Record breaking HEATWAVES & extreme DROUGHT! |🍇🚜☀️| PORTUGAL FARM LIFE S4-E29

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[@michelebushnik2874]

Hi Gina!! We miss your sweet face!

[@michelebushnik2874]

Hi Ken, pausing at 9 minutes, it is quite simple to set up an irrigation system for your beautiful grape orchard. Living in Nevada everything is irrigated if you want lawn, side gardens, etc. Run small tube, and only add spout attachments to each plant.ok editing after watching rest of video about drought tolerance. But then again with the years of no rain, it would not hurt to add a bit of moisture to stop raisins! Also it takes a few years to show the immediate slow death of trees.

[@victorppt]

Good morning! For me, perfect summer days are without excessive temperatures...it becomes uncomfortable and dangerous. A little rain given the drought situation and the scourge of fires was a blessing. And yes...Gina should appear more in the videos, she's such a sweetheart👍...ahhh the cats and dogs too.🙂🙌 Have a good week!

[@OKportugal]

Obrigado Victor 🙏🤗

[@victorppt]

@@OKportugal 🌹for your sister☺

[@nicandtris]

Nice to see Gina again - it's been a while :) Looks like the farm is doing ok in the drought.

[@OKportugal]

We are getting there 😊

[@catarinatorres6378]

Olá Gina, let us know about the work you have been making?! Happy to see that with all the heat and drought you are not struggling too much. Love to see your sister too Ken! Boa semana!

[@OKportugal]

Hi Catarina, Gina has a teaching job for a college in the UK. She works part time, and does it all on her laptop online.

[@marciashedeck6342]

Always LOVE seeing Gina! Enjoyed seeing you Sister too Ken and you as well. Love the farm updates. The diversity of fruiting trees facinates me and grapes! What a treat to have all that growing out your front door!

[@OKportugal]

We are blessed 🙏🤗

[@costasworldofmusicmemories5792]

So good when you do farm updates. Lets hope the heat wave lifts. Harriet and I Are enduring a heat wave as well. Thank You For taking us on the tour. Great Video! Gina , We love ❤️ you. You too Ken Harriet, Jim and Yuki. Richmond, Va.

[@OKportugal]

We went up the Serra da Estrela today and it was only 17c. Felt freezing cold up here. Driving back to the farm now and the temperatures climbing again 😅 If you have a tall mountain near where you live, drive up as high as you can go. It's much cooler

[@piecesofme5778]

Love how you can barter for a few things. Nice for neighbors to be able to help each other!!:]

[@elsestelema6273]

Glad you got plenty of drinking water!

[@jeantriplett8478]

THANK YOU. I always look forward to you videos.

[@OKportugal]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@Sakura-zu4rz]

❤😍Your channel is literally my comfort place. You make me so happy. ❤😁❤

[@OKportugal]

Hey thats awesome. All the best to you :)

[@larajackson7506]

Absolutely amazing video!! Thank you for sharing! Much love to you all!!!

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Lara 😊👍

[@larajackson7506]

@@OKportugal you're very welcome ☺

[@baharellis7197]

Thanks for the nice video again Ken! Gina I love the hat! You look super cute!

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Bahar 🤗

[@mafish7962]

Hi Ken and Gina, glad the farm is holding on in the intense heat. It must be concerning for the farmers who depend on the corn for feeding their animals? How do Jocheim and his fellow farmers keep their sheep and animals in general comfortable at this time? Tfs as usual, Laura 🐑🍻🍻🍻

[@OKportugal]

Hi Laura, I know, it's worrying for them for sure. I think wool is a great insulator so maybe that helps. I must ask Joaquim and see if he has any more info on it 😊

[@mafish7962]

It would be interesting to know, thanks for taking the time to reply!

[@sunflowerfina1]

Maybe you could do a rain collection system to use for the summer☺️. Also maybe plant the wheat a month earlier

[@brianashton1428]

(Moira Ashton) Yes the drought is terrible, it's the same here in Spain I can't remember when we last had rain, 😱 let's hope some arrives soon .. all the best to your little farm. And all the pets... Great vlog as usual, lovely to see Gina going off for a coffee-☕☕💕💗🥰😍💕xxx

[@OKportugal]

Thank you Moira. I'm sure we will all get some cooler weather and rain soon :)

[@philomenalear3488]

This is the hot,dry summer we normally have here in Canberra, Australia. Its so dry,or used to be that to be outside after say,11.00 am was like stepping into a fan forced oven. Things changed, for the past two summers its been wet. Turned tropical. Interesting that instead of being baked, we are steamed! Ugh! Enjoying winter now while it lasts…unseasonally wet too.

