So you want a cold hardy permaculture food forest? Here are some of my favorite plants.

[@mikemike5516]

Serviceberries 4, One Prince William, Gojiberry 2, Red Currant 3, 15-20 assorted herbs, strawberries lots, raspberries lots, 6 grapevine, two rows of 10 feet of blueberries Ozark and a pollinator for each row, lots of nasturtiums and borage and comfrey, 4 islands of apples, cherries, citrus and avocado. AND YOU ARE ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THIS 71 yr young man’s day is growing. Gracias

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

That's incredibly humbling. Thank you so kindly. My place is going to be NUTS when I'm 71. Then hopefully one day one of my kids take this place over.

[@arlisswirtanen7794]

Haha lupus dig-a-lotis

[@ziptiefighter]

Came for the permaculture eye candy again. Stayed for the pups 💚

[@Growinginontario]

Stinging nettle is also a super food with many medicinal uses as well

[@charlesbale8376]

Enjoyed the garden walk, thanks for sharing.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Thanks for watching

[@osmia]

Tickled to wander with you through your food forest and appreciative of the little bits of humor sprinkled throughout :-)

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Thanks 😊

[@mattleblanc4459]

I just loved this one. More like this!!

[@DJBou0407]

Beautiful

[@bosquebear1]

Cedars are a great roost site for birds, especially in winter. They are also a good thick cover for nesting birds, and I have had small owls spending time hidden in a cedar. Also, a great wind break.

[@Twotimepyro]

Love your food forest. I’m zone 5b growing one on 1/5 acres. 9 years old. Got a lot going on.. thanks for making videos. I should probably do the same.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Thanks! Food forests are so cool because they get so much better every year that passes. Once they hit that 8-12 year range, they really start feeling like a forest!

[@saltriverorchards4190]

It’s so beautiful

[@Vetventures]

My dream is to follow in your footsteps :) Our backyard will one day be like this!

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Awesome!

[@martybartfast1]

The pond looked and sounded so fantastic. AND... may I say, as a Bartlett.... I FULLY endorse my namesake pear to be tended by your fine self. The spring is springing!!! I love your work Sir! Thank you. Peace. m

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

ROFL

[@nicolaasphillips6974]

Already a bunch of viewers have mentioned how much they like this new editing format but I just wanted to drive it home that this video was superb. I hope you continue adapting your process and I will be eagerly awaiting your coming vids!

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

This feedback is priceless. Thanks so much. I really enjoyed making this one too. I feel this kind of style of video really gets across the "feel" of being in the food forest. The teaching videos have their place too, but I do really want to get more "feeling" videos out there.

[@sues2339]

love this video

[@whereswendy8544]

Oh, I just love the variety. Asparagus is my all-time favorite veggie.

[@musictech85]

This is my favorite video of yours yet! Love the less talk, more plants concept. I have many of these plants growing here in Michigan zone 6a but I learned a few more from this video. There is not enough cold hardy food forest videos out there. Thank you!

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Awesome! Thank you! The feedback is priceless too. I really enjoyed making this one. I like just setting up the camera, then going to work. It's almost cathartic.

[@annburge291]

Love your variety and sense of humour especially Lupus. The talking ones are great as well.. especially when I have someone telling me constantly that I am crazy for my gardening methods.

[@stonedapefarmer]

Been so cold and dreary here, things are waking up slowly. But I do have my first good crop of honeyberries on, and I'm looking forward to those... assuming the wildlife doesn't get them all, like they did my goumis last year.

[@nmnate]

This spring has been really brutal for us here. It's been over two months without precipitation (record breaking low relative humidity sub 2%) and we're now having record temperatures too (87°F over the weekend). Hopefully we get rain at some point. Hand watering seedlings and plants we're establishing daily can get old fast.

[@caledoniafarmpermaculture]

Thank you so much for your videos showing cool climate permaculture. We're in Australia, in the NSW Northern Tablelands. We have frost starting a few weeks ago through until November. I appreciate your videos because there is no-one (that I have found) youtubing cool climate permaculture here in Australia. While we can't get all the plants that you have (though haskap berries have been introduced to Australia through tissue culture in the past few years and hopefully will be on the market later this year) there are some that we can and do have. And so I find your videos inspiring. Thanks.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Yeah you probably do what I do. In the winter I love watching AU youtubers living through their growing season. It helps keep me happy in the cold winters here.

