Off Grid Forest Garden | Invasive Earthworms

[@maryanna4430]

Vaša láska k prírode,všetkým na svete ukazuje,ako sa dá žiť,ak si vážime to,čo je nám srdcom blízke.Ďakujem,Shawn James

[@marijkedemets5151]

Prachtig in alles.wondermooi 🦋🇧🇪

[@merlehester113]

I want to say you are a very nice man to give out info that you are learning and passing it on to people that comes to your site. I love checking in and seeing what you are doing. Always very interesting. I grew up in southern Ga so we had plenty of good soil with lots of earthworms......they are so wonderful for the soil. I got a book many yrs ago by Ruth Stout. Was a very interesting book. My grandmother was my rock so I learned much from her on gardening, etc. I pray for you especially in winter when you go out on the lakes to get fish to eat. You there alone makes for a need that God is there with you. Hope I did not offend you. You are blessed, very blessed to be able to do this. Gods green acres is so wonderful for your beautiful dog also.

[@jaxinco]

The indigenous people showed the Pilgrims how to plant their seeds with a fish for fertilizer.

[@MTGoddard]

Bravo! ...Gardening is a medicine that does not need prescription , and has no limit on dosage.

[@sakibkashmiri1090]

This is nice from a cabin builder to a farmer you are an all rounder can survive anywhere.

[@garygemian604]

Shawn, you and a couple of other you tubers have inspired me to expand my vegetable backyard garden significantly. My dad started me growing a garden when I was a boy and now I have started my grandsons ages 4 and 5 in their backyard. I will be converting all of my backyard property to growing food. I live on 2/3 of an acre in northern NJ but I am convinced I can produce food for my family even on a short growing season. After all NJ is called the "Garden State" for a reason. I am also putting in an outdoor stove fueled by wood to cook as if I was off grid. NJ has a solar energy plan subsidized by the State which I am also planning to install. All of this, Shawn, is largely due to watching and subscribing to "My Self Reliance." Thank you for your passion and inspiration! Gary Gemian

[@Bishop1987]

Dude you are awesome! You are like the Dick Proenneke of modern times. We all know how awesome he was. Keep doing what you do. It is so interesting to watch you do even just your daily chores..

[@myrtlesyd9451]

All the pics of your past gardens looks so rich, healthy and beautiful! Great video 👍👍👍👍

[@terrydaly7296]

That was a beautiful garden at your old house, lucky person that buys it. Love your videos.

[@allorenz6591]

Wow, mind boggling discovery. Immediately read up on invasive earthworms and deer browsing destroying Great Lakes Hardwood Forests. Thanks Shawn !

[@billthemailman9195]

Thank you for such important info on earthworms and their effect on the ecosystem. All of your videos are extremely helpful.

[@DebMorrow57]

Looking forward to seeing you harvest those first ripe tomatoes! Another wonderful video!

[@joanneforrest1830]

🌲🍁🌿Your recent planting inspired me for the first time ever to plant some of my own vegetables to try and be a little self sufficient. I’m finding it really therapeutic. Thank you.

[@lindabaker568]

I love the cabin, the forest, everything about your land. Your a smart young man Shawn. Thanks for the videos. I enjoy them so much.

[@mossmonaco9061]

Ace - if I could post you earthworms, ha! Nice to see the critters, thanks again Shawn.

[@thetimeisnow.2420]

Ahhh...I just got my Monday fix! Personable as always,thanks Mr James!

[@IsthatSew]

Oh my! That tease........ Now you have us all speculating about the new series and why it will keep you from tending the garden.

[@poodledaddles1091]

I am so jealous of your previous garden!

[@Rideeon]

Shawn ! Don't troll me you said all the Alaska video's would be here ! Lol don't care I know they are coming keep up the good work. You're an inspiration for all of us.

[@gaia4875]

Bonsoir Mr Shawn ! Vous voyez bien que cela pousse !!c'est merveilleux !! Cette terre est riche!!! l'an prochain vous pourrez planter plus, et vous aurez un grand potager et toute la famille pourra se nourrir de cette merveilleuse nature..Bravo !! Et bon courage ! Ouh là !!!! des reptiles dans cette forêt ???espérons qu'ils sont inoffensifs ????? Caresses à notre Kali !! Merci pour toutes vos vidéos qui sont un respect à la Nature et l'Ecologie. "Vivre en symbiose avec la Nature ,et elle vous offrira que du Bohneur"!

[@kekoamaunakea4473]

Love this video, there’s no one more productive then Shawn Kekoa James.🤙🏽🏝”Right on Shawn stay real”, I’m older then you but your my mentor.🐺💨💨

[@jtsdeals]

A high tunnel might be good in your climate. Good way to extend the growing season and keep critters out.

