What Happened to Our Raised Bed Garden in Pouring Rain?

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In this video, I explain what happened so far to our raised bed garden and fruit trees in constant rainy weather. How has the drainage gone and I share some tips on gardening in wet conditions?
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@Selfsufficientme 2 года назад

G'day Everyone, does anyone know how to get mould out of a lounge suite? 😂 Seriously, thanks for your support! Cheers :)

@Rob_Erto_33 2 года назад

Flannery's has a clove oil solution bottle spray that is good for this. I just kept on spraying to clean it up and then every week or so in this weather. It was going well until my place went under water in Lismore 😜

@dr.floridaman4805 2 года назад

youtube is antiwhite

@dr.floridaman4805 2 года назад

New Sri Lanka is Australia welcome to globalism

@janetvogeler7842 2 года назад

Mark, try spraying with full strength white vinegar, then airing it out to dry

@shez4199 2 года назад

Diluted vinegar in a spray bottle, works a treat. Also I have those moister sucking containers from Bunnings in all my cupboards atm. The mould struggle is real!

@garrettmineo 2 года назад

Great video, I love seeing real world problems rather than a perfectly manicured garden….makes me feel better about my garden issues.

@littlesuzie6672 2 года назад

Terrible to hear about your shrinkage, Mark 😂 I hope the rain subsides soon!

@Selfsufficientme 2 года назад

I said the "shrinkage" is NOT a problem Suzanne! LOL... Cheers :)

@littlesuzie6672 2 года назад

@@Selfsufficientme phew! That’s lucky! Haha

@StubbsMillingCo. 2 года назад

@@Selfsufficientme 🤣🤣

@escapepatch 2 года назад

I can't believe it's STILL raining that much there! I truly hope you see some sunny dry weather that lasts for a few weeks anyway, and soon. Your raised beds look great as always. I think the pigs leaving the garden is a clear act of insu-boar-dination. 😁

@katerinasmirnov9091 2 года назад

Ngl, that pun in the end just made my day. Oooh my goodness, thank you for the laugh 😄

@Selfsufficientme 2 года назад

LOL... 👍

@catfunksfabulousfinds 2 года назад

I'm in Oregon USA. We are getting a ton of rain this year. More than normal. The last two years were very dry. About 10 years ago we really had a lot of rain and my back yard closest to the house was flooding. You can dig a hole about 8 feet from your banana trees. At least 12 inches in diameter. Fill it with gravel. We did it with an Auger. It draws the extra water from the trees or what ever it's by and acts like a well drain. It saved my place.

@BigDsGaming2022 2 года назад

smart advice

@Selfsufficientme 2 года назад

Thanks for the trench tip for my bananas! If this keeps up I'll give it a try. Cheers :)

@LoveMusic-pd5iz 2 года назад

I've done this...like creating mini sump pits.

@jodi9295 2 года назад

Hey, I live in the suburbs around Atlanta Ga in the U.S. and today is the first rain we have had in a really long time. Our plants were really suffering. Sorry you are having so much. I hope we will get your rain for a while and you can have our sunshine!

@elliephants7047 2 года назад

I'm a couple hours south Jodi, my poor little trees have been so unhappy! I'd trade for a little of the rain too, if we could just get an even amount of both for both of us, ey! Goodness.

@DracoTriste 2 года назад

Same in my corner Texas! Had weeks of no rain and increasing heat. But yesterday gave us 8 hours of beautiful rain. So now it’s time to get ready for flood season 😅

@lilywhitepurity 2 года назад

Hi neighbor!! I am so excited about this rain, but we watered yesterday. Hopefully they won’t get too much over these next couple of days.

@baddriversofcolga 2 года назад

Yeah, that was one of the longest dry spells we've had in a long time. We had virtually no rainfall since April 6th. Glad to finally get some rain and get some water back into my rainwater containers.

@cz7rg8 2 года назад

@@DracoTriste I'm a couple of hours from jodi too, my son and daughter-n-law live in the burbs of Atlanta. It has been very dry here until a couple of days ago, we got some relief from the heat and for the thirsty dirt. Now we are talking about the first hurricane (already named) for the season. I guess hurricando weather is officially here.

@shelbymackay9388 2 года назад

Oh gosh I am so over the rain here in ipswich! It's killed off most of my winter veggie crop so I've had to start all over again. My poor chooks were practically swimming last week and now I have one living in my house with a respiratory infection. I hope the dry weather comes sooner than later! There is alot to get done in the garden here! Love your work Mark.

@Frankiegoestoholly 2 года назад

Poor you❤️ been there 🙄

@momnahyasin3126 2 года назад

What are chooks?

@helrncook1132 2 года назад

@@momnahyasin3126 chickens

@MrKillswitch88 2 года назад

Pity some of that rain isn't falling in some parts suffering from the worst mega drought in 1,200 years here in the states.

