Building A Backyard Homestead: The Beginning Phase
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- I'm starting a new journey this year of building out a "suburban homestead" environment in my backyard. While I've dabbled in gardening and other projects in the past, this time around I've developed a blueprint to use moving forward.
Thanks to the Provident Prepper for their help with my journey: / kyleneanne
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Nice! Love it
I was thinking about gardening video series the other day. You definitely encouraged me to get serious about this.
Rabbits look into them keep some chickens for eggs but rabbits are the best urban prepper livestock in my opinion. they produce fertilizer meat and and feed income no need to incubate eggs to hatch chickens if you have rabbits check it out there's a homesteaders on youtuber shows the benefits of rabbit
@@CityPrepping do you own many houses?
@@kylemanasseh2541 just one :) I move too much
@@CityPrepping HugelKultur bud. It's a fancy word for wood chipping your garden area. It will regulate PH and slow release nutrients.....create a healthy ecosystem in the soil that will provide both your garden and chickens with nutrients. Your soil is too dry and hard, there will not be a lot of earth worms turning the soil and making top soil.... HugelKultur is long lasting and nearly self sustaining / regulating.
*You Can't Free Yourself,*
*Until You Can Feed Yourself!*
*Inspiring video! Time to step up my gardening!*
I love that quote! So true and practical 😃
NICE!!! Especially in the last year. So many people just getting into it gardening and homesteading IN THE SUBURBS ... I’m one of them too. Super excited for this series. Love your channel. Keep em coming. 👍🏼
A good video. With so many prepper channels it was starting to get overwhelming to the point it seems like a competition with them. I got rid of a lot of them and stayed with a few. You channel is practical and knowledgeable.
I appreciate that!
And his smooth way of talking. It’s like the calm before the storm.😁
Thank you for this comment
Yes. More homestead updates and financial independence please! Show the lifestyle that can be attained today and sustain you in the uncertainty of tomorrow
edit: and perhaps encourage others have a homestead or community garden of their own.
I'm so excited for you. I'm a big believer in doing what you can wherever you are. This will be motivation for so many people who think that they can't Homestead because they don't have 5 acres of land. 😁
Grow little fruit trees! There's a book on this: "Grow a Little Fruit Tree." Most fruit trees grow too tall and produce too much fruit. The book teaches how to prune a tree from the nursery so that it remains very small. The tree still produces enough fruit, but the tree is easier to manage and you don't need a ladder. You can plant more small trees instead of a few big trees. Plus, if you prune a tree to be small, you can use a tree with a standard-size root stock, which is more disease resistant then dwarf root stock.
Espalier trees.will grow trellised exactly where and how you want them against a fence against a wall etc.
Actually, the more you trim apple trees the more they branch. Apple trees fruit on branches that are more horizontal. I had to take a 35 year old full size espellie apple tree that I topped it 2 years in a row...each main branch ended up with 8 small branches. For the past 3 years, I did do any major trimming and bent branches downward-doubled my production.
@@shadytreez I guess it depends on how much production you want. What is a home gardener going to do with 200 good apples and a lot more not-so-good apples that have to be cleaned up so as not to attract vermin? I'd rather have five very small apple trees that produce 20 of each variety than one tree that ripens all at once. And yes, the book recommends lopping off the central stem to air out the center and concentrating on horizontal branches. You do this with trees while they're 1-2 years old, straight from the nursery.
@@fazdoll You graft it.
@@fazdoll oh...yes...all those green apples? Two things...compost and you make your own pectin.
Did you know you can store apples for months? The commercial producing industry are working to create an apple variety that will store for two years.
You can grow alot in a small space. I had a garden for the first time last year. Grew tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, all kinds of peppers, onions, lettuce, kale, swiss chard, green beans and sweet potatoes. I loved everything about it!
That's awesome! Just keep a close eye on your soil. In a relatively short time (couple of years) it can rapidly decline if not maintained properly.
We hung a clothesline too. Huge saver on the electrical. My daughter said the other day that she can’t wait till spring comes and she can hang laundry. The kids really get into it when they see the money saved for other things.
my wife being Japanese , we dry all our cloths in the house , this does two things saves the cloths and electrical cause driers tend to do damage eventually to your cloths and acts as a humidifier. i am in Canada and its -40 C today with wind , but my cloths still dry great. the thing about hanging outside is winds and dust can make your cloths dirty again. just my 2 cents . Thanks
@@theprofit8473 we tried winter hanging inside and still do some but have to run a dehumidifier or we have doors that ice up
Got my urban ladies hard at work, laying eggs. Built my own solar generator that can power my entire house for years and I designed and built my own rain harvesting system.
