HOT Summer FARM GARDENING 🌞 | PORTUGAL FARM LIFE S3-E34 🚜

[@OKportugal]

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[@tessi05]

A therapeutic video this week with all the lovely gardening🌺🌸! Loved watching, thank you! Love from Cape Town x🇿🇦

[@OKportugal]

All the best to you too Tessi 😊❤️🙏👍

[@costasworldofmusicmemories5792]

A great slice of life that many of us are missing in our lives. Thank you for allowing us to enter your world.

[@OKportugal]

Thank you for coming along and watching 🙏😊👍

[@barbarapeirson843]

Wow! Possibly my favourite of all your videos because I love a well-kept 'Lady Garden'! Love the way you had Gina's hoeing in sync with the soundtrack. Gina, you rock! xxx

[@OKportugal]

Thank you Mom, I just love it how you watch all of our videos and I can't wait to fly you over to visit the family farm 😘🙏❤️🤗👍

[@patriciasnodgrass8205]

First I would like to say how much I LOVE your videos! I’m slowly catching up with your adventure by watching your older post. They allow me to see and learn more about a country I would like to visit but, most likely will not be able to. Gina! So happy you are learning to knit! It is a fun and rewarding hobby.. you will find that the knitters are a very open and encouraging community.. Ken will love tagging along to meet ups ( once we can again) because I never realized how much beer and knitting go together (at least here in the US)! I’m casting on my first new project in a year.. new granddaughter has been taking up my time

[@OKportugal]

Hi Patricia, thank you for your lovely comment and for watching our videos 🤗❤️👍

[@karenzaller9659]

Beautiful garden! Believe it or not if you move the fly traps away from your door it will draw the flies away. When you set a trap next to you you will draw them to you. Make sense? It was so amusing to see the chickens running to Gina when she called them!!!

[@OKportugal]

Thanks 😊. The flytraps are about 15 metres from our house. The manufacturer says to put them 10 metres away from the area you want to keep fly free

[@loue8651]

I now know definitely Bee🐝 and Theo's🦗 chickens🐓 are in great hands! Love this week's video editing and music! ❤😎

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Lou, they are having great fun exploring the terrain here 😊

[@paulbeadle1714]

Hopefully Bee and Theos chickens 🐔are doing well thank you for looking after them and helping the guys out

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

Great vlog. The tuna salad looked amazing. Ken, you’ve Gina so spoiled! Mimosa is so funny to watch. (Balloonatic 😉😂) always a joy to see an update with you all.😉👍❤️

[@OKportugal]

Aah thank you Jimmy 🤗 we are certainly blessed and i remind myself of it every day ❤️🙏

[@telagraf]

You're editing and videography is getting so good. loved the intro and pacing this week! well done. Sound was great too, what a wonderful little adventure. It was fun to visit the town and see you have parking issues too lol ;)

[@OKportugal]

Thanks 😁👍 glad you enjoyed it

[@vyvienvp3413]

The parking stampede - hilarious comedy moment. We all get so stressed. Great to hear all that life buzzing around you! I love Portugal.

[@OKportugal]

Yes its so amazing to see it all coming back to life again after the lockdown last year :)

[@POVTours]

Traffic jam in Fundão 😂😂 It's good to see life getting back to normal

[@OKportugal]

Yes it's great once you find parking 😅

[@100Noddy]

Waiting for season 4, not all these repeats ;-) . Always happy to see your new post show up in my feed. Traffic and parking in Cornwall is a nightmare just now. Love the sharp definition of your camera., the close up of the bee and flowers is fabulous. The plant Gina was looking to identify is some sort of nightshade, possibly a rogue potato.

[@OKportugal]

Glad you are enjoying it

[@aywa1578]

Yay, a new video!!! I love the footage of the garden and the close ups of the flowers and insect .love the markets in Portugal. Great plants you chose. Ken, you are not only a braai master , but you are also a Salad master!! OMG the amount of flies!

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Angela :)

[@michelebushnik2874]

Oh it's beautiful! Nice project for sure! I adore planting! I'm like Gina, I always get inspired by planting videos, or articles, etc. So so beautiful! Well done you two! ❤

[@OKportugal]

Thank you Michele :)

[@manuelmarques100]

Really enjoyed your video in my country Portugal and thank you guys so much to show the people a little bit of Portugal

[@OKportugal]

Thank you for your kind words Manuel 🙏❤️😊👍

[@RadiusDane]

When getting our farmhouse we also bought both bougainvillea and oleander the first thing we did. That's also how we found out that oleander are poisonous, when one of our cats wanted to try one of the leaves. She only did that once and is sticking to grass nowadays!

