10 BIGgest DESIGN MISTAKES made in the Permaculture Orchard

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10 DESIGN MISTAKES I've made in the Permaculture Orchard. Please don't make THESE same mistakes, errors, fails (Part 1 of 4 MISTAKES Series)
YOU WILL MAKE MISTAKES. Learn from mine, make some of your own. Make adjustments Principle # 12 in Permaculture : ‘Creatively use and respond to change’ with the feedback loop. There comes a point when you just need to start, everything will not be perfect, you will never know absolutely everything you need to know. Mistakes are a part of life. Make mistakes and learn from them.
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  • @roachmine2008
    @roachmine20083 жыл бұрын

    I wish I would have seen this 4 years ago. I made most of these mistakes. I planted gojis before I tasted them, turns out they aren't very good. I planted gooseberries, which I like the taste, but get decimated by sawfly every year. Currants are also a victim of sawfly, but they have too many seeds to eat, there are more seeds than pulp.The deer here demolished every tree until I fenced each one. My honeyberries did poorly in full sun, had to move those. I propagated a couple hundred black raspberries, then figured out the ones I propagated were susceptible to orange rust fungus. I lost several apricot because they really don't do well in my climate. Nanking cherries do ok, but drop leaves when it's dry, they bloom too early, and the birds eat what does get to fruit. Squirrels steal my peaches. Blueberries are gone if I don't net them, same for strawberries and cherries. Pawpaws are supposed to be deer resistant, but they sure do like mine. I planted things I would need to interact with far away from the house when they could have been closer. The zones in permaculture design are WAY more important than I thought. The sad thing is, I researched what I thought was enough to have everything figured out, and it took a couple of years before I realized I would never have it 100% figured out. Permaculture is about reacting as much as acting. Nature is always evolving, and so must we. Now I focus on what's done well in my location, what I want to eat the most, how easy it is to maintain, and how well it will fit in the future.

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    3 жыл бұрын

    Welcome to the fruit growing club.

  • @billastell3753

    @billastell3753

    3 жыл бұрын

    Goji berries do have a flavor most north americans find not to their taste buds. They are more of a medicine berry not really a desert berry. I have a few plants, one I bought and 3 grown from seeds off the original. They are amazingly easy to grow from seed. I like to nibble a few as I pass by the plant. I certainly wouldn't pick a quart to make a desert trifle with.

  • @roachmine2008

    @roachmine2008

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@billastell3753 I'm sure I could have added them to something, but they also didn't grow well for me.

  • @alotofusers

    @alotofusers

    3 жыл бұрын

    Add a few sorbus aucuparia (Rowan Berry) and some other bird attracting trees, bushes and flowers, and you will never have problems with birds eating your grapes and blueberries again.

  • @guineverependragon9804

    @guineverependragon9804

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi there I empathize with your struggles, and having read your comment am curious; what did you find to be successful on your property in the process?

  • @carawins556
    @carawins5563 жыл бұрын

    I'm over 55 and starting my forest. So, videos like this sure help me because there won't be alot if time to correct my errors. Thank you for taking the time to do this!

  • @ironmaiden3751

    @ironmaiden3751

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm older than you so ditto!

  • @joshua511

    @joshua511

    2 ай бұрын

    How's it going? 45 here, have a few fruit trees but none producing yet.

  • @GrumblingGrognard
    @GrumblingGrognard3 жыл бұрын

    Videos like this are PURE GOLD for those of us still in the planning stages. Thank you.

  • @ZaneMedia

    @ZaneMedia

    3 жыл бұрын

    Eraad 1234 working smarter not harder 👍

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    3 жыл бұрын

    Our pleasure!

