channel, and I am so thankful I found you. I have taken your idea about conserving run-off rain water and applied it to my suburban neighborhood. There is a small creek behind my house that catches all the community rain water and diverts it to a bigger creek about a mile away; which always floods. When, and if we get rain here, it usually runs off quickly due to severe drought and hard packed clay soil. So my son and I have partially damned the creek behind us such that the water has an actually chance to slow down and soak in. It has done wonders for the back area in keeping things green. It also has slowed down the erosion happening on our property. I really owe the idea to you as you started me thinking outside the box. Thanks so much.
Someone sure had a nice indoor spinach 😉 harvest
Inspired by your previous air prune box videos I built two last winter and I managed to grow several dozen pecan trees and some apples from seed - some or all of them may end up as rootstock in the future but in short it was a very successful experiment! I think another video highlighting what you’ve learned over the years since the last one would be amazing. But of course any content you chose to put out is fantastic, just keep the knowledge flowing! You’re doing the work the world needs, thank you!
The garlic I got from you is almost ready to harvest. I've been pulling the scapes off. Thanks!
The growth!!!😍😍😍😍
2 years, impressive.
Also I vote for details on the tree boxes, thanks
Since finding your channel I have started adding perennial edibles (mainly purchased from you so thanks) to my home landscape as well as my family farm. 7 different types of currants, a gooseberry, wild and named cultivars of elderberry, aronia, and strawberries, as well as a few herbs. I appreciate all of the info and inspiration this channel offers to really get the mind dreaming. Keep rockin!
So jealous of your neighbor situation. My neighbor has a huge sunny lawn that I see a perfect food forest fitting there quite nicely. I’ve been suggesting and offering myself as a resource. No go so far. I see a thriving food forest there. I’m surrounded by perennial food crops that I’m eating. The stuff everyone mows is food - violets, dandies, wild lettuce, dames rocket, wild native brassicas, young goldenrod, young fleabane, clover, chicory, oregano, etc etc! Perhaps a few more levels of collapse and people will wise up.
Your lucky my neighbour has just used tarmac on over 50% of his agricultural plot and put up floodlights and a six meter high chain mail boundary fence, (tennis court?) all of which is illegal but he’s Cypriot so it doesn’t matter, hey ho good job Cypress Layladii grow well at this altitude a couple of years he will have green moldy tarmac and no sun from sept till June, for virtually every problem there is a growable solution, happy gardening.
@@ponypetedm wow, thank you for reminding me how much worse it can always be! I’m definitely grateful that my neighbor doesn’t spray or use too many power tools. He’s got 24 hour useless bright LED lightbulbs that look like twin tower memorial high beams into the stratosphere, and isn’t trimming the annoying unruly invasive privet hedge. Privet leaves for medicine and compost. Guerrilla trimming, special ops Nanking cherry planting. That’s my growable solutions to some of those problems!
I would very much like to see the process behind designing your new tree box area. I have been starting lasagna gardens over lawn areas by putting down cardboard that I save from packages and then piling rough compost and mulch on top. Those areas get planted out with potatoes for a season and then something else eventually. I’m on my second year of this and now have a wonderful veggie garden that I’ve fenced in using scrap wood from a deck that was being removed. I’ve also got some raised beds in a shadier area that I use as “nursery space” for strawberries, blackberries, and a bunch of small trees from you and Akiva Silver- paw paws, chestnuts, hazelnuts, and butternuts. I’ve also started tending to lots of maple seedlings that have popped up in all these areas. Rather than pull them as weeds, I figure they can grow for a year and I’ll move them in the winter. I have some rough ideas of where some of these trees will go, but at last count I’ve got well over a hundred- quite a few holes to dig this winter! So much of this has been inspired by watching your channel. I can’t thank you enough for sharing your light with us all!
What a difference a couple years have made in that space. Awesome work by all involved. Thanks Sean!
Looking great! 👍👍
Thanks for the update! I’ve been putting in a lot of pocket pounds and other water retaining earthworks inspired by your channel and now have inspired a coworker who just put in their first micro swale as well!
