What Did You Do BEFORE? - ASK

[@sgrvtl7183]

When I had a small garden in Laguna Beach, I planted marigold seeds, let them go to seed, dried and planted them the next year. They looked like the larger plant that you started from seed. Every year they grew taller & taller! It was beautiful! recently I encouraged my daughter-in-law seeds and she did the same . I gave her seeds and the exact scenario for her, she replants the seeds each year. Three young grandchildren and they LOVE the garden!

[@vickyoakes4584]

You are fortunate to have decided to find a lifestyle earlier in life so that you can enjoy yourselves. Together you can make it work. I admire that.

[@maseeharassack7525]

Definitely enjoy the style of how you guys communicate with us and with eachother. Njoy all the gardening, chickens en renovation vids. Cnt wait to see what happens inside aswell. Keep them coming and thank you

[@loredanachiriac1]

So interesting tip with those yellow flowers planted next to the tomatoes

[@kabakovatamara4050]

A piece of cucumber growing advice from personal experience 🙃 If you have any sort of vertical support (e.g. garden arches, fence, trellis, or you can build a cattle panel arch pathway - what I have) then cucumber will require NO maintenance. Try growing 1-2 cucumber plants (no pruning, they'll self-attach to support) and provide them plenty of space (1-2 meters). You might find that all you need is 1-2 plants. I find that since the goal with cucumbers is not to grow the largest one possible (like often with tomatoes) the side shoots will provide LOTS of same size cucumbers I'd harvest from the main stem. This Idea also works great with indeterminate cherry tomatoes & pole beans etc. Happy gardening!

[@lorimontcalm9086]

I had a degree in Fine Arts, then did a Masters of Science in communication disorders. I was always fascinated by how much my initial degree and training came in handy for my subsequent jobs/training. We are building blocks that we don't anticipate provide an excellent foundation for where we end up. Very interesting, fascinating. Hugs from 🇨🇦

[@anneyday3493]

Besides enjoying your videos, I've gleaned a few ideas to implement on my own homestead. Thanks!

[@bjmcia]

You have by far the healthiest plants and gardens of all of the ex pats in central Portugal. You are following great irrigation and composting practices to prevent weeds and insect damage. From what I have seen you are 100% organic too. Hope that article about Texas gardening is useful.

[@sadjaxx]

Ex pat's?

[@bjmcia]

Expatriates

[@carielswick9091]

That’s what I think also. I watch a lot of Portugal youtubers and their gardens look miserable. Full of weeds and scagrily, then come to this channel and watch all this beauty unfold! Make.do.grow, you guys must work a lot! I think a lot of youtubers only work when on-camera then lazy away the rest of the week. LOL! There is one Portugal youtuber that all they do is complain that it is 40 degrees!

[@MAKEDOGROW]

Thankyou, kind words indeed 🥰 We love gardening, and the no dig style has really worked wonders for us - both in reduced weeding and moisture retention. And yes, 100% organic, except for anything that might blow in from the neighbours. We still have some work to do to learn and master crop blocks however .... think that’s going to take us a little longer 😀

[@elisabecas]

As a portuguese not youtuber but born and raised in a farm in central Portugal I can say that these guys are way ahead of us. People are attached to the old ways because it is what they always known but as I am learning so much, I like to show to my parents this videos every chance because this is gold!

[@jul7291]

No wonder, no wonder. You have the right combination of geeky, organised, project-minded, problem-solving, training-minded, with a good dollop of Benny Hill humour, plus you have a nice sense of timing, and are both at ease and just being yourselves in front of the camera/ mike. Makes it always engaging to watch, and inspirational in a practical sort of way. Though I am not a grafter like you both, so would definitely aim to do a whole lower key kind of thing. Everyone commenting on the garden is right. It had great bones, but you have really already made something truly special of it, not to mention your plants look well loved. The other KZbin gardener I really enjoy watching is Eugenia on Modern House Cabin, who has also created a beautiful and productive little oasis in just over a year in the Alentejo, plus she and her partner Pepe are building steel-framed structures from scratch.

[@janehobbs7189]

The big marigolds are probably African marigolds and the small ones are French. You'll get much larger flowers on the African ones as well as the plants being bigger.

[@belacosta3906]

You're garden (quintal) looks amazing, hours and hours of work and dedication I am sure...... Keep up the excellent work..

