Backyard Food Forest Tour (Year 4)

[@amycharley]

Vielen Dank für den Einblick in den wunderbaren Garten, eine unglaubliche Leistung. Viel Freude darin. A Gardener from Germany

[@merrymakersinc.7404]

My parents live in Concord nr Clayton and love to garden, but are convinced they can not plant and grow anything because of the drought. I was just talking to them yesterday about hugulculture making no headway...but now I have this video!!! Thank you so much! I will be showing them your progress thanks for sharing it.

[@MIgardener]

Awesome job! Love it Dan! I am subscribing. So bummed I haven't ever seen your stuff before! I will have to catch up.

[@galennordland8074]

Congratulations on one of the finest, most sensible, diverse, and successful perennial gardens I've seen. I'm probably at least 2 years behind you and not in CA, but I was pleasantly surprised to notice that I'm attempting to grow about 90% of the same plants so that's encouraging. Your garden is an inspiration and I'm subscribed and just waiting for more.Thanks and please keep up the good work for all of us.

[@juanchofolo]

If my humble commet will inspire you to go bigger and further, I am commenting my brother. Thank you very much, for taking care of our home and for teaching us and others how to do so, thank you again. You are big.

[@chin808]

What a lovely site. It's amazingly well kept and abundant. Congrats on being the first vid of this sort that had music I actually liked. The birds look happy.

[@plantabundance]

Thanks for your kind words and for tuning in Christian! Cheers!

[@mariasams9261]

So beautiful, feeing your sunshine here on this cold gloomy day in Ky ! thank you !

[@beeawesome2827]

Dan, thank-you for sharing your inspiring garden with us.

[@plantabundance]

My pleasure Bee Awesome! Cheers!

[@Moving2U]

That avocado tree will hit a 30'-40' diameter canopy if allowed to remain healthy...But I love what you've done here, absolutely envy-worthy both in your artistic expression and the practicality. There is more going on here than the casual observer may realize. Bravo.

[@RalphLedesmaOneMansOpinion]

How awesome... Chickens and turkeys running around your garden. Love it thanks for sharing.

[@plantabundance]

Thanks Ralph! Cheers!

[@csimon8400]

Your garden is beautiful.such a vast range of plants.

[@mcanultymichelle]

Wish me luck. I have just had a huge pile of wood chips delivered. Your backyard is so beautiful you have encouraged me to do the same thing.

[@maxandersen6532]

I like what you are doing. I had similar ideas that I started on when I had a home. Home is the best thing because it is yours, and turning it into something like this is awesome. Be Well and keep on regenerating.

[@memoryoftalon1900]

Amazing. Simply amazing! I've been working on my backyard for a year now and I hope to be as prolific as yours by year 4.

[@DeitraBrunner]

I keep coming back to this video ...and watching it like I've never seen it before! Your forest is awesome!!! Happy New Year!!!

[@joycegopinath5325]

Dan, you are an amazing and hardworking person, I've been watching all your videos for a long time. Your garden is so beautiful, and you've done wonders to it, thank you so much for posting, I'm sure that many have enjoyed and learned a lot from you. All the very best :)

[@plantabundance]

Thank you kindly Joyce! I really appreciate your comment. Best wishes!

[@brandiray3529]

This is our first year with the property and we are a long way from this. I cant wait you have a lovely editable yard.

[@Pepper5655]

I absolutely love your hodgepodge plantings Dan thank you so much for sharing. I envy those tree collards you have all over your place.

[@plantabundance]

Thank you G'Maw!

[@flee4170]

Very cool. I am in my second year of an annual/perennial vegetable garden/food forest. My biggest issues are time availability and what I want and where to put it. But I'm loving the learning process.

[@JuicingGardener]

Fantastic to see your food forest! I'm so glad I found your channel. I'm just learning about growing organic fruit trees in Ohio. Lots to learn. Looking forward to more of your tours! ~Sheryl

[@NoName-rg3np]

Your garden crushes! Seriously, thanks for the tour!

[@normatrewhella9003]

It’s so amazingly beautiful. Like the Garden of Eden.

[@CHoggsVideos]

Talk about the best use of a small space. Great job, Great editing also. Thanks for sharing !

