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Happy Life Food Forest
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Happy Life Food Forest is a food forest in the Panhandle of Florida. I'm not a botanist, but I do love to experiment! We use permaculture techniques and intensive planting crowding techniques to get the most production possible for our edible landscaping. I love to experiment and stretch boundaries and plant for our needs and what we love; we prefer non-inflammatory foods and love fantastic taste sensations. We are planting fruits, herbs, berries, and vegetables for health and happiness. We want to share with you our food forest, our exotics, and our everyday fruits and vegetables. Grow with us as we establish a permaculture food forest and permaculture fruit tree guild. We plant what makes us happy, and we want to encourage you to plant what makes YOU happy.
**anyone can be allergic to or have a reaction to almost any food. Please sample any new food with caution.
#ediblelandscaping
#Foodforest
#permaculture
#urbangardening
#gardening
**anyone can be allergic to or have a reaction to almost any food. Please sample any new food with caution.
#ediblelandscaping
#Foodforest
#permaculture
#urbangardening
#gardening
Blueberries: How Sun and Water Affect Flavor and Production
This video will show a striking example of the sun's effect on blueberry production. It will also explain how water and rain affect the flavor of your blueberries.
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Adopted by a Tortoise
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This wonderful, wild, and protected Gopher Tortoise decided to move into our food forest. We don't touch it, but we enjoy watching it. #animals #wildlife #tortoise #turtle #gophertortoise
New Food Forest, 1st 3 months
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We moved! We are no longer living downtown Pensacola. We still live in the Florida Panhandle, but we found our crazy acre in the country, and we love it! Check out what has changed and some of our plans for our new home and our new food forest. We are planting whatever fruits and vegetables make us happy, and we hope you plant what makes you happy. 😊 #garden #gardening #foodforest #filmora #fil...
After A Severe Pruning: Blueberry Update
zhlédnutí 130Před 10 měsíci
I've had these four blueberry bushes for at least 14 years, and they are just too old to take the harsh cold that we got this past winter. Blueberries produce really well for about 5 years, then production wanes off. So prune them back. A severe pruning encourages them to make suckers from their root system, and you will have exact clones of the parent plant. Perfect for that bush that makes yo...
Does Yacon Need Full Sun? Yacon Rescue!
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The Peruvian Ground Apple, Pear of the Earth, Apple of the Earth, Smallanthus sonchifolius, or Yacon, is a delicious, crispy sweet treat. I love Yacon syrup, and it is a low calorie and natural sweetener that I can enjoy while it feeds my "gut buddies" (good intestinal bacterial). In this video I am trying to rescue my sweet yacon from the nearby Ants and the incredibly hot sun that we've had t...
Airlayer Loquat Trees with Success 😍 Beautiful Roots!
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Airlayer Loquat Trees with Success 😍 Beautiful Roots!
Mulberry Experiment: Eat ALL YEAR LONG! 2 varieties tested.
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Mulberry Experiment: Eat ALL YEAR LONG! 2 varieties tested.
We Grew this Apriplum from Seed 💘 First Pruning Technique
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We Grew this Apriplum from Seed 💘 First Pruning Technique
Dragon Tail Radish. A Radish ABOVE the Ground! #spicy
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Dragon Tail Radish. A Radish ABOVE the Ground! #spicy
The Best Way to Plant Strawberry Plants 🍓
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The Best Way to Plant Strawberry Plants 🍓
The Sherwood Jujube Arrived! Welcome to the Hood.
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The Sherwood Jujube Arrived! Welcome to the Hood.
Planting Pineapple Guava. How to Plant a Rootbound Tree/Bush.
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Planting Pineapple Guava. How to Plant a Rootbound Tree/Bush.
Pruning Blueberry bushes. Older bushes and transplants.
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Pruning Blueberry bushes. Older bushes and transplants.
Unboxing and Planting our Sugarcane Jujube.
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Unboxing and Planting our Sugarcane Jujube.
Big Roots, Little Roots. Herbs Need Pots that Fit Their Roots. Planting Herbs.
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Big Roots, Little Roots. Herbs Need Pots that Fit Their Roots. Planting Herbs.
Eggplant, Melons and Salad Greens: Planting seeds & A Great Idea!
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Eggplant, Melons and Salad Greens: Planting seeds & A Great Idea!