[@OKportugal]

Oh no glad she's OK ❤️

[@ruthconstantino6861]

Yes, flags up when i heard Ken say oleander bc i read they're poisonous 😬.

[@barbarapeirson843]

Every part of the oleander is deadly poisonous ... seeds, leaves, wood. Back in the 1960's a family braai in South Africa ended in many deaths because they used oleander twigs for kebabs. Just concerned for your chooks picking up the seeds.

[@OKportugal]

@@barbarapeirson843 oh no thank you, I just remember them ans Bougainvillea from SA and never thought of them as a problem.

[@kittycatbeatrice2729]

@@OKportugal If you decide to dispose of the oleander, please don't burn it. The smoke is also poisonous. My neighbor's son ended up in the hospital because of smoke from poison ivy being burned.

[@diogonpbrito]

The market is bustling because all the Portuguese people that live abroad come back home in August. It's the tradition. Villages and cities triple their population size in the summer.

[@stephaniewilson3955]

Personally I prefer drip feed to spraying. The water goes directly to the roots and you do not get scorch from water on the leaves. It is cool and grey here in the UK so I do envy your sunshine.

[@OKportugal]

We did buy drip hose but the flower garden is so long and wide that the drips would have only covered a very small concentrated area and left large dry areas. The sprays seem to be doing the job OK :)

[@OKportugal]

@@module79l28 keep the cold beer flowing and regular dips in the pool and it's not too bad 😁👍

[@OKportugal]

@@module79l28 I think living the first half of my life in Africa helped to season me to the heat. I find the winters much worse to bear

[@OKportugal]

@@module79l28 that is true. Make a big fire and put on extra clothes. I don't know why but for me I just love the heat and I can't stand feeling cold 😅 so this summer for me is perfect 👌🌞

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Loved this video guys :) I've defo got a crush on Monty too ( I think Iwan has also haha!)

[@OKportugal]

Haha awesome. ❤️

[@afrlala3593]

Great job on the irrigation. Love the colorful capture of the flowers and life around the farm. Feel for Dog Dog suffering the heat. Thanks for sharing.

[@OKportugal]

Thank you. DogDog is taking himself off for frequent dips in the dam now to cool off. Not so great late at night just before bedtime though when he shakes himself off all over the bedroom 😂

[@ruthconstantino6861]

@@OKportugal 🐕🤦🏻‍♀️ 😄

[@ginashiel105]

Very enjoyable!

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Gina ❤️😁👍

[@praiseyethelord7121]

Hello Ken and Gina! 🙋 I am so glad when Sunday comes and I get to see you both. Congratulations on getting a sponsor for this weeks vlog! You deserve it because you give us great vlogs with beautiful scenery and flowers. If you have the time, maybe look at "The Veggie Boys" on KZbin and see the area were I live. They are about an hour and a half from me but there farm shots show what my Pennsylvania looks like. Love you all and thank you for taking us along to see such beauty! ❤&🙏 from central Pennsylvania 🙋🇺🇸

[@OKportugal]

Thanks 🤗 I will check it out 🙏❤️☀️👍

[@JoaoCastro-qd9fm]

Hi Ken and Gina, we discovered your channel just a few days ago and we are doing marathons to watch your lovely and inspiring videos. Just for curiosity we are a Portuguese couple but working and living in Middle east, and 3 years ago we also started to think and plan to buy a Farm in Central Portugal, maybe one of this days we will be neighbors :-) good luck with the Farm and the channel

[@OKportugal]

Hi Joao, that's great. Good luck with your move :)

[@rogerjob2780]

A very relaxing video. Love the sprinkler system. Shame about the flies. Video timing with gardening awesome. Every time the chickens are called for feeding I 🤭 chuckle. I’m missing Portugal 🇵🇹😎🍷🚍⚓️🇬🇧

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Roger. Those chickens are so funny the way they waddle for food 😂

[@karenharley1459]

Just to let you know, we love watching you v'logs and cant wait to see how your flower garden matures.

