Florida Zone 9 - 10 Backyard Garden Tour 4K - Food Forest & Permaculture Yard Duck Pond Fruit Trees

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I'm back with a Fall backyard/front yard garden tour video! As I explain in the video it's more of a backyard & front yard permaculture food forest tour than a garden tour. Whatever you want to call it this is my permaculture landscaping project I've been working on for a few years now. I want to say it's almost complete but with permaculture nothing is ever complete, there's always room for improvement. For example, when I visited this Fall I noticed my Banana Trees by the duck pond got much bushier than I expected and were blocking a lot of sun light to the Pineapple Plants I planted in between them, so I decided those Pineapples should be relocated to a place that gets more sunlight and the Bananas should fill in that whole back piece by the duck pond. Also on this Fall visit, I was experimenting with the plant id apps on my phone and learned that a couple of my more exotic plants were fake! So I reordered the Black Goji Berry to replace the fake one and plan to dig up the fake Red Pineapples too. This is all the baseline of permaculture, observing the details and adjusting everything to be more efficient. I hope everyone likes my food forest, it's still young but in a few more years everything should be producing. Subscribe to my channel to watch the progression!
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@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

NEWEST TOUR VIDEO >>> ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YMVi9kIEt68.html

@diversitylove5460 3 года назад

How did you get around HOA rules?

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

@@diversitylove5460 dont have a HOA here :)

@laurathompson1007 4 месяца назад

I'm enjoying your videos in 2024 😊

@LifeIsMessyImLearningAsIGrow 2 года назад

I’m happy to watch another update of your beautiful garden. It’s amazing to see the changes in your plants over time. I love watching my garden grow a little each day, that is my favorite part of gardening. It’s so fun to have the growth documented over the season to look back at and see your progress. I love that about being a garden RU-vidr. Let’s learn & grow more together!

@dingssimpleliving5911 3 года назад

Very productive yard,crops and poultry and fruits you named it you have it all.I can see you're a prepping ,i like your life style growing plants,fruits and raise chicken,turkey and ducks is a smart idea during this days,if in case the store running out of stock you can have your own source,i can see you have plenty of bananas need to transplant,i like lemon grass.You're lucky you're in a warm state you can grow anykind of plants and raise any kind of poultry.

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

thank you! i actually started this project 3 years ago but this year im super glad i did. the eggs have been really nice, 6 big brown chicken eggs a day and a duck egg

@teresajeffrey6165 Год назад

I prayed for you during ian. Please let us know you and your family, your home and pets made it through the storm.

@teresajeffrey6165 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing and keep enjoying your lovely garden and the birds.

@reneekinard4922 2 года назад

I enjoyed your video! For around your garden fence line it might be beneficial for your plants to put a chicken run around it. Simply bend chicken wire into a tunnel. They'll fertilize and help get rid of bugs.

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

yes i let the ducks free range for fertilizer and pest control, they are much less destructive than chickens

@RealLifeFruitopia 3 года назад

Great to see another tropical fruit grower. Lots of empty space to fill, keep it up. New sub.

@geto21 3 года назад

thank you!!! i love having space to fill, feel like im running out of space haha

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Thanks for the sub!

@salinahaqueshelly2177 2 года назад

Lucky, you are in Florida

@humble_gardening 3 года назад

Oh my goodness the lemongrass is an awesome tea!!! I have three plants and we drink lemongrass tea everyday. It's delicious cold! I love your video!

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Thanks I appreciate that. I've never actually made tea from it.. just use it for mulching and bedding for the poultry

@humble_gardening 3 года назад

@@TheIslandFarmer321 you’re welcome. Try it!!! You will love it! We drink it cold after we brew it. All you so is cut about 4 sprigs of it, ass to about half gallon of water and then boil on med heat. Once you can smell the lemongrass throughout your house it’s just about ready..I wait for an additional five min. Turn off the heat and let it sit there. Enjoy cold with stevia sweetnee or warm with honey. Refrigerate the remaining tea. Lemongrass has a ton of great health benefits.

