Mindset is everything Rosie: don't say "I'm bad at gardening", instead say "I'm learning to garden even better". :-)
@DaniDaLlama
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I came here to say. Everyone starts somewhere and in doing we gain experience. Please don’t put yourself down so much Rosie as you’re doing a phenomenal job and little by little it will be wonderful!
@wildrosie
2 жыл бұрын
it's all very tongue-in-cheek :) don't worry.
@seriouslyjoking2
2 жыл бұрын
@@wildrosie I have 20 years worth of gardening & I have killed many a plant unintentionally.
@montyshinn8704
9 ай бұрын
Every year a learning experience. Even sports us experienced gardeners. It’s an exciting adventure.
@cynthiabohli-nelson1824
3 ай бұрын
I gave up on growing vegetables a few yrs back. But the raspberry plants that a friend gave me are thriving & give me more berries each year! I am ready to expand the berry patch into another garden bed. 😊
@stephen150
2 жыл бұрын
Ants in your beds are a good thing. They'll turn your soil, keep pest numbers under control and add to the soils nutrient diversity. They're the professionals of farming. Learn to love them.
@kimkarnsbond
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed! They’re annoying at first but not a bad thing at all
@cassieryan8839
2 жыл бұрын
Yes they're part of the decomposition cycle etc. As long as they're not biting Rosie and they're not in or near any building structures then it's fine. (In Australia we have some undesirable ones like electric and fire ants or termites but otherwise no need to do pest control)
@stephen150
2 жыл бұрын
@@cassieryan8839 European Black ants are pretty innocuous. They don't bite or sting. Just fungus farmers. I'm so glad we don't have any bugs like you do in Australia, and where Rosie is there's less, as it's so cold for most of the year.
@gwyn192
2 жыл бұрын
At the beginning of my gardening journey, I complained to a master Gardener that I didn't have a green thumb. She replied, "There is no such thing as green thumbs, only hard work and MUCH learning." She also said that one day I would walk out into my garden and be awestruck by the transformation that had occured. She was right! This desert dweller learned and learned and applied the learning and now an oasis greets me everyday when I walk out into my yard. We just have to work hard and persevere and realize nature also knows what to do. It's all worth it! And perhaps it's also about our transformation too.
@maryannknox7158
2 жыл бұрын
💕
@wildrosie
2 жыл бұрын
I'll be looking forward to this moment :)
@denisemeredith2436
2 жыл бұрын
Your compost bin needs some holes in it so that worms can get in. Leaf mold (fallen leaves) can be turned into compost by raking them up and putting them into black bin liners and leaving them for 6 months or so. Don't put sticks into your compost as they take for ever to rot down - make compost from weeds, grass clippings and vegetable peelings (dont put egg shells, meat or fish in the bin because that will attract rats). There are lots of youtube videos about gardening for beginners and about making compost.
@maryannknox7158
2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking this same thing…lol
@happytraveller8953
2 жыл бұрын
Actually sticks and old logs can be used for composting; it's called heglculture (?spelling?) where you lay a bit of those woody items in a ditch (shallow or not depending on the size of the logs and sticks) and then cover it with dirt. The theory is that the wood will eventually rot and provide a source of nitrogen or other nutrients for the soil.
@andreheller1394
2 жыл бұрын
To use an analogy, worms and organisms eat the soft food first, the tougher stuff, like branches and woodchips are slow release energy, like us eating wholegrain or the likes. Hill culture or Hügelkultur is when you put branches in a shallow ditch, then cover it with compost or manure and then with soil. The plants will love it and everyone in the soil as well.
@janebrommet7942
2 жыл бұрын
@@happytraveller8953 jou can use twiggs...hay and straw.....
@PS-bs8oe
2 жыл бұрын
@@happytraveller8953 beware though of fir trees and their acidity which might cause a pH issue and of ants entering in veggiebeds if not enough decposed
@andreheller1394
2 жыл бұрын
It may sound funny, but you can never fail. Everything you need in terms of skills, knowledge, capabilities, are within you as in everyone since birth. It's just like a muscle you've never used, with practice it will get stronger. And some day you look back and you realise that it appears effortless. And everything in life is a blessing or a lesson, which is a blessing in disguise.
@_-martin-_
2 жыл бұрын
The fact that you have water and electricity at this beautiful spot makes this place have so much potential. I see your struggle but little by little you will get there. Greetings from Denmark.
@SeaTurtle515
2 жыл бұрын
A more sustainable solution is to let the old wood decompose back into the ground as it should. Move it away from the house. The ants will figure out what to do. The forest is their home, too. Burning the wood, will only release more carbon into the atmosphere, carbon is more useful when it returns to the soil to help other trees grow. 🌿🐛
@createandcrochetwithpatricia
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, bring the logs into the forest along the far edge of the property. Use cinnamon around the foundation of the house and in the doorways to keep ants out. Simply don't use rotton wood for anything...
@unpaintedleadsyndrome
10 ай бұрын
Plants get their carbon from the atmosphere.
