THE Key to Loquats in the Desert | Growing Loquats in AZ

[@tomasperez8595]

FYI, when I was a kid, my grandmother had me take a pencil so I could mark an egg that we would allow the chickens to keep. We would take the unmarked eggs and leave the marked egg that way she wouldn’t abandon her nest site.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

That's a great suggestion Tomas. We need to do that next time around with all these ducks!

[@dianaj3139]

My mom also marked the eggs... and put dates on a few for I think 26 days.. estimating hatch dates :)

[@marschlosser4540]

I'm very glad I caught you. Wow, been busy and too much fun, so to say (AKA not boring). Was putting away clothes, backed an inch, hit something and dropped like a log. Knee, oi yoi (mean oh no in Tsalaki) Ya, well, I was cussing it up, crawled to my feet and by bedtime, ouchy. But, I found this from Spadefoot Nursery in Tucson I thought I'd share. Good herbal remedy. Brittlebush is an iconic shrub of the Sonoran Desert. Silvery shrub growing to about 4x4’. May need cutting back occasionally or may freeze back during cold spells. Grow in full sun, takes low water when established, root hardy to 5° F. Leaves look more silvery in drier, sunnier locations. May look green with more shade or water. Flowers heavy in spring, sporadic the rest of the year. Flowers are visited by various insects including butterflies, moths, flies, bees, wasps, and beetles. There are some native bee species that specifically and exclusively depend on this plant. The dominant herbivores on brittlebush leaves are the larvae and adults of the leaf beetle Trirhabda geminata. Desert tortoises love the flowers. This species is an important colonizing plant in foothill regions, acting as a nurse plant for many other plants. Brittlebush was used by native tribes for medicinal and other purposes. The resinous gum, heated or made into a salve, was applied to the chest to relieve pain and loosen bronchial mucous. A decoction of boiled blossoms, leaves, and stems was held in the mouth to relieve gum and tooth ache. In addition, tea made from the gum has a numbing effect and was used to relieve arthritic pain. The resin was also burnt as incense or melted and used as a varnish. Also the resin is merely chewed like gum, sometimes mixed with lard. niio

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Martin. Sorry to hear you banged up that knee. I (Duane) have periodic knee pain from an old hockey injury, so I know what it's like. I have not heard of brittlebush until this, so off to Google I go. Take care of that knee my friend.

[@JynxieTheMermaid]

I just love Cuddle Tom. So adorable!❤

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

He really is a sweet turkey. He is always watching over the girls, but he also lets you pick him up and just huffs at you like he's throwing a fit.

[@SG-vu4qy]

Happy Mother's day Ms. Lori!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Thank you!!!

[@AbidAli-bv2gl]

Excellent video. I never had Loquat. I will try in farmers market. both are great teachers. you are our inspiration for desert farming

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Abid! If you're able to find loquats in the market it would be great to try them. They have a very unique flavor!

[@AbidAli-bv2gl]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm, I am looking loquats in the market, Hope I will get it

[@Tinachimneycreekfarm]

I am hoping that our Loquat grows quickly and fruits soon. Your fruit looks amazing! We have a mulberry tree cutting starting to take now as well!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad to heat that cutting is starting for you. Many of our fig and mulberry trees on this farm started as cuttings we took from trees on our old farm as well!

[@kevincharles112]

Of COURSE you'd make a LOQUAT video now!! One point is that - from what I know - grafted Loquats trees will bear fruit years ahead of trees grown from seed. The graft uses branches that are more mature so you get fruit sooner, rather than waiting on an entire tree to mature. Very jealous !! Good stuff guys!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Perfect timing, huh Kevin? Thought you would enjoy seeing this one right now!! 😉

[@pennynealeigh6557]

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[@danebrk]

You two are adorable, love the channel!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you're enjoying the content. There's a lot to get done around here, so we try to have fun while we're working!

[@sgrvtl7183]

I always find your farm projects interesting. You give nice updates on your food production with trees & plants. Congratulations on your successful farming in the desert~~🦋

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you're enjoying the weekly updates. We try to squeeze as many of the projects as we can into these!

[@dianaj3139]

Love how well you work together! The Pigs are so adorable and make me smile every time I see them that smallest one really loves the milk! Thanks for everything here!!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Little Winston is a lot of fun. He is our only bottle baby piglet, so he's very attached to us.

[@carolleenkelmann4751]

Greetings Dewyn and Lorri, - you are brave Dewyn, trying to describe the taste of Loquats. I couldn't. To me they are so unique a flavour. They must have been one of the original fruit bearing trees in Paradise, they are so delicious when juicy ripe, plucked off the tree. It is so good to see you enjoying the fruit of your labour. Hard work and constant but the farm is changing shape and colour, per a per. Love the green roof. It is so much better n the eyes.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Carolle! Loquats really are difficult to describe. The taste is unique to the fruit and no other fruit really holds up to it!

