The Best Raspberries I've ever Tasted | Full Organic Orchard Tour

Join me on a tour of our organic orchard and see the best raspberries I've ever tasted. We'll talk about how we started, the problems we've encountered, and how we beat them.
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[@ivankylokhan4904]

I would love to have this guys as My Neighbor... i would be all over his Stuff helping him out in everyway

[@MikeKincaid79]

Haha, paid in raspberries

[@jim70ful]

Your not the only one their...lol

[@cherylmatthews4066]

I would be in his garden with my bowl and cream scoffing his raspberries....mmmmmm.

[@ivankylokhan4904]

Mike Kincaid haha, you can pay me with anything you want and desire im so open to you

[@dannac_8888]

You say that now, but you don't want to hear that ROOSTER every day TRUST ME!

[@wendythomas4930]

How beautiful! That has to feel so good knowing you are providing food for your family, at home. Wise man.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yep, we'll be set more and more as the years roll on.

[@judygoodson5855]

Thank you Mike. Bumped into this video this morning looking for ideas on planting my new thornless raspberry plants. What inspiration you give to your followers!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Glad it was helpful and inspiring, Judy!

[@RCCRAYZ]

Absolutely loved this tour Mike! Everything looks so great!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks! I've always wanted an orchard and finally achieved it. Now I want to expand and put in watering systems so it's self managing...................except for the mowing of course, lol.

[@RCCRAYZ]

@@MikeKincaid79 its really great. My dream growing up was I always wanted to own a nursery and have alot of different varieties of fruit trees and sell produce. Fresh picked produce. Some day I will. I never believed I could, and i have set that goal for myself. Thanks to your videos it made me believe in myself and do it. I've always had a green thumb and love plants. I never knew about hardwood propogation. And I learned germinating japanese maples from you too. You have been a great influence in my life and I Thank You for it!

[@zaviahopethomas-woundedsou9848]

Great plans!

[@lindakemer4950]

Beautiful orchard!💖🍓🍐🍎

[@jim70ful]

Mike. I LOVE it. I can not wait to grow our Raspberry Patch as big as yours. I will send you some pictures on Facebook on the plans for our yard. Thank you again...

[@MikeKincaid79]

No problem, Jim.

[@tonydavies8683]

man i love the look of that! great looking place ! you definitely are doing it right mike cant wait to see the next progression at your place. You are giving me a lot of ideas about what and how to grow it.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Awesome, glad to help with ideas. This orchard sure is starting to produce for us and it should do so for years to come.

[@CatherinesGardenHomeLWS]

Hello Mike! I remember when you started your apple orchard and garden. It is so wonderful to see your success. I have been propagating hydrangeas cuttings. I have had success. My hydrangeas are looking beautiful and it seems like I will be able to add more to my garden. Congratulations on your successful orchard and gardens.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks, you've been here for a long time, Catherine, and I appreciate your support. The orchard sure is a blessing for us now!

[@1catmac]

How ling has it taken you? I once planted fruit trees and berries, and the birds ate the cherries and currents in one day, yellow jackets swarmed all over my peaches, big ugly worms ate my tomatoes and the slugs got my strawberries. I gave up but want to try again someplace new.

[@Fabian_A86]

I heard deer are a problem up there for some gardens, but what a blessing to behold such nice wild animal. Loving that orchard and the northern fruits, flawless. Thank you so much amigo.

[@MikeKincaid79]

You're welcome, Fabian. Deer can be a real problem around here and you have to put up fencing to keep them out.

[@southsidecarly7427]

Everything turned out so awesome! The raspberries is what I dram of having❤️

[@MikeKincaid79]

The raspberries are so wonderful. We still have lots of blueberries and they are just as good!

[@southsidecarly7427]

Mike Kincaid yes I love blueberries too I grow lots of them and they are so good for you. I think all berries are good for you.

[@Carolbearce]

I have red raspberries and they are awesome this year. I used to pull all the leaves out in the fall when I pruned. Now I pile all my yard leaves in the berries and they seem to be so much happier. Probably the best harvest this year. I was laughing when you talked about mowing them down. I pull them and mow them all the time. I too feel bad when I just pull and throw away but what can you do. Everyone I know already has plants from me!!