@self-sufficiencyinthecity 2 года назад

My garlic was semi-destroyed by a ton of rain all of the soil got so soggy and cloggy had to uproot them way before they were ready

@bradymcphail9690 2 года назад

Man, you have the Best Attitude I’ve ever seen! You and all of your mates are going through all of that and you’re smiling and kidding with us. I pray for the rain to stop and your ground soil becomes perfectly aerated and abundantly rich soil all over your country! Amen indeed.

@August222 2 года назад

Mark you are the most educational and inspirational gardener on the internet! Here I am in zone 6, New England, USA. I whine if it’s too hot or too cold. Overall our spring has been perfect for peppers, tomatoes, and garlic. This video instructs really well on how to roll with Mother Nature. When she lays waste to a banana plant, she helps out an avocado. Laugh it off, observe, make a note, and drive on. I have learned something important here today.

@elizabethscott7660 2 года назад

Oh yeah. Over the rain, but sorry to tell you, this La Nina is expected to last to at least summer. I've started growing salad crops indoors under lights and in pots I can move, and a Mr Stacky because they're turning into soggy messes in the yard. Even my parsley is rotting in the ground. I lost a big Triangle Palm to the rain and some straight line wind as well.

@shez4199 2 года назад

OMG, I feel you! Im in Coffs Harbour and I have to wear gum boots in my yard.......this rain is the worst ive seen in many, many years. Praying for a dry winter but it is almost winter and its STILL raining!!

@marionholtzmann6872 Год назад

Thank you for your videos, I have a friend in NZ, she is struggling with her garden with all the rain, I forwarded your channel to her. I hope she finds your videos as useful as I do.

@imalwayslast3170 Год назад

We totally understand the weather screwing things up. No rain for a solid month and then 5 inches of rain and 50mph winds in a period of 2-3 hours. I definitely lost some plants during that storm. Almost all of my corn fell over and/or snapped. My lettuce took a beating...a lot died. My peppers and tomatoes somehow held on(for the most part.) Hope by now the rain has given you a break.

@julesandmia 2 года назад

An option you could try for the wet banana plants, that I’ve been trialling, is I dig a hole that works like a sump, I pump it out and then let it fill back up and repeat. I’m in northern NSW.

@chrispedersen6999 2 года назад

Hi Mark, for immediate solution, Use a grubber for narrow channels. Hope this helps

@christiephillips106 2 года назад

Yup, we have had to do the same under our house Ben, we are in the Hunter Valley

@roelven1282 2 года назад

we in Europe (the netherlands) finally are getting some rain after a period of spring drought .... so it is true ;) ... southern hemisphere and northern are their opposites ;) heheheh. great to see youre garden somewhat withstood the constant rain.. .take care and keep growing ;)

@gartengeflugel924 2 года назад

Definitely, here in the middle of Germany it's finally raining as well. Never had to water the plants in spring before..

@grdovwd1589 2 года назад

When Europe is becoming Australia hot, Australia is becoming Scotland wet!! Mother Nature tries as well as She can to regulate the mess we've created ... Best luck to you Mark, and to us all!

@ellifahmerril6611 Год назад

Thank you for your support, mate. =)

@b2manufacturing 2 года назад

I’m in Oregon and it hasn’t stopped raining here either, usually we have at least 6 weeks worth of sunny or partly sunny days but all rain this year. I predicted this when I saw not only the Hunga Tonga volcano as well as 52 other volcanic eruptions, and since I knew this was going to happen because it has always done this when we have a combination of excessive volcanic eruptions as well as the sun being 2x more active and 2 years ahead of its solar cycle, I prepared for this, and since people think something else is causing it they don’t bother preparing for something which has always happened 100% of all history.

@tanyaroyredcar Год назад

longest sentence in the world alert 😂

@JoelElliottPTA 2 года назад

This rain has been nuts hey. I'm also Brisbane based, and everything is so damp. Hopefully the forecast is looking sunny.

@Frankiegoestoholly 2 года назад

Get out and Falk it, that helped me this time. Just umm airate,🤣

@turtleman190 2 года назад

Its the same here in Newcastle nsw it's been a really wet year everthing is drenched

@julien5053 2 года назад

whereas in Europe it's a particularly difficult drought : a very abnormally dry winter and spring.

@mothratemporalradio517 2 года назад

Sydney, it's been flipping terrible

@quokka7555 2 года назад

We should get some on the weekend

@brandyp92 2 года назад

You are my favorite person on RU-vid. Period! I come for the insight and stay for the jokes! I’m in Richmond Virginia USA and we can get a lot of rain. I built roof shelters over my 4 raised beds. So they are like semi-greenhouses. 1x1s, brackets, and clear plastic lining. It’s helped so much especially with the tomatoes! All the plants still get the sunshine through the plastic tops, fresh breezes, and beneficial insects from the sides.

