hope you upload more.waiting from THAILAND.

Grow food forest in under 3 years amazing work big like

very beautiful food forest.thank you for upload

Beautiful food forest ..Much respect

I've only been growing my food forest for five months and I can't wait for it to get to three years like yours! It thrills me endlessly. I have a baby rainbow eucalyptus, too (I'm from the Philippines)- and I so look forward to getting older because of that one tree- how marvelous it would be with all the changing colors in its trunk! Thank you for sharing your journey in food foresting!

@Eugenia_Farms

Жыл бұрын

lmao i hope your in a tropical climate

good stuff, love the fungi set up

So many ideas and answers I found in this, thank you 👌

Love Rollinia, my favourite fruit. I have Panama berry growing in Sydney and it still grows like crazy here. I agree will likely be weedy in Kuranda.

That amazing of the growth of your trees. I also started my food forest about 3 years ago but I am still planting trees.

There are parasitic wasps that help control leaf miners, hopefully some turn up for the ones in your mango leaves.

Your process i is easy than my / because you in 10b / where I grow theses trees in 9B zone so I got all the tropical trees just like your garden . I got mangosteen & durian tree too .

So excited for you for your jack fruits 👍

Amazing Mike!!

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bellazinha!😍

Looks great! 🤙

So easy in the tropics !! try it in norway canada or finland !!

@letsgrowandprosper6562

Жыл бұрын

😂 eh Canada

@JensVanDeAarde

Жыл бұрын

too easy in the tropics

@chessman483

8 ай бұрын

Not that easy in the tropics. We find never ever had the problems which we now find in QLD Australia. Back in a cold part of NZ was at least 100x easier. All the months of frosts were brilliant on hindsight. You just grow different things and /or nurture some things differently.

@jenskarlsson4744

8 ай бұрын

@@chessman483 Bananas and Mangos dont like frost that much ?

@chessman483

7 ай бұрын

@@jenskarlsson4744we are in the sun tropics but because we r inland we do get 6-10 frosts every year. We still grow hundreds of bananas and about a dozen mango trees. They do ok. But agree that’s why in colder climates it’s easy to grow a lot of other stone fruits . We struggle to grow a lot of stone fruit here.

Veeery nice Mike. Beautiful place you got there and shaping up to be a really excellent food forest. I would think haveing a block in Kuranda is about as good as it gets. Hope it keeps going well for you. Best regards.

Awesome 👌🏻 👌🏻 👌🏻

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🤗

I love your work along with you

Love the music

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, me too. It's Carl Orff. Carmina Burana. One of my favourite classic pieces of all time! 😄

Lovely xx

Very nice video and amazing plant growth. You're doing a fantastic job👍 explaining what you've planted and we're looking forward to seeing more from you Mike! Cheers, RB 😀

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. I'll try to put up videos more frequently now. Stay tuned.🙏🏾❤️😊

This is so great to see! Loved having a virtual tour around the land. Well done. So proud of you 🌿. X

hey brother, welcome back to youtube, keep up the great work

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. How's things on your end?

Love all the tree knowledge and info…looking awesome

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Sorry for the late reply

Thanks for sharing your passion Mike, was a very enjoyable and informative video, you are very knowledgeable and passionate, lovely to see everything flourishing in your rainforest food garden under your care and attention, thanks again ;)

Great to see the growth Mike.

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Thanks James. You have definitely been one of the inspirations! 😊🙏🏾❤️

@jamesengelbrecht8021

Жыл бұрын

@@gaiasgardeninkuranda Ah cheers man, glad to be of help then, its pretty cool stuff, growing all this food hey :)

You have a very beautiful garden, congratulations!🫒🍍🍌 Ich denke, du sprichst Deutsch. Viele Grüße von Ungarn.🇭🇺

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Danke dir🙏🏽❤️

I had a kangaroo eat the leaves off the first tree I planted . We now have a fence. So far so good with rest of trees

I went back to your old vlogs from 4yrs ago, you have come from far, you have created a truly food forest🎉🎉 congratulations. replicating thus concept on my farm in Kenya

Awesome video! I can't believe how grown up your trees are now! So impressive how you got so much so established with so many critters in the rainforest to contend with 👍✌️💚

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha, yes I know. These little buggers really make it heaps harder...🤣

Very nice food forest. All the best!

We have been going for 9 months. But after 5 months we decided to start our main food forest elsewhere. So we have two food forests going . But the second one is getting most of the attention now. Exciting to see what you have done, hopefully we will be similar after 3 years.

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow. Good luck with 2 of them. I sure have enough on my plate with only one...😜

May i suggest spraying wood vinegar aka liquid smoke as pesticide.

Hi mike. I would love to come see your work would you be interested in a visitor at all? I only live 3.5 hrs away… ?

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Yes absolutely. When would it suit you?

As someone who has lived in the tropics for a long time, I have found that coconut palms are the biggest attractor or pests that there is.