[@meyersonfire]

you can dry the leaves of the plants you pull for raspberry leaf tea! amazing for the female organs

[@ranchodiablaacres3967]

You're living the dream, Mike!

[@MikeKincaid79]

This is it!

[@marciahofer4502]

The other variety of raspberry plants I have is Latham, very large. My only problem was I shared too much! I gave hundreds of my young plants away to family and friends and now I have to rebuild my raspberry garden this year. They multiply fast, so I will get them going again. I love sharing!💚

[@MikeKincaid79]

They sure do spread fast! I'll have to look up that variety, sound good!

[@DOLfirst]

Okay...now I'm coveting this orchard. Phenomenal

[@MikeKincaid79]

It's been a lot of work but all of it was fun and the production is phenominal!

[@lobe2032]

I absolutely love the way you trim those trees, I will definitely give that a try. Ahh who am I trying to kid, you are just the best at whatever you do. It all looks fabulous. 😁😁😁😊😊😊🤗🤗🤗

[@MikeKincaid79]

You're a real boost to my ego, Glenda, LOL

[@harvestenthusiast4519]

Omg! You've got an orchard😍🤯 I get excited remembering your awesome chicken house build! It was really cool. Also I just love chickens. 💖💖

[@MikeKincaid79]

We've got the whole 9 acres, lol.

[@threedogsandacamper503]

That’s quite an inspiration. I have 3 apple trees (5-6 ft) arriving Tuesday, some figs, blueberries and citrus going, but it’s going to take a lot of work and persistence to see results. That said, my weeds are really producing!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Like Zig Zigglar said, "You don't pay the price for success, you enjoy the price." Happy gardening.

[@Crazy4Crafting50]

This is AMAZING Mike! It soumds like your wife really rocks! Canning amd preserving takes a lot pf hard work! It's getting more and more difficult for me to do the work on my own. It's a very painful process without help.😔 but im considering doing a perennial food orchard like this. If you mixed a germination preventative into the compost/manure, you could stop this from happening. I got a load of horse manure 2 years ago and wish I would have put down preen myself! What a nightmare!

[@MikeKincaid79]

I've learned the hard way over the years too. We use to have cows and brought in a bunch of haylage for them, it was loaded with thistle seed!

[@carmenbailey1560]

Good job Mike, a keeper for sure 😄👍❤️😊

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yes, they are

[@annebieker1248]

Your orchard looks great! A wonderful project for your family. You might get yourself a cider press. I recommend a gallon 3 days on the water heater. Just a little sparkly. My family made made many, many gallons to share. Great for parties instead of hard liquor. Good for all ages.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Sounds like fun!

[@darlatidwell6255]

The Kincaid's really got it going on !! Great gardens !! 👍🙂

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks, Darla👍

[@darlatidwell6255]

@@MikeKincaid79 Ty for all the knowledgable tips and great video work too ! Love your channel !

[@bethannyallup2288]

Cool this one was different! Nice

[@MikeKincaid79]

I try to make all kinds of videos for you.

[@lilolmecj]

I am in the Pacific Northwest also, and I have a massive raspberry crop this year! It is all we can do to keep up with picking. Today I made sorbet, kind of a bit of work, but very good. I keep moving the stragglers to different areas of the yard, and gift plants to anyone who wants them. I have a Chow Chow who considers herself a great rodent killer, so do the rabbits, squirrels and rats. Since I started letting her run free in my garden areas around 9 p.m. I don’t have any problem at all. I am having a garage sale soon and there will be raspberry plants , probably for free, when I am giving them away I put them in grocery store plastic bags. Cheap and easy to carry.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Right on, sounds like you've got plenty of berrries, Carole. We just got 2 cats for my girls and we're hoping they keep the rabbits at bay.

[@shawns0762]

I was thinking of buying some land north of Montesano, it should be good soil in that area right?

[@Unseen883]

Wow lovely fruits,,.And beautiful plants also,,.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks, Pushpalata! They taste wonderful.

[@Unseen883]

@@MikeKincaid79 when I was child my parents had this type of Garden, and lots of fruits like, peach different types of mangoes, bananas raspberries papaya ,Malta, lemons,oranges,Guava,Jamun,jackfruit,custard apple,Chiku ,and Banana's.

