DETERMINED TO MAKE OUR HOMESTEAD A SUCCESS. MORE JOBS ON THE FARM.

[@evelyngorfram9306]

The donning sunglasses sequence is *fire*. 🔥🤣 The stuff on the bark your trees is lichen. It's harmless, & probably an indicator of good air quality.

[@Liz-uq1ec]

Yes.. I was going to say this! It is supposed to indicate good air quality.. 😊

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Haha thanks so much🔥 Ah great, was speaking to my friend about it and we had no idea!

[@paulettebarber7219]

Pruning all those trees is definitely a matter amount of work! Once you’ve completed it though your trees will produce better and you will only have regular pruning to do each year. Well done you two!

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊 very true, this is a once every 5 year prune, apparently it creates the optimum harvest over a 5 year period but we don't get the olives after the first year

[@TheEmbrio]

Have you heard of biochar ? You could make lots in this wet season ( a cone pitt method is the basics )

[@Anita-n7c7n]

You two work so hard and your hard work shows with how your land has transformed. You are very sensible to recognise when you have had enough and when you need to rest. Don't burn yourselves out. Your land will still be there when you are ready to continue work. Love you guys.

[@alittleheavenonearth]

When you have acres of land lol there is no slow down.. it's a lot if work but honestly it's so rewarding to work when it's yours. It's a blessing 🙌 ❤❤❤❤❤

[@alittleheavenonearth]

We are thinking of getting that woodchiper ... did you get it here in Portugal??? Just so mush better then having to burn...

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊 lovely comments We do try and watch it as i have got too burnt out a number of times and it's not nice, so we try to be careful :)

[@rootsdownhomestead]

@@alittleheavenonearth yeah we got it in Portugal. If I could buy another one I’d get a much more powerful one - this chipper takes ages to chip things but it’s alright 😊

[@nevisscot7697]

Chem trails galore ....rain to follow

[@carolethompson9335]

I know you're not part of my family, but I'm excessively proud of you both. Also, you've made me smile so much today. Thank you.

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Aw that's so kind of you to say, thanks so much! Made us both smile! 😊

[@carolethompson9335]

Did you get get the sun glasses scene from Charente.

[@rootsdownhomestead]

@@carolethompson9335 what is charante? I guess not as I haven’t heard of it😂 it’s was Allys’ idea though 😊

[@pauline-bc-com-missp]

You two know how to get things done!! BAM 💥

[@neutonrenda2303]

What a job, processing it all is a lot more than the pruning itself. Luckily you are going to be using it all so it's well worth the effort. Great job together.👍

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊 Yeah exactly, that's why most people just burnt it all instead of processing it :)

[@magdaos1146]

Great work... amazing place to live and enjoy life .... LOVE

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊

[@mariaf.oliveira4530]

I really enjoyed the video that was cool, the part with the 😎 shades and gloves!!!! Good job of taking care of the land 👏

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Haha thanks, glad you enjoyed it :) Thanks so much 😊

[@LifebyBertie]

Right, that was really funny, especially the slo-mo and some good old hard work. How is the old tractor doing, any news?? Would you not like to store it dry then the firewood, I know you've got long hot summers but you have rain as well. Have a good week you guys!!! Cheers Bert 🙏🏻❤

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊 glad you liked the slo mo's! I did a tractor update a couple of videos ago, no updates since then - wish i could though haha We don;'t get rain at all really between june and sept so we let it season, then we will stock up the wood store :)

[@edwinafox979]

Marvellous!.. keep on laughing!

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊

[@grahamalastairkrebs2241]

Oooo, your Homestead are a highway for plains. By looking at all the feul trails in the sky.

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Yeah, unfortunately, although the trails aren't always there

[@owenp65]

Good hard work there guys, and that ending was hilarious. 👍🏼

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊 glad you liked it haha

[@joytaylor-jm6di]

Great workers but can't take my eyes off those lines in the skies wow!

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊 yeah it's a shame!

[@marybarnett9645]

You both work so hard and drive yourselves to get stuff done . Very sensible to know when to call a halt 😅

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊 we haven't always been so sensible, so we try to make sure we don't get burnt out nowadays! :)

[@gillyb333]

❤ hard work ❤

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊

[@danyoutube7491]

No need to worry about those dogs being fussy eaters is there, they'll eat anything! That was a fun video :) "We chose this life" - "This life chose us" - "This life chose us...but we chose this life" Lol

[@eugenecourtney1778]

Alex looks to always be working alot .

