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Abundant Harvests in our No Dig Garden in Portugal - End of Summer Tour 2023

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  • čas přidán 15. 09. 2023
  • We always enjoy spending a bit of down time in the garden and there's loads of stuff to harvest today! Join us for a morning of gardening, a bit of a tour of our #nodig veg patch and a couple of updates on how this season's growing has been. In short, we've had many successes and a few disappointments but it's all good fun in the end.

Komentáře • 248

  • @moiragoldsmith7052
    @moiragoldsmith7052 Před 11 měsíci +7

    And a new idiom arises " I've got a loofah as long as my arm". What a lovely harvest. Well done. X

  • @margaretgarigan
    @margaretgarigan Před 11 měsíci +33

    Beautiful garden, guys! Some lemon verbena preparation possibilities: Infused honey, infused vinegar, tea, tincture, poultice, fresh leaves in salad, beverage flavoring (tea, lemonade, sodas, cordials), desserts (ice cream, cakes, muffins), fresh leaves cooked and eaten like spinach. It has *lots* of medicinal properties: digestive tonic, antispasmodic, expectorant, febrifuge, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, mildly astringent, nervine, mild sedative, cooling. Hope you have fun with it!

    • @margaretgarigan
      @margaretgarigan Před 11 měsíci +6

      Forgot to mention: You can also use the dried woody stems as aromatic smoking material when barbecuing or in fireplaces.

    • @paisley293
      @paisley293 Před 11 měsíci +2

      @@margaretgarigan : thank-you for posting all of its uses! Gotta love that Lemon Verbena!! 🤗

  • @christinamirkovic3857
    @christinamirkovic3857 Před 11 měsíci +14

    Guys you have the most organized vegetable garden in whole Portugal I think. Congrats.

  • @dippydi68
    @dippydi68 Před 11 měsíci +12

    Bumper harvest !!! ,and so relaxing watching you both pottering about ❤😊

  • @siobhanvanderlinde5401
    @siobhanvanderlinde5401 Před 11 měsíci +8

    Lemon verbena is an excellent moth and bug repellant for keeping bugs out of cupboards.

  • @suepumphrey1559
    @suepumphrey1559 Před 11 měsíci

    Yay! Another garden adventure to watch!

  • @tigercatartist
    @tigercatartist Před 11 měsíci

    You have one of the neatest most pleasant gardens I've seen

  • @debbieedwards635
    @debbieedwards635 Před 9 měsíci

    I accidentally found your videos. I think you are amazing and so talented. you could be living the dream that so many would love. I'm disabled and have enjoyed seeing yours projects😊

  • @sheilam4964
    @sheilam4964 Před 11 měsíci

    Very enjoyable. Thx for doing this and sharing. 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @ktmt2008
    @ktmt2008 Před 11 měsíci +23

    Awesome harvest!! Lemon Verbena is absolutely amazing as a tea! Dry the leaves or even fresh...just throw some leaves in a cup and hot water on top 😁 Soooo nice

  • @HomesteadInFrance
    @HomesteadInFrance Před 11 měsíci

    Great harvest and what a big watermelon. By the looks of it, the cucumbers are doing very well! Nice to see all that abundance! Keep up the good work. 😃👍

  • @ctmaizurah
    @ctmaizurah Před 11 měsíci +3

    Today's video is so calming

  • @cherylbowland6074
    @cherylbowland6074 Před 11 měsíci +7

    Guy, your late season tomatoes look like they need calcium mixed in the soil. Your garden is wonderful!

    • @HumbertoPatricio
      @HumbertoPatricio Před 11 měsíci +2

      Well noticed!! 🧐🧐 Yeah, they need calcium for sure!! 🍅

  • @nicholasclark5378
    @nicholasclark5378 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Your garden and gardening skills are absolutely amazing! Any horticulturalist would beam with pride over such a success!!

