Fruits Everywhere! (Garden Tour)

[@theupsidetotheoutside883]

Thanks for showing your garden. The good and the bad. That’s why it’s good to grow a lot of different stuff. When one’s not doing so good. You get other opportunities. I’m excited to try my pluots too. I have a 4 in 1 variety.

[@ZaatarGardens]

That is one of the premises on why I planted so many different varieties to find out which will work and which won’t

[@patriotoftruth-v1w]

😂 can't get angry with such a cutie pie. Hang in there brother.

[@jeffhogan7991]

Thanks for the update Moses. Still look forward to your videos after all these years. Give yourself slack on the videos too. They are perfect. You and IV organics taught me everything I know. I’ve got 35 fruit trees about 5 years old now. Planted them watching your videos in preparation of my retirement. Retired in feb. I’m in suburbia 6k lot like you an hour north of Los Angeles near Magic Mountain. Zone 9b. I’ve Got 5 kids 10 yrs to 24 yrs. Gotta keep the balance for time for yourself and family. Positive thoughts your way. My royal Lee and Minnie royal cherry trees in same hole were champs this year. About 300. I keep them 8 feet high. Also just planted last year a parfianka pom. My wonderful died/frost so planted based on your recommendation. Last. I grafted first time this year. Out of 10 scions. 4 took. Golden Nugget and Tangelo scions on a pixie tangerine tree. Then my Dorset apple I put pink lady and Fuji on. I’ve had a lot of success with dorset apple. Got the tree 8 feet high modified central leader Again thanks for the videos they are very helpful or just entertaining. Wife is watching tv and I’m next to her on the iPad watching you. You’re paying it forward.

[@ZaatarGardens]

5+ year old tree is the sweet spot, considered “Mature Trees” - Awesome to hear that you keep your trees short, one of the key aspects of functioning garden.

[@theb.u.g.lifefarm]

Hello Moses! We are experiencing a similar challenge with our children, who keep pulling leaves and unripe fruits from the garden. As a result, we have to keep a close eye on their movements while in the garden. Unfortunately, despite our supervision, they still manage to find their way into trouble. Thanks for sharing your experience *, peace!*

[@ZaatarGardens]

Yes, they do like to get into things that is for sure

[@maranathayall]

I'm with you and I know the feeling 😂. My kids try to help me in the garden all the time. My youngest likes to eat unripe strawberries and she loves to pluck unripe blueberries and drop them in a bucket while she practices her counting. Her twin brother likes to whack all of the veggies with anything he can get his hands on 😅.

[@ZaatarGardens]

At least she is using harvesting to help practice counting, that’s awesome!

[@ChristinesBackyardGarden]

Nice garden. Thanks for the tour. What was the first fruit you were thinning on the tree with different fruits and why did you have to do that?

[@K4lr0b]

Hahaha my daughter does the same thing, "thinning out" the fruit... Even strawberries 😂. I tell her that she is killing baby berrries so she understands and she kinda gets it but not just yet completely. I try to keep her on my sight but I guess thats the way it goes with kids haha.

[@ZaatarGardens]

Well, luckily, there’s many more fruit out of her reach

[@nmorris190]

another great video, Moses. do you pick up the plums once you shake them off? i’m wondering about the curculio.

[@ZaatarGardens]

If the plums fall unripe, I do not pick them up - if they fall, ripe and full of sugar, I pick them up

[@mzkhilari]

You mentioned in the video you use the black currant plant not for its fruit, but for its leaves. What do you use the leaves for? I'm very curious!

[@ZaatarGardens]

The leaves do smell like the berries

[@mzkhilari]

@@paul.1337 oh thanks for sharing!!!!

[@littin3671]

Are you in Sacramento? Curious because i thought mango only grows in Florida

[@ZaatarGardens]

Central California (same zone though as Sacramento)

[@mjt2582]

Apples trees shouldn’t be giving you that much trouble - generally they are easy to grow. How often do you water them? In my experience they are happy if the soil is kept wet

[@ZaatarGardens]

Hundreds of trees around me are carriers of fire blight, mostly Bradford Pears

[@mjt2582]

@@ZaatarGardens Brutal, what an annoying tree! Try grafting on Granny Smith - it’s very resistant of fire blight, and can hang on the tree past the holidays and becomes sweet

[@ZaatarGardens]

One of those trees is a Granny Smith, grafted three other varieties on it as well. Granny I would agree is more fire blight resistant. I am Hoping that ‘Liberty’ does well

[@lucifers1983]

you should look into the soil food web by dr elaine ingham. im currently I am in the consulting training program. I think it would be right up your alley. give it a look at the least. good luck, I like the videos btw.

[@xs8372]

Yeah my kid knows the trees are forbidden haha but I’m much meaner than you lmaoo

[@ZaatarGardens]

Well, I told them not to touch it, but that’s about it.