G'day Everyone! I'm back! Sorry for being awol for so long but I guess the video explains why... Thank you for sticking with me and all the best with your growing - get into it! Cheers, Mark :)
@siobhancrawford72365 жыл бұрын
Glad ur back and had a great holiday! Xxx
@adryawebb25565 жыл бұрын
Glad you're back, Mark! No need to apologize! 😊 You gotta take care of yourself, too. So sorry that some people can be so rude here in the comments.
@stephb90075 жыл бұрын
Woo, you are my Aussie Garden Dad! Interested in seeing how you revive your plants 👍🏽
@kenhandwork5 жыл бұрын
So happy to see you. The garden did pretty well considering and the work ahead will be for some great videos!
@whalestwhale84685 жыл бұрын
Yikes someone woke up with their cranky pants on
@akiraguy5 жыл бұрын
2:19 "we go from green and lush to dry like my sense of humour." i lol.
@htsandy31365 жыл бұрын
akiraguy more like 2:13 but whatever , you do you
@MylifebelikeOohAah5 жыл бұрын
I love your shoe cleaning system 😂
@SexMusicPlants3 жыл бұрын
I laughed out loud!
@MickyBellRoberts5 жыл бұрын
Actually you motivated me to start my own channel. I absolutely love what you do and the knowledge that you pass on to help others. Micky Bell-Roberts I am almost 73 years old but nothing is impossible. Thank you very much.
@Selfsufficientme5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Micky and I agree - it's never too late to get into it! Cheers :)
@Tory-JJ4 жыл бұрын
good luck!!
@kimstyles40064 жыл бұрын
What's the name of your Channel?
@kokoslegend48504 жыл бұрын
@@kimstyles4006 i think the one he used to reply.
@bkershaccount5 жыл бұрын
That’s one heck of a vacation!
@Zeakthecat5 жыл бұрын
the benefits of self sufficiency, producing your own water, food and power saves on costs, and promotes healthier eating, work ethic, and more. your needs are with nature, as it should be.
@abelardopascual65645 жыл бұрын
Holiday 🤣😊
@JKDstocks4 жыл бұрын
@@Zeakthecat yea not like KZbin passive income money helped at all....
@andrewjackson9948 Жыл бұрын
Seriously. I cant imagine the cost incurred taking a 5 week vacation away from home. Hotel/food/flights/car or multiple uber and all otger associated vacation costs
@italiana626sc2 жыл бұрын
Your comment on the figs growing so well in Croatia helped me to really understand the phrase, "Look, and see the Earth through Her eyes." Wonderful!
@smason47945 жыл бұрын
As an american I can confirm that we are great. But you sir. Are an outstanding gentleman
@unafilliatedx23105 жыл бұрын
As a Texan I can say I have never met an Aussie I didntl't like
@okmmauh5 жыл бұрын
Smason . Yes Americans are great. Thank you from Australia
@Selfsufficientme5 жыл бұрын
I meant what I said mate! Cheers :)
@texasgrayman34925 жыл бұрын
@@unafilliatedx2310 I'm a Texan too, and I agree
@x0thorn0x5 жыл бұрын
Just a shout out to all you Texans... please stop the replacement of Americans in your state by voting in some better legislators. If you go blue, the country will be lost. Sorry for that polititalk but I love both Texans and Aussies. Want to keep those feisty, unruly, liberty-lovers in existence.
@Dr.A.Rosenberg4 жыл бұрын
You are a lucky man that you still have your mum ! I lost mine in 2010 she had a massive heart attack from missing my Dad who had a accidental death the previous year !
@sharronpettis14863 жыл бұрын
Me too 2009 life isn't the same! NOTHING compares to "mother"! Only the loss of one can really teach that!
@MD_Slaine5 жыл бұрын
Finally a wholesome youtube channel I can get behind
@ivancadiz.5 жыл бұрын
Look what grows naturally in your region and exploit it! Best piece of advise
@DonnieBrasco-dy9yd4 жыл бұрын
Yes, then I can starve myself and be bored to death. Good advice, but I think I'll just keep growing whatever I want to.
