Quick and Easy Permaculture Fruit Tree Guild from Tractor Supply!

[@andyrobinson6611]

"We're gonna plant some trees and the world is gonna be better!" Love it.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Haha thank you!

[@Mulljackson]

You should do a spring and summer update of this later in the year to see how it all developed

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

I sure will! Thank you!

[@debrasfrugallife3703]

I agree 💯👍

[@time2see192]

Yes! Please can you show us how this is doing now, 4 months later? Thank you Brother! 🌻

[@joe_a_photo]

I’ve never learned any of the things you talk about in this video. This video was incredibly interesting. You are great in front of the camera. It’s not easy to talk to yourself. I just can’t believe how much I learned in this video. This is the kind of thing I should have learned in high school instead of trig

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

😂 Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm glad it was helpful to you!

[@nccrchurchunusual]

The deep st@te does want you to learn common sense stuff to provide for yourself. We must be pro@ctive to learn it on our own thru ppl like this. I pray for my plants too- The Lord who created them knows how they grow.

[@PlantRelated]

I learned two things in the first 8 mins alone. Plant the tree on the strong side facing the direction from where the winds blow. And that bare root trees acclimate faster to native soil versus potted plants.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Those are two great points to take away. Thank you!

[@cristallaprade5487]

I use catmint and salvias for my pollinators (zone 5-6). They are disease free, deer won't eat them, they are perennials long blooming, bee food and beautiful. Cheers!

[@robingalloway3541]

Thanks for the deer resistant choices, I'm fighting deer and voles

[@7seasons31]

Learned at least 2-3 important things I’ve never heard anyone else say. Thank you for your time brother

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much man! I appreciate the love!

[@MorePranaGardens]

Dollar General stores put their cardboard out (neatly broken down and stacked) to be picked up once a week. The store managers are usually happy to share which day of the week so people can go "harvest" all the cardboard they need.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

You must be near a good one. I've had some cardboard Karen experiences at DG before.

[@MorePranaGardens]

@@ThePermacultureConsultant Oh no 😢

[@teresaholland4790]

Not where I live they yell at everyone that goes near the cardboard bin😂

[@MorePranaGardens]

@@teresaholland4790 Oh no. 😢 I always call first and check with the manager.

[@bonjondailey]

If you have a recycling center nearby, you can have an almost endless supply of cardboard. They generally don't mind giving it away.

[@victorialg1270]

I put perennial walking onions around my trees. They have helped keep the rodents away.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Those are awesome! Sadly, TC didn't have those in stock 😂

[@frederickorcutt9112]

I just planted walking onions for the first time this year. I may try that as I only have strawberries planned in my fruit forest for weed suppression.

[@MichelleBieber]

love this video! I did a guild last year and used peach and hazelnut trees, gooseberry and haskap bushes, anise hyssop and bee balm for pollinators and medicinals, and thyme and oregano for ground covers. Cant wait to watch it grow this year!

[@barneymiller4088]

You may want to stake down the cardboard so it doesn’t get rotated after planting. If it gets caught on something driving by or someone walking by, then most your plants will be covered by the cardboard and die.

[@joeblincoe3122]

The graft union/wind conversation was so great- thank u for that. First I’ve seen that advice given

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

That's awesome! I'm glad it was helpful for you!

[@deecooper1567]

That was real helpful regarding the stock knob facing the west, wind side, as that’s where our strong winds come from. You popped up on my feed & altho I’m in z5-6 in high desert of nw Nevada, I’m learning from you . New subscriber ‼️‼️🍓🍏🍓🍐. 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@klee88029]

🎉Me too x's 4 !!!! Just found this channel, just learned about the graft junction facing the wind, living in the desert in Luna County NM at 4,100 feet elevation and finally, I also subscribed 😁👍🧓

[@futtermanfarms6791]

I've been growing for 60 years and yep! That great advice. I would do one thing a bit different. When planting your tree you want to back fill with native soil and no organic mater in the hole. You did native soil, That's great. Start with pulling back the organic mater off the surface twice the size of the hole you are digging. As you dig the soil keep your pile on the cleared area. Now plant and use that organic free soil back into the hole, then the organic back to the top. love the planting plan!