@sharondumont9048
2 жыл бұрын
You should invest in a wheelbarrow 👍🏼❤️😉🇨🇦
@cinders302
5 ай бұрын
Exactly what I suggested. And garden/yard implements. Those are what yard sales are for 😊
@missarchaeologist
2 жыл бұрын
A tip from an archaeologist who has dug a wee bit of trenches over 30 years - soil settles after a season or two. If the ground is very silty and/or rocky, you might experience a lot of frost heaves (the soil bunching up and looking uneven), but other than that, it is always better to have your backfill several centimetres higher than the surrounding ground. I hope this helps. 😊
@totallyterri
2 жыл бұрын
It helped me, thanks so much.
@missarchaeologist
2 жыл бұрын
@@totallyterri I'm so glad it did. You are most welcome. 😊
@Americanmapping44
2 жыл бұрын
thats what i was thinking it was supposed to be like that lol
@andreab2627
2 жыл бұрын
Get your fireplace and stove sorted before next winter, used the wood for that, and save money xx
@johannabjorkell4226
14 күн бұрын
You were like Gandalf the Grey waving your hand ”And you too shall fall from the mere magic in my hand”. 😅
@soupedujour
2 жыл бұрын
Even though you don’t have much experience in gardening and carpentry I greatly admire you because you have grit. You learn as you go and in the end you will have some decent results. You are a hard worker, that too is admirable, even more so you know well when to pause in the forest with your majestic trees and the wind.
@studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272
2 жыл бұрын
True - she has more grit than German recruits in the current army 😂 🤠
@JR-kz2xn
2 жыл бұрын
What an amazing Lady you are. Hard worker and a great sense of humor. There is no doubt in my mind that you will accomplish all you set out to do.
@judyshort38
2 жыл бұрын
tip: lay down a blanket or a tarp and dig up what soil you need and put it on there and haul it over to where you need it. One trip, not numerous ones.
@coastaljan6193
2 жыл бұрын
Rosie -- A wheelbarrow might make many of your projects much easier. You are working so very hard. Your willingness to tackle things on your own is inspiring. You are amazing.
@robinsouth8555
2 жыл бұрын
I spent 3 yrs moving about 20 tons of top soil to my raised beds with a garden cart and a couple of plastic totes...it just doesn't happen over night. Your doing great.
@janinafisher101
2 жыл бұрын
You trim things AFTER they have bloomed in the spring. Compost needs to be a mix of fresh "green" organic things and dried "brown" organic things. Mixits of dry keaves in there, or if you cut grass and leave it until it is brown and dry you can use that. Blend the brown and green together regularly. It should be the consistency of a damp sponge. If it gets too dry, add water. Too wet, add dry "brown" organic stuff. And keep mixing it together with a garden fork. Nobody is "bad" at something if they have never learned how to do it! You will learn, you will make mistakes, and you will learn more. One more good lesson: compost works best when it has aged (don't put fresh rotting stuff directly into your garden or it can burn tender plants. Rotting vegetation creates heat as it breaks down. And growing great veggies means use lots of compost! At the end of the growing season- in the fall - cover those beds with heaps and heaps of fallen leaves, especially dry ones, which will break down with the help of the snow over winter and help create food for your veggies. Do this every year to keep replacing nutrients used by this year's growth and building fertility in your soil. It will attract earthworms which will help keep the soil friable and break down nutrients. Read up about how microrhyzzal fungi (i think I spelled that wrong) contribute to growth.
@theswede303
2 жыл бұрын
When that log broke 😀 that was funny 😆
@wildrosie
2 жыл бұрын
It made me giggle :)
@charlottewillis9252
6 ай бұрын
You can rake leaves in the Fall and put them in a trash bag, every Fall and put them them someplace out of the way. In a year they will have broke down and be very good for the garden. Do this every year and except for the first year you will have them for your garden beds Garden beds need to be fertilized every year and you have lots of leaves to do this. Take care.
@leiaxx3313
2 жыл бұрын
The dress is beautiful
@seppok2258
2 жыл бұрын
Great work! Ants will disappear, when you bury those logs in your raised bed. Basicly ants are just telling that those logs are rotten. If you have recently fell logs, there are no ants. Old people say ants will keep snakes away from your backyard.
@lillianbarker4292
8 ай бұрын
Learning to garden never ends. Just persist.
@jllewellyn3776
2 жыл бұрын
Plant your crops facing north to south. That way they will get maximum sunlight on both sides. If you plant them east to west, one side will be in the shade. The sun moves from east to west so north to south planting gives you the best shot.
@wildrosie
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip!
@JEmmertz
2 жыл бұрын
At least the Magnolia is looking mighty fine!