[@OKportugal]

Thank you Karen :)

[@peppesan86]

I followed your channel since the very beginning and it’s been love at first sight. I’m so happy to see you guys are getting better at editing videos and also enjoying your farm life! You are an inspiration to me as last year I lived pretty much the same discomfort in being in London but not able to realise much. I started to dream big as well and make an exit plan with my partner to move to Portugal eventually 🇵🇹 Life here can be so overwhelming and definitely not healthy on a long run, and last year’s lockdown enlighten all this! Carry on with your adventure guys, I’ll be watching every single video you’ll be posting! 🙂

[@OKportugal]

Aah, thank you Giuseppe, I know what you mean and I hope that you find a good way to get out from this situation into something healthier for you and your loved ones 🙏❤️😊

[@melinda5777]

Your place always looks so good/kept. Like you really take pride in what you do. It's a pleasure watching y'all! 🙏🙏👍👍🍻⛵⚓🇺🇸🇵🇹

[@anavazao3121]

Loved your video of your shopping adventure and innovative spirit to create your sprinkler system.

[@stephenellis-menton571]

Really enjoying watching your channel! We've been watching a few months now and wait for every episode to come out! Nice seeing the trip to the market, your watering system looks good! Looking forward to the next video!

[@OKportugal]

Hi Stephen, thanks for watching. Glad to hear that you are enjoying our videos 😊👍

[@pattiwhite9575]

We have oleanders here in South Texas. They grow like weeds. Be warned they can grow very large. The kind we have here are used as hedge rows, bounder markers, ornamentals on highway medians. Not for next to the house. They flower year round. Green year round. Smell nice. Many different colors. The spiky bougainvillea are great for trellis, grapes good for trellis, climbing roses too but spikey also. Your flower garden is very pretty. For a small town Fundo was packed with cars and people that day.

[@francoisbosman7253]

Hi Ken get rid of those flytraps they actually attract the flies i fell in the same trap !Also if you have chooks expect to have flies ! I combat the flies by putting agri lime on my chicken coop floor every now and then also planted lemonbalm in pots allover the backyard ! Goodluck !

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Francois, i will look into it. The flies are loads better than they were last year without the traps. We have a neighbouring sheep farm and cow farm on the other side... when there's no wind we have almost no flies but if the wind blows from either the cow or sheep farm direction it blows swarms of flies. Very annoying

[@parvathynayer354]

While I spend a lot of time in the UK, I also have a home in India. I have grown bougainvillea over the boundary fences and it is pretty. I also have an oleander. They can grown to the size of a little tree. It is very pretty if you plant the pink and cream colours next to each other. Nice to see you putting your own stamp on the farm.

[@sarahpoacher7787]

Loved this week's video guys! Great to see you getting stuck into some jobs, lady garden is looking fab 😁 Totally agree about how annoying the flies are...we have a few of those traps up as well and they certainly help.

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Sarah 🙏❤️👍

[@djmtgmikethegreek]

Just subscribed.Was in Greece for 2 months at my beach house...Stunning weather...rained twice...With all this COVID nonsense OKPORTUGAL is a great way to sit back....relax...and enjoy all what nature can offer us through you guys....keep up the great work... :) (Mike...originally from Australia)

[@OKportugal]

Hi Mike, thanks for tuning in. Your Greek beach house sounds like absolute paradise 😍🇬🇷😁❤️

[@Aotruba]

I love watching your videos! Thank you for sharing your great tips!

[@midlifecrisistheportugalye6682]

August is the month a lot of European business shuts for holidays, so lots of Portuguese living abroad return to their villages, which is why parking becomes a nightmare

[@OKportugal]

Yes we saw lots of French license plates on cars

[@suedorfman7138]

What an interesting vlog today. Thank you for the info on your watering system.

[@OKportugal]

Thank you Sue 🙏🤗❤️

[@larajackson7506]

Very nice! Well done! Thank you for sharing and I'll see you on the next one!😃👍❤

[@susannah-cq8he]

Thanks for sharing your day with us………btw I paint and was blown away by those fabulous skies in Fundao.

[@OKportugal]

They are beautiful 😊❤️👍

[@jamowallace]

I think that plant with the green berries is a Solanum/potato vine the berries are poisonous but it has beautiful purple flowers

[@genad6318]

yes. It's called bugweed

[@humblebee8028]

Enjoyed your video and was great to see more of Gina!

