5 Fruit Trees that are too EASY to GROW in the Home Garden

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  • In this video , I give you my 5 top fruit trees that are too easy to grow in the home garden!
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  • @user_-vv9og
    @user_-vv9og Před 4 lety +3434

    Nobody's gonna talk about the fact he's saying very useful information about the plants having great points while being enthusiastic and happy?! This guy is amazing

    • @mikellegend17
      @mikellegend17 Před 4 lety +20

      Nobody's gonna talk about your human pig hybrid as your profile ?

    • @Sackmatters
      @Sackmatters Před 4 lety +7

      Mikel Legend man bear pig. Plus he doesn’t deserve my last name. Armstrong’s aren’t related to pigs 👌🏻

    • @lisaellis2593
      @lisaellis2593 Před 4 lety +17

      His, voice is lovely and soothing!

    • @saphedbarph
      @saphedbarph Před 4 lety +7

      Nicholas Armstrong his personality is pleasant!

    • @keanu7913
      @keanu7913 Před 4 lety +6

      This guy is super duper amazing

  • @shortyclips9337
    @shortyclips9337 Před 4 lety +509

    "An apple a day, makes 365 apples a year" 😁 I clicked sub!

    • @howardsmith9342
      @howardsmith9342 Před 4 lety +16

      You can count the seeds in an apple, but nobody can count the apples in a seed.

    • @cv8255
      @cv8255 Před 4 lety +7

      Provided it's not a leap year

  • @Cloudyconfusion
    @Cloudyconfusion Před rokem +65

    Can confirm lemon tree was the best decision ever for us. We bought a lemon tree at Home Depot for Mother’s Day 10 years ago... we are not gardeners, my sisters and I broke the tree trunk when planting it and heard a massive snap😅 it was more of a gesture but till this day we still have lemons literally all year around somehow and the lemons start growing about a foot off the ground and go to about 15 feet high and it grows wide! We call it the lemon bush- my dad has to trim it constantly and the magical single tree yield so many lemons that we leave box outside with free lemons. This is the strangest magical tree- we do nothing but cut it down as it overgrows yet we constantly have lemons.

  • @misspiggy9647
    @misspiggy9647 Před 2 lety +704

    This guy is like the Steve Irwin of the gardening world...

    • @madjayhawk
      @madjayhawk Před 2 lety +17

      Those plum trees won't kill him either.

    • @ilhaanf663
      @ilhaanf663 Před 2 lety +17

      I remember Steve Irwin. I used to watch him chase crocodiles 🐊. I got so sad when he died, like he's my family member

    • @dixieingles2716
      @dixieingles2716 Před 2 lety +10

      100% agreeee! I’m so excited to find this guy. 😂

    • @helenlesley5456
      @helenlesley5456 Před 2 lety +13

      Yes and he looks like Russel Crow

    • @dianaliddelow7687
      @dianaliddelow7687 Před 2 lety +10

      This guy is so intelligent and funny. Just love watching him, DAILY for a fix of positivity and self-sufficiency. You can do it!!

  • @YTLuc
    @YTLuc Před 4 lety +1009

    *5 Fruit Trees:*
    1) Lemon
    2) Plum
    3) Mulberry (berries)
    4) Kumquat
    5) Apple

    • @jeannahtey531
      @jeannahtey531 Před 4 lety +18

      Thank you. I wonder if i can plant these in nevada

    • @markj6442
      @markj6442 Před 4 lety +3

      @@jeannahtey531 isnt it a zone 6 there?

    • @TheRcmenezes
      @TheRcmenezes Před 4 lety +3

      Valeu
      Obrigado por facilitar nossas vidas

    • @Ggdivhjkjl
      @Ggdivhjkjl Před 4 lety +12

      This comment should be pinned!

    • @user-xv3ft4dj3q
      @user-xv3ft4dj3q Před 4 lety +4

      Thank you, now I can spell kumquat😬😂🙃

  • @crunchworks22
    @crunchworks22 Před 4 lety +453

    Omg you are such a dork! I love it. Hope you stay around for a long time.

  • @whichkatami
    @whichkatami Před 3 lety +24

    ❤️ the guy, he’s gonna save the world.

  • @ShirleyHardyAu
    @ShirleyHardyAu Před 2 lety +70

    Plums need a lot of root space though. If you cut one back, or if it has health issues, it will send out suckers a good distance away from the mother plant. So, don't plant a plum tree near a building or structure. Awesome video, Mark.

    • @buckaroobonzai2909
      @buckaroobonzai2909 Před rokem +3

      I just mass planted a bunch of plums and dident knowe that. :O

  • @maureenthefirst1
    @maureenthefirst1 Před 4 lety +409

    kumquats helped me to stop smoking years ago. Those and water. Try smoking a cigarette while eating a kumquat, no way you can do it. It would be a disgusting combination. Also, I increase dramatically my intake of water (canceled alcohol and coffee)
    You cannot smoke a cigarette and drink a glass of water at the same time also disgusting. So there you have another wonderful use for kumquats.

