Preparing our abandoned garden for growing season in Italy | Making home in a new country ep 3

Hello everyone,
In this episode of “Making home in a new country” you will see how we prepared our abandoned garden for our first growing season.
One thing that me and my husband are aiming for here in Italy is to learn to live closer to nature. In the long term we hope to build up a small homestead. The house where we live now will most likely not be our forever home. So, we will use this waiting room as a classroom (I’m quoting Jessica Sowards from Roots and Refuge Farm here) and learn step by step how to grow food, keep animals and use the products off of the land, whilst producing as little waste as possible. We accept this to be a process of years, of little steps at the time.
First, we have to clear our garden from the overgrown plants and nurse the suffering perennial plants back to health.
We also plan to keep a small vegetable garden this year, which we hopefully will expand in the next years. In this first year we want to experience how everything grows under the care of our hands, in this soil and in this warm climate, without overwhelming ourselves. As the house that we live in still requires some work and we also have jobs.
Other projects for this year will be to keep chickens for eggs and for me personally I wish to grow some cutting flowers.
Later, during the growing season I can film a garden tour where you can see how and where everything is growing. So, if you are interested in that, you can let me know in the comments!
We also finished renovating our kitchen, so somewhere in April you can expect a video on that!
Thank you for watching, and I wish you a lovely day!

[@cherylmoss3632]

So good to see a channel that doesnt leave a mess of rubble and blocks neighbours unsightluness from thrir spsce. Few seem to consider this. Enjoying the beauty that you create.

[@erika_katrien]

Thank you Cheryl, it's always nice to receive confirmation for what we do 😊

[@francescoperin2068]

Lovely video, as usual!

[@erika_katrien]

Thank you Francesco! Happy to see you here again ☺️

[@larrymunden1753]

You and your husband did a incredible job on the garden.👍🙏✌

[@erika_katrien]

Thank you Larry! It's nice to see you here again. Have a lovely weekend ☺️

[@annaperin9293]

Che meraviglia! Attendiamo il nuovo orto!

[@erika_katrien]

grazie Anna! Devo fare del mio meglio per contenere tutto il mio entusiasmo. Altrimenti comprerei più piante di quante ne possa curare! 😇 Tanti saluti!

[@roxannesl7151]

What a major change! This is one of my favorite videos so far!

[@erika_katrien]

Thank you Roxanne! 🤩🤩 Have a lovely day!

[@violetaarcher8296]

Lovely!

[@erika_katrien]

Thank you Violeta! :)

[@EricOnYouTube]

I really enjoy this video. So calming and wholesome. :). Thanks.

[@erika_katrien]

Thank you! That is exactly what I hope to achieve! ☺️

[@nevisscot7697]

I enjoy your calm narration of things.

[@erika_katrien]

Thank you Nevis, I'm glad to hear that! Have a nice day 😊

[@lindamounts2193]

Great job.

[@erika_katrien]

Thank you Linda! Have a great day! ☺️

[@inspireme3461]

Amazing Transformation. Great work as always. Hope to visit soon to see it in person. (Mr Jocular)

[@erika_katrien]

Thank you Ketuma! 🤩 Have a lovely day!

[@sylviamatthee8172]

Do grow onions, red onions, shallots, garlic, tomatoes, different salads, and perfumed flowers such as sweet peas etc. A lot of work, but happiness creating. You are doing a good job. Well done.

[@erika_katrien]

Thank you for the suggestions! I ended up growing tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, melons, pumpkins and flowers (zinnias, sunflowers, sweet peas, herbs, dahlias, butterfly mixes) and I'm truly enjoying all the beauty of it 🥰 have a lovely day, Silvia

[@eminajasarevic1004]

Interested, please make a garden tour.😊

[@erika_katrien]

Thank you for your feedback! There is a first garden tour online on my channel 😊 Have a nice day!

[@nelson9027]

Wow, what a transformation! Great work, can't wait to see it in person.

[@erika_katrien]

Thank you Nelson! Hopefully you will very soon ☺️