@tradflickan1613
2 жыл бұрын
First of all: Everyone starts small in everything. If you want to do raised garden beds in the style you are doing yours with the big logs use cardbord as a first layer that weeds can’t grow through your soil, as soil you should use compost in those. You can do higher ones too, fill them like German hugelculture is done and you have to start in autumn with these. You fill them first layer with a drainage (old logs, branches), then you do a layer of fresh stuff like grass cuttings or veggie waste, the next layer is 1 year old compost and last layer your planting soil. You also can fill your leaves in there, worms love leaves :) But if you have some Nuttrees as Walnut don’t use these, they make your soil bad because of tannic acid. You shouldn’t also use your garden soil, you don’t know what stuff is in there and has it enough nutrients for your plants, what about ph value etc. I know there’s a lot, but don’t give up :) For pruning your fruit trees get some books about it, you can do so much wrong and even the time when you prune is also very important. Some varieties form their buds in the previous year, so if you prune wrong or too much, your tree will not bear fruit. And a last advice: start small. Begin with something easy like salad or radishes. A lot can go wrong at the beginning, so don't put yourself under pressure. Especially when growing food, there are many things that you have to consider. Plant old varieties, they are used to your climatic conditions. I like your dress very much, it suits you very well! I wish you all the best for your gardening project :)
@NayaStone_AWAKE
9 ай бұрын
Wow love your advice!
@HanginOutWithStan
Жыл бұрын
Gardening is hard work at the beginning but gets much easier in subsequent years. That dress at the end is beautiful on you Rosie.
@bikerbabe4442
2 жыл бұрын
I am feeling like I should be over there helping her.😊
@MrOj53
2 жыл бұрын
The whole of Sweden is map-drawn, you should get a map 1: 50000 over your area, "Den Gröna kartan". It gives you interesting information about what is in the forest
@I_XIMD
2 жыл бұрын
I love your “can do” attitude! There’s nothing that stops you from attempting whatever it is you want to do!
@karl-magnuspolhager8156
2 жыл бұрын
Try to buy a wheelborrow and a metal rake on the second hand-market ! Be careful of your back Rosie !
@petro3441
Жыл бұрын
Gardening is hard work but it is so rewarding when you can pick your own veg...so just hang in there. With time you will pick the fruits of your hard work
@Dandylionbee
2 жыл бұрын
I think that you are preparing your raised bed not so much for this year but next year. Keep adding compost. Gardens are creatures that need a lot of nurturing. Very impressed with your dress. It will be nice to wear something that will let the breeze cool you down. My grandmother hand sewed her wedding dress (a simple but very pretty sun dress).
@joestrahl6980
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed: prepare during May June July August September 2022 raised beds etc that you can plant with seeds in 2023. Not that you cannot plant anything at all this year, just that your yield this year might be low compared with the future !!
@RN-md2sj
2 жыл бұрын
Despite feeling dishearten, you problem solved your way into completing your garden bed, well done.
@joeb4142
4 ай бұрын
When you make a hole, or a trench, and fill it the fill tends to sink quite a bit over time. My sister filled in her pool a couple of years ago and still has a problem with sinkage even though they had some fairly heavy equipment to help with tamping down. This video is a couple of years old so I’m sure you’ve figured out that everything involved with owning a property is a process. In your CAD world everything had fixed schedules. A beginning, middle and end. Fixing up an old cabin in Sweden is completely different. lol Preaching to the choir. A 50% vinegar / water solution in a spray bottle will help with the ants. If you don’t want to buy a spray bottle the solution heated to near boiling and poured over the woods will get rid of the ants pretty quickly. You could make it a morning ritual so you’re not lugging around tons of water. The pH of the acidic vinegar in the soil will dissipate in a few days. The dress is unusually amazingly fantastic 👍🏻✨
@frenchkiss8789
2 жыл бұрын
Please make a video in the night time. I wanna feel the and sweet the night vibes
@frenchkiss8789
2 жыл бұрын
Soon the forest around you will have wild blueberries, wild strawberries (smultron) lingonberries, raspberry and different mushrooms like chanterelles, Karl johan mushrooms growing in abundance all around you. Dry it, make it into jams etc and use in the winter.
@tortillasarenotbiceps7622
2 жыл бұрын
Rosie, it's easy to see the trepidation in you at times wondering if you've done the right thing, but I promise that every venture we undertake is one less on our list of "Wonder ifs" that we could potentially add to our list of regrets at the end of our lives. You're doing and that's what matters. Remember, a quality life should never be comprised of should-haves if ever we're to remain fulfilled. If you stumble, that is absolutely to be expected and is perfectly fine. It's part of our growing pains. If we never stumbled that would suggest we've relegated ourselves to comfort zones that keep us stuck in mediocrity. I am so proud of your courage and tenacity in all you're doing. You are doing something that 99% of us would never have the courage to attempt. Stop doubting yourself. You're doing it every step of the way as you doubt yourself. Chip away at that stone and before you know it the dream is yours. 💪
@tortillasarenotbiceps7622
2 жыл бұрын
P.S. Don't forget to cover/protect the garden from animals.
@happytraveller8953
2 жыл бұрын
dang, Tortillas, well said!!
@wildrosie
2 жыл бұрын
This is so well put I have no idea how to respond, haha. I completely agree!! I don't mind being bad at things, actually. Because next time I do them I'll be a little bit less bad :)
@tortillasarenotbiceps7622
2 жыл бұрын
@@wildrosie Seldom, if ever, do we see anyone great at things they've never attempted. All you're doing is engaging in the learning process. Of course you're uptight and unsure. Who wouldn't be at the outset of a new endeavor? You'll do it upside down, backward and inside out, but you'll also store those mishaps in the memory bank for next time. Until I see a baby step foot out of a womb doing its own taxes, then I'm pretty sure we all crawled before we walked. You're stronger than you know. Kick ass, take names. See you at completion. 😉
@kathyw7143
2 жыл бұрын
I like that dress. By it being a loose fit it will be cooler in the summer.