[@aidenjohns8248]

Great video intresting what is happening in Portugal, Project Kamp recently did a video on fires and regulation's and that majority are caused by people, either accidental or intentionally, and lets no forget the solar flares and solar activity that are pushing the temperatures up greatly! this is a rare solar event, that last happened 1000's of years ago..

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Aiden. Sadly theres a lot of arsonists setting fires here. I cant imagine what would make someone do something like that.

[@angiegouveia1061]

Great video Ken as always. Thanks for sharing

[@OKportugal]

Thanks for watching Angie 🤗

[@alimashmihar1129]

Hi Ken and Gina, hope the heatwave dissipates soon. Sending love from Madeira from a fellow Western Caper

[@noelleclemens7057]

Love it when you talk farming!! Think you're correct in saying there's no alternative to these naked fields when it comes to fire breaks. All growth is potential fuel in such a hot climate. Btw, what do you do with your surplus fruit, shame it's really too hot for pigs! - without the right housing. You both look so well, good to see you both. Keep enjoying life there - and looking forward to your promised visit to a beef herd in the cooler weather.

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Noelle, we share excess with our neighbours. Joaquim has a pig so we usually let them take the excess figs for the pig 😊

[@noelleclemens7057]

@@OKportugal Result, delicious pork! Also A* are fig & ginger jam, or fig and walnut jam. Have they ever asked you to the matança, the pig killing? My parents-in-law used to do it on farm, not for the faint-hearted, admittedly. Have a good week...🐖🐕🐱🍇🍋

[@lolitasalvado8785]

Temperatures around 30-35°c are kind of usual in the area, in the summer. But the drought is exceptionnal. Still, you are doing quite well : your trees look fine. Le'ts hope a bit of rain, all over Europe. Nice to see you both and see you are fine. Miss the 🐶 & 🐱

[@ChristineKelly1000]

Hey Ken I was watching another vlog recently where they were planting trees. They created a bowl shaped indentation around the base of the trees to trap water and then used straw as mulch to do the same. You might get more out of the water you are using if you did the same?

[@OKportugal]

Great idea. We wont be planting anything again until the end of winter / spring :)

[@jlkreativ-3924]

Hi Gina and Ken, I‘ve been kind of binge watching your videos the last couple of weeks. It‘s amazing what you have achieved since you bought the farm. Now since you got me hooked on your progress I wonder how your bees are doing. Did you actually ever get any honey? And what about the grapes you harvested in the past two seasons? Did your neighbour Joaquim made wine out of it? Greetings from Germany and a big hello to your wonderful neighbours! Julia

[@mesutozsen903]

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[@OKportugal]

Thank you 😊

[@adbc8737]

Plants are so hardy, it’ amazing! 🌀💚🌀

[@arjanvogel6444]

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love you guys.

[@andymacdonald30]

Personally I would irrigate the vines once a week . But then I like wine so I would have a big motive ..LOL

[@OKportugal]

Haha yes I'm more of a beer person but I am looking forward to making my own wine soon

[@lorimontcalm9086]

Nice to see Gina. The heat wave has taken its toll. It is so weird to watch a KZbin channel from Panama where it is raining all the time to Portugal KZbin channels people are baking and fires are happening. Sad about the corn, it will be interesting to see what happens when it rains! Hugs from 🇨🇦

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Lori. Soon it will be all wet and green again on the farm and full of wildflowers 😊

[@Eding4u]

I've just flown back to the UK from Lanzarote and I can't differentiate any of the landscapes from yours. The UK is absolutely parched ! love the farm tour 👍

[@Sam.Willis657]

Ken, we are suffering the same hot, dry conditions here in Seville province, except for one days rain yesterday it hadn't rained since 4 May. Things are looking a little dry but surviving and producing much like yours. We have had a bumper crop of grapes this year (not enough for wine) but strangely not a single olive on 8 trees although last year we had more olives than I knew what do with so it's a relief 🤣

[@OKportugal]

Oh wow that is strange. Did you prune your olives this year? After pruning its normal that they dont produce as much the following year.

[@Sam.Willis657]

@@OKportugal no not particularly just a few stray branches that were in the way nothing drastic. We also didn't have any olives on the older trees at all in 2020 so maybe it's a two year thing lol.

