Aussie Food Forest 2024 update. New Seed Storage

People have asked about my harvests, so here's a January Summer tour. Also a brief look at my new seed storage and how I'll be using it.
I'm seeing new growth on the orange trees, macadamia and banana trees.
Harvesting grapes, blackberries, strawberries, herbs and more.
The avocado tree needs moving, banana pups needs splitting and potting and peaches, pears and apples are all ripening in the orchard.
I hope you enjoy this Aussie Food Forest 2024 update. New Seed Storage video.
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[@MennoniteFarmhouse]

Daz you are looking great and cracking jokes take care LeAnne ❤

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day LeAnne. Thanks very much. That's show business! 😜 I'm trying day by day. Take care over there. Daz.

[@faerydragonanstachesadventures]

❤ great to see you out and about. Your monitor was bigger than the one that visited us. Great garden.

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day! Thanks so much and it was a real beauty, but did make me nervous. It really had its eye on the chickens and it's not the first time too. I saw the one on your window about 2 weeks ago. The tail was so long! I hope all is well and take care. Daz.

[@elainelucier6243]

Hi Daz, Your garden and orchard are beautiful 😍. I got one of those boxes last year. I love it. Your chickens look happy even with the flooding 😊. Hope the iguana doesn't come back. Wishing you a great season .

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day. Thanks so much and I have been banging on the metal post on the back fence a couple of times a day, just to let the big lizards and anything else know that I am out there. Myself and the dog have spotted something big in the undergrowth a few times in recent months. I've been wanting one of those kits for a while and very happy to finally get one. I hope all is well and thanks as always, Daz.

[@MyAlabamaFarmLife]

I am so jealous of all the sun, the green and that short sleeved t-shirt. Your garden is amazing and yes walking out into the garden is amazing! Have a great day my friend!

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day Kathy. No wrapping outdoor taps in cloth over there. 😁 Crazy how opposite we are. I'll have to organize a box or two of snow from you as we are in for some 100+ days next week. 😁 Thanks as always and take care Kathy. Daz.

[@Simply.Owanda]

Omg the red seedless grapes 🤤🍇 🥰 I neeeeeeed them in my life!!! (Would love a video on how you take care of them ) I must get myself to a nursery!!! My apple, cherry and plum trees would have been fruiting by now at the old house 🤦🏼‍♀️ Urg we don’t even have strawberries here yet 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ must pull my finger out 😢 Great video! Loved seeing your fur and feather babies 🥰

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day! Thanks so much. Yes, I'm going to do a video on the grapes as it's been a real pleasure and I've enjoyed the journey. They are surprisingly easy to grow too. Aw, it would have been nice to harvest the old fruit, but look where you are now! So awesome. Yes, you should pull that finger out. 😜 That's what happened with the grapes actually... I kept on saying to my wife that I want to grow them again and it would have been a 10 year gap until I finally did and look at them now! Thanks as always and take care. Daz.

[@heatherkennedy9973]

i wish i was warm as you you are -- coming off of some hard frezzes --nothing like my friends to the north and the east!! thank god!!! as always love and hugs!!!

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day Heather. We've had some hot ones this Summer and I would have liked people in the USA to send some snow over. 😁 There have been some heavy rains though and if flooding the garage and chicken coops was not bad enough, the humidity was just the worst. Crazy watching the yard flood, but have the cooling on and sweating while watching it. You keep warm and take care. Daz.

[@sandrasstitches]

G’day Daz, your gardens are thriving so beautiful and bountifully this year, which is wonderful to see. I’ve not put much into my gardens this year. Was away too much to get things started and cared for in time. I’ve just allowed myself to take a break this season. Im looking forward to planting winter crops when it’s much more pleasant to be put there. 🙂

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day Sandra. I've actually not been out much at all in the grand scheme of things and this shows with the lack of veggies growing. My son has thankfully been helping me to get what you see out there going. I'm keen to really ramp up the veggies in Winter though and try to get a bit happening under cover too. I hope all is well and you are not getting flooded with all the heavy rain we have been getting. Thanks as always and take care. Daz.