[@meehan302]

You have a very nice and healthy Garden . It's so luscious and as green as I have seen in California. Lovey Quashes and plenty of Zuccinies . Best wishes

[@plantabundance]

Thank you Patrick! Your plot is looking great! Cheers!

[@jazzy1beme]

Love the garden. Here in nyc the severe weather changes makes it a challenge to grow somethings outdoors but I am trying. Here it is April 2016 and it was 26 degrees in the morning.

[@SLFelix7]

I'm only totally and completely obsessed with your food forest! Goals! Thanks for sharing :)

[@jadedeyesamuri]

I wish I lived in zone 9. looks like a dream come true.

[@stevenfeil7079]

Your zucchini and spaghetti squash are crossing. They are both pepo species. Your mugwort will get HUGE. We are doing a medicinal/food forest. I have nearly 100 medicinal plants growing on my property plus the veggie stuff.

[@nangcaonguyen]

Congratulations! It is beautiful. Thank you, Dan.

[@guruuDev]

So cool! Loved the wild turkey(s) at the end looking so at home there.

[@coralgardiner6695]

What a gorgeous garden. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@my2cents0]

Place looks great, must be nice every morning strolling thru with a cup of coffee. 😎

[@plantabundance]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@worldwar3gaming468]

I want one of those.You're good for the environment.

[@noltumolva6331]

Ive been following your vlog Plant Abundance... so inspiring

[@ngantu125]

That garden is awesome...Thanks so much for sharing!

[@plantabundance]

Thank you Ngan! Cheers!

[@joannenardoni17]

Thank you a million times, for all the beauty and info.

[@leonacollet4051]

Dan u have done a fantastic job!

[@MYPERMACULTUREGARDEN]

NEW SUBSCRIBER !!!!! I love to see established food forest because I just started with mine... First year and I ca't wait till it looks like yours!

[@arvekskibelcap9290]

I like to live like that simple life fresh fruit and vegetables and fresh air..

[@WENG4898]

This is sooo cool! I'm obsessed with gardening as well but since I am living in a townhouse, I don't have enough space to put up a garden like yours. What I do now is container gardening on my rooftop. I got a lot of potted grafted fruit bearing plants on my rooftop but then I removed some of them after I noticed some cracks on the walls of the garage below. I'm worried the floor will collapse because of the heavy loads since I have a small bamboo house installed also in my rooftop garden. I wish I could have a garden like yours in the future.

[@fruitfulbliss]

You can harvest zucchini leaves as well. Put them in salads, curries, or even fry them.

[@findlydesign]

Wow love your food forest! Thanks for sharing!

[@ImASurvivorNThriver]

Everything is looking GREAT! Thanks for sharing.

[@plantabundance]

Thanks for tuning in!

[@jessie.juxtapose]

Awesome thanks for the video! Love how you had areas where you still have dreams for it for improvement!

[@brendanbridgefoot5241]

Such an inspiration, and an amazing garden, thank you!

[@landolavie2553]

Excellent garden. I love it. Thank you very much.

[@rebeccaann3221]

Greetings from here in Florida :) Just found your channel today! Subscribed today too! Very inspiring, I absolutely love you're gardening style.

[@plantabundance]

Thank you Rebecca! I really appreciate it!

[@freneticness6927]

Great job, Dan, we enjoyed the tour. We have a veggie garden here in Shropshire, UK, with loads of stuff it is always a learning experience, interesting to hear about the huggels. I grew up in the bay area there, so it was interesting to see the stuff you have. You have a very fluid presentation, which I am sure comes from having your facts and walking the walk, how long do you spend on your garden a week?

[@ganktem8454]

Beautiful awesome garden.

[@davidgutierrez139]

awesome garden Dan.

[@plantabundance]

Thank you David!

[@jacquelynnstroup6134]

Stunning wow! Great job

[@sheenagoodchild6164]

Thanks for the tour and inspiration. here in Australia we have similar conditions and will definitely try the 2 trees in 1 hole method you use.

[@plantabundance]

Greetings Sheena look up Dave Wilson Nursery on youtube for some great tutorials. Cheers!

[@sheenagoodchild6164]

Thank you for the tip

[@gargdaizy]

Beautiful permacultural garden .