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

That's awesome advice! Thank you so much!

[@NinjaMagoo]

Good job teaching people more examples of how to feed the world and repair our little life raft in the universe. (The earth. Lol) I could add, when planting your trees, dig a square hole. This helps a lot with the stability of the tree for the rest of its life. Tree roots can grow in a curve. However they can't grow at 90°angles. So they will bust into the harder packed soil outside of the fresh hole you dug. The added growth effort makes for a stronger plant and the fact that the new growth leaves the hole you dug, sooner than a sapling planted in a round hole, which gives the tree a head start in a way. I hope this helps.

[@futtermanfarms6791]

@@NinjaMagoo Good tip. I do that too. God bless you and may all your days be fruitful

[@Gloriajeanne33]

l am completely new to permaculture.. my backyard is just grass and rubbish. l am so excited while watching this ...ld call it a documentary because theres soo much relevant information. Ive never even heard of the term guild with planting. l even learnt where to place my swales thanks to you. Im in! Ill keep a before and after picture. Because l will be following you for ...years. You have made this so easy l can see myself teaching my grandchildren how to grow their favourite food symbiotically. Big Respect and Thanks from down under in Australia

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much for the kind words! My mentor, Geoff Lawton, actually lives down in Australia. I stayed 2 hours South of Brisbane for about 6 months.

[@SugarCreekOffGrid]

The old guy in the store is the new normal if your a retail worker. People beyond entitled!! Loved all the planting tips😁

[@cindyjohnson5242]

It's all the time d@*n Californians moving to Texas. The whole lot of them act entitled.

[@davidhagstad528]

Never commented on a vid before but just ran across this one and wanted to say thanks. Rather than just a simple "how to" that hundreds of other people are uploading, you really do include a lot of informative/teaching facts. Nice job. Keep including the "why" while making these "how" videos. Just bought 5 acres in East Texas so I'm subscribed and counting on your expertise!

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I'll be sure to keep making videos like these!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Great idea son!

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thanks Dad!

[@layspotatochips3313]

I had to follow you from Permapastures. Love watching your mom and dad. I’ve learned so much. I planted sweet potatoes around my trees this past summer and was pleasantly surprised. I harvested the potatoes that were in the thick mulch and left what was near the tree roots to rot and feed the trees.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much for watching! Depending on where you are, the sweet potatoes might pop back up this year! That would be cool.

[@novampires223]

I wondered if you were related 😂 the voice is just like your dads…

[@bradlafferty]

I needed this tutorial badly. Going to watch more of your content. Thanks. New sub.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Oh wow, thank you so much! I'll be sure to keep pumping them out!

[@gammayin3245]

Sure do appreciate your comments about the financial aspects -- I'm a retired 70 y.o. woman on a fixed income and have an $800 budget for a new 28' X 24' garden. Just stumbled upon fruit tree guilds last night. Am so excited to put this new knowledge to use! All my love and thanks!!

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I’m glad this was helpful!

[@Ann_Palmer]

Just found your channel! I am slowing starting a fruit orchard. I have been buying trees in pots.. was skeptical about buying bare roots . After watching this video - bare roots will be my next purchase . - zone 8 Louisiana

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

You DEFINITELY want barrooms. They're cheaper and will out perform any potted varieties.

[@tantrictami]

Thanks for the heads up on the bare-root trees. I got a Honeycrisp apple for $15.00 and saw one on a fast-growing trees site for 98.99. I feel like I got a good selection of support species too because I was one of the first ones to hit the display. Food forest is on the way!

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Heck yeah 😎

[@ChefCrys01]

Love this presentation of permaculture! Simple info for us newbies. I will be implementing these principals ASAP. Btw, I have ‘lovely’ clay soil in TX 8b.

[@LittleHomesteadOnHinerPond]

I’ve been gardening with ornamentals and natives, and recently started growing food, for a long time here in MN. I’ve known that soil health is really important but I never knew what’s going on at the microbe level until watching your videos. I look forward to learning more from you in your videos. Thank you!

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much!

[@PlowAndPantryHomestead]

Thanks for this video! I have been slowly turning my fruit orchard into a food forest one tree guild at a time. Seeing this video establishing a whole guild from start (along with your expertise) has been the best fruit tree guild videos I've seen.