@applegal30582 жыл бұрын
I'm enjoying the tropical garden and weather by watching your videos! I guess I'm living vicariously through your videos lol Loved seeing your mom. She must be a special lady to have raised such a wonderful son!
@nightmotherasmr5 жыл бұрын
Even though this wasn't intentional, it was an interesting experiment to see what happened to the garden when it was left to itself, right? :)
@Selfsufficientme5 жыл бұрын
Yes, that's a really positive way to look at it! I have learnt several things about the garden and gardening in general due to this "experiment." Cheers :)
@lv2243 жыл бұрын
I love your program. Much better than watching ordinary television any day. You give joy to people thank you for that.
@fawnjenkins72665 жыл бұрын
Love the "since Australia is so far away from the rest of the world, I am still getting over jetlag" complete with the nap under the tree and the lullaby! 😁🤣🤣
@Igneshto4 жыл бұрын
"That was my fault and my lesson learned". That's what's missing in today's world.
@raraavis56044 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@yee92224 жыл бұрын
@Wischmopps stfu dumbass
@yee92224 жыл бұрын
@Wischmopps what's ironic in ur comment??
@yee92224 жыл бұрын
@Wischmopps Oh lmao sorry brother kinda hard to imagine someone else's irony lol 😃
@jjo53755 жыл бұрын
What a real pleasure it must be to walk amongst your attractive raised bins! Even if the elements played havoc with them, I'm sure your tlc will bring 'em back quickly. Hope your vacation is just what the doctor ordered! Fare thee well, Gardener! : )
@Selfsufficientme5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yes, I must admit vacations are great but I do (did) miss our garden. Sometimes I just walk around the patch (for no reason) looking and pulling the odd weed and it uplifts me for the rest of the day. Cheers :)
@MickyBellRoberts5 жыл бұрын
If you asked I would have come over and taken care of your garden. 😍
@asrafyana62064 жыл бұрын
I know right ,dont mind doing that
@WJTFilm5 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! Getting better and better. Love the funny editing and little jokes you throw in! Not only do I learn how to garden, gets a good laugh as well :)
@janetskene34135 жыл бұрын
5 weeks is a very long time to leave during productive time. Oh well, live and learn. It wasn't that bad considering many things were naturally coming to their end. The pumpkins are lovely. Put lots of it to bed before. The citrus is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing
@Selfsufficientme5 жыл бұрын
@@janetskene3413 Not the best time at all to go away - so true! But this collective 50 birthdays holiday was planned for years with several friends (9 couples) so we didn't have much choice as far as when to travel since this was the better time regarding weather conditions to go where we did. Cheers :)
@samuelmarquez45015 жыл бұрын
i think it'd be beautiful to see the vacation vids, culture, foods, life, foods. glad to see you back 👍
@helennelson31205 жыл бұрын
Missed you. Glad your home. My daughter [39] will be glad to see you again also. We were just conversing about gardening last night and you cropped up in our convo. Be Blessed.
@Selfsufficientme5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Helen! As good as our holiday was, I'm really happy to be back in the garden and creating videos again. Blessings to you and your family. :)
@helennelson31205 жыл бұрын
@@Selfsufficientme 😊 I'm a Dorothy too..............there's no place like home.
@wildchook7455 жыл бұрын
Welcome back you two. You have been missed :) Mum did a fab job. Kids are fed. Chooks are fed. Tomatoes got watered. House still intact. So, yaaaay Mum :)
@Selfsufficientme5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mary! Yes, mum sure did a great job alright... She's pretty amazing. Cheers :)
@akahsisk5 жыл бұрын
Randomly found your channel and started watching the 2+ year old videos. Watching this intro to your most recent videos made me realise how far you've come in terms of video editing. Great job all around and thank you for all the great info.