@cindyeasterling6917 2 года назад

I was totally discouraged by our wet garden area and had sworn off even trying. Then I discovered container and raised bed gardening. Last year ( the first) I had issues with too much rain. The tomatoes hardly produced anything. I've learned a lot through your videos and others, and the weather is cooperating. My garden is flourishing!

@shelbyday5522 2 года назад

I'm over in Eastern US where it rained for about a week and a half straight l. Our garden got set back significantly. I can't even imagine dealing with how much rain yall've had! I'm definitely rooting for it to dry off for You over there!

@mckseal 2 года назад

Yeah, I've never seen anything like this. I mean before the bushfires in 2019/2020 it didn't rain for 6 months. Back in Feb/March/April we had a year's worth of rain in 2 months and 0 days with no rain. It's been the most unbelievable 2 or 3 years here. We had one pickle sized eggplant, everything else is dead. It just started raining again outside. Glad to hear your garden got back on track, happy harvesting!

@heyitsnae9555 2 года назад

Mark you are my favourite way to relax, and I appreciate seeing what's happening up north. You've inspired me to make a few videos on self sufficient gardening in the Brindebellas, my parents farm, not mine! It's so different to you climate wise, but I see Dad using similar techniques!

@Garythedog3 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing what happened after all of the rain. Washington state seems to have weathered the nasty fall floods very well. It’s still cool and rainy, but farmers have gotten into the fields Thank God. The seed is in the ground and everything has bloomed to perfection this past week. No more bare winter trees and the cows are now in the fields getting fat and sassy.

@chrisfisher3900 2 года назад

Was gonna ask about the avacados. Glad most of it is hanging on

@simplifygardening 2 года назад

Oh, Damn Mark. Amazing how much rain you have had this year. It's crazy normally it's like that here, but we have had a mild winter considering and now heading into summer. I really hope this stops for you soon so that you don't lose any more fruit. Could you dig a trench around the bananas as a way to drain them temporarily? The great thing about compost is that it locks up nutrients stopping them from leeching. But raised beds have saved you so much in this weather mate. Stay safe pal!

@Selfsufficientme 2 года назад

Hey Tony, I thought about digging a trench but it's way too boggy and I think digging now would be too late and just make a big mess... But yes, the raised beds have worked a treat in this weather. At least something positive! Cheers :)

@GHOSTWORKER19 2 года назад

I love both your channels. Much Love ♥️ from Kenya 🇰🇪

@simplifygardening 2 года назад

@@GHOSTWORKER19 Thanks JR

@simplifygardening 2 года назад

@@Selfsufficientme Yes mate frustrating to say the least, But maybe additional drainage could be dug in when its gone ready for the next onslaught as I am sure this is a sign of things to come.

@mrdobalina3451 2 года назад

I’m about 30 minutes north from you Mark but my understanding is that this is due to be the wettest winter on record 🥺

@ritzjardin 2 года назад

Seeing such an experienced grower having this problem makes me feel a bit better, I guess its just part of the garden life

@markthompson8019 2 года назад

I'm in Texas. Just the opposite season as you. I'm a 2nd year gardener. I've got some set backs, but your encouragement will keep me going. The knowledge that we must work with Nature. When there is a setback. Don't get discouraged. Nature threw something unexpected. You didn't do anything wrong. You or I will just have to compensate. Dust ourselves off and keep going or STARVE. 😃 Keep up the great work.

@lisas5913 2 года назад

You may need to consider building roof structures with some clear poly sheeting for some of the raised beds; this weather may be a recurring weather system for Australia in the future, I feel for you guys in Brissy :)

@eloise6197 2 года назад

Great idea, I received my poly sheeting and as soon as I can walk easily through the mud, my structure will go up.

@Selfsufficientme 2 года назад

Good idea! Thanks :)

@jordellaskincare6843 2 года назад

@@eloise6197 how would those structures be made pls..

@eloise6197 2 года назад

@@jordellaskincare6843 I use star pickets and poly pipe and to make it sturdier I use pvc pipes on the sides and then just wrap the poly tarp over the top and cover the sides with either shade netting or fiber glass sheets. I just made a tunnel over my smaller raised bedding to keep the bugs out. There are plenty of ways to safe money on youtube. :)

@zoe9632 2 года назад

Amen to that.

@distruktocon 2 года назад

Here in Central Texas, April-May is supposed to be our rainy season. Usually it rains a bunch and really lets all the veggies get a big head start for the brutal summer... April was dry and somewhat mild, but may has been record-breaking dry/hot. Its been 90-100F for almost a month now with no rain. Im watering my raised beds every day but it just got too hot too quick and I don't think a lot of my veggies will have the strength to make it through the summer. Last year we had your problem. Too much rain. I was covering my beds for days to try and keep them from being over-watered. Also, you're right about Shrinkage. Its a man's worst enemy.