[@Unseen883]

@@MikeKincaid79 I just willing to eating it. I think it's blessing of God to you and your family, " you and your family, also very hard worker for this outcome." ,

[@grahamallen3941]

Great orchard Mike, you could open a good fruit stall at the farm! We could almost taste those raspberries hmmmm! Take care Graham🇬🇧🇬🇧👍

[@MikeKincaid79]

My kids may do something like that in the future.

[@munirasultana2313]

Loved the Video 💟 A new Subscriber here 👍

[@user-eo8to1xo2e]

Good stuff thank you

[@MikeKincaid79]

You're weclome!

[@maryannrondinella5680]

Hi Mike, other than the Korean JADAM recommendation to grow an orchard with grass, you are the only organic grower who talks about the benefits of keeping grass along with woodchips and manure/cpmpost. I have a bare patch where dangerous old trees were removed, and a grassy area. I would love to grow berries and small fruit trees. I think the grass would moderate the hot summer heat and cold winter freezes. I am in Central FL where the summers are crazy hot but we also get nighttime temps in the 20s F in the winter. Oddly enough, the winters tend to be dry, too. I am definitely going to look into growing some grass as a cover. Thanks and happy berry eating!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Very interesting! I've never heard of this but headed over to look it up now. Thanks, Maryann!

[@tammyclifton5800]

Wild lettuce really does work for pain relief. I just picked one plant this weekend and the leaves are currently drying.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Wow, thanks, Tammy. I've never actually tried to use it myself but I think it's really neat when people go back to the old way of doing things and use the land and the plants that grow on it.

[@topp352]

big hug Mike.

[@LULC0759]

Wow those apple trees😍thanks for mowing so we could see better. We just purchased 2.4 acres and the entire acreage (mostly farm land ) looks like your weed area. So I’m wondering if our zero turn Toro will plow thru it. 🧐

[@MikeKincaid79]

It was rough. I'd definitely get a tractor with a brush hog for several acres.

[@amourdeparis]

Great garden, Mike! My favorite blueberry varieties are Darrow, Chandler, Blueray, and Spartan. You should sell young raspberry plants and offer U-pick raspberries.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks, Frank! I sold a few this past spring but it's hard to keep up with the demand. Not a bad problem to have. I've got the first 2 blueberry varieties you mentioned, will have to look into the other 2.

[@raineprins1977]

Tips, do's & don't about espaliering? Love the orchard 👍

[@MikeKincaid79]

I have 2 videos about it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3nPY6SagsyfZpI | kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6jFdGyCnrl8gKc

[@camicri4263]

Oh man, looks good but you got to keep up with the weeds,schedule 1/2 or 1 hour every day in different area. So cool. I envy you right now with the raspberries. Now when they start growing just pull them out. Hugsto you and your girls🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗💜

[@MikeKincaid79]

They are so good, wish you could be here right now to taste them.

[@camicri4263]

Me too.

[@michaeldragan4169]

Hi Mike, I enjoy watching your videos. You’re very entertaining! Question for you, have you ever propagated a Mandevilla plant, and if so, do you have a video showing the process? My plant is getting quite large and I’d like to make a few new plants. Much appreciate any guidance from you.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Never have but looks like a plant that could be rooted as softwood cuttings. I'm sure I'll get around to it one of these years.

[@bhutrus3267]

Nice job Mike. Fruit for a village u have.

[@MikeKincaid79]

It's more than we can eat. Provides plenty for winter storage.

[@starfire8221]

Wow! That’s all I can say ... Wow!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks, Sharon!