Can you help give me direction for how you did solar? Just started recently researching how to set up solar for my home in the suburbs in Utah.
@@crunchymamakat6656 sure thing, come on over to the channel.
Just FYI, from an experienced prepper and 7th generation on our family's farm and ranch. Dig a trench deep enough to bury preformed cement blocks to ground level. Attach two layers of the plastic chicken fence (snuggly) to the wooden fence, all the way around your garden and chicken area.
Screw treated 2" X 4" or manufactured decking around the top of the two layers of wire chicken fence to hold the plastic chicken fence in place. Screw treated 2" X 4" or manufactured decking around the bottom of the wooden fence to secure the plastic chicken fence firm at the bottom of the wooden fence. Attach either (1/2 Hardware Cloth 36 x 100 19 gauge Galvanized Welded Wire Metal Mesh Roll Vegetables Garden Rabbit Fencing Snake Fence for Chicken Run Critters Gopher Racoons Opossum Rehab Cage Window) or (36inch Hardware Cloth 100 ft 1/4 Mesh Galvanized Welded Wire 23 gauge Metal Roll Vegetables Garden Rabbit Fencing Snake Fence for Chicken Critters Gopher Racoons Opossum Rehab Cage Window) around the entire garden and chicken area, starting at ground level. This will prevent animals and snakes from getting through the wooden fence and into your garden and chicken area. Dig a trench and place two layers of preformed cement blocks around the perimeter of your garden and chicken area, on all four sides. Ensure to place the double layers of the plastic chicken fence all the way to the bottom of the trench for the preformed cement blocks. Use QuikCrete to fill in the holes in the preformed cement blocks. While the QuikCrete is still wet, top off buried preformed cement blocks with flat paver stones. This will give your garden and chicken are a "finished" look, but, more to the point, the buried preformed concrete blocks will prevent dogs and other digging animals from coming under your fence to devour your garden and chickens. Even coyotes, opossums, and armadillos will give up on digging through the two layers deep of preformed cement blocks filled with QuikCrete and backed up by two layers of the plastic chicken fence. However, raccoons and stray cats are altogether a different problem. Here are 7 simple ways to help keep raccoons and stray cats away. Protect your trash: Raccoons and stray cats can't resist trash, so you'll need multiple strategies in this area. Clean up: Like many animals, raccoons and stray cats love yards with places to hide as they scurry along. Scare Them: If raccoons and stray cats are raiding your garden and chickens, try scaring them off with motion-detecting sprinklers or strobe lights. Radios and other noise-makers can also deter raccoons and stray cats. Switch up your scare strategies to keep raccoons and stray cats from becoming accustomed to one method. Be sure to video your back yard to determine the critter you are having issues with and research at Tractor Supply, Lowes, Home Depot, or other stores to find out the best method of warding off raccoons and stray cats. Fence the garden: A fence can help protect crops, but remember that raccoons and stray cats are good climbers. The most effective fence to exclude raccoons and stray cats is electric. Use a 4-wire electric fence, placing wires 3 - 6 - 9 - 12 inches above the ground or top of the fence. Set the 4-wire electric fence on a timer, running it only after dark. Or, in the case of a tall wooden fenced yard, Use a 4-wire electric fence, placing wires 3 - 6 - 9 - 12 inches above the top of the tall wooden fence. Video Surveillance: Be sure to video your back yard to determine the critter you are having issues with. If it is a stray cat that does prowl around during the day, you may need to leave the 4-wire electric fence on all the time. This will require a more robust farm electric fence power system, as the residential electric fence systems do tend to burn out under continued use. Be sure to have solar back up, with plenty of battery storage, for your fence when the power goes out. This will be the ultimate time raccoons and stray cats will begin to cruise around the neighborhoods looking to cash in on the darkness. Repel Them: Though raccoon and cat repellents tend to have mixed results simply because this pest is so persistent, they’re worth a try. Ultrasonic Devices. Another fancy gadget that might work is an ultrasonic sound generator. Motion Detection Devises: These devices emit harmless low-frequency sound waves which are highly irritating to pests. Ultrasonic emitters connected to a motion-detecting device can be installed in the garden or areas where raccoons and stray cats are likely to enter. Raccoons are nocturnal, dislike light, and will turn tail at the sight of sudden, bright, flashing light. Check your neighborhood hardware or security store to see your options. Water sprinklers connected to a motion-detecting device can be installed in the garden or areas where raccoons