Old Timers 15 Year old Food Forest in Middle Tennessee

[@76TALENA]

If you do another tour can you have hime talk more about the varieties and how they perform. Nice video! There is not a lot of info about fruit trees here in Tennessee. Thanks

[@lunabeta3516]

Never thought to make jelly with the cores. I'm telling ya, I've learned to shut my mouth and listen. It's amazing what one learns with a closed mouth. Doesn't stop me from typing tho😁

[@Dave-ty2qp]

I kinda laughed when he said his wife was cheap for using the cores and peels for making jelly. That's all we ever used for that purpose. The rest is made into preserves, or dehydrated. No waste.

[@TheTamrock2007]

A garden to be very proud of, thank you for sharing.

[@HomesteadForALiving]

Awesome to learn from his wealth of experience! We’re starting our food forest on 5 acres out here in Hickman County. Can’t wait till it looks like this!

[@ThrivingEarthFarm]

I’d love to hear more about your project.

[@HomesteadForALiving]

@@ThrivingEarthFarm I’m about to start documenting the process a bit more! Are you in Joelton? We’re not too far away, would love to show you the place!

[@Jimdandy-w8c]

Where are you located and what do you have growing,we bought almost 10 acres in nunnelly 3 years ago,and I've gone crazy with the planting of things,my wife says I'm crazy,but they haven't been saying that when were harvesting fruit past 2 years

[@jessicabender1301]

Tell him thanks for sharing! His home garden is just glorious

[@m.g.d4721]

Funny I have one apple on my Granny Smith potted tree. I’m blessed because it wen through stress for a couple of years but it’s thriving now in dark green beautiful foliage but one apple but it’s alive. So while this guy is proud to see his abundance off apples on the ground I’m taking special care of my one apple.😂😂

[@Jane-West]

LOL I have had that experience with a peach tree.. but I look at it like this, it's still trying so there's hope!

[@jasonanderson1154]

I hope this is what my retirement looks like

[@Jane-West]

We should all be so fortunate!❤💚

[@freedom1me]

thank you, i am ust starting my food forest. at my new place,

[@Jane-West]

This video is a true treasure! This gentleman is so full of knowledge and experience and I am truly grateful that he is willing to share! Would love to see you go back and interview him again, he has information that most likely cannot be found in books!

[@homesteadtech1686]

Thanks for sharing our Thriving Earth! We’ve always been in our Garden of Eden! Always be harvesting, - B

[@JK-jf7xq]

That sounds like me: I bought scraggly looking plants and planted 'em late and I don't know if they're going to do anything ... Moving right along!

[@Channelsettings1]

I love this guy. Real man serving the earth.

[@jackd5604]

Epic Food Forest! Great video Jon. "She doesn't waste anything!" When the peach looks ripe enough to fall, catch it, and eat the sweetest and best flavor ever. Love it!

[@redrivermoses9312]

Hey! Cheatam co. Thats where I'm at!! I grew up our here on Cheatham/Montgomery Co. Line!

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

Thanks for posting this! I need to visit his food forest! Also where are you located? I’m in eastern TN - 1 hr north of Chattanooga. And am building year 1 of my food forest:) I need to learn Tennessee… it’s very different than the desert!

[@billastell3753]

Now that's a food FOREST. There are so many videos showing folks that planted a few trees and a garden a couple of years back who call their garden a 'food forest'. That is just nonsense. I've been at it for 40 years like this guy. It takes years to have the real deal. Even 10 years is just a nice start.

[@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291]

I wish that I had a grandparent who could have taught me how to garden like this. Everyone should be growing one like this. I started mine in 2019 after I moved onto my property. I’m used to seeing all these perfect looking food forests on KZbin and See that mine isn’t turning out like them. I really like this one bc it seems more realistic.

[@MychelleSeymourHeyyouremember]

He didn't teach us much.... Other then kick fruit on the ground with your foot to make sure there's no yellow jackets on it. 👌

[@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291]

@@MychelleSeymourHeyyouremember well it was a short video based on years of work. What did you expect?

[@MychelleSeymourHeyyouremember]

@@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291 I was excited to learn that about the yellow jackets! I took notes! 😊👍

[@stevehall9256]

I started my food forest in 2012. Near Mt City TN. I'm at 4000 ft on Rocky soil so mine grow a little slower. The sub artic berries do great here

[@w4ame]

I’d like to visit this man during harvest season just for the inspiration for me to get planting now, for the future.

[@odomshomestead]

I'm in middle Tennessee to I have 6 varieties of figs tree 2 varieties of peach 4 varieties of apple 4 varieties of pear trees 10 varieties of blueberry plants 4 varieties of grapes two loquat trees raspberry plants red and yellow strawberry plants blackberry plants and 3 or 4 varieties of banana and fuju permission and citrus trees in containers

[@toosense]

Wow, that sounds incredible, what a blessing. Best wishes to you in building your healthy food forest.

[@phinehasfenne]

I am so jealous! 👍

[@inigomontoya8943]

Do the loquat produce for you here?

[@odomshomestead]

@@inigomontoya8943 hasn't so far be three year for the first one I planted

[@inigomontoya8943]

@@odomshomestead cool, thanks for that. Happy Growing. Check out the flying dragon citrus. It’s been great for us.