[@marciahofer4502]

Hi Mike! I am enjoying your videos so much that I'm watching the tour of your orchard at 3:15 am!! Your farm is absolutely gorgeous! Your berries look so healthy. You and Shellie must never get to rest! Lol. I have always heard that fertilizing strawberry plants will kill them. I have used steer manure early in the spring and have had pretty good luck. Your strawberry 🍓 plants look amazing. What kind of fertilizer do you use? I need to get everbearing strawberries so we have berries the whole summer, but want to get a larger size berry. The strawberry plants I have now are the giant strawberry called Whopper, and they are June bearing. Basically, I am feeding a bear, deer, rabbits and birds.We need some sort of fencing. I don't mind sharing, but obviously the critters have a huge appetite! All your plants look very healthy! I really enjoyed watching this video and seeing your orchard! I dont know when you and Shellie can find time to rest! You have a beautiful place!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks so much, Marcia, we work really hard on this place. We feel the same about the strawberries. They are everbearing and taste great but are a little small. Someday we'll find the perfect strawberry. Still getting blueberries around here and the grapes will be ready soon! Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoy the videos. I just made a video for you and uploaded it this morning. Sorry to keep you up so late, lol.

[@verderandy9161]

Hey Mike, Gr8 job with the fruits. Especially the raspberries they dont love our heat here in Georgia. Hope to try the Niwot fall bearing black raspberry, rumor has it black raspberries can handle the heat better. And wouldnt you know it you have several of the exact same weeds we have here in Georgia!!! It would be so nice if our fruit bearing species were so well adapted to various climates, soils, etc. Thnx for sharing and all the best success. Randy/GA

[@MikeKincaid79]

Haha, that's interesting about the weeds. When I was in Dallas, I noticed some of the same weeks there that I have here.

[@andrewhunter5254]

Hi I summer pruned on Saturday just gone the reason I do it in mid July is my pear trees now the nights are cutting in and it's too late for them to push out new growth so they concentrate on making fruiting spears. Also if you do summer pruning there should be no need for winter pruning as the trees will be ready for spring as they are. 😎👍

[@MikeKincaid79]

The winter pruning is for shape. I like to go through my trees in the winter when the leaves are off and I can see the branching. At that time, I'm able to shape the trees better and allow for more air flow between branches, get rid of anything that's excessively crossing each other, and just give them a better appearance overall.

[@theoverworkedgardener5648]

Dude you're buried in berries 😂

[@MikeKincaid79]

Haha, there you go again

[@dannac_8888]

@@MikeKincaid79 The wold blueberries from Maine and Quebec are the really nutritious ones. They're really small and blue all the way through. Any chance you can grow those varieties in your zone? They are the highest in antioxidants and they are stronger when frozen then fresh. No wonder your whole family looks so healthy! You're thriving with fresh fruit and veggies the way it is supposed to be! I have lavender, a rare rhody and 5 different petunias prop-ING now all from your training. Thank you! 💜🌞

[@shaurishauri7786]

I love your raspberries...they are big. Mine is very sweet, but the fruit is just small. I also planted one apple, one plum, and one blueberry. I have different fig trees bearing fruits these days. And yeah, damn grasses are very annoying especially on rainy seasons!

[@theoverworkedgardener5648]

Very cool video I'm actually working so I had to watch it in pieces. I really would like to have a orchard myself but I have to figure out a way to keep the goats out. Lol

[@MikeKincaid79]

Working on a Sunday? I guess when the air conditioning goes out in Texas, it's an emergency. Those goats are killing you man, you've got to get this under control, lol.

[@dannac_8888]

My friend has goats on his vineyard in NZ. He didn't buy them but he has to feed them. He CAN'T STAND THEM and they are a drain on his biz plan. The bank said they are costing him more to have them. But understand he's a full blown 350 hectare vineyard on the coast of S. Island, NZ. And he raises (who doesn't in NZ) sheep as well.

[@theoverworkedgardener5648]

@@dannac_8888 that sounds like a headache to me goats and Vines. Only useful thing about my goats is that her goat droppings. I compost them down for my raised beds.

[@farmerbug7343]

Awesome fruit trees! Didn't had success in my only apple in the backyard. Always visited by the apple rust, then transfers to pear tree. Eventually cut the 8" dia apple tree this spring and kept the 10-inch trunk dia. pear. Anyway, you mentioned seeding the cleared area with grass, do you want to try white clover (trifolium repens)? I will do so in my front lawn and probably in the backyard garden. I sort of took the cue from "You Can't Eat The Grass" channel. Although white clover won't feed us, it will be a much better pollinator attractor than grass. Cheers!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Haven't seen that channel. I'll have to check it out.

[@InReality33]

Uhhhhhh WOW!

