Well Richard, I think you did an amazing job so far. I guess the damp weather/rain will keep the cloth more to the ground and it shouldn't be too bad in spring. Finger crossed? Happy new year mate ♥

Fantastic job, Richard! It's been so inspiring to follow your journey this year. Many blessings to you in 2025!

Great job. Enjoying the videos

From experience and losing many plants, try not to plant too deep - keep the trees just a bit up out of the ground. Build a small mote around the base about 1/2 meter out. Don't forget the mulch inside the mote around the trees. Happy planting and love your dream come true!

Amazing - You are moving right along and by yourself, which is very impressive! FYI, we order our pins on Amazon in a box of 560 which are thicker and longer pins...much cheaper than the local store. We lay the ground fabric down on an other section of our property each year until we can afford ground cover. It takes approximately 1 pin every meter to keep the wind from carrying it away - we live in a very windy area. If weeds start growing under the fabric, we spray the fabric with vinegar, salt & water mixture in a large garden sprayer which kills the weeds naturally. Love your channel...keep it up!

The tree you said doubled in size is a black poplar, the small one should be a willow.

You thought about getting a web cam so you can check on land when not there? Happy Mew Year !

Happy New Year Richard! 2025 “is going to be epic”. 🎉

I love watching all you share with us about how you are creating your dream house. Your work and effort and attitude are a great inspiration. Best wishes to you for a happy healthy and successful new year. 💕

See you next year. You’ve got so much done the property looks great. Fingers crossed the ground covering will keep in place it looks well protected. 🎉

Have been bingeing you. Did I miss seeing your girls? You mentioned them flying in the next day in an episode, then nothing that I saw.

PS--sounds like your old olive trees are infected/diseased via your wise old neighbor. You may want to call your garden center to find out about treating them as whatever it is will likely infect your new trees. Happy gardens 🤪

So great to see your progress! And your comfort level in front of the camera as well. Love your little house & best wishes for 2025. ❤ PS-if available 12" staples are best for windy areas, don't pop out as easily. 😊

That's a shame about your olive tree 😢 I hope all your hard work covering the banks will stay in place. All your hard work clearing the drive, etc is made a big difference. Happy New Year to you & your family 🎉🍾🥂

Fanatic last video of the year. As we're finding, you just start making progress and then you need to leave. The joys of living in two different countries, eh!! We're back in the UK until March now as we need to gain some of our 180 days back. Will you be able to get out there over the winter at all? We have our fingers crossed that the landscaping fabric will stay put 🤞🤞🤞

I agree it wil be epic! Great job so far & i'll be waiting for the next episode.

As I said before: a GREAT GREAT job man! Wonderful to see you to live your dream. Myself looking the web for a similar dream, but haven't found it yet, or maybe I'm nervous to just do it.

Happy New Year and all good wishes for a wonderful life in Italy⭐️🥂cheers from Oz🦘🫶🍾🥳

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Wow! Great job on getting the ground cloth down.

Bet he pulls some dimes from having this channel

Sounds like maybe coyote, red fox with babies or more simply we have them here in our forests and creek and have come very close to homes. Drawn to out buildings for shelter & babies.

Its funny Richard, I suddenly discovered I have a vested interest in your 3 acres. When I saw the weed mat going down I was relieved?? Geez its not my 3 acres but hey, job well done 🤨 Weird isn't it. lol, anyway have a happy new year and all the very best for 25. From New Zealand.

Always best to spray wasps bee's hornets after Sunset in the dark. Careful to not shine flash lights on or around their NESTING area's. Buying spray that sprays 25 to 40 feet wear Googles& face mask and your head covered. Standing back spray up & foreword..Never strap up above your head it will drift down on you not good. Spray kills immediately and those NESTING . Ground NESTING Bee's much harder to get rid of. Their colonies can be huge under ground and cause sink holes. They like NESTING under deck and soft wood to constantly bore perfect round holes for their eggs. Keep treating their area's throughout winter months while they are hibernating. Unplowed fields full of field mice ground bee's rodents of All sorts get several cat's and they will take care of rodents. Also snakes love to eat spiders and ground bee's. Where ever they are snakes will frequent.