@hmck9988 2 года назад

Yes, we need a bit of a dry spell now. My garden, in Flagstone, south of Brisbane, resembles yours with the water logging. Grrrh! Thanks for sharing.

@marialane1805 2 года назад

I am Magine that you are quite frustrated! We are having a bit of rain here in Southwestern Pennsylvania as well. Not as bad as you though. Two weeks ago my lawn tractor broke and now my grass is probably about 26 to 28 inches high! I have to keep cutting around the raised beds to keep the pest out of them. I really like you! Plus all the commenters here everyone is so kind! Sending you a hug and some sunshine.

@Naysy 2 года назад

I’m near Bribie and the rain has been such a nightmare 😭 AND now we have a mould problem.

@Mrbfgray 2 года назад

You don't know how trivial that *sounds* from parched California. :D

@FatedFlames 2 года назад

@@Mrbfgray A 15 year drought, then bushfires, and now record floods with mould... Pretty sure Australians would be able to judge what's trivial.

@Mrbfgray 2 года назад

@@FatedFlames Are you seriously THAT literal and humorless? You must be fun to be around.

@reneec9947 2 года назад

@@Mrbfgray rain can be a blessing until you want to start building an ark. This time is our best growing seasons so it's devastating for us. We usually have our least amount of rain at this time of year. When the sun does come out we are then hit with high humidity which can be just as bad for the vegies. Usually I am preparing garden beds in summer to get it ready for autumn/winter/spring crops. I would glady send you all this rain if I could 🤣🤣🤣

@reneec9947 2 года назад

Tell me about the mould 😭😭😭 I have been cleaning for the last 3 days and still have more mould to attack. If you can put the aircon on dry to help reduce the moisture

@GrtfulMel 2 года назад

Oh Mark, I live in Toowoomba and I am doing everything to try and save my gardens 😟 by accident I planted a lot of plants just raised above the clay soil! ( I am a new gardener) and it has been a saviour…so far! I have been moving around the top mulch to try and allow more air 😮 Mother Nature can be cruel sometimes! 😢

@theresashaw3984 2 года назад

Do you think this is Mother Nature??...I believe it to be weather manipulation & control then blaming it on climate changes brought on by us ...not the big corporations of course who destroy our earth & pillage her natural resources 🤷‍♀️😠. Grow as much food as you can we’re gonna need it 🙏

@Frankiegoestoholly 2 года назад

Damn, this is everywhere 🙄

@nancyfahey7518 2 года назад

I think mother nature is trying to save our planet. Because of the greedy few we all have to suffer.

@bertibear1300 2 года назад

This is weather weapons.

@bertibear1300 2 года назад

@@nancyfahey7518 yea, nothing to do with the chemtrails everywhere.They spray and later the clouds come up. All spring this is going on.

@gabrielkawa3477 Год назад

Sorry to hear you've lost quite a bit of trees. At least your raised garden beds are semi enjoying it.

@lillyblack3322 2 года назад

The gardeners will rescue the planet xxxx

@mattysbackyard9244 2 года назад

I've lost a number of plants too due to all the rain here in Logan Shire. I really hope it stops raining soon and like you said, here is to hoping for a dry winter. On the bright side, thanks for a great video. I love your sense of humor, your a funny bloke!

@self-sufficiencyinthecity 2 года назад

Yes, me too in the UK so much rain!

@wauliepalnuts6134 2 года назад

*_SENDING PRAYERS TO YOU, MATT._*

@Selfsufficientme 2 года назад

G'day Matty! Yeah, all over the SE and north and inland too... Hopefully, this drought proofs us for a number of years. Cheers :)

@marysurbanchickengarden 2 года назад

We have been in drought conditions here in the southern states of the U.S. Over the weekend we had some very welcome rain and I thank God for I've been through 4 floods in my life and the frist one was totally unexpected and we lost everything but the bricks and studs. Only the glassware could be kept and sterilized with hot water and chlorine.

@Selfsufficientme 2 года назад

Glad you got some rain but not too much! All the best :)

@hipdogdsv 2 года назад

I love the garden pigs! Clay soil sucks but you've built up and amended into beautiful soil.

@saraohm9753 2 года назад

You really radiate love and we are all so grateful to be learning from you

@RevLetaLee 2 года назад

Love watching your channel. Though my climate is different, I always get something new to support my garden learning. Thank you.