  • @neutonrenda2303
    @neutonrenda2303 Před 11 měsíci +16

    Wow, what a beautiful harvest.👍

  • @doraparker2540
    @doraparker2540 Před 11 měsíci +13

    What a beautiful harvest! Congratulations!👍👍👍

  • @vickyoakes4584
    @vickyoakes4584 Před 11 měsíci

    Very nice harvest! Your garden has done well there. Thank you for sharing your bounty!😊

  • @egoyiboclementinaonwuegbut7331

    Fantastic harvest you have improved with your gardening skills. 😊

  • @apollonia1000
    @apollonia1000 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Lemon verbena is a great after dinner herbal tea. The French call it vervein. A great tisane ! So good to dry it for that purpose.

  • @rebekkahaas9686
    @rebekkahaas9686 Před 11 měsíci +1

    The first year I planted loofah I put up a little trellis and direct sowed in late March, intending for them to grow along a fence. By October they'd swallowed a tree, a large climbing rose and most of the little casita in my backyard. My landlord was hysterical, but it only took a couple of hours (and a ladder) to harvest and clean up the vines. I get a volunteer loofah every year now, from the ones the dogs got ahold of, but nothing like that first year from the seed packet.

  • @andreacrashe9894
    @andreacrashe9894 Před 11 měsíci +6

    *Kylie & Guy, wow that is a great harvest 🙂.*

  • @sue7190
    @sue7190 Před 11 měsíci +6

    Very impressive especially considering how much building work you have been doing.❤

  • @teresaquintinha7361
    @teresaquintinha7361 Před 11 měsíci

    Impressive the amount of vegetables. 😮

  • @Carol-oc7mx
    @Carol-oc7mx Před 11 měsíci +3

    The female asparagus is not as productive, upto two to times less than the males. The dropped seeds propagate so easily as to become weeds.
    What a great harvest, it's so satisfying to eat home grown food.
    I don't think that the tomatoes had blight as the tomatoes/potatoes would have turned to mush. It does look like blossom end rot a lack of calcium. Adding crushed eggs shells in and around the planting holes should help with this problem, also tomatoes need regular consistent watering over the growing season.
    I love the idea of producing soap infused loofah slices/chunks I would make excellent gifts and so practical. I can see calendula and lavender soaps to name but a few.
    If you had some less than perfect pieces of loofah left could you possibly use it filled with compost as a cutting 'pot', which when the seedling gets ready to go in the bed, could be planted out roots and all.
    Happy gardening

  • @sukanthyranjitkumar8725
    @sukanthyranjitkumar8725 Před 11 měsíci +4

    Looking absolutely delicious!! I'm quite impressed by the way you guys are doing your home renovation almost full time as well as gardening which is quite successful and maintaining your plot very well! Lovely to see self reliant people with goals set

  • @yoursportchannel
    @yoursportchannel Před 11 měsíci +2

    Noma's komboucha with lemon verbena is really good!

  • @myitaliantherapyginafiore4414
    @myitaliantherapyginafiore4414 Před 11 měsíci

    FANTASTIC HARVEST

  • @lulubelle0bresil
    @lulubelle0bresil Před 11 měsíci +3

    love it!!!!! now please do one episode featuring cats and chickens doing cat and chicken things! 🐈‍⬛🐓🌻🍅🫒🥬🫑🌶🍇

  • @andreawalser1166
    @andreawalser1166 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Wow big harvest. 😍

  • @leahlemieux6410
    @leahlemieux6410 Před 11 měsíci

    Lemon verbena makes a very relaxing tea to help you sleep!

  • @RinaGoslin-ku3xr
    @RinaGoslin-ku3xr Před 11 měsíci

    Lovely Garden good for healthy food

  • @sgrvtl7183
    @sgrvtl7183 Před 11 měsíci

    Nice harvest💚 hope those melons are tasty, ice cold melon is so refreshing! when you put all your crates together, it is very impressive! You Two will be busy preserving👌💜

  • @damdekmyhomeដំដែកផ្ទះខ្ញុំ

    Great sharing from your beautiful garden

  • @rhondajackson6677
    @rhondajackson6677 Před 10 měsíci

    Beautiful fall harvest! Yum 😋

  • @ea7898
    @ea7898 Před 11 měsíci +6

    Lemon verbena is for tea. Lemon balm you can make tea but if the shrub grows you get a fruit - cidrão which we glacé to use in Christmas cakes

  • @louiseupton1501
    @louiseupton1501 Před 11 měsíci

    Awesome episode guy's, thank you. I.I'm so inspired to start planting now! 😊

  • @luminyam6145
    @luminyam6145 Před 10 měsíci

    Wonderful video, thank you.