and stray cats are likely to enter. Cactuses: In addition, some gardeners report some success with deterring raccoons, stray cats, coyotes, and stray dogs damage on their vegetables, chickens, fruit trees fish ponds, birdbaths, bird feeders, hummingbird feeders, compost piles, or newly installed turf if the vegetables, chickens, and fruit trees are surrounded by closely planted and very prickly cactuses. Mind you a two feet wide swath of closely planted and very prickly cactuses must fully encircle your vegetables, chickens, fruits, fish ponds, birdbaths, bird feeders, hummingbird feeders, compost piles, or newly installed turf. Stray cats, stray dogs, coyotes, and armadillos can all jump or hop quite a distance. Epsom Salts: Epsom salts not only serve as an excellent raccoon and armadillo deterrent, but Epsom Salts also make excellent fertilizers for your plants and garden. Scatter them around your entire yard, bins, and in your garden. Strong Odors: Other people lace birdseed with ground-up cayenne pepper mixed in the bird feeders (It doesn’t bother birds). A mixture of mustard seed oil, ground-up hot peppers, and powdered Borax liberally poured around your entire yard, then around the outside of your garden and the outside of your chicken area. Pour some vinegar and ground-up hot peppers into the bottom of your garbage to prevent raccoons and stray cats from eating from your garbage cans. The strong odor and extremely hot taste of the peppers will help to deter stray cats, raccoons, stray dogs, armadillos, and coyotes. As a precaution, always wear rubber gloves and goggles when preparing the ground-up hot peppers and mustard seed oil mix, and when distributing the mustard seed oil and hot pepper mix around the border of your entire yard, around the exterior of your garden, and around the exterior of your chicken area. You will want to avoid getting any hot pepper juices on your hands or in your eyes. Wash your hands thoroughly with warm water and soap after mixing together and distributing mustard seed oil and ground-up hot pepper mix around the borders of your entire yard, exterior borders of your garden, and the exterior borders of your chicken area. Raccoons and stray cats can't stand the smell and taste of vinegar either. A mixture of vinegar, ground-up hot peppers, and powdered Borax liberally poured around your entire yard, then around the outside of your garden and the outside of your chicken area. Raccoons and stray cats will likely run away if it is bothering them regularly. Coyotes, opossums, and armadillos will be more likely to avoid your yard with such strong scented treatments. Pour some vinegar and ground-up hot peppers into the bottom of your garbage to prevent raccoons and stray cats from eating from your garbage cans. Also, pour some vinegar and ground-up hot peppers on a cloth and place it in the areas where raccoons and stray cats intrude the most. As a precaution, always wear rubber gloves and goggles when preparing the ground-up hot peppers and vinegar mix, and when distributing the vinegar and hot pepper mix around your yard, garden, and chicken area. You will want to avoid getting any hot pepper juices on your hands or in your eyes. A Fence: Fences can help protect crops, but remember that raccoons and stray cats are good climbers. The most effective fence to exclude raccoons is electric. Use a 4-wire electric fence, placing wires 3 - 6 - 9 - 12 inches above the ground or the top of the fence. Set the fence on a timer, running it only after dark. Be sure to video your back yard to determine the critter you are having issues with. If it is a stray cat that does prowl around during the day, you may need to leave the 4-wire electric fence on all the time. This will require a more robust farm electric fence power system, as the residential electric fence systems do tend to burn out under continued use. Be sure to have solar back up, with plenty of battery storage, for your fence when the power goes out. This will be the ultimate time raccoons and stray cats will begin to cruise around the neighborhoods looking to cash in on the darkness. Remove food: Gather any fallen fruit from trees, and don’t let overripe produce sit on the ground in vegetable gardens. If you toss food scraps in a compost bin, make sure it has a locking cover. Be sure to bring bird feeders in at night or hang them in a spot that isn’t accessible to raccoons. Tend to pets: Raccoons and stray cats also love pet food of all kinds, so never leave food out overnight. Seal pet entry doors at night, especially if you know a raccoon or stray cat has been visiting your yard. Make sure pets have all necessary shots just in case they interact with a raccoon, stray cats, stray dogs, coyotes, and armadillos (which are all known to carry rabies and distemper). Armadillos: On top of their destructive tendencies to yards and gardens, armadillos have been known to be carriers of mycobacterium leprae, which causes leprosy. They can also carry tapeworms and salmonella in their feces.