  • @TeaTephiTrumpet777

    @TeaTephiTrumpet777

    3 жыл бұрын

    we're always adding to gardens and orchards especially if we made mistakes. The most awesome part of these amazing videos is the "why" portion. We all should never stop asking questions like a 5 year old. If we find we dont ask alot of questions we aren't living, we are thinking or getting smarter and we'll never be able to do anything without someone telling us exactly what to do. Well, if you know anything about humanity you know then that human beings dont like being told what to do or having to count on someone else. Thus its a huge, HUGE mistake and waste of your precious few seconds and minutes of life we get not to ask question until we understand the logic and it doesnt matter how long or how many questions we come up with to ask as that leads to all "good" knowledge and even how to stay away from "bad" or lying knowledge. He's so right on a level of understanding exactly as you said "Precious as Pure Gold". Its cool to know you found someone who cares about people, the right decisions for where we live and how we live and this amazing world. His wonderful logic is rarely even found in people. As he said If we dont think he's crazy then we're crazy...yep...its like describing parenting...One just cant ever fully explain the precious gifts we get and learn about that by parenting alone is gifted to us who try to be good parents. Same for being a good mom/dad of plants/animals/insects...As we experience all these things we peer into micro and macrocosms of priceless experience, knowledge, and hopefully much valued gained wisdom that crosses all boundaries. Anyway, blessings in life and most certainly the time spent in Nature.

  • @boemanuel1273

    @boemanuel1273

    2 жыл бұрын

    You probably dont care at all but does anybody know a trick to get back into an Instagram account?? I was dumb forgot the account password. I would love any tips you can give me

  • @grovermartin6874

    @grovermartin6874

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@boemanuel1273 STOP SCAMMING!

  • @racebiketuner
    @racebiketuner2 жыл бұрын

    Pay attention newbies - this is solid information! Hope you don't mind if I add a couple of things. 1) Regularly devote time to build good relationships with other farmers in your area. You never know when you're going to need an extra hand, borrow a piece of equipment or need supplies for an emergency. 2) Allocate a % of your resources for building infrastructure and work on that regularly. Especially for soil input, water and equipment. Understand the % is going to be high for the first few years. Probably higher than you imagine. 3) What you don't know can be extremely costly in both time and money. So get yourself a good education with a focus on soil science. I find the best source of information is papers published by university extension agriculture departments. Don't be put off if the science is over your head. Keep at it and little by little the pieces will begin falling in place.

  • @ciaranosullivan7791
    @ciaranosullivan77913 жыл бұрын

    It's better to have planted and made some mistakes than to wait until you have the 'perfect' plan to plant, which probably won't work out exactly as you plan anyway! I've been planning my forest garden for years but only started planting it last year and I'm sorry I waited so long.. Thanks for the insight

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    3 жыл бұрын

    So true. Good you started.

  • @ironmaiden3751
    @ironmaiden3751 Жыл бұрын

    Extremely helpful for the orchard I started yesterday in Nova Scotia. Best advice, not to use Locust as my nitrogen 'fixer'. I was going to leave space for them among the fruit trees and was thinking, they're awfully BIG. So I've ordered my sea berry that only grow 5 to 8 feet tall. A much better idea thank you.

  • @porkcheeks
    @porkcheeks3 жыл бұрын

    “Plant what grows like a weed” is advice I’ve followed. I take your point about observing what’s grows wild. I should plant grapes, hazelnut, apples, and cherries instead of fighting all the time

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    3 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic.

  • @rubyoro0

    @rubyoro0

    3 жыл бұрын

    Grapes require so much work. I live where the current grapes in your supermarket are from and farmers are pulling out grapes to put orange trees. Birds will eat all you cherries too.

  • @racekrasser7869

    @racekrasser7869

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rubyoro0 birds have to eat, too...

  • @alotofusers

    @alotofusers

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rubyoro0 Birds eat stuff like cherries, blueberries and grapes only when people fail to plant a sorgus aucuparia (Rowan berries) and other bird-attracting trees, bushes and flowers nearby. There is no need to use nets or bags then. One may still lose 5% of the crop to them, but taken as payment for their pest-controlling services, it sounds more like a good investment. Let's observe and understand more how Nature works and then use the tools it provides to our benefit, as opposed to fighting it all the time.

  • @buckaroobonzai2909

    @buckaroobonzai2909

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rubyoro0 Get orchard cats.

  • @sharonl.holland1876
    @sharonl.holland18763 жыл бұрын

    In Dori Sanders’ Country Cooking, a cookbook of the recipes her mother and grandma used, they made beer from honey locust pods.

  • @RyanMacOfficial
    @RyanMacOfficial3 жыл бұрын

    I'm 30, just starting my permaculture journey. Thank you for teaching me these things.