  • @joelanning4322
    @joelanning4322 Před 11 měsíci

    Very therapeutic. Thank you

  • @ninemoonplanet
    @ninemoonplanet Před 11 měsíci +4

    Apparently the small loofah are good eating.
    I think you're right about that blight.
    Those determinate tomatoes should have some fruits that will have viable seeds. Those are great for containers, produce usually all at the same time if they're a certain variety.
    I grew much the same tiny tomatoes and the flavour was excellent.

    • @ninemoonplanet
      @ninemoonplanet Před 11 měsíci +1

      Calcium made bioavailable is done by using a mortar and pestle to grind up egg shells, 1 part shells to 10 parts vinegar. Let it foam, it goes for about 24-48 hours. ( bubbling stops).
      Then dilute it 1 tsp to 1 gallon water, or 20ml to 4 liters. (Something like that).
      Water around the base.

  • @kristinmcclary7194
    @kristinmcclary7194 Před 11 měsíci

    Impressive harvest!! I can't wait to see your loofah video when they are ready,

  • @sydneyevans2637
    @sydneyevans2637 Před 11 měsíci +6

    You've put a lot of work into the garden and it was fun for me to see your harvest. Now when you want some "leisure" time you can be canning and prepping all your food for the winter.
    You're making great progress in your building and farming and it's nice that you share your experiences. I like that you keep it real by posting all your results, not just the good ones. Best to you both!

  • @marekjuszczyszyn4421
    @marekjuszczyszyn4421 Před 11 měsíci

    beautiful harvests from the garden - and what's more, you need to eat tasty food when you have your own preserves🤩🤩🤩😋😋😋😋

  • @mariaeugenia7599
    @mariaeugenia7599 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Amazes me how much you've accomplished! As much as you do in the renovation project, can't understand how you manage to have such an organizado fruitful garden. Simply beautiful!

    • @MAKEDOGROW
      @MAKEDOGROW  Před 11 měsíci +2

      The no dig approach to gardening really cuts down on the work required (thankfully)

  • @Bobrogers99
    @Bobrogers99 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Your gardens make me jealous. But your beds are filled with compost and you irrigate, and you tend them faithfully. The hot Portuguese sun mostly helps, but I can see that it can be too much for some temperate crops. With all that produce you can eat fresh, preserve and freeze, and perhaps trade with neighbors. In New England we've had an inordinate amount of rain and very few hot, sunny days, so gardens here look sparse.

  • @florentinalily
    @florentinalily Před 11 měsíci +6

    Cherry tomato can be the heaviest croppers but don't like extra water or feed? I just stick mine in the flower beds or a random corner and they just take off. I am in the South of France so same climate. Thanks for the vlog; always a joy x

  • @lolitapop38
    @lolitapop38 Před 11 měsíci

    Good job harvesting!

  • @livinginthealgarveportugal3357
    @livinginthealgarveportugal3357 Před 11 měsíci +8

    Well done Kylie I’m really struggling with herbs maybe a bit too hot down here …lemon verbena is a Portuguese go to for health really good if you’re under the weather in tea form …just dry the leaves 🌞🇵🇹🌻

  • @reannejarvis9464
    @reannejarvis9464 Před 11 měsíci +5

    What a lovely harvest

  • @sharongaines3043
    @sharongaines3043 Před 11 měsíci +2

    *Plastering with lime, using a 2 pint pot and bucket, and a 500g bag of salt.
    2 to 1 mix and fill a normal bucket to the top. The bucket is the type you would get in the uk.
    *Then add 250g of salt, mix well.
    *MUST leave over night.
    *You will only need a couple of coats.
    Is it possible with the lime plant to ferment to creat your own oil, then you can create citronella candle, oil, body rub, any of these to stop mosquito.
    I would buy. 😁
    Your brilliant pair. Fabulous ❤ love your videos. 😁