I’ve built my own gen 1 grow boxes for tree crops and am now looking forward to try your gen 2 version this coming season!
Keep up the important work
Looks so amazing Sean !!!!
We put in a 10' x 20' greenhouse this year, mostly as a place for seedlings. Since we have weed fabric on the ground, I'm wondering if I should build a couple raised beds in there with a plywood base, or maybe a metal raised bed. I love your ability to maximize space and include perennials/annuals together.
Just amazing !!!
That appears to be a different top to the AP beds. Looks like an improvement with less materials and weight. Would certainly interested to see a video on the new top design if that helps simplify what a video could be.
It would be interesting to see the rice harvest and processing.
It's amazing how far this place has come in 2 years. I remember watching the first video, I was really excited to see you do your magic, I wasn't disappointed.
I love watching your videos and I find your outlook and mindset very reassuring. I'm very impressed to see how far this lawn to food forest conversion is going and I wish you all the best in all your future endeavors and videos!
I love it all! Been going through your back catalogue pretty much daily, taking notes, and loads of inspiration. Almost have our first cattle panel in our bantam chicken run finished, and getting ready to plant it out for them too! Exciting stuff!
💜💜 thanks for sharing
Very nice. I get great ideas from you. Thank you for sharing.🤗
Please do a video on the construction of your new air prune beds. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing this update. The transformation with those cuttings is incredible to see.
I've started planting out my new 20 acre mountainous site. I'm going to skim back to those older videos and put some of this into practice myself.
Wow!! It is beyond amazing the progress you have made! Thank you for sharing your knowledge . I am always inspired❣️I’m looking forward to your new air pruned bed ideas / instructions . I’m trying to get more plants and trees growing so I can share with my neighbors. People are finally asking if they can do with their yard what I’m doing with mine! Exciting things are happening and I am so grateful for all the knowledge you share❤️ ! Here I have the opposite soil … all layers are sand so years of adding / keeping all the organic matter on the property are starting to pay off . I would love more ideas/ instruction on solar power set ups🙏🏽
I just bought a rain gauge. I can record the exact amount of precipitation that falls in liquid form here now!
Definitely interested in an air prune box build vid!
beautiful video thank you!! would be beautiful to watch the video of the airprune box creation
I've currently got 7 air prune beds going, with everything from trees and shrubs to perennial herbs and vegetables seeded into them. More will follow. I'm using "waste stream" materials for building ours, both offcuts from my log milling and plywood from the forms for pouring our house foundation. In a sense there's no wrong way to build them, just some more optimized approaches depending on specific needs ;)
This is very encouraging to see. Like you said, even year one you can still get yields. It's amazing what the earth can provide if we let it.
Just made my day!
A few notes on reusing potting soil from that source..
See exactly what type of potting mix they are using, or if they are mixing it themselves. Products like promix BX have fungicide in them. Just be aware of this if next to an area with good fungal load.
The potting soil may be "hot" unless they flush it during the last week or two. At the end of my cycle I will have near 2000ppm runoff which is extremely salty. Not bad for growing, but some plants (like honeyberry) may be intolerant of that high of nutrient load.
I also reuse the potting soil and it's a fantastic amendment to heavy clay, but does take a little consideration to avoid problems.
Indoor growing operation. Love it.
Looking good. Love seeing and hearing how you companion plant.
Everything looks amazing in the forest! I'm so impressed with your air boxes. I did make one inspired by your older videos, and I'm very interested in a "how to" video on the current ones should y'all make one. Thanks for the inspirational update. You still have so much growing up there. Where I grow, currently, we are experiencing dry conditions and water is already in a drought situation. The opportunity to layer organic matter and catch all rain as well as working on that infrastructure is certainly abundant. I'm so grateful for this channel and for the content SSJ make and share. Big love
Thanks, what an amazing change you've created in that space! What are your plans for the NJ Tea? Medicine? I think it becomes a pretty substantial perennial shrub?
I love your "how to " videos! You guys do things in such a way that, regardless of anyone's technological abilities, anyone can make a functional model of your experiences! 8m not sure that came out right but I meant it in the best way!