@MistressOnyaCox 3 года назад

Omg I adore the duck pond 🤩🥰🥰😊🥰

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

i have a few more duck ponds videos. glad you like it!!

@johnrobertson2520 3 года назад

killing it bud.. Im south of you in Lauderdale, but this a great inspiration video. Really would like to add some grape vines to the yard

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Thank you! I got these Muscadine grapes off the internet, they do get big and these have started dropping roots from the long vines so plan out a good spot for them

@femininityfaith7920 3 года назад

I peeped your trash can haha!! I live in Brevard as well looking forward to start growing this year!! Super cool!! Thanks. We are so lucky to be able to grow anything here!!

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

hahaha i figured that would eventually happen! This is really an amazing place to grow a variety, i love it!

@cityfoodiefarm 3 года назад

Your bananas are amazing! It was also cool seeing your avocado tree! I actually have one growing indoors right now. Cool story, I put a seed in my compost and it ended up growing in my garden bed and because of our cold weather I ended up transplanting it and it's now in pot and indoors. I wish our weather was like yours and could grow such fun trees like that! Love your coop! I've got chickens too 😁 Nice tour!

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

aw thank you! that is cool, an indoor Avocado. i can grow really well outdoors but i cant seem to keep anything alive indoors lol 💙 chickens 🐓

@oxennguyen3148 2 года назад

You have a lot of room left for more fruit trees, let plant more, star fruit, papaya are doing very well here. Nice to have a jungly back yard so you can go and sit under shade, trees, hear the bird singing. Run and hide from busy life for short times. I plants tress on top of trees, they seem to like it.

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

thanks! i have planted a lot more fruit trees since that video. i have papayas and star fruit trees now :)

@zouheir2651 6 месяцев назад

Awesome backyard thanks for sharing

@CeritaMrZank 3 года назад

lovely way to grow the grape there

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

thank you, they thrive on chicken poop so it's a good spot for a grape vine

@JBfromFL 3 года назад

I'm in SW Florida here! I have my own garden starting, thanks for the video!

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

the heat is the struggle. late fall will be a good time to plant leafy stuff like lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes summer time is good for okras, luffa (loofa), sun flowers, ive had some luck with hot peppers. using shade during summer can help, they still get plenty of light

@JBfromFL 3 года назад

@@TheIslandFarmer321 appreciate the pointers, thank you!

@dougsyoutube4724 3 года назад

Wow!!!! Those bannanas !!!!!! I love ur food forest ! Ur awesome man keep up the good work & keep posting videos!

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Thanks so much! It's a work in progress, can't wait to see all the fruit trees in a few more years!

@nyanamiller2409 3 года назад

Looks great! Love the amazing duck and chicken habitats!

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

thanks i really appreciate it!

@loribragg2947 2 года назад

I'm a native Floridian in Central Florida. I live in an HOA on the edge of a preserve. The houses here are spaced very far apart with woods around them and we are at the very back of the neighborhood, so we've been debating putting chickens in our fenced back yard (no roosters, of course) but worrying maybe the HOA will make a fuss anyway. I know in Hillsborough County, they have passed ordinances allowing chickens due to shortages caused by Covid. I'm in Citrus County. We are going to put in a pond, and would love to have some ducks. I grew up on a farm, and we had everything, so it's a way of life I'm familiar with. Your banana trees look great! But, you should know mulberry trees and fig trees can get huge, lol. My grandmother had a fig tree that was easily 20 feet across and a good 15 feet high. A family friend had a mulberry tree that dominated his front yard and was easily the size of an old oak. 😂

@Anne-po99 2 года назад

I'm so so jealous. A good kind of jealousy. 🙏

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

It's been a long work in progress! Just trying to inspire others to try it also.

@lovenature2251 3 года назад

I love your garden. It's very nice and clean. So well maintained.