Thank you for showing us your plans. So many times we see properties that are already completed, I get so overwhelmed with where to start. It’s nice to see somebody show us their thought process and steps to complete the project. Thank you for taking us along happy gardening and chicken raising. 🧑🌾🌱🐥
Great video. I love the aerial view. Really allows you to lay things out nicely.
Thanks 👍
Have you thought about some vertical gardening? I'm in an apartment and I'm learning about it. Also, going to make my first vertical hydroponic garden tower to grow indoors. 🌱🪴🌿
I thought same but couldnt get around noise n damp issues so im going microgreens n LEDs 1st
I was guna have this whole bamboo flowing water aquaduct and waterwheelall happening at one point in my head lols 😅
You can espalier fruit and nut trees against the fence.
Yes!! I'm in the suburbs and I've been shocked by how many fruit and nut trees I can fit in my yard by doing espalier just in my side yard alone! And if you do high density espalier and put it together with the "cocktail" or "fruit salad" trees you can really get going!
That’s amazing!
Does City Prepping yard even get enough sunlight for trees? All I see are stockade fences and two-story houses close together. Not good for sunlight.
@@fazdoll In the video the fence on the left facing the rear of the house, is in full sun.
Susan, my neighbour uses round-up on the fence.
This was a great video. For people starting out don't be discouraged. The first time I tried gardening I lost half of my plants. It takes time and you will learn from mistakes. The most important things I have learned so far is 1) wild animals like squirrels / gophers are no longer cute 2) Soil is everything. You need health living soil for planets to grow. This year I tried Hügelkultur which gave the best success so far. Note I live at 7500 ft so it poor desert soil.
I would suggest getting seeds NOW, do not wait, seeds are selling fast. Also going with vertical gardening in your garden beds. Using cattle panels which can be purchased from tractor supply or farm stores and arching them from one bed to another will give you more growing options. I grew my cucumbers , cantaloupe, and spaghetti squash vertically over cattle panels last year. They were very prolific! I never knew these would grow vertically. Also maybe investing in a "green stalk" type planters to grow your strawberries, leafy greens in. That would also give you a lot more growing space. I ended up sharing much of my harvest last year! I am now a huge advocate for vertical gardening in any situation especially those of us with limited growing space :)
Good luck, and enjoy!
We left Riverside County in April 2020 but while we were stationed in CA.... I kept my 3 hens in a semi-enclosed area and used a flat/Square shovel to collect the wood chips and fertilizer from their “run” for my compost bin. After a few months of turning, I emptied the compost bin into my wheelbarrow/wagon and topped my raised bed garden. On occasion, I would leave a bed bare (not planted) & I would construct a small enclosure over the bed so the hens could eat/till/fertilize the bed for me.
While I agree permaculture ideas are best, I didn’t have the yard space in CA that I had previously had in other states so I made my permaculture “systems” rotate as best I could.
Good luck out there!!!
You have plenty of natural light which is great! I wish we had as much but we have very high trees surrounding us from our neighbours on all sides so it is really difficult to get enough for our raised beds. We have had mixed growing results. We plan to chop a huge tree down this year to get more light and we are planning to build a greenhouse to maximize sunlight and extend our growing season as we live in southwestern Ontario and the growing season is pretty short. Plus, a greenhouse will keep the critters away and protect the veggies from bugs.
A younger man that I work with was talking with me about gardening today. He is scared he will fail at it. I told him that everyone starts off not knowing how, but at least if you fail, you can learn from it. It is better to fail now that your life doesn't depend on success, than failing when you do depend on it.
Your citrus trees look awesome!! Very fruitful!