[@caledoniafarmpermaculture]

@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Yep, in the cold winters (though ours aren't as cold as yours - our snow is only one or two days), I just keep looking for ideas! And doing all the infrastructure things we don't have time for in the warmer months.

[@fromthehutt9508]

Such a hopeful time of year when everything is waking up. You are a bit ahead of me in Nova Scotia, my trees are just starting to leaf out. It’s amazing that although the garden grows every year, the human labour actually decreases, have a beautiful weekend ❤️

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

You too!

[@catalhuyuk7]

So peaceful. A much needed video right now, thanks.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Aye :)

[@saltriverorchards4190]

^this^

[@debbiem2146]

Hi, Frank. Hang tight.

[@MorePranaGardens]

Hahahaha. I was reviewing this video to see if it could be helpful to my long distance partner in Minnesota. I had to pause and take a picture of the screen for him so he could see his namesake snail. Hahahaha.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

LOL 😆

[@Mikhail-Caveman]

Awesome video as always man! pretty funny too!

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Thanks!

[@kittycat3312]

It's been a slow spring in North Dakota, but I am happy to say that some things are blooming. I added walking onion last year and I observed their spiky leaves are up!

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

They are one of my first signs of green. We were adding them to salads while there was snow on the ground!

[@shahedayeasmeen8089]

Love this video, very relaxing. I didn't know about many berries except those berries we see in the general super market. I have been following you for about an year and found out about all the berries. Thank you for the video.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Awesome! Thanks 😊

[@JoelKSullivan]

That's quite the harvest already! I was able to sew some wild flower seeds today. I'm looking forward to seeing them come up

[@giuliobaecker5476]

Wow looking great! My food forest is coming alive as well!

[@The-Ancestral-Cucina]

Great video depicting the different plant species. I definitely need to learn more about Jerusalem Artichoke

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Have you seen my dedicated video on them? kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5rcYXlsfaukoqM I also have one making Deruny with them: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jn-zmWV-qZaSeck

[@dermotweldon7834]

Awesome!!

[@imperfectlypermaculture]

Most of my trees are still leafing out right now. Although with our little heat wave here, I'm sure that will accelerate!

[@Tsuchimursu]

Quiet videos like this are nice, but I'm too busy right now with all the spring stuff to sit down and give full attention so I kind of need the commentary... Maybe others will appreciate this one more. I Can't wait to see my plants start growing like that. Got the last snow piles melting and rhubarb are breaking buds. :) Spring is so nice when you see all your plants wake up like this.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Cheers. I try to do a mix. I know a lot of people really love this kind of video too. I haven't done one in a while, so I thought I'd do a walkaround in the morning. It's always so peaceful with the birds so active at that time of day.

[@rachellel6464]

I was so happy to find your channel! I haven't seen much permaculture content from the zone that we are in(Manitoba), so this is extremely helpful. In one of your videos you mentioned buying plants at end of season auctions. Do you have any more info on that?

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

I just call all the local nurseries and find out if they have excess stock. One of them said they auction their excess stock. Unfortunately they haven't done it in the past 2 years because of covid but also because they have no excess stock with everything selling out so quickly.

[@nutequest]

A lot of plants you have are not easily available over here in Australia, such as service berries, sea buck thorn, honey berries and more. There are also not a lot of native plants that grow in a temperate climate. We do have some exotics growing though like hawthorn, took me forever to find, a few different figs, young berry, Logan berry, juniper also took a while to find, and soon jujubes. I have also found American paw paw so hoping they do well here. I’d really like honey berries but there is only one place doing them in Taz and they aren’t ready for sale yet. I do have tazi berries though.

[@baibastrazdins6636]

I feel your pain in not being able to find things available here in Australia 😏

[@annburge291]

Come on Aussies... If you are not in Central Australia or most of Western Australia you have so much variety available to you... Spend some time in Dubai or any other desert area to really know about limits of what will survive. I'm an expat Australian living in Chihuahua Mexico and I certainly miss the easy gardening experience of ACT and Victoria. Happy gardening.

[@bfillip1]

I think candy stripes phlox is the pink low growing flower @ 3:48.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Thanks!