    • @justnudgeo7662
      @justnudgeo7662 Před 4 lety +9

      I will have to try that method.thank you for the tip

    • @daleval2182
      @daleval2182 Před 4 lety +7

      Very interesting. Ty

    • @christieheyblom
      @christieheyblom Před 4 lety +10

      lil moe that is so out of it! I quit cold turkey years ago, but my hubby struggles a bit so might be time to plant some kumquats haha thanks for the tip

    • @lyricwritertoo
      @lyricwritertoo Před 4 lety +9

      Wow, good info. Maybe tell my daughter and boyfriend! I never smoked and never used a lot of salt. Some say I have a bland taste. I say I can taste everything they cannot!!

    • @thelionsden5087
      @thelionsden5087 Před 4 lety +7

      There should be a, give a kumquat plant for a smoker day event.

  • @Itried20takennames
    @Itried20takennames Před 3 lety +30

    Once rented a house with a pretty small backyard, but a huge grape vine under the deck, a plum, lemon, apple and pear tree, plus blackberries along one fence. Just had to water them during dry periods, and they made insane amounts of fruits....to the point we had tons of raccoons,skunk, possum, etc. getting them off the ground. Can’t wait to have a similar yard.

  • @fufufuaru
    @fufufuaru Před 2 lety +131

    My parents bought a farm lot that was greatly overgrown, and one of the trees we discovered (well, my dad identified it) was a mulberry tree. It barely had leaves, one of the thin trunks was leaning heavily down (vines and wild growth had covered it), and the fruits were super small. A couple of months after we cleared the area and I took off everything covering the tree, it grew so fast that we can't reach the fruits anymore 😅

    • @reginaweiner3817
      @reginaweiner3817 Před rokem +6

      I live under the flyway between Texas and the Midwestern US. I think I have the first rest area over the Texas state line, as the birds have dropped several fruit trees for us--a few black mulberries, some American beauty berries, and a whole crowd of Texas pepper berries. So now I have a concession stand on our property, too.

    • @ahmada.alkaabi459
      @ahmada.alkaabi459 Před rokem +1

      No way! Here in the United Arab Emirates we think that mulberries are the best types of berries, the taste can differ depending on what time you harvest it. If you take it when it’s fully ripe and has basically turned black they’re going to be sweet but if you pick them when they’re red coloured they’ll taste very sour.

    • @reginaweiner3817
      @reginaweiner3817 Před rokem +2

      @@ahmada.alkaabi459 We were fortunate to have a wild mulberry plant with fairly small, but very tasty berries. We need to prune it to a lower height because the soft berries are almost always damaged when they are removed from the branch. But honestly, they are sweeter and have more taste than cultivated berries. I need to learn a lot more than I already know to propagate enough just for a small crop for my family.

    • @kalinystazvoruna8702
      @kalinystazvoruna8702 Před rokem +2

      When I lived in a Philadelphia suburb, a house had a mulberry tree close to the walkway. When I'd walk home from the subway, and the tree was in fruit, I'd stop and pick the fruit from the tree. A month or so later, the owners of the property cut the tree down. Maybe they didn't know it was edible, or they were just mad that I picked the fruit that was hanging over the fence.

    • @offgridprep
      @offgridprep Před rokem

      @@reginaweiner3817 hi saw your post ! Yes I have some land in Oklahoma south East area near Antlers basically north of Paris it has a lot of the American beauty berries can’t wait for the season for them

  • @sandyjamison5929
    @sandyjamison5929 Před 3 lety +95

    I'm in Arizona. We've been having -0 winters with snow and my lemon tree has pulled through 🙂
    Unfortunately, my plum hasn't flowered. I've been told it needs another plum tree for pollination or the desert heat is too harsh.
    Growing up, my grandmother in NY had a kumquat tree in her inside garden. That is a wonderful little fruit to snack on, imo 🙂

    • @alicegorsen1968
      @alicegorsen1968 Před 2 lety +8

      You either need to buy another different variety of plum tree or buy self pollinating plum trees. See something like peach trees grow both male & female flowers where as most trees only grow male or only grows female flowers & you have to have both flowers to pollinate each other with.....

    • @eddiel3142
      @eddiel3142 Před rokem +2

      Pollination happens after it flowers, if it's not flowering it may need feeding.

    • @carsonrush3352
      @carsonrush3352 Před rokem +3

      Apparently, kumquats, and their cousin loquats, do pretty well in the Arizona hardiness zone, especially the loquats.

    • @reginaweiner3817
      @reginaweiner3817 Před rokem +1

      If it's the heat, you can use shade and water features to lower temperature. I have been able to use Alabama Red Ripper peas on trellis to give excellent shade. I think you can find vines and climbing shrubs that thrive in desert heat that would do the same thing. Look for a plant that provides edible fruit, stems, or roots.