[@MrGrant7000]

Great work!! You guys are awesome!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you enjoyed this one!

[@viralprimenetwork]

Great video! Thanks for sharing your ideas with us.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you enjoyed this one!

[@hiddenvalleyfarmstead]

Love it!!! They are really growing!!!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Still amazing how well they can do out here!

[@hiddenvalleyfarmstead]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm yeah!! I am going to try some papaya next! We just got the Moringa and loofah going! (The seeds you gave Ava) 😁

[@darylpas2209]

Just wanted to say hello, everything looks amazing as usual. The Loquat looks delicious.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Daryl!!

[@deecooper1567]

Ahh, your place looks so darn peaceful . I didn’t realize you were so close to a subdivision. I usually just take in all you have going on 😊 HAPPY MOMS DAY LORI 💐🍷🍷. 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Thank for the Mother's Day well wishes Dee!!

[@deecooper1567]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm 💖

[@texasvinecountry119]

Great looking grapes in the background there as well! If you ever want to trade tips on high elevation/desert growing grapes give us a shout! We grow commercially (~640 acres and growing) in West TX. Keep growing on, love the fruit tree content!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey guys! Wow, 640 acres is a heck of a spread! What varieties are you guys growing?

[@texasvinecountry119]

Now to figure out what else we can grow on the edges that won’t be bird habitat! We are growing Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo, Mourvèdre, primitivo, rubired, Ruby Cabernet, Grenache, merlot, petit verdot, Sauvignon blanc, Vermentino, semillon, Marsanne, Muscat blanc, and Picpoul blanc. Adding barbera, Grüner veltliner, Colombard, Sauvignon rytos, and malvasía Bianca soon.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@texasvinecountry119 wow, that is a legit number of varieties! We know just how you feel with the birds. It seems to be hit or miss with the grapes and some of our wine grapes didn't have any bird damage last year. Of those varieties, which perform the best for you? So far our Zin has been our best performer, but our vines are very young at about 2 years old.

[@texasvinecountry119]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm we are out in a (almost) entirely tree-less region so not too much bird pressure (also lots of acres to spread it out across!). Depends on if you count winter damage/hardiness (not sure, how low y'all get in an abnormally cold year?). We have had the best luck muscat blanc, tempranillo (clone 2), cabernet sauvignon (clones 8 and 47), and marsanne all on 1103P/1103 Paulsen rootstock. SO$ (Selection Oppenheimer 4) rootstock has been a disappointment for us and seems to induce more winter damage than 1103P when the scion wood is identical. Cabernet Sauvignon and Tempranillo can be winter tender (especially below 15*F) if you don't water them right. If you manage the water right you can take them down to about 10*F. Have to give them big hits of water at budbreak through fruit veraison, deficit irrigate until harvest, then a small hit water water/fert right after harvest, then cut it off/way back until they go dormant. Once they go dormant, keep the soil below the first 3-4 inches moist all winter, even if you have to de-winterize your irrigation a bunch, until bud break the next spring. Makes a HUGE difference in spring vigor and winter hardiness.

[@texasvinecountry119]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Also primitivo clone 3 (primitivo is just another -Italian- clone of Zin) has been fantastic for us! It can be a little more difficult winemaking wise to consistently produce stellar red wine, takes some skill and good fruit. Rose is easy though!

[@hippiebits2071]

I had the absolute coolest Loquat tree next to my front door in TX. Yesterday, I saw Earth had updated the images for that area and the tree had been REMOVED!!! I'm still reeling over this lol. I've had no luck with them thus far in the desert and they have been difficult to find here in recent years! I'll have to give it another shot I guess.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I (Duane) grew up in Gardena, CA and there were loquats everywhere! It's a bit more challenging here, but the key is planting time. October or early November is your best bet. If it's cool enough you might be able to push later September.

[@joniboulware1436]

So I am in Texas, Ft Worth area, but grew up in Tucson with a great Loquat tree. Will definitely try to get one going this fall if I can find one. Besides citrus and pomegranite, I loved the olives my Dad processed from our backyard tree.

[@hippiebits2071]

@Joni Boulware They were absolutely like weeds popping up everywhere around Houston, and weren't fazed by the occasional icestorm. I'm not sure what winter in Dallas is like but cold snaps didn't seem to be a problem.

[@lovelinbranam8028]

Hi Duane and Lori! I've been watching your channel since last year. I am a subscriber. Great infos on citrus and other fruit trees. Is there a way you can give notifications when to come pick some fruits, buy eggs, etc. And for how much? Thank you!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Lovelin. We do all of that through our customer email list. You can join that through our website, or you can email us to request to be added. Our email address is on the About tab here on KZbin.