  • @TheRubyDanger

    @TheRubyDanger

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m 31 and just starting...

  • @alphamom8218

    @alphamom8218

    3 жыл бұрын

    33 here! Lol

  • @Playlist4213

    @Playlist4213

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@alphamom8218 Same. :) (I think!)

  • @rbellionrises9851

    @rbellionrises9851

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'll be 30 in 2 months from now, my name is also Ryan and I have just started my journey as well!

  • @craydimpel9289

    @craydimpel9289

    2 жыл бұрын

    Seems everyone is starting around 30 😂🥳🙌🏾 how fun.

  • @theinvisibles8552
    @theinvisibles85522 жыл бұрын

    I was an Au Pair in the US (I'm german) and they had a farmers market in chicago - my host mom discuvered red currant there, she bought it and had no idea what it is. I explained the berries to her and her kids and they kept buying them almost every week during red currant season

  • @debkincaid2891
    @debkincaid28913 жыл бұрын

    I'm blown away by the value you freely give in your videos. I'm just starting my garden & know nothing. You are incredibly sweet and generous with your wisdom. Thank you ❤️

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are so welcome. You already said thank you. You could always support one of our paid products (film, pruningcourse.com, virtual Tour). As you get older you want to share wisdom you've learned because you know how hard it was to acquire it and would rather save people the trouble you went through. You'll just have to make mistakes in other areas because mistakes are just part of life. School unfortunately trains young people to think of mistakes as bad, you got it wrong... rather than just learn from it and adjust.

  • @debkincaid2891

    @debkincaid2891

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@StefanSobkowiak Actually, I AM hoping to take your pruning course before next fall--if all goes to plan. 👍

  • @DavidfromMichigan
    @DavidfromMichigan2 жыл бұрын

    I recently started growing fruit a couple years ago. They are just now starting to thrive. Absolutely no comparison between store bought and mine. The taste is mind blowing. Can't believe how much better mine taste. My newest addition is the red haven and contender peach. I mean my toes literally curl with every bite 😊

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sweet Ripeness doesn't come on store shelves, only sunshine and the tree can perfect it.

  • @everybodyluvsmonkeys
    @everybodyluvsmonkeys3 жыл бұрын

    Thank your for sharing this info. I love black currants. We always had dried ones in the house as a staple. Of course my family is from Eastern Europe.

  • @garysmith-wg5ro
    @garysmith-wg5ro3 жыл бұрын

    The pear you hate and spit out is a perry pear. You have gold there and don't know it. Make perry!

  • @Akareyon

    @Akareyon

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not a native speaker here... is it a "quince"? Then turn it into jelly, jam or a liquor, it's incredible!

  • @unravel523
    @unravel5233 жыл бұрын

    Black currant jam- uhm! Maybe semi-dried for muffins or make (superfruit) juice. We eat them a lot in Denmark ;)

  • @erinobrien8408
    @erinobrien84082 жыл бұрын

    Observation is definitely #1! This time when I bought my home and land, I made myself not plant anything until I had observed and took reams of notes on the property. I watched where the sun's path went all year, what weeds grew where to tell me about my soils, how the drainage was in different areas, etc. My big learning mistake was growing what I knew how to grow back East! Gardening in the Pacific Northwest is nothing like gardening in Ohio, Illinois or Colorado! Duh! 🙄 I had huge crop let downs then I started talking to my neighbors about what worked for them. An expensive mistake!! Thanks for sharing your wisdom and passion!!

  • @agnesgrabowski16
    @agnesgrabowski163 жыл бұрын

    I'm polish and growing my own black currant and gooseberries. Great video - like always.

  • @Portiarn-kf2vi
    @Portiarn-kf2vi3 жыл бұрын

    I had a stroke so no gardening:-( It is getting better and I miss your information.