[@Tinachimneycreekfarm]

The garden looks amazing! I love your chicken egg tins! Where did you get them? Well done Daz! I’ll have to try my hand with grapes one day. Everything looks so green! I love Asian foods and ingredients too.

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day Tina. My mother inlaw makes the chicken nesting boxes and paints them too. Not sure if she still does them, but she was flat out making them when they were living in QLD. Dropped a golf ball in them to make the girls think there was an egg and away they went! 👍 Yes! The grapes have been such a rewarding crop to grow. All the best. Daz.

[@scratchinpetepa]

Watched and enjoyed in full. Hope you have a great rest of your week, Daz! 🙂👍

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day Pete. Thanks as always mate and you are due for a win I think. Can't let that balance get too far in the negative. It is early days in the year though I guess. Good luck Pete and thanks as always. Daz.

[@87xfute]

Thanks Daz the yard looks amazing mate, I've got a pink lady apple, it's only about 3-4yrs old in a huge pot, do I need another apple to go with it to get fruit. I love my succulents, seriously, they give me so much joy and inspiration along with my other plants in my fernary, I'll send some pics to you, it's still a work in progress, I do it as I can with my injuries but my plants inspire my to do something no matter how little every day. Unfortunately my plants in the yard, some are getting burnt leaves of leaf tips because of the belting down sun. Between the sun and the flogging down rain we can't win mate. I've also got hassles with rats, a bloke over from me has racing pigeons, so that answers that. All the best to you and your family from me and mine. Seeya Rob

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day Rob. I forgot to reply to your email about your single blackberry. 😁 Yes, please send the photos, that would be great. I'm always keen to take inspiration from others to keep me going. The weather has been crazy this Summer mate. Good luck up there Rob. You can only try and see how you go. All the best mate. Daz.

[@karen-hillshomestead]

Hi Daz! Your gardens look great! I have been using those same photo storage boxes to save my seeds for years. I basically have my seeds color coded by type. I thought I was creative when I bought my first box but then in the past couple of years I have seen many KZbinrs also use them except they all use the clear ones. You are the first person that I have seen that has the colored ones like mine. I have three boxes. Perhaps I have too many seeds! LOL Have a good day!

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day Karen. 3 boxes!!!! That is awesome! I considered clear boxes, but these were cheap at the time, so I just went with it. About to do a new seed order, so really looking forward to getting organized, re-labelling etc... Thanks as always and take care. Daz.

[@KCLittleowl]

OH my happy place, the garden! We are in the smack middle of winter and have gotten so much rain this winter as well... everything is sticks and died back sleeping and I'm anxiously waiting for spring! We are starting our indoor seeds this weekend so that makes me happy to know soon warm will be here. Thanks for sharing, everything looks just amazing. Blessings!

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day KC. Oh, that transition from Winter to Spring is fun as everything starts to wake up and come to life. The weather is only going to get better too. Enjoy the seed sowing. It can be so satisfying. Good luck and thanks so much, as always. Daz.

[@TheCowEmporium]

Daz! I am so thankful for your amazing harvest so far this year. Our fruit flies come from store bought fruit. Mostly bananas. 🤷‍♀️ I love growing celery, it has so much flavour. I love the randomness of your entertainment area. I’ve got a bay tree (indoors of course) that is going to bloom. Have you ever seen that? Awesome to see you Daz! Take care, Annette 🌺

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day Annette. A bay tree blooming? No not at all. I must look it up. I let celery go to seed every year and I walk around with some after collecting seed (great in salad and breads) and I shake it around, just because I like the randomness of where it pops up. I don't have to sow them too as they pop up when ready and I move them where it's better for them to grow. 😁 You channel is one I chill out to on the TV when I go to sleep at night (waiting for meds to kick in) and I can't believe the temps you deal with in Winter. -42c I think it was in your video. You guys work so hard and it was good to see that you had a great year. I hope there's many more to come. All the best. Daz.