[@MattyO-72]

Firewood for generations ! Suggest you get a bigger chipper or rent the bigger one annually to process the olive debris. The branches would be a better mulch if they were chipped ... less of a fire hazard for the food forest. All the best !

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Haha yeah, it won't last too long :) IF i get a new tractor, i'll get a chipper attachment instead

[@inabates8919]

Looks like Lichen, type of fungus/moss grows on trees and buildings!

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊 Now we know! :)

[@polgarauk5606]

Awesome amount of work you both did there but yes definitely know when to stop and relax/wind down if you don't you will burn out xx Sorry Mark but if that was a competition between you and Alys over who looks the coolest in sunglasses 🕶️ Alys wins 😂😂

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊 haha yeah i agree she looks cooler in the sunglasses🤣

[@thenodiggardener]

So enjoying watching the two of you. I know you're in Portugal, but YT so rarely recommends British run channels to me, regardless of where in the world they are.

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊 Ah really? the algorithm works in mysterious ways :)

[@lacyoflittlerobincottage1403]

You might do well by investing in a couple of thick tarps. One for the wood chips coming from the chipper and a huge one to load all of the branches onto, then moved from one area to another without having to make so many trips back and forth. It would save your energy. It may well be time to also invest in a better wood chipper, one that can handle thicker branches, take a look at the one Theo of The Indie Projects uses, it's a beast and never jams. How's the tractor fund coming along? Take care, be well ~

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Yeah that's a good point :) I'm hoping to get a chipper attachment when/if i get a new tractor. So far, trying to come up with a plan, but need to work on my company to save up a bit more :)

[@rolandtb3]

Lots to do.

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Always :)

[@shar71on]

Hahaha, hardcore pruning 😂 bad to the branch 😂😂

[@rootsdownhomestead]

🤣 brilliant!

[@sarahhalse5167]

You have such a good attitude to life and work so hard. Good job!!

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊

[@raymondkyruana118]

I love the editing at 13:57 hahaha that was so funny and cute!!!

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Haha thanks so much :)

[@andypayne1571]

Portuguese problems,brambles in the olive trees😁 Seeing the solar panels could I ask if you are completely off the electric grid or part and part. I love seeing the progress on the farm.

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊 We are connected to mains still, but during May to September, it's all solar power! the rest of the year we dip in to the grid sometimes

[@simonrobin9416]

Hi from Mumbai, India. Really impressed with the progress made by you on the farm in the last 6 months. Our best wishes!!!

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊

[@ronguille9721]

That mossy grey looking stuff on the olive tree bark is called lichen, which is not harmfull to trees. Wondering about you being able to use prunnings as fill in berms etc. as others posting videos state that it all must be cleared, removed or burnt due to fire hazards.

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much! Me and my friend were curious so that's great information :) Yeah it should be cleared or managed - good point to make!

[@shirleygraham6229]

Good work. Best wishes

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thank you 😊

[@SonyaTainton]

Even the pooches were hard at work........mulching!!!!

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Haha yes exactly :)

[@davidlittle6621]

I wish I had half of guy two's energy!

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊

[@gracealonso275]

That stuff is lichen and is harmless. This is looking good.

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much, great to know😊

[@annalinekennedy1027]

You are hard workers. When the most important work is finished, your property will look beautiful.

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊 it;s all coming along!

[@miriamgiraud4383]

😊 the dynamic duos on the job. Nice work

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊

[@claudia_ese8788]

watching you getting ready for work on day three was fun 😂. Hard work though.

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Hahah thanks! thought we'd try something different🤣

[@lindagage7315]

Looking good you two! Your work will get done eventually!

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊

[@insAneTunA]

Awesome stuff. Free fire wood, free mulch and the pruned trees will create new roots. Today I pruned one laurel tree, and I shredded all the branches, and I was exhausted. But I had to prune all the branches by hand and sometimes it was a bit hard to reach and to use enough force at the same time. But now that I have a small electric garden shredder it feels like harvesting instead of doing a boring job. The mulch is pure gold for the garden, so I am happy with the result. And the aroma from the laurel tree is amazing. 👍

[@arjanvogel6444]

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys, good work.

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much Arjan 😊

[@KeriOwen-f9u]

Is trimming of the olive trees an annual job or is it once every couple of years? Great job! You guys are working very hard and it shows!

