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Homesteading DownUnder
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Добавлен 18 окт 2008
Follow the activities of our family as we engage in self-reliant living in northern Tasmania - vegetable and flower gardening, food preservation, healthy cooking, woodwork, and many other projects!
Apples - Drying and Bottling.
A major job this time of the year is preserving the apple harvest, in this video we are drying and comparing 3 varieties of apples and also bottling apples over a couple of days.
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Should you build an UNDERGROUND CELLAR?
Просмотров 3,8 тыс.2 месяца назад
Many of us have the notion that we would like an underground cellar. I built one - but was it a worthwhile exercise? Facebook: homestead.downunder Twitter: homesteadtassie Instagram: homesteading.downunder
Charlie's Gardening Secrets
Просмотров 2,2 тыс.2 месяца назад
Watching this video could change the way you garden! This is a visit to the garden of an octogenarian with a lifetime of gardening and grafting experience. Learn about grafting apples, new ways of growing tomatoes, growing and grafting avocadoes (in Tasmania) and more! Facebook: homestead.downunder Twitter: homesteadtassie Instagram: homesteading.downunder
Bottling (Canning)Tomatoes the Australian Way!
Просмотров 23 тыс.3 месяца назад
The Fowlers Vacola system has a long history in Australia. Today we are bottling the last of the tomato crop using this method. Second hand bottles are readily available on Gumtree and Ebay. Buy rings from Fowlers direct: fowlersvacola.com.au/ Facebook: homestead.downunder Twitter: homesteadtassie Instagram: homesteading.downunder
Rampant Tomatoes & REAL Watermelons!
Просмотров 2,2 тыс.4 месяца назад
As we are now moving to autumn I thought a short tour of the greenhouse was in order as follow on to earlier videos of the greenhouse tomatoes - also a quick look at the new section with pumpkins and watermelons ready for harvest. Facebook: homestead.downunder Twitter: homesteadtassie Instagram: homesteading.downunder
Gardening Rewards!
Просмотров 3,4 тыс.5 месяцев назад
What are we harvesting as it approaches mid summer? Also a couple of recipes using summer produce. Recipes below - Basil Dip 2 Garlic cloves 3 cups Basil ½ cup Cashews or Sunflower seeds 1/8 cup Olive oil 1/4 cup Rice Milk Method: Use a stick mixer Add the ingredients gradually. Add more oil to the pesto if to dry. Store in a glass jars in fridge. Hints - This dip taste great mixed through a fr...
Tomato "Tips" - pruning and more!
Просмотров 3,3 тыс.7 месяцев назад
It's tomato growing season in Tasmania! In this video I discuss where and how I train and prune my tomatoes. Facebook: homestead.downunder Twitter: homesteadtassie Instagram: homesteading.downunder
Building a Kiwi Trellis...
Просмотров 3,4 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Finally I am building the trellis for our new Kiwi fruit! Facebook: homestead.downunder Twitter: homesteadtassie Instagram: homesteading.downunder
Spring Garden Update...
Просмотров 3 тыс.8 месяцев назад
In this video we take a look at what I have been planting this month, create an instant tomato plant and finish with a some film of the spring flower garden. Facebook: homestead.downunder Twitter: homesteadtassie Instagram: homesteading.downunder
I'm playing "Catch-Up" this Season!
Просмотров 2,9 тыс.9 месяцев назад
I'm a bit late getting started in the veggie garden this season...but better late then never! Facebook: homestead.downunder Twitter: homesteadtassie Instagram: homesteading.downunder
New plants and clean up
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.9 месяцев назад
Refreshing the garden with new flowers and cleaning up the greenhouse ready for the new season. Facebook: homestead.downunder Twitter: homesteadtassie Instagram: homesteading.downunder
Don't do this at home!
Просмотров 3,3 тыс.11 месяцев назад
It' time to do the last of the pruning - some EXTREME pruning - and also to plant some new pear trees. Facebook: homestead.downunder Twitter: homesteadtassie Instagram: homesteading.downunder
Pay Dirt!