  • @edsher7679
    @edsher7679 Před 4 lety +55

    Dried Afghan mulberry plus ground dried walnuts makes a great dessert called TALKHAN in Afghanistan.
    You can make it at home.
    Tastes great with green tea.

  • @demongrunt7
    @demongrunt7 Před 4 lety +57

    I got a Meyer lemon in a 25 gal pot in my window, just picked one the size of my hand.

  • @stormtrooper721
    @stormtrooper721 Před 2 lety +25

    I feel very humbled watching your videos and realizing how little I know about gardening even though I've done it my whole life. Thank you, sir! Amazing.

  • @mdood9299
    @mdood9299 Před 2 lety +10

    This is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels. I love this guy, wish we could be neighbors and garden together!

  • @malina1239
    @malina1239 Před 4 lety +257

    Yeah.. living in Scandinavia I have to stick to the easiest threes for cold weather , the ones that can survive almost anywhere on earth.. apple, plum, pear and cherry
    Wish I could grow peach, apricots and citrus fruits.

    • @Pehmokettu
      @Pehmokettu Před 4 lety +7

      And in the most northern parts of Scandinavia you are very lucky if an apple tree survives. :D I am from Finland and here if someone has a fruit tree that probably is an apple tree. Other fruit trees only survive at the very southest parts of Finland. :)

    • @ulrichenevoldsen8371
      @ulrichenevoldsen8371 Před 4 lety +13

      I am from Denmark and as a child we had a peach tree up against a South facing wall and we had peaches every year. Now I live in Spain and can grow all those :)

    • @kahina3878
      @kahina3878 Před 4 lety +6

      @@Pehmokettu I live in Quebec, 8 months of snow in my area. Good luck growing peaches or apricots:). I see what you mean

    • @bencoad8492
      @bencoad8492 Před 4 lety +6

      Have tried them in a greenhouse?

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  Před 4 lety +12

      Yes there certainly are limitations in very cold climates! You don't see many trees or plants of any kind in the north or south poles but at least you can grow some fruit. We can't grow traditional cherry here as there are no varieties with a low enough chill factor as yet for our warm climate. Cheers :)

  • @maccybear8093
    @maccybear8093 Před 4 lety +1312

    Really liked him in Gladiator.
    Good acting here too.
    Update: 601 likes, OMG, thanks guys. Keep them coming. Once I reach 1000 likes, I'm going to exchange them for coupons and get an orange peeler.

  • @ashleylambson
    @ashleylambson Před 2 lety +1

    people like u make me happy

  • @macybrown1903
    @macybrown1903 Před 3 lety +16

    I’m so proud. We have all the five fruit trees you mentioned growing in our backyard.😃 But they are all still small, not producing much yet.

  • @natalinegloriana3430
    @natalinegloriana3430 Před 4 lety +60

    8:23 "Remember, an apple a day makes 365 in a year."
    that made my day!! 😂

  • @heatheressy3760
    @heatheressy3760 Před 4 lety +82

    You're the best! You crack me up, and educate me at the same time. 👍

  • @wendywhite2642
    @wendywhite2642 Před 3 lety +4

    I love your show and I am now sharing this with other people! I love how succinct and yet funny you are! I think your videos are extremely well produced and make it easy for me to learn and grasp this information

  • @vishnuprasad2312
    @vishnuprasad2312 Před 4 lety +14

    The moment you started the video with a g’daaayy, I knew I had to watch till completion.
    Way to go man!

  • @doucheousmalfoy6119
    @doucheousmalfoy6119 Před 4 lety +5

    What a good combination of information, humor, and facts that I came here for cheers!

  • @shidoshidragon3094
    @shidoshidragon3094 Před 4 lety +10

    I am so grateful I found your channel! Mate you are awesome. I always learn something from you. Please keep it up, and thanks for sharing.

  • @emeraldbonilla3311
    @emeraldbonilla3311 Před 3 lety +1

    You're so awesome! I love learning about being self sufficient!!! Thank you!

  • @nikkischlup7705
    @nikkischlup7705 Před rokem +1

    Sure appreciate your willingness to share all that you have learned and continue to learn with each of us. Thank you!

  • @coolwater55
    @coolwater55 Před 2 lety +8

    Love the detailed history of the fruit trees!

  • @desertblade1874
    @desertblade1874 Před 4 lety +113

    Mulberry is my favorite, it grows easily in the desert weather of Oman and produces lots of fruits on the third year of growing and keeps increasing yearly and it tolerates 50+ °c temperatures (ours is a hybrid designed for growing in the gulf region)

    • @EmmaAppleBerry
      @EmmaAppleBerry Před 4 lety +3

      Whats the name of your type of mulberry ive been looking into getting some and we also get extreme temps in outback aus! As well as pretty much constant drought.

