Healthy Soil, Healthy Life

[@pujabiswas3341]

You'd probably be bored of my same comments but I can't help but acknowledge that your videos give me such a peace of mind.. I can't thank you enough for it.. Just a lil TMI - going to move to the countryside after finals with my family and guess what there is space for a lil garden. I'll re-watch all your videos and with your valuable tips make my own garden from the scratch. 💜😊

[@FairylandCottage]

I always welcome kind comments like yours. It fills me up greatly. Lovely to hear your news. A whole new chapter for you. Let me know how you go in your exams and with the move.

[@Brooder85]

"Nature always has all the answers". That's exactly right! I am Pagan and so what you demonstrated resonated with my spirit and belief system. What we take from the land, we must give back to it. We must enrich our own lives and nature as well. Its sad that we live in a destructive industrialized world. Most people become cynical and begin to believe that humans are only "destroyers" of the natural world. We are not and we were never meant to be. If we learn from nature we can be just like every other living being and replenish life and spirit into the world. 🐣🐜🌻

[@FairylandCottage]

So so true my friend x

[@jessicacanfield5408]

I agree to a point. We have become destroyers of the earth but you are right we were not meant to be and we MUST become nurturers of the earth.

[@sara40111]

@@FairylandCottage Wow that's new for me I didn't even know that you can use food waste to put into soil. I'm going to have to try that this spring when we start planting our garden. Thank you for sharing this.

[@simonedutch1264]

Hi Niamh, oh my goodness the little baby pheasants, what a treat....that was so delightful to watch. You are amazing in the garden Niamh. Thank you for all your handy little hints. Have a wonderful week and take care XX

[@FairylandCottage]

Thanks as always Simone! Have a wonderful week too x

[@mathildet147]

I'm absolutely in love with Ireland and with you Irish people. I spent 4 years in your country and I'm forever gratedul for what it brought to my life. You and your videos are such a beautiful representation of the Good there is in Ireland, both in Nature and in People. Thank you so much for sharing some of it with us every week. It's fresh air to the mind!!

[@sophietopham8822]

I second that irish people are so pleasant always seem so upbeat even in adversity

[@FairylandCottage]

Ah thanks so much for saying!

[@mathildet147]

@@FairylandCottage I'm only stating the obvious 😉

[@elizamh5270]

One of the best channels on youtube 🥰🥰🥰 so beautiful

[@FairylandCottage]

Ah thanks! You made my day with your kind comment! X

[@capecod50s]

Oh thank you so much for sharing the family of baby pheasants with mom. Very precious.

[@MoonlightCottageASMR]

These babies are so cute. A few days ago I saw a mother duck and her babies passing by in front of my door, heading to the river near my home. This was a really touching scene. I've been using cardboard in my kitchen garden too and it's fantastic, so much worms came ! Thank you for another beautiful video and this banana trick ! I'll try it. Can't wait to see how this pond will turn out, too :)

[@FairylandCottage]

That is so so cute about the duck and babies! The pond is slow and exciting. We got some fish but the hawks ate them... you live and learn!

[@judithpurpora1493]

Thank you Niamh so much for the beautiful videos you send to us each week. I always sit down with a nice beverage and enjoy your calming nature walks and very useful information you provide. Be well and enjoy a wonderful day. Hello from Wisconsin!! ✌️😊

[@FairylandCottage]

Ah hello from fairyland to you in Wisconsin. Be well too and have a wonderful day x

[@marygeibel40]

Love your ideas! Am now burying my food scraps. Also leaves are great in a compost pile. They make the best dirt. Never understood why we remove the natural mulch that a tree produces annually only to turn around and purchase mulch at the store. Your videos inspire💚

[@cazpk6840]

You live in paradise ! I would like to visit Ireland someday. I hope someday you can make a video on beautiful scenic places people should visit in your beautiful state & country.

[@mariakalle9881]

I was waiting for your video! You inspire me so much with the beautiful scenes of nature and you even talk about things I didn't know💕

[@FairylandCottage]

Awh thanks. It’s a pleasure to have you here 💕

[@debweissler7808]

Cardboard boxes and paper bags not only feed the soil but make a great weed barrier. I hate herbicides & this natural weed guard works great under compost or mulch. Thanks for the pheasants! Adorable!!