[@Kakuzo0]

Small aquaponics project would be very cool. Closed enviroment, fish breeding and using the manure for growing plants. You could either grow them vertically or on floating beds. Its actually do able small scale but you'd def need electricity. Always watching your vids Shawn, for me its a great way to combine learning and relaxing.

[@tim78676]

Gardening is so very different where you are, compared to here on the 30th parallel. I salute your efforts to grow food in such a challenging environment.

[@zachstough502]

Adding lime to the soil will change the ph balance, so you could neutralize that acidic soil down by the creek. Good looking garden. Bacon lettuce and tomato sandwiches once some of those tomatoes ripen!

[@trishaharrison3692]

That’s why I love your channel. You are so informative. Have lived in southern Ontario all my life and did not know this about earth worms. Just got thru watching Brad on Jim Bairds video. Will definitely have to check out the video. Thanks for all you do and give Cali a hug.😘

[@BlueberryGirl723]

Guinea fowl are great in a fenced in garden. They eat the pests and let you know when something is in the garden that shouldn’t be there. Look forward to seeing your garden progress. Best to you.

[@susanwong9592]

Eat healthy and very organic vegetables. Great for health. And maybe planting some lovely flowers would be beautiful to see.

[@dennisfischer9930]

Had no idea. Tip of the chapeau, Shawn, and "Guerrilla Gardening" - gonna blow up!

[@josephsauve2020]

My Mom lives close to your area and she uses pete moss, in her gardens and flower beds and they do well. Never knew about earth worms always learn something from your vids thanks

[@chiccabay]

Very interesting to learn about there being no worms.,the same as when I learnt that New Zealand has no snakes.The Rhubarb is looking good.

[@paddyirishman8844]

Chicca bay same as us in Ireland no snakes hey hey hey

[@chiccabay]

@@paddyirishman8844 Well I am a Brit and never knew that Paddy.Thanks for that info :)

[@young-soonkim6730]

Good Monday Shawn & Cali🐕! Sprinkle the wood ashes on top of the soil under neath the vegetables! It works will for the slugs! 👍🍅🌽🌶

[@gaellemaz6042]

The harvest starts with one tiny little tomato. A "potager" is a labour of love. Good luck.

[@briangilson2818]

Thanks Shawn for the update it is a breath of fresh air.

[@NetTopsey]

We had some pretty sad earthworms in our gardens in the Haliburton area when I was a kid. There were never a lot, and they were always small Looking back I suspect they didn't much care for the pH. No doubt as you enrich the soil any earthworms you bring in will thrive. I didn't realize that they were not native to North America. I always learn something from this channel 👍

[@PPYTAO]

You’re your own man, Shawn James. I gotta respect that. Keep up the excellent content 👍

[@rosiehoy4736]

That's fascinating. Comming from the uk I would never have imagined there could be ecosystems without earth worms.

[@mclaren3722]

And no honey bees. I'm astonished!

[@remmymills3453]

Would definitely surround that future garden with a tall fence and possibly a mesh barrier under your garden ,so the animals cant burrow under

[@TheAvkdutch]

Land mines and concertina wire will do the trick as well

[@muimasmacho]

Wood ashes would be a tremendous help in neutralizing your acidic soil. It is high alkaline. Mostly calcium, similar to lime. It's also rich in magnesium, phosphorus and potassium, so it makes a great fertilizer too. But check your Ph frequently and try to stay below 6.5 for most garden plants. It should help with the slugs too... but nothing beats a pair of ducks, slugs and snails in one end, rich potassium nitrate fertilizer out the other. If you want to collect it in the purest form, put in a small concrete walkway and they'll pile it to the sky with duck poop. They tend to only poop on walkways and patios. 😶

[@lanceflanagan]

That's great advice

[@HUNTERHUNTER-pl6bf]

I guess so, man.

[@gloriakoch4242]

Would paying stones work for the duck poo? Also try bats for the pollination. Do you have bats?

[@jonothandoeser]

Couldn't he just buy earthworms?

[@jacobjasper7477]

you all prolly dont give a shit but does someone know of a trick to log back into an Instagram account..? I was dumb lost the password. I love any tips you can give me

[@RunAMuckGirl2]

Wow! Look at your amazing gardens! You'll make your new space work for you.

[@sharonhryndza4839]

WOW that was a great history lesson on the earthworms.

[@BoOmBaMan]

Hey shawn! You're well ahead of the game. Thanks for sharing the past experience of farm life and knowledge earth worms.