@bjornanderson3645
2 жыл бұрын
6:14 you are not bad for getting bored, you are crazy awesome for doing all that you do.
@myvlogofshadows2921
2 жыл бұрын
The dress turned out absolutely lovely!!! I'd wear the heck out of it! ❤️
@fralou_sind_kreativ
Ай бұрын
I found your channel the day before yesterday and now I'm watching all videos you've posted so far :D I just love how you start creating & learning new things out of necessity! That is so bold and super inspiring!
@ChristianaHatcher
21 күн бұрын
Use that pile of rotting sticks to fill your raised garden. Don’t worry too much about the ants. They like it because it’s dry. When it’s wet they will leave! You will find that at the base of your pile there is wonderful soil I’m sure. Also for your food scrapts putting them into a bucket will make a putrid mess. Instead google how to make a compost ‘bin’. The key is keep it moist with the right amount of green dry and wet additions. You can also add your ash from the fire….etc Happy gardening from New Zealand. BTW, I love what you are doing. Living my dream. I would come and visit if I could to help you in the garden.
@clairecooper9931
2 жыл бұрын
Gardening is hard work but you will get there. Just put veg peelings, in your compost and wash out your egg shells and peel out the membrane. Nothing cooked for compost. I used to put it directly into the beds so I could use it the following year. Just keep giving it a turn over. Just keep going these things take time and don’t be hard on yourself 🙌
@creativelauri
2 жыл бұрын
You're doing great! Start your seeds in cups inside, on a sunny window sill. Once they're big enough, you can transplant. Save your coffee grinds, egg shells and banana peels. I dry mine in a toaster oven, then blend them in my small smoothie blender. You can do one item at a time and then mix together. Then just put around your seedlings once you plant them. I think pine needles are really good for the soil as well but I don't have any in my yard. You got this!! It's a lot of fun! Loved the dress.
@ab-jc8nv
2 жыл бұрын
Hello
@lynetteyoung9777
10 ай бұрын
Spring is always lovely for me. Having parents visit is a precious gift.
@fionasimagination
2 жыл бұрын
when fruit trees are covered in liken like your it usually means they are very old and at the end of their lifespan. There really isn't anything you can do about it. Also it is a lot easier to move big amounts of soil if you use two buckets, divide the soil between them on either side and carry them with a stick or rod across your shoulders.🙂🙃 Loving your videos!🥰
@ab-jc8nv
2 жыл бұрын
Hi u do planting?
@fionasimagination
2 жыл бұрын
@@ab-jc8nv I used to do a lot of it when my health still allowed it 🙂
@ab-jc8nv
2 жыл бұрын
@@fionasimagination ohh now what happened to ur health?
@fionasimagination
2 жыл бұрын
@@ab-jc8nv It said good bye. I developed around 30 different debilitating chronic diseases that kept me mainly bedridden for the past ten years.
@ab-jc8nv
2 жыл бұрын
@@fionasimagination ohh don't worry , I can help u to overcome, first tell me ur age?
@RoseCottageColleen
2 жыл бұрын
That's a lot of hard work. Take a moment to realize how far you have come. It can be tempting to think everything needs to be done at once. Every mountain is scaled one step at a time. 💗
@marianschillhorn2109
9 ай бұрын
Coffee drags and used tea leaves are very good for the soil. Nourishes and attrackt worms to air the soil and makes it fluffy. If I have a nasty ant building near my house I just put a pan of boiling water over it and it is gone. Where they enter the house I put copper coins or wire they hate it. Vinegar spray on the weeds to kill. You can always get dead wood out of trees and shrubs they get better after because of the air that pass easyer and give more flowers. Thats how far I got these years. Courage will give you satisfasction!
@jodyprivee2774
2 жыл бұрын
Rosie, plant marigolds in amongst your veggies as they are natural pesticide... especially for tomatoes. Sweet dress! You might consider darker colors as they won't wash you out...you are lovely no matter☺️
@maryannknox7158
2 жыл бұрын
Good reminder I need to get some Marigolds! Thank You 🙏
@shehazi695
3 ай бұрын
It’s all a learning process Rosie 😊 . Looking at your abundant natural resources, I’d be inclined to use fallen branches to make walls for a compost pile, adding all your rotting logs ( ants and all), leaves, branches and kitchen waste. Also huegekultur ( please forgive the misspelling) garden beds would be worth researching. Edit.. you’re way ahead of me 😂
@wonder_creative
2 жыл бұрын
I am a gardener, and if anything I say to you split the garden into sections, don’t try and work on the whole thing at once, pick a small area and do what you need to do there, it becomes overwhelming otherwise. And… It’s always better to build things up than dig things down, It may be best leaving piles of rubble, etc for now, as you may need them for the raised beds to fill at the bottom and you want to save doing double the moving. Pick a small area that needs worked on the most and concentrate on that I would say
@megreads9
2 жыл бұрын
Whenever you go into the woods or in your garden take with you a basket for gathering wood sticks or some herbals. At this way you clean your land to garden it and you will have also herbal for the winter season. I wish to live your life because I adore living off grid.
