2022 Survival Food Forest Tour~ Food401-K ~ 400+ Fruit Trees On 2 Acres ~ Part 1

[@inthegarden1917]

Such a lovely food forest. Thanks for sharing

[@michaelmckeown3164]

Pawpaws are more of an understory trees. They grow in clumps under big over story trees such as oak, maple, beech, ash, and hickory. They like moist rich soil. You pawpaw might be drying out too much

[@TheTexasBoys]

I have them planted in the shade of a large Asian pear. They are doing MUCH better this year mostly because of the rain

[@germanprepper21]

Now that's what I call a 'Prepper's Garden'! It is definitely time to double down on food and water preps guys! Happy to offer help and advice if needed👍

[@Loriann4444]

I never understood green lawns. My property is full of trees apple and peach and grapes and garden. We dont eat grass.

[@jasonshumake777]

People spend so much money and time trying to keep grass green and weed free for no reason

[@miminewman2844]

Did you know that if you take your first fruits, first produce, and write that on them and take them to church and put in the collection pan, your harvest will produce way more than expected. Give God all the Glory!! God Bless you!!! Also did you know you can contact tree companies that shred their trees and they will for free dump the wood chips in your yard.

[@yuppystick]

Just so you're aware, there is no god, there is no magic. You're not going to a heaven or a hell. Quit being scared and a sheep. Science, the scientific process and love are all you need. You're welcome.

[@CarlosSejas2007]

It’s LITERALLY a forest!🤣 I love it.👍 to think that this is only one of your food forests is mind blowing! Thank you for the tour. I was wondering if you guys grew apples, but the video already answered the question! Also it must feel great to randomly find eggs on your homestead, doesn’t it?😂 Also, how do you guys get water to all the trees? Anyways, thank you guys so much for sharing! I am exited to see the next food forest video!

[@janbanks6833]

So inspiring TD! Look at God's abundance! Been following y'all for a long time and so enjoy watching it grow!

[@carlanashnorman4033]

Terry Durham is my cousin, he know s his elderberries for sure!

[@petrag.4092]

👍👍❤️❤️Thanks for sharing and always encouraging us to do good, to God be the Glory!!!🇺🇸 ❤️ y’all.

[@SimplyEastTexas]

Thank you for sharing. I love mulberry trees myself…I’m my own cow:)

[@joinmeinthedirt5186]

OG from day one and forever. I always dream for a food forest.

[@julieoneil1279]

reminds me of what the garden of Eden may have looked like Wonderful job planting and taking care of Gods creation--

[@ruready4jesus72]

wow Great job you are truly blessed 🙏

[@jeremiahoverstreet4479]

Awesome video, makes me even more excited for my fig trees to take off and start fruiting. Blessings to you and your family!

[@Acts-1322]

Nice work. Love all the figs & glad to hear persimmons made the list. Good job layering 😊 Jealous of your growing zone but also couldn't imagine the long term boiling heat.

[@initiaphillips6571]

This is awesome. Trees are happy.

[@timheiler5829]

Heard you on the pimpcast checking out your videos your doing a lot it’s awsome

[@TheTexasBoys]

Thanks for stopping by!

[@shelly8387]

Egg laying tree. Make a fortune selling starts. Haha

[@Firstmarinewife]

Persimmons are so good for the thyroid. That's one tree I cant get in California. God willing you guys will have a great harvest this year.

[@sabrinadrabing595]

Beautiful fruit trees! All the hard work pays off!

[@kaitlinsfamilyfarmstead]

Everything looks amazing.. it must be true that everything is bigger in Taxes!! So of my trees are way older and half that size... I am a zone 5 and we have good winters here. Wonder if that's why it's a lot slower growing. And the sound was great!!!

[@PureLace]

Love that shirt. 💙

[@sunflowersmiles9880]

I'm loving the shirt.

[@TheTexasBoys]

Awesome!

[@hilaryegan1041]

Not gonna lie I subscribed after the first video I watched, this is the second and automatically felt as though I had to support y’all…I went on a little shopping spree, oh my beans y’all have the coolest store! I love tea and honey personally so I was in heaven…. Also the peach kale shirt got me laughing my back off and the rejoice shirt was so perfect! I’m so excited, and as my family says the lord will guide you to what you need in your life, and from the curiosity of what a zebu was, KZbin had your family’s video as my first option…. He isn’t shy is he lol 💚 can’t wait to see more and for the tea and honey… Thank you for all that hard work!