[@OKportugal]

@@Sam.Willis657 yeah must be

[@arturrosa3166]

@@OKportugal Olive production only on alternate years is a well known and common phenomenon. There are cases of total "on"/"off"/"on", like you're experiencing, or "large"/"small"/"large" production.

[@ejd52]

Oh golly, the heat has been awful here too. I hope you get good rains soon.

[@portugueseutopia7039]

Hi Ken, I was pleased you explained the fly traps. I was in Portugal in May/June and the flies were everywhere until about 9 c'clock and then they dissapeared. It must of been their bed time. You explained them well about them keep landing on the same spot. Lol. More Gina please. Keep up the good work.

[@OKportugal]

Thanks. Yes they are the worst 😅

[@paulc1352]

I have heard so many good things about Portugal. I'm going to plan a trip there. I'm from south Florida and use to the heat.

[@OKportugal]

I am sure you will love it. The heat is only in the summers and inland. Near the coast the temperatures are much milder. In the winter it can get really cold here with snow on the mountains!

[@maeveskelly4686]

Great video Ken - thanks for the comprehensive update. In the west of Ireland we’ve just had a week’s heatwave. However max temperature was just above 30 c so nothing as hot as Portugal. Much as I love sunny weather, I’m glad it’s due to drop back to a cooler high teens from this evening. Unlike you, we are not built for the heat!

[@OKportugal]

The houses over there aren't built for heat either and keep the heat in. Hope it cools for you soon 😊

[@crusoerob8550]

Start planting mango trees, they will do well soon. Portugal is quite warm even otherwise.

[@erikacooper8348]

Good morning Ken and Gina! Your trees are looking good. Looks like a lot of countries are having quite a time with the weather. I live in south east UK not far from London and we are experiencing wild fires and hose pipe bans, temps of 32C and very uncomfortable nights. Hopefully in the coming week the weather may break in places as a bit of rain forecast. Take care, stay shaded and hydrated! Best wishes from the UK.

[@OKportugal]

I remember it being very uncomfortable in South East England when the temperatures hit 20c. Its a different sort of heat and the houses aren't built for it.

[@anadossantos1429]

Hi 😌 Amazing how those trees survive with no water for long periods of time ☺️ hope it rains soon. Enjoy the rest of the summer ☀️❤️

[@OKportugal]

They must have very deep roots. I think there is a lot of water underground and in our wells 😊

[@sreevathsasa997]

UK has been scorched in heatwave this year. Good to see farm is well in long summers.

[@OKportugal]

I hear so. Hope it cools down for you soon 😊🌞

[@KovietUnionDefector]

If there is a possibility to mulch around the small trees. You might be able to retain more moisture.

[@fotmar]

Hello Ken.I think that you might irrigate the grapes with a small amount of water only the days with high temperature not to be burned even its a dry vineyard.Otherwise the plants will die.Ciao.

[@vyvienvp3413]

Hi hopefully this heat will calm down in 2 wks or so. Now much better in the UK, a battery lithium blew up in a house and sadly a young man died. The house fire have been terrifying. Not seen that, in Portugal ever. Love watching the doggoes hovering in the background. X:)

[@OKportugal]

I do still love the heat. This week has been great. Not too hot and loads of sun 🌞🤗

[@susy7805]

Ken and Gina. Happy to see you guys. Drought problem all over Portugal. Same here in the Algarve. What abou dem bees ? Bless you.

[@daffs0]

Great video very informative and very helpful for anyone thinking of moving to Portugal Thank you for sharing 😁

[@doracaetano4603]

Que bom saber que estão bem. Tenho pensado na vossa região que tem sido afectada por fogos.

[@specialistcarmarketing]

When i was in Portugal the flies were annoying, I found the clear window cleaner killed them and it's totally non toxic, kills ants too.

[@OKportugal]

Wow OK I must look I to it 😊

[@vickiwalker3486]

Walnut trees are an incredible investment for their wood. Diana Beresford-Kroeger, the British botanist recommends planting them as an investment.

[@robertlewis4998]

Hi Ken weather there is hot hot I believe it’s broken all records let’s hope it cools off soon nice to see you Gina where you been hiding.

