GIVING UP on THIS! I Can't Take it Anymore - My Permaculture Dream Turned Into a Nightmare

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Комментарии • 138

  • @culdesacgrocerygarden
    @culdesacgrocerygarden 14 дней назад +13

    It was great to see Josiah, he is getting to be such so manly! Mike and Lacy you must be so proud of all your amazing kids and the homestead is really taking shape. I really like the new changes, it looks very nice.

  • @augeniasestokaite4674
    @augeniasestokaite4674 14 дней назад +17

    Put black 6mil plastic around the tree-18”??eliminating weeds,BUT before you put tree into dirt- think about buying an aloe Vera (big one), cut sides off, then cut it all into small pieces and put into the dirt before putting in the tree!!-food for the tree, right away..!!! 🤗❤️

  • @HJBL1964
    @HJBL1964 13 дней назад +3

    Hope the trees survive after 2 weeks in their packaging!

  • @bluelilly22222
    @bluelilly22222 13 дней назад +3

    Happy planting❤...your daughter and eldest son look alike, to say like twins...i always loved your videos, there is always place to laugh❤😂

  • @mpedals
    @mpedals 14 дней назад +4

    30 years ago i ordered 30 apple trees, me and friend, cost us 30 dollars, one ft. Trees,,,,,lost a few, but now i get 20 bushels per tree,,,wtg grasshopper, stark Brothers, back in the day, it was a special

  • @AUNTFRED
    @AUNTFRED 13 дней назад +2

    We've had severe drought here. It's still really bad.
    "This is your new happy place!" I love it.

  • @felicitywoodruffe4087
    @felicitywoodruffe4087 14 дней назад +4

    I live in Worcestershire uk and it has rained almost every day since summer 2023 until today

  • @amtm7214
    @amtm7214 13 дней назад +2

    We’ve had a drought here in SC. Grateful for any rain we can get!

  • @Alabamainthehouse
    @Alabamainthehouse 14 дней назад +5

    We got the same in Alabama no rain in a while we have had some showers. Heavy clay

  • @forestgreen4493
    @forestgreen4493 13 дней назад +2

    Blessings for bountiful crops of fruit for your family.

  • @guntaweiland3428
    @guntaweiland3428 13 дней назад +2

    You are a hard worker Mike, as is your delightful family. Josiah certainly looks like his sister! Handsome children❤

  • @anniecollins591
    @anniecollins591 14 дней назад +5

    I love your channel and your little family! You are so blessed!

  • @kriswhite1344
    @kriswhite1344 14 дней назад +4

    Don't forget the permimate tree tag!

  • @noramax2925
    @noramax2925 13 дней назад +2

    Mike, yes you are the joyful planting guy - and a hard worker! The raspberry area is looking berry nice.
    Josiah, what is your favorite way to enjoy raspberries? You are a blessing to your father.

  • @evalinawarne1337
    @evalinawarne1337 14 дней назад +5

    Always look forward to your vlogs. Great teachings, serving GOD,
    Values, loving helpful family
    GLORY BE TO GOD❤❤❤ HALLELUJAH
    SE MICHIGAN 🙏 🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @maryjane-vx4dd
    @maryjane-vx4dd 14 дней назад +5

    Love the shirt

  • @margaretwinfrey402
    @margaretwinfrey402 14 дней назад +9

    Love watching You and Your family and what you stand for with the way you raise your children

  • @donna1018
    @donna1018 13 дней назад +2

    I like the idea of putting the blocks around the fruit trees! That really looks nice!

  • @kevincannon7707
    @kevincannon7707 14 дней назад +4

    I find that when I dump compost and topsoil in a clay hole, the clay acts like a bucket, if you have a lot of rain my plant gets water logged. Love your vlog.

  • @rebeccaalbrecht771
    @rebeccaalbrecht771 12 дней назад +1

    I always take the root ball of my new potted plants, out of the pot and set them in a bucket of water for a good soak prior to planting them in the ground.

  • @mayravalentino4682
    @mayravalentino4682 14 дней назад +2

    Wow your homesteading is looking very nice! Luv it! Luv your family! Gif bless!