@Selfsufficientme5 жыл бұрын
I've learnt a LOT Ryan over the past few years and I still need to improve more regarding editing and probably everything really lol... But I do enjoy creating videos probably as much as gardening so it helps to improve when one enjoys it so much. Thanks mate :)
@NoxNitro105 жыл бұрын
I would actually love to see some footage of your vacations here in Europe, I hope you had a pleasant holiday here. And stay positive about your garden, it's good to learn from mistakes. Keep up the good work!
@Selfsufficientme5 жыл бұрын
Hi Nicholas, I will be incorporating plenty of experiences from our holiday in Europe in future videos - that was one of my main reasons for travelling overseas. Yes, we had a great time people, food and the scenery were incredible! Cheers :)
@ltlbnsgarden5 жыл бұрын
So glad you guys had fun! The garden did so good for 5 weeks on its own. Truly enjoyed the vid! Your mom is so pretty 😊
@repliedreplied55524 жыл бұрын
" I'm not gonna show footage of my vacation, I don't have time for that " Proceeds to show footage of his epic holiday*
@broskiblue7264 жыл бұрын
I literally said the same thing 🤣
@SneakyNuts4 жыл бұрын
That's the joke...
@holly_kay55705 жыл бұрын
5 weeks, WOW! See the earth through her eyes--love that!
@Krakatoa784 жыл бұрын
As the old timers say. (Never to old to learn something new) Love the videos you put out... Keep up the good work! And thanks for what happens when you leave mother nature to tend to your veggie garden...
@simplifygardening5 жыл бұрын
OMG mate we could have done a collab I made this exact video about 3 weeks ago. you couldnt write this stuff . Great video
@Selfsufficientme5 жыл бұрын
LOL I'm watching your vid now... kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3y1c4esnqySp6s
@Sssmaug5 жыл бұрын
Hi Mark - always a pleasure. I love that you remind us to "look & see the earth through her eyes". Best advice ever! 🤗
@kokoslegend48504 жыл бұрын
@Oshe Shango nope
@AraceaeFanatics4 жыл бұрын
You know your followers would love to see that video of your trip.
@mike19684425 жыл бұрын
Thats what you get for not asking me to come and water the garden. Lol
@MickyBellRoberts5 жыл бұрын
At least you folk had a great vacation. Your garden will come back again.😀
@catlover47842 Жыл бұрын
What a lovely mum 😊 The tomatoes and citrus fruits looked very yummy!!! LOVE the in-built shoe cleaning system 😂😂❤
@becool3654 жыл бұрын
Lol, you are right about the figs. I am from Bulgaria and if it is thorny it grows there. It is why we have a rose industry! I am glad you enjoyed your vacation, and the damage is not too bad. It is an opportunity to grow more!
@levyp.53995 жыл бұрын
Oh man , Sorry to heard that !! Just happened to me last week . We had terrible hot temperatures and humidity and came back from a two week on New York and fond exactly the same picture . Love your videos you’re my mentor 😅🙂keep up the good work , I’m definitely learning a lot from you . Greetings from America
@Inanna085 жыл бұрын
Try soaking the salad greens in warm water for 10 minutes before serving. It works to remove the bitterness from store bought raddicho; this is an old German trick I learned from my husband's grand mother!
@cw46084 жыл бұрын
You are adorable and what a good son you are! Lucky mom.
@isabellaabruzzi96114 жыл бұрын
Your mum is ADORABLE!
@bevonviechweg78913 жыл бұрын
Omg you hurt my heart watching the plants I am so happy you came back and working on things
@Lumino34 жыл бұрын
I'd happily be your apprentice and come over there to care for your garden when you go on holiday!
@FionaRyanTIFFINbitesized4 жыл бұрын
Who knew, when you made this, that we were going to have our worst summer (weather wise) ever, followed by a pandemic? I’m glad you could have some down time and enjoy travel whilst you could.
@lindaluersen98103 жыл бұрын
I know it’s an old video but still Love your encouraging words .
@bobmcglone68254 жыл бұрын
Just getting on to watch this video - thanks for walking us through you garden to see what had happened.