@Selfsufficientme 2 года назад

Thank you Leta! All the best :)

@helenmccormick1982 2 года назад

This video shows advantage of raised beds. Your gardening skills are amazing. Have a great day 🌞

@grassgeese3916 2 года назад

Wish all Australians safety and warmth, thank u for sharing

@amyk6028 2 года назад

Wow. You are such an inspiration to all gardeners! You don’t let all that bad weather discourage your efforts ❤️ Good for you. And I absolutely agree, the mulch will definitely keep the soil underneath it more moist. When we get several days of rain in a row, I go out to my raised beds and pull all the mulch out of the beds so they can dry out a little easier

@crism4932 2 года назад

Mark, sorry you have some crop lost, but thank you for this very educational video. It really does help even for season gardeners. I'll pray for rain to go away and give you a break. Take care!

@rikiray3370 2 года назад

Oh my goodness. Praying for clear skys to come your way

@elainedegoede6276 2 года назад

Sorry for all the rain for your lovely garden. Hope you have a successful winter one.💕🙏

@donnaikin7397 2 года назад

I’m so sorry you are getting rained out. My dad lives in Sydney and has had terrible rain there as well. I on the other hand would love it to rain, here in good old Coober Pedy South Australia. Not a lot maybe if it rained one or two nights a month would be enough to keep the ground moist but not wet. Anyway, nothing we can do about Mother Nature, we just have to work with her. Love your channel, keep it up 👏👍😁👌🥰

@mothratemporalradio517 2 года назад

Hey, i thought Coober Pedy got maxxed out by record rains recently! But do you live below ground? :v

@donnaikin7397 2 года назад

@@mothratemporalradio517 I used to. Just moved into an above ground house. No we never got rained out it was all around us. The road got shut and we had the army? Doing food drop offs while that happened.

@Selfsufficientme 2 года назад

Hopefully, some of our rain will fall your way Donna! Thank you! Cheers :)

@fifigirl8208 2 года назад

it's so disheartening watching your plants drown. I think most of the East coast is with you, hoping for a dry winter. good luck hope you don't lose your bananas.

@karenw9996 2 года назад

As a relatively new subscriber I've been enjoying your channel for short time. Now that I've heard about the life choices you and your wife made my opinion of you has gone up several notches. You definitely got it right, well done!

@davod9122 2 года назад

I know how you feel. I'm in Brisbane so not all that far away from you and for the moment I've given up gardening. I will start again but at the moment just about everything I've planted has rotted and died. Such is life

@tinagilmore6373 2 года назад

I’m so sorry to see this horrible destruction! I’m in Texas, and we are in severe drought! I wished you could give us some of that rain. Prayers it stops soon!

@turbocat1984 2 года назад

I've been waiting for this video. My poor garden is so sad, nothing is growing, and the little that does, we have freakin mice everywhere and those buggers get it first! So disheartening.

@kbjerke 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing your experience, Mark. I do hope you get to enjoy good weather soon!

@sonnyamoran7383 2 года назад

I'm so sorry about the garden. Send some my way. We thought our rainy season was upon us but not quite yet. Praying for you and yours.

@edi9892 2 года назад

I'm in Europe, but we had some crazy rain events too. In one case, all was fine (and dry) until I came from work and got nearly flushed down the street! I was on foot, but struggled against the water running downhill. One time, half the years average came down after a particularly dry summer. It was the worst flood in my life. The past few years had some seriously humid weeks that caused moss to grow everywhere and worse: fungal diseases on all sorts of plants...

@Gaargidy 2 года назад

Hey mate, not sure if you're aware but your microphone is only picking up the left channel. Only hear in one ear :P May need to tweek a setting somewhere next upload. Cheers, hope it helps

@wendyneylon4377 2 года назад

Working fine in both channels for me 🤷‍♀️

@tomchristensen8619 2 года назад

Mark, we are SO jealous here in California. We've had 3 years of hard drought - with less than 1/2 of annual rainfall. So please - send it our way!

@sherryberry2394 2 года назад

I live in North Florida, five minutes from the Georgia state line. When it rains here nowadays, it really REALLY rains! I bought a high-sided Birdie bed last Fall and love it--no soggy ground or erosion up in the bed, unlike the land surrounding it👍🐸.

@bigbyron7695 2 года назад

It’s need bloody awful, I am a beginner gardener and live 25 mins south of you and my crops are getting through okbut my soil is clay and it floods in about an inch.

@Frankiegoestoholly 2 года назад

Ok so Falk it, pee on it when it rains and air it lots, then compost

@BingusDingusLingus 2 года назад

Consider a French drain to a pond or smthm. There might not be a slope tho, that’s my assumption as a mountain-person

@loubowen8082 2 года назад

@throughfaithhopelove 2 года назад

Try adding some gypsum to it

@rosewright4605 2 года назад

I feel ya... I'm 25 mins north of Mark, and my vegies have been decimated.