[@g.mmcloughlin4964]

Fab video....loved the baby pheasants. Really loved this. Thank you 💚 xx G

[@melbonthuys7573]

Niamh, this was so helpful❤️ Thank you. My dad has an organic hydroponic fruit and veg business in South Africa, and he also uses fruit and veg scraps directly on his plants.

[@JacksonClan11]

We just bought a new property in August. We are using no till method for our new garden. I have been laying cardboard, then layering rabbit manure, hay, and soil from some high ground on our property. So far it's going well. We have also started 2 compost areas; one in a bin, and one in with our chickens. I'm saving my pennies to buy a chipper shredder so I can chip our fallen braches into wood mulch. Love the baby pheasants. Can't believe how calm they were with you so close!

[@FairylandCottage]

Wonderful what you are doing!

[@marjiecleveland]

Good to know about the banana peels! Loved seeing the baby pheasants! Thanks for sharing!

[@deborahmeyers7839]

You saw the baby Phesents and their mamma their blessings your blessings ❤️ yet another video from your heart xx

[@stephanie_a333]

Oh - this was *SO* helpful! Thank you for your gentle way of teaching and your deep, abiding love for Gaia (mother Earth).

[@bobtom4533]

What a pleasant nature video. Thank you for the banana water idea:) We begin triple digits this week, so some plants begin our desert "winter" and we start super enriching gardens. Soon the peas and bean plants will be chopped up with other composted leaves and coffee grounds. We have to water lightly a few times per week to continue decomposition and will tent it over so the sun doesn't bake it too much. We used to live in midwest USA where almost everything grew easily. Now we are learning the tricks of heat for 3 months then delight/planting/harvest rest of year. You are right...nature knows what to do just watch and learn. Hope you can watch those little chicks grow as you take strolls. D.

[@maryanndoerf]

Your videos are delivered in such a delightful relaxing manner. I’m so grateful to you for taking the time to show the world this earth friendly way of being and living. So many of us want to live well and sustainably but don’t know how. Glad I found you!

[@spoggy]

Oh MY GOSH! The baby pheasants! Thanks so much for sharing them. X

[@helenawoods]

so many beautiful wildflowers this time of year

[@FairylandCottage]

Isn't there just! so magical :-)

[@melanieeven8648]

You are special in your originality and so beautiful!🌸🌷🌸

[@vanja222]

Dear Niamh, you are such an inspiration for me 🌱👩🏻‍🌾☀️ I am learning and embracing new way of living just because of this beautiful channel. Thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤️

[@FairylandCottage]

Wonderful to hear my dear. Xxx

[@swaradatippannawar6595]

I love the white flowers spreading all-over.

[@lindylindybasicoceangirl]

...lovely reminder to stay in harmony with nature...oh and baby pheasants-ty for that...

[@cltinturkey]

This is a wonderful and important message. Thank you for sharing! The baby pheasant bonus and beautiful Irish countryside mean you always have lovely videos. I think the pheasant mama was nervous, but we loved seeing her chicks.

[@sbazeghi]

Beautiful camera work, as usual. Interesting angles and gorgeous scenery. Big fan of your channel and philosophy!

[@MindysPlace]

My grandmother saved egg shells in a canning jar, filled the jar with water, replaced the lid securely and used it to water her plants. She said it stunk to high heaven but it worked. :-)

[@roslynmonahan1352]

We are in Melbourne Australia and are on a sand dune with no nutrients in the soil and any good soil or compost we added would run straight through the sand. To combat this we built raised garden beds and used layers of cardboard and prunings then added vegi mix (soil) and our compost and this has enabled us to grow food and flowers without the goodness disappearing through the sand. We also have a poly pipe with some holes around the bottom which we stand in the veggie garden. We can add veggie scraps into and the worms come and go. When we prune plants now we add the clippings straight on top of the garden beds and now our garden is filled with life.