@J1Bigtime5 жыл бұрын
I’ve sowed a bunch of seed and am getting things underway for spring in the small amount of space I have. We’re getting some rain down here in NSW, very welcome but it also tends to hold things up a bit! Good to see you back! 😁
@jadealexander56593 жыл бұрын
Kinda upset you didn’t take us along on your vacation! Us gardeners love a good video about food, especially in those culinary amazing countries and by you! Next time? That veggie stand looked amazing!!
@jakeed090905 жыл бұрын
Very interesting how you took an unfortunate situation and made an interesting video about it! Also, very information dense. I appreciate it!
@mariaisabelducreux61724 жыл бұрын
Me ha gustado muchísimo la receta de salsa de tomate, buenísima. Gracias por compartir sus conocimientos y proyectar tanto entusiasmo y respeto a la naturaleza y a la vida.
@zoheire.67065 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike Nice video ! Your abandoned garden isn't that terrible after five week vacation. Thanks so much.
@gman8138 Жыл бұрын
i love the chickens eating the seeds off your shoes! 😂
@kolapyellow76314 жыл бұрын
"Look and see the earth through her eyes "and heart"...." like that idea.
@MrGizmoRogers5 жыл бұрын
Munich is a good time, hope you all enjoyed it!
@elexandriayeats2415 жыл бұрын
So glad you and your beautiful wife had a wonderful vacay! But it is great to have you back!
@madsingh5 жыл бұрын
your mum looks so sweet!
@franzinauen8443 Жыл бұрын
I hope you have good memories to Europe, also under these circumstances! Greetings from switzerland!
@thumbalina15683 жыл бұрын
Your sister in law ! Haha oh she looks a GEM! 💚
@BushImports5 жыл бұрын
I hope you guys enjoyed your vacation, sorry your garden suffered but at least it was not all wiped out. You can do a video just about your vacation if you like, I doubt if anyone will complain. You guys take care.
@JustineDodd2 жыл бұрын
This was around the time the fires began that eventually became Black Summer, starting in Bees Nest, near Dorrigo, the fires were accompanied by extreme hot winds. Those fires continued for 2 months, burning hundreds of thousands of hectares of land, right through until, in November, they traveled in one day, the equivalent of a 60 minute drive, and ate my home and my community. Every time the heat got up the wind was there to fan it, and we all know what happened from December onwards. My point being that this video and your holiday coincided with the tail end of the driest drought, the winds were full-on, and every day was a hot one. I'm amazed that anything survived in your garden while you were away!
@aya83194 жыл бұрын
Very moving words... "you dont have to be self sufficient in everything, but self sufficient on something".
@johnryan9414 жыл бұрын
I love this channel such a nice escape into the beautiful world of yours. Thank you so much.
@zerxilk8169 Жыл бұрын
just catching up on missed videos. They are all great.
@KYKAYAKER274ey14 жыл бұрын
Your mom is awesome
@robinhahn69875 жыл бұрын
Welcome back from Europe, Mark - that would have been an amazing trip! One of the things I find so awesome about Aussies: they're world-aware, unlike us Yanks (well, I've been here in SE QLD for the past 19 years, but I'm still only a "permanent resident", so I still figure I'm a Yank-certainly sound like one. :-/ ) Been watching your channel and Geoff Lawton's and Morag Gamble's and have been inspired not just to garden, but to change how we live, how we think. The "War on Waste" on the ABC helped with that, too. In the back of my mind I'm thinking possibly starting a KZbin channel myself, but as opposed to being a "Do This To Reap Massive Rewards", it'll be a more of a "Well, here's how we went trying this, some good, some less so - we'll just soldier on, anyway..." which might have some very marginal appeal. No one wants to see "Fails", but they're real life, aren't they? Anyway, besides the incredible inspiration your channel provided, I've also found what Geoff did in Jordan among the ROCKS and salty dirt simply magical. Yeah, we have dry spells, but those folks have shocking conditions, and yet look at what they grew. So, in the back of our covenant nature strip property shaded by massive gumtrees - NOTHING grows under gumtrees, right? - we're going to put in a Food Forest, complete with swales to capture runoff. Our neighbour was clearing his yard and gave us - seriously! - at least a good 5 cubic squares of "topsoil", which at best can be described as "dirt". Our goal is to build up this "dirt" and turn it into a vibrant, living soil growing tons of plants and food (comfrey and composting). It'll be a long slow journey, but at least we have the Council onboard - made good contact with a council member, who is quite enthused with what we're doing, which involves collecting kitchen scraps from neighbours for composting and getting a buy-in generally from the neighbourhood to make this endeavour work: Seabrae Permaculture Centre. :) Thanks, Mark, for your inspiration!