[@holly_kay5570]

Love this area Mike, and those Raspberries!!! But I kept wanting to find out what variety they were.

[@RWSBrowning]

Canby

[@MikeKincaid79]

No idea, they came from my mother-in-law and she had them for decades.

[@shainemcmillan]

You ever seen peach sorbet blueberries? Picked one up from my local nursery for my wifes birthday. Their from bushel and berry. Pretty neat grafted blueberry plant. Does grow big though 2 feel from what I read.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Never seen that one but I'll keep my eye out for it.

[@shainemcmillan]

Lol sorry for the terrible writing. What I meant to say is it doesn't grow bigger than 2 feet high. I didn't know that it was possible to graft those types of plants

[@mflath7374]

Great tour of your orchard. Thank you. How do you do the irrigation of that area?

[@MikeKincaid79]

We don't need much water because of all the manure and wood chips so we just go out there a couple times during the summer and hand water or my wife will set up the sprinkler. The wood chips do a great job of holding in moisture.

[@geraldskinner63]

Raspberries, Apples and Blueberries next! Thanks Mike!..BTW.. one of my rose cuttings bloomed! (and its 100 degrees for a week here) remind me at what point I should remove the plastic bottles? You Rock Amigo!

[@MikeKincaid79]

If they have good roots then you can start acclimating them to less humidity.

[@AsintheDaysofNoah]

What state do you live in? Great videos👍🏼. I’m starting more blackberries from your other video, thank you!

[@denko44]

Hey Mike, pink lemonade is a fun blueberry! I'm moving away from blueberry to honeyberries. Similar flavor but alot less picky about the soil & PH.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Haven't seen that variety. We have one called pink popcorn and my girls love it. I'll have to look into honeyberries. Maybe our soil is naturally suited fro blueberries cause the crops get bigger every year for us.

[@denko44]

@@MikeKincaid79 I'm in Puyallup, we are in a great blueberry area, for sure. I like the idea of planting and forgetting, I'm a lazy gardener 😂. That's why the honey berries appeal to me! Pest resistant, disease resistant, not picky about PH, soil & will grow in shady area.

[@MikeDawson1]

@@denko44 do they actually taste like blueberries though? or do they just taste sweet with no flavor?

[@craftinshannon]

Hi @Mike Kincaid. Loving all your fruit? What a blessing that kind of abundance can be! Are you by any chance selling raspberry canes/suckers this year? I ordered 2 each of 4 varieties But I was looking for an older red raspberry vs some of the more recent introductions. Yours look amazing and with the story including your Mother-in-law they sound like the perfect berry for our new berry patch at our new house! With 5 grandchildren, I may not have enough to can, 😂

[@MikeKincaid79]

I do plant to sell some eventually but just haven't gotten around to it yet. I'll announce it when I do.

[@malarieluckadue1042]

Love the fruit trees when do you plant them

[@MikeKincaid79]

I planted mine in spring about 3 or 4 years ago.

[@shortsMyBestVlogEntertainment]

Hi Mike. I love to watch all the video and I propagate the rose cuttings just follow your instruction but unfortunately they did not survive d. Can you pls let me know why. Thanks.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Hard to say without seeing your set up and the climate but don't give up. Study the principles of propagation and continue to work with the plants until you get it.

[@redwood1957]

Well glad to see you are not slacking off. You need some temp electric fence and 2 goats. Follow with the chickens. Mention that to your wife. Could you go over the positioning of your hoop house and what side is rolled up. Thank you Mike

[@MikeKincaid79]

I really need to get that hoop house video out to you. You've only been asking for several years now, lol.

[@redwood1957]

@@MikeKincaid79 oh we have time no rush lol

[@Shazza75]

Sell you're excess. Set up your own roadside stall at home. Little side business for you & they won't go to waste. 🙂👍

[@marciahofer4502]

Great video. What variety is your raspberries? I have Heritage and one other very large variety, but yours are so bushy and healthy. One of mine bears fruit in July and again in September, which is nice. If I cant make jelly early, I can always plan for later on. Beautiful plants! 💚 The mower did a great job and less work and fast!!

[@MikeKincaid79]

I don't know the variety as they came from Shellie's mom, who had them growing at her place for probably 30 years. They are thornless and a great producer.