    • @desertblade1874
      @desertblade1874 Před 4 lety +7

      @@EmmaAppleBerry I've purchased my Red Mulberry from the UAE and they've told me that it was originally cross bred from the White Mulberry to increase its drought resistance.
      I suggest you get a White Mulberry variety, it's well known for its drought resistance and high temperature tolerance.

    • @EmmaAppleBerry
      @EmmaAppleBerry Před 4 lety +1

      @@desertblade1874 thank-you! 😊😊😊

    • @desertblade1874
      @desertblade1874 Před 4 lety +3

      @@EmmaAppleBerry don't forget to add organic compost, mulch it thoroughly and water it daily.. That's what I did to get excellent fruit production from my tree despite the harsh weather :)

    • @EmmaAppleBerry
      @EmmaAppleBerry Před 4 lety +2

      @@desertblade1874 thanks so much! Did you prune it at all? I try to let the majority of my garden grow as it may and try not to prune things unless its to keep it from getting sick or to cut off dead parts. I know pruning works really great i just cant find it in me to be so harsh besides cockatoos here tend to naturally prune off branches of things with their beaks haha so i figure nature knows best.

  • @GrimbolTheDruid
    @GrimbolTheDruid Před 2 lety

    You are the man Mark! Never change! Thanks for all you do! 🙏🙏🙏

  • @beckyc313
    @beckyc313 Před 2 lety

    Your humor is absolutely FANTASTIC!!! Wonderful vid!! Thank you for this!!!

  • @GerardoRodriguez-yk2qb
    @GerardoRodriguez-yk2qb Před 4 lety +23

    I love how he deliver and explain things good job sir :)

  • @madalinaflo
    @madalinaflo Před 3 lety +8

    I’ve been watching your videos for a good time now and they just keep getting better and better. You’re so awesome!! I love how you describe everything, how knowledgeable you are and passions you are about everything!!definitely gonna grow some lemons! Avocados should’ve made it on your list too.. you can grow them in containers and you get so many on one 🌱. Have a wonderful day. Keep sharing your information pleaseee

  • @nap163020
    @nap163020 Před 3 lety +2

    I love your personality! Such a blessing during this pandemic!

  • @Gargamel19
    @Gargamel19 Před 3 lety +1

    Absolutely love this video!! Straight to the point and not too much talking before getting down to business!! Thanks!! I just bought a bunch of fruit trees to grow in large containers! Super helpful!

  • @nicholasnapier2684
    @nicholasnapier2684 Před 4 lety +38

    You're a very good teacher I have adopted a lot of your ideas

  • @annjean4369
    @annjean4369 Před 4 lety +4

    Excellent video and very informative video! Thank you for sharing.

  • @a.kay.c
    @a.kay.c Před 3 lety

    Love your accent, personality, and your way of getting your point across! Too many CZcamsrs nowadays talk way too much but you are very easy to listen to and learn from.

  • @handcraftedluxuries1980
    @handcraftedluxuries1980 Před 3 lety +2

    Love the facts presented and appreciate the time you take for research.

  • @VK-qo1gm
    @VK-qo1gm Před 4 lety +17

    I'm new here, 'by accident', great info. Great idea about the grafting, also if a tree doesn't produce good fruit, that had grown from seed, it is still useful for shade, or hedging or simply having more greenery. Love the show, ty

  • @RhyBeezy
    @RhyBeezy Před 4 lety +32

    Love the constant uploads 👍 cheers Mark for all the knowledge

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  Před 4 lety +2

      I'm trying to upload at least twice a week. Thank you :)

    • @bralgon63
      @bralgon63 Před 4 lety

      @@Selfsufficientme G'Day Mark. Great vid thanks. .....I try to download twice a day.....!

  • @millieh.-nyc6537
    @millieh.-nyc6537 Před 2 lety

    I love the education & the entertainment. Not to forget your sense of humor. Thank you. Be well.

  • @carmenmunoz3675
    @carmenmunoz3675 Před 4 lety +26

    I've been wanting an orchard of my own. Thank you! I have always planted fruits, but this gives me a lot of information.

  • @angelamolnarpemberton5145

    This guys completely amazing!!!! He’s such an awesome personality. He could easily be super famous. I love watching his videos he’s so uplifting to watch plus I’m learning so very much from him. Thank you sir. Your a peach 🍑❤️🙏🥰😊👋👍

  • @jeffreydustin5303
    @jeffreydustin5303 Před 2 lety +1

    Great points all, especially the tip about growing from seed and grafting at the end.

  • @tishamorgan8388
    @tishamorgan8388 Před 2 lety

    I just love your clips. They are funny, hugely informative, and such good fun to watch. Just discovered you yesterday, and am thoroughly hooked!

