Epic Urban Homestead Tour | 1 Month Update

[@epicgardening]

PSA: This is the ONLY time I'll put super similar content on 2 channels, just so you all know! This is to announce the 2nd channel for those of you who may have missed it.

[@trishdavi7049]

Oh sure you say that now but you might get an app that does that for you so you won't have to do it manually. ...

[@thelylatsystem4691]

Okay I was confused for a second right when I got to the loofah part haha

[@cheryldodge4920]

awesome did you find a virtual assistant ?

[@juneafraser6796]

at least try to salvage majority of the shed materials in your new shed

[@barbaracarbone4658]

@@juneafraser6796 I agree. I hate to see him take it down at all. If nothing else it's great storage. Wear a hardhat when you go in the shed. 🤣. Funny, but serious.

[@BoneFrossil]

The wife and I are looking to move from our condo to an actual house this year and these videos get me excited about starting fresh.

[@nannynatalie]

I’m excited for you!

[@AHG1347]

The setup is looking great so far. Thank you for taking us on this epic homesteading journey.

[@epicgardening]

Thanks for watching!

[@tauceti8341]

Im excited for the pruning episode! And chickens dude, if you're neighbors are cool with them they're amazing and destructive. They've given me a lot of companionship during the lockdown. I haven't gone out since march, and now there's a wave 2. I've been doing work on the gardens in the front, all the delivery guys comment "Oh is that Arugula, is that RHUBARB OH WOW! THATS A WATERMELON" They love it.

[@epicgardening]

I'll have a ton of them!

[@mikekeller61]

@@epicgardening Any thoughts on keeping ducks? In my reading/watching/listening, I ran across people talking about keeping ducks instead of chickens because (unlike chickens) they don't tear up their gardens.

[@karenlatham4053]

ducks would be awesome and he has enough room for a little pond.. I think you have to have a little pond for ducks because they do their business in the water. Then you just clean out the water once in awhile and use it for fertilizer..

[@joannecarroll5504]

​@@mikekeller61 I saw another KZbinr yesterday (has a small farm with ducks, geese, chickens & a few other things) she said they figured out over time never to have only ducks without a couple of chickens too. Ducks are great for pests, but their webbed feet flatten & compact everything around them, resulting in a big flat mudpan when it rains. She said the 2 chickens run behind the 12 ducks, pecking & clawing at things so there's still oxygen & growth - & that you just have to figure out what the creatures are good at & how many of them is right for your own situation. Seems like an interesting thought.

[@mikekeller61]

@@joannecarroll5504 Awesome! Thank you.

[@christineesposito8169]

Enjoy the journey my friend. When I moved from Wisconsin 18 years ago ( a pompous master gardener) to south Florida I realized my new kindergarten status. The journey and renewed learning with some staple old standbys, has been magnificent. I don't have a huge piece of land, but I have taken it from residential urban (with an obscene amount of grass) to old Florida forest with grass only over the septic system. I am jonesing on the constant awakening to new ideas on how to preserve this blessed gift we have given as a home. Enjoy the journey.

[@epicgardening]

Likewise my friend

[@GardeningInCanada]

This is amazing! Great job, congratulations on becoming this successful. The passion and love is so evident. Perfect timing too I needed a 2020 success story to brighten my year. Your channel is such an inspiration and I’ve used to to fuel my own passion of science based gardening channel using my education in soil/plant science. I was montozied only 3 days ago and feels awesome.

[@aceelliottcentralcoastchic6644]

I couldn't have said it any better. Kevin is such an inspiration. Iam kinda new to gardening myself. I've grown 3 kinds of peppers already inside my apartment. Now that I've successfully done that Iam moved on to trying to grow more in my apartment. Iam growing without an patio, balcony or backyard. I live in a second floor apartment. I've also started a channel showing what iam doing and to show people that doesn't matter where you live you can still grow your own food. Yes it's going to take more then if you have a backyard or patio. To me as long as you have windows that get majority of the sun during the day. Then you only need grow lights to supplement the rest of the time. Hope you have a wonderful and blessed week and coming weekend. Sending love and hugs and a happy growing season from the central coast of California. 🍅🌽🌻☀️

[@epicgardening]

Your channel is fantastic, and HUGE congrats on getting to monetization...that's something to be proud of!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Epic Gardening wow now that’s a comment that made my heart sing 😅. Thanks Kevin!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Ace Elliott Centralciastchica that’s awesome! Congratulations on the big step in the right direction.

