I've watched probably 100 hours of permaculture videos and yours just gave me my "aha!" Moment on how to even start a project so huge. Thank you! Oh and I believe those orange flowers growing by your favorite spot may be daylilies, which are also edible!
Well, I'm glad I could provide some insight for you! I suppose everyone has a different perspective that can be revealing to an individual. This might be the biggest compliment I have received since I started posting these videos. You've made my day :-) Also, you're right, those are lillies and they taste great in a salad! A little invasive though, so be careful with them if you plan to utilize them in your space! Best of luck with all of your plans!
Awesome video! About to put in an application for land and I can't wait to start a permaculture garden in Ontario! I was a bit hesitant because of our low temperatures, but seeing this has been helpful! Thanks!
Try planting paw paws near the black walnut. It’s a little known fact that they are a rare exception to the black walnut poison and actually grow bigger in relationship with them! But they do also like water and good drainage, so consider that too.
We have over 200 walnut trees on our property. They are a wonderful asset...they hold value as a food and a medicinal crop. Do a little research and you can find plants that will survive and even thrive near walnuts. Our elderberries, gooseberries and black raspberries don't seem to mind them at all. Plums and cherries are also very tolerant of juglone.
Sandy Glen Farm & Forage, we are actually planting around 200 ourselves this spring! I have been clearing an area in the back portion of our yard for this purpose! We are also planning on planting a few other smaller stands of nut trees this spring. Thank you for the comment and sound advice. I am looking forward to learning more about these valuable trees and health benefits they will provide us! I would also appreciate any further info you're willing to share about caring for this species. Thanks again!
from what i have experienced, they are the most carefree trees i have ever dealt with. you can make a wonderful tincture from the green walnut husks that is antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antiparasiticand provides antioxidants :-) with an auger style oil extractor, you can easily extract walnut oil for baking and the presscake is great added to breads and sweets or dried and ground into flour. Walnuts are one of our most beneficial trees! And don't forget about walnut syrup! they can be tapped like maples and the syrup is even tastier than its sugary counterpart
Sandy Glen Farm & Forage, that's a huge amount of information we were not aware of! I appreciate your experience with these beneficial trees and for passing it on to us. I am really looking forward to getting them into the groundthis spring. What were the dimensions you used for spacing. I have done a little research on that, I thought maybe eight by eight for us. I read that this will provide straight lumber in the future, as well as room to produce. Thoughts?
ours were already on the property when we purchased it...most planted themselves from what we can tell :-) If you plant for timber, you want to space them about 10 ft apart and keep side limbs pruned as they appear...for nut production, i believe 15' is the minimum recommendation... ours vary quite a bit but having so many of them means we still get plenty of nuts each season.
Hi Jesse, just found your channel so forgive me for commenting on an older video. (I start with the older videos and work forward.). Do you have any idea why the one apple tree grew much more than the others? Is it the Mac or Gala? Do you think it was the location or the variety? Did the others catch up after a yer or so? Thank you.
I think it was a one off to be honest. It is a Mac, but the other three have since caught up in regard to trunk thickness and spread. The location is only a few fee apart and they all recieve the same amount of sun light. Thank you for watching the videos!
@@TheHolmsteadWithJesseHolm Thank you for your reply. It is interesting to watch people growing food in different environments. You have so much rain to contend with and have handled it well. I am catching up on your videos. :)
@@thisorthat7626 Our lot is also very wet. The back of the property rises 110 feet over the 1000 foot section to where it plains out. I have counted 12 springs and they flow enough to form three creeks, one of which is fairly substantial at two to three feet wide and three to six inches deep! I often find myself wishing we lived in warmer climes! 12 inches of snow over the last two days.. Anyway, thank you again for your support!
I have done that in the past! I am not sure if I mentioned that in this video, or not, but I definitely didn't place the product in the dark. Thanks for the tip!
How do you protect your perennials from snow? I think I heard you mention that you bury them but am interested to hear more about protecting them from 2 ft of snow
Eric Erin Szablewski, anything that I have bought has been suited for zone five, or lower. We are in zone five, but I prefer plants that are hearty to zone four. It just makes sense to me because there will always be a winter that comes along that is colder than normal, it is just a matter of time! That being said, I have purchased zone five products, if I cant find anything more tolerant just to have the variety. Some things just don't come adapted to zone four conditions. For our fruit trees and berry bushes I put down a six to eight inch layer of mulch around the base. Recently I have learned that it is a good idea to keep the mulch just back from the plant stock to prevent rot, but I have never had an issue with that. Not yet, anyway. This will definitely keep the hard frost a few inches higher in the soil. For herbs I cut them back to the ground, for the most part and they always bounce back. We are located in central Ontario, on the shores of Georgian Bay, so we get a ton of snow and a much longer winter than the average zone five climate. I hope this was a little but helpful! Best of luck!
I have a question, please, where do you get the wood chips? I was inspired by the documentary "Back to Eden" where Paul uses wood chips and I am planning on doing the same. I was even considering buying our own wood chipper ... our property is 10 acres and it's all covered in grass. I would love to have at least 3 acres of it covered with wood chips! Thank you very much and keep up the great work! Paola
Paola Tavares Silva that would be a lot of trees, start smaller and grow each year. My garden is 80x60 and it took two seasons and around 75 box loads in my truck (eight foot bed) to keep the grass and weeds down. Also, you'll find dandelions will often take root, but they are easy to pull if you have 6 or more inches of mulch. I get my mulch from the local dump, it's free for the taking there, but im sure if you contacted local arborists you may be able to find someone who will deliver it if they are close by, or if you happen to be on their way back to the garage. Do some digging, you'll likely find a lead.
Paola Tavares Silva . You can go to “ chipdrop.com” Put you name on the list and a Arborist in your area will dump a huge pile of wood mulch on your driveway. It’s free. I did this and ended up placing a sign “ free mulch” on top because I could not Use it all. My neighbours were very happy. Have a great day.
wendy chiu, I'm not surprised. This one is in its second year and the seams are starting to let go already. I took it down as soon as I was done with it last year. I should be doing the same now. Thanks for letting me know! I'll get it out if the sun before it gets worse! I wish we were a little further south so we had a chance to grow some warmer climate fruit! Best of luck!
English walnuts will not grow in our region, most likely, so we should only have black walnut trees here. I removed that tree shortly after this video was recorded. I would however like to experiment with carpathian walnuts at some point.
patricia cornish, everyone has to buy at least two of each plant species they wish to grow, unless barter and trade is an option, but that's really just payment of a different sort. I have been attempting to create new plants with cuttings, it is a slow process, but worth it in the end. There is nothing wrong with buying your plants, in my opinion.
Paduvihm Kannel, grapes and kiwi will be planted along the fence this season. The posts are around nine feet apart and will receive a plant per section. The gate will have to have get some attention this year!