[@calvary1808farm]

Great example of quickly getting started. It’s good to learn some lessons if you’re new to “gardening” considering some of this won’t make it.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Most of them should make it. They're in a swale with pretty decent soil life. I'll have to do a video in the future on how I'm able to determine that.

[@neilhanley3468]

It took until we almost out of here to find someone that's into the same thing as I am. Been following and playing with permaculture for 7ish years now. Been looking for folks in east texas for a hot minute but got/am sick and tired of the oilfield traffic. I didn't move to the country to listen to construction vehicles and big rigs 24/7. The rotten egg smells and noise suck. I planted bare root apple trees when we first moved onto this piece and the bare root trees produce more. I did the elen white method with several trees but that's more work that is necessary. It looks ragged but I don't mow near my trees, only chop and drop and they do well in the summers. A plant that says full sun does not mean texas full sun lol Love what you're doing and would definitely be interested in a class about anything from Zaytuna farms. Big fan of Geoff Lawton!

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much! The homesteading crowd is definitely new in this area. When I lived here before, NO ONE was interested in homesteading or permaculture. Where in Texas are you? Thank you so much!

[@renel7303]

It doesn't mean central California full sun either. 😅

[@stevehall9256]

BTW, i grow lots of pears. my experience is that a Kiefer pear needs at least 10 hours of direct sunlight per day to ripen in zone 5B

[@TheEmbrio]

Wind and graft union... now that you mention it, seems obvious, but i didn’t know that. Thank you

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much, glad it was helpful!

[@ArizonaBorn1358]

I learned so much from your video today then I have in a while!! Thank you. Still learning. But I have a better handle on permaculture now. More excited!

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

That's awesome! Thank you so much!

[@adz5bneweng589]

Hiya - Loving your channel! Please consider doing a video showing how you sharpen your tools...knives, shovels, etc. And what types of sharpening implements you use. The how's and why's. Thank you.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much! I will definitely make that video!

[@Blynn-md4dx]

I am going to call TSC right now tocsee if ours has bareroot! You really are a great teacher William.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@Blynn-md4dx]

Guess what? I called them and they said they did not have anything like that...just strawberries, blueberries, and such. Just went by a few minutes ago and they have a LOT of bareroot trees😂. They did not know what they were...

[@eddieandjulieklysz458]

Thank you very much William that was great info.

[@EmpoweredWithPiper]

I recently discovered permaculture and am absolutely obsessed. Your video popped up on my feed this morning, and now here I am with three tractor supply trees in my yard, lol. My store didn’t have any of the other guild members, so Im headed around town tomorrow to see if I can pick them up. Thank you SO MUCH for creating amazing permaculture content so easy, even a cave(wo)man can do it!! 😉 Your family is amazing and I can’t wait to see more!! Warmest Regards, your newest subscriber

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I'll be sure to do some "Permaculture Introductory" videos in the future!

[@TheRealHonestInquiry]

You might enjoy my public playlist on my channel "Permaculture and Gardening", years worth of videos from my favorite permie youtubers!

[@EmpoweredWithPiper]

@@TheRealHonestInquiry thank you so much for the recommendation!! I’ll definitely check it out. 😊👍

[@cristallaprade5487]

The Keifer is self-polinating. However, you can increase your yield by planting an Orient pear nearby. Also, the Keiffer is not disease resistant. Awesome video!

[@conradhomestead4518]

Just found your channel. I did not realize you started making your own content. Good information 👍

[@baneverything5580]

I plant beans and peas around young fig trees as nitrogen fixers. They also let you know if the tree needs water. In cool weather I plant sweet peas from a dry store bag, then green snap beans or dry black eyed store peas in spring, and Red Ripper Peas will grow no matter how hot it gets in summer. These become good mulch too. These can be planted anywhere in a yard by making a hole with a screwdriver and sticking the dry beans in the hole. Harvest them or mow them to use as mulch. Bags of dry sweet peas and others are dirt cheap seeds. Black eyed pea leaves are a superfood containing up to 40% protein. Cook the young pods whole to get more value from the plants. Same taste as asparagus pole beans and very closely related.