[@TheTexasBoys]

Thank you so much!

[@tringo8738]

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing your amazing food forest!!

[@ZonaFigs]

Is absolutely incredible great job!!!

[@TheTexasBoys]

Stay tuned we will be doing an update video soon

[@LifeIsMessyImLearningAsIGrow]

🌼🌻🐝☀️🌺👨‍🌾🌸🌺🫑🐇 I can see you put a lot of work and love into growing! All the hard work it worth it to me to get to see the new growth everyday brings so much joy! It’s the start of my 3 year gardening but there is still so much for me to learn and I appreciate you sharing your food forest. It’s inspirational to me. I’d love the idea of a growing that way. I look forward to hopefully learning more from each other as we grow!

[@3bouldersurban653]

Beautiful food forest packed with varieties!!! Where is the link for the tree cuttings you are selling?

[@TheTexasBoys]

They will be available late fall gotta wait for trees to go dormant

[@RoamingUncle]

Sometimes you guys make my head explode. I can't believe you did all that in less than 8 years. Thank you for sharing, it really does help people like me realize what can be done for "food freedom." The cuttings I got from you are doing pretty good, I'll send you a pic in Instagram. I still can't comprehend how you stick a cutting in the ground and it starts growing but it's happening before my eyes. Thanks for the education y'all... oh and the mics sound awesome!

[@mercyantony3322]

Thank you so much showing your beautiful amazing garden , as per your suggestion what variety of pear is best to Houston area ? What kind of plum also good to plant there ?

[@TheTexasBoys]

Pear: Kiefer, Warren and Bartlett Santa Rosa Plum

[@iDelta77]

Just found your channel!! this is so inspiring!

[@robinburk9901]

Ever think of bringing bats in to help with a pest problem?

[@beckylynn9623]

Terry is my cousin! He's the elderberry pro! Very knowledgeable!

[@TheTexasBoys]

Are you related to Carla Norman?

[@beckylynn9623]

@@TheTexasBoys yes she's my sister!

[@TheTexasBoys]

You both commented on this video that’s so neat.

[@mikkeljylland9153]

If a chicken is laying on both chicken eggs and duck eggs, I think the risk is that after the chicken eggs hatch it will abandon the duck eggs.

[@poodledaddles1091]

Any snakes like hanging out there? I love the trees I’m sorry for the heat wave I hope it doesn’t hurt the trees.

[@TheTexasBoys]

No snakes in the food forests yet. A couple at the pond

[@SimplySonjaTX]

Love your forest! Seems like such a peaceful place for prayer and solitude. We'd like to get some cuttings, do you know when you'll have more available?

[@TheTexasBoys]

Late fall when trees go dormant

[@stephanienuce7711]

I think this is fantastic!

[@rangerismine]

That is an excellent use of land. I am working toward something similar on my property in zone 8a Ga. If I were you, I would look into getting some of the cold hardy citrus hybrids for the property. There is the Thomasville and Yuzu that are good down to the single digits, plenty for zone 8a.

[@TheTexasBoys]

I had an A&M Frost. I paid $95 for it 5 years ago and it’s didn’t survive the first year even though it had a diameter of over an inch

[@TheTexasBoys]

Frost was supposed to be good to zero

[@rangerismine]

@@TheTexasBoys I haven’t heard of that one. McKenzie farm in South Carolina has all of the proven hybrids and varieties that are cold hardy to the teens and single digits. He’s on KZbin as well.

[@TheTexasBoys]

@@rangerismine have you propagated any ? We could trade?

[@rangerismine]

@@TheTexasBoys I haven’t. I think you got to have a special license or permit to ship citrus though.

[@markedwards9247]

Wow. The 401K food forest is looking great TD. I reckon that soon you're going to have more produce than you know what to do with :) I was wondering whether you have thought about geese ? I mixed geese with chickens quite successfully. And they are better than a guard dog or cats against the predators. Good eating too.

[@TheTexasBoys]

The noise geese make drives me bonkers, I can barely handle our Tom. Hope to next year have maybe a CSA program for community customers

[@thejourneytoeden7486]

If most properties in the world were like this we'd have no food or climate issue.

[@TheTexasBoys]

We are doing the best we can with what we got

[@lillianchampagne6717]

Would you explain your water catchment system please.