  • @organicthug5220
    @organicthug5220 Před 4 lety +5

    Mulberry trees are the best! Great info. I’ve been propagating mulberries for years now! Thanks CZcams!

  • @britobrother
    @britobrother Před 4 lety +6

    I didn't knew Russell Crowe had a yt channel! Jajaja, that apart, Mark, your channel is great, your work is great, the way you share your wonderful knowledge is GREAT. I come from a farmers zone in Costa Rica, my family used to grow many things included coffee, and even now I still have brothers and sisters that continue with that noble tradition. I live in the capital, renting an apartment, and have been postponing the urgency of growing by my own, no more postponing. Your charming way of teaching is encouraging me to finally start. So thank you!

  • @donnyvaniersel804
    @donnyvaniersel804 Před 2 lety

    This guys is great, love the info/history to go with knowledge of the plants! I'll be watching more!

  • @Halfcrowindian
    @Halfcrowindian Před 3 lety +1

    Such a pleasure watching your videos😊💞 learning with a smile😁. Thank you!!🤗

  • @brianpowell5082
    @brianpowell5082 Před 4 lety +4

    Very true! Where I live in Southern California, we have all this growing! Apple trees are very easy from seed, and Mulberry trees naturalize everywhere here, and still produce tasty fruits wherever they pop up! Well-presented and very informative!

  • @AudreyRobinel
    @AudreyRobinel Před 4 lety +228

    I live in the tropics(in the caribbean, french west indies), so i would say my list is quite different :
    1. Mango tree : easy to grow, produces a lot. Gets big.
    2. Avocado tree : the west indies variety is super tasty, grows big and strong a produces a lot.
    3. Passion fruit (there are many varieties including sweet ones) : grow easily, produces a lot, doesn't get too large
    4. guava tree : remains small, produces quite some fruits, can fruit in pots;
    5. papaya : grows super quickly (in less than 1 year you can have fruits), and produces a lot;
    6. banana trees, they do really fine on their own, many people have one here
    I would also add :
    -acerola, or west indies cherries, grows in a small tree producing a lot;
    -citrus (any) do well too, but beware of the HLB virus;
    -coconut tree : grows on it's own from a coconut, on almost any soil (even by the sea), produces a lot all the time, but a bit harder to gather, except for dwarf varieties
    -Breadfruit : large, strong fruit, produces a lot. Produces so much that it's hard not to have rotten fruits on the ground all the time
    -Pomgranage, small tree, produces well, birds don't eat the fruits easily
    popular but more difficult :
    -soursap grows well, but is more fragile and produces less (at least in my case)
    -sugar apple, a small tree, but doesn't produce a lot;
    -anona trees in general follow the same pattern;
    -litchi grows well, but doesn't produce fruits if too warm/ warm all year long, it's said to require 15°C or less at some point to fruit;
    There are probably a lot of trees that are easy to grow a produce a lot, but that's what comes first in my mind; also what i hgrow (except for the litchi)

    • @ladyEnchantressGarden
      @ladyEnchantressGarden Před 4 lety +4

      this is a great list!!! I just had an avocado picking weekend from a local neighborhood for half a dollar and I got around more than 3kg. If I have enough land I will also grow breadfruit and coconut.

    • @ladyEnchantressGarden
      @ladyEnchantressGarden Před 4 lety +1

      @ANIMAL!!! hahaha to be honest its not my avocado its from a neighbor but it's growing easily. I got mine germinated before just toss over the backyard like a garbage and one germinated togther with jackfruit in my compost pile (just an empty pot in my rooftop) ;)

    • @ladyEnchantressGarden
      @ladyEnchantressGarden Před 4 lety

      @ANIMAL!!! 😂😂😂 given good conditions they are easy to deal. ;) yeah I know the technique but still prefer to direct to soil. Wishing your avocado be successful

    • @100ccollier
      @100ccollier Před 4 lety +2

      Obviously it would depend on where you live. 🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @sadowphoenix01
      @sadowphoenix01 Před 4 lety

      I want to grow a papaya tree so bad, but climate here would probably kill it

  • @missnugget8247
    @missnugget8247 Před 3 lety +1

    I like how he talked about the trees and also the history of each individual tree of how they came to be spread across the world.Very good video👍

  • @VisionYpensamiento
    @VisionYpensamiento Před 4 měsíci

    You have a new subscriber from Spain! Love your videos, the format, the information and the humor. Thank you so much!

  • @telecasterbear
    @telecasterbear Před 4 lety +33

    Earlier this year we purchased our first three fruit trees, a meyer lemon, a Mexican key lime, and a mandarin. The flowers are just beginning to open and smell amazing.

    • @jondoe292
      @jondoe292 Před 2 lety +1

      I'm gonna need an update on that , since I just planted the same three. Any tips or things to watch out for would be much appreciated. Thanks for any update you may have.

