We're Officially Farmers (Our First Harvest) | Vlog  

RJ is the visionary and you are the opposing party. Like the table outside the door. He said an outdoor table would be a good addition but you doubt it at first then later on turns out great. Then the pool. You don’t want one at first but now you’re the one who often use it than him. 😆 Opposites do really attract! Which gives it the perfect balance. The Yin to his Yang ❤

A lounge chair would be perfect in your rooftop for star gazing. Dream!

Melody is so lucky to be there in the Mabuhay Farm House. She’s a happy and contented cat.

RJ is becoming a family guy with all that multiple sitting furniturs lol

Suggestion for your farm: Gather a supply box containing the basics that you know you're gonna forget. Grab yourselves some scissors, pruning shears, extra baskets, gardening gloves & a spray bottle for water. March this tool box straight out to that farm shed! You guys are always so well organized (we see you RJ 😉) so why should gardening be any different for ya's? You know some days you'll be on the farm side & be like, "Oh no! We need pruning shears the house is so far away we'll do it later." Then, you might get busy & forget. Cause, that's just how life honestly goes sometimes. Having it always in the shed ready for use & return it before you leave should help you to be more efficient & collect less spoiled food.🤞🍀 Ngl, seeing you'se finally growing your own real live food, in _your_ farm's soil, is _so_ amazing. Sincerely, congratulations guys. You've both dreamt of this day for so long. You fought to build your dream house during a frickin' pandemic, furry family members fighting drama, new editions to your family farm, loads of wonderful & a few wild & crazy visitors (both animals & humans alike). The overall happiness that you share with us is empowering. Seriously, even if we don't have all the riches in the world, we can *still* entertain our closest family & friends or grow our own veggies. Taking pride it what we can do. Even if when they grow in... they're a little ugly. OH! I'm talking about the veggies not the family growing in ugly. 😂😂 Thank you, for sharing your positive yet, not so "normal" everyday lives with us. Love you guys & I cannot wait to see your farm when she's all grown in & your lovingly swamped in lush greenery everywhere for as far as the eye can see! Maybe even some goat babies **Squeal* Hugs from Canada😘💕💕 ps Cannonball into that pool for us just once, eh?!

Awesome update! Great outdoor lounge set! Nice dog house. Harvest is the exciting time for vegetable growers!

Love the new table, fills that space

What a beautiful place! Looking forward to see the food forest in your future vlogs!

Hi Mikey and RJ,I love the outside dining table near your kitchen.Its seems that RJ enjoy to hangout with you there.I love to see that both of you are happy harvesting the tomatoes and eggplants, welcome back to dad Jerry.I hope to hear his joke of the day, God bless all of you guys.🍎💕

That table looked fantastic there, great choice! You should get some outdoor lounge suites for the rooftop, be great to relax amongst the tree tops, I to have been growing cherry tomatoes, they are so delicious!! Great vlog as always Mikey, much love to you and RJ!❤

What a beautiful farm? So clean and organized. Will you tell us how many hectares of land occupied your place? To have vision on things to build similar with your dream house and farm in one place. Happy just looking , how happy both of you together. Take care and GOD bless.❤😮😊

Just be glad RJ haven't discovered the joy of cactus and succulent collecting 😅 coz that's what I'm addicted to and there are so many varieties to choose from

The dining set fills the space nicely. It also makes sense because the grill is right there and it can be an outdoor extension for eating near the kitchen.

you can eat the peppers green, they are not quite ripe but have a sharper fresher taste, some people prefer it. Once ripe they have a sweeter taste. I personally prefer my Jalapenos green, but I prefer my bell peppers ripe! Proud of you Farmer Mikey! Doing a good job!

Man I love this whole farm, all the updates, and all the new additions and features, ugh it just melts my heart with such envy lol it's truly a dream house...I love how excited you both get when adding something new and bringing in such beautiful taste of design, you both have such an eye for beautiful additions that just fit perfectly. Thank you for sharing your home with us Mikey and RJ ❤

Love the new outdoor furnitures. Hi RJ, please check out Sollen Heusaff’s pool & deck outdoor decor furnitures as another idea for your rooftop decor.