Fig Propagating in January: Cuttings and Air Layering
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Fig Propagating in January: Cuttings and Air Layering
Jujube Thorns are Wicked // Relocating Jujube Trees
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Jujube Thorns are Wicked // Relocating Jujube Trees
Using Azomite to Improve Soil and Plant Health
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Using Azomite to Improve Soil and Plant Health
Turmeric Harvest / Drying /Powdering / Blue Turmeric and Orange Turmeric Taste Tests.
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Turmeric Harvest / Drying /Powdering / Blue Turmeric and Orange Turmeric Taste Tests.
Making Compost Tea. So Easy!! #compost #fertilizer
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Making Compost Tea. So Easy!! #compost #fertilizer
Harvesting Sweet Potatoes. Don't Do These 3 Things! #learning
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Harvesting Sweet Potatoes. Don't Do These 3 Things! #learning
Goji Berry Bushes are Crawling on the Ground - Trellis Time! #berry #superfood
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Goji Berry Bushes are Crawling on the Ground - Trellis Time! #berry #superfood
Digging Ginger and Making Tea. 250 Subscribers!! #grateful
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Digging Ginger and Making Tea. 250 Subscribers!! #grateful
Roselle Hibiscus: Harvesting, Cleaning and Drying #healthy
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Roselle Hibiscus: Harvesting, Cleaning and Drying #healthy
Harvesting and Drying Moringa #superfood #nutrition #healthy
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Harvesting and Drying Moringa #superfood #nutrition #healthy
Next experiment: what if you cut the branches 40-50% but you DON’T remove the leaves? Thanks for doing this first experiment and sharing it with us!
Good idea, I'll give it a shot!
How long do they take to bloom? ❤
Ours took 10 or 11 weeks, but I've seen other sites state 8 weeks.
soil mixture component
@Dr.Ahmed.Algharib I think it was potting soil with a little compost (and a little extra perlite for good drainage so the roots wouldn't rot from being too moist). That was my usual soil mixture back then. The main thing is to provide good drainage.
@@HappyLifeFoodForest thank you so much
You are very welcome
@@HappyLifeFoodForest i try but unfortunately it's not working
@Dr.Ahmed.Algharib how often do you water them? And are they in a shady spot?
what are the media components
The main thing is that the soil is well drained so the roots don't rot from holding too much moisture.
Your yard is full of mulberry plants
@@Mscircle2024 we love our mulberries!
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Thank you!
Nice video
Thank you!
I was waiting for a demo
My apologies. We did so many videos showing how to airlayer that we thought it would be repetitive. It is the same process as in our Camellia air layer video. But we will include the actual airlayering in future videos. Thanks for your input.
How big is that it looks like a tree
@@lancecorporalveteran0621 it is about 12 ft tall. I trimmed in the winter, but I will have another pruning soon. I don't like having to climb a ladder to get my berries, but I don't want to prune too much at one time.
@HappyLifeFoodForest How old is it and what's the average growth rate because I was under the impression that blue berry's only grow as big as a bush not much taller than a few feet.
@@lancecorporalveteran0621 lowbush blueberry varieties stay short, 2 ft, and highbush varieties get up to 12 ft tall like mine. This one came with the property, so I'm not sure how old it is.
@@HappyLifeFoodForest thank you
HEY what do you think your doing to that creature!?............Use it for fishing bait😊
@@user-bu8hm4tm5m What a great idea!! 😀
Thank you!! This video sent me down a rabbit hole on roots to get for my food forest. 💜 happy growing 💜
@@JCC_1975 Happy growing to you, too! I love root crops that are easy to grow.
thank you you are awesome ill bee doing myself thank you rock star
@@marycrosiar5571 You are just the sweetest! You made my day 💛
How did you repair the broken tank ?
@@DrnajeebAhsan I went through all of the steps in the video. I hope it helps you.
@@HappyLifeFoodForest thanks I might have missed it
@@DrnajeebAhsan I did not know what tank you were referring to, but I know I put all my repair steps in the video. I hope you have a happy day!
Your plants will live without killing butterflies and caterpillars...
I don't mind sharing with a few caterpillars and butterflies. However, this was an infestation that was eating all the leaves and interfering with flowering and fruiting, which was the reason I planted the passion fruit.
Did the netting work?
@@amyg.6071 Yes, except for the bird that got smart enough to hop under it. It's not pretty, but I got to eat my berries 😀
Perfect. Birds got 75% of my berries this year. Was skeptical about the netting. Glad it worked. I’ll try this next season. Thanks!
Hola from Costa Rica where we grow a lot of cassava. Great experiment! Have you seen this video of a similar one node technique from the woody stem used in Africa? Forward to minute 5:11 to see the technique. czcams.com/video/F-xR0sLDU-I/video.html
What is over your chain link? I need that!!