  • @freelife1121

    @freelife1121

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hope you get well soon 🌻

  • @evangeliondjmystik
    @evangeliondjmystik3 жыл бұрын

    I actually halve spacing but im growing my orchard in a different concept. Mine is more a actual food forest. I want trees to overlap and create canopies. Im not completely worried about high production but I have made some of those mistakes mentioned above like not planting enough of what we eat, planting in small sections first and focusing a lot of my time on too many different species before getting the basics down pat. In the last 6 years I've learnt a lot and changed the way I grow and plant dramatically. Still need more apples though 🤣🤣🤣

  • @wiezyczkowata

    @wiezyczkowata

    3 жыл бұрын

    there is never enough apples

  • @ahmadzeb3607

    @ahmadzeb3607

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sir i have planted persimmons plant to plant and row to row space is 15 feet. Can i plant the almonds or apples or pears or cherries between the rows of persimmons???

  • @violettaschmieder2096

    @violettaschmieder2096

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@wiezyczkowata clearly you havent been to germany

  • @chaorrottai
    @chaorrottai2 жыл бұрын

    Use ground cover in the isles, manufacture it from your orchard as you prune it. Chip it and use wet stirred grass clippings, spread it, start in a spot and build it thick so the grass and weeds are dead. Spread out from there. Smother everything that isn't what you want and turn all the "free" space into a large flat composting mulch. Whole thing retains water, keeps the the roots cool in the day, warm in the night and when the bottom starts composting you get fertilised garden. Now, go the extra mile. Go buy edible fungus spores and seed you mulch in the shade of the trees. Seed it good, make your edible fungus the dominant ones in your micro-ecosystem, and get a harvest everytime it rains. Your perrenials will love it if you choose the right fungi to put beside the right plants because the fungi will simbioticise the perrenial by tapping directly into the nucles of their cells with their micilia. They'll farm your perrenial for sugar by giving it nutrients and both organisms do better for it. They'll even medically tree for infections and find them substances to get rid of parasites if it's available from another plant close by. It's wild.

  • @AleksandarZafirovski
    @AleksandarZafirovski3 жыл бұрын

    13:30 -that pear needs to ripen, fall off (or be picked up) and left to "rot", ferment. Then it's so sweet wasps love it.

  • @carmenbrisebois1151
    @carmenbrisebois1151 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Sir! I've learned. I dream of my permaculture garden. I don't loose hope.

  • @annebeck2208
    @annebeck22083 жыл бұрын

    This applies to flowers too...and other plants/shrubs too even ornamentals! So need this!

  • @michaelsallee7534
    @michaelsallee75343 жыл бұрын

    A cousin developed a walnut orchard. He choose a 40' spacing; allowing a square planting. The benefit for us, we hayed the floor one direction one year, the other the next. Thus we could maintain the ground, leaving a small space he needed to maintain around each tree.

  • @kristingoettlicher3503
    @kristingoettlicher35032 ай бұрын

    I bought an orchard 15 years ago. I can relate 100%!

  • @franzwaltenspuhl8892
    @franzwaltenspuhl8892 Жыл бұрын

    Funny you should mention black currant. I’ve had one in a 5 gallon pot for years but couldn’t come up with a good spot for it & wasn’t using the berries either. It took 3 years to find someone among my local friends that wanted it. Gave it to her last week.

  • @TanjaHermann
    @TanjaHermann2 жыл бұрын

    The pears probably need storage ripening. I have a variety like that as well. They sweeten up while they get softer.

  • @veraVD1984
    @veraVD19842 ай бұрын

    My biggest mistake was to almost forget about flowers for my insects and for food (and my own soul). Letting some wild flowers just come as they liked (or inviting some locally:) was fine to start with, but in Europe we lack lots of species due to mountains locking/extincting them during Iceage, there isn't so much here going on in July or from September on, so I think it is absolutely great to introduce some beautiful strangers in my garden. Especially dahlias are not only vain but many make a delicious crop, eating tubers or big flowers as salad, commercially you could sell them for decorative purpose and they are very easy to grow, even I manage within my snail paradise...

  • @tartman540
    @tartman5403 жыл бұрын

    My son has a business he just got going in east Tennessee called Appalachian Grit. It's a permaculture business. I'm sharing your videos with him now. You are amazing! Love your videos! Thank you sir! ☺️❤️

  • @tdtrecordsmusic
    @tdtrecordsmusic3 жыл бұрын

    You touched on what is probably the largest problem of our time >> that we plant infinite amounts of food without even knowing who is going to eat it > we are left with convincing people that they want it

  • @mooneymakes359

    @mooneymakes359

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are on a similar track of mind with me. Grow primarily for my family then just sell or give away excess. I save money on food and turn that into whatever. My only thing I would have liked to change is if i could go back in time. I would have bought and RV vs an apartment.