[@sogua2000]

Thank you for the tour of your amazing place!

[@jennabrown4959]

very cool. I love all your unique plants. that area that you said wasn't doing well, I noticed has a fennel and thats prob why. nothing does well next to it.

[@plantabundance]

Hello Jenna, Thanks for your knowledge. I did not realize that fennel was allelopathic. I'm now going to relocate it to a dedicated area in the yard and see if things improve. Cheers!

[@powellgammill4265]

What a great thing to do and in 4 years time.

[@plantabundance]

Thank you Powell Gammill! Dan

[@refkenc]

What does the front yard look like? Fantastic back yard.

[@luciabianchi6706]

Amazing job!! I can't wait to produce my own organic food :) thanks for sharing, very inspiring! Greetings fronte Italy

[@irenesilva744]

Gorgeous video. A dream.

[@landolavie2553]

You cover the ground with wood chips. That is good to retain the moisture and enrich the soil. However, would that attract termites? I have been doing the same way and I wonder if I am right, no termites (?).

[@allisonaclark9559]

Love your channel. Thank you so much! How did you get rid of the grass? I am thinking of scraping the grass off my land and planting a living mulch (white clover and legume mix) for one year and then tilling that in before planting any trees. Any wisdom on that strategy?

[@LadybugGirlShow]

Very cool tour! I have the same passion for gardening and started my food forest four years ago, as well. :o)

[@plantabundance]

Awesome! Cheers!

[@LadybugGirlShow]

Cheers!

[@ladyplantenergy]

Great tour of your garden and information. I never knew that Ceanothus were nitrogen fixing. I grew mine for bee attracting and chopped and dropped it because the variety I grows big. How big is the garden property area?

[@simplyimpish1055]

A little piece of heaven 🌈

[@greatwesterngardens9405]

I look forward to seeing year 5!

[@joshuathayer5447]

great work--so much better than a lawn!

[@plantabundance]

Thank you Joshua! Cheers!

[@wildfly73]

great info. really enjoyed your video. hope to see a year 5!

[@plantabundance]

Thanks for tuning in Wildfly! Every year it gets better and better. Cheers!

[@anthonyrobinson9982]

What kind of solar cooker is that? I tried looking it up on Amazon, but couldn't find it. Thank you for your videos. You have so much useful information for someone just getting interested in permaculture.

[@knottychelsie]

This is my dream. I struggle with layout though. How did you get started? My husband and I get a ton of ideas which slows the process because we can never make up our mind where to put things.

[@Rhonda_B]

Awesome! I wish i had a bit more space here. I've packed quite a few fruit trees into my front and back yards though. Put in lots of herbs and native wildflowers in the front yard. The neighbors always look and smile when they walk by. I hope i can inspire some of them to get rid of their lawns :-) Have you tried black sea man tomatoes? they grow really well for me here in So Cal, with lots of volunteers, and they taste better than any kind of tomato i've tried.

[@plantabundance]

Hello Rhonda, sounds like you have created a very nice design. I'm sure you inspire others with your actions. Thanks for the tomato recommendation, I'll have to give them a try. Cheers!

[@shelma1]

Awesome. A dream garden.

[@plantabundance]

Thank you Shelma! Cheers!

[@homelessjoe]

Thank you for the tour. How much property is this in total?

[@harryhasek5888]

amazing garden and vid.! keep it up.. what kind of purslane is that at around 6:25? peace

[@weRbananas]

i have a suggestion of what to grow as a perennial vegetable. ivy gourd. they are cultivated in southeast asia, and look just like cucumbers, but you only have to plant them once.

[@plantabundance]

Thanks for the suggestion weRbananas! Looks good!

[@nancyhaywood2872]

what a backyard you do have. what zone are you in? also where did you get the brocolli tree and chard tree? what do you do for the fig trees. do you use fertilizer. i don't know much about the monoculture, i'll have to look that up. love to watch your videos'

[@azgardener79]

Love your garden

[@8til826]

very nice tour!

[@nanmariegy64]

What an amazing tour! I wish I lived where I could grow all the plants you grow but I live in northern PA and it just gets to cold. Would the Hugelbed work in the north?