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Thank you so much 😊 Winter is my only real vegetable growing time here so this is when it's going to look it best lol

@oldsteamtrains5592 Год назад

I like the Duck Pond

@richverreault 3 года назад

Beautiful loquat! I hope you don't have foundation issues in the future as the mulberry and loquat trees are pretty close to the house, even the mango too. They get huge and their root systems can get even bigger than the tree! I have a friend down south who had that challenge which costed him over 30k to fix, and he lost some really awesome tress too. Moringa is a good tree that grows quick and is a god nitrogen fixer for the soil and other plants and trees throughout your system!

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Yeah the Loquat was planted 10 years ago. I've seen 30-40ft Loquats growing right on houses around here and they seem fine, the trunk of the trees don't get huge and I think the root goes straight down for water. The water table on the island here is very high, I can dig down 2-3ft and hit water during rainy season. The mango is a dwarf nam doc mai, supposedly only getting 15-20 ft but grows wider. My mango is pretty far from the house, I'm def not worried about that one. The mulberries are dwarf also but I've been thinking about replacing those 2 with other tropical fruit trees.

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Yeah a lot of people have Moringa tree's around here and I would too if I have a bit more land.

@gardenweedsgrower 3 года назад

Awesome video and tour. Definitely going to inspire me to post more videos and tours of my 10 B South Florida food forest. I have a banana tree with grown pups but still no bananas from mother and your fruited in 1 year. Cool

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

yeah i've been giving them some 15-5-30 and they got a lot of rain last year, i mean A LOT haha

@GraftingTactick 3 года назад

Like your banana plant 👍

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

thank you! they are doing great

@jaycee1426 3 года назад

Like the layout of your back yard garden.

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Thank you! I was just trying to be efficient with everything :)

@danielparedes7517 3 года назад

@@TheIslandFarmer321 what variety of bananas you’re growing

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

@@danielparedes7517 Grand Nain Bananas

@danielparedes7517 3 года назад

@@TheIslandFarmer321 thanks

@PatriotMike-sb9oj Год назад

Great ideas. I'm in Tampa and we have a tropical fruit backyard garden which we're building up.

@danielmartin3479 3 года назад

Turkeys love earing our small Florida grapes

@exposed5600 3 года назад

I really enjoyed your garden tour. Just a heads up Muleberry trees near the house are a bad idea, they have invasive roots that will destroy your foundation and plumbing. Good luck with your garden 👍

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Thanks for the tip! I'll keep an eye on them for sure. Would always be nice to make room for something else...

@firsttimefarmer4666 3 года назад

LOOKS AMAZING 🤩We just got a tiny Homestead not far from you. Can't wait till our place looks like yours!

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

that's awesome! hopefully i can get a few acres somewhere nearby also, it's been my dream

@firsttimefarmer4666 3 года назад

@@TheIslandFarmer321 OPEN INVITE! Come check it out, there's a bunch of places near me selling like hot cakes. All 1 or 2 acre's surrounded by woods! Don't wait bro live the dream! We can do it! 👍👍🏾👍🏻👍🏿👍🏽

@rowenadinsmore1 3 года назад

I should have started having chickens 2 years ago. I hesitated since we always take a month or so vacation every year. But I did not realize COVID is here to stay.

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Yeah it seems like there's too much money involved for it to go away. I guess I've been fortunate to have neighbors that don't mind helping feed them when I take a trip 😁 the eggs can be a big incentive lol

@gypsiemomm 3 года назад

Your peach tree looks like my avocado tree, 1/2 of it only has leaves. our tree died on only 1 side. I've never seen that before except yours & mine!

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

I'm guessing you're talking about the Peach Tree in the front? I have 2 now lol. The one I bought for the front was 'lop sided' when I bought it, I thought it would be a good shape for along the house (less pruning.) I think sometimes the trees just hit weird situations where they might lose a branch or two on one side that will make them look dead on that side. I had a hurricane break a branch on my mango and its growing a bit lop sided. My Avocado got ate up by the geese so its growing a bit lop sided too. They should reshape them selves over time as long as they are growing good!

@danielmartin3479 3 года назад

Love your turkeys Congratulations!

@hipmoma 3 года назад

wow great job!!!

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@oxennguyen3148 2 года назад

You can use small amount of garlic chive in cooking.