[@OKportugal]

Thank you 🤗

[@fraslavko1]

nice pictures of the garden. Interesting that flowers, water and food makes you feel cooler in the hot weather, Its been in the 90F and over 100F for days in our sub-tropical area. I never thought I would look forward to winter ! it might help the fly situation to move the chickens. I see a nice cement pad a bit away from the house, which would make a nice foundation where you could build a fenced in chicken coop. Marten at " Our Portuguese homestead" made a nice one and so far they haven't had problem with predators.

[@OKportugal]

I have plans to build a couple of paddocks in a far away field with some 6 ft fencing around to stop predators, move the chickens there as well as build a stables for some other animals. Unfortunately I do t think it'll help the flies too much as we have a dairy farm next door and on the other side a farmer keeping a lot of cows. When the wind blows you suddenly get hot with a cloud of flies every now and then

[@fraslavko1]

@@OKportugal I was thinking that by being further away, the flies wouldn't be as much of a bother for you near the house. of course they will always be around because of the cows,and sheep. Gerainium plants and Rosemary are good plants to ward off flies.as is sweet basil and Lavender.

[@gail9906]

Be careful with the Oleanders. They have a poisonous component, for horses / stock? and children. Great vlog, nice to see you both chatting away today. 🐶🐶🐈🐈‍⬛🐔❤🦘🇦🇺

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Gail :)

[@kittycatbeatrice2729]

When I heard the word oleander I went ooo! They are so very poisonous. Every part of them, to all animals and humans. I would be so scared the sweet chickies, pups or kitties would get hold of a leaf or blossom blown by the wind. Sometimes beautiful attractions equal fatal attractions.

[@cbwmama8461]

@@OKportugal We had Orleander planted as shrub borders along walkways in Saudi Arabia. They were huge and stood over 7 ft tall. We all knew they were poisonous but like any shrub, you didn't go out and chew the leaves. With the pup -- my only concern would be her digging at the plant -- so would fence it in until she grew out of that phase. Understand your hesitancy with chainsaws. In my profession, I have seen some rather nasty accidents with them. BUT in the US, we now have mini chainsaws run on rechargeable batteries that are one handed use. They are extremely safe and have multiple safety measures. They are used to cut branches too large for a lopper and would come in handy to trim the trees over looking your dam. Do not know if they are available in Europe but would look for them on Amazon. Right now I am binge watching your channel lololol :o)

[@jamesgoggans8902]

I heard a great way of telling a plant from a weed: "If you grab it by the stem and pull and it comes out by the roots, it was a plant."

[@dennisrodrigues1877]

Hey Guys. Love watching from Bermuda 🇧🇲. We have all manner of tropical and subtropical plants and trees here, including Bougainvillea and Oleander. Both propagate easily if you wish to start your own plants. Keep on keeping on..🏝🇧🇲🇵🇹

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Dennis 😊👍

[@saragracadasilva8740]

You guys are pros already :) what a great episode but what struck and impressed me the most is the video and editing skills, they are so precise and well thought of, the timing, the quality, the variety, top professional (that is very pleasing to watch besides the content). This evolution has been very noticeable and I think it reached the place where everything is there, it really is spectacular and I'm not surprised your business of filming properties (or whatever you decide to film), is going to be a huge success - awesome quality. From all the great channels I follow (indie, frankie, etc.) the quality of yours is by far the best in my opinion. And you are both very natural in front of the camera. Love it.

[@OKportugal]

Hi Sara, thank you so much for the awesome compliments! We really do appreciate it! We have a lot of fun filming these episodes and I really enjoy playing around with different cameras, drones and editing techniques :)

[@sarasilva-rc9ve]

@@OKportugal it shows 😎!

[@raymondsmith4401]

You can tell it’s hot there, the rooster has his wings out and he’s not chasing a hen 😎🐓

[@frans4125]

Enjoyed the opening car montage. Nicely done, beautiful shots and edit!!