Consider a raised bed (3’) alongside the back fence/wall. the higher the bed the less you will have to Bend and the plants will get more h of sun too. You can still plant climbers directly to the wall and veggies in Front of the climbers. 👍
Good on you for getting chickens! I got my ladies in October should be laying soon. I'll have enough eggs to feed my family, supplement my dogs with eggs and share with neighbors and friends. No till garden is up next. Already got all my seeds for a few years!
fantastic video! thank you for sharing your journey with us - you create enthusiasm
Another great video. I agree with some of the other comments, the aerial view really lends to seeing the plan. For your vines, I recommend grape and thornless blackberry. Both grow well in the area and produce fruit for years. Also add a blueberry bush. Mine has been producing for about 12 years now. Trim it about every third year. Blueberry are nutritious and have antioxidants. Looks like you have a good plan. Look forward to updates soon. Like you said “Better late than never.” Tackle one project at a time and next thing you know, you need more land! Good luck and good gardening!
I have made my very urban yard into a homestead also. Can’t have chickens so built a greenhouse instead. It’s a ton of work but so beautiful in summer and provides a lot of food. It’s so worth it. Love your videos
Lorilee Driedger My city doesn’t allow chickens so I am hoping for a greenhouse this summer.
A couple thoughts: (1) If you compost, get a high-capacity paper shredder and use it to shred shopping bags, cardboard, and old mail. This provides a steady supply of of the brown material that prevents your compost from turning into a gloppy mess. (2) If you compost in tumblers, add worms. These little guys dramatically reduce composting times and turn compost into worm castings. (3) Easy, nutritious garden vegetables include kale and beans. They're just about fool-proof. (4) Do research on olla irrigation pots. Ollas can reduce water substantially, which makes rain barrels a realistic option for spanning summer drought. (5) Oval or pear-shaped tomatoes tend to be more resistant to blossom-end rot than round tomatoes. (6) Green houses need shade panels and temperature control as needed to prevent temperatures from exceeding 85 degrees.
coffee grounds! free from *bucks even if you don't buy their coffee. always be building more "soil". use the walkways, outer areas and under trees (maximize space use) to put down coffee grounds, wood chips, leaves, hay, weeds, all other mulch materials (including chicken litter). it will all break down and you can scoop it up and dump it in your growing beds. no need to JUST do compost piles and bins. this method will double up to retain soil moisture. to further keep the ground covered, you can scatter seeds like mustard, cheap oat seed, wheat berries. what you don't eat, let it grow to add ground (moisture retention, temperature reduction) cover and another thing to add to your mulch system or compost once you cut it back. awesome start to a multi-layered system!
look forward to seeing this come together over the next few months. Gardening was my go to during covid. I was not a gardener at all, I only have a small area but so far ive been sucessful in growing, beans, cucumbers, peppers, eggplants, strawberries, peas, beetroot, chard its brilliant - loving it
Good luck on the new adventure. I will be following along. Also, I am happy to share my experiences with gardening in small spaces, maximizing productivity and dealing with the HOA.
Really looking forward to watching this come together for you.. thank you for letting us watch your journey
Look forward to watching the changes and reasoning behind the changes. Good luck on this new venture. 👍
Good Start! I was waiting on you to get aboard this gardening life. Been doing it for very long time and also have over 200 acres in my off grid property in AZ. Be well and research research research
Great, looking forward to following your progress!
Great video. Can't wait to see the progress.
Can’t wait to watch, thanks for bringing us along
We are looking forward to seeing this garden transformation! How exciting you have chickens!!! That was really cool seeing the drone view of your yard. Thank you for sharing 🙌😊
All those future looters are going to love that.
Nice set up.. but city prepping is like presenting your gear on an open platter in my opinion.
so what do you recommend? do nothing? i fear so many people are afraid of what may happen, that they do nothing and learn nothing.
@@CityPrepping for one, I'd not live in a city. Being in that densely populated area when the SHTF is going to be impossible. You would need a fortified cement fortress and even then.
When it comes to city prepping, if I was in a city.. my prepping would be a good motorcycle with as much gear as I can fit on it, and a bug out location in the country.
All that flashy prep on your place in a city will make you a target.
@Guess Who's Back I'm not in the US. I'm in Northern Canada.
You could drop a nuke up here and probably not kill anyone half the time.
@Guess Who's Back Lots of room, game and fishing.
But prepare for half a year of snow and short growing seasons.
You need to learn local flora that can provide vitamins through the winter months.
Good luck America.
You guys are going to need it.
I love the direction of this project. So aspirational.