@JDT738126 2 года назад

That’s a super small area for 16 chickens! Your gonna have tons of manure all over the yard and I was just wondering how the neighbors mind them ? I’m not trying to be negative it’s an honest question. I just sold my house and had a nice backyard setup with 11 white leghorn so just speaking from experience. That was in Rhode Island so I would assume in Florida the rain is lots more frequent so it can keep the droppings at bay I suppose. I wish the yards were bigger down there, seems like all of the houses I have seen on the MLS have smaller lots with small yards. Loved seeing the lizards thought!

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

16 was the minimum i could order from the hatchery online, im only allowed 6 adult hens in this city. i sold 10 of them. i was expecting the coop to get poopy but its still sandy 4 years later. some neighbors like them others dont. we have chickens running wild in this neighborhood though along with peacocks

@lovelylady9102 2 года назад

Love the tour, thanks for sharing 👍🏽👍🏽😊

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@wolfgreen162 3 года назад

I had a koi pond in front of my house with about 10 koi that were about 6 inches each. One day I noticed a great heron standing next to it but I didn’t think anything of it. A few days later I noticed I had no koi left. That bird ate them all.

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Oh wow! that sucks, i've seen people put 'bird netting' over their fish ponds around here

@twocountryhome3529 3 года назад

Cool food forest dude keep the vids coming.

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Thanks! Will do!

@lorisilva10784 3 года назад

You should try star fruit!! They are prolific!!! Plus it will offer shade...

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

I have a Kari Starfruit tree now :)

@laraoneal7284 2 года назад

Ty really appreciate this.

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

Thanks!

@Ch-ll5oi 2 года назад

Congratulations; beautiful garden; I

@Companionlk 2 года назад

if you remove the banana flower before it blossom, bananas will be much bigger !

@richverreault 3 года назад

Your chicken coops rocks, the grapes are beautiful and doing great! What kind of grapes are they? Awesome job! I love it all!!! 👍

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Thanks, they are just Cowart Muscadine grapes. I don't think we can grow much else than Muscadine here in Florida. If you know of any varieties, lmk

@RainbowWarriorChris Год назад

I'm going to let you in on a tip that I found out if you take off your shoes and socks to your bare feet and you walk up to that low-clock tree and you tell that tree that you are so thankful for it touch it let it know you're going to care for it take care of it and it will fruit for you the next year just about guaranteed for any fruit tree but you have to be connected to the Earth and your shoes and socks block us from the connection to our plants. Just a tip no charge, your welcome and your property is awesome great job

@RainbowWarriorChris Год назад

I meant loquat tree

@4zooflorida 3 года назад

May I ask where (approximately) you are? We are in Brooksville, FL, about 9, and I like what you are planting. The duck pond is cool!

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

I'm along the Space Coast. Zone 9 is the best imo for growing a variety!

@aidaachi1459 2 года назад

I love this video

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

Thank you

@turdfurgeson1643 3 года назад

Sweet video, I live in the PNW so almost zero of those plants make food here. But if you need blackberries, I know where ten billion plants are. Cheers!

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Hahaha thanks! I was thinking about replacing my blackberry bc they don't taste very good and I seen some other varieties at the nursery that should survive in this heat.

@turdfurgeson1643 3 года назад

@@TheIslandFarmer321 I know there a few species that thrive in Eastern Oregon and Washington, which actually have severe summer heat and bitter winter cold, the Marion and Logan berry varieties tend to be very tasty. Lots of folks up here make pies and wine and jam and such out of them. Happy Hunting / Growing!