[@peggygilbertsen9099]

I used to just throw whole banana peels at the base of roses, but I like the idea of the tea . Thank you. The baby birds are just the sweetest.

[@RhyBeezy]

Peggy Gilbertsen same but then I got flies so now I dig them in 👍

[@CeliaAWhite]

The baby pheasants are so beautiful! Thank you for sharing. Your channel is amazing.

[@delyn5443]

Working with the earth rather than against it. Best line ever. As a child I watched my grandfather place compost into trenches in his garden in Maine. He always had the best garden, even in the rocky clay soil of Maine.

[@FairylandCottage]

Wow I love hearing those stories. It’s the simple things that work the best eh!

[@rosehill3880]

Oh my gosh, your video and your voice is soooooo relaxing. Pure loveliness and great tips too. Thank you.

[@ClaireCaoimheRaeMoonshadow]

Thank you for sharing the baby pheasants. So fuzzy!

[@GinaHouse]

I'm SO excited about the banana tea fertilizer! I eat at least 5 bananas a day and usually compost my peels. I'm definitely going to make this - thank you! I loved this video so much. Especially the baby pheasants and seeing you work in the garden. SO SO peaceful. Have a wonderful week!! :D

[@cookysmith5215]

Loved the banana tea idea! I live in a condo and have little chance to garden, but my house plants will enjoy the tea. Thank you!

[@laylabenevides650]

I love to watch your videos before to start my day, so peaceful

[@feeonaghchambers7403]

Those baby pheasants were absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing! And I did love the tips too!

[@Furd3]

My grandmother used to use food scraps in her garden and it was so rich and produced so very well. Also crushing egg shells and placing around the bottoms of your roses will help them. ❤Love your channel and always look forward to Sundays!

[@FairylandCottage]

Thanks so much Jodi! X

[@feeonaghchambers7403]

Those baby pheasants were absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing! And I did live the tips too!

[@patricek.466]

No tips -but I did spend the weekend creating a raised bed . I put down the cardboard first then added compost from my bin - and leaves. I hope to have it ready to plant this week! I love when the compost suddenly becomes dirt within that first month of warmer weather ( April for us!) Also picked some raspberry leaves for tea today Using what we have !

[@melanietindel8108]

Good day to you, I discovered your channel a few weeks ago. I have never been a big KZbin viewer...until now. I regularly check just to see your new upload.Your videos are so lovely! They bring such inspiration, peace, joy and hope to my days. Thank you so much for sharing yourself with us! Sincerely with ♡, Melanie

[@FairylandCottage]

Melanie Tindel hi Melanie, lovely to have you here. It’s always a treat for me to have new people enjoying the videos. I’m really glad to hear you get so much from them. Many Irish blessings, Niamh

[@HomemakingMantra]

U r blessed to live in the greensry... ur videos r like therapy😊😊

[@Thewitchescookery]

I have to try all of those tips! I loved how the earth looked after the cardboard "treatment" - so rich and moist!

[@shawnamorin9618]

I love spring😍. Thank you for these tips!

[@infinitylife4464]

I said it, and I'll keep say it: thanks for helping the world, you are such a good example, love your videos!

[@FairylandCottage]

You are very kind to say

[@melisse8150]

Amazing! Baby pheasants, thanks for sharing. Never seen them. Beautiful birds.

[@storyandstone]

The little pheasants were so cute! Thanks for the great tips!

[@Bramble1976]

I have a worm farm, it's amazing how much worm wee it produces. I also compost and I have a pony, her manure is made into liquid fertilizer. And when I can't be bothered, I just bury my veggie scraps 😁

[@Angie-gh2ee]

You are simply the best! You are an angel for the earth, the community and my soul. 🌿

[@allinclusive4943]

Love that! I collect every now and then horse droppings on my walks in the woods near a farmer with horses just nearby! They mustn't be too "fresh". I sprinkle them on my flowers and vedgetables and it's so nourishing!! Take care🌹

[@jacquipayne5798]

Loved this! Thankyou. Soil is so important to the growth of our plants ♥️

[@5674Kc]

Thank you Niamh! You always put things in a different light, a clearer lense. 🥰

[@lisag.6599]

I used cardboard once years ago to make a garden area in the yard. It's just as you said, the soil was nice and soft underneath, the grass gone, and all easy to work with! I like the banana tea idea - thanks.