[@OKportugal]

Im sure it will be a cold winter ahead with lots of rain :)

[@partista77]

Nice comment!!! Nice comment!!! Nice comment!! Nice comment!!!! Nice comment!!!! Nice comment!!! Nice comment!!! How many more Gina??? :) Great job u 2!! Wow. 3 years already??!!! Following u since the beginning I think and happy to see everything it's being ok in my country. U can bet that the prices are going up. At least u can grow some veggies and save some money:) See u next episode , with more Gina

[@OKportugal]

Thanks 🤗

[@johnallen148]

Hi Ken Gina,yes it’s been very hot hear as well we broke the record with 41c that’s hot for the uk 🇬🇧,we had no rain in July and none this month so far it talks of rain next week but the percentage has gone down ,it must be so hard for you to farm in this heat your farm looked so dry ,hope your well don’t run dry ! Ken do you still have you bee 🐝 hives as you don’t mention them no more,how is Gina copping in this heat,I know it terribly drying to sleep in this hot weather we don’t have a pool to cool of like you lol 😆 I like the fly traps,well Ken great blog very interesting,till next time take care keep yourself safe.John 🥵😡🤬😊🥰🌹🚜👀👀🏊‍♀️🤩☀️☀️👏😁👍🙏

[@federico.sampaoli_1965]

I understand that in Portugal there is no mosquito problem! and least of all tiger mosquitoes. in short, a paradise

[@OKportugal]

There are mosquitos here but very small ones. Not the big ones I think you're referring to.

[@scotttheriz7679]

Hi Ken, maybe take a cool box to rest your camera gear in 👍🏻

[@OKportugal]

when filming in 4K resolution, the camera sensors heat up rapidly. In a few minutes they overheat and shutdown. I take a Tupperware box full of water and dunk them in there for a minute or two and then I can film again for a few minutes before they shutdown again!

[@gina50gina]

Thank you for showing us how the trees and grasses are doing. We (Canada) have had news of your heat wave, and I wondered how it was affecting your farm.

[@OKportugal]

I hear that its been hot over there too

[@gina50gina]

@@OKportugal Yes it has, but here in Ontario at least we have have had some rain about once a week. I'm almost looking forward to winter.. almost. 🙂

[@sox7784]

Farm still looks good 👍 even though it’s very dry well done Guys hope it rains soon

[@OKportugal]

Thanks. I'm sure it will rain soon. At least our wells still have lots of water 🙏😊🌞

[@tessahugo1906]

Please send that heat to Cape Town, i cannot handle this cold..lol

[@AnneHeyns]

Walnut and persimmon and a few other fruit trees do have a 'rest year' every 3rd year or so.

[@gail9906]

I hope you get some rain and relief very soon. ❤️🇦🇺🦘

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Gail. I'm sure we will 😊

[@OliviaMmmm]

The little 🐔 caught having a 🛀 at 17:42 😂

[@OKportugal]

🤗

[@deborahwhite2339]

Wow! Everything looks pretty parched. I really hope that rain comes one of these days. I read somewhere that weather systems were being stalled near off shore islands or something. Anyway, I'm glad you aren't having it too bad.🙂👍👍👍

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Deborah. I'm sure it will all work out in the end. In spring we will have lush green fields again 🌞🙏❤️

[@eduardocoelho416]

It seems the kind of flies you have are the"moscas do gado", cattle flies. Those are vicious as you have mentioned. They live in places where there is cattle.

[@ottoromer1822]

👍🏼 nice, informative we enjoyed it, thanks again.

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Otto. 🙏 appreciate it dude 🤗

[@mca200tq]

It's interesting to think of a "drought" when the water table is just 25ft deep. Occasionally we hear about wells drying up here in Norther California and many wells are 200ft deep or more. Consider an evaporative cooler for when the humidity is below 50%. It's upper 80's outside right now and inside the house it's 70. As long as the humidity isn't too high, they work very well, plus it only pulls 200-300w depending on the setting, way less than an A/C. Ours is a Bonaire 5900.

[@notyouraveragegringos]

We love your channel and you were an inspiration for us moving to Portugal and starting our own channel. Best thing we ever did! You used to have a wish list but I can’t find it. Unless that’s on your website? I’ll check that next. We rescued a stray cat and her kittens, and an orphan kitten found us too. We now have 9 cats and a lot more pet expenses than anticipated! 😳 I’m trying to wrap my head around options for people to donate towards their care. I have no idea what I’m doing so if you have any advice or suggestions we would greatly appreciate your help!