[@TheTexasBoys]

Our rain gutters are plumbed to our pond. We have 3 separate zones of gray water that are plumbed direct to the back food forest

[@lynsmith2698]

Beautiful forest garden. I started one a couple years ago, but we are in zone 3 so we are somewhat limited on th,e fruit we can grow. But I do want to grow Bob Gordon elderberries. Can u ship to Canada? 🇨🇦🌷

[@TheTexasBoys]

I should be able to ship dormant cuttings this fall

[@yomoseo]

How long can you go on vacation/away without active upkeep?

[@TheTexasBoys]

The only up keep now that the trees are established is seasonal pruning and just attempts at improving the soil with mulch and animal rotation. So you could easily not touch anything for 3-4 months with no issues

[@yomoseo]

@@TheTexasBoys nice

[@jacksprat1556]

What and clay ....do you put on your trees?... Where can I get that clay stuff? I just started planting my little food forest-apples, peaches, figs and blueberries. You just trim in Fall? You said burn to the ground-was that intentional? Do you mostly just pick and eat or is it all for freezing and canning etc?

[@TheTexasBoys]

Kaolin clay powder mix with water and spray on fruit

[@jacksprat1556]

@@TheTexasBoys hummmm-I’ll check that out-thank you-never heard of it before but I like natural and no chemicals.

[@jacksprat1556]

@@TheTexasBoys Do you have any idea if it works to keep flies off cattle? Any natural suggestions there?

[@jenniferrosario1489]

How about cherry trees, do you plan to add any to your food forest?

[@TheTexasBoys]

We have cherry trees they are in part 2 of the tour

[@jenniferrosario1489]

@@TheTexasBoys that's awesome! I'm doing research of what varieties will grow well here in Puerto Rico.

[@ShansBackyardGarden]

I know y'all sell stuff so I was wondering by chance if you have French Tarragon plant?

[@TheTexasBoys]

No French Tarragon

[@lydiahubbell6278]

what are your best pear?

[@TheTexasBoys]

Both Asian Shinko and Hihousu

[@lillianchampagne6717]

In Which part of Texas are you?

[@TheTexasBoys]

We are near Longview

[@christiebetts4970]

Nice

[@lydiahubbell6278]

what kind of elderberry do you have.

[@TheTexasBoys]

Adams, Ranch and Bob Gordon

[@sleepersix]

Who cut your hair?

[@aarifaamos]

Is this on the 4ac land?

[@TheTexasBoys]

Our homestead is on 5 acres but we only planted on the front 1.5

[@aarifaamos]

@@TheTexasBoys so you guys can eat off 1.5 a.c.? I am trying understand what to look for and how much. Grated you guys are in a place where you can grow year round pretty much. I really appreachate that your family shares so much! I only hope to some day be in a place like you guys are. Blessings!

[@TheTexasBoys]

You can do a lot in a small area. If you want to raise cows I would say start at 10 acres

[@staceydoten845]

Could you call this a tree version of permaculture? Amazing - Lots going on - Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheTexasBoys]

@@staceydoten845 permaculture is mostly a mindset and an approach to working with God’s design instead of artificially industrializing your will on your infrastructure

[@Acts-1322]

Young pawpaws need shade! That's why they're still midgets.

[@TheTexasBoys]

They have both been in dappled light for 2 years now

[@lydiahubbell6278]

what zone?

[@TheTexasBoys]

8a

[@jasonshumake777]

Amazing fruit forest but how is this a survival forest when there’s not anything to live off of. What o mean by that is fruit does not contain all the nutrients you need.

[@TheTexasBoys]

It’s a piece to the puzzle. What magic bullet do you recommend that contains all the nutrients you need?

[@jasonshumake777]

@@TheTexasBoys there’s not I wasn’t trying to bag on you I was wondering if you have another garden with legumes and other vegetables mixed in.

[@TheTexasBoys]

We have a greenhouse, a garden and a pantry and chicken, ducks, cows and pigs

[@jasonshumake777]

@@TheTexasBoys i reread my statement and realize it came off as a bad statement I was just wondering if you had a garden incorporated in there somewhere me where. Thank you.

[@TheTexasBoys]

@@jasonshumake777 no harm no foul thanks for watching

[@KAS326]

I’m sorry but you should not eat while you are recording. Because, you smack a lot while you eat.. l like your videos. But, didn’t know if you knew your microphone is picking it all up.

[@TheTexasBoys]

But it was lip smacking good?

[@beachchic288]

Bahaha this reply, love it!

[@WanderZen]

You ran me off from a great video with all the “dudes…” in your monologue.