    • @mayravalentino4682
      @mayravalentino4682 14 дней назад +2

      Luv the sense of humor! Lol😂😂😂

    • @mayravalentino4682
      @mayravalentino4682 14 дней назад +2

      Can’t wait to see what Lacy does with the apples! 🙏🙏🙏

  • @chantaln6843
    @chantaln6843 13 дней назад +2

    You have such a wonderful way of narrating valuable information.
    Your orchard looks wonderful and Josiah is showing a great deal of maturity.
    It’s wonderful to watch the family participating in the tent activity.
    May God continue to bless you & your family.😊

  • @Luv2knit100
    @Luv2knit100 13 дней назад +2

    I love strawberries I live in Durham NC and I have been growing tomatoes in bags and in my small raise beds cucumbers and watermelon but no strawberries yet love you guys❤

  • @ritahall8653
    @ritahall8653 14 дней назад +3

    I loved the Bob Ross speach

  • @brendahogue5487
    @brendahogue5487 14 дней назад +3

    May the lord bless and protect you and your family and the animals and the homestead and planting fruit trees

  • @dorisharrison9885
    @dorisharrison9885 14 дней назад +6

    Team work is so important and refreshing,have a bless day 🌾🍁🍂🇺🇲

  • @thetruth7985
    @thetruth7985 14 дней назад +5

    Respect to the family

  • @shirleyj5885
    @shirleyj5885 13 дней назад +1

    We got all your rain. We've had non stop rain for weeks. Yesterday and today were our first sunshine in quite a while. I'm water logged

  • @faithscott6486
    @faithscott6486 13 дней назад +1

    Definitely black raspberries explanation point smaller than regular raspberries but so sweet!

  • @deborahc.9869
    @deborahc.9869 13 дней назад +1

    Where I live in California which is zone 9b to 10a and we have the same horrible clay soil. It took 8 years of potting soil and amendments to get it better. But I planted my to trees from Stark into jumbo containers.

  • @NovaBill6264
    @NovaBill6264 14 дней назад +3

    Awesome video God Bless you and your family Amen

  • @Flowers4Bees.Veggies4Me
    @Flowers4Bees.Veggies4Me 13 дней назад +1

    Farmers work is never done. Enjoyed your video. 💚

  • @ladydragon3648
    @ladydragon3648 14 дней назад +3

    Hello it is great getting to see all you do on your farm.

  • @tamararoberts9307
    @tamararoberts9307 13 дней назад +1

    Been a month with no rain until a couple days ago in south-central Indiana. Now there's some in forcast this week 😊

  • @susanray6533
    @susanray6533 13 дней назад +1

    Another great video. We finally got 2" of a nice, steady rain the other day with more predicted for Wednesday.

  • @cynthiaarmstronghopefulhom9672
    @cynthiaarmstronghopefulhom9672 14 дней назад +3

    I can't wait to see your raspberry patch in a few years.🤗

  • @EmbracethechaosPortugal
    @EmbracethechaosPortugal 4 дня назад

    I open up the cardboard the trees come in and create a collar round each tree,keeps the weeds down, add mulch on top and redo each year

  • @lorianderson2008
    @lorianderson2008 13 дней назад +1

    More Than Farmers has a beautiful trellis system to keep raspberries up nice & tidy & easier to harvest. I'm sure you know how incredibly invasive mint is and that it needs to be planted in containers or it will take over your entire property????

  • @valerietromble
    @valerietromble 14 дней назад +2

    I tried like six different blueberry bushes. Every time I plant one they never survive and I’ve come to the realization that my soil is not acid enough and I’m not fighting anymore but my blood berries rocked I got tons of quartz this year. I just planted raspberry so I hope it does well.

  • @violetraal5383
    @violetraal5383 14 дней назад +7

    Put your berries on a trellis and cut back to a few canes every year. That way it's more managable and looks neat

  • @christiscamelotgardens47
    @christiscamelotgardens47 5 дней назад

    4 days after hurricane helene I'm trying to watch y'alls videos on loop to hopefully keep your income coming in while you recover. Praying for everyone affected in all communities up and down the eastern US

  • @constancestine1020
    @constancestine1020 9 дней назад

    Blackberry cobbler has always been my favorite because of all the memories of my mom and I going out to pick together. What I would give for one more adventure with mom, she was wonderfully funny and wise.❤️

  • @valerietromble
    @valerietromble 14 дней назад +3

    What’s wrong with putting the wood chips down around the bushes and trees so you don’t have to worry about the weeds so much

    • @MikeTheFitFarmer
      @MikeTheFitFarmer  14 дней назад +1

      We have done that before. It sounds good in theory, but the weeds grow up rather quickly..

  • @ggarden8432
    @ggarden8432 13 дней назад

    I planted 6 apple trees last month , and no rain. invested in 300 feet of hose.

  • @dianeshort8066
    @dianeshort8066 11 дней назад

    I always add lots of sand to my clay soil. It works fantastic.