[@PaleGhost69]

This video reminded me of a joke. It's a good thing we named everything back when we were still using Latin. If we had to name them today, brontosaurus would be Big-Honking-Neck-o-saurus

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Heh

[@PaleGhost69]

@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Just incase the context wasn't clear, this was in reference to Lucy being Lupus Digalotis

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Oh yeah I got it 👍

[@lrrerh8090]

I’m a little surprised I didn’t see any lovage. It is a nice green that tastes like celery and is a great addition to soups, salads, even mashed potatoes.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

I have it too and it's looking fantastic now. I wish I thought to film it. There's always something I will overlook though... way too many awesome plants here!!

[@lrrerh8090]

@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy I guess you’ll have to do a sequel. Cold hardy forest II: Electric Foodaloo

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Lol

[@rugkevin1431]

Great video! I am a new profusion sorrel convert, absolutely love it, but I'm unsure how to propagate them, root cuttings?

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Yeah I think that's the only option since I'm pretty sure they don't go to seed. I'm still letting that patch get established, but I may look to see if I can take cuttings and root them, or divide out runners (if they spread rhizomially) next year.

[@MsCaterific]

💜 🐸wow! 🕉Ommmm 🐌Frank lol! Ooooou 🌸I like what Frank likes. We've got so much in common!🙃 OMG I have a brother too!

[@SgtScourge]

Yummy saute! I actually developed an allergy to morels at a young age >_< You don't halve them first? We always did that with three soaks, first with salt, to drive out all the bugs. There's tiny ones that live in there that almost look like the grains in store bought bread yeast, and little spiders and beetles 🤣

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Yeah those were actually all halved. Also important to check for where the stem attaches, as it should attach at the base of the cap, not at the top.

[@nateanderson5289]

Love this video format! We’re a couple weeks behind you here in minnesota so it’s nice to see what we can look forward to. The cedars you showed, are those Thuja (so called “white cedar” or Juniperus (“red cedar”)?

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Yes those are white cedar

[@princessLailasmom]

This winter was so much colder than normal for us. I noticed that all of my peaches have no blossoms. I wondered if you had the same thing happen to your precious peaches.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Hard to tell yet. We hit -40 pretty much every year for the last 5 years though, and these peaches flowered every time the following season. This season I'm more worries about how many branches broke last year from fruit set. The trees may spazz out a bit this year, if they survive.

[@MartinaSchoppe]

Morrells are W.E.I.R.D!!! 🤨😏😇

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

LOL that's going to be our thing now you and I, won't it? LOLOL

[@MartinaSchoppe]

@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy maybe, if you keep showing weird edible things :D

[@tyleralford9622]

Do you try to keep the grass out of the food forest or just plant more to compete? I’m dealing with the grass growing back into the food forest.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

I have a 2 part video on that exact topic! See here for part 1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZXFi52ljtemntk and part 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4ewk3ZppsyAj6M

[@chitracoulton7926]

We’re in Pickering and we enjoyed you video! Where can I get Jerusalem Artichokes to plant? Are you willing to sell some of yours?

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

We could sell some this fall. The tubers would be gone now with the plants starting to grow again.

[@Adksnate]

Nice vid!! Is your dog an Australian Shepard or a boarder collie?

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Aussie Shepard

[@Adksnate]

We have a boarder collie that looks just like him!!

[@LOGDOG131]

What purpose does sulphur cinquefoil serve? Also I had no idea you could eat the Jerusalem artichoke greens👍

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Pollinator attractor and emergency food. Maybe not one of my favorite plants, I just added that clip, but anything that feeds pollinators and pumps root exudates into the ground has value. The JA greens aren't fantastic but they are extremely nutritious. Needs to be fresh new green tips, or they get really fibrous. But most (maybe all?) Sunflower family greens are edible.

[@swalker5619]

I don't suppose you'd sell me a clump of Sorrel? Richter's had a crop failure on that one this year.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Oh no! That's too bad, I was hoping I would be able to buy more to expand. I can't sell mine, I need more of it myself. I also think this variety doesn't go to seed, which is why they last so long in vegetative state.

[@krzysztofrudnicki5841]

Yeah mate I was thinking about putting my paws on Paw Paw but it is north American plant and I live in Europe, and since Paw paw aren't pollinated by bees will they be pollinated at all? I don't want to walk around with brush.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

They are pollinated by beetles and flies. I know of some people who grow them there.

[@yking333]

Hey Keith, I just planted bare root apple trees 4 weeks ago, and they’ve started to blossom! Should I pinch these flowers so the tree focuses on growing (like you suggested for strawberries, or are apple trees different?)