@deires77 2 года назад

Thank you for all the great tips, tricks and dad jokes, Mark 👍😂 My apologies if you should have made a video in regard to this before,, but I did not find one. My question: Do you have an estimate, what area of land is necessary to provide one person with vegetables and fruit (self-sufficiency)? I will be purchasing some property next year and already plan to have some quail and enough land for (food) self-sufficiency ... maybe not 100% all year round, but at least through summer/autumn ... Thanks again for all the amazing videos and lots of love from Ireland ☘️

@paperburn 2 года назад

This is an interesting question that has been up for much debate, In the US for true self sufficiency it was 40 acres (16 Hectares) and a Mule in days of old. Now with a good small tractor and equipment you could reduce that by a third. If your willing to give up large livestock you could reduce it more, and if you truly want to have only veggies and trees maybe two hectares (5 acres) and if you go full high tech like I did one acre (1/2 hectare) of tillable land. I have a small green house that is solar heated and solar powered for year around production ( side note this is a whole lot more complicated than just a hoop tunnel) and some hens but I do have to buy some feed, I have figs and grapes and pear trees, some raised beds and some in ground planting using various methods and a hydroponics wall. That is about all I can keep up with and hold a job as well. For where you live I am sure the setup will be different.

@deires77 2 года назад

Thanks a million@@paperburn! 😘 I was thinking to get about an acre. I am not too much into meat, but would want to keep some quail (for eggs and meat) and quite possibly some chicken too. Most smallholders here have some sheep /goats as well, but since I am a hundred percent sure that that would be too much for me I'll pass. So veggies and fruit. I think in regard to grain/corn I'll "cheat" and buy it ... The solar heating greenhouse is an amazing idea! Not sure if you have ever been to Ireland but my main reason so far for planning on a greenhouse was the rain (plenty of it here 😂) but if it was warmer for longer too ....,🤔🤗 So quail (meat and eggs) potatoes and nuts for the calories and then apples, pears, plums, (various) berries, winter and summer veggies.... I still got a lot to plan 😂 Have a good one and stay safe! Love from Co. Dublin 😘

@mothratemporalradio517 2 года назад

@@deires77 hey sister, wishing you best of luck with your plans. Although i have Welsh and English ancestry, i'm only familiar with the Australian climate, or at least parts of it. Grew up on a small farm, the majority of which was land for cows and sheep. My spatial relations aren't the best but if you wanted to go without such livestock you could make it loads smaller and stick with an orchard and...well we had chickens, turkeys and pigs. I have no idea about quail but compared to the paddocks, this was possible in a relatively compact area. So on one hand you wouldn't have beef, lamb and cow milk. On the other hand, your neighbours might have excess milk they are happy to give/share or trade. It's tricky to be 100% self sufficient in every single regard anyway. One thing to note about this set up though is that it's never, you know, snowing outside or anything. And that is prob significant because housing needs for animals likely differ significantly in much colder climates? Anyway, good luck! I would love to have a chance to try this way of life again. I do miss it. But it can be very high maintenance and if you are solitary and animals are depending on you, and you take ill with no help to hand, it could be very stressful. So i think a) ensuring you don't bite off more than you can chew is eminently sensible! and b) think of contingency planning ahead of time before committing to certain animals. For example, if you twist your ankle, and there's no one to help, are there methods you could use to ensure animals remain fed/cared for etc? Would pre-emptively volunteering to help others be a good backup? What if you needed to spend some time in hospital, or simply wanted a holiday? Etc. Would love to know how you go. Good luck, luv!

@mothratemporalradio517 2 года назад

@@deires77 ps oh yeah, i have no idea how to do it and wasn't particularly keen on preserved fruit etc at the time, but my parents used to preserve orchard fruits in jars, and we also had a couple of extra freezers in the garage.

@Selfsufficientme 2 года назад

G'day Bridgit, and thank you. When it comes to area and growing food or self-sufficiency, of course, the bigger the better (is the very short answer). Having said that, you can be self-sufficient in many things and grow as much food as you need in a relatively small area. There are plenty of small urban backyards around the world full of food that people grow, eat, and preserve. The only main restrictions on smaller properties are animals so if you do want to keep livestock you do need an appropriately sized block with the right zoning to keep such animals. All the best with your property hunt and purchase! Cheers :)

@tanyaratti 2 года назад

Your avocados up on the mound look like a swale system. You raising the trees up to start with was good. Swales are placed to contour of the land which helps with passive run off..

@batpherlangkharkrang7976 2 года назад

Hi.... Mark nice to see you love watching your videos, thank you for showing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🌱🏡🎥👍👍👍

@TheMillennialGardener 2 года назад

I feel your pain. Leaving near the coast on the east coast of a continent like you means constant rain year round, and we get so much of it in the summers! It is hard to explain to folks how destructive our rain can be, and I often pray for drought, because drought isn’t sustainable where we live. I’m thankful my soil is sandy at least, because that helps mitigate the rain damage.