  • @kriswhite1344
    @kriswhite1344 14 дней назад +1

    Mine came in defoliated, thought it was dead..
    But i potted it anyway.
    It sat three weeks nothing. But i thought it no sign of life Spring I will pull it up!
    It now has 1" leaves after almost 5 weeks..
    Love Stark's❤
    Greensboro here

  • @sweett6804
    @sweett6804 10 дней назад

    You and your family make it look so easy, but I know it's not. Great planning and hard work! Love all the berries, but really love mint and lemon balm- that's my go-to tea❤ and comfrey is just amazing for so much!

  • @valerietromble
    @valerietromble 14 дней назад +1

    We got rain today only like an eighth of an inch and war in a drought is ridiculous. Hopefully we might get some more tomorrow. I had to water everything anyway I’ve had to water almost every day for the last two weeks.

  • @hollycostello9396
    @hollycostello9396 14 дней назад +1

    I love rasberry.. and i have wild raspberries growing inside the fence.

  • @beckystone7994
    @beckystone7994 14 дней назад +1

    Mike I hope talk plan on digging up most of your fruit trees and berry bushes when y’all move after you find the property for y’all to make home for a very long time if not a lifetime !! Talk have done so much to the land your on to improve it , it’s sad it’s not enough landfalls needs !! But call will fund the right property for your family !!

  • @ChristieOconnor
    @ChristieOconnor 13 дней назад

    cog hill farms has blackberries growing along wires easy to keep easy to pick x

  • @joyarnett6570
    @joyarnett6570 13 дней назад

    Im in Kentucky and yes we haven't had much rain very dry here.....😊

  • @megmills4798
    @megmills4798 11 дней назад

    Maybe next year I will look into stark brose fruit trees/bushes 😊

  • @charlescoleman4115
    @charlescoleman4115 14 дней назад +1

    Been with out rain here in NE Oklahoma for awhile but today we got a little bit but it was nice

  • @NancyMorse
    @NancyMorse 13 дней назад +1

    Good video. Your kids are growing up.

  • @michellebogle5428
    @michellebogle5428 11 дней назад

    We have had rain every single day for 2 months . The past 2 days no rain. But i believe its gonna start again since we just had a shower. I live in a part of Orlando that gets more rain than anywhere else in our city.

  • @cathysteenson9591
    @cathysteenson9591 13 дней назад

    That’s a lot of happy little raspberries! I LOL about the brown Bob Ross. You crack me up! I’ve had zero luck with cultivated raspberries, but we have scads of wild black raspberries running rampant here on our place (SW Iowa). I love my thornless blackberries best though.

  • @CandaceAustin-bv2wo
    @CandaceAustin-bv2wo 14 дней назад +1

    We never have rain here in north central Oregon. We'll be 7+ months without rain. Grrrr

  • @darlenesgardenandhome
    @darlenesgardenandhome 13 дней назад

    Check ✔️ out how Living Traditions Homestead planted their berry rows. They just did a video about it.

  • @pa.fishpreacher6166
    @pa.fishpreacher6166 13 дней назад

    We need overdue rain too in Pa. I just got an asian pear from Stark Bros, and the night I planted it, the deer ate every leaf off of it. I would assume your new trees are grafted right? It looked like the the graft was under the grade line, but maybe it just appeared that way

  • @vickiehamilton6596
    @vickiehamilton6596 13 дней назад

    Here in southeastern indiana no rain in 30 plus days.we did get a 5 minute sprinkle today.

  • @ericataylor1708
    @ericataylor1708 11 дней назад

    Great team work ❤

  • @bingo45373
    @bingo45373 13 дней назад

    It just started raining here in Ohio yesterday and it’s on and off today too

  • @deborahplyler6528
    @deborahplyler6528 14 дней назад

    Hi, A friend has raspberries I have a few, but any way he put t posts a wire ties raspberry plants up on wire, so easier to pick and take care of the plants. Take care.

  • @tonibraswell3704
    @tonibraswell3704 13 дней назад

    A pickax and a water hose works wonders!

  • @megmills4798
    @megmills4798 11 дней назад

    O I rally like that canopy if they come smaller I would like on my deck😊

  • @myhomeandgardenchanneldwel7777
    @myhomeandgardenchanneldwel7777 12 дней назад

    It is my first time on your channel and I have just subscribed. Thank you so much for sharing. Keep up the good work. All the best on this journey

  • @Xavier-ww9zy
    @Xavier-ww9zy 13 дней назад

    Love seeing your family working together. May the Lord Jesus continue to bless you in your journey

  • @andreacooley9428
    @andreacooley9428 11 дней назад

    How exciting!! I love raspberries 😊

  • @ruththomas6361
    @ruththomas6361 9 дней назад

    Favorite fruit? Wild Blue Huckleberries. We don't have bog Blueberries around here, so we just call these high-bush berries Blueberries and the red ones Huckleberries, but the red ones are kind of bland and I don't care for them much.