I live in San Diego and you’ll see that almost all SoCal homes have an outdoor dining area. We have a built in island just like what you’d have in a kitchen that seat 10 people next to the BBQ/stove area. The island has two side by side refrigerators which is very convenient. It’s great for entertaining and sometimes breakfasts on beautiful Sunday mornings. So…I’m glad RJ placed that beautiful dining table right outside your kitchen. It makes sense. I also think you won’t have to worry about getting the chairs dirty since they’re under a covered “patio”.

tisk tsk Mikey😆 Always trust RJ's vision lol He has proven his decorating eye over and over. Those cat scratchers are great, but we had to put a little catnip on it once or twice and our cat now rips them up and doesn't scratch anything else. Also a good way to tell with the peppers is if you lift them up against the way the stem is growing it will pop off. If its not ready it wont.

Rj really a good in arrangement!

What a BEAUTIFUL place you have there!!! Loving every corner of your mansion🥰🥰 manifesting to experience something similar one day!

You have one of the most sustaining farm house for both you and your pets, not to mention a gorgeous house, with everything you need for survival. Your larger tomatoes are called heirloom tomatoes and so juicy and tasty. Enjoy making torta talong so good with rice...yummy!

I love your new furniture rj really have a good taste in furnitures he's good at interior design

You have been talking about harvesting your own food since the early days of the Mabuhay Squad Farmhouse. And seeing you finally do that is so amazing. ❤

I love the outdoor dining set because when you guys have pool parties like the one you just had, you have extra seating outside. And it also looks so nice there! It matches the area perfectly. RJ has an eye for details like that.

I'd love to sit at the table to enjoy the breeze and stare into the green.

RJ is so multitalented!

Oh how far we have come. Started watching you 7 years ago....this feels like a journey

Grilled eggplant is more yummy than boiled for ensalada.

Love the new outdoor furniture right there❣️Perfect spot for it. 😊👍🏼

The Farm looks spectacular, with time and space for everything & more. Love the new seating area there too, enjoy

Air conditioning units won’t work if you block their airflow. At the bare minimum, you should have at least one foot (12”) of space on each side of your outdoor air conditioning unit. That said, some AC manufacturers suggest that you have at least two feet (24”) of clearance on all sides. If you don’t they will not work and could get damaged.

Love that dining table 😍 it looks great there! I think the roofdeck would need something bigger?? The roof deck seems massive!😊

I miss this kind of vlog again. I miss the farm and daily vlogs

I love homegrown cherry tomatoes. They are so tasty. Can’t wait till Mommy Bustos arrives to enjoy everything. Sprinkling cinnamon powder or sticking cinnamon sticks in the planters may help minimize the ants

Mikey, the black spot in your tomato is blossom end rot. It happens when your plant does not have enough calcium. Rain leaches calcium away from the soil, especially if you plant in containers. Also, most of your plants belong to the same family (nightshade): tomatoes, chili peppers & eggplant, so they will use up the same minerals. Hope this helps. PS. Try Sungold cherry tomatoes.

*Mickey I have talong(eggplant recipe) we love to eat here in Bicol and I'm sure you'll also love it. Jist grill the raw eggplant til its skin is charred then mash the flesh along with coconut milk, calamansi, strip of red onion and tomatoes. You'll love it for sure! ☺️*

25:06 melody sleeping very well. Knowing that she now have food and bed and treats. ❤❤❤❤

Now you can eat breakfast or dinner outdoors😊

I’m ready to move in! You’ll never even notice my 5 kids and our 4 cats…I promise 😂

Not sure with plants but in our university they put dried leaves at the bottom of the trees, they say it prevents ants from climbing to the top

I’d be trippin’ if I get to harvest my own produce. The satisfaction you get’s just awesome.❤

Love to see your harvest!👍👏 You too have so much love for nature and animals💕💕💕

How is Suga, Honey and their babies? Everything's looking good with the farm house. Love the new outdoor dining table set. Hooray for harvesting your own veggies!