[@TheWickerShireProject]

Last year we got 3 tree's to start the food forest. Apple ( showed life and growth ) Celestial fig ( showed life and growth ) peach ( DOA did nothing all year). We picked up 6 berry bushes ( all DOA no growth whatsoever.) We went against the grain and up rooted 5 local wild Blueberry bushes with heavy swelled thick rhizomes. They died back from transplant shock ( as expected ) but the Cambion Layer showed green pre winter a few months later on a scratch test.

[@emeraldwaterlifehomestead2180]

I purchased a peach and plum tree 2 weeks ago from TSC. I’m so glad to find you for how to care for them. North west Florida panhandle. 🌱

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

That's awesome! I hope they do well for you!

[@stevehall9256]

Good job, William. Excellent information. Your advice on adding amendments only to the top of the soil has been true on my farm sometimes. Maybe its my shallow, rocky soil that requires me to do otherwise occasionally. I do it on a case by case basis

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much!

[@karenshull8706]

Thank you for sharing this info, I totally just planted some plants last night before a big rain, and I mixed the amendments in the soil, because that’s what all the other channels tell you to do. But what you said made sense. Nice that I found your channel. I’ve been watching you with your dad for over a year. Glad to learn from you! Thanks so much. Praying for you and your family and new daughter!

[@jsbadger]

Sharing this one out. Always appreciating the instructions and the explanations behind the whys and wherefores.

[@Cats_and_PlantsTX]

Thanks for the heads up about Tractor Supply! Got a keiffer pear and a fig from there yesterday!

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Oh awesome! Thank you so much!

[@robingalloway3541]

This is soo much information, so well spoken, so how cool is that land you're on! Wind chimes and geese. Actually relaxing as well as educational

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much!

[@kimjones2056]

I would recommend Egyptian walking onions. They come back every year they reproduce.

[@MiscMitz]

Very enlightening. I am very new to peraculture. I've heard of it but that's about it.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

I plan on doing a video introducing what it is to everyone. Thank you!

[@colleenbow777]

Thank you for giving your opinion about cardboard; I’ve been thinking about asking you about it ever since an herbalist said don’t listen to someone who says to use cardboard for planting; the glue and something else ( I forgot) , won’t break down. Obviously I didn’t listen to her.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

😂 Yeah a lot of those types will tell you not to use it but they just don't understand the power of the decomposition! Thank you Colleen!

[@livingbytheway]

Wonderful information, I'll continue to tune in.

[@IAMBLESSED555]

Blessings Will - can you do a video on keeping fruit tree blossoms? Last year, my trees bloomed during the warm Texas weather, then we had a hard freeze in February. Lost all the blooms and didn't get fruit. Trying to prevent that issue this year. I was thinking about placing ice at the base of the trees to fool them into winter to keep them from blooming until after the hard freeze next month. What do you think?

[@fiendeng]

This !

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

You could try that and I'd be interested to see how that works. One method is to mist water on the blossoms before the freeze. This will create a protective ice coating. Also, planting your trees in a location that doesn't receive direct sunlight until later in the day will help keep the blossoms. Letting the atmosphere around the tree warm up before the direct sunlight hits is key. I hope I explained this well. Check out Sepp Holtzer in Austria. He's going lemons in the Alps.

[@johnstjean1422]

Love that comment that you picked a ground cover what it is or nature will

[@tommyluck19]

Great video, William as your Parent's channel. Thanks ❤

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much!

[@lynnerichards808]

Love stefans miracle farm but really enjoying an american spin! We are ‘lil Tx’ here in TN. I am just starting my guilds. Don’t really have room for big N trees so subbing in more things like seaberry, siberean pea bush, clover, fava beans etc. I loved your simple explanation of the different layers from tree canopy to the onion root level. Please keep making more great videos!

[@7seasons31]

For the record, I subscribed at 3.47k subscribers and I’m gonna claim that when you got millions lol

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

😂 Millions? I would love for that many people to be interested in Permaculture

[@rherb27]

Most beneficial gardening video I've watched in years. Thank you.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Oh wow, thank you so much!

[@EarthsNourishingBounty]

Eversweet is my favorite strawberry! Great video, thanks for the detailed information!

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much!