[@aceelliottcentralcoastchic6644]

@@GardeningInCanada thank you

[@chadburke1938]

We just had a ten by twelve she’d built from Tuff Sheds. Went with the barn-style (gambrel) roof as it gives you a huge overhead space that you can put a loft in for extra storage. If you are putting the shed in another location anyhow, consider turning the old shed into your chicken coop. If you put a nesting box with external access you wouldn’t have to go into the low roof structure other than when cleaning it out.

[@doloresreynolds8145]

Chad Burke GOOD IDEAS,

[@melaniethomson7908]

Where I live in rural Queensland Australia, most people rely solely on rainwater & don't have ANY town water. I have two 10,000 gallon rainwater tanks attached to the down pipes of the house & will soon be getting another tank for the garage. Any roof is water catchment area ;) Its a way of life here & I love it! not only is my water always crystal clear & completely chemical free, its always the perfect PH!

[@epicgardening]

Soooo awesome!

[@maurine3553]

I just started a small vegetable balcony garden and I realized how time consuming gardening can be. So, if you ask me I think for one month that's good progress.

[@doloresreynolds8145]

Maurineez Using mulch of some kind helps cut down on the work & retain more moisture. Used coffee grounds, torn up newspaper, even cut up cardboard can help (when I lived in town, I learned which day the nearby housing development would pick up bagged leaves & grass clippings. I would drive by the night before the scheduled pick up, and pick up a bag or two of grass clippings (houses with big lawns are a likely source). You need to feel that the bag is mostly grass, not branches, and not leave an annoying mess behind.). Also, water bulbs can be bought or homemade. You can even use a plastic bottle with small holes in the bottom in strategic places to drip water out into the soil slowly, into a pot or small tub. I enjoy container growing (the larger the container, the slower it dries out). Sorry for running on so long.

[@maurine3553]

@@doloresreynolds8145 wow! thank you for the insight I am still a beginner at this point. I will definitely try the torn newspaper and cardboard they are readily available where I'm at. I am currently using cocopeat and it helps retain moisture but I still have to water regularly. Thanks again.

[@Mech.E]

@@doloresreynolds8145 there is a great chance herbicides have been used on the lawns, so if you were to get contaminated grass clippings it can harm your plants and garden. Just a heads up

[@lianne9316]

"What we got GROWING on" - love it!

[@Steinru73]

I would suggest that you watch Garden Answer on KZbin. Laura does a number of videos on drip irrigation for her gardens. When she installed irrigation in her raised vegetable garden she ran a dedicated line to each bed with its own faucet from there she ran different drip lines. She then can shut off each bed individually when needed. She and her husband are doing a whole new series of large planting on three acres that they just purchased. Of course she readily admits that this is a large scale learning experience for her. But she was in the same place you are with the planning of where do I dedicate orchard, veggies and cutting garden. Where to put a high tunnel etc. lot of insight on gardening products too. I love watching you both. I’ve relearned so much in the veggie area.

[@epicgardening]

I love Laura!

[@susieclark1498]

I just joined your channel, I'm a senior who started gardening again after raising the white flag to gofers. Now I only do pots or raised beds with chic. wire on the bottom. Be careful of those buggers. I live in Escondido, so hotter than your area but so happy to find a local to help me and one that I like. blessings...

[@EngineerCatPyro]

Oh Susie, I feel your pain. I knew they would be an issue so I figured growing in 27 gallon bins would work. Wrong. I have been battling them daily. They destroyed my cucumbers, watermelon, beautiful squash plant, they eat my tomatoes and doing their best to keep my eggplant from growing. SO FRUSTRATING!

[@ritagibson225]

Susie I also am a senior who lives in Escondido. I actually have rented a plot in the local community garden. I just laid "hardware fabric" (heavier than chicken wire) on the bottom of the beds. Hope that keeps those buggers at bay!

[@susieclark1498]

@@ritagibson225 Somehow I missed your reply, thanks, I'll take a look at hardware fabric.

[@achillea3147]

I've been so much more inspired to garden in my tiny little apartment space thanks to this channel. I now have serious space envy haha

[@calebcaplan98]

Good for you that you have a new area to plant more and give us more content

[@elizabethhayes7069]

Thanks for sharing the update! Jess and Miah from Roots and Refuge have a great video on how they have irrigated their property in zones and they even walk you through kind of how they installed it and how it works.