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Frans. I hope you guys are keeping well :)

[@daylight5500]

Beautiful shots. You may have missed one on the car leaving the farm. The camera attached to the swinging gate while opening or closing or both. :-)

[@goodtogo3]

beautifully shot and matched with great tunes

[@OKportugal]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it 😁👍

[@m000Theevilcow]

Loved the 4k macro shots, not into flowers or plants but I´m a sucker for detailed shots that showcase the cool wide color pallets in nature. Here are some fly removing tips: Wash your door and window frames with white vinegar (1/2 water 1/2 vinegar) Smash an Onion until you get the juice and mixed with water and spray it in the places where they gather the most Make a DIY coffee powder incense (fill a jar with coffee powder insert a candle wick and lit it, the smell of burning coffee usually drives them away, ideal for more confined spaces) Plant some Basil and Mint they really don't like the smell of it or if you prefer burn eucalyptus oil/ eucalyptus seeds But those crazy amounts of flies around attracted by the chicken poo it's gonna be hard.

[@OKportugal]

Thanks for the tips 😁👍

[@lorimontcalm9086]

The market looks Devine!! Tending the lady garden!!! So necessary. Keep well.

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Lori 😅❤️👍

[@adbc8737]

The lady garden is looking good! 🌀❤️🌀

[@OKportugal]

Thank you :)

[@gilitrwanganretiree]

Nice to see mode Of Gina!

[@OKportugal]

Yes its great to have her in front of the camera more :)

[@DJ-uk5mm]

Ps mix the flies with flour and feed to your fish ( assuming your trap is pesticide free. ) now you will love flies - turning them into fish for the BBQ

[@peterroberts3819]

The small, white-flowered and green.fruited weed is Black Nightshade in the family Solanaceae. I always take it out and add it to the fire pile (for burning in winter). Wikipedia details medicinal and toxic properties.

[@OKportugal]

Cool thanks 😊👍

[@joanstewart7266]

i wonder if you could get a misting system similar to your garden watering system to keep yourself cool while sitting in the patio

[@OKportugal]

Great idea. Must look into it 😊

[@karenzaller9659]

Your slo-mo filming is terrific!

[@OKportugal]

Thank you. I do enjoy macro slow motion stuff. In spring I'll have a lot more insect life to get these types of shots on. Can't wait 😁 👍

[@aleepiazza7125]

Beautiful photography of the plants and insects. Better than the BBC David Attenborough. And close to National Geographic quality

[@OKportugal]

Wow thank you 🙏❤️

[@strawberries1411]

I would love to walk the market.. I always do go to local markets whenever I visit a place..nothing better to soak up the vibe of society. Those flytraps work wonder...just buy more and put them everywhere...it's an inconvenience that can't be helped with so many farms with livestock around. Such an great idea that sprinkler system for the ladies garden..I just shared your video with my husband...a thing to have on our future "homestead"

[@OKportugal]

Yes its really great to see the market bustling again. :)

[@Jesuscger]

@@OKportugal I would rather put the fly traps far from the house to not attract them where you don't want them.

[@OKportugal]

@@Jesuscger the manufacturer says to put them about 10 metres away from the house which is about where we have placed them from our front door, seating areas and pool

[@Loesters]

Omg is it sunday already?! OK Portugal, I'm wachting you! 😜🍻

[@OKportugal]

Cheers 🍻😁👍

[@christine3358]

Flower garden is looking awesome!

[@OKportugal]

Thank you :)

[@marcellasimerly8233]

Fly Management suggestion? Electronic Fly Zappers out in the Chickens yard and other heavy infiltration area of Pests. Flys and Asian Wasps that plague y’all. The Chickens will clean up. Will not interfere with Bats. Wow Gina so creative. Perhaps some citronella plants will add big medicinally as well as in your Bug Screens. Planted in your Lady Garden may help also. We live between two commercial dairies. Lavender too.

[@OKportugal]

We bought an electronic zapper with three UV tubes inside and the flies landed all over the casing but never inside the killing zone of it to get zapped. Bizarre 😂 we gave up after about 2 weeks and it's now in our toolroom gathering dust.

[@marcellasimerly8233]

@@OKportugal consider placing netting round about the Zapper. Bugs not sticking to it, maybe will work.

[@paulclark5472]

clean out some of the weeds from my lady garden excellent !!!

[@tinanieborg787]

What a great life you have guys, i love that market in Fundao, they have so much garden stuff, i saw that same market in the video from Joseph and Marianne ( a farmer for fun) Maybe you know them too.