  • @UrbanWhiteBuffaloFarm
    @UrbanWhiteBuffaloFarm Před 11 měsíci +8

    Hey y'all, So fun to see your garden and getting outside. The tomato issue is called Blossom end rot. There are a few causes. It can be caused by a lack of calcium in the soil. There are many strategies for this crushing tums and adding to the bottom of the whole helps. If You save egg shells crush and add them to the compost they will render calcium for the soil the follow year. I pulverize all the shells in a blender at the end of the year and add them to the compost.......The other cause is inconsistent watering. I know this year I had that here and there this year and by PLUCKING those tomatoes right away so they stop wasting the plants energy and focus it into the remaining healthy ones is key. So when I identified the plants with the issue and focused on them with religious attention and watering Problem solved. I like the idea of not spending money and yet still solve the problem.
    My wife was in Spain a couple years ago and they had the blistered Padron peppers at every meal so we grow them every year as well as the Shishito peppers and they look act and taste almost the same. Could you leave a recipe for the Sriracha you make or even a video maybe?
    My favorite part of the video was the amazing smiles Kylie had showing the luffa plants so happy for your success in the garden. Thank you for the video today so much fun. Peace and blessings bye for now

    • @MAKEDOGROW
      @MAKEDOGROW  Před 11 měsíci +2

      Here’s the old video for sriracha: czcams.com/video/_kdtJDm5Wlw/video.htmlsi=pXjMH4KRXCOB8rv7

    • @UrbanWhiteBuffaloFarm
      @UrbanWhiteBuffaloFarm Před 11 měsíci

      @@MAKEDOGROW I watched the video and left a comment on the video. THANK YOU so much for the video it was very well done..

  • @arlinviljoen6637
    @arlinviljoen6637 Před 11 měsíci

    You are doing an amazing job.

  • @lisamadison2671
    @lisamadison2671 Před 11 měsíci

    Thank you that was just what I needed for motivation today!

  • @DinSF
    @DinSF Před 11 měsíci +3

    Totally understand needing a break from renovations. Nothing like being in nature and putting your hands in the dirt for therapy or gloves, LOL.
    For tomatoes, I prune the suckered so nothing is touching the ground which helps with blight, mold and pests.
    Did you give the cuttings, pulled out plants, and spoilt vegetables to your chickens? I'm sure they would enjoy all the greens🐓🙂🍅🥒🫑🥬

  • @gw2macken757
    @gw2macken757 Před 11 měsíci +2

    You upload at a time as if you were on the other side of the world. Oh I forgot the world is not in the USA lol. Love you both.

  • @lorimontcalm9086
    @lorimontcalm9086 Před 11 měsíci +6

    There's a joke in there somehow!! 😅
    Saute onions with some tomatoes, add some beaten eggs and feta cheese. Call it done!!
    Oh the work you guys do, it's nice to see you reap the harvest!
    Hugs from 🇨🇦

  • @taniadevilliers348
    @taniadevilliers348 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Wow, never even imagined growing loofahs! You are educating me on being self sufficient! Thank you for sharing!

  • @carolbulmer8253
    @carolbulmer8253 Před 11 měsíci +17

    Hi, Kylie and Guy. It’s good to see you outside for a change. That’s quite the harvest you have. I see more preserving in your future. How are the kittens doing❤️❤️

  • @Esther.B7520
    @Esther.B7520 Před 11 měsíci

    Wow! That was a good haul!!!

  • @laurensymons1693
    @laurensymons1693 Před 11 měsíci +4

    You have done so well creating a beautiful garden 🪴

  • @daphnemays1969
    @daphnemays1969 Před 11 měsíci +10

    Basil can be chopped in a food processor with some olive oil and frozen in small jars for later use. It isn't perfect in every recipe but it works great in a lot of them!

