The End of the Vegetable Garden

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Niall Gardens

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@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Leave a comment to tell me what you think! I love getting your opinions!

@mellfraze8112 10 ай бұрын

Love it! I've working my way towards something kind of similar in my suburban backyard in Northern California.

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic! That’s brilliant!

@geeker211 10 ай бұрын

Garden fruit trees are the BEST! The fruit tastes nothing like the fruit you buy at the store, so sweet and juicy, you'll love them.

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

So true! I'm hoping it'll be a real success!

@ambercm515 10 ай бұрын

I started off my gardening journey in 2021 committed to growing some vegetables amongst my flowers in a kind of polyculture. However, after 2 years I realised that I want to support pollinators as much as possible and that's where I find real joy. I'd rather let vegetables go to seed than eat them! (Bees love broccoli and leek flowers!). It's ended up 90% flowers, a couple of fruit trees and some herbs- so I'm really excited to watch your journey :)

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Your journey sounds oh so similar to mine - that's where my head is at with regard to pollinators, biodiversity, etc...

@LorraineG123 10 ай бұрын

You really did enjoy that first guild garden in Kerry, and it sunk into your heart Niall. It's your garden and it's what you love, I know you will make a great success of it, because you did so far with last seasons ones that you did. Well done young man,as ling as you are happy in the garden,that's what matters. I can see you are very happy about this adventure. Whoohoo roll on your great fruit tree guilds. Your garden has brought you so many adventures, thanks for bringing us along with you.

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Yeah! When I visited Maiju's place I was blown away by her tree guilds because they were totally new to me. She's at the heart of the inspiration for the garden. Hopefully this year will be a beautiful one in the new Guild Garden! How are you keeping?

@LorraineG123 10 ай бұрын

@niallgardens sorry Niall,only getting back to you. My health hasn't been great for a long while, my immune system isn't great. Currently messaging you from my bed,only after moving from my couch. So not like me. Fingers xd after I shift this current illness,will get back gardening and swimming. Its the reason for my absence on lots of the great channels. I'm so happy that you are happy with what you are doing to the garden. Did, we know that time of your visit to Maijus garden that it would set deep in your mindset and heart.

@AJsGreenThumbLLC 10 ай бұрын

The decision makes perfect sense Niall! I see lots of fruit salads, desserts and smoothies in you guys' future. Very exciting!

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Yes! Thank you! That's my thinking - a really nice mix of intersting things!

@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920 10 ай бұрын

Hi Niall, I've been watching you for a few years, or more. You've come so far👍and you have so much more time to grow! I can see tons of fruit on your table ❤ BTW...AJ's Green Topics KZbin channel has asked me to be on his channel on Saturday at 3p.m. EST or 8p.m. your time. I would be thrilled to have you stop by and say hi 👋 Wishing you and Kenny all the best 👍 ❤Peggy❤

@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920 10 ай бұрын

@jamesknights9934 10 ай бұрын

Wow, so excited to follow this journey Niall. The part about learning your space really resonated with me. My garden is small and was dominated by an invasive rhododendron, a huge California lilac and a pretty bland cooking apple tree. I completely neglected the garden because I love those plants. It took me getting an allotment which was a real blank slate, one that allowed me to fail loads to give me the confidence to take on my own garden. I had to give up my allotment as I have a baby girl now but this year all those overbearing mature plants go and I get to bring my own spin on things and build something for (and with!) my daughter.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 10 ай бұрын

Great video - funnily enough I've been going through similar ruminations (leading to a slightly different action plan) although I think you've put it more coherently than I have.

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Alexandra! It had been playing on my mind last year and I'd been trying to figure out how to make the space something that I truly want rather than being something I'm telling myself I want

@jeffreyrossi5084 10 ай бұрын

Not surprised as it seems like a natural path for this space to take. It looks like it will give the feeling it was always that way with a little time. There are lots of herbs and veggies that will do well in the new environment, and it will become alive with all kinds of pollinators.