@Selfsufficientme 2 года назад

Sandy soil would certainly be a blessing for us here at the moment but clay it is... All the best mate and thanks for stopping by my channel! Cheers :)

@TheMillennialGardener 2 года назад

@@Selfsufficientme Always! You're my favorite Aussie gardener! I hope to make it back to your country again some day.

@johnliberty3647 2 года назад

Were you in that semi Recent Hurricane that flooded the Cape Fear River Basin? Not sure how long you have lived there. I was just one river basin over from that on the Yadkin/Pee-Dee basin. We flooded pretty bad too but nothing like Wilmington and Fayetteville did. Maybe it was 2017 or 2018. Kicked off the wettest winter I have ever seen in NC.

@GeckoHiker 2 года назад

Missouri can get so bad with rain we plant the tomatoes and tender vegetables next to a side building with a retractable awning. It angles into a rock berm that helps shed the water. I wish we had done this 25 years ago. The side building has a white wall that reflects sunlight, extending the ripening season a few weeks further. This idea came from the retractable awning on the deck used to protect container plants from too much rainor sun.

@NekoBazu 2 года назад

Just looking at all the puddles you've got going there, have you thought about converting to a rice field? 😁

@TShirtAndReeboks 2 года назад

Good to see an update! Glad your raised beds are helping with drainage. So glad your home has remained u flooded!

@21Cauzzie 2 года назад

I have a block in a Sydney suburb that is as sloshy as yours. The ground is sodden. I haven't tried to grow anything in my veggie bins except the tomatoes that I had already planted and they have gone crazy and are covered in tomatoes. I haven't had fungus but the fruit is slow to ripen because we haven't had much sun. I had a huge Italian zucchini vine that went crazy it had a big crop but I pulled it out so other things could get air.The sweet potatoes in pots look ok and there's a healthy looking pumpkin vine going up a sunny fence and doesn't have fungus. It's just not fun walking around in the slosh.

@mballer 2 года назад

Plant RICE!

@StreetMachine18 2 года назад

I'm surprised you haven't brought in a truck load of wood chip for your pathways. it'll help with "access" to the garden and "excess" nutrients getting rinsed out of the beds will be soaked up by the wood chips and turned into more soil.

@silvershadow013 2 года назад

Won't they get washed away? I do trail maintenance at a wildlife refuge and we don't use wood chips in a lot of areas because they wash away.

@Selfsufficientme 2 года назад

That's a good idea. Cheers :)

@mariasosa9676 2 года назад

I hope the best for all of you guys

@helenachase5627 2 года назад

I'm so sorry to hear your struggles

@ericla3529 2 года назад

Hahaha my backyard is also destroyed. My lawn & plants are swimming. I only can laugh about it.

@smeargut1809 2 года назад

I live in Andalucía and it rains 5x a year, I build French drains and footings to channel rain water to areas I want to build up with moisture to promote soil fertility. As Farmers and gardeners we can only do our best to work with nature because we are ants compared to her.

@k.p.1139 2 года назад

😆 Isn't it funny how fast we forget? Mulch to keep the weeds down and the moisture in. 🤔 I know the rain is a pain in the rear but, it will dry up and get hot, again...Then, it will be back to looking at the skies to see if we have to go stand in the hot sun to water. It just goes to show, you have to love the gardening itself, and are thankful when we did something- anything right, to get something to produce for us. ☺

@ronniebrace2917 2 года назад

Sorry about the rain and losses! Love the little frog in the artichokes!

@Aubergine1941 2 года назад

Could you put raincovers over the raised beds?

@Selfsufficientme 2 года назад

Yes covers would do well but be extra work and cost to make of course so one needs to weigh that up. Cheers :)

@Aubergine1941 2 года назад

@@Selfsufficientme that's because you do things properly. I was more thinking of a temporary measure, like big sheets of plastic weighed down with some rocks. Lol

@davidhauser2665 2 года назад

I lost a crop of garlic last year as it rained all through October and November during the harvest season. This is going to require a major rethink for gardeners and famers because climate change is not going away

@mothratemporalradio517 2 года назад

True, in Sydney i lost zucchini, pumpkin, basil among other things. A cherry tomato volunteer has survived massive neglect, but unfortunately has been attacked by fruit fly. I'm thinking we need to look into and share info on cultivars that can survive humidity and excess moisture.

@mothratemporalradio517 2 года назад

Before i forget, one plant you might want to try in sandy/poor well drained soil is Italian parsley. I grew it in a questionable location without that much sun after first having added a bunch of banana peel to condition the poor sandy soil somewhat. It was actually very trouble free for at least about 18 months or so, from memory.

