I love the orchard and how many varieties that you have. I have one apple tree and I get fruit but like you, i have to beat the animals to it. My problem is squirrels. I have tried hanging up the silver CD's and even the old pie pans like grandma used but to no avail. They still win out:(
Thank you so much for sharing your videos with us! My husband and I look forward to every one, and we’re always learning something new! Thank you, too, for always sharing the wins and losses. You don’t shy away from telling us that you lost trees. That is so encouraging!
Thanks for the suggestion. We are too far north to grow lemons and grapefruit. Some are able to grow lemons if they bring them inside for the winter. We don't really have room to do that. (I wish we did)
More sweet cherry trees or filberts (hazelnuts). I just picked my first (avalon pride) peaches on my new trees tonight and the fragrance and flavor is incredible...nothing like grocery store peaches.
Pecans are a wonderful nut. Mt. Vernon had a 200+ year old tree right next to the porch. Do you have grapes/vineyard plans? I love apricots too. Dehydrated/dried are the typical way to preserve, but jams are amazing too.
We had never considered pecans thinking we were too far north. Upon researching, there are pecans that grow beautifully in our zone. I think the new section will definitely have pecans in it. Thanks! We don't have any vineyard plans at the moment. The apricots got eaten so fast there wasn't any left for jam, but maybe next year I'll be able to give that a try.
Your orchid looks amazing and has grown so fast unlike mine, we have so much wind and 8 months of rain out here along the coast of Australia but I'm not giving up. My latest idea is planting my trees into baseless planters and it's working out well. I'm going to watch your chicken video again as I bought 2 jostaberry plants as I had not heard of them before seeing your video. I'm so looking forward to tasting them when the plants finally produce. I bought a few hazelnut plants to make a small hedge and they do send up suckers so I just mow over them as it's just the nature of that plant. Have a great day.🙃😉😊
@@christasmicroflowerfarm2695Thank you for the encouraging comments! We think you will love the Jostaberries. Truthfully, learning the care of fruit trees has been challenging and we lost a few trees along the way. Australia...you have a beautiful country. I assume you are on the East coast. We visited the SE....Sydney and a few sheep farms ( also the beach). Take care and you will see the fruit!
The plants between the fruit trees is Comfrey. It's a great plant for orchards. It had a very deep tap root which can accumulate minerals and other things that the trees don't reach. The comfrey can be 'chopped and dropped' several times a summer. We simply cut it off and lay it around the trees or other places in the garden as a fertilizer.
Oh, I'm SO sorry. We had a hard time waiting 4-5 years for peaches...I can't imagine waiting 10 years. Hopefully next year will be your year for peaches.
Beautiful orchard!! I can tell you from experience that Japanese beetles love Juneberries (and elderberries, fruit trees, rose bushes, etc...) and that Japanese beetle traps don't work well. I'm planning on trying to cover my berry bushes with netting next year but this year they were bad! If you're looking for suggestions for orchard trees, might I suggest Chicago figs and/or pecan trees? I think they would do well in your growing zone. Thank you for sharing your journey with us!
Thanks! We haven't had a big problem with Japanese beetles the last few year. I'm sure there will be rough years in the future. Thanks for the suggestions ...especially pecan trees. Don has done a lot of research and there are pecans that grow well in our zone. He's probably going to be planting some of them in the open section of the orchard. He would never have thought of pecans so we really appreciate the suggestion.
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We have small fig trees started in pots in the high tunnel. We've been bringing them in over winter....not sure the can survive the winter here in Zone 7A. We'll have to look into it.
@@user-gg9dl5ke3p Those plants are Comfrey. They are considered a 'dynamic accumulator'. They have a deep tap root that can bring up all kinds of good minerals. We 'chop and drop' them around the trees and other plants several times a summer. They are a wonderful fertilizer.
@janejdough2230 3 weeks ago (edited) Peptic Enzyme ( you can find it where wine making things are sold). Add 1 / 8 the teaspoon per quart and soak for 12 ish hours or overnight . Shake and rinse several times the pith will slough off easily. Preserve as directed.
I have lived on a farm for the last 30 plus years. I am now alone on the farm after raising my family here. I still love every aspect of the farm and I am so inspired by your farm stand. I am going to start a modest one in a month or so! Thanks to you both you are doing a great job!
Our farm stand it all self-serve and as far as I know I've never had anything stolen. There are a lot of honest people out there who really appreciate local farm-grown food. I hope your farm stand is a success and a source of enjoyement for you.
The larder is a dream so nicely done and organized wish you were my neighbor I want to can so bad but I do better when I learn from someone and see and do I get nervous doing from a book cause when something is different idk if it’s ok or if I did it right and no one I know or around cans 😢
I agree that the larder is a dream. I could never imagined having an old house like this. Canning (especially water bath canning) is not hard. This lady had the best tutorial I found on RU-vid. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jU0CzxBnKoY.html You should give it a try.
Your experiment was very helpful, informative, information I’m very glad to now have. It must have been some work and I appreciate how carefully you kept the test equal for all variants. Thank you.💕
I'm so glad it was helpful. I wanted to do the experiment because I was really curious to find out which way we liked the best. Have fun drying tomatoes.
Enjoyed the video about Ruby the farm dog. Is she a Labrador Retriever? She's pretty dog and you're doing a great job training her. Take care and God bless.
@@ronmack1767 Yes, Ruby is a Lab.....Red Fox Labrador Retriever (actually in the American Yellow Lab). She is beautiful, and we are working on her house manners. Thanks for watching.
7/25/24 and I’m sitting in my kitchen prepping my tomatoes for the …. Dehydrator. Well darn. Going to have to ask my engineer husband to construct an outdoor drying rack for me and do it the old fashioned and best way next year. Thank you for the very helpful and informative video!! Happy gardening!
The rabbits are very abundant this year in western mass also , the chipmunks and the voles are what’s getting my tomatoes and peppers 🌶️ plants .. ruby gunna be smart dog 🐕.. farming taint easy 👨🏼🌾🚜💨.
We haven't had trouble with chipmunks or voles, but the rabbits seem to be very abundant this year. They are cute, but they can do a lot of destruction to a garden. Very true---"farming taint easy". 😁
Y'all are just too cute! Ruby is soooo precious and such a blessing... I so agree a walk just won't do it... that Farm training is perfect!! Blessing ❤
Oi, tive 🐕 cães e sempre falei com eles, eles entendem direitinho e com treino se saem muito bem… talvez precise de uma irmã no futuro…!!!… também usei a técnica de falar direto no úvido deles, sussurrando baixinho… tipo confidencial… da muito certo…!
Enjoyed the video and admire you both for taking on a big challenge like you have. You said it, staying active. Your farm is beautiful.Thanks for the producing the videos. You both take care and God bless.
Thanks! The freeze dryer is used by our entire family. The grandkids love all of the freeze dried fruit. (especially strawberries) Our daughter-in-law freezes baby food that the babies love picking it up and eating it themselves.