@SteenHolm134
2 жыл бұрын
Gardenwork is heavy Work! You need a good wheelbarrel. And an advice: Leave as much of the ground as wild nature!
@SteenHolm134
2 жыл бұрын
And prune ahead, all year round. Trees are not made of glass...
@kotori741
2 жыл бұрын
An easy and cheap way to get rid of ants is to find their nests and pour som hot water over it and in a few days the ants will have moved by themselfs. Good luck! :)
@stevealexander6515
2 жыл бұрын
Priceless!! "I guess I really did buy a property" lol. You are officially landlord, maintenance, gardner, baker and candlestick maker. Welcome to the club. P.s. 🐜 hate the smell of cinnamon
@artstartdiy
2 жыл бұрын
If someone hasn’t already told you, that compost is off. It has become anaerobic. Easy compost in 3 weeks 1/3 green waste1/3brown carbons(leaves etc) 1/3 manure turn every day (aerate) so it stays aerobic. Buy seedlings this year (they have already been growing for a month or so). Or buy compost but it weighs about 25kg per bag❤️✨
@othmarzimmermann5924
2 жыл бұрын
My goodness, you are really taking on a lot of things - you are my hero! Some of your work would be much easier though if only you had additional tools! While watching you I have to think of all the tools lying more or less unused in my shed - unused because gardening is the least of my strengths. Is there a way I can contribute to the acquisition of e.g. a chain saw and a pickaxe?
@joannabusinessaccount7293
2 жыл бұрын
I think some electric tools would help. I would love to contribute as well.
@globalkiteapparel1891
2 жыл бұрын
Not just the chainsaw but the safety gear & a chainsaw course. I can’t help but think how easy a chainsaw would make putting in those raised beds by dropping a couple of the surrounding trees and let more light in
@ibislife
2 жыл бұрын
Throw the logs away from your house, and spray your new raised bed with vinegar. Be careful as vinegar kills plants as well. Let it dry. You can use lemonjuice as well. Blend your coffee grounds into your gardensoil, plants love it, ants hate it! 😊
@ab-jc8nv
2 жыл бұрын
Hi how r u? U like natural things?
@LadyAurora10
2 жыл бұрын
Look at you with your new dress and a new hair ✨
@Nate1975
2 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful way to live. Working hard, learning new things and being creative - what can be better. Well-done you ❤
@maryaskenback789
2 жыл бұрын
One needs to garden to learn how. I love being outside after the cold. The ants are there to help and teach you. Your property is lovely. Don't fight it, just go with flow, and let it tell you what to do. Wish I could help.
@wildseifen
10 ай бұрын
For good compost you alternately built layers from wet and dry material. Kitchen waste, gras cut, small brunches, leaves, hay... whatever If you have primary rock powder it would be great to put it in between from time to time. Also activated charcoal powder in between is great. Activated charcoal is different from normal one. You shock hot coal with cold water, it expandes from temp shock and then it can absorb and store important nutrients for soil... When make layers water them in between... mustnt be too wet nor too dry... And all that you put on raw ground and cover it with old rag or something. Not plastic. It heats up in the beginning... Then it takes weeks or month to become ready... but once you started, and first one is ready, you can build a second one while waiting on the first to get ready.. so you 'll always have some ready good soil. Put on ground where you grow vegetables in late atumn, when it has less then 8 degrees celsius and in early spring. Earlyer in autum and later spring use horses or cows poo ... thats the best for soil and vegetables to grow. Both, compist and poo activates life in the ground. What is very important. You can grow some legitimoses, wich store nitrogen in the ground. Also very important for gardening are hedges of berries and fruit trees. If you have questions... look in web for permaculture gardening. That is the best. Yoz even have a glashouse... so you also can grow duribg winter! There are more than 100 vegetables wich can deal nicely with minus! Asia salads, different cabbages... there s a lot. You make all very nice and with great passion... I love your videos! Thsnk you so much! Kindly, Hedi ✨️🙏🫶⚜️
@donatask.3515
2 жыл бұрын
You can prepair plot of ground by simply digging and turning ground over with shovel, first removing the grass. Then hoe it with rake. Covrring with transparent film you'll make it into greenhouse
@lillianbarker4292
8 ай бұрын
Cacti is the hardest to grow. I live in the desert so I know. They don’t tell you when they’re thirsty because they don’t have leaves 😂.