Dollar Tree clear shower curtains attached with zip ties 😀
@@HappyLifeFoodForest wow that's so great! My neighbor's overgrown invasive weeds are more than I can combat from my side. Thank you, be well!
Do the seeds go in partial shade or full sun?
We always use partial shade.
@@HappyLifeFoodForest Thank you.
Mam You do Amazing job to Rooting those Cuttings Of Yours. I make some in Different plants too.
Thank you! It takes longer to root jujube than most of my other plants. But I get excited to see roots! (I get just as excited to see roots on my fig cuttings). You keep rooting any cutting that you can; it's the cheapest way to make new fruit trees, and they make fruit long before trees planted from seed.
Дякую за відео! Ви класні! Я живу на півночі України і вже 3 роки вирощую батат. У мене є 6 сортів.Він смачний! Бажаю Вам здоров'я і гарних врожаїв!
Thank you for the wonderful comment ❤️. I wish you a wonderful harvest and a safe and happy life.
New roots come out white. If you know how the seed looks like, It’s impossible. This is a click bait. Just plain wrong to earn money dishonestly. You are one of many do this trick.
I don't earn any money. It is not click bait. These were my cuttings with roots. End of story.
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Thanks!
Thank you so much for this review!!! Going to grab some asap
Next time, try using a gallon size Ziplock bag filled with moist spaghnum moss. Then cover it with foil. That's what I did with my white camellia.
We always use sphagnum moss when we can find it. It works great.
I made friends with a wild bunny during the drought last year. I planted cover crops of peas and beans to begin improving the terrible soil here and they did poorly in the extreme heat except for leaf production so I let her eat some of them and gave her bowls of water. A disease greatly reduced their population several years ago and I was hoping she`d have nests here but I haven`t seen any babies. She`s still around. This year I put pepper powder on my purple hulls and ground cherries and she leaves them alone but there`s plenty of grass and weeds so far this year. She sneaks up on me when I`m in my garden and startles me but I think she feels safer with me out there because of all the owls here.
I love your story.That is so sweet! Terry is getting out and snacking more when we are outside.
I pluck an anther but I won't pollinate that flower with it. I use it to pollinate another flower(s). I'll swap between different flowers. Taking off an anther helps me keep track of flowers that have been pollinated. Sometimes there are too many to keep track of so a missing anther helps visually.
That is a great idea. Thank you!
Some of the blooms may turn into fruits. I bought a Li jujube in March, and now it's May, and I have 16 fruits waiting to mature.
I'm so happy for you! We have 8 or 9 varieties now (some are young). I'm excited to see some little fruits for the first time this year!!
That was really helpful! Do you let them get big that crowded? Or space them out to...?
I just keep mine crowded, but the ones that get the most sun do get bigger.
Thank you for the education. I will try it. We inspect our vines daily and pull about 10 baby caterpillars.
Did you expose them to the sun before they root?
I had them inside during the cold weather, then put them outside under the gazebo when it was warmer. I didn't really have a plan for sun vs no sun.
@@HappyLifeFoodForest That's great. Congratulations! You have a 50% success rate. That's not bad at all. I bought 5 cions and planted the bare sticks in vermiculite. Now each of them has leaves growing. It has been 8 days so far and the tallest grew at least 1 inch, and the late bloomer just budded. I heard many people say they would grow leaves, and then die, so I don't know what to expect yet. Did the three that didn't make it have any leaf at all initially?
Leaves grew fairly quickly, but not all of them rooted. I prefer clear containers now so I can see the roots when they grow past the coco coir. That way, I don't disturb the roots by checking too soon. It is so hard to wait, but you just have to give them time.
Hello from Trinidad. Like you said that is amazing. And this plant is amazing too. I must admit I started off laughing at you for wasting precious time. But you were right. This plant was already in my top five best to grow in every home. It just got even higher ratings. Thanks a lot. Keep experimenting. And sharing the knowledge.
Thank you! And Hello! Sorry for the delay in replying (I demolished my phone). It was a cool experiment, and I'm looking forward to trying more of them.
What is BT spray?
Bacillus thuringiensis. Bonide, Monterey and probably other brands make it.
Baker Creek rare seeds. My borage seeds from there got its first bloom today 🙂
Those blooms make the best tea! And they make salads and cakes so pretty.