[@TheOtherGuybo]

I appreciate that the timeline shows the videos segments. You're the only channel I subscribe to which is using that function. Well done. Nice potting bench. I look forward to seeing what you do with this property.

[@rivrrrat319]

Oh man! I’m excited about your homestead and new channel! So much potential and can’t wait to watch it slowly develop. Thanks for taking us on the journey with you!

[@mrsc3271]

Thank you for your videos! I love how honest you are, it makes me feel like I actually have a shot at doing some of this :)

[@assasin762]

I absolutely love the amount of space that you have for your proposed projects. I think that it sounds fantastic!!!!. Here's a thought, what about growing the larger green beans and pigeon peas on a few in ground beds. It works for me in Florida 😎

[@epicgardening]

That's a great idea!

[@Brayan-nd1uj]

So much space, endless creativity! Can’t wait to see the journey

[@shanesykes1235]

great video. i have gone the other way from large inground and raised bed gardening to small scale potted garden. The biggest change for me was going to purchasing bulk soil by the cubic foot from landscape suppliers to buying by the bag, which is a far more expensive way to purchase growing media. my soil used to be delivered in a mini tip truck and then i would have a number of very busy days, filling beds. The reason i used raised beds was that i way gardening on very heavy red cracking clay which set like concrete when dry and was a sticky thick glue like consistency when wet. Best of luck with the new garden.

[@AshelinFox]

Having a well saved my mom's plants back when she still had a yard (she moved into an apartment a few years ago). For us, most of the issue was that city water use for lawns was put on an every other day schedule during drought season. With how hot it got, that would have meant very dead gardens. Because of the layout of her sections, she was able to have a sprinkler system installed that ran off of the well, and then programmed the timer to reflect each zone of her garden and how much water each needed.

[@ssm1093]

Thank you for sharing the details of your projects rather than presenting a vague tour. You are a gift! Keep up the amazing work.

[@epicgardening]

Thank you!

[@bradmaas6875]

Also if you have a soil/dirt/bark place near it make sense to get a small trailer to transport bark, mulch, ect, yourself. Can the shed be moved without destroying it, you could use it for grey/rain water collection and your watering center. Build a 1-2 foot wall to set it on so you don't smack your head. If you are allowed rain water collection it might be a lot cheaper than drilling a well. I'm using 330 gallon IBC totes

[@rorybrown3149]

Thanks! Just bought a bunch of seeds off San Diego seed co. and checking out epic homestead next!

[@emm_bee]

Woooo! I’ve never been this early to an Epic video! I’m so excited to see the end results.

[@thndrgrrrl]

I am so excited for you! I really love seeing the tours and hearing your plans and just dreaming with you. Thank you for the positivity we all need so badly right now!

[@Martin_Tyto]

Looking great, idk if you've grown passion fruit before but it's amazing for creating some privacy around your fence.

[@feliciafelicia6965]

This time last year I had no building experience. I spent every weekend since June 2019 building habitat houses. It's hard work!

[@epicgardening]

Love to hear this!

[@downunderfulla6001]

If you have a final direction of your placement, run some thick 3/4 or inch poly pipe to setup your watering outlets. Easy as and make sure you get a graphics book and pencil in a scale of your property, with what’s existing and all the permanent structures (trees, water, power, sheds, gardens, etc...) you erect or install. This way you’ll never damage anything and can always see a perfect top view of your property and if something needs change.

[@epicgardening]

Thank you so much!

[@WizardOfAtlantis]

If I had all your water needs, I would definitely use every roof (house, shed, garage) for rainwater harvesting with containers 'in the back'/less sunny area somewhere and get that well you mentioned, too.

[@epicgardening]

That's a great idea!

[@sheldonsolis495]

This is awesome! I started my garden back in March (im a noob. Its gonna be great watching your garden come to life while having a sense how what im doing 🙏🏽😋

[@fluxilla]

For the Luffa, put it in the ground, and use 16x4 cattle panels to trellis it. It grows insanely well in California, especially in the hotter and drier areas. It's in and of itself a huge attractant to pollinators, with copious large yellow flowers. It's not going to perform well in a tiny pot, I guarantee you, but in the ground, it'll easily vine just as much as a morning glory if not more, and will produce dozens of softball bat sized gourds.