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

@@turdfurgeson1643 thanks! you too

@wagibototrapo 2 года назад

nice

@sv160 3 года назад

I love your garden. I had chickens they where so much fun. But I had to give them away one stupid Neigbor told on me. I am not allowed to have chicken they say. It’s hard to grow veggies in Florida. Yeah banana growing like crazy and Bell peppers awesome growing. Oh fire ant are so bad. What is that with the rice? Love chickens thank you yeah blueberry and strawberries good idea I gone try that. God bless you and your gardening

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Aww I'm sorry, I love my little feathered friends. It is hard growing veggies in Florida, the heat is always the enemy. It can be confusing watching YT videos where everyone is playing their gardens right now... My vegetable garden is pretty much done for the year until it cools back down. Fruit trees are great here bc we can grow soo many varieties of fruit and the heat and rain pretty much take care of them for me. God bless you also :)

@strawberryquartz3227 3 года назад

Have u tried large rocks around the base of your plants to prevent scratching a bit of cattle panel can offer the foliage protection as long as their beaks can't reach the plant foliage itself or at least most of it

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

i simplified my flock down to just 4 ducks, these ducks are very easy to control, they can't fly or jump

@noneofyourbeezwax7284 3 года назад

Wow so inspiring!

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Thank you! Glad to spread some inspiration!

@HumbleGolds 2 года назад

Nice ! could not tell from the video how large your yard setup is.

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

not that big maybe 1/8 - 1/4 of an acre including the house and front yard

@oxennguyen3148 2 года назад

Do you have filter on the pond? I one to have one done if I can do without filter would be nice. Love your video. Thanks for sharing.

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

no filter. it just drains into the vegetable garden.

@northeasthardytropicals541 Год назад

This is really cool. What’s it like keeping turkeys?

@bayamonrican 2 года назад

Love love your garden. We're moving to Florida (zone 9) next year and look forward to growing our garden. Just curious how to protect your crops from heavy rains and hurricanes. Thank you for all advice:-)

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

they love the rain down here. the water goes straight into the ground in most of florida because of the sand. i know how water can just sit in other states.. but the rain helps with the intense heat here. hurricanes are a lot worst on the news than in real life, smaller trees might need to be staked just to be safe but i've never had an issue with wind. best advice i can give a new floridian is to water often during the heat (once a day when it's not raining.) mulch can help hold moisture. also replace some of the sand with black dirt where you plant a tree, this will help hold in moisture and give the trees nutrients that the sand lacks.

@bayamonrican 2 года назад

@@TheIslandFarmer321 thank you for the advice 🙏🏽 Would it be wise to water in the AM or PM? When I lived in California, it was better to water really early to protect crops from the heat during the day. Is it the same for FL?

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

@@bayamonrican they can absorb more of the water in the AM but the intense heat noon/afternoon will always dry them out. i like to turn my misters on for 5 mins during the hottest part of the day, it can keep some of the less heat tolerant plants alive

@hoperules8874 2 года назад

O! Me too! I was additionally curious about the cold/freeze snaps? How do you protect your plants?

@teresajeffrey6165 2 года назад

I am a little stunned and amazed. Here in the Nevada zone 9 desert, we also have loads of sand. I also notice a difference if I mist. But we are mostly dry. I guess that is why it is so important to mulch correctly and aerate as needed. I am now trying to figure out the best way to make use of the water used. Sand is great for planting. Mulch layers, more sand and worm castings are keeping new our new 'zone 9' arrivals fed and alive. I also appreciate the kinds of structures you have created on your property.

@robertchaffee5662 Год назад

Nice job! I'm in zone 10, South Lakeland. I have a potted Rosemary out back, not performing anywhere as nice as yours. What's your trick? Mine is in full sun, is that the problem?

@katiedeandrea208 3 года назад

Do you have a duck pond install video ??

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

yes, one of my older videos

@meep2576 Год назад

I’m in zone 9 Texas and can’t grow anything, quit trying annuals in the shade by August everything is wilted. I hate this zone 😂 I’m down to Mexican petunias.

@TheIslandFarmer321 5 месяцев назад

flowers were really hard in florida too. i managed to find quite a lot of fruit trees that would grow though

@skywatcher7272 Год назад

How do you keep snakes away ? I love how you have so much in a small space and it still looks nice 🙂

@fernandezfarm 3 года назад

Nice garden, I hope one day I can have as many plants as you 👍 FL10b

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

I feel like zone 10 is all about fighting the heat. I learned to use shady spots around the property to grow stuff that is max zone 8/9 and it seems to be hanging in there. Pineapples are great filler plants, they don't seem to care where they grow. Blackberries and Raspberries too, just got to find FL varieties. My advice is to just go slow and pick a few trees each year, it makes them all feel special and they get the attention they need when they are newly planted.