[@FairylandCottage]

Isn’t it just so brilliant!! Simple, free and works

[@Currentlywearing1]

I have never thought you can use cardboard this way! WOW! Your videos are so inspiring 😘

[@keithlomas6107]

That lovely green Irish grass...

[@Reina623]

This week's video seemed extra special for me, thank you. I've never seen baby pheasants before nor have I heard of banana tea fertilizer, that I will try. Have a great week. 🍌🌱

[@FairylandCottage]

Ah that’s wonderful to hear. Thanks.

[@AG-io5wr]

This was enjoyable and informative, thank you.

[@ma.christytion9241]

Thank you for sharing your place through this channel. Im Christy from the Philippines and had been leaving in the city since a typhoon struct our semi rural home. This video is a balm for my psyche. THANK YOU 🙏🌷

[@beebalmstrawberries3865]

Your videos are pure inspiration~thank you! I just made a raised bed vegetable garden using the cardboard method. You make me feel that I am capable of doing small things that make a difference--so wonderful. Thank you again!

[@klarapetelei702]

Thank you. I always wait for your new videos. These baby pheasants are gorgeous along with their mother. I consider today's video as a birthday present!

[@kerryirving2949]

Klara Petelei happy birthday 💫

[@FairylandCottage]

Ah a happy Birthday to you! Hope it was a magic day xxx

[@thetinyveganlife3552]

Beautiful video ! I love those little baby pheasants 🥰 Great tips too. Our horses do a lot of the work for us when it comes to improving the soil... our veggies sure love their contribution 😆

[@FairylandCottage]

The Tiny Vegan Life thanks Agnes, It’s so great to have the horses contribution! 😀

[@khedutsamriddhi7751]

Hi Niamh! First of all congratulations on the baby :) I wanted to share that I gave a training on organic farming in rural Gujarat, India. I showed this video to the farmer women who do not understand any English. I requested them to just look at the video first and planned to explain what was being said later. They had an absolutely great time just watching the video. Most of them understood what was being communicated as much of it was demonstrated in the video so beautifully. They were especially delighted to see the baby pheasants :) Thank you for creating such lovely content!

[@FairylandCottage]

Ah thanks so much. Lovely to hear that you shared the video and that it resonated with non English speakers. Xxx

[@rachelledeguzman1287]

Just found your channel...so peaceful and relaxing, simple living. I love it..

[@shilpasamuel6226]

Nice video, vry soothing..

[@cathyjenkins7831]

I really, really did enjoy this video please post more like this

[@juliabirner4948]

I really enjoy your gardening tips videos! Keep going, you are amazing!

[@ManuelaChristina1]

I am bingewatching your video's 🥰 You are such a inspiration 💗

[@starshine9147]

I soak egg shells in a pitcher of water after I crack them for breakfast ...the water smells but house plants thrive

[@tinalemna7998]

I learn so much from you. Thank you for the tips, I’m going to try them. Also those baby pheasants were the cutest thing ever!

[@chandrikagupta6025]

your voice is very calming and I also love your sustainable gardening ideas thanks for sharing :)

[@lizlemonwantsitall]

Oh my those baby pheasants are adorable

[@FairylandCottage]

Aren’t they just the cutest !

[@EdensApple80]

100% yes on cardboard in the garden! It is amazingly easy. I wanted to put a cottage garden in front of my picket fence and a landscape designer wanted to spray chemicals to kill the grass, heck no! I just layered cardboard, compost and well rotted manure.

[@cathylynnpietranton]

Your videos are such a joy to watch.💚

[@RackinRudy]

I absolutely loved this videos tips! I have 9 animals and have lots of big boxes from Chewy, I'll be cutting them up today and adding to my garden! ❤

[@FairylandCottage]

9 animals... so much fun indeed!