Chris you need to learn the back to Eden growing technique, start wood mulching the entire backyard. Use all your space/land for planting, don’t have to limit yourself with just raised beds.
Hey there, Consider the fact that you will be putting compost and chickens in the same yard. The compost will attract cats mice and depending on your area raccoons and or possums. Chickens are very low on the food chain almost everything including rats will eat a chicken.
Congratulations for purchasing some chickens they are very rewarding in the fresh eggs are delicious. Make sure you put lots of larger wire fence like pig panels or an electric fence because chicken wire is only good for keeping the chickens and not for keeping predators out! Can’t wait to watch your next video for an update
At some point even in your size yard you can add rabbits and maybe even quail to the same coop if you don’t have too many chickens for the space. Joel Salatin does this - hangs breeder rabbit cages (wire) above the chickens inside the coop with an earthen floor. The rabbits poop and pee, the chickens scratch it into a deep litter. The chickens also take care of the rabbit feed and hay that the bunnies inevitably scoot out of the cage/waste and you have lower costs in chicken feed. Quail could be done the same way I’d think. You cannot stack the cages however. Just a single row. Of course the chickens still have all the same accoutrements they are used to they are simply sharing the vertical space with rabbits or quail. Chickens and rabbits housed together is called a racken house. Starting with one first is a good idea though!
Looking forward to this series of videos. Thanks.
Here’s an idea for ur strawberries.. take one of ur water barrels cut the top out then drill some 2” holes every 6” apart at least halfway down then line it with window screen an fill with good soil an then cut each hole that you’ve drilled an place strawberry plant in the hole
Looks like great things to come. Wish you all the best in your next endeavor 👍👍
Awesome! I just moved on to 2 + acres in rural Indiana, fucking cold but as soon as spring hits I’ll be setting up the raised garden beds! This was inspiring!
The chickens will strip that clover in a week. They are very efficient lawnmowers. :)
My grandfather used to grow weeds high to allow the hens to keep their chicks in.
Good Luck!! Love it. I will learn along with you.
I'm so happy you're jumping in! I've been composting & growing as much of my own organically grown food as possible for 45 years. I grew up in Southern California and was living there when I began my wonderful journey of learning to garden organically. Although I scoured gardening books at bookstores & libraries, there weren't very many resources available about organic gardening, that is, until a monthly magazine called "Organic Gardening" became available. It may have been available when I started, however, I had no way of knowing. From there, I learned about Mother Earth News & still subscribe to this day. Back then, almost NO ONE knew what composting or organic gardening was. After all, WHY anyone would want kitchen scraps (nitrogen), grass clippings (nitrogen), & dried leaves, old straw, sticks, and twigs (carbon), all of these rotting materials decomposing in their back yard? Things have changed, though, and for the better when it comes to such things. If I can ever be of help please let me know. Most gardeners are happy to share what worked for them & what did not, e.g., poor soil, diseases, blight, insects, etc.
Prior to my move to the east coast, I'd lived in Los Beros Canyon (Nipomo) on the Central Coast of California. My small home was at the end of a dirt road, a road that routinely washed away on the steep embankments during any heavy rainy season on the Central Coast. I lived at the top of a small mountain (but could clearly see the Pacific) where the soil was hard-packed with lots of rocks. Over time I was able to build up the soil on a steep mountainside, with the help of (leveled) raised beds, lots of compost, and natural materials I gathered for use in expediting the improvement of the poor soil quality.
Nice. Good luck on your homestead adventure.
Before you build the chicken area, have you considered pushing the fence out closer to the edge of your house? You can save the fence, and just add 4-6' along the neighbor 's property line, cost, labor and < $100. You would have to remove the Arborvitae bush,(?) but you could instead replace that with raspberries or blackberries across that fence. If it is sunny enough, you could use gutters attached to the wall and plant strawberries, with a small pump pushing water from top to bottom. (videos are on CZcams for this system).
Pretty solid plans you have there. We are all learning as we go! look forward to seeing your updates.
A grape arbor running east to west along a section of fence gives plentiful fresh fruit, dehydrated provides raisins throughout winter; and possibly a bit of privacy + coverage for crops that would burn in the height of summer, yet takes up very little footprint.
I ❤️your channel! I love your calming voice! Thanks I really needed to see this. I'm hoping to START soon 🔜😁
This going to be an enjoyable series! I wish you the best @City Prepping, take care!