  • @tdtrecordsmusic

    @tdtrecordsmusic

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mooneymakes359 Cool :) Perhaps a wooden structure ? Looks like there is lots of timber avail @ ur place. I wish to one day build stuff like that. House, shop, Tiki village, Hangout lounge, all from fallen trees

  • @sosomm74
    @sosomm743 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing that, Stefan. Extremely helpful for the ones starting on this journey - just like me. All the best from Brazil!

  • @KayiFarmJaHoneyBees
    @KayiFarmJaHoneyBees3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for empowering us with your experiences! Definitely a contribution for my visions for the future! Blessings and Love from Jamaica!

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are so welcome. JAMAICAN Permaculture Orchard, Sounds like Paradise. Will have to visit one winter.

  • @amandaliberty08

    @amandaliberty08

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm coming on that trip 😊

  • @LawrenceGulotta
    @LawrenceGulotta Жыл бұрын

    You can graft pear stock on apples and it will cut your growing time. I met a guy in Yuma AZ who grew grapefruit on orange stock. It set him back a few years but not nearly as much as new trees would.

  • @MessyTimes
    @MessyTimes2 жыл бұрын

    Stefan, thanks for all these videos. We are starting our permaculture journey and you're insanely helpful!

  • @Michael-qz6ld
    @Michael-qz6ld3 жыл бұрын

    One of the best videos yet, great info based on trial and error! Thanks

  • @hihosh1
    @hihosh13 жыл бұрын

    Really loved hearing you mention Geoff Lawton's Greening the Desert project, I love that one!

  • @mar1video
    @mar1video3 жыл бұрын

    Black currants - I’ll take whatever you have 😁 Plants , cuttings, fruits. Etc. And I’m not picky- I’ll take the red currants and pink ones as well. And gooseberry ! Love them ! Greetings from northern Illinois ! Great video !

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes see my video 3 phases of abundance. You are in the accumulation of species and cultivars phase, get as many as you can and test them for your site.

  • @spoolsandbobbins
    @spoolsandbobbins Жыл бұрын

    As we can only afford a few trees every year and look for the cheapest ones we work with what we have and build slowly. It’s actually coming together quite nicely!!

  • @goldendiploma9865
    @goldendiploma98653 жыл бұрын

    Amazingly informative ! Thank you for your insights!

  • @tophercIaus
    @tophercIaus3 жыл бұрын

    This was really helpful. I'm just at the start of my journey and these cover many of the questions I have. Thank you.

  • @christinenatvig2313
    @christinenatvig2313 Жыл бұрын

    This is what we need more of. No one explains this. It would have helped So much. I made so many mistakes but didn’t know how to correct them because I didn’t know any better. Thank you!

  • @Almeys
    @Almeys3 жыл бұрын

    Great advice Stefan 🙂👍You really convinced me to put some more effort and space out my newly created orchard. I was about to put one more row in between but now I see the point and I will leave it as is . 3 meters between the trees and 5 meters between the rows. I plant sweet cherry on half-dwarfed rootstock.

  • @paolograsso5085
    @paolograsso50853 жыл бұрын

    Nice and informative videos you publish. And I like your 'simple' understandable talk, very appreciated. Thank you very much for sharing your practical experience. Thumbs up!

  • @LK-3000
    @LK-30003 жыл бұрын

    This was a very thought-provoking video. Thank you very much!

  • @bobjackson7516
    @bobjackson75163 жыл бұрын

    This is fantastic. Thank you!

  • @barbara798
    @barbara7983 жыл бұрын

    thank you ,Your a man that knows how to adapt which in turn then leads towards perfection.

  • @pranicsantosh
    @pranicsantosh3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your experience.