[@nicolettalave8842]

Grazie per i tuoi video! Sono pura poesia e amore per MadreTerra🙏🏻🌺🌸🌼🌞❤️🇮🇹

[@pinkpoodlepaloma]

Thats a brilliant idea for the banana skins. I usually make citrus vinegar with the oranges and lemons. And I've also begun a bin for small cut up veg peelings. Thanks for that

[@doro8856]

What a fabulous video, Niamh. The pheasants were absolutely heart warming. Thanks for showing them and their mother. Delightful. Great soil enhancing ideas you have! They're wonderful. I'll definitely try the cardboard and the quick composing ideas. I'd give two thumbs up if I could, but the one that KZbin allows me to make is all I can offer. : )

[@FairylandCottage]

You offer me so much every week with your support and views and comments. I really appreciate it all. Thank you x

[@retrobebop61]

Great tip! Thanks! The pond will be lovely. And those baby pheasants😌oh the cuteness!!!

[@katdobvines]

I look forward to your videos each week. Thank you 😊

[@laurenkwh]

Making banana peel tonic right now. Excited to try it on my garden!

[@Persephone0110]

Thank you for this. I use food scraps in my garden as well!

[@nortinita]

Como siempre, maravilloso video

[@adagiomoments9285]

Such a beautiful and inspirational video! Love your channel ❤️

[@muslimmuslim8095]

Absolutely loved the video. Thank you so much.

[@senzaliving928]

Hello Niamh! Beautiful video and such great information, I learned a lot! I love watching you add more to your pond and taking your time with it. You're so patient! Cheers, Enza

[@FairylandCottage]

Isn’t it coming along nicely Enza!

[@whattovisitinromania5044]

Oo, that little ones are so sweet! 😍🤗

[@deborrasanders]

I'm a big fan of mulching. I heavily mulch all my beds, wood chips most places and straw in the vegetable beds. I also use composted manure and my regular compost on all my beds. Just from doing this and without tilling, all of my beds have slowly turned to deep, rich soil. They were heavy clay beforehand.

[@meadowlane637]

I love watching your videos. You live the life I aspire to live💜 I am getting there. Stay safe💕

[@marianunes8747]

Hi, here from Portugal. This video is absolutely gorgeous, amazing. I learned so much from it! Thank you!!!

[@nonone8620]

Your voice is so peaceful and the video is so hygge and cozy. Love it ❤I'm a slow living youtuber in French Polynesia just discovered your channel! Subscribed!

[@karellarsen939]

Thank you for this information! I never thought about doing this!! I have in the past put egg shell in water and use them for plant care. Thank you so much❤️

[@kerryirving2949]

Nice to see the lambs 😊

[@sandraboose1543]

Love your videos so relaxing.

[@veganqueen6500]

What a nice video! Thank you! 🙏🏻 I love Nettle to fertilize my soil! You soak it in water for a few weeks. It’s full of nitrogen!

[@ivyherz7816]

Beautiful! 🥰 Sending you love from Bosnia&Herzegovina ✨

[@FairylandCottage]

Thanks...sending you love too!

[@AngelDivinity111]

I love that banana fertilizer idea! Just today, I started using a 1 to 5 ration of coffee and water for fertilizer. You can also soak eggshells and use the water for plants as well :)

[@kendramigita1683]

Brilliant. This just gave me so many fantastic ideas.

[@nadiagoddard227]

Thank you for your video. I am waiting every Sunday now to see what delights you will share with us. I hadn't heard of the banana tea but I will be making it in the future. The baby pheasants were delightful. The citrus peel I now save and some I soak in water for a couple of days blend it and strain it then put the liquid into an old spray bottle and use it as a deodoriser in the bathroom. Other peel I dry, there are a number of videos on what you can use them for. Thank you so much for getting me through this lockdown and sharing your life with us.

[@FairylandCottage]

Ah good idea with the citrus peel! Delighted for your weekly support! Means the world to me. X

[@unplannedjourneys4066]

Such useful tips. Thank you so much for sharing.