So exciting! I cant wait to see the videos!
Really great video I look forward to seeing more like these
Good luck. Thanks for bringing us along.
You bet
Might want to look into micro greens, very easy to grow when you have limited space and it will free up garden space for other vegetables...👍🏻👊🏻 good looking setup though! This is just a suggestion...
Thanks for the tip!
Im guna b doin microgreens in my lounge cos no garden/patio etc
This will be exciting!! I also love in an urban environment. I've had a garden every year for the last 11 years and will have one this year as well. Interested in the rain system. Keep up the good work
I'm excited about this series of videos.
Love your channel bro! Please take this as constructive... I believe you’ve said in the past you’re in Cali. If it were me there. I’d be working on moving to a state like Utah, Idaho etc. get more land. Have neighbors that are further apart. I’d sell my house immediately. Cali houses are ridiculously priced. You could move to another state and be fine. Plus. Everyone knows Cali will fall into the ocean when the big one hits. Just thinking about wasting time doing all that there. 🤷🏻♂️ Your life though. Best wishes brother!
yup, in SoCal. Making the best of it while I'm here :)
@@CityPrepping your awesome bro! Keep up the great videos!!!
Love this. Excellent idea to draw out and make a plan. Will be making this my next task.
We love you guys, keep it up
Awesome! Nice job.
The best time to start gardening is 5 yeas ago. The 2nd best time is today. I am excited to see how it turns out. Good luck.
This is going to be an awesome series. Watching it closely since I live smack dab in the city. Thank you so much for doing this for us newbies!
This is great. I’m going to love this series!
The trees and berries, good idea. A mixture of annuals and perennials is a smart way to go. I'm going to try and add cranberries this year. Got my asparagus, berries and pear trees in last year. I would love to learn more about the water system.
I’m excited for this!
Word of caution (from experience) beware of chicken math. Haha
Awesome! We have a half acre and want to get chickens soon and also begin our garden this year! Very helpful info here! 👌
go for it. i was planning on getting to chickens eventually, but my wife asked recently if i wanted to buy them and we got them that day. otherwise, i probably would have never gotten around to it :)
I can't wait to see the finished product!
Looks great! Very envious of your citrus.🙂
I'm happy you brought up fencing the chickens! I don't want them eating my lettuces and blackberries! 😆
Thank you, CP💜
This video is extremely helpful as we are trying to achieve the same results. Thank you for sharing,it's much appreciated. Looking forward to seeing future developments on this method.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIDEOS.
You can get rid of that compost tumbler. It is totally inadequate for what you'll need if you're homesteading in your backyard. It's just something taking up valuable space.
I suggest you set up a composting system with wood pallets and build rabbit cages over the top of it.
Great Vid. Hardest part will be keeping the chickens out of the garden if they are roaming.
remember this.. gardening is Frustration, Futility and equal parts thereof .
on the sides of your cedar beds, you could do trellis and climbing plants.
I have a small yard like yours but it’s packed full of fresh vegetables and fruit as well as a chicken coop and I am looking at breeding meat rabbits. Don’t buy little chicks buy existing layer hens otherwise you are looking at several months of care/food/cost before they start hatching eggs. I have a vertical garden on a retention wall and I use grow bags and I hang them with hangers between the stones going up 20 feet in the summer. I have berry bushes that line my house, grape vines on my fence. I grow carrots in totes because the clay soil here doesn’t allow for good returns. Only get dwarf fruit trees. Also, grow year around. I was surprised at how well my winter crops are producing. Get gardening books for your State and Zone and The Square Foot Gardening book by Mel Bartholomew was great too. Make sure your coop is entirely protected including top and down into the ground a foot or your just raising chickens for the local wildlife.
Looking forward to it!
Great video and plans for the garden and the chickens.
This is awesome!!! Most people live in track-type housing (I do) and showing how this is possible is amazing.. Thank you!
Don't forget vertical space adds a lot of gardening space. Don't overcrowd trees, they need air flow to prevent disease and don't trim them during growing season always do your trimming during early fall.