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

That's exactly my thinking (and hoping!)... I think it could potentially create a great balance between productive and giving-back

@hazelmanship7516 10 ай бұрын

Good morning Niall, hope you're doing well,no snow here as yet but been very cold, keep walking down the garden to have a look what's happening but far too wet to do anything yet, the snow drops are sprouting up,can't wait for them to flower,love them. The bulbs too still keep poking through. Can't wait to see your fruit tree guilds in blossom,will look very pretty,all the best hope they work out well,thanks for sharing, off to church now,take care,keep warm, 🌺🥰🪻🏵️x

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Hello Hazel! It's so so cold here too and I'm having the same issues with how wet the garden is - I'm very glad to have gravelled the veg garden!

@alexgrowsfood 10 ай бұрын

Good luck with the project, Niall! Your thumbnail gave me a little shock --- glad to see theres still food but your decision makes a lot of sense. The finances of veg growing (mostly) works out if you grow high-value & organic crops and, even then, the time required to process it all so it isnt wasted.... Your foraging plan sounds like a more enjoyable and exciting use of space. Cant wait to see how it grows

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Alex! That's just it - unless we grow high value crops, and particularly in areas where food miles are so low, I think we really need to be looking at providing sustenance for the environment. I'm really looking forward to seeing how it comes together this year!

@spudsandroses 10 ай бұрын

This is going to look wonderful, Niall 😍 🎉 the stone is already making everything so crisp and smart 👌 and to have the voluptuous planting spilling over the raised beds planters plus tall, fruit filled trees and flowers everywhere, just dreamy 🥰 You really are making the garden work for your family and giving you a space to relax and rest, too ❤️ Love it 💚🌿 Very excited to see it all come together 🤗🥇

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Maiju! I think it could look epic and be a really good thing for biodiversity. I have you thank for introducing me to the whole idea - I'm so impressed with your fruit tree guilds.

@spudsandroses 10 ай бұрын

@niallgardens I'm only delighted for you, Niall 🤗🤗 Keep spreading the love of Fruit Tree Guilds 💚🌳💚🥰

@kenbrown438 9 ай бұрын

I tried to subscribe , but , KZbin says I have too many subscriptions !!!! Keep making gardening videos and I'll keep watching !!!! Thank you very much !!!!

@niallgardens 9 ай бұрын

Aw no! I'll definitely keep making them for you! (I'm also tempted to be bad and suggest that you ditch one subscription and replace it with me!!)

@lynmaunsell4062 10 ай бұрын

Looking forward to following the progress of your fruit tree guilds as that’s just what I’ve been thinking of doing to some of my vegetable beds.

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant! Hopefully it'll make for interesting videos and an interesting journey!

@tiffaneecabrera8250 10 ай бұрын

So exciting, Niall!! I have an Apple tree, Peach tree and Plum tree on my property and they are such a treat to have! Enjoy!! 🎉🌳

@ayapomstra3283 10 ай бұрын

looking forward to hte next steps. We bought a house with room for a orchard last year and last year I started with some new fruit trees in the front garden, The problem we have is the grass, looks great because we let all kind of wild flowers grow but you have to mow now and again and that is a pain. You plan seems like a very good solution, Love your video's, thanks!!!

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! That's fab that you've bought somewhere where you have much room - love it!

@malins4573 10 ай бұрын

I'll remember where I heard it first! I think you will start a concept here, I wouldn't want to call it trend. Many people will soon get tired of ordinary raised beds and want to mix them up. And if you in 20 years get tired of looking after this, as it may be labour intensive, you can turn the spot into an orchard, with all your favourite trees, at manageble sizes!

@katrin462 10 ай бұрын

It seems to be a theme that started bubbling last year... I have a plum tree and 2 dwarf apple trees in buckets and they will go into my raised beds once I can dig into them properly this year. They will provide some structure. And more flowers!

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

I think everyone is really waking up to what we can do to help and give back to nature, but it feels like we're looking at it in a really easy, positive way now

@adysveggarden 10 ай бұрын

Looking forward to see how it goes Niall, it will look good over the April and May with the blossom coming out. It reminds me of the old Victorian walled gardens.

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

I'm hoping that if it's as successful as the first four beds, it'll be stunning. Just like you say, the blossom in the spring will be lovely

@gbltheolechurch5acrehomestead 10 ай бұрын

My Vegetable Garden is covered under a foot of SNOW….your garden is great, even though you plan to change it to a fruit tree guild ! Cheers my friend!

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Hope you enjoy all the videos on it this year!

@gbltheolechurch5acrehomestead 10 ай бұрын

Tks for the reply….hope to see you soon on our channel! Cheers.

