Hi girls, I really enjoyed this video. I only live on a quarter acre block, but have done raised garden beds - lining them with newspaper, cardboard mulch etc. My neighbour is a tree lopper so I get free mulch and I collect seaweed from the beach and oyster shells from the beach and crush them. Plenty of raw materials near me. I had 6 months off gardening as my Dad's aging is requiring more time and recently had some health issues myself. But watching your energy and happiness the garden/permaculture etc has given me energy to get back out there in the garden - even though it's much more of a small scale compared to yours. I also have a compost pile and recently turned the old shed into a chicken coup. I live in a suburb so can only have 2 or 3 chickens. Will be getting the chickens soon. I asked Julia for suggested names, and she suggested Serena and Nigella 😀 😃. Thanks so much for showing me how to clip their wings so they can't fly over the fencing. Glad to know it doesn't hurt them. Coming into winter here in Australia next month but we still get plenty of pleasant sunny days to plant winter vegetables. You have also inspired Julia in England to plant some seeds in pots and make a pretty garden area. Thanks for an awesome video girls. Stanley loves his tennis ball. I am a retired tennis coach (only coach part time these days) but have heaps of old tennis balls. Stanley would love them. But I know he got plenty for his Birthday. I give them to my neighbours dogs. Your new garden space looks amazing. Can't wait to see the progress. Thanks girls, for a great video. Love your energy. Take care xx
You have no idea how much that means! I am so happy that we can be even the tiniest bit of an inspiration to get out into nature and connect with your food on any level. ♥️ I'm sorry to hear about your dad. Gardening definitely is a great healer for the soul and I find any amount of it can do wonders to clear the mind and help keep a positive outlook. Can't wait to hear about your chickens! That will be a great addition! And, please, don't tell Stanley about all those tennis balls! I'm already finding them absolutely everywhere - he's such a big goof! We are lucky to have endless comic relief from him. 🤣 As always, thank you so much for commenting - I love hearing about everything you're working on! Keep it up! 💚
Great start to a big project, you two! It's looking good already. Funny, but I just put up a video yesterday showing how I added a new garden bed on *my* homestead. 😁 Even though I have a lot of growing space already, every spring I find myself wanting more! I used logs to frame my bed, too - love the rustic, natural look of them. 😎
@@RootedRevival Oh, I'm sure you already know exactly what you're doing with your bed(s). You're very experienced, and one of the great things about gardening is that there are so many options! For me, experimenting is at least half the fun. 😎 I just thought it was funny that we both put up videos on the same topic at the same time. But I suppose that makes sense in the seasonal world of gardening. ☺️
Thanks for another great video. As Kerri said, I have planted a few seeds, sweet peas and sunflower, not sure how they will turn out, but as Kerri and me say, gardening is trial and error, some things work and some things don’t. I have learnt a lot from Kerri about gardening, I had no idea oyster shells and seaweed were great materials to use. Kerri and me looking forward to the next Rooted Revival instalment. 👍 👍
You are both so right about gardening being trial and error! I always say that nature teaches us more through the mistakes than the successes! And, boy, does it make you humble! But that's the beauty of it - it teaches you how to fail and then get right back at it again. Love to see you growing and can't wait to hear how the process goes! Keep it up! ♥️
Wow! That’s a big space. I’m exhausted watching you move all that much! 🤣 As always though, Stanley is there to lend a helping hand…paw…whatever??? Always love seeing your weekly updates!
Oh yes his "helping" paws are so... "helpful". 🤣 But, yes! It is a much bigger space than we even realized! I originally purchased 10 of the giant grow bags and ended up purchasing 10 more for the space!
The place is looking fantastic. Do you get much hawk pressure on the chickens? I am using some natural clover in my main bed this year as in season cover, till it in later. Are you thinking out of season cover crop? What would you use?