  • @tigrlily
    @tigrlily7 ай бұрын

    With 9 tree holes dug, I was questioning if I should have gone closer together being in desert where its harder to get trees to their listed size. . This video helped me feel good about my spacing and also Stefans videos made me feel good about the direction i chose to use the afternoon shade in tree row during the worst of summer. . Now i just need to find the guide for how to space blueberry/raspberry, etc. In relation to the trees. You have helped me so much. Thank you. I love your tips and your sharing of mistakes vs success. You rock!!!😊❤ Also taking advantage of purslane which is great ground cover ., medicinal and growing lkke a weed. Your videos making me feel more inspired. Now if I could just get the birds to eat from my hands, I'd feel like Im one of the family.😂

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    7 ай бұрын

    Haha keep talking to them calmly and always carry some sunflower seeds with you. Spacing is a bit more art than science that gets better with trial and error.

  • @chrism3845
    @chrism38453 жыл бұрын

    Great advice Stefan. Agree 100% with you. Appreciate you sharing this.

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @rebeccalefevre7707
    @rebeccalefevre7707 Жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU! I have a one acre field that I have been observing and am ready to start designing to plant in the spring. This is hugely helpful! I was instinctively going to put in apples because many ppl grow them in my area, but that comment about pears being in more demand and selling for more than twice the amount of apples has got me thinking… And I hadn’t considered grapes, but there are already wild grapes growing like crazy there.

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    Жыл бұрын

    Table grapes should grow well then. Why fight the site? Grow what grows like weeds.

  • @prismatica8416
    @prismatica84162 жыл бұрын

    For fruit trees, grafting is an awesome option if you like multiple varieties of 1 fruit but don't want 1000 trees. I can get 3 apple varieties from 1 tree and I don't need to worry about having buddy trees for cross pollination. Or I can have a plum/ apricot tree. Getting sire branches may be annoying, but if you reach out to the community there are bound to be people willing to let you take cuttings.

  • @timbushell8640
    @timbushell86403 жыл бұрын

    Black Currant - kilos... ... European approach : )))))) One of the best narrow/non-specific vids, nicely done.

  • @timbushell8640

    @timbushell8640

    3 жыл бұрын

    Here is to the 11th mistake... ... : ))))))

  • @harryosborne6103
    @harryosborne61032 жыл бұрын

    Almost at the point of ordering, so glad you put this video out there! Thank you!!!! ❤️

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped.

  • @shushywilson6351
    @shushywilson63512 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. I'm new to learning this. Your passion and wealth of knowledge is inspiring

  • @wrobelmike
    @wrobelmike3 жыл бұрын

    I grew up in the country in Poland. The thing I miss the most is gooseberries - once in a while I'd find one that was burst in your mouth plump, golden in colour, hot from being in the sun and just the sweetest most wonderful thing in the world. Not much of that around me now in Ontario. I think it's about time to change that.

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes gooseberries deserve to be a star crop here too. I was amazed at the size of gooseberry I saw in Poland.

  • @wrobelmike

    @wrobelmike

    3 жыл бұрын

    I did some reading and it turns out gooseberries (and currants, especially black currants) can carry white pine blister rust that does major damage to white pines. In some states of the North East US they're banned due to their possible impact on forestry and lumber industries that rely heavily on white pine.

  • @thomasserouart637
    @thomasserouart6373 жыл бұрын

    Such usefull advises to save hips of efforts and tome. Thanks for being so humble and for sharing your experience.

  • @ADAWC
    @ADAWC9 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your insightful observation, experience and honest opinion. I watched your videos repeatedly over and over over the years. Your experience and information are so helpful. Bless you!Keep up the good work! 👍

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    9 ай бұрын

    I appreciate that!

  • @brycepj1
    @brycepj13 жыл бұрын

    So much good info here. Thank you.

  • @portaadonai
    @portaadonai3 жыл бұрын

    Each year I make a list, of observations: things that do well, and things that do not do well. And I write them down [actually I save them digitally to my cloud notes on my phone] Then when a new year begins, I review what I learned and saw last year, and make adjustments. They are great reminders

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great strategy. Even more valuable if you look at all the past years every year. I find the lessons from 10 years back are faint memories.

  • @krissyp7219
    @krissyp7219 Жыл бұрын

    Love learning from you! Blessings to you and your family in 2023.

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! Blessings right back.

  • @guineverependragon9804
    @guineverependragon98043 жыл бұрын

    Excellent! Subbed on the basis of this quality. I'd add to "when in doubt, space it out", Don't plant close to houses/buildings. Consider very carefully the placement of shade trees for buildings as well.