[@TheCowEmporium]

@@MyAussieGardenKitchen thanks so much Daz. 🌺🥰

[@GmamaGrowz]

I enjoy visiting your orchard 🍑 Thanks for sharing your food forest update 🍓!

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day! Thanks very much and I must remember to go make a comment about your frames for the red Rover and Maypop you plated. They are going to be fantastic plants to have. Congrats! All the best. Daz.

[@GmamaGrowz]

@@MyAussieGardenKitchen Thank you kindly 😊!

[@lisacallovi5407]

So nice to see your Garden. You have been busy. Still amazes me how you are in Summer in Winter.

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day Lisa. The rain has made it feel like Winter, but the humidity with the rain is a real reminder that it is Summer! Thankfully, humidity is not a regular thing here. All the best. Daz.

[@lisacallovi5407]

@@MyAussieGardenKitchen Thank goodness for that. Not a fan of humidity.

[@teresadias8370]

Thank you for sharing😊. Happy New year🎉. Love and peace always 🇨🇦💕

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day Teresa. Thanks so much and the same to you my friend. I hope the weather is being kind to you over there. It has been a strange Summer here with rain and hot temperatures. All the very best. Daz.

[@christasmicroflowerfarm2695]

Hi Daz, you have a great food forest happening in your garden, love it. 💚

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day Christa. Thanks so much and I must say that you do know how to grow flowers well. Something I do not do much of here other than the usual companions for the pollinators in the vegies and fruits. All the best. Daz.

[@matthewspatch9529]

All looking abundant mate. Mixed blessings from all of that water. Envy the berry hall. Finally bought a curry leaf tree - still in a pot but must get it in. Great tour mate. Orchard is superb.

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day Matt. Yes, the rain was certainly great for the plants, but I have long grass in all the hard to get places now. So annoying and the brush cutter will be getting dusted off this week. Fantastic about the curry leaf tree mate. Such a unique smell and taste and great in the curries. Must get mine out of the pot... Like a lot of other things. 🙄 Or get bigger pots. Take care over there mate and enjoy that new tree. Daz.

[@BlueCollarHomestead]

Everything is looking good Daz! We are patiently waiting for garden season to arrive here in West Tennessee!

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day guys. Nice one and good luck with the revival of the channel. All the best. Daz.

[@oldnanz]

Thanks for the tour. I have got to go back and check out how you propagated your black berries and raspberries. Such a relaxing place to spend time. Where did you get the bird netting?

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day. Propagating those blackberries has been such a satisfying and rewarding experience. The bird netting is a basic variety found at a lot of hardware stores and garden stores. Some was from Ebay, as well as stores as I essentially chased what was cheapest at the time, but also of the requirements required by law here. Very pleased with how it has all turned out. All the best and take care. Daz.

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

I need netted exclusion areas like yours Daz. Thanks for the garden walk.

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day Rachel. It certainly helps, even with the free ranging chickens, it will save me from a lot of losses. I hope all is well. Daz.

[@T-bit]

Hi I Daz, I love everything about your garden, my neighbour supplies me with fresh eggs so I'm happy with that! Dogs tails are like some sort of medieval weapon 😂 I like your cross pollination plan👌🏽 I also have an avocado plant on the go, I've brought it in the house as it is sensitive, it was -5 the other night 😮 I never knew about Manuka trees, that would be excellent if you got bees, a blessing to them and your garden. Thanks for the update, green is my favourite colour. Take care Tony

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day Tony. That's great about the eggs. I like to have the kids drop off a dozen to the elderly couple next door from time to time. We'll get a bucket of oranges or a bowl of cherry tomatoes left at the door in return from time to time. That's great about the avocado mate. It can get to minus 4c here when the heavy frosts come, but the tree seems to come out ok with a few split open chicken feed bags thrown over the top. You guys had a serious dump of rain a couple of weeks ago mate. That was a LOT of water on the roads and yards. I heard you saying that it might be a maintenance issue too. Stay dry and warm mate. Daz.