@anniewildmush1284 10 ай бұрын

me too montreal canada... however its a weird winter... its not winter ...

@cathyc7069 10 ай бұрын

Congratulations! I’d love to grow my own apples, pears, apricots, cherries and berries. Such good childhood memories picking the sour cherries off the trees.

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! I'm hoping to have a lovely selection of things to pick

@meadows.simplicities 10 ай бұрын

Good Morning. Absolutely beyond love the idea/experiment. Looking forward to seeing the results 😃

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers! Hopefully it's a success!

@EdgewoodGarden 7 ай бұрын

Looking forward to watching this transformation. Interested to see how the veggies do if they get somewhat shaded by the fruit trees.

@virginiaisforgardeners 10 ай бұрын

Very interested in what you do here, because one job I have is teaching gardening (mainly vegetable) at a University, and the other is propagating native plants! I love veg, but no longer feel great about the biological desert many farms and gardens present for native wildlife. The next phase of both my outdoor classroom and personal garden is to create spaces that will combine edible and native components and hopefully nourish ALL of us!

@scallywags12 10 ай бұрын

I have 3 large raised beds and it is enough to produce for us. Good for you trying something different.

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@gbltheolechurch5acrehomestead 10 ай бұрын

Hi Niall. Mr. Garry here! Change is as good as a rest….looking forward to seeing your massive makeover!

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

@ccphysio6578 10 ай бұрын

I love this for you 😍 I had a feeling you were gonna do it and can’t wait to see how it turns out!

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 😊 Hopefully this year will be a good one!

@honoregale856 10 ай бұрын

Ooh radical!! Looking forward to see how it goes. Take care the trees don’t break from their graft. I planted a minaret Victoria plum that went rogue and now is a ten foot feature at the bottom of the allotment! Also beware plum moth! Good luck!

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Hahahahaha! Can you imagine an absolutely giant fruit tree taking over - that'd be a disaster!!

@SusanEdgely-vg4dp 10 ай бұрын

Niall. Apologies for tardiness. We have had some bad weather in Boston area . Am definitely looking forward to watching the tree guilds garden evolve!! Stay safe. Susan. ❤ your videos.

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Hi Susan! No problem at all! I've heard from my friends about the weather than you're dealing with at the minute. Hopefully the guilds are something nice to follow along with over 2023

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

..or even 2024!!

@SusanEdgely-vg4dp 10 ай бұрын

Love the videos and your positive outlook in the garden / life. I hope to order Irish Gardens this week. Stay Safe Everyone

@lunareckless8802 10 ай бұрын

Really looking forward to seeing the progress on this, you got me interested in the idea of fruit tree guilds when you started yours last year, I already have a number of fruit trees and have mostly kept the areas directly surrounding them clear for several years, but this is inspiring me to maybe clear slightly bigger areas of overgrowth and turn them into wildlife friendly guilds instead of fighting back brambles and bracken.

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Sounds good to me! I've so enjoyed learning and experimenting with them and that's only year 1!

@ohkaymo 10 ай бұрын

excited to share this journey with you!

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Yay! Thank you!

@carolinedanks2496 10 ай бұрын

Adore this! Nearly half of my allotment is now dedicated to fruit trees / bushes and I plan to plant flowers (and maybe veg?) around them. How the devil will you keep the birds off (they had all my gooseberries last year and I wasn’t impressed)

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Ha! Well truthfully, with the birds I'm not 100% sure! I am a fan of using organza bags around fruit to protect them though!

@LivingwithBIGdogs 10 ай бұрын

I love this idea and now know where to plant my patio fruit trees! Great idea ❤

@dollyperry3020 10 ай бұрын

I'm in mourning. I don't know a lot about guild gardening. I like the thought of bringing in fruit trees. But I can't imagine being without veg outside my backyard.

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Don't worry, just like I said in the video, I'm not turning my back on growing vegetables as that was the original intent of the veg plot - it'll just be a different balance 😃

@lindaoconnor4122 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant idea! I can't wait to see your garden in the spring.

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Here's hoping!

@bredahoulihan-hf8sx 10 ай бұрын

I recently came across your channel and for the first time heard about the guilds and it was like a light bulb moment as a new gardener. I’m so looking forward to this “experiment “ and seeing how it works and learning from you

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard! That's so cool that you found them inspirational - get ready for a whole year of videos on them!