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Depends on how big it is. If it's under 4 feet tall, I'd say so yes.

[@SgtScourge]

Fyi all, ostrich ferns are the NON cancer causing ferns. Bracken ferns are the ones they forage in the mountains for in Korea and they can cause problems. You're eating these right? They are awesome!

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Yes, I will do a video on this. I've already filmed parts of it a few weeks ago. The key things are no fuzz, paper covering and U cross section (like celery). If you have those, it's ostrich. Brackens are fuzzy, circular cross section and no paper covering.

[@Heart-cy9tb]

Which part of Canada are you in?

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

We're in Southern Ontario, zone 4/5.

[@jamifowler1289]

Hour to you protect your fruits and nuts from birds and critters? We had a sweet cherry tree, and the birds would always pick it clean a few days to a week before the fruit was ripe.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

I don't, I just plant lots so that everyone can get some. Those things all need to eat also 😋 and they are all vital parts of our natural biome.

[@saltriverorchards4190]

@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy exactly what I tell my wife.

[@Ruisan0473]

Where do you get Sakura cherries from?

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

We got ours from a subscriber who sent them as a gift.

[@OrchardHillFarm]

Do you have any issues with cedar apple rust?

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

We have it very bad. Thankfully it's mostly cosmetic damage and doesn't impact the tree or fruit at all.

[@liabobia]

Do you have any Clove Currant? They're a native American species that produces the most wonderful smelling yellow flowers, and the berries (more like a gooseberry than a currant) make the finest jam I've ever made.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

No, never heard of them. I'll try to keep my eye open and add them to my collection.

[@debbiehenri345]

Clove Currants have a hardiness rating in Britain of H5, which is down to -15 Celsius. That might be a little too tender for Canada. It's a bit on the edge for here in Scotland as we can go down to -20C.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Oh yeah we get waaaay colder than that.

[@Lochness19]

How'd you manage to get morrel to grow?

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Dumb luck! I didn't innoculate it, I just walk around a lot and found it growing!

[@jill7972]

Jerusalem artichoke greens?! I’ve been growing them for 25 years, and never heard of that! How tall? Are they tasty or just filler?

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

They are great nutritional, but I definitely wouldn't say they are great tasting. The rest of that dish was though, so you couldn't taste them. They are just fibrous. Very nutritious though.

[@jill7972]

@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Fiber rocks!! Need to know how to do this ... how did you learn that the greens are nutritious?

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Yeah, maybe a few years ago when I read that all sunflower greens are edible. These are in the same family, so I did some research and it turned out they also are edible. Not the best tasting but very nutritious, so I will put some in the odd dish just so I can live forever and plant more trees lol

[@Thrash230723]

What zone are you in?

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

We are in zone 4/5 border

[@tosue1]

I'm curious if you have any thoughts on growing hesperis (Dames Rocket)? I realize it seeds readily and is invasive but it's my favorite foraged green with few pests and the flowers are beautiful and fragrant. Luckily I have the space and conditions for it.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

I've honestly never tried it. I've heard it's really bitter? You enjoy it? Hey, I'm all for eating the invasives LOL It's a good solution for them.

[@tosue1]

@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Bitter, no. It is cruciferous and to me tastes like maybe a very mild brussel sprout. I understand the buds are edible but I don't eat those. The leaves are hairy so I cook them until they're crispy.

[@bobmanp8653]

you got bears around there?

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

We do, but they are few and far between. Definitely not like up a bit further north.

[@alisonnewall1748]

The ornamentals leaves look like borage

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

I think they are actually phlox

[@THEEVAAN]

No sir. Haskap is not a self pollinator it do need a partner bush

[@TreeTimeDotCa]

This list is too short! ;)

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Indeed! I could do an hour long video on it!!

[@blueskye991178]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 lupus

[@lurvklutt7415]

How do you protect your Paw Paw tree during Winter? I live in a similar climate (Sweden) and from what i read Paw Paw needs to be protected the first two years from the cold. Or have you got a better variety? Loved the video, seems like your editing is evolving. /Ola

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Hey thanks! I don't do anything for the paw paws. If they live they live, if they die, something else gets to live. Ain't nobody got time fo dat. So far, I've never lost a paw paw, oddly enough.

[@lurvklutt7415]

I see, then i should be brave and try one or two out myself. Thanks for all the inspiration and keep going, have a amazing season ♥️

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

For sure, it can't hurt to try!