    • @JSees
      @JSees Před 11 měsíci +3

      And you can freeze the basil and olive oil in an ice cube tray and the sgore the frozen cubes in a plastic bag in the freezer for future use.

  • @lizwilson6633
    @lizwilson6633 Před 11 měsíci

    Wow, amazing growth there xx

  • @MrsWorthingtonLife
    @MrsWorthingtonLife Před 11 měsíci

    Great job y’all. ❤
    Love from Florida

  • @laurenf1966
    @laurenf1966 Před 11 měsíci

    Great harvest

  • @offgridwanabe
    @offgridwanabe Před 11 měsíci

    Some hard work paying off

  • @celiasnyman2885
    @celiasnyman2885 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Quite the success!

  • @jpennturner
    @jpennturner Před 11 měsíci +4

    Wonderful garden

  • @mariaaldinavalerio9780
    @mariaaldinavalerio9780 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Maravilhoso o vosso trabalho e dedicação 👏😍
    Adoro jardinar também 😉😘
    Namastê 💖😘

  • @mystiarnold6405
    @mystiarnold6405 Před 11 měsíci

    Pre-soften the loofa by soaking in water and place it lengthwise in a loaf soap mold. Then pour the soap over the loofa . Yap the mold on the table a few times to release any air bubbles and let it set up.

  • @JSees
    @JSees Před 11 měsíci

    Lemon verbena makes a wonderful tea.

  • @imp736
    @imp736 Před 11 měsíci +1

    A very nice calming video with the soft music, I like it very much. Thank you.

  • @vonderdornburg
    @vonderdornburg Před 11 měsíci

    Nice harvest!

  • @LorraineinAustralia
    @LorraineinAustralia Před 11 měsíci +1

    Far out Brussel sprouts.. what a freaking great harvest..
    I think you guys are just having way too much fun in that garden🤣
    Cheers from Oz🇦🇺

  • @LaReynedEpee
    @LaReynedEpee Před 11 měsíci +2

    I've an online acquaintance who makes soap bars with slices of luffa embedded inside.

  • @matthewgordon-clark2392
    @matthewgordon-clark2392 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Hey you guys, if we asked for a loofah demo in the shower, would that offend? Love the harvest, it is early spring in SA now and we have a new garden to get started - ooooh the fun

    • @MAKEDOGROW
      @MAKEDOGROW  Před 11 měsíci

      😂🤣😂 maybe a dishes washing demo would be more appropriate

  • @pamela-mm7ju
    @pamela-mm7ju Před 4 měsíci

    You guys are just incredible. You overcome any challenge that comes your way. I myself did renovations to properties but not to the extent that you are doing. It annoys me when you get comments about you carrying out the work. I did most of the work whilst my husband went to work. You will have many years of happiness in your home.

  • @NashipurSinha
    @NashipurSinha Před 11 měsíci

    What you call loofah, is absolutely delicious vegetable that can be cooked like zucchini.

  • @lynhardie6291
    @lynhardie6291 Před 11 měsíci

    Lovely Verity of yummy things to eat😂 regards from South Africa 🇿🇦

  • @kerriegreen9057
    @kerriegreen9057 Před 11 měsíci

    Lemon verbena makes a nice infusion that you can put into soap making if that's something you are planning to do, it's a lovely fresh scent!

  • @Bernie5172
    @Bernie5172 Před 10 měsíci

    everything seems to be growing much better now.
    your soil is building up better from when you first started there

  • @jen....
    @jen.... Před 11 měsíci +6

    Really excited to see your loofah process. Watched an Insider Business video on Luffas/Loofahs a while ago and they seem to be a great non-plastic solution for household use as well as the usual bathing accessory.

  • @pamelahardy9937
    @pamelahardy9937 Před 11 měsíci

    excellent!

  • @joannadrawe6654
    @joannadrawe6654 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Amazing garden!