[@greenishthumbs6370]

Love your potting area and reusing the irrigated water! We just filmed for our seed starter kit and will be needing to transplant several guys and i think that will be a much needed thing to add into our life.

[@nidhavellir]

That vertical herb planter would be brilliant for an apartment balcony.

[@guyanesegyalgarden8656]

Love your container garden 💕

[@janicecarey3592]

Before they had rototillers, they had shovels. I never tilled my ground, did It all with a shovel. That plumbago will get huge-like 8 x8. Great job!

[@epicgardening]

I'll have to prune it HARD!

[@christineesposito8169]

I just refuse to till, always do lasagna gardening.

[@czmiccommando537]

What an amazing piece of property to have in San Diego! Can't wait to follow along on your journey!

[@CheflisashomegrowngourmetTV]

Wow, can’t wait to see what you do with this property. It’s exciting!!

[@StephanieJoRountree]

Your homestead is going to be awesome. You're so lucky to have such a large plot in CA. Would love to see the inside of your home.

[@csn583]

Check the 2nd channel!

[@Mntnphotog]

Consider getting a Stihl Kombi tool. The tiller attachment works really well. Also get a straight string trimmer attachment for weed control. You can add other attachments as you need them. It will save space and money in the long run.

[@epicgardening]

Thank you!

[@shadesofidaho]

When we bought this place in 2008 it is half an acre and 21,780 SQ FT and 90% of it was covered in 6 foot tall bull thistles. What a mess. A lot was scraped off in the leveling for the house and garage foundations and hubby had a bobcat he scraped the rest off with. 12 years later I still have to keep after the little ones. This is the first place I have ever totally landscaped. Well we also built a log house in 1986 but the landscaping I did was minimal. I thought it would be so much fun to design and create this yard. Has been one of the hardest things I have ever done all by myself too as hubby was not a yard person. Finally 12 years later I feel like my vision of what I wanted is happening. I brought 15 trees from our last house and about 20 liac starts and daylilies and bergenia and columbine with us. I had no money to spend on the yard. We did buy fencing as the years went by and I finally finished the last 250 foot the fall after hubby died. I did all of that by myself too. Hopefully next year will be the year I can sit back and enjoy and just maintain all of it. I LOVE it so much. I created several yard rooms with walls of plants dump shopped items to create big trellises for privacy. I LOVE flowers so I have a lot of them. too. Kevin enjoy your adventure. You are young and have time to be creative. I will enjoy watching your progress and will find my way to watch more on your website. Are you keeping all your wonderful planters from your other house or leaving them there. I brought mine with us from the last house. I had to empty them. Then refill them. Now I just keep adding potting soil to the top of them as they continue to sink away. I give them my used up house plant soil.

[@robynnefdt4144]

very exciting to see how epic urban homestead is developing

[@phillipmetcalf9404]

Go lean to if possible. It gives you the best area for collecting rainwater or solar panels if you can position it right. Also simpler to build. If not go with a high angle roof as if you are adding solar the high angle will help max none summer light exposure. Just some thoughts.

[@nancywells5626]

Hello Kevin, You might check with your local government and neighbor to see if you can put a foundation and structure on your property's easement before you build. We have a shed, but it is at least 15 feet away from the backyard easement. Good Luck!

[@epicgardening]

Great idea!

[@Donna_G]

When I was still living at home, my dad rented a tiller and tilled up part of the back yard so that I could put in a garden. We got enough rain that I did not have to worry about watering the garden; however, there was a faucet attached to the house. Each year after the initial tilling, I chose to just dig with a shovel, if I needed to do it. Normally, I would just cut the weeds down as my plants were growing. Eventually, my veggie plants got to the size that the weeds couldn't really compete with them. The veggies took over. I didn't stake anything. My dad insisted that the tomatoes needed to be staked. I just kept telling him that I was doing an experiment and he would let it go for a while. If you got chickens, they would scratch the grass looking for insects or grubs and will destroy a patch of grass in no time. Kevin from Living Traditions Homestead has some videos on how to build simple chicken tractors. If you want to have chickens for eggs and for meat, there are chickens that serve both purposes. The laying hens would need to have nesting boxes and will learn that's where they should lay their eggs.

[@peterd.7069]

tearing down the shed 😢, now i have no place to stay when i, your best friend in the world visits you. 🏚

[@epicgardening]

;)

[@Stettafire]

@@jnl. It probably is so old that it isn't safe. Also some sheds just fall to bits and are no good once you try to remove them.