[@EarthsNourishingBounty]

@@ThePermacultureConsultant my pleasure!

[@lincwayne3435]

Duuude...u r gettin' me excited to do this! Thanks so much man...🙏🙏🙏

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you Brother! I'm sending your consultation packet out to you this week!

[@lincwayne3435]

@@ThePermacultureConsultant yaaay!

[@jahmic]

No exaggeration...I have been consuming permaculture videos all winter while planning out a hillside project. I resigned myself to planting next year, as we just finished getting a hedge started to act as a natural deer fence, and I felt like I had too many questions still. This video has me convinced that I can confidently get plants in the ground this month. Thank you for such an informative presentation!

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Oh thank you so much! I was hoping to make it as simple and easy as possible.

[@bethberry320]

This is incredibly helpful. I have been studying Food forest design for the past couple of years and have started my backyard, fruit tree and little mini guilds. I have the tiniest property but we are fitting a lot of food on it. We just started so I’m excited to see how it all develops. I’m in Austin Texas and have had mixed messages about planting blueberries in the ground. You have encouraged.

[@BigBudde]

WOW! Good video! You're a great teacher! God bless you brother ❤

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

God bless you too brother!

[@baneverything5580]

I have a huge pile of cardboard shipping boxes I place around my fig trees to protect the shallow feeder roots. My first fig tree has an 8 ft diameter cardboard and homemade mulch circle around it that`s a dome shape. Growth exploded after I did this last July during the drought. All of my grass clippings are used as mulch and go around the trees and in the garden immediately to grow food. In fall I mix them with leaves.

[@gingerwolfenbarger8112]

I really enjoyed this video! Thank you!!!

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

I'm glad it was helpful! Thank you so much!

[@fiendeng]

HEY JT! We want to see you on camera brother 😁 William is sharing his story , we want to see some of yours Thanks for all the knowledge God bless

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

I'm trying to get him on camera but he absolutely refuses 😂

[@organiccleanfoodconnection]

New subscriber Kansas. I’m a small organic grower surrounded by chemical farmers. Chemical spray drift has destroyed most of my farm. We had a beautiful food forest going. They have outlawed the dicamba hopefully the trees will stand a chance now. Everyone needs to be growing food for the children of America.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Oh wow, that’s horrible. I grew up in Tonganoxie, Ks. Were the chemicals killing the trees?

[@organiccleanfoodconnection]

@@ThePermacultureConsultant i’m in Northwest corner. This county sprays more chemicals than the rest of the state. The big problem is Dicamba. The chemical companies are just paying lawsuits for the killing of the trees. they have band it recently. But the next politician just let them have it again. Even with that the farmers will blame anything but the spray. I highly suggest the defender Children’s Health Defense. Newsfeed. It will explain in 2020 they were going to ban it. But their answer was to rewrite the warning label for the farmer on how to use it. They don’t read the labels. And they flat just don’t care around here. Every year I do a report on the trees on my KZbin channel. Right now fluorides on trial to be banned in this country. But you won’t see that on the news. Thanks for the great video. I can’t wait to get some trees planted.

[@williamzegley2272]

Pasture Raised PIMP, great video. Can't wait for your follow up ones as far as the progress throughout the season and future. Will you be doing another with all the ins and outs for N fixing trees. I mean as far as where to source them. Again great video and God Bless from WYO

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

I definitely will do that! Thank you so much man!

[@lynn6799]

You do have to inspect your trees at tractor supply before purchasing them. I bought 3 pear trees from them last year, lost all 3 to fire blight. I bought new ones this year from stark Brothers which im hoping will do great. The peach trees i bought from tractor supply are doing great along with 3 out of 5 apples that i bought. Some from tractor supply, some from family, farm and home. 2 apple trees need replaced. You can catch decent prices and healthy blueberries from all 3 plus i got 1 from menards. Due to our budget, we're adding things slowly. Now i just have to keep critters from stealing our peaches. Our first harvest was stolen by wildlife last year. We didn't get a single peach we grew.

[@MycelialSuperFan]

First video I’ve seen from you, and I’m hooked! Great info, and good pacing! Im working on a mini-perma-plot and this was extremely helpful! I’m officially subscribed!!