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Great question - pruning like this is a 5 year job, otherwise just needs light prunes

[@user-vg5rv5xf4u]

Place is looking great 👍

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊

[@Reet64]

Call it a good day's work.

[@rootsdownhomestead]

We think so too :)

[@MisFakapek]

Well done, keep it up!

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊

[@bonniehollingsworth1996]

Good vid, Mark!

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much Bonnie :)

[@Mygardencraftcabin]

😊

[@rootsdownhomestead]

😊

[@teresaedwards3659]

Thanks for the video!

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊

[@GiuseppeAudino797]

Hi mark I been enjoying watching all videos but I’m sorry to say not to much this one and I will tell you y I did growing up in my family olive tree farm and my dad never ever did the pruning the y you did I’m sorry to say I don’t think you be picking olives for a while But you doing what you like is your property cheers

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks - well they prune different in different places and even contrasting a lot in regions of Portugal. We will not get olives for a year but apparently the harvest yields over 5 years is much greater using this method :)

[@claudeross126]

I would burn some of the smaller stuff

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Yeah i think we will have to :)

[@V.Friend]

My god! the opening of this video; the sky as absolutely streaked with chemtrails!! This scene is so sad - why is Portugal farming land being so consistently sprayed?

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Yeah, it's a little frustrating to see, not every day of course but still, when it's bad it's bad

[@kjterz]

coming along.......have you ever had lamb shanks.....i see some sheep in the background..............

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks so much 😊 yes we have, not from local lambs though! had lamb chops though! :)

[@pamelapeel4893]

Looks like your cutting too much off olive trees Good Luck 😊

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thanks :) but it’s a local method, and only done every 5 years this way

[@shadowort2287]

Is it a thing to prune all the branches off of olive trees? They look so ugly lol

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Yeah it’s a local method, only done every 5 years or so. Meant the yield the greatest harvests over a 5 years period even though you get no olives in the first year!

[@anneeriksson9482]

👍🏻🤗

[@rootsdownhomestead]

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[@JoseRomero-qg3fw]

Hello podías poner subtítulos en inglés solo con audio no entiendo gracias

[@davidlittle6621]

What do you guys do with the mulch you make?

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Use on the land regeneration project or for the paths in the polytunnel :)

[@suzzie5164]

Holy crap! You have some serious chem trails in your sky - don't you notice them?

[@jeanrichardson2044]

Where is your evidence that they are "chem". trails? Is that an euphemism for exhaust from the engines? If so call it that. Fear mongering.

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Yep, like everywhere else, some days are just crazy

[@paesDalmeida]

you murdered all the olive trees 😟

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Um.. not quite, it's a method used every 5 years or so :)

[@paesDalmeida]

@@rootsdownhomestead 🤭

[@MatteoZampolini]

Excessive pruning. If you prune like this every year you won’t be able to collect olives

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Yeah, this is only done once every 5 years :)

[@MatteoZampolini]

@@rootsdownhomestead I’m trying out the polyconic vase technique on my olive trees, it respects more the plant’s physiology and guarantees a yield every year. Look it up if you can be interested 👍🏻

[@NicolaCairncross]

Good god, look at the stripes in your skies, it’s so sad.

[@victormpmac]

Triste ?????

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Yeah it's crap!

[@juanitakauffman6336]

I see or dogs helped by chewing on the limbs.

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Haha yes, taking the bark off the branches :D

[@christinelanham1936]

I applaude what you are doing...But I think you pruned way too hard...not leaving any branches. They say say a bird should be able to fly through the branches...i think a flock could fly through

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Thank you :) I agree, for fruit trees, olives different. This is a once every 5 year pruning method which is meant to be the optimal method for the highest yield over a 5 year period :)

[@christinelanham1936]

Sorry I didn't know you didn't want to harvest olives in the next few years

[@rootsdownhomestead]

@@christinelanham1936 It's only the first year they don't come, that's why we are trying to do them all at the same time (in the same year) :)

[@chriseverest4380]

Sorry Mark but Alice is waaay cooler than you in her shades😂❤

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Hahaha i have to agree with you there :)

[@christasflowersandveggies]

The hand thing is most annoying, coming into camera. 😳

[@rootsdownhomestead]

Ah well, can't please everyone ;)

[@Juliuss96]

Why dont you burn the garbage pile of waste wood? just asking. it would save you lots of time of work

[@rootsdownhomestead]

We try and use it as mulch but wil likely burn some also :)

[@CynthiaEvans-i2f]

[@rootsdownhomestead]

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