@fernandezfarm 3 года назад

Thank you for the advice 👍 Yea Zone 10 is hot and very sandy where I’m at

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

@@fernandezfarm as far as the sand, i did replace most of my garden areas with black compost dirt, i dug down about 1ft or more and removed the sand. some trees/plants dont mind the sand and actually do really well in it.. coconuts, mangos, lychee, papaya, etc

@ramthian 3 года назад

👍

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Thanks ✌

@thailandfruitmonster7315 Год назад

Great use of space. Have you added salt to the soil for the coconut?

@shredmetalshred7395 2 года назад

Very nice coop, did you design it yourself?

@NJCALI 3 года назад

Great content new subscriber

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Thanks and welcome

@Chris.E. 2 года назад

This is a very approachable method for people wanting to get into growing their own food in a normal sized yard. Looked great. One question though, won't that pear tree grow and hit your house?

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

Thanks, if I left it to grow unattended it would but I put a stake in and tied it to lean away plus i prune any branches that grow towards the house. ive done this with a few small to medium sized trees along the house

@maratfiller972 2 года назад

You're not concerned about the tree roots damaging the home. I'm talking about the trees right up against be the house

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

i cut down half a dozen large trees that were growing on the house when i moved here. the trees i planted dont get very big but if it becomes an issue ill just cut them down again. the soil is very soft and sandy so i doubt the roots will push on the concrete hard enough to damage it

@chargermopar 3 года назад

I have to put chicken wire around my bananas or the ducks eat them to the ground!

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

i might have lucked out with the bananas being big enough, I have noticed the ducks chewing up the leaves and banana fibers and also eating the pups that shoot up

@geto21 3 года назад

permaculture food forest

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

food forest for the future!

@oakanna44 3 года назад

Zone 10a down in SWFL, new sub from me..! 👋

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Thanks for the sub! Can't wait for it to start warming up! :)

@Eroc.48 3 года назад

I've heard Bananas only produce fruit once within the lifetime of the tree. Is that correct, or just certain Banana trees?

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

I've heard that too. All the new Banana shoots are pretty much full grown trees now so I guess it doesn't matter. Each Banana Tree is a cluster of Banana Trees now. I guess time will tell if this variety does that.

@sketch6774 3 года назад

Yes it is correct. But the main stalk that produces the fruit will die. And usually produce several new banana plants to replace it

@sybilsupe5601 3 года назад

What is the name of your banana, please???

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Grand Nain

@julielevin2505 2 года назад

Beautiful garden! Do you ever have trouble with iguanas or any ' night creatures' eating your plants? If so, any advice? I live in the West Palm Beach area. Thanks.

@unfitcrit 3 года назад

What's the ducks names bro?

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Henry is the male, Helen is the female bc she's cray cray

@richverreault 3 года назад

@@TheIslandFarmer321 lol!

@vp4728 2 года назад

Hi love how beautiful your banana plants are. I am in South Florida, in Miami. What type of fertilizer do you put on your banana plants?

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

15-5-30 mine is called 'banana fuel' i bought it from wellness gardens on ebay

@steffiejoe 3 года назад

I want to plant my bananas similar to the way you have yours. The problem is the electrical, phone lines and cable lines are buried underground. I called 811 so they could map out where I could dig and they told me I would not be able to plant near the utility, phone or gas line. I see the large utility box you are sitting on, with the banana's surrounding it. Did you need approval to dig close to the utility box? Do the banana roots grow deep or become invasive? I wish I would have known about all these limitations on exactly how I can design my backyard fruit orchard due to these issues.

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

my bananas were 2-3 inches when i planted them so i didnt even really need to dig. i put those rocks around there and mulched the area. i heard that the electric company hasnt gone in that box in over 30 years and we have above ground electric now probably because of the flooding/hurricanes so it prolly isnt in use anymore.