[@csn583]

@@jnl. That sounds like a Blossom shed-hack.

[@Thingys-Jill]

Temporarily you can go to Home Depot or another Big Box store and get a hose bib with 4 spigots that you simply screw onto the one that is there. Then perhaps put manual timers on each of them. That well you spoke of could cost you $12,000+ to dig. You'd be better off harvesting from the roof into rain barrels and also keeping an empty pitcher to catch the sink faucet water. If you let it sit overnight, the chlorine will dissipate and you can water your plants with it.

[@hig4s]

If you can grow a Myers lemon tree you should add a limequat tree. (Basically a key lime tree on a cumkuat root stock) we have one it it produced a ton of limes every year, and all the little white flowers attract a lot of mason bees for us.

[@JaniceSeagraves]

It looks like a huge yard. Lots of room to do your gardening. I got a problem with a fruit-eating pest, too, and it's not an insect. I've seen the square flat teeth marks on the fruit still on the tree.

[@csn583]

That's just an insect with good orthodontia! 😬

[@JaniceSeagraves]

@@csn583 LOL :)

[@1phloxy]

Hi. Congrats on your new home. Just keep watering your dirt. Bring it back to life. Add Peat moss wood chips you get free.

[@jasonmatthews3191]

Bio-tilling! Plant some diakon in your whole yard in Nov. Acts as a living mulch, prevents weeds, and you can work some mycorrhiza in before planting and then after the plant dies down work it back into the soil and add some worms. Might be ready in one season even

[@epicgardening]

Suuuuuch a good idea

[@jasonmatthews3191]

@@epicgardening www.amazon.com/dp/B07F7SFRGC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_XaLdFb7CX99YW These are what I used. You can find specialty seeds (gopher radish, tillage radish) but any Daikon should work really. And obviously get creative, add some California native grass, like Purple needlegrass, or maybe you could do some oat and legumes too.

[@TheRawRainbow]

I am so excited KZbin recommended your channel to me! I live in San Diego (Bonita) and just started homesteading 1/2 of land with so much potential! I have some experience after working on permaculture farms in California and Hawaii, but I would still consider myself a beginner. Can't wait to learn with you!

[@samyu2971]

Such a wide palette! You must be so excited. Good luck, Kevin!

[@azokalum]

Thanks for the heads up about your second channel and the type of content it will feature. Wishing you all the best in the new homestead.

[@epicgardening]

Much appreciated!

[@TheNIJUAL]

You are truly blessed thanks for sharing

[@epicgardening]

You are so welcome

[@jennyc5631]

I thought I was Happy with myself and my day in the garden...and now I'm extra happy watching your progress video! Keep up the great work!!

[@TinaKiker]

Just purchased my Kindle copy of "Urban Gardening"! Looking forward to diving in and learning some good stuff!

[@stephaniearnold2775]

Harvest the rainwater off your shed and home! It'll save money and it's alot less work! Just takes some pvc piping, a plastic food grade barrel, a screen for the top of the barrel so debris doesn't get in and if you'd like it's optional for a filtration system.

[@villagesteader3552]

Moved from South Florida to Western New York...sooooo missing my Loquat tree and Citrus trees!♥️🐝🌻😎

[@epicgardening]

So good!

[@villagesteader3552]

JoJo Skye I never had any luck with veggies in Florida, just fruit trees and herbs. Now I have all kinds of veg growing. I thought I had a black thumb... little did I know, I was just in the wrong place! ♥️😎

[@Neyeli_NJ]

I love the direction you’re going. Also I’m super excited for you!!

[@francescabuenaflor9344]

Could you please do a segment on seedlings, I find your videos the most comprehensive and would probably learn more than what I've been finding on KZbin

[@blackberrykeep3980]

Hi Kevin, if you are allowed a horse, perhaps there are sheep or goats close by that you could procure manure for soil amendments. I have a small farm and purchased my current property a few years ago, I could not dig into the ground without hitting rocks or clay, now the soil is filled with worms. I garden in raised beds (modified Hugel beds) with lots of branches, llama,sheep, goat, duck and chicken manure. As far as poultry are concerned, they are all naughty and helpful. All will eat something in the garden whether you want them to or not, but will also rid you of many pests and fertilize the soil (and leave you eggs). My Old English Games do not appear to cause damage like the larger fowl, and the Ancona ducks devour the slugs. Guineas may be the least destructive, but possibly the loudest (next to my peafowl). I am also off grid, on solar, but use propane for hot water on demand and the stove. Choose energy efficient appliances. If I can do it in British Columbia, you will not have any issues in southern California. Have fun! PS due to the continued border closure, I still have not picked up my Birdie bed. Joanna

[@peterturner1582]

Congratulations on the move to your new Urban Homestead. I am so jealous. From the look of the hard clay and weeds your property is crying out for some Charles Dowding no dig beds. You've even got the cardboard. I will now subscribe to the new channel.