  • @oscarcaballero7988
    @oscarcaballero79882 жыл бұрын

    Great video very helpful thank you for sharing your knowledge will help many families 👪

  • @adyingbreedofman9112
    @adyingbreedofman91122 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Very grounded and sound advices. Not produced for show but to actually teach matters of real importance. You address true cultivation issues instead of talking points that are only flashy and of little use. This is excellent, thank you.

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    2 жыл бұрын

    That’s the goal of the videos. Some showmanship used at times but I like to keep things light and fun. We learn best when having fun.

  • @Alphonse0014
    @Alphonse00143 жыл бұрын

    Observe, observe, and observe some more. Great 'not-to-do' list.

  • @Infinitybein
    @Infinitybein2 жыл бұрын

    Great advice on planting in one area using variius layer first then expand from there 17:33

  • @CrookedWoodsFamilyOrchard
    @CrookedWoodsFamilyOrchard3 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely wonderful video we started out with 100 different fruit trees and well things happened. Thanks for the video and all the info it helps for our next planting.

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    3 жыл бұрын

    Congrats on a great start.

  • @nicevideomancanada
    @nicevideomancanada7 ай бұрын

    Awesome video. Thanks Stefan. I'm learning so much.

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    7 ай бұрын

    Happy to help!

  • @verdikulk6193
    @verdikulk61933 жыл бұрын

    Every succes is build by multiple mistakes...... That is what we call growing...

  • @MadhuReddy-js2nb
    @MadhuReddy-js2nb3 жыл бұрын

    Making mistakes but in our dryland context here in South Indian. But learning a lot from my mistakes.

  • @kalicharanhck5367

    @kalicharanhck5367

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm planning too in Karnataka.

  • @RvonKlitzing
    @RvonKlitzing2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for sharing !

  • @mytech6779
    @mytech67793 жыл бұрын

    I wouldn't get to hung up on the N-S or E-W orientation, that mainly applies to mono-cultures with all the plants of the same height. I use the Frankentree grafting approach for testing fruit cultivars, 5, 6, 10 per tree. Nuts are more difficult to graft and can be longer lived so they still get tested as singles. Over the years I've slowly learned to treat certain species as temporary garden items rather being too attached as permanent trees, at some point attempting to keep the old wood manageable is more trouble than replacement. Most fruit trees that are grown for fruit (not as large landscape or specimen trees) should be viewed as transient and replaceable. Not quite like annuals, but they still eventually get over grown or a better cultivar or root stock choice comes along. Just don't be afraid to replace. (On the flip side don't replace so often that you never get a full crop. I know folks that never seem to let trees get more than 5 years old before changing their minds.)

  • @giveregard2truth502
    @giveregard2truth5022 жыл бұрын

    I REALLY truly appreciate your videos... I’m at the beginning & an soaking up all of your knowledge and experience... and wisdom... thank you so much for sharing

  • @giveregard2truth502

    @giveregard2truth502

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m going to buy fruit trees tomorrow... I was planning on only 4, but this food crisis looming makes me wonder if I should buy 10-14 and just re-pot them until I can get the into the ground...

  • @emilmoldovan1789
    @emilmoldovan17893 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely amazing 😉,.

  • @arcadiapermaculture974
    @arcadiapermaculture9743 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Stefan. Great reminders.

  • @laylaverbance4673
    @laylaverbance46733 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this!

  • @annburge291
    @annburge2913 жыл бұрын

    I was surprised that you didn't mention anything about choice of site ..How many times does one hear about sun facing slopes, water harvesting features, gravity water flow, adequate rain fall, distance to markets... My desert block is very flat ( 10 -20 cm fall in 100 m). This means using electricity to pump water from the well to holding tanks and pools and to water. Not very resilient. We have a housing estate near by and often people jump the fence and collect our pecan nuts when they see us leave the block. The heat around the summer solstice is above 39 degrees Celsius and it can be -3 to -10 degrees Celsius during the winter dawns. It's hard to keep life stock alive when the temperatures are extreme. It's also hard to grow greens during the summer. Like all aspects there are always two sides of the same coin... some thing beneficial and some disadvantages...