[@Bobrogers99]

I watched a video of a "farm" for sale in Portugal, apparently owned by people who were attempting something similar to yours and must have given up. But I'm guessing that although they invested in some equipment they couldn't afford to do what you did. Their gardens didn't appear to have the composting and mulch that yours do, nor were they as well organized and as extensive. I recall a rickety chicken coop and some unimproved stone storage buildings. They had been living in a small caravan for five years because the property was not licensed for habitation, and this might have added to their discouragement. You had some financial resources, you fully committed yourself to this lifestyle, you had a legal house to renovate, you did some research and planning, and you worked hard, 24/7! As a result you have been eminently successful! Your gardens are impressive!

[@africangraham]

Probably teaching my Mother to sick eggs but.... there are two types of marigolds. The ornamental and wild. The tall ones are the type you see growing at the side of the road. You let them flower and before they seed, dig them into the soil. This will help control nematodes in the soil. Sounds like I know what I am talking about, but it works here in Kenya. The nematodes eat your baby plants just under the surface. The ornamental ones are not as effective apart from as a bug magnet and attracting the bees. Also very important. Hope that helps.

[@carolranes91]

It is always interesting to me how each job or work we have prepares us for the next step in life. I once has a job for only 90 days but it prepared me to be a great success at the next job. So now on KZbin all your skill sets for both of you are helping you to be really successful at this time in life. I also had a background in computers. One of the first women in USA involved in computers. I was not allowed to take computer classes in college so majored in mathematics. That major allowed me to do almost anything because like your wife i learned to be a problem solver! You are much fun to watch. Thanks.

[@rfhiotis]

Also good to plant garlic next to tomatoes. Your garden looks beautiful. Keep up the good work

[@rachelfrees1268]

Such interesting folks. I’m 82 widow and it’s fun watching brilliant folks doing what I love. If you build a smart home, what’s going to happen to the charming old house you have now?👏💕

[@MAKEDOGROW]

A smart home is one where everything is controlled by tech ... so plugs turn off automatically when not in use (to save energy), lights can be controlled by voice, doors lock automatically after a certain time etc. So our charming house will still be charming, but also clever 😀

[@cotch40]

@@MAKEDOGROW Do you really want to be hooked into the 'track 'n' trace' grid by having all your whitestuff record your every move? That surprises me! I was all for smart homes/tech before covid. But I won't entertain that idea now. But then again, I have slipped (unwillingly) into conspiracy territory. :)

[@victorsummers2283]

I really relate to you guys - both in your backgrounds and your ‘personalities’. I got two degrees in what was then called computer science about 50 years ago. After coding and systems analysis I also transitioned into more teaching and then got tired of the corporate cubicle life and gave it up completely. I was in and out of the hospitality business with occasional fallbacks to the then-new arena of desktop publishing. Lived communally, found a wonderful life partner, built two off-grid cabins with her, and also renovated three historic hot springs resorts (owned by others). Did most everything you are doing except live in a tent! Decided twenty years ago to stop working for other people and we haven’t looked back. We only regret that it took so long to realize our passions and make it our life. Go for it as early in life as possible! Love sharing your journey…

[@terminator4974]

Thanls for your motivating words

[@victorsummers2283]

@@terminator4974 you’re welcome.

[@victorsummers2283]

I forgot - while in the cubicle farm I had a side hustle videotaping weddings and events with one of the first retail camcorders. I could never be a KZbinr ‘cause it drove me a little nuts to always see the world around me as if through a viewfinder!

[@luminyam6145]

I just love your style of videos, they are wonderful, so interesting.

[@Mastadex]

I had a feeling you were both in software, which explains why your website looks so nice. You're living the dream that many of us software folk yearn for.

[@elisekuby2009]

Hahahahaha...there is plenty of 'code' in all of your garden. Each seed has its own code and you guys are discovering and reading it. Or at least you will with each plant and every year. You two are the most delightful couple in all of the Portuguese 'new farmer' expository videos. You and the new one, the Dutch Farmer. Enjoy both of your videos.

[@kattihatt]

You dont understand what is meant by ”code”.

[@erincochran4344]

Interestingly enough (or maybe not) I'm an architect. I watch several KZbinrs building things. Always fascinating...

[@amdo5873]

From the IT here as well and hoping to have a similar journey as you guys. I did try to do the things that I hoped will give me more work life balance such as gardening and it is super rewarding. Btw. If you are planting cucumbers again upcoming season, you can cook and eat those unwanted side vines (at least the young tip of it). Sautée them like spinach.