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much! I'm glad it was helpful!

[@joshua511]

Wow, a $15 pear tree is an amazing find! It's more than twice that everywhere I've looked.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Potted trees are twice the price. Bare root trees are better and cheaper haha. Thank you!

[@cheyneturbyfill4727]

Another good source for cardboard is many cabinet shops. I install for a living and we take a 16’ enclosed trailer load to recycling about once a month

[@krisoberhauserbishop7552]

You have an amazing system. Your videos have so many practical tips I will be watching this one again and taking notes. You are an amazing teacher. Please think about coming up for The Common Ground Fair. We live down the road and you are welcomed to camp out here and I will feed you.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much! Email me with the details if you don't mind! [e-mail]

[@mzindyg007]

I’m so glad you did this video. I did my TSC pick up 2 weeks ago Raspberries, Blueberries, Figs and apples. Funny I got Starblaze oriental Lillies instead of Cannas for fragrance. I have Mexican sunflower nitrogen fixer cause it grows fast and attracts ladybugs. I also collect cardboard and coffee grounds and my worms are numerous.

[@FarmerSeph]

great videos so far! i hope u can keep them coming.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

I definitely will! We have a nation to conquer.

[@thetruckinstitcher]

Love your channel, I learned today I can plant trees in protein buckets. A little backstory, my family moved from Illinois to homestead in texas. I’m turning the panhandle desert into a food forest. Well, when I get the land.. for now I’m learning and planning. Can I come for a visit to your homestead?

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much! Of course you can! I hope you use to hearing gun play in the background 😂

[@GonkyWonkler]

Good advice on recommending comfrey, and specifying not to harvest the root if it's in a guild. Comfrey is great for mulching, and the root is said to be a valuable medicinal, but you want that comfrey to stay in the guild anyway, because it serves a valuable purpose in bringing nutrients up to the surface through it's taproot. The good news is that comfrey is hardy, and proliferates fairly well, so you'll wind up with more, if you allow it. Great content. I'd love to hear about you got into this line of work. Permaculture is an interest of mine, and I've been considering pursuing it.

[@TheRealHonestInquiry]

I found you through PermaPastures and you already made it into my public Gardening & Permaculture playlist on the first video! $15 is a steal for a tree and a great investment! I have a suggestion you might be able to use for a video topic: ideas on how permaculture students who are literally just starting their PDC, can transition to making a living with permaculture, assuming they don't have land of their own and are intending to help others who do. They have some experience growing and gardening and knowledge of basic permaculture concepts, but not the full confidence of a completed PDC with hands-on experience; what are some good projects they could make an income with as they finish their courses so they can more easily transition from a soul-sucking 9-5 to permie-ntrepreneurs?

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

That's an awesome video topic! I'll be sure to do that video soon. Thank you!

[@TheRealHonestInquiry]

@@ThePermacultureConsultant My pleasure! I think realizing there are permie side-hustles and ways to dip your toe in will get a lot more people interested. Looking forward to it!

[@JohnMarsing]

Great video very detailed I need to take more copious notes, thanks 👍

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much!

[@strongereveryday1891]

Thanks. I saw these at TSC yesterday and was not sure how best to plant. This video is right on time. I'm also planting hazelnut trees. Is there a different method for that?

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Just make sure the hazelnuts aren't planted too deep. They don't like to drown. Thank you!

[@maryjane-vx4dd]

I was trying to find this channel several days ago and could not find it. Today, it just showed up. Subscribed

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

That's weird. Thank you so much!

[@rodolforodriguez4540]

Nice work, and I just wanted to say thanks.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much!

[@vanessaoconnor5000]

Hey William, thanks for this excellent video. Our open space has invasive Bermuda grass. Any recommendations for starting my fruit tree guilds with that dreadful grass out there?

[@missmary1712]

William this was awesome. It answered so many questions at once. You are an excellent teacher. I promise to email you soon. Life happened. MK in CV

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Oh thank you so much! I'm glad this was helpful for you!

[@The.Anna.Roberts]

Actually love this, I just got into the idea of tree guilds for this spring and happy to see you also included strawberries, lillies, and onions!!

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much! Hope this was helpful!