  • @ironmaiden3751

    @ironmaiden3751

    Жыл бұрын

    Because he is not teaching you what to do in this video, he is teaching you what NOT to do.

  • @buddhafarms-sustainability1277
    @buddhafarms-sustainability12772 жыл бұрын

    Many blessings in the Light. Keep shining bright!

  • @cipriantodoran1674
    @cipriantodoran16743 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for yet another super post!

  • @RichardBuijsman
    @RichardBuijsman3 жыл бұрын

    Very valuable information, thanks. Greetings from Belgium

  • @salampermaculture2896
    @salampermaculture2896 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Stefan.... Great lesson from your experience 👍👍👍. This video is really helpful for one who just start the permaculture orchard.

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    Жыл бұрын

    You’re welcome, that’s the intent for many of these videos.

  • @timothymakiej9088
    @timothymakiej90883 жыл бұрын

    He said the spacing!!!!!!!!! I’m planning our orchard two more feet apart between trees and four more feet between rows. I was so happy I wasn’t over crowding completely and on north south access. The amount of understory had me wildly confused

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    3 жыл бұрын

    Depends on the quality of your soil as well. The more fertile, the wider spacing, since the more the trees will grow.

  • @sarafriberg9689
    @sarafriberg96894 ай бұрын

    Great Thanks!!!

  • @ryandoylespotteryfarm7316
    @ryandoylespotteryfarm73163 жыл бұрын

    Great information!!! thank you so much!!

  • @Piecesofjoyfulness
    @Piecesofjoyfulness3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing

  • @laurabartoli5909
    @laurabartoli59093 жыл бұрын

    Came to your channel through your interviews with Greg from Maritime Gardening. Love your input on permaculture design and common sense approach to gardening! Following from Sydney, Australia.

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    3 жыл бұрын

    Welcome aboard mate.

  • @antoineketut557
    @antoineketut5573 жыл бұрын

    Very Nice video thanks for the advices!

  • @raymascetta
    @raymascetta Жыл бұрын

    Black current is the standard natural anti-inflammatory go to here in Europe, sold in tincture or distilled form…could be worth looking into.

  • @wild-radio7373
    @wild-radio73733 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for saving my A*s!!!! Huge Love! :) 🤜🏻👍🤛🏻♡♡♡

  • @arrzfr
    @arrzfr3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing, thank you. Exceedingly helpful.

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great to hear!

  • @loneforest6541
    @loneforest65413 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for great advices 😃👍

  • @theurbanthirdhomestead
    @theurbanthirdhomestead Жыл бұрын

    I've moved my blueberries 3 times now. 😬 I think I got it right this time. 😆

  • @mariusdrulea9049
    @mariusdrulea90492 жыл бұрын

    Planting the weed trees is too easy, I need more challenge :). I really love your advices.

  • @lmvcnn
    @lmvcnn Жыл бұрын

    Full of golden rules and maturely composted wisdoms.

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    Жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @saracappello6805
    @saracappello6805 Жыл бұрын

    Love this advice. Thank you!

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    Жыл бұрын

    You are so welcome!

  • @robertbrawley5048
    @robertbrawley50483 жыл бұрын

    21:50 " when in doubt space them out " that applies to cordon trees . Recommended levels between cordon is like 18 inches or (24.5 mm × 18 = 430 mm) but for pears a meter or more wouldnt hurt once the pears get est. Holy mackerel the vertical offshoots grow like gang busters .

  • @dilipnilakhe5443
    @dilipnilakhe54433 жыл бұрын

    I am 48 and I want to have energy level like you , when I grow your age,starting my permaculture journey soon,love from India

  • @vexator19
    @vexator193 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @Banano91f
    @Banano91f2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing

  • @theuplifteffect5365
    @theuplifteffect53652 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU!!

  • @honeycaffena4897
    @honeycaffena48973 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, we are on our second year of looking for land to build our orchard. Sad we haven’t found anything yet. ☹️ However still learning & practicing on our current one acre.

  • @StefanSobkowiak

    @StefanSobkowiak

    3 жыл бұрын

    You can do it! One acre in our orchard is 450 trees. That's a LOT of fruit already.

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