[@monalingan9523]

Thank you for sharing a bit about yourselves. I’ve always seen U2 as highly technical people by the way you go about things. I find that fascinating.

[@padimills1494]

I plant a basil plant between each tomato plant . The smell confuses any bugs that may want to go to the tomatoes...

[@VinceSalzer]

Wow...I should have done this...gone to live on the land. Still my dream...Thanks for keeping it alive!!!

[@pb9401]

I could watch you all work in the garden for hours! It’s so relaxing!

[@ruthkirkparick3535]

Artsy and tech combination, but within the printing industry. I went to college for printing technology and graphic design before computers were a big component (except for type setting--now lumped in with word processing). May 2, 1986 a Macintosh Plus with Aldus InDesign, Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop, and MSWord landed on my desk. My co-worker and I learned to use the software (I had the advantage of my print background) and within 2 years I too was teaching part-time at the college I had attended. I loved the teaching and now I understand why I find your whole approach so wonderful to follow. I planned, wrote and taught new courses related to Macintosh use and desktop publishing -- and loved that part too. September 2023 I will retire (at long last) and want to write DIY material for both self publishing and sewing (my other life-long joy). You two are fantastic and inspire me with every video. I am so glad there are now two periods a week of anticipated joy and great content at the end of each.

[@douglasewan]

Thank you. I now understand where your planning skills come from. Have always admired your planning approach. Well done.

[@adbc8737]

You two have style…. It‘s nice to see two people enjoy each other’s company…thanks for all the videos!🌀💚🌀

[@helenaurelius-haddock4695]

Interesting video!. We came to France 20 years ago, having bought a tumble down farmhouse with 10 acres. OH in the IT game and he commuted and/ or did WFH projects and I was from an HR/ Language teaching background, the latter of which was a job I did for the local Chambre de Commerce, teaching industry specific English and Spanish. Somehow I became a serial renovator and our last efforts saw 1 renovation per year in 2019, 2020 and 2021, and yes, you guessed the 2021 renovation was our place. I'd waited 16 years for a decent kitchen! Health problems have meant we have relied heavily on outside help, but it's been a wonderful experience, with our extended family having joined us. We've put 5 children (2 for me, 3 for my sister) through the French system with the youngest going to nursery at 2 and the eldest entering UK/ French university at the same time at 18. We've 'grown 3 lawyers, a wine expert and a branding strategist director thanks to the French education system. We're now watching those 5 children go to far places (China. USA. UK) to make their lives, and watch with interest "how" they might/ might not follow in our footsteps. All 5 seem to want to have some sort of footing in France, with just my youngest daughter remaining here. Enjoy your journey and thanks for sharing your experiences.

[@junielaine4211]

Love your journey! Greetings from Finland. We moved here in February and bought an old farm house. But gardening here is a bit more challenging. Must get the hang of it .

[@laurielacomb4969]

You have become one of the best teaching bloggers in renovation.

[@kebergify]

I was becoming so engrossed with the cucumber pruning I was surprised when the vlog ended! I don't usually get so caught up in anyone's videos. Thanks for taking the time to chat & explain why you are going about certain things with the garden. Looks so good!!

[@MAKEDOGROW]

Wait for this weekend, there’s a full garden tour with lots of random chat 😂

[@angelaprovencher7150]

Omgoodness y'all's garden is so beautiful . Yes you need more marigolds all through your garden esp. around your tomatoes.. Have you ever eaten a green fried tomato? They are delicious.

[@LCamp-cr7fs]

Paraphrasing B.F. Skinner: Education is what is left after you have forgotten all that you have learned. Both of you used the right kind of learning tools to do what you are doing now in an informed, analytical, and entertaining way.

[@jackicammidge5901]

So interesting to see how people pivot to their true vision! You guys are so great.

[@zweigackroyd7301]

Yes different marigold varieties! Saving seeds from the double-blossom ones you have from the store will probably not come true to type - that is, you likely won't get the pom-pom blossoms. I always just start mine from seed this way, though, because they still seem to help keep bugs from the tomatoes!

[@lesleywise5201]

Great idea to plait that twine holding up the cucumbers to make it stronger.

[@sirrodneyffing1]

So glad you guys had a 'normal' mixed up business/self reliant/freelance past and didn't turn out to be 'retired mid 50's, on a very comfortable pension thank you public sector workers'; I known an increasing number of those: and they're very smug. You're self made all the way by the look and with everything that goes with it. From a couple in a house in North London with a small garden looking at you as 'pioneers': thanks' for the great videos; practical, down to earth, engaging and helpful. All the best to you both.