@jtaylor5010 10 ай бұрын

Your garden continues to inspire and impress me! By the way, I love your flower jacket.

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I think at this stage the jacket gets more love and nice comments than me! 😂

@mypreciousgarden 10 ай бұрын

Oh I'd love to have so many !

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Yeah I'm very fortunate!

@mypreciousgarden 10 ай бұрын

Can't wait to see how it evolves ! Did you get varieties where the flowers resist to late frosts ?@@niallgardens

@Oktopia 10 ай бұрын

I made a fruit tree guild in my raised bed garden. Sadly, my plum tree didn't make it, but I won't give up. I aim to have at least two fruit tree guild beds during the next growing season. And where I can't have a tree, a berry bush will do. :D Sometimes change is a good thing!

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

That's just fantastic! All the very best with it and keep me posted with how you get on!

@JBNat 10 ай бұрын

Can't wait to see how these develop! Awesome video Niall

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Thanks JB! Here's hoping it works!

@Happy-tc2jt 10 ай бұрын

Wow!!!!that is a brilliant and inspiring plan....more delicious fruits to harvest!!!!it makes a lot of sense!! Happy New Year !¡!🎉🎉

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! You too!

@coletterobertson2035 10 ай бұрын

That sounds amazing! Love what you're doing for biodiversity

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@annelder7048 8 ай бұрын

Like you, I do not need to grow large amounts of food and also I am elderly I cannot do a lot of digging. I love flowers and did grow a lot together with some veg. However as I was on an allotment I was at the mercy of the council team who disapproved of these as they were not 'show flowers'. My beautiful flowering perennials had to come out and I gave up that allotment which was so good for my physical and mental health. How shortsighted were those people, no regard for nature and the benefits of flowering plants.

@donaldauguston9740 10 ай бұрын

Outstanding idea. I look forward to this new experiment. Take care and Happy New Year, DA

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Donald! Cheers!

@user-sa1930laj 10 ай бұрын

I look forward to seeing it progress. I'm at the start of my gardening journey. Where did you get the arches? Just what I want between raised beds for climbers.

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Believe it or not, those are wee cheap arches from a discount store. Except that each of my arches is actually two arches which I cable-tied together!

@bhabithajinu2334 10 ай бұрын

Hi Niall, I love your videos, can you add information like where do you buy seeds or plants from, which will be helpful for people who are beginners in gardening

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Certainly! For info, I get the majority of my seeds from a brilliant company called Seeds Ireland

@sqeekable 10 ай бұрын

Excellent!❤

@firefly5421 10 ай бұрын

Hi Niall - new to your channel from a piece you published in the Irish Garden Magazine. Love finding local gardeners who are growing in my same climate to follow! I'm really interested to see how this goes for you and I look forward to the results! Have you any thoughts on multi-variety trees for smaller, patio gardens?

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard! That's brilliant that you found me through the magazine article 😃 I actually looked at some multi-variety trees for this project. There's an Irish company called Coronet, or they produce 'Coronet' trees that are family apple trees that might just be what you're looking for. I think they seem like a great patio option. Hope this helps!

@firefly5421 10 ай бұрын

@@niallgardens That's class, thanks for the tip!

@nooie99 10 ай бұрын

Exciting times ! How will you manage pests if you cant cover crops so easily , from say cabbage white butterfly or carrot 🥕 root fly ?

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Good question! 😂 I've kinda been wondering about the practicalities of that, but I'm going to get my thinking cap on!

@dianeirvine1384 10 ай бұрын

Looking forward to this and see if those trees stay at five foot high???

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

I'm really hoping so! ha!

@gjcinqmars 10 ай бұрын

This is brilliant!

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@waykeeperfarmandnerdery 10 ай бұрын

Love this ❤❤❤

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@spudsandroses 10 ай бұрын

Sry, forgot to ask....did you take out all of the asparagus then too? 😊

@niallgardens 10 ай бұрын

Hahahaha.... well now.... that's a job that I need to get stuck into! Eeek!

@spudsandroses 10 ай бұрын

@niallgardens 😄 like ripping off a plaster? Let Kenny do it while you're not at home.😊 It won't be easy to take out plants that you nurtured for 3 years 💚