[@peterfrymaster]

You might try bucket gardening, using big plastic containers. You can get a head start on the growing season and extend it further into the fall. Easy to control fertility and moisture levels.

[@carmineiadeluca935]

Shawn, I'm impressed with the upper garden. Plants look healthy. Good luck my friend.

[@johna.9742]

Here is what I like about this video. You totally understand, at no surprise, there are things that don't just happen overnight. It takes time, patience, and an understanding for long term success that some things take a little time to understand the best path forward. Such as giving the garden a year to best determine the path forward for best result. The world is becoming a place where people expect immediate results, which in most cases isn't good for long term gratification.

[@offgridsweden]

Awesome video Shawn. Have an amazing week, Andreas 🇸🇪

[@marianfrances4959]

interesting about the earthworms! your garden looks fantastic, especially for a first-go on that property. good job!! i know how much work it is (and how long things can take) but nature will tell you what will grow and you will find your way. thanks for all your videos, shawn.

[@heatherwatson8273]

Hi Shawn, if you pick the flowers off your Basil plants you will get a better crop, this works with all herbs, great video mate and interesting to see it didn't work down by the river, my concern was with flooding, I hope something grows down there, the birds will eat tomatoes and rabbits or hares will eat lettuce and cabbage so I hope they get an easy meal. Love your videos please keep them coming. Greetings from Australia.

[@JamesJohnson-yh1oh]

Elizabeth L. Johnson said, NOW you're speaking my language! I dearly enjoy vegetable gardening... and now I'm learning from you. Didn't know about earth worms, but I've researched the subject now! I made a list, thanks to you, amendments to purchase and collect for my garden. I so like learning from you. Your pictures were beautiful, and so neat to learn how you've raised stock, too, and fed your swine. Thanks for a great video!!!!

[@ananihjh7460]

Have fun in yr garden Mr James .....🍄🍄🍓🍎 plants many more .....

[@billcollier8208]

I love the gardening info. I live in central lower Michigan I had no idea about the earthworms being an invasive invertebrate. Good stuff Shawn! Thank you

[@hildamorrison2003]

I never heard about the worm story before ... I always would rake the leaves & put them into clear plastic bags to brake down over winter & in spring there would be worms working down the leaves & is good for the garden ... yes, we do take it for gránted ... your garden looks great ... my own paper bag garden I'm growing is also doing not too badly ... I depend on rain for watering it as I do not want to carry water & we could definitely use some rain ... Keep doing what your doing - You're doing GREAT!

[@daleh.7711]

Enjoying another video and educational, as well. Never knew about the earthworms.

[@alexirandall5010]

Another tip Shawn are egg boxes. Grow your seedlings in them. They hold the moisture and biodegradable once you plant it into the ground. Unsure if you are permitted to use vermiculite? It feeds the tiny seedlings........

[@KingAdamPaul2025]

Hi Shawn, I swatted and scratched for most of this video lol. Are they also bothering Cali? Cali's such a good girl, left the corn alone when you so nicely asked her to get out of there. Wonderful gardens, I hope you're pleased with this garden as well! Thank you 🌻🌲🌿

[@MrDbowschnider]

Yes. So glad you’re channel came across my utube. Love watching you work. Brilliant man in my opinion. Looking forward to the he add me on. 👍

[@PangaeaJAL]

GREAT gardening advice ... This is such a great channel ... your common sense advice is so valuable for all who are blessed to view your videos ... Thanks ...

[@wendygold9885]

Learned a lot about soil differences. Thank you.

[@wendyblackwood4290]

That is so interesting about the earthworms. I wouldn't have guessed.

[@thelmacristinacretella7810]

You really are tireless is surreal. Congratulations, Shawn for the incredible initiatives! 🇧🇷😘😘

[@brucewilliams2106]

I have a little offgrid island in the Kawarthas and just started gardening this year. It's on a granite outcropping with thin soil, lots of pine and cedar trees. Sounds similar to your growing conditions. thanks for the tips!

[@mainemagic2351]

Hey Shawn...here in Maine we have discontinued the raised beds for veggies...this year we are totally Veggie Buckets...very low maintenance, all buckets are those big bright yellow kitty litter ones we cleaned and drilled 1/2” holes in bottoms. We always had critters trying to get a free meal but this year we are using small scrap stakes with coyote urine in small plastic bottles zip tied to stakes...deer and others have stayed away from our buckets!!! We have 18 of them and everything is doing swell. Hugs from Kennebunk Maine. We actually started all buckets in April right before the last frost. All the seeds were germinated in paper towels and put into soil blocks in January. I also grow roses in buckets year round inside during winter and outside in summer.