[@OKportugal]

Hi Tina, yes we know them well. Did a video on their place last year here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIbcfYV-mM6Yf5I

[@josemanueldacostadiogo5574]

Nice one bat all good here wishing to bee in Portugal bat next year it's life we can't have it all, good new week all the best to all, carry on with good work.

[@OKportugal]

All the best to you too José

[@calxtra5361]

Happy to see the contented chooks ... how are the Indies doing? Nice video ... Looks incredibly hot!

[@anniepetty1026]

We've got the red top fly catchers (on your recommendation!) and they're brilliant and I think it is a question of breaking the breeding cycle as after 6 weeks we have very few flies - also great for the compost when full!!!

[@OKportugal]

Oh brilliant, yes they are working great for us too but for the last few days we have had strong winds and i think thats blown in a few swarms of flies from the neighbouring sheep and cow farms. We will have a few hours fly free, then a gust of wind and loads of flies. The traps are bursting with flies though, so they are working well

[@annar6430]

Great update. Love the market scene. Thought you should have done a commercial for VW😅 How are Bees Chucks? Will the traps catch mosquito?

[@OKportugal]

@@annar6430 haha yes youre right... or Sagres beer! the bees are fine, the traps dont catch mosquitoes but the goldfish are eating most of the larvae so they arent too much of an issue

[@SwimCoach8]

Love the garden, can't wait to see the plants mature. We have two large farm markets nearby. If we go at the crack of dawn, crowds are much smaller. Or, waiting till near closing time. Vendors would rather sell then take things home. Usually get great deals on their remaining stock. I prefer the morning, I'm greedy and like sorting through the best stock. hehehehe. Have any of the locals recently spread manure? The only time flies are bad in Pennsylvania is manure season. Chicken and pig manure are absolute fly magnets!!!

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Steve, we have a sheep farm to the east and a cow farm to the north and if the wind blows from either direction we get hit with a cloud of flies

[@grahamstebbings8278]

Getting some good shots.

[@101life9]

These are my morning fix. Either okportugal or Indieproject before getting out of bed each Sunday in the States😂😂😂! Theo and dad in Scotland. ...accident too ...and now you both... Thanks for the entertainment 👍

[@OKportugal]

Good morning.. Awesome to hear that you enjoy watching our videos. Hope you have an amazing Sunday 😁👍

[@rikmarx107]

Healthy food , the best investment is in you .

[@mariannewinkelman7255]

Love the garden, I also have those disgusting flytraps, you may need to clean them out, and buy the refill and new bag only, but that is a revolting job, enjoy, 🇿🇦

[@OKportugal]

Yes they are really gross when full!

[@janp7943]

Great to see more of Gina!!!!! I have been wondering about the flower garden and it looks beautiful! I wonder if having a fly trap attracts more flies??? Just a thought. Take care you two! Stay cool! See you next time!

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Jan, we noticed a huge improvement in the flies since last year when we had no traps. Unfortunately as we have a sheep farm to one side and a cow farm on the other there's a lot of flies that arrive in clouds on the farm every time the wind blows in either direction.

[@genep.1005]

Great Video, thanks for sharing.

[@victorgoncalves2442]

The garden is looking great . August is the worst month , everyone in Portugal is on holidays . The month is split in two , some goes on holidays in the first 15 days , then others in the second 15 days , plus also emigrants go back to Portugal to see their relatives and friends, or just simply holidays .

[@OKportugal]

We missed it last year because of the lockdowns. It's good to see so much activity again 😊

[@ro66o2k1]

Did Gina just call it her lady garden? Follow every video and hopefully we'll be heading out there in a year or two to start our search. keep up the good work.

[@OKportugal]

Yes 😅 it's a running joke 🤣

[@ruthconstantino6861]

Hi, Gina 👋🏼 Really nice salad, Ken! In San Francisco, my friends and i have a 20-minute rule: if we can't find parking in 20 minutes, we give up 😄. It was no big whoop to park far away and walk in when we were younger, but now that i'm older and a but stiff when i don't want to be it *is* nice to snag a spot closer to my destination 😊. How long does it actually take to get out your front gate considering all the neat shots of you getting into your car, the cool angles of the car going up the driveway, etc. I imagine you guys asking each other "Did you get the shot?" quite often. 😄

[@OKportugal]

Hi Ruth, thanks 😊 filming does add a complexity to everything you do. Even the smallest thing takes a lot longer 😂 our drive is about 200 metres long to the gate

[@ruthconstantino6861]

@@OKportugal You do a really fine job filming bc all the different angles and shots of what some might think mundane make your films engaging and make us feel as though we're there with you guys.