I'd love to see the video on the air prune boxes, please!
Would love to see a videos on your design
Succession with annual vegetables - inspiring. Are vegetable guilds next?
I would love to see the air prune boxes made.
Amazing. We're in our first year on a three acre property converting to food forest. We have so much diversity already both in species and environment -- bit of late succession oak forest, some former mowed laws, and lots of old agriculture field.
It begs the question since you have some experience with both -- is it easier to go from lawn to food forest, or a mid-late succession site? Would love to see a video talking about some of the unique benefits and challenges you've experienced for both of your sites.
Very interested in the air prune boxes!
Hey I just wanted to say thank you so much for all of your wonderful content!
You give me inspiration as I am currently in construction project management and I’m dreaming of one day soon moving into a full-time adventure. I have a bandsaw mill with a good stock of Logs I was wondering if you ever come around Virginia….. I could send you back with some boards as a thank you for this free service you provide for your planters beds. I use all of the off cuts for my raised beds so You can also think about reaching out to your local Mills and they may be able to help you out With stuff they may put it burn pile.
if you ever do make it out I am fairly certain you would have a great time meeting my father as well, he has owned a tree farm and a perennial nursery. If the time is right I could also help you out with a plethora of black walnut seeds….I live in a large grove of them at the base of a mountain.
I know life is crazy but it would be pretty cool, but thanks again. Just wanted to reach out and say have a wonderful day!!
Apologies for the typos, using the phone on my way to work😅
I would really love to see the air prune video!
I remember when you started this garden during Covid. It looks stunning!.
I'd love to convert our garden into something like this, but my boyfriend worries about "resale value". 😟
Attractive containers and raised beds could add value
Pinterest ideas
The chickens can make quick work of the apple petals
We are putting tomatoes in the ground in a few days…..I wanted to mulch with straw but there’s none available anywhere! Planting out onion seedlings in a large raised bed and doing our best to keep up with lawn work. We are both disabled so it’s a struggle. I’ve tried to hire someone for the lawn but multiple people want 75 dollars an hour with a 2 person/2 hour minimum! To mow a yard??! 300 dollars to mow once is insane so we do what we can. 🥺🥺🥺
Your grass clippings will work just as well as straw for mulch in your garden - especially when dry.
We've learned we don't have to mow everything all at once, and treat the lawn as a resource now, vs a major weekly project. Mowing a bit every day, weather permitting, using the clippings as we go, definitely helps to lessen the lawn mowing burden.
@@caseymarion2494 our rider is a mulching mower so there are no clippings to use. We are mowing as we can and that’s the best we can do. It’s beyond me why we can’t just find someone to do a simple mow job. 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Sean, I'm very interested in seeing a step by step assembly video on the air prune beds.
If you have made that video already, I'd appreciate a link to it.
Thanks so much for your always great videos and information!
ruclips.net/video/ab67eKU0ZeY/видео.html - We put together this video that shows a pretty detailed build. Should be enough to get the ball rolling!
Love your videos! I'm converting my suburban central Florida backyard to a food forest. Started mid last year digging the paths and lining with cardboard and mulch. Now I'm prepping the beds and planting. I need to find more information on irrigating with rainwater. My space is relatively flat and I have a couple of rain barrels. Would like to get larger IBC totes and learn how to pump the water and install an automatic irrigation system (drip, soaker, mini sprinklers). Do you have any videos addressing these?
would love a vid on the air prune box design!
Amazing...I presume with all of that hay in the walkways you don't have a big slug pressure?
Perhaps a version of a coral bloom affect?
Loved the video, could you link me to another video of yours that could detail how one can get started converting their lawn to a food forest? We have 8 acres or so of cleared lands but its all rock hard clay under the grass/weeds, no good top soil for planting. We were going to start by planting cover crops, but the clay is so hard I don't think it would really be plausible to build up the top soil that way. We have chickens and we are currently rotating them around the area with a chicken tractor and chicken netting to let them access a wide space every day to fertilize, but I know that's not enough to really get things going as quick as you have. Any tips or videos off hand?