    • @telecasterbear
      @telecasterbear Před 2 lety

      @@jondoe292 The three trees are all still doing fine. Brutal temps here in the American southwest. Watering once a week in the cooler temps, and twice a week in the heat. Feed them three times a year.

  • @gnarlytreeman
    @gnarlytreeman Před 4 lety +99

    Loquats, pecan, olives, pomegranite, persimmons, peaches, and bananna arent bad either. As with all fruit trees, they need to be fenced when young. Also i have had some small sucesses growing young trees underneath large shade trees.
    In florida it is now recommended to grow citrus under large oak trees, because the oak trees create a good biology which keep citrus diseases away.

    • @bencoad8492
      @bencoad8492 Před 4 lety +7

      yea there was a youtube video talking about that, where citrus was growing way better wild in forests then farmed outside of shade

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  Před 4 lety +7

      Interesting news about citrus trees! Cheers :)

    • @TheRealHonestInquiry
      @TheRealHonestInquiry Před 4 lety +1

      Awesome thanks for the tip! We have Oak trees all over here in CA :D

    • @bollingrucker4097
      @bollingrucker4097 Před 4 lety +1

      I have plenty of fruit on my satsuma tree. Problem is the fruit is very bitter and full of seeds. And have big thorns on every branch. It’s loaded with fruit every year maybe 500 or more pieces every year. But can not eat it. What can I do. I hate to get rid of it. It’s a very beautiful tree. Please tell me what to do?

    • @Cj3rdcoast
      @Cj3rdcoast Před 4 lety +1

      Completely valid. Im from Tx and citrus trees do great in this oak abundant state.

  • @manikchand7385
    @manikchand7385 Před 3 lety

    You are so energetic , i like your energy levels and information u share with us.

  • @BahamaKookie1
    @BahamaKookie1 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for this video! Be encouraged. Your content is fun and educational!

  • @annm.3923
    @annm.3923 Před 4 lety +137

    I automatically laughed hard on the 365 apple😂😂😂

    • @christieheyblom
      @christieheyblom Před 4 lety +2

      s.a.b mohamad I feel like anyone who doesn't laugh at his jokes is just a prude haha 🙊

    • @HofstraTechTalk
      @HofstraTechTalk Před 4 lety +1

      For me its like 1080 apples

    • @djjunobravo7635
      @djjunobravo7635 Před 3 lety

      100th like whoo hoo i laughed tooo

  • @ymhr312
    @ymhr312 Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you for your suggestions. I'd like to add ume (Japanese plum) and kaki (Japanese persimmon) to your list because they are also too easy to grow.

  • @flowinproductions6416
    @flowinproductions6416 Před rokem +2

    i'm trying to start a market garden/orchard focusing on fruits this year. your videos have been extremely helpful in my preparations. thank you for what you do.

  • @squishtomar1676
    @squishtomar1676 Před 2 lety +1

    this is my favourite youtube channel I've found recently. He makes me want to move out of the city and have my own garden

  • @PleasantPrickles
    @PleasantPrickles Před 4 lety +7

    You crack me up. I’m happy I’ve got lemon and kumquat seedlings going. I’ve also planted some key lime seeds. Key limes were hard to find! I hope they turn out well...

  • @lindasun5178
    @lindasun5178 Před 4 lety +4

    First time to meet you. Love the way you explain why and Love the 5 fruits too! Action soon!

  • @VinceW187
    @VinceW187 Před 2 lety

    This is the first video I watch, and the enthusiasm is just amazing.

  • @johnelovett6148
    @johnelovett6148 Před 2 lety

    You are the Australian Bob Ross of gardening. God bless you and thank you for the wealth of information in your videos.

  • @joannecoffey2999
    @joannecoffey2999 Před 4 lety +11

    Amazing, my saviour during this quarantine! I’m loving learning something new every day from his videos!!

    • @catherinegrace2366
      @catherinegrace2366 Před 3 lety +1

      He is in my top 3. Love everything about his videos. Happy gardening!

  • @markatom7913
    @markatom7913 Před 4 lety +47

    When life gives you lemons...take them. Free lemons.

  • @tinagilmore6373
    @tinagilmore6373 Před 2 lety +1

    I am planning my fruit forest and just love all your witty invaluable info!!!! Thanks!

  • @ecupcakes2735
    @ecupcakes2735 Před 2 lety

    was feeling pretty rough today and then i listened to this guy talk and i feel a little calmer... thanks dude.

  • @zilentecho3954
    @zilentecho3954 Před 4 lety +583

    You know what they say :
    An apple a day keeps the doctors away if you throw it hard enough.

    • @rockspoon6528
      @rockspoon6528 Před 4 lety +7

      Or you go Magnificent on them and poison it.

    • @Squarehead45
      @Squarehead45 Před 4 lety +12

      So will Garlic if you breath on them after eating some

    • @kimchee94112
      @kimchee94112 Před 4 lety +2

      Had to remove my apple tree, every apple had a worm in it and wasn't sweet either. Didn't want to chemical spray it to death either.