Просмотров 4,8 тыс.11 месяцев назад
It's time to start digging the potatoes I planted in the new high clay soil patch back in summer... Facebook: homestead.downunder Twitter: homesteadtassie Instagram: homesteading.downunder
I'm Going NUTS!
Просмотров 2,3 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Now that it's winter here in Tassie, it's time to plant open rooted trees. In this video I plant the Hazelnut trees (filberts) I talked about in summer. The Hazelnut info sheet mentioned in the video can be found at www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/ data/assets/pdf_file/0007/247939/Hazelnut-production.pdf Facebook: homestead.downunder Twitter: homesteadtassie Instagram: instagram.com...
Controlling SLUGS n' SNAILS...
Просмотров 2,8 тыс.11 месяцев назад
In this video I share the methods I use to keep slug and snail numbers under control in the veggie garden. Also look at a method for starting seedlings when snail numbers are too high. Facebook: homestead.downunder Twitter: homesteadtassie Instagram: homesteading.downunder
New Ground! (And Veggie Garden Update)
Просмотров 5 тыс.Год назад
New Ground! (And Veggie Garden Update)
Soil, Straw or Towers - which produces best over winter?
Просмотров 3 тыс.Год назад
Soil, Straw or Towers - which produces best over winter?
Planting in a Wet Spring (Tomatoes) - 2022
Просмотров 3 тыс.Год назад
Planting in a Wet Spring (Tomatoes) - 2022
good video and informative, many comments are getting hung up on the 750kg max, which is fine if thats all you need for mulch etc. If some needs more go for the 1400kg braked versions which are readily available for many suppliers
Why do you Australians pronounce yoghurt like the Americans.
Thank you for this 😊
Tasmania has got a bad reputation for winter but I reckon Qeensland,Melbourne and Sydney have had more bad weather such as rain big hail than tassie.
Bad idea for cutting
where do you buy the net from?
Well done what a great video, my type of composting, I call it easy composting as if your composting your certainly not lazy.😅 keep up the good work
My experience has proven that what you are doing will make a huge difference! Lots of organic matter is the answer for any soil type from rock hard clay to sand. Works "down under" as well as us up north!!
how many grams a cup of milk powder?
Good morning from Lethbridge alberta Canada, I live in 4A and I’m enjoying your videos with my morning coffee.
I enjoyed this video a lot. The climate in Tasmania seems very similar to my home country here in wales uk. I think it’s a great climate, there’s something to be said for life with 4 proper seasons.
I would also be interested in the dehydrator set up. We are off grid in Tassie!
If it has a GVM of only 750kg it's certainly not the ultimate trailer - far from it.
How do you store your dried apples?
That's still a bit of a question. So far in 20lt buckets. They seem to need really tight lids to stop them being eaten 😁 Any suggestions?
What size sieve is that? This is what I need!
Best idea is to buy set of classifier sieves as used for gemstone fossicking. Both sizes are useful for garden tasks. Try an outdoor type store.
Do you have a video on how you set up your dehydrator? It’s awesome! The amount that you are able to dehydrate at once is fantastic.
Yes watch it at ruclips.net/video/JmXu1GXDee8/видео.htmlsi=XoPUQe0OsVhqYXA-
Great work mate 👍
I’m getting hungry just watching
Hope you survive the winds forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday mate
How much did the project cost?
I did not keep detailed costings on it...but in the region of $5000 - $6000 AUD.
You were supposed to cover the stump with a plastic bag after you applied the epsom salt. No wonder it didn’t work.
I read about 'flat sour' ruining the taste of bottled fruit and since then Ive been spacing mine further apart to cool. That said I never had an issue with a sour taste before spacing them but it seemed like an easy issue to avoid. Nice video.