[@DeanJohnson67]

13:04 --- looks like you're giving the "Steal second base sign" ;) ------ Great video and interesting as I had not realized earthworms are not native up there in your area! Would have never guessed that ? --- Down here they sell us what they call "Canadian Crawlers" which are always HUGE and really lively!

[@strykerist]

Dean Johnson Lmao!!!!

[@DeanJohnson67]

@deucedeuce22oz haha ya! It was just one of those odd things to catch my eye! I did hit re-wind/replay to take a second look to see if what I thought I saw was actually "there" or not.

[@Jeff-jg7jh]

Wow, that was a heck of a lot of wonderful information. I'd say you could easily have a television show. We have a local guy here that is pretty photogenic called The Garden Guy and he is very popular. Just fascinating stuff you put out.

[@frechstudios3129]

Excited about the new series.

[@alexkasacous]

Cali trying eat your corn made me chuckle. My goldens used to always steal corn and strawberries before I could harvest.

[@andyrichey1192]

Very educational, I appreciate it Shawn !! I have been learning a lot through your videos. I enjoy a lot I appreciate .

[@thizizliz]

Always informative Shawn. I look forward to whatever you have in store for us.

[@ruthiewrangler9864]

That was very interesting. I did not know that about the earthworm. I live in Northern Minnesota and I sold Nightcrawlers in the 90's and a lot of the sales where to customers heading to Canada to fish . Assuming Nightcrawlers are also lacking, that makes more sense now. Thanks for sharing that. Good luck with the garden.

[@grahamBearman1]

Wow! Given that I am listening to you Shawn through headphones means that every so often I duck whenever a fly comes too close to the left or right microphone. Those bugs must be so annoying, they make me itch. Interesting commentary as usual Shawn, thank you from Australia where we do have Earthworms.

[@14Marathons]

Great video, Shawn....I guess I take earthworms for granted where I live...they are amazing...glacial areas are a whole different ball game, as you know... Thanks for your channel and videos and knowledge...

[@lindamoses3697]

I used to watch Starry Hilder and her garden was covered in wood chips so she had to water once a month if I remember correctly. My grandpa used to stick a steel rod in the ground and hook it up to a little battery electrifying the ground. Up would come the earthworms so he could go fishing. My sister in law loves to raise a garden in Alaska. We had a huge garden that was very prolific in Idaho. We always had a truck full of manure dumped every year. We lived off the land when it came to produce.

[@HamsterLife_EnglishLearning]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I always look forward to your interesting video's. They are more interesting with your variety, then most video any I've viewed on KZbin. Doug Linker video content is interesting as well. I used to love watching Little House on the Prairie when I was a kid, it seemed the only thing interesting to me on television at the time. Your video's touch me in the same sort of way, but more so.

[@truenorth7553]

Sorry I missed this one , Great vid , never new that about the earth worms ☘🍀☘ Thanks bro👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@bumpy9024]

Hello!! You are so wonderful at sharing your knowledge with everyone!! I love every video I watch!! Thank you for sharing with us all!! Big loves to Callie and a big toss in the woods for me! Thanks!! Kathy Washington State

[@gretheok]

and Shawn. Don't forget your coffee grums, it's perfect to spread in the kitchen garden and help everything grow. he he

[@gilberteechevin647]

Whow shawn ton jardin est magnifique. ..j'adore 😊 Betty From France Peace

[@marthaneuhauser1019]

Definitely continue to watch!

[@kevinwooten9921]

I moved from Northwest Florida to Fairbanks AK . I can promise when you move to a new area and try to garden in a new place there is a big learning curve. i

[@juanitaskelton448]

Shawn, amazing video on your pasr and present gardens...WOW!!! Your skills in all you do are awsome! Thanks for sharing all of it that you can. I loved the shots that your forest cameras got of the BEAR, the dear and the moose....just love it😳😁

[@adventurebob6898]

Even without earthworms, I think you would still want to do a compost bin system. You have the natural materials to pretty quickly build a three sided bin system. You can add some dark tarps to keep it warmer in the shoulder seasons, and turning it every other month should speed up the process.

[@janetseidlitz5976]

I had a friend in Western Canada that lived on a farm. They used peppermint plants to discourage critters. Easy to grow and makes good tea too.

[@basbh1782]

Looks like you were very successful with your city garden and have done your homework i laugh at all the comments on your other channel from the people who don't realize what a good gardener you are best of luck with your move to the outpost camp land

[@lorenzodicocco3748]

Shawn, living in Canada with a short growing season you are going to need a green house to start your seedlings.