[@OKportugal]

We haven't had a wish list or anything like that, but we have a Patreon page. Maybe try Ko-Fi or buymeacoffee so that people can make donations. All the best and good luck 😊

[@notyouraveragegringos]

@@OKportugal Thank you so much! I'm watching KZbin tutorials on setting up Ko-fi now. 😂

[@johanhaupt4512]

Love your channel Ken. How has the past three years affected the value of your property (and similar properties)? Enjoy and greetings from NZ!

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Johan. We bought our farm for 67k three years ago and I think it would sell for 125-150k right now. There is a lot of demand right now and prices are rising

[@formxshape]

Good investment… I paid roughly the same in rent to be stuck in a 1 bed, in central London with no garden over the past three years with all the lockdowns 😂

[@melinda5777]

Oh yeah.....enjoyed the video and seeing Gina again. Really enjoyed your sister's videos. Just watching siblings not fighting as adults gives me some what hope my sister would try. How does she like California? Eek! lol!

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Melinda. My sister used to live in California. Not she lives in Salt Lake City for her work :)

[@melinda5777]

@@OKportugal been to California but not to Utah. Heard it's beautiful.

[@celestinosaraiva107]

There we dont call it heatwave, we call it Summer (:

[@davidmitchell3462]

Hopefuuly the worst of the heat waves are over, in Nova Scotia we put netting over the vines to protect against the birds ,we make ice wine too, grapes aren't harvested unil it hits -10 ☺

[@OKportugal]

Oh wow I have never heard of ice wine before

[@michalf6460]

Loved it!

[@markuskuhl1376]

Stanley's plums are in desperate need of care...

[@OKportugal]

Haha yes, next week we will give them a trim :D

[@markuskuhl1376]

@@OKportugal oh yes, give it a good trim!

[@BasicBeachCommunity1]

Do you use or sell your 🫒🫒🫒 olives? They look good

[@OKportugal]

We make oil from them and give to friends and family.

[@BasicBeachCommunity1]

@@OKportugal Oh, very nice.🫒🫒

[@pedromartins2493]

Yes but in UK also we have that

[@scottf6871]

Sorry if I missed it in a past video , but do you still have your bees 🐝. I haven’t heard you talk about them lately .

[@johnytwo]

whatabout using swales and shalow ponds? there is a guy on youtube, who develops his property in Sicily, that might be interesting for you.

[@gregj7916]

Yikes it looks mega dry… bit scary for europe all of 2022…. Hopefully some rain news soon…

[@dougscottking]

Hey Ken. Just curious if you camera equipment has changed over the years? I know you used to use the GH5 a lot and go pros. Are you still using those mostly, or have you switched to something else?

[@iamzeffyandilove2scr]

Apparently if one hits lemon trees they produce flowers/ fruit….don’t know if a couple of swipes with a broom will help….

[@OKportugal]

Yes i heard this too. Its worth a try

[@fajsurf]

Great video, interesting to know about the non-irrigation. I get paranoid with our fruit trees and water them all the time! Maybe I should wean them off? Moved to Portugal just over a year ago, south of you in the Portalegre district.

[@OKportugal]

Our farm was left empty for about 3 years with nothing being irrigated, and we haven't irrigated in the following 3 years that we have lived here.

[@Deeply-k3t]

Gina, this is a nice comment. 😂

[@OKportugal]

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[@Lat41]

So the fly traps…do you throw them away when they are full of flies, or can they be reused?

[@OKportugal]

Unfortunately they cant be opened without destroying them, and they use a special pheromone bait to attract female flys and I wouldnt know where to buy it.

[@annelisematthews388]

That fly bait smell so bad when it's full. How do you dispose of them? Do you also get the refill bags with the bait to make it more cost effective? Then you re-use the lid and plastic seal again

[@Feeoryne]

I always wonder where is Gina when she is not on the video!! Ken, how long did you live in South Africa...?

[@OKportugal]

Gina's not really interested in making videos or appearing in ghe videos but I try to include her whenever I can. I was born in South Africa and lived there until I was 23 in 2003

[@Feeoryne]

@@OKportugal Yes, I thought that was the case!! Good for her and I totally get it!!

[@tonycoruna]

do you ever do any work?i would like to see it.