    • @zilentecho3954
      @zilentecho3954 Před 4 lety +2

      @@kimchee94112 ah sad. I actually like apples out of all fruits.

    • @MimiYouyu
      @MimiYouyu Před 4 lety +4

      @@kimchee94112 this may sound new, but if you reckon your soil is good, and cant figure out a reason why your tree got attacked so much and apples were sour, unless they were actually crab apples and normally sour, get a dowser to check your garden, ( and house while they are at it),and dont plant in the same spot. Its an old method to see if there is geopathic stress. You can see it where tree trunks twist.

  • @GAInaldo
    @GAInaldo Před 3 lety +10

    My first tree was a calamansi/calamondin tree planted on a container which started producing fruits in just 1½ year and never stopped producing fruit since then, it is more than 3 years old now and still lovely with no fertilizers or special soil since day 1! Just today I picked up a lemon tree seedling and kumquat and hope that they grow just as well. I find your channel very interesting and informative. New subscriber here, cheers!

  • @krissifaith6709
    @krissifaith6709 Před 2 lety

    One of your best vids yet! Such a wealth of information coupled with humor. lol. Thank you!~

  • @Chloe-mp5sj
    @Chloe-mp5sj Před 2 lety

    I truly enjoy watching your videos. You are super funny and smart! Making all the good points here but also make it fun. I haven't even started my journey yet but your video is very encouraging!

  • @harryhenderson334
    @harryhenderson334 Před 4 lety +4

    great channel "
    great instruction "
    great instructor "

  • @deathdealerhype7819
    @deathdealerhype7819 Před 2 lety +4

    This makes me want to start my own lil tree garden..

  • @LillyBeasty
    @LillyBeasty Před 3 lety

    This is adorable, I love the energy!

  • @carlosclavell326
    @carlosclavell326 Před 2 lety

    Very informative post! Thank you. I look forward to growing your recommended mini-trees. I couldn't figure where to start out but now I do.

  • @aliazi8727
    @aliazi8727 Před 3 lety +4

    Thanks for the video, actually our Lemon tree produces between 150-200kg of lemons per year and produces all around the year.Love your channel, and the topics you are using like top 5 veggies, or burrying bark.

  • @jaswantsingh-lq5gd
    @jaswantsingh-lq5gd Před 4 lety +119

    I like and follow all your videos learned so many things from u

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  Před 4 lety +3

      Thank you Jaswant! :)

    • @jaswantsingh-lq5gd
      @jaswantsingh-lq5gd Před 4 lety +6

      Self Sufficient Me : feel lucky by seeing your reply Mark. Now I wait every single video of yours. Also the way u explain slowly is awesome. I am copying your way of dig hole in garden bed and put all green waste and cover it to make nice composted soil. Even newspaper and Cardboard’s also I make it wet , dig a hole with plant hole driller from home drill machine and cover it with soil. :)

    • @heathroosen8499
      @heathroosen8499 Před 4 lety

      Dood are you Australian because I am

  • @shedroids
    @shedroids Před 2 lety +1

    LOVE listening to and learning from you! You have a magical way! :)

  • @kayteesamoa2548
    @kayteesamoa2548 Před 2 lety

    Love watching your fruits trees, love them all, thanks you!

  • @tandrew7175
    @tandrew7175 Před 4 lety +7

    1. Lemon
    2. Plum
    3. Mulberry
    4. Kumquat
    5. Apple

  • @essencer.9494
    @essencer.9494 Před 3 lety +7

    I live in eastern USA, and let me just tell you... picking berries is a favorite pastime here. They grow very well in the woods.

    • @bushydev2050
      @bushydev2050 Před 3 lety +1

      true i find a ton of raspberries in the forests near my house

    • @helenebennie3961
      @helenebennie3961 Před 2 lety +1

      I could be wrong but I don't think they have too many wild berries growing here in Australia.

  • @joanneklein2050
    @joanneklein2050 Před 4 lety

    Excellent, clear advice. looking forward to dropping in regularly.

  • @keeplifeup4570
    @keeplifeup4570 Před rokem +1

    I love the production value. Lots of history and useful information. I love the motion graphic logo. Nice work! I will see if I can find the trees for my south Florida home. Good Day Mate!

  • @chrisnedbalek2866
    @chrisnedbalek2866 Před 2 lety +10

    0:25 Lemons
    2:02 Plums
    3:08 Mulberries
    5:05 Kumquats
    7:00 Apples
    8:25 growing from seed

  • @theondebray
    @theondebray Před 4 lety +9

    Love your series, thanks. I only have a small garden, approx. 100' x 100', but I grow cherries, gooseberries, pears, apples (7), plums (2), cherry plum, greengage **, red-, white- & black currents, rhubarb, raspberries (red & yellow), blackberries (4), sweet chestnuts, boysenberries (2), and strawberries. (My wife forbids me from getting a bigger plot.) The problem is, believe it or not, getting rid of the produce! No-one seems to want to eat fruit unless its in a plastic packet from the supermarket, and we can only eat so much.