Very nice garden/ farming area

OUTDOOR LOUNGE SOFAS WOULD BE NICE IN THE ROOFDECK FOR STAR GAZING AT NIGHT AND A PARASOL LOOK AT SOLEN'S HOUSE ROOFDECK PARASOL ITS NICE

R.J. is ALLWAYS right. Enjoy and love.

Hi Mikey , I’ve been watching your video an i enjoying every time u posted, my mom she’s from Manila but she’s leaving in Guam with my dad , u are amazing guy , RJ, amazing too , 👍👍🤗

You needed that table there!

You know what would be cool, if you got a cat collar camera that they have online and record some of Melody's daily activity to see where she patrols and what she gets into. i bet you could get some cool and fun videos "CatCam"

Thank you for sharing God blessing.

To get my cats to scratch the cardboard things , I put a little catnip in it and then I scratch it with my fingernails while they are there. That usually helps them learn what they’re for. 👍🏼 The table looks great there and you can just enjoy the scenery in the shade . Tats what tomatoes are supposed to taste like,hothouse tomatoes don’t taste like anything. 🤢 You might keep an eye on the snails in your fountain, they are very prolific and can plug your filters.

I Love the new table outside😀

Those tomatoes look heirloom ! And heirloom tomatoes look different from regular tomatoes! Heirlooms taste way better😋😋😋

The dining table outside is in the perfect spot! It’s a great place to have dinner outside so it makes sense to have it next to the kitchen. Realistically you’re not going to carry a bunch of food to the roofdeck unless you have a big party. It’ll get more use downstairs.

This is so refreshing to watch! I’m missing my mini province life! Your farm is a dream of mine❤ keep sharing quality vlogs!

Maybe irrigation or sprinkler system for the hanging plants in the aviary para di matutuyot?

Thank you for another beautiful video & insight into your life. I love watching your videos 🫶 in this video I was especially excited about your fruit and vegetable garden 😍 so amazing!

Good starter harvest hoping to see more Mikey! Plant some marigolds esp for peppers 🥰 they're very good plant companion & natural repellant against pest & insects plus an added beauty to your garden

We’ve been watching your vlogs and our daughter love it. Sometimes she reminds us to check if your have new uploaded vlogs.

On my bucketlist… to visit Mikey and RJ’s Mabuhay Squad Farmhouse… you guys are living the dream life. !💜😊

Dang son, better get to the kitchen and crack some eggs. You got tortang talong for free haha! It’s also really good as a sandwich if you want to skip rice. ;)

Update on the pond?

You van eat the leaves of mulberry too. It's good to saute with garlic

1st😊. Good to see you back.

Did you know that you can eat the Scooby?? With the tomatoes you need to stem them out lesser stems those with no tomatoes can go, so the plant can put more water and care in the tomatoes and not the leaves without anything.

When you pull the tomato from the vine and it doesn’t come off easily it means the tomato is not yet ready for picking. Vine ripened tomatoes are the best.

Good idea to put the table and chairs where it is! Functional and stylish ! You can a,ways transfer it at the roof deck when you need to!👍👍

You’re in a beautiful place to be!

Love the dining set idea! I feel you can get something with more of an earthy/wood color palette. Seems like grey/white gets lost in the color of the floor and curtains in the background. But gorgeous nonetheless!!!

U can plant kangkong on your plant box so u can harvest for your pet animals

RJ and Mikey, you may want a round table instead for that spot.

You harvested the eggplant a bit late coz the seeds are too much already. It's good pag mura pa.

Melody is a very lucky stray cat ❤

beautiful place for the patio rather than rooftop

Awesome farm..they keep me inspired on what plants to put in our farm....😊

Nice dinner table…..great harvest of veggies….yummy eggplant salad. You may want to try “kulawo” na eggplant.