[@marciahofer4502]

Hi Mike! The largest raspberries i have are thornless and a heavy producer. Maybe that's the variety you have. The problem i had was my husband built a shop andbi had to move the plants in the hot summer weather. I only had a few that made it. They are multiplying. Looking forward to my recovery and being able to take care of my gardens!💚

[@techvlad8736]

Thanks for showing the awesome and the terrible!

[@MikeKincaid79]

You bet! That’s how we all learn together.

[@justinmarick382]

Nice looking good were those grafted apples trees at

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yes, they're grafted. I picked these trees up at a local nursery a few years back. They were standard growing apples and I bent the branches to create the espaliered effect.

[@lorenbush8876]

Are the apple trees dwarfs? You should pot the raspberry runner shoots up and sell them. Thanks Mike.

[@MikeKincaid79]

I've sold them in the past. Yes, the apple trees are semi-dwarf.

[@Dankapotamus918]

The yellow ones are the best.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yellow raspberries?

[@tonyzarzecki5408]

My grapes are bigger, concord . Like the blueberries never seen that big mine are small, but just bought this year. I’ve picked a lot of raspberries this past week, I get them 3x a year, made jam last year. Wish I could send pictures on here.

[@MikeKincaid79]

3 times a year sounds great. You can post pictures on the Facebook group link in the description.

[@craigdreisbach5956]

Wonderful video, Mike. I got some great tips from you on managing the raspberries as mine keep expanding on their own. What seems to be a new trend here in Vermont and nationwide is for people to be planting Haskap (honey berries), the newer varieties from Canada seem to be much more flavorful than the older northern european ones. I tried them this year, along with 4 varieties of gooseberries, but it will be awhile before I will know if they have been worth the effort. Kind regards. Craig

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks, Craig, I'll have to check them out.

[@cinderellie9583]

So whem you prune/trim the raspberries do you cut all but the new canes for nex years fruit? (I finally have raspberries😃😃!!!)

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yes, cut the old canes that the raspberries grew on this year and leave the new canes for next year's fruit.

[@cinderellie9583]

@@MikeKincaid79 excelent! Thank you sir! ( my typing😫) thank you very much!

[@dalelusk2151]

What kind of raspberry plant is?Thanks for your video.

[@MikeKincaid79]

I'm not sure. They came from my mother-in-law, who's had them for decades. I wish I knew. They are the absolute best tasting raspberries I've ever had though and they're thornless.

[@zoridabaksh7404]

Send some plants for me I'm from Trinidad and Tobago

[@MikeDawson1]

do you know what variety raspberries those are? I see the canes look totally smooth, do you know if they're Glencoe?

[@MikeKincaid79]

Not sure. They came from my mother-in-law who had them for decades. The canes are smooth because they’re thornless.

[@sirikornjitprasertporn4023]

Mike, I like yr gardening and thanks for sharing. Do you have this flower color ,Red dark and kind of this white /Teddy bear & White Campanula , for sale? How much each small size shipped to Oak harbor , WA?

[@MikeKincaid79]

I don't have those varieties for sale right now but I can take more cuttings this year.

[@sirikornjitprasertporn4023]

@@MikeKincaid79 Ok thanks

[@alicer3423]

I think he will be in the dog house as soon as she finds out about the mower. But she may forgive him because it looks so nice now. Also Mike those Raspberries are beautiful.

[@MikeKincaid79]

She wasn't happy but I keep seeing a smile on her face when she sees how cleaned up it looks.

[@patricksmith3135]

Wow! What a beautiful arrangement (minus weeds). Too bad you have a surplus each year though. I read once of a farmer with the same problem with his berries. He allowed people to come in with their own baskets and pick their own berries, then they paid him by the pound/quart/pint etc. He had all he could use and made money on what he could not use and had no labor costs for picking the fruits. Just an idea. I think he had a pre arranged subscription thing going on, whereby the customers paid him a flat fee for membership etc then they paid a reduced rate for fresh, self-picked produce. Just a thought for you. It might pay for some of your farming costs. Thanks for an enjoyable time watching your show.

[@MikeKincaid79]

I originally planted a 40 foot row but my wife didn't think it would be enough. Jokes on her.