[@moiragoldsmith7052]

As bug detterants, I love bog standard calendula, they are so pretty and easy, self seeding EVERYWHERE🥰. They can also be made into a salve and I eat the flowers in salads. I can see how immaculately organised your plot is.... so maybe have intermittent beds solely for wild flowers eg. poppies, clover, calendula, dog roses etc. I am thrilled you escaped the desk jobs. 💞🥳👏

[@MAKEDOGROW]

I have some calendula on the go too, but they seem to be a little fragile so haven’t planted them out yet ... oh, and some echinacea too. We plan to run a beneficial hedge row right along the top of the garden (after we redo the garden wall) and plant lots of flowers, herbs and other medicinal flowers. We have some in the raised beds too 😀

[@moiragoldsmith7052]

@@MAKEDOGROW The Hedge of Protection! Fabulous it will help you in wonderful ways. Good luck with it all. xx

[@mk-xq1tt]

Really lovely greenery in that vegetable garden.

[@beautyJade5]

Banana trees may not be a good idea to plant because of the weather. In some places where weather is mild and the land has some moiture, they can grow. But in the middle of the country normally is not like that

[@joanbroadway759]

On a different topic, I would like to know more about your tent. What kind is it? Where did you get it? Was it warm enough in the winter? Is it cool enough in the summer? I love the idea of using it while you're working on the house and having a separate kitchen. Could we have a tour of the tent? Oh, also where do you do laundry?

[@stevestephens8299]

Don’t get rid of the marigolds! Also, tomatoes love banana skins strewn around their base. Organic and “ natural” also cheaper than bought chemical fertilizers! Same applies to roses. They really love banana skins. I throw them into an earthenware pot, let them go completely black and hard and then cut them into half to one inch (sorry replanted Cheshireman in USA where they haven’t gone metric - YET) pieces for use as needed - typically a new application every month or so. If you prune your tomatoes to get rid of the new growth between stem and existing branch the plant will climb and have good sized fruit at every side branch. It will also grow up your string and then along the horizontal supports. Typically they will reach fourteen or more feet in total length. Like what you’re doing and hope my tips help if you didn’t already know them

[@terminator4974]

You are teaching us mate thanks for that

[@williammcduff6531]

Another great video insofar as your upcoming pickling effort you may want to consider fermenting them. Ive been making them for 3 or 4 years and they are great.

[@juliecasey4377]

Just a suggestion...Get cattle panels and bend them into a arch. Plant your cucumber under them and they will climb the panels. You can use them again and again rather than the string that must be repurchased.

[@MAKEDOGROW]

Unfortunately there’s nothing like cattle panels here ... I hear the U.S. gardeners complaining about it all the time 😀 Have been on the lookout for a suitable replacement.... we tried the green fencing that we used around the chicken yard but it wasn’t sturdy enough ...., so the hunt continues

[@happycamper4329]

@@MAKEDOGROW try a metal scrap yard when next you journey off your block. I would suggest the metal archway across a path from one bed to another - will free up valuable space in the beds.

[@gaynor3976]

Thank you for your interesting video, so nice to learn more about you both. Keep up the good work xx

[@ninemoonplanet]

Kylie you're story is familiar to me, liking maths, doing technical work. My mother was a specialist too, in geology. She was originally called a "seismic computer". Imagine as a child writing that as your mother's occupation. She "read" and interpreted seismographs, interpreting then to help fossil fuel industries find oil/gas structures in the earth. She worked for years doing that, then one day a computer showed up, a prototype. Within minutes she had it shut down, along with the adjacent computer centre at the university. 😅 Her position was "geological/geophysical technician". I remember the old computer systems, cards, batching, and now I'm using a phone with more power than those university computers. She moved into gardening for exactly the same reasons, achieving a reality based learning. My grown child is much of a geek too, creating "skins" for games and images on the computer. Linux is the only OS used.

[@ninemoonplanet]

The computer tech loved the fact Mom could shut down the computer, he wanted to deal with the challenges and come up with "patches" and solutions. I think once they got finished messing up the computer, no further adjustment was needed. 😀

[@ninemoonplanet]

Just to clarify, the computer was using the university mainframe, the "servers"" which she managed to crash. She didn't know how, laughed, shrugged, and did it again. 2 days per event restoring the entire university computer department. They decided to go "off line" until the coding prevented any more "crashes".