[@hummingbirdhillhomestead]

Wonderful video William! It’s one of the most informative guild videos I’ve seen. Thank you so much.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much!

[@jeffmeyers3837]

Blueberry farmer here. You should have pruned those blueberries when planting to provide for proper growth this season.

[@PlantRelated]

Hi! Can you please do a video tutorial on air layering? To propagate trees and bushes thank you!

[@baneverything5580]

I`m planting nearly 20 fruit trees this year for me, the birds, other creatures, and the future. When I`m gone they'll still be here as a blessing in this area. I love fruit, wine, and the birds. I wish I would have thought about Mulberry trees last year but I did manage to get one Brown Turkey Fig tree started. I have several cuttings and I ordered 4 Celeste Fig trees, 5 Everbearing Mulberry, and I`m gonna attempt Pineapple Guava. Louisiana, line of zones 8b/9a. I`m afraid the extreme freezes will continue so I did`t want to depend on nothing but figs for sure. Even if a bad freeze kills the figs I can`t protect back to the ground the Mulberry is freeze resistant. I want pears and apples but I need something first that produces and grows fast and doesn`t cost more than I can afford or afford to risk since I have no car and order everything. I may try more variety in a nearby weedy field later. Blueberries are so confusing that I gave up trying to understand those. Kumquat can grow in shade.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

It sounds like you have a food forest down there! Thank you so much!

[@baneverything5580]

My Mullberry trees arrived today. One is a hard wood cutting but I broke one of the freshly rooted green wood cuttings but it was the worst one so that`s good I guess. It`s still attached to the stem so I used Duct Tape, then planted it sideways in potting soil to re-root it above the break. All of them came from Florida so they have green leaves and are rooted well except the one I broke. I already transplanted them in a strawberry planter in fresh potting mix and dug one planting hole. I`m trying to decide where all the trees need to go. I think mulberry between figs will keep birds off the figs better. The important thing this year is to get them well established in the ground and healthy to propagate more trees from them in the coming years. My fig trees have shipped from the same nursery. So tomorrow I`ll be digging holes with a pick axe to bury a rich food supply under the trees and getting wagon loads of forest soil and leaf mold on top to make mounds for the figs. @@ThePermacultureConsultant

[@scottfraser706]

For Canadians tractor supply was called tsc and now is called peavy mart

[@svetlanapil8089]

I just got abunch from there. Very timely video

[@teresapisanello5464]

Hi William! Just found you! And I'm loving this video! Quick question... At 26:43, you talk about adding amendments to the top of the soil because that's how the roots absorb... Is this true for just blueberries or for all things planted? 🤔

[@zanylewis6653]

This was excellent. Thank You. Gonna take notes from the transcript and watch it again. And draw diagrams.

[@heathhaas5163]

This helped confirm root sources for a guild. Awesome video as always William, Thank you!

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much Heath!

[@regenerativegardeningwithpatti]

Great video, nice job educating! I have found cardboard not made in North America to not break down (I don't know if they added chemicals to it or what) look for a 2 1/2" stamp on the cardboard that says made in any town in North America. We want the cardboard to break down and feed fungi and worms etc... Keep up the wonderful work!

[@johnsummers7389]

Another great video!!

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you!

[@dwighthires3163]

Thanks for the lesson

[@deliahiggs1752]

Some good information, I am planning to do fruit trees a week or two. Thanks

[@summerhill_homestead]

Great video, William! Love it. Thanks.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much!

[@jayfisher1]

Words I gotta learn, wow, never heard so much info. No wonder our yields r so inconsistent

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much! I hope it was helpful!

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Nice job William, keep it up.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you so much! It's an honor to have The Great Stefan comment!

[@DevoGo]

I knew that patch on your hat looked familiar! ❤ Gonna head over to TSC!

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

I got the patch from Bear! I'm glad it was helpful!

[@joanniepullen7359]

Would love to see MORE tree guilds😍😍😍

[@tantrictami]

I was joking with my friends that I am going to take an online French cooking class so I can make the most epic fruit tarts and desserts with all my garden rewards.

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

That's a wonderful idea!

[@legauxmc]

First time and now a subscriber Thank you for video

[@ThePermacultureConsultant]

Thank you for checking the channel out!