@mattm00ey 2 года назад

Looks like we have a lot more coming too

@pobo6113 2 года назад

I really do appreciate your channel and honesty. You are so good to show us success and failure. Pros and cons of gardening and what to do about it. Thank you so much 👍

@elevatorphish 2 года назад

So much shrinkage on my super 😂😭

@aussiefox2000 2 года назад

I'm in Newcastle and we have had so much rain also. The weather is soooo mad that we have tomatoes coming up and thats unheard of at this time of year. I am so glad we have raised beds. The rest of the yard is just mud .

@IFabort67 2 года назад

Keep your chin up Mark, you've got such an amazing attitude and humour. I'm so glad to have discovered your channel, not only are you such fun to watch and listen to, but educational and inspirational. I've just started my veggie gardening journey here in the south of England (UK) must say having quite a lot of rain ourselves here, but nowhere near what you've had! I pray it all goes well for you weather wise from now on xxx

@luvlyf2ful11 2 года назад

Thanks Mark. I've been following your helpful Aussie-zoned videos and recently planted our first ever seedlings in our new raised garden bed and then all the rain happened.... I was hoping you would post a new video on this subject so I really appreciate this upload. The plants have all survived the rain here on GC.

@donnakennell5111 2 года назад

Praying you catch a break soon. Love you're cheery attitude. I'm in Eastern, Ky, USA. Our weather has settled down some. My small greenhouse is doing well. Potatoes, tomatoes and berries. Thank you for showing weather challenges and how you're dealing with it.

@Selfsufficientme 2 года назад

Thank you Donna! Cheers :)

@malosky8087 2 года назад

Thank you for posting videos. been watching your videos for years. They inspired me to get my own place and start gardening and I found that its very relaxing for me.

@teem9010 2 года назад

i love your weather update posts Mark! its so interesting for me! good luck to you!!

@wraitholme 2 года назад

East coast South Africa here, we've had heavy rains and flooding here over the last couple of weeks.

@saltlifess6226 2 года назад

Sorry to hear that mate! Hoping and sending you sun shine days ahead!

@danielthommen8243 2 года назад

We're in SW Florida, naturally the hurricane capital of the world... The rainy season started lately and just now today we had a pouring rain shower... We just planted 36 banana plants and I hope they will survive, 2 of them are already giving us fruits, we were able to dig them out from someone her ein the city and transplant them to our property. Lot of other fruit trees are growing... Thanks for the videos, very cool to watch and I am gladly following you! Greetings from Florida...

@Selfsufficientme 2 года назад

G'day Daniel! Congrats on your gardening successes to date and all the best for the future! Cheers :)

@cindygreer6384 2 года назад

PLEASE send some of that rain over to the west coast....mainly California we sooooo need it. It's only mag and we've gotten our first wildfires of the summer. I love your place is so beautiful and the birds singing to you in the background....amazing.

@Capoe3 2 года назад

Better than no rain for a month here. Happy to get a 1/2 inch or so when the rain gods bless us.

@craigandsnowwadam4511 2 года назад

P.S. I love those Hogs!!! Seriously,…your our HERO Mark !

@ImNotGonna85 2 года назад

Marks videos are like a comfort show to me x watching all the plants and stuff plus dad jokes make me so happy

@ndrunningriver 2 года назад

I always love your jokes and great attitude! Mishaps in the garden can be upsetting, but things happen, and you normalizing it is great. Love the videos, keep it up!

@paulymanufactured Год назад

Not sure about your area, but in most places, councils and other utility companies will usually drop off truckloads of woodchips on your driveway for absolutely free. Woodchip mulch will retain all the excess moisture and keep it from pooling in the soil. It will also break down and feed your trees through summer. It doesn't drown plants like grass and straw do. It actually creates a good aerated environment. Woodchips that are mixed with random leaves are the best as they help with the nitrogen needs of the woodchips to break down.

@anniecochrane3359 2 года назад

Wow too much rain even for the hogs, and that's saying something. Well across the ditch here in Raglan NZ, its been a drought with virtually no rain since December - and now the wet has started and doesn't want to stop. Being able to depend on the seasons to do what they used to is a thing of the past methinks. Loved seeing how your raised beds survived intact, and great hint about the mulch.

@helenmcclellan452 2 года назад

We are getting rain here in TN too. But nit as severe as you. Praying for sunny days for you all.

@cynthiafortnerphd4281 2 года назад

Your videos are so instructional! Sorry for all your rain!! We are getting lots of rain in the central States, but nothing like you all there. I have learned a bunch here and am composting now, because of your videos, as we are in Spring now. I am building up my soils in all my container gardens. I have truly gotten "into it" better in my gardens! Cheers!

@Selfsufficientme 2 года назад

Good on ya Cynthia! All the best :)