I can nearly guarantee you can reduce those leaf miners damage more than 70% with two simple solutions: 1. Swallow birdhouses 2. Bat homes You need more swallow nesting sites and bats. During the day, swallows will feed on thousands of flying insect pests in midair. Sparrows will be good to control beetle, grasshopper and lower level pests, and will just need shrub nesting sites (tall thrushes, etc). Swallows will need a small birdhouse on posts. Both of these birds main diet is insects and if you have a feeder stocked with seeds / water , the swallows will be less likely to go after fruits. Get rid of those day leaf miners saw flies etc. Bats on the other hand will be perfect to control those night pests (moths). Get rid of those night pests, e.g. moths and other leaf miners. Here's what you'll get bats and swallows to eat: The vast majority of leaf-mining insects are moths (Lepidoptera), sawflies (Symphyta, the mother clade of wasps), and flies (Diptera). Getting rid of these pests will greatly reduce damaged leaves and ensure better photosynthesis for your plants which equates to better growth and less plant stress. This will also lead to increased fruit yield, as the undamaged tree leaves can focus on creating more sugars to create fruits. Hope that helps 🌴

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow! That's so nice of you. Thanks so much. I will try that out.🙏🏾😊

The bunya trees are cool

Just discovered your channel now… congratulations on this wonderful piece of land 💚 While watching, I am wondering all the time if you’re German as well 😁 could also be Austrian though… Maybe I will find out when binge watching all your other videos. Great work you have done here, from what I can tell! Really inspires me not to shy away from dreaming bigger! Thank you very much for all the detailed explanations, and keep up the great work 🤝

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for that Sebastian. I was born in Austria, but I was made for the tropics...😉

Hey Mike, I moved to Kuranda a few months ago with the goal of living more off the land. I'd love to meet and check out what you have done on your property, get some ideas.

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Hi Samson, that's great to hear. Yes, let me know when it suits you snd come have a look😊

Awesome, new subbie here! 🤩

Hey Mike, have you considered planting local species endemic to the area to control pests? To attract predatory insects that attack the pests. Awesome work, BTW!

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Hi Gavin, I do have planted a lot of local species but they don't seem to attract any predators. I think the predators may get attracted by their prey rather than plants... I do have some assassin bugs and praying mantids but just not enough to keep the bugs in check.

👌👌👍👍💐💐

Nice!!! Do you take visitors? Im in cairns and would love to see your food forest

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Hi Jodi, Hi Tyler, yes absolutely. Let's arrange a visit soon!😊

We have found on some of our fruit trees over the years which have suffered from disease. As we increased the fertility and water availability ( through mulch particularly) that the trees naturally became resistant.

Those fast growing trees are great for having something to mulch but if it is to much work to keep on top of then removing them seems Wise ✌️👍

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, any plant that can reproduce so vigorously can get out of hand really quickly, especially, when birds spread the seeds.

Have you tried neem oil for the pests on your mangoes trees?

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Hi mate, as I mentioned in the video, it won't affect the leaf miners, as they are hidden inside the leaf.

Mantap bagus sekali saya suka

Wow, looks amazing! Have you tried growing breadfruit in Kuranda?

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Hi Rory, I have not tried but I know some trees here so it definitely grows, event though rather slow.

@roryturnbull2522

Жыл бұрын

@@gaiasgardeninkuranda Awesome! Thank you.

while watching i think this is Philippines?

How long did the guanabana take to fruit? 3.5 to 4 years?

Hi Love you video, can I ask which nursery you bought all your fruiting plants? Im very interested to find a nursery that sell Durian tree.

hi there, found you a few weeks ago, you livin my dream bro, still stuck in austria, if i´m wrong please correct, but i can hear a austrian accent in your english, right? :) i saw what andreas pfeifer in paraguai made years ago..... till that time my wife bianca and i just wanna escape our " rat race" in austria... keep on growin :) much respect! light & love

Hi Mike, do you have WWOOFing opportunities?

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Hey, sorry for the late reply. Yes I do for someone who is self-contained in a van or other accommodation though.

@metalmunkey42

Жыл бұрын

@@gaiasgardeninkuranda, thanks Mike but I'm not self-contained. All the best!

Boa noite meu amigo Fábio de Serrinha de São Gonçalo do Amarante RN

Tô lhe assistindo aqui no Rio Grande do Norte Brasil

Wasn't expecting to hear O Fortuna while vicariously gardening today. Kudos!

Eu também gosto de plantar igual a você

Out of curiosity, what part of the world is Kuranda in? Thanks.

@tahliamobile

Жыл бұрын

Far North Queensland, Australia

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

It's in Far North Queensland, Australia 😉

The trick to save the planet is to be a breatharian and keep the ground covered with plants and trees very close together so there is no sunlight hitting the ground , like nature does it..... welcom to the jungle!!!!🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌾🌾🌾🌱🌱🍃🍃 as long as we eat we will never recouperate this planet a her 100% capacity!!

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Everything eats something... that's the foundation of life on this planet. That's why there is a food web. We're just a part of that... and we should be humble enough to acknowledge that... one branch of the tree of life. 🙏🏾

Wowsundar may india sa bat kar rahahu vary good farm good good

Grow a food forest in under 3 years.... in the tropics! (subtropics).

Where is kuranda, just saw you for the first time

That sure is a lot of diesel powered equipment used for a small piece of land.

Burn some brown and green leaves beneath or near a sick mango tree. It will fix it. Make sure the mango does not get burn.

You do realize, if the Panama Cherry is an invasive species, and if the birds are taking most of the berries, then the seeds are already distributed everywhere for miles around and it is too late to control by just taking out your own trees. 😢

@chessman483

8 ай бұрын

Good problem. The birds can feed the world. We can all retire 😂.

The song thou..😅😂

Content starts at 2:30

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Sorry mate, content starts at 0:00. That's my summary of the last 3 years of preparing the site. Not sure what the purpose of your comment is...?🤔

you have dont not enough pruning in the begin fase. keep the branches pick height, cut lower and top when young'

@gaiasgardeninkuranda

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your input mate, but I do have a reason for keeping them bigger. They are shade trees for a new succession planting. My new video shows how I prune them for that purpose.

My name Fabio aqui no Brasil

Very nice place to retire...

No irrigation would be impressive. Thus not impressed