Creating A New Wildlife Garden With Native Plants | Restoring a Forest!

In this video I'll show you how I remove invasive trees from my forested woodland in Houston, Texas.
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[@frankuriegas1888]

Texas weather and environment is something else , can’t wait to see how the plants do

[@Rahxy]

Honestly, those long sleeve fishing shirts are a game changer for me! quick drying, breathable, UV blocking.

[@paulplantu]

Thanks for the tip, I need to grab some for sure

[@Rahxy]

@@paulplantu I pick them up on clearance all over the place, they’re pretty nice and cool once they’re wet, and I’ve not had issues with mosquitoes getting past them yet! They’ve pretty much become the default uniform of my kids during the summer tho

[@joshblack4291]

Any UPF breathable long sleeve button down shirts. Columbia and wrangler have good ones, but lots of companies make them. Also, wrangler/cathartic style ripstop pants of you have lots of scrub and branches, if not you can wear the lighter weight field pants.

[@jonathanmiranda9400]

native american seed hat 🥶🥶❄️❄️

[@randalllevy5307]

Your hard work is definitely paying off. Property looks better and better. And I definitely get keeping your skin covered doing outside work to prevent getting eaten alive by bugs.

[@sydneypemberton8509]

Vitex? There are so many cool natives! Also you can be chop and dropping instead of burning. Also this is your chance to get in swales and berms before you get too far.

[@Junjuncabral1976]

I love your videos. Suggestion... how about trying to propagate all the native plants you already have at your house and then plant them in your property. It'll save you some money and be able to fill up that property quickly 😊

[@michellepollino4986]

Love the new plants you planted in your wildlife garden. Looks great. Love watching ❤.

[@richthach1094]

you should try getting a Post Hole Digger and Tamping Bar. a long steel digging tool prettty much. your back is gonna thank you and it's more efficient than a pick axe for digging hard ground. enjoying the content.

[@dianalauren]

Great work on your Wildlife Rehabilitation Project

[@thaisshvili6446]

I love your attitude. Definitely check out your local nurseries. I’ve found they have more well adapted plants and trees (especially for fruiting trees) and can often times be cheaper than even the clearance plants at the big box stores. Check out Central Texas Gardner for lots of info on native plant species and chip drop of you are looking for some free mulch (depending on delivery area). Keep up the good work!

[@user-tucsonsw]

Thanks for another enjoyable video. The wildlife area is coming along nicely. I hope you enjoy the Vitex (Chaste Tree) as much as I have. I've had two of them in the Tucson desert for about four years now. They are doing great. The bees, butterflies, and night moths love the flowers. I've even been lucky enough to see bats feeding on them. You and the family stay well. Gary, Tucson

[@paulplantu]

You’ve seen bats feeding on them?! That’s awesome. I hope to build a bat house and see them utilizing the tree! Hope all is well in AZ for ya!!

[@blueskies6475]

Looka good!

[@lsf2523]

Just found your channel, and I really appreciate your love for nature and the planet brother 🤘🏼 earned a sub

[@tysonkturbo]

would be cool to have wetlands and streams mapped out on your property! that's what I do for work

[@wtfyoumeaninvalid]

It is too damn hot out here to be doing all that lol. Looking good though, love to see the invasives getting cleared out.

[@paulplantu]

It really is insanely hot but hey a little at a time until the fall/winter

[@Bluesage2024]

Out standing!!!!!🌳🌳🌳

[@alpineboss5596]

Hey Paul, thanks for this. I've been thinking of buying acreage around the west/north Houston for my family and needed this motivation.

[@meemow1130]

Its nice seeing a local to get inspiration from. Keep up the great work!

[@BRADIZONI]

Would love to see some milkweed and cone flowers go in for pollinators!

[@paulplantu]

I already have seeded the front but definitely will be adding a lot more as time goes on. I need to get good at staring seed

[@asdf12343417]

Gosh, I LOVE this series. It’s so great seeing you go from purchase and starting work! You deserve so many more views!!!!

[@matt.endlesscourage]

great hard work dude! Bed looks awesome! 💚

[@lisalikesplants]

This is amazing, thank you for your hard work and commitment to restoration.

[@margievaughan2456]

Great work , looking much improved. Take breaks & don’t get too hot , you’re doing awesome

[@brandydigby8598]

I just bought lakefront property in east Texas. Would be awesome if you could give me some advice on what types of edible plants to grow. 😊 I love your videos… keep posting! ❤

[@NaomiRoss-s5v]

I just bought my first house and want to the lawn into a native plant yard too. I want to do it by seed since it’s significantly cheaper. You can look up “winter sowing native seeds” and it’s super easy and might help you grow and plant multiple native species to fill your land at a much lower cost. I love your channel and have enjoyed watching you plant native species as I get ready to transform my own space!

[@rickyt3961]

thanks Paul! not a bad start to the entrance. 👍🏾

[@mannybigd]

Hell yeah something to watch while I eat 😅

[@frankuriegas1888]

I wish I could do this

[@catherinemurphy873]

An amazing job thanks ❤

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

that bed looks like it's been there a while! great job!