It has been fun to watch through the year ,😁 you have done a great job and next year will only be better 🙋🏻‍♀️🎉👍

The olive man totally reminded me of the character in La Linea.

Well done Richard. Merry Christmas and all success for 2025. Thank you for being so inspiring. Andrew

he says the tree is a little sick, the wind did it, it needs pruning, he says his tractor is broken but it would be a good time to work the soil, That small tree he says should be taken down, with an excavator.

I have been enjoying your videos, as a fellow Mancunian looking for a home in Italy, it has been easy to relate. I have also taken on board some of your early advice and have started looking for a geometra as opposed to relying on agents and web searches. Sadly I don't possess your enthusiasm for driving so our search revolves more around areas with flights from Manchester. I look forward to your adventures continuing next year.

Maybe you could put your mind at ease with a webcam on the property. Or maybe that'll make it worse.😅 Could potentially add some good filler footage too

Really beautiful to see the seasons slowly change. Great progress 👍👍🙏🇬🇧

Great job in 2024 and thanks for sharing

You need to spray your olives with copper its called rame in italian. Prune the olives then spray them. In spring time spray them just before they flower.

It has been so great following you and this project this past year, Rich. I have huge admiration for everything you're doing there. Can't wait to see what 2025 holds!

Another great episode. Happy New Year Richard!

About your ground cover, three sheets to the wind. Feliz Nuevo año

Nice to see Joseph and Kobe helping out. Hoping it all holds for you while you make your plans. Happy new year to you!

Happy new year Richard. Hope we get to meet up in 2025. I have a bit of gardening to do too!

The old neighbour literally says (as far as you can hear because his voice is low): the olive is small and also sick, the worm has fucked it. The plant needs to be pruned.

I like the part at the end when you run back for the camera!

Congrats on all of the work you've done, everything you've accomplished, and your experiences over the past year. And thank you for taking me (and all of us) on this journey with you! Happy holidays, Richard.

Your paradise is becoming more and more amazing! All the hard work truly pays off when you go back from where you started. Wishing you a safe and Happy New Year and have a bless time in England with family and friends. Looking forward to seeing what becomes of your paradise in 2025. Cindy🇺🇸

Time to get an EU passport 👍

Thank you for sharing your journey with us! I’ve watched your videos and have become so curious to see what’s next-I can’t wait to see the finished project one day! Watching your work has definitely taught me what I could and couldn’t manage on my own, just that is priceless. I know there’s so much to do while you’re there, but I’ve also really enjoyed the bike trips and visits to town you’ve shared. Wishing you all the very best in the new year!

Happy New Year to you and your lovely family. Cheers🎉😊 9:36

Thanks Rich, It's been great watching your progress all year. looking forward to the next years instalment. Happy New Year

One more thing, Italy should appreciate what you have done, you have repaired the natural environment of the land and also rebuilt the history of your community and Italy's History. Bravo!!!!!🎉😊

You have done A Wonderful job. It looks great, Dear Sir, try to remember that Noah didn't build The Arch in a day, and he had to collect all the animals to travel with him to start the whole world over again. The rain will weigh down the plastic, and if it snows that will help also. Your new home will be a true blessing to you and your family. I envy you, wish I could be doing the same as you are with your life. And your right it may be a wild boar roaming on your land.

Just remember that what ever happens while you are not there, the whole property is in much better state than when you bought it! Also your neighbour is commenting as a farmer not a leisure owner so may have different priorities. Looking forward to 2025 🎉

Oh Richard, how I wish I'd been there to help you along the way. Many hands and all that! Well done, sometimes you feel you're chasing your tail but you'll get there. Always enjoy your videos. Happy New year, here's to a good 2025 for everyone.