    • @VWilt-so3ws
      @VWilt-so3ws Před 2 lety +1

      My parents had all kinds of things growing in their yard. Little under an acre. We 5 girls literally ate so much good stuff! Why go in for lunch. What a great memory. Thank you so much! I miss that time. I'd love to gave any kind of garden. Bless you for all your wonderful efforts. Bless your willingness to share

    • @theondebray
      @theondebray Před 2 lety

      @@julesmac7530 Yup, middle England. One reason why we rarely see currants is that they are labour intensive to pick & strip - I make jam or jellies, delicious & rich in Vit C. Gooseberries likewise, fiddly (and prickly) to pick, and have to be 'top & tailed' before cooking. However, growing up in the country, a s kid I loved crunching on the sour goosegogs, also chock full of Vit C. Both are compact bushes so they fit in my small garden nicely.

  • @martinperaro2644
    @martinperaro2644 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for teaching people God bless you

  • @the_g9456
    @the_g9456 Před 2 lety

    This man is so cool. Knowledgeable and fun.

  • @caramelloxify
    @caramelloxify Před 3 lety +7

    1) Lemon 0:29
    2) Plum 2:00
    3) Mulberry 3:07
    4) Kumquat 5:06
    5) Apple 6:59

  • @Klutzy68
    @Klutzy68 Před 2 lety +19

    I had a plum tree and I can confirm that they are incredibly productive. I’m surprised he didn’t mention papayas. If you’re in a warm climate, you can grow one from supermarket seeds and have a producing tree in 18 months. The trees are quite small so you can grow one in a container or several along a fence line, etc.

    • @VWilt-so3ws
      @VWilt-so3ws Před 2 lety +2

      I just bought my 1st papaya. It's reopening and I'm going to enjoy eating it and then plant the seeds. Looking forward to it. I'll probably do a potted plant as it gets cold in MO. But really good climate generally. Thanks for the info. Been looking it up here on the y-tube. Haven't come across a date yet so 18 months is awesome! Thanks for posting info!

    • @valeriebingham1483
      @valeriebingham1483 Před 8 měsíci

      Papaya is delicious!

  • @debralegge8513
    @debralegge8513 Před 2 lety

    Glad I stumbled across your channel, great info about tbe fruits, more than just a how-to guide. Love the history you impart, who doesn't want to grow these lovelies, just based on the information and enthusiasm you bring to the subject.
    Even better, that you're an Aussie, making the info more relevant here, down under.
    Love your style, keep it up, definitely worth watching, again and again. 🤗👍

  • @KordTaylor
    @KordTaylor Před 10 měsíci

    What a great video! Not just informative, but very like culturally informative and agriculturally informative. Thank you. ❤

  • @RakeshDebbarma86
    @RakeshDebbarma86 Před 4 lety +11

    Your presentation is so good that I cannot resist myself from watching your videos. BTW I am from India and lemons are plenty around my home.

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  Před 4 lety +2

      Thank you Rakesh! Lemons are so good for so many things - what a top tree to have plenty of. All the best :)

  • @13bravoredleg18
    @13bravoredleg18 Před 4 lety +4

    I have wild Persimmon trees growing all over my land in Tennessee. They are very sweet after the first frost.

    • @ChrisGilliamOffGrid
      @ChrisGilliamOffGrid Před 4 lety

      I plant them for the deer, but I love the Asian ones myself.

    • @blakew5672
      @blakew5672 Před 4 lety +2

      Yours last until frost? The deer get to them too quick in KY. Same with birds and mulberries.
      They’re delicious for sure though

  • @sarajoumaa9823
    @sarajoumaa9823 Před 3 lety

    Great video 🙌🏼 super informative & love the enthusiasm!

  • @robdb1993
    @robdb1993 Před rokem

    Love this guy and the vibe and information !

  • @twoplustwo07
    @twoplustwo07 Před 4 lety +9

    OMG I just ordered a dwarf fruit tree that was grafted to grow 3 different types of apples. I'm so excited. 😁😀

    • @curiousobserver7611
      @curiousobserver7611 Před 4 lety +3

      kiki9619 Terry growing up my family had a tree that grew peaches on one side and blood plum on the other side, grafting is quite fun and easy enough to do with a well established plant. ☺️

    • @helenlloyd4509
      @helenlloyd4509 Před 4 lety +2

      Just make sure you trim the most vigorous growing graft, otherwise it will take over and the weakest one will die.

    • @zacheysflip859
      @zacheysflip859 Před 4 lety

      Nice