@Selfsufficientme5 жыл бұрын
G'day Robin, you sould like a fair-dinkum Aussie to me mate :) I wish you the best with your local food growing project! These ventures can take quite a bit of coordination to get moving and keep going but with persistence and determination, they reap great rewards (many unintended benefits also) so keep pushing on and have fun. I would encourage you to start a KZbin channel, especially if you can make the time because it's a great way to reach people or publically document projects and you never know where it might lead. Cheers :)
@lawrencecole65274 жыл бұрын
Awe mom and dog together
@lleok5 жыл бұрын
Hi Mark, Lisa from mid north coast NSW here, I just came home after a week on the fraser coast..... I didn't have as much in the ground yet as its still a bit chilly down here at night but WOW, the drought and wind hit it hard! I rushed in desperately watering and managed to save some things. had some RAIN last yesterday so the stress has subsided for now. Hope some is headed your way :)
@TheTrock1213 жыл бұрын
I can't believe your Mustard didn't bolt, ours does at the first sign of hot weather. I'm growing Kohlrabi for the first time this Fall and I love the leaves in stir fries. Can't wait to try the bulbs. Wonder if it would grow in your Winter.
@abyssal_phoenix4 жыл бұрын
Garlic, potato and walnuts grow like weeds and without care over here in the Netherlands. They all aren’t native and you need to plant them yourself. But when sowed or planted they grow like nobodies business
@margaritaiglesias3483 жыл бұрын
Thankyou so much fir sharing!.. I admire your videos, even I only live in a small flat in the city!.,is wonderful to feel that respect and passion for nature!!
@obadiahscave4 жыл бұрын
"Dont look after the garden, it'll take care of itself "....😂😂😂😂
@kokoslegend48504 жыл бұрын
Not really. The plants could damage or die due to drought for example.
@sweepingtime3 жыл бұрын
Mom's amazing. Perhaps without her watering the garden would have fared worse.
@abyssal_phoenix4 жыл бұрын
Funnily enough, always when I go on vacation we have beautifull weather and at our house we get colder and wet weather. Last year we even had too much rain
@realisticminecraftsteve43084 жыл бұрын
Im from croatia nice to hear you visited
@stormyjellybean29255 жыл бұрын
The garden may need some TLC, but at least you've made some memories to make up for it. If anyone can whip things back into shape, we know you're the one to do it!
@amberamodei4845 жыл бұрын
I love your sense of humour.
@yogininamaste Жыл бұрын
You cracking me up! Such a amazing channel. Love your passion ❤
@aaron27094 жыл бұрын
Garden still looks good. I'm excited for the blueberries.
@winterfae54034 жыл бұрын
Nice to see your family.
@julieannabaca54035 жыл бұрын
Sooo sorry about your crops that suffered but look at the bright side ..you had a great vacation 😁oh and you have a Russel Crow kinda charm going on ..❤️❤️❤️
@Selfsufficientme5 жыл бұрын
Thank you, if only I could act as good as Russel lol... Cheers :)
@rachellee57974 жыл бұрын
Your mum is so cute omg precious
@v.62055 жыл бұрын
Well I want to see the awesome holiday pictures.
@Jreichh4 жыл бұрын
Wow mustard plants grow huge!