@millefolium45
2 жыл бұрын
Beste Rosie, ik zie je je best doen om de plantenbak te maken om er groente te verbouwen. Je steekt er veel energie in! Realiseer je dat planten in de grond groeien! De Zweeds grond is zanderig met wat leem houdende deeltjes en dus goed water doorlatend. Het is relatief arme grond (weinig voedingsstoffen). Een plantenbak zoals je hebt aangelegd is in mijn ogen te luchtig en met te weinig grond bovenop. De zaadjes zullen ontkiemen maar zullen veel moeite hebben om water te vinden (dunne grondlaag met daaronder bladeren en takken dan zakt het water heel snel weg) Tenzij je elke dag 2 keer de bak met water sproeit maar dan nog zal de beworteling minder goed zijn met te dunne grondlaag en worden de planten niet groot waardoor je uiteindelijk weinig zult oogsten. Mijn advies: maak naast je mooie plantenbak een groetetuintje op de grond. Baken een stuk land af waar je de groente wil laten groeien. Haal de graslaag (10 cm) er af en spit deze 'naakte' grond met eventueel meststoffen erbij. Op de randen van het afgebakende land kan je boomstammen ingraven (halfweg) om het oprukkende gras tegen te houden. Zorg dat je een mooi zaaibed maakt (harken en evt geultjes voor het water). Zaai het in met groente en laat de zaailingen gewoon op de grond groeien (wel water geven). De grond houdt meer vocht vast en de planten kunnen dieper wortelen waardoor je betere planten krijgt. Wel onkruid wieden want dat zal ook willen groeien (vooral de achtergebleven wortels van het gras). Kijk gedurende het seizoen naar het verschil tussen in groei van de planten in je plantenbak en die op de grond. Ik hoop dat je slaagt met je uitdaging!
@wildrosie
2 жыл бұрын
Bedankt voor de ideeen! De bak is nog niet klaar, er moet inderdaad nog een hele laag aarde / compost op. Ben erg benieuwd of t iets gaat doen :)
@joanlittlejohn4630
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Rosie, I take my hat off to you, I don’t think that there’s nothing you won’t eventually conquer, nothing seems to stop you having a go, and I would say that your raised garden bed looks fantastic. Keep up the great work. Joan 🥰🤗
@UsernamesForDummies
2 жыл бұрын
Killing cacti…sounds just like me! I’ve moved into a house last October and have my first garden. I really wanted to grow some vegetables in raised beds. So, with no experience, apart from the cacti cemetery, I watched dozens of KZitem videos for beginners, and you wouldn’t believe it! I have carrots, beetroots, salads and potatoes growing. They’re doing incredibly well. I never thought I’d be good at it, but it’s mainly about finding the information you need and then doing it. And watering, of course. If I can do it, with my murderous track record, you can do it, too.
@wildrosie
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, you're doing good! Hope to follow in your newbie example :D
@kimkarnsbond
2 жыл бұрын
Great job using the Ruth Stout method of raised bed gardening! And your beds look great, you used your spare materials so well! They will last for many years. You’re lucky to have so many leaves on your property, just layer leaves and then the “green” fresh food scraps. Your beds will be teeming with earthworms before you know it. I’ve gardened the way you are for years, it just gets better over time, and it’s way less work. If you use chopped dry leaves as a thick mulch on top of your soil it also helps water retention and keeps the weeds from growing too much.
@wildrosie
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all this info!
@odulcina
2 жыл бұрын
You work hard! I hope your garden will produce ....
@ab-jc8nv
2 жыл бұрын
Hi how r u
@eva-vit5639
2 жыл бұрын
Love for you from Poland
@ab-jc8nv
2 жыл бұрын
Hi in Poland what is famous food?
@BranchOfLinden
2 жыл бұрын
Being self sufficient is hard, especially alone, especially in rocky soil and cold-ish climate. My grandparents used to live in a similar cottage in Sweden. They endured the war by growing potatoes and foraging like crazy. I would say foraging and freezing blueberries, lingonberries and cloud berries is probably some of the best use of ones energy since it's already out there! Make use of "allemansrätten"! My grandparents probably picked upwards of a 100 liters each season when I was a kid. They had a car though, so that probably helped finding the good spots, but they were really good at knowing where to forage. Also, get chickens maybe? A constant flow of eggs is great. Best of luck!
@catherineincanada1874
2 жыл бұрын
Chickens would be a great idea! They scratch in the dirt, eat bugs & poop - all good for growing things :) Their used bedding & manure big boosters for soil health, along with ground eggshells.
@wildrosie
2 жыл бұрын
I plan to pick ALL the berries this season!! I have so many good spots here :) Unfortunately animals mean I could never leave, so it wouldn't work for me. Otherwise chickens would be great..
@BranchOfLinden
2 жыл бұрын
@@wildrosie Yeah, I guess animals can be a bit of a hassle. One possibility is to befriend people in your surroundings to take care of them when going away! My neighbors ask me to babysit theirs sometimes and I do it gladly. It's great. Free eggs for me! :D
@maryannknox7158
2 жыл бұрын
Please don’t be so hard on yourself your doing Amazing ,and as for the garden 🪴 you have plenty of time try not to stress some plants 🌱 you can buy already grown possibly in town you need a small cart for your bike 🚴 to haul stuff.I have full confidence in YOU
@izzad777
2 жыл бұрын
My mom absolutely loves your videos.