[@tahajudku7945]

Hi mike , u plants a lot . Dont u have any problem with squirrel ? Cause i do . I cant plant anything and i never get to see the fruits get bigger. 😧

[@MikeKincaid79]

More problems with rabbits than squirrels but we have 2 cats now so we'll see if that helps.

[@haileynichelle8343]

What variety are those raspberries in the 50' row?😍 I love hearing the beautiful birdsongs in your orchard too

[@MikeKincaid79]

Not sure of the exact variety. They came from my mother-in-law who had them for probably 30 years. All I know is that they're the best raspberries ever and I wouldn't trade them for any other variety. Someone once said they might be a variety called Canby. You may want to look into that one.

[@haileynichelle8343]

@@MikeKincaid79 Thank you! I'll look into Canby. That's awesome to hear about how you got them, I've heard that plants can adapt to the microclimate and evolve over each new generation of seeds, so you may even have your very own specialized variety!

[@JacobSimpson]

I haven't finished watching the video yet but have you gotten any figs yet? I have started getting some. I've picked about 70 in the past few days! I'm making strawberry fig jelly right now and we're going to make a cobbler after lunch.

[@MikeKincaid79]

The figs are struggling this year. I think it's the weather. It's been very cloudy and rainy all spring and summer so far. Not much new growth yet either. Might be a dud for figs this year in my area.

[@JacobSimpson]

@@MikeKincaid79 my figs have been loving the rain. I think I have more figs than ever this year. I haven't really gotten but a few from my air layers but my one tree (the one I have done all my air layers and cuttings on) is over 30ft tall and is absolutely loaded Hopefully you'll get some. Are yours in ground or in pots?

[@delanaespinoza]

Please verify for me.. rows of brambles should always be planted north to south not west to east for example, right?

[@MikeKincaid79]

That would be idea, as the sun will hit both sides of them, but you also have to work with the space you have.

[@Octoberosa]

Hi, How do you maintain acidic soil for the blueberries?

[@MikeKincaid79]

The acidic soils build over time. Add a lot of carbon mulch and it will become fungally dominant. As the fungus breaks down the carbon, they will create a more acidic soil that will last.

[@littlebigplanet2185]

Do the raspberries form more of a bush or runners? And what's the variety?

[@MikeKincaid79]

New stalks come up from the ground every year and grow up to 8 feet tall. Then they produce fruit on those stalks the next year and then die back.

[@bobbiejeanesser864]

How far apart did you plant your blueberries? Love your videos!

[@MikeKincaid79]

It's been a few years since I measured this all out but if I remember right, they're about 3 feet apart.

[@bobbiejeanesser864]

@@MikeKincaid79 Thank you, God Bless you and your family! 💚

[@melissaboel2420]

Please please please put some cherries, plums, peaches, apricots in your orchard and espali them too and teach us how!!! I put my apples and pears in this spring and keep going back to watch your videos on how I am supposed to care for them and prune them. I really want to add some stone fruits too so you need to add them to your orchard first so you can show me and the rest of the world how to do it. I get very mixed results googling espaliing stone fruits about if it works and how to do it so PLEASE show me how. The grapes, strawberries and asparagus all went in this spring too and are doing well following your videos. I am gonna need a grape pruning video too soon, add that to your to-do list please. You are awesome and I love your channel, I learn so much. Keep it up.

[@MikeKincaid79]

I have 2 cherry trees now and thought about espaliering them. Maybe I will.

[@melissaboel2420]

@@MikeKincaid79 please do! 😃

[@barbaracarreon9758]

Mike! Morning! 😁 Do you have Ka-Bluey® Northern Highbush Blueberry Plant ? Is so DELICIOUS!

[@MikeKincaid79]

I don't but I'll have to look into it!

[@nancysocal9505]

red raspberries are very tasty but you need to add a golden raspberry to your collection the flavor is AWESOME

[@MikeKincaid79]

Second time I've heard this today. I'll have to look into them.

[@brettwhite5906]

I would pay for some of those raspberry plants!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks Brett, I've gotten a lot of requests. I need to propagate a ton of them and list them on Ebay.