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

the roots dont go deep at all. you can almost pull them right out the ground

@steffiejoe 3 года назад

@@TheIslandFarmer321 thanks. I really like how yours look. I am trying to convince my husband that we can build it up then plant 🌱 the banana’s. He just does not want any damage to the utility lines because several homes maybe impacted. I’m at a loss. I have an ice banana and a mini banana. Moringa, 8 mango trees, avocado trees . I also live in an HOA. My yard is a blank slate. Everything is in pots. I plan to start planting in the ground in March. Oh I also like the pond and the ducks 🦆. I will put papaya close to my house 🏡. I’m in zone 9a north side of Houston.

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

@@steffiejoe yeah those HoAs ruin a lot of the fun. im honestly trying to get a larger piece of property so i can grow the amount i want

@petertherealtorlin 2 года назад

What areas in Florida can you do backyard gardening and raise chickens? I am thinking about moving to Orlando area next year, but seems like many homes if not all are part of HOA. I am not sure which part of Florida allows home owners to raise chicken in back yard.

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

neighborhoods without HoAs which are typically the older houses, i havnt seen many of these neighborhoods in orlando

@CH-hm8ud 3 года назад

I am in Central Florida, I have those bananas, I just don’t know the name of the first bananas in the video, what kind are them? I have a big garden, I love eating fresh stuff, and canning the rest. Most of our meals coming from my patio.

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

what kind are what? i have a lot of plants :)

@rkidlat 3 года назад

any critter problems?

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

I am very lucky where I live (on an island) I have not any critters except mice/rats in years. Every island has rats though :( I've trapped most of them and the ducks actually kill them also.

@uchymata1 3 года назад

What's the reason that you have the mulberry tree so close to the house? You will probably have to move them they will grow huge

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

i already moved them. the only mulberry i ever saw was only 10ft tall and these are suppose to be 'dwarf' varieties. there's a lot of different varieties also but they are moved to where they have lots of room now.

@ladyaurora8434 2 года назад

any advice? My bananas got abit burn from our last frost.

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

yeah most the bananas in this area did too. mine got burnt last year and bounced right back with the heat. only issue i can think is if the banana was really young. best to plant cold sensitive plants/trees in spring when cold is over.

@irenesilva744 3 года назад

An amazing garden! Wow! I’m wondering how rice affects the ants. I’m battling regular black, but just as annoying, ants in my garden.

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

yeah i had some people tell me rice would work. i think it killed some, but then the ants dragged all the rice out of the nest.... i eventually just got one of the ant motel things, and put a big rock ontop of it so nothing but the ants could get to it. it wiped the entire nest in a few days

@irenesilva744 3 года назад

@@TheIslandFarmer321 I’ve tried everything. DE, borax, ant motels. I think my garden is one huge ant hill. 😭

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

yeah it took me a few tries before i found something that worked.

@jarrol03 2 года назад

@@TheIslandFarmer321 diatomaceous earth. Stir the nest to anger the ants then put a hand ful or two on and around the nest. Retreat every week til gone. Usually two treatments do the trick.

@MCJohnnyFresh 2 года назад

Do you have irrigation on the bananas?

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

no they have been growing crazy with out watering but they are in shade protective corners so that probably helped a lot

@MegaThepow 2 года назад

Cool, how is your lychee and coconut trees doing? I’m moving to Jacksonville soon, I’m hoping I’m able to plant some Logan, lychee, coconut, and so on. 🤞🏻

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

lychee is doing great they actually like some chill weather for fruiting. my coconut palm is not a green/yellow native and it almost died from the cold(38F) hopefully it pulls through

@susan3242 2 года назад

Raw oatmeal totally works with ants.

@shashwateepaul8046 2 года назад

Wondering how big is your yards?