I don’t know how to fully express how BEAUTIFUL your garden is and hope that the world will see it. Your expressed thoughts and comments are so practical and true to life. May God keep on blessing your family.🙏
Thank you so much 🙂
What material is your netting? I can only find cheap plastic which doesn't drape very well
With regards to your hot house, do you leave the door open all day? If not how do your vegetable flowers get pollinated?
Yes, door is left open all day - except in winter.
I have a thornless raspberry, and it's actually more vigorous than my thorned raspberry (chilliwhack). I've been dutifully splitting off new suckers to get myself a healthy crop. But eventually I'm going to start selling the offshoots so others can enjoy them!
Thank you
Greetings from New Orleans 🎭 What was the bird at 1:50 please?
Kookaburra!
Your property is DREAMY!
The lad saying "Yes" at the end was a very effective endorsement.
Have you ever tried a nibbler? You'll never go back...
Hi, you just came up on my RUclips feed, I’ve been checking out kinetic splitters. What are the details on yours. Thanks, liked and subscribed!
Gday John, just wanted to say we love your video's - we are trying to do something similar in Dromedary down south.
I’m impressed. Didn’t believe it would work.
Thanks John for meeting with Charlie and sharing his know how's with us. Hope to see another one of him with you.
Great video john. I prefer #27's for tomatoes also. Liked the way you cooked the toms down with salt to extract the juice. I might do my last batch that way in the next week.
Invented in Scotland!
Great job! I have always wanted a root cellar, but instead, I have an insulated room in my pole barn. Here in mid-Missouri, USA - the fall is too warm to store fruit and roots. The outdoor temps will range from 60 degrees F to 85 degrees F. So I installed a window air-conditioner and can now drop the room temp to 55 degrees F even on the hot days. Last year, I only needed the A/C for about a month until the outdoor temp cooled. If I wanted to speed $400 (which I don't) I could buy a "Cool- Bot" and the A/C could cool the room down to the 30's F.
Thank you so much. I live in Southwest Texas, our fruit trees are shorter than the ones shown in your video. Again, Thank you ! ❤
You are not DOWN UNDER. We don't live on a tilted, wobbling, spinning and rocketing wet rock with an ATMOSPHERE next to a VACUUM. See my related playlists, or not. Great video, I'll be building my own cold storage room with a false wall from the rest of my next half sunken cabin build.
Absolutely loved this video mate. Often thought about the same. Your video is probably the most honest and succinct video I have watched. I wonder whether it’s worth it in the Riverina NSW? Might be hard to get those temps down. Thankyou John.
Ever thought about having external thermostat and internal thermostat connected to extractor that would always direct from the coolest way towards room regardless of time of day or if it's cooler outside it would automatically draw into room and if the room gets warmer at any point of day it would extract warm air out or if ground is warming room it can draw inward automatically
That could be done, but it's not hard to know when the coolest outdoor times are and set a timer accordingly.
It’s great that you can grow citrus outdoors. Here in the southern part of Germany I do not think that I will have such success, but I will definitely try. May the Lord bless and keep you.
Such a good job and useful space. I know you still want to make some improvements but it looks great already. Well done.😊
Great idea than I s for sharing 😊
I have always wondered why Australia doesn’t have a root cellar culture.
Too much groundwater from heavy rain. Climates that have heavy snow in winter are actually much dryer than ours. Cellars generally would become underground pools.
I'm fortunate enough to have a root cellar underneath my 100 year old little cottage house, but I currently don't use it nor the room above it because the floor bearers are damaged and unstable. Your video has given me some great tips and advice to keep in mind for when I eventually get around to replacing the floor and getting the cellar to a state of usable. Especially regarding the ventilation vs what is being stored, as my cellar floor is currently just dirt.
Great work mate 👍
Did you end getting around to making the cage more easier to remove instead of being bolted down?
Yes, I used 6 lynch pins through the bolt holes to centre it and 4 over center fasteners to hold it down tight. Goes on/off in a couple of minutes and without tools.
as a kid we ate all the stalk, now i'm told we have to skin it? right or wrong - please advise.