  • @megmills4798
    @megmills4798 11 дней назад

    Hello everyone😊

  • @lillianperry6451
    @lillianperry6451 13 дней назад

    Loving tne looks of your permaorchard my favorite pie is strawberry rhubarb yum.

  • @lorisanford8515
    @lorisanford8515 14 дней назад

    My favorite is raspberry straight up either off the vine or out of my hand 🥰

  • @roxannepruitt4024
    @roxannepruitt4024 11 дней назад

    Yes lots of rain

  • @claudiabottom4086
    @claudiabottom4086 6 дней назад

    What a nice orchard

  • @mariesheppard3750
    @mariesheppard3750 13 дней назад

    Man that clay is rough, I have sand and hand dug my garden no problem, Yup Its raining on the West Coast ,

  • @mickimartin8841
    @mickimartin8841 11 дней назад

    Blueberries are my favorite!

  • @mystichollowfarmandhomestead
    @mystichollowfarmandhomestead 13 дней назад

    Here in Oregon we always have somewhat of a drought during the summer months, we call it fire season. The threat of wildfire always looms over us during July, August and September. The rest of the year we have more rain than most and mild winters with almost no snow.

    • @tamararoberts9307
      @tamararoberts9307 13 дней назад

      I lived in Medford Oregon for 7 months in 1977 and it was so beautiful with a view of a snow-capped mountain. Valley-like. When it rained it was very light drizzle-like with a rainbow.

  • @vickiehamilton6596
    @vickiehamilton6596 13 дней назад

    Strawberries are my ultamite favorites

  • @megmills4798
    @megmills4798 11 дней назад

    Thank you forinfo😊

  • @bevstegeman
    @bevstegeman 13 дней назад

    My favorite is black raspberries!

  • @victoriamoore9917
    @victoriamoore9917 14 дней назад +1

    Maybe a hand auger?

  • @karenwilliams7151
    @karenwilliams7151 13 дней назад

    i think you might need to put a barrier in place or those rows just might run together via runners

  • @deltorres2100
    @deltorres2100 13 дней назад

    Yes very little rain

  • @smwon1
    @smwon1 13 дней назад

    Blackberries are my favorite.

  • @lexsishae
    @lexsishae 13 дней назад

    We have had nothing but rain ,severe flooding and damage. Roads washed out, houses washed away. People homeless because of it.

  • @PappyJag1
    @PappyJag1 14 дней назад

    Looking good, I like them when someone else picks them for me

  • @roxannepruitt4024
    @roxannepruitt4024 11 дней назад

    You need to watch Jason at cog hill farms he gets huge fruit and it’s easy to pick berries and fruitt

  • @sharronhouse6622
    @sharronhouse6622 14 дней назад +1

    Mike, when do you think you’ll get your first frost?

    • @MikeTheFitFarmer
      @MikeTheFitFarmer  14 дней назад

      Our first frost date is usually around Nov 14th

  • @tinataylor2698
    @tinataylor2698 13 дней назад

    My favorite is Boysenberry

  • @OneantasTossGreathouse
    @OneantasTossGreathouse 13 дней назад

    Blackberries for sure yum

  • @audreyparks9041
    @audreyparks9041 14 дней назад

    Your a bizzy bee Mike 😂❤love you all

  • @augeniasestokaite4674
    @augeniasestokaite4674 14 дней назад +1

    Did you know to plant blackberries 10’ away from raspberries??yep

  • @a-will6832
    @a-will6832 11 дней назад

    Get a fork to soften up the clay so it would be easier

  • @deltorres2100
    @deltorres2100 13 дней назад

    Raspberry..all types of berry

  • @emilymorehead3121
    @emilymorehead3121 13 дней назад

    The reason it’s so hard to manage your raspberries and blackberries that’s because you’re not pruning them and training them to run up a wire. Trellis and you raspberry patch.

  • @timetocool
    @timetocool 13 дней назад

    I just love your videos.....watching from INDIA. You guys are amazing.

  • @audreyparks9041
    @audreyparks9041 14 дней назад

    Whare we live hear in west Virginia are dirt is full of rock and clay we had drought to it kill all my flowers

  • @debbeasher-k4764
    @debbeasher-k4764 13 дней назад

    Good video as usual ❤🎉😊😂😊

  • @tamararoberts9307
    @tamararoberts9307 13 дней назад

    My favorite fruits are all berries 😋