Thanks so much! We are pretty lucky with predators - we have some eagles that are pretty active in the early spring, but right now, they aren't nearly as aggressive thankfully. I love using cover crops as well! I actually do a full rotation between cover crops and veggie crops in all my garden beds and usually about 1/3 of the beds have cover crops during any given season. Clover is a great one for spring and I also love oats and buckwheat for summer. Buckwheat is probably my favorite! Would love to hear more about how you like the clover! 🍀
Hi girls, I really enjoyed this video. I only live on a quarter acre block, but have done raised garden beds - lining them with newspaper, cardboard mulch etc. My neighbour is a tree lopper so I get free mulch and I collect seaweed from the beach and oyster shells from the beach and crush them. Plenty of raw materials near me. I had 6 months off gardening as my Dad's aging is requiring more time and recently had some health issues myself. But watching your energy and happiness the garden/permaculture etc has given me energy to get back out there in the garden - even though it's much more of a small scale compared to yours. I also have a compost pile and recently turned the old shed into a chicken coup. I live in a suburb so can only have 2 or 3 chickens. Will be getting the chickens soon. I asked Julia for suggested names, and she suggested Serena and Nigella 😀 😃. Thanks so much for showing me how to clip their wings so they can't fly over the fencing. Glad to know it doesn't hurt them. Coming into winter here in Australia next month but we still get plenty of pleasant sunny days to plant winter vegetables. You have also inspired Julia in England to plant some seeds in pots and make a pretty garden area. Thanks for an awesome video girls. Stanley loves his tennis ball. I am a retired tennis coach (only coach part time these days) but have heaps of old tennis balls. Stanley would love them. But I know he got plenty for his Birthday. I give them to my neighbours dogs. Your new garden space looks amazing. Can't wait to see the progress. Thanks girls, for a great video. Love your energy. Take care xx
You have no idea how much that means! I am so happy that we can be even the tiniest bit of an inspiration to get out into nature and connect with your food on any level. ♥️ I'm sorry to hear about your dad. Gardening definitely is a great healer for the soul and I find any amount of it can do wonders to clear the mind and help keep a positive outlook. Can't wait to hear about your chickens! That will be a great addition! And, please, don't tell Stanley about all those tennis balls! I'm already finding them absolutely everywhere - he's such a big goof! We are lucky to have endless comic relief from him. 🤣 As always, thank you so much for commenting - I love hearing about everything you're working on! Keep it up! 💚
Great start to a big project, you two! It's looking good already.
Funny, but I just put up a video yesterday showing how I added a new garden bed on *my* homestead. 😁 Even though I have a lot of growing space already, every spring I find myself wanting more! I used logs to frame my bed, too - love the rustic, natural look of them. 😎
That's awesome! I will definitely check it out! Isn't it funny how you end up expanding each year - seems like there's never enough garden space!
@@RootedRevival Oh, I'm sure you already know exactly what you're doing with your bed(s). You're very experienced, and one of the great things about gardening is that there are so many options! For me, experimenting is at least half the fun. 😎
I just thought it was funny that we both put up videos on the same topic at the same time. But I suppose that makes sense in the seasonal world of gardening. ☺️
Thanks for another great video. As Kerri said, I have planted a few seeds, sweet peas and sunflower, not sure how they will turn out, but as Kerri and me say, gardening is trial and error, some things work and some things don’t. I have learnt a lot from Kerri about gardening, I had no idea oyster shells and seaweed were great materials to use. Kerri and me looking forward to the next Rooted Revival instalment. 👍 👍
You are both so right about gardening being trial and error! I always say that nature teaches us more through the mistakes than the successes! And, boy, does it make you humble! But that's the beauty of it - it teaches you how to fail and then get right back at it again. Love to see you growing and can't wait to hear how the process goes! Keep it up! ♥️
Wow! That’s a big space. I’m exhausted watching you move all that much! 🤣 As always though, Stanley is there to lend a helping hand…paw…whatever??? Always love seeing your weekly updates!
Oh yes his "helping" paws are so... "helpful". 🤣 But, yes! It is a much bigger space than we even realized! I originally purchased 10 of the giant grow bags and ended up purchasing 10 more for the space!
The place is looking fantastic.
Do you get much hawk pressure on the chickens?
I am using some natural clover in my main bed this year as in season cover, till it in later. Are you thinking out of season cover crop? What would you use?
Thanks so much! We are pretty lucky with predators - we have some eagles that are pretty active in the early spring, but right now, they aren't nearly as aggressive thankfully. I love using cover crops as well! I actually do a full rotation between cover crops and veggie crops in all my garden beds and usually about 1/3 of the beds have cover crops during any given season. Clover is a great one for spring and I also love oats and buckwheat for summer. Buckwheat is probably my favorite! Would love to hear more about how you like the clover! 🍀