@dreamagood8321
2 жыл бұрын
You need to invest in a wheel barrel or a garden cart, it would help you out a lot for carrying all those sticks , plus you can use it for other things too . I couldn’t live without mine , I have 3 … it saves my poor back too , so I don’t have to carry heavy stuff . God bless you ! ♥️
@yasinakduru
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for video 👏
@sugarbomb26
2 жыл бұрын
Rosie, everytime I watch you, I am inspired! You are such a warrior woman! I am a passionate gardener and started my vegetable garden in 2019. Now I am growing everything, and you will be too if you just stick at it. It will be extremely rewarding and may even become something you fall in love with. You may even find yourself calling your little seedlings your plant 'babies', as all of us who have a growing obsession do:) The method you've used so far is wonderful! I had horrible heavy clay soil and just kept piling branches, leaves- and grass clippings especially- and now I have soil teaming with organisms, which is so soft and fluffy and I can dig holes into it with just my hands. Don't plant any heat loving seedlings outdoors until the night temperatures are at least 60 degrees. Good luck and hope you post more updates on the garden as I love gardening!
@lindawilson8434
2 жыл бұрын
Yes you will succeed
@maryannknox7158
2 жыл бұрын
You already have a head start on me ……lol
@ab-jc8nv
2 жыл бұрын
Hii
@strasaku
2 жыл бұрын
Iron bar, shovel. Slim, sharp. Sandviken hand saw.
@lizzeymac
11 ай бұрын
Late to the party, but don't be so hard on yourself - gardening is a new skill for you, that's all. I;m really enjoying your videos, thank you for sharing. As several people have mentioned there are many good gardening channels/blogs/facebook gardening groups. Making compost with all those leaves will work fine - you can either make a compost pit (it's easier to use a pitch fork than a shovel) or buy a compost barrel or make one from a large barrel or trash can. For one thing you mention you don't have many seeds - in a previous video you showed us your groceries: you have tomatoes so save the seeds to grow them - cherry tomatoes ripen faster than full size ones & keep producing throughout the growing season. Also some pumpkins/squash, melons, cucumbers. If you like mint tea & mint for salads/cooking buy some seeds or even just a few small starter plants - then plant them away from the rest of your garden because they will grow & spread like crazy, and if you mulch them with some of those leaves when the frost comes they likely will come back next year - the same goes for lemon balm, which is in the mint family with a nice citrus tang. Thyme grows vigorously without much attentions as well. You might want to try some moveable containers if you want to grow more delicate herbs. I bet you could grow strawberries in containers with a little work. Potatoes too, they can be easier to grow in bags or simple smaller raised beds - you can look up the designs for potato planters. This doesn't scale up as well as tomato seeds do, buy if you buy celery or scallions save at 3-4 inches of the celery bottom & 2-3 inches of the white scallion bottoms, start them in a glass of water till you see roots, then transfer to soil - the scallions grow like crazy.
@lizzeymac
11 ай бұрын
Also - in the Spring do not disturb winter leaves on the ground until it's been warm for a week or so, I'm in New York & they usually recommend 50F or more - some bees winter in leaf mulch, dead leaf piles, and if they are disturbed while it's still cold they will die. You can see if there are any local beekeepers, they would know the correct local info.
@bjornpantell574
2 жыл бұрын
You should get a plastic "dead cat" for your GoPro. It looks like it's made out of cat hair and you attach it with double-sided tape. You will get rid of most of the wind noise. Just make a hole in the double-sided tape and put it over the soundhole.
@Nemrai
2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately I don't think there are that many flowering plants or trees in the type of forest that seem to be around where you live. But there will be things like blueberries that has flowers, and maybe a few other small flowering plants. For the garden, I'm with others that it's better to start small. Try a few different things, and see what you have most success with. You'll learn as you go. Squash, for example, is usually easy to grow(for example rampicante squash). It prefers good soil mixed with compost though. Impecta is a company in Sweden that has a lot of good vegetable and other seeds to choose from. You can also order from them and have it sent in the mail.
@Nemrai
2 жыл бұрын
Also, if there are any horse stables, farms with cows or something. You can also ask if you can get some manure from them to improve the soil where you are.
@wildrosie
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the tips!!
@lindaroyal8161
2 жыл бұрын
The pallets raised bed is a good idea, better than the ant infested logs. You should make a mini raised pallet bed to use for compost, it will work better than the can. The can retains moisture, it's too wet and will create mold, it doesn't have any drainage or air holes. You can make the mini raised compost near your garden for ease of use. A wheel barrow would help you out with yard/garden tasks.
@wildrosie
2 жыл бұрын
That's a good idea! :)
@susanfoote678
2 жыл бұрын
You are amazing and I love how you just do your on thing ! Very inspirational for many people! You will do amazingly! Love watching you .
@elisaa9981
2 жыл бұрын
The rotten logs, get a metal barrel, chop the logs up, put them on fire in the barrel and use the ashes as fertilizer in the soil (you need it).
@SeaTurtle515
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Rosie. Missing your videos. Hoping all is well. 💕🙏🌸
@timepassages2484
2 жыл бұрын
If you can find some wooden pallets to upcycle, tying them with rope at each top and bottom corner, to make a square crib for your compost.. It will be big enough to put lots of leaves, kitchen scraps etc.. When you need to shovel it out just untie the rope. Works great 👍
@wildrosie
2 жыл бұрын
That's a good idea!