[@OKportugal]

@@ruthconstantino6861 Thank you Ruth, it really makes it all worth while to hear when others appreciate our videos :)

[@andymacdonald30]

I look at you digging the Veggie garden . Bent over planting ,weeding , cropping . And I cant help thinking about having a Polly tunnel with raised beds and using aquaculture ? I know a poly tunnel will bring issues during the hot part of the year ,but I think that could be in part solved with the shade netting that seems to be available out there . ? I would love to be out there and give it a try !

[@OKportugal]

This was just a flower garden to keep the front of the house a bit cooler and in shade. We have a greenhouse frame that i will wrap in a clingfilm type plastic and see if we can use it to extend the growing season into the winter. Im not sure about raised beds yet as we have so much soil and space around us for planting but maybe in future :)

[@midlifecrisistheportugalye6682]

Agosto, o mês dos emigrantes

[@liveyourbestlifeover50]

I love your farm I think you got the best one I seen so far of all the Portugal You Tube channels I especially like how flat it is and close to the Lake !! I you ever done a indoor house tour would love those the inside layout.If you did can you leave the link.

[@OKportugal]

Thank you we love it here 🙏❤️😊

[@arturrosa3166]

Between 11:54 and 12:05, Gina was digging at the exact rhythm of the music. Did you do that on purpose? If you did, well done! :-) If not, then it was a "happy accident", as Bob Ross used to say. EDIT: I noticed a few other small sections after that where it also happened. Interesting. :-)

[@OKportugal]

Yes it was all edited to the beat. The chicken noises, slamming car door, digging shovel etc 😁👍 well spotted

[@penhaazul288]

Plug in Bell Howell insects repellent all around your house, it helps a lot.

[@justoneacre7873]

Be careful where you plant the oleander. It is a beautiful plant, we have heaps of them in Western Australia but they are highly poisonous to sheep or any stock for that matter.

[@OKportugal]

Thank you for the info. I will have to re-assess what we do with it and where we put it.

[@Rodoriginal101]

I'd like to echo that. It's deadly. We never had one because we had pets. Lots of love to your furry mates.

[@FreeFinca]

@@OKportugal Keep them away from the olive trees too 👍🏻

[@Alfablue227]

Oleander are so dangerous to animals and pets. Be very careful. Fundão is lovely and it's market too. Ur garden is getting big. Keep cool and safe.

[@justoneacre7873]

I forgot to add that Oleander thrives in hot dry weather. It can become invasive. The roots will break up cement so don’t put it near cement paths or houses!

[@brianashton1428]

(Moira Ashton) Oh those beautiful flowers, I have 4 of those Diplodenias, they are gorgeous, every part of the Oliander is poisonous , but then so are a lot of garden plants...your Lady garden looks soooo pretty,,.. the chickens always make me laugh when they run, ...41c here today, 🥵🥵🥵 xxxx

[@OKportugal]

Ouch thats boiling. Hope you have something to cool off in :)

[@brianashton1428]

@@OKportugal(Moira Ashton) I'm sitting in front of the fan, drinking lots of water!! Step onto the roof terrace, and it's like walking into an oven!! 🥰😍xxx

[@PeacfullSoul]

Ken plz can you mention the cost of things you buy from the markets? so we can calculate the cost of living. Thanks for your wonderful videos 🙏🏻🌸

[@TheWonderwy]

Very nice. Thank you.

[@devanseamus7679]

I can't watch the video as I'm in a place that has limited bandwidth, but reading others comments on flies: If you can poo pick your henhouse daily, use lavender oil to scent the bedding or buy a ready scented one, flies don't like the smell of lavender, eucalyptus or citronella, I make up my own bug sprat using these essential oils, they dislike T tree oil too, but you have dogs and cats and T-tree is toxic to their nervous system. Essential oils work out much cheaper if you find an online bulk supplier. Can't wait to watch when I get home. Take care guys.

[@OKportugal]

Thanks for the tips Devan. Hope you have a good trip :)

[@devanseamus7679]

Awww you made me smile, not a trip I'm in hospital with blinkin' shingles, happy days.