[@maranathayall]

My Big Jim loquat has been in the ground and hasn't produced either and it is 3 years old. I picked up a different loquat variety from a local nursery last year and put it in a self-watering container and its already giving me fruit this year. I don't know what the difference is?!?! I also bought a 3rd variety from SoCal and put that one in a container and it is taking off too. The container trees get morning sun and afternoon shade. Could that be the determining factor?!?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I'm really not sure on the Big Jim either. I do know it gets more shade than the other 3, but only during the Winter. It also did not grow quite as quickly after planting, but is now starting to take off. It's possible it's just the variety.

[@brammutje15]

any plans on a bigger pond or tub for the ducks?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Eventually we may, but we have water restrictions here that we abide by that may make that difficult. At least, a year round option would be challenging.

[@Deathforce5555]

How is the soil/area that you didn't actively touch? I'm wondering is your sort of creating new microclimates because the soil is getting more shade and nutrients, perhaps even hold more water. Cheers Nick

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Nick. The areas we don't touch at all are still very dry, even under woodchips. All of the areas we are actively irrigating are starting to give a slight microclimate that will increase as the canopies do. At least, that's the hope.

[@ericbowers1620]

Didnt you get the Loquats from the place thats hard to get too along the 17 freeway?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Bingo, that's exactly right Eric. It's Richard's Garden Center and is near impossible to find unless you happen to be traveling along the I-17 Southbound frontage road!

[@SmoreHearts]

My loquat tree from Home Depot died in two days from me planting in the summertime. 😂 I will try again if I find them again.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Yeah, the nurseries still have them available all Spring and then into Summer, but it's just way too hot for them at that point.

[@GreenJustin8]

Hi. What is your watering schedule on the loquat tree you were sitting under? I had 2 loquat trees die last year.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Justin. They are on the same schedule as our citrus which is currently 60 gallons of water once/week. We generally don't go above that, but it reduces drastically once we're below 90 degrees in the Fall/Winter. In fact, with the rain we had last Winter we didn't irrigate them at all from November until late March.

[@Pamsgarden213]

I see you still have the pigs. :-) They are might chunky! Where did you buy your Champagne Loquat? I am getting another one and planting it in the front yard!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Pam! Yeah, the pigs have been here just a bit too long at this point. It's been a real struggle getting into the processor again this year. We purchased all 4 of these from Richard's Garden Center in N. Phoenix, but I imagine you can find them closer to you. Your best bet is a tropical themed nursery.

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[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

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[@Steve-ig4td]

RSI growers doesn’t list a loquat tree. What am I missing? Thanks

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Steve. Reid (RSI) probably won't do loquats as they are not a good, desert adapted tree. Usually the tropical nurseries in town will have them. We bought ours from Richard's Garden Center in N. Phoenix.

[@taylorvanbuskirk8040]

What is the purpose of Kune pigs versus your regular pigs?

[@sgrvtl7183]

I wonder that myself…I don’t like the sound of Kune pigs snort

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Great question Taylor. The Kune pigs are much smaller than our production pigs and will allow us to both sell the piglets to homesteaders and also process a few on farm as they are MUCH easier to manage.

[@gracealonso275]

What products do you sell and which are for personal use only

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Grace. We sell pork, chicken, eggs, beef and will eventually have U-pick weekends for peaches, mulberries and apples in the Spring. We just added bees to the farm, so will eventually have local honey as well. Everything left after what we sell is ours to keep. 😉

[@mohammedzalul9797]

Do you grow papaya tree

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Mohammed. We have not tried papaya here yet. They will struggle a bit in our cold winters (we get below 30 degrees F), so it will require some extra work on our part to keep the alive.

[@psypherveritas895]

I grow sunflowers in Apache Junction AZ and the parrots and native birds come and eat most of the seeds. Maybe if you net the Flowers before they open you can save them for the livestock.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I imagine they probably will require some protection from the birds. We get just about every wild bird on the farm already, so it would be ripe pickins for them!

[@Pay-It_Forward]

You sell scions?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

No, we haven't started selling any scions yet. When/if we do they'll be marketed through our customer email list that you can join through our website.

[@Pay-It_Forward]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I will be starting a new business soon. Going to offer cloning & disease removal services. Interesting in having FMV removed on anything??? Mikey ZinHead

[@bavondale]

maybe an ignorant question. can chickens, ducks, and geese walk backwards?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hmm, I have to admit ignorance on this one myself. I don't recall seeing them walk backwards, but I really don't know!

[@irinabelichenko8611]

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[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

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[@cynthialouw2970]

Follow me follow, down to the hollow, and let's go and wallow in glooooorious MUD!!!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

That is definitely a pig's theme song!

[@TheFatTheist]

I want a loquat but my wife says the tree is too ugly.

[@hippiebits2071]

Maybe try finding some images that are multi trunk or that have been allowed to branch out lower on the trunk? They don't have to be pruned into a lollipop shape which I agree makes them look awkward when young.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

The trees do have a more tropical look to them, but the fruit is really hard to beat Alan!

[@Ifyouarehurtnointentwasapplied]

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[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Thanks for the link, I'll head over and check it out.