Ecosystem pond Tour (Midsummer Food Forest Tour - Part 3)

[@makenar7949]

Whenever my head starts swimming from the state of the world, I feel an urge to go to your channel and watch a video. It just occurred to me why I feel that way. Fred Rogers said, "look for the helpers." Thanks for being a helper that we can look to.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

To be seen as anyone similar to that man is the greatest honor. What an incredible soul he was.

[@Im-just-Stardust]

Exactly what I needed. With the crazy world we live in today. Edit : I always learn so much in your videos, its extremely appreciated.

[@elleodyn]

Our dogs love haskaps too ...and one of them prunes them in the winter - funny enough, the haskaps the dog prunes are the most productive!!

[@formidableflora5951]

At 22:55, looks like a quick glimpse of the exoskeleton left behind by a dragonfly nymph when it climbed up out of the water and emerged as an adult.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

What a good eye!

[@TheKindredMan]

Fantastic video! Love the tours throughout the different seasons

[@sharonknorr1106]

This is so well thought out and executed, yet looks and functions so naturally - your stuff should be seen by anyone thinking about doing real permaculture gardening. I miss the Queen Ann's Lace and chicory that grew wild where we used to live in central NY. Here in Colorado I hardly ever see it, although there is chicory higher up in the mountains but for some reason, not here in the foothills. Am going to winter sow some seed again, also goldenrod and nettles, around the yard to try to get it going here - so far, have not been successful. Would love to get a water feature happening, but it is so dry and the soil is mostly clay and rocks, us old folks would need to hire help and excavators to get it going and not sure we are up for that financially. But we keep tossing the idea around. We live on a fairly steep hillside, so would have a natural flow downwards.

[@wahiine]

Thank you, very inspiring 🌿🙂

[@foreverwantingpie]

Amazing work by you and mother nature

[@euphoricgear_]

So beautiful! Hopefully one day I can make a pond like that. ❤❤❤

[@julie-annepineau4022]

I am letting a lot more of the native, or nature sewn plants stay this year. Some due to time and energy constraints keeping me from weeding. I do notice a bit more bug pressure on some of the berries but less on the trees so far. Each year I am trying too add to the early flowers as we have been trending to warm and dry much earlier than normal. My native bees love crocus and muscari especially.

[@karenw9996]

Just before a minute & a half, what are those white flowers? There were some in the wildflower mix seed packet I sowed, but they don't list all the plants that are included. I see I have seed heads to harvest on them...not yet, they're still green, but I'd love to know what they are because I seed swap. Hmmm, you talked more about them after I posted the question, but mine differ from yours now that I see them more closely. Did some digging and I'm thinking I either have Bishop's Weed or Cow Parsley (not cow parsnip).

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Queen Anne's Lace

[@dontwren]

so you use a pond liner instead of clay? what do you put over pond liner to get the semi/aquatic plants to take without punching holes with their roots?

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

The liner is the thickest EPDM liner possible. Almost zero risk of popping it with roots. That being said, we did: Dig Cloth fabric EPDM liner Small rocks Large rocks Then plants in pots nestled into the rocks

[@doinacampean9132]

OK, so, part 4 will be chicken TV, yes? :) How old are the ladies, how you patched the old secret way into their fortress, what breeds are they, what colour are the eggs, etc... Which one is a ballerina, which one speaks 2 languages, etc.. :)

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Ivory Sasso, and Easter Eggers. Brown and Blue eggs. Yes the crack was closed up!

[@russhoward7907]

I am wondering what the electric cost it is to run your pond pump?

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Zero. Solar on roof. If I was paying for power though, it would be about $200-300 per year with our energy prices.

[@sqeekable]

Do the dogs swim in pond?

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

They have before, but they don't really like swimming. I've put them in it, so they learn how to get out, in case they fall in. But they don't like going in

[@basilsmith62]

Нейро-переводчик странно выдаёт "клюква", хотя я вижу "калину". Очень полезная ягода от всяких простуд. Ну а "киви" является актинидией. Поздравляю с урожаем. Кит, поищи лемонник, это аралиевое(жень-шень), тоже лиана, растёт у нас на Дальнем Востоке. Скорее всего в Канаде тоже он должен расти.

[@basilsmith62]

Лимо́нник кита́йский (лат. Schisándra chinénsis)

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Действительно, лимонная трава здесь хорошо растет.