[@joannecalcutt6724]

I am loving this channel. The garden is totally amazing. I started from the beginning and just caught up today. Waiting for my notifications now for new videos.

[@sandralnwebster3204]

You two were so clever in your past careers - don't you miss it? Maybe not,you 've got a lot to keep you busy! Cheers Sandy&Andy,Okanogan Valley, Canada

[@MAKEDOGROW]

We don’t miss the hustle and bustle of it, no. We still have some fingers in some business pies, so that keeps our brains engaged. And researching, finding solutions and then wrangling them to our context is also quite mentally challenging, and often exhausting 🤣

[@blackmonday738]

Yr wife is a tank like myself, but only difference is i have 2 kids and a mother i take care of 24/7. I DON'T need no one, i do, do it all myself, IF i need help i get the proper research or that person. Like to see her shoot or play Archery, i love it!!

[@VitorMadeira]

Lovely video. Thank you. Greetings from Portimão (in the Algarve).

[@carolbulmer8253]

I can see how the skills that you acquired in your careers have helped on the farm😊 Thanks for sharing😊

[@sandracook455]

Great vegetable garden

[@huwtindall7096]

Love the new Q&A video series guys. Getting closer to inspiring me to try and do a "tree/sea/field change" like yourselves but we just had a baby so that's 18 years of responsibility and money!! May have to re-plan. Lolz. Re plants that go well together like the Marigold I've read/heard a number of times that tomato and basil go well together (just like on the plate). Basil acts like a bug repellant for the tomato.

[@sallyrowland6063]

We grew our cucumbers this year on a 45deg frame of ringlock fencing wire (not sure what it’s called there). Vines grow up and cucumbers dangle down for easy picking, and no hiding!! Great work you two!! 🥒 👋 🇦🇺

[@moiragoldsmith7052]

Yes, it is a great technique for beans too!👍

[@MAKEDOGROW]

We’re struggling to find any fencing here that’s sturdy enough ... might have to venture out of our local area. Are you saying it’s kinda like an A frame, or inverted V?

[@sallyrowland6063]

@@MAKEDOGROW upright poles along one side of garden, attach a thin pole along tops, then a few 45deg poles out into garden bed (making right angle 📐). Cover with fence netting (suitable grade for sheep, cattle etc).

[@darrylthehorntoadpiper]

You folks are enjoyable to watch, very relaxing!😎🤓👍👍👍

[@soniawoolley366]

Pleased to hear you also see Charles Dowding - he's great ! Yes just finished reading marigolds good for gardens as snake repellent. Love your work ...

[@MAKEDOGROW]

Snake repellent, didn’t know that ... have some more reading to do now 😀

[@happycamper4329]

@@MAKEDOGROW yep, sure is, as well as garlic - anything from the allium family.

[@tazdevl3517]

Good to see you've grown :)

[@glimmermomma4373]

Wow 🤩 the garden is beautiful!!!

[@RobBertholf]

Glad you did the Q&A... like you even more now.

[@julietlehrle-fry6696]

I fermented my gherkins for the first time last year fantastic !

[@RobIn-ky4uz]

Did you add dill and garlic?

[@julietlehrle-fry6696]

@@RobIn-ky4uz yes and vine leaves for tannin

[@pamelareeves3574]

You are both an amazing inspiration.

[@patassion]

One marigold gives seeds for hundreds of plants so just not hard the have many for between the tomatoes.

[@loredanachiriac1]

I was wondering how come you guys are so good right from the beginning in front of a camera. Now it makes sense 😁 you guys are doing a great job, but that you know it already 😊

[@JoelPeltonen]

Oh! Neat :) I'm a web dev teacher as well, curious about a future not too dissimlar to yours

[@JasonGolden79]

Could totally relate to this one. We left our careers for something different for similar reasons.

[@TK-rf9th]

Will the two of you eventually write a book about your transition from corporate to rural life and, the challenges and rewards you found along the way? I for one would find it a very interesting read.

[@ricardolandsman9465]

Can't wait for mine. Marigolds are a great herb to make ointment from. 👌💪

[@MAKEDOGROW]

Also growing calendula (same family as marigold) for just that purpose .... they seem a lot more fragile and a bit slower, but that could be because they’re still in pots

[@Jorge.1419]

Very interesting to hear about Kylie's background. Would never say she worked in IT and as Oracle DBA :) Do you think you will ever go back to a full time job even as self-employed?