@angelinaspain57053 жыл бұрын
Love the sign off on this one, so very true
@randombuilds84864 жыл бұрын
American here if you have maul berry tree that size and with a decent root system you will have a lot of berries also since the branches are flexible you can put a tarp under the branches and shake them it’s the best method my family has used
@valentinneacsu71154 жыл бұрын
Omg dude! at 10:07 you have "Dude"! that is fking awesome! i did not know they grow there too! Here in our country they grow on the side of the road, we use them mainly for moonshine and treat our farm animals. Keep up the good work, you are a big inspiration to us.
@busgeeth-ilemaurice66424 жыл бұрын
Hello Mark. Good to see you back. I hope u n family had a lovely holiday. Of course, we'd like to see videos n pics of your holiday. Ty. Stay blessed. 🙏 Asha from Mauritius.
@Selfsufficientme4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Asha 🙂👍
@busgeeth-ilemaurice66424 жыл бұрын
@@Selfsufficientme You are welcome dear.
@WeekendWarriorBBQ5 жыл бұрын
I wondered where you've been! I really enjoy your videos. Welcome back :)
@sherri15085 жыл бұрын
I had thought it had felt like a while since a new video from you. I live in your region so your gardening videos are really helpful. Glad to have you back :)
@Selfsufficientme5 жыл бұрын
Great to be back Sherri! Thank you :)
@Natashajb4 жыл бұрын
awwwww bless your mum
@sentwistle43255 жыл бұрын
I really like how you're showing us your gardening mistakes. We've all made them, myself included! Love your videos! Cheers.
@2percent1535 жыл бұрын
Welcome back Mark. I wondered where you went. So glad you're back. I've passed my time watching your older videos, was so happy when i saw this new one. :)
@candaceaustin42584 жыл бұрын
In another video you spoke of galvanized raised beds. I've found them at Home Depot in US plus Amazon. For everyone who's looking.
@TruWzrdTexas4 жыл бұрын
Candace Austin You read my mind.
@kmw43594 жыл бұрын
Yes but if you buy from Mark or Kevin from Epic Gardening in the US, you can also benefit Mark. (Mark gets a cut of Kevin’s sales under a specific deal ... can’t remember the video, but they talked about it.)
@wimtits35465 жыл бұрын
hi Mark, i hope you enjoyed Europe. but im sure you'll be happy to be back in your garden again too! well.. take my word that at least I am happy that you're back... HA! due to renovation inside my house i neglected my garden also... but many plants will survive.. if not this year, then probably next year! take care mate! regards from Belgium, Europe wim
@Selfsufficientme5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Wim! Belgium is another country on my bucket list... All the best with your garden once the renos are done! Cheers mate :)
@yoruburiram8805 жыл бұрын
Lovely mom😍
@Mr2012Drum5 жыл бұрын
H i Mark, Greetings from Munich...well you look like you appreciate the German beer.Glad you’re back.Regards Anthony
@Selfsufficientme5 жыл бұрын
G'day Anthony and thanks mate! Yes, I certainly do appreciate a good German beer (never tasted a bad one yet). Cheers :)
@manoyski35555 жыл бұрын
We went to Europe too in mid July and when we return I have a forest of moringa trees. We went to Germany, France, the Benelux countries, Czech, Austria, Switzerland but I am not sharing my videos.
@dmitryandrosenko38854 жыл бұрын
Thank you from Spain !!
@user-yi7tb5vm5r5 жыл бұрын
Hello from Aegina island! Huge fan! I am sorry you didn’t visit Greece!! Your videos make us happy!!
@Selfsufficientme5 жыл бұрын
We didn't get to Greece this time but a food and sightseeing tour in your country is a must in my opinion and I can't wait to get there sometime in the future! Thank you :)
@simplewesternandasianmenu532 Жыл бұрын
Wow very nice place new friend here from Hongkong thank you for visiting my kitchen God bless you and your family new friend
@someonesaid26324 жыл бұрын
Im from croasia and live in munic an i saw you thare
@keeksputels18515 жыл бұрын
Hope you and your wife had a lovely time, you deserve a good vacation
@thumbalina15683 жыл бұрын
Yes you went to Croatia! I’d love to Go there too with my partner! ❤️