[@paulplantu]

Ayyye thank you as always!!

[@Lou_Mansfield]

It's not quick and easy, but you should try to attract bats, dragonflies, and swallows to your plot. They're nature's mosquito killers.

[@Ygblitzz]

Plants some natural herbs like citronella or basil , lemon bawl . A lot of mosquitos and nasty bugs hate the plants .

[@MonoiLuv]

❤

[@stephanieparker5049]

Mosquitos are bloodavors !!! Be safe Looking good👊✌️💯

[@conroe_au]

Go plantdaddy! Did you do horticulture at university? Love the horticultural verbiage and the juxtaposition to thrift wizardry

[@linakhoury6623]

Hi Paul . Well done . These plants are going to be amazing and you can plant neem tree that keeps mosquitoes away also laveder .and rosemary. Have a great week .🌿

[@paulplantu]

Those are the suggestions I need. Haha, there is sitting water after rains but I’ll try anything at this point

[@WulfTrax]

The other thing you can look into, Paul, are mosquito buckets. They're easy to make and are low maintenance.

[@zaidkureshi5655]

Would love to see arial see

[@isaiahthompson9640]

Strawberries and blueberries

[@PurplePetunias71]

Great video. I would suggest that you check out powerplanter augers. I think it would be well worth your investment with the number of holes you're going to be digging on your 3 acres.

[@paulplantu]

Yeah, that sounds like a good idea especially with the roots and such in the way! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@ZE308AC]

Look into getting a burn permite if uou have to burn 🔥 to encourage native seed to sprout or get a professional to prescribed a burn.

[@paulplantu]

Yeah I may ask the local fire department to do a controlled burn as practice next spring

[@DicksonClaim]

Property is looking great Paul! I love the Native restoration that you're doing! I'm doing the same on my suburban lot and am documenting it on my channel! What is your end goal for the property? Do you hope open it up to the public? Make it a spot for your family? Would love to hear. Keep it up!

[@paulplantu]

I am going to have to check out the channel! The end goal is to have a small cabin, ponds, tropical fruit greenhouse, and then a ton of habitat for birds, animals, insects, and an orchard too. Soooo a lot hahaha

[@DicksonClaim]

@@paulplantu love it! Can't wait to see

[@MrMountainchris]

Love the focus on native plants. Garden looks good... but did you water all the stuff you just planted?

[@paulplantu]

Soaked them before planting. Everything should be fine without being babies except the Gaura

[@belindacheatham9140]

Looking good. You not worry that when you leave someone come and dig up and take your plants?

[@paulplantu]

If somebody wants the plants that bad they can have em… I’m on a pretty isolated road though so not really concerned about that

[@PumpkinPails]

We always trying to get at you sexually. 😅 But, seriously, love your videos! I get really excited to see more videos on the abandoned property.

[@insaneskate999]

first lets go

[@SunshineCountryChickens]

Your place is looking great Paul! I was wondering what kind of brush cutter that is, Im going to get one but undecided which one to get

[@paulplantu]

It’s an ego string trimmer but I bought the brush cutter blade kit they have.

[@SunshineCountryChickens]

@@paulplantu Ok cool! Thanks!

[@afwncof1]

Buy some wrangler long sleeve vented shirts. hardy fabric and vented for the heat.

[@paulplantu]

I found a light weight cabelas ls at the thrift store that’s exactly what I needed. I’ll look into the wrangler shirts too! Thanks for the advice 🙏

[@joshblack4291]

​@@paulplantuColumbia, wrangler, bass pro, Duluth trading, etc. All good stuff. I wear them for my field work and gardening all the time.

[@BlakeStill]

How has this spot not absolutely flooded out right now? Screwston stay up.

[@thetessaverse]

Tank top?? Hell naw....not unless you want to get water alive by mosquitos. I live in southern Alabama, and that would be a death wash here. Anyway, the best wardrobe is long sleeves in breathable material (linen works). You'll still need some protection from the mosquitos though😅

[@YardeningwithAnne]

Invest In a bee suit haha

[@paulplantu]

I really may have to wear a full bee keeper mask! Ahahaha

[@drb996]

Gotta find a second hand wood chipper my guy. No more burning! Earth is my planet, no?

[@paulplantu]

I’d need an expensive chipper to process everything to the point of being worth it. Right now that’s not really in the budget

[@michellemoeckel4770]

Great work but you definitely need to make friends with someone who owns a small dozer. I see a tractor in your future.

[@ShortbreadPug]

Wear a tanktop next time hotness ❤❤❤

[@jaquiring]

FYI, Vitex is not native and is invasive in much of Texas.

[@mannyfresh2248]

Hopefully.nobody steals those plants right off the roadside..

[@savannahrossy2405]

You 😒🫶🏽👹😫😂👩🏽‍🍼🍠youka

[@savannahrossy2405]

Mum 😒😫🔥🫢😂👩🏽‍🍼

[@WILD__THINGS]

How the fuck do you memorize and recognize that many plant species??

[@santaanaroadwildman3614]

Dawg! ThoSe privits are annoying. "Urth es ma plont"