[@T-bit]

@@MyAussieGardenKitchen Thanks Daz, and thanks for your knowledge also 🙂 Onwards and upwards for the new year Tony

[@MtnGrandma]

Your garden is absolutely jaw-droppingly gorgeous!!!! I’m hoping this year I can overcome some of the challenges that I’ve had on growing some things and I’m hoping our fruit trees do well - I’d be happy if they did half as good as yours! Great job and how in the world did you get celery to grow so well???? That’s one of my fails I hope to get better at! 😊❤️

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day Tammy. I don't know what is going on with the celery. I have a 30+ year history of it failing in some way and then a few years ago, they started growing well here and I get enough to collect seed and they also pop up everywhere as I like to shake the heads in the wind. Good luck with all the growing and I'm sure the fruit tress will do well. Home grown produce is just the best! Take care. Daz.

[@jase_drifter]

Awesome stuff Daz, i am super jealous of your bananna plants. I had planned on getting some my self but go super busy with finishing off my little orchard area. so far the heat really hasnt come ( one or 2 hot days then back to mild weather)

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day Jase! Consider one as yours mate. Email me or message me on Instagram to arrange it mate. I don't do Instagram anymore, but I do check it occasionally for messages. Talks soon Jase. Daz.

[@jase_drifter]

​@@MyAussieGardenKitchen awesome daz I'll be in touch on instagram soon....

[@grandmothergoose]

You have the same container for seed saving that I have. I got mine from kmart though. I've reached the point where I need to buy a second one so that I can have one for edible plants (fruit, veg, herbs), and one for non-edible plants (flowers, ornamentals, etc).

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day! Ah, yes! I was going to get one from Kmart originally, but the closest one is a couple of hours away and it was just easier to get it from Amazon in the end. That's great how you need a second one. Enjoy! All the best. Daz.

[@grandmothergoose]

@@MyAussieGardenKitchen I still had to order mine online and have it delivered by post, because although there is a local kmart to me, they didn't have it in stock. Typical. Outback life, gotta love it.

[@theadventuresofzoomandbettie]

"id like to keep it under 5min" me, looks at 16min run time LOL. It's ok though, I like listening to ya Daz! (I say Ma-Noo-ka honey .... maybe i'm wrong?)

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day! Oh it's something that hangs over me big time... The run time of the tour. 🤦‍♂️ I want it to be 5-6 minutes, but with the stuff to show and explain, a short video feels like it lacks info. I've tried. 🤷‍♂️ Oh I hope that little tree grows for the potential honey. This is the first one from seed that has lasted this long here. Fingers crossed! Love your road side stand and I felt sick when you said that they drove off without paying. Glad it worked out. You place is looking so good. Such a huge change from Melbourne. 👍 Take care. Daz.

[@theadventuresofzoomandbettie]

@@MyAussieGardenKitchen thanks matey! so much change! just wait until you see the barn when they are done - they've finally started!! Will take a couple of weeks...... I'd love manuka here too for when we get the bees happening! We were going to buy each other the hives for xmas, but then didn't end up doing it!

[@kimberlywells1794]

Everything is looking lush in your food forest. Can you tell me why you have a ping pong ball in the hen’s nesting box? Also, do you know what variety your strawberries are by chance? Mine only crop in spring and despite having thriving plants with lots of runners (I trim back) I’d like more fruit.