[@punjabseth260]

nice👌🏻👌🏻

[@bayan6325]

Do you need workers for your farm? I have 2 people looking for work in Castelo Branco

[@shantocorraya7225]

Hello my friend, I'm very glad to see you here. My name is Joseph Corraya from Dhaka Bangladesh.I have a lot of experience in farming and I love farming. Can you arrange a farm work permit for me please? I want to go and work in Portugal. Let me know details if possible my dear friend

[@TravelonlineWalk]

beautiful romantic place to be 😍🥰😘 new sub and bell ❤

[@OKportugal]

Thanks for watching 🤗

[@mannyPereira29]

Pls don’t start showing houses for sale that’s the reason I UNFOLLOWED other channels. This is just me but I don’t want to hear about $20,000 dollar house that none of us can afford. Love the videos

[@OKportugal]

Hi Manny. We make private virtual property tour videos for buyers who can't visit them here in person. Sometimes if the buyer does not want to buy the property, we show the video publicly on our channel, so that our viewers can get an idea of what's available for the money. We label.our regular vlogs "portugal farm life" so it's easy for our viewers to see the difference between our regular farm life vlog and any property tour videos we share. We don't sell properties ourselves and we don't earn a commission from their sale or anything like that.

[@kimberleybrown8076]

What about buying shade cloth?

[@HeidiPriest]

Hiya Gina miss you

[@OKportugal]

Hello 👋

[@m000Theevilcow]

Heard some fruit trees only deliver a decent harvest every two years, perhaps some of yours are in that category

[@OKportugal]

Yes you are the second person to say this. I will look into it 😊

[@jrap0003]

@9:23 I dont agree with you. Because trees are stressed during such heat wave, if you dont do (irrigate) so you will end up attracting wood borers and other pests that will destroy all trees. Also you wont enjoy any fruit crops.With regards to superficial roots and watering I dont think watering once every 15 days will make trees develop superficial roots. What we do here in Malta where we have the same climate as Portugal we water them once every 15days in June and July that would be enough and for certain trees only 1 or twice during summer deep watering . I agree with you in terms of tillage even tho I have mixed toughts. Tilling will eliminate fire issue, will encourage trees to root down but most important it will preserve water from evaporating (as no till soil will crack and will become dry like a stone which is even worst..)

[@sylve3456]

Hey farm humans. Is greywater reuse and rainwaterharvesting something you aim for ? Or is everything in harmony with the pond and wells?

[@OKportugal]

All of our waste water goes into a soakaway septic tank system and back unto the soil. We also have an outdoor shower that drains directly into Gina's lady garden. In the summer we mostly shower outside

[@Feeoryne]

I noticed there is no veggie garden this year?

[@OKportugal]

We decided to only do a smaller veg path underneath the greenhouse shade cloth as we are in an extreme drought and heatwave. We dont want to waste water unnecessarily when vegetables are so cheap to buy at any shop.

[@jonathanjacques7250]

You have to irrigate trees at least once a month deeply.

[@jksinorbit]

Time to look into regenerative agriculture and permaculture methods that will help your land hold water better. Churning up your land will absolutely destroy your topsoil over time. I have been seriously considering the move to Portugal but am very concerned about the increasing fire and drought risk. Saffa in Netherlands

[@bornonthebayou7926]

You might find some value in this video of how one U.S. farmer won his war on flies: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnere32FmbStgZo The flies haven't been too bad here this year in my part of coastal Texas. I think the heat wave suppressed them along with the mosquitos.

[@mradventurer8104]

Interesting. I was wondering why you are not attempting to keep water on the land during rainy months (creating ponds etc). I think this is necessary because of climate change.

[@OKportugal]

Because we already have two huge spring fed wells and a big dam. This is the hottest recorded temperatures in 70 years. We wanted to see how much water we would have left after summer on the hottest year and if its worth getting more storage. So far so good and we have lots of water left. Our spring fed storage is much better than old rainwater sitting going bad during the hot summer.

[@judithtaylormayo]

Gena, lovely to see you, but I am a little worried about your black eyes.

[@rosemarybell7681]

Me too

[@melinda5777]

Is that solar panels on your roof? Or skylights? If solar, I'd like to check out your system, if ok. I have solar on my sailboat.

[@OKportugal]

Hi Melinda, its a solar water heating system. The panels are heat exchangers that use sun to heat water We have a small solar system in our Motorhome. I'd love to get a big one for the house but they are very expensive!

[@melinda5777]

@@OKportugal Yes indeed!!

[@beverleybrown5365]

Get used to it, it will get worse every year.🥵

[@OKportugal]

The youtube comments? 😅👍