[@OKportugal]

@@devanseamus7679 aah no that's terrible!! Get well soon man! 🙏

[@devanseamus7679]

@@OKportugal Not to be recommended especially not the opthalmic version. Thank you for the wishes, I'm a maness BTW and waiting to go home to catch up on your video tonight.

[@bigolmoose8857]

Hi, A battery operated timer for you watering will work well for you. All the Best

[@OKportugal]

Yes, for sure we have it on our list of must haves 😁👍

[@Crommy1968]

Clear out the weeds from my lady garden 😂😂😂😂

[@OKportugal]

Haha yes. Was getting a bit unruly 😅

[@lorraineseipel4768]

Love your work guys! Gave me a laugh when you spoke about your “lady garden”... where did you get your fly traps?

[@OKportugal]

The are called Red Top fly traps and we got them on Amazon 👌 they work really well but they must be situated at least 10-15 metres away from your living areas as the really attract flies 😅

[@cleaningtime8156]

Another awesome video thanks Love watching your Videos ❤👍

[@OKportugal]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching :)

[@trevorwindle8980]

That weed with the tomato like berries grew under my orange tree in aus it had orange coloured berries it I feel reminds me of “deadly nightshade “ though it has black fruit pods same family “weediz painiz” lol

[@sergiovieira1053]

9:54 That plant is Solanum nigrum = Erva-moura = Black nightshade, a species in the Solanaceae family, such as eggplant, tomato, chili pepper, potato, tobacco, belladonna... Like many plants in this family (even those that are edible), it contains solanine and nicotinoid alkaloids, which are toxic and more prevalent in its green berries and leaves. When cooking, the toxicity is reduced, but consumption is not recommended. On the other hand, it is true that Nerium oleander is a poisonous species, however it is native, frost and drought resistant, and so bitter that hardly any animal or child would linger on it for a long time or swallow it. . Your garden is looking pretty with all these flowers, however I must warn you that Mandevilla sanderi and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis are very tropical plants, too cold sensitive to withstand well the winters in your region. Both would have better chances if growing in pots placed against the sunny wall. And on exceptionally freezing nights, as happened this winter, they could be moved to the room where you store the fire wood. . You know, a few months ago, when you said you'd like to raise the farm's walled fence, I immediately thought that using bougainvilleas there would be a cheap and attractive solution! ;) There is a wide range of colors and you can reproduce them by cuttings!

[@OKportugal]

Hi Sérgio, thank you for the detailed tips and advice :)

[@PortugalaGals]

Hello there, Ken and Gina. Just a heads-up. The oleander plant is beautiful but very poisonous. We have removed all oleander plants from our garden, particularly as we have pets. You may want to research it. Here's some information I found on it, as a start. "All parts of Nerium oleander - leaves, flowers, stems, twigs, roots - are toxic, and oleander poisoning can affect the heart, nervous system, stomach and intestines, eyes and skin. Keep children and pets away from the shrubs."

[@OKportugal]

Thank you Felicity, we had no idea but so many people have told us today in the comments. Will have to rehome it I think

[@Deeply-k3t]

Please take care with the oleander. It is the most poisonous garden plant. Make sure the dogs or chickens won't chew a leaf. And you should be very careful of any sap too. 🙏🙏

[@OKportugal]

Oh wow thanks for the info. Its a very pretty plant and seems to grow well around this area without much water in the full sun.

[@Deeply-k3t]

@@OKportugal they are all over Greece too. I seem to remember a case where children used a stick from an oleander to make "stokbrood" over a fire and they died from poisoning.

[@OKportugal]

@@Deeply-k3t wow ok interesting info

[@Roosmarijn035]

The plant with the green berries looks like a potatoplant that has grown, flowered and formed berries. Nightshade (yes potato is nighshade too) has smaller berries and more kite shaped leaves(if you know what I mean)

[@marcobuter7483]

mee eens Nachtschade aardappel en tomaat ook familie van de nachtschade giftig.

[@flowersflowers473]

Does the sprinkler reach the far side of the lady garden? Would be fab if you can attach it to a timer, to keep watering even if are away.

[@OKportugal]

Yes it reaches all over. We are on the lookout for a good watering computer as we have this and another sprinkler system in the veg garden and it would save us a lot of hassle in the mornings and evenings :)

[@liliantoste7070]

Fruit trees attract 🪰