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day Kimberly! Nice one spotting the ball. 😁 I use them to encourage new layers to lay in a particular box or boxes. This ball has been left behind from last year, when the girls were laying on the shelf that now has the 2 nesting boxes. The ball went in when the nesting boxes were new, as the girls refused to go into the for the first few weeks. I'm not sure what larger varieties of strawberries I have, as I collected seed from large strawberries from a farmer's market years ago and just continued replanting runners from those. I do know I have some "Alpine" strawberries in there as I was gifted a packed of seeds, but they are a small strawberry and I prefer the others. I also have Strasberry and Pineberry varieties of strawberries, they were initially gifted as runners. They need standard strawberries planted with them to produce the fruit. I hope that helps in some way and feel free to get in touch again. Good luck, Daz.

[@coobye]

I feel your pain. I have a Labrador and she's brought a tear to my eye on more than one occasion. Not even an apology. What makes it worse is that she thinks that me rolling on the ground in agony looks like a fun game and decides to jump on me. Anyhow, how do you keep your strawberries from being eaten by everything but you. At first I thought it was the birds so I netted them. Then ants and the latest thief I caught in the torchlight was a cockroach. I've thrown some diamtacious earth down now but there's got to be a better way surely.

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day. 😂 I still have tears in my eyes from laughter at your Lab. They are just to adorable to get in trouble. 😁 My biggest issue with the strawberries would be slugs and block millipedes. Best thing I do is pick them at 3/4 ripening, maybe risk it a little more and then put them in a bowl in the fridge with cling wrap. They ripen up within a couple of days and I save so many from the pests this way. I try to keep it all organic out there and this method has worked well. The rare one that starts to get eaten, goes to the chooks, usually with the pest attached. Good luck and I hope this helps. Daz.

[@coobye]

@@MyAussieGardenKitchen At least one of us got a laugh😂😂. Same here, all organic. It's hard work sometimes. I'll try picking them a bit earlier. I net a lot of my garden but find I don't look after it so well as I do unetted plus our Lab seems to think it's ok to help herself to some of the veggies when she's a bit peckish if I don't net it😂.

[@libbysstitches5641]

So at the risk of sounding like a bit of a dill…with your berries all netted like that how do the bees get in to pollinate?

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day. Great question! I'll leave the netting opened up until ripening really starts to take place and close up at the last minute and keep it that way for this whole season. I have it held down with bricks at one end and I lift it to get in and out. I have seen though, that the bees and native bees still go through the holes. They land on the tight net crawl in the hole and fly around. Same on the way out. But, keeping the net open til ripening starts, gives them the best access for sure. I hope this helps and thanks so much for watching. Feel free to get in touch again. Daz.

[@libbysstitches5641]

@@MyAussieGardenKitchen I did kinda figure that’s what you might do. I did that with my raspberries but i need find another way because it is brutal trying to get in and pick, lol. Get tangled in the net, bees in my ears, thorns everywhere…I am sure the neighbours would get a good laugh if they saw me.

[@Oururbanhomestead1966]

Our garden is non existent at the moment, been way too hot

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day! Yes, shade cloth has been my best friend here in regards to the really hot days. Such a good investment. Good luck and all the best. Daz.

[@Oururbanhomestead1966]

Not sure if you know or follow Sweenies Creek Farm, but Stephen passed away last November. Julieann put out a video yesterday

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

@@Oururbanhomestead1966 Whaaaat!!!!! Yes, I know than and have not talked in ages. This is an absolute shock as nobody has mentioned it. I cannot believe it. I don't know what else to say. He was always smiling and being positive. Thanks for letting me know.

[@OffGridGrowing]

I'm so Jealous of your garden and temperatures you have right now

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day guys. Saw how cold it's been there and having that heat in your home has got to be so comforting. Especially looking out on the view. Amazing! Take care guys, Daz.

[@OffGridGrowing]

@MyAussieGardenKitchen It's been so cold that's for sure. Glad to see you are doing well my friend. Miss talking to you

[@Sonia-hw3yx]

Where abouts are you located ?

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day Sonia. I'm in Northern Victoria, Australia, close to the Murray River and share a boundary with the forest. It really is lovely here. All the best. Daz.