[@tinahalim6589]

I planted a Blueberry plant one year and it must be a bad gene, that plant never gave blueberries and now it looks dead, did I do something wrong? Was I suppose to feed them more often?

[@MikeKincaid79]

I have some like that too and what I'm finding is that some blueberries don't do well in some climates. I'm still learning too but if you've given it everything it needs to fruit and it's still not fruiting then that may be the culprit.

[@mikedan297]

Do you have fruit flies in your area? It is very good for a young family to have so many projects to do.

[@MikeKincaid79]

We occasionally get fruit flies but not bad. There's no end to the number of projects going on around here.

[@india80117]

I love your videos. Where are you located? How big is your yard? I am looking for options in NJ and Maryland.p

[@MikeKincaid79]

My property is almost 10 acres so plenty of room for expansion. We're in the Pacific Northwest near Olympia, Wa.

[@india80117]

@@MikeKincaid79 thanks for your reply. Do you have it as a business?

[@TheTinkerersWife]

Beautiful fruit orchard. Too bad Im down here in Portland or Id help pick your raspberries and take some off your hands. I've sern a huge resurgance in interest over wild lettuce. Even discovered I had someone harvest it from my property. In the 90s there was research done on it's efficacy that stated it did not have the opium properties that were historically claimed. Don't recall the source other than it was a university study here in the U.S. Hey if it works...😊 Laughing at you Mike. Well, we don't have to tell her you used her mower and how, you just did. Thanks for the tpur and tips.

[@MikeKincaid79]

I wish I filmed the mower part, you would have got a kick out of it!

[@misodinamosa]

I live in zone 5 growing area. I haven’t seen anything about your area. Can you tell how much the growing zone matters?

[@MikeKincaid79]

Just depends on what you're growing. I'm in zone 8b near Olympia, Wa.

[@mljudge]

how do you keep the critters from eating the goods??????

[@MikeKincaid79]

Some of it gets eaten but we get plenty too. I don't do anything special, just choose not to worry about it. There's plenty for everyone, lol.

[@fishyifishyi1757]

Which red variety is seed less & taste good

[@MikeKincaid79]

Flame Red and Canadice

[@ellenvandevoorde8943]

Sorry if I missed it, but what kind of raspberries are those?

[@MikeKincaid79]

Not sure. They’ve been in the family for about 30 or 40 years.

[@deantackett2243]

are the apple trees dwarf, semi-dwarf, or full sized?

[@MikeKincaid79]

semi-dwarf

[@BVisser7]

Do you trellis the raspberries at all?

[@MikeKincaid79]

I have in the past but we stopped doing that. Time consuming and unnecessary with the space we have.

[@davidhynd4435]

We have the same problem with wildlife getting in and eating our gardens. The main difference is that our wildlife are mostly kangaroos and you'd be surprised by how high a large Eastern Grey will jump. During the recent drought and, I suppose, desperate with hunger, they were actually smashing _through_ the wire netting on the fences as well as sailing over. Between the drought and the hungry beasties it wasn't a fun time to be a gardener. We have deer here too. Not native, of course. Escapees from previous attempts at farming them, but shy and no where near as aggressive as the roos. It really makes your heart sink when you discover that all your hard work has been eaten to the ground overnight.

[@cqammaz53]

What do you feed your raspberries?

[@MikeKincaid79]

Grass clippings and leaves.

[@florin5236]

what is the raspberry variety name ? Thank-you!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Not sure. It came from my mother in law and she’s had them for decades.

[@omarabdelelah8584]

Which produces more fruit one plant of blackberries or raspberries

[@MikeKincaid79]

I would have to say raspberries in my experience.

[@omarabdelelah8584]

Is it because of the variety

[@omarabdelelah8584]

How many plants of raspberry do you have

[@MikeKincaid79]

I think I planted 20 of them originally.

[@lionolee5480]

What variety is that raspberries?

[@MikeKincaid79]

The variety I took cuttings of was Toro.

[@rawlivingpilates7757]

What variety of raspberries are they?

[@MikeKincaid79]

Not sure. They came from my mother-in-law, who had them for decades.

[@aperson1181]

What variety is the raspberry?

[@MikeKincaid79]

Not sure. It came from my mother-in-law, who's had it for decades.