[@SamBorgman]

Absolutely.

[@Cryptoman_5000]

That's a great idea. another project that would certainly pan out in the long run. Shawn has plenty of land, i wondered if he could try an earthworm experimentation and keep it confined to a limited area or maybe get a horse or two and then he could have the compost from the animals for gardening as well. Probably not cost efficient though.

[@jimmyjolly4184]

Horse manure is not the best compost need chickens and rabbits as well as worm casting tea

[@straubdavid9]

@@jimmyjolly4184 I do like the tea .... it's not just for breakfast anymore ~8^)

[@volcanocollins9845]

@@straubdavid9 that just sounds gross. Never had it. What's it like asking for friend?

[@shyfy2650]

I grew up in Los Angeles but my people are from the South (Oklahoma and New Orleans, LA). My grandmother from Oklahoma loved to fish and she kept large containers on the back porch that housed her 2-3 different types of worms. We knew to stay away from the worms which was no problem because it always made me feel squeamish to walk by them. But aside from fishing, I learned from you today other benefits of earth worms. All the best with your garden Shawn.

[@yvonnekoedood4611]

thanks for sharing Shawn for your future and past garden adventure have a nice day

[@shawnfinley5457]

Hey bro almost missed this video. Been a rough couple days. A year ago tomorrow my mom passed and as of last night my father was rushed to emergency due to similar issues. Hes gonna hopefully be getting out in a few day. I'm glad I found this video. Always helps take my mind off of how crazy my life has been over the last 2 yrs. Keep up the great work brother 👍🏻👍🏻

[@rangermike955]

Thank you for the information I had no idea that earthworms can be bad for the environment. I did some research after seeing this and will be careful not to release dew worms in my forest. We do not have them in my area either. I was going to toss a few dozen into my garden. Glad to know this. Your information is very helpful.

[@suezaple4950]

I have learned a lot with this video thank you Shawn appreciated .

[@auntytutu]

Well, you've got my curiosity all stirred up. In more ways than one. That's one of the reasons why your vlogs are so great. Cheers!

[@sylvialearningtoheal3273]

Great! I learned a lot and thank you for taking your time and explaining what you're doing and why! I hope the best for you and your family and look forward to watching many more!

[@karenrouth2056]

Excited to see what is coming soon lol! Thank you Shawn x

[@mollymikna9354]

Chickens are the best helpers in starting and maintaining gardens.... they provide the fertilizer, they turn over your compost piles and they provide eggs (and eggshells)! Easy to feed and low maintenance cold hearty too!

[@upnorthandpersonal]

Watching this while planning paint work on my cabin tomorrow. Won't have a garden/greenhouse until next year, but sure am looking forward to it :) However, your place has no rocks at all compared to where I'm at!

[@wolfkurdistan725]

God bless you really you are great man I see you all vedio perfect and great beautiful life

[@thsrock22]

When a couple of your tomatoes are still green and about the size of a baseball, pick them, slice, batter egg wash and seasoned cornmeal and fry them in hot oil. Fried Green Tomatoes are a staple in the Southern US

[@Hoaxer51]

Patrick LaFollette, they’re also a staple in at least one household in northern Ohio!

[@thsrock22]

Tim Finch I’d love to see Shawn James give them a try in a video.

[@3DGvisuals]

I've heard of them but I don't understand why you'd eat them before they are ripe. Slightly under ripe toms are unpleasant - would the same recipe not work better with ripe tomatoes?

[@thsrock22]

3DG Designs ripe tomatoes would be too juicy and make the fried tomatoes soggy.

[@МихаилРодной-п8б]

Green tomatoes contain POISON SOLANIN. Chemical formula C45 H73 NO15 bad for your liver... Also found in green potato (if some part of potato was under the sun it turns green - becomes poisouness). Green tomatoes NO MORE ...

[@adriannee.1030]

I learned a lot from this video... thanks again for sharing your experiences and your thoughts

[@isabelsassi5170]

Esse lugar é muito lindo.Obrigado James por compartilhar conosco essas belas paisagens 😘

[@isaacsipe8264]

This is so much fun to watch! Thanks Shawn looking forward to your harvest

[@jmartin2778]

There are many areas here in the US that tax land at a different rate if it is being used for agriculture. Developers that buy parcels of land, but aren't building on it for a while will often keep cattle on that property. That allows them to pay a lower tax rate until they are ready to actually develop buildings, retail, etc. I don't know if that applies in Canada, but seems likely that it does. At any rate, another great and relaxing video. Thank you.

[@peterpepich2693]

Sir you are a smart man , love your program