[@RAFAELGARCIA-cy4fc]

Very interesting. I see you have chickens in the garden. Have you had any problems with them eating the young plants and or the flowers from some of your plants? Thank you for sharing very inspiring.

[@plantabundance]

Hello Rafael, the chickens do present some challenges when left to free range full time in the garden. I choose to protect individual plants and only give them access to the main garden when I am present. As things continue to grow and progress so will my techniques. Balance is the key. Cheers!

[@RAFAELGARCIA-cy4fc]

Best of luck to in your project. You have a very nice setup.

[@McGuireMechanism]

Looks great! Nice work.

[@plantabundance]

Thank you Mark! Cheers!

[@808zhu]

Great job all around.

[@glendabarrera4682]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing. We have two acres that we hope to slowly turn into a food forest. Did you dig up your grass or did you put cardboard and mulch on top of the grass?

[@andrewwu8252]

Cool garden! How do you control mice issue with your garden?

[@taelor333]

Very inspiring! Thanks for putting this together :)

[@lambertguimond2227]

Thanks for the tour.

[@TsetsiStoyanova]

its a forest allright!

[@zacharyhedstrom973]

Dan, your garden is beautiful and inspiring. What is your irrigation set up? Are your hugel beds fully self irrigating? As for your other beds, do you irrigate at all? I am trying to set up a low water system in Boulder, Colorado. How much water do your trees/shrubs require before and after establishment? Thanks!! Garden love.

[@plantabundance]

Thank you Zachary! I overhead water by hand as needed. My hugel beds require less watering every year as they break down and become more sponge like. I am striving towards no watering but regardless I feel like I have the ability to capture more rain water/build better soil and become mostly if not completely self sufficient in my plant watering needs. Also, the more established the plant the more vast the root system giving the plant a further reach for deeper ground water and minerals creating a more resilient plant that requires less manual watering. Thanks for tuning in and contributing to the conversation. Cheers!

[@powellgammill4265]

+Plant Abundance Keep those woodchips coming.

[@SunnyStruck86]

BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@plantabundance]

Thank you Omni!

[@farmlivelihood]

Hi Bro, I wonder what happen with the Banana tree, when winter comes?

[@GlassIsFullKindaGal]

This is fantastic!

[@harryhasek5888]

me again. where did you get and where can i get some of the tree collard, dino kale hybrids, do they contain genes from both true tree collards and true dino kale.? what zone are you in.? do you get freezes.?

[@1876Susan]

Thanks for the video. You inspire me.

[@joannmccaffrey3608]

I didn't think you could grow hops in Florida ... I'm in central fl do you think it would work here?

[@nattycakepattycake]

Wowww!!!! I want to make a food forest in colorado (zone 5) where do I begin?

[@grownupfetus4268]

Hi, can you please give some more info about planting 2 fruit trees in one hole? I assume they are dwarf or semi dwarf. I have never seen that done. Obviously it saves space, are there other advantages?

[@plantabundance]

Hello Ynez! In nature you can see many examples of trees successfully growing right next to each other. The trees I plant this way are mostly dwarf or semi dwarf but not all of them. They do require more maintenance pruning if you're looking for an attractive canopy that gets full sun exposure, allowing for maximum fruit setting; but the same can be said for stand alone fruiting trees. The benefits are that (1) by planting two varieties of the same species in one hole you ensure cross pollination which is essential in many cases to yield a fruit set. (2) You can maximize your fruit variety in smaller spaces. (3) Different varieties of the same species tend to fruit at different times allowing the harvest to be spread out throughout the season i.e. instead of only harvesting for 2 months from one tree you can harvest for 4 months consecutively. Many of these advantages can also be accomplished by grafting different varieties together. I have several grafted varieties growing here as well. In the end for me it comes down to preference and experimentation. Time will tell which methods prove to be the most successful moving forward. Thanks for tuning in. Cheers!

[@carsonsejour1939]

Very Beautiful!!!

[@chiomascharm4596]

Beautiful abundance 😍

[@imluvinyourmum]

This has inspired me to start my own food garden, do you have any advice on keeping possums off the plants?

[@florenlebaron524]

That's amazing. I asked this question on another video of yours. Does the winter kill some of your crops there? This is still in the bay area, right?