  • @assuncaomeireles198
    @assuncaomeireles198 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Bom dia meus amigos gostei muito da horta teem muita variedade tomates abóboras muito bom tiveram muito sucesso. Foi uma optima ideia estarem no jardim é mais saudavel apanherem ar fresco em casa além do trabalho ser pesado tambem apanham muito pó.
    Bom fim de semana
    God bless yox 👍👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇵🇹

  • @kathleenschmidt7074
    @kathleenschmidt7074 Před 11 měsíci

    Nice harvest

  • @jillbeechey4453
    @jillbeechey4453 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Lovely garden! I would really like to see what you do with the loofahs and what they look like inside.
    I had no idea they came from the garden.
    ❤🇨🇦🍻🍷

  • @leacruz7311
    @leacruz7311 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Looks like successful garden!

  • @pamcronje6932
    @pamcronje6932 Před 11 měsíci

    Hi there, from South Africa, you can spray Asprin (1pill devolved in 5 liters of water, and a tablespoon of dish soap) on them after watering and no more blight and rust! Organic and won’t harm insects and animals❤Also stagger your planting through summer and you will have a steady stream of veg, love your channel❤

  • @shazzac
    @shazzac Před 11 měsíci

    You could harvest young loofahs and stir-fry with garlic and eggs. It's quite delicious and we have it all the time in Asia!

  • @sherry2836
    @sherry2836 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I love working in the garden. What a nice harvest and hope you video the preserving. Bre Ellis recently did a video on creating luffa cases for soap. Great gift idea. Kittens please.

  • @fabrijohanna
    @fabrijohanna Před 11 měsíci +1

    great harvest guys! 😁

  • @enjaw9479
    @enjaw9479 Před 11 měsíci +4

    Why do you remove the plants that are still alive? If you leave them on the beds, the soil is covered and does not dry out, new humus is formed and there are many insects that lay their larvae and eggs there. According to the Hortus Garden principle, we only remove the old plant remains in spring. This supports biodiversity and creates hiding places and new habitats. 😊 Unless you need all that space for new fall plantings.😅

    • @MAKEDOGROW
      @MAKEDOGROW  Před 11 měsíci +1

      We only remove things when we need space to plant things. We’re now putting our next load of veg in (just didn’t have time when we were filming)

  • @padimills1494
    @padimills1494 Před 11 měsíci

    Was your basil leaves and dry them. Put them into your food processor and then fill ice cube trays with the mince and pour olive oil over Freeze them and when frozen pop out and put into a baggie and keep the cubes in feezer.

  • @DeborahBridges-rq6vl
    @DeborahBridges-rq6vl Před 11 měsíci

    You should make some watermelon rind pickles! They are wonderful! I have eaten them all my life! My favorite.

  • @linrepboras
    @linrepboras Před 11 měsíci +3

    "Basil"? Fawlty Towers - Basil? You actually can grow those?
    Lemon verbena? Fish obviously, sallad spice and quite nice with youghurt, refreshing. Love following what you guys do.

  • @franceshoward7112
    @franceshoward7112 Před 11 měsíci

    Your harvest was a joy to behold, so very bountiful. I'm pretty sure your black ended tomatoes have blossom end rot which is a calcium deficiency caused by lack of other nutrients and maybe helped along by some irregular watering? There is lots of info on blossom end rot which is very helpful. It is something you can correct.

  • @gardenhill1192
    @gardenhill1192 Před 10 měsíci

    congrats 👍

  • @nerethaels527
    @nerethaels527 Před 11 měsíci +1

    What a lovely harvest ! I am so jealous of your loofahs - mine would never grow.

  • @irislozinsky3960
    @irislozinsky3960 Před 11 měsíci

    Great harvest ! Will you be selling some produce? Nice to see Loofa growing for the first time! Yes you can fill the loofa with hand made soap and then make slices to use in your bathroom. Looks lovely,

  • @ilonakatalindako-tolman5545
    @ilonakatalindako-tolman5545 Před 11 měsíci

    Wonderful garden...the sun is really warm in the summer... I faced a summer when all closed and we had to stay home for a week...42 under a shade...so hot

  • @denisemastromina7821
    @denisemastromina7821 Před 11 měsíci

    Yes I've seen loufa in a soap online I think it's a good idea too.😊😊😊