Thank you.....!!! Your video is very helpful for me as a beginner. I see flowers on my passion fruit, and then the next day, it disappeared, or it closed by itself and died.😢
You're welcome. I hand-pollinate in spring until I see plenty of bees around to do the job. It always seems like they sleep in until summer these past couple of years.
Not going to lie, when I see them flying around my passion fruit vines i get angry lol I feel horrible because they’re pollinators but come on 😂 I hose mine down hard every morning
😆 by now, we have planted so many different host trees for so many butterflies. I try to pick them off or wash them off, but when every leaf has one or more chomping away...aargh!!
glad to know that Loquats require 2 1/2 to 4 months. I will e starting a few this week. I've done plenty figs but never a Loquat. Thank for the video.
I'm happy this helped you.
I just bought a pineapple guava. I'm so excited. Not sure if it's root bound. Haven't looked yet. It has a few black spots on some leaves but I think it's okay. I'm nervous about how deep and wide to dig hole. I'm removing a very old sad small ligustrum and replacing with this.
I paid $40 for mine 😳 They had another one there that looked sad. I should have asked for a discount and planted it in one of my large containers. It's a large terra cotta pot, so I'm not sure if it would do well in it. What do you think? Maybe I can call them and get the discount lol.
They grow slowly. It should do great in a terracotta pot. Mine seems to do well with mild fertilizers. And they seem to be able to bounce back well. Just prune those roots if it is rootbound. We took forever to separate all the roots (Twice 😆).
What zone are you? I’m in North Florida zone 8
North Florida zone 8b/9a. We are right at that line.
Thank you for sharing,i just planted some.
Great! I'm holding off for another 2 weeks to make sure they get their 80°F days that they seem to love.
@@HappyLifeFoodForest we've been having our 80s for about a week now. Have you had malabar spinach grow for you?
Yes, but that one I got as a rooted cutting. I really liked the flavor.
Your mystery tree looks a lot like my King White Mulberry tree’s.
Thank you! That's great news.
We love you! From Nigeria
Thank you! It's so wonderful that you found my video ❤️
What pool paint did you use
We used the least expensive, pre-mixed, white pool paint we could find from Home Depot. Cannot remember the brand. It worked great.
I’ve never been more relaxed in my life! Love your voice!❤
Thank you! That is so sweet of you to say. 💖
Thank you for sharing your experience. After I saw your video several days ago, I immediately set up my jujube cuttings in nutrient free soil using individual pots. I look at the cuttings every day but, when I get really impatient, I come back and watch your video - 8 weeks, right?
Those GA 866 cuttings in coco coir took 8 weeks to root. I am going to take some cuttings from a few varieties other than GA-866 this year and try to root them to see how long they take (like most plants, different varieties root at different rates, some root easier than others). Don't give up on them!
PS. Figs are EASY to root compared to jujube (most show roots by 5 weeks), but some fig varieties can take 3 months to see roots. I like clear containers so I can see their roots when they show up without having to disturb the pot. Best wishes.
Will the cuttings give fruit ? I have a tree in my yard ? Ty
They should give fruit. I am hopeful for this year, maybe? But probably won't have fruit until next year. I will give an update when I get fruit, for sure!
So how old r the cuttings ?
I started rooting them about 2 1/2 yrs ago. 3 out of 6 rooted well and survived. I only have 2 of them left because I stepped on one not long after it went in the ground and killed it. 😞
I don't know if it's just Florida but my cuttings are already rooted on the plant when I prune them, maybe it's the humidity but they are very easy to root
I think you're right about the humidity. We only use leaves now for our chop and drop because cut stalks root so easily.
The small leaves are probably because it’s a juvenile tree. I’ve seen that on Pakistani variety.
Thank you. It was a young tree. I have noticed that one of our new Pakistani mulberry started out with tiny leaves, but now they are larger.
you are having fun. very nice. thank you for the tour!
I would rather be outside with our plants than working inside any day! I hope you have been doing well over the winter.
You (already know this) are so blessed, and Im happy you're doing well moving more into the countryside. I am really excited to see how your drumstick trees do this season 🌱🌴 (and everything else you so graciously share, especially your happiness ❤).
Thank you. We definitely feel blessed, and we will update you on the moringa/drumstick trees. I hope you have a wonderful day!
I planted a Chico jujube which had tiny thorns. Well, one year later the thorns are like, as you said, hypodermics. It's too close to bud break for me to move it now but this fall, I'm putting it somewhere away from where we and our dogs walk. Thanks for your video. Good luck with your jujubes!
Thank you 😊