[@kimmieb2u]

It always cracks me up how y'all call family orchards "food forests". 🤣 My grandparents on both sides had been practicing a lot of permaculture activities when they weren't cool and seen as new. Composting, using greywater, grafting trees, worm beds, reusing things until they can't be used again--these are the ethics I grew up with. Nothing new under the sun, they're just renamed.

[@m.g.d4721]

Yes, totally 😂 I follow this guy from Mexico and he goes to all these trendy folk with rooftop urban gardens and gives them props and I thought to myself the same thing. Why doesn’t he go to the elderly folks in Mexico who have worked their orchards and vegetable gardens the old fashion way which is everything renamed. I totally hear you.

Larry Lee is iconic

[@phinehasfenne]

I sure wish I had a good forest like this! Nice video! 👍👍👍

[@mysongzz1521]

This video is a treat ❤️

[@crochetingaroundnewzealand]

I've planted an orchard on my small section in town. Wish I had more room for more trees. I'm growing to start growing veges vertically. Those bees look like wasps. Nasty things. I pick up fruit before it rots badly and throw it in my raised garden to fertilize it.

[@backwoodsbaby9729]

Espalier. Train your trees to be smaller.

[@mikesorensen1981]

I think they should plant in parks and forests fruit and nut trees for everyone👍🤔

[@imsovane]

I agree. Instead, they plant non-edible plants or poisonous ones in parks.

[@CatherineandRob]

Absolutely fantastic

[@NatureIsInfinite]

Larry is the man!

[@christophermahoney1740]

Hey Hey! Great video. Starting a mini food forest in middle TN. Wondering if you could post a comprehensive list of all the varieties that Larry has? Or at least his favorites? Ive struggled with apples and grapes here. Does he have any recommendations on particular varieties other than what he just happened to mention in this video. Wonderful video such great knowledge. Please keep up the great work!!!

[@10pennytv75]

Contact your county extension office.

[@jeslynnebrown1979]

What zone is this?? I absolutely love listening to the wisdom of our elders!!

[@JamieSantos]

6b

[@matthewsaretto2824]

I live just up the road from him, we are in 7A

[@JamieSantos]

@@matthewsaretto2824 Thanks!

[@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291]

This was an awesome video. I hope we can see more of his garden in the future.

[@mlindsay527]

Hard working man! He could probably raise a pig on all that bad fruit.

[@Jimdandy-w8c]

I was thinking same thing we use lots of organic waste as fodder for our pigs,along with bucket loads of fresh grass/greens,and come fall we pretty much only feed nuts before processing ,kids make a little cash picking up all our acorns and hickory nuts that fall every day,as well makes for some great tasting pork

[@joshualarck806]

Great Video

[@barnabyvonrudal1]

Does he have any animals? Chooks or ducks might be handy in a food forest

[@neldafulghum6479]

Just wondering with all those fruit trees if Larry finds any morels about?

[@ThrivingEarthFarm]

Funny you should ask. Larry has his morel spots for sure. They are not in his food forest however. He has found that spreading wood ash, or lime, encourages the growth of morels.

[@MychelleSeymourHeyyouremember]

@@ThrivingEarthFarm I've noticed that I have a carpenter bee using fungus as a home in our tree branch... Is that normal?

[@MultiShaed]

How recent is this video? Does he do anything special to protect his apples from rust?

[@ThrivingEarthFarm]

This was from 3 months ago or so. He doesn't have any issues with apple cedar rust.

[@Jimdandy-w8c]

Man these are good videos,keep up the good work,are you a local as well? I have always had a green thumb,but since we bought our land in hickman I've gone crazy with it,I know my place will resemble his in 5 more years I'd say,I went crazy up front when first bought,this year I've added and adding more varieties kind of seeing what does best and what to pursue in future

[@Randyb4ut]

New subscriber 👍

[@ThrivingEarthFarm]

Thanks for watching brother

[@Randyb4ut]

@@ThrivingEarthFarm enjoyed it. Thanks

[@shodson314]

Well shucks I think it was about to get real interesting there! What was he going to put on your belt loop?

[@karenflippin5102]

I live in west Tennessee. I was wondering if he sprays his fruit trees with anything for insects. Thanks.

[@mlindsay527]

Right when it cuts off, he mentions organic bug killer.

[@mikelr1314]

I wonder if he has pawpaw trees?

[@ThrivingEarthFarm]

He doesn't have paw paw trees, but I have a bunch growing. They are VERY slow growing, but once they get established they are wonderful producers. While they are young, they need shade, but as they get older they need full sun to be very productive. I encourage people to grow improved cultivars that are known to have larger fruit.

[@barnabyvonrudal1]

Were the dark stains on the green apples? Is that normal?

[@freekuki]

I like his hat

[@Tipi_Dan]

Beats an adjustable baseball cap. Come to think of it, so does a folded newspaper.

[@hhwippedcream]

Chickens or guinea fowl would make quick work of those nasty meat bees.

[@w4ame]

17:42 is what I’ve always heard called Asian hornets or locally as Bowater hornets.

[@eloiseb3761]

How many acres is his farm?

[@karenflippin5102]

I think he said 13.

[@MychelleSeymourHeyyouremember]

Supposedly. 👍. Where is the organic bug killer? Why did you need a belt loop? Don't mess with me. I listen 👂 Where are the bee hives? 😳

[@MychelleSeymourHeyyouremember]

Still wondering the need for the belt loop?

[@thailandfruitmonster7315]

European hornet

[@shaynab88]

Great knowledge, crap footage