[@jlfoodforest]

Wow! That's a huge lot! My house is on 5 acres and I'm trying to create a permaculture food forest but maybe because I'm used to seeing my place it doesn't look so big. You have a lot of work to do with such huge empty canvas, happy gardening 😘❤💕🌲🌳🌿🍃🌴🌾🌻

[@marisap09]

Cast cover crop seeds for all your growing are into the winter! I think your friend from the Nature’s Always Right channel will be a great reference for improving your soil in a short amount of time. Seems he also has a really good contact for nice yards of compost.

[@wannaBtraceur]

This is terrific to see; you're making fast progress and I'm excited for you! Looking forward to seeing more of the journey.

[@MrCliveado]

Excited for you buddy! Wishing you the best from the UK

[@amynguyen7]

Wow. Congrats on your new homestead. So much more growing space. So excited to see how this new space transforms for you. :)

[@seda_in_wonderland]

Why someone who is into gardening gives thumbs down to this exciting start up garden video, I cannot understand...

[@Jnch3verse16]

I'm glad you're starting a new garden since I am new here really helps me with your thoughts on doing this

[@LloydDownUnder1988]

Excited to follow your journey developing your epic urban homestead! It's a dream of mine but likely still a little ways away at this point! You're videos are inspiring, keep em' coming!

[@HelicopterDr]

Great little piece of gardening heaven. Can't wait to see the future homestead

[@queensaladini6731]

i recently used my 3dprinter pen to make custom plant markers for my new balcony garden your channel has inspired me to create. keep it up!!

[@epicgardening]

Oooh, smart Darah!

[@shadesofidaho]

Because this is Idaho with severe winters any watering system needs to be buried deep and blown out for winter. Also being on city water if you have an official watering system like you want it has to be inspected every year and have special back flow valves on it. I got around all of that with only one hose bib by a series of regular garden hoses. So I start off at the one hose bib and put a double splitter on it. One loose hose to water that area between house and garage and a second hose to go to the front of the house and a third hose to go to the rest of the yard. This is just a carrier hose hooked to a four or five split manifold. From there I have laid a hose on top of the ground around the end of the house and coming out on the west side also with a splitter on it. I can then use two hoses to water that area as the one hose will not reach all of it. Then another hose on the manifold for the dogs yard garden and another hose for what I call the lower yard. I write on each hose where it goes because all have to be drained and rolled up and stored for the winter. Makes it easy to lay back out the following year. I can do all of it in about an hour. It took me several years to figure all of this out. That big manifold is key. The reason I am telling you all of this is because at this point you are not sure where your yard is going to evolve . This system is so flexible. Now for you once you have it all worked out for what you need you can make it more permanent. We already had a lot of hoses because the yard part of our house before this was about 2 acres of the 8 1/2 total acreage.

[@epicgardening]

I appreciate the feedback!

[@Pballa42]

Awesome progress! Really excited to see your plans with adding chickens. It would be cool to see you experiment with a wood chip based food forest model in the orchard part of your new gardens.

[@epicgardening]

High up on my list!

[@zillennialtries]

Love the pallet planter! I always wondered how to keep the soil in those.

[@theugfcrew]

Kevin! You should make yourself a grape tunnel or a gourd tunnel. I think either would be beautiful in your yard.

[@epicgardening]

FAntastic idea

[@luciemorin]

Kevin Thank You! As usual your videos are so interesting - we share the passion! Thank you!!!!

[@nancynesytofreske]

Hi Eric, Very excited for you! I'd like to make a suggestions regarding pollinating plants. It's crucial for birds and insects that we choose native varieties (not nativars). This will provide nectar and host plants for insects and birds and food for birds and their babies!

[@epicgardening]

Fantastic call. I need to focus on that more - KEvin

[@Jennifer33333]

Loving the cedar raised bed and the grow bag garden. Excited to see how the shed goes. I like the traditional looking one. Just make sure the ceiling is high enough. 😂

[@zombygrrrl9369]

Just so you know, I have a Tuff shed and it’s amazing!