@louiseslok9916
2 жыл бұрын
Yehhhh,…. You did it 👌🏻💪🏻
@JMeixsell
4 ай бұрын
By now you have probably realized that lovely loam that fills the forest around you is perfect for filling your garden beds. Hopefully you've also discovered that each growing year is different, that as soon as you get something figured out in the garden things change and that it is a constant learning process. If you haven't already looked into perennial garden plants such as asparagus, rhubarb, blackberries, figs, etc. we would suggest you do. Having a perennial garden in addition to your annual garden cuts out so much work. All you have to do seasonally is put fresh compost around your plants and clean up the old leaves or tie up the new vines, as in blackberries. Whatever you manage to grow, and some years our extreme weather makes us wonder if a garden is worth it, it is more healthful than anything you could bring back from the store. Throw your coffee grounds on your garden, your well rotted manure, and urine. Bring in lots of loam from your forest. Consider growing nitrogen fixing plants such as comfrey and mulberries. I don't know what grows in Sweden but by now you've learned and are concentrating on native varieties that you find, or ask for, from the forest or other's gardens. May God bless your soil, your microorganisms, the rain that falls, and the air that flows through your own bit of earth.
@montyshinn8704
9 ай бұрын
When making compost always layer green scraps with brown, like dried leaves and paper. You won’t have any smell and breaks dow n quickly. Be careful not to attract rats and mice.
@cinders302
5 ай бұрын
Some garden/yard implements would be a wise investment. Go to yard sales in town. There's usually someone with various tools they want to part with - including garden tools/rakes/shovels 😊
@alisabundrick4707
2 жыл бұрын
You work so hard Rosie and I so admire your tenacity and ability to make amazing things with what you have! The only real failure possible is in not realizing our mistakes and moving on.....Your hard work is paying and will continue to pay off...I am impressed by the raised bed you have created and the dress you designed is absolutely charming on you! Thank you for sharing some of the not so good with the wonderful....it keeps things in perspective and makes us love you that much more!
@charlottewillis9252
6 ай бұрын
Once you get your garden beds established it is much easier and enjoyable.
@morganeriksson5842
2 жыл бұрын
I hope everything its working good fore you Rosie. You are very good in what you do. And i hope little warmer wether comes soon. Feels little better then to do things. 👍
@rockintherae
2 жыл бұрын
Well done! You definitely need a wheel barrow, rake, qnd to burn all the dead wood.
@skyval6359
2 жыл бұрын
Don't worry about the rotten logs or wood as it's good food for the vegetables inside them and they attract all the microbes and fungi that feed the soil for your food . Don't get attached to the perfect new wood moneyed way of gardening , rot is a good thing and those logs will keep their shape a long time even though they're rotting . Also , the ants are visible because you just disturbed them , they'll be underground again in a few hours . And , the best fertilizer and curative for any plant or tree growing or healing/curing things is good old Seaweed and Fish emulsion in a bottle , it's all you need and affordable . If there's a dump nearby , check it out for old rakes , garden tools , wire fencing , yesterday I got a bunch of that stuff at our tiny wilderness dump . A rake is most important . If you could see my REALLY similar situation to yours , you'd get cheered up alot cause it's so primitive and overwhelming but at least the sun has finally come back here so I maybe can feel hopeful instead of hopeless , boo-hoo !!!
@wildrosie
2 жыл бұрын
Glad to have a fellow friend with a primitive garden set up, haha! Thanks for the seaweed idea, I had no idea they sold it in a bottle. Will have a look out for that :)
@ewla62eriksson77
2 жыл бұрын
One way to get rid of ants is to pour funlight juice where they are. Then they do not like cinnamon. Try pouring juice where you want to lure them.
@richardwillford2418
Жыл бұрын
1. You should build a large-scale compost (4-5 compartments, with a roof) and become soil self-sufficient. I built one using mainly scrap wood. All in all it cost me ca 1000 kr, and after 1-2 years my soil-buying days are over. 2. I strongly recommend Charles Dowding's YT channel - the godfather of "no dig" gardening! 3. Create/buy a gardening calendar 4. Expect a functioning garden to take you 2-3 years, and (initially) a lot of work.
@kerriemarie2831
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Rosie, I’m in a similar position as you in trying to be self sufficient and grow my own veg. It’s definitely not to late to plant out. I dont plant out until mid May when all the frosts are gone as I live in the northwest uk. Everything grew well last year. This year I invested in a greenhouse so have started seeds earlier. Never give up. I love following your story. Much love 💕
@Melaniepipoule67
2 жыл бұрын
Don't feel bad about it ! You are not bad, you are learning. First year having my very first garden, i am also doing mistake --> learning means improving 😁
@ab-jc8nv
2 жыл бұрын
Hey, u like mother nature?
@jensbonde9818
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Rosie !! What you need is a wheelbarrow - that will make your life; and gardening much more easy ! Kind of funny that you havent found one; - if you let me I will order one fore you ! warm greetings,lots of love ! Jens from Denmark.
@wildrosie
2 жыл бұрын
Haha, I'm on a tight budget right now! It's okay, I can do without for now. I don't have a car either so buying big things isn't always possible. Can't strap the wheelbarrow to the back of my bike ;)
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