[@suzannehartzenberg4944]

Maybe the seeds from the small marigold might grow a different size marigold than was in the pot. hopefully the seeds will produce the same size.

[@happycamper4329]

Good work Ms and Mr Tech-techy! :)

[@montedaestrada3563]

That problem solving skill set, as a profession, impinges on your private life.

[@jonymilanezz]

This is so great! I wish I had your contact, so I could get to talk with you guys. Thanx and see you soon

[@manuelacavaco4147]

Fantastic project!Congratulations!

[@mariushegli]

I have nothing to say really, but I appreciate your content, and wish to help with the yt-algorithms.

[@kitsurubami]

I'm a developer of just over 8 years now. I'm always telling other people how different professions have a ton of similarities. Problem solving, logic, reasoning, these general skills are so helpful in all aspects of life.

[@TexasHomesteaders]

My ex-husband was a software developer/computer programmer in the oil, power and gas market so I actually understood everything you just said. lol

[@pete_bluscorp7718]

Great stuff you two, thanks for the background & keep up the great content, enjoy those Fat cucumbers Kylie 😂

[@jaypeeters]

I enjoy this style over a podcast!

[@MAKEDOGROW]

Nice to here .... we did consider a podcast too. We’ve done one together in the past and really enjoyed it (plus the production effort is lower)

[@jaypeeters]

@@MAKEDOGROW It is very much appreciated.

[@IcyMidnight]

I've watched a bunch of Derren Brown stuff. I've probably seen your work! :D

[@schubertcatch1431]

Love the back ground and can relate ❤️

[@jeniceowen5184]

Thank you!

[@louisecooper4803]

Loved the video. Thanks.

[@LaReynedeNeige]

I'm an IT bod as well though in a different area. Problem solving is my thing too. I enjoy working with technology, like big challenges and project management but dislike a lot of things about the way the industry has progressed. It's chewed me up and spat me out 😁 I've become too distasteful for it 😄

[@zelenkooo]

Select cucamber from cucamber_plant where cucamber_size>10

[@MAKEDOGROW]

😂🤣😂😂🤣😂

[@TiagoSantos-fd4le]

Be careful not to drop it

[@MAKEDOGROW]

@@TiagoSantos-fd4le 😂🤣😂

[@craigbalaam9008]

Awesome videos keep them coming

[@frithbarbat]

I'm very curious how you preserve your food. There are only two of you and you have a huge amount of food in your garden. Are you freezing any of it? Or mostly canning and pickling?

[@ianmccluskey2293]

Can you give us a little more detail on your Australian experience?

[@joeri9759]

so the marigolds single purpose is to lure bugs away from the potatoes? did i get this right?

[@MAKEDOGROW]

To keep bugs away from tomatoes. They also serve the purpose of adding colour to the garden of course 😀

[@schoppepetzer9267]

My question is: How much public water do you consume in CM3?

[@patrickkonig]

Great video as always. How do you get internet access. Are you looking at a Starlink system?

[@daffs0]

Great video You have real triffids there 🤣 thanks for sharing 😁

[@fujixas]

Watched all videos in two afternoons, ive similar plan to yours.. just in diff side of the world with portuguese language, btw how the language learning goin??

[@Fumblesneeze]

I wonder if you two get into fights often. I know I would get into fights with my partner a lot doing a project of that scale. How do you resolve issues when they come up? Do you always find a consensus when you're planning?

[@alexseaford4029]

I could have done with another hour and a half of that, most absorbing, thanks. What is Portuguese like to learn? It sounds more complicated than Spanish for instance.

[@MAKEDOGROW]

Portuguese is difficult, mostly because of the pronunciation. Kylie speaks some Spanish, which definitely is an easier language, and is now trying to unlearn it so she can speak Portuguese. Some of the words are the same, but the pronunciation is soooo different!

[@dropshot1967]

I definetly like this format. But I like your channel in general so there is that. lol

[@Leed216]

Funny in Canada we call the long skinny cucumbers ‘English Cucumbers’ and the chubby ones just Cucumbers. The small ones ‘pickling cucumbers’

[@MsJakobsen]

Very interesting 🙂 I had thought that you both might have worked with IT....somehow. During your time in Portugal you've been off to work abroad, Guy. Are you still doing that?