[@sabinekeil7584]

2 layers of cardboard with 8 cm of bark mulch on top killed the grass and weeds, and that was 9 years ago. Worked perfectly. We just punched through to plant what we wanted in our non-lawn landscape.

[@sonholee5769]

If you want, I have an extra fuerte avocado seedling about 6 inches tall and doing well in a pot. But I'm in greater LA.

[@ArbyEmannuel]

Im so excited for this new journey

[@lindseymerlin7268]

I like seeing how your ideas evolve on the new homestead. Have you considered permaculture? I just read Gaia's Garden by Toby Hemenway and he offers some ideas that I think you would find interesting. You can probably find his book at your local library. Something else you may not be aware of: there are businesses that will drop off truckloads of mulch (sometimes compost) at your house. My mother used to get a truckload of mulch dumped in our driveway every spring/summer. She would then wheelbarrow it to where it was needed in the yard over the course of several weeks as she had time. You may find a truckload of mulch is a more economical option for you than plastic bags. Another thought: you can often search around for businesses who are getting rid of things you can use and take their waste for use in your garden. Coffee grounds from coffee shops is one that many gardeners know about. I happen to work in a chemistry laboratory and we toss mountains of cardboard and shredded paper every week. Our production facility often has heat treated wood pallets and pharmaceutical grade steel drums in the back alley to be tossed. Ask around for what you need and you'll be surprised what people are throwing away!

[@laurafrey5244]

Always a pleasure to watch your videos!!!

[@wchiwinky]

Makes sense to replace the shed...and you don't need a permit for a 10X12. If I had the space you have here in NM, I would put up a geodesic growing dome from 'Growing Spaces...(but you probably don't need it as much in San Diego ;) Thank You Kevin! I love your project and ideas...

[@baytate8612]

Great setup! I can't wait to see the progress over time.

[@jessecommerford9921]

I can't wait to buy a house one day and go around the garden planning how I'm going to grow things in it.

[@anneg8319]

Regarding your hard soil and possible use of cover crops: I am in a similar situation and am only doing no-dig/till. It's amazing how scientific research has led to the discovery of certain crops loosening up the soil and suppressing weeds within one growing season. For example Rodale Institute has an online article CHOOSING THE BEST COVER CROPS FOR YOUR ORGANIC NO-TILL VEGETABLE SYSTEM published in 2008. Also, The Maine Potato Lady has cover crop info. For example, check out the crop "Deep Till Radish" on that site. You can let the crop do the work for you until you are ready for that area!

[@BeccaGulliver]

All that space, so exciting.

[@trishdavi7049]

Are you allowed to collect rainwater in your area? Some states counties or cities prohibit that. Best to find out first what the regulations are on that . If you do utilize rain barrels, a peaked roof on the shed would allow for better run off. Be sure to cap the barrels or at least mesh or tulle to stop potential mosquito larva

[@epicgardening]

Yes, we can! And thank you

[@dhoffman4955]

A shed with a single pitch would make rainwater collection easier, and you may be able to angle windows to maximize sunlight in the winter.

[@JK-eu1du]

Man, this is great, thanks very much. I've been recommending ya to all my friends, hope your subscriptions keep blowing up!!!

[@epicgardening]

Thank you my friend!

[@montanaliving4769]

An absolutely beautiful place with so much potential! Congratulations! You can imagine my envy from northwest Montana tho my views are stunning as well I would love your climate for gardening!

[@epicgardening]

Montana is beautiful

[@abyssal_phoenix]

have you ever grown poppy flowers? There are tons of different variations. My favs are the 3 natives here: red-orange, orange, white with pink hints. (The last one was introduced by farmers. The flowers attract lots of pollinators and the seeds are delicious in many ways (bread, crackers, granola bars, cakes, desserts, etc)

[@glamour4425]

Just wanted to say I love your videos, help me so much !!

[@emilyrachelle88]

That’s awesome you’re in San Diego!! I just subscribed!! So nice to have gardening tips from someone who is in my area!

[@mg4468]

LOVE THIS “MINI SERIES”! I’ve learned so much from your videos...TYTYTY! ♥️ & Thank you SO MUCH! FROM, YOUR FAN & FUTURE FARMER STUDENT IN TRAINING ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️