Gardening is so fun and therapy
I grow a lot of food each year, more every year actually. Im in Iowa and I dont realy need raised beds. This past year I had 5 regular gardens that were all about 30x30 squares, plus another patch for strawberries and a few grow containers and a seperate patch for cucumbers. If you fasten a cattle panel to a couple posts on your fence and grow cucumbers there, you can grow enough to make a years worth of pickles plus have plenty to eat. I grow my lettuce in plastic 55 gal barrels that I cut slits in all around then some grows out the top. This saves alot of room and keeps it off the ground. Green beans grow very well too around here. If I have 3-4 rows of beans that are about 30 ft long rows I can easily grow a years worth plus. Most people have NO idea how much food it takes to get through a year. Good luck.
You inspired me friend. Sounds like an awesome project. Enjoy thee process
Great video. Much respect all the way from Bloomington CA.
Looking forward to watching this build-out. I am going to move forward with some new things this year too. We started chickens last year. Garden this year.
When it comes to planting a garden there's two ways you can do it: (assuming you're starting from scratch like you are) 1)Whip out your credit card and make it all at one time- realizing that you'll make the money back by not buying at Walmart. 2)Or build slowly, hitting garage sales, online places like "Craigslist". In my case I whipped out the credit card, and spent $12,000 to build: A)The Garden which is expected to make around 1500 pounds of food. B)I will need to store, about 1500 pounds of food and that means another $2,000 worth of hardware- $400 for a canner. $1100 worth of wide-mouth "Ball"/"Mason" jars, propane tank and burner. Figure 1600 pounds of food; each Mason jar weighs 4 pounds= 400-ish jars. Then you need to ask yourself "Where am I going to store this?" On top of all these veggies and fruities you need to acquire about 250 pounds of Tuna, 250 pounds of "Spam", 250 pounds of canned beef, and 250 pounds of canned chicken. Why? The average person eats about 200 pounds of meat, 31 pounds of cheese, 16 pounds of fish and about 400 pounds of fruits/veggies- the wife and I are planning on 2 years worth of emergency food. You need to make the decision to use Heirloom seeds only- then keep 30% of the seed's for next years planting. Read, read, and study some more. Some things are a real head scratcher- should I simply dehydrate 300 pounds of potatoes, flake them up, put them in 5 pound bags with 3 or 4 large oxygen absorbers and moisture absorbers- this emulates a $6500 Freeze Dryer. Or should I take the time and using 80- yes, Eight-Zero- 5 gallon buckets to make 160 pounds of potatoes per year? Meat- on the hoof, paw, or feet-? Cow, sheep, (Not goats- they run away too often) rabbits or chickens? Just remember that after 24 months egger's go into the frying pan- are you willing to kill your own food? Lot's of planning, lots of doodling- took the wife and I 18 months to plan and execute. Now we're killing time until after first frost to plant crops
I really like this. Start where you are, grow when you can! I hope there are enough good youtubers out there to help you minimize your mistakes.
LOVE this!!
Great plan!
Happy to see this series! I am on this journey as well with some chickens and planning a 2nd year container garden.
Wonderful!
You should consider using your trees as guilds and create permaculture landscaping to get the most out of your space. Plant some onions and garlic in with the strawberries!
One suggestion, not sure where you are but you might want to put a chicken wire top over your chicken run/yard. This allows them to get plenty of sun yet keeps them in the area they need to be in and keeps predators out. Hawks, racoons, opossums, dogs, etc. Just a suggestion. I do let mine out of their yard every day, yet here recently we have not been able to because of a hawk that is stalking our area (we lost a couple to the hawk). We are in a rural area so that might be the difference between our situation and yours.
Yea! I'll be following.
Looking forward to seeing this grow. I'm in a suburban area but can't have chickens… hoa's and all. Good luck. Cheering you on!
yeh, HOA's have been the biggest question so far in the comment section. I'm gonna keep them low key and hopefully won't have an issue.
Same here but check out if you can have Cortunix quail!
Part of your fence would be great for hanging grow 'shelves/troughs' for small crops like lettuce, radish, beets, etc. Drip irrigation would be ideal for those.
Looking forward to following this. Very good to see you outside again!
Thanks brother!
Does the Provident Prepper do blueprints like this for others? That would be a great service that I could use.
Chris, thank you for this. We are doing the same on a city lot and as much as I appreciate the warnings and ideas for preparing mentally, I really think that this is the thing that we actually can do about the future. Small actions have big results with a small garden. You have a lot more control and can notice any problems more easily and deal with them. Best of luck with this! I look forward to following along.
thanks. go for it!