Mulberry, my all time favorite berries!!! Mmmm

Were the birds in the aviary when they were adding the plants? I didn’t see any flying! Ooh maybe add a hammock on the rooftop deck in the awning area, maybe add weights to some curtains to hold them down when you don’t want them to blow in the wind? Your house is beautiful, RJ is amazing at decorating the house! Is he an interior designer?

congrats on your harvest. i will constantly say thank you for this uploads. seriously watching your videos help me ease my mind. i dunno, i just find constant warmth & happiness in your videos. maybe as someone that also wants a farm i see this as a window on how it can be❤️🥺 much love always mikey & fam❤️

Always a positive dose whenever i watched you guys! ❤❤❤

I think a daybed swing would also look good there

Eggplant salad😋. Easy to make and very tasty with those tiny tomatoes! I can give u my recipe if u want😃

More fruits and vegetables to harvest to your Farmyards 😊🤗

Hi Mikey/RJ! Just love watching your videos. It’s full of great content, especially when you start sharing all the things and situations going on, with complete stories and details. Plus your funny personality makes it more enjoyable to continue watching till the end . I love your sanctuary turned paradise and resort feels, in the middle of nowhere. Congratulations to both of you, having to share such a wonderful home, together with your pets. Watching here in Jacksonville Florida USA 🇵🇭🇺🇸

you can put lightings underneath the plants nearby the new table

that eggplant tomatoes mix is delicious with bagoong isda or patis with lemon or kalamansi coz you are in Pinas ( just to taste) watch the salt intake😋😋😋😋

I really love all your vlogs ❤ don't worry I'll not skip ads😂😂😂

Aloha Mikey and RJ and Congratulations.. I know this is what you wanted to achieve was growing vegetables.. so proud to follow both of you.. Be happy and stay healthy.. we love you both from Las Vegas

Suggestion for the storage area. CREATE A MURAL OF UR FARM ANIMALS

I wish I’m your resident gardener. I’m really good with plants.😂 I won’t get in the way. But I will take a dip in your pool.

you can just put a smaller table out there, though it looks good but let it remain where it suppose to be.

Hope you guys get to skinny dip in the pool daily. I'm sure with having a staff it may be hard to be naked but they don't work 24/7

wow RJ thats beautiful dining set for the entry hall complimented the colour of the tiles on the wall and floors, it just need a accessories that is colourful for pop up contrasting colours ..i love it😍😍😍😍😍😍👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

Really nice in that area and the new furniture Really nice.

nothing like tomatoes straight from the garden eaten the same day as picking

Loving the outdoor dining area! I have a feeling that when nuptial flights begin you will be spending quite a bit of time at that table!

tomatoes don't need to ripen on the vine. it can be picked before it's fully the variety's color since it's warm there it will ripened on your counter and still have the same flavor. you would need to watch out for sun scald there.

I believe the reason why Melody chose to still sleep on that elevated cat bed would be because of the instinct of most cats to sleep somewhere elevated, although there are cats that would still sleep in areas on ground level as long as it is hidden. Some cats however prefer both kinds of sleeping areas, like my cat for example, since she has the couch, chairs, and her own elevated bed to sleep on but she also sleeps on her bed that I situated somewhere dark and hidden. I think that native rooster could also benefit from having more hens as companions in his enclosure so he can have his pick of hens and avoiding him from harassing the same hen too much when he wants to mate, as I learned from my chicken-keeping experience that sometimes some roosters have the tendency to aggressively want to mate with a single hen that he is kept with to the point that the hen would die of stress. Also, congrats on the harvest of vegetables. I reckon that aside from Ensalada and Tortang Talong, some of those Eggplants would go into either a dish of Pinakbet, Binagoongang Baboy, or Kare-Kare haha.

Mikey, tell RJ that hydrangeas lose their leaves after the hydrangea season is done. You must prune them so that they can grow back with new stalks and leave and flowers. That’s when they need lots of water. Here in the states, I prune mine in November and then right now they are growing new leaves with future flower clusters so I water them daily. Just like the plumerias (except no need to prune them unless they’re over grown).

The table gives functionality to the space to become your favorite space…