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

1/8th of an acre front and backyard

@steph6337 3 года назад

Do you cover your pitcher plant in "winter"

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

i bought them inside 2 or 3 times this "winter" during the cold snaps. i kept them in hanging pots outside so i could just bring them inside easily as i was reading the cold can wipe them out. they did survive the winter it seems... making new pitchers :)

@steph6337 3 года назад

@@TheIslandFarmer321 Thank you for the info! They're my favorite and I think it's genius to have them near the coop! You're the first I've seen to do that, though maybe I've just not seen enough. ( We are making plans to make our own coop very soon. ) I'm new to your channel, I plan to pluck around and see some info on the coop build and such, if available. I say "winter" because it never really feels like winter in our zone, as you know.

@kathleenmcgoldrick925 3 года назад

Where did you get your knowledge from for starting a veggie garden in Florida? Looking to start mine soon don't really know where to start

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Mostly trial and error. I wouldnt attempt a vegetable garden while it's still hot. Vegetables do grow well here in our cooler months but not great in our sand. I filled that garden with a lot of black compost and it gets the duck pond water for fertilizer.

@justinwilliams3650 3 года назад

Dude where'd you get that peppercorn?

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

Ebay actually. Mine has been growing for over 3 years now. You can buy a lot of small plants (few inches tall) online.

@DrakeCaitlin 3 года назад

This is the first video of yours I’m Seeing but I imagine those chickens are super annoying to the neighbors being right against the fence ?

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

hens don't make much noise at all, the neighbors actually have chickens also and I wouldn't have known unless they told me.

@sylviehorgan5498 3 года назад

what's a loofa??

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

google "loofah sponge" plant is similar to cucumber but i dont think they taste good at all, grow the loofahs to make sponges.

@sylviehorgan5498 3 года назад

@@TheIslandFarmer321 ok, i thought the name sound familiar thank you. I always thought those sponges came from the sea.

@ericdickson2248 3 года назад

We are in Osceola county Saint Cloud and we haven’t had good luck with bananas or our avocados. Any suggestions? Maybe we have the wrong types. .

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

There's a lot of varieties of bananas (mine are Grain Nain), avocados not so much. If you are in a white sandy area that could be a huge part. I dug out a big hole and filled a bunch of compost soil in it then planted a lot of my trees/plants that way. Avocados I found do best on a small hill or mound, they should be heavily mulched and heavily watered. If they are in lower ground with heavy water the roots will rot. Bananas I've found need some shade getting started, once they start making the big broad leaves they are able to handle the full sun. I used papaya trees to temporarily shade my bananas until they got big enough to handle the sun on their own, papayas grow easily in sand and are easy to sprout from seed.

@karensterling5246 2 года назад

Bananas are heavy feeders. Try a compost bin or pile near them and you should see a difference.

@hipmoma 3 года назад

how did you get your grass to look so nice?

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

lol it was just from the Summer heat and rains. I'm actually digging all of the back up

@kenfarley957 3 года назад

WOW on those bananas. What kind are they?

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

grand nain

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

wellspring gardens on ebay i believe is where i got them

@kenfarley957 3 года назад

@@TheIslandFarmer321 Thanks

@gloriafrancis8894 2 года назад

Are you able to grow coconut trees in zone 9 ?

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

we have native green and yellow coconuts, ive been trying to grow a red tahiti coconuts for a few years, first one died from cold. i think my 2nd one survived this winter

@MegaThepow 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing. Have you seen any snakes around or no?

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

yes but take care of them when i see them

@MegaThepow 2 года назад

@@TheIslandFarmer321 What do you mean by take care of them?

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

@@MegaThepow i kill them or the ducks kill them. i dont take chances with black snakes that could be a water moccasin. red rat snakes i will relocate, they eat mice/rats but will feast on eggs because its easier food.

@MegaThepow 2 года назад

@@TheIslandFarmer321 We don’t like snakes, hope we won’t see many when we move to Jacksonville. Just scare of those we don’t see, and we step of them and they will bite us. Lol

@TheIslandFarmer321 2 года назад

@@MegaThepow get a cheap game camera or two. the snakes are attracted to my chicken coop because of the eggs and mice that come after the corn